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I like the meme now of Eldian being a slur
Because like idk it’s not REALLY a slur in SnK is it?
Like the way that character says “Eldian” in ep1 of s4 is not like how they call them “devils”... it’s like a Nazi saying “Jew”
“What’s the matter, Eldian?”
Sounds more like “What’s the matter, Jew?” Than “What’s the matter, n-word?” Or “What’s the matter, fag?”
All I’m saying is. If someone said “Jew” the way that character said “Eldian”.. I WILL be insulted/offended and unnerved
So basically. Why do I need how to explain how it makes me uncomfortable when most gentiles say “Jew” instead of “Jewish” or something. like the -ish really isnt that much more work to say. & it just... sounds less like a slur. Ik Jew isnt a slur, and I say “most gentiles” cuz... its not a slur. And its mainly the way u say it. plus like those gentiles who grew up in jewish communities in brooklyn and shit can get a pass imo. its not a slur, but its just something that irks me when ppl say it a certain way... when there is an alternative that is basically 100% acceptable and PC
So is Eldian a slur? I want to hear your thoughts! Like and comment below!
#idk why i ended this like a youtube essay#im gonna shit myself cuz im 4 different types of stims#i need to cram for 2 finals tomorrow#nicotine caffeine modafinil and ritalin#the modafinil is my rx btw#antipsychotics make me sleepyyyyy 24/7#and trazedone#not on traz now but i makes me tired as hell but yea i yake that every night#now the ritalin is prescription but.........#the diagnosis ive havent checked off in the dsm yet is adhd#funny enough i wouldnt be surprised if i could fit the criteria#but u can only be comorbid w/ so many things#plus the prescriptions drugs that have pumped in my system since i wAs like 12 convulate things#so i wouldnt accept an adhd diagnosis#like babe im on too many psych drugs rn#and if i go off of them i wont have adhd ill just be flung into a psychotic episode#were i think the cia are after my head and ive manically discovered all of religion and oh yeah those symbols are from the cia communicatin#im seriously that type of schizo#its rly horrible tbh#its like episodes come on slowly#but i never sense anything is WRONG#i think im in control#and then im flung into a fever dream#i come to awareness at times but its scary so i think i force muself back in an episode in a sense#and then eventually i either come to clear enougj head to make a psych appointment and take my drugs again#or i end up in a ward or the back of a police car#police car only twice#and honestly im super priveleged cuz i had friends and family to advocate for me#plus im a white jewish twink so like im not very intimidating#and im never violent when im psychotic im just really confused and fearful
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An Additional Editor’s Note: I need to point out that this is good information and that it should be read and considered from your own point of view and that is why I have decided to publish this guests post. As it pertains to methods of stocking up on prescription medications there are some legitimate issues you must consider. As presented your interactions with your medical professionals are between you and them. Most insurance companies will not authorize prescriptions for more than 30-days. Shopping alternative pharmacies is a practice oft used in the illicit drug trade and EXTREME caution is recommended here as this may indeed get you on a list you never, ever want to be on. Some meds HAVE TO BE REPORTED at the time of sale and this is built into the software that runs a pharmacy. They will ask for a valid ID and submit it to their systems. This is a touchy subject as human weakness and human greed and government control all come together to possibly produce the worst of all outcomes. TPJ
Like many middle-aged Americans, I have a number of health conditions and rely on the medical system to manage my health concerns. So I am very concerned about making medical preps. I expect that many people’s health will get worse in an extended grid-down situation. Stress on everyone will be extremely high. A nutritious diet and sufficient sleep may not be consistently available. Such living conditions will make people more susceptible to common ailments such as cold, flu; http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2017/01/25/preparing-illness-shtf/ offers help for colds, flu, and a broken ankle.
Others will be more vulnerable and possibly life-threatening. Imagine a COPD patient without her oxygen pump or a diabetic patient without his diabetic medicine, or someone with chronic pain who no longer has access to pain medicines. Untreated high blood pressure will damage a person’s arteries, leading to buildup of plague, reducing blood flow and eventually heart attack, heart failure, or stroke.
Does anyone in your family or prepping group take medicine for arthritis, thyroid, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, heartburn or acid reflux, asthma, diabetes, depression and/or anxiety? These are some of the most common American health issues.
This article will help you and your household or group make medical preps.
Stock up on OTC Products for Your Specific Conditions
I’m not going to recommend first aid items to stock because they can be found in http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2013/10/28/prepper-first-aid-finding-perfect-ifak-kit/ and http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2016/12/09/importance-medical-kit-preps/
These are somethings to stock for muscular pain or fibromyalgia – handheld massager, capzasin gel, salonpas patches, lidocaine patches, Stopain, Biofreeze. Potassium tablets can also reduce muscular soreness. A hot bath with Epsom Salt can also reduce muscular pain. My pharmacist told me that Vitamin B-12 that’s dissolved under the tongue, can reduce nerve pain; it must be the kind dissolved under the tongue (sublinqual) and not swallowed. An electric handheld massager can also help reduce muscle soreness; see below on how to prepare to use it after a grid-down disaster.
If you have diabetes, do you have an extra blood sugar monitor, spare battery, test strips, and alcohol swabs?
Will anyone in your family or group need a cane, crutches, walker, or wheelchair in the future?
How to Stock Extra Prescription Medicines
One way to stock up on your prescription medicines is to call in refills 4-5 days early. Do this every month for 6-7 months, and you will have one extra month’s supply of your medicine. I’ve been told that one can also do this with mail order prescriptions. Exaggerating your symptoms may also get your doctor to prescribe a larger dose (or a battery of new and expensive tests). This ma result in allowing you to store the difference in doses.
Another way is to consider reducing your dose 1-3 days per week, and storing the difference.
Another way to stock up is to ask your doctor or PA (Physician’s Assistant). Explain to him/her why you believe things will get very bad. Depending on his/her response, ask if s/he would consider prescribing a larger dose. Wait to do this until you have been seeing your doctor regularly for at least a year, to establish a trusting relationship. Do not ask for extra opioids because of widespread concern about opioid abuse and addiction, and U.S. states are passing new laws making it harder for doctors to prescribe opioids. As a patient, recognize that when you ask your doctor for extra medicine, you may actually be asking him/her to accept additional risk to his/her ability to continue practicing medicine. So be discerning in what you request. There is a possibility he or she may have some pharmaceutical samples that they can dispense.
When I first considered asking my doctor for extra med, I was skeptical about ever finding a doctor who would agree to that. So I didn’t ask for several years. Then one day, I remembered that a doctor or PA is bound by doctor-patient confidentiality; so asking would not blow my OPSEC (operational security). I thought the worst my PA could do was say no; what did I have to lose? So I explained my reasons for believing things will get bad. My PA responded in an understanding manner and then asked me what I wanted, to my surprise. Now I didn’t want to take advantage of his willingness to do so (and by that time, I had a good supply of most of my prescriptions); so I asked only for an extra dose of my diabetic medicine.
If your doctor agrees to this, I recommend going to a different pharmacy, one that does not have your insurance info in their system, and I would not give them your insurance info, as your insurance company will not approve a second dose and likely identify you as a possible unethical user (since those who abuse or sell their prescriptions often use more than one pharmacy.)
As you stock up on your prescription medications, keep them in a secure, discreet place in your home. Do not tell friends that you have them or where they are. If word gets out that you have a supply of prescription meds in your home, drug thieves may target your home. A US military study showed that medications in pill form will last 15 years. (This is very general – as a lot of meds may require refrigeration or do have short potency life spans.) A medicine in capsule form will last 1-2 years, and liquid meds a year or less. You will want to keep some in your bugout bag and get home bag, rotating them periodically.
How to Power Electric Medical Equipment in a Grid-down Situation
Do you use a CPAP for sleep apnea? Does someone in your group use a heating pad for arthritis or sore mucles? Does anyone use a TENS unit or muscle stimulation unit for chronic pain? Does a family member use an oxygen pump for a breathing ailment? Does a disabled person use an electric scooter?
If electric medical equipment are to be used in an extended grid-down situation, plans must be made for an alternative power supply. Options include wind power and water power, although most preppers choose a solar system. http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2017/01/26/affordable-off-grid-solar-electric/ describes a solar power system that can be used to power electric medical equipment.
http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2017/01/26/affordable-off-grid-solar-electric/ describes a solar power system that can be used to power electric medical equipment. http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2017/08/31/prepare-power-grid-outage/ offers guidance on setting up a solar system, a backup generator, and a supply of batteries. You can also find portable solar battery rechargers on amazon.
http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2015/12/14/p3solar-dynamo-plus-review-backup-power/ is a review of a small portable solar system. Look at your current and future needs for electrical power, and consider options before choosing one.
Physical Things You Can Do
When my PA recommended exercise a couple years ago, I chose to join a local gym and go 3 times a week. I needed cardio exercise for my heart, exercises to strengthen my low back and core muscles, and weights to add some upper body strength. Regular exercise has increased my energy, endurance, and strength. It has also improved my memory and quality of sleep. I feel years younger. My low back and hip problems meant I could not jog outdoors, but using an elliptical, step machine or stationary bike are low-impact cardio workouts. Once I got past some initial muscle soreness (my PA recommended bananas and/or a potassium supplement), exercise makes me feel years younger. To limit possible soreness when you begin exercising, ease into it; stop before you feel worn out. Regular exercise can help you improve your health and prepare physically for the stresses of a disaster.
Exercise can reduce your chronic pain because exercise releases endorphins in your body that act as natural pain relievers. If you suffer from low back pain, do some exercises to strengthen your low back and front core muscles; this will reduce your back pain by letting your muscles take some pressure off your spine. I have found this to be true for my low back pain.
It is possible learn to do spinal adjustments on your own back, which will be important for those of us with spinal issues. Here are some resources that show you how.
https://www.wikihow.com/Crack-Your-Back
https://www.wikihow.com/Do-an-Upper-Spinal-Rotation
https://healthfully.com/chiropratic-methods-can-do-yourself-5462972.html
As you make your medical preparations, consider the medical needs of your household or group. What do you need now and in the next 3-5 years? Customize your medical preps for you and those closest to you. Hard times are coming. Will you and your family or group be medically ready?
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Diabetes in Uruguay: Good Support, But Few Choices
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Diabetes in Uruguay: Good Support, But Few Choices
This past spring, one of our Grand Prize winners of the 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge was 26-year-old Luciana Urruty, from Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. As a former fashion designer and a type 1 diabetic for 12 years, Luciana entered the competition with a concept called BLOB, a small, colorful device that discreetly delivers insulin. This is especially important for Luciana, because in Uruguay, insulin injections are essentially the only way for people with diabetes to get insulin. There's no support of insulin pumps from insurance companies in Uruguay!
We were delighted that Luciana made the trip out to California to take part in our DiabetesMine Innovation Summit at Stanford in September. So great to meet her in person! Today, we've invited her to share a bit about her life with diabetes in our first South American edition of our ongoing guest post series covering diabetes across the globe.
A Guest Post by Luciana Urruty
I was diagnosed with diabetes 12 years ago when I was 15 years old. It was just after returning from holiday. When I came back home, my parents took me to the doctor and the doctors discovered very soon after that I had diabetes. Many of the young people with diabetes I know have bad stories about doctors not being able to discover what disease they had when they were diagnosed. But I know many kids with type 1 diabetes now, and I've heard that the awareness of doctors about diabetes has improved.
In Uruguay, the total population is 3.5 million, and around 8.2% of the population has diabetes. Of that, 10% have type 1 diabetes, which is about 30,000 people. The doctors estimate that there is another 8% of the population that doesn't know they have diabetes or that 's in danger of getting type 2 diabetes soon. In type 1 diabetes awareness, I think our society is progressing well, thanks in part to the Uruguay Diabetes Federation, an organization founded by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, which is doing many things to inform and raise awareness about the disease. People usually know the basic difference between diabetes 1 and 2, or at least the difference with respect to insulin, especially because many people have older relatives with type 2 diabetes and know that they don't use insulin.
The perception of diabetes by the generic public, from what I could see in the USA, is the same as you have there. It varies a lot from person to person, but basically the perception in the general public I think is very similar: little real knowledge of the details of treatment, considerable confusion about what we can or cannot eat (often confused with whether or not you can eat salt and flour, etc.), usually associating diabetes with the injections, and often little understanding of how is it that sometimes we need to eat sugar.
There are two major associations devoted to diabetes that perform group education, such as educational workshops, cooking workshops, psychologists, camps and educational tours for children, etc.
The Uruguay Diabetes Federation is mostly dedicated to type 1 diabetes, to educate and integrate children and families, support one another, and so on. They make workshops, camps, lectures, etc. They put a lot of emphasis on communication and support between families. It's really useful for families dealing with type 1 diabetes. The Diabetic Association of Uruguay has family support and activities with kids, plus they have psychologists, podiatrists, nutritionists, etc. who give educational talks.
For type 1 children, it is very important to have these activities, because they deepen that part of diabetes education that is not complete because of the lack of professional diabetes educators.
The health system is pretty good in Uruguay. Everyone has coverage. Workers can choose whether they want to enroll with private insurance through their work, or if they want to enroll with the free government option. People who don't work use the government option, or they can pay out of pocket for a private one. All children of workers are covered either way.
Most insurances require patients to meet separately with each specialist: an endocrinologist, a nutritionist, and a psychologist. Diabetes educators are not very common. It's more common to use the psychologist in the multidisciplinary team as an educator. But it is mostly uncommon to have private visits with a diabetes educator, because there are not many in Uruguay.
With respect to medical visits, depending on how good you are doing, the doctor asks to see you every month or less often. Normally and mostly in children, if you make changes in insulin dosing or if you are poorly controlled, they may tell you to come in every two weeks. Many times the diabetologist gives you his or her phone number or e-mail so that you can ask any questions at any time. The aim of A1c for most diabetologists is below 7, but mostly in young people that is not an easily reachable number. In the last years there has been a big growth of the carbohydrate counting diet, which wasn't common at all when I was a kid. Now there are many doctors recommending that diet and many nutritionists teaching it.
All the supplies are bought directly from the insurance pharmacy. Each insurance has its own pharmacy with specific supplies: only one type of meter and two types of insulin (one brand of slow-acting and one brand of fast-acting). The glucose meter is given for free to the patient, and then you pay for the strips about 5 times cheaper than at a retail pharmacy.
A couple of years ago, a law was passed about coverage, and after that NPH insulin and Regular insulin are very cheap at the insurance's pharmacy (one dollar per box of 5 pen cartridges), so many people use these two insulins. Many people have gone to insulin ultra fast and ultra slow. The ultra fast insulin is bought in the insurance's pharmacy, and the price depends on your coverage, for example mine costs $8 per pack of 5 cartridges.
Lantus insulin is not covered by insurances. However, there is a state agency that will pay for expensive drugs that are important to patients, but are not paid by the insurances. The patient requests funding through some paperwork and once you have it approved, they give you three months' of treatment. Every three months you have to submit a tracking form and they give you the insulin again. This insulin is almost free! The problem with this system is that sometimes they don't approve the insulin for some patients, even if its obvious that every patient should have that insulin! In such cases, patients either buy it themselves or opt for the cheaper NPH.
There are also some associations where you can buy supplies, with a small discount from pharmacies. Very few people use meters and insulin that insurances do not cover, though, because it is much more expensive.
The biggest drawback I find in the system, at least in my insurance, is that we must go to the doctor often to ask him for prescriptions. For example, in the case of strips, each prescription is only 25 strips, and when you go to the doctor he can only give you three or four prescriptions at a time. If you measure 5 times a day, you have to go back to the doctor for prescriptions each 15 to 20 days!
Very few people (I know only one person) use an insulin pump, because no insurance system covers them and the patient has to pay all costs out of pocket. Hardly anyone uses continuous glucose meters for the same reason. Each patient uses the meter that is given by his or her insurance, but they are always intermediate range (eg Accu-chek Active in my case). The newest meters are not in our market yet. Either way, if you buy a meter that your insurance doesn't have, then you have to continue buying the strips out of the system, too.
One thing I would like to share about living with diabetes in Uruguay is how positive it has been to have the Uruguay Diabetes Federation. I think in the next few years there will be many accomplishments in Uruguay that arise from this initiative, since it is formed by people who really care about the quality of life for patients and work hard to make improvements. Uruguay has the benefit of being a small country, which makes the health system more understandable and it is easier to access the authorities and ask for changes.
One thing I would like to see changed the most is the restricted access to new technologies and the fact that we have no choice to choose our devices. I would like the patient to choose which meter and pens to use. Other really important change would be to have the continuous glucose meters and the pumps covered by the insurances. I would like there to be more freedom for the patient!
Gracias, Luciana! Great to hear that basic meds are easy to come by, but we definitely agree that all people with diabetes should have access to the latest and greatest diabetes tools available.
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Ask D'Mine: Quick Carbs, and Can Accutane Cause Diabetes?
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Ask D'Mine: Quick Carbs, and Can Accutane Cause Diabetes?
Hey everyone! Happy Saturday! Welcome once again to our weekly advice column, Ask D'Mine, with your host Wil Dubois veteran type 1, author and clinical diabetes educator. Today Wil's tackling sources of quick-acting carbs in case of lows, and whether a certain (acne!) medication is connected to causing diabetes. Great questions, all!
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Larry, type 3 from Virginia, writes: My type 1 daughter is 14 years old and an excellent tennis player. Yesterday she was in a very strenuous match which lasted over 2 hours. In anticipation of the match, one hour before she reduced her basal 50% and consumed some complex carbs. Thirty minutes before she suspended her basal completely. She started the match with BG at 185 but it quickly dived into the low 60's. This was a USTA match, so the changeovers are timed and she has to check her blood and consume as many carbs that she can in a very limited amount of time. During the match, she consumed 4 bottles of Gatorade and about 12 tabs of glucose which amounted to approximately 160 grams of carbs. Her BG's stayed in the 60 — 75 area throughout the match. Toward the end she felt bloated by the amount of Gatorade that she had consumed and it certainly impacted her play in the last game. Any comments about managing BG in athletic events would be appreciated, but my specific question revolves around what would be a better source for a high amount of carbs which could be consumed quickly and easily during changeovers?
Wil@Ask D'Mine answers: Short answer to a long question: Dex4 fluid. Why? Because it has 16 grams of very, very, very fast-acting sugar in only two ounces of liquid. Gatorade, by comparison, has less than 2 carbs per ounce. So for getting a lot of sugar into her young hide with a minimum of bloating, the Dex would be the way to go. (Now of course, some Gatorade for the electrolytes is probably a good idea, but not four bottles worth.)
As for how you handled her pump and complex carbs, I think you did great, so I've got nothing to add to that.
Now, I'm feeling the need for a bit of a disclaimer here because I've recommended Dex stuff before.Once or twice.But, I'm not on their payroll. I'm not a stock holder. In fact, I think the damn stuff is a little pricey. I spend way too much of my limited disposable income on Dex4 products each month as my frickin' insurance company won't cover glucose products. Apparently, it's not a necessary medical expense.
But I love the stuff. It works and it's saved my ass more times than I can count. It's portable, fast, and effective. And most importantly, it keeps me from overdoing it. If I were using some tasty candy I'd eat five times too much, have a rebound excursion, plus all the unneeded calories would make me fat. (Frequent lows can = bigger waistline.)
Oh. One little tip before the first serve: Make sure you have the little Dex4 bottles open for your daughter in advance. Otherwise getting the tricky seals off the top of the bottle will use up her whole changeover!
Michelle, type 3 from Massachusetts, writes: I appreciate your weekly column and look forward to learning more each time I read. I've been with my fiancé for 3-1/2 years now (we will be getting married next year) and he is a very "keep to himself T1" so it's hard for me to ask him questions and get anything more than a rushed answer or just have the subject changed. He was diagnosed his senior year of high school and blames Accutane for getting diabetes. Since we've started dating I've done a lot of research, but really only found one article that briefly mentioned that Accutane could impact blood sugar. Do you think that Accutane could be to blame, or could there be more to the story? Thanks again.
Wil@Ask D'Mine answers: Not to blame, no way. Part of the story? Perhaps. But no more than a brief prologue or maybe a foreword from an outsider. But just so everyone's in the loop, Accutane is an acne drug. Well not just any acne drug. Sort of a drug of last resort when all else has failed. It's powerful stuff with a host of side effects.
According to the prescribing information sheet there's a "high risk" that the med can cause miscarriage, still-birth, or birth defects. It can mess with your head, causing depression or psychosis in some people. And suicidal behavior. It can dry out your eyes and rob you of night vision. It can make your skin hyper-sensitive to the sun. Make you more prone to scarring. It can screw up your bones, sometimes making them weak, and other times making them abnormally thick. It can cause nosebleeds, change the color of your skin, slow down healing of wounds, raise your triglycerides, and create unwanted hair growth. It can trigger pancreatitis. Frankly, it's one hell of a scary-sounding drug. No wonder your guy blames his diabetes on it.
And hidden in practically the last line of this long litany of terrifying side effects is the off-hand comment that "some patients receiving Accutane have experienced problems in the control of their blood sugar. In addition, new cases of diabetes have been diagnosed during Accutane therapy, although no causal relationship has been established."
So there you have it. Straight from the Accutane horse's mouth. It can cause blood sugar problems. And it has been associated with new diagnoses of diabetes. But does that mean it caused his diabetes?
That's the 64-million-dollar question, isn't it?
First, consider that Accutane has been prescribed to over 13 million people (the name brand, made by Roche, was pulled from the U.S. market in 2009 under the weight of over 5,000 personal injury lawsuits, but generics still remain available). And there's what? Around 3 million type 1s? If Accutane were a primary cause of type 1 diabetes, I'd expect there'd be a hell of a lot more of us!
Given the wide-ranging side effects of this med, one has to wonder if there's anything that it doesn't cause. But the key thing to consider here is that we really have no clue what causes type 1 in the first place. So that makes it kind of hard to know with any degree of certainty what hand Accutane did, or didn't, have in your guy's diagnosis.
Here's all we really know for sure: in those of us with type 1, the body's immune system goes bonkers and attacks the home team. Our immune system gobbles up our insulin-producing beta cells like they were M&Ms.
And that's about all we know. Period.
Why does it happen? What's the trigger? No one knows. Some people think a virus. Some people think environmental pollution. At least one guy believes it's the Accutane he took for his acne in high school. But it could just as easily be contamination from aluminum in TV dinner trays, preservatives in foods, holes in the ozone layer, global warming, or sunspots. Who the hell knows? I spent almost 30 years working in photographic darkrooms and laboratories and have sometimes wondered if all those toxic chemicals we carelessly dipped our hands into played a part in my health destiny.
But I know a lot of ex-lab people (no more labs, everything went digital) and none of them have diabetes. Still... did the photo chemicals play a role? Even for just a few people like me? Maybe.
But so what?
I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but I believe that for individuals the cause of our diabetes is meaningless. Hey. We got it now. Time to put on our big boy and big girl pants and deal with it. Now, for the greater good of all the yet-to-get-it folks, I do think science needs to figure this out so we can prevent future cases. The fifth generation to survive since the discovery of insulin is developing type 1 every day. It would be nice if there wasn't a sixth generation.
But for me, figuring out if there is one cause of type 1 or 100,000 causes—and figuring out what caused mine—really doesn't matter. It won't reset the clock. It won't change what happened to me. I think that spending too much time on "why did this happen" is unhealthy. It's counter-productive. An energy suck. Best to move on.
Controlling... well, ha! Trying to control my diabetes takes all the energy I've got to spare. Worrying about how I got here?
I don't have the oomph for that.
This is not a medical advice column. We are PWDs freely and openly sharing the wisdom of our collected experiences — our been-there-done-that knowledge from the trenches. But we are not MDs, RNs, NPs, PAs, CDEs, or partridges in pear trees. Bottom line: we are only a small part of your total prescription. You still need the professional advice, treatment, and care of a licensed medical professional.
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