Phenomena 1: A group of tornadoes in a geographic region occurring as the storm condition
Phenomena 2: The tornado touchdown region is moving in a northwestern direction.
It might be all one big series moving from the southernmost states, such as Alabama, then up through Texas, then further.
Phenomena 3: Not as clear, but just in case, what has been witnessed the past week on up until this weekend, is something which might be able to be loosely called or described as a drawback, which it is partially comprised of its own Coriolis effect. Essentially what happened is the tornadoes already came through, but did not touch down, in a southeastern direction, then, drew back, this time resulting in its own Coriolis effect causing more and stronger tornadoes.
This could all mean, that next on the tornado strike list, could be Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, that directional zone, in the upcoming few to 10 days.
Whether all these claims are 100% accurate or not, it is not a let up of prudency to take them in consideration.
The tornadoes which have landed in the past few days, look very ominous, dark gray, dark brown, dark gray-brown. The destruction they are leaving, is leaving property reduced in quality, rendering them almost or entirely useless.
Showing posts with label Wyoming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wyoming. Show all posts
Monday, May 20, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Attacks at Community Colleges Has Gone Too Far
Community Colleges are not intended to be the battleground to stage attacks. Attacks could come in the form of knife, gun, or some violent rampage.
A doctorate thesis requiring years of research is not necessary to come to this conclusion, and to state that the situation needs to be addressed. Surely there are many that concur to this.
If you were to do all of 10 minutes of research on a history of attacks at community colleges within recent years, you will probably find a bundle.
An example of what is being discussed here, a quick list:
This list might be updated soon. Meanwhile there are enough incidents cited that the point has been more than made.
A doctorate thesis requiring years of research is not necessary to come to this conclusion, and to state that the situation needs to be addressed. Surely there are many that concur to this.
If you were to do all of 10 minutes of research on a history of attacks at community colleges within recent years, you will probably find a bundle.
An example of what is being discussed here, a quick list:
- Texas
- Lone Star Community College stabbing rampage earlier this week
- Lone Star Community College, North Harris, January 22nd this year, shooting
- Wyoming
- 3 dead on November 30, 2012, last year, Casper College; bow-and-arrow type weapon reportedly involved
- Florida
- Stun Gun attack at Brevard College, June 18-19th, 2012 thereabout
- Missouri
- Man found shot near St. Louis Community College, February 20th, 2013, this year
- Connecticut
- Threat of Mass shooting at Gateway Community College, this year, same date as immediately above, 20th of February
This list might be updated soon. Meanwhile there are enough incidents cited that the point has been more than made.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
WILDFIRES East to West Sweep & Roundup. Update for June 13, 2012
There are about 20 to 25 wildfires currently raging big enough to gain either media attention or the radar screen of NIFC, the Interagency Fire center.
Looking at the continental United States, first, starting in the east, which is Washington DC, and looking westward:
{Updated 6/15/2012: Serious concern and consideration for PREPAREDNESS is}Georgia, there is [updated June 15, 2012] the threat of wildfires there. This is based off what occurred this time in June last year 2011, where over 400,000 acres were torched due to fires of different kinds, about 3 quarters of that, the land that was burnt was the Honey Prairie fire on the Okefenokee Swamp .a wildfire there. In the past few months, there have been brushfires in Georgia, but these fires are not of the magnitude to be placed up in the level of severity or threat warning escalation with the larger wildfires that are going on such as in High Park, Co-/Little Bear, NM.
The two biggest wildfires going on right now are the High Park, Colorado fire, and Little Bear, New Mexico fire.
High Park, Colorado fire, which is in the northernmost part of the state, namely Larimer County, and sits the first county in the center of the state of Colorado right below the Wyoming border. The fire, if 60,000 acres, is about 10miles long and 10 miles wide. Although it is only a few miles compared to the entire land mass of, Colorado or Wyoming, the concern is the 10 miles long and wide, or 100 square miles, is straight fire, nothing but fire, which if not contained and controlled, could expand very quickly, has extreme heat, and could have ramifications that include chemicals mixes in the air that are very dangerous. There is a mountainous range there with fern trees on it, the trees appearing to be the majority of the fire fuel. The area of the fire is about double what it was on Saturday when it is said by media to have started. There are about 12 aerial vehicles working on it. Some fire manager say they have enough of what they need in terms of access to getting what they need. Complete containment, albeit, still has not been reached according to recent reports, as of today 5pm EST June 13, 2012.
Directly below the High Park fire in Colorado, on the exact same longitude line, 105, there is a fire in new Mexico, namely 'Little Bear', which has been raging longer than the High Park fire.
Working from east to west on the continental U.S., after the Georgia fire, [updated 6/152012 up there as the first stop] there is a fire in the northern part of Michigan. The pictures of the fire show that the fire itself, is very violent. Michigan can be deceptive to the eyes in terms of what geographic land masses constitute the state. there is the large part that looks like a bear claw, then, there is another area north of it separated by water that looks like, or shaped similar to a T-bone steak. At the northern central part of this T-bone steak shape, is where the Duck Lake fire is, which is just north of Newberry, Michigan. Duck Lake is northeast of Chicago, Illinois. Duck Lake, when talking about the fire, is a land mass, not the lake; it is not a fire on a lake, such as fire if there was a gas or oil spill on the surface of the water that ignited. Be cautioned that there is another Duck Lake in the southern region of Michigan, which is NOT the location of the Duck Lake fire. Duck Lake fire is the name given to the fire which emergency responders all know what is being referred to; there are other names of this area that are suffering from the fire, such as the Lake Superior shoreline. The top edge of the T-bone shape land mass part of Michigan is bordered with the southern parts of the waters of lake Superior, on of the 'Great Lakes'.
The next stop, moving west from Michigan, drop down to the middle of the country, the Heartland, and there is a fire right in the middle of Kansas. Information on internet is harder to come by for this fire. The fire is named Sylvan fire. The location of the fire is just northwest of Wichita, Kansas, it is north of Hutchison, and west of Salina, probably the closest town to the fire, which is Ellsworth, the fire is just miles east. Again, be careful about matching name with places, as there is another place named Sylvan, [Sylvan Grove], which is in the eastern part of Kansas; that is not where the fire is. The level of containment of the fire, is not found on many national media websites.
After the Sylvan fire, what is arguably the closest 2 fires from it, are both the High park in Colorado, and the Little Bear in New Mexico, which are about equidistant from Kansas, meaning about the same distance away; only thing is, the High Park fire, in Colorado, is obviously more northern in geographic location, and New Mexico, known for its warmer climate, in the southern part of the U.S., or toward it, further, the Little Bear fire is in the southern part of New Mexico. Additional information about these geographic locations, is, Colorado is a large state, and although known for cold winters and dry air, is not exempt from dry climate that facilitates fires. These 2 fires, are the only 2 coded the same according to the report of NIRC June 12, 2012, in terms of how they are being treated by firefighting. Basically, these are the big 2, and of very serious concern, threatening, and very dangerous.
Just above Colorado, and the High Park fire, there are 2 fires burning not too far from each other in Wyoming, in the southeastern part of the state.
Dropping back down to Colorado, there is another fire at the very southern border, the 'Little Sand' fire. The location is about 1 quarter of the way from the very southwestern corner of the state.
Back in New Mexico, which is the state directly south of Colorado, there are several fires burning scattered throughout the state.
Directly left, moving westward from New Mexico, is Arizona, clearly in the southwest. They have several fires burning throughout the state, in different areas. There are ones big enough to be listed, and there seem to be smaller ones, although no less dangerous in their ingredients, that might get put out in a day or so, which might not make the list. Fire '257' toward the center of Arizona seems to be ranked the biggest and most dangerous, while the Gladiator fire, a few miles to the west of that one, and a little more north, still toward the center of the geographic region of the state, received much coverage about 3 weeks ago, and appears to be winding down, getting closer to 100% containment.
Directly north of Arizona, and west of Colorado, is Utah, which has a cluster of several fires burning toward the south central part of the state.
Nevada, west of Utah, is dealing with fires; 'Copper Mountain' fire, looks to be on the border shared with Utah and Nevada, toward the very north of both these states. The is another ['Barnes' fire], that looks almost to be a duplicate situation of the Copper Mountain fire, on the border of these 2 states, only difference in location, is that it is toward the very south of these 2 states.
California has 1 fire right in the very middle of the state, 'George' fire. According to the 'incident report' on June 9, 2012, which was 4 days ago, the fire started on the 1st of June, 2012, about 2 weeks ago; the fire is about 70% contained; not a lot of structural damage; the fire effects mainly Sequoia National Forest, Freeman Creek Giant Sequoia Grove, and Giant Sequoia National Monument; about 1800 acres have burned.
The report is at:
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2885/14151/
For a practical or better idea of the size of the fire,1800 acres is just under 3 square miles, [2.81 to be closer] which means, if the fire was in the shape of a box, on side of the box is the square root of 3, which is about 1.73 miles, or about between 1 and a half miles and 1 and three quarters of a mile, on each side of the box; more precise is 1.68 miles, which is about 1 and 2 thirds of a mile, on each side. The fire is east of Fresno, California near the main highway artery running north of Sequoia National Forest. Mount Whitney and Ovens Lake is right around and to the north of the fire, and to the south of the fire is Owens Lake.
Just as the name implies, the fire there is adjacent the mountainous region of California.
Looking at the continental United States, first, starting in the east, which is Washington DC, and looking westward:
{Updated 6/15/2012: Serious concern and consideration for PREPAREDNESS is}Georgia, there is [updated June 15, 2012] the threat of wildfires there. This is based off what occurred this time in June last year 2011, where over 400,000 acres were torched due to fires of different kinds, about 3 quarters of that, the land that was burnt was the Honey Prairie fire on the Okefenokee Swamp .
The two biggest wildfires going on right now are the High Park, Colorado fire, and Little Bear, New Mexico fire.
High Park, Colorado fire, which is in the northernmost part of the state, namely Larimer County, and sits the first county in the center of the state of Colorado right below the Wyoming border. The fire, if 60,000 acres, is about 10miles long and 10 miles wide. Although it is only a few miles compared to the entire land mass of, Colorado or Wyoming, the concern is the 10 miles long and wide, or 100 square miles, is straight fire, nothing but fire, which if not contained and controlled, could expand very quickly, has extreme heat, and could have ramifications that include chemicals mixes in the air that are very dangerous. There is a mountainous range there with fern trees on it, the trees appearing to be the majority of the fire fuel. The area of the fire is about double what it was on Saturday when it is said by media to have started. There are about 12 aerial vehicles working on it. Some fire manager say they have enough of what they need in terms of access to getting what they need. Complete containment, albeit, still has not been reached according to recent reports, as of today 5pm EST June 13, 2012.
Directly below the High Park fire in Colorado, on the exact same longitude line, 105, there is a fire in new Mexico, namely 'Little Bear', which has been raging longer than the High Park fire.
Working from east to west on the continental U.S., after the Georgia fire, [updated 6/152012 up there as the first stop] there is a fire in the northern part of Michigan. The pictures of the fire show that the fire itself, is very violent. Michigan can be deceptive to the eyes in terms of what geographic land masses constitute the state. there is the large part that looks like a bear claw, then, there is another area north of it separated by water that looks like, or shaped similar to a T-bone steak. At the northern central part of this T-bone steak shape, is where the Duck Lake fire is, which is just north of Newberry, Michigan. Duck Lake is northeast of Chicago, Illinois. Duck Lake, when talking about the fire, is a land mass, not the lake; it is not a fire on a lake, such as fire if there was a gas or oil spill on the surface of the water that ignited. Be cautioned that there is another Duck Lake in the southern region of Michigan, which is NOT the location of the Duck Lake fire. Duck Lake fire is the name given to the fire which emergency responders all know what is being referred to; there are other names of this area that are suffering from the fire, such as the Lake Superior shoreline. The top edge of the T-bone shape land mass part of Michigan is bordered with the southern parts of the waters of lake Superior, on of the 'Great Lakes'.
The next stop, moving west from Michigan, drop down to the middle of the country, the Heartland, and there is a fire right in the middle of Kansas. Information on internet is harder to come by for this fire. The fire is named Sylvan fire. The location of the fire is just northwest of Wichita, Kansas, it is north of Hutchison, and west of Salina, probably the closest town to the fire, which is Ellsworth, the fire is just miles east. Again, be careful about matching name with places, as there is another place named Sylvan, [Sylvan Grove], which is in the eastern part of Kansas; that is not where the fire is. The level of containment of the fire, is not found on many national media websites.
After the Sylvan fire, what is arguably the closest 2 fires from it, are both the High park in Colorado, and the Little Bear in New Mexico, which are about equidistant from Kansas, meaning about the same distance away; only thing is, the High Park fire, in Colorado, is obviously more northern in geographic location, and New Mexico, known for its warmer climate, in the southern part of the U.S., or toward it, further, the Little Bear fire is in the southern part of New Mexico. Additional information about these geographic locations, is, Colorado is a large state, and although known for cold winters and dry air, is not exempt from dry climate that facilitates fires. These 2 fires, are the only 2 coded the same according to the report of NIRC June 12, 2012, in terms of how they are being treated by firefighting. Basically, these are the big 2, and of very serious concern, threatening, and very dangerous.
Just above Colorado, and the High Park fire, there are 2 fires burning not too far from each other in Wyoming, in the southeastern part of the state.
Dropping back down to Colorado, there is another fire at the very southern border, the 'Little Sand' fire. The location is about 1 quarter of the way from the very southwestern corner of the state.
Back in New Mexico, which is the state directly south of Colorado, there are several fires burning scattered throughout the state.
Directly left, moving westward from New Mexico, is Arizona, clearly in the southwest. They have several fires burning throughout the state, in different areas. There are ones big enough to be listed, and there seem to be smaller ones, although no less dangerous in their ingredients, that might get put out in a day or so, which might not make the list. Fire '257' toward the center of Arizona seems to be ranked the biggest and most dangerous, while the Gladiator fire, a few miles to the west of that one, and a little more north, still toward the center of the geographic region of the state, received much coverage about 3 weeks ago, and appears to be winding down, getting closer to 100% containment.
Directly north of Arizona, and west of Colorado, is Utah, which has a cluster of several fires burning toward the south central part of the state.
Nevada, west of Utah, is dealing with fires; 'Copper Mountain' fire, looks to be on the border shared with Utah and Nevada, toward the very north of both these states. The is another ['Barnes' fire], that looks almost to be a duplicate situation of the Copper Mountain fire, on the border of these 2 states, only difference in location, is that it is toward the very south of these 2 states.
California has 1 fire right in the very middle of the state, 'George' fire. According to the 'incident report' on June 9, 2012, which was 4 days ago, the fire started on the 1st of June, 2012, about 2 weeks ago; the fire is about 70% contained; not a lot of structural damage; the fire effects mainly Sequoia National Forest, Freeman Creek Giant Sequoia Grove, and Giant Sequoia National Monument; about 1800 acres have burned.
The report is at:
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2885/14151/
For a practical or better idea of the size of the fire,1800 acres is just under 3 square miles, [2.81 to be closer] which means, if the fire was in the shape of a box, on side of the box is the square root of 3, which is about 1.73 miles, or about between 1 and a half miles and 1 and three quarters of a mile, on each side of the box; more precise is 1.68 miles, which is about 1 and 2 thirds of a mile, on each side. The fire is east of Fresno, California near the main highway artery running north of Sequoia National Forest. Mount Whitney and Ovens Lake is right around and to the north of the fire, and to the south of the fire is Owens Lake.
Just as the name implies, the fire there is adjacent the mountainous region of California.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
WILDFIRES :Exact Locations, Maps, Practical Details ==Project. About Fires Currently Raging
Undertaking in progress is to provide maps and practical details pertinent the wildfires grouped in the previous blog post.
Graphics, mostly modified* from original maps and satellites will be uploaded as they are readied.
*modified means original map has been copied as exactly, with notes and additional graphics placed on top; some portions of maps may have been chopped for the sake of space which are clearly indicated
Wildfires by state
Report date 6/11/2012 with exception to one fire, referenced by NIRC
Organized by largest number of wildfires per state
Arizona
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
Utah
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
New Mexico
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
Nevada
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
Wyoming
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
Colorado
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
Alaska
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
Kansas
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
Idaho
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
California
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
Michigan
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
In order to read the notes on the diagram and see the graphics more clearly, either click the diagram enclosed in the red border, or right click and select open in new window; the original size, enlarged should appear in the new window.
Frame set 1/ Little Bear, New Mexico fire:
Frame set 2/: Duck Lake, [Calhoun,] Michigan fire:
Frame set 3:/ Gladiator fire in Arizona
The following content has been cut/copied/pasted from http://inciweb.org/incident/article/2864/14138/ with parts highlighted, text color and font changes, and parts omitted. Important note, the status of the following reflects June 8th, 2012, and is not current as of June 13, 2012.
Gladiator Fire - June 8, 2012
Incident: Gladiator Wildfire
Released: 5 days ago
Size: Approximately 16,240 acres
Containment: 90%
Cause: Human caused; originated from a structure fire on private property
Cost: $14 million
Terrain: Steep, rugged, brushy with very difficult access
Resources: 4 Engines
Total no. of personnel: 21 personnel Injuries to date: 8 Structures destroyed: 6
- The use of campfires, charcoal grills, and stove fires (wood, charcoal, and coal burning) are prohibited on all Prescott National Forest lands. This now includes developed campsites and campgrounds.
The public is reminded that fireworks and operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working are always prohibited on all national forest lands.
A Yavapai County fire ban is in effect across all fire ban zones. For AZ Fire Info & Restrictions Information call 1-877-864-6985 or visit http://wildlandfire.az.gov/.
The public can obtain fire information via the following:
Graphics, mostly modified* from original maps and satellites will be uploaded as they are readied.
*modified means original map has been copied as exactly, with notes and additional graphics placed on top; some portions of maps may have been chopped for the sake of space which are clearly indicated
Wildfires by state
Report date 6/11/2012 with exception to one fire, referenced by NIRC
Organized by largest number of wildfires per state
Arizona
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 35.436,-109.540,WIDE RUINS 2,AZ-NAA-074,578
- 34.215,-112.338,GLADIATOR,AZ-PNF-120266,16240, front page news in the middle of May 2012; locations nearby include, town of Crown King, Battle Flat, Turkey Creek, see Frame set 3 further below on this blog post for recent bulletin
- 31.783,-111.609,MONTEZUMA,AZ-PPA-000334,1700
- 33.249,-111.086,257,AZ-TNF-075,3157
Utah
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 38.231,-111.506,LOST LAKE,UT-FIF-000082,2075
- 38.459,-112.061,BOX CREEK,UT-FIF-000083,2018
- 37.976,-111.563,LAKE CREEK,UT-DIF-120178,1200, report_date 06/10/2012
- 41.197,-113.965,COPPER MOUNTAIN,UT-SLD-000240,680
New Mexico
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 33.419,-105.830,LITTLE BEAR,NM-LNF-007,34651, southern region of the state
- 33.345,-108.710,WHITEWATER-BALDY,NM-GNF-000143,278708,06/11/2012
- 35.664,-106.561,BEAR SPRINGS,NM-SNF-000112,622,06/11/2012
Nevada
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 40.404,-118.276,ROCKY CANYON,NV-WID-20092,371
- 37.518,-114.434,BARNES,NV-ELD-40055,357
Wyoming
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 42.298,-104.783,GUERNSEY STATE PARK,WY-HPD-012078,2500
- 42.191,-105.376,COW CAMP,WY-MBF-012069,8492
Colorado
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 37.403,-107.243,LITTLE SAND,CO-SJF-00133,8478
- 40.589,-105.404,HIGH PARK,CO-LRX-329,41140, northern area of the state near north border, mountainous region
Alaska
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 67.339,-158.566,NEKAKTE,AK-GAD-000184,6357, northwestern area of majority of Alaska land mass
- 67.067,-156.383,KOGOLUKTUK RIVER,AK-GAD-000182,1600, northwestern area of majority of Alaska land mass
Kansas
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 38.885, -98.382,SYLVAN,KS-KSX-499,2000
Idaho
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 43.348,-116.414,KAVE,ID-BOD-000226,560,06/10/2012
California
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 36.149,-118.505,GEORGE,CA-SQF-1384,1707, central California
Michigan
latitude,longitude,fire name,fire_number,area, details
- 46.533, -85.424,DUCK LAKE,MI-MIS-1248007,21069, located in Calhoun, Michigan*, the northern part of the state. *There is another Duck Lake that is not subjected to a large wildfire, in the southern central area of Michigan, not too far from the Indiana, and Ohio borders
In order to read the notes on the diagram and see the graphics more clearly, either click the diagram enclosed in the red border, or right click and select open in new window; the original size, enlarged should appear in the new window.
Frame set 1/ Little Bear, New Mexico fire:
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| click on diagram for enlarged image that opens on new web page |
Frame set 2/: Duck Lake, [Calhoun,] Michigan fire:
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| click to enlarge |
Frame set 3:/ Gladiator fire in Arizona
The following content has been cut/copied/pasted from http://inciweb.org/incident/article/2864/14138/ with parts highlighted, text color and font changes, and parts omitted. Important note, the status of the following reflects June 8th, 2012, and is not current as of June 13, 2012.
Gladiator Fire - June 8, 2012
Incident: Gladiator Wildfire
Released: 5 days ago
Gladiator Fire
June 8, 2012 Size: Approximately 16,240 acres
Containment: 90%
Cause: Human caused; originated from a structure fire on private property
Cost: $14 million
Terrain: Steep, rugged, brushy with very difficult access
Resources: 4 Engines
Total no. of personnel: 21 personnel Injuries to date: 8 Structures destroyed: 6
NOTE: The Next Release Will Be On Wednesday, June
13
Insignificant fire behavior has been observed all week. Crews are still
finding and extinguishing smoldering fuels in the interior as they continue to
mop-up. Fire personnel will continue to patrol and monitor the perimeter this
weekend for hot-spots and hazardous trees damaged by the fire.
Current Fire Restrictions for the Prescott
NF
The following fire restrictions will go into effect Friday, June 8, 2012, at
8:00 am for the entire Prescott National Forest: - The use of campfires, charcoal grills, and stove fires (wood, charcoal, and coal burning) are prohibited on all Prescott National Forest lands. This now includes developed campsites and campgrounds.
- - Use of explosives is prohibited.
- - Smoking is prohibited, except within an enclosed vehicle or building.
- - Operating a chainsaw, or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine, is prohibited between the hours of 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. During acceptable hours, please have 5-10 ft. clearance around your generators and other internal combustible engines.
- - Welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame is prohibited.
- - Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun is prohibited except while engaged in a lawful hunt
The public is reminded that fireworks and operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working are always prohibited on all national forest lands.
A Yavapai County fire ban is in effect across all fire ban zones. For AZ Fire Info & Restrictions Information call 1-877-864-6985 or visit http://wildlandfire.az.gov/.
The public can obtain fire information via the following:
- Prescott National Forest Fire Information Hotline: 928-777-5799 (recorded message)
- Gladiator Fire Incident Website: http://www.inciweb.org/ or www.fs.fed.us/r3/prescott
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