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Animal loss The loss of a pet or a non-human animal to which one has become emotionally bonded can be an intense loss, comparable with the death of a loved one. Whilst there is strong evidence that animals can feel such loss for other animals, this article focuses on human feelings, when an animal is lost, dies or otherwise is departed.
Animal love Animal love or animal friendship is the feeling of affection people have towards animals. For most people, love for an animal is a part of the affection they have for their pet, an emotion of bonding or companionship which can border on affection, fondness, or love.
Animal Legal Defense Fund The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is an American non-profit animal rights law organization focused on protecting and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system. Founded in 1979 by attorney Joyce Tischler, it now has over 100,000 members and supporters, with offices in San Francisco, Omaha, Nebraska, and Portland, Oregon.
Animal Liberation Front The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is a name used internationally by animal liberation activists who engage in direct action on behalf of animals. This includes removing animals from facilities, and sabotaging facilities in protest against animal testing, fur farming, and other animal-based industries.
Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group The Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group (ALFSG) is a legal, above ground organization that exists to support those who have broken the law in the name of animal rights (particularly members of the Animal Liberation Front) and have been imprisoned or taken to court as a result. It also exists to promote understanding of the reasons why people feel forced to break the law in support of animal rights.
Animal Liberation Leagues Animal Liberation Leagues were a network of animal rights organizations active in the UK in the 1980s. Whereas the Animal Liberation Front specialized in clandestine activity, mainly masked, at night, and involving small numbers of people, the Animal Liberation Leagues consisted of coordinated raids by a large number of people, mainly carried out during the day.
Animal Liberation Orchestra Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) is a musical group, currently signed on Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records label. They have released one full length album, Fly Between Falls, which is being re-released by Brushfire Records.
Animal Liberation Press Office The Animal Liberation Press Office was set up in October 1991 to relay information to the media about direct action undertaken by the Animal Liberation Front, the Animal Rights Militia, the Justice Department, and other radical animal-rights groups. "History of the Animal Liberation Press Office", Animal Liberation Supporters' Group, retrieved May 23, 2006 The press office claims it receives information about actions anonymously.
Animal Logic Animal Logic is a digital visual effects company based at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia. Established in 1991, Animal Logic's core business has traditionally been the design and production of high-end visual effects for commercials and television programs.
Animal Logic (band) Animal Logic is the name of a band (and its eponymous first release) formed in 1987 by ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland, jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke, and singer-songwriter Deborah Holland. The group recorded two albums under the auspices of Police producer Miles Copeland before disbanding, with nearly all the songs recorded supplied by Holland.
Animal models of ischemic stroke Animal models of ischemic stroke are procedures inducing cerebral ischemia. The aim is the study of basic processes or potential therapeutic interventions in this disease, and the extension of the pathophysiological knowledge on and/or the improvement of medical treatment of human ischemic stroke.
Animal models of stroke Animal models of stroke are procedures undertaken in animals (including non-human primates) intending to provoke pathophysiological states that are similar to those of human stroke to study basic processes or potential therapeutic interventions in this disease. Aim is the extension of the knowledge on and/or the improvement of medical treatment of human stroke.
Animal Nitrate "Animal Nitrate" is the third single from Suede, the debut album by Suede, released on September 14, 1992 on Nude Records. It charted at number 7 on the UK singles chart, making it the highest charting single from the album.
Animal pole In developmental biology, the term animal pole refers to the upper hemisphere of a blastula embryo (as it is conventially drawn, in reality the animal pole may not be the upper hemisphere). The animal pole consists of small cells that divide rapidly, in contrast with the vegetal pole below it.
Animal powered transport (Non-human) animal-powered transport is a broad category of the human use of non-human working animals (also known as "beasts of burden") for the movement of people and goods. Humans may ride some of the larger of these animals directly, use them as pack animals for carrying goods, or harness them, singly or in teams, to pull (or haul) sleds or wheeled vehicles.
Animal product Animal products are either produced by an animal or taken from the body of an animal. The term is primarily used in relation to diet, particularly for vegetarians, vegans and those concerned with maintaining a Kosher, Halaal, or raw food diet.
Animal Park Animal Park is a television documentary about the life of keepers and animals at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, England. It also covers the daily life of workers in Longleat House, the estate and the gardens.
Animal Planet Animal Planet, launched in 1996, is a cable and satellite television network co-owned 80% by Discovery Communications, Inc. (parent company of Discovery Channel, TLC, Discovery Health Channel, and The Travel Channel) and 20% by BBC Worldwide.
Animal Planet Heroes: Phoenix Animal Planet Heroes: Phoenix is a television reality show on Animal Planet that follows the work of the 17 Emergency Animal Medical Technicians employed by the Arizona Humane Society (AHS) in Phoenix, Arizona. The AHS employs 10 full-time veterinarians, most at their on-site hospital called "Second Chance".
Animal Precinct Animal Precinct is a television program on Animal Planet. It takes place in New York City, home to "eight million people, five million pets, [and] 15 animal cruelty agents with full police powers," as narrator Michael Madsen says during the show's opening credits.
Animal Procedures Committee The Animal Procedures Committee advises the British Home Secretary on matters related to animal experimentation in the UK. The function of the committee was made a statutory requirement by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (the Act), which mandates that it should have at least 12 members, excluding the chair.
Animal Protection Institute The Animal Protection Institute (API) is a national, nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1968, API's mission is to advocate for the protection of animals from cruelty and exploitation.
Animal rights and antisemitism Some anti-Semites have used animal rights arguments as a means of promoting hatred of Jews. In the 1930s, the Nazis used photographs of kosher slaughter as part of their campaign to inflame anti-Jewish sentiment.
Animal Rescue Foundation Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation ("ARF") is a "No-Kill" animal shelter based in Walnut Creek, California. ARF saves abandoned and injured animals, as well as running programs to bring dog and cat visits to abused children, hospital patients, seniors and shut-ins.
Animal sanctuary An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives. Unlike animal shelters, sanctuaries do not seek to place animals with individuals or groups, instead maintaining each animal until his or her natural death.
Animal sexuality Animal sexual behavior takes many different forms, even within the same species. Researchers have observed monogamy, promiscuity, sex between species, sexual arousal from objects or places, rape, necrophilia, sexual orientation (heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and situational sexual behaviour) and a range of other practices among animals other than humans.
Animal shelter An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. The animal is kept at the shelter until it is either reclaimed by an owner, adopted to a new owner, placed with another organization, or killed.
Animal song An animal song is a repetitive vocal utterance of higher animals such as birds and whales. The term is not clearly defined in the scientific literature, though most investigators agree that an animal song must have syllabic diversity and temporal regularity akin to the repetitive and transformative patterns which define human music.
Animal style Animal style (also known as Zoomorphic style) is a type of imagery used in Northern Europe during the ancient and medieval periods, characterized by animals or animal-like forms arranged in intricate patterns or combats. Animal Style Art consists of intricate, ribbonlike traceries of line that suggest wild and fantastic beasts.
Animal testing Animal testing, or animal research, refers to the use of animals in experiments. It is estimated that 50 to 100 million animals worldwide "Vivisection FAQ (pdf), British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection.
Animal tracks Animal tracks are the imprints left behind in soil, snow, mud, or other ground surfaces that an animal walk across. Animal tracks are used by hunters in tracking their prey and by naturalists to identify animals living in a given area.
Animal trapping The human activity of animal trapping has two separate but related meanings. Firstly, it describes the hunting of animals to obtain their furs, which are then used for clothes and other articles, or sold / bartered (see fur trade).
Animal welfare Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer unnecessarily, including where the animals are used for food, work, companionship, or research. This position usually focuses on the morality of human action (or inaction), as opposed to making deeper political or philosophical claims about the status of animals, as is the case for an animal rights viewpoint.
Animal welfare in Islam Animal welfare in Islam refer to the rights on how animals should be treated by fellow human beings in accordance to the Islamic teachings. Islam teaches human beings to respect animals and to not harm them for no apparent reason, as they are part of God's creation.
Animal worship Animal worship covers religious and ritual practices including the worship of a living animal considered as a deity incarnate, animal sacrifice as well as the respect for the bones of a slain animal. Such practices are very widespread in pre-modern societies, and are also found at the historical core of both Abrahamic religions and Dharmic religions.
Animal Welfare Board of India The Animal Welfare Board of India was set up in 1962 at Madras, India, pursuant to the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1962, an act passed by the Indian Parliament. The Board is headquartered in Alwarpet, Chennai, South India and its objectives include: ensuring the effective implementation of legal provisions in force in India and pertaining to the prevention of cruelty to animals; advising the Government of India as regards amendments and improvements, if required, to the legal provisions pertaining to prevention of cruelty to animals; and advising the Government in any matter connected with the welfare of animals.
Animal Welfare Institute The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1951 with the goal of reducing pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans. Its legislative division, the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL), pushes for the passage of laws that reflect this purpose.
Animal World Animal World (Spanish original title: Mundo animal) is a collection of short stories written by Antonio di Benedetto, with hallucinatory animal transformations by the internationally acknowledged Argentine master.
Animal-Assisted Therapy Animals are fun to be with and comforting to hold. People who have pets benefit in various ways, for example, comfort of physical contact with animals, reducing loneliness, and increased opportunities for meeting others, via the pets.
Animalism (album) Animalism is a blues rock album by The Animals, released in December of 1966 (see 1966 in music). (Note: this album is easily confused with the earlier Animalisms, also known as Animalization) The album includes a collaboration with Frank Zappa ("All Night Long"), with covers of B.
Animalism (Animal Farm) Animalism is a fictional economic or political ideology in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm. Animalism is an allegorical mirror of communism and its history, particularly in the Soviet Union between the 1910s and the 1940s, as well as the evolution of the view of the Russian revolutionaries and government of how to practice it.
Animalism (personal identity) The theory of Animalism, most strongly defended by Eric Olson and Paul Snowdon, is a philosophical theory of personal identity, which states that people can be said to persist through time insomuch as the living, physical human animal that they most usually call their body, persists.
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (A(SP)A 86) is a law passed by the British parliament in 1986, which regulates the use of laboratory animals in the UK. The Act permits experiments to be carried out on animals, including procedures involving vivisection, if certain criteria are met.
Animals as electoral candidates Animals as electoral candidates have been found in a number of countries. Often, the candidacies are a means of casting a protest vote or satirizing the political system — voting for an animal above "real" politicians often embarrasses those politicians.
Animals Are Beautiful People Animals Are Beautiful People (aka Beautiful People) is a 1974 nature documentary about the wildlife in Southern Africa. It was filmed in the Namib Desert, the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango River and Okavango Delta.
Animals in Buddhism The position and treatment of animals in Buddhism is important for the light it sheds on Buddhists' perception of their own relation to the natural world, on Buddhist humanitarian concerns in general, and on the relationship between Buddhist theory and Buddhist practice.
Animals in space Animals in space originally served to test the survivability of spaceflight before manned space missions were attempted. Later animals were flown to investigate various biological processes and the effects microgravity and space flight might have on them.
Animals in the Bible The Bible names over 120 species of animals but, as it is not a book of science, does not offer any kind of biological classification. The sacred books were composed by a people almost exclusively given to husbandry and pastoral life and hence in constant communication with nature.
Animals in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, animals are considered to have immortal spirits, similar to the way that human beings have immortal spirits. It is believed that animals, like humans and plants, were first created spiritually before they were created physically on Earth (Moses 3:5).
Animals in The Legend of Zelda series In The Legend of Zelda series, animals often play a large role, providing a fast means of transportation, or helping Link to reach areas he can't access by himself. Animals are more common in later Zelda games.
Animals of Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park in the northwest United States is the home of many different animals that also migrate within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Below is a selection of some of those animals with information specific to the park.
Animals on television There are many appearances and depictions of animals on television, ranging from the use of working animals as actors to anthropomorphism. Real animals are seen on television and in film for numerous reasons and in varying capacities.
Animalympics Animalympics is a 1980 animated film produced by Lisberger Studios, that spoofs the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, featuring the voices of Billy Crystal, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer and Michael Fremer, who also co-wrote the script with director Lisberger as well as editing the dialogue and music tracks and supervising the sound mix.
Animania HD Animania HD is an animation themed network that broadcasts exclusively in High definition. Programming includes original series Pet Alien, Ratz and Flatmania as well as classic shows like the The Pink Panther Show, Mr.
Animaniacs (video game) Animaniacs was originally a cartoon series on TV but developed its own franchise of video games due to popularity. Unlike regular platform games, the player usually runs from the enemies rather than fighting them.
Animanium Animanium is a software package for character animation, written in Common Lisp and developed by SEGA. It is based on an advanced Inverse Kinematics (IK) engine, and supports multi-chain IK, joint limits and various joint constraints.
Animantarx Animantarx (an-i-MAN-tahrks; "animated citadel") is a genus of nodosaurid ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of western North America. Like other nodosaurs, it would have been a slow-moving quadrupedal herbivore covered in heavy armor scutes, but without a tail club.
Animas River The Animas River is a river in the western United States, a tributary of the San Juan River, part of the Colorado River System. The Spanish named the river "Rio de las Animas Perdidas", "River of the Lost Souls".
Animate Animate (株式会社アニメイト) is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, games, and manga in Japan. The first and headquarters store of Animate opened in 1983 and is located in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan.
Animated cartoon An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn) film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot (even if it is a very short one). This article is not about animated films in general, but only about ones which follow the above definition.
Animated mapping Animated mapping is the application of animation, either computer or video, to add a temporal component to a map displaying change in some dimension. Most commonly the change is shown over time, generally at a greatly changed scale (either much faster than real time or much slower).
Animated narrative vignette An animated narrative vignette (ANV) is an instructional technology used to motivate and facilitate role-playing, problem solving, and discussion. Teachers develop the ANVs to present in class or in online training.
Animated Stories from the New Testament Animated Stories from the New Testament is a video series was directed by Richard Rich and is produced and distributed by Nest Family.) The series features stories from the New Testament, mostly about Jesus or Paul the Apostle.
Animation Academy Animation Academy is an attraction at Disney's California Adventure, Disney MGM Studios, and soon at Hong Kong Disneyland. The attraction involves a Disney Employee teaching the audience how to draw a famous disney character such as Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck.
Animation camera An animation camera, a type of rostrum camera, is a movie camera specially adapted for frame-by-frame shooting animation or stop motion. It consists of a camera body with lens and film magazines, a stand that allows the camera to be raised and lowered, and a table, often with both top and underneath lighting.
Animation codec The Animation codec is a fast lossless video codec created by Apple Computer to enable editing and playback of uncompressed RGB video in real time without expensive hardware. The Animation codec uses run-length encoding, and as such works well for traditional 2-D animation where there are large areas of constant color.
Animation director An animation director is the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or animated segment for a live-action film. This may include directing the character design, background animation, and any other aspect of animation.
Animation F/X Animation F/X was an Australian video games developer founded in circa 1992 based out of Brisbane that successfully managed to release two video games featuring the video game character Baron Baldric, a rude geriatric wizard. It was founded by Lindsay Whipp.
Animation portal An animation portal is a system where a user is able to submit his or her own animation in a video file format to a website and have it immediately be displayed to other visitors. Other visitors will have the privilege to rate it (typically on a scale of 1 through 10), and give a suitable comment followed by custom ratings such as originality, sound, storyline, graphics, etc.
Animation stand An animation stand (also called a rostrum camera)is any kind of device assembled for the filming of animation that is to be placed on a flat surface, including cel animation, graphic animation, clay animation, and silhouette animation.
Animato Animato is a compilation of short films by Mike Jittlov, using extensive use of Stop motion, pixilation, kinestasis, animation, and multiple exposures. It featured 'The Interview', 'Swing Shift', 'Rocketman', 'The Leap', 'Time Tripper', and 'Fashionation'.
Animator An animator is an artist that creates multiple images called frames that form an illusion of movement called animation when rapidly displayed. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet.
Animax Entertainment Animax Entertainment is an Emmy Award winning animation studio based in Culver City, California that focuses on creating fun character driven experiences for all screens and media. Animax's clients include Disney, ESPN, Warner Bros.
Animax TaishĹŤ is a Japanese anime competition organized and held by the Japanese anime satellite television network, Animax. Held annually since 2002, the competition awards the best original anime scripts of the year across Japan.
Animazement Animazement is an anime convention] held every Memorial Day weekend since 1998 in the [[Research Triangle Park|RTP Area in North Carolina (started in Raleigh and moved to Durham.) Its current home is the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham.
Animé (oleo-resin) Animé is an oleo-resin (said to be so called because in its natural state it is infested with insects) which is discharged from the locust tree, Hymenaea courbaril, and other species of Hymenaea growing in tropical South America.
Anime Boston Anime Boston is an annual three-day anime fan convention held in the spring in Boston, Massachusetts. The convention features a number of events which include a masquerade, an anime music video contest, video programming rooms, an artists' alley and art show, karaoke, game shows, video games, RPGs, and a LARP.
Anime convention An anime convention is a somewhat loose term used to describe any event or gathering in a venue where the primary focus is on anime and manga as an industry or as a fan event. This event can take a variety of forms, but in most English speaking countries it is thought of a fan driven multi-day event gathering of fans to celebrate or participate in anime fandom with like minded people, usually at a large hotel's convention meeting space.
Anime Connect Anime Connect subtitled 'The Official UK Anime Club Magazine', is a 32-page (supposedly) quarterly UK anime magazine, provided by distributor MVM as part of its UK Anime Club which launched in April, 2002.Anime News Service - April 17-22 Anime News The magazine has constantly suffered problems with printing, meaning that the "quarterly" magazine has never had more than three issues released in a year.
Anime Detour Anime Detour is an anime convention held at Bloomington, Minnesota in the United States. Anime Detour takes place near the end of March, and draws its name from a midwest joke (There are two seasons in Minnesota, winter and road construction season).
Anime Discovery Project The Anime Discovery Project, or ADP, is a University of Washington campus organization that provides an outlet for students interested in anime, manga, and other elements of Japanese popular culture. The ADP was formed in 1991 by a handful of students with a like-minded interest in Japanese animation and quickly blossomed into one of the largest anime clubs in the northwestern United States.
Anime East Anime East was the second anime convention to be held on the east coast of the United States. The event took place in New Jersey, three months after the debut of Otakon in Pennsylvania, and three months before Katsucon in Virginia.
Anime Expo Anime Expo, short form AX, is an anime convention that usually takes place on the July 4th weekend for 4 days each year in Southern California. The convention tries to include July 4 in its dates, except on the years when July 4 falls on a Wednesday.
Anime Fan Parody Anime fan parody is a form of fanfiction using parody made by anime fans (these fans are sometimes called otaku, though in Japan this term is considered to be derogatory). Some forms of anime fan parody include: fandub, fansub, and the trailer (film)
Anime industry The anime industry has grown significantly in the last few years, especially outside of Japan. It has spread rapidly across the world, especially with a major increase in the licensing of various series, movies, and OAVs hat an increased rate across various regions, and the rise of the anime network, Animax, acknowledged as the largest 24-hour anime-only network in the world The Anime Biz - By Ian Rowley, with Hiroko Tashiro, Chester Dawson, and Moon Ihlwan, BusinessWeek, June 27 2005.
Anime Insider “Anime Insider” is a monthly magazine published by Wizard Entertainment consisting of news and entertainment pieces relating to the Japanese anime and manga subculture. It was originally published in Fall 2001 till Fall 2002 as a series of quarterly specials under the title “Anime Invasion.
Anime licensing While Anime has been licensed by its Japanese owners for use outside of Japan since at least the 1960s, the practice became well-established in the United States in the late 1970s/early 1980s, when such TV series as Gatchaman and Captain Harlock were licensed from their Japanese parent companies for distribution in the US market, often with fairly dramatic changes to the original concepts and storylines. The trend towards American distribution of anime continued into the 1980s with the licensing of titles such as Voltron and the 'creation' of new series such as Robotech through use of source material from several original series.
Anime music video An anime music video (abbreviated AMV) is a music video consisting of clips from one or more anime television series or movies set to songs. Most are not official music videos released by the musicians, but rather amateur fan compositions which synchronize clips with a musical track.
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Anime NebrasKon Anime NebrasKon is a fan convention focusing on anime, manga, their fandoms, and East Asian culture in general. It is held in Lincoln, Nebraska and run by Otaku Jinrui, The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's anime club.
Anime News Network Anime News Network (ANN) is an anime industry news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, Japanese popular music and other otaku-related culture within North America and Japan, though it often features similar happenings throughout the Anglosphere and elsewhere in the world from time to time. The website also features reviews, and other editorial content (columns, blogs, feature articles, interviews, etc...
Anime North Anime North is a non-profit, fan-run anime convention, held every year in Toronto, Ontario. Its major events include a Masquerade, Dealer's Room, Artist Alley, Guest of Honor presentations, Gaming (Video and RPG), Panel Discussions, Video Presentation, Contests, and Dances.
Anime Vegas Anime Vegas is an anime convention and monthly gathering for fans with an interest in anime, manga, and other aspects of Asian culture in the Las Vegas and Henderson area. The convention was founded in 2004 and takes place annually in Las Vegas, NV.
Anime Web Turnpike Anime Web Turnpike (also known as Anipike) is an online anime web site that has a large database of links to various anime sites. Anyone can add their own website to the database by setting up a username on the site and adding it to the category it applies to.
Anime Weekend Atlanta Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) is an anime convention geared towards Japanese animation and comics held in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Since the first convention in 1995, AWA has become one of the most popular anime conventions in the United States.
Animelles Animelles is the culinary term used for the testicles of male animals, especially young rams, when they are used as food. They are skinned and usually soaked in cold water for two to three hours before preparation.
AnimeNation AnimeNation is a well-known retailer of anime, manga, and other products of Japanese culture, founded in 1995 and located in Tampa, Florida. The company accepts orders through its website and its offices in Tampa Bay, Florida.
AnimeSuki AnimeSuki (the name comes from the Japanese words anime and [- "like", or "love") is a website that focuses on providing unlicensed anime] [[fansubs using the BitTorrent peer-to-peer system. Animesuki is not a tracker, instead, it provides links to many trackers across the web and is perhaps one of the most comprehensive sources of unlicensed anime torrent links.
AnimeTrax AnimeTrax is a joint venture between ADV Films and The Right Stuf International to distribute anime soundtracks (often called OSTs) in the United States. In 2003 ADV Films formed their own music division to serve the same purpose in the form of ADV Music.
Animex The Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games takes place every year in the towns of Middlesbrough, Gateshead & Stockton-on-Tees in the North East of England. The festival has its roots firmly planted in the creative side of the games and animation business and acts to provide animators, directors, students, artists, designers, writers and educators with a forum in which they can share their knowledge and skills and promote the art of animation and computer games.

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