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Hi Jose,
I am sure you will have read my email to Constantino
confirming that we do not need to take this matter
further following Constantino's clarification of my
genuine query regarding his use of continental
Portugal.
Thank you very much for your interest
Cornel wrote to Constantino:
1: Thank you very much for your explanation for your
contemporary, repeat, contemporary use of continental
Portugal
2: I very much regret to say that your use of
continental Portugal is quite misleading. It is also
totally inappropriate and incorrect. Portugal is
Dear Cornel
Thanks for the courtesy of your eesponse.
Please send me your updated version - we have a long weekend coming up, maybe
we can upload it and then review the critique of that article.
I would like to remind you that I have known Lambert Mascarenhas since I was a
teen. He had
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nasci, the world knows who is utterly wrong!
=
Paulo,
Here are some URLs that Nasci might wish to review
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3729807.stm
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/oil/2004/1200timorgap.htm
Dear Jorge,
Thank You very much for the e-mail and jpeg attachments
please vide http://www.colaco.net
good wishes to all
jose
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It gives me great pleasure to let you know that CTT - Correios de Portugal=
is going to put into
Frederick [FN] Noronha
Sent: 26 May 2006 21:48
Here's another perspective on what's happening in another
former Portuguese colony. Without intending to bait our Lusostalgic
friends, could one ask whether there was something specific about
Portuguese colonialism that left behind strongly
On Thu, 25 May 2006 George Pinto wrote :
Congratulations to Beatrice and Cecil Pinto who celebrate their
10th wedding anniversary today.
Cecil has entertained us with his humourous posts over the
years.
Please join me in wishing them many more years of marital
bliss.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mario
I have very mildly clashed with Ricardo previously on Goanet. If my memory
serves me well, it was over his contention that, but for the Portuguese, all
Goans would have been of Turkisk/Muslim provenance.
Historically, this could well have been an alternative
It was a few years ago that Tino Xavier (I believe) had noted (quite correctly
IMHO)
that Kids in Goa felt an enormous pressure to do even better than the best.
here is an unfortunate story from the Times of India
jc
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1544534.cms
Girl sets
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 17:39:08 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Paulo
very recently, a distant Goan Portuguese national relation of mine, (by
marriage), was required to return to France when he could obtain work here,
and desperately wanted to remain here. His English was excellent but he was
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re: Á MEMÓRIA DAS INFELIZES 81 VICTIMAS
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
IN MEMORY OF THE 81 UNHAPPY VICTIMS
Could I suggest the following ?
IN MEMORY OF THE 81 UNfortunate VICTIMS..
ps: Yes, it does appear that a sentence is missing at
- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote:
Secondly I don't know if anyone read my original post but I stated very
clearly that the term NRIs
has lost its original and true meaning and has been loosely interpreted to
mean every Indian or Person
of Indian Origin, who now resides outside of India.
re http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1509678.cms
Posters of the film show a partly unclad woman with the catchline —
'Story of a Bold, Sexy and Naughty Nun'. Members of the Christian
community have objected to it and a petition has been filed in Bombay
High Court by a city-based
.
from jose colaco:
True, there is a lot of debateand quite a bit of confusion between NRI /
PIO and a foreign national who might also be accorded Indian Nationality ( as a
dual nationality).
The term NRI stands for Indian Citizens who are presently NOT RESIDENT in
INDIA; It does
I am truly amazed at our intense individual hypersensitivities.
BTW: This has nothing to do with any Manuel Caldeira or anybody else; It has
purely to
do with ANYBODY who may or may not be harbouring the thought that Ceramic
Factories
DO NOT have ANY Scope for Pollution.
Only IF someone feels
In response to Olavo Menezes Any intelligent man, especially a Moidekar who is
super intelligent, would know that a ceramic unit uses only wooden molds, clay
and glazing powder as raw materials. The finished product is then baked in a
gas-fired oven. So where is the scope for ANY TYPE of
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Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:24:15 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If politcian had taken interest then only the locals would have been
benefitted.
But they do not look into the needs of the locals Goans.
Could anybody put this proposal forward to put
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:39:56 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Any intelligent man, especially a Moidekar who is super intelligent, would
know that a ceramic unit uses only wooden molds, clay and glazing powder as raw
materials. The finished product is
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:55:52 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Your 'Community News' column mentions an item about telephone calls from the
UK to India @ 4p per minute. Where can I get some more information, please?
I've checked the Goanvoice webpage and cannot find it.
Thank
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:45:19 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tony, add Ms. Governor or Mrs. Governor to the list. I look forward to the day
when both India and the USA will say Mrs. President. Let's not forget women,
even in our use of language!
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Excellencies!
At long last, 56 years after we adopted a Republican Constitution,
has the Bar Council of India realized the incongruity of adressing judges
in the Supreme Court and High Courts as My Lord and
The following news item is from the Independent UK
Must say that I haven't seen much about this on GoaNet.
Nor about the report that 42% of Chennai kids are being Sexually Molested.
Nor did I hear much from the loyal lot in protest against Narendra Modi.
Not that it stopped them from
gilbert menezes wrote :
I have consistently posted facts, based on my personal knowlege, on goanet.
I have worked in jobs involved with Defence operations,plans, and expenditure
at reasonably senior levels to know what is the truth. If you , dear Philip,
want to believe otherwise, you
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USDA certified Goa Sausages and other Goan foods can now be delivered
to virtually any part of the world.
http://www.goanfoods.com
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From: Bonefacio Lopes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 29 Mar 2006
12:35:33 -0500
Apart from Senhor Jose Colaco who has mentioned what one
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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
there and their relatives who live in Daman and Diu,
think. IMHO, That is the smart and practical way of looking at it.
Now to your responses to a few questions [wrt: Pre Post 1961 Goa]; I have
a few closing comments at the foot of this (rather long message)
TCA = Tony Correia-Afonso JC = jose colaco
TCA: I
The Goan Forum at http://www.colaco.net invites all readers of this message
to review the articles on the site
The articles on the TGF Front Page are as follows:
Your views are welcome. Please advise IF TGF should NOT use them
thanks
jc
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A Shocker from Chennai ! - Chetan Chauhan,
On The Goan Forum website at http://www.colaco.net
- A Shocker from Chennai!,
Anthony Baretto: Tribute to Anjediv Island ex-boss Poristhar,
TGF: Communal Riots break out in Goa,
Valmiki Faleiro: Driving Skills in Goa: What Driving Skills?,
TGF: Violence is Never the Answer,
Chandrakant
From: Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yet, I find it more reprehensible that as a women, under Indian law I am
disallowed from finding out the gender of my baby by u/s. What if a parent
were to find out that their child will be born
handicaped, say with spina bifidia?
Dear Elizabeth,
Elizabeth Carvalho wrote:My sentence and syntax are clear. I said undertake
gender specific accommodations, for a child with spina bifidia.
Dear Elizabeth,
Do forgive my being thick this evening (here) but could you please expand
on what you mean by
undertake gender specific accommodations,
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you happened to belong to the privileged class, you certainly enjoyed
the good life and were duly rewarded for loyalty to the Portuguese colonial
regime. The vast majority of the population, however, was illiterate,
economically deprived and largely exploited.
From: Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
With reference to gender specific accommodations, I meant such things
like learning how to use a catheter, design a toilet with handicap
facilities, etc
Dear Elizabeth,
I thank you for the courtesy of your response.
I am not sure that lack of an
From: Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And those who still entertain doubts about the *motherland* need to take a
second -- perhaps closer -- look at the geographical map of India, for that
matter of South East Asia.
jc's response:
I agree with Mr. Valmiki Faleiro.
We surely
From: Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Congratulations to the tabloid opening but I wonder what is Paiz?
Pais ani Pez (canji)
(:-)
jc
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Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm no lawyer, and
have no specialist domain in this field. But it's time someone called this
bluff... if we repeat it often enough, we just might get around to
believing it.
Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED] responded:
1: What
Dear ALL,
Just a brief message advising the update of The Goan Forum website at
http://www.colaco.net
Your views - both pro and con are welcome
Sincerely
jc for TGF
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!! It must have gotten through only
because Jose Colaco sent it here, I guess.
O-bli-me !! Jose Colaco is back to his shenanigans !! While discussing a
sensitive topic of insinuations by some people re a murdered priest, he
chooses to do some insinuating himself in the process and diss some folk -
all
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Dear Basilio and Jose Oscar,
I second your posts, and the sentiments contained therein.
Fr. Eusebio is not around anymore to clear his name; He was brutally
murdered.
The Police Chief has released bits and pieces of the confession from the
alleged murderers. That may or may not be the whole
Aires Rodrigues wrote:
1: Parliament was firm in expelling the 11 MPs involved in the cash for
questions scam.
2: spinelessly dealing with the other batch of 7 MPs caught negotiating cuts
in the MPLAD scheme.
3: This offence is in fact much more serious a
4: It is accepted that the Goa
Dear Kevin Saldanha,
Thank You for those answers.
I believe that MOST Goans who hve settled in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
Afghanisthan and Pakistan, and in Portugal (pre-1961) will agree with your
children (vide KS 5 infra) and not with you. Accordingly, it is pointless
discussing this any
My dear Florianobab,
May I comment on 4 of the points (infra) that you made wrt Mr. Rene Baretto
1: I came to realize that Mr. Rene Barreto has gone to the extent of
organizing this meet on his own, along with some of his unsuspecting
cronies like Vivian DSouza for vested interests of his
Kevin Saldanha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
whenever I'm asked about my origins, I consider myself Indian first and
Goan second. Portuguese never enters the equation unless the conversation
drifts to my last name.
There are such strong sentiments for and against the Portuguese on GoaNet
and
Mario Goveia wrote: Wow! 207 Goans are interested in getting Portuguese
passports. This would be considered a trickle, not a flood. That means
there are 1,399,793 who are not interested. Perhaps Goa is not quite as
bad as the brown Portuguese make it out to be.
Gabriel de Figueiredo
From: Bonefacio Lopes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have to thank Senhor Jose Colaco for his good gesture. I for one never
hated portugal nor an anti-portuguese. I am proud that my parents taught me
to speak and write portuguese so also am proud to speak and write konkani.
All those folks who claim
Cricket ani other maters famado Xri Dainanda Narvencar stated : Goa would
be the first state in the
country to have mandatory HIV test before marriage
Lawrence Rodrigues noted : Some more nonsense from our Goan
politicians!!! Wonder how many politicians (or their kith kin) are
associated
Dear all,
Just a quick note.
Since my responses to Bonefacio, I have received 207 e-requests for
assistance with this matter.
Please excuse my inability to assist or even personally respond to 206 of
those requests.
Almost all have requested - that info be found about their application.
From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] : the bogus air base
scenario (supported purely by holier-than-thou patriotic prattle and
military mumbo-jumbo) to contend with. All big millstones round the neck of
the Goan people and the hordes who want to visit them in a sensible and safe
way!
in response to the following from donald arthur dsilva :In my opinion the
State Government of Goa must take immediate steps to ensure that no
premises, residential or commercial are leased out to anyone without first
obtaining the NOC - No Objection Certificate from the Police Department like
Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] quoted the following:
But there is another issue. According to the Navy, a condemned man doesn't
have the right to see the evidence that has been used to indict him.
The Navy says it has clinching evidence against Kashyap Kumar but not one
bit of that evidence
From: Bonefacio Lopes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Senhor Jose Colaco,
Thanks a lot for the prompt response and clarifications but permit me to say
some words.
1. How do we convince the portuguese authorities that certificates belonging
to person A is true while that of B is false, problems
The Goan Forum updated March 12, 2006
Lead Article: Violence is Never the Answer; Let there be Peace, Please! -
reviews the views of
1. Rajan Narayan: GOADHRA
2. Cecil Pinto: Am I losing it? How come I can't write anything funny this
week?
3. Samir Kelekar: The RSS is at it again.
From: Bonefacio Lopes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Senhor Jose Colaco,
I was expecting a reply from you in this tone - never mind let me reply to
your questions:=
1.Looking for a Portuguese Nationality.
2. I have been checking for the last four to five years even the year before
last, all I'am told
From: gilbert menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Whats wrong with spinning? The Father of my Nation was good at it.
Come on, you can have the last word. Speak your words of wisdom, but no
more tiresome questions, please, which I will perforce have to *duck*.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Dear
In response to this : If you knew how HIV/AIDS is contracted by most of
it's victims you would not ask such a question. It's not the Goa
government that is engaging in risky behavior.
Unfortunately, they are left to react
Marie D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] noted:
yes the Goa Govt. as well
From: gilbert menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You are right on both counts.
GM1: I duck questions which are worthless. And after seeing numerous posts
of yours over the past few years on goanet, Ive observed that you are very
fond of asking questions which simultaneously make insinuations. In the
From: Sapna Sardessai [EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. It is sad that a journalist of Sandesh Prabhudesai's calibre has had
to justify his stand and defend Sunaparant of which he is Editor.
2. The fact that few people today read the Sunaparant, is a pity
3. Newspaper columns serve as a platform for
From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Relish the cross-cultural cuisine
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
In fact many people think that Goan cuisine has to do mostly with the
non-vegetarian. However I soon found out that it's not true. Maria explained
a little known FACT that before the Portuguese
In response to his quite oddly phrased previous post Gilbert Menezes was
asked a few questions (Please vide infra)
It is possible that Gilbert Menezes
a: has realised that his post does not make sense. i.e. Does someone who
receives(uses) services need PERMISSION to PAY .or is that
gilbert menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: As per Govt. of India
regulations, families of serving personnel are PERMITTED TO PAY for use of
military transport, on condition of availability at the military station
where they are based.
JC again:
Having read Gabriel's post, I reask the question I
gilbert menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: As per Govt. of India
regulations, families of serving personnel are PERMITTED TO PAY for use of
military transport, on condition of availability at the military station
where they are based.
Would Mr. Menezes please direct me to the Govt. of India
From: Neal Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cool... does anyone know how/if the matras work for this particular script?
Neal Pinto
Dear Neil,
You may wish to check one of two sources
1: the Kilinders at the Main Bus Station, Panaji
2. Xri SaySill Pin Toe
good wishes and good luck
jc
From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 03:46:30 -0800 (PST)
Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL
From: Frederick Noronha : This is for all the guys complaining that Goanet
censors non-plaintext mail... Check the URL below please. -FN
http://www.expita.com/nomime.html
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Why Thank You Fred Noronha.
From my reading, the Rules relating to posting in PLAIN
From: Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED]
the aspect of xenophobia is present in all countries. The recent
controversy of the attempt by Laxmi Mittal to take over Arcelor is one such
example.
May I ask Sachin Phadte to please expand on the recent controversy
surrounding the hostile attempt
The Goan Forum at http://www.colaco.net is pleased to advise all Goans of
its update this Feb 26, 2006 : A Goan Village circa 1961 : Pride, Prejudice,
the Truth, or Selective Blindness in 2006? Three tales ...Three viewpoints:
one each from Antonio Menezes, Vivek Menezes and Floriano Lobo. TGF
From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Jose, I am really getting worried because once again I have found much to
agree with you in the content of the post below.
The one exception is your taking umbrage with Savika's very dramatic,
pithy and colorful post
in red.
Were the Goanet
Dear Savika, This is my final response to you wrt your Valentine's Day
corradh 'rejoinder' . My responses are as JC:
From: Savika Gomes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SG 1: Hello Mr. Colaco.My exclamation in RED did draw many an
attention, it was a spontenous rejoinder..
JC: Thank
From: Kevin Saldanha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
KS 1: Jose, You have much too much time on your hands!
JC 1: Kevin, if you were paying close attention, you would have noted that
JC was ONLY responding to Kevin (who in his own words ...spoke out of turn).
So, it appears that we both (in effect) might
From: Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] to Bosco (I believe)
Thank you for your kind words. JC (not the one who got nailed to the
tree) and I are actually good friends. We have met personally and I have
enjoyed his hospitality in 'der speck' and had the pleasure of meeting his
lovely wife and
re this from Martinho de Souza from Oz : Malaria had been eradicated from
India but has again raised its ugly head in that country. Let's hope that
Goa, which borders India, will escape its
onslaught.
Savika Gomes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : EXCUSE ME?
Dear Savika,
I believe that I
From: Bosco D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RESPONSE: Jose, your cynical comments are out of place. Kevin's website that
you drew our attention to was last edited by Kevin in May 2004. Since then
Kevin has poured out his mind on Goanet as to why he left the Catholic
Church and became an atheist. He
From: Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why poke fun when one among us gets genders or spellings wrong? I think
it's nice to see GL trying. It's a sure way to put people off a language;
unless that's our aim, while professing a love for the language.
Well dear Fred,
No one can
From: Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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1: Gabe Menezes signs off by writing : Ani borem mog khor!
2: [EMAIL PROTECTED] requests: Will someone please translate Gabe's
latest signaturesign-off?
3: domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] replies: And make love nicely!
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dear dear
Once again (Thanks to Konkani-experts) I am learning
Kevin Saldanha [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Jose, claiming to be a
'non-expert' in Konkani (regardless of the script), gave us translations for
'Thank-you' in Portuguese and Hindi, both of which have words to express
gratitude without invoking divine blessings.
Kevin Kevin
I hope that someday
From: Kevin Saldanha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As a Goan, and an atheist, I am offended that we do not have a simple word
of gratitude in Konkani that does not invoke divine blessings. I'm sure we
can do better.
Dear Kevin,
As a Goan, and a strong theist, I am amused that a self avowed Atheist
Wonder IF the 1975 Portuguese Nationality Law has undergone Implied or
Express repeal by the New 2006 law; IF NOT, the provisions appear to already
be in place for upto GrandChildren of citizens of Estado da India
Portuguesa.
The major glitch (from my most recent information - just a couple
From: Kevin Saldanha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jose,
1: Forgive me for speaking out of turn here but is it not at all possible
that the 'normal process of decomposition' was avoided by clandestine means?
2: The incorruptibility of SFX's remains IS one of the few reasons that
there is such a strong
From: Bonefacio Lopes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Could someone enlighten on the status of Portuguese Passports? I had applied
in 1995 now nearing 51 years but till date no news,presume that i will get
it and all the others waiting in vain like me either at the time we reach
the death bed or should we
From: jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Goans who speak Konkani say Thank You in three ways
1. Deu Borem Korum
2. Obrigadh
3. Dhandiyawadh
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SHOULD read as follows:
Goans who speak Konkani say Thank You in three ways
1. Deu Borem Korum
2. Obrigadh
3. Dhaniyawadh
4. Ttank Yu
jc
Kevin Saldanha[EMAIL PROTECTED] lamented : Isn't is surprising that a
beautiful language like Konkani (whether Romi or Devanagri) has no simple
word for 'Thank-you' without resorting to
supernatural blessings?
I hope some 'expert' on this list can enlighten us.
Dear Kevin,
Do explain
From: Eddie Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. I repeat that I do not claim to be an expert in the field.
2. You have asked me questions about Mr McCrystal which I am not in a
position to reply.
3. The vestments are not the original ones. By 1923 the body had shrunk to
1.44m. In 1951 the bones
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jose,
I must have missed the 'target' Mario was shooting for as his contention
was that the heat and humidity would have exacerbated the decompostion
process. Your view is that his body was preserved in a frozen state until
exhumed?
Dear Kevin
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