GwinnettForum | Number 21.34 | May 6, 2022
NEW MURAL: The city of Suwanee is sporting the latest mural in a Gwinnett city, painted by the North Gwinnett High National Art Honors Society. It depicts the Chinese new year. You can see the Suwanee City Hall at the right top of the photo.
TODAY’S FOCUS: As long as man has personal challenges, there will be war
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why Gwinnett State Court held solicitor in criminal contempt
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering a fellow school grad, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Why burden women? Why not male birth control?
UPCOMING: Hudgens names four finalists for 2023 Georgia Art Prize
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech and Ford Motor announce educational partnership
OBITUARIES: Tiffany Porter of Duluth
RECOMMENDED: Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early years of state known as Trustee Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Don’t search in metro areas for this photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Provide ‘Trail Magic’
CALENDAR: Mountain Park Business Connect to form May 10
As long as man has personal challenges, there will be war
By Randy Brunson
DULUTH, Ga. | Thomas Sowell tackled the fundamental challenge with world peace in his book, A Conflict of Visions.
Brunson
In the United States since at least the late 19th century, there has been a divergence of visions, or approaches, or belief systems, regarding the state of man and the best way to move forward toward lasting solutions, which would include world peace.
There are (at least) two generally conflicting views or visions of the state of man.
One view is that man is inherently good. And that for those who struggle with life, if we simply provide enough education, support of various kinds, or cash flow/income, man will be at peace, healthy, and productive. Man will have no need of war as he will be educated, employed/have basic income, and otherwise mentally and emotionally healthy.
Embedded in this view is that many or most fall victim to circumstances and events outside their control. And that if those circumstances/events can be managed, controlled, or regulated, then man will have better opportunities. Billions, nay trillions, of dollars, from both government/your taxes and non-governmental organizations (NGO) coffers have been invested in myriad programs in an effort to restore man, under this philosophy. Many elected officials and government bureaucrats have supported these programs and philosophies.
Another view is that man is inherently flawed. In this view, man is in desperate need of redemption and restoration, and in need of a redeemer and restorer. Embedded in this view is that man is not a victim of external forces. That man is, in effect, a victim of his own choices. Many NGOs and some governments have invested billions and trillions in self-help programs for man under this philosophy.
There is much more to add. However, unless and until man has enough education, counseling, and income on the one hand, or enough navel-gazing/come-to-Jesus sessions on the other, man will have personal challenges. And as long as man has personal challenges, there will be war.
This is just a few vague and general paragraphs. It is not, nor is it intended to be, a treatise on the state of man.
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Why Gwinnett State Court held solicitor in contempt
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
MAY 6, 2022 | Most Gwinnett County public officials do a good job in the offices for which they are elected. The county thrives in such an environment, and makes its citizens proud.
But every now and then, it happens that a person comes to office who, by their actions or lack of them, is not worthy of that office. When that happens, citizens should be astute enough to vote that person out of office.
We’re talking about the mismanagement of his office by the current solicitor-general of Gwinnett County, Brian Whiteside. He does not deserve to be re-elected in the May 24 primary. As a result of his actions, prosecution of criminals is spotty, and some people charged with criminal activity go free.
But recently Mr. Whiteside took action that really turned the State Court heads.
Because of his action, Gwinnett judicial officials have taken the unusual step to charge Mr. Whiteside with criminal—yes, criminal—contempt of the State Court of Gwinnett. That alone should startle the Gwinnett voters into recognizing that something is amiss in the solicitor’s office, and that the people need to take action.
All this is spelled out in documents from the court, which hired an outside attorney, Walt Britt of Buford, to investigate and report back to the court on the matter. These documents, dated Jan 6, 2022, are matters of public record, and are presented here.
Read through these records. Click here to read this major document, which has eight exhibits. Note that several employees of the solicitor’s office were also involved, and could have faced court penalties, since they acted under orders from Mr. Whiteside.
Here’s what led to this contempt charge.
On December 31, 2021, Mr. Whiteside sent out a press release saying: “The Solicitor General of Gwinnett will not be conducting State Court at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration building…..as part of temporary closure due to COVID-19.”
A letter of January 3, 2022, from Whiteside to the six State Court judges told them: “No jury trials or arraignments would be scheduled in January 2022.”
That led to State Court Judge Ronda Colvin Leary to file a petition for criminal contempt charges against Whiteside, pointing out that when a solicitor fails to attend court as required by law, he can be fined $50 for each instance of failure, with that fine to come out of the solicitor’s salary.
The really strange part of all this seems to be that Mr. Whiteside feels like he determines the schedule of the State Court. Whereas, by law, it is the very opposite, that Mr. Whiteside must operate at the pleasure of the State Court. He is merely the solicitor, not the presiding official, which are the judges. You would think that even the most junior attorney would understand that, as learned in law school.
There are two more accompanying documents:
- Click here for another document, and
- Click here to view where Mr. Whiteside admits guilt to criminal contempt, and apologizes.
His March 28, 2022 admission to improper actions and apology reads:
The current solicitor has been elected to serve until the end of 2022. He has a worthy Democratic opponent in the May 24 primary in Lisamarie Bristol, who is a prosecutor and senior assistant Dekalb County District Attorney. GwinnettForum has endorsed her candidacy. Since there were no Republicans qualifying for this position, the winner of the May 24 primary election will be the next solicitor of Gwinnett County.
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Remembering a fellow school grad, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch
By Byron Gilbert
DULUTH, Ga. | Our country has lost a senator from a mold that broke long ago. I am remembering U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, a conservative Republican, who was very close friends with U.S. Ted Kennedy. Imagine that today! The senator came from a time when polar opposites could laugh together and make law together.
Hatch
While people think of Senator Hatch as being from Utah, he and I went to the same high school, Baldwin High in Pittsburgh, Penn., in Allegheny County. He was born in Homestead, where Andrew Carnegie had his mills, and Senator Hatch was proud of his blue collar beginning. The family moved to Baldwin Borough and he was a star basketball player. He played football, was president of his senior class, was in the orchestra and loved to play piano. Throughout his life, he said he always had that blue collar mindset. I’ve said that many times that people from Pittsburgh have that regardless of what path they take.
Boxing was the senator’s third sport. I’m sure that came in handy as center for the championship basketball team, leveraging taller opponents. This leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee in crucial televised hearings displayed the underprivileged toughness in his youth and later in life.
He always told the story of his meager beginning in Pittsburgh. The family didn’t have heat and had “outdoor plumbing.” One side of one home had Meadow Gold Ice Cream advertising painted on it. The home in Baldwin was just above the flats of the Monongahela River on the very edge of our school district. They had a big garden to feed the family and raised chickens for eggs to sell around the area. His father used leftover wood to slowly remake the house and replace the advertising boards.
His photograph is displayed as an honored alumnus at Baldwin High. I can’t say that I met any Latter Day Saints in Pittsburgh, but in Crafton, there is a resource for ancestry searching run by the Mormons that has had tremendous use. Baldwin was named for an associate justice of the Supreme Court. The school was “The Highlanders,” named for the many Scottish people that originally settled in the area known for coal and whiskey, made from rye.
The senator went on to college at the University of Pittsburgh and also got his law degree there. He practiced law in Pittsburgh, living in a nice home in Ben Avon along the Ohio River across from McKee’s Rocks. When in law school, he cleaned toilets at Pitt. He kept his union card.
I can identify with him. I was a work study kid. I had two stints with Buildings and Grounds.
Senator Hatch would have played Scotland the Brave, the band’s theme song, and Hundred Pipers and Annie Laurie, the choir’s theme songs. The alma mater is a very common tune we’ve heard in movies. He probably still rooted for the Steelers with one arm that bleeds yellow and the other that bleeds black.
Up in heaven, Ted Kennedy has welcomed and is glad to see his old sparring partner. Oren Hatch was a great leader with long arms. for basketball, and for reaching across the aisle.
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Why burden women? Why not male birth control?
Editor, the Forum:
There is troubling news afoot for women in this country. With the recent leak of a draft document that indicates the Supreme Court is considering overturning Roe v. Wade, women throughout the country will yet again be held hostage to their reproductive prowess.
This is not intended to be any sort of thought document or response to the potential change in the law. This is intended to ask a simple question, one that has bothered me for years.
There are multiple sources of birth control for women. Oral contraceptives, IUD’s, implants, patches, injections, hormonal rings, diaphragms and, of course, the tried and not-so-true tracking methods.
For men? Condoms and vasectomies.
It seems to me that, given it takes two to tango, there could be another option for men. Why aren’t there patches for men’s birth control? Or a pill? Or an injection? One that would not affect their testosterone levels or, um, performance.
This idea will not prevent sexually-transmitted dieases, but it would equal the playing field for sexually active heterosexual adults. The science must exist to create this product, but the likely issue is the lack of demand. For years, the burden of pregnancy prevention has largely fallen on women’s shoulders. As we hopefully move toward gender equity for all, shouldn’t contraception also be equitable?
– Catherine Brack, Charleston, S.C.
Let the Supreme Court raise an unwanted child
Editor, the Forum:
Now it is up to Congress to write a bill establishing the right to abortion. Those that have money can just fly somewhere and get it done. Those without money either have to suffer through it or risk questionable medical efforts. This case is interesting because only about 30 percent of the population wants Roe V.Wade killed, while more than 50 percent say leave it where it is.
My plan might work. Bear the baby to term, wrap the babe up well, and put the cherub on the steps of the Supreme Court and let the judges raise them.
– Raleigh Perry, Buford
Appreciates work on candidates for coming primary
Editor, the Forum:
Thank you for your endorsements for the upcoming election. The research that you have done, and your quietly reasonable conclusions, are especially helpful in these times when both quiet and reason seem in short supply.
– Marybeth Twining, Buford
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Hudgens names 4 finalists for 2023 Georgia Art Prize
Four finalists have been named for the 2023 Hudgens Georgia Art Prize. With a cash award of $50,000 and an invitation for a solo exhibition for one artist, the Hudgens Prize is one of the largest art awards given in the entire nation, and is given only to Georgia residents.
The four finalists are:
Gay
Amodu
Olu Amoda of Atlanta works as a sculptor, muralist, furniture designer, and multimedia artist, Amoda is best known for using repurposed materials found from the detritus of consumer culture. Amoda graduated in sculpture from Auchi Polytechnic, Nigeria, and received a Master’s Degree of Fine Arts from Georgia Southern University.
Shanequa Gay of Atlanta draws upon ritual and personal memory, storytelling, fantasy, and the deep well of southern black traditions found in her home place of Atlanta. She engages in this practice through installations, paintings, performance, photography, video and monumental sculptural figures. Gay received her BA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA from Georgia State University.
Wright
Self
Jessica Self is a contemporary artist based in Atlanta., who works with wax, wool, and wood to create mixed media figurative sculptures. Self received her BFA from Warren Wilson College (NC) and MFA from Georgia State University.
Jamele Wright of Atlanta is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work is concerned with the Black American vernacular experience, creating a conversation between family, tradition, the spiritual and material relationships between Africa and the South”. Wright graduated from Georgia State University with a B.A. in Art History, and received his MFA from School of Visual Arts in New York City.
All four artists will display their work in the Hudgens Prize Finalists’ Exhibition on August 6 through October 16, 2022. Each will receive a $1,500 cash stipend to help cover expenses relating to the exhibition.
The finalists were selected by a jury composed of Lauren Tate Baeza, Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African American Art at The High Museum of Art; Jamaal Barber, artist, printmaker and professor at Georgia State University; and Thomas (Tom) Francis, painter and Professor Emeritus, Savannah College of Art and Design.
The $50,000 Hudgens Prize will be awarded by the jury panel based on in-person visits to the four Finalists’ studios and the works on view in the Hudgens Prize Finalists’ Exhibition. The Prize winner will be announced at the Hudgens Prize Award Celebration, which will take place in October, 2022. The Finalists will also offer artist’s talks at the Hudgens Center during the exhibition, to be scheduled soon.
The purpose of the Hudgens Prize competition is to elevate and promote the arts in Georgia while offering a transformational opportunity for the winning artist. The Hudgens Prize was last awarded in 2019 to Paul Stephen Benjamin. Benjamin continues to receive nationwide recognition following receipt of the Hudgens Prize award and his solo exhibition at the Hudgens in 2020, including a recent exhibition, Black Form, at Davidson College’s Van Every | Smith Galleries.
GGC Class of 2022 will hear commencement address by poet
Stewart
Fourth Congressional District Poet Laureate Hank Stewart will address the Class of 2022 at Georgia Gwinnett College’s (GGC) spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 11, at Gas South Arena. The 500 members of the Class of 2022 will hear from commencement student speaker Eric Thomas Jr. 25, of Norcross. Thomas will outline their journey to GGC as well as their college experience.
Stewart was declared Poet Laureate for Georgia’s 4th Congressional District by Congressman Hank Johnson in 2016. Stewart has produced five poetry books, six CDs, a DVD and a coffee table book commemorating his career.
Norcross offers relief for firms hit by pandemic losses
The City of Norcross, in partnership with Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE), has launched the Small Business Grant Program to provide $600,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to qualified small businesses to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.
The ARPA Small Business Grant Program will provide financial assistance for businesses that have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. The program will also offer funds to qualified small businesses within the city limits of Norcross. The funds may be used for operating expenses, including rent, utility bills, payroll and other qualifying expenses.
To qualify, businesses must meet certain criteria, including having an active City of Norcross Business License for years 2019–2021; the ability to demonstrate an annual revenue decline of 25 percent or more for tax years 2019 and 2020; and being recognized as a domestic corporation in good standing in the State of Georgia and more. Applicants must demonstrate both need, and appropriate use of funds, by submitting appropriate financial documentation and receipts.
- The grant application process launched May 2 and ends on June 2, 2022. For more information or to apply, visit this webpage.
Gwinnett Tech, Ford announce educational partnership
Gwinnett Technical College has a new partnership. It is an alliance with Ford Motor Company working with the college’s Automotive Student Service Educational Training (ASSET). The program is dedicated to providing Ford and Lincoln dealerships with technicians highly-trained in Ford service technologies and diagnostic and repair methods.
The Ford ASSET program is a two-year program that offers students a hands-on approach to learning. Like Ford dealerships, the automotive lab is equipped with technologically advanced tools and systems. Classrooms are equipped with the same parts, tools, and vehicles they would see at most Ford dealerships.
Fifteen local Ford dealerships funded the purchase of six training vehicles, Ford training curriculum and service manuals, Ford specific tools and parts and training equipment. The new classroom and lab are professional-level and will allow Gwinnett Tech students to work first-hand with sophisticated, cutting-edge technology.
In addition to students, Ford focuses on faculty, as well. Gwinnett Tech instructors were trained on Ford products and have access to tools and resources to enhance student learning. In addition, the program allows Gwinnett Tech to use and fully integrate Ford’s technical training library to ensure they always have a working knowledge of the latest automotive systems.
Realtors select Diggs to get $4,000 scholarship
Diggs
Alexander Diggs of Brookwood High School received a $4,000 college scholarship from the Gwinnett County Board of Realtors Scholarship Foundation. He plans to attend Kennesaw State University and major in finance. He is also an Honor Roll student with all A’s and on the Football Leadership Council. Alexander is the son of Kenya and Stanley Diggs. Kenya is a Realtor with Palmer House Properties. This is the 29th year that the Foundation, through the Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of Realtors, has presented a scholarship to an outstanding high school senior.
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Tax Commissioner Porter dies from cancer
Gwinnett Tax Commissioner Tiffany P. Porter died May 5 from cancer. Ms. Porter, of Lilburn, 43, was mother of four children, Tori, 15, Zoe, 17, Nia, 20, and Brandon, 23.
Porter
She had been tax commissioner for 16 months. She was the first African American tax commissioner in Gwinnett County. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in New Jersey. She was a graduate of Hampton University in music; had a law degree from Emory, and an MBA from Georgia State University.
For more than 20 years, Ms. Porter resided in Gwinnett County, attended Life Church International in Duluth and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
As the law dictates, Chief Deputy Denise Mitchell will execute the duties of the office until being sworn in to complete the remainder of Ms. Porter’s term through Dec. 31, 2024. Funeral arrangements were not complete at deadline.
Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick
From Karen J. Harris, Stone Mountain: “The Sparrow Sisters of Granite Pointe are famous or infamous depending on who you believe. Their talents for creating beautiful scenic gardens and healing tinctures goes back for generations. Sorrell, (deceased twin Marigold) Patience (Impatiens) and Nettie each have a unique gift that builds community and mystery. When a young boy dies unexpectedly, the community believes it is Patience’s remedies that have caused the death. It takes the women of Granite Pointe to create sanity where fear has taken root. This is a light and beautiful story that will quickly engage the reader. The true main character is the gardens that create a magical world that will remain after the story is completed.”
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Early years of state known as Trustee Georgia
The first 20 years of Georgia history are referred to as Trustee Georgia because during that time a Board of Trustees governed the colony. England’s King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board on April 21, 1732.
Twelve Trustees attended the first meeting on July 20, 1732, at the Georgia office in the Old Palace Yard. Committees were named to solicit contributions and interview applicants to the new colony. On November 17, 1732, seven Trustees bade farewell to General James Oglethorpe and the first settlers as they left from Gravesend aboard the Anne. The Trustees succeeded in obtaining £10,000 from the government in 1733 and lesser amounts in subsequent years. Georgia was the only American colony that depended on Parliament’s annual subsidies.
In 1735 the Trustees proposed three pieces of legislation to the Privy Council and had the satisfaction of securing the concurrence of king and council. An Indian act required Georgia licenses for trading west of the Savannah River. Another act banned the use of rum in Georgia. A third act outlawed slavery in Georgia.
South Carolina protested the Indian act vehemently and objected to the Trustees’ order to restrict the passage of rum on the Savannah River. The Board of Trade sided with South Carolina, and a compromise was reached, allowing traders with Carolina licenses to continue their traditional trade west of the Savannah River. The Trustees objected to the Board of Trade’s tampering and refrained from proposing any additional legislation requiring approval of the Privy Council.
Continual complaints by the colonists and the near abandonment of Georgia during the war with Spain discouraged all but the most dedicated of the Trustees.. However, the prestige of the Trustees had been wounded, and their influence in Parliament weakened.
Oglethorpe returned from Georgia in 1743 and never again showed the same enthusiasm for the work of the Trust. Oglethorpe attended his last meeting on March 16, 1749.
In March 1750 the Trustees called upon Georgians to elect delegates to the first representative assembly but cautioned them only to advise the Trustees, not to legislate. Augusta and Ebenezer each had two delegates, Savannah had four, and every other town and village had one. Frederica, now practically abandoned, sent no delegate.
Sixteen representatives met in Savannah on January 14, 1751, and elected Francis Harris speaker. Most of the resolutions concerned improving trade. The delegates showed maturity in requesting the right to enact local legislation, and they opposed any annexation effort on the part of South Carolina. Only four members of the Trust attended the last meeting on June 23, 1752, and of the original Trustees only James Vernon persevered to the end.
The earl of Halifax, the new president of the Board of Trade, secured broader powers and infused new life into the administration of the board. He regretted that the colonies had been neglected for so long, and he intended to make Georgia a model colony and an example to others. Thus Georgia passed from the control of one set of gentlemen of Parliament to another.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Don’t search in metro areas for this photograph
You won’t find this statue in a metropolitan area. You’ll have to search elsewhere. Try your luck and when you know where this photograph was taken, send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The last Mystery Photo came from Sandy and Rick Krause of Lilburn. George Graf of Palmyra, Va. tells us it is “The Partnership Sculpture, Artesia, N.M. Vic Payne was commissioned to create this sculpture for the families of Mack Chase and Johnny Gray. They were life-long friends and were often seen sealing a deal with a hand shake over the hood of one of their Ford trucks. Their word was all that was needed.”
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. reports that “This is one of nine bronze sculptures that are scattered throughout downtown Artesia that depict and celebrate its rich tradition and history. Of the nine statues, three are dedicated to the oil industry. The first successful oil well drilled was on state-owned lands on April 9, 2024.
“The statue depicts Mack C. Chase (1931 – present) and Johnny R. Gray (1930 – 2001) leaning on the hood of a Ford pick-up truck, typical of the way in which they made many of their business deals…with no lawyers and just a handshake over a sun-baked truck hood acting as their desk.”
Dan Mackaben of Lawrenceville sends this on the recent No Name Pub photograph.“It is actually on the road just before the bridge to No Name Key. Coincidence ? It is also located on Big Pine Key which is where the National Key Deer Refuge is.Most of the Key deer which are only found in the Keys, live on this key. We used to live in Homestead and traveled down there a lot. The Keys aren’t what they used to be, too much redevelopment, but worth a line on anyone’s bucket list.”
Doctor of physical therapy students provide “trail magic”
Springtime in North Georgia traditionally features the colorful blooms of wildflowers, in addition to northbound thru-hikers on the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. This year, about 40 miles up the trail at Mountains Crossing in Blairsville, PCOM Georgia’s Doctor of Physical Therapy students provided a little trail magic with an Appalachian Trail Injury and Prevention Clinic. Under the supervision of PCOM Georgia DPT faculty members, students evaluated hikers’ injuries, providing musculoskeletal soft-tissue work and education as needed to the determined trekkers. Manning the station on the front row were Madison Herman, Emily Hulsey, Jennifer Huh, Danielle Kershner, Nick Edwards, Alyson Burch and Christian Cafici-Rivera. On the back row were Viktor Jelici, Austin Pack, Jay Miller, Valentine Mba and Brandon Matics. Brenau University faculty member Greg Patterson spearheaded the collaborative effort.
New Mountain Park group: May 10 will be an exciting evening for the Mountain Park Community Association as they will be launching their newest event, the Mountain Park Business Connect. It is targeted for small and large businesses in the Mountain Park area to build business relationships, encourage best practices and grow together for the betterment of Mountain Park. Join the event from 7 to 9 p.m. at Three Blind Mice. 1066 Killian Hill Road. Kim Oberheu and Crissy Davis will be leading the event. The group plans to meet every month at various locations in the Mountain Park area.
Managing Stress for the Caregiver will take place Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Duluth Public Library, 3180 Main Street, Duluth. Learn to manage the daily stresses and challenges faced by caring for a family member or friend.
Henderson
Eighth Annual “Doing the Most Good Luncheon” of the Gwinnett Salvation Army will be on Thursday, May 12 at The 1818 Club, located at 6500 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. The guest speaker for the event is Jeff Henderson, named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 20 speakers you should not miss. Mr. Henderson has led three of North Point Ministries churches. Mr. Henderson’s best-selling book, Know What You’re For, launched a movement in non-profits around the world and has become a focal point for many businesses. The event emcee is Scott Slade of WSB Radio
Young
Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young will be the first speaker in a series sponsored by Gas South District. He will speak May 12 at 11:30 a.m. Individual tickets and table purchases are available starting at www.GasSouthDistrict.com/speaker-series-1.
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