Best New Year’s Resolution Hikes

The close of a year is a great time to look back at all of your accomplishments and successes, as well as set new challenges for yourself for the year to come. As New Year’s approaches, people are going to start asking what your New Year’s Resolution is. If you want to have something better…

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Hiking San Gorgonio Mountain via the Vivian Creek Trail

In June of 2015, the Lake Fire burned its way through thousands of acres of forest contained within the San Gorgonio Wilderness area of San Bernadino National Forest. Several popular trails, including the South Fork Trail to San Gorgonio Mountain, are now closed as a result (as of July 2015), leaving some of the more…

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What is the difference between prefab and a custom log homes

If you have ever driven by a log yard you may have seen a number of timber structures being built on site. Because of this notation that log homes are built on site and then taken down and shipped to their destination they often get confused as being prefab homes. In this article we will break down the difference between a prefab and custom log home.

Prefabricated homes, also know as pre-fab homes, essentially these homes are constructed in a factory and then shipped to their location in pieces where they are put back together in a matter of days.

The category of prefabricated homes can be quite large including:

Modular Homes

Homes that are built in modules in a factory and then shipped to their destination to be reassembled. Most modular homes are also equipped with windows, doors, cabinetry, flooring, plumbing and electrical. These designs tend to have a bit more “boxy” feel to them as they need to be easily shipped ad delivered.

Manufactured Homes

Also known as factory framed or panelized homes, manufactured pre-cut your floor system and build the walls. The framing is stacked flat and then trucked to the location where it is built on site. These home do not have the windows, doors, kitchen installed but have select vendors that they work with.

Kit-Homes

Kit homes are commonly found with log cabins. If you want to have the experience of building your own home but don’t have the time to deal with all the measuring details these homes are good for you. Kit homes are cut to spec and packaged up in a way that allows you to do it yourself. The main difference between a kit home and a panelized home or modular home is that in a kit home you put it back together yourself and a modular home the company does it.

Artisan builds and sells log cabin kits. Contact us to find out more details.

Shipping Container Homes:

New to the market place is shipping container homes. They are literally made from old shipping containers and can be stacked together much like Lego to make your home any size you wish.

Custom Log Homes

Custom log homes, are exactly how they sound, custom. With the previous options we discussed above they all have slight limitations because much of the work is done in a factory. Custom log home builders build their homes on-site in a log yard before shipping it to ensure quality control and because all of the tools and materials are available. A lot of work is required for a custom log home such as drying the logs, pealing and cutting. To do that on location site would take months and be very costly to the consumer. Artisan log homes can be custom to fit any design and property. Because we assemble and dis-assemble every log and transport it separately we don’t have height and weight constraints for the size of the home.

Even though a log home will first be assembled at a log yard everything is done custom, not mass-produced. You are able to pick every element of your homes design and customize it to your liking.  Once we have it right in the log yard we take it down and ship it to your location where we meet up containers and assemble it on-site.

No one type of home is better than another, it depends on your likes, dislikes and budget as to which home is best for you. If you would like to know more about log cabin kits or custom log homes please contact us.

Related Links:

• What are the Differences between a Full Scribe Log Home, Post & Beam, Timber Frame and Hybrid log home? 
• How much do log homes cost?
• Does Artisan offer turnkey log and timber homes?

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Why are log homes built in a log yard?

It’s a pretty amazing site to drive by a log yard and see some of the massive timbers on site and watch as crews of craftsmen build beautiful custom log homes.

Recently, we were asked why we build everything in our log yard and not at the future location of the home. Some custom log builders will build the entire project on-site but it isn’t very common for a few reasons.

Cost

There are a number of tools and machines required to build a custom log home including cranes, peelers and mills. Like Artisan, many custom builders have most of these items already in their log yard. To pack all the equipment up and ship it, or try and source it for each location, would be extremely costly and time-consuming and not beneficial to the client. Having a central location to prepare all of the timber is more economical.

Time

The process of building a log home can take anywhere from one to three months to complete. Hiring a crew to go on location for that amount of time, would again, quickly become costly. Also, depending on the time of year and species of wood, we may need to dry the wood which can take even more time.

Quality Control

If you have ever built anything, you know that at some point something will go wrong and need correcting. The same goes for building a log home. Throughout the process we sometimes will find that a log twisted, split or was cut too short and we will need to make adjustments. When we are working at the log yard and these things happen it’s a much easier fix because we have other logs available, expertise on hand, and more resources available to ensure your project gets back on track.

Having your log home assembled first at a log yard, disassembled, and then shipped to your location to be re-assembled is the best way to ensure your dream home is built with the least amount of headaches and cost to you.

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• How are log homes imported and exported?
• The Advantages of BC Log Home Builders

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Our Favorite Hikes of the Past Nine Years

It’s hard to believe it, but today is Modern Hiker’s NINTH anniversary! This year was pretty huge for us. We broke another outdoor vandalism story – and fought back a legal threat, experienced the beauty of Nepal and a full-fledged natural disaster, welcomed amazing new writers from all over the West to the site, and…

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San Gabriel Mountains Essay Contest Winner

Earlier this year, the National Forest Foundation hosted a blog contest seeking entries about local connections to the San Gabriel Mountains – in both the Angeles National Forest and the newly-minted San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. In addition to prizes from REI and the Mount Baldy Ski Lift, the first prize winner will be published…

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Worm Gear Screw Jacks

This year we were faced with the opportunity of mounting a number of screw jacks (settling jacks) on top of all the vertical posts in a full scribe Cedar log home that is destined for California. Our clients had asked us to make them as low profile and least visible as possible. All the posts in this specific project have large flared (fluted) character ends that make it impractical to have screw jacks at the bottom which would allow them settle through the floor system into a space below.

Concealing the Screw Jacks

Two of the biggest challenges to mounting screw jacks are;

1. keeping them accessible during theadjustment period, which can last up to 2 years and;
2. keeping them concealed, in a non-obtrusive way,
   while they’re not being adjusted.

The typical full scribe log home consisting of 9’ interior walls may settle anywhere from 2 to 6 inches
depending on species of wood and the moisture content of the wood. This means the space allowed for
settling plus the space needed for adjustment and the hardware, can be upwards of 10” to 12”. Keep in
mind, in most situations there must also be enough room around the traditional screw jack for a bottle
jack to be used to relieve the pressure during adjustment.

Location of Screw Jacks

Most traditional full scribe log homes built using non kiln dried wood will need some form of settlement adjustment for all vertical posts located within the full scribe level of the house. The screw jack can either be placed at or near the top of the post or at or under the bottom of the post.

If the jack is located on top of the post, a layer of wood trim or flashing will have to be built in order to conceal the lowering system, if a traditional jack is recessed into the top area of the post, a large panel of wood will have to be built to cover the access area. If the jack is located at the bottom of the post, the jack can be concealed in the floor joist system and accessed from below or a flashing or wood trim system will have to be built in place to conceal the settling area.

All these systems described above require an unsightly system of concealment that often looks out of place on a log post. Typical screw jack under post with and without flashing cover. Typical screw jack located at top of post.

Solution

When brainstorming ways to better conceal the screw jack system we came across the Joyce Dayton worm gear jack. We took this jack and combined it with 2 of our old techniques into one efficient, strong, easily adjustable and concealed system. This log project is currently under construction so we built a prototype.

Hardware needed

• Joyce Dayton worm gear screw jack. (We used a 3 tonne)
• 1/4” socket on a 12” extension
• 1/2” cordless drill
• layout tools and a chainsaw

Steps to concealing the jack inside top of post

This same system can be used at the bottom of a log post.

1. Cut a 10”x8” block out of the top of the log post, 14” deep. (the jack will take up 6” of vertical space)
2. Cut a 10” x 8” x 7” block to sit on top of the jack and carry the load of the log beam above. This block will be recessed 1” into your pocket during re-assembly and settle deeper as the jack is lowered during
   adjustment.
3. If the bottom of your cut out is rough and uneven, we suggest using epoxy to level out the bearing area.
4. Drill a 1”1/2 hole in the bottom of your pocket for the protection tube of the jack to fit into.
5. Layout and drill a 1” access hole on the side of your post to access the input shaft (worm shaft) on the side of the jack. There are 2 input shafts on theses jacks, either can be used but keep in mind the up and down motion will be opposite.
6. Cut a 1” dowel to plug the hole when not in use.
7. Once your system is in place, the jack can be lowed (or raised) very easily by you, your contractor and
   even the homeowner.

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Lighting Equipment That Every DJ Should Own

If you plan on becoming a DJ then you should take note of these lighting options that you can use: 1. Wash Lights: This type of lighting is used to create an ambience or...

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Best Post-Rain Hikes in San Diego

If you’ve ever stepped outside the day after a storm to see cottony cumulus clouds floating gracefully across a sparkling blue sky while water drips from every branch, then you know what a joy it is to take a post-rain hike. Whether it’s a swollen cascade, the intoxicating scent of wet sage or creosote, or the…

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Hiking Lake Calavera

Carlsbad’s Lake Calavera Preserve features wetlands, a lake, coastal sage-scrub, and volcanic Mt. Calavera. This oasis tucked into the suburban sprawl of North County offers satisfying diversity for a hike this brief, as well as a few adventurous moments and surprises on the trail. This 3.2 mile lollipop loop visits the most interesting and attractive…

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LED Light Panel Custom Project: Onyx Backlit – North Vancouver, BC, Canada

Customer site: want to light up the onyx in the bar area Sketch received from the builder: most popular 6000K white to reflect the true color of onyx. Commonly used 8mm thickness. Client marked leaving...

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REVIEW: LuminAID PackLite 16 & Sunjack LightStick

Camp lighting has changed quite a bit over time, from the primal glow of those first caveman fireside chats, to the quaint candlelit lanterns favored by early explorers, to our contemporary assortment of USB and battery-powered contraptions. However, for some of the newest portable light sources on the market, all you have to do is…

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Is the L.A. River Inner Tube Race a Bad Idea?

The following piece is an op-ed contribution. Squarely in the tradition of creative Angelenos using attention-grabbing approaches toward reclaiming the Los Angeles River, Kurt Braunohler and Lauren Cook recently launched L.A.zy River, an inner tube race to take place on the first weekend after a major rainfall. Tubing on the L.A. River? If all you…

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San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Celebrates One Year Anniversary

This week, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument celebrated its one year anniversary, highlighting some of the extensive progress the mountains have made since President Obama designated the Monument in 2014. In the lead up to the Monument designation – when Congresswoman Judy Chu was spearheading an effort to establish a larger Monument via legislation…

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Chateau Montebello: One of the Oldest Timber Structures in North America

We just came back from this year’s International Log Builders Conference. This year was the 42nd annual conference and was held at the Chateau Montebello – Montebello, Quebec, Canada. The Chateau Montebello is celebrating over 85 years in the community and is one of the oldest Timber structures and largest full scribe log structures in North America. Constructing this now hotel, took over 10,000 logs and 500,000 hand-slit roof shanks.

There are many stunning features but the grandest of them all is the fireplace and lobby area.  This fireplace centrepiece is shaped in hexagon with a 6-sided stone chimney rising more than 20 meters (66 feet) from floor to ceiling. Soaring above are some incredible rafters stretching 18 meters, (60 feet) in length.

Standing outside the building you not only admire the craftsmanship, but appreciate the labour and hours that went into this building back in the 1920’s and 30’s during its construction.

Montebello is any log home builders dream to live. The community is extremely passionate about timber with numerous other structures in the area. Montebello has often been referenced as the log home capital of the world and after spending a few days in the area we can see why.

Just recently a local regulation was passed requiring every new municipal and public structure to have a portion of it built out of logs. It will be interesting to see how much the community grows and builds further structures to attract tourism and builders alike.

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Find Your Park Expedition Gears Up

This weekend, I’ll be joining seven other outdoorsy media types for the National Park Foundation’s Find Your Park Expedition. As part of the prep, they spent yesterday asking the internets some questions about their National Park experiences, why these places are important to us, and how we can help expand that experience to more people.…

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Help Protect California’s Desert

If you’ve ever spent time in the California desert, you know that it’s a special place. Vistas stretch far beyond the imagination, offering the humbling feeling of being a very tiny part of a very expansive world. Towering cliffs and plunging canyons provide history-soaked fodder for adventure. Coyotes howl in the night, jackrabbits dart around…

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Hike South Lake to Long Lake

Craving postcard-worthy Sierra views, but don’t have the time (or perhaps, the inclination) to haul a backpack deep into the wilds? Then you’ll likely enjoy this short, but insanely sweet jaunt to Long Lake via the Bishop Pass Trail out of South Lake, where you’ll find yourself almost immediately surrounded by massive granite peaks and…

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The Advantages of BC Log Home Builders

One of the things that we enjoy most about building log homes is the amazing people we get to meet around the world. British Columbia (BC) is home to some of the world’s best log home builders and is often a first choice for many families looking to build a custom home.

We know that you can find great log home builders anywhere in the world but here are some of the advantages to choosing BC builders.

Quality of Lumber

BC is home to some of the highest quality wood species including fir, pine, spruce and cedar. With a variety of log species to choose from, homeowners are able to find the right species of wood that is best for their project.

BC supports a vast amount of industries that rely on timber. From logging and farming to construction and furniture building, from traditional carving and arts to pulp and paper, the forests play a huge role in the BC culture and economy. For this and many other reasons, BC has regulations in place to help ensure that future generations continue to have a wide selection of timber—both new and old growth.

Western Red Cedar

Western red cedar is found primarily on the Pacific West Coast of British Columbia, and is considered the “official” tree of British Columbia. Western red cedar can help you achieve any style for your home from natural to rustic and simple to contemporary, making it one of the most desired types of timber.

Western red cedar has naturally occurring extractives that are toxic to decay-causing fungi which help the wood be resistant to moisture, wood rot, termites and decay, ensuring the longevity of your home.

The cinnamon-red and deep amber color tones give the wood a warm and cozy feeling. We tend to use this species of wood also because of the unique characteristics the flared butts of the wood provide, giving it that “artisan” feel.

Transportation Access

BC has a great transportation advantage, especially for builders located in the Lower Mainland. Sometimes transporting a log home can be a costly and time-consuming process. BC has easy accessibility to roads, rail and water, allowing multiple transportation options for logs and timber structures.

Growing Industry

We are proud to be part of a number of organizations including BC Wood, International Log Builders Association, BC Log and Timber Association and many more. These associations provide a great opportunity for log home builders to learn and connect with one another. We find better ways to build and design and work together to protect our environment. By collaborating with other BC builders and associations we can ensure that log home building has a sustainable future.

Want to know more about Log Homes? Check out our log Home Building 101 section.

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Feature Project: Building a Log Home in Italy

Over the years we have helped numerous homeowners build their dream log cabin or home. One project that stands out was one we call the “Italian Job”.

Due to the high energy standards in Europe, there are not many log home structures. Western Canada is one of the few places in the world able to provide the size of timber required to meet these standards. At the time there were only two log homes to our knowledge. So when we received a call from an Italian couple in Pomparato, Italy who were interested in building a log home, we were excited to be the ones to build the third.

During the winter and spring months of 2012, at our Mission, B.C. log yard, we constructed a two-story, 1,080 square feet on the main floor and 528 square feet loft, full-scribe log home. Due to the extreme winters and strict energy code we used Western Red Cedar for the shell. The total cost of the project was approx. $1250,000 including the log rafters. Tariffs and duty accounted for 18% of the total invoiced project.

We invited the Italian couple to visit us in Mission to not only see firsthand their dream home coming together, but to also experience West Coast Canadian living. It was a pleasure to host them for a few days and really get to know the family.

We fully constructed the home in our log yard. Once completed, the home was packaged up into 2 soft-top shipping containers. Over the next four weeks the logs traveled by train to Montreal and then by boat to a port in Italy, after which they would be trucked from the port to the job site located in the Alps.

We arrived with a 4-man crew a few days before the logs to review the job site and to settle into the region. It was a real eye opener when we arrived in Pomparato, Italy. This was authentic Italy where few people spoke English. Thanks to Google translator and hand signals we were able to find our way and communicate with the locals.

Once the logs arrived on-site we were prepared to go to work like we do in Canada, working from sunrise to sunset. One of the things that we loved about Italy was the hospitality and welcoming nature of everyone. Instead of working through lunches like we normally do, every day at noon we were greeted by a vehicle that would take us down into the village where we would be wined and dined by the owners and other locals in the village. After two hours of Italian pasta and wine we had a shot of espresso and headed back up to the project site.

After five days we completed the project. It was a heart warming experience to see the joy and appreciation in the couple’s eyes knowing that this home was a dream home come true.

It was a pleasure and an honor to be welcomed into the community and the homes of many people while we were in Pomparato and it has been wonderful continuing to receive updates from the couple.

They are officially living in their home and have installed solar panels making their home even more energy efficient.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience to work in such a remote part of the world. We hope to have additional projects like this in the future!

Checkout our other feature projects:

 

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Re-Visit the Griffith Park Teahouse

Did you miss a chance to visit the (in)famous Griffith Park Teahouse on Taco Peak this summer? Now, with the help of virtual reality, you can visit again and again, any time you’d like. The beautiful but illegally constructed teahouse was clandestinely put up overnight in late June, 2015, becoming – quite literally – an…

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Hiking the Ute Trail

In the colder months, the Winter Park Resort in the town of the same name is Colorado’s oldest continuously-operating ski resort. More recently, the area has also been opening up to mountain cyclists in the summer as Trestle Bike Park. The park operates miles of biking trails of various difficulties, as well as family-friendly activities…

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Hiking with Your Dog: Tips for a Safe Adventure

I am blessed with two beautiful dogs: Big-Lu, my 16 year old shepherd mix and Little-Lucy, my 4 year old terrier mix. Big-Lu has been hiking and backpacking with me for the past 10 years, while Little-Lucy is just getting started with 3. These pups love hiking just as much as I do, and seeing…

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5 Questions When Buying Raw Land to Build On

When it comes to building your dream home, more often than not you will be buying a new piece of raw land to build on. In some cases purchasing the raw land can be more stressful than the process of building your log home. So to help you out, here are 5 things to consider when looking to purchase raw land for building a log home or cabin.

Step 1: What do you require of the site?

The first step is to clearly identify what you are looking for in a property. It’s important to outline what the “musts” are versus what the “likes” are. This can help save you time and ensure that the properties you’re looking at will meet the criteria. Some of the questions you might want to ask include:

• Are there any special features you want your property to have? (scenic view, waterfront, forest, hillside)
• What types of buildings will you be building and how many? (home, detached garage, outbuildings)
• Will you be operating a business from this location in addition to living on it?
• Will you have animals or a garden?

Step 2: Are there accessible utilities at the site?

If you are building on raw land there may not be access to major utilities like sewer, water and power. It’s important to do your research and find out how much it will cost to have these utilities brought in or if there are other options available. If you are in an area that is just starting to develop, find out what other development plans are taking place as this can help you make some decisions. If additional properties will be going in over the next year or two, it may be beneficial for you to use generators and other means of energy for the first year or two. And then, once the additional properties are built, either share the cost to have the utilities brought in with the other homeowners, or hopefully there is a great enough demand that the utility companies will extend their services at their own expense.

Step 3: Is the land really buildable?

There is nothing worse than buying a piece of property and mapping out the plans for your dream home only to find out that you can’t build due to zoning or
environmental factors. In addition to finding out what the availability is for utilities, you also want to find out whether there are any building restrictions and what they are.

Features like creeks, lakes and hillsides can make a property appealing, but you also want to make sure that the property won’t be affected by sliding earth if an earthquake occurs, flooding in the spring, or cause harm to spawning fish in a creek.

It’s also important to check the zoning restrictions of the land. Is there a limit to the size of the property or the number of buildings, or are there restrictions on the use of the property? The current property owner may not be aware of all the zoning details in the area so check with the local Planning and Zoning offices.

Step 4: What is the true cost of the property?

The sale price of the property may not provide all of the details and costs of the property. As described above you may have other costs to consider before you can even begin to build on the property:

• Rezoning, subdividing and permits.
• Property taxes and fees.
• Mineral rights.
• Utilities: Sewer, hydro, gas and water.
• Access to the property via road or boat.

Step 5: Talk to the experts.

Before you purchase a property to build on it’s important to talk to the experts and get other opinions. Speaking to your local real estate agent is a great start. If there are neighbors close by, they can be a great resource and provide insight into some of the issues or concerns that the property may have that you may not be aware of.

For many of our clients that we are building projects for, we will visit a potential piece of property with them when possible and help them through some of the challenges like zoning and permits. It’s comforting to know that you have someone helping you through the process that has done it all before and can give you advice along the way.

Hopefully this article has helped shed some light on the questions and considerations you need to explore before purchasing a property. If you have questions about a property that you are looking at, and if it is buildable, we would be happy to discuss some options with you.

 

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Hike Viejas Mountain

Viejas Mountain is a monster. It’s not a monster like El Cajon Mountain, which requires you to climb up and down and then back up and down again some more before it grudgingly gives up its stunning summit views. And, it’s not a monster like the Agua Tibia Loop, which assaults your poor knees and feet with endless…

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Nepal – The Long, Slow Climb to Machhapuchare

The fifth in a series on hiking the Annapurna Base Camp trek in Nepal with Active Adventures. In the morning at Chhomrong, we were sent off by our teahouse hosts after every one of us was given a Tibetan knit bracelet for a safe journey to Annapurna Base Camp and back. Traditionally, you’re supposed to wear…

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Free Book – Getting Started with SQL Server 2012 Cube Development

Getting Started with SQL Server 2012 Cube Development ($18.49 Kindle), by Simon Lidberg, is free direct from publisher Packt Publishing.

Book Description
Analysis Services have been the number one OLAP engine for years. With the increased focus on business intelligence solutions, there is a shortage of professionals in this area. Start your journey into becoming a BI developer using the popular tools included in every SQL Server installation.

Getting Started with SQL Server 2012 Cube Development teaches you through clear step-by-step exercises to create business intelligence solutions using Analysis Services. The knowledge gained through these practical examples can immediately be applied to your real-world problems.

Getting Started with SQL Server 2012 Cube Development begins with an introduction to business intelligence and Analysis Services, the world’s most-used cube engine. Guiding you through easy-to-understand examples to become a cube developer.

Learn how to create a cube including all the advanced features such as KPIs, calculated measures, and time intelligence. Security and performance tuning will also be explored. You will learn how to perform and automate core tasks like deployment and processing. The main focus is on multidimensional cubes, but the creation of in-memory models will also be covered.

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New Release Books

Today’s first Featured New Release is Harness the Sun: America’s Quest for a Solar-Powered Future ($14.32 Kindle), by Philip Warburg [Beacon Press].

Book Description
Going from the inner city to the open desert, a seasoned environmental advocate looks at solar energy’s remarkable ascent and its promise for America’s future

Solar power was once the domain of futurists and environmentally minded suburbanites. Today it is part of mainstream America. Scan the skyline of downtown neighborhoods, check out the rooftop of the nearest Walmart, and take a close look at your local sports arena. Chances are you’ll find solar panels in those and many other unexpected places.

In Harness the Sun, Philip Warburg takes readers on a far-flung journey that explores America’s solar revolution. Beginning with his solar-powered home in New England, he introduces readers to the pioneers who are spearheading our move toward a clean energy economy. We meet the CEOs who are propelling solar power to prominence and the intrepid construction workers who scale our rooftops installing panels. We encounter the engineers who are building giant utility-scale projects in prime solar states like Nevada, Arizona, and California, and the biologists who make sure wildlife is protected at those sites.

Warburg shows how solar energy has won surprising support across the political spectrum. Prominent conservatives embrace solar power as an emblem of market freedom, while environmental advocates see it as a way to reduce America’s greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, economic-justice activists celebrate solar’s potential to lift up low-income communities, and Native American leaders welcome the income and jobs that the industry will bring to their communities.

Yet solar energy has its downsides and detractors too. Conservationists worry about the impact of large solar farms on protected animal species, and some local citizens groups resent the encroachment of solar projects on farmland and open spaces. Warburg gives voice to those at the epicenter of these conflicts and points the way to constructive solutions.

Harness the Sun offers a grounded, persuasive vision of America’s energy future. It is a future fueled by clean, renewable sources of power, with solar at center stage.

About the Author
Philip Warburg is the author of Harvest the Wind: America’s Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability. He was president of the Conservation Law Foundation, New England’s leading environmental advocacy group, from 2003 to 2009. Previously, he directed the Israel Union for Environmental Defense in Tel Aviv and was an attorney at the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, DC.

Today’s second Featured New Release is Wonder Woman Vol. 7: War Torn ($12.80 Kindle), by Meredith Finch and David Finch (Illustrator) [DC Comics; 52nd edition]. Something to tide you over until the new movie (in 2017).

Book Description
Loyalties are divided, tradition is broken and Diana of Themyscira is faced with a fight at every turn.

As the new God of War, Diana finds that conflict follows her wherever she goes. As Wonder Woman, she must help the Justice League stop a mysterious evil that’s claiming countless innocent victims. And as Queen of the Amazons, she’s attempting to bring her sisters into a new era, allowing men to live on Paradise Island for the first time.

But her new decree is inciting unrest among the Amazons. When a new challenger to the throne arises-one with a familiar face-will Diana be Queen enough to defeat her?

Hot new creative team Meredith Finch (Tales From Oz) and David Finch (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT) take Wonder Woman to War in this action-packed epic! WONDER WOMAN: WAR-TORN collects issues #36-40 and ANNUAL #1.

About the Author
Meredith Finch made her comics debut with Tales from Oz: The Cowardly Lion, published by Zenescope Comics. She continues to write for Zenescope with such credits as the Grimm Fairy Tales: Swimsuit Edition, Grimm Tales of Terror and the Little Mermaid mini-series. In November 2014, Meredith made her DC Comics debut as she teamed up with acclaimed artist (and husband) David Finch to become the new creative team on the ever-popular WONDER WOMAN.

Today’s third Featured New Release is The Returned: Star Trek: New Frontier #3 ($2.99 Kindle), by Peter David [Pocket Books / Simon and Schuster].

Book Description
The final installment in a brand-new three-part digital-first Star Trek: New Frontier e-novel from New York Times bestselling author Peter David!

Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur are back, picking up three months after the stunning events depicted in New Frontier: Blind Man’s Bluff. Calhoun’s search of Xenex has failed to find any survivors, and now he is bound and determined to track down the race that killed them—the D’myurj and their associates, the Brethren—and exact vengeance upon them. His search will take the Excalibur crew into a pocket universe, where he discovers not only the homeworld of the D’myurj, but another race that shares Calhoun’s determination to obliterate his opponents. But is this new race truly an ally…or an even greater threat?

About the Author
Peter David is a prolific New York Times bestselling author whose career, and continued popularity, spans more than two decades. He has worked in every conceivable media—television, film, books (fiction, nonfiction, and audio), short stories, and comic books—and acquired loyal followings in all of them. In the literary field, he has had more than a hundred novels published. He lives in New York with his wife and four children.

May be price matched at B&N, eBooks.com, iTunes or Kobo for those needing EPUB.

All prices current at the time the post is written. Most books remain at their listed price until “midnight” (each store operates on it’s own timezone and schedule), but prices can change at any moment. I have seen prices change within the hour or even minutes after posting.

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Daily Deals 09/10/15

Today at B&N, there are two novels in the Absolute series by SJ Hooks; only one is price matched at Amazon, but Kindle readers can pick up theThe Absolute Novels omnibus instead and only pay about 60 cents more than the two titles at B&N, plus get the bonus material that it contains. At Audible, The Dead Key was a 2014 Winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award – Mystery & Thriller; if you grabbed the Kindle edition when it was free in February, you save a dollar more on the audiobook edition. Kobo has the fourth thriller in James Rollins’s Sigma Force series, The Judas Strain, on sale, price matched on Kindle. I see that a new volume in the series is coming out in December, The Bone Labyrinth; maybe I’ll get caught up by then (although probably not, I admit). For their bonus Daily Deal, a triple-novel New Adult Romance set Deanna Roy is only 99 cents.

In the Kindle Daily Deals, there is a two-part Scottish Historical Romance series by Laurin Wittig and a novel from World Fantasy Award–winning novelist Gene Wolfe (a must-buy), two Inspirational titles, a children’s picture book and the book that was named by Time magazine to their All-Time 100 Best Nonfiction Books list and changed American politics in the last century (for better or worse): All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.

Today on Amazon’s Gold Box, save $20 on Madden NFL 16 for XBOX and Playstation. In the Bonus Deal of the Day, save 64% on Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series on DVD.

Today’s Kindle Daily Deal is All the President’s Men ($1.99), by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein [Simon & Schuster].

Book Description
The most devastating political detective story of the century: the inside account of the two Washington Post reporters who broke the Watergate scandal, now with a 40th anniversary Afterword on the legacies of Watergate and Richard Nixon.

This is the book that changed America. Published just months before President Nixon’s resignation, All the President’s Men revealed the full scope of the scandal and introduced for the first time the mysterious “Deep Throat.” Beginning with the story of a simple burglary at Democratic headquarters and then continuing through headline after headline, Bernstein and Woodward deliver a riveting firsthand account of their reporting. Their explosive reports won a Pulitzer Prize for The Washington Post, toppled the president, and have since inspired generations of reporters.

All the President’s Men is a riveting detective story, capturing the exhilarating rush of the biggest presidential scandal in US history as it unfolded in real time. It is, as Time magazine wrote in their All-Time 100 Best Nonfiction Books list, “the work that brought down a presidency…perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history.”

About the Author
Bob Woodward is Assistant Managing Editor at THE WASHINGTON POST. His Pulitzer Prize-winning Watergate reporting is said to have set the standard for modern investigative reporting. Over the last 22 years he has authored or co-authored seven #1 internationally bestselling books.

More Kindle Deals of the Day for those in the US

Romance	The first two novels in The Legacy of MacLeod series by Laurin Wittig for $1.99 each [Montlake Romance]: Charming the Shrew Daring the Highlander
SciFi & Fantasy	The Sorcerer’s House ($2.99) by Gene Wolfe [Tor Books / Macmillan]
Inspirational	Two books with a religious focus: Hillbilly Heart ($1.99) by Billy Ray Cyrus and Todd Gold [Amazon Publishing] The First Phone Call From Heaven: A Novel ($1.99) by Mitch Albom [Harper] – Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Kids	A Dog’s Life ($1.99) by Caroline Sherman and Donald Wu [Two Lions] – Ages: 3 – 5; Grade Level: Pre-K-1st

More Daily Deals

Audible Daily Deal	The Dead Key ($4.99 Kindle; $10.49 $2.95 Audible) by D. M. Pulley [Thomas & Mercer], read by Emily Sutton-Smith [Brilliance Audio] – get a reduced price of $1.99 if you own the Kindle book; 2014 Winner – Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award – Mystery & Thriller
Nook Daily Find	Absolute Beginners ($1.99 Kindle, B&N) and Absolute Lovers ($3.03 Kindle, $1.99 B&N) by SJ Hooks [Full Fathom Five]
Kobo Daily Deal	The Judas Strain: Sigma Force #4 ($1.99 Kindle, Kobo) by James Rollins [William Morrow / HarperCollins] and The Forever Series: The First Three Novels: Forever Innocent, Forever Loved, Forever Sheltered ($0.99 Kindle, Kobo) by Deanna Roy [indie]

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Free Book – Drupal 7 Mobile Web Development

Drupal 7 Mobile Web Development Beginner’s Guide ($16.54 Kindle), by Tom Stovall, is free direct from publisher Packt Publishing.

Book Description
Follow the fun example of a family pizza restaurant to help you adapt your own website to one that is fullyfunctional in a mobile environment. Each chapter covers a different aspect of mobile web development with plenty of step-by-step instructions and screenshots to make things clearer. This book is for independent developers who may or may not have had experience with Drupal websites. We take some “deep dives” into customized functionality that will take your Drupal development and your development workflow to the next level.

Get the free book from Packt Publishing. Click on Claim, log in and the book gets added to your bookshelf; you can download a DRM-Free EPUB, Mobi (Kindle) or PDF. You can also access any code files and send the the book to your Kindle Library from the My Ebooks page.

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Daily Deals 09/09/15

Greetings from Music City! I’m out on a day trip and will return to the mountains tonight.

At Barnes & Noble, we have two novels in the Women’s Fiction/Romantic Comedy genres; Audible has a classic mystery from Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four, while over at Kobo, the Daily Deal Pricing Fairy overslept again: Kendra Wilkinson’s memoir Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back is on sale at Amazon, but not Kobo. In the Amazon Deals, I picked up Kerrelyn Sparks’ The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo on a sale a couple of years ago and I have both of Sarah Fine’s Servants of Fate novels that are on sale today,

Today on Amazon’s Gold Box, save 67% on T-fal Programmable Bread Machine. In the Bonus Deal of the Day, get 70% or More Off on Frederique Constant Watches and Up to 68% Off on Cold & Flu Products from Kimberly-Clark Professional and Lysol.

Today’s Kindle Daily Deal is Guests on Earth: A Novel ($1.99), by Lee Smith [A Shannon Ravenel Book].

Book Description
“Reading Lee Smith ranks among the great pleasures of American fiction . . . Gives evidence again of the grace and insight that distinguish her work.” —Robert Stone, author of Death of the Black-Haired Girl

It’s 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint is admitted to Highland Hospital, a mental institution in Asheville, North Carolina, known for its innovative treatments for nervous disorders and addictions. Taken under the wing of the hospital’s most notable patient, Zelda Fitzgerald, Evalina witnesses cascading events that lead up to the tragic fire of 1948 that killed nine women in a locked ward, Zelda among them. Author Lee Smith has created, through a seamless blending of fiction and fact, a mesmerizing novel about a world apart–in which art and madness are luminously intertwined.

More Kindle Deals of the Day for those in the US

Romance	The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo: Love at Stake #14 ($1.99) by Kerrelyn Sparks [Avon / HarperCollins]
SciFi & Fantasy	The first two novels in the Servants of Fate series by Sarah Fine for $1.99 each [47North]: Marked Claimed
NonFiction	J.R.: My Life as the Most Outspoken, Fearless, and Hard-Hitting Man in Hockey ($1.99) by Jeremy Roenick [Triumph Books]
Kids	Lola Zola and the Lemonade Crush ($0.99) by Jackie Hirtz [Brown Girls Publishing] – Ages: 7-14

More Daily Deals

Audible Daily Deal	The Sign of Four ($0.99+ Kindle; $14.20 $1.95 Audible) by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by David Timson [Naxos Audiobooks]
Nook Daily Find	If You’re Not the One ($2.99 Kindle, B&N) by Jemma Forte [Sourcebooks Landmark] and Too Hot to Handle ($1.99 Kindle, B&N) by Robin Kaye [Sourcebooks Casablanca]
Kobo Daily Deal	Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back ($1.99 Kindle, $8.99 Kobo) by Kendra Wilkinson [It Books / HarperCollins] and The Kormak Saga Omnibus ($4.99 Kindle, $2.99 Kobo) by William King [indie]

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Daily Deals 09/08/15

The Nook Daily Find has the first three novels in the Nikki Heat series by Richard Castle for $1.99 or less each; not only is the show coming back on the 21st, but a new book ihn the series is coming out next week: Driving Heat. Only one of the three novels is priced matched on Kindle, so far. Audible has an interesting looking non-fiction text on neuroscience and brain trauma, while Kobo has two thrillers, including a relatively new title with a Starred Review in Archer Mayor’s Joe Gunther series, Three Can Keep a Secret, which I don’t have yet. In the Kindle Daily Deal, the title I’m most interested in is Ari Marmell’s Hot Lead, Cold Iron, a noir fantasy detective novel set in the 1930s.

Today on Amazon’s Gold Box, save up to 60% on Select SanDisk Storage: memory cards, flash drives, solid-state drives, and more. In the Bonus Deal of the Day, save 43% on a Logitech Harmony Ultimate Remote (over $100 less than a refurbished one!) and save up to 60% on Select APC and Belkin Surge Protectors.

Today’s Kindle Daily Deal is Olivay ($1.99), by Deborah Reed [Lake Union Publishing].

Book Description
We don’t believe that our lives can change in an instant—until they do.

Olivay, widowed for a year and sleepwalking through life, meets Henry by chance. She takes him to her Los Angeles loft, thinking it will just be for the night. But the following morning, bombs detonate across the city, and she and Henry are trapped together. Henry is skittish, solicitous, and strangely distracted. Who is this man she’s marooned with as the city goes on lockdown? Why is she catching him in lie after lie? Is he somehow connected to her husband’s death and the terrorist attacks outside?

With eloquent and suspenseful prose, Olivay explores the wreckage of loss and the collision of grief, desire, and terror in its aftermath. As the characters get pushed outside their comfort zones, forced to walk the thin line between destruction and salvation, Olivay keeps readers guessing what will become of Olivay and Henry until the very end.

More Kindle Deals of the Day for those in the US

Romance	Five novels in the Fire on Ice series by Brenda Rothert for $0.99 each [Silver Sky Publishing]: Bound Captive Edge Drive Release
SciFi & Fantasy	Hot Lead, Cold Iron: A Mick Oberon Job #1 ($0.99) by Ari Marmell [Titan Books] – Booklist *Starred Review*
Travel	To the Moon and Timbuktu: A Trek Through the Heart of Africa ($1.99) by Nina Sovich [Amazon Publishing]
Kids	Two books in the Paranormal Properties Tracy Lane for $0.99 each [Pants On Fire Press]. Ages: 8-14 Paranormal Properties Sinister Sites

More Daily Deals

Audible Daily Deal	The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma ($13.99 Kindle; $24.49 $5.95 Audible) by Bessel van der Kolk MD [Penguin], read by Sean Pratt [Gildan Media]
Nook Daily Find	The first three novels in the Nikki Heat series by Richard Castle for $1.99 each [Kingswell/Disney]; there are two editions on Kindle for these, so check your libraries before purchasing Heat Wave ($6.99 Kindle, $0.99 B&N) Naked Heat ($1.99 Kindle, B&N) Heat Rises ($7.99 Kindle, $1.99 B&N)
Kobo Daily Deal	Three Can Keep a Secret: Joe Gunther Novel #24 ($2.99 Kindle, Kobo) by Archer Mayor [Minotaur Books / Macmillan] – Booklist *Starred Review* – and Thin Line: Jack Noble #3 ($1.99 Kindle, Kobo) by L.T. Ryan [indie]

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Free Book – Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform ($18.49 Kindle), by Zahir Hussain Shah, is free direct from publisher Packt Publishing.

Book Description
Over a short span of time, server virtualization has been one of the most rapidly adopted technologies in IT business. Microsoft Hyper-V is a hardware-assisted hypervisor product, available as a server role in the Windows Server operating system. Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V provides cutting-edge server virtualization features for a scalable, flexible, and highly available virtual machine infrastructure.

“Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform” is a comprehensive guide, which starts itself from basic virtualization and server consolidation concepts, and then goes deeper for discussing advanced topics, such as a Hyper-V scalability, failover, and virtual machine migration. This book is an ideal choice for those who are stepping into Hyper-V world, and also for those who are experts in Hyper-V and want to advance their skills with the new Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V.

This book contains topics starting from introducing Hyper-V as a hypervisor, and then moves ahead with covering advanced topics, related to Hyper-V configuration and virtual machine management.

The book starts with getting to know Hyper-V, and then we discuss planning, designing, and the implementation of Hyper-V. It then goes with advanced topics such as Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Networking and Storage, Hyper-V High Availability, and so on.

“Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform” is an expert guide for discussing Hyper-V configuration and management topics.

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1956

My father served with the US Airforce in England during World War II and became an American citizen. He moved to Singapore in 1947, where he met and married my mother. He was a well-known figure in the small American community who owned a popular service station on Holland Road and was a founding member of the American Club.

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Nepal – The Annapurna Base Camp Trek Begins

The third in a series on hiking the Annapurna Base Camp trek in Nepal with Active Adventures. If you’re not acclimated to cities – especially cities in the developing world – a day and a half in Kathmandu might have you feeling a little on edge. On Day 2 of Active Adventures‘ Annapurna Base Camp Trek,…

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Daily Deals 09/07/15

The Nook Daily Find is a historical thriller by William Boyd that I picked up several years ago and has been adapted to the big screen by The Sundance Channel and the BBC. Audible has a Teen/YA thriller that is reminiscent of Dexter; I like the narrator and may have to get this one. The pricing fairies forgot to drop the price on the Kobo Daily Deal, The Selection by Kiera Cass, but Amazon dropped the Kindle edition price, so get it there. In the Kindle Daily Deals, I bought One for the Money so long ago that my copy is in LIT format. If you haven’t started Kerrelyn Sparks’ Love at Stake series, the first two novels (How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire and Vamps and the City) are also on sale, in addition to the Daily Deal on How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying), which happens to be the one I need to continue the series. If you missed Jennifer Trainer Thompson’s Hot Sauce! ($1.99) when it was on sale a few years ago, now’s your chance to grab it. We make something similar to Bajan Pepper Rum using jalapenos from our garden (you get preserved peppers, which I keep in the frig, plus the spiced rum for drinks or recipes) and I need to get the ingredients together to try Narsharab (Pomegranate Sauce) while our peppers are coming in this year. If you read Urban Fantasy, don’t miss Jonathan Wood’s No Hero, which Barnes and Noble listed as one of the 20 best paranormal fantasy novels of the last decade (and it’s under a buck!).

Today on Amazon’s Gold Box, save 72% on Game of Thrones: The Complete Seasons 1-2 on DVD and Blu-ray. In the Bonus Deal of the Day, save up to 50% on Select STEM Toys and get up to 60% off on Quiksilver Men’s Sandals.

Today’s Kindle Daily Deal is One for the Money: Stephanie Plum #1 ($1.99), by Janet Evanovich [Scribner / Simon and Schuster]. She has a new novel coming out next week, The Scam: A Fox and O’Hare Novel, co-written with Lee Goldberg, that you’ll want to pre-order or put on your wishlist

Book Description
Watch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie’s opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey.

She’s a product of the “burg,” a blue-collar pocket of Trenton where houses are attached and narrow, cars are American, windows are clean, and (God forbid you should be late) dinner is served at six.

Now Stephanie’s all grown up and out on her own, living five miles from Mom and Dad’s, doing her best to sever the world’s longest umbilical cord. Her mother is a meddler, and her grandmother is a few cans short of a case. Out of work and out of money, with her Miata repossessed and her refrigerator empty, Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Stephanie knows zilch about the job requirements, but she figures her new pal, fearless bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook.

Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one. Morelli is also the irresistible macho pig who took Stephanie’s virginity at age sixteen and then wrote the details on the bathroom wall of Mario’s Sub Shop. There’s still powerful chemistry between these two, so the chase should be interesting. It could also be extremely dangerous, especially when Stephanie encounters a heavyweight title contender who likes to play rough. Benito Ramirez is known for his brutality to women. At the very least, his obsession with Stephanie complicates her manhunt and brings terror and uncertainty into her life. At worst, it could lead to murder.

Witty, fresh, and full of surprises, One for the Money is among the most eagerly awaited crime novels of the season.

More Kindle Deals of the Day for those in the US

Romance	How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying): Love at Stake #15 ($1.99) by Kerrelyn Sparks [Avon / HarperCollins]
SciFi & Fantasy	No Hero ($0.99) by Jonathan Wood [Titan Books]
Cookbooks, Food & Wine	Hot Sauce!: Techniques for Making Signature Hot Sauces, with 32 Recipes to Get You Started ($2.99) by Jennifer Trainer Thompson [Storey Publishing]
Kids	The Red Fairy Book ($1.99) by Andrew Lang [Hesperus Press] – Ages: 9 and up; Grade Level: 3 and up

More Daily Deals

Audible Daily Deal	Killer Instinct ($8.99 Kindle; $20.97 $1.95 Audible) by S. E. Green [Simon Pulse], read by Emily Woo Zeller [Blackstone Audiobooks]
Nook Daily Find	Restless: A Novel ($1.99 Kindle, B&N) by William Boyd [Bloomsbury USA]
Kobo Daily Deal	The Selection ($2.99 Kindle, $5.99 Kobo) by Kiera Cass [HarperTeen] and Dreaming of Love ($1.99 Kindle, Kobo), a Love in Bloom: The Bradens novel by Melissa Foster [indie/World Literary Press]

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