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		<title><![CDATA[Looking for a fast payback? 10 Minutes with Free Tool Can Save Thousands]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1184063&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Spend 10 minutes with free JDE ROI Tool and see how you can save thousands with a JD Edwards technology refresh. The tool lets you:identify strategic driversconduct a brief benefits analysisdemonstrate the significant val]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Webcast: Smart Techniques for application security: whitebox + blackbox testing.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1188891&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Whitebox & blackbox application security testing are two approaches for detecting vulnerabilities in Web-based and network applications. Both have strengths and weaknesses, but a combination of the two provides the most comprehensive application security ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Citizants: Bringing IT In-House]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1189015&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Citizant enhances IT flexibility and scalability by creating a virtualized Dell infrastructure that will pay for itself in 18 months. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Whitepaper: Fast, Reliable Data protection from Dell and CommVault]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1189073&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dell and CommVault have teamed up to create a next generation disk-based backup system that combines leading-edge Dell™ hardware with innovative CommVault® data protection software. The new state-of-the-art Dell PowerVault™ DL2000 - Powered by CommVault i]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Process Approach to Protecting Privileged Accounts & Meeting Regulatory Compliance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1163357&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This white paper outlines a sound process-based approach in protecting critical privileged accounts that are found in virtually every application, database and infrastructure device throughout enterprises. This paper will present BeyondTrust PowerKeeper a]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing the Dynamic Desktop with Microsoft System Center Solutions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1133135&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For IT professionals responsible for deploying, managing and securing their organizations' desktop resources new challenges are emerging. Workforce and work style changes require access to applications and data in more ways than ever. Users expect work en]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Office System Customer Solution Case Study]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1133145&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Based in Petersboro, Utah, Autonomous Solutions has 70 employees who specialize in robotic vehicle automation for clients in the agricultural, cleaning, construction, military, and mining industries. A fast-moving, rapidly growing company, Autonomous Solu]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The business value of Portal for Telecommunications- Telco ROI Framework]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1170307&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn more about the benefit areas and value propositions of a web portals for telecommunications in this sample Telco ROI framework. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Your Enterprise Architected for Tomorrow's Growth?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1176135&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today's business climate makes it imperative that organizations make the necessary plans for tomorrow's growth.  Implementing an Enterprise Architecture can be a necessary, but challenging undertaking to prepare for that growth. "EA for Dummies" can help ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to "MAP" Your Infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1168745&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of any agent software. The data and analysis that thi]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Your Security Effective? The Value of Application Security Testing Tools]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1184057&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Watch this new program and learn why you need strong application security testing tools, what these tools need to include, and where to turn to find the right solution for your needs. Application Security Testing Tools - Is Your Security Effective? ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HIPAA Security Provisions: Is Your Network Ready for a Physical?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1179471&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The security-focused Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) federal regulation became effective April 2005, requiring many companies to review the health of their systems that create, receive, transmit or maintain health information. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Achieving HIPAA Security Rule Compliance with Lumension® Solutions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1007961&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare organizations face a host of HIPAA Security Rule compliance challenges with the move to put patient medical records online. Lumension helps organizations address these compliance challenges by providing the proactive risk management and the req]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales Compensation & Performance Management 2009 Survey Results and Analysis]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1162667&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Based on 1000+ companies, the CSO Insights' 2009 Sales Compensation & Performance Management Report provides summaries of what strategies and tactics companies are employing. The findings offer insights and the report offers suggestions on key elements th]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is the Future of HR in the Past?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48079&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article discuses that where the future of HR lies .HR is not or should not be the employee's advocate. It should assist employees in meeting objectives and living up to the "psychological contract." It should provide for training. It should provide g]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[APS Environmental, Health & Safety Policy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48155&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["This case study discusses the ways by which APS Community deals with the various workplaces and health related problems that can arise in the working Environment. It covers discussions on topics such as environmental, Health & Safety Policy Management Co]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stamping Out Workplace Violence]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49228&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article suggests ways to stamp out workplace violence. It suggests that employers take certain steps to prevent violence like encourage employees' involvement in prevention, set goals for greater work security, develop a written plan for larger work s]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toolkit Tackles Issue Of Religious Diversity]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49629&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A new "toolkit" has been assembled to help human resources professionals and line managers deal with increasing religious diversity in the workplace. The aim of the toolkit is to provide HR pros with the information and perspectives they need to accommoda]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Terror, Trauma, and Employees]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50104&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On the day of the terrorist attacks, the normal defense mechanisms that we use to minimize the impact of terrible news and events were overwhelmed. Normally, we could have told ourselves that terrorist attacks happen to other people in other places. Norma]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employee Turnover and Sabotage]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50217&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Understanding an employee's disposition may help predict turnover and purposefully poor performance. Together disposition and Job tenure along with job dissatisfaction plays a role in how employees react to stress. If you have high turnover among sales pe]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Office Romance …is the company helpless?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50261&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[We have all seen romance blossom at work and have also seen romance end in bitterness leaving the organization vulnerable to sexual harassment charges. Since employees are human beings it is impossible to prevent romance on the job. The days of the anti-f]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Emergency Exit Routes' Fact Sheet]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50998&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The new fact sheet serves as a quick and easy reference tool to help employers and employees be prepared in the event of an emergency. OSHA recently revised its 30-year-old standard on exit routes and emergency action and fire prevention plans, making it ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anatomy Of An Executive Employment Agreement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51611&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article examines the entire life cycle of a typical employment agreement for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a public entity and the basic building blocks that comprise such an agreement. Today’s top corporate executives work in a fast-paced, dyna]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Getting Tougher to Differentiate Work Time from Personal Time]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51665&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article emphasizes on how work and home responsibilities are increasingly overlapping, meshing together and sometimes simply indiscernible, according to a recent report. People are having a hard time keeping work from cutting into their personal time ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DOL Expands Electronic Delivery of Benefit Plan Information]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51815&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued final regulations that widen and deepen the proposed safe harbor for the electronic delivery of ERISA disclosures. The safe harbor now includes electronic delivery of plan information to sites beyond the workplace ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[If You Outsource Your Workforce, Communicate Your Benefits Clearly]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51915&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The loss of corporate workforce identity is a common problem where outsourcing is found. It is especially difficult for benefit communicators. With outsourcing savings in recruiting, training, benefits, and management were highly touted and rapidly growin]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IRS Eases Involuntary Cash-Outs Rules]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=52045&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article says that IRS has made it easier for retirement plans to force cash-outs of small account balances. Holding on to small retirement plan accounts for terminated employees are a major headache for plan administrators. Internal Revenue Code (IRC)]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[10 Tips For Benefits Enrollment Season]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=60788&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. benefits enrollment season is here, and employees should pay close attention when making important decisions that can affect their health, retirement and loved ones. While enrollment can sometimes be a confusing and overwhelming time, there are s]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do It Right Or Risk Getting Burned]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=60830&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers planning to hike benefits costs or reduce their coverage must carefully craft their message to employees. Ignoring it can lead to misunderstandings, morale problems and even lawsuits. Just how many of these problems could have been solved with b]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[On Demand Employee Benefit Communications]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=61087&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An HR professional is responsible for managing an organization's employee benefit communications, keeping pace with the volume of updates required to accommodate legislative changes and planning design issues which can be overwhelming. In addition, choosi]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investment Guidance Or Advice: Developing The Right Strategy For Your Employees]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=61088&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many employees are now anxious for help in managing their retirement accounts. Plan sponsors are equally anxious to help employees, but many are concerned about the fiduciary liability that may be associated with giving investment advice or are baffled by]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bwc's 75% Premium Reduction For Private Employers Could Be Last]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=66143&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this spring, the Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced a one time, 75% premium reduction for private employers, effective in the first half of the coverage period beginning July 1, 2002. This means all private employers should receive a 75% cr]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Post-Employment Benefits, Economics and Accounting: Moral Hazard and Frail Benefit Designs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=141551&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper uses economic principles to analyze alternative definitions for end-of-period liabilities under post-employment benefit plans; the candidates, using U.S. nomenclature, are the vested benefit obligation (VBO), the accumulated benefit obligation ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Helping Employers Take Control of Total Benefits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=170941&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers are more challenged than ever to get results from both retirement and health care benefit plans. How can organizations get the most out of benefit investments? How can companies help employees make better decisions about their benefits? How can ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Disability Code of Good Practice]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48397&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article focuses on the code that was issued in terms of the Employment Equity Act of 1998 and although not legally binding, it is intended to be used as a guide to assist employers and employees in understanding their rights and obligations when deali]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family and Medical Leave Act]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48539&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[While the intricacies of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 are well known, they are not necessarily understood. Even the most seasoned HR Pro's heart might skip a beat each time a new FMLA case crosses his or her desk. Laws - specifically, Title VI]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are All Employees Entitled to Benefits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48542&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The first step to be followed by the HR Department in determining whether an "employee" is entitled to company benefits is to determine the (hiring) status of the worker. In other words, is the worker actually a company employee or merely an independent c]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ways and Means of Relieving Underfunded Pensions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49698&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Among companies that sponsor traditional defined benefit plans, deferred costs — defined as costs not yet reflected in the income statement — increased sharply in 2002, due to a steep drop in funding levels for the second straight year. Companies sponsori]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Security Blanket]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49706&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, the most popular form for professionally managed programs has been the so-called life-stage or lifestyle account, in which member profiles generally determine which one of a preselected group of asset mixes will be applied. Of course, the]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49708&cname=benefits]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article discusses about the various employer-sponsored retirement plans. A 1999 study by National Small Business United and Arthur Andersen revealed that only 28 percent of small and medium-size businesses offer retirement benefits to their full-time ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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