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When they were raising their four children, Billy and Erin Shipley had space for their family to grow: a two-story, five-bedroom house in Sugar Land, Texas, with a large yard and a pool. But as the children became adults and moved out, the second floor was deserted and maintaining the lawn and pool became a burden.

Like many members of Generation X facing an empty nest, the Shipleys decided to look for a home better suited to their needs where they could eventually live in retirement. They chose a three-bedroom, single-story house in Bridgeland, a planned community about 35 miles away. I did not look at it as a temporary exercise, Mrs. Shipley, 46, said. We could live here forever.

Mr. Shipley, 54, added that the single story was a draw. Its going to be great not having to walk up stairs later, he said.

Gen X is typically defined as those born between 1965 and 1980. Its oldest members are several years away from retirement, but they are already starting to think about where they will live in their 70s, 80s and even 90s.

The desire to grow older in ones own home rather than having to move in with family or to a retirement home is common among many generations. In 2021, 88 percent of older adults, defined as people at least 65 years old, lived in their own home, according to a report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Overall demand is for maintaining quality of life as you age, said Joanna Frank, chief executive and president of the Center for Active Design, a nonprofit organization that developed the Fitwel standard used by architects, designers and developers to foster wellness at home and in the workplace.

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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterApr 10, 2024, 07:19 PM ET

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Stanford women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer had flirted with retirement several times before, but she never thought she'd quite be ready to walk away from the job with which she has become synonymous for the better part of the past four decades.

Yet there VanDerveer sat at Stanford's Arrillaga Family Sports Center on Wednesday afternoon, spending roughly 45 minutes answering questions, telling stories and recounting the highs and lows of a legendary career in which she became the NCAA's winningest basketball coach with 1,216 victories at Stanford, Ohio State and Idaho, three national championships and 14 Final Fours at Stanford.

Stanford announced VanDerveer's decision to retire Tuesday night, adding that she will remain affiliated with the university in an advisory role and that Kate Paye, VanDerveer's longtime assistant and former player, was in the middle of negotiations to replace her. VanDerveer's retirement from the coaching position will become official May 8, which will mark exactly 39 years since she was hired as the Cardinal's coach.

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"After every year I really evaluate it, I've probably retired at least 20 times in my mind," VanDerveer said. "I just felt I'm ready. I never really thought I would be. I just felt like maybe I would just keel over on the bench because I love it. ... It kind of just came together."

For VanDerveer, it all came together after a season in which she didn't necessarily know it would be her last but checked plenty of boxes if it was going to be, especially with the diminishment of the Pac-12.

But even with the Pac-12's disintegration and Stanford poised to move to the Atlantic Coast Conference next year, a move that will come with a taxing travel schedule, VanDerveer emphasized that didn't play a role in her decision to step away.

"I want to just say that it has nothing to do with going into the ACC," VanDerveer said. "Really, that was a motivator to want to stay, to play that competition because I think it's going to be a great, great league."

According to VanDerveer, the motto for the 2023-24 Cardinal was simply "best year ever," and she was motivated to make it just that.

Along the way, she surpassed Mike Krzyzewski's NCAA record of 1,202 wins Jan. 21 and, more important, coached a team that ranked in the top 10 most of the year before bowing out in the Sweet 16.

As VanDerveer and her team walked off the Maples Pavilion court following a round of 32 overtime win against Iowa State, she allowed herself to ponder the idea that if it was her last game on the sidelines in Palo Alto, it was a fun way to go out.

According to some of her players, VanDerveer had made a habit throughout the season of savoring every moment. It was, perhaps, a clue that retirement might be forthcoming, but nobody was certain.

After Stanford's 77-67 loss to NC State in the Sweet 16, VanDerveer said she did what she usually does, taking some time to assess where she stood and if she wanted to continue. During that period of reflection, VanDerveer considered the amount of work and dedication it took to succeed at her job.

The thoughts struck a similar tone to 10 years ago, when VanDerveer said she came closest to walking away as she struggled with exhaustion. At a dinner with longtime Stanford supporter John Arrillaga and with the blessing of athletics director Bernard Muir, VanDerveer agreed to return but with the caveat that she would need the summer off.

This time, though, VanDerveer thought of playing bridge with her 97-year-old mother, Rita, and the opportunity to go water skiing and sailing without having to worry about the recruiting or any of the many other endless responsibilities of coaching.

Ultimately, VanDerveer decided she couldn't give her all around the clock anymore. She informed the school of her retirement Tuesday night and called her mother before the news broke.

"It's a bittersweet moment," senior guard Hannah Jump said. "I'm very happy for her and everything she's accomplished and all the lives and relationships she has kind of touched here. But also, it's sad. She had such an impact on this sport and all of our lives as well."

Stanford has not yet formally announced Paye as VanDerveer's successor, but all sides are aiming for that to happen sooner than later. Paye played for VanDerveer from 1991 to 1995 and has been on Stanford's staff for the past 17 seasons, during which she emerged as the obvious choice to one day step into the lead job.

On Wednesday, VanDerveer called Paye her "security blanket," and noted that Paye has paid her dues, passing up other head-coaching opportunities to wait her turn in Palo Alto. Now that time is near, and Paye acknowledged Wednesday the challenge that comes with replacing a legend.

"Tara is one of one," Paye said. "That's plain and simple. Nobody could ever replace her or duplicate her."

Paye said that while there will be plenty of change for the program in the next year, she expects to retain the coaching staff as she hopes to "lean into continuity."

And, as Paye and the Stanford program forge a new path, VanDerveer won't be far away. While VanDerveer is looking forward to doing the things her life in basketball have kept her from doing, she said she has more to contribute to the athletic program, whether that's as an ambassador or in an advisory role in which she helps coach other coaches.

"I want to be involved," VanDerveer said. "But it'll be a balance. When you're a coach ... You're on 24/7, and I'm ready for maybe just the seven, not the 24."

VanDerveer's retirement comes at a time when a handful of some of the most successful coaches in sports have also walked away from high-profile jobs, if not retired altogether. Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban retired after winning seven national championships. Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick did the same after winning six Super Bowls.

But VanDerveer is also walking away at a time when women's college basketball is thriving at previously unmatched levels. Sunday's NCAA championship game between Iowa Hawkeyes and South Carolina Gamecocks averaged 18.7 million viewers, besting the men's final by nearly four million average viewers, and marking the first time the women's final has drawn a larger number than the men.

While none of that seemed factor into VanDerveer's decision to stay or go, she said it will help her walk away at peace with her choice.

"The support for women's basketball is just growing, and for basketball in general, it's very, very exciting," VanDerveer said. "I feel like I'm leaving it in a good place."

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Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck told reporters that he never considered returning to the league after he retired.

"When I retired, that part of it was put to bed in my mind," Luck said, per ESPN's Stephen Holder.

Luck was back in Indianapolis on Friday to attend the Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala at the Colts practice facility. He's been gone nearly five years now after his stunning retirement announcement during the 2019 preseason.

At the time, Luck told reporters that the seemingly never-ending cycle of pain and rehab led to him being exhausted and walking away from football. A torn labrum in his throwing shoulder that he had dealt with since Week 3 of the 2015 season cost him all of 2017.

He excelled in 2018, but then trouble emerged the next offseason in the form of pain in his calf and the front of his ankle as well. He didn't participate in an offseason activities from May to August before retiring.

And with that, the career of one of the most celebrated college prospects in the history of the NFL draft ended abruptly.

Looking back on his team and legacy, Luck had this to say, per Holder:

"We were not perfect. I know I was not perfect. All of us wished we'd had multiple Super Bowls and done things and sort of vanquished some of those enemies that we didn't quite ever get to. But I could probably speak for all the other guys, and I know I could speak for myself again -- it wasn't perfect, but we tried our best. We tried our hardest, and I hope we gave folks something to cheer about and something to be proud of. And I do get the sense that we [did]."

Luck has since moved back to Northern California and is in graduate school for education at his alma mater, Stanford. He is also a volunteer coach at Palo Alto High School and a husband and father to two girls.

But he still has a strong connection to Indianapolis after his time there, as noted per Holder.

"I certainly feel like Indianapolis is a massive part of the fabric of who I am and where life has gone and highs and the lows and everything in between," Luck said. "It feels very real. So, yeah, I certainly feel the love, in a sense, from the city and I hope people know it's reciprocal. We love this place."

Luck ended up playing only five full seasons and seven games of a sixth campaign, but he still made the Pro Bowl four times and finished his career with 171 touchdowns in 86 starts, including an NFL-high 40 scores in 2014. Indianapolis also went 53-33 during his starts, making the playoffs four times.

Luck's teams made the Divisional round three times and the AFC Championship Game once in 2014.

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The House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation aimed at preventing improper payments in the employer-sponsored health insurance program for federal workers, as well as to ensure roughly 1,200 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers receive the enhanced retirement benefits they were promised.

In 2022, the Government Accountability Office issued a report finding that the federal government needs to do more to ensure enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, which provides health insurance to roughly 8 million federal employees, retirees and their families, are eligible for the benefits.

Although the Office of Personnel Management in recent years has issued guidance instructing agencies and insurance carriers to verify the eligibility of family members, GAO argued that the agency should do more, such as its own monitoring program or audit, something OPM has argued is too cost-prohibitive with its current resources. The OPM inspector general has speculated that FEHBP could be improperly providing benefits within the range of $500 million to $3 billion annually.

The FEHB Protection Act (H.R. 7868), introduced by Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., requires federal agencies to verify the eligibility of family members of federal workers for the program, i.e. that spouses are married to the employee and children are under the age of 26. It also requires OPM to conduct an audit of the current insure rolls to ensure their continued eligibility, as well as for OPM to incorporate a review of the issue as part of its fraud risk assessment of FEHBP.

It is unfortunate that OPM is still unable to ensure that employing offices are executing basic verification requirements, and its unacceptable, Waltz said Wednesday. The American people deserve to know that the tax dollars they earn are spent appropriately and free from fraud and waste.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the committees ranking member, sought unsuccessfully to amend the bill to include language that would authorize additional funding go to OPM to cover the cost of the audit, but Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., expressed a willingness to amend the bill before it reaches the House floor authorizing a specific dollar figure, based on analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO does not score legislation until it has advanced out of committee.

In a statement, OPM said that it is committed to ensuring FEHBP is administered efficiently and preventing improper payments.

"OPM remains committed to address improper enrollments in the FEHB program and finding solutions within our current resources," an agency spokesperson said. "We continue to emphasize to Congress that additional investment is required to support our efforts to reduce waste, fraud and abuse within the FEHB program and hte critical role that agencies and carriers play in this effort."

The bill advanced by a 37-6 vote.

Fixing a CBP Retirement Foul-up

The panel also voted unanimously to advance legislation aimed at fixing a more than decade-old mistake by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that misled around 1,200 CBP officers about their retirement benefits.

In 2008, CBP implemented a law making CBP officers eligible for enhanced retirement benefits to make up for the fact that they are required to retire at age 57, provided that they have 20 years of service and make larger retirement contributions. The law set up a transitional system for those hired before July 6, 2008, which provides the enhanced retirement annuity rate despite the fact that they would not have reached 20 years of service before their mandatory retirement rate.

But the agency mistakenly told officers who were given job offers before July 6, 2008 but did not start work until afterward that they also would be eligible for the enhanced benefits. It wasnt until 2020 that CBP realized its mistake and rescinded those enhanced benefits, despite the fact that those 1,200 employees had paid more from their paychecks toward their Federal Employees Retirement System annuity than they otherwise would have for over a decade.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Corrections Act (H.R. 7869), introduced by Rep. Ryan Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., would restore those enhanced benefits to CBP officers affected by their agencys mistake.

Since these officers planned their retirement, their lives and careers around incorrect guidance given to them by CBP, this bill corrects the misunderstanding by providing the enhanced benefits to this small group in the same way as existing officers, as they were told at the time, Comer said. It also directs GAO to report on the proper management of this benefit to prevent similar mistakes from occurring in the future.

Both bills may now head to the floor for consideration by the full House.

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As the highly anticipated showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia approaches on May 4 in Las Vegas, the Mexican boxing superstar has once again opened up about his future in the sport. Contrary to retirement rumors, Canelo reveals that he is not yet ready to hang up his gloves and even entertains the possibility of a trilogy against Munguia.

In a recent interview with Azteca Deportes, Canelo expressed his willingness to continue fighting for several more years, citing his current physical condition as optimal for continued success in the ring. This statement offers a glimmer of hope to fans who eagerly anticipate witnessing Canelo's legendary career unfold for years to come.

"Yes, I feel very good, in my best moment," Canelo said.

"I think I'll be here for three or four more years. Maybe sooner, we don't know. It's all in how I feel, until I say 'Yeah, I'm going to dedicate myself to my business'.

"But I still love and enjoy what I do and I'm going to go fight after fight and as long as I stay like this, as you see it now in the gym, we won't know how many more years. There's still plenty to give and give away, yes."

Meanwhile, amidst the buzz surrounding Canelo's upcoming fight, fellow boxer Ryan Garcia took the opportunity to weigh in on the choice of Munguia as Canelo's opponent.

While Garcia has faced his own challenges in recent weeks, he offered insights into Canelo's decision-making process, shedding light on the strategic considerations behind the matchup.

"I think Canelo took that fight because [Munguia] is a less dangerous version of [David] Benavidez]," Garcia said.

"He's very tall, he throws a lot of punches, but he's not as good as Benavidez. I think this is a way for Canelo to test himself before making the decision to fight David. Maybe."

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The Office of Personnel Management continued its rapid pace processing the annual deluge of early-year retirement claims, completing more than 10,000 requests for the second straight month.

OPM processed 10,711 retirement requests in March, an increase of nearly 700 claims over the previous month, and nearly 1,800 more than the same period a year ago. Combined with the number of new claims continuing its descent since Januarys high-water mark of 12,997 to 7,943 last month, the overall backlog of pending claims fell from 19,591 in February to 16,823 last month.

That figure is a marked improvement over 2023, when OPMs retirement backlog did not fall below 17,000 until June. At the end of March 2023, the backlog still sat at 22,925 pending claims. OPMs target steady state of pending claims at any given time is 13,000.

Despite those gains, the average processing time for retirement claims measured on a monthly basis ticked up, from 47 days in February to 55 days last month. An overall average, measured since the fiscal year began in October, was 61 days as of the end of March, a slight improvement from the average 62 days measured the previous month.

For years, OPMs retirement process has been embattled by complaints of opacity and sluggishness. Although a major reformdigitizing the process and federal personnel recordsremains in development, a number of short-term fixes appear to have borne fruit amid this years retirement rush.

The agency has devoted additional staff and work hours to processing claims, while leadership has published a series of guides and checklists to both help federal workers better understand the process, including which agency is responsible for which phase, as well as to help them avoid common pitfalls when filling out the application, which is the biggest cause of processing delays.

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For Vadaire James, a wellness counselor from Winston-Salem, N.C., being single is fine especially right now while she is helping care for her octogenarian parents.

What nags at her, though, is what her life will look like when shes their age.

I moved here six years ago from Washington, D.C., to help support my parents, and since then, my retirement saving priorities have taken a bit of a back burner, the 51-year-old told Yahoo Finance. I feel like I'm way behind the eight ball right now, and I don't feel comfortable at all about what my future might look like.

In 2022, there were 43.5 million single adult women in the US, up from 37 million a decade earlier, according to the most recent figures from the US Census Bureau. Thats the highest level ever and for many of them, like James, the risk of running out of money in retirement is a serious concern.

Heres why single women are uniquely vulnerable: Its the combination of potentially longer life spans and the persistent pay gap when compared to their male peers, along with fewer years in the workforce due to timeout for caregiving all without the fallback of a partners income to rely on.

Single women dont have anybody else to lean on but themselves when it comes to their money, said Cindy Hounsell, president of the advocacy group Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER).

Now, several new research reports are shedding light on the precarious state of their financial security and retirement savings.

Lets start with the pay gap women in the US earn $0.84 for every $1 earned by men, according to the National Womens Law Center.

That, in turn, translates to less money available to set aside in retirement funds. Many women also tend to take time out of the workforce for caregiving of children and family members, which often means a pause in contributions to retirement accounts. That, combined with the pay issue, results in lower future Social Security checks.

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According to the Social Security Administration, the average monthly retirement benefit for retired men age 65 and older was $2,020 in 2022, and for retired women of the same age, it was $1,638.

In addition, about a quarter of women workers are not offered any retirement benefits by their employers, compared with only 16% of men, according to a 2023 Transamerica Institute report. That discrepancy is due in part to the fact that women are twice as likely as men to work in part-time contract jobs and many employers dont offer retirement benefits to their part-time employees.

The challenge is even greater considering that women tend to live longer than men nearly six years longer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means women must get by for longer on far less.

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Among women and men who have never been married, the wealth gap is notable, according to a recent analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The research focused on the segment (23%) of adults who have never been married, which strips out any outside sources of wealth that could come from being divorced or widowed.

In 2022, never-married women had $19,200 in inflation-adjusted median household wealth, and men in that group had $28,100. These women had $0.68 for every dollar of wealth owned by the men much wider than the broader gender income gap, which stood at $0.90.

The data reveals racial disparities among women as well. Never-married white women had a median $31,000 in wealth, almost 10 times the amount owned by their Black counterparts. Median wealth for never-married white men stood at $40,000.

An early start to retirement savings makes a big difference, but for many women in their 20s, debt can be a stumbling block to getting started.

Women hold an average of $31,276 in student debt, leaving them with a monthly loan payment of $307 the year after graduation.

In fact, women take about two years longer than men to repay student loans, according to an American Association of University Womens analysis. The reason: smaller salaries than their male counterparts. From the moment women graduate from college, most face a gender pay gap which widens as they age.

The upshot is that some women may put off saving for retirement, and even delaying by a few years can make a difference decades down the road when you consider the power of compounding interest and reinvested dividends.

Hounsell added that many single women figure they will just work longer if they are behind on savings. "But you might not be able to work as long as you expect, she said.

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Caregiving is a key challenge. Overall, women are more than twice as likely as men to leave the workforce for more than one year to care for children or aging parents, according to new research, Challenges Women Face Saving for Retirement, from Goldman Sachs.

The data found that 40% of working women reported leaving their jobs for caregiving needs (childcare and eldercare), and 21% reported leaving a full-time job for part-time work to provide caregiving.

"Single women may have to step away from a job if they're going to help their parents, Kimberlee Davis, author of The Fiscal Feminist: A Financial Wake-Up Call for Women, told Yahoo Finance. And that could be really detrimental to them because they're the only game in town for saving for their retirement.

Women are programmed to be caregivers, and they also are programmed to put others ahead of themselves at their own financial risk, she said. And at some point, we need to learn that we have to be a little bit more selfish.

Her tip: Women who have enough income should start a taxable brokerage account and make it an automated investment. Whether it's only $250 a month, a hundred dollars a month, it's to get that habit going and get that feeling of seeing your account grow, Davis said. Because taxable accounts are as important as retirement accounts.

Only a quarter of single women have a retirement account vs. half of married women, according to New York Life Wealth Watch data. And two-thirds are not confident that their retirement savings will last the rest of their life. At the same time, 6 in 10 feel very knowledgeable or somewhat knowledgeable about saving for retirement.

James is in that knowledgeable crew now.I needed to make changes in my job so I could be with my parents, and it has been nice, even if they can be a handful, she said.

Her decision meant a significant drop in salary, but she hasnt stopped saving in her retirement account. I add money every month, although I waver on how much I'm able to do, she said. If my income was greater, of course, I would put more aside.

She admits she holds a lingering regret. I remember when I was 21, and my mom sat me down and said, If you put money in a retirement account now, this is how much itll be when you're 30, 40, 50, 60. Of course, that went in one ear and out the other, and while I have saved over the years, it has been inconsistent. I look back on it now and wish I would've taken her advice.

Kerry Hannon is a Senior Columnist at Yahoo Finance. She is a career and retirement strategist, and the author of 14 books, including "In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in The New World of Work" and "Never Too Old To Get Rich." Follow her on X @kerryhannon.

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Colony Retirement Homes III in Worcester has been granted $8 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the departments Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, which issues direct loans and grants to support a variety of green initiatives for eligible HUD-assisted multifamily properties.

Colony III is one of four locations for Colony Retirement Homes and is a 100-apartment retirement living community offering affordable housing to low-income seniors, according to the nonprofits website.

Colony III will use the funds to help subsidize energy efficiency and climate resilience renovations for its apartments, according to a Thursday press release from the HUD.

The climate crisis and housing crisis are intertwined, Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty said in the release. Ensuring our housing stock is more efficient promotes better health outcomes for our community, including our seniors. We are incredibly grateful for the partnership we have with federal agencies like HUD and I look forward to these improvements.

The funding is provided by the federal Inflation Reduction Act, which issued $837 million to the climate resilience program. Awards provided are used for a number of eco-conscious initiatives such as projects to improve energy or water efficiency, enhance indoor air quality or sustainability, implement the use of zero-emission electricity generation, low-emission building materials or processes, energy storage, and building electrification strategies, according to HUDs website.

The senior living facility is one of 109 properties housing more than 12,600 households and individuals awarded HUD funds to address green and climate resilience efforts. As of March 28, the GRRP has administered $544 million in funding for such projects.

This funding from HUD is an incredible opportunity to make important sustainable renovations to Colony Retirement Homes III, Worcester City Manager Eric Batista said in the release. It is critical that all of our housing stock be outfitted with energy efficient and sustainable resources as we work toward meeting the goals of the Green Worcester Plan to holistically combat the climate crisis in our growing city.

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Above / Mayor Scott Wehrli, Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres, Officer Arzania Zook Williams, Park Police Chief Steve Schindlbeck and Park Board President Mary Gibson are pictured during recognition of Officer Zooks 40-year career of public service to Naperville. (Photo courtesy Naperville Park District)

During the April 11, 2024, park board meeting, Park Police Officer Arzania Williams, also known as Zook, was recognized for his trusted and knowledgeable service to the Naperville community as he officially retired.

Officer Williams began his career in law enforcement with the City of Naperville in the mid-1980s. For the last decade, he served as one of the Districts park police officers where he mentored young officers and brought a strong sense of camaraderie to the department.

Officer Williams was presented with a shadow box and a certificate of recognition from Board President Mary Gibson and Park Police Chief Steve Schindlbeck.

Mayor Scott Wehrli and Naperville Police Chief, Jason Arres, also recognized Officer Williams and presented him with the Meritorious Service Award, honoring his years of dedication and excellence as a Naperville police officer before he joined the Naperville Park District Police.

Regular board meetings are livestreamed and may be viewed via the Park Districts YouTube channel.

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