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The 7 of Cups represents having too many choices, all of which seem very appealing to you. You are spending time dreaming about them, imagining what each would be like. Still, you cannot pick one. This card includes a hint that might help. You are drawn to these choices emotionally. Set aside those emotions for a moment and invite a little reason into the picture. While emotionally appealing, some of the choices may not be good for you. Choose wisely.
The 5 of Cups shows a time of difficulty and loss. More specifically, it is about how you deal with loss. Every loss initiates change and is an opportunity for growth. Loss hurts because of our emotional resistance to change. This card represents that moment. But it carries a word of advice: look at the wonderful opportunity around you and move forward.
The Magician indicates that it is time to focus on your goals, applying your determination and skill to achieve those goals. Everything you need is available and you have the ability necessary. Move forward with confidence because this card suggests success in your endeavours. This is a magical moment filled with potential just waiting to be realised.
The King of Wands is passionate and leads with confidence and energy. He is not one to go with the flow. He sets his own goals and makes his own way towards them. You have the wisdom, experience and energy to succeed at whatever it is you want to achieve now. Trust in yourself. Be bold and fearless. Make a grand gesture this month!
The Guide (The Hierophant in most traditional decks) often represents learning with experts or knowledgeable teachers. This card also stands for institutions and their values. It is a symbol of the need to conform to rules or fixed situations. The Guide card can show that you are struggling with a force that is not innovative, free-spirited or individual. Groups can be enriching or stifling, depending on circumstances. Sometimes we need to follow a programme or embrace tradition; at other times, we need to trust ourselves. Listen to what people have to say, but keep an open mind and take only what resonates with you.
The 3 of Cups represents a time of celebration and mutual support. It is the grateful recognition of family, friends and community and all that they add to our lives, often in the form of holidays, birthdays, anniversaries or other celebrations. The 3 of Cups can suggest the end of disagreements by way of a happy compromise. It is an all-round good omen in financial, relationship, work or spiritual concerns. Learn how to appreciate your friends.
The 8 of Swords represents a situation in which you feel helpless. Problems surround you. You feel trapped and that no matter where you look, danger, obstacles and problems confront you. When you see this card, remember that you do have choices and you do have power. No matter how trapped you feel, you can find a way out if you believe it is possible. Solutions are not always easy, but they exist. Find your clarity of thought and purpose and use them to take the first step home.
The Knight of Cups' sensitive style is involved in a situation as an aspect of you, someone else or the atmosphere in general. Follow your heart and see where it takes you. Instead of dreaming, get up and do what your heart desires. Do you express yourself fully to people around you, even the ones that you are close to? If not, what holds you back? Tell someone how you really feel this month.
The Lovers represents a choice to be made. More importantly, it represents different ways to make decisions. When this card comes up, you are being asked to consider carefully how you make the important decision before you. Do you follow your heart? Do you do what makes sense? This card suggests that there's a way to marry the head and heart so that wise, balanced decisions can be made. Weigh up the consequences of each of the choices before making your decision.
The Death card rarely refers to physical death, which is some comfort. Death, whether physical or metaphorical, is not an easy experience. This card implies the end of something, perhaps a job, a relationship, a situation, an organisation. The actual ending will likely be hard, but once it's over the cycle continues and something new will come. On the other hand, it may be a welcome closure, such as ending a bad relationship, quitting an unhappy job or selling a house to get a new one. On a spiritual level, this can mean a symbolic death where you eliminate old beliefs that no longer work for you and perhaps were holding you back. Death is usually hard, but it must happen before transformation or resurrection occurs.
The Knight of Wands is impetuous, impatient, generous and ambitious. He is willing to go anywhere and do anything and is happiest when he has a clear goal. He is probably very popular and the type of person people like to be around. On the other hand, he can be unreliable. Because he is impatient and impetuous, he can lose interest in the task at hand and run after the next shiny new challenge. Use this Knight's energy to your advantage. If you're in a rut, try something new. If you get bogged down by details, try winging it for a change. Again, on the other hand, if you're angry and impatient all the time, or cocky rather than confident, it may be time for a change.
The World is about big achievements. It promises the wonderful conclusion of long-term projects and the realisation of goals. Success, completeness, satisfaction and fulfilment are woven into your life. It's time to fully close the door on the past and move to the next stage of your life. This card can also indicate major trips and extensive travel.
The Wheel of Destiny represents an unexpected change in your plans, a conflict of interest or an idea ready to materialise. Whatever happens will be beyond your control. This card advises you to get ready for something new. Don't be rigid with your plans at this time, but prepare to go with the flow. Take any events that occur in your stride, whether they are positive or negative. If things are good, enjoy! If things aren't so good, know that it will not be forever.
The Knight of Swords is a master of logic and reason. He has a keen intellect that grasps the fine points of any subject. He speaks clearly, directly and always with authority. His judgements are sure and free of emotion. On the other hand, this Knight is not a master of diplomacy. He can be downright tactless and rude. When he thinks you're wrong, you'll know it. To him, feelings are irrelevant and illogical. This week, ask yourself whether this Knight's energy is helping or hurting you. Are you too emotional? Let your head rule your heart. Are you afraid to offend? Speak your mind. Try to find a happy medium between his two extremes.
The Queen of Swords will always tell you exactly how it is. Above all else she admires honesty, and she lives by her commitment to being truthful. She is experienced in the ways of the world, good and bad. She prefers being straightforward and direct. Her observations are candid, but never hurtful. In fact, this Queen has a delightful sense of humour. She likes a good laugh and always has a witty comeback ready. This week, think and feel as this Queen does. For example: Are you being completely honest? Do you see the humour in the situation? Are you getting right to the point? Have you figured out what's really going on? Say no to the things you really don't want to do but usually end up doing to please others.
The Page of Swords represents someone who is curious and wants to know everything. This card suggests you open up your thinking. It is an ideal card for problem-solving and thinking out of the box. Look out for messages about problems, solutions and perhaps some gossip. Be patient and don't rush into anything. Listen to what people have to say with a rational head – don't take things too personally.
The Page of Pentacles is industrious, crafty and earnest about saving money. This Page likes to learn new things and enjoys structured learning, classes, workshops and programs – look out for events that interest you this week. You can be clever and creative in finding little ways to earn extra income. Look out for messages about money, resources, material matters and health issues. Say yes to any opportunities that come your way this month.
The 5 of Swords represents the end of an argument or clash of some sort. The winner is ambitious and may have won by aggressive or less than honourable methods. It indicates a situation where someone has put her needs above the needs of others and is concerned only for his or her own interests. You will know if you are the winner or the one running away. Either way, hold to a larger view of who you are. Find the solution that is best for everyone… including yourself. This week, apologise to someone you have wronged – don't let your pride stop you from saying sorry.
The Empress shows a time of natural growth. Your role is to nurture without forcing or neglecting your project. Pay attention to where you are in the cycle of your project or situation and take the proper steps. There is great potential for abundance if good care is given. This may require action on your part or it may require a time of waiting. The Empress encourages you to strengthen your connections with the natural world – keep your feet planted firmly in the Earth. She offers an array of delights – food, pleasure, beauty. She also suggests material reward but only with the understanding that riches go with a generous and open spirit.
The Knight of Pentacles is like a bulldog – once he bites down, he won't let go. He's dogged in pursuit of his goals. He's a hard worker, has tremendous stamina and is dedicated. Every job is completed down to the last detail. On the other hand, this Knight can be stodgy and dull. He's not known for his playful sense of humour. Work always comes first and he can be inflexible and obsessive about little details. He refuses to give in, even when he's wrong (which he'll never admit). This week, ask yourself whether this Knight's energy is helping or hurting you – try to find a happy medium between his two extremes.
The 4 of Wands represents a moment of celebration. Whatever you've been working on is showing good signs of success, so take a moment to revel in it. In fact, things are looking so well, you can use some of your gains to lay a foundation for the future, whether it's building a house, expanding your business, investing or even getting married. Gather friends and family just to have a night out and celebrate life!
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Justice represents the importance of your choices. Whatever decision or decisions you make now will have significant consequences in your future, so choose carefully. Rely on logic and reason to make the decision, rather than emotion. If you are experiencing good fortune, this card can be letting you know that your past actions made the good fortune possible. It could represent a legal situation that will be resolved in your favour. This card is also a reminder to balance your physical concerns with spiritual growth.
The 6 of Pentacles deals with giving and receiving. Depending on your situation, this card can have different meanings. If you have a need, that need will be met by a gift, donation or through some unexpected source. If you are seeking aid, such as a scholarship or loan, this card is a favourable omen. If someone approaches you for help, you will find yourself in a position to provide it.
The Page of Pentacles is industrious, crafty and earnest about saving money. This Page likes to learn new things and enjoys structured learning, classes, workshops and programs – look out for events that interest you this week. You can be clever and creative in finding little ways to earn extra income. Look out for messages about money, resources, material matters and health issues. Say yes to any opportunities that come your way this week.
The King of Cups is peaceful, sensitive, affectionate and calm. He loves his home and values family and a relaxed home life. He enjoys expressing himself creatively but is even more supportive of others' creativity, sometimes at the expense of his own. He is generally friendly and caring, a very nice man to have around. This week, take the kinds of actions he might take: respond calmly in a crisis; use diplomacy rather than force; reach out to help someone; accept a different point of view.
The 2 of Wands suggests the need to choose between two ventures. In this case, either option requires your full passion and attention. This is not the time to split your focus and your energy. Although both choices are appealing, go with your instincts and you will make the right choice.
The 4 of Swords suggests that you have situations, troubles or problems that need resolution. However, this is not the time to deal with them head on. Rather, it is a time to take yourself away, calm down and heal a bit, so that you can approach your issues refreshed. Quiet, peaceful reflection and meditation will bring clear insight so that you can handle the situation to your benefit. Spend time alone and meditate to release the tension in your body. Do anything that lets you relax and just 'be'.
The Queen of Cups has a kind word for everyone and never reacts with anger or impatience. There is a gentleness about her that soothes and calms. Compassion is her watchword. Her reactions to the world are guided by her feelings. She lets her heart lead the way in all matters. Her love embraces everyone and everything. This week, try and think and feel as she does: Are you aware of the emotional climate? Are you feeling loving? Do you trust your heart?
The Moon is at once dreadful and beautiful. It represents dreams, instincts, intuition and fears. Its gentle light provides both illumination and shadows. This light can cause things to seem either safer or more dangerous than they actually are. Be prepared to be both frightened and inspired. Carefully separate your intuition from your fears and follow your intuition. Pay careful attention to your dreams at this time as they may hold important messages. Great inspiration is at hand, but it won't be an easy journey.
The 3 of Swords is one of those dreaded cards in a tarot deck, signifying heartache and disappointment. Life sometimes brings us these moments and this card signifies that. It represents a new, raw pain. It can be a major situation, such as finding your lover unfaithful, or a smaller one, such as cutting and hurtful words from a trusted friend. Swords represent truth and this is a case of the truth hurting very much.
The 10 of Coins represents a strong, secure foundation, usually based on family ties, whether a home or business. It also deals with legacies, received and given. You may either receive a legacy or small winnings to invest for the future. Or you may acquire a home or business of your own, creating security for you and your loved ones. Another possibility is investing in the community in some way, through a scholarship fund or civic improvement. This could play out several ways, but however it does, it'll be good, prosperous and beneficial to you and your loved ones.
The 5 of Coins indicates going through rough times, either physically or financially. That is hard enough, but this card carries a more distressing message. You are letting these hard times erode your spirit, your faith and your desire. You don't have the energy to get through this time. You have no faith that things will turn around. You don't even desire to seek the help that may be available. Your pride may be stopping you from asking for help as you may not want to discuss your situation with others. If you've been giving too much of yourself to others, it's time to stop and care for yourself.
The Tower indicates a major change in your life or belief system. Be prepared for emotional upheaval and distressing events. This bolt from the blue, this event will create a spiritual epiphany that will allow you to eliminate all that is no longer useful or good for you. Lies and half-truths will be revealed. It is a sort of purification. Whatever is solid and good will remain. You will have a foundation that has survived trial by fire and you can rebuild with confidence, once the dust has settled. If you feel that your life is falling apart, notice what false beliefs are being destroyed in the process.
Temperance – This card suggests that you watch your balance. Take the time to make sure that your reactions, decisions and words are appropriate for the situation at hand. You are advised to practise moderation and patience. This is no time for extreme behaviour or melodramatic gestures.
Judgement provides a call. You are being called to face your past before moving on. It is time to acknowledge whatever has happened, accept it, and let it go. You have learned so much and been through so much, you now have the wisdom and strength to free yourself from the past. A time for change is at hand – perhaps a new job, a new relationship or a new way of life. You're in control and have decided to heed the call. You have the experience and knowledge to move forward. You just have to make your final farewells.
The 8 of Coins is known as the 'apprentice card'. It means you've taken up a new job, craft, art or activity. It's not an easy road, for being a beginner brings a hard learning curve and tedious repetition until you get it perfect. Because you have a goal and the passion that comes with a new endeavour, it's likely the bumpy, beginning part of the journey will not discourage you.
The Fool indicates being at a crossroads. There are a variety of paths you can choose and this card suggests making an intuitive decision, even if it seems illogical. This is a moment for faith and trust, in yourself and in The Universe. Follow your heart and embrace whatever comes your way. If you could start anything knowing it would be successful, what would you do? Start something new this week.
The Page of Coins is industrious, crafty and earnest about saving money. This Page likes to learn new things and enjoys structured learning, classes, workshops and programs – look out for events that interest you this week. You can be clever and creative in finding little ways to earn extra income. Look out for messages about money, resources, material matters and health issues. Say yes to any opportunities that come your way this week.
The Queen of Wands is always attractive, often good-looking and has many admirers. Her energy is contagious. She tackles every task with dedication and commitment. She is always upbeat and cheerful – ready to look for the positive in the situation. Her life is full and busy, and she prefers it that way. She keeps up this pace because she is radiantly healthy and fit. She is often a good athlete, being naturally strong and coordinated. Although she's never arrogant, the Queen of Wands has a deep faith in her own abilities. Her quiet self-assurance comes from the knowledge that she can accomplish whatever she sets her mind to. This card asks you to think and feel as she does. For example: Do you feel attractive? Do you believe in yourself? Are you full of energy? Can you shake off the blues? Are you gung ho about life?
The 10 of Cups rarely needs any explanation – the image is one of ideal family life. For you, this card can mean just that. Or it can represent the components of such a life: a safe, comfortable place to live and people, either friends or family, to share your life. It's about having people to share your joys and support you through your sorrows. When you see the 10 of Cups, know that an end to hostility is possible. If there is fighting around you, it may cease. If you are at war with yourself, you may find peace. This card often signals a time of abundant blessings. It tells you that you can reach for the fulfilment you deserve and it will come to you. Look for ways to realise joy and create peace. You may find the key to happiness in your family. Your family is the group of people you are attached to emotionally – for better or worse! If there is trouble in your family right now, work to restore harmony. The time is right for greater closeness.
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The Page of Cups is Cupid bringing you opportunities for love. He delivers real chances to experience romance, deep feelings and the inner life. In readings, this Page suggest that an opening may appear that stirs your emotions, pulls at your heartstrings or brings you great joy. When you see such a chance, act on it! Take some time out to do something creative, maybe read a book about poetry, sign up for an art class or spend some time with a child and let out your own inner child. Have fun!
The Ace of Cups represents a gift of love. This can take the form of a new romantic interest, a creative desire or a spiritual awakening. At this time, your life is filled with possibilities and abundant, joyful emotions. All you need to do is embrace the moment and use that energy for the start of something wonderful.
The Wheel of Fortune represents an unexpected change in your plans, a conflict of interest or an idea ready to materialise. Whatever happens will be beyond your control. This card advises you to get ready for something new. Don't be rigid with your plans at this time, but prepare to go with the flow. Take any events that occur in your stride, whether they are positive or negative. If things are good, enjoy! If things aren't so good, know that it will not be forever.
The 8 of Cups represents a very small but powerful moment in time. You've decided to leave something comfortable behind and you've come to terms with that. You've decided what dream you're moving towards. This moment, the one where you finally turn your back forever and before you take the first step, is the 8 of Cups. It can be such a conflicted moment, filled with sadness over leaving, yet knowing you are doing the right thing. You no longer need to be linked to this difficult person or situation – but walking away requires great strength and courage. Are there any relationships or values draining your energy from which you need to walk away?
The 4 of Cups represents self-aborption, apathy and boredom. You have been disappointed by somebody or something and now you're emotionally stuck. You don't like what's in front of you and you can't be bothered to look further than your own brooding mind. It is a shame because if you listen to the voice of wisdom, you will look up and see what you need is not far away.
The Knight of Cups' sensitive style is involved in a situation as an aspect of you, someone else or the atmosphere in general. Follow your heart and see where it takes you. Instead of dreaming, get up and do what your heart desires. Do you express yourself fully to people around you, even the ones that you are close to? If not, what holds you back? Tell someone how you really feel this week.
The Knight of Coins is like a bulldog – once he bites down, he won't let go. He's dogged in pursuit of his goals. He's a hard worker, has tremendous stamina and is dedicated. Every job is completed down to the last detail. On the other hand, this Knight can be stodgy and dull. He's not known for his playful sense of humour. Work always comes first and he can be inflexible and obsessive about little details. He refuses to give in, even when he's wrong (which he'll never admit). This week, ask yourself whether this Knight's energy is helping or hurting you – try to find a happy medium between his two extremes.
You can always count on the Queen of Swords to tell you exactly how it is. Above all else she admires honesty, and she lives by her commitment to being truthful. She is experienced in the ways of the world, good and bad. She prefers being straightforward and direct. Her observations are candid, but never hurtful. In fact, this Queen has a delightful sense of humour. She likes a good laugh and always has a witty comeback ready. This week, think and feel as this Queen does. For example: Are you being completely honest? Do you see the humour in the situation? Are you getting right to the point? Have you figured out what's really going on? Say no to the things you really don't want to do but usually end up doing to please others.
The 8 of Wands is full of fast-moving potential. You need to be ready to spring into action! Whether you've set up things ready for action or you've been watching for your opportunity, the moment has come. Things may seem chaotic, but just jump in, maintain your focus, trust your instincts and you should do well. If there's something you've been putting off, this is the time to do it. Stop making excuses and just do it! This card can sometimes indicate getting news or information you've been waiting for or quick, unexpected trips.
The 2 of Swords represents a difficult situation. You are dealing with two conflicting ideas or a challenging decision, but you are not willing to face the situation. You've closed your eyes to it. Rather than view it rationally, your emotions are distracting you. This situation would benefit more from a rational decision than from an emotional one. This card can also represent a truce or stalemate. What decision are you not wanting to make? Why? Be decisive.
The King of Pentacles indicates that, for some of you, your hard work has paid off and you are financially secure. You may need to play the role of provider to someone, either personally or professionally. It may be that a project comes up which requires you to use facts and figures instead of your creative side. For others, if you are having financial issues, draw up a realistic plan of action on how to make use of your resources. Set your priorities straight. If you haven't already done so, look into making your will.
The 2 of Cups promises a strong and passionate relationship. Such a relationship brings beauty and power to life. While this can be a romantic relationship, it can also mean any such union of people, groups, ideas or talent. The key here is the coming together of two things that creates a third thing that is, in and of itself, powerful, beautiful and passionate. Let your most important relationships know how much they mean to you.
Strength is about understanding your drives and passions. By understanding and accepting them, you can use them to achieve your goals. You can become so self-possessed that you move through your life with a quiet strength that doesn't need to exert itself needlessly, but it is always ready when needed. This card suggests that now is a time to exert that quiet, yet undeniable, strength. Do you know where you want to go in life? This week, do something that scares you.
The Tower – The Tower indicates a major change in your life or belief system. Be prepared for emotional upheaval and distressing events. This bolt from the blue, this event will create a spiritual epiphany that will allow you to eliminate all that is no longer useful or good for you. Lies and half-truths will be revealed. It is a sort of purification. Whatever is solid and good will remain. You will have a foundation that has survived trial by fire and you can rebuild with confidence, once the dust has settled. If you feel that your life is falling apart, notice what false beliefs are being destroyed in the process.
The High Priestess is about knowledge that you need and that can be revealed. This knowledge is beyond logic. You must access and trust your intuition if you hope to understand it – relaxation and meditation are the ways to do this. Refrain from action for a while and instead take the time to search within yourself for the wisdom you need to move on. It could also mark the beginning of a spiritual journey. On a mundane level, it suggests sharing knowledge and not keeping secrets. This week, pay attention to the world around you. Look out for any signs or synchronicities and what they are telling you.
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I adore end-of-the year cards to teachers.
We set up a trampoline. Are we crazy?
And this is the part where you say: okay, let's see the finished product, Melissa! But I didn't get them because I have too many projects in the line up, but I sure wanted to give you heads up in case you wanted to make some fun bookends!! :) Owls would be adorable as well, I would spray paint them solid on the wood blocks.


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Brett Young's NHL All-Star National Anthem Is Another National Embarrassment for Country
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As much of the country music nervous system was affixed to the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (1-28), another high-profile event was happening down in Tampa, Florida where the NHL was holding their annual All-Star Game. "Country" artist Brett Young is a native of the area and was tapped to sing the National Anthem.
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Album Review – Lindsay Ell's "The Project"
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I like the idea of Lindsay Ell. A badass guitar-slinging chick that can play her own leads and write her own songs is something that could really spice up the boring mainstream country music scene, and add a shot of adrenaline into the effort to give more women artists attention in the top reaches of the industry.
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Kinky Sex Makes The Country Radio World Go 'Round
One would be hard pressed to find another industry that is as insular, antiquated, and downright embarrassing as the one that is in charge of managing the affairs of mainstream country radio. Despite checks and balances that are supposed to be in place, the amount of backroom deals and dirty practices is unconscionable.
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Q: NASLite 2 access over SMB from Windows 7 I have a NASLite-2 server that I can not connect with from Windows 7 RC over SMB.  It works fine from other Windows XP boxes on the network.  I can ping the NASLite-2 server from Windows 7 and even access the HTML based administration page.
I've tried changing the following in the local security policy:
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Network security: LAN Manager authentication level
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The strange thing is that I was running the Windows 7 Beta on one machine previously and had no trouble connecting to the the SAMBA shares after making the above mentioned changes.
Please forgive me for asking the question the question here but the ServerElements forum appears to unavailable and some of the response there are less than friendly.  I do not have any experience debugging SMB or enough experience to the nuances of with Windows 7 and networking.  A direct answer or any helpful advice on how to approach debugging this issue would be greatly appreciated.

A: i had a similar issue with my NAS and windows 7.  i managed to get it working by mapping a network drive to the actual shared folder i was trying to access.

A: I reinstalled Windows 7 and used the policy changes in my question and now it's working fine.

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Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership Board
15 Feb 2017 - 10:00 to 12:00
Agenda Document Pack - Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership Board - 15/02/2017 10:00:00 (1712Kb)
Councillors M Macmillan and M Holmes; S Black, P MacLeod, S MacDougall, M Crearie, O Reid and D Amos (all Renfrewshire Council); D Leese, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership; A McNiven, Engage Renfrewshire; L de Caestecker, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley; J Downie, Police Scotland; B Grant, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce; D Proctor, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service; G Gray, Scottish Government; S Kelly, Scottish Enterprise; G Hunt, University of the West of Scotland; and A Cumberford, West College Scotland.
Members of the Press and Public
Members of the press and public wishing to attend the meeting should report to the customer service centre where they will be met and directed to the meeting.
A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection prior to the meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley and online at www.renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx
Councillors M Macmillan and M Holmes; S Black, S MacDougall, M Crearie and D Amos (all Renfrewshire Council); L De Caestecker, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley; D Leese, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership; A McNiven, Engage Renfrewshire; B Grant, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce; A Cumberford, West College Scotland; and G Hunt, University of the West of Scotland; G Gray, Scottish Government; and S Kelly, Skills Development Scotland.
Councillor M Macmillan, Chair, presided.
D Hawthorn, A Armstrong Walter, Y Farquhar, S Graham and C MacDonald (all Renfrewshire Council); D Reid, Renfrewshire Alcohol & Drug Partnership and B Kennedy and C Hendry, both Police Scotland.
P MacLeod, Renfrewshire Council.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Minute of previous meeting held on 7 December 2017.
Item 1 - CPP Minute 7 Dec 2016 (44Kb)
There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Community Planning Partnership Board held on 7 December 2016.
DECIDED: That the Minute be agreed.
2 Renfrewshire Alcohol & Drug Partnership
Presentation by ADP Co-ordinator, Alcohol & Drug Partnership
A presentation was given by the Chief Officer, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership relative to the Renfrewshire Alcohol & Drug Partnership.
The presentation outlined the quality principles and the strategic priority outcome areas; highlighted the Community Planning Partnership outcomes and accountability arrangements; detailed performance and health and wellbeing statistics; gave a brief overview of intervention strategies and tools used; and indicated the Alcohol & Drug Partnership priorities and challenges.
Discussion took place on the performance statistics and in particular statistics pertaining to the Renfrewshire Council area. It was agreed that the Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership would submit to a future meeting a more detailed breakdown of the performance statistics.
(a) That the Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership would submit to a future meeting a more detailed breakdown of performance statistics; and
(b) That the presentation be noted.
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Presentation by Police Scotland.
A presentation was given by R Kennedy, Police Scotland relative to the new 2026 model.
The presentation gave an overview of the key objectives; highlighted the factors driving the changes; outlined projected statistics of population and workforce for 2026; indicated the implications for policing; and outlined the details of changes to the delivery model.
DECIDED: That the presentation be noted.
4 Renfrewshire Local Outcome Improvement Plan - Timeline Progress Update
Report by Head of Policy & Commissioning, Chief Executive's Service, Renfrewshire Council.
LOIP Timeline Progress Update (60Kb)
There was submitted a report and presentation by the Head of Policy & Commissioning, Chief Executive's Service relative to an update on the development of the Renfrewshire Local Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP) and Locality Plans which would be signed off by all community planning partners by September 2017 prior to publication by 1 October 2017.
The presentation detailed the timetable of events; highlighted the second phase of engagement; and gave a brief indication of finalisation and publication.
The report advised that data analysis had been carried out to inform an initial set of community engagement meetings during February/March 2017 through Local Area Committees, the Community Councils Forum and other meetings of community groups. It was noted that further survey and engagement work with communities would take place electronically throughout spring 2017, with public engagement events scheduled for June 2017. A timeline of the timetable for development of the LOIP and Locality Plans was outlined within the report.
A number of partner engagement strategies had been put in place in relation to the strategic needs and transition to the new governance structures which were approved in December 2016. The Partnership Board, through the remaining meetings, would be invited to discuss the role that the Executive Group and Oversight Group would wish to play in the development of the LOIP; engagement with partners to ensure the positive elements of existing partnership working and delivery transitioned effectively to the new working arrangements; and a separate session on strategic needs analysis for community planning partners would be arranged for spring 2017.
(a) That the timetable for development of the LOIP and Locality Plans as outlined within the report be agreed; and
(b) That it be agreed that a progress update report on development of the LOIP and Locality Action Plans be submitted to each meeting of the Community Planning Partnership Group/Executive Group until completion of the work by October 2017.
5 Renfrewshire Local Outcome Improvement Plan - Community Justice
Report by Head of Child Care & Criminal Justice, Children's Services, Renfrewshire Council.
LOIP Criminal Justice (860Kb)
There was submitted a report by the Head of Child Care and Criminal Justice, Children's Services, Renfrewshire Council relative to the Community Justice Local Outcomes Improvement Plan.
The report advised that the Community Justice Scotland Act 2016 required statutory partners to work together to prepare a plan for their local authority area, to be submitted to Community Justice Scotland by March 2017. A National Strategy for Community Justice and Outcomes, Performance and Improvement Framework was published on 24 November 2016 which partners had a duty to regard in their planning process.
Community Justice Renfrewshire had produced a Community Justice Local Outcomes Improvement Plan a copy of which was attached as an appendix. The plan set out their assessment against national outcomes and identified local priorities for action, along with a participation statement detailing actions taken to involve community bodies and third sector bodies in community justice and the preparation of the plan. It was noted that the draft had been sent for consultation to Community Justice Scotland and wider community consultation was also planned.
A McNiven indicated that discussion had taken place at the Forum for Empowering Communities Thematic Board relative to the Community Justice approach and it was agreed that this approach would be shared with the local housing associations through the FLAIR group.
(a) That the contents of the Community Justice Renfrewshire Local Outcomes
Improvement Plan as outlined in appendix A be agreed;
(b) That it be noted that the report had sought approval from the board to authorise the Lead Officer, Community Justice Renfrewshire to make such minor changes to the Plan that may arise through consultation; and
(c) That it be noted that the Community Justice Renfrewshire Local Outcomes
Improvement Plan was required to be submitted to Community Justice Scotland by 31 March 2017.
6 Joint Inspection of Services for Adults
Report by Chief Officer, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership.
Joint Inspection for Adult Services (47Kb)
There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership relative to a proposed joint inspection of services for adults in Renfrewshire during 2017/18.
The report advised that currently, no further details on the shape, focus and specific arrangements for the joint inspection had been shared and Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership was seeking clarification on the joint inspection and how this would work in practice. The joint inspection of services for adults would encompass the work of a number of community planning partners and so part of the purpose of this report was to raise awareness of the upcoming inspection of fieldwork.
S Black reminded Members of the role that Partners had played in the Joint Inspection of Services for Children and Young People and advised that this Joint Inspection should also have a focus on the role of the wider Community Planning Partnership and not just the Services for Adults in Renfrewshire. In that respect it was important to prepare for the Inspection and it was agreed that a report detailing an action plan for Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership in respect of the Joint Inspection of Services for Adults be submitted to a future meeting.
S Black also intimated that she would be contacting the Local Area Network to discuss concerns relative to the timing and notice given to Renfrewshire Council and Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership in respect of the Joint Inspection.
(a) That a report detailing an action plan for Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership in respect of the Joint Inspection of Services for Adults be submitted to a future meeting; and
(b) That the report be otherwise noted.
7 Promoting and Supporting the Third Sector
Presentation by Chief Executive, Engage Renfrewshire.
A presentation was given by the Chief Executive, Engage Renfrewshire relative to promoting and supporting the Third Sector.
The presentation outlined the purpose of the initiative to support and promote the third sector; indicated the type of professional support that was required; outlined the options available; and detailed the next steps.
8 Community Planning and Asset Transfer Guidance
Community Planning and Asset Transfer Guidance Final (94Kb)
There was submitted a report by the Head of Policy & Commissioning relative to further guidance which had been published by Scottish Government in November and December 2016 regarding different aspects of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, relevant to Community Planning and Asset Transfer.
The report advised that the Community Planning Guidance, (Part 2) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, provided a summary of expectations for community planning partnerships in achieving their purpose of improving outcomes and tackling inequalities. Detailed supporting guidance was also provided in terms of the principles of effective community planning, development of the Local Outcome Improvement Plan and Locality Plans. The summary of expectations was attached as an appendix to the report and a link to the Community Planning Guidance in relation to Relevant Authorities and Community Transfer Bodies was provided within the report.
It was noted that each relevant authority would require to consider the implications of the Guidance within its own organisation and in this respect Renfrewshire Council would present a paper on Asset Transfer to the full Council meeting on 23 February 2017.
Although each individual Community Transfer Relevant Authority would require to take decisions on individual cases where asset transfer was requested by a Community Transfer Body, it was proposed that Renfrewshire Community Planning partners would work together to share experience and best practice on asset transfer, in association with Renfrewshire Forum for Empowering Communities. It was proposed that a paper for developing a common approach by relevant authorities in Renfrewshire to asset transfers be submitted to a future meeting of Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership Board or its successor Executive Group.
(a) That the provisions of the finalised Community Planning Guidance to be implemented in the development of the Local Outcome Improvement Plan and associated Locality Plans for Renfrewshire be noted;
(b) That the final Asset Transfer Guidance for Community Transfer Bodies and draft final Asset Transfer Guidance For Relevant Authorities be noted;
(c) That it be noted that guidance would be considered within partner organisation; and
(d) That it be agreed that a paper be submitted to a future meeting of the Community Planning Partnership Board/Executive Group on developing a common approach by
partners to asset transfer.
9 Community Planning Partnership Thematic Board Minutes
There were submitted and noted the Minutes of meetings of the following Thematic Boards:-
(a) Greener Renfrewshire Thematic Board held on 30 January 2017.
(b) Forum for Empowering Communities Thematic Board held on 1 February 2017.
(c) Safer & Stronger Renfrewshire Thematic Board held on 7 February 2017.
9 (a) Greener Renfrewshire Thematic Board
Minute of meeting held on 30 January 2017.
GREENER MINUTE 30-1-17 (100Kb)
9 (b) Forum for Empowering Communities Thematic Board
Minute of meeting held on 1 February 2017.
FEC 01.02.17 (100Kb)
9 (c) Safer & Stronger Renfrewshire Thematic Board
Safer & Stronger Minute feb 2017 (80Kb)
Mr David Amos
Ms Sandra Black
Ms Mary Crearie
Ms Linda Decaestecker
Ms Yvonne Farquhar
Mr Bob Grant
Mr Gavin Gray
Ms Dorothy Hawthorn
Councillor Michael Holmes
Mr Gordon Hunt
Ms Sharon Kelly
Ms Shona MacDougall
Councillor Mark Macmillan
Mr Alan McNiven
No apology information has been recorded for the meeting.
Superintendent Nichola Burns
Chief Superintendent Jim Downie
Ms Meg Dunn
Ms Stephanie Graham
Mr Peter MacLeod
LSO David Proctor
Mr Oliver Reid
Mr Alan Russell


The following are the appendices to the 2018 Brown Center Report on American Education.
The goal of the 50-state inventory is to identify which states incorporate recommended practices for high-quality civics education into their accountability frameworks for K-12 civics education. As discussed in the text, we began by identifying a set of recommended practices for high-quality civics education: the Six Proven Practices (6PPs). The 2011 report, "Guardian of Democracy: The Civic Mission of Schools," explains in detail the 6PPs (renamed from their earlier title, the Six Promising Practices). This report was produced by the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools in partnership with the Annenberg Institute for Civics of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the National Conference on Citizenship, the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University, and the American Bar Association Division for Public Education.
This report's predecessor is the "Civic Mission of Schools" report, published in 2003 by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Recently, the 6PPs were included in a 2017 report by the Council of State Governments and the Education Commission of the States.1 As part of the 2017 convening, "The Republic is (Still) at Risk," the corresponding briefing paper describes a "consensus in the field of civic learning" that the 6PPs "are effective when well done" (p. 4). This report was co-sponsored by the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, the Lou Frey Institute at the University of Central Florida, the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, and iCivics.
Furthermore, a number of reports, such as "The Republic is (Still) at Risk," drew our attention to the "College, Career, and Civic Life Framework (C3)" in addition to the 6PPs. In addition to the keyword search described below, we used Appendix A from "The Republic is (Still) at Risk" to identify whether a state used the C3 in their current standards, scheduled revision of their standards, current curriculum framework, or planned adoption of their curriculum framework.
We then identified the types of policy documents to review for alignment with the PPs: high school course graduation requirements, state standards, and state curriculum frameworks. We include only these policy documents to allow for systematic comparison across states. Given the wide variety of documents that states publish and the variation in whether and how states publicize these documents, we focused on the three documents that we could obtain across all states. Importantly, these three types of documents work together to create the backbone of state accountability frameworks in civics and in other subject areas. Our analysis excludes other types of policy documents where states may address civics education, such as legislation or grant programs.
We then identified which of the PPs we could reasonably expect states to address in these three types of policy documents. After a preliminary review of the content included in these policy documents, we concluded that the two PPs related to extracurricular activities and participation in school governance were not likely to be topics or issues that states included in these documents. Thus, the analysis focuses on four of the original 6PPs that we anticipated states would address in their graduation requirements, standards, and curriculum frameworks: course requirements, discussion of current events, service learning, and simulations of democratic processes and procedures. In addition, of the four areas that experts recommend adding to the original 6PPs, we expected states to address news media literacy in the policy documents reviewed for this analysis. As a result, we also included a keyword search for news media literacy in our analysis.
To identify alignment between the PPs and state high school graduation requirements, state standards, and curriculum frameworks, we used a systematic keyword search of these policy documents for each state. We created a coding protocol that included keywords for each practice. We identified keywords associated with each of the five PPs analyzed here through a review of the 2011 "Guardian of Democracy" report that outlined the PPs, as well as reviewing additional reports that discuss either the PPs themselves or practices related to the PPs. For example, the National Young Leaders Conference provides an in-depth explanation of "service learning," which was used to inform the keyword search for the service learning practice.3 The coding protocol includes a guide for interpreting whether each keyword was substantively relevant to each PP.
For each state, a research intern searched each relevant document for the keywords that correspond with each PP. If a keyword was found, the coder recorded a "1" for that state and that practice and a "0" otherwise. Our 50-state policy inventory analysis is based on these data from the state keyword searches.
Using the NASBE high school graduation requirement inventory, search for requirements on Civics, U.S. History, Government, Economics, Law, Democracy, and/or Geography ("Guardian of Democracy" (2011, p. 26) discussion of PP1).
· If any of these courses are required by the state, type "1" in corresponding course cell.
· If you type "1" under "Combo," write the name of the course in the corresponding "Combo Name" cell.
Data source: ECS state standards inventory and/or the ECS state civics curriculum frameworks inventory, as available depending on the state.
· If these produce nothing, search individual terms: discussion, current, present, contemporary, today, event, issue.
· Ensure that these words are being used in the context of current events. For instance, the keywords "event" and "issue" cannot count if they are in the context of a historical or past event/issue.
· If keyword(s) is/are used in a relevant context, type "1" in the "Discussion" cell of corresponding state. If keyword(s) is/are not used appropriately or is/are not mentioned, type "0" in aforementioned cell of corresponding state.
Requirements of service learning adapted from National Young Leadership Council's K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice (2008).
· Service learning provides students with the opportunity to apply what they learn through performing community service that is linked to the formal curriculum and classroom instruction. Therefore, when searching key words you must search for "service learning," otherwise it cannot count. For instance, "service" or even "community service" does not count as they do not demonstrate a link to the formal curriculum and classroom instruction.
· If keyword(s) is/are used in a relevant context, type "1" in the "Service Learning" cell of corresponding state. If keyword(s) is/are not used appropriately or is/are not mentioned, type "0" in aforementioned cell of corresponding state.
· Ensure that the mention of simulations is in the context of democratic processes. For example, requiring/encouraging students to hold a mock election is relevant for this practice.
· If keyword(s) is/are used in a relevant context, type "1" in the "Simulations" cell of corresponding state. If keyword(s) is/are not used appropriately or is/are not mentioned, type "0" in aforementioned cell of corresponding state.
· If states mention examples of simulations (e.g., mock trial/elections, student government, etc.) code for it in the excel document.
· If keyword(s) is/are used in a relevant context, type "1" in the "Specific Examples" cell of corresponding state. If keyword(s) is/are not used appropriately or is/are not mentioned, type "0" in aforementioned cell of corresponding state.
· If these produce nothing, search individual terms: news, media, and literacy.
· If keyword(s) is/are used in a relevant context, type "1" in the "News/Media Literacy" cell of corresponding state. If key word(s) is/are not used appropriately or is/are not mentioned, type "0" in aforementioned cell of corresponding state.
· Ensure that these words are being used in context of news and/or media literacy. For example, requiring/encouraging students to understand the difference between real and fake news and the biases of different information outlets, is relevant to this practice.
· If keyword(s) is/are used in a relevant context, type "1" in the "News/Media Literacy" cell of corresponding state. If keyword(s) is/are not used appropriately or is/are not mentioned, type "0" in aforementioned cell of corresponding state.
Visit the full report page.
For more details, please see Levine and Kawashima-Ginsberg (2017).
See the K-12 Service Learning Standards (2008).
Description of Proven Practice 2 from "Guardian of Democracy" (2011).


Burnout syndrome is both a street and psychological term bandied about a lot lately to describe people dissatisfied with their work and life. Especially in a bad economy where people are not as able to move from one job to another, the topic of burnout comes up a lot.
In clinical terms, burnout is the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest. Most of the significant work done regarding burnout syndrome was conducted by Christina Maslach in the 1970s and the measurement of it is referred to as the Maslach Burnout Inventory. She and her colleagues came up with a three dimensional description of exhaustion, cynicism and inefficacy.
Still, Burnout Syndrome is not recognized by the DSM in the United States as an official , diagnosable mental illness. It is recognized by the ICD-10 in Europe. Burnout syndrome is also used quite liberally in Europe as the basis for unfitness to work. It has become an important factor in health economic terms. And no one is really sure it exists.
The current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International, psychiatrist Wolfgang P. Kaschka and his co-authors are clear that there is no agreed upon definition of the disease. Further, there is no valid instrument to diagnose burnout syndrome, assuming it exists. Kaschka and his colleagues suggest that burnout syndrome may in fact be a precursor to other conditions or a symptom of a greater mental health concern.
At a time when disability payments are becoming more and more burdensome to pay especially in Europe, these doctors are wondering if this syndrome is worthy of that kind of consideration or is it something else.
Submitted by humanvisitor on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 18:05.
Burnout is indeed a very real thing regardless of what anyone tries to say. Call it "compassion fatigue" and that makes even more sense to me. I just wish there was a magic wand which could be waved to get rid of it once and for all.


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Crow Wing County Board supports probation funding overhaul efforts
All 87 county boards were being asked to back the effort led by the Association of Minnesota Counties.
Crow Wing County Corrections Manager Krista Jones asks county commissioners Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, to support a resolution asking the Legislature to take action on probation funding in 2023.
Chelsey Perkins / Brainerd Dispatch
By Chelsey Perkins
BRAINERD — County probation departments across Minnesota do not receive the funding promised in state law, and officials hope 2023 is the year that will change.
Crow Wing County Corrections Manager Krista Jones asked the County Board to pass a resolution in support of an updated funding formula during its Tuesday, Dec. 13, meeting. Jones said all 87 county boards were asked to back the effort, led by the Association of Minnesota Counties and a community supervision workgroup assembled to study the needs of departments.
"Last year, we believe we were very close to moving this forward, the closest we have probably ever been," Jones said. " … We're hopeful with the surplus there's even a better chance and that there will actually be some decisions made this year to move this work forward. It's long overdue, this formula change. The current formula is extremely complicated and not fair and equitable across the systems."
More Crow Wing County coverage
Specialized domestic violence, mental health programs get their start
The Crow Wing County Board approved the use of ARPA funds for internal needs in March 2022, after which the corrections department received authorization to hire two full-time probation agents.
Crow Wing County to work on various county roads
Crow Wing County maintenance crews will remove snow and fallen and leaning trees, and patch potholes on various county roads throughout the week.
Essentia Health employee to retire after 4 decades with health care provider
Deb Anderson will retire as the volunteer services supervisor at Essentia Health on Feb. 8, 2023, after more than four decades. She is only the third person at Essentia to have held that position.
By Frank Lee
Crow Wing County MN Jail In-Custody
Inmates in-custody in the Crow Wing County jail in Brainerd, Minnesota
Fire destroys 2 fish houses on Roy Lake
The Nisswa Fire Department responded to the fire, reported at 1:43 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in Nisswa.
By Tim Speier
Jones said the law requires the state government to cover half of the costs of community supervision work completed by counties. In Crow Wing County, however, state funding covers just 41% of the costs, and Jones noted some counties are funded at a rate of 27-28%. As of 2019, community corrections departments in Minnesota supervised the vast majority of all those requiring supervision, or 87%.
"As you know, the county has to pick up what's left (of the costs) if we want to have that base level of service in order to provide the supervision that's necessary," Jones said.
As part of the effort to develop a new funding formula, five Crow Wing County probation agents are participating in a workload study. The Association of Minnesota Counties and the American Probation and Parole Association will use data gathered in the study to create a funding proposal.
According to a 2022 report developed by the Community Supervision Funding Working Group and the Governor's Council on Justice Reinvestment, Minnesota spent the lowest proportion of state general funds on corrections of any state, but the rate of people under supervision was 11th highest.
"Minnesota was the first state in the country to use sentencing guidelines and, as such, has limited the use of prison by following guidelines that establish a presumption of probation in most cases," the report stated. "While this has contributed to the state's low incarceration rate, as of 2020, 1 in every 51 adult Minnesotans were on probation, totaling more than 85,000 people."
The report calls for a deeper examination of probation delivery, citing a concern about consistency and effectiveness across supervision systems.
"Effective supervision is hindered by a lack of statewide standards for probation, specialized training and quality assurance, community-based risk-reduction programming, housing, and appropriate behavioral health treatment options," according to the report.
In addition to a new funding formula, Jones said the organization is lobbying the Legislature for a significant one-time appropriation during the upcoming session.
Commissioner Steve Barrows chastised the state for not living up to its promises.
"First of all, they don't hold themselves to the standard of following the law, which they themselves write, and secondly they're holding counties more responsible for these probation and oversight activities than they should," Barrows said. "So they should participate at even a higher level than 50%, at my estimation."
Commissioners unanimously approved the measure 5-0.
CHELSEY PERKINS, community editor, may be reached at 218-855-5874 or chelsey.perkins@brainerddispatch.com . Follow on Twitter at twitter.com/DispatchChelsey .
Related Topics: CROW WING COUNTYCROW WING COUNTY BOARDGOVERNMENT AND POLITICSMINNESOTA LEGISLATURECENTERPIECE
Chelsey Perkins is the community editor of the Brainerd Dispatch. A lakes area native, Perkins joined the Dispatch staff in 2014. She is the Crow Wing County government beat reporter and the producer and primary host of the "Brainerd Dispatch Minute" podcast.
Reach her at chelsey.perkins@brainerddispatch.com or at 218-855-5874 and find @DispatchChelsey on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


A performance audit of the public postal service, which was conducted by the Pamela Monroe Ellis-led Auditor General's Department, revealed that the arrangements with postal agents to deliver mail were uneconomical as the agents handled little or no mail but were paid retainer fees totalling $41 million during the 2016-2017 financial year.
The tax dollar appeared to be going down the proverbial drain, with the auditor general pointing out that of 260 postal agents, 58 did not receive or dispatch any mail during financial year 2016-2017 but were paid sums amounting to $6.8 million.
Telecommunications Department (PTD) $13.6 million in retainer fees for them to handle 1,606 items of mail, averaging $8,471 per item of mail.
The performance audit was done to determine whether the current operations were cost effective in delivering the service to customers. The audit also sought to assess the Postal Corporation of Jamaica's progress towards modernising and commercialising the public postal service as previously mandated by the Government.
Monroe Ellis noted that while the PTD collated data provided by postal agents on their activity levels, no analysis had been undertaken by the department to determine the extent to which it was obtaining value from the contractual relationships with the agents.
The PTD is reported to have closed 15 agencies between 2012 and 2017 owing to inactivity.
For years, the PTD has been plagued by inefficiency while being propped up by Jamaican taxpayers through massive government subsidy. The department has been racking up annual deficits averaging $529 million.
The auditor general reported that the PTD increased its reliance on government subsidy, which rose by 51 per cent between financial years 2012-13 and 2016-17. Government subsidy as a per cent of the total expenditure increased to 36 per cent in 2016-17 from 19 per cent in 2012-13.
Monroe Ellis pointed out that the increasing level of subsidy runs counter to the Government's intention for the PTD to become self-sustainable and to come off the national budget.
An analysis of a sample of 30 post offices for the period April 2016 to March 2017 revealed that more than half handled an average of 620 items of mail at a cost of $2,302 per item of mail, while only two post offices handled in excess of 5,000 items of mail, with each costing an average of $456 and $95 per item of mail.
The auditor general reported that the record-management system was not structured to allow her department to assess the financial performance of the 263 post offices. "This limitation could have undermined the PTD's ability to make timely informed decisions," she added.
Urgently review the business model - For sustainability, Postal Corporation of Jamaica (PostCorp) must assess the main cost drivers, with a view to rationalising and focusing on areas where the PTD has competitive advantage.
Implement the strategy to modernise and regulate the postal service - The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology must finalise the Postal Service Bill if the mail service industry is to be strategically aligned to the Vision 2030 objective of promoting cross-border trade.


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Q: Zend Framework internal routing For example, I have a page in my application called page2 that I want to access like mysite.com/page2
in the application.ini file I would have a section for it
resources.router.routes.index.route = '/page2/'
resources.router.routes.index.defaults.controller = index
resources.router.routes.index.defaults.action = page2

My question is, what if I have several pages that I want to access as children of the index controller. There must be a method that doesn't involve creating a new section in application.ini every time I have a new page...
Any advice?

A: This StaticRoute plugin by Ekerete Akpan uses reflection to inspect your default controller and add static routes of the form /actionname for all action methods it finds there.
This means that you don't have to add an explicit route for each of those actions. Just add an action to the default controller and the corresponding view-script in the expected place. No need to change any routing files or application.ini just to add a new top-level url.
Note, however, that since the plugin uses Reflection to inspect your default controller, using it has performance implications.


Chettipalaiyam Weather Forecast. Providing a local 3 hourly Chettipalaiyam weather forecast of rain, sun, wind, humidity and temperature. The Long-range 10 day forecast also includes detail for Chettipalaiyam weather today. Live weather reports from Chettipalaiyam weather stations and weather warnings that include risk of thunder, high UV index and forecast gales. See the links below the 10-day Chettipalaiyam weather forecast table for other cities and towns nearby along with weather conditions for local outdoor activities.
Chettipalaiyam is 334 m above sea level and located at 10.90° N 77.07° E. Chettipalaiyam has a population of 24080. Local time in Chettipalaiyam is IST.
Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 37°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Mostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 38°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
* NOTE: not all weather stations near Chettipalaiyam update at the same time and we only show reports from the nearest stations that are deemed current. Weather reports submitted by any ship (SYNOP) that is close to Chettipalaiyam within an acceptable time window are also included.
7 km Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mostly dry. Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night.
11 km Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mostly dry. Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night.
20 km Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mostly dry. Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night.
30 km Mostly dry. Mostly dry. Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night.
33 km Mostly dry. Mostly dry. Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night.


From its headquarters in the US, Power Systems Research collects, analyzes and forecasts data through its regional offices around the world. In this section, you'll find local news for each of the key regions in which Power Systems Research operates. This page contains blog posts dealing with information around the world.
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Japan and the European Union (EU) held summit talks in Brussels July 6, 2017, and concluded an economic partnership agreement (EPA). Trade rules such as facilitation of customs clearance procedures and protection of intellectual property rights also have been unified under the agreement. Japan will align with the Europeans side to make the agreement effective in 2019 and will promote the importance of free trade to the world.
CTT Bauma Moscow 2017 – transformation of the fair as reflection of market transformation.
SUMMARY: The poor performance of the CV industry in recent months is largely due to extraordinary events in the industry, rather than purely macro factors. However, sales of commercial vehicles are facing slow growth for several reasons, including major macro-economic changes. These have been driven by demonetization, emissions changes, GST (Goods & Service Tax – One Nation-One Tax), slowing replacement demand, weak industrial activity, rising diesel prices and overcapacity.
SHANGHAI--The China International Tire Expo (CITEXPO) will be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre here Aug. 21-23, 2017.
Erik Martin, Power Systems Research director of Asian operations, and Qin Fen, Power Systems Research business development manager, will be at the show. emartin@powersys.com, qfen@powersys.com.
Power Systems Research continues to gain credibility as an important source of reliable information on power equipment in the China market.
Recently, a leading executive of the China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association (CICEIA) quoted PSR in an article about the future of engines.
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The QBarLegendMarker class is a legend marker for a bar series.
A bar legend marker is related to QAbstractBarSeries derived classes. With a bar series, each marker is related to one QBarSet.
See also QLegend, QAbstractBarSeries, and QBarSet.
Removes the legend marker for a bar set.
Returns the bar set related to the marker.


Cardiff have confirmed an agreement has been reached with Arsenal over the one-month loan of Aaron Ramsey to the Welsh club.
The 20-year-old joined the Gunners from the Bluebirds in a £5million deal during June 2008 and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said that the midfielder was likely to head back to Wales before the end of the transfer window.
A statement on club website www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk on Friday evening announced: "Following comments made by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Friday, Cardiff City are pleased to confirm that an agreement has been reached between clubs to see Aaron Ramsey rejoin the Bluebirds on loan."
It continued: "The paperwork is yet to be completed, with Aaron travelling to south Wales this evening with a view to sign on Saturday morning. The loan agreement is set to run until 26 February and includes our npower Championship match against Hull City."
Wenger earlier suggested the deal was in the pipeline, saying: "I am considering to give Ramsey one month out on loan, with a possibility of him to go to Cardiff.
"I don't want him to go to a Premier League club because I want him to finish the season with us. I just look for competition for him."
The Wales international has just returned to fitness following a broken leg suffered at Stoke in February, and had a spell at Nottingham Forest to get some much-needed match practice.
Earlier this week, Arsenal youngster Jay Emmanuel-Thomas headed to Cardiff City Stadium until the end of the season.


Economic times are still unbelievably tough at the moment, and one thing (amongst many others) that this has resulted in is householders having to put décor updates on the backburner a little.
When décor is neglected a little though, it can sometimes only be a very short amount of time before things start to look drab and dated- and it's fair to say that none of us want to live in a home like this.
Perking things up a little doesn't have to mean changing everything and spending the earth though, as one change- such as updating flooring- can make a huge difference.
As flooring makes up such a large part of any property, replacing weathered and dated old carpets with flooring which looks more modern can enhance the entire look of the home and add value to the house.
There are many options when it comes to making a change and making a big difference too, as flooring constructed from different types of wood and in different shades are readily and affordably available.
A professional will be able to install your new flooring quickly and efficiently too, so you can enjoy change in no time at all.


Did Anything Happen in Istanbul?
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This is not surprising, as the IMF appears to be increasingly under the auspices of the G20 – despite the fact that this is extremely awkward from a formal governance point of view. The IMF has 186 members; the G20 has 19 or perhaps up to 25, depending on how many Europeans manage to gate crash on a continuing basis. Who elected the G20 to run the world?
And, in this context, is reference to "global imbalances" anything other than a smokescreen (or another strange kind of joke) – see our Washington Post online column, for more on this point.
"We intend to adopt an open, merit-based and transparent process for the selection of IMF management at our next meeting" (paragraph 5) is moderately interesting, but only because it appears to step back from committing to appoint a non-European (and non-US) person as the next managing director of the IMF. The current incumbent is presumed on his way to campaign for the presidency of France (and as a smart politician, likely wants to quit while he's ahead), and appointing a replacement from India, China, Brazil, or another major emerging market could be a significant move. But signs, behind the scenes, from both Europe and the White House are not exactly encouraging in this regard; they just don't want to give up "jobs for the boys" and the option value that creates – in some future crisis, you might want your guy in the managing director job, which comes with great discretion and no constraints under the usual rule of law.


10/2/15 Miami Marlins sent Chris Reed outright to New Orleans Zephyrs.
10/5/15 Miami Marlins activated RHP Carter Capps from the 15-day disabled list.
10/5/15 Miami Marlins activated RF Giancarlo Stanton from the 15-day disabled list.
10/5/15 Miami Marlins activated 1B Tommy Medica.
10/5/15 Kendry Flores roster status changed by Miami Marlins.
10/5/15 Miami Marlins activated RHP David Phelps from the 15-day disabled list.
10/5/15 Miami Marlins signed free agent 1B Taylor Ard to a minor league contract.
10/5/15 Miami Marlins recalled RHP Preston Claiborne from New Orleans Zephyrs.
10/5/15 Miami Marlins recalled RHP Matt Ramsey from New Orleans Zephyrs.
10/11/15 Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Elkin Alcala to a minor league contract.
10/12/15 Miami Marlins sent RHP Erik Cordier outright to New Orleans Zephyrs.
10/12/15 Miami Marlins sent 3B Donovan Solano outright to New Orleans Zephyrs.
10/12/15 Miami Marlins sent RHP Preston Claiborne outright to New Orleans Zephyrs.
10/12/15 LHP Chris Narveson elected free agency.
10/24/15 Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Richard Mitchell to Miami Marlins for RHP Trevor Williams.


With nearly 490 species recorded (over 50% of species of birds in North America), Point Reyes National Seashore easily claims the prize for the greatest avian diversity in any U.S. national park. The species total here, in fact, is larger than the species total in each of forty of the United States. Some of the factors responsible for attracting this amazing diversity are Point Reyes' location at an optimal latitude its diverse habitats, its location along the Pacific Flyway, and the shape of the peninsula which acts as a geographic magnet.
Included below are some books relating to birding specifically in Point Reyes and the California coast, as well as other classics of the genre.


Blizzard White Reviews-Is it Legitimate Teeth Whitening Pen?
The white and shining teeth have just become a dream now or you probably will have seen the perfect teeth on the screen. In fact, the celebrities also use some artificial ways to show their teeth healthy. However. The natural health and the beauty have just gone. Unfortunately, you are not provided with the good diet. Milk is very important for the teeth but people usually use processed milk that does not provide any benefit to the teeth. So what to do then! Firstly, you have to focus on your diet. Take the meals that provide you with the calcium. Another way to clean the teeth and to take care of your teeth externally is to use some good products like the toothpastes. Blizzard white is a product that provides outstanding benefits to your teeth. I have personally experienced this amazing teeth care product and it works perfectly. I am sure that if you will use it, you will also feel good and will get the teeth just as perfect as you desire. So I suggest you not to waste any time and immediately order it.
What is Blizzard White and how does it work?
Blizzard White is a complete teeth whitening program that helps you to get rid of all the stains within no time. It is a product that claims the teeth whitening in just three simple steps. First of all, you are required to brush your teeth and then to rinse them with water. In this way, you prepare your teeth for the exposure to the Blizzard white gel. Then you have to put small quantity of this gel on the Sure-fit mouth tray. Then put the tray in your mouth and bite it gently. Keep on doing it for a few minutes and there you go! Once you have used the product, it is important to clean the tray properly with a tooth brush as to keep it safe for the next time. Blizzard white gel along with the blizzard white teeth whitening pen works best for the teeth whitening.
What are the benefits of Blizzard white product?
It will remove all the stains and spots from your teeth.
It is the best teeth whitening remedy for all the people especially for the smokers, tea lovers and the coffee lovers.
This product will remove the sensitivity of your teeth like you will no more face the issue of hot and cold.
It is good to clean the teeth deeply and it reaches all the teeny tiny areas in your mouth.
This solution is extremely simple to use and it can be used at home.
It reduces the cost that you otherwise have to pay to the dentists for removing the stains through some procedure.
What are the side effects of Blizzard white?
If your teeth are not healthy and they move then do not use the product and instead, visit the dentist.
Do not think that using this product; you do not have any need to visit the dentist. You must visit him off and on.
The excess use of Blizzard White is not good for teeth so avoid it.
If you feel any pain in the teeth or bleeding then stop using it and get the advice of some dentist.
It is good to follow some simple instructions rather than blaming yourself later on.
What offers does the company provide?
The company has launched Blizzard white product along with many interesting offers. Hence you will be able to enjoy the great discounts also. Firstly, the customer support provides quick and outstanding services to the customers and responds to their queries within just no time. Another amazing thing that i like the most is that i just have to order the product online and nothing else to do. The product is reached at my home within 3 to 4 day. So you don't have any need to find the product in the market if you are a busy person. Not only this but the company offers you the free trial period so that you can try the product for two weeks then it is up to you whether you want to keep the product or you want to return it and claim for the refund. Keep it in mind that if you do not contact the company to cancel the order till the mentioned date of trial period then that trial period will expire and you will no more be able to claim for the refund. Another amazing offer that the company provides is that the more products you buy the more discounts you get and you can save a lot of money in this way. Hence I personally prefer to order more packs in just one order.
I had very dirty teeth and i had stains. When I looked at the teeth of any celebrity, I wished to have teeth like them. I thought there might be some way to clean the teeth and to make the teeth sparkling and so with a hope, I started to search the teeth whitening products. Meanwhile, i found blizzard white and searched a lot about it. I found many positive reviews of the people and I was impressed about it so I finally ordered it. With Blizzard white, I have literally got the sparkling teeth and now I feel confident while giving smile to anyone. When someone looks at my teeth he really admires me and asks the secret. I have suggested Blizzard white product to a lot of people and many of them have used it. Now, I do not have to pay a lot of dollars to the dermatologists and even I do not have to wait for my turn at their clinics because I have got the best teeth whitening remedy to use at home.
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Józef Beim (ur. 13 kwietnia 1937 w Klaninach, zm. 30 kwietnia 1987) – polski milicjant, generał dywizji MO, dr nauk ekonomicznych.

Życiorys
Syn Edmunda i Eleonory. Od 1956 był funkcjonariuszem Milicji Obywatelskiej. W latach 1956–1957 studiował w Szkole Oficerskiej MO w Szczytnie. Od 1957 był funkcjonariuszem Wydziału Kryminalnego KWMO w Gdańsku, od 1960 zastępcą komendanta powiatowego w Pucku, od 1962 komendantem powiatowym w Tczewie, od 1966 komendantem miejskim i powiatowym w Elblągu, od 1970 komendantem miejskim w Gdyni, od 1973 komendantem miejskim w Krakowie, od 1975 zastępcą komendanta miejskiego w Krakowie, od 1976 zastępcą komendanta wojewódzkiego w Krakowie. Od 1978 był zastępcą komendanta głównego, a od października 1981 był komendantem głównym Milicji Obywatelskiej. Absolwent Wydziału Ekonomiki Przemysłu Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. Generał brygady MO od 1980, generał dywizji MO od 1984. Obie nominacje otrzymał w Belwederze z rąk przewodniczącego Rady Państwa PRL prof. Henryka Jabłońskiego.

Od 1957 członek PZPR. W latach 1973-1975 członek Komitetu Bezpieczeństwa i Porządku Publicznego Komitetu Wojewódzkiego PZPR w Krakowie. Na X Zjeździe PZPR w 1986 wybrany w skład Centralnej Komisji Kontrolno-Rewizyjnej PZPR.

Józef Beim został pochowany 4 maja 1987 na Cmentarzu Wojskowym w Warszawie (kwatera 4A-tuje-2).

Odznaczenia
Odznaczony m.in. Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi w 1969, Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski w 1974, Krzyżem Komandorskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski w 1979, Medalem "Za umacnianie braterstwa broni" (na mocy rozkazu przewodniczącego KGB) w 1983, Orderem Sztandaru Pracy II Klasy w 1986.

Bibliografia
 H.P. Kosk: Generalicja Polska, tom I, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Ajaks" Pruszków 1999
 Leksykon Historii Polski, Wydawnictwo Wiedza Powszechna Warszawa 1996
 T. Mołdawa: Ludzie władzy 1944–1991, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN Warszawa 1991
 Katalog IPN
 J. Stroynowski (red.): Who is who in the Socialist countries of Europe : a biographical encyclopedia of more than 12,600 leading personalities in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia 1989, tom 3, K.G. Saur Pub. Munich 1989
 Trybuna Ludu, 5 maja 1987
 P. Brzeziński, R. Chrzanowski, A. Nadarzyńska-Piszczewiat: Zbrodnia bez kary. Grudzień 1970 w Gdyni, Oficyna Verbi Causa Gdynia 2010
 Dziennik Telewizyjny z 4 maja 1987

Przypisy

Członkowie Centralnej Komisji Kontrolno-Rewizyjnej PZPR
Generałowie dywizji Milicji Obywatelskiej
Komendanci główni Milicji Obywatelskiej
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (Polska Ludowa)
Odznaczeni Orderem Sztandaru Pracy II klasy
Odznaczeni Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi (Polska Ludowa)
Pochowani na Powązkach-Cmentarzu Wojskowym w Warszawie
Urodzeni w 1937
Zmarli w 1987


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As a first time exhibitor at TISE, you are eligible for our complimentary first time exhibitor package. These complimentary benefits will help increase your visibility at the event. It's just another way of thanking you for supporting the world's largest event dedicated to the floor covering, stone, and tile industries.
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As an exhibitor, the exhibitor dashboard is where you can review, submit, and upload company information which will help drive business. You can also update your company profile, receive reminders about important dates, register your booth personnel, and order lead retrieval. If you need your eCode, contact your Account Executive listed below.
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Kate Tempest | The Book Of Traps And Lessons | 12" Vinyl LP
Artist: Kate Tempest
Label: American Recordings
Kate Tempest's third studio album, The Book of Traps and Lessons available here on 12" vinyl LP.
The highly anticipated album was crafted with Rick Rubin and Dan Carey over the a five year period. It follows Tempest's previous releases, 2014's Everybody Down and 2017's Let Them Eat Chaos, both of which were shortlisted for The Mercury Prize.
A handful of words often tell you everything you need to know. When asked, who is Kate Tempest? She gives a brief, albeit telling answer. "Kate Tempest is the words," she responds. You haven't ever seen, heard, or experienced anyone quite like her. Tempest uncovers the missing link between the Golden Ages of literature and hip-hop. The London-born BRIT Award-nominated spoken word artist, rapper, poet, novelist, and playwright rhymes with a century-turning fury. Since her emergence in 2011, she has redefined what it means to be a wordsmith in the Modern Age. To date, she has published three poetry collections, staged three plays, and released two studio albums. Along the way, she entranced audiences on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NPR's "Tiny Desk," and more. Not to mention, she garnered widespread critical acclaim from The New York Times, The New Yorker, Forbes, and more, to name a few. In the midst of this whirlwind journey, she performed a passage of her popular 75-minute narrative poem, Brand New Ancients, on Charlie Rose. Legendary producer and American Recordings Founder Rick Rubin caught the show, tracked down her phone number, and made a call. This set a series of events in motion that led to her 2019 debut on the American Recordings label.
Keep Moving Don't Move
Brown Eyed Man
Three Sided Coin
I Trap You
All Humans Too Late
Hold Your Own
Firesmoke
Holy Elixir
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Q: Attribute alignment after edit in AutoCAD I have a simple routine that updates the text value of an attributereference.  After the routine runs the values are updated in the drawing but the text is left justified and not centered.  I have not been able to find any command that will cause AutoCAD to update the text location.  So any help would be appreciated.
My Code
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A: Sorry, I have been searching for this issue for 3 days and found the answer right after i posted this question.  For anyone else you just need to change the working database before you update the attribute text value.
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About the Guild
Guild members
The Guild of Motoring Writers
Act now against a threat to motorsport in the EU
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Motorsport is under threat, and your action now can help save it writes Guild committee member Lara Platman.
In 2014 the European Court ruled that any use of a vehicle required compulsory insurance cover, so long as that use was consistent with the normal function of the vehicle. This would require all EU Member States to enact laws requiring compulsory and unlimited third-party liability insurance to cover personal injury between motorsport competitors and car-to-car damage during any competition, at any level, whether regulated by the FIA or FIM or not. Insurance of this kind is not currently available and looks unlikely to be available in future – which would mean motorsport would not be able to continue in the EU.
The Guild is supporting the efforts made by the Motor Sports Association (MSA) and the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) in responding to this issue.
This is a serious threat not just to competitors and the motorsport industry but also to journalists and media organisations producing coverage of the sport. We can work together to make the European Commission fully aware of the economic importance of motorsport and the employment which our sport and industry provides across the European Union by responding to an EU consultation which closes on 20 October.
For more information see the the MIA's call to action and the MSA's response to a Department for Transport consultation.
How to respond
Go to the EU consultation page and click the link 'Respond to the consultation' in the blue box
In Section 1 enter information about yourself as appropriate
In Section 2 'Your opinon' scroll down to section 'B2.7 Scope' and answer at least questions 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 - our suggested answers follow
Q27: Answer 'No. It should only apply to public roads, not private property'
Q28: Answer 'No. If motorsport vehicles were exempted, the cost of claims would have to be met by organisations such as the MIB in the UK. This would transfer to cost to normal motorists, which is unfair.'
Q29: Answer 'All vehicles used for motorsport activities'
Q30: Answer 'No. Motorsport activities should not be covered by compulsory Motor Third Party Liability (MTPL) insurance'
Q31: Answer 'No. Compulsory Motor Third Party Liability (MTPL) insurance should not cover accidents that occur in areas which the public are not allowed to access'
Q32: If you represent an organization which would be adversely affected by this policy, describe that effect here. Read the MIA's guidance for advice on how you might respond.
Click 'Next' and then 'Submit' to submit your response.
Remember the consultation closes on 20 October so act now!
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