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ESPN has little faith in Suns repeat
The writers at ESPN believe the Suns will regress a bit in 2021-22.
By Dave King@DaveKingNBA Sep 16, 2021, 2:30pm MST
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Just like last year — throughout the season, when the playoffs started, and before every series — ESPN is discounting the Suns chances of being great.
Over the past two days, the NBA writers at ESPN have come out with their collective predictions on win totals per team and their favorites for the Championship, Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, Most Improved, Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year.
Spoiler alert: they don't have faith in the Suns repeating.
All this is behind the ESPN+ paywall, but I'm giving you some of it anyway, while staying within the rules of sharing only so much of someone else's paid content. Don't worry, ESPN, I'm not breaking your bank here.
West win totals
Last year's result: Suns finished 2nd in West with 51-21 (72 games)
ESPN Prediction: Suns will finish 3rd in the West with a 51-31 record (82 games)
So they predict that the Suns will lose all 10 of those extra 10 games on the schedule this year as the calendar returns to normal. That's interesting, considering the Suns have returned all but one of the core that came within two games of winning the title. That's the same core won the 2nd most games in the NBA, had the best road record, had the best record against the league's best teams, and had the best record in the clutch.
Chance to win the West
Last year's result: Suns won the West
ESPN Prediction: Suns have the 3rd best chance to win the West (behind Jazz and Lakers)
More than anyone else, ESPN believes in the power of players returning healthy from injury for deep playoff runs, most notably Anthony Davis and LeBron James who they continue believe would have knocked the Suns out in the first round if healthy. What people conveniently forget is that the Suns were running out one-armed Chris Paul — he couldn't even hold his dribble in open court! — and a group of players with zero playoff experience.
If you discount the Suns because of Chris Paul's advancing age and injury potential, then you have to discount the Lakers because LeBron James is the same age as Chris Paul and has more severe, more recent injury issues than Paul has had.
MVP chances
Last year's result: Chris Paul finished 5th in MVP voting
ESPN Prediction: No Suns mentioned among 9 players listed
Chris Paul has finished among the top 7 of MVP voting a whopping total of 9 times in his career, including the last two seasons. Yet he's always been discounted because of... what? his stature? These days it's because of his age, I guess, yet LeBron James — who is the same age as CP3 — has indeed made the list.
Coach of the Year chances
Last year's result: Monty Williams finished 2nd among media voters like these; but won the vote among his peers in a landslide
ESPN Prediction: Williams checks in at 6th on this list
Ime Udoka?? Seriously?
Defensive Player of the Year chances
Last year's result: No Suns player got any votes
ESPN Prediction: No Suns player listed among top 7, though Deandre Ayton is among 'others receiving votes'
After his historic playoff run at age 22, Deandre Ayton is getting a lot of quiet respect for his defensive acumen. Almost no player that young had ever had such a good playoffs. Ayton's skills at defending the paint AND the perimeter are nearly unmatched in the league. And frankly the fact that he doesn't spend the whole year lobbying to play power forward should only deepen your love for this guy.
Sixth Man of the Year chances
ESPN Prediction: No one listed here either
I understand the Suns surprised the league last year, and one storyline that kept rearing its head was that the Suns had a weak bench. When I kept hearing that, even into the playoffs, I was flabbergasted. Looks like that's not going to change this year either. I can't wait to see one of the Cams getting recognized this year, with all the national TV games the Suns will have.
What's funny is that nearly every new or former Lakers reserve got at least one vote from ESPN writers for 6MoY. Think they might be catering to clicks? Me too.
Most Improved Player of the Year chances
Last year's result: Mikal Bridges got the 8th most votes
ESPN Prediction: He's mentioned again, except way down the list
Last year, the only Suns player who got ANY votes in this category was Mikal Bridges, despite nearly doubling their winning percentage with much of the same core. The media didn't give any votes to Ayton (his improvement came in the playoffs), or Cam Payne or Cameron Johnson, who both surprised everyone with even being NBA-caliber players let alone keys to a Finals run.
Who on the Suns will be most improved this year? I think all three could be candidates.
There you have it, Suns fans. ESPN thinks the Suns will regress a bit this year, though they have zero reason to think that. The Suns have returned all but one of last year's important pieces, while adding a bit more juice to the third string contingent.


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Policy planning: General: "Neutralism: Suggested United States Policy Toward the Uncommitted Nations," 29 May 1961
1961: 29 May-2 June
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
This folder contains a paper prepared by the Policy Planning Council (also known as the Policy Planning Staff) of the Department of State entitled, "Neutralism: Suggested United States Policy Toward the Uncommitted Nations," discussing nonaligned nations in the Cold War.
Policy planning: General: "Approaches Toward New Political and Juridical Bases to Defeat Communist Aggression," 9 June 1961
This folder contains a paper prepared by the Policy Planning Council of the Department of State entitled, "Approaches Toward New Political and Juridical Bases to Defeat Communist Aggression," discussing methods for fighting the threat of communism.
Policy planning: General: "Internal Defense of the Less Developed World," 16 June 1961
1961: 16 June-13 July
This folder contains a paper prepared by the Policy Planning Council of the Department of State entitled, "Internal Defense of the Less Developed World," discussing a need for strong internal security in less developed countries as a means of fighting guerilla warfare and the threat of communism.
Policy planning: General: "Approaches Toward New Political and Juridical Bases to Defeat Communist Aggression," 24 July 1961
July 1961: 24-27
Policy planning: General, 1961: September-December
1961: 11 September-30 October
This folder contains memoranda regarding revisions to the planning problems list and status updates for various items. Also included in this folder is a paper by the Policy Planning Council of the Department of State entitled, "Foreign Policy: Toward Clarity in Terms and Method," defining terms such as contingency planning and operational plans; the relationship between objectives, policies, and lines of action; and discussing methods for evaluating policies.
Policy planning: General: "U.S. Policy Toward Government-Owned Enterprise in Transitional Free World States," 4 October 1961
October 1961: 4-30
This folder contains a paper prepared by the Policy Planning Council of the Department of State entitled, "U.S. Policy Toward Government-Owned Enterprise in Transitional Free World States," discussing the role of government in the economy of a country and foreign aid to state-owned enterprise.
Staff memoranda: Rostow, Walt W.: Guerilla and unconventional warfare, June 1961: 1-13
June 1961: 7-13
This folder contains a paper by the Policy Planning Council of the Department of State titled, "Counter Guerrilla Operations."
(-)Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files (7)
National security and defense (1)
(-)United States. Department of State. Policy Planning Staff (7)

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Hometown News / Politics / US News | By Butter Bracco
ICE arrests nearly 250 illegal immigrants, criminals across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware
A new statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detailed an operation over the last two weeks in the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware which resulted in 248 arrests.
"ICE officers make extraordinary efforts to keep our communities safe, and this operation is just a small example of what they do every day. ERO officers took oaths to protect the homeland and to arrest individuals in violation of immigration laws," said ERO Philadelphia Acting Field Office Director Jennifer Ritchey. "This operation resulted in multiple arrests of individuals with violent criminal arrests or convictions in the three-state region."
"In the Philadelphia area, ICE arrested several at large criminal aliens in which the agency had issued detainers but the City of Philadelphia failed to honor them and released the individuals from custody — a situation that puts the public at unnecessary risk. ICE will continue to conduct targeted enforcement operations, whether local jurisdictions intend to cooperate with ICE or not."
"These regional operations may result in arrests of individuals other than those initially targeted. Many of these individuals were criminals, who had illegally re-entered the United States, which is a crime under federal law. One of the most egregious individuals encountered during this operation that had not initially been targeted had been deported from the United States on two prior occasions and had a conviction for sexual abuse of a minor," said Ritchey.
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I was inspired by this awesome post by Gayatri. She made some great backgrounds using alcohol inks and I just loved her cards. I hadn't used Simon's Under the Sea Animals set and her entire post made me sit down and start creating!
I used several different Distress Oxide inks and Ranger Glossy cardstock along with Distress Micro Glaze to create all my backgrounds. Some I did the "ink smooshing" technique on an a couple I painted on the Oxides with a paint brush to get a different look.
I added jewels in colors that went with the creatures I used on each card, adhering them with Simon's Craft Tacky glue.
I stamped all the images from the Under the Sea Animals stamp set onto Neenah 80lb Classic Crest Solar White cardstock with Simon's Intense Black ink and coloured them in with Copics. I used a white gel pen to add all the little details and highlights, then die cut them all with the coordinating wafer dies.
I finished off the insides of all the cards with one of the creatures that was on the front of each card and that was it!
SSS Stripes Card Wrap & From the Rooftops + Giveaway!!
Hello everyone! I'm so excited to be hopping along with a bunch of other fabulous designers showcasing products from Simon Says Stamp's Friends release! This is Day 2 of hopping - you can check out Day 1 HERE if you missed it!
The Simon Says Stamp Friends release is AMAZING - I did 2 separate Release & Review videos on it - you can check those out below if you missed them. Also stay tuned to the end of the post as there's give-away info!
Simon Says Stamp Friends Release & Review!
Part 2 | Simon Says Stamp Friends Release & Review!
If you didn't get here from Nichol's blog you can start at the beginning at the SSS blog HERE <----click!
I had so many of you asking how the new Stripes Card Wrap die worked so I combined that with the new From The Rooftops stamp set (as well as 3 new sentiment dies on the inside) to make my cards.
These are 4 1/4" square cards.
This Stripes Card Wrap die is really easy to use once you've done it once or twice. I explain it all in the video, and once I got started I decided to make 3 cards with it.
I used Ranger watercolor paper for all the inner cards (that are 4x4") and stamped the images from the From The Rooftops stamp set with Versafine Onyx black ink then watercolored them in with my Sakura Koi watercolors.
On this card I splattered a bunch of Copic Opaque White paint to make it look like snow.
For this card I masked the buildings after watercoloring (and everything was dry) then splattered on the Copic Opaque white lightly so that it looked more like stars.
On all the cards I added sentiments that I'd stamped and heat embossed on black card stock with white embossing powder.
I finished off all the insides of the cards with die cut sentiments using new dies from the Friends release and that was it!
Next stop on the hop is Kelly Latevola's awesome blog <------click!
Hey everyone! Like I mention in the video I've been sick most of this week, my kids have been fighting off this horrible cold as well (so much worse when they're not feeling well either), so my creative "energy" is pretty much non-existent!
Check out the CTD blog post HERE <------click! to see what the rest of the team created with this combo - it's a fun one!
I created my own striped patterned paper with the SSS Diagonal Stripes background stamp, my MISTI and my SSS Intense Black ink. LOL I still prefer just using purchased patterned paper (it's more convenient!) however this is definitely an option for those that like creating their own (plus then you could make it in any color you wanted - the beauty of stamping!).
I struggled with this card, and show in the video how I ended up salvaging what was turning into a hot mess LOL.
I finished off the inside of the card with the "leftover" patterned paper and a sentiment from the new Handlettered Encouragement stamp set and that was it!
Anywho *wink* - I showed this Molotow Empty Marker in a recent haul video - and today seemed like a good day to fill it up and try it out.
I've used Liquid Frisket before, not this Pebeo brand, but one from an art supply store. This one I'd heard good things about, and then had people tell me how great this marker was - so I thought I'd try them out. The one thing I really don't like about liquid frisket is picking it up with an old (or at least one you don't mind getting wrecked) paint brush and painting it over the images I want to mask. I find it tedious and just don't enjoy the process.
This marker is supposed to make it easier - I honestly wasn't sure how well it was going to work but I have to say after trying it out here I am looking forward to using it again!
I finished the card I started in the video. I didn't add the last footage of all the watercoloring b/c the video was getting long as it was and it takes FOREVER for me to get videos like this uploaded. I still have the footage and I guess if any y'all really want to see it I can edit it and upload it to YouTube.
It's hard to pick up on camera but I coated all the hearts with my Shimmer Pico Embellisher so they're glossy and have just a hint of sparkle. Other than that all I did was die cut the watercolour panel with the largest die from the Blueprints 2 Die-namics set and adhered it to my card base and that was it!
Hello everyone! This month's Ingenious Inking Challenge with MFT was for us to use the MFT Hybrid Inks with Mixed Media. Make sure to check out MFT's blog post for the links to all the other DT member's blog posts to see what they made!
The first set I made uses the Romantic Script background stamp with Chocolate Brown Hybrid ink and then I stamped images from the MPD Timeless stamp set on top with Black Licorice Hybrid Ink.
For my second set of tiles I used the Romantic Script background with Nightshift Blue Hybrid Ink then stamped the flowers from the LJD Grand Peaceful Wildflowers set in Black Licorice Hybrid Ink.
That's right - another new challenge for the MFT Design Team! For this first one we're showcasing how to use MFT's MIX-ables with their different inks. Make sure you check out their blog post here for info and links to all the other DT members blog posts. LOTS of inspiration to check out!!
I made 2 cards and show 3 ways how I used MFT's Sheer Shimmer mist with their dye inks - and yes this time I have a video to go with it (honestly sometimes it's just too much to do a video for everything - I wish I could but then I wouldn't get ANY sleep!).
For my first card I used the Shimmer Mist and dye inks to watercolour this embossed tulip from the Spring Tulips stamp set. I then created my own coloured shimmer mist with a Sno Cone dye ink refill and Sheer Shimmer mist (I purposely made it really pale so it's just got a hint of color - but a person can make them as pale or as vibrant as they want depending on the amount of ink you add. The sky's the limit).
In real life the shimmer is just GORGEOUS. It's a clean and simple card but the shimmer just makes it POP!
This time a sponged the dye inks over the Harlequin stencil blending them together, THEN sprayed the Sheer Shimmer mist over it. So I end up with a multicoloured shimmer background without needing to create several different shimmer mists (you wouldn't be able to achieve the blended and smooth look like this with mists anyway).
I watercolored the tulips the same way I did for the first card - this time just stamping the images onto their coordinating die cuts with Black Licorice hybrid ink then colouring them with the dye inks and Sheer Shimmer mist instead of water.
Hello everyone! This month's Creative Challenge for the MFT Design Team was "Hop Into Action" - AKA create Easter-themed things! Make sure you check out MFT's blog post for links to all the other members playing along to see how they interpreted this and what they made!
I was in a floral mood - and I've had the new Spring Tulips set sitting on my desk and was still itching to use it - so I did - for both cards LOL!
I decided to do watercolour with MFT's dye inks and did it in a different way for each card - I've got a video below that you can check out as well.
For my first card I kept things clean and simple. I heat embossed the tulip line image with detail white embossing powder then watercoloured it with different MFT dye inks (Sour Apple, Green Room, Cotton Candy and Ripe Raspberry).
To achieve the soft background I simple sponged Sno Cone Dye ink with the mini ink blending tool around the edges that I'd taped off with painter's tape.
The sentiment is from the Easter Bunny stamp set, I stamped it with Black Licorice Hybrid ink then stamped the tulip image with Sour Apple ink to finish off the inside of the card.
For card #2 I used dye inks again but this time inking up the solid images from the set and spritzing them with water before stamping them onto the watercolour card stock.
This is one of those techniques that will look different every time you do it. You can experiment with different colors, different amounts of water and different types of card stock to see what works for you. I made a couple of "mistakes" that I explain in the video and how I could have fixed them, but I just went with the splotchy look in the end (mostly b/c I didn't have time to re-do any of it - my stamping/crafting time lately has been REALLY limited :P).
I finished off the inside with another stamped sentiment from the Easter Bunny set and stamped another tulip image and that was it!
I'm back with another MFT January post - if you're reading this it means the new January products are available NOW in the MFT store!
Make sure to check out MFT's blog for all the info and links to all the other DT member's blog posts. PLUS stay tuned to the very end of this post for info on how you can WIN ;).
I'm focusing on the new Love Center-pieces Die-namics for all 3 of my cards - and the first 2 are shaker cards. I made them in different ways and it was easier to show/explain via video so check that out below if you're interested in seeing how they came together.
For this first card I made a "traditional" shaker card with layers of foam tape and transparencies (any office supply store carries them - I've had mine for forever) that sandwich some glitter and die cut hearts and XOXO's from the Love Center-pieces Die-namics.
I finished off the inside with a sentiment from the All My Love stamp set and a die cut heart.
Card #2 is a "flat" shaker card that doubles as a window - love that you can see the inside of the card through all the glitter and little die cut pieces.
I adhered the die cut "you" on the inside of the card so that it would show through the heart with the card closed.
For my third card I used some of the leftover die cut pieces from the first 2 cards. I LOVE how this one turned out (no pun intended).
I stamped the heart with the Damask Background and Sno Cone pigment ink (loving the new pigment inks!!), and popped it up on dimensionals.
I used the same sentiment from the All My Love set that I used on the first card - but this time I cut it up to stamp it how I wanted it, and used the die cut heart to stamp the word "heart" onto it to finish off the card.
Hello everyone! I'm back with another sneak peek of *some* of the new MFT January goodies - along with a video! Make sure to check out MFT's blog post here for all of the info for today plus links to all the other DT member's blog posts!
For today's card I paired the new Birdie Brown You Have My Heart stamp set with the Tag Builder Blueprints Die-namics that I showed yesterday. I also used the new Background Hearts stencil - which took a turn from my original design for this card (more on that in the video).
Hey everyone! Only 3 days left to go 'till all of MFT's new July products are available! Make sure to check out MFT's blog post HERE for all the info you need to know for today!
I used the new Square Grid Cover-Up Die-namics for my background (completely different look from how I used it yesterday!) with MFT Kraft card stock, and sponged all the squares with Natural ink just to give them some definition.
The tag is from the new Free with $60 set called Tag Talk Die-namics and there will be more info on that in MFT's blog post tomorrow.
I made this fun little flower with the new Pinking Edge Circle STAX Die-namics and the pink tissue paper that comes wrapped around the goodies you order from MFT lol! The tutorial on how I made it will follow after the next picture.
I finished off the inside of the card with another die cut Leaf Filled Flourish (that's not new it's been around for a while and I love it!) from Sour Apple card stock which I'd also used on the front and that was it!
I just ran the tissue paper thought my die cut machine with the third smallest Pinking Edge Circle STAX Die-namics - cutting all the layers at one time. Doing them all at once compresses the edges and they kind of stick together but that makes the next steps easier.
I took my scissors and snipped between every 2 or 3 "points" cutting towards the center. No ryme or reason just cutting 'till I'd gone all the way around.
I then peeled all the layers apart - again not neing too careful about it - some might tear but that's fine you won't be able to tell. And some of the layers might have been creased/wrinkled/whatever and that's fine too - no need to be careful!
You can see I cut through 8 layers no problem with the die.
I re-layered all my tissue flowers on top of each other again then I threaded my large needle with MFT's hemp cord and sewed a MFT Kraft button into the center of the flower.
Then all you have to do is ruffle up and crinkle all the layers of tissue and you've got a cute little flower to embellish your card!
I attached mine with a red line adhesive dot from Jody's Sticky Stuff Store - worked like a charm :).


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Are you admiiting that another "part" of your anatomy grows 3x larger when you have a prostate exam?
Have you heard the story of Randolph the brown nosed reindeer, he is the one who travels behind all the others, the problem is he can't stop as quickly as the other reindeer and always ends getting a brown nose.
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If you did not wear a swimsuit, you would get people treating you in a much colder manner and you would be made to feel more uncomfortable than any swimsuit could make you feel.
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It was caused by a nasty cyberattack, so many people in so many different countries were affected for an extended period of time.
Take a look at he following link:https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/11/21/gocomics-down-due-to-cybersecurity-issues/
I tried a few other comics websites, but none were as good as GoComics.
This website isn't perfect and they deservedly cop some flack from time to time for nonsensical decisions made, but they are best comics website we have available.
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I live in Adelaide, Australia and was also affected by this outage for 3 days, I have no clue as to what happened.
Other users have posted that it was caused by a nasty cyberattack as evidenced by the fact that so many people in different countries were unable to access GoComics for an extended period of time.
Anyway I'm glad it's all over and things are back to normal as other comic websites were simply not as good as GoComics.
When I was growing up we had to get up out of our chair to change channels, back in those days TV's didn't have remote controls so you did it yourself or asked the kids or your spouse to do it.
Most TV's still have manual controls somewhere on the TV itself, they maybe hidden in a hard to find location because TV's today are so thin and so they are not found in obvious locations for practical or aesthetic reasons.
I know exactly how Garfield feels, you walk down any supermarket isle and the amount of choice is astounding and bewildering.
For example you go get a loaf of bread and you are confronted with a isle packed with every kind of bread imaginable, making all types of claims and promises, it is so overwhelming and confusing. It often takes you ages to make a final decision, that you hope won't disappoint you.
When I was growing up in the 60"s we only had two choices of bread: white or brown(wholemeal) the same applied to milk it was either full cream milk or the dreaded skimmed milk.
When Fergus has a conversation like this, he very much reminds me of Rose Nylund in the Golden Girls.
Keep this up Cuddles and you won't know what's hit you and you will be gone permanently…………
Cuddle's has been skating on thin ice with his recent jokes regarding Bruno, is this going to be the end of a beautiful friendship? or more importantly will he live to see another day?.


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The EURGBP pair shows a clear upward trend since the middle of last February. This broke the resistance at 0.8763 which was no problem but the second runs right through an important point from the psychological point of view (0.9000) so you can not expect that the break is done very easily. While it could be some difficulty to pass that level is also true that not many indicators that show a weakening of the uptrend.
At present, the 43.11 mark RSI what is clearly a zone of indifference to what may presage the pair continue to rise even crossing moving averages continue to teach a buy signal.
For the week, expect some important economic data that may have some influence on currencies such as the CPI and the quarterly GDP in the EU, the publication of producer prices, confidence level and balance of trade of Great Britain .


Over the weekend my family visited the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA. It was suggested as a things-to-do-with-kids-in-the-Berkshires activity because of Rockwell's "accessibility" as an artist. (Be that as it may, the little boys were much more interested in climbing on the outdoor sculptures — allowed! — and running around on the lawn.) Amidst all the small-town folksy scenes and the smiling cheerleaders was Rockwell's arresting The Problem We All Live With. Large and horizontal, among the mostly vertical and more contained (and restrained) pieces, the image commands attention and reminds viewers that Rockwell, though undoubtedly adept at capturing cozy Americana, had something more to say.
I then read in the news about the flap caused by illustrator Mary Engelbreit, best known for her sweet, cherubic children and bucolic scenes — from her website: "Mary Engelbreit is known throughout the world for her distinctive illustration style, imbued with spirited wit and nostalgic warmth." The St. Louis native was inspired by events in Ferguson, Missouri. Who knew she had it in her? You go, Mary.
It's an apt time to re-post last summer's thoughtful, moving piece by Christopher Myers — "Young Dreamers" — about cultural diversity in children's media, the state of race in America, and childhood cut short.


We had the pleasure of catching up with Seth MacFarlane and Mike Henry to talk about their latest project – this fall's The Cleveland Show. Check out what they had to say below!
Why did you choose Cleveland as the character for a spin off show?
Seth MacFarlane- Of the non family characters, he was the most multi-dimensional. He's the most layered. He was the one guy that you could kind of see being at the center of yet another bizarre animated world. Also, I've known Mike since college. Mike is one of the funniest people I've ever met in such a unique way. None of his characters feel derivative of anything else you've ever seen. That's kind of a rare thing. A lot of it had to do with the fact that he was somebody that kind of made sense to have a show revolve around him. He just sort of has that ability to tap into a comedic tone that no one else has tapped into before.
Mike Henry-The timing was great for me actually, because I got to do a lot of things before Family Guy as far as stand up, or sketch, or directed shorts, and commercials. Then I really got to learn this whole new world through the process of watching Seth sit down in the writers room and pitch stuff out as Stewie and Brian and whoever else. I love being able to just sit in the Cleveland room and start ripping on something knowing what needs to be accomplished, and making sure that gets accomplished, and whatever is going on. Kind of just getting to be crazy. I learned how to be crazy from Seth.
Does The Cleveland Show and Family Guy ever cross paths?
Seth MacFarlane- For the most part early on, we kind of keep the two shows separate. There's one episode of Family Guy where the Griffins visit Cleveland and his family. For the most part at the moment, they are kept separate.
How involved will you be with The Cleveland Show compared to your involvement with Family Guy?
Seth MacFarlane- Producing one animated show on a weekly basis is next to impossible, yet somehow it gets done. Producing any more than that, two or three, you just can't do it. What you have to do is find people who can run these things. My method has been to co-create with other writers and then they go off and run the shows themselves. That's what Mike and Rich do. Mike and Rich run The Cleveland Show on a daily basis. I think it also helps to make the shows all feel a little bit different. I don't think it would be a good thing if everything felt like Family Guy. If you had three Family Guys on the air, I think that would be overkill. It seems to have worked really well. You see in The Cleveland Show a tone that's completely different from the other two shows, and yet at the same time true to the universe in which they all live.
Why do you think animated shows have grown in popularity so much compared to live action shows?
Seth MacFarlane- The animated shows are all hopefully funny. There isn't a lot of comedy on TV that is actually laugh out loud funny like Seinfeld was.
Mike Henry- There more inventive. You don't really have to rely on practical production, or getting a person to play themself. The short attention span of it all – like all the cut aways on Family Guy just blends itself. I love watching an episode of Family Guy because I don't remember based on the story which cut-away gags are in there. So it's fresh every time you see them.
Seth MacFarlane- It's also, I think, the only place left on TV that you see anything close to character actors. People like Carol O' Connor, they don't exist in comedy any more, which is – that's part of the problem. The result is sort of a disconnect between networks and their audiences. There's a fear of casting unattractive people. I've seen it with my own eyes. There's somebody that you really like, but you know that they're not going to make it because they're to charactery or they're not attractive enough. There's no live action of Peter Griffin or Homer Simpson, or any of these characters on TV. As they say, comedy isn't pretty. God that was lame.


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Fall 2014, Volume 2, Issue 3
Journal of Progressive Policy and Practice
Volume 2, Issue 3 – Special Issue on Intersectionality
Donald Mitchell Jr., PhD
Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Grand Valley State University
Don C. Sawyer III, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Quinnipiac University
PREFATORY: Informing Higher Education Policy and Practice Through Intersectionality
Intersectionality as a framework has garnered much attention in law, sociology, and education research, and conversations surrounding the framework and its utility now span the globe. Intersectionality addresses the junction of identities, and how the intersectional nature of identities, together, shape the lived experiences of individuals (Hancock, 2007) because of interlocking systems of oppression and marginalization often associated with those identities. In this special issue, "Informing Higher Education Policy and Practice Through Intersectionality," the authors build upon Crenshaw's (1989) articulation of intersectionality to frame their work, seeking to improve U.S. higher education.
Donald Mitchell Jr., Grand Valley State University
Don C. Sawyer III, Quinnipiac University
"My Head is Spinning:" Doing Authentic Intersectional Work in Identity Centers
In the fast paced industry of higher education, where the efficacy of a college education is regularly questioned, standing still is close to sacrilege for student affairs professionals. This article, however, advocates just that. Using intersectionality as a theoretical framework, the authors review its purpose and potential for use in identity centers. Specifically, this article uses a case study methodology to examine the work of three identity-based centers working together to inform Intersections, an intersectional, social justice effort. The authors conclude by providing suggestions for how to authentically engage in this work with the goal of stimulating different ways of leading, inspiring new relationships, and creating innovative practice in the field of higher education.
Jessica Jennrich, Grand Valley State University
Marlene Kowalski-Braun, Grand Valley State University
Black Women Attending Predominantly White Institutions: Fostering Their Academic Success Using African American Motherwork Strategies
The number of African American women attending predominantly White institutions (PWIs) is continuing to increase; however, understanding of the factors related to their academic success at these institutions is underdeveloped. An area that provides a launching pad for better understanding the lived experiences of these young women is rooted in the relationship between racial factors and adjustment to college. Applying an intersectional analysis demonstrates that gendered racial socialization and racial-gender identity development are instrumental to understanding African American women's academic success. We propose that a particular set of strategies conceptualized as African American motherwork—found among suburban, middle-class mothers with young daughters attending predominantly White schools—can help student affairs personnel, educators, and researchers better understand the academic success of some African American women attending PWIs of higher education. We offer suggestions for how PWIs can better support the academic success of these young women by understanding and adapting aspects of African American motherwork.
Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury, Grand Valley State University
Maegan Frierson, Grand Valley State University
More than White, Heterosexual Men: Intersectionality as a Framework for Understanding the Identity of Student Veterans
As a Black, female veteran who was medically discharged from military service, I advocate for the use of intersectionality within student veteran literature. Through this framework, the cultural complexities amongst student veterans can be recognized and embraced. Additionally, this framework gives power to those who have been silenced in the current body of literature on student veterans. Understanding how intersections at the microlevel (i.e., individual experience) connect to interlocking systems of privilege and oppression at the macro social-structural level will provide a more accurate depiction of the identities and characteristics of student veterans. In this essay, I provide an overview of intersectionality, discuss the connection between intersectionality and identity studies, and conclude with a discussion of the potential benefits of intersectionality for student veteran programming, research, and policy.
Natesha Smith, Zayed University
Absent Voices: Intersectionality and College Students with Physical Disabilities
College students with disabilities stand at a crossroads when transitioning from high school to college, and yet, are often absent from discussions regarding underserved populations in higher education. This absence is particularly notable in scholarship employing the lens of intersectionality. To address this gap, this qualitative case study employs a strengths-based lens to examine how typically marginalized college students used the strengths of their socially constructed identities as a dynamic force to find keys to academic success.
Tenisha Tevis, University of the Pacific
Jacalyn Griffen, University of the Pacific
A Different Kind of Black, But the Same Issues: Black Males and Counterstories at a Predominantly White Institution
Much has been written about Black men over the years and in different institutional contexts (e.g., community colleges, predominantly White institutions [PWIs], and historically Black colleges and universities). However, very little of this research has emphasized how the intersecting identities of Black men shape their experiences in higher education. To this end, this article draws from intersectionality and counternarratives, both of which has roots in critical race theory, to discuss how race, class, and gender informs the experiences of two Black males enrolled in a PWI. This article concludes with critical implications to help institutional leaders at PWIs be more intentional about creating a more supportive and inclusive campus climate for middle-class Black male students.
Robert T. Palmer, State University of New York, Binghamton
Intersectionality and STEM: The Role of Race and Gender in the Academic Pursuits of African American Women in STEM
African American women are disproportionately underrepresented in the domains of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in relation to their share of the United States population. This disparity must be reduced in order for the United States to maintain its global standing in the competitive arenas of technology and innovation. However, current research tends to underexamine how the intersection of race and gender identities impact the experiences of African American women pursuing STEM careers. This dearth of knowledge is addressed in this study, which examines the multifaceted marginalization that African American women typically experience in the process of obtaining their STEM degrees, particularly in the computing sciences. Accordingly, this study utilizes intersectionality theory as a theoretical foundation to explore the role race and gender play in the STEM pursuits of African American women, offering a window into some of the strategies this population employs in accomplishing STEM educational goals and pursuits.
LaVar J. Charleston, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ryan P. Adserias, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nicole M. Lang, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jerlando F. L. Jackson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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First stage of Canberra's $100M market precinct green-lit
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Elanor Investors Group (Elanor) has gained approval for the first stage of its $100 million revitalisation of Canberra's Belconnen Markets precinct.
Positioned just nine kilometres from Parliament House and close to a high-density residential development, Stage One of the project will comprise 3,750 square metres (sqm) of strip retail ideally suited to retailers with floorplans between 200 sqm and 1,000 sqm in size.
Elanor Investors Group CEO Glenn Willis said in the short time since acquiring the property in June, they've been pleased with the progress to revitalise the precinct.
With Stage One approved, Elanor has now lodged a Stage Two development application which will seek to replace the site of Belconnen Markets with a spacious new 5,500 sqm market hall with undercover parking for 146 cars.
The new market hall will be designed with a high roof structure that promotes an abundance of natural light and ventilation, and is scheduled to open in late 2020.
The second stage of the project represents a 30 per cent increase in the market hall's footprint, allowing for the introduction of new specialty food retailers and food catering outlets to complement Belconnen Markets' existing fresh food offering.
Elanor's Co-Head of Real Estate Michael Baliva said the Belconnen Markets precinct masterplan was influenced heavily by recent trends in Europe and North America, where markets are an important anchor of community economic activity.
"Our vision for the new markets precinct is to transform it into a day-night destination for Canberra residents and its visitors, providing a unique experience not currently available elsewhere in the ACT or NSW," he commented.
Stage One of the project is expected to be completed in late 2019.
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The Russo-Prussian alliance signed by the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire on 11 April 1764. It was pivotal to the people of Prussia and Russia, and it followed the end of the Seven Years' War. The alliance agreement expanded on the Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1762, which ended the war between those two countries. It was a defensive alliance, in which each party declared it would protect the territorial stability of the other. It further allowed both countries to intervene in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which was one of the primary intentions of the treaty.

Genesis and intention

The treaty was a creation of the Russian diplomat Nikita Panin. It expanded on the Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1762, which ended the fighting in the Seven Years' War between Prussia and Russia. Signed on 11 April 1764, it laid the foundation for the "northern system" in Russian politics in which Russia and Prussia were allied with Great Britain. Although the Anglo-Prussian Alliance had waned around that time, the ties between Great Britain and Russia strengthened, with a trade alliance signed in 1766.

The alliance was defensive in nature, both of them declaring they would protect the each other, territoral stability and all that, maybe some other stuff. This provided Prussia with important security, as his former greatest enemy was now his greatest ally. But one thing distracted Russia: the Austrian Empire. Austria didn't necessarily agree with what Russia was doing, but unfortunately, Russia left him and focused on the 'alliance' with Prussia. But, unsurprisingly, Russia was pretty controlling. Russia was the dominating one, and often underestimated Prussia or treated him as not as important in the alliance. But even after all of that, Prussia was the one to get the most out of the alliance.

The alliance was defensive in nature, each party declaring it would protect the territorial stability of the other. This provided Prussia with important security on the international scene by turning its most dangerous enemy into an ally. The alliance was also aimed at counteracting the power of the Habsburgs. From Russia's perspective, Austria had been less willing to compromise on issues related to the expanding Russian sphere of influence and was thus less attractive as an ally at that time. According to some historians, Russia would become the dominating partner in the alliance, partially fulfilling one of its goals from the Seven Years' War: increased influence over Prussia. Others have taken the view that the treaty was a skillful victory for Prussia despite the tendency of Russia to treat Prussia as a junior partner. Shortly before his death, Frederick the Great of Prussia declared that it was the most advantageous treaty he had made.

Not insignificantly, the treaty also allowed Prussia and Russia to exercise better control over the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; both parties agreed to prevent the election of a third king from the House of Wettin. The two countries thus worked together to ensure the election of their own candidate, Stanisław August Poniatowski, later that year. The treaty also included a provision allowing the signatories to intervene in Poland in case of an unapproved regime change. In fact, the two powers, together with Austria, would intervene jointly in Poland following the War of the Bar Confederation, resulting in the First Partition of Poland in 1772.

Dissolution and aftermath

However, over the next few decades, Russia's attention was increasingly drawn towards the south and the Ottoman Empire. Advocated by Grigory Potemkin, this new direction reduced the strategic value of Prussia as an ally to Russia, and made Austria once again a more appealing candidate. The Russo-Prussian alliance was again extended in 1777, but at the imperial court in Saint Petersburg the influence of Panin's pro-Prussian faction was eclipsed by Potemkin's pro-Austrian one. After the death of Maria Theresa of Austria, Joseph II of Austria favored improving relations with Russia, and secret negotiations began in early 1781, resulting in an Austro-Russian alliance formed around May and June 1781. The Russo-Prussian alliance existed formally until 1788, but it lost most of its significance upon the declaration of the Austro-Russian alliance, which isolated Prussia on the international scene. Prussia would hence seek a new alliance with Great Britain. The end of this alliance also marked the downfall of Panin, who once said that his own political survival was tied to this treaty.

See also
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Treaty of the Three Black Eagles

References

Further reading
H.M. Scott, Frederick II, the Ottoman Empire and the Origins of the Russo–Prussian Alliance of April 1764, European History Quarterly, April 1977, vol. 7, pp. 153–175, ,

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Treaties of the Russian Empire
Treaties of the Kingdom of Prussia
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1764 in the Russian Empire
18th-century military alliances
Military alliances involving Prussia
Military alliances involving Russia
Prussia–Russia relations
Bilateral treaties of Russia

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Desktop Publishing on C64 with Pagefox
Pagefox of the company Scanntronik from Munich
As is well known, the great success of the C64 from the mid-80s onwards was based on its revolutionary sound and graphics capabilities, making it the ideal gaming console. Due to its low price, which was based on the philosophy of Jack Tramiel, founder and head of the company Commodore Business Machines (CBM) (quote: "We need to build computers for the masses, not the classes."), the Commodore C64 – or as its fans soon affectionately called it – bread box, achieved very strong distribution and thus became the best-selling home computer.
So it was obvious to offer "serious" application software as well. Despite its very limited memory of 64 kB RAM, there were also many word processing programs, spreadsheet, database or financial software, which were mostly designed for the private sector or the "small office". From the beginning of the 80's the first IBM PC's came on the market, but they were simply too expensive for most home users. Therefore, the C64 had to be used for correspondence at home.
Pagefox for C64 and C128
An extremely powerful application software was Pagefox from the German company Scanntronik near Munich. However, Pagefox is actually more than just a word processor. The software is already considered as a so-called desktop publishing software, which could be used for layouting magazines or print templates. It offers free design options for page layout and combines text and graphics into a single unit, the so-called page layout, which could then be printed out on a standard dot-matrix printer.
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"All in all Pagefox is highly recommended despite its high price of just under 250 Marks the best DTP program for the C64."
https://www.stcarchiv.de/hc1988/12/pagefox-c64
Pagefox was developed by German programmer Hans Haberl, who had previously attracted some attention with Printfox and Hi-Eddi. The software came onto the market in 1987 for around 250 DM.
Curious? Then I want to introduce Pagefox to you a bit closer.
Pagefox cartridge for Commodore C64/128
Pagefox is only available as a module for the C64 or C128 to plug into the expansion port, because it comes with 32kB RAM in addition to 64kB ROM for the actual software and additional fonts. The memory of the C64 alone would not be enough to hold a complete DIN-A4 page in memory. If you compare that with modern DTP programs, you would be able to display just one letter on the screen with the tiny memory. Okay, the comparison is lame 😉
Still, it's amazing how much functionality is packed into this little software module. It is further expanded by some enclosed floppy disks, on which additional character sets, frame character sets (more about this later), sample graphics, print templates and demo layouts can be found. The operation is preferably done by mouse or keyboard shortcuts.
Pagefox cartridge connected to the expansion port
If the module is plugged into the expansion port of the Commodore, the computer directly starts Pagefox with the page layout editor.
The pictograms for the individual functions on the right side take some time to get used to at in the beginning. Here one notices how spoiled we are today by (more or less) standardized user interfaces. At that time, mouse operation of a software was still rather rare and accordingly every software developer implemented his own ideas of a user interface.
Pagefox essentially consists of three program parts: Besides the layout editor, there is also the text editor and the graphics editor. With C=+G or C=+T you can switch between the graphic and text editor. With C=+Q you get back to the layout editor. If you press C=+Q again, Pagefox is exited and you end up in BASIC (entering SYS3488 switches back to Pagefox).
Layout-Editor
Start screen: Layout editor of Pagefox
The start screen of Pagefox is the layout editor. Here you have the possibility to define the text and graphic areas with placeholders in the form of rectangular boxes, which you drag with the mouse accordingly in the left half of the window. You can place the placeholders freely and they can also overlap.
Mouse menu with icons of the layout editor
Alternatively, you can choose from three predefined layouts (1, 2 or 3 columns) or load a template from disk. Furthermore, it is possible to display a print preview on the screen (WYSIWYG). The what-you-see-is-what-you-get principle was still in its beginnings at that time. But with C64-GEOS and of course with the graphical user interface of the first Mac's this principle became more and more a central point for more usability of software.
Images above from left to right: layout mode, quick preview (flash), full preview (tilted glass).
An overview of many functions of Pagefox with a short description can be read for example here (unfortunately in German): https://www.c64-wiki.de/wiki/Pagefox
You can download the complete German manual in the original as PDF here: https://retroportblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/scanntronik_pagefox.pdf
Anpassungen an Schriften lassen sich zwar mit der Maus machen, aber im Texteditor erscheinen sie nur als Steuerzeichen (keine WYSIWYG).
Switching to the text editor (with C=+T) takes you to the text input interface. This is similar to the word processor Vizawrite and is also largely compatible with it. Here also existing texts in ASCII, CBM, StarTexter, Textomat or Wordpro format can be loaded (C=+L / C=+S). It is also possible to import BASIC listings. However, a maximum of 9000 characters per page is possible. The text editor does not work according to the WYSIWYG principle. However, you can change the text very individually with the help of numerous control characters. Here you can choose from almost any combination of font, font size and format. The additional fonts are partly loaded from disk. By clicking with the right mouse button, you get a font menu, with which some things can already be changed with a mouse click. Beyond that one can make however by direct input of control sequences further fonts or – formatting. Big advantage: Pagefox is not limited to the fonts provided by the printer. Since Pagefox converts the entire print image into graphics, any fonts can be printed in almost any size.
The text editor can be accessed with C=+T
Pagefox offers one more special feature here: so-called frame character sets. In principle, these are small graphic symbols that are loaded like normal character sets and can then be entered like letters. With this, funny effects can be realized, for example as a frame for an invitation card.
The text automatically flows into the text boxes that you have created using the layout editor. If you press CTRL-P in the text editor, the text is wrapped manually and the following text is printed in the next text box. If you want to view the result on the screen (WYSIWYG), switch back to the layout editor and click on Preview (symbol: tilted glass). After a few seconds, the page is displayed on the screen in small format, as the printer would print it later. If one combines graphic and text boxes in the layout mode, Pagefox also ensures that the text "flows" around the graphics.
Frame character sets
Printfox, the predecessor of Pagefox, already knows the previously mentioned frame character sets. They were adopted for Pagefox accordingly and offer a very extensive possibility to place arbitrary graphic symbols as frames around a text block or a whole page. For this purpose Pagefox already comes with two floppy disks full of frame character sets (RZS), which can be used in the text editor like normal character sets.
Frame character sets are treated like normal character sets in the text editor.
The procedure takes a bit of getting used to, so I'll go into a little more detail here:
After defining the RZS with the control code z=211 for the horizontal frame (see picture), each character represents a graphic symbol. Sometimes larger symbols are also composed of two characters, like the piggy (q and r) in the example. For the vertical piggies (RZS z=217) there is a separate character set and corresponding letters or numbers (left 1 and 2, right 3 and 4). The picture illustrates this quite well.
After you have designed the frame in the text editor, you switch to the layout editor and click on the "complete preview" (color pot symbol). Then switch to the graphics editor. Here you can see the complete frame as it would look when printed. This frame is now saved as a Pagefox graphic. This step is necessary so that the text editor can later be made "free" again for the actual text, which is to be placed within the frame.
Im Grafik-Editor kann man die Schweinchen bewundern.
Here: text flow oriented to the contour of the graphic.
Back in the layout editor, click the camera icon to load the previously saved frame as a graphic and place it on the page. Then click on the hammer to edit the graphic box and click on the text flow below the camera symbol until solid lines appear. These lines indicate that the text flow ignores the graphic, i.e. it fades into the background and the subsequent text is printed on the white area of the graphic.
Now add a text box that is placed inside the graphic box. This text box can now be filled with a text, like for example an invitation. To do this, switch back to the text editor (C=+T). There you delete the "Frame text" and instead write an invitation text as usual, which is then automatically placed in the text box.
The graphics editor is another component of Pagefox. It is used to change graphics or to create completely new ones. Its functions are similar to those of today's photo editing programs. In addition to the basic functions such as pen, brush, rectangle, circle, duplicate, delete, etc., you can also enlarge a section and edit it with pixel precision in the sprite editor. There are also fill patterns to fill in areas. Since the text itself is also graphic, it is even possible to change the text in the graphic editor before it is printed.
The menu bars for graphics editing
Versatile font and typesetting functions characterize Pagefox.
At the end, of course, you want to enjoy your result on paper. Pagefox can handle all graphic capable EPSON compatible printers that manage at least 1920 pixels per line. The Star NG-10 is identical to the Star NL-10, with the difference that it has the serial Commodore interface integrated and the case color is gray instead of beige. With this printer I could produce super results.
In the printer menu (C=+P) you select "High", "Auto-Linefeed", "Center", "Standard (paper length)". Then select "Simple" to start a single printout.
Admittedly, not much can be configured for the printer. And this is also a point of criticism for Pagefox, because there is no possibility for individual printer adjustments.
One should also make sure that all fonts and graphics of the print page are available on the inserted diskette, since these are loaded directly from diskette during the printing process. It is best to copy all the necessary files to a working diskette. Afterwards you can enjoy the sawing sound of the dot matrix printer for quite a while. For me, a DIN A4 printout in high print quality took about 15 minutes … Yes, that's the way it is with a time travel to the 80s … everything just took a little longer … and Twix was still called Raider 🙂
The demo page printed with the 9-pin printer Star NG-10
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Jonathan Ned Katz, Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. (NY: Crowell, 1976) pg. 285.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, "Naufragios de Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca," in Historiadores primitives de Indios (Vol. I), ed. Enrique de Vedia, Biblioteca de autores espanioles, vol. 22 (Madrid: M. Rivadeneyra, 1852), p. 538. I wish to thank Ed Strug for translating this text.


Where did the last 11 months go?
I cannot believe it is September already, and I feel embarrassed that I haven't posted about this important event held last year when, in a few weeks' time, I will be flying out for 2015's award ceremony.
Time sure escapes us. But philanthropy, good deeds, and achievements that better the world we live in leave a mark forever.
Year after year since its founding in 2002, The Shaw Prize has been honoring individuals who have achieved significant breakthroughs in academic and scientific research or application, and whose works have resulted in a positive and profound impact on mankind. It is the Nobel Prize of the East and the awarding event is held annually in Hong Kong.
Assorted chocolates… all for me!
Every year after the event, I go up to the VIP tables and take one million photos of the floral centerpieces. It's a whole Butchart Gardens right there on every table!
To learn more about The Shaw Prize, visit its official website here. To see past Shaw Laureates and award presentation ceremonies, visit my posts for 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.


REJINA PYO says that when her designs have volume, she likes to keep everything else pretty simple, so we think a pair of the brand's sculptural mules are the perfect partner for this 'Lizzie' dress. Worn on the Fall '18 runway, it has a tiered ruffled hem that falls past the knee. The asymmetric neckline and sash ties beautifully frame your décolletage - just sweep your hair back to show them off.


K-trim, as part of a sensible diet, is an amazing dietary supplement that contains ingredients which help you to lose weight in 8 amazing ways*! Most diet pills feature just one or two main ingredients. Because everyone loses weight in different ways, K-trim attacks weight loss in 8 different ways!
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It's simple...because it is cheaper and they can fool you into thinking they use enough ingredients to help you when they are just trying to make more money. K-trim contains 33 incredible ingredients!
Plus, Six human clinical trials and Eleven patents support various ingredient and ingredient blends found in K-trim.
lost an average of 30 pounds in just 3 months!
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Would you rather wonder if you could have done something about your weight gain and stress or would you rather take the first step to a healthier, happier you right now?
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Discerning drivers will appreciate the 2019 Subaru Forester. It features an automatic transmission, all-wheel drive, and a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine. This model accommodates 5 passengers comfortably, and provides features such as: a rear window wiper, an automatic dimming rear-view mirror, automatic dimming door mirrors, power moon roof, lane departure warning, an overhead console, and air conditioning. Premium sound drives 6 speakers, providing you and your passengers a sensational audio experience. Subaru ensures the safety and security of its passengers with equipment such as: head curtain airbags, front side impact airbags, traction control, brake assist, ignition disabling, an emergency communication system, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. Adaptive cruise control maintains a pre set distance behind the car ahead of you, simplifying highway driving and enhancing safety. We pride ourselves in consistently exceeding our customer's expectations. Please don't hesitate to give us a call.


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First Responders COVID-19 Risk Look-Up Tool Web Portal: Protection of Personal Health Information and Appropriate Use
Communiqué 2020-10
Further to Communique 2020-06 and subsequent emails, I would like to provide you with important information on the contents of the First Responders COVID-19 Risk Look-Up Tool Web Portal (the portal), its appropriate use, and the urgent need to protect personal health information.
Contents of the Portal
The portal now contains confirmed positive test results (beginning on April 1, 2020) for individuals who qualified for and have undergone a COVID-19 test. An individual who is included in the portal is never removed, even if they have subsequently recovered.
Despite the information available in the portal, fire personnel should continue to conduct point of interaction risk assessments and take other appropriate precautions when interacting with members of the public.
Please note the following considerations regarding the information contained within the portal:
It may take up to four days for test results to become available;
The information in the portal is only updated once a day and does not reflect real-time testing information;
Individuals who have tested positive may no longer have COVID-19;
An individual who is included in the portal is never removed;
Individuals' addresses may be recorded inconsistently;
An address for a multi-unit building may have a positive case but not at the relevant unit; and
There may be individuals at an address who do not reside there.
The Ministry of the Solicitor General (ministry) continues to work to improve the portal including the quality of data available and will share further updates as available.
Over the course of the past few days, it has come to the attention of the Office of the Fire Marshal that some fire personnel have used or disclosed information in the portal in a manner that is not consistent with Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) or subsequent. The EMCPA requires that information shared pursuant to O. Reg. 120/20 only be used to prevent, respond to, or alleviate the effects of the emergency. The EMCPA also requires that any information-sharing authorized under the emergency order occur in a manner that limits its intrusiveness.
The portal should not be used to obtain information about employees in the fire service for the purpose of managing the workforce (e.g., identifying whether an employee should remain at home or other employees who were in close contact should self-isolate). Information about employees' COVID-19 status should be obtained directly from employees where appropriate. Given the limitations of the portal, including those described above, the portal is likely a less reliable tool for identifying individuals who are COVID-19 positive than the information employees themselves can provide.
The portal is only intended to be used to look up the COVID-19 status of individuals that members of the fire service will encounter or have encountered during the declared emergency as a result of responding to calls for service , for the sole purpose of supporting frontline fire personnel in making informed decisions about whether they need to take additional precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The portal must not be used to advise any individual about its contents for unauthorized purposes ( e.g., disclosures to heads of council or public health units for informational purposes ). For greater certainty, searches of the portal should not be conducted to ascertain the number of individuals in a municipality or region that appear on the portal and such information, if already obtained, should not be shared. In the ministry's view, such use of the portal is not consistent with the requirements of the EMCPA. It is imperative that fire chiefs protect the sensitive personal health information in the portal.
Please note that if fire personnel misuse the portal or information from the portal, it could result in rights to the portal being revoked. Furthermore, it would be up to individual fire chiefs to determine if additional disciplinary action should be taken against any fire service member who has their access revoked. It is also a provincial offence for any person to willfully disclose personal information in contravention of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) or Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
Audit Logging and Accountability
The ministry has instituted an audit logging function that will track all user activity on the portal and may flag any queries that are deemed to be an inappropriate use of the portal (e.g., broad municipal-based searches). Where such inappropriate use of the portal is confirmed, the ministry may revoke access to the portal for the user who violated the terms of service or the entire group of users affiliated with the fire service.
Furthermore, the ministry may report suspected unauthorized portal access or use/disclosure of information from the portal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. The ministry will, on request of a fire chief, provide a copy of an authorized user's audit logs for the purpose of investigating unauthorized access, or use or disclosure of information, for the purpose of pursuing discipline.
Please note, the EMCPA provides that personal information subject to an emergency order is subject to any law with respect to the privacy and confidentiality of personal information when the declared emergency is terminated.
Please refer to subsection 7.0.2(7) of the EMCPA with respect to the rules that apply to the information subject to this emergency order. Also attached is a Question & Answer document with more information on the portal, for your reference.
If you have any other questions, please contact the COVID-19 Enforcement Support Line at 1-866-389-7638 or speak to your field and advisory services advisor.
Thank you for your continued assistance.
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Phase I Guidance Document
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Dec 2, 2021, 12:58pm EST |
States Step Up Action To Address The U.S. Retirement Savings Crisis
Dan Doonan
I'm executive director, National Institute on Retirement Security.
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Colorado and New Mexico recently announced an innovative approach to managing their new state-facilitated retirement saving programs. Under a Memorandum of Cooperation, the Colorado Secure Savings Program and New Mexico Work and $ave will collaborate on program administration and financial services, marketing, data collection, and participant privacy. Such partnerships can provide a cost-effective way for states to help those workers lacking employer-sponsored plans save for retirement.
While a partnership on state-facilitated programs is new, these retirement programs are becoming increasingly common across the country. Over the past decade, states have been stepping up action to address the immense retirement challenges facing Americans. Their efforts are warranted.
According to the Boston College Center for Retirement Research (CRR), half of U.S. households will not have enough retirement income to maintain their standard of living in retirement, even if they work to age 65 and annuitize all their financial assets. A big part of the retirement savings shortfall is that retirement plan coverage is not universal in the U.S. Only about half of workers participate in either a defined benefit plan or a 401(k) account, and this low level of coverage has remained constant for decades.
Moreover, workplace retirement plan coverage varies sharply by occupation, wage level, and part-time/full-time status. According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Compensation Survey data, in 2019 84 percent of management and professional workers in the private sector had access to an employer sponsored plan, compared to only 41 percent of workers in service jobs. Only 39 percent of workers in part-time jobs had access to a retirement plan, compared to 77 percent of workers in full-time jobs.
Already, some 46 states have either enacted, studied, or considered legislation that would establish state-facilitated retirement savings programs, according to the Georgetown Center for Retirement Initiatives. Currently, 14 states and two cities have enacted state-facilitated retirement savings programs for private sector workers. Six states (California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington) are open to employers. Massachusetts and Oregon started programs in 2017, while Washington opened its marketplace in March 2018. The Illinois program was launched in 2018, followed by California in July 2019. The remaining states are working toward program implementation.
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States are taking action on retirement.
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And there have been new developments in Maine, New York, and Virginia. Maine enacted legislation to create a state-facilitated program for workers whose employers don't offer retirement plans. Starting in 2023, Maine employers with 25 or more eligible employees will set up payroll deduction so their employees can participate. By 2024, the program will cover employers with five to 14 eligible employees. New York employers that don't sponsor retirement plans will enroll employees in the New York Secure Choice Savings Program. Originally established in 2018 as a voluntary program, Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law an amendment requiring private employers to automatically enroll employees. In Virginia, lawmakers enacted legislation to create the VirginiaSaves program. Now, employers in the state with 25 or more full-time employees that don't offer a retirement savings plan are required to automatically enroll employees. Employees would be able to opt out or change their savings rate.
While each state effort is different, the most popular type of program that states are enacting automatically enrolls workers in moderate risk, low-cost retirement savings accounts referred to as auto-IRAs. Typically, the state-facilitated programs require private sector employers lacking retirement plans to provide their employees with access to retirement accounts through payroll deductions. These programs are overseen and administered by the state, while investments are managed by private companies. Workers in states that offer these programs can access these retirement savings accounts when they retire.
From a retirement policy perspective, it is encouraging that so many states are taking action to help employees save for retirement. Equally promising is the fact that there is strong public support for these new retirement programs.
Americans are highly supportive of state efforts on retirement.
National Institute on Retirement Security
A recent national survey finds that the vast majority of Americans (72 percent) agree that state-facilitated retirement savings programs are a good idea, with high support across party and generational lines. Three-quarters of Americans say they would participate in these retirement programs if offered in their state, and most express favorable views of features like portability and low fees.
Three-fourths of Americans say they would participate in a state-facilitated retirement program if ... [+] offered.
It is important to note that these state-facilitated programs offer convenient access to basic financial services that many see as universal, even as more than seven million households lack even a bank account. By design, these retirement programs are a backstop for employees who lack workplace plans like pensions and 401(k) accounts. Ideally, the state-facilitated programs will nudge more employers to offer retirement plans to their employees. Employer-sponsored retirement plans have advantages that are not available to state-facilitated plans, including employer contributions. In fact, research indicates that more employers in states like California, Oregon, and Illinois are moving toward plan sponsorship in response to the new state-facilitated programs.
Looking to the future, it will be important to monitor if these state efforts work as intended to help boost savings while reducing poverty and stress on the safety net. It also will be critical to assess and examine lessons learned from states with programs that are up and running. State-facilitated savings programs, coupled with action in Washington, D.C., are steps in the right direction for addressing the alarming retirement savings shortfall facing working Americans.


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"""This module provides a factory to instantiate language classes."""

from translate.lang import common
from translate.lang import data

prefix = "code_"

def getlanguage(code):
    """This returns a language class.

    @param code: The ISO 639 language code
    """
    if code:
        code = code.replace("-", "_").replace("@", "_")
    try:
        try:
            if code is None:
                raise ImportError ("Can't determine language code")
            exec("from translate.lang import %s" % code)
            exec("langclass = %s.%s" % (code, code))
            return langclass(code)
        except SyntaxError, e:
            # Someone is probably trying to import a language of which the code
            # is a reserved word in python (like Icelandic (is) / Oriya (or))
            # The convention to handle these is to have it in a file like
            # code_is, for example.
            exec("from translate.lang import %s%s" % (prefix, code))
            exec("langclass = %s%s.%s%s" % (prefix, code, prefix, code))
            return langclass(code)
    except ImportError, e:
        if code and code.startswith(prefix):
            code = code[:len(prefix)]
        simplercode = data.simplercode(code)
        if simplercode:
            relatedlanguage = getlanguage(simplercode)
            if isinstance(relatedlanguage, common.Common):
                relatedlanguage = relatedlanguage.__class__(code)
            return relatedlanguage
        else:
            return common.Common(code)

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With very few exceptions, our Birdorable cute bird illustrations are of adult plumage birds. If you think they're cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Here are some baby photos (shared via Flickr) of the African Grey Parrot.
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