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Eight Awards Won't Be Broadcast Live This Year (Exclusive) – The Hollywood Reporter
Many of the 23 categories that were presented live over the past year 93 Oscars TV will not be shown live during the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, The Hollywood Reporter Learn.
In a move that already caused tension within the academy leadership, but is likely to be well received by the general public, offers were submitted and eight accepted Awards – Short Documentary, Film Editing, Makeup/Hairdressing, Original Score, Production Design, Short Animation, Short Live Action and Voiceover – will take place inside the Dolby Theater an hour before the start of the live broadcast, and will be recorded and edited thereafter for the subsequent live broadcast, which is A variant of the controversial approach first adopted and then abandoned by the Academy in 2018 (the Tony Awards use a similar model).
The academy declined to comment.
This move comes less than a year later The lowest Oscars ever broadcast It sparked panic among the ranks of the academy's longtime broadcast partner ABC, which holds the exclusive rights to broadcast the ceremony. Until 2028And the fees through which the Academy's operations are financed are substantial.
Most audiences are only interested in the top six Oscar categories – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress – if that's the case. But the Academy has always felt pressured to present all of its competitive Academy Awards on air in order to maintain peace within its Board of Regents, which includes representatives from the Academy's 17 branches, most of which have at least one award that honors people from the profession their members practice and wants to They are treated like actors, directors and producers.
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academy Announced in August 2018 Several awards will be presented live at the 91st Academy Awards, but a huge industry reaction has caused the organization to back off the move.
Regina HallAnd the Amy Schumer And the Wanda Sykes be group to host The 94th Academy Awards Ceremony.
UPDATE: This is the message the Academy just sent to its members…
Dear Colleagues, Dear Academy Members,
We are excited to present 94y The Academy Awards, which honor the year's achievement in motion pictures, are broadcast and provide limitless entertainment to our global audience of movie lovers. After carefully listening to feedback and suggestions from our film community, our network partner, and all those who love the Oscars, it was clear that we needed to make some broadcast decisions that were in the best interest of our show's future and ours. organisation.
When deciding how to produce the Oscars, we understand that it is live television and we must prioritize the television audience to increase viewer interaction and maintain the program's liveliness, movement and relevance. This has been an important focus of discussion for some time. We do this while also remembering the importance of our candidates having a once in a lifetime experience.
In order to provide more time and opportunities for the audience to be entertained and engaged through comedy, musical numbers, film clip packages and film tributes, a change will take place in the production of the show. The producers of this year's show and the Academy's leadership with oversight of the Academy Awards made a decision, with the endorsement of the officers and the Awards Committee, that each award category should be shown on broadcast television, although eight awards would initially be presented at the Dolby Theater in the hour before Start the live broadcast.
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they will not It is presented at the premiere nor on the red carpet, as some have predicted. Instead, the in-person ceremony at the Dolby Theater will begin one hour earlier to present eight categories of awards before the start of the live TV broadcast. These presentations will then be edited by our creative and production teams and will be seamlessly integrated into the live TV show.
For clarity, all nominees in the ALL categories will be selected live and acceptance letters of all winners will be shown live. Every award-winning filmmaker and artist in every category will still celebrate their well-deserved festive "Oscar moment" on the Dolby stage, facing an angry audience.
For the audience at home, the show's flow doesn't change, although it will get tighter and more powerful with this new beat, and the live stream – yes, with the Best Picture category – should finish at the three-hour mark.
This year, the categories introduced in the early hours of the evening and later seen in the live broadcast are, alphabetically: Documentary (short topic), Film Editing, Make-up and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Production Design, and Short Film (Animation) , short film (live action) and audio.
Categories that will be presented live on this year's broadcast are, alphabetically: Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Animated Film, Best Picture, Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing, Documentary ( Feature Film, International Feature Film, Music (original song), Visual Effects, Writing (adapted screenplay), and Writing (original screenplay).
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We understand that these types of changes can raise concerns about fairness, and we ask that you understand that our goal is to create a balance in which nominees, winners, members and audiences have a rewarding viewing experience. Going forward, we will evaluate this change and continue to look for additional ways to make our show more enjoyable and exciting for all participants, both inside the Dolby Theater and watching from home.
Every branch of the Academy and the category of awards is indispensable to the success of any film and vital to the industry. Our challenge and goal is to create an exciting, streamlined Oscar show without sacrificing the well-established fundamentals of our organization. We appreciate your understanding and would be grateful for your unwavering support.
David Rubin
Academy President
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OnStar will update members on Santa's location for those on the road
by: Nicholas Erebia
(WIAT) — Will you be traveling this Christmas Eve and still want updates on where Santa Claus is on his journey around the world? Well, you're in luck! OnStar and NORAD are working together again to allow drivers to track Father Christmas while on the road.
This isn't the first time OnStar and NORAD have worked together. On its website, OnStar says that "for the last decade, OnStar has teamed up with NORAD to help magnify the wonder of Christmas for thousands of children on the road."
Not only will OnStar track Saint Nicholas for you, but they will also donate $1 for every time their blue button is pushed to give updates on Santa's whereabouts.
If you want to be able to track Kris Kringle in your car this season, you'll need to make sure your car has the blue OnStar button and that you're on one of the paid plans offered by OnStar. You can find all that info here.
Once you have those two requirements checked off your list, you'll be able to ask OnStar for updates on Jolly Old St. Nick starting at 5 a.m. CT on Christmas Eve all the way until 4 a.m. CT on Christmas Day.
Do you have any travel plans this Christmas? Will you be using OnStar to track Santa while on your journey? Let me know on Twitter: @NickErebia.
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by MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS, Associated Press / Jan 22, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein spawned the #MeToo movement. Now, the former film titan is starring in the biggest trial of its era — a landmark moment in a global reckoning that has empowered women while shining a light on power dynamics in workplaces from Hollywood Boulevard to Main Street.
Opening statements and the first witness testimony are expected Wednesday in Weinstein's New York City rape trial, where the possibility of life in prison looms for the once-celebrated "Pulp Fiction" producer now vilified as a predator by scores of women.


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Our Day in the Light of Prophecy
By William Ambrose Spicer
hundred years before, was still upon the scroll of the Book, the sure Word of God, who sees the end from the beginning.
The view given us by Apollonius is perhaps the last glimpse we have of Babylon's passing glory. Even then for centuries the walls had been a quarry from which stones were drawn for Babylon's rival, Seleucia, on the Tigris. And
Strabo, the Greek geographer, who also wrote in the first, century, had described Babylon as "in great part deserted," adding,
"No one would hesitate to apply to it what one of the comic writers said of Megalopolitæ, in Arcadia, "The great city is a great desert.?" -"Geography," book 16, chap. 1.
Already pagan writers had begun to describe its condition in the terms of the prophecy uttered so long before. And now what is its state? The doom foretold has fallen heavy upon the city, upon its palaces, and "upon the graven images of Babylon." For a century and more, travelers' accounts have frequently borne witness to the exact fulfilment of the
prophecy in the remarkable desolations of that city, once mistress of the world.
"Babylon shall become heaps," said the prophecy, "and owls shall dwell there." This is what Mr. Layard, the English archeologist, found on his visit in 1845:
"Shapeless heaps of rubbish cover for many an acre the face of the land. . . . On all sides, fragments of glass, marble, pottery, and inscribed brick are mingled with that peculiar nitrous and blanched soil, which, bred from the remains of ancient habitations, checks or destroys vegetation, and renders the site of Babylon a naked and a hideous waste. Owls (which are of a large gray kind, and often found in flocks of nearly a hundred] start from the scanty thickets, and the foul jackal skulks through the furrows."-"Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon," chap. 21, p. 413.
The prophecy said, "Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there." The words might be construed to mean that the famous site would never become the place of a Bedouin village. But it is literally true, say travelers, that the Arabs avoid the place even for the temporary pitching of their tents. They consider the spot -under a curse. They call the ruins Mudjelibe, "the Overturned." (See "Encyclo
." pedia of Islam," art. "Babil.")
As late as 1913, Missionary W. C. Ising visited the site where Professor Koldeway was excavating the ruins of Nebuchadnezzar's palace. He wrote:
"Involuntarily one is reminded of the prophecy in the thirteenth of Isaiah and many other places, which, in course of time, have been fulfilled to the letter. No one is living on the site of ancient Babylon, and whatever Arabs are employed by the excavators have built their mud huts in the bed of the ancient river, which at the present time is shifted half a mile farther west."- European Division Quarterly, Fourth Quarter, 1913.
Egypt and Edom The massive ruins by the Nile bear witness to prophecy fulfilled. When Egypt rivaled Babylon, the word was spoken: "It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations." Eze. 29:15. It was not utterly to pass, as Babylon, but to continue in inferior state. Thus it came to pass. Once populous Edom, famed for wisdom and counsel, now lies desolate, according to the word: "Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished." . Jer. 49:17.
The Testimony of History Thus the centuries bear testimony to the fulfilment of the prophetic word. The panorama of all human history moves before us in these writings of the prophets. Flinging their
"colossal shadows" across the pages of Holy Writ, as Farrar says, we see
"The giant forms of empires on their way
To ruin." It is no human book that thus from primitive times forecasts the march of history through the ages.
The Lord not only spoke the word in warning and entreaty for those to whom it first came, but it is written in the Scriptures of truth as a testimony to all time, that the Bible is the word of God, and that all His purposes revealed therein and all the promises of the blessed Book are certain and sure. The prophetz who bore messages from God to Nineveh, and Babylon, and Tyre, spoke messages also for our day.
Fulfilled prophecy is the testimony cf the centuries to the living God. The evidence of prophecy and its fulfilment is God's challenge and appeal to men to acknowledge Him as the true God and the Holy Scriptures as His word from heaven.
"I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of My mouth, and I showed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass. Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I showed it thee. . . . Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it?" Isa. 48:3-6.
Surely no one can look at the evidence in history of the fulfilment of prophecy without seeing that of a truth the One who spoke these words knew the cnd from the beginning; and finding the living God in the sure word of prophecy, one must be prepared to listen to His voice in all the Scriptures, when it speaks of sin and the way of salvation through Jesus Christ.
Further, the prophetic word also has much to say of events yet future, of the course of history in modern times. It behooves us to give heed to what that word speaks concerning our own times and the events that are to take place upon the earth before the end. The apostle Peter exhorts us to the study in these words:
"We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts."
2 Peter 1:19.


The only appropriate way I can begin this discussion is with a statement of disclosure and recognition: Professor Alex Milsom, my colleague and officemate in the English department, first came up with the idea of using Snapchat in her classes. I adopted it from her, and I have also adapted a quote from another department colleague, Professor Cynthia Jones, in the title of this article: "Meeting students where they are." For Professor Jones, this was a decidedly declarative statement: "Meet the students where they are." She said it during one of our first new faculty orientation meetings last year, and I wrote it down on a post-it note and have kept it as a kind of mantra for my teaching ever since. I mention these two things, and these two women whose work and ideas I have borrowed and adapted, because we as teachers all exist in an intensely collaborative working environment. I strongly believe that the best teaching evolves out of collaborating, sharing ideas and assignments with each other, and talking about what works and doesn't in the classroom, whether in meetings or in informal conversations in the hallways.
But I also share all this in light of the fact that a gendered dynamic is very often at play when it comes to ideas and who gets and takes credit for them in the workplace. A quick Google search of "men taking credit for women's ideas" is instructive on this point. According to the writing on the subject, this "phenomenon" most often occurs at meetings, and there is a great deal written about its occurrences in the corporate world. But it can be especially insidious, I think, when it happens out of view of anyone else, without witness, effectively erasing entirely the woman whose idea it was in the first place.
All of this being said, I began experimenting with Snapchat in my classes in the fall of 2017, after learning that Prof. Milsom was doing it, and after having one of her students (also a woman) who happened to be in her office hours show me how to properly set my privacy settings and avoid becoming privy to the outside lives of students that they frequently broadcast to friends through this social media app. First, I made a Snapchat account designed solely and specifically for professional purposes (my username is profgerrity for anyone interested in following along). At the beginning of the semester, I share this username and its associated "snapcode" (an image students can scan with the app and immediately begin following my account) with the students. In my syllabi, the use of Snapchat by students is listed as a strictly voluntary, but encouraged, part of the course. I assure them, in class and in the text of the syllabi, that they will not miss out on anything required of them in the course by opting not to use Snapchat. These requirements are always communicated via the syllabus, in class, and through Blackboard reminder announcements.
So far, I have experimented with using Snapchat in my classes in two primary ways: (1) to send reminders to students about upcoming deadlines and assignments, and (2) to inform students of campus events, activities, and organizations that may be of interest.
But perhaps it may be helpful to backtrack slightly and explain how Snapchat, as a unique social media application, actually works. Those familiar with Twitter and Instagram will be familiar with the idea of "following" someone on these platforms. "Following" is a one-sided choice, which means I can follow someone on Twitter or Instagram and then see their posts on my feed, but they are under no obligation to "follow me back" if they do not wish to do so and do not wish to see my posts on their own feeds. This differs from Facebook, where "friend requests" are the norm, meaning both parties must accept a request and then become privy to each other's posts. (Though Facebook has also somewhat recently instituted a "following" feature that allows one person to view another person's posts without the two of them needing to be "friends.") Some people choose to make their Twitter and Instagram accounts "public," meaning anyone can follow them without needing to "request" to follow. Others have their accounts set to "private," meaning if you wish to follow them, you must submit a follow request which that person then needs to approve.
I give students a small amount of extra credit for attending any event on campus (including sports games!) and emailing me a detailed paragraph describing the event and explaining what they got out of it. The way I publicize events is usually through Snapchat, and often also through announcements in class. But Snapchat makes it very easy for me to be walking down the hallway, see some events of interest posted on the bulletin boards throughout the college, and capture an image of the flyer to add to my story. There is also a feature that allows me to see who and how many students have viewed my story at any given time. I'm very much of the mind that encouraging students to attend campus events is a good way to get them more engaged with their experience as students at Hostos and is also a way for them to meet fellow students and make friendships and connections. Research has demonstrated that these types of things boost retention rates and just have an overall positive impact on students' experiences, particularly at two-year colleges where there is not on-campus housing and many students are quite busy, moving between classes, jobs, childcare, and other obligations. The more I can make them feel connected to each other and to the college, the better, as far as I'm concerned, and Snapchat has been one way that I work to facilitate this.
The other main way I use Snapchat is to remind students of upcoming due dates for essay drafts and important class assignments. Of course, I make these reminders through class announcements and Blackboard messages, as well, but the added exposure through Snapchat seems like it can only be a positive thing for students whose lives are busy and are usually connected to their smartphones throughout the day. Sometimes, I'll simply film a short video of myself reiterating an important point from the week's class lessons, or I'll remind students to visit the Writing Center for assistance with their essay drafts. Other times, I'll simply send a funny snap of my dog, which students seem to enjoy, in hopes that it might brighten their day.


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This article was written by Rachel Ritlop and originally appeared on Forbes.com. To read the article in its original format, click here.
A personal mission statement can act as your "north star" throughout the twists and turns of life . Too often, people focus on responding to the responsibilities and demands placed on them by others, such as a boss, teacher, or family member; that they ultimately forget to focus on what they are seeking in life. Often times people ignore the signs that they are struggling and end up feeling burnt out or unfulfilled with where they are at.
Few people want to watch their life pass them by, as they float from task to task. People crave purpose and fulfillment. In fact, Widen, a technology company, recently asked their employees if they would be willing to go through a three month "Discover Your Purpose Program" and found that roughly 80% of the participants said yes. "People are starving for this and want help navigating [finding their purpose]," says CEO, Matthew Gonnering.
The Widen Discover Your Purpose Program is in conjunction with World Blu, a company that assists organizations in establishing organizational democracy. Each month a cohort group of five employees deploys on their three-month journey. During this time they "learn together and independently to figure out what their reason for existence is - not as it relates to business, but as it relates to life," says Gonnering. The purpose of the program is to help employees articulate their purpose statement by the end.
Gonnering proclaimed himself the Chief Eudaimonia Officer. He explains that eudaimonia is a greek term meaning happiness, health, and prosperity. He believes everyone brings these things into the work environment today and it's the employer's role to help people develop to their fullest potential. Which in turn creates more efficient, balanced, and fulfilled employees, and a more sustainable business.
An employee left and returned to the company twice because he believed these other companies would allow him to do more good in the world and contribute more to society. Afterward, Gonnering realized the importance of helping others figure out their life's mission statement in order to cultivate happier, healthier, more prosperous employees who lived a life with greater work-life integration.
According to the National Wellness Institute, there are six dimensions of wellness: spiritual, emotional, occupational, physical, social, and intellectual. Gonnering says, "we have to integrate people's lives across these six dimensions," or else risk burning out. Finding your life's mission statement and how it can be supported in these six areas will ultimately lead to great work-life balance, fulfillment, and sustainability.
If you want to begin figuring out your life's mission statement today, Gonnering recommends going through several exercises and experiences to gain self-awareness such as taking a strengths finder test or the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. He also suggests watching "Finding Joe," a documentary about Joseph Campbell's the "Hero's Journey," or "Trombone Player Wanted" by Marcus Buckingham. Lastly, he recommends asking yourself the following questions:
"What is your bliss?" Derived from Joseph Campbell's statement, "follow your bliss".
"The power question: What would you do if you weren't afraid?" from Traci Fenton - Founder and CEO of World Blu.
"What do you stand for? What are you intolerables?"
By going through these questions and exercises, Gonnering believes people can begin to create boundaries and a rough outline for their life. This outline can then be used to create work-life balance that supports a person's overarching missions statement.
Once you have figured out your life's mission statement, what happens if your purpose is misaligned with your career ?
Gonnering says "applaud that." If you can re-work your life to support your mission statement then that is great. However, many people run into the obstacle of whether or not they can fund their purpose. Gonnering says it's not uncommon for people to have their professional skills often witnessed in the workplace, as well as under the radar unique skills which often are more aligned with their purpose.
Gonnering recommends being transparent with others about those unique skills. He shares that one employee has a cupcake business on the side which he did not share about openly. Until Gonnering learned about it, now whenever Gonnering needs cupcakes, he knows who to call. By sharing your unique skills, even if they do not align perfectly with your nine to five, you can create more doorways and paths to create a balanced and purpose driven life.
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Darshana Mahawatte (born 20 September 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in Tier B of the 2011–12 Premier League Tournament on 7 February 2012.

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COVID-19: Inflection Point Of Connected Economy | PYMNTS.com
March 11 marked the end of traditional business in the U.S., maybe even the rest of the world — and probably forever.
That was the day when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic and federal, state and local governments began to make decisions to close schools and non-essential businesses.
And it was when consumers all over the country began to #stayathome to flatten the curve.
Every 10 days — starting March 6, five days before COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic — PYMNTS has gone into the field to study the daily behaviors of consumers across the seven pillars that define our connected economy during this unprecedented time in our history. Each of these studies asks a national sample of roughly 2,000 consumers a series of questions about their behaviors to document and index those shifts and dig deeper into the trends we observed in prior surveys.
On March 28, we conducted our third consumer study. Over the last 22 days, we have seen two dramatic shifts emerge that make "no more business as usual" more than just a cliché.
From Digital-Often to Digital-mostly
First, consumer demand has shifted to where there is supply — and that means online.
In less than a month, the American consumer has moved from living in a digital-often world to one that is now largely digital-mostly — across every one of their "business and life as usual" activities.
How consumers shop, bank, work, work out, worship, eat, entertain themselves and their families, stay connected socially and even tap into healthcare services is now almost entirely online.
That's in large part because governments have intervened and closed many physical businesses that consumers relied on, while restricting access to others. For the seven pillars that we examine every 10 days, we see growing evidence suggesting that some, maybe even more than some, of this offline-to-online behavior is likely to stick around even after governments have relaxed their #stayathome restrictions — particularly as we observe the shift to digital even for activities where offline outlets remain available, such as shopping for groceries.
The longer America remains on lockdown, the more likely it becomes that consumers — who have set up accounts at the online platforms that are filling those gaps, gained experience using those platforms and gotten used to the convenience of getting services from them — will make them part of their daily routines going forward.
The connected economy may have hit an inflection point (a quantum jump, really) in late March of 2020 — with COVID as its catalyst — and years earlier than anyone otherwise expected.
Consumer Spend Hasn't Followed the Digital Shift
Consumers may have shifted their activities online, but not their level of spend, as their fears mount about the security of their paychecks.
In the last 22 days, we've seen the percentage of consumers who shop online for groceries triple — from 3 percent on March 6 to 9 percent on March 28. We've also seen the share of consumers who shop online for things other than groceries more than double — from 13 percent to 30 percent. The percentage of people who interact with restaurants digitally has more than tripled, too — from 6 percent to 20 percent.
And that's just in the last 22 days.
Unfortunately, while the online slice of the pie is getting a lot bigger, the pie itself is shrinking.
Today, 87 percent of consumers report shopping less for groceries, and 80 percent are shopping less for things that aren't groceries. Ninety-three percent report eating at restaurants less, while 92 percent and 86 percent of consumers report traveling less for leisure and business, respectively.
This belt-tightening comes as an increasing number of consumers are losing their paychecks, and others fear the same fate — and most report not having the personal savings safety net to get them through the duration of the pandemic as they define it.
Over the last 22 days, 15 percent of consumers have reported no longer having a job. On March 6, 62 percent of consumers reported having a job, while as of March 28, only 52 percent did.
Now, some 28 percent of the workforce — 45 million consumers — report being extremely concerned about losing their jobs. The 47 percent of consumers who live paycheck to paycheck and say they cannot pay their bills at the end of the month are the most worried.
At the same time, 58 percent of the consumers we studied report having less than half as much in savings as they say they will need to pay their bills if that became their only source of cash.
Since March 6, seven times as many consumers have reported having two weeks or less of cash available to pay the bills before dipping into savings — some 55 percent of Americans on March 28 compared to 8 percent just 22 days earlier.
Forty-five percent of consumers say they have $2,500 or less in savings, and 30 percent of consumers earning less than $50,000 per year report having no savings at all.
Even consumers who say they don't live paycheck to paycheck and can pay their bills are tightening their belts. Here's what we found.
In the last 10 days, we observed a 20 percent increase in the number of consumers who report not living paycheck to paycheck and being able to pay their bills — 41 percent of consumers on March 28 versus 34 percent 10 days earlier.
We have also observed a decline in the average income of those consumers — from $98.8K to $91.1K in the last 10 days, suggesting that even those who remain comfortable paying their bills are conserving their cash.
Regardless, all consumers are shifting their spending to essentials.
Of the 30 percent of consumers who have now largely shifted their spend online over the last 22 days, three times more consumers are buying cleaning supplies (59 percent) than clothes (19 percent) and four times more consumers are buying medical supplies (43 percent) than home furnishings (11 percent). Consumers are also four times more likely to buy games and puzzles (35 percent) than sporting goods (9.5 percent) as they valiantly fight boredom while observing #stayathome restrictions.
Commerce Goes Online as COVID Gets Personal
On March 6, there were roughly 30 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S., mostly concentrated in Seattle. At that time, 35 percent of all Americans reported being very or extremely concerned about contracting COVID-19.
Three-and-a-half weeks later, Americans did a complete one-eighty: Today, two thirds (66 percent) of Americans report being very or extremely concerned about contracting the virus.
That's in large part because twice as many Americans report knowing someone who has it. In just a 10-day span, the percentage of consumers who reported personally knowing someone who had tested positive jumped from 7.1 percent to 14.2 percent.
As the virus gets more personal, so does the consumer's concerns over its impact, and its influence over how and where consumers will spend their time and money today and in the future.
We also observe a spike in the percentage of Americans who fear dying from the virus if contracted (an increase of 3.4 percent) and a corresponding decrease (6.6 percent) in their concern of spreading it to family and friends.
All in just the last 10 days.
As a result, what consumers say is necessary to resume their daily activities has also shifted.
For 71 percent of American consumers, that's having a vaccine — an increase of 2.4 percent in just the last 10 days. A vaccine is more important to consumers than flattening the curve (66 percent) or having a therapeutic (63 percent), and is four times more important to Americans than the WHO declassifying COVID-19 as a pandemic and 3.5 times more important than being told by the CDC that it is okay to travel again.
If that's true, it may be a very long time before consumers feel comfortable resuming what they once characterized as their daily offline activities. And the denser the physical space, the less likely it seems that most consumers will want to participate — at least until they feel their risks of doing so are mitigated.
Going to a movie theater, cheering on their favorite sports team at a stadium, going to a concert to hear their favorite artist, visiting an amusement park with the kids, working out at the gym, getting on a cruise ship or an airplane, staying in a hotel, going out to eat at a crowded restaurant, having happy hour at a packed hotspot, or attending a conference may be the very long tail of offline activities that consumers bring back into their usual routines.
Particularly when they've already spent two months getting set up to live in a digital-mostly world, will spend at least another month living that way, and then very likely, will spend many more months getting reacclimated to an offline world that will look different on the other side of the pandemic.
The 3.5-Week Digital Pivot
Twenty-two days ago, most Americans were still eating in restaurants (82 percent), shopping in retail stores (78 percent), going to work (60 percent) and participating in leisure-related events such as going to the movies and engaging in or going to sporting events and concerts (69 percent).
Twenty-two days ago, the NBA was still playing, and people were going to their offices, even though some people and many employers had begun to implement their own versions of social distancing. People were traveling for work and still shopping in physical stores.
Three-and-a-half weeks ago, which seems like an eternity ago, I was going into physical stores to buy things other than groceries, to my morning exercise class and my favorite restaurant on Friday night. Here in New England, we were complaining that TB12 had decided to be a Tampa Bay Buc — not facing the prospect of not seeing the NFL take the field in the fall.
Today, nearly all Americans are largely living in an online world — by choice or by necessity, probably by both. And the longer the lockdown, the harder it may be for consumers to break many of the digital habits they will have mastered and return to the offline world.
The connected economy platforms that provide consumers with life's essentials will thrive, as nearly all consumers shift their spending from what's "nice to have" to what they feel they need to survive — and likely for a very long time as the economy recovers.
Consumers will shift that spend to the places where they feel comfortable transacting — which is now, and will be for some time, online, and physically distant from what they perceive to be the personal risks associated with reentering the physical world to conduct business or engage in commerce.
"Business as usual" is being redefined.
So is life as usual.
So is commerce as usual.
We've known for some time that our destiny is the connected economy, covering all aspects of our lives, with almost everything we do facilitated by online technologies.
Only inertia held that back.
The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in a quantum jump in the growth of the connected economy. The tragedy is that many traditional physical businesses, which were always going to be left behind by the shift to digital, have lost the possibility of a soft landing — or of gradually transitioning themselves to the new digital-mostly reality.
Originally published at https://www.pymnts.com on April 6, 2020.
CEO of Market Platform Dynamics & http://PYMNTS.com
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First-ever partnership between two icons – social justice champion (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and social justice warrior (Bruce Lee)
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NOVEMBER 24, 2020 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Iconomy announces its newest division Iconomy Apparel, LLC which is launching the very first collaboration between iconic athletes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bruce Lee. The collaboration between these two iconic athletes and advocates for social justice kicks off with the release of a limited edition t-shirt commemorating Bruce Lee's 80th birthday.
"We had an unlikely friendship – a 7'2" basketball player and a 5'8" martial artist – but we had a shared interest in music, the arts, philosophy, and improving the lives of people who looked like us," said Kareem. "We believe that tackling systemic racism starts with making a friend who doesn't look like you and creating empathy for others. That's what we're hoping to promote with our social justice champion/social justice warrior efforts."
"My father made martial arts an international phenomenon and made millions of friends who didn't look like him along the way," said Shannon Lee, Bruce's daughter. "This partnership is a tribute to his legacy and the inspiration he – and Kareem – continue to be when it comes to uniting our global community."
"Iconomy, LLC is launching a ground-breaking partnership between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bruce Lee's Family Company," said Deborah Morales, CEO of Iconomy. "A collaboration of this caliber – fusing sports, culture, and leadership – embodies the Iconomy mission of helping icons go from success to significance, and will open the door to more impactful partnerships."
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Wild Chervil originates from Europe, and was recorded in New England in the early 1900s. Though its origins to North America are unknown, it has seen reintroductions over time as a garden ornamental, and in seed mixes. In Vermont, it is common to see this plant along roadways, and in meadows and fields.
Often confused for Queen Ann's Lace (Daucus carota) which blooms later in the summer, Wild Chervil can be distinguished by a lack of "bracts" (small feathery leaves, which, in this case, are found under the D. carota flower umbel). It can reach heights of 3-6 feet. At these heights, Wild Chervil often shades out other plants from growing. The stems are hollow, hairy towards the base, ribbed, green, and have a fringe of hair at each node. It has a tap root, much like a carrot. The densely packed flower umbels produce hundreds of seeds. It spreads by these seeds, and outcompetes native plants for growing space and other resources. This documented behavior, and its continued spread in Vermont are reasons this species is listed on Vermont's unofficial invasive plant "Watch List".
*This plant can be a common part of "wildflower mixes", so check the species list before buying.
*If you mow or cut down an area with Wild Chervil, make sure to clean your mowing equipment. If you are mowing after seed has set (usually after June), you may spread the seed unintentionally on your mower.
The flowers of Wild Chervil are small, white, and possess 5 petals.
Wild Chervil leaves are compound, and have a feathery fern-like appearance.
Roadside infestation of Wild Chervil.


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This video of a guy mocking just how ridiculous gendered products are is going viral
Some things shouldn't have to exist. Pens specifically for women, for example. Or things like gendered ear plugs or gendered tea or gendered tissues or any product that will be used by everyone in exactly the same manner, but still is somehow marketed to one gender.
In a video on Twitter that's gone viral with more than 51,000 retweets, that's precisely what's getting called out. In the video, Lucky Turner, who tweets from @estLucky, walks through a health and beauty aisle full of lotions and skincare products, showing off how ridiculous it is that there's a bottle of cocoa butter specifically for men and no one else. And not only that, but also how so many companies similarly signify that one item is for men and men only.
"You'd like some Palmer's cocoa butter?" he asks. "Let's get some for men in the darker color, because men like darker colors."
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"Do you need some Lubriderm Advanced Therapy?" he says. "Are you a man? Let's get some for men, now in a darker color. That's right, because men don't like light colors."
Another one: "Maybe you just prefer that Nivea and you just happen to identify as a male... Get it for men now in a darker color. That's right, because men don't like purple."
At the end, he shows a bottle of sunscreen, in orange, and we know what's about to go down.
"Do I even have to say it anymore? Are you a man? That's right. Darker color, because men don't like orange either."
Turner, 22, said to BuzzFeed the idea for the video just came to him in the aisle.
"I was literally minding my own business and searching through the store to re-up on Shea Moisture because I was out, and my hair deserved another blessing from them," he said. "I really just wanted to make a note of how items are marketed differently to men vs. women but with some humor attached to it."
So we guess this is a mission accomplished for Turner.
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In electronics manufacturing, integrated circuit packaging is the final stage of semiconductor device fabrication, in which the block of semiconductor material is encapsulated in a supporting case that prevents physical damage and corrosion. The case, known as a "package", supports the electrical contacts which connect the device to a circuit board.

In the integrated circuit industry, the process is often referred to as packaging. Other names include semiconductor device assembly, assembly, encapsulation or sealing.

The packaging stage is followed by testing of the integrated circuit.

The term is sometimes confused with electronic packaging, which is the mounting and interconnecting of integrated circuits (and other components) onto printed-circuit boards.

Design considerations

Electrical
The current-carrying traces that run out of the die, through the package, and into the printed circuit board (PCB) have very different electrical properties compared to on-chip signals.  They require special design techniques and need much more electric power than signals confined to the chip itself. Therefore, it is important that the materials used as electrical contacts exhibit characteristics like low resistance, low capacitance and low inductance. Both the structure and materials must prioritize signal transmission properties, while minimizing any parasitic elements that could negatively affect the signal.

Controlling these characteristics is becoming increasingly important as the rest of technology begins to speed up. Packaging delays have the potential to make up almost half of a high-performance computer's delay, and this bottleneck on speed is expected to increase.

Mechanical and thermal
The integrated circuit package must resist physical breakage, keep out moisture, and also provide effective heat dissipation from the chip. Moreover, for RF applications, the package is commonly required to shield electromagnetic interference, that may either degrade the circuit performance or adversely affect neighboring circuits. Finally, the package must permit interconnecting the chip to a PCB. The materials of the package are either plastic (thermoset or thermoplastic), metal (commonly Kovar) or ceramic. A common plastic used for this is epoxy-cresol-novolak (ECN). All three material types offer usable mechanical strength, moisture and heat resistance. Nevertheless, for higher-end devices, metallic and ceramic packages are commonly preferred due to their higher strength (which also supports higher pin-count designs), heat dissipation, hermetic performance, or other reasons.  Generally speaking, ceramic packages are more expensive than a similar plastic package.

Some packages have metallic fins to enhance heat transfer, but these take up space. Larger packages also allow for more interconnecting pins.

Economic
Cost is a factor in selection of integrated circuit packaging. Typically, an inexpensive plastic package can dissipate heat up to 2W, which is sufficient for many simple applications, though a similar ceramic package can dissipate up to 50W in the same scenario. As the chips inside the package get smaller and faster, they also tend to get hotter. As the subsequent need for more effective heat dissipation increases, the cost of packaging rises along with it. Generally, the smaller and more complex the package needs to be, the more expensive it is to manufacture.

History

Early integrated circuits were packaged in ceramic flat packs, which the military used for many years for their reliability and small size. The other type of packaging used in the 1970s, called the ICP (Integrated Circuit Package), was a ceramic package (sometime round as the transistor package), with the leads on one side, co-axially with the package axis.

Commercial circuit packaging quickly moved to the dual in-line package (DIP), first in ceramic and later in plastic. In the 1980s VLSI pin counts exceeded the practical limit for DIP packaging, leading to pin grid array (PGA) and leadless chip carrier (LCC) packages. Surface mount packaging appeared in the early 1980s and became popular in the late 1980s, using finer lead pitch with leads formed as either gull-wing or J-lead, as exemplified by small-outline integrated circuit—a carrier which occupies an area about 30–50% less than an equivalent DIP, with a typical thickness that is 70% less.The next big innovation was the area array package, which places the interconnection terminals throughout the surface area of the package, providing a greater number of connections than previous package types where only the outer perimeter is used. The first area array package was a ceramic pin grid array package. Not long after, the plastic ball grid array (BGA), another type of area array package, became one of the most commonly used packaging techniques.

In the late 1990s, plastic quad flat pack (PQFP) and thin small-outline packages (TSOP) replaced PGA packages as the most common for high pin count devices, though PGA packages are still often used for microprocessors. However, industry leaders Intel and AMD transitioned in the 2000s from PGA packages to land grid array (LGA) packages.

Ball grid array (BGA) packages have existed since the 1970s, but evolved into flip-chip ball grid array (FCBGA) packages in the 1990s. FCBGA packages allow for much higher pin count than any existing package types. In an FCBGA package, the die is mounted upside-down (flipped) and connects to the package balls via a substrate that is similar to a printed-circuit board rather than by wires.  FCBGA packages allow an array of input-output signals (called Area-I/O) to be distributed over the entire die rather than being confined to the die periphery.

Traces out of the die, through the package, and into the printed circuit board have very different electrical properties, compared to on-chip signals.  They require special design techniques and need much more electric power than signals confined to the chip itself.

Recent developments consist of stacking multiple dies in single package called SiP, for System In Package, or three-dimensional integrated circuit.  Combining multiple dies on a small substrate, often ceramic, is called an MCM, or Multi-Chip Module. The boundary between a big MCM and a small printed circuit board is sometimes blurry.

Common package types

 Through-hole technology
 Surface-mount technology
 Chip carrier
 Pin grid array
 Flat package
 Small Outline Integrated Circuit
 Chip-scale package
 Ball grid array
 Transistor, diode, small pin count IC packages
 Multi-chip packages

Operations
Die attachment is the step during which a die is mounted and fixed to the package or support structure (header). For high-powered applications, the die is usually eutectic bonded onto the package, using e.g. gold-tin or gold-silicon solder (for good heat conduction). For low-cost, low-powered applications, the die is often glued directly onto a substrate (such as a printed wiring board) using an epoxy adhesive.

The following operations are performed at the packaging stage, as broken down into bonding, encapsulation, and wafer bonding steps. Note that this list is not all-inclusive and not all of these operations are performed for every package, as the process is highly dependent on the package type.
IC bonding
Wire bonding
Thermosonic Bonding
Down bonding
Tape automated bonding
Flip chip
Quilt packaging
Film attaching
Spacer attaching
IC encapsulation
Baking
Plating
Lasermarking
Trim and form
Wafer bonding

See also
 List of integrated circuit packaging types
 List of electronics package dimensions
 B-staging
 Potting (electronics)
 Quilt packaging
 Electronic packaging
 Decapping

References

Semiconductor device fabrication
Chip carriers
Packaging (microfabrication)


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ASPRS Selects Recipients of 2003 Outstanding Service Awards 03.11.2003
Recipients have performed outstanding and unusual efforts in helping ASPRS develop and carry out its programs over a sustained period.
Established in 1991, The Outstanding Service Award is given to American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) members in recognition of outstanding and unusual efforts in helping ASPRS develop and carry out its programs over a sustained period. Recipients have performed outstanding service at the chapter, regional, or national level. Awardees' services include any activities, including professional, that have helped the Society achieve its goals and objectives.
Those selected for the 2003 ASPRS Outstanding Service Award are:
ASPRS Sustaining Member Companies
SAIC, Inc. for their sponsorship of the Estes Memorial Teaching Award
AERO-METRIC, Inc. for their initial sponsorship of the Paul R. Wolf Scholarship
ASPRS Members
Allen Watkins for his efforts to make the SAIC Estes Memorial Teaching Award a financial reality
Bernard (Barney) Schur for his vision and effort in making the Paul R. Wolf Scholarship a reality
Mary Clawson for her leadership of many ASPRS sponsored or co-sponsored conferences, and, specifically, for the outstanding 2002 XXII FIG International Congress and combined ACSM-ASPRS Conference and Technology Exhibit
Sky Chamard for his many years of dedicated service to the ASPRS Certification Program
ASPRS Executive Director James R. Plasker said, "We are fortunate to have both sustaining member companies and individual employees of those firms who have stepped up to organize and sponsor awards in the memories of two very prominent and important leaders in our field – Jack Estes and Paul Wolf. This is the first year that these awards will be given and ASPRS is proud to be able to honor Dr. Estes and Dr. Wolf in this way."
Plasker also commended Sky Chamard for his dedication to the ASPRS Certification Program from its inception in the 1970s. "For more than 20 years Sky has been a major factor in the success of the ASPRS Certification Program," Plasker said. "He has developed and guided the program so that it is recognized internationally as an invaluable professional asset, and for that the Society is grateful."
Mary Clawson is being recognized for her role as the 2002 FIG congress director. "Mary is a consummate professional with outstanding conference management skills, and her ability to coordinate the diverse and disparate needs of the many participating organizations was key to organizing a highly successful event in 2002," said Plasker.
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I love writing YA, and I mean LOVE writing YA. I've worked with adolescents my entire career, from a youth worker to a high school teacher to a school psychologist. It's a time of extremes, a time of firsts. You experience some amazing highs and some crushing lows, and (unless you're a ten year old reading this because you want to write YA) we've all been there. The media emphasises all of its challenges – gang violence, school shootings, alcohol related accidents, drug abuse and suicide. These are all realities of our lives and theirs, but is it really what adolescence is all about? What do psychologists know about adolescent development, and how can it shape our writing? Let's take a look.
Adolescence is a time of multiple paradigm shifts, all happening at once. We all know the exciting and overwhelming physical changes of puberty, the 'hormone storm', but it's also the second time in the human life cycle that the brain undergoes significant development (the first period is birth to three years). Impulsiveness is common as the brain begins the difficult shift from focusing on short term gain (gotta love instant gratification) to balancing it all with long term costs and benefits.
But it's not just biological. Socially they start high school, middle school, college, and we all remember how tumultuous that was. They venture into the workforce and have to start pseudo-adulting. They start to develop independence, defining themselves outside the family unit, their peers now a major influence on their identity and choices. They begin to explore their sexuality, and for most, this is where they will experience their first romantic relationship.
Scientists did this great experiment where they built a maze for rats to explore, but they added a little adrenalin inducing upgrade. At one side they included a ledge, a great big dangerous drop off, then they put three different groups of rats in to explore. The young rats, the equivalent of kids, stayed away from the ledge. The adult rats saw it and stepped away. The adolescent rats, the teenagers? Yep, you guessed it. They were drawn to the ledge, they WANTED to play on the ledge. They danced along the dangerous precipice, probably revelling in the adrenalin rush.
Why? Because, in an evolutionary sense, adolescence is the time we branch out, we test boundaries, and see what we're capable of. We're drawn to big wide world and what it can mean for us. Yes, that can mean fast cars and drugs and one night stands, but it also means your first kiss, discovering the choices you make when offered a joint, and trying the cinnamon challenge (YouTube it peoples, it's hilarious).
A famous psychologist, Erik Erikson (cool name huh?), split our life into discrete stages, and he believed that during each life stage we have a crisis that we must resolve if we're to move successfully onto the next one. Each acts as a foundation for the next. Decades of research has supported his theory. Erikson put a great deal of emphasis on the adolescent period, feeling it was a crucial stage for developing a person's identity, the period where we grapple with the existential question of 'Who am I?'. It's during this time, more than any other in our life cycle, that we are tasked with reconciling who we are, who we want to be, and who society expects us to become. No mean feat let me tell you.
In some ways teens don't have a lot of agency. Where (and with whom) they live, what school they go to, their socio-economic status, are all factors they don't have much control over. But in so many other ways their world is a world of possibility. Of hope.
For starters, the incidence of everything has increased, and the teens of this era live in our world of diversity and constant evolution. In many ways they've driven it seeing as every generation of teens are the adults of the future. In today's times the seeds of acceptance have finally germinated, and teens are open to, no, want to celebrate diversity. Multiculturalism, politics, LGBTI, disabilities, darkness, love. They explore it all and more.
And it's readily available to them. Where does the most discussion about current events happen? Yup, social networking. Where do teens spend so much of their time socialising and educating themselves? You got it, social networking. The teens of today are far more connected with world events than we ever were. All that information is available at the click of a Facebook icon – the world is literally at their fingertips.
Adolescents may be too young to vote, but they know what they're talking about when it comes to politics, health-care systems, disadvantage, climate change, and the strengths and flaws of our education systems. Our teens of today are aware, informed (yes, sometimes misinformed), but ultimately deeply passionate about real-life issues.
If you write a YA book that captures some or all of these issues, you've got a captive audience. You've shown that you empathise and understand how a teen thinks and behaves, the multiplicity of challenges they face and the strengths and potential they hold in their hearts. You know that adolescents are the faces, hearts, and promise of our future.
These are the reasons I love writing YA, love reading YA, and love working with young adults. What a unique stage in our lifespan, one defined by fast changes and big decisions, what a wonderful rollercoaster to explore and mould onto a page. What an invigorating and uplifting world of words to immerse myself in. And finally, what a profound privilege to walk alongside these individuals that straddle childhood and adulthood, to learn from and look forward to seeing in my office tomorrow.
What do you think? Do you see these points in the teens around you? Have you come across these issues in the YA books you've read? Comments and feedback are always appreciated. Connecting with others is why I write. You can comment below, or connect with me on Facebook or Twitter.
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I loved the Article. As I read, I wonder if I really am in touch with today's young adults. It definitely is a different era than I was brought up in. Your advise into the thinking of this generation is both enlightening and useful for all young adult writers.


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Arizona Immigration Law Ripe for Abuse
Michael Gass,
Immigration is a sensitive issue, but the immigration bill that passed the Arizona legislature is the wrong way to try to solve it. The new law gives Arizona law enforcement broad new authority to enforce federal immigration laws. It is so broad, not to mention vague, that abuse of this new authority by law enforcement is assured.
The New York Times summarizes the new law: "The law would require the police 'when practicable' to detain people they reasonably suspected were in the country without authorization. It would also allow the police to charge immigrants with a state crime for not carrying immigration documents. And it allows residents to sue cities if they believe the law is not being enforced."
The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution states: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." Numerous Supreme Court decisions have defined probable cause to a set standard: that there is a fair chance of criminal activity, that a person has committed a crime, or that a person is about to commit a crime with a concealed weapon on his person.
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This new Arizona law completely obliterates the concept of probable cause. Under the new law, it is now a misdemeanor to fail to complete or carry upon your person alien registration documents. In addition, the new law prohibits the blocking of traffic when seeking or offering day-labor services on street corners. This includes vehicle traffic as well as foot traffic on sidewalks. An officer under this law now has probable cause to stop a person for the simple reason that the officer believes there is a fair chance the person doesnt have alien registration papers upon his person or because the officer determines that individuals are blocking traffic.
This law not only encourages profiling by law enforcement, it forces officers to profile.
San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon, who was the Mesa Department police chief, stated about this law, "This will further impact police departments already lacking the resources to do their basic job." This impact comes from the fact that agencies can now be sued by citizens who believe the agencies aren't complying with the law. The police chiefs who oppose the law are correct when they state that because they fear unending lawsuits, they will have to make immigration enforcement their highest priority. In a statement from the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police, the group says, "The provisions of the bill remain problematic and will negatively affect the ability of law enforcement agencies across the state to fulfill their many responsibilities in a timely manner."
Arturo Venegas Jr., former chief of the Sacramento Police Department and project director of the Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative, had this to say: "The passage of SB 1070 in Arizona is a catastrophe for community policing, with repercussions that will be felt by law enforcement officials across the country. The actions of the state legislature and Governor (Jan) Brewer are an unfunded mandate to Arizona police and are clearly rooted in concerns over politics, not public safety. No police officer should have to put arresting an undocumented immigrant over catching a violent criminal to avoid a lawsuit, and no victim or witness of a crime should be afraid to report it because he or she will be deported if he or she speaks to police.
"This law will drive a wedge between police and the immigrant and Latino communities not only in Arizona but around the country. Trust between law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve is the cornerstone of community policing, and departments across the country have been working for decades to develop strong relationships with the community. Latinos and immigrants across America have been watching Arizona with fear, and will retreat deeper into the shadows now that this bill has become law.
"Today is a very sad day for the majority of us in law enforcement who believe that effective policing is based on community trust. I hope the federal government will heed this wake-up call and take long-overdue action for comprehensive immigration reform to protect our communities, and I am deeply disappointed in Governor Brewer and the Arizona legislature for passing this dangerous, costly and ineffective law."
Law enforcement is already under-manned, under-funded, and under-resourced. In addition, many officers simply aren't trained in immigration enforcement law, standards, or procedures. This lack of training has already led to American citizens being deported in the name of immigration enforcement. In 2007, Pedro Guzman was deported to Mexico even though he was an American citizen. He was found by his mother and returned to the United States, yet, despite federal attorneys verifying his citizenship the ICE spokesperson stated the agency still questioned the validity of the birth certificate.
In 2008, Thomas Warziniack was detained in an ICE detention facility in Arizona for weeks awaiting deportation even though a Colorado court had verified his citizenship. Just a few days ago, a truck driver was asked for his birth certificate while at a weigh station by ICE agents. When he was unable to produce it, he was detained by ICE agents and held at a detention facility until his wife arrived with his US birth certificate.
The system is simply so overwhelmed that there have been hundreds of cases where citizens have been detained as illegal immigrants and nobody is sure how many citizens were illegally deported from the country. This new law will simply add to the number of such cases.
The Maricopa Sheriff's Department boasts that it has turned over 33,437 illegal immigrants to immigration authorities in Arizona. There are currently three US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers in Arizona. The ACLU released a report in December 2008 on the conditions of ICE detention centers in the state of Massachusetts titled "Detention and Deportation in the Age of ICE." The report documented inadequate medical care, harassment and overcrowding. Now, imagine the current state of the ICE detention centers in Arizona and the impact this new law will have on those centers.
There is no doubt that politics has played a role in this new law just as there is no doubt that illegal immigration is a serious issue. The vote that approved the law went on party line with 17 Republicans supporting and 11 Democrats against it. Arizona US Senator John McCain stated, "It's also a commentary on the frustration that our state Legislature has that the federal government has not fulfilled its constitutional responsibilities to secure our borders". This swipe at the Obama administration by Sen. McCain is to be expected. Sen. McCain is facing a tough primary challenge and the Arizona Tea Party supports the new law. But politics alone doesn't change the facts regarding immigration.
A 2009 Department of Homeland Security report states that 1,130,818 persons became Legal Permanent Residents (LPR) of the United States. Over 66% of these persons were granted permanent status based on family relationship with a US citizen or other LPR resident. Nearly 59% of these new residents were already living within the United States. This means that persons who have viable reasons to be granted citizenship and are waiting for their citizenship to be approved now have an increased risk of being deported.
Without additional federal funding, the poor conditions at ICE detention facilities are going to get even worse. The FY2011 budget only increases federal immigration funding by 3%. In addition, the FY2011 Arizona state budget will spend only $92 million on public safety with an overall budget reduction of $1.1 billion. At the county level, it is even worse, as the Maricopa County FY2010-11 budget is less than its previous year budget. There are simply no funds available to make immigration enforcement viable, and the new law only further strains existing resources. This strain is going to increase tensions between the community and law enforcement.
Increased tension in communities around the state will bring the inevitable incident between individuals and police officers. The new law makes it a certainty that officers will now profile those they stop. In many cases, these persons stopped will be citizens or in the country legally. There will be cases where persons don't have their "papers" on their person who are then detained and possibly deported. As tensions further increase, there will be the inevitable incidents of police abuse. Community outcry against abuse and protests in the communities affected are all but guaranteed.
Regardless of a person's personal feelings or ideology on the issue of immigration, I think we can all agree that there is a wrong way to attempt to solve the problem. Trampling on the rights of citizens in the name of enforcement is the wrong way. Putting further burdens on law enforcement agencies that are already struggling to provide basic services is the wrong way. Driving a wedge between law enforcement and the communities they serve is the wrong way. If you think that this new law doesn't set the stage for abuse that can ultimately lead to violence, you only have to look at the Los Angeles riots after the officers responsible for beating Rodney King were acquitted.
Michael Gass
Michael Gass is a former Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist and veteran of the Gulf War during operations in Iraq in 1991. He returned to Iraq in 2006 as a US contractor doing ordnance disposal. Gass performed numerous VIP protections missions for the US State Department to include presidential protection missions for Presidents Reagan, Bush Sr. and Clinton. He graduated from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy with honors in 1996 and spent six years in law enforcement.


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Q: How can I print the location information I get in the background from logcat to a text file in Android Studio? In my project, I print the location information I get in the background every 4 seconds to logcat. But I want to print from logcat to text file or to text in android studio. How do I do this?

The code block I printed to logcat:
if (locationResult != null && locationResult.getLastLocation() != null) {
                double latitude = locationResult.getLastLocation().getLatitude();
                double longitude = locationResult.getLastLocation().getLongitude();
                Log.d("LOCATION_UPDATE", latitude + ", " + longitude);
            }

A: It's called a GPX file.
Check out this library for handling GPX files
https://github.com/jenetics/jpx


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The Coronation of the first Crown of Lochac event was hosted by the Barony of Politarchopolis and ran over the whole weekend. The event was attended by more than 450 people, including visitors from other Kingdoms in the Known World.
The event token from Lochac's First Coronation. Photo provided by Baron Dallán ua Lorccáin.
The Coronation event began with a ball to honour Prince Gawyne and Princess Yve on Friday, 5 July 2002. In honour of the last Prince and Princess of Lochac, Ivone Pons Ler (Bard of the West) performed a song: The Last of Our Kind.
The following day, the last Court of the West in Lochac was held where every Principality Officer formally resigned their post, every landed Baron and Baroness stepped down and handed back their coronets, and every Peer was released from Fealty.
Before the King and Queen of Lochac could be crowned and Lochac could officially become a kingdom, all the laws of the new kingdom had to be read aloud. Following the conclusion of this, which took many heralds and much time, the Coronation Court began.
This is a photo of the Kingdom of Lochac's First Coronation, held on the 6th of July 2002 (AS 36). The frieze hanging along the wall depicts the devices and names of all of the Viceroys and Vicerines, and Princes and Princesses that had reigned in the Crown Principality and Principality of Lochac. The photo was provided by Mistress Francesca Cellini.
Then, on Saturday, 6 July 2002 (AS 36), Lochac became the 17th Kingdom of the Known World at the hands of King Jade and Queen Megan of the West Kingdom.
Viscount Sir Alfar of Attica and Viscountess Gudrun Bodvarsdottir were invested as the first King and Queen of Lochac.
Alfar and Gudrun, first King and Queen of Lochac. Photo by Master John of the Hills.
The Sunday following the Coronation of the first Crown of Lochac saw heavy and rapier tournaments and market stalls in a park.
A poem composed and read by Lady Blodeuwedd y Gath for the coronation of the first King and Queen of Lochac sums up the sombre but celebratory atmosphere at the time: The Leaving of the West.


A friend of mine recently slimmed down on Weight Watchers. She joined two months ago, and in just a couple of weeks, she'd shed 10 pounds. She'd been trying for a year to lose weight, but nothing worked — until now.
Why did Weight Watchers work so well? For a really fascinating reason: because it isn't a normal diet. It's something more. Something fun.
The Weight Watchers program is designed precisely like a role-playing dungeon crawler. That's why people love it, stick to it and have success with it. And it points to the way that we could use game design to make life's drudgery more bearable.
Think about it. As with an RPG, you roll a virtual character, manage your inventory and resources, and try to achieve a goal. Weight Watchers' points function precisely like hit points; each bite of food does damage until you've used up your daily amount, so you sleep and start all over again. Play well and you level up — by losing weight!
It's a fascinating idea. Thompson cites Jane McGonigal's recent presentation at SXSW, on using game design to make the drudgery of many every day activities into fun challenges. A Q & A with McGonigal is here, and a synopsis of her presentation is here.
The connection with archaeology: well, clearly, there are many tasks in day-to-day archaeology that could benefit from being made more game like. Cataloging stamped bricks, for instance… actually, to be a bit less flip, I'm thinking of public archaeology, and programmes like the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
She couldn't be more right. As McGonigal points out, there are already some witty attempts — like Chore Wars, Wii Fit or Seriosity's system that tries to limit corporate e-mail overload by forcing people to "spend" virtual totems to send a message. I can think of tons of things I'd love to see turned into a game: doing my taxes, dealing with my inbox backlog, being stuck in traffic.
And this stuff is clearly possible, because if Weight Watchers can turn something as unpleasant as dieting into a playful activity, the sky's the limit.
What would an RPG – alternate reality archaeology game look like? What would the goals be? Well, we might want the public to understand the importance of cultural heritage, and to treat it appropriately when they encounter it in the landscape. We might want people who discover sites on their land, or in national parks, to report it to the authorities, to conserve it. We might want to create a knowledgeable public who can read the past out of the landscape. We might want to fight looting, or the wanton destruction of heritage sites or buildings. We've got all sorts of goals; I can imagine creating a game-like system to reward people who meet these goals. But games have to include sticks as well as carrots… what might the sticks be?
Perhaps the game should be web-based, played via PMOG or something similar, 'recovering' good archae websites, and 'destroying' pseudo-archae sites, or political uses/abuses of archae… thoughts?
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'Ancient Coin Photo Safari' is a game where players attempt to hunt for particular ancient coins or to quickly classify coins from a photo database of unlabeled coin images. This game is used to generate meta-data for museums acquisitioning large numbers of portable antiquities. I first mentioned this on my blog under the title iArtifact / GoogleArtifact. This game is something like a scavenger hunt.
In both of these games the 'stick' is receiving a poor ranking relative to other players.
The stick can be loosing money: A sporting league collects fees from players. A fraction of the money buys spy satellite time to take pictures of at-risk heritage sites several times a day. Players attempt to recognize the vehicles of the looters and predict when they will return for further digging. Player guesses are sent by text message to heritage officials who verify correctness by driving out to make arrests. The player making the most correct predictions receives a share of the entry-fee 'pot'.
Just wanted to say great blog. I some how found you when i was looking for all things online. I wish you the best.
I love archaeology! I have every indiana jones and lara croft game. well maybe not Indy's. I have books fiction and non-fiction and am working towards school for archaeology. I absolutly love rpgs and would love to see the two together!


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I, like most backpackers started out sleeping on the ground. No wonder it's cursed, between the rocks and roots, cold and damp, and stiff body joints it produces. Recently I was reflecting back on my journey from traditional backpacker to where I am today. The single biggest change for me over the years has been my progression from heavyweight ground pounder to hammock hanger. I thought I'd share a little bit of that journey with you.
My first tent I originally bought was for car camping, back in 1988. It was a Eureka Timberline 4 with vestibule, and when I started backpacking I had little money to spare so I carried that 11+ pound nylon hotel in my equally gargantuan pack. It didn't take me long to figure out this was just a wee bit crazy. I scraped up the money and bought a Northface two man tent that weighed 6+ pounds. Boy, that was livin' ! Then in 2003 I discovered the greatest thing since sliced bread – the Henry Shires Tarptent Squall.
That was a huge step in becoming a lightweight backpacker (well that and getting rid of the ax, bow saw, canned goods, etc). By then I had lightened up my pack and sleeping system, and my big three (pack, sleeping bag and shelter) was under 6 pounds – less than that Northface tent I used to lug around! The only downfall was the same problem every tent has – setup and breakdown in bad weather. I had played with nylon tarps as far back as the late 80's with only mediocre results, Now with silnylon materials making tarps much lighter I decided to give tarp camping another try as an alternative in bad weather.
By 2005 I was a full time tarp camper. I enjoyed the fact that a tarp allowed for endless pitching options and drier setup and take down. I also enjoyed the freedom of a mostly unobstructed view. I never felt the need to be cocooned in nylon, and tarp camping allowed me to be more connected to the environment around me. With the modern materials available today, tarps can be had that weigh as little as four ounces, and bivies that are in the four to five ounce range. As with all things backpacking, the only limit is your budget.
I watched with some amusement and little interest as the hammock craze kicked into high gear. Something about all the bits and pieces needed to "make that thing swing" was so completely the opposite of the minimalist approach that had become ingrained in my gear choices. On top of that, I had a hard time with the idea of adding more weight to my by then highly refined gear kit. That all changed in 2012 when I had the chance to pick up a Hennessy Hammock fairly cheap. I thought why not? At least this way I could poo poo hammocks with authority. Here I am a year and a half later, and I have to say I'm hooked! No more stiffness, no more cold ground, no more looking for a nice level spot.
I won't say it's all been roses. There is a slight learning curve to figure out how to hang your hammock correctly. Selecting items like suspension and underquilt has been a bit of a learning process also. My current setup is a Warbonnet Traveler 1.7 single hammock, Hammock Gear Incubator Underquilt, Hammock Gear Cuben Fiber tarp, Whoopie Slings, Dutchware Dutch Clips, and 1″ tree hugger straps. The two greatest resources I have found are the Hammock Forums ( a great bunch of folks by the way), and also a book by Derek Hansen titled The Ultimate Hang (also a member of Hammock Forums).
Will I ever go back to being a "ground pounder"? Maybe in a moment of weakness when challenged to a lightest pack contest – naaaa, hang 'em high I say!
Under a tarp, but never on the ground.


When you first get a job, you turn up early, take instructions, work diligently, keep your head down and try and do your job as best you can. If you do a good job, one day you might make team leader, become a manager, and help other young people develop up through the system. The story is the same whether you work in a factory, an office, a parliament, a kinder, or at home answering service requests for an international software business. Work hard, develop skills, be awesome, save money, raise kids, buy a house, retire to praise, go on a cruise, and then spend your years painting watercolours or touring with a caravan.
Success in this world is doing what you are told, being obedient, and ultimately being replaceable.
No matter how hard you work in your job, there will always be someone who can do it cheaper or faster than you.
Challenge the status quo and you go from being indispensable to detached, free, and independent. Embracing your own creativity builds a defence from the world of dependency and fosters passion, personality, and connectedness.
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Well 18 (Wanykiyu) was refurbished in July 1999 by Track Care WA Inc. The windlass, whip pole, troughs have not been restored, but the well hole itself is now of excellent construction. Water may be available here. This well is also well known for having frogs in the corners of the wooden framework, hence its nickname Frog Well.


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Q: Abbreviating numbers with Ruby? How would I abbreviate numbers using Ruby?
1,518,181 to 1.5M
481,191 to 481k
95,562 to 95k

For this particular project I happen to be using Rails, so if there's some obscure helper method I'm not aware of, it'd be fine to use that here.

A: There is #number_to_human:
include ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper
number_to_human(1500000) # => "1.5 Million"


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Josh Bernard began his professional photography career in 1997. His passion for the ocean and travel has made him a world-renowned water photographer. His photography has taken him to Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Tahiti, Costa Rica, Mexico, and various parts of the US. When he's not travelling he lives half the year in Carlsbad, California, and the other half in Honolulu, Hawaii.