The Federal 100 Awards are given to 100 leaders who have made a difference in federal information technology during the calendar year. The winners are nominated by Federal Computer Week magazine readers and are selected by an independent panel of judges for their contributions to the development, acquisition or management of federal IT systems. The judges panel is comprised of government and industry IT executives.
This year three top Department of the Navy (DON) leaders were recognized for their significant achievements in federal IT—Dan Porter, Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO), Joseph R. Cipriano, Program Executive Officer for Information Technology (PEO-IT) and Debra M. Filippi, Deputy Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers, U.S. Marine Corps. The winners were announced July 10, 2001, at the Federal 100 event in Washington, D.C. We are proud to congratulate the winners in CHIPS—the Navy's premier IT magazine.
Mr. Porter was chosen for his role as a key player in developing the Navy Marine Corps Intranet. He led the campaign to keep the Navy and Marine Corps smart card program afloat and pushed through the first government reverse auction conducted via the Internet, resulting in a 29 percent savings.
Mr. Cipriano was recognized for championing the Department's need for the NMCI contract, and leading the effort to develop and award the groundbreaking $6.9 billion NMCI program. His role in this effort also included working with key members of Congress, explaining NMCI's innovative approach to buying IT services.
Mrs. Filippi was selected for her representation of the Marine Corps during contract negotiations on the NMCI contract. Her efforts ensured that NMCI meets the Marine Corps' unique IT standards.


ALCO West Locomotives is now part of Accucraft Trains Ride On. We are looking forward continuing their tradition of high quality scale railroading equipment. In the coming months and years, we will be bringing out a wide range of 2.5" scale ride on locomotives and parts for ride on railroading. This includes the ULIN line of castings and designs along with new designs.
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Phelps could hear a fresh set of sirens: the county ambulance already. He resisted the urge to look again upon the dead female victim. Tim Fitzsimmons had done time in stir; he was a reputed meth dealer who had consorted with criminal elements for most of his life. No big surprise that he would go out with a bullet to the back of the head. But the girl troubled Phelps: Another woman who had made the fatal mistake of falling for the wrong man. That had been enough to get her killed.
The approaching siren seemed to mock the dead. Fitzsimmons and the girl would leave the trailer in body bags, not on stretchers.
He felt relieved when he stepped outside, leaving the two bodies behind him. But the audience that was awaiting him was not exactly friendly. The people outside were growing anxious. A burly man at the front of the crowd pointed his finger at Phelps and said:
“Aren’t you going after him, Sheriff? He’s getting’ away!”
“You ain’t going to catch him in that trailer!”
Phelps quashed the resentment he felt at being told how to do his job. It was a natural question, of course. None of these people had ever pursued a suspect in real life. They had done it only in their minds, vicariously, while watching television shows and movies. They therefore didn’t realize a central truth of police work: that the Hollywood image of the lone officer chasing down a criminal and challenging him in a gunfight was more myth than fact. Actual police protocol strongly discouraged one-on-one confrontations with armed suspects, unless the loss of innocent life was imminent. The man-to-man shootout was a last resort. Sometimes the best choice a cop could make was to hold tight and call for backup.
Phelps believed that he had made the right decision, though there would probably be more than a few citizens here who would disagree. He could not have apprehended McCabe on foot—not by himself, and not with the head start that the young man already had. But it was only a temporary setback. A net would soon be drawing around McCabe. Phelps was confident that he would be in custody soon.
“We saw who did it: It was that Lee McCabe!”
“Why don’t you go get him, Sheriff?”
Phelps sighed. You could not treat private citizens like fools just because you were the one with the badge and the gun.
He held up his hand in a gesture that commanded silence. He scanned the faces gathered around him. He knew most of them on a first-name basis.
“Okay, here’s what I can tell you now. As most of you already know, there are two corpses inside this trailer. One white male was seen fleeing the scene, and we’ll be putting resources in place to apprehend him. I don’t think that he will come back here. If he does, dial 911. Do not attempt contact with him yourself.”
“If he comes back here, I’ll shoot him!” one man said....

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All properties under SM Hotels and Conventions Corp (SMHCC) portfolio have recently obtained the Department of Tourism Safety Seal given to accommodation establishments who faithfully comply with the Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) set by the government and integrate StaySafe.ph with their contact tracing.
Taal Vista Hotel, Pico Sands Hotel, Conrad Manila, Radisson Blu Cebu, Park Inn by Radisson Hotels (North Edsa, Clark, Iloilo, Bacolod, Davao), and SMX Convention Centers (Manila, SM Aura, and Davao) have successfully complied and passed the Safety Seal Certification Program led by the Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Health (DOH), and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Complementing DOT’s Safety Seal, Radisson Blu Cebu, Park Inn by Radisson Davao, and Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo have likewise been conferred the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene seal, the Safe Travel Stamp, issued by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) in recognition of the hotels’ compliance with WTTC’s safe travel protocols.
The issuance of the DOT Safety Seal manifests SMHCC’s commitment to ensure the utmost comfort and safety of its guests and employees. With its stringent protocols under the ‘SustainablySafe’ Program, SMHCC leaves no stone unturned and follows intensive sets of policies, while applying efficient and methodical procedures.
“The DOT’s Safety Seal literally serves as a stamp of approval, giving our guests the assurance that they need when staying in our properties, and is a testament to SMHCC’s uncompromising health and safety standards. Strengthened by our very own ‘SustainablySafe’ Program, we have ably primed our properties for the new normal and gained our guests’ confidence, making their safety our topmost priority,” said Ms. Peggy E. Angeles, SMHCC Executive Vice President.
About SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC)
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) was established in April 2008 with the primary purpose of developing and managing the hotel and convention properties of SM Prime, one of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia. SMHCC is guided by its mission to be the leading hotel and convention company in the Philippines and its vision to build and operate hotels and convention centers that take pride in Filipino warmth and hospitality.
SMHCC’s encouraging growth has propelled the company’s goal to double its portfolio throughout the country within the next five years. It is geared towards becoming a brand powerhouse that ultimately seeks to create an indelible mark in the country’s tourism industry.
Currently, the SMHCC portfolio is comprised of nine (9) hotel properties with a combined inventory of more than 2,200 rooms and close to 38,000 sqm. of leasable convention space. The list of properties under SMHCC includes Taal Vista Hotel, Pico Sands Hotel, Conrad Manila, Radisson Blu Cebu, Park Inn by Radisson Clark, Park Inn by Radisson Davao, Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo, Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA, Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod, and the SMX Convention Centers and trade halls.
For more information, please visit https://smhotels.com.ph/
SustainablySafe is SM Hotels and Conventions Corp.’s (SMHCC) health and hygiene program designed to provide its guests and staff with utmost safety and comfort. Ultimately, the program is aimed at ensuring the well-being of everyone under the care of SMHCC. SustainablySafe includes intensive and holistic sets of policies, following efficient and methodical procedures. It heralds a guest-centric approach in the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 and other diseases. The program is a reflection of SMHCC’s ideals that drive the company to remain dedicated, grateful, and mindful.

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Alternative Rock outfit, and former radio kings, Matchbox Twenty, have released their music video for their new single, ”She’s So Mean”; their first new song in almost five years. The track comes off of Matchbox Twenty’s forthcoming fourth record, North, which is due out on September 4 via Atlantic Records. You can check out the music video for “She’s So Mean” after the jump.
Matchbox Twenty are attempting their second “comeback” from hiatus. Back in 2007, the platinum-selling quintet were coming off a hiatus that lasted over two years. Subsequently, they released Exile on Mainstream, a greatest hits collection that featured seven new songs. Yet after a tour backing Exile the group fizzled away for several years, never officially going on another hiatus, but not touring full time. All the while, they were relaying to fans that they were working on new materiel (albeit slowly).
Lead singer, Rob Thomas, took the downtime to write and record his second solo album, Cradlesong, which was released in 2009.
This past May the group tweeted that they finally had completed work on their long-awaited fourth album. North is the group’s first official full-length since 2002′s More Than You Think You Are.
Check out the music video for “She’s So Mean” below and be sure to grab a copy of North when it drops on September 4.


The Marine Corps has started the formal evaluation of three Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle prototypes as it seeks a replacement for its legacy Light Armored Vehicle (LAV).
The results of this initial testing period, scheduled to wrap up in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, will contribute to a “multidomain reconnaissance decision,” according to a Thursday announcement from the service.
Textron Systems delivered its “Cottonmouth” ARV prototype to the Marine Corps in December, followed by a General Dynamics Land Systems prototype delivery later that month. The two companies were selected for the competition in 2021.
BAE Systems, which builds the service’s Amphibious Combat Vehicle, provided a third prototype that will also be tested to “provide the Marine Corps with trade space between a government off-the-shelf and purpose-built solution,” the announcement states.
While Textron and General Dynamics each spent 15 months developing and building their vehicles on the program office’s Middle Tier Acquisition timeline, BAE used an existing contract for the ACV to develop its prototype, according to the announcement.
All three vehicles are designed to serve as the ‘Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ version of the ARV -- the first of an undisclosed number of variants in the ARV family of vehicles.
The C4/UAS variant is intended to act as a “quarterback” for manned and unmanned teams, linking onboard and offboard sensors and serving as a “sensor node” to support expeditionary operations.
“The ARV will employ transformational sensors, communications and combat capabilities to collect and communicate information, while integrating robotics and artificial intelligence technologies into manned-unmanned teams,” the release states.
“The ARV will enable a crew to sense the operating environment and convey that information using advanced on-board sensors and networked communications systems that are augmented by unmanned systems to detect, recognize, identify, and report threats at extended ranges,” the announcement adds.
The Marine Corps initially planned to use the ARV as a direct replacement for the LAV, to serve as the primary combat system within light armored reconnaissance battalions, which conduct reconnaissance, surveillance and security operations. However, the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 initiative modified the ARV into a more versatile and mobile reconnaissance platform.
Subsequent comments from Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger and other service officials have raised questions about the role of the ARV in the service’s future force structure and operations.
The commandant’s 2022 force design update directs the Marine Corps to “review and validate all assumptions regarding programmed or potential future capabilities, such as the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV)-30 and Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV).”
The initial period of testing, labeled the “competitive prototyping phase,” will focus on the vehicles’ ability to navigate mission-representative terrain in addition to their C4/UAS capabilities, according to the service release.


Following up on Bill Palmer’s original story, I am looking into the Dr. Ronny Jackson story a little deeper. There was always a quiet undertone about him, and while his secrets were kept fairly well hidden, it was reportedly a common open secret in the White House. While there’s no proof President Obama was aware of it, Obama didn’t offer him to run the VA like Trump did, and he was merely employing him as a doctor. Now that the secrets have been blown wide open since Trump didn’t spend one second vetting Jackson to become VA chief, it’s all become public.
Just like Donny’s quack personal doctor Harold Bornstein (does anyone really believe that moron was Trump’s primary care doctor?) who said Trump was the healthiest person on earth, now we know why Dr. Ronny also lied. I sort of feel bad for Jackson, because as an active duty member of the Navy, he’s likely going to lose a lot, with a serious likelihood he’ll lose his commission, get demoted or even get a dishonorable discharge, potentially court-martialed for conduct unbecoming an officer and more. The open secret of him being ‘The Candyman’ will be a really serious charge. Both the Navy and the AMA may take umbrage with his medical practices and suspend or even revoke his medical license.
Dr. Ronny lied when he came out to discuss Trump’ health. If you were able to see him from the back, you’d have seen Trump’s hand up his butt, controlling what words came out of his mouth. We all knew he lied. When he said Donny could live to be 200 years old, and weighed far less than we all knew, it was clear that had Trump’s sludge all over it. Those words were all clearly dictated by Trump, and he simply accepted to do Trump’s bidding, and walked out to the podium and lied. When everyone first heard the nonsense, we didn’t know exactly why. Now we do. Like Trump always does, he used, destroyed and consumed someone else to further his regime.
We don’t know how bad Trump’s real medical and mental condition is, but we do know he’s truly one case of Diet Coke and a bucket or two of KFC from a stroke or coronary, and one trigger point from forcing him into full blown psychopathic meltdown. The obvious “Malignant Narcissistic Disorder” Trump clearly displays every day is getting worse. Devolving into a psychotic break could affect the entire world. When he loses the ability to control himself, there’s no telling what he’ll do. We should all be very worried. The simple proof is Trump is already so mentally ill, he demanded a doctor lie about his physical and mental health. If you are curious, here’s a very intense paper you might try to digest. There are many similarities to things we’ve all seen in Trump’s behavior.


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The pilots of the Italian Formula 1 team affirm that they put all their efforts to continue forward with the rules set by the team leader
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari’s star driver, believes that Fred Vasseur will begin to implement the necessary changes in the Italian team after having spent the first months of his management observing and analyzing the team. Scuderia Ferrari has experienced a period of turmoil during the first part of this season.
The decision to change the head of the equipmentfrom Mattia Binotto to Vasseur, provoked the unexpected departure of the concept boss of vehicles, David Sánchez, as well as the possible incorporation of Laurent Mekies to AlphaTauri. Other than those situations beyond his control, Vasseur hasn’t made many changes since taking over, other than relegating former chief strategist Iñaki Rueda to the factory, with Ravin Jain overseeing track strategy. This decision has already been praised after Ferrari’s risky bet on tires in qualifying in Saudi Arabia.
Leclerc and his perspective on the future of Ferrari
Leclerc expects more changes in the future as Vasseur implements his long-term strategy for the Italian team. “I think he is starting this process now,” the driver was quoted as saying by the official F1 site. “Until now, I was basically trying to analyze the situation as quickly as possible to make the best possible changes for the future.”
Charles Leclerc shows full confidence in Vasseur and in the plans he has for the team. “I talk a lot with Fred and I know what his plans are in the medium and long term for the team, and I am completely behind him and I fully trust him,” says Leclerc. Ferrari is aware that his technical department needs a facelift, and probably a big one, given the gap this year’s SF-23 has compared to the Red Bull RB19.
The Ferrari team behind the tracks of Red Bull
Ferrari has tried to sign the current technical director of Red Bull, Pierre Wache, and the head of aerodynamics, Enrico Balbo. Both declined the offer. However, while Red Bull boss Christian Horner has called the rumors “incredible”, it is speculated that Ferrari has managed to persuade around 20 Red Bull employees to relocate to Maranello.
As Red Bull did when it signed Mercedes engine personnel, looking only for the best, Ferrari has also targeted Red Bull. They may not have landed the two big signings they wanted, but right now, anyone who knows Red Bull’s secrets is a valuable person to the team.

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The term “social skills” refers to the many ways in which we communicate and interact with others, including verbal and nonverbal communication. Although these skills change and adapt with new experiences thought the lifespan, most individuals learn the majority of their social skills in childhood and adolescence. As with all developmental tasks, some children learn social skills more easily while others experience difficulty.
- Difficulty making and keeping friends
- Frequent arguments with friends
- Ineffective communication with peers, parents and/or teachers (e.g. not looking people in the eye while talking, talking too softly or too loudly, no variation in tone of speech)
- Difficulty with turn-taking in a conversation
- Complaining about being teased or not having any friends
- Difficulty in group work situations
Counseling can help teach important social skills, such as how to initiate a conversation, how to show interest while talking with others, and what makes a “good friend.” Counselors will often use role playing so that children and adolescents can practice their new skills while imagining being in a particular social situation. This helps individuals to prepare for and address any potential stumbling blocks, which can make them feel more at ease in real situations.

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Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit with Paramount for allegedly “stealing” South Park content. According to the company, it believes that it should have exclusive streaming rights to South Park. Warner Bros. Discovery believes that Paramount worked with South Park’s creators and its MTV division to “divert much of the new South Park content as possible” to Paramount Plus. As a result, the company ignored other streaming platforms in order to attract viewers to the platform.
The lawsuit is a strange one. Back in 2019, Warner Bros. Discovery paid $1.6 million for each episode of South Park in order to get the show into HBO Max. There were over 300 episodes as part of the deal which cost the company a lot of money. The deal was in partnership with Paramount and South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
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Warner Bros. Discovery now claims that Comedy Central (owned by Paramount) “induced” South Park Digital Studios to breach the former contract with them. The original deal was meant to bring the show’s entire library, as well as 30 new episodes for Seasons 24, 25 and 26 to HBO Max. The deal would be valid until June 2025 meaning HBO Max would house South Park until then.
Since the contract was signed, Warner Bros. Discovery believes that Paramount failed to deliver this promise. In fact, the company says Paramount fell short of its promise to deliver 10 new episodes of the show each season. In addition, Paramount charged Warner Bros. Discovery extra for the 50-minute Pandemic Special episode.
Warner Bros. Discovery is also taking issue with the $900 million Paramount Plus deal. The deal includes that Paramount will exclusively stream South Park on its streaming platform after the HBO Max contract ends.
But it doesn’t end there. Since the contract was signed, South Park Digital Studios has gone off to create multiple spin-offs in the South Park series. This includes standalone episodes including South Park: Post Covid, South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid and South Park: The Streaming Wars Part I and Part II. Warner Bros. Discovery believes that these episodes should have been included in the original contract.
The company says that Paramount has used “grammatical sleight-of-hand, characterizing new content as ‘movies,’ ‘films,’ or ‘events’ to side-step SPDS’s contractual obligations.”
Paramount has commented on the lawsuit. The company says that HBO Max has refused to pay license fees that it owes the company for episodes already on the service. Even though the streaming platform continues to host the content.
The lawsuit will now investigate whether or not Paramount was in the wrong. Warner Bros. Discovery is suing for “significant monetary damages” which will be determined during the trial. You can read the full claim here.

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We, in Unguja and Pemba – the islands of Zanzibar - are surrounded by water – and the monsoons bring us fresh water every season. We love our water - but we have our fair share of water problems too!
For March 2015 we are planning a Creative Festival of Water– to celebrate the water we have in all shapes and forms, what we'd like and what people are doing across the islands to achieve this.
Through music, performance, visual arts and media – we aim to bring communities together to have fun, to explore and to celebrate creativity and artistic talent. We'd like the festival will be a true sharing and reflection of the talent and entreprenteurship living on the islands, together with other creative people from across the globe.
Who are we?
The Zanzibar team currently consists of a group of people both from within the community of Matemwe and from those who have made Matemwe their home – together with Sustainable East Africa (SEA).
Who do we need with what skills?
Over the next few months – up until the April event – to assist in the co-ordination and the marketing of the Festival
We need people with the following skills:
Festival Administration and co-ordination;
Communication / social network management;
Creatives and Artists living in Zanzibar or Tanzania who would like to support people doing a creative school or community project about water in the Matemwe area:
To find out more, to join in, or to volunteer your talent and creativity, go to www.sustainableeastafrica.org/volunteer-creative-festival-water-2015


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Is North Dakota As Guilty As Chicago Of Political Corruption
I won’t try to sell you readers on the idea that politics in North Dakota are as pure as the snow driven across the prairie. We’ve got our problems, as evidenced by the fact that one of our state-run universities, Dickinson State University, was guilty of misappropriating tens of thousands of dollars and handing out hundreds of fraudulent diplomas and nobody is facing criminal charges or even an investigation at the state level.
But I didn’t think it was fair when a George Soros/Forum Communications-sponsored study concluded that North Dakota was one of the most corrupt states in the nation (while ludicrously claiming New Jersey is one of the least corrupt), and I don’t think this comparison of North Dakota to Chicago-style corruption made by the LA Times is fair either.
The purpose of the article is to defend President Obama from accusations of “Chicago politics,” and they do so by claiming that North Dakota is actually more corrupt.
But political wrongdoing knows few geographic bounds. On a per-capita basis, North Dakota endured more than twice as many federal corruption convictions as Illinois over the last decade, according to Justice Department data. And politicians don’t complain about North Dakota-style corruption.
Chicago may be in the cross hairs of conservative political stereotyping because of Obama, but the city has company.
This is utter nonsense. Distorting the results of corruption measured by federal convictions per-capita is the fact that a) North Dakota doesn’t have a lot of people and b) North Dakota has a lot of Indian reservations where corruption is, unfortunately, rampant.
It’s not fair to suggest that North Dakota’s government is corrupt based on convictions which take place on Indian reservations where the state has no jurisdiction.
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A few days ago Samsung unveiled a 10.1-inch LCD panel with 2560x1600 pixel resolution. But other manufacturers have also exhibited impressive panels at the SID 2011 exhibition, such as Toshibaâ€™s new 720x1280 pixel 4-inch LCD panel and E Inks new 9.7-inch 2400x1650 pixel ePaper panel.
Toshiba 367 ppi LCD panel beats Retina Display
SID 2011 in Los Angeles is all about display technology and all the big manufacturers are lined up to exhibit their most impressive new panels.
Toshibaâ€™s 367 ppi LCD panel, Source: Engadget.com
Toshiba has one of the most interesting new LCD panels at the exhibition with their all-new 4-inch LCD panel with 720x1280 resolution – or 367 ppi (pixels per inch). That is actually higher than the current Retina Display in Appleâ€™s iPhone 4 that has a pixel density of 326 ppi. The panel also has 1000:1 contrast ratio.
Toshiba plans to mass produce the new panel but they have not announced who the buyer is. However, the panel is clearly aimed at high-end smartphones.
Futhermore, Toshiba exhibited a 3.3-inch LCD panel with 480x864 resolution - or 300 ppi.
E Inkâ€™s 9.7-inch ePaper panel
But not only the LCD panel technology sees improvements in resolution. E Ink and Epson has exhibited a new ePaper panel. ePaper is the type of display that you know from Amazon Kindle and other eBook readers. It has a very matte surface and looks very similar to real paper.
E Ink 2400x1650 pixel ePaper panel
The new 9.68-inch ePaper panel has an impressive 2400x1650 pixel resolution (300 ppi), and we would love to see that resolution in future e-Book reader.
E Ink has developed the ePaper panel and Epson has taken care of the high-speed controller board that is needed.
E Ink has not announced concrete plans to mass produce the new 300 ppi ePaper panel but it is being exhibited at the SID 2011 exhibition in Los Angeles right now.


By J.D. Heyes, Natural News
(NaturalNews) A so-called “weed” growing right in your front and back yards could hold the key to being the most effective cancer-fighting compound in the world.
Previous research, as well as recent research from the University of Windsor in Canada, has found that dandelion root may be especially effective in treating and defeating cancer, and much more so than immune system-destroying chemotherapy.
As noted by the university in a press release, researchers are so sure that they have finally developed the correct dosage of the extract, that they are preparing clinical trials using a specially formulated dandelion tea.
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Thomas A. Firey: Ronald Coase and the Cearfoss solar farm
Back in 2015, when plans were announced for a solar array on farmland near Cearfoss, the project seemed like an unalloyed good. It would produce nearly pollution-free, renewable energy, provide income for two farms, increase local economic output and maintain dozens of acres of green space, all without burdening roads, schools and other public infrastructure.
Then several Cearfoss-area residents joined together to oppose the project, saying it would hurt the rural character of their neighborhood. It’s tempting to dismiss these opponents as “CAVE people” — Citizens Against Virtually Everything — but they have a point: they bought or built homes with the expectation that they would enjoy farmland beauty and tranquility. Solar panels may not be noisy or polluting, but they’re also not lovely fields of corn and grass.
(Disclosure: Some of my relatives are among the opponents. I have not discussed the matter with them and they have not influenced this column.)
Since then, the project has been bound up in government machinations. Public hearings have been held, votes taken, court decisions rendered and appeals filed. Meanwhile, other arrays have been proposed in Washington County.
Both the Cearfoss-area project’s would-be owners and its opponents have spent considerable time and money on paperwork, lawyers and fees. They are caught in a problem described by one of the greatest economists of the 20th century: Ronald Coase.
If you haven’t heard of Coase, don’t feel bad. Though he won the Nobel Prize in economics in 1991, he wasn’t the type to pursue celebrity status. He was an “economist’s economist,” quietly studying and applying the insights of his field to various problems. Every decade or so he’d publish a paper or book that would change some economic sector.
One of those papers, published in 1960 with the drab title “The Problem of Social Cost,” deals with problems like the Cearfoss solar farm. In economic jargon, the paper is about “externalities”— positive or negative consequences of an economic activity. For instance, a factory’s pollution is a negative externality for its neighbors, while a bakery’s delicious smells are a positive externality.
The problem with externalities isn’t that they exist, but that they aren’t priced. For instance, the polluting factory probably shouldn’t be shut down; what it produces is valuable, after all. But the cost of its externalities should be included in the price of its products, which in turn would affect consumers’ purchase decisions. That would change the factory’s operations in a socially beneficial way — perhaps by cutting production or changing its operations so it pollutes less. The bakery would be the reverse case: if it were paid for its positive externality, it would produce more bread aroma.
Of course, not every externality can be priced and paid for. But such pricing and paying would encourage more positive externalities and discourage negative ones. That would push production in a more socially beneficial direction.
Coase explained all of this and added two important insights. The first is that, as long as the involved parties can negotiate freely and one of the parties — it doesn’t matter who — has clear property rights over whatever is in dispute, the negotiations should reach the best-possible social outcome. Suppose the factory neighbors are declared to have a right to clean air, but they can trade that right away. They could reach an agreement where the factory continues operating, provided it gives the neighbors something in return (like money to relocate). Likewise, if the factory is deemed to have a right to operate, the neighbors could band together to pay the factory to go away. Coase’s point is that, from an economic standpoint, as long as someone has clear property rights over what’s in dispute and the disputants can negotiate freely, they should reach a socially optimal outcome.
Unfortunately, according to Coase’s second insight, negotiations often aren’t free and property rights aren’t well defined. In the Cearfoss case, do the neighbors have any right to the positive externality the farms have been providing? Have they paid for that positive externality? On the other hand, does the array’s owners have a right to spoil the neighbors’ views?
Ideally, the array’s builders could pay its neighbors to accept the array’s negative externality. Or the neighbors could pay the array’s owners to go away — or else pay the farmers who are leasing their land to the array to break the lease — in essence, paying the farmers for a positive externality. The result would be a socially better outcome.
But there are no clearly defined property rights in the Cearfoss controversy, thus no negotiations and trade. Instead, state and local laws and regulations require the controversy be settled through zoning appeals, public service commission actions and court decisions. That means both the array’s owners and opponents will end up paying — for lawyers and government proceedings. And that’s not a socially better outcome.

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Some clarity and context for Nintendo Switch local pricing
Contrary to what has been reported by media outlets, the official SRP or retail pricing, for the upcoming Nintendo Switch has not been set by local distributor Maxsoft yet.
Geek Culture and IGN SEA has previously reported that the retail pricing set by Maxsoft is S$699 and MYR2,299 for Singapore and Malaysia respectively. This, according to sources from Maxsoft and retail chain PLAYe who did not want to be named, is not true. While Maxsoft has confirmed that they has indicated to their retail partners an SRP range, a final price cannot be confirmed as Nintendo America has yet to finalize a recommended price point due to the US Dollar violatility.
Both sources also reminded us that the websites failed to mention that the US pricing of the Switch does not factor in that country’s sales tax, which can vary between 8-10.25% (although certain states are tax free, such as Oregon). This makes the price comparison with the Singapore’s estimated SRP skewed, as mentioned in a previous article. We also understood from Maxsoft that they had not enforce a retail bundle in Singapore and Malaysia.
What seems clear from the result of a lack of a pricing clarity from Maxsoft (and in turn, Nintendo America) however, is that some retailers are already entering a mini price war for Nintendo Switch pre-orders. Our sister site, HardwareZone.com, listed out some of the best pre-order deals if you are looking for the new console, with various bundles. We also understood from Maxsoft that they had not enforce a retail bundle, and that retailers can mix and match bundles, if they choose to, at their own prerogative.
PLAYe for instance, offers two bundle types: A S$669 bundle that includes the Nintendo Switch console, both games (1-2-Switch and LoZ: BotW), and three random Amiibo figurines. The S$689 bundle has the same console, the same two games, but with six random Amiibo figurines. Both bundles have the Grey and Red/Blue option (apparently Blue/Orange, according to PLAYe) and also comes with free home delivery.
Online retailer Shopee, on the other hand, will bundle their Switch with the LoZ:BotW game at S$599 for all pre-orders.
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The Nintendo Switch will be officially launched on 3rd March in Singapore and Malaysia (delays can be expected for Malaysia due to shipping timing).
(With input from HardwareZone.com)


Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra are all set to go all out with the promotions of their film -Kesari releasing on March 21 this year. Dharma Productions announced it earlier that they will be sharing the glimpses of Akshay and Parineeti from Kesari today onwards with the trailer coming out on February 21. So here we go! The makers are releasing these glimpses in different parts and the first and second parts are here. Talking about the first glimpse, the video showcases the beginning of war, the chakram (circular throwing weapon) and a sword which symbolize war. Karan Johar took to twitter to share the first glimpse of Kesari and captioned it as: Presenting the first one from the #GlimpsesOfKesari. Get ready for an UNBELIEVABLE TRUE STORY http://bit.ly/GlimpsesOfKesari1 … #KesariTrailer21Feb". It's kinda intriguing and will give you goosebumps! We have all our hopes pinned on this one. Kesari: Akshay Kumar Teases Us With This New Poster; First Glimpse To Be Out Tomorrow.
Akshay wrapped up filming of Kesari in December 2018. Since then the movie's post-production work has been going on in full swing to meet the release date, March 21. Talking about the film, and thanking the film's cast and crew, Parineeti tweeted: "Anytime I watched a war movie, it was the love story of those brave men that kept me going. So proud to be a part of this epic experience! Thank you Akshay sir, Karan Johar and Anurag sir for allowing me to be a part of your vision. You all have made one of the most beautiful movies people will ever see." Salman Khan's Bharat, Akshay Kumar's Kesari, Alia Bhat's Gully Boy - 40 Big Bollywood Movies of 2019 To Watch Out For! Vote For Your Favourite.
Check out the first glimpse of Kesari here:
Presenting the first one from the #GlimpsesOfKesari. Get ready for an UNBELIEVABLE TRUE STORY! https://t.co/g2z1hOHaon #KesariTrailer21Feb@akshaykumar @ParineetiChopra @SinghAnurag79 @apoorvamehta18 @SunirKheterpal @DharmaMovies #CapeOfGoodFilms @iAmAzure @ZeeStudios_
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) February 12, 2019
The makers also revealed the second glimpse which is even more impactful than the previous one. Akshay, whose face cannot be seen yet, is burning in flames while he encourages others to fight the battle, like a true leader.
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The makers shared a brand new poster of Akshay Kumar earlier this morning and looks feisty and fierce. We're excited to see Parineeti's look from the film too. Backed by Cape of Good Hope Films and Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, Kesari is directed by Anurag Singh.


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The Parking Authority of Baltimore is looking to make sure that disabled people can park in reserved spaces in a pair of much-visited areas.
A new phase of a program called ProjectSPACE is set to arrive in Fells Point and Harbor East at the end of September. Under the program, about 70 on-street spaces will be reserved for cars that have disability placards. Each individual space has its own parking meter, with space available for up to four hours. Additionally, the EZPark meters have also been lowered to meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
Another key shift brings people with disabilities in line with everyone else: they have to pay. Policymakers say the spaces are abused because they are free, and don’t have a time limit. Placards are also stolen out of cars.
An initial phase rolled out in the downtown business district. More spaces are expected to be created in Mt. Vernon and Federal Hill.


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Many combinations did those spikes upon the wall assume, many light shapes did the strong iron weave itself into, many golden touches
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I'm really excited about the album and really excited about doing Razorlight again." Razorlight lit up the charts in the Noughties with hits like Somewhere Else, In The Morning, Golden Touch
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The firms, listed as second and third defendants respectively, are Golden Touch
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THIERRY HENRY reckons his old team-mate Didier Deschamps has the golden touch
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Seconds after space shuttle Challenger exploded, one of its two fuel-laden twin solid rocket boosters threatened to strike "populated" areas and both had to be destroyed by remote control, officials said Wednesday.
The reusable boosters, which normally jettison into the Atlantic Ocean about two minutes into the flight, corkscrewed wildly after the explosion destroyed Challenger and killed schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe and her six crewmates.
"The Air Force has responsibility to maintain safety for the range. There was information that one of the solids was headed toward populated areas," said Richard Smith, director of the Kennedy Space Center. "There was an indication that they, one of them at least, were moving toward land . . . they were free-flying vehicles."
Air Force and NASA officials refused to say what area would have been hit by the missile, but the 2.4 million-pound boosters with thousands of pounds of fuel to burn were about 20 miles beyond the launch site and 29 miles high when they were destroyed. The impact area spread at least three miles from the launch site, which includes part of the space center and surrounding areas.
About 20 to 30 seconds after the shuttle explosion, the range safety officer hit a red button that sent a radio signal to trigger a destruct package on the boosters, said Lt. Col. Robert Nicholson, an Air Force spokesman. Destruct mechanisms are common hardware on all missiles fired from the continental United States.
"It (the booster) was seen as a threat, and the command was given to destruct," Nicholson said. "We will not endanger any land mass."
The range safety officer's primary job is to track the boosters' trajectory and to destroy them if necessary.
The fear was that the booster and its aluminum, iron and ammonia fuel solids would fall over land, or pieces would scatter over an even larger populated area, Nicholson said.
But in destroying them, NASA lost potentially valuable evidence in its search for what caused the shuttle's external liquid fuel tank to explode, obliterating the orbiter 72 seconds after launch Tuesday.
Only scattered pieces remained adrift in the Atlantic Wednesday, and the Coast Guard organized retrieval of at least 600 pounds of shuttle shrapnel by Wednesday afternoon.
While the search effort continued, the White House announced that President Reagan would fly to Houston Friday to lead the nation in a memorial service for the crew members -- the teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37; shuttle commander Francis R. Scobee, 46; pilot Michael J. Smith, 40; Judith A. Resnik, 36; Ronald E. McNair, 35; Ellison S. Onizuka, 39, and Gregory B. Jarvis, 41.
The families of all the crew members except McAuliffe, of Concord, N.H., and Judith A. Resnik, of Cleveland, live in Houston.
Meanwhile, a full-scale investigation involving every aspect of shuttle flight was in full swing Wednesday.
Theories on what caused the explosion abounded, but top NASA officials, while vowing to continue the stalled program one day, refused to speculate.
The tragedy was the worst in the 25 shuttle flights and 56 manned space missions of the nation's program.
"We're not discounting any possibility at this point in time," said Jesse Moore, head of the shuttle program. "We don't want to zero in on something prematurely and miss the primary cause."
New information was slow to come from the space agency Wednesday.
As the shock wore off and reality set in, NASA began the tedious task of determining what happened, why it happened and how to prevent it in order to get the grounded shuttle program airborne again.
Every bit of evidence, from tiny pieces of the shuttle recovered in the ocean to milliseconds of data on flight control computers, was impounded for study. Teams of investigators will pore over data from telemetry, launch and flight control, trajectory, propulsion, photography and video, debris and orbiter processing.
NASA even confiscated film from sound-activated cameras news agencies routinely set up to photograph the launch and ascent.
"Our objective is to find out precisely what happened," Moore said. "Everyone has a high degree of confidence we're going to find it."
But there was much speculation outside of the official line. The investigation will center on the shuttle's propulsion system, the pyrotechnics that provide 5.3 million pounds of thrust, enabling the shuttle to climb from zero to more than twice the speed of sound within a minute.
It is believed that the explosion came from the shuttle's external fuel tank, which carries highly flammable liquid hydrogen and oxygen. Unknown, however, is what triggered the fuel to explode, shattering the shuttle in a giant fireball.
Frustrating NASA officials is this: There was absolutely no sign from any of the elaborate monitoring systems that anything was wrong.
"There was no indication that they (crew) would have sensed anything," said William Graham, the head of NASA.
Jay Greene, flight director during ascent, said there was no signal at Mission Control in Houston that something was wrong until the data stream stopped flowing.
"We had a sharp cutoff of all data, video, radar," Greene said. "There was nothing anyone could have done."
For that reason, some officials believe they can eliminate several suspected causes:
Cold weather. If subfreezing temperatures Tuesday morning had caused the booster fuel to expand and contract, that could have ruptured the lining. NASA says it would have had an indication of that, and all systems were double- checked for ice damage in all critical units before launch. Also, the boosters are test-fired in snowy conditions before delivery to NASA.
Fuel leak. If the booster casing had a leak, sensitive instruments would have recorded a pressure change in the chamber. None was indicated.
Loose bolt. If one of the bolts that fasten the booster to the external fuel tank ripped loose, it could have ruptured the explosive external fuel tank. But those bolts are checked several times before launch.
Fan blade. The shuttle's three main engines contain fans that rotate extremely rapidly. Some had suspected a blade flew loose and pierced the external fuel tank, triggering the blast.
PURPOSE: Twin solid-fuel rocket boosters, which sandwich the external liquid fuel tank, provide the main thrust to lift the shuttle off the launch pad to about 150,000 feet, or 28 miles high.
SHORT RIDE: The solids ignite after the shuttle's three main engines, and each booster jettisons by parachute into the ocean about two minutes into the flight.
FUEL: Each contains 2.4 millions pounds of fuel, composed of ammonium perchlorate, aluminum, iron oxide, a polymer to bind the mixture together and an epoxy agent.
SIZE: 149 feet long, 12 feet in diameter.
USAGE: The reusable boosters are interchangeable and are recovered in the ocean for refurbishing after each flight.


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One of the leaders of Sweden’s liberal party, has called for a change in the country’s social services law to encourage social workers to take children away from homeschooling families.
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For years, critics of California?s cap-and-trade program have lambasted it as a government slush fund. They say that politicians are able to dip into it to fund their pet projects or raid it to fill the shortfall of the moment ? as long as they can assert a mildly credible connection between the spending and the state?s ambitious goals to fight climate change.
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Samsung has recently unveiled its latest devices, the Galaxy Z Fold5, and you might be curious about the key differences between Z fold 4. The highly anticipated Galaxy Z Fold 5, the fifth iteration of the Galaxy Z Fold series, is set to launch on August 4th in Singapore, priced at $2398, maintaining the same price point as last year’s models. This premium price tag gets you a device that looks like a regular smartphone until you unfold it, transforming into a compact tablet. While the Galaxy Z Fold 5 comes with several improvements over the Z Fold 4, it is more of an evolutionary upgrade rather than a revolutionary one.
One notable enhancement in the Galaxy Z Fold 5 is the new Flex hinge with fewer moving parts, allowing the phone to close entirely flat. Unlike its predecessor, there is no longer a gap between the two sides when shut, eliminating the risk of debris entering.
Comparing the specifications of the two devices, it’s evident that Samsung has retained the form factor of the Galaxy Z Fold 5. Both devices have similar display specs, storage options, and battery size. The Z Fold 5 also offers IPX8 water resistance, making it suitable for water submersion up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes.
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Regarding performance, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 boasts the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, which could potentially bring better performance and battery efficiency compared to the Z Fold 4’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip.
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The inclusion of the S Pen enhances productivity, featuring a 41% slimmer design and a sleeker case compared to the Z Fold 4.
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Mila Vincent, our six-year-old book critic, followed up her attendance at the November launch party for Dear Mr. Dickens by reviewing this engaging book— the true story of a brave woman who spoke up and changed the great Charles Dickens’ heart the better. As always, Mila picks the perfect outfit for each review. Here, she wears a Kindness Activist T-shirt as she presents her review alongside her grandmother, Johannah Luza. They both give this a thumbs up for a grandparent/grandchild read.
Dear Mr. Dickens
Written by: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by: Bethany Stancliffe
Creston Books, distributed by Lerner Books
Mila: Charles Dickens was a famous writer who wrote so many books a long time ago. He even wrote “A Christmas Carol.” I got to see the play once and loved it. But I didn’t know that he wrote a book that said some things about Jewish people that weren’t very nice. I didn’t like what he said because I’m Jewish, and neither did a lady named Eliza Davis.
She started writing letters to Charles Dickens and told him that it wasn’t right to say mean things about Jewish people or any group of people. She was kind of scared to write to him because he was so famous and she was just a regular person like me. When he read her letter, he was mad and wrote a letter back to her. But she didn’t give up. She wrote to him again!
He must have finally paid attention to her because he wrote a book about a very kind Jewish person. Then he wrote Eliza Davis a letter, and he started telling people that it was wrong to judge others just because of their religion.
My grandma told me it doesn’t matter what religion you are. Don’t judge others! Be kind to all people! I was sad at first when Mr. Dickens said bad things about Jews, but I was happy that he changed in the end. My grandma said he had a “change of heart.” I think this book might make other people have a “change of heart” too!
Johannah: What an interesting and informative book! I never knew Charles Dickens was considered antisemitic by some. And I certainly never knew the story of Eliza Davis writing to him. Since Mila is only six, I explained a little about antisemitism. Like other young Jewish children, she is aware that she had relatives killed in the Holocaust, but it’s still somewhat difficult for kids this age to understand why. I do this a little at a time with different books we read. Parents and grandparents can do the same, just a little at a time. The end of the book was such a wonderful lesson for kids of all ages. As with all of Nancy Churnin’s non-fiction books, adults always learn something new, and children always learn how an “average, everyday person” can change the world!

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China may soon get control of a large slice of UK North Sea oil supply, which is key to determining global oil prices, if bids by its state firms for assets of Canadian oil companies Nexen and Talisman are cleared by the regulators.
China's top offshore oil producer CNOOC on Monday offered to pay $15.1 billion for Nexen, while China's top refiner Sinopec will buy 49 percent in the UK unit of Talisman for $1.5 billion.
Neither firm put much emphasis in their statements on the importance of North Sea oil as a global benchmark while offering to pay hefty premiums, including a 61 percent premium offered by CNOOC for Nexen.
Together, Nexen and Talisman own stakes in UK North Sea fields that produce around 180,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (bpd) according to Reuters calculations, including 110,000 bpd by Nexen and 70,000 bpd by Talisman.
Including operated production, the two handle around 300,000 bpd, almost a third of the dwindling UK North Sea oil output of roughly 1 million bpd. But falling output appears to have done little to put off Chinese oil giants.
The jewel in the crown is the Buzzard oilfield, operated by Nexen with a 43.2 percent stake. It lies in the North Sea about 60 miles northeast of Aberdeen and pumps about 200,000 bpd and is the UK's largest.
Oil from Buzzard, although only 0.2 percent of global supply, plays a crucial role in setting prices because it is the largest contributor to the Forties oil blend, one of four North Sea crude streams making up the Brent oil benchmark.
Forties usually sets the value of dated Brent, a benchmark used for pricing more than half of the world's crude, including oil from Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Dated is part of the underlying market for Brent crude futures.
A drop in supply of Forties, and particularly from Buzzard because it is the largest of the more than 70 fields that feed into the Forties blend, can boost the prices paid by companies buying crude on a basis related to dated Brent.
This was seen last year and into 2012 when Forties shipments were subject to an unusual level of delays and cancellations due mainly to production problems at Buzzard, which boosted prices and the premium at which Forties trades to dated Brent.
The shipment delays have also highlighted the lack of information about supplies of crude affecting Brent. Some participants found out about the delays and cancellations to Forties cargoes before others.
China buys about 2 million bpd of crude priced off dated Brent, including West African crudes. According to Reuters calculations, a $1-per-barrel rise in Forties' differential to dated Brent can add $60 million a month to its oil import bill.
High premiums for Forties have repeatedly contrasted this year with a collapse in values for similar crudes. Forties rose due to field outages and due to exports to South Korea, which removed supply from northwest Europe.
As well as the North Sea, Nexen owns assets in regions including Western Canada, the Gulf of Mexico and Nigeria, encompassing conventional oil and gas, oil sands and shale gas.
Nexen acquired the Buzzard field in 2004, three years before production began. According to Nexen's web site, the other field partners are Canada's Suncor (29.89 percent), BG Group (21.73 percent) and Edinburgh Oil and Gas (5.16 percent).
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Cooperative Physics of Fly Swarms: An Emergent Behavior
We have simulated the behavior of several artificial flies, interacting visually with each other. Each fly is described by a simple tracking system (Poggio and Reichardt, 1973; Land and Collett, 1974) which summarizes behavioral experiments in which individual flies fixate a target. Our main finding is that the interaction of theses implemodules gives rise to a variety of relatively complex behaviors. In particular, we observe a swarm-like behavior of a group of many artificial flies for certain reasonable ranges of our tracking system parameters.


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Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 reportedly goes in mass production, may launch in August
As per the South Korean publication Daily Hankooki, the timing of mass production indicates that the launch may take place sometime around August.
Samsung has already launched a foldable phone this year in the form of Galaxy Z Flip. Before the launch, the device was heavily rumoured to be the Galaxy Fold successor or the Galaxy Fold 2 as many were calling it. However, that did not happen. But based on recent leaks and rumours it is suggested that Galaxy Fold 2 still exists and the company's Z Flip might not be the only foldable handset by the South Korean tech giant in 2020. While we have some idea about the device from the past leaks and rumours, now, a fresh report states that it has gone for mass production already.
As per the South Korean publication Daily Hankooki, the timing of mass production indicates that the launch may take place sometime around August this year. We may also see the announcement in June as in one of the previous reports, the company did confirm H2 launch.
Also read: Samsung Galaxy Fold Lite with 4G, Snapdragon 865 SoC in the works: Report
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The Galaxy Fold 2 is expected to feature an Ultra Thin Glass (UTG), like what was seen in the Galaxy Z Flip. It may also cost less and have 120Hz refresh rate.
Meanwhile some reports also indicate that Samsung is working on a less powerful version of the Galaxy Fold 2, called the Galaxy Fold Lite. Samsung has filed a patent for a foldable display smartphone that features a smaller notch. The patent images reveal that the phone will have a notch on the inside that is stacked towards the top right corner of the main display. This notch houses two cameras along with a bunch of other sensors.
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From the moment players start up ARMS, there are 3 arms available to each character for a total of 30. Through playing and earning currency, players will be able to unlock more arms for each character along the way to design their perfect setup for each fight. While many arms are similar, each one has its own unique aspect. Fortunately, this is clear-cut guide to understanding the basics of weapons and how they all come into play. Before or after heading into this weapon guide, be sure to look at the Attributes Guide explaining the seven different attributes and how they can be major factors into choosing arms for a fight.
It should be noted that damage listed for weapons on this list is the default damage, and does not reflect the increased damage when duplicate arms have been unlocked. Nintendo also has plans to add more arm weapons in the future through free DLC, as such this guide will be updated to reflect any changes and additions made in the future.
Arms in this category: Toaster, Sparky, Buff, Chilla, Bubb
The tried and true Boxing Glove is a simple arm with the task of hitting its opponent straight on. This arm doesn’t have any extra abilities when it comes to firing it at an opponent, but it is as simple as they come and will always feel satisfying when landing a punch on the opponent.
Arms in this category: Boomerang, Chakram, Ramram, Coolerang
The Boomerang is a useful weapon for hitting opponents wherever they are in the arena. These arms will curve extremely wide to the left or right to hit opponents with a side attack. When using a boomerang arm, opponents won’t be able to hide behind pillars as this arm can swoop around any corner to land a good hit.
Arms in this category: Tribolt, Triblast, Retorcher, Revolver, Hydra
These weapons all aim to hit three quick shots towards the opponent in a few different ways. Some will shoot horizontally, others vertical while the third setup is a quick triangular cluster. After the initial hit lands each subsequent hit will do less damage, but these weapons are great for trying to inflict special damage as if even one of the charged bullets hits the opponent will be fully effected by the attribute.
Weapons in this category: Popper, Cracker
The Party Popper weapons send out small, quick bursts towards the opponent in a straight line which can cause multiple hits but do decreased damage with each additional hit. These are a light weapon so it is easily blocked, but get in close and manage to do some heavy charged damage for a quick surprise on the opponent.
Weapons in this category: Slapamander, Slamamander
The slapamanader swings towards the opponent at incredibly speed, doing its best to slap the opponent aside. This weapon is not only agile, but curves smoothly when punched all while targeting the opponent to give them a good slap on the wrist that can send them flying to the ground.
Arms in this category: Meagton, Megawatt
The Megaton is a slow, heavy weapon whose only goal is to dish out heavy damage. While the Megaton is sluggish in movement, it makes up for it by being able to block or repel almost any weapon due to its weight. These weapons are best used while charged to send the opponent flying home after taking a heavy hit, but also make a great defensive weapon when paired with a faster arm.
Weapons in this category: Phoenix, Thunderbird
The bird weapon launches slowly, but once free from its arm flies incredibly fast towards the opponent. It can not only curve incredibly well, but locks on to the opponent making it hard to miss its mark making it great for hitting an opponent behind a wall or who might be moving around a bit fast.
Weapons in this category: Dragon, Ice Dragon
Unlike the other arms, the Dragons are not about directly attacking the opponent. Instead their aim is to shoot a deadly laser at the opponent from any angle. The dragon arms are heavily dependent on the player aiming its laser at the opponent, but for those who might not be the best snipers there is plenty of time to rotate the shot to try and get in a hit before it returns to the user.
Weapons in this category: Whammer
The whammer is another heavy weapon the simple aim of doing heavy damage. Unlike the Metaton, the whammer has an upwards swinging motion before hitting the ground, which means it attacks a bit slower but is great to use while an opponent is dodging side to side in order to trap them before the whammer lands a hit.
Weapons in this category: Homie, Seekie
What the homing arms lack in their ability to curve they make up for with their ability to home in on targeted opponents. These arms actively seek out opponents and will try their hardest to make contact before exploding in their face for bonus damage. These arms make it easy to lure an enemy into a corner as they try to escape getting locked onto while attacking with another arm from the side.
Weapons in this category: Parasol
The parasol opens and spread out when shot out at an opponent, pausing just briefly before shooting straight ahead. This weapon can make a great emergency shield against other medium and light weight arms due to its width, but won’t be much protection from oncoming heavy arms.
Arms in this category: Guardian
The Guardian is one of the most unique weapons currently available as it functions very different from other arms. Instead of having a weight, the Guardian takes 3 hits total hits to be repelled. This is displayed as blue lights when the Guardian is in use, which turn dark when hit. When launched, the Guardian will slowly move towards the currently targeted opponent. Its main goal is to block incoming attacks, but if the player punches with their Guardian arm a second time it will quickly shoot forward in an attempt to hit the target and cause damage.
Arms in this category: Blorb
The Blorb is the second unique arm available to use, and like the Guardian behaves a bit different when thrown for a punch. As the player throws the Blorb it will head straight out briefly before bouncing across the arena towards the opponent. This makes it seem a little more unpredictable and slow, but as it is a heavy arm it ends up receiving a better chance of deflecting lighter arms coming at the player by having a wider area of travels.
Barq (Byte Only)
Barq is Byte’s trusty companion and isn’t a true weapon in ARMS, but seeing as he can do damage while sending out a straight punch towards the enemy he makes it as an honorary mention at the bottom of the list. Barq will launch attacks periodically throughout a match, typically striking when Byte sends his own arms flying or gets knocked down. Barq can be knocked out by the opponent very easily so don’t expect him to dish out a ton of damage in a fight, he’s just there to help his favorite robot companion.


SportsYankees Yankees acquire Kirby Yates from Indians Kirby Yates of the Tampa Bay Rays makes his Major League debut in the sixth inning of a against the Seattle Mariners at Tropicana Field on June 7, 2014 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Mike Carlson By Anthony Rieber January 8, 2016 3:29 PM Print Share fbShare Tweet Email The Yankees on Friday acquired righthander Kirby Yates from the Indians for cash. Yates, 28, is 1-2 with one save and a 5.27 ERA in 57 career relief appearances in 2014-15 with Tampa Bay. Yates was acquired by Cleveland for cash considerations last November, but he was designated for assignment after the Indians officially announced the signing of first baseman Mike Napoli earlier this week. The Yankees' 40-man roster stands at 38. By Anthony Rieber Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comments We're revamping our Comments section. Learn more and share your input.


4 November 1954 – The Convair F2Y Sea Dart was an American seaplane fighter aircraft that rode on twin hydro-skis during takeoff and landing. It flew only as a prototype, and never entered mass production. It is the only seaplane to have exceeded the speed of sound.
It was created in the 1950s, to overcome the problems with supersonic planes taking off and landing on aircraft carriers. The program was canceled after a series of unsatisfactory results and a tragic accident on November 4, 1954, in which test pilot Charles E. Richbourg was killed when the Sea Dart he was piloting disintegrated in midair. The four surviving planes were retired in 1957, but some were kept in reserve until 1962.


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For us, we celebrated Canada Day (July 1st) with outdoor festivities, fireworks and of course outdoor food.
I love outdoor parties and I enjoyed the last watermelon craft (treat holder) in the previous post soooo much....that I had to make more. Lots more...
Card number one, in Melon Mambo and Garden Green....
Punch up those paper plates with some watermelon funfetti! Okay so they are really only half circles of watermelon coloured circle punches...but they work very well! Cute!
Make a napkin ring/name card with your small circle punches and a ring of matching cardstock. Leave out the seeds and you have room to write a name!
I hope you've enjoyed our little watermelon punch party!
PS. How did I get those round bottom cards to stand straight? On the back of the card, the bottom edge is trimmed flat so that it doesn't tip and roll. Have fun!


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The Comptroller’s Office released its estimate of the Maryland effects of recent federal tax changes — and their nearly $400 million estimate figures to shake fiscal decision-making during the legislative session.
From the Comptroller’s media release:
The impact on individual taxpayers’ state and local tax bills depends on whether they aim to minimize their combined federal-state-local tax burden or focus on their federal tax. Assuming most taxpayers prioritize greater overall savings, 68 percent of Marylanders would see no change in the amount of state and local tax owed, 28 percent would pay more and 4 percent would pay less.
As for the impact on the state’s coffers, the report estimates Maryland’s general fund would increase by $28.7 million and $392.5 million in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, respectively. The Education Trust Fund would realize an additional $867,000 and $5.1 million, respectively.
The driving factors behind the changes to state and local income tax bills are the taxpayer shift to the State standard deduction – a consequence of taxpayers’ choices to no longer itemize at the federal level – and related changes to itemized deductions for such things as real estate taxes and home equity indebtedness. In addition, taxable income changes for moving expenses, alimony and 529 College Savings Accounts.
Governor Hogan quickly responded by pledging to shield these Maryland effects. From coverage in the Washington Post (limited free views available):
Hogan on Thursday announced legislation that would allow taxpayers to continue claiming deductions on their state returns, even if they no longer itemize deductions on their federal returns.
Under state law, only residents who itemize deductions on their federal returns can itemize deductions on their state returns. Congress doubled the standard federal deduction in an effort to make taxes simpler, so that fewer people would seek to itemize deductions.
“Marylanders will not pay one cent more in state taxes as a result of the actions on the federal level,” Hogan said at a news conference. “Our legislation makes sure this money will remain in the pockets of hard-working Maryland families and small-business owners.”
The Governor’s press release details his intent to negotiate with legislative leaders on a reaction:
Secondly, acknowledging that multiple legislators have put forward proposals to address this issue, the governor called on the Maryland General Assembly to work with his administration to devise a collaborative solution. The governor named Budget Secretary David Brinkley, Labor Secretary Kelly Schulz, Health Secretary Bobby Neall, Chief Legislative Officer Chris Shank, and Senior Advisor Keiffer Mitchell – all of whom joined him for the announcement – to work directly with legislative leaders to negotiate an agreement that both the administration and the legislature can support before the Fiscal Year 2019 budget is passed.
Because the state-level effects after mainly a function of the definition of “taxable income,” these carryover effects alter Maryland county income tax liabilities as well.
Listen to more analysis of tax effects on this week’s MACo’s Conduit Street Podcast.


FROM Glenn Toth
UCLA Launches an Alternate 'LA Midnight' Uniform Since the Oregon Ducks teamed up with Nike, and its chairman Phil Knight, they've transformed the football world with their non-stop, often "quacky," parade of uniform styles and colors. Now UCLA has released images of its "LA Midnight" or Black, alternate uniform for the Bruins game against Washington on November 15. What can this change do for the team? Why do USC's Trojans stick with the tried and true? We hear about the pros and cons of uniform changes with two associate athletic directors, Glenn Toth of UCLA and Jose Eskenazi of USC.
Scathing audit finds UC President's office hid $175 million A state audit says the Office of the President at the University of California has kept secret more than $175 million. The report says salaries are a lot a higher in that office than in comparable offices. The audit comes just months after the UC system won approval for its first tuition hike in six years.
In 'Free Fire,' Ben Wheatley wants to "meet the audience halfway" British filmmaker Ben Wheatley has built up a cult following with his hyper-violent, darkly funny movies. His newest film Free Fire is an action comedy starring Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, and a whole lot of guns. The movie has the broadest commercial appeal of any of his work to date, but it's still a Ben Wheatley film, which means, spoiler alert...a lot of people die.
Elif Batuman: The Idiot Selin, the heroine of Batuman’s autobiographical first novel, The Idiot, is an 18-year-old Harvard freshman of Turkish-American descent. Set in 1995, the novel observes the rise of internet culture.
Michael Flynn ensnared in foreign payments scandal Congressman Elijah Cummings has released documents showing that President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn was warned not to accept foreign government payments in 2014. Flynn still took a $45,000 speaking fee in 2015 from the Kremlin-backed news network RT.