I plan to take a flying leap at 2017, or at least a good running start. Here it comes, fast, ready or not! I am working at filing things and bringing a little order to my desk area and also my painting spot.
There are still plenty of holiday foods here, a bit heavy on turkey sandwiches as it should be. And I am enjoying Christmas photographs, many taken by my brother.
Penny had one of her small delightful dinner parties last week. there were several small trees instead of a large one this year. The gray wall shelf was made by my sweetheart Jackie.
The tree below rests on a table made by him.
Penny made the tinware at a workshop in Eastfield Village some years back.
After Church on Christmas eve I was with some of the family at Beth and Gary's home for a buffet and singing Christmas carols.
My brother and I went downtown later when the streets were very empty, to photograph some of the fairyland that is down town Fredericksburg at Christmas.
Christmas morning was time for the children's presents and a brunch of favorites.
Favorite chocolate candy. amazingly easy, amazingly good!
Just four ingredients, 1 six oz can eagle brand milk, 3 4 oz boxes Baker's semi sweet chocolate squares. a dash of salt and 1 1/2 cups broken up pecons make a great chocolate lover's favorite. This is so easy there is still time to stir up a batch for Christmas. No cooking at all. Use 4 boxes instead of three for a darker less sweet candy.
In a microwavable covered dish break the chocolate into squares, add the can of eagle brand and a dash of salt, not much. Melt it together in the microwave, about 2 1/2 minutes for me, do not get it really hot at all. Stir till smooth and add broken up pecans. Very quickly drop out on a foil covered board or cookie sheets, this makes a lot of candy, I use a foil covered drafting board that is just for kitchen use, and a large spoon with a table knife to drop the candy out in little clusters, See picture. Let me hear back if you make it!
Fredericksburg goes all out for the season. We even have an ice skating rink in the park on the square for a few weeks each December. That is a rarity in this part of the country. The buildings on our historic Main street are outlined in simple white lights but from that point nothing else is simple! My brother promises to be here at Christmas and we will try to have pictures of some of the lighted center of town here on my blog, but for now it is decorating time in my house and a little tour through some others. Have been to two great parties this week and also had a few friends stop by.
Being with friends I have known for half a lifetime is a special joy at this time of the year. This lighting makes us look faded but I promise we are vibrant ladies with amazingly full lives.
As a coincidence, the three of us have all had a lot of enjoyment in the publishing world, one as a writer for Maine Antiques Digest years back covering shows in Texas, one as a contributing editor of Simple Life magazine since its inception and I have a long time very pleasant association with Early American Life magazine which has published a number of my small "how to" articles in a more than twenty year span. There is one in the current December issue.
I am the youngest one in this shot and I will be 86 in January 2017. At my last check in with my doctor, he said with an earnest look, "How are you?" I answered "I am busy and happy and I do not hurt, so who has more!?" This continues to be so as I look toward the coming year with hope and gratitude.
My Spiced peaches are in the yellow bowl, recipe is at the end of this post.
Only Barbara would think of placing a nativity set on a cake stand.
I must do a painting with this goose! I have half a dozen others started at present, need to finish some.
Penny's ship model was borrowed for my painting over the mantle.
I enjoy my three Santas from Becky Lowe.
Dolls love to be by the Christmas tree.
My Mother crocheted the suit on this cotton Santa 72 years ago for my Brother's first tree.
Jackie enjoyed the fine furniture in his room.
Nice Stoneware flasks and a Staffordshire bust of George.
Lafayette in a nice old painting.
Drain peaches reserving 1 cup syrup. In sauce pan combine syrup, vinegar, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Simmer uncovered 5 min.
Add peach halves, a few of which may be studded with one clove. Bring to a boil, cool, cover, and refrigerate at least two days. I remove the spices on the third day if some are left so they do not get too strong.
To serve, drain peaches and heap in serving dish. I double and triple it for large groups.


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Katie Kerr and Chris Sabino's invitation went viral on Wednesday after it was posted on Reddit and the Huffington Post.
"My phone really started blowing up after it got put on MSN," Kerr said. "It was even ahead of the royal baby."
The invitation forgoes standard RSVP questions for a cheekier checklist. The top reason to go? "Two words: Free. Booze."
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Raksha Mantri exhorts youth to ideate, innovate & indigenise new technologies to achieve 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'
India should not depend on other countries for its needs; Government focusing on domestic defence procurement: Shri Rajnath Singh
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the youth of the country to ideate, innovate and indigenise new technologies in order to achieve 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' as envisioned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The Raksha Mantri was addressing the students of Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune during their 13th Convocation Ceremony on May 20, 2022. The University provides training in areas such as Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Optometry, Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Biotechnology as well as Business Management.
Shri Rajnath Singh described the youth as the biggest strength, catalyst and source of change for any country. "The youth have the ability to face any challenge and convert it into an opportunity. They have the potential to discover new technologies and set up new companies & research establishments," he said.
The Raksha Mantri reiterated the Government's resolve of domestic procurement of defence equipment to achieve 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', saying that India should not depend on other countries for its needs. He said, the Government has faith in the youth and is striving to provide them with ample opportunities to ensure their progress as well as the holistic development of the Nation. Referring to the Prime Minister's appeal of 'Vocal for Local', he stated that it will increase the employment opportunities for the young ignited minds of the country.
Shri Rajnath Singh stated that a vibrant start-up ecosystem has been created in the country due to the Government's efforts, which can provide support to bio-technology, business administration and health professionals to realise their innovative dreams. "Start-up India scheme is proving to be very effective for the young minds. We have also developed a culture of venture capital funding for start-ups, which is important for their hand-holding at the early stage. The number of business unicorns in the country has crossed 100. This is a proof of the success of our start-up based innovation ecosystem," he said.
Shri Rajnath Singh assured Government's full support to the youth to bring to fruition their out-of-the-box ideas. He suggested medical and bio-technology students to share their ideas with fellow business students who can make a plan to set-up business based on those ideas. This will build a strong future partnership which will be beneficial for the country, he said.
The Raksha Mantri was of the view that good education is an effective weapon to eradicate poverty and hunger. He termed it as a responsibility of the students to put their education to good use and bring out a positive change in society.
Shri Rajnath Singh urged the students to strike a balance between worldly and spiritual aspects of life. He called upon them to spread a positive energy and think about the collective interest of society. He emphasised on the need to imbibe the value system that is not detrimental to other needs and leads to peaceful coexistence.
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ISL 2022-23: Bengaluru FC coach Simon Grayson delighted with late 'birthday gift'
A fifth-minute Danish Farooq strike was enough to hand Bengaluru FC three vital points against Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
First Published Dec 18, 2022, 3:06 PM IST
On Saturday, Bengaluru FC defeated Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, thanks to a goal from Danish Farooq in the fifth minute. Opportunities were present on both sides of the field as the Red Miners struggled inside the Bengaluru FC area, and the Blues occasionally rattled the woodwork.
The only alteration made by the hosts was the substitution of Parag Shrivas for Prabir Das. The guests made three alterations. The most important of them was the forced match in which Pratik Chaudhari was brought in to play against his old team in place of the suspended Peter Hartley. Jitendra Singh replaced Germanpreet Singh, who was again left off the team. Ritwik Das was replaced in midfield by Farukh Choudhary in the other substitution.
Bengaluru FC scored their opening goal five minutes into the game, so the home audience didn't have to wait long. Before launching a ball early in the direction of Farooq, Roy Krishna ran down the right wing. From the edge of the area, the midfielder took a touch before putting it past the goalkeeper at the near post.
Krishna sprinted into the area five minutes after the goal and fired a low shot toward the far post. The Fijian's attempt was diverted in the opposite direction for a corner that had little effect. Ishan Pandita received Jay Thomas' throw-in from the right wing in the 19th minute, and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu deflected his sliced effort onto the post.
Hernandez had a few chances a few minutes into the second half. In the first one, Yadav blocked his weak shot from the edge of the box. A short while later, the Spaniard unleashed another shot from the same location, but this time just connected with the post.
Pandita had two good opportunities inside the box five minutes after the hour mark. A promising ball was thrown in from the right flank by Jitendra Singh. Daniel Chukwu, a substitute, headed it toward Pandita, who then missed with a wide shot.
The ball was subsequently played into the box by Harry Sawyer, who had just passed Shrivas and was entirely unmarked by Pandita. The 24-year-attempt, old's though, failed to touch the ball properly, which summed up the Red Miners' evening.
Following this win, Bengaluru FC coach Simon Grayson expressed delight and relished his late birthday gift. Grayson, who celebrated his birthday on December 16, said, "A lot of players and staff were wishing me Happy Birthday yesterday (December 16). I said, "It's only a Happy Birthday if we win tonight" and we've managed to do that."
"I thought the performance was really good. We showed different characteristics and I thought we played really well. Our possession worked and we pressed at the right times, defended against a team that bought a lot of balls into the box in set pieces, but we created a lot of good chances and on another day we would have got a comfortable 2-3 goals, making it a lot more comfortable and relaxing night involved in football," the BFC coach added.
The win sees Bengaluru FC leapfrog East Bengal FC and move into eighth place. The Blues will host Hyderabad FC in their next game on December 23, Friday. Jamshedpur FC remain tenth with four points. The Red Miners will return home to host FC Goa on December 22, Thursday.
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ISL 2022-23: Time running out for East Bengal FC for playoffs as they take on FC Goa
ISL 2022-23: FC Goa blazes past Kerala Blasters to rise to the 5th spot
ISL 2022-23: Brdaric wants Chennaiyin FC to convert chances to win; ATKMB's Ferrando disappointed with draw
ISL 2022-23: Kerala Blasters FC look to get back on track as FC Goa eye steering clear of 6th spot
ISL 2022-23: Chennayin FC and ATK Mohun Bagan clash with desperation to take full 3 points
MS Dhoni pays surprise visit to Team India training in Ranchi (WATCH)
Delhi HC issues guidelines for rape victims' medical examination in cases where pregnancy exceeds 24 weeks
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Hunt for wild edibles with the master – Wildman Steve Brill! Spring brings a myriad of wonders to Teatown's woods and meadows. Leafy greens such as poor man's pepper, wood sorrel, sheep sorrel, purslane, lamb's-quarters, and Asiatic dayflower are more than likely to be seen. Garlic mustard leaves, buds, and flowers are a certainty. Wild mushrooms, if present, may provide a special treat.


Keep Austin Weird! We kept seeing that slogan plastered everywhere: on clubs with Tex-Mex music blaring, on the sides of restaurants with Tex-Mex food wafting, on t-shirts sported by ancient shitkickers, dreaded-up post-hippies, and UT hook-'em-horns, Bevo loving students. And it is weird. In the best way. Where else could you be signing books across from Lisa Loeb, & the dude who wrote Go the F*ck to Sleep. We ate amazing "Interior Mexican" tacos, we swam in a Texas sized fresh water pool, we saw protesters fighting the death penalty.
The festival itself, thanks to Clay Davis and his legion of tireless helpers, is one of the best in the country, nee the world. we heard awesome pitches by a 13 year old girl, a trashy thriller writer, a Pynchon disciple, a cat gut myth buster, an Austin boxing noirist, & our winner, special education teacher Aimee Teague, whose middle grade novel, Devin and His Shape-Shifting Sister, rocked the house hard.


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A lovely wallpaper of a dromedary mother at desert Sahara, Egypt, which is breastfeeding its calf (baby camel). The milk of the camel is an complete food, which allows herders to survive solely on milk, when are with camels to pasture in the desert. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins and immunoglobins, with less fat and cholesterol than cow's milk.


To all of you who have contacted us with information about South Norwood and its people over the last few days thank you – and we'll be following it all up over the next few weeks. Our website hits went from 20 a day to 8,000 a day after the Lakes coverage so we've been pretty busy. We are interested in all the little bits and pieces and sons and daughters of South Norwood. We will soon be announcing the resumption of our popular walks after the winter rest plus exciting new revelations.
I expect you are already aware of this; the book "Retracing Canals to Croydon and Camberwell" p70 para 5, implies the reservoir (aka the lake) was man-made as a result of building dams to retain the water for the canal.
Have you considered visiting the local residential care homes to share your discoveries and glean memories from any residents who recall events of their youth? Their families may have photos of the area in past times. Also primary schools have local history as a topic: are there any nearby who could share resources?


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Wales Conwy, North Wales
Author Eleanor
Creation date Jul 9, 2018
Overview Discussion
Visitors to North Wales speed along the A55 and through the Conwy tunnel without a glimpse of the town. Long gone are the days of bottlenecks through Conwy when all traffic had to negotiate Telford's narrow suspension bridge. Congestion improved when a new road bridge was built in 1958 and this is the dramatic entrance to Conwy. Now traffic completely bypasses the town through the tunnel.
This is a shame as Conwy is one of the best walled towns in Britain and still maintains its medieval street pattern. Small pleasure boats now bob about along the quay.
Conwy is a thriving place with a lot of small family owned shops along Castle and High Streets catering for both locals and tourists. We can recommend Edward's Butchers and Deli on High Street adjacent to Plas Mawr. They have a good range of pork pies, sausage rolls and pasties for lunch as well as filled rolls. Alternatively there is Conwy Bakery on Castle Street.
Watch out for seagulls when you eat, as they'll steal the food from your hands as husband found out after only one bite of his pasty. Alternatively there are plenty of pubs.
Pavements are narrow and there is a one way system in operation round the town. There is short term parking by the castle with long term parks outside the walls.
There is plenty to attract visitors to the town. It is dominated by the castle built on an outcrop of rock overlooking the river. A World Heritage Site, this is one of the great castles built by Edward I to subjugate the Welsh. The inner buildings though roofless, still stand to their original height giving an impression of what the castle must have been like when built.
Conwy has a complete set of town walls with twenty one towers, as can be seen on this model inside the castle.
Parts of the walls are accessible and make a lovely walk with views of the castle and town.
Don't miss the bank of twelve latrines by the Mill Gate.
On Castle Street is Aberconwy House, the oldest house in Conwy, with stone base and timber frame upper storeys. it originally belonged to a wealthy merchant, later becoming coffee shop, bakery and a temperance hotel. Now in the care of the National Trust, it has a NT shop on the ground floor and furnished upper rooms.
Plas Mawr is the splendid large white house on High Street and is one of the best preserved examples of an Elizabethan town house. This was built as a statement of wealth by Robert Wynne and has been beautifully restored by CADW. The internal plasterwork is particularly good.
Wynne is buried in the church set in a small graveyard is in the centre of the town. this is kept locked, although a key can be obtained from the vicarage.
Conwy is also famous for its three bridges. The first was built by Thomas Telford in 1826 to replace the dangerous ferry crossing. It was one of the first suspension bridges to carry road traffic. The end supporting towers were built to match the towers of the castle. Part of the castle had to be demolished to attach the cables to the rock.
The bridge and the small toll house is now in the care of the National Trust. The toll house has been furnished as it might have been in the C19th and is open for visitors.
Next to the suspension bridge is Stephenson's railway bridge, opened in 1849. Made of wrought iron, it was the first tubular bridge to be built and the only surviving example. Following the example of Telford, the ends of the bridge were designed to look like castle keeps. Trains still use the bridge, although it has had to be reinforced with extra pillars beneath the bridge.
The 1958 road bridge is an elegant example of a bridge typical of its time.
It is quite easy to spend a whole day in Conwy. As well as the above attractions, there is the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, an art gallery with a changing series of exhibitions during the year.
On the quayside is the smallest house in Britain, unmissable with its red paint and a poplar photo shot for tourists. The house was lived in until 1900 and the last inhabitant was local fisherman Robert Jones who was 6'3" tall.
For those wanting a longer walk, there is always the walk up Conwy Mountain.
And when you have exhausted the delights of Conwy, there is the Victorian sea side town of Llandudno to explore...
The short term car parks only allow four hours with no return within an hour. If intending to visit most of the attractions, it makes sense to use on of the long stay car parks.
More resources from Eleanor
Yorkshire Beverley Friary
One of the few surviving Friaries in Britain which is now a Youth Hostel
East Midlands Crich Tramway Village, near Matlock, Derbyshire
The best collection of preserved and working trams in Britain
Yorkshire Pickering
A busy small market town in North Yorkshire
East Midlands Brigg, the home of the Brigg raft
Off teh usual tourist itinerary, Brigg is a small market town in North Lincolnshire
East Midlands Cromford Mill, Derbyshire
The first water powered spinning mill
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Papelbon for Pivetta: good trade, bad karma?
So, by now we've all heard the news. The Nats acquired disgruntled Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon for 2013 4th rounder Nick Pivetta, newly promoted to AA.
On the plus side, the Phillies pick up all of his remaining 2015 salary (roughly $4.5M), and Papelbon pre-negotiated his 2016 option at a slightly lower figure ($11M with $3M deferred). This is no 2-month rental; this is a strategic decision to go with him for the next two years. So in that respect, what the Nats get versus what they gave up is pretty durn good. Pivetta is a decent prospect who had a great first half for Potomac and just earned a promotion to AA (where he's gotten hit around a bit in his first couple of starts). But in terms of what the team is giving up, Pivetta is a "minor prospect" (mostly on the outside of our top 10 lists) and is perhaps no better than 13th or so on our starter depth chart (just off the top of my head, Scherzer, Strasburg, Zimmermann, Fister, Gonzalez, Ross, Roark, Cole, Jordan, Hill, Treinen, Espino, Voth and Giolito ahead of him), so the Nats trade from a surplus/depth for a position of need.
As a side-effect of the acquisition, AAA catcher Dan Butler was DFA'd to make room on the 40-man roster. Butler has been struggling in AAA and may pass through waivers, but if he doesn't suddenly the Nats have zero catcher depth on the active roster. So that's a risk i'm surprised they took (if it were me, I could have named several other guys I would have risked versus Butler first).
My concern with this deal is more on the non-quantifiable side. What message does this send to your team? Drew Storen has been *excellent* this year, has remade his mechanics and (as noted elsewhere) has the 2nd best ERA of any reliever in the game over the last two years. He's been just as good a closer as Papelbon this year, and for his troubles gets demoted out of the closer spot. Storen's future compensation is *directly* tied to the number of saves (however arbitrary and useless that statistic may be) he earns, and now the team has told him "hey, we know you've been awesome but too bad you're no longer going to have the opportunity to earn saves and therefore we'll argue against you in arbitration to that end." Its no wonder Storen was immediately quoted as wanting to "explore his options" with his representation.
Lets also just say that it would not surprise this observer in the least if Storen's performance fell off a cliff in the coming months.
You can argue that winning creates clubhouse chemistry; that's your perogative. You can talk about how the old Yankees "25 men, 25 cabs" had no problem winning and you can disclaim the chemistry factors that seemed to be in play with recent teams like the 2013 Red Sox or last year's Royals. Fair enough. You can make the argument that these guys are all highly paid and should just accept whatever role is given to them … but lets be honest here; MLB players are human, they have egos, and (especially in the case of a reliever) they want to be the closer. More to the point, when they do everything management asks of them and still get replaced, its hard not to blame them for being disgruntled. This isn't like when the Nats demoted John Lannan: Storen didn't get beat out in spring training; he's been absolutely stellar for the past two years.
Is this yet another reaction to Storen's post-season record? Lets all say it together: "short sample sizes." Storen has a grand total of 5 1/3 post-season innings. Papelbon's numbers in the post season are great (a 1.00 ERA in 27 innings), but he hasn't pitched in October in 6 years. Clayton Kershaw has a 5+ ERA in the post-season and nobody's talking about replacing him. You look for excellence in the regular season and hope it plays out in the post-season.
I would have much preferred the team find some middle-to-later innings relievers to strengthen things in the 7th and 8th innings and not upset what Storen has established. But it isn't my team. I just hope Storen can take the high road (much like Tanner Roark has been forced to do) and goes back to being a team player.
Mark Zuckerman talks about how this trade is more about Storen than Papelbon.
Jeff Sullivan sarcastically talks about how the Nats have "rewarded" Storen's breakout performance.
Ken Rosenthal noted that, despite the Nats being 46-0 this year when leading after 8 innings, decided they needed to change the closer.
Keith Law, who hates any trade for a reliever, reviews what the Phillies are getting in Pivetta.
Post-publishing update: Joe Posnanski wrote a column 2 weeks onward, crucifying Rizzo and this trade (calling it "The Worst trade of the Season") for its intangible impact on the team, echoing many of the same sentiments expressed here.
Back in the day, (no this isn't a "get off my lawn" post), once you got to high school age as a baseball player, you had just two choices for summer ball once the high school season was done; you'd either play Legion ball (if they were the elite of the town) or Babe Ruth (which was still pretty good baseball), and scouts would generally depend on scouting high school and Legion games and to hang out with high school coaches to figure out who the draftable talents were.
These days, every kid of note hoping for a Division 1 scholarship or pro interest out of high school plays on a travel team. These same players also go to Showcase events throughout the year, either by invitation (for the best of the best) or on their own dime, where scouts can see players in a "combine" like setting and gauge their skills in a relatively controlled environment. More and more, the actual performance in HS is downgraded or ignored and performances in these elite events is highlighted, since the opponent skill levels are so elevated and consistent. This move has badly hurt Legion ball and has decimated Babe Ruth (here locally leagues have had to combine with other towns just to field enough teams to compete, and they struggle to find enough pitching to make the games competitive), but its the way of the future.
When you try to track prep kids (as I've begun to do more and more), you constantly hear about these teams and these events. So I've finally broken down and tried to summarize them for the local area as best as I can.
This is my attempt to characterize the landscape of Travel Baseball in the DC/MD/VA area. A ton of this is drawn from participation in the recent Perfect Game Wood Bat 17-U championships, so I likely am missing teams that did not participate. If you come across this post and i'm missing your team, please comment as such.
Evoshield Canes: Based in Fredericksburg, VA with "outposts" up and down the east-coast. This franchise is huge, fielding multiple teams at the latest WWBA event. One of the leading talent teams in the land, winner of recent national travel team championships.
Stars Showcase Red (formerly Demarini Stars): Based in Oakton, Va. Also large enough to field multiple teams in national events.
Chandler World: based out of Norristown PA but with a couple local players of note for 2015.
The Dirtbags All-Blacks: based just across the border in North Carolina, but draws players from southern and SW Virginia.
Richmond Braves National: based in Richmond.
Virginia Cardinals; based in Midlothian, VA. The best of the Richmond area players.
Diamond Elite 17U: Ashburn; was independent, now joined with Evoshield Canes as one of their off-spring. Comprised mostly of Ashburn/Leesburg guys from leading high schools out there like Stone Bridge.
RISE Baseball Midlothian VA: ; not at WWBA 17u.
Arena STARZ 17U out of Bel Air, MD. Lots of Battlefield players on this roster despite its geographic location.
CBA Rays: Chesapeake based, mostly from Chesapeake-based high schools Greenbrier Christian, Great Bridge and Grassfield. Not at WWBA 17u.
Baltimore Bandits 17u: travel team run out of Calvert Hall HS in Baltimore. Not at WWBA 17u.
Old Dominion Hitters: some D-I talent, not at WWBA 17u.
Perfect Game National Showcase player roster, Mid June 2015 Ft. Myers FL. Just a combine of sorts.
USA Baseball Tournament of Stars roster, Mid June 2015 Cary NC. Fake teams created for scouting purposes.
17U Perfect Game World Series, July 17-22 in AZ. Evoshield only local team; they fell in pool play. The team that won WWBA came in 3rd; won by a team from Orlando.
Impact 17U World Series, North Carolina; July 21-26, 2015. A good local tourney with lots of east coast teams, just won by the Richmond Braves 16U team (a bit of a statement, beating a bunch of 17u teams).
East Coast Pro Showcase (End of July); Tampa, FL. Rosters here, with a few local kids.
Area Code Games, Aug 4th-9th, 2015 Long Beach, CA.
Metropolitan Baseball Classic (Aug 24th at Hofstra in New York): aka "Met Ball," put on by the Mets and featuring showcase talent from the area plus a couple of travel teams. Slowly becoming a must-visit. Evoshield and Chandler World competed, along with local guys.
WWBA World Championships in Jupiter, FL, Oct 22-26, 2015 (aka the "Jupiter" event). Won by Evoshield Canes for the third straight year, powering through the field, beating the strong Marucci team in the semis and then facing their 17-U team in the final. Quite a show of dominance for the Evoshield program at this event.
Several "Breakthrough Series" events throughout the country (Cincinnati, Florida, Compton) throughout the summer; lesser showcases.
Perfectgame.org is *the* website for these kinds of things. At PG's events, all the teams, with their full rosters of players with home towns and college commits, are online and viewable. Very good information if you're interested in (say) one particular team's roster of players.
American Legion: Regionals this year are in Leesburg (presumably at Fireman's field in Purcellville). Nationals are Shelby, NC Aug 13th-18th.
Babe Ruth: Regionals in various spots by age group, World Series in various locations by age.
Connie Mack World Series: 7/31-8/7 in Farmington, NM. Sponsored by the AABC, its a national tournament for regional winners and seems to consist of travel teams.
This is my first cut at this data. I'm sure i'm missing local teams and showcases. Please let me know if you disagree with my characterization of the talent level of these teams (mostly taken by eyeballing the college commits to gauge the strength of the roster), if you feel i'm missing any major teams, or if you think a show-case or tourney is missing.
Washington traveling to Los Angeles.
And in said short series, with the Nats traveling to Los Angeles, they'd likely face Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke again in games 1 and 2.
Kershaw: 8 innings, 3 hits, 14 Ks, 0 walks.
Grienke: 8 innings, 3 hits, 11 Ks, 1 walk.
There's not a pundit in the game who doesn't think the Nats aren't going to win the NL East. That they're in first place while their #1, #2, #4 and #5 hitters sit on the D/L is pretty amazing (or, perhaps more to the point, a pretty bad indictment of our division in 2015). But the toll is being seen; between outings against Kershaw, Greinke and (just before the all-star break) Johnny Cueto, we now see the effect of such a weak offense. MLB-wide Aces will absolutely dominate the Nats. To the point where we could have Cy Young himself throwing and not have a chance. If there's just one or two legitimate hitters in your lineup, you can pitch around them and attack guys who otherwise would be in AAA or on the bench. As we just saw.
The question is this: can the Nats offense turn this around? We have now seen this team make the playoffs twice, each time with the best record in the league, and then each time flail out of the playoffs while barely hitting. In 2012 they hit .232/.290/.393 and in 2014 they hit .164/.222/.258.
Yes we plan on getting everybody back. Most of our D/L guys are on rehab assignments as we speak actually. Can they get their expected form back and make this team respectable on offense? Can Jayson Werth regain his stroke despite recovering from a broken wrist? Can Denard Span regain his batting stroke despite a chronic back issue? I'm less worried about Zimmerman and Rendon; they just need time and luck to stay on the field despite leg/foot issues, and both those guys profile as the kind of middle-of-the-order hitter that would give the Nats lineup some potency back (not to mention some protection for Bryce Harper).
Will it be enough? Are you worried about looming playoff match-ups?
Why do people think Montreal is a viable baseball expansion market?
Don't think we're seeing Youppi's return anytime soon. Jpg via Youppi's tumblr page (yes it exists).
Rob Manfred was caught on mike talking about expansion at this year's all-star game. He reminded us that Montreal drew 91,000 fans to two exhibition games prior to this season's start.
Before we even talk about all the other roadblocks to expansion in the current MLB landscape (RSN deals, geographical ownership issues, the lack of actual viable cities, the lack of the cascading downstream need for an additional *twelve* minor league teams/twelve appropriate minor league cities to support two more MLB teams, etc), lets talk about Montreal as a baseball host city. Because we have plenty of evidence already telling us whether that city really can host professional baseball.
From 1969 to 1976, Montreal played in "Parc Jerry," with a capacity of just 28,456 for baseball. For the first few seasons, the team drew decently, averaging nearly 50% capacity. They bottomed out in 1976, going from a 75 win team to a 55 win team.
In 1977, the team rebounded in both performance and attendance timed with the move to Olympic Stadium; their attendance more than doubled from 1976 to 1977. From 1978 to 1983, the team was successful on the field and in the stands, routinely placing 3rd or 4th in the league in attendance and placing 2nd or 3rd place in the division. This also included the Montreal franchise's sole playoff appearance, a 3-2 NLDS loss in 1981.
Suddenly after 1983, fans stopped showing up and the team stayed mediocre; they went from 3rd or 4th in the league in attendance to 8th at best, 11th out of 12 at worst.
In 1991, the team was sold to a new ownership group, and a new wave of players made the Expos very competitive very fast (94 wins in 1993). However, fans remained ambivalent; even after the 1993 season as the team sat in 1st place for all of 1994 (the season eventually cancelled), attendance went from 44% of capacity to 48% of capacity. After the players strike, ownership and fan interest began to dwindle.
Jeffrey Loria acquired the team in 1999; he failed to get media deals done for the 2000 season, failed to negotiate a new stadium deal, and attendance and fan interest showed: in 1998 the team was dead last in attendance and never left last place of the NL.
Baseball attempted to contract Montreal (and Minnesota) in 2001, further adding insult to injury for the remaining Montreal fans.
In 2002, MLB negotiated the 3-way transaction of Boston, Florida and Montreal, leaving the Expos as a ward of MLB. From 2002 to 2004, the franchise was plundered of its staff, its infrastructure, and its willingness to compete. Furthermore, to "combat low attendance" the team played a quarter of its "home games" in Puerto Rico at a stadium a fraction of the capacity of Montreal's stadium.
In their final seasons in Montreal, the Expos were averaging just 17-20% stadium capacity (not counting the two years traveling to San Juan). By way of comparison, the Nats first season was at 73% and their last three have not dipped below the 70% capacity marker.
The Expos absolute best cumulative attendance season was 1983; the Nats have already drawn more than that on four different occasions.
The Nats worst attendance season (2009), was still better than 31 of Montreal's 36 seasons.
The Nats already have the 5 best attendance as a % of capacity seasons.
Montreal was dead last in NL attendance for their last 7 seasons in Canada. You have to go back another 14 seasons before you even find a time when they were in the upper half of the league of attendance.
Montreal was asking for a new stadium as early as 1999-2000, and ran into roadblocks to get public funding in the amount of $150-$200M. Now new stadiums routinely cost 4-5 times that. Why would anyone think that Montreal would finance something now?
So, again, considering the known attendance and stadium issues, and not even addressing the RSN and currency issues, why again does anyone think that Montreal is a viable city for Baseball right now? Yes its a large city (it'd be ranked somewhere in the 10-15th largest city range if it acquired baseball), and yes its a "wealthier" city since its Canada and it houses their seat of government. But, they *had a team* for 30+ years and didn't support it, refused politically to build the infrastructure to keep it, and had no local ownership interested in keeping it.
Sometimes I hear about other international expansion sites. Puerto Rico? Mexico City?? Do people not understand the financial needs to support a professional baseball team? You need *wealthy* cities, not places where the median income is a fraction of what it is in the USA (by some measures, Puerto Rico's is about 30% of the US and Mexico is just 10-15% of the US).
Portland? San Antonio? Charlotte? Virginia Beach? All nice mid-sized American cities, in some cases already hosting AA or AAA teams. All *smaller* than some of the smallest markets already hosting MLB teams and struggling financially (places like Milwaukee, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Tampa, etc). So I'm not entirely sure how these are great expansion alternatives. The last two times baseball expanded, it was to major, growing cities that were mostly deserving (Denver, Miami, Phoenix and Tampa).
I dunno; every time I hear about expansion in baseball I laugh. We still havn't even come close to figuring out the most recent franchise relocation issues (aka, Washington-Baltimore's RSN mess) and Oakland & San Francisco can't agree on who "owns" a city that's basically equidistantly far away from both stadiums (San Jose). Now we want to shoe-horn in two more franchises onto a landscape map that's 100% spoken for?
The reality of the situation is this: the two places it makes the most sense to put an additional team are the two largest cities in the land. New York and Los Angeles. Stick a team in Brooklyn and in Riverside and carve up the massive markets in those two cities. And it'll never, ever happen.


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Who knew that creating unique workout headbands for my friends and myself would lead to an Epic Adventure? I have all of you to thank! We now carry a variety of high quality products manufactured in the mountains of Colorado. Roo Epic products are sold online and in stores throughout United States. Our loyal fans watch for new unique prints and new products! Because of our commitment to excellence and your support, RooEpic has become my American Dream!
People always ask me how I name my products. Naming patterns is an enjoyable part of my business. Typically we have some test items or a few sample products that we wear, and give to people to try. Often we find the perfect fit. A pattern really fits someone's personality. Then we have the name! Another way I come up with a name is when I receive an email from someone requesting a special color combination or a special crazy pattern.
I carry lots of different prints because I know you don't want to look like everyone else. Naming each print is a fun way to keep track of many different patterns. Maybe you would like a pattern named after you? I would love to hear from you!


First up was Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. It was amazing. I have yet to see the movie, but the book was dark, had some unexpected twists and was filled with details about the circus business. The only thing I would have liked to see was a more in-depth relationship with Rosie, the elephant and the main character, Jacob. But overall, was definitely worthwhile. Now I just need to see the movie, and hope it is as good as the book. Fingers crossed!
Next up was Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay, another great book. This was a duel story about a ten-year-old Jewish girl during the Holocaust and the Vel' d'Hiv roundup in 1942. On the other end of the scale, in 2002, a journalist begins writing a column on the sixtieth anniversary of the roundup and finds herself personally connected to an event she knew little about. This story was touching, interesting, eye-opening and thoroughly enjoyable. I would highly suggest it.
Last, but most definitely not least, was Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea's family, friends and other victims. After the first two downers (although they were great), I needed some laughs. And boy, did I find them. I think Chelsea Handler is certifiably nuts and lives a life that I would absolutely love to have. She is crazy, crazy, crazy and also, apparently a compulsive liar. The shenanigans this girl gets away with is insane. Overall, a bundle of laughs and definitely a good first book to read on my Kindle.
Now, I need to find something else to read… suggestions?
Okay, I apologize… yet again. You would think sitting down at a computer and writing about your life on a regular basis wouldn't be that difficult. Apparently, I have made it so. So again, after a few weeks of disappearing, I am back to update you on all sorts of shenanigans.
First off, if you ever have a chance to visit the Shedd Aquarium… do it! It is by far the greatest place I have ever worked. The environment is awesome, the people are fantastic and the view is insane. I've been a part of some amazing opportunities and am so grateful for the experiences I am having there… and they just keep on coming! I'm so sad that I'm halfway through my internship, because it means I am getting closer and closer to leaving. But hey, At least I'm leaving to go to Prague, no complaints there!
Anyway, last week at Shedd, I was able to be a part of Chicago Navy Week. This week honors our loyal Navy personnel and celebrates all of their hard work and dedication to our country, awesome. This year, Shedd hosted a large group of Navy SEALS and they dove into the Caribbean Reef exhibit, which normally happens 4 times daily. The coolest part about this was the Shedd has a system hooked up where you can hear the divers speaking from underwater, so guests are able to ask questions and get answers while they are underwater. The guests loved it, and I thoroughly enjoyed working with the Navy SEALS and listening to them answer endless questions.
Another highlight was getting to work with Frank Mathie from ABC 7 here in Chicago. He was so generous, had a great personality and a great journalistic viewpoint. You can see his coverage here on all the happenings that day. I even had a quick cameo at the end clapping as the men sang "Anchors Away". Chalk that up as a success!
Graduation: I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in May from Eastern Illinois University with a major in Public Relations and minor in Health Communication and managed to do it in three years. Phew! Talk about exhausting. Lucky for me, my family and best friend made it down for the weekend and it was a great last weekend in Charleston. Oh how I am going to miss it. My nephew napped through the whole thing and would not take off his sunglasses for pictures or smile… caught you stinkbug!
Internships: I am fortunate to have two internships this summer, both of which are semi-local. First, I am the new Income Development Intern for the American Cancer Society in Batavia, which is exciting because this organization has been a part of our family for years. Secondly, I am honored to have the title of Communication and Public Relations Intern for the John G. Shedd Aquarium in downtown Chicago, which has always been a favorite landmark of mine.
That's the Readers Digest version of what I have been up to for the past two months, but now that I'm almost settled into my new commute and schedule(s), I'll bloggy blog more often. Promise! There is also so much more to be told about my adventures in the city and my tentative travel plans, so stay tuned. P.s. t-minus 2 hours until my 21st birthday. Let the celebration begin!
Reading my friends' blogs from abroad over the past few months has my anticipation for Prague at an all-time high. Although I'm excited to see the magnificent architecture and hear the various languages and accents, there's one thing that I am dying to experience: the food!
As a picky-eater, college has been a great experience for me. I've been forced outside of my comfort zone and have eaten some bizarre combination of foods (nutella and popcorn) and tried some interestingly named entrees (chicken fried chicken?). I've even found myself eating asparagus and cauliflower… and liked it. It's like I'm a whole new person!
in Berlin and cacio e pepe in Rome had me practically drooling. I mean, look at this thing!
Although I won't be posted in Berlin, hopefully I'll get to try one of those bad boys someday soon. Until then, I'll probably spend all my free time reading these two blogs I just found, Czech Please and Eat Drink Prague. Czech Please takes a deeper look into restaurants, posting pictures of the interior as well as the food, making it a visual must. And Eat Drink Prague, explores restaurants, rating the food, drink, service and atmosphere on a 4-point scale. Looks like I'll be keeping these two on my "favorites" for the next few months!
TOMS is an an amazing organization founded by Blake Mycoskie, who developed a pledge that with every purchase of a pair of shoes, one pair would be donated to those in need, in Africa. Since its founding in 2006, TOMS shoes has grown tremendously, expanded its products to clothing, and enlisted celebrity promotional help. The work of TOMS continues to help so many people and incorporates three of my favorite things: travel, fashion and giving.
Sseko Designs is another passionate company from truly inspirational beginnings. My sister over at ebb&flow sparked my interest in Sseko (say-ko) last year when seeing a lot of similarities between myself and Liz Bohannon, the founder of Sseko. Since then, I have been fascinated with the work of Sseko Designs and it would be my dream to be a part of their team one day!
What is so great about Sseko? Everything! First, the sandals are made by beautiful, amazing Ugandan women who use the money as funding for continuing education tuition. Secondly, the sandals are intricate yet simple and can be tied dozens of ways, use hundreds of patterns and what seems to be thousands of bright colors. Lastly, once you buy a sole, the straps are interchangeable. Genius.
or host a party through Sseko.
Lastly, never under-estimate word-of-mouth and the power of the blogosphere. Spread the word by purchasing some sweet kicks and blogging about the amazing organizations!


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Badgers football star's Kolsch-style collab with Great Lakes is now here
Former Brookfield Central, Wisconsin Badgers and Cleveland Brown star Joe Thomas has collaborated on a Kolsch-style ale with Great Lakes Brewing and it's now available here in his native land.
By Bobby Tanzilo Senior Editor/Writer Published Aug 28, 2020 at 2:01 PM
You know Joe Thomas, right?
Played football at Brookfield Central, was All-American during his time with the Badgers and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns as the third overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.
But did you know he's a beer guy?
And surely to the delight of folks like Gathering Place brewer Corey Blodgett (and me), Thomas is a Kolsch guy.
Two years ago, Thomas collaborated with Cleveland's Great Lakes Brewing to create 73, a Kolsch-style ale (you can only really call it Kolsch if it comes from Koln, Germany).
Kolsch is brewed like a lager but using top-fermenting ale yeast and it's a beautifully clear, light, malty beer that's perfect for summer patios.
Well, 73 is back, having been re-launched in cans and on tap in and around Cleveland on Aug. 13.
And just a couple days ago, Great Lakes announced that it's now here, in Thomas' native land, too:
The week is young so stay tuned, but these retailers have now received shipments of 73 Kolsch in the greater Milwaukee area: @raysbeer , @WoodmansFood40 , @OttosMKE locations in Elm Grove, Brown Deer & Bayside as well as Muskego Beer, Wine & Liquor! #GLBC pic.twitter.com/dH7j7atxrp — GLBCinWI (@GLBCinWI) August 25, 2020
"A special collaboration that started in 2018, 73 is our way of honoring a local legend with a tasty tribute," reads a press release from Great Lakes.
"After Joe retired (with 10,363 consecutive snaps under his belt!) we invited him to join our brewers in designing and brewing the perfect game day beer. No stranger to hard work and grit, he even rolled up his sleeves to add hops to the boil and rake out the spent grain. Of course, we expected nothing less from our hometown hero."
73 is brewed with rye and Sterling hops, and finishes out at 5.7 percent ABV and 20 IBUs. According to Great Lakes, it's, "Reliably crisp and smooth, with consecutive snaps of earthy hop aromas and subtle rye bitterness."
(Leinie's Canoe Paddler is another Kolsch-style brew that uses rye.)
At the moment, you should be able to grab cans of 73 at Otto's, Discount, Woodman's, Sendik's and Ray's.
Welcome home, Joe!
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Bobby Tanzilo Senior Editor/Writer @BobbyOnMKEcom
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area.
He can be heard weekly on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories.
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Parker at Monroe (PAM), designed by Spiezle Architectural Group, welcomed its first residents in December 2014 and was dedicated in March 2015.
The long-term care community features six individual "small homes." The homes serve a total of 96 skilled care nursing residents and are interconnected to a commons building. The commons building serves as the "club house" and offers a variety of experiences and activities. The physical setting resembles a village, featuring a series of small-scale houses articulated with gable roof forms, traditional exterior materials, front porches, chimneys, and gardens.


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BMW still has love for Fisker's design
The BMW Z8, top, and the legendary BMW 507. The 507 was the inspiration behind the Z07 concept, which morphed into the Z8 production model.
After graduating from the Art Center College of Design subsidiary in Vevey, Switzerland, in 1989, Danish designer Henrik Fisker moved to BMW to build his dream car: the Z07 concept, inspired by the legendary 507.
The Z07 morphed into the Z8 production model, built from 2000 to 2003. The market value of the 5,703 Z8s that were produced is on a strong upward trajectory.
Fisker: The Z07 was his dream car, and he's not alone.
Now, Fisker's BMW has received the ultimate accolade: This month, at a press conference celebrating BMW's 100th anniversary, BMW CEO Harald Krueger was asked about his favorite BMW of all time. He picked the Z8 alongside the 507 -- and added the Z3 for its significance as the first U.S.-built model.
Seated next to Krueger, top communications exec Bill McAndrews named the Z8 as well, as did his communications colleague Maximilian Schoeberl, who added the X5 to his personal list of favorites.
The odd one out was chief designer Adrian van Hooydonk, who picked a true BMW classic and not the postmodernist re-creation of one -- the 3.0 CSi from the late 1960s.


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Home » Music » Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Posted By Rob Patrick on Dec 14, 2007
Jack White Was in this Movie Briefly
[Originally published: East County Herald]
By Robert Patrick
Comedies, as I'm told, rely on little subtext. To make an efficient comedy, though I've never practiced the art of filmmaking, I assume would require a sense of humor, an earnest light-hearted sensibility, or, if the movie calls for it, a witty narrative. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story presents me with a problem of not supplying these. While watching the screening of the John C. Reilly movie, I remembered what great parts he had played in the past. I remembered his spirited performance in Chicago, his treacherously villainous persona in Gangs of New York, even his goofily, yet hilarious, portrayal of a dimwit NASCAR driver in Talladega Nights. For all the remembering I did, I forgot why John C. Reilly would take such an unmemorable part in this year's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Despite my personal grievances, the audience in the screening was much more outspoken. There was little laughter between the crowd, and what nervous laughter existed would immediately permeate through the air like an S.O.S. and would finally meet a loud cough, or a scathing whisper. Not good, I thought.
Regardless, I could go on penning horror stories, but that would keep you from the inevitable synopsis (and wouldn't you be lucky). Walk Hard, like the title suggests, is a (very) loose satire of the 2005 Johnny Cash bipic, Walk the Line. The main character in Walk Hard is Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly), who as boy in the early 1950s, dreams of being as able-minded, and talented as his gifted piano playing brother Nate (Chip Hormess). Both of the boys aspire to be great one day, until Dewey disembodies his eight year old brother with a machete. Funny, right? (This joke appears several times in the movie). After a mournful Dewey realizes what he has done, he runs off to play rock-a-billy music of the time. He is so successful that Elvis attempts to karate chop him. This is a stereotype about Elvis, so we realize the scene must be funny. It is not. Why I explain this unimportant scene of the lengthy, and bloated Walk Hard is because all of the scenes in the movie are varied assortments of that very excerpt. They are inane, frequently miscued, and too weighty to have any real comical value. Take for instance, as Dewey becomes older and more famous, a scene where he gets into the 'sex' and 'drugs' portion of his rock 'n roll glory. Dewey is lying down, talking to his estranged wife Edith (Kristen Wiig), when a fully nude band member/roadie/hotel caretaker (we never know, this is not important), comes into frame for a full thirty seconds. The scene of nudity is repeated a minute later. And, for good measure, repeated once more at the end of the film. You see, the director doesn't want you to forget about how hilarious it is to have a naked person on screen.
The rest of the film, as one would expect, is filled with Dewey's fame, to Dewey's downfall, and all of the irrelevant material in between. After the film was over, I expected half of the audience to faint from exhaustion, or, the more realistic version, defeat.
In the end, more than not, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story confuses gags; a funny element, with gags; the act physical nausea. Despair has never been more unbearable.


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Huawei will produce carbon-based chip related to graphene transistors
The recently obtained graphene transistor patent by Huawei can effectively increase the output resistance of chip components and devices, thereby maximizing RF performance. A new beginning for domestic chips.
In fact, Huawei started the research and development of graphene materials very early. It was previously reported that Huawei will launch graphene batteries, but graphene chips have been used before that.
While developing traditional chips, Huawei should actively explore new directions and open new selling points. Currently, both Tsinghua and Huawei are focusing on graphene transistors.
Compared to silicon-based chips, carbon-based chips are superior in hardness, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity. Although their thickness is 1/200 of the hair, their strength is more than 200 times that of the hair.
It can be said that carbon-based chips have the best thermal and electrical conductivity, the strongest strength and the lightest weight. Its performance is 10 times higher than traditional chips, resulting in faster data transmission and lower power consumption.
Today, TSMC and Samsung have almost reached the limit of Moore's Law in chip manufacturing, and chip technology is very hard to crack after three nanometers. Obviously, traditional chips have evolved to the last stage.
In other words, the physical limit of silicon-based chips is close. If you continue to catch the traditional track, it goes without saying that this track is still under blockade for our country.
Graphene is different from conventional chips. The transmission distance of traditional chips is constantly getting shorter, while graphene continues to increase the transmission speed of electrons.
Graphene, also known as black gold, is the material with the highest thermal conductivity ever known. By improving the quality of carbon nanotubes, it perfectly compensates for the excessive heat generation of carbon-based chips in terms of heat dissipation.
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Wow, I'm glad I found your website. News about the advances in technology being made by Huawei and China in general is amazingly hard to find.
I have a Huawei smart phone. I would like to upgrade to a new one as soon as it's running HarmonyOS.
In the meantime, check out my book China vs USA: A Guide for Skeptics, which will be published in January 2022. It's just a simple book that points out the United States' many lies about China.
When China masters carbon-based chips, it will be able to push the West around.;)


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- Pair your SHIELD Portable with your PC you want to remote into.
-Click on the plus sign on the right to add a game, and add the Window's Remote Desktop Application, mstsc.exe. The location of this file is typically C:\Windows\system32\mstsc.exe.
-On your SHIELD Portable, press the NVIDIA key, and you should soon see an entry for your Remote Desktop appear in MY PC GAMES.


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