Game time scheduled for 12:30 PM.
Camden Hills Girls Basketball vs. messalonskee 1/15/24
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Chairman Xi Jinping Guts the Chinese Military || Peter Zeihan
Xi Jinping is doing his best Darth Vader impression and has the Chinese military in a force choke. After purging the system of anyone who can think, all that remains is the shell of a Defense Minister (now a press secretary for military diplomacy) and the “real” decision makers – the Central Military Commission – chaired by none other than Xi himself.
Camden Library January 11-25, 2024
As always, lots of great things to do at the Camden Public Library.
Maine Class A Boys Basketball Camden Hills vs. Lawrence 1/12/24
Replay of Live Stream.
Germany Becomes (Terrifyingly) Normal || Peter Zeihan
In a departure from its post-WWII stance, Germany plans to establish a permanent military deployment in Lithuania. Looks like it might be time to bust out the caution tape…
Germany’s willingness to participate in security matters signifies a shift in military capabilities and ideology. With mounting concerns over Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Germany’s renewed military posture could spell trouble for Putin’s master plan.
Maine Class A Girls Basketball Camden Hills vs Gardiner 1/9/24
Watch this of the Replay of Live Stream of the Class A Maine Girls High School basketball game between the Windjammers of Camden Hills and the Tigers of Gardiner. The Replay includes added coaches’ interviews. This game was played at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport on January 9, 2024. The commentators are Charlie Crockett and Dave Ridley. The sports videographer is Penny Crockett.
Maine Class A Girls Camden Hills vs. Gardiner 1/9/24 5:30 PM
Game time scheduled for 5:30 PM.
Maine’s first giant battery project set for construction in Gorham
Construction is set to begin this spring in Gorham on one of New England’s largest battery storage projects, a preview of similar ventures that are seen as a missing link for optimizing the region’s growing fleet of solar and wind power plants.
Big batteries are considered essential to realizing Maine’s climate goals. That’s because the transition from fossil fuels to renewable power leans heavily on solar and wind — notably from proposed floating offshore wind farms — to help energize an electrified economy.
The problem is, solar and wind are intermittent sources of power. When the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, other sources are needed to make up shortfalls, and balance supply and demand.
The Ukraine War & the Battle of Avdiivka || Peter Zeihan
Arguably the most brutal battle of the Ukraine War is now in its fourth month: the battle of Avdiivka. Let’s take a deep look at its strategic importance for both sides.
Avdiivka is located in southeastern Ukraine and offers access to vital Ukrainian logistical hubs – so both sides are intent on having control. The Russians have sent waves of troops, tanks and everything else they have into the meatgrinder of Avdiivka, suffering some 40,0000 battle casualties – a ratio of around 5 to 1 compared to the Ukrainian defenders.
As bad as that sounds (and it is, indeed, very bad), in terms of equipment, the Russians are suffering loss ratios twice that. And yet, for the Russians, this isn’t even remotely perceived as a defeat.
Images from Maine #174 || Peter Ralston
As you are reading this I am either out shoveling, roof-raking and snow-blowing OR (with all that on hold) cruising around in the truck hoping that an image or two might find me. Yep, it snowed all last night and I just plain LOVE days like this…for me they are the winter equivalent of getting out on Raven!