ino, betances, and oday.  Rogers is really good but you need another lefty so you can  get garrett like others have said but  Id rather use a guy like 74 aaron bummer over garrett. Bummer who has a sinker, cutter, and slider is very tough to hit. Now if you are playing offline forget all of this or if you dont have a decent RS rating then you might want to just go for highest overall bc the directional players that have low ratings will hit guys like bummer bc all they need to do is time the swing and not actually locate where the ball is going. k/9 and h/9 along with their batters contact, power, and vision are what mostly affect directional hitting. So dumb but I understand that its hard for some ppl to hit using zone and its not like SDS really allows directional hitting to work consistently enough to get a high RS ratingAbstract: Understanding the surface structure of bimetallic nanoparticles is crucial for heterogeneous catalysis. Although surface contraction has been established in monometallic systems, less is known for bimetallic systems, especially of nanoparticles. In this work, the bond length contraction on the surface of bimetallic nanoparticles is revealed by XAS in H2 at room temperature on dealloyed Pt–Sn nanoparticles, where most Sn atoms were oxidized and segregated to the surface when measured in air. The average Sn–Pt bond length is found to be ∼0.09 Å shorter than observed in the bulk. To ascertain the effect of the Sn location on the decrease of the average bond length, Pt–Sn samples with lower surface-to-bulk Sn ratios than the dealloyed Pt–Sn were studied. The structural information specifically from the surface was extracted from the averaged XAS results using an improved fitting model combining the data measured in H2 and in air. Two samples prepared so as to ensure the absence of Sn in the bulk were also studied in the same fashion. The bond length of surface Sn–Pt and the corresponding coordination number obtained in this study show a nearly linear correlation, the origin of which is discussed and attributed to the poor overlap between the Sn 5p orbitals and the available orbitals of the Pt surface atoms.
Abstract: Understanding nanomaterial transformations within wastewater treatment plants is an important step to better predict their potential impact on the environment. Here, spatially resolved, in situ nano‐X‐ray fluorescence microscopy is applied to directly observe nanometer‐scale dissolution, morphological, and chemical evolution of individual and aggregated ZnO nanorods in complex “real‐world” conditions: influent water and primary sludge collected from a municipal wastewater system. A complete transformation of isolated ZnO nanorods into ZnS occurs after only 1 hour in influent water, but larger aggregates of the ZnO nanorods transform only partially, with small contributions of ZnS and Zn‐phosphate (Zn3(PO4)2) species, after 3 hours. Transformation of aggregates of the ZnO nanorods toward mixed ZnS, Zn adsorbed to Fe‐oxyhydroxides, and a large contribution of Zn3(PO4)2 phases are observed during their incubation in primary sludge for 3 hours. Discrete, isolated ZnO regions are imaged with unprecedented spatial resolution, revealing their incipient transformation toward Zn3(PO4)2. Passivation by transformation(s) into mixtures of less soluble phases may influence the subsequent bioreactivity of these nanomaterials. This work emphasizes the importance of imaging the nanoscale chemistry of mixtures of nanoparticles in highly complex, heterogeneous semi‐solid matrices for improved prediction of their impacts on treatment processes, and potential environmental toxicity following release.
Abstract: Several organic–inorganic hybrid materials from the metal–organic framework (MOF) family have been shown to form stable liquids at high temperatures. Quenching then results in the formation of melt-quenched MOF glasses that retain the three-dimensional coordination bonding of the crystalline phase. These hybrid glasses have intriguing properties and could find practical applications, yet the melt-quench phenomenon has so far remained limited to a few MOF structures. Here we turn to hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites—which occupy a prominent position within materials chemistry owing to their functional properties such as ion transport, photoconductivity, ferroelectricity and multiferroicity—and show that a series of dicyanamide-based hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites undergo melting. Our combined experimental–computational approach demonstrates that, on quenching, they form glasses that largely retain their solid-state inorganic–organic connectivity. The resulting materials show very low thermal conductivities (~0.2 W m−1 K−1), moderate electrical conductivities (10−3–10−5 S m−1) and polymer-like thermomechanical properties.
Abstract: The sol–gel synthesis of iron carbide (Fe3C) nanoparticles proceeds through multiple intermediate crystalline phases, including iron oxide (FeOx) and iron nitride (Fe3N). The control of particle size is challenging, and most methods produce polydisperse Fe3C nanoparticles of 20–100 nm in diameter. Given the wide range of applications of Fe3C nanoparticles, it is essential that we understand the evolution of the system during the synthesis. Here, we report an in situ synchrotron total scattering study of the formation of Fe3C from gelatin and iron nitrate sol–gel precursors. A pair distribution function analysis reveals a dramatic increase in local ordering between 300 and 350 °C, indicating rapid nucleation and growth of iron oxide nanoparticles. The oxide intermediate remains stable until the emergence of Fe3N at 600 °C. Structural refinement of the high-temperature data revealed local distortion of the NFe6 octahedra, resulting in a change in the twist angle suggestive of a carbonitride intermediate. This work demonstrates the importance of intermediate phases in controlling the particle size of a sol–gel product. It is also, to the best of our knowledge, the first example of in situ total scattering analysis of a sol–gel system.We left with backpacks, cameras and journals; that’s all that was necessary really. Not a cell phone, a tablet or a computer. Yes, it was wonderful last week to Skype with my son in Thailand and WhatsApp with him today as he sat in a thatched hut in Laos. But I feel privileged to have travelled with the promise…I’ll write soon.
Understandably, it was wrenching for loved ones to wait for letters and postcards to arrive and hopefully read that all was well. But that was the beauty of it; to receive that correspondence and devour those long awaited words. First eagerly, but then more slowly to take in every detail. Those letters could also be secreted away and brought out again and again, just to feel closer to that person so far from home.
We had planned only a basic itinerary for our six month backpacking trip. Yet it was enough to inform our parents to send a letter to Poste Restante Dehli on such and such date, then to Kathmandu by another date… and on and on. That was our only means of communication, we agreed only to resort to collect phone calls if necessary.
Poste Restante is French for ‘post remaining’ or mail that is held. One could also refer to it as General Delivery. At the time, walking into one of these main post offices on the other side of the world was an experience in itself. They were often dark and musty with a uniformed postmaster sitting with disinterest behind an untidy, wooden desk. Not wanting to be disturbed, it was usually a performance for your mail to be located as he hunted the tall shelves, layered with endless cubby holes. You waited with anticipation yet also with trepidation. Will there actually be anything for me, did they send it in time? And if they had, you did not carelessly tear open the envelope. You found a place to open it carefully, then read, hoping all was well back home. I have a distinct vision of the steps to the Poste Restante in Hong Kong; crowded with backpackers eagerly reading their long awaited letters from home. Not only did we correspond frequently with our parents, we also received many letters in return.
And thankfully, every one of them was kept. Each letter and postcard recounting the tiny details one forgets through the years. To read them now evokes images and memories that electronic gadgets will never replicate. They are now hidden away, somewhere safe, in the hope that one day they’ll be appreciated for what they represent. A time when words were chosen carefully and written in your most presentable penmanship. A time when words were savoured. In fact as travellers, most evenings we would happily write by candlelight which would shed a more romantic sheen on the often basic hostel we found ourselves in. Updating our journals or writing long letters on carefully chosen stationery became a relaxing ritual, with the added comfort of knowing how much pleasure they would bring. Once they finally arrived on the distant shores of Canada and Scotland.
It seems my love of paper and stationery was with me even before I jaunted off to Asia. For some reason I can’t explain, I have always adored it.
My collection began on my first trip to Italy when I was 18; that lovely ‘Florentia’, with its paper of finely embossed gold, woven through vibrant flowers and leaves. I remember it was displayed on my desk once I returned home and I couldn’t bring myself to use it. It was just too beautiful. I now wander into the tiny shops when I return to Italy and find it impossible to not treat myself to just one more bundle of notes or calling cards, anything will suffice really. And I gladly use them now, as often as I can!
stationery is a dying art, much to my dismay. Though I’m sure the demand