Tuesday, August 3rd, 2018, AM.

Back in 2010, Google turned down the chance to launch a Chinese search engine. Today, they say they might give it another go. The issue is that China wants them to adhere to their strict censorship laws. That's means no human rights searches, nothing about democracy, religion or peaceful protests. The programmers at Google have already shown an Android version to the Chinese government. Right now the Google website is blocked by what the Chinese call the, "Great Firewall". Right now there is a couple of Google apps available like Google Translate and Files Go. Google says they have made significant investments in the Chinese market. If this new joint venture comes together, that will mean Google has a tighter grip on world domination. Is there any company on earth who can match them? Maybe we can.

Tuesday, August 7th, 2018.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Astros' had a plan coming in for the two game series against the Giants at AT&T Park and that plan was to play small ball. Then, of course, the homers blossomed. It ended up being two "no doubt about 'em homers" that won both ballgames. The Astros relished a two-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants which completed the 6-2 road trip. The manager, A.J. Hinch said, "We did it all with some of our biggest bats out of the lineup. We talk about being a really good lineup top to bottom everyday. Now is the time when we really have to prove that. The big horses are out". They practically stole both games with two really big swings, late. The first seven innings today, the Astros went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. But it only takes 1 swing for them to win because of their exceptional bullpen. The bullpen combined to give up "0" earned runs in over 20 innings during the entire road trip.