Fish and chips and minted mushy peas by Tim Hughes - The Guardian

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Serves 4
haddock fillets 4 x 170g
salt and freshly ground black pepper
plain flour 50g

For the batter
lager 330ml
self-raising flour 160g
cayenne a pinch
soy sauce a dash
salt and ground white pepper

For the minted mushy peas
unsalted butter 50g
onion 1 small, finely chopped
peas 500g, shelled or frozen
vegetable stock 100ml
mint ½ small bunch
salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the chips
maris piper potatoes 1kg
sunflower oil for frying

For the batter, pour the beer into a large mixing bowl and gently whisk in the flour until you get a smooth and silky consistency (you may need to add more or less flour). Add cayenne, soy sauce and seasoning. Leave in the fridge till ready to use. This can be made an hour before needed.

To prepare the peas, heat half the butter in a saucepan and gently cook the onion until soft but not coloured. Add the peas, vegetable stock (a good quality cube is fine) and mint leaves and simmer for 10 minutes. Blend in a food processor, taking care to prevent it from becoming too smooth. Season. You can also prepare this in advance. Just before serving, reheat the peas and stir in the remaining butter.

For the chips, peel the potatoes and cut chips 1½cm wide and 7cm long. Wash the chips in water, drain on kitchen paper and pat dry. Pour the oil into a heavy-bottomed saucepan or deep fat fryer.

Heat to 120C. If using a heavy-bottomed saucepan, please be careful as the oil will be very hot. Blanch the chips, 2 or 3 handfuls at a time, until they are soft but not coloured. You can test them with a knife by carefully removing one while cooking to see if it is soft. Once ready, remove and drain.

Turn up the deep fat fryer to 160C. Season and lightly flour the fish, dip into the batter and fry in the hot fat. This will take about 8 minutes. Drain and keep warm. Re-fry the chips until crisp. Season lightly with salt. Spoon the mushy peas onto plates, place the fish on top and serve chips on the side.

From J Sheekey Fish by Tim Hughes (Preface, £25)

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Damian Lillard Catalogs The Disrespect That Fuels Him in “Chips” - Blazer's Edge

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Recently, the Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard appeared on Draymond Green’s new Bleacher Report show, “Chips.” Green opened up with a question regarding the apparent chip on Lillard’s shoulder, asking what it means to the Oakland native and where it came from. Lillard explained that every adverse experience feeds into his attitude, starting from childhood, where he was “always second to somebody.”

Lillard described how he spent a year on the bench during his high school career, and despite an excellent summer performance in AAU, he received no offers. After being drafted with the sixth pick out of Weber State, Lillard stated he felt he could have gone as high as second.

In discussing Lillard’s freshman campaign, Green revealed that he didn’t know how often Lillard had racked up Rookie of the Month, noting that it showed how long it took for Lillard to be a part of the conversation regarding Rookie of the Year. Regarding respect, Lillard had this to say: “The way I see people speak on my name sometimes — you know it’s almost like he’s a great player, but you know...But what?”

Asked about a championship, Lillard stated it was important for him to win it in Portland, as the value to the fanbase and the franchise is higher in Portland. To Lillard, even if he wins just one in Portland, it will mean more since the Blazers haven’t won a chip since 1977.

As always, Lillard is loyal to the soil in Rip City.

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U.S. Sets Export Controls on China’s Top Chip Maker - The Wall Street Journal

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SMIC, which is backed by several Chinese state-owned entities, is at the heart of Beijing’s push to become self-reliant on advanced technologies like chips.

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Dan Strumpf

Updated Sept. 27, 2020 1:23 pm ET

The Commerce Department has told U.S. computer-chip companies that they must obtain licenses before exporting certain technology to China’s largest manufacturer of semiconductors, a blow to China’s efforts to compete in advanced technology.

The department laid out the requirement in a letter to the computer-chip industry Friday. The letter, a copy of which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, says exports to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. SMICY -3.68% or its subsidiaries risk being used for Chinese military activities.

The U.S. action threatens to cut off SMIC from equipment used to manufacture chips. American companies are major suppliers of such equipment. SMIC is backed by several state-owned entities and is at the heart of Beijing’s push to become self-reliant on advanced technologies like chips.

“We continue to engage constructively and openly with the U.S. Department of Commerce,” a SMIC spokeswoman said Saturday. “SMIC reiterates that it manufactures semiconductors and provides services solely for civilian and commercial end-users and end-uses. The Company has no relationship with the Chinese military and does not manufacture for any military end-users or end-uses.”

A Commerce Department spokesman said its Bureau of Industry and Security, the agency responsible for export control, is “constantly monitoring and assessing any potential threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. While we cannot comment on any specific matter, BIS, with its interagency partners, will take appropriate action as warranted.”

The Trump administration has for weeks been deliberating over whether to impose export restrictions on SMIC. Earlier this month, the Defense Department disclosed that U.S. agencies were in discussions over whether to add SMIC to the Commerce Department’s entity list, a move that would also require certain SMIC suppliers to apply for licenses.

The tech battle between the U.S. and China has battered TikTok and Huawei and startled American companies that produce and sell in China. WSJ explains how Beijing is pouring money into high-tech chips as it wants to become self-sufficient. Video/Illustration: George Downs/The Wall Street Journal

Among the issues under discussion was whether SMIC provides assistance to China’s defense establishment, according to people familiar with the matter. The Trump administration has grown more concerned about Beijing’s practice of leaning on private companies to advance its military aims, an effort known as military-civil fusion.

The Commerce Department’s latest restriction is likely to fall heaviest on U.S. makers of equipment used in the manufacture and testing of semiconductors. American companies account for 45% of the global market for chip-manufacturing equipment, according to industry group SEMI. They include companies such as KLA Corp. , Lam Research Corp. and Applied Materials Inc. The companies didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

A risk for U.S. policy makers is that such restrictions divert sales to non-U.S. companies or spur China to accelerate the development of its own replacement technology—though analysts say Chinese companies are still highly reliant on foreign companies for equipment used to manufacture advanced chips.

The Trump administration has vastly expanded restrictions on the export of American technology to Chinese companies that it views as a security risk. Dozens of companies, from telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. to lesser-known companies believed by the U.S. tobe involved in human-rights abuses, have been added to the entity list in recent years.

In April, the administration announced a tightening of export rules aimed at preventing U.S. companies from selling products that could strengthen China’s military.

The Commerce Department in its letter said exports to SMIC “may pose an unacceptable risk of diversion to a military end use in the People’s Republic of China.” It said suppliers “must submit an application for an individually-validated license prior to exporting, reexporting or transferring in-country” certain sensitive technologies.

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Makers of semiconductor-manufacturing equipment have been concerned about the potential extension of the military end-user designation to SMIC since the Commerce Department announced tighter licensing requirements under the rule in April.

After the tightening took effect in late July, companies did additional due diligence and relied on their lawyers to determine whether Chinese customers were subject to the new requirements in the absence of specific guidance from Commerce.

The full impact of the designation depends on whether and to which suppliers of SMIC the Commerce Department grants licenses. The department has granted such export licenses in some cases to suppliers of restricted Chinese companies in the past, including to U.S. suppliers of Huawei.

—Asa Fitch contributed to this article

Write to Dan Strumpf at daniel.strumpf@wsj.com

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Haitian immigrant is the face of Lay’s chips - Yahoo News

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Jean Paul Laurent founded Unspoken Smiles, a nonprofit promoting oral hygiene

Jean Paul Laurent, a Haitian-born immigrant is featured smiling on a variety of Lay’s flavored bags.

The new bags are part of a campaign to promote Operation Smile, a nonprofit that provides surgeries for people with cleft lips or palates.

Jean Paul Laurent via Linkedin

Laurent was chosen to be featured on the bag because he founded Unspoken Smiles, a nonprofit promoting oral hygiene, especially among children.

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Laurent has helped more than 7,000 children worldwide achieve and maintain their oral health, The Haitian Times reported.

In 2004, Laurent immigrated to the U.S. and settled in Rockland County, New York, before moving to Spring Valley.

Before becoming the self-proclaimed Mayor of Smiles, the then 21-year-old was working at Target with limited English-speaking skills.

“[Sixteen] years ago[,] I landed in this beautiful [sic] with just a suit case and a dream to excel, he said on LinkedIn.

“A month later, I got my first job at Target with barely enough English to ring items as a cashier. Fast forward today, I’m at the very same store in west Nyack buying potato chips with my smile in them.”

He studied his way from Rockland Community College to New York University’s College of Dentistry, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Laurent then obtained an Executive MPA from Columbia University.

In 2014, his organization got recognition by the United Nations and Clinton Foundation.

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Laurent got a role as a UN special consultant, providing requested advice and written statements on social and economic conditions in various countries, The Hatitain Times reported.

He was also a recipient of the President Obama Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteer service, and recently this past summer, he became a TEDx organizer.

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U.S. Places Restrictions on China’s Leading Chip Maker - The New York Times

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has placed new restrictions on exports to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China’s most advanced maker of computer chips, a measure that could deepen the technology conflict between China and the United States.

In a letter on Friday, the Department of Commerce told American companies in the chip industry that they must first acquire a license to sell technology to SMIC and its subsidiaries. The department said it was taking the action after a review in which it determined that the Chinese company “may pose an unacceptable risk of diversion to a military end use in the People’s Republic of China.”

The measure, which could cut SMIC off from the American software and other technology it needs to make its products, comes as the Trump administration takes a harsher stance against Chinese technology companies that it has deemed a national security threat. The administration has clamped down on shipments to the Chinese tech giant Huawei, restricted exports to dozens of other Chinese companies by placing them on a blacklist this year and moved to ban the Chinese-owned social media services WeChat and TikTok.

The Commerce Department did not immediately reply to requests for comment. The letter was first reported by The Financial Times.

The Pentagon, in particular, has expressed concerns that SMIC, whose major shareholders include several Chinese state entities, has ties with the Chinese military.

A SMIC spokeswoman said on Saturday that the company had no relationship with the Chinese armed forces and that it produced chips solely for commercial and civilian use. She added that the company had not received any official notice from the Commerce Department regarding new export restrictions.

Factories in China churn out a huge share of the world’s cellphones, computers and internet equipment. But the silicon brains of that gear are often shipped in from overseas.

Last year, mainland China imported more than $300 billion in computer chips, more than it spent on crude oil. The country’s leader, Xi Jinping, has put enormous resources toward making China more self-reliant in semiconductors and other advanced technologies.

But state support has only taken Chinese chip companies so far. Though SMIC is China’s most technologically advanced chip maker, its manufacturing processes are years behind those of industry leaders like Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in terms of the number of transistors they can squeeze onto a piece of silicon. That means SMIC cannot make the intricate chips that best support the latest, most demanding applications.

Even to produce its less sophisticated semiconductors, SMIC relies on software and machines from American companies. Analysts at the investment bank Jefferies estimate that up to half of SMIC’s equipment currently comes from U.S. suppliers. SMIC could struggle to stay in business if those partners cannot service and upgrade the company’s manufacturing equipment.

SMIC’s business has already been hit this year by the Trump administration’s curbs on Huawei. In recent months, the Commerce Department has curtailed the Chinese tech giant’s ability to buy semiconductors anywhere in the world, including from SMIC. Huawei’s chip unit accounted for nearly one-fifth of SMIC’s sales last year, according to estimates by Credit Suisse analysts. Qualcomm, the American chip giant, is another customer of SMIC’s.

Ana Swanson reported from Washington, and Raymond Zhong from Taipei, Taiwan.

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Ethernet Switch Chips Market and Ecosystem Segmentation, Opportunities and Companies (Cisco, Broadcom, Intel (Fulcrum), Marvell, More) - Crypto Daily

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New self-wiping chips destroy data when devices try to hack - FREE NEWS

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Self-erasing chips, developed at the University of Michigan, can help stop counterfeiting electronics or warn against opening sensitive shipments. Details and new developments are published by Advanced Optical Materials magazine.

Chips that erase data on their own use a new material. They temporarily store energy by changing the color of the emitted light. Data is self-erased in a matter of days, and the chip can also be erased on request with a blue flash.

“It is very difficult to determine if a device has been compromised. It can work fine, but it does more than it should by sending information to a third party, ”explains Parag Deotar, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan.

With a self-destructing barcode printed on a chip inside the device, the wearer is prompted if the mechanism has been tampered with to secretly install a listening device. Or, the barcode can be written and placed on integrated circuits or printed circuit boards. This will help prove that they were not opened or replaced during transport.

Self-erasing chips are built from a layer of semiconductor three atoms thick on top of a thin film of molecules based on azobenzenes – the type of molecules that shrink in response to ultraviolet light. These, in turn, attract the semiconductor, causing it to emit light at a slightly longer wavelength.

Expanded azobenzene naturally loses stored energy over about seven days in the dark – a time that can be shortened by exposure to heat and light or increased by storage in a cool, dark place. Anything written on the chip, be it an authentication barcode or a secret message, will disappear when the azobenzene stops stretching the semiconductor. Alternatively, it can be erased immediately using a flash of blue light. After erasing, the chip can write a new message or barcode.

The next steps in the research include increasing the amount of time the material can keep the information intact, which will help the new design fight counterfeiting.

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