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One Piikani youth and a business faculty member from Mount Royal University join forces to host the third annual Otahpiiaki Pride and Protest fashion show in Calgary.
Otahpiiaki is a Blackfoot word that in English describes the moment the vamp is sewed onto the moccasin.
Spirit River Striped Wolf and Patricia Derbyshire have been working together to create a stage for Indigenous fashion and creators.
“This project was put together to try and highlight our communities as well as humanize Indigenous people at the same time,” Striped Wolf said.
According to Striped Wolf, the idea came after designers expressed the lack of support for Indigenous creators in the fashion world.
Striped Wolf said Otahpiaaki is more than just a fashion show, he wants to able to contribute to economic development within Indigenous communities.
With that, he hopes Otahpiaaki could be a way to empower entrepreneurs and give them a platform to share their work.
“We know what cultural genocide has done, so what is it that we need to do to help economic development growth and allow our culture to be more resilient,” he said.
Striped Wolf has been researching ways where this particular social enterprise can help flourish Indigenous communities.
He looked into how culture genocide has impacted First Nation people and how the loss culture has taken away our ability to become successful entrepreneurs.
“A lot of that stems from colonization, it is not us doing it to ourselves, it's purposeful to help dismantle indigenous unity,”
Going forward he wants Individuals to have a space where they can sure their stories through different means and allow Indigenous people to have the opportunity to expand their relationships.
Striped Wolf admits that Otahpiaaki has allowed artists to do that.
"Things like Otahpiaaki is an opportunity for indigenous people to be able to tell their story and show their craftmanship," he said.
During the three day show, not only do they represent designers but highlight artwork as well.
Each show also starts off with two performances from Indigenous artists like Jamie Medicine Crane or JB The First Lady.
There is also the opportunity to purchase works from various designers featured on the runway.
“My dream is to have a hub for Indigenous people, not to make us more unified to make us feel freer as individuals, and I think Otahpiaaki can help contribute to that,” he said.
The week consisted of workshops, panels and vendors at Mount Royal University, and ended with performances from Indigenous artists at the Calgary Tower.


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All fear the mighty marketing juggernaut that is the Men in Black license. First renders and details on the PS2 game.
After much rumor and speculation, the Test Drive series will be coming to the PlayStation 2 platform.
The third installments of SCEA's hottest PS2 platformers are coming this fall. First details, screens and impressions lie within.
There are more than 15 PS2 titles coming out over the next few months that deserve your attention. We have listed them out for you.
NFS gets fast and furious in a shot at the street racing crown.
Surprising? Nah, not really, but if you're a fan of rally racing, the market now has yet another high-profile racer to choose from this Summer.
Metallica will join several other bands in providing a memorable music mix for Infogrames upcoming PS2 racing title.
After what seems like a really long time, a new game has taken the videogame rental world by storm.
Infogrames has announced that they have maintained the position of being the #2 third-party publisher of videogames.
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Infogrames, Inc. following almost every other major game publisher, has released what titles they will be showing at E[sup]3[/sup].
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Valve is the latest company to be sued by Immersion over its rumble haptic technology. Immersion Corporation has been suing companies over its rumble haptic technology since 2004, and now it has accused Valve of infringing its patents with the Steam Deck handheld, the Valve Index VR platform, Steam VR software, and games like Half-Life: Alyx.
Immersion wants an injunction against Valve “from deploying, operating, maintaining, testing and using the Accused Handheld Instrumentalities and Accused VR Instrumentalities”. It is asking for damages and royalties as well. It cited seven specific patents dating from 2002 to 2016.
Valve uses the same type of rumble tech as Nintendo and Sony. Immersion has already sued both companies and ended up licensing Immersion’s patents. Both Sony and Microsoft also settled lawsuits with Immersion. Apple, Google, Motorola, and Fitbit also did the same. Nintendo and Sony use a different form of rumble tech, but they have still elected to license Immersion’s patents.
It seems like Immersion has not sued Valve for its Steam Controller, which was killed back in 2019. The Steam Deck has generally been a hit with both critics and gamers, and it appears to be a much bigger success in terms of sales.
This news is not the only recent lawsuit for Valve. Another lawsuit filed against Valve accuses the company of collecting data on its Steam platform on users’ playtime, time spent in the app, and games played. Valve allegedly violated the Illinois Personal Information Protection Act. Valve has yet to comment on either lawsuit.
It is always interesting to see who is infringing on patents and how companies react. Immersion Corporation appears to have a firm grip on rumble haptic technology, with many companies having to license their patents to avoid legal action. It is now up to Valve to decide whether they will fight it or not.
According to https://www.yahoo.com/news/valve-is-the-latest-company-to-be-sued-by-immersion-over-its-steam-deck-rumble-tech-095043279.html
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As demand for restaurant food delivery remains high and restaurateurs wrestle with problems that arise from relationships with third-party platforms, the National Restaurant Association has developed a set of best practices aimed at guiding lawmakers in setting public policy.
The Association today released Public Policy Principles for Third-Party Delivery (or Principles for short), the culmination of a year-long collaboration with third-party delivery leaders, including DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats and Postmates. “The Principles represent the first time the restaurant industry and third-party delivery companies have come together and agreed on a framework for their relationship,” the Association noted in a press release.
In an Association online survey of 1,000 adults conducted Dec. 7-9, 2020, 70% of adults said they ordered delivery from a restaurant and 40% had used a third-party delivery company for their delivery. But the relationship between the restaurant owner and the third-party platform isn’t always a smooth one. Some restaurateurs have complained about lax standards among third-party companies that reflect poorly on the restaurants as well as high fees and commissions that hurt the restaurants’ profits. In some cases, third-party delivery companies have created “phantom” online ordering pages for restaurants without permission
“Even before the pandemic, delivery—and decisions related to delivery—had major impacts on restaurant operations,” said Mike Whatley, vice president for State and Local Affairs for the National Restaurant Association. “Until now, the relationship between restaurants and third-party delivery companies lacked a national framework to protect restaurants. These new Principles, which center around permission and transparency, add consistency and structure that will benefit all restaurants.”
The seven Principles are:
1. Restaurants have a right to know and determine when and if their food is delivered.
2. Customers should expect the same degree of food safety from delivery as they do when dining in a restaurant.
3. Restaurants should be able to offer alcohol to customers through third-party delivery in a safe and legal manner.
4. Restaurants deserve transparency on fees (including commissions, delivery fees, and promotional fees) charged by third-party delivery companies.
5. Third-party food delivery contracts need contractual transparency, and issues surrounding fees, costs, terms, policies, marketing practices involving the restaurant or its likeness, and insurance/indemnity should be clear.
6. Sales tax collection responsibility must be clear in terms of which party is collecting and remitting the specific sales tax to the appropriate authority.
7. As a best practice, third-party delivery companies should offer restaurants access to anonymized information regarding orders from their restaurant that originate on third-party platforms.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to have partnered with the National Restaurant Association in developing these principles, which will help platforms like DoorDash continue to empower restaurants to reach new customers and grow their revenue,” said Max Rettig, global head of Public Policy at DoorDash. “We are proud to support these principles through the range of products and services we’ve developed for restaurants, and we look forward to continually improving our offerings to best serve our restaurant partners.”
“These principles will help strengthen the critical relationship between the diners, drivers and restaurants that has grown even more important during the pandemic,” Seth Priebatsch, chief revenue officer at Grubhub, said. “We look forward to continuing to work with the National Restaurant Association to deliver for the hundreds of thousands of restaurants we’re proud to partner with every day.”
“The teams at Uber Eats and Postmates are committed to the restaurant community,” said Stephane Ficaja, head of Uber Delivery for the U.S. & Canada. “As one company, we’ve recently made commitments to listening to and learning from merchants and have worked together to support the National Restaurant Association’s development of these new principles that are designed to address the most pressing interests of the industry.”
In the customer survey, roughly 90% of customers who ordered delivery in the last six months favor each of the seven Principles. Read the full Public Policy Principles for Third-Party Delivery here.
“This agreement represents an important first step in an ongoing dialogue between restaurants and third-party delivery companies about ways to improve our relationship going forward,” Whatley said.


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When the talk turns to economic development, the focus usually is on attracting new business. But, a major component of a state's economic vitality is taking care of existing businesses.
That's why the state Senate's vote to delay a change in the startup date to require Amazon.com to collect Indiana's 7 percent sales tax is the wrong move.
Senate Republicans headed off a scheduled vote Thursday on a bill requiring Amazon.com and some other online-only retailers to start collecting the state's sales tax this summer.
The bill that cleared the House by a wide margin on Monday was set to go before the full Senate until the Senate Republican caucus decided to have the measure pulled and sent to a House-Senate conference committee for negotiation of possible changes.
Provisions added to the bill in the House would require Amazon to start online sales tax collection in July, six months earlier than under a deal that former Gov. Mitch Daniels brokered with the company last year.
Senate majority leader Brandt Hershman, R-Lafayette, said Republican senators are concerned that Indiana's reputation with businesses would suffer if the Legislature interfered with the Amazon agreement.
Six more months of forcing local retailers to operate on an uneven playing field could spell doom for smaller operations forced to charge sales tax for similar items that online retailers offer.
We appreciate that some legislators are concerned about presenting a bad image to business prospects, but the Amazon deal was between former Gov. Mitch Daniels and Amazon. The legislature wasn't included in negotiations.
Perhaps the issue isn't as magnified in larger cities with many big-box retailers and chains. But in smaller communities across Indiana - Madison for example - many family-owned businesses don't need the extra competition.
Every day that a local retailer loses a customer to an online business is a day that damages our local economy.
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Jiangnan Shipyard has developed a new design for a groundbreaking multigas newbuilding that looks set to become the world’s biggest ethane carrier.
The Chinese state-owned shipbuilder has drawn up a concept for a 150,000-cbm ship that will be fitted with four GTT Mark III membrane tanks for transporting ethane from US producers to China.
The 274-metre-long, 42-metre-wide vessel has been designed with a shallow draught that will allow it to navigate the Neches River in the southern US state of Texas, where a new ethane export facility is being built.
Shuttling between the US and China
Speaking to TradeWinds, Jiangnan technical director Hu Keyi said the ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC) will be used to shuttle cargoes between the US and China.
Jiangnan’s newly developed 150,000-cbm ULEC is a tailor-made and fit-for-purpose design
“Jiangnan’s newly developed 150,000-cbm ULEC is a tailor-made and fit-for-purpose design,” said Hu.
"The loading capacity and fuel consumption for the fixed route between the US and China will be balanced and optimised. The propulsion will be an ethane-fuelled two-stroke engine with an in-line shaft generator covering re-liquefaction equipment in unladen voyage in order to maximise opex [operating expenditure].”
According to gas players, would-be exporter American Ethane will be converting a dry bulk terminal at Texas' Port of Beaumont into a ethane export terminal.
The yard, which has a tradition of giving its ship designs nicknames, has named the ULEC design Magnolia.
“Magnolia is the state flower of Louisiana and the letter M means membrane,” Hu said, referring to Texas' neighbouring state.
He said Jiangnan has also developed concepts for a range of very large ethane carriers from 93,000 cbm to 120,000 cbm. They can accommodate GTT Mark III containment systems or Jiangnan's own Brilliance Type B tanks.
“The reason behind the different designs is to meet special requirements of different export and import terminals,” Hu added.
Last year, TradeWinds reported that American Ethane was drawing up a design for huge ethane carriers that will have the option to carry LPG in the event that ethane cargoes are not ready.
China's Nanshan Group has a preliminary agreement to buy nearly one-quarter of the output from the company’s planned 10-million-tonnes-per-annum US plant.
American Ethane has signed a memorandum of understanding with China LNG Shipping and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group for transporting ethane from the US to China.


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JB Hi-Fi Shares Down 6% As Consumer Market Falls
After falling more than 8 per cent in early trading, stocks in JB Hi-Fi remain down by more than 6 per cent in the afternoon, as consumer retail shares plummet across the board.
Woolworths stocks are down 6.25 per cent, as of 3.40pm on Thursday May 19, while Wesfarmers have fallen 7.25 per cent, and Harvey Norman 5.46 per cent.
The culprit appears to be US-based Target, who posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings, and suggested it would absorb higher prices rather than raise prices.
Target shares fell 25 per cent to US$162, the company’s largest single-day percentage decrease since 1987.
The entire S&P/ASX 200 was off 1.6 per cent to 7,068.5 by midday.


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Data released this week showed China’s economy grew by 6.9 per cent in 2015, compared with 7.3 per cent a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in over a quarter of a century. The Post’s Ananth Baliga sat down with Shang-Jin Wei, chief economist of the Asian Development Bank, to discuss the reasons behind the Asian giant’s economic slowdown and its potential impact on Cambodia.
Is China’s economic slowdown just a hiccup or a sign of something bigger?
Are we seeing a China slowdown? Yes, for sure. China used to grow at double digits and now it is growing at single digits. When the growth rate moves slowly, it will come down progressively over the next 10 to 15 years, until it reaches something like 3 to 4 per cent.
Are we seeing a collapse, which some people are saying? China’s growth rate last year was 6.9 per cent. If it becomes 2 per cent this year there will be a collapse in the growth rate, but it is very unlikely we will see an event like this. Instead we are likely to see a gradual slowdown.
Is it too early to gauge what is happening?
The slowdown is understandable and driven by fundamentals. There are two important fundamentals in this context, one is labour costs and the other is demographics.
Chinese labour costs in terms of local currency are higher today than five or 10 years ago. That’s good for anyone who earns a wage, but means many sectors that China used to be globally competitive are less so today.
An example of this is low-end garments. While China has been dominant supplier of garments to the world market, today it is still number one, but market share is sinking. Other countries with lower labour costs have the potential to pick up that market share, and some of them are doing that.
The second fundamental is demographics. China for forty-some years till 2010 had an unusually favourable demographic structure. The ratio of working-age people to people dependent on working-age people – like children and retirees – was unusually favourable for China, partly because of its family planning policy.
But starting from 2011, China switched to an unfavourable demographic for the same reason, because in the preceding decades too few children were born. Therefore, too few people were entering the labour force while their parents and grandparents were retiring. So therefore the ratio of working-age people to dependents becomes unusually unfavourable to other countries.
So what does China need to do to reverse this slowdown?
It has to switch what it was good at and find new ways to grow. The new ways to grow have to be based more on innovation and productivity improvement. These two things are intrinsically harder than growth based on wage costs.
What are the implications of China’s slowdown on other countries in the region?
In terms of affecting other economies, there are two broad categories. The first is countries or country sectors that are expected to be negatively affected by the change in the China economy. This would be countries that produce commodities like oil, silver and copper.
In the last two decades, China has been a voracious importer of commodities – the single largest contributor to incremental demand for commodities. If you happen to produce commodities and commodity revenues are your principal source of budget revenue then this is a difficult time for you to adjust.
The second type of country to be affected negatively by this is countries that export parts and components to China.
There are few scenarios where countries can potentially benefit from this slowdown, but one would entail countries that compete with China in the garment market. China has been the leading garment exporter, but there are other countries that also do garment exports. Cambodia is certainly one, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Myanmar are the others.
In principal, consumers are not wearing fewer clothes, in fact they are wearing more. So demand for clothing is not coming down. So if China is producing less of this, other countries will produce more, mathematically speaking. It is not automatic that orders will come to you; you have to compete for it.
So we are seeing Bangladesh and Vietnam increasing their garment exports. Cambodia certainly has the potential to do the same, given that it has even lower labour costs than Vietnam. In principle, Cambodia can do better than Vietnam. But again it’s not automatic.
How do you expect the slowdown to affect Chinese investments in Cambodia?
FDI does not only bring in capital, but also know-how and marketing channels, so it will shorten the learning [curve] for Cambodian workers and firms and they can market their goods and value-added to the world market more easily. Chinese manufacturing firms used to do this, but now they cannot do it on a cost-competitive basis. So if they want to do it here it will create employment and future entrepreneurship. Those who work in Chinese garment or electronics factories will know how to run a factory, and someday they may run their own firms. That’s a very good thing.
Real estate investments have two sides – on the one side there is still money coming in. When international investors come into buy properties it will bid up prices, which raises the wealth level of Cambodian citizens who used to own those units. So the ones who benefit are the ones who own properties. But for others, like younger people who currently do not own property, the price is getting higher. So there is a trade-off.
With the yuan’s depreciation, what potential impact do you see on Chinese tourist arrivals?
Myanmar and Vietnam are also popular tourist destinations, so relative to these places the cost in Cambodia has increased. By itself this cannot be a positive for tourism. But on the other hand, Cambodia’s absolute cost is still very competitive. For hotels, food and other things it is still very inexpensive.
So the yuan’s depreciation will have a moderate negative effect. People are still looking for international holiday destinations and tend to favour destinations that are well known – and Angkor Wat is extremely well-known in China.
In addition to China’s woes, there are concerns that the US rate hike last December could result in capital flight from developing economies. Should Cambodia be worried?
What people are worried about is that rate changes don’t come in isolation and tend to be followed by a sequence of change in the same direction. In terms of its impact on Cambodia and developing nations in general, there are three scenarios.
The first scenario is that the US increases rates only when it decides the economy is stronger than previously thought. The US does not want the next increase in rates to cause a recession. A stronger US economy means stronger demand for imports, potentially including imports from China, so that is a good thing.
The second scenario is capital flow reversal. Now, this scenario is comparatively less important for Cambodia than for India or Indonesia.
But the third scenario is very important – the exchange rate scenario. Often when US rates increase the US dollar tends to appreciate against other currencies. That scenario can potentially be very important for Cambodia because the economy is very dollarised and even the local currency is maintained at a very tight exchange rate with the US dollar. So when the US dollar appreciates against most other currencies, including those of Vietnam, Bangladesh and Myanmar, the exporting industry in Cambodia becomes less competitive.
The country should be looking at if something can be done about the degree of the economy’s dollarisation and the linkage between the dollar and local currency.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.


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Mar 18, 2015 | News reports claim that foreign companies are leaving China in numbers. So are major manufacturing operations, as evidenced by cases of Microsoft and Nokia, who both recently shut down their China plants. Uniqlo, Foxconn, Clarion and Samsung are also accelerating the transfer of their manufacturing activities to other countries. The made-in-China label is losing its au
Mar 16, 2015 | NEPCON China is a key event that the entire electronics manufacturing industry pays attention to. This year, the exhibition will take place at Shanghai New International Expo Center (Hall 1) from 21-23 April. NEPCON China 2015 will gather 500 exhibitors from 22 countries and regions. The key industry event will feature cutting-edge SMT technologies, products and solutions.
Feb 19, 2015 | NEPCON China 2015 will take place in Hall 1 of Shanghai Expo Center from 21 to 23 April 2015. The event is set to feature new technologies and products in SMT, surface welding, electronics measurement, automatic electronic production, static electricity prevention and new materials.
Feb 18, 2015 | NEPCON China 2015 will take place in Hall 1 of Shanghai Expo Center from 21 to 23 April 2015. The event will feature the latest technologies and products in SMT, surface welding, electronic measurement, automatic electronic production, static electricity prevention, and new materials.
Feb 11, 2015 | Wearable tech was a major sensation in 2014. The wearable tech industry generated extensive interest among media, investors, start-ups, wearable tech enthusiasts, technology leaders and trade fairs. Many events were held around wearable products and industry last year. The trend for early 2015 has seen the industry fall back into a healthy developmental pace. Investors are keen to see a return on their capital injections and former start-ups are now reaching maturity.
Jan 26, 2015 | According to the Report on the Operation of the Electronic & Information Industry: January to November 2014, written by the Ministry of Industry & Information Technology (MIIT), in the first 11 months of last year, there was steady and continued growth in manufacturing. The added value of large-scale electronics and information manufacturing grew by 12% y-o-y, and in the eastern parts of China sales peaked at RMB 7,260.4 billion, an increase of 6.7%, which accounted for an overall 77.8% of total exports.
Dec 29, 2014 | From 21 to 23 April 2015, the mega event in electronics manufacturing - the 25th edition of NEPCON China will be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center. NEPCON China, one of the largest SMT exhibitions of Electronics Manufacturing Automation (EMA) equipment and techniques in Asia, is co-organized by the world’s largest exhibition organizer, Reed Exhibitions, and the CCPIT Electronics & Information Industry Sub-council. It is one of the most authoritative events in electronics manufacturing across China and Asia-Pacific. As an event organizer deeply trusted by industry professionals.
Oct 22, 2014 | To support poorer communities in Western China as winter approaches, members of the Reed Exhibitions Global family contributed toward the costs of buying new jackets to give to underprivileged children as part of Sending Love to Children – Reed’s primary charity initiative for 2014.
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The owners of the Louis Trauth Dairy plant on 11th St. in Newport announced Thursday that it will be shutting down production operations at the plant.
According to a statement from Dean Foods, the owner of the plant, production will be phased out over the next three months, with production expected to end by August 26. Cooler, Freezer, Distribution, Sales and Administration operations will continue to be conducted from that plant.
80 positions will be eliminated as a result of this shut down. 190 positions will remain at the plant in the other offices.
The current products being made at the plant will continue to be made at other Dean Foods plants.


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Moss Bros will sell the outlets back to Hugo Boss for £16.5m, helping finance turnaround plans for its core business.
The group, which has 155 stores in the UK and Ireland, added that ongoing cost-cutting efforts were paying off as it confirmed second half trading held up well despite the pre-Christmas snow disruption.
Like-for-like sales rose seven per cent in the 26 weeks to January 29 – a slight slowdown on the 8.3 per cent reported in early December.
Moss Bros said it wants to use the Hugo Boss money to revamp core stores and finance new initiatives, such as the roll out of its Moss Bespoke tailoring service.
It will also invest cash in its online offering and said the deal will mean it can operate debt free.
Moss Bros, which also trades as Savoy Taylors Guild and Cecil Gee, has operated Hugo Boss stores under franchise since 1995. But it said it will continue to maintain a wholesale relationship with Hugo Boss and stock the label in certain Moss Bros and Cecil Gee stores.
Brian Brick, chief executive of Moss Bros, said: “This is a transformational deal for Moss Bros and absolutely in line with our recently developed strategy of focusing on growing our own brands.”
Moss Bros sales rose 9.1 per cent in the 52 weeks to January 29, 2011.


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The grey market for mobile phones is forecast to slump by 12 per cent this year, ironically because handset makers can’t compete against an increasingly vibrant trade in counterfeit products, according to market watcher IHS iSuppli. The analysis firm’s China Research Service has released new data predicting the second …
Way to get dual-sim in UK
Our monopoly minded telcos don't want big brands selling dual-sim phones here. Dual-sim is pretty common in Far East -- thus creating a market in UK for anonymous Chinese models and grey imports of overseas variants of branded items.
Yes but they are more likely to burst into flames or explode in your trouser pocket.
I use a lenovo dual sim phone. If mobile buyers were smart they would also but chinese phones.
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Tianqi Lithium is a leading investor in the Western Australian lithium industry Tianqi Lithium is constructing a lithium hydroxide plant in the Kwinana Industrial Area south of Perth in Western Australia to meet rapidly growing demand for rechargeable batteries driven primarily by the electric vehicle and energy storage system industries.
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09 04 2021 As per a report by Reuters China s Ganfeng Lithium said that it would build a plant in its home province of Jiangxi to produce 7 000 tonnes per year of lithium metal for the solid state battery sector.Solid state batteries use solid electrolytes making them safer than the lithium
29 09 2021 Vulcan secures site for zero carbon lithium plant by swotverge September 29 2021 written by swotverge September 29 2021 Market darling Vulcan Vitality Sources has secured an industrial web site in Germany for a processing plant as a part of its broader undertaking to develop zero carbon lithium from geothermal brine Source link.
15 12 2020 JAKARTA Dec 15 China s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd CATL plans to invest US 5 billion in a lithium battery plant in Indonesia Indonesia s deputy minister at the coordinating ministry of maritime and investment affairs said today.The lithium battery plant will start production in 2024 Deputy Minister Septian Hario Seto told a virtual briefing The target is that they
Chinas biggest maker of electric cars by sales has made Qinghai home to an estimated 80 of China s lithium reserves a hub of its battery business. BYD has formed a lithium processing venture
plants exceed 24 000 metric tons per year based on 2019 geothermal plant operations Lithium extraction from geothermal brines offers the potential to provide the United States with a secure Lithium extraction process of Schultze and 1984 . 8 Figure 4 Simple schematic of power
30 12 2020 Lithium is abundant on Earth Australia mines spodumene concentrate and ships that to China for processing Yahua put a 20 000 tons per year lithium hydroxide plant into operation
30 09 2020 China s Ganfeng Lithium plans battery recycling plant in Mexico 30 September 2020 Financial Times China s largest lithium producer plans to build a battery recycling plant in Mexico to supply minerals to the US as it looks to tap a growing market for used materials in electric vehicles Wang Xiaoshen chief executive of Ganfeng
12 03 2019 Communities rejection of new lithium projects in Jujuy comes as production increases in Olaroz the first plant in operation There the environmental impacts have become visible Lithium is obtained through a process of evaporation in which deposits are pumped from underground into pools on the surface using brine.
Lithium is an element valuable for the production of glass aluminum products and batteries It is mined from ores of petalite LiAl Si2O 5 2 lepidolite K Li Al 3 Al Si Rb 4 O 10 F OH 2 spodumene LiAl SiO 3 2 and also subsurface brines Australia and Chile are the world s largest producers of lithium.
10 09 2020 Ganfeng Lithium announced an agreement with Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Jiangte to take over the operations and management of three lithium chemical converter plants from October 2020 to March 2023.
30 08 2021 China s Ganfeng Lithium Co the world s biggest lithium company by market capitalisation posted its best ever quarterly profit on Monday helped
30 01 2020 The Lithium Processing Facility LPF project will replace Y 12 s current lithium processing operations which are located in a World War II era building We must modernize the Nuclear Security Enterprise to meet an increasingly dangerous and dynamic environment said Lisa E Gordon Hagerty DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and NNSA Administrator.
Bepex has been supplying processes into industrial lithium plants since the early 1990s Whether in production of greases ceramics metals or more recently Li Ion batteries our products have served a vital role in increasing processing efficiency and product quality Over the past 25 years we have provided large mixers roll compactors for
18 10 2016 The processing plant will have an expected capacity of 24 000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year Western Australian Government Development Minister Bill Marmion says demand for lithium is increasing rapidly due to its growing use
08 01 2021 Frontier Lithium and XPS Expert Process Solutions are commissioning a mini pilot plant with a rotary kiln for used for pyrometallurgical processing Frontier Lithium photo A Sudbury lithium exploration company is scaling up its processing plans on the path to be a supplier of battery grade material to the North American market.
06 07 2021 China s Ganfeng Lithium on Tuesday said its subsidiary had received approval to build a 20 000 tonnes per year lithium plant for its Mariana project in
03 10 2019 Meanwhile demand for lithium from industrial applications such as ceramics greases and glass is also expected to rise albeit at a more modest rate of 2 3 per year With this backdrop the lithium industry will require significant investment in additional supply from new mines process plants and from the nascent recycling industry.
09 04 2021 As per a report by Reuters China s Ganfeng Lithium said that it would build a plant in its home province of Jiangxi to produce 7 000 tonnes per year of lithium metal for the solid state battery sector.Solid state batteries use solid electrolytes making them safer than the lithium ion batteries now commonly used in electric vehicles and have a higher energy density.
The tail brine from the processing plants is injected back into the aquifer through 35 reinjection wells for maintaining pressure Lithium processing for the Lanxess Smackover project The tail brine which is produced as a by product from the Lanxess s bromine extraction facilities will be processed to produce battery grade lithium carbonate.
21 06 2017 Lithium hydroxide is a processed lithium compound developed from a raw material for use in lithium ion battery components Other lithium compounds are lithium carbonate and lithium
31 07 2018 Lithium extraction and processing can depend heavily upon the source of the metal so in this article we ll take a look at some of the more typical lithium production strategies and how they compare What is lithium extraction Lithium is a highly reactive alkali metal that offers excellent heat and electrical conductivity.
The cells of a lithium ion battery also contain separators that keep the anodes and cathodes or positive and negative poles from touching each other Manufacturing Process If a piece of metal gets too close to the separator it can puncture the separator and cause a short circuit There are a few possible scenarios for what can go wrong in
25 08 2021 Shanghai listed Hainan Mining says it will invest no more than 1.065 billion yuan 164 million for the construction of a 20 000 tonnes per year battery grade lithium hydroxide plant in Dongfang Lingang Industrial Park in China s Hainan province.
24 09 2021 China s Chengxin Lithium said on Thursday it would take a 65 stake in a 350 million lithium project in Indonesia as it looks to build production capacity overseas The plant
03 12 2020 With the development of electric vehicles involving lithium ion batteries as energy storage devices the demand for lithium ion batteries in the whole industry is increasing which is bound to lead to a large number of lithium ion batteries in the problem of waste recycling and reuse If not handled properly it will certainly have a negative impact on the environment and resources.
process expertise that covers the spectrum of lithium production from brine concentration to high purity particles A major Australian lithium producer has constructed a lithium carbonate plant in China using spodumene ore as a raw material GEA has delivered the evaporator crystallizer that


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Toshiba has announced a new high-capacity SDHC Memory Card for digital camera users that can hold a whopping 8GB of images.
The new card, which will arrive in shops in January 2007 promises to give more space to users for saving data.
For those keen to capture video it means that they will be able to record a maximum of 3 hours 10 minutes of standard definition video in the MPEG2 format.
The new SDHC (SD High Capacity) Memory Card has a data write speed of at least 4GB/second.
Unfortunately the card won't work with every SD Card based device on the market. Toshiba has said that the SDHC Memory Card cannot be used for devices which do not support SD Memory Card Ver2.00 standard, as the file formats differ.
Toshiba has yet to set a price for the new card however based on previous price points, it is expected to be around £180.


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Global supply chain solutions and MRO provider, AJW Group, has joined forces with Autostop Aviation, the largest seat cover manufacturing facility in Europe. The two companies have signed a 10-year partnership agreement which will operate under the name of ‘AJW Technique Interiors’, tying in with AJW Group subsidiary, AJW Technique, which is a component MRO facility. Among the aims of the deal are for Autostop Aviation’s SkyLeather polyurethane synthetic leather for airline seats to be offered to a wider market via AJW’s global customer base.
Christopher Whiteside, chairman and CEO of AJW Group said of the agreement, “AJW prides itself on transforming aviation efficiency, and the announcement of the new AJW Technique Interiors division offering synthetic leather, seat cover manufacturing, life vest pouches and carpet kitting, to name a few, will bring game changing savings and efficiencies to airlines across the globe.”
SkyLeather was designed by experts from Autostop, who applied their years of experience in the automotive seat cover manufacturing sector into this product, and adapted it to meet the quality and compliance demands of aviation. SkyLeather is a vegan, eco-friendly material available in any colour and grain, and Autostop Aviation says it is cost-effective, lightweight and durable, as well as being soft to the touch, antimicrobial and easy to clean.
The partnership will give more airlines access to seat covers made with lean manufacturing processes, using embedded Six Sigma principles, as practiced as standard by Autostop in the automotive sector. The company says that its 1mm quality tolerances and volume pricing enable airlines to benefit from high reliability and efficiency.
Autostop Aviation’s in-house production capabilities also give airlines the benefits of a one-stop-shop facility, with the design, development, testing and production of seat covers all conducted under one roof.
Sajedah Rustom, CEO of AJW Technique, commented, “We are ecstatic to expand the renowned Technique brand into aircraft interiors, delivering world-class services to our customers, who have come to regard us as their dependable, one-stop source for flawless repair execution.”


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November 24 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip rubber and chemicals group Tigar said it has acquired U.K. protective boots brand Century and Danish rubber company Bilgutex.
The acquisition costs were not disclosed.
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The deal for the Century brand with U.K.-based rubber boots maker Hunter also covers relevant technology and trade contracts, Tigar said in a statement made available to SeeNews late on Monday.
The purchase of Bilgutex also entails the transfer of related equipment, production technology and manufacturing certificates, the statement said.
The two acquisitions are part of Tigar's plan to pull out of pneumatic tyre production, Belgrade-based news broadcaster b92 (www.b92.net) reported on Monday, quoting Tigar CEO Dragan Nikolic as saying.
Tigar Corporation said in January 2008 it would gradually exit its tyres unit, Tigar Tyres, by 2010, selling its 30% stake to French tyre manufacturer Michelin who, at the time, was a 70% shareholder.
Tigar (www.tigar.co.rs) opened a 17.6 million euro ($26.3 million) rubber boots factory last year in the southern town of Pirot where it is based. Earlier this month, it also opened a 6.0 million euro rubber factoryin the same location.
No trading data on Tigar shares was available by 1236 on the website of the Belgrade bourse on Tuesday. The company's shares closed down 3.73% at 775 dinars ($12.3/8.2 euro) on Monday.
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Know Your Product: How Blockchain Will Transform the Supply Chain
As consumers, we’re predisposed to trust the name-brand companies that form our commercial ecosystem. We believe, for the most part, that the products we buy are genuine. And for the products that aren’t, we have confidence that protocols exist to ensure that they never make it to market.
It’s an optimistic point of view, but it’s poignantly short-sighted. As evidenced by recent headlines outlining the recalls of products from Mercedes to Samsung, faulty or counterfeit items at even the most reputable companies can sometimes slip through the cracks.
It’s beginning to seem as if major multinationals are in a perpetual conflict with counterfeiters for control of the market. And, to the dismay of consumers everywhere, the counterfeiters are winning. In fact, counterfeit and pirated products are projected to drain $4.2 trillion USD from the global economy, and will put 5.4 million legitimate jobs at risk by 2022, according to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
It’s a complex problem that requires a complex solution. And that solution is blockchain technology.
Paving the Way to Supply Chain Visibility
Blockchain, the underpinning technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, holds the key to ensuring that consumers remain informed about the products they purchase, before they purchase them. At its core, blockchain is an immutable and decentralized ledger outlining a product’s journey from creation, to packaging, to sale — all leading back to its original source.
Picture a trail of breadcrumbs. Every time a product moves to a different location, another breadcrumb gets added to the blockchain, which is then made instantly viewable to all interested parties. And because the platform is decentralized, companies can guarantee that expanding scalability doesn’t come at the expense of accuracy in the system.
In fact, blockchain-backed programs have the capability to pinpoint even the most minute counterfeit product as it travels from juncture to juncture. As companies continue to outsource their production infrastructures to vendors in disparate parts of the world, especially in regions where access to technology is limited, the ability to provide transparency to an otherwise uncertain ecosystem will be increasingly important to ensuring that counterfeit parts aren’t inadvertently used to create genuine products. This is a fundamental rule of thumb of the supply chain: If part A is genuine, and part B is a counterfeit, then the final product C will be a counterfeit product.
While transparency is certainly an important driver for eliminating bad actors from the space, many industry experts believe that blockchain’s accountability features will be the key to ensuring longevity of the space for years to come.
Enter smart contracts — a blockchain-based system of checks and balances that holds vendors accountable for the secure transfer of goods and services from one location to another. Using blockchain, companies can require vendors to put up collateral assets in an effort to cover any potential losses due to counterfeits. If and when product is successfully delivered, and that product is determined to be genuine, the vendor will receive their money back instantaneously. If, however, that product is determined to be a counterfeit, the parent company will be immediately alerted, and the incentive will be withheld.
We’re already seeing companies find success in this manner. For instance, on May 15, IBM announced a partnership with Veridium Labs to tokenize and measure carbon emissions along the supply chain. As each product moves through the platform, its emissions data is recorded and transmitted back to headquarters, where experts can assess whether or not vendors are operating in compliance with energy consumption standards.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Through blockchain, companies can use smart contracts to evaluate statistics for a wide range of predetermined criteria, including storage temperature, travel times, and final point of sale.
It’s not just industry experts that are calling for the widespread implementation of the technology either; government agencies are beginning to do so as well. On May 9, members of two U.S. congressional subcommittees held hearings about how blockchain could be used to transform supply chain management. Members concluded that while the absence of regulatory standards presents as an obstacle for the future viability of the industry, the use cases for blockchain technology are undeniable for the general public.
In one notable instance, Republican Congressman and Chair of the Oversight Subcommittee Ralph Abraham stated: “If I understand blockchain correctly — and I am in a steep learning curve — it will revolutionize the tracking of goods somewhat like how GPS revolutionized navigation. So I think this is a world-changing technology that we’re dealing with.”
It’s hard to imagine a future without counterfeit items. So long as unique products are created that capture the attention of the general public, counterfeiters will seek to replicate them for minimized overhead and maximized return. However, while we may not be able to eliminate these actors from the space completely, we can arm ourselves with the tools necessary to identify and control their presence along the supply chain. Through blockchain technology, we can make this a tangible reality, so that soon, we will be able to look at the car in our driveway and know exactly where it came from.


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Progress toward a deal is welcome news for the Chinese government as top leaders gather this week in Beijing for major political events.
Sunday was the first day of the annual Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress, a body that nominally advises on laws and policy and whose members include numerous retired officials and celebrities. The National People’s Congress, China’s rubber stamp parliament, begins its annual session on Tuesday.
The escalating trade war, in which the two sides imposed tariffs on huge chunks of each other’s exports, has piled extra pressure on the Chinese economy, which was already losing momentum as a result of government efforts to rein in risky lending.
The article listed a range of elements the potential trade deal may cover, including lower Chinese tariffs on US agricultural, chemical and auto products, as well as the continued removal of barriers to foreign investment.
In addition, China would purchase more American goods in an attempt to narrow the US trade deficit, an issue on which Trump has long focused his attention.
While the Journal report suggested a deal was a possibility rather than a certainty, Trump had earlier called the planned meeting with Xi a “signing summit.”
There have been some signs of disagreement inside the Trump administration about whether the time is right to make a deal with Beijing.
“I’m not foolish enough to think there’s one negotiation that’s going to change all the practices with China or our relationship with them,” said Lighthizer. “I view this as a process.”
“There are still significant structural differences between the two countries on issues such as forced technology transfer, intellectual property right protection and market access,” Tai Hui, JPMorgan Asset Management’s chief market strategist for Asia Pacific, said in a commentary Monday.
“Investors are fully aware of these long-term challenges, but a more sustained ceasefire on tariffs will help to reduce business uncertainty,” he added.


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International industries, home grown enterprises and pioneering start-ups based in Wales are the stars of a new highly focussed business marketing campaign to attract more inward investment to Wales.
More than thirty companies – of all sizes and from all key economic sectors across Wales - are not only fronting the Welsh Government’s 'This is Wales' campaign but backing and promoting it through filmed interviews and written articles.
Based on their own experiences and in their own words they tell the world exactly what Wales can offer businesses. The overriding message is that Wales open for business and is a great business destination to start, grow and invest in.
Following the Brexit vote, the campaign supports the Welsh Government’s drive to sell Wales to the world.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates is describing it as “a compelling campaign supported by businesses that will resonate with businesses”.
Advocates include Aston Martin - one of the latest high profile companies to invest in Wales, established companies like FTSE 100 Admiral, global players like Airbus, GE Aviation, adrenalin fuelled attractions like Zip World and thriving financial service sector companies like Deloitte.
They appear in the campaign alongside film production companies, home grown food and drink specialists, hi-tech global leaders like IQE, innovative pioneering businesses like Riversimple and internationally expanding life science companies like Trackcel and Zimmer Biomet.
All highly successful companies, they talk about how they’ve benefited from being based in Wales, what attracted them to Wales, how they’ve grown their business in Wales and why they’d encourage others to come to Wales.
The quality of the workforce, links to good universities, high productivity levels, excellent business networks, collaborative opportunities, good infrastructure and transport links and quality of life are all cited as strong plus points.
The benefits of a strong, pro-business, devolved government that cuts through red tape, reacts swiftly and is committed to supporting business growth were quoted as a key benefit that is hard to replicate anywhere.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said:
“Quite frankly there’s nothing more convincing or compelling than a business telling other businesses why they came to Wales, how they’re grown their business here, what the benefits are, why it’s been such a great choice for them and why they’re encouraging others to follow suit.
“ It’s certainly a very strong endorsement and these messages from businesses will resonate with the businesses we are targeting - senior business leaders, decision markers with responsibility for board level investment and operational decisions as well opinion formers.
“We’re operating in a highly competitive market with many investment promotion agencies operating across the UK, Europe and indeed the world, so we need to make our mark and make it clearly.
“'This is Wales' forms part of our on-going business confidence campaign and follows on from successfully attracting record levels of inward investment to Wales over recent years. The decision to leave Europe means it is more important than ever to get out there, make our mark and let the world know what exactly Wales can offer businesses.
“We want to elevate the status of Wales, ensure Wales is seen as a credible option for inward investment and that we are on the list of destinations being considered.”
The comprehensive and integrated campaign to attract inward investment includes a new website: https://tradeandinvest.wales/ (external link), a business magazine to be produced and updated annually with an overview on Wales, its economy and the strength of the different sectors supported by a series of articles from businesses.
This will be backed by eight stand alone sector specific publications, video interviews, advertisements in national business titles, online activity and social media. The literature will be distributed across the world
The first phase of the campaign runs up to Christmas with adverts in key publications that include The Financial Times, The Times, The Economist and Newsweek.
The target audience initially are national and international businesses based in and around London and the Midlands that are looking to expand. It will then reach out to a global audience through the Welsh Government’s network of overseas offices and the distribution of marketing literature around the world.


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Toshiba Laptop AC Adapters Recalled After Hundreds Catch Fire, Causing Minor Burns
When it comes to technology, we often rely on the convenience and functionality offered by our laptops. However, sometimes even the most trusted brands can face unexpected issues, as seen in the recent case of Toshiba laptop AC adapters. In a shocking turn of events, hundreds of these adapters have caught fire, leading to minor burns and potentially dangerous situations for laptop users. As a result, Toshiba has taken immediate action, recalling the faulty adapters to rectify the situation.
The Start of a Troubling Trend: Reports of Fires and Injuries
In the era where laptops have become an integral part of our lives, it is crucial to ensure the safety and reliability of accessories such as AC adapters. Unfortunately, Toshiba users experienced unexpected hazards when their laptop chargers started to catch fire. Disturbing reports began to surface, detailing incidents where these adapters emitted sparks, melted, or even caused small explosions. The consequences were not limited to property damage, as several users suffered minor burns while trying to extinguish the fires that erupted from their chargers.
An Urgent Response: Toshiba Recalling Faulty AC Adapters
Toshiba, known for its commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, could not turn a blind eye to the mounting reports of hazardous AC adapters. They swiftly responded by launching a voluntary recall program for the affected adapters. This initiative aimed to minimize the potential risks faced by laptop users and to quickly replace the faulty adapters with safe and reliable alternatives.
Identifying the Affected AC Adapters
Identifying the specific models impacted by this safety issue was a crucial step in the recall process. Toshiba identified AC adapters with certain serial numbers that were prone to catching fire or melting. It is essential for laptop users to check if their adapter is among the affected models to avoid any further harm or damage. Toshiba has provided information on their official website, allowing customers to easily identify whether their AC adapter is part of the recall.
Receiving a Replacement: A Priority
With the safety of its customers as the highest priority, Toshiba has been quick to organize a replacement program. This ensures that those affected by the recall can replace their faulty AC adapters without any undue delay. Customers are encouraged to contact Toshiba’s customer service to receive instructions on how to proceed with the replacement process. By offering a smooth and efficient replacement service, Toshiba aims to alleviate any inconveniences caused by this unfortunate situation.
The Importance of Regular Safety Checks
This incident serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of regularly checking the safety of our electronic devices and accessories. While we place immense trust in reputable brands, unforeseen issues can arise. Conducting routine checks on power cords, adapters, and other components can potentially prevent accidents and ensure the safety of ourselves and our surroundings.
The recent recall of Toshiba laptop AC adapters highlights the significance of prioritizing consumer safety. With the potential risks of fires and minor burns caused by faulty AC adapters, Toshiba has demonstrated its commitment to swiftly addressing the issue and providing a solution. By urging users to check their adapters and offering a seamless replacement process, Toshiba has taken significant steps to rectify the situation and protect its customers. Nevertheless, this event serves as a reminder to all laptop users to regularly inspect their electronic accessories, ultimately ensuring a safer experience when using our beloved devices.


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Sony have just posted their financial results for Q2 of the current fiscal year, where they've noted significant losses in profit for its Consumer Products & Services, which is where the PlayStation products live and breathe. Sony explained that the loss was due to a number of factors, including the deterioration in the cost of sales ratio as a result of the price reduction on the PlayStation 3 earlier this year.
Other factors that led to losses, were the decline in sales of the video game business, LCD televisions and foreign exchange rates. But, during the quarter, Sony sold a total of 3.7 million PlayStation 3 units compared to 3.5 million in the same quarter of the last fiscal year. The PSP also saw a spike in sales, up to 1.7 million units compared to 1.5 million year-on-year. PlayStation 2 sales dropped from 1.5 million to 1.2 million.
Software wise, PS3 sales were up 37.4 million for the quarter, from 35.3 year-over year. The PSP saw a drop to 8.1 million from 11 million, and finally, the PS2 slid from 5.6 million to 2.8 million. For the quarter ended September 30, the Consumer Products & Services sector posted revenue of 779.7 billion ($10.1 billion), down 12.3 percent compared to 889.0 billion ($11.4 billion), and an operating loss of 34.6 billion ($449 million), compared to last year's 1.0 billion ($12.8 million) profit.
Overall, Sony recorded a decline in revenue for the quarter of 9.1-percent, down 1.56 trillion ($20.5 billion) from 1.7 trillion ($22.2 billion) year-over-year. Net losses sat at 27.0 billion ($350 million) compared to profits of 31.1 billion ($398.3 million) year-over-year.
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Samsung has officially announced two long-rumored tablets: the Galaxy Tab S7 FE and the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite. The company is yet to confirm US pricing or availability for the Tab S7 FE, but in the UK, the tablet will cost £589 or £629 depending on whether you opt for 64GB or 128GB of storage, and it’ll release on June 18th. Meanwhile, the Tab A7 Lite is a smaller, more affordable model. It starts at $159 in the US where it will release on June 10th. (In the UK, it starts at £149 and will release on June 18th.)
There’s not a lot we don’t know about the Galaxy Tab S7 FE since most of its specs were revealed earlier this week by its German product page. It’s got a large 12.4-inch 2560 x 1600 LCD display, an 8-megapixel camera on the rear, and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. A neat bonus is that it comes with one of Samsung’s S Pen styluses in the box for note-taking and sketching purposes.
Samsung’s press release doesn’t say exactly what processor is powering the Tab S7 FE beyond saying it’s an octa-core model, but it’s previously been reported to have a Snapdragon 750G. It’s got a 10,090mAh battery that can be fast-charged at up to 45W, and there’s the choice of 4 or 6GB of RAM and 64 or 128GB of internal storage (expandable by up to 1TB by microSD). There are Wi-Fi-only, LTE, and 5G models available, and the Tab S7 FE is available in black, silver, green, and pink.
Meanwhile, the more affordable Galaxy Tab A7 Lite drops the screen size to just 8.7 inches and the resolution to 1340 x 800. There’s still an 8-megapixel camera on the rear, but the selfie camera is just 2 megapixels. Previous reports have pegged its processor as a MediaTek MT8768, and that’s paired with a 5,100mAh battery and either 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage or 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. There are Wi-Fi-only and LTE models available, and color options include gray and silver.
Both of these Android 11 tablets are designed as more affordable counterparts to last year’s Tab S7 and Tab A7, so their modest specs shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. If last year’s tablets are anything to go by, that should make them a pair of decent devices for media consumption, even if they’re not going to trade blows with a device like the iPad Pro when it comes to productivity.


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New savers suffer fixed rate bond fall, with longer tie-ups only slightly higher than one-year deals
Falling: Rates on fixed rate bonds for new savers
Rates on fixed-rate bonds are continuing to fall at a worrying rate for new savers.
And those willing to tie up their money over two years rather than just 12 months are being given very little incentive to do so.
Sainsbury’s new bonds launched this week offering just 2.4 per cent before tax (3 per cent after) fixed for one year but only a slightly higher 2.48 per cent (3.1 per cent) for two years.
With Skipton BS’s new bonds you earn 2.12 per cent (2.65 per cent) for one year and 2.24 per cent (2.8 per cent) for two years.
In the High Street the top rate comes from Virgin Money - available from Northern Rock branches - at 2.4 per cent (3 per cent).
Fixed-rate deals on tax-free cash Isas are also down for new savers. Yesterday Halifax cut its rates to just 2.75 per cent, down from 3.25 per cent, on its two-year deal to new savers.
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A panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada has accepted a settlement with Northern Securities, one of Vic Alboini’s financial services firms, over allegations it operated without sufficient capital and without a chief financial officer to ensure regulatory compliance
Analysis: Wednesday was a day of new beginnings for RIM, which has rebranded itself simply as BlackBerry, as the smartphone maker attempts to to re-establish itself as a serious player on the global smartphone stage
Mark Sue, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, thinks RIM really needs to impress consumers and shift its image on Wednesday if it is going to win back confidence
RIM's next BlackBerry phone will be called the BlackBerry Z10, according to a leaked ad obtained by Unwired View
RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, is widening its pilot projects to build enthusiasm for the phones, which debut to the public Jan. 30 and go on sale in February on multiple continents
RIM watchers agree the results on Thursday will be dismal at best. But the size of the company's cash pile ahead of the 2013 launch of its new BlackBerry 10, or BB10, line-up is crucial to its success or failure.
For investors, the jury’s decision likely means that the mobile industry will continue to be dominated by Apple. But that does not mean that other, less-obvious options do not exist.
Research In Motion Ltd. shares surged in early trading Wednesday before pulling back to close 3.3% higher after a report the troubled BlackBerry maker is trying to revive strategic discussions with Samsung
The Waterloo, Ont.-based company was fresh out of a tumultuous annual general meeting when the verdict came down Friday in the suit over a remote management system for wireless devices
For big-time money managers accustomed to the situation in the United States, where tech companies account for about a fifth of stock market value, Canadian tech beyond RIM barely gets a mention
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The global coffee trade is currently facing one of the biggest tests in its history, as the effects of climate change continue to ravage crops and leave natives in a state of desperation while battling to protect their businesses.
While the industry itself was worth $173 billion (£104.4 billion) in 2012, it seems there could be tough times ahead, as a combination of rising temperatures, adverse weather and pests wreak havoc on areas renowned for their usually flourishing growth.
With almost two billion cups of coffee consumed around the world every day, the problem is set to have a huge impact on businesses operating within coffee trade, which could find themselves selling lower quality produce at high prices.
Dr Tim Schilling, executive director at the World Coffee Research programme, said: "The rise in global temperature is of great concern for us in the coffee industry because it will – and has already started to – put the supply of quality coffee at great risk.
"It is also obvious that increasing temperatures – as well as extreme weather events – have a very negative effect on production. Over the long term, you will definitely see coffee prices going up as a result of climate change."
Issues surrounding coffee trade and high temperatures derive from the origins of growth, which took place in the highlands of east Africa, where conditions were typically cool and stable. However, at climates above 23 degrees C, growth is not as strong, which results in lower returns.
A new report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change discussed the impact that global warming could have on the coffee industry, revealing that a temperature rise of 3 degrees C would cut the area suitable for production in Brazil by two-thirds.
What's more, rising climates in the north – primarily in the growing states of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo – will not be cushioned by increasing opportunities in the south.
Pests, including the berry borer beetle and leaf rust fungus, are also making themselves known in regions affected by increasing temperatures. Central America, for example, has recently seen the latter nuisance savage recent harvests, causing yields to drop by 40 per cent in 2013-14, compared to the previous year.
The berry borer beetle, which thrives in warm temperatures, has increasingly been spotted up hillsides in African countries such as Rwanda and Ethiopia. With the problem expected to exacerbate further in the coming years, including the fact that the pest could reproduce up to ten times annually, the problem is seemingly impossible to resolve – particularly as the pesticide once used to control it has been outlawed.
With at least 1.4 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras depending on coffee production for their livelihoods, it becomes apparent just how severe the issue has become.
Mauricio Galindo, head of operations at the intergovernmental International Coffee Organisation, said: "Climate change is the biggest threat to the industry. If we don't prepare ourselves, we are heading for a big disaster."


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A majority of Americans think now’s a good time to buy a home, according to the Reuters/Zogby poll released today.
Less than 42 percent say it’s a bad time to buy. The poll surveyed 1,049 Americans.
But just because people say or feel it’s a good time to buy doesn’t mean they’ll do it. They may not have the money and they may not want to risk putting their home on the market. If they can’t make enough money on their current home to buy another one, they won’t act.
“While today’s real estate market offers low home prices, low mortgage rates and supply of available homes, the missing ingredient to recovery within the housing market has been consumer confidence,” said a ForSaleByOwner.com spokesman. “This poll’s findings are a great sign of growing consumer confidence and awareness that market conditions have provided unique buying opportunities.”
Knowing people are open to buying homes may bring smiles back to some real estate industry players’ faces. But whether those smiles will last will depend on sales coming through.
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Elon Musk mentioned that Tesla could announce a new factory location later this year at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting.
During his speech at the shareholder meeting, Elon talked in detail about Tesla's newly opened factories: Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg and Gigafactory Texas.
During the meeting Elon said that Tesla "might be able to announce another factory location later this year." When Elon asked where the next Gigafactory should be, the crowd shouted out various locations. Elon then said:
"We get a lot of Canada. I am half Canadian, maybe I should?"
This is not the first time Elon hinted that Canada could be home to the next gigafactory.
During an employee meeting in June, Elon confirmed that the company was looking at a new site in North America. During the Q and A, an employee asked a question about the location of the next American Gigafactory.
Musk noted that the company had not confirmed the location, but he said it may not necessarily be in the United States:
"We are looking at sites, but we are considering some site options more broadly in North America, so including Canada and Mexico, and the US as well."
At the shareholder meeting, Elon told investors that Tesla's next Gigafactory will be one of 10-12 factories the company is planning.
"Ultimately, we'll end up building probably at least 10 or 12 Gigafactories and they will be really big Gigafactories aiming for an average output of 1.5 to 2 million units per factory, which is enormous."
If Canada is home to the next Gigafactory, it would most likely be located somewhere in Ontario's "Golden Horseshoe", Canada's most populated and economically productive region. Alberta could also be a good option considering it has favorable business regulations, cheaper energy costs, including Canada's best solar and wind potential, and its proximity to lithium resources.
Tesla is releasing an update version of their solar roof tiles
Tesla is giving their employees access to their latest solar roof product, version 3.5 to help test it before it does a wider launch later this year.
It’s unclear as to what exactly the new features are in version 3.5, but the focus seems to be on durability and ease of installation. If implementations on employees’ roofs go well, we’ll most likely see an introduction of the new Solar Roof at the end of this year when they begin installations.
The company has gone through a few different versions of the solar roof over the years, with Solar Roof version 3 launching in 2019. CEO Elon Musk stated that Tesla was aiming to produce 1,000 new Solar Roofs per week by the end of 2019.
According to Electrek, Tesla halted scheduling solar roof installations across most markets in the US. This is allegedly due to high cost, and issues with the roof tiles. Third-party companies, however, were able to continue installing Solar Roof.
During the second quarter of 2022, Tesla installed 23 roofs per week or 2.5 MW, short of their intended goal. It's possible Tesla was waiting for the newer version of the roof tiles before resuming installations.
Until recently, it was difficult to gauge how many Solar Roof installations took place because Tesla bundled the number of installations with its solar panel retrofits, which are much more popular due to their cheaper cost.
As Tesla prepares to resume Solar Roof installations in the fourth quarter of this year, we anticipate that this new iteration of the product will simplify installation, reduce costs, and increase the product’s reliability.
Tesla teases the hands of its upcoming robot, Optimus
Elon Musk teased the Optimus humanoid robot prototype at Tesla’s annual shareholder’s meeting. A new image of the robot was revealed ahead of the official unveiling on September 30th, giving us a better idea of what the humanoid robot may look like.
The image features the hands of the Optimus prototype. The image serves as a promotion for the upcoming AI Day Part II event which aims to recruit AI talent to the company.
At the shareholder meeting, Elon reiterated that he believes that the humanoid robot business will become bigger than Tesla’s automotive business:
“I suspect Optimus is going to be more valuable than the car long-term. It will turn the whole notion of the economy on its head.”
Elon previously mentioned that Optimus could solve the labor shortage and shift the economy to reduce labor costs. Tesla plans to leverage its expertise in power electronics, batteries and AI expertise to build a revolutionary product.
Elon initially claimed that the robot would perform simple and repetitive tasks, including manufacturing operations. Tesla eventually plans to improve the robot over time, enabling it to perform more complex tasks for both commercial and consumer applications.
Earlier this year, Elon announced: “Tesla AI Day Part II” with “many cool updates.”
The second AI Day was initially supposed to be held a year to the day after the first one, but it was pushed back to September 30 to give Tesla more time on the robot, according to Elon.
Elon says that Tesla aims to start production in 2023. This is a very ambitious timeline for such an ambitious project, but Elon has said that Tesla is prioritizing the development of the Optimus humanoid robot in 2022 over other products.
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Over at Anime Vice, ex-Tokyopop editor, Tim Beedle, has a rather succinct post written on the subject of the company’s days of growth and their eventual downfall due to — in his opinion — a lack of focus (via Mangablog).
Beedle believes that Tokyopop’s manga was doing just fine, and that the company’s troubles came from trying to do too many things at once, such as their foray into TV development and social media.
Here’s an excerpt from the post:
“I think it was this last point that really started the avalanche for TOKYOPOP. Sometime around 2005 or so, licensing really became more of a challenge. All of the highly demanded and anticipated titles in Japan had been licensed, and manga publishers were forced to switch from licensing titles with known demand to attempting to determine which titles currently being released in Japan might break out and become the next big thing. Combine that with far more players in the field (in addition to VIZ and Dark Horse, we now had Del Rey, Yen Press, CMX and Go! Comi) and exclusivity deals being signed by the biggest manga publishers in Japan, and all of a sudden this growing industry and company had hit a very real ceiling.”
It’s an opinion piece, of course, but considering that it comes from a longtime ex-employee of the company who was present during both the company’s best and worst times, it’s worth a read if you’re still looking to make sense of just what happened to Tokyopop over the last few years.
Image sourced from Tim Beedle’s official website.


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Fossil has this week announced its latest addition to its recently announced Q connected wearable line-up, called the Q54 Pilot.
What makes this smartwatch special is that unlike usual smartwatches, the Q54 Pilot features a traditional, analog design that can be synced with a smartphone via Bluetooth, making it “smart”.
Basically, the smartwatch is able to deliver vibrating notifications or LED indications for when a contact you favour is attempting to get hold of you.
Not only that but the smartwatch can also track the steps you make, and your calories.
However as the Q53 Pilot does not have a digital display, all of the management of these notifications, and fitness settings/ tracking are handled directly from the Fossil Q smartphone application.
With the app you will also be able to customise vibration patterns.
The Q54 Pilot will launch in early spring, priced between $175 and $215, depending on strap options.
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While it’s been a challenging year for the trucking industry in some ways, comparisons to the runaway market of 2017-2018 may make it seem worse than it is. In their monthly State of Freight webinar Dec. 12, the transportation intelligence analysts at FTR discussed the top trends affecting freight volumes and rates.
December 12, 2019
“Business has been really good for everyone this year. Everyone has all the freight they can handle. So what do you do with that?” That’s the question McLeod Software President Tom McLeod posed to a crowd of customers in opening remarks at McLeod’s 2018 User Conference in Birmingham, Alabama.
October 2, 2018
There was a sense of optimism in the air at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, last week. As truck makers and suppliers made their presentations to the trucking press, many said thanks to solid economic indicators, truck orders are higher than they would have predicted just three to six months ago.
March 27, 2017
PHILADELPHIA — Freight volumes and GDP growth have not been as high as many hoped this year, but trucking companies should be ready for growth to return to higher levels, according to a presentation by two economists at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 18, 2015
One economist is predicting continued slow growth for the economy, but believes our current economic models aren’t working when it comes to federal fiscal policy.
October 8, 2015
Some economic indicators have not bounced back as well as others in the recovery from the Great Recession, but trucking is doing well, and a capacity crunch leads economic expert John Larkin to project truckload rates will rise this year.
March 10, 2015
Employers added 288,000 jobs in June, 17,000 of them in the transportation and warehousing arena, and the unemployment rate fell to 6.1%. That's well above the rate of hiring in the first five months of the year, a sign the economy continues to rebound.
July 3, 2014
FTR's Noel Perry discussed the role of regulatory shocks in capacity and freight rates, plus the economic backdrop to what's going on in the industry, in FTR's recent State of Freight conference call.
November 12, 2013
The economy and freight continues to chug along in an "OK" mode, while stagnant capacity and new and pending regulations put the industry "on the cusp of a capacity crunch" if the economy speeds up, according to a panel of economic and industry experts at the American Trucking Associations' annual convention Sunday.
October 20, 2013
Freight costs continued to rise in September, showing the largest month-to-month increase since March, but it's not due to a raise in rates. Meanwhile, North American shipment volumes also rose for the second month in a row, according to the Cass Freight Index.
October 10, 2013
Although a "cavalcade of regulations" is expected to make it harder than ever to find drivers, an economy that continues to grow at a sub-potential rate means fleets don't have a lot of leverage when it comes to raising rates, according to John Larkin and fellow transportation analysts at the Stifel Nicolaus investment firm.
September 5, 2013
The driver shortage is already intensifying, with the number of both new and experienced driver applicants down over the last couple of months, as economic signs lead to improved optimism about increases in freight and rates this year, according to a panel discussion of three major truckload executives Tuesday at the Truckload Carriers Conference annual convention in Las Vegas.
March 6, 2013
Many economists have called the slow 1.5% to 2% GDP growth "the new normal." But Steve Forbes, chairman and editor in chief of Forbes Media, calls it "the new abnormal" and believes a few significant policy changes would turn things around.
March 5, 2013
Reaching the highest-ever volume for the month of January, the DAT North American Freight Index increased 42% last month compared to January 2012. Freight volume was unusually robust for the season, exceeding December levels by 24%
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The popular streetwear brand ‘Supreme’ has long been teasing about a new collaboration between another unknown brand. Two months ago, Supreme’s newest designer, 28 year old Max Vanderwoude Gross (pictured right), tweeted saying “Can’t wait to get rolling with these new designs!” Because of Gross’ recent employment, many doubted the legitimacy of the supposed designs. However, Supreme recently confirmed that Gross will be the new lead on the collaboration between Supreme and shoe maker Heelys.
The announcement to collaborate with Heelys outraged many dedicated shoppers. For years, Heelys has become nearly non-existent in stores and has even become a laughing stock of shoe design. The choice also bewildered financial experts. Recently, Supreme just hit a billion dollars in worth and still remains private with fifty percent ownership held by The Carlyle Group. Bloomberg fashion reporter Kim Bhasin remarked, “Supreme is in a great position to go public and make oodles of money, but only if they continue to design with high end or well known brands. I like the functionality and affordability that Heelys offers as the next guy, but I don’t see anyone wearing Heely belts or high end Heely satchels.” After revealing the message behind Gross’ original tweet, there has been a wave of negative feedback that caused Gross to take down the tweet and Supreme CEO James Jebbia to release this statement:
When you really think about it, the decision to collaborate with Heelys embodies everything that we are. Supreme is anti-fashion. We take tradition and complexity and throw it out the window to make a brand that embodies the spirit of a new generation. What other company better represents what Supreme stands for than Heelys?
While initially inspiring, Jebbia was caught off camera saying the following to his interview team by one of the off duty cameramen (seen above on the left, moments after realizing he was recorded).
Can you imagine how much press this is gonna get? We’re gonna make millions. I mean for christ’s sake we’ve had lines out the stores so people can buy crowbars and f****** bricks with our name on it. Shoes with wheels? No problem … Max is a damn genius, get that man a corner office near mine.
While many have sworn off the new designs (concept pictured left), the prospect of the collab is just too intriguing for many consumers with attempts to pre-order designs crashing the Supreme site. For now, expect to see more than a few people on Supreme’s new wheels.


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Yahoo wants to be relevant. The company wants to be more than just an email provider and fantasy sports hot spot.
Though I was surprised to discover they had a search engine and acted as a news portal as well.
This makes the unveiling of their new app, Yahoo Screen, more understandable.
Currently available for iPhones and iPads, the app is video focused and designed to create a channel surfing feel when users search their devices for videos.
In celebration of the new app, Yahoo is breaking out the good stuff.
Yahoo will be showing more than 700 “clips” from past Saturday Night Live episodes through its new app to motivate people to get the app. Yup, the good stuff.
They will also soon be showing “clips” from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “The Colbert Report” and “MTV News.”
I guess they must be seeking a well informed target audience.
I’m sticking with fantasy sports and email; which they do very well by the way.


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Hungary Inflation Highest Since July 2013
BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - Hungary's consumer price inflation accelerated more-than-expected in December to the highest level in almost three-and-a-half years, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office reported Friday.
The consumer price index rose 1.8 percent year-over-year in December, faster than previous month's 1.1 percent climb. That was just above the 1.7 percent increase expected by economists.
Moreover, the latest inflation was the strongest since July 2013, when prices had risen the same 1.8 percent.
Food prices grew 1.3 percent annually in December and costs for services went up by 1.9 percent.
Month-on-month, consumer prices climbed 0.4 percent from November, when it edged up by 0.1 percent. The figure also matched consensus estimate.
Core consumer prices increased 1.8 percent yearly and by 0.4 percent monthly in December.
As compared to last year, consumer prices inched up 0.4 percent in 2015.
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Over eleven million people were food insecure last year, and billions of meals are wasted each year. Is it a lack of government regulations, business greed, or consumer complacency that causes the UK's food to go to waste?
After hundreds of campaigners gathered in Cardiff to protest the Coronation of King Charles III. What’s behind their discontent with the monarchy?
One in every four UK children faced food insecurity last year, and a startling 3 billion meals worth of food is wasted each year. Charities are striving to salvage this food and distribute it to people in need, but is this the answer to the country's food crisis?


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A few days after teasing it with a graphic, Cyanogen co-founder and AllCast developer Koushik Dutta has posted a YouTube video which appears to demonstrate that he has achieved full mirroring of an Android phone to a TV via Chromecast …
He has also confirmed that he hopes to add the functionality to the AllCast app.
Dutta had previously suggested that the functionality might be coming to Android officially. It’s possible that rights issues – where content is licensed for mobile devices only – might be the roadblock to official Android support, but it would appear we may not have long to wait before you at least do it via a third-party app.
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â€‹Samsung Electronics believes Nigeria is not ideal for setting up its manufacturing plant.
Samsung Electronics also said South Africaâ€™s mobile market is still stronger than that of Nigeria despite huge difference in population.
Sung Yoon, the Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Electronics Africa, made this known during an interactive session with newsmen on Thursday in Lagos.
Citing reasons for the companyâ€™s conclusions about the country, the Samsung CEO said that manufacturing a mobile phone required about 400 different components, none of which was available in Nigeria.
Yoon also said that though Samsung was the leading consumer electronics company in Nigeria, its share of the Nigerian market was smaller than South Africaâ€™s. He said that the companyâ€™s smartphones market size in South Africa was 80 per cent, but lower in Nigeria.
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According to him, other issues stalling the building of a manufacturing plant in the country are infrastructure, Return On Investment (ROI) and grey market.
â€œWe are trying to be a local company here. Building factory depends on return on investment and efficiency of the economy.
â€œThere are lots of grey products coming into the country and this will affect the return on investment,â€ he said.
He said that the company had manufacturing plants in Vietnam, China, South Africa and Korea, hence, having one in Nigeria was a possibility for the future.
Yoon said that Nigeriaâ€™s population of 180 million was a power for the future, a reason why Samsung wanted to be part of the corporate citizenship.
He said that annually, the company spent $16 billion globally on Research and Development (R&D), sold over 700 mobile phones every minute and over 41,000 every hour, globally.
Yoon said that the companyâ€™s global vision was to inspire the world and create the future, through its innovative technologies, products and designs that enriched peopleâ€™s lives and contributed to social prosperity.
He said that Samsung Africaâ€™s vision was to be the most admired brand, through partnership and profitable growth.
The CEO called on Samsung distributors and dealers to always inform the company of their sales drive, as this would enable it to fashion its products accordingly and improve service visibility for consumers.