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China Considers Ending State-Buying Cotton Policy (Weekly Report)
2013-06-10 16:36:27| EmergingTextiles.com
While the international cotton market is experiencing very strong volatility with prices last week sharply rebounding in New York, China is now considering to eventually end its cotton buying policy, with dramatic consequences in sight, and before all additional uncertainties. Our weekly cotton report covers the latest price trends of international spot and futures markets through a large number of tables and charts, with also domestic markets in India, China, Pakistan being reviewed. Historical data back to 6 years ago are available for download.
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Sad Ending for EV Battery Swapping Icon Better Place
2013-06-03 23:56:17| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Better Place was at one time an icon for the future of electric vehicles and cutting edge, innovative technologies. Its battery swapping technology was supposed to take away the long-charging time that was hurting adoption of plug-in vehicles. Better Place filed for bankruptcy in late May in Israel. While its seeing a lot of installations in China and has its supporters, dont expect to see other startups pursuing battery swapping infrastructure. Dallas Kachan, managing partner of cleantech research firm Kachan & Co. thinks batteries that stay in the cars will win these batteries continue to get better. Expensive custom robots removing and replacing car batteries didnt seem to make sense when batteries have been constantly getting faster to charge and holding larger and larger charges, Kachan says Things started to look bad for the company last fall when near-legendary founder Shai Agassi left the company and then in January when CEO Evan Thornley left. Click here to read the story of Better Place and its trials and tribulations. The Article Sad Ending for EV Battery Swapping Icon Better Place appeared first on Automotive Digest.
Ending the headaches of Wi-Fi
2013-05-28 09:00:00| CNET News.com
New standards will soon make roaming onto a Wi-Fi network a seamless and easy process. But carriers large and small still must work out the business models. [Read more]
EC Invites Opinions on Ending Boar Castration
2013-05-27 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - A study and economic analysis of the costs and benefits of ending surgical castration of pigs have been initiated by the European Commission (EC).
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Hite proposes ending teacher seniority
2013-05-17 20:43:22| Electronics - Topix.net
William R. Hite Jr. knows it's a tough ask: $120 million from a state that historically views Philadelphia and its public schools "as a cesspool." So, the superintendent figures, the only way the nearly-broke Philadelphia School District is getting the cash it needs from state coffers is to end teacher seniority.
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