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...Despite the growing political influence of China, try asking an American to name a Chinese company and you're not likely to get much of an answer. While South Korea has Samsung and Hyundai, and Japan has Sony and Toyota, in the U.S., China is largely associated with the mass production of low-end goods, with few of its own international brands. To battle China's reputation for cheap imitations, Li Ning has hired top designers from Portland's rich pool of shoe-design talent and placed its high-end sportswear in an airy showroom in a Portland's chic...
...Even so, there is a clear trend emerging: tomorrow's jobs will require people to add more value than ever before. Consider Samsung's only semiconductor-fabrication plant outside South Korea, which sits in northeast Austin. Since the fall, the factory, which makes flash memory for devices like smart phones and iPods, has been undergoing a $500 million upgrade. In advance of the plant's early-summer reopening, Samsung will hire about 200 engineers and technicians to run and service the new, more sophisticated equipment inside. But with the new factory and those new jobs, 500 other positions have been...
Given that finances are so tight, it is hardly surprising that EMI executives aggressively reminded journalists that the Grammy party did not cost the company a penny, thanks to sponsorship deals with the likes of Samsung and Xbox. The concern is an indication of how far EMI has fallen since the days when the Spice Girls topped the charts. The world's fourth largest record company, which also has the Beatles and Coldplay on its books, can't afford - or rather can't be seen as being able to afford - its own party...
...deeply suspect. Live-blogging Sunday's Golden Globes show on her Deadline Hollywood web site, the asp-tongued industry reporter Nikki Finke wondered, "How many times is that annoying announcer going to ask the question, 'Will Avatar win Best Picture?' My answer is, 'Depends on how many Rolexes, Samsung DVD players, free food, and gambling trips to Vegas the studio gifted the HFPA members. Isn't that how it's done? Oh, wait, this was 20th Century Fox, the cheapest studio in Hollywood. Maybe the Avatar keychain was enough." (See the Top 10 James Cameron Moments...
...useful tool when coordinating events with friends and can definitely increase productivity. Even I may consider acquiring one sooner or later. But if I ever feel like it’s becoming more of a crutch than an aid, I’ll stick to my good old Samsung Gravity...