A new packaging format provides extreme silicon area density versus package volume.

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The circuit features tournaments designed for women and other marginalized genders in the region.

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From City News Vancouver – link to source story🔗 By Haley Jarmain | January 18, 2022 Summary WestJet says it will consolidate 20 per cent of its flights in February due to COVID-19 challenges Airline had already announced changes and cancellations…

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​​​​​​​The competition will see 28 teams trying to one-up each other as they fight their way to the grand final in the end.

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The LCS will start on February 5 but before that, we’re treated to the two-week LCK Lock-In to check out how the best teams in NA perform.

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It’s Time To Acknowledge The Reality Of THC In Pro Sports

We can no longer lie to ourselves about THC. It’s as commonly used as ibuprofen, maybe more so.

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The beauty of soil carbon storage is the multitude of other benefits that accompany this nature-based solution, we call these additional benefits “soil carbon plus.”

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Here’s wishing all our readers a very happy, safe, and healthy new year! Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact) b) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) and c) Top 10 Other IP Developments The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10...

The Hot Potatoes metaverse is a closed-doors gaming world where only HPs holders can compete for the bi-yearly grand prize of the game in a true play-to-win elimination style tournament. 

Each extravagant Hot Potato possesses rare pre-defined traits acquired by interacting with humanity. These attributes include elements that might resemble some of the most extravagant real world characters of our time.   

There is also a category of exclusive HPs with ultra-rare features and names such as HPs that resemble some of the most iconic and historical characters for each country or community. Some examples include Hot Potato Trump, Hot Potato Napoleon, Hot Potato Gandhi. and Hot Potato Marylin Monroe. The attributes of each NFT determine its rarity and value. 

Holders of the most unique NFTs better their chances of surviving and claiming huge prizes starting from 12 ETH per winner in each six-month-long game. 

Pre-Register for the HPs Sale to Access the First NFTs

The game developers have opened the pre-registration phase for investors wishing to join the PotatoVerse and be the first to hold exclusive and valuable NFTs. Pre-registered users will have early access to the upcoming pre-sale event, which will offer the first batch of HPs for minting.

The pre-registration form is currently accessible on the Hot Potatoes official website. Early-bird investors will be whitelisted to participate in the pre-sale and bag up to 5 limited collection NFTs. The pre-sale is scheduled to take place one week before the Public Mint Date.  

Following the pre-sale event, most of the remaining HPs will be released to the public for sale, opening the door for the official launch of the PotatoVerse in Q2 2022. Private and public sale participants can create awesome NFTs at an initial mint price of 0.05 ETH and view their digital artwork on their Metamask wallet or on the Hot Potatoes website.

Gamers on the Hot Potatoes metaverse  can mint an unlimited number of NFTs. The more HPs a user mints, the higher their chance of getting a rare NFT with the potential to acquire rare attributes and appreciate over time. Holding more HPs also increases the chances of surviving to the end and grabbing the final prize. 

Hot Potatoes Are Tradable on OpenSea

Users who mint HPs can sell, collect and exchange their exclusive digital collections on OpenSea, the biggest NFT marketplace. Gaming enthusiasts and NFT investors who miss out on the pre-sale events can purchase these HPs exclusively on the popular market and earn the right to join the PotatoVerse. 

Note that only HPs bought from OpenSea are eligible to join the game. That is because transactions on the leading NFT marketplace support royalties that enrich the final prize pool and fund game creation and development. 

Crypto users can also access HPs from a special releases pool that will be excluded from the Token sale event. The project backers will release these reserved collectibles in the form of future NFT injections into the market and airdrops to community members. 

The game developers are committed to creating a new world of NFT - based gaming. Their platform combines the value and rarity of digital collectibles with the fun and competitiveness of high-stakes play to win gaming. 

Check out the project's Whitepaper to learn more about the HPs metaverse, NFT collection, and gaming mechanisms. To connect with the Hot Potatoes community and participate in discussions, join the social media pages below:

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Mainland Chinese Truck Market Continues to Deteriorate, Supply Constraints Add to Production Woes

The policy-induced pre-loaded consumption has given mainland Chinese medium- and heavy-duty truck (MHDT) market a chill since July, with production cutting by nearly 60% as compared with the same period of last year. The current supply chain constraints caused by semi-conductor and power shortages will weigh on production activities into 2022. In our November 2021 forecast, we expect the mainland Chinese MHDT production to further loose around 25,000 units for the second half of 2021 and 15,000 units for the first quarter of the next year.

High inventories of China 5-level trucks remain the biggest dragger

Owing to the OEMs' price competition, the pre-buy activity in preparation for the China 6 emission rules were greatly amplified, resulting in an over-storage of China 5-level trucks across dealer channels in the first half of 2021. By the end of October, nationwide MHDT inventories are calculated at 260,000 units, still way higher than the typical rates of 150,000-170,000 units. Roughly two thirds of inventories are China 5-level trucks, despite a closure of registrations in major markets such as Hebei, Shaanxi, and Shandong. A part of the unsaleable trucks has flowed into the second-hand market with price depreciating up to 50%. Such price differential, coupled with common concerns over increasing usage cost, makes China-6 level trucks even less favorable. Although the final chance to register a China 5-level truck is set on December 31, 2021 in some regions, the high inventory pressure will likely deepen into early 2022 before the full clearance of new China 5-level trucks in the market.

Semiconductor shortage gets worse but under control

The global automotive semiconductor shortage has worsened by the pandemic resurgence in Malaysia and Vietnam since the summer months. To minimize losses under the tighter resources, some OEMs have prioritized production to bestselling models or new models that need to be pushed to the market, while some OEMs have placed orders of key accounts the first in line. Moreover, there have been cases of pausing acceptance of advanced orders because of the uncertainty about final deliveries. As a result, the average lead time of new trucks in most manufacturers are extended from one week to above four weeks. The sophisticated premium models that account for less than 10% market share suffered the most, with production line rates almost halved for several brands. We expect the semiconductor supply chain to stay gloomy for the coming months, but its impacts on the MHDT production should be manageable under sluggish sales of China 6-level trucks.

Power shortage risk may persist in the medium term

The coal supply disruption stemming from the mainland Chinese government's energy consumption control has triggered a severe power crunch across the nation, with more than 20 provinces experiencing different degrees of load shedding measures since mid-2021. Except for three northeastern provinces - Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang where the residential sector is affected, most provinces have kept power rationing measures within energy-intensive industries. Some energy-intensive industries such as aluminum, electronics, and steel are ordered to curtail capacity by 20-30% in the second half to meet carbon reduction commitments, posing more hurdles to automotive supply chain and industrial freight transport. On one hand, the softening demand for China 6-level trucks has hindered truck makers to pass the inflating producer cost on to retail prices. On the other hand, the continued downswing in industrial output will undermine the road freight recovery. Although the government has fine-tuned policies to ramp up coal production and reined in coal and power prices, an upturn is not likely to emerge until the second quarter of 2022 when the winter heating season ends. Given the government's anti-pollution ambitions, the supply disruption risks may sustain for quite a while.

With de-stocking of China 5-level new trucks, we predict MHDT inventories to rebuild from the third quarter of 2022, supporting some improvements in production. However, the expected slowing economy as well as economic reform measures including property deleveraging, financial de-risking, and industrial decarbonization will continue to act as a drag from the demand side. The recently released State Council's guideline on antipollution campaigns which highlight a nationwide elimination of China 1-3-level trucks by 2025 may bring a turn to the market, while its practical enforcement and impacts remain uncertain before the issuance of more specific measures.