One of Buffalo’s most beloved manufacturers is making a bit of a comeback, albeit more of a nostalgic one than anything else. If you’ve ever rummaged through commercial dinnerware at garage sales, chances are that you’ve come across a plate or a bowl from Buffalo China (est. 1901 – then called Buffalo Pottery). For years, Buffalo China cranked out a wide assortment of porcelain coffee cups, plates, bowls, etc. So much, in fact, that during the company’s heyday they produced between 2 and 3 million dozen units per year. Unfortunately the 275,000 square foot manufacturing operation, located in South Buffalo, went belly up, even though there were attempts made to keep the products and the name alive. Ironically, mounting competition from China, finally put Buffalo China (then Niagara Ceramics) out of business, upon which time the factory sat empty… until the plant was purchased by Kevin Callahan a few years back (see back story). … [Read more...] about 716 China Plate Design Contest
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Wild About Tech, China Even Loves Robot Waiters That Can’t Serve
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Technology Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by Some in China are building a future that isn’t quite ready. Still, the exuberance may be a good thing, as useful products find their place and bad ones disappear. ByPaul Mozur July 21, 2018 SHANGHAI — The mind-reading headsets won’t read minds. The fire-detecting machine has been declared a safety hazard. The robot waiter can’t be trusted with the soup. China is ready for the future, even if the future hasn’t quite arrived. China has become a global technological force in just a few years. It is shaping the future of the internet. Its technology ambitions helped prompt the Trump administration to start a trade war. Hundreds of millions of people in China now use smartphones to shop online, pay their bills and invest their money, sometimes in ways more advanced than in the United … [Read more...] about Wild About Tech, China Even Loves Robot Waiters That Can’t Serve
China: US claim that XI blocked deal “bogus”
Kudlow said China could end US tariffs "this afternoon" if it took measures that include cutting tariff and non-tariff barriers to imports.Critics have said the escalating trade war could harm USA workers and businesses."There are a number of people on the Hill, for example, who would like to make a lot of the tax cuts, the individual tax cuts, permanent". Following Trump's tax cuts previous year, he told CNBC there could be a "2.0 and 3.0 and a 4.0".Kudlow didn't stop there. "I think the problem is getting worse". "Lower the rates, broaden the base"."At the moment the trade negotiations are kind of stalled", he said, noting he thinks the "president is doing exactly the right thing". Kudlow sounded optimistic about the course of the economy, arguing that there is "no recession in sight right now". "I believe we can get that up to 160 million or even better".To be sure, the U.S. economy is growing at a 4.5% annualized rate in Q-2 following recent strong data on retail sales and … [Read more...] about China: US claim that XI blocked deal “bogus”
Man from China jailed following police stand-off, assault report
A man from the Kennebec County town of China beat a woman over the head with a laptop, threatened to shoot her and attempted to strangle her in an incident that lasted through Wednesday evening into Thursday, according to police. Kevin L. Poulin, 55, is charged with aggravated assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence terrorizing and three counts of domestic violence assault, all dated in the period from Jan. 1 to July 20, in China. KEVIN POULIN Kennebec County sheriff’s deputies and Maine State Police responded to a report of an assault Wednesday at a home on Hanson Road that turned into an overnight standoff, with police trying for hours to contact someone inside. While a juvenile was able to leave the house almost immediately, police said the injured woman did not come out until 7:15 a.m. Thursday. Poulin tried to flee about 9:40 a.m. and was stopped by a trooper with police dog, according to a news release by Lt. Chris Read, of the … [Read more...] about Man from China jailed following police stand-off, assault report
GOP governor bolsters trade diplomacy with China
That's because the recently imposed tariffs, and new tariffs threatened to come, will likely disrupt trade patterns sending buyers in the United States and China to places where its cheaper to import certain species.The U.S. says its tariffs on steel and aluminum are fair but that the other countries' were not.The spokesperson for the Asian Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying thus answered the statement made by U.S. Vicepresident, Mike Pence, who accused Beijing of imposing tariffs three times higher than those applied by Washington to articles from China.Trump campaigned for president pledging to crack down on unfair trade practices, with China drawing much of his ire.World economic output would be 0.5 percent less in two years if the USA follows through on all its tariff threats, other countries retaliate, and tightening financial conditions lower business investment, the International Monetary Fund predicts in an analysis released Wednesday. The agency reports claimed that these imports … [Read more...] about GOP governor bolsters trade diplomacy with China