IMP Packing has spent over five decades cultivating deep expertise in the tape industry, establishing production bases across Taiwan, China, and Vietnam to serve major markets in North America, Japan, and beyond. In an era of intensifying global competition and evolving customer demands, IMP faces a pivotal challenge: how to transform its profound manufacturing foundation into innovative services, evolving from a product manufacturer into a comprehensive solution provider for packaging needs.

In de rubriek 'eens kijken wat het land nu weer totaal ontregelt': de droogteramp. De watertekorten zijn feitelijk, de droogtecommissies hebben opgeschaald, water sproeien is verboden, het is chaos. Het gaat waarschijnlijk nog wel even duren, dus we moeten ons voorbereiden op het ergste. Ook uit de kraan komt straks geen water meer, dan wordt het knokken om het laatste pak Bar Le Duc, er komt een kliklijn om de illegale watervoorraad van uw buurman te verlinken, BN'ers gaan een lied zingen, velen van ons zullen het niet overleven. Om de ernst van alles vast op ons te laten inwerken, in drooggelegde Stamcafé (droge wijn mag wel natuurlijk), de fotoserie DROOGTE IN NEDERLAND. Houd u vast.

De middenberm, droog

Het land, droog

De Waal, droog

Almere, droog

De Zwarte Cross, droog

Tina Nijkamp, droog

Debby Gerritsen, behoeft geen uitleg

Het bos, droog

HEEL HOLLAND GORT- EN GORTDROOG

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If each of your cars doesn't have its own tiny chandelier I don't think you can even call yourself an American. Rebecca Makkai is back with her series of Zillow snarks about the homes of some people who should be paying more taxes. (Warning: Substack.)

Makkai is the author of several books including Pulitzer finalist The Great Believers, I Have Some Questions for You, and The Hundred-Year House. Her Substack, SubMakk, also includes some insightful writing advice, like her breakdown of deep interiority and "You're Writing a Book. So Stop Writing a Movie."

Building a World Map With Only 500 Bytes.

Money to burn, Alex Schaefer

From here to eternity, Mary DeVincentis

 

 

Ja mensen, soms duurt een liedje een kwartier, en soms maar een minuutje. Ik pis in je brievenbus, van The etters. Enjoy!

The European Commission has exempted wearables from upcoming EU rules requiring portable-device batteries to be removable and user-replaceable. The broader Batteries Regulation still takes effect in February 2027 for many consumer products, but the exemption means companies like Apple, Google, Samsung, and Meta won't have to redesign their wearables for the EU. Thurrott reports: Yesterday, the Commission announced that new product categories would be exempted from complying with its Batteries Regulation, including wearable devices such as smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart glasses. This will likely be good news for companies like Apple, Google, Samsung, and Meta, which won't have to redesign their devices to include user-replaceable batteries for consumers in the EU market.

The EU's Batteries Regulation will come into effect in February 2027, which is when Nintendo plans to stop selling all models of the original Nintendo Switch in the EU. While Nintendo had no choice but to redesign its handheld console to keep selling it in the EU, it probably didn't make sense for the company to put in the same effort for the OG Switch, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in March 2027.

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