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Is Truforma FDA approved? In April 2020, Zomedica announced that they had completed platform verification of TRUFORMA, which confirms the achievement of instrument design specifications, and follows FDA Medical Device design control guidelines to ensure the product was built correctly.
What is Zomedica new product?
Zomedica's Pet Lab Product Launch Will Push Its Value Higher. Zomedica (NYSEAMERICAN:ZOM) made a decision last week to launch Truforma, its pet lab diagnostic system, early. That launch brings in its first revenue and will help propel its commercialization efforts.
How accurate is Truforma?
Truforma achieved statistically significant high correlation of R greater than 0.95 to the Siemens Immulite Canine tT4 assay (P value less than 0.0001). Dynamic range is the functional range of a test over which the concentrations of an analyte can be measured with acceptable accuracy and precision.
What does the company Zomedica do?
Zomedica Corp. operates as a veterinary health company, which engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceuticals for the companion pet. It offers products for dogs and cats by focusing on the unmet needs of clinical veterinarians.
What does Truforma cost?
No one wants to be the first to try an untested device, let alone one that costs $8,750 with just a few tests available. Zomedica has also made some mistakes along the way. The biggest pitfall may have been getting Tiger King star Carole Baskin to issue a video endorsement early this year.
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Does Zomedica own Truforma?
Zomedica Announces First Commercial Sale of Its Truforma® Platform. (NYSE American: ZOM) (“Zomedica” or the “Company”), a veterinary health company creating point-of-care diagnostics products for dogs and cats, yesterday recorded the first veterinarian sale of TRUFORMA® and officially entered commercialization.
What can Truforma do?
TRUFORMA is an innovative, non-optical, fluorescence-free platform that delivers accurate, reliable results when assessing complex conditions and discriminating between healthy and diseased patients.
Who bought Truforma?
Zomedica Corp., a veterinary health company creating point-of-care diagnostics products for dogs and cats, yesterday recorded the first veterinarian sale of TRUFORMA® and officially entered commercialization.
Is Truforma released?
Truforma is a toaster-sized device that runs assays to detect thyroid and adrenal disease in dogs and cats. Zomedica plans to sell the platform and assays to veterinarians for in-office use. The company will release Truforma along with three assays in a limited geographic area as of March 30.
Does Zomedica have FDA approval?
Zomedica Opens First Investigational New Animal Drug Application with FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zomedica Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Who is Zomedica partnered with?
Detroit's Seraph Biosciences and Ann Arbor's Zomedica Partner to Create a Diagnostic Device for Veterinarians. Seraph Biosciences Inc. in Detroit has entered into a development, commercialization, and exclusive distribution agreement with Ann Arbor's Zomedica Pharmaceuticals Corp., Zomedica announced Thursday.
Why is Zomedica dropping?
CEO Robert Cohen said the move was precipitated by "changes at our current distributor that we believe have impacted its ability to market our products effectively." Those words likely startled investors, many of whom decided to sell their shares. Zomedica's stock price dropped sharply on Thursday.
Is Zomedica real?
Zomedica Corp. operates as a veterinary biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on the needs of the veterinarians by offering drug discovery and development for pet health.
Is Zomedica a pump and dump?
Zomedica Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:ZOM) stock is the latest pump-and-dump looking to take investors for a ride.
Is Truforma a game changer?
The game-changer here is that Truforma enables veterinarians to analyze serum samples at their clinics in less than 15 minutes, saving them the trouble of sending assays to the laboratory. Its device doesn't only work well in theory.
Will Zom recover?
ZOM stock will likely struggle to recover in price over the next few months. It's going to be awhile before this early stage company will again have the chance to prove itself to investors. Having said that, investors with a high appetite for risk, and a willingness to go against the grain, may want to buy today.
Is Zomedica a long term investment?
At one point this year, Zomedica Pharmaceuticals (NYSEAMERICAN:ZOM) stock had soared a whopping 1,000%. However, it has fallen meaningfully in the past three months. Currently, the shares are working their way back up again.
How do I buy Zomedica stock?
Does Zomedica have competitors?
Zomedica Pharmaceuticals's top competitors include Quark Pharmaceuticals, Patterson Veterinary Supply, Lintjeshof and KM Biologics.
What will Zom be in March?
(NYSE American: ZOM) (“Zomedica” or the “Company”), a veterinary health company creating point-of-care diagnostics products for dogs and cats, today announced that it expects to begin commercialization of its TRUFORMA™ point-of-care diagnostic platform on March 30, 2021.
What can I expect from Zomedica?
The 1 analysts offering 12-month price forecasts for Zomedica Corp have a median target of 1.20, with a high estimate of 1.20 and a low estimate of 1.20. The median estimate represents a +218.73% increase from the last price of 0.38.
Will NAKD stock recover?
NAKD stock became a hit with the Reddit trading crowd and has done well to fortify its balance sheet. It's now debt-free and has evolved into a pure-play e-commerce business. Unfortunately, there are several loopholes in its turnaround strategy, so it is unlikely things will change significantly for the company.
When did SNDL go public?
Sundial (SNDL) went public on the Nasdaq stock market on Aug 1, 2019 at US$13.00 per share.


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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) issued members of Congress who attended President Joe Biden’s address on Wednesday night masks that were made in China, according to Republican Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), who posted pictures of the mask on his social media pages.
“I found it more than interesting that I was issued a mask by Pelosi’s House upon arrival which is MADE IN CHINA,” Nehls tweeted. “I opted for my American made Texas flag mask instead.”
The masks go against what Biden said in his speech: “American tax dollars are going to be used to buy American products, made in America to create American jobs. That is the way that it is supposed to be and it will be in this administration.”
Additionally, in March, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) implored companies and organizations given money by the goverment to buy PPE made in America.
“Support that market that we’re trying to create here in the U.S.,” he said. “There are companies all over the U.S. that are trying to provide product for the protection of U.S. citizens, but that can’t happen if we continue to buy product from China.”
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The Nanny State Index (NSI) is a league table of the worst places in the European Union to eat, drink, smoke and vape. The initiative was launched in March 2016 and was a media hit right across Europe. It is masterminded and led by IEA’s Christopher Snowdon with partners from all over Europe. The 2017 edition of the index was revealed during a full day conference in Brussels and featured high level discussions and debates between MEPs, industry experts, think tankers and regulators about the effects of regulation on health outcomes.
Download the pdf here.
Christopher Snowdon is the head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. His research focuses on lifestyle freedoms, prohibition and policy-based evidence. He is a regular contributor to the Spectator Health blog and often appears on TV and radio discussing social and economic issues.
Snowdon’s work encompasses a diverse range of topics including ‘sin taxes’, state funding of charities, happiness economics, ‘public health’ regulation, gambling and the black market. Recent publications include ‘Drinking, Fast and Slow’, ‘The Proof of the Pudding: Denmark’s Fat Tax Fiasco’, ‘The Crack Cocaine of Gambling?’, ‘The Wages of Sin Taxes’, ‘Drinking in the Shadow Economy’, ‘Sock Puppets: How the government lobbies itself and why’ and ‘Closing Time: Who’s killing the British pub?’. He is also the author of ‘Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism’ (2015), ‘The Art of Suppression’ (2011), ‘The Spirit Level Delusion’ (2010) and ‘Velvet Glove, Iron Fist’ (2009).
Taxes on beer, wine and spirits are all higher than the EU average in Estonia. The country has mixed rules on alcohol advertising, allowing it on TV and radio after 9pm but banning wine and spirits advertising outdoors.
Its near-total ban on tobacco advertising is typical of EU member states, as is its ban on cigarette vending machines. Estonia’s smoking restrictions are less severe than most EU countries, but a ban on smoking in cars with children was introduced in 2016 (with maximum fines of €300) and a ban on smoking in prisons will come into effect in October 2017. A tobacco display ban that would apply to all shops except specialist tobacconists was proposed in late 2016.
A law that effectively prohibited the sale of e-cigarettes was overturned in 2013 and they can now be sold as consumer products. There are currently few restrictions on vaping indoors, although a vaping ban was proposed in December 2016.
Life is likely to get worse for consumers in the coming years as Estonia slides down the slippery slope of nanny state interference. It has been reported that the new government plans to introduce a soft drink tax and raise alcohol taxes by 2019. A ban on e-cigarette flavours has been proposed, as has a tax on e-cigarette fluid.
In February 2016, the Ministry of Social Affairs proposed a ban on outdoor alcohol advertising and limiting other alcohol advertising to simple information about the product plus health warnings. The bill failed to become law but the new Minister for Health, Jevgeni Ossinovski, remains keen on the idea, saying in December 2016: ‘My goal is to ban [alcohol] advertising, just like tobacco advertising has been banned for 15 years already,’ Ossinovski said in an interview with the paper. ‘I don’t see any reason to treat tobacco and alcohol differently.’
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Tan Thuan Cuong Trading & Producing Jsc, a roof sheet factory in Hai Duong province, is invested by a Japanese partner under the form of equipment and technology to produce roofsheets without chrysotile. In fact, Department of Pollution Control in Directorate General of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment had inspected and found out that this factory still used chrysotile in manufacturing (See report No. 01/BB – KSON).
In addition, Dong Anh Roofsheet factory recently imported roofsheet without asbestos from Thailand by Mahaphant Group. However, a test conducted by the Institute of Construction Materials on those roof sheets revealed that they contained 4% of chrysotile (There is a written report.)
The Institute of Construction Materials’ report at the “Conference on Reporting chrysotile’s affects to human’s health and appropriate regulations” shows that the prices for 1 square meter of roofsheets with and without chrysotile made by Tan Thuan Cuong company are as follows:
- Chrysotile roofsheet: 35,000 VND/square meter;
- PVA roofsheet: 57.000 VND/square meter (VAT included);
Therefore, the price difference is 60%. Meanwhile, the market share of AC roof sheets is 62% and the industry is employing more than 5000 people.
Not only it is durable, the price is affordable for most of low-income families in Vietnam. With 60% price difference, many people can barely afford non-chrysotile roof sheets.


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FEDERAL & STATE MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS HOUSING CRISIS -How Many ‘Elephants In The Room’?
Today’s Guardian Australia reports: “Uber understood it was operating illegally when it launched in Australia and fiercely lobbied governments to legalise its lucrative Australian operations…Uber’s ultimate success in Australia had a devastating effect on holders of taxi licences, and “presents a serious case study of regulatory failure”, according to Michael Donnelly, a principal lawyer at law firm Maurice Blackburn, who is running a class action lawsuit against Uber on behalf of Licensed taxi operators.”
On 30 May 2016, during a Parliamentary Inquiry into the ‘Adequacy of the regulation of short-term holiday letting in New South Wales’, Gordon Clark, Strategic Planning Manager, Shoalhaven City Council, in sworn testimony said: “We do not want to regulate the 4,000-plus holiday homes…If you look at places like Hyams Beach, Callala and further south, they can have anywhere up to 70 to 80 per cent of their dwellings vacant during winter. That gives you an indication that they are holiday homes of some description." This followed a sworn statement by Don Kobeleff, President, Holiday Letting Organisation Central Coast: “The Land and Environment Court case in 2013 in which the court ruled short-term holiday letting illegal…” Jamie Parker MP did suggest that the secretariat “could check” the legal status where development consent specifically excluded short-term accommodation. (We later received advice from the Manager of the Inquiry that no legal advice whatsoever was sought or considered by the MPs on the Inquiry.) During a break, a senior representative from Stayz/Expedia, and Trevor Atherton, Director/Chair Regulations and Government Relations Committee, Holiday Rental Industry Association (HRIA) received advice in the corridors that they should lobby the State Government to alter the State Environmental Planning Policy [SEPP], facilitating short-term rental accommodation in all Residential Zones across the State. Invitations to meet were offered by the Local Government administrator.
In sworn testimony before the Victorian Parliament, on 24 March 2017, Trevor Atherton acknowledged that short-term rentals were indeed ‘illegal’ in NSW.
We have written extensively about disclosed meetings between Members/Ministers of the NSW Parliament and representatives from and lobbyists working on behalf of Airbnb, Stayz/Expedia and the Australian Short-Term Rental Association (ASTRA – formerly HRIA). What the recent Uber document leaks make very clear is the level of contact between such organisations and legislators which goes unreported.
The Hon Julie Collins MP, Federal Minister for Housing, Homelessness and Small Business, tweets: “On my way to Melbourne this morning to host a meeting of Australia’s Housing Ministers – the first of its kind in almost 5 years. It’s crucial we’re working together to address Australia’s housing challenges and I look forward to discussing solutions.” Ms Collins has been asked by us, and indeed has been invited to consult with Leilani Farha, Global Director of THE SHIFT, and former United Nations special rapporteur on adequate housing.
Included among ‘Australia’s Housing Ministers’ would be Anthony Roberts MP; there is no designated Minister responsible for Homelessness in NSW.
IN THE MEDIA:
The Age/SMH reporter Tarwar Razaghi writes: ‘Gone up astronomically’: Rents spike in regional Victorian towns. And: ‘Ridiculous prices’: Regional rents in NSW up 30 per cent since start of pandemic. Real Estate Agents quoted include Belle Property Hunter Valley (Belle Escapes has 163 NSW holiday rentals), Ray White Lismore and McGrath Upper Hunter. No mention in the article of the impacts holiday rentals could be having on these regions.
Domain reporter, Sue Williams, writes: Australia’s rental crisis worsens as record price hikes leave tenants desperate. No mention in the article of the impacts holiday rentals could be having. This may perhaps be due to the reporter’s partner having to ‘move house’ after 13 years in the Domain section of the Sydney Morning Herald, after “a high-powered deputation from Airbnb visited the Herald, and (he) was told, accused him of being an “activist rather than a journalist”, for reporting on Airbnb”.
SO, THEIR 1,600+ SHORT-TERM RENTALS AREN’T ENOUGH:
Newcastle-based Will Creedon – Alloggio – is quietly moving into Noosa, according to Noosa Today. The article carries details of just some of their multi-million dollar acquisitions. Further details of their ASX dealings can be found on Alloggio’s website here. In our State, they’re currently running 63 holiday rentals in Coffs Harbour, 60 holiday rentals in Jervis Bay, 330 holiday rentals in Port Stephens, and a further 108 holiday rentals in the Shoalhaven.
EYES (ICAC) FOCUSSED ON BARILARO’s NEW YORK APPOINTMENT – NOT INVESTMENT NSW’s LINKS TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO PLANNING REGULATIONS:
The Guardian (amongst others) also reports that advisers to John Barilaro will be called next Tuesday to give evidence at the inquiry into the New York Trade Job. One of those to give evidence is Joseph Brayford, former senior policy adviser – Skills, Oct 2017 – Mar 2019.
The Minister for Skills - Giovanni (John) Barilaro was Minister for Skills Apr 2015 – Apr 2019.
The Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade and Tourism, Stuart Ayres. Ayres, as the responsible Minister at the time, failed to have disclosed to the Parliamentary Inquiry on short-term holiday letting DestinationNSW’s official partnership with Expedia/Stayz and other STHL booking platforms.
In turn, DestinationNSW ‘won’ Expedia Media Solutions marketing award – all this coincided with the Parliamentary Inquiry into Airbnb/Stayz-type rentals.
We go to February 2019 – Investment NSW case study – The Future of Airbnb Made in Sydney (copy attached):
The Minister for Skills – Airbnb operator/Minister John Barilaro
The Minister for Investment and Trade and Tourism – Stuart Ayres
(The lawyer and policy adviser – Skills – Joseph Brayford)
In July 2021, Callum Foote (Michael West Media) published an article: Have the Barilaros avoided GST on their luxury estate? What’s the scam?
“According to John Barilaro’s pecuniary interest documents lodged with NSW Parliament, the Deputy Premier and his wife formed a family partnership by the name of ‘D BARILARO & J BARILARO’ in 2014 to handle the proceeds of their “holiday house”, being joint owners.
According to the Australian Business Register, the partnership is not currently, nor ever has been, registered for GST.
According to the Australian Tax Office, those who let properties, only need to pay GST if they provide accommodation in a commercial residential premises. A commercial residential premises is defined by the ATO as providing “accommodation to multiple, unrelated guests or residents at once”.
Once the turnover from renting out a commercial residential premises exceeds $75,000, its owners need to register for GST…
If the estate has made the same annual turnover as it did in 2014, then the total GST payable may be upwards of $112,000 on $1.12m in total turnover for the past 7 years. It should be emphasised that these are our calculations. Although they have not been refuted by the office of the Deputy Premier…
John Barilaro has declined to respond to questions for this story.”
In December 2018 we too wrote directly to Deanna and John Barilaro – we copied the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). A copy of our email is attached. The Barilaro’s ‘declined’ to respond to our questions.
PLEASE: Will Guardian Australia launch a similar investigation into Airbnb and others? Or do senior executives’ Airbnb rentals rule out including short-term holiday letting into such an exposé?


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Buckland Newton Hire (BNH) bought the 13.8-tonne Cat 313 GC specifically to meet the long-term hire needs of a recycling customer.
BNH’s fleet consists almost exclusively of Cat equipment and the 313 GC is not the only new addition. The company has also ordered its first wheeled loader, a 950 GC, to arrive later this year from Finning, Caterpillar’s UK dealer.
Both GC machines have been purchased with service contracts, so Finning can guarantee the cost of ownership.
Alongside its purchase of the 313 GC and 950 GC, BNH ordered a fleet of 12 machines from Finning, to support the launch of a new facility in December 2020. This included the company’s first dozer, a D6.
“We are always looking for ways to improve and upgrade our fleet,” said Brad Perrett, BNH manager and third generation of Perretts in the business. “The 313 GC is a natural evolution — it means we can maintain our competitive pricing, while offering all the creature comforts of Cat. I was impressed with the simplicity of the design, it is an easy-to-use, powerful, nice looking machine.”
He added: “Our customers are looking for reliable, durable products. We have worked with Finning for over 30 years and see Cat as central to our brand — it’s the thing that makes us stand out locally”
Finning account manager Jack Cezair said: “The GC series is a way for companies to become Cat owners at really competitive price points. They bring many benefits to plant hire companies, as they deliver clear return on investment and means they can become a Cat owner for less than they think. Operators enjoy the comfortable cab design, increase their productivity, while saving on fuel and maintenance costs. We are encouraging others in the industry to challenge their realities and follow suit.”


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Retail and high street bookmakers in the United Kingdom are set to re-open their doors for business following the recent Covid-19 closure that was dubbed ‘Lockdown 2.0’.
Bookmakers, particularly in England due to devolved powers to some UK nations, where closed due to orders from the government when imposing the second national lockdown of 2020.
The lockdown period ends tomorrow and bookmakers such as Paddy Power, William Hill, Ladbrokes and Coral among others will be re-opening their doors to punters on Wednesday 2nd December.
However, due to the country’s Covid-19 Tier system and safety measures relating to Coronavirus, there will be restrictions remaining in place throughout England.
These restrictions include: reduced operating times with a 8pm closure instead of 10pm, a cap on punters allowed in each retail shop with a maximum occupancy specified by the venue, a limited visiting time of 15 minutes per visit per shop and a two shop per day limit for each bettor.
New guidelines across the United Kingdom will mean that despite national lockdown ending, there will be ongoing restrictions for regions of the UK that are placed in Tiers 1, 2 and 3.
In addition to the aforementioned measures, bettors visiting high street bookmakers and retail locations can expect to following social physical distancing, no furniture to sit on, no betting on certain markets and a limit on the number of active gaming machines that include terminal gaming such as video slots, roulette, blackjack and other games.
Furthermore, for punters who live in Wales; all betting shops are trading as normal and Scotland venues are part of a different 5 Tier system, whereby restrictions are in place for a further two weeks and residents are being directed to the Scottish government website for further advice.


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Meghan Markle is known for her charity work and strong feminist beliefs, with the Duchess of Sussex even making sure to send a special message with her jewellery
Meghan Markle has a beautiful jewellery collection, but one piece in particular carries a very special message.
The Duchess of Sussex, 41, treated herself to a new diamond ring last year from luxury jewellery brand Shiffon Co and it has an “empowering” meaning behind it
The ring, which is the company’s 1972 Tennis Pinky Ring, was created “in honour of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation that paved the way for women in sports.”
According to Shiffon Co’s website, the piece of jewellery “pays homage to the iconic Tennis Bracelet”.
The ring, which costs $2,800 (£2,130), also helps to support women as 19.72 percent of profits go into a Women in Sports Investment fund which invests in women-led sorts companies, including health and wellness brands.
Shilpa Yarlagadda is the woman behind Shiffon Co and she said it was “such an amazing moment” to see Meghan wear her ring.
“I’ve always been super inspired by her. I listened to her UN Women’s speech when I was in high school. I watched Suits and I was a part of an organization called One Young World,” she explained.
Speaking to People, Shilpa said Meghan always thinks about “the impact that she could have”.
“I know that when she’s wearing a piece of jewellery, there’s a lot of intention behind it. We both care so much about empowering women and she’s a fellow female founder with what she’s built,” she said.


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Koine, which offers segregated, institutional custody and settlement of digital assets, has received authorisation from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for the issuance of electronic money.
With the new EMI License, Koine can now offer real-time e-money payment services to institutional clients. With this authorisation, the company CEO Hugh Hughes said it will help the company move closer to implementing market infrastructure to support institutional participation in the digital assets space.
Koine is also in the process of getting authorisations in several other major financial services locations.
The company’s custody and settlement model services currently operate outside of the UK’s regulatory field and this authorization for e-money does not include these services.
Its custody and settlement models help eliminate counterparty risks by enforcing delivery versus payment (DVP), while ensuring clients always retain beneficial ownership of their assets throughout the trade lifecycle.
Koine CEO and chairman Hugh Hughes said, “The FCA’s recognition of the controls and processes that we have put in place for our EMI authorisation, notwithstanding their concerns regarding the digital markets, shows that London can continue to attract financial institutions in the digital markets, alongside traditional capital markets, as long as those institutions can show that they have appropriate governance to address the regulator’s requirements.”
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Three University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students won the WiSys Carl E. Gulbrandsen Innovator of the Year award, an honor recognizing them for exemplary contributions to Wisconsin innovation.
UW-Oshkosh seniors Jessica Tarter and Parker Schmidt and 2019 graduate Macall Hill teamed up on a project in 2019 to create a product to improve the survival of honey bee colonies in cold weather. The students worked with the UW-Oshkosh Alta Resources Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and WiSys, a nonprofit dedicated to helping inventors protect their intellectual property.
The students reviewed a variety of WiSys technologies and select one as the basis of a startup company. After market research on product, they selected a product called the Bee Shield, designed to prevent honey bees from dying during winter in Wisconsin and other places where it gets very cold during winter. The shield was invented by Edward Burkett, a UW-Superior biology professor and apiary manager, and his colleague Kenn Raihala.
Tarter, Schmidt and Hill formed their company, called Hive Central, and started up a pilot program and e-commerce website. About 50 beekeepers tested four shields, giving insight into what improvements needed to be made.


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Sony dismisses talk of EyePet delay
Still on track for Euro release this month.
Sony has told Eurogamer that no, EyePet has not been delayed, and it will be released here on 23rd October, thank you very much.
That platform holder spoke as the game was officially caged until 2010 over in North America.
Our review copy of EyePet, housed inside a miniature cardboard pet-carrier, has already arrived. Tom was besotted.
EyePet is a game that uses the PS Eye to track movement so you and your family can interact with virtual animals on screen.
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A shakeup in Canada’s retail industry is happening, as predicted last year. The retail space is getting smaller by the minute as more “retail immigrants” set up shops in the country. With the pie shrinking, are consumer staples or grocer stocks like Loblaw Companies (TSX:L) worth buying today?
This major Canadian retailer isn’t perturbed and investors should feel the same way. The starting price of $65.92 to begin the second quarter shows the continuing gallant performance of the stock from 2018. Unlike most stocks that suffered sharp drops during the Q4 2018 market selloff, Loblaw managed to stay afloat and bucked the trend.
Established food and pharmacy leader
Loblaw is no pushover amidst the heightening competition — notably, the onslaught of Amazon.com. The company delivered a $221 million profit in the fourth quarter with revenue rising to $11.22 billion. The figures couldn’t have been better, if not for the restructuring last year and the one-time charges levied on the company.
The better-than-expected quarterly profit was achieved, even if the financial services declined. Canadian shoppers’ preference for Loblaw’s food and drug stores is very much evident. The retail segment grew 2.6% to $3.25 billion, while the retail same-store sales in the food and drug segment rose 1.7%.
In totality, Canada’s largest retailer is a force to reckon with. The tentacles of the nation’s food and pharmacy leader are all over the place to make shopping easier for customers. The company is in the thick of the fight in home delivery services because of the partnership with online grocery chain Instacart from San Francisco.
Divided business outlook
Industry analysts are divided on whether Loblaw is a good investment prospect. With the threats of recession and during one, some investors veer away from cyclical stocks. They shift to consumer staples stocks like Loblaw for safety and defence. Loblaw’s show of resiliency in the Q4 2018 selloff proves that point.
Observers on the other side of the fence say the challenges in the retail milieu are overwhelming. There are fears the grocery sector will underperform for several reasons. The first is the market disruption, which is caused by competition, inflation, and e-commerce pressures.
Because of the heavy competition, Loblaw would have to engage in deep price discounting, which would lead to paper-thin margins. The expected minimum wage hikes will bloat the expense side, too. Finally, Loblaw isn’t as attractive as a safety stock if the dividend yield is below 2%.
The reasonable choice
Given the pros and cons, Loblaw can still beat the odds moving forward. Since the company has the click-and-collect e-shopping service, the vulnerability in online shopping is somewhat mitigated. Analysts with positive sentiments project a 10-25% price appreciation.
Among all Canadian grocers, it is Loblaw that can potentially hit double-digit growth when all costs, including absorbing minimum wage hikes, have been considered. Being an experienced operator in both grocery retailing and pharmacy, Loblaw has plenty of wiggle room to grow.
This article represents the opinion of the writer, who may disagree with the “official” recommendation position of a Motley Fool premium service or advisor. We’re Motley! Questioning an investing thesis — even one of our own — helps us all think critically about investing and make decisions that help us become smarter, happier, and richer, so we sometimes publish articles that may not be in line with recommendations, rankings or other content.
John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Fool contributor Christopher Liew has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. David Gardner owns shares of Amazon. The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.


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Russia formulated its amendments to the Ukraine–EU Association Agreement
Russia will offer to Ukraine and the European Union to impose a number of amendments to the Association Agreement, reported Alexei Ulyukayev, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, on August 28.
According to him, Russia would like to adjust three key provisions of the Agreement. Firstly, it concerns the parameters and terms of reducing of the customs duties on goods from the EU by Ukraine. The parameters should be reduced gradually. Secondly, the EU technical regulations are much tougher, and the access of Russian goods on the Ukrainian market can be stopped. Third, there is required harmonization or mutual recognition of the phytosanitary control standards: there are three standards of certificate issuing in Russia, and one - in the EU.
There may be needed a transition period for solution of the second and third problems.
As a reminder, on August 27 Pavlo Klimkin, Foreign Minister of Ukraine, said that the Agreement text will not be changed at all. Also, the European Commission rejected any possibility of correcting the document.
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3Dwalkthroughs.com came across a press release from CyberExtruder announcing that they have just received patents from both the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The patents, entitled “Apparatus and Method for generating a three-dimensional representation from a two-dimensional image,” protect the company’s process for automatically creating a 3D model of a person’s head from just a single 2D image.
The technology covered by the patents is used in the biometric security and animation and entertainment industries. In biometric security applications CyberExtruder’s system enhances facial recognition matching scores (particularly in surveillance applications) and mitigates the effects of facial expressions, a key degrader of facial recognition systems. A pilot program administered by the US Army with an eye towards developing a better lie detector demonstrated that the company’s system can also be used in automating expression recognition.
In addition to providing this system to the biometric and entertainment industries, the company is also leverage innovations in rapid prototyping technology to create hard goods, like cameos, personalized action figures and even individualized candy molds, which will be marketed directly to consumers via the internet.
CyberExtruders automated system renders the unique 3D shape of any individual from just a single photograph. Their technology is currently being used to create photorealistic 3D avatars to be used in 3D virtual worlds such as Second Life and There.com.
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The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) has announced the successful applicants of its latest funding rounds, sharing £86.9m of government and industry funding into zero tailpipe emission vehicle technology.
The package of funding supports:
- Collaborative Research and Development (CR&D)
- 4 project consortia funded
- Automotive Transformation Fund
- 7 key feasibility studies that will produce decision-ready business cases, in preparation for projects which will develop large-scale manufacturing facilities in the UK.
- 5 scale-up projects which will assess if businesses in the UK automotive supply chain are ready for growth and expansion.
APC Chief Executive Officer Ian Constance said: “The 23rd round of our collaborative R&D competition coincides with the APC’s 10th anniversary. We have seen over £1.4bn of investment into automotive projects since the APC was set up, and I am proud of the impact that we have made here in the UK. This latest announcement includes a diverse set of OEMs and suppliers that demonstrate the strength of UK automotive. They will further add to our portfolio of innovative projects and continue to drive the UK to deliver on its net zero ambition.”
Benefiting from this multimillion-pound investment under APC Collaborative Research and Development (CR&D) are consortia led by:
Aston Martin, to accelerate the development of a luxury battery electric vehicle platform, enabling a route to net zero, including vehicle lightweighting, a digital toolchain and electrification training.
Yasa, makers of the world’s lightest in-wheel electric motor and acquired by Mercedes in 2021, is focused on creating an innovative combined electric propulsion & handling system, which aims to revolutionise existing EV (Electric Vehicle) systems
Gestamp’s Autotech Engineering R&D UK, leads a consortium on a project to create new design methodologies, processes, and materials for reduced embodied carbon footprint in product designs.
Perkins, the historic British engine maker, a subsidiary of Caterpillar, will develop a net-zero, hydrogen-hybrid, integrated power system for off-highway vehicles.
This is the latest in Collaborative R&D support from the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), with a total project cost of £67.9m, covering a range of different vehicle types to decarbonise each market segment they inhabit.
This includes a £33.9m government grant combined with industry match-funding.
From luxury cars to workhorse excavators, the multi-year projects will capitalise on the expertise of the UK’s broad automotive industry by bringing manufacturers together with SMEs and academic partners.
Each will contribute to jobs and capability in the UK – estimated to create or safeguard more than 4,700 jobs in total across the R&D projects. It is also projected that 65 million tonnes of CO2 will be saved over the next decade as a result of the work undertaken by these four alone.
Announcing a wider package of investment from the Department for Business and Trade, including Niche Vehicle Network funding, Minister for Industry and Economic Security Nusrat Ghani said:
“Together with industry, we’re providing a huge £89m of funding to drive 20 groundbreaking net zero tech projects which will help grow the economy and create UK jobs in the industries of the future.
“From net-zero tractors to cutting-edge battery projects, we’re taking decisive action to back the UK’s innovators and ensure we remain at the forefront of zero emission vehicle technology.”
Also within the package announced today, is an £11.3m Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) grant shared by 5 UK-based projects that will be funded through the second instalment of the SuRV (Scale up Readiness Validation) competition, plus 7 UK-based projects receiving funding through the ATF Feasibility Studies competition.
The Automotive Transformation Fund is a programme created to support large-scale industrialisation and the transition to net zero.
APC Automotive Transformation Director Julian Hetherington said:
“The Automotive Transformation Fund is supporting 12 new projects to scope out opportunities within the wider supply chain that could lead to significant investments in manufacturing here in the UK. Gigafactories are only part of the story, as much of the supply of materials is currently imported from carbon-intensive sources. If the sector is to transition to net zero and localise production, this funding can help to show where the potential is for expanding the UK’s capability.”
The five projects and companies funded through the SuRV2 competition are:
HELIXHx-SuRV2: Validating Helix’s readiness for the scale-up of high power-density and scalable electric motor platforms focusing on ‘high-premium’ automotive applications.
GREEN LITHIUM REFININGGreen Lithium plans to build a lithium scale-up plant in Teesside. The plant will support the commissioning and training of a skilled workforce for its full-scale plant in Teesside, which will produce enough refined lithium to enable the downstream production of over 1 million electric vehicles.
ADVANCED ELECTRIC MACHINESProject SIMPLE aims to establish an efficient, scalable UK-based manufacturing process for sustainably produced traction motor systems in electric passenger vehicles.
GEOTHERMAL ENGINEERINGGeothermal Engineering Limited will use this award to install Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) at the UK’s first deep geothermal power plant at the United Downs Industrial Park in Cornwall.
ILIKA TECHNOLOGIESIlika Technologies, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) and MPAC are partnering in project SiSTEM to accelerate the scale-up of Ilika’s solid state battery technology.
This round of funding also includes the fourth round of the APC’s ATF feasibility studies competition.The seven projects and companies funded through round four of the Feasibility Studies competition are:
GAUSSIONMagneto-enhancement technology for solid-state batteries.
TALGA ANODE UKAssessing the feasibility of production of anode materials from recycled graphite and a graphite-silicon composite anode material using in-situ silicates from Talga’s Swedish graphite ore.
ALTILIUMPartnering with Lunaz to develop an innovative and sustainable solution for the safe transportation and discharging of end-of-life EV batteries.
STRIP TINNINGThis project will study the feasibility of investing in very high-volume manufacturing of their Cell Contacting and Management System. The CCMS is a safety-critical component of the power electronics system of Battery Electric Vehicles.
GREENROC MININGEstablishing a graphite processing plant in the UK to produce anode material for EV batteries from graphite concentrate from the Amitsoq Graphite Project in southern Greenland.
CORNISH LITHIUMFocusing on commercial extraction of lithium and other battery metals in Cornwall, notably the Trelavour hard-rock lithium mica deposit near St Austell. Funding to understand in greater detail the lithium resource in the ground and how much can be produced and together with a life cycle assessment will quantify environmental impacts
ABERDEEN MINERALSStudy of innovative mineral processing routes to accelerate the low-carbon production of cathode raw materials from North East Scotland.
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Amazon listing suggests that ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ is coming to PC
Fans of the legendary first-person shooter franchise have waited nearly three years for Microsoft to announce that Halo 5: Guardians will be ported to PC, and an updated Amazon listing suggests that they might finally get their wish. As noted by Ars Technica on Sunday, a banner above the cover art on the Halo 5: Guardians box which at first read "Only on Xbox One" has been updated to read "Xbox One Console Exclusive."
As All Games Delta on Twitter points out, Quantum Break and several other games which launched on Xbox One and PC feature the same "Xbox One Console Exclusive" banner. In fact, every first-party title has launched on PC as well as Xbox One ever since the Xbox Play Anywhere program debuted in 2016.
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Steve Bottomley, head of HSBC Invoice Finance, said that the slow down of payments to invoice finance clients in the Midlands indicated that industry in the region was in difficulty.
Up to 50,000 jobs across the West Midlands automotive supply chain have hung in the balance with BMW’s pull out from the Rover Longbridge plant.
And CBI regional indicators last week revealed that the strength of sterling has knocked the confidence out of West Midlands industry, with business optimism and exports in decline and output trailing behind the national average.
Bottomley said his factoring services could see ‘a real slow down already’ in sales invoices coming in from Midlands clients.
Factoring houses are a popular financial alternative among small to medium sized businesses, who give control over of their sales ledger for access in return for funds against debtors and a debt collector with clout.
He said: ‘The West Midlands more than other region is getting squeezed – and that’s even before present conditions really begin to bite.’
He argued that there are ‘a lot of good businesses in the West Midlands’, but what they desperately needed new markets and an external weakening against the Euro.
He said: ‘Businesses in the South are growing well, while the North is doing very due to a successful move to a more balanced economy from its traditional industrial base.’
He argued that businesses would have to become more efficient if they were to adapt to the strength of the pound, which would make them highly competitive when economic conditions improve.
He added: ‘But, whether businesses can sustain an overvalued sterling against is another question.’
However, he pointed out that there are many of his small to medium size manufacturer clients who either solely supply the UK market or trade outside Europe do not view the poun’s strength as an issue.
‘Factoring is a very good market weather vane’, he claimed. ‘We spot before others when companies can pay suppliers or when payment starts to slow down.’ A factors access to invoices within 30 days of a sale gives the industry a more immediate picture of what happening to businesses, he argued, than Government departments or banks providing traditional overdraft facilities.
Sudhir Junankar, CBI Associate Director of Economic Analysis, said: ‘There are worrying signs that the manufacturing sector is taking a turn for the worse ‘our survey suggests that sterling’s strength could now bring the manufacturing recovery to a premature end.’
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Star Wars Hunters, the squad-based PvP shooter from Zynga coming to Nintendo Change, iOS, and Android, has been delayed to 2023.
Introduced on the sport’s Twitter (beneath), Zynga did not give a selected motive for the delay, merely saying Hunters was pushed again to “meet the excessive expectations we’re setting for followers globally and ourselves as builders”.
The event crew is “working tirelessly to realize our imaginative and prescient for Star Wars: Hunters,” the put up added. “We perceive recreation delays are irritating, nevertheless, our prime precedence is making certain gamers could have the absolute best expertise within the enviornment.”
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The sport is already obtainable to some gamers by way of a gentle launch in choose international locations. The event crew promised that this model would proceed to be up to date often till Hunters is absolutely launched.
First introduced in February 2021, the sport was initially concentrating on a launch date later that 12 months earlier than being delayed to 2022. Zynga launched a cinematic and gameplay trailer later within the 12 months displaying off the playable characters however hasn’t made many main bulletins since.
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In response to increased interest and heightening trade tensions, Lynas will stockpile its rare earths for “strategic customers.”
In response to increased interest and heightening trade tensions, rare earths producer Lynas (ASX:LYC,OTC Pink:LYSDY) will stockpile its rare earths for “strategic customers.”
Citing market volatility, which drove prices for neodymium (Nd) and praseodymium (Pr) 50 percent higher in Q2 before returning to lower levels, the company has already reserved 323 tonnes.
“Demand is growing strongly within this key customer base and Lynas will continue this strategy of reserving production to meet the current and future needs of these strategic customers in the current quarter,” the company notes in its latest quarterly activities report.
Rare earths have featured prominently in resource sector news since early in Q2, when rumors hit that China may reduce or limit exports of the technology metals to the US as part of an ongoing trade feud.
The speculation drove prices for Nd and Pr, which are in high demand, up 50 percent, according to Lynas.
As the only significant producer of rare earths outside of China, Lynas also experienced a price surge following the increased market attention. In early June, company shares grew by 99.95 percent year-to-date, before settling mid-month.
“During the quarter there was heightened interest in both Lynas and the rare earths market as a result of geopolitical and macroeconomic factors,” reads the company’s quarterly report. “Lynas is ideally positioned as a preferred supplier to rest of world customers.”
Despite restricting sales of Nd and Pr to its client base, the company posted sales revenue totals for the period of AU$87.5 million.
Currently, the critical metals producer has mining operations in Australia and production and refinement capacity in Malaysia. However, a new joint venture with Texas-based Blue Line may give the Australian company some much needed exposure to both the heavy rare earths (HRE) sector and the US market.
“The project has the potential to create a strong position for Lynas in the critical HRE market, in addition to Lynas’ current position as the second largest supplier of light rare earths,” reads the report from Lynas. “The proposed joint venture would also support the development of the magnet industry and downstream industries in the US.”
In the meantime, Lynas has plans to ramp up its present production from 1,223 tonnes of NdPr in Q2 to 1,591 tonnes in Q3.
Shares of Lynas were down 2.43 percent on Monday (July 29), trading at AU$2.60.
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Los Angeles 'Pet Store With Purpose' Hosts Multi-Rescue Adoption Event
First ever ‘Paws in the Park(ing lot)’ brings area groups together
February 23, 2017
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation, Inc. is excited to announce its first ever multi-rescue adoption event, Paws in the Park(ing lot), at Adopt & Shop Culver City on Sunday, March 5 from 10 am to 4 pm.
Admission is free to the public and will feature a coalition of seven welfare groups including adoptable cats & dogs from Adopt & Shop, Wag & Walks, Angel City Pit Bulls, Downtown dog Rescue, Stray Cat Alliance, Kitten Rescue and Spay Neuter Project of Los Angeles (SNPLA).
Pet adoption fees will be consistent among the seven participating groups and will include spay/neuter, vaccination and microchip costs. Free swag bags will be provided to the first five dog and first five cat new adopters.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for the community to come out and support adorable homeless pets in our city without picking and choosing one shelter or rescue over the other,” said Aimee Gilbreath, Executive Director, Michelson Found Animals.
“We are all working toward the same end goal, which is to find pets their forever homes and this event brings dogs and cats of all breeds, ages, sizes and personalities to one place at one time, to help make that a reality.”
The Michelson Found Animals Registry team will also be on-site offering free microchip scans and on-site microchip registration to any pet owners attending the community event.
People who have pets that aren’t currently microchipped will have the opportunity to take home a special $10 microchip coupon offer from Adopt & Shop.
Adopt & Shop promotions will include a free ear cleaning with $50 minimum purchase as well as a one-day’ Paws Event 15/15 Special’ offering customers and new adopters a chance to save 15% with a $50 purchase that day, and an additional coupon to save 15% on their next store visit.
Margo’s Bark Soda Co., a beverage company who donates 100% of its profits to help shelter dogs and rescue organizations, is providing complimentary root beer to attendees as well.
To learn more about Paws in the Park(ing lot) visit http://www.tinyurl.com/pawsintheparkinglot, or follow along on social at #pawsintheparkinglot
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation is a non-profit supporting pet-owners and animal welfare organizations; its mission is Saving Pets, Enriching Lives.research is at michelsonprizeandgrants.org. And to find out more about Michelson Found Animals Adopt & Shop locations, where all profits go back to caring for our adoptable pets, take a look at adoptandshop.org.


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During its annual meeting today, the Associated Press board conducted the usual business — adding Washington Post Publisher Katharine Weymouth and *New York Times Co.* Vice Chairman Michael Golden to the board, agreeing to a July rollout of its News Registry, approving a new college football vertical with member rev share. It also took an unusual step: it authorized management to negotiate business models and develop platforms with content distributors, search engines, device manufacturers and others on behalf of members and the news industry. That mandate does not include pricing.
That’s a major shift from the AP negotiating only for the use of its content and services, and speaking primarily on behalf of its own members. AP Chairman Dean Singleton, chairman and CEO of MediaNews Group, explained the decision to paidContent in an interview following the meeting: “AP and the AP board have concluded that it’s important for somebody to speak for the industry as we enter into business relationships on mobile and other wireless applications, including the iPad and others. The analogy that was used is you wouldn’t have 32 NFL teams individually negotiating for a broadcast agreements, you


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As veganism continues to grow worldwide, food scientists have been working to improve the taste of vegan protein. They also want to create healthier, more sustainable plant-based proteins, as many existing products have fallen short in these areas. Products they’ve been working on perfecting include the following: plant-based meat, fish, milk, cheese, and eggs.
Food scientist David Julian McClements, a distinguished professor from the University of Massachusetts, says it’s no easy feat. He’s the lead author of the study in the latest Nature journal, Science of Food, which published the research.
McClements, a pioneer in food design and nanotechnology and author of Future Foods: How Modern Science Is Transforming the Way We Eat, says this:
“With Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods and other products coming on the market, there’s a huge interest in plant-based foods for improved sustainability, health, and ethical reasons.”
Vegan and vegetarian products have grown increasingly popular in the last five years. Many people cite animal rights, environmental concerns, and human health as significant reasons for going vegan. As a result, companies have responded to the demand and developed plant-based proteins that look and taste shockingly similar to meat.
In 2019, plant-based food sales in the U.S. alone reached almost $5 billion. 40.5% of the sales came from the milk category and 18.9% from plant-based meats. In just two years, the market value of vegan protein grew 29% from 2017.
While sales of these products have skyrocketed, developing vegan protein is an intricate science. It takes years of research and testing to create a final product.
“A lot of academics are starting to work in this area and are not familiar with the complexity of animal products and the physicochemical principles you need to assemble plant-based ingredients into these products, each with their own physical, functional, nutritional, and sensory attributes,” McClements says.
Many vegan proteins exist today, but there’s still room for improvement. Wanting to create better plant-based protein, McClements organized a multidisciplinary team at UMass Amherst. Part of that team includes co-author and assistant professor Lutz Grossmann, who has experience with vegan proteins. They received funding from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Good Food Institute for research and development.
“Our research has pivoted toward this topic,” McClements says. He goes on to say this:
“There’s a huge amount of innovation and investment in this area, and I get contacted frequently by different startup companies who are trying to make plant-based fish or eggs or cheese, but who often don’t have a background in the science of foods.”
Plant-based foods continue to grow in popularity, and new products hit the market frequently. However, McClements says in the study that “a plant-based diet is not necessarily better than an omnivore diet from a nutritional perspective.”
To replace meat, milk, and eggs, plant-based products have to be fortified with certain micronutrients. Vegan protein doesn’t have vitamin D, calcium, and zinc naturally, so these must be added. Companies also have to ensure the plant-based proteins are digestible and have all the necessary amino acids.
Unfortunately, McClements says that many vegan proteins fall short in terms of health and taste. Most plant-based products are highly processed and full of saturated fat, salt, and sugar. This makes them more palatable but not healthier than meat by a long shot. However, McClements notes that highly processed foods don’t have to be unhealthy, necessarily.
“We’re trying to make processed food healthier,” McClements says. “We aim to design them to have all the vitamins and minerals you need and have health-promoting components like dietary fiber and phytochemicals so that they taste good and they’re convenient, and they’re cheap, and you can easily incorporate them into your life. That’s the goal in the future, but we’re not there yet for most products.”
The team will continue to perfect the vegan protein products. To create the healthiest, tastiest plant-based options, they’re taking a holistic, multidisciplinary approach.
Four plant-based proteins to try
In the meantime, you can choose from plenty of healthy plant-based products on the market. Here are just a few options that provide nutritional value and taste great, too:
Since tofu doesn’t contain any additives and comes from a whole soybean, it’s an ideal plant-based protein source. Make sure to choose non-GMO or organic, if possible.
Like tofu, tempeh comes from whole soybeans. However, tempeh is fermented. This process provides the added benefit of improved digestion. You may also absorb more nutrients from this vegan protein. In fact, it contains more protein than tofu and has high amounts of calcium, manganese, and iron.
Beans and lentils:
When in doubt, add some beans or lentils to your meal. Many vegans and vegetarians consider beans a staple in their diet because of their fiber and protein content. Plus, they’re a versatile ingredient; you can add them to salads, soups, stir-fries, burritos, and more. Some people even make their own veggie burgers at home using beans.
Known commonly as “wheat meat,” seitan is made from wheat gluten. The texture is very similar to meat proteins, and the taste resembles earthy mushrooms. However, with some seasoning, it mimics the taste and texture of chicken quite well. Add it to salads, stir-fries, or curry, or you can even grill it with veggies!
Vegan protein options seem limitless nowadays. If you look in the frozen section at your grocery store, you’ll probably notice a vast meatless area. You can find anything from burgers to nuggets to breakfast sausages and everything in between. However, many of these products have a ton of ingredients and little to no nutritional value. Not to mention, they don’t all taste like meat (some taste far from it, actually).
That’s why food scientists from the University of Massachusetts have taken it upon themselves to perfect the taste and quality of vegan protein. Companies like Beyond Meat gave the meat industry a run for its money. But, there’s still a lot of room for growth and innovation when it comes to lab-created meats.


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MOSCOW, September 15 — PRIME, Dmitry Mudrik. For decades, the countries of the West in general and Europe in particular have acted for developing countries as a benchmark of comfort and freedom, a benchmark of “successful life.” Marketers of global corporations taught that breath should be fresh, a car should be updated every three years, and rest should be in comfortable locations. However, now Europeans, accustomed to pleasing themselves in everything, find themselves in a situation where they have to choose between the necessary and the most necessary. What will their life be like in the conditions of the energy crisis – in the material of the Prime agency.
Recall that after the start of the special operation in Ukraine, European countries imposed unprecedented sanctions against Russia, including on the purchase of energy resources. As a result, prices for gas, oil and coal began to rise, pushing up inflation and the rise in prices of all types of goods, including basic foodstuffs.
In the Old World, it is customary to count money and save: live within your means, calculate and pay taxes on your own, find the most profitable option for a major purchase – for example, a car or a house. What is more profitable: to use an old refrigerator that “eats a lot of energy”, or to buy a new, more energy-intensive one every five years? How is it actually cheaper: to overpay for an apartment in the center or to travel with a transfer from the suburbs?
Savings are pushing Europeans to abandon their personal car because of expensive parking, separate waste collection (the fine for improperly sorted recyclables reaches several hundred euros), call old dresses “vintage” and shop at flea markets.
It would seem, who, if not these people, should introduce a fashion for saving energy resources? Even in the spring, the Germans were taught in social commercials to heat the premises with the help of heating candles. In the summer, bans began to appear on showers in fitness clubs and fines for shops that turn on air conditioning when the doors are open. In the first days of autumn, there were calls to sleep in a coat to reduce the cost of heating residential premises. But are the Europeans ready to make these sacrifices and what are the EU authorities ready to demand from them next?
However, not all European consumers understand that their main problem is not expensive energy sources, but their absence. As we remember from the basics of economics, in the event of a shortage of any product, the price of it can rise to almost any mark. For most European countries, energy carriers are becoming such a scarce commodity.
The second important point that Europeans still do not understand is that the cost of energy resources is embedded in almost all spheres of life. For decades, steel mills, machine building, trade, the housing and communal services system and agricultural greenhouses have been operating on cheap Russian pipeline gas. Therefore, one should not expect that the shortage of raw materials will affect only utility bills.
The more obstacles Europe poses to Russian energy resources, the more often they report about the closure of enterprises. In September, the largest aluminum supplier in the region, the Slovak company Slovalco, stopped its work. The suspension of production was reported by the Budel zinc plant in the Netherlands, the chemical giant Chimcomplex in Romania, the fertilizer producers ANWIL in Poland, Yara in Norway, and the German giant SKW Sticksoffwerke Piesteritz is closing branches. Farmers across the continent have been reporting for months that growing vegetables and fruits is not only becoming unprofitable, the prices of fertilizer and “light” are ruining farms and they are forced to turn off greenhouses and lay off workers.
According to European economists, the loss of work due to the energy crisis threatens the employed in almost all industries. Stopping one such giant as SKW Sticksoffwerke Piesteritz will leave thousands of people without work – and therefore without a livelihood. How will they pay not only for skyrocketing utility bills, but also for loans, cars, medical bills, or children’s education?
The reduction will quickly spread further along the chain. If people have a choice between paying utility bills or buying food, then Europeans will not spend money on manicures, fitness clubs or bars. This will lead to a reduction in income in the service sector. And so in a circle.
WAITING FOR MASS PROTESTS
European politicians report that in a few years the countries of the region will completely defeat their dependence on Russian energy resources. However, citizens are not ready to “stop and wait” by tightening their belts. Rallies and protests are increasingly breaking out in the EU countries. Political scientists have repeatedly stated: the worse the population lives in conditions of high inflation and expensive payments for everything, the more massive the protests will be.
With their statements, the authorities only add fuel to the fire of popular anger. Today, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, compared anti-Russian sanctions with a diet. In order for Russia to “lose weight”, you need to wait, otherwise the “kilograms will return.” However, the Europeans criticized this statement of the diplomat, saying that “while the fat one dries, the thin Europe will die.”
Russia, unlike the EU countries, has both energy resources and a fairly developed agro-industrial sector (by the way, also due to the food embargo imposed by the Kremlin in response to the 2014 sanctions pressure), and the production of fertilizers. Unlike ordinary Europeans, who may soon face a choice: die of cold or hunger.


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Taylor Swift continues to dominate the music industry in 2023 with her re-recorded albums, solidifying her status as a powerhouse in yet another fashion. According to Billboard, the superstar has achieved a remarkable feat by claiming the top three bestselling albums of the year in the United States.
As of November 2, 1989 (Taylor's Version), Swift’s newest release, had already sold an astounding 1.1 million copies in the U.S. That remarkable sum was achieved in just the first six days of the title’s availability. The complete first-week sales figures are yet to be published by Billboard, but the early numbers already showcase her incredible success.
This new release has eclipsed Swift's own album Midnights, which previously held the title of the bestselling album of 2023. Midnights, released late in 2022, had sold 778,000 copies up until the day before 1989 (Taylor's Version) dropped.
But the story doesn't end there. Swift also lays claim to the third bestselling album of 2023 with Speak Now (Taylor's Version). That re-recording had sold 742,000 copies by the end of October.
It's essential to point out that these figures represent pure album sales. While the ranking of the most-consumed albums in the U.S. may differ when considering streaming consumption activity, Swift's remarkable achievement when it comes to actual album sales is undeniable. No matter how the numbers are reported, her trio of titles are sure to rank among the most popular of 2023.
1989 (Taylor's Version) is not only a future chart-topping success—it has also become a power seller across all formats. The album shattered records by achieving the largest sales week ever for vinyl. By November 2, the title had already sold an astonishing 580,000 copies on vinyl.
With 1989 (Taylor's Version), Swift is well on her way to securing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. The album is poised to open with well over one million copies moved—and much higher than that when including streaming equivalents—marking her thirteenth chart-topping release on the Billboard 200.


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THE SLOW MO GUYS INTRODUCE MRMC’s HIGH-SPEED BOLT CINEBOT TO ITS SLOW-MOTION WORLD
London, UK – 29th July 2021 – The masters of high frame rate, slow-motion, and internet breaking viral videos, the Slow Mo Guys, today announced that they have partnered with camera robot experts MRMC [A Nikon Company] to take their slow-motion skills to the next level by introducing the Bolt™ High-Speed Camera Robot to their arsenal of content capture technology at their studios in the U.S.
A natural next step in the development of their spectacular slow-mo sorcery, the Slow Mo Guys will continue to push the boundaries of creativity by using the Bolt High-Speed Cinebot to capture some of their amazing slow-motion footage from new angles in clear crisp focus.
Over the coming months, the Slow Mo Guys will be using the Bolt Cinebot™ to push the boundaries of what is possible. This exciting partnership will give their millions of fans some incredible footage of never seen before angles, as the Bolt Cinebot goes from standstill to full high-speed motion and back in a fraction of a second, creating beautiful shots of their slow-mo capture at work.
On the collaboration, Gavin Free said it was such an honour when MRMC expressed an interest in the channel and offered ongoing access to such an impressive piece of machinery: “they use these on Marvel movies. This is upper tier!”
The legendary collaboration has already begun to produce awesome results: in a recent video on The Slow Mo Guys channel – Slow Mo with a High-Speed Robot, Gavin paired the Bolt with the Phantom VEO Camera to get some angles and shots he’d never have been able to achieve by hand. It’s a pretty exciting development for Gavin: “I grin every time I see the Bolt.”
Dan Brooks, Head of Marketing for MRMC said “Like millions of others, we at MRMC are huge admirers of the Slow-Mo guys and the incredible slow-motion work that they create. We’ve always thought that the combination of our high-speed Bolt Cinebot with its precise high speed capture precision and the nature of the slow-motion capture work that Gavin and Dan do was such a natural fit, so we’re delighted to assist them with our flagship high-speed Bolt Cinebot robot. We’re really looking forward to it and are hugely excited to see what they create with it this year.”
To watch the video clink the link below https://www.youtube.com/embed/4cULGWxiji0?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque
For more Information on MRMC & The Bolt Cinebot:
Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC) is a Nikon Group company. MRMC is on the front line of imaging innovation and is the leading manufacturer of cutting-edge solutions for motion control, automation, broadcast robotics, remote image capture and virtual and volumetric content production. They design, manufacture and assemble robotic rigs, pan-tilt and multi-axis robotic heads and tracking technologies. MRMC’s robotic and software solutions are used all over the world by film studios, sports broadcasters, football leagues and more. Class-leading technical and engineering achievements have earned MRMC several industry awards in the past 50 years. For more information, visit www.mrmoco.com. In 2016, MRMC was acquired by Nikon Corporation.
About Nikon Nikon Inc. is a world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo and video capture and technologies; globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance for an award-winning array of equipment that enables visual storytelling and content creation. Nikon Inc. distributes consumer and professional digital SLR cameras, NIKKOR optics.


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Stocks including shares of tech companies tanked on Friday mainly due to worries about slowing global economic growth, but the mixed earnings reports from IT giants did nothing to calm concerns.
Profits were flat in the fourth quarter in Samsung Electronics' smartphone and tablet business, despite an uptick in sales, in part because the company spent more on marketing over the holiday shopping period.
A court in California has ruled that Samsung Electronics infringed in its devices an Apple patent on word recommendations during text input, ahead of a March trial.
NTT DoCoMo has put on hold its plans to launch a smartphone with the new open-source Tizen mobile operating system, a spokesman said Friday.
Chip makers like Qualcomm, Nvidia and Samsung Electronics are working on components that will increase processing power, add more memory and increase screen resolution of next-generation smartphones.
Samsung Electronics is readying an entrant to the increasingly important low-end of the mobile device market with the Galaxy Tab3 Lite, which is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor.
Tablets are getting bigger screens, moving into cars, and dual-booting Windows and Android at this year's International CES show as tech vendors give a glimpse into the gadget's future.
The CEOs of Apple and Samsung Electronics will participate in mediation ahead of a March trial in a patent dispute in a federal court in California.
Samsung Electronics has given guidance that its operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2013 is likely to be down from the same quarter a year ago, although sales may have grown marginally.
Samsung is making a play for the "connected home" with a new service that will let people control things as varied as their refrigerator, TV and heating system via a single smartphone app.
Samsung Electronics has announced a new chip that will make it possible for the company and others to build smartphones and tablets with up to 4GB of RAM.
Devices running the Tizen operating system will be shown Feb. 23 in Barcelona, the day before Mobile World Congress opens there.
Samsung Electronics will ship 35 games with its Smartphone GamePad gaming controller, which can be attached to most of its Android-based Galaxy smartphones.
From single digits to trillions, the tech industry loves numbers, and it generated plenty of them in 2013. Here's a look at some of the figures that stand out from the year:
A South Korean court on Thursday ruled against Samsung Electronics in a lawsuit that threatened to ban older iPhone and iPad models in the country for alleged patent infringement.
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John Lewis and Partners has announced it is launching a trial with thelittleloop to give parents the choice to rent their children’s clothing. An initial 51 items of clothing for children and babies up to age 12 are available from today (26 May).
Customers can swap their rented clothing at any point, return items in the reusable returns pouch and receive credit back to choose their next bundle. The returned items will be professionally cleaned, mended if needed, and ready to be rented again with different price ranges to reflect their condition.
The collection has been curated to include wardrobe staples made from more sustainable raw materials, such as recycled polyester. When the clothes “don’t look their best”, they will be broken down and recycled in the UK.
Customers of thelittleloop will be able to choose John Lewis items to add to their subscription plan. Thelittleloop estimates that over a year a customer can save 12,700 litres of water, the equivalent of 64 full bathtubs or 254 kids baths.
John Lewis said the initiative will help to limit waste, create a circular solution and optimise the environmental impact of fashion by keeping it in circulation, and increasing the number of wears of each garment.
Glynis Williams, Kids and Baby Fashion Category lead at John Lewis, said: “We’re thrilled to be launching a collection of baby and childrenswear clothing with thelittleloop, giving customers a more sustainable option to rent high quality John Lewis clothing through a trusted partnership.
“The partnership with thelittleloop reflects our ambition to offer more sustainable ownership options and forms part of the commitment we made to our customers to reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of our textile supply chains by 50% by 2030.”
Charlotte Morley, thelittleloop founder, added: “Partnering with John Lewis is a significant moment for thelittleloop as it takes us a huge step closer to our mission to embed true circularity into the DNA of all ethical businesses within the childrenswear space.”


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Krispy Kreme to launch in Myanmar
Aug 26, 2015
Krispy Kreme, the US doughnut cafe chain, is to enter Myanmar.
The company has signed a development agreement with Singapore-based Doughnut Group Pte Limited, to open 10 Krispy Kreme shops in Myanmar over the next five years.
Krispy Kreme is one of only a small number of western restaurant brands that have announced intentions to open in Myanmar. Dan Beem, Krispy Kreme’s senior VP and president – international, said with a growing economy and a population eager to welcome global brands, the time is right for Krispy Kreme to bring its sweet treats to Myanmar.
“We see a lot of potential for Krispy Kreme in Myanmar, and we are pleased that Doughnut Group is planning to deliver to the people of Myanmar the iconic Krispy Kreme experience that we are known for around the world.”
Pote Narittakurn, owner Doughnut Group, said with the recent evolution of Myanmar, which recently opened to foreign investment and development, this is an opportune time for Krispy Kreme to be one of the first western brands in the country.
“Myanmar is an up-and-coming market with a large population of people who are eager to start getting a taste of iconic brands like Krispy Kreme,” said Narittakurn.
“We’re confident the Krispy Kreme experience will be as meaningful in Myanmar as it is in Memphis or Manila, or anywhere else around the world where our signature sweet treats and coffee are served.”


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We are very excited today to introduce to you our newest audio production, the Brap Talk Podcast.
Hosted by yours truly Jensen Beeler and Shahin Alvandi, the Brap Talk Podcast picks up where the Two Enthusiasts Podcast leaves off, as that show will not be continuing.
As such, the concept is simple and straight-forward: two friends sitting on a couch, talking about motorcycles.
When we first saw the Moto Guzzi V85 TT, details on the retro ADV bike were scarce – we knew only what we could see. But, slowly the Italian company has shed light on its creation, bit by bit.
Today, we learn what is perhaps the most important aspect of this 2019 model year machine: its price.
Aggressively positioned in the market, the Moto Guzzi V85 TT will start at $11,990 MSRP with its grey paint, while the Moto Guzzi V85 TT Adventure (which comes with bags and red/yellow/white paint job) will retail for $12,990 at the dealership.
With both bikes available in the United States starting in May 2019, adventure riders will have a new middleweight to choose from when they consider adding a new bike to their stable…and the offering from Moto Guzzi is very strong.
For the last year, Moto Guzzi has been trickling out its newest ADV machine. As such, we have had a long time to get the know the Moto Guzzi V85 TT, without actually knowing the machine at all.
Released as a concept at last year’s EICMA show, the V85 became production-ready at this year’s INTERMOT show, but even at that time, Moto Guzzi was mum on details. That all changes today though, as we finally have some tech specs on the 2019 Moto Guzzi V85 TT, and we like what we hear.
I had to check our coverage of the Moto Guzzi V85 TT, to see how many words we managed to use when talking about this new adventure-tourer – 398 words, if you wanted to know – which is pretty astonishing considering the complete lack of actual information coming from Piaggio on this new motorcycle.
Little more was revealed at INTERMOT as well, beyond what we could see physically on the machine. We know that the V85 TT will make 80hp from its 850cc v-twin engine. We know that it will have ABS, cruise control, LED lights, and a TFT dash (which looks great, by the way). Beyond that…well…it’s a very bright motorcycle.
We got a quick teaser of the new Moto Guzzi V85 TT just a day ahead of this year’s INTERMOT show, but now the uniquely styled adventure-tourer is officially ready for its debut.
Surprisingly, Moto Guzzi is still being tight-lipped when it comes to specs on the V85 TT, choosing instead to wax poetically about the bike’s retro styling, and the brand’s longing to return to the Paris-Dakar rally of many decades ago.
Moto Guzzi’s launch at INTERMOT was equally as confusing, with the Italian brand making little of a presentation, and then referring the world’s gathered media to a press kit that had no discernible information.
As such, the details we can share on the 2019 Moto Guzzi V85 TT are reduced to mostly what we can observe, which we have already shared with you before.
Last year, Moto Guzzi intrigued us with its V85 Enduro concept. The bike was based around a new 850cc, 80hp, longitudinal v-twin platform, and promised to be the basis for several new models for the Italian brand – the first of which would be an adventure-touring model.
Now, that wait is over, and we get our first glimpse of the 2019 Moto Guzzi V85 Tutto Terreno a few hours earlier than expected. True to expectations, the Moto Guzzi V85 TT is a middleweight ADV machine that promises some solid adventuring capabilities in a retro-styled package.
It’s that time of the year again, where Christmas comes early to the motorcycle industry, and we get to see all the new motorcycles that will be coming for the next model year, and beyond.
For the 2019 model year, we expect to see new models debuting at the INTERMOT, AIMExpo, and EICMA trade shows, which are in Cologne, Las Vegas, and Milan.
With things kicking off in Germany next week, we thought we would put together a guide for all the new motorcycles that we expect to see in the coming weeks. There are a bevy of new models that we know will be released at these three trade shows, and there are more than a few rumors of new bikes as well, which may surprise us.
Without wasting anymore time, let’s get down to it. We have broken down the new models and rumors by each manufacturer. Enjoy!
A quirky bike in its own right, the Moto Guzzi Stelvio had a strange cult following behind its bulky adventure-touring frame. As such, it was missed when it disappeared from Moto Guzzi’s lineup.
Well, now it’s back…sort of.
The following is what’s being called the Moto Guzzi V85 concept. It’s a loud enduro model that picks up where the Stelvio left off, and it also boasts a new 850cc engine platform from the Italian brand, which with its 80hp, will sit between the V7/V9 family of bikes, and the big 1400 cruisers.
The EICMA motorcycle show in Milan is the biggest motorcycle event in the world, and each year a bevy of manufacturers come to Milan to show next year’s production machines, as well as the two-wheeled concepts of the future.
For 2017, things are no different, and we expect see dozens of new machines for the 2018 model (here’s a list of all the new models we expect to see in Milan), as well as a few concepts and prototypes for 2019 and beyond.
Since there will be a barrage of article over the next few days, and we don’t want you to miss a single new motorcycle, we have created a single page to consolidate the different stories that we will be covering this week. Right here!
Go ahead and bookmark this link, and check back often, as we will be reporting 24/7 all week on this year’s EICMA show.


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Amazon in NHS deal to give patients medical tips
The last time Matt Hancock revealed his thoughts on the Amazon smart speaker Alexa he said that he would not want one “because I think there is an essential humanity that we have got to preserve”.
Today, only a year after that proclamation, the health secretary is to announce a partnership between the NHS and Amazon that will let patients “ask Alexa” for medical advice.
Questions such as “Alexa, how do I treat a migraine?” or “Alexa, what are the symptoms of flu?” will result in people receiving information from the NHS website instead of a variety of online sources.
Critics questioned why Amazon had been given free access to NHS resources that had been created at public expense. Mr Hancock will say


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IBD Stock Analysis
- Near 125.31 cup-base buy point
- Could be starting to work on a handle
- Relative strength line already at record high
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AutoNation (AN) is the IBD Stock Of The Day, as the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based auto retailer announced industry veteran Michael Manley as its new chief executive. AutoNation stock is near a buy point, with some rival auto dealers also in or near buy zones.
Manley, who had been Stellantis (STLA) chief executive for North America, will take the helm at AutoNation on Nov. 1. He replaces Michael Jackson.
“After 20 incredible, challenging and enjoyable years, and with Stellantis performing so strongly under Carlos’ (Tavares) leadership, the time feels right for me to open a new chapter,” Manley said in a statement.
AutoNation owns and operates over 300 locations across the U.S. as of June 30. It sells and leases new and used cars as well as automotive products.
Pandemic-related trends have fueled sales and profits at AutoNation. In the second quarter, AutoNation earnings shot up 243% vs. the year-ago quarter to $4.83 per share, handily beating consensus estimates for $2.85. Sales jumped 54% to $6.98 billion in the same period.
“The Covid-19 pandemic caused a dramatic shift in consumer spending priorities,” said Jackson in a conference call with investors after Q2 earnings. “And with bigger homes and the safety and convenience of personal transportation combined with low interest rates, this strong vehicle demand has led to faster inventory turnover and consumers are buying vehicles before they even arrive at our stores.”
Jackson added he expects the current environment of demand exceeding supply to continue into 2022.
Chip shortages and other supply-chain woes have forced automakers worldwide to slash production targets. That has sent used-car prices soaring.
Shares rose 1.9% to 121.09 on the stock market today. AutoNation stock is closing in on a cup-base buy point of 125.31, according to MarketSmith chart analysis. Shares could be starting a handle. That would be a positive, given that AN stock has rallied quickly from the bottom of the base.
AutoNation stock’s relative strength line is rising and at a new high. The RS line, the blue line in the chart provided, tracks a stock’s performance vs. the S&P 500 index. An RS line hitting new highs before the stock is especially bullish.
With a Composite Rating of 99, AN stock is ranked No. 1 in IBD’s retail/wholesale-automotive industry group.
“We think what really sets AN apart from competitors is the company’s pace of stock buybacks — AN repurchased 7.5M shares for $736M in Q2, a staggering 9% of shares outstanding,” CFRA Research analyst Garrett Nelson said. “AN has repurchased 15% of its outstanding share count since the beginning of 2021.”
Rival CarMax (KMX) fell 0.9% to 136.98. KMX is also right around buy point of 140.05 from a cup base.
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Chipmaker AMD is going after the stranglehold of rival Intel in the datacentre processor market with the launch of the feature-packed EPYC, which AMD hopes will re-ignite prospects in a multi-billion dollar market it lost ground in the last decade.
Five years in the works, the EPYC boasts of 32 cores, comprising four octa-core chips clubbed together providing up to 2TB of memory per processing unit and 128 connect lines for input and output to peripheral devices.
AMD has fortressed the processor by adding a hardware-level layer of encryption that will codify all of its memory. The EPYC, analysts say, will boost competition in the server space and provide a valuable alternative to Intel’s Xeon processors.
For the company, which has been on a refreshed business strategy under CEO Lisa Su, the rejuvenation of its datacentre processor business marks an inflection point. The company had set out to focus on a product roadmap based on its Zen architecture that leverages the x86 microprocessor core.
The datacentre drive coincides with its efforts to rev up its desktop business with the Ryzenbranded range and products on the gaming front. All said, the success of EPYC is crucial for AMD to revive fortunes in a high-margin business. According to data provided by market research firm IDC, AMD’s market share plunged from nearly 25% in 2006 to 0.4% IN 2016 even as Intel grew its share from three-fourths of the market to 99.4%.
“The single largest bet for our company is the success in the datacentre market,“ Su said. She was speaking at a product launch event in Austin Texas last week, revealing finer details of the EPYC and announcing adoption by prominent players in the industry like HP Enterprise and Dell EMC. The company also arrayed a slew of other takers like Mi crosoft, Vmwa re, Xilinx, RedHat, Asus, Lenovo, Samsung Electronics, Chinese search engine Baidu and others.


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The global shortage of computer chips is far from over, but may at least be past the worst.
That was according to Volvo Cars on Tuesday (November 30).
The Swedish automaker says it expects the silicon drought to continue into next year.
But it says the supply situation improved going into the fourth quarter, with production picking up month by month.
Volvo says the chip shortage, rather than any lockdown-related issues, remains its biggest challenge.
The outlook came as Volvo reported its first results since listing on the stock market a month ago.
It confirmed third-quarter operating profit of around $362 million.
That was down more than a quarter on this time last year.
Shares in the firm fell around 3% in early trade, having surged almost a third since their stock market debut.
Volvo's IPO in October was the biggest in Europe so far this year.


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Early first week sales projections have already surfaced for J. Cole’s new album 4 Your Eyez Only, and they’re big.
The LP, which was released Dec. 9 2016, is forecast to move between 450,000 and 50,000 copies in its first week, reports Hits Daily Double. According to the site the album had a “blockbuster” number of pre-orders, which is helping sales soar. With these numbers, the album should easily score the top spot on next week’s Billboard 200.
Cole’s last album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, debuted at the top spot with 375,000 units sold (before eventually going 2x platinum). His first album, Cole World, started at No. 1 with 212,000 units sold. Then, his second project, Born Sinner, debuted at No. 2 with 297,000 units before moving to No. 3 in its third week.


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China has introduced so-called "husband pods" as a means to keep a wife's spouse, boyfriend, or partner occupied while they go shopping. Of course, these pods aren't necessarily exclusive to husbands alone, but the moniker does play off the joke that goes way back before this kind of technology existed to accommodate an unoccupied husband/spouse, according to Geek.com.
In fact, chances are anyone would enjoy checking out this unique piece of technology as a resting spot for weary shoppers or energetic geeks eager to do some retro-gaming. It looks similar to those wind-tunnel booths that are also installed at malls here in America, and apparently, it looks like a display case for human beings.
More specifically, these "husband storage pods" were installed at a Shanghai World Bank mall. The equipment appears to be similar to a coin-op arcade game but with comfortable seating accommodations.
A couple of gentlemen gave their testimonial regarding these rest areas, stating how they don't care for going shopping with their girlfriends/partners and how these facilities do well at occupying their spare time.
However, Mr. Wu did mention a drawback. Apparently, after so much time spent inside of them, it has a tendency to get sweltering, according to BBC News. So it would seem it would need some kind of climate control for optimal comfort.
"There's no ventilation or air conditioning, I sat playing for five minutes and was drenched in sweat."
If this is the case, why contain the chairs in an non-ventilated glass pod? Of course, there's a matter of keeping these expensive units safe from vandals.There are currently four of these husband storage pods installed at World Bank shopping malls and is currently in trial use, according to The Paper, and is free to use. The staffers mentioned they will be trying to get units installed in Shanghai and a perfected version completed as well. They likened it to that of a paid public restroom facility. According to BBC News, it revealed that there will be a fee via a smartphone, QR scan-in service in the future.
The games library has been touted to be 90s classic games like Robocop and Tekken 3. From the outside appearance, do these look to be aesthetically appealing? Would you use them when taking a break from a long shopping spree as opposed to reading a book?
Do you think these husband pods will catch on in the United States?
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