Association tells Sonia Nicholas

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Research on new strategies for earlier diagnosis is among the most active areas in Alzheimer's science. Funding from the Alzheimer's Association has spurred significant advances and steady progress. Dr James Hendrix, Director of Global Science Initiatives, at the Alzheimer’s Association tells Sonia Nicholas, SelectScience®'s Clinical Editor, about current research studies aimed at diagnosing this ultimately fatal disease.
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Over five million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease and the number of cases is increasing every year. Although we don’t fully understand the reasons for the increase in case numbers, we believe that the aging population is largely to blame. This year, Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost the US $226 billion. If we don’t find a way to slow or stop the onset of this destructive disease, these costs could rise as high as $1.1 trillion by 2050.
JH: Alzheimer’s disease is the number one cause of dementia, however not everyone with dementia has Alzheimer’s disease. Having an accurate diagnosis enables the patient to receive the right treatment. This is especially important if the patient has a form of dementia other than Alzheimer’s.
Diagnosis typically involves neuropsychological tests that are carried out by a physician. These include tests for attention span and memory, tests for language and speech skills, and tests for reasoning, planning, and organizing skills. This may be initiated by a family doctor, often after a spouse or child raises concerns about an elderly relative. A battery of tests is performed, including in some cases, an MRI to rule out a brain tumor. The tests performed currently are not able to definitively diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, they are carried out to rule out all other possible causes of the presenting symptoms.
There are several areas of research that we are focused on, some are at a more mature stage of investigation than others. Most of this research is focused on the detection of two proteins, amyloid and tau, that are the hallmarks of the disease. We know amyloid forms insoluble plaques outside neurons while tau forms tangles within neurons. Both plaques and tangles become more common as people progress in Alzheimer’s disease and until recently, these structures could only be detected after death during an autopsy.
Imaging - Neuroimaging is one of the most promising areas of research focused on early detection. Alzheimer patients have large amounts of amyloid in the brain. There are currently three radioactive imaging agents approved for use in the US. These agents allow amyloid protein in the brain to be visualized with a positron emission tomography (PET) brain scan.
Despite being approved for use, amyloid neuroimaging is not currently used in routine clinical practice because its use is not reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid. However, the Alzheimer’s Association believes that more widespread clinical PET screening could positively affect how patients are treated by their physicians. A project starting early in 2016 known as the IDEAS Study (www.ideas-study.org/), supported by the Alzheimer’s Association with substantial funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, plus support from the three manufacturers and the American College of Radiology, will assess the impact of more than 18,000 PET scans and observe their effect on patient care.
A secondary aim of the IDEAS Study is to explore hospitalization rates. It is a hypothesis of the study that a more accurate diagnosis will reduce hospitalization rates.
In earlier stages of research are the use of tau imaging agents, as well as the use of MRI to look at the hippocampus. It is known that this part of the brain, which is very important for memory, shrinks as Alzheimer’s disease progresses, however both of these areas of interest still need to be fully evaluated and investigated.

3G UMTS Test Gear Order for Acterna

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Specifically, the analyzer was chosen for features such as its high-speed signaling link (HSL) functionality and local presence for on-site support in all Asian metropolitan areas. The customer ultimately determined the 8630 was the most complete solution for their test needs and provided the broadest set of applications.
According to a major market research firm, there are approximately 268 million regular wireless subscribers in China today, a number forecasted to grow at a rate of nearly 12 percent per year. Given this explosive adoption rate and the high customer demand for data services, the same study predicts there could be as many as 118 million subscribers to 3G data services in China by 2008. As 3G adoption accelerates and reaches a mass deployment stage, planning, deployment and maintenance of 3G networks and services ahead of demand will be crucial.
"Acterna is also pursuing an aggressive rollout of additional 2.5G and 3G applications (such as those for GPRS & EDGE), including a centralized protocol analysis system offering multi-faceted applications for remote troubleshooting and traffic management for public and non-public (GSM-R) RANs," said John J. Jones IV, Acterna's vice president of sales and services for the Asia Pacific region. "We expect to grow as our customers do and continue to provide them with the solutions they need as 3G becomes mainstream."
The Acterna 8630 is a modular, portable protocol analyzer that is designed for operation and maintenance teams responsible for optimizing and troubleshooting tasks in mobile networks and also for labs performing integration and interworking testing. It is used for testing all fixed interfaces of mobile radio networks (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, UMTS), access networks (V5, ISDN) and SS#7 networks and offers powerful applications for detailed analysis and statistical evaluation of signaling information (online and offline), making it the ideal solution for installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and network optimization.
The Acterna 8630 is particularly valuable for manufacturer and operator integration test labs; network element manufacturer service teams; and telecommunication operators' engineering, planning, operation and maintenance teams.
The modularity of the Acterna 8630 allows for the combining and extending of number of interfaces, the adding of applications and decodes. The 8630 also provides the platform for future technologies and grows with the customer's needs.

Volkswagen launches electric microbus

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At CES 2016, volkswagen uncovered the avant-garde zero emission ‘BUDD-e’ minivan. the nostalgia-induced vehicle is the first model based on an equally new and progressive platform for electric vehicles with a range of up to 533 kilometers.
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the style of the silhouette is characterized by a flat elongated roof line with equally long windows. it comes across as especially clean thanks to nonexistent door handles and exteriors mirror which have been completely redesigned and replaced by digital solutions. the revitalized iconic deign continues all the way to the rear, with the large tailgate, reminiscent of the original volkswagen bus. the LED steps of the rear lights reach up into the pillars and wrap around for ambient light.
the interior design completely changed by the architecture of the modular electric drive kit. the gave designers the opportunity to create a space that is hardly restricted by the drive technology at the front of the car. the conventional dashboard along with all its knobs and switches have been entirely done away with. instead, the team arranged the instruments as a display that looks like it is floating in mid air, like a tablet floating in the space in front of the driver. when passengers open the sliding door, the interior is more reminiscent of a lounge than a car. swivel seats with integral seat belts offer unprecedented flexibility. the volkwagen ‘BUDD-e’ is extremely clean and intuitive through design and with instinctive digitization, it offers passengers a new way of commuting.

What’s It Like for a Deaf Person

What’s It Like for a Deaf Person Welcome to a Vacuum Cleaner Battery specialist of the Samba Battery
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When the Food and Drug Administration announced its approval of pediatric cochlear implants in the fall of 1990, my mother asked me if I wanted to get one. After a few questions, I shrugged and said OK, curious about what all of the fuss was about. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I simply knew that I was going to hear ... something.
What I didn't know was that cochlear implants don't truly give you hearing. They create the perception of the sensation of sound by stimulating the auditory nerve using electrodes, which have a limited range of frequencies they can pick up. My perception of sound is more of a low-resolution hologram than the real stuff.
After undergoing a battery of tests, both audiological and cognitive, I was approved to be one of the first few hundred children to receive a cochlear implant in the United States. In January 1991, I underwent the surgery. A month later, I went in for the activation,when my processor was hooked up to a large computer. My audiologist activated the first MAP, which is a program that calibrates how much input each electrode (22 in my case) transmits to the auditory nerve. First MAPs are limited to avoid overwhelming the patient, so the “sound” you get in that session is very different than what you'll get six months later. Since the audiologist didn't sign, my mother was the one who told me, “Raise your hand when you hear something.” That statement left me baffled. What was I looking for? It was a bit like searching for Waldo when you didn't know what he looked like.
In that tiny, windowless room deep in the large Manhattan hospital, the audiologist began tapping away at her keyboard. Everyone stared at me, even a woman standing in the doorway whom I had never seen before. I felt the heavy weight of expectations on my shoulders. I had to do something. I concentrated very hard, searching for the mysterious, indefinite Waldo. Whenever I felt anything, an itch or a breeze, I raised my hand slowly, searching everyone's expressions for whether I had gotten it right or wrong. Nobody gave me any confirmation, so I went on guessing. Twenty-five years later, I realize the whole thing was a show that I performed. I knew this was a momentous event, and I didn't want to disappoint.

Fully charged used to do some major damage

Fully charged used to do some major damage Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Ecovacs Battery
Here’s a question: Do I need to unplug my electronics after they’re fully charged?
Let me just start by saying, this is a hotly debated topic. Partially because there’s more than one type of rechargeable battery and the rules are different for each. But most gadgets have lithium-ion batteries, so let's look at those.
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Generally though, if you charge your devices to 100 percent every time, you might not be getting the longest possible lifespan — especially if the battery is lithium-based. (Video via WonderHowTo.com)
That’s because these rechargeable batteries are designed to last a certain number of cycles. Running your battery until it’s dead and then fully charging it again would be one cycle.
Battery University, which has done extensive testing on this exact topic, says partial charging could actually make your battery last longer.
Only charging your phone to — say — 80 percent each time might help you get more life out of the battery over its lifetime. So, if you don't let the battery fully charge, that cycle lasts longer.
That said, the effects of doing that might be minimal in the long term. So, you can decide whether it’s worth your time to unplug before hitting 100 percent. If you've got a question to ask Newsy, leave it in the comments, tweet at us with the hashtag #AskNewsy or just email us.

Expected to Grow US$ 2,475.0 Mn

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Husqvarna Automower 305

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Husqvarna has launched the Automower 305 – an intelligent and powerful machine that promises to take the burden of grass cutting off your shoulders.
The battery-powered mower moves at 35 cm/s and can trim brush for about 40 minutes on a full charge. It can handle 500 square meters of grass and is priced at $2000.
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The robotic lawn mower weights 7 kg. This makes it easy to move between areas, for example in the case of townhouses with separated lawns, and it will not flatten the grass. But it is only easy to move for the owner. Like all Husqvarna robotic lawn mowers the new model has an advanced Anti Theft System with an alarm and a personal PIN code that makes the machine useless if stolen.
– In the future, robotic lawnmowers will be as common for homeowners as dishwashers are today. Automower® 305 makes robotic mowing affordable for more homeowners, freeing up time for other activities without compromising on a well kept lawn, says Towe Ressman, head of Husqvarna Global Design.
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The recommended retail price for Husqvarna Automower® 305 is 1 490 EUR.

Roomba through your home WiFi

Roomba through your home WiFi Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the iRobot Battery
The floor-tracking sensor is on the bottom of the robot, and it works like an optical mouse, tracking any movement of the robot very precisely. That’s really the first thing that’s used to create the most rudimentary of maps as the robot is driving around. Then, we use our other sensors to add detail onto that floor plan, like the bumpers and the IR sensors that are looking for the dock and virtual walls.
In addition to that, we use the new camera. The camera is used to observe patterns throughout the home that we call visual landmarks, and the robot remembers those landmarks and tags on its map where that landmark was observed from. As the robot is driving around with battery scuh as iRobot 4978 Battery, iRobot iTouchless AV001A Battery, iRobot iTouchless AV002A Battery, iRobot Roomba 400 Battery, iRobot Roomba 4000 Battery, iRobot Roomba 4100 Battery, iRobot Roomba 4210 Battery, iRobot Roomba 5210 Battery, iRobot Roomba Dirt Dog Battery, iRobot Roomba Intelligent Robotic M-288 Battery, iRobot Roomba Pro Elite Battery, iRobot Roomba Scheduler Battery, it’s always looking for these types of landmarks, and if it sees anything familiar from a previously recorded landmark, that allows the robot to be able to calculate very precisely where it is as compared to where it was when it saw that original landmark.
The floor tracking sensor is very precise in tracking movement, but over time, it accumulates drift. So the camera sensor is used to kind of snap the robot back to reality. Any time that a landmark is validated, the robot readjusts its whole map to correct any errors that might have been accumulated over time.
Another thing you may notice just by looking at the robot is that the number of buttons on top of the Roomba 980 has been reduced to three: a home button, a sort of target button (which, it turns out, is for spot cleaning), and the big fat CLEAN button.
The Roomba 980 can get away with so few buttons because it comes with an official iRobot app (for Android or iPhone). This is new. Unlike the Roomba 790’s wireless command center, this is an actual app that runs on your phone that will talk to your Roomba through your home WiFi network from wherever you have Internet access, and lets you control all kinds of things.

24th of December 2015

24th of December 2015 Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the iRobot Battery
Sweepers come in all shapes, sizes and models. And it can be confusing for customers when trying to decide on the type of machine that best suits their needs – particularly when there are so many factors that might influence their decision.
One important consideration will be the size of the area to be cleaned, for example. Purchasers will also need to decide between a ride-on and a walk-behind model. But the first question that needs to be answered is whether the sweeper will be destined for indoor or outdoor use according to Truvox national sales manager Stephen Pinhorne.
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Noise levels are another important consideration since these may have an impact on daytime cleaning where building occupants are likely to be disturbed, he says. “The location will also have a major bearing on the type of debris that needs to be removed whether this will be leaves, twigs, stones, cigarette ends or wrappers, for example,” he added.
According to Pinhorne the chief mistake that customers make when choosing a sweeper is to select a model with the wrong spec for the application and scale of the task in hand. “Sometimes a sweeper may be over-specified for the job or too small to complete the task efficiently,” he said.
“The size of the area to be swept is fundamental when choosing a sweeper but other factors need to be considered as well. These include the well-being of personnel, the longevity of the machine and the availability of storage space.”
Application technology trainer and consultant at Hako Klaus Serfezi agrees that the size of the area to be cleaned and on-site conditions are both crucial considerations. “Buyers should also consider factors such as drive-through widths; whether the sweeper is for an indoor or outdoor application and how crammed the floor space is likely to be with shelves and racks,” he said. “The kind of dirt to be tackled and the degree of soiling involved will also need to be considered.”
He says the type of drive – whether the machine should be battery, LPG, diesel or petrol-powered – will largely depend on where the machine will be used and whether it will be employed in a single or multiple-shift operation. “If there is a chance the machine will at some stage be used in an environment such as a multi-storey car park this will be another factor to be considered,” he said. “If the machine is usually parked in a poorly-heated room when not in use, a battery-driven model will not be recommended since low temperatures could damage the battery.”

Generation Of Window Vac

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MEDTEC Japan 2016 to be Held in April 2016

MEDTEC Japan 2016 to be Held in April 2016 Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Nihon Kohden Battery
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Over 500 exhibitors from approximately 25 countries around the world will be exhibiting their latest technologies and services to address the second largest Medical Device market in the world, only after the United States. With the aging population and the government back up, the Medical Device is one of the few markets continuing to grow steadily.
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Terumo, Olympus, Panasonic Healthcare, Hitachi Aloka, Nihon Kohden, Omron, Nipro, JMS, and Toshiba Medical Systems are some of the top names of companies visiting MEDTEC Japan.
MEDTEC Japan consists of 9 specific areas:
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•Certification/Consultant Area
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•Smart Health Japan
(Wearable devices, Apps, Software, OS, Interface Hardware, Health Entertainment, wireless technology, telecommunication equipments, carrier, etc.)
•Test Kit Japan
(Finished products/Manufacturing technologies and parts/materials of Test Kits such as Blood Test Kit, Flu Test Kit, Allergy Test Kit, STD Test Kits, Cancer Test Kit, DNA Test Kits, etc.)
•Care/Welfare Robot & Device Expo
(Manufacturing and developing of Care support Robots/Machine, communication robots, rehabilitation and welfare devices, etc.)

MEDTEC Japan 2016 to be Held in April 2016

MEDTEC Japan 2016 to be Held in April 2016 Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Nihon Kohden Battery
MEDTEC Japan 2016, Asia's largest exhibition and conference dedicated to the Medical Device Design and Manufacturing industry, is to be held in Tokyo from 20th - 22nd April 2016.
Over 500 exhibitors from approximately 25 countries around the world will be exhibiting their latest technologies and services to address the second largest Medical Device market in the world, only after the United States. With the aging population and the government back up, the Medical Device is one of the few markets continuing to grow steadily.
Over 30,000 visitors are expected to attend the event from nearly 30 with battery like Nihon Kohden BSM-2300 Battery, Nihon Kohden BSM-2301A Battery, Nihon Kohden BSM-2351A Battery, Nihon Kohden BSM-2354A Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-1350 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-1400 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-1450 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-1500 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-6151 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-6353 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-6511 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-6551 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-6951 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-7100 Batterycountries, including the United States, Europe, ASEAN countries, China, Korea and many more.
MEDTEC Japan is known for its targeted visitors, with over 60% of visitors originating from Medical Device Manufacturers.
Terumo, Olympus, Panasonic Healthcare, Hitachi Aloka, Nihon Kohden, Omron, Nipro, JMS, and Toshiba Medical Systems are some of the top names of companies visiting MEDTEC Japan.
MEDTEC Japan consists of 9 specific areas:
•Plastics Technology Area
•Metal Processing & Machine Tool Area
•Measurement and Inspection Area
•Rapid Prototyping Technology and CAD/CAM Area
•Packaging Area
•Surface treatment/Processing Area
•Medical Simulation Area
•Certification/Consultant Area
•Robot/Automation Area
MEDTEC Japan will also be co-located with 4 other shows:
•ElectroMED Japan
(ICs, Sensors, Processors, EDAs, Laser Technologies, Batteries, Power/Adapters, Camera, Monitor, MEMS technology, Graphics Interface, Motors, X-ray, CT, MRI, etc.)
•Smart Health Japan
(Wearable devices, Apps, Software, OS, Interface Hardware, Health Entertainment, wireless technology, telecommunication equipments, carrier, etc.)
•Test Kit Japan
(Finished products/Manufacturing technologies and parts/materials of Test Kits such as Blood Test Kit, Flu Test Kit, Allergy Test Kit, STD Test Kits, Cancer Test Kit, DNA Test Kits, etc.)
•Care/Welfare Robot & Device Expo
(Manufacturing and developing of Care support Robots/Machine, communication robots, rehabilitation and welfare devices, etc.)

CEO Dan Moore on Q4 2014 Results

CEO Dan Moore on Q4 2014 Results Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Nihon Kohden Battery
Thanks, Greg, and good morning. Our worldwide Cyberonics team has again achieved record financial results during both fourth quarter and fiscal 2014. We also have significantly advanced a number of important development projects during the last 12 month, as well as strengthened the organization.
Financial highlight for fiscal 2014 include, record worldwide sales of $282 million, record worldwide unit sales of 13,982 unit, record adjusted income from operations of $87.5 million, record adjusted income from operations margin of 31%, EBITDA reached $104.3 million for the fiscal year with battery such as Nihon Kohden ECG-8110P Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-8420 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9020K Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9130 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9320 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-9620 Battery, Nihon Kohden ECG-11A Battery, Nihon Kohden FSB-2012K Battery, Nihon Kohden LCS-2012NK Battery, Nihon Kohden LCS-2912NK Battery, Nihon Kohden MD-BY01 Battery, Nihon Kohden QTC6210K Battery, Nihon Kohden SB-901D Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-5500 Battery, exceeding $100 million for the first time and affording the company extraordinary flexibility as we continue to build a world-class and growth-oriented medical devices company.
Financial highlights for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 also included a number of record achievements. We had record worldwide net product sales of $74.8 million, record worldwide unit sales 3,723 units, record international net sales of $16.7 million, an increase of 37% on a constant currency basis, and income from operations increased to a record $23.4 million.
Other operational highlights in fiscal 2014 included, completion of two clinical studies reporting the AspireSR generator, regulatory submission and approval of the AspireSR generator in Europe, limited commercial release of the AspireSR generator.
We completed the ANTHEM-HF clinical study using Autonomic Regulation Therapy, chronic heart failure. We also completed construction and regulatory filings for the new manufacturing facility in Costa Rica.

Sega teams with Motorola to build games mobile phone

Sega teams with Motorola to build games mobile phone Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Nihon Kohden Battery
Motorola is to use Sega Dreamcast technology in a new generation of mobile phones to be launched next year, say Japanese reports. According to the financial daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the two companies are due to announce an alliance later today (Monday).
Sega has ambitions to pitch the Dreamcast as an online gaming machine, but so far hasn't hit the mark with this. The company is also facing the wreck of an alliance with Microsoft, which has decided to go play with its own X-box instead with battery such as Nihon Kohden TEC-5521 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-5531 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-7431 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-7500 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-7521 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-7531 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-7600 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-7621 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-7700 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-7721 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-8321 Battery, Nihon Kohden TEC-8342 Battery, Nihon Kohden NKB-301V Battery, Nihon Kohden YS-076P5 Battery; but depending on what the two companies come up with, the Motorola deal could be a winner.
Mobile phone manufacturers are currently bullish about the gaming possibilities of their handsets, pointing out hopefully that these things are connected all the time, and that considering the vast number of phones out there, far vaster than the number of PCs or games consoles, games developers will beat a path to their doors.
The snagette, of course, is that any games developer with at least some vestige of self respect will take a look at what current mobile phones are capable of, and scurry off back to the Sonys and Segas of this world. There's a self-preservation aspect to it as well, of course - how much expensive talent does it take to write Snake for a Nokia 7110? Quite.
The mobile phone outfits have yet to demonstrate that they have a grasp of what it takes to build a successful games machine and the associated software support. But by dealing with Sega, maybe Motorola is indicating it's getting to first base. Sony of course cheats, because it's got its own mobile phone and games operations.
Next question: how high spec can you make mobile phone hardware without trashing battery life and pricing yourself out of the market? Probably not very, as Motorola is reported to be intending to make widespread use of whatever it's getting from Sega. Tricky question: well then, will people go for subsidised/free games phones, then cough up rent for online games played via them? Pre-paid cards might work...

Salts for the Rechargeable Battery Sector

Salts for the Rechargeable Battery Sector Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the GE Battery
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In addition, this news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Statements in this news release pertaining to projected revenues and cash flows, quantity and grade of mineralized materials, estimated mineral prices and the continued expansion of the market for battery grade cobalt chemicals are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many of the assumptions respecting projected revenue, cash flow and quantity of mineralized materials have been set out in detail in the Preliminary Economic Assessment filed on SEDAR on May 8, 2015. Such projections are and will inevitably always be dependent on assumptions about future mineral prices and development costs which will be subject to fluctuation due to global and local economic conditions. This news release also contains forward-looking statements respecting the growing demand for battery grade cobalt chemicals, which demand may or may not continue to grow depending on consumer habits and technological developments. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties which may cause results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements is included in filings by the Company with securities regulatory authorities and is available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Although the Company has disclosed that it has successfully produced cobalt sulfate heptahydrate crystals on a bench scale level, from cobalt solvent extraction strip solution from the Company's ICP, there is no guarantee that the Company will attain commercial production of such crystals for use in the rechargeable battery sector. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
The statements contained in this news release in regard to Formation Metals Inc. that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including Formation Metals Inc.'s beliefs, expectations, hopes or intentions regarding the future. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and are based on information available to Formation Metals Inc. as of such date. It is important to note that actual outcome and the actual results could differ from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as technological, legislative, corporate, commodity price and marketplace changes.

Isabel Allende's new novel

Isabel Allende's new novel Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Fukuda Battery
Multiple characters carry the intricate plot forward: First comes Roman, a painter turned propaganda artist who airbrushes Stalin's "enemies of the people" from historical photographs. Soldiers, farmers, film stars and a prima ballerina accused of leading a spy ring follow. These are stories that link up with novelistic scope; Marra has a marvelous sense of the small events contained in history's sweep. In "The Tsar of Love and Techno," he creates an unforgettable tapestry of humanity in the face of repression.
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•"Golden Age" by Jane Smiley (Knopf, $26.95, 464 pages) Jane Smiley says goodbye to the Langdons, the fictional Iowa farm family she introduced in 2014's "Some Luck," in this magnificent final installment to "The Last Hundred Years" trilogy. The South Bay author covered the years 1920 to 1986 in "Some Luck" and its sequel, "Early Warning," with each chapter spanning a single year. "Golden Age" covers 1987-2019, allowing Smiley to engage in some amusing speculation about what America has in store over the next few years. Taken together, the three books represent a rare achievement, one that captures the significant high points of 20th-century American history even as it yields an indelible family portrait. Smiley somehow makes her large cast of characters distinct -- we recognize and care about each one until the final page.
•"Mendocino Fire: Stories" by Elizabeth Tallent (Harper, $24.99, 272 pages) The lives of ordinary people fill the pages of Elizabeth Tallent's new collection of short stories. Tallent, who has taught in the creative writing program at Stanford University since 1994, is the author of previous story collections "Honey," "In Constant Flight" and "Time with Children." In these stories, she continues to explore relationships on the brink of transformation. She'll read from the book on Nov. 12 at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park.

Isabel Allende's new novel

Isabel Allende's new novel Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Fukuda Battery
Multiple characters carry the intricate plot forward: First comes Roman, a painter turned propaganda artist who airbrushes Stalin's "enemies of the people" from historical photographs. Soldiers, farmers, film stars and a prima ballerina accused of leading a spy ring follow. These are stories that link up with novelistic scope; Marra has a marvelous sense of the small events contained in history's sweep. In "The Tsar of Love and Techno," he creates an unforgettable tapestry of humanity in the face of repression.
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•"Golden Age" by Jane Smiley (Knopf, $26.95, 464 pages) Jane Smiley says goodbye to the Langdons, the fictional Iowa farm family she introduced in 2014's "Some Luck," in this magnificent final installment to "The Last Hundred Years" trilogy. The South Bay author covered the years 1920 to 1986 in "Some Luck" and its sequel, "Early Warning," with each chapter spanning a single year. "Golden Age" covers 1987-2019, allowing Smiley to engage in some amusing speculation about what America has in store over the next few years. Taken together, the three books represent a rare achievement, one that captures the significant high points of 20th-century American history even as it yields an indelible family portrait. Smiley somehow makes her large cast of characters distinct -- we recognize and care about each one until the final page.
•"Mendocino Fire: Stories" by Elizabeth Tallent (Harper, $24.99, 272 pages) The lives of ordinary people fill the pages of Elizabeth Tallent's new collection of short stories. Tallent, who has taught in the creative writing program at Stanford University since 1994, is the author of previous story collections "Honey," "In Constant Flight" and "Time with Children." In these stories, she continues to explore relationships on the brink of transformation. She'll read from the book on Nov. 12 at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park.

Isabel Allende's new novel

Isabel Allende's new novel Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Fukuda Battery
Multiple characters carry the intricate plot forward: First comes Roman, a painter turned propaganda artist who airbrushes Stalin's "enemies of the people" from historical photographs. Soldiers, farmers, film stars and a prima ballerina accused of leading a spy ring follow. These are stories that link up with novelistic scope; Marra has a marvelous sense of the small events contained in history's sweep. In "The Tsar of Love and Techno," he creates an unforgettable tapestry of humanity in the face of repression.
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•"Golden Age" by Jane Smiley (Knopf, $26.95, 464 pages) Jane Smiley says goodbye to the Langdons, the fictional Iowa farm family she introduced in 2014's "Some Luck," in this magnificent final installment to "The Last Hundred Years" trilogy. The South Bay author covered the years 1920 to 1986 in "Some Luck" and its sequel, "Early Warning," with each chapter spanning a single year. "Golden Age" covers 1987-2019, allowing Smiley to engage in some amusing speculation about what America has in store over the next few years. Taken together, the three books represent a rare achievement, one that captures the significant high points of 20th-century American history even as it yields an indelible family portrait. Smiley somehow makes her large cast of characters distinct -- we recognize and care about each one until the final page.
•"Mendocino Fire: Stories" by Elizabeth Tallent (Harper, $24.99, 272 pages) The lives of ordinary people fill the pages of Elizabeth Tallent's new collection of short stories. Tallent, who has taught in the creative writing program at Stanford University since 1994, is the author of previous story collections "Honey," "In Constant Flight" and "Time with Children." In these stories, she continues to explore relationships on the brink of transformation. She'll read from the book on Nov. 12 at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park.

The ‘mobile app gap’ is still a problem

The ‘mobile app gap’ is still a problem Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the HP Battery
Apple’s Maxi Pad is no laptop or Surface Pro killer – even though it holds up comparatively well for general workforce usage.
This is the prognosis from some in the analyst community and those who will compete against it. The view from the Mac channel understandably differs somewhat.
A relatively late market entrant - not that this has held Apple back before - the iPad Pro packs a 64-bit ARM compatible A9X CPU that is 360 times faster than the original iPad, weighs 1.57lbs, and offers ten hours of battery life, Apple claimed at the launch of the device.
The iPad Pro borrows features from the Surface - a keyboard and pen can be bought separately. This is a nod to the criticisms of past pads; they're usable content consumption devices but aren't content creation kings for most IT pros with battery like Hp HP43120A Battery, Hp M1722A Battery, Hp M1723A Battery, Hp M1758A Battery, Hp M1770A Battery, Hp M1771 Battery, Hp M1772A Battery, Hp M2460A Battery, Biocare Battery, Biocare ECG-101 Battery, Biocare ECG-300G Battery, GE DASH 2500 Battery.
Apple dragged Microsoft on stage at the recent unveiling to demonstrate its wares on the device; Microsoft desperately needs to expand its relaitvely low OS share in a mobile world; Apple needs to appeal to more businesses.
According to the big brains at Forrester, 59 per cent of laptop users at work spend more than three hours using the device, but only 22 per cent of their time on a fondleslab.
In enterprises with 500-plus users, 53 per cent of the tabs in use are employee owned, compared with 21 per cent for laptops - this is the BYOD factor at work. However, the proportion of the pad market sold to businesses is forecast to grow from six per cent of total tab sales in 2010 to a fifth in 2018.
The problem facing Apple is the “mobile app gap”, said Frank Gillet, Forrester veep, and the "[iPad Pro] won’t take massive share from laptop, nor will it dent Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3, which offer a full Windows OS”.
Some companies, including GE, have ploughed cash into iOS – to set up mobile developer centres to convert business critical application into the OS – but many have not.
“Most companies are still contending with decades worth of investment in proprietary software infrastructures. When asked which OS they associate with legacy application compatibility on tablets, 56 per cent of technology decision-makers list Windows, and only 11 per cent list iOS,” said Gillet.
This means there is a divide between tasks workers can fulfil on an iOS device versus Windows, and will push those in charge of Infrastructure and Operations to think of iPad Pro as a “supplemental device”.
iPads and iPhones are "not generally" domain-joined, so users can't access core network folders, and this has necessitated the use of intermediaries, Forrester added. Conversely, the Surface Pro is both domain-joined and manageable via standard PC management tools that are already in use.

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2015

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2015 Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Edan Battery
Her biggest competition for line honours had been from fellow American yacht Rambler which also hit an object in the water on Saturday, sustaining similar damage.
“We have no idea what we hit, we couldn’t see it,” the yacht’s navigator Andrew Cape said.
“It might have been marine life or flotsam, but it was a solid hit. It shook the boat.” But while Comanche kept extending her lead on Monday in good conditions, the 88-footer Rambler was slowed by a lack of breeze in the final stages of the race with battery such as Edan HYTB-102 Battery,Edan HYLB-231 Battery,Edan HYLB-957A Battery,Edan M9 Battery,Edan SE-1 Battery,Edan SE-1200 Battery,Edan SE-3 Battery,Edan SE-300A Battery,Edan SE-300B Battery, Osen Battery, Edan ECG-8110 Battery, Edan ECG-8110A Battery. She still has just under 50 nautical miles to complete.
In third position is Australian entry Ragamuffin 100, followed by the Giovanni Soldini-skippered Maserati, Ichi Ban and Chinese Whisper.
Sailors returning to Sydney on Sunday spoke of the terrifying conditions for this year’s race, with winds of up to 40 knots.
“It was like hitting a wall of water; hitting you in the face, sea water, rain water -- you couldn’t tell,” Julia Cooney, on board Brindabella, told The Australian newspaper.
Ragamuffin 100 was revealed Monday as the latest of the supermaxis to be damaged, with the port daggerboard completely sheared off in the race organised by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
“We’ve had our fair share of problems but we’re still on track to get to Hobart and we haven’t given up,” sailing master David Witt said earlier Monday.
“We didn’t hit anything, we just dropped off a wave in the fresh stuff and loaded it up and snapped it off.” The race record -- set by Wild Oats XI in 2012 -- is one day, 18 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds.
Owner Jim Clark joins wife Kristy aboard their mighty winner @TeamComanche #rshry pic.twitter.com/AI9O7Rv77I

All kinds of wearables will be on display

All kinds of wearables will be on display Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Philips Battery
CES is the one time of year it’s easy to believe in the dream of the smart home. And fortunately, recent years have made it look closer and closer to reality.
Apple and Google are starting to cut through the mess and let everything in our homes talk together. This year, with their help, expect to see connectivity creep into new areas of the home and for existing smart home products to get even more integrated.
That dream is still a long ways out, but one of the big things to look for this year is how Samsung, Intel, and major backers are making progress: Can they help these products get connected? Can they ensure that everything will speak the same language in 10 years with battery such as Philips A3 Battery, Philips M3516A Battery, Philips M4735A Battery, Philips ME202C Battery, Philips Pagewriter 100 Battery, Philips Pagewriter 200 Battery, Philips Pagewriter 300 Battery, Philips Suresign VS2 Battery, Philips Suresign VS3 Battery, Philips Suresign VM4 Battery, Philips Suresign VM6 Battery, Philips Suresign VM8 Battery? Don't expect the long-awaited Internet of Things to appear overnight, but do expect to see the first tangible pieces of its infrastructure.
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This year at the big show we're expecting a lot of "me-too" wearables — commodity wristbands, smartwatches from legacy brands, and next-generation trackers with iterative design improvements. Sensors will pop up in everything from sports equipment to sneakers to bras to dresses. "Hearables" will be a theme this year, which basically means that headphone makers have realized they can add sensors to the things we wear all the time anyway and charge a mark-up. The best part of all this might just be the commoditization: wearable tech is becoming more accessible. But just like last year, we might be waiting until the spring — or well beyond — before we see whether real innovation in wearables is going to take shape this year.
For all the competitive hype surrounding music streaming in recent times, the hardware with which we listen to music has remained largely unchanged. Apple's takeover of Beats has so far focused on developing an all-encompassing music service, not the next great set of headphones. Companies like Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, and V-Moda continue to refine their products and expand the choice of wireless options, but the world of personal audio seems in need of disruption.
Apple's Lightning connector — standard across modern iPods, iPhones, and iPads — could be the catalyst for a dramatic change. There are already Lightning headphones from Philips and Audeze, whose advantage over conventional wired cans is in sending a digital signal to an integrated amp and converter inside the headphones. This allows companies to fine-tune the sound processing specifically for each pair of headphones. It won't be something that everyone needs, but a new wave of Lightning-connected headphones opens up the possibility for a more portable audiophile sound experience — one that doesn't depend on custom phone designs or extra peripherals.

All kinds of wearables will be on display

All kinds of wearables will be on display Welcome to a Biomedical Battery specialist of the Philips Battery
CES is the one time of year it’s easy to believe in the dream of the smart home. And fortunately, recent years have made it look closer and closer to reality.
Apple and Google are starting to cut through the mess and let everything in our homes talk together. This year, with their help, expect to see connectivity creep into new areas of the home and for existing smart home products to get even more integrated.
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Outside of CES, 2015 was a pretty big year for wearables — the Apple Watch came to market, Fitbit went public (and revealed it actually makes money), apparel makers started putting more tech directly into clothing, and VR headsets became an actual thing. But many of these products still suffer from technological and practical constraints, and it's unlikely that CES 2016 will be the event that sets the definitive tone for the wearables market in the upcoming year.
This year at the big show we're expecting a lot of "me-too" wearables — commodity wristbands, smartwatches from legacy brands, and next-generation trackers with iterative design improvements. Sensors will pop up in everything from sports equipment to sneakers to bras to dresses. "Hearables" will be a theme this year, which basically means that headphone makers have realized they can add sensors to the things we wear all the time anyway and charge a mark-up. The best part of all this might just be the commoditization: wearable tech is becoming more accessible. But just like last year, we might be waiting until the spring — or well beyond — before we see whether real innovation in wearables is going to take shape this year.
For all the competitive hype surrounding music streaming in recent times, the hardware with which we listen to music has remained largely unchanged. Apple's takeover of Beats has so far focused on developing an all-encompassing music service, not the next great set of headphones. Companies like Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, and V-Moda continue to refine their products and expand the choice of wireless options, but the world of personal audio seems in need of disruption.
Apple's Lightning connector — standard across modern iPods, iPhones, and iPads — could be the catalyst for a dramatic change. There are already Lightning headphones from Philips and Audeze, whose advantage over conventional wired cans is in sending a digital signal to an integrated amp and converter inside the headphones. This allows companies to fine-tune the sound processing specifically for each pair of headphones. It won't be something that everyone needs, but a new wave of Lightning-connected headphones opens up the possibility for a more portable audiophile sound experience — one that doesn't depend on custom phone designs or extra peripherals.

Theater Listings for Jan. 1-7

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The Changeling’ (in previews; opens on Jan. 10) If the holidays inspire you with less than charitable feelings, you can indulge them with Red Bull’s revival of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley’s deliciously grisly Jacobean tragedy. Manoel Felciano, Christian Coulson and Sara Topham star in this tale of desire, madness and betrayal, directed by Jesse Berger. Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street, West Village, 866-811-4111, redbulltheater.com. (Alexis Soloski)
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‘Key Change’ (previews start on Thursday; opens on Jan. 13) A show developed by women incarcerated in a prison in the North of England, this devised theater piece was a winner of a Best of Edinburgh Award at the summer’s festival. The playwright Catrina McHugh, the director Laura Lindow and a cast of five actors present the women’s stories. Fourth Street Theater, 83 East Fourth Street, East Village, 212-868-4444, smarttix.com. (Soloski)
‘Maurice Hines Tappin’ Thru Life’ (in previews; opens on Jan. 11) Those who shuffle on over to New World Stages will see this intimate song-and-dance show written and performed by the actor and hoofer Maurice Hines. As his brother Gregory, who died in 2003, can no longer tap alongside him, Maurice Hines will be joined by the dancing siblings John and Leo Manzari and accompanied by the Diva Jazz Orchestra. Jeff Calhoun directs the brushes, strikes and changes. New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, 212-239-6200, newworldstages.com. (Soloski)
‘Noises Off’ (in previews; opens on Jan. 14) The Roundabout revives Michael Frayn’s evergreen farce of backstage antics and onstage fiascoes under the direction of Jeremy Herrin (“Wolf Hall”). Expect slammed doors, dropped trousers and many sardines offered by a first-class cast including Andrea Martin, Campbell Scott, Megan Hilty, Tracee Chimo and Jeremy Shamos. American Airlines Theater, 227 West 42nd Street, 212-719-1300, roundabouttheatre.org. (Soloski)