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The Federal Government is threatening to build a gas power plant in New South Wales if the electricity sector does not commit to replacing coal-fired power stations that are being retired.

With the coal-fired Liddell Power Station in the Hunter Valley due to shut down in 2023, the Federal Government is worried there will not be enough dispatchable power, given the sector's focus on building wind and solar farms.

The Federal Government will demand electricity generators come up with a plan for 1,000 megawatts of new dispatchable energy in time for the end of 2023.

If it is not satisfied with the private sector's commitments by the end of April next year, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is vowing to intervene directly in the market.

"We won't risk the affordability and reliability of the NSW energy system and will step in unless the industry steps up," Mr Morrison said.

The Federal Government has tasked Snowy Hydro Limited with drawing up plans for a gas generator in the Hunter Valley at Kurri Kurri.

The Federal Government's National COVID Coordination Commission has a lot of gas industry players involved, and it appears to be showing in its policy recommendations.

Mr Morrison will press the Government's case for more non-renewable power generation in a speech to business and industry in Newcastle on Tuesday.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor said the market needed to focus on new, dispatchable power, arguing current plans fall "far short of what is required".

"Over the last decade, the private sector has not built a single new reliable power plant in NSW," Mr Taylor said.

"The Government has always been clear we need to see life extension or like-for-like replacement of Liddell.

"If industry steps up, we'll step back."

The potential for a taxpayer-backed, gas-fired power plant comes as the Federal Government turns its eye to the troubled gas market.

The east coast gas market has boomed under the development of Queensland's coal seam gas fields over the last decade.

But while that has made for a profitable liquefied natural gas export market, Australian commercial and industrial gas users have continued to pay high prices.

The Federal Government will announce a sweep of measures aimed at addressing that imbalance, including:

The Federal Government is promoting the initiatives as moves that will both lower gas prices and create jobs.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has long raised concerns that local commercial and industrial users are paying more for gas than exporters are selling it for on international markets.

A domestic gas reservation policy has not been ruled out, nor has building terminals for importing gas.

The Government's focus on gas is expected to draw the ire of the renewable energy sector and environmental groups, which point to significant improvement in the capacity of wind and solar power to support the nation's electricity needs.

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Electromechanical engineering specialist Houghton International has agreed a game-changing deal with Siemens Energy which will see it take over the former blade manufacturing factory at the birthplace of the steam turbine, the CA Parsons Works in Heaton.

The 120,000sqft of world-class engineering space will be used to consolidate five of the company's operational sites alongside its existing pump repair facility currently housed on the site, also creating significant room for further growth. The move represents a massive milestone for the company, which has experienced rapid growth over the past five years and will create a best in class facility from which to service its growing domestic and international customer base.

Positioning itself for future growth in emerging markets, the company also intends to retain its large machine facility on Shields Road adjacent to new workshop to service an increased demand for larger repairs from around the UK, providing a total combined footprint over 135,000sqft.

In a further coup, the factory will be named The Ronnie Mitten Works after one of the company's founders, Ron Mitten, who's technical legacy still brings work into the business each day, well over a decade after he sadly passed away in 2007.

Ron Mitten's son, Michael Mitten, the current CEO of Houghton International, said: I am truly delighted and equally honoured to be taking over such a prestigious site, and to be allowed to hoist my dad's name above the door really is the cherry on the cake for me. I want to thank the team at Siemens Energy for having the confidence in us to take on the site and allowing us to name it after my dad. He'd be blown away by the notion that his name will be sat alongside that of Charles Parsons.

I'm also delighted to be able to announce such an exciting phase in the company's development, and some positive news for the North East. It's a massive deal for us, one that cements our home for the next 25 years, and gives us one of the largest rotating electrical machine service centres in Western Europe. Now we need to fill it up with work. We envisage that we will be creating new jobs very soon, and will need great people to help us achieve our mission to be the best in the world at what we do.

The expansion is a huge opportunity for Houghton International and is the result of many years of hard work to grow the business, our workforce and our customer base to get to this point. To do so at such a critical economic time means we'll be perfect placed to take full advantage of the post-Covid economic boom that I'm certain will happen, especially in renewable energy and the shift towards the electrification of mass transportation.

The consolidation will improve efficiency across the business, offer greater opportunities for training and cross skilling staff, enable us to adapt to changing market conditions faster and further improve the service we offer to customers.

This is a huge step change for the business and the investment we are making now will further support Houghton International's reputation as a market leader regionally, nationally and internationally.

The move into the new site is currently underway with the aim of having the whole business relocated by the end of the year. Alongside providing extra space for Covid-19 physical distancing, the additional capacity created by the move will also enable the company to create dedicated R&D and training facilities, further investing in the future.

Specialising in the monitoring, maintenance, repair and life extension of electromechanical assets around the world, Houghton International operates across a range of sectors including power generation, water, oil & gas, rail and industrial and manufacturing. The company has grown incrementally over the past 36 years.

Currently owned by Siemens Energy, the CA Parsons Works work site has been home to world class engineering since the start of the 20th century. Being co-located on the site alongside Siemens Energy presents an excellent opportunity for ongoing collaboration between two complementary companies to reinvest in the vacant facility and continue its strong heritage into the future.

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Tiffany Scott, Marketing and Business Development Director, Houghton InternationalTel: 0191 234 3000Email: tiffany.scott@houghton-international.com

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Houghton International pioneers technical and commercial innovation in the repair, maintenance and life extension of electro mechanical assets around the world, servicing a broad range of sectors including power generation, renewables, industrial, water, oil and gas, marine and rail.

We develop long-term partnerships with worldwide brands by listening to our customers' needs, understanding the markets in which they operate and how they add value to their customers, we tailor our investments and business structure to deliver value that exceeds expectations.

As a privately owned family company we value our independence and have a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. That's why our customers keep coming back to us.

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The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC as its company of choice for replacing the nations aging intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. Consequently, Northrop secured a $13.3 billion deal for performing the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program.

Notably, Boeings BA Minuteman II ICBM was thus far the United States chosen land-based nuclear deterrent.

Northrop won the EMD award for GBSD program after completing a highly successful three-year technology maturation and risk reduction (TMRR) phase-one effort as part of the competition. Notably, the team of highly-experienced defense majors involved in the GBSD program, including Lockheed LMT, Textron TXT and L3Harris Technologies LHX, has achieved all TMRR design review milestones on time and on cost.

Moreover, per USSTRATCOMs Statement to Congress, the GBSD Analysis of Alternatives provided decisive analysis that continued life extension of the Minuteman III will be more costly than a replacement system. Also, as more modern deterrent systems become the need of the hour, the existing Minuteman II might not address future challenges and threats to the nations current ICBM force.

While the Minuteman has served as the backbone of the nations ICBM force since 1962, its aging infrastructure, and asset attrition require a comprehensive weapon system replacement beginning in 2028. While this heightened the need for replacement, the U.S. Air Force has remained focused on sustaining its ICBM force at the lowest reasonable cost.

So the cost-effectiveness of the GBSD program along with its state-of-the-art features must have persuaded the U.S. Air Force to choose it as the next nuclear deterrent of the country.

Boeing walked out of this ICBM-replacement competition in December 2019, citing lack of cost competitiveness, as stated by a Reuters report. This was because the jet giant felt it to be difficult to submit a bid for the competition, wherein the cost of replacement was being set at $85 billion by the Pentagons Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office.

In fact, in a letter to the U.S. Air Force, chief executive of Boeing Defense Space and Security, Leanne Caret said that Northrops Orbital ATK takeover in 2018, which strengthened the companys missile portfolio, might have boosted Northrops cost competitiveness compared to Boeings.

While Northrops Orbital ATK acquisition did boost the company to offer its GBSD program at a cost efficient level, lets not forget the fact that Boeing has already been suffering a cash crunch, following the grounding of its 737 Max fleet since March 2019.

Notably, Boeings operating cash outflow was $2.45 billion at the end of 2019 against cash inflow of $15.32 billion at the end of 2018. Its free cash outflow totaled $4.28 billion at 2019 end against cash inflow of$13.60 billion at the end of 2018. So, by December, when the final bid for the ICBM replacement competition was supposed to be submitted by Boeing, its management had a pretty good picture at hand about the companys weak cash position.

Thus, the impact that 737 grounding had on Boeings cash reserve might have also influenced the companys decision to walk out of the bid.

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Pringles Minis Shelf Life: Its fair to say that few product launches in recent years have matched Pringles Minis for impact in the vending sector, writes PV Editor Ian Reynolds-Young. Expectations were high when the introductory announcement was made seven months ago and then in February, when we reported on the initial sales of the product and ARNs Lyndsey Boutflour told us, we have already taken pre-orders for 4,218 cases for Pringles Minis Original and Sour Cream & Onion.

The product was selling through as quickly as it was selling out. Jane McDonald of Excel Vending said, the reaction to Pringles Minis was astonishing. We generated over 1,000 comments on Facebook and around 600 on Twitter in the first 12 hours after going live! I think the success is a good measure of Pringles popularity and the appetite consumers have for the brand-new Pringles Minis.

It was as though Minis Mania had descended on the UK. All was set fair for Kelloggs crowd-pleaser to break any sales record you could name. And then Well, we all know what happened in March.

In May, I asked a vending operator friend of mine how bad things really were and he told me, its not the end of the world, but we can see it from here.

Slowly more slowly than the government would like people are returning to work. Fingers crossed; offices, factories and schools will emerge from isolation in the coming weeks and transport hubs will once again be busy.

But nothing is for sure, nothing is nailed on. Operators and indeed, wholesaler Automatic Retailing Northern, (ARN) are understandably wary of over stocking products, when there remains a danger that Best Before dates will expire. Whilst it may be some time before Pringles Minis delivers the level of sales through vendings favourite wholesaler that it achieved in Q1, the news that, after an exhaustive series of tests, Pringles Minis Shelf Life is now 11 months from the date of production, should give buyers a much-needed confidence boost as they consider their orders.

Well take any good news right now, Lyndsey told us. Pringles Minis already had the edge on the traditional crisps brands with 9 months of shelf life, so with Pringles Minis Shelf Life extended for an extra couple of months its as though the insurance policy has been improved. Sales in Q1 were out of this world but those numbers seem irrelevant now. We see Pringles Minis as one of the products that will bring consumers back to vending machines and kick-start the industry

As the gradual return to work or education continues, the one thing we can be sure of is that, however difficult the circumstance may be, consumers will once again make their favourite drinks and snacks part of their day; and Pringles Minis Shelf Life extension gives operators a welcome additional safety net in trying times.

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Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A second spacecraft designed by Northrop Grumman to extend the life of satellites in orbit is headed toward a rescue some 22,200 miles above Earth.

The spacecraft is part of Northrop's new in-orbit services. Analysts and observers predict such services will grow into a multibillion-dollar market over the next 10 years.

Northrop is the first commercial service to enable private space companies to extend the life of large, expensive satellites past their life expectancy as designed.

"Satellite operators have few options when a satellite is aging, and they are all expensive [options]," said Joe Anderson, a vice president with Northrop subsidiary SpaceLogistics based in Dulles, Va.

The company's rescue satellite, Mission Extension Vehicle-2, or MEV-2, was launched Aug. 15 from the European Space Agency's Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, South America.

The launch began a seven-month journey to a rendezvous with a communication satellite, Intelsat 10-02. Sent aloft in 2004, the satellite provides service to customers of for Intelsat Corp., whose administrative center is in McLean, Va.

Once it clamps onto the Intelsat, the MEV will become a new engine for the satellite, which is running low on fuel. The Northrop spacecraft will keep the satellite in the proper orbit and pointed toward Earth, Anderson said.

The first MEV spacecraft, launched in October 2019, is operating successfully as a new, supplemental engine for another Intelsat satellite, Intelsat 901, which was launched in 2001, according to Northrop and Intelsat.

That satellite reached the end of its lifespan and had been moved to the so-called graveyard orbit, which is about 300 miles higher than any functional satellites.

The incentive to rescue such large communications satellites is their high cost -- between $150 million and $300 million, Anderson said.

While he declined to reveal the cost of Northrop's MEV units, Anderson said the company intends to sell in-orbit services at a price that is attractive to satellite companies.

Intelsat previously reported in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it would pay about $13 million per year, or $65 million for five years, for MEV-1.

If a company can put off the cost to build and launch a new satellite for five years, it can invest that money in other projects, making the life-extension service a valuable route, Anderson said.

Northrop will own and operate the MEV craft through SpaceLogistics. After the five-year missions for Intelsat, the MEV units can extend their work or move to other missions, Anderson said.

The MEVs are powered by electric engines energized by solar panels to raise their own orbit and control the Intelsat satellites, along with hydrazine chemical propulsion to rendezvous with their target satellites, Anderson said.

The electric thrusters are considered more efficient for such orbital missions, but they take longer to reach high orbit than bigger chemical propulsion engines.

Despite the success of MEV missions, Northrop won't build more similar satellites, but rather develop a new version with more capabilities. It will be known as a Mission Robotic Vehicle, or MRV, Anderson said.

The MRV would carry several life extension "pods" -- small electric engines that can be dispersed among multiple satellites per mission, Anderson said. He said Northrop believes that will boost the cost efficiency of each mission.

Northrop also will design the robotic mothership, the MRV, to inspect satellites and possibly conduct limited repairs, providing more value, he said.

Such expanded robotic spacecraft could be valuable to Intelsat, as well, said Jean-Luc Froeliger, vice president of its space systems engineering operations.

"We are definitely interested in the robotic vehicle under development, although nothing is signed yet," Froeliger said. "We're making revenue from the MEV life extension already, but in the long term, MEV doesn't make sense financially."

The robotic version, MRV, should be more fiscally attractive if it can extend the life of multiple Intelsat satellites for each launch, he said.

"We got the rebate of being the first customer to help get the program started," Froeliger said. "I don't think, long term, it makes good financial business for Northrop or for us to make more MEVs. If it was, we'd have signed up for 10 more."

Extending the life of multiple satellites with one MRV could address Intelsat's aging fleet of 51 operational satellites more efficiently, Froeliger added. That's because it will carry multiple engines -- or pods -- that can be dispersed and attached to multiple Intelsat satellites per mission, not just one.

"Life extension of our satellites is just one more tool in our toolbox to handle our fleet," he said.

Such life extension missions haven't been available in the private sector before, said Dallas Kasaboski, an analyst with Northern Sky Research, based in Cambridge, Mass.

"Governments have repaired or repositioned spacecraft in space for decades, but these Northrop missions are the first truly commercial in-orbit missions of their kind," Kasaboski said.

Spacecraft that extend the life of satellites are just one part of an emerging sector in commercial space known as in-orbit services, Kasaboski said.

The commercial market for such in-orbit services should generate about $3.1 billion over the next decade, based on an analysis his firm released in February.

Many other types of in-orbit services are expected in the coming years, he said.

Those services include "relocation, or repair, especially as governments grapple with the problem of space trash and thousands of new satellites being launched," Kasaboski said.

Although growth is likely for all in-orbit services, life extension itself may remain only a small niche market for years, said Joel Sercel, a technology entrepreneur and founder of Trans Astronautica Corp., a startup based in the Los Angeles area.

"Life extension for satellites might make sense for large communication satellites, an exquisite spy satellite, or a billion-dollar space telescope, but it could be too expensive for smaller satellites," Sercel said.

NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, serving as commander of the Expedition 63 mission aboard the International Space Station, took these photos of Hurricane Laura as it continued to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico on August 25. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo

The International Space Station was orbiting over Kazakhstan and into China while the solar eclipse shadowing a portion of the Asian continent was captured by an external high definition camera on June 21. In the left foreground, is the H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 from Japan. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy (L) and Bob Behnken work on U.S. spacesuits inside the ISS's Quest airlock on June 20. The two are slated to conduct spacewalks on June 26 and July 1 to begin the replacement of batteries for one of the power channels on the orbiting laboratory. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo

This satellite image from June 14 shows a brush fire, sparked by a vehicle fire, near Bush Highway and Arizona State Route 87. By June 16, nearly 65,000 acres northeast of Phoenix had burned, making the Bush Fire the largest in the state this year and the largest burning now in the United States. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo

Tropical Storm Cristobal is pictured on June 7 from the ISS as it was nearing southeastern Louisiana. The orbiting lab was just off the coast of West Palm Beach, Fla., when this photograph was taken. Photo courtesy of NASA

An orbital nighttime view from the ISS as it orbited above the Indian Ocean shows the "aurora australis" and a starry sky with Russia's Progress 74 resupply ship in the foreground on June 7. Photo courtesy of NASA

A waning gibbous moon is pictured just above the Earth's horizon as the ISS orbits over the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Angola on June 7. Photo courtesy of NASA

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley (L) and Bob Behnken, who flew SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to the ISS, briefs mission controllers about their experience in the new vehicle on June 1. Photo courtesy of NASA

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, is pictured approaching the International Space Station with part of southwestern Turkey, including the coastal city of Demrem, in the background on May 31. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo

Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu is seen as the International Space Station passed over the Horn of Africa on February 19. This historic port on the coast of the Indian Ocean is home to more than 2 million people. The red and orange colors in the dune fields are due to natural chemical and weathering processes that left behind traces of iron in the sandy minerals. These dunes stand in contrast to the lightly-colored, calcium carbonate-rich sands near the shore. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo

NASA's Juno mission captured this look at Jupiter's tumultuous northern regions during the spacecraft's close approach to the planet on February 17. Notable features in this view are the long, thin bands that run through the center of the image from top to bottom, observed since Juno's first close pass by Jupiter in 2016. The streaks are layers of haze particles that float above the underlying cloud features. Scientists don't yet know precisely what these hazes are made of or how they form. NASA/UPI | License Photo

This image is one of the most photogenic examples of the many turbulent stellar nurseries the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed during its 30-year lifetime. The portrait features the giant nebula NGC 2014 and its neighbor NGC 2020, which together form part of a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, about 163,000 light-years away. The image is nicknamed the "Cosmic Reef" because it resembles an undersea world. Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | License Photo

This Hubble image shows a globular cluster known as NGC 104, or, more commonly, 47 Tucanae, since it is part of the constellation of Tucana (The Toucan) in the southern sky. Scientists using Hubble observed the white dwarfs in the cluster. These dying stars migrate from the crowded center of the cluster to its outskirts. While astronomers knew about this process, they had never seen it in action until the detailed study of 47 Tucanae. Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | License Photo

MyCn18, a young planetary nebula located about 8,000 light-years away, was imaged with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 aboard Hubble. This image reveals the true shape of MyCn18 to be an hourglass with an intricate pattern of "etchings" in its walls. This picture has been composed from three separate images taken in the light of ionized nitrogen (represented by red), hydrogen (green), and doubly ionized oxygen (blue). Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | License Photo

The Eagle Nebula's Pillars of Creation, one of Hubble's most iconic images, shows the pillars as seen in visible light, capturing the multi-colored glow of gas clouds, wispy tendrils of dark cosmic dust, and the rust-colored elephants' trunks of the nebula's famous pillars. With these new images comes better contrast and a clearer view for astronomers to study how the structure of the pillars is changing over time. Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | License Photo

This image from Hubble shows the dramatic shape and color of the Ring Nebula, otherwise known as Messier 57. From Earth's perspective, the nebula looks like a simple elliptical shape with a shaggy boundary. However, observations combining existing ground-based data with new Hubble data show that the nebula is shaped like a distorted doughnut. Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | License Photo

This image from Hubble depicts bright blue newly formed stars that are blowing a cavity in the center of a star-forming region known as N90. The dust in the region gives these distant galaxies a reddish-brown tint. Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | License Photo

The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) aboard Hubble snapped this image of the planetary nebula, cataloged as NGC 6302, but more popularly called the Bug Nebula or the Butterfly Nebula, on July 27, 2009. NGC 6302 lies within our Milky Way galaxy, roughly 3800 light-years away. The "butterfly" stretches for more than two light-years, which is nearly half the distance from the Sun to the nearest star, Proxima Centauri. Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | License Photo

Hubble's image of the star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) reveals dramatic changes in the illumination of surrounding dusty cloud structures. The effect, called a light echo, has been unveiling never-before-seen dust patterns ever since the star suddenly brightened for several weeks in early 2002. Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | License Photo

This picture, taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard Hubble, shows the upper 2.5 light-years of the Cone Nebula (in NGC 2264), a height that equals 23 million roundtrips to the moon. The entire pillar is seven light-years long. Astronomers believe that these pillars may be incubators for developing stars. The ACS made this observation on April 2, 2002. Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | License Photo

This composite image, produced by the NASA-NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite, provides a view of the Americas at night. The clouds and sun glint, added here for aesthetic effect, are derived from MODIS instrument land surface and cloud cover products. Photo courtesy of NASA/UPI | License Photo

The "aurora australis" is pictured near the southernmost point of the International Space Station's orbital trek above the Indian Ocean on April 8. Photo courtesy of NASA

The NGC 4651 galaxy may look serene and peaceful as it swirls in the vast, silent emptiness of space. It is believed that this galaxy consumed another smaller galaxy to become the beautiful spiral. Although only a telescope like the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which captured this image, could give a picture this clear, NGC 4651 can also be observed with an amateur telescope. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo

The Canadarm2 robotic arm and Dextre, the fine-tuned robotic hand, are remotely controlled on Earth to extract Bartolomeo from the pressurized trunk of the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship on March 25. Bartolomeo is a European Space Agency science payload system that will enable numerous external science experiments to be conducted and controlled outside the space station. Photo courtesy of NASA

The bright lights of Osaka, Japan, on Osaka Bay were pictured from the International Space Station on March 15 during an orbital night pass 259 miles above the island nation. Photo courtesy of NASA

The cities of southeast China glitter brightly during an orbital night pass on March 5 as the International Space Station soared 259 miles above the Asian continent. The brightest lights at right center represent the city of Shanghai on the coast of the East China Sea. Photo courtesy of NASA

The atmospheric glow floats above Earth's moonlit horizon beneath a starry sky on March 4 as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above central Asia. Photo courtesy of NASA

The Florida peninsula is pictured looking northward on February 28 as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the Caribbean Sea. Photo courtesy of NASA

The well-lit New York/New Jersey metropolitan area is viewed during the early morning hours on February 2 as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the northeastern United States. Landmarks include the dark rectangular area (lower center) that is Central Park in Manhattan. Photo courtesy of NASA

Mount Rainier is viewed from the International Space Station on February 19. Photo courtesy of NASA

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy known as NGC 4689. It is known as an "anemic galaxy," a galaxy that contains only quite small quantities of the raw materials needed to produce stars. This image was featured as ESA's Picture of the Week during the week of February 21. Image courtesy of ESA

The ISS flies in front of the moon in February as seen from Madrid. The photographer attached a camera to a telescope and while recording at 25 frames per second captured the 690-millisecond transit on video and composed this image of 17 stacked frames. Photo courtesy of Javier Manteca/ESA

The Mississippi River runs past Lake Pontchartrain, through the city of New Orleans, La., and into the Gulf of Mexico beaming from the sun's glint on February 7. Photo courtesy of NASA

The ISS was orbiting 266 miles above the Pacific Ocean when this picture was taken just off the western coast of North America on February 9. At top is California's San Francisco Bay. Washington state's Columbia River appears at the bottom of the frame. Photo courtesy of NASA

The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain on the European continent from Morocco on the African continent. The ISS was orbiting 265 miles above the Atlantic off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal, when this photograph was taken on February 11. Photo courtesy of NASA

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ST. JOHNS, N.L. An announced review by Husky Energy Inc. of its $2.2-billion West White Rose project off the coast of Newfoundland could be interpreted as a call for the province to take an equity stake to ensure it is built, an analyst says.

Under a worst-case scenario, it could also signal the Calgary-based companys option to eventually shut down or sell the currently producing White Rose offshore oil project itself, added analyst Phil Skolnick of Eight Capital in a report.

Constructionon the project expected to produce up to 75,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) was suspended in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic and Huskys refocusing of priorities because of the global economic downturn and low oil prices.

A full review of scope, schedule and cost of this project is critical, given the minimum one-year delay to first oil caused by COVID-19, and our priority of maintaining the strength of our balance sheet with ample liquidity, said Husky CEO Rob Peabody in a news release on Sept. 9.

Unfortunately, the delay caused by COVID-19 and continued market uncertainty leaves us no choice but to undertake a full review of the project and, by extension, our future operations in Atlantic Canada.

The West White Rose project is about 60 per cent complete, with about $1.1 billion in work left to be done in Newfoundland and Labrador and an expected $11 billion in future capital and operating expenditures over its life, Husky said.

We fully appreciate that this project represents billions in government taxes and other anticipated public benefits. Without it, these will not materialize, Peabody said in the release.

It states Husky has discussed the projects challenges and risks with the provincial and federal governments and has proposed ideas designed to protect jobs and the economic benefits the project will deliver.

We need to find a solution now, Peabody added.

Husky is the operator of the White Rose field and satellite extensions, which are located in the Jeanne dArc Basin approximately 350 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland and have been producing oil since 2005.

Huskys recent messages concerning next years capital plans suggest cutting debt is taking priority over funding West White Roseconstruction, Skolnick said.

Essentially, we believe that HSE is messaging to the Newfoundland and Labrador government that given the importance that this project has on tax revenues and associated employment, if the government wants to take on a working interest to help put certainty intoconstruction, the company is open to negotiating that, he said.

He added that if the new project doesnt go ahead, it raises questions about asset life extension projects on the SeaRose FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) unit, which is to be used at West White Rose.

If Husky decides those projects arent worthwhile to preserve the 20,000 bpd it currently gets from its share of the existing project, it could lead to a scenario where it attempts to sell or shuts down the project entirely in 2022, he said.

Newfoundland and Labrador is the third-largest oil producer in Canada and its offshore oil industry has been hit hard by crashing global oil prices.

In mid-March, Equinor and Husky announced an indefinite deferral of the Bay du Nord project, slated to be the provinces first deepwater operation.

Drilling on the Hibernia platform was suspended in April, as was a refit for the Terra Nova floating production storage and offloading vessel.

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has been imploring Ottawa to help the sector out, even holding a news conference in late May to appeal for federal aid.

West White Rose is expected to create about 250 full-time platform jobs.

Husky has a 60 per cent working interest, which would result in net output of up to 52,500 barrels per day if the project is completed.

Due to the short offshore weather window needed forconstruction, the suspension in March meant that West White Rose is delayed for at least a year.

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Saab has submitted a formal proposal for 12 new-build Gripen C/D multi-role fighters to Croatia. The proposal is a government-to-government deal, and was handed over on September 9 by representatives from Swedens FMV (defense material administration)and the countrys embassy in Zagreb. The proposal also includes a parallel strategic cooperation package that is tailored to the development of Croatian industrial and technological capability.

Sweden and Saab are offering a comprehensive and long-term solution for Croatian homeland security thatwill protect Croatias people and borders for decades to come, said Jonas Hjelm, the head of Saabs Aeronautics business area.If Croatia chooses Gripen, Saab is ready to transfer know-how and technology and establish a Regional Aeronautical and Support Service Centre in Croatia. This would develop long-term cooperation with local defense industry as well as the academic sector, generating some 500 high-tech jobs.

Since the late 2000s Croatia has been seeking a Western fighter to replace its fleet of 20 aging MiG-21bis/UMs. Half of the fleet underwent a limited life extension in Romania in the early 2000s. From 2013 seven of them subsequently received further refurbishment and basic NATO compatibility upgrades in Ukraine, which also supplied five additional aircraft to a similar standard from its own stocks. Comprising eight MiG-21bis and four MiG-21UMs, the survivors operate from Zagreb-Pleso with the Croatian air force's191 Eskadrila Lovakih Aviona fighter squadron, but serviceability is low.

An effort to procure a fighter of Western origin was launched in 2017, resulting in bids from Saab for the Gripen, and from Greece, Israel, and the U.S. offering F-16s. A batch of 12 ex-Israeli Lockheed Martin F-16s was selected in March, but this deal foundered in January 2019 due to U.S. objections regarding third-party technology transfer.

This led to a new fighter requirement being raised in July 2019, with new-build Gripen C/Ds and F-16 Block 70/72s being offered, along with various second-hand aircraft, including F-16s and Typhoons. A decision was expected in August 2020 for service-entry in 2022, but in early April 2020, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi announced that the fighter procurement program would be postponed while the government concentrated on handling the Covid-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the March 22 earthquake that damaged parts of the capital.

While Saab has concentrated its development efforts on the Gripen E/F, the C/D remains an important part of its export offerings, and in its latest Meteor missile-capable MS20 software iteration represents a very capable fighter that is ideal for countries with limited budgets and with defensive military requirements. In 2017 Saab announced that it had begun production of a batch of long-lead items so that it could respond rapidly to any orders, promising an 18-month contract-to-delivery timescale. The Gripen C/D is in service with neighbor Hungary, with whom Croatia established a number of defense co-operation agreementsincluding air policingin April 2019.

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Equipment required for reactor pressure vessel annealing has been delivered to the Armenian nuclear power plant.

The annealing will be carried out as part of the project to modernise and extend the life of unit 2 of the Armenian NPP. The plant will be prepared for the final part of the work on extending its service life, which will take place in 2021 - the reactor will be annealed, which will allow it to return to 80-85% of its original state by, the press service of Rosatom reported on 4 September.

This is an important science-intensive work to improve plant safety. Annealing will restore the characteristics of the metal of the reactor vessel, which will allow it to be safely operated in the future, said Yuri Sviridenko, manager for the life extension project.

The vessel will be annealed after the fuel assemblies have been unloaded into the used fuel pool. The vessel will be inspected and the equipment installed in the reactor. Using an annealing unit, the reactor vessel will be heated to a temperature of 475 degrees Celsius, kept at this temperature for several days, after which it will slowly cool down.

The procedure will be carried out by several Rosatom organisations, each of which is responsible for its own segment of the work.

This technology for recovery annealing of the reactor vessel metal was first applied in 1987 at Novovoronezh 3. Now this procedure is carried out at all plants requiring service life extension. Reactor pressure vessel annealing has already been completed at VVER-440 reactors at Kola in Russia, Rovno in Ukraine, Kozloduy in Bulgaria and Loviisa in Finland.

Unit 2 of Armenian nuclear power plant was reconnected to the grid on 1 September after being closed for scheduled repairs, Rosatom said.

The work performed has made it possible to significantly increase the level of safety and reliability of the power unit. Preventive maintenance at the Armenian NPP was completed 12 days ahead of schedule, Rosatom said. This was possible due to the efficient organisation of the process, the focus of the personnel of the Armenian NPP on results, as well as mutual understanding and effective business relations with the involved organisations that were developed during the joint work."

Rusatom Service, part of Rosatoms electric power division, was the general contractor for the work. For the fifth year now, the Armenian NPP has been combining maintenance work with the implementation of a programme to extend the life of the plant, since most of the activities in this direction are technologically available only when the unit is shut down, Rosatom noted. After completion of the maintenance activities, life extension work continues.

Armenias state programme provides for the extension of the operating life of the existing NPP unit until 2026, as well as the phased commissioning of new units. Funding was provided by a Russian state export loan of $270 million and a grant of $30 million for up to 15 years. However, earlier this year Armenia refused to extend the loan preferring to finance further work at its own expense. The Armenian government provided a budgetary loan to the Armenian NPP in the amount of $131.38 million for 2020-22, while the cost of the agreement with Rusatom Service is limited to $40.255 million.

The two-unit Armenian nuclear plant was built in the 1970s, but was closed following the Spitak earthquake in 1988. Metsamor 2 restarted with Russian assistance in 1995 in the face of severe energy shortages.

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A landfill site owners plan to add 15 years to the life of its contentious commercial and municipal waste tip has been thrown out.

FCC Environment runs the Bletchley Landfill Site, near Newton Leys, and it applied to Milton Keynes Council to add another 15 years to its operational life.

The tip is due to close in 2022 under permission granted in 2002, but the application would see it taking commercial and council waste until 2037 with another two years to finish off restoration work.

One of the objectors, resident Ethan Kelly-Wilson told Thursdays development control committee that he would be nearing retirement, and his child would be grown up before the site would be returned to nature.

Other objectors also made the case that residents, especially in Newton Leys, had brought their new homes on the understanding that they would only have to put up with the site for a few more years.

Adding 15 years would have a devastating impact, said Bletchley and Fenny Town councillor Ed Hume.

Mat Nicholson, the estates manager for owner FCC Environment, said he had concerns over the manner which some of the information was presented to the committee.

He claimed that it was in a manner not to give the full picture.

He said that the site, which employs 15 people, is regionally important, making up one quarter of the landfill space that is left in the whole of the south east of England.

Mr Nicholson said none of the statutory consultees had objected but that was not highlighted to the committee.

He claimed that consultees like the Environment Agency and the councils own environmental health officers were not given equal weight to other issues.

He admitted there had been a large number of recent complaints but claimed there is a disparity between complaints and reality.

Mr Nicholson added that if the life of the site was not extended then it would not be possible to restore the site as agreed. And he said it would cause issues with site gases and water.

But Tracy Darke, the councils director of economy, growth and culture, said councillors had to make a judgement on where the planning balance lies by taking everything into account.

Residents expected to have a country park in 2023 but in 2035 we could be in exactly the same position.

There is no clarity around when we get to the end date anyway.

Ward councillor Emily Darlington (Lab, Bletchley East) said having a landfill site in Milton Keynes until 2037 would go against the citys aim to be the greenest city.

And other speakers said they did not want Milton Keynes to be an exporter of other peoples rubbish when the council is aiming to send nothing at all to landfill.

Cllr Paul Trendall (Lib Dem, Campbell Park & Old Woughton) said: MK isnt everyones dumping ground.

Councillors voted unanimously to reject the application. FCC Environment will have the opportunity to appeal to the Government to get an inspector to overturn the committees decision.

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The most recent research released provided interesting results. Quite interesting.

Of all of the countries in the world all of them where do you think the United States ranks with respect to the increase in human longevity? That is, in which countries are people living longer. (This came out pre-virus.)

It might be significant to point out that both individually and in the aggregate, the U.S. ranks first by a healthy margin in money spent on health care. Then, it might not.

You see, as a country we rank 45th overall in life extension.

Of utmost significance, experts say the primary cause of this less than stellar ranking is, in a word diet.

Thats right, diet. What we eat. How its prepared and seasoned. (Think animal fat, fried, fast foods.) And individual amounts. How much, that is.

Just look at us, folks. Overweight or obese is almost standard. Especially is this so in places such as where we live. In rural areas. In the South. Not an opinion. A fact.

Lets not just say diet and leave it at that. It is estimated that 68 percent of adults are overweight and 34 percent are obese.

An ideal heart-healthy diet as defined by the American Heart Association entails that saturated and trans-fat should be limited to less than seven percent and one percent of your daily calories, respectively Additionally, physical activity can help control weight and improve cardiovascular health. It is recommended to exercise 30 minutes a day, five days a week. (Rony L. Shammas, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCAI, Vidant Medical Center)

Smoking? We dont even need to go there. We all know that it is a strong risk factor for heart attack, stroke and cancer.

Then, we could cite grim warnings about cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes, of course. But most of us have long known about all of this. Some are in denial, and some are going to do what they want to do, all information and warnings be damned. And that includes those now who also dont respect the coronavirus.

A good friend of mine would often say that You cant save people from themselves.

And that, friends, is the way it is.

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Greece and Turkey have a long history of animosity despite both being NATO members. However, theres a real concern that the current spike in tensions mainly related to control of oil and gas reserves and maritime rights in the eastern Mediterranean could escalate. If they do, the respective air arms of the two countries are likely to be heavily engaged, so its a good time to take a detailed look at their respective assets and how their capabilities compare.

Its worth noting here that the Hellenic and Turkish Air Forces regularly spar over the Aegean Sea. Turkey and Greece broadly have a long history of confrontation, including an all-out war fought in support of competing factions in Cyprus in 1974. That independent Mediterranean island, which is still divided between areas under the control of ethnic Greek and Turkish Cypriots to this day, remains a focus of antagonism between the two countries. However, current developments in the region have caused alarm in both NATO and the European Union.

The background to the current dispute surrounds the race to exploit energy reserves in the eastern Mediterranean. The two countries have claims on overlapping areas containing undersea oil and gas fields. In July, Turkey announced it was sending its research vessel Oru Reis to carry out a drilling survey in disputed waters off the coast of southwest Turkey, but close to the Greek island of Kastellorizo. The Greek military was put on alert and the vessel eventually left port on August 10, 2020.

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The illegal and provocative behavior of Turkey has a serious backlash not only to peace and stability in the eastern Mediterranean but to the cohesion of NATO and to its relations with the European Union, said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, in response to the Turkish drilling mission.

Greece claims 40,000 square kilometers of maritime jurisdiction area due to this tiny island [Kastellorizo] and attempts to stop the Oru Reis and block Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean, declared aatay Erciyes, Director General at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The build-up to the latest phase in the standoff included a collision between Greek and Turkish frigates on August 12, 2020. The Turkish warship involved was one of five escorting the research vessel OruReis. The Greek frigate Limnos made contact with its Turkish counterpart Kemal Reis and the resulting damage was apparently confirmed by photos published soon afterward in the Greek media.

Complicating matters, some of the recent exercises in the area have involved foreign participation, including French Air Force Rafale fighter jets that arrived at Souda-Chania Air Base on Crete for joint training with Greek F-16s on August 13, 2020. The French Ministry of Defense described the deployment as a temporarily strengthening [of] their presence in the eastern Mediterranean. Souda then received four F-16E/F Desert Falcons from the United Arab Emirates, which had touched down at the Greek base by August 27 to take part in further joint exercises.

On August 26, Greece began a naval exercise south of Cyprus involving forces from Cyprus, France, and Italy. At the same time, warships from Turkey and the United States were taking part in separate drills in the same area. The U.S. Navy has taken part in maneuvers with both the Greek and Turkish navies in recent weeks, including involvement from Greek F-16s and the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) executes drills with the Hellenic Navy frigate Aigaion (F 460) in the Mediterranean, August 24, 2020.

As well as a war of words and aggressive acts between ships, there have been other examples of direct posturing, too. The Turkish Ministry of Defense released what it claims is footage from the head-up display (HUD) of one of its F-16 fighters showing an incident that occurred on August 27, 2020, in which six Greek F-16s were supposedly warded off by Turkish Vipers. According to a statement from the ministry, the Greek fighters launched from Crete and were heading towards southern Cyprus when they approached an area in which Turkey had previously declared a restricted zone for a naval exercise.

The Turkish Ministry of Defense said the Greek jets were removed from the region and local media reported that the Oru Reis was also active in the area at the time. The supplied HUD footage shows F-16s in a turning fight at close quarters and includes several tone alerts indicating that the Turkish pilots AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile (AAM) was locked on to the opposing F-16. The full story behind the incident is unclear, but encounters of this kind are not uncommon over the contested waters of the Aegean. However, by posting the video now, the Turkish Ministry of Defense seems keen to display its willingness and ability to take on Greek airpower to protect its interests in the region.

The most recent altercations between Greek and Turkish forces, and the soaring rhetoric that has come with them, have been met with concern among the wider European Union, of which Greece is a member. The German Defense Minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has called for the situation in the Aegean to be defused and criticized the latest rounds of potentially provocative naval exercises staged by both countries in the area. Kramp-Karrenbauers words suggest theres now a wider recognition that another incident could put Greece and Turkey on a more serious collision course again, including in the air.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan on August 28, 2020, to talk about developments in the eastern Mediterranean. Stoltenberg stressed dialogue and de-escalation and the two discussed deconfliction mechanisms to prevent further incidents. For NATO, any tensions between Greece and Turkey threaten the solidarity of the alliance, potentially diminishing its ability to confront common security challenges.

Were urging everyone to stand down to reduce tensions and begin to have diplomatic discussions added U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. It is not useful to increase military tensions in the region.

After examining the background to the latest standoff, lets look at the key combat aircraft types that make up the two countries respective air arms.

The two countries air forces are spearheaded today by Lockheed Martin F-16 Viper fleets, which have now recorded three decades of service in Greece and Turkey. In both cases, the fighter jets were primarily purchased to replace aging F-104 Starfighters and F-5 Freedom Fighters.

The Hellenic Air Force (HAF, or Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia) received 170 F-16s of various types between 1989 and 2010 and, with a large-scale modernization program underway, the Viper will remain the backbone of the air arm for many years to come.

HELLENIC AIR FORCE

A Hellenic Air Force F-16C Block 50 in the markings of 341 Mira and armed with AGM-88 HARMs.

Greek Vipers were acquired via Foreign Military Sales (FMS) channels, through the Peace Xenia program, which included four distinct phases.

Peace Xenia I provided 34 single-seat F-16C and six two-seat F-16D Block 30 jets delivered between 1988 and 1990.

Peace Xenia II added another 32 F-16C and eight F-16D Block 50 aircraft. These jets are capable of night attack missions with the LANTIRN targeting pod and have AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) capability, making them suitable for the suppression/destruction of enemy air defenses (SEAD/DEAD) mission.

Peace Xenia III provided 40 F-16C and 20 F-16D Block 52+ jets, all equipped with conformal fuel tanks for extended range. These were delivered between 2003 and 2004.

After scrapping plans to purchase the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Greek government instead opted for another Viper order, under Peace Xenia IV, to replace the veteran fleet of A-7H/TA-7H Corsair II attack jets. The deal covered 20 F-16C and 10 F-16D Block 52+ Advanced versions, also sometimes referred to as Block 52M aircraft, and was signed in December 2005.

The HAFs aging F-16 Block 30s are now consolidated with a single squadron, 330 Mira, and the jets have undergone the Falcon UP service-life extension, work being undertaken locally by Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI).

Of the 150 or so Vipers still operational, the bulk is divided among eight operational squadrons based at Araxos, Lrisa, Na Anghialos, and Souda-Chania, but the HAF also maintains a number of rotational detachments on islands in the Aegean. All HAF F-16 squadrons maintain a full air-to-air capability and undertake quick reaction alert (QRA) readiness duties to counter potential Turkish airspace violations, despite the fact that some are specialized air-to-ground squadrons.

The Collins Aerospace DB-110 reconnaissance pod is available to Greek F-16s for reconnaissance missions, and additional weapons options include the AIM-120C AMRAAM, AGM-154C Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW), Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), and reportedly Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMD). Unusually, the HAF has opted for the pan-European IRIS-T as the primary short-range AAM for the Viper, rather than the AIM-9X Sidewinder.

Eyeing a longer-term modernization for its Vipers, Greece selected the F-16V upgrade that will bring 84 aircraft all of them Block 52+ and Block 52+ Advanced jets to Block 70/72 standard, including the AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) with active electronically scanned array (AESA), Raytheon Modular Mission Computer, remodeled cockpit including the second-generation Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS ), and the Link 16 data link, among other enhancements. Most of the work will be undertaken by HAI in Greece. There have been suggestions that the remaining 38 Block 50 jets could also undergo an upgrade, bringing them to a so-called Block 50+ Advanced standard, but this hasnt been contracted. The fate of the Block 30 aircraft is unclear, but they could be sold off, or perhaps used as aggressors for air defense training.

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A Turkish Air Force F-16 pair heads out for a training mission, led by an F-16C Block 50.

On the other side, the Turkish Air Force, or Trk Hava Kuvvetleri (THK), is the worlds third-largest Viper operator, with a total of 270 aircraft delivered in successively more capable Block 30, Block 50 and Block 50+ configurations.

Local industry also plays a significant part in the Turkish Viper program, with involvement from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) from the outset, including local assembly of aircraft and production of center/aft fuselage sections and wings.

The Turkish Viper procurement took place in four phases: Peace Onyx I to IV.

Under Peace Onyx I, Turkey received 136 F-16Cs and 24 F-16Ds, of which the first 44 were completed to Block 30 standard. The next 116 aircraft within Peace Onyx I were Block 40-standard jets that included the provision for LANTIRN pods. Deliveries took place from 1987.

Peace Onyx II covered 60 F-16C and 20 F-16D Block 50 aircraft, which were delivered between 1996 and 1999. Like the HAF Vipers, Turkish F-16 Block 50s were provided with the AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missile.

The Peace Onyx III contract provided the Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP) upgrade. As well as adding more sophisticated weapons and sensors, this improved logistics support and reduced life-cycle costs. Lockheed Martin provided a total of 163 CCIP kits for Turkeys surviving F-16C/D Block 40/50s. After modernization, the aircraft featured APG-68(V)9 multi-mode radar, color cockpit displays and recorders, JHMCS, Link 16 data link, Sniper targeting pods, and new weapons, including the AGM-84K Joint Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), AGM-154A/C JSOW, AIM-9X, and CBU-103/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMD). Other weapons available to Turkish Vipers include the AIM-120 AMRAAM as well as the AGM-65 Maverick TV-guided air-to-ground missile.

The most recent Peace Onyx IV program provided another 14 F-16C and 16 F-16D Block 50+ jets, which are known to be compatible with the 1,300-pound Roketsan Stand-Off Missile (SOM) for standoff precision strike, as well as other indigenous weapons. These aircraft were delivered between June 2011 and December 2012.

More recently, TAI has set about upgrading 35 of its oldest Block 30 Vipers. This is based around a service-life extension using kits supplied by Lockheed Martin. The status of this program is currently uncertain, with reports that the U.S. Congress may have blocked the contract in response to Ankaras purchase of the S-400 air defense system.

Today, the THKs F-16C/D fleet is operated by two squadrons at Balikesir, two squadrons at Bandirma, two squadrons at Diyarbakir, one squadron at Eskiehir, one squadron at Konya, and two squadrons at Merzifon. Units are assigned particular roles, among them air defense, SEAD/DEAD, tactical air support for maritime operations, close air support, reconnaissance, and aggressor.

Eskiehir is home to 113 Filo, a former RF-4E operator, which is assigned the DB-110 reconnaissance pod that is used with the F-16, four of these pods having been acquired.

F-16 inventory (this and subsequent similar data is provided by Flight InternationalsWorld Air Forces 2020 publication):

Greece: 153

Turkey: 245

The Hellenic Air Force also operates the Mirage 2000 multi-role fighter, having acquired two distinct versions of the delta-wing jet. The first order was placed for 36 single-seat Mirage 2000EGs and four two-seat Mirage 2000DGs and deliveries began in 1988. Although being used primarily for air defense, these aircraft can be armed with the AM.39 Exocet anti-ship missile.

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Afterburner take-off for a Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000-5EG.

The HAF subsequently obtained a further 15 new-build Mirage 2000-5BG/EG (Mirage 2000-5 Mk 2) jets and brought 10 of its earlier aircraft to the same standard. One reason for adding the more capable Mirage 2000-5 Mk 2 may have been to match the beyond-visual-range capabilities of Turkeys F-16s armed with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. The French-made jets are armed with the MBDA MICA missile, available in both radar-guided and infrared-guided variants.

The Greek Mirage 2000-5 Mk 2 jets also have an important long-range conventional strike role with the MBDA SCALP-EG cruise missile. A first airframe upgraded by HAI took to the air in 2005 and the first new-built fighters from Dassault began to arrive in Greece in 2007.

The HAFs Mirage fleet is divided between two squadrons based at Tangra, and the jets also conduct rotational detachments to islands in the Aegean.

Mirage 2000 inventory:

Greece: 42

As well as both flying the F-16, Greece and Turkey are among the last operators of the F-4 Phantom II. However, both countries have now retired their reconnaissance-configured RF-4 fleets.

The Hellenic Air Force has a single unit operating F-4E fighters that were upgraded to Peace Icarus 2000 standard under the Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP) between 1997 and 2001. Stationed at Andravida near the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, these jets are multi-role-capable, but its thought they now focus on air-to-ground missions.

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A Hellenic Air Force F-4E in its hardened aircraft shelter, armed with the Vietnam War-era HOBOS TV-guided bomb.

Among others, the AUP added AN/APG-65Y radar, inertial navigation system/GPS, AN/ALR-68(V)2 radar warning receiver, color multifunctional displays, a new head-up display, and hands on throttle and stick (HOTAS) controls. The Rafael Litening II laser targeting pod provides day/night precision targeting and weapons include laser-guided bombs, AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, AIM-120 AMRAAM, and AIM-9 Sidewinder.

While 33 of the 36 Greek F-4Es that underwent the AUP remain operational, its thought that around 20 are actually available for operations at any given time.

Turkeys Phantoms also underwent a significant mid-life upgrade, emerging as the F-4E Terminator 2020. The modernization involved Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and covered 54 airframes, including structural and avionics work. The upgraded avionics include an Elta EL/M-2032 multi-mode radar, digital glass cockpit, wide-angle HUD, and HOTAS controls. The jets can be armed with the Israeli-made Popeye standoff missile, as well as the indigenous Roketsan SOM for use against land and sea targets. Other stores include the HGK 500-pound INS/GPS-guided bomb, KGK 500-pound or 1,000-pound glide bomb, and the LGK-82 an indigenous version of the 500-pound GBU-12 laser-guided bomb.

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A pair of Turkish Air Force F-4E Terminator 2020s.

While both countries have made efforts to acquire new-generation fighters to modernize their fighter arms, Turkey was ejected from the F-35 stealth fighter program in response to its purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems. Greece, meanwhile, has been identified as a possible F-35 customer too, and more recently unconfirmed reports have emerged in the Greek press that the country is examining a potential purchase of 18 Rafale multi-role fighters.

It was expected that the Turkish Phantoms would be retired with the arrival of the F-35, but with Ankaras expulsion from the Joint Strike Fighter program, its possible the THK F-4s will continue in service until around 2030, by which time the next-generation TF-X fighter may be available. Today, the F-4Es serve with a single squadron at Eskiehir.

F-4E inventory:

Greece: 33

Turkey: 48

Airborne early warning (AEW) is a critical function for modern complex air operations and both Greece and Turkey contribute to NATOs E-3A Sentry Component, which maintains a pooled fleet of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft at Geilenkirchen Air Base in Germany. The component also has forward operating bases at Aktion in Greece and Konya in Turkey. However, both countries have also established independent airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) capabilities.

HELLENIC AIR FORCE

The EMB-145H combines the Ericsson Erieye AESA radar with the Embraer EMB-145 bizjet airframe.

Greece opted for its own AEW&C solution in 1999 when it ordered four Embraer EMB-145H aircraft from an Embraer, Ericsson, and Thales consortium. The aircraft are equipped with Ericsson Erieye AESA radar. These aircraft also have a signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability using Elettronica ALR-733(V)5 electronic support measures (ESM). The Greek aircraft has five workstations and the mission crew typically comprises a radar operator, mission commander, SIGINT specialist, and two weapons controllers.

Prior to the delivery of the EMB-145H aircraft, the HAF leased a pair of S 100B Argus AEW&C aircraft from the Swedish Air Force for a two-year period as an interim solution. The EMB-145H aircraft have been operational at Elefsis, west of Athens, since 2009. Using the Link 11 and Link 16 networks, the Embraers can exchange data with airborne, naval, and ground-based assets.

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A pre-delivery shot of the fourth and final 737 AEW&C for Turkey.

Turkeys airborne early warning and control fleet is based around the Boeing 737 AEW&C that was acquired under the Peace Eagle program and is sometimes referred to by the local designation E-7T. The aircrafts primary sensor is the Northrop Grumman Multi-Role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) surveillance radar. The impetus to acquire the aircraft seems to have been to fill the gaps in airspace coverage over Turkeys mountainous territory, where ground-based radars wouldnt necessarily detect high-speed, low-flying targets.

The Boeing 737 AEW&C was selected in 2000 and four examples were eventually ordered, the first provided by Boeing, while the remaining three were outfitted by TAI. The project experienced a number of delays, including as a result of a breakdown in relations between Ankara and Israel, the latter which was to provide the Elta ESM system. The first aircraft was finally delivered to the air force in 2014, six years late. Today, the four aircraft are stationed at Konya and as well as working with fighters and monitoring airspace over the Aegean, the fleet has been used to monitor movements along the Syrian border including reportedly tracking Wing Loong II drones operating over Libya. Unlike the HAFs EMB-145H, the 737 AEW&C can use inflight refueling to extend the duration of its missions.

AEW&C inventory

Greece: EMB-145H (4)

Turkey: 737 AEW&C (4)

With most combat operations anticipated to take place regionally, the Hellenic Air Force has a fairly modest tactical transport fleet. It also lacks an organic air-to-air refueling capability, meaning fighters would have to be refueled on the ground, perhaps at forward-located island airstrips. The air force operates around seven older C-130B/H Hercules airlifters, plus two more H-models modified for electronic intelligence (ELINT) missions. Surviving Hercules underwent an Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP) between 2005 and 2010, including modifications to the INS/GPS, autopilot, weather radar, and digital engine controls. A partially glass cockpit and revised electronic warfare system were also included.

HELLENIC AIR FORCE

A Hellenic Air Force C-27J Spartan tactical airlifter.

The HAF also flies eight more modern twin-turboprop C-27J Spartan tactical transports, delivered from 2005, although these have experienced limited availability in recent years. Mainly employed for airlift, the Spartans can also be used for medical evacuation and maritime patrol.

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Three different Turkish Air Force tactical transports on the runway. From front to back: A400M, C-130, and C-160.

In contrast to the HAF, the Turkish Air Force has an aerial refueling capacity using seven KC-135R Stratotankers, which can deliver fuel via their boom or a boom-to-drogue adapter. For its transport needs, the THK relies upon around 16 C-130B/Es (airframes that are even older than those operated by Greece) and a diminishing number of Transall C-160Ds, as well as smaller CN235s, 42 of which were ordered and two of which have been adapted for ELINT duties.

The Turkish airlift fleet is also in the process of modernization through the induction of the A400M, and the last of 10 examples are scheduled to be handed over in 2022. Two C-160Ds have been adapted for communications jamming and can reportedly also undertake communications intelligence (COMINT) missions.

Tactical transport and tankers inventory

Greece: C-27J (8), C-130B/H (9)

Turkey: A400M (9), C-130B/E (16), C-160D (13), CN235 (42), KC-135R (7)

Both nations include fixed-wing maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) with anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities and, although these are assigned to their respective naval air arms, there is some crossover as Greeces P-3 Orion aircraft are operated by Hellenic Air Force flight crews working alongside naval mission crews.

The Hellenic Navy ceased operations with its five P-3Bs in September 2009 before a mid-life upgrade and modernization program was launched, Lockheed Martin being awarded a $142-million, seven-year contract covering reactivation of one aircraft plus hardware and software for the other four. The first refurbished P-3B was handed over by HAI in Tanagra in May 2019.

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Official handover of the first refurbished P-3B to Hellenic Navy officials in May 2019.

The aircraft are initially undergoing an interim upgrade, but its planned for them to be brought up to full P-3HN standard that should provide another 20 years of service. This also includes an indigenous tactical mission suite, the Maritime Mission Integration and Management System (M2IMS). The Greek Orion fleet is stationed at Elefsis. Once back to full strength, the P-3 will provide Greece with a long-range maritime patrol capability to monitor the Mediterranean, and especially the Aegean, including the Aphrodite gas field off the coast of Cyprus.

Turkish MPA capability rests not with its air force but with its naval air arm. After the retirement of the veteran S-2 Tracker in the early 1990s, the Turkish Navy was left without a fixed-wing MPA capability until the launch of the Meltem project at the end of that decade. This has provided six MPA-configured CN235M-100 twin turboprops, acquired under Meltem I, and then outfitted with the Thales AMASCOS-300 (Airborne Maritime Situation and Control System) under Meltem II. For ASW missions, the aircraft can be armed with Mk 46 torpedoes.

Finally, the Turkish Meltem III program is now providing a more advanced MPA capability, based on the ATR 72-600 twin-engine turboprop, outfitted by Leonardo. The work has been subject to delays, however, and the first of six aircraft was reportedly still undergoing final tests in April 2020, having made a first post-conversion test flight back in 2014.

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Greece: P-3B (1, plus 4 to be refurbished)

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International pharmaceutical giants GSK and Sanofi have today announced that they have begun clinical trials of their coronavirus vaccine.

The two firms have revealed that 440 adults would be given doses of their vaccine at 11 sites across the US. The results are scheduled to be published in December with more trials scheduled to take place over the next few months.

The Anglo-French partnership uses the same protein-based technology as one of Sanofis influenza vaccines.

Thomas Triomphe, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Sanofi said: The initiation of our clinical study is an important step and brings us closer to a potential vaccine which could help defeat COVID-19. Our dedicated teams and partner continue to work around the clock as we aim to deliver first results in early December. Positive data will enable a prompt start of the pivotal phase three trial by the end of this year.

This follows the news last week the British firm AstraZeneca also began clinical trials in the UK.

The trial, called NCT04507256, will evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of AZD7442.1 The trial will include up to 48 healthy participants in the UK aged 18 to 55 years and is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), part of the US Department of Defense, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Mene Pangalos, Executive Vice President, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, said: This trial is an important milestone in the development of our monoclonal antibody combination to prevent or treat COVID-19. This combination of antibodies, coupled to our proprietary half-life extension technology, has the potential to improve both the effectiveness and durability of use in addition to reducing the likelihood of viral resistance.

A new 500m funding package will be invested in next generation testing technology and increased testing capacity, the Health and Social Care Secretary announced today.

To date, large-scale COVID-19 testing system has carried out more than 16 million tests and this new funding for quick result test trials and repeat population testing will help take the programme to the next level.

A new, community-wide trial in Salford will launch imminently to assess the benefits of repeat population testing. Existing, promising trials in Southampton and Hampshire, using a saliva test and a rapid 20-minute test, will also be expanded using the new funding.

By using this cutting-edge technology to widely roll out rapid tests, chains of transmission will be broken almost immediately by delivering on-the-spot results. Successful trials will then be expanded and rolled out more widely.

The funding will also be used to further extend capacity for existing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing across the country. All positive results will be passed to the NHS Test and Trace system, to trace contacts, prevent further transmission, and save lives.

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: Testing is a vital line of defence in combating this pandemic. Over the past 6 months we have built almost from scratch one of the biggest testing systems in the world. We need to use every new innovation at our disposal to expand the use of testing, and build the mass testing capability that can help suppress the virus and enable more of the things that make life worth living. We are backing innovative new tests that are fast, accurate and easier to use and will maximise the impact and scale of testing, helping us to get back to a more normal way of life.

I am hugely grateful for the work being done on this national effort to strengthen our ability to tackle this virus. While we work on a vaccine we must innovate our way out of this crisis.

Trials across the country will now be launched or extended, with the latest starting in Salford today.

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FCC Environment runs the Bletchley Landfill Site, near Newton Leys, and it applied to Milton Keynes Council to add another 15 years to its operational life.

The tip is due to close in 2022 under permission granted in 2002, but the application would see it taking commercial and council waste until 2037 with another two years to finish off restoration work.

One of the objectors, resident Ethan Kelly-Wilson told Thursdays development control committee that he would be nearing retirement, and his child would be grown up before the site would be returned to nature.

Other objectors also made the case that residents, especially in Newton Leys, had brought their new homes on the understanding that they would only have to put up with the site for a few more years.

Adding 15 years would have a devastating impact, said Bletchley and Fenny Town councillor Ed Hume.

Mat Nicholson, the estates manager for owner FCC Environment, said he had concerns over the manner which some of the information was presented to the committee.

He claimed that it was in a manner not to give the full picture.

He said that the site, which employs 15 people, is regionally important, making up one quarter of the landfill space that is left in the whole of the south east of England.

Mr Nicholson said none of the statutory consultees had objected but that was not highlighted to the committee.

He claimed that consultees like the Environment Agency and the councils own environmental health officers were not given equal weight to other issues.

He admitted there had been a large number of recent complaints but claimed there is a disparity between complaints and reality.

Mr Nicholson added that if the life of the site was not extended then it would not be possible to restore the site as agreed. And he said it would cause issues with site gases and water.

But Tracy Darke, the councils director of economy, growth and culture, said councillors had to make a judgement on where the planning balance lies by taking everything into account.

Residents expected to have a country park in 2023 but in 2035 we could be in exactly the same position.

There is no clarity around when we get to the end date anyway.

Ward councillor Emily Darlington (Lab, Bletchley East) said having a landfill site in Milton Keynes until 2037 would go against the citys aim to be the greenest city.

And other speakers said they did not want Milton Keynes to be an exporter of other peoples rubbish when the council is aiming to send nothing at all to landfill.

Cllr Paul Trendall (Lib Dem, Campbell Park & Old Woughton) said: MK isnt everyones dumping ground.

Councillors voted unanimously to reject the application. FCC Environment will have the opportunity to appeal to the Government to get an inspector to overturn the committees decision.

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Some old pieces of the nations critical infrastructure are too difficult or expensive to replace, but they can be preserved and improved. Thats the tact the Energy Department is taking in a program called Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement, or REPAIR program. Its out of the Energy Departments Advanced Research Projects Agency. ARPA-Es REPAIR Program Director Jack Lewnard joined Federal Drive with Tom Teminfor the details.

Tom Temin: Dr. Lewnard, good to have you on.

Jack Lewnard:Thanks, Tom. Glad to be here.

Tom Temin:Well, tell us about first of all, what the process that youre looking to establish here, rapid encapsulation of pipelines. What is that?

Jack Lewnard:Yeah, its a good question. The nations natural gas distribution infrastructure is about 2 million miles of pipes. And some of these pipes are quite old, some of them over 100 years old. Replacing those pipes is a challenge. The main cost is actually the cost of disruption and excavation. So our goal is to offer an alternative. Instead of excavating the old pipes, we want to go in and essentially rehabilitate those pipes in place using robotic tools. And that way we can avoid the entire cost of excavation. And the disruptions associated with that.

Tom Temin:And when you mentioned 2 million miles of pipe then, that sounds like its not just the transport interstate of natural gas, but also each line to every dwelling and every down city streets also?

Jack Lewnard:Thats correct. And repair is really directed at those ladder lines, the so-called distribution system. This is the low pressure system that connects to 75 million meters, residential customers, commercial accounts. And thats where we find these legacy pipes. Were particularly concerned with the older cast iron pipes. Those were installed between about 1850 and about 1930. And then after that, when they started putting in, what at that time were modern steel pipes, those steel pipes at that time were not cathodically protected. In other words, they werent protected against corrosion. And those pipes were installed between about 1930 and maybe about 1970. So I want to emphasize this is a small fraction of the nations total distribution system, maybe only about 3% of the pipes. But they account for a majority of the leaks and PHMSA, and the state regulators have long sought to replace those pipes. And the utilities are actively working to do it but we need a lower cost method, because a $1 million to $10 million a mile its really just too expensive to replace them all at once.

Tom Temin:Sure. And when something does go wrong, thats the occasional house blowing right off the foundation, right?

Jack Lewnard:Well, thats the most dramatic situation. But generally, what you have are a lot of chronic leaks and those chronic leaks, in aggregate have a negative impact on both the environment and theres a certain cost associated with that. And so what you really have is a kind of a low-level ongoing maintenance problem. And it would be a lot better if there were a cheaper, more cost-effective and faster way to repair those pipes than to excavate. Thats so disruptive, its so expensive it ultimately becomes quite a burden for the utility customers to bear those costs.

Tom Temin:And give us a little detail on how you envision this working because the pipes are in dirt. And so somehow the robots have to get the dirt away and put something around the pipe like fiberglass or what, epoxy or something?

Jack Lewnard:Yeah, so the trick here is to avoid doing as much excavation as possible. So its very well known in the gas utility industry to do a minor excavation to access a pipe, and then you can do whats called hot tapping or cut a hole into the pipe. And from there, you can insert a robotic tool and this is commonly done with inspection tools, and they will literally crawl around inside the pipe with cameras and other instruments and gather information from inside the network. What wed like to do is extend that and now put in robotic tools that can essentially put a coating on the inside of the pipe. And that coating is intended to be a structural coating, and provide sufficient mechanical support that the pipe can now be rehabilitated with a life extension of up to 50 years.

Tom Temin:Got it. Were speaking with Dr. Jack Lewnard. Hes program director of the repair program at the Advanced Research Projects Agency at the Energy Department (ARPA-E). And the $33 million, its coming through ARPA-E and not through some regular Energy Department-type of program. So it sounds experimental. And so are you trying this with certain locations to see if it can be proven out? And how will the locations be decided?

Jack Lewnard:Oh, so we are actually starting a little bit more basic level. Were going to start essentially in the lab. Weve awarded 10 teams and they have a diverse set of approaches. We have two teams that are looking at straight up polymer coatings. We have two teams that are looking at polymer fiber composite coating, similar to what you see in a Boeing 777 jet very strong because of the added fibers in there. And then we have two teams that are looking at cold spray metal. This is metal that would be essentially fine powders that are impacted onto the surface and adhered. And one team thats actually looking at sintered metal for the inside of the pipes. And so what theyre going to do is spend the first roughly year or so demonstrating proof of concept that they can actually make their techniques work in this highly constrained geometry inside of a pipe. Theyve got to get in there, theyve got to show that they can, you know, create this deposition on the inside walls, and then cure or otherwise perfect that, that coding, and then in the second and third year, therell be further developed that with the idea that well then finally have a demonstration in a test piece of pipe. I have to emphasize this is a very novel approach. The coatings that were looking at dont exist, the robotic tools dont exist. So theres a lot of new stuff here. But thats classic ARPA-E, you know: High impact but high risk.

Tom Temin:And these teams are academic or are they industrial? Or who are some of the recipients?

Jack Lewnard:Yeah, we actually got a very broad response. We have national labs participating. We have five universities who are primes but even those universities are generally working with private companies and national labs. And then we we have three small companies who have also, are getting awards.

Tom Temin:And just a detail question: These pipes are what a couple of inches across in diameter?

Jack Lewnard:Well, the distribution system ranges in size from some of the older pipes that were put in back in the 1800s. Some of those pipes can be 48 inches, basically four feet in diameter, some even a few larger than that. The majority of the pipes are in the 12-inch to 2-inch diameter. And for repair for this early stage were targeting pipes that are 10 inches and above, just to allow some flexibility for the technology developers to have some space. I would be ideal to ultimately have robotic tools that could go down into 4-inch-and-below-size pipes. But just to keep the problem tractable at this point, were targeting 10-inch and above pipes.

Tom Temin:Right so this wont be able to transfer to, say, heart surgery anytime soon. But my other question was not the you mentioned the pipes are often corroded or, you know, in some ways deteriorated. Will the grantees be using pieces of deteriorated pipe? Because you have to know that itll transfer from say brand new steel to steel thats been in there for 40, 50 years.

Jack Lewnard:You and theres actually two types of pipes I want to emphasize. The first type is cast iron. So, you know, cast iron pots, I think people have a vision of kind of a very rough surface. These were the pipes, state of the art of the 1860s to about 1930. And cast iron is still used in water pipes, but not in gas pipes anymore. So thats one type of pipe that we have to be concerned with. The cast iron pipes generally are fairly thick, but they do have a very rough surface. And then the other is the so-called bare steel pipes, which are older steel pipes, you know, produced by techniques that arent used today. Those will generally be fairly clean and smooth on the inside. The corrosion is really on the outside of those pipes. But in both cases, were looking for techniques that can work with with each one of these materials. And they do have different surface properties.

Tom Temin:Got it. I guess corrosion on the outside, you can pretty much bet will eventually make its way inside.

Jack Lewnard:Thats correct. And that is one of the challenges. And then of course, that leads to leaks. So one of the things we want to do is make sure that the coatings that we impart on the inside of the pipe are fully mechanically able to carry the loads of that pipe. Because we assume that over the next 50 years, that outer pipe skin, if you will, will continue to deteriorate. So one of the goals of repair is that the pipe coating that we put in, be able to act as essentially a brand new pipe inside of the old pipe. And we assume that that old pipe just deteriorates away and is no longer providing any kind of mechanical integrity to the pipe system.

Tom Temin:Almost like a snake shedding its skin?

Jack Lewnard:Thats exactly right.

Tom Temin:Dr. Jack Lewnard is program director of the Repair Program at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, ARPA-E. Thanks so much for joining me.

Jack Lewnard:I very much appreciate your interest in the program.

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Brainstorming.com has launched a new collaborative ideation platform intended to help people share and upgrade each others ideas. The company believes that each of us has strengths and weaknesses. combined however, there is synergy and there is great intellectual power. The platforms goal is to bring together communities of creative individuals and help focus their collective intelligence on specific problems.

The launch of the platform is a natural evolution as the company aims to advance the frontiers of science and make our technologies catch up with our ambitions.

Companys founder, Darko Savic, explained that the platform matches people by field of interest rather than expertise, helps them bridge the different paradigms, and keeps the destructive human behaviors like trolling, bullying, posting nonsense, at bay. Different minds look at problems from different perspectives. What may be obvious to one person, can spark a revelation in another brain that is wired just a little differently. The focus is on having the thought process move from mini-breakthrough to breakthrough. This should result in productive collaboration between people who tolerate each others shortcomings and build upon each others ideas.

He further elaborates that everything humanity has ever created has been accomplished on the shoulders of others. Its how people achieve progress. The brainstorming platform turns this into a focused idea iteration process.

Just as YouTube is a general-purpose video sharing platform, Brainstorming.com hopes to be a general-purpose brainstorming platform where people share and upgrade each others ideas. Within the sea of random videos, there are some concerted efforts to do good for the world. A YouTube example of such an effort is the Team Trees campaign where people came together to combat climate change. Analogous to this, is how Brainstormings Longevity team intends to use the Brainstorming platform to advance ideas in the field of human life extension.

Initially, they are starting with a narrow focus audience interested in the science of biological longevity. They expect that with time, as the user base grows, the topics would organically diversify and encompass whatever people want to brainstorm about. They plan on establishing dedicated focus teams for each of the humanity impacting fields like artificial intelligence, climate preservation, bio-engineering, space travel, entrepreneurship and others.

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Chapter Seven: Europe Melatonin Market Analysis by Countries

Chapter Eight: Asia-Pacific Melatonin Market Analysis by Countries

Chapter Nine: Middle East and Africa Melatonin Market Analysis by Countries

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List of tablesList of Tables and FiguresTable Global Melatonin Market Size Growth Rate by Type (2020-2026)Figure Global Melatonin Market Share by Type in 2019 & 2026Figure Pharmaceutical Grade FeaturesFigure Food Grade FeaturesTable Global Melatonin Market Size Growth by Application (2020-2026)Figure Global Melatonin Market Share by Application in 2019 & 2026Figure Dietary Supplements DescriptionFigure Medical DescriptionFigure Others DescriptionFigure Global COVID-19 Status OverviewTable Influence of COVID-19 Outbreak on Melatonin Industry DevelopmentTable SWOT AnalysisFigure Porters Five Forces AnalysisFigure Global Melatonin Market Size and Growth Rate 2015-2026Table Industry NewsTable Industry PoliciesFigure Value Chain Status of MelatoninFigure Production Process of MelatoninFigure Manufacturing Cost Structure of MelatoninFigure Major Company Analysis (by Business Distribution Base, by Product Type)Table Downstream Major Customer Analysis (by Region)Table Optimum Nutrition ProfileTable Optimum Nutrition Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table Carlson Labs ProfileTable Carlson Labs Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table 21st Century HealthCare, Inc. 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Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table Pfizer ProfileTable Pfizer Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table Natrol ProfileTable Natrol Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table BioTech Pharmacal ProfileTable BioTech Pharmacal Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table Life Extension ProfileTable Life Extension Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table Natures Bounty ProfileTable Natures Bounty Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table Douglas Labs ProfileTable Douglas Labs Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table GNC ProfileTable GNC Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table Jarrow Formulas ProfileTable Jarrow Formulas Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation ProfileTable Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table Natures Bounty ProfileTable Natures Bounty Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Table KAL ProfileTable KAL Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020Figure Global Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Global Melatonin Revenue ($) and Growth (2015-2020)Table Global Melatonin Sales by Regions (2015-2020)Table Global Melatonin Sales Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)Table Global Melatonin Revenue ($) by Regions (2015-2020)Table Global Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)Table Global Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Regions in 2015Table Global Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Regions in 2019Figure North America Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Europe Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Asia-Pacific Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Middle East and Africa Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure South America Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure North America Melatonin Revenue ($) and Growth (2015-2020)Table North America Melatonin Sales by Countries (2015-2020)Table North America Melatonin Sales Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)Figure North America Melatonin Sales Market Share by Countries in 2015Figure North America Melatonin Sales Market Share by Countries in 2019Table North America Melatonin Revenue ($) by Countries (2015-2020)Table North America Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)Figure North America Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Countries in 2015Figure North America Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Countries in 2019Figure United States Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Canada Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Mexico Melatonin Sales and Growth (2015-2020)Figure Europe Melatonin Revenue ($) Growth (2015-2020)Table Europe Melatonin Sales by Countries (2015-2020)Table Europe Melatonin Sales Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)Figure Europe Melatonin Sales Market Share by Countries in 2015Figure Europe Melatonin Sales Market Share by Countries in 2019Table Europe Melatonin Revenue ($) by Countries (2015-2020)Table Europe Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)Figure Europe Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Countries in 2015Figure Europe Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Countries in 2019Figure Germany Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure UK Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure France Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Italy Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Spain Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Russia Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Asia-Pacific Melatonin Revenue ($) and Growth (2015-2020)Table Asia-Pacific Melatonin Sales by Countries (2015-2020)Table Asia-Pacific Melatonin Sales Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)Figure Asia-Pacific Melatonin Sales Market Share by Countries in 2015Figure Asia-Pacific Melatonin Sales Market Share by Countries in 2019Table Asia-Pacific Melatonin Revenue ($) by Countries (2015-2020)Table Asia-Pacific Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)Figure Asia-Pacific Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Countries in 2015Figure Asia-Pacific Melatonin Revenue Market Share by Countries in 2019Figure China Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Japan Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure South Korea Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Australia Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure India Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Southeast Asia Melatonin Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)Figure Middle East and Africa Melatonin Revenue ($) and Growth (2015-2020) continued

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My fasting blood glucose has been creeping up over several years. (My fasting blood sugar is around 110, and HbA1c=5.7; fasting insulin=3.1, triglycerides=91.) Recently, I tried a continuous glucose monitor for the first time, to see what I could learn about eating and exercise habits that affect my blood glucose. The experiment led me to some reading and thinking that was worthwhile, but the results themselves were disappointing, limited (first) by flaws in the technology and (second) by wide variability that I could not trace to any of the usual behavioral correlates.

Why concern ourselves with blood sugar?

Insulin is generated in the pancreas after we eat, with a cascade of effects on the body. The primary short-term effect is to prevent glucose levels in the blood from getting too high, by notifying the liver of the need to pull glucose out of the blood and store energy as fat.

Loss of insulin sensitivity is a primary hallmark of human aging. Most of the known life extension strategies in lab animals have to do with insulin in one way or another. For example, the worm genedaf-2is the worms only insulin receptor, and mutating (weakening) thedaf-2 gene doubles the worms lifespan. Life extension benefits of exercise and caloric restriction are thought to work, at least in part, through the insulin metabolism.

But glucose is also dangerous, and as we get older we are poisoned by excess sugar in the blood. High blood sugar leads to [list fromMayo Clinic]

So for long-term health, the name of the game is to keep blood sugar down with as little insulin as possible, hence preservation of insulin sensitivity is the target. Metformin is a well-studied drug for keeping blood sugar down without insulin. I have been taking it (irregularly) for the last several years, intermixed with berberine and Gynostemma(Chinese name: jiaogulan =).

This reasoning plus direct evidence for life extension in rodents and indirect evidence of life extension in humans has led me to take metformin, though it is not without side-effects.

Long-term effects of metformin

Metformin is a credible longevity drug, statistically associated with lower risk of cancer, heart disease and especially dementia in humans. Six years ago,this studylaid the foundation for metformin as a longevity drug with the claim that people taking metformin had lower all-cause mortality, despite the fact that a population of type-2 diabetics was being compared to a healthier population. This finding inspired Nir Barzilai to raise support for theTAME study.

But metformin has its risks. A long-time contributor to this site, Dr Paul Rivas pointed me to evidence thatmetformin can interfere with exercise metabolism. Paul notes his personal experience with loss of peak performance while taking metformin. My own experience is consistent with this, though I have never done a rigorous A/B comparison.This study, demonstrating a small but consistent decrease in peak performance, appears to me to be well-designed and analyzed. A plausible mechanism is the interference of metformin with mitochondrial function [ref,ref].This article claims that metformin suppresses synthesis of ATP, which is the reservoir of energy for immediate use in all cell types. Ben Miller has done the most direct and most recently relevant human experiments in this area and his findings suggest the intriguing possibility that metformin blocks exercise adaptations almost completely in about half of individuals, but not at all in the other half. (If you want to know which half youre in, youll have to wait for next years study.)

For the majority of Westerners who exercise little or not at all, metformin may show reduction in long-term risk of age-related disease; but there is no data I know of on the subset of people who do vigorous exercise, comparing metformin to no metformin. Does metformin block the health effects of exercise?Rhonda Patrick citescredible referenceson this subjectas fast as she can get the words out, and her conclusion is that exercise is a better anti-aging program than metformin, and you really cant have both.

Do glucose-control herbs also blunt the benefits of exercise?

I wrote a few years ago listingbotanical alternatives to metformin. Much less research has gone into these herbs, so we must think theoretically about interference with benefits of exercise.

Berberine works by a mechanism of action that overlaps metformin. Both metformin and berberine promote AMPK (which in turn promotes sugar burning). Both metformin and berberine inhibit mitochondrial Complex I (slowing the conversion of sugar to usable energy). There is tentative experimental evidence that (unlike metformin) berberine does not inhibit adaptations to exercise [ref,ref,ref].

Gynostemmais a Chinese herb popularized by Life Extension Foundation in their proprietary compound calledAMPK Activator. Inanimal modelsand in humans,Gynostemmasuppresses blood sugar and blood cholesterol. Like metformin and berberine, it works through AMPK,which appears to be a good thing. It isanti-inflammatory, and has a history in China as cancer therapy, supported bymouse andin vitrostudies. In rodent studies,Gynostemmahas a beneficial effect on strength and endurance [ref,ref,ref]. Theone studyIve found on human diabetes shows modest benefits after 12 weeks. The only counter-indication that I have seen is that itincreases insulin release (in vitro), which I believe to be pro-aging.

Is it more important to suppress postprandial spikes or to depress fasting glucose levels?

HbA1c is a standard blood test for diabetes. It isrelated to average blood glucoselevels over the previous 90 days (= the half-life of hemoglobin in the blood). But the glycation of hemoglobin (as measured by A1c) happenspredominantly during the brief glucose spikes, rather than the much longer periods of average glucose levels. So it might be fairer to say that A1c summarizes peak glucose events over a 90-day period. And we might guess that the long-term health risks of high blood sugar are similarly more sensitive to the peaks than to the average.

I believe that apoptosis is on a hair trigger as we age, and part of the reason for this is too much p53.This studylinks P53 activation to postprandial glucose spikes, rather than to high average glucose levels.This studylinks deterioration in endothelial function (related to arterial disease) with glucose spikes. The same paper lists ROS and oxidative stress as additional risks.

For a long while, it has been established that high fasting blood sugar is associated withcardiovascular risk. Of course, there is also association withobesity and T2 diabetes, but for these, it is natural to think of fasting blood sugar as the result, rather than the cause.

Chris Kressersays the best indicator of metabolic health is blood glucose levels 2 hours after a meal. If you can bring your blood glucose down to normal within 2 hours after eating your insulin sensitivity is good. For me, unmedicated, it was 3 hours after dinner, but less than 2 hours after breakfast. Either berberine or metformin tamed the after dinner spikes within 2 hours.

Kresser claims that these guidelines from the American Diabetes Association are not strict enough, and that statistics show increased future risk of diabetes even for people in the ADA normal range. But he citesPetro Dobromylskyj, who makes an exception for anyone on a low-carb diet (how low isnt specified). Paradoxically, low-carb diets are claimed to be healthy, even though they decrease insulin sensitivity. I have been unable to make sense of this.

Kresser emphasizes that all numbers should be interpreted in the context of a persons other lifestyle and health indicators. In people who are active and not overweight, he is not inclined to worry about statistics in the prediabetic range. (I take comfort in this personally, and who can say if Im fooling myself?) But I can learn something from the way my glucose stats respond to medications, eating and exercising, whether or not I believe the absolute levels are concerning.

Writing inScience Magazinelast year, Charles Piller reviewed the ADA guidelines and found a consensus in the opposite direction that they were probably too strict, and unnecessarily worrisome to a great many people. By ADAs definition, 80 million Americans are pre-diabetic, which is 40% of the adult population. The conflict really is not over the statistics but the interpretation. You can say either People with A1c levels above 6 are at increased risk of progressing to diabetes or equally well, Most people with A1c levels less than 6.4 will never develop diabetes. Both statements are true.

As promised: my experience

The Freestyle Libre was very easy to use and set up. I followed the instructions and used a spring-loaded device to insert the monitor behind my biceps. It was painless. Theres a tiny wire that goes a few millimeters into the skin and an adhesive covering with a button containing the electronics.

The wearable button stores data for up to 8 hours. The other part of the kit is a reader that downloads data every time you bring the reader within an inch or two of the button. As long as you take a reading every 8 hours or less, you wont lose any data. And you can do it as often as you like, to get real time feedback on your glucose state.

The wearable button ($45) is meant to last two weeks, and then it must be discarded. My insurance (Blue Cross Medicare Advantage) wouldnt pay for it because I didnt have a diagnosis of diabetes. I found this out only after several trips to the drug store, interspersed with phone calls to Blue Cross, where I got repeated assurances that it would be covered. The reader ($85) can be reused. Apparently, it doesnt do anything that a cell phone app couldnt do, but Abbott (parent company of Freestyle) has arranged it so that you can only use the cell phone app if you purchase the reader.

To analyze historic data, you can use capabilities built into the phone app, or plug the reader or cell phone into a computer, using a USB cable. The data is uploaded to aweb sitecontaining analysis tools and an option for creating a CSV file for more detailed manipulation in a spreadsheet. (The download button is not so easy to find, but I called Abbotts tech support number, and connected without excessive wait time to a friendly and knowledgeable technician.)

My intention was to vary the glycemic content of my meals, my exercise schedule, eating and fasting schedule, and the medications I was taking (metformin and berberine) to learn what I could about glucose management. The first day I fasted, and I was concerned to see that all day my fasting glucose ranged between 110 and 120. (For reference: the standard healthy range for fasting glucose is 70-100. Below 70 is hypoglycemia. Above 100 is pre-diabetes and above 125 is type 2 diabetes.)

I ate a meal, and glucose shot up to 179 before bedtime, only gradually coming back down during the night. As it turned out, 179 was my high for the week.

The data is cut off after 10 days, though the monitor is supposed to have a lifetime of 14, because it fell off my arm. I looked for patterns in my data, and was able to learn only four things:

(In a long phone support session with an Abbott representative, they acknowledged the reality of my experience: that the monitor can loosen over time, resulting in readings that are anomalously low. They were happy to replace the monitor, and advised me against long periods of swimming. )

Unresolved

I was left wondering all the things I wanted to discover at the beginning of my experiment.

The thing that impressed me most was the natural variability of blood sugar, changing from hour to hour, uncorrelated with either food or exercise. I trust the body knows what its doing. Le corps a ses raisons que la raison ne connait pas.*

I hope to try the monitor for 2 weeks again when swimming season is over.

In the meantime, I am taking a modest, common-sense approach. I am going to leave out metformin but continue daily exercise and low doses of berberine andGynostemma, lightening my evening meal and ending the days food 3 hours before bedtime.

Walking burns calories (pulls sugar from the blood) 3 to 5 times as fast as sitting, and walking after a meal feels like a natural and pleasant thing to do. My doctor recommends it. Im going to try walking half an hour after breakfast and dinner, pending my next experiment with the CGM.

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Emergent BioSolutions highlights the tragedy of tens of thousands of opioid overdose deaths annuallyenough to fill a baseball stadiumby teaming up with several Major League Baseball teams.

The Cut Out Overdoses campaign directs people to a website where they enter a virtual stadium filled with fan silhouettes. Tappingona silhouetteopens up the storyof a person who died of a drug overdose.

Heartbreaking stories written by family members delve into the lives of overdose victims like Jarrod, who was 19 and loved playing baseball with his younger brother, or Tara, who had bright blue eyes and a laugh that helped melt others worries away. Each story ends with the message,Its too late to save them, but its not too late to save someone you love.

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The stories also encourage viewers to Take a Stand by talking to doctors or pharmacists about overdose reversal medicine; sharing the hashtag #CutOutOverdose; or donating to the non-profit advocacy group Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse (MAPDA).

Three MLB teamsthe Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Philliesalong with MAPDA, will highlight the overdose problem at their stadiums with special announcements, videos and presentations. The effort coincides with International OverdoseAwareness Day today.

Emergent bought Adapt Pharma and its flagship product Narcan nasal spray, approved as an emergency treatment of opioid overdose, in a $735 million deal in 2018. Sales of Narcan were $145 million for the first six months of 2020, an increase of 5% over the same time period in 2019.

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The campaign website points out that one person dies of an accidental opioid overdose every 15 minutes. Thats almost 47,000 Americans every year, and as the landing page says, Its unacceptable.

Doug White, SVP and devices business unit head at Emergent saidin a news release that the campaign is meant to highlight the important role that overdose reversal medicines play in preparing individuals and families in the event of an accidental opioid overdose.

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Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market

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The global Milk Thistle Health Tonic market is valued at million US$ in 2019 is expected to reach million US$ by the end of 2026, growing at a CAGR of during 2020-2026

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Key Players of the Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market

, Health Genesis, Pure Encapsulations, Regis, Solgar, Aksuvital, BEC, NC, Life Extension, Swisse, HerbsofGold

Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market: Segmentation by Product

, Tablets, Capsules, Others

Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market: Segmentation by Application

Dietary Supplement, Health Food Health Genesis, Pure Encapsulations, Regis, Solgar, Aksuvital, BEC, NC, Life Extension, Swisse, HerbsofGold

In terms of region, this research report covers almost all the major regions across the globe such asNorth America, Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Africa and the Asia Pacific. Europe and North America regions are anticipated to show an upward growth in the years to come. While Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market in Asia Pacific regions is likely to show remarkable growth during the forecasted period. Cutting edge technology and innovations are the most important traits of the North America region and thats the reason most of the time the US dominates the global markets. Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market in South, America region is also expected to grow in near future.

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1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Overview 1.1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Product Overview 1.2 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Segment by Type1.2.1 Tablets1.2.2 Capsules1.2.3 Others 1.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size by Type (2015-2026)1.3.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size Overview by Type (2015-2026)1.3.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Historic Market Size Review by Type (2015-2020)

1.3.2.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share Breakdown by Type (2015-2026)

1.3.2.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share Breakdown by Type (2015-2026)

1.3.2.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Average Selling Price (ASP) by Type (2015-2026)1.3.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size Forecast by Type (2021-2026)

1.3.3.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)

1.3.3.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)

1.3.3.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Average Selling Price (ASP) by Application (2021-2026) 1.4 Key Regions Market Size Segment by Type (2015-2020)1.4.1 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2026)1.4.2 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2026)1.4.3 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2026)1.4.4 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2026)1.4.5 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2026) 1.5 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19): Milk Thistle Health Tonic Industry Impact1.5.1 How the Covid-19 is Affecting the Milk Thistle Health Tonic Industry

1.5.1.1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Business Impact Assessment Covid-19

1.5.1.2 Supply Chain Challenges

1.5.1.3 COVID-19s Impact On Crude Oil and Refined Products1.5.2 Market Trends and Milk Thistle Health Tonic Potential Opportunities in the COVID-19 Landscape1.5.3 Measures / Proposal against Covid-19

1.5.3.1 Government Measures to Combat Covid-19 Impact

1.5.3.2 Proposal for Milk Thistle Health Tonic Players to Combat Covid-19 Impact 2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Competition by Company 2.1 Global Top Players by Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales (2015-2020) 2.2 Global Top Players by Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue (2015-2020) 2.3 Global Top Players Milk Thistle Health Tonic Average Selling Price (ASP) (2015-2020) 2.4 Global Top Manufacturers Milk Thistle Health Tonic Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type 2.5 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Competitive Situation and Trends2.5.1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Concentration Rate (2015-2020)2.5.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales and Revenue in 2019 2.6 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3) (based on the Revenue in Milk Thistle Health Tonic as of 2019) 2.7 Date of Key Manufacturers Enter into Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market 2.8 Key Manufacturers Milk Thistle Health Tonic Product Offered 2.9 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion 3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Status and Outlook by Region (2015-2026) 3.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2015 VS 2020 VS 2026 3.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size Market Share by Region (2015-2020)3.2.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Region (2015-2020)3.2.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Region (2015-2020)3.2.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020) 3.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size Market Share by Region (2021-2026)3.3.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Region (2021-2026)3.3.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Region (2021-2026)3.3.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 3.4 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.4.1 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.4.2 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales YoY Growth (2015-2026) 3.5 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.5.1 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.5.2 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales YoY Growth (2015-2026) 3.6 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.6.1 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.6.2 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales YoY Growth (2015-2026) 3.7 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.7.1 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.7.2 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales YoY Growth (2015-2026) 3.8 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.8.1 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue YoY Growth (2015-2026)3.8.2 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales YoY Growth (2015-2026) 4 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Application 4.1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Segment by Application4.1.1 Dietary Supplement4.1.2 Health Food 4.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Application: 2015 VS 2020 VS 2026 4.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Historic Sales by Application (2015-2020) 4.4 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Forecasted Sales by Application (2021-2026) 4.5 Key Regions Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size by Application4.5.1 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Application4.5.2 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Application4.5.3 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Application4.5.4 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Application4.5.5 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Application 5 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size by Country (2015-2026) 5.1 North America Market Size Market Share by Country (2015-2020)5.1.1 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2015-2020)5.1.2 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2015-2020) 5.2 North America Market Size Market Share by Country (2021-2026)5.2.1 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026)5.2.2 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2021-2026) 5.3 North America Market Size YoY Growth by Country5.3.1 U.S. Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)5.3.2 Canada Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026) 6 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size by Country (2015-2026) 6.1 Europe Market Size Market Share by Country (2015-2020)6.1.1 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2015-2020)6.1.2 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2015-2020) 6.2 Europe Market Size Market Share by Country (2021-2026)6.2.1 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026)6.2.2 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2021-2026) 6.3 Europe Market Size YoY Growth by Country6.3.1 Germany Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)6.3.2 France Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)6.3.3 U.K. Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)6.3.4 Italy Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)6.3.5 Russia Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026) 7 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size by Country (2015-2026) 7.1 Asia-Pacific Market Size Market Share by Country (2015-2020)7.1.1 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2015-2020)7.1.2 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2015-2020) 7.2 Asia-Pacific Market Size Market Share by Country (2021-2026)7.2.1 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026)7.2.2 Asia-Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2021-2026) 7.3 Asia-Pacific Market Size YoY Growth by Country7.3.1 China Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.2 Japan Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.3 South Korea Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.4 India Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.5 Australia Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.6 Taiwan Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.7 Indonesia Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.8 Thailand Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.9 Malaysia Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.10 Philippines Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)7.3.11 Vietnam Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026) 8 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size by Country (2015-2026) 8.1 Latin America Market Size Market Share by Country (2015-2020)8.1.1 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2015-2020)8.1.2 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2015-2020) 8.2 Latin America Market Size Market Share by Country (2021-2026)8.2.1 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026)8.2.2 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2021-2026) 8.3 Latin America Market Size YoY Growth by Country8.3.1 Mexico Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)8.3.2 Brazil Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)8.3.3 Argentina Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026) 9 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size by Country (2015-2026) 9.1 Middle East and Africa Market Size Market Share by Country (2015-2020)9.1.1 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2015-2020)9.1.2 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2015-2020) 9.2 Middle East and Africa Market Size Market Share by Country (2021-2026)9.2.1 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026)9.2.2 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Country (2021-2026) 9.3 Middle East and Africa Market Size YoY Growth by Country9.3.1 Turkey Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)9.3.2 Saudi Arabia Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026)9.3.3 U.A.E Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size YoY Growth (2015-2026) 10 Company Profiles and Key Figures in Milk Thistle Health Tonic Business 10.1 Health Genesis10.1.1 Health Genesis Corporation Information10.1.2 Health Genesis Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue10.1.3 Health Genesis Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.1.4 Health Genesis Milk Thistle Health Tonic Products Offered10.1.5 Health Genesis Recent Development 10.2 Pure Encapsulations10.2.1 Pure Encapsulations Corporation Information10.2.2 Pure Encapsulations Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue10.2.3 Pure Encapsulations Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.2.4 Health Genesis Milk Thistle Health Tonic Products Offered10.2.5 Pure Encapsulations Recent Development 10.3 Regis10.3.1 Regis Corporation Information10.3.2 Regis Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue10.3.3 Regis Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.3.4 Regis Milk Thistle Health Tonic Products Offered10.3.5 Regis Recent Development 10.4 Solgar10.4.1 Solgar Corporation Information10.4.2 Solgar Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue10.4.3 Solgar Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.4.4 Solgar Milk Thistle Health Tonic Products Offered10.4.5 Solgar Recent Development 10.5 Aksuvital10.5.1 Aksuvital Corporation Information10.5.2 Aksuvital Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue10.5.3 Aksuvital Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.5.4 Aksuvital Milk Thistle Health Tonic Products Offered10.5.5 Aksuvital Recent Development 10.6 BEC10.6.1 BEC Corporation Information10.6.2 BEC Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue10.6.3 BEC Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.6.4 BEC Milk Thistle Health Tonic Products Offered10.6.5 BEC Recent Development 10.7 NC10.7.1 NC Corporation Information10.7.2 NC Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue10.7.3 NC Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.7.4 NC Milk Thistle Health Tonic Products Offered10.7.5 NC Recent Development 10.8 Life Extension10.8.1 Life Extension Corporation Information10.8.2 Life Extension Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue10.8.3 Life Extension Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.8.4 Life Extension Milk Thistle Health Tonic Products Offered10.8.5 Life Extension Recent Development 10.9 Swisse10.9.1 Swisse Corporation Information10.9.2 Swisse Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue10.9.3 Swisse Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.9.4 Swisse Milk Thistle Health Tonic Products Offered10.9.5 Swisse Recent Development 10.10 HerbsofGold10.10.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors10.10.2 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Product Category, Application and Specification10.10.3 HerbsofGold Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.10.4 Main Business Overview10.10.5 HerbsofGold Recent Development 11 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Upstream, Opportunities, Challenges, Risks and Influences Factors Analysis 11.1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Key Raw Materials11.1.1 Key Raw Materials11.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price11.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers11.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure11.2.1 Raw Materials11.2.2 Labor Cost11.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses 11.3 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Industrial Chain Analysis 11.4 Market Opportunities, Challenges, Risks and Influences Factors Analysis11.4.1 Market Opportunities and Drivers11.4.2 Market Challenges11.4.3 Market Risks11.4.4 Porters Five Forces Analysis 12 Market Strategy Analysis, Distributors 12.1 Sales Channel 12.2 Distributors 12.3 Downstream Customers 13 Research Findings and Conclusion 14 Appendix 14.1 Methodology/Research Approach14.1.1 Research Programs/Design14.1.2 Market Size Estimation14.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation 14.2 Data Source14.2.1 Secondary Sources14.2.2 Primary Sources 14.3 Author Details 14.4 Disclaimer

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Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak in December 2019, the disease has spread to almost 200 countries around the globe with the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency. The global impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are already starting to be felt, and will significantly affect the Milk Thistle Health Tonic market in 2020. COVID-19 can affect the global economy in three main ways: by directly affecting production and demand, by creating supply chain and market disruption, and by its financial impact on firms and financial markets. The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought effects on many aspects, like flight cancellations; travel bans and quarantines; restaurants closed; all indoor events restricted; over forty countries state of emergency declared; massive slowing of the supply chain; stock market volatility; falling business confidence, growing panic among the population, and uncertainty about future. This report also analyses the impact of Coronavirus COVID-19 on the Milk Thistle Health Tonic industry. Prior to COVID-19, the global market for Milk Thistle Health Tonic was anticipated to grow from US$ XX million in 2020 to US$ XX million by 2026; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of xx% during 20212026, whereas post-COVID-19 scenario, the market for Milk Thistle Health Tonic is projected to grow from US$ XX million in 2020 (a change by ~XX% compared to market estimated for 2020 before the outbreak of COVID-19) to US$ XX billion by 2026; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of XX% during 20212026. QY Research has recently curated a research report titled, Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Research Report 2020. The report is structured on primary and secondary research methodologies that derive historic and forecast data. The global Milk Thistle Health Tonic market is growing remarkably fast and is likely to thrive in terms of volume and revenue during the forecast period. 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Pricing analysis is included in the report according to each type from the year 2015 to 2026, manufacturer from 2015 to 2020, region from 2015 to 2020, and global price from 2015 to 2026. A thorough evaluation of the restrains included in the report portrays the contrast to drivers and gives room for strategic planning. Factors that overshadow the market growth are pivotal as they can be understood to devise different bends for getting hold of the lucrative opportunities that are present in the ever-growing market. Additionally, insights into market experts opinions have been taken to understand the market better. Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market: Segment Analysis The research report includes specific segments such as application and product type. Each type provides information about the sales during the forecast period of 2015 to 2026. The application segment also provides revenue by volume and sales during the forecast period of 2015 to 2026. Understanding the segments helps in identifying the importance of different factors that aid the market growth. Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market: Regional Analysis The research report includes a detailed study of regions of North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa. The report has been curated after observing and studying various factors that determine regional growth such as economic, environmental, social, technological, and political status of the particular region. Analysts have studied the data of revenue, sales, and manufacturers of each region. This section analyses region-wise revenue and volume for the forecast period of 2015 to 2026. These analyses will help the reader to understand the potential worth of investment in a particular region. Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market: Competitive Landscape This section of the report identifies various key manufacturers of the market. It helps the reader understand the strategies and collaborations that players are focusing on combat competition in the market. The comprehensive report provides a significant microscopic look at the market. The reader can identify the footprints of the manufacturers by knowing about the global revenue of manufacturers, the global price of manufacturers, and sales by manufacturers during the forecast period of 2015 to 2019. Following are the segments covered by the report are:, Tablets, Capsules, Others By Application:, Dietary Supplement, Health Food Key Players: The Key manufacturers that are operating in the global Milk Thistle Health Tonic market are:, Health Genesis, Pure Encapsulations, Regis, Solgar, Aksuvital, BEC, NC, Life Extension, Swisse, HerbsofGold Competitive Landscape The analysts have provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape of the global Milk Thistle Health Tonic market with the company market structure and market share analysis of the top players. The innovative trends and developments, mergers and acquisitions, product portfolio, and new product innovation to provide a dashboard view of the market, ultimately providing the readers accurate measure of the current market developments, business strategies, and key financials.

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The global Milk Thistle Health Tonic, market is segmented into different sections such as product and end user. For the better understanding of the report, our expert team of research analysts have noted down the relative contribution of each segment for the development of the global Milk Thistle Health Tonic, market. Detailed information of the segments is required to find out the key trends and developments that are influencing the Milk Thistle Health Tonic, market.

Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic, Market by Product Type:

Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak in December 2019, the disease has spread to almost 200 countries around the globe with the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency. The global impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are already starting to be felt, and will significantly affect the Milk Thistle Health Tonic market in 2020. COVID-19 can affect the global economy in three main ways: by directly affecting production and demand, by creating supply chain and market disruption, and by its financial impact on firms and financial markets. The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought effects on many aspects, like flight cancellations; travel bans and quarantines; restaurants closed; all indoor events restricted; over forty countries state of emergency declared; massive slowing of the supply chain; stock market volatility; falling business confidence, growing panic among the population, and uncertainty about future. This report also analyses the impact of Coronavirus COVID-19 on the Milk Thistle Health Tonic industry. Prior to COVID-19, the global market for Milk Thistle Health Tonic was anticipated to grow from US$ XX million in 2020 to US$ XX million by 2026; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of xx% during 20212026, whereas post-COVID-19 scenario, the market for Milk Thistle Health Tonic is projected to grow from US$ XX million in 2020 (a change by ~XX% compared to market estimated for 2020 before the outbreak of COVID-19) to US$ XX billion by 2026; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of XX% during 20212026. QY Research has recently curated a research report titled, Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Research Report 2020. The report is structured on primary and secondary research methodologies that derive historic and forecast data. The global Milk Thistle Health Tonic market is growing remarkably fast and is likely to thrive in terms of volume and revenue during the forecast period. Readers can gain insight into the various opportunities and restraints shaping the market. The report demonstrates the progress and bends that will occur during the forecast period. Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market: Drivers and Restrains The research report has incorporated the analysis of different factors that augment the markets growth. It constitutes trends, restraints, and drivers that transform the market in either a positive or negative manner. This section also provides the scope of different segments and applications that can potentially influence the market in the future. The detailed information is based on current trends and historic milestones. This section also provides an analysis of the volume of sales about the global market and also about each type from 2015 to 2026. This section mentions the volume of sales by region from 2015 to 2026. Pricing analysis is included in the report according to each type from the year 2015 to 2026, manufacturer from 2015 to 2020, region from 2015 to 2020, and global price from 2015 to 2026. A thorough evaluation of the restrains included in the report portrays the contrast to drivers and gives room for strategic planning. Factors that overshadow the market growth are pivotal as they can be understood to devise different bends for getting hold of the lucrative opportunities that are present in the ever-growing market. Additionally, insights into market experts opinions have been taken to understand the market better. Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market: Segment Analysis The research report includes specific segments such as application and product type. Each type provides information about the sales during the forecast period of 2015 to 2026. The application segment also provides revenue by volume and sales during the forecast period of 2015 to 2026. Understanding the segments helps in identifying the importance of different factors that aid the market growth. Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market: Regional Analysis The research report includes a detailed study of regions of North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa. The report has been curated after observing and studying various factors that determine regional growth such as economic, environmental, social, technological, and political status of the particular region. Analysts have studied the data of revenue, sales, and manufacturers of each region. This section analyses region-wise revenue and volume for the forecast period of 2015 to 2026. These analyses will help the reader to understand the potential worth of investment in a particular region. Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market: Competitive Landscape This section of the report identifies various key manufacturers of the market. It helps the reader understand the strategies and collaborations that players are focusing on combat competition in the market. The comprehensive report provides a significant microscopic look at the market. The reader can identify the footprints of the manufacturers by knowing about the global revenue of manufacturers, the global price of manufacturers, and sales by manufacturers during the forecast period of 2015 to 2019. Following are the segments covered by the report are:, Tablets, Capsules, Others By Application:, Dietary Supplement, Health Food Key Players: The Key manufacturers that are operating in the global Milk Thistle Health Tonic market are:, Health Genesis, Pure Encapsulations, Regis, Solgar, Aksuvital, BEC, NC, Life Extension, Swisse, HerbsofGold Competitive Landscape The analysts have provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape of the global Milk Thistle Health Tonic market with the company market structure and market share analysis of the top players. The innovative trends and developments, mergers and acquisitions, product portfolio, and new product innovation to provide a dashboard view of the market, ultimately providing the readers accurate measure of the current market developments, business strategies, and key financials.

Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic, Market by Application:

Dietary Supplement, Health Food Key Players: The Key manufacturers that are operating in the global Milk Thistle Health Tonic market are:, Health Genesis, Pure Encapsulations, Regis, Solgar, Aksuvital, BEC, NC, Life Extension, Swisse, HerbsofGold Competitive Landscape The analysts have provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape of the global Milk Thistle Health Tonic market with the company market structure and market share analysis of the top players. The innovative trends and developments, mergers and acquisitions, product portfolio, and new product innovation to provide a dashboard view of the market, ultimately providing the readers accurate measure of the current market developments, business strategies, and key financials.

Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic, market: Research Methodology

The report also represents the statistical data in the form of tables, charts, and infographics to predict the market development, growth, trends, and estimates of the global Milk Thistle Health Tonic, market during the assessment period. The analysts have used a framework such as opinions of key industry experts by taking personal interviews, refer journals, research papers and survey papers to know the detailed outlook of the global Milk Thistle Health Tonic, market. The report also consists of the nautical information where it shows Milk Thistle Health Tonic, market product volume, manufacturing process, and utilization value.

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Table of Contents

1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Overview 1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Milk Thistle Health Tonic 1.2 Covid-19 Implications on Milk Thistle Health Tonic Segment by Type1.2.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Growth Rate Comparison by Type (2021-2026)1.2.2 Tablets1.2.3 Capsules1.2.4 Others 1.3 Covid-19 Implications on Milk Thistle Health Tonic Segment by Application1.3.1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Comparison by Application: 2020 VS 20261.3.2 Dietary Supplement1.3.3 Health Food 1.4 Covid-19 Implications on Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size Estimates and Forecasts1.4.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue 2015-20261.4.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales 2015-20261.4.3 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Size by Region: 2020 Versus 2026 1.5 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19): Milk Thistle Health Tonic Industry Impact1.5.1 How the Covid-19 is Affecting the Milk Thistle Health Tonic Industry

1.5.1.1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Business Impact Assessment Covid-19

1.5.1.2 Supply Chain Challenges

1.5.1.3 COVID-19s Impact On Crude Oil and Refined Products1.5.2 Market Trends and Milk Thistle Health Tonic Potential Opportunities in the COVID-19 Landscape1.5.3 Measures / Proposal against Covid-19

1.5.3.1 Government Measures to Combat Covid-19 Impact

1.5.3.2 Proposal for Milk Thistle Health Tonic Players to Combat Covid-19 Impact 2 Covid-19 Implications on Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Competition by Manufacturers 2.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2015-2020) 2.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2015-2020) 2.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Average Price by Manufacturers (2015-2020) 2.4 Manufacturers Milk Thistle Health Tonic Manufacturing Sites, Area Served, Product Type 2.5 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Competitive Situation and Trends2.5.1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Concentration Rate2.5.2 Global Top 5 and Top 10 Players Market Share by Revenue2.5.3 Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3) 2.6 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans 2.7 Primary Interviews with Key Milk Thistle Health Tonic Players (Opinion Leaders) 3 Covid-19 Implications on Milk Thistle Health Tonic Retrospective Market Scenario by Region 3.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Retrospective Market Scenario in Sales by Region: 2015-2020 3.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Retrospective Market Scenario in Revenue by Region: 2015-2020 3.3 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Facts & Figures by Country3.3.1 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Country3.3.2 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Country3.3.3 U.S.3.3.4 Canada 3.4 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Facts & Figures by Country3.4.1 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Country3.4.2 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Country3.4.3 Germany3.4.4 France3.4.5 U.K.3.4.6 Italy3.4.7 Russia 3.5 Asia Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Facts & Figures by Region3.5.1 Asia Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Region3.5.2 Asia Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Region3.5.3 China3.5.4 Japan3.5.5 South Korea3.5.6 India3.5.7 Australia3.5.8 Taiwan3.5.9 Indonesia3.5.10 Thailand3.5.11 Malaysia3.5.12 Philippines3.5.13 Vietnam 3.6 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Facts & Figures by Country3.6.1 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Country3.6.2 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Country3.6.3 Mexico3.6.3 Brazil3.6.3 Argentina 3.7 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Facts & Figures by Country3.7.1 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Country3.7.2 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales by Country3.7.3 Turkey3.7.4 Saudi Arabia3.7.5 U.A.E 4 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Historic Market Analysis by Type 4.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Type (2015-2020) 4.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Type (2015-2020) 4.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Price Market Share by Type (2015-2020) 4.4 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Share by Price Tier (2015-2020): Low-End, Mid-Range and High-End 5 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Historic Market Analysis by Application 5.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales Market Share by Application (2015-2020) 5.2 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Revenue Market Share by Application (2015-2020) 5.3 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Price by Application (2015-2020) 6 Company Profiles and Key Figures in Milk Thistle Health Tonic Business 6.1 Health Genesis6.1.1 Corporation Information6.1.2 Health Genesis Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.1.3 Health Genesis Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.1.4 Health Genesis Products Offered6.1.5 Health Genesis Recent Development 6.2 Pure Encapsulations6.2.1 Pure Encapsulations Corporation Information6.2.2 Pure Encapsulations Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.2.3 Pure Encapsulations Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.2.4 Pure Encapsulations Products Offered6.2.5 Pure Encapsulations Recent Development 6.3 Regis6.3.1 Regis Corporation Information6.3.2 Regis Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.3.3 Regis Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.3.4 Regis Products Offered6.3.5 Regis Recent Development 6.4 Solgar6.4.1 Solgar Corporation Information6.4.2 Solgar Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.4.3 Solgar Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.4.4 Solgar Products Offered6.4.5 Solgar Recent Development 6.5 Aksuvital6.5.1 Aksuvital Corporation Information6.5.2 Aksuvital Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.5.3 Aksuvital Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.5.4 Aksuvital Products Offered6.5.5 Aksuvital Recent Development 6.6 BEC6.6.1 BEC Corporation Information6.6.2 BEC Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.6.3 BEC Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.6.4 BEC Products Offered6.6.5 BEC Recent Development 6.7 NC6.6.1 NC Corporation Information6.6.2 NC Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.6.3 NC Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.4.4 NC Products Offered6.7.5 NC Recent Development 6.8 Life Extension6.8.1 Life Extension Corporation Information6.8.2 Life Extension Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.8.3 Life Extension Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.8.4 Life Extension Products Offered6.8.5 Life Extension Recent Development 6.9 Swisse6.9.1 Swisse Corporation Information6.9.2 Swisse Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.9.3 Swisse Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.9.4 Swisse Products Offered6.9.5 Swisse Recent Development 6.10 HerbsofGold6.10.1 HerbsofGold Corporation Information6.10.2 HerbsofGold Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.10.3 HerbsofGold Milk Thistle Health Tonic Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.10.4 HerbsofGold Products Offered6.10.5 HerbsofGold Recent Development 7 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Manufacturing Cost Analysis 7.1 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Key Raw Materials Analysis7.1.1 Key Raw Materials7.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price Trend7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials 7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure 7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Milk Thistle Health Tonic 7.4 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Industrial Chain Analysis 8 Marketing Channel, Distributors and Customers 8.1 Marketing Channel 8.2 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Distributors List 8.3 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Customers 9 Market Dynamics 9.1 Market Trends 9.2 Opportunities and Drivers 9.3 Challenges 9.4 Porters Five Forces Analysis 10 Global Market Forecast 10.1 Global Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Estimates and Projections by Type10.1.1 Global Forecasted Sales of Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Type (2021-2026)10.1.2 Global Forecasted Revenue of Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Type (2021-2026) 10.2 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Estimates and Projections by Application10.2.1 Global Forecasted Sales of Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Application (2021-2026)10.2.2 Global Forecasted Revenue of Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Application (2021-2026) 10.3 Milk Thistle Health Tonic Market Estimates and Projections by Region10.3.1 Global Forecasted Sales of Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Region (2021-2026)10.3.2 Global Forecasted Revenue of Milk Thistle Health Tonic by Region (2021-2026) 10.4 North America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Estimates and Projections (2021-2026) 10.5 Europe Milk Thistle Health Tonic Estimates and Projections (2021-2026) 10.6 Asia Pacific Milk Thistle Health Tonic Estimates and Projections (2021-2026) 10.7 Latin America Milk Thistle Health Tonic Estimates and Projections (2021-2026) 10.8 Middle East and Africa Milk Thistle Health Tonic Estimates and Projections (2021-2026) 11 Research Finding and Conclusion 12 Methodology and Data Source 12.1 Methodology/Research Approach 12.1.1 Research Programs/Design 12.1.2 Market Size Estimation 12.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation 12.2 Data Source 12.2.1 Secondary Sources 12.2.2 Primary Sources 12.3 Author List 12.4 Disclaimer

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FBC Poteet Food Pantry

The First Baptist Church in Poteet Food Pantry will have a drive-thru pick-up event on Wednesday, Aug. 26, starting when they receive the product. The church is located at 437 Ave. D in Poteet.

The line will start at about 12 noon. Please do not start lining up until after 10 a.m.

Volunteers are needed at this event. Please come to the Fellowship Hall at about 9:30 a.m. if you would like to volunteer.

They will not have restrooms avaliable to the public for everyones safety. Please dont forget your masks and please stay in your vehicle while you wait.

Have your trunk/liftgate/ bed avaliable for volunteers to load your items. Volunteers will not be responsible for loading items in the cab of your vehicle as a safety.

Cloth masks available in the CASA office

CASA of South Texas has masks available for pickup as needed in the CASA office, 115 W. College in Pleasanton.

The America Strong Mask Program is a partnership between federal departments and agencies and the private sector National Council of Textile Organization. Its purpose is to enhance the protection and confidence that Americans can protect themselves while pursuing essential activities. FEMA ensured that nonprofits and faith partners knew about the Health and Human Services program whereby Hanes made cloth facial coverings for HHS to give away to people in the community who need them.

Mobile test collection

There will be a COVID 19 mobile test collection on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Poteet Fire Department, located at 530 Ave. H in Poteet.

There will be a health screening and tests will be conducted by appointment only. To register, visit txcovidtest.org or call 512- 883-2400.

Wild Bills Pumpkin Fun Run set for Nov. 7

Join George Farms as they host the Wild Bills Pumpkin Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 7. The farm is located at 595 Mobile Home Alley in Poteet.

Proceeds from the event will go towards the cost of a Diabetic Alert Dog for Billy George, son of Jennifer and James George.

Participants have the choice of either competing at George Farms in person, or taking the virtual/ social distancing option and running in their neighborhood or wherever they choose. Those who pick the virtual option will still receive a participation medal and T-shirt.

Preregister at RunSign- Up.com and search Wild Bills Pumpkin Fun Run. Entry fees until Oct. 1 are: $30 for the 5K Run/Walk, $20 for the Virtual 5K and $20 for 10 and Under 5K. After Oct. 1, the fees increase by $5. Runners are also able to sign up the day of the race, with registration starting at 7:30 a.m. The race will start at 8 a.m.

Sponsorship spots are available: Jack the Pumpkin King Sponsor for $500 and Cinderella Sponsorship for $250.

Human Trafficking Prevention webinar Sept. 3

The Texas A&M Agri- Life Extension Service will present Unbounds Human Trafficking Prevention webinar at 6 p.m. on Sept. 3. The online event is free, but preregistration is required.

Unbound is an international anti-human trafficking organization and their webinar is geared toward teens and their parents or caregivers. It will cover recognizing signs and preventing human trafficking in their communities.

Participants will learn about recruiting methods, how to recognize red flags and how to be equipped to promote safety within their own communities.

For details, contact Scott at 325-392-2721.

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Regions Covered in the Global Oral & Dental Probiotics Market: The Middle East and Africa (GCC Countries and Egypt) North America (the United States, Mexico, and Canada) South America (Brazil etc.) Europe (Turkey, Germany, Russia UK, Italy, France, etc.) Asia-Pacific (Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Japan, Philippines, Korea, Thailand, India, Indonesia, and Australia)

Years Considered to Estimate the Market Size:History Year: 2015-2019Base Year: 2019Estimated Year: 2020Forecast Year: 2020-2025

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PORT HOPE, ON, Aug. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cameco and Bruce Power announced today a series of initiatives highlighted by the creation of a centre for next generation nuclear technologies to leverage their existing partnership to help restart the Canadian economy, protect the environment and fight diseases like COVID-19 around the world. In addition, further to the Bruce Power Life-Extension Program and the existing long-term supply agreement, Cameco and Bruce Power have announced the additional supply of 1,600 specialized fuel bundles for Unit 6 scheduled for restart in 2024.

The two companies are industry leaders in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Canada, directly and indirectly employing 27,000 workers and creating $9-12 billion of investment annually in the Canadian economy. Bruce Power, Cameco and the entire Canadian nuclear industry remain at the forefront of science and innovation in the production of GHG emissions-free power and cancer-fighting isotopes.

Throughout the pandemic, Bruce Power and Cameco have been able to ensure the safe and reliable supply of GHG emissions-free electricity to millions of people in Canada, and will now leverage one of Canadas largest infrastructure projects, the Bruce Power Life-Extension Program, to help rebuild the national economy through innovation, including exploring project acceleration and other opportunities.

To expand on their important inter-provincial partnership, as founding members of the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII), Bruce Power and Cameco are proud to announce the launch of the NII Centre for Next Generation Nuclear Technologies to identify post-COVID economic, environmental and health-care opportunities.

The new centre will focus on next generation nuclear technologies by advancing the existing expertise of suppliers, regulators and operators to support future economic, environmental and export opportunities for Ontario, Saskatchewan and beyond. Innovations in nuclear energy will help support new technologies like small modular reactors (SMRs), cancer-fighting isotopes and hydrogen development by using infrastructure investments that will drive the economy now and power the world of the future. It will also look at how the current Bruce Power site output can be further enhanced with new technologies and as foundational enablers.

Todays announcement, along with the existing long-term arrangements between Bruce Power and Cameco, opens the door to assist the provincial governments in both Saskatchewan and Ontario with getting the economy back on its feet after six difficult months working to protect and keep people safe in both provinces, said Mike Rencheck, President and CEO of Bruce Power. Were extremely grateful to Premiers Ford and Moe, and the members of their respective governments, for realizing the positive impact that the nuclear industry has on the lives of Canadians.

Our focus, through the Centre, on next generation nuclear technology is anchored on the basis of building from our existing assets including life extension and efficiencies, partnerships and supply chain. This has the potential to fully leverage existing assets, reducing the need for more costly new generation in the future, creating a foundation for new medical isotopes and a hydrogen economy all while laying the foundation for new nuclear such as SMRs.

Cameco and Bruce Power will also be expanding their role in support of the production of life-saving medical isotopes. With its facility in Cobourg, ON, Cameco will contribute its expertise to the development of Bruce Powers new Isotope Production System being developed by its partner IsoGen that will help produce Lutetium-177, an isotope used to treat prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors. Bruce Power aims to begin harvesting Lutetium-177 in 2022. Cameco is a key supplier of materials in the production of Cobalt-60, which is produced in partnership with Ottawa-based Nordion, used to sterilize medical equipment and treat breast cancer and brain tumours.

Medical isotopes and leveraging our existing infrastructure in a post-COVID world are an important part of the future of nuclear, and Bruce Power is a leader and innovator in this sector, said Tim Gitzel, president and CEO of Cameco. I am proud that Cameco is able to contribute to this important work, especially now when the need for sterilized medical supplies is so high.

Were pleased to have our Ontario and Saskatchewan Premiers join us in celebrating our announcement today as the strength of the nuclear industry is grounded in meaningful relationships across the industry and across provinces..

Through their work on the Retooling and Economic Recovery Council, Bruce Power and Cameco focused on helping to ensure their communities had the tools they needed to endure the pandemic and now the focus has turned to powering the recovery.

The Life-Extension Program will continue to be a key economic driver and today will see a new arrangement for start-up fuel to be provided by Cameco when Bruce Powers nuclear reactors are ready to return to service following Major Component Replacement, beginning with the Unit 6 reactor. Cameco will supply 1,600 specialized fuel bundles for the safe restart of Unit 6, scheduled for 2024. This builds on the existing fuel arrangements between the two organizations announced in 2017 which was estimated to be worth $2 billion at the time and over the life of the contracts.

This new initiative will help drive Ontario-made and Canadian-made innovation for these emerging technologies and support our provinces economic recovery, said Ontario Premier Doug Ford. I want to thank Bruce Power and Cameco for this important investment, as well as for their generous community and PPE donations to support our front-line heroes and those in need over the past few months.

Working together, we will ensure our communities can recover and our economy can come roaring back.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe also offered his praise for the strong partnership.

The announcement today from Cameco and Bruce Power underscores the importance of Canadas nuclear industry, which is world class in every respect, from mining to research to power production, said Premier Moe. In Saskatchewan, were grateful for the contributions Cameco and Bruce Power are making every day to Canadas economic and social well-being.

About Cameco

Cameco is one of the largest global providers of the uranium fuel needed to energize a clean-air world. Our competitive position is based on our controlling ownership of the worlds largest high-grade reserves and low-cost operations. Utilities around the world rely on our nuclear fuel products to generate power in safe, reliable, carbon-free nuclear reactors. Our shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges. Our head office is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

About Bruce PowerFormed in 2001, Bruce Power is an electricity company based in Bruce County, Ontario. We are powered by our people. Our 4,200 employees are the foundation of our accomplishments and are proud of the role they play in safely delivering clean, reliable, low-cost nuclear power to families and businesses across the province. Bruce Power has worked hard to build strong roots in Ontario and is committed to protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which we live. Learn more atwww.brucepower.comand follow us onFacebook,Twitter,LinkedIn,InstagramandYouTube.

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SYDNEY, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Silverfern Group, an investment management firm making direct investments in middle market private equity globally, today announced thatit has partnered with Next Capital in the acquisition of Eptec ("Eptec").

Eptec, founded in 1997, is an Australian-based specialist engineering contractor focused on asset preservation and maintenance services to the marine sector (defense and commercial) and other critical transport and infrastructure assets.

"We are excited to partner with Next Capital in the acquisition of Eptec, a leading specialist engineering contractor in the Australian market," said Silverfern Managing Partner Clive Holmes."Silverfern Advisory Board member Geoff Knox, an experienced senior Eptec executive, has helped us evaluate the Eptec investment opportunity and has stepped up to the role of CEO upon completion of the acquisition. The acquisition of Eptec further demonstrates Silverfern's ability to source, access and execute on attractive stable local investments, even during challenging economic times such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as we continue to invest on a global basis."

About EptecFounded in 1997 Eptec has a 22-year track record providing asset preservation and maintenance services to government and prime corporate clients. Eptec delivers time-critical, highly-technical, specialized asset life extension of complex operational assets through a range of solutions for Corrosion Protection, Concrete Rehabilitation, Fibre Reinforced Plastics, Waterproofing and Linings, and Insulation, and operates through two business segments: Marine and Services. The Marine business segment services defense and commercial sectors and the Services business segment services transportation infrastructure (including bridges, rail and ports), energy and resources, waste and wastewater, and buildings and facilities. https://eptec.com.au

About SilverfernSilverfern is a global middle-market investment management firm. From its offices in New York, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Sydney, its experienced, cohesive team of senior investment professionals makes investments in global middle-market private equity. Targeting $25 million to $50 million equity per investment in partnership with qualified local investment partners, whom we select for their specific industry knowledge and local market experience, Silverfern seeks to invest in buyouts, build-ups, acquisitions, growth equity and recapitalizations worldwide. Silverfern's investment strategy seeks to mitigate systemic risk in its portfolio by opportunistically pursuing attractive risk-adjusted returns on a global basis, while at the same time seeking to manage local/market risk through its strategy to partner with qualified, local, investment partners on each of its investments. Silverfern is currently investing from Silverfern Global Opportunities Fund III. Additional information is available at http://www.silfern.com

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