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I’d never heard of it either. My Vietnamese mother in law got it ground up, then mixed it with normal turmeric and honey. This was then made into pellets and left to dry in the sun. 3 pellets a day kept me fit & healthy.
Interesting food chat here today!
Have a good weekend all

I used to buy black turmeric in Vietnam - the girl in the market said it could cure anything except death…. :>)

Addisonshare, I'm not criticising anyone on here, your optimism is refreshing, and I hope everyone gets the news we want.
I was one of those naive investors mentioned in the article who was hooked by one of the arch-rampers on here who I can now see obviously was pumping & dumping (he's moved on now:last seen on VAST). I think it's important to remember the market we're in, and important to read other views to avoid confirmation bias: one thing that has happened on here is that anyone posting negative opinions has often been shut down

We’re all hoping for good news here, but at the same time it’s important to remember the risks of investing in the AIM market. I read an interesting article by Michael Taylor which contains some useful reminders.
I don’t agree with his final sentence in this paragraph but the rest is pertinent:

“Bulletin board providers are popular among many private investors – some of whom are incredibly well researched, and some of whom (to put it politely) aren’t. At the lower end of the market, these boards are used to encourage the naïve to buy into a stock. There are many who have multi-IDs who then literally have a conversation with themselves, in an attempt to generate excitement around the stock.

Should anyone post a contrasting opinion – they are called out as a ‘shorter’ or a ‘deramper’ and are the subject of abuse. Worse still, the group encourages everyone to ‘report’ the post in an attempt to have the post automatically deleted. This means that anyone viewing the board will only see one positive narrative because the posts that are automatically deleted are not reviewed by anyone. Those who own the bulletin boards don’t care about the actual content of the posts, because they’re not monetising the boards. What they monetise is the volume of traffic on the site, which they then sell in the form of advertisements and impressions. So, while the bulletin boards are free to use, there is almost no point in using them”

https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/shares/2019/12/13/avoid-aim-s-traps/

GLA and let’s hope good news is coming soon

Agreed Mozax, I was about to post similar:

It's worth watching the investor presentation that's now available on the ********** website (https://www.v*********.co.uk/media/633fefaed21d184fa1667cef/)

It gives context to the massive growth in the medical cannabis market, and sets out strategies for how Kanabo will develop.

Immediate term - focus on growth of GP Service
Short term - targeting 15% of the UK prescription market by end 2023
Mid term - developing online appointments & links to pharmacies

It all sounds positive at last

@stillnoeyedeer this site helps me to understand a little more:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketmakerspread.asp

After listening to the podcast posted by samplemix1962 I had a look at the GP Service website (https://thegpservice.co.uk/) & then read the reviews on Trustpilot - 80% are excellent.
It’s very encouraging and hopefully we’ll get more details in the webinar at 5pm

I think you were right the first time !

I found this one Slick - doesn't seem to be behind the paywall:
https://www.ft.com/content/a5106b84-ca28-4e81-99f8-0106322afc11

They mentioned it in the final results:

"Most recently, the Company has announced that is no longer proceeding with the proposed acquisition of the European businesses of 11157353 Canada Corp., which trades under the name of Materia ("Materia"). The Company has now decided that the benefits of working with Materia, including its GMP facility in Malta, are now most effectively executed through a non-dilutive Strategic Partnership between the two independent companies, as opposed to the previously proposed all-share acquisition."

I just hope Materia will pay back the loan as agreed

Not helped by the market reaction to the gas pipeline, but it was a very flat, disappointing statement & I expected a more upbeat tone

Yeah, I found a name & here’s a copy of my post from June:

“From the 11th March RNS:

“The Company is pleased to announce that it has appointed an international expert in the field of Machine Learning to its AI Research Team. The expert is the former head of the Neural Networks Research Laboratory of the Department of Computer Science of the University of Milan.”

I found Rita Pizzi on LinkedIn who is an AI & Quantum computing consultant at QBT

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritapizzi/

On her website she says

“I received my MS degree in Physics at the University of Milan, my PhD in Electronic and Computer Science Engineering at the University of Pavia, and the Diploma of the Course of Epidemiology, Statistics and Data Analysis at the National Research Council.

From 1986 to 1996 I was research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Biomedical technologies of the National Research Council.

From 1996 to 2001 I worked at the National Neurological Institute C. Besta of Milan.

Since 2002 I was tenured Researcher at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Milan.

From 1988 onwards I held the (Bachelor and Master's) courses of: Medical Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Information Systems, Information Theory, Probabilistic Methods, Statistics for Medicine, Probability Theory, Statistics and Data Analysis, Statistics Applied to Epidemiology, Informatics for Health Statistics (R Programming).

I also held the PhD courses of Quantum Neural Networks, Health Informatics, Bionics and Computational Intelligence”

All the best & GLA

Yes SirD, I’ve seen a figure of £700m but I think it’s serviceable (of course as long as there’s income……)

Sir_digby take a look at THG - £536.83m total cash, £849.61 market cap. Bargain of the century at just over 60p per share!

" Totally’s recent full-year results showed it has a net cash position of £13m and covered its net interest payments seven times. The company also reported a significant improvement in financial performance, with revenue and gross profit rising at a double-digit rate as the ongoing pandemic led to surging demand for healthcare services.
Totally’s solid financial position enabled it to make two acquisitions during the year that strengthen its long-term growth prospects. They provide access to growing demand for elective care and employee wellbeing services, while further diversifying the firm’s operations. Additional acquisitions are likely due to the company’s solid financial position.

Since being added to our Inheritance Tax Portfolio in January last year, Totally has generated a capital gain of 57pc. While it trades on a price-to-earnings ratio of 71, an annualised rise in underlying profit of 135pc over the past four years combined with its long-term growth prospects suggest it has further room to run. Hold. "

Thanks Starship, that's good news - although I'll be more reassured when Mr FG updates officially in September's stonking RNS!

If Starship received a message that made him feel more confident about his investment, doesn’t that mean the company may have passed on inside information?

If the next update doesn't contain proper details I'll take a loss and put it down to my naivety. I lost confidence months ago.

Thanks Styx,
All in section 2.2 of the 2020 annual report.
I might be being taught an expensive lesson here -I’m new to investing & believed the rampers like FigTreeHarry et al.
Let’s see what the next RNS brings.
Good luck to us all. . . .

@Suthy - QBT is the parent company of Brainspark Associates Ltd, which reported liabilities of £36,255,172 last year.

Would these debts discourage any takeovers?