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Intercropping could improve animal feed and reduce environmental impact

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Scientists at Nottingham Trent University, the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Ethiopia and Ethiopia's Jimma University wanted to explore the benefits of growing oats and alfalfa together, as opposed to separately, and without irrigation or fertilizer. The research is published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

Titan OS, which monetizes smart TVs via ads and FAST deals, raised $46M in equity and debt, taking its total funding to $110M, and says it now has 30M users (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Titan OS, which monetizes smart TVs via ads and FAST deals, raised $46M in equity and debt, taking its total funding to $110M, and says it now has 30M users  —  Barcelona-based smart TV operating system maker Titan OS has raised $46 million in new funding, consisting of both equity and debt, the company announced on Wednesday.

Tinto Brass, director of Caligula and maestro of Euro erotica, dies aged 93

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The cult Italian film-maker began as an assistant to Roberto Rossellini but moved into sex films, believing ‘eroticism to be a fundamental key to human expression’

Italian film director Tinto Brass, who was once hailed as the “Antonioni of the 70s” but came to be better known for bringing Italian erotic cinema to a wider audience with films such as Caligula and Salon Kitty, has died aged 93.

His wife Caterina Varzi and children Bonifacio and Beatrice Brass announced the news of the director’s death to Italian press agency Ansa on Wednesday.

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