Month: November 2022

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Hisense Launches New Soundbars and Party Speaker in South Africa, Bring Listening Experience to a New Level

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hisense, a leading electronics manufacturer, announced that the company is bringing a new suite of offerings dedicated to elevating the listening experience to South Africa. The three products – HP100 Speaker for party music, Dolby Atmos® AX5100G and AX3100G Soundbar for theatre-level entertainment, are crafted with the purpose to deliver size-defying performance, packing sound-enhancing features that complement users’ home cinematic setups to create an immersive audio-visual experience

“Whether it is for a home movie night or an outdoor friend gathering, we hope to offer our customers a range of products with easy-to-use and powerful features that allow them to create immersive cinematic or musical experiences,” said Patrick, marketing director of Hisense South Africa.

The Hisense Party Rock Speaker HP100 has a trendy and eye-catching appearance with a sleek black finish and coloured light panels around its four speakers. With its powerful sound system and great versatility, HP100 is designed to level up the party experience with various cool features, including the Karaoke Mode, five lighting effects, and five DJ effects.

The HP100’s compact yet mighty sound powerhouse is fitted with two 6.5″ woofers and two 2.5″ tweeters, supercharged by its 300-watt power output, capable of delivering loud crisp sound and deep, pumping bass. Thanks to its 15 hours of battery life and an IPX4 splashproof design, HP100 allows the users to enjoy all-night fun with the dazzling light rims adding an electrifying effect to the music scene.

Users can take advantage of AX5100G’s 340-watt maximum power output to enjoy the room-filling immersion, along with the support for Dolby Atmos® and DTS: X® that can transform music, film or gaming content into a breathtakingly realistic surround auditory feast.

Both the AX5100G 5.1-channel and AX3100G 3.1-channel Soundbars feature seven speakers that transport the listener to the centre of the music or movie scene, as well as a powerful 6.5′′ wireless subwoofer that delivers rich and beefy bass, allowing users to enjoy exceptional detail and depth of their favourite tracks and shows. The two models are designed for greater simplicity and versatility, with a wall-mountable design and a wide choice of connectivity options that allow users to easily set up the device with simple installation steps.

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UN Peacekeepers in Congo Make ‘Strategic Withdrawal’ From Key Military Base

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday said its troops had made a strategic withdrawal from the eastern military base of Rumangabo, ceding ground in the battle against the M23 rebel group.

U.N. troops have been supporting Congolese forces in the fight against the M23, which launched a new offensive in October and seized the town of Kiwanja last Saturday, breaking months of relative calm.

“We have made a strategic and tactical withdrawal from Rumangabo, in consultation with our partners, to better prepare the next steps together,” the U.N. mission, known as MONUSCO, said in a post on Twitter.

It did not provide further details.

The loss of the major military base is a setback for Congo and a further blow to the security outlook in the conflict-hit east. The crisis has also deepened a standoff with neighboring Rwanda over its alleged support for the rebels, which it denies.

“Its fall is another humiliation for Kinshasa. But it also raises serious questions, once again, of how an extremely small rebellion can do this on their own,” said Jason Stearns, founder of the Congo Studies Group, a research institute at New York University.

In August, U.N. experts said they had found solid evidence Rwanda had been interfering militarily in eastern Congo.

Rwanda’s government has disputed the findings.

Goma, the capital of Congo’s North-Kivu province, has been effectively cut off from the upper half of the province since the capture of Kiwanja. More than 90,000 people have fled their homes since fighting resumed on October 20, according to the U.N.

The escalation prompted East African heads of state to hold a joint call Tuesday and schedule a meeting of their defense chiefs to address the security crisis, the office of Burundi’s president said in a statement.

 

 

Source: Voice of America

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Antibody Treatment Tested as New Tool Against Malaria

Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease.

 

Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa. The World Health Organization is rolling out the first authorized malaria vaccine for children, but it is about 30% effective and requires four doses.

 

The new study tested a very different approach — giving people a big dose of lab-made malaria-fighting antibodies instead of depending on the immune system to make enough of those same infection-blockers after vaccination.

 

“The available vaccine doesn’t protect enough people,” said Dr. Kassoum Kayentao of the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies in Bamako, Mali, who helped lead the study in the villages of Kalifabougou and Torodo.

In those villages during malaria season, other research has shown, people are bitten by infected mosquitoes on average twice a day.

 

The experimental antibody, developed by researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, was given by IV — difficult to deliver on a large scale. But the encouraging findings bode well for an easier-to-administer shot version from the same scientists that’s in early testing in infants, children and adults.

 

The U.S. government research was published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at a medical meeting in Seattle.

 

The antibody works by breaking the life cycle of the parasite, which is spread through mosquito bites. It targets immature parasites before they enter the liver where they can mature and multiply. It was developed from an antibody taken from a volunteer who received a malaria vaccine.

 

The research involved 330 adults in Mali who got either one of two different antibody doses or a dummy infusion. All were tested for malaria infection every two weeks for 24 weeks. Anyone who got sick was treated.

 

Infections were detected by blood test in 20 people who got the higher dose, 39 people who got the lower dose and 86 who got the placebo.

 

The higher dose was 88% effective, compared to the placebo. The lower dose was 75% effective.

 

Protection might last during the several months of a malaria season. The idea is to someday use it alongside other malaria prevention methods such as malaria pills, mosquito nets and vaccines. Cost is uncertain, but one estimate suggests lab-made antibodies could be given for as little as $5 per child per malaria season.

 

Lab-made antibodies are used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases and COVID-19, said Dr. Johanna Daily of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, who was not involved in the study.

 

“The good news is now we have another, immune-based therapy to try to control malaria,” Daily said.

 

 

 

Source: Voice of America

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INDONESIA EFFORTS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEM THROUGH MAKMUR PROGRAM

  • Makmur Program initiated to help farmers to increase their income and productivity through comprehensive and sustainable technical assistance and agriculture cultivation.
  • An ecosystem made up of a collaboration between state-owned companies to create full-service opportunities for farmers and agricultural stakeholders
  • A planting area of 250 thousand hectares targeted, with several priority commodities such as rice, corn, sugar cane, oil palm, and coffee

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —  The Minister of State Owned Enterprises (SOE) of the Republic of Indonesia, Erick Thohir, initiated the Makmur Program since 2021 to help farmers to increase their income and productivity in Indonesia through comprehensive and sustainable technical assistance and agriculture cultivation.

Makmur Program is a collaboration of Indonesian state-owned companies in the Food and Fertilizers, Plantation and Forestry, Financial Services, and Insurance clusters which provides on-farm and off-farm technical assistance.

Makmur is an agriculture ecosystem which connects farmers and agriculture stakeholders from upstream to downstream which aligns with the G20 agenda, specifically continuation of economic growth from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The progression of the Makmur program is something we should keep our eyes on. As directed by the President, I will ensure that SOEs will play a role in supporting farmers and providing solutions, to level up their productivity and prosperity,” said Minister Thohir.

The ecosystem is a collaboration of state-owned companies in the Food and Fertilizers, Plantation and Forestry, Financial Services, and Insurance clusters. The Minister of SOEs supported Makmur by establishing a Project Management Office (PMO) led by Indonesia Food Holding Company (ID FOOD).

In addition to establish this ecosystem, Minister Thohir explained that Makmur also provides on-farm and off-farm technical assistance. On farm control consists of agro inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, pesticides. There is also support for soil analysis, fertilizer recommendations, agronomic and cultivation assistance, to the application of agricultural technology.

Off-farm assistance includes farmers receiving access to capital (banking loans to distributor financing), agricultural risk protection (insurance), licensing support and guidance from local governments, guarantees for buyers of crops from partners (off takers) with competitive prices, provision of training and capacity building.

This program is a comprehensive solution for the agricultural sector in Indonesia as previously, Indonesian farmers faced many problems, such as limited access to information, capital, markets, and technology required. In addition, some farmers have not implemented agricultural cultivation practices leading to low agricultural productivity and income.

The President Director of ID FOOD, Frans Marganda Tambunan, said that based on the combined data of state-owned companies until Semester I 2022, Makmur’s progress had been realized up to 60%. It has been implemented on areas of 184,305 hectares with a total of 84,431 farmers. This includes the realization of land expansion, supply of fertilizers, technical assistance, off-taking activity including the involvement of the private sector, and funding for People’s Business Credit from state-owned banks. Farmers experienced productivity and income improvement in all commodities.

This effort is intended to support the government in anticipating any potential food crisis. The program, a collaboration between ID FOOD as project leader with Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company (fertilizer sector), PTPN Holding Company (plantation sector), Perhutani (forestry sector), Bank Rakyat Indonesia and Bank Negara Indonesia (banking sector), Jasindo and Askrindo (insurance sector), Telkom Indonesia (telecommunication and media sector), and others stakeholders, provides access on-farm and off-farm assistances which will create a supportive ecosystem for agriculture stakeholders. “This synergy across SOEs is expected to mitigate a potential food crisis,” said Tambunan.

Meanwhile, President Director of Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company, Bakir Pasaman, revealed that the Makmur Program targets a number of agricultural crops, including rice, corn, sugar cane, oil palm, and coffee. This program has been implemented in many places across Indonesia, such as West Java, Central Java, East Java, South Sulawesi, Lampung, North Sumatra and West Nusa Tenggara. “We are targeting this program to cover 250,000 hectares in 2022,” said Pasaman.

Not only bringing benefits to farmers, Makmur also provides benefits to all stakeholders and partners involved. The government can also guarantee the availability of food commodities nationally.

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Pawel Lopatka rejoint Customertimes en tant que responsable de portefeuille stratégique

NEW YORK, 1 novembre 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Customertimes, leader international des solutions numériques et partenaire mondial d’intégration et de mise en œuvre de Salesforce, a annoncé aujourd’hui que Pawel Lopatka, responsable informatique expérimenté, avait rejoint l’entreprise au poste de responsable de portefeuille stratégique.

M. Lopatka apporte à son poste une vaste gamme de compétences et d’expertise stratégique. Il est considéré comme l’un des dirigeants les plus efficaces et innovants de l’industrie informatique polonaise, avec une expérience approfondie en matière de technologie financière, de commerce de détail, de médias, de transformation numérique, d’externalisation, de métavers, et de fusions et acquisitions.

Reconnu Manager de l’année en 2018 et Business Tiger de 2017 à 2022 par la fondation Pro Progession, M. Lopatka a été à l’origine d’initiatives européennes pour plusieurs entreprises mondiales. Il a été membre du conseil d’administration de la section polonaise du Project Management Institute et de l’association polonaise des dirigeants de services commerciaux.

Brian Borack, DOP de Customertimes, a déclaré que M. Lopatka est essentiel à la stratégie de croissance européenne de l’entreprise.

« Pawel Lopatka est reconnu pour son sens aigu de la stratégie et des opérations, a déclaré M. Borack. Nous progressons de façon spectaculaire, et la vision et la perspicacité de Pawel Lopatka seront déterminantes pour ouvrir la voie à nos clients, à notre équipe et à notre organisation. »

M. Lopatka considère que Customertimes correspond parfaitement à ses compétences à son éthique personnelle.

« La mission première de Customertimes est sous-entendue dans le nom de l’entreprise – servir le client avant tout, a déclaré M. Lopatka. C’est un engagement que je partage. Je suis déterminé à favoriser la réussite des clients, à assurer une prestation de qualité et à aider l’entreprise à élargir son portefeuille de clients. Customertimes a l’excellente réputation de mettre à disposition les meilleurs talents pour offrir des solutions de pointe dans les délais impartis. C’est ce qui explique sa croissance rapide et c’est pourquoi je suis fier de rejoindre l’équipe de direction. »

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À propos de Customertimes :

Customertimes Corp. est une société internationale de conseil et de logiciels qui s’attache à rendre les meilleures technologies informatiques accessibles aux clients. Avec plus de 4 000 projets menés à bien par plus de 1 600 experts hautement qualifiés, nos solutions sont conçues pour aider les clients à réaliser une véritable transformation commerciale et à tirer le maximum de leurs investissements dans les technologies. Précurseure en matière de services-conseils et de mise en œuvre des  solutions Salesforce en Europe de l’Est et récompensée pour ses développements de produits, la société Customertimes Corp. est actuellement basée à New York, avec des bureaux régionaux à Londres, Paris, Toronto, Kiev, Poznań, Riga et Podgorica. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site www.customertimes.com.

Contact pour les médias :

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Customertimes

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meriel.sikora@customertimes.com

 

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