Day: September 13, 2021

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RAJANT ANNOUNCES NEW LTE BREADCRUMB PLUS PERSONNEL AND ASSET TRACKING “MESHTRACER” SOFTWARE AT MINEXPO

Visit Rajant in North Hall at Booth 1261-N

Malvern, Pennsylvania (USA), Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rajant Corporation, the provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, announces two new products at MINExpo. The latest enhancement adds a global LTE radio to its fourth-generation industry-leading BreadCrumb® Peregrine product line. With one 2.4GHz radio, two 5GHz radios, and LTE, the enhanced Peregrine provides up to 2.633Gbps of aggregated capacity. In addition, Rajant is launching MeshTracer a software-based personnel and asset tracking solution that can monitor Rajant BreadCrumbs, AeroScout tags, and any Wi-Fi device that uses a static MAC address.

“Improving the safety and productivity of mining operations is the byproduct of Rajant Kinetic Mesh. It is the only industrial wireless network enabling machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity and mobility in markets like open-pit and underground mining”, shares Geoff Smith, EVP of Sales and Marketing for Rajant. “Adding an LTE client now allows all mining companies that have invested in LTE to leverage that infrastructure while benefiting from the mine-wide mission-critical coverage Kinetic Mesh provides. Tracking personnel and assets is mandatory underground, making Rajant’s latest MeshTracer a logical addition to the BreadCrumb portfolio. Adding the ability to track BreadCrumbs both above and below ground allows a mine to observe areas for process improvements. Finally, supporting Wi-Fi devices allows for two-way communication in emergencies.”

“We are ecstatic with the performance we have seen in the new Peregrines that we have deployed throughout Australia. Our customers see as much as four times the increase in capacity over the previous generation. Rajant provides unique value by maintaining backward compatibility with previous generation BreadCrumbs deployed in the field. This allows sites to upgrade between models knowing that there will be no loss to communications”, shares Chris Acton, General Manager for Acubis Technologies. “We also have many customers in Australia who have invested in LTE solutions but are experiencing coverage and data upload issues. These customers are very anxious to deploy the latest LTE-equipped Peregrines. And being able to now track BreadCrumbs as well as personnel above and below ground provides critical new benefits for our customers.’’

Deployed in more than 230 of the largest open-pit and underground mines globally, Rajant pioneered fully mobile V2X/M2M and has a heritage of maintaining interoperability with existing BreadCrumb wireless nodes with new product releases. Along with the product announcement at MINExpo, live video/voice demonstrations and partner interviews will run daily. They will include Rajant, Boston Dynamics, NEVIL, Overwatch Aero, Vorbeck, and xCraft. Email meeting interest to MINExpo@rajant.com.

About Rajant Corporation

Rajant Corporation is the broadband communications technology company that invented Kinetic Mesh® networking, BreadCrumb® wireless nodes, and InstaMesh® networking software. With Rajant, customers can rapidly deploy a highly adaptable and scalable network that leverages the power of real-time data to deliver on-demand, mission-critical business intelligence. A low-latency, high-throughput, and secure solution for a variety of data, voice, video, and autonomous applications, Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh networks provide industrial customers with full mobility, allowing them to take their private network applications and data anywhere. With successful deployments in more than 65 countries for customers in military, mining, ports, rail, oil & gas, petrochemical plants, municipalities, and agriculture. Rajant is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with additional facilities and offices in Arizona and Kentucky. For more information, visit Rajant.com or follow Rajant on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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CPOPC Holds A Writing Competition on Smallholder’s Topic

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A short story competition with the theme “smallholders and oil palm plantation” is now open for entries.

Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) holds a story writing competition to engage communities and families living near or within the palm oil plantation in palm oil producing countries. For more info, please visit: https://www.cpopc.org/events/

This competition organized by the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) engages the communities and families living near or within the palm oil plantation in Indonesia, Malaysia and other oil palm producing countries.

As more than 40% of the global palm oil production is done by smallholders, the stories should focus on the smallholders’ significant role in the palm oil industry, acknowledging thereby that their lives also face challenges. It is due time that we start recognizing smallholders’ substantial contributions to the palm oil industry in meeting one of the most important elements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that is sustainable consumption and production. Through this competition, CPOPC hopes to convey the importance of establishing a global alliance of oil palm smallholders of palm oil producing countries where information sharing and collaboration will continue to take place.

This competition could make people appreciate the important role of smallholders in providing affordable vegetable oil for food and energy.

Winning entries may win up to USD1,000 and a chance to share real-life stories of smallholders’ efforts in managing their plantations and in creating a decent life for their families. CPOPC is offering prizes worth USD7,950 for all winning entries.

Participant may submit their stories of 500 to 750 words in one of these languages: Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, English, Spanish or French.

The categories are in the following:

  • Decent work, education, and sustainable community
  • Poverty alleviation, zero hunger, health and economic growth
  • Climate action, environment and biodiversity

All the winning stories will be published into a book. The deadline for submission is September 30, 2021. Submissions of short stories can be sent to cpopcstorycompetition@cpopc.org.

For more information on the competition please visit: https://www.cpopc.org/events/

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Le CPOPC organise un concours de rédaction sur le thème des petits exploitants

JAKARTA, Indonésie, 13 septembre 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Un concours de nouvelles ayant pour thème « les petits exploitants et les plantations de palmiers à huile » est désormais ouvert aux inscriptions.

Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) holds a story writing competition to engage communities and families living near or within the palm oil plantation in palm oil producing countries. For more info, please visit: https://www.cpopc.org/events/

Ce concours organisé par le Conseil des pays producteurs d’huile de palme (CPOPC) fait participer les communautés et les familles vivant à proximité ou à l’intérieur des plantations de palmiers à huile en Indonésie, en Malaisie et dans d’autres pays producteurs d’huile de palme.

Étant donné que plus de 40 % de la production mondiale d’huile de palme est assurée par des petits exploitants, les histoires devraient se concentrer sur le rôle important de ces derniers dans l’industrie de l’huile de palme, tout en reconnaissant que leurs vies sont également confrontées à des enjeux. Il est temps que nous commencions à reconnaître les contributions substantielles des petits exploitants à l’industrie de l’huile de palme pour atteindre l’un des éléments les plus importants des objectifs de développement durable (ODD), à savoir la consommation et la production durables. Grâce à ce concours, le CPOPC espère faire comprendre l’importance d’établir une alliance mondiale des petits exploitants de palmiers à huile des pays producteurs d’huile de palme, où le partage d’informations et la collaboration se poursuivront.

Ce concours pourrait faire apprécier le rôle important des petits exploitants dans la fourniture d’huile végétale abordable pour l’alimentation et l’énergie.

Les gagnants peuvent remporter jusqu’à 1 000 USD et avoir la chance de partager des histoires vraies quant aux efforts déployés par les petits exploitants pour gérer leurs plantations et créer une vie décente pour leurs familles. La CPOPC offre des prix d’une valeur de 7 950 USD à tous les participants gagnants.

Les participants peuvent présenter leurs histoires de 500 à 750 mots dans l’une de ces langues : en indonésien, en malaisien, en anglais, en espagnol ou en français.

Les catégories sont les suivantes :

  • Travail décent, éducation et communauté durable
  • Lutte contre la pauvreté, faim zéro, santé et croissance économique
  • Lutte contre le changement climatique, environnement et biodiversité

Toutes les histoires gagnantes seront publiées dans un livre. La date limite pour nous faire parvenir vos nouvelles est le 30 septembre 2021. Elles peuvent être envoyées à cpopcstorycompetition@cpopc.org.

Pour plus d’informations sur le concours, veuillez consulter le site : https://www.cpopc.org/events/

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Innova Medical Group Gifts £10m To Launch Global Pandemic Institute In Liverpool

– Liverpool is to headquarter the Pandemic Institute, which will provide the world’s first unique and comprehensive capability to predict, prevent, respond to and recover from Future Pandemics

– Innova has provided the capital required to establish the Institute, alongside support from the Liverpool City Council, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and KQ Liverpool.

PASADENA, Calif. and LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Innova Medical Group, a global health innovator and the world’s largest provider of rapid antigen tests, has announced a £10 million donation for the launch of The Pandemic Institute, a global centre of excellence to help the world prevent, prepare, and respond more effectively to future pandemics. The Institute is headquartered in Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool).

INNOVA MEDICAL GROUP GIFTS £10M TO LAUNCH GLOBAL PANDEMIC INSTITUTE IN LIVERPOOL

Innova’s donation provides the startup capital required to establish the Institute, alongside support from the Liverpool City Council, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and KQ Liverpool.

The facility will offer world-leading clinical, research, and policy expertise, based in what is soon to be designated one of the world’s healthiest buildings, The Spine. That expertise will be supported by one of Liverpool’s greatest assets – its considerable academic resources – along with global connections and affiliates and public and private sector partners.

Together, the Institute’s partners will translate research results into policy and tangible actions, providing a unique holistic approach and comprehensive end-to-end capabilities across the pandemic lifecycle. The result will allow the world to accelerate global response to future pandemic events, to unify global intelligence and to dramatically increase the impact of pandemic research on the global society.

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“The Innova team is passionate about supporting projects that will make a difference and it is clear now that pandemics are one of the biggest threats to the health of the world’s population,” said Daniel Elliott, CEO and President of Innova Medical Group. “It’s a really exciting initiative for us to be supporting the City’s academic and business institutions with an ambition towards end-to-end solutions that can be applied on a global scale. We look forward to working collaboratively with the Institute’s existing and future partners in pursuit of that combined goal.”

“The Pandemic Institute will be a unique centre of excellence which has the potential to help revolutionise how the world responds to future pandemics,” said Professor Matthew Baylis, Director of the Pandemic Institute. “Liverpool is perfectly placed for this exciting initiative and we appreciate Innova’s leadership in establishing the Pandemic Institute and the generous gift to Liverpool.”

ABOUT INNOVA MEDICAL GROUP, INC:

Innova Medical Group is a global health screening and diagnostic innovator driven to dramatically improve health outcomes worldwide with equitable, high-value testing solutions. Our strategic and iterative approach enables us to create, build and deploy a myriad of accessible tests customized to meet and empower the user at their point of need. With a panoramic vision spanning the present to the future, we develop trusted solutions that are both intuitive and secure to use. We quickly and nimbly became the world’s largest provider of Covid-19 tests, and we are determined to execute on this model across infectious disease, other chronic conditions and wellness. For more information, please visit: www.innovamedgroup.com

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Zimbabwe: Plymouth Argyle Pays Tribute to Onismor Bhasera

English football club Plymouth Argyle have paid a glowing tribute to Onismor Bhasera, who is regarded by the club as one of the most illustrious foreign players to don their colours.

The club, which now plays in the English League One, featured the Zimbabwe international and SuperSport United defender in their magazine over the weekend.

Bhasera turned out for the club when it was still in the English Championship and was eventually relegated to the third tier of English football.

The Pilgrims, as the club is fondly known, said it was disappointing that Bhasera decided against returning to England for the 2013-14 season when he opted to return to the South African Premiership.

"Our journey through the international records of Pilgrims who have reached a global stage takes us to Zimbabwe and the cult figure of Onismor Bhasera," wrote the magazine.

Plymouth signed Bhasera after his contractual dispute with Kaizer Chiefs ended. He had initially moved to England in the summer of 2009 to train with Portsmouth under the belief that he was a free agent.

After the dust had settled, then Argyle manager Paul Mariner managed to win the player, who had also attracted interest from Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday.

"Despite our relegation from the Championships, Baz (Bhasera) had impressed everyone with his energy, quality, and commitment down the left flank, and new manager Peter Reid was certainly a big fan.

"Despite suffering a serious knee injury in 2011, Baz returned with the same level of performance and he was rightly loved by the Green Army winning the club Player of the Year award in 2015.

"Sadly Baz never returned for pre-season training ahead of the 2013-2014 campaign and he decided to make a return to South Africa. While it was a disappointing end to his time at the Home Park, Onismor Bhasera is an international Pilgrim remembered with great fondness," concludes the club's magazine.

Bhasera is still going strong at 35 and is in the books of the South African side, SuperSport United. He is also part of the Zimbabwe national team participating in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Source: Africa Focus