A new list offers ideas for changing up your winter soup game

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While certain cold soups like gazpacho and vichyssoise are famous worldwide, soup is most often associated with winter, as liquid meals that will help us warm up. And since soup is a universal culinary preparation that each country has adapted to its own style, you should definitely be looking beyond your culture’s staples. Raise the temperature with a variety of gastronomic delights such as a Vietnamese pho or a Japanese ramen. CNN’s travel site has put together a ranking of soups that is sure to inspire gastronomes and armchair travelers to look beyond their regular go-to dishes and sample t… Continue reading “A new list offers ideas for changing up your winter soup game”

Former chief project engineer on 737 Max retires from Boeing

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The Seattle Times

Boeing Vice President Michael Teal, the former chief project engineer on the 737 Max program during that jet’s development, is retiring, Boeing announced internally Friday. Though Teal was the top engineer on the Max program during the jet’s certification process, in congressional testimony in 2020 he denied all knowledge of the engineering flaws that led to the tragedy of two crashes that killed 346 people. He was never held responsible for those mistakes. Instead he was appointed chief project engineer on Boeing’s next new airplane, the 777X, which is in development. In the internal announce… Continue reading “Former chief project engineer on 737 Max retires from Boeing”

S’YA Concept and Caravan Studio Launch NFT Project on Award Wining Short Film Character Roborovski

Roborovski NFT Collection

SINGAPORE, Jan. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Roborovski NFT is based on the award-winning animated short film Roborovski created by Hollywood stars Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion, The Green Knight) and Tilda Cobham-Hervey (I am Woman, Hotel Mumbai) co-written by John Collee (Happy Feet) produced by Jomon Thomas (Hotel Mumbai).

Set in the backdrop of Marvin’s Pet Shop, a dejected Roborovski hamster goes off on a murderous rampage. The film comically explores the dark world of loneliness and despair. Roborovski focuses on the exploits of the ninja hamster who fails to get adopted and is rejected by the other pets.

Since its release in March 2021 at various film festival screenings, the loveable but lethal hamster has drawn a lot of attention. The latest—being immortalized as NFTs (Non-fungible tokens).

S’YA Concept—known for movies including Hotel Mumbai, Home Shopper, and Buffalo Boys—joined up with the team at Caravan Studio, a renowned digital art studio that has previously collaborated with Marvel, Lucasfilm Ltd., Blizzard, and Riot Games to create one-of-a-kind pieces of immersive art that tell the story of the iconic hamster.

A limited collection of 10,000 unique illustrations of the dwarf Robo hamster will be available on the 15th of February 2022. The Roborovski NFT collection includes stories about the dark humorous adventures of the iconic hamster. The Roborovski NFTs will give buyers exclusive access to view the short film, and the opportunity to earn royalties from the use of the artwork.

The Roborovski franchise gives the first 20 buyers (with a minimum purchase of 5 NFTs) limited-edition merchandise signed by the creative team behind the NFT artwork collection. Moreover, NFT owners will have the right to vote on the future of the Roborovski project releases, such as film, game, television series, and metaverse development. The Roborovski ecosystem will allow NFT owners to partake in the adventures of the tiny hamster villain while being part of a creative community with access to rare new content.

For more information about this highly anticipated collection or to get on the Roborovski NFT white list, go to www.roborovski.org

Roborovski projects official Discord server.

To learn more about the short film called Roborovski by Dev Patel and Tilda CobhamHervey, go to https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9855094/.

About S’YA Concept: https://www.syaconcept.com/

About Caravan Studios: http://caravanstudio.com/ 

Notes to editors: An NFT is a unique digital token in an original and non-interchangeable digital asset record stored on the blockchain network. The ownership of the NFT token is attributed to the crypto address where the token is located, and data such as price, transaction history, and ownership are forever stored and accessible on the blockchain network.

These NFTs will be available at www.roborovski.org 

Contact information: Aleksandr Shlemin

Email: aleksandr@roborovski.org

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VietinBank – ธนาคารชั้นนำด้านบริการแลกเปลี่ยนเงินตราต่างประเทศทางออนไลน์ในเวียดนาม

ฮานอย, เวียดนาม, Jan. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VietinBank เปิดตัวบริการใหม่ FX Online 24/7 โดยลูกค้าสามารถเข้าถึงบริการแลกเปลี่ยนเงินตราต่างประเทศ (FX) ได้ทุกที่ ทุกเวลา บนแพลตฟอร์มธุรกรรมต่าง ๆ เช่น VietinBank eFAST และ VietinBank iPay

ด้วยสถานะที่ได้เปรียบในแพลตฟอร์มเหล่านี้ VietinBank จัดเป็นผู้นำอุตสาหกรรมด้านการให้บริการแลกเปลี่ยนเงินตราต่างประเทศทางออนไลน์ในเวียดนาม

การร่วมเดินทางบนเส้นทางเดียวกันกับลูกค้า ยังคงเป็นสิ่งที่เรา VietinBank ยึดมั่นเสมอมา เมื่อใช้งานแพลตฟอร์ม VietinBank eFAST และ VietinBank iPay ลูกค้าจะได้รับประสบการณ์ด้านการแลกเปลี่ยนเงินตราต่างประเทศทางออนไลน์ที่เหนือกว่า และประหยัดเวลาจากการสัมผัสที่น้อยลง

การพัฒนานวัตกรรมระบบเพื่อปรับปรุงบริการแลกเปลี่ยนเงินตราต่างประเทศเพื่อลูกค้า เป็นสิ่งที่เรา VietinBank ให้ความสำคัญเสมอ เพียงใช้สมาร์ทโฟนหรือแลปท็อปที่เชื่อมต่ออินเทอร์เน็ต กับขั้นตอนง่าย ๆ ลูกค้าก็สามารถทำธุรกรรมแลกเปลี่ยนเงินตราต่างประเทศทางออนไลน์กับ VietinBank ได้ในหลายคู่เงินต่างประเทศโดยไม่ต้องไปที่ธนาคาร

1. ลูกค้าองค์กรสามารถซื้อและโอนเงินตราต่างประเทศทางออนไลน์ (ในเวลาทำการ)

2. ลูกค้าองค์กรหรือลูกค้าบุคคลสามารถขายเงินตราต่างประเทศทางออนไลน์จากบัญชีเงินตราต่างประเทศ และรับเงินสกุล VND เข้าสู่บัญชีของลูกค้าได้ทุกที่ทุกเวลา แม้ในระหว่างวันเสาร์อาทิตย์ วันหยุดนักขัตฤกษ์ และวันหยุดปีใหม่ตามจันทรคติ

ด้วยโครงสร้างการมอบอำนาจหลายระดับ VietinBank eFAST สามารถตอบสนองความต้องการหลากหลายของลูกค้าได้ ด้วยการมอบอำนาจกับผู้ใช้ไม่จำกัดจำนวนในแต่ละระดับ: สร้าง/ควบคุม/อนุมัติ

นอกจากนี้ ระบบยังให้ความปลอดภัยโดยยึดมั่นในข้อกำหนดด้านการรักษาความปลอดภัยที่เข้มงวดของธนาคารกลางแห่งประเทศเวียดนาม: การยืนยันตัวตนด้วยรหัสผ่านแบบใช้ครั้งเดียว (VietinBank OTP) และการยืนยันตัวตนด้วย Keypass โทเค็น

VietinBank มอบสิทธิพิเศษสำหรับลูกค้าองค์กร เมื่อสมัครใช้บริการ “Customers sell Foreign Currency Online 24/7” บนแพลตฟอร์ม VietinBank eFAST ยิ่งไปกว่านั้น ลูกค้าจะได้รับ 20 คะแนนสำหรับคู่สกุลเงิน USD/VND; 50 คะแนนสำหรับคู่สกุลเงิน EUR/VND, และ 0.5 คะแนนสำหรับคู่สกุลเงิน JPY/VND, พร้อมสิทธิพิเศษมากมายสำหรับคู่สกุลเงินอื่น ๆ

หากต้องการรายละเอียดเพิ่มเติม โปรดติดต่อสาขา/สำนักธุรกรรม VietinBank ทั่วประเทศ หรือศูนย์บริการลูกค้า VietinBank: 1900 558 868; อีเมล: contact@VietinBank.vn

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How Djokovic saga exposes Australia’s cruel immigration laws

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A week ago, it felt like Melbourne’s Park hotel was the most-watched building in the world. Journalists and news cameras from international news outlets like the BBC and New York Times jostled for space on the street as two groups of protestors shouted slogans while police watched nearby. The two groups of protestors had different motives. The crowd waving Serbian flags were there in support of Novak Djokovic, the superstar, unvaccinated tennis player detained in the hotel after Australian authorities cancelled his visa for breaching the country’s strict Covid regulations. The remaining few we… Continue reading “How Djokovic saga exposes Australia’s cruel immigration laws”

Virtual Agent Sophie is the Latest Integration Available From the 4me® App Store

4me Integration Sophie

4me Integration Sophie

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A standard 4me integration with Stefanini’s Sophie is now available from the 4me App Store. Sophie is a virtual agent with natural language capabilities for human-like user support. She provides 24/7 first-level support. Sophie can help end users navigate through voice interaction, open and consult tickets, look for relevant articles, or transfer them to human support agents. She is the latest addition to the rapidly growing 4me App Store.

Cor Winkler Prins, CEO at 4me: “As part of our endeavor to offer the best and most complete service management platform, we are very pleased to be able to add the Sophie integration to our App Store. Sophie is becoming increasingly popular, also among our customers, and it is only logical to include this sophisticated virtual agent in our offering of standard 4me integrations.”

The world’s first omnichannel virtual assistant
In the increasingly connected world, new business challenges have inspired innovative digital solutions. Omnichannel virtual assistant Sophie is one of these solutions. Sophie is based on cognitive computing and artificial intelligence, with a focus on self-adaptation and both interactive and contextual automation—enabling her to have natural conversations with users who need assistance.

The AI assistant is easy to train and implement. Sophie can achieve the same results as other AI technologies, with 5% of the training required by other chatbots. Her design allows her to assist across different business scenarios and interact with various personas. With an omnichannel approach, she can also integrate with messaging platforms such as Microsoft Teams and WhatsApp to provide a tailored customer experience.

Sophie was recognized in the “ISG Provider Lens” report, won the “100 most innovative IT” in the digital industry category, and earned the “Bank Report” award in the self-service category.

Now available in the 4me App Store
Installing the Sophie app is easy: 4me administrators can click on the Sophie tile in the 4me App Store and specify the URI and Tenant provided by Sophie’s vendor, Stefanini, to complete the setup. This makes the customizable Sophie button available at the bottom right of the 4me Self Service page.

About 4me – The Complete Service Management Platform
4me® combines ITSM with ESM and SIAM capabilities, enabling all internal departments, such as IT, HR, and Facilities, as well as external managed service providers, to work seamlessly with each other. At the same time, 4me provides complete visibility and control of service cost and quality.

About Stefanini Group
Present in 41 countries, Stefanini Group (www.stefanini.com) is a Brazilian multinational with over 30 years of experience in the market, investing in a complete innovation ecosystem to meet the main verticals and assist customers in the process of digital transformation. With robust offerings aligned with market trends such as automation, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) and user experience (UX), the company has been recognized with several awards in the area of innovation.

Press contact: gertje.bosma@4me.com

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VietinBank – The Leading Bank in Foreign Exchange Online Services in Vietnam

VietinBank FX-Online

VietinBank FX-Online

HANOI, Vietnam, Jan. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VietinBank has launched FX Online 24/7 service, which allows customers to access foreign exchange (FX) services anytime, anywhere on transaction platforms such as VietinBank eFAST and VietinBank iPay.

Favorably positioned with these platforms, VietinBank is viewed as an industry leader in providing FX Online services in Vietnam.

Sharing the same journey with customers has always remained our motto at VietinBank. When customers use VietinBank eFAST and VietinBank iPay, they can get advanced FX Online customer experience, and save time with less touching.

Innovating systems to improve FX services delivered to customers is always an area of focus for VietinBank. Just a smartphone or laptop with internet connection and with some simple steps without having to be physically at the Bank, customers now can perform FX Online transactions with VietinBank in many choices of foreign currency pairs.

1. Corporate customers can buy and transfer Foreign Currencies Online (during business hours).

2. Corporate customers or individual customers can sell Foreign Currencies Online from foreign currency accounts and receive VND into customer’s accounts anytime-anywhere, even during weekends, public holidays and Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

With multi-level authorization matrix, VietinBank eFAST can meet diverse demands of customers for authorization with unlimited number of users at each level: create/control/approve.

Also, the system provides security methods in strict adherence to safety and security requirements of the State Bank of Vietnam: Soft OTP verification (VietinBank OTP application) and Keypass token verification.

VietinBank is providing preferential offers to corporate customers when they use “Customers sell Foreign Currency Online 24/7” service on VietinBank eFAST platform. Specifically, customers are offered 20 preferential points for currency pair USD/VND; 50 preferential points for currency pair EUR/VND, and 0.5 preferential point for currency pair JPY/VND, as well as special offers for other currency pairs.

For more details, please contact VietinBank branches/transaction offices nationwide or VietinBank Customer Support Call Center: 1900 558 868; Email: contact@VietinBank.vn.

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Jakarta ready to fight Omicron spread: deputy governor

Deputy Governor of Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria has said the Jakarta government is prepared to handle the Omicron variant of COVID-19, whose transmission has increased in the capital.

“We are ready for the war against the new variant (of COVID-19), Omicron,” he said at the National Library of Indonesia, here on Monday.

One of the causes for the increase in Omicron cases in Jakarta is that it serves as a transit point for international flights, Patria explained.

In addition, Jakarta is also one of the entry points for Indonesians and Indonesian migrant workers coming back from abroad, he said.

“Indonesian migrant workers who come from abroad, of course, have the potential to contract COVID-19,” he noted.

The deputy governor called for cooperation from all parties, including the community, to help the government curb COVID-19 transmission.

“The community must continue to follow the health protocols to curb COVID-19 transmission,” he said.

According to data from the provincial government of Jakarta, as of Sunday (January 16, 2022), the Omicron case count in the capital has reached 720. Of the total patients, 567 arrived in Indonesia after traveling abroad and 153 patients contracted the virus through local transmission.

Earlier, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin had said that Jakarta would become the main battlefield for the Omicron surge in Indonesia.

According to the minister, 90 percent of local transmission is expected to occur in Jakarta.

“Therefore, we need to specially prepare the capital as the first war zone for facing Omicron,” he said after attending a limited meeting on Sunday.

The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Indonesia in March 2020. According to data provided by the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as of January 16, 2022, at least 4,271,649 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the country, while 4,118,874 people have recovered, and 144,170 people have succumbed to the virus.

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