Coronavirus: fondi pubblici presi illecitamente, denunciate 4 società

Milano, 28 set. (Adnkronos) - Quattro società con sede a Milano, Pozzo d'Adda e Grezzago, nel milanese, sono state denunciate dalla guardia di finanza per aver preso quasi 100mila euro di soldi pubblici per l'emergenza Covid19 senza averne bisogno. I fondi, 87mila euro, sono stati sequestrati e i rappresentanti legali delle società sono stati denunciati alla Procura di Milano per il reato di indebita percezione di erogazioni a danno dello Stato.
L’attività, della Compagnia di Gorgonzola, è frutto di analisi con l’ausilio delle banche dati sui soggetti che hanno beneficiato di finanziamenti pubblici, tra cui il contributo a fondo perduto previsto dal Decreto rilancio. La norma prevede l’accesso a tale contributo ai titolari di partita Iva che a causa del lockdown abbiano registrato per il mese di aprile 2020 un ammontare del fatturato e dei corrispettivi inferiore ai due terzi rispetto a quello di aprile 2019. Le imprese denunciate avevano dichiarato un fatturato riferito ad aprile 2019 completamente falso, poiché mai avrebbero potuto conseguirlo visto che l’attività d’impresa è stata avviata solo nel mese di maggio 2019.
La Procura ha subito disposto un sequestro preventivo d’urgenza finalizzato al recupero delle somme pubbliche, delegando i finanzieri che hanno bloccato il corrispondente importo dei saldi attivi dei conti correnti intestati alle società.

Coronavirus: positivo al test rapido prima di volo Linate-Roma, torna a casa

Milano, 28 set. (Adnkronos) - Un passeggero del volo di questa mattina alle 10 dall'aeroporto di Milano Linate a Roma è risultato positivo dal test rapido salivare per il Covid19 e non è salito a bordo dell'areo, tornando a casa per iniziare l'isolamento. Secondo quanto si è appreso, la persona è stata sottoposta al tampone nasofaringeo subito dopo la positività rilevata al test rapido e avrà il risultato in 24 ore, per scongiurare la possibilità di un 'falso positivo'.

Overfly.me: dalla fotogrammetria alle riprese, tutti i servizi aerei con drone

(Milano, 28 settembre 2020) - I droni sono ormai strumenti affermati e conosciuti in ogni parte del mondo. Le possibilità che aprono sono ampie e possono essere di aiuto sia a livello privato che professionale. I servizi aerei con i droni rappresentano una delle migliori opportunità per ottenere foto e riprese di qualità. Le fotografie aeree richiedono però abilità, professionalità ed esperienza. Ecco perché è importante poter contare in ogni momento su operatori esperti e certificati.
Milano, 28 settembre 2020 - Esistono numerose occasioni in cui oggigiorno un’impresa può avere necessità di effettuare rilievi fotografici e riprese con i droni. La semplificazione di molte operazioni professionali garantita da questi dispositivi ha determinato negli ultimi anni un trend sempre costantemente positivo per il settore.
Per poter aver un risultato finale perfetto, è però essenziale poter fare affidamento su realtà che sappiano offrire un importante valore aggiunto, con un servizio, che deve essere puntuale e mirato.
Una delle realtà che ha saputo da subito intuire le possibilità offerte dai droni è per esempio Overfly.me. Si tratta di un’azienda diventata in poco tempo un vero e proprio punto di riferimento del settore per un gran numero di professionisti, grazie alla qualità dei numerosi servizi offerti, in cui è compreso lo svolgimento di ogni pratica burocratica per ottenere tutti i permessi necessari per svolgere il lavoro nel pieno rispetto delle regole in qualsiasi contesto.
Overfly.me: droni di qualità al servizio dei professionisti
Tra i servizi proposti da Overfly.me si annovera innanzitutto la fotogrammetria con drone, per soddisfare le necessità di tutte quelle realtà che devono effettuare misurazioni precise di una determinata area mediante fotografie professionali.
Punto di forza la possibilità di usufruire in breve dei rilievi fotogrammetrici: in questo modo i tempi sono ottimizzati, a ulteriore vantaggio del risultato finale, che a seconda delle esigenze permetterà di ottenere per esempio mappature o modelli 3D, così come ortofoto.
L’azienda mette anche a disposizione le riprese con i droni. Queste risultano fondamentali soprattutto in determinati ambiti professionali. A tal proposito, i casi classici di riferimento riguardano le produzioni televisive e cinematografiche, i documentari di diversa natura o taglio, i video aziendali.
Un’ulteriore possibilità messa a disposizione da Overfly.me è costituita dalla termografia, che impiega i droni per la diagnosi termica degli impianti, l’analisi di perdite termiche degli edifici, l’identificazione di problemi di diffusione elettrica e molto altro.
La versatilità dei droni poi li rende lo strumento ideale per effettuare le note attività di ispezione aerea. Le opzioni di Overfly.me in questo caso sono le più diverse dal momento che i droni dell’azienda possono essere utilizzati per monitorare ciminiere, ponti, tralicci dell’altissima tensione, ripetitori di telefonia mobile, edifici danneggiati.
Abilità, professionalità ed esperienza: le chiavi di Overfly.me
I droni sono strumenti delicati e complessi. Ecco perché è necessario evitare l’improvvisazione e puntare sull’affidabilità. Scegliere di avvalersi di un’impresa di qualità come Overfly.me mette al riparo da molti imprevisti e problemi.
Il servizio dall’azienda ha fatto dell’abilità, della professionalità e dell’esperienza i suoi valori principali, per garantire la massima soddisfazione del cliente. Ogni attività è progettata e condotta da un team di esperti professionisti. Una squadra pronta a supportare il cliente in ogni passaggio che porta alla creazione del risultato ottimale.
Gli operatori certificati si avvalgono sempre della strumentazione più performante e adatta alla situazione specifica. Una sicurezza ulteriore, che rende chiaro come l’investimento in servizi professionali consenta di massimizzare i risultati ottenuti.
Per maggiori informazioni
Sito web: https://www.overfly.me/

Milano - Italia
Comunicato a cura di: IMG Solutions srl per Roberto Serra

CPS Energy rilascia il rapporto sulla sostenibilità 2019

La società di servizi bilancia il suo "Tried & True with the New" per maggiori benefici ambientali
SAN ANTONIO, 25 settembre 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CPS Energy, la più grande azienda municipalizzata di elettricità e gas naturale della nazione, ha pubblicato il suo rapporto sulla sostenibilità ambientale e la gestione responsabile per il 2019.  Il rapporto, che include i dati fino all'anno solare 2019, evidenzia l'attenzione e i risultati che l'azienda e la comunità hanno raggiunto insieme. I vantaggi per l'ambiente comprendono significative riduzioni delle emissioni di anidride carbonica (CO2), ossidi di azoto (NOx), anidride solforosa (SO2), mercurio (Hg) e particolato (PM), oltre a una riduzione del consumo di acqua e della produzione di rifiuti.
Il rapporto completo è disponibile qui. 
"In CPS Energy, il talentuoso team di oltre 3.100 dipendenti dedicati lavora diligentemente per fornire servizi energetici che siano convenienti, affidabili, resilienti, sicuri e sempre più responsabili dal punto di vista ambientale", ha dichiarato Paula Gold-Williams, Presidente e AD di CPS Energy. "Da decenni abbiamo intrapreso un percorso ponderato per il miglioramento dell'ambiente e della nostra comunità. La nostra strategia Flexible PathSM, che comprende l'impegno a ridurre le nostre emissioni nette di carbonio dell'80% entro il 2040, dimostra l'equilibrio di cui abbiamo bisogno per introdurre più energie rinnovabili e nuove tecnologie, servendo i nostri clienti in modo affidabile, ora e in futuro. Inoltre, stiamo lavorando per raggiungere la piena neutralità delle emissioni di carbonio entro il 2050 a sostegno del Piano di Azione e Adattamento al Clima (CAAP) della Città di San Antonio, approvato dal nostro Consiglio di Amministrazione il 26 agosto 2019".
Comprendendo l'importanza della diversità su tutti i fronti, tra cui l'implementazione esperta di nuove soluzioni energetiche, l'adozione di maggiori opportunità ambientali e la garanzia che il proprio team rimanga curioso e flessibile, CPS Energy è orgogliosa che il 60% dei suoi alti dirigenti siano donne e persone di colore. Inoltre, i 3.100 talentuosi membri del team di CPS Energy si dedicano ogni giorno a servire con diligenza San Antonio, in Texas, la settima città più grande degli Stati Uniti, collaborando, quando possibile, per migliorare l'ambiente. 
Il suo nuovo rapporto sulla sostenibilità mette in evidenza i numerosi obiettivi raggiunti dall'azienda, in un percorso di 20 anni, che sta andando a gonfie vele. I principali risultati sono riassunti di seguito:
Alla fine del 2020, in linea con il suo Flexible Path, CPS Energy lancerà una Request for Proposal (RFP) per il suo FlexPOWER BundleSM. L'azienda cercherà di aggiungere fino a 900 MW di energia solare, 50 MW di accumulatori a batteria e 500 MW supplementari di ottimizzazione della generazione da sorgenti rinnovabili, che serviranno a coprire i casi in cui i parchi solari non potranno produrre energia (ad es. in caso di maltempo, di notte, di interruzioni tecniche, ecc.). L'azienda è anche alla ricerca di soluzioni per FlexSTEPSM, la prossima serie di programmi di risparmio e conservazione dell'efficienza energetica per contribuire a soddisfare le mutevoli esigenze dei clienti. 
Per saperne di più su CPS Energy, è disponibile anche il rapporto annuale 2019-2020.
Informazioni su CPS Energy Fondata nel 1860, CPS Energy è la più grande azienda pubblica nazionale di elettricità, gas naturale ed energia, che fornisce un servizio sicuro, affidabile e a prezzi competitivi a 860.934 clienti di elettricità e 358.495 clienti di gas naturale a San Antonio e in parti di sette contee limitrofe. Le bollette energetiche combinate dei nostri clienti sono tra le più basse delle 20 città più grandi della nazione, generando al contempo 8 miliardi di dollari di entrate per la città di San Antonio da oltre sette decenni. In qualità di partner affidabile e forte della comunità, ci concentriamo continuamente sulla creazione di posti di lavoro, sullo sviluppo economico e sugli investimenti nel settore dell'istruzione. Fedeli alla nostra filosofia delPeople First, la nostra forza lavoro qualificata ci dà energia e l'impegno verso la comunità è dimostrato dal volontariato dei nostri dipendenti nella restituzione alla nostra città e dai programmi volti al portare valore ai nostri clienti. CPS Energy è tra i primi acquirenti pubblici di energia eolica nella nazione e il numero uno in Texas per la generazione di energia solare.
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Zymo Research Granted CE IVD Mark for Sample Collection Devices

Safe and reliable sample preservation at ambient temperature for IVD applications
IRVINE, California, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Zymo Research announced that three of its DNA/RNA Shield™ collection devices: 1) DNA/RNA Shield™ collection tube w/ swab, 2) DNA/RNA Shield™ Saliva/Sputum Collection Kit, and 3) DNA/RNA Shield™ Fecal Collection Tube are now CE IVD marked for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) applications.
The DNA/RNA Shield™ product line includes sample collection, preservation, and transportation devices for medical specimens used in research and are now available for in vitro diagnostics (e.g., COVID-19 testing). To receive the CE IVD mark, scientists at Zymo Research collected extensive performance data on sample (pathogen) inactivation and nucleic acid preservation. The results confirmed an unprecedented stabilization of the samples (weeks/months) and DNA (many years) when the samples were stored at ambient temperature. Since DNA/RNA Shield™ immediately inactivates pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, sample transportation is much safer for laboratory professionals and frontline workers.
"We are standardizing sample collection in clinical and research settings," said Dr. Stanislav Forman of Zymo Research Corp. "This technology provides a level of safety for first responders and service providers alike; while pathogens are inactivated, the nucleic acid signatures are maintained. The CE IVD mark allows us to support many more clinical labs and organizations globally, including those performing COVID-19 testing during the current pandemic."
The CE IVD mark comes at a critical time, as many labs and organizations need sample collection devices to support COVID-19 testing workflows. Zymo Research already supports large-scale COVID-19 global testing efforts with its DNA/RNA Shield™ product, including the Corona Testing Centre at the Stuttgart Airport. The test center is operated by CeGaT GmbH, a provider of genetic diagnostics and NGS services, based in Tübingen, Germany. For the test, the DNA/RNA Shield™ collection tube w/ swab is being used to collect nasopharyngeal samples from airport passengers, who are screened for SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA using a real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. Test results are available the next day as part of the state's efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.
"We rely on Zymo Research sample collection tubes for acute SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics," said Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Saskia Biskup, CEO Praxis für Humangenetik Tübingen & CeGaT GmbH. "We value the inactivating capabilities of the CE IVD-certified DNA/RNA Shield™ solution, which allows us safer sample handling and results in higher throughput in our lab."
For more information about DNA/RNA Shield™ and collection devices, visit Zymo Research's website or contact them via email at covid19requests@zymoresearch.com.
About Zymo Research Corp.Zymo Research is a privately owned company that has been serving the scientific and diagnostics community with state-of-the-art molecular biology tools since 1994. "The Beauty of Science is to Make Things Simple" is their motto, which is reflected in all of their products, from epigenetics to DNA/RNA purification technologies. Historically recognized as the leader in epigenetics, Zymo Research is breaking boundaries with novel solutions for sample collection, microbiomic measurements, diagnostic devices, and NGS technologies that are high quality and simple to use. Follow Zymo Research on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Human Horizons' Super SUV, HiPhi X, Debuts at 2020 Beijing International Auto Show

BEIJING, Sept. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China's leading high-end, premium electric SUV, the HiPhi X, makes its debut at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show. Designed and built by Human Horizons in Shanghai, the HiPhi X combines cutting-edge technical innovation, sustainable manufacturing and state-of-the-art design, to create the world's first continuously evolving super SUV. The event provides a new opportunity for Human Horizons to showcase some specific technical elements of HiPhi X, including a number of world-first innovations, which establish the company as a key player in the electrified era of intelligent mobility.
Following a five month delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beijing Auto Show is the first major international auto show to run since the outbreak began. The event is also an opportunity for many local manufacturers to showcase their latest achievements, as well as to display the latest additions from international carmakers. Positioned in the overlapping world of luxury cars and technology (TECHLUXE®), Human Horizons' HiPhi X is featured alongside brands such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin, as well as their technical partners, Huawei, Bosch and more.
Known as the world's first touch-free, door handle-less production vehicle, the HiPhi X also includes numerous impressive global-first features, such as Level 4 Autonomous Valet Parking (AVP), a 5G-V2X communication network, the largest number of voice control functions on any production vehicle, and facial recognition entry. 
The HiPhi X offers some of the industry's most advanced software capabilities. With the world's best in-car data transmission bandwidth, combined with cutting-edge, secure and developer-enabled 'HOA' electrical architecture, the HiPhi X is constantly evolving. The vehicle is capable of real-time, continuous monitoring of its systems, occupants and its surroundings, through 562 built-in sensors. Over-the-air updates enable continuous improvement opportunities for all vehicle systems and attributes including performance, UX interfaces and seat control.
The HiPhi X achieves a high-level of technical sophistication whilst maintaining visual aesthetics by following three guiding principles; 'design defined by scenarios, vehicle defined by software, and value defined by co-creation'. With its interdependence between hardware and software, HiPhi X is seen as being comparable to when smartphones replaced the previous generations of mobile phones.
With the launch models being sold directly at the Beijing Auto Show starting at RMB 800,000 for the four-seater and from RMB 680,000 for the six-seater, the HiPhi X community will start to be developed. Providing opportunity for this community to be a part of the experience, Human Horizons unveiled plans to build 37 HiPhi Centers. These are spaces for the integration of art, technology, and science, across 19 cities, opening throughout 2021. The Centers are designed as a place to bring the HiPhi enthusiasts together and encourage the customers to help define developments for HiPhi X and future vehicles.
Human Horizons announced its partnership with Microsoft at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in July 2020. The first AI application from this partnership in a smart vehicle, is also being launched at the Auto Show in the form of an AI assistant, named HiPhiGo. HiPhiGo has been specifically designed to obey voice commands, and provide a truly interactive, advanced AI for the driver. HiPhiGo has been developed to be creative; it can chat, write poetry, produce a painting, and edit videos. 
HiPhi X will be available in a small volume production run at the end of 2020, with an official market launch in the 1st half of 2021.
About the HiPhi Brand
HiPhi is a premium brand created by Human Horizons and enhanced by its users. HiPhi X is an EV with a lightweight hybrid- aluminum construction. It also embeds sustainability with the adoption of vegan leather and the use of recyclable materials to further increase the sustainable nature of Human Horizons' EV products.
About Human Horizons
Human Horizons is established for R&D in innovative and leading intelligent mobility technologies as well as the industrialisation of future-oriented smart vehicles. Furthermore, Human Horizons builds smart transportation technologies and contributes to the development of smart cities, which will redefine human mobility.
 
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Auto China 2020: GWM Rebranded as Global Mobility Technology Company to Empower Intelligent Safety Experience

BEIJING, Sept. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --  GWM (601633.SS/02333.HK), a leading automobile company in China, has formally announced to transform into a global mobility technology company. GWM has initiated a raft of major strategy upgrade including corporate culture, products, technology and marketing. At Auto China 2020, GWM reveals a refreshed image with new product lineup beefing up with leading new tech, including new models from NEV brand ORA, the HAVAL Dagou, the third generation of legendary HAVAL H6, F&L, POER pickup, HAVAL H9 and HAVAL F7&F7X, to face the future and compete in the global markets.
"This year is the turning point for HAVAL to usher in a new era. HAVAL moves forward to 'the No.1 professional SUV brand in the world', with the trust of 6 million users around the world. HAVAL H6 won 87 monthly sales crowns among all competitors in the SUV segment in China," says Wen Fei, General Manager of Haval. "We officially launched the 3rd Gen HAVAL H6 a few weeks ago, showing the state-of-art tech to the global consumers. The HAVAL Dagou, a 3/4-scale vehicle, brings a new category choice for young users. These two new cars based on the latest GWM L.E.M.O.N. Platform, creating infinite potential for HAVAL."
The 3rd Gen HAVAL H6 leads high-level intelligent driving experience with five-dimensional upgrade in design, intelligence, power, safety, and comfort. It's gained instant popularity since launch, the sales volume has exceeded 20,000 units since launch in less than a month. Among the early owners, female praise the rich intelligent driving assistance which is close to Level L3 autonomous driving, while the male simply adore the intelligent connectivity like FOTA upgrade tech, and the unexpected performance of engine, transmission and chassis system.
Based on the concept of co-creation and "user development", the HAVAL Dagou, which became famous before it was launched, and successfully built its distinctive awareness, get its name, icon of Brand, configuration name and color name through online voting by users. And the whole lifecycle of HAVAL Dagou will be "co-created" by users. Users' choice in UI and UX will also be highly customizable in the future.
GWM POER EV model has been launched to demonstrate GWM's insight of future pickup industry. This EV model has been equipped with leading tech, including ternary lithium battery, the global first co-axial integrated electronic drive bridge. With max range of 405km, GWM POER EV, with 150KW of power and 300N·m of torque, is EV pickup with the longest range among pickup trucks sold in China.
The official name of P series pickup, POER which will be used in international markets, has been announced in this auto show. The word POER(pronounced as power) is inspired by the Chinese character Pao, and also comes from the word POWER in its middle English form. It can be interpreted to the acronyms of "powerful, off-road, enjoyable and reliable". GWM wants to build a vehicle that is powerful not just mechanically but also practically, that can go off-road, and the intelligent connectivity makes the ride always enjoyable, and intelligent safety to make it reliable in extreme conditions.
GWM also adopt multiple timezones live streaming technology to introduce the event to customers and business partners in Asia, Europe, South America, Africa, and Oceania. In addition, GWM connects International media live to demonstrate the new product lineup from an international perspective, and presents the grand occasion of the GWM booth at Auto China 2020.
For more information, please visit https://www.gwm-global.com/
 
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Emakina Group Half-year results 2020: Sales and margin up, boosted by international business, COVID-19 impact under control

BRUSSELS, Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Inside and Regulated information – Free condensed translation of the official French version
The international expansion of Emakina Group (ALEMK: BBK) gathered pace in 2020.
International income now accounts for 66% of the half-yearly consolidated income, compared with 62% during the same period last year. This trend is underpinned by the good business performance in Central Europe, Asia and the Netherlands, especially in e-commerce services. Emakina is now present in 16 countries on 3 continents and continues to invest in integration within its network.
In a context heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the group moved up a gear in developing its e-commerce services, with the implementation of multiple online commerce platforms to enable clients to ensure their business continuity.
Many new national and international clients chose an Emakina group agency as their partner. 
These include Aurep, Beaulieu, Bestseller, Bugaboo, Constellium, DGZ, Faces, Full Life, Givaudan, Goody, Hartlauer, Hudson, Joolz, Mise au Green, Rotra, Swedish Pension Office, Tory Burch, Union Mart, Visit Qatar, Yves Saint Laurent and Walibi.
Emakina Group's management maintains its forecast of a single-figure impact on the consolidated annual income in 2020, given the volumes of work on projects in progress and the commercial indicators. High-performance video conferencing and online collaboration tools have made it possible to ensure the continuity and quality of services despite the lockdown.
Emakina Group (ALEMK) is a leading independent digital agency group with global reach. 
Over 1,000 technology and marketing experts in 16 countries work in concert with their clients to grow their business and brand value. Together, they gain the necessary user insights to develop highly effective strategies and creations. These include cutting-edge applications, websites, e-commerce projects, impactful content and campaigns. 
Emakina Group is listed on Euronext Growth Brussels (ISIN BE0003843605) and reported sales of EUR 96,6 million in 2019. www.emakina.group                                       
Read the full official release and the half-year report
Contact:
Frédéric Desonnay CFO Emakina Group fds@emakina.com+3224004000

TASTE ENCOUNTERS WITH MUMM: Laurent Fresnet brings his avant-garde vision to reinvent the Mumm champagne tasting experience

PARIS, Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On the 24th of September, Laurent Fresnet, Maison Mumm Cellar Master, orchestrated in Reims, France, a groundbreaking tasting experience featuring some of its most emblematic cuvées. This innovative concept, melding neuroscience and design, established a new way to taste and appreciate both the aromatic complexities of Maison Mumm's champagnes and the multifaceted qualities of Pinot Noir, which has been the House's signature grape since 1827.
 

 
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Maison Mumm: a constant quest for the Nec Plus Ultra
Maison Mumm's story, which stretches back nearly 200 years, features an ethos of continual innovation in the making of champagne. This avant-garde vision is rooted in an uncompromising relationship with quality, summarized by founder Georges Hermann Mumm's motto: "Only the Best".
Maison Mumm's resolutely forward-looking spirit continues to explore new methods with which to reveal the essence of Pinot Noir, whose powerful, rich and elegant fruit endow the House's cuvées with structure, complexity and a vibrant freshness.
Cellar Master Laurent Fresnet, the official custodian of Maison Mumm's 200-year legacy of savoir-faire, takes advantage of this inherited wealth of expertise to fully develop the flavors of Pinot Noir.
Laurent Fresnet perpetuates Maison Mumm's tradition of innovation
A native of Champagne, Laurent Fresnet has a profound personal attachment to the Montagne de Reims, having grown up the Grand Cru village of Sillery, in a wine growing family that has been making 100% Grand Cru champagnes for five generations.
Fresnet, who joined Maison Mumm as its new Cellar Master in January 2020, was particularly drawn to the wealth of its terroir. "Mumm boasts some of the most exceptional vineyards in Champagne," he declares. "This terroir has everything one could wish for in creating the most exquisite cuvees."
His commitment to innovation took hold during his studies, first at a renowned research centre in Avize, and then later at the University of Reims, where he majored in oenology, biology and biochemistry.
Laurent Fresnet's vision of champagne is of a wine that is both alive and constantly evolving. With his insatiable energy and curiosity, he looks towards the future with the same avant-garde spirit that has inspired Maison Mumm since its very begninnings.
A creative encounter between cellar master, neuroscientist and designer
Laurent Fresnet has set a new challenge: to enrich the experience of tasting Mumm wines by revealing the full spectrum of their aromas. He has conceived this new approach by bringing together Gabriel Lepousez, a neuroscientist who has devoted 15 years to the study of how wine is tasted and perceived, and the designer Octave de Gaulle, who resolved the technical feat of Mumm's Grand Cordon Stellar bottle—the first champagne that can be savored in space.
Fresnet began by describing each cuvée to Lepousez: its primary characteristics and its subtler, sometimes overlooked nuances. The cellar master's ambition was to allow for a finer, more discerning reading of each wine and its more delicate aromas. Lepousez drew on his own research, applying neuroscience to the appreciation of wine. In the course of a tasting, the brain receives a multitude of signals triggered by the senses, the most important of which are sight and touch. These signals have an impact on our sense of taste and as a consequence, our appreciation of a wine.
When one or more traditional sensory cues are altered, our automatic habits are challenged, leading to a more spontaneous tasting experience. More aromas and flavors to come to the fore, opening up new perspectives that go beyond the wine's intrinsic qualities.
Laurent Fresnet introduces newly conceived tools for experiencing Mumm champagnes
Laurent Fresnet commissioned Octave de Gaulle to conceive and interpret sight and touch-based cues that would put a spotlight on the different latent qualities identified by Fresnet in each cuvée. Two glasses were formulated. One glass features a smooth, glossy bowl tinted a deep saturated purple, with a thick, weighted stem on a smooth, wide, polished stainless steel base, making it significantly heavier in the hand than a traditional champagne glass.
The second glass is frosted on the outside, giving it an icy appearance and grainy sensation on the lips. The fine stem has sharp edges, while the aluminum base, somewhat narrower than on a classic Mumm champagne glass, has a slightly roughened surface. The overall weight is much lighter than a standard champagne glass.
The Mumm style as never explored before
Laurent Fresnet invited Gabriel Lepousez, before the tastings began, to take guests through a simple olfactory experiment with the emblematic Mumm Grand Cordon cuvée, which revealed dramatic variations in our individual responses to smell. Research published in 2019 has revealed that these differences are genetic. In addition to our genes, Lepousez explained, we are also powerfully influenced by memory, emotional associations, and many other exterior factors that give us highly individualized and personal responses.
Laurent Fresnet chose three cuvées that are particularly representative of the House.
Tasted in the regular glass, Mumm Grand Cordon Rosé has great freshness in the attack, after which it reveals its fruity nature. When tasted in the heavier, polished purple glass, however, it reveals an attractive depth and gourmet notes of red fruit (morello and amarena cherries) and Viennese pastry.
The experiment was repeated with the Mumm Brut Millésimé 2013. Laurent Fresnet suggested tasting it first of all in the much lighter, frosted glass with it texture surface, which reveals a hidden freshness with delicate, lucid aromas that do not normally come to the fore with this cuvée. Tasted in the classic Mumm glass however, this mature, structured and precise vintage cuvée offers gourmet pastry notes.
With the RSRV Blanc de Noirs 2009, a standard glass released all the wonderful qualities of a mature Pinot Noir from Verzenay: generosity, complexity and aromas of ripe fruit. However, when tasted in the frosted glass, this wine revealed great freshness with aromas of citrus and candied peach. Laurent Fresnet points out that this striking freshness allows one to foresee the great ageing potential of this exceptional wine.
"This innovative experiment helps reveal the wealth of nuances that are hidden in Mumm's wines, as well as the remarkable, kaleidoscopic nature of our own, marvelously human responses to champagne," concludes Laurent Fresnet.

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Huawei Releases Banking Resilience Index for 2020 and Beyond

Measuring the Banking Industry's Rises to the New Normal
SHANGHAI, Sept. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- At HUAWEI CONNECT 2020, International Data Corporation (IDC), the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets, along with Huawei, have released a major White Paper titled "Banking Industry Rises up to the New Normal".  In this paper, IDC and Huawei survey the impact that Covid-19 has had on the banking industry and outlines steps that should be taken by banks to ensure their future success.  As part of this report, IDC and Huawei has developed a Banking Resilience Index, which quantifies the current status of banking by region in terms of six key measures.  This Index shows major regional differences and can be used by banks to assess their own Resilience and provides guidance for where to focus for future success.
At HUAWEI CONNECT 2020, Huawei and its partners are showing the wide range of FSI solutions, including Financial Cloud, smart branches, digital CORE and intelligent data platforms.  These solutions allow banks to reduce costs, increase agility to the rapidly changing FSI environment, attract and retain customers and position themselves against emerging competitors.  The recent disruptions to everyday life have moved the focus of financial services to Mobile and Huawei has been a leader in supporting the move to mobile interactions globally, based on the early experiences in China.  The insights we are sharing are allowing financial customers globally to respond and support customers in these trying times.
These experiences led Huawei to work with IDC on this report.  Some of the major findings in the report concern the financial impact of the pandemic on bank's balance sheets, the exponential increase in digital payments from mobile devices and the dramatic shift in the role of branches in banking services.  In looking to the future, IDC finds that efforts should concentrate on:
Channel Upgrades – moving to a completely digital customer journey, Communication Rethink – changing how services are delivered to customers, Infrastructure Overhaul – building on hybrid cloud and microservices, Data and Analytics Redefinition – building robust data lake and AI capabilities, Workflow Reimagining – moving beyond paper and PCs to mobile workflows, and Platform Transformation – incorporating emerging technologies such as 5G, AI and IoT, etc.
Taken together, the Banking Resilience Index and the focus areas, provide guidance for banks as they deal with the continuing challenges of "The New Normal".
Huawei will continue to expand its engagement with the world's leading financial organizations and the insights provided by this report will provide a solid foundation for that work.
To download the white paper, please click the link: https://e.huawei.com/en/solutions/industries/smart-finance/banking-industry-rises-up-to-the-new-normal
HUAWEI CONNECT 2020 is an annual flagship event hosted by Huawei for the global ICT industry, and is being held in Shanghai from September 23 to 26, 2020. For more information, please visit: https://www.huawei.com/en/events/huaweiconnect2020/

Sicilia: oggi Boccia a sostegno candidati Pd ad amministrative

Roma, 28 set. (Adnkronos) - Il ministro per gli Affari regionali e le Autonomie, Francesco Boccia, sarà oggi in Sicilia per alcune iniziative elettorali a sostegno dei candidati del Partito democratico alle amministrative del 4 e 5 ottobre. Alle 14.30 sarà a Carini (Palermo) presso l'Open Hub Med con il candidato sindaco Giovi Monteleone; alle 16 sarà a Marsala (Trapani) al Grand Hotel Palace con il segretario regionale del Pd della Sicilia, Anthony Barbagallo, e il candidato sindaco Alberto Di Girolamo; alle 18.30 sarà a Sciacca (Agrigento), all'Arena Giardino Badia Grande, per incontrare sindaci e amministratori locali; alle 21 sarà a Villabate (Palermo) in piazza della Regione con il candidato sindaco, Giovanni Pitarresi.