Day: March 12, 2022

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Crurated Partners With More than 50 World Renowned European Winemakers to Raise Funds for Ukraine Relief Efforts

Coveted producers including Louis Roederer Cristal, Domaine Meo-Camuzet, and Domaine Dujac offer up lots of wine for auction with the initial pre-auction value at $100,000

Each bottle sold includes access to an exclusive NFT that verifies authenticity, ownership history, vintage, vineyard location, varietal, and more

LONDON, March 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The world’s top wine producers are responding to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine in an innovative way. Crurated, the London-based membership wine community designed to connect connoisseurs with world-class producers, has announced it is dedicating the week of March 14-20, 2022 for The All Heart Auction, an online event auctioning rare wines from world renowned producers to support humanitarian needs of the Ukrainian people. Selected producers donating wines for the auction include Louis Roederer Cristal, Domaine Meo-Camuzet, and Domaine Dujac among many others. The initial value of the more than 250 bottles of wine pre-auction totals $100,000. A full list of all producers participating is below.

Members and non-members alike are encouraged to participate and bid. Interested bidders are invited to register for an account at www.crurated.com. Non-members can sign-up for a free Explorer membership, allowing anyone to submit bids on the Crurated platform and participate in the fundraising event.

100% of the funds raised from the auction will be distributed to Red Cross, Save The Children, UNHCR, and UNICEF.

The team from Crurated has also developed a unique platform that offers clients an accompanying NFT with each purchase. Recorded forever on the blockchain, the NFT verifies authenticity of the bottle and provides other important details including ownership history, vintage, vineyard location, varietal, and other key details. The NFTs are easily accessible by tapping on an NFC or RFID enabled phone. The bottle history is also updated via a new blockchain recording anytime the wine is resold and the token moves from one client to another. The company uses Polygon technology for NFTs and blockchain.

“It has been amazing watching the world unite to help the people of Ukraine. Our auction initiative represents how I feel about wine and its ability to offer such a generous gift to the world,” said Alfonso de Gaetano, Founder of Crurated. “Our platform is also perfectly suited for this initiative because we automatically assign an NFT for every bottle that is brought into our warehouse and loaded onto the platform. We are anticipating an exciting auction with generous donors pitching in to help lessen the humanitarian crisis.”

“We have had a special link to Ukraine for more than 20 years and have sponsored a charitable event to help young dancers and their families in Lviv. We’ve also raised funds for the Lviv pediatric hospital,” said Jean-Nicolas & Nathalie Méo, of Meo-Camuzet. “Some of the children we had at home for summer vacation are probably old enough to be fighting now, and we dread the thought of their involvement in this war. We hope that the very special wines we have donated for the auction will receive an appropriate welcome and help support the needs of the Ukrainian civilians.”

Other world-class winemakers participating in the auction include: Larmandier-Bernier, Pascal Agrapart, Pierre Péters, Suenen, Bérêche & Fils, Doyard, Moussé Fils, Salon, Vilmart & Cie, Billecart-Salmon, Geoffroy, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Caroline Colin-Morey, Robert Groffier, Père & Fils, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Caroline Colin-Morey, Robert Groffier Père & Fils, Georges Mugneret-Gibourg, Arnaud Baillot, Duroché, Fourrier, Denis Mortet, Dujac, Chateau Pavie, Tenuta Sette Ponti, Ceretto, Massolino, Poderi Aldo Conterno, Grattamacco, Casanova di Neri, Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona, Bartolo Mascarello, Biondi Santi, Argiano, Mascarello Giuseppe e Figlio, Il Marroneto, Giacomo Conterno, Montevertine, Tenuta di Trinoro, Elio Altare, Fontanafredda, Borgogno, and Roberto Voerzio.

About Crurated
Launched in 2021 with an emphasis on France and Italy, Crurated is a membership-based wine community designed to connect connoisseurs with world-class producers. A team of specialists provides personalized services and authentic experiences, while Crurated’s seamless logistics service guarantees quality and provenance thanks to secure wine cellar storage and innovative blockchain technology. For more on Crurated, visit crurated.com.

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michael@larkingvolpatt.com

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GASTAT announces Completion of “Address Canvassing” Phase in Saudi Census 2022

Riyadh, The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced that it has successfully completed the works of address canvassing phase in Saudi Census 2022, which has started on January 26, 2022 and ended on March 10, 2022.

“Address Canvassing” is considered an important preparatory phase and a fundamental step in the census. In this phase, all occupied and unoccupied housing units are enumerated, numbered and linked with the head of household’s identity. Preliminary data on the numbers of households’ members are collected as well through more than 14 thousand field enumerators in order to guarantee that the census is covering all housing units during the actual enumeration phase which will be implemented in early summer this year.

In the same context, GASTAT expresses its thanks and gratitude for all citizens and residents who cooperated with field enumerators during this phase. It also appreciated the efforts of all workers in the census project who have performed their tasks and duties professionally.

GASTAT stated that best international standards and practices are applied throughout the Saudi Census 2022 to assure the achievement of census goals. Modern technologies are applied for the first time in implementing the census works, including the use of satellite images to make sure that census is covering all housing units in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, field enumerators are provided with tablets to guarantee the automation of data collection process, and raise the accuracy and rapidness of work.

Furthermore, GASTAT clarified that the actual enumeration phase in Saudi Census 2022 will start around May 10th, where citizens and residents can participate in the census by choosing the self-enumeration option which allows the completion of census questionnaire electronically, or through a field enumerator visit.

GASTAT confirmed that the participation in Saudi Census is a huge opportunity for all Saudi Arabia’s population either citizens or residents, as this contributes to achieving Saudi Vision 2030, and preparing for a better future for everyone in our beloved country.

It is worth mentioning that the Ministers Cabinet has approved the reference night of the General Census of Population and Housing (1443 H/ 2022) to be on Monday May 9, 2022.

 

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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KSrelief Supervisor General meets CEO and Director General of King Hussein Cancer Foundation

Amman, The Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, met in the capital Amman yesterday, the Director-General and CEO of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation, Dr. Nisreen Qatamesh, on the sidelines of his current visit to Jordan.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of mutual interest related to humanitarian and relief affairs and boosting cooperation to provide the necessary treatment for cancer patients, which will contribute to saving their lives and providing them with the best medical care.

Dr. Qatamesh expressed her appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief, for providing generous financial support to the Foundation to provide health care to the needy.

 

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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KSrelief Supervisor General inaugurates a project for Syrian orphans in Jordan

Amman, The Adviser at the Saudi Royal Court and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, inaugurated yesterday a project in Irbid Governorate to care for Syrian orphans and the host community in Jordan.

Several orphaned children performed various activities during the event, followed by the distribution of school bags and in-kind gifts to the orphaned students. Dr. Al Rabeeah also distributed electric chairs to 22 disabled Syrians.

Dr. Al Rabeeah expressed his happiness with the inauguration of the project, which aims to facilitate the lives of orphans, care for them and their families in all available affairs, provide psychological support, achieve social solidarity and economic security for them, adding that KSA will spare no effort in helping everyone in need, especially the orphans’ category. He stressed that the center is keen to provide integrated care for orphans by securing health care for them, ensuring their access to educational services, and integrating them into society.

Through the project, care and all services will be provided to sponsor orphans and their families in Irbid for a full year, benefiting 56 families, including 40 Syrian families and 16 Jordanian families of 191 orphans and widows.

This humanitarian project comes as an extension of other projects provided by Saudi Arabia, via the Center, to protect orphans, improve their living conditions and alleviate their suffering by ensuring them a decent life.

 

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Al-Jouf Region showcases its largest olive farm, holder of Guinness World Record, at its International Olive Festival

Sakaka, Al-Jouf region is showcasing at the Al-Jouf International Olive Festival its largest modern olive farm, holder of the Guinness World Record since 2018, with the largest number of olive trees in one orchard in the world.

The world record was achieved by the Al-Jouf Agricultural Development Company obtaining a certificate from the Guinness World Records in terms of size of area and production, through the largest agricultural holding of 5 million olive trees, annually producing 33,000 tons of olive and 5,500 tons of oil, as the company is planning to add one million olive trees this year.

Al-Jouf olive and oil products have also won awards in many international forums, including the BIOL Award in Andria, Italy, for the best virgin olive oil, amid a competition of 120 companies, in addition to selecting one of the national companies in Al-Jouf among the top 20 international companies specialized in the production of organic olive oil in the International Olive Oil in the Chinese capital, Beijing, after a competition with 100 companies from around the world.

Al-Jouf organic olive oil participated in the BioFach exhibition in Germany and received the ECOCERT-IFOA Organic Production Award, and Al-Jouf oil won sixth place internationally in a German competition. Moreover, Al-Jouf Company also obtained the ISO 22000 certificate for food safety, and its oil obtained a certificate from one of the Centers for Organic Agriculture (COAE).

 

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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5th Pakistan Army Team Spirit Competition ”PATS” concludes

Riyadh, The 5th Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) competition concluded today with the participation of 15 countries, including Saudi Arabia, where the Royal Saudi Land Forces, represented by the Airborne and Special Forces units, won the bronze medal in Pakistan.

The competition was attended by the Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf Al-Malki, the Embassy’s military attache in Pakistan, Major General Pilot Awadh bin Abdullah Al-Zahrani, and the Commander of the 64th Airborne Brigade, Brigadier General Abdullah bin Hasid Al-Enzi.

 

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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