(MENAFN - Zex PR Wire) Amsterdam, United States, 14th February 2021, ZEXPRWIRE â Metaxas & Sins, for their 40th anniversary, today announced the debut of Papillon, the first 100% technologically new reel-to-reel tape recorder to be built in 50 years. Papillon, which means Butterfly in French, is at once a superb audio recording device as well as a masterful work of industrial design. Kostas Metaxas, the creator of the Papillon, has a long history of innovation and achievement as an artist, designer, and audio engineer.
Metaxas was drawn to this project after a lengthy search for a device that could equal the old reel-to-reel recorders ability to capture audio in its full depth. As he found, there was no modern equipment that could perform as well as the older technology. As he put it, The most well-kept secret among the most elite of recording artists is that they still use technology from even before the 1940 s to capture their emotional essence or spirit in th
Monday, 15 February 2021 - 8:40
Former Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara passed away away last night (14) while being treated for Covid-19 at IDH.
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara, commonly known as W. J. M. Lokubandara, was the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2010 and Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province from 2010 to 2015. He was a lawyer by profession, and was also an author of several books and a songwriter. Lokubandara held several ministries in the government of Sri Lanka before his appointment as the Speaker of the House.
On April 22, 2004, W.J.M. Lokubandara was elected after a 9-hour controversial secret ballot.
(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) ABU DHABI, 15th February, 2021 (WAM) EDGE, the UAE s advanced technology group for defence and beyond, today announced it signed a tri-party strategic cooperation agreement with Ukrainian state-owned defence conglomerate UkrOboronProm, and Ukrspecexport, a Ukrainian state-owned arms trading company.
The agreement will enable the three entities to exchange and develop advanced technologies that could lead to over US$1 billion worth of investments.
Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and Managing Director of EDGE, Yuriy Husev, Director General of UkrObornProm, and Vadym Nozdria, Director-General of Ukrspecexport, inked the agreement in the presence of representatives from all parties at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Sudden restrictions send weddings and funerals into disarray
15 Feb, 2021 12:05 AM
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Families and couples are being forced to postpone weddings and funerals due to the sudden level 2 and 3 restrictions. Photo / File
Families and couples are being forced to postpone weddings and funerals due to the sudden level 2 and 3 restrictions. Photo / File
Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz
About 80 Auckland funerals have been postponed today due to the change in Covid-19 alert levels with the Funeral Directors Association warning it puts a lot of last minute stress on grieving families.
Brides and grooms-to-be will also be anxiously faced with making the big call over whether to postpone their nuptials as the change in alert levels - which prevents gatherings of no more than 10 in Auckland and no more than 100 in the rest of the country - comes into force.