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Lowestoft Turtle Trail returnsLowestoft town centre
The much loved Lowestoft Turtle Trail returns this Saturday (July 16th) as part of the Lowestoft Summer Festival.
The trail involves discovering 18 giant turtles that have been hidden in businesses around the town centre. This year the trail will be have an international theme to link to events such as the Olympic Games and the recent European Football Championships. The idea is that those taking part in the trail will need to identify the country which the turtle represents. Each correctly completed trail map will be entered into a prize draw to win a cash prize of £1,000. In addition, there will be weekly prizes on offer.
As part of the launch event, organiser Lowestoft Vision has announced the first of the weekly competitions. Families completing the Turtle Trail over the opening weekend (July 16th & 17th) will be entered into an additional prize draw. The winner who will be selected at random will receive a photoshoot with canvas print from Picture Studios, coffee vouchers with Sam’s Coffee House and a candy basket thanks to IJustWanna.
On Saturday, there will be a range of turtle-based fun to enjoy. Craftmania will be hosting a turtle art activity from 10am – 4pm in their store located on Milton Road East. Customers can create their own Decopatch turtle and take away as a souvenir.
Greggs will be entertaining with a turtle cup cake decorating session for children, which after decorating they can ensure they taste as good as they look.
Those taking part in the trail can also keep a look out for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who will be in the town from 10am.
Darren Newman, Lowestoft Vision BID Manager, said ““Lowestoft Vision has designed the trail as part of our commitment to make the town more appealing to customers.
“We are really excited to finally launch this year’s Turtle Trail and hope that visitors and the community enjoy discovering the turtles”.
Five of the turtles for this year’s trail have been designed by local primary schools following a competition. The remaining turtles were designed and all decorated by local company Scenic Projects.
This year’s Turtle Trail will run from 16th July through until 5th September and has kindly been sponsored by The Beach, Wise Media, MR King & Sons, The International Boat Building College, Gunton Hall Coastal Resort and Mitchel’s Renault.
Lowestoft Turtle trail maps are available from businesses in the town centre and Lowestoft Library. For further information on the trail see www.discoverlowestoft.co.uk and look out for future Turtle Trail competitions and post your turtle Shelfies to www.facebook.com/discoverlowestoft or @DiscLowestoft on twitter


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Elon Musk unveiled designs for a humanoid Tesla Bot at the company’s initially AI Day, with a prototype arriving someday in 2022. Tesla straight away started soliciting men and women to apply to arrive operate on the Tesla Bot, which Musk explained as functioning a variation on the AI within Tesla cars and trucks.
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Musk shared the robot’s specs in a collection of slides, describing the device as a instrument for relieving human beings of dull chores. The robot he envisions will go at no extra than 5 miles for every hour, stand 5’8″ and weigh 125 kilos. The dimensions and velocity are meant to make sure human beings can overpower or run away from the robotic, he extra.
“It’s supposed to be welcoming, of course, and navigate by way of a world crafted for individuals,” Musk reported in his presentation. “Can you chat to it and say, ‘Please pick up that bolt and attach it to the car or truck with that wrench,’ and it should be capable to do that. It need to be in a position to [understand] ‘please go to the shop and get me the adhering to groceries.’ That kind of issue. I believe we can do that.”
Tesla as a organization has no actual qualifications in the variety of engineering important to style and develop a humanoid robot. Just about as before long as the presentation was more than, the corporation began attempting to fill that gap, soliciting actuators, mechanical engineers, and robotics architects to get the job done on the Tesla Bot. Individuals decided on will be functioning on what the occupation description calls “a humanoid robotic that can guidance production operators in tedious and exhaustive responsibilities.” Irrespective of whether Tesla can achieve Musk’s intention of a robotic prototype upcoming year is unclear. Some were being enthused by what Musk presented and seemed to believe that Tesla can come across solutions to the challenges that lie in hitting that goal.
“As a person who enjoys robotics, the presentation of a humanoid Tesla Bot was definitely thrilling. Of class, for me personally, the lifelong aspiration has been to construct the head, the robotic that results in being a friend and a companion to humans, not just a servant that performs dull and harmful tasks. But, to me, these two problems need to, and I imagine will be solved in parallel,” prominent AI researcher and podcast host Lex Fridman reported in a YouTube assessment of Tesla’s AI Working day. “The Tesla Bot, if profitable, just may solve the latter challenge of notion, motion, and object manipulation, and I hope to participate in a smaller aspect in solving the previous trouble of human-robot conversation and, sure, friendship.”
On the other, non-robotic hand, a humanoid robotic in a 12 months would be a tall order for any business, enable by yourself a single with no current robotics crew to start the venture. The troubles of humanoid robots have stymied a lot of organizations previously. Softbank semi-retired the humanoid robotic named Pepper recently partly for that rationale. And Amazon has expended four decades and assembled a team of reportedly far more than 800 persons to function on a rumored Alexa-enabled humanoid robot named Vesta soon after the Roman goddess of the hearth. Even a profitable humanoid robotic like Grace, crafted by SingularityNet, is only the head and upper torso of a girl, not a absolutely mobile humanoid.
“Tesla’s announcement of an bold humanoid robot task — with aggressive timelines but apparently certainly no true technological know-how guiding it — has been greeted by precise robotics researchers with a combination of amusement, bafflement and scorn. A person purpose for this: Humanoid robotics is an application that turns out to be a great deal more durable than it seems at to start with,” SingularityNet CEO Dr. Ben Goertzel advised Voicebot in an electronic mail. “Those of us who have been working on robotics for yrs and many years comprehend that the humanoid-robotic functionalities Musk has casually promised are really “holy grail” problems that are the issue of many world R&D assignments, and whose accomplishment likely requires each serious components innovations and important progress towards artificial common intelligence. No question Tesla could make major development in the humanoid robotics area, but the development isn’t likely to be approximately as rapidly nor the close to-term deliverables as rather as Musk has led his audience to believe that.”
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Google’s Gary Illyes said over the weekend on Twitter that a Google “Penguin refresh is months away.”
The last official Penguin update we had was Penguin 3.0, which took place on October 18, 2014 or almost 9-months ago. The last time we saw a shift with the Penguin algorithm was before December 11, 2014, which was over 7-months ago.
So realistically, even though Google has said time and time again, that they will be making Penguin run faster – we are likely not to see a Penguin refresh for a while. Maybe it will take over a year like we saw between Penguin 2.1 on October 4, 2013 and Penguin 3.0 on October 18, 2014. Before that, Penguin 2.0 on May 24, 2012 and the original Penguin release on April 24, 2012.
At this rate, I suspect Penguin won’t happen for a year or so after Penguin 3.0.


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This week, it seemed that Samsung will no longer release new Galaxy Note smartphones, but a new rumor claims that a Note model will indeed appear in 2021. This could be the last series.
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‘A Galaxy Note in 2021 after all’
It has long been rumored that this year’s Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra are the last Note smartphones. An anonymous, senior Samsung employee now says to the South Korean Yonhap News that a Note series will indeed be released in 2021. “We are preparing to release a Galaxy Note line in 2021.”
Other Galaxy’s get Note features
The statement from the Samsung employee is striking because most of the signals indicate an end of the Note line. Press agency Reuters indicated to have heard from three sources that the Galaxy Note 20 series will not be followed up.
Samsung itself reported this week that more Galaxy smartphones will come with the S-Pen in 2021. This is the signature stylus pen from the Note series. The source of Yonhap News says about this: “this explanation does not mean the end of the Note line.”
The manufacturer may be slowly preparing Note fans for the approaching end, and one more Note generation will appear before the Galaxy S series and foldable smartphones take over. The upcoming Galaxy S21 Ultra seems like the first step. This smartphone will reportedly get an S-Pen and will be announced on January 14.


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Digitial 24 doubles it's workforce and increases turnover by 140%
Wednesday 28 September 2022
One of Northern Ireland’s leading digital marketing agencies, Digital 24, has unveiled a new visual identity to celebrate seven years in business. This follows two years of record growth for the company which has doubled in size and experienced a 140 per cent increase in turnover.
Since lockdown, the multi-award winning agency has mentored over 2,000 businesses and trained over 20,000 individuals. As well as working with businesses and organisations in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain, over the last two years the agency has secured clients across America, Australia and Europe.
Digital 24’s extensive client list includes local companies Dale Farm, Dromona, Babocush, Ulster Weavers, Action Cancer and Property News as well as a host of Ecommerce start-up businesses that have secured investment through Dragons’ Den UK including Peachy Lean, The Positive Birth Company, Shnuggle and Pottiagogo.
Niamh Taylor, Managing Director of Digital 24, founded the company in 2015 and in this time it has grown to a team of nine: “We are delighted to launch our new visual identity and celebrate record growth over the last two years. I set up Digital 24 because I didn’t want to look back and regret not trying and now I have a multi-award winning agency and the most dedicated employees.
Like many business owners at the beginning of lockdown, I was concerned that we would not survive, however we didn’t just do that, we absolutely thrived. Over the last two years we have gone from a team of four to nine and more than doubled our revenue growth year on year. We have run huge multi-platform campaigns for global clients in the USA, Australia and Europe and have trained some of the biggest organisations in Northern Ireland including the Department for the Economy, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Education Authority, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment and Queen’s University Belfast.”
“A big reason for our continued growth has been thanks to each individual team member working for Digital 24. As an employer, what I look for in an employee has massively changed over the last seven years. I now look for a strong work ethic, the right mindset and a can-do attitude because I’ve learned that in this industry, digital marketing can be taught and in fact a mixed skillset enables us to stay ahead of the rapidly evolving digital marketing trends. This can be seen with the recent recruitment of a data scientist in our Performance Marketing team.
The internet has fundamentally transformed the way we do business. That was the first statement I posted on my own social media when I launched Digital 24. And over the last seven years, that has not changed. In this time, digital marketing has really come into its own and is a proven technique to help businesses and organisations grow. At Digital 24 our highly experienced team continue to keep their finger on the pulse to ensure we stay ahead of the trends so that our clients can be confident that they too are leading the way in their respective sectors,” Niamh added.
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DIGITAL 24 CELEBRATES RECORD GROWTH…Managing Director of Digital 24, Niamh Taylor (centre) is joined by team members Megan Coyle, Cara Jackson, Darragh Bennett, Donna Barton, Laura McCourt and Meghan Semple as the multi-award winning digital marketing agency unveils a new visual identity to celebrate seven years in business. This follows two years of record growth for the company which has doubled in size and experienced a 140 per cent increase in turnover.
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All the devoted GTA 6 fans are puzzling together the rumors, facts and gossip just to anticipate the release. The GTA`s contribution on the culture, personal lives and the word of games is unquestionable, stepping up the game in the game industry. The realistic features of the game, punch-ups, carjacking, drug-running, possibility to steal cars and take people lives, are rising the adrenalin and intriguing the fans.
There is no solid news about the lunch of GTA 6 but it sure won`t be this year but we can still enjoy GTA online and GTA 5.
It has been around five years since Grand Theft Auto 5 released and has gained an international success ever since. But even so, we are wondering when a big upgrade will surprise us.
Rockstar is working with Red Dead Redemption which is expected to come out in October 2018 so is going to make the GTA 6 fans time of wait longer. The wait can be until 2020 because the Rockstar has supported GTA Online, the multiplayer component of GTA 5 since September 2013, and now it is busy with Read Dead Redemption project. But again, there are no solid rumors about the release data, there are more predictions such as Michael Pachter, reputable industry analyst, the lunch of the game can go as far as 2022.
It will make more sense if the company follows the release pattern of Grand Theft Auto 5, just to keep up with the new generation.
Following the Rockstar pattern of dropping the first trailer of both GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 with just a couple of days of promoting it, the trailer of GTA 6 is no way of coming out too soon, unless someone seriously screws up. But you can be sure, if there is a leak of information about the trailer, the internet will blow out.
The most recent and hopeful rumor about Grand Theft Auto comes from a Youtube Channel called The Know. The theory supports the year of release 2021-2022 but as an inside source of GTA states, the project will change the code such as Project Americas. Apparently, the players will be able to fly between the US and South America, in the game, and the set in Vice City (the Rockstar version of Miami) could have influences from popular shows and movies such as Narcos and Tom Cruise` Made in America, focusing more on drug running. But this remains a theory; a rumor since Rockstar did not comment anything.
Back in 2013 Rockstar President Leslie Benzies gave out a little teaser in a magazine “We don’t know what GTA 6 will be, but we’ve got some ideas,” is not much but at least we know it will sure be a GTA 6.
“We’ve got about 45 years’ worth of ideas we want to do,” he added. “We’ll pick the right ones.”
“It comes from the idea first. Where it is going to be set is the first question. That then defines the missions; you’re doing different things in LA than in New York or Miami.
“The map and story get worked up together, and the story is a basic flow of how it works out so you can layer the mission in.”
It is not much but at least there is something authentic direct from the source. From this statement of the source fans came up with numerous rumors and ideas about the map which is expected to be massive, including a teleportation system that cuts down the time between the cities and a 70` theme.
The question is if Rockstar can complete the set Liberty City, Vice City, San Andreas and South America, this upgrade will really step up the game.
A female protagonist is more a demand or a wish from the fans but as co-founder and lead writer Dan House said in an interview the company didn`t really think about that “We didn’t really think about it this time,.
New heroes, storylines and features are expected from GTA 6 but for now, the information is just rumors.


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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will spring to life with an annual budget of up to $550 million — an amount that dwarfs yearly spending by other consumer-focused agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The new agency, one of the most controversial pieces of the landmark financial reform bill approved today by the Senate, has a wide-ranging mandate to police credit and lending products such as bank credit and debit cards, home mortgages, private student loans, payday loans, and overdraft loans. Housed within the Federal Reserve, the bureau will have an independent director subject to Senate approval before serving a five-year term.
Many Republicans opposed creating the CFPB, saying it was not needed as part of a Congressional package to prevent another meltdown in U.S. banking and financial markets. More government will lead to dozens of new, costly rules for both large and small businesses, they say.
But Democrats who backed the CFPB made sure the new agency is generously funded and not dependent on annual budget requests to Congress. Under the bill, the CFPB will get up to 10 percent of the total operating expenses of the Federal Reserve System in fiscal 2011, rising to 12 percent in fiscal 2013. If needed, the agency also can ask for up to $200 million more through the annual Congressional appropriations process.
That means a CFPB budget in the range of $450 million to $550 million, according to Travis Plunkett, legislative director of the Consumer Federation of America.
By comparison, the Consumer Protection Safety Commission has an annual budget of just $118 million to oversee some 15,000 types of products ranging from baby cribs to computer batteries. And the Federal Trade Commission, which protects consumers against unfair, deceptive or fraudulent advertising and marketing practices, has a total budget of around $292 million to spend on consumer protection as well as the antitrust matters it polices.
The safety of most domestic and imported food is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration, which budgeted $784 million for those activities in the current year.
Included in the CFPB’s birth certificate is the power to order up research on loan delinquency trends, default rates, consumer access to credit, and other issues to guide its work. And the agency’s regulations can be vetoed by the new federal systemic risk council that was also created by the legislation — but only if they threaten the stability of U.S. financial markets.
“It’s a major new agency that is well-funded, that is autonomous for the most part, that has broad power, and could make a huge difference for consumers in the financial services marketplace,” said Plunkett of the Consumer Federation of America. “Basically, the Fed is just a mailing address for the CFPB.”
The CFPB’s generous budget has been a lightning rod for Republicans who oppose the new agency and say its budget could be much higher than Plunkett’s $550 million estimate. They are also concerned that the new agency’s structure gives its director too much power.
“It’s a single person with an $850 million, un-oversighted revenue stream,” said Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee. “Basically, the person just gets the money and can go off and do whatever they want.”
However, compromises during the bill-writing process did pare back the authority of the new agency. Auto dealers successfully lobbied to specifically exclude car financing and loans from the CFPB’s jurisdiction. And credit cards and mortgages made by banks with less than $10 billion in assets are likewise outside the agency’s reach.
Another Republican, Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, also complained about the structure of the CFPB and the agency’s broad mandate.
“I am all for consumer protection… the concern I have is we created a new entity that has no board,” Corker said during Senate debate of the reform bill. “One person is going to decide the nature of what this organization is going to engage in. I just find that incredible.”
A favorite among some Democrats for the top job at the CFPB is Elizabeth Warren. The outspoken Harvard law professor now leads a Congressional oversight panel reviewing the financial regulatory system to assess the Treasury Department’s actions to stabilize the economy, mitigate foreclosures and improve market transparency.
“Just as Joe Kennedy was essential to the Securities and Exchange Commission in making it a vigorous regulatory agency in the 1930s, this appointment will be that important for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,” said Plunkett.
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For 81 years, the Shephard family have been keeping north Hull supplied with their gumdrops, toffees and other sweet treats.
But to the dismay of generations of families who have relied on Shephards - or Shep's, as it is affectionately known - in Greenwood Avenue to satisfy their sweet tooth, owner Carol Shephard has decided to shut up shop.
The move comes almost a year after the sudden death of Carol's beloved husband, Dave, who suffered a heart attack in the shop, which the couple had ran since 1982.
Fighting back tears, Carol, who turns 70 on Sunday, said: "It's an end of an era. I feel very emotional about it all. It's been my life. I've managed a year here without Dave, but it's getting harder to move around. I'm not getting any younger, and it's the right time to retire."
Dave's parents, George and Laura Shephard, opened the shop in April 1937. When George died in 1967, his widow took over, with Dave becoming a partner.
Laura died in 1982, prompting their son, who had just left the RAF, and his wife to take over the running of the business.
Carol, who does not have any children of her own, says it fills her with delight when people she served as children now bring their children to spend their pocket money.
"Dave always said that Shephards must now be serving a sixth generation," she said. "We certainly have plenty of fifth generation customers."
Dave's sister Sandra, 78, has long helped Carol in the shop, support which has been especially welcome in the past year.
Shephards has seen its fair share of changes over the decades.
"A lot of businesses have come and gone over the years," said Carol. "Back in the late 60s, we had Beard's fruit shop, Renardson's , which was a butcher's shop, Ireland paper shop, a fish shop and Dennis, the barber's."
Like pubs, sweet shops have face stiff competition from supermarkets. "Sweets can be bought from the supermarkets cheaper than we can buy them from the manufacturers," said Carol. "It's very difficult for small shops like us to survive."
Despite pressures to stock the latest 'must have' confectionery, Carol insists Shephards has always stayed true to its "traditional values" - a key reason, she suggests, behind the longevity of the family business.
"Dave refused to sell gobstoppers," she said. "He was worried a child would choke on them. He really cared about our customers. We have always tried to help the community.
"We sell tubs and bags of mixed sweets, but we don't put bubble gum in them. Again, we're worried children could choke on them. If parents want their children to have it, we will always add some. But they have to ask us."
Maxine Moffat has worked at the shop for the past 24 years. "Sheps has always been here," she said. "It really is the end of an era for north Hull."
Tony Binns, 71, of 8th Avenue, is a regular customer. "It's a good shop," he said. "My family has been coming here for 40-odd years. I'll be sad to see it close but times change."
The shop will close at the end of the month.
On the way out, past the Walkers toffees, candy teeth, flying saucers, torpedoes and rainbow drops, we asked Carol to name the one sweet that gets her taste buds tingling.
"Oh, I don't like the boiled sweets!" she said, looking towards the bars of Fry's. "I prefer a good bar of chocolate."The Hull Daily Mail has recently launched a free app which features all the latest news, sport and what’s on information. You can download it for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store, or get the Android version from Google Play.


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This week in tech it’s all about the TV, not just what you watch it on but how you watch it. We’ll be talking to Harvey Norman’s Nigel Dent about all the exciting trends to look out for in TV’s in 2014, whether its curved, flat, UHD, OLED or both. We’ll also be talking to Navman about how they are revolutionising the GPS. We’re also bringing you our top 4 events from another one of this year’s big tech conferences, South by Southwest in Texas.
As always, I'll answer some of our listeners biggest questions.
I’ve had a lot of people asking me how they can get more storage out of their smartphones and tablets. In the past, you’ve had to plug in a USB through a dongle and transfer it across manually. Finally there is a wireless solution.
SanDisk has announced that its range of wireless flash storage products will finally be available to Australian consumers from April.The SanDisk connect wireless flash drive and the SanDisk connect wireless media drives allow users to stream content on their mobile devices without the internet.
Another thing that a lot of people have been asking me recently over twitter is which music streaming service to go with?
There have never been more options than there are now; you’ve got your Pandora, Rdio, iTunes Radio, Spotify and now the brand new Milk Music app.
Here’s some advice, if you know what you like and care about listening to specific artists then iTunes Radio is probably the best option. If you feel like more of a radio experience where your songs are curated according to genre, go with Pandora. As a free service it’s the best in the business.
We will have to wait and see how Samsung’s Milk goes, if you get the chance to check it out let me know what you think via @Charlietech.
Inputting directions into a GPS can be time consuming and frustrating, especially when you end up making multiple stops across one trip. So what GPS technology is now coming out that might make this process a little easier, we chatted to Noelene Lechner, Marketing Manager of Navman Australia.
Another big week in tech, another big conference. One of the most innovative every year is the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. Here are some of the highlights.
1) Unmanned Aerial drone with Stun Gun ‘Stun Copter’
· It can deliver 80,000 volts directly to the skin of the victim
· Could be used to aid police in subduing suspects until officers arrive at the scene
· Embedded camera provides a live video feed to operators so they can assess the situation before they arrive. ]
· As with all drones, has some serious privacy and safety concerns.
2) IBM’s Super Computer – Watson, moves from code to cooking
· IBM installed a food truck at SXSW – Austin is famous for its food trucks, but this one was a bit different.
· All recipes were invented by the computer, you put in an ingredient and a cuisine and the computer does the rest.
· It tells the chef exactly how to prepare out there dishes with combinations that are scientifically estimated to be flavoursome by the computer on the molecular level.
· Try strawberries and mushrooms, Vietnamese apple kebabs, Carribean fish and chips with plantain.
3) Edward Snowden and Julian Assange Live Stream from Exile
· Two of the worlds most famous activists gave speeches to the SXSW interactive forum. Assange from his room at the Ecuadorian embassy, which he has been in for 2 years now, and Snowden from somewhere in the world over 6 different proxies.
· They discussed the importance of digital security and the importance of keeping the government in check with digital information.
4) The man who invented the internet – Tim Berners Lee
· Tim Berners Lee also gave a keynote address about the future of computing.
This covered three of the big themes of SXSW so far: maintaining the freedom of the internet; the value of data and privacy; and the rise of robots. I was in geek heaven. They discussed algorithms that allow you to share your data without revealing it, showed robot planes landing on wires and offered some interesting insights into possible future legislation. These were all covered in bite-sized, easily digestible 10 minute chunks.
Finally, we checked in with Nigel Dent, the National Business manager for Audio Visual at Harvey Norman, he told us all we need to know about what’s hot in TV’s in 2014?!
Stay tuned for the full podcast, we'll be bringing it straight to you on Monday morning!


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The 360-degree hinge on the Satellite Radius is Yoga-like, but the 15.6-inch diagonal display makes this convertible much bigger—and heavier. Toshiba also refreshes its Click lineup with budget- and performance-oriented models.
Lenovo's smartphone shipments continue to soar in China. Yes, smartphones.
Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 has a larger screen than predecessors, and bridges the gap between laptops and tablets
Lenovo says the 4K display on the IdeaPad Y50 will be available in July.
Revenue, however, was still down by 17 percent year-over-year
Watch highlights from Intel's Chromebook event, where the chipmaker announced that the first low-cost Chromebooks that use Intel’s ‘Bay Trail’ Atom chip will start to go on sale this summer.
Google says more offline applications are being added to Chromebooks so more can be done when Wi-Fi isn't available.
Adding two premium features rarely seen in Chromebooks, the N20p is the most interesting 11-inch Chrome machine we've seen yet.
The goal is to integrate desktops and mobile devices for users and IT administrators
Acer unveiled its new product lineup at an event in New York Tuesday, highlighting tablets and hybrid devices in an effort to counter the company's ailing PC business.
A minor increase in the processor for the MacBook Air line brings with it a not insubstantial price cut.
Android still isn't desktop-friendly, but that's not stopping HP.


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Microsoft’s decision to leave the feature enabled by default “Do Not Track” (DNT), something like “do not track” in Internet Explorer 10, could lead some consumers to stand against the browser if it interferes with features such as memorizing password and autofill, says new research.
Since it was announced a few months ago that “no trace” of IE10 was a decision of users, major advertisers have protested that this action could undermine the personalization of ads, which the trade relies heavily on the Internet. The main objection was that the decision to activate the “do not track” should be made by the consumer, not Microsoft. A survey of digital advertising company YouGov, Mediasyndicator, with 1987 British adults, showed some confusion about the pros and cons of such an approach to privacy.
A surprisingly rate of 45% said they opted to disable cookies, with more than half saying that the targeted advertising generated by tracking them was rarely relevant. In particular the “realignment” of advertising – ads served to visitors after they have left a website – do not go well, with only 1% describing them as “relevant”. Nearly 45% say they simply ignored them.
Confusingly, a third said they would stop using browsers that impose the “no trace” by default if it prevented them from having other benefits such as memorization and password autofill, with 87% valuing such characteristics. “Our results show that these actions are supported more by lack of knowledge and confusion about the purpose of tracking technology really is designed to enhance and personalize the services offered to them on the web, ” said CEO Mediasyndicator.
Consequently, many users now set their browsers to clear cookies after each session, logging into websites using managers secure passwords or cookies for specific areas, which can be done by Firefox.


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BMW is at the beginning of an electric vehicle offensive. Harald Krüger, BMW's chairman of the board of management, initially said , 12 of which will be full EVs. That's still on track, but Klaus Fröhlich, the company's chief engineer, now says these cars will all launch by 2023 -- two years sooner than expected.
"It's not a stress for me," Fröhlich said at a media event in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday. "We have not moved product forward. We have just decided on additional products."
It's unclear exactly what these "additional products" are, though it's no secret BMW is betting big on plug-in hybrid vehicles. This year alone, BMW will offer new, PHEV versions of the, , and .
BMW's next fully electric vehicle will be the, which is expected to arrive in 2020. Fröhlich also says a roadgoing version of the is possible -- "we deliver what we promise," he said when asked about the showcar's production likelihood.
In addition to the BMW brand, Mini will get in on the electrification game. "As an urban brand, Mini is practically made for e-mobility," Krüger said during a media event in 2018.
The small car manufacturer plans to launch thelater this year; look for it to debut in July.


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The Buffalo Bills announced a change to the team’s ticket policy Friday morning. Beginning this season, the Bills will no longer allow fans to present printed tickets to gain admission to New Era Field. The team will only accept mobile tickets, a trend that is being implemented by other teams across the league, according to a news release issued by the team.
The Bills said tickets to all games for the 2018 season are now “fully digital and only accessible through your mobile device.” This policy came about, the team said, as a way to both improve efficiency and convenience on game day, while also reducing the number of lost, stolen, or fraudulent tickets being passed off at the stadium gates.
With paper tickets being eliminated as a way to gain admission, Bills fans can still manage their tickets by downloading the “My One Buffalo” app, or on the team’s website, buffalobills.com. These methods will allow fans the chance to view, transfer, send or sell their tickets at any time.
The team strongly recommends that fans download their tickets 24 hours before the game. Those downloaded tickets can then be scanned via their smartphone at any of the New Era Field gates.
“Mobile ticketing is the next chapter in the evolution of ticketing. As technology changes around us, we must adapt and change our methods,” Brent Rossi, the Bills executive vice president of marketing and brand strategy, proclaimed in the team’s news release. “Mobile traffic to ticketmaster.com has increased over 80 percent in the last five years and more people view their email on their mobile device than their desktop. As more customers purchase and manage their tickets on their smartphones, we want customers to have instant access to their tickets via mobile device any time and anywhere. We understand that this will be a big change for our customers and we are committed to providing the resources to make the transition as smooth as possible. We have information in our season ticket package on our website and we are adding staff at each gate to assist with any questions about the process.”
The new policy shouldn’t affect season-ticket holders, as they received their plastic season ticket cards in the mail over the last few weeks.
Additional information can be found at www.buffalobills.com/tickets/mobile-ticketing.


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The plans to double its presence in India with its partner Reliance Retail will see the country become M&S’s largest international market outside of the UK.
As one of its priority international markets for growth and a key sourcing hub, M&S’s strategy for India comprises:
- Continuing to work in close partnership with Reliance Retail targeting around 80 stores in India by 2016;
- Focussing on building a leadership position in India including in cities such as Mumbai and Delhi by opening a cluster of supporting stores around its flagship store locations such as its new store in Bandra;
- Expanding into attractive secondary cities such as Surat and Kanpur;
- Capitalising on the growth opportunities in lingerie and beauty in the India market;
- Maintaining M&S’s local sourcing of exceptional quality products from South Asian suppliers.
Marc Bolland, M&S Chief Executive, said:”India is a priority market for M&S and working closely together with our partner Reliance Retail we have set a clear plan to build a leadership position here. As the nation’s leading retailer operator, Reliance Retail is the perfect partner for us in India with extensive local expertise and experience, with strengths in infrastructure, logistics, technology and property.
“This combined with M&S’s brand loyalty and exceptional quality, stylish products, has seen us continue to deliver strong double digit growth in India. Now with 36 stores, we have the ideal platform to accelerate our growth in the market and see India become our largest international market outside of the UK by 2016.”
Sriram Srinivasan, Business Head – Apparel Reliance Retail, said: “We have successfully partnered with Marks & Spencer over the years to combine Reliance Retail’s expertise in retailing and understanding of the Indian marketplace with Marks & Spencer’s legendary product development capabilities to deliver a delightful experience for Indian consumers. We look forward to our continued engagement with Marks & Spencer towards the development and strengthening of our presence in India.”
Growth plans for India
Since M&S formed its joint venture partnership with Reliance Retail in 2008, the retailer has built a solid platform to accelerate its growth in India. Since April 2013, M&S has already opened seven stores in India including doubling its presence in Mumbai and entering the cities of Kochi and Vadodara for the first time. M&S now has 36 stores in India, trading from a total of over 500,000 square feet.
As part of the retailer’s plans take its business in India to the next level, M&S will open a further eight stores by the end of March 2014, followed by a further 36 stores in the next two years.
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Although Virginia Tech is beloved by its student population for its food, football, and fun, there are a few things that students despise about the university. No, we aren’t talking about finding a parking spot or the fact that some people still have to use scholar; we’re talking about the buying and selling of textbooks. Each year, thousands of Tech students buy overpriced books from the bookstore. However, most students do the smart alternative of going to other sources online to buy their books—cutting into the bookstores profit margin.
That’s why the Virginia Tech bookstore recently announced they will be using all of their money for the fiscal year to buy out Amazon, forcing students to buy their textbooks from them. The drastic move was originally poised by one of the student employees when asked why the store was so empty. Amazingly, the bookstore will NOT hire more employees to keep up with Amazon’s massive cliental base, but instead, will cut costs by keeping the same staff.
Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, was surprisingly enthusiastic about the major buyout claiming: “The books we sell to Virginia Tech students will now be sold exclusively by the bookstore the way it was always meant to be.” Many people, however, are amazed by the bookstore’s revenue to support the buyout and felt that perhaps too much money was allocated to the bookstore’s budget. Even President Sands was caught off guard by the sheer amount of money that was used exclusively to sell books, “If I knew how much money was in the bookstore budget, then I would’ve tried to finance another dining hall, not more books.”
At the end of the day, this means two things for Virginia Tech students: all books must be bought at the store and prices will go up. So that three hundred dollar biology textbook (that you will only use three times), will now cost 600.00 for the book and extra 200.00 for the access code. Although students are outraged about the surge in prices, Fortune, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal are calling the buyout one of the best business moves in the last twenty years. The bookstore will also sell textbooks to other universities, but at much, much higher price than at Virginia Tech.
Students should expect to see a flurry of drones delivering packages to and from the bookstore’s headquarters on campus. Traffic patterns will also be diverted to account for the fleet of delivery trucks expected to come to Blacksburg. The only upside to this whole situation is that next day delivery will be quicker than expected for Tech students.


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Trigger, which offers a mobile development framework specifically targeted at web developers rather than existing mobile teams, has raised $1 million in seed round of funding. Funds have been raised through AngelList. Investors include Paul Graham, SV Angel, 500 Startups, Russ Siegelman, Steven Walske, RightVentures, Venture51 and John Taysom. PRESS RELEASE New service, Trigger, today [...]
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Life360, a provider of mobile family safety applications has reached its ten millionth user milestone. The company has also closed a $3.5 million Series A financing. Investors included Fontinalis Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Startups, Kapor Capital, Venture51, Bullpen Capital, Social Leverage and EchoVC Partners, as well as existing investors. This brings the company’s total [...]
San Francisco-based mobile commerce startup Zaarly has added Hewlett-Packard chief executive and former eBay chief Meg Whitman to its board. Zaarly has created a mobile, local marketplace that allows users to buy and sell with people in their neighborhoods. Zaarly has also announced a newly closed $14.1 million Series A funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers‘ iFund and Sands Capital Ventures. Additional investors include CMEA, Venture51, Crunchfund, Marc Ecko, and Artists and Instigators. John Suliman of Sands Capital Ventures, and Chi-Hua Chien of KPCB have also joined the board.
Groupon co-founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky joined VC Lightbank in committing $1.2 million to social business startup DoubleDutch, it was announced today. The company will boost its platform to allow enterprises to launch geosocial applications with the funding. Prior investors include Charles River Ventures, Launch Capital, Accelerator Ventures, Venture51 and Zig Capital.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Northgate Market here, a 30-store chain serving Hispanic communities in Southern California, said it is launching a long-term program to promote health and wellness for employees and consumers — a program designed by Latinos for Latinos, the company said.
Entitled “Viva la Salud,” the program includes health-risk assessments and wellness activities for employees and a variety of activites and products aimed at consumers, the company said.
In partnership with government- and community-based organizations, Viva La Salud consumer activities will focus on maintaining a traditional Latino diet while preparing food in healthier ways, the company explained. The chain will also feature “100 Healthful Products” in sales and specials during the initial launch period and will make free health screenings available at stores, along with information on accessing health care for the uninsured and under-insured.
The program will also include a “cook’s day” featuring cooking demonstrations and dieticians providing information on healtheir eating.
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Taxation & Finance
Fleet bodies demand to know when HMRC will base tax on WLTP data
Fleet operators have called for clarity on the future basis of vehicle taxation beyond the current system of CO2 emissions derived from the combined miles per gallon (mpg) figure.
Courtesy of Fleet News
Fuel & Green
British manufacturer CGON launches new hydrogen additive technology
British manufacturer CGON has released a revolutionary new range of hydrogen additive products that can reduce engine emissions by up to 80% and offer fuel savings of up to 20%.
Cheapest EV cards to run announced by cap hpi
As interest in the electric vehicle (EV) sector continues to grow, the latest analysis from automotive data experts cap hpi looks at the total cost of ownership (TCO) to reveal the EV cars with the lowest motoring costs.
RAC warns drivers about wider roll-out of French pollution control scheme
A third of drivers planning a trip to France this year are unaware of new emissions regulations that can in some cases ban vehicles from entering built-up areas..
Young drivers most likely to embrace electric driving
Whether the Government’s target to eliminate sales of internal combustion engine cars by 2040 is practical or not, it is the younger generation leading the way in embracing electric car technology.
Insurance & Road Safety
A quarter of businesses do not check vehicles are roadworthy
A quarter of UK businesses do not conduct regular safety checks on vehicles used for business purposes, new research has revealed.
Official Dash cam guidance urgently needed says IAM Roadsmart
The UK’s biggest road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has warned that the rush of drivers investing in dash cams may not yield any increase in prosecutions for dangerous driving as many hope – and may also lead to fewer visible traffic patrols as officers spend more time analysing amateur footage.
Staying within the speed limit makes you and everyone else safer on the roads, says GEM
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging all drivers to stay within speed limits on every journey. This, says GEM, is a key part of reducing collisions and casualties on our roads.
Disposals & Remarketing
ADESA UPSTREAM Remarketing Platform available all night, every night
Dealers who have signed up for the market changing ADESA UPSTREAM remarketing platform no longer have to buy their used stock during the working day.
Aston Barclay adopts Special Forces techniques to build elite workforce
Aston Barclay has introduced Special Forces techniques as part of its drive to achieve ambitious growth plans to double sales in the next five years.
LCV registrations to drop 5% for 2017 says Cap HPI
New LCV sales will hit 360,000 this year according to automotive data experts, cap hpi. 2017 will be the first time since 2012 that LCV registrations have not topped the previous year’s registrations.
Audi introduces new range-wide model designations
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British car manufacturing rebounds in July as new models hit production lines
British car manufacturing rose 7.8% in July, with 136,397 new units rolling off UK production lines, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Ford scrappage scheme drives air quality improvement across the UK
Ford announced a car and van scrappage scheme aimed at improving air quality by enabling customers, of any brand, to trade-in and scrap their old vehicles for new and affordable Ford cars and commercial vehicles with significantly lower emissions.
Volkswagen unveils the the new T-Roc
Volkswagen is extending its model range by adding a compact-class crossover: the T-Roc. The new crossover from Volkswagen brings fresh impetus to the compact SUV class.
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RAC teams up with fuelGenie to offer exclusive deal on RAC Business Breakdown cover
Supermarket fuel card provider fuelGenie has teamed up with RAC Business, to offer UK firms who are new to the RAC exclusive discount rates on their breakdown cover.


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Bed Bath + Beyond announced Wednesday that it plans to close roughly 200 stores in the next two years.
The retail chain - which also operates Buybuy Baby, Christmas Tree Shops and Harmon Face Values - said it would be mainly closing Bed Bath + Beyond stores, starting later this year. The announcement came as the company released its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.
It wasn't clear which stores the company would close, and it didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
Just like many other retailers, Bed Bath + Beyond was forced to temporarily close stores because of coronavirus.
"The impact of the Covid-19 situation was felt across our business during our fiscal first quarter, including loss of sales due to temporary store closures," said Bed Bath + Beyond Chief Executive Mark Tritton.
Bed Bath + Beyond operated a total of 1,478 stores, including 955 Bed Bath + Beyond stores, as of May 31. The company previously closed 21 Bed Bath + Beyond stores during the first quarter, which ended May 31.
The permanent store closures are a part of Bed Bath + Beyond's restructuring plan to help "rebuild and grow the business" in response to the impact of Covid-19 on the company.
"We believe Bed Bath + Beyond will emerge from this crisis even stronger, given the strength of our brand, our people and our balance sheet," Tritton said.
But Bed Bath + Beyond was in trouble before the virus hit the United States. In early January, the company gave up on meeting its previous financial targets for investors. At the time, Tritton called the results "unsatisfactory" and said they underscore the imperative for change.
- Nathaniel Meyersohn contributed to this report
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Last year the Get Fletch team concluded the brand evolution and rebrand for Link the LGBTQ+ Insurance Network. Seeing the Link branding sit so strongly with some of the biggest names in Insurance in the UK makes my team and I immensely proud.
Here’s the testimonial from Link’s Chair:
“Get Fletch were able to deliver a fantastic website, on time and on budget. The ongoing support has been great, especially as Link is a volunteer-based network, where volunteers have limited time to support. Updates are made promptly, and the team has been on hand to support and deliver on several initiatives since the website was overhauled. As well as a redesign and re-platform of the website, Get Fletch supported with a rebrand and design of a great, fresh new logo and colour palette. With our new website, we are better placed to promote our fantastic work and grow the network.”
Link’s mission is to make the insurance industry the employer of choice for the LGBTQ+ community, I got involved with Link through my insurance affiliate business GB Quotes, the insights I get from networking gives CEE Digital an edge over our competitors and I’ve made some great friends. The equivalent in the advertising sector is Outvertising https://www.outvertising.org/
Major events last year meant that no pride London took place, this year marks the 50th Anniversary of pride in the UK. This year London pride is going ahead bigger than ever, even the Royal Mint has made a commemorative Pride 50p piece.
Pride is a political event but one with massive smiles that celebrates the full spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community.
Brands at pride
Let’s talk about brands at pride, every year we hear negative comments about all the brands taking part in pride, even the police marching at pride receive negative comments “why aren’t you out catching robbers?”. My point to every single one of these people is that these brands and corporate organisations taking part have LGBTQ+ employees and allies, who are marching, not the brand. What some of these people don’t realise is that to march in pride costs money so the brand is just paying for it! Excluding the massively expensive Manchester Pride, Pride is usually a free event and to put on Pride with acts needs to be paid for. The brands paying for their employees to take part in pride have a huge brand association and brand positioning benefits but I’d say one of the biggest benefits is internal, it’s about employee experience so ignore the haters. Finally, let’s not forget the massive amount of money that is raised for charity by Pride.
Pride Brand Logos
Changing your logo to pride colours doesn’t mean you support pride. We’re happy to quote to change your logo to rainbow colours but we will ask you what you are doing to support pride! Click here to get a quote
Now, where are those 20k brand update and website redesign briefs? If I don’t ask, I won’t get!
If you haven’t seen the Joe Lycett trolling Tom Daily about being sponsored by Barclays to go to Pride, I had tears of laughter at this https://youtu.be/cOE4LkRTqxA


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Strong PMI figures bolster Euro
The Euro made a solid start to the new year after data for Eurozone and German manufacturing showed that the Eurozone economy is continuing to expand.
New Year Boost For Euro
As traders return to work after the holiday, the Euro started the year above the 1.20 level against the dollar, boosted by data that showed the German manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index hit a record of 63.3 during the month of December. The report, which was put together by IHS Markit, noted that production growth in the last month of 2017 was at a level that had not been seen since the beginning of 2011, and that Germany had experienced one of the biggest increases in export orders ever recorded.
German goods production increased dramatically at the close of the fourth quarter of 2017, and the rate of growth was the fastest recorded for seven years. According to the report, new order growth in Germany reached its highest level for nearly eight years and the nation also showed historically high levels of business confidence.
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Manufacturing PMI Strong In Eurozone
The strong manufacturing numbers for Germany were echoed by figures for the Eurozone as a whole, which showed manufacturing PMI of 60.6 in December. That figure is the highest recorded for the Eurozone since records began in mid-1997.
According to the figures, a number of forward-looking indicators appeared to be positive; including those for New Orders, Purchasing Growth and Jobs, and 54 percent of businesses surveyed said that they were anticipating higher levels of production in 2018. The biggest growth area was in the manufacturing of investment goods such as new plant and machinery, indicating increasing levels of business investment in the Eurozone.
The findings for UK PMI showed a drop from November levels, though a figure of 56.3 for December indicates that the manufacturing sector is still expanding.
Although the PMI figures are survey-based, they are taken seriously as economic indicators by analysts and traders, and the overall strong numbers for both the Eurozone and German economies are likely to have an impact in Euro trading in the opening days of 2018.


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Just a year after its initial release, the Windows Phone revolution is still gathering pace, and not only is still on track to catch up to Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android operating systems, but it is on a direct course to overtake both of them.
While Microsoft’s mobile operating system and their handsets entered the market late, they have been performing well. With the release of the first major update, which was called Mango, Windows Phone is now a viable choice for anyone who is in the market for a new smartphone.
With Mango, Windows Phone devices received more than 500 updates. There is no doubt that these updates have catapulted Windows Phone to near the top of the pack. Not only are Windows Phone devices now comparable to the iPhone and Android handsets, they actually do most things better than their rivals. It is no surprise that Both Apple and Google have copied some of the new features from Mango into their operating systems so that they can keep up.
It is not only Mango that is making Windows Phone more desirable. There are now new handsets on the market that are very high in quality. While Windows Phone devices cannot boast dual-core processors like the iPhone and Android handsets, dual-core processors are simply not needed, in fact first generation processors in WP devices can out perform some Android phones that have dual-cores.
Nokia’s new Lumia series of handsets have been received very well, in fact it is near impossible to find any in stock in most of Europe, and HTC’s new offerings are really quite brilliant. The HTC Titan is the largest Windows Phone available, with a massive 4.7 inch screen, and the HTC Radar offers a very affordable way for new adopters to jump aboard the speeding Windows Phone train.
Taking the lead
Microsoft has also recently announced that the marketplace (which is the normal way to measure a platforms success) has grown to more than 40,000 applications in just over a year. This rate of growth is faster than both the Android and iPhone marketplaces.
With more handsets due out later this year and early next year, it seems that Microsoft’s efforts to push Windows Phone finally seem to be paying off. Nokia and HTC have also agreed to spend a huge chunk of money on advertising the new phones.
2012 will be a very interesting year for Microsoft. There is another massive update to look forward to, which is code named Apollo, and then there is the promised integration with Kinect and the unreleased Windows 8. It certainly looks as if 2012 could be Microsoft’s year.
Engadget – Windows Phone Hits 40,000 Apps, By Matt Smith


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Biogreen bags are made from natural starch, vegetable oil derivatives and vegetable waste. The bags contain no conventional plastics.
NAVYASHREE B.S SHREE
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Department of Management Studies
The ban of plastics in 17 states and union territories in India was welcomed by everyone, but although this ban was imposed with a vision of a greater good, it led to a slight inconvenience for consumers due to the unavailability of materials that could perform similar functions to plastics.
An inconvenience like this led to the innovation of plastic bags made with biodegradable raw materials.
A new way of protecting the environment.
29-year-old Mohammed Sadiq is a businessman and investor from Bangalore who launched a company on may 2017 named ”Biogreen Bags”. The specific innovative solution the business is doing for UN SDG’S is that the bags are made from natural starch, vegetable oil derivatives and vegetable waste. The products are non-toxic to the environment, animals, and plants. They aim to replace all disposable plastics with high quality, innovative products that lowers the dependence on oil and lowers the carbon footprint.
The bags are true alternatives to plastic and 100% organic. Unlike plastic garbage, the bags self decompose in 180 days and becomes manure for plants.
The products are created from vegetable waste. Improving quality of agriculture land and becomes quality manure after decomposing.
The product line consists of carry bags, garbage bags, straws, grocery covers, compostable spoons, forks, food bowls, food plates, food trays, food containers all of which are 100% compostable in nature.
The products are sold through both wholesalers and retailers. They sell the products online and offline channels. Household users can order the production bulk or through their website. This return increases their profit.
Biodegradable plastics can be decomposed by the action of living organisms usually microbes into water, carbon-dioxide and biomass.
The primary purpose of biodegradable plastics is to replace traditional plastics that persist in landfills and harm the environment. Therefore, the ability of microorganisms to break down these plastics is an incredible environmental advantage.
Despite the release of C02 into environment, biodegradable plastics leave a smaller footprint then petroleum-based plastics that accumulate in landfills and cause heavy pollution which is why they are explored as alternatives to traditional plastic.
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Media Release: Treasurer Hon. Patrick Pruaitch CMG, MP media statement on review to improve consumer protection and competition environment for Papua New Guinea
Wednesday 23rd 2016
The Treasurer, the Hong Patrick Pruaitch today announced the release of two papers by the Consumer and Competition Framework Review Team.
The Treasurer said that the issues papers seek the views of stakeholders on various issues. He explained that such views would help the Government to better understand the challenges and concerns confronting both businesses and consumers. He encouraged stakeholders to read the papers and to provide any comments they may have on the various issues raised.
"Reports need stakeholder input"
Post-Courier, 14 March 2016
The Post-Courier has reported the announcement by the Treasurer, Mr Patrick Pruaitch, of two issues papers released by the Consumer and Competition Framework Review.
"Stakeholders are encouraged to read the papers and provide any comments they may have on the various issues raised," said Mr Pruaitch.
Mr Pruaitch added that the review is part of the Government's plan to ensure that PNG has a strong regulator and the tools to enforce the competition and consumer protection law so that markets operate competitively and ethical traders, small businesses and consumers are not treated unfairly, misled or deceived.
"Extension of Consultation on Consumer Issues"
10 September 2015
In order to allow interested persons additional time to comment on the "Issues Paper: Consumer Protection and Economic Empowerment of Women in PNG" the deadline for comments has been extended to 30 October 2015.
Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to provide their comments by email to: email@example.com or by telephone to +675 321 0400 (please ask for 'the Competition Review').
"Treasury-led Consumer and Competition Review Underway"
Port Moresby, 10 July 2015
The Review Team today released its first Issues Paper, pursuant to the Consumer and Competition Review.
The "Issues Paper: Consumer Protection and Economic Empowerment of Women in PNG" raises a series of questions about consumer issues and women's economic empowerment, and requests comments by individuals and organizations.
This is the first in a series of three proposed Issues Papers. The next issues paper will address competition and fair trading issues.


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Brexit conclusion fails to clear up carmaker confusion
03 February 2020
3 February 2020 While the UK officially left the European Union on 31 January, vehicle manufacturers will have to wait until the end of the year for a detailed trading agreement with the bloc. However, some are already making plans to increase production or delay models in the country. Nissan could be about to use Brexit to its advantage, in a move that would secure the future of its plant in Sunderland. For some time, its UK factory has been rumoured to be at threat in a round of cuts the carmaker is looking to implement. It lost a contract to produce the X-Trail model for Europe, while the Japanese firm was said to be considering moving SUV production to Spain. However, reports in the Financial Times suggest an alternative scenario in which the carmaker could instead close its European plants, and invest in Sunderland, taking advantage of Brexit to increase its foothold in the UK market. The theory suggests that in the event of a no-deal arrangement, manufacturers will need to take import and export tariffs into account, and vehicle prices will rise as a result. Those already building in the UK will need to increase prices on all vehicles to cover the cost of their exports to the EU while carmakers without UK plants will need to do likewise. However, Nissan can exploit Japan’s free-trade deal with the EU for continental models, and focus Sunderland on building for the UK, meaning there will not be an impact from potential tariffs. Nissan’s public position is that the UK plant would be threatened along with its European business if the UK fails to maintain tariff-free access to the EU. â€²We deny such a contingency plan exists,’ a spokesman for Nissan Europe told the newspaper. â€²We’ve modelled every possible ramification of Brexit, and the fact remains that our entire business both in the UK and in Europe is not sustainable in the event of WTO tariffs. We continue to urge UK and EU negotiators to work collaboratively towards an orderly balanced Brexit that will continue to encourage mutually beneficial trade.’ Sunderland is equipped to make 600,000 vehicles a year and presently produces around 350,000. The carmaker sold just over 92,000 models in the UK during 2019. Under the potential plans, models including the Micra and the X-Trail would move to the factory for the UK market. Launch delays Meanwhile, BMW has delayed development on its next-generation Mini, referencing Brexit as the main factor in its decision. The German carmaker is seeking to cut costs, and with uncertainty over the UK’s future trading deal and rules integration continues post-Brexit, long-term investment decisions are harder to make. The current model, the third-generation Mini, has been on the market since 2014. â€²The lifespan of this platform has been extended,’ BMW spokesman Maximilian Schoeberl told Reuters. â€²For cost reasons and because of Brexit.’ With pressure increasing on manufacturers to lower CO2 emissions, development budgets for electric vehicles, together with connected and autonomous strategies that some are pursuing, are hitting overall profits. Any potential savings, therefore, must be made and with Brexit still casting a shadow over the automotive industry, investment in the UK is likely to be slow.


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“Never before has this venerable company, which at age 34 is a grizzled veteran by Silicon Valley standards, stood so firmly atop the high-tech industry. Earlier this year, Apple’s market capitalization surpassed that of Microsoft, making it the most valuable property in the tech universe. And during its just-completed fiscal year, it broke four consecutive quarterly revenue and profit records,” Boudreau reports. “Amid the worst recession in decades, Apple hired thousands while others cut jobs.”
“But what most distinguishes Apple is the way it has climbed these heights,” Boudreau reports. “While other tech titans spent 2010 cutting costs and acquiring new technology through mergers, this $65 billion company is innovating like a startup… Its iPhone revolutionized the market for smartphones, the must-have product of the decade. Its iPad is now creating consumer electronics’ most promising new market, for tablet computers.”
Boudreau reports, “The pace of hiring accelerated during the company’s fiscal 2010, which ended Sept. 25. Over the preceding four quarters, it added 12,300 employees, raising its number of full-time workers to 46,600, a 36 percent jump. In the same period, Apple’s R&D spending soared 38 percent and it opened 44 new retail stores, ending the year with a total of 317 outlets… During its just-completed fourth quarter, Apple reported a 27 percent jump in the number of Macintosh computers it sold — out-sprinting the PC industry, which recorded a 7.6 percent increase globally. The soaring popularity of its desktops and laptops is tied to what analysts call the “halo” effect — people fall in love with another Apple product, such as the iPhone, then fall in love with its computers.”
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11 June 2018Craig Sellars, Co-Founder of Tethers: Blockchain Allows the Creation of Assets with Additional Attributes
A digital asset can be non-fungible and an interactive object with predetermined behavior, giving value to a new form of tokens.
Fungible coins like Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum are just the start - but digital objects are the future of what can become of blockchains, explained Craig Sellars, co-founder of Tether, at the d10e blockchain event in Tel Aviv.
If you have a tether token, you can redeem it for dollars, said Sellars, as an example of an additional feature making a token unique. Or, a token could cause viral buying and encourage interaction, said Sellars.
Such assets can also look for information outside the blockchain. Collectible items are also unique digital objects that are unique, and held in a wallet. Tokens can also become collectible, like valuable coins.“It’s no longer speculation that changes the value, it makes information change the value,” said Sellars.
There are experiential assets, not simple value assets. Sellars believes there will be trillions of unique digital objects, allowing for collections or experiences, and interacting with the outside world.
Non-fungible tokens already exist, mostly in the form of crypto collectibles. There are ERC-271 tokens that are non-fungible, with specialized features...


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JANUARY 28, 2013 — UM Bulk AS, Grimstad, Norway, has signed an agreement with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, Japan to buy two bulk carriers of the shipbuilder's 58,000 dwt TESS-58 type.
UM Bulk AS is a joint venture between the J.J. Ugland companies and Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo. The orders represent a broadening of a long-term cooperation between the two companies.
The vessels will be delivered in 2014 and 2015 from Tsuneishi Heavy Industries, Cebu, Philippines shipyard and will be next generation bulk carriers with eco-design and more efficient engines with reduced consumption.
UM Bulk AS thinks the timing is good for investing in new, more environmental friendly bulk carriers for delivery in 2014/2015.


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MasterCard and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have announced that there are 10 million active SASSA Debit MasterCard cards in South Africa, following the introduction of the new biometric grant payment disbursement system that commenced in March 2012.
This milestone marks the conclusion of the re-registration phase of the project, with social grant beneficiaries having received their new Debit MasterCard cards with biometric functionality, issued by Grindrod Bank in association with SASSA and Net1 UEPS Technologies (Net1).
Since March 2012, just under 22 million social grant beneficiaries have re-registered onto the new system introduced by SASSA to minimise fraudulent grant applications and collections and reduce grant administration costs by distributing all grant payments electronically.
A crucial feature of the SASSA card’s biometric functionality is that it positively identifies social grant recipients using unique identifiers such as fingerprints, voice and other personal information, which means that the SASSA cards cannot be used by any person other than the approved beneficiary to collect his/her grant.
“A key driver of the new system was to put stringent measures in place for SASSA to ensure that only qualifying grant recipients – those really in need – are authorised to receive one of seven grants that SASSA offers. Between April 2012 and June 2013, over 150,000 grants were cancelled, which has led to a saving of R150 million (about USD15.1m) per annum,” explained Virginia Petersen CEO, SASSA.
By simply moving all grant payments from largely cash payments, which were costly, cumbersome and riddled with inefficiencies, to electronic payments, the new system has already saved SASSA a considerable amount in grant administration costs. Before March 2012, it cost SASSA on average R33 (USS3.33) per grant to pay beneficiaries. Under the new system, disbursement costs have been capped at R16.44 (USD1.66) per payment.
Ann Cairns, President of International Markets commented: “By supporting the South African government in the implementation of a cost-effective electronic payments programme, we are helping them save money, improve efficiencies and prevent fraud,” said Cairns. “More importantly, we are opening up a world of financial inclusion to millions of South Africans who haven’t previously had access to traditional financial services.”
As the demand for immediate payments implementation grows in the United States, Iliad Solutions have identified one of the largest risks to face the payments industry over the next few years.
Barclays has signed contracts with six of the fintech startups that just graduated from its second New York accelerator programme.
Company card killer Pleo has raised $3m in new funding as it prepares for public launch in the UK and Denmark.
Cheques are become less and less common in the UK according to new research from global market research firm Mintel which claims contactless card use has overtaken cheque payments in the UK for the first time.


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Digital wallet and acquire now, spend afterwards (BNPL) suppliers are set to be regulated in Australia, with the federal government aiming to engage in a increased position in the payments process.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will on Wednesday expose a established of sweeping reforms to the regulations underpinning the payments technique in a bid to tackle worries offered by new technologies.
The reforms intention to improve regulatory oversight, assist opposition and superior guard people and investors in a regulatory surroundings that has remained mostly unchanged considering the fact that the 1990s.
In that time, BNPL solutions like Afterpay, electronic wallets like Apple Pay and Google Shell out, and cryptocurrencies have turn into pervasive.
BNPL now accounts for all over 20 % of online retail transactions by price, in accordance to the Reserve Lender of Australia, with more than a quarter of all older people having an lively client account.
Digital Wallet transactions have also amplified rapidly, notably given that the begin of the pandemic, with the Commonwealth Financial institution estimating a 90 p.c enhance in transactions in the year to March 2021.
At the same time, the use of income has faded, dropping from 69 per cent in 2007 to just 27 percent in 2019.
Both of those BNPL and digital wallet operators presently drop outdoors the Payment Program Regulation Act, producing it complicated for the federal government and the Reserve Lender of Australia to consider action in opposition to operators.
Modifications to be proposed by the federal government on Wednesday will see the Treasurer of the day given a new designation electric power to intervene in these parts of the payments process.
These a electricity was endorsed in the payments procedure critique previously this 12 months to ensure “emerging payments difficulties… are equipped to be brought within regulation where by it is in the nationwide interest”.
It would give the Treasurer the energy to “direct regulators to create regulatory rules” and “give binding directors to operators of, or members in, the payments system”.
The govt has highlighted charges and competitiveness – like potential open accessibility to the around-field communications (NFC) chips in iPhones – as two locations of curiosity for the federal government.
“Given the tempo of change and all those main it, if we do not reform the present-day framework it will be Silicon Valley that decides the upcoming of our payments system,” Frydenberg will say in an address afterwards nowadays.
The authorities will need to have to carry ahead laws to introduce the additional powers, while it has not indicated when this could come about.
It has suggested, however, that the most urgent reforms will be consulted on in the to start with 50 % of up coming calendar year, with the remainder by the close of 2022.
The federal government will also check with on how to modernise the payment program framework in early 2022, together with dealing with BNPL and digital wallets in a way that promotes level of competition and innovation.
Electronic wallet providers could be essential to maintain an Australian economic services licence, although it seems most likely to be enforced on a case-by-circumstance basis.


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Who needs supermarkets so much? Some small food producers say they are finding they can resist pressure from the supermarket chains to cut their margins to the bone as well as the price competition from the chains’ generic brands.
Small producers lacking economy of scale can survive as consumers bypass supermarkets to look for local products and more choice.
fork in the road
Bruny Island Cheese Company owner Nick Haddow says his industry is at a “fork in the road’’. The success of farmers’ markets, ability of producers to deal direct with consumers – including on the internet – and more means of communicating are making supermarkets less important to business success, he says.
Four years ago he decided to turn the Tasmanian company’s business model from that of a small producer competing in big markets to one focused on very high-grade products. “We were incredibly small but trying to export to America and supplying interstate through distributors. That’s a pretty standard model but it didn’t stack up," Haddow says. Part of the change was “the shortest metaphorical length" between consumer and dairy farmer.
Haddow buys from two small local commercial dairies and pays up to 40 per cent more for milk. If his suppliers were forced instead to sell milk to processors for major supermarkets, the size of their operations means they would fail on scale. “The point I want to make about dairy is that we are in a fork in the road," Haddow says.
“We have an opportunity to help these small producers who would no longer be viable, to value-add. It has regional economic development benefits, employing local people, encouraging tourism. Or we can just watch them leave the industry like we did with [dairy] deregulation."
Bruny Island Cheese now sells about 60 per cent of its product through mail order, as well as direct to the consumer through farmers’ markets, cellar door sales and events. “We don’t just not need supermarkets, we don’t even need distributors and wholesalers," Haddow says.
Haddow and Robert Falzon, a former distributor turned online market provider, agree supermarkets have a role but that the chains’ strategy is based more on maximising shareholder return rather than selling high-quality products. Falzon founded FoodTraders.com.au, a forum for producers to market directly to consumers, who can search for a product or producer and buy online or identify local stockists.
“Let’s remember they [the supermarkets] have been given free rein on this because the government has never tried to limit what they do," Falzon says. “They have done what any other business would do, and that is make the profits for shareholders under the rules that have been set."
supermarket exposure not essential
He is adamant businesses can be viable even without exposure in major supermarkets, particularly with changing attitudes of the younger generation.
Younger people are important buyers for smaller producers. “They want to know everything; where it came from, who the producers are, how they make the product. People, my generation, we’ve never had to or wanted to know that. But that’s changing," Falzon says.
He wants to see governments introduce laws that exempt producers with under $10 million annual revenue from having to pay to get their products on supermarket shelves, to help increase competition and variety.
Supermarkets demand between 8 per cent and 15 per cent as a fee for selling the product. In addition, some also include line fees as a cost to cover advertising and administration, which can be up to $6000.
“If I’m selling a product, say, six [varieties of] yoghurts, I can’t pay $6000. And if it doesn’t work out after three months, they drop the product and I haven’t recouped that much in that period so it’s already a loss."
Falzon is confident consumers are becoming more aware of what buying generic brands means for smaller producers, but says there is still a way to go, particularly while supermarkets use strategies such as stocking generic labels nine along, and only stacking one or two rows of product from competitors.
“People buy by the eye. The psychology of it is if you see more product you automatically prefer that one," he says.
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Another day and another release date rumour for the PlayStation 4.
This time the date of October 21st comes from a post on NeoGAF, where a user has posted that the store he works for, which remains unnamed, has received a release schedule pinning that date as release day for Sony’s next gen machine.
This rumour appears to have some weight as that user is mod-verified on GAF, which means that the mods have checked the poster out and have seen enough proof that what he posts is information that could indeed be legitimate.
This would mean the PS4 would release before the One, taking advantage of the small time frame to appeal to the mainstream audience. We’re more than likely to get a solid release date for both next gen consoles next week at Gamescom, where both Sony and Microsoft are hosting conferences.
Personally I hope its release is a week later than this rumoured date, purely because I’ll be on holiday and no one will be home to take the delivery.


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Since the declaration of 2023 as an “International Year of Millets”, millets have become a buzzword in the food and nutrition industry. Like quinoa and amaranth, millets are also gaining immense popularity worldwide expeditiously.
Have a look at this recent news about millets:
- India’s leading conglomerate ITC have launched their first millet cookies as a part of sunfeast farmlite.
- Uttar Pradesh state’s mid-day school meal will include Bajra chapati and khichdi at least once a week to provide better nutrition to their students.
- Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor has conducted a live cooking event on millets recently. He has shared millet kheer and many other interesting millet recipes to give some creative ideas to people for including millets in their diet.
These are only a few examples from a long promising list that show how millets are making a powerful comeback.
From food brands to chefs to nutritionists, all are working together to promote millet recipes and millet benefits among people.
These cumulative efforts are showing incredible results and we can say it confidently that, this ancient grain is reaching new heights every day and taking the modern food industry by storm.
Millets are ancient grains. We can find the mention of millets in Vedas. They were cultivated in Asia around 4000 years ago and are one of the popular grains among the masses.
Things changed for millets, after the green revolution. The green revolution dropped millet production drastically and affected their popularity negatively.
Though this was a major setback for millets, it was not the ending of millet journey. In upcoming years, Increased incidence of lifestyle diseases compelled people to work again on their dietary habits and they focused on including whole grains like millets in their diet.
Factors that made millets immensely popular in the modern food industry?
Changed behavior of modern consumers
Gone are the days, when people used to follow only traditional food choices for day-to-day meals. With changing times, there is raised awareness among people about their food choices and other lifestyle habits. Today’s consumer is a well-informed consumer who wants to check various parameters like nutritional content, use of preservatives (non-GMO) and eco-friendly parameters (organic and natural ingredients) before buying a food product. They want to make safer choices for themselves as well as for the environment.
This changed consumer behavior is one of the prominent reasons that has increased millet popularity immensely. Millets are high in various essential nutrients. They provide excellent nutrition to our body and play a vital role in the prevention and treatment of nutritional deficiencies.
Moreover, millets have a lower Glycemic index. They absorb slowly and prevent sugar spikes. Thus. They are the ideal grain for diabetics. The high fiber content of millets makes them a great grain for weight loss. Being gluten-free, they are also a great option for people who have gluten allergies or suffer from celiac disease.
The benefits list of millets does not end here. Millets grow in less fertile soil and require less or no pesticides for surviving. Thus, they are naturally organic and free from harmful chemicals.
All these incredible benefits of millets attract modern consumers and they are looking for interesting ways to include millets in their day-to-day diet.
Declaration of 2023 as international years of millets plays a vital role in increasing millet popularity
This is another important factor that has increased millet popularity immensely in a shorter period in the food industry. UN has recognized the incredible potential of millets in solving food insecurity and has taken various steps to increase millets awareness worldwide.
In India, central and state governments have launched various impressive millet initiatives like the millet mighty challenge, millet missions and millet workshops to inspire people to include millets in their diet.
These initiatives have gotten great success and now, people are understanding the importance of millets in including millets in their diet and taking creative steps to make interesting millet recipes for themselves and their families.
In what ways are millets taking the modern food industry by storm?
In India, millet flours (especially the bajra and jowar) have been used for making roti’s for ages. During winter, these flours were the popular options for millet consumption. But now, things have changed drastically. Apart from routine roti or chapati, millets have become a part of various snack and baking recipes. Here is a list of some interesting and unique millet recipes that have been gaining great popularity nowadays.
- Millets dosa and idli
- Millet upma
- Millet porridge
- Millet burger
- Millet salads
- Millet cookies
- Millet cakes and many more!
In conclusion, millets are food for the future. Millets are beneficial for our health and environment both. Though millets are gaining great popularity each passing day, it still has a long way to go to become a staple food in all Indian households. If you have not included millets in your diet so far, then it is an ideal time to include millets in your day-to-day diet and get all the incredible benefits for your health.


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Dementia is the biggest health and social care challenge faced by society – deaths from dementia are rising year on year and more than 1 million people will have dementia by 2021. Alzheimer’s Society wants everyone to rise to this challenge and act now.
Research showed that Alzheimer’s Society’s old brand, although respected, was deemed passive, clinical and cold – it was clear a radical overhaul was needed. Working with London-based creative agency Heavenly, the charity set out to create a new brand positioning that is both inspiring and accessible.
Today the charity unveils a new Alzheimer’s Society brand is one that everyone can participate in – and will underpin their ambition to reach every single person affected by dementia.
The charity’s new visual identity precedes the launch of its new strategy, New Deal on Dementia 2017-2022, and is underpinned by a new set of values which marks the charity’s new direction. The strapline – “United Against Dementia” – reflects the growing dementia movement that has already begun with nearly 2 million Dementia Friends and over 200 Dementia Friendly Communities.
Commenting on the new brand positioning and identity, Vivienne Francis, Director of Marketing and External Affairs, said:
“While awareness of dementia is growing, it doesn’t always the attention it deserves. The scale of the issue is heart-breaking and there is a real sense of injustice for people affected by dementia that urgently needs to be addressed.
“We know that people affected by dementia want us to shout louder with them – they want a seat at the table and to see that society is with them. Our new brand will make dementia impossible to ignore and act as a rallying call for people from all walks of society to join us in uniting against dementia. It will also act as a vehicle to fund more research, improve care and support and enable us to reach every single person a affected by dementia.”
Morella Kayman MBE, who founded Alzheimer’s Society in 1979 with Cora Philipps, added:
“When I co-founded Alzheimer’s Society 37 years ago, I could never have imagined it would touch the lives of quite so many people. Although the charity started small, it has developed and grown beyond all recognition. It is time that this wonderful organisation goes to the next level to reach even more people affected by dementia.”
Throughout the development of the brand, Alzheimer’s Society and Heavenly consulted with people with dementia, supporters, and members of the public. They found that people wanted a more tangible icon that could be used to demonstrate their support. They found that people thought dementia wasn’t getting enough attention and they wanted a bolder and more engaging brand, with a tangible icon that could be used to demonstrate their support.
The icon – the forget-me-not flower – has long been associated with dementia and treasured memories. In line with the charity’s drive to being a campaigning organisation, Heavenly created a stylised logo that references graffiti and grass-roots change. The visual identity has also moved from a traditional colour palette of blue and green, towards a brighter and broader pop art-inspired palette.
To give lift off to the brand, today the charity is launching an exciting new website which embodies its new look and feel. Alzheimer’s Society consulted on its development at every stage with people affected by dementia, to ensure the site is as user-friendly as possible.


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A 71-year-old ah pek lost S$45,000 when cybercriminals stole his bank credit card details by means of a rogue computer application.
The retiree saw a pop-up notice on his computer saying that the PC was running at a slow speed.
The notice was actually an online advertisement for a programme that promised to clean up the computer hard disk so that it could run faster.
However, this programme is suspected by police to be a phishing app which led to theft of information related to his credit cards.
He only found out two weeks later – on 31 January this year – after a bank officer called him to inform of 47 suspicious transactions which took place in the wee hours of the night.
The crooks transferred amounts of up to S$1000 each time from one of his accounts, and made off with S$37,000.
Another 27 fraudulent transactions also resulted in S$8000 transferred out of his 2 other bank accounts.
The ah pek, who works part-time as a supervisor in the industrial management field, has filed a dispute with the Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre in hopes of receiving some compensation from the bank regarding the incident.
He hopes that what happened to him will serve as a reminder to others to wary when downloading computer applications online.


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TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A suspect believed to be armed robs a Towson Target store on Christmas Eve. Now Baltimore County Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the man responsible.
Monique Griego has more on what happened.READ MORE: Help Sought Identifying Witnesses To Baltimore County Cold Case Homicide
As you can imagine, on Christmas Eve the store was packed with customers, so police are hoping someone may have seen something that can help track him down.
As Christmas Eve shoppers swiped their final charges at Target, a man at the store on Putty Hill in Towson had a much different plan.
“A man walked into the Target store, passed one of the employees a note, implying that he had a weapon and demanded money,” said Det. Cathy Batton, Baltimore County Police.
Baltimore County Police say the suspect entered just after 3 p.m Tuesday afternoon. At the time, the store was packed with customers.
“I cannot imagine being in there. That would be pretty scary,” said Robin Anthony-Kouyate, customer.
After getting an undisclosed amount of money from the cashier, the suspect took off on foot through the parking lot and headed towards Goucher Boulevard.READ MORE: Annapolis Police Investigate 21-Year-Old Woman's Shooting Death
“On Christmas Eve, a very busy store. We believe the thief was hopeful there was a lot of money there and that would be an attractive target,” said Batton.
In a statement to WJZ, company representatives said: “Target can affirm that an incident took place at the Towson Target store and we are currently working with local authorities to resolve the situation.”
As far as a description, police don’t have a lot to go on. They say the suspect is described as a black male, between 20 and 30 years old, with a stocky build.
Customers, while shocked Target was targeted, say they’ve learned to expect anything this time of year.
“That is different, particularly for the area. But again, on Christmas Eve probably people driven to do something really stupid and drastic,” said customer Carri Edwards.
Police say they are reviewing surveillance video, but it has not been released to the public.
Anybody with information is asked to call Baltimore County Police.MORE NEWS: Baltimore County Police Looking For Missing 14-Year-Old
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