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StarTube:EP09 Headphone Industry

Nov 5, 2021

With a variety of headphones on the market with different features to choose from, there are certain common core specifications such as sound quality which can be used to assess which product is right for you. In this episode of StarTube, ...

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Are You Buying From a China Outdoor Fitness Equipment Manufacturer?

Aug 12, 2019

Introduction: fitness has become a trend, some people want to lose weight, while some want to be fit. Whatever the reason why you have to patronize a China outdoor fitness equipment manufacturers, try to do a good homework of how the market ...

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So The World May Hear

Nov 26, 2015

Supporters from around the world come together in St. Paul, Minnesota for 15th annual So The World May Hear Awards Gala in 2015. [Photo/starkeyhearingfoundation.org] Fifth-grader Xie Wen'an lost his hearing at an early age. Although he ...

Tags: hearing aids, charity initiatives, new technologies

Tencent Holdings Ltd Will Allow Its Internet-Related Products on Mobile Devices

Mar 6, 2015

Tencent Holdings Ltd, one of China's largest Internet firms based on market value, is working on a barrier-free technology standard that will allow its Internet-related products on mobile devices to benefit disabled people and the elderly, ...

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Medicare Advantage Is The Managed Care Program

Feb 27, 2014

Medicare Advantage is the managed care program, run by private insurance companies, for seniors and disabled people. Politico: Major Spending Cut Proposed For Medicare Advantage An annual notice released Friday after the markets closed ...

Tags: Health Care, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Seniors

Exoskeletons May No Longer Just Be for Wounded Veterans and Other Disabled People

Dec 16, 2013

Exoskeletons may no longer just be for wounded veterans and other disabled people. They may become available for everyone At the University of Pennsylvania, a novel robotic device developed by engineering students could help elderly and ...

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PA Consulting and Raspberry PI Have Selected The Finalists of Their Programming Challenge

Mar 5, 2013

PA Consulting and Raspberry Pi have selected the finalists of their programming challenge who will present their ideas to six expert judges on 20 March. The competition was intended for school and university students to present ...

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Workers Could Strike During The Olympic Games in London

Dec 27, 2012

Over 1,500 workers in the IT services and healthcare units of supplier Atos could go on strike during the Olympics after being offered a below-inflation pay rise. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union is balloting workers after ...

Tags: IT services, healthcare, Olympics, IT

DWP Is Slammed by Disabled Charities for Awarding £540m in Contracts to Atos

Dec 27, 2012

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been slammed by disabled charities for awarding more than £540m in contracts to Atos and Capita to test the eligibility of disabled people receiving benefits. The DWP has awarded three ...

Tags: Department for Work and Pensions, Atos and Capita, PIP system

Harvard University Scientists Are Working on an Iron Man-Like Smart Suit

Dec 20, 2012

Harvard University scientists are working on an Iron Man-like smart suit that could improve soldiers' endurance in war zones. The university received a $2.6 million research grant for the project from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research ...

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Policy and Administrative Rules

Dec 11, 2012

(i)Policy and Administrative Rules Catalogue of Related Laws Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China Customs Law of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity ...

Tags: TAR, survey, economy, investment

Disability Activists Intend to Protest Against Olympic Sponsor and IT Supplier Atos Origin

Aug 28, 2012

Disability activists intend to protest against Olympic sponsor and IT supplier Atos Origin for the way it carries out work capability assessments. Activists say Atos mistreats disabled people when assessing them for disability employment ...

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Figures From The Office of National Statistics Show That 7.82 Million Adults in The UK

Aug 16, 2012

Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that 7.82 million adults in the UK – 16% of the total adult population – have never used the internet. The ONS statistics for the second quarter of 2012 show a 10% ...

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The Charity Said 43% of Disabled People in The UK Have Never Accessed The Internet

Jul 9, 2012

Businesses are in danger of losing market share by failing to design more digitally inclusive websites,with four million disabled people having never been online,says charity for disabled digital inclusion Go ON Gold. Go ON Gold's ...

Tags: businesses, design more digitally inclusive sites, disabled people

BPT Security Systems Has Launched a New DDA Entry Panel

Apr 13, 2012

Door entry and access control systems specialist BPT Security Systems has launched a new DDA(Disability Discrimination Act)entry panel which,unlike comparable product,negates the need for dual height panels to fully accommodate both ...

Tags: DDA, Door Entry Panel, Security Systems, vandal resistance