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Woman in China loses leg after getting trapped in escalator, but witnesses say it was her fault https://www.asiaone.com/china/woman-china-loses-leg-after-getting-trapped-escalator-witnesses-say-it-was-her-fault?xtor=EREC-16-4%5BEmarsys_Newsletter%5D-20190724&extid=6934d0cfb7b252f1ae9f0dbddf5ff88ca8637e77 An elderly woman lost her left leg in yet another escalator accident in China after half her body appeared to be 'swallowed' by the machinery. But witnesses say the victim may not have been entirely blameless after all. The freak incident occurred on Saturday (July 20) in a shopping mall in the Heilongjiang capital city of Harbin. Viral social media footage showed the shopper, believed to be in her 60s, holding onto the escalator handle while she remained trapped waist down in a gap. According to China News, by the time firefighters were able to free her, her left leg had already been severed at the knee and her right foot mangled. Family members claim that the escalator had been running normally before the steps gave way. "There wasn't even anywhere for her to jump to," one of them can be heard saying in a video by Pear Video. However, multiples witnesses say otherwise. Several eyewitnesses interviewed said that the woman had insisted on going on the escalator despite barricades surrounding it. "The escalator was under repairs, there were barricades all around. She removed the barricades. The escalator was just fixed and they were still testing it!" one shopkeeper told the camera. Said a bystander: "It was still under maintenance but she insisted. You couldn't stop her at all." Another witness agreed, saying: "They were still testing the escalator when she insisted on going on it. So she stepped on and everything gave way." The actual cause of the accident is still under investigation by authorities. Fortunately, the victim is now in a stable condition after undergoing emergency surgery at a local hospital. [email protected]

SINGAPORE - A florist here said her online shop set up on the popular e-commerce platform Shopify was hacked in May, resulting in a loss of $24,000. Checks by The Straits Times showed dozens of other merchants around the world have had their accounts hacked as well. They posted their experience on online forums. The Canadian e-commerce firm has more than 500,000 merchants that use the platform to set up online shops for which the business owners pay a fee for services provided by Shopify. Transactions are made through Shopify, with merchants holding accounts with the company. Shopify then transfers the proceeds to the merchants' bank accounts. Florist Wendy Han, 32, said when she was settling bills on June 12, she logged into her account only to discover that her business had zero proceeds for the month. She said the shop's revenue on average per month is between $70,000 and $90,000. Ms Han, who set up the online flower shop Floristique in 2018 with her husband Shaun Chuan, said hackers had entered the shop's Shopify account and changed the company's bank account to the hackers'. As a result, sales proceeds went directly to the hackers' account instead. "We got the shock of our lives when we realised that we might have been hacked," said Mr Chuan, 33. The couple made a police report here and also alerted their bank. A police spokesman said investigations are ongoing. The couple also contacted Shopify, which investigated and informed them that their account had been compromised on May 28. Losses they suffered were from that day. According to Ms Han, the company claimed to have notified the owners about this via e-mail, but the couple denied receiving any notification. Shopify had also clarified with them that it was "not liable for any damages or losses incurred as it is the merchants' responsibility to keep all username and password information secure and confidential". The e-commerce platform has since temporarily stopped transferring the company's earnings to all bank accounts, to prevent further losses. Mr Chuan said the company should have asked for verification before changing the bank account details. "It's a feature they should implement," said Mr Chuan. Ms Han posted her experience on Floristique's Facebook page on Friday (June 14), warning other business owners to protect their hard-earned money by changing their passwords often and to set up two-step verification for their accounts. "As a florist business, we don't earn a lot. This loss has made quite an impact on us," said Ms Han. "I never expected that this would happen to us. I hope that people will be more vigilant as there are more of such online scams," she added. The Straits Times has contacted Shopify for a response.

And we thought Malaysia will do such cases, Italy also not safe. So where is safe??

Tesla Motors Inc.'s recent defeat in New Jersey may have catalyzed lawmakers in other states to take the side of the electric car maker. Arizona lawmaker, Rep. Warren Petersen, added an amendment to a non-dealer-related piece of legislation Wednesday that would open the state to sales of Tesla vehicles. The legislation made it out of a Senate committee, but still must be approved by both legislative bodies to become law, a staffer for Rep. Petersen said. Right now, Arizona, along with Texas and New Jersey, are the only states where Tesla sales are prohibited. Arizona is one of four states, including Nevada, Texas and New Mexico, that also are vying to be the location for Tesla’s so-called “Gigafactory,” a massive battery plant for which the company recently raised $2 billion. Last week, New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission added new language to its dealer licensing regulations that required all dealers to be independent franchises. Tesla will have to cease operating its two New Jersey dealerships by April 1, turning them into “galleries” that can display the vehicles but not try to sell them. New York state is the next stop in the Tesla war with the dealers. On Friday, the state’s legislature is expected to take up a bill that would stop Tesla from operating in the state. The move prompted New York lawmaker David Buchwald to hold a protest rally at the Tesla store at The Westchester Mall in White Plains. He also promises to propose a new state “clean energy policy to promote the expansion of electric cars.” Ohio legislators similarly have proposed legislation that would limit Tesla to the two stores it already operates in Columbus and Cincinnati. Tesla would like to expand to Cleveland, at a minimum, and is trying to strike a deal with the state dealers’ association there. Last week, Tesla Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, responded to the defeat in New Jersey with a blog post that excoriated New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and took issue with the franchised dealer system. Tesla sells direct to consumers without using independent dealers. Dealers argue that the system is dangerous for consumers because manufacturers aren’t incentivized to make warranty repairs and if the company fails, customers are left without an outlet to repair their vehicles.

Hi Guys Do u have any idea what is wrong with the tyre? I pump all tires 230kpa each month and my back right tyre always shows at 128kpa when i pump. Why does it lose so much air? the tyres are only 1yr 10 months old. Thanks

wow.... :blink:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16552623 It has started. Run for cover!

Sorry no link as it was reported in Ch8 news just now. On a sidenote, I can

There's no greater cardinal sin in the automotive world than completely replacing a highly successful model with an inferior machine. According to Consumer Reports, that's precisely what happened with the 2012 Honda Civic. Says David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center: "While other models like the Hyundai Elantra have gotten better after being redesigned, the Civic has dropped so much that now it ranks near the bottom of its category." Just how far has the Civic fallen from CR's grace? The 2012 model's 61 points is a precipitous 17-point drop from the 2011 model's score of 78. That discrepancy is enough to force the Civic out of CR's Recommended list of automobiles. The only small sedan to score lower than the Civic is the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, which has also been widely accused of too-obvious cost cutting compared to its predecessor. Many of the Honda Civic's fiercest competitors, on the other hand, scored very well in CR's latest round of compact car tests. The aforementioned and recently redesigned 2011 Hyundai Elantra earned the top spot overall, followed closely by the 2012 Ford Focus, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and 2011 Kia Forte hatchback. Also performing adequately but no longer considered class-leading are the Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sentra and Mazda3. http://maintenance.autoblog.com/2011/08/01...nsumer-reports/

Let him lose 2-3 GRCs and a few SMCs and see what he says. GE: MM Lee defends PAP's record on helping S'poreans cope with cost of living SINGAPORE: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has come out strongly to defend his party's record on helping Singaporeans cope with the cost of living. Meeting the media after a visit to Radin Mas on Saturday, he said it is because of a capable government that the benefits of growth can be shared with citizens. Turning to the election battle, he told reporters "it's not the end of the world if the PAP loses a GRC". The cost of living is an issue for all Singaporeans, and Mr Lee said the government has introduced a slew of measures to help citizens. These include the Grow and Share Bonus, Workfare and utilities rebates. But he stressed this was possible only because Singapore had good growth last year. He said opposition's economic proposals may be detrimental to Singapore in the long run. Mr Lee commented on a plan by Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) candidate Tan Jee Say to move Singapore's economy away from manufacturing and focus on mainly services. Mr Lee said: "He has no qualifications to say that and it's wrong. If you don't have manufacturing, you're going to have trouble with jobs. An economy that just depends on services is volatile and you always have high unemployment when services go down. Manufacturing is more steady." When asked about the battle for Aljunied GRC, Mr Lee questioned the Workers' Party's real intentions. "It's not just to win one GRC. Let's have no hypocrisy about this, every political party sets out to win and win a majority and they are setting out from a single constituency to a GRC and then expand to more GRCs and then take over. It's up to you to decide whether they are capable of running Singapore," said Mr Lee. "The only hot seat is Aljunied and if Aljunied decides to go that way then Aljunied has five years to live and repent," he said. "Losing one GRC does not mean the end of the world and we will try to regain it after five years, but they would have made an inroad into a GRC and they would try to make more inroads." Amid criticisms that the GRC system allows untested candidates to ride on the coat-tails of Ministers, Mr Lee said the primary role of GRCs is to ensure minority representation. He said that Mr Michael Palmer, the first PAP minority candidate to stand in a single-member constituency, is a "trial run" for the party. He wants to see if Mr Palmer can carry the ground after serving residents for five years. As for Dr Chia Shi Lu, who became an instant MP after the walkover in Tanjong Pagar GRC on Nomination Day, Mr Lee said the party didn't just pull someone like a rabbit out of a hat. "He's not an untested person, we have interviewed him, we have gone through, he's a President's scholar, he scored straight A's. We had him on the top of our reserve list. Because he lacked people-to-people experience, so immediately (after Nomination Day) he went around shaking hands to get that experience, he knows his shortcomings, he's not a fool," said Mr Lee. When asked about whether his recent remarks on the integration of Malays in Singapore will cost the PAP votes, Mr Lee said he meant no harm; he simply wants Malays to totally integrate. He added that just like other communities, Malay Muslims in Singapore should support the PAP if they want a good government. "You want a government that's incompetent, incapable, that can talk a lot but cannot produce, cannot bring results? We have never discriminated against the Malays. In fact we have many affirmative actions for the Malays," said Mr Lee. He added that the Malay vote would be "sufficiently substantial" to carry the PAP through because it "makes no sense for the Malays to go and vote for an opposition that cannot form the government and cannot look after you". Minister Mentor Lee described the younger generation of voters as a footloose generation that simply wants to try their luck. He said as Minister Mentor, his role is to weigh in, provide the benefit of experience and speak about the consequences should citizens vote against a good team. Source: CNA

pls read it before jumping to conclusions on the title http://flaneurose.blogspot.com/2011/03/whe...ll-be-time.html

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Yahoo news report : Pornstar Vonnie Lui loses iPhone4 pics Busty Hong Kong porn star Vonnie Lui Hoi-Yan claims she has lost her iPhone 4 and about 100 explicit photos that were in it, all of which are being forwarded around the world on the Internet, according to Sohu and Apple Daily. The AV model recently completed shooting "3D Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy" which is widely touted as the world's first 3D porno movie when it is released come April 2011. She plays the Elder of Bliss in the Category III flick, also starring Japanese pornstars Yukiko Suo and Saori Hara. Some media reports have exaggerated the photo leak as a sex scandal of Edison Chen proportions but whatever the truth is, clearly the revelation is helping to market the film, if not the popular Apple mobile make. Earlier in the month, the 27-year-old "Slim Till Dead" and "Love Education" starlet was involved in an eye-popping promotion for the new 3D porno

LUXEMBOURG - Major sports events such as soccer's World Cup will be available to all television viewers in Britain and Belgium after Fifa lost a legal challenge on Thursday. The General Court, the European Union's second highest court, dismissed a similar challenge by European soccer's governing body, UEFA, against a decision by British authorities to protect broadcast of the European Championship finals. 'A member state may, in certain circumstances, prohibit the exclusive broadcast of all World Cup and Euro football matches on pay television, in order to allow the general public to follow those events on free television,' the Court said. It said such restrictions were justified by the public's right to information and the need to ensure wide access to TV broadcasts. Under an EU directive, EU countries are allowed to draw up a list of events of national interest or 'crown jewels' for broadcast on free-to-air stations, Such events include the Olympic Games, the football World Cup, the European Championships, England's FA Cup and the Wimbledon tennis championships. Fifa was contesting a 2007 Commission decision allowing Belgium and Britain to reserve broadcasting rights for the World Cup to free-to-air TV stations. Fifa and UEFA argued that the regime interferes with their property rights, especially when some countries broadcast all matches even though their national teams do not play in some of the events. The sports bodies also argue that they get less money from free-to-air TV broadcasts, which in turn would have a knock-on effect on investments and attracting world-class players and hence the quality of the games. Proponents say allowing everybody to watch sports events will increase interest in the games. 'We welcome the decision from the EU and continue to support the principle of protecting sports events for free to air coverage,' a spokesman for Britain's Culture, Media and Sport department said. -- REUTERS

ST Forum HOME > ST FORUM > ONLINE STORY Jan 7, 2011 Dishonesty wins, integrity loses LAST week, while driving to work, my car was hit from behind at the junction of Jurong West Avenue 1 and Corporation Road. The rear of my beige Toyota Vios was hit by a dark blue Peugeot van. The driver, a man in his 40s, apologised and said that his van had rolled forward while he was picking up something from the vehicle floor. He had forgotten to engage his handbrake, he said. I checked the rear of my car while he kept assuring me that it was a gentle knock which could not have caused much damage. There were some slight scratches on the bumper and its right side was dislodged. The driver knocked it back into place, saying it was just a clip. I asked for his contact number and wrote down his identity card number and vehicle plate number. He did not ask me for the same. When I arrived at work half an hour later, a friend joined me to inspect the car more closely. She pointed to a 10cm crack on the rear bumper. I sent the driver a photo of the damage via Multimedia Messaging Service and said I would need to go to Borneo Motors for the repairs as my car was still under warranty. He called and discouraged me from going to Borneo Motors as he was sure it would escalate the price of repairs. He asked me to send my car to his workshop in Kaki Bukit instead. I decided to go to Borneo Motors for an assessment and quotation first before meeting him at his workshop at 3.30pm. At Borneo Motors, the motor claims assessor advised me that I had to replace the bumper and realign the boot door. The repair would take three days and cost $1,358. She reminded me that any repairs done at other workshops would void the car's current warranty on the repaired part. She also cautioned me that there may be leakage problems in the car boot if repairs were not done properly. I reiterated that to the driver. He questioned how it could be possible that the boot alignment could be affected by a gentle hit. "You must understand that I am only an employee, I don't earn much. I don't want to cause any trouble to my company (he was driving his company car)", he said repeatedly. He would pay only if the repairs were done at his workshop. In the end, we agreed to report the accident to our insurers. I would claim third party insurance from his company. A surveyor's inspection was planned on Dec 30 and the day before, a staff member from Borneo Motors informed me that the third party insurer had rejected my claims as the driver's report was in conflict with mine. His report stated that I had reversed my car and hit his car. I was appalled. I called his cellphone four times but my calls went unanswered. I used my friend's phone to call him and he picked up the call. He was stumped when I asked him about what he had stated in the accident report. He defended his stand and told me he would leave it to the insurance company to take care of it before hanging up on me. I was naive and did not anticipate the driver distorting the truth to reduce his liability. With only his word against mine and no statement from independent witnesses, it is likely that I will have to withdraw the claim and pay the full amount of $1,358 myself. Otherwise, the losses to me will be greater in the long term if I claim from my own insurance policy, which has a 50 per cent no-claims discount. If justice decides it will do me a favour this time, I may be lucky enough to find a witness to the accident through this letter - failing which, all I can say is that a man's integrity is priceless. Tan Siew Khoon (Ms) @ http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_621273.html

http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/10/13/sp...ion-at-casinos/ OMG... wonder how many poor people can benefit from this $100M...

The Stig has taken another step toward shrugging off the shackles of the BBC. As you may recall, Top Gear's tame racing driver recently locked horns with the Beeb after he made it clear he wanted to publish his memoirs. The show's producers found issue with text, saying that revealing his identity would not only be a disservice to the fans of the show, but that it would also violate the terms of his contract. Thing is, a judge has struck down the BBC's injunction to keep The Stig from publishing his book. That means publisher HarperCollins can move forward on bringing the book to life without fear of any further legal action from the BBC. Interestingly enough, Ben Collins, the man who has long-been rumored to be the Stig, was spotted leaving the courthouse shortly after the ruling was issued. Collins was evasive when asked by reporters if he was the man in white, though we have a hard time thinking of any other reason why he would be at the hearing. [source: The Guardian]

http://www.todayonline.com/Business/EDC100...ino-over-3-days INGAPORE - In what is said to be one of the biggest losses yet at a Singapore casino, a local businessman lost $26.3 million over three days of gambling in June. This included a staggering $18 million that he burned in one day alone, playing baccarat - a card game - at $400,000 a hand. According to documents that Today has obtained, the businessman's tale of woe began in March, just weeks after Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) opened, when he was granted a credit line of $500,000 by the casino. The Singaporean, who is consulting a top local law firm about possible legal action against the casino, claimed that the casino at no time performed any background checks on his credit-worthiness or his financial capacity. He had simply filled in an application form, deposited $100,000 and handed over a signed blank cheque, he claimed. Subsequently, in April, the casino increased his credit line to $2 million, he told his lawyers. In his 50s, the businessman is a managing director of a multi-million-dollar company. Over the weeks, he reportedly won or lost several hundred thousand dollars each time he visited the casino, with his losses running as high as $6 million in the course of a single session. To draw on his credit line, he said, he signed a form and was given the requisite amount of chips. In early June, he made his biggest loss of $18 million yet in one session. Two days later, he went back to the casino and recouped some $3.7 million - but then two days after, he lost a further $11 million. At one point during this third session when his losses crossed the $4-million mark, so the businessman claimed, his girlfriend started crying and pleaded with one of RWS' senior officers to stop providing him with more chips on credit. The same officer, he claimed, had repeatedly assured him over the course of the gambling sessions that the casino was prepared to extend him further credit, even though his limit had long since been exceeded. Of his $26.3 million loss, the businessman repaid $10 million almost immediately. The businessman claims to have then met with RWS chief executive Tan Yee Teck, who offered him a "rolling figure" - which amounts to a discount - of $3.3 million. According to the legal documents, dated July 22, the gambler owed RWS some $13 million at that point in time. It is unknown if the debt has since been settled. When contacted, an RWS spokesperson said the group does not comment on its customers. The businessman's lawyers have advised him to explore if an amicable resolution can be reached with the casino. But they also think he may have a case of negligence, breach of contract or breach of statutory duty against the casino. Under the Casino Control (Credit) Regulations, an operator who enters into a credit agreement with a patron should, apart from specifying a credit limit, develop and implement criteria to assess the patron's creditworthiness. The operator must also have approval procedures for any increase in the credit limit. In the lawyers' view, by substantially exceeding their client's earlier limits - by more than 60 times the original limit of $500,000, and 15 times the April limit of $2 million within a few hours to enable him to continue gambling "RWS had encouraged irresponsible gambling and had breached the duty of care owed to" the businessman. RWS' conduct of continuing to pile on credit effectively rendered the concept of a credit limit meaningless, the lawyers argued. This was more so as the person in question was not in the proper frame of mind to decide on the increases, they said. In other countries, there have been several instances of patrons suing casinos for their losses, cases which the courts have dismissed. Courts in other jurisdictions have noted among other things, that the casino was not bound to protect a gambler from his desire to wager his wealth. Despite this, the Senior Counsel from the local law firm recommended writing to RWS. "In the letter, the issues concerning RWS' failure to promote responsible gambling ... can be raised. Hopefully, this may encourage RWS to offer a haircut that would be acceptable to you ..." he wrote. Genting Singapore's turned in a sterling net profit of $397 million for the quarter ended June 30, compared to a loss of $50.7 million a year ago. Revenues rose to $979 million from $120 million a year ago. According to DMG Research, at the current rate, Singapore is already the second largest casino market in Asia after Macau, and could overtake the Las Vegas strip as the second largest casino market in the world after Macau in the next two to three years. The firm estimates that the two casinos here rake in over $16 million a day.

is the the coach to be blamed? or are the players to be blamed?

Sarah Goodner was killed in Texas in 2007 when her 2005 Hyundai Tucson rolled over and she was thrown out the back window. The culprit for that odd circumstance

PI ferraris anyone? (still from Hong Seh) extracted from Asiaone.com S'pore company loses 25-year-old Ferrari dealership By Christopher Tan HONG Seh Motors is slated to relinquish its Ferrari franchise by the middle of this month, and will have to refund deposits it has collected for a new model. The privately-owned company, run by businessman Alfred Tan and his son Edward, has represented the marque for 25 years. It has reportedly taken more than 120 bookings for Ferrari's California convertible. Although prices have not been confirmed - as the California has not been officially launched here - Hong Seh is expected to return the $50,000 it collected as deposit for each car. "We have refunded those who asked for a refund," Mr Edward Tan said. Ferrari Asia-Pacific spokesman Matteo Bonciani has disclosed that Hong Seh's replacement - to be revealed next week - will launch the California. Mr Bonciani said customers can also look forward to the new F430, which will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Mr Bonciani said the race to represent Ferrari is now between Komoco and Premium Automobiles. Komoco is owned by hotelier Ong Beng Seng, who also holds the Singapore F1 franchise; Premium Automobiles is owned by Indonesian entrepreneur Hadi Tanaga, who also has the Audi dealership for Singapore. They were among eight parties pitching for Ferrari's franchise. These included Mr Andy Goh, brother of Lamborghini dealer Melvin Goh; Porsche dealer Karsono Kwee; and Mr Arthur Tay, who runs leisure group SUTL. On why Ferrari has not yet decided after months of deliberation, Mr Bonciani said: "We're taking a long time to consider every possible proposal carefully. "As you can imagine, Ferrari is very special. If you want to work with us, you have to be a solid partner." He revealed that Hong Seh had tried to hold on to the franchise and only fell out of the race "very recently". Hong Seh, which has since secured brands such as Spyker and Artega, did not want to talk about losing Ferrari. Industry observers said its relationship with the Maranello manufacturer had been strained in recent years, with Ferrari wanting its representatives to invest more in the brand. This has led some to give up the Prancing Horse. London-based Inchcape stopped representing Ferrari and sister brand Maserati in the UK in 2007. And over the past two years, Asia has seen a slew of agency changes. These include South Korea, Japan and Malaysia. Changes are in the pipeline in Thailand and the Philippines as well. Insiders claim this signals Ferrari's ambition to stay ahead in the sports car segment in the face of intensifying competition from the likes of Lamborghini and Porsche. Lamborghini outsold Ferrari in Singapore for the first time in 2006 and again last year. Ferrari, which once said it would not make more than 3,000 cars a year, ended last year with record sales of nearly 6,600 cars. Mr Bonciani said it will now turn out no more than 7,000 cars a year. News of the impending change of Ferrari franchisee in Singapore has prompted several customers to write to The Straits Times requesting updates. One, a prominent lawyer, quipped: "I am a Ferrari owner dying for change." Hong Seh, meanwhile, may still continue to source Ferraris for loyal customers by parallel-importing them.

US upset them 2-0! What a letdown with so many stars....

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