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Hardware and software technology has been on an ongoing stage of evolution for more than five decades. People of all ages and backgrounds have at some point purchased gadgets of all shapes and sizes and for all kinds of activities, from Walkman portable cassette players to iPods and from Casio electronic watches to smartwatches. These purchases have given manufacturers like Apple, Sony or Samsung the ability to establish themselves in the market, create powerful brand names and reinvest their funds in new technologies.
People rely on technology for many of their daily activities. Laptops and mobiles are at the top of the preference list, as people can use them in order to work, play games, find information about online casino bonuses, or plan their holidays. Just with a few clicks of a button or a few taps on the screen, people can instantly find information without having to take one step. There are also those who use the above devices or devices similar to them, in order to exercise, to find new friends, to find their destination in unfamiliar cities or regions and to ask the AI virtual assistance of every operating system for instructions.
Gaming, computing and communications have taken over a big piece of the electronics market pie, but modern gadgets can offer people a lot more than that. In many electronics stores, one can find gadgets that can help their users manage their weight, gadgets that help you sleep or gadgets that can help with one’s personal hygiene. The important thing is to avoid buying things you do not really need just because they look cool.
An example of a gadget that people are going crazy about is the green iPhone 13 Pro. The moment Apple announced a price drop for one of its best-selling products, customers started standing in line in order to buy it. It is not the first time this has happened, of course, but now that people have started to retail-shop again, the queues at stores selling Apple products are back to being endless. Functionality-wise, the green phone is exactly the same as the functionality of the other iPhone 13 Pro versions, so if one already owns this model, then buying the green phone just because it is green would not really make much sense, even if the consumer can afford to buy it.
When it comes to gadgets, consumers always expect a lot more from a product before they buy it. Some buy a smartwatch and expect it to offer as many things as the gadgets the Batman uses in the movies or in comic books. Others buy an iPhone and expect its battery to last forever just because people say that Apple’s products have a higher battery life than that of products marketed by other manufacturers. However, every product has its limitations and consumers need to take that into account before purchasing it, regardless if it is a phone, a laptop or smart glasses.
‘Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,’ the judge said of her willingness to complete community service
Published Apr 24, 2024 • 2 minute read
Leaving her elderly father on a basement floor for two days in a soiled adult diaper won’t mean jail for a Calgary woman.
Justice Indra Maharaj accepted a joint Crown and defence submission on Wednesday for a two-year-less-a-day conditional sentence order for Tara Picard to be followed by 12 months of probation.
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Prosecutor Donna Spaner and defence counsel Shaun Leochko proposed a community-based term which will include eight months of 24-hour house arrest followed by a nightly curfew for the second eight months.
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Maharaj also agreed with the lawyers to order Picard to commit 300 hours of community service over the length of the three-year sentence.
The Calgary Court of Justice noted that amount of community-service hours was “a lot” to commit to.
But Maharaj said it showed Picard, 52, was truly remorseful for her conduct towards her father, whom Postmedia is not identifying because of the embarrassing nature of the facts of the case.
“What that shows me is Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,” the judge said of her willingness to complete community service.
“What I interpret from that is Ms. Picard’s willingness to give back to the community.”
Picard pleaded guilty in January to charges of assault and failing to provide the necessaries of life to her 77-year-old father.
Court heard caregivers found the elderly Calgary man on the basement floor of his daughter’s southeast home wearing a soiled adult diaper.
At the time, Picard was responsible for her father’s day-to-day care after he was moved to her residence, Spaner, reading from a statement of agreed facts, told court at the time.
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“He had a number of medical ailments, including non-insulin dependent diabetes, coronary artery disease, some early onset dementia-like symptoms and chronic alcoholism,” Spaner said.
“(He) had been living independently in a Calgary apartment building. Family members became concerned that he was not caring for himself safely.”
With the help of Alberta Health Services he was moved to a home where Picard resided.
A registered nurse assigned to his care attended the 38 Street S.E. home on Nov. 15, 2021, to drop off food bank supplies for him and was told he was sleeping downstairs.
When the nurse called about an hour and a half later and spoke to the man on the phone he said he was lying on the floor, had fallen and was unable to get up.
When she returned to the home with a co-worker she found the victim lying on his back on the floor.
“(He) said that he had been lying on the floor for two days,” Spaner said.
Leochko said Picard was overwhelmed by the situation she was thrust into.
“It really was more than she could handle,” he said.
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@juanhall: I gotta say, this was the most interesting bike in this post….love that Intense is experimenting with gearboxes…I can see it have a huge effect on DH bikes….thank god there’s still people pushing things. Now, they need to make an Enduro bike with the Pinion MGU!
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The City of Pointe-Claire would like to inform you that the Bob-Birnie arena will be closed for its annual maintenance as of Monday, April 29. The Annex rink will reopen to the public on Monday, May 13, and the arena’s Main rink will be accessible as of Monday, June 3.
Public skating will resume on May 13, and the summer public activities programming will begin on June 3 when both rinks have reopened to the public.
In addition to the annual maintenance of the facility, two renovation projects are also scheduled to start at the same time:
Installation of new sound systems
The City will be replacing its current sound systems in both the Main rink and Annex rink, to offer arena visitors a better overall experience, whether watching from the stands or participating in on-ice activities. This project is expected to be conducted throughout the month of May.
Renovation of locker rooms in the Main Rink
The City will also be renovating the five locker rooms located in the Main rink, to bring up to date the amenities currently available to participants. These renovations are expected to begin in early May and will be completed by mid-August.
For all information about the Bob-Birnie arena, visit the arena’s page on our website.
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