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Otis, our sponsored guide dog

Otis, trainee guide dogYou may remember that we are sponsoring a guide dog Otis, through his training with the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.

Otis, a black Labrador, is now puppy-walking. He’s learning to walk properly on his lead and basic commands. He’s also visiting different environments with his puppy walker so that he learns to feel confident in all situations.
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One for the plane-spotters .

The US Airforce “Boneyard” holds over 4,000 retired planes of all types & ages. You can now tour it via Google maps.

How tweeting can put your home at risk.

Telling the world you’re on holiday via Twitter & Facebook is great – as long as you remember that bad guys read Facebook, too. A new website PleaseRobMe.com is warning social media users that posting their whereabouts can, in fact, advertise their home to burglars- at the same time as highlighting empty homes.
Confused.com’s response to the issue, plus some common-sense advice, is here.

A Smart use for Smart phones : take Chip & Pin payments

Mobile businesses will soon have a new, smart way to take payments. Barclaycard has unveiled a system that turns smart phones into chip and PIN card payment terminals. The system will be piloted during the second half of this year and launched before Christmas.     read more »

It’s new, good for business, and boring : The Bank of Cambridge

A group of Cambridge businessmen are setting up their own bank, and emphasising it will be ‘boring’. They are raising £50 million to provide good old-fashioned commercial banking – loans to small businesses.     read more »