It will soon be easier for parents in Shanghai to sue their adult children for not visiting home. A law to ensure adult children visit their parents was enacted in China in 2013 however it's been difficult to enforce. The new regulation will mean that failure to visit could also negatively affect their credit scores. Children who no longer live with their parents must ?visit or send greetings often". If they don?t comply with a court ruling, they could be entered into a ?credit score blacklist,? after which they may face difficulties opening bank accounts and getting loans. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/china-parents-children-visit_us_570e5f96e4b08a2d32b8876a
Sometimes a simple invention can change millions of lives. That?s the goal of The Shoe That Grows, a sandal that can adjust its size, allowing children in impoverished nations to grow up without having to go barefoot. The shoes, which come in catch-all Small and Large sizes, can grow 5 sizes and last at least 5 years. www.theshoethatgrows.org
Pair uses proprietary Computer Vision and Augmented Reality technologies, to allow users to drag-and-drop 3D models of consumer furnishings into their home, walk around them as if they are real and purchase directly from the app, using only an iPhone or iPad. Pair?s technology essentially turns a phone into a 3D scanner, and over time begins to understand an environment. www.pair3d.com
The idea behind influencer marketing is that, instead of marketing directly to your target audience, you find out who are the main people who influence them and focus your marketing on these people. AuthoritySpy is a tool designed to help you identify them. www.authorityspy.com
These are some of the rejections Melanie Perkins received before she was able to make her new design business Canva a major success. She presented her story at Sunrise 2016- one of the points being that you should not get too disappointed by rejection- learn from it and make your idea better.
This image is one of a few with messages of support for mums in a window display by Sunglass Hut. It's clever in capturing attention before Mother's Day Sunday May 8 in Australia.