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34 the advertizer t: 01505 613340 07731 923970 e: info@advertizer.co.uk Stop Spam Texts Spam texts are a modern scourge, plaguing our mobile phones with unwanted adverts, often from dodgy companies. Yet it is possible to fi ght back, report them and minimise the number you get. This guide explains how to identify the three main types of unwanted texts and how to deal the problem - including the four numbers that can beat ‘em. What type of text is it? There are three types of spam message – each needs to be dealt with differently so it’s important you identify which it is. An example of a spam text These usually message randomly generated numbers, advertising services such as accident ‘ambulance chasers’, PPI claims handlers or debt write-off fi rms. How to spot ‘em: They usually come from an 11-digit mobile number and the company isn’t identifi ed. Legitimate marketing messages These should include the name and contact details of the sender. You will usually have given consent for them to be sent, though possibly unknowingly. How to spot ‘em: Firms will identify themselves within the body of text or in the sent-from number (this will show as text). If not, it’s breaking regulations and can be considered spam. Premium messages Again, these are services you have agreed to but you may be unaware that by buying a service, or game, on your mobile you’re getting a regular, charged text. How to spot ‘em: It will be from a four, fi ve or six-digit number and will bill you for receiving the message. Spam texts: NEVER reply These are messages you’ve never asked for and don’t want. They’re likely to be generic, not targeting you personally, though it depends on the company. Spammers frequently change these messages in order to try and evade detection, resulting in a large number of variants. Increasingly, these messages are sent by computers to masses of randomly generated numbers. They use multiple pay-as-you-go Sim cards which will often only be active for a week or two. It’s a scam aiming to obtain genuine personal details. The GOLDEN rule is... Do NOT reply, at all, ever - do NOT text STOP! These texts WANT any response to confi rm you are a real person. Some even try to trick you by saying “text ‘STOP’ to be removed from the mailing list”. IGNORE THIS! (Of course, it can be difficult to split the legit from the not-legit.) Any numbers that are confi rmed are likely to be sold on to injury claim specialists, PPI reclaiming fi rms or other unscrupulous marketeers who may further spam you with unsolicited calls and texts. What do I do if I get one? There are three steps you can follow when it comes to spam messages. The fi rst two tackle the wider problem – they won’t completely stop them but the more of us that do this the more it helps to reduce spam in the future. The third should help stop repeated targeting from a particular advertiser. 1. Use the four numbers that can beat spam texts The fi rst option is to report it to your network provider. The big networks have a simple, FREE method to help you do this. Just forward the message to 7726 (spells SPAM), making sure it includes the senders’ number. 2. Report it to the Information Commissioner Information Commissioner’s Office can fi ne fi rms up to £500,000 for the most serious breaches of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), which govern spam texts. 3. Block the number The most direct way of ensuring you don’t get any more messages from a particular number is to simply block the number. Unfortunately many companies use multiple Sims to send spam, so blocking one doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t hear from them again. Legit marketing messages: Opt out You get legitimate marketing messages when you fail to tick or untick a box (whether on purpose or by accident) and allow companies to send you marketing messages or give your details to third party operators. If legit, the text will always include the sender, in line with regulations. How to stop them Firstly, text ‘STOP’. Firms are legally obliged to pay attention to this. However, make sure you are 100% certain it is a legitimate marketing message, or you may get even more spam. If that doesn’t work, try the website of the company named in the message. You should be able to fi nd an option to opt out Gryffe of receiving Advertizer its texts. - Current If not, & Past phone Issues the fi rm and request it stops. Http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/stop-spam-texts www.advertizer.co.uk/issues Paisley Colour Photographic Club Paisley Colour’s Annual Print and Creative Competitions Paisley Colour Photographic Club were very delighted to welcome back Libby Smith MPAGB EFIAP APAGB HonPAGB HonSPF from Carluke to judge the club’s annual Print and Creative competitions last month. Libby gave a very thorough and interesting critique to each of the printed and creative images. She shared with the audience her wide photographic experience and her knowledge about composition, lighting and image processing and demonstrated that by making very subtle changes to an image such as to contrast and colour, a great improvement would result. There was a beautiful selection of colour and black and white printed images on show and Libby judged the top three printed images to be by Robert Fulton, Mike Cruise and Guy Phillips. Creative photography is defined as altered reality and involves producing an image through the use of imaginative skill or originality of thought. This includes modifications on the computer or in the camera, as well as an unusual point of view, imaginative use of lighting or any other presentation that begins with the photographer’s image but defies the normal appearance of things. There was a wide variety of interesting, sometimes amusing but always superbly produced images in the Creative Competition and Libby gave well considered comments to each image in turn. Her fourth placed image was Ken Dow’s clever smoke and portrait composite image entitled “Incenseed”. Third place was awarded to Linda Rodger for her colourful and precisely worked painterly style image “Venice” whilst in second place was Ann Philpot for her beautifully arranged and coloured triptic image “Design Art Deco Tiles”. For the second year running the top image in Paisley Colour’s Creative Competition was awarded to Linda Rodger for striking and subtly textured portrait image “Laura”. For further details about PCPC including future lectures and competitions and updated members galleries please view: www.paisleycolour.co.uk Gryffe Advertizer - Current & Past Issues www.advertizer.co.uk/issues
@GryffeAds www.advertizer.co.uk april 2017 35 35 Langbank Camera Club The submissions for the March print competition “History”, which excluded castles, provided images of artefacts and structures spanning the centuries from around the world. First place was awarded to John Davies for his image of Dyfi Furnace, West Wales. The charcoal blast furnace was built in 1755 and was in continuous use until 1810 before being converted for use as a sawmill. The original waterwheel powered the bellows of the blast furnace and the sawmill. Gary Ramanathan was awarded second place for his image of the Kings Tombs, near Dalyan, Turkey. The tombs of Kaunos are cut high into the cliff-side and date back to the middle of the 4th century BC. Third place was awarded to James Goodall for his image of the Glenlee ship at the transport museum, Glasgow. The Glenlee was built in Port Glasgow and launched in 1896. At February’s print meeting we were transported to Ethiopia by Phil and John O’Brien. This excellent slideshow gave a very interesting insight into the daily lives and customs of tribes in Ethiopia, especially of those living near to the border with South Sudan. It also highlighted the remoteness of some of the villages being visited. For example, the ferry to cross a river was a shallow dugout boat with crocodiles near by. It has been a quiet month for the club but the Projected Digital Image (PDI) evenings continue to demonstrate the diversity and excellence of members’ images on the big screen. The next print meeting in April will be held as usual on the second Monday of the month, 10th April at 7.30pm. The print competition topic for April is “Nature”. A large subject which includes all flora and fauna in the wild. (Colour/Monochrome) The next PDI meeting will be held on Monday 24th April at 7.30pm, where the theme of the evening is “Landscapes”. The informal nature of these particular meetings enables members to share hints and tips, as well as to discuss what’s new in photography. Club meetings are held in Langbank Church Halls, Langbank. Visitors are always very welcome at any of our evenings. If you wish to fi nd out more about Langbank Camera Club please contact Derrick McPherson at langbankcc1@gmail.com with your enquiries or visit our website: www.langbankcameraclub.weebly.com. Club membership is only £10 for the fi rst year. Gryffe Camera Club The Club has had some interesting speakers over the last month. Libby Smith with an image processing techniques, Mark McColl with a talk on InfraRed photography and an evening of Astro photography and time lapse presentations from Kirk Norbury. League Competition Round 5 gave wins for Sandy Thomson with Air Brakes in the A section and Barbara Martin with The Lonesome Tree in the B section. For information on the coming nights please see the website www. gryffecameraclub.co.uk/ We are really pleased to announce that LEAP has received support for the Brighter Warmer Renfrewshire project and our youth project YEP! The funding is to help us deliver community based work from April 2017 to March 2018. Brighter Warmer Renfrewshire Brighter Warmer Renfrewshire is here to support individuals, families and community groups across Renfrewshire reduce the amount of energy we use in our homes & in our daily lives, tackle fuel poverty, gain new skills, learn & work together to make better use of the resources we have to realise a vision of a Brighter Warmer Renfrewshire. This project is funded through the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund. Keep an eye out for the Brighter Warmer Renfrewshire Project on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/myleapproject/ YEP & ReMode ReMode is a shop of re-designed clothing, a learning hub and workshop space. It is part of a wider Youth Engagement Programme devised by and for young people across 6 rural Renfrewshire communities. Throughout 2017/18 we will develop ReMode as a circular economy enterprise, engaging the young and wider community in workshops, pop-up events, and social gatherings to achieve textile waste reduction. This project is funded through the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund and the European Regional Development Fund. We will soon be recruiting for a Sales Assistant post for ReMode! Keep your eye out for ReMode on their facebook page www.facebook.com/remodeyouth/ to find out more. Lampshade Re-use Workshop fun Much fun was had at the first LEAP Lampshade Re-use Workshop, where the 6 participants learned how to strip back their old lampshade and recover with reclaimed material. This workshop was oversubscribed, so if you would like to put your name down for the spring workshop, or would like to find out more, please email susie@myleapproject.org Lampshade Group participants Manos Amigas craft organisation visits LEAP’s ReMode shop Yannina Meza from Manos Amigas, the Peruvian based organisation that brings talented artisans together, to export their crafts to the growing Fair Trade markets in Europe, recently visited ReMode in Lochwinnoch. Gillian Steel of ReMode showed her samples of young people’s own label upcycled, re-designed and zero waste clothing. ‘I was really impressed at how this project has cultivated a drive for new artisan skills for young people. ‘Liz Cotton from Rainbow Turtle, who hosted Yannina’s visit to Renfrewshire, added that ‘ReMode is challenging young people to consider and take action to reduce the detrimental impact of fast fashion and the throw away clothes culture on the environment ’ It was a fantastic day at the Glasgow Climate Festival in George Square on Saturday 4th March. The event ReMode visitors was organised by community-led organisations, funded through The Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund and supported by Keep Scotland Beautiful and CEMVO Scotland. The outdoor marquee in Glasgow Square was open to the public and projects showcased their work and got everyone involved in stunt cycling, Dr Bike checks, board games, ‘take one action pledges’ with LEAP holding a fashion show promoting ReMode’s work in creating zero waste fashion. Yep! Zero Waste clothing for young people. never miss an issue again! visit www.advertizer.co.uk or http://free.yudu.com/library/18833/Gryffe-Advertizer-issues http://issuu.com/gryffeadvertizer/docs
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