One such item: a Sottini Fairhaven pedestal sink with chrome legs and a transparent green-glass counter.

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Although the machine is not a technical tour de force, its compactness, glowing green transparent shell, absence of conventional cables and simplicity appeal to both traditional Macophiles and computer virgins.

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Each disc is covered in a transparent plastic coating (either blue, green, yellow or red) which lets daylight filter through.

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"I have made it clear for some time that Wirral Council must be open and transparent and hold people to account where necessary, " said Mr Green.

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