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#28051, b. 8 March 1912, d. 1 September 1998
William Mowatt was born on 8 March 1912 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low.1 He married Margaret Adams Horne on 7 July 1934 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He died on 1 September 1998 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, at age 86.1
Children of William Mowatt and Margaret Adams Horne
Margaret Mowatt1
Catherine Mowatt1
Iris Mowatt1
John Mowatt1
Allan Mowatt1
James Alexander Mowatt1
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Elizabeth Smart Mowatt1
#28052, b. 6 January 1914, d. 13 February 2006
Elizabeth Smart Mowatt was born on 6 January 1914 in Panbride, Angus, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low.1 She died on 13 February 2006 at age 92.1
Children of Elizabeth Smart Mowatt and Arthur Hay Anderson
Arthur Anderson1
Gilbert Grant Anderson1
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Sheila Margaret Anderson1
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Jessie Ann Low Mowatt1
Jessie Ann Low Mowatt is the daughter of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low.1
Children of Jessie Ann Low Mowatt and David C. Paton
Margaret Paton1
David Paton1
Isabella Low Mowatt1
#28054, b. 12 October 1917, d. 2004
Isabella Low Mowatt was born on 12 October 1917 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low.1 She married George Answorth Rose Stuart on 18 September 1948.1 She died in 2004.1
Children of Isabella Low Mowatt and George Answorth Rose Stuart
George Mowatt Stuart1
David Stuart1
Gordon Alexander Stuart1
David Mowatt1
#28055, b. 2 March 1920, d. 15 November 1977
David Mowatt was born on 2 March 1920 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low.1 He married Eleanor Donaldson on 5 December 1953.1 He died on 15 November 1977 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, at age 57.1
Frank Mowatt1
Frank Mowatt is the son of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low.1
Child of Frank Mowatt and Margaret Speed Keir
Cynthia Mowatt1
Annie Tasker1
#28057, b. 3 October 1909
Annie Tasker was born on 3 October 1909 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland.1 She married Alexander Hogg Mowatt, son of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low, on 8 July 1933 in Inverkeilor, Angus, Scotland.1
Eleanor Donaldson1
#28058, b. 30 August 1921, d. 14 July 1964
Eleanor Donaldson was born on 30 August 1921 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.1 She married David Mowatt, son of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low, on 5 December 1953.1 She died on 14 July 1964 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, at age 42.1
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#28059, b. 23 April 1912, d. 21 May 2002
Annie Wallace Esplin was born on 23 April 1912 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.1 She married John Mowatt, son of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low, on 21 August 1943 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.1 She died on 21 May 2002 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, at age 90.1
Children of Annie Wallace Esplin and John Mowatt
Moira Anne Mowatt1
Norma Mary Mowatt1
Ian Mowatt1
Margaret Adams Horne1
#28060, b. 29 September 1914, d. 11 June 1988
Margaret Adams Horne was born on 29 September 1914 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She married William Mowatt, son of Alexander Mowatt and Jessie Ann Low, on 7 July 1934 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She died on 11 June 1988 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland, at age 73.1
Children of Margaret Adams Horne and William Mowatt


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Handful Of Porsches Affected By Two Separate Recalls
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Porsche has issued two separate recalls that affect most of the automaker's lineup. One of the recalls involves defective wiring harnesses, which may cause an airbag to be deactivated. The other involves a defective fuel gauge, which tends to report a higher level of fuel than what is actually remaining.
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The defective wiring harness recall affects a small batch of 2014 model year Boxster, Cayman and 911 models, including sportier S variants and in the case of the 911 both the coupe and convertible as well as all-wheel-drive models. The affected vehicles were manufactured from September 2, 2013 through September 23, 2013, and total 81 units in the U.S.
The defective wiring harness may cause the passenger seat frontal and knee airbags to be deactivated. In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, this may increase the risk of injury to the front passenger. The remedy requires the front passenger seat to be replaced, which Porsche dealers will do free of charge.
The defective fuel gauge recall affects certain 2013 and 2014 model year Cayenne models, including the base model, GTS, Diesel, S, S Hybrid, Turbo and Turbo S. The affected vehicles were manufactured from May 27, 2013 through July 10, 2013, and according to Porsche there are 207 of them in the U.S.
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If the fuel level being displayed through the instrument panel is actually higher than what's available, the vehicle may expectedly run out of fuel and stall, increasing the risk of a crash. The remedy requires an update to the software of the instrument cluster, which once again Porsche dealers will handle free of charge.
For further information you can contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at 1-888-327-4236 (reference recall campaign number 13V502000 for the wiring harness issue or 13V506000 for the defective fuel gauge) or Porsche at 1-800-767-7243.
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A regular breeding resident and migratory species in Minnesota, casual in winter. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was a common species during the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas (MNBBA).
Figure 1 shows the breeding density of the sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus spp.) in North America. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is the species that occurs in Minnesota. It is found across the midwestern and northeastern United States and Canada, southeast to northern Georgia in the Appalachian Mountains, and northwest to Alaska. Relatively high densities are widespread throughout the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker's breeding range, including in north-central and northeastern Minnesota.
Short- to medium-distance migrant; winter distribution includes the southeastern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.
Sap and insects, especially gathered from its characteristic sap wells, a series of vertical holes around a tree trunk. The species also consumes fruit and is known to fly-catch.
Primary cavity excavator in trees.
Breeding distribution and relative abundance of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in North America based on the federal Breeding Bird Survey from 2011 to 2015 (Sauer et al. 2017).
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a widely distributed species, especially in heavily forested regions and along major river systems. Roberts (1932) identified the species as a "common summer resident, breeding throughout the state." He documented few nests, which varied in location from the Twin Cities area northwest to Itasca State Park and northeast to Lake County.
Forty years later, Green and Janssen (1975) stated the species was a summer resident throughout the forested parts of Minnesota but they found no modern summer records south of the Minnesota River and west of Rice County. However, several years later, Janssen (1987) and Hertzel and Janssen (1998) collectively documented nesting in 49 counties since 1970. The counties included virtually all of Minnesota, except the extreme southwestern counties of Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, and Rock. Janssen (1987) also noted a sight record in Rock County in 1978.
The Minnesota Biological Survey (MBS) recorded 1,165 breeding season locations of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker during its county surveys (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2016). It also documented that the dominant distribution was in the northeastern and north-central regions of the state. Locations were sparse in the southern counties, such as Nobles, Pipestone, and Steele, which probably lacked suitable breeding habitats. However, the MBS included three breeding season locations each in Murray and Rock Counties, plus multiple locations in Jackson, Lincoln, and Lyon Counties. Several counties in the south-central region, such as the metropolitan Twin Cities area and western Minnesota, lacked breeding season locations as well.
The MNBBA included 3,262 records of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and provided additional documentation on the species' extensive breeding distribution (Figure 2). Breeding records were reported from 7.5% (354/4,750) of the surveyed blocks (Figure 3; Table 1). The 354 confirmed nesting records were most heavily reported from the northeastern and north-central regions, where breeding populations are highest, and in areas where search efforts were intense. Evidence of nesting was also concentrated along the Mississippi, St. Croix, and Minnesota River valleys.
Confirmed nesting was relatively high in many of the western counties, especially in the northwest within the Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Ecological Province. A total of 14 new county records were added to those previously reported since 1970. Possible nesting was recorded from several counties in southern Minnesota, but no records were included from Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Steele, and Wilkin Counties.
The probability map based on the MNBBA data indicated high use of the northeastern and north-central forests and avoidance of areas dominated by lowland coniferous forests (e.g., Northern Minnesota and Ontario Peatlands Ecological Section and the Tamarack Lowlands Ecological Subsection)(Figure 4). Lower densities were predicted in western Minnesota and southern Minnesota, but larger populations were predicted in patches in the northwestern region, in the Hardwood Hills Ecological Subsection, and along the Mississippi River floodplain south of the Twin Cities.
In their review of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in North America, Walters et al. (2002) indicated the species had retracted its range northward from northeastern Missouri. Roberts (1932) is mute on any changes to the breeding distribution of the species from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. In Wisconsin, Robbins (1991) stated the species' nineteenth-century distribution "encompassed the entire state" and at that time it was described as "uncommon" in the south. Similar statements were made in Michigan, where the species had declined in the south and had become more abundant in the northern portions over the past 100 or more years (Chartier et al. 2013).
The massive reduction of trees in the southern and western portions of Minnesota has undoubtedly resulted in a retraction of a substantial portion of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker population from those areas. Yet scattered populations continue to exist in suitable woodlots of those regions of Minnesota. Aspen, one of the sapsucker's favorite trees, has increased in Minnesota because of its popularity with the forest products industry. Subsequently, populations of the sapsucker have increased in many northern forests. It is difficult, however, to determine the overall effect increased aspen has had on the population of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the state.
Breeding distribution of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Minnesota based on the Breeding Bird Atlas (2009 – 2013).
Summary statistics of observations by breeding status category for the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Minnesota based on all blocks (each 5 km x 5 km) surveyed during the Breeding Bird Atlas (2009-2013).
Summary statistics for the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker observations by breeding status category for all blocks and priority blocks (each 5 km x 5 km) surveyed during the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas (2009-2013).
Predicted breeding distribution (birds detected per 10-minute point count) of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Minnesota based on habitat, landscape context, and climate data gathered during the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas (2009-2013) using the General Linear Modeling method without an adjustment for detectability.
In Minnesota, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is found in a wide variety of forested habitats, including deciduous to mixed deciduous-coniferous forests, northern hardwood forests, and floodplain forests (Niemi and Hanowski 1992; Green 1995). In contrast to the emphasis by Walters et al. (2002) on the species' use of early successional forests, the existence of over 5,800 observations of the species in Minnesota national forests emphasized its use of more mature forests (Figure 5). Deciduous cover types, including aspen-birch, lowland hardwoods, oak, and upland hardwood, were used most often (Niemi et al. 2016).
The habitat profile of the sapsucker exemplified its wide use of many different forested habitats (Figure 6). It was frequently found in upland coniferous forests, northern mixed forests, lowland coniferous forest, pine forests, and northern hardwood forests. The high frequency of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in coniferous forest cover types was surprising when compared with results from the national forests. However, aspen and birch are both frequently found in many forests that are dominated by conifers in the northern regions of Minnesota. For instance, nest sites are often found in trees with fruiting bodies of heartwood decay fungi which is commonly found in aspen (Phellinus tremulae and Fomes fomentarius) (Kilham 1971; Runde and Capen 1987). Heartrot allows for easier excavation of the nesting cavity.
Typical breeding habitat of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Minnesota (© Gerald J. Niemi).
Habitat profile for the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker based on habitats within 200 m of point counts where the species was present during the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas (2009-2013).
Partners in Flight (Rosenberg et al. 2016) estimated a North American breeding population of 12 million breeding adults. Overall, Partners in Flight estimated an increase of 46% in the species' United States and Canadian populations from 1970 to 2014.
Despite the appearance of an increasing population in Minnesota, the federal Breeding Bird Survey trend was nonsignificant from 1967 to 2015 and during the recent period from 2005 to 2015 (Figure 7). The lack of a significant trend was due to the high variability in detecting this species and to the relatively low number of observations of approximately two birds per route per year in Minnesota.
Monitoring of Minnesota national forests, however, indicated a significant and positive regional trend in the Chippewa National Forest and regionally when the data for the Chippewa and the Superior National Forests were combined. The Chippewa National Forest increased 2.66% per year; the combined regional trend increased 1.47% per year from 1995 to 2016 (Figure 8).
Overall mean densities of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the Chippewa and Superior National Forests ranged from 26 to 22 detections per 100-10 minute unlimited distance point counts, respectively (Niemi et al. 2016). Within aspen-birch, upland and lowland northern hardwoods, and oak forest cover types in the Chippewa and Superior National Forests, populations varied widely, from 16 to 84 detections per 100-10 minute unlimited distance point counts. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is by far the most common woodpecker in these national forests and second in abundance to the Northern Flicker in Minnesota.
Breeding population trend for the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Minnesota for 1967–2015 based on the federal Breeding Bird Survey (Sauer et al. 2017).
Breeding population trends of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the Chippewa and Superior National Forests and the combined regional trend, 1995–2016 (Bednar et al. 2016).
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker had a low Conservation Concern Score of 7/20 (Partners in Flight, Rosenberg et al. 2016) and thus has attracted little management concern either in Minnesota or nationally. The species has been listed as a federal Species of Concern in the Southern Appalachian region and in Pennsylvania, a Species of Conservation Concern in southern Ontario, and "in need of management" in Tennessee and North Carolina (Walters et al. 2002).
Rather than concern for how to increase the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker's population, the greatest concern is usually how to control its population. Many consider the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker a pest on trees because it girdles the bark of trees, especially those in orchards and backyards. Roberts (1932) even called the species "the evildoers among the Woodpecker tribe, so far as the interests of man are concerned" because of their girdling. It does this to obtain sap, which is how it received its common name.
Lawrence (1967) estimated that each pair of sapsuckers only killed 1–2 trees per year by girdling. The benefits of this activity are that the sap attracts other wildlife species, such as hummingbirds that consume the sap, and that the sapsucker consumes many insects attracted to the sap (Foster and Tate 1966). Eberhardt (2000) suggested that even though some trees die as a result of sapsucker attacks, many animals may need sap for food. This sapsucker activity could have far-reaching implications for many other bird species in the forest community.
Because the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, it is illegal to shoot them. Regardless, shooting is considered an ineffective control method because transient birds can quickly replace local sapsucker populations.
Eberhardt, Laurie S. 2000. "Use and Selection of Sap Trees by Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers." Auk 117: 41–51.
Foster, William L., and James L. Tate Jr. 1966. "The Activities and Coactions of Animals at Sapsucker Trees." Living Bird 5: 87–113.
Kilham, Lawrence. 1971. "Reproductive Behavior of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. I. Preference for Nesting in Fomes-Infected Aspens and Nest Hole Interrelations with Flying Squirrels, Raccoons, and Other Animals." Wilson Bulletin 83: 159–171.
Lawrence, Louise de Kiriline. 1967. A Comparative Life-History Study of Four Species of Woodpeckers. American Ornithologists' Union Ornithological Monograph, no. 5. Anchorage, KY: American Ornithologist's Union.


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Man Lands In Court For Allegedly R*ping 17-Year-Old Girl
A 45-year-old man, Emmanuel Toviho, on Friday, appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos State for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl.
Toviho, whose address is not provided, is facing a two-count charge of rape and sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Prosecutor, ASP. Akpan Nkem told the court that the defendant committed the offences on July 6 at Godo Guest House, Ibereko in Badagry.
Nkem said that Toviho unlawfully had sexual intercourse with the girl without her consent.
"The defendant forcefully penetrated the girl's private part without her consent.
"He also conducted himself in a manner likely to breach the peace,'' the prosecutor said.
Ikem said that the offences contravened Sections 168 and 259 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomiya admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum.
He adjourned the case until August 6.
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School holidays are over yet again for many of you (collective 'sigh' from parents!). Did you manage to get away somewhere different?
Perhaps the fresh air and fun-filled days have you thinking about investing in a holiday home? If you've returned pondering the question of whether or not to buy a get-away place of your own, consider a few points before making an impulse investment decision.
The temptation of owning your own place to escape to in the perfect tourist town is appealing. While the promise of high yields is enticing, in order to get the most out of your investment, you may not be able to enjoy it the way you envisage it; a least not straight away.
Holiday homes may create a large amount of risk for investors, as many of these properties rely heavily on tourism periods which are undisputedly seasonal. While peak periods may produce high yields, there are also long periods of down-time, meaning your property may potentially remain vacant for long periods of time. The average period of high demand for holiday rentals is said to be in the vicinity of eight to ten weeks in a year. If the property is left untenanted for the remaining time, the cost of owning the property may outweigh the returns from investment.
The economy also plays an unavoidable role. If people can't afford to holiday, that leaves an empty property and empty returns. Besides lowering your expected return, there's little you can do to control this.
Another option is serviced apartments. While they may seem a fool-proof endeavour, often they impose strict leasing requirements, which investors are required to adhere to. This can create tension and restrict an investor's control over the property in some circumstances.
If you are able to manage your property's expenses in order to gain a positive return, the property may, over time, appreciate in value. As with any investment property, another benefit is that the property's running costs may be tax deductible.
Wait until the rose-coloured holiday glasses are off and the high emotion has well and truly subsided, then think strategically and long-term when considering if a holiday investment property will positively add to your portfolio.


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"Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive is owed not just to ourselves but also to that Cosmos, ancien…
Who Speaks for the Earth
Who Speaks for the Earth? A question that I've been contemplating with both my head and heart for awhile. It looks like others that have come before me have grappled with this as well as I fortunately stumbled across a video by the iconic Carl Sagan, Cosmos by Carl Sagan – Episode 13: Who Speaks For Earth.
Covid 19 has caused devastation across the world, but the one bright spot in all of this is the visible relief on the planet. With the reduction of boat traffic and noise pollution, wildlife is once again resurfacing in all it's splendor across the oceans. Reduced air and road traffic have temporarily lifted the heavy smog that normally blankets the skys across many countries. It's as if we're all bearing witness to the earth as she temporarily returns to her natural, pristine and beautiful self. We are collectively seeing and experiencing the earth as her lungs are enabled to breathe again.
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The 2018 report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at the current rate, we'll not only experience extreme temperatures, but unprecedented coastal flooding and drought, a decimated ecosystem with a high probability of irreversible climate change. The World Health Organization also estimates that there will be approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress. According to the 2019 UN Health Report, increasing land and ocean heat, accelerating sea level rise and melting ice, contributed to making 2019 the second warmest year on record. Scroll down and download the full report.
The Coronavirus has also demonstrated humanity at it's best. The bravery and sacrifice of so many. How we all come together when catastrophe hits. We collaborate and share our collective knowledge, whether to create vaccines or develop treatments to help patients survive. Watch this fantastic segment from CBS Sunday Morning on how the plasma treatments came about, I promise it will leave you inspired. This is collaboration at it's finest!
"Author Bill McKibben, on this recent 60 Minutes piece says "we now have an opportunity to flatten another curve after coronavirus: "Flatten the carbon curve too… Then people might look back in 50 years at this time and thank us, you know, instead of curse us."
What will be the new normals after the coronavirus pandemic?
It was precisely 100 years ago that, coming off the one-two punch of World War I and the Spanish flu, Warren Harding popularized a phrase and ran for president on the slogan "Return to Normalcy." He won the election, but there was no normalcy. There was a roaring and rambunctious decade that ended with a Depression.
Perhaps amidst all the horrors that Coronavirus leaves in it's wake, there's an invitation for us to rebuild a better world. Afterall, the virus has managed to expose the many weaknesses and cracks in society's systems. It appears that the poor and elderly are being more subjected to the virus and are dying at an alarmingly higher and disproportionate rate. We've also discovered how ill prepared and dependant we were in terms of the production of emergency supplies. How dependant do we want to be on other countries for our vital needs, is it smart to be producing mostly everything off shore.
When we build this better world it must be a smarter, more equitable and humane society. We must build a better world that respects nature and the planet. We are custodians of this earth, not her overlords. Nature is not something that's outside of us, we are a part and one with her. When we destroy her, we're effectively destroying ourselves.
For too long, we've poisoned the earth's soils, rivers and oceans and plundered her forests. All which are the life blood and lungs of the planet, Species and ecosystems have been forced to adapt, leaving many at the breaking point and brink of extinction. What are our values as a human species? Are our lives so removed from nature that we no longer understand how intricately connected we are? In our insatiable quest for more products and services, who gave us the right to ravage the earth . If we can figure out how to send a man to the moon and rovers to mars, we have the technology and know how to create a world that treasures and protects natures gifts. Nicolas Tesla figured out how to provide free energy to the world in a manner that didn't rape the earth. Victor Schauberger, who also lived over a hundred years ago, understood the nature of water and how to prevent mass flooding and water shortagest that he predicted would eventually happen over the span of time, due to the mismanagement of water use and it's implementation. I hope for all of our sakes, this next post COVID era will usher in as One Tree Planted called "the restoration economy". But ultimately, before we can look to change the world out there, change must begin within. Change yourself first, as only then can we collectively build our dreams of a better world.
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The Customer Experience Awards recognise and celebrate the delivery of an outstanding customer experience by those companies and organisations who are leaders in their field. To find out why you should enter a UK Customer Experience Award, please read the article here.
Following a unique format, the finalists' presentations and the announcement of the Award winners will both take place on 21st September. The presentations will take place in the morning, and the winners will be announced at a sumptuous gala lunch in the early afternoon at The Grand Connaught Rooms, London.
The select group of previous winners include: Barclays Wealth, Siemens, E.ON and LV=. To be in with a chance of joining them, submit your entry via the website here by the extended deadline of Saturday 30 June.


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Cyber Security Today, Oct. 27, 2021 – A mysterious tactic from a ransomware gang, why phone numbers are bad WiFi passwords, and more
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A mysterious tactic from a ransomware gang, why phone numbers are bad WiFi passwords, and more.
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Wednesday October 27th. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing writer on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com.
The Conti ransomware gang has added a new tactic for trying to get money from victim organizations: It's selling the IT network access of organizations it has already hacked into to crooks. What a buyer gets for that access is the ability to siphon off and directly sell, or threaten to sell, the victim firm's data. Until now Conti has been the group holding an organization's copied data for ransom after encrypting all of its data. The discovery of this added strategy was made by American cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs. According to an IT World Canada source, one of the companies whose access is being sold is a British Columbia-based builder of residential and industrial properties. We aren't naming the company because we haven't confirmed it has been hacked. Krebs quotes an expert wondering if Conti is about to close and is essentially selling off its assets. Another possibility is Conti is getting out of the business of both selling and encrypting data to just focus on ransomware. The double extortion strategy has been profitable for a while for many gangs. But, one expert notes, the Ryuk gang has done fine by sticking with ransomware alone.
Attention IT administrators whose firms use the Discourse platform for online forums You've got to upgrade to the latest version. It closes a major vulnerability.
Experts regularly warn internet users to pick hard-to-guess passwords. Your cellphone number is a bad password – especially for your WiFi. Security firm CyberArk this week published a report explaining why. It was easy it is to use a specially-equipped laptop to scoop encrypted WiFi passwords from the air in Tel Aviv and break the ones using a phone number as a password. That's because in Israel the prefix for all 10 digit phone numbers is 05. So a cracking program can assume those are the first two digits and only has to guess the other eight. And, of course, the other eight numbers each have only 10 options – the numbers zero to nine. If you chose a password largely with letters, each letter has 52 possibilities – 26 letters of both lower and upper cases. It's harder to crack. Experts say passwords should be hard to guess, have a mixture of letters, numbers and symbols and be more than 10 characters long.
Hoping to land an IT job offered on the internet? Make sure it's not from a company that's a front for cybercrooks. Security company Gemini Advisory says a threat group known by researchers as FIN7 has created a phony company called Bastion Secure for hiring programmers. What the company really does is use unwitting victims for spreading malware. The gang's phony company used to be called Combi Security.
Some organizations are eager to use facial recognition scanning as an alleged convenience for people. No more needing to fumble for credit or debit cards or remember PIN numbers, is the explanation. But when nine schools in Scotland last week began using a facial recognition-linked payment system so students could buy cafeteria food, privacy experts protested. Although the plan apparently was approved by parents, the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office has asked the school board if maybe there's a less intrusive way of paying for things.
Attention TikTok users: Videos that appear to be live streams from celebrities and well-known content creators may be phonies aimed at tricking you out of money. A researcher at security firm Tenable says scammers are using the stolen videos to peddle questionable products and drive users to adult dating websites.
Over 80 malicious Android apps have been found in and deleted from the Google Play store. These apps trick victims into signing up for expensive text messaging services that suck away their money. They were offered as custom keyboards, QR code scanners, video and photo editors, spam call blockers, camera filters and games. When the victim opens the app they are asked to enter their phone number and or email address to unlock access. But that enrolls them in a premium SMS text service, which can charge upwards of $40 a month. As I've said before, Google tries to keep bad apps out of its store, but some still sneak in.
Do you use Craigslist for buying and selling goods? If so, don't be fooled by an email warning that comes from Craigslist saying your ad has "inappropriate content." The message instructs you to click on a button to fill in a form from DocuSign to avoid having your account deleted. It's a scam, possibly aided by a crook hacking Craiglist, says a security firm called INKY.
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Former St. Bernard Student Files Suit Against Teacher, School, And Diocese Of Pittsburgh For Their Roles In Sexual Assaults
Robert Peirce & Associates today announced the firm has filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County on behalf of a male student alleging that a male teacher at St. Bernard's Elementary School sexually assaulted him numerous times while the victim was a student.
The victim, whose name is being kept confidential, alleges that the teacher, under the guise of tutoring the student in math, began sexually assaulting him while they were alone in a classroom after school.
In the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, as well as other dioceses around the Commonwealth, the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (IRCP) was implemented as an effort to handle claims involving sexual abuse of minors by clergy. Upon its institution, Bishop David Zubik noted that "any such program designed to compensate survivors of abuse must be more about the survivors than about the payment of money." Zubik continued, "it is about recognizing the harm done by past abuse and of our continuing pledge of taking every appropriate action to prevent the occurrence of future abuse."
However, the IRCP has exclusionary language that prevents victims of sexual abuse by teachers or other employees of the Diocese from filing claims. It states, "individuals who allege sexual abuse as a minor by a member of a religious order or lay teachers and employees of the Diocese are not eligible to participate in the Program."
"We find it fundamentally unfair that the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program only allows victims who were sexually assaulted by diocesan priests, and not other Diocese employees, to receive compensation for the traumatic experiences they were put through," Robert N. Peirce, III stated. "If the goal of the IRCP is to recognize past harm and prevent future abuse, then it is failing every victim who does not fall into their narrow category of abuse survivors."
The law firm of Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C. has represented the rights of the injured and victimized for over 30 years and represents numerous victims in similar situations.
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M.A. Singa
3.0 out of 5 stars Good series, but this book is not the best entry
Entertaining, but once again the author blatantly rips off the story from other author's work. I first noticed it in the book that's straight up the story of one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (seriously, how did her publishers let that one through without a plagiarism lawsuit), and now this book that's clearly her version of Harry Potter with a side of Oliver Twist (I think it was first published in 2001). I mean, come on - a poor orphan boy who literally sleeps under the stairs and has an older male cousin who bullies him, has to do most of the chores, doesn't get enough to eat, and wears cast off clothes, then gets whisked away to a special school (with the Oliver Twist detour of becoming an accomplished thief)? At least Lackey only takes those elements and molds them into a story that fits into her world of Valdemar. The ending was WAY too implausible and abrupt and it's not my favorite in the series, but I didn't feel like it was a waste of time to read. The Valdemar series in general is very good, but I would recommend reading some of the other books in the series first.
Granmimi
5.0 out of 5 stars And so they found the best of them.
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2021
This tale had all the elements which I enjoy. Laughs, chuckles and side eyes register through the lighter parts. Touching points of clarity or emotion are there also. The plot wings from point to point of the growth of Skif as if guided by an eagle's eye. And even the character building is spot on.
Even though I truly enjoyed this tale, I give this book 4.5 stars as I found a possible continuity error. But it may have been related to one of the anthology tales and by another author, so I'll come back when I can verify .
Vickie Jo Lasley
5.0 out of 5 stars then he was a poor child raised in the slums by his very unkind ...
This is part of the Herald of Valdemar series of books, and takes you through the life of a young thief named Skif. If you have read the Queen's Arrow series, then you will recognize who Skif is; if not, then he was a poor child raised in the slums by his very unkind relatives after his mother's death. He is able to escape that life and is taken in by a band of boy thieves with their very kind Fagin-like character. When he is on his own again, he becomes involved in crown affairs and is chosen by a Companion, those wonderful horse-like creatures who choose those who often wind up basically becoming the country's heroes. He really has a whirlwind time of things after being chosen, and his life is changed. I'm trying to set the stage without letting you know the entire story, but the entire series is wonderful to read and every one of the characters are fully developed, and you cannot help but love them all.
J. Kelly Poorman, writer and Amazon user
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great set up for "Arrows Of The Queen'
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2020
I love the "fill in the blank" books that tell us how the different characters came into being in the world of Valdemar. I first started this journey when a friend that worked at a feminist book store turned me on to Mercedes Lackey when I asked for a gay romantic book. Little did I know that her recommendation of the story of Vanyel would keep me in this life long reading that NEVER is boring.
books4me
5.0 out of 5 stars Clean and Fast delivery
This book is about Skif, one of the Herald's of Valdemar. It is one of Mercedes older books, which as a huge Mercedes fan, I prefer. The book itself was ordered and delivered quickly. Adding to my Lackey collection was wonderful, getting it fast was even better!!!
Fred Camfield
4.0 out of 5 stars The adventures of a young orphan
This novel assumes that the reader is familiar with the Valdemar series and the Companions. It begins somewhat like Andre Norton's "Scent of Magic" with a young orphan, Skif, being used as child labor in a tavern owned and operated by unsavory relatives. He escapes from that life to join a gang of young thieves led by an older man who teaches Skif the finer points of picking pockets and cat burglary. The setting is similar to Charles Dickens' stories set in 19th century London.
A tragic change in circumstances sends Skif on a quest for vengeance (while supporting himself as a thief). Finding himself in a situation where his life may be in danger, he seeks refuge in a temple but continues his cat burglary at night. His attempt to be a horse thief finds him chosen by a Companion, somewhat to the dismay of the Heralds, and puts him in a position to exact retribution for past wrongs.
Skif seems to abandon people as the story moves along. What became of the young girl he protected from bullies at the school? Does he never go back to visit anyone who befriended him? Perhaps the Heralds need to teach Skif some social skills.
The novel is suitable for teenage readers.
Omar Siddique
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable fill-in-the-holes for Valdemar fans
Enjoyable fill-in-the-holes story for Valdemar fans, but not for readers new to the series -- the back-story and the appeal of this immersive world will not be apparent from this starting point. If you are new to this world, start with "Arrows of the Queen" or the "Last Herald-Mage" series.
The story fills in the details of Herald Skif, and paints an interesting picture of the capital city of Haven (from Lackey's other writings, who would have thought it to be such a desparate, impoverished, and dangerous city?). It also has a little more of the gritty character I found so appealing in the first two or three series of Lackey's Valdemar books. A long-standing quibble of mine, the cover art, seems to have been addressed, the Companion pictured looks closer to what the text describes.
Quibbles -- it ends too quickly after a long build-up (it felt like it could have used a few more chapters), and things still go "too well", too easily, for her main character, which has been a theme in recent Lackey books. But it definitely feels more solid than the last two or three volumes.
B. Siviter
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely "spin off" from the Heralds Trilogies
In this book, you learn the background of Herald Skif... Thief. It gives background as well into the Weaponmaster Alberich.
Skif plays a role in the "Arrows of the Queen" trilogies. This book (like "Oathbound/Oathbrakers", "Brightly Burning", "Exile's Honour", do for Kerowin, Lavan Firestorm, Alberich) gives a more full acount of his lif before being chosen, and how Havens adapted to having a thief in the Collegium!
If you have never read any of the other Herald of Valdemar, you could still get to know, and life, Skif. It would be a good introduction to the Valdemar stories.
This is classic Mercedes Lackey- punchy, interesting, good characters, and fits nicely with the other Valdemar tales.
mrs margaret mcadam
5.0 out of 5 stars Good condition fast delivery
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2020
Not quite what was expected but not bad
4.0 out of 5 stars great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2017
Really good book, wish there were had been a follow-on book.
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The song's origins are the subject of different accounts (see Tommy Duncan for one); but there is agreement that Texas Playboys vocalist Duncan came up with the song's title and refrain, at which point songwriter Cindy Walker became involved. Walker has been quoted as saying: "If you can get a real good title, you've got something. I always write from the title. I've never written a song without the title."

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In 1971, a cover version by Ray Pennington peaked at number 68 on Billboard'''s U.S. country singles chart.

Album versions
"Bubbles in My Beer" has appeared on albums by Bob Wills and several other notable country artists. The following list excludes compilations:

 Hank Thompson, Dance Ranch (1958)
 Bob Wills, Mr. Words & Mr. Music (1961)
 Ray Price, San Antonio Rose (1962)
 George Jones, George Jones Sings Bob Wills (1962)
 Charlie Walker, Born to Lose (1966)
 Ernest Tubb, Baby It's So Hard to Be Good (1972)
 Willie Nelson, Shotgun Willie (1973)
 Bob Wills, For the Last Time (1974)
 Johnny Gimble, Texas Honky-Tonk Hits (1988)
 Jon Langford and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Salute the Majesty of Bob Wills (1998)
 Willie Nelson, You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker'' (2006)

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An Integrated Approach to a Fashion Marketing Communications Campaign: An Analysis
Category: Communication, Fashion, Marketing Communication, Integrated Marketing Communication
1. Introduction: French Connection U.K
French Connection UK, commonly know as FCUK as a result of its ground breaking advertising campaign in fall 1997, is amongst the leading apparel retailers for teenagers. French Connection completely redefined the ways a teen and twenties market could be targeted. The FCUK campaigns focused on distinctive competency of the brand being fashionable rather then a fashion victim. The brand was all about independence, unpredictability and humour. The campaign was a massive hit. Seven years later, fall of 2004, FCUK is still successfully using the initial concept but has bought about tremendous change in its communication mix. These innovative efforts have made it possible for FCUK to sustain its sales levels for almost a decade (Fernie & Moore 2003, p. 119). The fall 2004 campaign was launched without any logo or brand name anywhere. Building on existing hype regarding the brand, a 'biker' theme was used. Following is discussion on the implementation of fall 2004 – winter 2005 marketing campaign of FCUK with respect to creative marketing and integrating a successful communication mix.
2. Marketing Campaign Objectives
Instead of creating a clothing line, French Connection was aiming to establish a brand with distinctive competencies. It had positioned FCUK very successfully in future and wanted to capitalize onto the brand equity already created.
The purpose of the renewed campaign was not to re-position the brand but to re-frame the brand by adding the attitude factor into it. Marketing managers wanted the customers to perceive FCUK as synonymous to attitude. The brand already had a strong personality. The attitude in fall 2004 was going to be an addition to the existing attributes of that personality. As mentioned above that FCUK was building onto its existing brand equity. Attitude is one attribute that had the capability to sustain the brand in the new millennium for quite some while.
However, it was equally challenging for marketers to come up with a campaign in sync with past projects and campaigns. They aim was to make the campaign distinctive yet in tune with core values of the brand that have established in the consumer's mind as a result of past campaigns. Also, it should compliment the 'feel' and 'look' of FCUK outlet, giving customer a complete experience rather then only core product (CIM fcuk, n.d.).
3. Modes of Marketing Communication
Marketing communication modes are the means by which firms attempt to inform, persuade and remind customer about their products and brands. These communication channels are equally advantageous for consumers because awareness regarding product offerings and there benefits is created (Kotler & Keller 2006, p. 536).
i. Advertising
Television: Advertising is paid form of message delivery done through television, print media or radio (Kotler & Keller 2006, p. 536). Advertising for fcuk fall 2004 campaign was mainly done on television using a 60 second television commercial. Interestingly, nowhere in the advertisement or campaign the brand logo or a specific slogan was mention. Yet the message was simple and comprehendible to target audience when it said 'something beginning with f' and 'buy our denim' (fcuk advertising 2004).
Print Media: Print media is very effective in this age when magazines for young adults have strong power over creating perception and association in consumer's mind. FCUK reached its market using extensive, glossy, one page advertisements in several magazines starting September (Urban Legend Reference Pages n.d.). The whole page advertisement also appeared in local newspapers. Print ads appeared throughout the campaign, i.e. till early spring frequently after small intervals (Dey 2005). Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, FHM and Maxim were used for monthly advertisements. These magazines helped targeting twenty-something audience (Moore 2003). For targeting younger population Seventeen and Teen People were used as a communication channel (Howard 2003).
ii. Sales Promotion
Sales promotion refers to short term incentives to customers to encourage trial or purchase (Kotler & Armstrong 2004, p. 486). FCUK had just launched its new fragrant "Scent to bed". A promotional campaign was already underway for the product and was consolidated with the marketing campaign of fall 2004. At every purchase in FCUK stores, the customers got a free 'Scent to bed' t-shirts and 'License to FCUK' cards, which had a code imprinted over them. Customers were to enter that unique code to each card on to the website www.scenttobed.com for a chance on a trip for six to Club Med (Howard 2003).
iii. Events & Experiences
From time to time companies sponsor events, activities or programs to create brand related interactions (Kotler & Keller 2006, p. 536). FCUK is also actively working to innovate and increase customers' brand experience. FCUK FM was launched in the summer of 2004 to enhance the customer-brand interactions. The radio station was a rock-based music station playing in FCUK outlets all over world, selective alliances and was live-cast on the website of FCUK FM. This was done to set the ground for and was in complete sync with the advertising campaign built around the 'bike' theme (fcuk FM 2007).
FCUK also launched a flavoured vodka drink in bars in UK for cross branding as well as grabbing attention of different media circles and consumers (Varley, 2006).
iv. Public Relations
Public Relations are non-paid messages that a third party conveys it to target consumers of a brand. It can be newspapers or experienced customer's word of mouth (Kotler & Keller 2006, p.536). As mentioned above that 'Scent to bed' was recently launched, which was done in a launch part. The launch party was a major success and attracted several hundred distinctive personalities of UK. It also earned fcuk acknowledgement in PR-circles and media. The part was held in New York. The invitation cards were given away at stores in hotel doorknob hangers that read 'FCUK in progress' (Howard 2004).
v. Direct Marketing
Direct marketing is a new age communication tool using email, mobile or telephones for marketing the product. to the target consumers (Kotler & Keller 2006, p. 536). FCUK was perhaps amongst the first brands to introduce mobile marketing. This was done in the same year as launch of FCUK FM. The concept, in fact, initiated from the FCUK FM. The participants were to answer three music trivia questions via SMS to win a $250 FCUK gift certificate. They could also receive the FCUK FM programme schedule through SMS alerts and download FCUK mobile content such as wallpapers, ring tones etc. directly into their mobile phones. This enabled FCUK to collect customer information for direct marketing in future (MMA.com 2004).
FCUK also ensured its cyber presence with a website that contained its clothing line information and branding detail. The site also enabled consumers to play games online, it also offered giveaways to consumers having 'license to fcuk' such as sample of 'FCUK Vanity' makeup line products (brandchannel.com, 2004). While a specialized website for women FCUK clothing www.fcukbuymail.com was also launched (fcukbuymail.com 2007).
4. Evaluating Effectiveness
Ultimate objective of integrating marketing communication mix is to achieve a high impact campaign that creates awareness, knowledge, develop consumer preference and result in purchase (Kotler & Keller 2006, p. 583).
Communication-Effect: Concerning the effectiveness of communication as a awareness creating tool, the above campaign caused the traditional FCUK stir. It got consumers and non-consumers to talk about the brand, increasing its mind and heart share. Thus, its objective to reinforce the product was achieved efficiently.
Sales-Effect: However, the economic results for the autumn campaign were not what were expected. The profits were £32 million dropping £37 million. However, the French Connection chief operating officer defending the stance of brand said that it is not the advertising and branding that has failed the trends during the year were more cutting edge then our designs and we intend to focus on that as well in future (Tran 2004).
Despite integrating marketing communication being a crucial aspect of a marketing strategy, it is not sole driver of product purchase. Consumer behaviour is a complex and result of several economic, social and environmental factors. It is important for businesses to realize that when it is right for to pursue which branding objectives and strategy. Incase of FCUK the marketers did not experiment with a expiring concept for a long time. Finally in 2005, French Connection UK dropped the FCUK slogan from its advertising campaigns and once again became French Connection (CNN.com 2005).
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Whirlpool Corporation, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Career Solutions TEC Staffing and Andrews International, Fort Smith, AR; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
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Frank Russell Company, Administrative Service Center, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Volt Services, Tacoma, WA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
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Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered Plans
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The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is soliciting comments on the proposed extension of the information collection provisions of the regulations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) that are discussed below. A copy of the information collection requests (ICRs) may be obtained by contacting the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. ICRs also are available at reginfo.gov (http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain).
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The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data for state petitions to add areas to the Labor Surplus Areas List. The expiration date is March 30, 2011. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this notice.
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This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., (UL) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under 29 CFR 1910.7. This notice also modifies the scopes of recognition of the following three NRTLs: FM Approvals LLC, Intertek Testing Services NA Inc., and Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Haldex Brake Corporation, Commercial Vehicle Systems, Including On-Site Leased Workers of Johnston Integration Technologies, a Subsidiary of Johnston Companies, Iola, KS; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030). The information collection requirements specified in the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard provides employers and workers with means to provide protection from adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
Rescission of Form T-1, Trust Annual Report; Requiring Subsidiary Organization Reporting on the Form LM-2, Labor Organization Annual Report; Modifying Subsidiary Organization Reporting on the Form LM-3, Labor Organization Annual Report; LMRDA Coverage of Intermediate Labor Organizations; Final Rule
Document Number: C1-2010-29226
https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2010/12/07/C1-2010-29226.html
Di-Pro, Inc., a Subsidiary of Bendix-Spicer/Knorr-Bremse Bendix-Spicer Foundation Brake Including On-Site Leased Workers From Select, Act-1 and Pridestaff Fresno, CA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
LF USA, Inc., a Subsidiary of Li & Fung Limited, Including Workers Whose Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wages Are Reported Through Wear Me Apparel LLC, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Winston Staffing, Laurinburg, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Optera, Inc. Formerly Known as Donnelly Corporation/Magna Donnelly Including On-Site Leased Workers From Manpower and Key Personnel Holland, Michigan; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Weyerhaeuser Company Corporate Headquarters Including On-Site Leased Workers From Volt Services, Adecco, Manpower and Express Personnel Federal Way, Washington; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Bostik, Inc. Formerly Known as ATO Findley Marshall, MI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
General Motors Corporation, Powertrain Flint North, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Allegis Group Services, Securitas and Knight Management, Flint, MI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Dell Products LP, Winston-Salem (WS-1) Division, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Adecco, Spherion, Patriot Staffing, Manpower, TEKsystems, APN, ICONMA, Staffing Solutions, South East, Omni Resources and Recovery, SecurAmerica, LLC, Industrial Distribution Group (IDG), LLC, ARM Automation, Inc., and Seaton Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
General Motors Company Formerly Known as General Motors Corporation Willow Run Transmission Plant Including On-Site Leased Workers From Aerotek, Securitas, Knight Management, PLMSI, and ACRO, Ypsilanti, MI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
General Motors Corporation Grand Rapids Metal Center Metal Fabricating Division Including On-Site Leased Workers From Securitas, Premier, EDS and Quaker Chemical Grand Rapids, MI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Chrysler Group LLC Formerly Known as Chrysler LLC Kenosha Engine Plant Including On-Site Leased Workers From Caravan Knight Facilities Management LLC, Syncreon, Mahar Tool Supply Company, Waste Management, Quaker Chemical Corporation, K+S Services, Inc., G4S Secure Solutions, Crassociates, Inc., CES, Inc., Evans Distribution Systems, Prodriver Leasing Systems, Inc., Teksystems, Inc., and Arcadis Kenosha, WI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
American Axle & Manufacturing Detroit Manufacturing Complex Holbrook Avenue and Saint Aubin Including On-Site Leased Workers From Paint Tech International Detroit, MI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
HAVI Logistics, North America a Subsidiary of HAVI Group, LP Including On-Site Leased Workers of Express Personnel Services and the La Salle Network, Bloomingdale, IL; Havi Logistics, North America, Lisle, IL; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Zach System Corporation a Subdivision of Zambon Company, SPA Including On-Site Leased Workers of Turner Industries and Go Johnson, La Porte, TX; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Charming Shoppes of Delaware, Inc. Accounts Payable, Rent, Merchandise Disbursement Divisions, and Payroll Department Within the Shared Service Center, Bensalem, PA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Petitions for Modification of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards
Agency: Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 30 CFR part 44 govern the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification. This notice is a summary of petitions for modification filed by the parties listed below to modify the application of existing mandatory safety standards published in Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Standard on Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators (29 CFR 1926.552).
Senior Executive Service; Appointment of Members to the Performance Review Board
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards
This rule rescinds the Form T-1, Trust Annual Report, and rescinds its implementing regulations by removing them from the CFR. This form was promulgated by the final rule published in the Federal Register on October 2, 2008 (2008 Form T-1 rule). The Form T-1 was required to be filed by labor organizations about certain trusts in which they are interested pursuant to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Upon further review of the 2008 Form T-1 rule, including the pertinent facts and legally relevant policy considerations surrounding that rulemaking, as well as the comments received from the February 2, 2010, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind the Form T-1, the Department of Labor (Department) rescinds the rule implementing the Form T-1 because it considers the trust reporting required under the rule to be overly broad and, as structured, is not necessary to prevent circumvention and evasion of the Title II reporting requirements. Additionally, this rule returns ``subsidiary organization'' reporting to the Form LM-2 (Labor Organization Annual Report), which the Department considers to be necessary to satisfy the purposes of the LMRDA, and it clarifies the scope of such reporting in response to comments received in the NPRM. Finally, in interpreting the definition of ``labor organization'' under the LMRDA, the Department returns to its long held view that the statute's coverage does not encompass intermediate bodies that are wholly composed of public sector organizations. In so doing, the Department has reconsidered a definitional interpretation that it adopted in 2003.
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is rescheduling the dates of two public hearings and announcing the date and location of an additional public hearing on the proposed rule addressing Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors. This notice also corrects one error in the preamble to the proposed rule. On November 15, 2010, MSHA published the dates and locations of six public hearings to be held on the proposed rule. MSHA published the proposed rule on October 19, 2010; it is available on MSHA's Web site at http://www.msha.gov/REGS/FEDREG/ PROPOSED/2010PROP/2010-25249.pdf. The proposed rule would revise the Agency's existing standards on miners' occupational exposure to respirable coal mine dust and lower miners' exposure to respirable coal mine dust.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System,'' (BTQ) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training Grant
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Application for OSHA Training Grant,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Portable Fire Extinguishers-Annual Maintenance Certification Record
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Portable Fire ExtinguishersAnnual Maintenance Certification Record,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Welding, Cutting and Brazing
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Welding, Cutting and Brazing,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Job Corps Enrollee Allotment Determination
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Job Corps Enrollee Allotment Determination,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benefit Appeals Report
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Benefit Appeals Report,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Nonmonetary Determination Activity Report
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Nonmonetary Determination Activity Report,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Job Corps Placement and Assistance Record
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Job Corps Placement and Assistance Record,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Target Date Disclosure
The Department published in the Federal Register of October 24, 2007 a final regulation (the qualified default investment alternative regulation) providing relief from certain fiduciary responsibilities for fiduciaries of participant-directed individual account plans who, in the absence of directions from a participant, invest the participant's account in a qualified default investment alternative. On October 20, 2010, the Department published a final regulation that requires the disclosure of certain plan and investment- related information, including fee and expense information, to participants and beneficiaries in participant-directed individual account plans (the participant-level disclosure regulation). This document contains proposed amendments to the qualified default investment alternative regulation to provide more specificity as to the information that must be disclosed in the required notice to participants and beneficiaries concerning investments in qualified default investment alternatives, including target date or similar investments. This document also contains a proposed amendment to the participant-level disclosure regulation that would require the disclosure of the same information concerning target date or similar investments to all participants and beneficiaries in participant- directed individual account plans.


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Texas Tech Research: Imported Grape Varieties May Excel on the South Plains
By: Leslie Cranford
Wine grapes that flourish in certain parts of Europe just might excel in West Texas.
Wine grapes that flourish in certain parts of Europe just might excel in West Texas. Or at least that's what researchers at Texas Tech University are hoping to find out. Researchers in Texas Tech's Department of Plant and Soil Science are evaluating wine grape varieties from Spain, Portugal and southern regions of Italy and France that are growing at a research vineyard near the Lubbock airport. "The concept is to try to match grape varieties to the local climate, so we are evaluating varieties that should do well in our hot climate, but mostly have been untested here," said Ed Hellman, professor of viticulture. "I say mostly untested because some of our growers on the High Plains, based on our suggestions, have been moving in this direction already." Hellman said the hope is to grow grape varieties on the South Plains that can make exceptional wines, which would make the grapes in high demand in other parts of the state. Winemakers throughout Texas commonly purchase grapes from the South Plains where they can obtain large quantities of high-quality fruit to produce many different wine types. Research on grape variety evaluation is long-term, but the young vines produced their first crop in 2010 so preliminary results should be available in December. Listed are the regions in Europe where these varieties have traditionally been grown and perform well: Aglianico - southern Italy Malvasia bianca - southern Italy Montepulciano -southern Italy Negro Amaro - Sicily (Italy) Nero d'Avola - Sicily (Italy) Roussanne - southern France Marsanne - southern France Counoise - southern France Syrah - southern France Mourvedre - southern France and Spain Grenache - southern France and Spain Albarino - Spain and Portugal Tempranillo - Spain and Portugal Tinta Cao - Portugal Touriga nacional - Portugal Tinta Madeira - Portugal [For more on this story, see video here] Find Texas Tech news, experts and story ideas at www.media.ttu.edu. CONTACT: Ed Hellman, professor of viticulture and joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Extension;Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, (806) 746-6101or at ed.hellman@ttu.edu.


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Anime adaptations have been a complicated subject in the recent history of Hollywood. Two such projects, Death Note and Akira, have been kicking around town for a couple of years now, and thanks to various complications neither one has been brought to life just yet. Death Note just experienced an interesting twist of fate, though. Brace yourselves, anime fans: Adam Wingard is the new director on Death Note.
The Hollywood Reporter names Adam Wingard as the new helmer on the long stalled project, and this announcement is probably the best fit for the franchise's darker sensibilities. Death Note tells the story of Light, a high schooler who stumbles upon a book that can kill anyone by any means the user wants. With an extra-dimensional demon egging him on, and a detective hot on his trail, Light tries to create a world rid of evil – one death at a time.
So after laying down that concept, tell us: would you rather see the director of You're Next and The Guest tackle this concept, or would you rather recall either of the project's previously attached directors? Keep in mind, up until today, Gus Van Sant was the last director rumored to be taking the job, and this was only after Shane Black jumped off of the project to pursue different projects. While both of those filmmakers have experience in pretty dark places, neither has the horror credentials any Death Note helmer would require to make any adaptation of the anime as tense yet haunting as Adam Wingard.
Should Adam Wingard's attempt at bringing Death Note to the big screen manage to succeed, this would be the auteur's first big budget studio film. Considering how long Warner Bros. has been trying to turn this movie into an actual reality, they look like they're ready to put as much money and work behind Death Note as they can. Should this flick succeed, not only would Wingard have a hit with a big studio picture, but Warner Bros. might feel inclined to finally greenlight Akira, thus generating an anime adaptation boom in Hollywood.
Whatever the consequences, good or bad, may be, at the very least, a watchable product. Adam Wingard's horror/thriller skills have been proven to be something that plays for a niche audience better than it does moviegoers in general. Death Note could change all of that, especially if Wingard enlists writer friend and collaborator Simon Barrett to punch up the script into something more along the lines of You're Next, or any other entry of their previous work. They'll have time to work out the kinks though, as Death Note is still in the early stages of pre-production and has no release date as of yet. Attack On Titan, on the other hand, is staying where it belongs... in its homeland.


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World View: Yet Another Terrorist Bombing in Ankara Turkey Kills 34
John J. Xenakis
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
Yet another terrorist bombing in Ankara Turkey kills 34
AQIM takes credit for armed terror attack on Ivory Coast beach resort
Footage from central Ankara just before and just after the bomb went off
A suicide car bomb exploded in central Ankara in Turkey on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125.
Turkey has been reeling from a series of suicide bombing attacks in the last five months. On February 17, 29 were killed in a car bombing targeting the Turkish military in Ankara. A branch of the Kurdish separatist terror party, PKK, took credit. On January 12, a suicide attack blamed on the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or Daesh) killed eleven German tourists in Istanbul. On October 10, 103 people were killed in twin suicide bombings targeting a pro-Kurdish peace rally in Ankara.
After a massive terror attack in July of last year in the town of Suruç on the border with Syria, Turkey declared war on PKK, ending a ceasefire agreement that had been in effect since 2012. Turkish troops began attacking PKK strongholds in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, and Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to defeat the PKK. Now, after several further massive terror attacks on an almost monthly basis, Erdogan is becoming increasingly belligerent.
Two weeks ago, Turkey shut down the main opposition newspaper. ( "6-Mar-16 World View — Turkey's 'shameful day for free press' as government seizes Zaman media")
That act obviously did nothing to prevent Sunday's terror attack on central Ankara, although it does make it more difficult anyone to know what's going on in Turkey. That was all the more clear on Sunday when the government shut down access to social media, including Facebook and Twitter.
Either the PKK or ISIS is the likely perpetrator. Nobody has claimed credit yet for Sunday's attack, but Turkish officials are suggesting that the bomb was similar to the bomb used in the February 17 attack, for which a branch of the PKK claimed credit. Erdogan issued this statement:
Our state will never give up its right to self-defense against all kinds of terror threats.
Terror organizations and their pawns are targeting our innocent citizens in the most immoral and heartless way as they lose the fight against our security forces.
Terror attacks – which intend to target the integrity of Turkey, unity and solidarity of our people – do not diminish our will to fight against terror, but further boost it.
[The country's fight against terrorism will] successfully conclude by bringing down terror to its heel.
I doubt that anyone seriously believes that. Hurriyet (Ankara) and Anadolu (Turkey) and Reuters
Al-Qaeda on the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the North African branch of al-Qaeda, claimed credit for an attack by armed gunmen at a beach resort in the town of Grand-Bassam in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) on Sunday. There were 14 civilians, two special forces, and six assailants killed in the assault and subsequent gunfight when security forces arrived.
Tourists are increasingly under attack by jihadists in Africa. ISIS was responsible for several terrorist attacks in Tunisia last year. AQIM, whose roots are in Algeria, has been focusing on tourist sites in former French colonies. It attacked a hotel in Mali in November, and then a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso in January. Côte d'Ivoire borders both of those countries, and it was feared that AQIM would strike there next, as happened on Sunday.
AQIM had been slowing down its activities until recent months. The escalation of AQIM's operations coincides with the rise of ISIS in Libya, and it's thought that AQIM and ISIS are in competition. CNN and AP
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