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The pilot filed a complaint with the FAA and the Department of Labor (OSHA). The pilot complaint with OSHA alleged retaliation for a protected activity under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, the aviation industry whistle blower law known as AIR21. |
The FAA conducted an investigation and found no wrong doing by the company. "The FAA has completed its investigation of the safety allegations contained in your complaint. This investigation has not established a violation of an order, regulation, or standard relating to air carrier safety. Therefore, the FAA is closin... |
However, OSHA's Philadelphia Regional Office found merit to the pilot's complaint. "Pilots are protected by law when they refuse to fly an aircraft determined to be unairworthy," said MaryAnn Garrahan, OSHA's regional administrator in Philadelphia. "Air carriers that retaliate against employees for exercising their rig... |
As a result of OSHA's findings, the company was ordered to pay back wages in the amount of more than $140,000 for the period from June 30, 2010, through June 30, 2013. Thereafter, the company will pay at a rate of $797 per week until it has made the complainant a bona fide offer of reinstatement. The company was also o... |
Metropolitan Aviation began operations in November 2006, as a jet charter operator. The company is based out Manassas Regional Airport, Manassas, Virginia. Metropolitan Aviation operates heavy jets, mid cabin, light jets and turbo prop aircraft. Alan Cook is the company’s Chief Executive Officer. |
iOS 13 rumors are starting to emerge which means it’s time to look into our crystal ball and give you a look at the future. |
Apple is still focused on improving iOS 12. The company recently released iOS 12.2 and it’s also working on a new milestone upgrade. |
The company’s iOS 12.3 update will bring new features, fixes and enhancements when it arrives. We expect it to touch down sometime in May. |
iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch owners should remain focused on iOS 12 though we won’t blame you if you start thinking about the next version of iOS, especially now that iOS 13 rumors are in the air. |
iOS 13 is the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system. The company hasn’t confirmed the software, but a report has outlined the first batch of details as we push toward the update’s inevitable release later this year. |
With the first iOS 13 details come the first questions about Apple’s next version of iOS. We’re getting queries about the iOS 13 update’s features, release date, and beta. |
We don’t have all of the answers but Apple’s a fairly predictable company so we can fill in some of these blanks ahead of time. |
Today we want to take you through some things to expect from the iOS 13 update. This guide takes a look at what we know about potential features, what we think we know about the release date and beta, and a few things you shouldn’t expect from Apple and iOS 13. |
This walkthrough will help average users and those who maybe haven’t followed previous iOS releases get comfortable ahead of the iOS 13 roll out. |
One of the first questions we always get (from readers, friends, and family) when the first batch of iOS rumors emerge is: "When will Apple announce iOS?" |
Unless Apple drastically changes the way it handles iOS releases, it will announce the first official iOS 13 details this summer at its annual developer conference. |
Apple's confirmed the WWDC 2019 dates and the conference kicks off on June 3rd in San Jose. June 3rd is the date to circle on the calendar if you're interested in iOS 13. |
On June 3rd we expect the company to outline its plans for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch), macOS (MacBook), and watchOS (Apple Watch) in 2019. |
Look for Apple to spend quite a bit of time highlighting key iOS 13 features but don't expect the company to reveal iOS 13 in full saving some announcements for the fall. |
United Nations, Sep 25 (PTI): Indicating a shift in Tehran’s policy, new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today condemned the Holocaust, saying the crime committed by the Nazis against Jews was “reprehensible”. |
“Any crime that happens in history against humanity, including the crime the Nazis committed towards the Jews, as well as non-Jewish people, was reprehensible and condemnable,” 64-year-old Rouhani, a moderate cleric known as ‘Diplomatic Sheikh’ for his constructive approach, told CNN. |
His remarks stands in stark contrast to his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who used his UN speeches for questioning the Holocaust – the killing of six million Jews by Nazis during Hitler’s regime in Germany. |
“Whatever criminality they committed against the Jews we condemn,” he said. “The taking of human life is contemptible. |
It makes no difference if that life is Jewish life, Christian or Muslim. For us it is the same,” said Rouhani, who had dodged the same question in an interview last week with NBC. |
“This too is an act that should be condemned. There should be an evenhanded discussion,” he added. |
The Iranian president is here on his maiden visit after assuming office to attend the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly wherein he addressed the world leaders hours after US President Barack Obama’s speech from the same podium. |
Rouhani during his UN speech said that Iran poses no threat to the world and Tehran is ready for talks on its nuclear energy programme with complete transparency. |
“Nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no place in Iran’s security and defence doctrine, and contradict our fundamental religious and ethical convictions,” he said, adding only way to resolve the nuclear issue is to respect Iran’s inalienable right to peaceful atomic programme. |
Germany welcomed his remarks, with its Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle saying “This is a good day for those who bet on a political and diplomatic solution” but demanded “substantial action” from Tehran on its nuclear programme. |
The West accuses Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons through its atomic energy programme, a charge deny by Tehran which maintains it’s for peaceful purposes. |
There have been several incidents going around the greater Pagan community recently that have really frustrated and disappointed me recently–a rash of transphobia incidents; and yet another white supremacist who claims to be “Asatru” who got arrested for planning a hate crime. This second incident had at least one majo... |
Let me tell you a bit about what I think my Heathenry is, and what it is not. |
My Heathenry attempts to identify and bring forward the beautiful complexity and positive aspects of the ancient Norse and Germanic religions. It does not rely on inaccurate, romanticized modern interpretations of “Viking” culture (such as extreme machismo, ethnic “purity”, or cultural intolerance) as a basis for my re... |
My Heathenry helps me honor and value my Swedish, Norwegian, and Germanic heritage. It does not feel the need to exclude or raise me above others who do not have this ancestry. |
My Heathenry honors the virtues espoused in the sagas and eddas and uses them as inspiration for my own values and my sense of ethics. It does not give me an excuse me to wield these same virtues as weapons against other Heathens. |
My Heathenry expands, rather than narrows, my worldview. |
My Heathenry is a solid foundation in good times and in bad. |
My Heathenry keeps me centered and connected me to the land, the Gods, and my community. |
I hope that, if you are a Heathen, you share this with me, or are at least open to the possibility of changing your idea of what Heathenry is and can be. |
The process of forging a sword out of a hunk of steel is a complicated prospect, even if all you are doing is heating that steel up and drawing it out to a straight edge with a point and something to grip. Sword art gets exponentially more complex from there, and while modern tools have made a lot of the process a grea... |
One of the things that make the Man At Arms YouTube channel so incredible is their decision to take fantasy weapons, things that were drawn or designed with little to no respect for things like physics of functionality, and bringing them to life. The Man At Arms builds to date have all been fantastic and fun to watch, ... |
The Fierce Deity Sword from Link’s time in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask looks positively massive in the game. It’s a two-handed weapon wielded by anyone rocking the Firece Deity mask, and despite the brief time you spend in that form the incredible look Link has while wearing the mask leaves a lasting impression.... |
The sheer lack of corners cut in making this blade is more than a little impressive. The damascus half of the blade is flawless, and the end result is the spitting image of Link’s blade in Majora’s Mask. It’s a design worthy of the Man At Arms videos, but more than that it’s an impressive technical accomplishment to se... |
As we learned from our recent interview with Matt Stagmer and Ilya Alexseyev, these blades head off to sit in beautiful cases at Defy Media HQ. If ever there was a blade to want mounted on a wall in your home, though, this would sit very high on that list. |
The Women’s Council of Realtors Sumner County Home Tour takes place 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 1. |
The tour features five privately owned homes in Gallatin’s Fairvue Plantation and Foxland Harbor neighborhoods. |
As an added bonus, they will be festively decorated for the Christmas holidays. |
This is the seventh year for the tour, which benefits Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots and the Women’s Council of Realtors. |
If you’ve ever wanted to peek inside the front door of some of Sumner County’s most luxurious homes, you’ll have your chance on Dec. 1. As an added bonus, they will be festively decorated for the Christmas holidays. |
During the Women’s Council of Realtors Sumner County Home Tour, five homes in Gallatin’s Fairvue Plantation and Foxland Harbor neighborhoods will be open for public tours. |
“They’re all decked out for the holidays,” said Darla Nickens Hunley, a Realtor for Coldwell Banker Lakeside. |
This is the seventh year for the tour, which benefits Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots and the Women’s Council of Realtors. Participants are requested to bring an unwrapped toy when they check in to begin the tour at the Sumner County Tourism Center in Gallatin. |
Tickets are $12.50 and include admission to each home, a booklet with information about the area and the homes on tour, a ballot for voting for favorite homes and an invitation for light refreshments at the Sumner County Tourism Center, which is hosting the event. Primary Residential Mortgage is sponsoring the tour. |
"We are thrilled about this year’s holiday themed home tour,” said Beth Foutch, a Realtor with Re/Max Choice Properties and Women’s Council of Realtors 2018 president. |
Homes on the tour are privately owned and would not otherwise be open to the public. |
“We always provide homes that quite frankly our participants would not normally have the chance to visit. The properties are absolute works of art. Sumner County is a hidden gem in Middle Tennessee and this is Women’s Council of Realtors Sumner County network’s opportunity to present what makes our area such a special ... |
The five homes on the tour range in size from about 4,500 to 10,000 square feet, so participants will see a variety of floor plans. Fairvue and Foxland are neighboring golf communities on the shore of Old Hickory Lake. |
Being a homeowner on the tour is a rewarding experience, said Trey Pettis, owner of Pettis Builders, a custom home building company. |
His personal home, which he built and where his family has lived for several years, was voted best of show by participants in last year’s show. |
This year, a house he built in Foxland will be on the tour. |
“So many people come through and see your home and your product,” said Pettis. |
“We’ve always supported the Women’s Council of Realtors. This is a great event that raises money for charities,” he said. |
Where: Tours begin at the Sumner County Tourism Center, 2310 Nashville Pike in Gallatin. |
Admission: Tickets are $12.50. Tickets are limited and organizers recommend purchasing them in advance by calling Shaun Lyons, chairman for the tour, at 615-429-3029 or 615-991-5027. |
50 gift bags were stored in the boot and ready for delivery to some of Northampton's most elderly. |
Handmade presents for the homeless and elderly community in Northampton have been broken and water damaged after the car, which stored the gifts, was vandalised. |
For the past two weeks, children at the Northampton Scouts Group in Camphill have been kindly collecting stocking fillers and making hampers for the homeless and elderly in their area. |
Tracey's car was damaged on Friday night and the rain damaged gifts in her boot. |
On Friday night (November 30) thieves vandalised the scout leaders' Fiat 500, while it was parked on her driveway, where the presents were stored ready for delivery over the weekend. |
Some of the gift bags were thrown onto the pavement and the back window of the car was smashed. As a result of the vandalism, many of the gifts inside the car have been water damaged. |
Scout leader Tracey Spires,whose car window was smashed, said: "The group has been giving, making and donating for three years and everyone is involved from their families, friends and neighbours all for this year's campaign to now be ruined. |
"We are currently trying to salvage what's left from rain damage and smashed glass in a hope to get something together for our next donations day." |
Lots of the designs are irreplaceable but donations and help can still be given to the 49th Northampton Scout Group. |
All of the donations are given to Earth's Lonely Angels, a community group that helps the homeless in Camphill and Hunsbury as well as Northampton's night shelter. |
About 100 children, aged between six and 14, had also made handmade cards to put with their gift bag and 50 of the presents and cards were stored in the boot of the car. |
"I'm just trying to raise awareness - hopefully people won't leave items in their cars and be unlucky like us," Tracey added. |
"Most of our items are just ruined from the rain damage but that's not the point, some people are just cruel. |
"I'm not bothered about my car, it's about the effort and time of the children, which they put in. It's the right thing for charities and children to do to give to someone else. |
"The elderly look forward every year to their Christmas card from the scout group but this year there won't be enough to go round." |
A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Police said today: "The incident was reported on Saturday morning. |
"Items were stolen from a vehicle in Tallyfield End, Northampton, sometime between 10.30pm on Friday, November 30 and 6am on Saturday, December 1, after the offender/s smashed the rear window of the vehicle. |
"Witnesses or anyone with information should call Northamptonshire Police on 101." |
If you want to give donations to Northampton Scout Group - email Tracey at 49thnorthampton@gmail.com. |
Statistics show that the double-handed backhand is now the dominant choice among professional players. |
It gives more power and control on return of serve and on high balls, which are two crucial areas in the modern game. |
Now put YOUR boot to the test! |
A company that makes banana costumes has sued Kmart Corp. and Sears on Wednesday, alleging copyright infringement, trade dress infringement and unfair competition. Pictured are runners at the starting line at the 2013 Hot Chocolate Chicago 15/5K. |
This Halloween, you'll probably see someone in a banana suit. Yes, he or she will be outfitted in a bright yellow costume, their face filling a hole in the middle of the fruit as arms and legs poke through the polyester peel. Hilarious. |
Turns out, those bananas are big money, so much so that one seller has gone to federal court to defend its banana designs. The phrase "banana suit" now has a dual meaning thanks to a complaint filed in New Jersey federal court. Silvertop Associates, a costume manufacturer which does business as Rasta Imposta, sued Kmar... |
Since 2008, Kmart has purchased costumes from Rasta Imposta, but the two companies failed to reach an agreement this year and Kmart said it would use "another vendor" to fulfill banana costume orders, according to the complaint. "Shortly thereafter, Rasta Imposta discovered that Kmart had begun offering the infringing ... |
Rasta Imposta first began selling the banana costume in 2001 and received a copyright registration in 2010. The company licenses out the design and considers the banana "one of the company's most important costumes." Rasta Imposta and its attorneys didn't reply to a request for comment, and it's unclear how many banana... |
Come every October, Halloween creates very big business for retailers. Americans are expected to spend $9.1 billion on Halloween-related items this year, including $3.4 billion on costumes, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Costumes are purchased by 69 percent o... |
While two companies can certainly make dueling banana costumes, in the latest case Rasta Imposta argues that these two are entirely too similar, citing the shape, the black ends of the banana, the vertical lines down the middle of the costume, the cut outs for limbs, and even the advertising, which uses a similarly dre... |
But how different do banana suits really have to be to avoid an intellectual property fight? "It's not that the subject has to be original," explained trademark lawyer Sonia Lakhany. "It's that the expression of that subject is original. That's what copyright registration protects-the original expression of what you wo... |
Indeed, there are all sorts of banana outfits out there. A quick search on Amazon.com reveals dozens of banana costumes. There are unpeeled bananas, half-peeled bananas, banana hoodies, banana jumpsuits, baby bananas, doggy bananas, zombie bananas, top-hat bananas, and mustachioed bananas. Target sells inflatable banan... |
Regardless of how similar two bananas might be, copyright cases tend to be long and drawn out. Kmart could argue that the design isn't sufficiently similar to Rasta Imposta's brand to warrant trade dress protections, or question why other brands haven't been sued for similar infringements. |
That Kmart and Rasta Imposta had a relationship before this litigation is also notable. When two companies haven't previously interacted and create similar designs, the defendant can argue they acted in good faith and didn't willfully infringe on the plaintiff's design. However, in this case, the two companies had work... |
"There's always a question of if you can prove there's awareness," Lakhany said. The plaintiff has to show "they knew what it looked like; (that) they were in a deal." |
TAUNTON Town boss Rob Dray believes three points this weekend are “imperative”, as the Peacocks aim to stay ahead of the chasing pack in Premier Division South. |
Taunton saw last Saturday’s home match with Swindon Supermarine postponed due to the snow, circumstances which left head of football Dray with mixed feelings. |
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