Britain to scrap Royal Navy rescue operations as Mediterranean migrant crisis escalates

As EU ministers discuss the world’s most serious refugee crisis since World War II, the British government is set to withdraw its Royal Navy flagship from its role in rescuing thousands of migrants desperately trying to cross the Mediterranean.

HMS Bulwark is due to be withdrawn from European search and rescue operations by early July.

Experts say the number of migrants travelling across the Mediterranean in small boats from troubled North African and Middle Eastern states currently stands at a summer high. See more http://rt.com

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Qatar Airways urged to scrap policy allowing it to sack pregnant cabin crew

International Labour Organisation rules airline discriminated against women with clause stating it can terminate contracts over pregnancies.

The International Labour Organisation has called on Qatar Airways to scrap contracts that allow it to sack cabin crew members for being pregnant.

Following a year-long investigation sparked by complaints by workers at the state-owned airline, the labour arm of the United Nations ruled it discriminated against women by including in employment contracts a clause stating: “The company reserves the right to automatically terminate your contract as a flying cabin crew member should you become pregnant.”

The ILO said on Tuesday the contract breaches its 57-year-old convention against discrimination at work, which has been ratified by 172 countries. It has also demanded the Doha-based airline review a ban on female cabin crew being dropped off or picked up from work by men other than their brother, father or husband, which Qatar Airways insisted was “a cultural norm”.

It has also asked the Qatar government for more evidence about the impact on women of a clause in Qatar Airways workers’ contracts that they must “obtain prior permission from the company in case [he or she] wishes to change marital status and get married” – a requirement the airline says has now been dropped.

Asked to respond to the ILO’s findings, Akbar Al Baker, the chief executive of Qatar Airways, accused the organisation of having a “vendetta” against both Qatar and its national airline. “I don’t give a damn about the ILO – I am there to run a successful airline,” he told Reuters in Paris. “This is evidence of a vendetta they have against Qatar Airways and my country. My country has responded to the ILO accusations in a very robust way. We clarified the clauses in our contract.” Read more http://www.theguardian.com

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Nebraska awards scrap tire grants

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has awarded $2.01 million in grants to fund 126 scrap tire collection and recycling projects in the state.

Nearly $646,000 of the grant money will go toward funding 30 scrap tire collections across the state, said Nebraska DEQ Director Jim Macy. The agency estimates that these collections will round up 7,075 tons of scrap tires from Nebraska homes, farms and businesses.

Other grants will partially reimburse individuals and organizations for rubber mulch and other recycled rubber products across Nebraska, Macy said. These include funds for schools and organizations to install playground mulch, synthetic turf fields and running tracks.

Nebraska generates more than 1.5 million scrap tires annually, or about one scrap tire for everyone in the state, according to the Nebraska DEQ. The state funds scrap tire abatement projects through a $1 fee on every new tire sold in the state. That money goes into the Nebraska DEQ’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Grants program. See more http://www.rubbernews.com/

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Shipowners cave in to falling scrap prices

With no signs of recovery in dry bulk freight rates, ship owners have caved in and sold vessels for recycling despite scrap prices going south.

Scrap prices are falling in tandem with freight rates as more and more ships are being offered for recycling.

IHS Maritime Sea-web.com data shows that year-to-date, 250 bulkers including 62 Capesizes, have been recycled.

Scrap prices for bulkers, especially Handysizes, now average USD360 per ldt on the Indian sub-continent, down from USD400 per ldt a year ago.

Capesizes and Panamaxes managed to fetch better prices due to their sizes.

Read more http://www.ihsmaritime360.com

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Governor signs law to establish state database of scrap metal sales

A bill that would establish a statewide database of scrap metal sales in an attempt to curb thefts has been signed into law by the governor.

HB 2048, which Gov. Sam Brownback signed Friday, requires the attorney general’s office to set up and maintain the database.

The bill was pushed by Sedgwick County DA Marc Bennett, who said the database will offer law enforcement an effective tool to analyze trends and catch thieves.

For example, he said, last year thieves stole about $100,000 in scrap metal in Wichita on two separate occasions. The database would enable law enforcement officers to identify whether the same person sold metal at multiple scrap yards in multiple counties and pursue that as a lead after a robbery, he said.

“Who are the big buyers? Who are the big sellers? Is this legitimate what’s going on?” Bennett said. “Or can we track some of these people who are habitually selling scrap metal across different yards around one jurisdiction to the next. Because it’s very hard to just go into a yard and find one length of scrap metal and say, aha, here’s the piece of copper that was stolen.”

The database will be paid for through penalties for theft and registration fees for scrap metal dealers.

The legislation will also bring uniformity to restrictions on the selling of scrap metal across the state. Bennett said ordinances differed in Wichita from the rest of Sedgwick County and the rest of the state, making it difficult to enforce the law.

The legislation makes scrap metal theft a Level 6 nonperson felony if the damage exceeds $5,000; that carries presumptive probation, Bennett said. A second offense would mean presumptive imprisonment.

“We’re not expecting people suddenly lining up filling the prisons. The goal here is to try to identify people doing this, shut them down and put a stop to this crime,” he said.

Read more http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article24501499.html

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Ways To Make Lamp Shades From Home Scrap

Making lamp from home scrap is an interesting and fun task. In fact, it is the optimum utilization of resources that have outlived their life and are no more used in the house. Lamps and lamp shades play an important role in adding to the beauty of the house by magnetizing the environment. They express serenity and solitude along with adding to the grace of the room and, if they are home-made, they look all the more beautiful. ADVERTISEMENT Six Simple Ways To Decorate Small Room You may feel that it is a cumbersome job which would require long hours of time investment. But, it is not so. In fact, it is a quick, easy and painless task that would enhance the beauty of your personal space and save you from buying those expensive lamps from the market place that cost a fortune.

Then again, the question that most people would ask is- How to make lamp shades with home scraps at home without wasting much time? Actually, it needs no expertise and could be made in just a few hours. Also, it gives a personal touch to the room. To make this task easy for you, given below is a small list of home scrap items that can be used for lamp shade making.

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2 sought in Greene County scrap metal theft

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in identifying a couple suspected of scrap metal theft about a week ago.

The sheriff’s office on Wednesday released photos of the suspects, who had a toddler in the back seat of their car at the time of the theft.

A surveillance camera at a property in Spring Valley Twp. recorded the suspects on June 4.

If you recognize the suspects or the car, you are asked to contact Greene Central Communications at 376-5111 and leave a message for Deputy Rob Rickels or Sgt. Beth Prall.

See more at: http://www.whio.com

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