Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Captain Walter Barrie and son Callum Photo: MoD

Captain Walter Barrie and son Callum  Photo: MoD

THE ROYAL SCOTS BORDERERS, 1ST BATTALION THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF SCOTLAND

Since the announcement of the death of Captain Walter Reid Barrie by the Ministry of Defence tributes have continued to pour in from amongst his family members, friends, superior officers and the grateful British public. Captain Barrie from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (abbreviated ‘1 SCOTS’) according to the MoD was shot in an 'insider attack' at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shawqat in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand Province on Sunday 11 November 2012.

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Every organisation experiences user frustrations and complications that result in support calls to the help desk. While each call may seem to suggest a unique problem, have you ever stopped to ask whether there could be a common root cause? While it may seem black and white – the machine works and now it doesn’t, I’d argue that the majority of scenarios can actually be pinpointed to the same problem, just in different ‘grey’ guises? Let’s look at the evidence.

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Love it or hate it, social networking has firmly embedded itself into the fabric of our world. The likes of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can be powerful business tools, especially for marketing, communication and recruitment purposes.

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Munich, Germany: Vigilance can report that Brainlooop has appointed Johannes Hertz as Chief Financial Officer. In his new position, Hertz will be responsible for defining the company’s financial strategy and its future investment plans, and for developing its relationships with international players in the finance markets.

 

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