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Constitutional Rights Foundation, Online Lessons Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF)
Part of the Constitutional Rights Foundation website, offers free, online civics and citizenship lessons covering a range of topics, such as Foundations of Our Constitution. Each subject has several lesson plans, as well as links to other resources. Also includes access to current and archived editions of Bill of Rights in Action newsletter, with an option to sign up for a free subscription.
DiscoverySchool.com Designed by the Discovery Channel for K-12 teachers and students, this website can be adapted for use with adult ESL learners. Provides resources and lesson plans in a variety of content areas, including U.S. history. Examples of lesson plans include: Understanding Government; We the People: A History; The American Revolution; the Civil Rights Movement; Immigration to the United States; and World War II: Causes and Consequences. Offers accompanying videos for purchase and free lesson planning and puzzle-making tools.
EDSITEment "We the People" Lessons The "We the People" initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities aims to strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture. As part of this initiative, EDSITEment offers a full range of lesson plans for K-12 teachers on the important ideas, events and figures of American history, civics and government.
EL Civics "How-To" Manual J. A. Napper and E. Rosenbaum, Bronx Community College and the City University of New York, 2003
Developed as part of the U.S. Department of Education's Civics Education Demonstration Project, this manual includes information on establishing and managing an EL/Civics program. It addresses goals and objectives, staffing, recruitment, student assessment and placement, staff development, student accountability, evaluation, curriculum development, and instructional strategies. Provides sample flyers, intake forms, self-assessments, lesson plans, and other helpful resources.
English Literacy Civics Education Resource Center Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning
Provides curriculum, lesson plans, professional development materials, web collections, activities for adult learners, parents, and children, and other resources under the following topics: civic participation and community action, immigration and naturalization, voting and government, parent and school involvement, and workplace education.
Project Voice
City College of San Francisco
Offers curriculum and lesson plans that link ESL, adult basic education, and citizenship programs with civics education. Materials cover wide range of topics, such as, civic rights and responsibilities, civic engagement, government, U.S. history, social issues, health, and communication skills. Includes lesson plan template structured around Equipped for the Future (EFF) Standards.
Q & A - Civics Education for Adult English Language Learners
L. Terrill, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), 2000
Aimed at the new EL/Civics teacher, this digest outlines the events that shape EL/Civics education, defines civics education and citizenship education, and provides activities and approaches to integrating civics education with language learning at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Also provides links to additional resources.
REEP ESL Curriculum for Adults
Arlington County Public Schools, Arlington, VA, Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP)
Online instructional system for educators working with adult English language learners that provides learner needs assessment tools, curriculum content, instructional strategies, and learner assessments for nine proficiency levels ranging from low/beginning to advanced. Unit Index section highlights topics and materials for all levels. Community Units focus on the life skills needed to participate in the community.
Taking Action: A Resource Guide for Instructors Serving ESL Adults with Learning Difficulties or Learning Disabilities
M. Frank, Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) Minnesota, 2003
Provides information on ESL and learning-disabled adults and language acquisition principles. Describes external and internal factors influencing learning and performance. Also offers promising practices and recommendations for ESL instruction, sample lesson plans, a preview of LDA's pre-referral, referral, and assessment tools, and models for determining significant learning difficulties or learning disabilities. Available for purchase from:
Talking with the Police - An English Language and Civics Workbook for English Language Learners - Student Workbook
C. Reta and M. A. Lane, Bruggemeyer Memorial Library LAMP (Literacy for All of Monterey Park) Program and the Monterey Park, California Police Department, 2002
Provides activities and lesson plans to teach adult English language learners the vocabulary, behaviors, and customs necessary for interacting with the police and handling other emergency situations. Student exercises and instructional plans include conversation practice, role-play, assessment, writing activities, and photos and graphics depicting scenarios, people, artifacts, and documents encountered in emergency and legal situations. Lessons target high beginning/low intermediate learners, but can be adapted to any level. Some material is specific to California, but can be modified for other regions. Features a "Critical Information Translations" section in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese.
Download/view PDF (90KB): http://www.otan.us/images/publicarchive/ArchivesDigitalFiles/ELCivics/003368/003368toc.pdf
Talking with the Police - An English Language and Civics Workbook for English Language Learners - Teacher's Guide
C. Reta and M. A. Lane, Bruggemeyer Memorial Library LAMP (Literacy for All of Monterey Park) Program and the Monterey Park, California Police Department, 2002
Accompanies the student guide, Talking with the Police - An English Language and Civics Workbook for English Language Learners.
Download/view PDF (913KB): http://www.otan.us/images/publicarchive/ArchivesDigitalFiles/ELCivics/003369.pdf
Tennessee Adult ESOL Curriculum Resource Book
P. Sawyer, Editor, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Office of Adult Education, and University of Tennessee, Center for Literacy Studies, 2001
Includes EL/Civics competencies organized by the National Reporting System levels of ESL achievement. Provides English language instruction emphasizing the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization procedures, civic participation, and U.S. history and government. Contains learning plans for various achievement levels that identify activities, assessment strategies, and relevant Equipped for the Future (EFF) Standards.
Download/view PDF (1.7MB): http://aeonline.coe.utk.edu/esolcrg.pdf
Thirteen Ed Online
Features useful tips, lesson plans, and other resources for ESL, EL/Civics, and GED instructors. Includes activities on migration and immigration, the lives of immigrants, U.S. history, using the Internet to explore history, as well as pre-GED and GED reading, writing, science, and mathematics. For example, in "Migration and Immigration in the United States: Three Case Studies," learners compare and contrast the early migration and immigration experiences of three different cultural groups.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Digital Classroom U.S. Archives
Provides reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, and lesson plans and other instructional activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government. Provides lessons by era, e.g., Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s). Lessons are designed for students in grades 5-12, but can be adapted for adult ESL students. Includes downloadable analysis worksheets for written documents, photographs, cartoons, poster, maps, artifacts, motion pictures, and sound recordings. http://www.archives.gov/education/index.html
Using Alternative Assessment with English Language Learners: References and Resources K. Carl and M. Rosen, Evaluation Assistance Center East, George Washington University, 1994
Discusses the need for nontraditional assessments in adult ESL programs. Provides an annotated list of references on issues, policies, and organizations relevant to alternative assessments.
Using Portfolio Assessment in EL Civics Classes in California
California Department of Education, California Adult Education Research Digest, No. 1, 2003
Offers a definition of "portfolio" and discusses how portfolios can contribute to assessment, instruction, and learning. Describes purposes for using portfolios, types of portfolios, appropriate content, desired outcomes, and guidelines for instructors and learners. Outlines steps involved in developing and implementing a standardized portfolio assessment system and provides links to other portfolio literature. Principles of portfolio use also can be applied to content areas other than civics.
Download/view PDF (264KB): https://www.casas.org/home/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.showContent&MapID=1332
Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office of Citizenship, 2005
Contains practical information to help immigrants settle into everyday life in the United States, as well as basic civics information to introduce immigrants to the U.S. system of government. Also gives new immigrants tips on how to get involved in their new community, and how to meet their responsibilities and exercise their rights as permanent residents.
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Offers an array of free online courses on ESL, adult education, family literacy, volunteering, and program management topics. Citizenship: What Volunteers Need to Know (ProLiteracy Worldwide and the National Center for Family Literacy, 2004) is a course offering a step-by-step introduction to the naturalization process. Other relevant courses include Citizenship: Preparing Students for the Interview, and Citizenship: Teaching US Civics for the Exam. Also includes a library of online and print resources on related topics, including adult literacy, English language instruction, and family literacy.
http://www.icivics.org This program is used in 50 states and anestimated 55,000 classrooms at this time (Oct. 2012). This program is designed to make civics fun.
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Private graveside services will be held later this week for Mr. Jackie Ray Partlow, 73, of Lebanon.
Founder of Lebanon's Partlow Funeral Chapel and a 1958 graduate of Lebanon High School, Mr. Partlow died peacefully Monday, June 30, 2014 following several years of declining health.
A loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, known to his family as "Pa", Mr. Partlow was born July 25, 1940 to the late Samuel Anderson & Alma Rebecca Lannom Partlow. He enjoyed his early childhood days in "The Glade" with his friends and family.
A 1963 graduate of the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science and a member of College Hills Church of Christ, Mr. Partlow's lifework was dedicated to serving others with compassion and service.
Perhaps his greatest joy was his family which he referred to as "his little bunch".
Survivors include: his beloved wife of 50 years Linda Partlow; daughter Jnae R. Partlow; son Jason Partlow and his wife Kathy; grandchildren Ashley Blair (Michael) Greer, Hunter Lee Reynolds, Jack Anderson Partlow and Grant Alexander Partlow; great grandchildren Samuel "Critter" Paxton Greer and Pollyanna "Little Miss" Rose Greer as well as many special friends.
Visitation with family and friends will be held between the hours of 2-8 p.m. Thursday, July 3 at Partlow Funeral Chapel. Private services at Cedar Grove Cemetery will be conducted by lifelong friend Bro. Larry Locke.
Mr. Partlow's family expresses special thanks to the staff at The Pavilion for all their love, care, and support and special friend and cardiologist, Dr. Tom McRae and his wonderful staff.
In lieu of flowers, the Partlow family requests contributions be made to the "Jackie Partlow Fund" at Cumberland University, 1 Cumberland Square Lebanon, TN 37087.
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Site looks great, Kerel.
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Thanks Man. I appreciate it. I got the idea to use Intense Debate from you. It's a pretty nice comments tool.
Yeah, it's a snappy little tool.
Only thing, sometimes comments don't get sent to your e-mail…Never know why.
Kerel – site looks great. Fantastic use of space and also great layout to allow the sufficient white space. Very nicely done.
PS to coment on the brown bag – at least we are still at that level and not hefty bags to cover more!
Thanks for the compliments on the site. LOL @ your brown bag comment although I'm concerned that we will need those hefty bags in a couple weeks..
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Grief is a hard thing. Hard to experience. Hard to convey. Hard to empathize with if you're not already emotionally invested. Hard to talk about in ways that aren't banal and obvious. Which is why I'm thankful for Korean dramas.My wife and I have been on a bit of a kdrama kick lately. Honestly, it's the only television I'll take the time watch these days. I'd been surprised by how involving and multifarious these shows could be. It's as if these writers and programmers distilled the concept … [Read more...]
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UTEP Basketball Leaps into 2012-13 Season
Oct. 12, 2012
The UTEP basketball team conducted its first practice of the 2012-13 season on Friday night, a little over three weeks prior to the exhibition opener against Southeastern Oklahoma (Nov. 3).
"Guys tried hard," UTEP coach Tim Floyd said. "We didn't get anybody hurt. There was more talking than we would like, but that goes hand-in-hand with the first day. I'm looking forward to day two."
The Miners concentrated on defensive principles in the two-hour session, running 2-on-2's, 3-on-3's and 5-on-5's. The guards also went through passing and cutting drills while the forwards and centers worked on rebounding.
"Everything we did in the spring and summer was geared towards offense," Floyd said. "Every single second has either been devoted towards individual player development or team offense. We have moved towards defending and incorporating the offense that we learned against the defense."
Twelve of the 14 players on the 2012-13 roster participated in Friday's practice, the exceptions being sophomore guard McKenzie Moore and freshman center Matt Willms. Moore will be eligible to play and practice in December, and Willms is a non-qualifier who will redshirt this season.
Floyd admitted before practice that his team has upgraded its personnel coming off a 15-17 year.
"We've never tried to sell a team short," he said. "We feel like we're more talented than we were a year ago. We should be; we were starting from scratch a year ago. We have added [players]. Whether or not it all translates into wins, given that we're still the 12th-youngest team in the country and the strength of our non-conference schedule, I don't know. I know I'm excited about seeing who we're going to be and where we're ultimately going to be. This year is going to serve us really well as we continue to move forward."
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About Your Watershed
Posted on January 30, 2013
Perhaps hiking through the Hockomock Swamp, wreaking of bug spray in search of cedar-swamp maple is not on your "must do" list for 2013. Most prefer a sunset paddle on any one of the 221 lakes and ponds, or a hike in any one of the 13 state parks, forests located within the 562 square mile area known as the Taunton River Watershed area.
The Town of Norton is one of the 43 communities located within the watershed area. Taunton River Watershed Alliance (TRWA) is one of nine watershed associations in Massachusetts with a shared mission to protect natural resources. Approximately 700,000 people live within the TRWA area. Human population and the "human footprint" has helped humans to see that an educated citizenry is critical to sustaining and maintaining a healthy watershed area. Re-connecting people to nature promotes wellness that results in greater environmental stewardship.
Please consider a membership to your local watershed association. Don't worry! You won't be required to dawn a mosquito lid and hang out in a swamp. Alternatively, a TRWA membership offers you and yours many opportunities to connect, experience, and appreciate our natural world. Click here for more information about TRWA.
Click her to visit the State's "View watershed by region" to learn more about watersheds beyond the Norton area.
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This is a discussion on Remington 700 .308 for sale within the Classifieds - Rifles forums, part of the Classifieds category; I have a custom Remington 700 .308 made by Accuracy Systems Inc. for sale. Its a 24" bull barrel 1:10 twist with an undamaged crown. ...
I have a custom Remington 700 .308 made by Accuracy Systems Inc. for sale. Its a 24" bull barrel 1:10 twist with an undamaged crown. The stock is HS Precision and has a detachable box magazine. The trigger is set at 2.5 lbs. I topped the rifle with a Nightforce 8-32x56 NXS with the NP-R1 reticle (excellent condition). I have Nightforce medium rings and a Nightforce 20 MOA taper scope base as well as a Nightforce angle degree indicator. I have just under 300 rounds fired through it. I know its hard to believe something on a forum without seeing it yourself but I shot a 6" 3-shot group at 1,000 yards with this rifle in 3-4 mph winds. I have a video on Youtube which shows the rifle in action (i didnt have a second camera to put on the target unfortunately). The video is titled 850 yard cold bore shot....screen name is QuackAttacker801. The asking price is $3900. The rifle alone is $2,799 and the scope about $1,900 depending on where it is purchased. That in itself is well above asking price. The rifle has been maintained and cleaned after every use. Any questions please feel free to give me a call or email. I can send pics by email if requested.


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All applicants for the Doctor of Arts degree must demonstrate both an aptitude for and an interest in teaching, as well as superior achievement in music performance, composition, or research. The applicant must have a master's degree from a regionally accredited school. The cumulative grade point average on the master's degree may be not less than 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
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So lets say that a gsxr 1000 decides to run the biggest motor of 1242 (5 x 6) / 2.62 = 474 pounds - 150 pound rider is a 324 pound bike (doable) but if a 200 lb guy builds one he has to have a 274 lb bike (prolly not likely)!! But yet lets says a busa builds a max motor of 1679 (5 x 11) / 2.62 is 640 lbs - 150 lbs rider is 470 lb bike (doable). But now lets says that a big boy wants to race and the biggest motor he can build is a 1679 but yet he weighs 220 suited, he now needs to build a 420 lb bike (that's pretty light!).
So what I am saying is a light rider is allowed to build a light bike of 470 lbs, while the 1000's and big guys on busa's have to build REALLLLLY light bikes to compete. Now I don't really know busas and their weight seeing as I race my 1000 all the time, but 420 lb busa seems really light and if the guy weight even more, it aint happening. Thoughts?
So will the Harleys get 160" at 615lbs? And 2" ground clearance?
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so 368 busa with a 150 lb rider is 518 *2.62 = 1357.16, seems like that a light rider wouldn't even have to build a motor, but then when he did he could just add the weight in all the right places and fly! i still see bigger guys and 1000's getting run over. but ive been wrong before.
with the 2.62 rule you could have a few different combos that can run close et's providing great racing. if you take a 380 lb bike with a 130lb rider thats 510lbs now if he wants to run a 1397 hes gotta add 23 pounds of ballast. take that same combo with richs rules and the same bike and rider can have 1572cc and add 50lbs of balast. which bike is going to be faster?
a light rider will ALWAYS have the advantage. unless your rules are based strictly on rider weight
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I see what you guys are saying about 2.62 rule They are going to have a hard time trying make rules for different brand and motor sizes for class like this SMH Yep Richard rule looks better
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Open season: Alfa's 4C Spider will have a targa fabric roof that can be rolled up and stored in the boot.
10 March 2014
By RON HAMMERTON in Turin
THE open-air version of Alfa Romeo's 4C sports coupe will get a soft top rather
than a lift-out hard top panel, not only because it saves weight but also
because there is no room to store a solid roof in the tight confines of the
pocket supercar.
Alfa head exterior designer and chief designer for the 4C, Alessandro
Maccolini, said the targa-style fabric roof would have solid rails on each
side, above the doors, that clipped to the car's carbon-fibre windscreen frame
and roll bar.
These could be unclipped and the roof rolled up and stored in a special
protective holder in the small (110 litre) boot behind the mid-mounted engine.
Mr Maccolini said the solution was similar to that of the Lotus Elise, and
meant that the driver could take the roof along in the car in case the weather
turned bad or they wanted to leave the car unattended in the street.
The 4C Spider revealed at the Geneva motor show was shown without a roof, and
no visible way of securing one.
GoAuto understands that the final design of the roof and the engineering
solutions to seal it from the weather are still under development.
Mr Maccolini said the "pre-series car" at Geneva was otherwise close to
production ready.
Set to go into production in the second half of this year and on sale in
Australia before Christmas, the Spider shares the same 177kW four-cylinder
petrol engine and carbon-fibre construction as the coupe that is already on
sale in Europe and due in Australia in the third quarter.
But Mr Maccolini said the Spider differed from the coupe in a number of areas,
including the roll bar area behind the seats, which had be redesigned to
accommodate the lift-out roof.
The Spider also gets more conventional headlights in place of the polarising
naked carbon-fibre-and-LED units of the coupe.
The good news is that, according to Mr Maccolini, 4C buyers will be able to
choose which headlight design they want, overcoming one criticism of the 4C.
Those who want the conventional headlights with their clear plastic cover will
pay a 2kg weight penalty, however.
Mr Maccolini did not disclose the overall weight of the Spider, but conceded it
would be more than the featherweight 895kg of the coupe in unladen form.
Unveiling the Spider at Geneva, Alfa Romeo CEO Harold Wester said the topless
version would way "well below 1000kg", and that the "war on weight" that had
been waged on the coupe had continued on the Spider.
Mr Maccolini said the 4C's designers had trimmed the body design down to the
bare minimum, and cloaked it over the inner workings of the car as tightly as
This meant there was no room for anything under the front of the car, except
for the radiator, suspension and structural elements.
A small boot was designed into the crush area of the rear of the vehicle, and
that was the only place to store a roof.
Most other targa-topped cars have a lift-out aluminium panel. In the case of
the original Honda NSX open-top model, the roof could be slotted into a special
cradle above the mid-mounted engine bay.
Mr Maccolini said it was also unacceptable not to have a roof that could be
carried in the car.
Australian journalists were shown an early full-sized design prototype of the
Spider at Fiat Chrysler Automobile's Turin design studios, but the roof was a
fake panel without the proper workings of the series production soft-top.
However, it was cloaked in black fabric, indicating that all Spiders are likely
to get the traditional black fabric on their roofs.
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Yes Soda package is still available Along with Wine Package.
$6pp pd for adult soda package +15% gratuity. There is a 'wine and dine' wine package - you can see prices and the wine selection (not great) on the RCI website.
...and you don't have to have the drink in the flask - you just show your card to get the soda. It is fountain soda only out of the squirty pump and not out of branded 'diet coke' tins. No juices are included in soda package. And it is $4pppd +15% gratuity for children under 17.


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Mumbai, Dec 14 (UNI) Noted actor and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has given the narration for ''Dashavatar'', an animation film scheduled for release in January 2008.
Besides Mr Sinha, several other actors have also given their voices for different characters. Sachin Khedekar has lent his voice for the character of Lord Vishnu, Shreyas Talpade for Narad, Rupali Ganguly for Apsara, Tom Alter for Parshuram, Shishir Sharma for Bali Raja, Kenneth Desai for Lord Indra, Vinay Apte for Kansa and Ashish Vidyarthi for Hiranakshyapu.
''Dashavatar'' is based on ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu and has been directed by Bhavik. It has been produced by Pune-based Anushvi Productions in association with Phoebus Creations Media Pvt Ltd, a press release issued here yesterday said.
Two children, Aarti and Ajay, escape from kidnappers and take shelter in an abandoned temple. The kidnapper and his henchmen arrive and set fire to the temple door, with the intention of burning them. As the girl prays to the idol of Lord Krishna, pleading to be saved, it seems by some miracle her prayers are answered and ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu are seen by the children.


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02. 07. 2009 - Czech Airlines Accelerates its 2009 Action Plan Measures
Prague, 2 July 2009
Czech Airlines has decided to accelerate its 2009 Action Plan. In doing so, it will work with the scenario of an estimated double-digit drop in passenger numbers, even in the summer season, which is key in terms of revenue for all airlines. The planned steps respond to the economic recession and, above all, to the continuing adverse developments on the air carriage market. Other airlines find themselves in a similar position, having to operate on a market that continues to contract.
The core of the project lies in the adaptation of the flight schedule in connection with the current development of demand for air carriage, measures on the side of costs and revenue, and optimisation of the Czech Airlines fleet.
"We performed a drastic and successful restructuring three years ago, and drastic steps await us today at Czech Airlines, as well; but they will be different and done differently, corresponding to the present market developments. Whereas three years ago, Czech Airlines was in a crisis in the midst of an economic expansion, today, we are in the midst of a crisis that has reduced the aviation market by 20% in one year. Airlines, in their 2009 size, are competing on a market that is the size it was in 2005. That is why we have to continue to optimise Czech Airlines and adapt it to the reality and the market conditions," said the airline's President, Radomír Lašák, in commenting on Czech Airlines' measures, adding: "In spite of the emotions that will accompany the unpopular optimising steps, we have to take those steps. The companies that remain on the market will not be those that are the most beautiful, largest, and strongest, but those that are able to adapt the best and the fastest."
Key areas of the 2009 Action Plan Acceleration project:
- Optimisation of the 2009/2010 winter flight schedule
In connection with the current development of demand for air carriage, Czech Airlines will cut back the number of flights on selected European routes or close down those routes that are not in demand among passengers. From the 2009/2010 winter flight schedule, Czech Airlines will no longer operate its own long-haul flight to New York. The long-haul flight to New York will remain in the Czech Airlines flight schedule, and will be operated in association with Delta Air Lines.
- Optimisation of Czech Airlines' fleet
In the winter flight schedule, Czech Airlines will also optimise its fleet. The airline's fleet will be reduced by approximately 10%: two long-haul Airbus A310 aircraft will not be deployed on scheduled flights in the winter schedule, and will be used for charter operations.
- Cost and revenue measures
The 2009 Action Plan
Czech Airlines introduced its 2009 Action Plan last December. The Plan includes measures aimed at generating additional revenue and reducing costs. The first three quick-win projects have already been successfully implemented and are generating their first revenue. Projects such as supplementary in-flight sales, in addition to the complimentary menu, or the sale of advantageous insurance with tickets, are already generating income. Czech Airlines expects much from a modern flight management system, using the so-called origin-destination method. Czech Airlines is planning to implement this system at the end of the summer, which will allow for price optimisation, not on individual transit routes, but on the basis of the point of origin and destination of the trip. The revenue achieved thanks to this project could approximate CZK 200 million this year alone.
In addition to measures aimed at generating additional revenue, the Airline has also persisted in putting pressure on its costs, in spite of the fact that Czech Airlines' costs have noted significant cuts in the last three years of restructuring. The aim of the 2009 Action Plan is to achieve overall cost savings in excess of CZK 300 million this year. Last year, CZK 559 million was saved by the re-tendering of contracts; this year, there is potential to reduce the costs of the services or work provided by suppliers by a further CZK 443 million.
Wages on the 2008 Level
Savings were not neglected in the sphere of personnel costs, either. The airline's management came to agreement with eight out of the nine trade unions, on a reduction of wages to last year's level. In the profession that falls under the Union Organisation of Aircraft Mechanics, where agreement was not reached, Czech Airlines resorted to layoffs, which ensured the required five-percent reduction in wage costs.
Czech Airlines' management responded to the crisis in aviation last December, when the members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board reduced their salaries by 15 percent. Approximately one hundred managers had their salaries frozen at the 2008 level.
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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ ends stronger after weak U.S. data
* C$ ends at C$1.0169 vs US$, or 98.34 U.S. cents * Strongest since April 15 as US GDP lower than expected By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, April 26 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar hit its strongest level in nearly two weeks versus the U.S. dollar on Friday after data showed U.S. economic growth sped up in the first quarter but not by as much as had been expected. The U.S. dollar tumbled against the yen after the Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged, while benchmark U.S. bond yields fell to near 4-1/2-month lows after the quarterly U.S. GDP data. U.S. gross domestic product expanded at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the first quarter. While that was a jump from the tepid growth seen in the final quarter of last year, it disappointed expectations for a 3 percent pace. "We saw a big selloff in dollar-yen off of weaker GDP data, so that helped the Canadian dollar appreciate today," said David Bradley, director of foreign exchange trading at Scotiabank. "In the last couple of days the Canadian dollar has been doing better," Bradley said. "I think a lot of it was positioning: the market was overly short Canadian dollars and a lot of traders were looking for C$1.03 to break at the start of the week and we had a bit of reversal in the commodity market over the last couple of days." The Canadian dollar ended the North American session at C$1.0169 to the greenback, or 98.34 U.S. cents, its strongest level since April 15, and up from Thursday's North American close of C$1.0208, or 97.96 U.S. cents. Bradley said he does not expect the strength to last. "The move is probably close to being done, I don't think we'll see much more C$ strength. Between C$1.0135 and 55 we should run into decent support and retest back toward C$1.02 early next week," he said. Next week, currency investors will be looking for news out of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting mid-week, Canadian GDP data on Tuesday, and a U.S. payrolls report on Friday. The price of Canadian government debt rose across the curve, with the two-year bond up 2 Canadian cents to yield 0.937 percent, while the benchmark 10-year bond rose 35 Canadian cents to yield 1.705 percent.
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What's a sausage sandwich without a blob of ketchup or a greasy fry-up with no brown sauce? As for a naked bacon butty – without mayonnaise, I'd rather not bother, the two being so intertwined in my mind.
Condiments are crucial for saucing up the great British classics, and the taste has remained constant, sometimes for centuries. Yet now, in the seasoning section of supermarkets, a quiet revolution is taking place.
Heinz Tomato Ketchup made with balsamic vinegar nestles alongside its traditional spirit vinegar cousin, while HP Sauce made with Guinness is also new to the shelves. Hellmann's mayonnaise has four flavour varieties, and even the staple of salt has been shaken up with lemon, onion and celery additions.
A total of one million and 57 bottles of limited-edition Heinz balsamic ketchup – made by swapping out spirit vinegar, a recipe first launched in 1876 – will be produced, a mere dollop in the ketchup ocean of the 76 million bottles sold each year across the UK. The first 57 bottles of the sauce, which launched this month, were given to fans such as the singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, DJ Chris Evans and chefs including MasterChef's John Torode. In contrast, HP Sauce with Guinness is expected to be a permanent addition to the range.
Nigel Dickie, the director of corporate and government affairs at Heinz, says the condiments mash-up is in response to customer demand. "Consumers' palates have changed as they're travelling more and are experimenting with cooking more, and they regularly tell us they're looking for more variety," he says. His observation of our changing tastes is reflected in Tesco's announcement last month that olive sales, once considered exotic, are about to overtake peanuts.
"We've become a nation of cooks, inspired by all the programmes on television: people want to add our sauces to dishes themselves, as well as using them as a condiment alongside meat or veg," Dickie adds. Heinz now offers recipe ideas, including lasagne and spaghetti bolognaise, coq au vin and sausage pasta, all made using ketchup.
Hellmann's, which offers mayonnaise with a pinch of mustard, a zing of lemon, a touch of garlic and a spark of chilli, has noticed a similar change in people's tastes. A spokeswoman says the popularity of flavoured mayonnaise has been rising since 2007, while sales of the egg-andoil condiment are on the increase overall. She credits this partly to an increase in people eating at home; they are looking for new ideas and have a desire to experiment in the kitchen. And people aren't just using it to accompany their meals, but are cooking with mayonnaise when making dishes such as mashed potatoes.
The popularity of flavoured salt can also be credited to Britain's new-found foodie-ness. Jamie Oliver has written that it's one of the "simplest and most basic ways of finishing a dish, so easy and tasty, yet hardly anyone does it".
On his website people can buy lemon sea salt and on his shows he encourages people to experiment and make their own, mashing up red chillis with coarse smoked paprika, tomato and squid ink to salt, along with the more traditional onion, garlic and celery.
Jitin Joshi, executive chef at Vatika restaurant near Winchester, loves variations on traditional condiments, saying they excite by "adding a bit of buzz". He says the spice salts the restaurant offers are easy to replicate at home. "We make coriander and chilli salt, just by adding dried coriander and chilli, which is great with bread and unsalted butter," he says. He also makes homemade ketchup in his restaurant kitchen, smoking tomatoes over charcoal, which may be trickier to replicate in the average kitchen.
Omar Allibhoy, who's the owner of the Westfield restaurant Tapas Revolution and the executive chef of El Pirata Detapas in west London, says he likes to add twists to his salt "because it adds a small fragrance, an aroma", which makes a dish taste different. "But this isn't going to become the norm," he says. "People enjoy lemon salt because it is a good variation, not as a permanent replacement."
If the new balsamic version of ketchup proves a success – and the addition of 20,000 fans on the social networking website Facebook within two days of launch suggests it already has – it will be interesting to see if it becomes permanent. Heinz has history when it comes to bringing out limited editions, adding them to supermarket shelves for good if they prove popular.
That happened last year, when the company brought out a limited-edition Salad Cream with lemon and black pepper, which came about after one of the Heinz team was experimenting at home. It was the first variation on the original, first sold in 1914. It proved popular, became permanent and this month will be joined by a new variation on the shelves: Salad Cream with cucumber and dill. "Given the success of the last variation, we were looking for different twists," Dickie says.
While these new twists to classic condiments have been received with delight in some quarters, purists remain unconvinced.
Ian Pengelly, head chef at Gilgamesh, says: "I grew up with Daddies sauce and ketchup. I'm a traditionalist and always have ketchup on my chips. But these variations aren't my cup of tea. With these sauces I think, if it's not broken, don't fix it. I think it's meant to boost sales and is an attempt to be cutting edge: the companies see chefs doing this in kitchens and want an edge on their competitors."
He thinks it's also an attempt to make condiments a bit posh. "Balsamic is a trendy and upmarket ingredient to add," he says. The Italian wine vinegar, sweetened in oak barrels, first became popular in the UK in the early 1990s as people discovered it on holiday.
Dickie disagrees these new twists are an attempt to make condiments posh. "In a sense, ketchup and our sauces are classless – they're something that everyone loves," he says.
Nathan Outlaw, chef at the two Michelin star restaurant the St Enodoc Hotel, in Rock, Cornwall, agrees that "unless [the twist] really is better than the original, it's just a gimmick", but believes that experimenting doesn't hurt. He thinks ultimately people want to try something different, but then return to a taste they love. But he expects that we will keep seeing food-makers bringing out different variations. "It's certainly something that won't go away," he says. "They want to keep consumers interested so they can experiment at home."
Dickie confirms we can expect to see new flavour combinations in the future. "We have to keep innovating, it's what people want," he says. But the proof is in the English breakfast, and in a taste-test with a couple of friends, both HP Sauce with Guinness and Heinz Ketchup with balsamic get allround approval. I prefer the balsamic ketchup to the original, and agree with self-confessed ketchup fan Torode that it has a "richer, more mature flavour". It's one shake-up many hope is here to stay.
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Haiti search for Columbus' Santa Maria to go on despite setback
By Amelie Baron
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti is determined to continue the search for Christopher Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria, after a United Nations report this week found that a wreck discovery did not match the historic vessel.
"We will not leave any trail unexplored to discover what might remain of this famous ship," Haiti's minister of culture, Monique Rocourt, said on Wednesday.
In May, a team led by U.S. marine explorer Barry Clifford said it had identified the 500-year-old wreck of the Santa Maria off the country's north coast near a reef.
The Santa Maria was one of a fleet of three vessels that left Spain in 1492 to look for a shorter route to Asia. The ship is believed to have drifted onto a reef near Haiti on Christmas Day and had to be abandoned.
A UNESCO mission of experts requested by the Haitian government concluded that bronze or copper hull fastenings found at the wreck site indicated shipbuilding techniques of the late 17th or 18th centuries, much later than the Santa Maria's construction.
"There is now incontestable proof that the wreck is from a much later period," according to the report drafted by mission leader Xavier Nieto Prieto, UNESCO announced on Monday.
Nieto Prieto, a former director of Spain's National Museum of Underwater Archaeology and a leading expert on Spanish shipwrecks, visited the north coast of Haiti last month with Haitian officials.
The report recommended further exploration to find the Santa Maria. Continued...


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In the first part of our third-party ink and paper survey, around three months ago, we found that some third-party inks were ranked better in our double-blind trials than those from original printer manufacturers. That's only half the story, though. Most printer makers are keen to point out that the real test is how prints fade over time. So now we are now looking at fade resistance.
We're aiming to answer the question 'Do original manufacturer inks resist fade better than third-party equivalents?' If so, how badly to the third-party inks fade and are prints still usable. We're not using high-intensity light boxes, as the ink manufacturers do to test fade resistance, but are instead employing 'real world' techniques that mimic the kind of uses people are likely to put their digital photo prints to.
We took the prints that we'd used in the first part of this survey and chose the landscape image, which contains areas of blue, green and red inks. We cut each print into three and stuck the left third of each image on boards which we then put in the lab window, where they would be exposed to typical daylight conditions.
The second third of each strip was stuck to a clip frame and covered with glass, before being hung from an internal wall with no direct sunlight falling onto it. The final third of each print was put in a darkened draw in a sealed container.
The reason for putting the internal-wall samples behind glass is not to help protect them from light-fade, but rather from ozone-fade. This can be an appreciable factor in fade in an urban office environment, where traffic pollution and even office equipment can increase the ozone content in the air.


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House of Fraser has become the latest department store chain to post record sales over Christmas, pointing to better-than-expected festive trading for most non-food retailers.
The 60-store chain said its strong performance means it is on track to grow its underlying profits to more than £60 million for its financial year ending this month but said it "remains difficult to predict" when consumer sentiment will improve. It grew its sales at stores open at least a year by 6.3% over the six weeks to January 5, boosted by its menswear, handbags and beauty departments.
The listed department store Debenhams is expected to unveil robust Christmas trading tomorrow, while underlying sales powered ahead by 13% at rival John Lewis over the five weeks to the end of December.
House of Fraser chairman Don McCarthy said: "We are pleased to report another record performance despite a more competitive environment."
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Signage solutions from LG provides digital display technology with public display solutions for financial institutions.
Signage solutions from LG takes advantage of the latest in digital display technology coupled with the expertise to develop public display solutions for financial institutions.
Digital signage can be as simple as a single screen with a single source of content, but also can be complex system with multiple displays with multiple playlists from multiple sources with scheduling capabilities.
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With a full range of large format displays and LED TVs, touch displays, mounts, and digital media players, our vertical market managers and applications engineers will customize an effective and scalable digital signage solution based on your network, security and budget requirements, and business strategy.
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Lenox Creates Official Inaugural Gifts
Posted on January 21, 2013
Lenox Corporation has created the official Inaugural gifts from the American people, given to the President and Vice President of the United States. The Presidential crystal vase shows an image of the White House, flanked by cherry trees on either side. The Vice Presidential crystal vase depicts the Capitol building. It also flanked with blooming cherry trees on either side. The two vases each measure 17-inches in height and were created using a combination of etching and hand cutting. Each vase rests on bases that are made up of four steps of optical crystal that are engraved.
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What's more, my sudden "funemployment" has now offered me the opportunity to really take stock of my situation and I've arrived at the conclusion that I wouldn't have changed a thing about the way I've approached life.
I didn't lie, I say. My memories were eaten by the sea.
The next day, we walked down to Coney Island to survey the damage and see how the recovery was progressing.
My father texts and calls me constantly asking if I'm okay, which makes me wonder if people who don't live in New York think that the hurricane is still happening. Although his incessant barrage of questions annoy me, it's better than not being called.
As a student on Long Island during the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy, I've had mixed feelings about the whole situation. On one hand: no school for a week! On the other hand: no gasoline or drinking water!
Try and save your journals. Perhaps after sitting in the warm November sun, they'll dry out. Maybe you can still salvage those precious moments about your volunteer experience in Ghana, or that Moleskine pad of cheeky things you witnessed in Ireland.
You're never going to eat that much tuna, are you?
After what the city has been through these past few days, it might as well be cancelled. We've had enough tricks and too little treats. Now you're telling me to dress up in a scary costume and celebrate the evil spirits? As if. If you want to get scared, just look outside your front door or watch the news. You'll poop your pants.
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Leather goods, accessories, watches, jewelry, shoes and ready-to-wear lines are all available at Louis Vuitton.
Since it was founded, the House of Louis Vuitton has offered its clients the opportunity to create the object of their dreams.. From travel safes to violin cases, some 200 exceptional objects are made to order each year at the Asnieres workshops.
History 1854 brought the creation of the House of Louis Vuitton and invents the flat trunk and covers it in his signature gray Trianon canvas.
1872 brought about the creation of the red and beige striped canvas and in 1888 the Damier canvas. In 1896 the first Monogram canvas was created.
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DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) _ Two professors have withdrawn an effort to stop Bryan College from hiring replacements for them as they sue the school to get their jobs back.
Professors Stephen Barnett and Steven DeGeorge this week withdrew their motion seeking an injunction against the college. Previously, Chancellor Jeffrey Atherton granted a temporary restraining order barring the Dayton school from hiring replacements.
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Can I use a piece of wire to connect a grounding plug to an outlet?
So I just moved to Ohio from Florida. The house I moved to is pretty old and has mostly two-prong outlets. I'm trying to plug my video game system in the living room of the house but the game system has a three-pronged plug.
I tried using a cheater plug that has one of those metal grounding tabs on it where you take the center screw out of the faceplate on the outlet and put it through the grounding tab on the cheater plug, then screw it back into the faceplate. The problem is the grounding tab goes too far out to the side and when I put the white screw into the grounding tab, I can't screw it back into the outlet.
So my question is, can I use a small piece of wire to bridge the gap? I was going to tie one end of a piece of wire to the grounding tab on the cheater plug and then insert the other end of the wire into the center of the faceplate and screw the white screw back into it. Would that work?
Really, I just want to plug my game system in without getting electrocuted, lol. Any advice?
No. That will not work and please do not try it. Do you know what kind of wire is in walls? Some types use the armor as the ground and you can just attach a wire from the box to the green screw of a new grounded receptacle. The best and safest workaround if you don't know though is to replace the original 2 prong receptacle with a new GFCI receptacle and mark it as having no equipment grounding conductor.
Thanks, I'm glad I came here then :)
Is a GFCI easy to install or do I need to have an expert come in to do it?
no thats not the good type you can go to any store that sell electric stuff and they will have gfci receptacles.
Replacing a two prong receptacle with a GFCI will provide protection for people but it will do absolutely nothing as far as protecting equipment. There would be no equipment ground.
So not grounding the game console can damage it? What would happen?
Any type of spikes,sags or surges won't go to ground and you'll have a power supply sending too much voltage to the system.
Pretty unlikely that a video game console would actually require a grounding connection for anything, ever. The power supplies are isolated anyways. The only thing the grounding connection might help with is surge protection (the power supply probably has built in surge suppression that requires a grounding conductor to function) - but it's very unlikely that you would ever have a surge sufficient to damage the equipment. I'd just plug it in with the 2-prong "cheater" adapter and forget about it. That's functionally identical to using a GFCI, but without the shock protection - which will probably never be necessary for a video game system anyway.
Alright I guess I'll just use the cheater plug for now until I get a GFCI. Thanks for your help guys.
Based on the comments, I am not sure the OP would want to do replace the outlet himself, but there is the possibility that there is already a ground wire at the box. My mother-in-law's house has two prong w/ no ground outlets. When I was replacing a cracked outlet, I found that the ground wire was attached to the grounding screw in the metal box. I installed a 3-prong outlet and it tested good.
On the other hand, I had two outlets in my house (back-to-back on same wall but facing different rooms) where the ground wire was just snipped off. I had to replace the Romex from a junction box in the basement to the first, then second outlet.
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