...in use today. An example of stiff resistance to desegregation busing was the Restore Our Alienated Rights movement in Boston. pic of the restore out alienated rights movement Since the 1980s, desegregation busing has been in decline. Even though school districts provided zero-fare bus transportation to and from students' assigned schools, those schools were in some cases many miles away from students' homes, which often presented problems to them and their families. In addition, many families were angry about having to send their children miles to another school in an unfamiliar neighborhood when there was an available school a short distance away. The movement of large numbers of white families to suburbs of large cities, so-called white flight, reduced the effectiveness of the policy.[3] Many whites who stayed moved their children into private ; these effects combined to make many urban school districts predominantly nonwhite, reducing any effectiveness mandatory busing may have had The Milliken v. Bradley Supreme Court decision that busing children across districts is unconstitutional limited the extent of busing to within metropolitan areas. This decision made suburbs attractive to those who wished to evade busing. In Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (1971), the Supreme...
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...“cleansing” in other words, “white-washing” (Demause, Moskowitz 177, Smith 6, Kendzior). As Peter Moskowitz, author of How to Kill a City points out, “there is a willful ignorance by gentrifiers. If people saw themselves as part of a system perpetuating white supremacy and economic cleansing of neighborhoods, brunch would be less fun” (Moskowitz 177). The gentrification of the Tenderloin has also resulted in the long time inhabitants becoming outsiders in their own communities. Such an example is the killing of Alex Nieto, an innocent 28-year old man gunned down by police while eating a burrito, in the Bernal Heights park where he grew up (Solnit). How could this Buddhist security guard, who had worked as a “youth counselor for almost 5 years,” and “interned at the city’s juvenile probation office,” been construed as a “menacing intruder” by the white men who had placed the 911 call? (Solnit). These white men, who were new to the neighborhood, simply categorized Nieto as a threat based on the color of his skin and his 49’ers jacket. An even more horrifying aspect of this case is in the three white and one Asian policemen who responded to the call, fired 40 shots at Nieto, who was simply standing there with his hands in his pocket (Solnit). Despite testimony from an eyewitness, all four policemen were acquitted. (Solnit). This case epitomizes how a life-long insider can be seen as an outsider, once gentrification occurs. It also demonstrates how the white, privileged, dominate power...
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...other injustices facing the diverse population of Brixton. A series of acts of protest against police violence and misuse of power began in Brixton in 1981. These protests saw a local unified group of majority Black individuals fighting against the injustices to their community at the hands of a quick-to-profile police force (Piper 86). Most recently, the wrongful murder of an individual named Mark Duggan at the hands of the police resulted in looting, riots, and calls of racial injustice and hate crimes marked the year of 2011. These riots began with a peaceful protest that gave way to radical actions after police became involved (“Mark Duggan Death: Timeline of Events”). Similar parallels can be drawn between the core population and the white, young, middle-class individuals who are gentrifying the area. Definitions of Public Space: Just as the tension between the police and the general populace has resulted in varying stages of protest, the tensions between gentrifiers and those whose area is being gentrified have risen. This comparison between race and space can be explained by a phenomenon understood as “‘hidden’ mechanisms through which space becomes racialized and race and space come together”, which has been seen in the modern age to result in acts of defiance (Mavrommatis 562). These acts of gentrification do not exist within a vacuum where only the positives and negatives for business and consumers matter. Instead, the communities that are being acted upon react in ways...
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...• February 22, 1974: Samuel Byck shot and slaughtered Maryland Aviation Administration Police Officer George Neal Ramsburg before raging Delta Air Lines Flight 523 to Atlanta. At the point when educated by pilots Reese (Doug) Loftin and Fred Jones they couldn't take off until wheel pieces were uprooted, he shot them both and got an adjacent traveler, requesting her to "fly the plane." Jones kicked the bucket as he was being expelled from the air ship after the occasion was finished up; Byck was mortally injured when Charles Troyer, an Anne Arundel County cop on the jetway, raged the plane and discharged four shots through the flying machine entryway at with a .357 Magnum pistol taken from the perished Ramsburg. Two of the shots infiltrated...
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...Contemporary World Issues Biography Paper Boaz 3B By: Jerome Bircumshaw Even to this day some people believe women are not capable of achieving what the male can do. However one women in 1928 changed the image of the face of women forever. Soon to be an American aviator, Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. She was the daughter of a successful railroad attorney. Because of her father’s occupation, Amelia spent her childhood growing up in many different towns. Her fascination for adventure and thrill seeking started off at a young age where Amelia and her big sister Muriel decided one day that they wanted to make a plane. There was a lack in material, so they decided to make a rollercoaster instead. Even though neither one of the girls knew how to make a roller coaster, they got some wood from an old wooden fence they tore down. First, they made the “car” by placing the bottoms of roller skates under a big piece of wood and the rest of the wood was used to make a slide that went from the top of a woodshed to the ground. With Amelia and her bravery, she went first and rolled quickly down the unstable slide. The “car” hit the ground and Amelia bounced into the air and turned into a somersault, luckily escaping injury. Years after the family moved to Des Moines, Iowa where they attended a state fair. That is when Amelia got to see her first airplane which did not impress Amelia. The airplane was made of wood...
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...Later on the flight, a nice lady in a very expensive suit introduced herself as Agent Challice. “When we land, there will C.I.A. SUV waiting for us with a direct route to the undercover silo.” “We’ll split up. I have to try and find the people who did this, but we can keep in touch with these in ear radios.” The plane landed on a reddish, dusty tarmac, and Sherlock and Watson thanked the pilot and stepped down the plane’s fold-out stairway. The sky was still filled with stars, and the moon was high up. The little reflective strips on the stairs glowed brightly from the shine of the moon. It was only 4:30 in the morning. “Let's go. I can see the car, and I’m not getting any younger”, screamed Sherlock. The plane’s engines had extremely loud, something Sherlock hadn’t counted on, since the plane’s interior was soundproof. The two ran to the car as fast as they could bolting across the runway. “Watson” yelled Sherlock “Start driving!” He turned on his radio “Are you any closer to finding them?”...
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...NARRATIVE FOR SGT BEN LAZARUK My name is Sgt Ben Lazaruk and I am applying for the Glider Pilot Scholarship. I am a level 4 cadet at #6 Jim White cross Squadron in Winnipeg. I am also the 2IC, second-in-command, of Mustang flight and an active member of our squadron’s ground school. I joined Air Cadets with a few goals; one of which was to live out my dream of flying and get my glider and pilot licenses hence why I am applying for this scholarship. I strongly believe that I have the work ethic, attitude, determination and dedication that are required to be successful at the Regional Gliding School in Gimli this year. At my squadron, I always attend extra cadet activities like sports nights, bush exercises, leadership and aviation weekends, glider familiarization days and most importantly ground school on Monday nights. Not only do I have an excellent attendance record but I also have a positive attitude towards the cadet program as well as everyone that is a part of it; I am also very respected by my peers. In recent years as a cadet, I have had the privilege to attend three different summer cadet camps. These cadet camps were the General Training and Basic Leadership courses in Penhold and the Basic Survival course in Cold Lake. Outside of cadets, I attend Miles McDonnell Collegiate. I am a grade 11 honors student in the very demanding International Baccalaureate Program. I maintain a very good reputation with my teachers as well as very good marks. I volunteer as a puppeteer...
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...TF essay A/ Write a passage 1. Airplanes and helicopters can be used to saved people’s lives. First helicopters can be used for rescuing people in trouble. Try to imagine, when you’re lost in the dense forest or in the mountaintop, airplanes and helicopters are very essential. At that time, they’re your last hope! Second, planes can transport food and supplies when disasters- earthquake, volcano, flood, etc- strike. Third, both types off aircraft can transport people to hospitals in emergencies. For example, transform suddenly, blood poisoning, cardiac infarction, etc. Finally, helicopters and airplanes can be used to provide medical services to people who live in remote areas. They haven’t full live. They are destute of many things. So, people in the cities want to collect for them. But, the transportion by cars or trains is not simple and very long. That is why people need the helping of aircraft. In summary, airplanes and helicopters are very useful to save people. 2. Studying in another country is advantageous in many ways. A student is exposed to a new culture. He or she is able to have knowledge about that country’s condition of life, festivals, etc. That student’ll be in contact with many interesting and useful things. He or she can tell his/her friends in this country about traditional culture of their country and scenic beauties,etc. That’s also a form of cultural exchange among 2 countries. Sometimes he or she can learn a new language. Learning a new...
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...rotation about both the longitudinal axis to indicate the degree of bank, and about the lateral axis to indicate pitch (nose up, level or nose down). It utilizes the rigidity characteristic of the gyro. It is gimballed to permit rotation about the lateral axis indicating pitch attitude, and about the longitudinal axis to indicate roll attitude. Once powered up, the indicator is maintain in a fixed position no matter what the aircraft attitude may be. There is also an adjustment knob used to adjust the wings up or down to align with the horizon bar. This allows adjustment to the height of the pilot. Preferably, the adjustment should be made when level on the ground. When the wings are aligned with the horizon bar, the aircraft is in level flight. If the wings are above the horizon bar, the aircraft is in a climb. Wings below the horizon bar indicates a decent. The upper blue part of the ball represents the sky. The miniature airplane wings (fixed to the case) represent the wings of the aircraft. In the past, the instrument has been referred to as "an artificial horizon". When in a left turn, the blue portion of the ball will have rolled to the right, as though you were looking at the horizon over the nose of the aircraft. In a right turn, the blue portion will have rolled to the left. The rotor, mounted in a sealed housing, spins in a horizontal plane about the vertical axis. The housing pivots about the lateral axis on a gimbal, which in turn is free to pivot about the longitudinal...
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...offer low cost flights to everyone and increasing the number of people flying versus other modes of transport. Currently rated as the third largest domestic flight company within Australia and a top five international airline by capacity offering 3000 flights per week to 56 destinations in 17 countries with a fleet of 80 aeroplanes. In the New Zealand and Trans-Tasman region Jetstar has flown over 1.8 million passengers to date, 75 million passengers in total since the companies launch in 2004 and 20 million passengers flown in the past year alone. Virgin Blue was welcomed to Australia in August 2000, operating only one route with 2 aircraft and 200 personnel. The second year seen an extra 13 routes added to the schedule followed by a further 9 routes the year after. The breakthrough year for Virgin Blue was 2004 joining the international market offering flights to New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga and by 2005 welcoming the companies’ 50th aircraft to the Australian fleet. Today Virgin Blue can boast partnerships with Etihad, Trans-Tasman Alliance and Delta Airlines offering many flights across many countries at both low cost and business class with now over 25 different routes domestic and internationally. Tiger Airways was launched in late 2003 and after only 5 years had welcomed their 11th millionth passenger on board the low-cost Asia Pacific Airline, Tiger openly based the low-fare airline on Europe’s Ryan Air trying to cut the cost of in flight expenses without...
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...approval of a modification of the aircraft, after an application has been made for such issue, renewal, validation or approval, as the case may be; or (b) proceed to or from a place at which any inspection, test or weighing of the aircraft is to take place for a purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (a). (3) The aircraft and its engines shall be certified as fit for flight by the holder of a licence as an aircraft maintenance engineer entitled in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule so to certify, or by a person approved by the Civil Aviation Authority for the purpose of issuing certificates under this condition. (4) The aircraft shall carry the minimum flight crew specified in any Certificate of airworthiness or validation which has previously been in force under the Regulation in respect of the aircraft, or is or has previously been in force in respect of any other aircraft of identical design. (5) The aircraft shall not carry any passenger or cargo except passengers performing duties in the aircraft in connection with the flight....
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...firefighter has an average of 5 days off per week. Close to home: There are many fire stations in NYC and many firefighters live near their fire station. Will you need any new skills: You will need to understand stand how fires work and how to rescue people. Education: Pass both the computer-based test and physical ability test, Go through firefighter 1 classes and have high school diploma. Airline Pilots: Salary: $76,000-$110,000/year Hours: Hours depend on the type of flying the pilot is doing. For example, some pilots fly out of the country that which are usually longer flights therefore more hours are worked. Close to home: The pilots are always traveling so they are not close to home. Need any new skills: They will need to know how to fly and land a plane as well as dealing with emergency situations. Education: 250 hours of flight experience for a commercial pilot's license, 1,500 hours of flight time for an airline transport pilot certificate. Also they need a college...
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...budget rivals, reporting annual profit at the top end of forecasts and returning cash to shareholders. The upbeat assessment is in contrast to that given by Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, which this month cut its annual profit target for the second time in two months and admitted it needed to improve customer service. Rival airlines have been struggling with high fuel costs and weak consumer confidence, sending some smaller carriers out of business while the likes of British Airways owner IAG and Air France-KLM have cut routes, leaving gaps that low-cost airlines have been quick to exploit. Over the last three years easyJet has added flights on routes where rivals have cut back, and introduced more flights between top business destinations. It has also added flexible ticketing to allow passengers to change their flight up to two hours before scheduled departure time, and allocated seating in an attempt to steal corporate customers. EasyJet proposed a full year dividend of 33.5 pence a share, 55.6pc up on last year, and a special dividend of 44.1 pence per share, making a total payout to investors of £308m. It said forward bookings were in line with last year but that its first quarter would be impacted by tough year-on-year comparisons due to strong post-Olympics demand in the UK and travel restrictions to Egypt. However, EasyJet still expects to grow capacity, measured in seats flown, by 5pc in the coming...
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...describe Jet Green’s cost structure as follows (at least that part of Jet Green’s costs that relate to flights between Minneapolis and Atlanta). I. Costs that vary strictly with the number of passengers: Food, beverages and ticket processing $26 Fuel $20 Baggage handling $10 Total $56 per passenger II. Costs that vary strictly with the number of one-way flights Landing and takeoff fees $ 5,000 Flight crew salaries $12,000 Fuel: $2,000 + $9,600 $11,600 Baggage handling $ 5,000 Maintenance $ 6,000 Total $39,600 per flight III. Costs that vary strictly with the number of aircraft Lease of aircraft $70,000 Maintenance $10,000 Total $80,000 per aircraft per week IV. Costs that vary strictly with the number of gates Gate rental $8,000 per gate per week Abstracting from the details contained in the above tabulation, Jet Green’s cost structure can be succinctly described by the following cost equation: Total cost per week of the Minneapolis/Atlanta segment = $ (56)(number of passengers flown per week) + (39,600)(number of one-way flights per week) + (80,000)(number of aircraft leased per week) + (8,000)(number of gates rented per week) You should interpret the above cost structure as follows. If the number of flights, the number of aircraft, and the number of gates is held fixed, the costs of Jet Green will increase...
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...Air Asia Case: Q 1) Comment on business level strategy adopted by Air Asia? How has Air Asia achieved cost leadership? Answer 1) High aircraft utilization: Air Asia uses the aircraft in very high frequency and high turnover of flights; these add value to customer convenience and enable low cost. Air Asia has the fastest turnover in its region; is 25 minutes. a) Low fare no frills: Air Asia does not have frequent flyer miles program and private airport lounge. No free foods and beverages even snack in flight, additional meal and service required passenger to pay more. b) Point to point network: All Air Asia both short-haul (4 hours or less radius) and medium to long-haul are non-stop flight, by doing that; save human recourses cost, facilities cost, airport cost, etc. c) Air Asia changed all existing old aircraft Boeing B737 with Airbus A320, which has more capacity, more efficient fuel-consume and cost-efficient. d) By utilizing homogeneous aircrafts, the company is able to save human resources cost and reduce spare part stocks. These strategies have brought Air Asia as the lowest-cost airline in the world, with a cost/ASK (available seat kilometer) of US3.67. This great achievement was achieved without compromising safety. Air Asia’s highest priority is safety of all the operations. To keep the aircraft in best condition Air Asia partnered with the best maintenance provider. e) Air Asia R&D not only works on the aircraft utilization but also...
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