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Founded | 1930 (as American Airways) | |||
Commenced operations | 1934 | |||
Hubs | ||||
Focus cities | LaGuardia Airport (New York) | |||
Frequent-flyer program | AAdvantage | |||
Airport lounge | Admirals Club | |||
Alliance | Oneworld | |||
Fleet size | 605 | |||
Destinations | 260 excl. code-shares[1] | |||
Company slogan | The new American is arriving. | |||
Parent company | AMR Corporation | |||
Headquarters | Fort Worth, Texas, USA | |||
Key people | Tom Horton, CEO[2] | |||
Revenue | US$ 22.17 billion (2010)[3] | |||
Operating income | US$ 308 million (2010)[3] | |||
Net income | US$ 471 million (2010)[3] | |||
Total assets | US$ 25.09 billion (2010)[3] | |||
Total equity | US$ 3.95 billion (2010)[3] | |||
Website | aa.com |
American Airlines, Inc. (AA) is a major U.S. airline owned by AMR Corporation, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It operates an extensive international and domestic network, with scheduled flights throughout North America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the airline's largest hub, with American Airlines and AMR's regional carrier American Eagle accounting for about 85% of the traffic and 83% of the landing fees at the airport and traveling to more destinations than from its other hubs.[4] The airline operates maintenance bases at Tulsa (TUL) and Fort Worth Alliance (AFW); the latter was announced to close by December 2012.[5]
Its name notwithstanding, American Airlines is not a flag carrier, as that term is generally used in commercial aviation. Its subsidiary shares its name with American Eagle, and operates much of the regional carrier's flights; since November 2012, the subsidiaries of SkyWest, Inc., SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, have also operated regional flights as American Eagle.[6] In addition, AmericanConnection is the regional brand for codeshare flights currently operated by Chautauqua Airlines.[7]
In November 2011, AMR Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[8][9] Chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey stepped down and was replaced by company president Thomas W. Horton.[2] In February 2013, American Airlines and US Airways announced plans to merge, creating the largest airline in the world. In the deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2013, shareholders of AMR will own 72% of the company and US Airways shareholders will own the remaining 28%. The combined airline will carry the American Airlines name and branding;[10] the new publicly traded holding company will be called American Airlines Group Inc.
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American Airways was developed from a conglomeration of 82 small airlines through acquisitions in 1930[2] and reorganizations: initially, American Airways was a common brand by a number of independent carriers. These included Southern Air Transport in Texas, Southern Air Fast Express (SAFE) in the western US, Universal Aviation in the Midwest (which operated a transcontinental air/rail route in 1929), Thompson Aeronautical Services (which operated a Detroit-Cleveland route beginning in 1929) and Colonial Air Transport in the Northeast. Like many early carriers, American earned its keep carrying US Mail.
In 1934, American Airways Company was acquired by E.L. Cord, who renamed it "American Air Lines". Cord hired Texas businessman C.R. (Cyrus Rowlett) Smith to run the company. Smith worked with Donald Douglas to develop the DC-3, which American Airlines was the first carrier to fly, beginning in 1936. American's introduction of the DC-3 made it the first airline to be able to operate a route that could earn a profit solely by transporting passengers; other carriers still could not earn a profit without carrying US Mail.[11] With the DC-3, American began calling its aircraft "Flagships" and establishing the Admirals Club for valued passengers. The DC-3s had a four-star "admiral's pennant" outside the cockpit window while the aircraft was parked, one of the most well-known images of the airline at the time.
American Airlines was the first to cooperate with Fiorello LaGuardia to build an airport in New York City, and partly as a result became owner of the world's first airline lounge at the new LaGuardia Airport (LGA), which became known as the Admirals Club. Membership was initially by invitation only, but a discrimination suit decades later changed the club into a paid club, creating the model for other airline lounges.
After World War II, American acquired American Export Airlines, renaming it as American Overseas Airways, to serve Europe. AOA was sold to Pan Am in 1950. AA launched another subsidiary, Líneas Aéreas Americanas de Mexico S.A., to fly to Mexico and built several airports there. American Airlines provided advertising and free usage of its aircraft in the 1951 film Three Guys Named Mike.[12] Until Capital merged into United in 1961 AA was the largest American airline, which meant second-largest in the world, after Aeroflot.
American Airlines was under pressure to enter the jet age so they orderd British-built De Havilland Comets. The orders were cancelled when the Comets were discovered to suffer serious metal fatigue. American Airlines introduced transcontinental jet service with Boeing 707s on January 25, 1959. With its 707s American shifted to nonstop coast-to-coast flights, although it maintained feeder connections to cities along its old route using smaller Convair 990s and Lockheed Electras. American invested $440 million in jet aircraft up to 1962; launched the first electronic booking system, Sabre, with IBM (the basis of today's Travelocity); and built an upgraded terminal at Idlewild (now JFK) Airport in New York City, which became the airline's largest base.[13] Vignelli Associates designed the AA eagle logo in 1967. Vignelli attributes the introduction of his firm to American Airlines to Henry Dreyfuss, the legendary AA design consultant. The logo was in use until January 17, 2013.
By September 1970, American Airlines was offering its first long-haul international flights from St. Louis, Chicago, and New York to Honolulu and on to Sydney and Auckland via American Samoa and Nadi.[14] In 1971, American acquired Trans Caribbean Airways. On March 30, 1973, American became the first major airline to employ a female pilot when Bonnie Tiburzi was hired to fly Boeing 727s. American Airlines has been innovative in other aspects, initiating several of the industry's major competitive developments including computer reservations systems, frequent flyer loyalty programs and two-tier wage scales.[15]
American | Trans Caribbean | |
1951 | 2554 | |
1955 | 4358 | |
1960 | 6371 | 208 |
1965 | 9195 | 433 |
1970 | 16623 | 819 |
1975 | 20871 | (merged 1971) |
Year | Traffic |
1980 | 45347 |
1985 | 71027 |
1991 | 132313 |
1995 | 165247 |
2000 | 187542 |
2005 | 222449 |
After moving headquarters to Fort Worth from New York City in 1979 American changed to a hub-and-spoke system in 1981, opening hubs at DFW and Chicago O'Hare. Led by its new chairman and CEO, Robert Crandall American began flights from these hubs to Europe and Japan in the mid-1980s.
In the late 1980s American opened three hubs for north-south traffic. San Jose International Airport was added after American purchased AirCal. American built a terminal and runway at Raleigh-Durham International Airport for the growing Research Triangle Park nearby and to compete with USAir's hub in Charlotte. Nashville was also a hub. In 1988, American Airlines received its first Airbus A300B4-605R aircraft.
In 1990 American Airlines bought the assets of TWA's operations at London Heathrow for $445 million, giving American a hub there. The US/UK Bermuda II treaty, in effect until open skies came into effect in April 2008, barred U.S. airlines from Heathrow with the sole exceptions of American and United Airlines.
Lower fuel prices and a favorable business climate led to higher profits in the 1990s. The industry's expansion was not lost on pilots who on February 17, 1997 went on strike for higher wages. President Bill Clinton invoked the Railway Labor Act citing economic impact to the United States, quashing the strike.[17] Pilots settled for wages lower than their demands.
The three new hubs were abandoned in the 1990s: some San Jose facilities were sold to Reno Air, and at Raleigh/Durham to Midway Airlines. Midway went out of business in 2001. American purchased Reno Air in February 1999 and integrated its operations on August 31, 1999, but did not resume hub operations in San Jose. American discontinued most of Reno Air's routes, and sold most of the Reno Air aircraft, as they had with Air California 12 years earlier. The only remaining route from the Air California and Reno Air purchases is San Francisco to Los Angeles.
During this time concern over airline bankruptcies and falling stock prices brought a warning from American's CEO Robert Crandall. "I've never invested in any airline", Crandall said. "I'm an airline manager. I don't invest in airlines. And I always said to the employees of American, 'This is not an appropriate investment. It's a great place to work and it's a great company that does important work. But airlines are not an investment.'" Crandall noted that since airline deregulation of the 1970s, 150 airlines had gone out of business. "A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money", he said.[citation needed]
Miami became a hub after American bought Central and South American routes ("El Interamericano") from Eastern Air Lines in 1990 (inherited from Braniff International Airways but originated by Panagra). Through the 1990s, American expanded its network in Latin America to become the dominant U.S. carrier in the region.
On October 15, 1998, American Airlines became the first airline to offer electronic ticketing in the 44 countries it serves.
In 1999, American Airlines, together with British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Canadian Airlines and Qantas, founded the global airline alliance Oneworld.
Robert Crandall left in 1998 and was replaced by Donald J. Carty, who negotiated the purchase of the near bankrupt Trans World Airlines (it would file for its third bankruptcy as part of the purchase agreement)[18] and its hub in St. Louis in April 2001.
American Airlines began losing money in the economic downturn that followed the September 11, 2001, attacks (in which two of its planes were destroyed). Carty negotiated wage and benefit agreements with the unions but resigned after union leaders discovered he was planning to award executive compensation packages at the same time. This undermined AA's attempts to increase trust with its workforce and to increase its productivity.[15] The St. Louis hub was also downsized.
In 2002, the airline received a 100% rating on the first Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign in 2002 and has maintained their rating in respect to policies on employees.[citation needed]
AA has undergone additional cost-cutting, including rolling back its "More Room Throughout Coach" program (which eliminated several rows of seats on certain aircraft), ending three-class service on many international flights, and standardizing its fleet at each hub (see below). However, the airline also expanded into new markets, including Ireland, India and mainland China. On July 20, 2005, American announced a quarterly profit for the first time in 17 quarters; the airline earned $58 million in the second quarter of 2005.
AA was a strong backer of the Wright Amendment, which regulated commercial airline operations at Love Field in Dallas. On June 15, 2006, American agreed with Southwest Airlines and the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth to seek repeal of the Wright Amendment on condition that Love Field remained a domestic airport and its gate capacity be limited.[19]
On July 2, 2008, American announced furloughs of up to 950 flight attendants, via Texas' Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act system.[20] This furlough is in addition to the furlough of 20 MD-80 aircraft.[21] American's hub at San Juan, Puerto Rico's Luiz Muñoz Marin International Airport, will be truncated from 38 to 18 daily inbound flights, but the carrier will retain service in a diminished capacity.[22]
On August 13, 2008, The Kansas City Star reported that American would move some overhaul work from its Kansas City, Missouri, base. Repairs on Boeing 757s will be made in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and some 767 maintenance will move there as well; one, possibly two, Boeing 767 repair lines will be retained at Kansas City International Airport. The narrow-body repair hangar will be shut. The city's aviation department offered to upgrade repair facilities on condition that the airline maintain at least 700 jobs.[23]
In August 2009, American was placed under credit watch, along with United Airlines and US Airways.[citation needed] All Airbus A300 jets were retired by the end of August and are currently stored in Roswell, New Mexico.[24]
On October 28, 2009, American notified its employees that it would close its Kansas City maintenance base in September 2010, and would also close or make cutbacks at five smaller maintenance stations, resulting in the loss of up to 700 jobs.[25] American closed its maintenance base at Kansas City (MCI) on September 24, 2010.[26]
American Airlines has had repeated run-ins with the FAA regarding maintenance of its MD-80 fleet (the company is the single largest operator of the craft); the costs associated with operating these jets has affected American's bottom line. American Airlines canceled 1,000 flights to inspect wire bundles over three days in April 2008 to make sure they complied with government safety regulations.[27] This caused significant inconvenience to passengers and financial problems for the airline. American has begun the process of replacing its older MD-80 jets with Boeing 737s. The newer MD-80s will continue to serve until the recently ordered Airbus A319s, A321s and Boeing 737-800s are delivered.
In September 2009, the Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal reported that American was accused of hiding repeated maintenance lapses on at least 16 MD-80s from the FAA. Repair issues included such items as faulty emergency slides, improper engine coatings, incorrectly drilled holes and other examples of shoddy workmanship. The most serious alleged lapse is a failure to repair cracks to pressure bulkheads; the rupture of a bulkhead could lead to cabin depressurization. It is also alleged that the airline retired one airplane in order to hide it from FAA inspectors.[28][29]
On September 12, 2009, American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corporation announced that they were looking into buying some of the financially struggling Japan Airlines.[30] AMR is not the only company planning to buy a stake in the airline: rival Delta Air Lines was also looking into investing in the troubled airline, along with Delta's partner Air France-KLM. Both Delta and AF-KLM are part of SkyTeam, Oneworld's alliance rival.[31] Japan Airlines called off negotiations of the possible deal with all airlines on October 5, 2009.
On October 21, 2009, Gerard Arpey, the CEO of American Airlines, said the airline and its Oneworld alliance of global airlines remains committed to a partnership with Japan Airlines, as long as the carrier remains a major international carrier.[citation needed]
On November 18, 2009, Delta Air Lines, with help from TPG, made a bid of $1 billion for JAL to partner with them. Two days later, reports came from Japan that AA and TPG had teamed up and made a $1.5 billion cash offer to JAL, which they might consider doing.[32]
On February 9, 2010, Japan Airlines officially announced that it would strengthen its relationship with American Airlines and Oneworld.[33]
On January 11, 2011, both JAL and American Airlines announced that they would start their joint-venture operation starting April 1, 2011.[34]
In early July 2010, it was reported that American Airlines was trying to find buyers for its regional airline American Eagle. The move followed Delta Air Lines and its spin off of its wholly owned regional airlines Compass Airlines and Mesaba Airlines.[35][36] In February 2010, the USDOT granted AA preliminary antitrust immunity to allow the airline to work with British Airways, Iberia Airlines, Finnair and Royal Jordanian Airlines on transatlantic routes.[37] The partnership was officially approved by the USDOT on July 20, 2010.[38] On October 1, American, British Airways, and Iberia launched their joint venture, enabling, among other things, frequent flyers to earn and redeem miles on each other's flights.[39]
Less than a week after American's transatlantic joint venture was launched, the Department of Transportation gave preliminary approval to American's new transpacific joint venture with Japan Airlines on October 7,[40] Japan gave final approval to the venture later that month.[41] and the immunity grant was finalized in early November 2010[42] On March 31, 2010, American and JetBlue announced a partnership regarding the interlining of routes between the airlines.[43][44] 27 of JetBlue's destinations that are not served by American and 13 of American's international destinations from New York and Boston are included in the agreement. Also, American is giving JetBlue 8 slot pairs (a slot pair is one arrival slot and one departure slot) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and 1 slot pair at Westchester County Airport. In return, JetBlue is giving American 12 slot pairs at JFK Airport.
On July 19, 2010, AA announced that, by the end of 2010, flyers will be able to receive either AAdvantage miles or TrueBlue points on their interline itineraries connecting in JFK or Boston.[45] Effective November 18, 2010, the two airlines will give the traveler miles in either program when flying on a qualifying route, regardless of whether the travels include an international connection.[46] On February 16, 2010, American applied to the US Department of Transportation to begin nonstop service to Tokyo's Haneda Airport. American planned to begin service beginning October 1, 2010 from New York-JFK and Los Angeles with Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.[47] On May 7, 2010, the US Department of Transportation tentatively awarded American Airlines the right to begin nonstop service from JFK Airport to Tokyo-Haneda, but denied American's bid to serve Haneda from LAX.[48] American planned to begin service to Tokyo-Haneda from JFK on January 20, 2011; however, the airline decided to postpone the service until February 18, 2011 citing low booking demand.[49] The airline will resume service from JFK to Haneda from June 1, 2012 (during that time the JFK-Narita route will be terminated).
On October 1, 2010, American announced that it will file an application to the US Department of Transportation to operate daily nonstop flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai, China. The airline was granted approval from the US DOT to begin the Los Angeles-Shanghai route on April 5, 2011.[50] The airline is also considering on flying to Hong Kong and Guangzhou.[51] Since late 2010, American Airlines has been involved in a dispute with two online ticketing agencies, Expedia and Orbitz.[52] This relates to American's "Direct Connect" fare booking system for large travel agents, which Expedia claimed might raise costs and was less transparent for passengers.[53] The Direct Connect allows American to exert more control over their distribution, save costs and better sell ancillary services to their customers.[54] In December 2010 American pulled their price listings from Orbitz, and on January 1, 2011, Expedia removed American Airlines' fares from their site.[55][56]
On November 29, 2011 AMR Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In July 2012, American announced capacity cuts due to the grounding of several aircraft associated with its bankruptcy and lack of pilots due to retirements. American's regional airline, American Eagle, will retire 35 to 40 regional jets as well as its Saab turboprop fleet. As of Summer 2012, American's unions are looking to merge with another airline. Reports are the possible merger partners AMR is considering are, US Airways, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, Frontier and Virgin America.[57] Indeed, in a July 12 court filing US Airways said it supported an American Airlines request to extend a period during which only American could file a bankruptcy reorganization plan ("exclusivity period"); in the filing US Airways disclosed that it was an American Airlines creditor and "prospective merger partner. On August 31, 2012, US Airways CEO Doug Parker announced that American Airlines and US Airways had signed a nondisclosure agreement, in which the airlines would discuss their financials and a possible merger."[58]
On September 18, 2012, the airline announced it has notified more than 11,000 workers of possible job loss as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. They also said it is cutting flights by one to two percent for the rest of September and October 2012.[59] On October 25, 2012, the airline announced its plans to hire 2,500 pilots over two years. In a letter to employees, CEO Tom Horton said American Airlines will hire new pilots to staff new international and domestic routes. Company spokesman Bruce Hicks said about 1,500 of the new hires would replace retiring pilots, or jobs that open up due to attrition. American has about 7,500 active pilots today.[60] On December 7, 2012, the American Pilots Association, representing pilots of American Airlines, said that members voted to ratify a tentative agreement between the company and the union.[61]
On January 17, 2013, Horton unveiled American Airlines new logo and brand image at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The new livery was introduced on the Boeing 737-800. The idea of modernizing American's brand image and logo came to fruition soon after the airline placed the largest aircraft order in aviation history.[62]
On February 14, 2013, American Airlines and US Airways Group officially announced that the two companies would merge to form the largest airline in the world. In the deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2013, bondholders of American Airlines' parent AMR will own 72% of the new company and US Airways shareholders will own the remaining 28%. The combined airline will carry the American Airlines name and branding, while US Airways' management team, including CEO Doug Parker, will retain most operational management positions. The headquarters for the new airline will be consolidated at American's current headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.[10][63] The merger will create the world's largest airline, which, along with United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, will control three-quarters of the U.S. market.[64] Bankruptcy judge Sean Lane disapproved Tom Horton's $20 million golden parachute as being "inappropriate".[65]
In 1967, Massimo Vignelli designed the famous AA logo.[66][67] Thirty years later, in 1997, American Airlines was able to make its logo Internet-compatible by buying the domain AA.com. AA is also American's two-letter IATA airline designator.
In January 2013, American launched a new rebranding and marketing campaign with FutureBrand dubbed, "A New American". This included a new logo replacing the classic 1967 logo. American Airlines calls the new logo the "Flight Symbol", incorporating the eagle, star, and "A" of the classic logo.[68]
American's early liveries varied widely, but a common livery was adopted in the 1930s, featuring an eagle painted on the fuselage. The eagle became a symbol of the company and inspired the name of American Eagle Airlines. Propeller aircraft featured an international orange lightning bolt running down the length of the fuselage, which was replaced by a simpler orange stripe with the introduction of jets.
In the late 1960s, American commissioned Massimo Vignelli, an acclaimed industrial and graphic designer, to develop a new livery. The original design called for a red, white, and blue stripe on the fuselage, and a simple "AA" logo, without an eagle, on the tail. However, Vignelli eventually created a highly stylized eagle, which remained the company's logo until 2013. In 1999, American painted a new Boeing 757 (N679AN) in its 1959 international orange livery. There is a Boeing 737800 in the retro AstroJet livery. One Boeing 777 and one Boeing 757 are painted in standard livery with a pink ribbon on the sides and on the tail, in support for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. One Boeing 767 is painted with a gold ribbon on the tailfin on the aircraft and on the side of the body says "Flagship Independence". American Eagle, the airline's regional airline has the same special livery on ERJ-145 aircraft.
On January 17, 2013, American announced that it was changing its planes' livery.[69] Before then, American had been the only major U.S. airline to leave most of its aircraft surfaces unpainted. This was because C. R. Smith hated painted aircraft, and refused to use any liveries that involved painting the entire plane. Robert "Bob" Crandall later justified the distinctive natural metal finish by noting that less paint reduced the aircraft's weight, thus saving on fuel costs.[70] The new livery does not allow for the polished aluminum surface that the planes historically displayed.
In January 2013, American launched a new rebranding and marketing campaign dubbed, "A New American". In addition to a new logo, American Airlines introduced a new and modern livery for all aircraft in the fleet. The airline calls the new livery and branding "a clean and modern update" and a testament to American's willingness to become a more modern, vibrant, and sophisticated airline.[68] The current design features an abstract American flag on the tail, along with a silver-painted fuselage, as a throw-back to the old livery. Doug Parker, the incoming CEO indicated that the new livery could be short-lived, stating that "maybe we need to do something slightly different than that ... The only reason this is an issue now is because they just did it right in the middle, which kind of makes it confusing, so that gives us an opportunity, actually, to decide if we are going to do something different because we have so many airplanes to paint".[71]
A fictitious "American Airlines Space Freighter", the Valley Forge, was the setting for the 1971 science fiction movie Silent Running, starring Bruce Dern and directed by Douglas Trumbull. The freighter featured the then-new "AA" logo on the hull, along with the crew uniforms and several set pieces.
In the 1960s, Mattel released a series of American Airlines stewardess Barbie dolls.
American Airlines is the sponsor of Fulham in the English Premier League.
American Airlines is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, adjacent to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.[75]
Before it was headquartered in Texas, American Airlines was headquartered at 633 Third Avenue in the Murray Hill area of Midtown Manhattan, New York City.[76][77] In 1978 American announced that it would move its headquarters to a site at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 1979. The move affected up to 1,300 jobs. Mayor of New York City Ed Koch described this move as a "betrayal" of New York City.[78] American moved to two leased office buildings in Grand Prairie, Texas.[79] The airline finished moving into a $150 million ($345756765.79 when adjusted for inflation), 550,000-square-foot (51,000 m2) facility in Fort Worth on January 17, 1983; $147 million (about $338841630.47 when adjusted for inflation) in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport bonds financed the headquarters. The airline began leasing the facility from the airport, which owns the facility.[79]
The Allied Pilots Association is the in-house union which represents the 12,000 American Airlines pilots. The union was created in 1963 after the pilots disposed of the ALPA union.[80]
Violations occurring over a 4½ year period from October 1993 to July 1998 targeted American Airlines for using high-sulfur fuel in motor vehicles at 10 major airports around the country. Under the federal Clean Air Act high sulfur fuel cannot be used in motor vehicles. American Airlines promptly identified and corrected these violations of the Clean Air Act.[81]
American Airlines' wastewater treatment plant recycles water used at the base to wash aircraft, process rinse water tanks, and irrigate landscape. That alone has saved almost $1 million since 2002. In addition to that, American Airlines has also won the award for the reduction of hazardous waste that saved them $229,000 after a $2,000 investment. A bar code system is used to track hazardous waste. It has led to reduction of waste by 50 percent since 2000.[82]
The division was initially founded over 25 years ago under the name FlyAAway Vacations. The name was eventually changed to AAV Tours. Today it operates as American Airlines Vacations (www.aavacations.com), offering vacations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Europe, Canada, the United States, Latin America and Asia. American Airlines Vacations is the only travel company that allows payment with AAdvantage miles (or oneworld miles). The current president of American Airlines Vacations is Richard Elieson.
American Airlines serves four continents, trailing Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, which both serve six. Hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth and Miami serve as gateways to the Americas, while American's Chicago hub has become the airline's primary gateway to Europe and Asia. New York Kennedy (JFK) is a primary gateway for both the Americas and Europe, while the Los Angeles hub (LAX) is the primary gateway to Asia. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport served as a regional hub for several years. However, the airline's 2009 restructuring led to the airport being removed as a focus city on April 5, 2010.[83] American serves the third-largest number of international destinations, after United Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Rank | Airport | Flights |
1 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 764 |
2 | Chicago-O'Hare, Illinois | 501 |
3 | Miami, Florida | 294 |
4 | Los Angeles, California | 159 |
5 | New York-LaGuardia, New York | 102 |
6 | New York-JFK, New York | 86 |
American is the only U.S. airline with scheduled flights to Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
American Airlines has codeshare agreements With the following airlines:[85]
In particular, there are business partnerships with British Airways and Iberia on transatlantic routes, and with Japan Airlines and Qantas on transpacific routes.[citation needed]
American also operated interchange flight services in conjunction with Alaska Airlines during the 1970s between Texas and Alaska during construction of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline. This interchange agreement allowed single, no change of aircraft service between Houston, TX and Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX, and Anchorage, AK and Fairbanks, AK. The round trip routing of this interchange flight was Houston-Dallas/Ft. Worth-Seattle-Anchorage-Fairbanks with Seattle, WA serving as the interchange point where flight and cabin crews were changed from one airline to the other. Boeing 727-200 jetliners provided by both American and Alaska Airlines were utilized to provide this interchange service.[citation needed]
As of April 20, 2012, the American Airlines fleet consists of 608 aircraft.[93][94] American Airlines had an average fleet age of 15 years in January 2013.[95] After the last of its Airbus A300 aircraft were retired in 2009, American Airlines operates an all-Boeing fleet (including aircraft produced by McDonnell Douglas before it merged with Boeing in 1997), one of only two legacy carriers which have such a fleet.[96]
This situation will soon change, as American has ordered a total of 260 Airbus aircraft to replace its aging MD-80, 757, and 767-200 jets. On July 20, 2011, American Airlines ordered 360 and took options for 465 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus, with the intention of replacing MD-80, 757200 and 767-200 aircraft.[97][98] According to American Airlines, this is the largest purchase of aircraft in history.[99]
On domestic flights and flights to Canada, Central America, and areas in the Caribbean (including the Dominican Republic), American Airlines offers a buy on board program offering sandwiches and snacks for purchase. Flights two hours or longer have snacks, and flights three hours or longer have sandwiches. Transcontinental flights and Hawaii flights have the "Premium Sandwich and Chip Combo" for purchase. Buy on board service to Central America (From Miami) and the Dominican Republic began on March 1, 2009. American will continue to offer free coach meals on flights to Europe, Haiti, Asia, and select South American destinations.[100][101]
In First and Business classes, on all domestic flights of two hours or more that operate within a traditional meal time, full meal service is included. Flights with a duration longer than two and one half hours that do not fall within a meal time have snack service for those classes.[100] First Class and Business Class passengers receive alcoholic beverages for free. Non-alcoholic beverages are free for all classes. Alcoholic drinks are available for purchase on all domestic flights in Coach. Beer and wine are now free on long haul international flights to Europe and Asia and certain flights to South America. [102]
Headsets are two dollars on domestic flights and free on flights to/from Europe, Asia, India and South America. Headsets are also free to passengers in First and Business Classes.[103]
The Flagship Suite service exists on B767-200 aircraft and all B777 aircraft. Flagship first class on 767 and 777-200 aircraft is being phased out. B767-200 aircraft features the first flagship first class which currently primarily flies between New York's John F. Kennedy and Los Angeles and San Francisco. Seats provide 62" seat pitch and 19" seat width. Seats have electric controls which can be used to recline the seat into an angled flat bed. Seats are arranged in a 2-1-2 configuration. Seats are made with blue cloth and blue leather and are equipped with legrests, footrests, DC power ports and said controls. Amenities include noise-canceling headset, premium pillow, duvet, portable video player and a menu. These seats are being phased out for the new transcontinental fleet of A321 aircraft where the new international business class product will be featured as first class. Passengers receive access to the Admirals Club and the Flagship lounge at JFK and LAX.
B777-200 aircraft features the old Flagship Suite in first class on most international flights. An industry first, all seats in this cabin swivel in the direction opposite of the aisle. 16 seats are provided in a 1-2-1 configuration. 92" seat pitch is provided along with a large amount of seat width. Electric controls can convert the seat into a 6 foot 6 inch fully flat bed. The armrest can be lowered if desired. Amenities include noise-canceling headset, newspapers, amenity kit, pajamas, premium pillow, duvet and a menu. The ottoman can be used as a seat for a companion and you can dine with him/her if you desire. For seats that are situated between the two aisles, a privacy screen can be adjusted if needed to provided tranquility and the uttermost comfort. Passengers have access to the Admirals Club, Flagship Lounge and the Arrival's lounge.
Domestic First Class has a seat pitch of 39 to 40 inches.[104][105] On B767-300 aircraft, Business Class seats are sold as Domestic First Class; these seats are angle-flat seats.[106] Premium Cabin Duvet, powerports and Bose headsets provided on widebody aircraft.[107]
Business class is offered on all 777 and 767 aircraft and select 757 aircraft. 767-200 AFS (American Flagship Service) aircraft features American's old business class product, but this will be phased out soon. These seats offer 50 inch seat pitch, 50 degree recline, leg rests, footrests and personal power ports. Menus, video players, noise-canceling headphones, a premium duvet and pillow are offered. On flights other than JFK-LAX and JFK-SFO, this is sold as two class, with some seated in first class seats. On those flights, elites in economy may reserve these seats, but receive economy style service.
757 international, 767-300 and 777-200 feature the angled flat business class product. Electric controls provide many positions as well as individual part controls. Seats offer 58-60" seat pitch and the seats can recline up to 171 degrees to form an angled flat bed. Amenity kits, menus, noise-canceling headphones, a premium pillow and duvet are offered on longer flights. On 757 and 777-200 aircraft, built-in 10" entertainment screens are offered. 767-300 aircraft feature portable entertainment devices. Seats will be phased out on 777 aircraft to make way for the fully flat seats. 777-300ER aircraft feature fully flat business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. These seats are similar to Cathay Pacific's long-haul business class seat. More seat pitch, better seat width and a recline of a full 180 degrees is offered. Better amenities are offered, along with a 15.4" screen with a wider selection of entertainment. Business class passengers receive access to the walk-up bar and better cabin presentation makes this a product to be embraced and understood as a true business class product. All business class passengers on transcontinental and international flights receive access to the Admirals Club and the Arrival's lounge when flying into London Heathrow.
Economy class seats have a seat pitch of 31-33", with newer aircraft having thinner seats that have a 31" pitch.[105] Seat widths range from 17.0in and 18.0in. Economy seats are in a 2-5-2 configuration on 777-200[108] aircraft and are in a high-density 3-4-3 configuration on 777-300ER[109] aircraft.
AAdvantage is the frequent flyer program of American Airlines. Launched May 1, 1981, it was the second such loyalty program in the world (after the first at Texas International Airlines in 1979), and remains the largest with more than 67 million members as of October 2011.[110][111]
Miles accumulated in the program allow members to redeem tickets, upgrade service class, or obtain free or discounted car rentals, hotel stays, merchandise, or other products and services through partners. The most active members, based on the amount and price of travel booked, are designated AAdvantage Gold, AAdvantage Platinum, and AAdvantage Executive Platinum elite members, with privileges such as separate check-in, priority upgrade and standby processing, or free upgrades. They also receive similar privileges from AA's partner airlines, particularly those in Oneworld.[112] AAdvantage co-branded credit cards are also available and offer other benefits. These cards are issued by CitiCards, subsidiary of Citigroup in the United States and MBNA in the United Kingdom.
The Admirals Club was conceived by AA president C.R. Smith as a marketing promotion shortly after he was made an honorary Texas Ranger. Inspired by the Kentucky colonels and other honorary organizations, Smith decided to make particularly valued passengers "admirals" of the "Flagship fleet" (AA called its aircraft "Flagships" at the time). The list of Admirals included many celebrities, politicians and other VIPs, as well as more "ordinary" customers who had been particularly loyal to the airline.
There was no physical Admirals Club until shortly after the opening of LaGuardia Airport. During the airport's construction, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia had an upper-level lounge set aside for press conferences and business meetings. At one such press conference, he noted that the entire terminal was being offered for lease to airline tenants; after a reporter asked whether the lounge would be leased as well, LaGuardia replied that it would, and a vice president of AA immediately offered to lease the premises. The airline then procured a liquor license and began operating the lounge as the "Admirals Club" in 1939.
The second Admirals Club opened at Washington National Airport. Because it was illegal to sell alcohol in Virginia at the time, the Club contained refrigerators for the use of its members, so they could store their own liquor at the airport. For many years, membership in the Admirals Club (and most other airline lounges) was by the airline's invitation. After a passenger sued for discrimination,[113] the Club (and most other airline lounges) switched to a paid membership program.
Membership now costs $250 to $400 per year, depending on AAdvantage frequent flyer program level, with a $50 initiation fee in the first year; membership can also be purchased with AAdvantage miles. As of December 2010, passengers can buy a 24-hour pass for $50. American Express Platinum Cardmembers receive access to the Admirals Club as a benefit of their membership.
Though affiliated with the Admirals Club and staffed by many of the same employees, the Flagship Lounge is a separate lounge specifically designed for customers flying in premium cabins on transcontinental domestic flights and international flights. The added amenities of the Flagship Lounges compared to the normal Admirals Club include free premium alcoholic beverages; free buffet snacks including breakfast items, salads, sandwiches, fruits, chocolates, cheeses and other light fare (options change based on time of day); and a less crowded, more comfortable lounge space. Additionally, complimentary computer terminals with free internet access, complimentary wireless internet access, and complimentary printing are available at most locations, as are shower facilities.
The first Flagship Lounge was opened at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as a courtesy to First Class customers preparing for long flights to London and Tokyo. While the Dallas lounge is no longer open, Flagship Lounges are now available at four airports: Chicago-O'Hare, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, and New York-JFK.
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Dictionary » I » Inhibit InhibitDefinition verb (general) To hold back, curb, hinder, restrain, prohibit, or arrest; as in to inhibit an action. (chemistry, biology) To limit, prevent or block the action or function of; as in to inhibit an enzyme, or to inhibit a chemical reaction. (psychology) To suppress or restrain a behavior, an impulse, or a desire consciously or unconsciously.
Word origin: From Latin inhibere, inhibit-, "to hold in", "to check", "to restrain", from in-, + habere, "to have", "to hold". Related forms: inhibits (simple present), inhibiting (present participle), inhibited (simple past), inhibition (noun), inhibitory (adjective). Synonym: constrain, forbid, restrain, prevent, repress, suppress. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page Results from our forumBAP, brassinolide, triacontanol, Amino, kelp foliar question... because they can still get their money back even if something failed on their crops. Oh, I was told that some chemicals such as Octacosanol may inhibit the Triacontanol effect, albeit Octacosanol is part of the polycosanol family of which they are extracted (beeswax, rice bran wax). There is ...
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Cavan-born John Walsh is a composer of music for Film, Television and Advertising. To date his work has featured in a number of award winning Drama Series and Short Films. He has also scored for several high profile advertising campaigns including the official commercial for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Television campaigns include the Jameson Film Festival commercial featuring hundreds of director chairs rushing to the cinema, the Guinness advert detailing explorer Tom Crean's journey to Antarctica, and campaigns by Dairygold, Bailey's and VHI Healthcare.
Walsh, now based in Dublin, trained as a classical musician and has played in rock bands and worked as a studio producer.
In 2008 John orchestrated the soundtrack to the Olympic Games 2008 commercial. The advert, filmed in the style of a high-paced action film, aired in 26 countries in the run-up to the opening ceremony on August 8. It features athletes such as Roger Federer, Asafa Powell, Carolina Kluft and Paula Radcliffe. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) commissioned Walsh after seeing an advert he did for the Spanish national lottery.
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After much anticipation the annual Friends of the Library giant book sale is finally here. This year the sale is open on Friday October 19, 2012 to Sunday 21, 2012. The book sale is located on 251 Massey Road in the former 'Fast Forms' factory. This is the third year the Christie family has generously donated the use of the building.
Admission is free and there is plenty of parking. All of the neighbouring factories have agreed to provide their parking lots for book sale customers. The city has also granted permission to park along the side of the road on Imperial.
Greeting people at the Friends of the Library table is Janina Wright
This year's Friday turnout is no different then previous years'. The Early Bird paid admission time saw over 150 people attend. There is a steady flow of people through the entrance and by 7:00pm over 900 people came in.
Greeting people at the entrance is a team of cheerful volunteers who are handing out maps. This is a very helpful little piece of paper has a price list on the back and a map of where each category of book is. There are approximately 40 volunteers helping each day and are quite knowledgeable and ready to help. They can be spotted by their checkered aprons. Picture at right of Volunteers Heather (L) and Joanna (R)
With over 40,000 books received, matching last year's total, it took a team of dedicated volunteers 2 months to sort and organize all of the books, CD's, records, games, puzzles and other multimedia donated.
For those book lovers wondering, every year there are about one third of books and other multimedia that does not sell over the weekend. Many of these books are passed on to other charitable organizations, with the rest of the books being recycled.
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This year the Friends of the Library hope to beat last year's $40,000 with a goal of $60,000. All the proceeds will go toward the new main library. Another way to support the Friends is with the purchase of an annual membership. So come on out, support a great local cause and pick up some great winter reading material!


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I must be on some sort of game kick. Travel checkers board, now tic-tac-toe, and also deck o' cards holder. And I still have ideas for more game related projects. :)
Here is a simple way you can use a drawstring bag to make a tic-tac-toe game. And when you are done just pop the pieces inside the bag for storage!
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See the drawsting bag tutorial for instructions on how to make the bag. But just cut your pieces, do not sew together yet! Make your bag any size you want.
Grab a piece of your outer fabric. Cut and lay out 4 pieces of ric rac to create a tic-tac-toe board.
Use Fray Check on the ends of your pieces of ric rac so they won't fray.
Pin and stitch each piece of ric rac down. I used a coordinating thread (yellow).
Pull the threads to the back side and clip.
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Some good news for the clean-energy sector: Financing for wind and solar projects reached a record $41.8 billion in the third quarter, Reuters reports.
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Server admins know the problem: There's no good and simple tool available to get an email notification when new security updates are available.
patch2mail is a simple tool that fills this gap and mails you whenever new updates are available.
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I was annoyed by that and therefore wrote this little tool, consisting of a shell script and a XSLT file to transform the zypper XML output to text.
Usage is easy: Download the RPM from http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=patch2mail and install it on your server. Make sure you receive mails for root (for example setup mail forwarding in /etc/aliases). That's it. The script directly installs to /etc/cron.daily and will inform you when new updates are available.
patch2mail is available for openSUSE 10.2 and 10.3.
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Payscale covered a recent survey about pay raises…
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Stuart Devlin Silver, Oil Paintings and Other Antiques
Venue Address
- The Saleroom
- 33 Abergele Road
- Colwyn Bay
- North Wales
- United Kingdom
Sale Date
- 31 Jul 2012 10:30am
- 29 Jul 2012 2pm - 4pm
- 30 Jul 2012 1pm - 7pm
- 31 Jul 2012 9am - 10.15am
Lots purchased online with the-saleroom.com will attract an additional charge for this service in the sum of 3% of the hammer price plus VAT at the rate imposed
We only accept card payments in person with chip and pin, cheques with clearance and bank transfer.
Furniture and large volume lots need to be collected the day after the sale.
Please contact Rogers Jones through our website at at www.rogersjones.co.uk for enquiries regarding all sales and bidding
Smaller goods can be packed and sent to you or collected by arrangement.
Terms and Conditions
In these Conditions Rogers Jones & Co act only as Auctioneers and Agents and the representative of Rogers Jones & Co conducting the auction is called "the Auctioneer".
Whilst Rogers Jones & Co make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the catalogue and the description of a lot:
a) Each lot as set out in the catalogue or as divided or combined with any other lot or lots is sold by the vendor with all faults, imperfections and errors of descriptions.
b) Rogers Jones & Co do not accept any responsibility for the authenticity, genuineness, origin, authorship, date, age, period, condition or quality of any lots unless they have been instructed in writing by the buyer to so certify.
c) All statements whether printed in the catalogue or made orally as to any of the matter set out in b) above are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being or implying any warranties or representations of fact by Rogers Jones Co unless they have been instructed in writing by the buyers to so certify.
a) The Auctioneer has absolute discretion to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots or to withdraw any lot or lots from the sale, to refuse bids, regulate bidding or cancel the sale without any case giving any reason or without previous notice. He may bid on behalf of a vendor for all goods which are being offered subject to reserve or at the Auctioneer's discretion.
b) The highest bidder shall be the buyer. The Auctioneer may at his sole discretion determine the advance of bidding or refuse a bid. If during the auction the Auctioneer considers that a dispute has arisen, he has absolute discretion to settle it or to re-offer the lot.
c) Each lot is put up for sale subject to any reserve price placed by the vendor. Where there is no reserve price (but not otherwise) the seller has the right to bid either personally or by any one person (who may be the Auctioneer).
d) All conditions, notices, descriptions, statements and other matters in the catalogue and elsewhere concerning any lot are subject to any statements modifying or affecting the same made by the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to any bid being accepted for the lot.
Notwithstanding any other terms of these Conditions, if within fourteen days after the sale Rogers Jones & Co have received from the buyer of any lot notice in writing that in his view the lot is a deliberate forgery and within seven days after such notification the buyer returns the same to Rogers Jones & Co, in the same condition as at the time of sale and by producing evidence, the burden of proof to be upon the buyer, satisfies Rogers Jones & Co that considered in the light of the entry in the catalogue the lot is a deliberate forgery then the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the purchase price of the same refunded. The vendor agrees to be bound by Rogers Jones & Co's decision.
Rogers Jones & Co disclaim responsibility for default by either the buyer or the vendor because they act as Auctioneers only and therefore do not pay out to the vendor until payment is received from the buyer. Instructions given by telephone are accepted at the sender's risk and must be confirmed in writing forthwith.
Every person on Rogers Jones & Co's premises at any time shall be deemed to be there at his/her own risk. He/She shall have no claim against Rogers Jones & Co in respect of any accident which may occur or injury, damage or loss shall be caused by the negligence of Rogers Jones & Co's employees.
As Rogers Jones & Co are Auctioneers all goods delivered to Rogers Jones & Co's premises will be deemed to be delivered for sale by auction unless otherwise stated in writing and will be catalogued and sold at Rogers Jones & Co's discretion and accepted by Rogers Jones & Co subject to all the Sale Conditions. By delivering the goods to Rogers Jones & Co for inclusion in their auction each vendor acknowledges that he or she has accepted and agreed to be bound by all these Conditions.
Rogers Jones & Co do not themselves undertake the collection of goods but will, if required in writing, instruct a contractor on the vendor's behalf in their capacity as Agents. Rogers Jones & Co disclaim all responsibility for loss or damage to goods or for unauthorised removal of goods and for damage to premises caused by the contractor who should be insured for such risks.
Rogers Jones & Co disclaim all responsibility for loss or damage to goods or for unauthorised removal of goods unless caused by the negligence of their employees.
Rogers Jones & Co reserve the right to store or arrange for the storage of goods delivered to them for sale either on their own premises or elsewhere at their sole discretion. They exempt themselves from any liability for loss or damage to goods delivered to their salerooms without sufficient sale instructions and reserve the right to take a minimum charge of £1 per lot per day for such goods (unless the loss or damage is caused by the negligence of their employees).
Vendors will be charged for goods left on the premises if the vendor has been requested to remove within twenty one days of such request. Rogers Jones & Co reserve the right to sell the goods to defray costs and storage charges.
Whilst all reasonable care will be taken by Rogers Jones & Co of items on their premises, vendors are advised to enquire of their Insurance Company in regard to possible extension of cover required on items to be removed to the Saleroom even though their items will be insured against Fire and Burglary whilst on the Company's premises.
a) All goods are put up for sale WITHOUT RESERVE unless written instructions as to reserve are received by Rogers Jones & Co prior to the commencement of the sale.
b) In the event of any reserve price not being reached at auction, Rogers Jones & Co are empowered to sell after the auction by private treaty, at not less than the reserve price, as long as the goods remain on Rogers Jones & Co's premises. In the event of such a sale by private treaty the Conditions applicable to a buyer governing the auction will no apply.
c) Any reserve price not marked FIRM will, if necessary, be sold with a 10% discretion.
The vendor shall duly indemnify Rogers Jones & Co against any claims in connection with any goods sold by Rogers Jones & Co on the Vendor's behalf.
A vendor who sends for sale any chattel(s) which is an asset of his business must disclose to the Auctioneer whether or not he is a registered person for VAT purposes and, if so, his registered number and whether or not he intends to operate the special scheme covering works of art etc. This information must be supplied to the Auctioneer on or prior to delivery of the goods.
Ample opportunity is given for inspection and each purchaser by making a bid for a lot acknowledges that he/she has satisfied him/herself fully before bidding by inspection or otherwise as to all the Sale Conditions, the physical condition of an description of the lot including but not restricted to whether the lot is damaged or has been repaired.
The property in a lot shall not pass to the buyer until he has paid the purchase price in full but each lot is at the sale risk of the purchaser from the fall of the hammer. Each purchaser shall forthwith give his full names and permanent address and if called upon to do so by the Auctioneer shall forthwith pay to Rogers Jones & Co such proportion of the purchase price as the Auctioneer may require. If the purchaser fails to do so, the lot may at the Auctioneer's sole discretion be put up again and re-sold.
a) No purchase shall be claimed or removed until the sale has been concluded. All lots shall be paid for and removed at the buyer's risk and expense by the end of the second working day after the sale, failing which the Auctioneer shall not be responsible if the same are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, and all lots not so removed shall remain at the risk of the buyer and subject to a minimum warehousing charge of £1 per lot per day. If they are not paid for and removed within seven days of the sale the Auctioneer may re-sell them by auction or privately without notice to the buyer. Any liability which there may be on the part of the Auctioneer in respect of any loss shall be restricted to a maximum of the price paid by the purchaser of the lot.
b) If any buyer fails to comply with any of the above conditions the damages recoverable from the defaulter shall include all loss arising from any re-sale of the lot, together with the charges and expenses in respect of both sales, and any money deposited in part payment shall be held by the Auctioneer against the defaulter's liability and may be appropriated in settlement of that liability.
The purchaser shall pay the hammer price together with the current rate of buyer's premium. The premium is NOT negotiable and includes VAT at the standard rate and is payable by ALL purchasers. The vendor authorises the Auctioneer to deduct commission and expenses at the stated rates from the hammer price and acknowledges the Auctioneer's right to retain the premium payable by the purchaser. If the work of a living artist has a hammer price of 1,000 euros or more (approx £700) an additional 4% will be levied on the hammer price. This is known as Droit de Suite and is an obligatory levy which is passed on to the living artist.
1. The forename(s) (or asterisks where not known) and surname of the artist indicate in our opinion the work of the artist.
2. The initial(s) of the forename(s) and the surname of the artist indicate in our opinion a work of the period of the artist which may be wholly or, in part, his work.
3. A picture catalogued as "ATTRIBUTED TO" is in our opinion probably a work by that artist.
4. A picture catalogued as "FOLLOWER OF" is in our opinion a work by a painter working in that artist's style.
5. A picture catalogues as "SCHOOL" accompanied by the name of a place or country and a date means that in our opinion the picture was executed at that time and in that location.
6. A picture bearing the word "AFTER" is in our opinion a copy of any date after a work by that artist.
7. The term "BEARS A SIGNATURE" means that in our opinion the artist's name has been added by another hand.
8. Dimensions are given height before width, are at approximate and to the nearest half an inch.
9. "ANTIQUE" – The word antique is intended to define a TYPE of auction and NOT NECESSARILY the age of the items in it. Our Antique Auctions may contain items up to present-day age.
Contact details
- The Saleroom
- 33 Abergele Road
- Colwyn Bay
- North Wales
- United Kingdom
- http://www.rogersjones.c...
- conditionreportsandimage...
- Tel: +44 (0) 1492 532176
- Fax: +44 (0) 1492 533308
- email@example.com
- Tel: +44 (0)20 7420 6670
Rogers Jones & Co.
Stuart Devlin Silver, Oil Paintings and Other Antiques
322 Lots
Lot 1
A good polished encased Farrand pianola piano together with a box seat piano stool and a good...
- Estimate: Est: £50 - £100
Lot 2
An Edwardian mahogany two piece mirror backed sideboard having a break front base, 58 ins wide...
- Estimate: Est: £100 - £200
Lot 3
A mid 19th Century oak and mahogany long case clock having a square painted dial with eight day...
- Estimate: Est: £200 - £400
Lot 5
A late Victorian chaise longue day bed with original buttoned and piped upholstery
- Estimate: Est: £50 - £80
Lot 6
A 19th Century oak and pine chest of four long and two short drawers with brass swan neck handles,...
- Estimate: Est: £120 - £180
Lot 7
A Victorian walnut break and bow front credenza having a single central floral inlaid door with...
- Estimate: Est: £300 - £400
Lot 8
A compact 19th Century oak bureau having a slope front with pigeon hole interior over a base of...
- Estimate: Est: £100 - £150
Lot 9
An 19th Century oak dower chest having a narrow carved front panel and three carved inset square...
- Estimate: Est: £200 - £300
Lot 10
A Jacobean style oak dower chest having twin raised geometric carved panels and beaded decoration,...
- Estimate: Est: £100 - £150
Lot 11
A late Victorian mahogany tripod table, 30 ins x 24 ins (76 x 61 cms)
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 12
A late Edwardian dark wood chaise longue with green Dralon upholstery
- Estimate: Est: £30 - £40
Lot 13
A decorative brass fire screen stand (no panel) on a swept tripod base with scrolled feet
- Estimate: Est: £50 - £60
Lot 14
A pair of reproduction hardwood planter stands with four twist column supports to a base shelf;...
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 15
Two reproduction hardwood wall hanging ornament shelf units, each with two drawers and one having...
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 16
A good oval 19th Century oak brass banded umbrella barrel, 26 ins high (56 cms)
- Estimate: Est: £80 - £120
Lot 17
A Victorian walnut and floral crossbanded sewing cabinet table, the rising lid revealing a...
- Estimate: Est: £70 - £100
Lot 18
A mahogany stackable Globe Wernicke style three section glass fronted bookcase with base drawer...
- Estimate: Est: £120 - £180
Lot 19
A 19th Century mahogany and crossbanded twin flap oval Pembroke table with end opening drawer, end...
- Estimate: Est: £100 - £150
Lot 20
A Victorian mahogany oblong top writing table with green tooled leather top, two drawers with...
- Estimate: Est: £100 - £150
Lot 21
A reproduction polished hardwood three shelf wall rack with two narrow top drawers and fretwork...
- Estimate: Est: £50 - £60
Lot 22
A reproduction hardwood oblong top sofa type table with three front narrow drawers and a centre...
- Estimate: Est: £80 - £120
Lot 23
An elaborately carved walnut spoon back armchair having original floral wool tapestry upholstery,...
- Estimate: Est: £100 - £150
Lot 24
A substantial oak framed armchair having a wool tapestry back and seat and carved and scrolled...
- Estimate: Est: £100 - £150
Lot 25
An early to mid 19th Century painted pine farm settle having three simple inset panels to the back...
- Estimate: Est: £300 - £500
Lot 26
A mid 20th Century white painted kitchen cabinet the upper section having two sets of double...
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 27
A stripped pine farmhouse table with two drawers and square corner supports
- Estimate: Est: £70 - £100
Lot 28
A stained pine farmhouse table with turned corner supports, 48 ins x 36 ins (122 x 92 cms)
- Estimate: Est: £70 - £100
Lot 29
A stripped pine farmhouse cupboard having a drawer and a cupboard base, 27 ins (69 cms)
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 30
A polished 1930s oval topped dropleaf gateleg barleytwist dining table
- Estimate: Est: £50 - £70
Lot 31
A mahogany and glazed triple bookcase top used and adapted as a floor standing bookcase
- Estimate: Est: £50 - £100
Lot 32
An early 19th Century oak and crossbanded bow front two door hanging corner cupboard with brass H...
- Estimate: Est: £120 - £180
Lot 34
A mid 20th Century Silver Cross twin pram in need of some restoration
- Estimate: Est: £20 - £30
Lot 37
An 18th Century oak long case clock with arched hood, brass dial with eight day rolling moon...
- Estimate: Est: £800 - £1,200
Lot 38
A mid 19th Century oak long case clock with square hood, painted dial, eight day movement by...
- Estimate: Est: £300 - £400


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Gunmen shoot Somali journalist in Mogadishu |
2012-07-08 |
(Sh.M.Network) -- Unidentified gunnies shot and maimed on Saturday evening a Somali journalist working for the privately independent London-based Universal TV in Mogadishu, the latest in continued targeted attacks on media correspondents in Somalia, Witnesses said. Abdiqadir Omar Abdulle better known as (Quarrel), who works for Universal television, was injured in front of his home in Mogadishu's Wadajir district, when two gunnies armed with pistols fired several bullets at Mr. Abdulle, hitting one on his leg and the other in his stomach. The maimed news hound was immediately rushed to Madina hospital were doctors first reported they worked vigorously to stop the internal bleeding in his abdomen, according to Mohamed Mohamud Tima-adde,a colleague . "Anonymous gunnies attacked the news hound as he was near his house located at Korontada village in Wadajir district at about 6:30 pm local time. He was hit twice in the abdomen and legs, but survived the attack," Mr. Tima-adde confirmed to Shabelle Media Network. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 If they're running low on journalists in Somalia I'd be happy to send'em a few of ours. |
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Events Cancelled Due To Poor Air Quality
Smoke from the High Park Fire can be seen or smelled across much of Colorado and the smoke particulates have created a need for health advisories due to poor air quality. That poor air quality is also affecting a lot of scheduled outdoor activities.
The Loveland Reporter-Herald just released a list of a few events that were planned for the next few days that have been cancelled due to health concerns.
- The Loveland Concert Band scheduled for tonight at 7:15 p.m. has been canceled. (Next week's performance, "The Olympics are Coming," will occur as planned at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 19.)
- The Community event hosted by OtterBox and the OtterCares Foundation that was to take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Jack Christiansen Memorial Track has been canceled.
- The Natural Resources program, "When the Going Gets Touch: Basic Survival" program has been canceled. The event was scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday.
- Temporary closures at Horsetooth Reservoir, Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, and Eagle's Nest Open Space have been extended through Thursday, June 14.
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How much of a threat does electronic commerce pose to the bricks-and-mortar world today? Not much, suggest recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Despite all the hype, online retail sales were estimated to amount to a mere $8.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2000 or only 1% of retail revenues overall. (These figures exclude sales made by travel services, financial brokers and dealers, and ticket agencies —whether online or offline.)But measuring aggregate sales is a relatively crude method of assessing the amount of competition that offline merchants face from online sellers. A more sophisticated strategy is to determine how relative price changes affect the choice of where to buy: over the Internet or in a local store.This is the approach that Austan Goolsbee, associate professor of economics at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, applies in a working paper titled "Competition in the Computer Industry: Online Versus Retail."On the basis of a December 1998 survey of 90,000 U.S. households commissioned by Forrester Research, Goolsbee constructed a price index measuring the offline cost of a computer in different cities.
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Welcome to the Consultative Council on Hepatitis C website
This website has been established to provide as much information as possible on all matters relating to Hepatitis C. The Consultative Council on Hepatitis C was established by the Minister for Health and Children on the 26th of November 1996 by Statutory Instrument, to advise on all matters relating to Hepatitis C. One of the main functions of the Council is the dissemination of information and this website provides access to information regarding entitlements to certain health services, information on living with Hepatitis C as well as details on all Council activities and events.
April 2013 - IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Minister for Health is re-establishing the Consultative Council on Hepatitis C for a 3 year term. He has reduced the number of members on the Council from 16 to 8. Each of the four support groups representing people who have been infected with Hepatitis C through blood and blood products will be asked to nominate representatives to be members of the Council.
Please check back again for udpates on appointment of new Consultative Council members.
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Human Resources
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Procedures and Forms
For a complete list of University polices and procedures, employees should visit my.newschool.edu, click the employee tab, and locate the Human Resources section on the page.
All hiring of Administrative (full-time and part-time), Union, Full-time Faculty, and Miscellaneous assignments must receive approval from the appropriate department budget representative and/or University representative before commencing hiring procedures.
For more information you may contact the Staffing Services Department.
Payroll Authorization Form (PRA)
Please be aware of submission and processing time constraints established by the payroll department. Visit the Payroll Schedule web page for a list of key dates. Hiring managers must always review documents for completeness prior to submission to the Human Resources Department.Completing a PRA for a HIRE/RE-ASSIGNMENT/STATUS CHANGE/TITLE CHANGES A PRA should be completed for all hires, re-assignments, employee status changes, title changes, on-campus employment student assignments and miscellaneous payments. Below is the required information that must be included on the PRA.
Please be aware of Payroll/HR PRA submission deadlines before submitting your PRA.
All employee voluntary or involuntary terminations must be forward to the HR office immediately. A PRA must be submitted upon notification of the termination including the following information.
Please ensure that all quarterly leave reports for the terminating employee have been submitted to HR. You may request a list of any outstanding leave report from email@example.com.
For information regarding involuntary terminations of employment and payments of unused vacation leave, please refer to the Institutional Policies and Procedures Manual at my.newschool.edu.
The following is a brief overview regarding vacation and floating holiday accrual information. For more information on these and other types of leaves, please refer to the Institutional Policies and Procedures Manual at my.newschool.edu.
Full-Time administrative staff and Regular Part-Time administrative staff working at least 20 hours per week are entitled to the following time off benefits:
Full-Time administrative staff and Regular Part-Time administrative staff accrue vacation days each pay period within a fiscal year. The fiscal year begins on July 1st and ends on June 30th. A maximum of twenty-two (22) vacation days per fiscal year can be earned as a Full-Time administrative staff member. Regular Part-Time administrative staff members accrue vacation days on a prorated basis.
You must have completed at least six (6) months of service before you can use any accrued vacation leave.
Employees may accrue and bank up to 44 vacation days per fiscal year. Vacation accrual in excess of the 44 day maximum must be used by the end of the fiscal year during which such excess is accrued. If the excess vacation days are not used by the end of that fiscal year, the excess vacation days will be forfeited. There is no provision for pay in lieu of earned vacation, except at termination of employment and only to the maximum of 44 days.
All full-time non-union staff will accrue floating holiday credits at the rate of one day per quarter: July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1st. Floating holiday credits not used by June 30th will be forfeited. For further details, please contact email@example.com.
Please refer to the Local 1205 union contract for details on leave information.
Please refer to the policy memo and proposed work schedule memo.
Please visit the Payroll Schedule web page to view and print the latest schedule of timesheet and PRA deadline dates.
Time sheets must be submitted to the payroll department within the deadlines noted on the Payroll Schedule web page. For more information, you may visit Payroll Department or contact email@example.com.
Visit student services for information.
What is the process of getting a school ID for a new employee?For more information you may visit New School New Card web page.
How do I get my new employee an email account?Authorized requesters in the divisions/central offices must be notified in advance before a new employee begins employment. To find out who is an authorized requestor in your division/office, please contact email@example.com. Please note that creation of email accounts will take approximately 5–7 business days.


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Tue Nov 1, 2011, 3:23 PM
Contours in Context
The argument for the nude in art:
Our visual perception of the human face and then the human body has set the basis since the beginning of
human history for our sense of what is beautiful and what initiates all our seminal ineffable sublime feelings
about the nature of love, life, desire, destiny, eternity, ad infinitum. The curvatures and symmetries of the
human body even lay the geometric basis for the artistic structures of all our art forms, not only for the visual
arts but also for literature and architecture. Given the primacy of the body as the beginning of all that we are
in life, and given the eye as the primary receiver for the collection of all information in our lives, how could
the artistic nude not be a massively represented art form on a global arts forum like deviantART? And besides,
nudes are something peo