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Canadian Televison: "Immigrant Crime"
Criminal Immigrants
Updated Sat. Mar. 4 2006 7:00 PM ET
It could happen to anyone. A missed train. A decision to walk home. But on this night, those simple events would change someone's life. In March, 2005, Erika Martyn missed the Skytrain in Surrey, B.C. Within minutes of starting to walk home, she noticed a stranger approach her from across the street. Then things got very scary, very quickly. The man held a knife to her throat and told her not to yell or he would slit her throat.
For 15 minutes the man marched Erika down the street until they reached his apartment, where for the next two-and-a-half hours he beat and repeatedly raped Erika.
"I thought for sure he was going to kill me. He tried. He choked me," Erika recalls. "Every time he raped me, he was choking me as he was beating on me."
When the man left the room for a moment, Erika bolted from the house. Half-naked, she ran down the street, knocking on doors pleading for help. Eventually one man opened his door. He called the police and ambulance and Erika was taken to Surrey Hospital. She had numerous injuries, including a fractured jaw.
Within 24 hours police picked up Mohamed Hagi Mohamud. He was soon charged and pleaded guilty to sexual assault causing bodily harm and unlawful confinement, and was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.
But Erika's story doesn't end there. There's an ugly twist to the tale: Mohamed should not have been in Canada to kidnap and sexually assault Erika.
Mohamed was a refugee and he'd been convicted twice before including an earlier sexual assault. By law, Mohamed should have been ordered deported, but it seems that Canada Immigration just overlooked him.
"This wouldn't have happened to me if he was deported," Erika says. "Immigration has got to get off their butt and do their job. Then I wouldn't be going through this right now."
Flawed Immigration system
As shocking as it is, this kind of story is not an exception in Canada. In fact, it happens with alarming frequency. A W-FIVE investigation has found serious and troubling flaws with the immigration enforcement system. And it all comes down to who we allow to stay and who decide to throw out.
One of those Immigration has not thrown out is Luis Gomez-Lopez. Originally from Guatemala, he arrived in Canada in 1994 and within two years committed his first crime. One night in July, 1996, he grabbed a young woman walking home from work, holding a box-cutter to her throat. She was robbed and sexually assaulted. Gomez-Lopez was caught by police, tried and convicted of sexual assault with a weapon and sentenced to nine months in prison. He was also ordered deported, but Gomez-Lopez appealed the deportation order and Immigration said he could stay.
But within a few years, Gomez-Lopez would strike again. And this time his weapon of choice was the date rape drug, GHB. Gomez-Lopez and a friend lured a young woman, and after a couple of drinks, she was rendered unconscious and Gomez-Lopez had sexual intercourse with her. And it was photographed. Once again, Gomez-Lopez was convicted of sexual assault. This time he was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison.
After serving part of that sentence, Gomez-Lopez appealed his conviction, and pending the appeal, a judge let him out on bail. And, while Gomez-Lopez was once again under a deportation order, Immigration decided he didn't need to be locked up. W-FIVE watched Gomez-Lopez for several days as he was completely free to wander the streets of Toronto with virtually no supervision. And according to police, he was even attending bartending school.
Sandra Gordon is another example of a criminal that Immigration has allowed to stay. Since arriving in Canada in 1972 she has racked up a staggering 57 criminal convictions. And according to the undercover officers who have busted Gordon numerous times, she has made a fortune scamming Canadians. They say she moved over a million dollars out of an account in Canada to an account in Jamaica.
After a lifetime of crime, Gordon was ordered deported in 2001. She appealed that order, and five years later Immigration still hasn't decided what to do with her. In the meantime, Gordon was arrested again a few months ago and charged with more than 120 counts of credit card fraud.
Who is being deported
W-FIVE wanted to find out just who is getting deported. In St. John's Newfoundland, there has been a flurry of deportations and we went to see what kind of person is unfit to live in this country. Alexi Kolosov is one of those cases. He's a Russian fisherman who was stranded in St. John's nine years ago. A skilled net maker, he found work teaching young fisherman this lost art. He applied to stay in Canada and brought his son over. But just months ago, Immigration rejected his application.
Rather than leave, Alexi took sanctuary in the West End Baptist Church. It's a spartan existence, but Alexi now has four Canadian grandchildren. His son, already deported, started a family in Newfoundland. And the children depend on their grandfather for emotional and financial support.
Pastor Gordon Sutherland is the man who has given Alexi sanctuary. He recognizes he's breaking the law, but he says "there are times when we have to answer to a higher authority. And the policy or practice of sanctuary is one that goes back to the Old Testament."
Another person Immigration has ordered deported is Vladimir Ronenson. A carpenter by trade, his skills were in high demand in St. John's. The shop where he worked actually hired extra people to complete contracts brought in by Ronenson. He says his family moved to Canada to avoid religious persecution.
With a home and a mortgage and his son in his last year of high school, Immigration has rejected the Ronenson's refugee application and ordered them deported.
The cases in St. John's, a city that is trying to attract skilled immigrants, has some people up in arms. Weekly protests have been held and the local media have been running stories about how unfair these deportations are.
"Low hanging-fruit"
The situation in St. John's is not an isolated one. It's happening right across Canada. Nail the easy cases and virtually ignore the rotten apples. In fact, the whole Immigration system seems designed to allow criminals to play it like a fiddle. There are appeals, and there are appeals to the appeals. And if you know how the system works, you can stretch the process out for years.
When ordered out, many criminals just don't show up at the airport. Immigration has a task force to find them, but they're overworked and they may not know where you are. In the case of Gomez-Lopez, Immigration had an address for him that didn't even exist. And in the case of Sandra Gordon, W-FIVE found that the address Immigration had for her was a locked office near Toronto.
Richard Kurland is a well-known immigration lawyer in Vancouver. He says the system is set up to go after people who are easy to deport. "What's easier for you to do? Catch grandmothers or criminals?" says Kurland. "It's as simple as that. Do you want to finish your day at 5:30 or 1:00 in the afternoon? If you go after the grandmothers and the sisters, you're home early. If you want to go after the hardened criminals, you got to burn that midnight oil."
Quota system
Kurland's theory is backed up by an internal Immigration report obtained by W-FIVE that states: " removal officers also reported that they are required to meet quotas the number of removals comes first, not the quality of the work they do."
W-FIVE tried to find out how many criminals are at large in Canada waiting to be deported. Immigration wouldn't tell us. And we asked for an interview with Alain Jolicoeur, president of the Canada Border Services Agency and the man in charge of deporting criminals. But he refused.
But an Immigration Department report obtained by W-FIVE offers some insight: In 2003, in Toronto alone, 1,704 criminals, ordered out of the country had yet to be deported.
And nearly 1,600 of them, many serious offenders, were free to walk the streets.
Isn't it funny how Europeans and whites have a hard time in immigration. Probably because they don't commit enough crimes.
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Staff Classification and Compensation Policy
Saint Louis University is committed to a compensation administration philosophy, which consistent with its mission as a Catholic Jesuit institution, will strive to provide fairness, internal equity, and competitive pay rates for the purposes of attracting, retaining, and motivating employees.
These procedures and guidelines are designed to promote:
- The highest possible level of staff performance and morale,
- Pay levels competitive with other employers, and fair and consistent pay rates within and between departments,
- Effective control of salary and wage expense,
- recognition of and reward for individual abilities and performance,
- standard methods for setting and applying pay rates, classifying positions, hiring employees, and changing an employee's status with such actions as raises, transfers, and promotions,
- fulfillment of the University's responsibility in equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, and fulfillment of the University's responsibility to federal granting and contracting agencies that standards used for general university management are also applied to grant and contract activity.
All Saint Louis University staff positions not covered by a collective bargaining agreement are covered by these procedures and guidelines. Faculty, student worker, and major administrator positions are not covered by this policy.
PROCEDURES and GUIDELINES
1. Rate Control on Budgeted Salaries
The rate of pay for any employee may not exceed the rate for that position as contained in the approved operating budget. Budget amendments to change pay level must be made in accordance with University policy.
2. Position Control
A position does not exist unless it is included in the approved budget or until it is established through a budget revision. All budgeted staff positions must be listed with the Compensation Office of Human Resources. It is the responsibility of the departments to file a position description with the Compensation Office for each new or revised position.
The authority to fill any new or vacant staff position lies only with the administrator of each major division and the academic deans. The approved budget does not constitute authority to hire.
3. Hiring, Assigning Titles and Pay Levels, Exempting, Transferring, and Promoting
No commitment to hire, assign or change a title or pay level, exempt a position, or change to another position is to be made without prior review and authorization of Human Resources.
4. Pay Structure and Pay Schedules
The pay structure for staff positions is reviewed annually and the Compensation Office of Human Resources makes comprehensive recommendations to the President and the Vice President for Human Resources. These recommendations are considered in establishing pay schedules and grades for the next fiscal year.
Each position is assigned to a pay range that has a base rate and a maximum rate.
a. The base rate is the minimum rate paid, upon hiring or promoting a qualified person for a position within a given classification
b. The maximum rate is the highest rate one may be paid for a position within a given classification
The range between base and maximum rates is available for recommending individual pay increases. Each adjustment in pay is based on improved knowledge, skills and productivity. An employee whose salary has reached the range maximum and who is determined eligible for a merit increase will be granted that increase as a lump sum payment at the beginning of the fiscal year. This amount will not be added to the employee's base salary, nor will it be paid if the person terminates before the paycheck is issued
If a position is new or in need of revision, it must be described and submitted to the Compensation Office of Human Resources for evaluation and review. Established positions are reviewed on request or on the initiative of the Compensation Manager.
5. Individual Hiring Rates
The hiring rate for an individual is normally the minimum rate for the pay grade to which the position is assigned. Hiring rates above the minimum are determined in consultation with the Employment Office and the Compensation Office. Such variations may be agreed upon if they do not create pay equity problems in relation to other employees in the same or similar jobs. Salary increases will not occur at the conclusion of the probationary period.
A new employee may be allowed to start at a level above the base rate if:
a. the candidate has job related qualifications in excess of stated minimum requirements,
b. the person is advised that such action narrows the range between base and maximum, and
c. justification for the higher rate is documented in the personnel file of the employee.
No employee will be paid less than any federal or state mandated minimum wage.
6. Work Weeks and Hourly Rates for Non-exempt Employees
Workweeks vary because departments have different staffing needs, such as 24-hour, seven days per week coverage. In view of this, hourly rates are quoted on non-exempt positions to make accurate comparisons possible. The scheduled hours and the workweek must be specified on the Online Employment Requisition.
7. Overlap by Replacements
In some positions it is necessary or desirable to have some overlap between the new employee and the employee leaving a position. The maximum overlap is one week for non-exempt, and two weeks for exempt employees. Necessary funds must be available to pay both employees.
8. Position Classification Titles
Position titles are assigned in consultation with the Compensation Office of Human Resources. Position titles are to be used on the Online Employment Requisition, Electronic Personnel Action Form, Telephone Directory, and all other official documents of the University. If a title presently assigned to a position is not appropriate, it should be changed with consultation between the department and the Compensation Office.
9. Progression Within Pay Grades
Annual salary increases may be granted at the beginning of each fiscal year. Any pay increases outside of this timetable to address pay equity issues or to recognize substantive changes in a position's responsibilities that have not resulted in the reclassification of the position must have justification in writing, must be within budgetary limitations, and have approval of the appropriate vice president or the Provost.
10. Performance Evaluation
Performance management courses are offered through the Office of Training and Human Resource Planning. Evaluation forms are available from the Human Resources Offices located on the Health Sciences Center campus and the Frost Campus. Employees should be evaluated at the conclusion of the probationary period and annually thereafter in preparation for the annual salary adjustment. These evaluations should be used as a basis for raises, promotions, and for remedial action where indicated.
11. Promotion
A promotion is the reassignment of an employee to a position which is assigned to a pay grade one or more grades higher than that which is currently occupied. If an employee is promoted, a salary increase should be recommended to take effect at the beginning of the earliest possible pay period. The salary of a person who is promoted must be raised to at least the minimum rate of the new grade. If the current salary of the promoted employee falls within the pay grade of the new position, a salary increase is encouraged, but not required. Any salary increase for a promoted employee which exceeds the midpoint of the new pay grade must have written justification and must be reviewed in advance by the Compensation Manager. Promoted employees are not eligible for a salary increase at the conclusion of the probationary period.
Hourly-paid employees selected for promotion from another department within the University, will be required to provide two (2) weeks' notice to the current supervisor before moving to the new position. Salaried employees must give one (1) month's notice. The supervisors involved may wish to negotiate a shorter notice period or in rare cases, a longer notice period, agreeable to all parties, to accommodate special operational requirements.
12. Lateral Transfers
A lateral transfer is a move from one position to another assigned to the same pay grade. Salaries will neither increase nor decrease for lateral transfers unless the duties and responsibilities of the position into which the employee is transferring are significantly different from the position being vacated. If substantial differences are identified between the two positions, as a result of consultation between the department(s) and the Compensation Office, a salary increase or decrease may be warranted. In the absence of substantive differences, performance will be evaluated and any salary adjustment will be granted in conjunction with the new fiscal year budget.
An employee may transfer or be asked to transfer for a variety of reasons, including:
a. being better suited to another position,
b. lack of funding for current position,
c. having a chance to gain broader experience, or
d. preparing for possible promotion at a later date.
13. Reclassification of a Position
If the duties of a position have substantially changed since it was established or last reviewed for classification, the supervisor should request a classification review. A position may be reclassified upward or downward, depending on the duties as they are described. If a position is reclassified to a pay grade higher than that to which it is currently assigned, an employee occupying the position may be eligible for a salary increase. The salary of the employee must be raised to at least the minimum of the new range. Similarly, a salary decrease may accompany the reclassification of a position to a pay grade lower than that to which the position is currently assigned. Salary adjustments, based upon the upward reclassification of a position, are subject to the restrictions of the approved departmental budget. If funds are not available within the departmental budget to adjust the salary to the minimum of the new pay grade, and cannot be made available by the Dean or Vice President, a decision must be made to revise the position (remove those duties or requirements that necessitated the upgrade). In extreme cases when the new duties are essential, a department or school may be required to eliminate another position to accommodate salary needs of the upgraded position. Decisions to increase or decrease salaries for a position reclassification are made in conjunction with the Compensation Office of Human Resources and the appropriate Vice President or Dean.
14. Effective Dates of Annual Salary Increases and Other Raises
Annual salary adjustments are considered in preparation of budgets each fiscal year. Approved annual increases for most employees are effective on July 1. Salary increases requiring retroactive pay must be signed by the appropriate Vice President or the Provost and must be accompanied by correspondence which documents the reason for the delay.
Salary increases for promotions are effective the day the promotion takes place. Salary adjustments resulting from reclassifications will be effective no earlier than the date of approval of the classification recommendation by the appropriate Vice President, the Provost, or authorized designee.
15. Changes to Lower Rated Positions or Reclassification Downward
An employee may occasionally transfer or be reassigned to a lower rated position, or the position he or she occupies may be reclassified downward. The pay rate for the employee is based on the pay range of the new position. Any change to the employee's rate of pay will be determined in conjunction with the Compensation Office.
16. Acquiring New Skills and Knowledge
An employee may acquire new skills and knowledge, both on and off the job. This does not however, call for an immediate pay increase. Such accomplishments are generally recognized at the time of performance evaluation and annual salary increase recommendations.
17. FLSA - Exempt/Non-Exempt Status
The compensation Office of Human Resources will have sole responsibility to determine the exempt or non-exempt status of staff positions. The office will assign FLSA status to each new and reclassified position and will conduct periodic reviews of existing positions. FLSA regulations do not permit employees to have an exempt and non-exempt position concurrently.
18. Special Circumstances
Cases not covered by these procedures and guidelines are to be referred to the Compensation Office of Human Resources. Any exception to this policy must have the approval of the Vice President for Human Resources.


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The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports the horse's owners called for help around 3:30 a.m. Monday after the accident occurred on a ranch in the town of Penngrove.
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Mirrors in Multiples
Designing the process can be as challenging as designing the object.
By Robert W. Lang
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From the February 2012 issue #195
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The way something looks is only the first half of a design problem. How to make it and how to make it efficiently are often greater challenges. If you want to make more than one of something, the problem grows exponentially. I designed these hand mirrors as a production item about 30 years ago. They are an example of making good choices from available options for quality and efficiency.
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Chinese and Theatre and Performance BA (Full time) 2018 start
Key facts
UCAS code: T1W4
Start date: September 2018
4 years full time
Typical A-level offer: ABB
UK/EU fees See fees section below
International fees £17,500 (per year)
Language requirements
IELTS 7.0 overall, with no less than 6.5 in any component
Study abroad option: Yes
Work placement option: Yes
This exciting and diverse degree allows you to study performance in workshop conditions while learning a language. You'll acquire a critical and practical understanding of theatre while becoming proficient in your chosen language and exploring its culture and history.
Core modules focus on theatre and language. You'll study performance with reference to specific texts, events and cultural organisations in their historical, social and political contexts, and develop fundamental practical skills for the stage. You'll also develop skills in your language of choice by studying grammar and contemporary topics relevant to the areas where that language is spoken.
You'll build on your knowledge by choosing from a wide range of optional modules on the practice, histories and industrial aspects of performance, and on the culture, history, politics and society of your language. Some language disciplines offer optional modules on the theatre of that language, allowing you to combine your subjects.
Specialist facilities
Leeds has fantastic facilities for theatre and language students. We have extensive library and on-line resources, such as the world-class Brotherton Library.
The University also has four performance and rehearsal spaces, fully equipped with lighting and sound, which are used for teaching and group work on theatre studies modules as well as performances. In addition, our fully-equipped Language Centre hosts digital language labs, audio/visual practice booths and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).Back to top
Course content
In your first year, you'll study compulsory modules in performance which introduce you to the core questions of this field, both critical and practical. This will allow you to develop your skills in analysing text and performance, and to participate in a group performance project. You'll also follow a compulsory language course that combines classroom study of grammar, oral classes, and autonomous study. These issues are routinely approached through the study of a particular aspect of the culture or history of that language.
You'll develop this base of knowledge and skills at Level 2. Core modules will encourage you to think about the historical context of performance (both text and event) and enable you to progress further as regards your use of your chosen language. Optional modules will allow you to broaden your knowledge with study of the production, consumption and reception of performances, and of the cultures and societies of your chosen language.
In addition to a compulsory language module in your final year, you'll have the opportunity to study optional modules in small groups with specialists in a variety of areas, many of which focus on performance. On the performance side of your studies, you'll also undertake the compulsory Independent Research Project, which allows you to carry out research on a performance-related topic of your own choice.
Course structure
These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
|Basic Chinese Language 1
|20 credits
|Basic Chinese Language 2
|20 credits
|IT for LCS Students
|5 credits
|Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture
|20 credits
|Performance Project 1: From Text to Performance
|20 credits
|Performance Perspectives
|20 credits
Year 2
Compulsory modules
|Year Abroad in China
|120 credits
Year 3
Compulsory modules
|Chinese 2A
|20 credits
|Chinese 2B
|20 credits
|Interpreting Theatre and Performance Histories
|20 credits
Year 4
Compulsory modules
|Chinese 3: Advanced Skills
|20 credits
|Independent Research Project
|40 credits
For more information on typical modules, read Chinese and Theatre and Performance BA in the course catalogue
Broadening your academic horizons
At Leeds we want you to benefit from the depth and breadth of the University's expertise, to prepare you for success in an ever-changing and challenging world. This course gives you the opportunity to broaden your learning by studying discovery modules. Find out more on the Broadening webpages.
Learning and teaching
We use a variety of teaching and learning methods so you can benefit from our tutors' expertise. Small group teaching is at the heart of both theatre and language learning. All of your modules will include a combination of lectures and seminars. Theatre modules and language modules also include practical workshops.
Tutorials and one-to-one supervisions may also be part of some modules, including practical essays. Independent study is crucial to your degree, too, in that it allows you to develop your research skills and critical thinking.
At the same time, we use different forms of assessment to help you develop a wider range of skills. Exams, essays, group presentations, and shorter pieces of writing are among the most common, but practice pieces, performance work and group presentations are also likely to be used in performance modules.
Some modules will also use online exercises such as wikis or podcasts. We offer plenty of support – for example you'll be able to attend extra classes and complete on-line tutorials on exam technique, public speaking, structuring essays and other issues.Back to top
Entry requirements, fees and applying
Entry requirements
A-level: ABB
GCSE: grade 4/C in a foreign language.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass diploma with 60 credits overall, including at least 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Grade 4/C in a foreign language at GCSE is required. An interview and a piece of written work may also be required.
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM. Other BTEC qualifications are also considered. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.
Cambridge Pre-U
International Baccalaureate
34 points overall including 16 at Higher Level and 4 in a foreign language at Standard Level.
Irish Highers (Leaving Certificate)
Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers
BB in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers, or B in Advanced Highers and AAABB in Highers, or AABBBB in Highers.
Welsh Baccalaureate
The Welsh Baccalaureate is not typically included in the academic conditions of an offer made to you for this course. If you choose to undertake the Welsh Baccalaureate we would strongly encourage you to draw upon these experiences within your personal statement, as your qualification will then be taken into account both when your application is initially considered by the selection panel and again when reviewed by the admissions tutor at the time your A-level results are passed to us.
Other Qualifications
European Baccalaureate: 77%
Read more about UK and Republic of Ireland accepted qualifications or contact the Schools Undergraduate Admissions Team.
When an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be BBB at A Level and grade A in the EPQ.
Suitable candidates will be invited for interview before we decide to offer a place.
We welcome applications from mature students with Access qualifications, and from students with a wide range of qualifications.
Alternative entry
Were committed to identifying the best possible applicants, regardless of personal circumstances or background.
Access to Leeds is an alternative admissions scheme which accepts applications from individuals who might be from low income households, in the first generation of their immediate family to apply to higher education, or have had their studies disrupted.
Find out more about Access to Leeds and alternative admissions.
Typical Access to Leeds offer: BBC at A Level and pass Access to Leeds.
We accept a wide range of international equivalent qualifications. For more information contact the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies admissions team.
English language requirementsIELTS 7.0 overall, with no less than 6.5 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.
Improve your English
If you're an international student and you don't meet the English language requirements for this programme, you may be able to study our undergraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.
How to apply
Apply to this course through UCAS. The institution code for the University of Leeds is L23. Check the deadline for applications on the UCAS website.
International students apply through UCAS in the same way as UK/EU students. Our network of international representatives can help you with your application. If you're unsure about the application process, contact the admissions team for help.
Read about visas, immigration and other information in International students. We recommend that international students apply as early as possible to ensure that they have time to apply for their visa.
Admissions policy
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies Undergraduate Admissions Policy
UK/EU: See fees section below
International: £17,500 (per year)
For UK and non-UK EU full-time students starting in 2018, the fee for 2018/19 will be £9,250.
For UK and non-UK EU full-time students starting in 2019, the fee for 2019/20 will be £9,250.
The fee may increase in future years of your course in line with inflation, and as permitted by law. For example, the increase of 2.8% in 2017/18 was based on the government's forecast for the RPI-X measure of inflation.
The UK government has confirmed that non-UK EU students starting in the 2019/20 academic year will have home fee status and be eligible for UK government student loans. The UK government has not confirmed the situation for future years, so keep checking our website for updates.
If you take a study abroad or work placement year, youll pay a reduced tuition fee during this period. For more information, see Study abroad and work placement tuition fees and loans.
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This collection of activities is based on a weekly series of space science mathematics problems distributed during the 2012-2013 school year. They were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and physical science... (View More) curriculum in grades 5 through 12. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. The problems were designed to be one-pagers with a Teacher's Guide and Answer Key as a second page. (View Less)
Learners will brainstorm ideas to be developed into a team skit, work cooperatively to assign duties and write a team skit, and collaborate with team members to complete the Mars Rover Manual. The lesson uses the 5E instructional model and includes:... (View More) TEKS Details (Texas Standards alignment), Essential Question, Science Notebook, Vocabulary Definitions for Students, Vocabulary Definitions for Teachers, three Vocabulary Cards, the Manual Template, and a presentation writing Mini-Lesson. This is lesson 14 of the Mars Rover Celebration Unit, a six week long curriculum. (View Less)
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In this introductory textbook chapter, students learn that life on Earth would not be possible without the atmosphere and its greenhouse effect. The history of research on the role of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is presented, and the concept... (View More) of contemporary climate change and global warming are introduced. This is the first chapter in the unit, Climate Change, which addresses the question of how human activities are changing Earth's climate. The resource includes a textbook chapter, integrated hands-on and inquiry activities, links to current news articles, and a suite of pre and post unit assessments. A teacher's guide supports classroom use. The resource is part of Global Systems Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
In this end-of-unit textbook chapter, students synthesize their understanding of contemporary climate change, consider their personal becomes CO² footprint, research one of the economic impacts of climate change, and compose a statement expressing... (View More) their personal opinions about climate change policy. A section on conversion of Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales is included. The resource includes a classroom investigation, discussion questions, links to current news articles, and a suite of pre and post unit assessments. A teacher's guide supports classroom use. This is the concluding chapter in the unit, Climate Change, which addresses the question of how human activities are changing Earth's climate. The resource is part of Global Systems Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
This textbook chapter describes the processes through which El Niño and La Niña conditions emerge. The resource includes an animation of ocean currents, and links to current news articles, and a suite of pre- and post-unit assessments. A teacher's... (View More) guide supports classroom use. This is the eighth chapter in the unit, Energy Flow, exploring the transfer of energy between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and living things over short and long timescales. The resource is part of Global System Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
In this activity, users download and graph modeled climate data to explore variability in climate change. Most people know that climate changes are predicted over the next hundred years, but they may not be aware that these changes are likely to... (View More) vary from region to region. Using data from the University of New Hampshire's EOS-WEBSTER, a digital library of Earth Science data, users will obtain annual predictions for minimum temperature, maximum temperature, precipitation, and solar radiation for each of these 5 states: New York, Georgia, Colorado, Minnesota, and California. Data will span the years 2000 through 2100. Users will import the data into Excel and analyze it to see what, if any, regional variability exists. Finally, they will download data for their own state, compare these results with the results from the other 5 states and use their results to answer questions related to climate change. This chapter is part of the Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET). Each EET chapter provides teachers and/or students with direct practice for using scientific tools to analyze Earth science data. Students should begin on the Case Study page. (View Less)
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Nice to have a Sansung Galaxy S I9000 this week, as some user said, this adds me "to the glory of Android"
So far, a list of satisfied curiosities are:
Installation: ssh connect/ftp, workpress, sugarsync, unit converter, realCalc etc
Tested: connection with WI FI (with or with out password), bluetooth,
GPS not work offline Navigton comes with Android 2.2, it can cache maps and works offline
Connect to PC using USB, this is simple,
Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debuggings (selected or ticked)
Settings – About phone – USB settings -> Mass Storage or Ask on connection (for Android 2.1).
Settings – Wireless and Network – USB settings- > Mass Storage or Ask on connection (for Android 2.2)
How to Connect the Samsung Galaxy S (I9000) via USB in Windows
Uninstall applications without Adroid market
Settings -> Applications -> Manage Application
Tap on one to delete, in the pop up windows, select uninstall
Firmware upgrade from Android 2.1 to Android 2.2 , I just download Kies from Samsung and installed at a window PC and upgraded there. The most pleased fathure after upgrade is the navigton. Navigaton can cache maps (Australian maps ~500MB) to sd card. The GPS navigation is alive without internet connection!! The remaining question how to download maps for other countries???
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- connect to VPN to access email at work place (SSL VPN clients for Linux or windows works). got error "Unrecognised Server Name, check server name"
- The Navigation software NAVIGON can cache maps at SD card, as result, this GPS navigation can be used without internet connection. However, It only cached Australian maps. is there way to download maps for other countries?
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The very worst thing about hard times
Studs Terkel died as last year drew to a close. He was one of the great chroniclers of life in the 20th century, gathering the oral histories of hundreds of Americans. Most were the people historians don't trouble themselves with -- people who pay the price when the historical figures bungle the task of running things.
One of Terkel's best books was Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression. There's a distinctive thread running through the book's hundreds of stories, and that is the shame people felt at being poor and out of work.
Though none of them had done anything to create the economic conditions that caused their suffering, they still felt responsible. The collapse was caused by the irresponsibility and greed of the financial wizards in the boardrooms of America's biggest companies. But many ordinary people felt guilty because they failed to rise above the circumstances inflicted upon them. The stories in Terkel's book are heavily weighted with this guilt, a feeling that only added to the miseries people suffered as they lived with hunger and desperation during the '30s.
A woman I know recently shared a family story that brings those hard times vividly to life. Her grandfather lost his job during the latter years of the Great Depression, but rather than face the shame of telling his family what had happened, he kept it a secret, dressing each morning for work, then going to sit on a park bench all day, until he was expected home each night. The charade continued for a year until all the family's savings were exhausted, and he was finally forced to tell the truth to those he loved.
Shame like that tends to come from the old American Puritan belief that God rewards the worthy -- in cash. If you're well off, it's because you enjoy God's favor, and if not, not. The poor and downtrodden of the 1930s may not have consciously held that old Puritan attitude. But the shame they felt was real nonetheless, an insult added to the economic injuries they suffered.
The comedian Chris Rock has a sharp observation about the difference between having a job and having a career. If you're lucky enough to have a career, Rock says, there's never enough time for the things you want to do. If, on the other hand, you get stuck in a "job," time hangs heavy and the hands of the clock refuse to move. I've had such jobs, and I can remember the weight of those dragging minutes as I waited for the whistle to blow and release me from my servitude. I've also known the other kind of work, where time rushed like water in a mountain stream, when a 50-minute class was over before it began, or where time spent writing consumed a morning before I even knew it had slipped by.
But even a dead-end job is preferable to being unemployed. The pain people suffered during the Great Depression didn't just strike at the belly; it wounded the souls of people who were reduced to accepting charity from organizations that served humiliation along with their handouts.
Now, the times are getting hard again as millions of Americans find themselves out of work, for much the same reasons their grandparents were jobless in the '30s. Unbridled Wall Street greed coupled with a neglectful or complicit set of blind government watchdogs built, and then brought down, a house of cards.
In the 1920s, scam artists like Charles Ponzi helped lay the foundation for the Great Depression. He's been reincarnated in our own time's Bernard Madoff. This decade's political corruption is a lot like that of the Harding administration, resulting once again in more hard times for all but the very rich.
It remains to be seen if President Obama can shorten this new depression with the infusion of vast amounts of federal money. But however long these hard times last, people should never feel guilty for poverty they did nothing to create. It's bad enough to be laid off from work without thinking it's all your own fault.
Jaime O'Neill is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He lives in Magalia, California.
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you'd like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at [email protected].


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Compiled a 126-35 record at Harvard ... Third all-time wins at Harvard ... Four-time NCAA qualifier ... Member of the 20 wins club at Midlands.
Senior (2009-10)
Team captain … Compiled a 23-5 record … NCAA qualifier … Runner-up at 184 pounds at EIWA Championships … Unanimous first-team All-Ivy League … Went 14-0 in dual action … Took fifth at Prestigious Midlands Championships.
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Team captain ...Compiled a 34-8 record ... Finished eighth at the NCAA Championships to earn second All-America honor ... Unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection ... Finished third at the EIWA Championships after a heartbreaking loss in overtime to Justin Kerber of Cornell in the semifinals ... Won the Binghamton/Brute Open to start the season ... Was just the second Harvard grappler to compete at the NWCA All-Star match in November ... Placed second at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... Finished fourth at the Midlands Championships, his highest finish ever at the prestigious tournament.
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Started the season ranked fifth at 184 pounds ... Ranked as high as fourth during the season ... Placed fifth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and the Midlands Championship ... Suffered a season-ending injury at the Lone Star Duals. Withdrew from school second semester.
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Earned All-America honors at 184 pounds with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Won the EIWA Championships to automatically qualify for the NCAAs ... Compiled a 30-9 overall record and a 9-2 dual mark ... Went 4-1 in the Ivy League to earn first-team All-Ivy honors ... Took fifth at the Midlands Championships, third at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and second at the ESU Open.
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Ranked second on the Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie team at 184 pounds ...Placed third at East Stroudsburg Open and fourth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... Compiled a 27-9 mark en route to second-team All-Ivy League honors at 184 pounds ... Record three pins and went 12-2 in dual meet action NCAA Championships.


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In the last seconds of the grainy video of the beating death of Fenger High School sophomore Derrion Albert, a teen in black-and-yellow gym shoes leaped into the air and stomped with both feet at Albert's head as he lay prone on the pavement.
Prosecutors say it was the final blow delivered in the September 2009 melee in which Albert, 16, was kicked and beaten with fists and boards, causing fatal brain injuries. The video spread like wildfire on the Internet, sparking a national debate on youth violence.
Silvonus Shannon, 20, the teen from the video in black-and-yellow shoes, sat stone-faced Monday as prosecutors blamed him for a key blow in Albert's murder as his trial opened in Cook County Criminal Court.
"This young man comes in and kicks Derrion Albert to the ground and then keeps on kicking him before running off down 111th Street," Assistant State's Attorney Lisa Morrison told jurors in opening statements.
But Shannon's lawyer, Robert Byman, said that as the fight erupted, Shannon initially tried to separate several combatants but was himself punched and struck on the head with boards. Albert was one of several students who attacked Shannon, he said.
"Derrion Albert didn't deserve to die that day, but he was a willing participant in that brawl," Byman said.
Shannon landed only glancing blows and wanted nothing to do with the fight that erupted because of simmering tensions between students from the Altgeld Gardens public housing development and the Ville neighborhood surrounding the South Side high school, Byman said.
"All Silvonus Shannon wanted to do that day was get home," Byman said.
Shannon is the first of four defendants charged as adults in Albert's death to go to trial. A fifth defendant, who was 14 at the time and charged as a juvenile, was found delinquent last month following a short jury trial in Cook County Juvenile Court.
The video took center stage at Shannon's trial on Monday as prosecutors called several witnesses and participants in the brawl to identify those seen on the screen.
About a half-dozen of Albert's family members wept quietly in the front row of Circuit Judge Nicholas Ford's packed courtroom while the video was played several times.
T-awannda Piper told jurors she saw the melee unfold from the window of her office at the Agape Community Center, 342 W. 111th St., about half a mile from Fenger. Piper, who works as an after-school counselor there, burst into tears on the witness stand as she described the moment Albert was hit in the back of the head with a large board.
"He stumbled and fell," she said. "I saw him try to get up. Then another young man came and punched him, and he fell back to the ground."
Piper said she went outside after the attack and helped carry Albert inside the community center. She found his Fenger identification card and called his name to try to get a response from him.
"He took a deep breath," she said. "There was nothing else."
In his opening remarks, Byman urged jurors to watch the slow-motion version of the video closely. "It happens in a blur," he said.
He said a careful viewing shows Shannon's blows missed or glanced away from the victim. He told jurors that his client "did what he needed to do" to protect himself during the fight.
Jamal Harding, 19, testified that he knew Albert as a "cool" kid at Fenger who generally "kept to himself."
Harding can be seen at the end of the video approaching Albert, who is motionless and bleeding on the ground.
"What did you say to him?" asked Assistant State's Attorney Kathleen Bankhead.
"I walked up and asked him if he was OK," Harding said. "He just moaned. He was trying to talk."


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who died in a Los Angeles police patrol car after a violent arrest by officers had cocaine in her system when she went into cardiac arrest last summer, according to a coroner's report released Monday.
The report, however, said it was unclear exactly why 35-year-old Alesia Thomas died because it was difficult to know how the struggle was related.
The report showed multiple abrasions on elbows and knees but no major external trauma on her body or internal injuries. Police officials have said an officer kicked her in the genitals.
"Autopsy findings and police car video did not reveal evidence of fatal trauma or asphyxia," the report reads. "Effects of cocaine intoxication appear to be a major factor in the death."
Thomas, who weighed 228 pounds, died July 22 after leaving her 3-year-old and 12-year-old children at a police station about 2 a.m. Police said she dropped off the children because she was a drug addict who could not care for them.
Officers tracked Thomas to arrest her on suspicion of child endangerment.
Police said at the time that she put up a violent struggle and resisted arrest by attempting to pull away from the officers.
An officer knocked Thomas to the ground by sweeping her legs out from under her. Two other officers handcuffed her and tried to lead her to a patrol car, according to a department report. Officers used a strap around her ankles to restrain her.
Once Thomas was in the car, video shows her breathing shallowly until she drew her last breath.
The incident sparked an investigation involving at least five police officers that is ongoing, police Commander Andrew Smith said.
Four of the officers have been reassigned to administrative duties with no public contact; one officer was allowed to return to the field in another division, after officials determined she had minimal involvement, Smith said.
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When ex–NFL quarterback Gibson Goode, the fifth-richest black man in America, announces plans to build his latest Dogpile megastore on a nearby stretch of Telegraph Avenue, Nat and Archy fear it means certain doom for their vulnerable little enterprise. Meanwhile, Aviva and Gwen also find themselves caught up in a battle for their professional existence, one that tests the limits of their friendship. Adding another layer of complication to the couples' already tangled lives is the surprise appearance of Titus Joyner, the teenage son Archy has never acknowledged and the love of fifteen-year-old Julius Jaffe's life.
An intimate epic set to the funky beat of classic vinyl soul-jazz and pulsing with a style all its own, Telegraph Avenue is a generous, imaginative and moving novel.
Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, A Model World, Wonder Boys, Werewolves in Their Youth, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Final Solution, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Maps and Legends, Gentlemen of the Road, and the middle grade book Summerland.
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Oil prices fell as the flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index for April fell to 50.5 in April from 51.6 the month before as new export orders shrank in China. The oil market gave it up but is finding some support on mix of data out of Europe and the increasing likelihood that the Eurozone is going to ease up on rates. Not to mention some pretty good earnings that has allowed oil to not just crash. Italian 10-year yield fell below 4% for the first time in three years. Bloomberg reports that the rate on similar-maturity Spanish debt fell four basis points to 4.45%, also the lowest since November 2010, while the yield on Spain's two-year notes slipped as much as seven basis points to 1.89%, the least since August 2010.
Yet in Germany it is a different story. The Telegraph reported that "Private sector business activity was weak across the Eurozone in April, according to the Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index. The Eurozone PMI, based on interviews with purchasing managers, was 46.5 points, the same as in March. A PMI above 50 points indicates growth. Data from France showed the manufacturing and service sectors there were still shrinking, but the pace of the downturn is beginning to ease. Managers in France said they expected "a modest expansion of activity over the next 12 months." While the downturn in France is easing, staffing levels dropped at the sharpest rate since January, with job cuts accelerating in both manufacturing and services. In France, the composite PMI – including both sectors – rose to 44.2 from 41.2 in March. In Germany the composite PMI fell to 48.8 from 50.6 in March. The surprise contraction in Germany was attributed by Markit economist Tim Moore to clients cutting spending amid concern about the economic outlook for southern Europe."
Yet a slowdown in German PPI increases the odds of an EU rate cut. While some think it will come in June others think it may be sooner. These mixed messages are keeping oil in a very well defined range. On the high side we are looking at $89.50 and on the low side all the way back down to $85.90. While the chart seems to suggest an upward bias it still has to break out of that range.
RBOB futures have been getting a lot of press as retail prices are tanking. We of course called the top in February and we also said that we would see prices continue to fall as we headed into the summer driving season. RBOB is also trying to find a bottom around $2.6970, but with an abundance of crude the upside is limited. The up end of the range is near $2.80 and that may be tough to take out.
Natural Gas pulled back on moderating temperatures and a bout of profit taking. Yet the long term story is getting out. The New York Times reports in an article that "The natural gas boom has already upended the American power industry, displacing coal and bringing consumers cheaper electricity.
Now the trucking industry, with its millions of 18-wheelers moving products like potato chips, underarm deodorant and copy paper around the country, is taking a leap forward in switching from petroleum to cleaner-burning natural gas. And if natural gas remains cheap, consumers may benefit again…
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I, and most of my family, live in the Atlanta area. My sister lives in Florida ("spacecoast" area). She's taken to these $9 deals like the proverbial mouse to cheese. Every couple months she throws together a single carry-on bag, flies up here on the cheap, and crashes on our sofa for a day or two and gets to visit her niece and nephews (doubt she'd come to visit her brother). The deal is you only get your carry on bag and it can't weigh more than 50 lbs I think. As long as you can pack light I think you can make the trip for $50 or so including taxes and all.
$9 Fares at Spirit Airlines – But is it a Bargain?
Airfare for less than $50 makes me a little giddy, even though I haven't left the state in over 2 years. So I had to do a double-take on the Red Light Specials over at Spirit Airlines website. $9 fares? Let's take a look.
The conditions of the red light promotion are simple: Book a flight among some very limited dates in April, between some very limited airports in the U.S., from now until 11:59 PM EST on Monday night to get your deal. Rates start as low as $9 (but most of these are intrastate flights). I'm sure that I don't even have to tell you that all of these flight deals are non-refundable, as well.
Since my airport isn't served by Spirit Airlines, I decided to take look-see anyway, using some hypothetical travel scenarios, and comparing them to results I found on Travelocity. Here is what I found:
To travel from Atlanta (ATL) to Fort Lauderdate (FLL) on April 14th, returning the very next day, it would cost:
$158 ($138 + $21 in fees) from the Spirit Airlines Red Light promotion site
$210 ($183 + $27 in fees) for the cheapest flight on Travelocity. Interestingly enough, this flight was the same flight on Spirit Airlines. The next highest airline was AirTran.
A dozen subsequent searches gave me the same kind of results. Spirit Air was significantly cheaper, in most instances. In only one case, a flight from New York to Detroit, Spirit Airlines was $5 less on Travelocity. There were still quite a few seats left on these select flights, and surprisingly, the flights weren't all red-eye seats in the back cabin.
While it's not likely that many people are going to be able to take advantage of the jaw-dropping $9 fare, there are still deals to be had, especially if you're heading to Florida in the next month. Visit Spirit Airlines website at www.spiritair.com or visit this direct link to the Red Light Sale for all the details. (If you make a purchase, be sure to uncheck the travel insurance and the $9 fare club fee if you're not interested.)
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Thanks! I was wondering if there were any travelers taking advantage of these deals. I guess they wouldn't offer them if there wasn't some kind of consumer base. As I sit here in Nebraska watching more flurries, I WISH I could jet down to FLL.
I have flown Spirit a number of times. Recently, they've started nickle-and-diming their passengers. For example, they charge extra for checked bags ($10/bag each way, up to 2 bags, or $5 if you book your bag on the internet). There are some other extra charges, but I can't remember what.
I would be surprised if anyone managed to book a flight at 11:69 PM on Monday...
Or would that just be 12:09 AM on Tuesday?
The "all-inclusive/all-airlines" ticket and travel sites sometimes have good deals but I always cross-check with the airline sites. In the past year, I've noticed that more and more often buying directly from the airline saves anywhere from $20-150! I usually start at Cheaptickets.com to get an idea of what price range I'm looking at then check the best 3 fares on each of the airlines' sites.
As previous commenters have pointed out, spirit nickel and dimes you to death with additional fees.
Plus, it has the worst customer service in the airline world that I've encountered.
I fly to detroit quite a bit ( a spirit hub ). I pay extra to fly other carriers to avoid spirit.
There's a typo in your Spirit link above. And I'm confused by your comment that the $9 flights are "interstate" -- did you mean domestic?
Since the airline seems to fly to/from Ft. Lauderdale, seems like a great deal only for Floridians or for those near a major hub with family in Florida.
I recently wrote a post about RyanAir, in which I showed that the airline has been paying *me* to fly when I purchase its sale fares. I am guessing that no American carrier has yet made the jump to paying taxes and fees on behalf of the customer -- am I wrong?
In October, 2007 I flew Spirit Air from Detroit to Orlando for $80 round trip. In January, 2008 my son, my husband and I each flew there for $16 (+ tax)!
Last month we flew there for $66 each + tax.
Can't beat that with a stick! I am going in a week or so to watch the space shuttle launch since the prices are so low! Who cares if I travel with a carry-on only? No problem to me to carry on a soft drink and/or a snack. It's quick and easy and CHEAP to fly this airlines.
The $9 fare club is such a scam!! I flew Spirit in the summer of 07 once on a three hundred ticket- in Oct. of 08 a $40 charge shows up on my Amex from Spirit. It's for membership in the $9 fare club. No idea how I got enrolled- I booked my tix online and I suspect it was a negative checkoff that I failed ot uncheck and embedded in the fine print is this annual fee. If you aren't reading your statements carefully you will not see it. To add insult to injury- there is NO CUSTOMER SERVICE number. Only reservation agents in India who parrot the phrase 'you must write a letter'. My guess is that they have had sooo many people ticked off about this scam (or their crappy service in general) they purposefully don't have a number. We will see if my letter actually gets me out of this club on the first try...
I accepted a Trial Membership to the $9 Fare Club for $9 while booking a 4-person itinerary online in Nov. 2008. It promised a $9 Discount on each flight I booked with Spirit as a member of the club. When the discount didn't show up on my completed booking, I called the 800 number and was told by a customer service agent in India that the $9 discount does not apply to your current booking, only to future bookings (it didn't say this anywhere in the "pitch" or in the fine print)! What's more, the customer service agents in India cannot "unjoin" you from the club - you can cancel your membership at any time, even the same day you join, but once your credit card is charged, the charges stick! To add insult to injury, last month they converted the Trial Membership to a full year membership and charged my credit card another $39.95 without my permission! Again no luck with Customer Service. Does anyone know how I can get these charges refunded?
this happened to me also, I joined the $9 trial fare club and cancelled online a few days before it expired.
To my surprise, the $39.95 fee showed up on my visa bill the next month. I got tired of talking with people from India that I could hardly understand after waiting 2 hours on hold (no, I am not exaggerating). They told me they could do nothing. I asked for a supervisor to help me, they said they had none. So I called my credit card company, they told me to write a letter explaining what was going on and they would try to take care of the matter. They did get it resoloved for me, and the charge was removed by Spirit, finally. Their customer service is the worst in the airline industry. Their fares are tempting, but be aware that many charges and, taxes are added on, plus they charge for checked baggage, and for choosing seats in advance.
So, by the time it all adds up, it may not be the deal
you think it's going to be, plus the aggravation if a problems does occur is just not worth it to me. A side note: our last trip consisted of sitting in the very back seats on the plane listening to the flight attendants complain non-stop about how they hate working for Spirit - and all the problems they are having. It was very disturbing.
Just joined the $9 club and I have been trying to take advantage of these low fares listed on their "deals" page but I have yet to get any of them. For example, I log in and then try to book one of the flights listed on the list, exact dates and all, but the fare that shows up will be something like $145 rather than the $13 listed on the deals list. Any idea how to actually get these $9 fares??
I have had good success with the $9 fare club; maybe 6 RT FLL-LGA and 2 RT to DC. It is not complicated - you just have to jump on it quickly and book normally (while logged in) with the dates indicated. The taxes are not Spirit's doing, they are regular standard gov't fees. It is great if you have flexibility.
I agree that if you are flexible you can find amazing deals. I have flown from Orlando to Atlantic City or Detroit for under $40 round trip, taxes included. Yes, they can nickel and dime you, so to avoid this simply don't select your seats until checking in. If you have a longer trip and must check a bag, then the savings on the flight ticket more than cover the price of a checked bag.
Again, this $9 club only is good if you are flexible with travel dates and locations, and you live near a city with several destinations via Spirit (i.e. Ft Lauderdale).
It seems you have experience with the 9$ fare program can you explain to me how this works? To my understanding from what I read is that about every six weeks or so Spirit has "sales" where members can buy the very cheap tickets, but you can only fly the days that Spirit says and the airports Spirit says? because i live in California and I would have to fly out of LAX and if that is not one of the airports that has the cheap fares then it would not be a good deal for me. Please help me understand how this works.
I saw this $9 fare thing and I called, they told me everything I have read here (without the bad parts) I have to fly to Puerto Rico from Boston with my toddler and you know two regular tikets go over $400 roundtrip so I am considering to apply but, I'm scared to apply and then find nothing. I read that here that not to select seats (anyways dont care where to seat just want to get there). Thanks for any info
my son goes to College in Florida, we live in Maine, but can got out of boston if necesary. is this spirit worth joining?
I live in Maine and my family is in FL about 45 min from FT Lauderdale and I LOVE Spirit. I payed $241 for my family (3 seats) to go down just last month. You have to be really flexible but it is well worth it. That included one checked luggage also. If you were able to do it all in a carryon it is even cheaper. The cost of the $9 club pays itself in the first ticket I feel like. Just waiting to find another cheap ticket to head back down! You do have to drive down to Boston but it is also a straight flight so for me with Kids that made a big difference! Hope that helps!
My family (myself, wife, and 2 children) flew from Det to Ft. Lauderdale last month on Spirit Air, and yes we got the $9 fare both ways. Total cost $199 USD for the 4 of us including taxed; and yes I did sign up for their $9 club.
Living in Canada, half way between Detroit and Toronto, I looked online at Air Canada and the same dates would have cost $2,100 CDN for the flight.
Found Spirit Air to be fine, clean and the staff helpful at both Det and Ft. Lauderdale.
Beware of booking with Spirit Airlines in general. I flew Spirit for work purposes and used my employer's credit card to book the trip back in May '08. I moved out of Florida eight months ago and now live 450 miles from an airport where Spirit flies. Spirit sent me an email a week ago stating that I joined their $9 fare club in July '09 and used the employer's credit card to do it. The former employer called curious to see why I've been charging airline club memberships to their account. I have no idea how that happened and would have never signed up for it voluntarily, especially with someone else's credit card which is not in my possession! Spirit still doesn't have a customer service center where you can report these things so I also spoke with someone located in India who was useless. DON'T BOOK WITH SPIRIT UNLESS YOU INTEND TO JOIN THE $9 FARE CLUB because Spirit will use your credit card later to do it for you. Crooks.
Spirit Airlines sports a Better Business Bureau rating of F. I was convinced it was a front company for identity thieves when hundreds of dollars showed up missing in my account for airfares and membership fees from an airline I'd never even heard of. After spending a couple of hours trying to reach them on the phone, I contacted my bank's fraud department, as I was convinced the company didn't exist at all. That's how bad they are.
Their luck was no better, and the bank seemed very puzzled that they couldn't get through. My bank refunded the money, and I reported Spirit Airlines to the FBI's cybercrime division and to the BBB.
Just do a thorough Google search on this horrible company. They were recently fined $375,000 by the FAA for what ABC News called, "customer bullying."
For those of you whose experiences have been good, don't get lulled into thinking it's a legit company. The first time you need to change or cancel a flight, you will feel the pain. Their customer service is so poor, they shouldn't even waste the pittance they spend on the pretense.
Sounds to me like you're from another airline. I have flown Spirit lots without an issue. Spirit is slowly becoming a huge threat to the big airlines so they throw posts like this up on site all the time.
Can someone that has already joined the membership check how much it would cost for two tickets from LAX to BOS cost? Please, I'm a little iffy if I should join the club or not. Im scared that they wont have that type of deal for a roundtrip from LAX to BOS.
They're currently all around $160 each way...2 stops. The fares change multiple times a day though and you can get it for as low as pennies. Its worth it if you are flexible with travel dates. I just flew to Ny and back to FL for $150 total for 3 adult passengers...you can't beat that price.
Family and I arrived at your terminal (Spirit) at Detroit International Airport at around 3:30 am to be announced by a rude ticket agent that our flight had been cancelled. They ruined our
vacation. THEY WILL NEVER SEE MY BUSINESS AGAIN.
Does anyone know how to find them & do they exist on Spirts site?
I am a $9 member but if you don't live near one their hubs I would never join.
Their customer or lack of stinks. I would ask a simple yes or no question and he would go on for 5 minutes not addressing anything I asked for. Just venting on that issue.
Do not get sucked into the 9dollar fare these prices are to reel you in! So you pay your 9dollars you need to add fuel fees about 80 dollars fees 21 dollars in other fees plus tax all not included in your flight and that's one way I'm not sure if he clicked next you also have to pay your way home. To add to that you have to pay 30 Dollars for your carry on and 40 additional dollars for each checked bag! I flew spirit and their seats are redicioulsy close together my husband is 6'8 and his knees were at his chest, they would't accommodate for his height i sat next to q man that overflowed into my seat oh and that's another charge 20 dollars each to pick your seats so you can sit together if you are traveling with someone. When making a complaint their company is outsourced to inda and they were really rude. We flew southwest last time we tracked and loved it! We will not ever fly spirit again!!
We fly spirit every chance we get. The jets are standard, so seats and legroom are just like every other airbus. Yes, virginia, they charge for luggage, just like every other airline (except southwest) these days. Yes, Virginia, to join their club and get the cheap rates it will cost you forty bucks a year. Yes, they only fly at certain times and on certain days, and suprise suprise, the really cheap tickets are on weekdays. It is worth it to me to deal with the minor rules to be able to fly cheap. We often go from Chicago to atlantic city or Myrtle beach, round trip, total including everything for under 100 bucks. Yes, there are fees added, yes there are taxes added, just like every other airline. And yes, you have to travel on weekdays and this can be not to your liking...but for me, to get away to the beach for a long weekend, and the CHEAPEST expense is the airfare???? come on people. Stop whining. Go spend a six or seven hundred dollars on united or southwest so you can get a free half can of soda pop, and not pack light. This will open up lots more seats for me and my family, where we are paying total, $40-$50 per person, round trip.
Seriously, you fly round trip after all fees for $40-50 dollars, including taxes, fees, fuel charges, and at least one carry-on?
I have flown on over 100 flights this past 2yrs, and that journey has taken me on pretty much every airline in the USA. Flew Spirit this spring, 4 flights all booked at the same time. Thought I would save money, but I wish I had flown with another airline.
After all the extra fees, each of the 4 flights ended costing as much or more than if I had booked with another airline (and I used the $9 fare club tickets). They charged $20 for a carry on, charges for every bag, THEY EVEN CHARGED FOR WATER on the plane (no, I didn't want a bottle, just a cup of water for my medicine), the seats did not recline (none of them, and this was a plane with a capacity over 100), seats were not only uncomfortable but jammed very tightly up on the one in front of you (and i'm a short person).
And once you join the $9 club, you are enrolled in "AUTO RE-ENROLL MEMBERSHIP". There is no way to opt out of that. The only way I could see, was to cancel your membership, which means you will loose whatever is left on the current $69 membership and you will not be refunded your money. My workaround was to go into my account payment information and change the expiration date on my card, so when they go to AUTO charge it 9 months from now, it will not go through.
So, if you really are tight on money, make sure that you are really going to save money after you figure in all the baggage fees and discomfort. then if the savings, if any, go for it, if it really makes sense.
I would rather spend an extra $50 for my flight, then to fly with Spirit. So that means I will probably not be flying on them again, as most everything I price out (including the carry on charge they have $20) means I will find a flight on another airline that is a much better value.
I love the $9 club. I don't know if they have gotten better now.. but you can see the fares offered by the $9 club and then sign up if you like. I did and got 3 round trip tickets from Dallas to FLL for $240 ( $80 each).. including taxes fees etc. Add on the $60 membership fee and 1 check in bag for $18 each way.. thats still $336 .. $112 RT. The flight itself was excellent. I just noticed I can fly from Dallas to Vegas for about $30 round trip including all taxes and fees if I buy the ticket at the airport. Just be aware of the fees for Bags and Selecting specific seats.
I signed up for the $9 club because they took $50 off my booking to pay $59 to join. So $9 doesn't seem too bad.
Paying the full fee is another story though, no way!