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CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS — A CALL FOR INCLUSIVENESS, EQUITY AND FAIRNESS
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The CMHR represents a unique opportunity for Canada to be recognized as a leader in reflecting and further advancing contemporary research on genocide and human rights and in telling the story of all genocides without any attempt to represent the suffering of one nation, tribe or community as having been of more relevance or importance than any other’s. All attempts to do so argue fundamentally do an injustice to the memory of the many millions of victims of genocide throughout the ages, whether they suffered in Europe, or somewhere else.
This article provides you with some basic guidelines, concepts and issues perceived to be important for a proper understanding of item analysis. This pursuit, however, is best appreciated when supplemented with one-on-one or small group mentoring and “real-world” applications, in a safe learning environment.
Welcome to Ukraine! - Co-Host of the UEFA Euro 2012 Cup
Ukraine... The land where all the roads cross and the East meets the West... Reveal the mysterious history of civilizations and cultures of over 10 millennia in every bit of this land!
The Almond Tree Sweetens Up the Market at The Forks
How did Canada get its name? Most Canadians, if asked about the origins of the name “Canada”, will admittedly lament their ignorance of that part of Canadian history. Of those that do remember, they might even recall the “official” version of how Canada got its name, the one they received from the TV commercial “A Part Of Our Heritage – Canada.” After all, Canadian history is not a subject taught in the schools, per se. Education remains in provincial jurisdiction so each region features their preferred understandings of Canada’s history. As such, there are many competing theories on how Canada came to be known and called. All of them fascinating and equally compelling, but only three theories tend to capture the hearts and minds of historians and researchers more so than the others. They are presented here momentarily.
The Montreal Biodome: A Funtastic Family Destination
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The Montreal Biodome (Biodôme de Montréal in French) is one of four Nature Museums in one of the most beautiful cities in North America and a great place to visit for a family with children. It has animals, fish, and landscaped gardens. Over 4,800 animals and 750 plant species reside in this oasis. This 100,000 plus square foot museum opened its doors to the public in June of 1992. Over 15 million visitors have already seen this ecological wonderland, 845,000 visitors in 2008 alone.
The goal of Ukrainian Milk Company LLC is to become a leader in milk production sector of Ukraine by establishing a network of dairy farms.
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Package Travel: Key Facts and Figures
posted on: 2009-11-27 00:39:13
Package Travel: Key Facts and Figures
Key developments in the package travel sector:
• Europe is the world's largest regional travel market with sales of €246 billion in 2008. Traditional packages (pre-packaged deals containing several elements such as travel and accommodation) account for 40% ( € 98.4 billion) of the total travel market, while dynamic packages for 33% and other travel arrangements for 25% of the market.
• Nowadays, a majority of the EU citizens (56% of holidaymakers across the EU, organise their holidays themselves, rather than purchase pre-defined packages (traditional holiday package covered by the Package Travel Directive).
• Increasingly large volumes of bookings are made by consumers who have put together their own packages (dynamic packaging), where travellers themselves put together two or more services, such as flight and accommodation from one supplier or from commercially linked suppliers eg websites such as Opodo or Expedia or websites offering packages with partner websites. For instance, a consumer may book a flight online and then be redirected to a partner website offering hotel stays or car rental.
• It is important to note that genuinely separate bookings where the consumer buys different components from different sellers /websites that are not linked or co-branded are generally not covered by the review. These "independent travel arrangements" are not considered part of the Package Holiday Sector.
• The number of consumers booking ‘dynamic packages’ is increasing dramatically. 23% of EU citizens have used dynamic packages in the past 2 years, but the figure is over 40% in countries such as Ireland (46%) or Sweden (44%), and very high also in countries such as Slovenia (42%) and Italy (36%). See Table 1 in MEMO/09/523 for details.
• Many dynamic packages are currently not covered by EU Package Travel Protection. As a consequence an increasing number of consumers booking package holidays are falling outside the scope of the Directive. To illustrate the extent of the change, in 1997, 98% of passengers travelling from the UK on leisure flights were protected by the EU’s Package Travel Directive, whereas in 2005 this number is less than 50%.
• It is also clear that consumers are not aware that their legal protection differs depending on how the arrangements are purchased – even though the package of travel components can be identical. 67% of consumers surveyed who used a "dynamic package" that was not covered by the Directive wrongly believed that they were protected. On average, a dynamic package which goes wrong means a loss of almost €600 for the consumer.
• Over 50% of consumers believe that they are protected in case of airline bankruptcy when purchasing dynamic packages or independent travel arrangements. In many cases they are currently not covered.
• Bankruptcy has become a more pressing concern for consumers, since the risk of insolvency has grown recently. Between November 2005 and September 2008, 29 airlines went bankrupt 1. In France, for example, there were also 125 bankruptcies of tour operators in 2008, affecting over 9,000 consumers, compared with 95 bankruptcies (affecting just over 2,500 consumers) in 2006 2 . Their effects on holidaymakers varied depending whether tickets were bought as part of a package holiday. As the travel trends have change significantly since the adoption of the Directive in 1990, it is important, particularly, to ask the question whether there should be different protection for insolvency for air tickets sold in a package and those sold as stand alone products.
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