The Venezuelan Grand Prix is a project of automobile race track to be constructed in Margarita island, Venezuela and to be inaugurated in October of 2007. The project was approved by the Interior of the State Nueva Esparta, Circuit the Simón International Bolivar and by the National Institute of Deportes of Venezuela, that contemplates the investment of near 1,135 million dollars. The automobile race track will fulfill the requirements demanded by Fédération Internationale of l'Automobile (IT TRUSTS) to make events automobile international, including a Great Prize of Formula 1.
The president of the Circuit, Caesar Galeano, had initially presented/displayed projects for the construction of the circuit in other places of Venezuela, such as the Peninsula of Paraguána, in the state Falcon, and Barcelona in the state Anzoátegui. Finally it was decided on the Margarita Island, to count this with one better hotel infrastructure, and for tourist reasons and of security.
Of the total investment, 800 million will be contributed by Formula 1, which will be financed by ENTRUSTS it through their vice-president Bernie Ecclestone. The number leaves a margin of participation for the Venezuelan government open, who could contribute through one of the filial companies of his oil state one Citgo. 60% of the investment that will become in this circuit will be into the hands of the National Institute of Deportes and the rest will be private capital, including the support of ENTRUST it.
The initial project had calculated a cost of 350 million dollars, in the proposal for Isla Margarita included an international automotive mechanics school, raised originally for Circuit the International of Shanghai and that did not get to be constructed. As it leaves from the project is considered the creation of a Bank of Tourism to mobilize the investments generated from the beginning of activities of the circuit. Also, IT ENTRUSTS it will contribute with the extension of those hotel companies that require investments to offer more and better rooms.
There are two sites that are had visualized to construct the automobile race track. One is the Peninsula of Macanao and the other is a land located next to Santiago Marino airport. The director of Formula 1, ENTRUSTS and the German designer Hermann Tilke they will visit both places to make the final decision and to begin the works.
The president of the Circuit, Caesar Galeano, had initially presented/displayed projects for the construction of the circuit in other places of Venezuela, such as the Peninsula of Paraguána, in the state Falcon, and Barcelona in the state Anzoátegui. Finally it was decided on the Margarita Island, to count this with one better hotel infrastructure, and for tourist reasons and of security.
Of the total investment, 800 million will be contributed by Formula 1, which will be financed by ENTRUSTS it through their vice-president Bernie Ecclestone. The number leaves a margin of participation for the Venezuelan government open, who could contribute through one of the filial companies of his oil state one Citgo. 60% of the investment that will become in this circuit will be into the hands of the National Institute of Deportes and the rest will be private capital, including the support of ENTRUST it.
The initial project had calculated a cost of 350 million dollars, in the proposal for Isla Margarita included an international automotive mechanics school, raised originally for Circuit the International of Shanghai and that did not get to be constructed. As it leaves from the project is considered the creation of a Bank of Tourism to mobilize the investments generated from the beginning of activities of the circuit. Also, IT ENTRUSTS it will contribute with the extension of those hotel companies that require investments to offer more and better rooms.
There are two sites that are had visualized to construct the automobile race track. One is the Peninsula of Macanao and the other is a land located next to Santiago Marino airport. The director of Formula 1, ENTRUSTS and the German designer Hermann Tilke they will visit both places to make the final decision and to begin the works.
Tovo (pronounced Toevo) are taking unified communications to the next stage. Tovo provides a free to download communications client that allows users to
*talk for free to other users of the network
*instant message via Tovo, MSN, AOL/ICQ, Jabber
*watch online TV and listen to radio channels
Tovo allows users to make telephone calls from their computer to other Tovo users free of charge, or to landlines and cell phones for a fee. Additional features include file transfer, video conferencing and a user searchable Directory.
Tovo can IM across platforms and is fully compatible with IM clients provided by MSN, AOL and Jabber. Tovo users can IM other platform users instantly and without logging on any other platform.
Tovo is based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
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Features
Tovo Talk and Chat
Talk and Chat allows users to call traditional telephone numbers, including mobile telephones as well as to talk to any other Tovo customer. Unlike other VoIP providers Tovo users get both and incoming and outgoing service as a single bundle. There are no additional charges for making outgoing calls. Tovo provide a standard UK telephone number.
Tovo Watch and Listen
Users can access about 150 free channels of internet TV and radio via the Tovo software. It includes most of the standard UK channels as well as a good choice of international ones.
Tovo Surf and Pay
Tovo users can also create their own web portals (Mash ups via Tovo’s open source application interfaces. In many cases this is as easy as drag and drop installation of pre-coded applications Widgets. All uses have a tovo account which can be used to pay for telephone calls, content downloads and internet transactions.
Prices
Users can choose on of 3 usage bundles.
Pay as you go
The simplest is the pay as you go (PAYG) package. There are no monthly fees or contracts. Customers simply download the Tovo software and add credit to their account. Calls start from as little as 1.5p a minute. Incoming calls are free.
UK Freedom
The UK Freedom Package gives users free calls to all UK landline numbers. Packages come in two “flavors” - Pro and Lite. Pro packages give 5,000 minutes of use. Lite give 3,000 minutes. UK Freedom package costs about £50 for 3,000 minutes or about £80 for 5,000 minutes. There are no connection charges or minimum calls charges. Calls to international destinations are priced in three simple bands. Tier 1 calls – the most commonly called destinations are between 1.5 and 2p minute. Calls to Tier 2 are 5p minute. Calls to more exotic destinations are priced on an individual basis. Full rates can be seen at http://www.tovo.com/rates.php.
International Freedom
The International Freedom package extends the range of numbers that can be called within the bundle. These packages allow free calls to all UK landline and international Tier 1 destinations. International Pro costs about £85; International Lite about £55.
Same Price Globally
An interesting effect of Tovo’s pricing policy is that once installed on a laptop or computer the prices are identical from anywhere in the World. So, for example, a user in Hong Kong can call back to the UK for free (within the constraints of the Pro and Lite packages).
Quality of service is not guaranteed. Dropouts, broken connections and compression distortion are occasionally observed by users.
Tovo Mobile
Perhaps the most fascinating part of the Tovo service is that it works on a variety of mobile phones. Users can buy WiFi enabled phones from Tovo or from places such as Tesco (The UK’s largest retailer). No software download is required as the phones already have the Tovo service pre-installed.
These phones work wherever there is WiFi. Phones log in automatically (once passwords have been installed) and allow users to benefit from Tovo calling rates. Again calls to and from Tovo customers are free and calls to UK and international numbers are substantially less than those normally associated with mobile phone calls. Tovo mobile users get the same calling rates as laptop and PC users. These tariffs are applicable anywhere in the World. So a Tovo mobile user can call from anywhere at the same rates. One big benefit is that calls to Tovo mobiles do not incur roaming charges.
Tovo PC and laptop users get a lot more than cheap calls and IM. The software gives access to a whole range of features.
Operating systems
Tovo currently only supports XP and Windows Vista. Tovo report Mac OS X and GNU/Linux versions are under development.
Tovo protocol
The main difference between Tovo and Skype clients is that Tovo uses industry standard SIP.
Tovo clients do not need to support other users and it much less dependant on local bandwidth and processor speeds
Tovo Limited (corporate)
Tovo (Europe) Ltd, the main holding company was formed in July 2007 and the main shares holders are its founders – Martin Heath, Richard Newsome and Ashley Warden. There are a number of smaller shareholders.
Criticisms
The Tovo client is largish – about 15 Mbytes but is relatively easy to install. There is little information on security.
*talk for free to other users of the network
*instant message via Tovo, MSN, AOL/ICQ, Jabber
*watch online TV and listen to radio channels
Tovo allows users to make telephone calls from their computer to other Tovo users free of charge, or to landlines and cell phones for a fee. Additional features include file transfer, video conferencing and a user searchable Directory.
Tovo can IM across platforms and is fully compatible with IM clients provided by MSN, AOL and Jabber. Tovo users can IM other platform users instantly and without logging on any other platform.
Tovo is based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
website =
Features
Tovo Talk and Chat
Talk and Chat allows users to call traditional telephone numbers, including mobile telephones as well as to talk to any other Tovo customer. Unlike other VoIP providers Tovo users get both and incoming and outgoing service as a single bundle. There are no additional charges for making outgoing calls. Tovo provide a standard UK telephone number.
Tovo Watch and Listen
Users can access about 150 free channels of internet TV and radio via the Tovo software. It includes most of the standard UK channels as well as a good choice of international ones.
Tovo Surf and Pay
Tovo users can also create their own web portals (Mash ups via Tovo’s open source application interfaces. In many cases this is as easy as drag and drop installation of pre-coded applications Widgets. All uses have a tovo account which can be used to pay for telephone calls, content downloads and internet transactions.
Prices
Users can choose on of 3 usage bundles.
Pay as you go
The simplest is the pay as you go (PAYG) package. There are no monthly fees or contracts. Customers simply download the Tovo software and add credit to their account. Calls start from as little as 1.5p a minute. Incoming calls are free.
UK Freedom
The UK Freedom Package gives users free calls to all UK landline numbers. Packages come in two “flavors” - Pro and Lite. Pro packages give 5,000 minutes of use. Lite give 3,000 minutes. UK Freedom package costs about £50 for 3,000 minutes or about £80 for 5,000 minutes. There are no connection charges or minimum calls charges. Calls to international destinations are priced in three simple bands. Tier 1 calls – the most commonly called destinations are between 1.5 and 2p minute. Calls to Tier 2 are 5p minute. Calls to more exotic destinations are priced on an individual basis. Full rates can be seen at http://www.tovo.com/rates.php.
International Freedom
The International Freedom package extends the range of numbers that can be called within the bundle. These packages allow free calls to all UK landline and international Tier 1 destinations. International Pro costs about £85; International Lite about £55.
Same Price Globally
An interesting effect of Tovo’s pricing policy is that once installed on a laptop or computer the prices are identical from anywhere in the World. So, for example, a user in Hong Kong can call back to the UK for free (within the constraints of the Pro and Lite packages).
Quality of service is not guaranteed. Dropouts, broken connections and compression distortion are occasionally observed by users.
Tovo Mobile
Perhaps the most fascinating part of the Tovo service is that it works on a variety of mobile phones. Users can buy WiFi enabled phones from Tovo or from places such as Tesco (The UK’s largest retailer). No software download is required as the phones already have the Tovo service pre-installed.
These phones work wherever there is WiFi. Phones log in automatically (once passwords have been installed) and allow users to benefit from Tovo calling rates. Again calls to and from Tovo customers are free and calls to UK and international numbers are substantially less than those normally associated with mobile phone calls. Tovo mobile users get the same calling rates as laptop and PC users. These tariffs are applicable anywhere in the World. So a Tovo mobile user can call from anywhere at the same rates. One big benefit is that calls to Tovo mobiles do not incur roaming charges.
Tovo PC and laptop users get a lot more than cheap calls and IM. The software gives access to a whole range of features.
Operating systems
Tovo currently only supports XP and Windows Vista. Tovo report Mac OS X and GNU/Linux versions are under development.
Tovo protocol
The main difference between Tovo and Skype clients is that Tovo uses industry standard SIP.
Tovo clients do not need to support other users and it much less dependant on local bandwidth and processor speeds
Tovo Limited (corporate)
Tovo (Europe) Ltd, the main holding company was formed in July 2007 and the main shares holders are its founders – Martin Heath, Richard Newsome and Ashley Warden. There are a number of smaller shareholders.
Criticisms
The Tovo client is largish – about 15 Mbytes but is relatively easy to install. There is little information on security.
One Common Unity (OCU) is a D.C.-based, non-profit grassroots organization which aims to create and nurture sustainable communities through arts, peace, and media education. Founded in 2000, OCU works with public schools, organizations, and private institutions to develop summer, after-school, and year-round programs, curricula, seminars, events, and workshops centered on personal responsibility and community consciousness. OCU has participated in events such as the Washington D.C. Green Festival.
Kadic Junior High School (also referred to as Kadic Academy or Kadic Junior High) is a fictional boarding school in a French animated television series Code Lyoko. The principal of this school is and the campus supervisor is Jim Moralés. Xana usually attacks Kadic because the group is studying/living in this place most of the time.
Kadic is visually based on an actual French school, Lycée Lakanal. Lakanal has over 1,200 students, while Kadic has a considrably smaller population.
Kadic's history
According to information studied by Sissi Delmas in the episode "Is Anybody Out There?", Kadic was built in 1905 during the Belle Époque, making the boarding school over a century old. A construction worker named Leon Corbé was killed around this time in a boiler room during the school's construction.
Parts of Kadic
Administrative wing
This wing includes the archives, general office, staff rooms, the infirmary and the principal's office. The staff rooms hold the teachers' lockers, in which confiscated goods are kept.
Boiler rooms
Located in the basement of the Administration building (as well as the gymnasium and Science Building, among other locations), the boiler rooms provide heat for the school, using old-fashioned coal stoves. In the episode "Is Anybody Out There?", Sissi reveals that a man named Leon Corbé was killed in a boiler room in 1905 during the construction of the school.
Cafeteria
The function of this building is to provide food for those attending, working in, or visiting the school. This is the only room in which Rosa Petitjean and Gaston Lagrange have ever been seen.
Courtyard
The courtyard serves as a rest area for students and teachers in-between classes.
Vending Concourses
In another courtyard on the other side of the Administrative Wing from the Schoolyard are two buildings housing vending machines that serve various drinks, such as soup,coffee, or soda. According to the characters in the show, these drinks are less than appetizing in most cases.
Classroom buildings
Most of the classes offered at the school take place in these various buildings. The few that require special accommodations take place in other buildings. In "Rock Bottom," one of the classroom buildings was (albeit incorrectly) placed near the Science Building.
Dormitory building
The dorm rooms make up most of the main building. The girls' dorms are on the lower level and the boys' dorms are on the upper level, though this doesn't seem consistent in every episode. There is a passage to the sewers in the basement near the boiler where Jeremie is often seen running to the factory.
The dorm beds aren't very high, and pillows and blankets are usually brought there by boarding students. Like real-world dormitories, there is a scheduled lights-out time for boarders.
Garden shed
This building contains various tools for tending the grounds. It's off-limits to students and other children, as they could get hurt by all the sharp and/or rusty tools stored inside. More often than not, some students use it as a place to hide, despite the rule.
Gymnasium
This building has facilities for various indoor sports, such as basketball and rock climbing. It is also used for various social events held at the school, such as the dances in the episodes "Final Mix" and "The Key". The gymnasium also doubles as an auditorium as well.
Infirmary
This is where people are treated for various minor injuries and other ailments. Yolande Perraudin is the on-staff nurse. The infirmary isn't very large and can only hold up to a few students at a time. It has an elevated bed (obviously higher than the dormitories' beds) for sleeping or resting. The Lyoko Warriors often use the excuse "I need to go to the infirmary" to get out of class and go to Lyoko, though the only teacher that is not affected by the excuse is Ms. Hertz.
Library
This building contains the school library, and seems to house a modest selection of books. Students come here to study during designated hours. The library can double as a detention room if need be.
Park
The park is basically another recreation area at the school. Students (and some teachers) can relax here when they have no classes to attend or teach. There's a passage to the sewers here.
Recreation facility
The school gets a recreation room in the episode "Wreck Room". Some of the furniture included in the Rec Room are a ping-pong table, a TV, and a refrigerator. Sissi is the Rec Room supervisor.
Science building
This large building is dedicated to various science classes that require special equipment. It has its own generator and is isolated from the sewer system, as well as the rest of the school. Suzanne Hertz and an unnamed male mathematics professor are, so far, the only teachers seen in this particular area.
On one occasion, Xana used the lab as a medium to alter the city's gravity in the episode "Zero Gravity". He required energy from various capacitors throughout the city, namely energy from the science lab. This was undone by the episode's end, however.
Track
The track is used for any sports that require open spaces, such as running and soccer. The P.E. classes are often held here instead of the gym due to Jim's tendency to focus on outdoor sports and physical activities. It was completed in "Cruel Dilemma".
Population
With the exception of some relatives, a few minor characters, and Xana, most characters in the show are either students or staff at Kadic.
Trivia
* shows that Kadic is largely based on a similar school called Lakanal College, which is located in Sceaux, France. That school is further away from the site of the factory (now demolished) than the one in the show is.
* The boarding school in Garage Kids that Jeremie, Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi go to does not look the same as the one seen in Code Lyoko, but has the same name. It looks more like an office building than a school in most respects.
* shows that "Kadic" is actually a corruption of Phillip K. Dick, a famous American science-fiction writer. The school's name pays homage to Phillip.
* The school has actually come under direct attack by XANA in several episodes, usually episodes of the first season.
* The school's policy states that all mobile phones are to be switched off during class or they will be immediately confiscated. Some fans and even the schoolchildren of Kadic misinterpret this as meaning cell phones are banned entirely at the school (possibly because of Jim telling Odd that using cell phones was "strictly forbidden on school grounds" in the episode Rock Bottom?); the actual policy is stated specifically in the episode "Satellite". Jim's actions (like swiping a cell phone out of a child's hand) can reinforce this misinterpretation due to his strongly-authoritarian and drill instructorish attitude.
Kadic is visually based on an actual French school, Lycée Lakanal. Lakanal has over 1,200 students, while Kadic has a considrably smaller population.
Kadic's history
According to information studied by Sissi Delmas in the episode "Is Anybody Out There?", Kadic was built in 1905 during the Belle Époque, making the boarding school over a century old. A construction worker named Leon Corbé was killed around this time in a boiler room during the school's construction.
Parts of Kadic
Administrative wing
This wing includes the archives, general office, staff rooms, the infirmary and the principal's office. The staff rooms hold the teachers' lockers, in which confiscated goods are kept.
Boiler rooms
Located in the basement of the Administration building (as well as the gymnasium and Science Building, among other locations), the boiler rooms provide heat for the school, using old-fashioned coal stoves. In the episode "Is Anybody Out There?", Sissi reveals that a man named Leon Corbé was killed in a boiler room in 1905 during the construction of the school.
Cafeteria
The function of this building is to provide food for those attending, working in, or visiting the school. This is the only room in which Rosa Petitjean and Gaston Lagrange have ever been seen.
Courtyard
The courtyard serves as a rest area for students and teachers in-between classes.
Vending Concourses
In another courtyard on the other side of the Administrative Wing from the Schoolyard are two buildings housing vending machines that serve various drinks, such as soup,coffee, or soda. According to the characters in the show, these drinks are less than appetizing in most cases.
Classroom buildings
Most of the classes offered at the school take place in these various buildings. The few that require special accommodations take place in other buildings. In "Rock Bottom," one of the classroom buildings was (albeit incorrectly) placed near the Science Building.
Dormitory building
The dorm rooms make up most of the main building. The girls' dorms are on the lower level and the boys' dorms are on the upper level, though this doesn't seem consistent in every episode. There is a passage to the sewers in the basement near the boiler where Jeremie is often seen running to the factory.
The dorm beds aren't very high, and pillows and blankets are usually brought there by boarding students. Like real-world dormitories, there is a scheduled lights-out time for boarders.
Garden shed
This building contains various tools for tending the grounds. It's off-limits to students and other children, as they could get hurt by all the sharp and/or rusty tools stored inside. More often than not, some students use it as a place to hide, despite the rule.
Gymnasium
This building has facilities for various indoor sports, such as basketball and rock climbing. It is also used for various social events held at the school, such as the dances in the episodes "Final Mix" and "The Key". The gymnasium also doubles as an auditorium as well.
Infirmary
This is where people are treated for various minor injuries and other ailments. Yolande Perraudin is the on-staff nurse. The infirmary isn't very large and can only hold up to a few students at a time. It has an elevated bed (obviously higher than the dormitories' beds) for sleeping or resting. The Lyoko Warriors often use the excuse "I need to go to the infirmary" to get out of class and go to Lyoko, though the only teacher that is not affected by the excuse is Ms. Hertz.
Library
This building contains the school library, and seems to house a modest selection of books. Students come here to study during designated hours. The library can double as a detention room if need be.
Park
The park is basically another recreation area at the school. Students (and some teachers) can relax here when they have no classes to attend or teach. There's a passage to the sewers here.
Recreation facility
The school gets a recreation room in the episode "Wreck Room". Some of the furniture included in the Rec Room are a ping-pong table, a TV, and a refrigerator. Sissi is the Rec Room supervisor.
Science building
This large building is dedicated to various science classes that require special equipment. It has its own generator and is isolated from the sewer system, as well as the rest of the school. Suzanne Hertz and an unnamed male mathematics professor are, so far, the only teachers seen in this particular area.
On one occasion, Xana used the lab as a medium to alter the city's gravity in the episode "Zero Gravity". He required energy from various capacitors throughout the city, namely energy from the science lab. This was undone by the episode's end, however.
Track
The track is used for any sports that require open spaces, such as running and soccer. The P.E. classes are often held here instead of the gym due to Jim's tendency to focus on outdoor sports and physical activities. It was completed in "Cruel Dilemma".
Population
With the exception of some relatives, a few minor characters, and Xana, most characters in the show are either students or staff at Kadic.
Trivia
* shows that Kadic is largely based on a similar school called Lakanal College, which is located in Sceaux, France. That school is further away from the site of the factory (now demolished) than the one in the show is.
* The boarding school in Garage Kids that Jeremie, Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi go to does not look the same as the one seen in Code Lyoko, but has the same name. It looks more like an office building than a school in most respects.
* shows that "Kadic" is actually a corruption of Phillip K. Dick, a famous American science-fiction writer. The school's name pays homage to Phillip.
* The school has actually come under direct attack by XANA in several episodes, usually episodes of the first season.
* The school's policy states that all mobile phones are to be switched off during class or they will be immediately confiscated. Some fans and even the schoolchildren of Kadic misinterpret this as meaning cell phones are banned entirely at the school (possibly because of Jim telling Odd that using cell phones was "strictly forbidden on school grounds" in the episode Rock Bottom?); the actual policy is stated specifically in the episode "Satellite". Jim's actions (like swiping a cell phone out of a child's hand) can reinforce this misinterpretation due to his strongly-authoritarian and drill instructorish attitude.