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Conditions of carriage
In these Conditions, certain terms have the following meanings:
- "We", "our" "ourselves" or "us" means Air New Zealand Limited
- "You", "your" or "yourself" means any person, except members of the crew, carried or to be carried in our aircraft pursuant to a Ticket (See also definition of "Passenger")
"AIRLINE DESIGNATOR CODE" means the two or three character codes which identify air carriers.
"AUTHORISED AGENT" means a passenger sales agent who has been appointed by us to represent us in the sale of air carriage on our services.
"BAGGAGE" means your articles, effects and other personal property accompanying you on your journey. Unless otherwise specified, it includes both your Checked and Unchecked Baggage.
"BAGGAGE CHECK" means those portions of the Ticket or other documents issued by us or on our behalf that relate to the carriage of your Checked Baggage.
"BAGGAGE IDENTIFICATION TAG" means a document issued solely for identification of Checked Baggage.
"BOARDING PASS" means the document issued to you at check-in which entitles you to board and occupy a specified seat on the aircraft.
"CARRIER" means an air carrier other than us.
"CHECKED BAGGAGE" means Baggage which we take custody of and for which we have issued a Baggage Check.
"CODE SHARE FLIGHT" means a flight operated by a Carrier other than a Related Operator on which we issue a Ticket identifying our name or Airline Designator Code as the air carrier.
"CONDITIONS" means these Conditions of Carriage.
"CONJUNCTION TICKET" means a Ticket issued to you in connection with another Ticket which together constitute a single contract of carriage.
"COUPON" means both a paper Flight Coupon and an Electronic Coupon.
"DAMAGE" means (i) the death, wounding, or other bodily injury of a Passenger; or (ii) loss, partial loss, theft of or other damage to Baggage; in each case arising out of or in connection with carriage by air or other services incidental to the carriage by air performed by us or a Related Operator.
"DAYS" mean calendar days, including all seven days of the week; provided that, for the purpose of notification, the day upon which notice is dispatched shall not be counted; and provided further that for purposes of determining the duration of validity of a Ticket, the day upon which the Ticket is issued, or the flight commenced shall not be counted.
"ELECTRONIC COUPON" means an electronic flight coupon or other value document in electronic record form held in our database.
"ELECTRONIC TICKET" means the Itinerary/Receipt issued by us or on our behalf, the Electronic Coupons, Important Notices and, if applicable, a Boarding Pass.
"EUROPEAN UNION" means those states which are for the time being members of the European Union as established by the Treaty of Rome 1957 (as subsequently amended).
"FLIGHT COUPON" means that portion of the Ticket that bears the notation "good for passage," or in the case of an Electronic Ticket, the Electronic Coupon, and indicates the particular places between which you are entitled to be carried.
"IMPORTANT NOTICES" means a summary of some of the key matters contained in these Conditions accompanying an Electronic Ticket.
"INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE" means any carriage by air in which, according to the agreement between the parties, the place of departure and the place of destination, whether or not there be a break in the carriage or a transhipment, are situated either within the territories of two countries, or within the territory of a single country if there is an agreed stopping place within the territory of another country.
"ITINERARY/RECEIPT" means a document or documents we issue to a Passenger travelling on an Electronic Ticket that contains the passenger's name, travel details and notices.
"MONTREAL CONVENTION" means, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Montreal, 28 May 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Montreal Convention).
"OUR OPERATORS" means Related Operators and Code Share Flights.
"PASSENGER" means any person, except a member of the crew, carried or to be carried in an aircraft pursuant to a Ticket. (See also definition of "you", "your" and "yourself").
"PASSENGER COUPON" or "PASSENGER RECEIPT" means that portion of the Ticket issued by us or on our behalf, which is so marked and which ultimately is to be retained by you.
"PERSONAL INFORMATION" is Information about you, your preferences, your journey or your transaction with us.
"RELATED OPERATOR" means a subsidiary of Air New Zealand Limited which is an air operator operating domestic New Zealand or Trans-Tasman flights on behalf of Air New Zealand Limited.
"RELATED SERVICES" means flights on the Air New Zealand network operated by Related Operators.
"SDR" means a Special Drawing Right of the International Monetary Fund as defined in Article 15.11.
"STOPOVER" means an agreed break in your journey at a point between the place of departure and the place of destination.
"TARIFF" means the published fares, charges and/or related conditions of carriage of an airline filed with Governments.
"TICKET" means either the document entitled "Passenger Ticket and Baggage Check" or the Electronic Ticket, in each case issued by us or on our behalf, and includes these Conditions, Important Notices and Coupons.
"UNCHECKED BAGGAGE" means any of your Baggage other than Checked Baggage.
Except as otherwise provided in these Conditions, the Conditions apply only on those flights, or flight segments, where our name or Airline Designator Code is shown in the carrier box of the Ticket for that flight or flight segment. If we issue a Ticket or check Baggage on the flight of another Carrier other than a Code Share Flight, we do so only as agent for such other Carrier whose conditions of carriage shall apply and we assume no liability for the acts or omissions of such other Carrier.
If carriage is performed by us pursuant to a charter agreement, these Conditions apply only to the extent they are incorporated by reference or otherwise in the charter agreement or the Ticket.
Your flights may be a Code Share Flight, a Related Service or be operated by us; however we will notify you of the operating carrier at the time of booking. Except as required by applicable laws, if the operating carrier changes after your booking has been confirmed, we are under no obligation to notify you of the change. In the event of a tarmac delay at a US airport, the operating Carrier's contingency plan for lengthy tarmac delays will apply to Code Share Flights.
These Conditions apply unless they are inconsistent with Tariffs or overriding laws in a particular country or jurisdiction in which event such Tariffs or laws shall prevail. If any provision of the Conditions is invalid under any overriding law, the other provisions shall nevertheless remain valid. For more information on overriding passenger laws in certain jurisdictions please visit our Customer Service and Tarmac Delay Plan.
Where a translation of these Conditions is made available in a language other than English, in the event of a conflict between the English version of these Conditions and any translation, the English version shall prevail.
3.1.1 We will provide or procure carriage only for the Passenger named in the Ticket.
3.1.2 A Ticket is not transferable. The person named on the Ticket must not give or sell their Ticket to anyone else to use. If someone else presents your Ticket for travel and we discover that that person is not you, we will refuse to carry that person. However, if we, acting reasonably, do not discover that the Ticket has been transferred and as a result either carry the Ticket holder or give them a refund, we are not obliged to replace your Ticket or give you a refund, and we are discharged from all and any liability to provide you a refund.
3.1.3 The Ticket is and remains at all times our property if issued by us or an Authorised Agent.
3.1.4 Except in the case of an Electronic Ticket, you will not be entitled to be carried on a flight unless you present a valid Ticket containing the Flight Coupon for that flight and all other unused Flight Coupons and the Passenger Coupon. In addition, you will not be entitled to be carried if the Ticket presented is mutilated or if it has been altered otherwise than by us or our Authorised Agent. In the case of an Electronic Ticket, you will not be entitled to be carried on a flight unless you provide positive identification and a valid Electronic Ticket has been duly issued in your name. You may need to present the Itinerary/Receipt for check-in, customs, airport security, immigration, and duty free purchases.
3.1.5 In case of loss or mutilation of a Ticket, or part thereof, or non-presentation of a Ticket containing the Passenger Coupon and all unused Flight Coupons, upon request of the Passenger, the issuer of the Ticket will replace such Ticket or part thereof by issuing a new Ticket, provided there is evidence at the time that a Ticket valid for the flight(s) in question was duly issued and the Passenger signs an agreement to indemnify the relevant carrier/s for misuse of the Ticket. If this is not the case, the issuer may require the Passenger to pay up to the full applicable fare for a replacement Ticket, subject to refund, if and when the issuer is satisfied that the original Ticket has not been used before the expiry of its validity. The issuer may impose a reasonable administration charge for this service.
3.2.1 Except as otherwise provided in the Ticket, these Conditions, or applicable Tariffs, a Ticket is valid for one year from the date of commencement of travel or if no portion of the Ticket is used, for one year from the date of its issue.
3.2.2 If you are prevented from travelling within the period of validity of your Ticket because at the time you request reservations we are unable to confirm a reservation, the validity of your Ticket will be extended, or you may be entitled to a refund in accordance with Article 10.
3.2.3 If after having commenced your journey, you are prevented from travelling within the period of validity of the Ticket by reason of illness, we may extend the period of validity of your Ticket until the date when you become fit to travel as confirmed by a medical certificate, or until our first flight after such date, from the point where the journey is resumed, on which space is available in the class of service for which the fare has been paid. When the Flight Coupons remaining in the Ticket, or in the case of an Electronic Ticket, the Electronic Coupons, involve one or more Stopovers, the validity of such Ticket may be extended for not more than three months from the date shown on such certificate. In such circumstances, we will similarly extend the period of validity of Tickets of other members of your immediate family accompanying you.
3.2.4 In the event of death of a Passenger en route, the Tickets of persons accompanying the Passenger may be modified by waiving the minimum stay or extending the validity. In the event of a death in the immediate family of a Passenger who has commenced travel, the validity of the Passenger's Tickets and those of his or her immediate family who are accompanying the Passenger may likewise be modified. Any such modification shall be made upon receipt of a valid death certificate and any such extension of validity shall not be for a period longer than forty-five (45) Days from the date of the death.
3.3.1 The Ticket will not be honoured and will lose its validity if all the Coupons are not used in the sequence provided in the Ticket.
3.3.2 The Ticket may not be valid and we may not honour the Ticket if the first Flight Coupon, or in the case of an Electronic Ticket, an Electronic Coupon has not been used and the passenger commences his or her journey at any Stopover or Agreed Stopping Place.
3.3.3 Each Coupon will be accepted for carriage in the class of service specified therein on the date and flight for which space has been reserved. When Coupons are issued without a reservation being specified, space may be reserved, subject to the conditions of the relevant fare and the availability of space on the flight requested.
Our name may be abbreviated to our Airline Designator Code, or otherwise, in the Ticket. Our address shall be deemed to be the airport of departure shown opposite the first abbreviation of our name in the "carrier" box in the Ticket, or in the case of an Electronic Ticket, as indicated for the first flight segment in the Itinerary Receipt.
Fares apply only for carriage from the airport at the point of departure to the airport at the point of destination, unless otherwise expressly stated. Fares do not include ground transport between airports or between airports and town terminals.
Subject to 4.3, applicable fares are those in effect on the date of Ticket issuance. Should you change your itinerary or any date of travel, this may result in a change to the fare.
The fees, charges, and taxes included in your fare or shown separately on your ticket may be levied on passengers or the Carrier by a government authority, an airport operator or be Carrier imposed and may include card payment fees or insurances that you have purchased in conjunction with your ticket. Details will be set out in your Ticket, or may be obtained from your travel agent. You are responsible for applicable taxes or charges imposed by governments, other authorities, carriers, or by the operators of airports that are in effect on the date of travel.
Fares and charges are payable in those currencies acceptable to us and at exchange rates determined by us at the time of Ticket issuance.
Our liability to you is limited and it is recommended that you purchase travel insurance, which can cover things such as changes in travel plans and travel cancellation, medical and hospital expenses, personal injury and death, baggage damage, delay or loss, missed flight connections and additional expenses. Find out more about travel insurance policies applicable to New Zealand domestic travel and overseas travel from New Zealand.
5.1.1 Reservations are not confirmed until recorded as confirmed by us or an Authorised Agent.
5.1.2 Certain fares have conditions which limit or exclude your right to change or cancel reservations.
5.1.3 Any person booking our flights for other people shall be deemed to have accepted these Conditions on behalf of all Passengers named in a booking and it is the responsibility of the person making the booking to bring these Conditions to the Passenger(s)' attention and to notify the other Passengers named in the booking that their personal information will be collected, stored and used in the ways described in these Conditions and Air New Zealand's privacy statement.
If you have not paid for the Ticket prior to the specified ticketing deadline, as advised by us or our Authorised Agent, we may cancel your reservations.
This part of your Agreement is all about your personal information:
- Why we collect it
- What we collect
- Who we share it with
- How long we keep it for
- How you can access and manage it.
Why do you need to collect my personal information?
We collect personal information about you for a number of reasons, including health and medical information if necessary. It helps us to:
- Provide products and services to you
- Process your travel arrangements
- Comply with immigration and customs control
- Enable your activity in loyalty programmes
- Conduct marketing activities and market research
- Meet our security, administrative and legal obligations.
We might not be able to provide the services you have requested without your information.
What personal information do you collect?
We collect your name, passport details, booking and check-in information, and health information. Sometimes we may need additional information.
We normally ask for your consent when we collect and use your information. Sometimes we have a legal obligation to collect and provide information to authorities for immigration and security reasons. Is these cases we do not need to seek your permission to share that information.
Who do you share information with?
We may need to share your information with:
- Authorised Agents like your booking travel agent
- Government agencies
- Other Airlines
- Travel service providers
- Marketing consultants
- Any other providers helping us provide our service to you.
How long do you keep my information?
We review our Information Policy regularly. We try to only keep your Personal Information as long as we believe it's reasonably necessary.
How can I access and manage my information?
You have the right to know what personal information we hold about you. You also have the right to view, correct or delete it. We will try our best to meet your requests. Our privacy policy explains how you can access and manage your personal information.
We will endeavour to honour seating requests, however, we cannot guarantee provision of any particular seat, even if your reservation is confirmed. We reserve the right to assign or reassign seats at any time as we deem necessary and we will not be liable to you as a result except to the extent of any refund permitted under the paid Seat Select terms and conditions.
We will try to ensure that if you have requested a dietary or religious special meal on an international flight when you make your reservation, it is available (that is, if the service of special meals is an option on your selected flight). We will not, however, be liable to you for loss, expense, breach of contract or other damage should we, for any reason, be unable to supply such requested special meal.
Except in the case of travel on non-refundable fares, you may be required to pay a reasonable service charge if you fail to use your reservation.
Onward or return reservations may be required to be reconfirmed within time limits specified by us or other Carriers. We will advise you when we require reconfirmation; however, you should check the requirements of any other Carriers involved in your journey.
If you do not use a reservation or fail to comply with any such reconfirmation requirement, your onward or return reservations may be cancelled.
6.1 You must complete the check-in process sufficiently in advance of flight departure to permit completion of any Government formalities and departure procedures, and in any event not later than any minimum time specified by us or Our Operators.
6.2 You must be present at the boarding gate and on board the aircraft no later than the times specified by us or by our Operators.
6.3 We may cancel the space reserved for you if you have not checked-in, you have failed to arrive at the boarding gate or failed to board the aircraft in accordance with paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2.
6.4 Neither we nor Our Operators will be liable to you for any loss or expense arising from your failure to comply with the provisions of this Article 6.
We and/or Our Operators may at any time prior to boarding refuse to carry you or your Baggage if, in the exercise of our reasonable discretion, we decide or establish any of the following:
7.1.1 such action is necessary for reasons of safety;
7.1.2 such action is necessary in order to comply with any applicable laws, regulations, or orders of any state or country to be flown from, into or over;
7.1.3 your conduct, age or mental or physical state including your impairment from alcohol or drugs, is such as to require special assistance, cause discomfort or make yourself objectionable to other passengers or involve any hazard or risk to yourself or to other persons or to property;
7.1.4 such action is necessary because you have failed to observe any of our instructions including non compliance with these Conditions in relation to carriage of dangerous or prohibited goods;
7.1.5 you have refused to submit to a security check;
7.1.6 you have not paid the applicable fare, charges or taxes for your current or any previous carriage with us;
7.1.7 you do not appear to have valid travel documents; you may seek to enter a country through which you are in transit; you may destroy your travel documents during flight; you refuse to surrender your travel documents to the flight crew, against receipt, when so requested;
7.1.8 the Ticket you present has been acquired unlawfully or has been purchased from an entity other than us or our Authorised Agent; has been reported as being lost or stolen; is a counterfeit; or contains a Flight Coupon that has been altered by anyone other than us or our Authorised Agent, or has been mutilated;
7.1.9 you cannot prove that you are the person named in the Ticket;
7.1.10 you have previously committed an act or omission of the type referred to in Article 7.1 on a previous flight or at any location connected with airline services including airports and Ticket selling offices, and we have reason to believe that such act or omission may be repeated on a flight operated by us or Our Operators;
7.1.11 we have notified you in writing that we would not, after the date of such notice, carry you on our flights or those of Our Operators. In this circumstance you will be entitled to a refund, less any reasonable service fee to cover our administration costs.
7.1.12 you are wearing or otherwise displaying gang patches, insignia, signs or symbols, or other attire which we deem offensive or believe will cause discomfort to other passengers and you have refused to remove such offensive items.
Except where otherwise required by applicable law, acceptance for carriage of unaccompanied children, incapacitated persons, pregnant women, persons with illness, or other people requiring special assistance, is subject to prior arrangement with us. Subject to clause 7.1, passengers with disabilities who have advised us of their disability and any special requirements they may have at the time of booking, and been accepted by us, shall not subsequently be refused carriage because of such disability or special requirements. Subject to applicable law, should you require special assistance or request us to supply equipment or facilities (such as oxygen) we will be entitled to charge you for the provision of such assistance, equipment or facilities.
The following requirements, rights, exclusions and limitations in Article 8 are applicable to our flights and those performed by Our Operators.
We and Our Operators will carry your Checked and Unchecked Baggage according to the following terms and the Baggage allowances set out on our website, which are incorporated by reference:
8.1.1 Security Restrictions on Unchecked Baggage
Sharp objects or cutting implements (such as knives, box cutters, letter openers, scissors, tools, screwdrivers etc) or club like objects (such as baseball bats, pool cues, golf clubs, ski poles, ice picks, hammers etc) cannot be taken into any aircraft cabin. Screening authorities will remove any such items and they will not be able to return them to customers. The carriage of liquids, aerosols, gels and dangerous articles onboard the aircraft is restricted. Any liquids, aerosols or gels must be in containers of 100ml volume or less and must fit in one re-sealable transparent plastic bag of 1 litre volume (approx 20cm by 20cm). Non-essential liquids should be packed in your checked-in baggage. Further information is available here.
8.1.2 Stowage limitations apply on some of our domestic services and Baggage may at times need to be transported on a different flight to the passenger.
8.1.3 In addition to the free Baggage allowance, we will carry at no additional charge in the hold a fully collapsible wheelchair and/or mobility aid for you if you are dependent on either or both.
8.1.4 All Baggage allowances are subject to the occupational health and safety requirements of our staff and aircraft limitations.
8.2.1 Upon delivery to us of items you wish to be carried as Checked Baggage we will take custody of them, and issue a Baggage Identification Tag for each piece of your Checked Baggage.
8.2.2 Checked Baggage must have your name or other personal identification affixed to it.
8.2.3 Checked Baggage will, whenever possible, be carried on the same aircraft as you, unless we decide for safety, security or operational reasons to carry it on an alternative flight. If your Checked Baggage is carried on a subsequent flight we will deliver it to you unless applicable law requires you to be present at the airport of arrival for customs clearance.
8.2.4 Baggage fees are non-refundable unless we are unable to carry your Baggage due to operational, safety or security reasons of Air New Zealand which are not within your control. We will also reimburse you for any fee charged to transport Checked Baggage that is lost in our care.
8.3.1 Baggage in excess of our stated free Baggage allowance may be accepted for carriage at a fixed rate per piece as appropriate to the Baggage allowance you are travelling on. Excess and prepaid Baggage charging rates are available from us on request.
8.4.1 Dangerous Goods Prohibited
You must not include in your Baggage:
22.214.171.124 items which are likely to endanger the aircraft or persons or property on board the aircraft, such as those specified in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations, and in our regulations. These include, but are not limited to articles such as the following which must not be carried in your baggage for safety reasons:
- Compressed Gases (Deeply Refrigerated, Flammable, Non-flammable and Poisonous);
- Corrosive materials (such as alkalis, acids, wet cell batteries, mercury);
- Explosives (Fireworks and articles which are easily ignited);
- Firearms and Ammunition except for hunting, sporting and antique items (refer 8.4.3) which may only be carried in accordance with our Regulations or those of Our Operators. The carriage of firearms is governed by country specific regulations. If you wish to carry firearms you must obtain any relevant permits from the authorities of the countries you are travelling to. You must also notify Air New Zealand at least 2 weeks prior to your date of departure so that we can comply with any relevant formalities and regulations;
- Flammable liquids and solids (such as matches, lighters and heater fuels, flammable aerosols);
- Butane Lighters
- Magnetised materials;
- Oxidising substances;
- Poisonous, toxic, infectious substances;
- Radioactive materials;
- Chemical oxygen generators;
- Security attache cases (if fitted with alarm or pyrotechnic material);
- Other dangerous goods (such as offensive or noxious materials and a wide range of items in IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations).
- 126.96.36.199 items the carriage of which is prohibited by the applicable laws, regulations or orders of any country to be flown from, to or over;
- 18.104.22.168 live animals, except as provided in Article 8.10.
8.4.2 Unacceptable Items
Whilst we endeavour to take great care of your belongings, we cannot guarantee that delicate items are able to withstand baggage handling processes during carriage by air. Checked Baggage can also be delayed or lost, therefore items with a special value or which you may urgently need should be kept close to you in Unchecked Baggage.
The following items must NOT be included in your Checked Baggage. You will be required to repack any such items into Unchecked Baggage or make other arrangements for their transportation.
- computers and computer equipment;
- items with a special value, such as money, jewellery, precious metals, silverware
- negotiable papers, share certificates, securities or other valuable documents
- cameras, video cameras and related equipment
- electrical and electronic devices
- fragile, delicate or perishable goods
- commercial goods, samples or business documents
- passports and other travel documents.
- essential medicines
- items we determine are unsuitable for carriage by reason of their weight, size, shape or character (including items outside the permitted Baggage allowance dimensions specified in Article 8.1)
8.4.3 Firearms and weapons
18.104.22.168 Firearms and ammunition for hunting and sporting purposes will not be accepted for carriage unless we are satisfied that firearms are unloaded with the safety catch on, and suitably packed. Carriage of ammunition is subject to the ICAO instructions and IATA regulations specified in Article 126.96.36.199.
22.214.171.124 Weapons such as antique firearms, swords, knives and similar items that are appropriately and safely packaged may be accepted as Checked Baggage, but will not be permitted in the cabin of the aircraft.
8.5.1 We will refuse to carry as Baggage the items described in Article 8.4.1 and we may refuse further carriage of any such items upon their discovery.
8.5.2 We will refuse to carry as Checked Baggage the items described in Article 8.4.2 and we may refuse further carriage of any such items upon their discovery or require that you transfer such items to your Unchecked Baggage.
8.5.3 We may refuse to carry as Baggage any item because of its size, shape, weight, fragility, contents or character, or for safety or operational reasons, or the comfort and convenience of other passengers.
8.5.4 We may refuse to accept any Baggage for carriage unless it is properly packed in suitable containers.
For reasons of safety, health and security, or to check whether your person and/or Baggage contains any item described in Article 8.4.1 or 8.4.2 or any firearms, ammunition or weapons, which have not been presented to us in accordance with Article 8.4.3 we and/or a member of the Aviation Security Service, Customs or other duly authorised officials may search, x-ray, screen or perform some other type of scan of your person and/or Baggage. If you are unwilling to comply with any search request we may refuse to carry you and your Baggage and may deliver your Baggage to government or airport officers. Following check-in, your Baggage may be searched in your absence. In the event an x-ray or other scan causes damage to you or your Baggage, we shall not be liable for such damage unless due to our negligence or other fault.
8.7.1 If we offer an excess valuation facility, you may make a written declaration of value for Checked Baggage:
220.127.116.11 in excess of the liability limits set out in the Montreal Convention (see Article 8.11); or
184.108.40.206 at declared value risk in the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (Part 5) for domestic carriage.
If you make such a written declaration, you may be required to pay an extra charge, at a rate specified by us. These rates are available on request.
8.7.2 We may refuse to accept an excess value declaration on Checked Baggage when a portion of the carriage shown on your ticket is to be provided by a Carrier which does not offer the excess valuation facility.
8.8.1 Objects not suitable for carriage in the cargo hold (such as delicate musical instruments), and which do not meet the requirements in Article 8.1, will only be accepted for carriage in the cabin if you have given us notice in advance and permission has been granted by us for their carriage in the cabin. You may have to pay an additional charge for this service.
8.8.2 Acceptance of Unchecked Baggage is subject to the requirements in this Article 8 and as further described at our website with respect to prohibited items and applicable size and weight limitations.
8.9.1 You are required to collect your Checked Baggage as soon as it is made available at the places of destination or Stopover. Should you not collect it within a reasonable time, we may charge you a storage fee. Should your Checked Baggage not be claimed within one month of the time it is made available for your collection, we may dispose of it without any liability to you.
8.9.2 Only the bearer of the Baggage Check and Baggage Identification Tag is entitled to delivery of the Checked Baggage.
8.9.3 If a person claiming Checked Baggage is unable to produce the Baggage Check and identify the Baggage by means of a Baggage Identification Tag, we will deliver the Baggage to such person only on condition that he or she establishes to our satisfaction his or her right to the Baggage.
Animals will be accepted for carriage only on the following conditions:
8.10.1 You must ensure that animals such as dogs, cats, household birds and other pets, are properly crated and accompanied by valid health and vaccination certificates, entry permits, and other documents required by countries of entry or transit, failing which they will not be accepted for carriage. Such carriage may be subject to additional conditions specified by us, which are available on request.
8.10.2 If accepted as Baggage, any animal, together with its container and food, shall not be included in your free Baggage allowance, but shall constitute excess baggage, for which you will be obliged to pay the applicable rate.
8.10.3 Guide dogs accompanying Passengers with disabilities will be carried free of charge in addition to the normal free Baggage allowance, subject to conditions specified by us, which are available on request.
8.10.4 We will not be responsible for injury to or loss, sickness or death of an animal, or in the event that it is refused entry into, or passage through any country, state or territory.
As our liability to you is limited, it is recommended that you purchase travel insurance to cover delay, loss and Damage to Baggage. Find out more about travel insurance policies applicable to New Zealand domestic travel and overseas travel from New Zealand.
In all cases of alleged loss or Damage, proof of actual loss or Damage will be required.
8.11.1 If we issue a Ticket or check Baggage on the flight of another Carrier other than a Code Share Flight, we do so only as agent for such other Carrier whose conditions of carriage shall apply. Nevertheless, with respect to Checked Baggage the Passenger shall also have a right of action against the first or last Carrier;
8.11.2 We will not be liable for any Damage arising from compliance with any laws or Government regulations, orders or requirements, or from your failure to comply with the same;
8.11.3 Our liability in the case of destruction or loss of or Damage or delay to all or any part of your Baggage during International Carriage will be limited to 1,131 SDRs (as defined in Article 15.10) per Passenger unless you prove that the damage resulted from an act or omission on our part, or that of our employees or agents acting within the scope of their employment, done with intent to cause damage or recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result.
8.11.4 We will have no liability for destruction, loss of or Damage to your Checked Baggage if the Damage resulted from the inherent defect, quality or vice of the Checked Baggage.
8.11.5 We will have no liability for destruction or loss of or Damage to your Unchecked Baggage unless the Damage resulted from our fault or that of our employees or agents.
8.11.6 We will not be liable for any Damage caused by your Baggage. You will be held responsible for any Damage caused by your Baggage to other persons or property, including our property.
8.11.7 We shall have limited or no liability for Damage to or loss of articles not permitted to be contained in Checked Baggage under Article 8.4.1 and 8.4.2 except as otherwise provided by the Montreal Convention and subject to applicable defences therein, including contributory negligence and wrongful acts or omissions by you.
8.11.8 We shall not be liable for general wear and tear or for damage to protruding or moving parts, such as wheels and handles where we consider the parts are not of suitable quality or nature to withstand baggage handling during carriage by air.
8.11.9 In the case of Checked or Unchecked Baggage if there has been contributory negligence on your part we may be exonerated wholly or partly from our liability in accordance with applicable law.
The Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (Part 5) (New Zealand) shall apply to our liability in relation to domestic carriage of Baggage, except as expressly modified by these Conditions.
We undertake to use our best efforts to carry you and your Baggage with reasonable dispatch and to adhere to published schedules in effect on the date of travel. However, to do so, we may need to use a substitute aircraft, and/or the services of another Carrier or ground transportation operator ("Alternative Carrier"). We may also be obliged to change the time of flights, often for reasons beyond our control, and consequently, times shown in timetables cannot be guaranteed and thus form no part of your contract of carriage with us.
9.2.1 We reserve the right to substitute an aircraft and/or Alternative Carrier. If we cancel a flight, fail to operate a flight reasonably according to the schedule, fail to stop at your destination or Stopover, or cause you to miss a connecting flight on which you hold a confirmed reservation on a Conjunction Ticket, you shall have the option, subject to our agreement, either:
184.108.40.206 to be carried on another of our scheduled services on which space is available in the same class, or where space is not available, on the services of an Alternative Carrier, in either case without additional charge or refund to you; or
188.8.131.52 to be re-routed to the next Stopover or destination shown on your Ticket by our own services or those of an Alternative Carrier. If the fare and charges for the revised routing are lower than what you have paid, we shall refund the difference;
188.8.131.52 if neither of the alternatives is acceptable to you, we will make a refund or provide a credit in accordance with the provisions of 10.2 and we shall have no further liability to you.
9.3 If we are unable to provide previously confirmed space, we shall provide compensation as required by any applicable law or pursuant to our denied boarding compensation policy. (Further information is available from us on request).
9.4 Notwithstanding 9.2.1, if you or your travelling companion/s cause a flight disruption for any reason, including medical emergency, that requires us to divert the aircraft and disembark you at an airport which is not on our normal route network (that is, to an airport where Air New Zealand does not operate its own aircraft) you will need to make your own arrangements and bear all costs of travelling for you and your companions from that airport to the Air New Zealand airport to resume your original itinerary or return to your point of origin on our services. Your Ticket's fare rules will apply.
9.5 Subject to Article 17 of these Conditions, nothing contained in this Article 9 shall affect any rights you may have under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (New Zealand) if it is applicable.
In cases where you are entitled to a refund or credit, we will refund or credit the fare paid for your Ticket, or any unused part of it, together with any applicable taxes, government & airport costs in accordance with the applicable fare rules or Tariff and the following additional rules:
10.1.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Article 10, we shall be entitled in our absolute discretion to make refund either to the person named in the Ticket or to the person who has paid for the Ticket, upon presentation of satisfactory proof of such payment.
10.1.2 If a Ticket has been paid for by a person other than the Passenger named in the Ticket, and the Ticket indicates that there is a restriction on refund, we shall make a refund only to the person who paid for the Ticket, or to that person's order.
10.1.3 Except in the case of a lost Ticket, refunds will only be made on surrender to us of the Ticket and all unused Flight Coupons.
10.2.1 If we or any of Our Operators cancel a flight, fail to operate a flight reasonably according to schedule, fail to stop at your destination or Stopover, or cause you to miss a connecting flight on which you hold a confirmed reservation on a Conjunction Ticket, then subject to Article 10.2.3, the amount of the refund shall be:
10.2.1.1 if no portion of the Ticket has been used, an amount equal to the fare paid (including applicable taxes, government & airport costs notwithstanding the applicable fare rules);
10.2.1.2 If a portion of the Ticket has been used, the refund will be the higher of:
- the one way fare (less applicable discounts and charges but including applicable taxes, government & airport costs notwithstanding the applicable fare rules) from point of interruption to destination or point of next Stopover; or
- the difference between the fare paid and the fare for the carriage used (including applicable taxes, government & airport costs notwithstanding the applicable fare rules).
10.2.2 Where the cancellation, failure or misconnection referred to in Article 10.2.1 is as a result of circumstances beyond our control, whether you have checked in or not, you have the options set out in Article 9.2.1 except to the extent that any non-refundable portion of your Ticket will not be refunded and you may instead be entitled to a 12 month credit of the non-refundable part of the fare for future travel on us. We may deduct a reasonable service fee from the credit to cover our administration costs.
If you are entitled to a refund of the fare for your Ticket for reasons other than those set out in Article 10.2, and you are entitled to a refund in accordance with the applicable fare rules, the amount of the refund shall be as follows:
10.3.1 if no portion of the Ticket has been used, an amount equal to the fare paid (including any applicable taxes, government & airport costs), less any applicable service charges or cancellation fees;
10.3.2 if a portion of the Ticket has been used, the refund will be an amount equal to the difference between the fare paid and the applicable fare for travel between the points for which the Ticket has been used, (including any applicable taxes, government & airport costs) less any applicable service charges or cancellation fees.
10.4.1 Your Ticket price will include taxes and charges from third parties, such as airports. If you do not use your Ticket you can claim a refund on those taxes and charges we haven't already paid, even if your Ticket is non-refundable.
10.5.1 We may refuse a refund where application is made after the expiry of the validity of the Ticket.
10.5.2 We may refuse a refund on a Ticket which has been presented to us or to Government officials as evidence of intention to depart from a country, unless you establish to our satisfaction that you have permission to remain in the country or that you will depart from that country by another Carrier or another means of transport.
10.5.3 If you have been refused carriage as a result of any circumstance described in Articles 7.1.6 or 7.1.10, we reserve the right to apply any amount paid by you for the flight on which carriage has been refused, against any amount owed by you to us for previous carriage undertaken by you.
10.5.4 In the event you suffer a medical emergency which requires us to cancel, re-route or reschedule a flight, any refundable portion of your Ticket may be used as contribution toward costs of the flight disruption.
We reserve the right to make a refund in the same manner and the same currency used to pay for the Ticket.
Voluntary refunds will be made only by the Carrier that originally issued the Ticket or by its Authorised Agent.
If in our opinion you conduct yourself on board the aircraft so as to endanger the aircraft or any person or property on board, or obstruct the crew in the performance of their duties, or fail to comply with any instructions of the crew, including but not limited to those with respect to smoking, alcohol or drug consumption, or behave in a manner which causes or is likely to cause discomfort, inconvenience, damage or injury to other passengers, the crew or any property, including the aircraft, we may take such measures as we deem necessary to prevent continuation of such conduct, including restraint. You may be off-loaded at any point, prosecuted for offences committed on board the aircraft and we may decide to refuse to carry you at any time in the future.
You may use small, lightweight portable electronic devices on board in accordance with this paragraph 11.2 only.
11.2.1 All transmitting electronic devices must be in non-cellular or "airplane" mode on board. If cellular transmitting functions cannot be turned off, the electronic device must be turned off while on board. Other transmitting functions, such as Bluetooth and wireless internet, are permitted only if advised by crew. If wireless internet is available, you must comply with the applicable terms of use.
11.2.2 If we or Our Operators permit electronic devices such as MP3 players, laptop computers or electronic games to be used during the flight, you agree to switch them off for flight take-off and landing and to store such electronic devices if requested.
11.2.3 You may only use cameras, recorders or photographic devices for personal use. You may only photograph, record or film another person(s) with their express consent. You must comply with the directions of the crew when using cameras or photographic devices while on board.
11.2.4 Hearing aids, heart pacemakers and any other approved medically prescribed, physiological instrument may be used without restriction.
12.1 Subject to applicable law, if we agree to make arrangements for the provision of additional or alternative services (including surface transportation), we and Our Operators shall have no liability to you for such services except for negligence on our part in making such arrangements or where we have liability under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (New Zealand).
12.2 If we arrange for another company to provide such additional services (including surface transportation) to you, we are acting only as your agent in making those arrangements and the terms and conditions of the company providing such additional services (including surface transportation) shall apply to you. Such conditions are available from us on request.
13.1.1 You are responsible for obtaining all required travel documents and visas and for complying with all laws, regulations, orders, demands and travel requirements, rules and instructions of countries to be flown from, into or through which you transit.
13.1.2 We and Our Operators shall not be liable to you for the consequences of your failure to obtain such documents or visas or to comply with such laws, regulations, orders, demands, requirements, rules or instructions.
13.1.3 You should enquire about any local issues and conditions at your destination(s) prior to commencing travel. We make no representations as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination.
Prior to travel, you must present all valid exit, entry, health and other documents required by law, regulation, order, demand or other requirement of the countries concerned, and permit us to make and retain copies thereof. We reserve the right to refuse carriage if you do not comply with these requirements.
If you are denied entry into any country, you will be required to pay to us the cost of your transportation from that country. We may apply towards such cost any fare paid to us for unused carriage, or any of your funds in our possession. The fare collected for carriage to the point of refusal or denied entry will not be refunded by us.
If we are required to pay any fine or penalty or to incur any expenditure by reason of you being denied entry into any country or your failure to comply with laws, regulations, orders, decisions, demands or other travel requirements of any country or to produce the required documents, you shall reimburse us on demand, any amount so paid or expenditure so incurred. We may use towards such expenditure any fare paid to us for unused carriage on your Ticket, or any of your funds in our possession.
If required, you shall attend inspection of your Baggage, by customs or other government officials. We are not liable to you for any loss or damage suffered by you in the course of such inspection or through your failure to comply with this requirement. You agree to submit to any security checks by Aviation Security Services, government or airport officials, Carriers or by us.
14.1 Carriage to be performed by us and other Carriers under one Ticket, or a Conjunction Ticket is regarded as a single operation for the purposes of the Montreal Convention.
14.2 When we are a successive carrier, we are not liable for accident or delay on those parts of the journey performed by other Carriers. Where we are the actual carrier, we are liable for an accident which causes injury or death that occurs on board the aircraft, or in the process of embarking or disembarking. Where we are the contracting carrier but do not perform any part of the operations of carriage, we are liable for an accident which causes injury or death that occurs during any part of the carriage, while on board the aircraft, or in the process of embarking or disembarking.
15.1 Our liability and that of each Carrier involved in your journey will be determined by their own respective conditions of carriage.
15.2 In the case of Passenger claims under Article 15 and Baggage claims under Article 8.11 arising out of International Carriage as defined in Article 1 we shall apply the terms of the Montreal Convention and your rights and our obligations and rights shall be as set out in the Montreal Convention as found in Schedule 6 to the Civil Aviation Act 1990. The terms of the Montreal Convention shall be applied to all international carriage carried out by us irrespective of any other conventions which may apply to your carriage, and notwithstanding the fact that no convention may apply to your carriage.
15.3 Our liability for claims in respect of a Passenger's death, wounding or other bodily injury shall not exceed 113,100 SDRs as defined in Article 15.11 if we prove that such damage was not due to negligence or other wrongful act or omission by us or our servants or agents, or was solely due to the negligence or other wrongful act or omission of a third party.
15.4 Our liability to passengers as set out in Article 15.2 shall be applicable to claims made by the Passenger only, or in the event of the death of the Passenger, any natural person entitled to claim in respect of that death in accordance with applicable law and shall not apply to any claim by any public social insurance body or similar however founded or asserted, whether by virtue of subrogated rights, statutory authority or otherwise. Any passenger claim which is assigned or transferred shall be determined under the provisions of the applicable law.
15.5 If we prove that the Damage was caused by, or contributed to, by the negligence of the injured or deceased Passenger, we may be exonerated wholly or partly from our liability in accordance with applicable law.
15.6 We will not be liable for any illness, injury or disability, including death, attributable to your age or physical condition or for the aggravation of such condition.
15.7 In respect of carriage performed by us or our Related Services wholly within New Zealand which is not international carriage, our liability will be limited to that provided by Part 9B of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (Part 5) or any successors to those Acts. Liability for personal injury or death of a passenger may be excluded in accordance with the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 and/or any successors to that Act. Subject to Article 17, the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 may also apply to your carriage.
15.8 These Conditions including any exclusion or limitation of liability shall apply to and be for the benefit of our Authorised Agents, Our Operators, employees and representatives to the same extent as they apply to us. The aggregate amount recoverable from us, our Authorised Agents, employees and representatives shall not exceed the amount of our limit of liability.
15.9 Our liability shall be limited to proven losses. Subject to the requirements of the Montreal Convention and any applicable laws, we shall not be liable for exemplary, indirect or consequential losses.
15.10 For the purposes of Articles 8 and 15 the value of one SDR in the relevant currency on a particular day shall be such sum as the International Monetary Fund has fixed as being the value of one SDR in the relevant currency; (i) that day, or (ii) if no such sum has been fixed that day, the last day on which a sum has been so fixed. We will accept the value of one SDR as published on the official website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the relevant day. The internet address of the IMF website is currently http://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/rates/rms_five.cfm but it may change from time to time.
15.11 Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing contained in these Conditions shall waive any defence or exclusion of limitation of our liability under the Montreal Convention or applicable laws. With respect to third parties we reserve all rights of recourse against any other person, including without limitation, rights of contribution and indemnity.
16.1.1 Acceptance of Baggage by the bearer of the Baggage Check without complaint at the time of delivery presumes that the Baggage has been delivered in good condition and in accordance with the contract of carriage, unless you prove otherwise.
16.1.2 If you wish to file a claim or an action for Damage to Baggage, you must notify us in writing as soon as you discover the Damage, and at the latest, within seven (7) Days of receipt of Checked Baggage or within seven (7) Days from the end of carriage for Unchecked Baggage. If you wish to file a claim or an action regarding delay of Checked Baggage, you must notify us within twenty-one (21) Days from the date the Checked Baggage has been placed at your disposal. Every such notification must be made in writing.
Any right to damages shall be extinguished if an action is not brought within two years of the date of arrival at destination, or the date on which the aircraft was scheduled to arrive, or the date on which the carriage stopped. The method of calculating the period of limitation shall be determined by the law of the court where the case is heard but in accordance with the provisions of the Montreal Convention.
If you acquire or hold yourself out as acquiring for the purposes of a business any services to which these Conditions apply, the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (New Zealand) shall not apply to our supply of such services.
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What have we here? Two young, relatively unformed quarterbacks who play efficiently enough in winning efforts to be anointed with hollow praise? And they're going head-to-head? America had a poisegasm yesterday — and perhaps found a new talisman of poise.
The Dolphins took down the Jets last night, 31-27, in a contest that was less about the result than it was about which fresh-faced quarterback, Chad Henne or Mark Sanchez, could be heaped with more meaningless compliments both before and after the game. This one, too, went down to the wire.
On Henne's side of the ledger:
Chris Joseph, Miami New Times:
Henne's poise will be key.
... poise in the pocket
Tom D'Angelo, Palm Beach Post:
... showed he has some pocket poise
Ray McNulty, Palm Beach Post:
... kept his poise in the pocket
Chris Burke, FanHouse, quoting Braylon Edwards:
Chad took it to a new level with his poise.
For Sanchez:
Vinnie Iyer, Sporting News:
... displayed great poise
Chet Gresham, SB Nation:
... has guts and poise and all the intangibles
Daniel Rathman, NESN:
... exhibited ... poise in the face of adversity
Edgar Thompson, Palm Beach Post:
... the poise of a veteran
And, now, on both sides of the ledger:
J.P. Pelzman and Jeff Darlington, Sporting News:
... which quarterback — Sanchez or Henne — can keep his poise about him.
Chris Joseph, Miami New Times:
And while all the pre-game talk was about how much poise Mark Sanchez had to go along with that pretty face of his, in the end, it was Henne who not only displayed poise, but also a laser-rocket arm to go with that poise.
Ray McNulty, Palm Beach Post:
"That was a heck of an education for the guy tonight," Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said of Henne. "He had a couple of opportunities at the end to bring this team back, and he handled it with poise."
Both quarterbacks did.
Rex Ryan, Jets coach, on Henne:
He seems to have poise just like our quarterback does
I count 11 "poise"s or implied "poise"s for Henne to just eight for Sanchez, who could've used some help this week from the usual "poise" junkies, Steve Serby and Greg Bishop, both of whose prose was noticeably "poise"-free. This "poise" rivalry between Sanchez and Henne certainly bears watching. They are the NFL's two great ambassadors of "poise," Poise Marino and Poise Montana, and maybe somewhere in the NFL there's another young, relatively unformed quarterback, perhaps running the taxi squad now, but who will one day play efficiently in a winning effort and thereby complete the triad. Where are you, Poise Elway?

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Dancing with the Stars Special Guest Jamie Cullum
The amazing cowboy somehow sticks around again. If he makes it to the finals, he'll be the biggest long shot ever on Dancing with the Stars. That would be unbelievable. I'm sad to see Lil' Kim and Derek Hough go. Derek was getting the most out of Lil' Kim's performances. The following is the music from the DWTS results show:
Jamie Cullum sang the song "I Get a Kick out of You" with Agnieszka Kazmierczak and Urs Gaisenhainer dancing.
Pro Dancer Competition music
Afton & Cody danced a Samba to the song "Hips Don't Lie" —Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
Mayo & Lisa danced a Quickstep to the song "Walking On Sunshine"
Anna & Maurice danced a Tango to the song


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This week in Fish: More from the field
This week Amanda Hay reports again from Lizard Island where she is doing fieldwork. As usual, there are plenty of new images, a movie of a Whiptail with a parasitic problem and we welcome our new volunteer Morgan Crowcroft-Brown.
Amanda reports from Lizard Island:
Lizard Fish - Baitfish and a large shark
New movie:
New volunteer:
New images:
Clouded Saury, Saurida nebulosa
Lattice Butterflyfish at Ribbon Reef #3
Lattice Butterflyfish, Chaetodon rafflesii
Tiger Sole at Uepi Island
Tiger Sole, Soleichthys heterorhinos
Weeping Toadfish at Haycock Point
Weeping Toadfish buried in sand
Weeping Toadfish, Torquigener pleurogramma
Whitespotted Grouper, Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus


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From the moment you walk into the blue and yellow Grand Chapiteau (big top) you enter another world. You are taken away, for a few hours of magical entertainment. The show captivates your senses with music, amazing visuals, and of course, incredible acrobatics. Our seven year old daughter and I attended together, and we were both enthralled throughout the entire production. There were many young children, including babies seated near us, all of whom were entirely entertained.
TOTEM, which premiered in 2010, has enchanted over a million people, and visited more than 10 cities in North America & Europe. The show is "inspired by many founding myths between science and legend, and explores the ties that bind Man to other species and his dreams." The production is based on the principal that we each carry the potential to fly like a thunderbird to the top of the totem pole.
There were so many incredible parts of the show, including the use of Russian bars, a rings trio, roller skates, perches, a hoops dancer, fixed trapeze duo, unicycles, and so much more! Of course, the costumes are incredible, and the set design and choreography are top notch. I can't say that there was a certain part of the show that was my favorite, because the entire production was astounding. It even received a standing ovation!
The production is running in San Diego through May 27, 2012. TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil would be an incredible gift to a mom for Mother's Day, and Cirque du Soleil is offering certain tickets for select performances discounted 25%. Click HERE for more a sneak preview of the show, as well as info about the discount available. Now that I've been to the show, I know I'd love the gift of TOTEM myself!


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When: April 20, 2013
Where: Pfeiffer University - Misenheimer, NC
Purpose: This Open Event will be the perfect environment for the developing player to gain exposure to a collegiate training session. This Event boasts a knowledgeable, enthusiastic staff with a curriculum centered on understanding and improving basic technique through exercises, small-sided games, and group activities.
9:00 - 11:00 am Technical Training Session
12:00 - 2:00 pm Break for Lunch/Hang with Team
2:00 - 4:00 pm Dutch Style Tournament
Registration: Email or fax a front and back copy of your medical insurance card. This will confirm your attendance and hold a spot open for you. Fax: 704-463-5051.
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Common Core Recommended Resources
Learn More about the Common Core
Burke, Lindsey. States Must Reject National Education Standards While There Is Still Time. Backgrounder #2680 on Education. The Heritage Foundation, April 16, 2012. Accessed June 14, 2013. http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/04/states-must-reject-national-education-standards-while-there-is-still-time#_ftn1.
McGroarty, Emmett, and Jane Robbins. Controlling Education from the Top: Why Common Core Is Bad for America. A Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project White Paper no. 87. Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project, May 2012. Accessed July 16, 2013. http://pioneerinstitute.org/download/controlling-education-from-the-top.
Pullmann, Joy. "'State-Led' Common Core Pushed by Federally Funded Nonprofit." The Heartland Institute, April 24, 2013. Accessed July 17, 2013. http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2013/04/24/state-led-common-core-pushed-federally-funded-nonprofit.
Scott, Robert. A Republic of Republics: How Common Core Undermines State and Local Autonomy over K–12 Education. A Pioneer Institute White Paper no. 102, Pioneer Institute, September 2013. Accessed December 13, 2013. http://pioneerinstitute.org/download/a-republic-of-republics-how-common-core-undermines-state-and-local-autonomy-over-k-12-education.
Learn about the Academic Problems of the Common Core
Carlsson-Paige, Nancy, and Edward Miller. "A Tough Critique of Common Core on Early Childhood Education." The Answer Sheet. Washington Post, January 29, 2013. Accessed December 3, 2013. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/29/a-tough-critique-of-common-core-on-early-childhood-education.
"Early Childhood Standards of Common Core Are Developmentally Inappropriate." American Principles Project, September 18, 2013. Accessed December 3, 2013. http://americanprinciplesproject.org/preserve-innocence/2013/early-childhood-standards-of-common-core-are-developmentally-inappropriate.
"Joint Statement of Early Childhood Health and Education Professionals on the Common Core Standards Initiative." Alliance for Childhood, March 2, 2010. Accessed December 3, 2013. http://www.edweek.org/media/joint_statement_on_core_standards.pdf.
Milgram, R. James, and Sandra Stotsky. Lowering the Bar: How Common Core Fails to Prepare High School Students for STEM. A Pioneer Institute White Paper no. 103. Pioneer Institute, September 2013. Accessed November 27, 2013. http://pioneerinstitute.org/download/lowering-the-bar-how-common-core-math-fails-to-prepare-high-school-students-for-stem.
Stotsky, Sandra, and Ze'ev Wurman. Why Race to the Middle?: First-Class State Standards Are Better Than Third-Class National Standards. A Pioneer Institute White Paper no. 52. Pioneer Institute, February 2010. Accessed December 13, 2013. http://pioneerinstitute.org/education/why-race-to-the-middle-first-class-state-standards-are-better-than-third-class-national-standards.
Learn about the Cost of Implementing the Common Core
AccountabilityWorks. National Cost of Aligning States and Localities to the Common Core Standards. A Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project White Paper no. 82. Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project, February 2012. Accessed December 3, 2013. http://pioneerinstitute.org/download/national-cost-of-aligning-states-and-localities-to-the-common-core-standards.
Murphy, Patrick, and Eliot Regenstein. Putting a Price Tag on the Common Core: How Much Will Smart Implementation Cost? Thomas B. Fordham Institute, May 2012. Accessed July 16, 2013. http://edexcellencemedia.net/publications/2012/20120530-Putting-A-Price-Tag-on-the-Common-Core/20120530-Putting-a-Price-Tag-on-the-Common-Core-FINAL.pdf.
Learn about the Problems with National Standards
Eitel, Robert S., and Kent D. Talbert. The Road to a National Curriculum: The Legal Aspects of the Common Core Standards, Race to the Top, and Conditional Waivers. A Pioneer Institute White Paper no. 81. Pioneer Institute, February 2012. Accessed July 16, 2013. Accessed July 16, 2013. http://pioneerinstitute.org/download/the-road-to-a-national-curriculum.
McCluskey, Neal. Behind the Curtain: Assessing the Case for National Curriculum Standards. Policy Analysis no. 661. Cato Institute, February 17, 2010. Accessed June 11, 2013. http://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa661.pdf.


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I really love when brands give us a behind the scenes look at their design process and inspirations. It's so fun to see something go from concept to finish product, and I can only imagine what it feels like to be involved in such a project. And so I was pretty stoked when our friend, Mr. Easybake himself, posted his latest blog entry. In the post, he shows off the design process that went into making his latest collaboration tee with Nick Automatic.
When it comes to designing on the other hand things are not so easy. If there's anyone who would agree with me, it is my dear friend Nicolo Nimor. We started discussing our second collaboration together back in November and the design process was lengthy to say the least. I am the biggest sucker for a behind the scene look of designing and I am glad Nicolo let me into his creative world. There is something intimate about watching the steps an artist takes in order to bring his vision to life. -Oven Fresh Dreams
The Collaborate & Dream Series: Nicolo Nimor/Nick Automatic Part 2 is available now for sale at Oven Fresh Dreams for $24.99. If you are interested in picking one up, be sure to do so soon because a very limited amount were printed (35 made for US customers and 70 made for international customers).


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NEW YORK -- With about 24 hours until kickoff of Super Bowl XLVIII, the only vortex happening in midtown Manhattan proved to be of the human variety.
With temperatures peaking in the mid-40s on Saturday, a giant mass of football fans swirled around the attractions in Times Square's Super Bowl Boulevard, many forgoing coats and wearing the jerseys of their favorite teams over bulky sweatshirts.
For all of the hype about the NFL's first cold weather Super Bowl bringing potential blizzard conditions or a continuation of the east coast's recent bout of polar temperatures, the weather at MetLife Stadium on Sunday could have about as much influence on the game as the players on the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos practice squads.
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Weather.com predicts the temperature at kickoff around 6:30 p.m. ET will be 43 degrees, with minimal west to northwest winds of 5 miles per hour. By the time the game ends around 10:30 p.m., the temperature is expected to have dropped 5 degrees, with any potential snow holding off until Monday morning.
The next three Super Bowl venues are lined up in Glendale, Ariz., Santa Clara, Calif. and Houston, none likely vulnerable to game-altering seasonal elements. The finalists for Super Bowl LII -- the host determined in May -- include New Orleans and two cold-weather cities with domed stadiums: Indianapolis and Minneapolis. This means that the earliest we could see another outdoor Super Bowl in a traditionally cold-weather market is February 2019.
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What is massage?
Rubbing areas that hurt is a natural human response. Other mammals have the same reaction. Massage is based on the same idea: Rubbing and manipulating muscles helps reduce pain and aids healing.
Massage is found to be helpful both physically and emotionally. The rubbing soothes sore muscles and releases tension in the body and mind.
Massage therapy has been found to be helpful in the treatment of:
Back pain
High blood pressure
Migraine headache
Carpal tunnel symptoms
Side effects of cancer and cancer therapy
Massaging muscles and soft tissue stimulates the nerves. It also increases blood flow and relieves stress in the muscles. Over the centuries, many massage techniques have developed including:
Swedish massage. This massage technique involves the use of long, smooth strokes. The strokes knead and compress the muscles with deep circular movements, vibration and tapping.
Shiatsu. This Japanese form of massaging is a form of acupressure. It involves putting pressure on certain key points of the body.
Thai massage. This massage technique also involves the use of yoga and certain Chinese traditional medicine methods.
Massages are usually given in a quiet room, with soothing background music. A person usually lies down on a massage table or in a massage chair. Massage uses a group of manual techniques, made up of both fixed and moveable pressure.
Massage therapy is regulated by law with specific guidelines in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) has set up standards of practice and also gives a board certification exam.
In 2013, the NCBTMB established board certification. This is the highest attainable credential for massage therapists today.
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Pass the Board Certification Exam
Complete 750 hours of education
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Lorde to Curate 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ Soundtrackby Maggie Malach | PopCrush
Major news from Panem, as Lorde has signed on to curate the soundtrack to the upcoming movie 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1.' Not only will the 'Royals' singer be hand-picking the artists who will appear on the tracklisting, she will also provide the lead single from the album.
"Curating the soundtrack for such a hotly-anticipated film was a challenge, but I jumped at the chance," Lorde said in a statement released by Lionsgate. "The cast and story are an inspiration for all musicians participating and, as someone with cinematic leanings, being privy to a different creative process has been a unique experience. I think the soundtrack is definitely going to surprise people."
Lorde, who previously recorded a cover of Tears for Fears' 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' for the 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' soundtrack, clearly impressed the films' director, Francis Lawrence.
"I sat down with Lorde on the set of 'Mockingjay' this spring and I was immediately struck by how she so innately understood what we, as both fans and filmmakers, were trying to accomplish with the film," he said. "Her immense talent and keen understanding of 'Mockingjay''s characters and themes not only have enabled her to create a song of her own that completely captures the film's essence, but her insight and passion for our project make her the perfect creative force to assemble the other songs on our soundtrack. I can't wait to share what she's done with the fans — it is truly remarkable."
Given Lorde's innate ability to tap into the emotions of her peers, we expect the final product to be incredible!
You can check out the soundtrack when it's released via Republic Records this fall. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ hits theaters on Nov. 21, 2014.


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Next week, Nebraska's spring practice kicks off to little national attention. The Cornhuskers will not be considered 2014 national title contenders, nor are they bottom-feeders in danger of weekly on-field embarrassment. They exist somewhere in between in an unhappy medium, a four-loss purgatory that would be considered brilliant success for teams like Vanderbilt and Duke but is instead stagnant mediocrity for a historically proud program like Nebraska.
They are almost exactly where they were last offseason, meaning it's somehow become easy to forget about Nebraska football.
Nebraska's reputation still precedes itself. Ask a casual fan about the most appealing jobs in college football, and the Cornhuskers might still come up among the best of the best. But Nebraska hasn't finished in the top 10 since 2001, when it backed its way into the national title game despite failing to win the Big 12 North, and lost its final two games to Colorado and Miami by a score of 99-50. Since then, 35 teams have appeared in the top 10 of the final USA TODAY Coaches Poll, none of which were the Huskers. Meanwhile, players who just signed in Nebraska's recruiting class of 2014 were born in the middle of the '90s dynasty, meaning they're most familiar with a program that has famously lost four games in each of Bo Pelini's six seasons as head coach, acting as a top-40 type team instead of a superpower.
So after more than a decade of this now, it feels necessary to ask: Just what should the standard of success be for a program like Nebraska?
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Nebraska football feels like a throwback, the program that navigated its way into the national consciousness time after time: four straight top-10 finishes in the 1960s ... back-to-back national titles to open the '70s around the 1971 Game of the Century vs. Oklahoma… Johnny Rodgers' Heisman in 1972 … Mike Rozier's Heisman in the 1983 season that ended with Tom Osborne's doomed national title gamble in the Orange Bowl… eight top-10 finishes in nine years from 1993-2001, including three national titles, the "Flea Kicker" miracle at Missouri and the magic of Tommie Frazier… Eric Crouch's Heisman in 2001.
The Nebraska football story is perhaps one of the most remarkable in American sports, its success likely taken for granted. Nebraska has ended up intertwined in the game's biggest moments decade after decade, inventing itself as one of the preeminent national powers despite facing many inherent disadvantages.
The state of Nebraska ranks 37th in the United States in population, meaning West Virginia is the only major conference team located in a less populous state. Beyond that, the Cornhuskers are perhaps the most isolated major conference team in college football. By joining the Big Ten, Nebraska belongs to the only one of the big five conferences that doesn't have a footprint reaching into California, Texas and/or Florida, and of the 12 Big Ten teams, Nebraska is the most removed from the league's population centers and prep talent pools, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and the Chicago and Washington D.C. areas. It may be the marquee program of the Great Plains, but there's rarely much talent to mine from the expansive region. It exists sort of in its own world: at the center of the country, yet on the outside of everything.
Which means that, despite its decades of success, its five national championships and fourth-most wins in FBS history, in the modern era Nebraska is sort of an underdog, a label that doesn't mesh with the feelings of superiority the Cornhuskers spent half a century accruing. Nebraska fans and former players are accustomed to being the powerful ones, so from the inside it's always hard to accept that the status quo has changed, to the point where Nebraska left the Big 12 largely because it had become an outcast forced to cede power to Texas. From the outside, it's much easier to wonder if Nebraska is destined for an Iowa-type fate -- passionate fan base, occasional conference contender -- instead of reclaiming its status as a premier destination.
That storied history is not for nothing, but the further Nebraska is removed from that success, the less it matters. Nebraska's best claim aside from its history is its status as the only game in town, the sports team for almost everyone in the state. But that can go only so far. Eighteen-year-old recruits certainly aren't immune to being attracted to the game's shiny objects, and spending four years with Pelini in Lincoln, Neb., hardly qualifies, especially when stacked up against the dominance of SEC programs; the re-emergence of Florida State; the flashiness of Oregon; the forward-thinking offenses of Baylor, Texas A&M and Auburn; the coaching cachet of Ohio State and Alabama; the glamor of USC; and so on. Since 2002, Nebraska's average Rivals.com recruiting finish has been 26th, with one top-10 finish, results that fall about exactly in line with where the program has been on the field.
It's not as if Nebraska is totally irrelevant, of course. The Cornhuskers advanced to the Big Ten title game in 2012 -- although they were blown out 70-31 by Wisconsin -- and Ndamukong Suh almost single-handedly led an upset attempt that fell short against Texas in the 2009 Big 12 title game. They've won 57 games in Pelini's six seasons, reaching as high as No. 5 in 2010. They're a threat to win any Big Ten game. Even next season, they return two of the Big Ten's five or so best players in Ameer Abdullah, the nation's leading returning rusher, and Randy Gregory, the Big Ten's sack leader. The cupboard is hardly bare as the team completes its transition from the once-promising but ultimately erratic Taylor Martinez era to Tommy Armstrong Jr. (barring an offseason QB race victory by redshirt freshman Johnny Stanton), meaning there's no reason Nebraska can't be a frontrunner to get to the conference championship game in the first season of the weaker Big Ten West, where the biggest challenges will come from Wisconsin and maybe Iowa or Minnesota.
The Big Ten's addition of Nebraska in 2010 made sense then and makes sense now. The conference added it for competitive reasons, not for television markets or access to fertile recruiting grounds, both of which were the reasons for the acquisitions of Maryland and Rutgers in the league's eastern push. Nobody's trying to get a foot into Nebraska for the number of television sets or high-profile recruits; Nebraska is in the Big Ten because it has a passionate fan base -- with 333 consecutive Memorial Stadium sellouts dating back to 1962 -- and one of the best historical résumés in all of college football. It's a big-name college football program, and even through rough patches, it remains one of the sport's most recognizable and valuable brands.
Which makes it rather surprising that Pelini has lasted this long. Little that Nebraska's defense has done has supported his defensive genius label. His temper has often gotten him into trouble, most notably in the infamous off-the-record "F--- you, fans" audio revealed in September. He lost Tommie Frazier, although Osborne stuck up for him. In the end, showing some personality by interacting with Faux Bo Pelini about a Photoshopped cat photo can muster up only so much temporary goodwill.
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The question becomes, what's best for Nebraska? It's unreasonable to expect yearly 12-win seasons, so what would be more acceptable: four straight 9-4 seasons, or maybe two .500 seasons and two major bowls? It's that boring, flat-lined middle ground that causes trouble, because the same thing year after year gets tiring when it's a step down from national prominence -- the same sort of problem that middling NBA teams face when they're not contenders but also not bad enough to pick near the top of the draft. They have little hope for a championship, but there's also no hope for an injection of newfound life.
By being so consistently decent-but-not-great, Pelini's temper has been the only thing to actually prevent Nebraska from being totally forgotten. That's not acceptable, of course, and the only thing that might break the dull 21st-century status quo is thinking on the edges: Either go full-on Stanford/Wisconsin power football, or hire someone like Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris who can out-scheme opponents with an innovative offense. Specialize in something and become really good at it, like Nebraska did for so long with the I-formation option. Give recruits a reason to want to come to Lincoln. Nebraska may have historical success behind it, but it can't live off of recruiting the best players at every position and developing them to reload every year, like Alabama, Florida State or LSU. Nebaska has always had to sort of masquerade as a national power, which has done incredibly well, and to successfully do that requires some sort of specialization behind coaches who exploit inefficiencies in the recruiting market. Lately, Nebraska hasn't been able to do that to full capacity.
While expectations are probably too high, becoming restless is not unreasonable. To this point, the Pelini era has both been a model of stability, but also rudderless. There's little sense that the program will elevate to a higher level. So in 2014, an ultimatum is justified: Major-bowl-or-bust in the weakened Big Ten is an acceptable goal, and in the likely event that it's not achieved, it's become pretty clear that a new breath of life is needed.
Never getting worse is admirable, but it's OK to become frustrated with never getting better, lest you be forgotten.
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