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For the 2013 year, we've adjusted the itinerary of this tour, removing a day in Botswana in favour of another day in South Africa, helping to split up some long travel days.
Arrive in Cape Town and make your way to the hotel. Attend a welcome meeting with your volunteer project manager in the morning of day 2. Please look out for a welcome note at the hotel for more details regarding the meeting (usually you will be picked up at 7am on Day 2). Please make sure you have all of the necessary visas for this tour by the time of the welcome meeting. It is very important to read the Visa section in our trip details to make sure which visas you will need, if any. Please note that not all nationalities are able to obtain a visa on arrival at the border.
Cape Town offers many different activities – something for everyone. Visit Robben Island, Table Mountain, explore Cape Point (Cape of Good Hope), embark on a wine tour in and around Stellenbosch (45min drive). Visit the old French Hugonote town of Franschoek and surroundings (1h drive). For the not so faint hearted there is numerous adrenaline activities in the surrounding areas, from skydiving to abseiling to cage diving and having a close encounter with the great white sharks. Or wonder through the city centre with some of the oldest buildings and gardens in South Africa (Botanical Gardens and Parliament Gardens). Do not miss the wonderful Cultural Historical Museum, Planetarium and numerous other small museums and theatres.
Cape Town's name originated from the term 'Cape of Good Hope' when Bartholomew Diaz and other seafarers looked forward to the sight of Table Mountain, like an inn that promised hospitality and prosperity. The city is steeped in a rich history and is a cultural melting pot with its diverse and vibrant character being derived from Khoxisan and other African tribes from the North, and Indonesian, French, Dutch, British and German settlers. Cape Town is the third most populous city in South Africa, with over 3 million inhabitants, and is the provincial capital of the Western Cape. It is also the legislative capital of South Africa, where the National Parliament and many government offices are located.
For shopping, dining and entertainment the V&A Waterfront is a hotspot for foreigners and locals alike. Still a working harbour, the Waterfront is an example of creative architecture and restoration and has become South Africa's most visited tourist attraction. The Waterfront offers over 250 shops from designer boutiques to craft stalls, a host of restaurants and coffee shops and plenty of other activities.
For cultural exchange, you shouldn't miss out a "Local Dinner" in a private home in an informal settlement. This authentic community experience provides guests the opportunity to get deep inside the heart of Cape Town. Choose from Cape Malay, Xhosa traditional or Cape Town fusion foods, and visit families in their private homes in townships and get insight into South African realities - be part of the family for an unforgettable night. Proceeds go into the community (details in the optional activity section).
Join us in the heart of Cape Town where you will experience the hustle and bustle of city life and the diversity of the Cape Flats. Voted the world's top tourist destination and arguably one of the world's most beautiful cities, Cape Town has some of the widest ranges of attractions and is alive with creativity, colour, sounds and tastes. It offers diverse cultural and heritage sites such as Robben Island and the V&A Waterfront as well as outdoor activities including Table Mountain and viewing African Penguins – Cape Town has it all!
Added to the mix is the Cape Flats area which is home to many the communities with which you will be volunteering: Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Langa, Mitchell's Plain, Nyanga, Athlone and Grassy Park. Often referred to as the "dumping ground of Apartheid", the Cape Flats are a melting pot of different cultures, ethnicities and languages. Yet across these differences, there are many parallels such as crippling poverty, substance abuse, unemployment and HIV/AIDS.
Khayelitsha is the largest of these townships and where many of our projects are based. Home to just under 2 million people, locals live in a vast range of housing types from shacks built of wood and iron to larger permanent buildings. Visiting this township is an eye-opening experience where communal standpipes for water and blocks of individual toilets shared among a number of families is the norm.
While Khayelitsha is the largest and fastest growing of the Cape Flats townships, we work in a number of other communities which have been greatly affected by social and economic hardships and where there is a big need for your help.
Assist teachers in community schools and pre-schools during the day
• Take an active part in sharing ideas and lessons with teachers in the classroom
• Run after-school programmes working with disadvantaged and vulnerable children in the community
• Keep youth educated and off the streets through reading, homework, crafts and more!
• Read to and give valuable one-on-one homework help and tutoring to students
• Help to uplift communities through literacy and numeracy
Volunteers will be rotating during the 5 days between pre-schools, sports development projects, after school care clubs, emergency care homes etc.
You will be dropped off at the hotel in Cape Town in the morning of day 7. Enjoy another two days in the metropolitan city before you start your adventure up to Livingstone. Attend a welcome meeting with your tour leader in the evening of day 8. There is no activity planned for those two days.
Cape Town offers many different activities – something for everyone. Visit Robben Island, Table Mountain, explore Cape Point (Cape of Good Hope), embark on a wine tour in and around Stellenbosch (45min drive). Visit the old French Hugonote town of Franschoek and surroundings (1h drive). For the not so faint hearted there is numerous adrenaline activities in the surrounding areas, from skydiving to abseiling to cage diving and having a close encounter with the great white sharks. Or wonder through the city centre with some of the oldest buildings and gardens in South Africa (Botanical Gardens and Parliament Gardens). Do not miss the wonderful Cultural Historical Museum, Planetarium and numerous other small museums and theatres.
Cape Town's name originated from the term 'Cape of Good Hope' when Bartholomew Diaz and other seafarers looked forward to the sight of Table Mountain, like an inn that promised hospitality and prosperity. The city is steeped in a rich history and is a cultural melting pot with its diverse and vibrant character being derived from Khoxisan and other African tribes from the North, and Indonesian, French, Dutch, British and German settlers. Cape Town is the third most populous city in South Africa, with over 3 million inhabitants, and is the provincial capital of the Western Cape. It is also the legislative capital of South Africa, where the National Parliament and many government offices are located.
For shopping, dining and entertainment the V&A Waterfront is a hotspot for foreigners and locals alike. Still a working harbour, the Waterfront is an example of creative architecture and restoration and has become South Africa's most visited tourist attraction. The Waterfront offers over 250 shops from designer boutiques to craft stalls, a host of restaurants and coffee shops and plenty of other activities.
For cultural exchange, you shouldn't miss out a "Local Dinner" in a private home in an informal settlement. This authentic community experience provides guests the opportunity to get deep inside the heart of Cape Town. Choose from Cape Malay, Xhosa traditional or Cape Town fusion foods, and visit families in their private homes in townships and get insight into South African realities - be part of the family for an unforgettable night. Proceeds go into the community.
Day 9
Approximate Distance: 300 km
Estimated Travel Time: 5 hrs
Head out of the city to begin your overland journey, with a stop in the Cederberg area. Check out a local vineyard, sip on some wine, kick a footy around with the local kids, or explore the area near the camp in this beautiful part of South Africa.
Day 10
Approximate Distance: 390 km
Estimated Travel Time: 6.5 hrs
Today we head north to the South Africa/Namibia border stopping on the South Africa side of the Gariep River. After setting up camp, enjoy a late afternoon swimming, relaxing, or possibly even canoeing on the river.
The Orange River, in the past also sometimes known as the Gariep or as the Grootrivier, is the major river of South Africa. The river was first discovered by indigenous people but only explored by Europeans in 1760 and named after the House of Orange, which was the Stadhouder of Holland between 1777 and 1779. Another account of its naming suggests that it may have been called after the supposedly orangey colour of its water, as opposed to the colour of the water of the Vaal River ('vaal' being Afrikaans for pale or grey).
Orange River, in sections, is a good diamond mining area. For thousands of years silt has washed down the river and produced diamonds on its banks. These diamonds also reach the sea and with long-shore currents (going northwards) and wind and wave action, they have been known to wash up on the shorelines.
Approximate Distance: 180 km
Estimated Travel Time: 5 hrs (with border crossing)
Today we will cross the border from South Africa to Namibia. The name of the border post is Vioolsdrift on the South African side and Noordoewer on the Namibian.
We have been experiencing a lot of problems with people that need visas for Namibia. Namibian visas is not available at the border, so please make very sure if you do need a visa before arrival. See our visa section for further information. Remember that visas are your own responsibility, so please double check with your agent if you will require a visa for Namibia.
The South African Rand (ZAR) and the Namibian Dollar (N$) has the same value, so you can use ZAR in Namibia. You will only be able to change any other foreign currency into N$ in Swakopmund. However, when you pay in ZAR your change will be in N$.
We will make our way to Fish River Canyon, the largest canyon in Africa and arguably the second largest in the world. We spend some time at the canyon, and in the early evening, watch as a spectacular sunset slips over the canyon's rim. Camp the night in the surrounding area.
At 650 kilometres in length, the Fish River is Namibia's longest river. Its source lies in the eastern Naukluft Mountains and flows south-west of Ai-Ais into the Oranje.
The canyon itself is situated along the lower reaches of the Fish River, and is one of the most impressive natural formations of southern African. It is approx 161 km long, 27km wide at its widest point and 550m deep. It is the oldest canyon in the world, formed approximately 500 million years ago, with some rocks at the bottom dating up to 2600 million years old. The canyon was formed in part by glacial movements (upper section), movement of tectonic plates, and erosion. Four wet periods, or pluvial periods, have occurred in the south-western part of Africa during the last million years, resulting in a large run-off of water, which sped erosion.
The plateaus are 220m from the base of the canyon. Catfish can be found in the Fish River below, and they are known to survive the dry season by burrowing into the mud until the water returns. It's a very slow moving and shallow river – more like a stream. Water levels are normally highest during February until April. The highest recorded temperature at the bottom of the canyon was 58 C.
Approximate Distance: 560km
Estimated Travel Time: 10 hrs
Continuing north along long, poor quality roads, we will pass the small and desolate towns of Bethanien and Helmeringhausen en route to the Namib Desert. Arrive in the area in the late afternoon, where the towering red sand dunes of Sossusvlei form the gateway into the Namib Desert. Here you will really feel as though you're in the middle of nowhere.
The following day is spent exploring this the natural wonders of this bizarre environment. You will visit Sossusvlei - a clay pan, enclosed by the world's largest sand dunes, up to 300m high. Here you can take a guided walk at the sands dunes, and enjoy some free time to enjoy them on your own. Climb the mighty Dune 45 and reach the top just before the sunrise (we will get up around 5am on the morning of day 5). As the dunes start to be covered by dark blue shadows it is just a big, - silent - 'wow', leaving you speechless. Also, make a stop at Sesriem Canyon, a small canyon typical of the area, and invisible from even a short distance away.
The name Namib is of Nama origin, with the modern spelling referring to a desert, but a particular part of the desert, specifically a large plain. The desert is classified as either extremely arid or hyper-arid, with a mean rainfall or less than 100mm of rain per year.
The dune sands are primarily derived from sediments washed down the Orange River and then moved northwards by the long shore drift plus the dominant southerly quadrant winds. The winds move the sand northwards and inland, trapping it by wave action in coastal embayment.
The types of dunes found are Star dunes, formed as a result of wind coming equally strong from all directions; Barchan dunes, crescent shaped and formed where wind is mainly from one direction and with a shortage of sand and the Linear dunes, which are long dunes with sharp crests that tend to lie in parallel rows. They are a result of two dominant winds in the central Namib- Southerly and easterly winds. Linear dunes form in a south to north direction.
The 14km long Sesriem Canyon was formed by the Tsauchab River rising in the Naukluft and Zaris Mountains to the east, and flowing through to Sossusvlei. Walking through the canyon takes you on a journey back 10-20 million years ago when sedimentary layers of gravel and sand were deposited and cemented together by lime. The ledges are now inhabited by pigeons, raucous pied crows and chattering starlings. But look a little higher and you might see a lanner falcon or the soaring spread of a lappet faced vulture with a wingspan of 2.6m. An amazing variety of wildlife has adapted to live in this inhospitable place such as lizards that only put 2 feet down at a time and the black toc tokkie beetle who leans forward to allow droplets of morning mist run down its body into its mouth.
Approximate Distance: 300km
Estimated Travel Time: 7 hrs
Today you will really get a feeling for the Namib Desert, as you spend hours crossing this void region, and crossing a few dry mountain passes. Before arriving to Swakopmund, you will drive past Walvis Bay, the only town on the Namibian coastline that hosts a deep-sea harbour. We will spend 2 nights in the area, here you can explore this historical town or try some of the numerous activities available, such as dune boarding and a dolphin cruise.
Swakopmund has mind-boggling lunar landscapes, unforgettable sunsets, and bizarre prehistoric Welwitchia plants. The Topnaar people who live in the valley of the Swakop River derived the name from the mud, flotsam, and general detritus washed down during its infrequent floods, which reminded them of very loose evacuation of the bowels.
Almost a full four centuries later, the area, then known as South West Africa, was under Germany control. In choosing a location for a port, German captain Curt von Francois chose this site, north of Walvis Bay (an already existing English-controlled port), at the mouth of the Swakop River, for creating an artificial harbour. A military fort was built here in 1892, which was the beginning of Swakopmund. The building of the railway began in 1895. After the First World War, Germany lost occupation and the port/harbour was automatically displaced by Walvis Bay.
Namibia is well known for its desolate northern coastline called the Skeleton Coast. Along the West coast of Namibia flows the Cold Benguela Current. Also along the coastline is a very hot desert. What happens is that the cold, moist air from the sea mixes with the warm air from the desert and forms a very heavy mist. This mist over hundreds of years has caused many shipwrecks along the coast and if the sailors survived they soon perished in the unforgiving desert. It is from this, and from all the wrecks and shells of stranded ships along the coast, that the region received its name. As you approach the coastline you will see the band of mist.
In 1486 Portuguese Diego Cáo landed just north of what is now Swakopmund and erected a stone cross in honour of John II of Portugal. Known nowadays, as Cape Cross, the area is commonly visited by tourists looking for the large population of Cape Fur Seals that inhabit the coast.
NOTE ON ACCOMMODATION: In Swakopmund, we stay in backpacker's (hostels) or small guest houses, which will give us a break from camping and to be better located than the campgrounds in the area. Here, the accommodation is based on several people sharing dormitory-style rooms, with possibly 6 to 8 people sharing a room. Although we will try, we cannot guarantee to be able to divide the group into different dormitories based on gender lines. As such, males and females may have to share the same sleeping quarters for these nights. The bathrooms and showers are private, but may also be shared between both males and females
Approximate Distance: 425 km
Estimated Travel Time: 7 hrs
Look out over the beautiful desert landscapes as far as the eye can see. Begin moving north into the stony desert landscapes and set up camp near Twyfelfontein. In the afternoon explore the area, which is adorned with rock engravings and petrified fossil forests.
About 100,000 Damara people live in Namibia, they share a common language with the Nama but have no kinship. The Damara have mystified anthropologists as they are a group of Bantu origin who speak a Khoisan dialect. Due to their resemblance to some Bantu groups of West Africa it is speculated that the Damara were the first people to migrate to Namibia from the north. There is evidence that the Damara have kept small herds of stock for centuries, they also grow tobacco and pumpkins, and in more recent time they have begun cultivating vegetables and corn. Prior to 1870 the Damara occupied most of central Namibia, but large numbers were displaced or killed when the Nama and Herero began to occupy this area in search of better grazing. When the first Europeans visited Namibia the Damara were a group of semi-nomadic gardeners, pastoralists and hunter-gatherers. They also had skills in mining and metal work. However in 1960 the South African government settled the Damara people in the area of Twyfelfontein and Khorixas, now known as Damaraland. The area has poor soil and irregular rain fall, and as such this has changed the way of life of the Damara and many now work in urban areas, with only about one quarter of their numbers actually residing in Damaraland.
This area is a famous for the bushmen paintings found in the region. The valley is known in the Damara language as Uis (fountain). This natural spring (when is flowed) attracted game animals and man. But the consistency of water flow has always been erratic, thus the Europeans named it Twyfelfontein (Doubtful fountain).There are numerous well-preserved rock engravings here. Their origin is uncertain, but they are probably the work of Bushmen or Nama artists and are estimated to have lived in the area 5,000 years ago.
Approximate Distance: 300km
Estimated Travel Time: 8 hrs
Etosha in waMbo means "the great white place of dry water" or "white place of mirages" . As one of Africa's highlights, the Etosha National Park offers a variety of wildlife and phenomenal natural beauty.
Upon arrival in the area in the afternoon, we continue on a game drive around the huge dry pan to find the elephants, herds of antelope and lions around the waterholes. After sunset you can watch some animals at the watering holes near the camping area, which is safe, being well lit with flood lights. Game drives are done in our overland vehicle. Night game drives are done by Namibia Wildlife Resorts in open vehicles (optional, at extra cost). The following day, enjoy another game drive en route as we travel towards the eastern side of Etosha.
A brief animal count of Etosha National Park: 30 000 Blue Wildebeest; 25000 Springbok; 23000 Zebra; 5000 Kudu; 3000 Hartebeest; 3000 Gemsbok; 2600 Eland; 450 Giraffe; 2000 Elephant; 260 Lions; 20 Black Rhino; 325 Bird species.
Etosha National Park in Namibia was first established in 1907, when Namibia was a German colony known as South West Africa. At the time, the park's original 100,000 sq km made it the largest game reserve in the world. Due to political changes since its original establishment, the park is somewhat less than a quarter of its original size, at 22,912 sq km, but still remains a very large and significant area in which wildlife is protected.
The Etosha Pan dominates the park. The salt pan desert is roughly 130 km long and in places as wide as 50 km. The salt pan is usually dry, but fills with water briefly in the summer months, when it attracts pelicans and flamingos in particular. Periannual springs attract a variety of game and birds throughout the year, including the endangered Black Rhinoceros and the endemic Black Face Impala.
The name Okaukuejo (our first night's camp) is derived from oKakwiyo, meaning "place of the fertile women". It began as a veterinary post created by the Germans during a rinderpest epidemic in 1897. In 1901 a small fort was built here as a military stronghold. Namutoni, our camp for the second night in the park, was named after a spring found in the area. The waMbo called the spring oMutjamatund (high landmark). The name got distorted through the years. In 1903 a small fort was built at Namutoni, and it was maintained as a police outpost and customs post by the Germans.
Approximate Distance: 380 km
Estimated Travel Time: 6 hrs
Enjoy one last morning game drive in search of the Etosha's incredible wildlife, and begin moving south to Waterberg Plateau Game Park, where in the afternoon you can take a scenic forest walk to enjoy the natural beauty of the area.
For those who are up for it, can get their hiking shoes on to do the hike up to the Waterberg plateau with its magnificent view over the plains of Namibia.
Approximate Distance: 280 km
Estimated Travel Time: 5 hrs
Leave Waterberg Plateau Game Park and head south through the Namibian countryside to Windhoek. With a population of 230,000, and an altitude of 1654 m, Windhoek is the capital of Namibia. We will arrive Windhoek around lunch time, you will have time to either explore the city, go shopping or just relax at your accommodation.
Windhoek was originally the centre of a Nama leader, Jan Jonker Afrikaner, who defeated the Herero inhabitants of the region in the mid 19th century. Windhoek became the seat of colonial rule in 1892, as the capital of the colony of South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika). They built a fort that eventually spanned a town that grew under its protection. During World War I, Windhoek was captured by South African troops and became a British dominion. Until the independence of Namibia was inaugurated in 1990, Windhoek was recognized as the capital of South West Africa as administered by the South African government.
The city of Windhoek is traditionally known by two names: Ai-Gams, from the Nama people, which literally refers to the hot springs that were once part of Windhoek, while the second name, Otjomuise, meaning a place of steam, was given by the Herero people. Both traditional names reference the hot springs.
Approximate Distance: 580 km
Estimated Travel Time: 8 hrs
Today we will cross the border from Namibia to Botswana. The name of the border posts are Transkalahari border post on the Namibian side and Mamono post on the Botswana side.
Botswana visas is not available at the border, so please make very sure if you do need a visa before arrival. See our visa section for further information. Remember that visas are your own responsibility; please double check with your agent if you will require a visa for Botswana.
The currency in Botswana is Botswana Pula (BWP.)You will be able to change your let over ZAR and N$ or other foreign currency tomorrow in Maun. Your campsite tonight will take USD or ZAR.
Today we continue through the eastern part of Namibia, and cross into Botswana and travel into the heart of the Kalahari. Get a glimpse of how the San adapted to the Kalahari Desert. Learn fascinating wilderness survival skills by local Bushmen on an optional Bushman walk.
Ghanzi, located western part of Botswana on the northern rim of the Kalahari Desert, is the administrative center of Ghanzi District, and is also known as the "Capital of the Kalahari". Ghanzi is an intriguing town, and is primarily a farming community that supplies the Botswana Meat Commission with most of the required beef produce. In fact, it is the starting point of a 800 km long cattle trek—one of the longest in the world. Cattle are driven on horseback or by truck across the Kalahari southeastward to slaughterhouses at Lobatse.
Ghanzi mostly consists of a variety of ethnic cultures for instance the Bushman, Bakgalagadi, Baherero, Batawana as well as Afrikaners. Other spellings include "Gantsi," which is more consistent with the national language of Botswana, Setswana, "Ghansi," and "Gantsi."
Approximate Distance: 280 km
Estimated Travel Time: 4 hrs
As you travel from the Kalahari towards Maun, you will notice the landscape change slightly, as you approach more fertile lands. After arrival, you can pick up any supplies and prepare for your 2 night/3 day excursion into the Okavango Delta. We recommend you buy a 5 litre bottle of water to take with you into the Delta, this should be sufficient to use as drinking water but also for cleaning purposes.
Maun is the gateway to the Okavango Delta and has for a long time enjoying the reputation of being Botswana's own frontier town. Today it is one of the fastest growing towns in Africa. It was originally established in 1915 by the Batawana, a splinter group of the Bangwato. The name Maun means "place of reeds".
Maun, although officially still a village, is the fifth largest town in Botswana. It is an eclectic mix of modern buildings and native huts. Maun is the "tourism capital" of Botswana and the administrative centre of Ngamiland district. Maun has developed rapidly from a rural frontier town and has spread along the Thamalakane River. It now boasts good shopping centres, hotels and lodges as well as car and 4-wheel drive vehicle hire. It still retains a rural atmosphere and local tribesmen continue to bring their cattle to Maun to sell. This community is now distributed along the wide banks of the Thamalakane River where red lechwe can still be seen grazing next to local donkeys, goats and cattle.
Note: if you pre-booked the Okavango Delta Flight, you will be flying today.
Accommodation: Basic bush camping
After leaving some of our luggage in Maun, we begin our exciting 3 day/2 nights excursion into the delta as we drive about 1-2 hours (depending on which dock we go to) to the "dock" where we hop into a mokoro, a traditional dug-out canoe, that'll take us deep into the delta. After a couple hours in mokoro, we arrive to our basic "bush camp". Please note that there will be no shower for those two days but you will be compensated by the incredible landscape. For 2 full days, enjoy game walks, mokoros (occasionally unavailable due to seasonality), birdlife and game viewing in the pristine wilderness area of the Okavango Delta, the world's largest inland delta. Don't forget to bring a book with you as there is plenty of time in between the early morning and afternoon game drive where you relax at your camp, read a book or have a nap. In the evenings count the shooting stars, sing with the locals or just unwind and enjoy your sundowner and sit around the campfire.
"Where all this water goes is a mystery", Aurel Schultz, 1897
The area of the delta was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, an ancient lake that dried up some 10,000 years ago. Today, the Okavango River has no outlet to the sea. Instead, it empties onto the sands of the Kalahari Desert, irrigating 15,000 km_ of the desert. Each year some 11 cubic kilometers of water reach the delta. Some of this water reaches further south to create Lake Ngami. The water entering the delta is unusually pure, due to the lack of agriculture and industry along the Okavango River. It passes through the sand aquifers of the numerous delta islands and evaporates/transpirates by leaving enormous quantities of salt behind. This precipitation processes are so strong that the vegetation disappears in the center of the islands and thick salt crusts are formed. The waters of the Okavango Delta are subject to seasonal flooding, which begins about mid-summer in the north and six months later in the south (May/June). The water from the delta is evaporated relatively rapidly by the high temperatures, resulting in a cycle of cresting and dropping water in the south. Islands can disappear completely during the peak flood, then reappear at the end of the season.
Approximate Distance: 240 km
Estimated Travel Time: 4 hrs
Enjoy one last sunrise in the delta before travelling back Maun in first Mokkoro, then by vehicle. Pick up your luggage, and proceed on to Gweta to our unique experience camping under ancient Baobab trees.
The town is situated between the larger towns of Nata and Maun and is on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, an immense area devoid of anything but salt and shimmering horizon. As the largest expanse of 'nothingness' on earth, the pans have area the size of Switzerland, and are clearly visible from outer-space. What is known today as the Makgadikgadi Pans is only a relic of what used to be one of the biggest inland lakes Africa has ever seen-Lake Makgadikgadi. The Makgadikgadi pan consists of two main pans, Namely Ntwetwe and Sowa pan, both of which are surrounded by myriad smaller pans. Although it is totally devoid of any water, people used to live there before it was declared state land. Villagers where allowed to graze their livestock inside the boundaries during dry season.
Approximate Distance: 420 km
Estimated Travel Time: 6 hrs
Today we journey to the area of Chobe National Park, home to the largest elephant population in Southern Africa. The best way to appreciate one of Botswana's national parks and its thousands of resident elephants, crocodiles, and hippos, is on an optional sunset boat cruise on the Chobe River. You may also choose to embark on a game drive in search of lions, antelope, and of course elephants.
Kasane is situated on the banks of the Chobe River, near its mouth. This is where the Chobe and Zambezi rivers meet, creating a border area of four countries – Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and is situated along the Chobe River. It has one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in Africa and one of the world's last remaining sizeable wilderness areas. By size, this is the third largest park (11,000 sq km) of the country, though it is definitely the most diverse and spectacular.
The park is probably best known for its spectacular elephant population: with over 120,000 it has the highest elephant concentration of Africa. Moreover, most of them are probably part of the largest continuous surviving elephant population on Earth. The elephant population seems to have solidly built up since 1990, from the few initial thousands. By chance, they have not been affected by the massive illicit exploitation of the 1970's and 1980's. Elephants living here are Kalahari elephants, the largest in size of all known elephant species. Yet they are characterized by rather brittle ivory and short tusks. Damage caused by the high numbers of elephants is rife in some areas. In fact, concentration is so high throughout Chobe that culls have been considered, but are too controversial and have thus far been rejected. During the dry season, these elephants sojourn in Chobe River and the Linyanti River areas. During the rain season, they make a 200 km migration to the south-east region of the park. Their distribution zone however outreaches the park and spreads to north-western Zimbabwe.
Approximate Distance: 100 km
Estimated Travel Time: 3 hrs
Today we will cross the border from Botswana to Zambia. The name of the border posts are Kazungula border post on both sides. Some nationalities do require a visa for Zambia. See our visa section for further information. Remember that visas are your own responsibility; please double check with your agent if you will require a visa for Zambia.
The currency in Zambia is Zambian Kwacha(ZWK.)You will be able to change your left over BWP in Livingstone town. Most establishments, activities etc. do accept USD for payment.
Cross the Zambezi River by ferry to enter into Zambia and continue to Livingstone. We will spend the last two days of our tour here, a great base to see both natural wonders and take part in some exciting activities. Get up close (and wet from the spray) while awing at the immense Victoria Falls, raft the whitewater of the mighty Zambezi, and for the more adventurous, bungee jump with the Victoria Falls in view.
Please note that the entrance fee to the Victoria falls is not included in the tour.
David Livingstone was born on March 19, 1813 in the village of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. He first studied Greek, medicine, and theology at the University of Glasgow and while working in London, joined the London Missionary Society became a minister. He originally planned to gain access to China through his medical knowledge. The Opium Wars, which were raging at this stage with no signs of peace on the horizon, forced Livingstone to consider other options. From 1840 he worked in Bechuanaland (present-day Botswana), and in the period 1852–56, he explored the African interior, and was the first European to see the Mosi-oa-Tunya waterfall, which he renamed Victoria Falls after his monarch, Queen Victoria.
The Victoria Falls waterfalls occur in a country that is perfectly flat. From its source on the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Zambezi River meanders for 1300 km across the wooded plateau of Zambia, eroding for itself a shallow valley on its mild descent to the site of the falls. The river eventually found a weak spot on the lower lip of the surface over which it passed, and forced a passage which was steadily deepened into an exit gorge. During the last half million years the river has scoured out eight of these cracks across its bed. The Victoria falls occur where the river is 1688m wide, presents the spectacle of an average maximum of 550 million liters of water a minute tumbling over the lip of the trench in five main falls, the Devil's Cataract, Main falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rainbow falls and the Eastern Cataract. The highest of these is Rainbow falls, on an average 108 m high. A peak flood sees 750 million liters of water in one minute hurtling over the falls.
The name Zambezi comes from the Tonka tribe, also meaning Great River, but the Sotho-speaking Kololo people of the upper reaches of the river gave it the well-known name of Mosi o a Thunya (smoke that rises). The Lozi people call it by the same name but translated it into smoke that sounds. The Ndebele call it aManza Thunqayo (the water that rises like smoke). The Namibian people call it Chinotimba (a noise-making place like the distant sound of digging).
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Berkeley L. Bunker
|Berkeley L. Bunker
|United States Senator
from Nevada
|In office
November 27, 1940 – December 6, 1942
|Preceded by
|Key Pittman
|Succeeded by
|James G. Scrugham
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district
|In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
|Preceded by
|Maurice J. Sullivan
|Succeeded by
|Charles H. Russell
|Personal details
August 12, 1906
St. Thomas, Nevada
|January 21, 1999
(aged 92)
Las Vegas, Nevada
|Political party
|Lucile Whitehead
|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Berkeley Lloyd Bunker (August 12, 1906 – January 21, 1999) was a United States Senator and Representative from Nevada.
Early life[edit]
Born in what was then St. Thomas, Clark County, Nevada (now a northern arm of Lake Mead), he attended public schools, graduating from Clark County High School in 1926. Bunker married Lucile Whitehead, then entered the tire and oil business in Las Vegas in 1934.
The Democrat Bunker was a member of the Nevada Assembly from 1936 to 1941, serving as speaker in 1939. When United States Senator Key Pittman died just after reelection in 1940, many candidates sought to be appointed as replacement. On November 26, Governor Edward P. Carville surprised the state and appointed Bunker as Pittman's replacement for the term ending January 3, 1941, and also for the term ending January 3, 1947 serving until December 6, 1942 when a duly elected successor qualified.[1]
The young new senator, whom Carville likely chose as a compromise candidate because "Nobody was mad at Berkeley Bunker", later claimed to be the "most surprised man in the state" as he had not asked for the job. Bunker was the first southern Nevadan, and first Nevadan Mormon, to serve in federal office.[1] As a Senator he made headlines by accusing Basic Magnesium of having negotiated a contract with the government to get exorbitant profits.[2]
Bunker lost to former governor James Scrugham in the Democratic primary for the 1942 special election, but was elected in 1944 as a Democrat to Nevada's only House seat, after defeating incumbent Maurice Sullivan in the primary and Republican former actor Rex Bell in the general election.[1] In 1946 He introduced a bill to incorporate Boulder City, Nevada removing it from Federal control, but the bill never made it out of committee.[3]
When Scrugham died in 1945 Carville resigned so Lieutenant Governor Vail Pittman would succeed him and appoint him to the vacancy. In what he later called "the biggest mistake of my political career", instead of running for reelection to the House, Bunker challenged Carville in the Democratic primary for the 1946 election; Bunker won, but lost to Republican George Malone.[1] Bunker became a hotel manager, then joined his brother in founding the Bunker Brothers mortuary. He ran for Lieutenant Governor in 1962 but lost to Republican Paul Laxalt, in part because former Carville supporters still disliked his defeat of their candidate in 1946.[1]
Lucile Bunker died in 1988, and her widower married Della Lee in 1989. Bunker died in 1999[1] and was interred in Bunkers Eden Vale Cemetery. He was the last living person who had served as a Senator during the time FDR was president. Berkeley L. Bunker Elementary School in Las Vegas is named after him.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Bunker was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission for the church in the southern United States after high school and before his marriage.[1] After his time in the Senate Bunker served as bishop of a LDS ward in Las Vegas, and was involved with the building of the Las Vegas Nevada Temple.[1]
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|United States Senate
|Preceded by
Key Pittman
|U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Nevada
Served alongside: Pat McCarran
|Succeeded by
James G. Scrugham
|United States House of Representatives
|Preceded by
Maurice J. Sullivan
|United States House of Representatives, Nevada At-Large
|Succeeded by
Charles H. Russell
|Honorary titles
|Preceded by
Joseph H. Ball
|Most Senior Living U.S. Senator (Sitting or Former)
December 18, 1993 – January 21, 1999
|Succeeded by
Russell B. Long
|Preceded by
Joseph H. Ball
|Youngest Member of the United States Senate
December 12, 1940 – December 6, 1942
|Succeeded by
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
- 1906 births
- 1999 deaths
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- American Mormon missionaries in the United States
- Appointed United States Senators
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada
- Members of the Nevada Assembly
- United States Senators from Nevada
- Nevada Democrats
- Democratic Party United States Senators
- People from Clark County, Nevada
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Blizzard Planning Pseudo-LAN Support for StarCraft 2, Diablo 3 to Follow SuitBy Nick Breckon, Aug 22, 2009 3:39pm PDT Battle.net developer Greg Canessa says that Blizzard is actively working on a LAN-like solution to include for Battle.net play in StarCraft II.
"We are working on solutions with regard to things we can do to maintain connectivity to Battle.net in some way, but also provide a great quality connection between players," said Canessa.
I asked Canessa whether the solution his team is working on might include a pseudo-LAN connection, where the game would only check in with Battle.net to authenticate before reverting to typical LAN behavior.
"Something like that," he replied. "Maintaining a connection with Battle.net, I don't know if it's once or periodically, but then also having a peer-to-peer connection between players to facilitate a very low-ping, high-bandwidth connection.. those are the things that we're working on."
Diablo III lead designer Jay Wilson also confirmed that Diablo III will treat LAN in the same way that StarCraft II does, meaning that while traditional offline LAN will not be included in that game, it should support any Battle.net solution developed for the RTS.
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By: Tech T x Show Full PostI guess I won't be buying Diablo3 either. Way to go Actiblizzion.Aug 22, 2009 5:06pm PDT
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haha bullshit you wont : spaceyme
Have fun not playing this inevitably awesome games! : hopterque1987
sure you will : exmx
People who think always-on connectivity to Battle.net is a bad thing need to get off of the internet. : pancake humper
Guys, Tech T has an opinion here and we should respect that. He wants LAN play, sans Battle.net, and he's... : Schnapple
You make me laugh. But you'll still pirate D3 eh? LOSER : Zombie Vonnegut
If i'm a pirate, i'm a really fucking bad one: Steam account worth: $769.72 ($919.52 without packages) ... : Tech T
So at this very rural area, you're gonna have a lot of fellow LAN dorks to play with? : KePoW
Yeah, me and all the rest of my eyepatch wearing, parrot loving friends. WTF man... Too bad for our t... : Tech T
But the guy has a point. How many LAN games are you going to play out on the farm? And how's that $769.72... : ajvitaly
You do realize a huge portion of the people playing world of warcraft are in the military, stationed on m... : hopterque1987
Yeah, I thought about that too, the soldiers and whatnot abroad. I next to Fort Hood, and almost all of ... : Wishmaster2020
I live next to** : Wishmaster2020
That's a shame. : jabuck
I'll Pseudo Buy It. : lcizzle
Rofl, n1 : Wishmaster2020
I'll buy them 3 times. : clickles
By: three-d x Show Full Post"Pseudo-LAN". I.e. "We heard your complaints, we're still not going to listen, but our marketing guys will make up some bullshit to make you think we listened so that we won't lose any sales."
I'm sure it'll work on a lot of folks, but color me unimpressed.
inb4 "You're insignificant so they and I don't care what you think lol", "You'll buy it anyway because you're an entranced consumer like me lol", and "Fuck you Blizzard is the messiah and if you don't buy whatever they're selling you're not a real gamer lol"Aug 23, 2009 8:09am PDT"Pseudo-LAN". I.e. "We heard your complaints, we're still not going to listen, but our marketing guys wil... : three-d
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In before someone attempts to explain, with little success, that this is a reasonable compromise that wil... : noxiousgg
The benefit to gamers being what? : Kristian Joensen
You won't get lower ping than with straight up LAN so that is NOT a benefit of requiring a connection to ... : Kristian Joensen
If it functions as it can and almost certainly will (since it's the most logical way for Blizzard to do i... : noxiousgg
"with each using an additional WAN connection to once (or periodically) validate on Blizzard's servers." ... : Kristian Joensen
It was never intended to benefit gamers. : SeraphielX
Exactly my point. Hence there is absolutely NO reason for any gamer EVER do defend this. : Kristian Joensen
That should obviously be "to defend this". : Kristian Joensen
I have been a little surprised to see so many people trying to make so many different excuses for it. ... : SeraphielX
What's the benefit to gamers of having CD-key authentication to play online? Why not let everyone play on... : Bodysnatchers
Yeah, and this doesn't fix the issue with people like me who go to a monthy LAN of 90-100 people in a hot... : dhvyse
DRM also sucks when your a fucking paying customer with install limits and such.So id believe people woul... : Curium244
By: kwix x Show Full PostYou know, I'm all for preventing Piracy, I'm all like 'yay, go get paid blizzard, you make amazing games' .. But the one thing that bothers me about all this is Lan Parties. They are possibly one of my favorite things to do when we can set it up, Nothing quite like that close atmosphere of having like 7-10 of your best friends over all eating and gaming at the same time, I love it.
It looks like this system will kill my ability to host such parties :( That's really what gets to me. Getting everyone to buy another copy of the game is also a pain, i liked it when you could hotswap the discs, even if it was just for that one day.Aug 23, 2009 5:02pm PDTYou know, I'm all for preventing Piracy, I'm all like 'yay, go get paid blizzard, you make amazing games'... : kwix
By: Kristian Joensen x Show Full PostWhat people need to understand here is that this is NOT a pro vs con discussion. People are actually going to great lengths to defend a decision that does not have anything on the pro side AT ALL. That is just mind boggling and crazy. There is no reason for any gamer to be for this. Why in the world are all these gamers strongly advocating for something that does not bring any benefit to gamers?Aug 24, 2009 3:18pm PDTWhat people need to understand here is that this is NOT a pro vs con discussion. People are actually goin... : Kristian Joensen
By: robosextoid x Show Full PostBlizzard needs to get their act together and figure out a way to give us LAN support AND eliminate piracy. That would make everybody happy. Thank you, that will be 50 dollars please.Aug 23, 2009 5:07am PDTBlizzard needs to get their act together and figure out a way to give us LAN support AND eliminate piracy... : robosextoid
By: johnlocks x Show Full PostNeeding an internet connection is a small inconvenience. But you can't blame people for being frustrated over an inconvenience that does nothing to help legitimate customers.Aug 23, 2009 12:23pm PDTNeeding an internet connection is a small inconvenience. But you can't blame people for being frustrated ... : johnlocks
By: Bensam123 x Show Full PostThey could implement a easy solution... like allowing lan play without BS.Aug 22, 2009 11:13pm PDT
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When YOU spend millions of dollars on damn near the only big budge PC-only game on the planet that's not ... : Skewt
I forgot who said it from Stardock games, but they said people who pirate games are not lost sales. Chanc... : Bensam123
By: mnok x Show Full PostI don't see the issue here... I don't think I've ever done a lan (post year 2000) that did not have internet access. You guys do your lan parties in the middle of the desert or what?Aug 23, 2009 6:32pm PDTI don't see the issue here... I don't think I've ever done a lan (post year 2000) that did not have inter... : mnok
By: matrixneo42 x Show Full PostGood idea. Not perfect, but better than nothing. I think they've changed a little bit from having so many successful years with the WOW mmo. They want to make some good sequels to their other games now but still have that online approved aspect you can only truly get in mmos. Interesting...Aug 24, 2009 1:00pm PDT
By: herradura99 x Show Full PostEvery LAN party I've been to has had internet access. The only complainers are pirates that want to play their illegal copies over Hamachi. Blizzard got you pirate scum good.Aug 23, 2009 12:42pm PDTEvery LAN party I've been to has had internet access. The only complainers are pirates that want to play... : herradura99
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Oh, and for the 0.00001% of gamers that this genuinely affects, please join the 21st century and get some... : herradura99
What about for people that don't live next door to a bnet server? Fun times playing at 400ping because o... : ewcaptain
I care :( : m.cica
"even satellite" Sweet, they sell/rent satellite-uplinks to the average home-users now? Awesome. PS: ... : hurda7
Exactly. They came up with a near perfect solution. If all you're doing is authenticating, you could have... : SabinRaijin
I live in a rural area in North Carolina. I host LAN parties in a barn 500 feet away from any internet co... : hyperion25
Such bullshit and you know it. The LANs I go too are all in hotel conference rooms of community hall bui... : dhvyse
Yea... this will stop them. Phhb. : icedcool
OK, i've got a cottage in rural ontario. It's not on the mainland, it's on an Island in the middle of a f... : Neech
By: YummiGummi x Show Full PostTimes change and so do the companies that make the games we love, for the good or bad. Blizzard makes great games. Probably some of the best out there. I don't think they are going to disappoint. The golden age of PC gaming is over, I feel fortunate that Blizzard is still supporting the PC as their platform of choice. So if this news angers you, just step back and appreciate the very thing you are upset about.Aug 23, 2009 5:02pm PDTTimes change and so do the companies that make the games we love, for the good or bad. Blizzard makes gre... : YummiGummi
By: paketep x Show Full PostIf they do that, it'll be easily cracked.
Blizzard, don't be dumb, give us LAN and make the connection to B.net optional!.Aug 22, 2009 4:16pm PDTIf they do that, it'll be easily cracked. Blizzard, don't be dumb, give us LAN and make the connection... : paketep
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that's what I don't get. It seems like they are encouraging more piracy going this route. : fathertime
You know that every fucking pc game that comes out from a major developer and or publisher gets cracked ... : m.cica
By: Brominated x Show Full PostLet me get one thing straight: I'll be purchasing StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3 on day one. I will purchase all the subsequent expansions to each on day one. I won't purchase anything WoW related anymore, because I can't stand the game. But I did, however, purchase the original WoW. I purchased every single Blizzard product starting from Warcraft 2, including the re-released Battle.Net version.
Now, while I'm a supporter of the company, as well as a supporter of PC gaming, I can EASILY see why this issue of no LAN is a valid one, and how it's quite literally an issue that's black and white. I'm not going to make empty threats about not purchasing the game, because I know I'll have it day one.
It's an issue because, as so many have seen and heard already, it does nothing to prevent piracy, and literally only hurts the paying customer in the end. Bitch and argue that fact all you want, but it's not hard to see that this issue is entirely black and white. Games like StarCraft 2 leak weeks before the official product even ships, so you bet your asses the game will be fully pirated before a lot of the major distributors even get the copies of the game to sell.
Now how does it do nothing but hurt the legitimate customer? Because there WILL be instances when someone loses an internet connection when trying to do something as simple as play with their roommate. Their WILL be instances where Blizzard's central authentication servers are down for X amount of time. And their WILL be instances where folks, despite it being almost 2010, will be in areas of no internet connections, preventing them from playing. The proof will be in the pudding, and I'm sure if any of you will take the time to follow up on the issue, and log on to Blizzard's forum a month or so after the game is released, you'll see this to be true. It always is.
So, yes, while this issue is minuscule in the grand scheme of things, what is it doing to help the customer? Nothing at all.
With that said, I'll see you all on day one.Aug 24, 2009 7:46am PDTLet me get one thing straight: I'll be purchasing StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3 on day one. I will purchase al... : Brominated
By: Curium244 x Show Full Post99.99% of Wow players will be buying into this steaming pile of shit called Diablo 3 anyways and Blizzard will cash in bigtime anyways.Im also sure that alot of would be customers and Diablo 1 and 2 fans are now gonna pirate the game because of Blizzard not including the offline LAN support.Aug 23, 2009 2:42pm PDT99.99% of Wow players will be buying into this steaming pile of shit called Diablo 3 anyways and Blizzard... : Curium244
By: Dr_Cube x Show Full PostNo LAN is due to piracy. I believe that. It's a plague on the PC platform so some sort of online authentication/check is in order. Putting this psuedo LAN option in will make it easier to crack but my question is how is that even possible? I mean, I don't know what kind of security scheme Blizzard will go with but how could a pirate possibly figure out and fake the server side check/authentication that Blizzard is going to do? Will this not be foolproof?Aug 23, 2009 10:39pm PDTNo LAN is due to piracy. I believe that. It's a plague on the PC platform so some sort of online authenti... : Dr_Cube
By: PRlME x Show Full PostSeems like good intentions - preventing piracy while still allowing low/no latency for LAN players.Aug 22, 2009 4:02pm PDTSeems like good intentions - preventing piracy while still allowing low/no latency for LAN players. : PRlME
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Those poor people. How will they survive? : Porkasaurus
It's not hard to set up a wireless router and make sure all your attendees have receivers. This is 2009. ... : SabinRaijin
If your computer is not a laptop then there's no reason for it to have a wireless receiver. Make sure tha... : Schnapple
Are you saying a wireless card that can be bought as low as $20 is too expensive for someone who is bring... : TrptJim
Buy a wireless bridge, hook it up to the big router, everyone is on the Internets. : Rice-Rocketeer
Care to elaborate this baseless claim? Kay. : SabinRaijin
then you can go one night without playing diablo 3? some good ol' quake 2 action never hurt no one : RikiTiki2
me too. So what you're saying is because of the very few who attend those, that they just can't get onlin... : k1ld0r
But that just defeats the whole purpose of calling it LAN -- you know *local* area network. It's not loc... : mobab
That argument doesn't even make sense. It's a LAN party because you will all be playing on the same netw... : Sapiens
LOL who gives a shit what the definition is. So you're gonna stay like a caveman just because of that re... : KePoW
By: colonel noble x Show Full Post"We are working on solutions with regard to things we can do to maintain connectivity to Battle.net in some way"
Here's one, Don't.Aug 22, 2009 3:59pm PDT"We are working on solutions with regard to things we can do to maintain connectivity to Battle.net in so... : colonel noble
By: foofightrs777 x Show Full PostSo, basically this is just to prevent piracy. Umm, I guess I'll wait until the pirated version without the online auth check comes out. A shame since I was going to purchase SC II on release day as I'm slghtly obsessed with Starcraft and own 4 copies of the original.Aug 22, 2009 6:35pm PDTSo, basically this is just to prevent piracy. Umm, I guess I'll wait until the pirated version without t... : foofightrs777
By: whupass99 x Show Full PostDon't you think even if LAN play isn't included someone out there will just created a third party modification that allows it and ALSO pirates the game?
It's inevitable to avoid.Aug 23, 2009 9:30pm PDT
By: D-OveRMinD x Show Full PostThe issue here is that you are guilty before proven innocent. I pay for my games, but it turns out that pirates have a better copy than I do.
It's like gated access at an apartment complex. I had a motorcycle and couldn't activate the pressure sensors for my own friggin complex. Yet you could just follow anyone in you wanted. Real secure.
The bottom line is that there will always be pirates. Anything that can be engineered can be reverse engineered. The only people that get screwed here are the legitamate users. Remember the EA/Bioshock/Spore fiasco?
What happens when you want to play one night and your internet is on the fritz. Or what about when THEIR servers are having an issue and you can't play the game loaded on your PC that you legally paid for. What if they decide to kill those particular servers in a few years and that creates a paperweight out of your game.
I don't like being treated like a criminal, and I'm not giving money to a company that can't appreciate that. I'm not giving money to a company that wouldn't even BE where they are today without all the people who LAN'ed their original games...who have a lot of their popularity from both legal users and pirates alike. They are forgetting their core audience.
Keep in mind, because of the passive nature that a lot of you are taking towards this very real, very important issue, you are ENABLING companies like this to pursue even more draconian methods in the future. If this doesn't stop 100% of the pirates (and it won't), they will keep coming up with systems like this until games will fail to run more than they succeed, or PC gaming will just die off completely.
Take a stand now, or our beloved past time will be...well...a thing of the past.Aug 23, 2009 8:46pm PDTThe issue here is that you are guilty before proven innocent. I pay for my games, but it turns out that ... : D-OveRMinD
By: Longgshot x Show Full PostIm just amazed how people just whine about everything on sight lol.
This is exactly LAN, but the only difference is that you need internet connection to get acces to it, then the game will only use the internet bandwith to tell the servers you are there (or stay connected to the chat between games that they will introduce, because you will be able to talk to wow users through starcraft 2, and then when diablo 3 comes, you will be able to chat between the 3 games, in-game), and then the game will use only the bandwith of the LAN devices.
And come on, who doesn't have an internet connection these days?,the same routers that you use to give internet acces to computers, gives you LAN.
So i dont know in wich circunstances you will not be having internet and have a LAN... maybe playing in a bunker or something like that? ¬¬Aug 23, 2009 12:08am PDTIm just amazed how people just whine about everything on sight lol. This is exactly LAN, but the only ... : Longgshot
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"This is exactly LAN, but the only difference is that you need internet connection to get acces to it" ... : seabass242
Seriously dude, it's 2010. If you don't have a connection then play another game and quit whining. : WiIson
By: mobab x Show Full PostThis is like asking for Coke, and they give me Diet Coke. "But it tastes the same!" -- whatever...Aug 22, 2009 7:32pm PDTThis is like asking for Coke, and they give me Diet Coke. "But it tastes the same!" -- whatever... : mobab
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Here's coke promoting it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv8YgrqUCVU They have more, like the one w... : mobab
This is horrible analogy. : freshyk
By: KonZ3N x Show Full PostBlizzard is a complete money hogging company. Even before, fans and people just see through it though. Thats the sad part of it thinking the company is doing it for the fans but in reality its such a huge pile of ego money making machine. Whatever Blizzard, 100% you won't get my money in any of your Uber HYPE products. Never bought a single game of yours. Lousy company.Aug 22, 2009 10:12pm PDTBlizzard is a complete money hogging company. Even before, fans and people just see through it though. Th... : KonZ3N
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He's probably a console gamer anyways. : silverback1138
By: damagetaken x Show Full PostGod I hate this DRM bullshit.Aug 23, 2009 3:52am PDTGod I hate this DRM bullshit. : damagetaken
By: comiekazie x Show Full PostI can't remember a time when I haven't direct connected in a blizzard game. In fact I don't know what B.net looks like.Aug 23, 2009 2:56pm PDT
By: Telzen x Show Full Postlol at the cries from all the pirates.Aug 23, 2009 1:22am PDT
By: eorlas x Show Full Postoffline only for the campaign? does that mean there's no skirmish mode vs comps? if that's the case im severely disappointed.Aug 23, 2009 10:32am PDToffline only for the campaign? does that mean there's no skirmish mode vs comps? if that's the case im se... : eorlas
By: datim x Show Full PostDance my pretties, dance!Aug 23, 2009 10:29am PDT
By: riddleofsteel x Show Full PostCave, nothing. Nice try, Blizzard.Aug 22, 2009 4:07pm PDTCave, nothing. Nice try, Blizzard. : riddleofsteel
By: GPUX x Show Full PostTheir doing this to combat stuff like Garena, Hamachi and Tunngle.Aug 23, 2009 5:18am PDT
By: madsoups x Show Full PostThe reason Blizzard is going through all this trouble is because of Chinese hacker services like HaoFang.
Blizzard has taken this company to court and lost because of a poorly written EULA, and got hung up on a few minor issues within the EULA that let the hackers get away with creating a mock Bnet type LAN hookup for players online.Aug 23, 2009 4:15am PDTThe reason Blizzard is going through all this trouble is because of Chinese hacker services like HaoFang.... : madsoups
By: aasyranth x Show Full PostHeheh, they're gonna cave.Aug 22, 2009 4:02pm PDTHeheh, they're gonna cave. : aasyranth
By: clickles x Show Full PostAwesome, that's all I wanted to hear, or read. You have my money.Aug 22, 2009 8:05pm PDT
By: nisolider x Show Full PostMeh if cutting LAN means they focus more on making battle net stable to use i'm all for itAug 22, 2009 4:04pm PDTMeh if cutting LAN means they focus more on making battle net stable to use i'm all for it : nisolider
By: vacous x Show Full PostI'm thinking everyone should start paying blizzard with pseudo-checks, preferably ones with goblins on them.Aug 22, 2009 7:40pm PDT
By: abrasion x Show Full PostWell then, I'm not concerned in the slightest. I was mildly displeased but it would barely affect me anyhow. This is just icing.Aug 22, 2009 6:38pm PDT
By: Chandler55 x Show Full Postthere abrasion , are you happy nowwwwwAug 22, 2009 3:46pm PDTthere abrasion , are you happy nowwwww : Chandler55
By: lcizzle x Show Full PostYAY Pseudo Lan Support from Blizzard!!!!!
Thanks Blizzard for showing your Pseudo Community Support!!!
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The 2013 Ford Mustang GT is not totally new, but it is completely improved.
Aside from a well-sorted suspension, the Shelby GT350's free-revving Whipple-charged 5.0-liter V-8 delivers all the power desired for the track and twice as much as is necessary for the street. It's a car whose talents match its visual presence—both of which are never tiring.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The biggest headline of Tuesday was the selloff in Telsa Motors (TSLA) because of a report issued by Goldman Sachs. Although the firm did raise its price target, it cited best, worst and in-between cases for Tesla's auto sales, none of which were even close to supporting the current stock price.
Guy Adami said on CNBC's "Fast Money" TV show that Tesla likely still has more pain ahead. With over 32 million shares traded Wednesday, the action wasn't pretty and it proves that there were a lot of weak hands holding the stock. He added that it's typical for stocks to go down much faster than they go up.
Likewise, Josh Brown agreed, adding that stocks "take the stairs up and the elevator down." He also pointed out that Tesla lost nearly 20% of its market cap today and that parabolic stocks like this are typically an accident waiting to happen. He added that BMW and Mercedes are nipping at Tesla's heels with their own electric cars.
Although the action was ugly, he said the stock could be due for a bounce around $100 or so, but it's only for the pros. "This isn't one you can put on and go fishing," he concluded, noting the short float is still near 25%.Tim Seymour said it was a "total mo-mo stock" and he doesn't think most investors in Tesla aside from the institutions even know what they're holding. According to the charts, he said, $80 is when the stock gets interesting on the long side. Karen Finerman said she is now short the stock, but as a very small trade via July out-the-money puts. She noted that it was broken momentum play and that the selling could continue. The report from Goldman Sachs essentially laid out three scenarios: If Tesla sells 200,000 units, then the price target is $113. If Tesla sells 150,000 units, then the price target is $83. If Tesla sells 105,000 units, then the price target is $58. The firm now has a $85 price target on the stock, well below its opening price of $126.28.
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Injuries shake up Saints, Bombers
Michael Gleeson and Martin Blake While St Kilda's season has been shaken by the loss of Lenny Hayes its opponent this week, Essendon, is suffering shorter-term pain.
Petrie in hot water over tribunal criticism
Martin Blake North Melbourne vice-captain Drew Petrie is facing an AFL sanction over public criticism of the AFL tribunal, but the Kangaroos have accepted they can go no further in defending midfielder Jack...
Bomber stars return
Martin Blake Essendon coach James Hird has spent the season with headaches at the selection table and a glut of injuries, but the Bombers are on the verge of pulling their full list together.
Swans just keep on winning
Martin Blake, Sydney Sydney keeps on winning, relentlessly and impressively. You have to hand it to the top-of-the-table Swans.
Blues delay contract talks with McLean
Martin Blake Brock McLean has no guarantee of a place at Carlton next year, despite being arguably the club's best player in the past month.
'As a kid I hated Hawthorn': Hird gets personal
Martin Blake Essendon coach James Hird is looking forward to renewing his club's rivalry with Hawthorn at Docklands tomorrow night, although he has bigger things on his mind.
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Martin Blake Scott Thompson was innocent and rightly was cleared by the AFL's match review panel.
Vote magnet in medal tilt again
Martin Blake Could Dane Swan win the Brownlow Medal for a second year in a row?
Swans keep rolling along
Martin Blake For Carlton, the Waite-ing was over. Jarrad Waite made his return to a navy blue guernsey. But the waiting for a finals berth and a recovering from this cursed season is effectively over, and that...
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Martin Blake The AFL's war on congestion in the game is to be ramped up in October when the laws committee decides whether to alter the interchange rules again.
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The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and National Air Transportation Association (NATA) both recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on proposed new rules for limiting de-icing fluid runoff at commercial airports. The EPA proposal would establish standards for the amount of aircraft de-icing fluid that airports must recapture and prevent from entering wastewater runoff.
The FAA and co-sponsors Mitre and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) are holding the first International Runway Safety Summit December 1 to 3 in Washington, D.C. All aviation safety professionals are invited, including pilots, controllers, researchers, aviation executives and government and labor officials.
The Department of Transportation has drawn fire from the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for a plan to set aside for "current and future administrative support costs" $3.2 million of the $10 million appropriated by Congress under the Small Community Air Service Development Program.
Although Congress is on its annual summer vacation, the battle over privatization of ATC continued at press time. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) said in a telephone press conference on August 13 that they will fight a proposal in the pending FAA reauthorization bill that would allow privatization of 69 general aviation control towers now staffed by FAA controllers.
General aviation organizations have been working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this summer to develop security recommendations for GA airports of all sizes, and a report is expected to be issued near the end of this month.
Local airport advocacy, airport preservation and security, airspace access and ATC modernization were among the concerns of attendees at the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) general aviation issues conference held at Van Nuys Airport last month.
"We have 700 million passengers each year and we can't treat them all as terrorists," American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) president Chip Barclay told nearly 500 people attending a late-October "Aviation Security Summit" at the NTSB's headquarters in Washington.
The Springfield-Branson Regional Airport (SGF) in Missouri has become the first borrower under a new $300 million airport projects pooled loan financing program created by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE).
The National Air Transportation Association has increased the size of its Washington-area staff with the hiring of former Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) president Stan Mackiewicz and Beth Van Emburgh, who had been working at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA).
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I live 100 miles from Richmond, Va., on the Chesapeake Bay. My
company does a number of crawlspace renovations as well as new
foundations. Can you recommend a supplier for the "continuous-duty
low-sone fan" that you show in your article ("Sealing Crawlspaces
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Adding batt fiberglass insulation to the rim joist is one way to
seal above the foundation. But fiberglass insulation is not an air
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Although this may be time consuming, it will help prevent moisture
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Another method you might want to consider would be to seal the sill
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Good article on mold remediation ("Genuine Mold," May/June 2006).
However, I did detect one item that goes against current wisdom.
Post-remediation testing should be conducted by a third party, not
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Below is a list of commonly used words when discussing radiation therapy. The following definitions may help you as you discuss your treatment options with your doctor.
Adaptive Radiotherapy (ART)
Changing a treatment plan between (or even within) treatment fractions, based on feedback received from TomoTherapy Hi•Art Treatment System measurements and processes, ensuring that patients receive the most accurate treatment based on up-to-date information.
Each beam is divided into many smaller, narrow "beamlets." This means that instead radiation being delivered through one beam, it is delivered through hundreds of smaller, more precise beams during a single rotation of TomoTherapy treatments. It's simple really; more angles and more beams mean more precise treatment.
Conformal Avoidance Radiotherapy (CA)
A form of IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy) used when the tumor boundary cannot be easily defined. Rather than trying to map the precise area to be treated, doctors can map out surrounding healthy tissue and organs that must be avoided. This "everything but" strategy is central idea behind TomoTherapy treatments.
Conformal Radiotherapy.
The goal of conformal therapy is to deliver a high dose to a volume that closely conforms to the shape of the patient's tumor volume. It requires the ability to accurately identify both the exact shape and location of the tumor so as to distribute the dose as close as possible to the margin around the target.
Only the TomoTherapy Hi•Art Treatment System has built in true CT imaging technology. TomoTherapy uses this built in imaging technology to take CTrueTM images before each treatment session to verify treatment. It allows doctors to adapt the treatment plan depending on any changes in the size, shape or location of the tumor, as well as account for other normal bodily changes that occur naturally from day to day. These CTrueTM images also mean that your treatment is based on an actual picture of your current anatomy, something that only TomoTherapy offers.
Delivery Modification
The built in Delivery Modification capability of TomoTherapy adjusts the delivery pattern to compensate for any changes in the patient's position or the location of the tumor between each rotation of TomoTherapy. Instead of physically repositioning the patient (which can be a time-consuming and error-prone procedure), delivery modification can recalculate the delivery pattern based on the patient's displacement.
Delivery Verification
TomoTherapy uses a signal measured at end of each rotation to compute and verify any things during treatment. This information is used to monitor the treatment delivery and shut down the unit if delivery errors are detected. Again, this ensures that patients receive the most accurate and precise treatment, sparing surrounding healthy tissue and organs.
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
IGRT is radiation treatment guided by imaging technology such as CT scans, MRI's, or PET scans. Doctors use the CTrueTM images to verify the patient's position, anatomy and tumor site at the time of treatment, helping ensure the accuracy of each treatment procedure. TomoTherapy is the only technology that allows doctors to verify treatments with pictures of the patients current anatomy.
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A method for positioning the patient for each TomoTherapy treatment. The doctor takes a CTrueTM image of the patient and then superimposes that image over a reference image. The planning image can then be manually or automatically adjusted to get the best match.
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
One of the most important recent advances in radiation treatment, IMRT involves changing the size, shape, and intensity of the radiation beam to conform to the size, shape, and location of the patient's tumor. The TomoTherapy Hi•Art Treatment System uses patented technology to adapt the intensity of the radiation beam so that it precisely conforms to the shape of the tumor.
In radiation therapy, a prescription usually defines the dose (in Gy) or radiation to be directed to the tumor.
Radiotherapy (RT)
Also called radiation therapy, radiotherapy is the treatment of cancer and other diseases with ionizing radiation, with the aim to eliminate cancer cells. Although radiation damages both cancer cells and normal cells, normal cells can repair themselves more quickly, while the cancer cells sustain more and more damage with each treatment.


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A semi-truck rollover in Summit County early Thursday night killed one person.
The accident happened at the junction of Interstates 80 and 84, near the towns of Echo and Henefer, according to Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Todd Johnson. About 8:28 p.m., the westbound truck was turning right on an off ramp when it rolled, crushing the cab. The truck was pulling a flatbed trailer.
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The driver, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. Johnson did not immediately have information on the age, gender or name of the driver.
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