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What do you envision for your next safari experience?
We walk you through a range of safari regions, activities, camps and lodges, and expert guides that we know and trust. We consider season, region, activity options, budget, duration and availability as well as the best routing and transfer schedules.
More on Developing Your Provisional Itinerary
What to Expect in Planning & Booking Your Safari with Next Adventure, Inc
Designing & Planning Your Safari
We start every custom safari booking with a personalized consultation to discuss your travel style, potential destinations & season, trip length, budget and special interests. For clients in the San Francisco Bay Area, we are happy to meet in person although we are very well versed in consulting by telephone and email.
We'll work closely with you to design your custom safari itinerary or to select an appropriate scheduled small group safari with expert-guided wildlife-viewing, cultural excursions and touring extensions to round out the experience. During the planning process we provide recommendations based on our experience and knowledge acquired over 30+ years of traveling in Africa. We'll tell you the best experiences to be had in each destination and ensure your trip is of the finest quality from start to finish!
We are happy to book any custom itinerary of at least 7 days. Our itineraries always include time spent wildlife viewing as this is our specialty.
We require in advance a $300 per booking non-refundable service fee to design a fully customized safari & tour itinerary and reserve space in consultation with you (this service fee will be applied towards your invoice). Confirmation of space requires a 30% deposit which will be forfeited if you cancel your journey. The balance of payment is due 10 weeks before your departure date.
Provisional Reservations
Once we've agreed on a basic outline for your custom safari, the next step is to obtain provisional reservations with the various lodges and camps, adjusting for availability.
These provisional reservations will be held pending your approval and confirmation. Normally we can hold space for 3-14 days depending on the circumstances.
We will review the proposed itinerary and costs together in detail to make sure we've designed the perfect safari for your interests, time and budget!
International Airfare
Once your safari has been outlined and quoted, we can purchase air tickets that coordinate with your land arrangements. You are welcome to book your own flights using miles or to purchase direct from the airline should you prefer. However, for a small service fee, we can also assist you with your reservations using our expert air desk to suggest the best available options.
When researching airfares, we encourage you to read the fine print very carefully. Also keep in mind that taxes, fuel surcharges and security fees can amount to $500+ on top of fares to Africa depending on routing and number of segments in your flight plans.
Airfares are subject to change until tickets are purchased so please act quickly to secure tickets if you find favorable fares. We're happy to check your itinerary before you purchase.
We prefer to know that air reservations are in place before proceeding as space during peak seasons can be a problem if not booked well in advance.
If you intend to use Frequent Flyer Miles, you need to contact the airline directly to check availability of awards travel. Please do this as soon as possible since awards seats and upgradable tickets can be challenging to secure! Schedules generally open up 330 days prior to travel.
Confirming Reservations
As we get ready to confirm your safari reservations, we will send you a link to download all the preliminary information you need to review.
In accordance with our Participation Agreement, we require a non-refundable 30% deposit on your safari / tour itinerary to confirm travel arrangements. We accept checks made out to Next Adventure, Inc. and all client funds are held in our trust account in compliance with the State of California's Seller of Travel Law. For payments by check we may extend a cash discount. Please inquire for more details. We can also accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit cards.
Finally, it is imperative that we have a signed Participation Agreement each traveler prior to confirmation. We also ask you to fill out a Guest Information form in order to accommodate any special requests you may have. Dietary requirements, medical conditions and mobility issues can be accommodated only with advance notice.
Customized Safari Itinerary & Dossier
Once your safari is confirmed with a deposit, we'll prepare a trip dossier for you {and your group}. This usually takes us a few weeks as each is prepared individually. Your dossier will contain the detailed daily itinerary, maps, health precautions, packing suggestions, background information, reading lists, financial matters including tipping guidelines, and emergency contact information.
Final Payment & Travel Documents
Final payment is due 10 weeks prior to your departure.
About a month prior to your trip, we will send safari vouchers along with any updated or revised information about your itinerary.
During Your Safari & On Your Return
While you are on safari we keep a close eye on reports from the field.
After your return home we'll be in touch with you to ensure that your safari went as planned.
This is the big moment when it all starts coming together.
Complete and return our Participation Agreement & Guest Information Forms as well as a 30% deposit to begin the final confirmation process. We send along detailed information from each safari camp, and we start thinking about travel visas and counting pages in our passports.
More on Confirming Your Custom Safari
When you're ready to confirm your safari arrangements, you'll receive an invoice for the deposit, and you'll need to read and sign our Participation Agreement & Booking Conditions as outlined below:
- 1. SAFARI & TOUR LAND COST: Customized safaris and tours involve contracting with multiple vendors and travel service providers or a single destination management company. Next Adventure negotiates with select vendors to ensure the best value and smooth handling and monitoring of your safari and tour. The cost of these services and Next Adventure's expertise and handling of your booking are reflected in the quoted safari land cost. Your safari proposal specifies what is included in your land cost. Generally, our custom safaris are fully inclusive when you stay at safari camps or lodges or participate in a camping safari. However, lunches and dinners in cities, international airfare and scheduled regional or domestic airfares are usually excluded. Light aircraft transfers or charter flights are typically included in the land cost. Please note that we quote on a package basis and cannot break out costs for component services nor do we offer refunds for unused services. Travel insurance may provide coverage for unused pre-paid services under certain circumstances such as a missed connection or delay.
- 2. RESERVATIONS, CONFIRMATION & PAYMENT SCHEDULE: We require a minimum deposit of $300 as a non-refundable service fee to design a fully customized safari and tour itinerary and to reserve space in consultation with you (this service fee will be deducted from your invoice). Confirmation of your booking requires that you submit a signed and dated Participation Agreement along with a 30% non-refundable deposit which is forfeited if you cancel for any reason. The balance is due 10 weeks before your departure date or at the time of booking if your departure is less than 10 weeks away.
- 3. CANCELLATION POLICY, PENALTIES & CHANGE FEES: Once you confirm your travel arrangements by submitting a dated and signed copy of this Participation Agreement along with a non-refundable 30% deposit, cancellation fees apply and will be enforced as follows:
If you cancel: Cancellation fee is:
More than 10 weeks prior to departure – 30% of Safari Land Cost
6 to 10 weeks prior to departure – 60% of Safari Land Cost
Less than 6 weeks prior to departure – 100% of Safari Land Cost
Please also note that, once your travel arrangements are confirmed, change fees also apply to changes requested by you and such fees are commensurate with the time it takes to make them. Our minimum change fee is $300 and this fee is in addition to any applicable cancellation penalties or fees imposed by vendors involved in your safari or tour.
Tour operators, lodges and hotels control deposits and cancellation fees. Next Adventure's cancellation charges represent a reasonable estimate of our potential loss and are strictly enforced.
Please also note that lodges, camps, hotels and other service providers charge cancellation fees even when delays result from international and domestic air carriers' change of schedule, cancellation or flight delays.
We, therefore, strongly recommend you purchase trip cancellation and travel insurance to protect against cancellation fees when you cancel for covered reasons.
If you decline to purchase travel insurance, you personally assume full responsibility for any financial loss associated with your travel arrangements and you could lose your travel investment and/or have to pay more money to correct the situation.
The following, without limitation to these examples, are some of the circumstances when you will suffer financial loss: (i) your flight is cancelled and your accommodation and tours are non-refundable (ii) you cancel your trip due to illness or injury (iii) a natural disaster occurs during your trip and you are stranded (iv) your cruise line, airline or tour operator files for bankruptcy, unless you paid by credit card (v) a terrorist incident occurs at the destination you planned to visit (vi) you have a medical emergency, needing medical attention or evacuation (vii) your bags are lost and you need prescription medication refilled on an emergency basis or (viii) your passport and wallet are stolen and you need emergency cash, new travel documents and passport.
We must have your deposit and final payment on the due date to transfer funds to the appropriate service provider or your booking and reservation will be in jeopardy.
We must receive your cancellation notice in writing by email, fax or overnight courier. Your cancellation date will be the date we receive your written notice. Your decision not to participate on your customized safari or tour for any reason including due to State Department warnings or advisories, fear of travel or the like will be deemed a cancellation. If a flight or other delay, for any reason, results in preventing you from joining your safari or tour on its start date, you will be considered a no-show for which we cannot provide a full or partial refund or credit towards a future tour. You may join the safari or tour late if arrangements can be made.
- 4. TRAVEL INSURANCE: Please remember, as outlined above, there are a multitude of occurrences which may affect your participation in this trip. Travel insurance is highly recommended to reduce your loss for covered reasons. Once you are confirmed on a trip or have a confirmed reservation with Next Adventure, you are fully responsible to comply with our cancellation penalties as detailed above. Next Adventure adheres strictly to its cancellation policy.
Participation in a Next Adventure customized safari assumes the traveler is solely responsible for carrying comprehensive travel and adequate medical insurance to cover them throughout their safari and tour.
- 5. CURRENCY FLUCTUATION, GOVERNMENT TAXES & SURCHARGES: Next Adventure retains the right to adjust your safari cost up to the time your final payment is due to cover increases beyond our control. We also reserve the right to pass on increases in government taxes, such as VAT or park fees at any time. Charter and light aircraft transfer providers may impose fuel surcharges based on increased oil prices at any time. Any such increase does not constitute grounds for cancellation without payment of applicable cancellation penalties.
- 6. LAND COST PAYMENT METHOD & LATE PAYMENTS: We accept all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express). Please complete our Credit Card Authorization Form with your credit card number, cardholder's name, ccv number and your billing address.
Please inquire as we may offer a cash discount if all payments are made by check or wire transfer. Any discount will be deducted from your final payment; therefore the full initial deposit must be remitted by check or wire transfer. Please make checks payable to Next Adventure or wire directly into our Trust Account. If safari land payments are not received on time your booking may be in jeopardy. Please note due dates specified on your invoice and allow time for your payment to reach our office if you mail a check. We reserve the right to cancel your arrangements and impose cancellation penalties if payment isn't received within 10 days of the due date stated on your invoice.
- 7. COMMERCIAL AIRLINE SERVICE: Airfare costs and availability are subject to change at any time prior to receipt of payment. Many airlines now charge fees for seat assignments and may reserve the right to change seat assignments to satisfy loyalty members or due to equipment changes. Next Adventure will request seat assignments in accordance with your preferences but, for the above reasons, cannot guarantee them or be held responsible. Nor is Next Adventure responsible for mileage discrepancies involving airline loyalty reward programs.
- 8. BAGGAGE: Baggage is transported at the owner's risk throughout the trip. Airlines, buses, vans and other modes of transport may have weight and size restrictions on luggage and it is your responsibility to comply with them.
- 9. CALIFORNIA SELLER OF TRAVEL COMPLIANCE: Next Adventure holds client deposits in a Trust Account. Both initial and final payments to vendors are made from that account. Any refunds or adjustments are made promptly from funds Next Adventure holds in trust in that account. Next Adventure uses no client funds as working capital as we comply with California's 'Seller of Travel' law as outlined here.
A law went into effect January 01, 1996 in California and we are required to advise you of the following. Only residents of California are covered under this law; individuals residing outside California are not covered.
"Registration as a Seller of Travel does not constitute approval by the State of California"
"Right of California Customer to Make Claim on the California Travel Consumer Restitution Fund:
Next Adventure, Inc. is a participant in the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation (TCRC). You, the passenger, may request reimbursement from TCRC if you are owed a refund of more than $50 for transportation or travel services which was not refunded in a timely manner by a seller of travel who was registered and participating in TCRC at the time of sale. The maximum amount which may be paid by the TCRC to any one passenger is the total amount paid on behalf of the passenger to the seller of travel, not to exceed $15,000.
A claim must be submitted to the TCRC within six months after the scheduled completion date of the travel. A claim must include sufficient information and documentation to prove your claim and a $35 processing fee. You must agree to waive your right to other civil remedies against a participating seller of travel for matters arising out of a sale for which you file a claim with the TCRC, if you were located in California at the time of the sale.
You may request a claim form by writing to: Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation, P.O. Box 6001, Larkspur, CA 94977-6001; or by faxing a request to: (415) 927-7698."
"Upon cancellation of the transportation or travel services, where you, the customer, are not at fault and have not canceled in violation of the terms and conditions, if any, of the contract for transportation or travel services, all sums paid to Next Adventure for services not received by you will be promptly refunded by Next Adventure to you unless you otherwise advise Next Adventure in writing."
The above statements do not apply to residents of states other than California. Travelers purchasing from outside of California are not covered by the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund (TCRF).
California law requires certain sellers of travel to have a trust account or bond. Next Adventure Inc. has a trust account at Bank of America, Albany Branch, Albany, CA 94706.
- 10. SAFARI MEMBER RESPONSIBILITY & CONDUCT INCLUDING PASSPORT, VISAS, VACCINATIONS & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: You are responsible for selecting a trip or planning your itinerary in accordance with your ability and interests. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your passport is valid for 6 months beyond the date of travel and that you have adequate pages for visas required, which you are responsible for acquiring, if needed. Some destinations require that visas be obtained prior to arrival. Some nations require proof of vaccinations for all travelers.
You must read the pre-trip information and bring with you the recommended clothing and equipment. If you are traveling in a small group, you need to be sensitive to normally accepted standards of behavior and to customs of the people in the region you're visiting.
On safari (whether on foot, in a boat, or vehicle), you must follow directions and orders of the trip leader and/or guide in the interest of safety and wellbeing for every participant. We reserve the right to exclude you from participating in all or any part of a safari or tour if, in our sole discretion, your condition or behavior renders you unfit for the safari or tour or unfit for continuation once the tour begins. Unfitness may include, without limitation, any behavior that, regardless of its cause, is inappropriate or offensive or interferes with the delivery of tour or safari services or may constitute a hazard or embarrassment. In such cases, our liability shall be strictly limited to refund any recoverable cost of the unused portion of the tour, if any. Should you decide not to participate in any part of your tour or safari, no refunds will be made for unused services. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Next Adventure against any costs, damages, losses or liabilities arising out of your or your companions' actions or omissions.
- 11. MISCELLANEOUS: You hereby consent to our use of photos or videos of you in our marketing materials without compensation. Facsimile transmission of any signed document shall be deemed as an original. At our request, you shall promptly provide an original document as well. We reserve the right to decline to do business with anyone on a non-discriminatory basis. If there are conflicts between Next Adventure's tour or safari itinerary and this Participation Agreement, this agreement shall apply.
- 12. CHILDREN AND SENIORS: We must know prior to booking if your party includes children under the age of 12, young adults under 18, or seniors, so we can recommend an appropriate itinerary. Certain camps and activities, like canoeing and walking or gorilla safaris, have age limits. If one parent or guardian plans to travel with a minor child without the other parent or parents, some nations have strict documentation requirements. Birth certificates may be required for children under 18 years of age. In addition, parents or guardians must sign releases from liability on behalf of any minor travelers.
- 13. TRAVELERS NEEDING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: We will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the needs of our travelers; however, travelers requiring special assistance for their personal needs must notify us when booking for a determination of what assistance we can reasonably provide. In cases where we cannot accommodate a traveler's needs, persons requiring this assistance must be accompanied by a companion who is responsible for independently providing needed help. We regret we cannot provide special individual assistance to travelers with special needs for ordinary daily activities such as walking, dining etc. or other special needs. In no instance will we or our suppliers physically lift or assist participants on to or off transport vehicles.
- 14. MEDICAL PROXY: If you are unable to authorize your own medical attention and treatment, you authorize Next Adventure Inc.or its subcontractors or agents to authorize medical attention and treatment on your behalf. You agree to hold harmless and release Next Adventure Inc. from any liability for medical attention authorized by them, their subcontractors or agents on your behalf. Next Adventure Inc. assumes no liability regarding provision of medical care or evacuation services. Any of our staff or subcontractors who may provide or seek emergency medical care on your behalf may not have had formal medical or first aid training and act only as a Good Samaritan.
- VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION: I acknowledge that I have voluntarily applied to participate on this customized safari and tour and that I have read the description of the trip as it appears in emails, written itinerary, Next Adventure web-site and other written material relating to this trip, together with all information contained in this agreement. I am voluntarily participating in this trip with knowledge of the hazards involved.
- HAZARDS ON WILDLIFE SAFARIS: Wild animals are dangerous and unpredictable. Encounters with wild animals can be life threatening. Safari guides are trained with respect to safe and proper wildlife viewing. All safaris are conducted by licensed professional guides who, where allowed, may carry a weapon. Accidents are rare, but the possibility of serious injury or loss of life exists. Conditions on safari may be rustic and uncomfortable due to dust, road conditions, insect pests or other inconveniences. Safaris take place in remote areas and emergency medical services may be at a considerable distance requiring costly and time-consuming evacuation.
- LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Next Adventure Inc., its Owners, Outfitters, Agents and Employees give notice that they act only as the agent for the owners, contractors, and suppliers providing means of transportation and/or all other related travel services and assume no responsibility for injury, loss or damage to person or property, in connection with any service and resulting directly or indirectly from: acts of God, detention, annoyance, delays, expenses arising from quarantine, strikes, thefts, pilferage, force majeure, failure of any means of conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled, civil disturbances, terrorism, government restrictions or regulations, and discrepancies or changes in transit or hotel services over which it has no control. Reasonable changes in itinerary may be made where deemed advisable for the comfort and well being of travelers. The right is reserved to substitute hotels, alter the itinerary, and reverse the order of the places to be visited. On advancement of deposit to Next Adventure, the depositor therefore agrees to be bound by the above recited terms and conditions.
- RELEASE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE: As consideration for being permitted by Next Adventure to participate in this safari, I hereby agree that neither I, nor any of my heirs, personal or legal representatives, or family members will bring suit or make claim for illness, injury or death resulting from the negligence (but not the reckless, willful, or fraudulent conduct) of Next Adventure, any of its officers, directors, agents, contractors and all of its affiliated organizations from and against any and all liability arising out of, or in any way connected with, my participation in the trip. The parties to this agreement hereby waive the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, which reads as follows: "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor."
- ARBITRATION & WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY & STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the performance thereunder, including without limitation any claim related to illness, injury or death, shall be settled by binding arbitration in Berkeley, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then existing. You agree to present any claims against us within 30 days after the safari and tour ends and to request arbitration within one year of the incident, and you acknowledge that this expressly limits the applicable statute of limitations to one year.
- KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY EXECUTION: I have carefully read this Participation Agreement and fully understand all its contents. I am aware that this Agreement includes a release of liability and a binding contract between myself and Next Adventure Inc. and/or its affiliated organizations and I sign it of my free will. If my party includes a person under 18, then I represent that person's parent or legal guardian. I agree not to initiate a chargeback or refund request that is not authorized by this Agreement and to pay all legal fees incurred by Next Adventure Inc. in disputing any such claim.
You receive the final dossier.
A big packet arrives outlining flights, connections & transfers, health bulletins, immigrations & customs details, emergency contact info & packing guidelines. Time to set up a hold on your mail and notify your bank and get somebody to come over and feed the pets and water the flowers.
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Safari & Tour Clothing
While on safari comfortable, casual clothing is all you'll need unless your itinerary includes elegant restaurants and hotels or travel on luxury trains. Laundry is widely available and most safari camps/lodges and hotels provide toiletries. The less you take with you, the better! The maximum weight on your specific safari will be noted at the top of your itinerary but please note the following guidelines. We strive to provide current and accurate information but cannot be held responsible for policy changes.
Safari clothing should be neutral or bush colored (green, brown, grey or khaki).
Bright colors and white are unsuitable for game drives or bush walks!
Black and dark blue are known to attract insects like tsetse flies (where applicable) and should be avoided.
Camouflage or military-inspired clothing is not recommended and is illegal in some African countries.
- Tennis or running shoes. If doing extended bush walks, consider a thick-soled tennis shoe or light hiking boot.
- Light casual shoe for cities & air travel.
- Sandals or flip-flops (optional)
- 4 pairs of socks Wide-brimmed sun hat (all seasons!)
- Wind-breaker or light raincoat
- A very warm jacket, pile or fleece (winter)
- Warm sweater (winter) or light sweater (summer)
- In winter, bring a warm hat, gloves & scarf!
- 2 pairs of pants: jeans, khakis or safari pants
- 2 pairs shorts
- 4 sets underwear
- 2 short-sleeved shirt
- 2 long-sleeved shirt (sun protection)
- 2 or 3 T-shirts Swim suit (especially in summer)
- Bandanna or scarf
- Belt
- Pajamas
- Ladies, depending upon itinerary, dress/skirt
- Men, depending upon itinerary, sport jacket
- Malaria pills if applicable
- Hand and body lotions, lip balm
- Insect repellent (not too much)
- Sunscreen (factor 15+)
- Small containers of hair shampoo & conditioner; however, we encourage use of biodegradable products provided by camps to preserve the fragile ecosystems you'll be enjoying!
- Deodorant
- Toothpaste, toothbrush & floss
- Hair brush/comb
- Electric or hand razor
- Tweezers
- Feminine hygiene supplies
- Passport (check for sufficient blank pages & expiration date of more than 6 months after travel)
- World Health Organization immunization card
- Air tickets & vouchers
- Money belt with cash
- Credit cards
- Calculator (optional, for currency conversion)
- Sun glasses/case
- Prescription glasses/case
- Books
- Adapter/converter kit (US to UK is common)
- Binoculars
- Flashlight (small with extra batteries)
- Sewing kit, small scissors (optional)
* Large-size zip lock bags are also ideal for packing clothing to keep it organized.
Camera Equipment
- Camera (with extra batteries)
- Camera bag to protect gear from dust and/or rain
- Lenses (Telephoto of 200-300 m + wide-angle)
- Lens cleaning equipment
- Memory cards (a lot!)
- Battery charger (12V or 220V for video cameras)
- For digital cameras, adapter for recharging
- Zip lock bags*
We strongly recommend that each traveler carries a pair of quality binoculars.
Allen Bechky, a long-time colleague and author of Sierra Club safari guides on East and Southern Africa, has these comments:
"I recommend having good binoculars for optimum viewing pleasure. I don't like ultra-compact models but they have the advantage of small size and weight. I like mid-size but high-power, quality lenses."
- Decent quality models start at about $300.
- Well-respected brands include: Zeiss, Nikon, Canon, Bushnell, Pentax, Swarovski, Steiner and Leica
- We recommend you consider a local retailer such as REI or a specialty camera store such as Looking Glass in Berkeley, CA where you can get personal advice from knowledgeable staff and the chance to try out binos yourself! If you don't have access to experts near you, try a reputable camera store like B & H Photo.
Personal First Aid Kit
Bring a small kit including aspirin, antiseptic & band-aids, throat lozenges, antihistamines, other prescription medicines, etc. This should be adjusted according to your personal needs and experience.
The less you take the better! Laundry service is widely available at most safari camps and lodges free or for a small charge. Please note that, due to African cultural traditions, staff at camps and lodges may not wash "smalls' or undergarments. Please ask about this policy on arrival.
Lost Baggage
To minimize inconvenience due to lost luggage, please pack a small bag with your essentials including any life sustaining medication, which can be carried with you as hand luggage, and pack a second bag containing non-essentials that can be loaded in the aircraft hold. If the second bag does not arrive, you will still have your essential items on hand while efforts are made to recover your baggage.
Luggage safety and security
There has been a general increase in the incident of theft of personal belongings from checked luggage. Although authorities are addressing this, it is of utmost importance that you do not put anything of value (personal or financial value) in your checked baggage as luggage can be tampered with and valuables removed. This includes, but is not limited to jewelery, cameras, video equipment, reading /sunglasses, laptops or other computer/electronic equipment, medication (especially critical medication) etc. We also strongly recommend that you lock your luggage with TSA-approved locks to deter opportunistic theft.


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I was at Buy.com the other day to look for unlocked cellular phones. I want to buy one I can use to put a sim card with a roaming number in so I can send text messages to my relatives in PI for just a peso instead of paying twenty cents per outgoing and incoming text messages. I found a few that are promising but they are still on the higher price but then it is not surprising considering I am looking for a quad band phone. So I will have to save a few more dollars because what I have right now is already appropriated in bills and savings. While I was at their website I read about their "green study" where a study claim that shopping online consumes less energy and reduces carbon monoxide emission. I don't know if this is true but I do shop online and I hope I am helping in my own little way. But, it does not solve my immediate problem, money to buy the phone I like to own.
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36 tracks revealed.
two ninetails... cant wait to see that fight!
Is that the full track list? I don't see the Asian Kung-fu Generation song on there.
i dunno if its full but it is an ost... so asian kung fu song wont be there
Where is Naruto Shippuden OST III ?
to download? i dont think those links are allowed at AS :/
I know that, there wouldnt be any links anyway as its not released. What I dont understand is how we now know the release date for the OST for Road to Ninja but nothing on OST3 for shippuden. Its been well delayed!
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CONWAY, Ark. – The University of Dallas men's basketball team opened the 2018-19 season and a four-game road stretch with an 81-67 final on Thursday night. A first-half outburst that included a 23-9 scoring run for Hendrix College (1-1) would be too much for the Crusaders (0-1) to overcome.
A three-pointer by Dustin Mathis (Fort Worth, Texas) brought a 7-2 deficit to a single possession with just under five minutes into the contest. Cameron Hyde (Missouri City, Texas) immediately scored in his collegiate debut with a layup and three-pointer to make it a 12-10 with 11:55 to go in the opening stanza.
Dallas struggled shooting most of the frame with a 25.9 percent effort from the field. Those pair of trifectas were the early makes in the half as well, as UD finished 2-of-8 during the first 20 minutes.
The Warriors rattled off seven straight points to boast their first double-digit advantage of the game. The home team kept the hot scoring up, as Seth Stanley nailed back-to-back triples to cap a massive run that made it a 36-19 edge with three and a half before the break.
Dallas' Scott Bolen (Houston, Texas) completed an old fashioned three-point play for his lone points of the game that made it 36-22, which would be the halftime score. His free throw at 2:23 was the final points by either side of the half.
Hendrix eventually doubled the halftime advantage to its largest lead of the game (28) with less than half of the second played. A trey by Sean Coman marked the lengthy margin.
The road squad responded with its strongest run of the night, with 14 of the next 19 points counting for Dallas to shrink the gap to 17 over four minutes. Joshua Nunn (St. Louis, Mo.) made all six of his points during that stretch at the free throw line. Hyde also had a pair of free throws and a layup for four points. Rashid Coombs (Houston, Texas) and Letrell Toussaint (Waco, Texas) chipped in layups during the surge.
Hendrix answered with five points on two free throws and a trey from Trey Rouse.
Mathis countered the next possession with a three-pointer. The sophomore guard followed by snatching a steal and driving for a fastbreak layup. Mathis was fouled and added a free throw on the and-one. The Warriors had three straight turnovers that UD took advantage of to nip the deficit to 11 (73-62) with just beneath five minutes in regulation. Hyde had a layup to make it a 13-point gap, and then two made baskets at the charity stripe by Nunn reduced the score to the closest margin since middle of the first.
Hendrix committed its fourth consecutive turnover, but the Crusaders could not get the deficit into single-digits as an offensive foul gave the ball and momentum back to the home squad. Stanley sank two free throws and then a layup by Trace Crawford stretched the game to 15 and beyond reach with 2:25 left.
Nunn matched a game-high 19 points with a 12-for-15 effort in free throws. Dallas went 21-for-28 at the stripe. Hyde debuted his collegiate career with a double-digit performance of 11 points. Mathis rounded out the double-digit scoring trio by also tallying 11, a personal-high. John Russell (Bossier City, La.) contributed six points and rebounds.
Dallas shot 56 percent (14-25) from the field in the second half. Both teams scored 45 in the last frame, but a 14-point difference in the earlier half proved to be the difference. The Crusaders were edged on the glass 39-34 and committed two more turnovers 16-14. Both teams swiped five steals.
A quartet of Warriors totaled double figures in the scoring column led by Stanley with 19. Kam Brasfield (13), Carl Fitch (12), and Coman (10) were also part of the scoring unit that helped Hendrix shoot 29-of-64 (45.3%) from the field and 10-for-30 from downtown. The Warriors also went 13-for-15 at the free throw line.
The season-opening setback was only the second one in the past six years. The other was also in Conway to the Warriors in 2015-16. Between those two matchups, Dallas had won five straight head-to-head meetings, including two on the road.
These teams will meet again on December 2 in the Maher Center.
Dallas continues its long start on the road with three games next week. The trio of contests is kicked off on Tuesday, November 20, at University of the Ozarks. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.


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The Papal Coat of Arms says more about Pienza than I could write about in several paragraphs, but let me give you a thumbnail sketch of the history surrounding this beautiful village. Small town boy makes good and spends a sizeable fortune to polish up his humble origins. The boy from Corsignano, Enea Silvio Piccolomini became Pope Pio II and used the wealth of the Papacy to help create the perfect Renaissance city, renamed Pienza. So perfect, in fact, that Franco Zeffirelli filmed his 1968 movie Romeo and Juliet here. The Palazzo Piccolomini, the Pope's private home owned by his descendents until the last one died, was featured as the home of the Capulets. Most of the street scenes were also filmed in Pienza, while Gubbio in Umbria is where the fight scenes were filmed. I had wanted to see this town ever since I saw this beautifully filmed screenplay.
On the day we visited, October 3, 2005, we heard a little rumbling in the distance. As we parked the rental car we realized it had been drums. We followed the local crowd down the narrow streets to see what was taking place. We knew that there was a parade of some sort, because in a short period of time we saw the town band in full red velvet uniform, Renaissance uniform.
First came the standard bearers, then the heralding trumpets decorated with small flags, that started playing the closer we got to the Duomo, and then the drummers, setting the pace for all with their drums, the heartbeat of the festival. The band instruments were as lovely as the uniforms. In all the years that we had visited Italy, we had never before seen a celebration like this, because we have always traveled in Spring and Fall and the great majority of events such as this generally happen in Summer. This was a real spectacle and it was wonderful to see.
Picking up the rear were the flag twirlers, who we would soon discover were the main event. Never before had the "flag girls" in high school made any sense to me; the drum major, yes, the cheer leaders, yes, but I always wondered who thought up the idea of girls in short skirts tossing flags into the air and catching them backhanded. Evidently, pasta and pizza were not the only things Italians brought to America!
The crowd gathered around the Piazza where the Duomo and Palazzo Piccolomini are located next to one another and waited for what seemed like a long time before everyone found their place and the festivities started. We finally discovered that they were celebrating Pope Pio II. Whether it was the day of his birth or the day he became pope didn't really matter.
What mattered was that these people, inhabitants of Pienza, were celebrating his life almost 550 years after he made the investment in their town, his town. Sense of place is very important to the Italian psyche. When Italians ask "di dove sei?" where are you from, they are not asking where you live, but where you were born. In that context it's very easy to understand why Piccolomini decided to spend time and money on the place of his birth, not for glory, not to reinvent his past, but because it was his home.
This photo of a typical looking building was taken on our way out of town. As delightful as it was to be there on a holiday, to experience the festive mood, the numbers of people were too large to deal with and few photos could be taken because of all the crowding. Going back on a regular day to see what the pace of life is like would be ideal. I've linked two websites that have nice photos of the town and a bit of history to go with them. Before I go back, I really must rent Zeffirelli's movie.


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Annual Canvass Open or Close
Each year every household in the North East Derbyshire District will receive a Household Enquiry Form (HEF), which is also known as the Annual Canvass. The information we gather from this enables us to produce the revised Register of Electors and ensures that everyone who should be entitled to vote can do so.
If you are not included on the Register of Electors you will not be able to vote so it is important that you provide us with up to date information on the occupants at your address. You can't vote until you reach the age of 18 but any 16 or 17 year olds in your household should be included on the form. You should not include any children under the age of 16.
All of the major credit reference agencies use the Register of Electors to verify your details when you apply for a mortgage, loan or other credit agreement. If you are not on the Register of Electors you are likely to have problems in obtaining any form of credit.
We will be sending Household Enquiry Forms in July 2019 to every household in the district. When you receive your Household Enquiry Form, please check this carefully to ensure it is correct and advise us of any changes that need to be made. The form will include details of how you can do this. Please respond without delay as this will mean we need to send out fewer reminders and helps us to keep costs down. Reminder forms will be sent at the end of August 2019 to households where no response has been received.The revised Register of Electors will be published on 1 December 2019.
By-elections Open or Close
Results and notices in respect of local by elections in North East Derbyshire District are highlighted below:
Hasland and Winsick ward of the Parish of Grassmoor, Hasland and Winsick - June 2019
Wessington - June 2019
Conclusion of Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places 2018 Open or Close
North East Derbyshire District Council has completed a review of polling districts and polling places in accordance with the Representation of the People Act 1983. The review was undertaken following a review of the Council's electoral arrangements by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The new electoral arrangements will come into force at the local elections in 2019.
The Council has taken into account public comments, observations and representations in reaching its decisions, and has now published revised details of its designated Polling Districts and Polling Places.
The changes to the polling districts and polling places will be incorporated in the revised electoral register to be published on 1st December, 2018.
The following documentation in relation to the review is available to view online at https://www.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk Hard copies of the documents are available for inspection at the Council Offices, 2013 Mill Lane, Wingerworth, Chesterfield, S42 6NG.
- Details of the designation of polling districts and polling places within the North East Derbyshire District as a result of the review; (See Appendix C of the Council report)
- The minutes of meeting of the Council held on 9th July, 2018 which considered the draft recommendations :
- The report and appendices considered by the Council at its meeting held on 9th July 2018 which sets out the reasons for choosing each particular polling place and polling district including responses to public consultation;
- All representations made by any person in connection with the review. (See Appendix "A" of the Council report) and
- Correspondence sent to any person or consultee to whom the authority contacted because they had particular expertise in relation to access to premises or facilities for disabled people. (Letter to consultees)
Following the conclusion of the local authority's review certain persons have a right to make representations
to the Electoral Commission. If, on receipt of the representations, the Commission find that the review did not:-
- meet the reasonable requirements of the electors in the constituency or a body of them; or
- take sufficient account of the accessibility for disabled persons of a polling station/polling stations with a designated polling place
then the Commission may direct the Council to make any alterations to the polling places as they think necessary and if the alterations are not made within two months, make the alterations themselves.
Any representations must be in writing, either by post, e-mail or fax to:
Legal Counsel, The Electoral Commission, 3 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YZ.
Tel: 020 7271 0500 Fax: 020 7271 0505
If you require any further information regarding this review telephone 01246 217058
Dan Swaine
Chief Executive and Electoral Registration Officer
County Election Open or Close
The next scheduled Derbyshire County Council Elections will take place in 2021. The last Elections to be held to elect County Councillors within the North East Derbyshire area was on Thursday 4 May 2017.
In the North East Derbyshire area, there are 7 electoral divisions represented by 8 Councillors:
Clay Cross North – 1 seat
Clay Cross South – 1 seat
Dronfield East – 1 seat
Dronfield West and Walton – 1 seat
Eckington and Killamarsh – 2 seats
Sutton – 1 seat
Wingerworth and Shirland – 1 seat
District and Parish Elections 2019 Open or Close
The District and Parish Elections took place within North East Derbyshire on Thursday 2 May 2019.
The statements of persons nominated for the District are here. The Notice of the Poll for the District are here.
The statememts of persons nominated for the Parish are here. The Notice of the Poll for the Parish are here.
Declaration of results - District
Conservative - 30
Labour - 18
Lib Dem - 3
Independent - 2
Declaration of results - Parish
Eckington, Marsh Lane, Ridgeway and Troway
European Parliamentary Elections Open or Close
Click here for more information and results (results will be available after the count on Sunday 26 May 2019)
Statement of Parties and Individual Candidates Nominated and Notice of Poll
Neighbourhood Planning Referendum Open or Close
Ashover - 8/2/2018
Brackenfield - 5/9/2019
Dronfield 24/10/2019
Neighbourhood Planning Referendum - Information statement and more information can be found on the Neighbourhood Planning pages
Holymoorside and Walton 23/11/2017
Wingerworth - 14/6/2018
Neighbourhood Planning Referendum - Information statement and more information can be found on the Neighbourhood Planning pages.
Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations
Wessington - 18/7/2019
Neiighbourhood Planning Referendum - Notice of referendum. More information can be found on the Neighbourhood Planning pages.
Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations
Parliamentary Election Open or Close
Parliamentary, or General Elections are held every five years. Members of Parliament (MPs) represent people from their local area at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. Their time is split between their area (also known as their constituency) and Parliament.
Within their constituency, MPs work with residents and local businesses to see how local problems can be resolved. Residents can contact their MP about issues they might be facing, for example employment, housing or benefits.
In the event of any scheduled Parliamentary Election, North East Derbyshire residents who are already registered to vote will automatically sent a poll card.
You only need to register if you have moved house or have not previously registered to vote at the address where you live. The quickest and easiest way to do this is to go online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote, where you will need to provide certain details, including your Date of Birth and National Insurance Number.
Parliamentary Election 2019 Open or Close
- Notice of Election Agents, Names and Offices
- Situation of Polling Stations
- Statement of Persons Nominated
- Notice of Election
Declaration of result of the Parliamentary Election 2019
The next Parliamentary Election will take place on Thursday 12 December 2019.
Register to Vote
The last date to apply to register to vote is Tuesday 26 November 2019. If you are not already a registered elector or you have recently moved, you can apply to register to vote at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. You will require your National Insurance Number in order to complete a new application.
Please note if you are already registered to vote, you do not need to reapply. If you are unsure whether you are currently registered to vote, please contact the Electoral Services Team who would be able to advise you.
Apply for a Postal Vote
If you are unable to visit your polling station on polling day, you can apply for a postal vote by completing an application form. The last date for new postal and postal proxy applications and for any changes to existing postal or proxy votes is 5pm on Tuesday 26 November 2019.
Apply for a Proxy Vote
If you wish to appoint someone to vote on your behalf, you can apply for a proxy vote by completing an application form. The last date for new proxy vote applications is 5pm on Wednesday 4 December 2019.
Publication of Verification Figure Open or Close
Please find the publication of verification figure attached here.
Review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations 2019 Open or Close
Notice of Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places
The Electoral Administration Act 2006 introduced a requirement that each local authority undertakes a review of parliamentary polling districts.
The electoral and polling arrangements made for the parliamentary elections are also used at other elections and the aim of the review is to ensure that all electors within the district have reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable, and so far as is reasonable and practicable, all polling places and stations are accessible to all electors including those with disabilities.
A consultation document for the review is available on this webpage, as well as a Notice of the Review which explains how representations should be made.
The Review commences on Monday 19 August 2019 inviting comments and submissions in writing from any interested parties, which must be received by Friday 20 September 2019.
A schedule of the Councils current polling districts, polling places and polling stations can be viewed here.
The Returning Officers proposals are now available to view and any comments on the Returning Officers proposals must be submitted to Donna Jawad – Electoral Services Manager by no later than Friday 18 October 2019.
The Council will consider all submissions received and recommendations for any new polling districts, polling places and polling stations. However, there is no requirement to change any existing arrangements.
- Notice of Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places
- Consultation Document
- Schedule of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations
- Submission Form
Maps of each ward showing current polling station location
Standing as a Candidate Open or Close
Prior to any election, prospective candidates must meet certain criteria before they are allowed to stand as a candidate.
Local election candidates
To qualify as a candidate for local elections you must:
Be a British or Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a citizen of the European Union.
Be 18 years of age or more on the date of nomination
Not be disqualified from holding office
Candidates also have to meet one or more of the following criteria:
They must be included on the electoral register and be a local government elector for the area on the date of nominations and thereafter.
They must have occupied, as owner or tenant, any land or other premises in the area during the twelve months prior to nominations.
Their principal or only place of work must have been in the area for the previous twelve months.
They must have resided in the area for the whole of the previous twelve months.
For parish elections, they must have resided in the area, or within three miles of the area for the whole of the previous twelve months.
A candidate for all local elections must complete a nomination paper in order to stand for election. The nomination paper has to be signed by the requisite number of electors who live within the electoral ward, parish or division and must be returned by the statutory deadline together with the candidate's consent to nomination.
Although most candidates are nominated through a political party, individuals can stand for election in their own right. Candidates must submit a return of expenses detailing expenditure on items such as advertising, transport and attending public meetings.
To qualify as a candidate for UK Parliamentary elections you must:
Be a British or Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
Be 18 years of age or more on the date of nomination
Not be disqualified from holding office
A candidate for a UK Parliamentary election must complete a nomination paper in order to stand for election. The nomination paper has to be signed by ten electors of the constituency.
Candidates also have to submit a deposit of £500 which will be refunded only if the candidate receives more than 5% of the total votes cast in the election.
Further information may be found at the Electoral Commission's website https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent
Voting Open or Close
In order to vote in UK Elections and Referendums, you need to apply to have your name included on the Register of Electors. This is known as registering to vote. It is a legal requirement to supply the required information. The simplest way to register is by going online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. It only takes a few minutes to register but you will need to have your Date of Birth and National Insurance Number to hand as you won't be able to complete your application without it.
If you are not registered you will not be able to vote at any Election. You are not automatically registered even if you pay Council Tax. You can register to vote if you are 16 years old or over, and a British, Irish, Commonwealth or European Union citizen. If you are 16 or 17, you can register now but you are not allowed to vote until you are 18.
Postal Vote
Anyone included in the Register of Electors may apply for a postal vote. If you know that you will not be able to vote in person, you should apply for a postal vote as soon as an Election is announced or as soon as you become aware that you will be out of the country on polling day. Postal votes can be sent to an address outside the UK - for example if you are going on holiday - but please remember that it will take time to get there and for you to return it in time for the vote to be counted.
Postal ballot papers are normally sent out a week or two before Polling Day (depending on when you send in your postal voting application), so if you will not be at home around that time you should consider appointing a proxy to vote on your behalf. However, you are advised to contact the Electoral Services Team who will be able to tell you the specific application deadlines and despatch dates for each Election.
Proxy Vote
You may still be able to vote even if you are unable to get to your polling station on Polling Day for a particular Election by applying for a proxy vote . (A proxy is someone who votes on your behalf). You will only be able to appoint a proxy for one Election, unless it is on the grounds of medical or employment reasons.
If you want to appoint a proxy to vote for you, he or she must be:
- Willing to vote on your behalf
- A registered elector
- A British citizen or citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland, or for local government and European Parliamentary Elections, a citizen of the European Union
- Old enough to vote and legally allowed to vote.
Armed Forces Personnel
If you are a member of the Armed Forces and are registered as an elector, you will be entitled to vote in Parliamentary, Local and European Elections in the UK.
Service personnel and their spouses' resident in the UK may register in either of two ways. They may be included as an ordinary elector by completing an individual registration application, or they may register as service voters.
In order to register as a service voter you will need to complete a service declaration every 5 years. If you are likely to be posted overseas, it is advisable to apply to vote by post or by proxy.
Overseas Electors
If you are a British National living overseas you are entitled to vote in UK Parliamentary Elections and European Parliamentary Elections for up to 15 years after you were last registered in the UK. Overseas Electors cannot vote at Local Government Elections. If you are in the armed forces or crown personnel this does not apply to you. Overseas Electors can register online.
In order to register as an Overseas Elector you will need to contact the Electoral Registration Officer at the local council covering the address for where you were last registered within the UK. If the last UK address you were registered at was in North East Derbyshire District you can register with us or contact us at Electoral Services, North East Derbyshire District Council, District Council Offices, 2013 Mill Lane, Wingerworth, Chesterfield, S42 6NG.
If you have never been registered as an elector in the UK, you will not be eligible to register as an Overseas Elector. However, if you left the UK before you were 18 years of age you can register at your parents or guardians' address, provided that they were registered and that you left the UK no more than 15 years ago.
Overseas Electors should also apply to vote by post or proxy. Postal votes are sent out approximately one to two weeks before polling day (depending on when you made your application). However, you are advised to contact the Electoral Services Team who will be able to tell you the specific despatch dates for each Election. If you are not likely to be able to receive and return a postal vote in that time, you should consider appointing a proxy.
Students who are away at university or college can remain registered at their family home and may also register at their student accommodation. You cannot vote twice in a UK Parliamentary or European Parliamentary Election. You would be committing an offence if you voted twice. However, you can vote in a Local Government Election both at home and your term-time address, as long as they are in different Local Government areas. Students may also wish to consider the option of a postal vote.
Register of Electors
The Register of Electors contains the names and addresses of all those who have registered to vote within the North East Derbyshire District.
Each year after completion of the Annual Canvass, the revised Register of Electors is published on 1st December. Monthly Updates to the Register of Electors are also published between January-September. This is known as Rolling Registration. There are no Monthly Updates to the Register of Electors in October and November.
Two versions of the Register of Electors are compiled – Full and Open Register.
The Full Register lists everybody who is eligible to vote, a copy is available at our District Council Offices, 2013 Mill Lane, Wingerworth, Chesterfield S42 6NG for public inspection in accordance with legal requirements. Inspection of the register is strictly under supervision and only handwritten notes can be taken. You will not be permitted to photocopy or take images of any part of the register. It is not permissible for an electronic search to be carried out.
The Open Register leaves out names and addresses of people who have made a request to be excluded from this version of the register. The Open Register can be bought by anyone for any purpose.
If you move house after the Register of Electors is published on 1st December each year, you can apply to be registered in respect of your new address under the Rolling Registration which takes approximately four to six weeks to take effect. You can register online at your new address at www.gov.uk/registertovote or alternatively contact us for a printed form. Once an Election has been called and you find out that you are not currently registered you can apply to register up to 12 days before the Election.
Many of the major credit firms check your address against the Register of Electors and you may be refused a loan, mobile phone agreement, mortgage, bank account, etc. if you are not registered. Being registered also provides you with the chance to have your say about how your local council or the government is run and how they impact on services such as education, housing, public transport, planning and leisure facilities, amongst others.


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Game of Thrones Characters Rumoured to Join Season 6 (and Who We Think Should Play Them)
If rumours surrounding Game of Thrones' sixth season cast are true, we'd like to offer a few suggestions as to which actors are best suited for the assumed roles.
Despite cryptic character descriptions leaked online, fans were able to come up with realistic predictions for who might be leaping from page to screen next season.
We don't want to get too ahead of ourselves, but it's important for HBO to know who we think should play these potential future favourites. Here's hoping we persuade them with an idea or two.
Euron Greyjoy
Uncle to Theon Greyjoy, Euron has the characteristics of a villain, but remains a lord no less. In his assumed casting write-up, Euron is referred to as "Pirate."
The internet is already buzzing about Mads Mikkelsen being cast as Euron, and we have to say: he'd be a fine choice. But if he is cast, it better not interfere with shooting Hannibal. It's been a long winter without Lecter.
Randyll Tarly
Sam takes after his mother, so imagine his father, Randyll Tarly, is the exact opposite of his son. He's described as "narrow but iron willed" and balding with a short grey beard. He's mean, he's a warrior, and he's probably making an appearance in season six.
Ray Stevenson is a fan-favourite for the role of Victarion Greyjoy, but since it's never been confirmed whether or not Victarion will ever be cast, it would be nice to see Stevenson as Lord Tarly.
Sam's Sister
There isn't much to be said about the role of Sam's sister. He has more than one, there's no way of knowing which will be cast, and it really doesn't make a difference.
Who's the best person to play Sam's sister? Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany is familiar with playing multiple personalities. Since we don't know which of Sam's sisters will be cast, it makes sense to cast someone that could literally play them all.
Septon Meribald
Casting Septon Meribald is very telling as to where season six is headed. Meribald is a travelling Septon that makes his way along the Riverlands providing service for the smallfolk in exchange for food. He eventually runs into one of the key POV characters and helps with their journey.
A Septon is kind of like a doctor, right? What better doctor to cast than Doctor Who's Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi.
– See more at: http://www.space.ca/article/game-of-thrones-season-6-casting#sthash.dKW4LKPG.dpuf


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Social media. Where did it come from? Why is it important? What about the traditional stuff?
Don't get me wrong. Social media is absolutely wonderful. I use it everyday, and I have networked and met many great individuals via social media. However, people tend to forget the importance of traditional PR because of all the hype and attention social media has gotten. With social media comes many great opportunities. Virtual internships, networking, constantly staying updated, etc. However, you cannot solely rely on social media to further your career in public relations.
What do I mean by this?
While it is great to have a social media internship, along with great knowledge of how the realm of social media works, you also need to know the basic skills of the industry. Go beyond a virtual internship. Yes, virtual internships are great. You learn very important communication skills (you aren't in the office, so communication is extremely important), you work from home, you can have one while you are a full-time student, and the list goes on. However, virtual internships lack in one thing: the experience you will gain through a more traditional internship. For instance, I want to work at an agency where I am able to work on several client accounts. A traditional internship will offer me so much more than a virtual internship in this aspect because I would be in the actual office and able to get help/advice from co-workers at any given second.
Don't get me wrong. I love the idea of virtual internships and I am currently looking for one. My point is that you cannot solely rely on social media to get you the experience you will need for the real world. As PR students we need to learn to be well-rounded. It is great to spend a lot of time learning and utilizing social media. It is also great to get out there and put those basic PR skills we learn in the classroom to use. If you focus on just one area of PR while you are in school you will miss out on so many things, and becoming a future well-rounded PR professional could be one of those.
To be successful we have to become well-rounded in this industry. We have to stay up-to-date on current trends, but we also have to stay in touch with the traditional side of PR. Social media has made networking and internships so much easier, but we need to keep in mind it isn't all about social media. Don't just rely on social media. Get out there and gain experience in person!
What are your thoughts? Is it really all turning to social media? Is the traditional aspect still important to gain experience in?
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MedicalNewsToday.com—July 11, 2008
Dr. Warren has been at the helm of the Soft Tissue Research Laboratory at HSS since 1990. The lab's research has led to breakthroughs in the treatment of soft tissue injuries to the shoulder and knee. He has also published over 300 papers on a variety of orthopaedic topics related to disease and injury of the shoulder and knee.
In addition to being a 2008 inductee to the AOSSM Hall of Fame, Dr. Warren has enjoyed a multitude of other awards honoring his career in medicine and service to sports medicine, including AOSSM's O'Donoghue Award for Sports Medicine Research three times since 1982, along with the Humana Award for Clinical Research in 1992 and Mr. Sports Medicine in 2003. He has also received the prestigious Charles S. Neer Award from the American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES) in 1989, 1995, 2002, and 2003.
AOSSM established the Hall of Fame in 2001 in order to recognize outstanding doctors in sports medicine and their contributions to the field.
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it is doing this with the introduction of a kiosk printing service that makes hp printing accessible in a range of public places. hp wants to get the kiosks installed in hotel lobbies, airports, and cafes in a bid to gain a foothold in a market that has well-established connections with both fuji and kodak, which have been offering printing services to retail areas for many years.
the kiosks hp is creating will use inkjet printer technology, allowing for photo prints of 6×4 inches, with a predicted printing time of around 5 seconds per picture. interaction will be through a touch-screen. by using inkjet technology hp will gain higher margins on the sale of photos compared to the dye-sublimation printing other retail printing solutions use.
two products are planned for deployment in the retail sector. hp photosmart express is the kiosk that links to hp's online snapfish service, allowing customers to upload their images or use snapfish to print photos already in storage. the other product is photosmart studio, which allows pictures to be collated and included in other products. this allows for the creation of photo cds, calendars, greeting cards, and posters with the aid of staff and larger printing facilities, rather than through the kiosk.
read more at reuters.
matthew's opinion
there is a growing market for kiosk and retail printing as far as i can tell. the cost of ink cartridges and photo paper is quite steep for the home user, and i know many people get frustrated with not-quite-perfect prints. having a kiosk that can quickly produce the photos you want for a reasonable cost may be a simpler solution for some.
the main problem hp has now is getting into the market. with no retail presence outside of electronics shops, it is going to be difficult for the company to push fuji and kodak to one side while it settles into the market. it's a big company, however, and its financial clout should help it gain a foothold.
mass market acceptance of digital cameras means the market for printing and/or organizing digital photos is going to continue to grow. by using inkjet technology and pushing hard into the retail sector, hp could start to see major growth because it can undercut competitors and has a known brand name.
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|hp kiosks down a well worn path (6:18am est fri feb 24 2006)
hp photo kiosk
this is a potential repeat of their failed kodak/hp venture this time by hp- the past project "phogenix"
with a hp/kodak kiosk venture, they spent millions of dollars, built a new plant-went to market with poor response to these kiosks then shut it down before they where delivered to handful of customers, saying they where in the �wrong space�-and home printing was where they should be–expect this is panic move to shore up sliding home printing.
ink jet in the public space just is not good enough quality at a retail level–it has lots of problems with getting the right mix of colors on prints-and with paper having to absorbed the ink at high speed-there will be issues and un happy customers, let alone archival quality of about 20-30yrs these prints begin to fade within 2yrs, our 100yrs archival values at pxidigital�, we offer customers �instant gratification�� expect our customer turn around time will be 2-3 times faster than the hp kiosk, with superior quality digital prints, just spent 14mths retail testing with fantastic customer responses most say we are way in front of the kodak on demand kiosk quality.
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– by barrie harrop
|but why (6:40am est fri feb 24 2006)
when i can just ftp the to one of a dozen web services and have them professionally printed and delivered to my mailbox, probably for less money. – by bad business
|hmm (8:13am est fri feb 24 2006)
do the images become the property of hp…they are after all on their hardware…don�t most laws dictate that if its on their hardware, it therefore must be their property.. possession 9/10th of the law. you might just be giving up your right to your own work.
i would caution my wife (who is a semi professional photographer) on the use of any kiosk….i don�t think this issue has been dealt with in the legal system…
– by what
|someday the consumer will get a clue (10:21am est fri feb 24 2006)
hp is ripping the consumer off by giving away the printer and charging a fortune for the ink. i'm sorry but i'm not sucker for buying 30 dollar package of cartridges to end up printing pictures for 30-50 cents a pop. i think they may realize the smart are catching on. i buy maybe 30 bucks of ink a year if at all.
for pictures, far easier to send it to costco, shutterfly, or riteaid for 19c a print and pick it up on my next trip out
hurd just fixed hp, looks like somethings are slipping on his watch – by r and s


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USB chargers are everywhere. They're online, at your job, in your home, and in any electronics store. Typically, we don't pay much attention to them. As long as they charge the phone without mucking things up, most of us are pretty happy. However, how well these chargers work is something that can be measured.
Ken Sheriff's Blog recently conducted a study to see which chargers were the best. For some, it was necessary. Some chargers work fine the way they are. Some may not deliver adequate power, mess with things like touch screen use, and even self destruct.
The criteria for the rankings are pretty in depth. Tests were conducted in efficiency, delivery of advertised power, power quality, power curve, and there was a general analysis of the hardware. During the tests, several OEMs are represented. They include Samsung, Apple, Monoprice, HP, Belkin, KMS, and Motorola. Included also are a few counterfeit chargers to see if they can compare to the OEMs they're ripping off.
Which of the chargers was the best?According to the results, HP, via the HP Touchpad, scored the highest in all fields. Who'd have thought HP did something right with the Touchpad? Apple, Motorola, and Samsung all scored very high. In fact, in most results they were nearly identical to one another. In the mid-range, Monoprice, Belkin, and KMS were average or better. To the surprise of no one, the counterfeit chargers were garbage.
The non-counterfeit chargers did pretty well in all the tests. None of them were deemed unsafe, even if some were more efficient than others. The counterfeit chargers, though, showed that they are a real danger to pretty much anyone who uses them. While all the aforementioned chargers scored three out of five or higher, none of the counterfeit chargers made it passed two out of five.
So the lesson is, spend a few extra bucks and buy the real thing. The fake ones could cause some real damage to your property. Has anyone been fooled by the fakes before? Let us know.


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I always keep an eye out for interesting and different Linux distributions. There are quite a few which are very specialized, either for a particular purpose or application, or for particular kinds of hardware. One of those which caught my eye recently was AV Linux, a Debian-based distribution which includes a lot of audio and video creation and editing software. It is described on the AV Linux home page as first and foremost a well-rounded OS suited for most common daily computer tasks and runs on most Windows PC's and Intel Macs. That's fair enough, because it is a nice, solid derivative of Debian GNU/Linux - oh, and I should mention here that it is running Linux kernel 184.108.40.206, making it the first full release I have seen running 2.6.39 - but then they go on to describe the operating system optimizations they have made and the packages they have included in the base distribution, and it becomes clear that multimedia creation and editing is where this distribution is really interesting.
The latest AV Linux release, 5.0, was just made available about a week ago. If you are interested in trying it, you should take the time to read the Release Notes first. The comments about the frequency of their release cycle, and distribution/installation of updates, are particularly important. There is absolutely nothing wrong with their approach to this, but it is significantly different from most other general-purpose Linux distributions, so you should know about it before you start. I particularly liked their analogy to a car which needed a new spark plug but got a replaced engine.
The AV Linux distribution is only available as a single 1.9GB LiveDVD ISO image, for the i686 architecture. The good news on this is that the ISO image is compatible with unetbootin, so you can very easily convert it to a bootable USB stick. The not so good news is that they have a very limited distribution network (their own download server and one torrent site), and the download speed is less than blazingly fast. I got about 350K both from the office and from home, so it took about an hour and a half to download. Ah, how quickly we forget the days of downloads taking many hours or days, and become dissatisfied with what we once would have considered extremely fast download speeds! Anyway, download the ISO, burn it to a DVD or convert it to a USB stick, boot that and you're up and running AV Linux in a couple of hours at the most. I was surprised to find that AV Linux uses an installer that I have not seen before. I would put it somewhere between the minimalist Debian installer and the full-blown Ubuntu/Fedora GUI installers. It seemed to work just fine, I didn't have any trouble figuring out what it was asking me, although once or twice I had to really stop and think about what the proper answer was. It did one thing in particular that I really liked - when it came time to partition the disk, they didn't try to build in their own partitioner, they just crank up gparted, which is what I would use anyway, and then when that exits they continue with the partition selection. Once I got through the installation and rebooted the installed system, the default desktop looks like this:
Wow, does that ever look cool! Just looking at the wallpaper I almost feel like Toggle (Leo, from Doonesbury), even though I wouldn't know what to do with any of that equipment. More important about this desktop, though, is the "AV5Manual.pdf" up in the corner. Open that and you get a nice introduction, starting with "New to Linux...", going through installing and booting, continuing with advice about customizing the desktop, using menus and the dock, and even optimizing performance settings. It also includes a lot of good advice and examples concerning system management, backups, updates, kernel modifications and package management. It is a truly excellent document, and I would be willing to bet that anyone who reads it all the way through will come away knowing at least a little more, and probably a lot more than they did before - including even experienced Linux users.
Everything in AV Linux is aimed at reducing the operating system overhead, and leaving as much of the processing power as possible available for the multimedia editing applications. As such it uses the LXDE desktop combined with the Openbox Window Manager, and the Wbar Dock. Also in the interest of keeping things small and light, they use the SLiM Login Manager, which I was not familiar with but seems perfectly adequate for the job. Then I got to the statement which really makes it clear how serious they are about reducing overhead:
AV Linux does not use a Screensave due to the unnecessary diversion of resources during recording or editing operations
Ok, message received, loud and clear.
Getting back to the nuts and bolts of the distribution, click the menu button at the bottom left corner of the screen brings up the LXDE menu, which gives the first good look at all the packages which are included in this distribution:
I have been clicking around in these menus for quite some time now, and I am amazed and impressed with the range of software that is included. It runs from obvious things for general purpose distributions, such as Iceweasel, Libreoffice, GIMP, Brasero and the like, to some less obvious things like FontForge, Inkscape and Filezilla, and of course lots and lots of audio and video creation, editing and playing utilities. Here is a look at just one of the submenus, for Audio programs:
There are similarly extensive menus for Video, JACK Plugins, Soundcard Utilities and VST Plugins. This is a really well-equipped distribution - it is quite large, at 1.9GB, but there is a reason for that, it includes tons of good software.
Ok, I'll finish up with a few words about hardware and specific systems. I think that it should be obvious from the specialized orientation of this distribution that it is probably not intended for installation on laptops, and almost certainly not on netbooks, because of their rather low-spec hardware. But laptops and netbooks are what I have the most of, so that is what I have installed it on first, and it works very nicely even on them. This gives some real support to the claims in the release notes that AV Linux is a "general purpose distribution". The screen shots above were made on my Samsung NF310, for example. On that system the only minor hardware hitch I ran into was that the Broadcom 4313 WiFi adapter was not configured. I'm all too familiar with that problem, it is common to many/most current Linux distributions. In this case it is because AV Linux is a pretty straight derivative of Debian, so they have not included most non-FOSS firmware files. All I had to do was download (or copy from another distribution) the Broadcom 4313 firmware (/lib/firmware/brcm), then either reboot the system or reload the brcmsmac driver, and wireless networking works just fine.
The situation with my HP Pavilion dm1-3105ez was similar. The Live ISO image booted just fine, and everything seems to work except for the Ralink 5390 WiFi adapter. I know how to solve that one as well, and in less than 10 minutes I had that working too. The rather unexpectedly good news is that it even gets the Synaptic ClickPad completely right, for both left and right buttons, tapping and even click-and-drag! I expect that when I try this on my main Lifebook laptop at home, the results will be the same.
In summary, I find AV Linux to be an excellent distribution. Based on the ease of installation and the fact that it works very well on every system I have tried it on so far, I would agree with them that it could be used as a general-purpose Linux system. I doubt that I would do that myself, because of their distribution and update policies, but as they say themselves, if you are more interested in just installing and using Linux, rather than tinkering with it and constantly picking up (or being pestered about) updates, then this could be the distribution for you! If you are interested in multimedia creation, audio and video editing, playback and the likes, then this should be a very interesting distribution for you. I don't do much of that sort of thing, so I won't try to make any judgement on that part. But I have several friends who ask me from time to time about multimedia editing on Linux, so I will be recommending it to them, and I will be anxious to hear their opinions about it.
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Manchester United have reportedly sacked head of youth recruitment Derek Langley as they continue to overhaul their academy system.
Langley had been with the club for 16 years, and has been involved with bringing the likes of Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley in to the club.
United are in the midst of a heavy recruitment drive for their youth system, with around 40 new appointments planned according to the Daily Mail.
They have also already brought youngsters such as Tahith Chong and Nishan Burkhart to the club this summer, and academy head Nicky Butt will be looking to continue with this in an effort to put pressure on the first team.
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I was checking out some streets on google Fremantle maps again tonight and was annoyed to find out google is not quite as accurate as it could be for how it defines Fremantle as a greater city.
Its seems when you type into google "Fremantle map" it does not give an accurate representation of the suburbs.
Now while the definition of Fremantle changes in the political arena i.e. state and federal government it should be accurately reflected by the local governments boundaries?
Type this into google "map of Fremantle suburbs" this is what I got.
Strangely WGV, Hilton, O'Connor, Hilton and Samson aren't part of Fremantle but East Freo is. Though I have heard people in the burbs make this comment before especially with the councils strong CBD blinker view of the city and lack of attention to the Eastern suburbs.
Sadly if its on google its considered fact. So maybe it might be good if the council used the google comment section to make some adjustments to get google on the right page.


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Is a long-standing grudge against a former Capitol Hill staffer partly behind former Arizona Congressman J.D. Hayworth's ongoing talk about challenging Sen. John McCain in next year's Republican primary?
Hayworth, who served in the House from 1995 to 2007 and now is a talk-show host on Phoenix radio station KFYI (550 AM), launched an on-air broadside Thursday at Mark Salter, McCain's former top Senate aide and the co-author of the 2008 presidential candidate's books.
Hayworth charged that in 2005 Salter tried to "blackmail" him into stopping his public criticism of McCain's comprehensive immigration-reform bill. Hayworth said his chief of staff got an e-mail from Salter indicating that McCain might retaliate by commenting in the media about Hayworth's links to the then-unfolding Jack Abramoff lobbyist corruption scandal.
Hayworth further suggested that Salter was responsible for planting false information in the Washington Times that said Hayworth was the "target" of an Abramoff-related Justice Department investigation. The Abramoff scandal helped Democrat Harry Mitchell upset Hayworth in 2006.
"Now do I know for a fact that Mark Salter was that unnamed source? No, I don't," Hayworth told his listeners. "But could a reasonable person connect the dots after, to be polite you could call it a threat, to be more realistic you could call it a threat of blackmail, in that memorandum?"
Salter, in turn, told The Arizona Republic Hayworth is making a mountain out of a molehill. He recalled writing "an angry e-mail and, if I remember correctly, I got an angry e-mail back and that was the end of it."
He categorically denied smearing Hayworth to the Washington Times.
"I don't know what the hell he's talking about, but I guess he had radio time to fill," Salter said.
On the radio, Hayworth pre-empted critics who might suggest that "spite" would fuel his possible bid against McCain.
"No, I would never run for office, quote, out of spite, but I do have a profound disagreement with Senator John McCain over the concept of amnesty, whether he wants to call it comprehensive immigration reform or a pathway for guest workers to remain," he said. "It is amnesty, and I remain against it."
In other developments:
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., is hoping to avoid Hayworth's fate. "They defeated J.D. and now they would like to defeat me!" he writes in an urgently worded fundraising appeal recently mailed to his "fellow patriot(s)."
"Because as one of the most vocal conservatives left in Washington, D.C. . . . I have recently BECOME A TARGET for defeat," Franks says in the undated letter, which cites a short-term fundraising goal of $75,000 "in the next two weeks."
The Federal Election Commission's Web site lists no potential opponents for Franks, but his slam last month of President Barack Obama as "an enemy of humanity" because of Obama's abortion-rights policies drew national scrutiny and criticism. Franks clarified that he should have said "unborn humanity."
"It's no wonder Franks is feeling the pressure," said Andy Stone of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
In a story that he no doubt will tell his grandchildren in years to come, Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on Thursday squared off against Obama on the White House's outdoor basketball court. "He's a good player, he really is," Flake said after the pick-up game with Obama and several Congress members. "He drives to the right. He drives to the left. He does well either way. I guarded him the entire time. We both scored on each other. We both fouled each other. He's a good sport."
Nowicki is The Republic's national political reporter. Follow Arizona's congressional delegation on his blog at azdc.azcentral .com. Monitor key votes at congress.azcentral.com.
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According to The Tracking Board, Jennifer Lawrence is supposed to join Sandra at Ocean's Eleven reboot:
The female-centric OCEAN'S 11 REBOOT might be on the verge of making its next big score, as we're hearing that X-Men: Apocalypse star Jennifer Lawrence is being eyed for a role opposite Sandra Bullock in the Warner Bros. caper.
Sources reveal that the story, which is expected to be a continuation of the mega-successful George Clooney-led trilogy, centers around Bullock's character, who plays an ex-con and Danny Ocean's sister. With a team of thieves, she sets out of steal a necklace from the Met Ball and frame a crooked gallery owner. Lawrence is being considered for the role of Bullock's right-hand woman.
The project was first announced back in October, when it was confirmed late Ocean's producer Jerry Weintraub had concocted the concept with Clooney and Soderbergh. After Weintraub's passing, the project understandably stalled, but Milch continued writing a draft which was turned in to producers. From there, Bullock came on board to serve as an anchor to what the studio hopes to be a cast rivaling the star-power of the Soderbergh films, which included Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Julia Roberts.


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BLP's Anis Shivani Weighs In On The Future Of The Book
Anis Shivani, author of Anatolia and Other Stories, was recently invited to write a guest post for Critical Mass, the blog of the National Book Critics Circle of Directors. In it, he answers this question: How do you see book culture evolving over the next decade? To read Anis's response, follow this link.
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