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Taboo (Albright Sisters Series #3) (Paperback)
Every indiscretion has its price…
Cassandra Willows has made a name for herself as one of London's most sought-after seamstresses—and as the creator of intimate "toys" much beloved in the bed chambers of elite ladies and lords. But her success cannot soothe her guilt and pain over a most devastating betrayal.
Nathan Manning, Earl of Blackhearth, will never forgive the exquisite Cassandra for abandoning him without a word on the day they were to elope. Now he is back in London and hungry for revenge. Armed with scandalous, provocative memories, the handsome, vengeful nobleman blackmails his former lover into a most illicit affair...and reignites the raging fire that once consumed them both.
But by losing themselves in the throes of erotic ecstasy reborn, Nathan and Cassandra are courting gravest danger—vulnerable to a past that threatens to destroy their lives and passion still; at risk from dark, unspoken secrets that are shockingly, perilously...taboo.
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Jess Michaels always flips through every romance she buys in search of "the good stuff," so it makes perfect sense that she writes erotic romance where she gets to turn up the heat and let it boil. She also runs the popular website The Passionate Pen and writes historical romance as Jenna Petersen.

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With 88-year-old Gladys from Austin, TX. The video is longish, but so worth watching. The internet has not gotten this many genuine LOLs out of me in a long damned time.
Oh, and I got it from Shakesville, but don't click over there until you've watched it yourself, if you can, because Liss gives away the best line in the whole thing (which comes around the 4-minute mark, with the set-up beginning at 3:53). (ETA: OK, just realized the caption does, too, but watch it anyway.) I'll also second Liss's request for a transcript, if anyone knows where to find one or has the time to transcribe.
ETA again: People at Shakes are saying there's speculation that Gladys is a hoax. Sure, ruin my fun. Even if she is, though, kudos to the hoaxers for actually being hilarious instead of mean-spirited and unfunny. How often does that happen?


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text: Don Mulligan, OutdoorChannel.com Flood Stage Cats Floods not all bad, if you know how, when and where to fish Don Mulligan holds a 50-pound blue catfish, caught from a muddy shipping channel on the Ohio River. (Don Mulligan photo) VINCENNES, Ind. -- A quick glance at the river we were about to fish made me a bit nervous and skeptical. The west fork of the White River near Vincennes is noted for its catfishing, but on the day we chose to fish, it was a muddy, flooded torrent."Forget about finding fish in that mess, is it safe to launch a boat?" I asked. The fact that the ramp was empty made me also wonder if we weren't wasting our time.Did everyone else know something we didn't?"Have faith," Captain Todd Arbuckle said. "The conditions are perfect for finding and catching big flatheads and blues, and my boat is made for these conditions." Click image to view photos of "Flood Stage Cats" Arbuckle had proven me wrong several times before, so I threw my gear in the boat and climbed in on faith. Over the years, he had established himself as the best catfisherman I had ever met.What I quickly realized was that fishing muddy, flooded rivers requires special skills. Catfishermen need to understand the habits of fish at every stage of the river, as well as how to handle a boat in the sometimes unpredictable and changing current.Good flood - bad floodSome catfishing veterans believe catfish experience two major feeding runs every year, and that they are both triggered by floods.The first occurs in the spring, when warm rains jump-start their metabolism. The other happens in the fall, when cats take advantage of high water to bulk up for the winter. Fish react similarly to floods, regardless of whether they occur in the spring or fall. Not all floods are necessarily worth fishing, however, even if they happen in the spring or fall.Determining the level of water in a river or reservoir in relation to its bank is the first consideration. Rivers that are high but stable or on a slow rise are best, and they are actually often better fishing than rivers at normal pool.On the other hand, a river or reservoir with a receding water level is no good, and almost never worth fishing. The general theory is that fish panic when water is receding and forgo eating to find safe water. But not all stable or slowly rising rivers are good either. "I want a river to be bank-full, but definitely not over the bank," Arbuckle said.Bank-full means the river is flooded to the top of the bank only. Once the water spills over the bank and into adjacent timber and fields, the fish become too scattered, especially when the flooded areas have current.Catfish guide Eddie Brochin agrees that catfish are hard to find once a river has spilled over the bank, but says he has still caught fish under those conditions."One time, I was all the way up into someone's yard, next to their flooded tennis court," he said. "I saw a tail swirl under a picnic table, went after the fish and caught a nice flathead."Those situations are the exception, however, since huge flooded areas generally scatter baitfish too far and wide to target. In those situations, angling is more dependent on sight fishing than targeting any particular structure.When the river is just bank-full, on the other hand, big cats concentrate in predictable spots. In fact, they are probably easier to find in a river that is bank-full than they are when the river is at normal pool."In high water that is not yet over the bank, baitfish need to find eddies because the current through the main channel is too turbid and fast for them to hold in," Arbuckle said.And wherever bait concentrates, so do predators.Eddies exist at normal pool, but are not as productive. Skip jacks and shad have no problem schooling in the main channel at normal pool in most big rivers, and don't need to hold in eddies.Bait selection is another concern when fishing high, muddy rivers.Bluegills are fantastic bait for flathead catfish when the water is clear, but not when it is turbid. Fish rely more on smell in muddy water, and panfish aren't stinky or oily enough for them to locate.Though Brochin agrees that bluegills aren't the best bait in flooded conditions, he will use a male bluegill on occasion, if it is the darkest bait he has in the tank. If fish are close enough to see bait, a very dark offering might make the difference, he believes.Though they aren't easy to procure, big gizzard shad or skip jacks are still the best options in flooded water. They smell and shed scales at an alarming rate -- perfect for habitats with almost zero visibility.Use a couple of the fish live, but always set one rod with cut bait. After cutting a big chunk of shad and putting it on the hook, score the body in a couple spots and scrape the scales to release even more scent into the water.Safety concernsConcentrated fish or not, perhaps my biggest concern as Arbuckle and I backed down into the White River was the swirling, brown water and trees floating past us.Anglers should wear personal flotation devices when fishing any current, but in flooded conditions it is a must. Eddies swirl in every direction and suck objects down to the bottom, which is often a lightless, brown world of tangled trees and debris.People and animals sucked down into one usually become disoriented and drown. A flotation device can help victims find their way back to the surface.Boaters also need to be prepared to dodge floating debris the entire time they are on a flooded river. It is helpful to have one person at the helm, and a second person just watching for oncoming trees and stumps bobbing their way down river.Though tempting, it is a bad idea to run the boat at full speed in a flooded river. There are more than a couple lower units sitting at the bottom of every major river in this country, courtesy of boats going too fast in flooded conditions.I donated one to the Tittabawassee River in Michigan several years ago because I was in a hurry to get to my spot in high water. Not only did I not fish that day, I was almost ejected from the boat on impact with a completely submerged tree root that was traveling down river.Never tie or anchor-off a boat in heavy current. Not only are there no fish in the main current, it is also just too dangerous.Even tying off or anchoring in slack water or secondary current requires extra vigilance. Floating debris needs to be constantly redirected before it crashes into the bow of the boat.With a little common sense and a healthy dose of respect for moving water, flooded rivers are typically quite safe and offer some of the best catfishing of the year. Target the right flood at the right time, and not only will the fishing be the best of the year, there probably won't be too many other anglers to share the action with. Get Your Fish On. Plan your next fishing and boating adventure here. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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I was walking through London St Pancras Station Monday lunchtime, and I thought: "That sounds like Tim Harford, the guy who presents More or Less on the radio". This thought is not as weird as it seems. I listen to the podcast, and occasionally steal his ideas. I like him because I have an exaggerated respect for economists who talk like ordinary people, having met far too many of the other type.
By chance I was passing at exactly the right time to hear him record his new programme, Pop-up Economics, in which he stands up in front of people and tells them stories about economics. The first episode is on Radio 4 tonight. Here's a really bad picture I took on my phone. It proves I was there, but not much else:
He performed two stories, apparently from memory, of about 10 minutes each. I'm not going to tell you about them, because they were excellent – so it's better if you listen to them on the radio (I think this show will be broadcast on 23 January, but you can listen to it on iPlayer afterwards). I can reveal that the first story covered the best way to match kidney donors to people who need a kidney, and the second one was about Full Tilt Poker. As someone who teaches people to tell stories, has an interest in economics, and who plays poker at Full Tilt, I couldn't have been happier to hear what he had to say – unless I was suffering from kidney failure, I suppose.


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Couple Pays Dearly for Pension Exchange
Repayment will be more than double amount borrowed
Louis and Kathie Kroot of Lexington, Ky., had plans to retire soon. But Louis, a Navy physician, will be seeing more patients and fewer vacations during the next several years.
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That's because Louis, 62, and Kathie, 59, signed a contract with Structured Investments for a lump sum of cash in exchange for Louis' military pension. Structured Investments, through its Retired Military Financial Services division, gave the Kroots nearly $92,000 — money needed, Kathie says, to pay off their daughter's medical expenses and a hefty tax bill created after withdrawing 401(k) funds.
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"We thought it was a good deal and it would get us out of an immediate problem right away," Kathie says. "But we didn't realize how much it really was."
The Kroots found out that the $92,000 they received in 2005 would be repaid at an interest rate of about 30 percent, which they learned after the Center for Public Integrity approached them about an investigation it was doing on Structured Investments.
"I admit we didn't read the contract," Kathie says. "No one put a gun to our head. But I know now that we could have taken a consolidation loan and already paid it off for less money than we're paying now."
In all, with insurance premiums that were built into the contract, the Kroots will pay more than $240,000 for the $92,000 they received, Kathie says. They are scheduled to pay off the amount in October 2013.
Eye on predatory lending
In a recent class action suit against Structured Investments, of which the Kroots were not a part, the company maintains that it was "buying a stream of income" and did not intend to have military benefits "assigned." But a California judge ruled against Structured Investments, saying the company violated federal law against "assigning" military pensions of enlisted service members to other parties without openly calling the transactions assignments.
Maj. Monica Matoush, a Department of Defense spokeswoman, says officials are alerted to companies with predatory lending practices.
"Personnel in the department's state liaison office share those details with Military Service Legal Assistance offices and installation financial counselors to alert their military communities," Matoush says.
Matoush adds that the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act offers some protection against unscrupulous lenders but acknowledges that the rules and laws can be complicated.
Active duty and retired service members are encouraged to seek free, confidential advice from a military legal assistance office, she says.
The Kroots, who are part of a class action suit still pending, say they will keep making their payments but advise other service members to be cautious.
"We're not starving by any stretch of the imagination," Kathie says. "We're OK, but other people may not be able to weather it. And besides, the contracts are illegal. I guess we don't want other people to be cheated."
Also of interest: Military orders widow to repay $41,000. >>
Angela Bryant Starke is a writer in Tennessee.
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I currently have a webpart with a table which loads documents in itself. Every row has a checkbox control in the first cell. (Default: unchecked)
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President Bingu wa Mutharika signed a penal code amendment that allowed the government to ban any publication it deemed "not in the public interest." Authorities did not immediately use the new tactic, but local journalists said the law's existence had created a chilling effect. Government officials also made use of court injunctions to silence critical coverage of public officials' financial dealings. Authorities and ruling party supporters pushed back aggressively against coverage of nationwide protests over rising fuel costs and diminishing bank reserves: Police and security officers beat and detained journalists; the government blocked the transmissions of four private radio stations; and suspected ruling party supporters damaged two vehicles belonging to the private Zodiac Broadcasting Corp. The managers of a critical online news outlet, Nyasa Times, said they experienced a denial-of-service attack that took down their website during the protests.
CPJ research found a surge of anti-press violence in 2011, occurring largely during nationwide protests in July.
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the press in Malawi. Officers were involved in 84 percent of cases monitored by CPJ over the past five years.
Behind the attacks, 2007-11:
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Malawian police have held a number of journalists in short-term detentions without formal charge in an effort to silence critical coverage, CPJ research shows. No journalist was formally charged in these cases.
Despite being one of the poorest countries in Africa, Malawi has seen Internet use grow considerably, according to World Bank Development Indicators. The figure represents about 5 percent of the country's overall population. A flurry of news websites have emerged in recent years.
Internet users over time, according to the World Bank:
2005: 52,500
2006: 59,700
2007: 139,466
2008: 316,100
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Nation Publications Ltd., publishers of the independent The Nation, Weekend Nation, and Nation on Sunday, was targeted with two court injunctions in March that blocked publication of articles that would have detailed allegations of tax evasion and disclosed a senior official's salary.
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text: Southern California outfit Face to Face got together in the early '90s, delivering no-frills, fast-paced blasts that trod familiar anti-authority punk ground. Following their 1992 debut, Don't Turn Away, their popularity peaked, joining contemporaries NOFX and the Offspring as punk hit the mainstream with the Warped Tour crowd. After an extended hiatus and almost a decade removed from their prior release, they returned with a matured, restrained punk-rock sound that carried them into the 2010s. Formed in 1991, Face to Face originally comprised singer/guitarist Trever Keith, drummer Rob Kurth, and bassist Matt Riddle. Debuting early the following year on the Doctor Strange label with Don't Turn Away, the trio was quickly snapped up by Fat Wreck Chords, which reissued the LP soon after. Adding second guitarist Chad Yaro, Face to Face toured relentlessly in the months to follow, recording a series of singles and compilation tracks collected in 1994 as Over It. When the song "Disconnected" became a local hit thanks to steady airplay on Los Angeles station KROQ, the group's profile grew considerably, and 1995's Big Choice sold in excess of 100,000 copies. In the wake of Riddle's exit, bassist Scott Shiflett signed on for Face to Face's major-label debut, a self-titled release issued on A&M in 1996. The adventurous Ignorance Is Bliss followed in mid-1999 on the BMG-distributed Beyond label, featuring new drummer Pete Parada. The following year saw Face to Face returning to their core sound with Reactionary, released on the band's own label, Lady Luck Records, via Beyond. Through a promotion with MP3.com, Face to Face allowed fans to shape the set list for Reactionary by downloading snippets of the songs and voting which ones should make it onto the album. Nearly two million votes were received during a six-week period. Reactionary was released on June 20, 2000. The cover album Standards & Practices, which featured the band's own rendition of songs by the Smiths, the Pogues, Fugazi, the Jam, and others, was issued on Vagrant in early 2001. That year also saw Keith and Shiflett join Viva Death, who released their eponymous debut in September 2002. Meanwhile, Face to Face had joined the Dropkick Murphys for a split EP, and How to Ruin Everything, the band's sixth studio album, had appeared in March 2002. In fall 2003, Face to Face disbanded after 13 years and six albums. Two years later, the retrospective Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection was released on Keith's Antagonist Records. In 2008, Keith announced that the lineup that recorded Ignorance Is Bliss and Reactionary would be reuniting as Face to Face. However, because of scheduling conflicts, Uprising drummer Danny Thompson would replace Pete Parada, who was touring with the Offspring. The lineup remained the same for continuing albums, which included 2011's Laugh Now...Laugh Later and 2013's Three Chords and a Half Truth. Two years later, the band signed with Fat Wreck Chords and entered the studio to record a new album. Their tenth LP, Protection, was released in early 2016, featuring the single "Bent But Not Broken." A 7" single, "Say What You Want" backed with "I, Me, Mine," was released the following summer. ~ Jason Ankeny


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How to Prepare NDA SSB Interview1 min read
Services Selection Board (SSB) comprises of senior officers from armed forces of India. Generally aspirants search for remote data rather than brushing up their present knowledge. First of all you prepare on your bio-data. Your present residence and permanent residence places, their prominence, your schooling, your family members and their fields are basic in preparing of NDA SSB interview.
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Anyhow, found this one amid a big pile of US military surplus. There's a few more in there but I couldn't make my way to them.
What's the story on these? Is this for training purposes, or combat use? I saw one team of exceptionally shady looking characters wearing a similar helmet in Iraq once, but they may have been Civ. contractors.
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**There WAS an NSN Supply system label / sticker inside but it fell out and haven't found it yet.
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Bryan ISD's Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a resolution calling on the Texas Legislature to repeal the A-F letter-grade school/district rating system implemented as part of House Bill 2804.
The resolution notes that, despite A-F rating systems being implemented in 16 other states, there is no evidence that these systems have helped improve the performance of students or schools. The majority of the grades assigned by the A-F rating system will be based on students' scores on the STAAR exam, a test widely viewed as unreliable for accurately measuring student learning.
In addition, an overwhelming majority of Texans recently surveyed by the State Board of Education have said they do not want standardized test scores to serve as the primary basis for Texas' school accountability system.
The resolution also notes the flaws of A-F systems. Such systems:
- Require a complex set of rules and calculations to combine a multitude of unrelated data points into a single, "simple" letter grade that cannot be supported with explanation.
- Fail to provide feedback that could be used for improvement. In addition, schools and districts of poverty are disproportionately targeted as C, D, or F-rated schools. This leads to a perception that the students and staff of these schools are of low quality—surely an unintended consequence of the legislation—yet a reality for schools in states that struggle under this oversimplified and unreliable means of rating success.
The resolution, which calls on legislators to repeal HB 2804, offers an alternative to the A-F rating system: developing a community-based accountability system.
Residents who are concerned about the legislation are encouraged to contact their elected officials and express their thoughts:
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Need a logo to place on a website and other places that uniquely identifies TopSide Concepts (TSC).
TopSide Concepts
TopSide Concepts is an organization whose mission is "Technological empowerment for christians and their organizations". The scope of this organization is quite huge in its niche. We are like an idea company that finds ways that technology (in its large scope) can help empower christians. One day we may be building websites for churches and the next we may be using technology to find ways to reduce church expenses. A logo is the image of an organization, and we aren't designers (programmers yes, but not designers) so we need your help. You all are the brains and I've seen your work, so I can't wait. The final website URL will be http://www.topsideconcepts.com.
The design specifics below are some of the pieces that I have in mind. However, please lean more on your own creative process for your submission than some of the specs below. Since you all are the experts, I would prefer not to hinder your own professional creative process. Please just take all the information into consideration as it blends in with your own process and ideas.
1. Include "TSC" as part of the core logo with the "T" being more like a wooden cross and the "S" and "C" being under the horizontal part of the cross on the right side.
2. Somehow include the entire name "TopSide Concepts"
3. Must be able to cleanly crop the TSC part to use elsewhere without making the cropped TSC part look funny or incomplete.
4. Earthy tones might be nice since it is a wooden cross for the first "T". Although it isn't a requirement.
5. Needs to creatively get our mission across (found in description)
6. After the winner is selected, need to receive all images and files used to produce the logo. All files must be able to open up using the GIMP program.
7. As a bonus, when the logo is placed on the website the winner will have the option to have a tag line added in the credits giving you credit for the awesome logo. Since I can't predict the future, I can't guarantee that it will always be up there. However, once the website is up I will put it under the credits section until something changes.
1. Don't want overly complex. The more complex, the more difficult it can be sometimes to create websites around logos.
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After the madness of SEC Media Days, the other FBS conferences' pre-season football bazaars tend to be a bit more understated. That doesn't mean there aren't occasional weird moments, like earlier today at the Big 12 media day when Oklahoma State coach Mike "I'm a man! I'm 40!" Gundy was interrupted by a horde of drunk West Virginia fans.
That was funny, but this moment is downright embarrassing and tells quite a bit of a tale about the Pac-12's membership and awareness about each others' football teams. A reporter from Salt Lake City's Deseret News addresses new Washington State head coach Mike Leach by former coach Mike Price's name. Price, mind you, left WSU for Alabama ten years ago (only to be quickly ousted due to a stripper incident). Utah (on whose behalf the Deseret-News reporter was presumably in attendance) wasn't even in the Pac-12 conference back then, making it an even weirder mistake.
But that's the Pac-12, isn't it? At this point, more casual fans can name the teams and coaches in the MAC than those in the Pac-12. If the media can't keep the coaches straight, it's pretty clear fans can't be expected to. [ESPNU]
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In my last post I talked about the dual user interface and how it helps Microsoft in the tablet market. Thin and light laptops like the Chromebooks and MacBook Air (or Ultrabooks as Intel likes to call them) are becoming popular, these computers don't come with a lot of storage space. Cloud computing to stream media, store images or work on documents is what makes these lightweight computers more capable. (Google Docs, Office Web Apps, Live Mesh, Dropbox, iCloud, Pandora, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Spotify, Zune etc.)
One of my favorite Google Chrome feature is the account sync. Logging with my Google ID and I can get my Preferences, Bookmarks, Autofill, Apps etc. synced on any PC. Microsoft plans to offer users with similar possibilities. In Windows 8, connecting your Windows Live account, a user can have his Explorer, Mouse, Application settings etc. synced on another Windows 8 machine. The feature is referred to as Roaming profiles, something Windows Server based network users must have heard before. Roaming Profiles was introduced as part of the Server family of Windows. In Windows 7 Microsoft allowed users to connect their Windows Live accounts and it added no value whatsoever. However, with Windows 8, Windows Live integration actually makes sense.
According to leaked images, Microsoft will be offering roaming profiles for Windows 8 through Windows Live.
Initial leaks also showed Windows Live profile picture next in the start bar next to the clock. The Explorer integration doesn't stop here. As revealed by Windows enthusiasts Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott, sync and Web Sharing showed up as an option in the Explorer Ribbon. Windows Live Mesh is an evolution of Windows Sync, Live Mesh and SkyDrive. In Microsoft Office multi-author editing and saving to SkyDrive were introduced. Sync and Web Sharing in Windows 8 with SkyDrive as the back-end would offer seamless access across a Windows 8 tablet, Windows Phone any PC with a browser.
It is fascinating to see how Windows Live, projects like Live Mesh, Sync and implementations in Office are shaping in Windows 8.


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Repeat after me: It's a regular-season award. A regular-season award. A regular-season award.
If the Cy Young voters considered playoff results, Red Sox ace Josh Beckett would have been a landslide winner. But the ballots are collected when the regular season is done, and Beckett was relegated to runner-up status yesterday behind C.C. Sabathia, the meaty Cleveland lefthander who coughed up two games against Boston and Beckett in the American League Championship Series, but who went 19-7, pitched a league-leading 241 innings, and struck out 209 batters en route to helping the Indians win 96 games.
After watching Sabathia implode twice in the postseason, you can't think of him as the top pitcher in the American League, but, without the benefit of playoff hindsight, he garnered 19 first-place votes and a total of 119 points. Beckett was second with 8 first-place votes and a total of 86 points.
Two writers - Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News and Jorge Ortiz of USA Today - left Beckett off their three-man ballot. Each of them voted Sabathia first, Cleveland teammate Fausto Carmona second, and Angels pitcher John Lackey third. One writer, Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News, left Sabathia off his ballot, voting Beckett first, Carmona second, and Minnesota's Johan Santana third.
The gap between Sabathia and Beckett was mildly surprising, but in speaking with some of the 28 voters, since the two pitchers' ERAs were so similar (3.27 for Beckett and 3.21 for Sabathia), there were two major factors that tipped the scales in the Cleveland ace's favor: innings pitched and quality starts.
Sabathia pitched 241 innings to Beckett's 200 2/3, and had 25 quality starts (at least six innings, three runs or fewer) to Beckett's 20. Both Carmona (26) and Lackey (24) had more quality starts than Beckett. In fact, 11 other AL pitchers did.
"I know there are people up there wanting to know why the guy in New York left Beckett off the ballot," said Feinsand. "The numbers that jumped out at me with Sabathia was his innings pitched, and the quality starts. He beat Santana three times in a year, and his ERA was actually a little lower than Beckett's."
You can be sure Red Sox Nation wants no part of this quality start nonsense. They know they watched the best pitcher in baseball this season. Beckett was the first 20-game winner in two years, reinventing himself after a tepid 2006 in which he went 16-11 with a 5.01 ERA, 74 walks, and 36 home runs surrendered. Beckett pared that to 40 walks and 17 home runs this season.
He was the indisputable stopper on a team that threatened to stumble to the finish line. Beckett was 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA in September. He pitched for a team that moved into first place on April 18 and stayed there for the remainder of the season.
In retrospect, the Sox' front-running status may have hurt their righthander. He did not have to submit a dramatic, one-game playoff win over the Yankees to squeeze his team into the postseason. He did not have to flummox Detroit in a pennant race, as Sabathia and Carmona did.
Feinsand and Ortiz both indicated that Boston's superior lineup swayed their thinking to a degree. Each felt the other three pitchers had less support from their clubs.
"When I looked at the Indians, I didn't believe they were as good as their record indicated, and the guys who should get the credit for their success are Sabathia and Carmona," Feinsand said. "Lackey accomplished what he did with very little run support. When you look at the Red Sox, they have much more talent up and down their lineup."
"I went over the numbers pretty closely," Ortiz explained, "and I just felt the other three guys were a little better. It was very, very close, but I just felt the other pitchers did a little more for their team.
"You look at the Red Sox, and they were a more complete team, with a stronger bullpen and better hitting. It was not an attempt on my part to minimize what Josh Beckett did.
"It was a real tough. This was the year I was hoping I'd vote in the National League instead."
The problem with releasing the Cy Young results after the World Series is apparent. The winners should be announced during the playoffs, as a reminder that it's a regular-season accomplishment.
Who can erase the memory of Sabathia sputtering in Game 1 of the ALCS, giving up seven runs before he got out of the fifth inning? In Game 5, with his team up, 3-1, in the series and on the verge of clinching, the big fella went six innings but gave up 4 runs on 10 hits and was on the wrong end of a 7-1 final. C.C.'s ALCS totals: 0-2 with a 10.45 ERA. Beckett's? 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA, 18 strikeouts, and 1 walk.
(Repeat after me: It's a regular-season award. A regular-season award. A regular-season award.)
Strange things happen in sports. You might recall that last season's MVP in the NBA was Dirk Nowitzki, who led Dallas to a sparkling 67-15 record by scoring 25 points a night and shooting 51 percent from the floor. But Dirk also contributed to Dallas's spectacular collapse in the opening round of the playoffs against the Golden State Warriors by shooting 38 percent and missing key shots. The league nearly had to put poor Dirk in the witness protection program after he was given his MVP trophy only days after his team had been humiliated and eliminated.
Maybe Sabathia is feeling just as sheepish about this award. Ask him which he'd rather have, and you better believe he'd trade Beckett the Cy Young for a World Series ring.
Feinsand said he expects some backlash from furious Boston fans but points out two other things: The four times he saw Beckett in person (all against the Yankees), he didn't pitch particularly well. And it wasn't as though he put Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang on the ballot instead.
Neither writer's omission of Beckett determined the outcome of the award. Boston's ace was second to Sabathia for reasons, quite frankly, that had merit.
Even if the reasons ring hollow now that Beckett is sporting World Series hardware.
"Look," Feinsand said. "I went to BU. I have a lot of friends in Boston. The last month of the season, one of my good friends up there tried to convince me to put Beckett on my ballot. I looked over the numbers carefully, and decided Sabathia, Carmona, and Lackey were more deserving.
"The ballot is supposed to be secret, but I told my friend I left Beckett off. So when the playoffs started and Beckett did what he did and Sabathia struggled, my friend called me up after every game and said, 'So how do you like your Cy Young candidate now?' "
Feinsand said he understands why the ballots are closed off when the regular season ends. He also made it clear he would have changed his vote had the postseason counted.
"If they gave me a Cy Young ballot on Nov. 1, I would have voted Josh Beckett first and left the other two spots blank, because nobody would have been close," he said.
"You feel a little foolish after what happened in the postseason," Ortiz agreed.
It's a regular-season award. A regular-season award. A regular-season award.
But it's still too bad the wrong guy won.
Jackie MacMullan is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Tap into the essence of East Africa on an eight-day safari in Kenya. Take daily wildlife drives in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, discover the Maasai way of life, and learn about elephant conservation from a representative of the Kenya Wildlife Service. With endless plains teeming with wildlife and dotted with acacia trees, you won't want to blink — or put down your camera.
What's Included
Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Café Ubuntu and Ubuntu Made, Maai Mahiu
Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Kenya Wildlife Service Amboseli Talk, Amboseli National Park
Your G for Good Moment: Café Ubuntu , Maai Mahiu. Arrival transfer. Entrances and wildlife safari drives in Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Amboseli National Park. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.
Witness the iconic wildlife at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro, Visit the Maasai and learn their way of life, Gain a deeper understanding about elephant conservation, Embark on a sunrise wildlife safari drive
Dossier Disclaimer
The information in this trip details document has been compiled with care and is provided in good faith. However it is subject to change, and does not form part of the contract between the client and the operator. The itinerary featured is correct at time of printing. It may differ slightly to the one in the brochure. Occasionally our itineraries change as we make improvements that stem from past travellers, comments and our own research. Sometimes it can be a small change like adding an extra meal along the itinerary. Sometimes the change may result in us altering the tour for the coming year. Ultimately, our goal is to provide you with the most rewarding experience. Please note that our brochure is usually released in November each year. If you have booked from the previous brochure you may find there have been some changes to the itinerary.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you print a final copy of your Trip Details to review a couple of days prior to travel, in case there have been changes that affect your plans.
Itinerary Disclaimer
While it is our intention to adhere to the route described below, there is a certain amount of flexibility built into the itinerary and on occasion it may be necessary, or desirable to make alterations. The itinerary is brief, as we never know exactly where our journey will take us. Due to our style of travel and the regions we visit, travel can be unpredictable. The Trip Details document is a general guide to the tour and region and any mention of specific destinations or wildlife is by no means a guarantee that they will be visited or encountered. Aboard expedition trips visits to research stations depend on final permission.
Additionally, any travel times listed are approximations only and subject to vary due to local circumstances.
Important Notes
Tanzania and Kenya
The Seronera Plains, which lie in the southeast of the National Park and extend into the western Ngorongoro Conservation Area, form the main ungulate calving grounds of the Serengeti. The wildebeest typically disperse into the Seronera plains during the short rains, which fall in late November or early December, before calving in January, and staying put until the end of the long rains from January to early May. Towards the end of April the wildebeest start to congregate on the southern plains in the preparation for the 800km northward migration. The major obstacle faced by the wildebeest on this migration is the crossing for the Grumeti River through the western corridor, which typically occurs from June into early July. From July to October, the ungulates disperse again, with about half of them crossing the Mara River into Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve and the remainder spreading out through the northern and western Serengeti. By late October the animals have generally started to plod back southward to the Seronera Plains, to arrive there in late November when the cycle starts all over again.
DKTNG passengers will be dropped at the Namanga border crossing en route to Nairobi on day 7 to continue their journey into Tanzania. All other passengers will return to Nairobi.
Please note that this tour combines with other G Adventures tours. As such, the staff and some travel companions on your tour may have previously been traveling together with G Adventures, prior to Day 1 of your tour. Likewise, some staff and travel companions may be continuing together on another G Adventures tour, after your trip concludes.
This is not a physically demanding journey; however, travelling can be difficult, as long drives and poor road conditions are the rule as opposed to the exception in Kenya. A safari is about travelling to see animals, so we cover long distances crossing the country to visit different national parks. Once there, we spend the majority of the time viewing wildlife while driving in the parks. This translates to a lot of driving. Despite this, the diversity and scenery of the African landscape, the local culture and abundant wildlife are all well worth the experience.
All lodges will have electricity although many work off generators with limited times.
The power supply in Kenya is nominally 240VAC, 50hz. Variable voltage, spikes and sporadic, unexpected, unscheduled power cuts of varying duration can be expected.
It may be required to show a Yellow Fever certificate upon entering the country visited. Please check in with your local health expert for advice on Yellow Fever and other inoculations required for this area.
Please note all accommodation is not guaranteed, and is subject to change.
Group Leader Description
Throughout the entire 8-day journey around Kenya, you will be accompanied on your trip by a G Adventures Chief Experience Officer (CEO). The Chief Experience Officer (CEO) will be the group manager and leader. He/she organizes the trip, and will be there to assist you when needed. Your leader may be from East Africa, or another country outside of the region, and will have a general knowledge base of the region and wildlife. He/she will take care of the small things so you can concentrate on enjoying your adventure. To round out the team, you will be joined by an expert driver/guide, who, as a skilled and experienced driver and a certified safari guide, is an integral part of the team.
Group Size Notes
Max 6, Avg 5.
Meals Included
7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 5 dinners
These meals are provided at the hotels or lodges in which you are accommodated. When an evening meal is not included, your hotel will have a restaurant or your will be advised of a good local establishment. All meals you have during your trip will be prepared from fresh local produce. All hotels cater to vegetarians; however, any other dietary requirements need to be specified prior to arrival. Please note all bottled drinking water will be at your own expense.
7-seat 4×4 safari vehicle.
About our Transportation
This trip is done in private 7-seat 4×4 safari vehicle. With sliding windows and a large pop-up roofs, these are designed for wildlife viewing. Road conditions can run the full range of conditions from new to very poor, and during dry seasons, the roads can become very dusty. This style of travel is the best under the local circumstances, as the seats are comfortable and having our own private vehicle allow us the flexibility of making stops when needed, and to stay and watch that crouching lion prepare for an attack.
Speed governors set to 80kph are used on all vehicles to ensure a safe driving speed. Please note for your own safety it is mandatory to wear your seat belt at all times when in a vehicle.
All G Adventure vehicles are regularly serviced and follow a strict maintenance schedule. However given the long travel days and rough conditions of many of the roads in Africa, vehicles can and do breakdown on occasion. If such situations occur all drivers are trained mechanics and any vehicle issues are rectified as quickly as possible so as to not disrupt your trip. Your patience is requested if the vehicle you are traveling in happens to encounter a mechanical fault.
Solo Travellers
We believe single travellers should not have to pay more to travel so our group trips are designed for shared accommodation and do not involve a single supplement. Single travellers joining group trips are paired in twin or multi-share accommodation with someone of the same sex for the duration of the trip. Some of our Independent trips are designed differently and single travellers on these itineraries must pay the single trip price.
Hotels (2 nts), safari lodge (1 nt), comfortable tented camps (4 nts).
My Own Room
Please note if you have booked the My Own Room/Tent option for this tour, you will receive your own single accommodation for all night stops.
About Accommodation
Start and end hotels on this tour offer comfortable accommodations with en-suite bathrooms, standard facilities, and wifi. Additional amenities vary from location to location. Please see the hotel listings on the Full Itinerary if you would like to learn more about the offerings of your accommodations.
The tented camp accommodations on this tour are situated centrally, with easy access to the park for wildlife safari drives. Tents are typically spacious with mosquito-proof netting, comfortable bedding, and en-suite bathroom with flushing toilets and camping showers.
Please remember that hotel/lodge/camp standards can be different from what you are used to in your home country, which is part of the appeal of adventure travel.
1) Under certain circumstances we reserve the right to change accommodation and provide something slightly different to what is described, though it will always be of similar or better standard/level.
2) Most lodges and camps do not have 24hr electricity – they usually run on generators which are routinely shut off overnight from approximately 10pm to 5am.
3) Lodges and camps are NOT equipped with fans or air conditioning due to the electricity constraints listed above.
Joining Hotel
For details of your joining hotel please refer to your tour voucher, G Account, the G Adventures App or contact your travel agent.
Joining Instructions
An arrival transfer is included when you arrive on Day 1, or if you arrive up to three days prior provided that you have booked your pre-accommodation through National Geographic Journeys in our joining hotel. Due to customer experience and quality considerations, all services related to the tour must be continuous.
Our driver will be waiting for you with a National Geographic Journeys sign with your name on it, and they will be waiting for you outside the luggage hall. There most likely will be many signs, so please check carefully for your name. In the unlikely case, you are unable to find the guide after 30 minutes, please call our our local support line
Please note that Day 1 is an arrival day and no activities have been planned, so you may arrive at any time. Similarly the last day is a departure day in which no activities are planned.
Your CEO will contact you at the hotel on Day 1 and make sure you are settled comfortably. If you arrive late, they will leave you a message detailing what time and where you should meet the next morning. Your CEO will organize a short meeting soon after arrival, during which you will meet other tour participants and receive information about general and specific aspects of the trip.
Arrival Complications
We don't expect any problems, and nor should you, but if for any reason you are unable to commence your trip as scheduled, as soon as possible please contact your starting point hotel, requesting that you speak to or leave a message for your CEO (if you are not on a group tour please refer to the emergency contact details provided in this dossier). If you are unable to get in touch with your leader, please refer to our emergency contact details.
We strongly advise you to pre-purchase your entry visa prior to arrival as queuing for the visa at the airport can cause long delays in clearing customs. This is especially relevant if you have pre-booked an airport transfer.
If you have pre-booked an airport transfer, it is necessary to make contact with our representative, who waits with a G Adventures sign outside the secure baggage-retrieval area, within 1.5 hours (90 minutes) of your flight's scheduled arrival time. No refunds will be granted if you fail to make contact with our representative within this reasonable time. After such time, we recommend that you make your own way to the Starting Point hotel, following the Joining Instructions.
Your arrival transfer has been arranged based on flight information provided to us. If you receive notification of a flight schedule change outside of 48 hours before your flight is scheduled to arrive, please contact us to advise of your new flight details.
Sales offices:
From within Australia – 1-300-796-618
From within Canada or the United States – 1-800-465-6500
From within the UK – 0870 999-0144
From anywhere else – +1-416-260-0999
Important note If you are advised of the flight schedule change within 48 hours of your scheduled arrival time, please contact the airport transfer operator listed as the emergency contact for your tour which can be found below. We will do our best to rearrange your arrival transfer however we cannot guarantee this. If your arrival transfer does not arrive within 30 minutes after you have exited the arrivals area please take a taxi to your start point hotel.
Emergency Contact
Should you need to contact us during a situation of dire need, it is best to first call either the G Adventures Local Representative (if one is listed below) or our G Adventures Local Office. If for any reason you do not receive an immediate answer, please leave a detailed message and contact information, so they may return your call and assist you as soon as possible.
If you have purchased an arrival through G Adventures or if an arrival transfer is included in the cost of your tour, please note that:
Your arrival transfer has been arranged based on flight information provided to us. If you are advised of a flight schedule change within 48 hours of your scheduled arrival time, we will do our best to rearrange your arrival transfer however we cannot guarantee this. If your arrival transfer does not arrive within 30 minutes after you have exited the arrivals area please take a taxi to your start point hotel.
For any issues relating to pre-booked transfers for Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, including delays or missed transfers, please contact our airport transfer operator:
Phelix: +254 729 692 653 (from outside of Kenya)
Phelix: 0729 692 653(from within Kenya)
G Adventures Local Office (Nairobi, Kenya)
Emergency number
From outside Kenya: +254 727 208 832
From within Kenya: 0727 208 832
If you are unable for any reason to contact our local office, please call the numbers listed below, which will connect you directly with our 24 hour Sales team, who will happily assist you.
Toll-free, North America only: 1 888 800 4100
Calls from UK: 0344 272 0000
Calls from Germany: 0800 365 1000
Calls from Australia: 1 300 796 618
Calls from New Zealand: 0800 333 307
Outside North America, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the UK: +1 416 260 0999
What to Take
You will be on the move a lot, so our advice is to pack as lightly as possible. Your baggage should be clearly labelled and restricted to one soft compact suitcase, sports bag, or backpack, no larger than 30cm(height) x 30cm(width) x 60cm(length), maximum 15kg, plus a daypack. Luggage limits on airlines are strictly enforced, and due to limited vehicle capacity, the cost of transporting any luggage beyond these restrictions is the responsibility of the client. Please note, if you are travelling with a large amount of luggage and wish to leave a portion of it at the start hotel, this is indeed possible as storage facilities are available.
It is important to pack clothes for warm days and cool evenings, as well as a warm jacket for early morning safaris. Light, quick-drying, practical clothes are advisable for this safari trip. A set of smart casual clothes is also advisable for your time in Nairobi.
Packing List
Cold Weather:
• Long-sleeved shirts or sweater
• Scarf
• Warm gloves
• Warm hat
• Warm layers
• Flight info (required) (Printouts of e-tickets may be required at the border)
• Insurance info (required) (With photocopies)
• Passport (required) (With photocopies)
• Required visas or vaccination certificates (required) (With photocopies)
• Vouchers and pre-departure information (required)
• Binoculars (optional)
• Camera (With extra memory cards and batteries)
• Cash, credit and debit cards
• Day pack (Used for daily excursions or short overnights)
• Ear plugs
• First-aid kit (should contain lip balm with sunscreen, sunscreen, whistle, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, bandaids/plasters, tape, anti-histamines, antibacterial gel/wipes, antiseptic cream, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, rehydration powder, water purification tablets or drops, insect repellent, sewing kit, extra prescription drugs you may be taking)
• Flashlight/torch (Headlamps are ideal)
• Fleece top/sweater
• Footwear
• Hat
• Locks for bags
• Long pants/jeans
• Moneybelt
• Outlet adapter
• Personal entertainment (Reading and writing materials, cards, music player, etc.)
• Reusable water bottle
• Shirts/t-shirts
• Sleepwear
• Small travel towel
• Sunglasses
• Toiletries (Preferably biodegradable)
• Watch and alarm clock
• Waterproof backpack cover
• Windproof rain jacket
Smart Dress:
• Smart outfit (For evenings out)
Warm Weather:
• Sandals/flip-flops
• Shorts/skirts (Longer shorts/skirts are recommended)
• Sun hat/bandana
• Swimwear
Note: The climate in East Africa varies between the dry and rainy season. Please ensure you bring a windproof rain jacket if you are travelling between April & May, October & November.
Laundry facilities are offered by some of our hotels and lodges for a charge. You should write a list of items that you send for washing. It will be difficult for hotels to have your laundry ready if you arrive in the late afternoon and leave the next morning, so the lodge in the Masai Mara would be the best place, since you are there for a few days.
Visas and Entry Requirements
All countries require travellers to have a valid passport (with a minimum 6 months validity).The Kenyan Government has introduced an electronic visa process with effect from July 2nd. Travellers wishing to enter Kenya need to visit www.ecitizen.go.ke and follow instructions for processing their electronic visa in advance of their arrival into Kenya. As this measure was introduced with little advance notice, there is a grace period where travellers may continue to apply upon arrival into Kenya for their visa. A transit visa, which is valid for 6 nights / 7 days within Kenya, for one entry into Kenya only, costs US$10 OR 10 GBP OR 10 EUR or 10 SWF. Please note that Kenya is now strictly enforcing a "blank pages, condition of entry". All those requiring a visa on arrival must have at least two blank pages available in their passports. Failure to meet this requirement could mean that entry will be refused. This information is accurate at the time of writing. Though as fees and policies can change, we highly recommend that you contact your local embassy or consulate for the most up-to-date visa requirements, or see your travel agent. It is your responsibility to have the correct travel documentation.
East Africa Tourist Visa
An East Africa Tourist Visa allows the holder to move freely between Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda with only one Visa, and is valid for a period of 90 days. It also acts as a multiple entry Visa, so if you leave any of the above countries, you do not need a new Visa to re-enter (provided it is within the 90 day validity period). These need to be applied for in advance, and you should contact the foreign Embassy (of the country you will be entering through) for more details. The cost is 100USD.
Please see below for more information:
It may be required to show a Yellow Fever certificate upon entering the country. Please check in with your local consulate and health expert for advice on Yellow Fever and other inoculations required for this area.
Spending Money
Every traveller is different and therefore spending money requirements will vary. Some travellers may drink more than others while other travellers like to purchase more souvenirs than most. Please consider your own spending habits when it comes to allowing for drinks, shopping and tipping. Please also remember the following specific recommendations when planning your trip.
Money Exchange
The local currency in Kenya is the Kenyan Shilling (KES, or KSH).
Shillings can be obtained locally by changing foreign currency or by using ATMs (where available) which will disperse local currency. Your CEO will inform you where you can change money throughout the tour and approximately how much money you will need for each country.
The easiest foreign currency to exchange for locally for any of the local currencies is the $US; however the British Pound and Euro may also be exchanged as well. Please note that due to past problems with forgery, $US notes that are older than year 2006 are not accepted in Africa.
Large note ($US 50, $US 100 etc) can be difficult to change in some places, but will gain you the best exchange rate.
If you plan to rely on cash, please bring foreign currency (Euro, Pound, USD) with you, as it is often expensive to buy these currencies locally. And in more rural areas, it is often not likely.
If you plan to buy your visas at borders, you will need to bring $USD cash to pay for these visas. Please note you cannot use the local currency or any other currency to buy these visas- they must be purchased in USD.
Please do not bring Travellers' cheques toAfrica. They are difficult if not impossible to exchange in many places.
Visa/Plus system cards are the most widely accepted debit cards. it is harder to find machines Mastercard/Cirrus cards. We highly recommend that if you hold a Mastercard, you obtain a Visa card prior to departure and travel with both. This is also useful should somethingunforeseen happen to one of your cards during your travels.
While there are many ATMs in the major centres, there are no guarantees that your credit or debit cards will actually work in Africa. Check with your bank.
Credit cards can be used in major cities and towns ONLY but please do not rely on them as a method of payment because they are generally not widely accepted. You should be aware that to purchase products or services on a credit card a fee of 5%-10% usually applies. The majority of our optional activities can also be paid by credit card. Your CEO will advise on these.
Please note that in many areas there may be occasional power-outages, where there will be no electricity for hours at a time. In addition, ATMs outside of larger centers often run out of cash or can be out of order unexpectedly. These factors could affect your ability to access money from ATMs. As such, please do not rely on credit or debit cards as your only source of money.
A combination of foreign currency and debit/credit cards for cash advances is best. Always take more rather than less, as you don't want to spoil the trip by constantly feeling short of funds.
As currency exchange rates can fluctuate often we ask that you refer to the following website for daily exchange rates: www.xe.com.
Emergency Fund
Please also make sure you have access to at least an additional USD $200 (or equivalent) as an 'emergency' fund, to be used when circumstances outside our control (ex. a natural disaster) require a change to our planned route. This is a rare occurrence!
Departure Tax
USD40, usually included in most international air tickets.
Tipping is an expected, though not compulsory, component of your tour program. The gesture serves as an expression of appreciation for exceptional service, and amounts given are up to your discretion.
Tipping is one of the most direct ways that you can have a positive economic impact within the African community. Although it may not be customary for you, it is an important source of income for those in the tourism industry. Giving a tip should be a seen as a formal 'thank you', and the action should in no way be awkward.
The best method of tipping someone that has served the whole group is to plan in advance, and not rush when it comes to saying goodbye. A suggestion would be for each group member to contribute anonymously by putting their tip into an envelope. This often works the best and the group should gather to present the gift to the recipient(s), offering their thanks and showing their appreciation. This method brings the action out into the open, allowing for a friendly and appreciative interaction between the group and the recipient(s).
You may use the following as a guideline, all given in a per person format:
G CEOs and drivers: $5-10 USD each, per day worked.
Supply Driver $3-5 USD (full day).
Safari Supply Driver (Balloon Safari): $3-5 USD
Restaurant/Café servers: 10% of cost of bill, especially when in a large group (no envelope required).
Local guides: $1 USD for every couple of hours
Optional Activities
Masai Mara
- Masai Mara Balloon Safari
- David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage Visit (26-65USD per person)
- Railway Museum (6USD per person)
- Karen Blixen Museum (34-73USD per person)
- Bomas of Kenya Tour (26-65USD per person)
- National Museum (21-33USD per person)
- The Carnivore Restaurant (51-82USD per person)
We recommend you contact your family physician, or your local travel clinic for the most up-to-date health information at least one month before departure. Travellers should also carry a basic first-aid kit and hand sanitizers/antibacterial wipes on their travels. Medical facilities are basic throughout these countries. For your own safety, we strongly recommend that you advise your tour leader of any medical condition that may affect you while travelling with the group. Your tour leader will be able to inform you of local health advisories (e.g. drinking water quality). Please ensure you have all the inoculations recommended by your doctor.
Yellow Fever Certificate Note: (Updated: May 2017)
It is compulsory to show a valid Yellow Fever Certificate if you are travelling to the following G Adventures-visited countries from a Yellow Fever endemic country:
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
For some of these countries, proof of Yellow Fever vaccination is also required for passengers who have travelled more than 12 hours through the airport of an endemic country. If other countries not endemic to Yellow Fever have been visited after visiting an endemic country, then a Yellow Fever certificate may still be required on entry. Please check country-specific regulations before your departure.
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is present in some regions in Africa. Risk of malaria can increase during periods of heavy rain, during the rainy seasons, and in densely populated areas of Southern & East Africa. To prevent malaria, we recommend speaking to your doctor about taking preventative medication (prophylaxis), combined with regular use of insect repellent spray/cream. Please check updated travel health advisories specific to malaria before your departure.
Safety and Security
Many national governments provide a regularly updated advice service on safety issues involved with international travel. We recommend that you check your government's advice for their latest travel information before departure. We strongly recommend the use of a neck wallet or money belt while travelling, for the safe keeping of your passport, air tickets, travellers' cheques, cash and other valuable items. Leave your valuable jewellery at home – you won't need it while travelling. Many of the hotels we use have safety deposit boxes, which is the most secure way of storing your valuables. A lock is recommended for securing your luggage. When travelling on a group trip, please note that your CEO has the authority to amend or cancel any part of the trip itinerary if it is deemed necessary due to safety concerns. Your CEO will accompany you on all included activities. During your trip you will have some free time to pursue your own interests, relax and take it easy or explore at your leisure. While your CEO will assist you with options available in a given location please note that any optional activities you undertake are not part of your itinerary, and we offer no representations about the safety of the activity or the standard of the operators running them. Please use your own good judgment when selecting an activity in your free time. Although the cities visited on tour are generally safe during the day, there can be risks to wandering throughout any major city at night. It is our recommendation to stay in small groups and to take taxis to and from restaurants, or during night time excursions.
Protests and Demonstrations- Protests and demonstrations, even those that are well intended, have the potential to turn violent with no warning. Counter protests can also turn violent. Action by security forces to disperse demonstrators and protesters may occur at any time. If you are in an area where demonstrators or protesters are gathering, avoid the temptation of staying for a good photo opportunity and leave the area immediately.
Water based activities have an element of danger and excitement built into them. We recommend only participating in water based activities when accompanied by a guide(s). We make every reasonable effort to ensure the fun and adventurous element of any water based activities (in countries with varying degrees of operating standards) have a balanced approach to safety. It is our policy not to allow our CEOs to make arrangements on your behalf for water based activities that are not accompanied by guide(s).
Swimming, including snorkeling, is always at your own risk.
We take all prudent measures in relation to your safety. For ways to further enhance your personal safety while traveling, please visit:
Trip Specific Safety
…isn't classed as a safe city. Some precautions you should take are:
*Always leave your passport (It's better to carry a photocopy of it instead), traveller's cheques, flight tickets and money that you won't be using in the safe deposit at the hotel reception. This is free of charge to G Adventures clients.
*Remember that like in any other city, you should never leave your bags unattended, nor flaunt jewellery, cameras etc
*Please don't wander through the city to unknown areas especially at night. Stick to the main streets only during the day, and after sundown, please take a taxi. Taxis can be organised from reception. Also, take the address of the hotel with you.
*People are generally friendly, but don't let people take advantage of you, especially the sales people!
- Beware of people approaching you on the street with an apparent interest of where you are from, and want to sit down and have a chat with you. These people are con men and will ask you for money.
- People on the street who ask you if you want a safari and have a brochure are often con men, best to avoid these folk. Besides, you're already on safari
PHOTOGRAPHY: Please do not take photo's of Police stations or at Cross borders Airports, army barracks and personnel or any Government building. It is against the law and will result in the minimum of your film and camera being confiscated.
A Couple of Rules
Illegal drugs will not be tolerated on any trips. Possessing or using drugs not only contravenes the laws of the land but also puts the rest of the group at risk. Smoking marijuana and opium is a part of local culture in some parts of the world but is not acceptable for our travellers. Our philosophy of travel is one of respect towards everyone we encounter, and in particular the local people who make the world the special place it is. The exploitation of prostitutes is completely contrary to this philosophy. Our CEOs have the right to expel any member of the group if drugs are found in their possession or if they use prostitutes.
Travel Insurance
Travel Insurance: Travel insurance is compulsory in order to participate on any of our trips. When travelling on a group trip, you will not be permitted to join the group until evidence of travel insurance has been sighted by your CEO, who will take note of your insurance details. When selecting a travel insurance policy please bear in mind that all clients must have medical coverage and that we require a minimum coverage of USD 200,000 for repatriation and emergency rescue. We strongly recommend that the policy also covers personal liability, cancellation, curtailment and loss of luggage and personal effects. If you have credit card insurance we require proof of purchase of the trip (a receipt of credit card statement) with a credit card in your name. Contact your bank for details of their participating insurer, the level of coverage and emergency contact telephone number.
Planeterra-The G Adventures Foundation
The Planeterra Foundation planeterra.org is a Canadian non-profit organization that helps empower local people to develop their communities, conserve their cultures, and create humane and supportive systems for their endeavours. Planeterra provides capacity building and catalyst grants to get community social enterprises off the ground. These businesses address local challenges by providing benefits for indigenous people, empowering marginalized women, and granting disadvantaged youth access to education, employment, and brighter futures. Planeterra also works to ensure these businesses have a thriving customer base by integrating programs into G Adventures' itineraries globally.
G Adventures is Planeterra's largest corporate donor, covering all operating costs so 100% of your donation will bring opportunity to people in need.
Dollar-a-Day Program
G Adventures' Dollar-a-Day Program provides travellers with the opportunity to give back to the people and places visited on our tours by donating one dollar for every day you are on trip. 100% of these donations go directly to support community development projects worldwide that are implemented by Planeterra.
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Minimum Age
You must be 18 to travel unaccompanied on a G Adventures tour. For minors travelling with a guardian over 21 years old, the minimum age is 12.
International Flights
Check-in times and baggage allowances/restrictions vary by airline and can change at any time. For the most up-to-date information for your flight, please contact your airline. We recommend checking in online in advance to avoid potential delays at the airport.
Max Pax
Group Leader
Chief Experience Officer (CEO) throughout and certified driver/guide.
Day 1: Nairobi
Our trips throughout Kenya and Tanzania have a maximum group size of six travellers in addition to a CEO and a driver who are both trained safari guides. That means everyone gets a window seat and twice the insight about the astounding wildlife all around you.
Additional Notes:
This trip covers long distances to visit 3 different wildlife parks in a short period of time and is a very busy trip. Please be prepared for a lot of driving over some very rough, bumpy and often unmaintained roads, which is the norm for Kenya.
Included Activities:
Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting
Private Vehicle
Day 2: Nairobi/Masai Mara (1B, 1L, 1D)
After breakfast, we depart for the world famous Masai Mara National Reserve. With its vast open plains and flat-topped acacia trees, no visit to Kenya would be complete without a visit here. In the afternoon, we will arrive in the area, and get settled at our safari camp, our base for our time here. Then we'll make our way into the reserve for an afternoon wildlife safari drive, with excellent chances of seeing the Big Five: buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, and rhino.
Additional Notes:
The road in and back out of the park is very rough and very bumpy but once you catch a glimpse of the stunning wildlife, it is worth a bit of discomfort.
Included Activities:
Masai Mara Wildlife Safari Drive
Safari vehicle (6.00 hour(s), 386km)
Day 3: Masai Mara (1B, 1L, 1D)
Enjoy an early morning wildlife safari drive. The day continues with more wildlife viewing as you cross the rolling hills of the African savannah. Also enjoy a late afternoon/evening safari.
Included Activities:
Masai Mara Wildlife Safari Drive
Safari vehicle
Day 4: Masai Mara/Lake Nakuru National Park (1B, 1L, 1D)
On this afternoon wildlife safari drive, keep an eye out for the resident black and white rhino, buffalo, impala, and the elusive leopard.
Additional Notes:
Today is a very long driving day but we do break it up with a wonderful visit and lunch at the Ubuntu Cafe.
Included Activities:
Café Ubuntu and Ubuntu Made
Café Ubuntu
Lake Nakuru Wildlife Safari Drive
Safari vehicle (4.00 hour(s), 210km)
Safari vehicle (2.50 hour(s), 120km)
Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park/Amboseli National Park (1B, 1L, 1D)
After a morning wildlife safari drive, venture south to famed Amboseli National Park located at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro. The snow-capped peak of the mountain dominates every aspect of the park, providing the ultimate photo backdrop.
Included Activities:
Lake Nakuru Wildlife Safari Drive
Safari vehicle
Day 6: Amboseli National Park (1B, 1L, 1D)
Enjoy morning and afternoon wildlife safari drives today. During your down time, relax at camp, enjoying views of Mt Kilimanjaro and wildlife visiting the camp's watering holes. Gain a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding poaching and elephant conservation during a lecture by an accredited speaker from the Kenya Wildlife Service.
Included Activities:
Amboseli Wildlife Safari Drive
Kenya Wildlife Service Amboseli Talk
Safari vehicle
Day 7: Amboseli National Park/Nairobi (1B, 1L)
Rise early for a final morning wildlife safari drive, enjoying the African sun as it rises over the savannah of the Amboseli plain. Return to Nairobi in the late afternoon and opt to join the CEO in a farewell dinner.
Included Activities:
Amboseli Wildlife Safari Drive
Safari vehicle (4.50-5.00 hours, 235km)
Day 8: Nairobi (1B)
Depart at any time.
Included Activities:
Departure Day


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I love this candle by skyn ICELAND for so many reasons. First, it's soy with a cotton wick, which means it burns REALLY clean. The scent? A relaxing, therapeutic mix of so many interesting fragrances including bergamot, peach, melon, lily, orris, cyclamen, white lavender, and sandalwood (just to name a few). Last but not least, I just love the shape and color of the holder. I think this candle is ideal for the bathroom…well, especially when you have it sea-themed like I do :)
Skyn also has a great, stress-targeting array of natural skincare. Has anyone tried? I haven't yet, but I think I will soon!
Cool Glacier Candle – Burns for 45 hours and retails at $35.


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News from the world of Maths
We love Science in School, the European journal for science teachers, featuring news about the latest scientific discoveries, teaching materials and many other useful resources for science teachers. The journal is freely available online, with articles translated into many European languages. The print version (in English) is free within Europe. Here are some of our favourite recent articles.
Maths is now an integral part in the study of evolution, describing how mutation and natural selection affect a reproducing population. And now maths has shown that it if you want to get ahead in the evolutionary race, it really does pay to be nice. We were lucky enough to visit the other Cambridge earlier this year to interview Professor Martin Nowak about the mathematics of altruism.
As we are having a little cake of our own today, we thought we'd look back on another great birthday celebration... Stephen Hawking's 70th birthday!
Hungry? Why not try one of Vi Hart's brilliant Tex Mex Hexaflexgons – maths has never tasted so good!
Are you reading this page because you decided to or because you were destined to from the start of time? Plus shares Mick's sentiment that we are free to do what we want, any old time. But what does physics and mathematics have to say about free will?
Make your childhood dreams come true and join the Paris Fire Brigade as part of the 2012-13 Mathematical Competitive Game.
A team of physicists have curbed the hope that quantum physics might be squared with common sense. At least if we want to hang on to Einstein's highly respected theory of relativity. Their result concerns what Einstein called "spooky action at a distance" and it may soon be possible to test their prediction in the lab.
Struggling to solve today's sudoku? Is your tried and tested method hitting a brick wall and you feel like you are going around in circles? New research might make you feel a bit better: you might not necessarily be stuck... perhaps you are just in a patch of transient chaos on your way to the solution.


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Personal in-home care by a Home Helpers professional provides that needed support, so your aging or disabled family member in Helotes can be where they're happiest: at home. We can help with a range of needs, including:
Sometimes the need for personal care services extends beyond the home, so Home Helpers offers personal care services in other locations, too:
If you need personal home care for a loved one in Helotes, Texas, please call us at (210) 627-7018 or click the button below to email us.
Our personal home care services are also available in San Antonio, Atascosa, Balcones Heights, Castroville, Devine, D'Hanis, Dunlay, Hondo, Lacoste, Leon Valley, Lytle, Macdona, Mico, Moore, Natalia, Pearsall, Pearson, Quihi, Rio Medina, Von Ormy, and Yancey, Texas.
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WATCH: Player swings bat at pitcher's head during brawl in Cuba
A baseball brawl in Cuba could have resulted in a tragedy had this swing by Demis Valdes connected with the head of pitcher Freddy Alvarez:
(Via New York Daily News)
That's a full swing. At the head of an opponent. By a guy who wasn't even playing in the game but was angry that Alvarez had hit two of his teammates with pitches. And, by the way, that second HBP appeared to be on a breaking ball that hung inside.
PHOTOS: Sports brawls you won't forget
Valdes' backswing caught Villa Clara captain and first baseman Ramon Lunar in the face, knocking him to the ground.
"You have to put a stop to that. That can't happen," the TV announcer said as other players tackled Valdes and wrested the bat from him.
Lunar was hospitalized overnight for observation, but not seriously injured.
"He has no facial fractures, only lacerations to the lower and upper lips and nose, all with a favorable prognosis," Cuban journalist Yimmi Castillo said on state television.
The melee between Matanzas and Villa Clara, the top two teams in the standings, was broadcast live on national television to shocked viewers Monday night.
Valdes was hit with a one-year suspension Tuesday night. The Cuban Baseball Federation's disciplinary committee also ordered a suspension for Alvarez, but no length was given in the notice read on state television's evening news.
Fans were chattering about the brawl earlier Tuesday.
"That's not even baseball. It's a shame," said Arnaldo Soler, a 23-year-old student dressed in the jersey of Havana's powerhouse team, Industriales.
It was not without precedent, however.
In 2010, Lisban Correa of Industriales chased a Sancti Spiritus player around the field with a bat before catching up and clubbing him. Correa earned a season-long suspension.
Sanctions against Valdes were likely to be swift and severe.
In a column published Tuesday by official media, pundit Oscar Sanchez Serra lamented that Cuban baseball is not immune to the kind of ugliness that has tarnished sports elsewhere.
"In this way, before we even play, we won't win in either the Caribbean Series or anywhere, not for lack of talent or because there's no professional sports but for lack of professionalism," said Sanchez, who is sub-director of the Communist Party daily Granma.
"Where is it going to stop? Much has been tolerated," he wrote. "What we are seeing in baseball is an assault on our very culture and a lack of respect to the audience that comes to the stadium and watches on TV."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Official behind-the-scenes blog of the Dallas Museum of Art
Thomas Thwaites 'Toaster Project'! *see link below
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