Archive for July, 2009

Metal Detector Techniques For Garrett And Bounty Hunter Metal Detectors

Janet Ashby asked:


Metal Detecting Techniques

Using a Garrett or Bounty Hunter metal detector is easy but, just like other hobbies, getting the best results will take some time and practice.

Walk along slowly, moving the coil from side to side. Waving the coil slowly will allow you to detect deeper objects. As the search pattern for most coils is shaped like a cone a four inch search area at the surface will only be one inch at ten inches deep. Some detectors have a D shaped search area and will cover a larger area. The Minelab Exacalibur has this pattern. Go over the whole area once to remove any junk then you can repeat the search to find any targets that were masked by the junk.

Discrimination

When detecting in a new area search the whole area first without using discrimination in order to remove any junk. Then you can repeat the search to find targets that were being masked. Aluminium foil can easily be mistaken for gold and lots of other junk also sounds like treasure so it’s best to remove these before using discrimination. When the junk has been removed use a grid pattern to search for targets. Although you’ll end up doing a lot of digging to remove ll the junk first you will find treasure! You can use discrimination more when you are more experienced and familiar with your metal detector.

Fill in the Holes

Always fill in any holes you have dug before you leave the site. In addition to leaving the area as you found it this will also prevent other treasure hunters from knowing where you were digging.

After a Rainstorm

Detectors often work much better when the ground is wet so after rain is a good time to go detecting. Objects can also be brought to the surface by sand and debris being washed away by the rain so are easier to find.

Where to Detect

Before you even go out to search for treasure do your homework. use the local library or the internet to find sites that were used in the past. Hotel sites, market places, popular beaches are all areas that can produce treasure. Other places to try are churches,old school yards and parks. Always ask permission before you dig holes on private land! Ask old people in your are where the popular places for people to congregate were, where people picnicked or where the old swimming holes used to be.

Our Favorite Treasure Hunting Places

Popular beaches are good places to find watches, coins, watches and relics.

Parks are another popular place to find treasure. This includes city parks, camping grounds, ballfields, picnicking places where you may find find coins, watches and jewelry. Shady places, for example under large trees or around old bandstands are good places to search.

Schools and playgrounds, recreation areas, swings etc are good places to find coins, jewelry and watches. Around old trees and grassy areas or shady spots where people would congregate are places to search.

Old houses and their backyards are great places to look. Search out old paths and walkways to search along. You may find coins, jewelry, relics etc.

Fishing spots, river banks, swimming holes and old marinas are great for finding relics, old coins, buttons etc.

Hiking trails, woods, old wagon trails and overgrown foundations are great places to search for coins, bottles relics etc.

The oldest buildings in many towns and villages are churches and many people congregated in the churchyard or around the church so they are great places for finding jewelry, relics coins etc.



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Posted by burnsai - July 29, 2009 at 10:57 pm

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Digital Shadow – More Than 45 Gg of Data is Stored About You on the Internet. Do You Know What is Stored About You?

Stig Kristoffersen asked:


45 Gb of data stored about you on the internet

In 2007 IDC, the analytical company, illustrate that around 45 Gb of data is stored about you in 2007 on the internet.

However, only half of this is produced by yourself, rest is made in the digital shadow beyond your control.

This is systems catching up and storing information about yourself, without you knowing it in most cases. It could be software blogs, email lists, surveillance cameras and so on.

The contrast on the digital shadow gets stronger and stronger, and research illustrate that we live more and more of our lives in the cyber space.

Lack of regulations about storage and erasure of data information is the biggest challenge. Mostly it is anarchy in both the public and the private sector on how the technology is utilized. The regulators are fragmented and segmented, which enables loopholes and lack of regulations in some areas.

Research shows that the amount of data around our persons increase with around 60 percent per year, and is driven by third generation internet like social network spaces and the increasing amount of surveillance cameras around the world, internet telephone and various access mechanisms produced.

The big increase may surprise you, but it leads us into the core of the challenge. The cost of storage is low so one does not bother to erase data, in case you will need it for something else later. It may not be legal, and the information becomes available outside your country borders, and there is very little you can do now.

He opening for EU directive of data storage of individuals, creates a debate which focus on this aspect as well. The cost of storing so much data which increases with over 60 percent per year, creates a wake up call for most of us.

Sadly enough, we may have to have a disaster in this area of data storage to make people open up their eyes and create a debate around this area of private data stored on the internet, its amount, its security and how open it is to the consumer that data is collected and stored about them.

We should care more about this aspect, and begin to ask regulators about where our privacy is protected and what is done to ensure that data collectors are regulated and that the security it taken care of for the citizens.



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Posted by burnsai - July 29, 2009 at 8:34 pm

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Kootenay Gold Hits a Home Run

James West asked:


In one of the very few bright spots in TSX Venture share performance, Kootenay Gold (TSX.V:KTN) shares jumped 52% on December 10th after the company announced widespread high-grade mineralization from a drill program at their 100% controlled Promintorio Silver Project in northwestern Mexico.

With intercepts like 18 meters grading 950 grams per tonne and 151 meters at 162 grams per tonne silver equivalent, all eyes are focused on the suddenly stellar Kootenay, whose success at Promintorio caps a year in which the company has seen major progress on a big chunk of its property portfolio.

But while the rich intercepts are what has driven the stock to new highs, CEO James McDonald is most interested in what the drill results are telling him from a large scale geological structure perspective.

“These results indicate that the individual breccias drilled in the first phase are part of a single, large mineralized system with distinct characteristics indicative of a porphyry system. Accordingly, drill data suggests the Promontorio may contain a deposit of larger scale and scope than previously conceived,” he said.

That’s his technical way of saying that limits to both the depth, length and width of the mineralized system have not yet been reached. It remains open in all directions.

I asked him if that meant that these breccias referred to in the press release were sitting on top of a porphyry system.

“The point is not that there is a porphyry underlying the breccias but that the breccias themselves are part of a porphyry system,” he replied. “This is evidenced by the potassic (biotite) and phyllic (sericite) alteration grading from a propylitic (calcite chlorite) alteration.”

Perspective is what its all about at Promintorio. Its important to bear in mind that the region surrounding Promintorio, while historically the focus of small scale mining, has suddenly emerged as a precious metals hotspot in the last five or six years.

Current estimates from projects within a 200 kilometer radius of Promintorio put over 15 million ounces of gold and more than 480 million ounces of silver in various categories of mineral resources.

Deposits like Minefineders (TSX:MFL) Dolores project, with over 3 million ounces of gold and 148 million ounces of silver, and Alamos Gold’s (TSX:AGI) Mulatos deposit, at 3.71 million ounces of gold , are turning the region into a primary mining district for Mexico.

Other companies contributing to the previously stated regional resource include Agnico-Eagle’s (TSX:AEM) Pinos Altos, (1.6 million ounces gold), Gammon Gold’s (TSX.V:GAM) Ocampo project (2.86 million ounces gold, 133 million ounces silver), Palmarejo Silver and Gold’s (TSX:PJO) million ounce namesake property, Goldcorp (NYSE:GG), Pan American Silver (TSX:PAA), Fronterra Copper (TSX:FCC) and Tyler Resources (TSX:TYS).

Another perspective to bear in mind is that this program tested only a small fraction of the 40,000 hectares that comprise the entire Promintorio project. The project recently surveyed by an electromagnetic survey shows a number of areas with potential in addition to the 500 meter by 2,000 meter mineralized trend of which only a 175 by 200 meter portion was just drilled.

Nobody I spoke to wanted to be quoted as to what the potential could be. The company prefers to let the results do the talking.

So what’s next?

Well, according Kootenay president Ken Berry, “Given the success of Phase I Drill results we anticipate Phase II to commence early in the new year. We have also initiated an IP Study to source additional priority targets over the 500 meter by 2000 meter structure. “

When asked if the company was going to need to raise more money for Phase 2, Ken Berry responded that the company has “just under $2 million in the treasury and warrants and options outstanding which would yield an additional $6.9 million upon exercise.”

Considering the recent strong share price performance, it would appear likely that a good number of those options and warrants will get exercised.

“All in all”, Ken continued, “these results confirm the historic grades. From surface to depth, mineralization is rich and suggest the Promontorio may contain a deposit of larger scope than previously conceived. A porphyry system could have the set up for the possibility of an open pit.”

“This area of Mexico (Sierra Madre Region) had no major producers six years ago, now there are five major producers each having multi-million oz reserves (gold equivalent). There’s also another four projects expecting to go into production in the next 3 or 4 years.”

A key to Kootenay’s success is CEO, James McDonald, a founder of Alamos (National Gold) which produces 100,000 oz gold per year; and a the former president of Genco Resources (TSX.V:GGC), which produces 1 million oz silver per year. Jim remains on the board of Alamos and Genco Resources.

Kootenay Gold has just over 21 million shares issued and outstanding, and 28.4 million fully diluted.



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Posted by burnsai - July 29, 2009 at 4:09 am

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Airfare Deals To London

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Cheap And Low Cost Flights – How To Save Money On Airfares

There is nothing worse than discovering that the chap next to you on the beach got here for a fraction of the ticket price that you paid. Here are the 10 top ways to ensure you get the best airfare deal out there, without spending days haggling with travel agents:

1. Book Early.

It is a myth that the cheapest airfares are available to those who book last minute. Rather, the best deals are usually available about 6 months before departure, when the seats are first released for purchase, and these disappear as availability gets more scarce. So if you’re thinking of going away at Christmas – book your flights now! (NB hotel rooms are still most likely to have their best deals at the last minute).

2. Be Open-Minded about Airports.

Budget airlines often fly to a minor airport that is farther away from the city center than the main airport – this saves them airport fees, which they can pass on in price savings, and you get to see unusual and exotic regional airports!

3. Be Flexible with Dates.

Depending on the destination, it is often cheaper to travel on a Sunday or mid-week, or if you stay over the weekend. Checking prices for dates a few days before or after you originally wanted to fly can often have a big impact on fares. And if you really want to be away for Christmas or a particular bank holiday weekend, then extending your stay for a few days either before or after the popular dates can save you a lot of money.

4. Once you’ve been Flexible, be Consistent.

Low cost flights normally come with stringent Ts & Cs, which often include exorbitant cancellation or change fees. Changing your mind once you’ve booked can be very expensive!

5. Use a Flight Search Engine.

Flight search engines will save you lots of time and money by shopping around for you – you enter your flight details once, and they zip off and search dozens of online travel agents and airlines simultaneously to find you the best deal. Examples of Flight Search Engines include Kayak and SideStep in the US and Foundem in the UK. Sites such as Expedia and Travelocity, are often mistaken for flight search engines, but they are actually online travel agents.

Flight Search Engines make money from referral fees – this means that when you click through to buy your bargain flight, they get a small fee for having pointed you there. Because the budget airlines tend not to pay referral fees, most Flight Search Engines don’t include the Budget Airlines such as EasyJet, RyanAir and AerLingus in their search results. Foundem.com is the only Flight Search Engine to include all of these budget airlines and more.

6. Use Hubs

If you’re going somewhere a little bit obscure, it is often cheapest to use these tips to find a great deal to the nearest major hub city (such as London or Dallas) and then pick up a hop to your final destination from a low cost airline or commuter service. Make sure you leave plenty of time for the transfer, though, as the hop airline won’t be responsible if you miss your connection!

7. Avoid School Holidays

All travel gets more expensive during school holidays, including flights. If you don’t have children, this one’s a no-brainer. And if you do have children, have you considered leaving them behind?

8. Don’t Forget Package Holidays

While its almost always cheapest to de-couple flights and hotels for city breaks and long haul, if you’re looking for a week on a beach or on the piste, package holidays can still sometimes be the cheapest option. Package holidays become even more likely to be the best deal if you’ve ignored tip number 1 and are booking last minute.

9. Look on Wednesday and Saturday Mornings.

The cheapest flights tend to sell out within hours of being released. Airlines play with their fares at any time, but the biggest waves of fresh fare releases tend to be on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

10. Always check the Round Trip Price, even if you’re Flying One-Way

Bizarrely, one-way tickets often cost more than the return equivalent. So if you’re either flying one-way, or open-jaw (i.e. flying to one destination, then taking a train or camel and returning home from somewhere else), always check the round trip equivalents for these fares. Make sure that the flights you’re planning to use are always the outbound ones, though, because airlines often won’t let you board for the return leg of a round-trip if you haven’t actually flown the outbound leg.

Airfare Questions:

Where can i find good airfare deals to travel to London from San francisco ?

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Posted by burnsai - July 29, 2009 at 2:01 am

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Discount Airfare Deals

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Find Your Airfare Deals

What is the cheapest way to get discounted international airfare?

I’ve been trying the popular search engines like kayake and expedia but I’m trying to find a really good deal to fly to London from Omaha in November, I figured since it was the off season and its soo far away I can try to get the best deal?

A couple of basic tips: search for mid-week flights and always select the (+ or – 3 days) option when they have it available. A day can make a lot of difference.

Specific to your trip though, one tip I would offer when flying from smaller airports, (and yes I’d count Omaha as such) is to check flights from the nearest large airport to London. Then, you can often book a seperate round-trip flight to and from Omaha from that larger airport.

Since larger airports have much more competition for common international destinations like London; you’ll often find much better fares.
Here is an example for you: If there are 5 major international carriers who fly to London from Chicago daily, you’ll find a lot of competition between them to gain passengers. If on the other hand only 2 of those airlines fly into (or have partner airlines which do) Omaha: you will be reduced to the two choices out of Omaha when booking. They know you only have 1 or 2 choices and they will price accordingly.

If one of the other airlines (not flying to Omaha) has a sale or much discounted flight cost from Chicago to London, you’ll never see it when searching online for tickets. Because it amounts to you needing 2 seperate round-trip tickets (Omaha-Chicago and then Chicago-London).

I know that British Air has some pretty decent fares and is currently trying to increase their American market. Additionally, they have a really interesting fare which is between coach and business, called WorldTraveler Plus I think. It has a few more amenities, more leg room and upgraded service. It isnt very much more than basic coach and trust me on a long haul flight it is well worth it if you can manage it.

Enjoy your trip!

PS: (** Remember to give yourself PLENTY of time –3 to 4 hours– to change airlines though because if there is a delay arriving the airlines will point the finger at each other if you miss your flight since the tickets arent issued by the same carrier)

Book Early for a Great Discount Cruise Deal

Nothing makes cruise lines happier than convincing passengers that booking their cruise early is their best chance to land a great discount cruise deal.

Selling as many cabins as early as possible helps the cruise lines in their planning and means they don’t have to worry about whether or not a particular ship will fill up.

So to encourage passengers to book cruises as far in advance as possible, cruise lines will often offer plenty of incentives, such as “two-for-one” deals with “free” airfare for early bookers.

Besides taking advantage of such special offers, it makes sense to book early if you don’t have much flexibility in your travel plans.

For instance, if you:

**need to take your cruise during summer vacation when your kids are out of school,

**know you’re going to need several nearby cabins to accommodate a group of friends traveling together,

**or want to travel to a popular destination such as Alaska in the summer,

then you might be out of luck if you wait too long to choose your ship dates.

Also, the most desirable cabins (not necessarily the most expensive) on the most popular routes and on the most popular ships tend to sell out early.

If you do book early, don’t settle for token discounts or offers such as a “free bottle of wine!” or “free souvenir photo!” that don’t amount to much at all.

Comb the Internet for the most attractive offers or insist that your travel agent nail down the best discount cruise deal you can get.

Fifty percent off printed brochure rates is a good target price, especially for the big mainstream cruise lines, which routinely offer huge discounts late in the game if a cruise isn’t selling fast enough.

Luxury lines or smaller expedition-style cruise ships may not offer as good a discount cruise deal for early booking, but many do sweeten the pot by offering cabin upgrades or other perks.

On some voyages, kids go for free as the third or fourth passengers in their parents’ cabins. But like most early booking offers, it could be withdrawn at any time.

The bottom line is that if you know you want to take a particular cruise at a particular time to a particular place — in short, if you don’t have much flexibility in your travel plans — then it generally pays to book your cruise as early as possible.

And in most cases, the cruise lines will offer a discount cruise deal that makes it worth your while to do just that.

Posted by burnsai - July 29, 2009 at 12:32 am

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Cheap Air Tickets India

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How do you find really cheap airline tickets to india?

Im just a kid so I have nooo idea how to find airline tickets online or anything. A family friend of ours is getting married in India and my dad said that if I can find cheap round trip airline tickets, we can go. But I dont even know where to start. Air India is what we flew last time we went to india. This trip would be at the beginning-middle of march 2009.

You will find the cheapest flight to an Indian airport from any part of the world, in the website referred below. If your departure airport is USA click on Yatra.com banners. Don’t believe them, check the fares offered by “Makemytrip”. You can also see fares offered by British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Air France-Canada and many others.

Reduce Your Traveling Cost with Cheap Air Tickets

Are you one of those people who often need to travel to different places? If yes, you must be looking for some ways to reduce your travel cost. Here, I tell you the secrets towards having a low budget travel plan that not only saves money but also offers you some great deals that you would love to acquire. Try availing some cheap flight tickets; this is the best way to reduce your travel cost. Search for such cheap tickets airfare through the internet by sitting in the comfort of your home. With the advent of internet came the competition among the website owners make them offer cheap airline tickets. This in turn made them lure the customers towards their website by offering them lucrative deals, cheap travel airfares, discounts and free coupons to get cheapest flights.

Economize on your travel by finding the flights that offer cheap airline airfares. For this, you need to be a little flexible on the days you travel. You will be surprised to know that by moving your departure time even by one hour may save a significant portion of air ticket rates. Other than this, remember that the day (on which you are travelling) and the route you take also decide the discounts you would avail. Try traveling on a not-so-popular day like Tuesday. On this day, you are most likely to get a cheap domestic flight than on other days like Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays when most people are traveling. Most of us look for the fastest way to reach our destination by opting for quick and direct flights. But indirect or connecting flights operating from your origin are often less expensive than the direct ones. This might add a couple of hours to the travel time but ultimately will let you save some money.

Rivalry and competition between airlines companies make them drop their fares in response to the competitor’s price. However, such discounted airfares and offers are featured for short time and may not last long. Subscribe to cheapairticketsindia.com, to get the latest air tariffs and airline details. Know about secrets of low priced flights, and apply them before booking any airline’s flight. This way you can save money on your next flight ticket.

We all are busy and don’t have any time to waste. In such circumstances, wasting long hours on the internet to search inexpensive air tickets, is not only difficult but also irritating. This is when you need a one-stop shop where you can get latest info on cheap domestic flights, cheap international flights, online flight booking, booking airfare, Air travel booking, and cheap last minute airline ticket. One such online air ticket provider is cheap air tickets India. On this economical airfare sites, enter your preferred travel destination and see the results. Do this on different days of the week and make notes. Soon, you will be amazed to find the big price differences! This simple tactic is going to get you some of the low budget flight deals with the top domestic airlines.

Posted by burnsai - July 28, 2009 at 6:23 pm

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Airfare Cancellation Insurance

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Leave your worries with the insurer

Health is the best gift we can give our loved ones, our family, our kids. And in today’s fast paced life, retaining perfect health is almost impossible and after all even if good health is maintained one cannot be completely safeguarded against accidents. This is where a health insurance plan comes into play. The best health insurance plan is undoubtedly the one which ensures a bucket full of benefits for the least premium or say least amount of money. Now the question arises how to choose the best insurance company to churn out the best Mediclaim policy for yourself and your family. Bargaining for the best price on health insurance is similar to bargaining for best price on anything else- go for comparison shopping.

With the insurance market facing a boom, a number of insurers have taken the Indian insurance sector by storm. Life insurance, health insurance, travel insurance has given a common man immense free air to breathe in as the skyrocketing costs of medical bills, traveling tickets lend nothing but worry. When it comes to traveling be it for business trip or a vacation, buying Travel Insurance can definitely help you save huge bucks. A travel insurance ensures that even in dire conditions you do not lose your investment in just one go. In case you have bought the air tickets, you would most likely take efforts to save the investment too and especially in the current economic slowdown scenario.

A travel insurance can help you save money in case the flights are cancelled as the airfare too is covered under a Travel Insurance policy, or if you lose your luggage. As an icing on the cake a perfect travel insurance plan is the one which covers your health as well. So enquire your insurer about travel health insurance policy. You might be in pink of health while leaving for the journey but illness might take over while traveling and this is where Travel Health Insurance Plans come to rescue. A travel health insurance covers all the expenses for hospitalizations, medicinal charges, or other emergency needs. Always choose a travel insurance plan as per your needs and requirements and one that offers comprehensive coverage; that is, plane fare, luggage, and health and medical visits.

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Posted by burnsai - July 27, 2009 at 4:53 am

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The Ultimate Wow Hunter Pet Guide to Select Your World of Warcraft Pet

Neil Gerstein asked:


WoW Hunter Pet Guide

If you are in a impasse as to what kind of pet is strongest for your Hunter in the World of Warcraft game, you can get to a solution, if you are clear regarding the variety of pet you want. Essentially you have to select from amongst the three various types of World of Warcraft hunter pets. Hopefully, this WoW Hunter Pet Guide will help you to make up your mind as to the type of pet you will need for the style of game that you play.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – Types of Pets

As you make your way through the game of World of Warcraft, there are pets that can be collected to aid your character throughout the game. Not surprisingly, WoW pets is actually one of the most popular aspects of the entire game to some players. There are three major types of World of Warcraft pets that are available to players: small pets, warlock pets and hunter pets, which is what we are discussing in this WoW Hunter Pet Guide.

World of Warcraft Small Pets – Players can acquire small pets either by purchasing them through a vendor, completing quests, through engineering, and as loot by killing specific creatures while playing the World of Warcraft. There are also some pets which are considered to be either Horde pets or Alliance pets. To purchase a small pet of an opposing faction, you will need to go through the neutral auction house which is located in Gadgetzan.

There are so many different kinds of small pets that you can acquire throughout the game of World of Warcraft, you can probably make an army out of them. Here is a small sample of some of the WoW small pets you can attain for your WoW Hunter: pet bombling, black tabby, mechanical chicken, blood parrot, mechanical yeti, guardian felhunter, ghost saber guardian, green wing macaw, hyacinth macaw, jumbling, prairie chicken, lifelike mechanical toad, mechanical squirrel, and the tree frog, and many, many more.

There are so many small pets available in the World of Warcraft that it would take me all day to list them all. In fact, there are many more small pets available for the WoW Hunter class than any other type of pet and it would definitely be worth your time to read through a list of all the pets you can use with your Hunter, so you can decide which one would fit in with your style of game play.

Next, there are the Warlock pets, of which we will examine at a later date. For now, you need to know that WoW Warlock pets are demons that can be summoned and controlled by Warlocks who have training in this dark art.

Now for the Hunter’s pets. Pets available to the WoW Hunter class include almost every living beast in the World of Warcraft, which can be tamed by the hunter class. This includes bats, bears, boars, carrion birds, cats, crabs, crocolisks, gorillas, hyenas, owls, raptors, scorpids, spiders, tallstriders, turtles, wind serpents and wolves.

The Four Types of World of Warcraft Hunter’s Pets

WoW Hunter’s Tank Pets – High Health, High Armor, Low Damage

WoW Hunter’s DPS (Fighting) Pets – High Damage, Low Health, Low Armor

WoW Hunter’s Balanced Pets – Well Balanced, Do Not Excel At Anything

WoW Hunter’s Caster Pets – Magical, Avoid Using

 

Here is a list of some of the more useful Hunter pets available to you along with a brief description of their strengths as a Hunter’s pet:

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – Tanking Pets For The Hunter

WoW Hunters Pet Bear – Out of all of the choices of Hunter’s pets, bears have the best chance of survivability along with the ability to dish out a moderate amount of damage. The second highest armor along with the highest HP (Hit Points) of all the pets makes the bear one nice “Tank” for your Hunter. For the times when you need them for “DPS” (Damage Per Second), the bears can deal out some damage of their own when called upon. The fact that the bear is omnivorous means that you can save money during feeding time.

WoW Hunters Pet Boar – With HP slightly less than the bear and armor that is equal to or slightly higher than a bears, the hard charging boar makes a great choice as a Hunter Pet. Many people who play the World of Warcraft Hunter class choose the boar as their characters pet because of its ability to “Charge”, which works great when grinding and leveling. Like the bear, the boar is also an omnivore.

WoW Hunters Pet Scorpid – In comparison with other tanking Hunter’s pets, Scorpid’s would be considered to have moderate survival skills. If you are the type of Hunter who likes using poison as a means of destroying your enemies then the Scorpid is just the pet for your Hunter. They have a stackable poisonous attack that when used in conjunction with a “Serpent’s Sting” can produce deadly results to multiple enemies. This WoW Hunter Pet Guide recommends the Scorpid as a top notch PvP pet.

WoW Hunters Pet Warpstalker – Similar to the Scorpid in survivability with a “Warp” attack that can be used in much the same way a boar uses its “Charge” to speed up your fighting time.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – Other Tanking Pets For The Hunter Class

Other Hunters tank type pets you might consider using as a change of pace are crocolisks, crabs and tallstriders. As tanks, you would be better off using the ones previously mentioned because their stats make them better suited for the job. The HP and armor stats for the crocolisks, crabs and tall striders make them borderline tank pets.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – Fighting Pets (DPS) For The Hunter

Here is a list of Hunter pets who are great for dealing out damage to the enemy. The damage these pets dish out is usually measured by DPS (Damage-Per-Second). The higher your pets DPS, the more damage will be inflicted upon your enemy. When choosing your DPS pet, it is important to find out what skills and abilities it has along with its DPS score. This will tell you what type of damage it will inflict and for how long.

WoW Hunters Pet Cats – Of all of the pets available to the World of Warcraft Hunter class, cats have the ability to attain the highest DPS and inflict the most damage with special abilities like Prowl and Claw.

WoW Hunters Pet Raptors – This Hunters pet is our second choice for delivering some major damage and only its lack of an ability or two stops it from being our favorite lean mean killing machine.

WoW Hunters Pet Ravager – If the sound of a name added to the overall damage dealt by a Hunters pet, then the Ravager would be one tough hombre and at the top of our WoW Hunter Pet Guide. But alas, this Hunters pet is tied for second because its primary ability “Gore” only dishes out double damage sometimes.

WoW Hunters Pet Owl – One of the best Hunters pets is a great weapon to hold in reserve. Imagine your enemy, grinning ear to ear as he is coming in for what he thinks is an easy kill. He’s confident and why not? He’s got so many offensive and defensive “Buffs” on his character, he has buffs on his buffs. Now its your turn to smile as you bring out your secret weapon; your Hunters Pet Owl. You see, one of the Owls special abilities is to “Debuff” an opponent. That’s one awesome ability!

WoW Hunters Pet Wind Serpent – Although this Hunters Pet is somewhat mediocre when it comes to damage melee stats, the Wind Serpents “Lightning Breath” is the most damaging ability in the game. The Wind Serpent would be our best Hunter pet if it had higher damage melee stats.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – Other Fighting Pets For The WoW Hunter

Here are some well-rounded fighting pets you might consider playing around with to see how they perform: Wolves, Dragonhawks and Serpents.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – Caster Pets For The Hunter Class

In your quest to find the best WoW Hunter pet you will want to avoid using Caster pets. Caster pet are bad because their stat growth is inferior. Instead of having a pets essential Strength and Stamina stats, Caster pets use the unnecessary High Spirit and Intellect stats. There are a couple of ways to identify a Caster pet. If they have any magical abilities or they have a “Mana Bar” prior to taming them, it is most likely a Caster pet.

Now that you have had a brief overview of the pets available to the WoW Hunter class, let us study the two standard and most popular types of pets, the tank pets or the DPS Pets. In case you want or need your pet to do various things, perhaps the strongest selection for you is to go for the well-rounded pets, which are more generalized in their abilities and functions. Bears and boars are by far the strongest choice for Tanking. As boars and bears are easier to feed, they appear to be mere common Hunter’s pets. For Tanking, if you are looking for a pet with great endurance, then choosing a turtle sounds like a good idea.

Cats are thought to be the best overall selection when selecting a Hunters pet for DPS or fighting ability. The reasons why cats make the most powerful and best WoW Hunter’s pet is because they can master several powers rather quickly, they are easier to feed and can damage enemies in various and innovative ways. In addition to cats, you could also pick out ravagers, owls, wind serpents and spiders for fighting abilities, although my own personal favorite killing machines are raptors. Raptors will rip the face right off your enemy, chew it up and spit it out. So, if you’re feeling especially gory, raptors are the way to go.

Now, talk briefly about a very important subject regarding your World of Warcraft Hunter’s pets. What I want to talk about is the maintenance of your pets. Let me start by saying “Pets require a lot of maintenance.” It’s your job to keep your pet happy and to keep your pet happy you are going to need to keep it well fed, continuously level them up and teach them new skills. Not only will this plan of attack keep your pet happy, but it will also benefit you as well with a well trained and more powerful pet.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – WoW Hunter’s Pets 3 Levels Of Happiness

Unhappy – This is the lowest level of happiness that your pet can be. Unhappy is also how you begin your relationship with your pet after you tame them. While in this state of unhappiness, your pet will only do about 75% of its regular damage as well as lose loyalty. If left in this state for too long, your pet may run away. I know I would! You can tell if your pet is unhappy by the frowning red face next to your pets portrait.

Content - When your pet is content, it will dish out damage at 100% as well as gain loyalty at a slow rate. You can tell if your pet is content by the yellow smiley face next to your pets portrait.

Happy - A happy pet will gladly slaughter your enemy by inflicting 125% damage upon them. Your pet also gains loyalty very quickly while in this happy state. You can tell if your pet is happy by the green smiley face next to your pets portrait. Obviously, this is where we want to keep our pet.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – WoW Hunter’s Pets 6 Levels Of Loyalty

Your pet’s Loyalty is a very important stat that affects a couple of other key areas dealing with your World of Warcraft pet. Here are the six levels of loyalty: Rebellious, Unruly, Submissive, Dependable, Faithful and Man’s Best Friend. There is no hidden secret here. The longer you keep your pets happy, the more loyal it will become towards your WoW Hunter class character.

The higher your pet is on the loyalty ladder, the less food will be needed to keep your pet happy. This next bit of information is important so please pay attention. Each and every new loyalty level increase made by your pets results in points being given to you so you can train your WoW Hunter pets. Conversely, it all works in reverse too. For instance, if you fail to keep your pet happy, it will lose loyalty. If you are constantly getting your pet killed or failing to feed it properly, there is a chance your pet may run away.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – About Feeding Your WoW Hunter’s Pets

In order to increase your pets happiness, it will take more than just feeding it. You will need to feed it something it enjoys eating. To see what your pet prefers to eat, click on your profile to open it up then click on your pet tab and locate the green smiley icon with your mouse pointer. Now that you know what your WoW Hunter’s pet likes to eat, make sure you feed it enough to keep it happy and loyal. Each time your pet levels, his preferred diet will increase, and if you continue to feed him the amount he was eating prior to leveling up, he will gain happiness at a much slower rate, while feeding your pet the correct amount will allow it to acquire a great amount of happiness. So, make it a habit to click on your pet’s tab often.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – How To Feed Your WoW Hunter’s Pets

1. Click on the “Feed Pet” Icon.

2. Click on the food you wish to feed your pet.

3. Allow your pet enough time to eat the food (about 10 seconds).

If you do not allow your pet ample time to finish its food prior to clicking on the “Feed Pet” icon again will only waste the food you previously fed it. All of the happiness left on the previous piece of food will be lost.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – Training Your WoW Hunter’s Pets

In the World of Warcraft there are a couple of ways available for you to feed your pet. One way is by taking your pet over to a “Pet Trainer”. You can find the Pet Trainer over by your Hunter’s Class Trainer. The name Pet Trainer is somewhat of a misnomer. The Pet Trainer will teach you new skills and abilities on how to buff up your WoW Hunter’s pet with Health, Armor and/or Attack skills. These skills and abilities are put into your spell book, not on the pet. If you ever change pets, you won’t have to locate the Pet Trainer when your new pet is able to use the skills and abilities.

The other way for you to learn additional pet skills and abilities is by taming wild animals. For your Hunter to learn the pet abilities “Prowl” and “Claw”, he would have to tame a wild cat. By taming a wild bear, your Wow Hunter would be able to learn the pet ability “Claw”. Not every cat will know the Prowl skill and not every bear will know the Claw skill. There are different types of cats like there are different kinds of bears. Specific wild animals will know specific skills and abilities as well as higher levels of the different skills and abilities.

A good rule of thumb to follow here is: The tougher the wild animal, the tougher the skills or abilities you can learn from it. If you do tame a wild animal with a skill or ability that you want to learn, it will not come to you automatically. For you to learn the Prowl skill from a cat you just tamed, you will first need to ascertain if the cat has the skill and if it does, you must use the cat and his Prowl skill as often as possible in battle. When you have finally learned the skill or ability, a message will pop-up on the screen stating “You have learned the Prowl skill”. Now that you have learned the Prowl ability, you no longer need of that particular cat to use it. You can now use it on any tamed Hunter’s pet you want.

WoW Hunter Pet Guide – Training Your WoW Hunter’s Pet

Now that you have learned some skills and abilities from taming wild animals or the Pet Trainer it’s time to teach them to your favorite pet. If you don’t already have him out, take the pet you want to train out of your stable of pets. Now open up your spell book and click on the general tab where you will open up your Beast Training ability. There you will find out how many training points you have available along with all of the WoW Hunter pet abilities and skills you have learned. The training points are used for purchasing new abilities and skills. These are the training points you get as bonuses when your loyalty goes up. So, make sure your pets are very happy so your loyalty goes up and you get training points to use. Easy, isn’t it?

Next, you’ll want to choose a skill or ability you want your pet to learn along with the rank of that skill or ability. Remember, not all pets can learn every skill or ability. For instance, while all bears can learn Claw, boars can’t. Also, higher rank skills and abilities cost more points and if you teach your pet a skill or ability with a high rank, you won’t be able to teach it any of the lower ranks of the same skill or ability. Sometimes, a lower ranked skill will be all your Hunter’s pet needs to get the job done. That’s all there is to it. For many Hunter’s, the fun part is planning on what skills and abilities will be needed to make the ultimate super pet, then going out and taming the beasties who have the skills and abilities on my list, then putting my super-pet together and see how it performs.

People often ask me which World of Warcraft Hunter’s pet is my favorite. As for myself, I like the wolf for both its brilliant looks as well as its blood-curdling song. The assortment of attack speeds this awesome pet has will come in handy as well. With the many options available to you, it certainly makes your research a whole lot easier when you consider the two aspects of how easy is it to maintain and feed your pets. Here are some of the questions you should get answers to prior to beginning your career as a World of Warcraft Hunter. How expensive are the pets foods, how easy is it to procure your pets foods and what sort of food habits do these pets have or do they live on special diet regimens. For basic level huntsmen, spending too much cash on pet food fails to make any sense. The other things to think about are what sort of work you have to put in to increase the pet’s performance and to bring it even with your own level advancements. This can play a key role in your decision to choose a particular kind of pet.



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Airfare Over Time

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will airfares be getting generally lower over the next 6 months?

I haven’t flown anywhere in a few years; airfares were low last time I traveled…I’ve been looking at prices for a trip I’ll be taking next June, and also another upcoming trip next august; the fares are so much higher than the last time I flew…has anyone heard anything about where airfare costs may be headed over the next 6 months? the last time i traveled, there were nothing but low fares…will that be happening again anytime soon?

It’s a great big world, and without a clue where you’re starting from, or where you’re headed, it’s anyone’s guess. Please add these details to your question and you will get better informed answers. I’ll check back later and try to complete my answer for you.

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Airfare Anchorage

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Experience Fishing In Alaska – At It’s Best

Experience Fishing In Alaska – At It’s Best

Welcome to McDougall Lodge 

Where you can experience world-class fishing for all five species of Pacific Salmon, native Rainbow Trout and Northern Pike. Your private Alaskan fishing guide, will consistently put you in position to land that trophy fish of a lifetime. 60 + lb. King Salmon, 15 + lb. Silver Salmon, and 8+ lb. Rainbow Trout are all well within reach on Lake Creek, one of the top rivers in all of Alaska.

World Class Accommodations

Lake Creek is a clear, gravel-bottom river that flows approximately 65 miles south from its headwaters near Mt. McKinley to its mouth at the confluence of the glacial Yentna River. A short 35 minute floatplane flight from Anchorage is all that stands between you and the world-renowned fishing of Lake Creek. The lodge is located approximately 55 miles northwest of Anchorage in the remote Alaskan wilderness and is only accessible by boat or floatplane.

Cozy Backwoods Environment

McDougall Lodge offers private rooms within the lodge, or you can stay in one of our 5 guest cabins. All cabins have a riverfront view of the Yentna River. All accommodations are comfortable and cozy. We offer brand new mattresses and warm linens for your comfort.

After a long, satisfying day on the river, nothing refreshes you more than a hot and relaxing shower located near the guest cabins in the bathhouse. Four large bathrooms are equipped with sink and shower – along with hot and cold running water and electricity (which is generated by the lodge’s own power plant). Fresh towels and supplies are replenished daily for your use.

Wildlife Viewing

Our fly outs are a photographer’s dream. Be sure to bring extra film for our trips. You usually don’t have to try real hard to see wildlife in the Lake Creek area. We would be happy to either drive you around in the boat or we can schedule a flight seeing trip directly from the lodge (great aerial viewing).

Commonly seen are moose, fox, wolf, beaver and a wide assortment of birds including eagles, owls, ducks, geese and much more…

The fishing

All fishing is guided 3 or 4 clients per guide depending on time of year and water levels. This ensures that each client receives the personal attention he/she deserves. All 5 species of Pacific salmon run Lake Creek at different times of the year (see chart below). Rainbow Trout, Grayling and Northern Pike can be caught year round. You can choose to fly fish or to spin or bait cast depending on the time of year and proven methods. Our guide will do everything in his power to put you into the fish of a lifetime. Join us on that fishing trip of a lifetime….You won’t be disappointed.

Lake Creek starts at the base of Mount McKinley and runs 65 miles to the Yentna River.  It is a clear, gravel-bottom river where all species of Pacific Salmon flock to spawn each year.  Our lodge sits approximately 1.5 miles from the mouth of Lake Creek.

Your private Alaskan fishing guide will customize your trip to suit your individual style.  Jet sleds allow us to fish the lower 8 miles of Lake Creek as well as various other clear-water tributaries of the Yentna River.

The mouth of Lake Creek is considered one of the top salmon fishing bites in Alaska.

Our guides are some of the best fishermen in Alaska and our Lodge Manager is locally known as the best fisherman on the Yentna.  We promise to do everything we can to make your experience memorable.

You can log onto our site www.McDougallLodge.com to find our more information on what to expect such as transportation, airfare, what to pack, accommodations, location, staff, rates and packages and other frequently asked questions.

McDougall Lodge is also part of Alaska’s Big 5 Lodges – the sister lodges are Talaview Lodge, Talvista Lodge, Talstar Lodge, and Angel Haven Lodge

Book now for the fishing trip of a lifetime.

We hope to see you soon!

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