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A safari is a massive financial investment and it is therefore of utmost importance that you know exactly what to look for when searching for the perfect Safari lodge. In this article we’ll take a look at the 10 most important questions that you need to answer before purchasing your dream holiday:

1. How big is the park and what animals can you expect to see?

The size of a luxury safari lodge is extremely important. Usually the bigger the lodge is the greater the variety of animals that are viewable. Make sure you know which animals you’d like to see and ask the lodge which of these animals they have on their farm. Another good way of finding out which animals are on different farms is to check out the “Ranger’s blog” which many parks now have. These blogs include the updating whereabouts of the different animals and sighting that have occurred on a day to day basis.

We all know that a dog is a man’s best friend. Some dogs have a wonderful home with a loving family caring for its every need. Unfortunately, there are individuals who do not understand the responsibility that comes with looking after a pet. The Battersea Dogs Home is a place where dogs as well as cats are sent when they are abused, lost or neglected by their human owners. This animal sanctuary in the heart of Battersea is not only a refuge for cats and dogs but is home to a long history and is well known all over London.

This home for cats and dogs has a long and fruitful history and is the oldest animals rescue organisation in Battersea and even the UK. Initially established as The Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs, this space was situated in Holloway, North London in 1860 before it moved to Battersea in later years. Owner and animal lover Mary Tealby established the home and her love for abused and neglected animals made the home what it is today.

A recent statement resulting from an investigation undergone by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) are splashing out on £7,000 a month London property for their higher ranking officials, whilst the frontline soldiers who are constantly putting their lives at risk have to make do with living in sub-average barracks in and around London.

A lush Chelsea property that is being rented out at £7,000 a month is what started the whole investigation. The MoD has been unable to sufficiently explain why they are able to spend this amount a month on a single property for one of their highest ranking officials. The yearly rent for theproperty in London works out to £84 000 a year which is five times more than the average ‘squaddie‘ earns on an annual basis. The generals and sergeants who are residing in these houses not only get provided with a lushLondon property rental, but they also get paid an annual salary of more than £95 000 a year!

A common problem experienced by computer users is what became known in the 90s as “the click of death”.

It refers to a clearly audible and repetitive clicking sound emitted from a disk storage system such as the hard drive in a laptop computer, standard pc, or external hard drive.

Picture by lyrandian on Flickr.

The inside of a hard drive consists primarily of a smooth round platter which contains the data and an actuator arm. On the end of the arm is a small reader head which magnetically picks up the data on the platter.

The actuator arm moves the reader head over the platter to the correct position to find information being accessed by a user from the drive. However when the reader head is unable secure its position it moves back and forth over the platter, hitting against parts of the drive and resulting in the click of death.

“Tiger Woods Cheats on his wife with Rachel Uchitel” – This was the headline at the beginning of December in 2009 that left the world in a state of shock. However, in the weeks following this headline more and more women came forward for some much needed publicity and proclaimed to the world that they too had “scored a hole in one” with sport’s golden boy. I’ve lost track of all the women and what they look like, so here, for your very own convenience, in order of appearance, is a list of the top 10 Tiger Woods Cheats (with pictures and ratings from our “hotness meter”) that got a chance to tame the tiger! Grrrrr…

1. Rachel Uchitel – New york

London club and live music venue, The Putney Halfmoon, recently managed a heroic effort to avoid closure. After being handed a notice of eviction in November 2009, the club’s owners and fans alike had just 2 months to save the historic music venue from closing its doors at the end of January this year.

The London night club in Putney which was established in 1963 has been staging live music almost every night for close to 50 years. Some of the UK’s finest bands of modern times performed there during the early stages of their musical careers, namely The Rolling Stones, U2, Kasabian, Van Morrison and Kate bush, to name just a few.

Is it an indictment on society that I would be rather be trapped inside a portable toilet for 5 hours than find myself in the position of some of this week’s newsmakers?

Here are 3 things that convincingly suck more than being trapped in a portable toilet (after a curry evening) at this moment in time:

You need to know the details of these stories if you don’t already. Go on, spice up your water cooler conversation options.

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