Are you planning a vacation or a trip?  If you are, you may be worried about the cost of it, especially if your trip requires taking a air plane.  Whether you are traveling a long distance or short distance or if you are flying with a large family, you may be worried about the cost of the plane tickets. It is normal to be worried about the cost of buying your airfare tickets but you should be comforted in knowing that there is such a thing as cheap travel tickets.

Before looking at a few of the many ways that you can go about finding cheap travel tickets, it is important to know what you are looking for. At times this can be difficult, as we all have different opinions as to what is cheap and what is not.  With that being said, there are some signs that you will want to be on the lookout for when searching to find cheap travel tickets.

When it comes to buying cheap travel tickets, one of the most commonly asked questions, “Is how to find them?”. There are many people who are unsure as to how they can go about finding cheap travel tickets. What many  people do not realize is that doing so is often much easier than originally thought. Below are just a few of the many ways that you can go find cheap travel tickets.

One of the best ways to go about finding cheap travel tickets is to know what options you have.  When you know where to look for them, you are more likely to find what you are looking for.  Online, you will find a large number of travel websites.  These are travel websites that not only offer airline reservations, hotel accommodations and car rentals as well.  Online travel websites offer many different types of services to find cheap travel tickets. There are the larger travel websites, that operate on international levels and then there are smaller travel websites that tend to focus on a specific geographical area, such as Florida.

 

One of the nice things about using online travel websites to find cheap travel tickets, is that it is relatively easy to do.  Typically, all you need to do is put in your intended dates of travel, your departure point, and your destination.  You will then be provided with a bunch of information on a number of different flights, usually from a number of different airlines. Obviously, this information should be quoted with a price. In addition to offering everyday low prices, many online travel websites also have great daily discounts or specials on specific flights, such as flights from Miami to Los Angeles.

 

Even thou online travel websites are a great way to find cheap travel tickets, you should also checkout the airlines web page themselves. All airlines have online websites. Most airlines will regularly have offers, deals and discounts on many of their flights. These deals and discounts are likely to change often, so if you see something that catches your eye, you may want to snatch up the deal real quick before it is gone. Sometimes these special discounts are only available online or for only a short period of time.

 

By using the two above mentioned approaches, you are sure to come across cheap travel tickets.  Even if you do not come across any amazing deals or discounts, you can still compare price and specific flights to at least prevent yourself from paying more for your airline tickets than you need to. You will also find that 2 different online travel web sites might be offering the exact same flight for 2 different prices. So do your home work  and you will see that you can find cheap travel tickets without to much effort.

HollywoodNews.com: “Bones’” star Emily Deschanel has been together with David Hornsby, co-star and executive producer of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” for quite some time now and the couple have just made it official.

The two tied the knot with close family and friends present in Pacific Palisades, California, on Saturday, reports Radar Online. Deschanel wore Neil Lane diamond earrings for the big day.

Congratulations to them both.

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During a keynote address at the EmTech conference at MIT, Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse says the company may one day consider usage-based pricing for its 4G wireless service.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Sprint Nextel has not ruled out a usage-based pricing model for its 4G wireless service, CEO Dan Hesse said Wednesday.

Speaking at the Emerging Technology Conference hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology here, Hesse said the company, which offers an unlimited data plan for its 4G wireless service, may eventually need to go to a usage-based or tiered-service model, if data consumption sky rockets. This is an about-face from Sprint’s marketing message, which has played-up its unlimited 4G data service as a way to differentiate itself from competitors.

“We can offer unlimited data, as long as usage on the network is reasonable,” he said. “But if I have an all-you-can-eat buffet, and the entire New England Patriots football team shows up for dinner, it’s going to run me out of business.”

Smartphones are driving up wireless data usage on all cell phone networks with some carriers, such as AT&T, seeing usage increase 18 times in fewer than two years. In fact, this fundamental change prompted AT&T earlier this year to eliminate its unlimited-data plan for smartphones. Now the carrier requires new subscribers to sign up for either a plan that offers 200MB, or a that offers 2GB of data per month. Verizon Wireless still offers an unlimited data plan for its smartphones, but the company has indicated that it will likely move to a tiered model based on usage, when it launches its 4G network later this year.

Meanwhile, Sprint executives and the company’s marketing team have been adamant that it will continue offering unlimited data service for its 4G customers. At a demonstration of Sprint’s 4G network last week in Manhattan, Iyad Tarazi, vice president of Network Development and Engineering for Sprint, said the company has plenty of spectrum available to continue offering its unlimited service on 4G.

But in his keynote address today, Hesse left open the possibility that the company may either charge consumers more for unlimited service as usage increases, or it could possibly move to a tiered model, as its competitors are doing.

“We will watch this very closely,” he said. “As long as usage is reasonable, we can afford to offer unlimited service. But maybe we will have to charge more for unlimited data, if usage increases dramatically.”

Hesse pointed out that the company already charges customers using the HTC Evo and Samsung Epic 4G devices more a month for their service, because customers using these phones tend to use more data than its other smartphone customers. Sprint’s 3G/4G voice-and-data service for its two 4G-enabled phones starts at .99 a month for unlimited data and texting, plus 450 minutes of voice service. Customers using a regular 3G smartphone are charged only .99 a month for the same set of services.

“We think the unlimited plans work for consumers because most people don’t want to think about their service being metered,” he said. “So we’ll likely keep it unlimited, but we aren’t ruling out metered-pricing plans.”

Right now, Sprint has plenty of capacity on its 4G network to serve unlimited bandwidth to all its subscribers. As Sprint struggles to turn its business around, it has used the unlimited 4G data offering as a differentiator to attract new customers.

“Sprint’s competitive advantage right now is to stay unlimited while everyone goes to tiered pricing for services,” said Roger Entner, senior vice president of the telecommunications practice at Nielsen. “The company is just starting to grow again, so they can’t give up their most potent weapon.”

But if Sprint’s two main competitors, AT&T and Verizon, move to a usage-based model, then Sprint will likely attract the heaviest data users, which could put pressure on its network. Recent studies suggest that it may not take many customers to fill up a data pipe. According to a recent Nielsen report, only 6 percent of all smartphone data subscribers consume half the data on wireless networks.

“Unlimited-service plans are unsustainable over the long term,” said Jonathan Segel, executive director at Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs. “If you are the only carrier offering an all-you-can-eat plan, all the heavy users will flock to your service and drive you out of business.”

Hesse admitted that this could be a problem, which is why the company will have to watch usage patterns carefully on its network. But he also said wireless networks are inherently limited in their resources, and carriers must be able to manage their networks to ensure that all their customers have a good experience on the network.

This is a theme that lobbyists from AT&T and Verizon have emphasized in Washington, D.C., as regulators and lawmakers debate the Net neutrality issue.

Until this point, Sprint has largely stayed out of the Net neutrality debate. But Hesse’s statements on Wednesday suggest that the company agrees with many points already made by its prime competitors.

“The issue we have with Net neutrality (regulation or legislation) are the unintended consequences of operationalizing those rules,” he said. “We think that the most important thing is to recognize that wireless networks are different. The air is very limited, and resources are scarce.”

He went on to say wireless operators need to be able to manage those wireless resources to ensure that all customers have the best experience possible.

“We believe in the principles of Net neutrality,” he said. “But the way the proposed rules have been written and worded, it’s a solution looking for a problem.”

Hesse emphasized that Sprint and other wireless operators that have licensed spectrum from the Federal Communications Commission have made significant investments in their networks that need to be protected.

“Some say the air is property of the people,” he said. “But if you pay billion or billion for (spectrum), it’s the property of our shareholders. That being said, we are trying to use this limited resource as efficiently as possible for as long as possible.”

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Details regarding the shooting incident that occurred early Saturday morning – which led to the death of one Seton Hall student and the injury of two others – are becoming clearer.

Sophomore Jessica Moore, 19, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died from her injuries in the 4 p.m. hour according to a student who was at the hospital with her.

According to an eyewitness at the party, Moore jumped in front of classmate Nakeisha Vanterpool, majoring in social work, in order to shield her from the gunfire, which resulted in Moore’s head wound.

According to two eyewitnesses, who asked to remain anonymous due to the severity of the situation and because the alleged gunman is at large, the amount of people at the off-campus fraternity house party made it hard to move.

One eyewitness said he left 20 minutes before the shooting incident happened. While he was leaving, two more groups of what he estimated were 25 people total were entering the house.

He said that he was unable to move to begin with, and he did not understand how so many more people were being let into the party.

“You couldn’t breathe, all the windows were closed,” another eyewitness said. “It felt like you were in a can of sardines.”

The eyewitness explained that at first, the gunman came to the house unarmed. He was turned away at the door, and an altercation ensued. After being escorted out of the house, the eyewitness said the shooter returned with a gun at what she estimated was not even two minutes later.

He barged in the front door and started shooting, according to the eyewitness.

“He started blowing off shots,” she said. “(He) shot anywhere, anyone.”

According to the eyewitness, people started running and jumping out windows. Many people, including the eyewitness, fell on the floor, which she described as slippery.

By the time she escaped the house, she said she saw local police were already outside.

“She was a nice person, and she said ‘hi’ to everyone,” the eyewitness said of Moore. “She saved her friend’s life.”

Vanterpool suffered two bullet wounds, as reported by The New York Times.

“My friend, my sister I can’t believe your (sic) gone you not only save my life but you taught me so much my angel,” Vanterpool wrote on her Facebook page.

Vanterpool still remains at University Hospital in Newark, according to junior Derel Stroud.

“It’s not fair to anyone at all,” one eyewitness said.

Nicholas Parco can be reached at nicholas.parco[at]student.shu.edu

Jessica Sutcliffe can be reached at jessica.sutcliffe[at]student.shu.edu

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Tragedy struck Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey on Saturday, when a gunman entered a party at an off-campus apartment and fatally shot and killed 19-year old university student Jessica Moore and wounded four others.

According to a recent article over at The Associated Press by Erin Vanderberg and Samantha Henry, a fellow student said that both she and Moore had been attending a party early on Saturday, when a fight broke out after a guy was kicked out.

The woman said that the guy went away, but came back with a gun and had begun shooting. East Orange Police Sgt. Andrew Di Elmo said that the four other victims suffered non life-threatening injuries and had been hospitalized, and one had already been released.

As of early Sunday the gunman was still at large, and the police were offering a ,000 reward for information that could well lead to his capture. Fellow students, teachers and friends of Jessica attended an evening prayer service for Jessica on Saturday.

Moore’s parent’s, uncle and grandparents were also on campus, praying for Jessica – who was a sophomore honors student majoring in psychology – and mourning her death. It was the 59-year old neighbor Mary Williams who made the 911 call.

In a telephone interview, Mary said that she had heard a lot of hollering and screaming, and saw people climbing out of the windows and trying to rush out of the front door. You can read more of this story via the Associated Press.

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