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Have you dreamed of cooking delicious classic French dishes? Do you want to learn from someone who is experienced, fun to be with and will show you how it's done without being too technical?
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You will use fresh, locally sourced ingredients, many from the market gardens where this lovely cooking class is located, right on the banks of the Canal du Midi. The recipes change with the season and you will be shown how to adapt them to suit the produce available.
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You will prepare seasonal starters, learn to trim French cuts of meat, poultry and fish. No French cooking course would be complete without the perfect French sauce and of course delicious classic desserts. You will also learn about traditional techniques such as curing, preserving and simple cheese making.
Your chef and mentor for the day is Heather Hayes, a qualified and passionate Chef who has practised her skills in many parts of France. After the course you will enjoy eating the fruits of your labour by the side of the Canal du Midi accompanied by refreshing local wines.
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My local area got hit very badly- dams burst and the creeks and rivers are overflowing. I've never seen the creeks flood into the local homes like this before.
My house is OK. I am slightly uphill from the creek. We have water in our basement but it's under control. It's a miracle, really. I love you Facebook pals for praying for us. Our yard did get flooded but it was not inundated, and definitely not as bad as the flooding of April 2011, June 2007 and July 2007!
I snapped a few photos of my local neighborhood. Roads are closed and a few bridges are out.
This is the creek. See those little silver maples there in the front? The creek usually dips down about 6 feet at that point, normally. You can tell how high the creek is now. Yikes.
Across and down the street.
We got a surprise roof leak this morning, in the attic. The flashing around the chimney is probably bad. 🙁 Neither I nor the husband know how to fix it, and the roof has a very steep pitch…. it will be interesting to solve this little dilemma! For now, we rigged up a string to direct the water to a bucket. A plastic sheet covers the attic hatch hole. I stapled that sucker with a billion staples to keep the bats out. *shudder*
Thank God the flooding was not as devastating for us this time around. I am exhausted– just too much stress from all this. In one week, Upstate New York has had a tornado, an earthquake and a flood! What the heck is going on??


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Slow Cooker Honey-Vanilla Applesauce
Seasonal and Savory
Recipe type:
Breakfast, Dessert
Prep time:
30 mins
Cook time:
5 hours
Total time:
5 hours 30 mins
About five pounds of apples, cored and quartered (and peeled if the skins are tough)
1/4 cup honey
1 whole vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1/4 teaspoon of salt (optional, but boosts the natural sweetness of the apples)
Place all of the ingredients in a slow cooker and set it on high. Cook for five hours.
At the end of the cooking time, fish out the vanilla bean and stir the applesauce to break up any remaining chunks. If you want a smooth sauce, use an immersion blender or carefully blend in batches with a regular blender.
This makes about four pints of sauce. If you want to can the sauce for later use, use a
water bath
Recipe by
Seasonal & Savory
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Each class is divided into grades for children to learn in smaller groups. Sunday school classes are available for three year olds through sixth graders. Great lessons, games, excitement, learning, crafts and songs are just a few words that describe the children's Sunday school classes at Calvary Baptist Church.
Children's church takes place during 'adult' church. While parents enjoy the encouraging music and challenging preaching of the morning service, three through kindergarten students can take part in a creative program specifically designed for them. Children's church is a time of fun and faith building. We hope that this class not only helps spiritually build
The teen years can be confusing, difficult, and challenging! But they can also be awesome! Through Sunday classes, weekly outreach, monthly activities, annual trips, retreats, and programs, the teens at Calvary are challenged and equipped to live for Christ while they are in their youth. Each year, the teens can look forward to
Scores of children, adults, and families have been brought to church through the bus ministry. Many of these children are underprivileged, and the love of Christ that they receive through the bus ministry is the highlight of their week. This ministry is staffed by volunteer Christians who love people.
The nursery is a vital part of our ministry. It gives parents an opportunity to be able to sit under the preaching and teaching of God's Word without distraction. This ministry also provides an infant or toddler a clean, safe and loving environment which is a peace of mind to the member or guest entrusting us with their child's care.
Reaching out…Reaching Edmond is more than the traditional soul-winning and evangelism outreach program. Reaching Out…Reaching Edmond is designed to reach out to the people of our city and outlying communities with the love of Jesus Christ. Christ's earthly ministry was one of reaching people with the truth
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White substance marked 'Tea Party' sent to congressman's office
Joe Garcia: 'We will not be intimidated by these cowardly acts
KEY WEST, Fla. – A envelope containing a white powder and marked "Tea Party" was sent to U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia's Key West office Wednesday.
The building was evacuated.
"Whether this is a hoax or a legitimate threat, this is a serious matter and should be treated as such," Garcia said in a statement. "Such scare tactics targeted against any elected official, or public servant, will not deter us from serving our constituents, as we will not be intimidated by these cowardly acts."
Capitol Police and local authorities are investigating.
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So far, I've done stuff that I wanted to do for years now. I worked at Guildford Mall once and that's something I've wanted to do since arriving in Canada. It's part of a bucket list of mine, if you can say so.
One job that I've kept applying for constantly whenever there's an opening is an EB Games sales associate. It's selling video games and I absolutely love video games. Even if I've been in retail since 2015, it's still a fun job to do if you absolutely love what you're selling. Working for EB Games has always been a dream of mine since I came to Canada and slowly, that dream is dying, if I can put it in a melodramatic way.
I hate that there's just one email address to send all emails to. It's okay if it were one email for one location but in EB's case, it's for all of Canada. Now I could be wrong but it doesn't even say on the website if it's just for BC or Vancouver or Toronto. It just says "Hey, email us at this address" assuming they read through ten thousand emails a day from people all around the country applying for different jobs at different locations, assuming that they have a flunky who dig through fifteen thousand emails - because five thousand more were just sent in as you read this. So if that's the case, and I'm sure it's not but whatever, it's my blog and they're probably never going to hire me anyway, only former employees or friends of the manager would get noticed for the job. Perfectly fine then! Hopefully the digital age kills more of your overpriced accessories.
And it's funny that they say "We're always taking resumes", as if any of those ever get called and assuming those idiots like me who really wanna work there actually get considered for anything there. Finish the sentence then. "We're always taking resumes for you to throw out to the garbage".
But hey, whatever, I'm slowly not caring about that store or even video games in general. I still cared enough to write about it but maybe it's just time to fucking let that hope die already.


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Bamidele Tobi Senboye (Dellsheby) was born in the mid-80s, Dellsheby hailed from Ogun state, but was born & raised in Lagos, on the streets of Shomolu-Bariga. He graduated from Olabisi Onabanjo University, where he studied Business Administration. He started music professionally in 2003, when he recorded his 1st single, and has recorded so many singles since then.
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Of the estimated 143,000 dentists practicing in North America, some 80 percent are general dentists. Unlike specialists, who are primarily focused on a particular aspect of dental practice, general dentists have the capacity to provide a wide array of treatment and preventive services. Although general dentists are permitted to perform many of the same services rendered by specialists, Dr Schweifler believes that you cannot be a "Jack of All Trades" and that the level of overall care is greatly enhanced when relying on the talents of specialists. He prefers to focus his clinical energy where he has the most expertise-
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Deciphering the ATP's world tennis rankings
Author Adam K. Raymond Illustration Meen Choi
When the 2013 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour ended last month, Rafael Nadal stood alone atop the world rankings. In tennis, that's called being "year-end No. 1" and is akin to winning the Super Bowl, if the Super Bowl were a mathematical system complicated enough to make your head spin faster than a ground stroke from Roger Federer.
Take Nadal's recent return to the top of the rankings, which he accomplished in early October at the China Open. He knocked Novak Djokovic off the ATP throne—which the Serb had occupied for the previous 48 weeks—without even playing him. And a day later, when Djokovic beat Nadal in the tournament's final round, the Spaniard remained No. 1. It was an astounding achievement, made even more so by the indecipherable math behind the rankings that so many follow and so few understand.
With the 2014 pro tour getting under way at the end of this month, we thought now would be a good time to try to decode the ATP World Rankings system, before any new developments confused us even further.
"The first thing to know is that it's a 52-week rolling ranking," says ATP chief player officer and unimpeachable rankings guru Andre Silva. That's how Nadal overtook Djokovic in the same tournament that saw Djokovic emerge as victor. Even with the loss, Nadal's results from the previous 52 weeks were better than Djokovic's. Don't feel bad for the the Serb, though. Back in July he lost the Wimbledon final to Andy Murray and remained atop the world rankings, again, because his previous 52 weeks were the best.
Anyone who follows the rankings systems in major college sports should see why this is significant. NCAA basketball and football teams are re-ranked every week based on their most recent games, creating instability and emphasizing recent results over long-term performance. Consider this: If tennis were ranked like college sports, Roger Federer would never have achieved his astonishing streak of 237 consecutive weeks atop the world rankings. After all, he lost more than 20 times while wearing the crown.
"Next, you should know that the ranking is formed by 18 annual tournaments," says Silva. Sixteen of those are mandatory, including all four Grand Slams, eight of nine Masters 1000 events and four of 11 500 series events (one of which can be replaced by the Davis Cup). The final two tournaments included in a player's ranking come from the remaining 500 series events, a handful of 250 series events and, every four years, the Olympics.
Each tournament is worth points, which are the basis of a player's ranking. Winning a Slam nets a player 2,000 points, a Masters 1000 event carries a 1,000-point prize, and so on. Those who finish second, third and down the line get points too, just not as many. Given the rolling nature of the rankings, each time a tournament is played, a player's points earned the previous year are replaced by the most recent result. That's why tennis commentators use the phrase "defending points," which refers to the challenge of matching or exceeding one's finish from the previous year.
Sometimes failures to defend points can lead to rankings anomalies. Andy Roddick was the beneficiary of one such fluke in early 2013, when he moved up two spots despite having retired five months prior. At the time, Roddick still had 970 points, which held steady one February week because he didn't have points to defend from the previous year. When two middling players who did have 2012 points to defend failed to do so, their lower scores replaced the previous year's and they dropped below Roddick, who moved from 42nd to 40th best in the world. Not bad for sitting on the couch.
If all of this sounds confusing, that's because it is. To understand how the ATP rankings evolved, one must go back to a time before they existed. The year was 1973, and the ATP had just formed to advocate for male professional tennis players. The main issue of the day was player freedom and the power national federations wielded over a country's tennis players.
The tipping point was Wimbledon, 1973, when onetime U.S. Open doubles champion Niki Piliç was suspended by the Yugoslav Tennis Federation for playing a professional match instead of representing his country in the Davis Cup. When the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced it would recognize Piliç's suspension at Wimbledon, the ATP took a stand. Eighty-one top players, including defending champion Stan Smith, refused to play at the All England Club, and tennis' most storied tournament was forced to field amateurs and players with the name recognition of ball boys.
That was enough to scare the ITF into striking a deal with the ATP, granting players freedom to control their schedules by tying tournament entry to world rankings. Though the method for determining those rankings has evolved over the years—from requiring no tournaments, to counting them all, to today's complicated model—the right the ATP fought for in 1973 remains unchanged. Players still gain entry into tournaments based on where they stand in the rankings and not on capricious bureaucratic whims.
"Their ranking is their tour card," Silva says of professional players. "You get paid only by playing and you only play based on your ranking. It doesn't matter what you did in the past. You have to continue to perform, or you're history."
That cutthroat nature encourages players never to take a day off. Loafing in the lower ranks could be the difference between playing in the U.S. Open and selling hot dogs at it. It also keeps the level of competition as high as possible.
In fact, it's not uncommon to hear top pros lay out ranking scenarios. In April 2012, three months before recapturing what he called "My No. 1 ranking," Federer showed how locked into the rankings he was when he said, "The number one spot is possible this year, but I have to play really well. Djokovic could win his fourth Slam in a row in Paris, and if he does it will be difficult for me to become No. 1."
The ultimate achievement comes not in reaching the top spot, though, but in staying there. A few men on the illustrious list of No. 1s have lasted no longer than a tournament. Only 16 have been good enough long enough to end the season atop the rankings. And only five have spent a whole season at No. 1 for every single week. Federer managed to do it for three consecutive years, holding on to the top spot for the entirety of 2005, 2006 and 2007. The on-court dominance needed to achieve that kind of streak may never be seen again. But if it is, the man who does it will have to start at the same place Federer did in the utterly meritocratic ATP world rankings—all the way at the bottom.
Oakland, Calif.–based ADAM K. RAYMOND has greatly improved his math skills as a result of reporting this article. Tennis is another story.


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We are here with another 'Manicure Monday' to show you some of our favourite nail art looks shared with us on Instagram this week!
The first look comes from @jeansaberin on Instagram who created this beautiful blossom tree nail art! She used our nail varnish in Raindrops as a base for this look.
Another amazing nail art came from @hookedonpolish on Instagram who created this amazing fish scale look. She used our nail varnishes in Jo'Mina and Nomad for the lilac and jade shades on her nails.
We also love these cute nails from @nail_loopy who used our nail varnish in Load to creat these pretty flower nails.
This super stunning nail look came from @m_a_tom on Instagram. She used our nail varnish in Scarab and Untold to create the gorgeous red shades on her nails, perfect for autumn!
The final look which we are loving this week is from @alaset on Instagram. She used our nail varish in Obsess to creat the bright pink base and put a matte varnish over the top to create the spots. This could be achieved with our Matte Top Coat!
Hope you have enjoyed these nail art looks as much as we have! If you create any nail art looks using our nail varnishes this week be sure to share them with us through #Illamasqua on Instagram, @Illamasqua on Twitter or post them on our Facebook wall, and you could be featured in next weeks 'Manicure Monday' post!
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The other week, myself and a handful of Manchester based beauty bloggers headed down to check out the Umberto Giannini Hair Salon in Harvey Nichols, for an evening of prosecco, macaroons, and serious hair talks. Because hair is a serious issue, right? Right. As an avid salon regular, I book in with a hairdresser usually around once every three months, usually for a half head of highlights and a trim. Sometimes I'm more adventurous – there have been a few occasions where I've walked out of a salon sporting a dark brunette barnet – not to mention the hair 'mess-ups' that have annoying happened over the years too.
Whether you want to go for a daring colour change, a complete re-style, just the usual touch-up and trim, or to book in for a styling session, the same thing must apply (in my humble opinion) every single time: you must trust your stylist. I know first hand from walking into random hair salons on the other side of the world when living in Aus just how WRONG your hair can go when you don't look into the professionalism of the staff, the salon, and the techniques/training. There is nothing more comforting and reassuring than knowing you are in the hands of a professional salon, with a dedicate and passionate team of stylists, whose enthusiasm and skills show from the offset.
This is the first impression I got from the Umberto Giannini salon. It's slightly tucked away on the ground floor of Harvey Nichols (look left when you approach the beauty counter) and upon first glance looks like a fairly small set up. However, when taken through to the actual salon, it opens up to a lavish, large scale salon, with dedicated areas for styling, washing and treatments. It's bright and minimal, just how I feel a salon should look. In my eyes, a salon should look modern and classic so that it reflects the feeling that the emphasis is all about the quality and skills of the team, and not about funky displays and off putting decor.
I've been familiar with the Umberto Giannini brand for a long time, but mainly through the range of hair care products. I have to say, I have used a couple of products over the years and have never been disappointed – plus I'm a huge fan of the bold, illustrated packaging (here we go again, me raving on about the packaging…)
After having a little tour of the salon, we got to chat with the salon manager, Ben, about everything related to the salon in terms of whats on offer, pricing, stylists and what's coming up next. I was genuinely impressed with how serious they take hair trends, I had only stepped inside the salon for ten minutes and was introduced to hair contouring, which is a method used with colouring which can compliment your face shape. Now that is something I need to hear a little more about! Hair contouring aside, it was lovely to learn about each individual stylist on board the team (Ben, James, Anthony and Claire to name a few), and the shocking realisation that you can actually book in for a hair cut for just £36.50. I just assumed it would cost so much more than this! To me, that is excellent value, and when they asked me to guess what the cheapest haircut at Umberto Giannini would be I actually said £60 and that was playing it down a little.
After learning about the intensive training the stylists go through, we had a sneak peak at their new SS16 video, which gave us a few snapshots of styling and trends. Towards the end of my evening with the team, Ben finally got his hands on my scruffy ponytail and transformed my locks into a messy up-do, which I am absolutley useless at creating. One minute I had this flat looking high ponytail which shamefully was a little on the greasy side, and the next, I had this voluminous, dry-shampooed, bouffant style up-do which looks so incredible stylish. I did tell Ben that it's virtually impossible to get ANY bit of 'oomph' in this hair of mine, but hats off to him – he proved me wrong…
The salon has that whole lifestyle element where you can book in, have a glass of wine or food from the restaurant if you desire, have a mini make-over booked in afterwards at one of the beauty counters… you know the drill, the whole girly pamper. It's so impressive, I'm tempted to book in for a styling appointment for New Years Eve like some of my friends already have done!
A huge thanks to the team for putting on a lovely evening. Although I haven't yet experienced a colour or cut here, I'm more than confident this salon is a fail-safe option for anyone in need of a professional salon to try out in Manchester. I highly recommend!


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You're Going To Need Tissues For Tonight's 'Nikita'
It was almost cruel to gift us with the perfect engagement for Mikita ("You had me at 'Give me the damn glock!'"), and then make us wait a whole entire week to see the aftermath. Cruel, I tell you!
Well, lucky for me (but not for you! Well, maybe for you too…) I didn't have to wait a week. I got to screen Season 3 Episode 2, "Innocence," early, and I can promise you that it does not disappoint. The new Division is going strong, Michael (Shane West) and Nikita (Maggie Q) are even stronger, and Birkhoff is at his awesomest, nerdiest self.
In order to prepare you for tonight's top-of-its-game Nikita, I have got some extra-juicy spoilers for you! And for all you spoiler-phobic fans, don't worry: I'm not giving anything major away. I wouldn't be that mean…
-At the beginning of the episode, Nikita makes her position on having children quite clear. But after certain events transpire over the course of the hour, she might waver on her previous stance…
-Just what is Michael's last name, anyway?
-While we, as fans, were over the moon about Mikita's engagement, Birkhoff is decidedly less so. Now, before you go all DOWN WITH BIRKHOFF, he has his reasons. Specifically, that one of the guys in the running for best man (a.k.a. Birkhoff) was left out of the loop of the engagement! The way he found out about the proposal is so classically Nikita that it made me giggle, but Birkhoff was not feeling the love.
-Taking down the Dirty 30 of the week tonight may be more than Nikita & Co. bargained for, seeing as how this guy is Michael's predecessor, albeit a much more ruthless version. The reason Michael replaced him as the recruit trainer? This guy beat a recruit to death, with his bare hands. And let me tell you, he hasn't been letting his recruit training skills get rusty.
-As I mentioned above, Birkhoff is at his awesomest, nerdiest self tonight. Just wait until you hear his robot voice. I can't give justice to it here and I won't even try. It's that amazing.
-We always knew Michael and Nikita have had a thing for each other from their days back in Percy's Division, but tonight you'll see just how far back they go. There was a Mikita before we even had hope for a Mikita.
-Alex's (Lyndsy Fonseca) storyline, especially the last scene, is a tearjerker. And while it's not impossible to get me crying, it certainly takes something big. We haven't really delved into the aftermath of Alexandra Udinov's public return that much. And if you think about it, her story is an amazing one (at least to the public): little girl gets kidnapped and finds her way back to her family years later. While you see so many stories on the news about children getting kidnapped, you don't exactly hear as many stories about them getting home safely. Alex has been so desensitized to her situation in light of taking down Percy's Division that only now is she really getting to focus on dealing with her past. And that rears its head during tonight's mission. Will she finally get some closure?
-And of course, the swelling Florence + the Machine's "Never Let Me Go", also heard in the greatest Damon/Elena scene to date in The Vampire Diaries, gives the emotional ending an extra punch or two. Like I said, it's a tearjerker. Prepare yourselves with tissues, my friends.
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I've tried to understand what's going on in Example 1.5 on page 27-28 in Hatcher's notes on spectral sequences. There is one part in the reasoning that I can't understand here. He writes down a table with the $E^2$-page of a spectral sequence looking like (arrows omitted)
$$ \begin{array}{ccccccc} \mathbb{Z}a & 0 & \mathbb{Z}ax_2 & 0 & \mathbb{Z}ax_4 & 0 & \ldots\\ \mathbb{Z}1 & 0 & \mathbb{Z}x_2 & 0 & \mathbb{Z}x_4 & 0 &\ldots \end{array} $$
What I'm trying to figure out is how do we know that $ax_2$ is the generator of $E^{2,1}_2$? Hatcher just writes:
The generators for the $\mathbb{Z}$'s in the upper row are $a$ times the generators in the lower row, because the product $E_2^{0,q}\times E_2^{s,t}\to E_2^{s,t+q}$ is just multiplication of coefficients.
Can someone explain to me what's going on here?


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Photo of Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer, Who Are Rumored to Be Back Together
Would You Be Happy to See a Jen and John Reunion?
We heard that John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston were spotted kissing and hugging at LAX airport yesterday, and now a source says they went on "a very public date" to a Ray LaMontagne concert in Boston on Friday and spent the weekend in NYC together. Most of you thought this couple was done for good, especially with all of the drama that happened last Summer. But if the rumors are true, would you be happy to see the couple reunited?
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SFU's new Learning and Teaching with Technology Graduate Diploma Program started up in Coqulitlam, BC two weeks ago. What is truly different for me with this program is that while the teachers coming in to the program have a wide range of skills just like previous teachers in TLITE programs, this time they have all just dived right in. And the first dive is higher, with more bounce and flair than I've seen at the beginning of a program before.
Last night, in just the second class, James McConville presented on 'Digital Learning Networks'. He covered a lot and challenged the teachers to start building an online network with a fairly comprehensive final assignment. It included
contribut[ing] to the human network [by] comment[ing] on 5 news articles, 5 blogs, and 5 other networks (twitter, facebook, etc.).
The teachers were then asked to summarize their experience and create a mind map such as the one David Warlick has done here, in his blog post The Technologies we Make. (Read about PLN's in his post Networked Learning at Conferences and/or try his PLN Survey.)
What is curious for me is that the information James presented could be considered to be cutting edge. James had only recently attended the International Congress for School Effectiveness in Vancouver and so what he was talking about was current for him. It was new and exciting, connections he'd made at the conference and how that impacts his work. Yet this group of "new to the program teachers" weren't out of their depth as a group. Sure, individuals picked up on different things: some joined Twitter on the spot, others busily signed up for a Google Reader account, a few were following along with the blog posts his slide show directed them to, while still others were setting up new Google Docs account for the next activity I had forewarned them about, and yes, some were wondering what was going on. But overall, these teachers were demonstrating something very exciting in the way they participated in the presentation, a kind of readiness for change. A readiness for change in how they learn and how they will teach. Immediately after James finished, one teacher excitedly told me
I've realized it's not at all about the technology. It's about me and about my learning.
That comment came through in an interesting way in the profile sheets that the students filled out after the first introductory class. For the most part they genuinely have enrolled in this program to gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively use the technology to enhance student learning in an informate manner, rather than simply to automate their teaching. The "what we know" and "what we hope to gain" Wordle art from this group is interesting to consider. In both cases the word technology was removed from the mix. In the first wordle it would have appeared 39 times, in the second 51.
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So people probably wouldnt expect someone of your stature to be stuffed inside a sled. Tell us a little about why your build lends itself to Olympic medaling. That is one of the things that people are most surprised by. Im 6 feet 3 inches and 225 right now.
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Music: Your best workout buddy
Other sites include http://www.workoutmusic.com and http://www.powermusic.com . Music is positive energy, says Deekron the Fitness DJ Krikorian , who produces fitness playlists for MotionTraxx. So when I put together playlists, I look for intensity, positive feeling and cohesiveness. If he finds a song that feels right in terms of mood and intensity but has the wrong tempo, he might manipulate the BPM to fit the type of exercise intended. The beat becomes very important anytime there is repetitive movement, Krikorian says.
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Articles tagged "Nelson Mandela"
NPR's 2017 Book Concierge Picks
NPR's Book Concierge is live and it includes nearly 50 Macmillan titles!!
300 ARGUMENTS: Essays by Sarah Manguso
4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster
AFFLUENCE WITHOUT ABUNDANCE: The Disappearing World Of The Bushmen by James Suzman
AGE OF ANGER: A History Of the Present by Pankaj Mishra
THE ANSWERS by Catherine Lacey
AUTONOMOUS by Annalee Newitz
BAKING WITH KAFKA by Tom Gauld
BASED ON A TRUE STORY by Delphine de Vigan
THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: America And China, 1776 To The Present by John Pomfret
BOUNDLESS by Jillian Tamaki
BUNK: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, And Fake News by Kevin Young
THE BUTCHERING ART: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris
DARE NOT LINGER: The Presidential Years by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa
THE DARK DARK by Samatha Hunt
DRAFT NO. 4: On The Writing Process by John McPhee
THE DRY by Jane Harper
EAT ONLY WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY by Lindsay Hunter
FEN: Stories by Daisy Johnson
FIRE!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story by Peter Bagge
FRESH COMPLAINT: Stories by Jeffrey Eugenides
GHOSTS OF THE TSUNAMI: Death And Life In Japan's Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry
GLASS HOUSES by Louise Penny
GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong
HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES by Carmen Maria Machado
HOSTAGE by Guy Delisle
ISADORA by Amelia Gray
KEEPING ON KEEPING ON by Alan Bennett
THE LAST KID LEFT by Rosecrans Baldwin
LOCKING UP OUR OWN: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman, Jr.
LOTUS by Lijia Zhang
MARLENA by Julie Buntin
MY LESBIAN EXPERIENCE WITH LONELINESS by Nagata Kabi
MY LIFE, MY LOVE, MY LEGACY by Coretta Scott King, as told to Barbara Reynolds
THE NINTH HOUR by Alice McDermott
ONE DAY WE'LL ALL BE DEAD AND NONE OF THIS WILL MATTER by Scaachi Koul
RIVER OF TEETH by Sarah Gailey
THE SEVENTH FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE by Laurent Binet
SOURDOUGH by Robin Sloan
TOO MUCH AND NOT IN THE MOOD: Essays by Durga Chew-Bose
TWIN PEAKS: THE FINAL DOSSIER by Mark Frost
UNIVERSAL HARVESTER by John Darnielle readmoreremove
Monday Funday With New Nonfiction
Memoirs, feminism, espionage, comedians, dogs—these new nonfiction books available this month have something for every reader:
ADMISSIONS: Life as a Brain Surgeon by Henry Marsh
"Like DO NO HARM, Marsh's previous memoir, ADMISSIONS is 'wandering and ruminative, an overland trek through the doctor's anxieties and private shames,' our critic Jennifer Senior writes. Marsh once again recounts his miscalculations and surgical catastrophes; rails against the constraints of an increasingly depersonalized British health care system; and describes his operating theater in all of its Grand Guignol splendor." — New York Times Book Review (10 New Books We Recommend This Week, 10/12/17)
WAITING FOR THE PUNCH: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast by Marc Maron, foreword by John Oliver
From the beloved and wildly popular podcast WTF with Marc Maron comes a collection of intimate, hilarious and life changing conversations with some of the biggest names in entertainment. "From a book by a comedian, filled with the words of other comedians, readers will expect some laughs. What they might not expect are heartfelt revelations, life lessons, and perhaps even a cry or two." — Booklist
DARE NOT LINGER: The Presidential Years by Nelson Mandela & Mandla Langa, prologue by Graça Machel
The long-awaited second volume of Nelson Mandela's memoirs, left unfinished at his death and never before available, are here completed and expanded with notes and speeches written by Mandela during his historic presidency, making for a moving sequel to his worldwide bestseller LONG WALK TO FREEDOM. "The title comes from Mandela himself, who noted, 'With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.'" — Library Journal, pre-pub alert
REAL AMERICAN: A Memoir by Julie Lythcott-Haims
A fearless debut memoir in which beloved and bestselling HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT author Julie Lythcott-Haims pulls no punches in her recollections of growing up a biracial black woman in America. "Using powerfully effective prose, the author explains the impacts of racism on her daily life in both small and large ways, its chipping away at her feelings of self-worth. A compelling and important addition to any collection of personal narratives by women of color." — Library Journal, starred review
NASTY WOMEN: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay & Kate Harding
"Twenty-three influential and eloquent feminist writers of the twenty-first century have come together to create this searing and urgent collection. This book invites readers to converse, comfort, and hold one another accountable in the hope of igniting radical, intersectional change." — Booklist, starred review readmoreremove
Black History Month E-Book Sale
Black History Month is almost here! To celebrate, we're offering a collection of fiction and nonfiction titles in our Black History Month e-Book sale for libraries!
Running from January 30 through March 3, more than 30 adult, YA, and children's e-Books will be discounted 30% off (with our regular lending terms), including these titles:
CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF by Nelson Mandela
A SMALL PLACE by Jamaica Kincaid
WHO WE BE by Jeff Chang
THE WHITE BOY SHUFFLE by Paul Beatty
AND THEN LIFE HAPPENS by Auma Obama
Click here to download the spreadsheet of all available titles with exact price changes.
Happy EARLY #BookBday! (11/17/14)
Good morning lovely librarians! Please help us celebrate an early #bookbday for:
THE PARIS WINTER by Imogen Robertson
A December 2014 IndieNext List Selection!
"With a twisty, well-crafted plot, this novel is rich in historical detail and robust with personality."–Kirkus (starred review)
"For readers of historical fiction looking for a complex story, this is a sure bet and most likely the next big hit of any book discussion group."–Library Journal
WHY HOMER MATTERS by Adam Nicolson
"[A] gracefully written and deeply informed book…Nicolson's spirited exploration illuminates our own indelible past."–Kirkus (starred review)
"In this passionate, deeply personal book, Nicolson explains why Homer matters—to him, to you, to the world—in a text full of twists, turns, and surprises."–Publishers Weekly
MEN: Notes from an Ongoing Investigation by Laura Kipnis
"Kipnis's gifts are on full display in this irresistible collection of essays, in which she weaves together complex and penetrating insights about gender into provocative treatises… Kipnis has given us a necessary, and often witty, book that shows a brilliant, agile mind at work."–Publishers Weekly (starred review)
MANDELA: My Prisoner, My Friend by Christo Brand with Barbara Jones
"[Brand] paints a vivid picture of prison life in South Africa at the time, with its racial discrimination—no bread was given to black prisoners—and the guards' own isolation from news of the outside world. The central focus of this extraordinary book, however, is a remarkable friendship that bridged age, race, and politics, as Mandela went from prisoner to secret negotiator, and eventually became a revered president."–Publishers Weekly (starred review & Pick of the Week)
Stars for MANDELA: My Prisoner, My Friend
This Friday, we're reading Christo Brand's riveting biography: MANDELA: My Prisoner, My Friend.
Afrikaner Brand was a prison guard in the maximum security facility on remote Robben Island, given charge of the country's most infamous inmate: Nelson Mandela. Over 12 years, Brand became Mandela's confidant and accomplice, celebrating his prisoner's triumphs and suffering through his setbacks, forming a bond that would endure throughout Mandela's life.
Praise is glowing, starting with two starred reviews:
"[Brand] paints a vivid picture of prison life in South Africa at the time, with its racial discrimination—no bread was given to black prisoners—and the guards' own isolation from news of the outside world. The central focus of this extraordinary book, however, is a remarkable friendship that bridged age, race, and politics, as Mandela went from prisoner to secret negotiator, and eventually became a revered president."
— Publishers Weekly, starred review & 8/25/14 Pick of the Week
"[Brand] quotes Mandela's LONG WALK TO FREEDOM that the most important person in any prisoner's life is not the minister of justice or the prison superintendent but the warder in the prisoner's section, and many readers of that iconic autobiography will want this for the in-depth perspective and intimate honesty of another insider's view, then and now." — Booklist, starred review
"This is really a tale of two men and their shared humanity in an inhuman place. A worthy addition to the canon of Mandela literature that details a relationship that many knew about but few truly understood." — Kirkus Reviews
Expect more major media coverage, including Vanity Fair Hot Type (December issue) closer to publication.


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ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman is the preseason number one for the South Atlantic Conference the league's annual poll of its coaches.
The Eagles edged out defending SAC champion Lenoir-Rhyne, whom C-N defeated twice last year - 47-23 in the regular season and then 38-35 in the second round of the NCAA playoffs. The Eagles took the top spot by four votes, 58-54. C-N and L-R split the eight first place votes 4-4.
"It doesn't mean a hill of beans at this point," head coach Ken Sparks said. "If you get too high or too low over some preseason poll, there's something not right with your brain."
Wingate and Mars Hill round out the top four. Carson-Newman was picked fifth in last year's preseason poll before finishing the year in a tie for second in the SAC with a first round bye as the two-seed for Super Region II in the NCAA playoffs.
The Eagles return 19 starters and have three preseason All-Americans in running back Brandon Baker (Miami, Fla.), kicker Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) and offensive tackle Alex Taylor (Bristol, Tenn.).
"I think our kids are determined to do the very best we can," Sparks said. "That's the poll I'm interested in – the Lord being able to tell us that 'you did the very best you could to develop yourself to be everything I created you to be.' Now if we pass that poll, then I'm in."
The Eagles averaged a nation's best 378 yards per game last year on the ground and scored 52 rushing touchdowns – more than any school in any division – last season. Carson-Newman was held under 300 yards rushing just twice last season and the Eagles toted the ball for more than 350 yards in each of the final eight games of the year.
Carson-Newman must find a way to replace SAC co-offensive player of the year Brandon Haywood at quarterback. An offensive line that returns three starters who have been named to all-conference teams at various points in their Eagle careers and a tailback corps that returns 92 percent of their rushing yards gained should help aid in the transition at the position.
Defensively, the Eagles forced a bevy of fumbles early – recovering eight in the first three weeks of the season. On the flip side, Carson-Newman had just six total takeaways the rest of the year. Conversely, while the Eagles gave up yards and points by the bushel in the first four weeks, C-N turned into a second half defensive juggernaut in the latter portion of the year. The Eagles allowed 22 second half points the final six weeks of the regular season. Nonetheless, Carson-Newman does return eight starters from last year's unit.
The leading tacklers are back in Jonathan Sites (Hendersonville, Tenn.) and Greg Beauduy (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). But C-N must replace two All-SAC defensive backs as Issac Kinley and Oliver Davis depart the program following their graduation.
Carson-Newman kicks off the season Sept. 5 against Wayne State at 7 p.m.
Team Points (First place votes)
1. Carson-Newman 59 (4)
2. Lenoir-Rhyne 55 (4)
3. Wingate 48
4. Mars Hill 39
5. Newberry 34
6. Tusculum 26
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Safely Hiking in Queenstown
Queenstown's geography, flora and fauna, historic trails, short walks, and day hikes within an easy reach of the town centre, make it a popular destination year round for walkers and hikers.
Before heading out for a day hike, such as Ben Lomond, or further afield to The Routeburn it's a good idea to list your intentions on the Adventure Smart website and make sure you also tell a friend or family member where you are heading and when you expect to be back.
The Mountain Safety Council are a great source of information and have listed a number of safety tips on their website.
It also pays to check in with the local DOC (Department of Conservation) office when you get to Queenstown, to check if there are any weather, track or safety alerts at your chosen location. The office is on street level at 50 Stanley Street.
Before you go, make sure you check the weather forecast. Queenstown's alpine environment means the weather can change quickly and can catch you out if you are not prepared. Take the time to check out these five simple rules to help you stay safe on your next adventure.
Most importantly, make sure you pack:
- A communication device – cell phone, satellite phone, GPS alert
- Enough food and water for unexpected extra nights
- A warm jacket, layers of warm clothing, or even a survival blanket
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Please carefully read the following Booking Terms & Conditions as they constitute the terms on which you enter into a contract with Silk Road Tours (herein called "SRT", 'the Company', 'us', 'our', or 'we'). They contain some exclusions and limitations of liability. If any part of the agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of these Booking Terms & Conditions will not be affected and will remain enforceable. In these Booking Terms & Conditions, 'you' and 'your' means all persons named on the booking form (including anyone who is added or substituted at a later date). If there is anything you do not understand or want to know, please contact us before booking.
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(a) The Company only accepts your booking on the understanding that we cannot be held responsible for any consequences or effects of flight cancellations, strikes, wars, riots, sickness, government intervention, adverse weather conditions, mechanical breakdown, local political conditions, or any other unpredictable or unforeseen circumstances that may have a consequential or material impact on the content or timing of your holiday.
(b) We also ask you to note that the infrastructure standards are often quite different from that which is accepted as normal in the U.K. This can include, but is not exclusive to, levels of service and the reliability of transport, food, accommodation, communication, power and water supplies.
(a) It is a condition of our acceptance of your booking with us that you take out insurance at the time of, or prior, to booking, and it is your responsibility to do so. Travel insurance should be adequate to your needs and provide cover for personal injury, death, medical and repatriation costs in the countries which you intend to visit, together with cover for loss of baggage and valuable, personal liability, delay, cancellation, curtailment, missed departure and legal expenses and cover the entire duration of your tour.
(b) If you suffer from any disability or medical condition you should disclose this to the insurers. Please note that special insurance may be required if you intend to scuba dive or undertake any other dangerous sports activities. We cannot be held responsible if you purchase an inadequate insurance policy or if you fail to notify your insurance company of any factors affecting your particular requirements for cover. If you fail to take out adequate travel insurance it will be deemed that you have indemnified the Company from any consequential loss.
(a) If you wish to make any amendments to your holiday after the confirmation invoice has been issued the Company will do its best to help. An amendment administration fee of £30 per alternation per booking will apply. Requests for any amendment must be made in writing and signed by the signatory of the Booking Form. Please note that if you want to change to a different departure date, cruise or destination, or the request is made within 10 weeks of departure that (except as set out in 6 (b) below) it will be regarded as a cancellation and new booking and you will be liable for the charges set out in clause 5 (a). In the event that an amendment can be made you must pay all costs and charges incurred or imposed by any of the Company's suppliers.
(b) If you are unavoidably prevented from taking your booking and wish to transfer your booking to a another person you may do so providing that the reason for the transfer is personal illness, the death or serious illness of a close family member, jury service, redundancy or unavoidable work commitments, it may be possible to transfer to booking to a person acceptable to the Company. Request for a transfer must be made in writing at least 30 days prior to departure and must be accompanied by documentary proof of the reason for the transfer (eg. Doctor's certificate) and full details of the person who you wish to replace you, a Silk Road Tours Booking Form signed by the person you wish to replace you, an administration amendments fee of £ 45, and any amount that our suppliers may require to make the change. Please note that some suppliers, including airlines may consider a change of name as a cancellation, and levy cancellation charges and require payment for a new ticket. These charges must be paid before any changes can be made.
(a) Cancellations must be notified in writing to the Company by the party signatory of the Booking Form. Notice of cancellations will only be effective when it is received in writing at our offices. To ensure that your cancellation notice arrives on time and there is no dispute as to the arrival date we would suggest that you send the notification by recorded delivery or registered post. The following cancellation charges will be apply, depending upon the number of days prior to departure that the Company receives notice of cancellation. Where the cancellation charges are shown as a percentage, this is calculated on the basis of the total cost payable by person(s) cancelling excluding insurance premiums and amendment fees. Insurance premiums and amendments fees are not refundable in the event of a cancellation.
Written Notice of Cancellation Received:
More than 42 days Loss of deposit.
41 to 31 days 30% of the total tour cost
30 to 21 days 50% of the total tour cost
20 to 15 days 75% of the total tour cost
Within 14 days 100% of the total tour cost
No allowance or refund can be made for meals, rooms, excursions etc. included in the cost of your tour but not taken, nor can any refund be made for lost, mislaid or destroyed tickets or vouchers.
(a) Great care is taken to ensure that the description and prices given on our website are accurate. Occasionally, the Company may have to make changes and correct errors in our booking information both before and after bookings have been confirmed. We may also have to cancel confirmed bookings due to factors outside our control, mistakes, or if the minimum number of bookings required for a particular holiday have not been reached. Whilst we will always endeavour to avoid alterations and cancellations we must reserve the right to do so. We will notify you (or your travel agent) at the earliest opportunity, and in the case of minimum numbers of bookings not being achieved at least 30 days prior to departure.
(b) In very rare circumstances, we may have to modify a holiday before you depart. Most changes will be minor. Occasionally, we may have to make a "significant change". A significant change is a change made before departure which, taking into account the information you give the Company at the time of booking and which we can reasonably expected to know as a tour operator, we can reasonably expect to have a major effect on your holiday. Significant changes include (i) a change in your flight departure time by more than 12 hours (ii) a change in your departure or arrival airport to one that is significantly more inconvenient to you or (iii) a change of accommodation to that of a lower official classification for the whole or major part of the time you are away. If we have to make a significant change before your departure we will notify you as soon as possible. If there is time to do so prior to departure we will offer you the choice of one of the following options:
(i) accepting the changes (for significant changes) or
(ii) purchasing an alternative holiday from us, of a similar standard to that originally booked (paying or receiving a refund in respect of any price difference).
(iii) Cancelling or accepting the cancellation and receiving a full refund of all monies you have paid the Company. If cancellation is due to force majeure (see clause 7) or any other circumstance beyond the control of the Company we will be entitled to deduct from your refund any reasonable expenses that we may have incurred.
If after you depart, it becomes apparent that a significant proportion of the arrangements you have booked cannot be provided, the Company will make suitable alternative arrangements for the continuation of your package at no extra cost to you and will, where appropriate and provided that the change in your arrangements has not been caused by force majeure (see clause 7) , compensate you for the difference in value between the arrangements you should have received and the alternative arrangements made. In particular because we neither, own, manage or control the accommodation that is used, it is possible on rare occasions that we may be advised that your reserved accommodation is not available when you arrive at your destination. In this event the Company will endeavour to secure accommodation of at least the same standard in that destination. If only a lower standard is available, we will refund the difference between the price of the accommodation booked. This amount will be paid on your return from holiday.
Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking conditions, we regret that we cannot accept liability or pay any compensation when the performance or prompt performance of our contractual obligations is prevented or affected by or you otherwise suffer any damage, loss or expense of any nature as a result of "force majeure". In these Booking Terms & Conditions "force majeure" means any event which we or the supplier of the service(s) in question could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such events may include war or threat of war, riot, civil strife, actual or assumed terrorist activity, industrial dispute (actual or threatened), border closures, natural or nuclear disaster, technical problems with machinery, transport or equipment, fire, inclement weather and all similar events outside the control of the party concerned.
(a) All prices published in our website and marketing material are for guidance only and are based on exchange rates in effect on the publication date. Although every effort is made to ensure these prices are accurate at the time of publication we cannot guarantee these prices. Please note that changes and errors do occasionally occur. You must check the price of your chosen holiday at the time of booking. The price of your holiday may vary at any time before we have accepted your booking. We reserve the right to alter or correct errors in any quoted or published prices at any time prior to a contract between us coming into existence. We will advise you of any error of which we are aware and of the then applicable price at the time of booking.
(b) Your Confirmation will contain details of what is included in the price of your package. Any items not detailed in your Confirmation are not included in the price of the package.
(c) Once your Confirmation invoice has been issued, and subject to the correction of errors, we will only alter the price of your holiday in the following limited circumstances. A surcharge or refund (as applicable) will be subject to the conditions set out in this clause, in the event of any change in our transportation costs or dues, taxes or fees payable for services such as fuel surcharges, landing taxes or embarkation or disembarkation fees at orts or airports or adverse exchange rate variations.
(d) Even in the above cases, only if the amount of the increase is greater than 2% of the cost of your holiday (excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges), will we levy a surcharge. If any surcharge is greater than 10% of the cost of your holiday (excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges) you will be entitled to cancel your booking and receive a full refund of all monies that you have paid us (except for any amendment fees) if you advise us within 14 days of the issue date printed on the surcharge invoice.
(e) If you do not tell us that you wish to cancel within this period of time, we are entitled to assume that you do not wish to do so and will pay the surcharge.
(f) A refund will only be payable if the decrease in our costs exceeds 2% of the total holiday cost as set out above. Where a refund is due we will pay you the full amount of the decrease of our costs.
(g) The Company will not levy a surcharge within 30 days of departure.
(h) Please note that travel arrangements are not always purchased in local currency and some apparent changes have no impact on the price of your travel due to contractual and other measures in place.
(a) Air, rail, road and other departure times are supplied by the carriers. They are subject to, inter alia, air traffic control restrictions, weather conditions, the need for constant maintenance and the ability of passengers to check-in on time. There is no guarantee that departures will take place at the times shown either in our website, our brochure, or on your tickets. These are estimates only. The Company does not have any liability to you for any delays that may arise. Any arrangements in the event of a delay will be at the sole discretion of the airline or other carrier involved.
(b) In accordance with EU regulations we are required to advise you of the carrier(s) (or if the carrier(s) is not known the likely carrier(s)) that will operate your flight(s) at the time of booking. Where we are only able to inform you of the likely identity of the actual carrier(s) at the time of booking we shall inform you of the actual carrier(s) as soon as we become aware of this.
Any change in the identity of the carrier, flight timings, and / or aircraft type (if advised) will not entitle you to cancel or change to other arrangements without paying the Company's normal charges except where specified in these Booking Terms & Conditions. Please see Warsaw Convention 1927 (as amended) and the Montreal Convention 1999 (as amended) and the EC Regulations No 2027-1997. Copies available on request.
We do not provide excursions other than those outlined in your Confirmation and which form part of the arrangements booked and paid for prior to your departure. Our local representatives or local operators may put you in touch with local operators of excursions. When you book an excursion locally you contract directly with the local company providing that excursion and not Silk Road Tours. The Company has no legal liability for anything that goes wrong on such an excursion and any claim that you might have arising out of the excursion will be against the relevant company and subject to the local company's terms and conditions.
Every effort is made to ensure that the details, descriptions and prices contained on the Company's website and brochures are correct, based on inspections, and information passed onto the Company by its suppliers. Please note that changes do occur, sometimes at short notice and therefore the Company will advise you at the time of booking, or if after booking as soon as possible of any such changes to our published information. It is not always possible for the Company to control all elements of the holiday whereby advertised facilities can sometimes become unavailable at short notice.
(a) Travel Advice: prior to making a booking you are advised to check the advice issued by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on your preferred destination by visiting the website: www.fco.gov. uk or by calling the Foreign Office Travel Advice Unit on 0845 850 2829. If the Foreign Office advises that people should not visit a particular country we will act on this advice. US residents who are planning a holiday with the Company are advised to check the State Department list of nations under a travel warning on its website: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html. The US State Department issues a travel warning when, based on all relevant information, it determines that Americans should avoid travel to or within a certain nation.
(b) Visas: At Confirmation we will advise you of the visa requirements applicable for British Citizens who hold a full British passport, however, please be aware that further changes could take place before you travel. It is your responsibility to check current requirements with the Embassy or Consulate in good time prior to your departure.
(c) Passports: British Citizens require a full British passport (valid for at least 6 months beyond the end of your holiday) for the holidays that we offer. Please note that requirements do change and you must check the up to date requirements in good time prior to travel. A full British passport presently takes approximately 2 to 6 weeks to obtain. All children should travel on full passports. If any member of your party doesn't have a passport we recommend an application should be made at least 6 weeks prior to your holiday. The UK Passport Office has to confirm your identity before issuing your first passport and will require you to attend an interview in order to do this.
(d) Health: It is your responsibility to ensure that you obtain proper and detailed medical advice from your Medical Practitioner (GP) or travel clinic. As some vaccinations require more than one visit you should visit your Medical Practitioner (GP) at least 8 weeks prior to departure. If you have any medical condition / disability that may affect your ability to enjoy and pursue fully your arrangements you must notify the Company.
(e) Travel Documents: (i) It is important that you check all travel documents and tickets carefully to ensure that all details are correct and that the names correspond with your passport. Any errors must be reported to the Company as soon as possible. We cannot accept responsibility for incorrect details on your travel documents unless caused by our negligence (ii) It is your responsibility to ensure that all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents and have all necessary health certificates prior to departure. All costs of obtaining such documentation or vaccinations and certificates must be paid by you. We regret that we cannot accept liability if you or any member of your party are refused entry onto any transport or into any country due to failure on your part to carry correct documentation or have correct vaccinations/ certificates. You are also responsible for ensuring that all members of your party have adequate travel insurance.
(f) Flight timings: It is your responsibility for checking-in for flights at the correct time and for presenting yourself to take up all pre-booked components of your holiday. The correct timings, using the 24 hour clock system, may have adjusted since you received your Confirmation Invoice. We cannot accept responsibility for clients missing flights as a result of late check-ins and no credit or refunds will be given if you fail to take up any component of your holiday. No credit or refunds will be given for lost, mislaid or destroyed travel documents. If you miss your outbound flight for any reason but continue with your holiday you are responsible for notifying the airline concerned to protect your return flight.
(g) All luggage and personal effects are at all times your own responsibility.
(a) We promise to make sure that the holiday arrangements we have agreed to make perform or provide as applicable as part of our contract with you are made, performed and provided with reasonable skill and care. This means that, subject to these Booking Terms & Conditions, we will accept responsibility if, for example, you suffer death or personal injury or your contracted holiday arrangements are not provided as promised or prove deficient as a result of the failure of ourselves, our employees, agents or suppliers to use all reasonable skill and care in making, performing or providing as applicable, your contracted holiday arrangements. Please note that it is your responsibility to show that all reasonable skill and care has not been used if you wish to make a claim against us. In addition, we will only be responsible for what our employees, agents and suppliers do or do not do if they were at the time acting within the course of their employment (employees) or carrying out work we had asked them to do (for agents and suppliers).
(b) We will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death, loss (for example loss of enjoyment), damage, expense, cost or other sum or claim of any description whatsoever which results from any of the following (i) the act(s) and/or omission(s) of the person(s) affected or any member(s) of their party or (ii) the act(s) and/or omission(s) of a third party not connected with the provision of your holiday and which were unforeseeable or unavoidable or (iii) force majeure as defined in clause 7.
(c) The promises we make you about the services we have agreed to provide or arrange as part of our contract – and the laws and regulations of the country in which your claim or complaint occurred – will be used as the basis for deciding whether the services in question had been properly provided. If the particular services which gave rise to the claim or complaint complied with local laws and regulations applicable to those services at the time, the services will be treated as having been properly provided. This will be the case even if the services did not comply with the laws and regulations of the UK which would have been applied had those services been provided in the UK. The exception to this is where the claim or complaint concerns the absence of a safety features that might lead a reasonable holiday maker to refuse to take the holiday in question.
(e) As set out in these Booking Terms & Conditions, we limit the maximum amount we may have to pay you for claims you may have to make against us. Where we are found liable for loss of and/or damage to any luggage or personal possessions (including money), the maximum amount we will have to pay you is £1500 per person affected unless a lower limitation applies to your claim under this clause or clause (13 (f)) below. You must ensure you have appropriate travel insurance to protect your personal belongings. For all other claims which do not involve death or personal injury, if we are found liable to you on any basis the maximum amount we will have to pay you is a refund of the cost of the holiday (excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges) paid by or on behalf of the person(s) affected in total, a refund of any directly attributable expenses incurred by that person. This maximum amount will only be payable where everything has gone wrong and you have not received any benefit at all from your holiday.
(f) Where any claim or part of a claim (including those involving death or personal injury) concerns or is based on any travel arrangements (including the process of getting on and/or off the transport concerned) provided by any air, rail, sea or road carrier or any stay in a hotel, the maximum amount of compensation we will have to pay to you will be limited. The most we will have to pay you for any claim or that part of a claim if we are found liable to you on any basis is, except as otherwise expressly set out in the Booking Terms & Conditions, the most the carrier or hotel keeper concerned would have to pay under the International Convention or Regulation which applies to the travel arrangements or hotel stay in question (for example, the Warsaw Convention as amended or unamended and the Montreal Convention for international travel by air and/or for airlines with an operating licence granted by an EU country, the EC Regulation on Air Carrier Liability No 889/2002 for national and international travel by air, the Athens Convention for international travel by Sea and the Berne Convention for travel by rail). Please note: Where a carrier or hotel would not be obliged to make any payment to you under the applicable International Convention or Regulation in respect of a claim or part of a claim, we similarly are not obliged to make a payment to you for that claim or part of the claim. You are not entitled to make any claim against us which concerns or is based on any travel arrangements provided by any air, rail, sea, or road carrier or any hotel if such a claim is not expressly permitted to be brought against the carrier or hotel by the International Convention or Regulation which applies to the travel arrangements in question. When making any payment, we are entitled to deduct any money which you have received or are entitled to receive from the transport provider or hotelier for the complaint or claim in question. Copies of the applicable International Conventions are available from us on request. NB. The Athens Convention limits the maximum amount the carrier has to pay is found liable in any event of death or personal injury. The limit for UK carriers is currently £250,000 per person. The Athens Convention also limits the maximum amount the carrier has to pay if found liable in the event of loss or damage to luggage and also makes provision for valuables. The maximum the carrier would have to pay you if found liable for any damage, delay or loss in respect of cabin luggage under The Athens Convention is currently £750 per guest. Once on board ship, all valuables and important items should be deposited with the purser or in the mini-safe in your cabin if available. The carrier cannot accept responsibility or liability for any valuable or important items, which are not deposited with the purser for safe keeping. For items which are deposited with the purser for safe keeping, the maximum the carrier would have to pay you if found liable for any item(s) lost or damaged (for any reason) whilst deposited is the maximum which is payable under The Athens Convention in this situation (currently approximately £1,000 per guest).
(g) Please note, we cannot accept liability for any damage, loss, expense or other sum(s) of any description (i) which on the basis of the information given to us by you concerning your booking prior to our accepting it, we could have foreseen you would suffer or incur if we breached our contract with you or (ii) which did not result from any breach of contract or other fault by ourselves or our employees or, where we are responsible for them, our suppliers. Additionally we cannot accept liability for any business losses.
(h) You must provide our insurers and ourselves with all assistance we may reasonably require. You must also tell us and the supplier concerned, about your claim or complaint, as set out in clause 14 below. If asked to do so, you must transfer to us or our insurers any rights you have against the supplier or whoever else is responsible for your claim or complaint (if the person concerned is under 18, their parent or guardian must do so). You must also agree to cooperate fully with our insurers and us, if our insurers or us want to enforce any rights that are transferred.
(a) If you have a complaint during your holiday with any aspect of the Company's arrangements, you must address your complaint immediately to the Company's local representative, or on- site representative (if available), or use the Silk Road Tours emergency contact number with which you will be supplier before your departure. That number will put you in touch with one of our employees who will take all reasonable steps to help you. It is only if you do this that the Company has the opportunity to put matters right on the spot. It is unreasonable to take no action whilst on holiday, but then to write a complaint letter on your return. If the problem cannot be resolved locally and you wish to complain, full details must be sent to the Company in writing to arrive within 30 days of your return. We will acknowledge your written notification within 14 days and provide a detailed response within 28 days of receipt of your letter. Failure to take either of these steps will deny the company the opportunity to resolve the problem immediately and / or investigate properly. In consequence, this may affect your rights under this contract.
(b) We can usually sort out any complaints that you may have. But if we cannot agree, you can take the matter to arbitration under the Travel Industry Arbitration Services special scheme. The scheme provides for a simple and inexpensive method of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability of client in respect of costs. The scheme does not apply to claims for an amount greater than £2,500 per person or £10,000 per booking form or to claims which are solely or mainly in respect of physical injury or illness or the consequences of such injury or illness. Details of the scheme will be supplied on request.
(a) Your holiday is protected under our registration by the Travel Trust Association: For further information please visit the TTA web site at www.traveltrust.co.uk
(b) In the unlikely event of the Company's insolvency the TTA will ensure that you are not left stranded abroad and will refund any money you have paid the Company for an advance booking.
Your personal informational and that of your party is important to us. To ensure that your holiday runs smoothly, we (and your travel agent, if you use one) need to use information such as your name and address, special needs, dietary requirements etc. We will apply appropriate security measures to protect the data. However, we must pass it to suppliers of your travel arrangements, including airlines, hotels and transport companies. The information may be supplied to security or credit checking companies, and to public authorities such as customs and immigration if required by them or required by law. Additionally, if your holiday is outside the European Economic Area (EEA), controls on data protection in your destination may not be as strict as in the UK. We will only pass data, including sensitive information regarding disabilities or dietary or religious requirements, to people responsible for your travel arrangements. If we cannot pass this information to relevant suppliers, in the EEA or elsewhere, we cannot provide your booking. In making this booking, you consent to this information being passed to relevant people. Where information is also held by a travel agent, this is subject to your agent's own data protection policy. You are entitled to a copy of your information held by the Company. If you would like to see the information please contact the Company. We may make a small charge for providing this to you.
Please also refer to our Privacy Policy.
Your contact is with Silk Road Tours Limited, a company registered in England under No. , whose registered office is 31 Montague Avenue, London, W7 3PS UK. All matters concerning this contact will be governed by the law of wherever you live in the United Kingdom or, if non-resident English Law.