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The following booking conditions form the basis of your contract
with Indego Club Limited of Howes Farm Office, Doddinghurst Road,
Brentwood, Essex CM15 0SG, Company number 07879522, trading as
Indego Club for any package holiday you book with us, for the
conditions relating to membership of Indego-Club you will have
already accepted these as part of your membership registration
process. For Membership Conditions, click here. Please read these booking
conditions carefully as they set out our respective rights and
obligations. By asking us to confirm your booking, we are entitled
to assume that you have had the opportunity to read and have read
these booking conditions and agree to them.
These booking conditions only apply to holiday arrangements
which you book with us in the UK and which we agree to make,
provide or perform (as applicable) as part of our contract with
you. All references in these booking conditions to "holiday",
"booking", "contract", "package", "tour" or "arrangements" mean
such holiday arrangements unless otherwise stated.
In these booking conditions, "you" and "your" means all persons
named on the booking (including anyone who is added or substituted
at a later date) or any of them as the context requires. "We", "us"
and "our" means Indego Club Ltd.
1. Making your booking
To make a booking, you must complete our booking form on our
website. This must be completed by the first named person on the
booking ("party leader").The party leader must be authorised to
make the booking on the basis of these booking conditions by all
persons named on the booking and by their parent or guardian for
all party members who are under 18 when the booking is made. By
making a booking the party leader confirms that he/she is so
authorised. The party leader is responsible for making all payments
due to us. The party leader must be at least 18 when the booking is
Subject to the availability of your chosen arrangements, we will
confirm your holiday by issuing a confirmation invoice. This
invoice will be sent to the party leader. Any electronic
acknowledgement of your booking is not a confirmation of it. Please
check this invoice carefully as soon as you receive it. Contact us
immediately if any information which appears on the confirmation or
any other document appears to be incorrect or incomplete as it may
not be possible to make changes later. We regret we cannot accept
any liability if we are not notified of any inaccuracies (for which
we are responsible) in any document within ten days of our sending
it out, five days for tickets (if applicable). We will do our best
to rectify any mistake notified to us outside these time limits but
you must meet any costs involved in doing so.
We will communicate with you by e-mail in relation to your
booking. You must accordingly check your e-mails on a regular
basis. We may also contact you by telephone and/or post if we
cannot, for whatever reason, contact you by e-mail. Certain
documents may need to be sent by post. References in these booking
conditions to "send" and "in writing" include communication by
If you wish to, you may contact us by e-mail for any of the
reasons mentioned in these booking conditions (for example, to
request an amendment) providing you do so to email@example.com.
2. Payment
In order to confirm your chosen holiday, a deposit of at least
20% of the holiday cost (or full payment if booking within ten
weeks of departure) must be paid at the time of booking.
The balance of the holiday cost must be received by us not less
than ten weeks prior to departure. This date will be shown on the
confirmation invoice. Reminders are not sent. If we do not receive
all payments due (including any surcharge where applicable) in full
and on time, we are entitled to assume that you wish to cancel your
booking. In this case, we will be entitled to keep all deposits
paid or due at that date. If we do not cancel straight away because
you have promised to make payment, you must pay the cancellation
charges shown in clause 7 depending on the date we reasonably treat
your booking as cancelled.
3. Your contract
A binding contract between us comes into existence when we
despatch our confirmation invoice to the party leader. We both
agree that English law (and no other) will apply to your contract
and to any dispute, claim or other matter of any description which
arises between us ("claim") except as set out below. We both also
agree that any claim must be dealt with by the Courts of England
and Wales only unless, in the case of Court proceedings, you live
in Scotland or Northern Ireland. In this case, proceedings must
either be brought in the Courts of your home country or those of
England and Wales. If proceedings are brought in Scotland or
Northern Ireland, you may choose to have your contract and any
claim governed by the law of Scotland/Northern Ireland as
applicable (but if you do not so choose, English law will
4. The cost of your holiday
Please note, changes and errors occasionally occur. You
must check the price of your chosen holiday at the time of
The prices set out on our website were calculated on the date
specified in the relevant website page on the basis of known costs
and exchange rates as shown in the Financial Times Guide to World
Currencies and which appear on the relevant website page.
We reserve the right to make changes to and correct errors in
advertised prices at any time before your holiday is confirmed. We
will advise you of any error of which we are aware and of the then
applicable price at the time of booking.
Once the price of your chosen holiday has been confirmed at the
time of booking, then subject to the correction of errors, we will
only increase or decrease the price in the following circumstances.
Price increases or decreases after booking will be passed on by way
of a surcharge or refund. A surcharge or refund (as applicable)
will be payable, subject to the conditions set out in this clause,
in the event of any change in our transportation costs or in dues,
taxes or fees payable for services such as embarkation or
disembarkation fees at ports or in the exchange rates which have
been used to calculate the cost of your holiday.
Even in the above cases, only if the amount of any increase in
our costs exceeds 2% of the total cost of your holiday (excluding
insurance premiums and any amendment charges) will we levy a
surcharge. If any surcharge is greater than 10% of the cost of your
holiday (excluding insurance premiums and any amendment charges),
you will be entitled to cancel your booking and receive a full
refund of all monies you have paid to us (except for any amendment
charges) or alternatively purchase another holiday from us as
referred to in clause 9 "Changes and Cancellations by us"..
You have 14 days from the issue date printed on the surcharge
invoice to tell us if you want to choose option (b) or (c) as set
out in clause 9 below. If you do not tell us that you wish to
choose either of these options within this period of time, we are
entitled to assume that you do not wish to do so and will pay the
surcharge. Any surcharge must be paid with the balance of the cost
of the holiday or within 14 days of the issue date printed on the
surcharge invoice, whichever is the later.
Please note that arrangements are not always purchased in local
currency and some apparent changes have no impact on the price of
your holiday due to contractual and other protection in place.
A refund will only be payable if the decrease in our costs
exceeds 2% of the total cost of your holiday as set out above.
Where a refund is due, we will pay you the full amount of the
decrease in our costs.
We promise not to levy a surcharge within 30 days of departure.
No refund will be payable during this period either.
5. Special requests and medical conditions /
If you have any special request, you must advise us at the time
of booking. Although we will endeavour to pass any reasonable
requests on to the relevant supplier, we regret we cannot guarantee
any request will be met. Failure to meet any special request will
not be a breach of contract on our part. Confirmation that a
special request has been noted or passed on to the supplier or the
inclusion of the special request on your confirmation invoice or
any other documentation is not confirmation that the request will
be met. Unless and until specifically confirmed, all special
requests are subject to availability. For your own protection, you
should obtain confirmation in writing that a special request will
be complied (where it is possible to give this) where it is
important to you.
We regret we cannot accept any conditional bookings, i.e. any
booking which is specified to be conditional on the fulfilment of a
particular request. All such bookings will be treated as "standard"
bookings subject to the above provisions on special requests.
If you or any member of your party has any medical condition or
disability which may affect your holiday or has any special
requirements as a result of any medical condition or disability
(including any which affect the booking process), please tell us
before you confirm your booking so that we can assist you in
considering the suitability of the arrangements and/or making the
booking. In any event, you must give us full details in writing at
the time of booking and whenever any change in the condition or
disability occurs. You must also promptly advise us if any medical
condition or disability which may affect your holiday develops
after your booking has been confirmed. If we reasonably feel unable
to properly accommodate the particular needs of the person
concerned, we must reserve the right to decline their reservation
or, if full details are not given at the time of booking or the
condition / disability develops after booking, cancel when we
become aware of these details.
6. Changes by you
Should you wish to make any changes to your confirmed holiday,
you must notify us in writing as soon as possible. Whilst we will
endeavour to assist, we cannot guarantee we will be able to meet
any such requests. Where we can, an amendment fee of £25 per person
will be payable together with any costs incurred by ourselves and
any costs or charges incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers. A
change of holiday dates will normally be treated as a cancellation
of the original booking and rebooking in which case cancellation
charges will apply. Changes may result in the recalculation of the
holiday price where, for example, the basis on which the price of
the original holiday was calculated has changed.
If any member of your party is prevented from travelling, the
person(s) concerned may transfer their place to someone else (who
is a member of Indego Club) providing we are notified not less than
two weeks before departure. Where a transfer to a person of your
choice can be made, all costs and charges incurred by us and/or
incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers as a result together
with an amendment fee of £25 must be paid before the transfer can
be effected. Any overdue balance payment must also be received.
7. Cancellation by you
Should you or any member of your party need to cancel your
holiday once it has been confirmed, the party leader must
immediately advise us in writing or by email at email@example.com. Your
notice of cancellation will only be effective when it is received
in writing or by email by us.. As we incur costs from the time we
confirm your booking, the following cancellation charges will be
payable. Where the cancellation charge is shown as a percentage,
this is calculated on the basis of the total cost payable by the
person(s) cancelling excluding amendment charges. Amendment charges
are not refundable in the event of cancellation.
Period before departure within which written or emailed
notification of cancellation is received by us
Cancellation charge per person cancelling
More than 120 days
90-119 days
60-89 days
0-59 days
Depending on the reason for cancellation, you may be able to
reclaim these cancellation charges (less any applicable excess)
under the terms of your insurance policy. Claims must be made
directly to the insurance company concerned.
Where any cancellation reduces the number of full paying party
members below the number on which the price, number of free places
and/ or any concessions agreed for your booking were based, we will
recalculate these items and re-invoice you accordingly.
See clause 6 "Changes by you" if any member(s) of your party are
prevented from travelling.
8. Insurance
We consider adequate travel insurance to be essential. Please
read your policy details carefully and take them with you on
holiday. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance
cover you purchase is suitable and adequate for your particular
needs. It should include at the least:
9. Changes and cancellation by
We start planning the holidays we offer many months in advance.
Occasionally, we have to make changes to and correct errors on the
website and other details both before and after bookings have been
confirmed and cancel confirmed bookings. Whilst we always endeavour
to avoid changes and cancellations, we must reserve the right to do
so. However, we promise we will only cancel your confirmed booking
after you have made full payment where we are forced to do so as a
result of circumstances outside our control/"force majeure" as
defined in clause 10 below, lack of minimum numbers or a
disproportionate male/female split. We will not cancel after this
date for any other reason. Please note, our holidays require a
minimum number of participants and a specific male/female split of
participants (as outlined on our trip specific page) to enable us
to operate them. If the minimum number of bookings or the exact
split required between males and females is not received for a
particular holiday, we are entitled to cancel it. We will notify
you of cancellation for this reason at least 60 days before
Most changes are minor. Occasionally, we have to make a
"significant change". A significant change is a change made before
departure which, taking account of the information you give us at
the time of booking and which we can reasonably be expected to know
as a tour operator, we can reasonably expect to have a major effect
on your holiday. Significant changes are likely to include the
following changes when made before departure; a change of
accommodation to that of a lower official classification or
standard for the whole or a major part of the time you are away, a
change of accommodation area for the whole or a major part of the
time you are away, or a significant change of itinerary missing out
one or more major destination or activity substantially or
If we have to make a significant change or cancel, we will tell
you as soon as possible. If there is time to do so before
departure, we will offer you the choice of the following
(a) (for significant changes) accepting the changed arrangements
(b) purchasing an alternative holiday from us, of a similar
standard to that originally booked if available. We will offer you
at least one alternative holiday of equivalent or higher standard
for which you will not be asked to pay any more than the price of
the original holiday. If this holiday is in fact cheaper than the
original one, we will refund the price difference. If you do not
wish to accept the holiday we specifically offer you, you may
choose any of our other then available holidays. You must pay the
applicable price of any such holiday. This will mean you paying
more if it is more expensive or receiving a refund if it is cheaper
(c) cancelling or accepting the cancellation in which case you
will receive a full and quick refund of all monies you have paid to
Please note, the above options are not available where any
change made is a minor one such as the rearranging of activity
times or change of hotel to one of a similar classification.
If we have to make a significant change or cancel we will as a
minimum, where compensation is appropriate, pay you the
compensation payments set out in the table below depending on the
circumstances and when the significant change or cancellation is
notified to you subject to the following exceptions. Compensation
will not be payable and no liability beyond offering the above
mentioned choices can be accepted where (1) we are forced to make a
change or cancel as a result of unusual and unforeseeable
circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which we
could not have avoided even with all due care or (2) we have to
cancel because the minimum number of bookings necessary for us to
operate your holiday has not been reached (see above). No
compensation will be payable and the above options will not be
available if we cancel as a result of your failure to comply with
any requirement of these booking conditions entitling us to cancel
(such as paying on time) or where a change is a minor one.
Period before departure a significant change or
cancellation is notified to you
Compensation per person
Very rarely, we may be forced by "force majeure" (see clause 10)
to change or terminate your holiday after departure but before the
scheduled end of your time away. This is extremely unlikely but if
this situation does occur, we regret we will be unable to make any
refunds (unless we obtain any refunds from our suppliers), pay you
any compensation or meet any costs or expenses you incur as a
10. Force Majeure
Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking
conditions, we regret we cannot accept liability or pay any
compensation where the performance or prompt performance of our
obligations under our contract with you 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 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, whether actual or threatened, war, riot,
civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or
nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar
events outside our control.
11. Our Liability to you
(1) 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 or provided with
reasonable skill and care. This means that, subject to these
booking 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 reasonable skill and care in making, performing or
providing, as applicable, your contracted holiday arrangements.
Please note, it is your responsibility to show that 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 (for employees)
or carrying out work we had asked them to do (for agents and
(2) We will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death,
loss (including loss of enjoyment), damage, expense, cost or other
sum or claim of any description whatsoever which results from any
of the following: -
‑ the act(s) and/or omission(s) of the person(s) affected or any
member(s) of their party or
‑ 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
‑ 'force majeure' as defined in clause 10 above
(3) Please note, we cannot accept responsibility for any
services which do not form part of our contract. This includes, for
example, any additional services or facilities which your hotel or
any other supplier agrees to provide for you where the services or
facilities are not advertised by us and we have not agreed to
arrange them as part of our contract and any excursion you purchase
in resort. Please also see clause 15 "Excursions, activities and
general area information". In addition, regardless of any wording
used by us on our website, in any advertising material or
elsewhere, we only promise to use reasonable skill and care as set
out above and we do not have any greater or different liability to
(4) The promises we make to 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 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
feature which might lead a reasonable holiday maker to refuse to
take the holiday in question. Please note, however, our obligation
is to exercise reasonable skill and care as referred to in clause
11(1). We do not make any representation or commitment that all
services will comply with applicable local laws and regulations and
failure to comply does not automatically mean we have not exercised
reasonable skill and care.
(5) 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 £500 per person affected unless a
lower limitation applies to your claim under this clause or clause
11(6) 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 twice the price (excluding
amendment charges) paid by or on behalf of the person(s) affected
in total unless a lower limitation applies to your claim under
clause 11 (6) below. This maximum amount will only be payable where
everything has gone wrong and you have not received any benefit at
all from your holiday
(6) 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, sea or rail carrier
to which any international convention or EU regulation applies, the
maximum amount of compensation we will have to pay you will be
limited. The most we will have to pay you for that claim or that
part of a claim if we are found liable to you on any basis is the
most the carrier concerned would have to pay under the
international convention or regulation which applies to the travel
arrangements in question (for example, the Athens Convention for
international travel by sea and COTIF, the Convention on
International Travel by Rail). Please note: where a carrier 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. When making any payment,
we are entitled to deduct any money which you have received or are
entitled to receive from the carrier for the complaint or claim in
question. Copies of the applicable international conventions and
regulations are available from us on request.
(7) Please note, we cannot accept any liability for any damage,
loss, expense or other sum(s) of any description (1) which on the
basis of the information given to us by you concerning your booking
prior to our accepting it, we could not have foreseen you would
suffer or incur if we breached our contract with you or (2) 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.
12. Complaints and problems
In the unlikely event that you have any reason to complain or
experience any problems with your holiday whilst away, you must
immediately inform our local representative and the supplier of the
service(s) in question. Any verbal notification must be put in
writing and given to our representative and the supplier as soon as
possible. If you cannot contact our local representative and any
complaint or problem is not resolved to your satisfaction by the
supplier, you must contact us in the UK using the contact details
we have provided you with during your holiday, giving us full
details and a contact number. Until we know about a complaint or
problem, we cannot begin to resolve it. Most problems can be dealt
with quickly. If you remain dissatisfied, however, you must write
to us within 28 days of your return to the UK giving your booking
reference and full details of your complaint. Only the party leader
should write to us. For all complaints and claims which do not
involve death, personal injury or illness, we regret we cannot
accept liability if you fail to notify the complaint or claim
entirely in accordance with this clause.
13. Behaviour, damage and breakage
When you book with us, you accept responsibility for any damage
or loss caused by you or any member of your party. Full payment for
any such damage or loss (reasonably estimated if not precisely
known) must be made direct to the accommodation owner or manager or
other supplier or to us as soon as possible. If the actual cost of
the loss or damage exceeds the amount paid where estimated, you
must pay the difference once known. If the actual cost is less than
the amount paid, the difference will be refunded. You will also be
responsible for meeting any claims subsequently made against us and
all costs incurred by us (including our own and the other party's
full legal costs) as a result of your actions. You should ensure
you have appropriate travel insurance to protect you if this
situation arises.
For some accommodation we will also require you to pay us a
breakage deposit at final payment stage (ten weeks) prior to the
commencement of your holiday. The breakage deposit is to cover any
damage or loss caused by you or any member of your party, howsoever
caused. The sum required varies depending on the accommodation
provider concerned but you will be advised of the amount prior to
booking. The breakage deposit forms part of your holiday cost and
failure to make payment as it falls due will be treated as a
cancellation by you and the cancellation charges referred to in
clause 7 above will apply. The amount of any damage or loss will be
deducted from the breakage deposit and the balance returned to you
by no later than 7 days after your return from holiday. If the cost
of the loss or damage (reasonably estimated if not precisely known)
exceeds the amount of the breakage deposit, you must also pay the
additional amount. If the actual cost of the loss or damage exceeds
the amount paid, where estimated, you must also pay the difference
once known. If the actual cost is less than the amount paid, the
difference will be refunded.
We expect all clients to have consideration for other people. If
in our reasonable opinion or in the reasonable opinion of any other
person in authority, you or any member of your party behaves in
such a way as to cause or be likely to cause danger, upset or
distress to any third party or damage to property, we are entitled,
without prior notice, to terminate the holiday of the person(s)
concerned. In this situation, the person(s) concerned will be
required to leave the accommodation or other service. We will have
no further responsibility toward such person(s) including any
return travel arrangements. No refunds will be made and we will not
pay any expenses or costs incurred as a result of the
14. Conditions of suppliers
Many of the services which make up your holiday are provided by
independent suppliers. Those suppliers provide these services in
accordance with their own terms and conditions. Some of these terms
and conditions may limit or exclude the supplier's liability to
you, usually in accordance with applicable international
conventions (see clause 11(4)). Copies of the relevant parts of
these terms and conditions and of the international conventions are
available on request from ourselves or the supplier concerned.
15. Excursions, activities and general area
We may provide you with information (before departure and/or
when you are on holiday) about additional activities and excursions
which are available during your holiday. They are provided by local
operators or other third parties who may be entirely independent of
us and fall outside of our contracts. In these cases, we have no
involvement in any such activities or excursions which are neither
run, supervised, controlled nor endorsed in any way by us. They do
not form any part of your contract with us even where we suggest
particular operators/other third parties and/or assist you in
booking such activities or excursions in any way. We cannot accept
any liability on any basis in relation to such activities or
excursions and the acceptance of liability contained in clause
11(1) of our booking conditions will not apply to them. We do not
however exclude liability for the negligence of ourselves or our
employees resulting in your death or personal injury.
We cannot guarantee accuracy at all times of information given
in relation to such activities or excursions or about the area you
are visiting generally or that any particular excursion or activity
which does not form part of our contract will take place as these
services are not under our control. If you feel that any of the
activities or excursions referred to , on our website and in our
other advertising material which are not part of our contract are
vital to the enjoyment of your holiday, write to us immediately and
we will tell you the latest known situation. If we become aware of
any material alterations to area information and/or such outside
activities or excursions which can reasonably be expected to affect
your decision to book a holiday with us, we will pass on this
information at the time of booking.
16. Passports, visas and health
The passport and visa requirements applicable at the time stated
on the website to British citizens for the holidays we offer are
shown on the webpage advertisement of your holiday . Requirements
may change and you must check the up to date position in good time
before departure. A full British passport presently takes
approximately 2 to 6 weeks to obtain. If you or any member of your
party is 16 or over and haven't yet got a passport, our
recommendation is that you should apply for one at least 6 weeks
before your holiday. The UK Passport Service has to confirm your
identity before issuing your first passport and will ask you to
attend an interview in order to do this. If you or any member of
your party is not a British citizen or holds a non British
passport, you must check passport and visa requirements with the
Embassy or Consulate of the country(ies) to or through which you
are intending to travel.
Details of any compulsory health requirements applicable to
British citizens for your holiday are shown [state where this
information appears]. It is your responsibility to ensure you are
aware of all recommended vaccinations and health precautions in
good time before departure. Details are available from your GP
surgery and from the National Travel Health Network and Centre www.nathnac.org Information on
health is contained in the Department of Health leaflet T7 (Health
Advice for Travellers) available from the Department of Health by
telephone on 0870 1555455 or via its website www.dh.gov.uk and from most Post
Offices. For holidays in the EU / EEA you should obtain an EHIC
(European Health Insurance Card) prior to departure from the
Department of Health (see leaflet T7 and the website
www.dh.gov.uk). Health requirements and recommendations may change
and you must check the up to date position in good time before
It is the party leader's responsibility to ensure that all
members of the party are in possession of all necessary travel and
health documents before departure. All costs incurred in obtaining
such documentation must be paid by you. We regret we cannot accept
any liability if you are refused entry onto any transport or into
any country due to failure on your part to carry all required
documentation. If failure to have any necessary travel or other
documents results in fines, surcharges or other financial penalty,
costs or expenses being imposed on or incurred by us, you will be
responsible for reimbursing us accordingly.
17. Foreign Office Advice
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office publishes regularly updated
travel information on its website www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo
which you are recommended to consult before booking and in good
time before departure.
18. Financial security
We have a policy of insurance in place with Touchstone
Underwriting Ltd and underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance.
These arrangements mean your money will be refunded to you in the
unlikely event of our being unable to provide your holiday due to
our insolvency.
19. Delay
In the event of any delay or cancellation at your UK or overseas
point of departure, the flight, ferry, or rail operator may be
responsible in relation to any delayed or cancelled sea crossing or
international rail departure. We regret we cannot provide any
assistance in such circumstances other than information and advice
to the extent we are in a position to do so.
21. Brochure / website / advertising material
The information contained in our brochure, on our website and in
our other advertising material is believed correct to the best of
our knowledge at the time of printing or publication. However,
errors may occasionally occur and information may subsequently
change. You must therefore ensure you check all details of your
chosen holiday (including the price) with us at the time of
22. Safety standards
Please note, it is the requirements and standards of the country
in which any services which make up your holiday are provided which
apply to those services and not those of the UK. As a general rule,
these requirements and standards will not be the same as the UK and
may often be lower.
23. Photographs from Indego Club trips
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Drowning of boater at the Lake of the Ozarks sparks questions about his arrest
News reports of her grandson's last moments have burned a sickening image in Gloria Ellingson's mind.
Twenty-year-old Brandon Ellingson — his wrists locked in handcuffs behind his back — struggling to push his head above the surface of the Lake of the Ozarks. Coming up for air once, twice, then disappearing beneath the choppy water.
"That just destroyed me," said Gloria Ellingson, who lives in Clive, Iowa, near her son and his family.
Last Sunday, divers found Ellingson's body under 80 feet of water in the main channel of the lake's Gravois Arm. His death has sparked an internal investigation by the Missouri Highway Patrol and outrage from family and friends who question the actions of the trooper who arrested Ellingson for boating while intoxicated and was transporting him for a breath test when the Iowa man went overboard.
The questions center on when and how a life vest was placed on Ellingson and whether the trooper followed the patrol's procedures for securing someone in custody.
A final report from the investigation is expected as early as this week.
What is already clear: If this incident had occurred under policies and practices in other states, including states that patrol large bodies of water like Missouri's big lakes, it probably would have played out differently.
Based on what they have heard from friends who were with Ellingson on his boat that evening — who saw his arrest but not his drowning — Ellingson's family thinks the trooper handcuffed the man first and then placed the life vest over his shoulders. A witness later saw Ellingson in the water, the life vest around his head, and watched as it floated away from him and he went under.
According to initial Missouri Highway Patrol reports, the trooper was taking Ellingson toward the shore when Ellingson stood up from a seat alongside the trooper and "stepped to the edge … and fell or jumped overboard."
"Why did he (Ellingson) stand up? How did he enter the water? That will come out in the report," Sgt. Paul Reinsch said. "We're (also) trying to determine how the vest came off once the individual was in the water."
The standard procedure in Missouri is for the water patrol officer to secure a life vest on the suspect and then handcuff the suspect's hands behind his back. The office typically places the suspect on a boat seat for transport to shore.
Patrol officials caution that different circumstances can arise during arrests and an officer's discretion can come into play.
In Iowa, a suspect is typically handcuffed after the flotation device is secured and then is seated on the boat's floor.
In Oklahoma, a suspect won't be transferred from his boat to a patrol boat until the proper flotation device is secured. An uncooperative suspect would be handcuffed and then "placed on their side on the deck of the vessel," according to a spokesperson with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.
And in Minnesota, a suspect arrested on the water probably would have his hands cuffed in front as a safety precaution to allow for more mobility if he ends up in the water. Once on the patrol boat, the suspect would be placed kneeling next to the officer or cross-legged on the floor of the boat. In some cases, the Minnesota officer would keep a hand on the suspect during transport.
"Being on water poses unique challenges," said Maj. Roger Tietz of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which oversees the patrol of waterways in that state. "We can't physically restrain them in the boat, can't cable them."
Tietz added: "I can feel for what they ran into down there. From the way it sounds, this would be the perfect storm."
Witnesses said the Missouri trooper, Anthony Piercy, did everything he could to save Ellingson once he was in the water. Piercy is an 18-year veteran of the Highway Patrol and received cross-training for lake duty after the Missouri Water Patrol merged with the Highway Patrol in 2011. He is on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues.
"He shouldn't have handcuffed him," Gloria Ellingson said. "He should have secured the life jacket. … It just makes you sick. It's so wrong."
Brandon Ellingson headed to central Missouri last weekend to spend time with a cousin and a group of buddies, some from the high school football team he starred on and helped lead to a state championship his senior year.
At Valley High School in West Des Moines, where he graduated in 2012, Ellingson had been a standout athlete with good grades. He was prom king and a member of the homecoming court. This fall he would have been a junior at Arizona State University.
Ellingson was behind the wheel of the boat, hanging out with his friends, about 5:20 p.m. May 31. A beer can reportedly fell out of the boat, triggering the stop by the water patrol, those on the boat told Ellingson's family.
Reinsch said that without the investigation complete, he could not confirm that. But he did say the trooper pulled the boat over after witnessing a violation.
Once Ellingson was arrested and handcuffed, the trooper planned to take him to a zone office for further tests.
"The police officer threw a life jacket around his shoulders — that's what the boys said," said Gloria Ellingson, who was with family a week ago when some of the boys replayed what had happened. "He just draped it over his shoulders."
The trooper used a Type III flotation device, Reinsch said. That device is pulled on like a vest, with the wearer's arms going through armholes. It is still unclear how the trooper placed the device on Ellingson.
"Normally you place the life jacket on and then the handcuffs on — that would be the proper order," Reinsch said.
Piercy reportedly told the others on Ellingson's boat that Ellingson would meet up with them later, Gloria Ellingson said. Four hours would pass before they realized something had happened to their friend and cousin.
Investigators spent last week trying to find witnesses who may have seen Ellingson go in the water. It isn't known whether they found anyone.
One witness came along after Ellingson was already in the lake.
Jim Bascue, retired from the Kansas City area, owns Playin Hooky Water Taxi and Charters at the lake. He was transporting a bachelorette party when he came up behind the trooper. He saw Piercy abruptly stop his boat and turn around.
Unsure what the trooper was doing, Bascue soon saw the young man in the water.
"I could see the life jacket — it was orange," Bascue said. "I could see his head in it."
Bascue tried to position his boat so Ellingson was between him and the trooper's boat. Both men tried to help the young man out of the water.
"I noticed the life jacket and the head separating; the life jacket came off of him," said Bascue, who was not aware at the time that Ellingson's hands were cuffed behind his back. "I threw a life ring out to the kid. He didn't attempt to grab it. The water patrol guy put a pole out; the girls on my boat yelled at him to grab it."
Bascue saw Ellingson go under, then come back up. He could hear the young man moaning.
"When he went under, the patrol officer dove in to grab him," Bascue said. "He came up with him for a split second. … He was trying to hold himself and the kid up."
Then Ellingson slipped through Piercy's hands, and Piercy was unable to grab him again, Bascue said.
Bascue eventually helped Piercy back onto his boat. The trooper sat quietly.
"I can't imagine what he's going through right now," Bascue said. "I only saw it from the time the guy was in the water until it was over. I don't know what happened before, with the handcuffing and the life jacket.
"… But from what I saw, Piercy was very brave to jump in and try to help the kid."
Years ago, officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources discussed arrest procedures on the water. They tried to determine what policies would be best for their officers patrolling the state's many lakes.
What would be safest, not just for the officers but for citizens? Other states have made their own determinations; that's why policies and procedures can differ.
In Minnesota, they decided that what worked best for arrests on land wouldn't necessarily be the best on water. At least not in every situation.
And they made sure policies were loose enough that officers could use their discretion.
"We're not going to say life jacket first, handcuffs second," said Tietz. "Some folks are big teddy bears and scared and do whatever you tell them. … But some don't cooperate, and you may need to put handcuffs on them first."
But if that happens, Minnesota officers have Type I personal flotation devices that go over the head and can be properly secured if handcuffs are already on a suspect.
Minnesota's water patrol policy allows officers to handcuff a suspect's hands in the front.
"A zillion use-of-force guys will have a coronary when they read that," Tietz said. "But we do what's best for us. If you're on water, it's not like standing along the side of the road and you fall and hit the ground. When you're on water, they can dive out and try to swim away.
"And if they get into the water, they need every angle they can to sustain life. With your hands behind you, you have to rely on kicking, and you expend energy quickly."
In Kansas, officers conducting alcohol violation stops make sure suspects are wearing a secure life jacket. If they don't have one on initially, officers will ask them to grab one and observe how they put it on. Or they'll provide one, said Dan Hesket, assistant division director for the law enforcement arm of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.
"The rule would be you do not handcuff someone without them having a life vest securely on," Hesket said. "If they do end up in the water, we want to be able to retrieve them. And we are responsible for them as our prisoner."
When transporting someone to land, officers will have noncombative suspects sit on a lower boat seat or on the floor. If combative, the suspect is placed on the floor with legs crossed, Hesket said.
"The more movements they have to do to get up, the more time you have to react," he said. "They'd have to uncross their legs."
Iowa water patrol officers don't place suspects on boat seats or benches because of the possibility they could jump or fall into the water. Instead, suspects sit, handcuffed with a secure flotation device, on the floor of the boat, said conservation officer Aron Arthur with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
"You want to keep them lower," Arthur said. "That way they are safer, and (there's) less opportunity for something bad to happen."
Ellingson was buried Friday.
His high school coach, Gary Swenson, said former players and friends of the young man are struggling.
"He had a way about him that everybody could feel comfortable around him, whether you were in his friend group, an athlete, not an athlete," Swenson said. "Anybody he came in contact with really appreciated him for what he was. He was a really good guy."
Gloria Ellingson said her grandson would joke and have fun and could make just about anyone laugh.
"He could talk to anybody," she said. "He never thought he was all that."
Friends have filled Twitter and Facebook with messages.
Swenson said it's tough to make sense of a tragedy that "could have been prevented."
"I think anytime you have the tragic loss of a young person like this, one of the things that makes it the most difficult is the loss of a promising adult," Swenson said. "And Brandon, he was one of those all-American kids. Whatever he decided to do in life, you knew he was going to do it.
"It would have been fun to watch him."
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Stormy Daniels' lawyer drops a bomb on Michael Cohen — and tells CNN his cigar buddies have 'Russian ties'
Michael Avenatti, the attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels, leveled a jaw-dropping accusation against Trump lawyer Michael Cohen on Sunday.
During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Avenatti claimed that the men Cohen was seen smoking cigars with outside of a courthouse on Friday afternoon had unspecified ties to the Russian government.
"Michael Cohen was videotaped and photographed sitting with a number of men," Avenatti said. "We believe that a number of those actually had ties, Russian ties, as crazy as that sounds. This story gets more strange and more strange by the day. You couldn't make this up if you wanted to."
Tapper seemed taken aback by Avenatti's allegations and pressed him for more details.
"Can you shed more light on what you said?" he asked. "I mean, I saw a picture of one of the people he was sitting with, and he has ties to one particular Russian wealthy individual. What else are you talking about?"
"I don't want to say too much this morning, but you can't make this stuff up," Avenatti replied. "I don't understand what he is doing, what Michael Cohen's doing with each passing day. This is getting worse and worse for him and getting worse and worse for the president."
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Local Unloading in Piecewise-Linear Plasticityby Osvaldo De Donato, Assoc. Prof. of Struct. Engrg.; Technical Univ. (Politecnico), Milan, Italy,
Giulio Maier, (M.ASCE), Prof. of Struct. Engrg.; Technical Univ. (Politecnico), Milan, Italy,
Serial Information: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division, 1976, Vol. 102, Issue 3, Pg. 383-394
Document Type: Journal Paper
Piecewise-linear yield surfaces and hardening rules are assumed for structural constituents. Using results due to Cottle on parametric linear complementarity problems, criteria are given for regular progression (no local unloading) in the plastic deformation response: (1) To proportional paths of generalized stresses and, subsequently, generalized strains at the element level; and (2) to proportional paths of external actions (loads, imposed strains, or both) at the (assembled) structure level.
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Prisoners bludgeoned and stabbed other inmates to death in one of Mexico's deadliest prison riots Sunday in the Apodaca prison, an overcrowded facility 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Monterrey, the state capital.
"In the midst of the riot and disorder inside the prison, a group of 30 inmates succeeded in escaping the penitentiary," Rodrigo Medina, governor of the northern state of Nuevo Leon, told a news conference.
Medina said the escaped prisoners were all Zetas and those who died were rivals from the Gulf cartel - gangs which have spread violence across the region and beyond since breaking an alliance in 2010.
He said four senior prison officials and 18 guards had been dismissed and were under investigation for possible complicity in the mass escape.
Authorities said Sunday that the riot may have begun as a diversion to cover a breakout.
Medina released names and pictures of the fugitives, and posted rewards of up to 10 million pesos ($775,000) for information leading to their capture.
Among them was Oscar Manuel Bernal, nicknamed "The Spider," who was head of the Zetas in the industrial city of Monterrey when he was detained in October 2010, accused of ordering the killing of a local police chief.
The riot came just days after a fire in a jail in Honduras left 359 dead, again highlighting terrible overcrowding in Latin American prisons.
Rampant drug trafficking, score-settling between gang members and official corruption have turned prisons into human tinder boxes.
The prison population in Mexico and Central America has swollen in line with the region's increasingly important role in the cocaine trafficking trade, meaning outdated facilities are straining at the seams.
Distraught families gathered outside the Apodaca prison awaiting news of loved ones in a desperate scene, with some women fainting.
The deadly riots come just days after a blaze at a Honduran prison left 359 inmates dead and a string of prison scuffles.
In early January, 31 inmates were killed and 13 wounded in a brawl in the Altamira prison in the northern state of Tamaulipas. On October 15, 20 people were killed in another Tamaulipas prison.
Two days earlier, seven inmates were killed and 12 wounded in a fight at Nuevo Leon's Cadereyta prison.
Those northern border regions have seen an upsurge in violence in recent years blamed on fighting between the two gangs.
In Honduras, the toll of Tuesday's blaze at the overcrowded Comayagua prison, thought to be the world's worst-ever prison fire, rose by one to 359 dead, after an inmate succumbed to severe burn injuries.
Only 38 bodies have so far been identified in the morgue in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, and just 21 have been returned to their families for burial.
Expert teams from the United States, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru are helping the Honduran authorities with their investigations into the fire, the cause of which remains unclear.
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As Macs users well know, things haven't settled down (at least not from Apple's perspective). OS X still doesn't support Blu-ray playback, nor has any Mac shipped with a drive capable of even reading or burning data on a Blu-ray disc. The company can already sell you HD movies and TV shows directly from the iTunes Store, so why would Apple want to embrace Blu-ray?
You have two ways to watch Blu-ray on your Macbook:
Part 1. With Blu-ray playback software
The first step to be able to play or rip Blu-rays on a Mac is to purchase a Blu-ray drive. You can get an external, USB Blu-ray drive for less than $50, though you might want to look around the $80 to $100 range to find a good one. Bear in mind that a Blu-ray drive can also play DVDs and CDs.
There are a number of different Blu-ray playback software options for Mac users. I tried two such programs: Aurora Software's Blu-ray Player ($30 for a one-year license or $40 for lifetime usage) and Macgo's Mac Blu-ray Player ($60 for a lifetime license, but discounted to $30 sometimes).
You should be aware of a couple of things:
First: because the software needs to acquire the decryption keys required for playback online, you need an Internet connection for it to work.
When you registered Mac Blu-ray Player on your laptop, you couldn't use it on your desktop Mac.
And, when you switched the registration back to your desktop Mac,you had activated it two out of five times. As the company's website explains it:
|There are five times each year for registration code activation. If registration code activation is outnumbered, it will present a tip "Registration failed. Your registration code activation limit is reached."
Editor's note: The MPAA and most media companies argue that you can't legally copy or convert commercial DVDs or Blu-rays for any reason. We (and others) think that, if you own a disc, you should be able to override its copy protection to make a backup copy or to convert its content for viewing on other devices.
It's time to learn how you can watch and even rip Blu-ray discs on a Macbook for your trip. There are two methods you can use.
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Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper recommended, it can remove copy protection and region code of Blu-ray disc, and offer two model to copy Blu-ray disc: copy as BDMV folder (Backup Blu-ray Whole Structure) or iso files (Copy Blu-ray Main Movie Only) without quality loss.
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If you are looking to make digital backups of your favorite Blu-ray movie to MKV files (MKV is a file container format that can hold video, audio, picture, and subtitle tracks in a single file), you can find few better tools than MakeMKV, a freeware video transcoder that is quick and easy to use.
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If you want more manageable file sizes, you'll need to convert the MKV to a smaller file—in the same format, or in a different format, such as an iTunes-compatible MP4—using a tool such as HandBrake.
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Vol. 60 No. 2
Unclassified extracts from Studies in Intelligence Volume 60, Number 2
(June 2016)
In Memoriam
Jack Davis (1930-2016) [PDF 430.3KB**]
An Intelligence Estimative Record
*The Swallow and Caspian Sea Monster vs. the Princess and the Camel: The Cold War Contest for a Nuclear-Powered Aircraft [PDF 1.5MB**]
By Raymond L. Garthoff
Intelligence and Policy
*Intelligence and Punta Huete Airfield: A Symbol of Past Soviet/Russian Strategic Interest in Central America [PDF 2.2MB**]
By Robert Vickers
*Defeating an Insurgency—The Thai Effort against the Communist Party of Thailand, 1965–ca. 1982 [PDF 423.2KB**]
By Bob Bergin
Intelligence in Public Media
Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror [233.8KB**]
Reviewed by Hayden Peake
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush [PDF245.8KB**]
Reviewed by Thomas Coffey
The President's Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America's Presidents from Kennedy to Obama [PDF 269.7KB**]
Reviewed by Jason U. Manosevitz
"Kitachosen Kikan" o soshiseyo: Nihon ni sennyushita Kankoku Himitsu Kosakutai [Stop the "Return to North Korea": The ROK Covert Operative Teams that Infiltrated Japan] [PDF 267.3KB**]
Reviewed by Stephen C. Mercado
Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris [PDF 229.6KB**]
Reviewed by David Foy
Eisenhower's Guerrillas: The Jedburghs, the Maquis, & The Liberation of France [PDF 220.2KB**]
Reviewed by David A. Foy
Bridge of Spies [PDF 210.0KB**]
Reviewed by James Burridge and John Kavanagh
Sicario [PDF 211.0KB**]
Reviewed by James Burridge and John Kavanagh
Intelligence Officer's Bookshelf [PDF 418.2KB**]
Compiled and reviewed by Hayden Peake
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Bob Bergin is a retired foreign service officer who has served in Southeast Asia. He now writes regional histories and histories of flight.
James Burridge and John Kavanagh are retired CIA operations officers.
Thomas Coffey is a former Directorate of Analysis officer serving with the Lessons Learned Program of the Center for the Study of Intelligence.
David Foy is the Intelligence Community historian on the History Staff of the Center for the Study of Intelligence.
Jason U. Manosevitz is an analyst in CIA's Directorate of Analysis and a member of the Studies Editorial Board.
Stephen C. Mercado is a frequent and award-winning contributor of reviews, especially of foreign-language books, and articles to Studies.
Hayden Peake has served in the CIA's Directorates of Operations and Science and Technology. He has been compiling and writing reviews for the "Intelligence Officer's Bookshelf" since December 2002.
Raymond L. Garthoff served in CIA's Office of National Estimates during 1957–1961 and is the author of many books on Soviet affairs, the Cold War, and intelligence, including A Journey through the Cold War: A Memoir of Containment and Coexistence (Brookings Institution Press, 2001) and, most recently, Soviet Leaders and Intelligence: Assessing the American Adversary During the Cold War (Georgetown University Press, 2015).
Robert Vickers, now retired, has served in numerous analytical positions. Pertinent to his article are his service as a military analyst and as National Intelligence Officer for Latin America.
Jay Watkins is a CIA officer and a member of the Editorial Board of Studies in Intelligence.
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Democrats will be slaughtered in 2014 elections
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Letter to the Editor
Many liberal news pundits are salivating over the Republican civil war between the Tea Party obstructionists and the GOP. They think that Americans are fed up with government shutdowns, and the war on women, and they are correct. However Democrats don't understand how fundamentally repulsive the NSA spying is and how many Democrats think that Obama should be impeached over it. They just don't get that we hated it when Bush did it and we hate it even more when Democrats do it too. And it's unfortunate because in a year when Republicans should lose the Democrats are going to just hand the Republicans a victory. The NSA spying is pure evil and we're not going to support it.


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The Travels of The Young Marco Polo is a series of twenty six 25 minute cartoons aimed at 6-10 years olds. Our international co-producers are Monster Entertainment in Ireland, Motionworks in Germany, Melusine Studio in Luxembourg and Yowza! in Canada.
In a time when the earth was believed to be flat and there was much to discover, young Marco Polo sets off to find his missing father. Accompanied by his strong, good-natured friend Luigi, the "Chinese princess" Shi La and their tame bat Fu Fu, the brash Marco is ready to take on the world with his great curiosity, burning thirst for knowledge … and his gift for getting into trouble.


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In 2010, calling some band youthful likely foretells either a kowtow to its preternatural sophistication or a high-five to its feckless fun-loving. Both relentless innovation or focused partying implies some high level of energy. Kids! Consequently, just looking at the titles of Galaxie 500s newly reissued-with-bonuses full-lengths Today, On Fire, and This Is Our Music gives one pause. Theres a disconnect between these records slow, sprawling consistency and the bands explicitly stated interest in seizing the now; their signature song, after all, was a near-seven-minute cover of Jonathan Richmans Dont Let Our Youth Go To Waste. In an attempt to describe their sound, a generation of reviewers has probably scrambled to the thesaurus entry for dreamy, but possibly never to urgency. They just dont sound young.
Funnily, the opening lines of their first single, Tugboat, are every bit as petulant as the punk songs Dean Wareham, Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang listened to in high school: I dont wanna stay at your party / I dont wanna talk with your friends / I dont wanna vote for your president. Wareham repeats the line Theres a place Id like to be over and over as the songs chorus. It adds up to strange combination of attitude, innocence and insistence.
Galaxie 500s songs all mostly sound the same, but its a counterintuitive sound. And yes, its sound dreamy. Martin Kramers production gives a sense at once of space and intimate, a warmth reminiscent of Wareham heroes Spacemen 3. That said, a listener can never drift away, because Warehams reedy voice and weird falsetto pull her back to earth. Krukowskis drums serve as a backing instrument as much as a rhythmic anchor, his off-kilter cymbal hits constantly surprising in quiet moments. Yangs bass parts hold more interest and surprise than Warehams rudimentary strum until he plunges into long, remarkable solos, which tend to be as memorable as they are technically simple to play.
Performance, here, matters infinitely more than songwriting. Starting with very little musical experience or skill, they figured out what they wanted and how to do it, and for a very short period of time, they did it over and over. As a result, theyre one of few indie-rock bands to master cover songs; their slow-burning version of Ceremony, packaged here with On Fire, is classic. But their persistence in doing things their way extends farther than playing other peoples songs in the same style as they played their own.
Every song on On Fire, their best album, starts in exactly the same way, mostly even on the same chord, and all the songs follow the same arc, building dynamically, moving towards the upper limits of Warehams guitar neck and vocal range. A sax pipes up a couple times, Yang backing vocals emerge occasionally from the mix, but the more it goes on, the record just sounds more and more insistently like itself. No vocal hooks stick in ones mind Warehams lyrics dont offer any easy access point. Though there are a few near-catchy riffs one might latch onto, a listener has to accept the totality of what-Galaxie-500-is-up-to in order to appreciate the record. Though hardly combative music, it makes an arrogant, brash demand. This, as they say, is their music.
Galaxie 500 split acrimoniously after their brief career from about 1986 to 1991. Krukowski and Yang have made some lovely records over a long career as Damon & Naomi, and Wareham has had success in various bands, but neither party has done anything thats burned quite as brightly as Galaxie 500. According to Pitchforks recent Galaxie 500 oral history, the two factions still really dislike each other and have no intention to reunite. Immature? It seems fitting.
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I wrote this poem a year ago when working on my first novel. I would love to know what you think, since I'm not a poet. I read it at a poetry reading given by my author friend, which was a first for me. My knees knocked, and my bones shook the very frame of my body. I'm learning to speak before a crowd with more courage and self-discipline. I would love to know if other writers experience the same emotions when standing before a crowd. I've given talks for years and before hundreds, but the feeling never changes before the actual moment arrives. How do you overcome this fear? Does it ever go away?
The Sands Beneath My Feet
The Sands Beneath My Feet
The warm sands beneath my feet I feel
As I walk upon the beach
When dry it soothes my aching soles
And cushions my walk so sweet
Now standing on the ocean shore
The sands release beneath
As the waves roll in and wash around
My now sinking feet
Leaving me to falter like a child
Whose steps are all so new
As I walk along the beach
And search the shores for you
But along the firm packed sand I choose
With footsteps that have gone before
The sand now solid beneath my feet
My path made more sure
Along the beach I walk
And search the shores for you.
Lead me not to sink below
The watery sands of the shore
But lead me through the sure-footed path
That I may now endure
The sandy beach I tread upon
Is warm and firm and secure
And finally my journey comes to an end
As the sun fades on the horizon
Holding tight your hand in mine
We walk along the ocean shore.
I'm not a poet, but I definitely would like an opinion.


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The end of summer is almost here and we want to invite you to our Slumber Party! Wednesday, August 29th at The Burlington, 3425 W. Fullerton. The party presented by Subject to Change starts around 9:00PM with DJs, Josie Bush, Miss Summer Clearance and Panakin Skywalker and is Co-Hosted by the Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago (SWOP-Chicago).
A $5 suggested donation will support the important work being done by SWOP-Chicago, to improve the lives of current and former sex workers both on and off the job. SWOP-Chicago's mission is to support the rights of sex workers and their communities and focusing on ending violence and stigma through education, advocacy, and peer support.
Bring your toothbrush and sexiest sleepwear, and we'll bring the Ouija Board and Twister. And don't forget to stop by our cosmetic station because what's a slumber party without a fantastic makeover? Photos by Kiam Marcelo Junio.
Subject to Change and SWOP-Chicago will also have a companion zine available for an additional donation which will include various works from prose to poetry to photography and information on how to be an ally to sex workers. For consideration in the zine, please email submissions to email@example.com no later than Sunday, August 26th.
With the events and publications we produce, Subject to Change aims to create a space of "no shame," when it comes to the music we enjoy and the people we love and care about — our family (both blood and chosen) and our community. We hope to generate positive energy within the community and channel that energy to support the many organizations working to make this city a better place for queer folks.


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I decided, the last week in January that I want to knit myself a throw blanket using TinCanKnits pattern. I love how it looks like a quilt and the variation with the squares having a variety of centres and one border is my favourite. I really wanted to knit this in DK or heavier weight wool so it would knit up super quick and be lovely and warm, but I decided that stash diving is the better part of valour and went with my collection of solid colour WYS sock yarn. I was originally going to hold the yarn double but I was having trouble with the pin-hole cast on (CO) and a single-strand made it easier. The WYS sock yarn has the added advantage of being superwash which is useful for something large like a blanket.
My first colour was Blueberry Bonbon, a lovely saturated medium blue just edging towards teal, and I knit four centres whilst waiting for the cream I ordered to arrive. Yes, I decided to knit from stash and then immediately ordered more yarn. Well, I had to: I only had two colours, Blueberry Bonbon and Cherry Drop (blueish-red, same saturation as BB), neither of which was the cream for the borders. So I ordered two skeins of Milk Bottle (cream) and one each Raspberry (bluish-pink) and (light teal). And stitch markers to qualify the order for free shipping (and because I can't find my small ring-os).
I finished adding the cream borders to the four blueberry squares, lightly blocked (washing and stretching out the lace) the first square and they look wonderful. If I do 4 squares a month I'll have 48 squares, 49 gives me 7x7. If I do one a week, I can do 49 squares and still have three weeks to sew them together. I need to properly block (wash and pin out) my squares to see how big they are and decide if I'm happy with that size blanket.
I also signed up for Bombella's colour-work KAL which runs 1 Feb-10 Mar. Any colourwork project would work so I decided to finally CO Pleadias Hat by Ann Kingstone in the special limited edition Cornish Tin in (blue) and (silver) I purchased over the summer. I didn't realise at the time that the Rowan Felted Tweed That the patten suggests calls itself DK but is actually sportweight, casualty to the UK not yet having embraced sportweight. My yarn is thicker than the pattern's, so I CO a smaller size (and then the smallest when I realised one round in that it would still be too big). I added an increase round to emphasise tam/beret rather than beanie. This is my first time working a corrugated rib, so yay for new skills.
Speaking of Ann Kingstone, I also signed up for her joint "on the other hand" Mystery KAL which started on Friday. I am using some stashed Ripples Crafts 100% BFL 4-ply in teal and cream. I finished the first cuff that day and only then realised I would need to knit the second cuff before the next clue if I want to finish on time so I pulled from the other end of each ball to make a second set of balls, moved the first cuff to a smaller needle and knit a second cuff. I don't really see myself doing fraternal mitts. Picture shows the "wrong side" as I'm knitting them inside out and it's generally considered polite not to post a lot of "spoiler" photos.


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Graham tries to impress scouts
T.J. Graham noticed the differences right away between N.C. State's pro day Wednesday and the NFL Combine in late February.
For one, Graham, a Wakefield graduate, didn't participate in the 40-yard dash or the bench press, unlike his teammates, during the workouts held for NFL scouts at N.C. State's practice facility. That's because he had already run a 40 time of 4.41 and did eight bench-press reps at 225 pounds at the Combine.
Still, Graham said he felt much better performing in front of football scouts this time around.
"I know this place," Graham said. "I know where to go. I knew when we were going to start. I ate a good dinner last night and a good breakfast. I was just more comfortable."
Instead of displaying his speed, Graham, a receiver, showed improved ability at running routes, one of the biggest concerns scouts had at the combine.
Graham is projected to be a middle-round pick in April's NFL Draft.
During his workout, Graham went through many pass patterns and was consistent catching the ball.
"I felt I ran the routes pretty crisp and caught the ball well," said Graham, who had 46 receptions for 757 yards and seven touchdowns last season. "I've been working more on coming out of breaks quicker."
Since the combine, Graham has practiced at Wakefield High. Knowing a high school field isn't maintained as well as a college or professional one, Graham focused on maintaining his balance while making cuts during sprints.
"I think trying to keep my footing out there has helped me out here," he said.
After his workout, Graham mentioned he knows many scouts by their first name, which he hopes will translate into a better position on many teams' draft boards.
Graham remembers how stressed he felt at the combine in Indianapolis.
"It was really different being in a hotel room by yourself," he said. "I was paranoid looking at the clock. I didn't know what to do or where to be."
Graham was surprised how many scouts were in attendance Wednesday
"This was most I've seen out here in a while," Graham said of the 21 scouts.
Graham also knew the large number of evaluators was an opportunity for others to showcase their skills.
Graham felt fullback Taylor Gentry performed well Wednesday. He is projected by CBSSports.com to go undrafted.
Gentry, a Leesville Road graduate, suffered a season-ending foot injury against Georgia Tech on Oct. 1. His request for another year eligibility was declined by the NCAA last week.
Gentry, who showed good hands with the Wolfpack, signed an agent Monday and is hoping for the best.
Before his injury, Gentry had seven catches for 42 yards and two touchdowns in five games.
"I've talked to a decent amount of teams out here," Gentry said. "I really want to prove I can catch the football. I want to show that I can be a big target and make plays for the quarterback."


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With just 139 days to go until the big day, it's really exciting seeing our visions starting to come together – and none more for me than our wedding stationery (obvs!). This morning I sent my designs off to the printers for proofing. Anyone who designs will know what an exciting stage of the process this is and, to add to that, it's for your own wedding. Yep, about to burst right now! Although most people find it hard to believe, I'd never really thought about my wedding stationery (or wedding) until I got engaged – I didn't want to dream about such things until they became a reality. I wanted my planning and ideas to be based on real places, with real suppliers and a real fiancé – I can dream enough for my clients! I also really wanted Chris to have a say in how we did things, so it was important that we started the planning from the same stage.
When we started talking about the stationery, I was really excited (and a little surprised) that we had quite similar thoughts on how it should look. I'm not going to go into the details of it on this post as I don't want to spoil the big reveal for when the invites arrive, but to give you a little sneak preview into the look for the day, I've added below part of our wedding moodboard. I've also included our wedding monogram – this took no less than 65 versions to nail down! I'll have you know, it wasn't me asking for 0.1mm adjustments on the heights and angles to get it right – it turns out my hardest client to date is my fiancé ;) But actually I secretly loved that he wanted everything to be perfect too!
I hope you like the moodboard and wonder if you have any ideas of what I'll do!
That's all for now, just a short one today. I can't wait to return with the full stationery to share with you. Ahem, no pressure!
Lots of love and excitable grins!
Lisa x x
Image credits:
Candle holder – Copper and Solder
Bouquet – Wedding Sparrow
Circular Tags – Emma Dime
Bathroom Unit – Superfront
Books – Will Design For
Cutlery – Anthropologie
Place Setting – Style Me Pretty
Candle holder – Copper and Solder


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What better model of team work than The Magnolia School infamous Halloween tunnel? There is Sharon, the master builder, there is Kevin, her close building associate and relative, and this year, there was Aidan, the mad hole digger and distinguished alumnus, there was Steve, a.k.a Jatavius' Dad, with his compressor and his gallons of paint, there was Rick, pushing for more rooms while enjoying his tunnel staff status, and, as always, numerous students and parents erecting walls and decorating rooms. If Sharon ever starts with a precise plan in head, nobody ever knows it, because she constantly listens to students' whims and dreams, lets them problem-solve and modifies the plan accordingly.
The tunnel acquires a life of its own and, through the efforts of so many, ended up this year stretching even farther than ever (while Sharon et al. ended up with as little or fewer hours of sleep as ever!). A shantytown sight by day, spooky and magical by night, the ephemeral Halloween tunnel is a glorious example of cooperative project just for the sake of fun (we are not aware of any attempt to estimate the length of duct tape used, and that is fine!). And of course, talking about the Halloween party, the pot-luck dinner (thanks, Alyssa!) and the carnival games (many thanks, Sunshine!) were other examples of well-appreciated team work.
The elementary school students were also busy with a great creative team project over the last two weeks. Four different groups of them wrote their own radio show, complete with story lines and sound effects. The "yellow room" was transformed into a sound studio in which sound-man, Thomas, recorded the performances. It was fascinating to see the cooperative process at work, the leaders emerging to incorporate disparate ideas, the rehearsing, the critical thinking, the problem solving, the confidence building.
This is all project-based learning at its best, engaged students collaborating on fairly complicated projects complete with deadlines, learning and practicing all the skills needed in today's work world. An interesting bonus is to observe how, when given the chance, some students who tend to be resistant to more traditional pedagogical approaches shed their bored and/or negative attitude to blossom into project leaders.
We are looking forward to reporting on more such projects this year. Stay tuned for news on Model UN, the team project the middle schoolers will be embarking on their own soon.


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I am always looking for quick ways to make dinner and keep things interesting. I found this recipe a couple years ago. It is easy to change up to fit your family or taste. Trade shrimp for fish. I think Tilapia works best since it cooks quickly but many fishes work well. I took out the sake but left it here for the recipe. Also I changed the vegetable broth for chicken broth. Try chopped cabbage or bean sprouts. The possibilities are endless with this recipe.
* 2 packages Ramen noodles
* 1/2 cup dried mushrooms, chopped
* 20 large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
* 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
* 1/2 cup sliced scallions (green onions)
* 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
* 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1 quart vegetable broth
* 1/2 cup mirin or sake
* 1/4 cup soy sauce
* 4 teaspoons sesame oil
* 4 (18-inch) squares aluminum foil
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Divide ramen noodles evenly in center of each of the 4 pieces of aluminum foil. Stack the following ingredients on top of noodles, in this order: mushrooms, shrimp, onions, scallions, red pepper flakes, and salt. Pull sides and corners of pouch up to form a small basket shape leaving an opening at the top to pour in liquid.
In small bowl, combine vegetable broth, mirin, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Distribute liquid evenly among packs. Press foil together, leaving a small opening to allow steam to escape. Place on cookie sheet and bake in oven for 15 minutes. Serve immediately.


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Welcome all to my brand new blog which will be my outlet for all of my random rants and discussions, thoughts and creative processes that spill out from my head and find their home here on the trust world wide webathon.
This is literally just a filler post to get something up on the blog - my first entry and post will be following later today or tomorrow - and this is basically going to be a sounding board for my opinions on everything and anything I feel like mounting my soap box for.... be they good or bad!
Anyhow, I'm going to go fiddle around (oooh-err) and try get this thing looking a bit more chic!
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What I've been wearing this week
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Love that checked scarf! These outfits are so cute! I definitely need a tripod too!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love all your outfits! and you always look lovely in them too!:) I'm really desperate to get my hands on your denim dress, but I don't think topshop sell it any more:(xxxReplyDelete
Love all the outfit's! the tartan scarf make's it look so cosy :)ReplyDelete
Sjmwell x
Lovely outfits! Love the burgundy jumper and the tartan scarf best :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeoud outfits :) i just bought those fingerstaches for my friend's birthday, I'm dying to try them but am not so sure half a pack of them would make such a good present!ReplyDelete
Kaz x
I love your outfits! xReplyDelete
Love all these outfits and i love seeing your new blog posts! A tripod will help you so much, seriously i would struggle without mine!ReplyDelete
love the tartan scarf! xReplyDelete
So many cute outfits!! My fav is probably the one with the boy tee!ReplyDelete
S xx
Your blog is so pretty! Following :)ReplyDelete
I love all these outfits they're all so cute! Wish I didn't get rid of my dinosaur tee now though!
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i love the outfits the coat is amazing!,ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSaturday, 17 November, 2012
I'm so jealous of your hair, it's absolutely gorgeous! Love your style and your blog :)ReplyDelete
Love your river island coat and those wee finger tattoos - cute! Just came across your blog and it's lovely! Following :-)ReplyDelete
Lianne x
you are seriously pretty, love photo two's outfit.ReplyDelete
you asked on my blog about what camera i use? i use a nikon d3000, but on that particular post, i used disposable cameras.
You have such a familiar looking face, feel like I've spoke to you at college before. I highly doubt that, so you should know that you have a doppelganger who studies at York College ;D hahaa.ReplyDelete
I actually think I would consider getting a moustache tattoo like your fingerstache. People should start doingn that. ♥
Love all your outfits here! Such a pretty lady! xxReplyDelete
Thats great :) I found a tripod was a very necessary purchase when i started blogging!ReplyDelete
Sarah x
I adore your style and all of these looks are so effortless! My favorite piece is definitely that last jacket of yours. I hope the move has been easy! Good idea investing in a tripod. :)ReplyDelete
Just found your blog. Adorable photos and outfit, i love the last one :)ReplyDelete
Lots of kisses, The Spotted Cherry Pie
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Love the photos you're gorgeous xxReplyDelete
super cute moustache tattoo and I'm dying to get a BOY LONDON shirt too!ReplyDelete
would you like to follow each other?
That BOY top is gorgeous, love your style!!ReplyDelete
I would like to have moustaches too :) I invited you to my blog :) this is a fantastic blog btwReplyDelete
MEGABABE ! just come across your blog and i'm loving your style, plus i always stack books/dvds to get my camera height haha ! xoReplyDelete


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Actor Tony Shalhoub and his wife Brooke Adams have a charming cottage on Martha's Vineyard where they spend their summers with their family. Country Living featured their 2,500 square foot saltbox recently, and I loved it.
In the article, Katy McColl writes: "Although you might expect a couple of Hollywood stars to opt for a seaside manse with marble bathrooms and an infinity pool, Shalhoub and Adams — who met in 1989 while performing on Broadway — chose this getaway precisely because it's an antidote to their family's other life, in Los Angeles."
The house was built in the 1930s by a man who–on a bet–used only a hammer and handsaw. As a result, the house has no insulation or drywall, and a few other quirks, as well.
What a fun idea to hang small paintings up the staircase like this (and I love those old books stacked on the table, too!):
A lot of DIY projects were involved in decorating the house. For example, Brooke's sister Lynne built their daughter Sophie this bed with white picket fencing:
This looks like the perfect place to spend the summer to me! I'll probably need to get my own TV show to afford it, though. Did you know that the cost of living on the island is 60% higher than the national average? And housing prices are 96% higher (via the Vineyard Gazette).
Visit Country Living to read the article and see the entire slideshow of the cottage. (Photos by Lucas Allen.)
P.S. Visit my Celebrity Houses page for more, including…