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If you're a native of San Jose, California, particularly the Almaden Valley, then the name La Foret will certainly ring a bell. This restaurant stands as an iconic place where many locals enjoy French Cuisine and fine dining all the way.
If you're not familiar with this restaurant, let me give you a brief history of this magnificent place. The building itself is historic being San Jose's very first two-story hotel, housing hard working crews that wanted to get into the area's growing "quicksilver" mines, dating back to 1848. In the 1930's the hotel was converted into a local cafe called, Cafe Del Rio which served in operation for the next 40 years. Fast forward to the 1970's, business partners John Davoudi and Mike Mashayekh reopened the building to the iconic restaurant we know today as La Foret. For nearly 39 years, owner and chef John Davoudi announced his retirement and that's where local restauranteurs Maurizio and Giuseppe Carrubba stepped in and decided to carry on the classic traditional cuisine with their own intimate spin.
While keeping the tradition, the new owners are adding their "farm to table" concept to their newly (interior) renovated establishment. I had the opportunity to taste some of the menu's favorites and wanted to share them with you.
I decided to start off with glass of Riesling…
1st Course – Sea Scallops
Seared day boat scallops served in a light saffron herb cream accompanied with a puff pastry. A very delicious 1st course which had my taste buds going!
2nd Course – Tortellini La Foret
Sautéed porcini mushrooms, aged garlic and cream. If you're fan of mushrooms and wanted a vegetarian option, this dish is definitely one to go with.
3rd Course – Tournedos of Beef Chanterelle
Tenderloin medallions, golden chanterelle, ginger brandy and accompanied with a side of fresh vegetables and garlic whipped potatoes. This dish was my absolute favorite of the night. The beef was cooked to perfection and melted with every bite.
Final Course – Dessert
The legendary Soufflé Grand Marnier
While the food was certainly exquisite, the grounds itself are one to be impressed by as well. Nestled alongside a creek, the restaurant is the perfect place to host private events, especially upstairs in their dining room which can accommodate up to 30 guests or out on their patio for ceremonies, weddings and other special occasions.
Whether you're a long time patron or someone who is looking to try a new restaurant, make sure to pay a visit to La Foret. Valentine's is right around the corner and they are now accepting reservations for the evening and will be serving a delectable six-course dinner (click HERE for information & to see the menu).
For more information on La Foret, please visit their website at www.laforetrestaurant.com.
To make reservations, click HERE or call (408) 997-3458.


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A Runner's Guide for Healthy Knees
A contestant at the annual October Twin Cities Marathon described the start of this year's race over the misty Mississippi as "running into heaven." There's no reason why a long run on a crisp autumn day can't always be a heavenly experience. By building a few precautions into your running routine, you can prevent common running injuries from ruining the fun.
Plan your course
If you are a new runner, choose a flat, smooth path and avoid steep hills until you have developed strength and stamina. A common rule for a new runner is to run at a pace where you are still able to carry on a conversation with ease. Often starting out, it's helpful to take a walk/run approach. Walk as you feel the need or find yourself experiencing fatigue. Your goal is to increase the amount of run time and decrease the amount of walk time as you build stamina. A good beginners' goal is to reach 30 minutes of running without walking. Once you have reached your first running goal of 30 minutes, then focus on adding distance or more time to your run. Adding no more than 10% more distance per week is a good pace at which to stretch your distance goal.
Diversify your exercise plan
Mixing it up with another activity like swimming, biking, or weight training helps prevent the overuse injuries that can occur when you repeat the same type of exercise over and over again.
Dress for fitness success
Wear lightweight layers that wick moisture away from your skin. Invest in shoes with good support, and replace them when the cushioning, shock absorption and stability start to break down. A general rule of thumb is to replace your running shoes every 300-400 miles.
Listen to your knees
A little soreness is to be expected, but if you experience consistent pain that doesn't get better with rest, it's time to consult an orthopedic professional, preferably someone with expertise in knees.
For more helpful tips, check out our Fitness QUICKGuide for runners.
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Start your journey to stronger, healthier athletic condition. Find your sports medicine expert, request an appointment online, or call us at (651) 968–5201 to schedule a sports medicine consultation.
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Mary Fellows, PT, DPT
I enjoy working with a variety of patients from the young athlete trying to get back to sport specific activities to the older patients recovering from a joint replacement trying to get back to their daily activities and recreation. Being a collegiate runner when I was younger my specialty area is treating runners and analyzing their gait to make sure they are running efficiently and injury free.
Martha Hultgren, PT, MS
It's an honor and a privilege to encourage, assist, and educate patients throughout the healing process so that they can return to an active, healthy lifestyle.
Sam Olson, PT, DPT, OCS
By utilizing various evidence-based manual therapy and exercise techniques, I strive to get patients back to their prior level of function and active lifestyles.
Brett Osgood, Lead PA-C
"I enjoy being active myself, therefore my #1 goal with my patients is to help them remain active or restore an active lifestyle by improving their joint function and reducing pain."
Aleksandra Siemers, PT, DPT
I am a big proponent of exercise and staying active whether that involves my work or family life. As such, I strive to help my patients return to the level of function that makes them happy.
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Arthritis 101
Summit arthritis specialist Jerome Perra, M.D., explains some terms you may hear when you're getting evaluated and treated for arthritis.
Don't Wait Too Long to Have Knee Replacement Surgery
Summit Orthopedics knee expert Dane Hansen, D.O., explains why you shouldn't wait to have your knee replaced.
What Happens in a Physical Therapy Appointment?
A physical therapist explains what you can expect during your first physical therapy appointment.


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The word feminist in dictionary means the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. Like most of the causes it also started out as a noble cause to make sure a large amount of work force doesnot goes untapped and could be payed equally.
The question how ever remains is with the multiple waves of feminism and the militant form of feminism emerging (which consider "all men as pigs of worst kind"). How will a boy be raised by women with such ideology in comparison for a girl ?
Will he be subjected to same "atrocities" as a chauvinist does to a female child or like "true feminist" say they will become "real balancers" for gender equality ?
A Quote which must be seen carefully, stating the feminist ideology :
We need to politicize motherhood and to recognize the work that mothers do – we need to claim that work for feminism, to learn its strategies, so that we might convince mothers that as much as feminism needs motherhood, mothers also need feminism. (Quoted from Hirsh 367 on page 254)
Can a feminist do justice to being a mother of a boy child by not making him a feminist by not influencing him(or not allowing her husband to make him a chauvinist) but rather letting him become a true chivalrous gentleman with traditional ideologies ?
In most of the debates that I have seen online and in live audiences either the woman stops being a feminist (out of protectiveness for the male child) or makes the life of the male child worse, by being extra strict.
I can't help but notice a very similar type of behavior pattern for feminist of today and chauvinist who they are trying to "uproot". If you would listen to their lectures and watch them talking you can get a sense of how they want the world to be: A matriarchy (as though that will set everything right). No wonder there are faults being "discovered" where men are "running the show". It is but all "fair" if they fight the "so called oppressors". The problem arises when they target the future generations and their desire to cripple the other gender and particularly target young boys, so that they can "balance" the world.
The case where the apparent feminist might have a son and a daughter, the question is how much she would "cut the boy to right size" and "upgrade the girl enough" so that she feels it equality has prevailed ?
Additionally can a mother of "daughters only" give an expert opinion on how boys should be raised and treated by her girls ?
Shouldn't that be a bastion best left to people who actually have a male child or those with no real experience of raising a male child be experts in pointing to the way a male child must be raised(since she believes that she is an expert after receiving a bad relationship from her male relatives) ?
The whole idea of feminism revolves around the fact of woman rights only ( as many scholars have time and again said that woman rights and child rights are two separate topics completely as women are abusive towards kids, in this case the weaker of the two lot ), so for a mother obsessed with woman rights, will the rights of a boy be considered equally and given paramount importance ?
The big question however is that feminism always say men are exploiters but will they become exploiters themselves so that they could "nullify male superiority" for the future female generations ?
A girl child might be allowed to do things which a boy child might be refused (citing the behavioral pattern that the feminist mother might feel about boy and thereby "training the animal right"). A boy might be disallowed to talk to girls or be friends with them, go out at nights or even go for adventurous trips (if they don't follow the code of conduct prescribed by their feminist mother) but certainly a girl might be allowed to interact with the opposite sex and allowed to "find herself". The girl might be allowed to do all the "wild" things men are suppose to do/have done and boy child would be made to sit at home getting lecture at how bad men are.
How can a feminist mother keep "true" to her feminist ideology and at the same time be "true" to her son as a mother,since he will be at the receiving end or a combination of innovative approach with a mix feminist-Traditionalist ideology (which many people also term as humanity) be a new outcome of raising a boy child by her. In this process the father's role is being subverted throughout . By keeping in dark or just using a male's sperm to get impregnated not becoming an act of "use and throw" approach which the earlier feminist use to abhor deeply ?
In order to address such situations feminist have been having their intense debate within and some women with the good hearts have undoubtedly said that feminist have made young men confused at to what they should do( and in reality bit overdone this victim-hood non-sense), as most of them wanted to convert their society into feminist one( with everything coochi coochi). In this process extincting the "male masculinity" and "machoness". Eventually then getting bored and disliking the "tamed and well groomed metrosexual man(beast)" that they have created.
The point being the boys feeling subverted/manipulated to "groom" him right and girls feeling "enraged" to empower her. Can these simple act not be classified as abuse of the right of boy in the process of being a man ?
Feminism in developing world usually take a leaf out of the "developed" world (as they can teach the "right" thing and not visa versa) , but do these developing world feminist are willing to understand what boys feel or is it too out of the world for them( and additionally accept their flaws too). It has been widely understood that woman become feminist out of oppression of themselves in the hands of their male peers of elder males in the families since they cannot understand their "feeling". It may be so that in process of being a man in order to not get affected by emotions in decision making ,they needed to subvert their feelings. A phenomena which has been successful to men for thousands of years.(but how can a man expect a feminist to understand this feeling, after all it is always other way round)
After reading the question many feminist would say that they can be good mothers and provide their male child with the right education, but who decides what the right education for being a man is, someone who is not even a man ?
These question though insignificant to some but are relativity important in terms of parenting and specially parenting a male child by a hard core feminist or at least feminist sympathizer . The pink male population might give it a pass by not getting involved in order to get married to "set" of women who "looks beautifully right" but has a underlining agenda for a matriarchy dominated society is just ridiculous. Using young boys as guinea pigs to "realize" their dreams by such "beautiful women" is equally ridiculous.
I watched a lecture once where a "ex-feminist" was saying that rather being a feminist and chauvinist first movement, it should human rights movement at whole as the whole idea is so misplaced. Since if you propagate human values then "everything" should come under rights and if someone wishes to be complacent in this approach then, morality in asking or telling what is "right" is certainly lost.
In this war against boys concept where a feminist is picking on a young boy rather than fight a man(to settle their scores), so that she may protect a better future for a girl is completely despicable.


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During the Apprentice last night the teams were charged with the task of coming up with greetings cards. The suggestions were:
(A) Save the planet week – send a card to raise awareness of environmental matters by demanding energy or water saving (suggested by Jenny (the scary one that isn't Irish and likes bullying other women) and then told Clintons she didn't buy cards in order that she could do her bit to save the environment)
(B) Single's Day, sorry Singles Day, no Singles' Day, hang on where does that apostrophe go, if anywhere – I know I'll phone the editor of the Daily Telegraph, he'll tell me – (February 13th – proposed by Raef, the smooth character from Brideshead or Wodehouse, regularly pictured with a cocktail in hand or wearing a dressing gown)
(C) Eid cards – proposed by Sara, the victim of the bullying from Jenny, and a virulent attack on her return to the Big Brother, sorry Apprentice, house by Lee McQUeen (who I like to think of as being one stage removed from Les from Creme Brulee in the LEague of Gentlement)
(D) We have been visited by Aliens cards – proposed by Les, sorry Lee, and featured on the Apprentice – you're fired
(E) Bereavement cards – pitched by Big Al himself in the board room, featuring such delights as "Sorry to hear your husband has been clubbed to death" and "Sorry to learn your twelve year old has been shot outside school"
The teams went with plans (A) and (B).
Which is the worst idea, and which is the best?
ETA I forgot Helene in the poll – apologies. If you think she should win add a comment!
ETA for other views see here and the wonderful Anna Pickard liveblog here


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My daughter is a big Disney Princess Fan, so when she came home from school with a pumpkin book report, she knew just what she wanted to read!
Snow White Pumpkin
Fake pumpkin
mini fake pumpkins: we got these at hobby lobby
wig: we got this one at Fun FX
Red Ribbon with wire: Hobby Lobby in the floral section
Sharpie Paint Markers: Target
Blush: my make-up bag, lol
paper in dwarf colors: my stash
scotch tape
- Put wig on and secure with red ribbon. Tie a knot underneath pumpkin. Then using ribbon tie a bow onto the ribbon you used to secure the wig.
- Add facial details with Paint Markers and add blush. My daughter just looked at the book to create the facial details. She did it all by herself! I told her to first use a pencil and then she could go over the pencil but she didn't want to do that so she just drew right on the pumpkin with the paint markers without a pencil first.
- Cut out little hats for the seven dwarfs. We just free handed these and cut out and taped with Scotch Tape. We just placed these on the pumpkins.
- Enjoy!
My son's Harry Potter Pumpkin Book Talk from last year.


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Friday, August 24, 2007
Tracy's Beach Food
Here's what I took to eat at the beach today, starting at top left;
4oz red flame grapes (60 cal.)
salad w/grilled corn, zucchini, eggplant, chicken (4oz) 400 cal. (leftovers)
cherry tomatoes w/ red wine vinegar/olive oil dressing (to toss w/grilled salad ingred.) 150 cal.
Peet's coffee w/cream 40 cal.
2 Tbl. PNB, 2 Tbl. raisins 270 cal.
celery 0 cal.
Total calories 920
I started my day with the usual coffee & cream, 80 cal., dinner was veg stew w/beef 300 cal., + chocolate sucker 70 cal.
Total calories 1370
I had a mini binge yesterday.....more ice cream. It's been a while since I felt that way...???? I should of started to journal my feelings, instead of losing control, but it wasn't too bad, this is what happened;
I had finished my KB workout and it was late, about 2:30. I think I had already worked myself into anxiousness about how late it was because I wasn't "starving" or anything. I started out with some yogurt because I didn't have anything pre-made (first mistake) and I thought I'd curb my hunger (looking back it was my anxiety that I neded to curb) with that first, and then make a salad. That's what I did, I made a salad with lots of tomatoes, spinach, black beans and chicken, it's now 3:30pm.
I boned some chicken thighs earlier and I had to grill them..chicken thighs are so juicy!...I also picked up some short ribs that I had put in the oven around 3:00. All of a sudden, it seemed, I had to eat meat! Alot of meat. So I ate 3 ribs....not alot of meat, kind of fatty, but good. I then moved on to the chicken thighs and ended up eating 2 large ones. At that point the conversation in my head, went like this; (4:00pm)
"Well that didn't go as planned. You probably blew it, what are you going to do for dinner? I'm sure you've used up your calories and you haven't even eaten any more veggies. Well you already blew it, you might as well have some ice cream. Oh good, there's only 1/2 pint left, let's see, if you mix some yogurt into it and add some pistachios, it'll be more to eat and not so bad....(I ate the ice cream, here's what happened next)....OK, that wasn't enough, maybe I can eat Mark's ice cream and he won't notice I've finished mine".....I ate 1/2 pint of Mark's ice cream....and then went, frantically, looking through all the "usual" hidding places for ANYTHING sweet....there's gotta be some cookies, somewhere (nope), OK, found some jelly beans....damn, only a handful.
Here's where it gets really ugly, THE PLAN;
"That's it, I'm going to the India Bakery, yes...I haven't been forever, (I deserve it) that's where I'll go. And I'll tell Mark I'm going to the store. I'll buy a whole pound! (of pastry) I might as well, why not, I already feel bad, so what's the difference? No...that's being really bad, don't do it...it'll make you feel like shit...you know it will. I know....I'll go to Trader Joes, I have to get some kind of cookie, and they have those trail mix cookies...let's see, hmmnn, a whole bag has about 1800 calories, are you really willing to do that, eat a whole bag? Why not? Might as well. I can feel them in my mouth right now...soft and chewy, sweet and nutty. As soon as I get there I can rip the package open and eat them while I shop for the rest of the groceries! Yes! Cookies! Here's your chance, you already blew it. You can be eating cookies in 15 min. Maybe you should go to the India Bakery, and then to Trader Joes, now's your chance, or forget it!"
At this point, I walk into the bedroom, where Mark is watching TV, and confess to him that I'm in the middle of an all out binge. I had to tell him beause I knew he could help talk some sense into me! And he did. I told him my plans to buy cookies, he told me to calm down, I wasn't going anywhere! I laid down, took a nap, I let it pass. A little late, but better late than never. (4:30pm)
I started all over today. I spent the morning in Santa Cruz, walked on the beach, got my feet wet, it was a perfect day...a most perfect day. Life is still good.
5 comments:
can't tell you how much i can relate to the binges. thanks for sharing. it helps to know.
- August 24, 2007 at 9:23:00 PM PDT
- Tracy Reifkind said...
I've been on a good "run"! It's fine. When things like this happen it helps me appreciate more my feelings of strength, control. and my own power.
When it's over, of course!
- August 25, 2007 at 6:20:00 AM PDT
- Christine said...
I was laughing out loud at your internal dialouge - because I can SO relate! It's like trying to talk a man down off a ledge sometimes, isn't it?
Also, I was up early this morning, checking all my blogs, opened to your lovely veggie pic, and went "I have to get to the Farmer's Market!" Our market is tiny and sells out quickly, and I usually forget to go on Saturday. But thanks to you, I remembered and have a gorgeous pile of fruits and veggies!
- August 25, 2007 at 6:20:00 AM PDT
- fetch said...
"Well you already blew it, you might as well have some ice cream."
From what I've read you are an intelligent and keenly introspective person. So I know it is not news to you when I reprint what the base logic flaw was. I am rooting for to the day you conquer this as well.
- August 27, 2007 at 1:52:00 PM PDT
- johnbouy said...
You have a much better style then that other dude thats always on your videos. He flailing about like the weight is way too heavy and bending over too much
- August 30, 2007 at 5:45:00 PM PDT


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Fresh off the trade-show floor, we're sharing what we took away from Enterprise Connect, one of the industry's top conferences focused solely on the needs of key decision makers in enterprise communications and collaboration spaces. The show was jam-packed with exciting announcements, presentations, keynotes and access to the groundbreaking solutions that are molding our industry. We were thrilled to see emerging trends that will directly affect our markets-strong focuses on the customer experience, team collaboration and unified communications.
Sometimes even the best minds need to be reminded that new available technologies, data and other trends are more than just buzzwords-they're powerful tools that can transform customer experience. The contact center was front and center at Enterprise Connect; they even had their own section on the show floor. Some of the notable attendees displaying contact center tech:
Working together is becoming easier thanks to innovative new platforms that connect to your colleagues and partners. Team workspaces are growing in value and we're seeing that integration between vendors is the next phase of the transition. One of the noticeable trends in team collaboration? Unique workspaces. Each team's desired collaboration landscape is different so the breadth of offerings is widening. There is no one-size solution. Our prediction for the future sees conferencing and collaboration solutions interoperating between suppliers. We saw familiar faces like Cisco, Facebook and Microsoft who shared their latest workspaces and news:
Unified communications took a top spot at Enterprise Connect, attendees gained insights that will propel strategic conversations around security and other pain points. We noticed an exciting trend in the space- it was the emerging platforms rather than the anchor brands creating the most buzz. Slack, Facebook and Amazon all gave keynote presentations. Other familiar faces were Mitel and Polycom.
Enterprise Connect was a fantastic continuation of conference season, we're already looking forward to seeing these trends, technologies and announcements take effect! For more information about Enterprise Connect and details for next year's show, visit their site here.
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Focusing on marine protected areas in Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua, this project is addressing themes common to all three countries such as marine governance, promoting community involvement in all decisions related to natural resource management, improving spatial management and access rights, and ensuring that lessons are shared regionally.
In Costa Rica, we are working with government authorities, local partners local communities and fishers to support the development of participatory management actions in the area of Cabuya (part of the recently created Cabo Blanco Marine Management Area).
In Honduras, we are working with partners and coastal communities at Cuero-y-Salado Wildlife Reserve, Bay Islands Marine National Park and Cayos Cochinos Marine National Monument. These three protected areas lie within the globally important Mesoamerican reef and contain a rich tapestry of interconnected coastal wetlands, mangrove forests and coral reefs that support an impressive array of species including hawksbill turtles, Utila spiny-tailed iguanas and Antillean manatees.
Together with our partners we are working to improve conservation across this 8,000 km2 area by supporting community-led sustainable marine management within each of the protected areas, while also improving links between the different communities and empowering marginalised groups such as women and young people. Underpinning this, we are also carrying out research to strengthen the evidence of the benefits of marine conservation for people and for biodiversity.


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Targeted to those who have recently arrived in Australia from situations of political and civil conflict, this project was developed recognising that good physical and mental health are vital resources for settling successfully in a new country.
People from refugee backgrounds are carefully screened for serious infectious disease before arrival. However, many are in poor physical and mental health, the result of deprivation and trauma experienced in their countries-of-origin and asylum. Coming from countries where health services are poorly developed or have broken down, they may not have had access to high quality, patient orientated care for some years.
The fact that they have survived often horrific experiences is testimony to the survival strengths of people from refugee backgrounds. Given access to intensive support and care in the early settlement period, most will re-establish good health. Providing this support as soon as possible after arrival helps to ensure that problems are identified and treated before they become barriers to settlement and more complex and costly to treat.
As well as attending to health concerns and introducing new arrivals to illness prevention programs in Australia, health services can serve as a 'gateway' to other resources, such as social support networks and assistance with employment, housing and education. These resources are essential, not only for successful settlement, but for long term physical and mental health.
Sensitive health care can also contribute to recovery from some of the psychological consequences of the refugee experience, assisting people to re-establish their faith and trust in others.
New arrivals will need some support in accessing and making the best use of an unfamiliar health care system. At the same time, most Australian health care providers, having gained their professional experience in an environment of relative peace and prosperity, will benefit from information to assist them in identifying people from refugee backgrounds and to provide care attuned to their needs.
A collection of resources has been produced for both new arrivals and health care providers. Developed on the basis of consultation with refugee communities and Victorian health care professionals, most of these resources are useful in working with people from a range of cultural backgrounds. Language or culturally specific materials or content are targeted to recent arrivals from the former Yugoslavia, East Africa and the Middle East. For more information about project resources download the information brochure.
Projects Resources include:
Promoting Refugee Health A Handbook for Doctors and Other Health Care Providers Caring for People from Refugee Backgrounds
This handbook was designed to assist doctors and other health care practitioners; such as social workers, youth workers and hospital and community based nurses, to care for people from refugee backgrounds.
Making a Healthy Start in Australia
A booklet designed to assist people to understand and access health care services in the early settlement period.
Booklets are available for download (in PDF format) in the Pashtu, Dari, Somali, Amharic, Arabic, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian languages with English version.
Please note that the section "Specific Services for the Community" (page 25) of the English version is different for each community and appears at the end of the booklet.
Healthways – Information on Australia's Health Care System for New Arrivals: A Teaching Resource for Adult ESL
Consists of a'flip-top' workbook and accompanying audio cassette, it enables people to access information about health care in the course of learning English as their second language.
Healthways was produced by Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Victoria.
The workbook (A4, wiro bound, colour cover) is $44.95 and audio cassette $7.95.
It is available from:
Sales Officer, Publications,
AMES Victoria,
GPO Box 4381QQ,
Melbourne Vic 3001
Phone: 03 99264694
Fax: 03 99264690
through on-line catalogue on www.ames.net.au.
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Congratulations! You get to help welcome a new baby into the world. It's an exciting time for everyone. The new Mum and Dad get to start adjusting to parenthood. New grandparents begin to think about ways to spoil their new grandchild. Friends and workmates can buy cute little baby gifts. But what happens if you want to do something big, something memorable or even something different? We've got just the ideas for you …
Creative Ways to Help Welcome a New Baby
For years and years, a hand knitted layette was the must give gift for a new baby. Older generations often still give these and while any gift should be gratefully received, there is only so many woollen baby clothes they can wear. As New Zealanders, we known for our creativeness and thinking out of the box mentality. That has led to some unique and exciting baby gift and party ideas. Here are a few of our favourite ones:
- Bring out the camera – a new baby is always well photographed. However, the new parents don't often get to see these photos. Send the parents the digital files via email or loaded onto a DVD to let them enjoy them forever.
- Host an arrival shower – give the new Mum a break! She's going to have plenty of visitors wanting to see her newborn baby, so why not invite them to one place at one time. An afternoon tea gives everyone the chance to see and coo over the baby and lets Mum enjoy time to chat with her friends and family.
- Plant a tree – planting a tree on the day a baby is born is a fabulous way of celebrating a new life. If you don't have anywhere to plant it, sticking it in a pot is just as good. The child can then have their photo taken next to their special tree each year on their birthday.
- Message canvas – while pre-printed new baby canvas prints are lovely, there is something special about a handmade canvas. I'm not saying you need to draw fabulous pictures all over it. Rather that you could create a special message for the new baby's bedroom wall. Popular phrases and quotes are neat, as are handwritten messages from the heart. If you are feeling crafty, you could create the messages in a collage or stencilled format.
For the perfect newborn gift, we have an amazing range of personalised jewellery. How about a hand stamped bracelet or a fingerprint charm? We've got the perfect gifts to help you welcome a new baby boy or girl!


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So last week I met up with my room mate in Bolivia Linnie, who travelled from London to spend some time in Leeds. I discovered Temple House Coffee and Doughnut the night before on the gram. I knew we had to visit.
I read somewhere online that it was the most grammable coffee shop, with pink and purple lattes I have to agree. With a confused Uber ride we finally made it, I thought we would be disputing that ride as we were being dropped off at tile and decor companies. When we finally found the coffee shop it was all busy but we managed to find somewhere to sit. I will be sure to visit again, I just wish it wasn't so out of the way- but hey you can catch an Uber there.


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Mesquite Listens to Tony M. Hoffman
November 16, 2018
Tony Hoffman is a former BMX pro and ex-drug addict. In high school Tony started getting involved with the BMX scene around seventh grade, he became really good at it around his sophomore year of high school. He was sponsored by many companies and was on the cover of a famous magazine, BMX, but around his senior year of high school his life took a hard and sharp turn. Around his senior year he started getting in drugs and alcohol and partying, at first it was just marijuana, but it then progressed to harder drugs like Vicodin, and Oxycontin. Which he later became addicted to and destroyed his life. He actually became homeless and was couch surfing from friend to friend and the only way he was able to stay is if he had some type of drug with him. He finally got in trouble by breaking into a house that was up for rent that was empty and the cops caught him and arrested him. In 2004 Tony and a friend had committed a home invasion armed robbery, which sent him to prison in 2007 for two years. While in prison he ended up experiencing a life changing thing. After that he realized that he needed to change or he was going to end up like all his other friends either back in jail or back on drugs. After he was released from prison he changed his whole life around he got away from the drugs, he cut off all the negativity and only focus on the positive.
He ended up getting back on his bike and got back into BMX he trained almost everyday, he then competed in a bunch of competitions and became a pro, until he had an accident during a race. He ended up blowing out his knee and had to have a major surgery. After the surgery he tried to ride again but it was never the same. So later he became a BMX coach and coached Brooke Crain who placed third place in the Woman's BMX 2016 Rio Olympics. Now Tony is one the most inspirational Motivational speakers in my opinion. He has traveled all over america talking to all these kids telling his story and just putting a message out there that can really leave a mark on you. He also has a non-profit foundation that helps kids in tough neighborhoods and have tough lives learn BMX and just do right by themselves. He is a true inspiration to kids, adults, and all people in general.


text: Ecology Zoogeographical Analysis of Araneophauna of Steppous Plots of the Ulyanovsk Region with Data on Area Expansing of Several Species Authors: Alekseenko Y. G. Areal types are analyzed for spiders of stepped plots of the Ulyanovsk Region. Most of them belong to the Palaearctic ones (229 species). Trans-palaearctic (63 species), western-centralpalaearctic (50) and west palaearctic (40) areas are dominant. European eras are dominant among European-Siberian type, and west-central-Mediterranean dominate among the Mediterranean type. Ecological Characteristic of Feather Grass Habitat (Stipa pennata L.) in Various Parts of the Range Authors: Polianskaya T. A., Suleymanova G. F. The article gives an analysis of the ecological diversity of Stipa pennata cenopopulations in different parts of the range using D. N. Tsiganov's amplitude ecological scales (1983) for 10 environmental parameters. Communities with S. pennata in the center of the range in the northeast of the Saratov right bank in the "Khvalynsky" National Park and at the northern border of the range in the eastern part of the Russian plain in the «Mari Chodra» National Park are considered. The Effect of Pollutants on the Intensity of Biofilm Formation by the Strain Vibrio aquamarinus VKPM B-11245 Authors: Gildebrant A. V., Kushnareva D. N., Kaplina A. V., Mozgovaya A. I., Sazykin I. S., Sazykina M. A. Most microorganisms in natural conditions exist in the form of biofilms. Due to this fact, the question of research of various substances influence on their formation process is relevant. This article presents data on the influence of various groups of pollutants, such as antibiotics (ampicillin, oxytetracycline), antiseptics (dioxidine, chlorhexidine), herbicides (glyphosate, clopyralid) and salts of heavy metals (CuSO4, HgCl2) in various concentrations on the intensity of biofilm formation by the strain Vibrio aquamarinus VKPM B-11245. Structure of Colonies and Nesting Peculiarities of Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) and Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) in Green Zone of Engels City Authors: Melnikov E. Y., Gavrilenko V. S. We researched the nesting habits of the common starling and the tree sparrow in a woodland of Engels city altered by humans, the Saratov region. Birds' selectivity in the choice of nesting holes was found. The way birds use nesting trees in different vital condition was researched. The estimation of spatial distribution of nests was made by the method called "the nearest neighbor". The Spreading of Pear Moth – Cydia pyrivora (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on the North-East of the European Part of Russia Authors: Zolotuhin V. V., Anikin V. V. Pear moth – Cydia pyrivora is a narrow oligophage, whose larvae feed on the pith and pulp of fruit pears. In the region the species is connected here with warm biotopes on the Volga's slopes and inhabits garden plots and abandoned gardens with pear trees. The areal extent in the north-east of the European part of Russia is considered for the pear moth Cydia pyrivora over a 60-year period. Over the past decade there has been quite a rapid expansion of the species to the north on the floodplain of the Volga river up to the Centre of the Ulyanovsk Province. Informational and Technical Support of Needing Protection Saratov Region Plant Communities Inventory Authors: Davidenko O. N., Nevskiy S. A., Davidenko T. N. Inventory needing protection plant communities is one of the directions of modern phytocenosical and ecologocal research. The Экология 365 information-technology support play the important role. This article provides information about the structure of electronic database "Needing protection plant communities of the Saratov region". Particular Qualities of Flora and Vegetation Study of the Nature Monument «Blue Mountain» (Saratov Region, Ozinsky District) Authors: Lysenko T. M., Ivanova A. V., Arkhipova E. A. The characteristics of the flora and steppe communities of the nature monument of regional importance of the Saratov region «Blue Mountain » is given. The flora of the territory has preserved features of the forest, which is manifested in the head of the family spectrum of the corresponding floristic sample. At the same time as a result of the fires that occurred, the type of forest changed: the oak tree was replaced by aspen. A high position in the family spectrum of Rosaceae is noted, which is not typical for the subzone of turf-grass steppes. The Influence of Ecological Factors on Variability of Morphometric Parameters of Rare Species Iris pumila L. Authors: Kryukova A. V., Abramova L. M. The study of intraspecific variability of rare plants allows to estimate the level of phenotypical variability, to establish borders of populations, to characterize microevolutionary processes, to reveal the ecological factors influencing formation of structure of populations that finally promotes preservation of a gene pool of rare species. Work purpose: studying of intraspecific variability of rare species Iris pumila L. in the south of the Cis-Urals of Bashkortostan Republic. Phytoplankton as the Indicator of the Ecological State of Water (on the Example of the Lake Barskoye, Pskov Region) Authors: Drozdenko T. V. To assess the ecological status of water bodies, phytoplankton development indicators are widely used. The article deals with the use of microalgae in the assessment of water quality using the example of the Barskoye Lake. Collection and processing of hydrobiological material were carried out in the autumn of 2016 by standard methods. Phytoplankton is represented by 76 taxa below the genus belonging to 7 divisions: Chlorophyta (30), Bacillariophyta (16), Cyanophyta/Cyanoprocaryota (12), Euglenorhyta (7), Chrysorhyta (5), Сryptоphyta (3), Dinophyta (3). Bioindication of Environmental Quality of the Yakutsk City Administrative Districts on the Basis of Leaf Fluctuating Asymmetry and Seed Quality of the Silver Birch Betula pendula Roth Authors: Soldatova V. Y., Shadrina E. G., Novgorodova D. N. The environmental quality in the territory of Yakutsk city has been assessed by the leaf fluctuating asymmetry (FA) and seed quality (germinating capacity and germination energy) of the silver birch Betula pendula Roth. A total of 2,300 birch leaves were collected at 25 sites in vicinity of roadways and 21 samples of seeds were collected in the same sites. 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Mid-thoracic pediatric trauma
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Age: 7 years
Gender: Male
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The rounded anterior margin of the thoracic vertebra represents normal development and is not pathological. Each of the vertebra are wrapped in cartilage and there is no increased high signal in the vertebral bodies.
Incidentally, there is a Chiari I malformation and an extensive thoracic syrinx.
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The pediatric spine is full of subtle ossific densities and "abnormal" contours, most of which actually represent normal development.


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What exactly is a Fat transfer?
Fat transfer is a cosmetic medical procedure (also known as "Fat Grafting", "Lipo Filling", and "Lipostructure") that involves the removal of fat from areas of excess (abdomen/thigh) via liposuction. Removed fat is prepared, then fat and stem cells are re-injected to attenuate certain wrinkles (nasolabial fold), as well as to rejuvenate and enhance all areas of the face. This includes the lips, cheeks around the eyes, chin, nose, neck, jawline, marionette lines, brow, upper eyelids, temples, correcting hollows and defects.
Fat transfer can also be used for breast and buttock enlargements, as well as other areas of the lower body. Fat transfer allows 100% natural rejuvenation of face and breasts and since the fat cells belong to the same patient, there is no chance of rejection.


text: Released on the short-lived Homewood Records in 1976, 'Mother Earth's Plantasia' by Mort Garson became one of those rare sought after albums, thanks to the fact that most of the copies pressed had actually been given away for free by its esteemed creator. With its inventive use of the Moog IIIC modular synthesizer with a plethora of cosmic textures, it possessed a transcendental quality that was the antithesis of the FM rock that was dominating the American airwaves at the time. Continue Reading ›


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Pastor Orlinda has been married to her beloved husband since the year 2000. They are blessed with five beautiful children. Orlinda received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior in Harare, Zimbabwe at Bethel Fellowship, a lunch hour ministry that continues to transform countless lives and uphold the banner of Jesus Christ. Her spiritual mentor is Dr. C.C. Amoo, a humble and devoted Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, lovingly known as "Mama Amoo" by thousands of spiritual children across the entire globe. Orlinda learned how to love God and serve Him under the leadership of Mama Amoo in Harare. In July 2007, the Maforo family immigrated to the USA where Orlinda opened an extension of Bethel Fellowship out of her home, guided by Mama Amoo. Bethel Fellowship USA has continued to grow beyond the weekly Bible Studies to various activities including but not limited to:
- Quarterly conferences
- International trips
- Sending God's love to foreign ministries and ministers
- Sending God's love to widows and orphans
- Sending God's love to Israel


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The administration in Gujarat has been working round the clock to stop illegal lion shows in and around Gir Sanctuary and National Park -- the only abode of Asiatic lions in the world. But it seems the measure have had little to no impact on some.
A video has emerged that shows a bike-borne miscreant indulging in an illegal lion show outside the premises of the sanctuary.
The biker can be seen dragging a carcass with his bike. In the dust trail that appears at the end of the bike can be seen a lion running towards the dead animal.
Gir forest and other protected areas spread across Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts in the Saurashtra region are the only natural abode of Asiatic lions in the world. A number of lions freely roam through these areas, which in turn attract a large number of tourists.
Such bike-borne miscreants drag carcasses in order to make lions run after them -- a typical lion show. People pay them for these shows in revenue areas. Revenue areas are not considered part of the wildlife sanctuary.
The said video belongs to the Amreli region.
The forest department has taken cognisance of the video and a probe has been directed into the matter.
A few days ago, six persons, including a juvenile, were held by the forest department after they were allegedly caught red-handed organising an illegal lion show in revenue area Veraval taluka of Gir Somnath district.
The accused were detained by the staff of Junagadh forest division.


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First month is over – pretenders can step back
Last year I out to a big early streak – not this year. I have seen mixed results as teams settle their identities, get into true game shape, develop cohesion amongst the units, and adjust to injuries, I am coming back!
(Home Team in CAPS)
Patriots over BUCS
Buccaneers are coming off clutch win against the Giants. Brady tried his magic last week but couldn't pull out a win. New England's defense it's a lot worse than I thought but have a lot of faith and Tom Brady.
Panthers @ LIONS
Panthers' got a big win in New England. Detroit come off an impressive defensive effort. Cam has to not give the ball to Detroit defense. I think Panthers can stop the Lions from running the ball and make Matt Stafford beat them. They will stop Stafford.
49ers @ COLTS
Colts are a young team and the 49ers are inconsistent. I expect 49ers defense to hold the Colts offense in check. It will be a close game but I expect San Francisco to put enough points on the board to come out with a win
Titans @ DOLPHINS
Tennessee's defense was exposed last week by Houston. Also, It doesn't look like Marcus Mariota will play. Without him I think Miami's defense can stop the Tennessee running game. At home Cutler should be able to make enough plays against Tennessee.
Jets over BROWNS
I'm scared of picking the Jets here. The Jets got a couple of home wins – Dolphins and Jaguars so we can't tell how good they are. The Jets have been able to run and the Browns defense is not good on the pass.. That could mean the Jets will be scoring – so will DeShone Kizer make enough plays? I'm going with Jets.
Bills over BENGALS
Andy Dalton and A.J. Green seem to be clicking again. The Bills have to be one of the two big surprises in the league, along with the Jets. They got a great win in Atlanta last week. The Bills defense is looking good. That's two big wins in a row. I suspect they keep it going against this Bengals team.
GIANTS over Chargers
The battle of two winless team. Neither team is going anywhere. Another interesting story line is Eli Manning against Philip Rivers, both quarterbacks came out the same time in the NFL draft. Odell Beckham still has a jacked up a finger and the ankle still don't look right. I think the long trip hurts San Diego. Going with the home team on this one, the Giants have been really close on a couple of games.
STEELERS over Jags
I can't ever seem to get this Jaguars team right. Leonard Fournettte looks like a good runner. The Steelers could shut him down though and then what? I am not a believer in Blake Bortles. Even against a Steelers team that has been dealing with some controversy recently should have enough offense against Jacksonville. After four games, I'm expecting a breakout game from Le'Veon Bell fand the Steelers running attack.a running game when they were determined to do so?
EAGLES over Cardinals
Carson Wentz's had been good – tough and good decision-making. The Cardinals can't run and that is bad recipe with an old QB. Expect the Eagles to get to Palmer. If the Eagles keep with their running game – LeGarrette Blount they will beat down Arizona.
RAMS over Seahawks
This should be one of the better games of the week. After a very impressive second half against the Cowboys I'm curious to see how Todd Gurley looks against the Seattle defense Can the Seahawks defense save Seattle season and reclaim the division? If not the Rams will have positioned themselves as the best team in the division.
RAIDERS over Ravens
Do I die for the Ravens. If they lose this game they can start scouting the NFL draft. Flacco has looked terrible. I expect the Raiders' defense to put the Ravens on lock. Will E.J. Manuel hold it down for Derek Carr against the Ravens? Hopefully it doesn't get ugly quick.
COWBOYS over Packers
A payback game after Cowboys lost last year's playoff game to Green Bay, They have another opportunity to right their ship at home. Dallas has been dominated by the opposing defenses in their two losses They have dealt with injuries on defense which should change this week. I am looking for their running game to continue to pick it up and home and be better by getting first downs to keep their defense off the field.
Chiefs oiver TEXANS
Here is a question many around the NFL is asking, "Is Kansas City for real?" They are the only undefeated team and have been doing it with a simple recipe of quality running game, limited turnovers, and a solid defense. This game will be one of the better games of the week. Deshawn Watson has been very impressive. He might be this year's Dak Prescott.
Vikings @ BEARS
If Bradfford comes back, Minnesota should get their offense working again. If he doesn't return, even without Dalvin Cook toting the rock, I expect Minnesota's defense to give your Mitch Trubisky some trouble. Without Brafford, it will be a close game.


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ISO/IEC 27006 is the accreditation standard that guides certification bodies on the formal processes they must follow when auditing their clients' Information Security Management Systems (ISMSs) against ISO/IEC 27001 in order to certify or register them compliant. The accreditation processes laid out in the standard give assurance that ISO/IEC 27001 certificates issued by accredited organizations are valid.
The scope of ISO/IEC 27006 is to "specify requirements and provide guidance for bodies providing audit and certification of an information security management system (ISMS), in addition to the requirements contained within ISO/IEC 17021 and ISO/IEC 27001. It is primarily intended to support the accreditation of certification bodies providing ISMS certification."
Any properly-accredited body providing ISO/IEC 27001 compliance certificates must fulfill the requirements in ISO/IEC 27006 plus ISO/IEC 17021-1 and ISO 19011 in terms of their competence, suitability and reliability to perform their work properly. This is necessary to ensure that issued ISO/IEC 27001 certificates are meaningful: if literally anyone were able to issue certificates without necessarily following the certification processes specified by ISO/IEC 27006, even seriously non-compliant organizations could conceivably buy their certificates or simply 'self-certify' (fake it).
ISO/IEC 27006 specifies requirements and provides guidance for compliance auditing specifically in the context of ISMSs, in addition to the general accreditation requirements laid down by ISO/IEC 17021-1 and ISO 19011.
The certification process involves auditing the management system for compliance with ISO/IEC 27001. Certification auditors have only a passing interest in the actual information risks and the security controls that are being managed by the management system. It is assumed that any organization with a compliant ISMS is in fact managing its information risks diligently.
ISO/IEC 27006 was first published in 2007, incorporating and superseding the EA7/03 guidance on accredited certification processes.
After ISO 17021 was revised, a fast-track update was made and a slightly-revised second edition of ISO/IEC 27006 was published in 2011. The standard was then reviewed in parallel with the revision of ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1, following release of the 2013 version of ISO/IEC 27001.
The current third edition was published in 2015. There are concerns over the mixture of 'should' and 'shall' verb forms, and several other inconsistencies and errors in the text, hence pressure now to fast-track the revision of 27006. Meanwhile minor wording changes were published as an amendment at the end of March 2020.
The publication of ISO/IEC 27701 suggests the possibility of certifying ISMSs and PIMSs as one, providing assurance that organizations are competently managing both information risks and privacy risks, hence 27006 might be extended to cover both aspects. A NWIP is being initiated to develop a second part or version of 27006 (perhaps ISO/IEC 27558 will become "ISO/IEC 27006-2"?) on PIMS auditing.
One of the issues with the current third edition of 27006 concerns the advice to base the number of audit days required on how many employees the organization has - a curious suggestion at best. Number of employees or organizational size has some relevance, I guess, but surely the number of audit days is best determined by the auditors, ideally based on their experience with auditing ISMSs at similar organizations of similar maturity in similar industries? Essentially, it's a risk-based determination, specifically audit risk, a particular form of information risk. If auditors can't be trusted to work this out for themselves, discussing and agreeing the plan with their client, then there are bigger issues at stake than the number of planned audit days!
The third edition of this standard is substantially different to the previous two due to substantive changes in the standards on which it is based. In general, ISO certification processes are being aligned and streamlined to make them more consistent across various fields e.g. the management systems for quality, environmental protection and information security. The advantages of such alignment include:
On the downside, there may be some disgruntlement as the new order takes root.
It has been pointed out that the current version of ISO/IEC 27001 gives organizations more latitude on how they design and document their ISMS, and hence certification auditors cannot determine compliance as easily: they need greater knowledge of both management systems and information security concepts. That's good!
If your organization is sufficiently concerned about another's compliance with ISO/IEC 27001 to ask to see their certificate, you should check that the certificate:
Otherwise, why even bother asking to see it? You might as well just take their word for it. "Oh yeh, we're secure, we're certified, we're compliant blah blah". Hint: you are accountable for your decision to rely on their certificate and any further assurance checks you undertake.
The requirement to specify the SoA on an ISO/IEC 27001 compliance certificate has the unfortunate side-effect of impeding updating or maintaining an ISMS where that would affect the SoA e.g. responding to newly identified information risks or to incorporate additional controls. Since that hampers a fundamental principle or purpose of having a management system, it may constitute a further substantive defect in ISO/IEC 27006 ... and perhaps other ISO27k standards too.
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11 games included in the bundle : school – body parts – fruit and vegetables – animals – in the house – Halloween – Thanksgiving – Christmas – Harry Potter – Sport and hobbies – the UK and the USA
In each set, you will get:
- 42 cards / 21 words (4 printing options : with or without a background / with or without words written underneath)
- a vocabulary recap worksheet
- a differentiated word search game
To help your students revise all the vocabulary, you will find a word search game with all the words from each of the Memory.
Memory Game: the rules
Your students can play, no matter the language you teach ! French, Spanish, Italian…
This game can be played alone or in groups.
The rules are pretty simple: shuffle the cards and lay them face down on the table. The first player turn two cards. If they match, the player keeps them and continues playing. If they don't match, the player turns them face down again and it's the second player's turn .
The winner is the one who has the most pairs when all cards have been matched.
Important: print each page and cut the cards. To prevent your students from seeing through the cards, cover the back of the cards with a paper before laminating and cutting again.


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Skillario gives you a place to practice and improve your skills for dealing with
... all while having a little fun by playing games!
We are focused on skills to support
We know that using scenario based games will enable you
Skillario was founded in 2019 to help motivated learners like you develop your critical relationship-based business and life skills using proven effective scenario-based games.
Over the past decade a Skillario affiliated company, Alignor, began creating and successfully using these scenario-based games and videos to develop negotiators and leaders for their clients. Alignor provides consulting, training and skill certifications for many large organizations and teams. Skillario came into existence to leverage Alignor's content for individuals.


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The amount of data is increasing exponentially. Even though data is all around us, only a fraction of companies truly know how to utilize it. Studies show that there are major benefits in transforming into a data-driven organization: such organizations experience increase in revenue and decrease in operating expenses.
Robin Andersson, Nordic Information Integration and Governance Lead at IBM, speaks about the various possibilities of data and analytics. Below Andersson shares his advice on how to become a data-driven organization and reveals four success factors. Where does your company stand? Are you data-driven enough or yet to start your journey?
How are companies utilizing data?
Many organization have a long way to walk; a recent IBM Institute of Business Values report indicates that approximately half of all C-level executives make business decisions on inaccurate or inadequate data. This is contradictory to another IBM report "Inside the mind of Generation D", where seven out of ten respondents say they aren't lacking data. The key to driving business value is how enterprises use data and sophisticated analytics.
One of the main challenges facing organizations today are data siloes, which limit access to data and sources. In addition, many of the tools in place are anything but easy to use, making it harder to put analytics into action.
What does it mean to be data-driven?
Behind the success of data-driven organizations there are four common characteristics: data is centralized and organized, data governance policies are in place, and both data and analytics access is integrated into tools.
1)Data is centralized and organized. To ensure that data is recent and relevant, data-driven organizations gather data from across the organization. Don't limit data gathering to internal sources; there are multiple external data sources that can, and should, be included in analytics (depending on the industry). Be aware of what data and how much you gather – information overload is a real threat. Today, many companies are establishing data reservoirs with a combination of internal and external data. However, it is important that data flowing into the data reservoir is strictly controlled in order to reap the desired benefits of the investment. A key guideline? It's not about size – it's about data variety.
2)Data governance policies are in place. To safeguard the quality of key master data objects like product, customer and supplier, there should be clear data governance processes in place. According to Gartner master data quality deteriorates at a rate of 2 per cent per month if not governed. Master data quality is the key to high quality analytics.
3)Data is accessible. In data-driven organizations everyone has access to some data and only a few has access to all of it. Data security and privacy requirements limit what data can be accessed. Everyone should have access to data, which is required to perform their job, and data should be easily accessible via different tools, such as smart phones, desktops and laptops.
4)Analytics is integrated into tools. Data-driven organizations tend to have highly innovative analytics tools, which facilitate defining analytics models. They are also embedded into existing tools, making them more likely to be used. Competitive advantages arise from analytics models, which allow users to predict and act upon business insights and thereby optimize outcomes. When analyzing data, organizations should always start with a business question.
Where can companies start the transformation?
Rule number 1: don't undertake massive changes! First, start to collect and look at your data; it's the fundamental building block and you cannot answer any business question without it. Secondly, transform the organizational culture and empower your people to access data and encourage them to use it – even with self-service. And thirdly, don't overengineer data models.
In order to accelerate transformation, you can appoint a Chief Data Officer (CDO). A CDO can take on different responsibilities, but in general the CDO drives the data agenda and owns the group-wide strategy. Roles and responsibilities should ideally be clarified before the role is implemented to avoid treading on anyone's toes. In US, we now see an increase in the number of appointed CDOs among IBM clients. How quickly will other countries experience a similar pattern? After all, data is today's most important enterprise asset, yet not fully utilized.
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We've already seen two Venom clips (watch here and here), and Sony Pictures has now released two more clips that give you a look at more footage from the October 5 release. The first clip features Eddie Brock fighting men with aid from the symbiote, while the second shows an interaction between Brock and Michelle Williams' Anne Weying.
One of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters takes center stage as Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) becomes the host for the alien symbiote Venom. As a journalist, Eddie has been trying to take down the notorious founder of the Life Foundation, genius Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed) – and that obsession ruined his career and his relationship with his girlfriend, Anne Weying (Michelle Williams).
Upon investigating one of Drake's experiments, the alien Venom merges with Eddie's body, and he suddenly has incredible new superpowers, as well as the chance to do just about whatever he wants. Twisted, dark, unpredictable, and fueled by rage, Venom leaves Eddie wrestling to control dangerous abilities that he also finds empowering and intoxicating. As Eddie and Venom need each other to get what they're looking for, they become more and more intertwined — where does Eddie end and Venom begin?
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Venom was directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg and Kelly Marcel. The film was produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Amy Pascal. The executive producers are David Householter, Stan Lee, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy, Edward Cheng, and Howard Chen.
Venom is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for language. What did you guys think of the Venom clip? Let us know in the comments.
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Fort BenningCommunity
MWR Services
Child & Youth Services
Parent Central Services / 706-545-2079
At Parent Central Services, in Building 104 on Marchant Street, you can register your children for Child & Youth Services programs and activities. The office is open for registrations on a walk-in basis 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointments 2 to 5 p.m. All fees are based on family income. Proof of income and immunization is required for registration. A health examination is required within 30 days of registration.
Child Development Centers / 706-545-2079
There are five full-day care child development centers on Fort Benning: Main Post, Santa Fe, Indianhead, McGraw and 1st Division Child Development Center. Full-day care is designed for parents who need child care services regularly. Care can be provided no more than 13 hours per day. All centers offer breakfast, lunch and a snack. Infants receive formula and baby food. We also provide hourly care on a first-come, first-served basis.
School Age Center / 706-545-4368
The School Age Center is in Building 2653 on Ingersoll Avenue. The program provides before-school, after-school, full-day summer camp and hourly care programs for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The program starts at 5:30 a.m. and ends at 6:30 p.m. Breakfast is served, and transportation is provided to Fort Benning schools.
Family Child Care Homes / 706-545-4368
MWR also offers a Family Child Care program for those who prefer child care in a home setting for children 4 weeks to 12 years old. Child & Youth Services maintains a list of certified home care providers on and off post. All persons providing more than 10 hours of child care per week in their on-post home are required to be certified by CYS. Homes are monitored for health, safety and quality of service.
Middle School & Teen Program / 706-545-3570
The Middle School and Teen Hangout is in Building 1055 on McIver Street. The program provides activities and classes for grades six through 12.
Youth Sports and Fitness / 706-545-3582
The Youth Sports and Fitness program offers year-round team and individual sports and a variety of monthly classes for family members between 3 and 18 years old. Team sports are offered in soccer, T-ball, football, baseball, basketball and cheerleading. A variety of individual sports, clinics and camps are available throughout the year. Classes include tumbling, cheering, taekwondo and more.
School Liaison Office / 706-545-3062
The school liaison officer works with the local school community to address educational issues involving
military children. Through partnering with the local and military community, the liaison uses a variety of resources
to provide assistance with issues concerning student transition. The liaison acts as a communication link between the installation and the surrounding school districts.
Army Community Service / 706-545-4043
Army Community Service is a network of services, resources and programs designed to help Soldiers and their families adjust to, embrace and enjoy their time at Fort Benning. ACS specifically address matters related to career and finance, home and family, moving and deployment, volunteering, professional development and more. All offices are in Building 7 unless otherwise noted.
Employment Readiness Program
Financial Readiness Program / 706-545-4043
The Financial Readiness Program provides classes and individual assistance in all aspects of financial management, including check-writing, budgeting, insurance, investing, credit management, home buying or selling and financial planning for relocation, deployment and retirement.
Army Emergency Relief / 706-545-4043
AER provides emergency financial assistance with moving expenses, initial rent and deposit, travel expenses, car repair, car payments and much more. AER's Scholarship Program helps spouses and dependent children of active duty and retirees with the cost of education. Scholarship applications are available the first week of January.
Relocation Readiness Program / 706-545-4043
The RRP offers comprehensive services to Soldiers and family members to assist with their move to Fort Benning and make the process as smooth as possible. The Lending Closet provides kitchen items, irons, ironing boards, sleeping mats, infant items and other household items. These items are loaned to Soldiers and their families awaiting shipment of their household goods. Newcomers Orientation is held weekly as part of in-processing, and spouses are encouraged to attend.
Benning Bus Tour / 706-545-4468
Register for our free bus tour, and we'll include a complimentary lunch at the Benning Club. Tours are 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. the third Thursday of each month.
Mobilization/Deployment and Stability and Support Operations Readiness Program / 706-545-4043
ACS provides deployment and mobilization assistance to active-duty Soldiers, Reservists, National Guardsmen, civilians and family members. The Mobilization/Deployment and Outreach coordinator is the point of contact for all pre-deployment briefings and mission readiness materials for family members. Family Readiness Group training for command teams and FRG volunteers are provided every month.
Army Volunteer Corps / 706-545-4043
The AVC places volunteers in all installation agencies and programs, including ACS, American Red Cross, post chapels, Child & Youth Services, schools and more.
Army Family Team Building / 706-545-2989
AFTB offers classes to help spouses and Soldiers become familiar with the Army. Instruction includes Army basics, time and stress management skills, leadership development and more. AFTB offers networking, volunteer opportunities and free child care (when available.) Classes are open to everyone. The office is in Building 359 on Ingersoll Avenue.
Army Family Action Plan / 706-545-2989
AFAP is a process that brings community members together to improve programs and services, change policies and amend laws. Volunteer delegates meet every year to consider ideas and resolve issues pertaining to the quality of life for Soldiers, civilians, retirees, survivors and family members. The office is in Building 359 on Ingersoll Avenue.
Exceptional Family Member Program / 706-545-5521/2679
EFMP helps Soldiers with family members with special needs. Soldiers may request consideration for entry into the EFMP if they have a family member with a physical, emotional or intellectual disorder that limits the person's ability to take part in activities with peers and requires special treatment, therapy, education, training or counseling. The program allows the Military Personnel Center, Department of the Army, to consider the special needs of family members during the assignment
selection process. EFMP provides information, crisis intervention, respite care and recreational information and acts as an advocate for Soldiers and their families.
Family Advocacy Program / 706-545-3202/4013
The Family Advocacy Program provides education and training classes about child and spouse abuse prevention, safety education for children, and pre-deployment briefings for Soldiers and their family members. Annual classes are mandatory for all military personnel on the dynamics of spouse and child abuse, the availability of treatment services and Army policies regarding family violence. Units may schedule briefings by calling the FAP training specialist. FAP can provide crisis intervention to Soldiers and family members in emergency situations and respite child care for the purpose of relieving parental stress and to provide a nurturing and developmentally appropriate environment. Cases involving family violence intervention needing long-term treatment and follow-ups are referred to Social Work Services. The program is in Building 36.
This program helps victims of domestic violence. A victim advocate coordinator provides direct services to individual victims of spousal abuse.
This program provides emotional support, parenting education, referrals to community resources and follow-up contact to parents of newborns, thereby helping develop healthy family relationships to reduce the risk of child abuse or neglect. Volunteers are assigned to work with new parents for up to one year.
The Family Advocacy Program manager provides immediate intervention to family members for the resolution of an immediate child abuse or neglect or spouse abuse problem.
The SHARP program provides crisis intervention and support services to victims of sexual assault and harassment 24/7. Advocates offer support, information and referrals for service on post and off.
SHARP Hotline 706-566-7393
DOD SAFE Helpline 877-995-5247
Fort Benning SHARP Office 706-545-6649
Survivor Outreach Services / 706-545-2989
Survivor Outreach Services, in Building 359, cares for families of fallen Soldiers by providing services at garrisons and in the communities closest to where the survivors live. Financial counseling and education, grief and bereavement counseling referrals, community agency referrals and support groups are just a few services we offer. Families may also receive expertise on local, state and federal benefits from a benefits coordinator at the Casualty Assistance Office. Survivors include spouses, children, parents and siblings of Soldiers who died while on active duty.
Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers / 706-604-7675
At Fort Benning, BOSS means Better Opportunities for all Soldiers! Fort Benning has an energetic, innovative and robust BOSS program. Though BOSS was founded in 1989 for the benefit of the more than half of all U.S. Soldiers who are single, these days the program welcomes all Soldiers, all ranks and ages, as well as authorized MWR patrons, including civilians. BOSS members participate in a number of exciting activities, and they benefit from various discounts and free passes to shows and sporting events. Of course, they're well-known in the community, on post and off, for the many hours they devote to volunteering.
The BOSS program is composed of three components: Quality of Life/Well-Being, which addresses issues that influence the morale, living environment or growth and development of Soldiers; Community Service, which includes volunteer projects on post and off; and Recreation and Leisure, which includes trips and events planned and supported by BOSS Soldiers.
Whether you're joining our Fort Benning community or simply passing through, you will be treated like family at Abrams Hall. We offer internet access, cable, continental breakfast, laundry facilities, kitchenettes and more. We have a limited number of pet-friendly rooms. Contact us for information. Soldiers traveling on official orders (PCS/TDY) have priority and may make reservations in advance. Travelers who are not on official orders may make reservations 30 days in advance at 706-689-0067, ext. 2800 or 2538.
As an alternative, McIver Suites on Main Post and Uchee Creek Army Campground and Marina each have a number of pet-friendly accommodations.
McIver Suites offers homelike accommodations perfect for your short or long term visit — great extended stay value for leisure travel with the comforts of home and the convenience of the office. We offer one-bedroom suites for $90 and two-bedroom suites for $110, with kitchens, screened porches and sun rooms. The historic McIvers are a golfer's delight, located minutes from the Fort Benning Golf Course and Jack's 19th Hole Club House. For more information, call 706-545-4053.
Uchee Creek is nestled on the banks of the Chattahoochee on the Alabama side of Fort Benning. This 385-acre park has RV and tent sites, cabins and chalets, recreation areas, rental facilities, a fishing and boating marina, a paintball park, trails, an archery park and more. The facilities are open to military ID card holders and families visiting Fort Benning for a military graduation or family day. To reserve your stay, call 706-545-4053.


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Practices for Self-Compassion with Rhiannon: December 21, 2019
Saturday, December 21 - 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Led by Rhiannon
"Self-compassion is extending compassion to one's self in instances of perceived inadequacy, failure, or general suffering." - Kristin Neff
How do we learn to embrace the messiness of our minds and the world around us? How do we get out of shame-spirals that feel unending? How can we learn how to navigate feelings of anxiousness and worry without becoming completely overwhelmed?
Join Rhiannon E-RYT 200, RYT-500 for a two-hour workshop to learn ways to create a sense of inner calm. We will move through guided meditations, practice gentle yoga, and have time for discussions. We will learn how to tune into the inner experiences to better navigate conflict, challenging conversations, and strong emotions.
We will learn ways to bring this into our personal and professional lives as well as how to build this into our asana practices.
Journaling and intention setting will support your practices beyond the workshop. No prior experience is required. All bodies and all beings are invited.


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Over the past decade and a half, India has seen the business community grow at a rapid pace. Fronting this growth have been a few names who have left an indelible mark on the way we do business in this country. These are people who have shaped the Indian economy. These are people who have changed our lives. These are the Indian Business Icons. As CNBC-TV18 completes 15 years, it gives you the opportunity to select your business icon over the same period. A platform where these leaders will face the verdict that truly matters. Read on and Vote.
In his two decades at the helm, YC Deveshwar has worked towards transforming ITC Ltd into a diversified group of companies with significant forays in FMCGs, paper, hotels, agri business and IT. The Harvard Business Review rated him the world's 7th best performing CEO in 2013, on the basis of growth in total shareholder returns and market capitalization. ITC's bold diversification and consistent shareholder returns of about 26% for the last decade and a half are among the key indicators that testify to Deveshwar's sure eye in the captain's seat.
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When Deveshwar took the reins at ITC, the company had already tried to diversify into financial services, commodity trading and edible oils. These ventures were not successful, and much money was lost. Against this background, British American Tobacco, a major stakeholder and parent company, wanted ITC to stick to the tobacco core business and exit other markets. At the same time, allegations of foreign exchange irregularities were shaking the top brass at ITC. One might almost say that Deveshwar had inherited a nest of woes.
However, Deveshwar knew that diversification was the way forward, and he remained firm in his purpose. He contended that earlier diversification projects had run into choppy waters because of insufficient investments. He brought back the paperboard and hotels businesses, within an integrated structure that would ensure sufficient cash flow. At the same time, he created checks and balances to mitigate against excessive risks. He also worked to reducing BAT's influence over ITC, so that the latter could start finding its own way without having to be answerable to BAT, which had followed a strategy very different from Deveshwar's, by sloughing off non-core businesses and focusing on tobacco instead.
Five years of focus on systems and processes paid off as the paperboard and hotels businesses turned around, bringing in profits. By the 2000s, Deveshwar was looking into other means of expansion. ITC already had a robust distribution network and brand thanks to the tobacco products business. Deveshwar saw the opportunity to piggyback on this and create an FMCG range. ITC entered the fashion business in a big way with the Wills Lifestyle chain and got into foods with the Bingo brand of snacks. While Ashirwad atta proved to be a lasting success, Deveshwar learned to be careful in future diversification ventures, avoiding the cash-on-tap temptation, where a company like ITC can get trapped in a loop of pumping money from its coffers to chase new business even when the returns have not been sufficient. With these learnings, ITC ventured into the personal care segment and is still working on new offerings and markets.
Deveshwar's quest to diversify the ITC brand has involved something of a tightrope walk. Tobacco is still the major chunk of ITC's business, and he has had to insulate that business from the ups and downs of the company's learning curve in other areas. He has built a significant non-tobacco business, but all the while he has had to ensure that ITC does not jettison its historical leadership in a space that he nonetheless wants to move beyond. The ability to stick to his guns and his mastery of strategy have helped him drive this vision forward. Whatever the future holds for ITC, a major part of it is due to Deveshwar's ability to look beyond the tried and true and opt for change and growth.
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Carrefour's shares surged after the world's second biggest retailer posted a sharp improvement in earnings at its core French business.
Its first-half recurring operating profit rose 4.9 percent to 766 million euros as a turnaround plan launched by new Chief Executive Georges Plassat started to pay off.
Carrefour's shares are up 48 percent since Plassat's arrival in May 2102.
He has cut costs, renovated ageing stores, improved price competitiveness and simplified the product range.
There was 75.4 percent leap in operating profit in France, where the group makes more than 40 percent of sales.
There was a fall in profitability in the rest of Europe, dragged down by austerity-hit Spain and Italy.
Carrefour has struggled for years in Europe, partly due to a reliance on the hypermarket format it pioneered as time-pressed customers shop more locally and online and buy non-food goods from specialists.
Many retailers across Europe are struggling as consumers' disposable incomes are squeezed by rising prices, muted wages growth and government spending cuts.


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The Modern Rules Of Zombie Tsunami Hack.
Written by Chadmanemoj on 17. May 2018 20:31 o'clock
Making use of real cash gamers can get currencies and premium items of different mobile games available at app stores. A few players can't afford to pay for this premium that is why they work hard in the game instead to achieve the necessary upgrades. Another way to gain game currencies, be it premium or not, is using a hack.
Security threats should be taken into consideration when looking for a Zombie Tsunami cheats. Don't think that hacking comes easy and fast. Right after downloading the file, you need to follow instructions correctly to install the hack tool. There are hack tools designed for puzzle games, war games, or casual games. It is crucial that the hack tool for your game comes from a reputable website.
There may be various ways of the Zombie Tsunami Hack for different operating systems. Whether you are making use of iOS or Android, there are factors you have to know. Below are the steps you might follow:
Know More About Hacking
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Chatting with some other players is a working method of knowing what they have to say about certain hack tools. There will always be gamers who have used the Zombie Tsunami Hack before. When you have no friend of acquaintance who has tried hacking, the internet is you ultimate source. You can check out reviews about hacking tools from their own websites. Watching videos is also a brilliant way to understand hacking and to get clear directions about it.
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You can be certain that you will just be downloading and installing risk-free files in case you got them from a reliable source. The basic details about hacking given previously will help you a lot in knowing if a website is secure or not. An effective antivirus program must be installed to keep you device safe prior to you download what you want. If you know someone who have used the Zombie Tsunami Hack before, you might ask him what hack tool is great for your device.
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|European stocks climb after Fed decision
|Thursday, 20. June 2019 09:15
European stock markets traded with gains early on Thursday after the United States Federal Reserve decided yesterday to hold the interest rates, but hinted at possible rate cuts in the future. Additionally, investors braced for the Bank of England interest rate decision expected later in the day.
The FTSE 100 was 0.45% in the green at 9:14 am CET with BHP Group advancing 1.48% at 9:15 am CET. The DAX increased by 0.89% at 9:15 am CET, led by Covestro AG gains of 2.20% at 9:16 am CET. The CAC 40 was up 0.68% at 9:15 am CET. Arcelormittal was the best performer, adding 2.21% at 9:15 am CET.
The euro added 0.47% compared to the dollar, changing hands for 1.1278 at 9:16 am CET.
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July 26, 2018
Twenty-two IWP members and guests enjoyed a very informative and pleasant tour of the Convent and Archeological Museum of Carmo in Lisbon. Our young guide, Pedro, led us through the museum telling us about its historical and cultural significance.
The founder of the church and convent was D. Nuno Alvares Pereira (1360-1431), a nobleman and valiant warrior. At the time he was fighting in the war against Castille, he promised to build a church in honor of Nossa Senhora do Carmo (our Lady of Carmo). D. Nuno invited the friars from the Carmelite Order of the convent of Our Lady of Carmo in Moura (Alentejo) to come run the church in Lisbon. D. Nuno was a very religious person and in 1423 he donated his worldly possessions to the church and joined the Carmelite religious order. He chose to be buried there and visitors can still see the original spot of his tomb. However, in 1953, his remains were transferred to the Church of Santo Condestavel, dedicated to him, in the parish of Campo de Ourique (Lisbon). D. Nuno was canonized in 2009 as Saint Nuno de Santa Maria.
Much of the building was destroyed by the earthquake of 1755 and its subsequent fires. Just a few years after the earthquake, the friars undertook some of the reconstruction under the reign of Queen D. Maria I, but the rebuilding eventually came to a stop in the mid-1800s with the extinction of religious orders in Portugal as decreed by King Pedro IV in 1834. With the departure of the friars, the buildings fell into abandonment and further ruin.
When the visitor walks in, one is in what used to be the nave and the lateral aisles of the church. What is left of the origina
l church is the massive arches and side walls some of which were partially reconstructed much later. On display around the area are pieces of artifacts from other churches, convents, and monuments.
The chapels of the church house the Archeological Museum (Museu Arqueologico do Carmo) installed in this space since 1864. It was founded by the first president of the Association of Portuguese Archeologists who saw the urgent need to recuperate and conserve valuable artifacts especially those from the many convents and churches of the extinct religious orders all over the country. It was the first museum in the country. Due to its nature, the museum's collection is eclectic including pieces of archeology, architecture, sculpture, ceramics.
In the main chapel, are several tombs the most impressive of which is the tomb of the King D. Fernando I (1345-1383). It is impressive by its size and ornate design featuring the royal crests of his family. In contrast to most royal tombs, his image is not featured on the top. The guide told us that the hole in the tomb was done by Napoleon's soldiers hoping to find some treasures but apparently found nothing. The other massive tomb originally in marble belongs to Queen D. Maria Ana of Austria.
Another chapel houses the library of the first president of the association as well as two Peruvian mummies and an Egyptian mummy donated by the second president of the association. The two mummies, a boy and a girl from the 16th century are well preserved. The girl mummy still has her original hair and teeth. They are both in a sitting position, apparently the position in which they were buried.
In the next chapel are exhibited artifacts from a pre-historic village, Vila Nova de Sao Pedro (near Azambuja) from circa 3500 AC. The spoils from this archeological find includes pottery, jewelry, cooking utensils, and flints.
Thank you to Beverly Midura for arranging this most interesting visit to this very important historical museum. If you missed the visit, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10h00-18h00. Admission price: Adults 4.00 euros; Student with ID 3.00; Senior 65+ with ID 3.00
NB: As with any visit, each of us takes away something different. This was my take away plus some research.