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Vickey Lynn Crouse age 63 of Beechgrove, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. She was the daughter to the late Harvey D. and Serena Elizabeth (Sadler) Hicks. She is survived by her daughter, Windy Michelle Brown; brother, Kevin Hicks (Vivian); and two grandchildren. Services will be held at a later date. In Lieu of Flowers memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association. Online condolences may be submitted at alexandergallatin.com.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Lexie Floyd, age 90 of Manchester, were conducted at 1p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Welker Cemetery. The family received friends from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, at the funeral home. Mrs. Floyd passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, at St. Thomas – Rutherford in Murfreesboro. Lexie was born in Livingston, Tenn. to the late Robert and Bertha Carr. She was a member of New Union Church of Christ. In her spare time Lexie loved quilting, cooking, and canning. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. In addition to her parents, Lexie is also preceded in death by three brothers, R.H. Carr, J.T. Carr, and Marvin Walker; two sisters, Minda Cantrell and Myrtle Justice. She is survived by her loving husband of almost 70 years, Buford Floyd; three sons, Dale Floyd, Keith Floyd, and Dennis (Stella) Floyd; one daughter, Debbie (Coy) Brinkley; one brother, Millard Carr; one sister, Willie Shelton; seven grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. You may sign the online guestbook at www.coffeecountyfuneralchapel.com.
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Robert Lee Hale, age 84, of Manchester, TN, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24 at Manchester Health Care Center in Manchester. He was born Oct. 14, 1934 in Pikeville, Tenn., son of the late William Franklin Hale and Rena (Arnett) Hale. After proudly serving his country in the United States Navy from 1952 to 1965 as a Radarman Second Class, Robert worked for many years at the Carrier Air Conditioner Factory. He is survived by his wife, Patsy Hale, Manchester, TN; son, Jerry Lee (Kathy) Hale, Lebanon; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Clifford Hale, Manchester; sister, Mary Yates, Spencer; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Robert is preceded in death by his daughter - Debra Lynn Borden; sons, Roger Hale and Robert Wayne Hale; brothers, Hoover Hale, Horton Hale, Johnny Hale, and Walter Hale; and sisters, Mable Hale and Lola Hale. Funeral services were held at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at 1 p.m. Interment was in Lantana Cemetery. Visitation was held prior to the service from 11a.m. to 1p.m.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby "Juanita" Henegar were held Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 1p.m. at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Alan Adams officiating. Interment was at Shady Grove Cemetery. The family received friends on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel from 10 a.m. until service time. Ruby Juanita Henegar, 82, of the Shady Grove Community died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 following an extended illness. A native of Coffee County, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lola Mae Johnson. She was a homemaker and retired after several years as a seamstress at Eden Industries. A member of East Main Street Church of Christ, she loved the outdoors, gardening, cooking, quilting, watching UT sports, especially the Lady Vols, and above all, spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband James Herman on Dec. 26, 2000, son Charles Herman, and granddaughter Amelia Grace. She is survived by her son James Richard and daughter-in-law Trisha L. of Shelbyville and a host of other relatives and friends. One of 11 children, her brothers and sisters were all native Tennesseans. They are Thomas Fred Johnson (deceased), Sarah Agnes Miller, Louis Johnson, Ellen Keith, Herman Johnson, Leonard Johnson (deceased), Clayton Johnson (deceased), Luree McMahan (deceased), Levon Johnson, and Jerry Johnson. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the Parkinson's Foundation, or the American Cancer Society.
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Andrew Robert Gamble passed in his sleep on Oct. 27, 2018 in Pensacola Fla. He was born on March 4, 1981 in Tullahoma. Andrew attended Manchester City and Coffee County Schools, graduating with the Class of 2000. He graduated from Union University in 2005. Andrew enjoyed playing sports and he played basketball for the Union Bulldogs. He also coached AAU Girl's teams in recent years. He was an avid professional football and basketball fan. Andrew worked in the retail furniture industry for many years and was preparing to enter the insurance industry at the time of his death. He was kind, loving, and humble and he was a beloved and loyal friend to many. Andrew was preceded in death by his grandparents Robert and Trudy Kunes, and Verlin and Delores Gamble. He is survived by his parents Rick and Bonnie Gamble, and sisters Vanessa (Kent) Barnard and Melissa Gamble, and aunts, uncles and cousins. He had two nephews, twins Aidan and Ethan Hayes. He is also survived by his loving girlfriend Lindsay Gale Gibson, Mt. Holly NC.
Visitation with family and friends will be held on Saturday Nov. 3 at the Manchester Cumberland Presbyterian Church (838 McArthur St.) from 10 a.m. – noon. A memorial service will follow. Donations in Andrew's memory can be made to Park Partners (Inclusive Playground Fund) Manchester Recreation Dept. PO Box 776 Manchester TN 37349, or to the Dusty Elam Foundation (http://dustyelamfoundation.com/).
On Oct. 27, 2018 Mrs. Irma Crowell Massey, age 90, of Murfreesboro, formally of Beechgrove, entered into rest at St. Thomas Rutherford. Irma was a 1945 graduate of Manchester Central High School and Middle Tennessee State college of 1949. She was a teacher in the Tullahoma and Manchester City school system before she retired after 32 years. After retirement she spent 19 years as a teaching leader with Bible Study Fellowship International in the Murfreesboro Women's Day Class. She was an active member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church serving as a Sunday school teacher, treasurer, elder, session clerk and pianist during her 80-year membership at the Beech Grove and Mt. Tabor Cumberland Presbyterian churches. In 2015 she moved into Adam's Place Assisted Living in Murfreesboro. Irma was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Herman "Kat" Massey; beloved granddaughter, Mary Grace Hodsdon; parents, Oscar and Nora Crowell; brother, Burrell H. Crowell and sister, Vivian C. Farrar. She is survived by son, Maxey H. (Deanna) Massey of Lebanon; daughter, Mary Edith (John) Hodsdon of Brentwood; grandchildren, Hillary (Josh) Savley, Adam (Morgan) Massey, Nora Hodsdon; great grandchildren Addie, Noah and Jenna Savley, Samuel and Farrah Massey, Carter Hodsdon; seven Crowell offsprings; a host of Masseys and special cousin, Morty (Joyce) Lloyd of Chattanooga. The family will receive friends from noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at Mt. Tabor Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 6000 Manchester Pike, Murfreesboro A celebration of life will be held immediately following at the Mt. Tabor Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution can be made to Beech Grove New Cemetery c/o Larry Brandon, 269 French Brantley Rd., Wartrace, TN 37183.
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Mrs. Peggy Ann Nobles Miller, 85, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at Horizon Health and Rehab. She was born in Manchester on Sept. 29, 1933 to Jesse Benton Nobles and Ruby Exene Thaxton Nobles who preceded her in death along with her husband, Hiram Alfred "Shorty" Miller; son, Aaron Eugene Miller; sister, Nellie Jarrell; brothers, Benton, Roy and Frank Nobles; granddaughter, Anna Exene Webb; son-in-law, Billy Edward Webb; daughter-in-law, Linda Gail Kimbro Miller. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Manchester and also attended the church she grew up in, Mud Creek Methodist. She had worked as a machine operator in local garments factories and helped her husband in real estate sales. She is survived by her daughters, Patsy Exene Webb of Manchester and Jo Ann (Dirk) Simones, North Carolina; grandchildren, Larry Eugene Miller, Erin Danielle Kehely and Quinton Drew (Rebecca) Simones; great-grandchildren, James Edward "Jamey" Webb-Lowe and McKenna Gail Kehely; sister-in-law, Jean Nobles Freeze; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Central Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Gary Nester and Chaplain Tim Keller officiating with burial in the Manchester City Cemetery. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Saturday and noon until time of service Sunday at Central Funeral Home, Manchester, Tennessee.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Marlene Joan Spears, age 84, of Manchester, will be conducted at 1p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in Holland Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Mrs. Spears entered into rest on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Marlene was born in Central Lake, Mich. to the late William and Genevieve McGuire. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. Marlene loved reading, supporting missionaries, and was an amazing cook. She was a very loving wife, mother and grandma. Marlene is preceded in death by her parents, William and Genevieve McGuire. She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Sam "Les" Spears; one son, Erroll "Britt" (Janet) Spears; one daughter, Susan (Rockey) Hamilton; three sisters, Nancy Melvin, Lois Godfrey, and Merla Haskin; five grandchildren, Nathan Spears, Heather (Adam) Carter, Jeremiah Hamilton, Rebecca Spears, and Lauren (Christopher) Burns; and nine great-grandchildren, Sam Burns, Will Burns, Betsy Burns, Kaylyn Hamilton, Aleyah Hamilton, Kinley Hamilton, Gabriel Carter, Malachi Carter, and Avonlea Carter. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made in Marlene's name to the First Baptist Church Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
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Funeral services for Mr. Horace Elvin Trail, age 73, of Manchester were conducted at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at Manchester Funeral Home with Brother David Wall officiating. Burial followed at Forest Mill Cemetery. The family received friends from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29 at Manchester Funeral Home. Mr. Trail passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at Unity Medical Center. Horace was born in Coffee County, TN to the late Ardith and Mary Aliene Trail. He was employed through carrier for 36 years before retiring. Horace enjoyed shooting guns, being outdoors, and most of all being with his family. In addition to his parents, Horace is also preceded in death by three brothers; Roy Trail, Marion Trail, and Ardith Trail, Jr. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Faye Trail; two sons, Doug Trail (Kim) of Manchester and Greg Trail (Mary Helen) of Beechgrove; one sister Voelia "Bo" Bell of Tullahoma; six grandchildren, Matthew Trail, Jonathan Trail, Wyatt Trail, Courtney Trail, Shannon Wilson, and Kyle Byrom; and four great grandchildren.
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Cleaning is the act of removing unwanted substances, like dirt, infectious agents, and general impurities, from an object, place or environment. Cleaning occurs in many different contexts and uses many different methods. Cleanliness is both the abstract state of being clean and free from dirt and the habit of achieving and maintaining that state. Cleanliness, as the name implies, is achieved through cleaning. Cleanliness may imply a moral quality, as indicated by the aphorism: "cleanliness is next to godliness". In emphasizing an on-going procedure or set of habits for maintenance and prevention, the concept of cleanliness differs from purity, which is a physical, moral, or ritual state of freedom from pollutants. Whereas purity is usually a quality of an individual or substance, cleanliness has a social dimension or implies a system of interactions. A household or workplace may be said to exhibit cleanliness, but not ordinarily purity; cleanliness also would be a characteristic of the people who maintain cleanness or prevent dirtying. On a practical level, cleanliness is thus related to hygiene and disease prevention.
The workplace environment influences employees' productivity, performance and well-being. No matter the industry, maintaining a clean workplace may help keep staff members safe, healthy and efficient. However, busy production schedules and increasing workloads may cause standards to dip.
Cleanliness can impact business results as it creates the first impression for both clients and employees. Businesses should encourage employees to ensure office spaces are clean and tidy so that they may be more effective in their work. More importantly, potential customers and clients should not want to walk in on a dirty business. It turns people off and could force a customer to take their business elsewhere. So, first impressions mean a lot.
During flu season, germs can spread quickly around the workplace if supervisors and workers don't adequately sanitize their hands and environments. Commonly used spaces, such as restrooms, can be hot spots for germs to accumulate. According to Kimberly-Clark, break rooms have been found to have approximately 20,951 bacteria per square inch. Parts of the break room that tend to be touched the most, such as doorknobs, microwave oven handles and sinks, can be ripe with germs.
Another common health hazard of unclean workplaces is the germination of mould. According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), mould can cause adverse health effects for employees who are exposed to mould spores. Mould is a fungus that can release millions of spores into the air and can cause respiratory illnesses. Because of this, OSHA has strict standards employers are asked to follow to prevent the growth of mould in the workplace. According to OSHA, mould germination occurs in warm and humid conditions, making it essential that employers regularly clean worksite facilities, to reduce the chance of mould growth. Employers may also want to refix or clean indoor air filtration systems frequently to ensure any mould spores that are released into the air don't reach workers.
As a result, a messy or unhygienic workplace may influence worker productivity. If employees receive an injury or illness at work, they may not be able to perform their tasks as well as when they were healthy.
- The benefits of commercial office cleaning start with improving employee health. This begins by reducing the number of time workers are out sick. The surfaces of an office can be contaminated quickly without regular, thorough cleaning. For example, the average office keyboard has roughly 7,500 bacteria on it.
- Another health benefit of keeping your workplace clean is that it lowers stress levels. When desks and other work areas start to get disorganized, it can naturally make people feel a little frazzled. If the clutter is not dealt with, over time, it will lead to a big increase in employee stress. Stress can lead to many health issues, including depression, fatigue, sleep trouble, stomach issues and drug abuse. Keeping offices clean at all times helps to reduce the stress that is floating around the workplace.
- Another health issue caused by dirty workplaces is their role in triggering allergies. When filth is left to accumulate in space, it dramatically increases the amount of dust and allergens in the air. This can lead to dry eyes, scratchy throats and other allergic reactions. It can also cause asthma attacks. All of these will significantly reduce worker productivity.
- One of the essential factors in office productivity is employee morale. If the morale level in an office goes down, productivity will inevitably decline. To prevent this, you should take pride in your workspace by keeping it clean. When your desk and office are organized and clean, it makes you feel right about where you work. This good feeling is something that you will share with your co-workers and customers.
- If your business is in a service industry, including the hospitality industry, maintaining clean workplace helps put customers at ease with the rest of your operations. Customers encountering unclean restrooms can develop negative images about your business and may come to distrust your company in other areas. This can mean customers scrutinize your services more closely, and may be more likely to argue about service, quality or charges.
- A clean workplace can lead to happier customers, which reduces overall complaints against your business. Clean facilities show your company's dedication to all phases of the customer service experience. Customers appreciate these efforts and can reward your business with encouraging reviews that generate interest within the local community.
- To prevent slips and falls. Keep your floors dry by using absorbent materials, such as floor mats, in functional locations to remove moisture and soil from shoes.
- Germs spread easily during flu season but using disinfectants prevent the spread of germs and illness, including the flu.
- Specks of dust and vapours are hazardous substances that can create an unsafe workplace. Therefore, proper air filtration lowers exposure to dangerous substances.
- Allowing trash to pile up not only causes clutter but also encourage breeding ground for pests that pose a threat to your workplace. Proper disposal of waste and recyclable materials keeps work areas clutter-free.
In conclusion, if you are feeling overwhelmed by how you can achieve all of these for your organisation, my advice is that you should hire a Professional London Office Cleaning Company. These Guys have years of experience and expertise to do exactly that.
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If you want to change your Holiday arrangements in any way, we will try to help you, although we can not guarantee that we will always be able to do this, as changes are subjected to availability at the time.
Where we can make the changes we will charge for any additional services, facilities, or other items changed, at the price which applies on the day, the changes is made.
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The vehicle provided to the client is not at his disposal.
There are certain aspects of the tour which, we as travel agents, do not have any control. Hence we are making you aware of such areas so you too can enlighten your clients. One such aspect is shopping. Lots of sellers will come to the hotels & houseboats to sell their goods. We take no responsibility whatsoever for the rates and quality. Second such aspect is pony rides in Sonmarg, Gulmarg & Pahalgam. We take no responsibility for services and charges of ponywallas. Though for tourists convenience the Union rates are displayed at most of the places. Third aspect is power cuts. These are regular and sometimes for long durations. Some Hotels & houseboats have generator back-up but only up to 12 a.m. at night after which the generators are switched off due to noise disturbance. The clients are provided with candles.
Transfers by Shikara from Shikara ghat to houseboat and back are provided free of cost, However occasionally during the season you may have to wait for 5-10 minutes for the shikara to come and pick you up as each houseboat has one attached shikara.
Please note that incase of heavy snow, clients have to take 4X4 Snow Jeep from Tangmarg (a place 12 Kms. before of Gulmarg - incase trip to Gulmarg). The supplement charges for the same is INR 1, 450/- appox Per Jeep for To &Fro transfers.
Any cost arising due to natural calamities like landslides, road blocks etc (to be borne by the clients directly on the spot) Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, tips, liquor, boating and Gondola / joy rides
At resorts like Gulmarg, Pahalgam & Sonmarg there are places like ARU Valley, Chandanwari, Betab Valley Thajwas Glacier, Gulmarg Locals, Pahalgam locals, &Sonmarg Locals you need to hire local transport of your own which cost appox Rs.1000 approx to & fro per destination. (Local Transport includes Cabs, Gondola Ride, Pony Rides, & Cart Rides)
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The extra bed being provided at each hotel will be decided by the hotel owner and not the travel agent. So, in that case it is the sole decision of hotel owner that will they provide an extra bed in the form of rool over bed or cot.
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During The period Of Oct to March, Customer will be only provided with Hot Water Bottles and Electric Blankets as a source of heating.All means of other heating sources will be charged separately, and customer has to pay directly to Hotel / Houseboat or where ever applicable.
We provide centrally heated hotels in Deluxe Package, Please Pick The Deluxe Package in case you want centrally heated hotels.
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in case we cancell yourtour due to unavoidbile circumstanes like when we wont be able to provide you some or full promised services, then we will refund the full amount of deposits
The amarnath helicopter tickets is subject to availibilty on the requested dates in case we dont get the tickets we will refund the full amount of deposits.
For Tours Which Include Amarnath Yatra With Helicopter Tickets, the Special Cancelation Policy will be applicable as under
The lead name on the booking must give notice to cancel the Holiday in writing or mail at our office and we shall refund the tour cost after deduction cancellation charges as under.In order to cover our expected loss from the cancellation of the booking there is set scale of charges which must be paid by you or any one traveling with you;
From the bookings till 15 days of arrival, 85% of the tour cost is chargible.
For cancelation made within 15 days of the arrival 100% of the tour amount is chargible
Incase Of No Show, 100% of the tour amount is chargible
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If the Helicopter does not operate due to bad weather, technical or any other unforeseen reasons, we will not be responsible for any financial loss that may be incurred by the passengers due to this. The Helicopter operator may offer the passengers an option to travel the next day. In such cases the passengers would have to pay Rs. 2500 for the vehicle retention for 1 extra night and will also have to pay for their hotel accommodation for extra night. Alternately the passengers may make their own arrangement for the stay in Sonmarg ( not transport ). In case the passenger is unable to perform the Helicopter journey due to the above mentioned reasons, they are entitled to full refund for the airfare only.
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Children below 5 years are complementary in parent's room without extra bed. (Milk/Food for infant or children below 5 years is chargeable and direct payment in hotel.
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1. For postpone/Prepone of tour packages are to be communicated in written and need to be inform us at least 45 days prior of tour date.
2. INR 3000/- will be charged extra for Prepone/postpone.
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The lead name on the booking must give notice to cancel the Holiday in writing or mail at our office and we shall refund the tour cost after deduction cancellation charges as under.
In order to cover our expected loss from the cancellation of the booking there is set scale of charges which must be paid by you or any one traveling with you;
From the booking date till 30 days prior to the arrival date, 30 % of the package cost is chargeable.
From 30 days to 15 days prior to the arrival date, 50 % of the package cost is chargeable.
From 15 days to 7 days prior to arrival date, 75 % of the package cost is chargeable.
For cancellations made within 5 days prior to the arrival date, 100% of the package cost is chargeable.
Changes Made By Us before Travel:
We reserve the rights to do any change in your Holiday programme due to unexpected conditions. If you do not want to accept a significant change, which we will tell you about before you depart, we will (if we are able to do so) offer you an alternative Holiday of equivalent or closely similar standard and price at no extra cost, or a less expensive Holiday, in which case we will refund the difference in price. If you do not wish to take the alternative we offer you, you can choose a different Holiday offered for sale by us and pay, or receive a refund of, any price difference. Or, if you prefer, you can cancel your Holiday and receive a full refund of deposits, which you have paid to us, except for any amendment charges of Rs 1475.00.Unless the change is as a result of circumstances such as fighting, disturbance, terrorist movement, natural tragedy, fire, bad weather conditions, we will pay you compensation as;
Before 12 days prior to the Arrival date, Deposits only.
Before 7 days prior to the Arrival date, 100% of the Holiday Cost.
Before 4 days prior to the Arrival date, 100% of the Holiday Cost + 1.25% of Holiday Cost.
Before 2 days prior to the Arrival date, 100% of the Holiday Cost + 3.50% of Holiday Cost.
Circumstances beyond Our Control:
We cannot pay any compensation, reimburse expenses, or cover losses for any amount or otherwise accept responsibility, if as a result of circumstances beyond our control, we have to change your Holiday after booking, or we, cannot supply your Holiday, as we had agreed, or you suffer any loss or damage of any description. When we refer to circumstances beyond our control, we mean any event that we could not foresee or avoid, even after taking all reasonable care. Such circumstances will usually include, but are not limited to, war, threat of war, airport closures, epidemic, natural or nuclear disaster, terrorist activity, civil unrest, industrial dispute, bad weather.
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We want all our customers to have an enjoyable, carefree Holiday. But you must remember that you are responsible for your actions and the effect they may have on others. If we, or another person in authority, believe your actions could upset, annoy or disturb other customers or our own staff, or put them in any risk or danger, or damage property or you are unfit to travel, we may end your Holiday and terminate your contract. You and your traveling party will be prevented from using your booked accommodation, transport, and any other Travel Arrangements forming part of your booking and we will not be liable for any refund, compensation or any other costs you have to pay. Alternatively at our discretion, you may be permitted to continue with your Holiday but may have additional terms of carriage imposed upon you.
In addition to the above and the effect your actions may have on others, you must particularly also bear in mind that you are responsible for your safety, and that you are responsible for the condition of the property you occupy. We are not responsible for any accidents which occur in or around irresponsible behavior, or for any accidents which occur anywhere on properties because of glass, china or the like which you have broken and/or have left in a way in which injury can result.
We expect that you will enjoy your holiday with us. We appreciate that you may well drink alcohol as part of your enjoyment. You must, however, do so responsibly and we will have no liability to you for any injury, loss or damage you suffer as a result of your judgment being impaired wholly or partly by alcohol.
We will hold you and the members of your traveling party jointly and individually liable for any damage to the accommodation, furniture, apparatus or other materials located within the accommodation, together with any legal costs we incur in pursuing a claim. It is your duty to report any breakages, defects or damage to an appropriate person immediately.
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We aim to provide the best Holiday possible. However, if you are not satisfied please complain as soon as possible to the relevant person (for example, the accommodation management or transport supplier). If they cannot help, you must tell your Holiday Representative and we will do everything reasonably possible to sort the problem out. If you are still not satisfied, If you do not have the services of a Representative, you must contact us at +91 9086503003 straight away. No complaints or refund for the same be entertained after the Holiday programs. All disputes shall be subject to jurisdiction of Srinagar courts only.
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Your Memphis Guide To Super Bowl 53
Super Bowl 53 is on February 3, 2019. Whether you're going out or staying in on Super Bowl Sunday, here's your guide to the big game's food, drink, and festivities in Memphis.
Keep reading for a list of places to watch the Super Bowl in Memphis, Memphis Super Bowl parties, places that deliver in Memphis, and places for Memphis hot wings.
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New England Patriots v. Los Angeles Rams
5:30 p.m. CST on CBS
1. Where To Watch The Super Bowl In Memphis: places doing specials and parties.
– Celtic Crossing will host a Superb Owl Party starting at 3 p.m. with drink specials including $10 beer buckets and $5 Jameson, plus $2 off appetizers and hot wings and homemade chili.
– Privé hosts a Super Bowl Viewing Party on Sunday with food and drink specials and music by DJ Houston. Free admission and doors open at 4:30 p.m.
– The Hi-Tone is raffling off a Crock Pot full of meatballs at halftime. The "event" is from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. I hope this is real.
– Craft Republic Sanderlin (aka Fox & Hound) will host a Puppy Bowl Watch Party from noon to 4 p.m. hosted by Melody the dog. Entry is a $5 donation for the Humane Society. Family-friendly. I have a sneaky feeling they'll probably show the human game afterwards.
– High Point Pub hosts their 27th annual Super Bowl Sunday Funday from 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
– Tug's on Mud Island will offer Big Game Sunday Specials from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., including $2 bottled domestics, happy hour drinks, $5 apps, plus food specials like chili cheese dogs, nachos, buffalo chicken, and jalapeño poppers.
– High Cotton Taproom will show the game on their new six-foot-tall TV in the back room, and Edge Alley next door will have a special menu with buffalo-style wings, ranch burgers, steak chili, and jalapeño poppers.
– Local Gastropub will host a Super Bowl party with a buffet and drink specials. Best I can tell, it's happening at both locations.
– Loflin Yard will host a Saints Super Bowl Boycott party starting at 1 p.m. with $2 Bud Light draft and "NFL Ref Olympics" where participants will be blindfolded to play cornhold and darts.
– Railgarten will host a Watch Party starting at 5:30 p.m. with happy hour pricing on Jell-O shots, pitchers, and drafts.
– Horseshoe Tunica hosts the "Ultimate Super Bowl Experience" inside the Bluesville bar with a giant screen, food and bev specials, and giveaways. Free admission. Doors at 3:30 p.m.
– Robusto by Havana Mix Cigar Bar hosts a watch party from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 250 Peabody Place.
– Perignons hosts a Watch Party with $2 pints, $9 pitchers, $8 punch, big screens, and no cover. Doors at 3:30 p.m.
– Wild Bill's hosts a Super Bowl Watch Party with blues by the Juke Joint AllStars. Doors at 5 p.m.
The Whitehaven Library will host a super bowl party with "pizza, chicken wings, activities for children, half-time entertainment".
– Muddy's will host a football cookie decorating gathering the day before, Saturday at 10 a.m. Limited seating!
Here are some other places to watch, in no particular order. Let me know your favorite spots and I'll add them to the list.
Kooky Canuck
Max's Sports Bar
Green Beetle
Aldo's Pizza Pies
Local Gastropub
Central BBQ
Bardog Tavern
Flying Saucer
Silly Goose
The Bayou
Local on the Square
Young Avenue Deli
Slider Inn
The Second Line
East + 'burbs:
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The Bluff
Kooky Canuck Cordova
Flying Saucer Cordova
Brookhaven Pub
Dan McGuinness
Mr. P's Buffalo Wings
2. What To Eat: where to get hot wings or order delivery
Super Bowl = Food = Hot Wings for many people. Here are some (but not all) of the best places in Memphis to get them, in no particular order. Below that is a short list of great places that deliver.
Places To Get Hot Wings
Wing Guru
Central BBQ
Mr. P's
Places That Deliver/Cater: plan ahead and call early. Individual restaurants may have geographic delivery restrictions. It might be worth calling places days ahead of time to find out individual establishments' ordering and delivery policies due to high demand.
– Aldo's Pizza (downtown and midtown locations deliver to their neighborhoods, respectively)
– Bardog (downtown only)
– Camy's
– Cozy Corner is doing pre-orders for catering while supplies last and will be open 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Pre-orders only! Call 901-527-9158 for details and orders.
– Garibaldi's
– Little Italy
– Jet's Pizza
– Mulan
– New Wing Order Food Truck is doing pre-orders for party packs of wings and tacos for pickup or drop off. Call 901-747-8893 for details.
– Trolley Stop
– Ubee's
– Wang's
– Young Ave. Deli (Cooper Young area only)
– Westy's Downtown + Westy's Express Midtown (downtown + midtown only)
Of course, we have UberEats and BiteSquad, too. I've had good experiences with both. I've had less great experiences with DoorDash and they seem to have mostly chains and fast food, but nothing to make me not want to try them again.
3. Other Places/Things That Might Be Helpful For Your Super Bowl Sunday Consumption Needs
– Cash Saver is helpful for their cheap beer selection and growler filling station.
– Don't forget Fresh Market, Whole Foods, and Kroger for prepared foods.
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Invite a friend and join the men of MVC for a night of fellowship, encouragement, worship, free dinner, and free childcare. Dinner begins at 6pm followed by worship and a special message just for the Men. Plan on joining us Saturday May 19th at 6pm. All men are welcome. Contact the church office for more information.
Free Dinner
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Chinese-American archetypes are peppered throughout the national imagination. From Arnold Genthe's century-old Chinatown photographs to the familiar literary caricature of Lee Chong in Steinbeck's Cannery Row, clichéd imagery of Chinese Americans through history reflects shifting political and social attitudes on a national scale. What was the experience of immigration like for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese Americans facing racism and exclusion in nineteenth and twentieth century America? What did it mean to make a life in the US? How was Chinese American identity shaped by politics and trade, exclusion and inclusion?
The exhibition 'Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion' is in essence a tale of identity formation as Chinese immigrants weathered the tumultuous tides of US-China relations and inconstant immigration policy from the eighteenth century to contemporary times. The New York Historical Society has created in its exhibition a complex tale of the shifting status of people of Chinese origin in American history.
The story begins in the eighteenth century as a tale of commerce. American merchants ventured to China seeking exotic spices, porcelain bone china, and silk as early as 1784 on the Empress of China, a vessel whose likeness is depicted on a decorative fan on display in the exhibition. Though the young American nation approached the Chinese with deference during this period, the later nineteenth century was characterized by animosity on the diplomatic level, first with the Opium Wars during which China was forced to relinquish its restrictions on Western imports, and later during the wave of Chinese immigration during the era of the railroads in the US.
By 1880, there were more than 100,000 Chinese living in the US. Though many were male laborers employed to build the western section of the first transcontinental railroad, women, merchants, diplomats, and students were also among the Chinese American population of the nineteenth century. Animosity toward Chinese laborers, fueled by a series of anti-Chinese riots, however, found its way into policy. On May 6, 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur; thereby constituting one of the most momentous restrictions on immigration in the nation's history. Under this legislation, Chinese laborers (and those individuals of Chinese origin suspected of seeking work in manual labor) were prevented from entering the US; a law that remained on the books until its repeal by the Magnuson Act in 1943.
The Chinese Exclusion Act made life difficult not only for those Chinese seeking to immigrate; American citizens of Chinese descent already living in the United States were denied reentry and as a result, many families were broken up. Around the midpoint of the exhibition, the curatorial focus shifts toward the hardships faced by Chinese Americans as fallout from exclusionary immigration laws and practices.
By the early twentieth century, incoming migrants from China were routinely sent to detention barracks on Angel Island, off the coast of San Francisco. Large facsimiles of identity card documents that all Chinese Americans were required to carry – even national starlets like Anna May Wong – accompany life size reproductions of detention facility accommodations where immigrants awaited news of their status. By the early 20th century, Chinese newcomers to the US were finding ways around exclusionary laws by claiming relation to Chinese American merchant families. This practice is detailed in the exhibition's section on 'paper sons'; i.e. young Chinese men who sought entry to the US on purchased identity papers.
The Historical Society's coverage of the early centuries of the Chinese in America is excellent. The exhibition showcases a variety of artifacts from a reproduction of an opium ball to mid-nineteenth century artistic depictions of Chinese theater and an 1883 newspaper article representing the first recorded usage of the term 'Chinese American'.
Unfortunately the exhibition unravels somewhat around the post-war period. Though the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 ushered in a significant change in both US-China relations and public reception of the Chinese American population, the exhibit shifts away from a broader historical perspective in favor of personal narrative. While some may find a series of cartoons recounting the familial history of Bronx native Amy Chin and her ancestors to be endearing, it seemed to me that though the narrative spanned several decades it did so while glossing over critical detail. For example, how did the evolving relationship between Maoist China and the United States in the Nixon era affect Chinese Americans' perception of their country of origin? How was a reaction to the Cultural Revolution and communism refracted in the formation of Chinese American identity and group consciousness?
Overall, the exhibition hits its mark, though we are left with some unanswered questions about what this centuries-old history means to Chinese Americans today. Riding the wave of the increasingly popular subject of identity politics, the New York Historical Society has created in 'Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion' a sound and thought-provoking starting point for productive discussion.


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for cheeky brothers & sisters / le vestiaire des inséparables
This idea didn't pick up any awards but it made our Mama proud.
We did a Kickstarter campaign with my Twin sister Charlotte, and created Twocute Paris the first ever fashion label tailor-made for Twins & siblings. The idea is very simple: we design cute complementary outfits to celebrate the special bond and duality between brothers & sisters. For each new collection, we came up with a universal, colourful and metaphorical story: like Day & Night (ss17), like Cat & Mouse (AW17) and like Fruits & Vegetables (SS18)… because every kid is unique, Twins included!
We've decided to put this project on hold. It's a pity, I know, but our entrepreneurial adventures might continue if we find investors who believe in this project as much as we do. Let's see… Twins never give up that easy ;)
Charlotte Ducros: Cofounder & Production Queen
Christophe Ducros: Cofounder & Creative Director
For the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall, we had an amazing true story to tell: two former guards from East and West Berlin who met through an Airbnb flat.
To showcase how Airbnb can bring people together and overcome their inner barriers, we created a global
The concept and script were created
The illustration and animation were created by Psyop, New York.
Agency: VCCP Berlin
ECD: Oliver Frank
In 2015, Converse celebrated the century of its iconic Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers and the people who turn their "Chucks" into their artistic canvas.
We were asked to find local inspiration and adapt the "Made by You" campaign to the German market.
The concept and scripts were created with Marc Garreta (AD), David Kauder (CW), Anne Cote (AD) and Jeremy Hoffmeister (CD)
Ageny: VCCP Berlin
ECD: Oliver Frank
Thiago Silva - Brazil National Team & Paris Saint Germain captain - partnered with Skullcandy to become the company's first football brand ambassador.
To promote its new Crashers headphones, Skullcandy wanted an impactful print campaign with strong French headlines to make its Stay Loud message and Thiago's leadership resonate for the new season kickoff.
CW: Christophe Ducros
AD: Marc Garreta
ECD : Oliver Frank (VCCP Berlin)
Brand Awareness / US campaign > Transcreation for the French market
Shopify works with independent business owners every day to help turn their big ideas into thriving businesses. In April 2019, Shopify launched its first integrated brand campaign, "Let's Make You a Business," in North America to encourage the next wave of independent business owners by highlighting how Shopify can help them to start, grow and manage a business.
Shopify wants also French entrepreneurs to use its all-in e-commerce solution. The brief was to transcreate the US message - tagline & headlines* - for the French market. This is the strategy we came up with the R/GA Berlin team and the copy I've written to appeal to all French entrepreneurs.
Client: Shopify
Agency: R/GA Berlin
* in the end, only 2 of these headlines made the cut (Tokyo & Rio, see below the two first creatives ) but Shopify kept also the 'moment' mechanic I came up with for its campaign :)
Personal project.
I once went to a fashion show. I did enjoy the women. Less the show. It's always the same deal: goddess creatures walk up the runway. F*** catwalk. Models should show up differently on stage.
So I started dreaming of models. In a pool.
Of a collection. In a pool.
For years, I tried to reach Diesel to tell them about that activation stunt idea. And if nobody replied to my emails, I pitched it anyway on Instagram to Nicola Formichetti, Diesel's Director Artistic.
Still waiting for his call.
Illustration by Isabelle Alibert.
Design by Paul Brandreth
I've freelanced 6 months for Productman - Buzzman Paris brand innovation department - to think of and develop groundbreaking products and services for their clients. This is one of the services we've created with the team: Ciboulette.bio.
The client Botanic - one of the French leader in the gardening sector - has always been struggling to reach the Parisian target.
Only the happy few have a garden in Paris indeed. However, if you are a bit lucky, your flat might has its own little balcony or a nice exposure to the daylight.
So to convert Parisians into green thumbs, we've developed Ciboulette.bio, a monthly box service that empowers Parisians to grow their bio fruits & veggies at their own place. The good news is, Parisians will be able soon to make the difference between a cucumber and a zucchini.
I've freelanced 6 months for Productman - Buzzman Paris brand innovation department - to think of and develop groundbreaking products and services for their clients. This is one of the services we've created with the team: Urentrée.com.
The struggle of children's back-to-school shopping is now over with Urentrée.com. A turnkey and parent-friendly service we developed for our client Systeme U that allows parents to order all the scholar supplies needed in a minute. 🤓📚 The only thing left for them to do is to fully enjoy they Summer vacations.
The world has become a global village but flight prices kept their metropolitan dimensions. Therefore, frequent flyer miles shouldn't be wasted if they can serve a better purpose.
Created with Henri Gerniers (CW) and Marc Garreta (AD).
School: Miami Ad School Europe
Tutor: Niklas Frings-Rupp
Raise is a Paris-based headhunting company working and networking globally. They contacted me to help them improving their branding. They first needed a new name. I thought Skeelz would make total sense: it's short thus easy to remember, and most importantly it says it all about what they do and it's fully aligned with their brand signature: People Matter.
Skeelz needed also a new brand tonality. I pitched them a fresh and disruptive tone of voice because all headhunting and recruiting companies talk the same way. I'm glad now Skeelz doesn't.
The copy I wrote for their website is in French (for now). Great if you can understand it.
Why is the closest thing to a laugh on social media a stingy "LOL"? We created a case video to challenge the legendary "Open Happiness" expert to invest further in the laughing territory.
And a few months later, one of its agency (Ogilvy Berlin) invited us for a workshop to develop more ideas around this concept.
Created with Valeria González (CW) and Marc Garreta (AD).
Agency: Heimat, Hamburg
ECD: Jo Marie Farwick
With its new signature - 'Make Life A Ride' - BMW Motorrad changed its vision. Now, the brand stands for much more than simple biking. It's a true lifestyle, one to be embraced. Just like longboarding.
Keen to appeal to a younger and more urban target, BMW Motorrad launched in March 2016 the new BMW G 310 R, a bike tailored-made for all city dwellers.
We came up with a very simple story - a riding metaphor - not only to highlight the bike's agile and versatile features but also to invite all diehard riders to challenge the city.
The concept and script were created with Marc Garreta (AD) and Oliver Frank (ECD); and produced with Anne Mills Coté (AD) and Philip Bolland (CD).
Agency: VCCP Berlin
Production: Stink Berlin
Proactive idea for Nikon. And sport fans.
Created with Marc Garreta (AD) and Henri Gerniers (CW).
Tutor: Niklas Frings-Rupp (Miami Ad School)
Our entry for the 2012's D&AD Student Awards. The brief was to "find a digital creative idea that will get people to be more interactive with Spotify on Facebook."
School: Miami Ad School Europe
Personal photography project.
Want to see more? Here's the magic link to my website.


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The Guardian's Culture Professionals Network reveals some of the best advice, best practices, and best tips from the arts management community.
1) 18 tips for managing your arts and heritage staff
2) How to recognize, prevent and deal with burnout in a creative job
3) 10 social media tips for arts organizations
And now, the international museum conference you must register for early! MuseumNext is Europe's conference on social and digital media for the museum sector. For the third year in a row, registration to MuseumNext reached capacity long before the two-day conference rolled around this past May. Interested latecomers were placed on a waiting list.
What is the event about?
- Coverage of the hottest topics and technologies from the digital side of museums
- Packed schedule: keynotes, multi-track conference, workshops and more
- World class speakers and fresh perspectives from museums across the globe
- Unbeatable atmosphere: hundreds of museum geeks, networking and meet ups
- Great value: catering throughout the day, rewatch presentations online after the event and free high speed wifi.
This year's conference was in Barcelona, Spain, with over 350 delegates from 34 countries across the globe. The topic of discussion: what's next for museums? Speakers on this year's program included Nancy Proctor of the Smithsonian Institution (mobile strategy and revolutionary practices in museums), Tijana Tasich and Elena Villaespesa of the TATE (online metrics), Allegra Burnette of the MoMa (the Mobile Museum), and many other notable and forward-thinking figures in the museum world. To view videos of these lectures, visit MuseumNext's Facebook page.
The MuseumNext website is loaded with hot topics and insightful discussion in the arts management field. To get a feel for the scope of the content discussed, check out these articles:
- Why most museum websites are terrible (at achieving mission)
- What's Your MET?
- Google+ and the Museum
- Social Commerce and the Museum
- and the presentation, Rethinking the Museum for the Digital Age


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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) or Pre-implantation Genetic Screening (PGS) is the process of an embryo or infertilised egg's genetic profiling. It is conducted before implanting it in the womb of the female partner. PGD is often considered to be similar to prenatal diagnosis. In IVF, this procedure is used to screen and diagnose the unbalance in the inheritance of chromosomal abnormalities. Using this method, the specialists can select only the embryos that have no genetic disorder so that there is an increased chance of a healthier child. It can also be used to identify underlying cancer possibility.
Couples usually consider the use of this diagnostic measure for some of the following reasons:
Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration (PESA) is a simple process used to obtain a man's sperm for Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). It is usually conducted on men who face a block of the vas deferens. This block can occur due to vasectomy in the past or some other unknown obstruction. For this procedure, the aspiration usually needs to be made on either side of the scrotum. But sometimes, patients prefer the aspiration on a single side, so that scarring can be minimized.
PESA is conducted under the influence of a local anaesthetic. Once numb, a needle is injected in order to aspirate the seminal fluids. An andrologist then tests the fluid for motile sperms. This procedure will be conducted multiple times if necessary until a motile sperm is found. PESA is mostly conducted before the female partner's oocyte & embryo donation because it doesn't make sense to extract the woman's eggs, if there is no moving sperm found.
Testicular Sperm Aspiration (TESA) is a procedure that helps diagnose a condition called azoospermia (in which there is no sperm in a man's seminal fluid). It can also be used to recover sperms with other problems or obstructions during ejaculation if all other methods and procedures fail to do so. The sperm recovered using this method are usually less motile than the ones obtained during ejaculation. If the sperm aspiration is successful, it may either be used immediately or frozen for future use. The ICSI method is then used to fertilise the eggs extracted from the female partner.
Testicular sperm aspiration is conducted under the influence of a local anesthetic. A fine needle is injected into testicles, and a small amount of seminal fluid is extracted from the seminiferous tubules. It is then for immediate or later fertilisation.
Endometrial Receptivity Array (ERA) is also a diagnostic measure like the PGD/PGS. But this method diagnoses the state that the endometrial receptivity is in. In this method, the specialists analyse 238 genes, which are crossbred with the RNA (ribonucleic acid) obtained from a sample endometrial tissue. This analysis helps classify the genes as 'receptive' or 'non-receptive'. This test, however, does not prove whether the patient is fertile or non-fertile, it is only about the endometrial receptivity.
For this analysis, an endometrial biopsy is conducted on the female partner either during her natural menstrual cycle or the replacement cycle of hormones. Post the biopsy, it is initiated into an endometrial receptivity array cryotube containing a fluid for tissue preservation.
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As mentioned in previous posts, I am having a lot of fun with my set of BIC Mark-It Fine Point Permanent Markers. I've also rediscovered two older clear stamp sets - a couple of my first stamping gifts.
Both started on A6 sized cards, but I realised I had stamped the proportions wrong on the 'Thank You' card, so I cut some of the top off to even it out (as Tim Gunn would say: "Make it work!").
stamps: Hero Arts Sparkle Clear set Hello Birdie, Hero Arts clear stamp set 'A', Hero Arts Clear Stamps Say It All
ink: Ranger Archival Ink Pad Jet Black
paper: 300gsm card, cut and scored to A6
accessories: rhinestones, BIC Mark-It Fine Point Permanent Markers


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Paprika (2006) adapted from a novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui
Satoshi Kon's final anime feature film is a wild but intelligently thought out ride through the world of dreams. A film often cited as having inspired Christopher Nolan's Inception, its embrace of themes such as the dangers of the malicious use of technology and the influence of culture on consciousness are all the more pertinent nowadays.
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Blue Velvet (1986) written and directed by David Lynch
Don the gas mask for this analysis of the surreal director's subconsciously disturbing classic starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini and Dennis Hopper.
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Frank (2014) starring Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson
Director Lenny Abrahamson and writer Jon Ronson's loose account of the eccentric comedy musician Frank Sidebottom is blackly funny, bittersweet and strange.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
This Monty Python take on the Arthurian Legend is so funny it will leave more than just a flesh wound.
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Despite its truly international character, Prague has still nurtures its own culture and, above all, its unique culinary culture. From traditional breweries that offer classic Czech dishes and regional beer specialties to modern interpretations of traditional recipes in unique locations, Czech cuisine successfully adapts to the demands of both locals and international tourists. Read on for our top picks.
ART&FOOD Had
The Art & Food Had restaurant is based on the successful combination of the modern interpretation of original Czech recipes along with international cuisine and a selection of fine wines from all around the world. Its location is far above the ordinary, with the restaurant also being a fantastic modern art gallery that exhibits over 200 paintings on two floors by both local and international artists. The Art & Food Had also sells the regional products used in the restaurant's kitchen, such as cheese, meat or sausages, directly to its guests. Art & Food Had also offers live music events and wine tasting.
Plaska 617/4, Mala Strana, Prague 150 00, Czech Republic, +420 605 555 050
Restaurace Mlejnice
In the immediate vicinity of the Old Town Square, Restaurace Mlejnice offers traditional Czech dishes, such as goulash or pork neck side-by-side with modern international cuisine, like chicken wings and pork ribs. This is complemented with a wide selection of beers, such as Velkopopovický Kozel, Gambrinus and above all, the legendary Czech lager Pilsner Urquell. The menu is served in both the traditionally rustic interior and the outdoor garden in the summer seasons, creating a homely atmosphere.
Kozna 14, Prague 110 00, Czech Republic, +420 224 228 635
U Bulínů
Located a little outside the hustle and bustle of Prague's city centre, U Bulínů has become one of Prague's most popular Czech restaurants, and deservedly so, with its traditional menu. Highlights include rabbit in mustard sauce, pork belly with black beer sauce and salmon trout with thyme. You'll also find high-quality beverages; this restaurant is just the ticket if you're after a traditional Czech meal.
Nota Bene
The restaurant Nota Bene serves classic Czech and Eastern European cuisine with a varied menu that offers a few surprises. You can find fish specialties like the freshly prepared trout salad or the grilled salmon with ratatouille. Or for dessert, there's the delicious homemade blueberry cheesecake. All its dishes use high-quality products and are very affordable, especially considering its convenient location in the city. Nota Bene is also known for its excellent selection of beers, with five different choices of craft beers that all come from small local breweries.
Mikovcova 4, Prague, Czech Republic, +420 721 299 131
Klášterní Pivovar Strahov (Strahov Monastery Brewery)
Prague's old Strahov Monastery, which is located close to Prague Castle, also houses a traditional brewery that specializes in the combination of classic Czech dishes with locally brewed beers. The brewery was only restored in 2000 in an extensive reconstruction process, after being closed down in 1907. The venue now offers space to a total capacity of 350 guests in its three locations: the brewery itself, the St. Norbert restaurant and the brewery courtyard.