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On the other hand, the history of chess generally cites the Indian game "chaturanga" as the most common predecessor. Then, the pieces were elephants, cavaliers, chariots, infantrymen... that is, different elements of an army. Adopted and transformed over the years by the Persians and the Arabs, the game reached Europe during the time of the Crusades, either through Moslem Spain around 1000 A.D. or by the south of Italy. The game was modified once again. The pieces were westernized, for example the vizir became queen, the elephant transformed into a bishop. New rules were created in the Middle Ages, including two which clearly improved the speed of the game: the increased movement of the bishop and of the queen.As a result of this increased speed, players then began to find it preferable to announce "check" and "gardez la dame" ("protect the queen").
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It's late. My big girl is curled up in our bed waiting for me. My little girl is snuggled in her Moses basket next to me as my outstretched leg rocks the cradle it stands on just enough to keep her steady breathing from awakening.
It's been a very good couple of days where, on reflective evenings like tonight, my soul settles into its grateful place...a very good place to be.
And grateful places need good rest. But before good rest comes our acknowledgement of good things.
With no further ado...
We are enjoying...
Our Tulips.
Our third bouquet this spring...and as those perfect purple cups open wide with their last hoorah, I can't help but think they are celebrating something.
I forgot how full of life spring really is.
Responsive Smiles.
All the time. She drinks in our faces, our coos, our eyes...like a drug. And just when your heart's about to bust, it comes...this tiny grin and squinty eyes and sometimes, if you're lucky...a gkooooo. I've been waiting for this...and it feels amazing.
I love my kids to the moon and back and ask for nothing in return, but when they love me back and I feel it...oh, it's heaven.
I've been blessed to have some amazing people brought into my life this past year. And, while I don't have a 'little black book', I do have a rich blend of beautiful souls that have been poured into my life for good reason. I love my village of kindred spirits.
With that said...California Chick, you rock.
Lainey's pots have been transplanted, and we are enjoying watching our green friends stretch their stems a little higher each day, growing layers of broad leaves and promising happy blossoms to come. In the meantime, she learns the joy of watering and watching and knowing amazing things can start with the smallest of seeds. The smallest of ideas. The smallest of souls.
Her Creative Heart
I never tire of hearing her ask to color. to paint. to create. Or of watching her, all tongue-hanging-out and shy-smiling as she swirls her brush to make beauty.
Continued Party Plans
Planning my girl's birthday makes my heart happy, and I can't wait to see her take it all in on the day we celebrate the magical day she was born.
These can be found in the dollar bins at Joanns...and, with some tiny funnels and an array of shimmer dusts, our party guests can create their own layered fairy dusts in these sweet little bottles. Add some ribbon and a cool tag and voila...super cool party craft, not to mention a great take-home treat for little girls to lure fairies and ensure some sweet dreams.
Watch Dog
She may be little, but she is mighty. Latte takes the role of watchdog seriously as she oversees the sleeping babe. Dude. Don't mess with a poodle.
My Second Mama
She knows my soul. She lives across the street. She holds and hugs my babies like they're her own. She's our Nana Kate, and she is special.
She asked tonight if she could have Nella forever. I said "no," but we settled on a custody agreement of Friday mornings so I can have some alone time with the big sister.
And Nana Kate's grandkids are here for spring break and consequently, my girls' love-ometer is off the charts.
It's magic to behold. The enchantment of little souls interacting. Smiling. Taking each other in. Oh to be little and to have friends.
Knowing what my village of kindred spirits brings me...what a joy it is to see her build hers...soul by precious soul.
Sock Monkeys
Ours come with lots of love from Aunt E. And Nella just got her own today. We think she likeys. Thank you, Aunt E.
My First Girl
I had a radio interview the other morning. And as I smoothly retold the night of Nella's birth, I felt it happening again. The lump in my throat, the hot tears pooling, and the beautiful heartache of love as I neared the part where my beautiful girl taught me how to love. She teaches me more than that every day, but to her I am ever grateful...just for being her.
Oh, you little willow. You blonde little sprite. I love you.
Our Street
For it's a happy place. There are kind souls that live in the houses that line our street...and that makes it the Boardwalk of our Monopoly. Prime location. And not for what its worth in dollars. No. Prime for its worth in friendly faces that smile and wave and run to see how big the girls have gotten when we walk by. For its driveway firepits on Saturday nights and doors that I knock on Sunday mornings because I'm out of coffee cream again. For its mess of bikes and trikes and wheeled thing-a-mabobs that end up in our yard every weekend, but that only means there's kids inside. For its borrowed mamas and grandmas that fill in when mine are far away. And, tonight, for the happy huddle of souls that lined our friends' driveway as we watched fireworks for no good reason but to celebrate togetherness.
And, as I watched as kids danced in cloudy smoke and friends swaddled my baby, I was reminded again that life is very good, we are very blessed and the good always, always outweighs the bad.
Hey, tomorrow's Friday...and that's always good. Celebrate life this weekend. There's lots of it.


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Has anyone tried Kettle Bells?
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Anyone tried Kettle Bells?
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Has anyone tried Kettle Bells? If so how do you like it? Thanks
I've used to do kettlebells a lot and really like them (I was briefly on a crossfit kick). If done properly, they can help build great core power while also extending your flexibility. One downfall is that they are a bit expensive ... you'd only likely need 2 or 3 kettlebells for a decent full body workout (i.e. .5, 1.0, and 1.5 pood kettlebell if you're a guy - a pood is equal to 16kg if I remember right), but a set like this can cost $150-250.
If you live in a big city, there may even be a kettlebell gym near you where you could try it out before you spend the big bucks.
Good luck but be careful. Proper form is important using these.
All of these things are pretty cool, none are necessary, some are better than others.
With proper form (as with any free-movement exercise), kettlebell exercises work very well. Like with dumbbells and medicine balls, they are nice because they are "locally portable", meaning you can move them around the house, store them in a closet, take them to the park, etc. This is goodness.
Just be aware that many folks are doing them specifically because... other folks are doing them. Kinda like why I needed Capn Crunch when I was a kid. The commercial told me so.
(I'm still trying to decide about ye olde crossfit. It has a similar MO and is the current big thing... but it is really REALLY big. Crossfit competitions! Nationals! Holy crap!)
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You can great nice bosu balls there and good steps for step aerobics too.
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If I had to choose one bell to start what weight would be appropraite? Little backround. I am a 130 lb male, experienced weight lifter. The stuff I have been doing for the past 5 years is mostly body weight and dumbell stuff. One leg squats off a bench, one leg deads, pull up's, push ups etc... I train and run marathons but have always kept weights a pretty big part of my regime.
I'm getting board with regular strength training and just not benefiting from it anymore. For instance I can do one leg squats with 2- 20 b dumbells till I fall asleep. I can do 100 pushups and it feels like an aerobic workout, I can do any "core" exercise you can imagine. Nothing seems to challenge me like it used to. I don't want to lift heavy weights, like go to the gym or anything. I want to incorporate some of the power based movements with kettle bells. I think i can benefit from stuff like cleans and such. I also like the full range of motion in the lifts.
So I was hoping to get one weight to start with and sorta buy more as I go. Also, I will need a DVD to get me started to learn the lifts and routines. This is another ball of confusion. Which DVD's are good? They have one's for cardio(with marathon training I don't need cardio or 'fat' burning), they have one's for power lifts, one's for core etc...
Thanks for all your replies
I didn't knock it.
I included it in the set of formerly Big Thing things, that's all. I do a ton of stuff with steps, though not set to music and w/o grapevining.
Yes, no grapevining here. I would likely hurt myself if I tried.
Hey, my brother has a Total Gym that he uses as a closet extension. He tried to sell it to me a few years back and I was like...seriously...do I look that gullible?!
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I didn't knock it. I included it in the set of formerly Big Thing things, that's all. I do a ton of stuff with steps, though not set to music and w/o grapevining.
I think you are knocking grapevining now though...and I really like it...so cut it out! Now where did I put my unitard and slouch socks?
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I know where that is. LeBron has it.
What about my unitard?
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PITTSBURGH After having enjoyed plenty of the most complete, most productive seasons in the history of the NHL, there is little more for Jaromir Jagr to achieve. For most of Friday night, however, he was hoping only for at least one more chance to try.
I didnt play much in this game, he was saying after the Flyers 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. But I was waiting for my chance. And sometimes, less means more.
Jagr played just 13 minutes and 17 seconds total in 22 shifts Friday, a little less than most of the regular Flyers forwards, but far below what his career accomplishments would suggest. But with Game 2 of the opening-round playoff series tied at 5-5, there he was deep in the Pittsburgh zone, collecting a rebound, spinning and firing a shot past Marc-Andre Fleury.
At 9:13 of the third, his first goal and second point of the series gave the Flyers their first lead. As the game-winner, it silenced a Consol Energy Center crowd that boos the former Penguin at every opportunity.
Less did mean more.
If I couldnt be happy in that game, Jagr said. I dont even think I could play.
On a global hockey scale, one game-winning goal in a first-round playoff game might not mean as much to a player already destined for the Hall of Fame and who has won two Stanley Cups.
But at age 40, Jagr will take it ... and show up for Game 3.
By not playing as much, you are kind of fresher, he reasoned. And maybe next game, I could play even more. But I enjoy every shift I can have.
Though the Flyers have a 2-0 command in the best-of-seven series, they oddly have not had many on-ice minutes to savor. They didnt lead in Game 1 until Jakub Voraceks overtime game-winner. In Game 2, they were ahead for 10:47 of the 60 minutes.
We kind of started the same way we did in Game 1, Jagr said. Maybe it was a little better, because we were behind after the first period, 3-1, not 3-0 --- a little improvement from the first game. Cou (Sean Couturier) had a great night. So did G (Claude Giroux). And Bryz (Ilya Bryzgalov) was a hero. He kept us in the game.
Couturier and Giroux had hat tricks, and Bryzgalov was the best goalie on the ice. But Jagrs athletic game-winner was worthy of inclusion among his career snapshots.
It was the whole team tonight, Peter Laviolette said. Jaromir Jagr had a big goal. And when you are able to come back like that, it says volumes about the character in the room.
Eerily, Jagr literally is a character in the other Consol Center room, his photo on the wall high above the Penguins lockers, along with other franchise greats.
But he has too much hockey still to play to settle for memories. Thats why he waited for another Friday ... and provided one. Asked afterward if it was one of the craziest games in his memory, he grinned.
Dont forget, he said, smiling. I have played 20 years, so I have seen a lot of wild ones. That was pretty wild today. But there have been a lot of them in my hockey career.
And always room for more.
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Over the past six months, I've had versions of the following conversation play out hundreds of times.
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, I ask a southeastern Wisconsin business owner, "How's business?"
Almost always, the reply is along the lines of: "It's OK. Things are moving in the right direction. They just aren't going there as quickly as we'd like them to be."
Indeed, by any measure, the economy is moving forward. The nation has had 28 consecutive months of private sector job growth. But the pace of that growth has been barely enough to keep up with the growth of the workforce. Hence, the nation has been unable to put much of a dent in the unemployment rate.
And until that unemployment rate declines, the housing market is not likely to rebound. And until the housing market rebounds, consumer confidence – and spending – are not likely to grow.
So, here we are at the mid-year pole. The economy seems to be stuck in second gear. Yes, we're moving forward, but we're having trouble building any speed.
A deeper dive into the numbers, however, reveals plenty of reasons for hope that the speed of the recovery could ramp up in the second half of the year.
As noted in the story on page 4 of this magazine, the majority of respondents to the Mid-year BizTimes Business Dashboard Survey are expecting their companies to grow in revenues, profits and hiring in 2012. They also plan to invest in new equipment.
Those results are echoed by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's third quarter Business Outlook Survey, in which 69 percent of the businesses expect higher sales and 64 percent forecast higher profits.
Even more encouraging, the number of employers in the MMAC survey forecasting increased hiring outnumbers the employers who plan to decrease staff by more than a four-to-one margin.
The Wisconsin economy is expanding at a moderate pace, as manufacturing continues to grind out a modest recovery, while exports are rising at a brisk pace for another solid year, according to the State Monitor report released by BMO Capital Markets Economics.
The Wisconsin business sector remains firmly in expansion territory. Exports continue to rise, up 12.5 percent year-over-year in the first quarter.
Machinery shipments lead the gains up a strong 28 percent year-over-year to the highest level on record.
Meanwhile, 97 percent of the employers responding to the latest QPS Employment Group survey expect their business to improve or at least stay the same in the third quarter, while only three percent expect declines.
Brookfield-based QPS surveyed more than 315 companies, including manufacturers, banks, printers, distributors and information technology firms throughout the Midwest as part of its employment forecasting survey.
Perhaps the most promising data comes from the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, which rated metropolitan Milwaukee as the top-ranked metro market in the nation for hiring prospects over the next three months.
According to the survey, 31 percent of employers in the Milwaukee, Waukesha and West Allis metropolitan statistical area (MSA) plan to hire more employees from July to September, while just 2 percent expect to reduce staff, producing a net employment outlook of 29 percent – the best in the nation.
Another 62 percent expect to maintain their current workforce levels and 5 percent are not certain of their hiring plans.
"The employment forecast for the third quarter is considerably healthier compared to the second quarter of 2012 when the Net Employment Outlook was 16 percent," said ManpowerGroup spokeswoman Nicole Langley. "Employers expect improved employment prospects compared with one year ago when the Net Employment Outlook was 21 percent."
For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in Construction, Durable Goods Manufacturing, Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing, Transportation & Utilities, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Information, Financial Activities, Professional & Business Services, Education & Health Services, Leisure & Hospitality and Government.
Of the more than 18,000 employers surveyed in the United States, 21 percent expect to add to their workforces, and 6 percent expect a decline in their payrolls during Quarter 3 2012. Seventy-one percent of employers anticipate making no change to staff levels, and the remaining 2 percent of employers are undecided about their hiring plans.
"In our on-demand world, seeing long-term changes can be difficult, but it is important to keep in mind that employer confidence has been on an upward trajectory for three years," said Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup president of the Americas.
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For John Skelton, the quarterback competition at Arizona Cardinals camp hasn't proved to be a distraction.
"I don't think it really crosses my mind too much," Skelton told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf Show Thursday. "It's something where whether I was competing for a starting job or competing to be on the roster, I am going to take it the same way."
The Fordham product doesn't feel too anxious about the competition with Kevin Kolb, but he did admit he pays more attention to the mistakes he makes in camp.
"I am pretty even keel," Skelton explained. "I don't get too high, I don't get too low. There's times coming off the practice field where you look back and you kind of regret a throw you made or regret a read and maybe now being in this situation you kind of harp on it a little longer."
Skelton, who has been praised for the intangibles he possesses, threw for 1,913 yards and 11 touchdowns and showed great poise in the pocket while leading the Cardinals in the absence of an injured Kolb last season.
The 24-year-old knows he has to improve his accuracy and protect the football if he wants to beat Kolb out for the starting job, but he feels he's making great strides in those areas.
"I think I took care of the ball," Skelton said in reference to his play in Wednesday's night practice. "There was some times where I probably could have forced it down the field, which in the past I have done."
The Cardinals' signal caller also raved about the progress the offense has shown and how they have improved over a short period of time.
"I think as an offense where we were Saturday during the Red White scrimmage to where we were [Wednesday] was almost night and day," Skelton said. "We were able to move the ball. We seemed like we were a lot more comfortable on offense and it shows."
It appears Skelton's mindset is also more at ease with each passing day and despite reports saying he was behind Kolb on the Cardinals' depth chart, Skelton said his psyche is just fine.
"I guess for aesthetic purposes you have to have a one and two [quarterback] at some point and I guess that's what it was," Skelton explained.
And while he expects the speculation to continue until the Cardinals name their starting quarterback, Skelton said he's not bothered by it.
"I think a lot of these outside influences talk about it more than we do in-house," Skelton said. "It's not something that's being harped on it all the time. I don't think I see it as a burden or anything like that."
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Updated: May 7, 2012
According to police, a witness saw two men breaking into a truck at Texas Road House on Danville, called 911 and followed the pair all the way out to Merkel.
Police arrested 30-year-old Ricky Anthony Delapaz (pictured left) and 29-year-old Rojelio Gutierrez (right) on Interstate 20 and charged them with burglary of a motor vehicle.
Delapaz also has a case out of Nolan County for organized criminal activity.
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Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei's unusual and outspoken art has surfaced anew on the Internet. His new music video, Dumbass, is a strongly worded song protesting China's abuse of state power.
Rescue efforts continued Tuesday to uncover survivors from the tornado that came through Moore, OK. It has been preliminarily declared a category F4, that is Fujita Scale 4. The system of rating tornadoes was developed by Ted Fujita, a scientist from Japan.
A post-Fukushima effort to crowdsource radiation data in Japan has since become the largest source of radiation data in the country. And it's now set to expand to other parts of the world. Catherine Winter reports from Tokyo.
In the midst of a security vacuum, a looming economic crisis and a political stalemate in Egypt, no one is paying much attention to culture. If and when they do, artists don't expect much encouragement from the new Islamist government. But for the moment, they are taking advantage of a new margin of freedom, using public spaces and trying to reach wider audiences.
The European Union has passed a law banning unlabeled olive oil flasks and dipping bowls, the kind traditionally seen in restaurants in Spain. Instead, restaurants must offer sealed, clearly labelled throw-away oil containers.
There's a new study out about the risk of ocean pollution caused by shipwrecks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has come up with a map of the many, many shipwrecks that dot US coastal waters.
Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founding member of the 60s rock band The Doors, has died aged 74. Marco Werman gives Manzarek a send-off with some of the sounds he helped influence from Togo, Nigeria and Cuba.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is embroiled in a scandal involving a cell phone video that allegedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. The owners of the video have been trying to sell it to members of the media.
Iran's electoral commission Tuesday barred two popular candidates from running in next month's presidential elections. Iranian journalist Shirin Jafaari says the move to disqualify the politicians might mean many Iranians will not bother to go to the polls.
One of America's most profitable companies, Apple, is under scrutiny by a Senate sub-committee Tuesday. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, is explaining why Apple has paid so little tax globally over the last few years. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with British member of parliament, Margaret Hodge, who is leading similar investigations in the UK.
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I don't know what the other reviewer was talking but with the fit of these workout pants - they fit exactly as I would expect from the description. They're fitted around the hips and bum and then loosen out around the legs, just as you would expect from any yoga-type workout pants. Semi-low rise, not too low, not too high. Great quality material and manufacture as you would expect from Champion and extremely comfortable. I'm going to buy a couple more pairs!
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I am returning these pants. The are YOGA pants, not WORKOUT PANTS as described. They do not skim your hips, they smash your hips. I buy Champion exercise wear all the time in size MEDIUM. However, you should have described them as YOGA pants because that is what they are, not "workout pants." I will never buy from Sports Authority again because I lost time, effort, and money ($6.50 x 2 shipping/handling!) buying Champion through you--because you don't know the difference between Yoga pants and Workout pants.


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Junior college quarterback Jesse Scroggins, who spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons at USC, has signed a letter of intent to play for the Arizona Wildcats.
Scroggins left the Trojans prior to the 2012 season, transferring to El Camino College. Scroggins threw for 1,148 yards and eight touchdowns at the junior college.
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Franti will talk about his bonding time with Carlos Santana on their recent tour and whether not they'll collaborate in the studio, if the Billboard Charts matter to him, his experience with college basketball, meeting "Hurricane" Carter (a boxer acquitted of murder after many years in prison), his shift from angry to uplifting music, his return to Capital Records after leaving the label and what's next for he and Spearhead.
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Highlights: Australia (Brisbane, Fraser Island, Heron Island, Daintree, Lizard Island)
Imagine yourself wandering through one of the world's oldest rainforest, the Daintree Rainforest, a whopping 65 million years older than the South American Amazon. Feel the sultry sun of the tropics touch your skin, listen to the deep echo of the birdlife in the canopy above, as you observe the insects and wildlife scatter through the flora and fauna. Become immersed in nature to gain a new appreciation for the abundant flora and birdlife around you. Your expert Aboriginal guide will share his knowledge of the local plants and wildlife, passed down from the Kuku Yalanji people, who used the natural wildlife in their everyday lives for 70000 years. You will overnight at the Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa, located in-between two World Heritage Areas, the Rainforests of the Daintree and the Great Barrier Reef. One of the most awarded eco destinations in the world; The Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa has received over 40 national and international awards including the Luxury Travel Magazine Best Luxury Eco tourism in the World 2010. As a special addition to this package, guests will receive a 10% off daily discount on all Spa treatments at the Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa. This exploration tour visit's the world's largest sand island, Fraser Island. This Kingfisher Bay's adventure package provides you the opportunity to see Fraser's iconic beauty spots including Seventy Five Mile Beach, Lake McKenzie and beautiful Wanggoolba Creek from the comfort of an air-conditioned, custom-designed 4WD coach. During the day you will explore Fraser's famous sand tracks (and we'll manage tides and traffic) and by night you will enjoy the comfort of resort living.
Private vehicle and driver transfer from your Brisbane hotel to the Airport.
Novotel Brisbane offers 296 contemporary guest rooms and suites with comprehensive conference and leisure facilities in the heart of Brisbane. Located next to Central Station and the CBD, Queen Street Mall and the Riverside boardwalk, Novotel Brisbane is one of Queensland's more popular and stylish hotels. Leisure guests can enjoy a relaxing swim in the outdoor lap pool, followed by a cool drink at the poolside deck or a rigorous work out in the gymnasium.
From the Brisbane Port, board a ferry bound for Fraser Island, a coach will transfer you from here to your Fraser Island Hotel.
Kingfisher Bay Resort (4*) is situated on the western side of Fraser Island, directly opposite Hervey Bay close to Fraser Island's major attractions. It's set in a natural amphitheatre, surrounded by bush and wildlife. Its rooms are overlooking calm lakes and bush land. Kingfisher Bay Resort is an ideal base to discover the magnificent rain forest, beautiful fresh water lakes or the spectacular Seventy-Five Mile Beach.
On this beautiful day out, you'll meet like-minded travellers, visit the top natural attractions and cool off in watering holes - and all in the air-conditioned comfort of our custom-designed, four-wheel-drive coaches. This full day of touring visits Central Station and Wanggoolba Creek, Pile Valley's stunning Satinay and Brush Box forests, Seventy-Five Mile Beach's famous highway, the Maheno shipwreck and the coloured sands of The Pinnacles, the temperate fresh waters of Eli Creek and the mighty Stonetool Sand Blow. A lunch will be brought for you, so just pack your swim wear and your sunscreen for this adventure.
From your hotel, you will picked up and brought to the Fraser Island Port to board a ferry bound for Brisbane.
Enjoy an evening of stargazing, on this guided tour through the Heron Sky with binoculars and telescopes.
If starting your day with a sunrise and finishing it off with a spectacular sunset is your thing, Heron Island is your island. This is an exclusive island for guests only (no day-trippers here) and, with television-free rooms and no mobile phone reception, it's ideally positioned to take you "back to nature", as it is a natural coral cay. The nature itself is absolutely spectacular. The island is situated on the Great Barrier Reef, which means you can snorkel right off the island. Scuba divers come back again and again to fully discover the 20 dive sites that are just minutes off the island. The resort caters to both couples and families and has approximately 100 comfortable rooms, all with ceiling fans and either balconies or terraces. Heron Island is small enough to walk around in 20 minutes, yet it has everything you could wish for.
Today a guide will take you on an exploration tour of the Heron Island Ecotourism and Research Station. Heron Island is famous around the world for its spectacular coral reef, its extraordinary variety of aquatic life, migrating whales, nesting turtles and as a breeding ground for an abundance of birdlife. The Heron Island Resort is Great Barrier Reef ecotourism at its best, which is no doubt why it has been awarded an Advanced Eco-Certification by Ecotourism Australia. On Heron Island, as well as running our own power generator, potable water production and wastewater treatment, we also provide these services to the independent Heron Island Research Station and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Ranger Station.
Enjoy the beauty of the reef without getting wet on this semi-submersible coral viewing cruise, with a naturalist guide providing informative commentary.
Experience a truly humbling activity today, as you join an expert guide for you Turtle Tour to spot the magnificent regional turtles, as they begin nesting and, or as the newly born hatch-lings make there way to sea. Your guide will explain the life details, habitat, and much more about these aquatic creatures. Keep in mind that this is a natural, unscheduled and rare experience, and viewing is not guaranteed. The ideal periods and peak nesting times are December through to April. NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALLOWED.
A transfer between Cairns airport and Mossman with private vehicle and driver is provided.
Upon your arrival to the Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa you will receive a handcrafted piece of Aboriginal artwork, as keep-sake of your spectacular journey in the Daintree Rainforest.
Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa (3.5*) offers unique tree house style resort accommodation in the heart of the Daintree Rainforest World Heritage region, just 40 minutes drive north of Port Douglas on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Nestled in a lush rainforest valley, the 30 acre property is surrounded by the World's oldest living rainforest. It's the ultimate destination to capture the mood of the tropics. The lodge offers private, boutique accommodation in an ecological environment of exquisite natural beauty - rainforest villas set amongst the miracles of nature.
Accompanied by an expert, Aboriginal guide, head out into the lush Daintree Rainforest for an hour of exploration. Your guide will inform you of the ancient Aboriginal traditions of Kuku Yalanji people, and how their lives were directly influenced by this diverse environment. Their knowledge of the flora and fauna, and local wildlife has been a means of their survival, and has not changed for 70000 years. Your guide will escort you back to your Eco-lodge accommodations upon completion of this tour.
This 30 minute information session will describe and display a variety of Aboriginal weaponry and artefacts. The most famous Australian Aboriginal artefact/weapon is the boomerang. This is considered as the ancient version of the multi-purpose "Swiss Army Knife", as it has been used throughout history for hunting, fighting, digging, cutting (for eating), creating fire by use of friction, and as a percussion instrument. Some other artefacts from Australia include spears, pottery, dilly bags (fibrous bag), emu-caller, clap sticks, and the didgeridoos.
Experience the work that goes into each piece of Aboriginal Handi-crafts and Art during this 2 hour cultural workshop. This workshop will give you a deeper insight into the ways in which the Aboriginal`s have thrived in the Daintree Rainforest for centuries. Your local Aboriginal art expert will give you further information about the methods use to create this unique artwork. You will then have the opportunity to use the traditional methodologies to create a piece of artwork for yourself.
You will be picked up from your Daintree lodging by private car and driver and taken to Cairns City or Cairns airport.
Lizard Island is a truly unique destination. This tranquil Queensland Island resort is located right on the spectacular Great Barrier Reef and boasts its own beautiful fringing reefs and 24 powdery white beaches. Lizard Island is an award winning resort, having been recognized with several international awards for excellence. Sensational diving opportunities are abound, including the famous Cod Hole and the island is only a 50-minute boat ride to the legendary Outer Great Barrier Reef. The Ribbon Reefs near Lizard Island are also renowned for some of the best big game fishing in the world. Snorkelers are rewarded for little effort with coral gardens, brightly coloured tropical fish and giant clam just moments from the island's beaches. Discover secluded, pristine beaches by foot or by motorised dinghy with a gourmet picnic just for two.
Lizard Island is truly secluded from the rest of the world. The Great Barrier Reef resort is the northern most resort located directly on the Barrier Reef. The Reef is home to millions of different life forms, ranging from micro-organisms all the way up to some of the largest mammals on earth including the world famous Clownfish. The waters surrounding Lizard Island are a diving and snorkeling wonderland, featuring an array of outstanding sites such as North Point and Cobia Hole With the island's location less than one hour away from the outer and inner reefs, many more wold class sites are easily accessible including the world famous Cod Hole. Lizard Island Resort provides guests with a variety of free recreational activities including use of motorized dinghies, tennis, paddle skis, a well-equipped gymnasium and much more to explore the extraordinary nature. For trips to the inner or outer reef and Azure Spa treatments charges may apply. If you have enough of water you may engage in self-guided walks. There are a variety of trails on which you can learn about Lizard Island's original inhabitants and their bush tucker, follow the footsteps of James Cook on a hike to the summit of Cook's Look or visit Watson's Cottage to learn about Lizard Island's first European inhabitants.
Simple and relaxed, Ospreys Restaurant is the idyllic setting to take full advantage of the views along the seascape for a special dining experience on Lizard Island. With an accent on fresh seafood and superb local produce, the daily changing menus draw on the flavours of modern Australian, Asian and European cuisine. Gourmet picnic hampers for beachside outings are available on request daily. A real treat. Lizard Island is able to cater for any special dietary requirements, however due to the resort's location if you could provide as much notice as possible to ensure we can meet your needs.
Enjoy this shared coral viewing experience aboard the glass bottom, MV Monitor cruise ship. An excellent and safe way to see the the diversity of aquatic life within the corals of the Great Barrier Reef that surround Lizard Island.
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New head: I'm keen to improve St Benedict's
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RAISING standards at St Benedict's School's is the aim of its new headteacher.
Ian Smith, who is also the headteacher at Millom School, has replaced Ann Brook and will work as executive head of both schools.
The move follows St Benedict's recent "inadequate" Ofsted report which placed it in special measures.
Mr Smith said: "I am honoured to be asked to become executive headteacher. I see is as an exciting challenge."
He has been brought in to raise standards at the school having already turned around Millom School, which was also placed in special measures by Ofsted in 2007. The school is now "good with outstanding features".
He said: "I hope that the experience as head of leading a school out of special measures will be sufficient to enable me to support the school. The first major milestone will be its first Ofsted monitoring visit which I anticipate will take place before the summer holiday."
The announcement of Mr Smith's appointment took place at a meeting at the school on Monday evening.
Father Matthew Carney, chair of governors, said: "After several years' service to the school as deputy head and headteacher, Mrs Brook has decided that it is time to move on and allow the school to move in a new direction. Governors and staff wish her well for the future."
Mrs Brook was head since March 2008 following nine years as deputy.
Fr Carney added: "Mr Smith said he will be spending the vast majority of his time at the St Benedict's until December 31. During this time, the governors will be trying to find a permanent headteacher."
At Monday's meeting, parents raised issues about the school's latest Ofsted report which deemed it "inadequate" in all aspects. Through The Whitehaven News Facebook site, parents say they are angry over the "petty rules" that they say have been imposed at the school which have detracted from bigger issues that need resolving. They say that a modern way of leadership needs to be brought in to ensure the standard of teaching improves.
A Twitter account – @stbenedictssch – has been set up for the school to improve communication with parents.
Mr Smith said: "I'm a firm believer in quick, effective and transparent communication with parents. Twitter is most people's method of sending and receiving communication."
Parents can also contact him though a feedback link on the school's website.
Mr Smith said: "It is clear that St Benedict's has a significant amount of potential but needs to improve outcomes for learners and rates of progress, particularly in English and maths. I should like to stress that although the report has only recently become public, the school has done a great deal already to address the key issues for action as set out in the inspection report."
He said he is working with the Diocese, the governing body, the school's senior and middle leaders, as well as the local authority, to ensure the plan is in place to accelerate progress and enable the school to begin its journey from special measures to satisfactory and, in the fullness of time, return the school to its right and proper status as a "good" school.
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Lilly Zappavigna, 86, of Flower Mound, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012, in Flower Mound.
She was born August 7, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, to Peter and Lucy Chiaro.
Lilly married Enzo Zappavigna on May 3, 1952, in Chicago. He preceded her in death on February 17, 2000. Lilly was a member of the Catholic Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Linda Robinson; sons, James Zappavigna, Michael Zappavigna and Joseph Zappavigna; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Catherine Farquhar and brother, Alex Chiaro.
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To fully meet the standard, the team recommends that the college extend its use of program review to ensure that all administrative units complete a cycle of evaluation that examines their impact on institutional processes that affect student learning. (Standards I.B.1, I.B.2, I.B.3, I.B.4, I.B.6, I.B.7)
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As was recommended by the 2006 evaluation team, "in order to meet the standards, focus on ensuring student success and the quality of programs and services, the team recommends the college... develop and refine its program review process and to identify student learning outcomes at the course, program, and institutional levels. The college should also systematically assess these student learning outcomes and use the results of these assessments for the improvement of institutional effectiveness." In addition, the college should ensure that assessment of program quality occurs for all student support, academic and administrative programs. (2006 Recommendation 2, Eligibility Requirement 10, Standards I.B.l, I.B.4, I.B.7, II.A, II.A.l.b, II.A.l.c, II.A.2.a, II.A.2.b, II.A.2.e, II.A.2.f, II.A.2.g, II.A.2.h, II.A.2.i, II.A.3, II.A.6, II.A.6.a, II.B.1, II.B.4, II.C.l.a, II.C.2, III.A, III.A.6, IV.A.1, IV.A.2.b, IV.A.5, IV.B.l.b)
With regard to Recommendation 2 above, the Commission notes the College has taken significant steps to address the recommendations from the 2006 evaluation team. There remain, however, some portions of the 2006 recommendations that need to be addressed in order to fully meet the Eligibility Requirements and Accreditation Standards.
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As was recommended by the 2006 evaluation team, in order to meet the Standards, the college must "develop a formal assessment process to evaluate the effectiveness of its Distance Education program in meeting the institutional mission. The process should include a systematic evaluation, analysis, communication, and improvement of the program, including assessment of how well each online course is satisfying its student learning outcomes, support for staff development, and technical assistance for faculty." This review must include a formal evaluation of student support services and learning resources including its design and delivery. The college should compare the instructional quality of face-to-face and distance education courses and develop a strategic plan for distance education. (Standards II.A.2.e, II.A.2.f, II.B, II.C.l.c, III.A.5.a)
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To meet Eligibility Requirement 11, the college must finalize its discussion regarding General Education and ensure General Education courses that are consistent with levels of quality and rigor appropriate to higher education be made part of all programs. (Eligibility Requirement 11, Standard II.A.3.a-c)
With regard to Recommendation 4, please note that degree credit for the general education component of a program must be consistent with levels of quality and rigor appropriate to higher education. A deficiency in this area implicates the College's compliance with both Eligibility Requirements and Accreditation Standards.
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To fully meet the standards, the team recommends that the college review personnel procedures for all hiring to ensure consistency, transparency, and confidentiality. (Standards III.A.1.a, III.A.3.a, III.A.3.b.)
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To fully meet the standard, the team recommends that the college reviews its evaluation process for all positions and ensure all staff and faculty (including post-tenure faculty) are evaluated in all operational units on a regular basis. (Standard III.A.1.b)
The Commission notes that issues related to Recommendations from 2006 continue forward in College Recommendations 2 and 3 above. Significant progress has been made in addressing the issues in Recommendation 2 related to SLO assessment. However, the deficiencies noted in Recommendation 3 pertaining to developing a formal assessment process to evaluate the effectiveness of the distance education program have not been addressed.
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