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Found the park bit out of the way.caravans had dirty glasses,broken hangers in wardrobes and broken hooks on doors.
Excellent location for sea views, walking and bird watching. Bronze chalet very basic but clean and could have done with some updating. Excellent staff, lovely food at the club restaurant, will definitely return and recommend.
A beautiful location for sea views,coastal walks,historic forts,wildlife
Lovely area but the dog friendly chalet was awful 4 adults and a dog but only one settee and a chair tiny TV dirty cooker stayed in dog friendly accommodation that is much better than this
Accommodation was very basic but clean. Friendly staff that were very helpful and let us check in early.
Chalets need a really good clean very dirty and lack of kitchen utensils
We really enjoyed our short break at Landscove holiday village. It is in a beautiful spot with wonderful views across the sea. The facilities may not be up to scratch for some but were sufficient for our family. The park is run down in places, a number of the chalets have seen better days but it seems money has been spent on the main shared areas. We really enjoyed the entertainment, Dan especially really made us laugh :) We had a few niggles with our accommodation but we would still return. The staff were also really helpful.
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was a great holiday just what we needed and great vaule.
We visited Landscove in October ,the weather spoiled our weekend break a bit, but apart from that the situation of the village was ideal for visiting other places in the region and the chalets were good. The staff were pleasant and helpful, and we would definitely visit again in better weather, and we have recommended it to younger members of our family with young children
The location was excellent and the staff were very helpful. The chalets are in need of some renovation but very satisfied with the holiday.
Nice enough for the money we paid but we were disappointed that the outdoor pool wasn't in use!
I paid for all beds to be made up. None were and I had to ask for bedding at reception only to be told as there was only 2 of us we wouldn't need all the beds and they only gave me linen for a double bed. The cottage was marketed as disabled friendly, but had steps to door and the bathroom was totally inadequate.
Very worn out old fashioned indoor pool that was in need of a good deep clean. Nice food at restaurant. very friendly staff. Arcades ok and bingo good. Kids mainly wanted the pool and there was black mould growing on the ceilings and green algae looking stuff around too. This park could be a gem with a bit of money spent though.


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I really don't understand this product. It doesn't moisturize my lips. My lips actually get chaffed with this! It leaves a white cast so I always must use a lip gloss or something over it.
I gave it two lippies because I love the jar. It's great for homemade lip treatments.
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The first thing: you open the lid, and the smell overwhelms you. ITS SO STRONG I GET HEADACHES. I was a little apprehensive, so I tried it. It left a white cast, and did not hydrate nor did it do anything positive. It didn't dry out my lips, but it certainly did nothing. Two lippies because it makes a great solid perfume LOL
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I've got the Strawberry flavored Crisco! Just sits on top of your lips. Horrible product!
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It is a good product all n all but the body shop does another lip butter but with aloe vera that is seriously amazing ! I prefere the other one much better
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Really nourishes my lips, it's great to use under lipstick as well. Only downside is the packaging, hate when it gets on my nails.
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I got my second mini jar of this and I absolutely love this product.
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No matter how dry or chapped my lips can be - this product works miracles. I guess the key is the rich natural formulation it has; the texture is nothing like those vaselyn products - so feels very nourishing and moisturizing.
Whenever I use this lip butter - I have no problem at all with my lips' skin. When applied overnight - it leaves a smooth soft canvas for the lipstick application next morning.
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on 2/8/2014 3:18:00 AM
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I can't help myself I have to buy any beauty product with "butter" in the title. I'm also constantly using lip balms because my lips are naturally dry so I'll try any brand I come across. I got this in the coconut scent. Worst lip moisturizer I've tried. This stuff has a really weird texture and consistency and it made my lips white when I put it on. Ew. It also did nothing for hydrating my lips which is the whole point of a lip butter. I used this maybe twice and threw it away.
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This is the first lip product I bought from TBS. I had a very serious chapped lips so I decided to try the sweet lemon one. I can't tell if it's really moisturizing or not but it didn't heal my chapped lips. I really like the smell and the taste because I love sweet lemon, and that makes me want to lick it off all the time. I ended up buying other lip products from TBS which really helped.
This is more glossy than other lip cares I use. The packaging is okay, sometimes I get bored putting on chapstick, but it could get dirty especially if I need to use it when I'm outside and my hands aren't clean. I don't remember how the texture was when I got it, but I think it melt a bit, especially because my room gets really hot during the day without an AC.
I don't regret buying this because I love wearing it because of the taste and the smell, but for moisturizing my very dry and chapped lips I prefer other products.
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- Modem: 56.6 Kbps or faster.
- Browser: Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above or Internet Explorer 4.0 or above.
- Personal computer (Pentium II 350 MHz or Celeron 600 MHz) running Windows95 or higher and at least 32 MB of RAM and/or Macintosh computer running System 8.1 or higher and at least 32 MB of RAM.
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Prior to teaching this lesson, bookmark all of the Web sites used in the lesson on each computer in your classroom, or upload all links to an online bookmarking utility such as www.portaportal.com. Preview all of the Web sites, listed below, and video clips used in the lesson to make certain that they are appropriate for your students.
October 6, 2006 online issue of Forbes magazine – interview with Walter Cronkite by Leah Hoffman entitled "The Changing Face of News"
Walter Cronkite interview on NPR
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Goal: During most of Walter Cronkite's era, our news came from newspapers, the radio, or on one of the three major television networks. In today's media climate we get our news from a mind-boggling variety of sources: the traditional ones such as magazines, newspapers and radio, plus television, which not only has a wide variety of news magazine programming geared for every viewpoint on the political spectrum, but also entire stations devoted to 24- hour news coverage. The online news outlets and blogging may have truly democratized information, but ultimately, are we better informed? In this activity, students will craft interview questions and then conduct interviews with three subjects in order to assess the current state of the media.
1. Brainstorm with students a variety of local, national and international news available today. Keep track of student responses on a chalkboard or white board. (Responses will probably include newspapers, television and cable news, the Internet and blogs.) Use the following questions to process student responses:
- Which of these sources do you use most frequently to keep up on world events?
- If you do not follow the news, explain why not.
- What sources of news do you consider most reliable?
- What is "news" or what makes an event newsworthy?
- What other types of information do you use these sources for?
2. Have students listen to an interview with Walter Cronkite conducted by Leah Hoffman in the October 6, 2006 online issue of Forbes magazine at this website:
Find the interview by scrolling down in the Rich Karlgaard article to the link to Leah Hoffman's October 6, 2006 interview with Walter Cronkite entitled "The Changing Face of News." As schools have different levels of technology available, the following are suggestions on giving students access to this online interview:
- If you have one computer in your classroom, it can be hooked up to speakers so that the interview can be played for the whole class at the same time.
- Have students listen to the interview in a computer lab.
- If most of your students have their own computers, assign the interview for homework.
3. Tell students that for this assignment they will be interviewing at least three people on the state of the media today, and that it is necessary to go into any interview with good questions. Therefore, they will prepare their questions before they conduct their interviews. Explain that their questions should reflect the goal of the interview, be geared to the expertise of their interview subjects and be designed to come at the issue from several angles in order to explore the topic thoroughly. Encourage students to interview a representative sampling of adults and peers.
4. Have students list potential interview subjects. Then give students about twenty minutes to come up with their questions. It might be helpful if students framed their questions under general headings such as Sources of Information, News Reporters, Bias in the Media Reliability of Various News Sources, the Purpose of News, for example. If time does not allow for students to come up with their own questions, go to the worksheet entitled Interview Questions in the Student Organizers section.
5. Hand out Guidelines for Interviewing from the Student Organizers section and go over the following guidelines for interviews:
- inform subject as to the purpose of the interview
- ask the subject if you can take notes during the interview
- assure the subject he/she can choose to 'pass' on any question without justification
- use interview questions only as a foundation. If the subject exhibits a special expertise or passion on a subject, feel free to let the interview go in that direction
- demonstrate to the interview subject that you are actually listening to responses by asking clarifying questions and asking for elaboration on certain responses
- ask the subject if he/she would like to add any information that was not elicited by your questions
- let the subject know how grateful you are for his or her time
6. After students have conducted their interviews, debrief their responses. Below are several suggestions as to how to debrief the information gathered from interviews:
a. Write the following categories on a white board or chalk board: newspapers, radio, television, Internet, other. Have students volunteer specific examples of each type of media they gathered from their interview subjects.
b. Elicit any consensus from interview subjects about the reliability of these sources.
c. Elicit any responses from interview subjects as to the information value of the media, e. g. did the interview subjects use the information in any way in their daily lives?
d. Have students whose interviewees felt well informed stand on one side of the room; have students whose interviewees felt under-informed stand on the other side of the room. Elicit some of the comments obtained during the interviews that led to these perceptions.
e. Assign an in-class writing assignment using one of the following prompts:
With the tremendous variety of information sources available in the United States today, how effective are these sources in keeping the American public informed about the world around them?
What is the most trusted source of information in America today? What has this source done to earn this accolade?
Anyone can start a blog on any topic. Does this contribute to our base of information or have a negative effect on information?
Learning Activity
Goal: In the 1950s, Walter Cronkite hosted a television program called You Are There in which real network correspondents 'traveled through time' to report events from history as though they were happening live. According to an NPR website on Walter Cronkite, it was a, "program that used real network correspondents to report events from days well before radio or TV in the style of 'live' television news. Called You Are There, the program taught history — and had a secret history of its own. All the writers were victims of the McCarthy-era blacklist. They used the tales of Joan of Arc, Galileo and other historical figures to make thinly disguised points about contemporary witch hunts."
In this activity, groups of students will be assigned a period of history to examine. Each period focuses on a distinct type of communication and information. Students will research and then present a You Are There segment.
1. Organize students into groups of three or four. Within each group, one student will play the role of the interviewer and will be responsible for framing questions based on the group's research. The other members of the group will be the actors and will need to devise a skit based on their research that highlights how information was disseminated during their time.
2. Hand out copies of You Are There Instructions from the Organizers for Students section. Make enough copies so that every student in each of the nine groups has a copy of the instructions.
3. The following are the segments to be researched and dramatized in their skits. Note: The events associated with each form of communication are merely suggestions. Please feel free to substitute events that are more relevant to your curriculum.
The Agora in Ancient Greece
Hellenistic Ministry of Culture site on the Ancient Agora of Athens
The Virtual Agora – this article covers much wider issues and can be used to expand on the idea of an agora
"The Internet in a Cup" in The Economist
Television History: The First 75 Years
A Brief History of the Internet
4. Students will need two to three days for research and two days to prepare their skits.
5. Hand out You Are There Evaluation sheets from the Student Organizers section, and have the audience fill them out as each group presents its segment. Each student will need nine copies of this handout if you use all of the suggested events.
6. Have students discuss the presentations and come to some conclusions as to which of the media was most effective using the following questions:
- What makes a certain form of information effective?
- What makes media reliable?
- What impact does the medium of information have on an event?
- How do events in history shape media?
- Has face-to-face communication become obsolete in the era of the Internet?
- Which of the older forms of communication (face-to-face contact, town criers, broadsides) would you like to see come back to prominence? Why?
- Are radio, newspapers and television in decline as sources of information? Why or why not?
Culminating Activity
Goal: The journalistic writing style is a worthwhile form of writing for students to explore because it not only requires them to boil events down to just the facts but also is an excellent check of comprehension. In this culminating activity, students will write a news story about one of the You Are There skits they have seen and will decide whether to write the article in the inverted pyramid style or the hourglass style.
1. Tell students that they will now write a news article about on of the historical events they saw in the You Are There skits. Make it clear that they will not be allowed to write about their own presentations and that they are to concentrate on the facts and ignore information presented on the dominant information medium of the time.
2. Have students read and take notes on the following two articles by Chip Scanlon from The Poynter Institute, a journalism school in St. Petersburg, Florida:
3. Discuss the plusses and minuses of each style and have each student decide which style he or she will use in his or her article.
4. Have students select one of the You Are There presentations (not their own presentation!) to write a news story about just as they would if their article was going to be submitted to a newspaper. As with a real newspaper article, you should assign a realistic word count limit of 750 or 1000 words.
5. Review the following guidelines for journalistic writing before students start to write:
Extension Activity:
Have students write their culminating news pieces on the results of their interviews on the state of news and information in the 21st century. This topic could lend itself to an editorial or feature style of writing as students could inject their own opinions and solutions into their pieces.
Invite a local television, radio, blogger or other news maven into the classroom. Interview this person as to the state of news and journalism today.
Have students collect three news stories on the same current topic from three different sources (newspaper, on-line, etc.). Have them compare them for bias and journalistic style.
To present more specific lessons on media literacy, see the lesson plans on Edward R. Murrow [coming soon] in which students are assigned to research the background of several current issues. Within these topics, students will research the sources of information used, search for bias in the reporting of these issues and events and analyze the role the media should play in these events.


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NOV. 14, 2008--University of Wisconsin-River Falls senior horticulture major Nathan Lang, of Sister Bay, was chosen by the trustees of the Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship foundation as a National Scholarship recipient for the 2008- 09 year.
According to UWRF professor of horticulture Terry Ferriss, Lang is a student worthy of selection by the organization. "Nathan is a second generation horticulturist who is eager to help carry his family's business into the future," she said. "He has vision and is not afraid to imagine how he can make changes that can address and overcome the challenges facing the greenhouse/floral/garden center industry, including energy."
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Golan Druse start to turn against Syria's Assad
BUKATA, Golan Heights The raging civil war just across the cease-fire line in Syria is posing an uncomfortable political choice for the Druse people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
Do they maintain their traditional loyalty to the government of Bashar Assad, whose family has vowed to take back the territory? Or should they support the burgeoning Arab revolt against Assad's harsh rule?
In the shifting sands of the Middle East, the Druse again find themselves a people caught in the middle.
In Druse villages close enough to hear the fighting, families and friends are divided between backers of the revolt and supporters of the regime. A Druse doctor predicted his people would demand Assad's downfall, while a butcher in a nearby town denounced the Syrian uprising as a foreign conspiracy.
Israel captured the Golan from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war. In 1981 it annexed the strategic plateau, 65 kilometers (40 miles) long and 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide, because militarily, it commands Israel's north. The international community has not recognized the Israeli annexation. In negotiations, Israel has offered to exchange the territory for full peace, but talks broke down a decade ago over exact borders and other issues.
The Druse residents of the Golan Heights were offered Israeli citizenship, but only a few accepted. Many assumed that someday the territory would revert to Syria, by peace or by war, and those who identified with Israel might be treated as traitors. Most Druse identified as Syrians and the older generation in particular found the offer of Israeli citizenship an affront.
The Druse - there are 20,000 in the Golan Heights - follow a secretive offshoot of Islam whose adherents live primarily in Syria, Israel, Lebanon and Jordan. Over the centuries, they have tried to keep to themselves, offering allegiance to whoever was in control of their territory.
The four main Golan Druse villages are near the cease-fire line with Syria. In the early weeks of the uprising against Assad last year, only a tiny minority of Golan's Druse would publicly support the rebels. Now those voices are getting stronger.
"Most of the people here cannot distinguish between Assad and their homeland. They are looking to him as the face of the homeland and waiting for him to liberate us from the (Israeli) occupation," said Ali Abu Awad, a doctor in the village of Bukata. "But these days, when they can see what Assad is doing there, the big lie has started to fall. I think they will demand the fall of Assad."
Over the past week, he said most people in Bukata have climbed nearby hills to watch the fighting nearby.
"It's a different feeling to see with your eyes. You feel very useless, very empty, to see this army demolishing the civilian population," Abu Awad said.
In nearby Majdal Shams, Assad supporters spoke out.
Hasan Fakhr Deen, a butcher, called the Syria conflict "a conspiracy of outside states."
He insisted that Syrians remained united and felt the nearby shelling and smoke across the border were legitimate attacks against "people who want to change the regime in Syria."