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Discover Hawaii. Aloha from Oahu Nature Tours A L O H A! Discover the spectacular natural beauty of Oahu; Hawaii's bird and plant species, waterfalls, rainforests, volcanic craters, dolphins, whales and coral reefs... Oahu Nature Tours We specialize in small group size, guided eco-tours to see Hawaii's unique native bird and plant species. Spectacular scenery, excellent photographic opportunities, and information about the Geology, Archaeology, Mythology and History of Hawaii await you on our fun and educational tours. Founded in 1995 as the original nature adventure company on Oahu, we provide the finest eco-tours and best prices available, and have professional, knowledgeable and friendly local guides to narrate each location visited and assist you while exploring our beautiful island. Whether you are interested in a rainforest - waterfall hike, a Diamond Head Crater adventure, Green Sea Turtles or colorful tropical birds and flowers; or simply would like to learn fun and interesting facts about the natural history of Hawaii, Oahu Nature Tours has always been the adventure travelers' and travel agents' choice for quality ecotours . As a long-term partner of the "Nature Conservancy" we donate a portion of proceeds to local conservation efforts. Through our website, excursions and environmental projects we are committed to work towards the continued enjoyment and existence of our magnificent but endangered natural treasures. "Let us show you the REAL Hawaii." Custom birdwatching tours are also available at request, led by Michael Walther, the owner of Oahu Nature Tours, who has conducted numerous Hawaii forest bird surveys and has written books and magazine articles about Hawaii's native species... Oahu Nature Tours is proud to be a member of The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, The Hawaiian Audubon Society and The Conservation Council for Hawaii . Use these links to travel through our site Oahu Nature Tours Our Adventures Reservations About Oahu Nature Tours Our Professional Guides Our Management Team Maps of Oahu Guestbook Gift Certificate Oahu Nature Tours Gift Shop - -- Tour Photos by Tour Date Photo & Video Galleries The Risks of Hiking Without a Guide. FAQ Printer friendly fact sheet Hawaiian Links Media Coverage Of Our Tours Hawaii Visitor Guide Hawaiian Birding and Ecology Oahu Bird Species Checklist Hawaii Bird Sightings Our Ecological Restoration Projects Explore Oahu's offshore Islands Hawaii's Endangered Species "Species of the Month" Hawaii's Extinct Native Forest Birds Last Remaining Native Forest Birds Birds of Polynesia Images of Hawaii's Birds Pelagic Birding TRAVEL AGENTS AND GROUP RESERVATIONS Please Click Here Find out how to receive 30% commission on each reservation you make with Oahu Nature Tours Click for Honolulu, Hawaii Weather Forecast Online Reservations Pages TRAVEL AGENTS AND GROUP RESERVATIONS Phone: 808-924-2473 Fax: 808-924-5395 General E-mail: natureguide@oahunaturetours.com Reservations E-mail: reservations@oahunaturetours.com Oahu Nature Tours, Inc., 1995 Tour Photos

Hawaii Rental

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Volcano Inn Bed And Breakfast, Hawaii Volcano Inn, Volcano HI Volcano Inn, Volcano Inn Bed And Breakfast Inn, Volcano Inn vacation HOME FIND AN INN TRAVEL CLUB INNS FOR SALE MY FAVORITES INNKEEPERS Start a New Search :: Hawaii :: Volcano :: Volcano Inn add to my favorites email this page -- printer friendly version -- Volcano Inn 19-3820 Old Volcano Road Volcano, HI 96785 Total Rooms: 8 Rates: $99 to $136 CONTACT INFORMATION Contact Innkeeper via Email Now or Check Availability INNKEEPER(S) Joan Prescott-Lighter PHONE: (808)967-7293 (800)997-2292 FAX: (808)985-7349 Visit our website at: http://www.volcanoinn.com Description Rooms & Rates Policies Services & Amenities Discounts Activities Description If sleeping next to a volcano is on your adventure list, this inn is uniquely located on three acres just a short drive from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in a rainforest at an elevation of approximately 4,000 feet. Welcome chocolates are offered at check-in. Elegant upcountry accommodations include exquisitely appointed guest bedrooms with private entrances, refrigerators, heat, coffee/tea service, and personal amenities. Breakfast is served in a light-filled dining room and features a cereal bar with the inn's signature granola and yogurt, wholesome baked breads and pastries, Poha and O'Hello berry jams, Kona coffee, guava juice and seasonal island fruits. Aloha hospitality is the inn's specialty and will assist in organizing adventures into the park, excursions to Waipio Valley, the Mauna Kea Observatory and other activities. Location: Country and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Rooms & Rates Rates: $99 to $136 Payment types accepted include Master Card, Visa, Travelers Checks and Cash. Rooms: This property has 8 total guest accommodations with private bath, 1 two-bedroom suite, 1 cottage and 1 guest house. The types of beds available include King, Queen, Twin and Double. Policies Minimum Stay Requirements: *NO APPLICABLE SURCHARGE FOR ONE NIGHT STAYS! Cancellation: Cancellations prior to 72 hours arrival by 3pm will be charged a one night stay. Cancellations made within 72 hours arrival by 3pm will be charged a $25 processing fee plus a one night stay. You may cancel by FAX (808)985-7349, email stay@volcanoinn.com or call us at (808) 967-7293 during business hours of 9am-4pm Monday-Friday. Upon cancellation you will be provided with a cancellation number as well as a cancellation letter. Phone messages will NOT be accepted. Failure to provide proper notice will possibly incur additional charges. Pets: Innkeepers pets on premises. Smoking: Prohibited. Services & Amenities Meals Included in Rates: Breakfast. Types of meals: Early Coffee/Tea and Continental Plus Breakfast. Amenities In Room: Cable TV, Reading Lamps, Refrigerator, Ceiling Fans, Snack Bar, Clock Radio, Coffeemaker, Television, Desk, VCR, Hair Dryer, Bathrobes, Bath Amenities, Wireless Internet Access and Iron/Ironing Board. Amenities On Site: Bicycles, Library, Parlor Games, Computers, PC, Copy Machine, Phone, Fax, Fireplace, Stables, Limited Handicap Access, Television, VCR, Gift Shop, DVD, gardens, exercise room and running/walking paths. Discounts Special Discounts: Kama'aina 10% Discount (State of Hawaii ID required) Activities Other Activities: Antiquing, Art Galleries, Beaches, Bicycling, Golf, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Live Theater, Museums, Parks, Shopping (Local Crafts), Tennis, Wineries and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Recommended Restaurants: Kilauea Lodge Restaurant, Volcano House Restaurant, Thai Thai Lava Rock Cafe Kiawe Kitchen Historic Interest The Inn was built in 1928 by the Mist family and was used primarily as a summer house to escape the heat and crowds of city life. This is probably one of the first properties to have been established in Volcano. Historic sites nearby: Petroglyph sites Romantic Interest Located in giant fern tree rain forest, active lava flows Back to Search Results Start a New Search Find Restaurants and save 50% on dining CURRENT WEATHER in Volcano ILoveInns.com | Find an Inn | About Us | Add Your Inn | Privacy Policy

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Hawaiian Tropic model search, Flirt Model search, promotions, events, models Model of the Month Model Services Refer to a Friend Join Our Mail List Link Partners Link To Us About Us Contact Us Free Downloads! HOME | MODEL PORTFOLIOS | EVENTS SCHEDULE | EVENT PHOTOS | BECOME A MODEL | GO SHOPPING | MUCH, MUCH MORE... About Home | About Ron Rice | About Amy Raley Ron Rice (owner/founder of Hawaiian Tropic ) is the perfect example of the "American Dream". Born near Asheville, NC, Rice grew up in a "two-story log cabin" on his family owned mountain. An entrepreneur from the age of five, he sold everything from homemade Christmas wreaths to honey, grapes, apples and apple cider at his roadside stand. Rice remembers coming home from football practice each day and spending every spare minute with his family carrying rocks and mortar to the peak of their mountain to build their father's dream house. Sadly, his parents only lived in the home for one year before the State Transportation Dept. ordered the house torn down to make room for Highway 26. Uprooted, Clyde Rice died a year later at the age of 73. "How hard he worked at his job on that house - had a lasting impression on me," quotes Rice. After graduating from college, Rice moved first to Myrtle Beach, SC and then to Florida following the sun, working as a teacher and a lifeguard. When Rice created Hawaiian Tropic in a garbage can (right), in his garage, he was earning $4300 per year as a chemistry teacher/football coach at a local high school and a summertime lifeguard. He mixed batches of coconut oil, bananas, aloe avocados and other exotic ingredients and hired a crew of three pre-teens to fill bottles and keep track of the secret recipe. By sampling on the beach and utilizing lifeguard friends and fellow teachers to distribute the product, demand for the product grew throughout the United States. To increase notoriety and sales, Rice turned to something else he knew well - sports! We sponsored everything you could think of. We were in NASCAR racing for ten years and Paul Newman drove the winning "Hawaiian Tropic Porsche at the 24 Hours of LeMans, France. We were involved in hang-gliding, surfing, skydiving, water-skiing, snow skiing, tennis tournaments and on and on," says Rice. The name Hawaiian Tropic grew to worldwide renown. Next was the development of the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Pageant . This annual search for the most beautiful woman in the world is now the second largest pageant in the world. Over 1,500 pageants are run in the US alone and pageants are held in 45 other countries to select the finalists. Miss Hawaiian Tropic International , along with other selected finalists and contestants, travel the globe participating in major media promotions. The team makes appearances at such events as charity functions, sportscar races, concerts, the Cannes Film Festival , music videos, MTV and in major film productions. They meet stars like Burt Reynolds on location for filming, Clint Eastwood at celebrity charity ski tournaments, and Julio Iglesias at concerts an on music video productions. The models also travel to exotic beach locations for the annual Hawaiian Tropic photo shoot. These photos are used for television, major fashion magazines worldwide, billboards and calendars. Today, Hawaiian Tropic is the second largest suncare manufacturer in the world, with twelve manufacturing plants on five continents, grossing over $200 million per year. The garbage can ( right) used to mix that first batch is silverplated and stands in Rice's living room as a reminder of the "early" days and Rice's tireless effort. Rice is single with daughter Sterling (left) . The Rice's enjoy the "good life," with an 80-foot sailing yacht lovingly named the Princess Sterling , and a $250,000 Lamborghini that was loaned to Ron's buddies, Burt and Hal for the movie "Cannonball Run." Rice's main residence in Daytona Beach is a $5.5 million palatial estate with four pools, a recording studio and a disco. In memory of his Dad, Ron had truck loads of granite brought down from North Carolina to provide the exterior for his home. Clyde Rice would have liked that. Shop at Flirt Catalog Online Poker & Gambling Real Estate Financing Support Tropicbeauty... :. BECOME A SPONSOR | Sitemap | About Us | Contact Us | Link to us | Link Partners Model Services | Model of the Month | Join Our Mail List | Refer to a Friend | Event Photos Tropicbeauty.com proudly accepts Visa and Mastercard. © 2002-2006 , Tropicbeauty.com . Privacy Statement | Model Release Website Design, Development & Hosting: www.14east.com .:

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SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PRACTICE SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION By Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson Reprinted with permission. Apathetic students, illiterate graduates, incompetent teaching, impersonal campuses -- so rolls the drumfire of criticism of higher education. More than two years of reports have spelled out the problems. States have been quick to respond by holding out carrots and beating with sticks. There are neither enough carrots nor enough sticks to improve undergraduate education without the commitment and action of students and faculty members. They are the precious resources on whom the improvement of undergraduate education depends. But how can students and faculty members improve undergraduate education? Many campuses around the country are asking this question. To provide a focus for their work, we offer seven principles based on research on good teaching and learning in colleges and universities. Good practice in undergraduate education: encourages contact between students and faculty, develops reciprocity and cooperation among students, encourages active learning, gives prompt feedback, emphasizes time on task, communicates high expectations, and respects diverse talents and ways of learning. We can do it ourselves - with a little bit of help... These seven principles are not ten commandments shrunk to a 20th century attention span. They are intended as guidelines for faculty members, students, and administrators -- with support from state agencies and trustees -- to improve teaching and learning. These principles seem like good common sense, and they are -- because many teachers and students have experienced them and because research supports them. They rest on 50 years of research on the way teachers teach and students learn, how students work and play with one another, and how students and faculty talk to each other. While each practice can stand alone on its own, when all are present their effects multiply. Together they employ six powerful forces in education: activity, expectations, cooperation, interaction, diversity, and responsibility. Good practices hold as much meaning for professional programs as for the liberal arts. They work for many different kinds of students -- white, black, Hispanic, Asian, rich, poor, older, younger, male, female, well-prepared, underprepared. But the ways different institutions implement good practice depend very much on their students and their circumstances. In what follows, we describe several different approaches to good practice that have been used in different kinds of settings in the last few years. In addition, the powerful implications of these principles for the way states fund and govern higher education and for the way institutions are run are discussed briefly at the end. As faculty members, academic administrators, and student personnel staff, we have spent most of our working lives trying to understand our students, our colleagues, our institutions and ourselves. We have conducted research on higher education with dedicated colleagues in a wide range of schools in this country. With the implications of this research for practice, we hope to help us all do better. We address the teacher's how, not the subject-matter what , of good practice in undergraduate education. We recognize that content and pedagogy interact in complex ways. We are also aware that there is much healthy ferment within and among the disciplines. What is taught, after all, is at least as important as how it is taught. In contrast to the long history of research in teaching and learning, there is little research on the college curriculum. We cannot, therefore, make responsible recommendations about the content of good undergraduate education. That work is yet to be done. This much we can say: An undergraduate education should prepare students to understand and deal intelligently with modern life. What better place to start but in the classroom and on our campuses? What better time than now? Seven Principles of Good Practice. 1. Encourages Contact Between Students and Faculty Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student motivation and involvement. Faculty concern helps students get through rough times and keep on working. Knowing a few faculty members well enhances students' intellectual commitment and encourages them to think about their own values and future plans. 2. Develops Reciprocity and Cooperation Among Students Learning is enhanced when it is more like a team effort that a solo race. Good learning, like good work, is collaborative and social, not competitive and isolated. Working with others often increases involvement in learning. Sharing one's own ideas and responding to others' reactions sharpens thinking and deepens understanding. 3. Encourages Active Learning Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences and apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves. 4. Gives Prompt Feedback Knowing what you know and don't know focuses learning. Students need appropriate feedback on performance to benefit from courses. When getting started, students need help in assessing existing knowledge and competence. In classes, students need frequent opportunities to perform and receive suggestions for improvement. At various points during college, and at the end, students need chances to reflect on what they have learned, what they still need to know, and how to assess themselves. 5. Emphasizes Time on Task Time plus energy equals learning. There is no substitute for time on task. Learning to use one's time well is critical for students and professionals alike. Students need help in learning effective time management. Allocating realistic amounts of time means effective learning for students and effective teaching for faculty. How an institution defines time expectations for students, faculty, administrators, and other professional staff can establish the basis of high performance for all. 6. Communicates High Expectations Expect more and you will get more. High expectations are important for everyone -- for the poorly prepared, for those unwilling to exert themselves, and for the bright and well motivated. Expecting students to perform well becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when teachers and institutions hold high expectations for themselves and make extraefforts. 7. Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning There are many roads to learning. People bring different talents and styles of learning to college. Brilliant students in the seminar room may be all thumbs in the lab or art studio. Students rich in hands-on experience may not do so well with theory. Students need the opportunity to show their talents and learn in ways that work for them. Then they can be pushed to learn in new ways that do not come so easily. Teachers and students hold the main responsibility for improving undergraduate education. But they need a lot of help. College and university leaders, state and federal officials, and accrediting associations have the power to shape an environment that is favorable togood practice in higher education. What qualities must this environment have? A strong sense of shared purposes. Concrete support from administrators and faculty leaders for those purposes. Adequate funding appropriate for the purposes. Policies and procedures consistent with the purposes. Continuing examination of how well the purposes are being achieved. There is good evidence that such an environment can be created. When this happens, faculty members and administrators think of themselves as educators. Adequate resources are put into creating opportunities for faculty members, administrators, and students to celebrate and reflect on their shared purposes. Faculty members receive support and release time for appropriate professional development activities. Criteria for hiring and promoting faculty members, administrators, and staff support the institution's purposes. Advising is considered important. Departments, programs, and classes are small enough to allow faculty members and students to have a sense of community, to experience the value of their contributions, and to confront the consequences of their failures. States, the federal government and accrediting associations affect the kind of environment that can develop on campuses in a variety of ways. The most important is through the allocation of financial support. States also influence good practice by encouraging sound planning, setting priorities, mandating standards, and reviewing and approving programs. Regional and professional accrediting associations require self-study and peer review in making judgments about programs and institutions. These sources of support and influence can encourage environments for good practice in undergraduate education by: setting policies that are consistent with good practice in undergraduate education, holding high expectations for institutional performance, keeping bureaucratic regulations to a minimum that is compatible with public accountability, allocating adequate funds for new undergraduate programs and the professional development of faculty members, administrators, and staff, encouraging employment of under-represented groups among administrators, faculty members, and student services professionals, and providing the support for programs, facilities, and financial aid necessary for good practice in undergraduate education.