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Make screen time active with 300+ dance videos, yoga exercises, and mindfulness activities for kids! Trusted by teachers & used in 4 out of 5 US public elementary schools, GoNoodle videos create more than 667 million movement minutes each month in homes and schools. Download the free app (no subscription or login required) to play your kid’s favorite videos from school, at home! - Educational videos by Blazer Fresh - Banana Banana Meatball, Celebrate, and Don’t Read Like A Robot - Camp sing alongs by Moose Tube - Baby Shark, Peanut Butter in a Cup, and Boom Chicka Boom - Call and response - Pop See Ko and Milkshake - Pop songs and throwbacks - Dynamite, JUMP, Larger Than Life, and Bye Bye Bye - And so much more! NEW EVERY WEEK You’ll always find new videos to entertain and engage your kids. Easily browse and play videos at home, on the road, or anywhere with a 3G or WiFi connection. TYPES OF VIDEOS ON GONOODLE -Dance -Sports -Exercise -How-tos -Yoga -Stretching -Deep breathing -Mindfulness KID SAFE & EASY TO USE Everything is designed especially for kids (age 4-10). The GoNoodle App only includes content approved by GoNoodle’s team of child development experts and there are no in-app purchases. You can trust your kids are safe with GoNoodle. It’s a safe alternative to open platforms. QUALITY KIDS CONTENT GoNoodle was developed by a team of seasoned designers, educators, child development specialists, and researchers. All GoNoodle videos are created by our team of child development experts working with choreographers, athletes and mindfulness experts who specialize in kid content. WAYS TO USE GONOODLE **GoNoodle together** Have a family dance-off, do sibling yoga, or groove to your favorite songs! GoNoodle makes the time you have with your kids more colorful, silly, music-filled, and happy. **GoNoodle to get something done** Fold the laundry, finish typing an email, or snag a moment of peace while kids play GoNoodle. GoNoodle helps days run smoothly by pacing your routine and adding activities parents feel good about! **GoNoodle on-the-go** Dance in the carpool line, while waiting for dinner, or hanging at a sibling’s soccer game. GoNoodle brings more movement into your everyday places, spaces, and routines. TEACHERS AND PARENTS LOVE GONOODLE “GoNoodle brings such joy to our home. I love to watch my kids just be themselves and have fun while getting fit. Best invention for families!” - Melissa, mother of four "GoNoodle Kids is the ‘Go To’ app for kids if you’d like to get them moving! This app is a Teacher Favorite, used in schools regularly. Best of all, it’s free and fantastic!" - BestAppsforKids.org “GoNoodle is the most engaging, fun student program I have found, ever.” - Mr. McDonald, Kindergarten Teacher “Where do I start with what I love most about GoNoodle? When my kids (or me!) need to have fun and move, there is always something awesome to do on GoNoodle.” - Ms. Lynch, 3rd Grade Teacher

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Twenty-four hours at Longleat: Safari with the children without needing your passport (just watch out for those monkeys)

• Lisa Snell and her family stayed overnight at Longleat Safari and Adventure Park 
• They checked in to Longleat's 220-year-old Keeper's House
• The property affords guests 'incredible' views across the East African reserve
• The reserve is home to wildebeest, painted dogs, giraffes and zebras 
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By Lisa Snell For Mailonline

Published: 05:22 EDT, 7 June 2024 | Updated: 06:12 EDT, 7 June 2024

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With a squeal of delight, my five-year-old called out my name: 'Mummy! I can see the zebras.'

He was pressed up against the window of the upstairs bathroom with a pair of binoculars about the size of his head, as I was unpacking our overnight bag next door in the beautiful master bedroom of Keeper’s House at Longleat Safari and Adventure Park.

Located on the east side of the estate, the 220-year-old property provides the most incredible view across the park's East African reserve. 

Earlier, when we arrived and rushed out of the car, we were greeted by a herd of ostrich, with a single Rothschild's giraffe just visible in the distance. The reserve is also home to wildebeest and painted dogs, with cheetahs and lions featuring elsewhere on the estate.

It's a struggle to 'do' Longleat in a day - so staying overnight is the perfect way to visit.

Lisa Snell and her family checked in to the 220-year-old Keeper's House (above) at Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in Wiltshire

Keeper's House affords guests views of the zebra herd in the East African reserve, which also features a herd of ostrich and Rothschild's giraffes

Having left  London  in the morning, we arrived with time to explore some of the attractions, including the Adventure Castle and Rockin' Rhino ride.

Then, as quiet descended over the 900-acre Wiltshire estate and day visitors made their way home - the last safari entry is 4pm - we discovered our digs for the evening, located at the start of the animal drive.

By the time we arrived, there was a feeling of absolute calm - apart from my over-excited children, desperate to explore.

The house is homely and cosy, the walls adorned with photographs charting the park’s history. 

The interior design pulls inspiration from all of Longleat’s most famous animals - the leopard print cushions on the beds are a personal favourite.

In the beautifully designed kitchen, complete with Rangemaster oven and hob and coffee machine, guests are greeted with a large hamper sat atop the ample island. It contains everything you need for a tasty breakfast including a loaf of sourdough bread, eggs, croissants, muffins and strawberry jam, with milk, butter and orange juice waiting for you in the fridge.

Above - the Keeper's House master bedroom, with nods to Longleat's famous animals

The stunning bathroom features luxury products and views across the park

Lisa's children warm up in the beautiful freestanding bath after a bank holiday downpour

Driving in and out of Longleat is straightforward, as we discovered when we nipped to a local pub for a Sunday roast.

Unfortunately for us, the weather was appalling for our visit, although we did insist on a bank holiday weekend, so only have ourselves to blame for the rain.

After dinner, all we wanted to do was dry off and warm up, which meant a lovely big bubble bath for the children, pyjamas and a snuggle on the sofa. 

The constant interruption when yet another ostrich or zebra was spotted out of the living room window sparking fevered debate about whether it was dry enough for the entire family to descend outside. Again.

Given we had made the journey from London to Longleat in a hire car, I didn’t fancy risking the drive-through safari the following morning so after a relaxing breakfast, then a maddening rush to convince my two and five-year-old to peel themselves away from the windows to get dressed, we left the house and headed for the safari bus.

The kitchen features a Rangemaster oven and guests are treated to a welcome hamper

The cosy living room - the perfect place to relax after a day of exploring

The second animal-inspired bedroom can be configured as a twin or double room

I made some silly decisions in relation to this trip, including not bringing the kids' waterproofs or wellies, despite checking the forecast before leaving, but getting the safari bus over doing the drive was not one of them. 

Those Longleat monkeys clawed out parking sensors on cars like it was an Olympic sport. And it was highly amusing smugly watching this mischievous behaviour from a double-decker bus, as drivers sat behind their wheels, none-the-wiser.

The car with the most damage had a banana placed strategically on the dashboard, so I can’t help but think that particular owner brought it on themselves.

The bank holiday traffic through the safari extended our bus tour by approximately an hour. There is somewhere to stop for supplies and a toilet break before starting the journey, so it’s advisable to stock up on snacks, especially if it's busy and you’re travelling with young children.

Lisa and family enjoy the Longleat safari aboard a double-decker bus

Anne the elephant has been happily enjoying her retirement from circus performing at Longleat since 2011

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Our toddler missed the big cats as he was taking a nap, but this section of the safari didn’t disappoint our older son. 

He hadn’t stopped talking about cheetahs for days, so when one stalked the bus he was delighted.

But the absolute highlight was a rare sighting of Anne the elephant, only the seventh time our driver Dave had seen her out of her paddock. 

This beautiful animal, with such a tragic tale of life as a circus performer, has been very happily living out her retirement at Longleat since being rescued in 2011. 

She enjoys a state-of-the-art residence at the park and is left free to roam as she pleases, and as such spends a lot of time inside. 

She’s not used in any marketing for the park and often visitors miss her, making this up-close and personal experience extra special.

It was a special finale to a wildly memorable stay.

For more information visit www.longleat.co.uk . Longleat is just off the A36 between Bath and Salisbury. The park's on-site luxury stays cost from around £500 per night.

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The Unique Burial of a Child of Early Scythian Time at the Cemetery of Saryg-Bulun (Tuva)

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In 1988, the Tuvan Archaeological Expedition (led by M. E. Kilunovskaya and V. A. Semenov) discovered a unique burial of the early Iron Age at Saryg-Bulun in Central Tuva. There are two burial mounds of the Aldy-Bel culture dated by 7th century BC. Within the barrows, which adjoined one another, forming a figure-of-eight, there were discovered 7 burials, from which a representative collection of artifacts was recovered. Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather headdress painted with red pigment and a coat, sewn from jerboa fur. The coat was belted with a leather belt with bronze ornaments and buckles. Besides that, a leather quiver with arrows with the shafts decorated with painted ornaments, fully preserved battle pick and a bow were buried in the coffin. Unexpectedly, the full-genomic analysis, showed that the individual was female. This fact opens a new aspect in the study of the social history of the Scythian society and perhaps brings us back to the myth of the Amazons, discussed by Herodotus. Of course, this discovery is unique in its preservation for the Scythian culture of Tuva and requires careful study and conservation.

Keywords: Tuva, Early Iron Age, early Scythian period, Aldy-Bel culture, barrow, burial in the coffin, mummy, full genome sequencing, aDNA

Information about authors: Marina Kilunovskaya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Vladimir Semenov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Varvara Busova  (Moscow, Russian Federation).  (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Kharis Mustafin  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Technical Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Irina Alborova  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Alina Matzvai  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected]

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Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

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At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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