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THE RESHOWING of a host of the Carry On films over Christmas was a glorious reminder of one of the East End of London's most underestimated thespian talents, writes John Rennie. Underestimated? Surely this was a guy who was never out of work in a career that stretched over 40 years, from his early days in repertory theatre until his untimely death in 1993, at the age of just 61.
But ask anyone of my generation or older (I was a child of the sixties and the Carry Ons were my introduction to comedy, alongside Morecambe and Wise, Frankie Howerd and the rest) and the Stepney actor (son of Jewish immigrants) was a one- or at best two-trick pony. He was the stereotyped giant lunk: Ken Biddle in Carry On Doctor or Bernie Hulke in Carry On At Your Convenience. He was also regularly called upon by Talbot Rothwell, screenwriter to the later of the Carry Ons to play over-the-top ethnic stereotypes: there wasn't a lot of political correctness in in Carry on Up the Khyber's Bungdit In or Carry On Cowboy's Little Heap, but there were plenty of laughs. You didn't get marks for underplaying your role in the Carry Ons of course, but Bresslaw's repertoire of leering and eye-rolling could have reached the back row of the stalls at the Glasgow Empire, let alone lighting up the more intimate rectangle of the cinema and increasingly the TV screen. And yet Bresslaw, just like Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey, was able to ham and mug it up without losing the scripts' already tenuous grip on reality. The truth was that Bernard, like many of the cohort, had a solid grounding in the theatre – the 'legitimate' theatre even.
But none of us knew that. Yes we'd seen Bresslaw outside of the Carry Ons, but in roles not far off them: he was the startlingly dim Popeye Popplewell in I Only Arsked! or Snowdrop in Too Many Crooks. They were always cockneys, they were usually crooks, and they were generally soft both of heart and head. Alongside though, Bernard had a major reputation in serious theatre, Shakespeare being a passion. He performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Young Vic and at the National Theatre. He played Malvolio in Twelfth Night (now that would be a play worth revisiting in the cold days of early January) and Grumio in Taming of the Shrew. He studied his art and he had an ear for poetry, even penning his own verse.
Bresslaw took his trade seriously, but he was never as disparaging about 'mere comedy' as were some of his fellow performers. Williams famously reviled the Carry Ons, believing they had stymied his chances of being taken seriously as a legit actor. Bresslaw enjoyed them and gratefully banked the cheques – in an insecure profession, a franchise that calls you back decade after decade isn't to be knocked. And alongside he quietly got on with the 'serious' acting. On 11 June 1993 Bernard collapsed in his dressing room as he prepared to take the stage at the Open Air Theatre in London's Regents Park, where he was to play Grumio in a New Shakespeare Company production of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. It's a patronising cliche to say it was how he would have wanted to go. At just 59, Bresslaw would certainly like to have lived out many more years with wife Betty and sons James, Mark and Jonathan. But it's a good way to remember an actor who, while loved for his portrayal of Sir Roger Daley (think about it) was a master of his craft.
Lovely clip of Bresslaw, Sid James and Terry Scott on the set of Carry On Up The Jungle.
He was a boxer, peddler and wedding crasher; married three times and with at least ten offspring; a failed singer from Odessa who became one of the great actors of the American stage. By the time he died in 1926 in New York, Jacob Adler had lived lives enough for a dozen men.
Yet it was his arrival in Whitechapel in 1883 that was to prove most significant. For Adler would transport Yiddish theatre from an Eastern European curiosity to Broadway success. As he would write in his memoirs years later: "If Yiddish theatre was destined to go through its infancy in Russia, and in America grew to manhood and success, then London was its school."
Jacob was born in Odessa in 1855, the son of an unsuccessful grain merchant, and his early life was spent ducking, diving and picking his way through a chaotic home life and a sporadic education ("a little arithmetic, some Russian grammar, and a few French phrases", according to Adler). Aged 12, he started making his own entertainment, going along to public brandings, floggings and executions of criminals. There were plenty of them: Odessa was a dangerous and violent place, and simply being Jewish was risky enough. One of the city's many pogroms took place in 1859, another in 1871: thousands of Russian and Eastern European Jews were already heading for the safety of Whitechapel, either to settle or en route to New York.
The young Jacob still had a turbulent Russian adolescence to endure before he would make that trip. There was money in the extended Adler clan, yet at 14 he was working in a textile factory, soon rising to a good white collar job at 10 roubles a month (good pay even for an adult). But Jacob was drawn to the wilder side of life, hanging out in the rough Odessa district of Moldovanka, and becoming a boxer (his tagline was Yankele Kulachnik or 'Jake the Fist'). He was a fine dancer too, becoming renowned as Odessa's best can-can dancer, and crashing weddings with his gang. He left the factory, earning a living peddling goods doors to doors. It was a life of "back door assignations with servant girls and chambermaids" sailing very close to the law. He had now dropped the boxing but became obsessed with theatre – and here occur the meetings which would change his story, and that of theatre, forever.
Yiddish theatre was enormously popular, if derided by the more traditional members of the Jewish community, and Jacob was inspired by the improvisational performances of one of its founders, Israel Grodner, one of the stars of the Odessa theatre. Adler determined that he too would be an actor (an ability to sing had shattered his dreams of opera) but he had to fit acting within the increasing chaos of his life. After a late night at the theatre and in the taverns, he rose each morning to work in turn as a document-copyist for a lawyer, a medical orderly in the Russian army, a market inspector … and a paperboy (6am starts didn't sit well with staying out till dawn). But by the early eighties he was making a solid reputation in Yiddish theatre, in plays such as The Witch of Botosani and Uriel Acosta.
His nascent stage career ended overnight with the assassination of Czar Alexandar II. A period of mourning meant a ban on theatre performances and Russia's simmering anti-semitism overboiled. A total ban was declared on Yiddish theatre in Russia. Adler's troupe, which now included his wife Sonya (as well as Israel and Annetta Grodner) were stranded in the port of Riga; they decided it was time to get out, and boarded a ship to London.
Ironically, though Whitechapel was one of the Jewish capitals of Europe by now, Jacob arrived with few useful contacts. The Chief Rabbi, Dr Nathan Adler, was a relative and Jacob's father had written a letter of introduction, but the rabbi had no interest in helping Yiddish theatre. To Dr Adler, it was English the new arrivals needed to progress in their new home. A theatre specialising in "slang and jargon" might only harden anti-semitism.
But for Yiddish theatre in the East End, the arrival of Adler and Co heralded a major change, bringing the form to bigger stages and bringing more professional performers – though still no more than starvation wages. The Adlers and Grodners took over the Prescot Street Club, playing to audiences of 150 or so. By November 1885, Adler had his own club, the Princes Street Club (now Princelet Street), purpose built and seating 300. Shows included Fiedler's adaptation of Schiller's The Robbers and The Odessa Beggar. And stars of Yiddish theatre, including Sigmund Mogulesko, David Kessler, Abba and Clara Shoengold, would perform at the club when they passed through London.
But just as Jacob's fortunes seemed made, tragedy struck. In 1886 his daughter Rivka died of croup, and wife Sonya died after giving birth to baby boy Abe. Adler's private life was in turmoil, as he was pursuing affairs with Jennya Kaiser (who turned down his offer of marriage though she was carrying Jacob's baby); and with DInah Stettin (whose father pressed the newly widowed Adler into matrimony). Then in winter 1887, an audience at the Princes Club panicked, believing a simulated on-stage fire was real. In the stampede, 17 died. Adler was absolved of blame, the club reopened, but the crowds failed to return.
A broken Adler cut his losses and, with a loan from the Chief Rabbi, headed for New York with new bride Dinah. There, as he later wrote, Yiddish theatre graduated from school to huge popular acclaim. By the early 90s, Jacob and Dinah were divorced and new wife Sara starred alongside Jacob on stage. He set up a new troupe, touring Philadelphia, Chicago and beyond with plays such as Samson the Great and Gordin's The Yiddish King Lear. It was the latter play that really changed things. Until then, it was a given that Jewish Broadway had to focus on sensational melodrama to pull in the crowds. Adler proved that 'serious' theatre could also get bums on seats.
In his declining years he wrote his memoirs (in Yiddish of course) and they were published in the newspaper, Die Varheit (The Truth). By then, Yiddish was already in decline among Londoners and New Yorkers – a natural, if sad, consequence of assimilation. Yiddish theatre would disappear altogether by the later thirties, but Adler was in no doubt how important it had been, writing: "Only dipped in blood and lit with tears of a living witness can the world understand how, with our blood, with our nerves, with the tears of our sleepless nights, we built the theatre that stands today as a testament to our people." Jacob died on 1 April 1926 in New York. He was 81.
References: Adler, Jacob P., A Life on the Stage: A Memoir, translated and with commentary by Lulla Rosenfeld, Knopf, New York, 1999, ISBN 0-679-41351-0
Map of Jacob Adler's life: http://goo.gl/maps/6rBul
WHEN king-size actor Bernard Bresslaw collapsed and died in June 1993 generations of Carry On fans mourned the loss of a giant comic talent.
But his last role spoke volumes about the paradox of a well-read East End lad who could turn his hand to any role – yet was always cast as an amiable idiot.
Bresslaw was born in Stepney in 1934, the son of an impecunious tailor's cutter, himself a descendant of Jewish Polish immigrants.
The young Bernie was a giant from birth, weighing in at 10lb 4oz and wearing size nine shoes before he hit his teens. The shoe size was a big disappointment to his mum – she wanted him to be a tap dancer. But Bresslaw had dreams of his own.
He could have followed his dad into the rag trade but instead was inspired by his English teacher, at Mile End's Coopers School, to follow his dreams of acting.
He applied to the top actors' school, RADA, was accepted, and swiftly showed his potential in the Academy's performance of Christopher Fry's Venus Observed, not only winning the Academy's Emile Littler Award as Most Promising Actor but personal plaudits from the playwright himself.
Bernard graduated and went into a notoriously tough form of rep – playing RAF and Army camps, Borstals and mental hospitals.
It was a tough baptism into the business but one that stood him in good stead. He later said that the demands of keeping happy the demanding all-male houses – who would soon let you know if you weren't up to scratch – was superb discipline and training for his later career.
"Like facing hostile fast bowling," he laughed.
Bresslaw always prized his classical actor's schooling but it was a different sort of training that set him up for his big break.
The Army Game ran from 1957 to 1962 becoming the BBC's top sitcom. Bresslaw drew on his National Service years as a driver/clerk in the Royal Army Service Corps to create the role of gormless giant Private Popeye Popplewell.
Financial security, a spin-off film I Only Arsked and even a string of hits with pop singles followed – all with Bernie in character.
Bresslaw was a household name and his fame grew when, in 1965, he took on the first of 14 Carry On roles. Indian brave Little Heap in Carry On Cowboy, warrior Bungdit In in Carry On Up The Khyber, sinister butler Sockett in Carry On Screaming, Bresslaw played them all while pursuing his classical career in the theatre.
Roles in Two Gentlemen of Verona, Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night's Dream gave him artistic satisfaction in his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Young Vic and the Chichester Festival Theatre.
But the heavy workload drove him to exhaustion and a collapse at a 1992 showbiz dinner.
In the Eighties, virtual blindness threatened his career and his love of reading Racine, Milton and history. But a pioneering operation at Moorfields' Hospital saved his sight and he was back on stage.
And it was there that the comic giant died – not as Bungdit In or Popeye but in the sort of role for which he craved recognition – waiting to go on stage as Grumio in the Taming of the Shrew at the open air theatre in Regent's Park.
He was known as the scene stealer par excellence, an actor whose performances were so ebulliently over the top that he could cast even a talent as towering as Peter Sellers into the shade. Lionel Jeffries, who has died aged 83, was as at home in the theatre, on the telly or on the big screen. An actor, writer and director he was a hit with kids (for triumphs such as The Railway Children and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and with their parents (for British classics such as the Wrong Arm of the Law). In nearly 100 movies, he played comedy and drama with equal aplomb, starring on both sides of the Atlantic.
Yet Jeffries' beliefs, character and sense of duty were forged a long way from the tinseltown of Hollywood (or Elstree and Pinewood come to that). In the East End of the 1930s, he absorbed the moral code of his Salvation Army parents, learning the importance of helping those less fortunate than himself, and developing a lifelong distate for the sex and violence that pervaded movies in his latter years.
Which Jeffries' moment do you pick from the dozens of films in which he starred or supported? Is it playing Grandpa Potts, Dick Van Dyke's irascible father in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Was it as the officious and useless Inspector 'Nosey' Parker, trying to outwit crooks Peter Sellers and Bernard Cribbins in The Wrong Arm of the Law? Or playing the deeply unpleasant Marquis of Queensberry, persecuting playwright Oscar in Wilde (1960)? In truth, the one movie that will live long after his death is one in which he didn't even appear. Moving behind the camera to direct The Railway Children in 1970, he not only scored a massive hit, but one which would endure year after year. It's probable that families will be settling down to watch the heartwarming hit, starring Jenny Agutter and Bernard Cribbens, long after most of us are gone. And that would have delighted family man Jeffries.
He was born on 10 June, 1926, and caught the end of World War 2, with military service in the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and the Royal West African Frontier Force in Burma. He made captain but lost his hair – blaming the fierce humidity of the tropics for his premature baldness. Returning to London in the late 1940s, he secured a place at RADA. "I was the only bald one there," he remembered with rueful humour. "Of course I was upset. Tried a toupee once, too, but it looked like a dead moth on a boiled egg." He went on to win the college's prestigious Kendal Award but was told by agents and bookers that his looks would hold him back. However, his London stage debut – in Carrington VC at the Westminster Theatre in 1949 – was the beginning of more than 40 years' non-stop work.
By the early fifties he had moved from stage to screen. In British and American films alike, he managed the tricky feat of playing both broad comedy (often as a hapless crook or copper) and drama (frequently as uptight and officious authority figures). The prematurely bald and distinctively moustachioed Lionel now turned his appearance to his advantage, and always played above his age (in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, he was in fact six months younger than his 'son' Dick Van Dyke). Whether in comedy or drama, he managed to suggest the barely suppressed hysteria of his characters while not going over the top – or only when the role demanded. "Most of the people I played were caught in desperation. In their hearts they knew that they were failures – but they would never admit it, even to themselves," he mused later.
The non-stop Jeffries made excellent choices, but his daughter had an even surer eye. The eight-year-old Martha Jeffries had read The Railway Children and told her dad: "I think that would make a good film." Jeffries bought the rights for Edith Nesbit's book for £2000, worked up a script and fruitlessly trailed it round producers' offices before his old friend Bryan Forbes took on the project. Jeffries had never directed but he persuaded the moneymen to give him the job. Family movies such as The Amazing Mr Blunden and Wombling Free followed (and an enduring association with Cribbins) but Jeffries didn't have the directorial career he deserved.
By the 1980s, despite a lifetime in the movies, and with a trio of children's hit movies behind him as director, he couldn't get his projects to the screen. "No one wants family entertainment any more. They want explicit sex", he reflected sadly. He returned to the theatre and began to pop up on TV (of which he could be scathing), appearing in Lovejoy, Shillingbury Tales, All for Love and Inspector Morse.
The young, East End Salvationist remained a committed Catholic in later years. Jeffries retired from acting in 2001 and for the last few years of his life lived in a nursing home in Poole, on the south coast. He died aged 83 on 19 February this year, leaving his widow Eileen, two daughters and a son. In a business noted for its shortlived and multiple marriages, Eileen and Lionel had been happily together for 59 years.


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C81MPR/C82MPR 1st & 2ndYear Practical Courses
Guidelines on how to write a report
The writing of laboratory reports is an essential part of the practical course and one function of this course is to give you practice and feedback about how to write such reports.
The purpose of a lab report is to communicate to others what you did, why you did it, how you did it, what you found and what you think it means. Readers of reports will sometimes want the answer to very precise questions and do not want to wade through the whole report looking for this information. For this reason it is essential to follow a standard format, with headings and subheadings which allows the reader to locate the information that he or she requires immediately without having to work through the entire report.
The simple rule for report writing is 'Could someone replicate your experiment using the information you have provided them with?'. Reports are intended to be read by someone who knows nothing about your experiment. They will usually see the title first, then maybe read the abstract and only then read the bulk of the report.
There is no single style which is more 'correct' than any other. However, there are widely accepted standards and conventions which should be followed. Most report write-ups adopt the format outlined here which we use at Nottingham. The British Journal of Psychology is an excellent place to browse, especially if you are unsure as to correct format or style.
The practical report is composed of a series of separate sections in which specific information is to be reported. Your task in the report is to tell your reader all about the study you conducted. The main sections of the report should be as follows:
As you can see, the method section is composed of a number of sub-sections. There is some disagreement over the precise order in which these sections should appear. The above specified order is the one that we have adopted in the Psychology department and should be used in all your write-ups. Remember the most important thing is that you report the appropriate material in the right way in these sub-sections.
HINT: You should try to write your report as if the person reading it is intelligent but unknowledgeable about your study and the area of psychology in which it took place. The marker will be checking to see that you have written your report with this sort of reader in mind. So, you must make sure that you have:
Putting the report into specific sections makes this task much easier than it might otherwise be. The rest of this handout will consider each of the sections in turn and explain what you need to put in them and why.
The title should be concise yet clear enough to give the reader an idea of the investigator's central concerns. The most common type of title states only the dependent and independent variables and is often presented as a question. E.g. "The effect of sleep loss on the exploratory behaviour of gerbils" or "Encoding differences in recall and recognition" would be suitable formats for a title. Titles such as "Keeping gerbils awake" or "This study is an experimental investigation of memory" are not appropriate titles since they do not give the reader sufficient information to know what the report is going to be about.
Remember that your reader will initially see the title and nothing else, but wishes to know whether or not the report is relevant to his/her research interests. Your title should be a brief, but accurate reflection of the content of the report.
HINT: your title will probably be between 10 and 20 words. It should not be more than 20 words except under very unusual circumstances.
The abstract is a self-contained and brief summary of the main points of the write-up. It enables an interested reader to quickly determine whether the contents are likely to be of use to him/her. It should contain a brief statement of the problem being investigated, the design used, the participants investigated, the stimulus materials involved and any important apparatus, the principal results obtained and their analysis together with the main conclusions drawn. You should aim for abstracts which are approximately 100 words long (A quick rule of thumb is to take a sum up sentence from each section of the report).
HINT: the abstract is much easier to write if you make it the last thing that you write even though it appears at the beginning of the write-up.
The introduction should present the reasoning behind the particular experiment which you are describing. This means that the reader, having read all the introduction, should feel able to predict what your experiment will be. At the same time your introduction should allow someone who is not an expert to understand why you did this experiment.
Essentially in the introduction to your report you should provide the following information in the following order.
This means that your introduction is effectively in two parts: a discussion of the past research, and a part in which you introduce your own study. You move from the general to the specific.
HINT: do not start your introduction with a description of your study.
Whilst it is difficult to give advice that covers all possible write-ups a general strategy that works is as follows.
In the process of completing the above objectives it is useful to consider two different aspects of the previous work. First, tell the reader how far the previous work has got in helping us to understand the phenomena that is investigated in your study. Second, describe the limitations of the previous work . It may have methodological problems, or there may be scope for extending it, or it may simply require replicating with a different subject group, etc. If the previous work is fine, then there would be no point to any further study!
In the second part of the introduction you should focus on the actual study that you have conducted. Do remember that this is just an introduction. All that is required is a paragraph or two that succinctly outline the following aspects of your study:
It may seem obvious, but the most important part of this section of the introduction is the experimental hypothesis. A precise statement of the experimental hypothesis will say something about both the independent and dependent variables (if both exist in your study). For example, "it was predicted that people who drank more than two pints of beer before driving would have more accidents than those who did not drink any alcoholic beverages" captures both the independent variable and the dependent variable. However, it does not specifically state what he independent and dependent variables are. This statement also includes something about the direction of the effect. When you can, it is important to state the direction of the effect that you hope to observe. If you cannot make such a prediction it is important to state precisely why this prediction cannot be made and what the alternatives are.
HINT: do not state the null hypothesis in the introduction. You can assume that the reader knows what a null hypothesis is and is aware that you have one.
The method section describes in detail the operations performed by the experimenter. The method must contain enough information for the reader to be able to repeat the experiment, but it should not include any irrelevant details. For example, if you are giving your participants lists of words to memorise, you would not expect to explain that they were seated at a desk (as opposed to standing) unless you were specifically studying the effects of furniture on memory. It will take time to learn which details are relevant and which are irrelevant, especially since they will vary from experiment to experiment. The method section is split into the sub-sections listed below. These are all separate and are each given a sub-title in your report.
HINT: the reader is very often a "Doubting Thomas" and should therefore be able to use your description of the method to be able to conduct an exact replication of your study. Researchers might disagree with the findings we report in our study and those researchers who are sceptical enough will want to replicate them.
Here the experimental design should be described. In particular you must state the following.
NOTE: Not all investigations have IV's! Correlational designs, for example, often just have a number of DV's!
It should also explain how you decided which experimental condition was performed by which subject and in what order. These design aspects are all extremely important and must be included. This section is usually very short for introductory practicals, but you must get used to including the correct information within it.
HINT: This section must be a formal statement of the design. You must use the terminology that has been developed over the years to enable us to talk accurately about the features of experiments.
This should state the number of participants used, how they were selected and any other important characteristics (for example mean age, age range, sex ratio i.e. number of male and female participants, educational level, occupation). Which characteristics are important will depend upon the task you are asking people to perform and the kinds of conclusions you wish to draw. Who your participants were is of importance because it effects the generalizability of your findings. If you have only tested undergraduate students, you may not be able to generalise to the elderly. If most of your participants are female then you may not be able to generalise to males.
HINT: If you think that who the participants were could make a difference to the experiment then make sure you give the necessary details so that you can talk about it later.
This section describes the apparatus and materials used in testing the participants. The apparatus will usually consist of simple items such as a stopwatch. However, if complex equipment has been used (e.g., a computer running special software), you should describe it in sufficient detail, using a diagram if necessary, to allow equivalent apparatus to be constructed.
Words, puzzles, questionnaires, etc are materials, and you should describe the general criteria for how you selected the particular items which you used. For example, if using words as your stimuli for a memory test you should tell the reader about any features of their selection, such as word length, word frequency, word class (noun, verb, etc). Even if no such features were considered, this is important and should be stated (e.g., the words were chosen by the experimenters with no particular criteria).
This section is almost always necessary, and often you will show your readers exactly which items were used. This should be done in an Appendix (which should be referred to in this section).
HINT: do not just give a list of the equipment and materials. It is important to describe the function of the equipment and the use to which it was put.
This section describes how the design was actually implemented and should describe exactly what the participants and experimenters did with the apparatus and materials. This will include a description of the instructions given to participants (only quoting instructions if the exact wording was important for your results), usually you will refer the reader to the instructions in the appendix. You will need to state how the independent variable was controlled, and how the dependent variable was recorded. Any particular emphasis (e.g., as regards speed and accuracy) should also be mentioned.
In this section you should particularly remember the needs of the reader. There should be enough information for them to repeat your experiment. The only details which can be left out are those that do not matter (e.g., how you actually randomised the order of the experimental conditions. You can assume that your reader knows how to perform randomisations).
HINT: The statistical tests that you use should never be included in the method section, as they are tools for analysing data, not gathering data.
This section provides the reader with a clear, concise summary of the data you collected and the results of any statistical tests. Clarity is all important so you should try to find concise and informative modes of presentation. It is important to resist the temptation to interpret the results as you go along.
Remember tables and figures should all be titled, and care should be taken to label them clearly. They should all be self-explanatory. The reader should not have to refer to the text to understand your tables and figures. This does not mean that there should be nothing written about the summary statistics. You must include some explanatory text describing what data appears in the table.
A step by step guide is to:
Large amounts of raw data, or calculations of tests do not belong in this section, but should be placed in a separate Appendix and the reader should be informed of their location.
Here are some general tips that should help you avoid some of the more common mistakes:
This is the section in which you can interpret the results of the experiment and discuss their meaning. It is important that your discussion relates the results to the issues raised in the Introduction, since this presents the reasons for conducting the study and the results should provide more details about these issues. The results may not have led to clear-cut answers to the questions raised initially, so your discussion might have to suggest further experiments which can now be seen to be necessary for answering the initial question. You might also discuss any limitations of the experiment that have come to light, but which were not predicted in advance. These may also give rise to suggestions for further experiments. Always be explicit as to what questions and problems your research raised, and how you would answer/solve them. Never just conclude that further research is required, leaving your reader to guess what the further research could possibly be.
There are three stages to writing you discussion:
You should open the discussion by summarising the main features of the results. Was there a significant difference between the experimental conditions? If so, in what direction? Were the findings consistent with the experimental hypothesis?
The next stage is to discuss what the findings mean. If you have rejected the null hypothesis then you need to establish whether this was really caused by the manipulation of the independent variable. In other words, you need to make sure that no other confounding variables or experimental artefacts can be said to be the cause of the outcome of the experiment. If you have failed to reject the null hypothesis the situation is a little more difficult. Somehow, you need to convince the reader that the only plausible explanation for this is the absence of a cause and effect relationship between the independent and dependent variable. This is not, however, an opportunity to try and prove the null hypothesis. A failure to find a significant difference is just a failure to find a significant difference. It does not mean that you can conclude that there was no difference. Rather you can only conclude that there was no evidence of a difference.
Whatever you write, do not write a long list of the failings of the experimental design or your procedure in the discussion. The reader of the report is going to be a little upset if at the end of the report you try to convince them that the whole thing was a waste of time. The practice of reflective criticism of one's own work is meritorious but can make for extremely annoying reading. The limitations, if there are any, of your experiment should be used to motivate further work, not to damn the work that you have conducted. As you become more experienced in writing reports you will find that you will elaborate and evaluate a number of potential explanations for your findings. This is when you can make use of any limitations in the experiment. These limitations may point towards one explanation rather than another.
The final section of the discussion examines the implications of your findings for the area of psychology in which you have been working. What have we learned about the relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable in this experiment? Does our new understanding of the independent variable help us to improve our explanations of particular phenomena. To what extent can our findings be related back to the ideas and theories expressed in the introduction?
You can think of the discussion as an opportunity to close the circle that you started drawing right at the beginning of your introduction. Essentially your job is to show how the study you have conducted has benefited the research community and improved our understanding of the ideas that you introduced earlier.
Ensure that you use the following style when writing references:
For all Primary Sources (ones you have actually read) write your references as follows:
For a journal article give:
Surname, INITIAL. (date) Title of paper written in lowercase letters. Title of Journal Paper in italics or underlined, Vol No., page numbers.
Holender, D. (1986) Semantic activation without conscious identification in dichotic listening, parafoveal vision and visual masking: A survey and appraisal. The Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 9, 1-66.
For a book give:
Surname, INITIAL. (date) Title of Book Underlined or in Italics. Place of publication: Publisher.
Baddeley, A.D. (1976) The Psychology of Memory. London: Harper and Row.
For a section in an edited book give:
Surname, INITIAL. (date) Chapter title in lowercase. In Initials and Surname of Author of book (Ed), Title of Book Underlined or in Italics. Place of publication: Publisher.
Dixon, N.F and Henley, S.H.A. (1980) Without awareness. In M.A. Jeeves (Ed) Psychology Survey 3. London: Allen & Unwin.
Secondary Sources (ones you have cited but have not actually read):
When citing in the text a work discussed in a secondary source, give both the primary and the secondary sources. In the example below, the study bySeidenberg and McClelland was mentioned in an article by Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, & Haller.
Example in text citation,
Seidenberg and McClelland's study (as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993) provided a glimpse into the world...
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I purchased the dress for my June 2012 wedding and it was perfect! I absolutely love this dress, just have no use for it now.
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Cold air heavy snow and flooding top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history. From the National Weather Service archives here are the events that happened on March 29.
1910 - Temperatures peak in the upper 70s to lower 80s during one of the warmest months of March on record across Lower Michigan. The high of 82° sets a daily record high temperature at Grand Rapids.
1920 - Utility poles near the paper mill in Manistique collapsed which cut off electricity and water service to Manistique for 12 hours due to flooding.
1954 - A snowstorm drops from 5 to 10 inches of snow across southern Lower Michigan. Grand Rapids records a record 7.5", Kalamazoo 8", Lansing 6.2", Detroit 4.6", and Flint 6.0".
1967 - The daytime temperature rose to only 23° in Detroit, which is 28° cooler than the average high temperature for this day.
1970 – Cold Canadian high pressure moves across the northern Great Lakes with record cold temperatures. Records include Grand Rapids 6°, Muskegon 8° and Alpena -8°. Flint remains below freezing for the day with a record cold high temperature of 31°. Grand Rapids sees a chilly high of 28° and Alpena 25°, but these are not records for the coldest highs for the date.
1998 - A severe thunderstorm uprooted a 12 inch diameter tree near Foster City and 12 to 15 inch diameter trees were uprooted 4 miles northeast of Watson in the late evening.
2003 - On March 27th and 28th, intense low pressure from eastern Kansas moved across the Great Lakes region. Abundant moisture ahead of the low overspread Upper Michigan, bringing periods of heavy snow to locations west of a line from Munising to Iron Mountain. The snow was wet and heavy, causing hazardous travel conditions and difficult clean-up and snow removal. Snowfall reports included 10 inches in Channing, Fortune Lake, and at the National Weather Service Office in Negaunee, 11 inches in Bessemer, 12 inches in Ontonagon, 14 inches in Baraga, 16 inches in Calumet and Mohawk, and 20 inches in Phoenix. The precipitation was a mix of rain and snow or mostly rain over the eastern parts of the Upper Peninsula and caused few problems.


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This 80-page large format hard cover collector's book (printed on premium stock) showcases and highlights our exploration photography of forgotten and forsaken places of industry over the past few years.
The photos in this publication will take you on a journey through many abandoned industrial ruins located throughout Western New York, Ontario, and Pennsylvania... We have captured unique views and scenes of these defunct locations, not often seen by many.
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Why: After seven years on Fourth Street in Camas, Kelly Bruce moved her K'Syrah Catering, Wine and Bistro a few blocks over to a new home at 316 N.E. Dallas St.
She operates the restaurant mostly in the front kitchen and uses her second kitchen for her catering business and prep work. The extra space is also giving rise to monthly cooking classes.
Atmosphere: Walk into K'Syrah and the warm colors and open brickwork offer an immediate soothing sensation. Linen-topped tables invite diners to linger and relax. Seats at granite-topped counters give diners a bird's-eye view of the kitchen. Outside, on-street tables offer up another place to sit.
What I tried: I opted for an Asparagus, Potato and Chicken Salad and a cup of Hungarian Mushroom Soup. My dining companion ordered a Trio of Salads and a cup of the mushroom soup. For dessert, we split an order of Crème Brûlée.
The soup arrived in cute little latte mugs atop paper doily-topped saucers and was served with slices of rosemary, garlic and olive oil bread. The creamy soup brimmed with mushrooms, which seemed suspended in that rich soup. Each bite netted at least a few slices of mushrooms. The still-warm bread was equally tasty dunked in olive oil or in the soup.
In an interview after our meal, Bruce said she makes the soup with a chicken stock, mushrooms, and cream, thickening it with a flour roux and spicing it with Hungarian paprika and dill.
The rosemary bread, which is available for sale at the restaurant, is made fresh daily. More of it was served alongside our salads.
My Asparagus, Potato and Chicken Salad contained chunky red potatoes served alongside asparagus spears and chicken chunks. It existed at the perfect intersection of hearty and light. The seasoned potatoes were savory, the asparagus light and the chicken tender. It blended perfectly with the bread.
My dining companion's Trio of Salads was something of a sampler plate, a fun fusion that tantalized without overwhelming. The spinach salad was topped with strawberry slices and a vinaigrette dressing. The chicken curry was creamy and spicy. And the marinated vegetables — broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, tomatoes and carrots — hit a zesty note with a marinade dressing.
Bruce explained the Trio of Salads this way: "I created (the dish) because that's how I like to eat: a little of this and that."
The lunches left us satisfied without feeling stuffed. And that, as it turned out, meant room for dessert.
The Crème Brûlée arrived chilled in a delicate ramekin with browned bits of sugar on top. We worked on either end, cracking the caramelized top with our spoons to get to the vanilla-flavored custard underneath. Sharing was nice, but you may want to order up your own and savor. You won't regret it.
Highlights beyond what I tried: The Meatloaf Sandwich sounds intriguing, with its caramelized onions and buttermilk bread. It runs $10; $11.50 if paired with a cup of soup. Winemaker dinners, with wine pairing, are offered on Friday nights. That sounds like a fun way to spend an evening.
Other observations: While linens line the table, the restaurant has a casual, easy feel. It's a place where you can dress up for a special occasion or stop in for a quick bite. Also, Bruce posts daily specials on the bistro's Twitter and Facebook pages.
Cost: Figure on about $11 for lunch and $5 for dessert. Dinner is in the $20 range, with appetizers around $10.
Hours: Lunch runs from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Dinner is served from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Where: 316 N.E. Dallas St., Camas.
Information: 360-833-9429 or bistro.ksyrahcatering.com.
Health score: K'Syrah received a health score of 9 on July 21. Zero is a perfect score. Clark County Public Health closes restaurants that score 100 or higher. For information, call 360-397-8428.


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Tripsforkidsdenver.org is a organization that helps disadvantaged kids get the chance to experience Colorado's great trails from a perspective of a mountain bike. Here is a snippet of their mission statement.
"Trips for Kids Denver (TFKD) is dedicated to giving disadvantaged, urban youth the opportunity to experience and learn about the natural beauty of Colorado from the seat of a mountain bike. We strive to give children the chance to see a different side of Colorado, to expand their understanding of what they can achieve, and to make personal connections with the natural world. We are an organization of cyclists, educators, and community leaders who believe we can make an unquestionable difference in the lives of children by opening their minds to new possibilities, and arming them with greater self-esteem."
They are always looking for volunteers to help with rides and in "some" cases, bike racers are good role models for these kids whom some are in need of good examples.
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Ethnobotanical study of Kani tribes in Thoduhills of Kerala, South India.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 Jan 3;
Authors: Xavier TF, Kannan M, Lija L, Auxillia A, Rose AK, Kumar SS
Abstract ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: India is having rich vegetation with a wide variety of plants, because of the extreme variations in geographical and climatic conditions prevailing in the country. Plants have been used since ancient times for the treatment of various ailments. Especially, Kani tribal communities in Thodu hills of Kerlea Kerala meet their healthcare needs by using non-timber minor forest produces and preparations based on traditional knowledge. They still depend on medicinal plants and most of them have a general knowledge of medicinal plants which are used for first aid remedies, to treat cough, cold, fever, headache, poisonous bites and some simple ailments. AIM OF THE STUDY: The present study was initiated with an aim to identify traditional healers who are practicing herbal medicine among the Kani tribals in Thodu hills of Kerela, India and quantitatively document their indigenous knowledge on the utilization of medicinal plants particularly most common ethnomedicinal plants. METHODS: Field study was carried out over a period of 1 year in Thodu hills. The ethnomedicinal information was collected through interviews among the Kani traditional healers. The collected data were analyzed through use value (UV), informant consensus factor (Fic), fidelity level (FL) and relative importance (RI). RESULTS: During the present study a total of 35 medicinal plant species belonging to 28 families and 34 genera has been documented. These plants were used to treat various diseases and ailments grouped under 14 disease categories, with the highest number of species (7) being used for liver problems, circulatory system and dermatological disorders, followed by skeleto muscular system disorders (6), fever (5). In the study area the informants consensus about usages of medicinal plants ranges from 0.70 to 1 with an average value of 0.83. Herbs (46%) were the primary source of medicine, followed by shrubs (23%). Plumbago zeylanica (UV of 1.86) and Ocimum tenuiflorum (UV of 1.57) are the most frequently and popularly used medicinal plant species in the study area. Aristolochia tagala is rare and vulnerable climber, Curculigo orchioides, Elephantopus scaber, Helicteres isora, Smilax zeylanica and Strychnos nux-vomica are rare species which needs to be conserved for future use. CONCLUSION: The high degree of consensus among the informants suggests that current use and knowledge are still strong. The efficacy and safety of all the reported ethnomedicinal plants needs to be evaluated for phytochemical and pharmacological studies especially the plants with high informant consensus factor, use value and fidelity level should be given priority to carry out bioassay and toxicity studies. We are recommend the plants Plumbago zeylanica, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Artocarpus hirsutus, Andropogon muricatus, Helicteres isora, Coscinium fenestratum and Justicia adhatoda with high UV and RI values. Biophytum sensitivum, Curculigo orchioides, Strychnos nux-vomica, Gossypium hirsutum, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Elephantopus scaber, Pergularia daemia and Pyrrosia heterophylla (newly reported claims with highest FL) for further ethnopharmacological studies for the discovery of potential new drugs.
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Seasonal characterization of antioxidant responses in plants of Ipomoea nil cv. Scarlet O'Hara.
Braz J Biol. 2012 Nov;72(4):831-7
Authors: Ferreira ML, Domingos M
Abstract Reactive oxygen species can be produced in leaf cells during normal aerobic metabolism or in a variety of exogenous factors, which may cause oxidative damage to plants, unless they have an efficient antioxidant defense system, consisting of enzymatic and non-enzymatic substances. This work raised the hypothesis that plants of Ipomoea nil cv. Scarlet O'Hara, a native species and ornamental vine of the tropics, might tolerate oxidative stress factors imposed by natural fluctuations in weather conditions through changes in the antioxidant profile.The objective of this study was to determine the variations in three leaf antioxidants in plants growing inside a greenhouse without air pollutants and exposed to varying meteorological conditions throughout the four seasons of the year and to observe if such variations are related to the oscillations in meteorological factors. Four experimental campaigns were carried out, one in each season of 2006. Each campaign lasted 28 days and started with 45 plants. Ascorbic acid (AA) concentrations and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities were determined in leaves of five plants in nine sampling days of each campaign. The antioxidant responses oscillated throughout the year. The highest values were found during the spring. This seasonal antioxidant profile was associated to variations in temperature, relative humidity and global radiation. Plants of this cultivar may then tolerate oxidative stress naturally imposed by meteorological conditions.
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A tiny plant that bows down to bury its seeds was recently discovered in rural northeastern Bahia, Brazil, one of the world's most biologically diverse areas.
For the first time in the history of medicinal plant research, Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants: Asia and the Pacific sheds light on the pharmacological potentials of one of the most exiting and enormously rich sources of potential drugs: the medicinal plants of the Pacific Rim. Encompassing more than 6000 species of plant that are virtually unexplored for pharmacology, this volume ...
For local readers, a quick note: Linda Jennings, collections manager of the UBC Herbarium, is giving a talk on "Women Botanists of Western North America" this Thursday evening (see announcement on the Native Plant Society of BC web site). I'm not sure if it's a coincidence that it occurs so near to International Women's Day (March 8).
Also, the next BPotD series coming up is our annual focus on UBC plant research for UBC's Celebrate Research Week. That one will be followed later in the month by our March educational theme, "Biodiversity and the North".
Today's photograph is courtesy of Jordan, aka jrdnz@Flickr (original image | Creative Commons License). Many thanks.
Lindsay Bourque is responsible for today's write-up:
Throughout this series on sports and biodiversity, Botany Photo of the Day has featured plants that have contributed to the development of sports. However, the increase in sport recreation has also taken it toll on the environment. A 1994 study by the United States Forest Service concluded that habitat destruction was the leading cause of species endangerment, threatening 80 percent or more of federally listed species. In a separate study, recreation was found to affect 23-26 percent of threatened or endangered species with the most detrimental affect coming from the improper use of off-road vehicles. These vehicles can also cause acceleration of soil compaction and erosion, pollution of water and air, destruction of vegetation, and spread of invasive plant species.
There has been an ongoing battle between environmental protection groups and off-roading advocacy groups in Imperial County in southeast California regarding the use of the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (sometimes called the "Glamis Dunes"). On a peak weekend, upwards of 100 000 riders recreate in the dunes. Within the 720 km2 Recreation Area, the 105 km2 Algodones Dunes Wilderness Area (PDF map) forms a unique ecosystem fostering a number of endemic species. Some of these species are now endangered, primarily due to habitat loss previously caused by off-road vehicles. One species listed as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act is Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii, a desert ephemeral found only in the Algodones Dunes. Commonly known as Peirson's milkvetch, this attractive silvery plant germinates only during years of sufficient rainfall. Peirson's milkvetch produces the largest seeds of any milkvetch, providing an exceptional reservoir of stored carbohydrate for the next generation of plants to tap when germinating deep in the sand. In 2000, 200 km2 of the Algodones Dunes (including the Wilderness Area and buffer zones) were closed to off-road vehicles. Later studies showed the population rebounding. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is now reviewing the closure decision and may re-open portions of the dunes to off-road vehicles.
Again, I can't find any suitably-licensed photographs, so today's BPotD features more illustrations from the public domain work, K�hler's Medizinal Pflanzen (via Wikimedia Commons, image 1 | image 2). For photographs of Strychnos nux-vomica, please visit the Wikimedia Commons page: Strychnos nux-vomica.
Continuing with the "biodiversity and sports" series:
Most modern performance-enhancing drugs used in sports are either derived from animals or manufactured synthetically. However, some of the first performance-enhancing drugs were derived from plants, including an alkaloid present in large quantities in the two species featured today. Both Strychnos nux-vomica and Strychnos ignatii contain high quantities of strychnine (or, "rat poison").
Strychnos nux-vomica, or the strychnine tree, and Strychnos ignatii, or Ignatius-bean, are both native to tropical Asia, though the latter species also extends into warm temperate China. Individual trees of Strychnos nux-vomica grow to 25m (to 82ft.); Strychnos ignatii, on the other hand, is a liana, or woody vine. It climbs surrounding trees, reaching a maximum height of around 20m (65 ft.). Both species, though, were (are?) used in the production of traditional medicines.
Strychnine was first isolated as a chemical compound from the fruit of Strychnos ignatii in the early 19th century, though it wasn't until the mid-20th century that its chemical structure was determined. Strychnos nux-vomica is the most common source of this alkaloid. It is a stimulant; in lethal doses, it kills through muscular convulsions leading to either asphyxiation or exhaustion. Smaller doses of this muscle stimulant, however, can enhance athletic ability, and it is one of the first performance-enhancing drugs used in the modern Olympic games. In the 1904 Olympics, US marathon runner Thomas J. Hicks was injected with ~1mg of strychnine in solution--twice--and given brandy in order to complete the race and receive a gold medal. Read more:


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Could Selena Gomez's next major romantic relationship involve not a man but a female? OK! Magazine reported on Thursday, August 7, that Selena may be getting involved with British model Cara Delevingne.
Selena and Cara have spent a lot of time together lately. In July, they vacationed together in the French Riviera, with Cara being one of the people who helped celebrate Selena's birthday. One photo that Selena posted to her Instagram account in late July shows her and Cara sitting very close together outside somewhere. In the photo, Selena leans in close to Cara's face while Cara holds on to Selena's wrist as a bird perches on her hand.
According to one source, they're more than just good friends. The source said that they are "very affectionate" together, so much so that it seems that they're in a romantic relationship. The source added that Selena started hanging out with Cara to make ex Justin Bieber jealous but now it has turned into something more. The source claims that Selena now has "real feelings" for the model.
Cara has never confirmed that she's a lesbian or perhaps bisexual. However, in an interview with The Telegraph in late June, Cara didn't deny that she has sexual fun with girls. She said that "people shouldn't be scared," that she's young and having fun, and that she doesn't want to" pretend to be something [she's] not."
Cara Delevingne reportedly once had a relationship with actress Michelle Rodriguez. After enjoying a PDA-filled Mexican vacation together, they were snapped locking lips while on their way to a music festival in Miami in late March. Interestingly enough, Michelle has since been spending a lot of time and being openly affectionate with actor Zac Efron.
As for Selena Gomez's ex Justin Bieber, he recently posted a photo of him looking as if he had just spent the night with a woman and was enjoying the next morning with her. He certainly doesn't seem to be preoccupied with wondering what his ex Selena is doing!
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Gas Prices in Wyo Tumble In Casper, Rise ElsewhereDrivers in Casper may have noticed gas prices have tumbled in the past few weeks.
Today prices at the pump ranged from $3.29 cents to $3.39 per gallon. This indicates a ten-cent drop in the last two weeks.
Casper drivers are celebrating but the rest of Wyoming is seeing a price rise; Wyomingites outside of the Oil City are filling their tanks at prices about ten cents higher from last week. The Petroleum Association of Wyoming says the price differences can be attributed to location, or, how far the gas station is from the site of production.
Though some Wyoming drivers are feeling the pain at the pump, the association says we at least dont have to worry about employment impacts in the petroleum industry, because employment will either stay flat or even rise a little.
And compared to the rest of the nation? Well a few months ago, Wyoming ranked the lowest in gas prices across the country. Today our price at the pump is ten cents more per gallon than the national average of $3.53.


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Pakefield Holiday Park
Stunning Scenery, Beautiful Beaches and surroundings!
Pontins Pakefield is one of our most peaceful resorts – ideal if you just want to get away from it all and spend time together while enjoying our unbeatable facilities. Plus enjoy an Adult Only Themed Break with us, or join us for a family holiday!.
Welcome to Pakefield
My name is Laura Bowles and I am the General Manager here at Pontins Pakefield. Pakefield is situated near Lowestoft, in beautiful Suffolk, the UK's most easterly town. We have glorious beaches that have been awarded the Blue Flag for the last 4 years. Here at Pakefield we have fun for all the family with lots fantastic breaks. We have family breaks throughout the year including lots of special events, from themed dance events to spooky Halloween breaks, and not forgetting the Festive fun we have with our Mistletoe and Wine. There's lots of fantastic deals to be had so call the park today and speak to one of our friendly Reception team who will give you the best deal. Both myself and our friendly team look forward to seeing you all very soon.
Best Wishes,
Laura Bowles
SKY Television HAS NOW ARRIVED at all 6 of our holiday parks!
We are pleased to announce that we now have SKY Television in our public areas.
If you are looking for the latest sports, then join us and soak up the atmosphere while watching your team on our big screens!
Pakefield Renovations
We have been busy over the winter months carrying out a lot of work.
Just some of the work includes: Reception repainted, Restaurant repainted, New carpet laid in the bottom end of the Restaurant, Chalet blocks painted in pastel colours, Second play area built, New Seaview Bar and Lounge finished and furnished, Princes Bar and Queen Vic entrance repainted, new lighting put in the Bar side of the Ballroom & Reception and the Ballroom toilets have been refurbished.
At Pakefield there's fun for all the family, and for just the adults too! We have amazing facilities including our Crazy Golf, Play Area and Non-Stop Entertainment! Lose the kids at our Kids Cinema, Chuckles' Chocolate Treats & Teen Extreme. For the adults Learn Ballroom & Latin Dance, Pitch and Putt, Late Night Discos and More!
See a full list of the great things you can do – Click Here.
Welcome to Pakefield
Here's a video of Wendy and Harry welcoming you to
Pontins Pakefield.
Day Pass Prices:
Adult – £8
Child – £4
Family of 4 (2 Adults & 2 Childen) – £20
A great way to visit the Park if you live locally We welcome day visitors here at Pontins Pakefield for a fun, exciting and entertaining day out. Start in our splash-tastic swimming pool with a host of water based activities including our fabulous Water Walkerz. We have lots of indoor and outdoor activities at Pakefield, have a go on the Crazy Golf or ride around the Park on the Fun Bikes, why not have a go on the giant Inflatables which are great fun to play on. Indoors we have some fun activities too, try your luck in the Amusement Arcade which is packed with some fun games to test your wits and there's The Fun Factory too, not forgetting the evenings we have entertainment and Live Cabarets and so much more! The Park is open to day visitors between 10am and midnight daily.
*NB Day-pass admission is left to the Duty Managers discretion but you must call prior to arrival to avoid disappointment. During Private Events Day Passes will not be issued. Pontins Pakefield Holiday Park Tel No: 01502 502900.
Happy Hour 5pm – 7pm
Beers from only £2.20
House Doubles & Mixers from £3
All you can eat breakfast buffet adult – £5.99 child – £2.99
Three course meals from only adult – £8.99 child – £4.49.
Employee Of The Month – August
Well Done Corrin
Corrin has been a member of the bar team for only a few weeks and he has excelled himself. He is a great team player and very friendly and polite to guests. Corrin has also offered his help to other departments and helped them when they have been busy too. He is a real pleasure to work with. Thank you for your hard work Corrin.
Employee Of The Month – June.
Well Done Blane & Steve!
Blane is a very friendly helpful member of my team who will always go out if his way to help. Willing to come in at short notice and cover shifts when needed, while always smiling. Even helping out with big deliveries, Thank you for your hard work and well done!
Steve has been with us now for two seasons and has proved to be a real asset to the department. Not one to sit still for too long, Steve is always looking for some way to help other staff or guests out in whatever way he can.
Employee Of The Month – May
Well Done Terry
Terry is a very hardworking member of my team, he covers all shifts and is very flexible. Terry goes out of his way to help and is always very friendly and polite. I am glad his hardwork has been noticed and he has been awarded employee of the month, Well done Terry!
Employee Of The Month – March
Well Done Lorraine & Andy
Lorraine is the Assistant Accommodation manager and is a valued member of our Accommodation Team, she has worked especially hard the last 3 weeks and has gone above and beyond her duties to ensure everything runs smoothly and efficiently.
Andy is a pleasure to work with. He is one of the Bar Supervisors, nothing is too much and Andy will help any staff member or guest with anything. Im really pleased he has got employee of the month as he works so hard and it is noticed by all. Well done Andy!
Employee Of The Month – February
Well Done James
James has been employed at pontins pakefield several years as a gardener . He has a very good record for timekeeping and is one of the most reliable and dependable people you could wish for in your team . Always available to do whatever type of work he is asked to do either on his own or in the team. Congratulations James!
Pontins Link Bingo
Our exciting new link game has seen massive jackpots won every night!
The atmosphere in the room was incredible for our special New Years game.
Winners received a massive £2,015 jackpot each!
Shannon Forsythe from the Wirral won the £2,015 + £674
James Sykes from Warrington won £2,015 Jackpot.
Plus other house game winners!
Could you be the next jackpot winner?
Make sure you take part during your next stay!
Employee Of The Month – December
Well Done Andy
Andy is an absolute asset to my team, he will go out of his way to help all departments. He is punctual, reliable, and always has a smile on his face. Andy will always step in and help where he can. It is a pleasure to work with Andy.
Pontins Link Bingo
This exciting new link game will see massive jackpots won every night! The game is played live & simultaneously throughout the UK, with a huge collective jackpot for the winner. On our first night a lucky guest won over £700!
Could you be the next jackpot winner? Make sure you take part during your next stay!
With a host of activities and set in a fabulous location, book your holiday now!
If you are looking for family holidays in Suffolk then Pontins Pakefield has beautifully kept gardens, restaurants, bars and cafes, you also have entertainment shows from the latest artists and of course our Famous Bluecoat Shows and Cabarets.
Pontins Pakefield is one of our most peaceful resorts – ideal if you just want to get away from it all and spend time together while enjoying our unbeatable facilities.
A great family atmosphere, beautiful coastline and unspoilt Countryside all on your doorstep, it's a great place to unwind and relax. Set in the stunning County of Suffolk with the Norfolk Broads close by. For family holidays in Suffolk with Pontins Pakefield you will always be assured of beautiful scenery, canal boating, wildlife watching opportunities and a gentle pace of life.
If you need to pick things up the Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park is just a stone's throw away and there's also the excitement of Great Yarmouth which all the family can enjoy. Pontins Pakefield is the most beautiful of the family holiday parks in Suffolk, it is set in a picturesque seaside spot with its beautiful gardens and it has some of the most beautiful and relaxing views around, with its own secluded cove. Of course if its activities you want then Pontins Pakefield won't let you down, you can choose from loads of FREE activities ranging from a gentle game of bowls right through to Waterwalkerz in our Swimming Pool.


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David G. ZEINERT (1933-2006) Posted on: 13 Nov 2006, by Tasha Treptow
Localities > North America > United States > States > Wisconsin > Counties > Shawano
...at his home. He was born Dec. 21, 1933, in Whitcomb, Wis., the son of the late William and Frieda (Wegener) Zeinert. David was a United States Army Veteran. David was a pipefitter and a member of the United...
Re: Louis Wegener of Palo Alto County Iowa Posted on: 19 Oct 2004, by drmatheson
...know how I missed your message however just checking the Message Board and saw your reply. The Louis Wegener you are referring to I believe is the grandson of my great grandfather Louis Wegener's brother F...
FISCHER, JOHANN and Maria SCHRAM Family of Tawern Posted on: 24 Feb 2002, by Patti Laessig
This information was researched by Joseph Kaiser in the archives at Trier: Johann FISCHER was born in Tawern and died 13 Feb. 1811 in Tawern. Johann married on 2 July 1770 in Tawern to: Maria SCHRA...
JOSEPH Crane from Bristol England Posted on: 03 May 2001, by c_mackintosh
...married Mary Organ in 1868 in Bristol, England. Their daughter Martha born 1869 in Bristol married Wilhem Wegener and they migrated to Australia. Joseph is my my gggrandfather. Any info on his date of birth/...
Re: NAST family from Germany/ Poland settled in Bucks Co. PA Posted on: 19 Jun 2005, by farbotnik
New info... Some minor corrections 2013 I just recently joined SGGEE (Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe) and I have gotten info on my Nast family. I also just sent for Herman Nast's dea...
Gustav Pilz, Chicago, Illinois Posted on: 26 Sep 2005, by Alice (Pilz) McKenna
I'm interested in a GUSTAV PILZ, born about 1885, died in Chicago October 17, 1909. He was liklely married to a Matilda Elizabeth Block. Is listed in the 1909 Chicago City Directory (which I assume ...
Found: 2 old photos "Mrs Henry Wegener" of Oshkosh and "Wegener" 12/1906 Posted on: 29 Nov 2005, by Crystle Brockman
...found 2 old photos and am looking for relatives who may want them. The first is of "Mrs Henry Wegener" of Oshkosh and the second just says "Wegener 12/1906 age 40yrs, 3mos. If you are interested in...
Katherine (Kate) Wegener in Park City, Utah Posted on: 05 May 2005, by Kathleen Brennan
Looking for information on Katherine A. Morrissey Wegener - born in Clinton, Iowa to Owen and Johanna Morrissey in 1869. She was married to a Wegener and was living in Park City at the time of her parents' deaths ...
Looking for my grandmother Posted on: 22 Feb 2005, by Johnathon Parsons
...anyone that can help me. All I have is this information... My biological grandmother her last name is Wegener. She lived in New Jersey and had gotten preagnant with my father and his twin brother Thomas and ...
Reverend Rudolf Wegener, NY 1897+ Posted on: 12 Feb 2005, by DianeBrenum
Rev. Rudolf Wegener is the pastor who married my ggrandparents, Richard Franke and Lena Nelson, in New York. Rev. Wegener's address on their marriage license is 222 E. 118th St. in Manhattan. I found him i...
wegeners in wisconisn michael,maria, ludwig, earl Posted on: 29 Jan 2004, by wwjd012
Hi, my name is Dave Wagner and I am looking for my family. My great,great grandfather is michael wegener. he lived in the pewaukee and dodge county areas of wisconsin from late 1840s to 1893. he was marr...
Wegener Posted on: 14 Jun 2003, by marlicook35
I am looking for Rudy Wegener. He immigrated fom Germany to US in 1953. His motheer lived in Hamburg. He visited in Wiesbaden for some time and attended Youth for Christ. He knew me under thename Marlis M...
Wegener Family of Polsum (1490s to present) Posted on: 09 May 2003, by Frank Wegener
A paternal ancestral table for this branch of the Wegener family is now available on the website <www.polsum.de>.
PA or NJ Wegeners Posted on: 28 Feb 2003, by kayba1
My grandfather is John J Wegener son to Theodore Wegener and Caroline Witt. Does anyone have any possible info for me? I do know that Theodore changed his last name to Wagner after Caroline died in a house fire.
Re: WEGENER in Toledo, Ohio Posted on: 08 Dec 2002, by Nancy Shire
..."Birthday Book" which none of us have ever been able to track down. The name is Allan Fred Wegener, with the date May 24, 1911 -- probably a birthday but it could have been a death date. If you h...
Re: WEGENER in Toledo, Ohio Posted on: 08 Dec 2002, by Chris Schaal
...generation from those that you listed from the bible. My grandfather on my mothers side was Frederick C. Wegener. Not sure of his birth date or where he was born. I know he died in 1940-41 in Toledo. Ch...
WEGENER in Toledo, Ohio Posted on: 07 Dec 2002, by Nancy Shire
My husband's great-grandmother was Johanna Louise Wegener, always called "Louise". The Bible she handed down to us states that she was born 29 May 1836 at Hamburg, Neubrandenburg, Mechlenburg, Ger...
Louis Wegener and Amanda Gauger of Iowa Posted on: 03 Oct 2002, by pbbut
...of Kossuth County, Iowa. Louis and Amanda had at least two children, baptized Ruth Louisa Katharina Wegener, born 1 Apr 1911, and Robert Wilhelm Wegener b. 15 Jan 1917. They were baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran C...
Wegener J. Heinrich Christopher Posted on: 25 Aug 2002, by kwilhelm14
Could anyone provide information on J. Heinrich Christopher Wegener who arrived in Australia in 1856 on the Vesta. He was born in 1822 in Hanover, and died in mannum on 11/6/1904. If you can provide details ...
Wegeners from Louisville, Nebraska Posted on: 20 Jul 2002, by Gayle Ossenkop-Faubion
I have information on the family of Freidrick and Rosinia Wegener who immigrated to Nebraska from Germany sometime between 1884 and 1886. Would be glad to share information.
Re: catherine wegener of new orleans Posted on: 17 Jan 2003, by meg p
Catherine Wegener (3/29/1890 - 12/7/78) was my great great grandmother. She was the daughter of William Wegener (6/1864 - 11/2/24) and Catherine Paull. This is the extend of the information i know of the Wegeners...
Re: catherine wegener of new orleans Posted on: 16 Jan 2003, by Maryann Fikes
The only Wegener I know in New Orleans is Gottfried Wegener & his family. He is my grandfather. He was the pastor at St Paul Lutheran Church there. Could they be related?
catherine wegener of new orleans Posted on: 17 Jul 2002, by megansara
i am looking for information on catherine wegener (3/29/1890 - 12/4/78) married to frederick hoffman (2/17/1889 - 12/20/61) both from new orleans. catherine's parents were william wegener (6/1864 - 11/2/24) and ca...
Auf der Suche nach Informationen über eine nahe Verwandte ... Posted on: 17 Aug 2001, by barbara winckel
...jemand Informationen bezüglich familienrelevanter Angelegenheiten zum Begriff "Johann Grete Wegener, geborene KÖPKE (Geburtsort Berlin oder Danzig) haben, so möge er sich bitte ehest an...
Emma C. Kleine Posted on: 18 Jul 2001, by Patty Campane...
I am searching for information on Emma C. Kleine. She married Charles F. Wegener and had 3 children Edith, Francis & Lena. All three children were born in New York City. Any information/leads are appr...
Re: Wegener Posted on: 31 Mar 2006, by sue wines
Hi, Looking for descendants of Carl George Wegener . Born 1928. He is in my Grandmothers tree. I believe they would be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. Sue Wines
Wegener Minnie Posted on: 07 Mar 2001, by Francine Krause Bush
Hello, I am researching the Wegener family. They are from Milwaukee,Wi They are from Germany.Minnie Wegener imagrated to American in 1875. Minnie has brothers Paul& Otto, sisters Ida, Clara. The Fathers name is...
Wisconsin Wegener Posted on: 06 Mar 2001, by roxbrand
I am just starting out. Looking for information on Ehegallen Christian Wegener. He came over from Germany in the late 1800's, married Louisa Juhre here in the U.S. and settled in Hustisford as a blacksmith. ...
Wegener - Germany. partic. Anne Dorothee (b. 1817); Father Gottfried Wegener Posted on: 16 Feb 2001, by Selena Kleinrahm
Am researching Wegener ancestors. Anne Dorothee Wegener (b 1817) m. Carl Friedrich Kniest in 1841. Her parents were Gottfried Wegener and Marie Elisabeth Pisker. Can anyone help????
Wegener in Australia Posted on: 29 Apr 2001, by c_mackintosh
...I am descended from Wegeners who migrated from Germany to Queensland in 1865. My dad's mother was a Wegener. My great great grandfather Wilhelm Wegener and wife Emilie Reisener sailed on the "Susanah Godfroi&q...
wegener in Ipswich Australia Posted on: 11 Feb 2001, by Kenn Wilson
Anyone with info on the wegener family in ipswich australia please contact me miles and miles of smiles Kenn
Wegener--DuPage County, IL Posted on: 20 Dec 2000, by elmer1946
Seeking desc. of Friedrich and Margarethe Schmidt)Wegener. Hanover, GER to DuPage County, IL 1856; resided Fullersburg/Hinsdale area. Related names are Kleffel, Froscher, Langkafel. Have info to share.
Frederick Maria Wegener Posted on: 21 Oct 2000, by Gerre Kelley
Looking for parents of Maria Wegener nee Hoppe who arrived in the U.S. (New York) in October, 1894 on SS Stuttgart. Had five daughters, lived in Chicago. Frederick came earlier, but do not know when. I belie...
Re: Louis Wegener of Palo Alto County Iowa Posted on: 20 Dec 2004, by Duane Matheson
Thanks Don for the email. Again I apologize for not following up with you on Wegener history. That is very interesting in what you found. I dug out Fred Wegener's obituary and indeed it says he came to t...
Re: Louis Wegener of Palo Alto County Iowa Posted on: 15 Dec 2004, by pbbut
Duane-I was looking through the HISTORY OF PALO ALTO COUNTY by Dwight G. McCarty, published in 1910. From the book ,it indicates the Wegeners may have actually been in Palo Alto County a little earli...
Re: Louis Wegener of Palo Alto County Iowa Posted on: 21 Oct 2004, by pbbut
...hearing from you. As I indicated, I'd like to find anything more I can about the wife of the Louis Wegener in my previous post. I also have another Wegener in my data that may connect with what you have. Do you ...
Re: Louis Wegener of Palo Alto County Iowa Posted on: 16 May 2004, by pbbut
...in Whittemore, Iowa, just east of Palo Alto County. It gives the baptisms of two children of Louis Wegener and Amanda Gauger. Considering the times of the baptisms (1911 and 1917), this Louis Wegener is likely a ...
Louis Wegener of Palo Alto County Iowa Posted on: 28 Sep 2000, by Duane Matheson
I am looking for the brother of my great grandfather Louis Wegener (Conrad Ludwig Theodore Wegener). His name may have been William(?) He was one of 3 brothers that came from Abbensen Hannover Germany in the 1860's...
Wegener family in St Louis Posted on: 08 Feb 2001, by Susanne Macrae
Thanks for your info Pam. My Wegener in St Louis arrived as a single man about 1890. I'm not sure if he ever married and had children or not. I have found other Wegener's in St Louis who moved there about mi...
Wegener family in St. Louis Posted on: 07 Feb 2001, by pammeyer50p
...1925-1940) from his home in Indianapolis. His father was born in Danville, Illinois, name, William Garfield Wegener. Wm. Garfield had several brothers and sisters; Anton, Catherine, George, Lillie, Emma. Fam...
St Louis Wegener Posted on: 16 Aug 2000, by Sue Macrae (nee Wegener)
I am searching for details of Oscar Wegener. He was born about 1855 (give or take a year or two), probably in Salzgitter in Neidersachen in Germany. He migrated to the US about 1886-1890. In 1891 he was in S...
Wegener Posted on: 31 Jul 2000, by Preben A Johansson
Looking for any information on John Doris Wegener. John was born Jul 1887 died in May 1969 Wheeling, Cook, IL. Doris was born Apr 1914 and died Jun 1997.
Robert or Butch Wegener Posted on: 21 Jul 2000, by Kristi Wegener
My Grandfather's name was Robert Wegener from Higginsville MO, His brother's name was Butch and their father's name was DeeDee. If you have any information please send me a message. I was born in Warrensburg...
Wegeners of Tacoma,WA Posted on: 20 Jul 2000, by Douglas
Looking for relatives of Helen Wegener (Mrs Ralph Wegener) who lived in Tacoma,. WA in the 1950's. 60's, 70;s. She was a big button collector. Would LOVE to hear from you about her. Thanks!!
Florence Wegener Posted on: 21 Apr 2000, by Billye Weeks
I am interested in learning anything I can about Florence Wegener from Kingfisher,OK. Thank You.
Edith M. Wegener Posted on: 23 Mar 2000, by Patty Campane...
I am searching for Edith M. Wegener, my gr. grandmother's, relatives. I she had a sister, Frances Wegener of NYC. Edith Married Charles Weller and had two children Edith June and Charles Jr. Any info/leads are appr...
Wegeners Posted on: 24 Feb 2000, by jawegs
I think we might have a connection. My great grandfather was Christian Wegener. I don't know if Carl was part of it. He married Augusta Schroeder and died in 1897 and 1905 respectively in Black Creek WI. The...
Wegener Familien Brief for Wilhelmine W... Posted on: 03 Feb 2000, by Jay Preston
My great grandmother was Wilhelmine Sophia Johanna Wegener, daughter of Carl Johann W and grandaughter of Carl Christian Wegener. They were from Archduchy of Mecklenburg mid 1800's. She married August Hengfuss of W...
Wegener Posted on: 18 Feb 2001, by DorothyHofmei...
My ggg grandfather was Heinrich Wegener. He came to US in mid 1800's from Dammin. They settled in Webster, MN. They had 2 boys, Heinrich,Jr. and Wm. Henry Jr had 3 boys, Ferdinand,Albert and John. They are a...
Wegener in Minnasota Posted on: 12 May 2000, by Mark Wegener
My great grandfather was Fritz Wegener a stone mason. My grandfather was Edward Wegener and homesteaded in the Bertha, wrights town, Parkers prairie rural area. I would be interested in info about Fritz who came fr...


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College Hockey:BU's Drury, NU's McGillis Inducted To Beanpot Hall of Fame
BOSTON — Two players, Boston University's Chris Drury and Northeastern's Dan McGillis, have been selected for the Beanpot Hall of Fame this year.
Drury, part of the first class to ever win four Beanpot championships, was Beanpot MVP in 1996 and scored seven goals in the eight Beanpot games in his career, good for fourth in goals scored. Drury went on to win the Hobey Baker Memorial Award in his senior season, and won the NHL's Rookie of the Year award the next season.
McGillis never won the Beanpot title in his four seasons, but led the team to the finals in his senior season before losing to Drury's BU squad. As a defenseman, he finished with an impressive two goals and three assists in eight Beanpot games. He was an All-America selection in his senior season of 1996, and was twice All-Hockey East. He played 733 games in the NHL for five different teams.
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There are advantages to being second, and the second night of the Rush Week semifinals on "American Idol," where the Top 10 boys were named and performed for votes to become part of the actual Top 13 finalists, was ample proof of it. Not only were the ten performances superior overall to those rendered by the Top 10 girls on Tuesday night's show, the "Idol" judges' critiques weren't tainted by the continual use of the word "nerves." No, if anything, the guys didn't seem to be nervous (for the most part), nor did their performances seem impacted by the run through "victory lane" (as host Ryan Seacrest described the tunnel from the waiting "Chamber" to the stage), which seemed to leave some of the girls breathless and out of sorts. All in all, for those casting votes and undecided about which guy might be a favorite, good performances may have made the selection process a bit more difficult.
With what has to be a stroke of exceptional cruelty on the part of "American Idol" producers, each of the Top 10 boys was named (as recounted by Lyndsey Parker at Yahoo TV Feb 20), finally leaving five guys in "The Chamber" whose names were not called. They would not get to sing, nor would they advance in the competition. Like wallflowers, they came but did not participate. Well, technically, a few of those not chosen spoke with Ryan Seacrest, but otherwise… nada.
The Top 10 boys, in order of performance were:
Caleb Johnson
C. J. Harris
Emmanuel Zidor
Sam Woolf
George Lovett
Dexter Roberts
Alex Preston
Malcolm Allen
Ben Briley
Spencer Lloyd
On a special note, contestant Ben Briley was named to the Top 10 boys' circle Tuesday night, his slot the result of winning a vote-off between himself and Atlanta hopeful Neco Starr. As the night grew longer and the show's end nearer, it is doubtless he was certain that the judges uncertainty of putting him in the Top 30 (resulting in the vote-off) was a sign he would be one of the five left unchosen.
Fortunately for the Tennessee singer, he was chosen, getting to perform for a shot at the being voted into the Top 10. Or, barring that, getting a shot at being one of the judges Wild Card and being part of the Top 13.
And it appears that Judge Harry Connick Jr. might be tainted by the "Harsh Harry" nickname he picked up during the auditions. He was booed several times by the audience as he gave his critiques. (He received his first boos of disapproval from the audience during the girls' performance on Tuesday night, something that fellow judge Jennifer Lopez noted for posterity, and Harry jokes was probably the first of many. Looks like he was correct…) But one round of boos was notable in that after the critique, Judge Harry brought to everyone's attention that he had been booed while Judge Keith Urban had, although saying nearly the same thing, received virtually no feedback from the audience. Harry called for a collective "boo" for Judge Keith. The audience complied.
Nothing wrong with a little fairness, even when judging the judges...
"American Idol" will name its Top 13 finalists Thursday night on Fox Television. After this week of three shows, the air times revert to the series' original time slots of 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays.


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BRUNSWICK — Community members and members of St. Ambrose Catholic Parish gathered at the base of a hill behind the church Thursday to honor the lives of four Brunswick High School students killed last spring in a car accident.
Jeffrey Chaya, 18; Blake Bartchak, 17; Lexi Poerner, 16; and Kevin Fox, 18 all were St. Ambrose parishioners, and the church and the community pulled together in the days and months following their deaths to make sure they were not forgotten.
David Harley and other volunteers helped to form the Brunswick Blue Pride Foundation, with the goal of raising scholarship funds in the students' memory and making a positive impact on the community.
"The community came together and said, 'What can we do?' " Harley said. "I think we've done a lot."
Fundraising efforts have ensured a memorial scholarship fund will be in place for at least the next 10 years, and other efforts are under way to improve driving education for all teens in Medina County.
Harley said the Blue Pride Foundation is working with local police departments to give all students of driving age the chance to take a hands-on safe-driving course. The course includes driving a specially enhanced car that mimics skidding so students can learn how to properly avoid spinning out of control.
"It's not a lecture," he said. "It's fun. It was available for all students who had a ticket, but now they're offering it for everyone."
The Rev. Bob Stec, of St. Ambrose, said he hopes the memorial wall featuring a statue of Jesus with areas to sit and reflect will be a hopeful gathering place for the community.
The memorial dedication Thursday kicked off a four-day festival at St. Ambrose, 929 Pearl Road, with a "Go Blue" theme.
"This night, this weekend, is about gathering the community together," Stec said.
Former Ohio State University head coach Jim Tressel was invited to speak at the memorial.
"One year ago, you taught us how to come together and how to love one another," Tressel told the crowd.
Tressel, who now serves as vice president of strategic engagement at the University of Akron, said he easily can spot Brunswick graduates on campus in their bright blue, Brunswick pride T-shirts.
"Our prayers have been with you and will remain with you," he said.
Contact reporter Loren Genson at (330) 721-4063 or email@example.com.


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A 10-0 run to start the second half gave Salem a 15 point lead 37-22.
However, the Green Wave showed their resilience as by quarter's end they had cut that deficit back to 5 at 39-35 heading into the final quarter.
"We forced some turnovers there, and finished and that was the key," said head coach Janet Holst following her team's third straight conference win to start the season.
Salem also has forced more than 30 turnovers in each of their conference games as they turned the Green Wave over 31 times.
Morgan Hawkins finished a solid night with 12 points and Annie Tucker had 11. A group of 9 Lady Cats cracked the scoring column. Kaitlyn Booth had 10 points before fouling out for Mattoon (1-2).
Salem kept pace with Effingham (3-0) after their 10 point win 50-40 over Mt Zion. The Lady Braves head to B.E. Gum to take on the Lady Cats Thursday night.
In other action:
- The Sandoval Lady Blackhawks had 3 in double figures as they posted a 57-33 win over Noble. Kristin Perkins had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Madison Crawford and Bethany Kunick had 13 apiece. Kylie Parson had 8 points and 10 rebounds.
- The South Central Lady Cougars (0-10) fell to Woodlawn 71-41. Coach Gary Kapper said after the game..."We did improve on some things tonight. We have to get better at running our offense and defensively we have to work on getting into better position." SC was not in position to stop the Lady Cardinals Alexxa Capps who finished with 30 points.
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