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generate heisman buzz at the time?
Day 2 tells me the 'he got duped' side is gaining traction. It's too crazy still though. I'm going to stop reading about it until somebody grills that kid in California.
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Day 2 tells me the 'he got duped' side is gaining traction. It's too crazy still though. I'm going to stop reading about it until somebody grills that kid in California.
I'm thinking a combo of got duped, then started making ish up to not look dumb.
Or, he's gay and this is some weird cover up for that.
But yeah, the more you read about it the more confusing it gets.
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generate heisman buzz at the time?
Is it too late to give it to him now? What the golden globes? Oscar?
Teo's girlfriend was actually Dear Abby?
Yesterday I was believing he and his family were all liars.
Today, I listened to Alema T'eo on 1280 the Zone and he detailed how it was eloborate hoax.
That the guy who played the role of Koa might have set the entire thing in an attempt to solicit funds for cancer patients. Apparantley there were atleast 4 characters, Lennay, a 9-year cousin of Lennay, Koa (Lennay's Brother), and another woman who pretended to be a college student with Leukimia. I believe he said that members of the T'eo family had met these people.
So is the entire T'eo family in on the scheme, or is the T'eo family all been duped?
Either way the kid is never going to hide from this.
Virtue lies in the struggle, not in the prize.
This is one of the most bizarre sports stories I've ever heard. I hope the true details come out before too long.
"Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant." --Matthew 20:25-27
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This is one of the most bizarre sports stories I've ever heard. I hope the true details come out before too long.
My thoughts as well.
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I hadn't seen this link posted in here.
This talks about how Notre Dame officials wanted to come out with this story before Deadspin put it out, but Te'o and his representatives hadn't gotten around to it yet.
Some developing info:
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the man who has been publicly identified as being behind the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax, called a church friend in early December crying and admitted to duping the Heisman finalist, the friend told "Outside the Lines" Thursday.
The friend, a woman in her mid-20s, agreed to be interviewed under the condition that she not be identified, saying she was fearful for her family's safety because of the overwhelming publicity the story has generated. In the interview, she did allow for her voice to be recorded.
She said Tuiasosopo gave her the tearful confession and account of how he played what he said was at first a game on the unsuspecting Te'o. And, she said, he told her that it wasn't the first time he had done it.
"He (Ronaiah) told me that Manti was not involved at all, he was a victim. ... The girlfriend was a lie, the accident was a lie, the leukemia was a lie," said the woman. "He was crying, he was literally crying, he's like 'I know, I know what I have to do.'
"It's not only Manti, but he was telling me that it's a lot of other people they had done this to."
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Some developing info:
At best, Manti was scared to tell the truth to the media and lied about and exaggerated the whole thing for weeks/months.
At worse, he was a co-conspirator eager for attention.
Either way, he's the complete opposite of what you want out of a Middle-Linebacker. You can't be a dumbass or a gutless liar or a pathetic attention starved drama queen to play that position. Thankfully, I think a real team, Bama, showed Manti's limitations so no one will draft that fool's gold in the 1st round.
Now his teammates are even trashing him. Which is real bad. MB and QB must be the most respected positions on the field.
Van Noy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Manti Te'o.
It's just a shame that he didn't declare for the draft this year.
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After hearing all the details now. I'm fully convinced he was a victim of a hoax. Its very sad. I believe his story. He is just young and very dumb. I think all my questions have been cleared up with rational explanations. I have no belief he was in on it. Poor guy. He'll be a punch line for a long time.
Its one thing to have this happen to you without the pub, and quite another for it to be a national story.
I could imagine a fairly decent Mormon boy on a Catholic team wanting to use a fictitious "girlfriend" to excuse himself from some of the locker room chitchat and maybe the party-time activities, or even to steer the chicks away.
I can also imagine some very gay but closet cases LDS boys. . . . .
And some dads trying to project some kind of normality to idle questioners from the media. . .
some guy on a program called redeye radio was talking about this all night when I was driving. . . .
But hey, when it comes to women smarts, Manti makes me look bad. Whatever he did, he's got no child support, no paternity lawsuits, no alimony to pay, and no bitter women telling his own brothers and sisters lies about him. Life stretches out before him unblemished, and ambitious women, and even stupid women, are going to just pass on creating some new wrinkle on ruin in his life.
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May 15, 2008. Atlanta, GA. Rocking Romans has an
ambitious goal: they want to discover, launch, and support quality
Catholic bands that will compete effectively with the secular music
market. Their goal: to bring Christ to the audiences of
classic and alternative rock music.
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it or not, hiring a good Christian band was not
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Try telling the Giants that Monday's opening session of live batting practice was just a drill.
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Food has had a powerful influence on world history.
Tom Standage, business editor for The Economist magazine in England and author of "An Edible History of Humanity," was at the Alltech International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium in May 2011 and described six instances when food changed the course of history:
- The adoption of agriculture 10,000 years ago transformed us from a society of hunters and gatherers to one where only a portion of the people had to be hunters and gatherers.
- Societal stratification. As people pursued occupations other than food production, it created elaborate social structures.
- World exploration. Christopher Columbus and others were searching for spice-trading routes when they ended up stumbling on vast new continents. The quest for spices redrew the maps and changed the world.
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- Food as a weapon of war. Napoleon and other military leaders learned the value of "living off the land" as they achieved their victories. The Cold War began with a food fight when the U.S. airlifted food supplies to the people behind the Berlin Wall.
- Resurgence of the Asian economies over the past 30 years. Industrialization in these countries couldn't happen unless the food supply was able to keep up. Besides importing food, the Asian countries have made strides in their own food production.
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please post your thoughts on my system. think it will work?
thinking of doing handicap scoring at our league.
this is what i've come up with:
54 is par for the course. therefore:
1st week:
score of par (54) gives the person a 0 handicap.
each stroke above or below par dictates handicap:
50 score = -4 handicap
60 score = +6 handicap
2nd week
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3rd week and on. . .
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Wilby, Suffolk Genealogy
England Suffolk Suffolk Parishes Wilby
Parish History
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a summary overview of the history of this parish.
If you live in Suffolk you will have access to a variety of resources at local archives and libraries; however , for those who live further afield, one can access microfilm and online records at Family History Centers. Refer to Wilby and Suffolk in the Family History Library Catalog for available records.
Civil Registration
Wilby is in Hoxne district. To search an index of Hoxne district records go to FreeBMD. The Suffolk Civil Registration article tells more about these records.
Church records
The Parish Registers begin in 1538. They can be view at the Suffolk Record Office. A copy of the registers from 1538 to 1900 can be purchased from the Suffolk Record Office. For pre 1813 Bishop Transcript entries you will need to look in Hoxne Deanry, Archdeaconry of Suffolk. Parish Chest records are lacking for Wilby. See Suffolk Church Records for further details.
Census records
There are census records available for Wilby from 1841 to 1911. Census records are available on a variety of subscription and other websites. If you need to consult the 1841 to 1891 census on microfilm, refer to Wilby census film numbers in the library catalogue.
There is statistical data available for the census years 1801 to 1931 that records the number of houses, families, people, and other statistical data for every parish in the county.
Refer to the Suffolk Census wiki article for details.
Probate records
Prior to 1858 the primary court that had jurisdiction over Wilby was the Archdeaconry of Suffolk; however, a person's will or administration may have been probated in nearby courts or even in London. After 1858 it was in Ipswich District. Refer to the Suffolk Probate Records article for further details.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
- England Jurisdictions 1851
- Suffolk Gazetteers - There are numerous online gazetteers
- Vision of Britain
- British History Online - WILBY (St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Hoxne, E. division of Suffolk, 3 miles (S. S. E.) from Stradbrooke. [1]
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" Clumber Park, Worksop, Nottinghamshire. S80 3AZ. Tel: 01909 476592. "
Whilst over at our 'local' National Trust property Belton House on Easter Sunday, I spotted a poster advertising the extra Easter events going on at Clumber Park. With an as ever uncertain weather forecast, I figured a quick 30 mile jaunt up the A1 on Easter Monday was well worth the risk, given that as paid up "Trusties" it wouldn't cost us a penny to try.
~~~~Getting there~~~~
As I said, it's very handily positioned off the A1 at the A57 intersection with the road to Sheffield. There's a big brown sign at the A1 exit and when you reach the roundabout take the A614 to Nottingham. Within a half a mile, you'll see a right turn, and there you are. Well on the borders of the park at least. There's a gateway, followed by a huge long straight road along all lined with gigantic trees. Slightly further along there's an entry point, and even for non-members the good news is it's only £5.20 per car, which I think is pretty reasonable. It's mostly one way, very straight forward, and basically you should follow the signs marked "Visitor Facilities". There you'll find ample parking including over flows in various grassed areas.
~~~~The main courtyard~~~
Once you've parked up, (we parked over by the cricket pitch area) it's a fairly short walk down to the central courtyard feature. Depending on the day you are there, you might just see tractor and trailer rides just before you enter the main square.
On your right as you walk through there's a leaflet area and most likely a representative from the Trust to greet you. To the left there are a couple of shops and some plants on display, and there's a small takeaway café on the right hand side serving hot and cold snacks including real dairy ice cream. (If you shuffle around in the bottom long enough past the ridiculous flavours like Elderberry and Honey , you may just unearth a plain chocolate one!)
Walkthrough the arch (past a rather clever dragonfly shaped bench) and here you'll find the main buildings on your left. There's another shop where you may just find a Robin Hood outfit, complete with bow and arrow set should any little merry men in your party be interested. Daddies like me on the other hand are far more likely to be struck by the delightful indoor and outdoor seating of the restaurant area. Probably best to get a visit to the facilities in for any little ones at this point, especially as the Woodland play area through the small doors on the right is bound to be spotted fairly sharpish.
~~~~The dining area~~~~
Funnily enough, one of the few let downs of Belton House is the catering, for some reason, the small facilities there just don't seem to come up to normal NT standards. No such worries here at Clumber Park I'm happy to say. There's 3 or 4 quality hot dishes of the day, choices for kids with options like spaghetti and meatballs or the convenience of a choose any 5 cold items selection. There are plenty of spacious wooden tables in 3 or 4 separate annexes, so even on a busy day like Easter Monday, with a bit of patience we were still able to get a decent table, and particularly on warmer days the outdoor seating offers a good alternative.
~~~~The play area~~~~
So after lunch, we delivered a revived and refreshed little man to a wooden kingdom of play. According to the staff member who welcomed us to the park, it's a play area designed by children, for children, and you can certainly see the appeal.
In one corner there are 3 separate miniature tree houses on different levels. Moving towards the centre piece, there's a set of fairly challenging ropes and wooden frames to negotiate, including rope ladders and a spider man style web - probably better suited for those aged 6 and over, but our little man was certainly prepared to get as far as he could before rescue daddy had to be deployed. The whole play area is thick with wood chippings, so hopefully the worst of any mini fall would quickly be absorbed.
There's also a classic double kid sized tyre swing, an obligatory wobbly bridge or two plus those bell ringing style see saw ropes to give them a quick taste of life without gravity.
All in all it's a very well thought out play area , the only slight criticism would be it's not quite big enough, especially on busy days like this one. Funny as well, that with all these cleverly crafted play areas, the old tree on it's side in the corner was probably drawing the most visitors of all - kids and trees - what is it about them!
~~~~A Ferry nice bonus~~~~
Once we'd managed to prise him away from the play area, we were intrigued to spot signs advertising a ferry service. We walked out of the courtyard, and there before us was a very impressive rolling panorama of open space, with a great big Lake at it's heart. As we'd done the Easter egg hunt thing the day before (and as our little man really didn't need any additions to his already burgeoning collection!) we skipped past the extra marquee on the right and headed to the waters edge.
It took a moment or two to locate said ferry, as in all fairness it bears a rather closer family resemblance to a large pedalo. Still it was an easy sell to our little fella, who quickly took it to be the "Paddle Steamer" that he'd wanted to visit today (having see Granddad Dogs boat on Peppa Pig that morning. So with that smug satisfaction of being those lucky parents who can actually deliver on an outlandish promise, we headed to the boarding point. Double bonus, only 50p per person each way, so we were gladly helped aboard and found our positions on the metal squares in the middle. Capacity of about 16 on the good ship "Lincolnshire II" and life jackets are provided for the little ones if required.
Our very own captain Dog-beard was far too preoccupied with the treasure Island we were heading towards to worry about such things, although the little jolt at the far end that we were warned about , did add to the excitement.
~~~~Miles and Miles to explore~~~~
Just a glance across the horizon at the other side, gave an instant impression of just how huge the park land actually is. No surprise then, that bike hire is extremely popular round here. Apparently there are over 20 miles of bike trails available.
The other thing that strikes you is just how many dogs people bring along with them. Unless there was some kind of dog show going on that I wasn't party to, I can't recall seeing so many mutts in one place for a long time.
Anyway, even the distraction of various setters and spaniels , plunging into the icy lake waters couldn't distract our man from his next mission. Armed with welly boots and after all the showery weather, it was perfect conditions for jumping up and down in muddy puddles.
~~~~A final flourish~~~~
So suitably soaked through at the trouser legs, we persuaded him to hop back on the ferry, and return to the lake area. As I said at the outset, there were a few extra activities laid on, including face painting, drawing, hula hoops, space hoppers, mini trampolines, Frisbees and football.
By this point in the afternoon most of the crowds were gone, so he was in his element flinging himself wildly on and off a rather squishy looking hopper. 10 minutes later, he'd reached his official point of exhaustion, and in just 4 and a half hours, Clumber had officially sent him to slumber land.
Really can't wait to come back in the summer months and have a further explore round. Will definitely try and hire one of those trailer bikes next time around - carrying 45 pounds of sleepy baba all the way back to the car is no restful task!
Clumber Park must be one of the biggest parks in Britain. It simply is huge. Contrary to other parks in its neighbourhood (Nottinghamshire) such as Sherwood Forest, it is not just another woodland park. You will find Clumber Park easily by following the brown signs around the Ollerton-Worksop area (you will have to find Worksop or Ollerton yourself though !). There are several entries to the park, but I guess they are all built on the same pattern. The entry we use is straight off the very busy A1. It is marked by a gate of imposing stature, although two cars can not go through it side by side. It is open everyday from dusk till dawn. Once you have passed the gate, you are in the park itself. 'Clumber',as the locals fondly call it, is a word of its own, the threshold of which is clearly marked by those big gates. You can park anywhere along Lime Tree Avenue, the longest of its kind in Europe, or so I read. Many small paths branch away from the avenue, plunging into woods or snaking across fields. If you choose to drive along down the avenue, you will come across several junctions, at which points you can choose, among other directions, to go towards Hardwick village, a very pretty place. We always go straight on for a while (did I say that Lime Tree Avenue is 2-mile long ?), then park the car somewhere on the grass under some lime tree, just off the avenue. Although there is a £3 fee for cars, you do not have to pay anything as long as you do not drive past one of these small wooden booths by which two members of the park's staff stand and stop cars to ask for these £3, in exchange of which you will be given a pack full of brochures. Note that if you are a National Trust member, you can go in for free. I did not know about the fee until I read about it on the internet. I think what happens is, staff tolerate people parking their cars without paying, although everybody should pay whether they
go past the said booths or not, but obviously it would be hard, if not impossible, to implement such a scheme. I was told that, years and years ago (more than 10 years ago), some members of staff used to patrol and ask for the fee. We have been to Clumber 3 or 4 times now, and nobody ever asked us for anything. I would advise paying the fee just the once at least though, as it can be difficult to find one's way within the park without a map, as it is so big, and this is not the kind of park where you find a map waiting for you at every corner, in fact I have never seen even the shadow of one. Plus it would give you some idea of what to see as well as some historical background. Anyway, back to more interesting stuff, the heart or centre of the park, that is where cars are not allowed anymore, is the busiest. There are loads and loads of paths to choose from, paths which lead you through different ecosystems and landscapes: a traditional park and pleasure gardens, woods, heaths, fields. This diversity is what still attracts me most to Clumber. On top of that there is a gothic chapel, a very pretty classical bridge, kitchen gardens (next to where Clumber house – once home of the Dukes of Newcastle – used to stand), and a classical Roman imitation temple (I have heard that there are several of those in the park, but they must be scattered here and there because I have only ever come across one). The admission to the kitchen gardens costs 70p. These gardens pride themselves on the fact that, among other things, they have the longest glass house of all National Trust properties. In addition, its gardeners grow flowers, fruits, organic vegetables, rare and original vegetables, 'old' vegetables (19th century style), vegetables that may disappear etc, and there is also an exhibition of gardening tools, as well as a kind of garden centre where people can buy plants. Now I will be completely honest with you: I cannot recommend a
ny of these, and for one good reason : plants not being my cup of tea (I would not be able to tell a broccoli from a forget-me-not, it is that bad), and my being more of the sportswoman type, I have never set foot in the kitchen gardens. Yes, I am ashamed, but I am determined to go in a very near future. It does not matter though, my point is that there is in Clumber Park something for pretty much everybody. The fact that there is somewhere you can go when the weather is not exceptionally nice is a bonus. I am afraid I have never entered the National Trust shop or the restaurant either, but may those who are interested in these rest assured: you will not starve and you will be able to buy souvenirs in Clumber as well. The heart of the park is not, in my opinion, the Victorian gardens or the gothic chapel, the steeple of which is truly stunning when seen towering above and among trees, but quite ordinary if not a bit ugly when seen in its entirety and from up close (the inside is said to be beautiful though). No, the centre of Clumber Park is its serpentine lake. The lake is in keeping with the park (surely one of the biggest in Britain with its 3,800 acres), not forgetting the glasshouse (and its 400 odd feet), in other words, it is huge. Lots and lots of birds live on it and around it (there are some very nice bits where the lake is so narrow it looks more like a stream, and there are kinds of little falls as well): swans, moorhens, barnacle geese, ducks… Of course these birds love being fed, and the bit of lawn spreading between the gothic chapel and the lake being the most popular area with families in the summer, I would advise against sitting there, as there are more bird droppings than there is grass. I would advise staying there full stop, bird droppings or not, as there are so many other, nicer places to discover, so many lovely spots for a picnic with kids or alone with your other half for example. One nice thing to do if y
ou have time and do not mind walking is to walk around the serpentine lake. 'serpentine' is the key word here, it took us almost 3 hours and 2 bridges, but we made it in the end, and it was well worth it. It is possible to hire all kinds of cycles in the bike centre not far from the shop, restaurant etc, but you can also bring your own along with you. The centre is open daily in the summer, at week ends only the rest of the year. It will cost you £4 for 2 hours. They have bikes for hire, but also tandems and bikes equipped with a kind of little trailer-like thing in which one child can sit. There are two 'tours' of the park, a short, 5-mile one, and a longer, 9-mile one if I remember well. Note that bikes are not allowed in some places, e.g. in the pleasure gardens and on the promenade along the lake just before the chapel (it is lovely with its benches tucked away on each side). One big inconvenient though : on busy days, riding a bike can turn into a slalom, a dodge-the-dog (I forgot to mention that Clumber is of course a great place to walk your dog or dogs), dodge-the-push-chair and dodge-the-strollers, which is why I prefer walking. You can fish as well! You will have to buy a permit though, it will cost you £4 for a day. As for bathing, I saw some kids swimming in the lake, but it does not appeal to me at all, and I don't even know whether it is allowed or not. Finally, horse-riding fans can ride in Clumber as well, but they will also need a permit. Clumber Park is home to a cricket team which bears its name, so you can park not too far from the cricket grounds and enjoy a good match. Watch out for special exhibitions and events throughout the year (check the National Trust's web site), you may end up feeding baby hedgehogs, learning about the different species of spiders that live in the park, or watching a concert or a play. One last thing about Clumber : it is very clean, which
is more than a bit surprising considering the number of people who visit it every day. The only rubbish I remember seeing was floating on still water near the very busy centre of the park, plus a couple of empty cigarettes packets, but nothing too obvious or too alarming. Either people are being very respectful of the site, or the park staff are doing a great job, must be a little bit of both. In brief, and to conclude with, Clumber Park has got something in store for everybody, be they young or not so young anymore, sport fanatics or just strollers, plant-lovers or bird-watchers, families, couples, bachelors, e.v.e.r.y.b.o.d.y. It makes for a lovely Saturday or Sunday out (but you can go during the week as well of course, it is not as busy), especially on a nice summer day, but there is something to do all year round. As for me, I will go back in autumn, for the colours and yet another, different Clumber Park!
Nottinghamshire has a great number of parks and other visitor attractions, but one of the very best of these is Clumber Park. Situated in the northern part of the county, Clumber Park is the former home of the Dukes of Newcastle, but now this 3,800 acre park is owned by The National Trust and is a very popular venue for a day out. The park is located about 4.5 miles south east of Worksop and about 1 mile from the A1/A57. The nearest train station is at Worksop, and there are local buses that go to the park. (Details from Traveline on 0870 608 2608) Access to the centre of the park costs £3 per car (free to members of The National Trust), but there are vast areas of the park that have free access where you can stop and take a picnic, play games, fly a kite, walk through the woods or enjoy a barbecue. Even though this is one of the most visited country parks in the UK you can always find plenty of space due the vast areas of the park that are accessible. In the centre of the park is a magnificent 83 acre lake, which was man made, and is fed by the River Poulter. The lake is the home for a vast array of wildfowl, plus also is one of the country's foremost coarse fisheries. Fishing is open to the public on payment of a daily charge. (£4) However, the main attraction of the lake is to just walk along the lakeside path and enjoy the splendour of this park and the beauty of the trees, plants and wildlife. It is about a four mile walk all the way around the lake and this is normally only undertaken by the most hardy, but there are a number of car parks where you can stop and see different parts of the lake including a classical bridge and an impressive weir. Although this was a ducal estate there is now no ducal home. The house was demolished in 1938 by the Pelham-Clinton family, who planned to build a smaller house on the site, but the outbreak of war in 1939 put a stop to this plan. The vicinity of the mansion house site is where
the majority of the visitor attractions are located. These include catering facilities, National Trust shop, public toilets, a cycle hire centre, the chapel and a new visitor centre that has been opened for 2002. The visitor centre gives a lot of information about the estate and it's history, plus there is a model of the original mansion house that stood on the estate. The tea room is very popular and is very nicely laid out, clean and reasonably priced. There are also normally a number of ice cream vans around this area. The chapel was completed in 1889 for the 7th Duke of Newcastle next to his house for himself and his wife, their friends and the Estate workers to use. The chapel is still used today and is always open for visitors to look around. (There is a short period in the middle of winter when the chapel is closed whilst the inside of the roof is cleaned and the scaffolding may be dangerous to visitors). When you enter the chapel the rows of plastic seats look very out of place and you wonder what has happened to the original pews. But, apparently there never was any pews, as in medieval times the Estate workers were expected to stand or kneel during the services, and only the sick or very old were allowed to sit down on the stone benches which were built into the walls. Cycle riding is very popular in the park and entrance is free to anyone on a bike. (It is popular for people to bring their bikes on their cars to one of the free access areas and then to cycle into the park). Within the park there are 13 miles of cycle routes so there are plenty of places to explore and there is a cycle hire shop for anyone without their own bicycle. The hire shop has over 250 bikes including tandems, child bikes and mountain bikes. Around the chapel area and on some of the lakeside paths, cycles are not permitted, but this is for safety reasons because of the number of people and young children in these areas. A lot of visitors head straigh
t for the chapel area because of all the facilities here, but I really do enjoy finding some of the more remote areas of the park and appreciating the open space and peace. There are about 2000 acres of woodland and open heathland, with a lot of places where you can pull off the road and park your car and see nobody else. There is about 1000 acres of the park that is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and of course it is important when using the park to respect the plants and the wild life. There are specific areas of the park that are designated for the use of barbecues and this obviously reduces any risk of fires in the other areas of the park. Within the park there is some tenanted farmland and a number of private dwellings, including the whole of Hardwick Village. You can drive through this village and it just seems like a trip back in time as everything looks like it was frozen about 100 years ago, only the modern vehicles give away that "real" people still live in this village and work the farms of the estate. Throughout the year there are many events held in the park including guided walks and lecture lunches. Also there are open air concerts, plays and even motor rallying. (If you look at the bridge over the lake you can see a new section that has replaced a piece where a rally car went through the bridge into the lake.) On most weekends during the summer there are cricket matches held in the park, which are a popular way to relax and pass a few hours watching leather upon willow. For the more adventurous there are a number of orienteering routes set up in the park and packs for these routes can be obtained from the National Trust shop. There is also a cycle orienteering route. The choice is yours, you can just stroll around the park, relax in the sun, play games on the fields, or enjoy a walk through the woods. We find that our visits to Clumber Park tend to be in two halves. We norma
lly take a picnic or a barbecue and find somewhere quiet and enjoy some relaxation for a couple of hours. We will then head for the chapel area and visit the tea room and visitor centre before taking a stroll along the lake. The park is so huge that there is never any shortage of space and you can always park your car. There is a caravan site within the park for people wanting to stay over, but as I have never been to it I cannot comment on this part of the park. I can highly recommend Clumber Park. You can either stop in the Lime Tree Avenue area of the park that has free access, or go into the main area of the park where there are a good variety of places to go and things to see. If you enjoy being with lots of other people walking by the lake, or on your own in a remote area of the park, you can find the right place to suit you. We have been to this park many, many times and I am sure we will continue to go there over and over again in the future. It is a great day out.


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Why so SERIOUS
What is with Washington's center?
I have been really, really impressed with Russell Wilson tonight. That guy is a cool customer, a natural born leader, and makes smart decisions. He's going to be a good one.
This is a really interesting came to watch. Two teams clearly on the rise with (in my mind) three solid rookie QBs. Kirk Cousins will be a starter in a year or two somewhere. I liked him coming out of Michigan State.
That's probably game right there.
Bleh, please Notre Dame win tomorrow so I don't go crazy
You might as well go to an crazy house now...
Why so SERIOUS
Well if it is an ACL or equally serious injury, I could see them keeping Cousins for the next season, unless RGIII goes Adrian Peterson on the league next season.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
----------------- Reggie Miller
I doubt they would trade Cousins this soon anyways, but who knows...
Why so SERIOUS
The Redskins are going to have to reconsider how they're using RG3, guy has been really beat up the second half of this season and it isn't sustainable for a long-term career path. They should be using him more like McNabb or Elway and less like Vick.
Well D.C. got to see both ends of either being really cautious (Stephen Strausberg) or letting them play too hard (RGIII), and it didn't work out well either way in the end, but I'm sure the Nationals feel a little better today than the Redskins do.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
----------------- Reggie Miller
The way he was moving after the game I don't think it was an ACL, but I have to admit I have never seen a knee buckle like that with a knee brace on so it's tough for me to think that it was really just a strained LCL to begin with but what do I know.
Hope the kid is ok, but they really need to get him started on the pro style offense because that offensive scheme was a **** show as soon as his legs left him today.
Also, Washington should be embarrassed by their field. What a piece of **** that was you can make an argument that part of the reason his leg got stuck in the first place was the field.
Man I would be upset at how poorly the Skins have guarded RG3's health if I were a fan. Like someone else said this guy should be your McNabb-style quarterback for the next decade. Just extremely upsetting.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Earlier this yr. sure. But today he got hurt of a late hit and on two scrambles cause our line ant block. Oh, and bc for whatever reason our center couldn't snap today.
I woulda pulled RG3. Hindsight is 20/20. But it was funny troy kept saying pull RG3 and the same play ran for 8 yards then threw a strike for a first down.
He looked decent, but e has looked decent the last 5 or 6 weeks.
He is definitely hurting, though he walked ofd the field fine (then could barely walk in the locker room)
i agree the field was a joke
I woulda pulled RG3 two games ago. The way he dragged his leg at the end of out-of-bounds runs.... his loss of mobility.... it's been clear to me that he was injured more than they were letting on, and the article disclosed by his doc this morning just confirms it.
Shanahan is pullin some shenanighans. He's saying this, when reality is that isn't true. He said the doc told him to let him go out there, when in fact the doc said the exact opposite. Now he's saying he let RG3 stay in because RG3 "wanted to". Dude, you're the head honcho --- if you 1) can't recognize that your guy is badly hurt, and 2) don't realize that he's hurting your team's chances, and/or 3) don't have the balls to stand up to a rookie, or 4) is pressured from above to put the "money maker" on the field --- then the process is f'd from the start.
This guy sums me up perfectly --- as I watched the game and watched how ineffective he was becoming and how much he was hobbling, I kept saying yank him. He's going to really hurt that knee, you watch. And then that fumbled snap and knee buckling occurred and I told my buddies "Yup" they just ruined this kid. Horrible management by the 'Skins of the entire scenario. I still doubt the entire system they stuck him, instead of trying to develop him, they catered to what he knew, and that style is gonna get him killed.... just puts him in positions to get hurt. He got hurt a LOT this year. A LOT. It wasn't just his knee. I'm pretty certain he suffered at least 2 concussions, also. And he has no idea how to slide or take a hit properly, which is just a recipe for disaster. Combine that with his coaches and management's propensity to prop him up out there for God knows what reason (probly $$$) when he's clearly injured ---- it was an assinine situation. This didn't have to happen. They have Cousins back there, who proved on multiple occasions that he's at least capable of comin' in and doing something, RG3 was not the only and clear answer. Hell, their play down the stretch wasn't even hinged on RG3 anyway --- it was their D and Morris. They actually averaged less points per game during that stretch than they did in the first half of the season.
And not to pile on... but I've said this season that RG3 says things on occasion that raise red flags for me, and he comes out after tonight and says this:
""I'm the quarterback of this team," Griffin said. "My job is to be out there if I can play. And to answer the next question, no, I don't feel like me being out there hurt the team in any way. I'm the best option for this team, and that's why I'm the starter."
Who says that????? Those are the words of a conceited man. It's like RG has bought into his own Superman hype and really does think he's all that and a bag of chips. Could you imagine ANY other quarterback in this league saying that?? Luck? Manning? This comment floored me. It not only showed his incredible ego, but also threw his backup under the bus at the same time, saying he's teh "best option". If I was Cousins, I'd be like... givin' him the 1-finger salute.
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
The team doctor thing concerns me, but its also weird it comes out while he is touring for a new book.
Be curious what shanny says in reply to that article. I bet he says he talked to one of the assistants who talked to the doc
I'll even say this about Cousins.... they're on their way to ruining that kid, too. I actually think Cousins has NFL-caliber abilities, a possible good starter in this league down the road, hell maybe even for the 'Skins. He gets thrown into the worst situations because of their lack of game-planning and Griffin's propensity to miss time. Poor kid, gets thrown in tonight halfway through the 4th quarter of a playoff game, into a no huddle that he apparently has had very little practice with, in a run-option type offense that clearly doesn't suit his skillset, down 2 scores. I mean... talk about just absolutely shoving the kid out in front of a bus on an interstate. He still managed to make a few completions.
I'll tell ya what, man.... by the end of that game, it felt like a circus to me.
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Wait, what?
They are going to ruin him because he got put in a bad situation
was he ruined when he was winning the Games he won earlier this tear as well?
yeah in a perfect qorld that injury woulda happened earlier in the game but its not like they planned on him coming in with 5 minutes left.
The kid still gets repa in practice. Just not as much as RG. You know, the starting qb....
I don't mean to be a jerk here VA, but when I see you complain about the Skins line all I can do is chuckle a bit. I would give anything to have that line compared to ours.
IMO Shanahan is taking advantage of RGIII's competitive fire which I think is really dangerous. Andrews is a known expert so I am going to go with him and I think Shanahan is being really reckless. He needed to save his job this year more than anything else.
Eh, I think you are overreacting to the comment, but I agree with a lot of what you are saying otherwise. I just don't think Shanahan is the right guy to coach him. Shanahan has always been known to ride his stars into oblivion and I think RGIII could already be in jeopardy of that. We will have to see what the MRI shows.
Griffin was being asked a lot of leading questions and he gave an honest answer on what he believes which I think is the kid's MO. I don't know he's still only what 22? He's got a lot of time to continue to develop how responds to questions.
I mean Andrews is THE guy when it comes to joint injuries. He perfected Tommy John surgery and he is really become big on ACLs recently, didn't he do AP's reconstruction? He's the guy the Pacers brought into consult on Danny's knee. I mean he is a rock star, by himself he has probably moved orthopaedic medicine forward 20 years.
Bayless on Twitter tried to pin Andrews as the bad guy, said his comments made RGIII nervous and is what caused the injury today, so the fact that Bayless is being a jackass should tell you that Andrews is probably in the right here.
I don't know if you saw Andrews face as he walked off the field behind RGIII after he got hurt today but he looked like he wanted to be sick.
Yeah, but I think the big question right now is when did the injury really happen VA.
Was it really that 4th quarter event or was that event just a result of an injury that had already happen? Was it in the 2nd quarter? Has the injury been worse than expressed to the media since the initial hit?
That was a beefy brace, a really beefy brace, and for RGIII's knee to buckle like that with that kind of a brace on? Well I don't know, like I said I'm no medical expert, but I am having a tough time swallowing that it was just an LCL strain this whole. RGIII was dragging that leg around after he slid out of bounds. He had no pop and zero ability to cut, which is a sign of one specific injury that we all know about.
Also, as a Skins fan you can't be feeling great right now about what the MRI is going to reveal, RGIII was pretty adamant in the post game after the first knee injury that it didn't feel like an ACL. Today we get "Honestly, it's up in the air for me right now".
My opinion? He tore the ACL in the first quarter when the knee caught and slid to a funny stop as he fell out of bounds. I thought then it looked like a typical way that an ACL goes. I think they took him in, gave him a pain killer, slapped that absurd brace back on and he went back out, he never really cut after that, indicating to me a failure of the ACL. A structurally sound knee doesn't not bend this way in a non-contact injury folks, JMO.
And that is with that crazy *** knee brace which is about twice as beefy as what Luck wears as a precaution.
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I was pretty weirded out by the best option thing as well, though I wasn't really sure what the context was. It's not really his call to say who the best option is--that's on the coach. I don't want to say that makes him conceited or anything, but it's a very strange thing to say.
I would be calling for Shanahan's job if I were a Skins fan. I think he has put his own short term gain over the long-term health of that franchise. And hell, considering how important RG3 could be for this league, he's costing the NFL as a whole quite a bit with his stupidity.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
THIS is a big part of what pissed me off. I thought it was clear that he was out there playing on a knee made of Jell-O. Absolutely no concern for his health or career. And then you have the reports about how uneasy Andrews is about the whole thing.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?


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Jennings is just stunning to watch when he has it going. Wow.
Going to OT there in MIL, looks like.
[~]) ... Cheers! Go Pacers!
Speaking of rookies, has anyone been watching the Bobcats beyond highlights & box scores? One wonders about the implications that the Jax acquisition has on the team's early evaluation of Gerald Henderson. (Maybe they're thinking in seasonal stop-gap terms, but good luck trading Jax again.)
Based on how Jennings is playing, he is definitly worthy of being a 2nd pick.
I. Love. Brandon. Jennings.
I don't like when Skiles plays him together with Ridnour, though. It takes the ball out of Brandon's hands on some situations. However, this might not be the norm and Skiles could just be adjusting to Carlisle playing Barea/Kidd/Terry.
I wish we could go back and bump the old Brandon Jennings threads.
This space for rent.
if we do find the Jennings threads, anything that can be found as me having said Jennings was over rated is nothing but lies lies and more lies..
I never really said that, I just compared him to Brooks...
Ya Think Ya Used Enough Dynamite there Butch...
For those that have seen Jennings play....... Is he essentially dominating the ball? How well is at getting teammates involved? Or is more AI then Steve Nash?
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I've see all of one game of his, should be said. Speedy little guy...fast and quick. Lots of cuts to get free worthy of Reggie or Rip.
If he doesn't end up too full of himself, or even if he does, he's going to be a load to face.
Now that I see his line for the night...8 assists. So he is dishing it, but his scoring threat jumps out at you.
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Brandon Jennings is my favorite non-Pacer rookie ever.
HUGE fan of his. And he seems like a real kid too, pretty down to earth guy.
Twitter Tweet about Reggie Miller by Indiana Pacers
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I turned to the Memphis game looking to catch a glimpse of Tinsley and I don't think I've ever seen so many empty seats.
I think 4,000 might even be a stretch. So sad...
Ouch... that does suck for the Griz and there fans..
Random Q, being to lazy to check, can somone let me know the deal with the Knicks Draft pick for next year, I think the Jazz or some one own it, is it lottery protected ?
Ya Think Ya Used Enough Dynamite there Butch...
Big games back for some sidelined stars:
Antawn Jamison has 31 pts and 10 boards in a win over the Cavs
Rashard Lewis nets 17 pts and nearly misses the triple-double with 10 boards and 9 assists
My prediction: Despite the ****ty start, the Wizards will be contending for a playoff spot come April (that is, unless they lock one up earlier)
down 20 in Portland, Pistons cut it to 1 using a new press lineup. Hopefully that catches on.
We're this freaking close to being a very good team. Just gotta find that extra punch to make up the difference.
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I saw a few highlights that showed tonf of emply seats right behind the benches. I usually figure those are sold seats no one is sitting in either because they didn't show, or if it at the beginning of the game or just after halftime maybe the fans just haven't made it to their seats yet
Can you tell a significant difference between attendance at the Fieldhouse and attendance at wherever the Grizz play?
Yes. Pacers attendance might not be that great, but it's not anywhere near as bad as in Memphis.
You can kind of tell in this picture and this was taken in the second half.
Knicks on verge of signing Iverson
November 18, 2009 By ALAN HAHN
INDIANAPOLIS - Allen Iverson has told associates he is prepared to come to New York and resuscitate not only his Hall of Fame career but also a desperate franchise trying to pacify its frustrated fans as it bridges the gap to 2010.
Though no decision has been officially made by the Knicks, indications are that the Iverson Era - however brief it may be - could begin as early as Thursday night after the 34-year-old former MVP clears waivers at 6 p.m. It may all hinge on how both sides come out of a conversation that is expected to take place Thursday.
"We wouldn't be considering it if we thought we were functioning well and we're not," Walsh said of the Knicks, who went into last night's game against the Pacers with a 1-9 record. "And I want to make sure if we do something like this it's the right thing to do."
Walsh said if the Knicks, who like Newsday are owned by Cablevision, do offer Iverson a contract - likely the $1.4 million veteran's minimum - it will be done immediately after he clears waivers.
Walsh spent his day back home in Indianapolis on the phone getting advice from several resources, including Larry Brown, who coached Iverson in Philadelphia and recently revealed that the Bobcats made an offer for Iverson in September. But Iverson chose to take the higher offer from the Memphis Grizzlies. Brown said Charlotte, with its glut at guard, wouldn't have a spot for Iverson at this point.
Mike D'Antoni seems comfortable with signing Iverson, who comes with loads of talent and baggage (not to mention a sizable entourage that can't wait to see him return to the Northeast). Walsh and D'Antoni still want to talk first with Iverson, who may have to be allowed his own set of rules, especially regarding practice.
Walsh said if D'Antoni wasn't on board, "I won't do it . . . I'm not going to force anybody on the coach." It would be an about-face by D'Antoni, who last summer was against signing Iverson as a free agent. "We know exactly who Allen Iverson is and he brings a lot of very positive things to the table," D'Antoni said. "We'll see if the organization is going to change directions because it's a change of direction, there's no doubt about it."
But Walsh said Iverson's arrival wouldn't signal the end to any development plans for the team's young players, such as Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Toney Douglas and Jordan Hill.
"I think the young players can benefit, if they're not getting it done the way they are, maybe they could benefit by having a guy that can show them how to get it done," Walsh said. "This would be a move to make it better for the young players to learn."
Why does Gerald Wallace constantly feel the need to show off his mouth guard?
Getting a little old watching us play extremely well on the road out west and see us losing in the last minute or two.
We're outworking the **** out of teams on a nightly basis. Usually you expect to get rewarded for that. So far, we haven't.
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Miles was asked about the challenge of stopping the nation's No. 1 team in Assembly Hall, which is what his Cornhuskers (12-12 overall, 3-8 in the Big Ten) will have to do tonight, and his answer included a reference to the actress who played in the movie "The Shining," which was based on a novel by King.
"How do you slow these guys down?" Miles said in response to a question. "That's like trying to figure out which whack job is going to take out (actress) Shelley Duvall in 'The Shining.' It's one thing after another and they're all nightmarish."
Nightmares are easy to see given Indiana's huge edge in talent and experience.
"They've got great athleticism, they shoot the three well, they have great interior play," Miles said. "Victor Oladipo is a potential player of the year. Look at all the weapons they have. It's an amazing team."
Miles, in his first year at Nebraska after a successful five-year run at Colorado State, has borrowed a page from Tom Crean's coaching manual. Rather than establish one style and use it every game, he adjusts to maximize his team's victory chances. That means mixing zone and man-to-man defenses, and changing the way the Cornhuskers run their offense.
Crean did the same thing his first year at IU, when lack of talent prevented him from playing the up-tempo style he prefers.
"Every approach is a little different for every game," Miles said. "We want to play to the strengths of our team. We want to give our guys a chance to win.
"You can't let Indiana play racehorse basketball. We'll have to do a good job of making them one-dimensional, whatever that might be. We have to play great defense, great conversion defense. We've got to be able to handle their pressure defense. Their defense is better than it's given credit for."
Nebraska is good about slowing down games. It holds opponents to 61.8 points. IU leads the Big Ten in scoring, at 83.1 points.
"We have to establish pace and tempo," Crean said, "no matter what they determine they want to do. We want to push the pace without rushing and turning it over."
Crean knows all about Miles. He coached against him when Crean was at Marquette and Miles was at North Dakota State.
North Dakota State won.
"Our guys didn't grasp how tough that team was," Crean said.
The Hoosiers (21-3 overall, 9-2 in the Big Ten) won't have that problem. Nebraska upset IU last year with a big rally down the stretch.
"The result is still we didn't take care of business there," Crean said. "We allowed them to get momentum back."
Crean has mentioned that to his players. He'll likely mention it again before tipoff.
"Last year definitely left a bad taste in our mouths," guard Jordan Hulls said, "but it's a new year, a new team. We don't want to repeat that. We have a game plan. We just have to do a good job of executing it."
Nebraska's game plan won't dazzle. It's led by guards Ray Gallegos (13.3 points) and Dylan Talley (13.1 points, 5.4 rebounds), and forward Brandon Ubel (11.9 points, 6.9 rebounds).
"We're not always pretty to watch," Miles said. "We don't have a great deal of offensive firepower. We've been solid defensively. We hang around the boards a little bit.
"In this league, you have to have everything. You have to have a great perimeter, strong wings, physical big guys who can guard. If you don't have everything in place, it can be really tough. Until we get everything in place from a recruiting standpoint, it's a crapshoot every night on whether or not we'll be successful."
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WASHINGTON - The Clippers were missing Blake Griffin and Chris Paul. The Washington Wizards won the game.
Tread carefully around Randy Wittman when trying to connect those two thoughts.
"Hey, listen, we played enough games this year without players," the Wizards coach said. "Don't give me the (bull) about who was here and who wasn't here. You guys would have printed it a wholly different other way if we had lost. Now you're going to print, `Ah, you won because Blake didn't play.'
"Give me a break."
To be fair, the outburst was more playful than angry, but the point is well-taken. The Wizards will happily take Monday's 98-90 win - or any victory, for that matter - in a season that essentially was wrecked from the get-go in part because of injuries to John Wall and Nene.
Now it's the Clippers who are close to falling off the rails, having lost seven of nine - including six of eight without Paul. They are 1-3 halfway through an eight-game road trip and have fallen 4<MD+,%30,%55,%70>1/<MD-,%0,%55,%70>2 games off the Western Conference lead.
"It's frustrating because we're giving back a lot of what we had built up earlier in the season," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said.
"But you can't control the injuries, you can't control the schedule, you can't control so many guys being out."
Paul missed his eighth consecutive game and 11th of the past 13 with a bruised right kneecap while Griffin's streak of 197 consecutive games played ended when he was a last-minute scratch with a strained left hamstring.
"We were walking out (to the court) and he was walking in," Del Negro said.
Del Negro said he knew the hamstring had been bothering Griffin, who leads the Clippers in scoring and rebounding with 18.5 points and 8.6 boards per game. Del Negro declined to speculate when Griffin would return. The road trip continues Wednesday against the Orlando Magic.
"We'll see how he feels tomorrow," Del Negro said.
Griffin had started every game since he essentially became an NBA player at the start of the 2010 season, having sat out in 2009-10 with a knee injury after he was drafted No. 1 overall by the Clippers.
Nevertheless, his teammates were in Monday's game until a spate of turnovers and a pair of offensive rebounds by Wizards forward Nene spurred a 7-0 run by Washington late in the fourth quarter.
"When you're a championship-level team, you have high expectations," said Jamal Crawford, who scored 28 points to lead the Clippers.
"And we do, no matter who's in and who's out. Obviously we're missing some of our better players, but no excuse."
DeAndre Jordan had a career-high 22 rebounds for the Clippers. Eric Bledsoe, going toe-to-toe with Wall in a duel between former Kentucky teammates, had 17 points and nine assists.
Martell Webster scored 21 points, Nene and Garrett Temple had 15 points apiece, Emeka Okafor grabbed 14 rebounds and Wall had 13 points and eight assists for the Wizards, who broke a four-game losing streak and moved a game ahead of the league-worst Charlotte Bobcats.
The game turned when Nene grabbed a high-bouncing rebound off of his own missed free throw to set up a 3-pointer by Trevor Ariza, then corraled another offensive board on the next possession and fed Temple for a jump shot that gave the Wizards an 87-79 lead with 3:53 remaining.
Still, the finish was too close for comfort for Wittman, especially after the Wizards had scored 51 points in the first half.
"It wasn't all artistic for us," Wittman said.
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Worldwide demand for cocoa to make chocolate products may be growing; but that does not necessarily point to increased income for cocoa farmers.
As the cocoa industry gathers for the annual International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) conference in Abidjan to discuss the future for cocoa, Ghana's Kuapa Kokoo, the biggest cocoa farmers' cooperative explains how Fairtrade, democratic organization and farmer empowerment are key to the success of its operations and the future livelihoods of farmers.
According to Christiana Ohene-Agyare, President of Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union, the co-operative exists for the benefit of its members and Fairtrade has played a crucial role in helping farmers improve their livelihoods.
"Fairtrade has delivered significant additional income to Kuapa Kokoo and through our democratic processes we have allocated that money. A significant part has been paid directly to our farmer members and to projects that directly benefit them. Without the support and extra income which Fairtrade and our Fairtrade partners deliver, we wouldn't be here today and cocoa farmers would still have no say in their own futures," she stated.
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Kuapa Kokoo was formed in 1993 when the government of Ghana liberalized the cocoa industry. A group of farmers led by Nana Frimpong Abebrese, thinking of what they could do for themselves in the new environment to derive maximum benefits from their toils, decided to form Kuapa Kokoo.
Kuapa Kokoo belongs to the farmers themselves – it is an organization in which the farmers take their own decisions and see to its implementation.
Today, the co-operative is made up of 65,000 members from five cocoa growing regions in Ghana – Ashanti, Western, Eastern, Central and the Brong-Ahafo.
To become a member of Kuapa Kokoo, one has to apply to an existing society, go through a training programme and pay membership dues of GH¢2.00. Members are then part of a democratic organization in which they elect and can stand for positions at village, district, and national level. As well as meetings and communications at all levels throughout the year, there are annual general meetings at district and nationals level at which issues are debated and voted on.
Kuapa Kokoo and Fairtrade
Kuapa Kokoo joined the Fairtrade movement in 1995 as one of the pioneering farmer-based organisations. Having realized that the Fairtrade movement was the one great idea to ensure poverty eradication and producer empowerment, Kuapa Kokoo together with others set up the Divine ( formerly Day) Chocolate Company as the first fair trade chocolate brand in the UK in 1999.
Since the formation of Divine Chocolate in the UK (and subsequently in the USA), Kuapa Kokoo and Divine have promoted the fair trade movement in Europe, and USA. Consumers have come to understand that indeed trade can be done in a different way.
Kuapa Kokoo has earned Fairtrade premium for the past 17 years and through the premium farmers lives have been touched and their communities have seen significant improvements.
There is a democratic process in place for the use of Fairtrade premium. Information is gathered right from the society level, through the district level to the national level. Each year, at the annual general meeting, the members discuss Fairtrade premium budgets and financial reports, and agree on priorities.
How the Fairtrade Premium is invested – an example from the last year
In the 2011/12 season, Kuapa Kokoo purchased 43,544 tonnes of cocoa – 25,275 tonnes of which was purchased by Fairtrade customers.
In this season the Fairtrade premium income was spent as cash bonuses per sack in total of GH¢1.4million; machetes for all members at GH¢7 per machete; farmer agricultural training total for 2011 COCOBOD-run services at GH¢295,000; Kuapa Kokoo Internal Control System and Child Labour Awareness Programme at GH¢1.38 million; medical clinics (including cataracts and hernias) at GH¢336,138 in 25 districts; and support for 50 women's groups in 22 districts at GH¢35,000.
Over the years, Fairtrade premiums have also been used to fund projects in farming communities, such as building of schools, construction of boreholes, extension teams, establishment of credit unions to give loans to farmers, among others.
Kuapa Kokoo itself is constantly improving the way knowledge, learning and information is disseminated across the whole membership, which is spread over many hundreds of square miles.
The latest initiative is a pilot series of radio programmes in Western Region – which are easily accessible by members, and offer an ideal channel to reach, inform and have interaction with membership locally. Issues covered include membership of Kuapa Kokoo, Fairtrade, Farming Practices and Child Labour. Further programmes in other regions are planned to increase the outreach.
Fairtrade goes beyond the payment of premiums
Fairtrade gives farmers empowerment in many ways – from being able to elect and trust the person responsible for weighing the cocoa and paying farmers, to having a say in running their own organization, and, importantly, in the encouragement and support of women.
For example, women, who constitute about a third of members, have fully participated actively in the decision making process of Kuapa Kokoo. In 2010 Kuapa Kokoo elected the first woman president of the union.
Also through Divine and Fairtrade, farmers have had the opportunity to interact with consumers in Europe and America. Each year farmers travel to UK and US to talk about their industry. They interact with school children and other consumers of chocolate to tell them their stories, their farming activities and the benefits of Fairtrade, and in turn are able to share their knowledge with their communities.
"Farmers have gained confidence through such opportunities and have increased their understanding of the world of cocoa and chocolate," said Mrs. Ohene-Agyare. "This is what Fairtrade does for farmers and we are proud of it."


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The South Korean company aims to sell more than 40 million smartphones in 2013, it said in a statement on Monday. LG shipped 26.3 million smartphones in 2012, fewer than HTC Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd. which each shipped more than 32 million smartphones.
To meet the sales goal, LG will release handsets in all price ranges from high-tier to affordable models and go all out in both developed and emerging markets.
"We aim to improve profitability and also to become a top-tier smartphone brand," Park Jong-seok, head of LG's mobile phone business, told reporters at a mobile industry fair in Barcelona, according to the statement.
LG faces similar challenges to other second-tier smartphone vendors. They are squeezed by the two smartphone giants—Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc.—that are dominating most of the profit in the smartphone industry and also by Chinese makers that are expanding in the smartphone markets of fast-growing emerging countries.
But LG hopes to make its Optimus brand stand out by drawing on technologies from other parts of the LG empire. The company is the largest shareholder in LG Display Co.
LG was the world's third-largest maker of cellphones in 2009 but was caught off guard by the popularity of smartphones. In the fourth quarter of 2012, LG sold fewer phones than Chinese rivals Huawei Technologies Ltd. and ZTE Corp., which are expanding shipments of their cheaper smartphones.
Its mobile communications division was profitable for the first time in three years last year as it moved its focus from basic phones to lucrative smartphones.


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