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Amersham College, Woodside Road
Posted 13 February 2006 - 02:02 PM
I attended this school (Amersham College, Woodside Road) from 1940 to 1946. There were quite a group of us who
travelled to Amersham by train from Aylesbury,Wendover & Gt Missenden. We wore Black
and Yellow striped caps. This was during the 2nd. W.W. and some of the Sixth-Formers
who left when I first attended, were killed on active service. I would be interested to hear from old members. Noel Reynolds
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Posted 08 March 2007 - 11:12 PM
Copy of email received below
I attended this school (Amersham College, Woodside Road) from 1940 to 1946. There were quite a group of us who
travelled to Amersham by train from Aylesbury,Wendover & Gt Missenden. We wore Black
and Yellow striped caps. This was during the 2nd. W.W. and some of the Sixth-Formers
who left when I first attended, were killed on active service. I would be interested to hear from old members. Noel Reynolds
I was at Amersham College for just one term, when the principals of the school were messers Gabb and Gantly, circa 1961, went on to St. Michael's College in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for 2 terms, then Fray's College, Uxbridge for 1 year, before going on to Dr. Challoner's for 3 years for my O's and then Aylesbury College for my A's.
There was a boy - in a year or so above me - with one or two other older brothers, called Rodney Coppins - and I seem to remember that their father had been to the school - so I guess he would have been a contemporary of yours - I am still in touch with a number of old friends from Aylesbury/Amersham and think I can contact Rodney if you remember his father - over to you!
Best regards
Tony Evered
Edited by PaulEden, 09 March 2007 - 07:39 AM.
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Posted 20 January 2008 - 03:01 PM
I was at Amersham College for just one term, when the principals of the school were messers Gabb and Gantly, circa 1961, went on to St. Michael's College in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for 2 terms, then Fray's College, Uxbridge for 1 year, before going on to Dr. Challoner's for 3 years for my O's and then Aylesbury College for my A's.
There was a boy - in a year or so above me - with one or two other older brothers, called Rodney Coppins - and I seem to remember that their father had been to the school - so I guess he would have been a contemporary of yours - I am still in touch with a number of old friends from Aylesbury/Amersham and think I can contact Rodney if you remember his father - over to you!
Best regards
Tony Evered
Hi Tony, I went to Amersham College in the early 60's and knew Rod Coppins well (I assume it's the same one!) Rod was an avid and very good guitar player. If I remember correctly (and that's a high risk assumption!), his Dad was a scientist of some sort, associated somehow with the Post Office. His Mother was a short, slightly rotund lady of immense charm. I left the UK in 1966 and have lived in Canada ever since and completely lost touch. If you ever get the chance, I would appreciate you passing my email address (firstname.lastname@example.com) on to Rod.
Peter Symons
Posted 20 January 2008 - 04:00 PM
Hi Tony, I went to Amersham College in the early 60's and knew Rod Coppins well (I assume it's the same one!) Rod was an avid and very good guitar player. If I remember correctly (and that's a high risk assumption!), his Dad was a scientist of some sort, associated somehow with the Post Office. His Mother was a short, slightly rotund lady of immense charm. I left the UK in 1966 and have lived in Canada ever since and completely lost touch. If you ever get the chance, I would appreciate you passing my email address (email@example.com) on to Rod.
Peter Symons
I remember from my dim and distant past that Rods father allegedly had something to do with the invention of the Post Code.
Rods nephew runs a succesful local landscaping company,
Posted 20 January 2008 - 04:26 PM
I remember from my dim and distant past that Rods father allegedly had something to do with the invention of the Post Code.
Rods nephew runs a succesful local landscaping company,
Something like that, or possibly the machine that sorts mail by post code (or maybe both) but it was a very long time ago.
Posted 18 February 2010 - 08:58 PM
I went to Amersham College (as it was known then) from 1964 when I was 8 and left in 1967 age 11 when my Dad changed jobs and shipped us all off to the Republic of Ireland for 5 years. We moved to Flackwell Heath in 1962 and I was firstly enrolled at St Augustines near High Wycombe then to Amersham College in 1964, I used to catch the coach to and from school from Loudwater.
Not long after I enrolled the school changed names to Beckets School with a logo of a Bishops Mitre pierced diagonally by a sword, I cant remember the uniform colours at all, probably because I disliked uniforms. But I have many vivid memories of my time there which I have to say were the happiest schooldays of my life. No school before or since were as good as that one and had I been able to stay, perhaps my life wouldnt have been the 50year car-crash it has! I wont say a disaster because I have a lot to be thankful for but given half a chance I have consistently made poor decisions at really important times which have taken their toll.
I came to the school pretty much as the class idiot, if there was any messing about or time-wasting I would be in the middle of it. Amersham College / Beckets changed all that and for these few short years the school really turned things around for me. So much so that in my first year I won the school prize for academic progress and I still proudly have the four books I won and these are my oldest remaining treasures. The first three havent seen much action but the fourth, a schoolboys reference book has been thumbed to death it really is an absorbing book with everything in it from morse code to the planets and animal tracks to steam engine driving wheel layouts, a real nostalgic read!
Anyway, Mr. Gantly (or Gantley?) and Mr. Gabb were in charge, I think Mr. Gantly ran the lower school and Mr. Gabb the upper. In any event, Mr. Gantly (who scared the living daylights out of me) was taken ill (Coronary Thrombosis I believe) and Mr. Gabb took over sole charge and I found him much easier to relate to. I am not saying Mr. Gantly was scary, just that I was scared of him as I was of most of my headmasters but found Mr. Gabb much more fatherly. I dont remember too many of the other teachers except Mr. Benson who took science and PT I think. What with Beckets being land-locked by houses so to speak, we had no playing field but a short walk up the road brought you to a public playing field or Recreation Ground and we did sports there (I guess thats gone too). I remember there being a pupil called Hedges and we all thought it was frightfully clever to be able to legitimately say Benson and Hedges in conversation. Mr. Rose took us for mathematics (I always thought he was called Mr. Rhodes but I believe it was actually Rose). He lived very locally and walked to school or as he put it took Shanks Pony. M. de la Bedoyere took us for French, he was great fun and I remember his lessons with great affection. We all had to greet him when he came in and he would be assailed by a sing-song Bon jour Mon sieur la Prof fess eur Time Team is one of my favourite television programmes and I was intrigued to know if Guy de la Bedoyere, who is a not-so-regular contributor, was related so I found his e-mail address on the internet and asked him. He said yes, our teacher was his uncle Giles de la Bedoyere, and is happy and healthy but not living in Amersham. I dont remember any other teachers at all isnt that strange? Id love to be reminded.
The buildings were a mixture of brick and temporary classrooms we called Terrapins. I remember the playground had a square painted upon it and only the juniors were allowed inside, this meant you could taunt older boys and run off to the sanctuary of the painted square the boundary of which was strictly observed. As a rule I disliked winter because a hard snowball in the face is horrible but long slides would be formed in the playground by working on the snow and ice to make a perfect surface. There would be a queue of boys waiting to have a slide but there was an enforcer on hand to examine the soles of your shoes and if you had any sort of grip or pattern, you werent allowed on. Tuf shoes were very popular in those days and they had animal tracks moulded into the soles they werent allowed on the slide either.
There were various fads and games that regularly did the rounds. We would often pretend to be cars and drive around and have races etc. I was always a Citroen DS because they were the most futuristic car around and had amazing suspension. We would also be aeroplanes and, arms outstretched, we would be Spitfires and Messerschmitts and wheel and scream around the playground having dogfights and bombing each other. Once, and this was the only time I got into serious trouble, we thought it would be really great if instead of having pretend bullets we had some real ammo. So we all stopped off in the bogs and took on board a mouthful of water from the tap. We would then shoot each other with small spurts of water great fun! Until Mr. Benson (I think) saw it and put a stop to it right there and then and sent us off to see Mr. Gabb with the express instruction that we were to say we had been spitting at each other. We knocked at his door Please sir, we have been told to come and see you and say we have been spitting at each other SPITTING? Roared Mr. Gabb. We all got a couple of hard swipes of the cane on the palm of the hands for that. Thinking about it (as I often have in the intervening years) I think that if we had explained ourselves better, we might have got away with it. As it was, it blemished my spotless record and I think none too kindly of Mr. Benson for insisting I land myself in it! It could have been worse, had Mr. Gantly been there the cane would have been applied posteriorly.
Another rather odd playground fad that I have never seen since was something we called liquorice wood. These looked like ordinary twigs on the outside but with bright yellow wood and when you chewed it, you were rewarded with a very strong liquorice flavour. Where it came from, whether it was real and how you bought it, I dont know but it regularly did the rounds. Marbles were another perennial favourite and I once was up against a massive chrome ball bearing which had an impossibly high figure as its win amount. Of course it was virtually unbeatable, how could a oner go up against a hundreder? The owner did have an impressive pocket full of marbles he had conquered. Another playground favourite were the Commando war stories books in comic strip style, these would be bought, swapped and traded for all the time. Once someone brought some fake cigarettes to school and sold them to everyone. They were an advertising tool used in the days when dummy packs of cigarettes were placed in shop windows with open lids and the middle cigarettes poking up out of what looked like a full pack. In fact they were all dummy ones of course and were 'filter' all the way through. I remember dummy chocolates were a common sight in shop windows then too, anyway the cigarettes looked genuine enough though and although they would be confiscated if found at school we would delight in pretending to smoke them in the coach on the way home whilst astonished bystanders wondered what kind of school allowed that sort of behaviour. Talking of the coach once I did a sleepover with one of my friends (only they werent called sleepovers then of course). I stayed with him in Amersham one night and the next night he came home with me to Flackwell Heath on the coach. Of course, the next day would have to be a day when the coach was late arriving ay school! I was known for being a coach boy but my friend was equally well known for living only a few streets away and was roundly scolded for being late!
I do have another thing to thank Beckets for and that is reading. Before then I did read books but mostly aircraft books and annuals, that sort of thing. For our homework one day we had to take a book off the shelf in our classroom, read it and write a précis of the story. There wasnt much choice I seem to remember but I chose one and it changed my reading habits instantly. Can you guess what it was? A good Christian school and all? Well it was the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis of course. This captured my imagination on page one and I read it to death. The impact that first read had on me is another vivid memory. I have re-read it many times since as well as others in the series but none grabbed me like that one. I didnt understand the embedded symbolism then of course but it is a sign of a really good book if it appeals on many levels. I then started to read stories Id never considered before and discovered Enid Blytons Famous Five which was another series of books that really grabbed me.
I used to love Christmas time when I was a boy (really dislike it now!) and at school it was always special and I particularly remember Mr. Roses last class of the year. He told jokes, and I can even remember some of them**, and handed out sweets and played games and altogether we had a great time.
I used to have quite a tight-knit circle of friends and the year I left (1967) was also the year many of them also departed for far flung schools so even if I had stayed, I would have missed them all deeply. David Munro (or Munroe) or D.M I know emigrated to Australia or New Zealand with his family. I think the others pretty much all left as well: Derek Jones D.J, Simon Bonfield Bomber, Mark Gunston (or Gunstone) Gunner, Michael Sworder M.S and my extra special mate Michael John Lawrence or Michel as I always called him after discovering his name in French. He was the local one, I think he may have lived quite close to Mr. Rose actually, certainly only a few streets away and he was the one who was late on the coach with me.
My mates would all remember me as Bales or Mark because I used my middle name then. I reverted to my proper first name only a few years ago when I got fed up with explaining for the umpteenth time why my first name was John but I called myself Mark. Well, it was all my parents idea so thats why. Anyway I finally figured if I could happily respond to Bales or any number of other nicknames I have enjoyed since without any problem, why not go back to being John? It was something I always wanted because I never liked the name Mark anyway. So the next time I changed jobs I called myself John and hey presto! It worked!
Anyway thats it; those are most of my Beckets reminiscences trapped in time in the memory of an eleven-year-old. Anybody out there know anything of my old mates?
** What did the broken window say to the branch? Tree mend us (Tremendous) that was one!
Posted 19 February 2010 - 03:06 PM
I must admit to not realising that Amersham College turned into Beckets, I will put that on the site.
My father actually taught with David Gabb before he went to Beckets, David Gabb passed away some years ago.
You mentioned a Michael John Lawrence. I am pretty sure I knew him. If I am correct, he lived in Highfield Close, just a couple of streets away. If you remember his house, it was at the end of the close next to an ally way to Woodside Road, there was a large green in the middle of the close. no idea where he is now as the Lawrence family moved out of the close about 30 years ago!
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Posted 28 February 2010 - 01:43 PM
Thanks for the post, very interesting.
I must admit to not realising that Amersham College turned into Beckets, I will put that on the site.
My father actually taught with David Gabb before he went to Beckets, David Gabb passed away some years ago.
You mentioned a Michael John Lawrence. I am pretty sure I knew him. If I am correct, he lived in Highfield Close, just a couple of streets away. If you remember his house, it was at the end of the close next to an ally way to Woodside Road, there was a large green in the middle of the close. no idea where he is now as the Lawrence family moved out of the close about 30 years ago!
Hi Matthew,
It is a long time ago now and even my mates who lived in Amersham at the time will most probably have all moved away. Just look at me, I have lived all over the place since then! I joined Friends Reunited in 2000 right at the beginning of the explosion of interest in the site and even added one of my schools that wasn't listed on there but for some reason (must be me!) none of my mates have joined so hoped that perhaps a local site such as your lovely website might get a response.
Still it is interesting that you knew Michael. I read on F/R that Mr Gabb passed away from Leukemia on 6th Nov 2000 which is very sad because he was a great man and the only Head I have had that didn't scare me witless! I can only hope that someone, somewhere knows of them. I am hoping that Beckets had more success with them than it did me!
Posted 24 August 2010 - 10:02 AM
Copy of email received below
I attended this school (Amersham College, Woodside Road) from 1940 to 1946. This was during the 2nd. W.W. and some of the Sixth-Formers
who left when I first attended, were killed on active service. I would be interested to hear from old members. Noel Reynolds
I apologise that I have just found this old posting after I had posted under "schools". I am a forum new boy and still finding my feet. My recent post says:
I wonder if anyone can please throw any light on a reference I have to a W.P.Watts, shown in a 1940 Kelly's Directory for the Southend district, as being "Principal of Amersham College", with an address at Leigh on Sea Essex. He may have connections with my late Grandmother, who lived at the same address.
I wonder it it might still be possible to pass my query onto Noel Reynolds?
Posted 03 January 2011 - 04:39 PM
Brian J. Dooley wrote:
I do remember. Went there in the late '60s, and it was called,
impressively, "Amersham College of St. Thomas a Beckett." The colours
were black, purple and white. I still have the tie, and I think my
sister has the old cap. I was only there about two years. Classes were
in a prefabricated block, and there was an out building that served as
a library, and I think another one that served as a hall, and also had
a toilet block. One could trumpet a most outrageous moaning sound into
the abandoned plumbing through an external pipe, The school was run by
Mr. Gabb; Mr. Sheffield was Science and Maths, I believe; Mr. Gantley
was Proctor of Discipline, and therfore responsible for the caning.
There was a "fives" court built at one point, which got plent of high
velocity use. The prefabrication was such that when Jeremy (Stick)
threw his father's bayonet into the wall it collapsed into the next
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Posted 03 January 2011 - 06:57 PM
Copy of email I have received -
Brian J. Dooley wrote:
Classes were in a prefabricated block, ......There was a "fives" court built at one point, which got plent of high
velocity use. The prefabrication was such that when Jeremy (Stick) threw his father's bayonet into the wall it collapsed into the next
BJ Dooley
Thanks, B.J.Dooley, for writing this email and thanks to Mathew for posting it.
Although it does not help with my quest for a much earlier Principal, It brings back childhood memories for me, a boarder at Berkhamsted School for Boys, not so far away. We also played 5's, which I really enjoyed but did not then realise that this would be of little use when I left , because few people have heard of the game outside of a small handful of private and "Public" schools.
The incident with the bayonet recalls a similar incident, when a boy in my class, brought his father's ex Service revolver into a pre-fab classroom, intending to fire it through the ceiling in the middle of one of our very boring maths lessons. It certainly would have livened things up. However, during tests in break, it failed to fire in a horizontal direction, which was just as well, when it was pointed out that had someone been standing in the classroom next door, with the walls being only of studding and insulation board, they could surely have been killed.
Kids might be dangerous now but they always were !
Posted 09 February 2012 - 04:25 PM
I actually joined the School in 1957 when it was run as a mixed private school with both Boys and Girls taught in the main School Block and a Cedar outbuilding at the back.
My first Teacher there in the junior class was Miss Newman, a good teacher but with a habit of boxing one's ears for any lack of attention.
The Headmaster and owner at that time was a jolly soul with a liking for teaching languages mainly Latin, German, French and Russian and went at speed from class to class with a cloud of chalk dust flowing from his traditional Headmaster's cap and gown.
Mr Gabb and Mr Gantly took over the running of Amersham College about 1960. Their aim was to make it an all Boys Catholic school and so the girls were encouraged to leave and so too non Catholics. In fact there was an article and photos in a national newspaper about the last Sixth Form Girl left at the school amongst 160 boys!
I and a few other 'old boys' who were non Catholics were tolerated but segregated when it came to religious instruction. At that time the new prefabricated classrooms were built at the top end of the old grassed area (field) that up till then served as our playground, excellent for a game of Bulldog (sort of Rugby without a ball). A new tarmac playground was provided, excellent for roller-skating.
Of the two new Headmasters there, Mr Gabb was a larger than life character, an excellent teacher who, however could be easily sidetracked from a boring subject to stories of daring dos with a few well placed red herring questions. He lived in a fantastic pre war house off Amersham Hill. With a large garden where on occasions the Summer School Fate would be held.
Mr Gantly was out of a different mould altogether. He was a quietly spoken, unsmiling, always immaculately dressed in a dark suit and glided into the classroom with an air of menace to be greeted with an instant deathly hush from all boys present. (A modern comparison would be, if you can imagine Darth Vader in a suit) The class would stand, he would say sit and proceed to the teacher's desk and lay his personal, and favourite, long thin and very whippy cane on the desk in front of him. To say that cane was applied liberally is an understatement, or perhaps it was just when I happened to be about. Above three spelling mistakes in presented homework would merit a beating, as did many other misdemeanours.
Discipline was firm at the school; a boy would be sent to the heads office for punishment and there was often a line of victims waiting outside his office after morning assembly. However, politeness and a respect for your elders was the norm, a far cry from the situation most schools find themselves in today.
It did not thankfully prevent the usual school boy pranks, adventures, fights and games that could be had at the school
Other Teachers that I recall were Mr De-La-Bedoyere, who taught French and was never seen, summer or winter, inside or out, without wearing his old brown gabardine raincoat.
Mr Rhodes, my favourite teacher, he was elderly, with a terrific sense of humour and mad on Cricket.
Wednesday afternoon was reserved for Football in winter and Cricket in the summer months. The school was too small to have its own sports field so every Wednesday boys from the school would make their way to the public playing field in Amersham High Town for a very pleasant afternoon Cricket match usually organised by Mr Rhodes.
I would then cycle home in my cricket whites via Chesham Bois, stopping off to buy an iced bun at the local shop for 3d (old pence).
During the summer of 1963 the making of the film 633 Squadron was located at RAF Bovingdon, not too far from Amersham. Often Mosquito aircraft that featured in the film would fly over the school much to the delight of the pupils. I would cycle over to Bovingdon to watch from the perimeter fence the activity on the airfield.
I cannot honestly say I fully enjoyed my schooldays. I left the school in 1964 and moved away, but I have some fond memories of the school I knew.
Hope this may be of interest to others who were there.
P.S. during my last few terms there were only 3 boys left at the school from the days before Gabb / Gantly.
Myself, my old friend Lawrence Thomas (who I have contact with) and a chap named Richard King. He lived in Chesham, I cannot find any trace of him from that time, if anyone knows what happened to him it would be of interest.
Peter Aspinall.
Posted 17 April 2012 - 04:08 PM
Anyway, thought I would share this photo of the school from 1968... the teachers that I remember in the pic are Mr Rhodes, Mr Gantley, Mr Gabb, Mr De La Bedoyere (loved that man)... then Mr Schofield and Mr Benson on the right... I am sure (like Bales) that Mr Benson also sent me to explain some other perfectly innocent activity that I was engaged in to Mr Gantley in a manner which ensured that I was caned once again... I also have to say, and I don't remember this at the time, the 'boys' behind the teachers look more like nightclub bouncers than students... not sure what was going on there!
I have had to reduce the quality of this pic to fit it in the upload window... If anybody wants a better quality (even though it is ripped a little) image then please feel free to pm me at email@example.com
I am in the front row towards the right and know a lot of the names in that area... let me know if you are interested...
As our blazers used to say.... finis coronat opus
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Posted 17 April 2012 - 04:19 PM
Posted 20 April 2012 - 11:10 PM
Thanks for your rply and kind comments of my meandering memories. Seeing your picture with your blazer with the outrageously huge badge really brough one heck of a lump to my throat! It pains me to say how much I loved that school!
I read this above from Peter Aspinall that my maths teacher was called Rhodes, not Rose. I always thought it was Rhodes but were there two teachers? A Rhodes and Rose? Also Peter mentions the total scariness of Mr. Gantly - I agree wholeheartedly but as a 'good' boy I managed never to experience his particular skill ('good' as in - not being caught). Peter also mentions the summer fete in Mr. Gabb's back garden. I vividly remember going to one with my family and I discovered that, unlike normally where I was restricted to just my 1/- pocket money, if I asked, my Dad would give me another sixpence 'to spend on one of the fete stalls. Well, I desperately wanted an Airfix Series six lancaster model which was about 19s 6d from memory. I had saved a bit towards it but saving wasn't my strong point and I realised this might be a great oppotunity to boost my lancaster fund. So I regularly came back to Dad and asked for some more pennies and another sixpence would come my way. By the end of the afternoon I was well on my way until I was rumbled and the money was demanded back - curses! The lancaster would have to wait for a birthday or 'yikes!' Christmas! I also remember me and my mates congregating under a tiny weeping willow in his back garden and having a 'show me yours and I'll show you mine' dare but I chickened out at the last minute!
Reading the account about 'fives', I don't remember that at all but I do have fond memories now of another game we played in the playground. It was called Chainee or Chainey? Anyway, someone was 'it' and would try to tag another player. When someone was tagged they would join hands and the two of them would try and tag someone. As the chain grew, it became more and more unwieldy but increasingly difficult to avoid. I was proud of my agility and was always one of the last to be caught. I aimed to not be the very last though even though I could easily have been because the last one caught started the next game and it was not as much fun catching as it was dodging!
I don't remember religous classes either and that is strange because it was the cornerstone of the school.
Oh well, that is about it from me for now. Perhaps some more posts will jog my memory.
Thanks for reading,
John (Mark) or Bales!
P.S. Yes please Bob, I will e-mail you, the photo looks fabulous. Sadly there are virtually no pics of me as a nipper (just as well maybe!)
Posted 20 April 2012 - 11:25 PM
Posted 21 April 2012 - 12:09 AM
Good to hear from you. I was a few years after you from 67 to 70 being around 10 when I left. I had previously been at St Mary's Convent in Chesham Bois with some of Mr Gabb's children. In fact, I even used to be an altar boy in the church opposite... I remember the fete's in Mr Gabb's garden in Clifton Road… and playing guess the number of spots on the Dalmatian… Not sure who's dog it was, but funny the things which stick in your mind!
I was very proud of that uniform although I do remember pining for long trousers… and I remember being under strict instruction to raise my cap whenever I passed a lady on my walk to school… times have changed quite a bit in regards to manners, discipline and as you say… health a safety in these days of political correctness, but I don't personally feel that I suffered much for having manners and respect beaten into me from time to time, or risking my personal safety out on the streets… we were just sent out with the stern instructions… don't talk to strangers… and that seemed enough in those days.
Anyway… I will send the better quality picture via your email… hope you see some familiar faces.
All the best. Bob.
Posted 15 August 2012 - 06:19 PM
Posted 07 October 2012 - 11:52 AM
Giles D La B was a top, top teacher in my view. Really made history live for us kids.
The "night club bouncers" were my classmates, trying to look well 'ard for the camera. Must have been in '68, I think; my last year.They weren't (hard at all) but in my early days there were some seriously hard cases at the school. David G got rid over time.
Rubbish education but fabulous prep for the real world; happpy days, indeed.
Posted 09 September 2013 - 07:04 AM
I attended Amersham College from 1957 to 1961, this period covered the transition from Amersham College to Amersham College of St. Thomas a Beckett.
For many of us Mr Gabb was the good guy and had a good sense of humor but Mr Gantly was serious and somewhat less tolerant to those that strayed from the straight and narrow, there was no room for maneuver. I received my share of "detentions and lines" .
After much research and plotting Mr Gantlys weakness was found, he knew little about motor cars, I recall placing a couple of small stones in one hub cap of Mr Gantlys car, at walking pace the there was a delightful clattering sound, the car was gingerly driven to the garage for repairs. We had no sympathy.
My school reports were not well received at home, after 4 years of learning French I could just about translate "the pen of my aunt" BUT thanks to Mr Gantlys car affair and one or two other devious school activities Amersham College had taught me how to be resourceful, think outside of the box. plan and achieve an objective. Mr Gabs school report said it all "If Peter spent as much time doing his school work as he does planning to avoid it he would go far!"
With the help of :
Steve Morris
David Austin
Peter Symonds
Peter Aspinall
Michael More
I have managed to generate the following list of students and teachersnames I can recall.
36 Mr Gabb
37 Mr Gantly
3 The English Teacher that lived in GK Chesterton's House in Amersham.
4 Mr Hollands
5 Mr Rhodes
6 Mr Middleton and Miss Guily, French. (Celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary last year)
7 Miss Guily
Students Recalled attending the school between 1957 and 1961
18 Nigel Dando
20 John Moss
19 Margo Moss and her brother John
26 Stewart Broach
27 Steve Morris
28 Tim Schofied
29 David Austin
33 Susan Howe
34 Ivor McCorkindale
11 Lawrence Tooth
1 Michael Moore
2 Christine Allison
8 Elizabeth Howell
9 Sylvia something or other Friend of Elizabeth Howel
10 Pauline Bennet later married Lawrence Tooth
12 Sandra Wakefild.
15 Nicholas Turner.
16 Bruce Evans
17 Pat Buckwater USA
20 Paul Hazel
24 John Dryden
25 Simon- a bit of a boffin!
30 Pat Scribans
31 Peter Davies
32 Ian Mc Alpine
33 Michael Mathewson
38 Tina Cockerall
13 Susan King.
14 Stewart something or other
21 John Plumeridge
22 Cynthia Phewsey & John Bishop.(they later married)
23 Rodney Coppins
Posted 11 October 2013 - 01:51 PM
Just joined up.
Hi to anyone who remembers me from 1957 to 1961.
Pete Davies, another ex ac. Is trying to find Bruce Evans and Ian McAlpine to create an up to date one that was taken of us in '61.
Don't know much about Ian, but Bruce was going to be a photographer. Did you ever succeed Bruce? If anyone knows of their whereabouts, love to hear from you!
Cannot upload the picture to this site, but, if anyone is interested, just mail me. I'll send you one.
Posted 11 October 2013 - 07:03 PM
This is the photo David is refering to.
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Posted 06 February 2014 - 02:47 PM
Hi guys,
I'm new to the site and came across this forum, I curretly work at Amersham & Wycombe College on Stanley Hill in Amersham, I have always wondered what was on the Amersham & Wycombe College site before the college building was built. Does anyone know the answer to this?
Love all your stories by the way
Posted 06 February 2014 - 04:40 PM
I am afraid I do not have a clue!
But I recall bus rides up and down stanley hill in the late 1950's and I am sure it was farm land.
I also notice the school was opened officialy by Margaret Thatcher in 26th October 1973 having opened previousle in September 1972. and the local houses appear to be the same vintage.
1851. North east of the college was Bendrose farm (Purchased by the Radio Chemical now GE Health Care) of 176 acres. The 6'' OS map of the 1870's shows ths farm and several other farms south of the Amersham- Rickmansworth Road in the Amersham Common area, each surrounded by an orchard.The building now named Bendroes Farm is not the original farm house and in a differnt position.
I strongly suspect the College was built on virgin farm land belonging to one of the farms mentioned above.
Bucks CC archive nots there have beem no archailogical digs in the aera occupied by the college.
Something but nothig I am afraid. You could confirm my thoughts if you have a look at an O/S map printed in the 1960's
Posted 08 August 2014 - 12:18 AM
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A copy of that class picture would be awesome! (The 1968 school photo.) My email address is email@example.com.
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Posted 08 August 2014 - 08:12 PM
On Bob's picture I seem to be third row up, seventh from right. My brother Brendan seems to be second row up, sixth from left. Quite remarkable to see that one particular photo, considering the brief time we were there. We were, of course, the "American hooligans," to all and sundry during that period --though Dad was originally from Liverpool. Later went on to school in Rio de Janeiro. Then off to parts all around.
Posted 08 August 2014 - 10:32 PM
Good evening B.J. I have e-mailed you the photos of the school pupils for 1959 /1960/1961 There are two photos but I cannot be absolutely sure which two years they are.
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After his death, London's Sun newspaper made the allegation Roebuck had "groomed" a 26-year-old Zimbabwe man who had accused him of sexual assault - a term usually reserved for sex predators who prey on the under-age.
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If Roebuck did sexually assault the guy, it cannot be condoned. However, if a 26-year-old man approaches an older man on Facebook trying to win his favour, and the man, as Roebuck allegedly did, asks the young guy to "bring a stick in case I need to beat you", I'd suggest he's very naive to not know there's a flirtation happening.
Change the gender equation, so Roebuck had a thing for young women and we'd be saying, "Ah, yup, like half the men in the world."
But still we get characterisations like this from the Herald Sun, which described Roebuck as "a dark soul who waged a war within over his sexuality".
Or this unsubstantiated slur from an Indian commentator: "While steering clear of under-age boys, Roebuck manoeuvred himself into a position of authority with an assembly line of young men."
Sounds a lot like Hugh Hefner to me, or any number of rich dudes who like to bed much younger women, luring them with the trappings of power.
Which is not to condone either behaviour, it's just the stench of homophobia vapours off so much of the reporting done on Roebuck since his suicide and that still informs a lot of the mainstream world's view of homosexuality.
"It's weird." "It's dark." "If you like men, you must also like boys."
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One of Roebuck's sympathisers wrote in the Herald that "he fought to reconcile himself to his flaws, and it was the central drama of his life".
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Santa Clara recruit Jared Brownridge scored a game-high 18 points for Waubonsie Valley (12-6, 4-3), which was coming off an uplifting nonconference win against No. 18 Naperville Central earlier in the week. Bryan Jefferson added 14 points and three steals, all of which came in the first half as the Warriors built a 39-15 lead.
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We love making our own sauces and condiments. Why not? It's what passes for physical activity in our sedentary life and, ultimately, your homemade versions typically taste better than store-bought versions.
Plus, it can be done pretty quickly. You can make flavorful homemade mustard, for example, faster than the time it takes to go out to the market and pick up a plastic jug of yellow megabrand mustard. The homemade version will be fresh and all-natural. You don't know what kind of faux-food preservatives you'll find in that store-bought mustard.
We were inspired to make our own mustard after Cold, Hard Football Facts sud stud Lew Bryson took a culinary tour of Toronto and returned with epic tales of Anton Kozlik's Canadian Mustard.
We followed up with a call to Kozlik and asked him for a mustard recipe. He was happy to oblige. All you need is powdered mustard and some other common ingredients. If you have trouble finding mustard powder, you can order it from Kozlik's catalog.
He sells prepared mustards, along with whole, crushed and powdered seeds. Generally speaking, there are three types of mustard seeds: yellow (mild), brown (medium) and Oriental (hot). You may be able to find mustard powder at your local supermarket, while Asian markets in the States almost always carry mustard powder, too, and it's incredibly cheap.
When it comes to actual prepared mustards, the type of vinegar you use is a great differentiator. French mustards often have red wine vinegar; German mustards use cider vinegar; and white vinegar is typical of English mustards. There are infinite mustard varieties and plenty of opportunity for kitchen experimentation.
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Misi has pleaded no contest to felony battery and paid $42,000 to a Santa Barbara County resident he punched in the face.||||||| Prosecutors say a man on an Isla Vista apartment balcony made nasty comments to Misi and his friends as they walked down the street in April 2011. Misi broke down the apartment door and struck 19-year-old Casey Scott Fisher. As part of a plea deal, the 6-foot-3, 251-pound football player pleaded no contest Thursday to battery causing serious bodily injury.
Linebacker Koa Misi has been placed on injured reserve by the Miami Dolphins, who also signed quarterback Pat Devlin from their practice squad.||||||| Misi's season was ended because of a left shoulder injury he sustained against Philadelphia on Dec. 11. He started nine games this year and had 31 tackles and one sack.


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The Northeast Central Labor Council, a coalition of AFL-CIO private and public unions, awarded scholarships to Michelle Cressey (UUP), Cameron Keysor (CSEA) and Julie Withrow (UUP). The awarding of the scholarships is an annual event open to all Labor Council members and their families.
Jenna Ruff, daughter of Jon and LeeAnne Ruff of Peru, graduated in May from Harvard University with a degree in neurobiology with a citation in global health policy. After working for Support for International Change in Tanzania as the summer volunteer coordinator, she is now working for the United Nations Federation in Los Angeles. She is also the freshman/sophomore girls basketball coach at Santa Monica High School. Ruff will be applying to medical school next fall.
Christine Allen of Saranac has been named to Biola University's spring 2012 Dean's List for academic excellence. To qualify, students must have a grade point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credit units and have a cumulative grade point average is at least a 3.2.
Several local residents will be graduating at SUNY Oswego's Dec. 15 commencement: Owen C. Kelly of Morrisonville, with a master's in business administration (public accounting), Bruce W. Balch of Saranac with a master's of science in technical education and Leif P. Sorgule of Saranac Lake with a master's of science in technology education.
Alexandra Inslerman of Saranac Lake graduated from Buffalo State with a bachelor's degree in biology. Inslerman is a graduate of Saranac Lake High School.
Rimple Bal of Plattsburgh has been named the 2012 Just Move It Ambassador to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Along with her family and friends, Rimple led the run/walk/bike/skip in October at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center in Burlington, Vt.
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The Delphos HeraldDELPHOS — A running back from Ada and a 2-way lineman from Spencerville earned top honors at the 2012 Northwest Conference football all-conference selection meeting Monday night at Jefferson High School.Ada senior Kellen Decker (5-11, 185) was voted Back Of The Year in the NWC and a first-team all-conference player for the third year in a row. This season, he rushed for 1,565 yards and 20 touchdowns to help lead the Bulldogs to a second-place finish in the NWC. Decker will graduate as Ada's career rushing leader and was the only player nominated for this year's Back of the Year award.The NWC Lineman Of The Year is Spencerville's Coleman McCormick. The 6-2, 260-pound senior anchored an offensive line that cleared the way for 3,374 rushing yards and an average of 40 points per game. On defense, McCormick had 55 tackles, four sacks and two fumble recoveries. He beat out Lima Central Catholic's Ben Stolly and Ada's Jacob Ansley for the 2012 Lineman of the Year Award.The NWC Coach Of The Year is Jerry Cooper of LCC. Cooper led the Thunderbirds to their fifth NWC title in seven years and a perfect 10-0 regular-season record.The full list of NWC all-conference football honors is as follows, with player's name, team, year and points tallied:
OFFENSEFIRST TEAM: Quarterback-Mason Acheson (Ada, senior, 20); Tight End-Sam Huffman (LCC, senior, 14); Wide Receivers-Jacob Ansley (Ada, senior, 41), Micah Roberson (Ada, senior, 41); Running Back-Kellen Decker (Ada, senior, 72), John Smith (Spencerville, senior, 54), Jonathan Washington (LCC, senior, 52); Offensive Line-Coleman McCormick (Spencerville, senior, 89), Brent Numbers (Ada, senior, 79), Bobby Sunderhaus (LCC, senior, 62), Evan Stant (Jefferson, senior, 61), Stephen Saine (LCC, senior, 57). SECOND TEAM: Quarterback-Colin Stolly (LCC, junior, 16); Tight Ends-Ross Thompson (Jefferson, junior, 13-t) and Matt Wilcox (Ada, junior, 13-t); Wide Receivers-Darius West (LCC, junior, 31), Lance Foor (Paulding, senior, 29); Running Backs-Zavier Buzard (Jefferson, junior, 45), Ross Stewart (Allen East, junior, 45), Malcolm Oliver (Crestview, sophomore, 39); Offensive Line-Scott Miller (Crestview, junior, 52), Lucas Shumate (Spencerville, senior, 52), Trey Roney (Columbus Grove, senior, 48), David Emans (Bluffton, senior, 39), Max McAdoo (Allen East, senior, 30).HONORABLE MENTION: Quarterbacks-Julian Salinas (Paulding, junior, 13), Austin Jettinghoff (Jefferson, junior, 5); Tight End-Dominick Corso (Spencerville, senior, 10), Venice Roberts (Crestview, senior, 4), Nick Kohlrieser (Allen East, senior), Levi Kistler (Bluffton, sophomore); Wide Receivers-Drew Kortokrax (Jefferson, senior, 22), Blake Hoffman (Col. Grove, senior, 15), Isaiah Simerman (Crestview, junior, 9); Running Backs-Mykale Rogers (LCC, junior, 37), Dakota Vogt (Col. Grove, senior, 18), Jake Harmon (Crestview, senior, 14), Colton Miller (Spencerville, junior, 14), Zach Wilson (Bluffton, senior, 9), Quinten Wessell (Jefferson, senior, 6), Anthony Schuh (Spencerville, junior); Offensive Line-Bryce Ringwald (Spencerville, senior, 28), Josh Ream (Crestview, senior, 21), Lucas Perkins (Spencerville, junior, 17), Lucas Krouskop (Spencerville, senior, 12), Zach Kimmett (Jefferson, senior, 11), Trevor Saylor (Crestview, senior, 10), Noah Beach (Ada, sophomore, 8), Jon Cox (Allen East, senior, 6), Taylor Reineke (Bluffton, senior, 6), Geoff Ketcham (Jefferson, senior, 4).DEFENSEFIRST TEAM: Defensive Line-Ben Stolly (LCC, senior, 71), Coleman McCormick (Spencerville, senior, 61), Quinten Wessell (Jefferson, senior, 57), Saed Al-olimat (Ada, junior, 56); Defensive Ends-Eli Roberson (Ada, senior, 26), Jonathan Washington (LCC, senior, 21); Linebackers-Jacob Ansley (Ada, senior, 69), Kalito Lasenby (LCC, junior, 60), Jake Harmon (Crestview, senior, 57); Defensive Backs-Collin Grothaus (Col. Grove, senior, 60), Sam Huffman (LCC, senior, 60), Darius West (LCC, junior, 57).SECOND TEAM: Defensive Line-Austin Devier (Bluffton, senior, 46), Lucas Krouskop (Spencerville, senior, 42), Vincent Guagenti (LCC, senior, 41), Trent Vorst (Col. Grove, senior, 30); Defensive Ends-Dominick Corso (Spencerville, senior, 19), Scott Miller (Crestview, junior, 8); Linebackers-Ross Thompson (Jefferson, junior, 54), Derek Goecke (Spencerville, senior, 39), Brandon Benroth (Col. Grove, senior, 24); Defensive Backs-Matt Wilcox (Ada, junior, 36), Micah Roberson (Ada, senior, 36), Drew Kortokrax (Jefferson, senior, 36).HONORABLE MENTION: Defensive Line-Josh Ream (Crestview, senior, 29), Trevor Saylor (Crestview, senior, 21), Grant Criblez (Allen East, senior, 16), Lane Nitchie (Ada, sophomore, 15), Colin McConnahea (Jefferson, senior, 11); Defensive Ends-Max McAdoo (Allen East, senior, 7), Issac Little (Bluffton, junior, 6), Alec Gladwell (Col. Grove, junior, 3), Zac Bland (Jefferson, senior); Linebackers-Jacob Tremoulis (LCC, senior, 22), Drake Luginbuhl (Bluffton, junior, 21), Dakota Vogt (Col. Grove, senior, 20), James Brown (Paulding, senior, 10), Cole Roberts (Spencerville, senior, 9), Blake Ansley (Ada, fresh., 7), Lucas Shumate (Spencerville, senior, 7), Dalton Hicks (Jefferson, fresh., 6), Avery Jones (Crestview, senior, 3); Defensive Backs-Malcom Oliver (Crestview, sophomore, 30), Ryan Pitts (LCC, senior, 24), Devon Cook (Spencerville, senior, 24), Robbie Stratton (Bluffton, sophomore, 23), Hunter Patton (Spencerville, senior, 9), Isaiah Simerman (Crestview, junior, 4), Chris Truesdale (Jefferson, senior, 3), Taylor Detrich (Paulding, junior, 3).SPECIALISTFIRST TEAM: Drew Kortokrax (Jefferson, senior, 28).SECOND TEAM: Matt Deter (Bluffton, senior, 25).HONORABLE MENTION: Kameron Grubaugh (Crestview, junior, 16), Isaiah Simerman (Crestview, junior, 13).The final NWC standings for 2012 are as follows: 1. Lima Central Catholic 8-0 10-0; 2. Ada 7-1 9-1; 3. Spencerville 6-2 8-2; 4. Jefferson 4-4 6-4 and Bluffton 4-4 5-5; 6. Columbus Grove 3-5 5-5 and Crestview 3-5 5-5; 8. Allen East 1-7 2-8; 9. Paulding 0-8 0-10.
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Carson Palmer went 1/3 for seven yards with the lone completion going to Owens. They're clearly trying to develop a rapport early as Palmer actually targeted Owens four times on the first drive. They connected on one, two were incomplete and the other was called back on a penalty.
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PHOENIX (AP) - 1 of 3 men accused in a string of fast-food restaurant robberies in the Phoenix metropolitan area has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Maricopa County prosecutors say Christopher Kimball was sentenced Wednesday to three concurrent 4-year prison terms. He pleaded guilty to four counts of armed robbery in September.
Prosecutors say Kimball will be sentenced on the remaining armed robbery count after the trial of a co-defendant is completed this spring.
They say Kimball and two other Phoenix men were dubbed the "Fast Food Bandits" after seven known robberies of fast-food restaurants between September and November 2011.
The three suspects were arrested in January.
Authorities accused Kimball of being involved in 2 of the robberies. The third suspect already has pleaded guilty to three counts of armed robbery.
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Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. today, Dec. 1, 2012, at Kilgore-Green Funeral Home in Jasper. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at the Chapel of Kilgore-Green. Burial will follow at Bennett Cemetery. Marty Overton and Ernest McKinnon will officiate.
She is survived by her daughters, Jewel Snow and husband, "Pudgy", Geraldean Connell, Gloria Jean Estes and husband, Jerry, Jettie Alexander and husband, Hollis, and Kathy Kelley and husband, Earl; daughters-in-law, Shirley Burgett and Sharon Kaye Burgett; 19 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Orby Bennett (Shirley) and Arnold Bennett; sisters, Pearl West, LaJoye Tubbs, Anne Frye (J.W.) and Ruth Walker (Odean); and a large host of nieces, nephews, family, friends and the congregation of New Hope Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter "James" Burgett; sons, Emmett James "E.J." Burgett and Jimmy Ray Burgett; sons-in-law, James David Connell Sr. and Johnny Lee Wilson; great-grandson, James David "J.D." Connell III; parents, Emmett and Annie Bennie; brothers, Edward Bennett and George Hewitt Bennett; and sisters, Dovie Ashby, Lillian Pulliam, Ruby Lee Pulliam and Eunice Beck.
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As judgment day for the epic battle to end all talk of sports supremacy fought between two geritol lubed fighters dawns, something struck me. With all this talk about boxing vs MMA, why has there been such little mention of Butterbean?
The guy has over 80 boxing fights. He is the prototype of boxer turned MMAist. Not to say weighing over 300 lbs should be a prototype for any kind of athlete, but Buttebean has shown that with proper training, boxers can participate in MMA.
The "can a boxer survive in MMA" argument was settled long before Toney even began meeting with Dana. It was settled by Butterbean. Add to that the fact that he has some decent wins on his MMA resume like James Thompson, Cabbage, Sean O haire and the same Zulu that MMA demigod Fedor fought. Given his size and cardio limitations, (he wasn't called king of the four rounders for nothing) that's a commendable career. He's even been involved in Moosin, which turned out pretty well.
Butterbean began fighting in toughman competitions. One of the earliest forms of fighting for anyone who wanted it, kinda like the primordial UFC. From there he went pro, onto a brief K-1 stint and then MMA. He evolved with the sport. From local toughman shows to the cage. His career is proof that it is possible for boxers to evolve and participate in the sport. I've mentioned his physical limitations. Can you imagine the effect a better trained boxer would have in the cage? I'd like to see that and it will happen soon.
James Toney's physical condition is just Butterbean lite.Tonight's fight is nothing more than a sideshow, that will prove nothing. It will only further the myth that it is impossible for athletes in one sport to cross over to MMA. Butterbean is one, but there have been plenty of examples where cross training has been shown to work. Most recently, KJ Noons showed that it is possible to transition between sports. Guys like Vitor Belfort and Anderson Silva have pro boxing bouts to their credit. Success in MMA is possible in spite of a boxing background. If Butterbean can do it, anyone can. No matter the outcome
Its sad that with all the talk of the Jimmersons and Saad Muhammads of the world, this huge example of a boxer who tried to turn serious MMAist was forgotten. In the buildup to the Couture-Toney farce, more attention was paid to boxers that failed instead of succeeded. I still wonder why no one has sought Butterbean's opinion on the transition to MMA.
Regardless of tonight's outcome, I hope more boxers - especially better athletes outside the Toney mold will crossover to MMA.
It has been done by one Butterbean. If a 300+ pound guy can do it, most boxers can do the same with proper training. Pay your respect to him here. He deserves it for trying his best and silently blazing a trail for crossovers from the sweet science.


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Special Issue "Recombination in Viruses"
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2011)
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Viruses are in a perpetual arm race with their hosts. Camouflage is a common strategy viruses use to escape to the immune system (either innate or adaptive) of their hosts. This generally translates in a propensity to develop replication strategies that are, at different extents, prone to the insertion of mutations in their genome. Accumulation of mutations is nevertheless limited by the need to maintain viability and its own genetic identity. Keeping the subtle equilibrium between these two contrasting forces is vital for viruses, it often influences their pathogenic potential, and can be at the origin of outbreaks of infection of relevance for public health.
Recombination is an important source of genetic variability in viruses, particularly for viruses possessing an RNA genome. The remarkable power of recombination resides in its ability, in a single infectious cycle, to generate new combinations of mutations. This is important at two regards: one is that recombination does not generate new mutations but reshuffles pre-existing ones, whose compatibility with viral survival has already been established. This is expected to increase the probability of having a viable recombinant progeny. On the other hand, the fact that, in general, several mutations are simultaneously introduced through the recombination process, is expected to favour the opposite outcome: that a high proportion of recombinant products will not be viable. Finally, recombination in concert with natural selection, can be responsible of combining advantageous mutations, as well as removing deleterious ones, by far the most abundant type of mutations found in nature.
For many viruses the generation of recombinant variants has been associated to important moments in the processes of adaptation, gain of pathogenic potential or increased spreading. Here we intend to present several of these cases and to provide an overlook of the implications of recombination for viral evolution from the theoretical standpoint. A life style involving increasing travelling with the result of an extensive intermingling of viruses, the making a reality of intervention strategies (as transgenic crops and gene therapy) often based on the use of viral vectors, all are issues for which an improved understanding of the role of recombination in viral evolution becomes increasingly urgent.
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- recombination
- viruses
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Viruses 2011, 3(10), 2006-2024; doi:10.3390/v3102006
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In Chicago,IL there was a benefit concert for raising money for children in Haiti in need of prosthetics.
The concert was on Friday the 13th of May 2011 and was called,"The Sound of Gratitude". This concert was started for Juan Manuel Pineda a singer/guitar player from El Salvador who was born with a cleft palate, and lost both legs in a fire when he was young.
Several local musicans were at this Step Forward Concert, including Chris Medina from American Idol. Steve Augeri took time out of his busy schedule to donate his time for this concert,and was faithfully there for everyone.Why can't this night go on forever? It was almost a sold out event. After all the singers,Steve Augeri took the stage, first thanking everyone for their donations, then began singing some great timeless Journey songs. Steve Augeri,now solo, had replaced Steve Perry the original lead singer of Journey. Steve kept the audience dancing, and had all the kids in the audience come up on the last song,"Don't Stop Believing". After Steve's escape from the stage,Fort Wayne Model Jeannine, and I got a chance to meet him. I can tell you Steve is very nice, he was there with open arms. Steve Augeri told the fans he does have a new solo cd coming out. We went our separate ways, and glad we had the chance to meet him.Thank you to Friends of the Orphans,Juan Pineda, and NPH for helping the children in need.
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PHOTO RECAP: How to Succeed Revival, Starring Daniel Radcliffe, on Opening Night
By Matthew Blank
The latest revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opened Mar. 27, 2011, starring Daniel Radcliffe. Rob Ashford directed and choreographed the production.
Tony Award winner Rob Ashford (Parade, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Cry-Baby), who also staged the Broadway revival of the 1960's office-set musical Promises, Promises the previous season, directed and choreographed How to Succeed, which began previews Feb. 26.
The jazz-flavored musical features a score by Frank Loesser with a book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert.
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The How to Succeed ensemble featured Cameron Adams, Cleve Asbury, Tanya Birl, Kevin Covert, Paige Faure, David Hull, Justin Keyes, Marty Lawson, Erica Mansfield, Barrett Martin, Nick Mayo, Sarah O'Gleby, Stephanie Rothenberg, Megan Sikora, Michaeljon Slinger, Joey Sorge, Matt Wall, Ryan Watkinson, Charlie Williams and Samantha Zack.
Anderson Cooper was the voice of the narrator to the trusty "How to Succeed" guidebook for corporate success. The musical traces the rise of a young window washer, who with the help of the titular book, rises from the mail room to the top of the World Wide Wicket Company in New York City.
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Robertson County sheriff's officials announced Monday the 2004 disappearance of Jennifer Wix and her daughter Adrianna has been reclassified from a missing persons case to a homicide case.
Wix, then 21, and 2-year-old Adrianna had been missing since March 2004. They were last seen at the home of Joey Benton, Wix's boyfriend, on March 25.
Wix's mom reported her missing on March 27, 2004.
Jennifer and Adrianna Wix lived with Benton in an out-building on Benton's parents' property.
Benton told authorities that on March 25 Wix had asked him to take her to a grocery store in Cross Plains to use the phone. Benton said he did so, and then dropped Wix and Adrianna off at a local Exxon.
Benton said he pulled across the street and watched as a white four-door car pulled up and Jennifer and Adrianna Wix got inside.
Benton told authorities that Wix showed up at his property on March 26, collected her property and said she needed some time away.
According to deputies, Benton's claims of taking Wix to the grocery store have not been independently corroborated.
The last person known to have spoken to Wix was her father, Michael Wix, who talked to her about 11 a.m. on March 25, according to phone records. Michael Wix, who lives in Manchester, told detectives that his daughter spoke of arguing with Benton's family and that she looked forward to seeing him in Manchester the following Sunday.
Authorities said they searched the Benton property four times after the reported disappearance, including draining a pond on the property on one occasion.
Sheriff's officials said no one, including Joey Benton, has been eliminated as a possible suspect in the mother and daughter's disappearance.
"As Season to Remember services in memory of homicide victims are held throughout the country at this special time of year, the Robertson County Sheriff's Office is absolutely committed to not letting Jennifer and Adrianna Wix be forgotten," said Robertson County Sheriff Bill Holt. "I strongly believe there are persons in this community who know what happened to Jennifer and Adrianna, but who have been reluctant to come forward for one reason or another.
"We strongly encourage our citizens to help us provide answers and closure to the family and, as circumstances warrant, justice to these two young persons," he added.
Holt said a special tip line has been set up to provide information on the Wix's disappearance. Individuals can provide information by calling 615-478-5763 or via the department's Crime Tips page at www.robertsonsheriff.com.
There is a reward of $17,000 being offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the Wix's disappearance.
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Insignio CRM GmbH
Insignio CRM GmbH has partnered with SugarCRM Inc. since 2007; the company attained Gold status in 2009 and is now one of Sugar's largest partners in Europe.
SugarCRM Global Partner Advisory Board Member
Insignio has represented Germany on the Global Partner Advisory Board since 2011.
SugarCRM Global Developer & Member
As a participant in this global excellence program we add German and European requirements to the system's enhancement process.
Most Valuable SugarCRM Partner 2010 and 2011
In 2010 we won a Most Valuable Partner in Europe accolade in recognition of our customer loyalty rate of 98 percent. We could maintain this performance in the year 2011 and were again granted the MVP award.