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Bronze cannon breech?
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Some time back I picked this item up at an estate sale. The bore is roughly 2 inches in diameter. I included a ruler in the photo to give an overall idea of the scale. The bottom was filled with lead a long time ago up past the vent, which has been spiked by what appears to be a large headed iron nail!
It just reeks with character, and I have no intentions whatsoever to do anything to it.
My guess is that it is either French or Spanish, circa 17th century, but I defer to you guys, as my experience with firearms of this early period is limited!
Any info or ideas as to its point of origin and age would be appreciated.
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Sorry, I am a beginner with a new resizing app. Here is a better image.
Not a cannon breech but one of these multiuse 'noise makers'; in this case to go bang during religious festivities, judging by the cross. No ammunition needed, just gunpowder and a wad. It is used upright.
I wouldn't think that it is spiked to avoid its functionality but to have a new life ... like for melting lead, as per your words.
The one (among several) that i have with a cross was bought in a French site.
They can be very old. Difficult to precise; maybe someone with more knowledge.
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Hi Shakethetrees,
Don't let yourself get troubled.;)
Congratulations on the acquisition of what is doubtlessly a fine and very rare detached brass/bronze breech piece (chamber) from a breechloading wall gun, with its barrel mounted on a tripod or a wheeled carriage (German: Bockbüchse or Doppelhaken auf Bocklafette), and dating from the era of the Emperor Maximilian I, ca. 1500-10.
The barrel, originally cast together with a number of such interchangeable breech pieces, thus allowing rapid firing, was most certainly wrought at a Nuremberg or Tyrolean bronze foundry workshop which also specialized in church bells.
As a religious symbol, the cross on your detached breech piecewas cast in high relief integrally, and contoured by chiseling afterwards; the punched decoration of circles is characteristic of many wrought iron barrels and other items of ironworks or wood all made between ca. 1490 and 1530.
Following the three reworked images, I attached photos of a heavy wrought iron barrel of ca. 1480/90. Its top flat, too, shows the Late Gothic/Early Renaissance standard ornament of punched circles. On my barrel, three of these circles are struck in line.
Actually, 3 has always been the most important of basic magic cyphers, in all cultures and from the earliest times. Its most common representation in Western European art history is the Late Gothic/early Renaissance trefoil (German: Dreipass).
As I stated formerly, the trefoil ornament originally derived from the shape of a bunch of grapes, being its most simplified and stylized representation, and contemporarily used by artisans of all arts and crafts alike - except when it came to illuminated manuscripts and illustrations in printed books. These arts, as well as paintings, engravings and woodcuts, to name just a few, usually depicted the real grapes, mostly within a running grapevine pattern.
As that
The Michael Trömner Collection
which I posted here earlier:
The general stout mug-like shape of this breech piece, as well as its rear (German: Bodenstück) and forward (German: Mündungskopf) bulged reinforcing sections, all account for a close and early dating of ca. 1st decade 16th century.
Please cf.
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What is most remarkable about your item is the fact that the touch hole got spiked at some later date, with a wrought iron nail.
That simple way of rendering a cannon uselesss within seconds was a practice commonly applied in war - after the line of cannon got overrun by the enemy's cavalry of infantry.
Spiking (German: das Zündloch (einer Kanone) vernageln) was also often employed as a means of repair to close a burned-out touch hole that allowed too much gass loss. The spiking done, a new and smaller touch hole could be either right struck while the nail red hot, or drilled.
In the case of your breech chamber, it seems that the gun it belonged to saw secondary use which as quite different from its original purpose: to receive, hold and eventually blow out a load of black powder, and a wooden muzzle plug, all of which would finally expel the ball ...
Attached find your photoshopped images, as well as some watercolors from the inventory books of the Maximilian arsenals, ca. 1502-1507, depicting brass/bronze barreled wall guns mounted on carriages, and served by two men each (German: Richt- und Feuerschütze).
One of them would aim the piece, and signal his companion when to ignite the priming powder on the pan with a red hot igniting iron (German: Loseisen); the latter had to be kept ready resting in a pot of charcoal all the time (German: Kohlebecken). Alternatively, a length of matchcord was used, consisting of twisted hemp (German: Luntenstrick) and clamped between the jaws of a forked stick.
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Attached below are photos of the spiked touch holes on the barrels of two guns in my collection.
Both have been illustrated in the attachments to my previous post.
The first one is my singular and highly important Nuremberg cast brass/bronze barreled wall gun (German: doppelter Doppelhaken) of ca. 1515-20.
Of course, that impressive monster cannot be termed an infantry long gun; with its overall length of 2,08 m and a weight of 35 kilos, it actually was a lighter piece of ordnance.
You can clearly see the rusty head of a wrought iron nail the original touch hole was spiked with, and a new and smaller touch hole obviously pierced with a few hammer blows.
Of course, this item was not a portable infantry long arm but a piece of lighter ordnance, and mounted on a tripod or a wheeled carriage, just like the ones depicted in the early 16th c. watercolors attached to the previous post.
For more profound information on this monstrous piece, please refer to my thread:
The other is the Nuremberg founded brass/bronze barrel mounted on the carriage of my lovely little GIECH cannon of ca. 1520-30 (German: Schlänglein or Tarrasbüchse).
This barrel is notable because it is not only finley made and chiseled, but is especially characteristic of arsenal arms in general, for showing the results of various stages of its apparantly very long working life.
Originally, the barrel was the essential part of a haquebut of ca. 1470, and mounted on the present carriage some 50 years later at the arsenal (German: Rüstkammer) of the Counts von Giech, on Schloss Giech in Thurnau near Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, during the Peasants Wars.
Actually, that cannon saw service and re-use over several periods of time, and at least until the mid-17th century, which means the latter years of the Thirty Years War.
Please see my thread:
Most remarkable are its featuring two! spiked touch holes.
The original first touch hole was drilled on the top flat of the barrel, with a small v-shaped trough chiseled out of the brass surface; later, and obviously burned out from heavy use, it got spiked.
On the right hand side flat, another touch hole was pierced, and finally spiked for good- just like on our breeech in discussion.
A piece of wood underneath seems to have been broken off both crudely and deliberately, in order to attach an iron pan. Later-on, that pan obviously got removed, and the cannon was ignited once again through the first touch hole located on top of the barrel!
A typical arsenal piece story and history ...
Both these items preserved in
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Thank you for your insight. As a new member of this forum, I am truly amazed at the breadth and depth of the knowledge that is out there!
Here in the US, we don't often get to see the very early weapons and accouterments that are a regular feature here.
I bought this along with another bronze mortar (18th century) of the typical noisemaker form, tapered along its length, a small tray or trough holding the priming powder, etc. I've seen dozens of them if not more over the forty odd years I've been interested in firearms. (It was traded away in a complex deal, the details of which I do not remember right now.)
I kept this one because of the different form; not tapered, mostly cylindrical, reinforces at the muzzle and breech, no pan or tray for the priming, a rounded "crown" to the muzzle, and, of course, the large iron nail. In essence, different from all other mortar/noisemakers that I have seen.
You've got quite a collection! Thank you again for your keen insight.
Hi Shakethetrees,
Thank you so much for your compliments!
When reading some of my threads will tell you more about me and my collection; just click on my user name Matchlock will to see my profile, and search or all my threads.
I am most curious to learn about the length, width and weight of your detached breech/chamber for a breechloading piece.
BTW, which of these terms do you prefer?
Should ever consider selling it, I would be glad to integrate it with my collection! I am sure we would find a way to manage that.
So please do keep me updated.
May I ask for good quality hi-rez photos of that item, at least 4 MB each, and zooming up on details such as
- the cross in high relief, and close-ups of the punched circles
- the muzzle flat gazing right at you :D
- a view of the muzzle, slightly slanted
- a few views of the bore, and all down to the bottom
(please take all the images in broad daylight but in the shade, not in sunshine, and use the flash additionally)
I sent you a PM!
Best for the moment being,
Hi Shakethetrees
I am sorry if i gave you a wrong perspective on your item. It wasn't a bad intent; only the way i saw it ... and still do :shrug: .
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It was precisely these rims that took to realize that this wasn't a breech chamber. All chambers that i happen to know (and those that i keep) don't have any protuberances in both back and front. Such features do not help at all the matching of the chamber with the breech cavity and barrel entrance ... specialy considering that, once the chamber is introduced in the breech, you have to push it into the barrel and, in some cases, rotate it.
Actually what is often seen is a significant tapering of the chamber mouth, to provide for a better sealing when you push into the barrel.
Although i found somehow problematic that the front of handle is placed so far and close to the mouth, nearly preventing the chamber introduction into the barrel.
The absence of a lip in the touch hole, although often seen in noise makers, doesn't exist in many other cases; probably because in such case a match fuse is used, instead of loose priming powder being poured.
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I don't think it is a breech block from a breech loading cannon.
Breech blocks don't have/need reinforcing rings and the mouth of the block must be conical/tapering to to obtain a good seal.
I believe it is a thunder mug, but probably a early one 17th, 18thC . see large picture.
Geat input and examples, Jasper.
After all, i wasn't that wrong :shrug:
I will try to get some larger photos for you, but it may be a while before I can set up, as I'm still involved in moving!
Good luck, and our thoughts are with you in your recent troubles.
I hope everything is resolved quickly and that ultimately some functionary snaps out of this insanity and listens to common sense!
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Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series Sahara: Tow test
Packed with new features, the new LandCruiser 200 Series is a caravanner's ideal companion.
With is fettling for 2016, does the LandCruiser 200 have what it takes to keep it at the sharp end of the tow-vehicle pecking order?
The Sahara's new party trick is its panoramic view, using four cameras (front, rear and in the side mirrors). The front camera now rotates so that the horizon is always displayed as level on the centre screen. There's also an under-floor view, displaying images taken approximately 3m ahead of the vehicle, which indicate where the front wheels are placed.
Other new features include autonomous braking, dynamic radar cruise control, lane-departure alert, and blind-spot monitor with rear cross-traffic alert.
This is in addition to the ongoing features of power tailgate, heated electric side mirrors, multi-terrain monitor, a cool box in the centre front armrest, heated front and second-row seats, ventilated front seats and active headrests. The electrically-adjustable steering column has three memory positions that include that of the seat and mirror.
The features list is capped off with dual-zone front climate-control air-conditioning, a rear cooler, rear spoiler, aluminium side steps, a second 12V port and a 220V rear port, horizontal-split tailgate, smart entry and start, reversing camera, satellite navigation, privacy glass, body-coloured mirrors, leather seats, 18in alloys, rain-sensing wipers and the Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System.
The cabin is the familiar 200 Series layout, with acres of room for five occupants in the first two rows and a decent amount for three sub-teenagers in the third row. The seats are not body-hugging but deliver the right kind of support to settle into them comfortably for long transport stages.
The powertrain is a familiar setup: 4.5L V8 twin-turbodiesel engine linked to a six-speed automatic transmission and full-time 4WD with Torsen limited-slip centre differential and two-speed transfer case. This is the same powertrain that has been offered on the LandCruiser 200 Series since 2007, but in this update the engine has come in for some improvements.
To meet EU5 emissions requirements, the 4.5L gets more power and better economy. Power is up 5kW to 200kW thanks to new injectors and revised ECU mapping. Fuel consumption average is now quoted as 9.5L/100km, a decrease of 7.7 per cent. Along with the addition of a particulate filter, CO2 emissions have improved to 250g/L.
The engine mapping changes also appear to have resulted in better response off the mark and in the mid-range. While the 4.5L V8 has never been a quiet engine, the diesel truck audio was diminished once the big diesel settled into a cruise. The V8 has plenty of torque and the automatic transmission slurs through its ratios. The auto can be fooled by a sudden lift off the throttle – and responds by clunking into the next gear – but otherwise is intuitive and smooth.
Weights and measures
- Length 4950mm
- Width 1970mm
- Height 1905mm
- Wheelbase 2850mm
- Ground clearance 225mm
- Kerb mass 2675kg
- Gross Vehicle Mass 3300kg
- Gross Combined Mass 6800kg
- Towing capacity (unbraked/braked) 750kg/3500kg
- Towball (max) 350kg
- Engine Twin turbo-charged V8 diesel
- Transmission Six-speed automatic
- Power 200kW at 3400rpm
- Torque 650Nm at 1600-2600rpm
- Gear ratios (:1)
- 1 3.333
- 2 1.960
- 3 1.353
- 4 1.000
- 5 0.728
- 6 0.588
- Rev 3.061
- Final drive 3.909
- High/low ratios 1.000/2.618
Options fitted
- Premium paint $550
- Fuel capacity 138L
- Suspension Independent, coil springs (front); live axle, coil springs (rear)
- Brakes Ventilated discs (front); solid discs (rear)
- Wheels 8x18 alloy
- Warranty Three years/100,000km
- Roof load 100kg
More information
- $119,050 (plus on-road costs)
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Yes...I got bangs. I was in the mood for something different but not so different that you wouldn't recognize me. I didn't want to do the go-back-to-my-natural-hair-color thing. In fact, I did it once and I will NEVER do that again. There is absolutely nothing natural about it. So...I came up with bangs.
I thought it would be fun to see what I looked like the last time I had bangs. Like everyone else, I had bangs for the entire decade of the 80's. Didn't miss a year. Here's what I found...
While I was rummaging through a box full of photos, I found these...
Halloween, 1983 - I was 3, almost 4 and my brother Jonathan was 4 months!
Halloween, circa 1988
Thought this looked like another blue-eyed baby I know :)
As you can see from the photos b.h. (before highlighting), I really am a "natural" blond. Wow, this post came full circle.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Bangs and Baby Pics
4 comments:
- The Johnstons said...
Love it!!! Wow, is that 1988 picture the house in Longview...on the south side...can't remember the name of that circle. I'm sure Jonathan wouldn't be embarrased at all...what great memories! That last picture does look just like Reid!
- October 23, 2007 at 4:39 PM
- Amanda said...
So cute! I love the bangs.
- October 23, 2007 at 11:15 PM
- thosetonnes said...
the last picture looks just like Reid, and the picture above that kind of looks like me when I was little. That was a fun post.
- October 25, 2007 at 12:39 AM
- olivia and henry said...
these pictures are precious! you were such a little beauty!!! (no surprise;)
i can't believe how much that last pic looks like reid!!!!
- October 25, 2007 at 8:35 AM
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With a stay at Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski München, you'll be centrally located in Munich, steps from Munich Kammerspiele Schauspielhaus and National Theater Munich. This 5-star hotel is close to Marienplatz and English Garden.
Make yourself at home in one of the 297 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
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Enjoy a meal at a restaurant or in a coffee shop/café. Or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and limo/town car service. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
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Provost's Advisory Committee on Mental Health
I. Terms of Reference
Building upon the recommendations of the Final Report of the Principal's Commission on Mental Health (PCMH – issued November 2012), this committee is responsible for coordinating, reviewing and reporting on the progress of mental health initiatives across the university. More specifically, the committee will, in the context of the recommendations of the PCMH Final Report:
- Evaluate priorities
- Determine resource requirements relative to those priorities
- Assess budgetary and organizational impacts of new initiatives
- Promote the streaming of relevant policies, protocols and processes
- Identify opportunities for collaboration, and foster potential synergies, both internal and external to the university
- Develop appropriate metrics for reporting on progress of mental health initiatives
The committee will prepare a report annually, to be submitted, for information, to Senate, to the Board of Trustees, and to the wider Queen's community.
II. Committee Composition
|A. Boika
|SGPS, VP (Campaigns and Community Affairs)
|J. Dods
|Executive Director, Student Wellness Services
|S. Downey
|Manager, Return to Work and Accommodation Services, Human Resources
|R. Milev
|Head, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences
|K. Murphy
|Director, Risk Management
|E. Sadinsky Jeffrey
|Executive Director, Student Affairs
|C. Thompson
|AMS, VP (University Affairs)
|A. Tierney
|Vice-Provost and Dean, Student Affairs
|C. Yung
Chair: Ann Tierney, Vice-Provost and Dean of Student Affairs


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I havent gotten around to posting about this but for those who dont know We are excited to say we will be expecting Baby #2 around Dec 6th we are way excited.
This pregnacy has been so different then with Taelor, I have been so super sick 24/7 nausea/vomiting. So not fun and way hard to do with a toddler wanting mommys attention all the time. So when I lay on the couch Taelors first words to me are "mommy your tummy hurt?" so as of this week I am 12 weeks pregnant and the nausea has decreased alot, I still get it everyday but it hasnt been an all day thing, I still dont crave food but when I dont eat I get sick. Sorry I wont be taking any belly pictures, I started out this pregnancy heavier then I should have been so not feeling to great about pictures these days.
We are also moving this weekend, we will still be in Bountiful just a different apartment, one thats not right on a busy road and that has grassy area for Taelor to play, we are excited but I am sad/nervous when we move we will be setting up a Toddler bed for Taelor I am a very sad mommy she shouldnt be this big already, everyday she seems to get bigger and smarter and I love it but she should still be my baby. We want her to be in her own bed before the baby comes (and Phil doesnt want to put the crib up then take it apart again for when the baby is here)
So lots of changes for the Stewart Family we are excited for what this year will bring and cant wait for our little family to grow
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Stewart Baby #2
I havent gotten around to posting about this but for those who dont know We are excited to say we will be expecting Baby #2 around Dec 6th we are way excited.
Posted by Amy Stewart at 10:25 PM
5 comments:
- Kenzie said...
How exciting!!! Congrats. I'm so happy for you.
- May 25, 2011 at 8:10 AM
- Randi Leigh said...
Oh my goodness Amy!! I am so excited for you!! I hope you get feeling lots better soon! Maybe all the sickness means it's a boy... Who knows? :) Congrats!
- May 27, 2011 at 11:44 AM
- Jordan, Tabby , and baby Lily said...
I'm glad you're starting to feel better!! We miss you guys!
- June 1, 2011 at 8:24 AM
- Diogo and Abby said...
Amy Congrats!!! I am so happy for you and Phil. What an exciting thing to see your family grow. I am back in Utah for good in only 2 1/2 weeks and I sure hope we can get together and I can be a part of this little one. Loves. And miss you. Call me sometime 801-699-0639.
- June 4, 2011 at 1:02 PM
- Jessica said...
- June 28, 2011 at 1:27 PM


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European Investment Bank offers continued support to Amadeus
The European Investment Bank, the European Union's long-term financing institution, has granted a second loan for Amadeus IT Group, subsidiary of Amadeus IT Holding, with the latter acting as the guarantor of the transaction.
The unsecured loan of €150 million has a nine year maturity.
It will be used by Amadeus to finance research and development activities in its distribution business line between 2013 and 2015.
This loan is in addition to a previous €200 million loan received by Amadeus from the EIB in May last year, which had a nine year maturity and was made available to finance the research of a variety of projects in the IT Solutions business line between 2012 and 2014.
The EIB is the long-term lending institution of the European Union and is owned by its member states.
The EIB Group will significantly step up its lending activities for the 2013 to 2015 period to support the recovery of growth in Europe.
Following the Member States' 2012 decision to increase the EIB's capital, the EIB will lend an additional €60 billion over the next three years to promote sustainable growth and jobs, bringing annual lending volumes to €65-70 billion.
One such goal is to promote the implementation of the knowledge economy, such as education, R&D and innovation.
Philippe de Fontaine Vive Curtaz, vice-president, European Investment Bank said: "This development loan to Amadeus follows on the success of the previous loan, announced in May last year.
"Again this is in line with our objective of making long-term finance available for sound investment in order to contribute towards EU policy goals.
"Amadeus' pedigree in developing successful IT solutions and commitment to innovating in the travel industry is unquestionable.
"We are confident this helps to fulfill the objective of ensuring that Europe's knowledge economy remains world-beating."


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Easy Image Display, my first released free WordPress plugin, has at the time of writing over 10,000 downloads from the WP.org repository. That's not a huge number compared to some popular plugins, but it's a lot more than I ever thought likely for such a simple plugin. Along with the downloads came the feature requests, the support emails, the weirdly irrelevant personal insults, all of the things that anyone who has ever released a free product on the internet has probably experienced. It also gave me the burning desire to create more plugins, and help more people, and this is what I've been working on for the past few months.
Now, obviously creating plugins takes time, expertise and a lot of effort. This is why so many people are perfectly happy to pay for a premium WP plugin; they know the product is worth paying for. For a long time, my medium-term plan has been to release a few more free plugins and then get started on a "premium" version of the most popular. This would mean existing users weren't affected, but they could pay to upgrade to a more feature-rich version of their plugin if required. This model works well for a lot of businesses including WordPress plugin development, but something about it just makes me feel . . . squiffy.
Wouldn't it be nice if there was some way to keep putting out plugins for free? If people who really needed certain functionality but didn't have any cash at this stage of their venture could still get it and maybe give back to me at a later date? If people could show their support for the very act of writing code? Well, here comes my new experiment.Patreon.
If you've never heard of Patreon, basically it's a way to fund people who create things. YouTubers can be funded per video, bloggers per blog post, webcomic creators per new issue, or people like me per plugin release. Here's an example:
You visit my Patreon page and decide to pledge $2 per plugin release (thank you!). You're worried about me suddenly putting out tons of new plugins, so you cap your monthly pledge at a maximum of $4.
Month 1
- I release a new plugin.
- On the 1st of the following month, you're charged $2.
Month 2
- I release a new plugin.
- Later that month, I push a major update to an existing plugin with a big new feature.
- Later that same month, I release a new plugin.
- On the 1st of the following month, you're charged your maximum monthly pledge of $4 despite three paid releases.
So what's in it for patrons?
That's a reasonable question to be asking. If you've used or plan to use one of my plugins and have found some benefit from it, then it's of further benefit to you that I'm able to spend the time required on improving that plugin, adding your feature requests, responding to your support threads, and of course creating new plugins which you might also have a use for.
As well as the direct plugin creation, Patreon supporters are also helping me to spend more of my time working on contributions to WP Core, handling WP support, hopefully contributing to the WP documentation. All of this makes WordPress a better place, for all of us.
There are some small rewards tied to pledge amounts too (see the bottom of the Patreon page) and I've set goals to allow me to work on ever more useful stuff, but unless you really quite desperately want me to knit you a hat then the rewards are mostly those mentioned above.
What if this doesn't work?
The Patreon campaign is, after all, just an experiment. People may not see enough value in what I'm doing to pledge their hard-earned money, and that's fair enough. If this is the case, I'll fall back on the old freemium plan and get to work on some premium plugin versions. In this case, existing Patreon patrons (at any level of donation) will receive the premium plugins absolutely free as a thank you for supporting me.
Ok, I'm in.
Thank you, very much! You can find my Patreon page here, and on each plugin page you'll see this graphic link encouraging users to support.


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Chemical watchdog: 49 percent of raw materials for chemical weapons removed from Syria
UNITED NATIONS – The world's chemical weapons watchdog says more than 49 percent of the raw materials for Syria's poison gas and nerve agent program scheduled for destruction have been shipped overseas, with the rest expected to leave by the end of April.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a report to the United Nations, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, that the total percentage of chemicals either removed or already destroyed inside Syria is 53.6 percent.
The report said Syria pledges to remove all chemicals by April 13, except for those in areas "that are presently inaccessible," which face an April 27 deadline.
The international community, shocked by a chemical attack in August that killed hundreds near Damascus, aims to remove and destroy 1,300 metric tons of chemicals by June 30.


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Things Now Known #17
- SWAT Teams carry Tyan Wedgie Doorstops in the front pocket of their tactical uniform, so that when they run through a door they can easily run back out. (via Penn Radio 06/02/2007)
- The first Space Shuttle Enterprise was originally called Constitution but was renamed after a letter-writing campaign by Star Trek fans. (via NASA Space Shuttle - Documentary)
- If you could fold a piece of paper 50 times it would be 70 million miles high. (via The Bryan Callen Show)
- An ant colony will divide into two when the total population reaches 80,000. (via The Bryan Callen Show)
- Both Steven Spielberg and Steven Soderbergh have never had a cup of coffee in their lives. (via Empire Magazine November 2015)


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When the husband is away for Valentine's Day…
The wife sits at home and watches Netflix for hours on end. I blame auto-play. And a lack of self-control.
This weekend had a lot of potential. Señor was in Texas having brother bonding time while I had the apartment to myself. I could have crafted. I could have worked way ahead on homework. I could have been the domestic dream queen.
Instead, I sat. And sat and sat and sat and sat.
I admit–I was a little pathetic most of the weekend. Grant was away and my typical weekend structure was shot. Sure, I had a few plans. My beautiful friends, Mark and Lauren even let me crash their Valentine's Day. But some plans fell through and some never came to fruition because of homework. I even made the conscious choice to just stay home all afternoon on Sunday. But I was mostly alone this weekend.
What I didn't realize is that I totally I needed it.
I can be obnoxiously extroverted. When I make plans to hang out with people, my heart literally warms at the thought. It is energizing and the best part of my day.
I can also be uncharacteristically introverted. I crave time alone. I need space to just think–or not think (though this is nearly impossible, amiright, ladies?). I did not used to always be like this. In college, I thought spending an evening alone made me an old cat lady. Minus the cat thing because I'm allergic. I also hate them. I digress.
Being alone sounded terrifying. Why would I opt for solitude when I could be with PEOPLE. Happy, joyful, make-me-laugh-til-I-pee-myself people! It's glorious. And it's also an easy mask to hide behind.
Too much time around people means less time with me. We live with ourselves everyday. Obviously. But how often do we place ourselves in the type of solitude that really forces us to see ourselves fully–the raw, uncensored parts of ourselves that we rarely allow others to see?
This weekend, I realized how uncomfortable I am to just be alone and how I need to do it anyway. It forces me to slow down, take a look at the state of my heart, and quiet my frantic mind. It allows God the space to speak. It forces me to shift my identity back to Him and away from my activities or relationships with others. Solitude evokes a stirring anxiousness in my heart that only Jesus can calm.
Solitude is so hard. But it is so necessary for this extroverted woman.


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I've also been a little distracted lately. Summer seems to have finally arrived, and we have been busy with beach outings, and our very first family camping trip! (I'll try and blog about that tomorrow, seems worthy of its own post..) We've been busy trying to eat as much sweetcorn as humanly possible, and making the most of reasonably priced peaches and nectarines. All in all, Summer has taken over a little, in the best possible way.
But, don't get me wrong, there has been a little crafting. I haven't forgotten the project altogether!
Firstly, I finished up this wee vest, from the delicious wool that Steph sent me. It's Malabrigo 'Pollen', and by golly it is scrumptious (the pictures really don't do it justice!). The pattern is Felipe, and whipped up super quick.
That was all I had made for the bump, until today.
I spent today sewing up a storm of patterned t-shirting, and came up with two onesies and a few t-shirts for Otto, too. I love to make these envelope/90 minute tee style shirts. They very rarely turn out looking anything other than awesome, and they are the perfect staple tee for hanging out around home and going to playcentre : )
(I've just realised that most of these photos are less-than-awesome, I apologise for that. They looked fine on the camera, and I really don't have the energy to re-take them!)
On a crafty, but not baby-related, note: I also finished up some sewing I've had lying around the studio for months now. These cushions are filled with fabric scraps (making them lovely and heavy. Perfect for brothers to toss at each other..) and make good use of the largest of my odd buttons. Love that.
(Yes, the wall could do with repainting. The joys of renting!)


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How To Grow Blackberries
Why should you grow blackberries? Maybe because they are delicious, healthy, nutritious, and very importantly - easy to grow. So why shouldn't you grow them? Blackberries are definitely one of the most beneficial fruits to include in anyone's diet.
They have delicious earthy, wine-like taste, they are rich in vitamins, minerals, fibers, and packed with antioxidants, which as we know, are fighters of free radicals. Blackberries are actually among the top ten foods that carry the most antioxidants. They are also low in calories, if you care about such things. Did I mention they are easy to grow. Maybe even too easy.
Growing Blackberries
Blackberries grow so easily they are actually considered an invasive plant. If you want to grow them in your garden, just make sure that you're careful and not grow them in areas where they can take over. The best way is to grow them is up against a fence. This way they'll be easy to control and much easier to pick.
Blackberries do best in full sunshine. They prefer full sunlight and good drainage. Standing water is not good for them. The best time to plant is spring. They are very easy to start, they don't even need a root. All you need is a cutting. You just stick it in the ground and watch it grow. Yes, it's that simple.
Blackberry will produce berries for decades. All you need to do is get to them before birds do.
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Old rules: loan relationships: connected persons: overview
Overview of connected persons
This guidance applies only to accounting periods starting before 1 January 2005
Since the inception of the loan relationships legislation in FA 1996, special rules have applied to loan relationships held by connected parties. CFM35000 onwards explains the current rules.
CFM80100 onwards explains that one of the key features of the loan relationships rules for accounting periods beginning before 1 January 2005 was that the computation of credits and debits followed the accounting treatment, where this was in accordance with one of two authorised accounting methods, the authorised accruals basis or the mark to market basis.
Consequences of connection
Where the parties are connected, FA96/S87 required the use of the authorised accruals method in determining loan relationships credits and debits (FA96/S87(2)).
As with the current rules, the main consequences of being connected were
- bad debt relief and consortium relief were restricted
- debits for interest and discount payable to certain types of connected person were postponed until the interest was paid or the security redeemed.
CFM81020 has more on the consequences of connection.
Connection means control
FA96/S87 dealt with connection through control. It applied to loan relationships of companies where there was a connection, at any time in an accounting period, between
- the debtor and the person standing in the position of creditor for the loan relationship, or
- the creditor and the person standing in the position of debtor for the loan relationship.
The legislation used the term 'standing in the position of creditor/debtor' for a reason. FA96/S87(5) explained that the term includes persons standing indirectly in that position, for example through a series of loans. CTA09/S348 maintains that principle (CFM35160).
CFM81030 has more on the meaning of control.


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Oh shit...
Just over 2 months to go.
Bike training has failed so far. I've been out twice, both times along Brighton seafront. Once I went west to Worthing for eat-all-you-can Chinese with my daughter, Jess and grandtwins. Second time was the next day when I went east to Saltdean for tapas lunch with pal, Karen. Neither journey involved hills, any substantial mileage or major effort (although there was a rotten headwind) and both involved stuffing my face. Not good.
Other excuses include moving house in 12 days time (not just moving house, but moving in with bloke of 9 years standing after living 56 miles apart for all that time - major), working away for most of each week living in a Travelodge and weather. None of these are particularly valid excuses. I'm starting to get a bit scared of my current physical state and the swift passing of the days towards May 27th.
On the plus side, I've lost about 4kgs. Part of this success is purely due to changing my measure from stones and pounds to kilos. I don't know what kilos mean so I am not getting fixated on certain weights that I am used to being and getting a mental block about crossing the line from one stone to another (is this just me?). Kilos mean nothing apart from the fact that I weight less of them than I used to, so I presume that to be progress.
Other contributor to diet success has been due to not eating as much food. That's the secret.
Today, on a rainy Sunday, I am planning my route. This has entailed getting a map of France, getting a pencil, drawing a straight line from Caen (ferry port) to Toulouse, a straight line from Toulouse to the sea and a wiggly line around the coast to Barcelona (which annoyingly doesn't feature on a map of France). Drawing a straight line from Caen to Barcelona would mean cycling over the top of the Pyrenees. Nuff said.
Next stage of planning involves avoiding motorways and locating campsites. I have learned that large parts of France have no campsites, probably because no one wants to stay there. On my pitifully slow bicycle, sorry, legs, I'll be spending days and days in these 'undiscovered' corners of rural France. Goody. Perhaps I will ride down the motorway after all.


text: A BIG Thank you to Spike and THE Dueling Piano Guys!! The group provided OUTSTANDING entertainment for our 2012 Christmas Party! What a blast!! I have heard nothing but wonderful comments from a variety of employees including the President of our company. They did a fantastic job of involving the audience and the music was fabulous! They went above and beyond and kept us going all night long. As part of the planning committee, they made my job easy. Professional, on-time and very talented! Thanks again for the wonderful entertainment!


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Thor Motor Coach ACE 30.2 class A gas motorhome highlights:
- Full Wall Slide
- Bunk Beds
- Double Entry Bath
- Overhead Bunk
- Exterior TV
This ACE layout allows you to visit with everyone after turning your captain's chairs around to face the Dream dinette and jack-knife sofa. You can plan your next adventure while eating a meal you cooked in the kitchen or while playing a game. Now picture yourself sleeping on a queen bed in your own private bedroom while the kids are still sleeping on the bunk beds. You don't even have to use the furniture or drop-down overhead bunk unless you have more overnight guests. Your spouse can sneak through the dual entry bath without waking the kids to get to the main area to make breakfast. If the power overhead bunk remains near the ceiling, you can do some work at the dash workstation or read a book while placing your drink on the coffee table. The large slide on the 3TRAX wall slide system provides plenty of room to move about the coach. Take a look today, you will be amazed!
The evolution of a class A RV and a class C motorhome defines each ACE model by Thor Motor Coach. From the power drop-down hide-away overhead bunk with a ladder, the kitchen and bath amenities, the homey fabric collections, and the entertainment features to the Kibble Station, the Bird's Eye window and the Pet-Link multi-purpose tie-down, you will enjoy every single part of this class A gas motorhome. Choose your favorite layout, and start your new adventure tomorrow!Have a question about this floorplan?Contact Us
Sleeps 8 Slides 1 Length 31 ft 6 in Ext Width 8 ft 3 in Ext Height 12 ft 2 in Int Height 7 ft Interior Color French Quarters, Arctic Frost II, Island Nights Exterior Color Brandywine HD-MAX, Vineyard HD-MAX Hitch Weight 8000 lbs Gross Weight 18000 lbs Fresh Water Capacity 50 gals Grey Water Capacity 40 gals Black Water Capacity 28 gals Tire Size 19.5" Furnace BTU 35000 btu Generator Onan RV QG 4000 Gas Fuel Type Gasoline Engine 6.8L Triton V10 Chassis Ford F-53 Horsepower 320 hp Fuel Capacity 80 gals Wheelbase 190 in Number Of Bunks 3 Available Beds Queen Torque 460 ft-lb Refrigerator Type Double Door Cooktop Burners 3 Shower Size 32" x 32" Number of Awnings 1 LP Tank Capacity 88 lbs. Water Heater Capacity 6 gal. Water Heater Type DSI Gas/Electric AC BTU 15000 btu Basement Storage 107 cu. ft. TV Info LR 40" LED TV, BR 32" LED TV, Bunk Beds (2) 15.5" LED TV's, Ext. 32" LED TV Awning Info 19' Power with Integrated LED Lighting Gross Combined Weight 23000 lbs Shower Type Radius Electrical Service 30 amp
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- n. Alternative spelling of boneshaker.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A humorous name applied to the bicycle before the introduction of rubber or pneumatic tires and other improvements.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
I think that P-far guy is competing in the bone-shaker version of the Tour, and has stopped so his team mechanic can replace a broken spoke.
I was grateful, at last, for all those bone-shaker lessons my governess forced me to take.
The gradient on her route had taken a sharp upward turn, and her elderly bone-shaker was no moun tain bike.
The company said they had stipulated a luxury touring coach with air-conditioning, but the bone-shaker was what had actually turned up.
A few years ago this uncertainty was to be expected, for, though the makers will not whisper it in Gath, we are only just getting out of the bone-shaker age of automobiles.
This primitive bone-shaker, dark-red in color, the body sitting on huge leather springs, was drawn by four teams of mules in tandem, and before revolution spread over the land was customarily packed to the roof and high above it with excursionists to
Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond
We got here middle day, yesterday -- came over the hills from the railway in a regular old bone-shaker of a coach.
I am, unhappily, old enough to have been the owner of a bone-shaker, upon which I can assure you I had far more amusing times than on any of its luxurious progeny, even though they were fitted with every device that all the engineers 'brains in the world, together with the white hat and beard of Mr. Dunlop, have succeeded in inventing.
"Wonderful," said Mr. Beasley, evidently much impressed by Frank's ready manner, "when I was a boy, if a lad had a" bone-shaker "bicycle he thought he was doing something fine, and as for flying -- why, we never thought of it."
There is a mysterious bond of sympathy recognizable even between the old native-made bone-shaker and its Punjabi rider and the pale-faced Ferenghi Sahib mounted on his graceful triumph of Western ingenuity and mechanical skill.
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama
Seems equally applicable to a car that is so old that, despite the advantage of running on a smoothly surfaced pavement (not the case for early cyclists), it suffers so much from mechanical deterioration that it provides for its passengers the discomforts experienced by those pioneers.
Slang for velocipede--which ought to indicate the advanced state of the technological art at the time the slang was coined. The thought of riding one kind of makes me want to cup my hands protectively over my crotch.


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ORCHARD & COMPANY closed at the end of December, 2017 after three successful decades in the Cowichan Valley.
Donald R. Orchard, founder of the firm, retired after 44 years of practicing law and serving residents of the Cowichan Valley. All of the lawyers and staff of Orchard & Company extend their heartfelt thanks to local businesses, organizations, and clients who we worked with over the years. We are honoured and grateful to have practiced law as part of the Cowichan Valley community.
Brian R. McCutcheon is also retiring at the end of the year after 37 years of practice in the Cowichan Valley.
Richard B. Friedrich will be continuing his practice in Duncan under the new name of Friedrich Law beginning in January, 2018.
Cory A. Towriss will be continuing her practice in Duncan under the new name of Cory Towriss Law in January, 2018.
Documents and Files. Arrangements were made for the continued custody and safekeeping of all client documents (such as Wills and client files) in accordance with requirements of the Law Society of British Columbia. Files that Donald R. Orchard had personal conduct of and related client documents will be retained for safe keeping by Friedrich Law.
Thank you Cowichan Valley for allowing Orchard & Company to be of service.


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Northampton wrestled a dual meet last night and got clobbered. Not surprisingly, that didn't leave Konkrete Kid coach Don Rohn looking like a ray of sunshine. Oddly enough, though, the former PIAA and NCAA champion WASN'T moved to reconstruct the Bethlehem Catholic gym.
The catch, you see, is that the Kids wrestled that dual in the finals of the 17th annual Christmas City Tournament. And, although under normal conditions an 0-for-6 performance by the Kids would leave Rohnie being fitted for a straight jacket, the fact that they'd clinched the team championship by the time the morning semifinals ended salved his feelings a bit. That the Kids placed 10 of their 12 wrestlers didn't hurt, either.


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While the orchestra started off a bit reedy in tone I think that "in the beginning" there probably wasn't as much moisture as was presented to us during the passing storm system. The first soloist began the oratorio with skill and direction. Then the magic happened – the chorus burst forth proclaiming "Let there be light." Seventy voices sang as one. I had goose bumps which continued throughout the program.Eliza Rubenstein, the Chorale and Orchestra's artistic director, magnificently provided this experience. True to the original concept, Rubenstein even managed to bring a fortepiano into the church. In a program footnote, we were told that the fortepiano, the most immediate ancestor of the modern grand piano, is smaller in size and lighter in touch than today's instruments. This particular fortepiano was built in 1825 by Broadwood & Sons piano factory in London, the same company who rented Haydn a similar instrument for the London premiere of The Creation in 1800. Rubenstein also provided insightful commentaries alongside the recitatives and arias.
While George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah (containing the well-known Alleluia chorus) is probably performed more often and with a massive number of voices and instruments; Handel composed it rather more simply and it has taken on a new persona. The Creation, however, was this weekend, performed as it was written by Haydn and the beautiful noise resulting came from the performers' love of the music. If you missed it, bookmark the group's website so you can be in line for their next joyful noise. http://www.longbeachchorale.org/For additional information on the composer, a full description of the work and other information Wikipedia is an excellent source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_(Haydn)


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Attention, Hillcrestians, it is again time to support all that is ours. This year's Arkansas Democrat Gazette "Best Of" voting is open now! We only have until Sunday September 7 to show the world that Hillcrest IS THE BEST!
You can go to the link below or search for Arkansas Democrat Gazette Best 2014.
We REALLY need you to vote for Harvestfest as the best festival. Rules state that you need to vote for any 40 categories and there are 5 multiple choices for each category to pick your favs (we hope most of them are also in Hillcrest). If you submit your votes you also are entered to win $500 for your very self.
Remember that it is only 1 month until Harvestfest…Hillcrest and YOU could both be winners! Please enter today.
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VERNON - It's one of those things you hope you never need to know: how to get out of your home, neighbourhood, or even your city if disaster strikes.
This week's massive wildfire in Fort McMurray has proven crisis can happen anywhere, anytime. For the North Okanagan's Inter-Municipal Emergency Program coordinator Helen Sinclair, it's a perfect, if horrific, reminder of the importance of having a plan in the face of a catastrophe like a wildfire, severe weather, or a flood.
"You can say it's never going to happen, but if it does happen, at least you have a plan," Sinclair says. "It's kind of like buying house insurance; you hope you never have to use it but if you do, it's great to have."
There are places in the North Okanagan that emergency responders know are hard to get out of, such as Silver Star in Vernon, where there is only one main road in and out. That's why the Emergency Program has a plan in place which is updated every year and includes different evacuation routes and protocols for North Okanagan communities.
"We don't release that information to the public because every situation is different. We could be using different routes for different situations, so by telling the public know to use this highway or this street could lead to confusion," Sinclair says.
In the event of an emergency, Sinclair says emergency responders would determine the safest evacuation route and inform the public via the RCMP and the media.
"Any time you have a one way in or out, that obviously presents a bit of a challenge and is a concern. The nice thing about those areas is usually the people that live there have good local knowledge," Sinclair says.
But no matter where you live, Sinclair says it's important to be prepared.
"The only way to lessen the impact is to be prepared. Things like having a grab and go bag, an extra set of car keys, important documents," Sinclair says.
Another important plan to have in place is where to meet if your family gets split up.
"If mom's at work and dad's at work, do the kids know who to call and where to meet?" she says.
She's also encouraging people to work together as a neighbourhood in the event of a crisis.
"What if it's not a fire, but a severe weather event — who has a generator? Get to know each other and pull together as neighbours," she says.
While many believe they are safe from such disasters if they live in town, Sinclair stresses that wildfires, or any number of catastrophes, can displace people anywhere.
"By virtue of the fact we are going to be getting hotter and drier, it's already getting dry out there, never say never. Our plan, and individual preparedness plans, they are your lifeline. Everyone has to have one," Sinclair says.
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I'm DarbyC, and I am thrilled to see how active this site is! I came here with a simple research question, not realizing that there was a veritable online city at work here. This is going to be a fun place to explore!
So for some stats and details about me.
I am from the Deep South. So if you need info on how to make great sweet tea, what 'real' BBQ is, do we all really talk with ridiculous drawls and the such, I'm your girl!
Reading? My reading taste is as varied as my musical taste. I am a huge Stephen King fan from old, and love reading Dean Koontz, Preston & Childs, and the like when I get the chance. I love reading a good romance, leaning towards romantic suspense (which is what I write). I have wayyyyy too many books scattered all over the big farmhouse I call home: on shelves, stacked on my hope chests, stacked on the floor, packed into baskets, etc. I am working on obtaining hard back copies of all of the OUTLANDER books (I will be looking throughout the forums to find the Outlander tribe, I know there has to be one...)
Writing? I have been telling stories since I was a kid. In 7th grade my English teacher (Ms Merck) told me she knew I was going to be a writer. I had an ongoing serial story going in a notebook that got passed around in class every week. That was when my first real 'hero' character came into being. I wrote various versions of his story for years, and I still have a notebook in my wardrobe about him. I don't think I will ever publish his story, as I am keeping him all to myself!
I have published a lot of confessions stories: as a matter of fact, every single story I submitted to the 'Trues' were accepted and published. I have not finished a novel as of yet, although I have several in rough draft. I get distracted easily, and my goal for this year is to knuckle down and get a draft finished.
That's a little about me. Can't wait to dig in to everything this site has to offer!


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SMWS 100.11 Picnic Party Dram
Posted by Tom
Back in the early part of 2014 I stated that i wanted to review 100 The Scotch Malt Whisky Society expressions in 2014, and I thought recently that I wouldn't make it but this 94th post (thanks to Barry (@thewhiskyphiles) from The Whisky Philes blog) and others he has passed me samples of means it will happen before Wednesday evening.
Masses of toffee covered bramley apples in prune juice and oaky pencil shavings in here, it's a really interesting mix of fruit and oak that works really well and makes me want to try more from this distillery.
You can view all of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society drams i've reviewed in 2014 by clicking here.
If you are a whisky fan you really should consider joining The Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
A wonderfully sweet mix of Toffee covered Bramley apples dipped in prune juice with pencil shavings and oak tree sap, some gentle hints of nutmeg also
Gentle sweet toffee and fruit Bon bons, syrup and tree sap with a woody oakiness and grated nutmeg
Sweet gentleness with hints of nutmeg
Bottle Name: SMWS 100.11 Picnic Party Dram
Age: 15
Distiller: Strathmill
Bottler: Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Type: Single Cask Single Malt
From: Scotland, Speyside
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text: The K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens provide facilities for a wide variety of research, teaching, and community involvement activities, as well as a beautiful location for studying, meetings, or just relaxing. Please click through the images below to get some insight into the activities that occur in this remarkable facility. For a more detailed introduction to the research going on in the Centre, click here. A twitter feed highlighting some of our recent research and learning activities can be found here.


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I'm off to Bridport for the funeral. Back next Wednesday.
Whilst I'm over, I shall also go and pay my respects at the enormous, smoking, tragic crater that once was Beavershott. Gosling must have been killed in the explosion, for he is gone too. I am blaming Hector Munroe. He has also disappeared from the radar, and I suspect him of suicide bombing the pub.
The Webley-Bullocks seem to have survived. Perhaps they can reveal what happened.


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Meet Our Leaders
Mesfin Tegenu, M.S., R.Ph.
Mesfin Tegenu is the president of PerformRx, LLC. A clinical pharmacist and executive with more than 25 years of experience, Tegenu's vision has resulted in the development of leading-edge pharmacy benefit solutions that enable health plans to improve member outcomes while reducing costs.
Tegenu spearheaded the creation of PerformRx after successfully developing a comprehensive in-house pharmacy benefit management program for a national provider of managed care services. Under his leadership, PerformRx has grown to offer next generation pharmacy benefits to millions of people nationwide. Tegenu is active in the community and currently serves on the board of multiple civic organizations.
In addition to his New York State Pharmacy license, Tegenu holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and a Master of Science degree from St. John's University, Queens, New York.
James Brehany, Pharm.D., J.D., PA-C
Associate Vice President, Chief of Staff
James Brehany, Pharm.D., PA-C, J.D., currently holds the position of associate vice president, chief of staff for PerformRx. He has devoted the vast majority of his 30-year career in pharmacy to managed care.
During this time, Brehany has held a number of operational, clinical, management and executive positions in both the PBM and managed health care markets, including director of drug purchasing, director specialty drug operations, PBM corporate counsel and vice president/general manager mail service operations. In addition, Brehany, as an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration, taught Pharmacoeconomics and Principles of Managed Care at the University Of Rhode Island School Of Pharmacy.
Michael Reilley
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Michael Reilley is vice president and chief financial officer of PerformRx. He is responsible for overseeing all of PerformRx's financial operations, including strategic planning, reporting, budgeting and supervision of accounting functions. Furthermore, Reilley oversees the accounting and rebate staff as well as all banking and investment functions. As the chief financial officer, he also helps to establish the strategic direction of the organization while monitoring the company's operational and fiscal performance.
Before joining PerformRx, Reilley served in different capacities within the finance department of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies for over six years. There he oversaw financial reporting including quarterly, annual and year-end audits. During his career at AmeriHealth Caritas, he developed business plans, conducted feasibility studies, and was involved with the strategic planning process.
Reilley has over 30 years of accounting and finance experience, 19 of which are with managed care organizations. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from Drexel University.
Andrew Maiorini, Pharm.D.
Vice President, Clinical Programs
Andrew Maiorini is vice president of clinical programs with PerformRx. He has been with the company since 2005, serving in various clinical roles supporting Formulary Management, Drug Utilization Review, and Drug Therapy Management. Maiorini joined PerformRx as a clinical pharmacist. His scope of clinical expertise spans the growth and expansion of PerformRx's award-winning Drug Therapy Management program, the implementation of Medicare Part D programs, as well as the specialty drug management, bleeding disorder and Hepatitis C management programs. Additionally, he developed several advanced utilization management programs, including an opioid overutilization management program. In his current role, he oversees formulary development, drug therapy management, pharmacy informatics/analysis and PerformRx's state-of-the-art prior authorization process.
Maiorini graduated from La Salle University with a Bachelor Degree in Biology. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Temple University's School of Pharmacy. Maiorini then completed a General Practice Residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Prior to working at PerformRx, he was the ICU Clinical Pharmacist for Delaware County Memorial Hospital in the Crozer-Keystone Health System.
Patrick Gallagher, R.Ph.
Vice President, Operations
Patrick Gallagher is vice president of operations with PerformRx and has a long history as an integral member of the company. Gallagher joined PerformRx in 2002 as a clinical pharmacist and worked his way up to supervisor of the Clinical department. He subsequently transitioned to the Account Management department as a senior account executive working with five Medicaid managed care organizations and three Medicare Advantage Plans. After two years in this position, he was promoted and transitioned to director of the newly formed Business Solutions department. Subsequently, the Pharmacy Network department was added into Gallagher's jurisdiction. He created cutting-edge PBM systems in the areas of claims processing, clinical services, compliance, logistics, procurement, contracting, and IT systems for customers.
In his current position, Gallagher oversees all PerformRx operational areas, including the Customer Care Center, New Business Implementation, Business Solutions and Network Operations. Additionally, he supports sales and growth activities. Gallagher is responsible for managing all PerformRx vendor relationships as well as internal and external systems development and technical advancement within pharmacy operations.
Gallagher graduated from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. He is also a registered pharmacist with the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy, and he has 11 years of experience working in community pharmacy. He is a member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), ASHP (American Society of Health Systems), and HIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society).
Michelle Juhanson, CHC, CHPC
Director, Compliance and Quality
Michelle Juhanson is the director of compliance and quality at PerformRx. She is a Medicare Part D policy expert with a passion for regulatory compliance and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit program. Juhanson worked as an analyst and network contractor for Cigna International Latin America and Cigna International Expatriate Benefits, respectively.
Juhanson has worked in compliance from the inception of Part D on all sides: for federal plans, for the plan sponsor and for a PBM. She is responsible for compliance with relevant state and federal laws for PerformRx's Medicare, Medicaid and commercial health plan clients. Juhanson is also responsible for creating an overall quality vision, setting quality goals and recommending organizational and process changes to achieve URAC, NCQA and the CMS Star Ratings.
Michelle Juhanson graduated from Drexel University with a BA in International Area Studies. She is certified in Health Care Compliance and Healthcare Privacy Compliance by the Health Care Compliance Association.
John Barrett, R.Ph.
Vice President, Account Management and Business Development
John Barrett is the Vice President of Account Management and Business Development for PerformRx. He holds over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical world. In his role, John serves as the key leader driving business development strategy and execution, building long-term relationships with clients and execution of growth and retention strategy, and leading the Marketing, Sales, Proposal, Public Relations and Account Management teams.
In addition to his current work with PerformRx, John previously spent 10 years with the company, serving in various key operational, quality and compliance roles. John has also worked as a pharmacy accreditation reviewer for URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based health care accreditation organization, and brings his intimate knowledge of the accreditation process and requirements to PerformRx. He has also practiced as a clinical pharmacist in mail order and community pharmacies.
John holds an MBA from LaSalle University and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. He is a registered pharmacist and is a member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association, the BucksMont Pharmacists Association and the Health Care Compliance Association.


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CHANNAHON – When a boys basketball team goes on the road and limits its opponents to only four baskets during a 10-minute span in the final half, it probably will be victorious.
And it was just that type of defensive effort that Joliet West employed in its Southwest Prairie Conference contest at Minooka on Friday and the primary reason that coach Nick DiForti's squad wound up capturing a 49-43 victory that got interesting again in the late going.
West broke open a 22-all contest by going on a 16-1 run during the third and fourth quarters to eventually build a 43-25 advantage with 6:04 remaining. To the Indians' credit, they kept battling and managed to get as close as five points back twice during the final minute.
"Especially at this time of the year, when you go on the road in conference against a team like Minooka, it's always going to be a hard task, and it's no secret that haven't been playing our best basketball," DiForti said. "I thought it was our defense. I don't know how many turnovers we forced them into, but it was plentiful. We know that their guard play is really solid, and their offense is effective, so we just want to make it as difficult as possible for them to execute any type of offense.
"Roger [Plechaty] had a good game plan defensively. We know they shoot a lot of 3s and hit a lot of 3s, which is what brought them back in the game. So we wanted to run them off the 3 and make them put it on the deck. And when you're able to play 10 guys and it doesn't really matter who plays, it's nice. They obviously had a nice run of their own at the end, but we didn't rattle. Based on how we've been playing, this was probably one of our better games in the past five or six games."
After getting 11 points in the first quarter from Michael Smith (14 points, five rebounds) to grab an 18-9 lead, the Tigers (8-8, 4-3) only made one basket in the second quarter while the Indians (10-8, 4-3) received four points from both Brandon Hill (13 points, 10 rebounds) and Adrian Gutierrez (eight points) to pull to within 22-20 at the break.
Minooka forced the game's only tie just over half a minute into the third quarter on a layup from Hill, but West responded with a basket from Smith and then two layups from Darren Williams (12 points) to kick its decisive run.
Following a free throw from Hill, Williams hit a free throw before AJ Woods (seven points) made back-to-back buckets. A 3-pointer from Jayveon Owens (seven points) and a rebound basket from Woods made it 38-23 late in the third quarter.
The Indians ended a drought of 6:18 without a field goal when Michael Fruscione made a layup to get the hosts to within 13 points. But the Tigers expanded their lead to 43-25 in the with 6:04 left following two rebound buckets from Williams and a free throw from Woods.
Although seemingly out of it, Minooka didn't toss in the towel. It outscored West, 18-6, down the stretch with Keegan Graebner (14 points) collecting nine points during that span.
"We work as a team," Woods said. "We go hard every day in practice and do whatever the coaches say. We've bounced back pretty good from our losses and we're just going to try to keep this going. I like the coaches and the players on this team, and we've all come together."


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Hey guys,
12 team, h2h league
I have Shawn Chacon on my roster, and even though he has been overachieving, I just keep having that feeling that anyone that pitches in Coors doesn't belong on my roster.
Anyway, my question is, would Biddle, Borowski, Lance Carter, or Alfonseca(just for the trade rumors) be worth dropping him for? or even Zach Day, Redding, Suppan, or Johan Santana(hopefully full time) on the starter side.