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FinancialNo peeking.
Hedge fund Millennium has a swanky new London office
by Zeno Toulon
Millennium, the New-York based global hedge fund, has moved into its new London office this week.
The move takes it a whopping 0.4 miles from its old digs on Berkley Street to what Bloomberg says was previously KPMG's private member's club on Grosvenor Street. The club was in a five-story converted townhouse in Mayfair and was a place where "KPMG hosts" wooed the Big Four firm's clients.
The premises is said to be around 40,000 square feet which, using a widely accepted rule of thumb, indicates a London presence of up to 400 people. However, Millennium employed 566 people in 2021 in London according to Companies House, suggesting there are plenty of people who are working from home.
Headcount in the fund's EMEA presence has increased six-fold over the last decade, head of EMEA business development Steve Keller said in a social media post, driven by office openings in France, Switzerland, Israel, Ireland, and the UAE.
Millennium pays handsomely – its London compensation averaged out to around $1m per head, and partners at the office made an average of £13m ($15.6m).
This summer, the fund poached a senior equities portfolio manager, Pierre Negre, from Balyasny. He brought along Alessandro Cantarutti from Balyasny to join his "pod".
Negre's title of "senior portfolio manager" is a new one - created only just this year, in fact – and exist to manage groups of portfolio managers.
Millennium has 15 offices in ten countries across the globe, including five in the United States and two in Switzerland. The London office, which is headed up by Martin Pabari, is its flagship EMEA presence.
Click here to create a profile on eFinancialCareers. Make yourself visible to recruiters hiring for jobs in finance and technology.
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Die Südliche Glanz-Krabbenspinne (Synema globosum, Syn.: Synaema globosum) ist eine der 40 in Mitteleuropa vorkommenden Arten aus der Familie der Krabbenspinnen (Thomisidae).

Beschreibung
Die Weibchen der Südlichen Glanz-Krabbenspinne erreichen durchschnittlich 8 mm, die Männchen nur 4 mm. Neben der Färbung sind die auf Erhebungen stehenden Seitenaugen markant, wobei die vorderen höher stehen. Prosoma und die Beine sind schwarz und dunkel-braun gezeichnet. Besonders auffällig ist die Oberseite des kreisrunden Opisthosomas, das auf gelbem bis rötlichem Grund in beiden Geschlechtern eine breite, schwarze, seitlich ausgefranste Zeichnung besitzt.

Lebensweise und Verbreitung
Die Tiere lauern auf ihre Opfer auf Doldenblütlern (Apiaceae) und anderen Blütenpflanzen, meist auf gelben oder roten Blüten und Blättern. Die erwachsenen Tiere können von Mai bis August entdeckt werden.

Die Art ist von allen europäischen Vertretern am weitesten verbreitet, fehlt allerdings im Norden (daher nicht in England und dem mittleren und westlichen Skandinavien). Nach Süden nehmen die Bestände deutlich zu. Sie ist auch von den Kanarischen Inseln bekannt, wobei es unsicher ist, ob sich dort bereits eine eigenständige Unterart entwickelt hat. In Deutschland liegen die meisten Nachweise in den Flussniederungen südlich des Mains, aber gelegentlich wird die Art auch noch weiter im Norden an der Elbe angetroffen.

Systematik
Aus der Gattung Synema sind vier europäische Arten bekannt. Die drei anderen Arten sind folgendermaßen verbreitet:
 Synema ornatum (, 1875): Ungarn, Ukraine und Südrussland.
 Synema plorator (, 1872): südöstliches Europa (Südrussland bis Kreta).
 Synema utotchkini , 1995: Südrussland

Weltweit sind mehr als 120 Arten aus der Gattung Synema beschrieben: Nearktis: 3, Neotropis: 44, Paläarktis: 15, Afrotropis: 51, Orientalis: 7, Australis: 2.

Früher wurden zahlreiche Unterarten unterschieden. Heute unterscheidet man neben der Nominatform Synema globosum globosum (, 1775) nur noch die in Russland vorkommende Unterart Synema globosum nigriventre , 1901.

Quellen

Literatur
 H. Bellmann: Spinnen: beobachten – bestimmen. Naturbuch Verlag, Augsburg 1992, ISBN 3-894-40064-1.
 S. Heimer, W. Nentwig: Spinnen Mitteleuropas. Parey, Hamburg und Berlin 1991.
 D. Jones: Der Kosmos-Spinnenführer. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3440061418.
 M.J. Roberts: Collins Field Guide: Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. Ramsbury, Bath 1995, ISBN 0002199815.
 A.S. Utochkin: Spiders of the genus Synaema, the group globosum (F.) in the USSR. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 39: 1018–1024; Moskau 1960.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

Krabbenspinnen

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We envision teeth as naturally brilliant. Unfortunately, the reality is darker – quite literally. Teeth naturally acquire stains over time, and many other factors contribute to discoloration. Teeth whitening is one of the most requested treatments here at 32 Dental in Kennesaw, and it is a wonderful solution for the vast majority of patients. However, every person is unique. This ideal path to a brilliant smile depends on the cause of tooth discoloration, and your cosmetic goals.
Food or beverages – One of the most common, and most difficult to avoid, causes of darkening tooth enamel is stains from the things you consume. Some substances, such a black tea or tomato-based sauces, will discolor teeth more quickly than others. However, virtually anything that you eat or drink may cause some degree of staining.
Tobacco – Nicotine, whether from smoking or chewing tobacco, can quickly discolor teeth with yellowish or brownish stains.
Lax oral hygiene – When you skip brushing and flossing, you leave bits of food on your teeth, giving plenty of time for stains to set in.
Thin enamel – Over time, tooth enamel thins due to normal wear and tear. This may be exacerbated by consumption of acidic foods and beverages, medical conditions causing frequent vomiting, or oral disease. As enamel thins, the darker underlying layer of dentin shows through.
Oral injury – In some cases, an impact or other trauma can damage pulp inside of a tooth. If dental pulp dies, it darkens, and it can affect the outward appearance of the tooth.
Intrinsic staining – Tooth enamel begins forming within the body, long before the tooth actually emerges. Certain conditions, such as consumption of excess fluoride or taking tetracycline and doxycycline antibiotics during childhood can cause discolored inclusions in the enamel.
Old dental work – Amalgam (also called "silver") has largely fallen out of favor due to its unnatural appearance, as well as its high mercury content. However, it is still used and was once extremely popular. Therefore, many people have amalgam fillings. If you are among them, you might experience grayish-black discoloration of the surrounding tooth.
The first line of defense against discoloration is sparkling clean teeth. You've probably noticed that your pearly whites are even whiter after a hygiene appointment. That is because professional cleaning removes surface stains and polishes your teeth. A good daily at-home hygiene routine helps maintain the sparkle between appointments.
Many toothpastes that are marketed as whitening products contain mild abrasives, which help scrub surface stains from your teeth. These products should be used with caution. If the abrasive is too harsh, or if your tooth enamel is naturally soft, they can be damaging. Talk to your dentist if you are considering using an abrasive whitener.
The next level of whitening comes from treatments that actually bleach away stains. Professional whitening is the most popular and effective go-to solution for general staining and discoloration, such as that caused by food or nicotine. Although some over-the-counter products have bleaching ingredients, they lack the power and the safety measures that come with professional treatment.
We begin with an examination to ensure that you are a suitable candidate, and then create customized bleaching trays. You will be provided with a gentle-yet-powerful bleaching gel, and complete instructions for use. The actual whitening process is completed in the comfort of your own home, with convenient daily applications. You have control over the result, as you can watch your teeth become lighter each day and cease treatment when you are satisfied, usually after a week or two. You can also perform touch-up applications as needed, because teeth continuously acquire new stains.
Tooth bleaching formulas act on natural tooth material. If you have "white" restorations that match your current tooth color, then bleaching may cause the surrounding enamel to be lighter than the restoration. Additionally, amalgam fillings will continue discoloring your teeth as long as they are in place. In these situations, the best solution is usually replacement of old restorations with beautiful, brilliant, cosmetic ones.
If your tooth enamel is extremely thin, or your natural tooth color is very dark, then bleaching might not achieve your desired shade of brilliance. Also, in some cases, intrinsic staining cannot be bleached away. Porcelain veneers provide a wonderful, long-lasting solution in these situations. They cover the visible surface with a thin layer of porcelain, which can be colored to your liking.
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Speeding up json processing in go

 by 夏泽民 <time datetime="2020-05-23T00:00:00+08:00" itemprop="datePublished"> May 23, 2020</time>

https://klotzandrew.com/blog/speeding-up-json-processing-in-go

We will be speeding up our JSON processing by 11x with a few tricks:

reusing allocated memory

the Flyweight pattern

JSON parsing without reflection

As well as the profiling commands for you to run the same.

The setup

Our example will focus on receiving a blob of json. Represening a box of items that must be turned into structs that will be used by our app.

var data = []byte({"items":[

  {"id": 1},

  {"id": 2},

  {"id": 3},

  {"id": 4},

  {"id": 5}

]})

func TheSlowVersion() {

  bodyBytes, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(body)

  box := BoxType{}

  _ = json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &box)

}

Our concept of an app is a process that receives input, does some processing, then produces some output.

Let's say we are getting this data from an HTTP request body req.Body, an io.ReadCloser. For our examples we will simplify to a NopCloser, the same interface but fewer moving parts:

body := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(data))

Now for our ingest and processing, we have a BoxType and ItemType to correspond to our JSON blob. Your first solution might be to use ioutil.ReadAll and json.Unmarshal to get out data into a struct:

func must(err error) {

  if err != nil {

    panic(err)

  }

}

type BoxType struct {

  Items []ItemType json:"items"

}

type ItemType struct {

  ID int json:"id"

}

var data = []byte({"items":[

  {"id": 1},

  {"id": 2},

  {"id": 3},

  {"id": 4},

  {"id": 5}

]})

func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {

  body := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(data))

bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(body)

  must(err)

box := BoxType{}

  err = json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &box)

  must(err)

if len(box.Items) != 5 {

    t.Fatalf("box wrong size %+v", box)

  }

}

Turning this test into a benchmark:

func BenchmarkUnmarshal(b *testing.B) {

  for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {

    body := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(data))

bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(body)

must(err)

box := BoxType{}

err = json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &box)

must(err)

if len(box.Items) != 5 {

  panic("box wrong length")

}   } } Running the benchmark:

go test -cpuprofile cpu.prof -memprofile mem.prof -bench=BenchmarkUnmarshal ./…

BenchmarkUnmarshal-12       297004        6383 ns/op

Not bad, 6383 ns/op, we can use this as our point of reference. For a lot of applications this is fast enough, but let's see what else we can do to speed it up. Rendering the profile with pprof go tool pprof -png mem.prof > mem.png, we are losing cycles to allocating memory in ReadAll.

Let's try re-using a buffer between requests:

func BenchmarkCopy(b *testing.B) {

  block := make([]byte, 10000)

for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {

    body := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(data))

buf := bytes.NewBuffer(block)

buf.Reset()

out := io.Writer(buf)

_, err := io.Copy(out, body)

must(err)

block = buf.Bytes()

box := BoxType{}

err = json.Unmarshal(block, &box)

must(err)

if len(box.Items) != 5 {

  panic("box wrong length")

}   } } Running the benchmark:

go test -cpuprofile cpu.prof -memprofile mem.prof -bench=BenchmarkCopy ./…

BenchmarkCopy-12        469872        2640 ns/op

Starting to look better, 2.4x faster! Following a similar approach, we can use the Flyweight pattern to reuse the objects we are unmarshalling to. We need to add a few methods to zero out our box and items:

type BoxType struct {

  Items []ItemType json:"items"

}

type ItemType struct {

  ID int json:"id"

}

func (b *BoxType) Reset() {

  for i := range b.Items {

    b.Items[i].Reset()

  }

  b.Items = b.Items[:0]

}

func (i *ItemType) Reset() {

  i.ID = 0

}

Which we call before releasing them back for reuse:

func BenchmarkFlyweight(b *testing.B) {

  block := make([]byte, 10000)

  box := BoxType{}

for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {

    body := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(data))

buf := bytes.NewBuffer(block)

buf.Reset()

out := io.Writer(buf)

_, err := io.Copy(out, body)

must(err)

block = buf.Bytes()

err = json.Unmarshal(block, &box)

must(err)

if len(box.Items) != 5 {

  panic("box wrong length")

}

box.Reset()   } } go test -cpuprofile cpu.prof -memprofile mem.prof -bench=BenchmarkFlyweight ./... # BenchmarkFlyweight-12       497426        2258 ns/op More improvements, 2.8x from when we started. Since our objects only have a single ID field the impact from this step will be smaller than if they were larger objects with more fields. Looking back at our pprof profile for CPU go tool pprof -png cpu.prof > cpu.png

We are losing most of our cycles to unmarshalling the json. The default unmarhsaller uses a relatively slow reflection process. We can swap this out to a non-reflection based JSON parser github.com/buger/jsonparser. The syntax here is a little different. Instead of relying on JSON tags we specify our keys in a slightly different syntax:

jsonparser.ArrayEach(block, func(value []byte, dataType jsonparser.ValueType, offset int, err error) {

  id, err := jsonparser.GetInt(value, "id")

  must(err)

box.Items = append(box.Items, ItemType{ID: int(id)})

}, "items")

Putting it together:

func BenchmarkJSONParse(b *testing.B) {

  block := make([]byte, 10000)

  box := BoxType{}

for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {

    body := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(data))

buf := bytes.NewBuffer(block)

buf.Reset()

out := io.Writer(buf)

_, err := io.Copy(out, body)

must(err)

block = buf.Bytes()

jsonparser.ArrayEach(block, func(value []byte, dataType jsonparser.ValueType, offset int, err error) {

  id, err := jsonparser.GetInt(value, "id")

  must(err)

  box.Items = append(box.Items, ItemType{ID: int(id)})

}, "items")

box.Reset()   } } Running the benchmark:

go test -cpuprofile cpu.prof -memprofile mem.prof -bench=BenchmarkJSONParse ./…

BenchmarkJSONParse-12      1990920         577 ns/op

Rerunning our benchmark we are down to 577 ns/op, 11x faster! If we take a closer look at a pprof profile go tool pprof -pdf mem.prof > mem.png, after our NopCloser buffer we are making 0 allocations when we ingest the data

https://github.com/buger/jsonparser

It is interesting to see how much performance there might be sitting on the table.

Final note, it is worth mentioning that there are a few concurrency layers that likely exist in a real use case that we can skip in local benchmark examples, e.g. don't share a global byte slice between requests! And also measure before experimenting with performance improvements.

https://gocn.vip/topics/10430

https://github.com/olivia-ai/olivia

https://olivia-ai.org/

https://github.com/d-tsuji/gosdlisp

https://github.blog/2020-05-20-three-bugs-in-the-go-mysql-driver/

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US President Donald Trump has reached an agreement with Pyongyang, the world's largest aircraft maker, to build $ 3.9 billion worth of two Air Force One planes.
A spokesman for the White House announced the success of negotiations with the company in providing more than 1.4 billion dollars of taxpayers' money in the United States.
The deal came after much debate over the high cost of manufacturing new presidential jets. Trump spoke of this after his election and before taking office officially, and declared his dissatisfaction with the high cost.
Pyeong said in response to the latest agreement that Trump was "negotiating for a good deal".
"Pyong is proud to have built the second generation of the Air Force 1 and to provide the heads of America with a white bird house that is reasonably priced for taxpayers," she said in an official statement.
An official source at the company said the agreed cost includes supplying the 787-8 with advanced communication equipment, internal and external ladders, a huge kitchen and other equipment.
In addition, there is a fundamental change in the structure of the new aircraft in order to provide permanent protection for the President and with him for a long time in the atmosphere without the need to get to the ground, according to the official.
It can be said that the planes were designed to serve as a seat of government or a white bird house, which could fly in the worst security conditions such as a nuclear war.
The US government has reached agreement on building two planes and possibly more. But Trump chirped on Twitter in December 2016, rejecting the deal. "Boeing is building a 747 Air Force One presidential plane for the next presidents, but the cost is out of control of over $ 4 billion," Trump said.
After this twinkle, the White House appeared to question the figures Trump mentioned, saying it did not reflect the fact of the contract between the Pentagon and Pyong.
Even after the announcement of the new agreement has not been confirmed so far from the figures mentioned by Trump and provide more than $ 1.4 billion in the new deal.
Technically speaking, the term "Air Force One" is called any aircraft carrying the US President of any kind.
However, this term is often used to refer to two specially designed Pyeong 747-200B aircraft that have been in service since 1990.
One of the most prominent features of the presidential plane is that it is equipped with secure and advanced communication equipment, consisting of three levels, allowing the president and his assistants to move freely on board in an area of up to 400 square meters, and there is a presidential suite, special places for his assistants, special protection forces, With a medical wing equipped with advanced equipment and operating room, a permanent doctor on board, equipped with all services and two kitchen kitchens that can accommodate 100 people at a time.
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Biden Speaks to Both Netanyahu and Abbas in Attempt to Deescalate Gaza Tensions
Biden raises concerns about safety of journalists to Netanyahu after Israeli airstrike destroyed Gaza building that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday
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U.S. President Joe Biden, May 2021.Credit: REUTERS/Tom Brenner
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, updating both on diplomatic efforts to deescalate tensions amid the latest flare-up of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
According to a White House readout of the conversation, Biden raised concerns about the safety and security of journalists and reinforced the need to ensure their protection. Press Secretary Jen Psaki said earlier that the U.S. had "communicated directly to the Israelis that ensuring the safety and security of journalists and independent media is a paramount responsibility" after Israeli strikes destroyed a Gaza building housing international media outlets.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with AP's CEO and President Gary Pruitt after the Israeli strike, according to a State Department statement, "offering his unwavering support for independent journalists and media organizations around the world and noted the indispensability of their reporting in conflict zones." Blinken also expressed relief that the Associated Press team on the ground in Gaza remains safe.
Meanwhile, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield echoed Biden's comments, saying "as [the president] reinforced today, journalists must be respected and protected from violence."
Biden also shared his "grave concern" about the intercommunal violence across Israel — a topic not mentioned by the Prime Minister's Office summary of the call — and welcomed statements by both Netanyahu and other leaders opposing such hateful acts. Biden also "encouraged continued steps to hold violent extremists accountable and to establish calm."
Biden discussed current tensions in Jerusalem with both Netanyahu and Abbas and "expressed their shared desire for Jerusalem to be a place of peaceful coexistence for people of all faiths and backgrounds." Biden also voiced his concern about violent confrontations in the West Bank, according to the White House statement, expressing his support for "steps to enable the Palestinian people to enjoy the dignity, security, freedom, and economic opportunity that they deserve and affirmed his support for a two-state solution."
Biden reaffirmed his strong support for Israel's right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza, the readout added, noting that he condemned these indiscriminate attacks against towns and cities across Israel. Biden also noted to Netanyahu the loss of innocent Israeli and Palestinian civilians alike.
In his first conversation with Abbas since becoming president, Biden highlighted the recent U.S. decision to resume assistance to the Palestinian people, including economic and humanitarian assistance to benefit Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Biden also underscored to Abbas his strong commitment to a negotiated two-state solution as the best path to reach a just and lasting resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to the White House statement.


We have a lot of twins in our family tree, 54 pairs to be precise, must be in the genes. This page is dedicated to Janet and Ellen.
Siblings baptized the same day might appear to us, hundreds of years later, to be twins, but but I tried to weed these out. For the most part, our Puritan ancestors were pretty strict about baptizing their children on a timely basis.
I'm not going to count all the children in our family tree, but assuming each of 700 families had about 5 children each, we have about 3500 births. With those assumptions we have had 14 twins per 1,000 births which is about average.
The twin birth rate in the United States rose 76 percent from 1980 through 2009, from 18.9 to 33.3 per 1,000 births. The Yoruba people of Central Africa have the highest rate of twinning in the world, at 45-50 twin sets (or 90-100 twins) per 1,000 live births, possibly because of high consumption of a specific type of yam containing a natural phytoestrogen which may stimulate the ovaries to release an egg from each side. In Latin-America and South Asia and South-East Asia the lowest rates are found; only 6-9 twin sets per 1,000 live births. North America and Europe have intermediate rates of 9–16 twin sets per 1,000 live births.
I noticed that many of the twins that died young came when their mothers had already had six or seven children. The incidence of twins is highest among women between 35 and 39. This increase is attributed to higher levels of gonadotropin, the hormone that stimulates the ovaries to develop and to release eggs. As a woman gets older, the level of gonadotropin increases, and she is more likely to produce two eggs during one menstrual cycle.
I was surprised that many of our twins were boy/girl pairs. It turns out that fraternal (dizygotic) are actually more common than identical (monozygotic) twins. Twins from one egg occur about once in every 250 births around the world (0.4%). Twins from two eggs occur in 1 out of every 100 births (1.0%) in white women and in 1 out of 79 births in black women. In certain areas in Africa, twins occur once in every 20 births!
Triplets are much less common; they occur only once in every 8,000 deliveries. Most doctors never deliver a set of triplets in their entire careers. We have one possible set of triplets — Mercy, Sarah and Mary Lawrence, daughters of George LAWRENCE and Elizabeth CRISPE all show a birth date of 4 Dec 1671 Watertown, Mass. All three grew up and married. I haven't found any evidence to refute the birth dates, but you would think someone would comment on triplet girls.
Fertility drugs and the growing number of women who are having babies at an older age are two major reasons for the increased incidence of twins. Fertility drugs can stimulate the ovaries to release more than one egg, increasing the chance of a multiple pregnancy. In-vitro fertilization techniques are more likely to create dizygotic twins.
My favorite twin story here is Cornelius BRINK' twin sons Adam and Jan who enlisted in the Continental Army together. They were members of the Regiment of the Levies under the command of Colonel Albert Pawling and served in the Fifth Regiment of the Line (the Continentals) under Colonel Lewis Dubois. At a dinner given fifty years after the close of the Revolution in Kingston, NY, on Sep 10, 1832, both of these brothers were present, having come to celebrate together. Remember that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence 4 Jul 1826.
13 May 1625 England — John & James Reynolds, sons of William REYNOLDS and Esther RUTH. James Reynolds first married Susannah Sheldon about 1645. He next married Deborah Jordan (or Sweete) between 1647 – 1650 in Rhode Island. James died Aug 1700 Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. John REYNOLDS married Anne HOLBROOK about 1652 in Weymouth, Mass. John died before 4 Jan 1691 in Stonington, CT.
Founders Stone, Norwich, Connecticut. Ancestors on this monument are Major John Mason, Rev James Fitch, John Reynolds and Nehemiah Smith.
4 Dec 1671 Watertown, Mass — Mercy, Sarah & Mary, daughters of George LAWRENCE and Elizabeth CRISPE all show this date for their birth. I don't really think they were triplets, maybe they were all baptized together. Mercy married Willliam BAKER about 1691 as his second wife. Mercy died 25 Nov 1753 Harwich, Mass. Sarah Lawrence married Thomas Rider 5 Apr 1689 in Roxbury, Mass. Sarah died 1714 in Roxbury. Mary Lawrence first married John Earl (Erle) 5 Apr 1687 in Watertown. She second married Michael Flagg on 27 Dec 1704 in Watertown. Mary died 1744 Groton, Mass.
17 Feb 1694/95 Rowley, Mass — Benjamin and Hepibah, son and daughter of Edward HAZEN Jr. and Jane PICKARD. Benjamin first married Elizabeth Blanchard 25 Jul 1717 in Rowley. Benjamin married second to Betty Nutting 2 Apr 1740 in Groton, Mass. Benjamin died 18 Sep 1755 Groton, Mass. Hepzibah married Nathaniel Perkins 15 Nov 1716 Boxford, Mass Hepzibah died before 1768.
20 Aug 1709 Dorchester, Mass. — Ebenezer & Robert, sons of Maj. John FOSTER and Margaret WARE. Ebenezer FOSTER married Desire CUSHMAN on 17 Sep 1730 Attleboro, Mass. Ebenezer died from consumption 18 Jun 1749 in Cumberland, Providence, RI. Robert Foster married Mary [__?__]. Robert died in 1760.
17 Aug 1738 in Haverhill, Mass — John & Susannah, son and daughter of John BRADLEY Sr. and Susannah STAPLES. John BRADLEY Jr. married Mary HEATH 21 Mar 1760 in Haverhill, Mass. John died Before 1830. Susannah Bradley married Philbrook Colby 13 Jul 1758 Haverhill, Mass. Susannah died 2 Aug 1778 in Pembroke or Weare, NH.
A Haverhill, Mass marriage was recorded between John Bradley and Mary Heath so the following is presented merely as legend and — although it is a wonderful tale — totally unverifiable.
A man named John Bradley who was born in 1753 in Vermont became the first permanent white settler in this area (Washburn). A tall strong man with a fiery temper, he joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys in Vermont. When the Revolutionary war began, Bradley was with Ethan Allen at the capture of Ft Ticonderoga.
14 Dec 1742, Topsfield, Mass — John & Zebulon, sons of Richard ESTEY and Ruth FISKE. John married Mary Hartt 14 Nov 1769 in Sheffield, Maugerville, New Brunswick. John died 12 Oct 1824 in Kingsclear, York Co. New Brunswick. Zebulon was one of Jacob's sons in the Bible. Zebulon ESTEY married Mary (Molly) BROWN Aug 1765 Newburyport, MA. Zebulon died 10 Oct 1825 in New Brunswick Canada.
The Esteys resided in Rowley, Mass until 1764 when they relocated to a settlement on the St John's River in New Brunswick Canada called Maugerville. Zebulon made the trip the next year with his new bride and was one of the signers of the original covenant of the Congressional Church. Zebulon's daughter Molly ESTEY married her first cousin Amos ESTEY so many of our direct ancestors made the trip.
Zeb's twin brother John and sister Sarah who married Thomas Barker also made the trip.
3 Aug 1835 Vassalboro, Maine — Ellen Celeste and Emma A., daughters of Oliver WEBBER and Abigail HAWES. Ellen Celeste WEBBER married Guilford Dudley COLEMAN 9 Oct 1855 in Vassalboro, Maine. Ellen died 31 Oct 1881 in Anoka, MN. Emma married Jacob Melvin Prescott bef. 1863 Emma died between 1895-1900 in Tama, Iowa.
Ellen was educated in a New England "Female Seminary" and wrote beautifully and expressed herself elegantly. Since her family disapproved of her marrying Oliver Webber, they eloped and emigrated to Minnesota. He was young and poor. In Minnesota he was a farmer and a blacksmith. See his page for details, I don't think she liked frontier life very much.
Ellen Celeste (Webber) Coleman. About 1880.
Emma was a student at Maine State Seminary Students (now Bates College, a liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine. Emma appears in this 1858 list of students from the Bates College (Maine State Seminary) Catalogue.
Emma married Jacob Melvin Prescott before 1863. Emma was six years older than her husband. In the 1880 census Jacob was a laborer in Montour , Tama, Iowa and their two oldest sons were working in a machine shop. Emma died between 1895 when she was recorded in an Iowa census and 1900 when Jacob was living alone in Montour and working as a jeweller. By 1910, Jacob had moved in with his son Herbert in Grant's Pass, Oregon.
Montour grew to be a thriving community with churches, a high school, hotels, general stores, gas stations and even at one point a car dealership. In the past 30 years, most of these have faded away. The high school was incorporated into the Tama County School system in the 1950s, became an elementary school in the 1980s and, with dwindling attendance, closed its doors completely in 2003.
i. Llewellyn Prescott (1863, China, Maine – 1 Jan 1938, Jackson, Oregon) In the 1900 census, Llewellyn (37), Clarence (36) and Alfred (24) were boarding together in Omaha, Nebraska. Llewellyn was working as an electrician, Clarence as a mechanical engineer and Alfred as a journalist. In 1910, Llewellyn was living with his sister Mabel and her husband Putnam in Oakland, California and working as a machinist in a planing mill where Putnam was the foreman. In the 1930 census, Llewellyn had a plumbing shop in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon and was living next to his brother's widow Anne Prescott.
ii. Clarence Prescott (Feb 1864 in China, Kennebec, Maine – 23 Dec 1919 in Jackson, Oregon); m. Anna T Austin (abt 1874 in Iowa – 4 Sep 1958 in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon) Anna's parents were from Norway. In the 1910 census, Clarence had a carpentry shop in East Ashland, Oregon, In the 1930 census, Anna was living with her daughter Marie, a 24 year old school teacher and her son Glen, a 19 year old newspaper typsetter.
iii. Herbert S Prescott (Jun 1867 in China, Maine – 13 Nov 1928 in Salem, Oregon); m. 1897 Alice M. Peck (Mar 1864 in Cedar Falls, Iowa – 9 Dec 1940 in Salem, Marion, Oregon) In the 1900 census, Herbert was working as a mechanic in Waterloo, Iowa. In the 1910 census, Herbert was a newspaper editor in Grants Pass, Oregon. Strangely, Herbert is listed twice in the 1920 census, as a newspaper reporter living with Alice in Salem, Oregon and as a laborer living with his sister Mabel Smith in Atascadero, California.
1963 San Diego Californa — Ellen Genevieve & Janet Eleanor, daughters of Everett MINER and Nancy BLAIR. This history of twins is dedicated to them!
11 Sep 1644, Roxbury, Mass — Peter & Andrew, sons of John LEWIS and Elizabeth [__?__]. Peter LEWIS married Grace DIAMOND about 1667. When he was 24, Peter bought a house and fishing stages on Smuttinose Island from Matthew Giles on 30 Nov. 1668. He then bought land on Spruce Creek, Kittery, Maine from John Phoenix in 1675 and sold his property at the shoals in 1683. He was listed as a culler of fish at the shoals in 1680. Peter was on the grand jury in Maine in 1668-9, 1695, 1696, 1701 and 1702. He was on the Grand Jury in NH in 1673. Grace was listed as being a midwife in 1720. Peter died 4 Apr 1716 in the Isle of Shoals, Maine. Andrew died young.
Peter Lewis was at Smuttynose Island in 1668, and sold his land there in 1683. Smuttynose Island is one of the Isles of Shoals, located six miles off the coast of New Hampshire, but actually in the state of Maine. It was named by fishermen, seeing the island at sea level and noticing how the profuse seaweed at one end looked like the "smutty nose" of some vast sea animal.
10 May 1665, Salisbury, Mass. — Anthony & Sarah, son and daughter of John COLBY and Frances HOYT. Anthony COLBY first married Elizabeth WEST in 1678. He next married Sarah Pike 4 Feb 1685 Salisbury. Anthony died 4 Dec 1721 Salisbury, Mass. Sarah died in 1674 when she was nine years old.
7 Jan 1727, Boxford, Essex, Mass. — Hannah & Margaret (Peggy), daughters of Israel HAZEN and Hannah CHAPLIN. Hannah married Richard ESTEY II 7 Feb 1750 in Rowley, Mass. They resided in Rowley, Mass until 1764 when they relocated to a settlement on the St John River in Sunbury County, New Brunswick Canada called Maugerville. Three generations of our Estey ancestors immigrated, Richard – age 58, Richard Jr. – age 36 and Amos – age 5. Richard's twin brothers Zebulon (also our ancestor) and John and sister Sarah who who married Thomas Barker also made the trip Richard died on 9 Apr 1817 in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada. Hannah died 28 Sep 1817 in Kingsclear Parish, York Co., New Brunswick.
1458 Somerset, England — George & Arthur, sons of Lodovick MINER and Anna DYER.
Thomas MINER wrote back to England about 1683, in investigation of his ancestory. In return, he received this manuscript (A (False) Herauldical Essay Upon the Surname of Miner) that contains an essay that traces the ancestry of Thomas back to a Henry Bullman who lived in the 1300s. The essay is written on a colorful, six foot long scroll and was originally published in NEHGS Register of April 1859 (volume XIII, pages 161-5). It is stored in the library of the Connecticut Historical Society located in Hartford, Connecticut.
WARNING: A study titled "The Curious Pedigree of Lt. Thomas Minor" by John A. Miner and Robert F. Miner and published in the NEHGS Register of July 1984 (volume 138 pages 182-5) indicates that much of the contents of this document and the coat of arms it presents are FALSE.
Lodovick married Anna Dyer daughter of Thomas Dyer of Staughton in the Countie of Huntington and had issue Thomas born 1436 and after that twins born twenty two years after the birth of the said Thomas and the twins George and Arthur who both served the house of Austria the younger married (as Philipe Comines relates) one Henreta d'La Villa Odorosa.
1578 Regis, Dorset, England — Cicely & Joan, daughters of William Phippen and Jane Jordaine. Cicely married Thomas Reynolds, son of Christopher REYNOLDS and Clarissa HUNTINGTON. Thomas and Cicely died before 1611 when their daughter Cecily traveled to Virginia with her her mother's twin sister and Joan Phippen and uncle Capt. William Pierce.
The younger Cecily Reynolds (wiki) first married Thomas Bailey (b. 1580 in England d. 20 Sep 1620 in Jamestown, Charles City, Virginia. Next she married Samuel Jordan (wiki) (b. 1578 in England d. 1623 in Virginia. She married third to William Farrar. She married our Peter MONTAGUE fourth around 1645. After Peter died, she married Thomas Parker (b. 1600 in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England d. 1663 in Isle Wight, Virginia. Cicely died 12 Sep 1660 in Charles City, Virginia.
"Joan Pierce, who lived next door to Governor Yeardley, had put on weight after the Starving Time. She took pride in her cooking and equal pleasure in eating." She had plump hands.
Rolfe's second wife was the Indian Princess, Pocahontas, daughter of the great Chief, Powhatan.
On what, in modern terms, was a "public relations trip" for the Virginia Company, Pocahontas and Rolfe traveled to England in 1616 with their baby son, where the young woman was widely received as visiting royalty. However, just as they were preparing to return to Virginia, she became ill and died. Their young son Thomas Rolfe survived, and stayed in England while his father returned to the colony.
31 May 1640 Salem, Mass. — Zacharaih & Sarah son and daughter of Robert GOODALE and Catherine [KILHAM?] . Zachariah married Elizabeth Beauchamp 30 APR 1666 in Salem, Mass. Samuel died in 1715. Elizabeth (Beacham) Goodale, wife of Zachariah Goodale, accused her brother-in-law John Smith of sexual assault; this case brought forth many illuminating depositions from family members and neighbors. (See Robert GOODALE's page for details.) Sarah Goodale married John Batchelder (son of our ancestor Joseph BATCHELLER) 4 May 1666. Sarah died 22 Mar 1729/30 in Wenham, Mass.
4 Feb 1647 Rehoboth, Mass. — Elizabeth and Mary, daughters of Sgt. Thomas WILMARTH and Elizabeth BLISS. Elizabeth married Jonathan Fuller 14 Dec 1664 in Rehoboth, Mass. Elizabeth died 4 Oct 1690 Rehoboth, Mass. Mary married first Joseph Rocket 5 Jan 1680 in Rehoboth, Mass. She married second Giles Gilbert on 28 Oct 1686 in Taunton, Mass and third to Jeremiah Wheaton 12 Jun 1723.
15 Oct 1651 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass, (tip of Cape Cod) — Apphia & Mercy Bangs, daughters of Capt. Edward BANGS and Rebecca HOBART. Apphia and Mercy were first married on the same day. Apphia married John Knowles 28 Dec 1670 in Eastham, Mass. Next she married Stephen Atwood Jun 1676 in Eastham, Mass. Apphia died 12 Jun 1722. Mercy married Stephen Merrick 28 Dec 1670 Eastham, Mass. She died after 1684 when her last child was born.
The earliest appearance of Apphia's husband John Knowles may have been while he was still a minor. In the court held 3 Mar 1662/63 Ephraim Doane, Thomas Ridman, John Knowles, and John Wilson were tried and were fined 25s. each for trading of liquors with the Indians at Cape Cod.
In the same court Ephraim Doane and John Knowles were bound over under heavy bonds, pending investigations into the circumstances of the death of Josiah, the Indian sachem at Eastham. This matter was dropped. soon after his marriage his name appears at the head of a cattle page, the entry reading "John Knowles 1 mare colt 4 Aug. 1671." His earmark was transferred to his grandson, Williard Knowles, 28 Jun 1737.
17 Mar 1665, Rehoboth, Mass. — Joseph & Mercy, son and daughter of John TITUS and Abigail CARPENTER. Joseph married Martha Palmer, daughter of Jonah PALMER, 19 Jan. 1687/88 in Rehoboth. Joseph was living Rehoboth 16 Jun 1741, aged 76. Mercy married Dr. Richard Bowen 9 Jan 1683 in Rehoboth, Mass. Mercy died 27 Jan 1747 in Rehoboth.
2 May 1666, Watertown, Mass — Benjamin & Daniel, sons of George LAWRENCE and Elizabeth CRISPE. These twins married seven times, a record for our family. Benjamin first married Mary Clough 4 Jul 1689, Charlestown, Mass. He married 2nd to Anna Phillips 3 Feb 1695, third to Anna Coolidge 18 Nov 1716 and fourth to Elizabeth Bennett 9 Jul 1719. Benjamin died 7 Sep 1733. Daniel Lawrence first married Sarah Counce 19 Jun 1689. He married 2nd to Hannah Mason Nov 1695 and third to Maud Russell 23 Aug 1722. Daniel died 20 Oct 1743 in Watertown, Mass.
13 Jun 1671, Bradford Mass. — John & Hannah, son and daughter of John GRIFFIN and Lydia SHATSWELL. John first married Mary Green 1694 Haverhill, Essex, Mass. He next married Mary (Capen) Baker. John died 23 June 1739. Hannah married Daniel Morrison 1690 in Newbury, Mass. Hannah died 9 Oct 1700 Newbury, Mass.
Jan 1677/78, Malden Mass. — Hannah & Joseph, daughter and son of Deacon Thomas SKINNER and Mary PRATT. Hannah married John Grover. Hannah died 21 Aug 1728 in Colchester, CT. Joseph died 18 Jan 1725 in Malden, Mass.
1685, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass — Samuel & William, sons of Nathaniel BASSET and Dorcas JOYCE, Sammuel married Elizabeth Jones 1699 in Yarmouth, Mass and died Feb 1760 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island. William first marrried Martha Godfrey 23 Feb 1710 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. and next married Sarah Jenkins 30 Jan 1723 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.
30 May 1737, Rumbout, Dutchess, New York — Mary & Chauncy, daughter and son of John EVERY and Rachel WILLIAMS. Mary married John Wildey 26 Apr 1823 in Dutchess, NY. Chauncy died in 1789.
7 Feb 1763, Katsbaan (Saugerties), Ulster, NY — Jan & Adam, sons of Cornelius BRINK and Annetje Jannetje WINNE. Jan married Catharina Hommel 28 Apr 1782 in Kingston, Ulster, NY. Jan died 15 Jan 1843. Adam married Catharina Snyder 8 May 1783 in Katsbaan (Saugerties), Ulster, NY. He was placed on the Revolutinary War pension roll 11 Mar 1833 his pension commenced 4 Mar 1831. Adam died 30 Jun 1843, Ulster, NY.
Twin brothers Adam and Jan Brink enlisted in the Continental Army together. They were members of the Regiment of the Levies under the command of Colonel Albert Pawling and served in the Fifth Regiment of the Line (the Continentals) under Colonel Lewis Dubois. At a dinner given fifty years after the close of the Revolution in Kingston, NY, on September 10, 1832, both of these brothers were present, having come to celebrate together.
Joshua Hawes 14 Aug 1806 Vassalboro, Maine — Joshua & Joseph, sons of Isaac HAWES and Tamzin WING. Joshua first married Diana Parker 1 Jan 1836 in Waldo, Maine. He next married Mrs. Harriet M Baker Joshua died in 1876 in Corinth, Maine. Joseph married Mrs. Ellen Maria (Boody) Pride on 7 Oct 1845 Joseph died 12 Jun 1885 in Deering, Maine.
Isaac's son John had twins, Hadley and Henry.
Isaac's daughter Abigail had twins Ellen and Emma. Ellen is our ancestor.
Isaac's grand daughter Annie Shaw (Almira's daughter) had twins, Sumner and Attic.
Joshua's son Granville was a judge in New York City. Joshua lived in Corinth, Penobscot county, Maine, His house was famous through the countryside for its ample proportions and generous hospitality; he held for many years the offices of Justice of the Peace, and Deacon. Granville graduated from Bowdoin College in 1860. Subsequently he became professor of rhetoric and English literature in the State College of Maryland. He was also a graduate of the Columbia College Law School, and started in the practice of the law shortly after leaving the institution. He was for four years in the military service, going all through our civil war, being on the stafif of Major- Gen. William H. Emory, commanding the Nineteenth Army Corps. His success at the Bar led to his nomination, in 1879. for the old Marine Court judgeship. After a very exciting election he was elected judge of that court, being the only Republican elected on the entire city and county ticket.
16 Apr 1649, Sandwich, Barnstable, Mass — Mary & Mercy Newland, daughters of Rose Holly ALLEN and William Newland. Mary died 4 Sep 1658, Sandwich, Mass. Mercy Newland married William Edwards in 1685 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass. Mercy died 16 Jun 1674 in Duxbury, Mass.
5 AUG 1652 Windsor, CT — Samuel & Joseph, sons of Elder John STRONG and Abigail FORD. Samuel first married Esther Clapp 19 JUN 1684 Mass. He next married Ruth Sheldon 28 Oct 1698 29 OCT 1732 in Northampton. Mass. Joseph died 23 DEC 1662 Windsor, CT when he was ten years old.
21 May 1656 Cambridge, Mass. — Joseph & Abiah, sons of Richard DANA and Anne (Anna) BULLARD (BULLER). Joseph married Mary Gobel 17 Jan 1681/82 in Concord, Mass. Joseph died 11 Feb 1700. Abiah died 8 Dec 1668 in Cambridge, Mass.
27 Feb 1659/60 Ipswich, Mass — Noe & Mary, daughters of John FRENCH Sr and Freedom KINGSLEY. Noe died young. Mary married Samuel Stebbins 4 Mar 1677/78 in Northampton, Mass. Mary died 26 Jan 1696 Northampton, Hampshire, Mass.
26 Jul 1665, Baptized Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston — Jan & Jacob, sons of Francois LeSUEUR and Jannatie HILDEBRAND PIETERSEN. Jan married Rachel Smedes 1 Oct 1686 in the Dutch Reformed Church, New York City, Jan died in Kingston, NY.
30 Oct 1674 Harwich Mass, Edmund, Henry & Mercy Freeman, sons and daughter of Deacon Thomas FREEMAN and Rebecca SPARROW. Edmund and Henry died young. Mercy married Paul Sears 1693 Harwich, Mass. Mercy died 30 Aug 1747 in W Brewster Mass.
6 Jan 1689, Baptized in French Church in Narragansett, Rhode Island — Pierre and Marie Magdelene, son and daughter of Marie ARNAUD and Pierre Traverrier. Pierre marriedn Mary Rezeau (Anne REZEAU's sister and daughter of Rene REZEAU ) Pierre died in 1749.
Marie Arnaud's first husband, Jean Perlier was a Pilotte de Navire, a title that literally translated means a naval pilot. Back then that meant not only a navigator but the person who actually created the charts. He worked for ship owner Andre Arnaud and married his daughter 27 Nov 1667 in Temple of La Tremblade, Perche, France. During this time there was a great turmoil in France and the Huguenots (French Protestants) were under tremendous pressure. Children were taken from their parents and put into Catholic homes, parents were persecuted and frequently put to death. When the slaughter and persecution began, the Perlier family was ripped apart. Possibly Jean was at sea, for he managed to flee north to Holland. He never saw his family again and for many years believed then dead.
Andre Arnaud smuggled daughter Marie, Marie's children, sister Jael and cousin Andre out of the country hidden in wine casks aboard one of his ships. It has been told that they hid in hogsheads which had holes bored in them and were stored with the freight in the bottom of the ship until they were out of reach of the inspectors. The first known record of Marie Arnaud in the United States is in 1687 when she appears as a widow on a list of the French Church at Narragansett, Rhode Island.
On the ship Marie met the captain, Pierre Traverrier. Marie and Pierre were married 4 Jan 1688 in the church at Frenchtown, Narragansett, Rhode Island. Their marriage was recorded on 20 Apr 1688, in the registers of the old French Church in New York City.
3 Jun 1694, Saugerties, Ulster County, NY — Jacob & Rachel, son and daughter of Cornelis Lambertsen BRINK and Marijken Egbertse MEYNDERSE. Rachel married Arend Ploeg 30 Jun 1720 in Kingston, NY. Rachel died in 1737 in Ulster, New York.
4 Jun 1819 Upper Kent, New Brunswick — George F & John, sons of Jonathan PARKS and Sarah Hannah BRADLEY. George married Rebecca Bubar on 20 Mar 1840 Eaton Grant, Aroostook, Maine. He enlisted as a Private on 26 Jan 1864 at the age of 42 in Company G, 15th Infantry Regiment Maine. George was still enlisted in Company G, 15th Infantry Regiment Maine when he died of disease on 7 Aug 1864 in Washington, DC.
George participated in the Red River Campaign, a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana from March 10 to May 22, 1864. The campaign was a diversion from Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's plan to surround the main Confederate armies by using Banks's Army of the Gulf to capture Mobile, Alabama. It was a dismal Union failure, characterized by poor planning and mismanagement, in which not a single objective was fully accomplished.
31 Aug 1614 Sedgeberrow, England — Joseph & Jonathan, sons of Francis NICHOLS and Frances WIMARKE. Joseph died 2 Sep 1614 and Jonathan died on 4 Sep 1614.
11 Oct 1620 Yarmouth, Norfolk, England — Mordechaus & Benjamin Goodale sons of John GOODALE and Elizabeth PARLETT. Mordechaus was living in 1625. Benjamin died before 1625.
20 June 1634 St George, Canterbury — Mary and Martha Batcheller, daughters of Joseph BATCHELLERand Elizabeth DICKENSON. Both girls died the day they were baptized.
Mary and Martha Batcheller were baptized at St. George's Church, Canterbury, as was Christopher Marlowe. The Tower is all that survived of the church after the Baedecker Blitz in World War II.
Samuel Beamsley 24 JAN 1641 Boston, Mass. Samuel and Habakuk, sons of William BEAMSLEY and Anne [__?__] . Both boys died in Apr 1641. Habakuk means "embrace." The Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the 12 minor prophets of the Old Testament . It is attributed to the prophet Habakkuk, and was probably composed in the late 7th century BC. The 12 minor prophets are: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. Micah is the one that's trendy right now, which one would you pick for your baby name?
5 Sep 1664 Dover, NH — Ebenezer and John Varney, sons of Humphrey Varney and Sarah STARBUCK. John died 14 Aug 1666 Dover, NH.
20 APR 1669 Newbury, Mass — Francis and Thomas, sons of Francis THURLOW and Ann MORSE. Both died young.
22 Sep 1674 Scituate, Mass. — Margaret & Sarah, daughters of Edward WANTON and Elizabeth [__?__]. Margaret died 19 Apr 1676 in Scituate, Mass. Sarah died 9 Dec 1675 in Scituate, Mass.
6 Dec 1677 Gloucester, Essex, Mass — Mary & John, daughter and son of Thomas PRINCE Jr. and Elizabeth HARRADEN. Mary died before 11 Jan 1705. Capt. John Prince first married Abigail Ellery 1705 in Gloucester, Mass. He next married Mary Wharff 7 Aug 1746 Gloucester John died 19 Apr 1767 in Gloucester, Mass.
1682 Taunton, Bristol, Mass. — Mary & Sarah, daughters of John HARVEY and Elizabeth WILLEY. The girls died a few days apart in Lyme CT when they were 23. Mary on 10 Jan 1705 and Sarah on 13 Jan 1705.
23 AUG 1713 Lyme, CT — Emphraim & Dorothy Willey, son and daughter of Isaac WILLEY II and Rose BENNETT. One source states that both Ephraim and Dorothy died in 1770. Since it is unique and provides no further details, I'm assuming they died young.
25 Jul 1737 Rumford, Merrimack, New Hampshire — John & Sarah, son and daughter of Thomas JEWELL III and Judith LANCASTER. Both John and Sarah died in 1738.
15 Feb 1769/70 East Haddam, CT — Molly & Sarah Miner, daughters of Sgt. Elihu MINER and Mrs Mary DEAN. Both Molly and Sarah died before 1790.
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Q: WordPress WXR import - importing a large file I am in the process of working on a project involving the migration of old custom driven cms data into a WordPress powered site.
To do this migration, we have decided to convert the data from the current site into a WXR import file.
The issue we're facing though is that the resulting WXR file is about 100mb in size. (about 10000 posts, of varying types and about 80000 attachments)
The import is obviously a very slow process given a file that size, so my question is:
Does anybody have any experience of importing a file that large?
If so, what can be done to speed up the process? More memory, more cpu? etc?
My current idea is to spin up a large EC2 instance and try the import on there, and then export the resulting MySQL to the final hosting location.

A: with 80k attachments you will waste time mostly on transferring the attachments, the network delay will be your killer. If you can avoid importing attachments at all that will probably be the best, and after the WordPress is setup you can try to find a plugin that scans a directory and creates attachments for its file (sorry forgot the name of it).
Otherwise set your staging wordpress in the same LAN as the source sever.
In any case I remember reading that amazon AWS services have relatively slow disk access times, so you might better get a powerful VPS from companies that bill by the hour. I think rackspace do that.

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University of Alabama students recognized in EcoCAR3 competition as 'Team to Watch'
By Ed EnochStaff Writer
University of Alabama students competing in a four-year national competition to design an energy-efficient high-performance vehicle were recognized as the "Team to Watch" after completing the first year of the competition.
The awards came as the top teams and presenters were recognized during the first-year EcoCAR 3 competition earlier this month in Seattle. The event allowed the teams to describe their efforts and projects during the first year, according to a release from UA.
UA is among 16 universities nationwide competing in the EcoCAR- 3 contest co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors. The teams are redesigning a Chevrolet Camaro into a high-performance hybrid-electric car, with goals of reducing its environmental impact while maintaining its
muscle-car performance.
The university teams are tasked with designing, developing and integrating powertrains into the Camaro that will allow it to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining performance, utility and safety of the gasoline-powered production model, while also considering cost and innovation.
In other awards, UA's project manager Kaylie Crosby, a senior from Katy, Texas, studying mechanical engineering while earning a master's in business administration, won the Excellence in Leadership Award.
UA's team placed first for its media relations report, outreach presentation, Clean Cities Coalition Outreach Initiative and for executing the most creative outreach event.
The team's mechanical-
engineering presentation placed third.
The team is ranked in the top half of the competition heading into the second year.
The contest is the latest in a series of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) by the U.S. Department of Energy aimed at developing the next generation of automotive engineers. The EcoCAR contest is the first competition for a UA team.
About 150 students are part of UA's multidisciplinary team. The team also worked with the Capstone Agency, a student-run public relations firm, to help with social media and media relations, according to the UA release.
Reach Ed Enoch at ed.enoch@tuscaloosanews.com or 205-722-0209.


Silver Efex Pro is probably the best-known of all black and white plug-ins. First developed by Nik Software and then integrated into the Nik Collection, it's now published by Google, though the search giant has indicated that it will no longer be developing the Nik Collection.
Silver Efex Pro's strength lies the richness and film-like density of its black and white effects. It offers a range of presets built from the manual adjustment tools – you can use a preset, adjust the manual settings and save a new preset of your own, or you can start from scratch with the manual tools.
Silver Efex Pro offers detailed tonal controls including a few not seen anywhere else, localised adjustments using 'control points' and a rich set of toning adjustments as well as a variety of border effects.
Here's a selection of Silver Efex Pro tutorials.
Topaz B&W Effects basics: is it as good as Silver Efex Pro?
I admit that Silver Efex Pro, part of the Google Nik Collection, is my favourite black and white conversion plug-in, but I like to keep an open mind, and I thought it was about time I took a look at … Continue reading Topaz B&W Effects basics: is it as good as Silver Efex Pro?
Create your own films with Silver Efex Pro Sensitivity settings!
You can use Silver Efex Pro perfectly effectively by choosing a preset and then modifying the settings as necessary using the tools panel. What you may not realise is that Silver Efex Pro simulates specific film types very closely. In … Continue reading Create your own films with Silver Efex Pro Sensitivity settings!


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The only comprehensive and up-to-date look at Reform Judaism, this book analyzes the forces currently challenging the Reform movement, now the largest Jewish denomination in the United States. To distinguish itself from Orthodox and Conservative Judaism, the Reform movement tries to be an egalitarian, open, and innovative version of the faith true to the spirit of the tradition but nonetheless fully compatible with modern secular life. Promoting itself in this way, Reform Judaism has been tremendously successful in recruiting a variety of people—intermarried families, feminists, gays and lesbians, and interracial families among others—who resist more traditional forms of worship. As an unintended result of this success, the movement now struggles with an identity crisis brought on by its liberal theology, which teaches that each Jew is free to practice Judaism more or less as he or she pleases. In the absence of the authority that comes from a theology based on a commanding, all-powerful God, can Reform Judaism continue to thrive? Can it be broadly inclusive and still be uniquely and authentically Jewish? Taking this question as his point of departure, Dana Evan Kaplan provides a broad overview of the American Reform movement and its history, theology, and politics. He then takes a hard look at the challenges the movement faces as it attempts to reinvent itself in the new millennium. In so doing, Kaplan gives the reader a sense of where Reform Judaism has come from, where it stands on the major issues, and where it may be going. Addressing the issues that have confronted the movement—including the ordination of women, acceptance of homosexuality, the problem of assimilation, the question of rabbinic officiation at intermarriages, the struggle for acceptance in Israel, and Jewish education and others—Kaplan sheds light on the connection between Reform ideology and cultural realities. He unflinchingly, yet optimistically, assesses the movement's future and cautions that stormy weather may be ahead.
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Both The Richmond Times Dispatch and Richmond Magazine wrote about the Saturday event where Congressman McEachin met with members of the community frustrated with the current state of the Post Service in our area.
Following several mail delivery complaints the McEachin office received from several constituents throughout the 4th Congressional District, the intent of this town hall was to find a solution.
Shortly before 11 a.m., the line of people waiting to share their thoughts had snaked through the crowd and around the side of the auditorium; their grievances spanned the gamut: receiving mail informing residents to report for jury duty after the scheduled date; learning bills had gone into collections after not receiving initial warning letters; health coverage being terminated because the necessary marketplace correspondence was not received; Social Security and other forms of monthly pay — particularly for the elderly and disabled — going missing; communications from the Internal Revenue Service being found down the street; neighbors collecting mail discarded in alleys and streets and, in one case, a scheduled prescription medication for a neighbor left in someone else's front yard (the Richmond Police Department was called to collect it); the list goes on.
Local USPS representatives also attended the town hall sharing their experience with mail delivery issues directly with the community.
USPS worker Georgina Griffin took to the mic to explain she had come out to the event on her day off with her two daughters to hear the issues customers are facing in the area.
"For me, I take pride in what I do," Griffin began, noting that she has been employed with postal service for 13 years and recently transferred to Richmond from Florida.
We still need a number we can call to reach the PO on 25th. The number listed is a constant busy signal.
I attended the meeting and was very pleased to see the turnout and listen to all of the speakers' comments. Those of us who didn't speak publicly had the opportunity to write down our comments and experiences regarding our mail service and hand them in.
I'm very thankful to Congressman McEachin and his staff for organizing this meeting with the post office management and his constituents, they let the people have the floor to vent their frustrations and ask questions. Hopefully this 'town hall' will bring about some much needed changes in our mail delivery.
We'll reach out Karen. Will let you know what we hear.
That is what they do. Will take the phone off the hook and ignore calls. Sometimes for the entire day past closing hours. When it is on the hook, various department numbers given out do not answer them when it does ring. This is a problem that goes all the way to Brook Road, Sandston, and the Postmaster's office. I experienced it for years and hope that will get fixed.
Church Hill People's News Cool! Thank you!
Hopefully there will be results from the town hall meeting, it's a shame that the postal service can't be relied on. It feels like someone is sifting through our mail and we are only receiving catalogs or junk consistently. We have friends in Chesterfield who received an invite to a wedding from the west coast last Friday and we have yet to receive ours. Who knows if it will ever arrive – we know for a fact it was sent out at the exact same time. Sad and disappointing.
Church Hill People's News Hi-so, now the local number posted on the USPS site says it's "out of service". Ditto for the Klockner station -and I know that phone number used to be good!
Years ago we were having mail dilvery problems and numerous complaints achieved no results. I went in person to the 25th St. post office to make a complaint. The "supervisor" I talked to assured me that things would be 'straightened out'.
I took the bright red card to the 25th St. post office to speak to the 'supervisor' and was reassured that things would be straightened out. She did want the card back which I refused. I told her I was keeping it to show at parties. That was at least 8 years ago. I still have the red card and the postal workers still can't read!
How busy can they be at 2:30 in the afternoon? Tried calling 25th Street and as someone said, is a constant busy signal. The Montrose number just rings, no answer. This is an "improvement" Congressman McEachin?
I have a package that says is out for delivery but our mail has already been delivered and I was here at the time.


Preheat oven to 350 and spray mini-muffin tin with non-stick spray.
Drain black beans in a strainer until the water runs clear and place in blender with additional water and vanilla. Puree.
In a mixing bowl combine pureed mixture with Zemas mix and combine. Fold in NibMor chocolate bar and nuts.
Fill mini-muffin cups 2/3 of the way full and bake 8 minutes. Remove brownie bites and sprinkle with Peppermint Crunch candy, gently pressing the candy into the mini-muffin bites.
Return to the oven and bake an additional 2-3 minutes.
Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes then finish cooling on a wire rack.
Love Zemas Mint Brownie Bites? Try gluten-free Whoopie Pie recipe with crushed peppermint!


Ice Box Challenge Vancouver - Stark Architecture Ltd.
In June 2017 we entered the City of Vancouver / Passive House Canada sponsored "Ice Box Challenge". The competition called for a design that reflected the Vancouver vernacular of housing design. Without a strong housing identity in Vancouver, we decided instead to concentrate on what we see when looking out of the city, what surrounds us.
Ultimately our buildings all try to capture the view. Vancouver is fortunate to be surrounded by the oceans and mountains. Our design seeks to capture one such view, and present it in abstract form. The "Lions"or "Ch'ich'iyúy Elxwíkn", which translates as "Twin Sisters" are unique to Vancouver and easily recognisable from much of Greater Vancouver.
This easily recognisable Vancouver landmark, with its snow, that almost year-round tops these peaks, informed our Ice Box. The white painted plywood, and their faceted forms, works to deflect and reflect light away from them.
We were delighted to find out that our competition had won! It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks producing construction drawings and overseeing the construction of the structures. A website has been created, along with the hashtag #iceboxchallenge, and Mayor Gregor Robertson will be officially opening the installation on the 27th July.
Our original competition entry rendering. We proposed siting the Ice Boxes near the water.
Construction started very quickly and was all carried out by volunteer contractors who has Passive House training.
The boxes taking shape and being clad.
The bathtub, which would hold the 1 ton of ice.
Testing out with a "small" piece of ice.
The boxes and platforms on their way to site install!
A sneak peek of the boxes on site prior to the unveiling.
An axonometric given to the contractors to show the layers and process of assembly.
Image from our entry showing the lions and their abstract counterparts.


I didn't know how Pierce Brown could finagle his way out of the cliffhanger of GOLDEN SON or tie off all the dangling plot threads. The heft of MORNING STAR alone shows what a daunting task it was to finish off this story. But Brown managed.
I have a few, tiny complaints. I felt that I didn't get to know the new characters in MORNING STAR, such as Sefi, as much as I needed too. This book was a bit lighter on the character and relationship development overall than the other too, since so much action was needed to complete the war. Nitpicking, however, is all I can do.
I read MORNING STAR with a giant grin on my face. (Exceptions made for the death scenes. I knew characters would die, but I hated saying goodbye to some of my favorites.) Darrow and Sevro reunite! Darrow and Mustang reunite! Harrowing battles! Clever ruses! Unlikely allies! MORNING STAR is more of what I loved in RED RISING and GOLDEN SON.
Absolutely, positively, do not start with this book. Go back to the beginning, pass Go, and collect $200. (You won't actually get any money, but you might feel like you did.) This is a satisfying science fiction saga about one man managing to make a difference with the help of good friends against terrible enemies. I'm so happy Brown didn't punt the landing.


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Teaser: New Wiesmann With BMW M5 Engine
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In the last decade, most small sports car companies have died out, including German automaker Wiesmann. However, Wiesmann is making a comeback and will be putting out a new car in 2019. Thankfully, Wiesmann will continue to use BMW engines.
The tiny little quirky German brand, has been making sports cars for awhile and they've always used BMW engines. The Wiesmann Roadster used the E46's 3.2 liter inline-six and the more recently GT MF5 used the same 5.0 liter naturally-aspirated V10 found in the E60 M5.
Now, we're hearing that the new car, which will be unveiled next month at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, will use another BMW V8.
Though, it hasn't been said which V8 will be used just yet. We assume the 600 hp 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 from the M5. The engine also makes 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) in standard trim and 625 hp (466 kW) in Competition-spec.
In preparation for Frankfurt, AutoRai.nl released a photo of the car under covers, taken at the brand's factory in the city of Dulmen, in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia region. The teaser shot hints to a two-door coupe with broad shoulders and an aggressive front-fascia.
And of course, the iconic Wiesmann grille.
BMWBLOG will report live from Frankfurt on Sept 10th, so stay tuned for more photos and info.
[Source: Motor1]
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2 responses to "Teaser: New Wiesmann With BMW M5 Engine"
maxnix says:
Could be a monster car with the S63TU in it. ZF 8HP also?
Matt Stokes says:
If it still looks like a Wiesmann, m'eh.