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- A Review of Values in Translation:Human Rights and the Culture of the World Bank by Galit A. Sarfaty
In Values in Translation, Galit Sarfaty depicts an unfortunate but ostensible truth about the World Bank, in which the economics discipline reigns supreme: frame your issue in economic terms, and the World Bank may act on it; but frame your issue in economic terms, and you may forfeit your issue's essential core. As such, wide adoption of a human rights policy at the World Bank may require human rights to be analyzed and implemented empirically, devoid of their complicated political and legal contexts, which may ultimately undercut the protection of those rights. Moreover, in leaving unresolved her catch-22, Sarfaty demonstrates the complexity of global governance—due not only to competing values within the system but also to bureaucratic dynamics embedded in ambitious international institutions.
Such bureaucratic dynamics include organizational culture and ineffective translation of knowledge among disciplines, which have stifled the World Bank's development and adoption of certain policies, including human rights. Detailing and explaining these dynamics is a central goal of Sarfaty's book. In recent decades, she explains, many other international organizations, private financial institutions, and aid agencies have adopted human rights agendas, but amidst such increased consciousness, the Bank is an anomaly. Despite both external and internal pressure to do so, the Bank does not consider the impact of its lending on human rights, require client countries to comply with international treaty obligations, or suspend projects when client countries abuse human rights.1 In short, Sarfaty, an anthropologist and legal scholar, unpacks why the Bank has not done so in Values in Translation. [End Page 389]
She first highlights efforts both outside and within the Bank to push it to adopt a human rights policy or implement a human rights impact assessment for its own projects. After noting that nongovernmental organizations have pressured corporations to develop such policies and the Bank to develop other social and environmental policies, she explains that there is actually "a lack of consensus among advocates over whether to pressure the Bank to adopt a human rights agenda. …"2 Advocates fear that the Bank may "co-opt" human rights (as it has environmental issues) or pass an "inadequate human rights policy," which would then be very difficult to substantially revise.3 In addition, the Bank's internal efforts—including an interdisciplinary human rights-focused working group in the 1990s and a human rights report, workshop, and institution-wide task force in the 2000s—could not gain sufficient traction.4 According to Sarfaty, both institutional and normative challenges explain failed internal campaigns. Because task force members did not receive from the Bank's president or board a clear mandate to move forward, they acted cautiously and "made only symbolic gestures rather than concrete steps toward change."5 In addition, it was difficult for employees from different sectors and disciplinary backgrounds to reach consensus, and the Legal Department and regional departments fought to control the human rights agenda.6
But Sarfaty argues that the more significant, underlying problem—which has allowed these institutional challenges to completely stymie progress—is "ambivalence over the conflicting relationship between human rights and the prevailing neoliberal ideology within the Bank."7 Neoliberal capitalism, to which the Bank adheres, opposes or embraces human rights depending on circumstance; for instance, its core belief in individual freedom is consistent with property rights but not with distributive justice. Reflecting these contradictions, the Bank draws arbitrary lines around certain rights. Those that are consistent with its ideology are considered implementable by the Bank, and those that are inconsistent with its ideology are referred to as "political"—an attribute signifying that implementation is beyond the Bank's mandate.8 For instance, the Bank considers forced labor and employment discrimination against women but does not take into account freedom of [End Page 390] association or the right to collective bargaining, referring to the former as apolitical and the latter as political.9
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Jai Anusandhan Current Affairs - 2020
ISRO inaugurates 'Yuvika 2019': The Young Scientist Programme
ISRO Chairman Dr K. Sivan inaugurated ISRO's Young Scientist Programme called 'Yuvika 2019' at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Key Highlights
- About: The YUVIKA (or 'YUva VIgyani KAryakram') 2019, is a two week (14 days) summer vacation residential training programme, which will be conducted by ISRO from 13 May to 26 May 2019. It was launched by ISRO in tune with the Centre governments vision of "Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan". This is the first time it is being held.
- Aim: to get young school children interested in emerging areas of space science, space technology and various space applications by imparting basic knowledge about it. It also seek to inculpate scientific temper in students.
- Participants: 3 students from each Indian State (29) and Union Territories (7 UTs) are participating (about 108 students) and will get trained by ISRO Scientists. During programme, participants will also visit Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Shriharikota which is spaceport of India.
- Selection Procedure: The students are selected based on their performance in the 8th Standard (covering CBSE, ICSE and State syllabus), which includes both academic and extracurricular activities.
- Two Week Course Curriculum: During programme students will be provided course material which has already been pre-loaded on Tablets. It includes science topics like Rocket engineering, Environment science, Astronomy, Space applications, Renewable Energy, and also soft skill improvement modules like leadership, team work, communication, etc.
- Training Centres/Units: It will be conducted across 4 centres of ISRO, Department of Space (DOS)-
- Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad
- North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Shillong
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram
- U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru
- Significance: Students will get to personally visit launch pad and integration facilities at SDSC, SHAR to understand space port operations. They will also visit ISRO laboratories and interact with and share experience with eminent ISRO scientists.
Way Forward
- It is expected that programmes like YUVIKA might produce good number of scientist in coming years and would lead to national intergartion and national building.
- Since YUVIKA 2019 received more responses than expected thus ISRO is considering of conducting this programme every year.
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106th Session of Indian Science Congress Inaugurated
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at the 106th session of the Indian Science Congress. The 106th Indian Science Congress is being held at Jalandhar. The theme of the 106th science congress is 'Future India: Science and Technology'.
Reflecting on the theme of 'Future India: Science and Technology', PM Modi said that he would like to add Jai Anusandhan to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's famous slogan of Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan and Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Jai Vigyan. He gave the nation a new slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan.
Indian Science Congress
Indian Science Congress is organised by the Indian Science Congress Association every year in the first week of January. The Indian Science Congress Association was started in the year 1914 in Kolkata and has a membership of more than 30,000 scientists.
The two British chemists, namely, Professor J. L. Simonsen and Professor P. S. MacMahon thought that scientific research in India might be stimulated if an annual meeting of research workers somewhat on the lines of the British Association for the Advancement of Science could be arranged. This led to the establishment of the Indian Science Congress Association and the annual session of the Indian Science Congress.
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RAT Unit Meeting -- 09-July-2018
RAT Unit Meeting -- 09-July-2018
Development Projects Awaiting Completion
Teaching Software Requirements (16/17)
Procure 200 GPUs for taught students
Teaching Software 2017/2018
Mock REF Review System
Teaching Support Forms and Workflow Enhancements
Development Projects
SL7 Server Project
Free workstation service
DICE desktop review
Production Hadoop Service
Teaching Support Forms etc. Pt 2
Live Chat Service
Investigate Managed Mac Service
Production Gluster Service
Teaching Software 2018/19
Merged MLP/MSC Teaching Clusters
Unit Small Development Projects
Yubikey deployment for Theon
Projects DB changes
infdb krb5curl backend 'incoming' service
infdb backup strategy
postgresql component
Admin Staff / AFS
UG4 project requests
Projects Submission process improvements
Operational Matters
This Week
Development Projects Awaiting Completion
Teaching Software Requirements
Final report
being written tomorrow (iainr)
timc: supply numbers
Procure 200 GPUs for taught students
final report finished bar the numbers (iainr)
timc: supply numbers, Iain to note Ian's contribution on report
Teaching Software 2017/2018
Final report
done pending figures
timc: supply numbers
Mock REF Review System
service now in use - more monitoring would be desirable
Final report pending (timc)
Teaching Support Forms and Workflow Enhancements
[Final report
being written (gdutton)
Development Projects
SL7 Server Project
Final report
to commence this afternoon (gdutton)
Flybrain servers:
vfbblog has left SL6 and DICE altogether (wordpress)
disk copy has completed (13TB - 2 out of 3 servers) and now incrementally cycling
working on new servers vfb 7,8 and 9; porting one to SL7 for reassurance
temporarily blocked waiting on filesystem
Free workstation service
Service now in use
prototype Android app - requires authentication backend
may try and hook into AT lab usage display
DICE desktop review
gdutton talked to ascobie, direction unclear, gdutton will produce a brain dump this week of how to proceed
Production Hadoop Service
Current managing a test service (forked from existing headers).
Plan to keep a test cluster.
attempting to kerberise - still tricky. investigating keystore involvement. look at if easier to use different Hadoop version.
improve startup process - looking at systemd
investigating newer Hadoop versions / branches - might be tied by teaching requirements
ideally want to use newest/easiest Hadoop version - will use 2.9.1
problems due to security changes in newest Java, fixed now awaiting deployment - 1.8 is only now getting security fixes
caused by java packaging problem, stopped distributing cryptography policy manifest files, manually added back
list of ongoing Hadoop problems (best just search
- iainr to create master list)
important to check which courses are planning on using Hadoop this (upcoming) year
contacted EXC lecturers - Volker, Pramod - happy with any Hadoop version that works
need to think about how to manage the data (1TB+) in HDFS on current Hadoop cluster
Teaching Support Forms etc. Pt 2
Tim and Graham met with Alex to spec/agree requirements.
Going to work on a development branch of Webmark
Graham/Tim to liaise over prioritisation, Richard can pick up some of the form changes
Live Chat Service
pending - DICE desktop review first
Investigate Managed Mac Service
pending - DICE desktop review first
Production Gluster Service
pending resource allocation
ties into
iainr: filesystem / volume map to be maintained (wiki? profile? rfe?)
Teaching Software 2018/19
initial mailshot done, software page created
a few biggies done - AGDA, Java, loads of Python, Eclipse ongoing, PyCharm happening, looking at SDP requirements
Haskell (platform) going to be more difficult - source compilation issues
AndroidStudio hard to test workflow, wants to update within home directory
Merged MLP/MSC Teaching Clusters
slurm up and running, looking at how to configure and control access
10gig switch up and running, has separate management port so could either access web page direct or link into infrastructure systems
iainr inadvertently tested data recovery for disk partition scenario
DOA file server node fixed, OS running (UEFI)
file system still on MSC GPU nodes, hoping to get fileserver up and running on file servers
transfer of data should not need a shutdown
space currently being used for Flybrain decant, but could ultimately share space
data from sacctmgr will need to be automated and/or procedurally documented.
writing code to generate accounts in the slurm config database
considering fairshare for longer term resource management
better advice for users wanting to run full IDEs (such as Atom) which are not really suitable for clusters
trialling some 400Gb NVMe SSDs for gluster tiering.
IPMI mostly configured, consoles all working (probably no BIOS)
also looking at a support environment/forum
still waiting on committee decision on prioritisation rules
Unit Small Development Projects
Projects to be starred(*) for inclusion as development
Yubikey deployment for Theon
Following on from
frontend GUI needs to be improved: gdutton working on test server (BAD-RAT)
Theon rollout:
per-directory / conduit permissions to be deployed: DB/LCFG split responsibility...
(2nd-factor) failure mode in each case needs to be approved/documented.
timc: re-raise at CEG whether to go ahead with existing implementation
Projects DB changes
Major changes underway this year so no meeting yet.
New version of DPMT to be migrated to PHP7 / test server on quarter
infdb krb5curl backend 'incoming' service
first guinea pig: trialled successfully in sl7rt
second guinea pig: webmark -> theon remctl replacement - TODO
documentation -- and explanation(!) -- required
more of a framework / wrapper than a (very small) tool
can be invoked directly by remote server, eliminating mail (sometimes)
can be invoked directly by mail server, eliminating remctl
some basic configuration required to attach this to 'Incoming'.
until this is done, hash strings should maybe live in machine profiles?
infdb backup strategy
need to review points of failure / tape strategy, timc/gdutton
GDPR gives hard deadline of May
related issues to be discussed in meeting to be set up by cms.
must discuss backups / retention / continuity of logs (on UI machine, also)
TIBS3 will allow this
tibs3 component configuration will allow fine-grained streaming of data
timc/gdutton to make more detailed action plan this week
look at implementing ISSRT retention rules
postgresql component
added replication monitoring support but won't work as need superuser access
new strategy is to run a named function instead (and require client-side changes)
knock-on changes required to pgluser (per-rule connections).
Admin Staff / AFS
Tied to Windows 10 MDP.
changes to webmark to write into CIFS/datastore
AFS transition group is investigating group mapping with IS.
toby looking into prometheus group mapping conduit
webmark functional account now exists
gdutton: move files (coordinating with cms/alisond)
UG4 project requests
how to elicit complex requirements / major resources (beyond
DPMT report
timc: refer decision back to Tom (mandatory drop-down for default resources)
Projects Submission process improvements
a few changes required to reduce computing support workload due to exceptional / failed submissions
for details.
look at wishlist (gdutton/timc to meet Wed 8th 2PM)
Operational Matters
some server, GPU rationalisation
new hardware arrived, head node up and running, file servers installed but redo as UEFI, juggling to cover data transfers
switch still to be ordered - waiting to see what performance improvements are on MLP cluster
now running Slurm on all nodes with 4 GPUs, should eventually fall down to all but 4 of the (older) GPU nodes
need to discuss queues and prioritisation with Amos
Facebook Gift
may have a fault, Ian does not know who to contact
iainr to investigate this week
timc: discuss with Alastair
GPU machines
our first GPU "server" was lost last week.
Large stack of GPU servers waiting for installation in server room
Richard/Iain will do as possible
Lots of new orders in process.
Space is an issue, as usual.
Large (Tim H) order - now have quotes, need to contact procurement on how to proceed, will go out this week
Harder to order sole cards without assured compatibility.
Currently attempting to find a framework (and supplier) to suit (and reuse for all purchases for a period of time).
Someone else looking for machines that can deal with 8 GPU's
Investigating options for installing a further set of GPU servers for teaching
iainr: script in progress to insert GPU data into inventory
(iainr suggests CPD core count web page)
iainr writing some documentation
"how to order" for staff - in progress - computing.help link pending
"how to order" for COs - not yet - advice to be added to MPU Ordering page?
Ordering GPUs now that licensing is OK.
first 3.5" T640 on its way shortly. Two more to come.
meringue decant (R730 kernel issues)
kernel still pinned
good chance to test/document procedures
videoconferencing installation (5.02)
working - mostly plug and play (on Mac...)
Documentation available at
and in situ
Further testing / debugging / documentation required.
laptops only just now - podium with MDP required
need to order a sound bar
role expiry for students
in progress. edge-cases such as multi-year students are tricky. Should be pinned to semester?
iainr thinking about automated filespace cleanup - actually, simplistically, purely file age?
robinhood trial service running, seems to do what's required
pgteach replacement spec
installed (teacake), service to be migrated (rwb)
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whole unit
RT Purge: Done, very successful.
Final report for REF
Kerberised Hadoop
UniForum figures
WFH Thu
A final report
Cluster wrangling
Project reports
trying to acquire rwb time or document procedures
WFH Tue?
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TSP forms
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Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Nativity Sets and other Christmas Decoration topics.
If you don't want to display a Nativity set on a table top or shelf somewhere because you don't have the space or you want to show off other figurines, you may want to consider a Nativity Set that hangs on your tree in the form of Christmas ornaments.
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Ted lives like there's no tomorrow during a St. Patrick's Day celebration with Barney. Lily and Marshall spend the evening at their new apartment with Robin.
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Instead of throwing a traditional Christmas dinner, why don't you host a steamboat party instead! Here are 4 easy steps. Adjust ingredients according to the size of your party.
STEP 1: Get a pot
You can easily get a medium sized pot and a portable induction cooker at any electrical retail outlet at an affordable price. Trust me, you're going to need it for more delicious steamboat parties you'll be hosting in the future 😉 A more pocket-friendly alternative is to borrow one from a friend.
STEP 2: Buy the ingredients
You want a selection of ingredients, ranging from frozen packaged foods to fresh ingredients. You can find these items by CYL Food Sdn Bhd on Jocom and have them delivered right at your doorstep! Just remember to do this a few days in advanced so you can marinade the ingredients. The possibilities are endless, so do ask your guests on what they prefer. Here are some of my must-haves at a steamboat party!
Other items that you may need to prepare are dipping sauces such as chili sauce and soy sauce, are also available on Jocom:
STEP 3: Prepare the soup (base)
Boil water with stock cubes to save time. Don't worry about it too much because after you cook the raw ingredients in the soup (such as leeks, carrots, garlic, prawns, clams and etc.), it will enhance the flavours of soup. A popular soup base to use is chicken or vegetarian but our personal favourite is tom yam – a clear, spicy and sour soup. Buy Knorr Tom Yam Stock cubes from Jocom here:
TIP: Save the soup for last. It'll be packed with flavours and your guests will be scooping for seconds!
STEP 4: Eat Up!
Well, this is self-explanatory, but just in case you're new to this, add the ingredients into the soup and wait for them to cook. Steamboat parties are always big fun because it gets people talking and interacting with one another. Top it off with delicious food, what is there NOT to like?


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12,5% from grapes Trebbiano di Lugana 100%
year 2016 Italy Region: Lombardy
Lugana DOC Marsadri is produced with one of the most typical grapes Trebbiano di Lugana. This variety is grown only in a small area in the South of Lake Garda.
Its taste is really particular, as this white wine has the same structure of a red wine. It is dry and sapid with a strong and spiced flavour.It is served with delicate recipes, fish dishes, cheese and vagetables, but also with aperitif and hors d' oeuvre.
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Singer Fredericks returns to downtown Gloversville for video premiere
GLOVERSVILLE -- True to his word and true to his roots, Sawyer Fredericks held the world premiere of his music video "Gasoline" on Sunday at a red carpet event at the Glove Theatre.
The video for the song was shot at the Glove Theatre, and features images of Fredericks playing inside the 104-year-old venue, sometimes amid the ropes of the stage's fly system, often with the building's exposed brick in the background.
Fredericks, who began his public singing career at the age of 12 at the Mohawk Valley Cooperative Harvest a few doors down from the Glove, told the theater's management at the time the video was shot that he would return and perform a fundraising concert to help with its ongoing restoration projects.
"I would always see this theater when I would do the open mics at the Mohawk Harvest, but I never came in here until we shot the video. When I first stepped inside this place, it just had this cool life in it. It's just comforting," he said.
Fredericks was a staple of many local events throughout his early teens, playing at the Gloversville Farmers Market and many small gigs before gaining national recognition as the youngest ever winner of NBC's "The Voice," which he won in 2015 at age 16. As the winner of the contest, he was awarded a recording contract with Republic Records and produced the album "A Good Storm." After that, Fredericks parted ways with Republic Records and became an independent artist, producing his second album, "Hide Your Ghost," which was released in March.
Fredericks said his songwriting skills have evolved as he has matured.
"My songwriting process is kind of like when I put myself into my music and I try to find the emotions that this person would feel in this scenario. Most of these things, in my songs, are experiences I haven't had, they're just imagination," he said. "I think, as I'm growing up and living through all of this stuff, I'm starting to actually write things that are actual experiences."
Kim Hart, from Peck's Lake, came to the event looking for a special experience for herself and her family. She dressed in a 1920s flapper costume to go along with the red carpet theme, brought along her grand nieces Kiera, 9, and Kamryn, 6, who each wore green dresses with long pearl necklaces and long feather boas. Hart said she's a member of the Caroga Arts Collective, which is sponsoring the Sherman's Revival Series of concerts that will start on Friday at Sherman's Amusement Park.
"We came out because we want to support everything that Sawyer is trying to do here, and embrace the Glove Theatre," she said. "We just love his music, and this is what he wanted. It's fun."
The video premiere brought out a big crowd for the little theater, with a sold-out VIP section of 100 people each paying $30 per ticket and over 150 attended in the general admission section for $12 each.
Kristen Fredericks, Sawyer's mother, said it's important to her son to support local businesses. She said originally during the filming of "The Voice" season that Sawyer won, he had wanted to do the show's homecoming concert at the Glove, but the producers of the show wanted a bigger venue, so they chose the Palace Theatre in Albany.
"This is kind of something we've been trying to do for a long time, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. We love the history of the building, and it's also very important to us that areas like this Main Street get renovated and restored," she said.
Gianna DeLilli, manager of the Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market, said she kept her store open late Sunday night to accommodate the foot traffic from the premiere. She said Fredericks' career origin at the Mohawk Harvest's open mic has lent some mystique to the monthly event, which is held on the second Saturday of every month at 6 p.m.
"I remember my whole family went and they were like 'Wow, this kid's got some talent, he's really good.' I wish I had been there. My mom was there," she said.
Glove Theatre Executive Director Richard Samrov said he has no shortage of things he'd like to renovate and restore inside the theater, including its walls, its balcony and its 1938 vintage men's bathroom. He said the money from Fredericks' concert will help the Glove's board of directors determine which projects to tackle first.
One element the venue doesn't need to change is the way it contains sound. Fredericks, known for soulful voice, belted out renditions of his songs, including "Take it All" and a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain."
Samrov said all of the walls, except two, contain "sound blocks" put in during the 1930s to capture the sound from movies.
"That's why the acoustics are so good. He doesn't need a microphone, not really, because he's loud and because of the acoustics, it just makes it even better," he said.
Fredericks is going on tour, with a few New York events planned before heading to Louisville, Kentucky, on June 20. Other stops early in the tour are Atlanta and Nashville.


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Curbing Violence Against Native Women
September 22, 2017 – Statistics prove American Indian and Alaska Native women face a higher risk of violence and sexual abuse. And, experts say, it can be hard to even get victims to talk about the domestic abuse they've suffered. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales talks with local advocates who are dedicated to helping young people overcome the stigma of domestic abuse and learn about healthy relationships. The Coalition to STOP Violence Against Native Women uses culture and social media to support communities while working with tribal leaders, local, state and federal officials to not only advocate for families, but change the conversation about violence.
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One of our Business Development Managers, [orange]Barry I'Anson[/orange] told us he would be spending a lot of time this weekend practising dance moves in his sitting room…as he is auditioning for a role in Darlington Operatics' next production.
All that goes through our minds is an image of him practising Tom Cruise style in Risky Business!
As we always say here at eLamb, people learn in different ways so we should provide education and training in as many different ways as possible!
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So jealous. I paid a grand for mine and didn't even get the green contorller. I think I got the faceplate though... I honestly can't remember. Around this time last year I had 3 "I Made This" faceplates - 2 of them sealed. If I knew then what the future held for the faceplate collecting community...
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I can't sell a faceplate this week to save my life. It seems like I've been doing everything BUT faceplates. Tomorrow I am going to see my daughter sing and play her viola. I need to get up early and like work on faceplates for eight hours or something.
I have three Toy Story plates in the works
Two Unseen
One Speedball
One Boba Fett
One Spawn
One Ninja Gaiden II
Three Gears clan plates
And before Monday, I need to have these plates done:
2 Fable 2
The aforementioned Ninja Gaiden II
2 Gears of War 2
2 Too Human
1 KOTOR plate
And hopefully two other plates I can't mention.
I also need to get a Speed Racer plate and two Ironman plates done, ASAP.
As someone who doesn't collect faceplates can you explain the appeal to collect them ? I find the artwork fascinating. Also do you hope the next Xbox will use the faceplates you currently have ? I was curious because I didn't know there was such a passion for it.
I think it's all but a certainty that the successor to the 360 will have some kind of customization aspect included, but I think it unlikely the faceplates of this generation will make the cut.
As for the appeal, it's like collecting anything - there are rare faceplates that are difficult (if not impossible) to find. Some (like anything you find in the Customizers Corner) are certifiable works of pop art. Some are available everywhere but just look really cool. Everyone has their own reason for collecting.
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I can guarantee that these plate won't work on the next Xbox.
It's like collecting action figures or Pez dispensers or what have you. I know people who collect everything they can get their hand on that says Campbell's Soup, Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola. The prices on faceplates has taken a tremendous jump in the past year, and I think that people embracing custom plates, and an increase in Xbox ownership has had the most to do with that. Plus, if there's 200 plates and a thousand collectors, that price is going to double once there are two thousand collectors.
Let me try to get one done, first. I need to have one to take to the Spring Showcase because I'm hoping Itagaki-san will be there. I've probably cut fifty stickers to try and get enough bits and pieces to make ONE plate. The lines are just too thin to cut.
No worries. I figured if it was something quick and easy I'd just ask you make another one. If it's really a pain I can live without it.
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very nice collection you have SpaceGhost and you've put some very nice plates out into the community. thanks for sharing from the new guy
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Food Pantry– Monthly Sunday collection allowed us to donate nearly $2,500 to local food pantries.
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Other Charities -In addition, donated over $3,000 to other charities, focusing primarily on charities to help children and their families and the developmentally disabled. Recipients included:
Church World Service Kits –Served as the local Depot for collections of emergency supplies such as Hygiene Kits, School blankets and Kits,Emergency Clean-up Buckets.
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An Amazing Organic Iftar Is Happening In A Greenhouse During The Month Of Ramadan
This is quite extraordinary.
A greenhouse in the UAE's largest privately-owned organic farm, nestled among rolling sand dunes is hosting a unique iftar. A trip to Emirates Bio Fram is an adventure for all ages where your journey will include a farm tour, veg picking and an amazing Ramadan buffet.
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Emirates Bio Farm is hosting a spectacular iftar this year
You'll ride on a tractor and pick your own veg
Take a one hour ride through the farm on an actual tractor (the kids will love this!), get the opportunity to pick your own veg and learn how the farm operates.
Then, enjoy a picturesque, family-friendly iftar that takes place in a cooled indoor multipurpose greenhouse space… amazing!
If you've yet to visit an organic farm in the UAE, use this opportunity and just go. Trust us, you'll be converted to the use of organic veg in your cooking FOR LIFE following this trip.
From farm to your plate in a matter of hours
Of course, the menu is a fantastic feast of fresh, organic eats.
Think traditional Ramadan dishes including a locally sourced Bedouin style lamb dish, slow-cooked in an earthen oven for over five hours (erm, yummmm), along with a farmer's twist on the expected, including pumpkin kibbeh and beetroot muttabal. You'll leave feeling refreshed following quite possibly THE most unique Iftar in the UAE.
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Family which ran puppy farm set to be sentenced today
PUBLISHED: 06:53 25 June 2019 | UPDATED: 16:32 25 June 2019
Jamie Honeywood Archant Norwich Norfolk
A family which made thousands of pounds from duping dog lovers into believing their new pets were from a loving home are due to be sentenced today (Monday).
Michael Rushmer, 27, of Low Road, Thurlton and his sister Zoe Rushmer, 25, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty in February of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation from 2016 to 2018.
The puppies were sold from a farm on Low Road, Thurlton, often using adverts on Gumtree, using false names and gave buyers the impression the puppies were home bred and treated for worms and fleas.
The adverts also gave the impression that the puppies were microchipped and vaccinated and given a full health check, but some owners were left with huge vet bills.
After being arrested for the first charge, Mr Rushmer continued the crime. On Monday he pleaded guilty to a second charge of conspiracy to commit fraud between July 2018 and March 2019.
Ms Rushmer's partner Jacob Murphy, 26, of no fixed address and family friend Jean Boyes, 67, of The Street, Bramerton, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation between 2016 and 2018.
The four are being prosecuted by the RSPCA, which alleges the puppy farm turned over £300,000.
The defendants, however, said the figure was much lower at around £150,000.
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Described by the UN as one of the most persecuted minority groups in the world, Rohingya Muslims account for about five percent of Myanmar's population.
(RANGOON) - Myanmar President Thein Sein's invitation to the United States is a slap in the face of the Rohingya Muslims, a prominent activist tells Press TV.
The invitation for Thein Sein to come to the White House is like a slap on the face to the ethnic minorities, to those people who have to suffer at the hands of these Burmese military," Myra Dahgaypaw, affiliated with the US Campaign for Burma, said in an interview on Thursday.
The Myanmar president met with US President Barack Obama in Washington on May 20, encouraging Obama to lift sanctions against the Southeast Asian country despite its failure to stop sectarian violence against its Muslim population.
Obama paid a visit to Myanmar last November and praised the government, which opened up limited trade between the two countries and removed Sein from its list of banned officials.
The latest promotion of ties between the United States and Myanmar coincides with a new surge of violence by Buddhist extremists against Rohingya Muslims – who are not regarded as citizens by the Myanmar government.
"If we are talking about genuine reform, if we are talking about reform for all the people for the better of our lives, for the people of Burma, these Rohingya people are also the people of Burma. These reforms have to also benefit them. But at this point we haven't seen anything, anybody that will be pushing the Burmese authorities and Aung San Suu Kyi to do more than what they are doing now," Dahgaypaw said."
Described by the UN as one of the most persecuted minority groups in the world, Rohingya Muslims account for about five percent of Myanmar's population of nearly 60 million.
They have been persecuted and faced torture, neglect, and repression since the country's independence in 1948.
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Ravenloft is coming.
I have always enjoyed horror movies. Not the more modern, 'slasher' type movies like "Friday the 13th" or "Nightmare on Elm Street", but the classic Gothic-style ones. I think that it is maybe because of the monsters one finds in them - vampires, werewolves*, mummies; strange creatures (such as "Gill-man") of all types...
Done properly, they can be some of the best date-movies.
Of course, the original movies made back in the 1930's, '40's, and '50's don't generally hold the 'horror' element today as they did back then. Still, there is a reason they are called "classic". They may not be as frightening to today's populous, but many still hold-up pretty well. Despite the "radio-lines"**, I still enjoy the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" series. Yes, I said series - there were (2) sequels† to the original 1954 film (which is the best of the three, natch').
So when I first heard of "Ravenloft", I was intrigued. I remember picking up the book and browsing through the various monsters that one can encounter there. It was, in essence, a listing of all the archetypal monsters one would find in the classic horror movies of old...and of course some new ones. Obviously, there were vampires, werewolves, 'flesh-constructs' (à la "Frankenstein's Monster"††), mummies, and other undead, but there was also other, lesser-known creatures from old science-fiction sources.
One such monster was the "brain-in-a-jar". There are several references from which the inspiration for this monster could be taken, including books, movies and TV shows. The idea behind most of the brains-in-jars stories is that a dis-embodied head/brain, which is kept 'alive' by some 'scientific' means, will, over time, be driven mad and develop psionic abilities. The madness can be simple derangement, but usually is a form of megalomania and the psionic abilities are usually capable of controlling regular people to do the brain's bidding (often, without their realization).
Unfortunately, I do not think this particular monster from "Ravenloft" would translate well into a video game. Primarily because it would effectively require the brain to be able to control the Player-Characters (PCs), which is not something I think I've ever seen done. About the closest I've ever seen for something like this would be to render the PC helpless and immobile.
Which is too bad, because in PnP, at least, the brain-in-a-jar has a lot of potential.
Still, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has decided that 'this' year's big D&D module push is "Ravenloft". So, not only is WotC rolling out a new module, but they have also leveraged NWO into developing a "Ravenloft" update. And I don't know if WotC had 'leverage' on DDO, but Standing Stone Games (SSG) has also announced a "Ravenloft" expansion, slated for release later this year.
I know a lot of people who are excited about this news. Possibly even more excited about this news than they were about the coming of gnomes or the announced coming of dragonborn to DDO. I know I am.
I just hope we get some of the more 'interesting' monsters that can be found in "Ravenloft", and not just more of the same, familiar monsters we already have. I'd love to see a brain-in-a-jar monster, but I doubt justice could be done to it. But I suppose an end boss brain-in-a-jar could be somewhat feasible. I doubt it could control the PCs (other than immobilization), but 'controlling' other mobs would be 'easy'.
Regardless of what new monsters there may or may not be, I'm still looking forward to the new "Ravenloft" expansion of DDO. And I'm not just saying that because the brain-in-a-jar I have in my laboratory told me to...
* Or the more generic term of "lycanthrope", which allows one to transform into any one of a variety of 'man-animal', as the lesser-known wereorca.
** A "radio-line" is a dialog element in a movie/TV script that helps describe the scene. It is called such because radio-plays had to completely rely on audio to describe what was happening, unlike movies and TV shows where the audience could actually see events as they unfolded. They are quite common in older films and TV shows.
† "The Creature Walks Among Us", the last of the trilogy, was, of course, the worst.
†† "Frankenstein" was the name of the scientist, NOT the monster. So even though it is common to refer to the monster as "Frankenstein", it is technically incorrect. Mary Shelly, the author of "Frankenstein", never gave the monster an actual name. Also, while DDO (and other D&D references) essentially treat such creatures as "flesh golems", that is also technically incorrect, as a golem is magically created, while the monster was 'scientifically' created. Hence, my use of "constructs".


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Sargent Corporation has completed phase 1 of a plan by the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) to reconfigure Exit 63 (Gray-New Gloucester) and eliminate the southbound on- and off-ramp bridge and the maintenance associated with it.
The $1.2 million project included construction of a new Park and Ride facility on Route 26A in Gray and preliminary construction of a new exit area, which has been pre-loaded with 64,000 cubic yards of common borrow.
The exit area was preloaded based on recommendations by a geotechnical engineer hired by the MTA, which indicated that the underlying soils are soft. Sargent crews brought in the borrow and created the shape of the new southbound on- and off-ramps, but built it higher to a fixed elevation to provide enough weight to compress the soils and prevent the ramps from settling after the job is completed.
The contractor for phase 2, which is expected to take place in 2016, will cut the pre-loads down to the design subgrade elevation and use the material elsewhere on the project. The side slope grading will remain intact up to the subgrade elevation.
Phase 2 will be a full reconstruction of the entire exit, including moving the exit ramp toll plaza from the east side to the west side of the turnpike.
The new Park and Ride, which has 130 parking spaces with five handicapped spaces, is replacing an existing Park and Ride on Route 202, early in 2016.
The old facility, which had 75 parking spaces with three handicapped spaces, was very successful and routinely filled to full or near capacity, but it needed to be replaced because it is located within the new interchange layout. When phase 2 is underway, it will be used as a contractor laydown area.
The pre-load area was constructed with eight settlement platforms—steel pipes mounted vertically on 1" thick pieces of plywood and protected by sections of PVC sewer pipe. Before placing the pre-load material, crews laid down the plywood sections on a prepared subgrade, and attached the pipes. As the fills increased in elevation the crew screwed on new sections of pipe and added sections of PVC to ensure that the pipe would move freely as the weight of the pre-load material compresses the soil underneath and pushes the plywood sheets down.
The crews will survey the top of the pipe until April and take readings to determine how much compression has taken place. The MTA has estimated that the pre-load will compress the underlying soil by 15".
Work on the project started the first week in July. The pre-load work was on a very fast track and was completed August 30, one day before the pre-load deadline of August 31 (a certain amount of time is needed for consolidation before phase 2 can be put out to bid).
Operations manager Colby Currier said 12 to 15 trucks were used to haul the borrow, the majority of which came from the MTA borrow pit on Bennett Road in New Gloucester, along with material from the Chandler pit, also on Bennett Road.
Colby said getting the 64,000 cubic yards of borrow to the project within the deadline was a challenge.
He said the borrow was a granular material, which had to be placed in lifts, and it required quite a bit of water to get compaction.
"It was challenging to get the trucks in and out, working on a sandy, mealy material," Colby said. "We needed a fair number of trucks because of the length of the haul coming down from New Gloucester, and in the middle of summer, sometimes trucks are hard to come by. But the crew worked some long days, did a good job, and met the deadline, so the Turnpike Authority is happy."
Troy Harvey was the superintendent for Sargent, Glenn Adams was project manager, and Pat Dubay was the estimator. Paul Gervais was the foreman and did the layout.
Jeff Nadeau was the resident engineer for the MTA, and Jody Dyke was the on-site inspector.
Subcontractors included P&B Paving, Gray; A&D Electric, Monmouth; P. A. Lyford, Hermon and Gorham, seeding and landscaping; Fineline Striping, Hermon; and Douglas W. Jones Inc., Bethel, stumping and grinding.


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Opened 7 years ago
Closed 6 years ago
#216 closed defect (invalid)
INI file corruption after running Java app (JavaRDP) for extended period
|Reported by:
|Lewis Rosenthal
|Owned by:
|1.6.0 Build 27 GA5
|INI write corrupt shutdown
Likely due to memory fragmentation. I know that the condition is triggered by running JavaRDP for extended periods along with my other mix of apps.
The symptom is that after JavaRDP has been running for several hours, even if SeaMonkey? has been shutdown and restarted a few times, shutting down gets me all the way to the point where the desktop closes, and then I get a message that changes could not be saved to the INI files, and a prompt (by XWorkplace) to restart the desktop and use the standard shutdown routine. This never works, as invariably, the files cannot be written.
A reboot (even when not saving the files) generally results in either irreparable desktop damage (broken folder positions, file handles, etc.) or the system cannot even locate the desktop directory (even with SET DESKTOP set in CONFIG.SYS and valid EAs on the desktop directory). In these cases, a restore from an archive is the only recovery.
Please let me know what I can provide (some utility to track the fragmentation? Theseus output?) or perhaps what memory setting I might try when starting the JVM to avoid the situation. This seems to have started around GA4, but possibly earlier.
VIRTUALADDRESSLIMIT is set at 1576, but I have tried higher values with no discernable change.
Change History (4)
comment:1 Changed 7 years ago by
Thanks for the report! The request is the same as in #65: please try to find an OpenJDK release that works for you as this may help us in finding the reason.
comment:2 Changed 7 years ago by
Also a question: do you use the Java or the Flash plugin in SeaMonkey? when it happens?
comment:3 Changed 7 years ago by
It's hard to tell what's running in SeaMonkey?, though it's entirely possible that Flash is loaded for something. SeaMonkey? is started from a batch wrapper:
@ECHO OFF REM *** Some common stuff SET MOZILLA_DRIVE=J: SET MOZILLA_BIN=\mozilla.org\seamonkey SET MOZILLA_HOME=J:\OS2WEB SET MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=%MOZILLA_DRIVE%\MOZILLA.ORG\MOZ_PLUG REM SET MOZILLA_USE_EXTENDED_FT2LIB=T REM SET NSPR_OS2_NO_HIRES_TIMER=1 SET MOZ_ACCELERATED=0 REM *** Set TZ to something more expected on OS/2 SET TZ=EST5EDT,3,2,0,7200,11,1,0,7200,3600 REM *** PROCDUMP settings *** REM CALL=PROCDUMP.EXE SET /PROC:seamonkey.EXE /C:0 /P:0 /K:N /D:SUMM,PRIVATE,SHARED,INSTANCE,SYSFS,SYSSEM,SYSIO REM *** Some Java variables; unrem java_plugin_trace to enable debugging REM SET JAVA_HIGH_MEMORY=0 REM SET GCD_JAVA_HOME=C:\java141\jre REM SET JAVA_HOME=C:\Java142\bin REM SET JAVA_HOME=C:\JAVA141\jre REM SET PATH=%JAVA_HOME%;%PATH% REM SET CLASSPATH= REM SET CLASSPATH=C:\IBMGSK\CLASSES\SRIP.JAR;C:\IBMGSK\CLASSES\SGUIDE.ZIP;C:\IBMGSK\CLASSES\CSSGKEY.JAR;.\.;C:\OS2\JAVAAPPS\LVMGUI.ZIP;C:\TCPIP\JAVA; REM SET JAVA_PLUGIN_TRACE=1 SET ICEDTEA_WEB_JRE=C:\JAVA160 SET ICEDTEA_WEB_DATA=%MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH% REM *** mplayer location & path addition SET MPLAYER_PATH=C:\MMOS2\mplayer\mplayer.exe SET PATH=C:\MMOS2\mplayer;%PATH% SET ENDLIBPATH=C:\MMOS2\mplayer; REM *** Run seamonkey in its own space to allow running FireFox and Nvu separately REM SET MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 REM SET LIBPATHSTRICT=T SET PATH=%MOZILLA_DRIVE%%MOZILLA_BIN%;%PATH% SET BEGINLIBPATH=%MOZILLA_DRIVE%%MOZILLA_BIN% REM *** Delete old, possibly incorrect files from profile directories REM c:\tools\4os2\4os2.exe /c del %MOZILLA_HOME%\mozilla\seamonkey\profiles\pluginreg.dat /q /s /z > nul REM c:\tools\4os2\4os2.exe /c del %MOZILLA_HOME%\mozilla\seamonkey\profiles\startupCache.4.little /q /s /z > nul REM *** Some FreeType2 tweaks SET USE_STYLE=ECS CALL c:\bats\infinality-settings.cmd REM *** Now, fire up the lizard %MOZILLA_DRIVE% CD %MOZILLA_BIN% IF "%JAVA_PLUGIN_TRACE%"=="1" GOTO DEBUG seamonkey.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 GOTO END :DEBUG seamonkey.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 >plugin_std.log 2>plugin_err.log GOTO END :END
(Some of the above is quite old and should probably be removed or better commented, but you can see what's active and what's not.)
I'll also see about getting a few snapshots from about:memory.
Now, I can tell you that my brother's system is almost identical to mine, except that I know I do not have IcedTea? installed for him (though his Flash is at the same level as mine: Version: 0.4.1.0 - Shockwave Flash 11.5 r502).
I will uninstall IcedTea?, now that I've rolled the JVM back to GA3, and see what I get (this may impact results in #65, as well).
comment:4 Changed 6 years ago by
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Time to close this. After finally spending some quality time with my desktop, the issue was apparently lack of attention (read: INIs got way too big, and this is the same old out-of-memory issue we see with a lot of things). So, a good cleaning, a diet, a few hundred KB off of their enormous size, and I no longer see this issue (thankfully).
Sorry for the bother!


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Savannah Louie started this week at Tegna's KSDK in St. Louis.
Soon, she will be the new face on the 4 AM anchor spot of "Today in St. Louis."
She will replace Jenn Sullivan, who will move to weekend anchoring.
Sharpies in the audience may recognize her from her work earlier in the summer, when she was loaned by sister station KENS in San Antonio to help with flood and Stanley Cup coverage.
Louie spent two years at KENS.


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And three services on Sunday
I am wrecked and Phil has given me the gift of his cold.
So today I have no voice. Which is rather annoying as I actually need to use the phone.
(I hate using the phone).
The wedding was great, the bride looked beautiful and the celebrations were good. I don't have any photos as I didn't take my camera - kind of felt I had enough to do as the Minister! As I was going to the reception, as soon as the service was over I changed into a dress and jacket and was amused by all the double takes from people :) I could have danced all night - I love to dance and don't have many opportunities these days. But I managed to drag myself away with the knowledge that I would be leading worship at 9:30 in the morning!
The services all went well. Two were parade all age worship services which are not my favourite style to do. They are a fine balance between keeping lots of youngsters occupied and learning something whilst also being meaningful acts of worship for everyone else. Who knows if I truly managed it and although one is to avoid the "stunt at the front" apparently, the memory of a scout gamely trying to open a tin of peaches with a mallet still makes me smile! (I think the wooden chair is alright but I do apologise to Trinity church if not. I leave this as my lasting legacy - the chair that Lythan dented. Well the scout did it but I was supervising). Choosing to do the same service twice in quick succession I was intrigued to note that neither young lad picked to open said tin can, knew how to use a tin opener. This actually worked in my favour as I was able to comment that Christian Aid does not just provide the right tools for people to help themselves (tin opener rather than over gloves or mallet) but also teaches them how to use those tools.
Maybe it was last night that helped me lose my voice. The United Reformed Church were invited to join the Church of England local deanery session to hear Lee Gattiss talk about "1662: the triumph and the tragedy". 1662 is when 20% of the Anglican clergy were chucked out for refusing to conform to the Book of Common Prayer. This is where many URC's can trace their roots back to - including Romford URC who are celebrating being 350 this year. Although we knew we were about as old as you could be, why the church began then we had been (ok I had been ) a little hazy about. I now understand it all. We had communion from the Book of Common Prayer which was good to share together but it did all cement for me why I am glad to be non-conformist. I suspect it may have cemented for some of my Anglican colleagues why they are glad to be C of E. So it's all good!
Oooh that was all a bit long. Probably because I can't really talk!
Now for some pictures. I did some scrapping last week.
I managed tocrop my photos too small. Sigh. Still the white border around them is fine by me. I used a mix of papers including the very first Cosmo Cricket ever on the sides. Why are the sides uneven? Maybe because I stuck down the wrong piece on the left. But went with it anyway. I also used some October Afternoon, MME and Echo Park papers along with some washi tape and Thickers. I thought I should add some cross stitches as well.
Here is a close up (slightly blurry) of said WIP
And here is the other offering for my Tenby scrapbook - still a few more pages to do!
This one uses one of my new Crafters Workshop templates and lots of Echo Park. Instead of a banner I decided to punch out lots of labels and layer them under the photo. The lovely denim rose ribbon i bought from Imagine That, which has a fab new website. This will definately be the last layout in the album as the journalling reflects the end of the holiday. As it happens the photos were taken on our last full day as well. The sea and sky were so so blue!


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Ourika Valley probably the most visited area in the atlas mountains a 1h30 drive from Marrakech, along the valley, the banks of the river Ourika are generously shaded by poplars and other weeping willows ...
This entrance corridor to the high Atlas is a fertile green valley situated some 60 km (just one hour) south of Marrakech where picturesque Berber villages cling to steep slopes above a rushing mountain torrent. In summer, the cool of the mountains marks a welcome contrast to the fierce heat of Marrakech (so the valley is very popular during the summer week-end) while, in winter, the snow-capped summits of the Atlas range provide a truly breathtaking spectacle.
Before the end of the valley the road peters out at the little village of Setti Fatma, set at 500m, where a pretty walk can be enjoyed beside the river to a seven waterfalls tumbling down the mountain in the shadow of highest peaks. Take a picnic for the trip but, if not you'll find a good choice of inexpensive eating places along the way. The village of Ourika itself lies at the foot of hills where the road begins its climb up into the Atlas.
Famous for its pottery and semi-precious minerals, its exhilarating Berber souk, (a large country market, one of the biggest in the area) on Mondays is not to be missed.


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|Record of births of Rowland and Elizabeth Bradbury's first four children, Falmouth, Maine
In 1743, war with France appeared imminent. In anticipation of possible French-encouraged attacks by the local Indian tribes, the settlement's fort was enlarged, and Capt. Jabez Bradbury – Rowland's older brother and Ann's uncle – was appointed commander of the garrison,3 a post he held throughout much of the ensuing French and Indian Wars.
Ten years later, during a period of relative peace, General Waldo recruited a new group of settlers for St. Georges amongst the Scots of Stirling and Glasgow. Among the new emigrants was a 19-year-old unmarried cooper named John Kirkpatrick.4
No sooner had the new settlers built their initial log huts than hostilities with the Indians resumed, and the townspeople took refuge in the newly enlarged fort. The attacks, scalpings, kidnappings, and other depredations continued throughout the next few years. Eventually, though, there must have come an occasional lull in the hostilities, because sometime before Capt. Bradbury resigned his commission in August of 1757,5 two of his nieces – Ann and her older sister Mary – paid a visit to the settlement.
In the course of that visit, the two young ladies "became acquainted with two young men in the garrison," John Kirkpatrick and John Boggs6 – well enough acquainted to marry them both and settle down in Upper St. Georges (incorporated in 1776 as the town of Warren) to raise their families.
|John Kilpatrick and Ann Bradbury marriage, 1758
Ann outlived her husband by nearly 32 years, and four of her children, dying 19 Jan 1817 in Warren.8 Her burial place is unknown, but it may possibly be in the Old Settlers' Cemetery where John is supposed to be buried. (Most of the graves are unmarked, or marked only with a fieldstone; the handful of stones with inscriptions are now mostly worn to unreadability.)
Ann Bradbury was the great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Bradbury, who had come to Maine from England in 1634 as the land-agent of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, and Mary (Perkins) Bradbury, who was convicted of witchcraft in 1692 but never executed.9 Somewhat coincidentally, Ann was also a first cousin twice removed (through her paternal grandmother Mariah Cotton) of Rev. Cotton Mather, the New England Puritan minister who was considered a major instigator of Salem witch trials.10
(Note: This post is in response to Amy Johnson Crow's "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" challenge at No Story Too Small.)
- "Records of Falmouth (Now Portland), Maine", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1860), 14:143; database and digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 31 Jan 2014).
- Cyrus Eaton, Annals of the Town of Warren, in Knox County, Maine, Second Edition (Hallowell [Maine]: Masters & Livermore, 1877), p. 58; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books : accessed 11 Dec 2010).
- Eaton, p. 71.
- Eaton, pp. 90-93.
- Eaton, p. 114.
- Eaton, p. 115.
- "Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922," database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search : accessed 12 Jan 2014), John Kilpatrick [sic] and Ann Bradbury, 1758.
- Eaton, p. 566.
- John Brooks Threlfall, The Ancestry of Thomas Bradbury (1611-1695) and his wife Mary (Perkins) Bradbury, 2nd ed. (Madison, Wisconsin: the author, 1995), p. 1.
- John Wingate Thornton, "Genealogy of the Cotton Family," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847), 1:164-166; database and digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 1 Feb 2014).