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|String theory
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|Perturbative theory
|Non-perturbative results
In string theory and related theories such as supergravity theories, a brane is a physical object that generalizes the notion of a point particle to higher dimensions. For example, a point particle can be viewed as a brane of dimension zero, while a string can be viewed as a brane of dimension one. It is also possible to consider higher-dimensional branes. In dimension p, these are called p-branes. The word "brane" comes from the word "membrane" which refers to a two-dimensional brane.[1]
Branes are dynamical objects which can propagate through spacetime according to the rules of quantum mechanics. They have mass and can have other attributes such as charge. A p-brane sweeps out a (p+1)-dimensional volume in spacetime called its worldvolume. Physicists often study fields analogous to the electromagnetic field, which live on the worldvolume of a brane.[2]
In string theory, D-branes are an important class of branes that arise when one considers open strings. As an open string propagates through spacetime, its endpoints are required to lie on a D-brane. The letter "D" in D-brane refers to a certain mathematical condition on the system known as the Dirichlet boundary condition. The study of D-branes in string theory has led to important results such as the AdS/CFT correspondence, which has shed light on many problems in quantum field theory.
Branes are also frequently studied from a purely mathematical point of view since they are related to subjects such as homological mirror symmetry and noncommutative geometry. Mathematically, branes may be represented as objects of certain categories, such as the derived category of coherent sheaves on a Calabi–Yau manifold, or the Fukaya category.
In string theory, a string may be open (forming a segment with two endpoints) or closed (forming a closed loop). D-branes are an important class of branes that arise when one considers open strings. As an open string propagates through spacetime, its endpoints are required to lie on a D-brane. The letter "D" in D-brane refers to a condition that it satisfies, the Dirichlet boundary condition.[3]
One crucial point about D-branes is that the dynamics on the D-brane worldvolume is described by a gauge theory, a kind of highly symmetric physical theory which is also used to describe the behavior of elementary particles in the standard model of particle physics. This connection has led to many important insights into gauge theory. For example, it led to the discovery of the AdS/CFT correspondence, a theoretical tool that physicists use to translate difficult problems in gauge theory into more mathematically tractable problems in string theory.[4]
Mathematical viewpoint[edit]
Mathematically, branes can be described using the notion of a category.[5] This is a mathematical structure consisting of objects, and for any pair of objects, a set of morphisms between them. In most examples, the objects are mathematical structures (such as sets, vector spaces, or topological spaces) and the morphisms are functions between these structures.[6] One can also consider categories where the objects are D-branes and the morphisms between two branes and are states of open strings stretched between and .[7]
In one version of string theory known as the topological B-model, the D-branes are complex submanifolds of certain six-dimensional shapes called Calabi–Yau manifolds, together with additional data that arise physically from having charges at the endpoints of strings.[8] Intuitively, one can think of a submanifold as a surface embedded inside of a Calabi–Yau manifold, although submanifolds can also exist in dimensions different from two.[9] In mathematical language, the category having these branes as its objects is known as the derived category of coherent sheaves on the Calabi–Yau.[10] In another version of string theory called the topological A-model, the D-branes can again be viewed as submanifolds of a Calabi–Yau manifold. Roughly speaking, they are what mathematicians call special Lagrangian submanifolds.[11] This means among other things that they have half the dimension of the space in which they sit, and they are length-, area-, or volume-minimizing.[12] The category having these branes as its objects is called the Fukaya category.[13]
The derived category of coherent sheaves is constructed using tools from complex geometry, a branch of mathematics that describes geometric curves in algebraic terms and solves geometric problems using algebraic equations.[14] On the other hand, the Fukaya category is constructed using symplectic geometry, a branch of mathematics that arose from studies of classical physics. Symplectic geometry studies spaces equipped with a symplectic form, a mathematical tool that can be used to compute area in two-dimensional examples.[15]
The homological mirror symmetry conjecture of Maxim Kontsevich states that the derived category of coherent sheaves on one Calabi–Yau manifold is equivalent in a certain sense to the Fukaya category of a completely different Calabi–Yau manifold.[16] This equivalence provides an unexpected bridge between two branches of geometry, namely complex and symplectic geometry.[17]
See also[edit]
- ^ Moore 2005, p. 214
- ^ Moore 2005, p. 214
- ^ Moore 2005, p. 215
- ^ Moore 2005, p. 215
- ^ Aspinwall et al. 2009
- ^ A basic reference on category theory is Mac Lane 1998.
- ^ Zaslow 2008, p. 536
- ^ Zaslow 2008, p. 536
- ^ Yau and Nadis 2010, p. 165
- ^ Aspinwal et al. 2009, p. 575
- ^ Aspinwal et al. 2009, p. 575
- ^ Yau and Nadis 2010, p. 175
- ^ Aspinwal et al. 2009, p. 575
- ^ Yau and Nadis 2010, pp. 180–1
- ^ Zaslow 2008, p. 531
- ^ Aspinwall et al. 2009, p. 616
- ^ Yau and Nadis 2010, p. 181
- Aspinwall, Paul; Bridgeland, Tom; Craw, Alastair; Douglas, Michael; Gross, Mark; Kapustin, Anton; Moore, Gregory; Segal, Graeme; Szendröi, Balázs; Wilson, P.M.H., eds. (2009). Dirichlet Branes and Mirror Symmetry. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 978-0-8218-3848-8.
- Mac Lane, Saunders (1998). Categories for the Working Mathematician. ISBN 978-0-387-98403-2.
- Moore, Gregory (2005). "What is ... a Brane?" (PDF). Notices of the AMS. 52: 214. Retrieved June 2013. Check date values in:
- Yau, Shing-Tung; Nadis, Steve (2010). The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-02023-2.
- Zaslow, Eric (2008). "Mirror Symmetry". In Gowers, Timothy. The Princeton Companion to Mathematics. ISBN 978-0-691-11880-2.


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One of Oak Park's finest showplaces, the 12,000 sq. foot mansion was designed in 1913 by one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most accomplished students. Reminiscent of a sprawling and historic English country home, it is fittingly situated in Oak Park's historic district. Surrounded by 2 acres of beautiful gardens, a greenhouse and charming coach house, it is available for special events including weddings, corporate meetings, fundraisers, and memorial services.
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These half-day bus excursions celebrate the history, stories, traditions, and most importantly, the people of our great city. Tours departing weekly from the Chicago Cultural Center. Explore Chicago's neighborhoods with local tour guides. All tours are conducted by motorcoach and by foot, and depart from the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 East Randolph Street. Check in at 9:30 am in the main seating area behind the Randolph Cafe. Unless otherwise specified, tours do not include lunch or refreshments. All tours are $30 for adults and $25 for seniors/students/children, with the exception of Taste of the Neighborhoods ($50/$45). Cash and major credit cards are accepted. Chicago Neighborhood Tours is presented by the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's B. Harley Bradley House
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Bea Gurler was nine years old when her father George moved his family into the house in 1893. Her cousins, the children of her father's brother Henry, had been living since 1888 in the Ellwood Mansion. Everyone said it was magnificent. Bea's parents George and Zillah, evidently shared a taste in homes that favored the elegance of simplicity. It was the unimposing yet dignified structure on Pine Street–where the back door was always open. George and Henry Gurler were both prominent businessmen, and joint owners of a number of dairies. They quickly became world-famous and respected by many dairy farmers. Bea eventually made it a goal of hers to renovate The Gurler House to be the home that she once new and loved. The Gurler House hosts an annual Folk Music Festival every summer, where people are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the music. While you are at The Gurler House, make sure to take a walk through their beautiful garden.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple
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Historic Fischer Theatre, owned by the Vermilion Heritage Foundation, was built as the Grand Opera House in 1884. From Lillian Russell to silent movies, this theater provided entertainment to the community until it's closing in 1982. As work continues toward the goal of complete restoration, the lobby is used for many public events. The theater also houses the "Stage Presents The Fischer Gift Shop" where you will find creations by local artists and artisans, as well as products highlighting the area's famous stage, movie and vocal artists.
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Lakeside Arts Park at The Dole
Lakeside Arts Park at The Dole is a 12-acre beautiful arts education center that features two award winning art galleries and the Listening Room a entertainment venue that offers year round performances. You can step back to a simpler time to explore the brilliance of a Civil War era architectural masterpiece, when you take a tour of the historic Dole Mansion. We are a gem of McHenry County that can be enjoyed now and with future generations!
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Lincoln Courthouse Square Historic District
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Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum quality working library of Queen Anne, Architecture on two floors built in 1884.
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Located in the center of the Magnificent Mile, and steps from the Michigan Avenue Bridge, The Wrigley Building has been a hallmark of Chicago's skyline since 1920. Designed as the headquarters for the successful chewing gum, the building was modeled after the Seville Cathedral's Giralda Tower in Spain. Today, it is still home to Wm Wrigley Jr. Company, and is perhaps best known for its dazzling white towers that illuminate the city at night.
The Barn at Allen Acres Wedding and Reception Venue
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The Auditorium Building original configuration combined a theater seating, a four-hundred-room hotel, and 136 offices and stores. The hotel lobby with a notable interior is now Roosevelt University. The Auditorium Building is one of the best-known designs of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975 and it was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1976.

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Each year troops and service units kindly donate funds to the council for camp equipment, other items for broader Girl Scout use, and current initiatives. We are grateful for these donations and appreciate the thought that goes into them.
This year Troop 8442 of Fairhope has taken the spirit of giving one step further, and created a lasting memorial to a one of their own. The remaining members of the troop are graduating, so they are disbanding. They had funds left in their troop account, so they decided to honor one of their troop members, Emily Dunnam, who was killed in an accident a number of years ago. They have established a camp scholarship fund in her name to fund girls who cannot afford to attend Girl Scout camp.
Emily was always proud to be a Girl Scout. Even when the troop was in middle school, she wasn't ashamed to be a Girl Scout. Cori Yonge, one of her troop leaders, describes Emily as one of the girls at every troop activity. She was a great soccer player, so she would come to Girl Scouts from soccer practice, and Emily enjoyed all camping outings. Judy Hale, her other Girl Scout leader, said at the troop's ending luncheon that she would have stayed a Girl Scout until she graduated.
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama has approved the establishment of the Emily Dunnam Camp Scholarship fund to provide financial assistance to girls who otherwise could not afford to attend camp. The first camp scholarships will be awarded for the 2014 camp scholarship season.
Emily was an inspiration to her troop.
Troop 8442 has has continuously illustrated the power of what girls can do through Girl Scouts. Thank you to them for remembering one of their own by establishing a camp scholarship fund. Thank you to all the other troops of the council who have also made the world a better place in sharing their resources with their fellow Girl Scouts.


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Skip to comments.Patriots' Day: Battles of Lexington and Concord -1775- "The Shot Heard 'Round The World"
Posted on 04/19/2011 7:06:58 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
Minute Man Monument at Lexington Green
"By The Rude Bridge That Arched The Flood,
Their Flag to April's Breeze Unfurled,
Here Once The Embattled Farmers Stood,
And Fired The Shot Heard Round The World."
Department of Military Science - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
On the 15 of April 1775, when General Thomas Gage, British Military Governor of Massachusetts, was ordered to destroy the rebel's military stores at Concord. To accomplish this he assembled the "Flanking units", including Light Infantry and Grenadiers, from his Boston Garrison. In charge he put Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith and Marine Major John Pitcairn. He also composed a relief column under the command of Lord Hugh Percy to leave 6 hours after the main column. In an attempt at secrecy he did not tell his officers his plan until the last minute. The problem with his security measures were that Boston had become a glass fishbowl. All rebel eyes were watching to see the British' next action, and when the garrison committed to an action, the Americans knew their every move.
At midnight on the 19th of April the British column, consisting of 650-900 troops left Boston, crossed the Charles River, followed closely by the alarm rider Paul Revere. As the British marched towards Concord, the entire countryside had been alerted to their presence, and rebel militia was deployed to meet them.
Until this time there was no armed resistance to the British that had resulted in loss of British life. Several Months earlier, Gage had attempted to destroy miliary arms at Salem and met with resistance but no shots were fired, and the British retreated without completing their objective. Lexington Militia Captain John Parker had heard of the events at Salem, and collected his men on Lexington Green to face the British column.
At dawn Smith's advanced parties under the command of Major Pitcairn, arrived at Lexington Green to see a group of armed Militia in formation across the Green. Pitcairn ordered the militia, led by John Parker, to be surrounded and disarmed. In response Parker ordered his men to disperse. Then a shot rang out. No one really knows who fired first, but the British, hearing the shot, fired upon the small group of militia, killing 8, and wounding 10 more. The militia then retreated into the woods to avoid the Briti sh fire.
So started the first battle in the American Revolutionary War.
The British column then advanced to Concord, and in spreading out to destroy some cannons believed to be at Provincial Colonel Barrett's farm encountered a group of armed militia at Concord North Bridge. This time when shots rang out the Americans were more prepared, and fired back in "The Shot Heard Round The World.", and so began the American Revolution. The short battle at the bridge was a rout, and the British abandoned the bridge, retreating to Concord center. Knowing that he was in a dangerous situation, Smith decided to return to Boston as soon as possible. In his retreat the real battle began.
Militia and Minutemen from all surrounding towns had marched toward Concord, and when the retreating column ran into this army they were outflanked, out gunned and scared. The Americans did not fight as the British did. Instead of forming an offensive line the provincials used small squad and company tactics to flank the column and inflicted heavy damage. Because the American's never formed a firing line the inexperienced British had little to shoot at. This style of flanking and shooting from behind trees, walls etc. destroyed the British morale, and they broke ranks while retreating towards Lexington.
Had it not been for the relief brigade of Lord Percy the British retreat would have been a disaster. Waiting at Lexington, Percy used his two cannon to disperse the provincials and collected Smiths troops back into regiments. He then led the retreat back to Boston. Under Percy's command the retreating column maintained control, even under heavy fire, and the retreat to Boston was a success. The British suffered badly, nearly 20 percent casualties, but more importantly, this action led to the siege of Bos ton and the start of the Revolutionary War.
Days later the men of Massachusetts used the engagement as propaganda to turn the public opinion to their cause. At the time of the battle only one third of the population believed in breaking from Britain.
|Mass. Provincial Congress continues to illegally meet in Concord Mass with John Hancock and Sam Adams.
|General Gage receives orders to take decisive action against colonials. It was recommended he arrest Mass. Provincial Congress. Gage decides to seize the military supplies at Concord.
|Mass. Provincial Congress adjourns.
|Eight Regiments of Grenadiers and Light Infantry are relieved from normal duties to learn "New Drill Formations." Naval vessels were loaded with longboats for troop transport.
|Dr. Joseph Warren sends Paul Revere to Concord to warn Hancock and Adams of unusual British activities. Paul Revere arranges the signal of "One If By Land, Two if By Sea" with Charlestown residents to signal the route British were taking.
|Gage keeps his objective secret from commanding officers in an attempt at security.
|At ten that evening observing British maneuvers Dr. Joseph Warren sends for William Dawes and Paul Revere to take the message to Concord.
|Smith is put in charge of "Flanking Units" and is given his orders to leave at midnight by sea to destroy military stores at Concord. Percy is put in charge of relief units to be deployed at 0600.
Two Contemporary Accounts of Lexington and Concord (1775)
from The Salem Gazette and The London Gazette
[Excerpted from American History Told by Contemporaries, Vol. II: Building of the Republic, Albert Bushnell Hart, ed. (New York, MacMillan, 1899), pp. ]
These two simultaneous accounts show the difficulty of establishing historical truth even by contemporaneous evidence. This battle was the turning-point between the period of protests and the period of resistance.
Salem, April 25, 1775.
Last Wednesday, the 19th of April, the Troops of His Britannick Majesty commenced hostilities upon the people of this Province, attended with circumstances of cruelty, not less brutal than what our venerable ancestors received from the vilest Savages of the wilderness. The particulars relative to this interesting event, by which we are involved in all the horrours of a civil war, we have endeavoured to collect as well as the present confused state of affairs will admit.
On Tuesday evening a detachment from the Army, consisting, it is said, of eight or nine hundred men, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Smith, embarked at the bottom of the Common in Boston, on board a number of boats, and landed at Phipp's farm, a little way up Charles River, from whence they proceeded with silence and expedition on their way to Concorde, about eighteen miles from Boston. The people were soon alarmed, and began to assemble in several Towns, before daylight, in order to watch the motion of the Troops. At Lexington, six miles below Concord, a company of Militia, of about one hundred men, mustered near the Meeting-house; the Troops came in sight of them just before sunrise; and running within a few rods of them, the Commanding Officer accosted the Militia in words to this effect: " Disperse, you rebelsÑdamn you, throw down your arms and disperse;" upon which the Troops huzzaed, and immediately one or two officers discharged their pistols, which were instantaneously followed by the firing of four or five of the soldiers, and then there seemed to be a general discharge from the whole body: eight of our men were killed, and nine wounded. In a few minutes after this action the enemy renewed their march for Concord; at which place they destroyed several Carriages, Carriage Wheels, and about twenty barrels of Flour, all belonging to the Province. Here about one hundred and fifty men going towards a bridge, of which the enemy were in possession, the latter fired and killed two of our men, who then returned the fire, and obliged the enemy to retreat back to Lexington, where they met Lord Percy, with a large reinforcement, with two pieces of cannon. The enemy now having a body of about eighteen hundred men, made a halt, picked up many of their dead, and took care of their wounded. At Menotomy, a few of our men attacked a party of twelve of the enemy, (carrying stores and provisions to the Troops,) killed one of them, wounded several, made the rest prisoners, and took possession of all their arms, stores, provisions, &c., without any loss on our side. the enemy having halted one or two hours at Lexington, found it necessary to make a second retreat, carrying with them many of their dead and wounded, who they put into chaises and on horses that they found standing in the road. They continued their retreat from Lexington to Charlestown with great precipitation; and notwithstanding their field-pieces, our people continued the pursuit, firing at them till they got to Charl;estown Neck, (which they reached a little after sunset,) over which the enemy passed, proceeded up Bunker's Hill, and soon afterwards went into the Town, under the protection of the Somerset Man-of-War of sixty-four guns.
In Lexington the enemy set fire to Deacon Joseph Loring's house and barn, Mrs. Mullikin's house and shop, and Mr. Joshua Bond's house and shop, which were all consumed. They also set fire to several other houses, but our people extinguished the flames. they pillaged almost every house they passed by, breaking and destroying doors, windows, glasses, Ac., and carrying off clothing and other valuable effects. It appeared to be their design to burn and destroy all before them; and nothing but our vigorous pursuit prevented their infernal purposes from being put in execution. But the savage barbarity exercised upon the bodies of our unfortunate brethren who fell, is almost incredible: not contented with shooting down the unarmed, aged, and infirm, they disregarded the cries of the wounded, killing them without mercy, and mangling their bodies in the most shocking manner.
We have the pleasure to say, that, notwithstanding the highest provocations given by the enemy, not one instance of cruelty, that we have heard of, was committed by our victorious Militia; but, listening to the merciful dictates of the Christian religion, they " breathed higher sentiments of humanity."
The consternation of the people of Charlestown, when our enemies were entering the Town, is inexpressible; the Troops however behaved tolerably civil, and the people have since nearly all left the Town.
She following is a List of the Provincials who were killed and wounded:
[49 killed; 34 wounded; 5 missing.] . . .
Mr. James Howard and one of the Regulars discharged their pieces at the same instant, and each killed the other....
The publick most sincerely sympathize with the friends and relations of our deceased brethren, who gloriously sacrificed their lives in fighting for the liberties of their Country. By their noble and intrepid conduct, in helping to defeat the forces of an ungrateful tyrant, they have endeared their memories to the present generation, who will transmit their names to posterity with the highest honour.
Whitehall, June l0, 1775.
Lieutenant Dunn, of the Navy, arrived this morning at Lord Dartmouth's, and brought letters from General Gage, Lord Percy, and Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, containing the following particulars of what passed on the nineteenth of April last between a detachment of the King's Troops in the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, and several parties of rebel Provincials, viz:
General Gage having received intelligence of a quantity of military stores being collected at Concord, for the avowed purpose of supplying a body of troops to act in opposition to His Majesty's Government, detached, on the eighteenth of April at night, the Grenadiers of his Army, and the Light-Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, of the Tenth Regiment, and Major Pitcairn, of the Marines, with orders to destroy the said stores; and the next morning eight Companies of the Fourth, the same number of the Twenty-Third and Forty-Ninth, and some Marines, marched under the command of Lord Percy, to support the other detachment.
Lieutenant-Colonel Smith finding, after he had advanced some miles on his march, that the country had been alarmed by the firing of guns and ringing of bells, despatched six Companies of Light-Infantry, in order to secure two bridges on different roads beyond Concord, who, upon their arrival at Lexington, found a body of the country people under arms, on a green close to the road; and upon the King's Troops marching up to them, in order to inquire the reason of their being so assembled, they went off in great confusion, and several guns were fired upon the King's Troops from behind a stone wall, and also from the meeting-house and other houses, by which one man was wounded, and Major Pitcairn's horse shot in two places. In consequence of this attack by the rebels, the troops returned the fire and killed several of them. After which the detachment marched on to Concord without any thing further happening, where they effected the purpose for which they were sent, having knocked off the trunnions of three pieces of iron ordnance, burnt some new gun carriages and a great number of carriage-wheels, and thrown into the river a considerable quantity of flour gunpowder, musket-balls, and other articles. Whilst this service was performing, great numbers of the rebels assembled in many parts, and a considerable body of them attacked the Light-Infantry, posted at one of the bridges, on which an action ensued, and some few were killed and wounded.
On the return of the Troops from Concord, they were very much annoyed, and had several men killed and wounded by the rebels firing from behind walls, ditches, trees, and other ambushes; but the brigade, under the command of Lord Percy, having joined them at Lexington with two pieces of cannon, the rebels were for a while dispersed; but as soon as the troops resumed their march, they began to fire upon them from behind stone walls and houses, and kept up in that manner a scattering fire during the whole of their march of fifteen miles, by which means several were killed and wounded; and such was the cruelty and barbarity of the rebels, that they scalped and cut off the ears of some of the wounded men who fell into their hands.
It is not known what members of the rebels were killed and wounded, but it is supposed that their loss was considerable.
General Gage says that too much praise cannot be given to Lord Percy for his remarkable activity during the whole day; and that Lieutenant-Colonel Smith and Major Pitcairn did every thing that men could do, as did all the officers in general, and that the men behaved with their usual intrepidity.
Return of the Commission, Non-Commission Officers, and Rank and File, killed, wounded, prisoners, and missing, on the 19th of April, 1775....
Total: One Lieutenant-Colonel killed; two Lieutenant-Colonels wounded; two Captains wounded; nine Lieutenants wounded; one Lieutenant missing; two Ensigns wounded; one Sergeant killed, four wounded, two missing; one Drummer killed, one wounded; sixty-two rank and file killed, one hundred and fifty-seven wounded, and twenty-four missing.
N. B. Lieutenant Isaac Potter reported to be wounded and taken prisoner.
Salem Gazette, April 25, 1775; reprinted in Peter Force, American Archives,
Fourth Series (Washington, 1839), II, 391-393 passim
Official bulletin, London Gazette, June lo, 1775; reprinted Ibid., 945-946
In my lifetime many newspapers have stopped all mention of what happened that day. I used to remind them in letters to the Editor about their failure to remember or mention Lexington and Concord.
Then there are later happenings on that day...
****having knocked off the trunnions of three pieces of iron ordnance,****
This was the proper method for destroying artillery back then. Spiking a touch hole meant it could be drilled out.
Fast forward to 2011.
21st Century "Intolerable Acts" such as:
- Obamacare & Czars (Massachusetts Government Act)
- TARP and The Stimulus (Massachusetts Government Act)
- Hostile Govt. takeover of GM for the Unions(Massachusetts Government Act)
- Moratorium on offshore Gulf drilling (Boston Port Act)
- Cap-n-Trade (Boston Port Act)
- Eric Holder's "Social Justice" Dept (Administration of Justice Act)
- Amnesty and failure to enforce the border (Quebec Act)
- hostility toward Christianity and promotion of Islam (Quebec Act)
... aggravating the citizenry, whereupon proposals are now being made to disarm the citizenry through gun-grabbing legislation/regulation.
Patriots' Day (to the titlist, there WAS more than one Patriot that day) bump
"So started the first battle in the American Revolutionary War."
However, these were not the first shots fired during the war. The firsts shots were fired the previous December in Portsmouth, NH at the Fort William & Mary. The colonists broke into the fort and stloe munitions. I believe a British soldier was shot.
So Michelle was right after all.
A bit of history from May 14, 1771 ... http://www.nchistoricsites.org/alamance/main.htm ... not to dispute the history books (of course)
Learning of that day in the middle of Marine Corps Boot camp has redefined who I am.
It is THE most important day every year in my life.
Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.
God save our American States!
Great pic.
Good catch. How stupid of me. Thanks.
I can fix it on AIPNews, which I will do, but can't fix it here.
Perhaps a kind mod will help out...
Today is April 19. Patriots Day. Shot Heard Round The World Day. A day that lives in infamy to Libs, and one they've tried hard to erase, discount, and smear.
Captain John Parker, veteran Indian fighter, 42 years old, dying of tuberculosis, who nevertheless did his duty: Stand your ground. Dont fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.
So we never forget. The first American Revolution started over Gun Control. We CANNOT stress that enough.
Let that be a lesson to all modern wannabes.
Molon Labe is the Greek term Come and Take Them. Leonidas of Spartas response to Xerxes messenger, at Thermopylae (the Hot Gates), when the demand was given to the Spartans to lay down their arms and surrender.
There are STILL Americans out here. And that response remains the same.
For further reading - "The Day the American Revolution Began: 19 April 1775" by William H. Hallahan. Worth the read.
Unfortunately, our men and women do not remember the blood of our fallen brothers who fought and sacrificed their lives for our freedom!
They want theirs and to hell who has to pay for it! Look at the spectacle of the Unions in WI, OH, and around the Nation, they are willing to destroy our Country in order to keep taxing the American people off their private lands, and into poverty! 7.5 million in damage to the WI capitol alone!
God help us all!
"Go tell the Spartans,Passerby,
That here, obedient to their laws, We lie..."
Simonides, Epitaph for the Spartans who fell at Thermopylae
Resistance to tyranny and a love of freedom and liberty, are both universal AND timeless...
"...They want theirs and to hell who has to pay for it! ..."
Not everyone, good brother paratrooper82... There are STILL Americans here. A fact which gives libs and their socialist comrades nightmares and sweats every night.
And that's as it should be.
'The militia then retreated into the woods to avoid the British fire.'
Actually, they retreated to surrounding homes; there was no woods on or near Lexington Green.
Interesting. Thanks.
Bump & bookmark. Thanks for posting!
Thank you. Many distant cousins fought that day, some did not come home. I have mixed emotions about the name Patriot Day being applied nationally to 9-11. Is it part of moving our Founding to the backwaters of American History? I hope not. However, on balance, the crew and passengers of Flight 93 were truly the Minutemen of their day and time so I will take comfort in that aspect. God Bless the Flight 93 pax for their courage and Remember all who served some 236 years ago today.
Amen to that.
I've often said that when they found out what was going on, they activated the militia. They gathered intelligence, conferred, looked around to see what weaponry was available, and all that they had was a drink cart and bowls of boiling water. So, they said, "Let's roll," and did what they could with what they had.
I am unendingly FASCINATED by the incredible courage shown on Lexington Green that morning.
Imagine it ... Word had arrived during the night that the British Army was headed to Concord, and they would have to pass through your town.
But instead of running away, or sitting by the window to watch the Regulars pass through, these farmers and shopkeepers and old men grabbed their muskets and gathered on the town common. The most powerful army in the world was approaching, yet this band of civilians went out to stop them.
Suicide! Everybody on Lexington Green that morning MUST have known it was sheer suicide to challenge the king's Regulars! Yet still they went and stood there in the dark, waiting.
Citizens DARING their own army to fire on them! An OPEN ACT OF REBELLION in defiance of the king! Where did they find the courage to even set foot on that grass?
Today, we are once again insulted by our government and we're again being taxed into poverty by people who do not represent our interests and don't care think.
Yet would any of us today have the nerve to face certain suicide to restore their freedom? Would you be able to stand there on Lexington Green, awaiting the dawn, listening for the sound of British boots approaching?
I'm not sure we still have that iron in our spines.
Great post. Great questions.
"...but ancient Sparta did a poor job of passing those ideas onto their posterity. Today's spartans are a bunch of lazy socialists ..."
I hear ya Devil Dog...however, you have three groups of people:
1. You have a group of contemptible swine who work tirelessly, 24-7-365, for decades, behind the scenes to undermine, subvert, and otherwise overthrow established systems to bring about some utopian society,
2. You have those who are charged with PREVENTING that situation and who do nothing to stop it.
3. You have ordinary folk who are for all intents and purposes oblivious to the wolves outside the door (deliberately dumbed down and MADE so).
This is nothing new.
You are correct - Leonidas would SPIT on them, and on any and all who let their country be TAKEN from them - from without or from within.
It's what WE decide to do or not to do at the end of the day. It's always the choice between the comfortable slavery and chains of dependence, or the Hard Road of liberty.
Captain Parker and his men took the Hard Road.
We'll see what the country's made of one of these days. It's coming whether we want it or not.
I think I'll make that my tagline for awhile.
Anytime, good brother.
Hale, you are a Patriot.
me too...
Many, many more of us than they could ever imagine...
Thank you brother...
so much so that I weep for what was, and how it's being erased...
As Molly's husband once said... "Live Free Or Die; Death Is Not The Worst Of Evils."
"...Death Is Not The Worst Of Evils.
You got that right...not by a longshot. It's much, much worse to watch your history, culture, language, heritage, and values degraded, ridiculed, trampled, ERASED, by scum that can't see how blessed they are to live in a country that tolerates their stench.
It's an easy thing to push against people who are, by nature and upbringing, not inclined to push back all that much, because they believe that everybody's voice should be heard.
What these libtard buttcracks need to understand is that people are running out of patience and tolerance for their antics, and sooner or later, as history has proven over and over again - the good people of this country ARE going to push back, and push back hard.
And it won't be pretty.
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GREENVILLE - A Greenville businessman offered an additional $2,000 in reward money for information in the death of a hit-and-run victim.
Austin Baeza, 20, died when he was hit by a car along Highway 33 near Memorial Drive in Pitt County on Aug. 18.
Baeza's mother told NewsChannel 12 Brent Lee, of Lee of Greenville Incorporated, offered the extra reward money.
The additional money is on top of the $5,000 CrimeStoppers is already offering for information leading to an arrest in the case.
Troopers continue to search for the hit-and-run driver who killed a man on Highway 33 and N. Memorial Saturday morning.
Trooper David Swanson said a man discovered the body while walking along the road about 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The victim has been identified as 20-year-old Austin Baeza of Mooresville. Baeza was buried Wednesday morning at St. Therese Catholic Church in Mooresville.
Pitt Community College officials confirm Baeza was enrolled to start classes this fall semester through their Transfer Student program.
Swanson saud investigators believe the hit-and-run happened around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Trooper Sales said the car authorities are looking for is a gray or silver Chrysler vehicle. The vehicle involved would be missing a radio antenna, a right mirror and have front headlight damage.
There are no suspects at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call Pitt-Greenville Crime Stoppers at 252-758-7777. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000.
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By UTAHNS FOR ONE LESS TAX
Initiative 1 is a Pig � with lipstick!
This November, Utahns will decide the fate of Initiative 1, the so-called "open space" initiative. This Initiative is dressed up to look like motherhood and apple pie, but in reality it is a pig - with lipstick. Proportionally, it has more pork than the federal budget and will likely have as many strings as any federal matching program.
It is without a doubt the most deceptive initiative to come along in years. Most initiative signers we have contacted did not know the measure contained a tax increase. Paid signature gatherers simply asked shoppers at the grocery store if they would like to show their support for open space, clean air, and clean water by signing a petition.
Most petition signers and many of the prominent initiative supporters we talked to did not know that $30 million of the $150 million will not be spent for open space at all, but for convention centers, local rec centers, and various types of municipal buildings. Most did not know that another $45 million on top of the $150 million will go to pay interest on the debt created by Initiative 1.
When the Lt. Governor declared that the initiative failed to qualify for the ballot, the Utah Supreme Court intervened and ordered election clerks in Cache and Utah Counties to count the signatures of signers who were clearly not registered voters! Had these signers attempted to vote, their provisional ballots would have been disqualified.
Initiative 1 will increase state debt by a whopping $150 million - using up most of the remaining $195 million currently available under the state's statutory bonding cap which is desperately needed for university buildings and highways. The initiative will also raise sales taxes by $15 million per year in a state whose total tax and fee burden is already third highest in the nation!
Before voting on Initiative 1, voters need to know the details behind this "feel good" proposal.
What you need to know about Initiative 1.
Who will determine how Initiative 1 revenues are spent? Hint: it's not the governor or the legislature.
Where will the money be spent? Hint: Think pork.
What accountability problems does Initiative 1 have?
How should open space preservation be funded?
Who is most impacted by sales tax increases?
Are cities already addressing the issue of open space preservation?
What are the consequences if Initiative 1 passes?
Visit www.utahtaxpayers.org to find out.
What you need to know about efforts to improve Utah's environmental quality.
Has Utah's air and water quality improved or worsened in the past 10 years?
How much is Utah already spending to protect the environment and improve air and water quality?
How much of Utah is already owned by the government and largely off-limits to development?
Visit www.utahtaxpayers.org find out.
Who Opposes Initiative 1?
Visit www.utahtaxpayers.org to see a list of:
State legislators opposing Initiative 1
Local government officials opposing Initiative 1
Community leaders opposing Initiative 1
Organizations opposing Initiative 1
This list continues to grow as more and more people find out that Initiative 1 is a "feel good" proposal that is severely flawed.
Initiative 1 is one of the worst tax proposal to surface in years. Utah taxpayers should vote no.
Help defeat Initiative 1.


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Cire said:
Wow, that was quick! ;)
Great release, but where's the imp and music? ;(
Cire said:
Tried out rev3, I'm lovin' it so far, though the imp seem to have what looks like a laser sight or something, is that a bug or intentional?
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Yeah, I meant the red line between the imp and the player which is also visible in the video.
bcwood16 said:
Its coming along much faster then I would have expected. For very early stages this looks promising.
I do think the Imp needs a bit more work and the animation is a bit rough! This can always be revisited later though.
Bet you are having fun making this!
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Looks/feels better than I'd thought. Now remake NUTS.WAD ;-)
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The project to digitize Emery County television is moving forward. Five counties have combined to request a grant of $3 million from the community impact board. The only glitch so far is that Emery County does not own the communications site on Cedar Mountain where the equipment will be installed. They own the buildings and all the equipment but not the actual ground. The site is owned by Green River City and their council was approached by Commissioner Drew Sitterud about deeding that land over to the county so the grant request can be approved by CIB. The Green River City council did not take action on the matter and will wait until their November meeting to rule on the request. Commissioner Sitterud pointed out that the Cedar Mountain site can only be leased to government agencies and not private phone companies. Updating the Cedar Mountain site will enable the county to meet federal regulations which call for digital signals by the end of 2006.
Green River students submitted a letter requesting a donation to the Close-up trip to Washington D.C. The commission approved $250 for the trip. Green River students have been involved in fund raising efforts to raise the required $1,385 per student. Every other year the Senior class travels to Washington D.C. to learn about government and they also visit with the Utah delegation.
Bob Lowe from the Rural Water Association of Utah presented information to the Emery County Commissioners regarding source protection. Lowe mentioned some water sources in Utah that have been contaminated including: Salt Lake's Sugarhouse well, Mapleton's wells, Sevier Town, Weber River and some of Kennecott's wells.
Lowe estimated costs to develop a new source of drinking water for a community to be between $100,000 to 500,000. He said it is a lot less expensive to protect a water source than it is to replace or restore a water source. Lowe said there are three major components involved in source protection. Protection zones around the source must be identified. An inventory of potential hazards to the water source must be identified. Sites must be managed to mitigate any development which might result in water source contamination.
Concerns with water sources are for surface as well as ground water. Lowe recommended protection zones around water sources to maintain water integrity over long periods of time. He said in Salt Lake County there are even guidelines concerning the number of dogs allowed in a watershed area. Lowe said the Division of Drinking Water has no authority to regulate land use, but cities, towns and counties do have authority to enact ordinances to regulate land use at the local level.
Management programs at the local level are intended to be well-thought out plans to control potential contamination source hazards. Lowe also said they have had success with public education and awareness programs concerning source protection. Regulatory land management strategies include zoning ordinances, subdivision ordinances, site plan reviews, design standards, pollution source prohibitions and property condemnations.
Lowe believes that most development can exist within source protection zones if it is controlled through design standards and education. Zoning ordinances passed by local officials are the best ways to control pollution sources that may want to locate near wells and springs in the future. Protection programs must be set up in advance of potential problems to be effective.
Lowe ended his presentation by offering his services to the county if they should wish to enact any source protection ordinances. Commissioner Gary Kofford mentioned that he is aware of source protection and has been involved in a subdivision at Joe's Valley which has the potential for problems. Commissioner Drew Sitterud said one issue Emery County is always dealing with is that watersheds don't always run along county lines. Lowe said in such cases then a cooperative effort is needed between counties to protect water. Sitterud said that in Emery County we are always dealing with coal mines and water and protecting springs from mining activity.
The commission approved a contract with the state of Utah for cadastral mapping and parcel automation.
The road department will be accepting bids for assembly, adaption and installation of used fuel storage and dispensing system at their shop. A meeting has been set for Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. to open the bids.
Commissioner Ira Hatch was named as the representative to the Utah Counties Insurance Pool and Pat Snowball is the alternate.
County Attorney Dave Blackwell prepared a document for the ordinance on collecting the transient room tax money. A public hearing will be held on Nov. 16 at 5 p.m to hear any public comments on the ordinance.
Commissioners set their dates for work meetings on the 2005 budget. They asked Brenda Dugmore, deputy county clerk to prepare a letter to county department heads asking all requisitions be presented at the Nov. 16 commission meeting. They are also requesting all bills be submitted for payment by the first meeting in December. The second meeting in December will pick up all credit card payments and utilities to avoid late charges. The commission also asked all requests for computer related items to go through Jeff Guymon in the IT department to avoid any duplication on products needed.
Commissioner Kofford reported that work is being done on the parking lot at the public safety complex which includes new asphalt in spots and grading work. He also reported on the problems the cities are having in regards to doing all their own building permits through the cities. Kofford said it looks like all requests will go through a city's zoning administrator and the actual building permit would be issued through the county. This hinges on each city adopting the 1997 uniform building code fees. All building permits will be issued under the new fee structure. This will be more expensive, approximate increases would go from a $300 fee on a $100,000 house to a $1,000 fee on a $100,000 house. These additional costs in building inspection fees will help to cover the addition of manpower to the building inspector department.
Commissioner Sitterud also reported that he had talked to the judge candidates and would begin interviews soon for the justice court judge. The next commission meeting will be held on Nov. 16 at 4 p.m.


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It seems obvious that the antecedent of αὐτόν ( verse 10) is τὸ φῶς (verse 9). Am I correct ? αὐτόν is a masculine pronoun but τὸ φῶς is a grammatically neuter noun. Is this an example of Constructio ad Sensum in the prologue of John ?


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Is $600 million enough of a penalty to head off the next big insider trading scandal? I doubt it, but it's the biggest-ever settlement in the history of the SEC's efforts to ringfence the behavior. This one comes in connection with the agency's SAC Capital investigation.
Stamford-based hedge fund advisor CR Instrinsic Investors, an SAC affiliate, agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges it participated in an insider trading scheme involving an Alzheimer's drug under development by Elan Corp. (ELAN) and Wyeth, which is now part of Pfizer (PFE). The SEC's press release breaks it down: $274,972,541 in disgorgement, $51,802,381.22 in prejudgment interest, and a $274,972,541 penalty.
The SEC also said that New York-based hedge fund advisory firm Sigma Capital Management has agreed to pay nearly $14 million to settle charges that the firm engaged in insider trading based on nonpublic information obtained through one of its analysts about the quarterly earnings of Dell (DELL) and Nvidia (NVDA).
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The SEC's case, borne out of its ongoing investigation into expert networks and the trading activities of hedge funds, began last year with charges against several hedge fund managers and analysts including Jon Horvath, a former analyst at Sigma Capital. Horvath agreed to a settlement earlier this month in which he admitted liability.
In a complaint filed today along with the proposed settlement in federal court in Manhattan, the SEC additionally charged Sigma Capital in the insider trading scheme and named two affiliated hedge funds – Sigma Capital Associates and S.A.C. Select Fund – as relief defendants that unjustly benefited from Sigma Capital's violations. S.A.C. Select Fund is an affiliate of S.A.C. Capital.


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