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Huntington Ingalls Carrier Costs Must Be Curbed, Mabus Says
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) and the Navy must show "significant improvement" in containing costs for the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier before its 2015 delivery date, according to U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus.
"The Navy is conducting a line-by-line review" of all remaining anticipated expenditures "to identify further opportunity to reduce cost and to mitigate risk," Mabus wrote in a letter dated yesterday to Senator John McCain, the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Mabus outlined steps the service and its largest shipbuilder are taking to stem costs that McCain says have increased at least 18 percent to $12.3 billion. The estimate includes the construction contract held by Huntington Ingalls, new designs for a nuclear reactor to power the ship and an electromagnetic aircraft-catapult system as well as an upgraded radar and survivability features.
The carrier, which is almost 40 percent complete, is the first ship in a $40 billion carrier program calling for an almost complete redesign from the Nimitz class it is replacing.
McCain has begun to question the carrier program, and Huntington Ingalls's performance, much as he has Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT)'s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's costliest defense program.
McCain has said he wants the Senate committee to review the Navy's initial construction-funding request for the second carrier in the class, the CVN-79. McCain also has requested a U.S. Government Accountability Office review of plans to build three Ford-class carriers.
"It appears that you do not now have a plan to prevent future increases," McCain said in a letter to Mabus on March 22.
'Unique Challenges'
Huntington Ingalls spokeswoman Beci Brenton said in an e- mailed statement that "we continue to see improvements in our performance on the carrier.
''Although this is a first-in-class ship with the unique challenges, we anticipate we will increase efficiencies and continue to retire risk in the three years that remain until delivery,'' Brenton said.
Huntington Ingalls of Newport News, Virginia, is scheduled to report tomorrow its first full-year earnings after its spinoff from Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) Analysts on a conference call for investors may question the company's cost-control steps and impact that overruns have had in reducing fees to the company.
Mabus wrote McCain that an unspecified amount of fees have already have been retracted ''consistent with contractor performance.''
'Inadequate Accountability'
The single biggest contributor to cost increases ''has been contractor and government procurement material cost overruns,'' Mabus said. ''These issues trace to lead-ship complexity'' and the overlap of construction with the development of key systems, he said.
There was ''inadequate accountability,'' primarily during the advance procurement period in 2002 to 2008, he said.
The ''systemic material procurement deficiencies'' must be corrected for the CVN-79, Mabus said.
Mabus indicated much of the vessel's complexity and associated cost increases stemmed from a 2002 Pentagon decision to introduce on one carrier all of the technology that was to be spread over three vessels -- from a new reactor and propulsion system to the electromagnetic aircraft-launching system and radar.
''Today we are confronting the cost impacts of these decisions made more than a decade ago,'' Mabus said.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld decided to accelerate the technologies in 2002 as part of his agenda to ''transform'' the military.
Huntington Ingalls fell 20 cents to $37.90 at the close in New York trading and declined 3.4 percent in the past year.
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Denny Dillon and David Smilow join us - they are performing at Shadowland Theatre in Ellenville, NY on Saturday, 5/5.
Lea Salonga is a star of the stage (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Flower Drum Song) as well a Disney Legend for her work in Aladdin and Mulan. She will perform at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on 5/5.
This week, Cristin Milioti was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Roll in a Musical for her work in Once. Once is based on the 2006 movie of the same name and features a book by award-winning Irish playwright and screenwriter, Enda Walsh, the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, and is directed by acclaimed Scottish director, John Tiffany.
Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as well as Golden Globe and Oscar winning writer for The Social Network is also the author of the play, The Farnsworth Invention, which details the invention of television. The Albany Civic Theatre is producing the play and we speak with director, Aaron Holbritter and by the actor playing the title character, Philo T. Farnsworth, Tom Templeton.
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We welcome comedian, writer, and actor, Mike Birbiglia, to the show and speak with him about his two one-man shows (Sleepwalk with Me and My Girlfriend's Boyfriend); the development of his work, and the film adaptation of Sleepwalk with Me.
Kat Koppett (co-director of improve group Mopco, Mark Fleisher (Producing Artistic Director, Adirondack Theatre Festival), Leigh Strimbeck (WAM Theatre co-founder and Artistic Advisor) tell us about the second 24hr Berkshires/Capital Region Theatre Project.
Joe Donahue speaks with Buddy Hackett's son, Sandy Hackett about his Rat Pack Show which re-creates one of the famous "Summit at the Sands" hotel shows. The show will be at The Colonial in Pittsfield, MA on Saturday 3/24 at 8pm.
Albany, NY – Morgan James is in the new Broadway revival of Godspell - the show is running at Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City.
By Sarah LaDuke
New York, New York – Cole Porter's Anything Goes is enjoying amazing reviews for its Broadway Revival at The Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Adam Godley plays Evelyn Oakleigh in the production, which is directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.

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Michelle Beadle vs. AJ Lee, the girlfriend of WWE superstar CM Punk? Yes, this appears to have been a thing over the weekend. If you were paying attention to Mack Brown, the Heisman Trophy and the NFL, here's the Beadle/Lee recap in a nutshell, and keep in mind I haven't paid attention to wrestling since it was the WWF and Ricky the Dragon Steamboat was as popular as half the NFL and Jake the Snake Roberts had the coolest move on TV:
Beadle was hosting something wrestling-related. She went up to her friend a wrestler named CM Punk and said hello. Punk's girlfriend, the ravishing AJ Lee, got angry. Jealous? Feeling threatened? Was this all one giant stunt? Who knows. Lee allegedly went off on Beadle, and might have been restrained according to wrestling insider Dave Meltzer:
"Several sources in WWE said A.J. Lee cursed out Michelle Beadle in front of many people on Wednesday at the Tribute to the Troops show. It's been the talk of people backstage at the show, both wrestlers and non-wrestlers. There's public damage control of the story going on and as far as what happens, who knows."
It's unclear if video has surfaced yet. Beadle tweeted a lot about the incident:
(1/4) Once and once only: I've known CM Punk for years. Considered him a friend. When I saw him at the arena, I said 'hey f&$?face'. The
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) December 16, 2013
(2/4) exact same way I talk to everyone. His girlfriend was no where near this. And I kept walking along with my assistant and two members
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) December 16, 2013
(3/4) of WWE PR. Next thing I know, I'm being yelled at. I honestly thought it was a joke. Period. The event went on and it was amazing. So
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) December 16, 2013
(4/4) I hope we can move on from this ridiculously lame 'story.' As for the crazies, BLOCKED! And Happy freaking Holidays!!!
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) December 16, 2013
Ok, back to your regularly-scheduled Romo bashing, already in progress.
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Much to Ryan Wood's dismay, this writer has no problem bucking tradition.
After much debate over some new, cute name for the annual "Rottsies," named after former Journal-World prep writer Steve Rottinghaus, I thought it only was fitting that the paper's last great prep guru be honored. So, without further ado, here are the 2004-05 Lawrence High "Woodsies."
¢ Team of the Year: It would be tough to overlook the LHS gymnastics squad, which captured the state title in November. The most exciting part, though, is that practically the entire team will be back. Freshman sensation Mallory West won the individual all-around state title, and she pretty much dominated every event she was in all year. Combined with older sister, junior Meredith West, and sophomore Kara Kellison, and the Lions will have a good shot at back-to-back titles next fall. Honorable mention: Volleyball (state runner-up), boys' basketball (15-8 overall, state berth).
¢ Male Athlete of the Year: It'll be awfully tough for junior Nolan Kellerman to do much better in 2005-06 than he did this season. Kellerman played a vital role in the backfield for the LHS football squad, totaling 430 yards on 99 carries with seven scores, and lettered in track as well. But most impressive on his resume this year was becoming the Lions' first individual state wrestling champion in 26 years, when he cleaned up in the 160-pound class. Kellerman did it with an unblemished 43-0 mark. Next season he'll have a shot at a repeat title, plus he'll be the motor in the backfield for a darned good football team. Honorable mention: senior Jeff Colter (football), senior Ian Handshy (football, basketball), junior Brian Heere (baseball, football), senior Pharouk Hussein (wrestling, soccer), senior Brennan Bechard (basketball).
¢ Female Athlete of the Year: Junior Sydney Wilson focused on golf after playing golf and volleyball in the past and contributed in basketball. Aside from taking the Sunflower League and regional titles on the links, Wilson became Lawrence High's very own "Downtown" Terry Brown. As a senior, Wilson will go for the elusive state golf title that she just missed in the past two years and will play a big role for a basketball squad that returns three starters. Honorable mention: senior Whitney Juneau (softball, golf), freshman Mallory West (gymnastics, diving), senior Bobi Riley (volleyball), senior Chelsey Ornburn (track, gymnastics).
¢ Male Newcomer of the Year: This one is a tie between two freshmen in the same sport : shoot, the same events even. Alex Boyer and Zach Henderson, a pair of rookie swimmers, both qualified for state this year in the 200 free and 500 free. They could help shift some of the swimming focus across town the next few years.
¢ Female Newcomer of the Year: Not much of a surprise here. It'd be silly to give this award to anyone other than Mallory West, who established herself as one of the state's elite gymnasts as just a freshman. She rarely struggled, and it wouldn't shock anyone if she repeated next year.
¢ Coach of the Year: Jo Huntsinger resigned as the LHS volleyball coach in January after 25 years with the program, both playing and coaching. Before she hung up the clipboard, she led her team on a storybook ride through the Class 6A state tournament. The Lions, who entered as the No. 8 seed, knocked off Free State in a five-game emotional marathon, then upset second-seeded Overland Park Aquinas in the semis, only to fall to No. 1 Washburn Rural in the title match. It was a magical run to cap a great coaching career.
¢ Game of the Year: As if it wasn't enough of a reach to say the Lawrence High boys basketball team could douse red-hot, top-ranked Free State in early February, there also was the fact that the Lions were thrashed by 27 points at Shawnee Mission South the night before. But somehow, some way, the Lions squeaked by the Firebirds, 44-42, which doubled as a catalyst for their late-season run. And the Lions BARELY got away with this one, as Free State's Sam Buhler missed a three-point heave at the buzzer. Bechard scored 18 points in the contest, and from that point on was the Lions' top offensive threat. After pulling off the year's biggest upset, LHS went 6-2 to earn a trip to Emporia for the state tournament.
¢ Performance of the Year: You knew bowling was going to show up at some point on this list, and where better than right here for Lawrence High freshman Tiffany Demaline. True, high school bowling in Kansas is in its infant stages, but Demaline had not one, but two stellar performances this year. First was her perfect 300 game Feb. 21, which she rolled while battling a cold. She followed it up two weeks later by becoming the first Kansas state bowling champion. Not bad, huh? (P.S. Bowling IS a sport).
¢ Team to Watch in 2005-06: Of course, Lawrence High football could be looking at a good fall, but under the radar, watch out for the girls basketball team. Coach Kristin Mallory loses the bulk of her post production in senior Megan Klingler, but the Lions could be really fun to watch on the perimeter. Three key pieces already are in place with junior court general Drew Huff, junior inside/outside threat Kayla Nolte and the aforementioned Wilson. If a few of last season's underclassmen step up to complement a strong senior class, the Lions could be pretty exciting.
¢ Names to Know for Next Year: junior Tyler Knight (basketball, baseball), sophomore John Novotny (baseball, basketball), junior Scott Penny (track, football), sophomore Abby Vestal (basketball, soccer), junior Drew Huff (basketball, softball), freshman Kelly Renfro (cross country, soccer).
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Script for: Preventing the Spread of HIV Through Injection Drug Use
Hi, my name is [PRESENTER NAME]. I'm [PRESENTER ROLE]. Welcome to "Preventing the Spread of HIV Through Injection Drug Use." This video will teach you information that can save your life, so please listen carefully and watch the whole video.
You've probably heard of HIV/AIDS and know that it can severely affect your life and even kill you. But what can you do to reduce your risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS?
This video explains ways to reduce or eliminate your risk of contracting HIV through injection drug use, saving your life, the life of any current or future sexual partner, and if you are a woman, the lives of any future children. A longer video we have produced called "A Brief Introduction to HIV and AIDS" covers more detailed information, discusses other ways besides injection drug use that HIV is transmitted, and explains how to reduce or eliminate those risks as well.
Sexual contact is the most common way HIV is transmitted. However, it is important to realize that the sharing of needles by injection drug users actually poses a higher risk of HIV transmission than sexual contact.
HIV is present in the blood of an infected person. If a person with HIV uses a needle to inject a drug, some of their blood gets in and on the needle. If another person uses that same dirty needle, the other person may contract HIV as a result.
Obviously, the best way to avoid contracting HIV through injection drug use is to not inject drugs. Using drugs has many risks, including the risk of other severe illnesses due to impurities in the drugs and the risk of dying from an overdose. If you are currently using drugs, please talk to a doctor about getting into a treatment program that could help you stop.
If you choose to inject drugs, the best way to avoid contracting HIV is to use your own needles and not share them. You cannot contract HIV from a new, clean, unused, sterile needle that you just removed from its package. Many places have needle exchange programs where you can turn in dirty needles and get free new needles in return.
It is extremely dangerous to use a needle that has already been used by another person to inject anything into your body. As an absolute last resort, if you are about to use a dirty needle to inject a drug, you can clean the needle and syringe thoroughly inside and out with a bleach solution and rinse it with water to reduce your risk of contracting HIV.
No matter who you are, you are a valuable individual, and your life matters as do the lives of those in your community. Take care of yourself and those around you. Make healthy choices that eliminate or reduce your risk of contracting HIV.
Thank you for your help in the fight against HIV. This is [PRESENTER NAME].
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~ Today's posting is a sort of 'Reader's Digest' collection of descriptions, quotes, and commentary concerning the people involved in the Battle of Lexington & Concord.
It is not, by any means, meant to be a comprehensive account.
Of course it isn't - this is only a blog post.
But my objective is to give the reader an idea of what the men and women of that time went through on such a fateful day - a date which truly should live on in infamy, but, unfortunately, doesn't in most parts of these United States.
But my objective is to give the reader an idea of what the men and women of that time went through on such a fateful day - a date which truly should live on in infamy, but, unfortunately, doesn't in most parts of these United States.
In fact, if you mention April 19th, 1775 to most outside of Massachusetts, you'll find they haven't a clue as to what occurred.
Well, maybe we should start spreading the word. Maybe, just maybe, in our own small way, we can get the news out, and the celebrations of the beginning of the founding of the United States can be...well...celebrated.
Today's post might be a good start ~
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"The Revolution and the beliefs and ideals that came out of it are what hold us together and make us a united people. There is no American ethnicity, so the Revolutionary beliefs in liberty and equality and constitutionalism are the adhesives that make us a nation."
Gordon S. Wood - Revolutionary War historian and author
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You see, my official job title is "paraprofessional," or "parapro" for short. I mainly work in classrooms in a high school as a sort of teacher's aid, helping the students who are physically or otherwise health impaired.
One of the classes I am assigned to is American History. Yeah...go figure, right? What's even cooler is the teacher has no problem deferring to me and allowing me to add my thoughts, opinions, and knowledge during class time. And when we teach of the Revolutionary War period, oh, you can bet I am right there! And we really drill this so important part of our nation's history into our sophomore students.
Of course we do!
Which means they get a pretty extensive instruction, as far as high school goes, that covers the period from the Stamp Act through the writing of the Constitution, with extra concentration on what most consider to be the first real battle of the Revolutionary War: Lexington & Concord.
|A few of the founding documents that are placed on the wall of our American History classroom
With the anniversary date of April 19, 1775 coming up, what I thought I'd do for this week's post is look at that turbulent day through the eyes and words of those who were there, whether soldier or civilian (including women), as well as descriptive narratives from writers who have a gift of engulfing the reader into the world of the past. And I tried to find remarks that will give a more "you are there" view of the occurrences, using the primary sources available. I often will help teach the students in this same manner, for, to me, there are no better descriptions than from those who witnessed history first hand...
So, let's begin our journey to one of the most important dates in American history with a few words from Todd Andrlik, the author of a fantastic book, Reporting the Revolutionary War:
|New-Hampshire Gazette
Friday, April 21, 1775
On the morning of April 19, the news grew grim: royal troops had fired on a militia company on Lexington Common, killing eight. At midday, people learned that those British regulars were searching Concord, destroying the Provincial Congress's supplies and cannons. Another exchange of fire at Concord's North Bridge left dead on both sides.
As soon as the royal troops left Concord, the Middlesex County militia began a concerted counter-attack. The regulars met their reinforcements in Lexington, and the combined force struggled east to Charlestown through growing hostile fire. By the end of the day, about 3,800 militiamen had seen action against about 1,500 regulars. More than 270 British were left dead, wounded, or missing; for the Americans, only ninety-four.
American newspapers formed a consensus that one goal of the British army's march had been to arrest Massachusetts political leaders, particularly John Hancock and Samuel Adams. (British) General Gage described his aim as destroying rebel supplies in Concord; his orders and private files, made available in the 20th century, confirm this."
As far as Revere warning Adams and Hancock of possible arrest, that pretty much was the general consensus of the patriots at that time, for, as Paul Revere himself wrote:
|Paul Revere & William Dawes
speak with Messrs. Adams
and Hancock
Now, I would hope that you know the story of Paul Revere's ride. No, not the Longfellow version, but what really happened. You know…how he never made it to Concord - - how he was, instead, captured by the British Regular Army roughly in between Lexington and Concord, and then eventually let go after the sound of musket fire and warning bells coming from the direction of Lexington.
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So let's also take this opportunity to see what happened to Mr. Revere after he made it back to town, as he tells us in his own words (this being a combination of two accounts, one written in 1783, and the other, more well known, written in 1798):
"Mr. Lowell (a clerk to John Hancock) asked me to go to the tavern with him, to get a trunk of papers belonging to Mr. Hancock. We went up chamber, and while we were getting the trunk, we saw the British very near, upon a full march. Before we left the house, I saw the ministerial troops from the chamber window. We made haste - we hurried toward Mr. Clark's house, and had to pass through our militia, who were on a green behind the Meeting House, to the number as I supposed, about 50 or 60, I went through them; as I passed I heard the commanding officer speak to his men to this purpose; ''Let the troops pass by, and don't molest them, without they begin first.'' I had to go across road; but had not got half gunshot off when the ministerial troops appeared in sight, behind the Meeting House. They made a short halt, when one gun was fired, which appeared to be a pistol. I heard the report, turned my head, and saw the smoke in front of the troops. Then I could distinguish two guns. They immediately gave a great shout, ran a few paces, and then a continual roar of musketry, I could first distinguish irregular firing, which I supposed was the advance guard, and then platoons; at this time I could not see our militia, for they were covered from me by a house at the bottom of the street...(then) we made off with the trunk."
Without fully realizing it at the time, Mr. Revere witnessed the very beginnings of the first real battle for America's fight for Independence.
|The battle begins - - Lexington Common
'We shall never know who fired first at Lexington, or why. But everyone on the Common saw what happened next. The British infantry heard the shots, and began to fire without orders. Their officers could not control them.
The British firing made at first a slow irregular popping sound. Then suddenly there was a terrible ripping noise like the tearing of a sheet as (they) fired their first volley. Lexington militiaman Elijah Sanderson saw the Regulars shoot at him, but he was amazed that nobody seemed to fall, and thought that the Redcoats were firing blanks. Then one British soldier turned and fired toward a man behind a wall. "I saw the wall smoke with the bullets hitting it. I knew they were firing balls."
After the volley from the Regulars, the spectators fled for their lives. Timothy Smith testified that, "I immediately ran, and a volley was discharged at me, which put me in imminent danger."
Heavy lead musket balls flew in all directions, making a low whizzing noise which sounded to some like a swarm of bees. The Common was shrouded in dense clouds of dirty white smoke. One militiaman remembered, "All was smoke when the Foot fired." Another recalled that, "the smoke prevented our seeing anything but the heads of some of their horses." '
And, from the book Paul Revere & the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes, we get a more up-close and personal view of this battle:
'Aunt Lydia had been hanging out of an upper window to watch. A bullet whizzed by her head and hit the barn. "What's that?" They told her a bullet and she'd best take care of herself. And Jonathan Harrington, shot through the chest, was able to crawl the few yards to his own door and die there. Jonas Parker, brought to his knees by the British fire, had been finished off by a bayonet.
Two of the wounded were carried to Reverend Clarks'. Miss Dolly remembered that the one who had been grazed insisted that he was killed, and the one who had been really wounded "behaved better." '
As soon as the patriots dispersed, the detachment of Regulars pushed on toward Concord, six miles distant. Confident of success and high in spirit, they were unaware that Concord had been aroused, and a formidable body of militia had collected to "receive the invaders."
This goes right along with the story that Mary Hartwell of Lincoln, who was a witness to the events, liked to tell her grandchildren.
|Dawes, Revere, and Prescott
Violet made it to Mary and Sam Hartwell's house, and Mary took over and relayed the message to Smith's house.
Bells were rung, thus the Lincoln Minutemen were warned in time, and arrived at the North Bridge before the British soldiers got there.
(from the Minuteman National Park Service website as well as the Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution by Benson J. Lossing.)
|Josiah Walpole Hall
Twenty two year old minuteman Josiah Walpole Hall, upon hearing the warning muskets and bells, traveled the road from Walpole to Concord, Massachusetts, in the early hours of April 19, 1775, to deliver the message that General Gage's regulars were crossing the Charles River to march to Lexington to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock for treason and then to Concord to seize the cannon and military stores there.
During the war that followed, Hall served in Colonel Joseph Read's Regiment. He died at South Walpole, Massachusetts, at the age of 101
As for this next fellow, I am not sure, but I do suspect that there was a relation between this Jonathan Harrington and the Jonathan Harrington mentioned earlier, who had died at the door of his home:
|Here is a daguerreotype of
Jonathan Harrington from the early 1850s.
You are looking into the eyes of history -
the eyes that actually saw the
Battle of Lexington and Concord!
(from the collection of the Lexington, Massachusetts
Historical Society)
And from the above-mentioned book, The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution (published in 1850, by the way), we hear more about Mr. Harrington. You see, author Benson Lossing realized that people of his generation knew about the battles fought in their own regions, but very little about the battles outside of their area, and he considered it important to capture that information prior to its being lost. Lossing sketched landmarks as they existed at the time of his travels to make sure that they were recorded for the "admiration and reverence of remote posterity." The result of his travels is this three-volume set, which includes in-depth interviews with veterans,including Jonathan Harrington.
Lossing, I have read, was awed to be in the company of a man who was present at the first battle of the Revolution, and in his own words wrote of his excitement:
Lossing, I have read, was awed to be in the company of a man who was present at the first battle of the Revolution, and in his own words wrote of his excitement:
|Here is the sketch of Jonathan
Harrington drawn by historian
and author, Benson J. Lossing,
in October 1848.
The signature is Mr. Harrington's.
Moving on...
At Concord's North Bridge, the British Regulars turned and looked up the hill in amazement at the men coming toward them. Leading the way down from Punkatasset Hill to confront the British troops at the bridge were the minutemen of Acton, Massachusetts, who were one of the few companies to be fully equipped with bayonets and cartridge boxes that allowed a greater rate of fire than powder horns. Behind the Acton company were minutemen from other towns, followed by the militia.
|Slowly the British Regulars
began to understand that this was no rural rabble
confronting them.
It has been questioned whether or not "The White Cockade" was played on April 19th, 1775. A deposition from Charles Handley, a 13 year old boy who was at the Widow Brown's tavern a mile from North Bridge, clearly states that he heard it as the Acton Company passed the tavern: "They marched quite fast to the music of a fife and drum," he said many years later, "I remember the tune, but am not sure of its name…I think it was called 'The White Cockade.'" Handley then whistled the notes, which were verified by the listener to be the tune in question. This seems to be the only eyewitness account of a specific tune being played at a specific time.
Hmmm...I wonder where Jonathan Harrington fits in with all of this...
Hmmm...I wonder where Jonathan Harrington fits in with all of this...
The Regulars were met with hostile fire, and were unexpectedly driven back.
From British officer Lieut. Col. Smith, who took part in the skirmish at Lexington and Concord, describing the return back to Boston in a letter to the Massachusetts Governor Gage
Boston, April 22, 1775
"While at Concord we saw vast numbers assembling in many parts; at one of the bridges they marched down, with a very considerable body, on the light infantry posted there. On their coming pretty near, one of our men fired on them, which they returned; on which an action ensued, and some few were killed and wounded. In this affair, it appears that after the bridge was quitted, they scalped and otherwise ill-treated one or two of the men who were either killed or severely wounded, being seen by a party that marched by soon after.
At Concord we found very few inhabitants in the town; those we met with both Major Pitcairn and myself took all possible pains to convince that we meant them no injury, and that if they opened their doors when required to search for military stores, not the slightest mischief would be done. We had opportunities of convincing them of our good intentions, but they were sulky; and one of them even struck Major Pitcairn.
On our leaving
Concord to return to Boston, they began to fire on us from behind the walls,
ditches, trees, etc., which, as we marched, increased to a very great degree,
and continued without the intermission of five minutes altogether, for, I
believe, upwards of eighteen miles; so that I can't think but it must have been
a preconcerted scheme in them, to attack the King's troops the first favorable
opportunity that offered, otherwise, I think they could not, in so short a time
as from our marching out, have raised such a numerous body, and for so great a
space of ground. Notwithstanding the enemy's numbers, they did not make one
gallant effort during so long an action, though our men were so very much
fatigued, but kept under cover.
| "Our men had had very few good
opportunities of getting good shots
at the Rebels, as they hardly ever fired
but under cover of a stone wall,
from behind a tree, or out of a house"
I have the honor, etc.
F. Smith, Lt-Col. 10th Foot."
F. Smith, Lt-Col. 10th Foot."
Here is a portion from the Diary of Lt. Frederick Mackenzie of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (one of the oldest infantry regiments in the British Army), telling of his own similar experience:
19 April
During the whole of the march from Lexington the Rebels kept an incessant irregular fire from all points at the column, which was the more galling as our flanking parties, which at first were placed at sufficient distances to cover the march of it, were at last, from the different obstructions they occasionally met with, obliged to keep almost close to it. Our men had had very few good opportunities of getting good shots at the Rebels, as they hardly ever fired but under cover of a stone wall, from behind a tree, or out of a house; and the moment they had fired they lay down out of sight until they had loaded again or the column had passed. In the road indeed in our rear, they were most numerous and came on pretty close, frequently calling out, "King Hancock forever!"
Few or no women or children were to be seen throughout the day. As the country had undoubted intelligence that some troops were to march out, and the Rebels were probably determined to attack them, it is generally supposed they had previously removed their families from the neighbourhood...
|"They did not fight us like a regular army, only like savages behind trees and stone walls, and out of the woods and houses, where in the latter we killed numbers of them."
Next we have a portion of a letter to Boston Governor Gage from Brigadier General Percy Hugh of the 5th Regiment of Foot:
Boston, 20 April, 1775
As all the houses were shut up and there was not the appearance of a single inhabitant, I could get no intelligence concerning them till I had passed Menotomy, where I was informed that the Rebels had attacked His Majesty's troops, who were retiring, overpowered by numbers, greatly exhausted and fatigued, and having expended almost all their ammunition. And about 2 o'clock I met them retiring through the town of Lexington.
As soon as they saw us begin to retire, they pressed very much upon our rear-guard, which for that reason I relieved every now and then. In this manner we retired for 15 miles under an incessant fire all around us, till we arrived at Charlestown between 7 and 8 in the evening, very much fatiqued with a march above 30 miles, and having expended almost all our ammunition.
|It was a very precarious retreat to Boston for the Regulars
Photo courtesy of the Boston Discovery Guide
There is a story generally known around the Lexington/Concord area of a middle aged man named Hezekiah Wyman. In fact, on that fateful day - April 19, 1775 - it's said that Hezekiah turned 55 years of age. As the story goes, upon hearing of (or possibly witnessing) the occurrence on the village green where the townsmen of Lexington were over run by the Regulars, he saddled up his old white mare and, against the wishes of his wife, galloped on a course toward Concord. It did not take long before he met with a column of British infantry then fired at a Regular who advanced toward him, bringing the soldier down. Being highly visible - he was described as a "tall, gaunt" man with long gray hair - he became known as "Death on a Pale Horse" by those who saw him and grew to fear the sight of this crack shot, for he would jump off his horse, steady his aim with his musket, take a deliberate shot and hit his mark, then jump back on his mare to find a new position.
Hezekiah Wyman died in 1779.
The man actually lived...but some say his story is a myth...hmmm...
|Off to fight...Concord
She said: "Your grandfather, who was sergeant, left the house, joining the neighbors as soon as the alarm reached us. I did up the chores at the barn, and cared for the children as well as I could in my anxiety. When thus occupied, a colored woman who lived near us came in to spread the news of the approach of the British, but was afraid to go farther; so I said, "If you will take care of my baby, I will go and give the warning." I started for a neighbor's house, glancing down the road, and saw such a sight as I can never forget. The army of the king was coming up in fine order, their red coats were brilliant, and their bayonets glistening in the sunlight made a fine appearance; but I knew what all that meant, and I feared that I should never see your grandfather again, although I then knew nothing of their bloody work at Lexington.
"'I saw an occasional horseman dashing
by, going up and down, but heard nothing more until I saw them coming back in
the afternoon, all in confusion, wild with rage, and loud with threats. I knew
there had been trouble, and that it had not resulted favorably for that
retreating army. I heard the musket-shots just below, by the old Brooks Tavern,
and trembled, believing that our folks were killed. Some of the rough, angry
soldiers rushed up to this house and fired in; but fortunately for me and the
children, the shots went into the garret, and we were safe. How glad I was when
they all got by the house, and your grandfather and our neighbors reached home
The scenes that followed the alarm, when it reached other homes in the town, were in some respects like those at the home of Samuel Hartwell. Says Mr. Farrar, a grandson of Captain Samuel of the company of militia, and the owner and occupant of one of the Farrar dwellings on the old homestead, "My grandfather was on his way to mill in the early dawn when he heard of the trouble. Throwing his saddle-bags containing the grist over a wall, he made haste to rally his men, and went on to Concord."
The people, here as elsewhere, had become so alarmed by premonitions of evil that this morning's intelligence was enough to cause them to believe that nether life nor property was safe within the range of the invading army. Says Mr. Farrar, "The Concord families living nearest to our home fled this way for safety, and with my grandmother and others of the family left this house, and took refuge in 'Oaky Bottom,' a retired piece of forest land about one-half mile in.the rear of the house, still known by that name in our community. Grandmother in her haste had sufficient self-possession to think of the cattle tied in the barn. These she let loose, desiring to save them from the flames that she expected would be kindled by Gage's army. She took her babe, Samuel (the third), in her arms, the large family Bible, a loaf of bread, and a looking-glass, with what little silver she had, and bade farewell to the old dwelling, never expecting to gather her family about her again beneath that ancestral roof. Every little while they would venture out far enough to look over the hill to see if the soldiers had set the house on fire."
|I started for a neighbor's house, glancing down the
road, and saw such a sight as I can never forget.
The army of the king was coming up in fine order,
their red coats were brilliant, and their bayonets
glistening in the sunlight made a fine appearance
Picture courtesy of the Boston Discovery Guide
The scenes that followed the alarm, when it reached other homes in the town, were in some respects like those at the home of Samuel Hartwell. Says Mr. Farrar, a grandson of Captain Samuel of the company of militia, and the owner and occupant of one of the Farrar dwellings on the old homestead, "My grandfather was on his way to mill in the early dawn when he heard of the trouble. Throwing his saddle-bags containing the grist over a wall, he made haste to rally his men, and went on to Concord."
The people, here as elsewhere, had become so alarmed by premonitions of evil that this morning's intelligence was enough to cause them to believe that nether life nor property was safe within the range of the invading army. Says Mr. Farrar, "The Concord families living nearest to our home fled this way for safety, and with my grandmother and others of the family left this house, and took refuge in 'Oaky Bottom,' a retired piece of forest land about one-half mile in.the rear of the house, still known by that name in our community. Grandmother in her haste had sufficient self-possession to think of the cattle tied in the barn. These she let loose, desiring to save them from the flames that she expected would be kindled by Gage's army. She took her babe, Samuel (the third), in her arms, the large family Bible, a loaf of bread, and a looking-glass, with what little silver she had, and bade farewell to the old dwelling, never expecting to gather her family about her again beneath that ancestral roof. Every little while they would venture out far enough to look over the hill to see if the soldiers had set the house on fire."
To appreciate the situation of these people and others, one must place him-or-herself in thought back to that April morning, having in mind the many real threats and the more unwarranted alarms that had emanated from the army at Boston.
On Lexington Green, eleven year old Elizabeth Clarke, the daughter of
Reverend Jonas Clarke, watched as the dead were gathered up and laid in
plain pine boxes "made of four large boards nailed up. After Pa had prayed, they were put into two large horse carts and took into the graveyard (where he)
and some of the neighbors had made a large trench as near the woods as
possible, and there we followed the bodies of the first slain, father
and mother, I and the baby. There I stood, and there I saw them let down
into the ground. It was a little rainy, but we waited to see them
covered up with the clods. And then for fear the British should find
them, my father thought some of the men had best cut some pine or oak
boughs and spread them on their place of burial so that it looked like a
heap of brush."
|marker photo courtesy of Find-a-Grave
Although Mary Hartwell had good reason for entertaining vindictive feelings towards the invading army, her actions proved that her better nature soon prevailed. She said, "I could not sleep that night, for I knew there were British soldiers lying dead by the roadside; and when, on the following morning, we were somewhat calmed and rested, we gave attention to the burial of those whom their comrades had failed to take away. The men hitched the oxen to the cart, and went down below the house, and gathered up, the dead. As they returned with the team and the dead soldiers, my thoughts went out for the wives, parents, and children away across the Atlantic, who would never again see their loved ones; and I left the house, and taking my little children by the hand, I followed the rude hearse to the grave hastily made in the burial-ground. I remember how cruel it seemed to put them into one large trench without any coffins. There was one in a brilliant uniform, whom I supposed to have been an officer. His hair was tied up in a cue."
|Burying the British Dead
For more than a century this common grave remained unmarked, until the people of the town, considering the events of that day with a forgiving spirit, erected a memorial stone over the resting-place of the unknown dead.
At Menotomy, the dead militiamen were heaped on an ox-sled and sent home to their town, while the children looked on. Joanna Mansfield recollected the sight of the American dead piled high, their legs stiff, and each wearing "heavy stockings of gray homespun."
From the New-Hampshire Gazette Friday, April 21, 1775:
Early this morning, we were alarmed, with an Express from Newbury-Port, with the following Letter, to the Chairman of the Committee of Correspondence in this Town.
SIR, Newbury-Port, April 19, 1775.
THIS Town has been in a continental Alarm since Mid-day, with Reports of the TROOPS having marched out of Boston to make some Attack in the Country---The Reports in general concur, in part, in having been at Lexington---And it is very generally said they have been at Concord. --- We sent off an Express this Afternoon, who went as far as Simons' at Danvers, before he could get Information that he thought might be depended upon--- he there met two or three Gentlemen who affirmed, the Regular Troops and our Men had been engaged chief of the Morning, and that it is supposed we had Twenty-five Thousand Men engaged against Four Thousand Regulars; that the Regulars had begun a Retreat--- Our Men here are setting off immediately---- And as the sword is now drawn, and first drawn on the Side of the Troops, we scruple not, you will give the readiest and fullest Assistance in your Power --- And send this Information further on---- In Behalf of the Committee for the Town,
Your humble Servant,
JAMES HUDSON, Chairman
News as it happened...
I'm not sure who wrote the following letter to a British officer in Boston - the writer, a woman, is only known as C.S. of Philadelphia.
Here is an excerpt:
|Letter writing
I tremble at the thoughts of war; but of all wars, a civil one: our all is at stake; and we are called upon by every tie that is dear and sacred to exert the spirit that Heaven has given us in this righteous struggle for liberty.
I will tell you what I have done...I have retrenched every superfluous expense in my table and family; tea I have not drank since last Christmas, nor bought a new cap or gown since your defeat at Lexington, and what I never did before, have learnt to knit, and am now making stockings of American wool for my servants, and this way do I throw in my mite to the public good. I know this, that as free I can die but once, but as a slave I shall not be worthy of life.
I have the pleasure to assure you that these are the sentiments of all my sister Americans. They have sacrificed both assemblies, parties of pleasure, tea drinking and finery to that great spirit of patriotism that actuates all ranks and degrees of people throughout this extensive continent. If these are the sentiments of females, what must glow in the breasts of our husbands, brothers and sons? They are as with one heart determined to die or be free.
All ranks of men amongst us are in arms. Nothing is heard now in our streets but the trumpet and drums; and the universal cry is "Americans, to arms!"
We are making powder fast and do not want for ammunition.
Your sincere friend,
~ ~ ~
But, to me, looking at their times through their eyes, their thoughts, and their actions bring them back to life here 250 years afterward.
And this is what I try to do during reenactments: I do my best to emulate those who we just read about - and so many others - so that the visitors may feel they are actually speaking to one from the 1770s.
Postscript - - - -
Many times, when I write postings like this I listen to period-appropriate music to help set the mood. And on the shelf directly above my computer monitor are replicated artifacts and photos that also help to give me my so-called "muse."
Here is the listing the of songs I put onto a various artist 18th century "mix tape" that I listen to often (remember cassettes? Yes, I still love 'em!):
In the Good Old Colony Days
White Cockade
Come Haste to the Wedding
A Toast
Buttered Peas
There Was a Jolly Miller
Fish & Tea
General Washington
Girl I Left Behind Me
Of All the Simple Things
Going to Boston
Death of General Wolfe
Here He Comes! The Hero Comes!
Dog & Gun
President's March
Farewell to Old Ireland
The Drum
Massachusetts Hop
Fancy Minuet
Lovely Nancy
Poor Polly
Lady Washington
Rock of Ages
Good Morrow To Your Night Cap
Johnny Cock the Beaver
Funeral Dirge #1 and #2
Hangman Slacken Your Rope
Stony Point
Billy Broke Locks
A Minuet By the Reverend Mr. Bacon
Soldier Will You Marry Me
The Swallow
Lord Howe's Jig
Barbara Allen
Yankee Doodle
Soldier's Joy
Derby Ram
Home Sweet Home
Buttermilk Sky
Amazing Grace
Over the Hills and Far Away
Johnny Toddy Was a Soldier
The artists performing the above listed tunes are Linda Russell, Kevin Roth, David & Ginger Hildebrand, Hesperus, J. Eberhart, Dean Shostak, Colonial Traditions, 1st Michigan Fife & Drum, Oscar Brand, John Townley, and a CD entitled Music of the American Revolution.Here are a few links to purchase some of my favorite period music:
George Washington: Music For First President by David & Ginger Hildebrand
Over the Hills and Far Away by David & Ginger Hildebrand
Reflections by 1st Michigan Fife & Drum
Colonial America by Hesperus
Colonial Traditions - various Artists
In the Good Old Colony Days by Linda Russell
And for a very good movie (considering its age) on the occurrences of Lexington & Concord, check out April Morning:
"This is simply a gem of a movie based on Howard Fast's excellent 1962 novel of the first day of hostilities between colonists and Britain.
There may have been bigger blockbusters made about the American Revolution (The Patriot, etc.) but this under- rated 1988 film is a true classic, capturing the quintessential decency of American colonial village life in Lexington and the developing tensions and conflict on that fateful day of 19th April 1775.
April Morning is also effective because it does not glamorize war or demonize the redcoats. In fact, a Patriot and a Redcoat are both seen, at various stages, to be scared witless by the whiff of grapeshot and of battle. Yet overall, in what is truly a momentous day for the villagers of Lexington and Concord, we see how the events mature a young colonist, and this is brilliantly illustrated at the end of the film when he leads his family in prayer for their food and life. This very subtle approach makes it evident that the boy, like colonial America, is gone forever and has been replaced by a decent man who would, with humility, be worthy of his emerging new leadership role-in young America."
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Click >Find-a-Grave< website for the Lexington dead marker photoTo learn more about Paul Revere's ride, click HERE
To read more about the Revolutionary War through original artifacts, click HERE
To learn more about how our colonial ancestors lived, click HERE
To learn more about how our colonial ancestors traveled, click HERE
To learn more about how our colonial ancestors cooked and what they ate, click HERE
Researching the 18th century - Click HEREMen's clothing, hair, and language of the 18th century, click HERE
The narratives and quotes that make up today's post came from the following books:
Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer
Reporting the Revolutionary War by Todd Andrlik
Paul Revere & the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes
The Last Muster - Images of the Revolutionary War Generation by Maureen Taylor
The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution by Benson J. Lossing
Beneath Old Roof Trees by A.E. Brown
Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America by Hezekiah Nile
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Mountain top mining protesters appear in court
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STAMFORD -- Fourteen members of Hands Off Appalachia, who took over a downtown construction crane and locked themselves in UBS headquarters just before Thanksgiving, appeared in state Superior Court on Wednesday and had their cases continued for three weeks while prosecutors determine how much the incident cost local businesses.
The protesters, who come as far away as Texas, while others come from North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, Maine, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington D.C., will return to court Feb. 6.
Some of the protesters commandeered the construction boom of a crane 200 feet above Summer Street on Nov. 25 where they unfurled a 40-foot-by-60-foot banner demanding UBS stop its support of mountaintop removal, a type of strip mining that blasts the tops off mountains in Appalachia.
Just as the four of the protesters were being taken into custody after climbing down the long ladder from the top of the crane, UBS security called police to report that other protesters had appeared inside their building.
Two protesters had gotten into the UBS headquarters and used bicycle locks to attach themselves to an inside railing on a mezzanine in the main foyer of the building, from which they unfurled a banner that read, "UBS Divest from Mountaintop Removal."
Workers at the building under construction that were using the crane that day said they were unable to get any work done from the early morning until noon, when the protesters unlocked the crane hatch and gave themselves up to police.
None of the protesters entered pleas in the case Wednesday.
Defense attorney David Marantz, who is acting as a special public defender for Dustin Steele, 22, of West Virginia, who was charged with criminal trespass, breach of peace and conspiracy to commit criminal trespass and breach of peace at UBS headquarters, said while he understands that police had to be sent downtown to keep an eye on the protesters, he did not think the city suffered any real loss.
He said the prosecutor's main concern is the protest's cost to the crane company, and part of the reason the case was continued to early February was to get a more accurate figure of their losses.
Marantz said it may be possible to arrive at a restitution agreement and that could go a long way to resolve the case. He said the protesters only wanted to irritate UBS.
"I know the protesters goal was not to harm a construction company that had nothing to do with it. The goal was to bring attention to their cause," Marantz said.
Marantz said he understood the protesters frustration when a big corporation takes advantage of the common man.
"The allegation is there are mountain tops being sheared off in West Virginia, polluting the water supply and destroying the natural habitat of many species. That being said, it shouldn't come down to this, but if it was happening in your back yard, you would be mad too," he said.
Defense attorney Eugene Riccio, who is representing Caitlin Myers, 20, of Bethesda, Md., on identical charges, said he has made an application for Myers to participate in a court diversionary program for first-time offenders.
It would expunge her charges if she completes the program successfully.
Riccio said his client had a perfect right to protest what she believes to be a terrible wrong.
"I think these people are exercising their freedom of speech in the best fashion of our constitutional forebears. They have a right to express their views for the betterment of society and our environment," Riccio said.


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- Rex Tillerson is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be secretary of state
- The GOP senator said if Tillerson rejects intel, he might not get the lawmaker's support
(CNN)Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday it will be difficult for him to support President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees if they don't accept US intelligence on Russia's alleged hacking in the 2016 election.
"I'm looking for people who understand the world as it is," he said on CNN's "At this Hour." "If a nominee for a critical job doesn't understand what the Russians are up to, I'll have a hard time believing they have the judgment to do their job."
Lawmakers have expressed concern about the relationship between Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson and Russia, given his involvement with the country while he was heading ExxonMobil. Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Tillerson the Order of Friendship, one of the highest honors Russia gives to foreign citizens.
Graham said if Tillerson rejects the intelligence pointing to Russia's involvement, he might not get the lawmaker's support.
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Graham said he's "perplexed" that Trump sees other foreign threats for what they are but not those from Russia.
"What bothers me is that President-elect Trump seems to get the Chinese for what they are. The Iranian agreement is bad. He gets that. He understands the threat we face from ISIL," Graham said, using another common acronym for ISIS. "When it comes to Russia, he seems to have a blind spot, and I'm completely perplexed because the Russians are undermining democracy through the entire world."
If Trump doesn't respond to the Russians appropriately, other countries may feel emboldened to hack the US in future elections -- and this time it might be the Republicans on the receiving end, Graham said.
"Sanctions are coming, President-elect Trump. I hope you will after Friday understand that the Russians did interfere in our election," he said, referring to the day Trump is expected to receive an intel briefing on the hacking. "They did they did release information embarrassing to the Democratic party. It did affect Hillary Clinton."
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One of the USA's stars at the Summer Paralympics in London took a significant first step towards becoming a Winter Paralympian as well. Tatyana McFadden, who won three gold medals in track and field in London, won her first national championship event Monday at the U.S. Adaptive Championships at Soldier Hollow, Utah.
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It took 16 ballots for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly to finally select a replacement for veteran Assemblymen Jack Brown. Brown has represented the Nikiski district in seat 3 for the last 14 years and resigned last month to take a position with the administration.
The opening drew five applicants for the seat that will expire in the October elections. Those seeking the appointment were Mark Powell, Joe Ross, Gary Superman, Ray Tauriainen, and Jim Wolverton. After each candidate gave a 3-minute overview of their qualifications and answered questions from the Assembly, the balloting began.
According to Borough code five votes were required for a candidate to win appointment, with Chris Moss absent and Jack Brown abstaining from the voting that left only 7 votes to be cast. The procedure was to eliminate the lowest vote getter until someone received 5 votes. After three ballots the Assembly deadlocked between Mark Powell and former Assemblymen Gary Superman with a 4-3 vote. The deadlock continued for 13 more ballots until Mark Powell finally gained the necessary 5 votes to prevail over Superman 5-2.
"It's an honor, but It's also a responsibility that I'm sure will be time consuming at the very least. Jack's shoes will be tough to fill he's done an fine job and has been an icon in Nikiski for 14 years, so I'll do the best I can," said Powell after taking the oath of office. Powell has been a resident of Nikiski since 1991 and is a commercial fisherman. Powell, classifying himself as a conservative, said that he would wait until deciding if he would seek election in October. Former Assemblymen Gary Superman told the Assembly that he had decided to run for the seat when he heard that Jack Brown was not going to seek re-election.
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model 4.1 support, but the chip will be almost as powerful as the
The only thing that won't be as good as the R600 is the memory controller which is cut in half. The new RV670 will feature a 256 bit memory controller but it will have faster clocks to compensate.
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Eternal Flame sculptor Peter among the exhibitors at Fort
COPPER SCULPTOR Peter Hodnett, who designed the globe for the Eternal Emigrant Flame on New Ross quayfront, is one of a number of talented local artists exhibiting their works at the Cockleshell Gallery, Duncannon Fort over the coming months.
The gallery's most recent exhibition was officially launched on Friday night last. The featured artists are Wexford sculptor, Peter Hodnett, artists Laura Gibney and Veronika Kladnakova, with photography by Blokes with Cameras. Other local artists include: Jacques Briel, Ger O'Connor, Pat Sherriff and Joyce Wyatt.
Wexford photographer Paula Malone Carty launched the exhibition, complimenting all the people that are exhibiting. Ms Malone Carty described the art works on show as eclectic. She also mentioned Hodnett's copper works and the fact that one of his recently commissioned pieces is the Globe on the Eternal flame at the Dunbrody Visitor Centre in New Ross. This exhibition will continue until October 31.
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2014 Chevrolet Spark EV: Quick Drive
Zero-emissions vehicle mandates in California and several other states have brought about a smattering of specialty electric cars, and GM has obliged with the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV — a punchy runabout that ought to sell on its own strengths, not regulatory mandates.
Based on the Spark hatchback that hit U.S. dealers 15 months ago, the electric version is on sale in California and Oregon. We took a brief spin at a Midwest Automotive Media Association event near our Chicago offices, and GM ought to expand availability like Ford has done with the Focus Electric. The electric Spark has all the inherent issues that limit EV popularity, but as the class goes, this one's impressive.
Power hits the front wheels through a 105-kilowatt electric motor with 140 horsepower and a walloping 400 pounds-feet of torque. Hit the gas, and the Spark EV moves out — especially if you engage the drivetrain's Sport mode, which trades efficiency for sharper accelerator progression via a center-console switch. The Spark EV feels quicker than the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan's all-electric Leaf, as it's considerably lighter than both. The drivetrain easily overcomes the Spark EV's 599 pounds of extra heft over its gasoline sibling: GM cites zero-to-60 mph times of less than 8 seconds, which is more than 3 seconds quicker than what our friends at "MotorWeek" observed in a stick-shift gasoline Spark. The electric version feels that quick, and our brief drive revealed little torque steer despite all the, uh, torque.
The hatchback's drivetrain — 75 percent of which was adapted from the Volt and GM's hybrid trucks, the automaker says — packages a 21-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery between the cargo floor and rear axle. Like in many electric cars, the results make for a low center of gravity that minimizes body roll, and the extra weight in back gives the car a gratifying degree of sling-it-around balance. Our tester's Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 tires (185/55R15s up front, 195/55R15s in back) played along well; they're stickier than the norm for ultra-efficient tires.
Four-wheel-disc brakes improve on the gasoline Spark's disc/drum setup, with the expected regenerative braking capability. Like in many hybrids and EVs, the results make for a touchy pedal on contact, and modulating initial braking takes some practice. But it's better than the Volt's bricklike pedal feedback, which is easily that car's worst attribute.
Inside, the Spark EV swaps conventional gauges for a screen similar to the Volt's. It shows vehicle speed and remaining range with helpful (if they prove accurate) maximum and minimum estimates based on how you drive. The right side of the screen can alternate between the Volt's efficiency-promoting accelerator/brake gauge and a real-time indicator of kilowatts used or regenerated — a sort of EV tachometer.
Chevrolet boasts an impressive EPA 119 mpg-equivalent, which puts the Spark EV ahead of other affordable competitors save the 121-mpg-e Scion iQ EV. The Spark EV's EPA-rated 82-mile range is competitive, but it requires a comparatively long seven hours to recharge on a 240-volt (Level 2) charger. The car accepts 120-volt household-outlet charging, though at a slow pace (nearly 17 hours from empty to full). It also takes DC quick charging, however, which GM says charges to 80 percent capacity in as little as 20 minutes. A so-called "combo" charger, which the industry has anticipated since 2012, enables all three types of charging through the same connector. It's optional.
If you have an iPhone, the Spark EV joins a growing number of cars to offer Apple's Siri Eyes Free assistant. Other strengths mirror those of the gasoline Spark: a tight turning circle — albeit 33.8 feet instead of the gasoline Spark's 32.5 — and surprising cabin room. The EV hardware drops cargo volume behind the backseat to 9.6 cubic feet, which is down a bit from the gasoline Spark's 11.4 cubic feet. And we'd still like to see a telescoping steering wheel and some armrest padding on the doors. Still, the Spark EV is based on a car whose gasoline version starts at less than $13,000. After a maximum $7,500 federal tax credit, the Spark EV starts at an affordable $19,995 including destination.
Will anyone outside of the West Coast see the car? Don't count on it. The business case is "pretty tough," according to John Calabrese, GM's global vehicle engineering chief. That's a shame, but it's hard to argue when September sales for the Leaf, Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i-MiEV — all affordable EVs that sell nationwide — totaled just 2,083 cars. Gas prices, which were down 24 cents on Thursday versus a year ago, haven't helped the EV cause.
"Range anxiety is [still] a problem" for electric cars, Calabrese said. "Certain vehicles are prone to energy swings more than others."
Therein lays the difficulty of sparking much interest in GM's latest EV. And it's a shame.
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Nena Anderson's new album Beyond The Lights is a handful of honky tonk lost love laments. The album's ten songs focus on Anderson's alluringly smooth vocals with the sturdy starter "I Fall In Love Too Fast" setting the table. Nena's subtle vocal approach grabs your ear before its slow and sultry pace moves into a soft, swinging dance. She establishes her ability to tug at the heart strings early on, using an unassuming vocal style that lulls you into a comfortable listening place.
The second song "Daggers" starts to ever-so-slightly raise the vocal stakes as Anderson opens up and begins to push her range. It doesn't hurt that she can lean on the fine playing of pedal steel guitarist David Berzansky as he creates a moody back drop. The rollicking "Daggers" also features the first of many of the album's extremely tasty guitar solos from producer and guitarist Mike Butler.
In the third song "Sink or Swim," Anderson wades through a bluesy shuffle with Butler dropping a quaint, jazzy flurry before the song fades into a whisper.
A few songs pass before the album finds its groove again, though song five "Long Goodbye" sounds like it can fit comfortably on any good Cowboy Junkies album. However, it's "Promises" that cracks the whip and sets the album back on pace as the band jumps into a strong groove with Anderson pleading "Easy baby you don't have to throw stones my way."
It's halfway through track number 8, "One More," that I'm convinced of Anderson's ability to craft multiple styles of music. Be it the heart-grabbing emotion she uses on the slower waltzes, or the punch she delivers to the up-tempo jumping jukes, Nena Anderson has a firm grasp on songwriting. She ends Beyond The Lights in style with a slow blues walk. The album closer starts with a sparse acapella before she and the boys use a slow, stinging blues pace to bring the title track home. Anderson's ten song affair is a compelling alt country ride that casts a spotlight on a vocal and songwriting ability that is sure to last.
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The latest music video from PUJOL is for the song "Circles". The video, directed by Stewart Copeland, is composed of 16,000 still pictures that were assembled into clips inside Photoshop. Daniel Pujol is singing and moving in half-time to a slowed down track, while the lizards move in real time. This gives the video a very unique and cool feel.
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Tom Nelson: Still a Lying Sack
I know, we're all in shock this came from the former Assembly Majority Leader, the man-who-might-have-been-Lt. Governor and from what I heard, lied to the AssDem Caucus in 2010 about having a replacement for his Assembly seat (now in GOP hands) when he sought the promotion, who is just a pillar of truth.
Nelson recently said the county had its first round of "sticker shock" when a 2½-mile stretch of highway in Outagamie County recently needed its lines painted. Previously, crews from Calumet County would perform the work for about $500 to $700, since Outagamie County does not own the expensive equipment, Nelson said.
Under the new rule, other counties are prohibited from performing the work. When the private bid for the project came back at nearly $4,000, Nelson said dissolving the efficient sharing agreements throughout the state will cost taxpayers thousands of dollars.
But the true costs of the paint project — and ultimate result of the new law — are unclear. They depend on who you ask and how you calculate the spending.
Outagamie County Highway Commissioner Al Geurts said the painting situation may have been a bad example of things to come under the new rule due to the project's timing and materials. He said the bid for the single highway project was solicited late in the season, with only minimal interest from companies.
Post-Crescent goes on to report the paint the private company uses is a longer-lasting epoxy, meaning it won't have to be repainted more and more often. Also, why was Outagamie County taking bids on road work in October?
That's when the other season in Wisconsin – Winter – begins. Perhaps the only long-term planning going on with Nelson is how to best provide the money train for his remaining unionized work force and not taxpayers.
Hey, I hate the Cardinals too, but seriously?
No call from the President came last Friday night after the Cardinals won the World Series against the Texas Rangers. What makes it more shocking, the White House asked for the information necessary to call recently retired manager of the Cardinals, Tony LaRussa.
When KMOX host Charlie Brennan asked now-retired St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa how the traditional call of congratulations from the White House went, La Russa suddenly realized that…it never happened.
"That's a good point, I hadn't really even thought about that," replied a surprised-sounding La Russa, who can be forgiven for having a few other things on his mind over the past week. "As we were getting into the World Series we had a call from the White House to make sure they had the correct number for my office."
But as the wild, champagne-drenched celebration of the team's 11th World Series title was going on in the locker room, that phone never rang.
"We never did get a call," La Russa said.
Obama didn't call the Giants last year right off the bat either, but eventually did call the team. It took two days in a timeline given in the KMOX report. This one's over a week, and the President is currently overseas at the G-20 Summit.
If the Packers come out cold this afternoon…
Blame the United States Marine Corps.
Been told through Kurt from his Marine buddies, that the Packers were in the same hotel the USMC in San Diego was using for its annual "Marine Corps Birthday ball" (I'm guessing this is the hotel the Chargers normally use, like how Packers opponents stay at Appleton's Paper Valley Hotel, and can run red lights).
He's had friends send him pictures, I've seen them. Nothing too crazy, just Packers posing with Marines in their dress blues. Still, that won't stop me from thinking there are some "Max and Paul" which could be dreamed up.
T-Minus 2 Weeks and Counting…
How I'll be spending the weekend of Thanksgiving.


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