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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Golf world gets carried away with Mahan 'heroic' withdrawal
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Is Hunter Mahan still allowed to wear those stupid flat-billed hats now that he?s a father?
Yes, this is what I took away from Mahan?s ?heroic? withdrawal from the Canadian Open last weekend to be with his wife as she gave birth to their first child.
TV broadcasters were dripping with admiration for Mahan, going as far as to say he will always be remembered for his decision to leave Glen Abbey with the 36-hole lead. A minute later they referred to it as ?his only choice.?
So what was it Jim Nance, a heroic decision or his only choice?
In the end, going home will be good for his golf game. After all, dead golfers rarely win tournaments and his wife would have killed him if he hadn?t left.
In all seriousness, withdrawing while holding the 36-hole lead is good for Mahan?s confidence. More often than not ? unless your name is Tiger ? the player with the lead going into the weekend does not win the tournament. Had Mahan stuck around he definitely would have missed the birth of his daughter Zoe and he probably would have gone home without a trophy.
The way it stands, Mahan was able to leave Canada with his game in great shape, brimming with confidence and be a good family man. That?s a win-win.
As for his goofy hats? Odds are they aren?t going anywhere. But we?ll need to wait until next week?s PGA Championship to find out because Mahan has dropped out of this week?s WGC Bridgestone Invitational to learn how to change diapers.
LAST CALL
It?s a big two weeks for Nike?s poster boys.
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have been polar opposites this season but they are both looking at next week?s PGA Championship at Oak Hill in Rochester as a chance to turn their year into a success.
Woods has won four times this season, which would be a good career for most pros, but in Tiger?s quest to catch Jack Nicklaus? major championship record there are only four events each year and so far he is 0-3. This week, the best in the world are at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, a tournament Tiger has owned over his career.
Since the tournament became a World Golf Championship event in 1999, he has taken home the trophy seven times. There is no better place for Woods to get rolling before the final major of the year than Firestone. The only hiccup is that the last time the PGA Championship was held at Oak Hill, Tiger shot 12 over, his worst showing at a major before this year?s 13-over-par debacle at the U.S. Open at Merion.
McIlroy?s year has been a disaster. After finishing last season with a dominant win at the PGA Championship and holding the top spot in the world rankings, few could have imagined that the 24-year-old would be winless heading into August.
Critics have blamed McIlroy?s poor play on his equipment change, his dedication, his mental game, his girlfriend and anything else they can think of. The truth is there somewhere. McIlroy is young and rich and living the life of a world-famous athlete. The problem is he is playing in a sport where raw talent isn?t enough. In hockey and football it takes headshots to lose your marbles, golf can do that on its own.
As low as McIlroy is right now, he can turn it around at the PGA Championship and this week?s tune-up at Firestone is the perfect place to get started. The Bridgestone Invitational is an invitational ? well, duh ? and has a limited field and no cut. That makes it a great place for Rory to jump back in the mix and don?t be surprised if he does.
PARK?S GRAND CHANCE
Inbee Park can pull off the greatest feat in golf with a win at St. Andrew?s Old Course this week.
Park has won the first three womens? majors this season and a win at the Women?s British Open will give her the grand slam. Or will it?
The Evian Championship set to be held in France this September has been given major status and beginning this season it?s the official fifth major. There are those that argue that Park will have to win all five tournaments to win the grand slam.
Since when is a grand slam five of anything? In baseball a grand slam scores four runs, not five. At Denny?s a grand slam breakfast is eggs, bacon, sausage and pancakes, not eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes and a croissant.
It will be a shame if Park wins this week at the Old Course and the record book doesn?t recognize her incredible feat. After all, the Evian Championship took advantage of tough financial times and bought themselves a major. That shouldn?t stand in the way of history.
Of course, if the CN Canadian Women?s Open was the fifth major ? as it should be ? then I would have to rethink this whole argument.
MAJOR HEARN
David Hearn looks to be a lock to make it into the field at next week?s PGA Championship at Oak Hill. Golf writer Doug Ferguson tweeted Tuesday morning that the only way first alternate Hearn won?t make the field for the season?s last major is if Satoshi Kodaira, Toru Taniguchi or Daniel Popovic wins this week at the Bridgestone Invitational.
I have to say, I like Hearn?s chances.
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Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/30/golf-world-gets-a-carried-away-with-mahan-heroic-withdrawal
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Poland's 1st face transplant patient goes home
Poland's first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor "everything" following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT
Poland's first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, speaks at a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor "everything" following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT
Poland's first face transplant patient, identified only by his first name Grzegorz, attends a press conference after he was discharged from the hospital, in Gliwice, Poland, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctor "everything" following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. (AP Photo/Tomasz Griessgraber) POLAND OUT
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland's first face transplant patient was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, speaking with some effort at a press conference just 11 weeks after the extensive surgery that saved his life.
The 33-year-old man said he owes his doctors "everything" following a skin-and-bone transplant on May 15, three weeks after losing his nose, upper jaw and cheeks in an accident at the brick factory where he worked. Doctors say it was the world's fastest time frame for such an operation.
In a later television interview, the man said he feels "fabulous."
Doctors who performed the transplant at the Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice, in southern Poland, said the rehabilitation is proceeding faster than expected thanks to the "courage and determination" of the patient, identified only as Grzegorz.
He can breathe on his own, see, eat, taste and speak, although his speech is hard to understand because the face muscles still need to regain mobility. He has the sensation of pins and needles in his cheeks, which is a sign of the severed nerves healing, doctors said.
When muscle mobility is achieved through intensive exercise, he will need surgery on his right eyelid, which remains motionless. At the news conference, his eyes were hidden behind sunglasses.
A pressure sore, originating from time Grzegorz spent at another hospital, still needs to heal, doctors said.
The surgery reconstructed the area around the eyes, nose, jaw and palate and other facial areas, with the transplant running from above his right eye, under his left eye and around his face to his neck.
He will need to avoid large gatherings and sick people to protect against infection. He will take medication for the rest of his life, the anesthesiologist, Dr. Sebastian Giebel, told the news conference. Potted plants, rugs and the man's dog had to be removed from his home because they were potential sources of infection, he said.
Grzegorz will be able to resume work, though he will have to avoid working in agriculture, where he could catch fungi or other infections from the soil, said Dr. Adam Maciejewski, who led the 27-hour operation. Maciejewski estimated the costs of the surgery at some 220,000 zlotys ($ 70,000), not including the pay for the surgical team. The costs are covered by Poland's national health service.
The patient's mother was making roast duck for his homecoming, said his sister, who identified herself only as Barbara.
"We will see what comes next, but we are and will be with him," she said.
The patient took the microphone to thank his doctors. "My speech isn't clear, but it's really important that it is there," he said. "I know it's still a long way." His words were transcribed in a broadcast by TVN24 after the press conference.
In an interview aired later on TVN24 he said he remembered the accident, in which he did not lose consciousness, and remembered how colleagues led him to a helicopter ambulance.
"I did not feel pain," he said. "I did not feel that I lost my face."
He said he was aware that he would look different after the surgery, so when he saw his new face in the mirror "it was a truly cool thing for me, because I was aware that it could have been unsuccessful. I knew how badly maimed my face was. "
He was injured on April 23 at a concrete brick factory near the southwestern city of Wroclaw, while cleaning a packaging machine. It tore off most of his face, including the upper jaw.
He received intensive treatment at a hospital in Wroclaw that saved his life and eyesight. An attempt to reattach his own face failed, leaving an area close to the brain exposed to infections.
The damage was too extensive for doctors to temporarily seal the wound, and an urgent transplant was considered the only way to save the man's life.
Face transplants are extraordinarily complicated and relatively rare procedures that usually require extensive preparation of the recipient over a period of months or years, but the Polish patient's condition was deteriorating so rapidly that the doctors had to act fast. They have experience in face reconstruction from operating on cancer patients and practicing on cadavers.
The donor, a 34-year-old man, was chosen from a national registry of potential donors after his age, gender, blood group and body features were determined to be a good match for the injured man.
The donor's mother, Teresa Banach, has said it was a "difficult decision, but I consented because I wanted to save someone's life. My son did not need these organs anymore." She also donated organs to other patients.
Grzegorz said he was sorry that Teresa Banach lost her son ? whose name was not released ? and feels a bit "strange to have received his face." But he added that he is also full of "gratitude and respect" for her decision.
He said that the support of his own family has given him strength to carry on.
More than two dozen transplants of the face or parts of the face have been performed around the world. The first one was a partial face transplant on a woman maimed by her dog in France in 2005.
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LXer: Google's Chromecast Already Exploited
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Released this past week by Google alongside Android 4.3 and the new Nexus 7 tablet was the Chromecast, a $35 device to essentially relay web-pages and video content from your PC or mobile device to an HDMI TV. The Chromecast has now been exploited so a root shell is accessible...
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Former Major League Baseball player, El Pasoan Frank Castillo subject of search at Ariz. lake
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Frank Castillo in 2001. (Times file photo)
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Update: According to the Arizona Republic newspaper, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office confirmed that former Major League Baseball player and El Paso native Frank Castillo drowned at Bartlett Lake after his body was pulled out of the water.
His sister Denise Castillo Rhodes gave the following statement on behalf of the family: "Frank was a wonderful son, terrific brother, and an extraordinary father to his two beautiful girls," Castillo-Rhodes said."Everyone who knew Frank loved Frank. We are devastated by this loss.
"It is impossible to express in words the level of sadness we feel due to this tragedy.
"All of those who counted Frank as a personal friend, and to all those wonderful fans
who cheered for him during his major league career, we genuinely appreciate your prayers and kind words during this extremely difficult time."While we may not be able to thank each of you in person, it is very comforting to know that you are with us in spirit," Castillo-Rhodes said. "We will provide information about the funeral once we are able to make all of the arrangements."
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Original: Frank Castillo, one of El Paso's most well-known baseball players who earned a World Series ring as a member of the Boston Red Sox, is the focus of a search by sheriff's officials in Arizona after he apparently went swimming while boating on a lake.
According to the Arizona Republic newspaper, a 44-year-old was on a pontoon boat on Bartlett Lake on Sunday when he left the boat to go swimming. A relative confirmed today the man deputies are looking for is Castillo.
After Castillo, who was described as a poor swimmer, failed to resurface at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, a friend who was with Castillo called 911. Castillo's friend said Castillo's two daughters were also on the boat at the time.
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies and a sheriff's dive team failed to locate the man's body on Sunday, and called off the search after about two hours due to lighting conditions.
The search for Castillo resumed this morning. A Maricopa County sheriff's spokesman said he could not confirm nor deny the man they are looking for is Castillo.
Castillo's family is in Arizona now awaiting the results of the search.
Castillo was born and raised in El Paso, and graduated from Eastwood High School. He was a pitcher on that school's baseball team, along with another future Major League star, Butch Henry.
In June 1987, Castillo was drafted by the Chicago Cubs. At the time, Castillo called his drafting "a dream come true."
He later went on to play with the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins. During his 13-year career, he had 82 wins and 104 losses, according to his Wikipedia entry.
In 2004, Castillo retired from Major League Baseball after receiving a World Series Ring.
Three years later, he returned to baseball, albeit in the minor leagues. Recently, Castillo worked as the pitching coach for the Mesa Cubs, a Chicago Cubs farm team in Mesa, Ariz.
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New Hampshire (
i/nju??h?mp??r/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the 5th least extensive and the 9th least populous of the 50 United States.
It became the first post-colonial sovereign nation in the Americas when it broke off from Great Britain in January 1776, and six months later was one of the original thirteen states that founded the United States of America. In June 1788, it became the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution, bringing that document into effect. New Hampshire was the first U.S. state to have its own state constitution.
It is known internationally for the New Hampshire primary, the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle. Concord is the state capital, while Manchester is the largest city in the state. It has no general sales tax, nor is personal income (other than interest and dividends) taxed at either the state or local level.[7]
Its license plates carry the state motto: "Live Free or Die". The state's nickname, "The Granite State", refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries.[8]
Among prominent individuals from New Hampshire are founding father Nicholas Gilman, Senator Daniel Webster, Revolutionary War hero John Stark, editor Horace Greeley, founder of the Christian Science religion Mary Baker Eddy, poet Robert Frost, astronaut Alan Shepard, and author Dan Brown. New Hampshire has produced one president: Franklin Pierce.
With some of the largest ski mountains on the East Coast, New Hampshire's major recreational attractions include skiing, snowmobiling and other winter sports, hiking and mountaineering, observing the fall foliage, summer cottages along many lakes and the seacoast, motor sports at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and Motorcycle Week, a popular motorcycle rally held in Weirs Beach near Laconia in June. The White Mountain National Forest links the Vermont and Maine portions of the Appalachian Trail, and boasts the Mount Washington Auto Road, where visitors may drive to the top of 6,288-foot (1,917?m) Mount Washington.
- See List of counties in New Hampshire, mountains, lakes, and rivers
New Hampshire is part of the New England region. It is bounded by Quebec, Canada, to the north and northwest; Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; Massachusetts to the south; and Vermont to the west. New Hampshire's major regions are the Great North Woods, the White Mountains, the Lakes Region, the Seacoast, the Merrimack Valley, the Monadnock Region, and the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee area. New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. coastal state, with a length of 18 miles (29?km). New Hampshire was home to the rock formation called the Old Man of the Mountain, a face-like profile in Franconia Notch, until the formation fell apart in May 2003.
The White Mountains range in New Hampshire spans the north-central portion of the state, with Mount Washington the tallest in the northeastern U.S. ? site of the second-highest wind speed ever recorded[9] ? and other mountains like Mount Madison and Mount Adams surrounding it. With hurricane-force winds every third day on average, over 100 recorded deaths among visitors, and conspicuous krumholtz (dwarf, matted trees much like a carpet of bonsai trees), the climate on the upper reaches of Mount Washington has inspired the weather observatory on the peak to claim that the area has the "World's Worst Weather".[10]
In the flatter southwest corner of New Hampshire, the landmark Mount Monadnock has given its name to a class of earth-forms ? a monadnock ? signifying, in geomorphology, any isolated resistant peak rising from a less resistant eroded plain.
Major rivers include the 110-mile (177?km) Merrimack River, which bisects the lower half of the state north-south and ends up in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Its tributaries include the Contoocook River, Pemigewasset River, and Winnipesaukee River. The 410-mile (660?km) Connecticut River, which starts at New Hampshire's Connecticut Lakes and flows south to Connecticut, defines the western border with Vermont. The state border is not in the center of that river, as usually the case, but at the low-water mark on the Vermont side; meaning that the entire river along the Vermont border (save for areas where the water level has been raised by a dam) lies within New Hampshire.[11] Only one town ? Pittsburg ? shares a land border with the state of Vermont. The "northwesternmost headwaters" of the Connecticut also define the Canadian border with New Hampshire.
The Piscataqua River and its several tributaries form the state's only significant ocean port where they flow into the Atlantic at Portsmouth. The Salmon Falls River and the Piscataqua define the southern portion of the border with Maine. The Piscataqua River boundary was the subject of a border dispute between New Hampshire and Maine in 2001, with New Hampshire claiming dominion over several islands (primarily Seavey's Island) that include the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case in 2002, leaving ownership of the island with Maine.
The largest of New Hampshire's lakes is Lake Winnipesaukee, which covers 71 square miles (184?km2) in the east-central part of New Hampshire. Lake Umbagog along the Maine border, approximately 12.3 square miles (31.9?km2), is a distant second.
Hampton Beach is a popular local summer destination. About 7 miles (11?km) offshore are the Isles of Shoals, nine small islands (four of which are in New Hampshire) known as the site of a 19th century art colony founded by poet Celia Thaxter, as well as the alleged location of one of the buried treasures of the pirate Blackbeard.
It is the state with the second highest percentage of timberland area in the country, after Maine.[12]
New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any state in the United States, approximately 18 miles long.[13]
New Hampshire is in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome. Much of the state, in particular the White Mountains, is covered by the conifers and northern hardwoods of the New England-Acadian forests. The southeast corner of the state and parts of the Connecticut River along the Vermont border are covered by the mixed oaks of the Northeastern coastal forests.[14]
The northern third of the state is locally referred to as the "north country" or "north of the notches," in reference to White Mountain passes that channel traffic. It contains less than 5% of the state's population, suffers relatively high poverty, and is losing population as the logging and paper industries decline. However, the tourist industry, in particular visitors who go to northern New Hampshire to ski, snowboard, hike and mountain bike has helped offset economic losses from mill closures.
Climate[link]
New Hampshire experiences a humid continental climate (Koppen climate classification Dfa in southern areas and Dfb in the north), with warm, humid summers, cold, wet winters, and uniform precipitation all year. The climate of the southeastern portion is moderated by the Atlantic Ocean and averages relatively milder and wetter weather, while the northern and interior portions experience cooler temperatures and lower humidity. Winters are cold and snowy throughout the state, and especially severe in the northern and mountainous areas. Average annual snowfall ranges from 60 inches (150?cm) to over 100 inches (250?cm) across the state.[15]
Average daytime highs are in the mid 70s?F to low 80s?F (around 24?28??C) throughout the state in July, with overnight lows in the mid 50s?F to low 60s?F (13?15??C). January temperatures range from an average high of 34 ?F (1??C) on the coast to overnight lows below 0 ?F (?18??C) in the far north and at high elevations. Average annual precipitation statewide is roughly 40 inches (100?cm) with some variation occurring in the White Mountains due to differences in elevation and annual snowfall. New Hampshire's highest recorded temperature was 106 ?F (41??C) in Nashua on July 4, 1911, while the lowest recorded temperature was ?47 ?F (?44??C) atop Mount Washington on January 29, 1934. Mount Washington also saw an unofficial ?50 ?F (?46??C) reading on January 22, 1885 which, if made official, would tie the all-time record low for New England (also ?50 ?F (?46??C) at Big Black River, Maine on January 16, 2009 and Bloomfield, Vermont on December 30, 1933).
Extreme snow is often associated with a nor'easter, such as the Blizzard of '78 and the Blizzard of 1993, when several feet accumulated across portions of the state over 24 to 48 hours. Lighter snowfalls of several inches occur frequently throughout winter, often associated with an Alberta Clipper.
New Hampshire, on occasion, is affected by hurricanes and tropical storms although by the time they reach the state they are often extratropical, with most storms striking the southern New England coastline and moving inland or passing by offshore in the Gulf of Maine. Most of New Hampshire averages fewer than 20 days of thunderstorms per year and an average of two tornadoes occur annually statewide.[16]
The National Arbor Day Foundation plant hardiness zone map depicts zones 3, 4, 5, and 6 occurring throughout the state[17] and indicates the transition from a relatively cooler to warmer climate as one travels southward across New Hampshire. The 1990 USDA plant hardiness zones for New Hampshire range from zone 3b in the north to zone 5b in the south.[18]
Metropolitan areas[link]
Various Algonquian (Pennacook) tribes inhabited the area prior to European settlement. English and French explorers visited New Hampshire in 1600?1605, and English fishermen settled at Odiorne's Point in present-day Rye in 1623. The first permanent settlement was at Hilton's Point (present-day Dover). By 1631, the Upper Plantation comprised modern-day Dover, Durham and Stratham; in 1679, it became the "Royal Province." Father Rale's War was fought between the colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy throughout New Hampshire.
New Hampshire was one of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against British rule during the American Revolution. By the time of the American Revolution, New Hampshire was a divided province. The economic and social life of the Seacoast revolved around sawmills, shipyards, merchant's warehouses, and established village and town centers. Wealthy merchants built substantial homes, furnished them with the finest luxuries, and invested their capital in trade and land speculation. At the other end of the social scale, there developed a permanent class of day laborers, mariners, indentured servants and even slaves.
The only battle fought in New Hampshire was the raid on Fort William and Mary, December 14, 1774, in Portsmouth Harbor, which netted the rebellion sizable quantities of gunpowder, small arms and cannon. (General Sullivan, leader of the raid, described it as, "remainder of the powder, the small arms, bayonets, and cartouche-boxes, together with the cannon and ordnance stores") over the course of two nights. This raid was preceded by a warning to local patriots the previous day, by Paul Revere on December 13, 1774, that the fort was to be reinforced by troops sailing from Boston. According to unverified accounts, the gunpowder was later used at the Battle of Bunker Hill, transported there by Major Demerit, who was one of several New Hampshire patriots who stored the powder in their homes until it was transported elsewhere for use in revolutionary activities.
New Hampshire was a Jacksonian stronghold; the state sent Franklin Pierce to the White House in the election of 1852. Industrialization took the form of numerous textile mills, which in turn attracted large flows of immigrants from Quebec (the "French Canadians") and Ireland. The northern parts of the state produced lumber and the mountains provided tourist attractions. After 1960, the textile industry collapsed, but the economy rebounded as a center of high technology and a service provider.
Since 1952, New Hampshire gained national and international attention for its presidential primary held early in every presidential election year. It immediately became the most important testing grounds for candidates for the Republican and Democratic nominations. The media gave New Hampshire (and Iowa) about half of all the attention paid to all states in the primary process, magnifying the state's decision powers (and spurring repeated efforts by out-of-state politicians to change the rules.)
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %? | |
| 1790 | 141,885 | | |
| 1800 | 183,858 | 29.6% | |
| 1810 | 214,460 | 16.6% | |
| 1820 | 244,155 | 13.8% | |
| 1830 | 269,328 | 10.3% | |
| 1840 | 284,574 | 5.7% | |
| 1850 | 317,976 | 11.7% | |
| 1860 | 326,073 | 2.5% | |
| 1870 | 318,300 | ?2.4% | |
| 1880 | 346,991 | 9.0% | |
| 1890 | 376,530 | 8.5% | |
| 1900 | 411,588 | 9.3% | |
| 1910 | 430,572 | 4.6% | |
| 1920 | 443,083 | 2.9% | |
| 1930 | 465,293 | 5.0% | |
| 1940 | 491,524 | 5.6% | |
| 1950 | 533,242 | 8.5% | |
| 1960 | 606,921 | 13.8% | |
| 1970 | 737,681 | 21.5% | |
| 1980 | 920,610 | 24.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,109,252 | 20.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,235,786 | 11.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,316,470 | 6.5% | |
| Source: 1910?2010[19] | |||
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of New Hampshire was 1,318,194 on July 1, 2011, a 0.13% increase since the 2010 United States Census.[1] The center of population of New Hampshire is located in Merrimack County, in the town of Pembroke.[20] The center of population has moved south 12 miles (19?km) since 1950,[21] a reflection of the fact that the fastest growth in the state has been along its southern border, which is within commuting range of Boston and other Massachusetts cities.
Race and ancestry[link]
According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau, the racial makeup of New Hampshire was as follows:[22]
The largest ancestry groups in New Hampshire are, per 2010 Census Bureau estimates:[23]
The large Irish American and French-Canadian populations are descended largely from mill workers, and many still live in the former mill towns, like Manchester. New Hampshire has the highest percentage (24.5% of the population) of residents of French/French-Canadian/Acadian ancestry of any U.S. state.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 3.41% of the population aged 5 and older speak French at home, while 1.60% speak Spanish.[24]
In Co?s County, 16% of the population speaks French at home.[24]
Religion[link]
Percentage of New Hampshire residents by religion (from USA Today):[25]
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- Mormon/Latter Day Saints, Churches of Christ, non-denominational, Jehovah's Witnesses, Assemblies of God, Muslim, Buddhist, Evangelical, Church of God, and Seventh-Day Adventist
A survey suggests that people in New Hampshire and Vermont[26] are less likely than other Americans to attend weekly services and only 54% say that they are "absolutely certain there is a God" compared to 71% in the rest of the nation.[27][28] New Hampshire and Vermont are also at the lowest levels among states in religious commitment. In 2012, 23% of New Hampshire residents in a Gallup poll considered themselves "very religious", while 52% considered themselves "non-religious".[29] According to the ARDA the largest single Protestant denominations are the United Church of Christ with 34,299; and the United Methodist Church with 18,927 members. The Catholic Church had 431,259 members.[30]
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that New Hampshire's total state product in 2008 was $60 billion, ranking 40th in the United States.[31]Median household income in 2008 was $49,467, seventh highest in the country. Its agricultural outputs are dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, apples and eggs. Its industrial outputs are machinery, electric equipment, rubber and plastic products and tourism.[32]
New Hampshire experienced a significant shift in its economic base during the last century. Historically, the base was composed of the traditional New England manufactures of textiles, shoe making, and small machining shops drawing upon low-wage labor from nearby small farms and from parts of Quebec. Today, these sectors contribute only 2% for textiles, 2% for leather goods, and 9% for machining of the state's total manufacturing dollar value (Source: U.S. Economic Census for 1997, Manufacturing, New Hampshire). They experienced a sharp decline due to obsolete plants and the lure of cheaper wages in the South.
The state's budget in FY2008 was $5.11 billion, including $1.48 billion in federal funds. The issue of taxation is controversial in New Hampshire, which has a property tax (subject to municipal control) but no broad sales tax or income tax. The state does have narrower taxes on meals, lodging, vehicles, business and investment income, and tolls on state roads.
According to the Energy Information Administration, New Hampshire's energy consumption and per capita energy consumption are among the lowest in the country. The Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant, located near Portsmouth, is the largest nuclear reactor in New England and provides about 30 percent of New Hampshire?s electricity. Two natural gas-fired plants and some fossil-fuel powered plants, including the coal-fired Merrimack Station plant in Bow, provide most of the rest.
New Hampshire?s residential electricity use is low compared with the national average, in part because demand for air conditioning is low during the generally mild summer months and because few households use electricity as their primary energy source for home heating. Over half of New Hampshire households use fuel oil for winter heating. New Hampshire has potential for renewable energies like wind power, hydroelectricity, and wood fuel.[33]
The state has no general sales tax and no personal state income tax (the state does tax, at a 5 percent rate, income from dividends and interest) and the legislature has exercised fiscal restraint. Efforts to diversify the state's general economy have been ongoing.
Additionally, New Hampshire's lack of a broad-based tax system (aside from the controversial statewide property tax) has resulted in the state's local communities having some of the nation's highest property taxes. Overall, New Hampshire remains ranked 49th among states in combined average state and local tax burden.[34]
As of February 2010, the state's unemployment rate was 7.1%.[35] By October 2010, the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4%.[36]
The Governor of New Hampshire is John Lynch (Democrat). New Hampshire's two U.S. senators are Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat) and Kelly Ayotte (Republican). New Hampshire's two U.S. representatives are Frank Guinta (Republican) and Charlie Bass (Republican).
New Hampshire is an alcoholic beverage control state, and through the State Liquor Commission it takes in $100 million from the sale and distribution of liquor.[37]
The state has offered civil unions since January 1, 2008, and, on January 1, 2010, same-sex marriage became legal.
Governing documents[link]
The New Hampshire State Constitution of 1783 is the supreme law of the state, followed by the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated and the New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules. These are roughly analogous to the federal United States Constitution, United States Code and Code of Federal Regulations respectively.
Branches of government[link]
New Hampshire has a bifurcated executive branch, consisting of the governor and a five-member executive council which votes on state contracts worth more than $5,000 and "advises and consents" to the governor's nominations to major state positions such as department heads and all judgeships and pardon requests. New Hampshire does not have a lieutenant governor; the Senate president serves as "acting governor" whenever the governor is unable to perform the duties.
The legislature is called the General Court. It consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are 400 representatives, making it one of the largest elected bodies in the English-speaking world,[38] and 24 senators. Most are effectively volunteers, nearly half of which are retirees. (For details, see the article on Government of New Hampshire.)
The state's sole appellate court is the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Superior Court is the court of general jurisdiction and the only court which provides for jury trials in civil or criminal cases. The other state courts are the Probate Court, District Court, and the Family Division.
Local government[link]
New Hampshire has 10 counties and 234 cities and towns.
New Hampshire is a "Dillon Rule" state, meaning that the state retains all powers not specifically granted to municipalities. Even so, the legislature strongly favors local control, particularly with regard to land use regulations. New Hampshire municipalities are classified as towns or cities, which differ primarily by the form of government. Most towns generally operate on the town meeting form of government, where the registered voters in the town act as the town legislature, and a board of selectmen acts as the executive of the town. Larger towns and the state's thirteen cities operate either on a council-manager or council-mayor form of government. There is no difference, from the point of view of the state government, between towns and cities besides the form of government. All state-level statutes treat all municipalities identically.
New Hampshire has a small number of unincorporated areas that are titled as gores, grants, locations, purchases, or townships. These locations have limited to no self-government, and services are generally provided for them by neighboring towns or the county or state where needed. As of the 2000 census, there were 25 of these left in New Hampshire, accounting for a total population of 175 people (as of 2000); several were entirely depopulated. All but two of these unincorporated areas are located in Coos County.
Politics[link]
The Republican Party and the Democratic Party are the only official parties. A plurality of voters are registered as undeclared, and can choose either ballot in the primary and then regain their undeclared status after voting.[39] The Libertarian Party had official party status from 1990 to 1994.
New Hampshire primary[link]
New Hampshire is internationally famous for the New Hampshire primary, the first primary in the quadrennial American presidential election cycle. State law requires that the Secretary of State schedule this election at least one week before any "similar event." However, the Iowa caucus has preceded the New Hampshire primary. This primary, as the nation's first contest that uses the same procedure as the general election, draws more attention than those in other states, and has often been decisive in shaping the national contest.
State law permits a town with fewer than 100 residents to open its polls at midnight, and close when all registered citizens have cast their ballots. As such, the communities of Dixville Notch in Coos County and Hart's Location in Carroll County, among others, have chosen to implement these provisions. Dixville Notch and Hart's Location are traditionally the first places in both New Hampshire and the U.S. to vote in presidential primaries and elections.
Nominations for all other partisan offices are decided in a separate primary election. In Presidential election cycles, this is the second primary election held in New Hampshire.
Saint Anselm College in Goffstown has become a popular campaign spot for politicians as well as several national presidential debates because of its proximity to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.[40][41][42]
Election results[link]
In the past, New Hampshire has often voted Republican. Between 1856 and 1988, New Hampshire cast its electoral votes for the Democratic presidential ticket six times: Woodrow Wilson (twice), Franklin D. Roosevelt (three times), and Lyndon B. Johnson (once).
Beginning in 1992, New Hampshire became a swing state in both national and local elections. The state supported Democrats Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996, John Kerry in 2004, and Barack Obama in 2008. It was the only state in the country to switch from supporting Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 election to supporting his Democratic challenger in the 2004 election, when John Kerry, a senator from neighboring Massachusetts, won the state.
The Democrats dominated elections in New Hampshire as they did nationally in 2006 and 2008. In 2006, Democrats won both Congressional seats (electing Carol Shea-Porter in the 1st district and Paul Hodes in the 2nd district), re-elected Governor John Lynch, and gained a majority on the Executive Council and in both houses of the legislature for the first time since 1911. Democrats had not held both the legislature and the governorship since 1874.[43] Neither U.S. Senate seat was up for a vote in 2006. In 2008, Democrats retained their majorities, governorship, and Congressional seats; and former governor Jeanne Shaheen defeated incumbent Republican John E. Sununu for the U.S. Senate in a rematch of the 2002 contest.
The 2008 elections resulted in women holding a majority, 13 of the 24 seats, in the New Hampshire Senate, a first for any legislative body in the United States.[44]
In the 2010 midterm elections, Republicans made historic gains in New Hampshire, capturing veto-proof majorities in the state legislature, taking all 5 seats in the Executive Council, electing a new U.S. Senator, Kelly Ayotte, winning both U.S. House seats, and reducing the margin of victory of incumbent Governor John Lynch compared to his 2006 and 2008 landslide wins.
Free State Project[link]
The Free State Project seeks to entice 20,000 individuals to move to New Hampshire with the intent of reducing the size and scope of government at the local, state and federal levels. The Free State Project holds the annual New Hampshire Liberty Forum[45] and the annual Porcupine Freedom Festival, also known as PorcFest.[46]
Highways[link]
New Hampshire has a well-maintained, well-signed network of Interstate highways, U.S. highways, and state highways. State highway markers still depict the Old Man of the Mountain despite that rock formation's demise in 2003. Several route numbers align with the same route numbers in neighboring states. State highway numbering does not indicate the highway's direction. Major routes include:
Interstate 89 runs northwest from near Concord to Lebanon on the Vermont border.
Interstate 93 is the main Interstate highway in New Hampshire and runs north from Salem (on the Massachusetts border) to Littleton (on the Vermont border). I-93 connects the more densely populated southern part of the state to the Lakes Region and the White Mountains further to the north.
Interstate 95 runs north-south briefly along New Hampshire's seacoast to serve the city of Portsmouth, before entering Maine
U.S. Route 1 runs north-south briefly along New Hampshire's seacoast to the east of and paralleling I-95.
U.S. Route 2 runs east-west through Coos County from Maine, intersecting Route 16, skirting the White Mountain National Forest passing through Jefferson and into Vermont.
U.S. Route 3 is the longest numbered route in the state, and the only one to run completely through the state from the Massachusetts border to the Canadian border. It generally parallels Interstate 93. South of Manchester, it takes a more westerly route through Nashua. North of Franconia Notch, U.S. 3 takes a more easterly route, before terminating at the Canadian border.
U.S. Route 4 terminates at the Portsmouth Traffic Circle and runs east-west across the southern part of the state connecting Durham, Concord, Boscawen and Lebanon.
New Hampshire Route 16 is a major north-south highway in the eastern part of the state that generally parallels the border with Maine, eventually entering Maine as Maine Route 16. The southernmost portion of NH 16 is a four-lane freeway, co-signed with U.S. Route 4.
New Hampshire Route 101 is a major east-west highway in the southern part of the state that connects Keene with Manchester and the Seacoast region. East of Manchester, NH 101 is a four-lane, limited access highway that runs to Hampton Beach and I-95.
Air[link]
New Hampshire has 25 public-use airports, four of which have scheduled commercial passenger service. The busiest airport by number of passengers handled is Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester and Londonderry, which serves the Greater Boston metropolitan area.
Public transportation[link]
Long-distance intercity passenger rail service is provided by Amtrak's Vermonter and Downeaster lines.
As of 2009, Boston-centered MBTA Commuter Rail services reach only as far as northern Massachusetts. The New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority is working to extend "Capital Corridor" service from Lowell, Massachusetts to Nashua, Concord, and Manchester, including Manchester-Boston Regional Airport; and "Coastal Corridor" service from Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Plaistow, New Hampshire.[47][48] Legislation in 2007 created the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority (NHRTA) with the goal of overseeing the development of commuter rail in the state of New Hampshire. In 2011, Governor John Lynch vetoed HB 218, a bill passed by Republican lawmakers, which would have drastically curtailed the powers and responsibilities of NHRTA.[49][50]
Eleven public transit authorities operate local and regional bus services around the state, and eight private carriers operate express bus services which link with the national intercity bus network.[51] The New Hampshire Department of Transportation operates a statewide ride-sharing match service,[52] in addition to independent ride matching and guaranteed ride home programs.[51]
Tourist railroads include the Conway Scenic Railroad, Hobo-Winnipesaukee Railroad, and the Mount Washington Cog Railway.
Freight railways[link]
Freight railways in New Hampshire include Pan Am Railways, the New England Central Railroad, the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, and New Hampshire Northcoast Corporation.
High schools[link]
The first public high schools in the state were the Boys' High School and the Girls' High School of Portsmouth, established either in 1827 or 1830 depending on the source.[53][54][55]
New Hampshire has more than 80 public high schools, many of which serve more than one town. The largest is Pinkerton Academy in Derry, which is owned by a private non-profit organization and serves as the public high school of a number of neighboring towns. There are at least 30 private high schools in the state.
In 2008 the state tied with Massachusetts as having the highest scores on the SAT and ACT standardized tests given to high school students.[56]
Colleges and universities[link]
Daily newspapers[link]
Other publications[link]
Radio stations[link]
- See List of radio stations in New Hampshire.
Television stations[link]
The following professional sports teams are located in New Hampshire:
The New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon is an oval track which has been visited by national motorsport championships such as the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the Champ Car and the IndyCar Series.
Annually since 2002, high-school statewide all-stars compete against Vermont in ten sports during "Twin State" playoffs.[57] New Hampshire also has two amateur roller derby leagues with the ManchVegas Roller Girls (USARS) and New Hampshire Roller Derby (WFTDA[58]).
In the spring, New Hampshire's many sap houses hold sugaring-off open houses. In summer and early autumn, New Hampshire is home to many county fairs, the largest being the Hopkinton State Fair, in Contoocook. New Hampshire's Lakes Region is home to many summer camps, especially around Lake Winnipesaukee, and is a popular tourist destination. The Peterborough Players have performed every summer in Peterborough, New Hampshire since 1933. In the fall New Hampshire is host to the New Hampshire Highland Games. New Hampshire has also registered an official tartan with the proper authorities in Scotland, used to make kilts worn by the Lincoln Police Department while its officers serve during the games. The fall foliage peaks in mid-October. In the winter, New Hampshire's ski areas and snowmobile trails attract visitors from a wide area.[59] After the lakes freeze over they become dotted with ice fishing ice houses, known locally as bobhouses.
In fiction[link]
- Literature
Many novels, plays and screenplays have taken place in New Hampshire. The state has played other roles in fiction, including:
- Comics
- Film and television
See article List of people from New Hampshire.
- On January 5, 1776 at Exeter, the Provincial Congress of New Hampshire ratified the first independent constitution in the Americas, free of British rule.[61]
- On June 12, 1800, Fernald's Island in the Piscataqua River became the first government-sanctioned US Navy shipyard.
- Started in 1822, Dublin's Juvenile Library was the first free public library.
- In 1828, the first women's strike in the nation took place at Dover's Cocheco Mills.
- Founded in 1833, the Peterborough Town Library was the first public library, supported with public funds, in the world.[62]
- On August 3, 1852, New Hampshire was the site of the first intercollegiate athletic event. Harvard defeated Yale in a 2-mile (3.2?km) rowing race on Lake Winnipesaukee, the first meeting in a rivalry that continues to this day.
- Finished on June 27, 1874, the first trans-Atlantic telecommunications cable between Europe and America stretched from Balinskelligs Bay, Ireland, to Rye Beach.
- On February 6, 1901, a group of nine conservationists founded the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, the first forest-conservation advocacy group in the US.
- In 1908, Monsignor Pierre Hevey organized the nation's first credit union, in Manchester, to help mill workers save and borrow money.
- In 1933 the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen held the first crafts fair in the nation.[63]
- In July 1944, the Bretton Woods Agreement, the first fully negotiated system intended to govern monetary relations among independent nation-states, was signed at the Mount Washington Hotel.
- On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard of Derry rode a Mercury spacecraft and became the first American in space.
- In 1963, New Hampshire's legislature approved the nation's first modern state lottery, which began play in 1964.
- In 1966, Ralph Baer of Sanders Associates, Inc., Nashua, recruited engineers to develop the first home video game.
- Christa McAuliffe of Concord became the first private citizen selected to venture into space. She perished with her six space shuttle Challenger crewmates on January 28, 1986.
- On May 17, 1996 New Hampshire became the first state in the country to install a green LED traffic light. New Hampshire was selected because it was the first state to install the red and yellow variety statewide.[64]
- On May 31, 2007, New Hampshire became "...the first state to recognize same-sex unions without a court order or the threat of one."[65]
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- ^ The summit of Mount Washington is the highest point on the northeastern Northern American Continent.
- ^ In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor, the President of the State Senate is first in line for succession.
- ^ NH has a room and meals sales tax and a business profits income tax. Alaska does not have a statewide sales or income tax, but many Alaska towns have a sales tax.
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- ^ VERMONT v. NEW HAMPSHIRE 289 U.S. 593 (1933)
- ^ USDA report:"Maine is the state with the highest percentage of land area that is timberland (86 percent), ahead of New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Vermont."
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Why Jennifer Aniston's wedding is on hold
Actor and director Justin, 41, got down on one knee on his birthday last August 10, after a 15-month courtship, presenting Jennifer with a huge diamond ring.
Since then rumours around Hollywood suggested the couple have struggled to agree on a time and venue for their big day.
However former Friends star Jennifer has spoken out, insisting this simply isn't the case.
"We have yet to set any dates. There have been no cancelled weddings. There have been no postponed weddings. There have been no arguments about where to get married. Just clearing all that up," the 44-year-old actress said while promoting her latest film release We're The Millers.
Justin and Jen's engagement came just four months after Aniston's ex-husband Brad Pitt, 49, proposed to Angelina Jolie, 38, prompting speculation about which couple will head up the aisle first.
However Jen reveals it is simply the couple's hectic work schedule that has caused the delay. And despite Justin treading on Jen's toe and accidentally breaking it recently, she's still eager to get hitched.
"We want to do it when it's perfect, and we're not rushed, and no one is rushing from a job or rushing to a job." She adds: "And, you know, we already feel married."
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Monday, July 29, 2013
IFC invests $6m in Activa to insure farmers in West, Central Africa
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $6 million into agricultural insurance for farmers in the West and Central Africa regions.
The Corporation is using the amount as an equity investment in Activa, an insurance group operating in Cameroon, Ghana, and other countries in the region, to help increase access to insurance for farmers, smaller businesses, and lower-income individuals.
IFC said its equity investment will help Activa expand into new markets in West and Central Africa, where few are able to access or afford insurance products.
With IFC?s backing, officials say Activa plans to offer innovative products, such as weather risk insurance for farmers, micro-insurance for lower income beneficiaries, and mobile insurance, where the insurance product is distributed via network operators.
?Through our partnership with IFC, we are extremely well positioned to take advantage of the many growth opportunities in African markets with very low insurance penetration through the development of products designed to cover low-income population and small businesses and the use of innovative distribution channels,? said Richard Low?, CEO of Activa Group.
According to Yolande Duhem, IFC Director for West and Central Africa, a key focus of IFC?s financial services strategy for sub-Saharan Africa is to support regional insurers who aim to achieve mass market coverage and expand their operations in other countries.
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HBO GO, Revision 3, Washington Post, Songza and more currently being tested for Chromecast
Chromecast seems to be a huge hit. This little device has an insane amount of potential. There?s just one thing lacking: official apps. Even if an official app isn?t available yet, you can cast tabs from your desktop or laptop, which works quite well if your computer can support it.?While poking around some of the Chromecast configuration files, the guys over at GTVHacker found something quite interesting. It seems that a lot of additional apps or receivers are being tested at this time. During this past week?s announcement, Google told us that Pandora and others were coming sometime down the road for Chromecast. Here?s a look at what might be coming soon.
- Pandora
- HBO Go
- Washtington Post
- AOL ON
- Qello
- Revision 3
- Songza
- Tic Tac Toe (most likely used just for testing purposes)
Each of these applications can be viewed right now, in their testing phase on the web. However, they don?t do anything besides showing splash pages at this time and some of them don?t even load.
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If Google can get these applications out fast, Chromecast?s popularity and usefulness is going to skyrocket. Keep your fingers crossed!
What other apps would you like to see on Chromecast? Let us know.
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Bride, best man missing in boat crash on Hudson River
A boat carrying members of a wedding party struck a barge in the Hudson River Friday night. The boat's operator was charged with first-degree vehicular manslaughter Saturday. NBC's Lester Holt reports.
By Tracy Jarrett, Writer, NBC News
One body has been found in the water after a bride-to-be and a best man went missing when a boat crashed into a barge on the Hudson River on Friday night, officials said, and the boat?s operator has been arrested.
Four other people remained in the hospital Saturday while investigators continued their search, NBC New York reported. The search was suspended at 5 pm local time on Saturday and was set to continue on Sunday morning.
JoJo K. John, 35, has been arrested and will be arraigned in an area hospital on counts including vehicular manslaughter in the first degree, according to Rockland County Undersheriff Robert Van Cura.
A woman's body was discovered adrift and without a life jacket not far south of the bridge, Van Cura said at a press conference on Saturday.?Police will continue searching for a second missing body. The body has not been identified, officials said.
The Coast Guard said six people?were on a 21-foot Stingray near Piermont, N.Y., when it hit the barge at around 10:40 p.m. local time on Friday evening in the vicinity of the Tappan Zee Bridge.
The accident happened shortly after the boat left Piermont for a short trip across the river to Tarrytown, Rockland County Sheriff's Department Chief William Barbera said at a news conference on Saturday morning, according to the Associated Press.
"While the Rockland County Sheriff, N.Y. State Police and U.S. Coast Guard continue to investigate this tragic incident, the New York State Thruway Authority is conducting its own review of safety procedures on the Hudson River as part of the New NY Bridge Project,? said Brian Conybeare, special advisor to the governor, in a statement.
The missing woman, identified by family members as Lindsey Stewart, 30, was to get married on Aug. 10, and the man, identified as Mark Lennon, was supposed to be the best man in the wedding, relatives told NBC New York.
?Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time," Conybeare added.
Groom-to-be?Brian Bond, 36, is among the four injured passengers, who were described as suffering severe injuries, including head trauma and broken bones. Bond is in ?fair? condition at Westchester Medical Center, according to spokesman David Billing.?
Some of those?injured are awake and providing information to investigators. Bond, however, is currently unable to speak due to his injuries, Walter Kosik, the bride?s stepfather told NBC New York.
Police said that while it would have been dark in the area at the time of the crash, the barge was lit up.
"At this point, Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, has reported to the Thruway Authority that all Coast Guard lighting requirements were met and that the barges were properly lit Friday night. All lighting was checked Saturday morning and is fully operational at all barge locations associated with the project,? Conybeare said in the statement.
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