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CRACKS in Einstein's theory of relativity could be evident at the heart of our very own galaxy. If new calculations are correct, the enormous black hole that sits at the core of the Milky Way should have Saturn-like rings that offer a safe haven from its irresistible gravitational pull.
Einstein came out with his theory of general relativity in 1916. It describes how the effects of gravity emerge from the way space-time is shaped. It has passed every test thrown at it – including the latest, this week – but many physicists still believe general relativity has a chink in its armour. That's because the theory is incompatible with quantum mechanics, the other pillar of modern physics.
Where relativity describes the universe at large scales, quantum describes the universe of the tiny, random particles that make up matter. Efforts to combine them lead to mathematical nonsense. "General relativity must fail at some level," says Cosimo Bambi of Fudan University in Shanghai.
One of the best places to look for flaws should be where gravity is most intense, in the vicinity of neutron stars, say. These dense stellar corpses are left over when a massive star explodes as a supernova, and can pack the mass of the sun into a sphere just 20 kilometres across.
John Antoniadis of the Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy in Bonn, Germany, and colleagues have now put relativity to the test around the most massive neutron star yet discovered. PSR J0348+0432 is 2.01 times the mass of the sun. It orbits a white dwarf – the burnt-out husk of a sun-like star that has reached the end of its life. General relativity predicts that as the pair circle each other, they should lose energy in the form of gravitational waves, and their 2.46-hour orbit should shrink by about 8 millionths of a second every year.
And that is exactly what Antoniadis and colleagues saw (Science, doi.org/mdb). "That's astonishing," he says. "This mathematically elegant theory, general relativity, was devised 100 years ago but still manages to survive every test we perform."
To find general relativity's weak spots, then, physicists may have to look to stronger gravitational fields. Bambi suggests starting with the densest, most massive objects we know: the supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies.
Every galaxy, including the Milky Way, hosts a massive dark object at its core. We only know that they are hyperdense and do not emit light, leading physicists to assume that they are black holes millions of times more massive than our sun. However, there is no direct evidence that these black holes follow the rules of relativity.
"Their measured mass is enough to say that these objects are not neutron stars or clusters of non-luminous objects, but we do not know if the space-time geometry is the one predicted by general relativity," Bambi says.
He and his colleagues have calculated what the object at the centre of our galaxy would look like if it did not obey Einstein's laws of general relativity. They find that there should be stable regions very close to them where particles can hover for long periods of time, instead of falling directly into them (Physical Review D, doi.org/mdc). Some gas swirling around the black holes should get trapped in these stable orbits. "The result is a compact object with gas rings, more or less like Saturn," says Bambi.
In theory, the ideal opportunity to test Bambi's ideas will come later this year, when the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way has its first big meal in living memory. A gas cloud dubbed G2 is set to approach the monstrous object's edge. If Bambi is right, radio, infrared and X-rays signals from the cosmic binge could reveal ring-like structures at the black hole's edge.
Sadly, the right telescope for the job probably won't be ready in time. But in future, space-based gravitational wave telescopes could look for irregular bursts of gravitational waves produced when particles jump from one ring to another. And the Event Horizon Telescope and GRAVITY observatory, set to come online in the next 5 to 10 years, will observe the motion of plasma orbiting black holes. That means they could spot the leftovers of this summer's cosmic binge.
"We are living in a very exciting time for black hole physics," says Eric Gourgoulhon of the Paris Observatory, France. "For the first time, we will see the vicinity of the event horizon predicted by general relativity." Studies like Bambi's do the groundwork so that when these new telescopes come online, we can finally find the cracks in one of physics's greatest pillars.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Black hole binge could test relativity"
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Aug 17, 2012, 6:46 PM EDT
Apparently looking to save themselves some postage, the Pirates combined two announcements in one mailing to their season ticketholders this week.
Along with instructing Pirates fans how to buy their tickets for possible postseason games at PNC Park, the team also gave notice of its intention to jack up prices for 2013 ticket plans.
I'm guessing that's not how the Yankees typically do it.
The Pirates, though, are new at this whole thing, so let's give them a break. They haven't even finished with a .500 record in any season since they last made the postseason in 1992. As things stand now, the Pirates, at 65-53, would be on the road in Atlanta for the one-game postseason series to determine who advances to the NLDS.
- 12strikes - Aug 17, 2012 at 7:55 PM
Nothings says "Thanks for sticking with us though a generation of $hit baseball" like a price hike after a 1 good season.
- redguy12588 - Aug 17, 2012 at 8:04 PM
They hiked prices last year too. No shame in what the Pirates are doing, they didn't raise prices once from 2001-2010, how are they going to raise payroll without increasing revenue. Pirates fans have already responded at the box office and the bandwagon is there. This is the least of pirates fans worries.
- wetmorepsu12 - Aug 17, 2012 at 8:35 PM
depends on how much of an increase its going to be though
- amunoz78 - Aug 20, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Average of $1/ticket. Hard to complain about that.
- bigleagues - Aug 18, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Yeah, but like it or not, it's kind of how economics work – especially when your fellow franchise owners are eager to see you foot more of your own bill.
- phipfwe76 - Aug 17, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Honestly it's not terrible if you've seen their prices. I live outside Philly, but have been to just as many Pirates games in the last 5 years as Phillies games (obviously my favorite team). When you can sit 6 rows behind the dugout with the best city view in baseball at PNC Park, it easily beats sitting in the upper deck at CB Park for the same price. Good news with the Phillies sucking….. I can get $3 tickets on stubhub! 'Bout time I got some legroom back.
But yeah, probably not the best way to announce it.
- brewcrewfan54 - Aug 17, 2012 at 9:06 PM
Just shameless scumbaggery by their owners.
- agc99 - Aug 17, 2012 at 9:19 PM
19 years of losing and cheating their fans does not allow them any slack.
- mickeylolich1968 - Aug 17, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Hey Pirates fans, Red Sox fan here…
I remember Tim wakefield playing in the post season with Pittsburg. It has been a ling time, has it not. I would humbly suggest you guys enjoy your team being relevant because when it's bad it can be bad for a looong time. (Sox fans know this as we are just five years into a new eighty six year character building episode.)
C'mon man, be positive. IT IS NOW REALLY COOL TO BE A PIRATES FAN!
On top of that how great would it be if the Pirates won the world series.
It would be "one more for the Pirates and still ZERO for Barry Bonds".
- Marty - Aug 18, 2012 at 1:06 AM
I think it's appropriate your equated the entire 2012 Pirates staff to Barry Bonds.
- metalhead65 - Aug 18, 2012 at 2:10 AM
funny how when the pirates were in first they were going to win the division but after the beatdown the reds gave them pirate fans will be happy to make the playoffs. newsflash when you face the reds again your staff ace the yankee reject can only pitch one game against the reds and somehow with Votto back I think the reds will be ready for him this time.
- florida76 - Aug 18, 2012 at 8:32 AM
metalhead65, you haven't been talking to many Pirate fans. Just a winning season would represent a major success in 2012, anything else is just gravy. I don't know how you can possibly say the last series between the Reds and Pirates was any kind of beatdown at all. Reds didn't sweep, and their two wins came by one run and three runs. Even Pete Rose would disagree with your assessment.
In terms of the ticket price increase, it's still very reasonable when compared with the rest of the league, and at least they're coming out early with the notice.
- stairwayto7 - Aug 18, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Pirates will win Central as the Reds are due for a long losing streak!
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Given the disproportionate number of out-of-school suspensions handed to Oakland's African-American students, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights began looking in May to see whether those practices are racially discriminatory. (Since Oakland is hardly unique in these patterns, I called the Department of Education this morning to see how many other school districts are under investigation. I have yet to receive an answer.)
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Oscar Blandi Pronto Wet Instant Volumizing Shampoo & Conditioner ($24.00 each) are new and available only at Sephora. The shampoo helps remove product and dirt build-up while adding volume to your tresses. The set is also meant to work in conjunction with Oscar Blandi's Pronto Dry Shampoo for those who are busy bees and can't always find time to wash their hair (or just need an extra day or two between washes!). Both the shampoo and conditioner are scented with a lemony-citrus fragrance.
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'Real Housewives of NJ': Teresa Giudice's cousin to come aboard, too?
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We already heard reports that Bravo crews have been shooting with Teresa's sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga. According to those reports, the two women don't get along.
Teresa has since tweeted a picture of a smiling Melissa saying, "Here's a pic of Melissa & my baby nephew Joey at the party. Neither of them are black [ See "nephew nonsense" here] or not speaking to me. Hmm.."
Case closed, conspiracy theorists? Apparently not.
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Previously, reports said that Teresa was holding out on signing on for the show's third season and Bravo was calling her bluff by approaching her sister-in-law. According to the source, Teresa has still not signed her contract for Season 3 and Bravo remains tightlipped about casting news until they officially announce it themselves.
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Seemingly every time anyone discusses Lana Del Rey, questions about her quote-unquote "authenticity" are evoked. This sentiment was, above all else, dominating the pre- and post-show conversation at tonight's sold-out show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom (including the two dudes we overheard huddled up, sniffing something in a comically loud fashion, in a men's bathroom stall after the concert had wrapped).
If you're not already familiar with the artist known as Lana Del Rey, you soon will be. This 25-year-old siren exploded into the public consciousness this summer when she self-released her debut single, "Video Games," to YouTube (garnering some 9 million views along the way). Cooler-than-thou hipster blogs initially praised her work, but quickly turned their backs on the self-described "gangster Nancy Sinatra" when it was discovered that she initially released an album under her real name, Lizzy Grant, before fully formulating the Lana Del Rey character. It's not as if Grant/Del Rey's calculated transition was unprecedented; everyone from Robert Zimmerman (better known as Bob Dylan) to Stefani Germanotta (aka Lady Gaga) has done something similar in the name of "art." However, in this age of information overload, the rabid, scoop-hungry blogosphere has recognized that they can rack up more page views by deriding this young singer's work than they can by taking a wait and see approach.
After months worth of fervent Internet discourse and a hype-generating European tour, Lana Del Rey finally took the stage in her self-appointed hometown of New York City earlier this evening in what she clearly felt was a put-up or shut-up performance. "It's good to be home," she told the Bowery Ballroom audience as she strode on stage to the bold entrance music of Bernard Herrmann's iconic score from Psycho. After a couple uncomfortable moments of "f***in technical difficulties" (her words), she quickly launched into "Without You," a song which contains lyrics that arguably define her ethos: "I think I found God in the flashbulbs of your pretty cameras."


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Dumfries is a town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland and is situated close to the Solway Firth, near the mouth of the River Nith. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Its nickname is Queen of the South.
The land West of the Nith, Galloway, only securely became part of Scotland during Alexander II's reign in 1234: Dumfries was very much on the frontier during its first 50 years and it grew rapidly as a market town and port.
A royal castle, which no longer exists, was built in the 13th century on the site of the present Castledykes Park.
Before becoming King of Scots, Robert the Bruce slew his rival the Red Comyn at Greyfriars Kirk in the town on 10 February 1306. His uncertainty about the fatality of his stabbing caused one of his followers, Roger de Kirkpatrick, to utter the famous, "I mak siccar" ("I make sure") and finish the Comyn off. Robert the Bruce was excommunicated as a result, less for the murder than for its location, but nonetheless went on to become King of Scotland. Today's Greyfriars Church was built in 1868, overlooking the site of the murder on the opposite side of Castle Street, marked by a plaque on a shop wall.
The first bridge over the Nith, Devorgilla Bridge, named after Devorgilla, the mother of King John Balliol, was built here in 1432. Rebuilt more than once and shortened from the east in the 19th century, this is still used by pedestrians and is one of Scotland's oldest standing bridges.
Not all of Dumfries' bloody reputation was externally inflicted. Nine women were burned to death for witchcraft in the town in 1659, and two centuries later in 1868, Dumfries was the site of Scotland's last public hanging.
Opposite the fountain in Dumfries High Street, adjacent to the present Marks and Spencer, was the Commercial and later the County Hotel. Although the latter was demolished in the 1980s, the original facade of the building was kept. Room No. 6 of the hotel was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie's Room and appropriately carpeted in the Royal Stuart tartan. The Young Pretender had his headquarters here during a 3-day sojourn in Dumfries towards the end of 1745. £2,000 was demanded by the Prince, together with 1,000 pairs of brogues for his kilted Jacobite rebel army, which was camping in a field not one hundred yards distant. A rumour, however, that the Duke of Cumberland was approaching, made Bonnie Prince Charlie decide to leave with his army, with only £1,000 and 255 pairs of shoes having been handed over.
Today's Greyfriars Church overlooks the location of a statue of Robert Burns, sculpted in Italy in 1882. Burns spent the last years of his life in Dumfries, dying here in 1796. The statue is just one of a series of associations with Scotland's most famous poet to be found in the town. Heading south past the spectacular Mid Steeple on the High Street, once the town tolbooth and prison, you come to a tiny vennel leading to the Globe Inn, his favourite drinking place.
There is also Robert Burns' house at 24 Burns Street, South of the High Street, and his mausoleum in St Michael's Churchyard. On the West side of the River Nith is the Robert Burns Centre, housed in what was once the Dumfries Mill. Beyond it is Dumfries Museum built partly in a windmill later converted to a camera obscura. In the suburb of Summerhill the majority of streets are named with Burns connotations.
Although far from the centre of power in Scotland, Dumfries had obvious strategic significance sitting as it does on the edge of Galloway and being the centre of control for the south west of Scotland.
With the River Nith on two sides and the Lochar Moss on another, Dumfries was a town with good natural defences. Consequently it was never completely walled. A careful eye still had to be kept on the clearly defined boundaries of the burgh, a task that had to be taken each year by the Provost, Baillies, Burgesses and others within the town.
Neighbouring landowners might try to encroach on the town boundaries, or the Marches as they were known, moving them back 100 yards or so to their own benefit. It had to be made clear to anyone thinking of or trying to encroach that they dare not do so.
In return for the Royal status of the town and the favour of the King, the Provost and his council, along with other worthies of the town had to be diligent in ensuring the boundaries were strictly observed. Although steeped in history, Scotland's burghs remained the foundation of the country's system of local government for centuries. Burgh status conferred on its citizens the right to elect their own town councils, run their own affairs and raise their own local taxes or rates.
In 1974 the burghs became part of larger districts and regions. Those boundaries lost the significance they were granted by Royal statute. Ancient titles like Provost and Bailie were discarded or retained only for ceremonial purposes. Robes and chains often found their way into museums as a reminder of the past.
Dumfries remains a centre of local government for a much bigger area than just the town itself. But its people, the Doonhamers still retain a pride in their town and distinctive identity. This is never more so than during the week long Guid Nychburris Festival and its highlight the Riding of the Marches which takes place on the third Saturday in June each year.
Dumfries hosts the headquarters of Dumfries and Galloway Council. The name Dumfries and Galloway is given to one of Scotland's 32 council areas comprising the former (1975-96) districts of Nithsdale, Annandale and Eskdale, the Stewartry of Kirkcudbrightshire, the Machars and Wigtownshire. Dumfries also lends its name to the Lieutenancy Area of Dumfries, which is similar in boundaries to the former Dumfriesshire county.
Dumfries is centre to Scotland's smallest police force. It took part in one the largest criminal investigations in modern history when neighbouring town, Lockerbie, was devastated by the events that took place on board Pan Am Flight 103 on 21 December 1988.
Like the rest of Dumfries and Galloway, of Scotland's three major geographical areas Dumfries lies in the Southern Uplands.
The river Nith runs through Dumfries in a southwards direction. There are several bridges across the river in the town. In between the Devorgilla (also knows as 'The Old Bridge') and the suspension bridges is a weir colloquially known as 'The Caul'. In wetter months of the year the Nith can still flood the surrounding streets in the town centre.
Although serving a relatively small population, Dumfries is divided into several key districts.
Dumfries High Street hosts many of the historical, social and commercial centres of the town. During the 1990s, these areas enjoyed various aesthetic recognitions from organisations including Britain in Bloom.
Towards the end of 2005, the Bell Tower of the town's Midsteeple was dismantled conceding to safety concerns of its structural integrity. This event caused much controversy within the town on the council's capability to maintain key features. The landmark is now in the final stages of renovation, the costs of which are estimated to be around £1.6m.
Dumfries has several suburbs including Summerhill, Summerville, Troqueer, Georgetown, Larchfield, Calside, Lochside, Lincluden, Newbridge, Sandside, Heathhall, Locharbriggs, Noblehill and Marchmount. Maxwelltown to the west of the river Nith, was formerly a Burgh in its own right within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (also known as Kirkcudbrightshire) until its incorporation into Dumfries in 1928; Troqueer, a settlement situated to the south west of Dumfries was part of the Burgh of Maxwelltown. Summerhill, Lochside, Lincluden, Sandside are among other suburbs located on the Maxwelltown side of the river. Palmerston Park, home to the town's senior football team Queen of the South, is on Terregles Street, also on the Maxwelltown side of the river.
Dumfries is a relatively prosperous community but the town centre has been exposed to the centrifugal forces that have seen retail, business, educational, residential and other uses gravitate towards the urban fringe. In a bid to stimulate development in Dumfries town centre, both economically and in a social context, several strategies have been proposed by the controlling authorities.
In January 2006, Dumfries & Galloway Council announced plans to build a £16 million leisure facility, named DG1, at Hoods Loaning near the town centre, which opened in May 2008.
Queen of the South represent Dumfries and the surrounding area in the Scottish Football League First Division. Palmerston Park on Terregles Street is the home ground of the team. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith. They reached the Scottish Cup final in May 2008, losing to Rangers 3-2.
The town is also home to Solway Sharks ice hockey team who play at the Dumfries Ice Bowl.
Dumfries is also home to a number of golf courses. Among these are:
Of those is listed only the Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith. This course is also bisected into 2 halves of 9 holes each by the town's Castle Douglas Road. The club house and holes 1 to 7 and 17 and 18 are on the side nearest to Summerhill. Holes 8 to 16 are on the side nearest to Janefield.
Dumfries railway station lies on the Glasgow South Western Line, the train service is operated by private company FirstScotrail which provides services to Glasgow and Carlisle, and less frequent services connect Dumfries with Stranraer. The nearest station to Dumfries on the West Coast Mainline is 12 miles east along the A709 road at Lockerbie.
Maxwelltown station in the Summerhill district of the town was closed as part of the Beeching Axe in the 1960s.
Dumfries Academy was a grammar school until adopting instead a comprehensive format in the Summer of 1983.
In 1999 Scotland's first multi-institutional university campus was established in Dumfries. Located within the 85-acre Crichton estate. In order of campus presence it is host to the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) (formerly known as University of Paisley & Bell College), Dumfries & Galloway College, and, the University of Glasgow. Still in its infancy, the campus offers a range of degree courses in initial teacher education, business, computing, environmental studies, tourism, heritage, social work, health, social studies, nursing, liberal arts and humanities. Despite the short-lived threat of closure to the University of Glasgow part of the campus in 2006, a campaign by students, academics and local supporters ensured that the University of Glasgow remained very much open for business in Dumfries. The University of Glasgow is committed to its future in Dumfries and has just announced the launch of a new undergraduate programme in primary teaching. WEVZ BABY WEVZ. Team Enviro X!
People from Dumfries are nicknamed Doonhamers. This is because when in towns in Scotland further North (i.e. most places due to the position of Dumfries on the southern edge of Scotland) they would refer to Dumfries as 'Doon hame'; 'Doon hame' being Scots for 'Down home'.
The Doonhamers is also the nickname of Queen of the South representing Dumfries and the surrounding area in the Scottish Football League.
The crest of Dumfries contains the words, "A Lore Burne". In the history of Dumfries close to the town was the marsh through which ran the Loreburn whose name became the rallying cry of the town in times of attack - A Lore Burne (meaning 'to the muddy stream').
Located on top of a small hill, Dumfries Museum is centred around the 18th century windmill which stands above the town. Included are fossil footprints left by prehistoric reptiles, the Wildlife of the Solway marshes, tools and weapons of the earliest peoples of the region, stone carvings of Scotland's first Christians and everyday things of the Victorian farm, workshop and home. On the top floor of the museum is the Camera Obscura. This historic instrument gives panoramic views over the town; on clear days the range is many miles.
Based in the control tower of RAF Tinwald Downs the museum has an extensive indoor display of memorabilia which strives to preserve aviation heritage, much of which has come via various recovery activities. During the second world war, aerial navigation was taught at Dumfries also at Wigtown and nearby Annan was a fighter training unit. R.A.F Dumfries doubled as an important maintenance unit and aircraft storage unit. The museum is run by the Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Group and is the only private aviation museum in Scotland. It has considerably increased in size in recent years making room for a new shop display area, picnic area etc. The control tower has been re-roofed, the pathways given metalled surfaces and much other work has been done.
The restored control tower of the former World War II airfield is now a listed building. The museum is run by volunteers and houses a large and ever expanding aircraft collection, aero engines and a display of artefacts and personal histories relating to aviation, past and present. Both civil aviation and military aviation are represented. There is also a small collection of memorabilia honouring airborne forces, a new display representing aviation in Scotland and a mock-up of a World War II living room are now complete.
The Theatre Royal, Dumfries was built in 1792 and is the oldest working theatre in Scotland.
The theatre is owned by the Guild of Players who bought it in 1959, thereby saving it from demolition, and is run on a voluntary basis by the members of the Guild of Players. It is funded entirely by Guild membership subscriptions, and by box office receipts. It does not currently receive any grant aid towards running costs.
In recent years the theatre has been re-roofed and the outside refurbished. It is the venue for the Guild of Players' own productions and for performances from visiting companies. These include: Scottish Opera, TAG, the Borderline and .
In addition it is extensively used for Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, Dumfries Music Festival, the Dumfries Musical and Operatic Society.
The Guild of Players was founded as an amateur dramatic company in 1913. It has put on a season of plays for all but six of the 94 years since then. There were no productions between 1915 and 1919, and none in 1944. Nowadays the Guild puts on a season of five plays (each running for a week) and a pantomime (running for a fortnight) every year. Every job, from directing the plays to serving the coffee in the intervals, is undertaken voluntarily by the Guild members. There are no paid staff in the Theatre.
The plays are open to the public but taking out membership of the Guild brings entitlement to priority ticket booking at half price.
There are two cinemas in Dumfries. The Odeon shows typically mainstream films. The Robert Burns Centre shows mainstream productions and also independent films.
A collection of over 400 Scottish paintings, Gracefield Arts Centre hosts a changing programme of exhibitions featuring regional, national and international artists and craft-makers. Facilities include darkroom, pottery, studios, bar/cafe, craft shop, and car parking. Studios and ground floor galleries accessible to wheelchair users.
The Burns Howff Club was formed in the Globe Inn, Dumfries, South West Scotland in 1889, and meets on 25 January each year to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns in 1759 with a Burns Supper. The Club takes its name from a reference by Robert Burns to the Globe Inn being his favourite "Howff", an old Scottish term for a meeting place.
The Howff Club has an extensive library of Burns works and the works of other Scottish poets and literary figures. Members are always pleased to welcome visitors to the Globe Inn and Dumfries, and to host Burns Suppers at The Globe Inn or other venues.
The club runs Robert Burns walking tours Dumfries.
There are a number of festivals which take place throughout the year, mostly based on traditional values.
Good Neighbours (Guid Nychburris in Middle Scots) is the main festival of the year, a ceremony which is largely based on the theme of a positive community spirit.
The ceremony on Guid Nychburris Day, follows a route and sequence of events laid down in the mists of time. Formal proceedings start at 7.30am with the gathering of up to 250 horses waiting for the courier to arrive and announce that the Pursuivant is on his way, and at 8.00am leave the Midsteeple and ride out to meet the Pursuivant. They then proceed to Ride the Marches and Stob and Nog (mark the boundary with posts and flags) before returning to the Midsteeple at 12.15pm to meet the Provost and then the Charter is proclaimed to the towns people of Dumfries. This is then followed by the crowning of the Queen of the South.
The quarry is situated off the A701 just north of Dumfries at Locharbriggs close to the nearby aggregates quarry. This dimension stone quarry is a large quarry. Quarry working at Lochabriggs dates from the 18th century, and the quarry has been worked continuously since 1890.
There are good reserves of stone that can be extracted at several locations. On average the stone is available at depths of 1m on bed although some larger blocks are obtainable. The average length of a block is 1.5m but 2.6m blocks can be obtained.
Locharbriggs is from the New Red Sandstone of the Permian age. It is a medium-grained stone ranging in colour from dull red to pink.
A number of well-known people were educated at Dumfries Academy, among them Henry Duncan, founder of the world's first commercial savings bank, Sir James Anderson, who captained the SS Great Eastern on the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable-laying voyages in 1865 and 1866, James Matthew Barrie, author of Peter Pan, missionary Jane Haining, international diplomat Alexander Knox Helm, John Laurie, actor (Private Fraser in Dad's Army), artist Robin Philipson, singer John Hanson, Alexander S Graham, cartoonist best known for the Fred Bassett series and Jock Wishart, who in 1998 set a new world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powered vessel. Sir Frank Williams of F1 motor racing fame was educated at St Joseph's College, Dumfries.
Dumfries is also the hometown of former F1 racer Allan McNish. Scotland international rugby union player Nick De Luca was born in Dumfries as was professional golfer Andrew Coltart and curling world champions David Murdoch and Craig Wilson.
BBC Broadcaster Kirsty Wark was born in the town as was fellow broadcaster Stephen Jardine. Neil Oliver (archaeologist, historian, author and broadcaster), grew up in Ayr and Dumfries.
Ray Wilson, lead singer of Stiltskin and later Genesis was born in Dumfries as was fellow musician Geoffrey Kelly. Record producer Calvin Harris also hails from Dumfries. While Bill Drummond is from Newton Stewart he is one of the Queen of the South fans included here. Anthony Moffat is involved in the world of music, cinema and publishing. Nigel Sinclair is a Hollywood film producer. World War I poet William Hamilton was another born in Dumfries.
John McFarlane, CEO of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) originates from the town, as does FPR Bill Nelson who also worked for AMP and Wespac. The architect George Corson who worked mainly in Leeds, England, was born in Dumfries and articled to Walter Newall in the town. Politicians William Dickson and David Mundell are others born in Dumfries.
John Richardson, naturalist, explorer and naval surgeon was born in Dumfries as was John Craig, mathematician, and polymath James Crichton. Malcolm H. Wright was also born in Dumfries, father of Sophie B. Wright – New Orleans' educator and pioneer for women and children's rights.
Dumfries has produced a steady stream of professional footballers. The best known footballers of their eras to come from Dumfries are probably Dave Halliday, Bobby Ancell, Billy Houliston and Willie McNaught. Halliday, Dickson and Houliston were Queen of the South players during their careers. Dominic Matteo was born in Dumfries but moved to England while still a young boy. Barry Nicholson lost 4 - 3 to Queens playing for Aberdeen in the 2008 Scottish Cup semi-finals despite scoring against the team he supported as a boy. Ancell, Houliston, McNaught and Nicholson have represented Scotland. Matteo gained 6 full caps for Scotland after having represented England at under-21 level. Halliday was overlooked by Scotland in favour of Hughie Gallacher who played for Queens but was not from Dumfries.
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Health is a key to your happiness and academic success. To live a good life you need to take care of your whole self: body, mind and spirit. These web pages will connect you with the information and resources you need to maintain and improve your health.
To schedule a same-day appointment at Norton Medical Center, call 508-286-5400/5401. During the academic year, all student appointments are free of charge regardless of insurance coverage. Labwork, immunizations, and procedures are charged to a student's insurance. During the summer months, the visit, labwork, and procedure costs are charged to a student's insurance. For medical advice after hours, a doctor-on-call is available at 508-286-5400 to address your concerns.
For walk-in care, a CVS Minute Clinic is located one block from campus, Mansfield Health Center (508-339-4144) is located 10 minutes from campus, and Brigham and Women's Urgent Care (508-718-4400) is located 25 minutes away in Foxboro at Patriot Place. Local pharmacies include Walgreens and CVS.
On Friday and Saturday nights, Wheaton Student First Responders, the WEMS, are on-call through Public Safety (508-286-3333) and will respond to all medical events on-campus.
- Local Resources Directory (pdf)
- Health Services Quick Guide (pdf)
Transportation options for off-campus medical appointments:
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Hemp soft-serve takes center stage at Capitol Hill's new nutrition bar
If you spent any time on Capitol Hill last summer, you likely took your licks at one of three new frosty-treat purveyors—Molly Moon's, Bluebird or Old School Frozen Custard. But did you miss the hemp soft-serve? Healeo (1520 15th Ave.; 206.453.5066), an organic, superfood nutrition bar that opened in May, is the first business venture by Seattleite Justin Brotman (son of Costco founder Jeff Brotman). The crisp, modern shop serves surprisingly silky, vegan "ice cream" year-round, made with hemp—yes, hemp. The hemp milk (a blend of hemp seeds and water) is crafted in the store, and the resulting soft-serve (available in chocolate or vanilla; $4–$6) can be paired with organic toppings like golden berries, cacao nibs and coconut. If you're seeking something savory, Healeo offers a variety of vegan snacks to go, including House of the Sun's local, raw, organic, vegan (phew!) cuisine, delivered to the store by bike to reduce fears of carbon footprints. Or try E3 Live, an algae harvested from Klamath Lake in Oregon and touted as the most nutrient-dense food on the planet. (Take it as a shot, or, for those less accustomed to swilling lake algae, as an addition to a smoothie—we recommend the tart, pink Goji Glory.) Also available is an extensive line of certified organic supplements and teas that Brotman spent the last two years creating specifically for Healeo. Partake and you'll surely bounce back from all those other ice cream indulgences in no time.


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Technically the Lumia 900 is in China already, for some time. As a country with very strict import regulations and therefore one of the most advanced black market systems in the world, Lumia 900 phones were immediately available to early Chinese adopters as soon as it hit the market in the US. But now it's formally coming to China, with proper localization, necessary rip-offs (SNS integration and Xbox Live, to name a few).
According to Chinese Windows Phone site WPDang, the Chinese version of Lumia 900 will be formally launched on June the 16th, coming with a bluetooth headphone for each purchase, just like current Lumia 800 packages.
The price might be problematic though. As speculated by WPDang, the Chinese version of Lumia 900 might be tagged "slightly more expensive than PureView 808″, which in turn has already open to pre-order in China, at 4,688 CNY (736 USD). That's not a very favorable price, especially when you consider the Lumia 900 really doesn't too much bells & whistles packed in it. PureView 808 at least has that shocking 41MP imaging sensor. But Lumia 900…?
For your record, the price of iPhone 4S at the Apple Store now starts from 4,988 CNY (783 USD), right in the same rank of Lumia 900 if WPDang's speculation turns out to be true. That doesn't give Nokia much advantage in the competition.
Meanwhile, smuggled Lumia 900 from Southeast Asia are currently available in Chinese blackmarkets from as low as 3,700 CNY. Aside from competitors, Nokia will likely have a heated battle against its own product.
Let's see if Nokia fine-tunes the price at the very last moment. As can be seen in the replies to WPDang's post, user reactions to the "slightly higher than 4,688 CNY" price now vary from disappointed to outrage.


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On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 04:31:26PM -0800, Wes Hardaker wrote:
> Anyone used cellphone network data cards with linux successfully? I'd
> actually like to do it for a month "occasionally" (which really means
> buying an expensive card because I don't want the 2-year contract). Are
> there issues? Does it generally work? I've seen web-references to the
> AT&T cards working under linux so I *think* it looks ok...
I have a Sprint USB cell modem (it has its own phone number, and is
stand-alone. My normal cellphones that I talk and text-message on are
on Verizon. The reason I got the Sprint one is that's what work had, and
they gave it to me (plus the contract) when I quit.)
It requires a Windows to set up the first time, so you'll need someone
with a Windows box and CDROM drive. After that, though, I've been able
to simply use it with KPPP.
I created a pair of shell scripts that I use (one calls the other).
--- sprint.sh ---
kdesu /home/kendrick/bin/sprint_setup.sh
--- end ---
And the little script that does the magic:
--- sprint_setup.sh ---
rmmod sierra
rmmod usbserial
modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1199 product=0x0120
mkdir /dev/usb
chmod 755 /dev/usb
ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/usb/ttyUSB0
--- end ---
This is on Ubuntu with KDE. (7.10 thru 8.10) I let kppp deal with keeping
track of the phone number to dial (#777) and my username (ph# @ sprintpcs.com)
and password.
You could also do all this a more Unixy way, of course...
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Cereal: It's what's for breakfast (and lunch and, sometimes, dinner).
Which is why we're happy that Friday is National Cereal Day, celebrating Americans turning their backs on the pork, beef and alcohol they used to enjoy in their morning meals in favor of oats, grains and corn syrup.
To celebrate the occasion, why not pour out a big bowl of your favorite cereal – Grape-Nuts with blueberry syrup, we're talking to you – and load up Netflix with these films, which we've reimagined to be cereal-themed.
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A Baptist Clergy Augustine Ngaoja has urged Liberians, Christians in particular, to enter the New Year with the Holy Spirit which will direct their lives and paths.
The Licentiate of the New Georgia Baptist Church made the admonition Sunday when he delivered the church's last Sunday sermon for 2012 on the theme "Be Filled With The Holy Spirit."
In a sermon that moved the congregation and kept most worshippers excited, standing and clapping, Ngaoja said when people are fill with and led by the Holy Spirit they would, follow the instructions of God and reap success.
Taking his text from the Book of Act Chapter 1 Verse 8, the youthful preacher man stated that many people including Christians were allowing their inner will instead of the Holy Spirit to lead them, and this was causing problems for them.
According the Ngaoja, those who live by human nature are guided by what their inner spirit wants them to do and those guided by the Holy Spirit are guided by what God has instructed mankind to do to be free from the burden of sin.
Those guided by their human nature do not have regards for God and others; they do not please God; they do what they feel is right in their eyes, the Licentiate noted.
On the contrary, those who live with the Spirit of God lead different lives as they follow and do the will of God. "We have an obligation to live up to the nature of God, because those who live by the inner (human) spirit will die and those who live by the Holy Spirit of god are God's children and they will live eternal," he declare to a charged congregation.
He declared to the worshipers that they will be filled with the spirit as they enter 2013, especially as they keep focus on serving the Lord, adding, "If you live by what the Holy Spirit wants you to do, you will come back here with a testimony."
He preached that God does not want people's money, jobs and wealth, but He want them to obey his will and get eternal life, asserting, "If you use the world of God and live by it, you will prosper and you will cross into 2013.
He then urged members of the congregation to do away with activities that held them back in 2012 before they enter 2013. "Take off the old shoes, the held you back; delete the number in your phones the always embarrassed you; stop going to girlfriends and boyfriends who will stop you from serving the Lord," he warned as the congregation burst into a thunderous applause.
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Gilt is featuring iconic bags from Judith Leiber and her new Overture line. The new line is way for the younger generation to buy a Judith Leiber and then grow into her classic clutches. I remember looking at all of the sparkling bags as a young girl in the glass cases at Saks Fifth Avenue in awe. I loved all fun shapes and colors!
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Horchata is a beverage made from ground nuts, seeds and/or grains usually mixed with cinnamon and other spices and served over ice. I prefer it a little thicker with a lot of cinnamon. There will be little bits of the rice and nuts that settle to the bottom. I like it this way and enjoy the little chunkiness of the drink enjoyed through a straw, but if you want it clear of sediment, you can strain again with an extra layer of cheesecloth.
- Prep Time : 20 active min
- Ready Time : 20 min
- 1 cup long grain white rice
- 2 cups almonds
- 1-inch piece cinnamon bark
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup sugar or agave, plus more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Ice cubes
Wash and drain the rice. Using a spice grinder (an electric coffee grinder works well too), grind the rice until fine; combine with the almonds and cinnamon bark. Add 3 1/2 cups water and let sit overnight, covered. Blend rice-almond mixture until smooth using a blender. Add 2 cups of water and continue blending. Add sugar and vanilla extract. Strain horchata into a bowl with a fine mesh sieve (I used a chinois). I don't have a great blender, so I then put the pulp back through with 2 more cups of water and strained again.
This should last in your fridge about 2 days. Use any extra to make Popsicles (just pour into pop molds and freeze – you might want to make these a bit sweeter as it loses some of the flavor when frozen)
Nutrition note – This drink is overall very healthy and the less sugar you use the better, but I am not including the full information because it is hard to calculate considering all that if filtered out. Without filtering it is around 250 calories, so it should be considered a nice snack and considering the protein and fiber is a pretty good one.
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Innovating for the Future
Tuesday, 05 August 2014
Hampshire County Council is celebrating the successful completion of its Enterprise Education Programme: 'Innovating for the Future', which was delivered in schools across Hampshire.
Innovating for the Future encouraged school children to become the next generation of entrepreneurs by teaching them practical business techniques. These ranged from developing a product or service to creating business plans, carrying out market research, managing finances and marketing their products.
Twenty schools took part in the programme which included a range of enterprise activities. More than 3,000 students took part in Enterprise Days and 'Dragons Den' style challenges, with local business people on hand to provide inspiration and business advice, and 42 school companies were created through the Future Innovators element of the programme.
The culmination of the programme was a Future Innovators Trade Expo, where students got to show off what they had learnt and the products and services they had invented, from customised clothing to celebrity endorsed cookbooks, which were scrutinised by a panel of judges from local businesses.
Leader of Hampshire County Council, Councillor Roy Perry, said: "The whole programme has been a huge success by helping children and young people thrive and achieve their full potential by providing opportunities for all to develop the skills needed to play a full part in the future of Hampshire's economic success. I've been hugely impressed by the quality of business ideas I have seen and the enthusiasm of the students who have so professionally presented their ideas."
Innovating for the Future was run on behalf of Hampshire County Council by a consortium consisting of the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Education Business Partnership (lead partner), Basingstoke Consortium, First Partnership and Solent EBP.
Cath Longhurst, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Education Business Partnership, said: "It has been brilliant seeing how so many young people have learnt real skills about business that will help them in the future. There are some real entrepreneurs amongst these students, they have some great ideas and have shown tenacity and enthusiasm in getting this far. I would like to thank all the business people, who gave their time to mentor students, and Hampshire County Council, for giving us the opportunity to run this project."
Hampshire County Council continues to make work related training a priority with the creation of 1,000 apprenticeships and traineeships over the next five years under the Hampshire Youth Investment Programme. The programme gives young people real work experience and an opportunity to gain vocational qualifications. Apprentices and trainees receive on and off the job training, with opportunities as diverse as mechanics, administration, rangers, and teaching assistants.
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CEDAR RAPIDS – The Hall-Perrine Foundation here and three key Cedar Rapids businesses have stepped up to provide a total of $1.55 million in funding for the city's proposed Downtown Riverfront Amphitheater, funding that is crucial as the city attempts next week to secure a $2-million state grant for the project.
In announcing the $1-million Hall-Perrine award on Wednesday, Jack Evans, the foundation's president, said the amphitheater project fits squarely in the foundation's mission to improve "the quality of life" in the community. He said the amphitheater, in tandem with a new Convention Complex and new library and the renovation of the Paramount Theatre, will transform the downtown in a few short years.
"If you just sit back and let your mind wander a little bit, I think you can see a great vision developing," Evans told a gathering at the morning news conference.
The event was held at the city's police station, just to the north of which will be built the new riverfront amphitheater, an $8.7-million project that will be part flood-protection levee and part entertainment venue designed to handle crowds of 5,000 people.
Executives from AEGONUSA and Rockwell Collins, each of which is contributing $225,000 to the project, and one from CRST International, which is contributing $100,000, praised the amphitheater project and called it an investment that will help them retain and attract employees.
"It gives us that energy to move forward," said Lon Olejniczak, senior vice president at AEGON USA. "And because of that, this was a no-brainer (for us)."
The amphitheater project is leaping to the forefront of the community's agenda now as the city heads to Des Moines next week in an effort to secure a state River Enhancement Community and Tourism grant for $2.017 million to go along with a $1.075 million I-JOBS disaster grant the city already has received for the project.
Other funding for the project to date consists of $1 million from the city of Cedar Rapids as well as city-owned land valued at $1.47 million and $10,000 plus the donation of land valued at $425,000 by the Linn County Board of Supervisors.
The city hopes to raise a total of $2 million for the project – including the $1.55 million announced on Wednesday from private and non-profit donations and citizen contributions.
At Wednesday's news conference, west-side council member Chuck Wieneke emphasized that the amphitheater is being designed and built to be the city's first piece of a new flood-protection system even as it will be an entertainment venue.
There has been much discussion locally about the Army Corps of Engineers' plans for the city, which don't provide flood protection for the west side of the river. The city has called the Corps' plan a first-step and has said it is committed to protecting both sides of the river. The amphitheater project, Wieneke said, is the first piece of the city's flood-protection system and "it's starting on the west side."
Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz, who took over the city post in late September, is head of the state I-JOBS board, and on Wednesday he said that his fellow board members earlier this year thought the amphitheater project had the "sizzle" they were looking for in projects to fund.
Pomeranz called the amphitheater "a real symbol of progress for the community," which will turn to "the reality of a new, better, greater Cedar Rapids" when construction on the project begins in the spring, he said.
Linn Supervisor Linda Langston recalled Wednesday how exciting it was earlier this year when a flood-hit Theatre Cedar Rapids reopened in the downtown, and she said the amphitheater would be further proof "of a community coming back."
"I think building the amphitheater along the river and allowing that property to develop will really begin to help us in a very material way understand what an asset the river is. ... It will be a huge, huge benefit to this community," Langston said.
The city has talked for a decade or more about building an outdoor riverfront amphitheater.
The state I-JOBS money for the project will pay for work, expected to start in the spring, to build a levee at the site. The other funds will be used to build the amphitheater into the levee in 2012.
The venue then should be open in 2013. It is expected to attract 52 events including six to eight touring shows and 57,300 patrons a year, the city has estimated.
The amphitheater is expected to be designed to handle crowds up to 5,000 people, Gail Loskill with the city's Parks and Recreation Department said Wednesday.
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Today, the Daily Mail Editorial Board will sit down with three incumbents and a former lawmaker vying to represent the state's 36th House of Delegates district.
Follow along as we talk with Delegates Nancy Guthrie, Mark Hunt and Danny Wells and former delegate and state senator Larry Rowe.
That wraps up our session.
Rowe says ERT loves the Senate and the Capitol itself. Position of clerk is decided by majority party Senators. As for Manchin, he had a great two terms as Senator and people would welcome him back. Other people would be willing to take his place in the Senate.
Wells says he appreciates Gov. Tomblin at a time when budget is restricted. "That's been his expertise down through the years."
Hunt says Gov. Tomblin's heart is in the Senate. He would be happy serving as Senate clerk or "going home and having a beer or two."
Wells says Manchin is no dummy. He doesn't like being in Congress and takes a hands-on approach. On the other hand, he plays an important role in Congress. "That's going to be interesting to follow."
Brad asks about rumors Sen. Manchin is interested in running again for governor.
Guthrie: "It's depressing to think we have a system that's not as well off as the one they have in St. Albans. That's troubling."
Guthrie says there is good closure on the chemical industry aspect of the bill. She senses there are some "significant remaining issues." Intake issues, ability to shut off intake, better alarm system. She says an alarm system would cost $150,000, but some thought that was unreasonable.
Hunt says the Legislature is not trying to put WV American Water out of business, but there is a need for strong legislation.
Hunt says the only issue that remains is some of the larger towns out of state have reserves. Reserving water is a difficult process, he says, so you have to have a method of flushing the water through so finished water remains in the tanks. The issue that remains is the potential need for reserve water and how much.
Brad asks about changes to SB 373 in the future.
Surber asks why the triple-reference didn't kill the bill. Wells: "Because we would have been killed."
Guthrie says Speaker Tim Miley brought in delegates from affected areas and asked how they wanted to handle the legislation. No one thought the bill should be single-referenced.
Rowe: In an ideal situation, lawmakers rely on administrators for information. But in this instance, there was a lack of confidence in the administrators so the Legislature had to get very involved with the details of the bill. "The beauty of the process is it brings in so many viewpoints."
Brads asks how Rowe goes about educating himself on complicated issues.
Wells says the idea for a separate water intake above the Belle DuPont plant was lobbied against. Hunt notes all Kanawha delegates supported that idea.
Hunt: "We tired to pass a very strong bill, and I think our water is going to be safer." No need to punish everyone "for Freedom's sins."
Hunt says it was a balancing act–they didn't want to punish good actors like DuPont. Legislators learned things in private meetings that resulted in changes to the bill in order to protect the public.
Guthrie says when Health Committee had SB 373, they wanted to protect and restore the public's confidence in chemical industry and water company. Once health issues were ironed out, Judiciary Committee noticed a huge list of exemptions. "It may look like a funny process, but I would assure you we were all serious as a heart attack. It was that important."
Brad McElhinny asks how lawmakers go about making policy in areas where they don't have much experience.
Wells says Senate's version of SB 373, the Aboveground Storage Tank bill, was inadequate. House made significant changes, but he was afraid "some uppity Senate people" would get upset with changes, but they were happy with the bill.
Guthrie: "I don't think people have given up on West Virginia."
Guthrie says she thinks the federal stimulus money, that's now been spent, gave state a false sense of financial security. State must decide where to cut budget.
Guthrie says being a lawmaker is hard work and you have to convince the majority of others, no matter the party, that the state is headed in the right direction. If not, policy plans will go "kaput."
Guthrie says voters in Kanawha vote for the person rather than the party. "They either like you or they don't. They either think you're competent or they don't."
Wells says tourism is "a bomb ready to explode." Legislature needs to keep supporting that industry. He says he feels good about what the Legislature has done. It's only in the past couple of years state has experienced tighter than normal budget constraints.
Wells says he can only relate to the past 10 years he's served in the Legislature. He says some pretty good things have happened in that time–mine safety legislation, tax cuts, water bill (SB 373).
Rowe: Voters look at individual candidates, most don't vote a straight ticket. He says there's always a fear of sudden leadership change.
Hunt: "Democrats are moving this state forward." Says Dems have done everything they need to do in order to attract business to WV.
Hunt says WV is moving forward. The problem is the stigma–state has a good business climate, AA+ bond rating, phased out food tax and in 2015 business franchise act, lowered corporate net tax, decreased workers' comp premiums, etc.
Surber asks about general election, noting Democratic control. What can Dems offer voters for the next two years?
Rowe says his interest is policy making, not politics or power. As a freshman, he would be "on the bottom of the totem pole." He says he still thinks he'd be influential in the committee process.
Hunt says Kanawha delegates have been in the House for many years and serve on major committees. He says it's important to keep Kanawha delegates in leadership, and that will help the area grow.
Hunt says Legislature is a hierarchy built on seniority–the longer you're in the body, the farther you advance in leadership. A systemic problem is that House leadership has moved north to Marion, Harrison or Monongalia counties.
Rowe: "Higher education ought to be an economic engine." Notes growth in technology around Morgantown. Same could happen in Kanawha Valley.
Rowe passionate about tourism and historic preservation. At WV State, board had to cut millions out of budget. Says the same can happen at the state level without being demoralizing or destructive.
Rowe says he hopes to be in the top three. "This is a good delegation." He wants to be a part of policy making in WV. "This could be a historic election. It could change the way things are in West Virginia." Reduction and elimination of food tax was Rowe's idea, as was original Tourism Development Act.
Wells says he tries to be the best. He missed his first vote in 10 years this session because of a family issue. The three incumbents have worked well together and care about the eastern part of the county. "I feel like all three of us are pretty contentious."
Guthrie says she thinks she's pretty good–she works hard, pays attention and doesn't miss votes. She's involved in the budget process, "especially as it pertains to my district."
Don Surber says this is an unusual primary–four incumbents running for three seats. Wants to know why candidates are the best for the job.
Guthrie says teachers don't have enough time with students to spot potential problems before they become bigger. She'd like to see education system "get back to the basics."
Guthrie says the state has "gotten into the real bad habit" of "trying out the latest fad" when it comes to education rather than sticking with a plan that works.
Guthrie notes education makes up the majority of the state budget and therefore takes up time and attention. "Children spend more time with their teachers and principals then they do with their family doctor, it becomes logical to me you want to pay your teachers better."
Here's a story from earlier this year when the House Education Committee debated the legislation: http://www.charlestondailymail.com/News/201403030089
Wells says state must continue to increase teacher salaries. Teachers did see a pay raise this year. Wells says he fears low salaries will drive good educators out of state, a thought echoed many times as the Legislature debated the teacher pay raise bill.
Rowe: "Our schools deserve a lot of credit for the work they do." Notes statistics should be taken with a grain of salt. Overall, the school system is good but could use some improvements. Future Fund "is a real good idea."
Rowe says constitution requires a state-funded education, but that doesn't mean education has to be the same in each classroom. He would like to see more local control but general policy matters and funding are state issues. "We shouldn't over legislate."
Despite the amount of money state spends per student, there are still needs. He has great hopes for Future Fund and its ability to fund future educational projects to "give kids the environment to learn."
Hunt says Legislature tries to address needs each session–school calendar, Future Fund. "That is something when funded will supply a portion of the money to education." Better teachers, facilities and infrastructure is key.
Kelly Merrit begins the questioning–public education. He wants to know the role of the Legislature in crafting policies.
Nancy Guthrie is running for her fifth term. She says there are many things that can and should be done. Notes "plenty of disappointments and some success" in Legislature. She loves being part of the process.
Danny Wells says it's discouraging to see candidates not show up to these meetings. He just completed his tenth year in the House, saw some things accomplished that were "very gratifying" to him.
In his time away from the Legislature, Rowe has kept busy with his law practice, writing books and serving on the board at WV State.
Getting started with candidate introductions. Delegate Mark Hunt was first elected in 1994 and says he has a lot he still wants to accomplish. Larry Rowe is from the Eastern part of the county, served in the House and Senate.
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