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Rev. Dr. James E. Murchison, 97
James Edward Murchison was born October 15, 1925 and departed this life November 6 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
He was born the eldest son of Carsey James and Mary Kate (McKeithen) Murchison in Jonesboro, N.C. He came to Baltimore at the age of 15 to continue his education. World War II found him a ready candidate and he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp,. He served two years in Guam and other pacific islands. There in the midst of that chaos and confusion, he dedicated his life to the Lord.
Returning home safely to six daughters, he continued his education and found solace in studying God's word.
Pastor Murchison did this while working out the plan that God had for his life. He enjoyed life, laughter, a good ball game, checkers, and bowling-often boasting how he beat the young people at that game.
He leaves to cherish his memory: a sister, Allene Williams; a brother, LaVernie Murchison both of Sanford, N.C.; three daughters, Flocelia Gaskins, Evelyn Barksdale, and Annette Garrison; a devoted step-daughter, Daphne (Debbie) J. Neal Mensah; two sons-in-law, James Gaskins and Herbert Mensah; a mentored son and computer tech, Jonathan Key; many, many grand's; great-great grandchildren; caring neighbors; loving nieces and nephews. His personal motto was: "I will live as long as I can; and die when I can't help it."
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Theater Set To Undergo Facelift
Bids sought for repair of Capitol's facade, but costs unknown
June 13, 2013
WHEELING — Bids are being sought to make facade repairs at the Capitol Theatre, while work is under way on a nearly $50,000 project to repair 46 windows at the Wheeling Artisan Center....
Sorry..but nobody wants to ride around in buses any more. I am the same age now as the people who rode the buses that lined the streets of Wheeling every Saturday night for years. I don't want to ride in a bus. when is the last time YOU bought a bus tour package? You will never see buses from 10'th street to 14'th street lined up on both sides of the street ever again. I'm not saying you can't find ways to attract people but I am saying it won't be that way. Those days are gone.
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The theater is beautiful now. It needs an anchor. As before that does not preclude shows for locals. Best solution is a revamped JUSA operation including a tour operation as before. The busses do not show up on their own. The venue has to be sold. There really is a simple solution.
The "Artisan Center " has a solution also. It is a wonderful building.
Both venues could be reborn as tourist venues as intended. They are not as is.
The casino is having problems. A package of Downtown tourist attractions would help everyone.
The drilling folks will be gone(from the hotels) when the wells are in. Then what?
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just: Tourists are person who come to the area to stay one or two nights or longer to enjoy attractions. Formerly Downtown attracted large numbers of tourists for JUSA an iconic radio show. WD Casino is a tour operation as is Oglebay. JUSA was a tour operation. They cultivated the bus tour market actively. The Capitol and Artisan Center are not tour operations. Downtown has nothing to offer now despite the huge investment made in tourism projects. Why do you think the "Artisan Center" is called the "Artisan Center?" Do you think patrons come to stay in Wheeling in hotels to go there? The casinos is self contained. Patrons(tourists) generally do not leave their campus. Oglebay guests have no reason to venture Downtown other than the Casino.
JUSA-upgraded- was the key to Downtown tourism. JITH-a JUSA derivative- demonstrates the regional appeal of C&W every year prolifically.
Just the facts: Just.
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Yea I know they were tourists because they had on leather vests and I read about twenty different states and Canada on them.
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atoddh Stop by River City. It was full of tourists last night. Get out of the basement once in a while and look around.
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Wheeling and the entire valley need the theatre. Like wise the theatre needs Wheeling to survive. the biggest mistake wheeling made as far as the theatre goes was by not buying it one of the many times it had been up for sale in the past. Then it wouldn't have needed all the repairs at once. this is just another example of how much big corporations care about communities. They made very buck they could until the place was ready to fall down. Then they bailed. I hope it is there bringing in entertainment long after I am gone and it is doing well. as far as the Wheeling Jamboree goes I'm sure that the theatre can't afford to let them eat up every Saturday night. a prime night when shows want to rent a facility. FYI the Jamboree pays no rent at the casino. They give them the room and also pay the staff. they also have other space to move it to if they or a client want to use the big room.
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hef: most of the Downtown millions came from Byrd via the National Park Service. The intent was tourism development. The money has been squandered. There are no more tourists Downtown as there were in the days of iconic JUSA. There is nothing Downtown. The public does not seem to realize the Byrd money could have been used for all sorts of new business starts that would have created jobs. This has occurred in the I79 area which is growing. WNHAC has been the problem; not the solution they claim to be. Downtown is a very ,very expensive failure.
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just :the adapted buildings must have function financially. The Capitol will end up tax payer supported. The error was made by letting JUSA go; in favor of the WSO.
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folks: The purpose of the public investment in both the Capitol and the Artisan Center was to foster tourism. The intention was not to cater to locals. Tourism brings outside money into the City and job creation in the City. The tour buses came for JUSA.A proposal to revamp JUSA was turned away. There are no tourists at the Capitol now. The Artisan Center was to be a showplace for local craftspersons. It was Federally funded as such. It turned out to be a bar and pool hall. It does not attract tourists.
Bottom line. The projects are failures in terms of economic development and job creation at huge public expense. A huge, huge error was made by turning away a renewed JUSA proposal(which was to be privately funded). This was the "anchor" on which Downtown tourism could have been built.
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try driving through wheeling when a show is about to go on.this place is doing well.
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atoddh: chose a side of the fence and stay on it. Mr.adaptive reuse, save the historic shack, preserve yada yada yada is opposed to preserving the historic Capitol Theater. Hmmm.
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At least they are keeping the contractors busy with needed/un-needed repairs. Just another white elephant that the city loves.
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Where is the money coming from? Is it from theatre operations, grants, or borrowing? For Wheeling the theatre is now an albatross in the category of "too big to fail."
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I see no reason, after all this money has been invested, to let it fall down. It packs the house when they get acts to perform there so I think the people do want it. There is not enough there, yet. It serves no purpose to the image or vitality of the downtown to have it standing there with pieces falling off it. It has to be done. Booking events into the heritage port has been a huge success and that went from vacant to busy. I think the Ennis or Eillis woman who works for the city had a big hand in that. She was all over that, not sure if she is still there. We will roll out for events in Wheeling including the Capitol. A lot of city gov works pretty well, some parts doesn't work at all. Lets hope the working part continues to pull us forward.
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how many of you really attend the capital? when it has something going on it's a packed house showing the people of wheeling want see shows and are willing to dish out the money. I attend and it's always a great, fun, packed house. see people I haven't seen in years. so stop being the problem and leave your basement and have some fun.
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ALL THIS PUBLIC MONEY TO UPGRADE(1.) A MOSTLY DARK THEATER THAT IS NOT STIMULATING TOURISM AS PROMISED AND(2.) A BAR AND POOL HALL VS THE INTENDED VENUE FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPERSONS. Why? It is easy to hand out public money for failed projects year after year. Should the public continue paying for this?
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In case you have been under a rock for the last little bit, it has been confirmed that Osama Bin Laden is dead. As with everything related to these kinds of things, the reactions have varied from fear, to cautious optimism, to down right partying like it's 19fucking99. I certainly hope that said partying doesn't cost more lives, but I remain reserved in my reaction for now due to the fact that this is far from over. In my thoughts I keep the civilians, at home AND abroad who have had their lives snuffed out due to these wars…and with it the VERY slight amusement that Obama accomplished this in less time than Bush. Makes the whole proceedings look a little unnecessary, eh?


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|Innovator of the Year: Clayton takes science to fun rather than formula level
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Ninth-grade physical science students at HHS construct impressive roller coasters built for marbles to learn about laws of motion.
Chemistry students play Battleship Periodic Table to navigate the periodic table.
Students make homemade ice cream and slime, and they tie-dye clothing to test how chemical reactions take place.
Science teacher Ashley Clayton is the instigator of the innovative learning taking place at Holyoke JR/SR High and is this year's Emerald Award winner for Innovator of the Year.
"Mrs. Clayton uses best practices to encourage students to become active learners and not just passive recipients of knowledge," said teacher Heather Bieber in nominating Clayton for the Innovator Award.
Ashley Clayton works on a group lesson with her ICAP students. The periodic table in the background is a dominant element of her science classroom and is one base for which Clayton develops innovative learning techniques for students.
She continually goes above and beyond the requirements of a classroom teacher to develop interactive hands-on science projects for her students.
Bieber acknowledges these experiments require risk-taking. After gathering materials and coming up with creative ideas, will students be invested? Will the experiment be successful?
"Ashley knows the benefits that students gain from conducting such experiments greatly outweigh the risks, and she frequently incorporates them into her classes," wrote Bieber.
Angela Powell hails Clayton for revitalizing and revolutionizing the science department. "She has reignited students' passion for science," said Powell.
In another nomination letter, counselor Summer Maloney cited the love of learning and love of science that Clayton strives to instill in her students. "She wants learning to be fun, and this is evident in the types of things she does in class," wrote Maloney.
"She takes so much time to plan for every class and come up with new and exciting activities so that they can enjoy learning just as she does," said Maloney. "Her students appreciate what she does in the classroom."
"Her belief that hands-on learning makes complex topics less daunting has helped numerous students enjoy and develop a passion for science," said Powell. "She's also teaching them 21st century skills by allowing them to be in charge of their own learning."
Clayton said the way she chooses to teach was impacted by her experience as a child. Taking the boredom out of going to school every day is her purpose.
She likes her lessons to answer the "so-what?" and she makes a conscientious attempt to make her science classes full of fun, not just formulas.
Whether it be her physical science, chemistry, physics or eighth-grade science classes, she looks for ways to give relevance to the lessons.
"I want kids to know that they can do science, even though they come from a small town," said Clayton.
If they want to be an engineer or start a tie-dye business, Clayton wants her students to have confidence in themselves to believe they can do whatever they desire.
"Science can be difficult," said Clayton. Seeing kids be able to work through the hard stuff and have confidence means a great deal to this innovative teacher.
Random science lessons include such concepts as the reason one puts oil in their car every 3,000 miles. "I try to keep lessons life-related," explained Clayton.
For example, she helps students relate to the use of a formula for seeing how hard they throw a ball. She admits they may never use that again, but it gives relevance to theories.
Clayton is in tune to each individual student's needs and works hard to make sure she demonstrates this in class to every student.
"She may put together three different ways to learn one lesson so that her kids who need to hear it, see it or feel it can do so for every task they are given," said Maloney.
Ashley Clayton looks over the shoulders of 10th-grade ICAP students Anastasia Conklin, pictured at left, and Stefani Razo.
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"She is kind, compassionate and fun, yet sets high expectations for all of her students," added Maloney.
Bieber referenced another dimension of Clayton's teaching in involving life beyond the science room walls.
"On multiple occasions, she has created science scavenger hunts around the school. in these hunts, students travel throughout the building solving science problems and taking ownership for their learning," said Bieber.
She is extremely dedicated to not only teaching students about science but also teaching them critical thinking skills.
Somewhere in her busy schedule, Clayton finds time to incorporate other disciplines into her lessons.
Recently, freshmen who were learning about nuclear power were asked to write an argumentation essay where they took a position on whether or not they would appreciate or allow the building of a nuclear power plant by their home.
"Ashley took a risk by holding her students to high expectations," said Bieber. "They were not only graded on their science knowledge but also on their ability to defend an argument."
Clayton works with other academic areas well. She cited a recent history/English integrated project focused on the World War I era. She was quite impressed when students asked science questions about gas attacks to add perspective and depth to their English/history project.
"I am so impressed with the people I work with," said Clayton. She noted her fellow teachers truly value giving Holyoke students a good education.
Teaching life skills beyond the walls of the school is important to Clayton, and she enjoys incorporating those lessons in her 10th-grade ICAP class.
The Individual Career and Academic Plans further enhance the push to help kids to be successful. Clayton likes the ICAP approach that lets students build all the tiny, little steps to success.
Tutoring experience sparks Clayton's passion for teaching
Pharmacy school was Clayton's focus as she started her college education at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley on a softball scholarship.
As part of the softball team at UNC, players had to choose different community service activities to participate in. Clayton chose to tutor at-risk students. "That sparked my passion for education," she admits.
Unable to switch majors without jeopardizing her softball scholarship, Clayton continued in the science field, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 2008.
She took a nontraditional route to obtain her education hours and to earn her teacher licensure. She completed the alternative program through BOCES, taking classes during her first year as an employed teacher at HHS.
At the end of that year, she was a fully-licensed teacher, and her innovative ideas continue to grow as she now nears the end of her fifth school year in Holyoke.
Softball coaching is another area in which Clayton influences kids.
She thrives on teaching the students how to be team players, with emphasis on expecting the best from themselves every day.
"Sports taught me a lot of life lessons and made me the person I am," said Clayton. Learning to deal with failure and disappointment and how to move on after a disappointment are important.
"I didn't become a teacher to coach sports, but I'm lucky to be able to do that too," said Clayton.
Crediting her parents for pushing her to do her very best, Clayton acknowledges they have taught her how to handle adversity and to not be afraid to work hard for the things she desires in life.
While Clayton is clearly an innovator in the classroom, Bieber points out that her initiatives don't end there.
She serves on many committees focused on improving practices. These include logistics of the Academic Opportunity Center, student success and teacher effectiveness.
Her innovative approach is an advantage on the leadership team and Positive Behavior Support committee on which she has served.
Quick to push the limelight elsewhere, Clayton emphasizes the value of support.
She said she's thankful to be in a school district where the board, superintendent, administrators and teachers work so hard to give students the very best, even in hard financial times.
The Re-1J Education Foundation's support of science is also appreciated by Clayton.
In general, she touts the full community. "It is an amazing thing to see the kids so well-supported," said Clayton. "The community is really invested in our kids."
Clayton's support system also includes her husband, Justin, who she said is very encouraging. Justin graduated from HHS in 2004 and NJC in 2006 and is involved in his family's farming operation.
The Claytons have an 18-month-old son, Levi, who's already well-known in the school.
Born just before his mom's post-season softball play in 2011, he was a part of the team from the very beginning.
Clayton is a dedicated mom to Levi while transitioning to balance school work with home life, according to Maloney.
Her creative approach to science continues to escalate, and colleagues and students all look forward to the new ideas she has in store for them.
Innovation at its best—that's Ashley Clayton.
Ashley Clayton
Current position: JR/SR High science teacher.
Education: 2004 graduate of Fort Morgan High School, Fort Morgan, CO; 2008 graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, B.S. in chemistry.
Job experience: Teaching in Holyoke has been my first and only job as a teacher. I worked at Maurice's Clothing during high school, as well as office work for my dad at Farmland Co-op. I worked for my grandma at City Pharmacy in Fort Morgan and at the Springmaid Outlet store in Loveland during college. I also worked at Subway in Holyoke the summer of 2008 before school and my "new job" as a teacher began.
Family: Husband, Justin; son, Levi; parents, Don and Shelby Geist; siblings, Trevor Geist, Britt Smith and Miranda Geist; grandparents, Don and Maxine Geist, Jim and Virginia Foley; in-laws, Mark and Jean Clayton.
Hobbies: •Playing with Levi. •Watching sports (Broncos, college football and softball, Holyoke athletics).
Community involvement: I have coached summer rec softball for the last two years.
Favorite Holyoke school memories: •Seeing MANY of my students work really hard at something they were sure was too difficult, only to excel at it in the end! •Having the chance to coach softball every fall. I have many great memories because of the softball team. However, running down the hallways of the elementary school and being escorted out of town by the fire department after the girls had qualified for state the first time will stick with me forever.
Favorite Holyoke memories: •Bringing my son home from the hospital. •Going to watch my family race stock cars at the race track. •Harvest meals in the field. It is a very busy time for any farming family, but I am lucky that my family likes to break for dinner. We enjoy great meals around a table, sometimes in the middle of nowhere!
Role models: My parents. They have both pushed my siblings and me to always do our very best. They have taught us how to handle adversity and to not be afraid to work hard for the things you want in life.
Holyoke Enterprise April 25, 2013


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September 8, 2008
Monday, September 08, 2008
Prime record broken?
Volunteers have claimed to have found the largest prime number yet — twice within a fortnight! The two new record breakers are both Mersenne primes: numbers which can be written in the form 2p-1, where p is also prime.
Every whole number can be written as a product of prime numbers in a unique way, and this is why the primes are regarded as the building blocks of number theory. Mathematicians have known since antiquity that there are infinitely many primes, but there isn't a formula which describes them all. To check if a number is prime, you have to go through painstaking algorithms that take up a huge amount of computing power. The task becomes easier when the number you're checking for primeness is a Mersenne number of the form described above.
But still, one computer isn't enough to do the job: the eleven previous largest prime discoverers have all been part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), which uses the computing power "donated" by tens of thousands of volunteers to chomp through the necessary calculations. The previous record prime — found in September 2006 — would have taken an ordinary PC 4000 years to find, but with the help of a 70,000 strong computer network, able to perform 22 trillion calculations per second, popped out in "only" nine months.
Why would anyone want to find the largest prime to date? For the fun of it, of course, in true nerdy-style, but there's the added bonus of a $50,000 prize for the first to discover a prime with 10 million digits. On a less frivolous level, primes are extremely useful in cryptography: because factorising large numbers into their prime factors is so computationally expensive, these factors can, and do, serve as almost unbreakable keys to encrypted messages — like the ones we send over the Internet every time we use our credit cards or send encrypted emails.
Experts are now performing independent checks to verify that the two new numbers really are prime, and are due to report back soon.
To find out more about GIMPS, previous Mersenne prime discoveries, and the role of primes in cryptography, read the Plus articles
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September 5, 2008
Friday, September 05, 2008
The world's biggest physics experiment is due to kick off on September the 10th, when the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) switches on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Never being one to miss out on such exciting events, Plus has put together a short guide for beginners.
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September 3, 2008
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Plus is now on Facebook
Facebook is the online social network of choice at the moment, so who are we to buck the trend?
If you are a member of Facebook, you can now "become a fan" of Plus. Visit the Plus page on Facebook by clicking on this link. Here we will update the Facebook world of Plus news, views and events. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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September 3, 2008
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Become a Plus author by joining our writing competition. Besides the fame and glory of seeing your article published in Plus, you could win an iPod and other goodies, too!
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September 1, 2008
Monday, September 01, 2008
Chuck Gill caught the space bug as a child when watching Alan Shepherd launch into space. Since then he's worked as a US Air Force navigator, a satellite operator, and in the US intelligence service. These days he's busy reducing carbon emissions and preparing London for the 2012 Olympics. Plus went to see him to find out more about his career. This podcast accompanies the career interview from issue 48 of Plus.
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September 1, 2008
Monday, September 01, 2008
Peter Markowich is a mathematician who likes to take pictures. At first his two interest seemed completely separate to him, but then he realised that behind every picture there is a mathematical story to tell. Plus went to see him to find out more, and ended up with an introduction to partial differential equations. This podcast accompanies the article Universal pictures.
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Then, from behind the desk lamp in front of me, I heard, "Hey, Scott." It was Richard Kessel, former chairman of the Long Island Power Authority, who lives in Merrick. Like so many of us, he had lost power and had come to the library to work. We chatted in hushed voices for a few minutes, exchanging storm stories, and then went back to our business, each of us writing in notebooks by hand.
With all of the chaos that Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath brought, it was comforting to speak with a sympathetic soul, if only for a short while. With my cell phone fully charged, I returned to the world, in search of gasoline for my rented Jeep. (My wife and I lost both of our cars in the storm.)
Whenever I hear talk about closing libraries to save money — taxpayer dollars –– I cringe. We all should.
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - The San Francisco 49ers were up first at
Media Day on Tuesday and Randy Moss declared himself the best wide receiver of
all-time while deposed starting quarterback Alex Smith called his trip to the
Super Bowl "bittersweet."
Moss returned to the NFL this season after a year away and wasn't a major
factor in the Niners' offense. He caught just 28 passes for 434 yards with
three touchdowns in 16 games, but doesn't believe those statistics tell the
true value of his brilliant, but sometimes controversial, career.
"I think now that I'm older I do think I'm the greatest receiver to ever do
it," Moss said from his podium inside the Superdome. "This year has been a
down year for me, statistically. The year before I retired was a down year,
and then in Oakland was a down year."
Moss spent seven stellar seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, then had two
troubled years in Oakland before hooking on with New England. He set an NFL
record with 23 touchdown receptions during the incredible 2007 campaign with
the Patriots, who went undefeated before losing to the New York Giants in the
Super Bowl. His tenure in New England ended badly in 2010, a year in which he
made a brief return to Minnesota and before finishing in Tennessee.
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to do out on that field," Moss added. "I really do think that I'm the greatest
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Moss doesn't have the greatest numbers of all-time, trailing Niners great
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156 touchdowns are the second-most in NFL history.
Smith, meanwhile, lost his job to Colin Kaepernick after suffering a
concussion in Week 10 against St. Louis. He sat out a week because of the
injury, but never got on the field again as Kaepernick began to shine.
"It's tough for sure," said Smith, who had a big crowd around him despite not
having a podium. "It's tough to accept, tough watch, but we're in the Super
Bowl. This has been an amazing experience, it's a great team ... but it's been
bittersweet a little bit, but a great thing to be a part of."
Kaepernick had nothing but praise for Smith.
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We introduce a new reliability infrastructure for file systems called I/O shepherding. I/O shepherding allows a file system developer to craft nuanced reliability policies to detect and recover from a wide range of storage system failures. We incorporate shepherding into the Linux ext3 file system through a set of changes to the consistency management subsystem, layout engine, disk scheduler, and buffer cache. The resulting file system, CrookFS, enables a broad class of policies to be easily and correctly specified. We implement numerous policies, incorporating data protection techniques such as retry, parity, mirrors, checksums, sanity checks, and data structure repairs; even complex policies can be implemented in less than 100 lines of code, confirming the power and simplicity of the shepherding framework. We also demonstrate that shepherding is properly integrated, adding less than 5% overhead to the I/O path.
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Outstanding Service Award Winners Brian Donovan, Jaymes Vettraino, Patrick Sullivan and Kara Wood. View more photos here and here.LANSING, Michigan – The Michigan Municipal League honored four state officials during the League's annual Capital Conference held April 9-10 in Lansing.Officials from Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Northville, and Rochester received the League's Outstanding Service Award on Wednesday (April 10, 2013). The honor recognizes those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in supporting the League's legislative efforts in Lansing on behalf of Michigan communities.Here is a look at the recipients:Brian Donovan, City Manager, East Grand Rapids; Pat Sullivan, City Manager, Northville; and Jaymes Vettraino, City Manager, Rochester: In their roles of city managers in their respective communities, Donovan, Sullivan and Vettraino have been instrumental in working on legislation to give communities additional pension flexibility. In the last session, they worked with the League on a package of legislation designed to maximize resources and allow communities to make more cost-effective pension decisions. Last fall the governor signed a bill that allows communities with an AA bond rating to bond for the cost of switching from defined benefit to defined contribution plans. The League continues to work on legislation allowing communities to switch from DB to DC more easily, as well as remove barriers to more cost-effective pensions. The three have come to Lansing to testify on multiple occasions, as well as worked regularly with the League reviewing legislative language and talking to legislators. They have been instrumental in working on this legislation, and the League is grateful for their invaluable counsel.Kara Wood, Economic Development Director, Grand Rapids: In her role as Grand Rapids Economic Development Director, Kara Wood is a major voice in the League's Land Use and Economic Development committee. Her knowledge and insight in many areas surrounding the economic development arena make her a strong advocate for the revitalization of not only Grand Rapids but Michigan as a whole. Wood has partaken in stakeholder workgroups at the state level, most recently a workgroup on a bill to make changes to the Brownfield program that was passed into law last year. Her expertise has been utilized to help many communities across Michigan by her participation in panel discussions on various economic development issues during concurrent sessions at both past and present League Capital Conferences. Wood's assistance at the committee level and at an advocacy level is invaluable.For additional photos of the Outstanding Service Awards go here. For more photos from the 2013 Michigan Municipal League Capital Conference go here.Matt Bach is director of media relations for the Michigan Municipal League. He can be reached at (734) 669-6317.
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This idea comes from M-theory and, may be, testable. If high energy particle collisions are found to yield less mass than the starting particles, it is theorized that this extra mass was knocked off 'our' brane into another dimension.
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I'm not a physisist so please take it easy on me. I've been watching the Sky At Night series on Youtube and they had a short discussion about string theory and gravity. It was the, "Our gravity might not be as strong as we think it should be because it is leaking into adjoining dimensions," argument. Assuming that this true for a moment and our gravity is leaking into other universes, what is leaking back our way? Or are we the "king of dimensions" and the sun rotates around the Earth, and we don't get anything from those other dimensions/universes?
And I thought it was just my new diet..
String theory is said to be a theory of gravity because it contains a spin-2 boson. Since the spin-2 boson is not really gravity (it's just the spin-2 boson), all such claims by string theorists are nonsense, and in fact you will never see them cook up a set of equations that reproduce even Newtonian gravity, much less GR.
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I think string theory is wrong cause a string can only be stretched to a limit before it snaps..then the Universe will begin to collapse....
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that indicates that the Universe is nothing more than a big ball of twine....
I found an alternate universe!
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That book was written in 2007'. Since then there have been suggestions that, at least, some small aspects of Superstring theory can be testable.
One problem is that we are talking at size levels for strings that makes measurements at distances less than what the Heisenberg uncertainty principle would allow.
According to Quantum theory we can't be precise enough to take a measurement of a single string...
However, in order for the general category of Superstring theories (and there are a lot!) something called Super-symmetry' must exist. Which, in very simple terms, means that every particle must have a matching particle with opposite spin.
So far, we know that this isn't the universe 'today'. Quarks have a preferential 'spin' and their counterpart is not found. However, these original supersymmetric quarks could have a preferential spin and selectively survived the original Universe after the big bang prior to which they were in equal numbers.
OK, that was a mouthful. But what does it have to do with String Theory? Well, the Higss Bosun was found at a weird (unnatural) energy level. If Supersymmetry was correct, then we should find a range of Higgs particles at different energy levels.
These Supersymmetric version of the Higgs would be evidence that, perhaps, there was something to Supersymmetry and, by extension, would be a supporting argument for String Theory.
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Today's Pulse blog is a call to action from Jan and Grady Booch. Grady, as you may have heard, will interview the legendary co-founder of Apple, philanthropist and Dancing with the Stars alumnus, Steve Wozniak during the Pulse Day 3 general session. What you might not have heard is what else Grady is up to at Pulse.
Grady is working on a new documentary project to study how computing has changed humanity. As with any documentary or scientific study, one needs data. Loads of it. During Pulse, Grady will be onsite collecting data for this project. Grady's goals for this project include capturing over 2000 video interviews of people sharing their personal stories of how computing has changed their lives. The project is called Computing: The Human Experience.
I asked the Booch's to give me a quick summary of the project to extend an invitation for your participation and this is what they shared with me.
Why Is Computing Important?
Because the story of computing is the story of humanity. Computing is a story of ambition, passion, invention, creativity, vision, avarice, and serendipity, powered by a refusal to accept the limits of our bodies and our minds. From the abacus to the iPad, from Gutenberg to Google, from Enigma to GPS, we have created computers to count the uncountable, remember beyond our own experiences, and see the invisible as well as the unforeseeable. In just one or two generations – an imperceptible time in the timeless sweep of the universe – we have created a technology that has the power to extend us, to transform us, to define us, perhaps even to destroy us.
As a part of this project Grady has created a YouTube channel and he would love to have you share the story of your human experience with computing. Computing: The Human Experience will have a video booth for you to record your 2-3 minute story. And we will post many of them on Computing's YouTube channel.
Some ideas to get you started:
- How has computing changed who you are?
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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Rafael Nadal played his first Grand Slam match since losing his crown at Roland Garros in May.
The Matador opened against a returning Richard Gasquet but showed no mercy in dismantling his Frenchie friend 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in the first round at Flushing Meadows.
Ah, how nice to see Rafa back in full flight at a major - not to mention the requisite shirt changes and flashes of bronze.
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Lee Bidgood, the first dean of the College, launched the School of Commerce in 1919. Dean Bidgood oversaw the development of the College, including construction of the Commerce Building, now known as Bidgood Hall, which was completed in 1929. Bidgood Hall has grown through several expansions and is now a central part of a technologically integrated three-building business complex in the central University campus.
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Sunday's letter submitted by Mr. Hergenrader illustrates the lack of political acuity in many people today. On the issue of "stringent gun control" he said the following: "Firstly, for this to happen the Supreme Court would have to be replaced since a majority would never support such a move. Legislation, if passed by a Congress which is highly dubious, would be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court."
The influence of liberal progressives in the Supreme Court has been established by Obama in his first term in office. During the remainder of his second term it is very likely that two Supreme Court justices will be retiring to be replaced by appointments made by the president. Considering Obama's thirst for gun control it is likely that his appointee's will fall in line with his manifesto of disarming our Nation.
As incredible as this sounds consider what happened when the Senate voted on the issue of the U.N. Small Arms Treaty. Forty-five Democrats and one Independent voted in favor of the treaty. It was defeated by a 53-46 vote. The outcome of this vote is simple: 46 members of the Senate were willing to submit the Second Amendment to our beloved Constitution to the control of the U.N.
As Americans we have a decision to make. We are either going to stand against the forces of socialism, Marxism and communism that runs amok in our country today, or we will quietly submit to those forces.
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Christian Louboutin has responded to that very question, releasing a range of pumps matching various shades of melanin. According to the designer himself, the shoes "become a fluid extension of her leg, as in a sketch, elongating the silhouette." Best part? There's also a Louboutin Shades app. Take a photo of your bare feet and it'll tell you which shade of nude best suits you.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't stop the federal government from claiming a Rhode Island inmate who will face the death penalty if convicted of murder.
The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Jason Pleau and the state of Rhode Island. Pleau is charged with killing a Woonsocket, R.I., gas station manager in 2010. He's currently in federal custody and faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.
Gov. Lincoln Chafee had refused to turn over Pleau to federal authorities, citing the state's rejection of the death penalty. But an appeals court has ruled the state must surrender Pleau to federal officials, despite the state's insistence that the federal government is violating a legal agreement that authorizes the state to deny a request to transfer a prisoner.


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Food options are limited in Tola. Please be aware that there are no grocery stores, so you should stock up with food in Managua or Rivas. Still, there are several restaurants in the area worth checking out. In between Hacienda Iguana and Rancho Santana is a good local place called "Restauarante Isabelle". Food includes chicken, steak and fish dishes cooked local style with sides of veggies, rice and beans. Between Rancho Santana and Popoyo is a small town called Limon. Limon is home to one of the best area restaurants - "Yolanda's". Yolanda's is owned by one of the nicest local families in Limon and features large portions of fresh local fare (chicken/fish/steak/rice/beans/veggies) at budget prices. Other places worth checking out are "Pie de Gigante" in Gigante and "Rana Roja Pizza" and "El Toro" in Popoyo.
Meal Plan
For $35/person/day you will arrive to a kitchen stocked full of food and drink (yes, even beer and rum). Arranging this service will allow you to head straight from the airport to the house and beach without the hassle of shopping and spending time in a grocery store. Three delicious, healthy, and generous meals will be prepared daily by the staff allowing you to relax and enjoy your vacation completely. More details and a list of meals offered is available upon request.
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- Horseback riding
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- Yoga
- Visit the Las Salinas Hot Springs
- Beach Combing
- Sunset beach walk
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- Shopping in Masaya
- Visit Granada
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INDIANAPOLIS - On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, State Superintendent Glenda Ritz held a Community Partners School Improvement Summit at Ben Davis High School. The summit brought together representatives of youth, education support organizations, and Department of Education staff to discuss the organization of regional summits, and to develop a new vision for school improvement and community involvement in Indiana's system of education.
In an effort to provide schools, educators, administrators, students and families with the resources necessary to foster a culture of learning and educator effectiveness, Superintendent Ritz is building coalitions with community-based organizations from around the state to engage in a new School Improvement Process.
"Our vision is to build an education system of equity and high quality through student-centered accountability. We are building this support system by focusing on some key components for our school improvement process," stated Superintendent Ritz. "Components that award winning teachers have identified as vital to the development of a comprehensive and equitable School Improvement Plan that will be supported by the DOE's Regional Outreach Coordinators."
Summit participants focused on the following components to craft the guidelines for a comprehensive school improvement process:
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For next steps, the Department of Education will use the input from the summit to complete a draft for the School Improvement Process to be reviewed by the education community. Outreach Coordinators will be in place by the start of school to facilitate regional summits and to assist schools with resources as needs are identified through the school improvement process.
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The Joysey's 1971 Chevy Camaro Z28 - Camaro CraftWritten by David Freiburger on January 1, 1999 Contributors: Scott Killeen
Meet the winningest Chevy in the NMCA/Comp Cams EZ Street class of heads-up street car racing. The dudes are Bill Joysey behind the wrenches and his son Bob behind the wheel.
Their battlewagon is a '71 Camaro Z28 set on kill. The target? Gary Rohe and his seemingly untouchable '80 Mustang. It's more than a Chevy versus Ford rivalry-it's big-block versus small-block, heavyweight versus lightweight, and show car versus beater.
The Joyseys play the crystal-clean, fat-motor-powered end of the game, and the 440-inch Rat dictates a hefty minimum weight of 3,740 pounds thanks to EZ Street's 8.5-pounds-per-cube rule. With lanky Bobby bound by Simpson into the JAZ seats, you're looking at 3,800 pounds worth of 9.22-second, 147-mph heave-ho. That's honkin'. Scary, even.
What's spookier is that bottom 9s may not be enough to score Mr. Gasket's $4,000 for the EZ Street Champion. That dang light blue Mustang has seen high 8s at 150 mph, so what's a poor Chevy to do? "Throw more tune-up in it and work a little strategy in qualifying. I don't really want to, but I may have to." That was the word from Pops Joysey just a few days before NMCA Memphis, the mecca of street car racing. The points battle with Gary is tight, with the Camaro landing in the winner's circle at three out of the last nine races. Rohe won the other six, but even with two more chances (Memphis and Atlanta), a World Championship seems unlikely for the Chevy.
Even if the big win isn't in the cards, the Bill and Bob show still deserves critical acclaim. They've Raided the nitrous bugs, set some records, shown up at every single race, and won the Car Craft Quick 8 Shootout at the St. Louis event. Good enough? They don't guess so. Word in the pits is that the chunky F-body may get garaged next season in favor of a smaller car that can take advantage of the weight break offered by a small-cube Mouse motor. We're thinking early Nova, or maybe an '80s-vintage Malibu. One thing's fer sure though: They'll be back.
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Underhood is the 440ci big Chevy built by Bill Joysey and carved by A&A Machine Shop. The Bow Tie block houses a steel crank and Eagle rods with Bill Miller pistons squeezing 14.0:1 into World Products Merlin heads ported by A&A. The induction is an old Dart single-plane with a Barry Grant Silver Claw carb, and the spray is fed by an NOS Big Shot plate breathed on by Bill. He claims the cam is a "mild" 0.666-lift Comp Cams flat-tappet unit. Ignition is all MSD, and since this photo was shot, the Stef's pan-evac system has been swapped for a Moroso setup. The trans is a Phil's Transmissions TH400 with a Coan 'brake and 4,200-rpm converter. Many thanks also go to Ram-chargers.No one in their right mind paints a race car jet black and then tries to keep it this clean. No one said Bobby was in his right mind. He handled the paint and body work himself and even clearcoated and buffed most of the underside. His motocross experience trained him to tear the car down and clean every cranny after each race. The 'glass hood is a 5-inch cowl from VFN and the car jerks the front Center Lines when the 30x13.50 Mickey Thompson ET Streets wrinkle. The rear tires get replaced every 12 or so passes.The Moser 9-inch is loaded with 4.11:1 Precision Gears and a spool. Those are twin Barry Grant pumps, and the familiar red shocks are adjustable Konis. Bill raves about the Cal-Trac bars that provide traction. The springs are custom-built with an extra leaf, a bit of de-arching in the front segment, and some extra arch in the rear. Most of the chassis parts, including the home-installed rollcage, came from Chassis Engineering.


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The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a court brief Wednesday supporting an anti-abortion group that is being investigated for its plans to erect billboards that Congressman Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill) said contained false information.
The ACLU's brief supports the Susan B. Anthony List's complaint in federal court that alleges the Ohio law restricting false statements is unconstitutional.
Amid rumors that the FBI is investigating the Republican-controlled Hamilton County Courthouse, the local Democratic Party chairman Tuesday made a public records request to Clerk of Courts Patricia Clancy seeking all documents pertaining to uncollected bail bonds.
Sources at the courthouse have said up to $4 million in forfeited bail bonds that should've gone into Hamilton County's coffers hasn't been collected by the Clerk of Court's Office.
In the increasingly odd race for Ohio auditor, two local Republicans are making headlines around the state. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters sent a nasty letter to the Tea Party's auditor candidate while County Sheriff Simon Leis Jr. defended the Democratic candidate from a GOP attack.
A nonpartisan investigative journalism group uses Rob Portman as an example in a new report detailing how politicians use money donated to political action committees (PACs) for purposes other than those outlined in their mission.
The report, entitled "Political Inaction Committees," by the Center for Public Integrity concludes PACs have wide discretion about how they can use money, despite promises to donors.
There it was, splashed across the front page of Sunday's Enquirer in big, bold letters: "Poll Puts Chabot in Lead." The headline used for the Internet version was, as usual, even more excitable: "Poll: Chabot Leads Big Over Driehaus."
The article was about a poll that Cincinnati's only daily newspaper commissioned on Ohio's 1stCongressional District race, using the Survey USA polling firm. Its results show Republican Steve Chabot leading Democratic incumbent Steve Driehaus by 12 points, or 53 percent to 41 percent.
But does the poll provide a complete picture of the race?
It's 72 hours and counting.
That's how long it has been since CityBeate-mailed Mike Wilson, a Republican candidate and Cincinnati Tea Party leader, to learn why he skipped a planned appearance at a candidates' forum Wednesday night in Forest Park. So far, we've received no reply.
Today is the last day you can register to vote in the Nov. 2 election. You can register in person at any county board of elections, or you can mail in your registration to your county board of elections or to the Secretary of State, but make sure the postmark is no later than today.
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An anti-abortion group is defending the claims it makes on billboards criticizing Congressman Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill), but comments from a prominent Catholic bishop appears to support Driehaus' stance.
When CityBeat heard the Westwood Civic Association was planning a so-called "West Side Summit," the group's leader responded that he was seeking input from various West Side neighborhood groups and that they could help set the agenda.
A recent e-mail exchange between WCA President John Sess and a Community Press reporter, however, in which Sess attempts to get publicity for the event, paints a somewhat different picture about its purpose.
It's gone now, but the buzz about it at City Hall and in political circles still is ongoing.
An e-mail circulated this week — presumably among conservative Republicans — referenced the Wikipedia entry for Cincinnati City Hall, which had been changed to include a lie about Congressman Steve Driehaus, a Democrat, implying he was anti-Christian.


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Do you think this photo looks like it was taken on the slopes of the Swiss Alps? Think again.
What if it was possible to protect wild places by protecting a single family of animals? As wilderness ambassadors, bears are a barometer for the health of North American forests and ecosystems.
The Forest Service has made a technical change in their regulations that will impact the public's involvement in the Blackfoot Travel Planning Process.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Promoting Energy Efficient Renewables Act of 2013. This bill permanently extends the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy, which is set to expire at the end of this year.
Thirty years ago, 259,000 splendid acres in southwestern Montana neighboring Yellowstone National Park was protected.
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The world's largest gypsum dunefield, White Sands National Monument features vast expanses of brilliant white sand dunes.
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ED5 project completes major milestone
The Transmission Infrastructure Program Electrical District 5 – Palo Verde Hub project in Arizona's Pinal and Maricopa counties reached a major
construction milestone recently with the completion of 22 miles of new 230-kilovolt transmission lines between ED-5 substation and Test Track substation.
The new segment of transmission line represents half of all new construction and line upgrades required for the project, which will increase transmission capacity to deliver renewable energy, primarily solar, to consumers in Arizona, southern Nevada and southern California.
Construction was completed three weeks ahead of schedule, saving Western and the project proponent money and keeping the project on track for early 2015 energization.
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Slovak music to Charleston's ears
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston residents gathered Saturday under the sycamore trees on Capitol Street to listen to two artists from the West Virginia capital's sister city perform traditional Slovak folk songs.
The sister-city partnership began five years ago and, since then, government officials, professors and medical professionals have traveled back and forth between the two countries, sharing insights and forming friendships over discussions of medicine, politics and education.
The performance Saturday offered a different channel for communication -- music.
The musicians -- Jozef Mak and Veronika Bodnarikov -- come from that sister city, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.
Saturday afternoon, Mak, belted out the folk songs while whistling and gesticulating, his face grew steadily redder. Bodnarikov sang along beside him.
Both wore traditional garb worn on celebratory occasions in Slovakia -- pale yellow britches and a voluminous white shirt trimmed with intricate red ribbon for men and a pleated shirt and intricately embroidered vest for the women.
Mak pranced lightly across the stage, a round black hat on his head. They both pounded thick black boots on the stage.
A lively audience sat before them, enjoying the songs.
One song chronicled how a wife goes about her work on Saturday mornings. Another tune talked about how a man considers a lady a "gift from God."
John Biros, who hosted Mak and Bodnarikov, likened the songs to American country music -- a genre that also chronicles hard times, enduring love and hard work. He noted, though, that the Slovak tunes often appear happier than American country songs. The Slovak melodies are generally upbeat and lively as musicians holler, whistle and clap energetically.
According to Biros, shepherds sang those tunes as they protected flocks of sheep on the northern Slovakia highlands.
The songs have become an integral part of Slovakia's history and tradition, Andrea Makoua, Mak's daughter, said.
And the songs remain popular today. Biros said everyone in Slovakia knows the words. In fact, the mayor of Banska Bystrica stood opposite the stage, singing along and clutching a Slovakia flag.
Slovakia was formed in 1992 after communist Czechoslovakia dissolved amid a nonviolent revolution.
Biros said Communist rulers attempted to suppress folk music, which all but disappeared from major cities under their control. Nevertheless, he said, villagers kept the old traditions alive.
Mak and Bodnarikov are from one such village, nestled among the hills outside Banska Bystrica. It celebrated its 400th anniversary earlier this year.
That longevity amazes Chuck Daugherty, chairman of the Charleston-Banska Bystrica Sister City Alliance. Daugherty pointed out that Slovaks have been mining around Banska Bystrica for more than four centuries.
In fact, Marjorie Cooke, general manager of the West Virginia Youth Symphony, had heard from the mayor of Banska Bystrica that Christopher Columbus brought copper, mined at Banska Bystrica, across the Atlantic with him. According to Cooke, the Banska Bystrica mines had furnished copper parts to outfit Columbus' ships.
Those historical ties between America and Slovakia have continued for centuries, and many Slovaks have immigrated to the United States, Mak said.
The sister-city program has continued that exchange of people and ideas. It opens up horizons for people to understand the world outside and to see similarities between cultures, Biros said.
There also are many similarities between West Virginia and Slovakia. Makoua said Charleston and Banska Bystrica -- both initially based on the mining industry and surrounded by mountains -- even resemble each other.
Those similarities have prompted some Slovaks to regard Charleston as a second home.
"Your city is like our city," Makoua said.
A group of West Virginians had a chance to experience the same sentiment last year when the West Virginia Youth Symphony traveled to Banska Bystrica to perform alongside Slovak student musicians.
Cooke said the experience was transformative for the 24 students who went. They returned with an appreciation for European music and friendships they cherish today.
On Sunday, those students will perform with Adam Stranavsky, a 20-year-old world-class Slovak pianist they met last year. Stranavsky and the West Virginia Youth Symphony will perform at 3 p.m. in the Clay Center lobby.
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If you are one of the many people that love to travel and will love to visit Liverpool but are confused as to what the city has to offer you; it will be best if you read this article.The unique factor of Liverpool that makes it a place for every visitor is the fact that, there is always something for everyone and you can never feel bored in Liverpool.
If you are thinking of taking your holidays in the UK or even Liverpool this year because of financial reasons, then perhaps we may be able to show you an alternative holiday that will actually save you money and allow you to go to any Archdiocese in the world.
If you have been living in your country almost all your life, it will be great if you say, it is Time For You Liverpool East. Yes, saying this means you are ready to explore the city of Liverpool and enjoy everything it has to offer you. Tourists from all over the world go to Liverpool because the city is known to have friendly people and because Liverpool is also very popular for good music.
From Kitty Wilkinson to Doctor Duncan Liverpool has had its fair share of social pioneers that played a key role in changing the fabric of the city. Do you know of an individual that played an important part in shaping modern day Liverpool?
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