Virginia

Virginia Is Sitting on the Energy Mother Lode

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Only irrational fear prevents mining its vast uranium deposits.

It's never fast enough for Virginia Tech

MacUser (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

You remember Virginia Tech: They were the ones who bought up all the PowerMac G5s (1,100 total) when they first shipped in 2003—delaying shipments to...

Dr. Randy Pausch died early today at his home in Virginia.

SIVACRACY.NET (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

A terrible loss.

Virginia company says it has HGH urine test

Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

For years, human growth hormone has been considered one of the main banned substances used by athletes who want to build strength and avoid getting caught. Now a company in Virginia says researchers who originally set out to work on diagnosis and treatment of cancer have developed a test that can find HGH in urine, something one anti-doping expert believes 'could be a quantum leap forward' in the fight...

Trace Adkins Returns to Corporate Environment at Virginia Concert

CMT News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

GLEN ALLEN, Va. -- Trace Adkins boosted his visibility with a star turn on Celebrity Apprentice earlier this year, but it was still slightly strange to see the country singer doing his thing in the middle of an office park in suburban Richmond, Va.

Virginia executes killer who challenged injections

USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

A killer who argued that Virginia's procedures for lethal injection were unconstitutional has been executed after a federal appeals ...

Swing State's "Cash Power Rankings" for Virginia

Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Swing State Project is out with its "Cash Power Index" for competitive Senate and House races. The index is "a metric designed to measure cash-on-hand competitiveness," dividing "a challenger's cash-on-hand by the size of the incumbent's war chest to gauge the financial gap between candidates." With that, here are the top Virginia Democrats: 1. Mark Warner is #1 among all Democratic challengers, with...

• SSP Cash Power Rankings: 2Q House Edition - Swing State Project

Yes Virginia there really are HIPAA police

StillSecure, After All These Years (Free subscription) | yesterday

One of the things that I have always not understood about HIPAA is what teeth do these regulations have and who is going to enforce them. There are plenty of firms willing to take your money and rubber stamp you...

Blue Ridge Partners With Misys to Expand Health Care Network in Virginia

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday

Misys Healthcare Systems, a provider of healthcare IT solutions, has partnered with Blue Ridge, a provider of medical management services, to expand its health network and offer improved care processes across Tennessee and Virginia.

• Blue Ridge Medical Management Corporation Lays Groundwork for Connected Healthcare Community with Misys Healthcare Solutions - Business Wire

Genesis, Preparations, and FAQ - Alexandria, Virginia, United States

TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday

6 Weeks in South America

"Last Lecture" Professor Dies at Home in Virginia

Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

This is really sad. Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47. Pausch died at his home in Virginia, university spokeswoman Anne Watzman said. Pausch and his family moved there last fall to be closer to his wife's relatives. Pausch was diagnosed with incurable...

Going To Virginia

Cootiehog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Busy morning already today. I fell asleep on the sofa and Denis woke me up at 6:15 a.m. to ask me if I was heading to Harris Teeter for triple coupons. Ugh. I got up, went through my coupons and determined that I didn’t really have any coupons that would lend themselves [...]

Mandatory Malpractice Insurance For Virginia Lawyers?

Legal Profession Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Virginia State Bar web page has recently posted a notice of proposed new rules that would require active bar members engaged in representing clients to obtain malpractice insurance: The proposed rule changes for Paragraphs 18 and 19, providing that...

Virginia executes man for killing of co-worker

OTB News (Free subscription) | yesterday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man convicted of the fatal beating of a co-worker in 2001 was put to death by lethal injection in Virginia on Thursday, becoming the fourth inmate in the state to be executed this year.

Is SW Virginia Doomed?

From On High (Free subscription) | yesterday

I read with great interest a Bristol Herald Courier editorial the other day (I haven't had the time till now to actually address it properly) in which we learn that the tobacco settlement money that has been doled out by the state of Virginia in recent years to revitalize our ailing economy has been a complete waste of effort. * Nothing positive has resulted from the $400 million in economic investment...

Randy Pausch Dies

richardpalace | yesterday

Randy Pausch, 47, has died. Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose “last lecture” about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died early Friday at his home in Virginia, university spokeswoman Anne Watzman said.

OtterBox, Ready for Rough Roads, Mud & Tropical Downpours

kgolliher | 06/12/2008

Jason Houston is used to getting wet. As a photographer for Virginia-based NGO Rare Conservation, he travels all over the world through damp and rainy tropical climates. “Traveling with camera gear is always difficult, but the rough, remote and almost always wet locations I encounter present a whole new level of challenges,” said Houston, who uses the OtterBox 7030 Laptop Case to protect the heart

Timbaland Ties The Knot

icelebz | 06/12/2008

Timbaland got married on Tuesday. The record producer and long-term partner Monique Idlett, who works as a music publicist, opted for a low key ceremony and wore sweat pants as they secretly tied the knot in front of a family pastor in a church in Virginia. Read Full Story