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Team Teti (Free subscription) | yesterday

V Factory have announced more new dates! Check out all the official dates below: July 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Sunoco Welcome America Concert July 10 – Rye, NY – 87.7’s Playland Concert July 18 – Modesto, CA - KHOP July 19 – San Antonio, CA –Six Flags July 26 – St. Louis, MO – Six Flags Aug 9 – Jackson, NJ – Six Flags Aug 14 –...

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Black woman WWII WAC dies at 87

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

CHESAPEAKE, Va., July 2 (UPI) -- Gladys Schuster Carter, who enlisted in the U.S. military in World War II and became one of the first black women stationed in Europe, has died at 87. Carter died Tuesday in Virginia, where she had lived for the past 10 years, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday. During the war, Carter served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which included...

Senator Brian Moran

Not Larry Sabato (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

I've started looking into the likely State Senate lines for the 2011 election following redistricting, and one thing is jumping out at me- Brian Moran appears headed to the Virginia Senate if he wants to run. Here's why: The #1...

Top Non-Conference Schedules and Games

Fanblogs.com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

The Sporting News came out yesterday with an article ranking the top 10 non-conference schedules and individual games for the upcoming season. As you may recall, Georgia was last year's winner in the OOC schedule category, and not much has changed for this year: The Schedules: 1. Georgia: at Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Tennessee Tech, at Georgia Tech 2. Virginia Tech: vs. Alabama (Atlanta), Marshall,...

Arlington Man's Death Is Second Tied to Swine Flu in Va.

Washington Post (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

An Arlington County area man whose health was already compromised has died after coming down with swine flu, becoming Virginia's second fatality related to the virus, state health officials said.

Virginia Extension expands online presence

Southeast Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

Virginia Cooperative Extension has revamped its online presence with a new and improved website that connects citizens with the research-based knowledge at Virginia's land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.

A letter to Congress....

GayandRight (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: YOU ARE BEING DECEIVED ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING You have recently received an Open Letter from the Woods Hole Research Center, exhorting you to act quickly to avoid global disaster. The letter purports to be from independent scientists, but that Center is the former den of the President’s science advisor, John Holdren, and is far from independent. This is the...

Morning Roundup: Maintaining Metro Manually Edition

DCist (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

Photo by sjshoreman Good morning, Washington. Welcome to July, and to a whole bunch of new laws in Virginia — the Post has the rundown . First and foremost: no more texting while driving! Also, no more electric wheelchairs on highways (sorry guys). There are a number of new laws for Maryland residents, too, but many of them won't go into effect until October 1. What may be the most noteworthy...

TOP 20 US Metro Areas Residential For Sale Home Values June 2009

homes market (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

Monthly report : June 2009 TOP 20 Metro areas, residential home values monthly trends (%) United States Residential studio For Sale - June 2009 May 1 - Columbus OH $ 1.040.000,00 +46% ▲ 2 - Los Angeles CA $ 810.000,00 = 3 - Newark NJ $ 800.000,00 -20% ▼ 4 - Virginia Beach VA $ 710.000,00 +38% ▲ 5 - San Francisco Bay CA $ 700.000,00 = 6 - Asheville NC $ 530.000,00 +13% ▲ 7 -...

All-Time Records Against 2009 Opponents

Roll 'Bama Roll (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009

This is nothing but a bit of boredom on my part and provides no real insight or anything, but I figured it would be interesting anyway if you're a bit of a trivia and stat junkie. The lists via the links also provide aggregate scores. Virginia Tech: 10-1 Florida International: 1-0 North Texas: 2-0 Arkansas: 11-8 Kentucky: 34-2-1 Ole Miss: 45-9-2 South Carolina: 10-3 Tennessee: 46-38-7 LSU: 44-23-5...

On Wisconsin! Badger State Becomes 30th to Enact Critical Seat Belt Law

Criminal Justice Online (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009

New Text Message Bans Also Taking Effect The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) congratulates the State of Wisconsin for its passage of a primary seat belt law. This law gives police the authority to pull over a driver solely for not wearing a seat belt. Wisconsin becomes the 30th state to enact this lifesaving law. Based on other states' experiences, Wisconsin can expect its seat belt usage...

Providence lawyer accepts disbarment in money probe

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence lawyer, who is the subject of an investigation into the mishandling of clients' money, has voluntarily agreed to be disbarred, the state Supreme Court announced Tuesday. The court in December indefinitely suspended Robert D. Natal license to practice law after initiating a probe into $710,000 in client money that was unaccounted for, according to the court's...

Richard Byrd, 86, Virginia Orchardist, Dies

New York Times (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009

Mr. Byrd, part of a prominent family in the state, did not follow his father and older brother into politics.

Bethesda, MD, USA: Senior Supervising Engineer NERC

IPSOJobs WorldWide: Job postings (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009

09-0222 Senior Supervising Engineer NERC Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI) is one of the largest electricity delivery and natural gas companies in the mid-Atlantic region. More than 1.8 million customers in Washington D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia depend on PHI for their electricity and natural gas needs. We are seeking a Senior Supervising Engineer NERC to join the staff at our Bethesda,...

June 30 fundraising deadline demonstates priorities

Bearing Drift (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009

As we approach a critical fund-raising deadline for the two gubernatorial campaigns (critical because the media and those of us who are blogging take it as gospel that it indicates campaign momentum and support), what they implore from their current supporters is pretty telling. For Bob McDonnell, it about the economy… Together, we can bring new jobs and more opportunities to every corner of...

Fiat conducting environmental and safety reviews of Chrysler LLC

trymi | 03/23/2009

It was reported this week that Fiat S.p.A. is carrying out environmental and safety evaluations of Chrysler LLC factors as part of its intention to take over 35 percent of its stake. Environ Holdings Inc., of Arlington, Virginia was hired by Fiat to conduct the evaluations.

Massacres in Alabama and in Germany

parisius | 03/11/2009

Ten people were killed in Alabama last night – including the wife and child of a police officer – after a gun massacre that brought back grim memories of atrocities in Columbine, Colorado, and Blacksburg, Virginia. Michael McLendon, 27, began the killing spree in Samson, a town of 2,000 in the southeast of the state, and continued it in nearby Geneva, killing members of his own family and attacking

BGP MiTM attacks

ciscozine | 03/06/2009

Surfing the web, I have found a nice article about BGP weakness . This document, entitled “ Defending Against BGP Man-In-The-Middle Attacks “, was presented by Earl Zmijewski during Black Hat DC 2009 (Hyatt Regency Crystal City - February 16-17 - Arlington, Virginia). The slides focus on four points: BGP Routing Basics - Enough to understand and identify the threat BGP Update Messages BGP Attributes