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Virginia Students Participate in You Be the Chemist® Challenge

admin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:45:55 +0000

More Than 1,200 Virginia Students Participate in You Be the Chemist® Challenge Sponsored by NACD (via PR Newswire)

Download image ARLINGTON, Va., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – More than 1,200 students from the State of Virginia are set to participate this year in the You Be The Chemist Challenge® (Challenge) at the local and state level. The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) is…

Hurricane Preparation Checklist and Plan

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:23:33 +0000

Ok Richmond Va here is my basic hurricane preparation plan for hurricane Irene. It doesn’t look like Irene will go nearly as far West as Isabel did so with any luck we won’t have all the tree damage and power-line issues that we had for weeks after that hurricane.

It is advisable to have some type of plan and backup ready to go. If you have a generator make sure it is running and get all your cables and cords together for immediate use. I also recommend a chainsaw and make sure it runs and starts quickly. Have back up gas for both. I keep 4 or 5 gallons of gas for the generator and one for the saw.

I’ll never forget not having ice. So I fill my large Igloo cooler full of ice and a few beers and some gallons of water. These I can always take out if I need the space. I charge my solar lantern for a full day and make sue I have backup AA batteries and 6volt flashlight batteries. Have three or four flashlights. I get some extra bags of pretzels and chips for the kids and a bag of rice which is easy to cook and will run fine on my generator. You also might want to have a Coleman stove or hurricane oil lamps for longer power outages just in case. You can get all these at Walmart or Target cheap and don’t forget a few extra bottles of gas for the stove. If you like booze go ahead and get wine and spirits and something to do after dark like some good books or Dvds. A small type of pen light would be good for reading at night. Paper plates, cups and plastic utensils are nice since there is no running water. Any other ideas?

Keith Hodges Wins Primary 98th Disctrict

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:15:34 +0000

Keith Hodges has won the primary for the 98th district House of Delegates seat tonight. Hodges was opposed by Catesby Jones, Sherwood Bowditch and Ken Gibson, all seeking the Republican nomination. Hodges had approximately 40% of vote, Bowditch 27%, Jones 16% and Gibson 15%.

Bowditch appeared to be a shoe-in with more contributions but Hodges forged a brilliant campaign and kept the heat on to win the primary.

Shaka Smart Is Smart

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:55:54 +0000

The decision by Shaka Smart to stay is prudent in my book. The deal with NC State is enticing but even a $325,000 salary here isn’t anything to be ashamed about. And now well it’s triple that. Pretty amazing for a coach but this guy brings more than good coaching to the table he’s well rounded thanks to Kenyon College. Now he’s helping Kenyon get more publicity which is a good thing because it is a great college. Keep doing your thing Shaka and bring victory to VCU and Richmond. Hopefully VCU will give back some of the state money since they are apparently rolling in the dough now! What’s your opinion?