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Date: November 18th, 2008

Assault weapons ban re-introduced in House

18 November, 2008 (17:50) | 2nd Amendment, Politics | By: ricjames

With all the reports in the media about increased gun sales pretty much all over the nation, I’ve been paying extra special attention to 2nd Amendment-related issues. Over at Instapundit I found this reference to a post over at Right Wing News: “Assault Weapons Ban Introduced…by Five R.I.N.O.s.” While I normally really hate that term [...]

HCA announces Broadlands Regional Medical Center will seek LEED certification.

18 November, 2008 (16:32) | Uncategorized | By: ricjames

I heard today that HCA Virginia has decided to seek LEED certification on their Broadlands Regional Medical Center (BRMC) facility. You might recall that another Loudoun company, Middleburg Bank, has engaged in this process as well with their Fort Evans branch. The BRMC certificate will be the LEED Certification for Health Care. From the press [...]

National Ammo Day, 19 November 2008

18 November, 2008 (16:14) | 2nd Amendment, Military, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

Tomorrow is National Ammo Day! What’s that, you say? It’s a day where supporters of the 2nd Amendment engage in what’s referred to as a nationwide buycott. In other words, you buy something as opposed to avoiding it. In this case, ammunition. Each supporter is requested to buy 100 rounds of ammo of your choice. [...]

Paper or plastic? Now, the question is for your newspaper, too.

18 November, 2008 (16:01) | Science, Technology, The Media | By: ricjames

This just in from the “cool tech” department: a flexible electronic reader might be your newspaper in the years to come. The video I’ve linked is on CNN (YouTube here in case CNN doesn’t work for you) and covers the introduction of a product aimed squarely at the paper-for-reading-material market. Ladies & gentlemen, Plastic Logic: [...]