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RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A critical choke point on Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor has been eliminated with a reconfigured rail junction near Front Royal, Va. This was the final and most complex of six capacity improvement projects in Northern Virginia to handle more trains at higher speeds. Funded by $43 million from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and nearly $20 million from Norfolk Southern, the projects lengthened or built new passing...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. and DENVER, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Betty White, Emmy award-winning TV star and Morris Animal Foundation trustee, will celebrate animal health in Williamsburg, Va., on Saturday, October 16. White will make a personal appearance at Binn's of Williamsburg from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to sign a collection of European handcrafted ornaments, called The Pet Set, created by Joy To The World Collectibles. The signing will be followed by a black-tie fundraiser for Morris Animal...

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications, has signed a statement of support for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). The signing ceremony was held at Cox Virginia's headquarters in Chesapeake, VA. The event was also attended by several local Cox employees who are military veterans or reservists and local ESGR representatives. The noted participants were involved in the signing ceremony: Thomas M. Stephen, Jr., CTR, MPSC, Virginia State Program Support...

HAMPTON, Va., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Imagine your contact lenses being able to improve your vision and tell your temperature. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) On Tuesday, Aug. 3, at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Professor Babak Parviz, from the University of Washington presents, "What If Your Contact Lens Could Show You Images" at 2 p.m. in the Reid Conference Center. Parviz...

HAMPTON, Va., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- About 50 years ago TV animators created a vision of life almost 50 years from now. They predicted in 2062 people would be flying to work and using robots for housework. How close are we to that fictional world of the Jetsons and what are the possibilities - at least for aviation and related fields? (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) Futurists,...

CHESAPEAKE, Va., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Headline News (HLN) and Cox Communications are partnering to host "Digital Fingerprinting for Kids." This event will be held on Saturday, July 10, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Cox Solutions Kiosk in Pembroke Mall near the Food Court area. The mall is located at 4554 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach. At this event, each family will receive an 8 x 10 photo printout, their child's fingerprints as well as other information about their...

ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chesapeake Bay Trust today released a first-of-its-kind mobile app field guide to the animals and plants of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Trust's Field Guide to the Chesapeake Bay is unlike any other mobile app on the market today. Free and available initially to iPhone users, the new mobile app is a comprehensive, ecosystem-based guide to the flora and fauna of nine ecologically distinct regions within the Bay's watershed. It provides...

HAMPTON, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- How does farmland grow ideas that eventually take us to the moon? On Tuesday, July 6, at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Michael Cobb, curator of the Hampton History Museum, presents "NACA and the Transformation of Hampton: From Log Canoes to Outer Space" at 2 p.m. in the Reid Conference Center. Cobb will describe how the location and building of Langley airfield and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) facility...

HAMPTON, Va., June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hampton Roads middle school students have a rare opportunity this weekend as NASA's Langley Research Center celebrates the end of the school year with the start of NASA's Summer of Innovation at the Virginia Air & Space Center. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Middle school students (rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders) and their parents will receive...

CHESAPEAKE, Va., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In a provocative, informative, and sometimes shocking discussion, Cox 11's award-winning show, Plugged-In, gives viewers a closer look at the impact and effects of gang activity in Hampton Roads. This episode of Plugged-In will premiere on Cox 11 Sunday, June 27 at 8 p.m. There will be additional airings of this show throughout the month of July. Leigh Woisard, Cox Vice President of Public Affairs said, "It is very startling to think that our...