COMEBACK KIDS: Monarchs Edge Jacksonville, 28-27 Sep 20, 2009
Defensive back (Chesapeake, Va. snagged a pass from the Dolphins' McGregor. (Odusports.com)
3 Indian origin men among 25 highest paid globally: Fortune Sep 19, 2009
The list was topped by Aubrey K McClendon Chairman and CEO of Chesapeake Energy, whose total compensation amounted to a whopping $112 ... The top five highest paid men in the world include Aubrey K McClendon of Chesapeake Energy ($112. (India Times)
ROAD TEST: Monarch Football Travels To Jacksonville Sep 15, 2009
Old Dominion Official Athletic Site. ROAD TEST: Monarch Football Travel To Jacksonville. (Odusports.com)
Scientists hope manatee off Cape Cod hurries home Sep 15, 2009
Yet on July 22, he was seen in the Chesapeake Bay, causing a minor publicity sensation ... In 1994, a famous manatee named Chessie was airlifted out of Chesapeake Bay and transported to Florida only to be found off Point Judith, R.I., the following year. (Boston Globe)
Second Annual "Mad Dog" Mandich Classic Sep 15, 2009
All fish must be weighed in by 6 p.m. at the weigh station at the Chesapeake Resort, MM 83 ... A 4-6 p.m. party with cocktails is planned dockside at the Chesapeake. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Senate votes for tourism boost Sep 14, 2009
Chesapeake Bay watershed. Voting 311 for and 107 against, the House on Thursday passed a bill (HR 965) making permanent a federal-state program that promotes citizen involvement in restoring the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York. (Erie Times-News, PA)
3 price points: Virginia Beach, Va. Sep 11, 2009
On a lovely marina minutes from Chesapeake Bay is One Fish-Two Fish. Watch as chefs prepare local, line-caught seafood in the Exhibition Kitchen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
TAKE TWO: Football Monarchs Host Virginia Union Saturday Sep 9, 2009
Old Dominion Official Athletic Site. TAKE TWO: Football Monarchs Host Virginia Union Saturday. (Odusports.com)
Scottish Families on the Chesapeake Sep 1, 2009
The Chesapeake Bay region has had Scottish settlers since the founding of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, but the pace of migration picked up considerably after 1650. The Chesapeake Region ... Chesapeake Bay, surrounded by parts of Maryland and Virginia, is the largest estuary in the United States. (Suite101.com)
Hurricanes Announce 2009-10 Women's Basketball Schedule Aug 29, 2009
Shanel Williams (Chesapeake, Va. and Lee Anna Osei (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) will also be counted on as contributors this season. (Hurricanesports.com)
NYC School Makes Harbor Its Classroom Aug 23, 2009
The setting could be a barren stretch of the Chesapeake Bay, but it's New York City, jets from JFK audible when the wind dies down. Fisher follows the students along a grassy dune to the water's edge, pointing out clams, oysters and scallops, before climbing back on the school bus to return to central Brooklyn. (Click2Houston, TX)
SHORT ON SURGEONS Aug 18, 2009
In the modest building that houses Shore Memorial Hospital in this town of about 600 people between the Chesapeake and Hog Island bays, a health care crisis is brewing. It's a problem rooted in the 1980s and 1990s, when U.S. medical schools put a cap on enrollments, believing that managed health care, among other factors, would create a glut of doctors. (USA Today)
The Places He Goes ... Aug 18, 2009
This ones been to Chesapeake Bay, Hollywood, the Hoover Dam. Knox County Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Marc McNeece said as he carefully turned over in his hand a George filled with signatures. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Interior Dept. Says Californias Water Crisis A National Priority Aug 13, 2009
(August 12, 2009)--Top Obama administration officials say fixing California's ongoing water crisis is a national priority on the scale of restoring Florida's Everglades or the Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast. Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes says the administration plans to host a meeting in Washington next month designed to spur solutions. (KWTX.com, TX)
Americas most kid-friendly cities Aug 12, 2009
Like the Hampton Roads area of southern Virginia, a cluster of sun-splashed cities at the bottom end of the Chesapeake Bay, all of them linked by Interstate-64 and its various bridges and tunnels. Nowhere else along the Atlantic Seaboard do you find such an eclectic blend of kid-friendly attractions. (MSNBC -- Travel)
A $191 Million Question Aug 8, 2009
They got together whenever they could, sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, traveling to business conferences, taking long walks ... They also continued sailing together on the weekends, plying the Chesapeake Bay on a 40-foot Catalina 400 sailboat called Sea Eagle. (CBS News -- US)
PR Newswire Summary of EntertaiNet Copy, Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Jul 30, 2009
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Quebec's Blue Gold: Project Aims To Channel Northern Rivers To Generate Power Jul 20, 2009
19, 2007) The Chesapeake Bay ecosystem (near Washington D.C.) earned mostly a D grade on an annual report card, according to a team of scientists led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Canal seen as potential river of revenue Jul 19, 2009
TRI-STATE Tourism associated with the Chesapeake Canal National Historical Park in the Tri-State area is big business ... The Chesapeake Canal was supposed to open up commerce to the West ... One issue that comes up when the talk turns to tourism and the Chesapeake Canal National Historical Park is: How one gets to the towpath. (The Herald-Mail Online)
Spending bill would help high-speed rail projects Jul 18, 2009
That bipartisan measure has money for everything from clean energy research to restoring oyster beds in the Chesapeake Bay. Unlike virtually every other spending bill moving through Congress for the upcoming budget year that begins Oct. 1, the measure essentially freezes spending for the programs covered by it. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
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There were seven prospects who were no-brainers: (Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith), (Wichita, Kan. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
The pull of Frederick Jul 12, 2009
We stopped by Allegheny College and Chesapeake College, said Shover, who led Camp Hill to back-to-back PIAA Class A baseball titles and was an All-Sentinel first-team catcher this spring. (Frederick) was the last place we looked. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Lesser-Known Beaches of Southern Ma... Jul 12, 2009
Visiting State Parks of St. Marys County, Chesapeake Bay ... Encompassing the peninsula created by the Potomac River and the beautiful Chesapeake Bay, the eastern shore is designated for fishing, while the western coastline is a sandy swimming beach. (Suite101.com)
Dog day afternoon Jul 5, 2009
Chessie, the Bochenek's Chesapeake Bay retriever, sparked their interest in DockDogs when he used to leap into the lake to go for a swim. That was five years ago. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Dog-fighting, neglect Jul 5, 2009
He said dog fighting was "a terrible thing and I do reject it.'' This case has pulled back the curtain on the sordid underground practice of dogfighting in the U.S., but his supporters believe he has been demonized well beyond the crime committed. It took no great powers of observation to see that, yesterday morning, those shouting support were almost universally black, those shouting him down were overwhelmingly white. Vilma Liverman, wearing a Vick jersey and holding a sign which read "Free... (Pet-Abuse.com)
America's top summer activities 2009 Jul 1, 2009
The home-style recipes here, like spiced Chesapeake blue crab and rockfish stuffed with lump crabmeat, are quintessential tastes of the season. Whether youre looking for action-packed activities or just easy ways to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine, theres an ideal summer itinerary for you. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Plenty of the past is alive in Fort Landing Jun 30, 2009
His crustaceans are all bound for towns along the Chesapeake Bay. It is common to see teenagers loading crab pots as their summer jobs. (News & Observer)
Edward H. Lehrke Jun 25, 2009
Ed attended Gale Institute in Minneapolis and was employed for 36 years with Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, now the CSX. He started out as an operator in 1954, dispatcher in 1957, moved to chief dispatcher in 1984 and then was promoted to assistant trainmaster in 1986. After retiring in 1990, they moved back to Minnesota and built their retirement home on lower Mission Lake. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Pot bust nabs bike star Jun 20, 2009
Eric Canori, 30, of Wilton, along with Melissa Giove, 37, of Chesapeake, Va ... Giove is now 37 and lives in Chesapeake, Va. (Albany Times Union)
Mountain biking champ part of huge pot bust in Wilton Jun 19, 2009
Giove is now 37 and lives in Chesapeake, Va. Canori, a Queensbury native, was a budding filmmaker. (Albany Times Union)
No shell game Jun 16, 2009
Nontraditional beachcombers also flock to Marylands Calvert Cliffs State Park, protected from strong ocean currents by its position up the Chesapeake Bay. The beach offers plenty of shells to beachcombers, but most are in the form of Miocene-era fossils. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Stimulus fund applications okayed Jun 16, 2009
A road crossing permit submitted by Chesapeake Energy with a $500 fee for District No. 2 was approved. Maximum Monthly Highway Expenditures were approved totaling $1,467,010. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
First Tropical Depression Of 2009 Hurricane Season Forms May 29, 2009
The depression was located east of the Chesapeake Bay, about 300 miles due south of Providence, Rhode Island. T.D. One was moving northeast at 17 mph, away from the North American coastline. (KWTX.com, TX)
Oceanside Luxury Made Affordable (Think Mexico) May 26, 2009
If you've never cracked open a Chesapeake Bay blue crab, pick up a hammer. The in St. Michaels, Md. (Time.com)
In Chesapeake Bay, the quiet kingdom of the crab May 24, 2009
are packed with regulars breakfasting on egg sandwiches and what the woman next to me promises is "the best coffee in the world." The day before I had driven through the Eastern Shores of Virginia and Maryland to the town where ferries depart for Smith and Tangier, two of the last inhabited islands in Chesapeake Bay ... Smith Island in the Maryland Chesapeake contains the villages of Ewell and Rhodes Point on one island and Tylerton on another, while Tangier Island sits on its lonesome on the... (Boston Globe)
21 Additional HD Channels Added to Cox Line-Up in Hampton May 23, 2009
The additional 21 HD channels also are available to customers in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Gloucester, Poquoson, parts of Williamsburg, Newport News, West Point, New Kent, and King and Queen County. Later this year, James City County, York County and other areas on the Peninsula will have access to these channels as Cox continues to enhance its hybrid-fiber based network. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Phillips Collection Annual Gala Unites Washington's Notables in Support of Arts Education May 17, 2009
The dinner featured a locally sourced, sustainable menu including Chesapeake Bay crab, wild shrimp, grass-fed veal, herbs and vegetables, organic wines, and fair trade locally roasted coffee. Immediately following the Gala, guests moved to nearby Anderson House for late night dessert and dancing to the Glenn Pearson orchestra. (PR Newswire)
#74 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND May 15, 2009
HOT TIP Known mostly for crabs, Baltimore is also passionate about Chesapeake oysters. You can get them all over town, but they'll taste better (raw or baked) at the now-ish Woodberry Kitchen, a sleek, local-/seasonal-/eco-conscious restaurant at the heart of the historic Clipper Mill renovation project. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Obama wants to pump $475M into Great Lakes cleanup May 15, 2009
The federal government has supported cleanups of numerous watersheds, such as Puget Sound and Chesapeake Bay, said George Kuper, director of the Council of Great Lakes Industries. The initiative would give industry and job growth a boost in the Great Lakes region, home to about 40 million people, Kuper said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
#24 CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY May 15, 2009
Order the Chesapeake Bay Benedict with lump crabmeat. The restaurant also hosts wine dinners and theme nights (19 Jackson St.; [877] 275-8452). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Resort kids programs adding value for families May 15, 2009
Today, it's as much about learning and new experiences -- crabbing at the Hyatt Regence Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, stargazing at the Intercontinental Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale, making adobe houses at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort in New Mexico and making dream catchers and sand paintings here in Arizona where there are also plenty of family activities poolside -- sundae-making, sand castle building contests and water balloons. "The thing we like is they seem to integrate the environment... (CNN -- Travel)
65,000 Pounds of Electronic Waste Collected at Cox & Synergy E-Waste Recycling Event May 7, 2009
65,000 Pounds of Electronic Waste Collected at Cox gy E-Waste Recycling Event. Text hiding to spacing. (PR Newswire)
Commissioners hold short end-of-month meeting May 3, 2009
Two road crossing permits in District Two were approved for Chesapeake Energy. The commissioners agreed to allow the county treasurer to advertise for bids for some lots in Dacoma owned by the county. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Highest-paid U.S. CEOs May 1, 2009
Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp., $112. 5-million. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
CEO paycheques: less money and new rules May 1, 2009
Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon topped the AP list with a total package of $112 ... The bonus came two months after Mr. McClendon was forced to sell more than 31 million shares of Chesapeake stock valued at $550-million and down from a peak of $2 ... Chesapeake said in regulatory filings that Mr. McClendon's overall pay reflects his role in shaping the vision for the company and growing it into the largest independent producer of U.S. natural gas. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Cox Offers Free Access to HBO(R) Documentary Series, The Alzheimer's Project, to All Digital Customers Apr 30, 2009
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Weekend in Baltimore Apr 11, 2009
Linwoods in Owings Mills serves fresh seafood from the Chesapeake Bay ... Find fresh fish from the Chesapeake Bay at Linwoods. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Volunteers Pitch In To Clean Up Potomac River Apr 7, 2009
The Potomac is the Chesapeake Bay's third-largest tributary. According to recent reports released by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, the bay has shown little improvement over the past year. (W-USA News, DC)
Easter travel specials from $65 a night Apr 7, 2009
This Chesapeake Bay weekend includes Smores by the fire, cocktail receptions and the requisite Easter egg decoration and hunt as well as a special Sunday Easter brunch. Rates start at $249/night, with Sunday Easter brunch included, for stays between April 10 and 12. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Seminoles get back in the game with pledge from Abram Mar 25, 2009
Chesapeake, Oscar Frommel Smith High School Scouts Grade. More national powers expected to enter the mix for Sims. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Bubba's Talk Costly, Again Mar 24, 2009
" The GAO investigator later purchased an airline ticket, used the passport as proof of identity, got a boarding pass, and passed through an airport security checkpoint.Doddering?A Washington fundraising party will be held Wednesday for embattled Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, who has become poster boy for the country's economic crisis. Let's help to re-elect this five-term incumbent senator from Connecticut, says the invitation to the... (Human Events Online)
'Opportunistic' fund rockets to huge gain Mar 19, 2009
We made very good returns from potash - not just Potash Corp. but from junior potash names like MagIndustries, and some natural gas names like Petrohawk Energy and Chesapeake Energy. We had a very speculative position in Largo Resources, which has a battery-grade vanadium deposit. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
A taste of the Wild West, for those who can stomach it Mar 18, 2009
Classically dipped in cornmeal and then fried, or artfully concealed in scrambled eggs, bordelaise sauce or sushi, these oysters were not of the Chesapeake or bluepoint variety but, rather, a cornerstone of Western ranching culture involving testicles from gelded lambs and calves ... Jim Wilson/The New York Times The oysters at the International Comstock Mountain Oyster Fry in Nevada are not of the classic Chesapeake or bluepoint variety. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
#8 Illini Head to NCAA Championships Mar 18, 2009
197: (16-13), Jr., Chesapeake, Va. Illini History By the Numbers 1 NCAA and Big Ten champion under 7 NCAA champions under Johnson 10 Big Ten and NCAA champions in the same year 20 All-Americans under Johnson 32 Two-time All-Americans 16 Two-time NCAA All-Americans under Johnson 9 Three-time All-Americans 6 Three-time All-Americans under Johnson 20 NCAA champions 106 NCAA All-Americans. (Fightingillini.com)
St. Patrick's revelers in US fete all things Irish Mar 18, 2009
Jim Wilson/The New York Times The oysters at the International Comstock Mountain Oyster Fry in Nevada are not of the classic Chesapeake or bluepoint variety. In Opinion: More Headlines. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Phish dusts off deep cuts in return to stage Mar 8, 2009
"We bought three tickets in the parking lot for $100 each, and when the lady scanned them, they came up 'counterfeit,'" said Stewart, of Chesapeake, Va. "but she let us in anyway.". (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Five cool day trips around the country Mar 4, 2009
Located on the Eastern Shore of the state, near the Miles River and the Chesapeake Bay, the area has the advantage of being close to Baltimore, Maryland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Camila Clark, a spokesperson for the Maryland Office of Tourism, said the town benefits from its location. (CNN)
Hotsheet: Snowy Backdrop For Global Warming Protest Mar 3, 2009
Those rallying include environmentalists from various organizations, including the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and Greenpeace, who will call on Congress to pass a bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In a NASA scientist James Hansen encourages people to join the protest. (CBS News -- US)
When Fish Farms Are Built Along The Coast, Where Does The Waste Go? Feb 26, 2009
(June 6, 2007) Chinese mitten crabs, first reported in the Chesapeake Bay, are more widespread than initially thought. Four crabs have now been caught in Delaware Bay during the last week of May 2007, and may occur. (Science Daily)
Bracelets can save the lives of wanderers Feb 22, 2009
Gould said the program was the result of the combined effort of Siefka and Undersheriff James Stowell, who contacted Onondaga County and the Chesapeake Sheriff's Office in Virginia that originally started the program. With a 10,000 donation from the Stardust Foundation, Gould said no taxpayer money was used to fund the program. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Top Twenty Tangle: No. 20 Monarchs Host No. 14 Hokies at 7:30 Thursday Night Feb 20, 2009
Old Dominion University Monarchs - Wrestling - Official Athletic Site. Senior Night at The Ted is first ever top twenty dual. (Odusports.com)
Cox Communications to Add 5 New HD Channels to Digital Cable Line-Up on the Southside Feb 20, 2009
Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications will add 5 high-definition channels to its lineup in the South Hampton Roads (Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach), beginning February 26, 2009. New HD channels include FX HD, Cartoon Network HD, Speed Channel HD, Fox News Channel HD and E. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
KEEPING VALENTINE’S DAY SWEET IN A SOUR ECONOMY Feb 13, 2009
For those more inclined to voice their sentiment with melody (or for the allergen-afflicted loved one), the Chorus of the Chesapeake has been crooning love songs for decades ... That s a lot of fun for the members of the six Chorus of the Chesapeake quartets that sing across the Mid-Atlantic region, he says. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)
Cox Presents an Array of Exciting Black History Month Activities in February and Beyond Feb 13, 2009
Source: Cox Communications. Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- At Cox Communications, African-American and other multicultural recognition activities do not happen just once a year. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Spartan Sports Roundup Feb 12, 2009
Junior (Chesapeake, Va. posted a career-high 9. (Msuspartans.com)
