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2 Loudon Valley Vikings Commit to Play Division I Lacrosse

LVHS Seniors Christopher Daddio and Garrett Swankowski made their intentions official recently when they signed letters of intent to continue their education and play collegiate lacrosse in front of family, friends and administrators during a ceremony at Loudoun Valley High School.

106th Anniversary of powered flight

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained powered flight of a heavy-than-air vehicle near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Surfman John T. Daniel of the U.S. Life-Saving Service snapped this picture when the Wright Flyer made its historic first flight.

WISE Begins All-Sky Survey Mission

NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, lifted off over the Pacific Ocean this morning on its way to map the entire sky in infrared light.

Volunteers Place 16,000 Wreaths at Arlington

The Arlington Wreath Project, an unofficial national tradition, prompted about 6,000 volunteers to wake up extra early this morning to help place 16,000 wreaths on graves at Arlington National Cemetery.

NORAD Officials Ready to Track Santa’s Flight

This year, children and the young-at-heart are able to track Santa through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and TroopTube.mil. To follow on any of these Web sites, type in @noradsanta into the site’s search engine and start your tracking.

U.S. Marshals add ALLEGED thanksgiving killer to most wanted list

The U.S. Marshals have added to their “15 Most Wanted” list of fugitives a man suspected of killing four relatives Thanksgiving Day in Jupiter, Fla.

How to detect problem drywall from China

Consumers raising concerns about drywall have typically identified a “rotten egg” smell within their house, several health symptoms while in the home, and corrosion or blackening of certain metal items. Consumers have also reported frequent failures of copper piping in air conditioning units.

The Word is Out on Unapproved H1N1 Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing consumers of—and protecting them against—potential harm associated with unapproved products claiming to diagnose, prevent, or otherwise act against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.

White House Takes Offense At Fact Checking

The White House stopped providing guests to “Fox News Sunday” after host Chris Wallace fact-checked controversial assertions made by Tammy Duckworth,

Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Critical Vulnerability

Adobe has released security bulletin APSB09-15 to alert users of a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Adobe indicates that it has received reports of active exploitation of this vulnerability.

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