Off the coasts of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Island and Cape Cod, in the waters where the rich and the famous roam free, the government is considering a plan to build the world's largest offshore wind power plant.
With the recent proliferation of reality shows like Extreme Makeover and The Swan, it comes as no surprise that the number of people having cosmetic surgery has mushroomed, especially over the last couple of years.
I am from South Florida, the unofficial sunshine/lightning capital of the world. Let's just say that the weather down there is often a lot more interesting than Virginia's usual forecasts of "haze" or "wintry mix." And so, during these last partly cloudy/drizzly weeks, my attention has been focused on the state I love and the barrage of hurricanes that seem to have decided that Florida needs to be wiped off the map.
The first floor of Gilmer is an area rarely visited by many University students. It is a world all unto its own -- full of laboratories, heavy machinery, chemicals and lab coats.
It's Sunday morning and all along the streets of Charlottesville, from Rugby Road to 14th Street to McCormick, college students are slowly making their way home on the long walk of shame (otherwise known as the "stride of pride"). A girl in a wrinkled black shirt tries to remember the name of the fraternity brother she hooked up with last night.
