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Posted by Susan in Virginia Tourism on Jun 6th, 2010 | 0 commentsWhite Water Rafting in West Virginia
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Posted by Susan in Virginia Wildlife on Jun 2nd, 2010 | 0 commentsOctober 2, 2007 Blackwater Worldwide was employed to assist the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts on the Gulf Coast. According to a company press release, it provided airlift, security, logistics, and transportation services, as well as humanitarian support. It was reported that the company also acted as law enforcement in the disaster-stricken areas, for example securing neighborhoods and confronting criminals. Blackwater moved about 200 personnel into the area hit by Hurricane Katrina, most of whom (164 employees) were working under a contract with the Department of Homeland Security to protect government facilities, but the company held contracts with private clients as well. Overall, Blackwater had a "visible, and financially lucrative, presence in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as the use of the company contractors cost US taxpayers $240000 a day." There has been much dispute surrounding governmental contracts in post-Katrina New Orleans, especially no-bid contracts such as the one Xe was awarded. Xe's heavily-armed presence in the city was also the subject of much confusion and criticism. Xe is one of five companies picked by the Department of Defense Counter-Narcotics Technology Program Office in a five-year contract for equipment, material and services in support of counter-narcotics activities. The contract is worth up to $15 billion. The other companies picked are Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Arinc Inc. Blackwater USA has also ...
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Posted by Susan in Virginia Tourism on Jun 2nd, 2010 | 0 commentswww.floydfolks.org & http 1-540-808-2880 -floydlcfgroup@gmail - PO box 179 Floyd,Virginia 24091 The Following information was posted on the LCF Articles.com by Pat Sharkey and reproduced here about Round the Mountain Venues. Artisan studio after studio-hand-made instruments, pottery, glass, stunning furniture and lamps, designed clothing and more In just a 4-county area of Floyd, Carroll, Patrick and Franklin counties, there are already over 40 businesses that have joined Round the Mountains Artisan Trails-many are private artisan studios; art centers, galleries, museums and country stores; farms w/meats and produce, flowers and hand-spun yarns, homemade meads, wines and cider You can find your way to Border Springs Farm where the sheep all have names and the dogs all have jobs or visit Mountain Meadow Craft & Farm Market. Gather a few lilies at meadow Creek Farm or home-spun yarns and hand-made weavings at Peaceful Heart Alpacas and Greenberry House. As you meander across county lines and time, a big decision to choose how many of the wineries, cider or mead farms you can possible visit in one day-Villa Appalaccia, Chateau Morrisette, Blacksnake Meadery and Foggy Ridge Cider. Stay overnight in an antique caboose at Grassy Creek Cabooses or in the beautifully-built Oak Haven Lodge-Now you can take the next day to wander through galleries and art centers-Jacksonville Center, Bell Gallery, Treasure Potts & Floyd Country Store In Floyd we anticipate near 50 trail sites and ...
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Posted by Susan in Virginia Wildlife on May 26th, 2010 | 0 commentsOctober 2, 2007 In the late 1990s, Erik Prince spent part of his inherited wealth to purchase about 6000 acres (24 km2) of the Great Dismal Swamp, a vast swamp on the North Carolina/Virginia border, now mostly a National Wildlife Refuge. Here he created his state-of-the-art private training facility, and his contracting company, Blackwater, which he named for the peat-colored water of the swamp. Blackwater USA was formed in 1990 to provide training support to military and law enforcement organizations. In 2002 Blackwater Security Consulting (BSC) was formed. It was one of several private security firms employed following the US invasion of Afghanistan. BSC is one of over 60 private security firms employed during the Iraq War to guard officials and installations, train Iraq's new army and police, and provide other support for occupation forces. Blackwater was also hired during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by the United States Department of Homeland Security, as well as by private clients, including communications, petrochemical and insurance companies. Overall, the company has received over $1 billion USD in US government contracts. Blackwater consists of nine divisions, and a subsidiary, Blackwater Vehicles. Xe is a privately held company and does not publish much information about internal affairs. Xe's founder and former CEO Erik Prince, a former Navy SEAL, attended the Naval Academy, graduated from Hillsdale College, and was an intern in George HW Bush's White ...
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Posted by Susan in Virginia Wildlife on May 25th, 2010 | 0 commentsWildlife Gardening in Plymouth... Photographs of a residents garden grown and managed specifically for wildlife, no herbicides,pesticides,fungicides, insecticides or artificial fertilizers.. wildlifegardener.blogspot.com 1st Prize Wildlife Garden 2008... Working with Wildlife Award 2007... Highly Commended Back Garden 2007 Be sure to visit the British Wildlife Group on YouTube: www.youtube.com From the members page: "Maybe it's time to have a group for british wildlife enthusiasts? spectacular and less spectacular footage documenting british creatures including mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, spiders, molluscs, plants, fungi ... everything from documentaries, diaries, time-lapse footage to simply the odd speciment cought on the 'fly' (or 'hoof'!?) with your phone camera - just about enjoying, celebrating, documenting and protecting british wildlife in all its forms - or something like that... no restrictions really although not really hunting, fishing shooting or domestic or captive animals or anything like that, that's not really what I had in mind" - Join in and upload your media :)
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