Recent Mentions on Blogs

NonSoloProust: LA PIETRA DI LUNA - WILKIE COLLINS

January 23, 2008
Wilkie COLLINS, La pietra di luna (tit. orig. The Moonstone), traduz. P. Jahier e Maj-Lis Rissler Stoneman , p. 533, Garzanti, Collana I grandi libri, ISBN-13: 9788811368656 De La pietra di luna avevo un piacevole ma molto vago ricordo legato ad uno sceneggiato realizzato dalla Rai negli anni Settanta, ma non avevo mai letto il libro dal quale era stato tratto. Quando però in agosto mi sono entusiasmata per La donna in bianco ho deciso finalmente di leggerlo e non essendo riuscita a trovarlo n...

blog.vivianpaige.com: Wednesday update (01/23): restoration of voting rights

January 23, 2008
Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. The only remaining bill on this issue, Del. Frank Hall?s HJ182, was continued to 2009 in last Friday?s meeting of the House Privileges and Elections Committee. As the result, there will be no more updates on this issue. Technorati Tags: Restoring felons right to vote ...

newsfuturama.blogspot.com: Ozzy Osbourne parte 3

December 10, 2007
...Nacquero così i Polka Tulk Blues Band che in futuro, dopo alcuni cambi di nome e di membri, si daranno il nome Black Sabbath. Con questa band, Ozzy avrà un grande successo con album come Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality e Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ma la fama lo porterà anche verso lo sbando, facendolo sprofondare nell'abisso della droga e dell'alcol. Sul finire degli anni settanta, la serie positiva della band iniziò a declinare. Inoltre Osbourne passò un periodo molto triste a causa...

culturatrivial.blogspot.com: ¿Cuál es la última isla descubierta?

December 5, 2007
Es francamente difícil saber cuál ha sido la última isla en descurbrirse. Ya hace mucho tiempo que se han descubierto todas las islas de un tamaño importante, y durante el último siglo los descubrimientos se han restringidos a islotes o islas volcánicas de nueva formación. Algunas de estas islas, incluso han desaparecido a los pocos meses por colapso de la cámara magmática que los había parido. Sin embargo, hay un caso bastante curioso y representativo de una tecnología que tenemos hoy en día: ...

notlarrysabato.typepad.com: Tom and Jeannemarie and the rise of Chap

November 10, 2007
I see the WaPo did a story on what's next for Tom Davis and Jeannemarie Devolites Davis. This would be a good time to tell you all the story behind what really happened here that goes back to 2001. In the Spring of 2001, Republicans were doing redistricting. Because the numbers didn't come in until early 2001 from the census bureau, filing deadlines were in July and primaries were in late August. In the late Spring Republicans were ready to announce their plans to the public and called publ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Falls Church News Press: Delegate Scott's Richmond Report

May 8, 2008
... Brian Moran, Frank Hall and Terry Kilgore. Delegate Johnson received a well-deserved award for his long and outstanding service to southwest Virginia, ...

• HB1261
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)
  
  : Income tax, state; repeals provisions allowing additional withholding exemptions.
• HB1262
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0386)
  
  : Absentee ballot applications; address given shall be where person is located while confined.
• HB1263
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Education
  
  : Truancy and school dropout prevention; school boards must implement programs & services to include.
• HB1264
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Stricken from House calendar
  
  : Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act; licensing standards.
• HB1485
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Rules
  
  : Native American Month and Day of Appreciation; changing reference thereto.
• HB1573
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Central Virginia Regional Transportation Authority; created.
• HJ174
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Health care professionals, licensed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study competence.
• HJ179
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Chronic truancy and dropout preventions; Board of Education to study need for and ways of improving.
• HJ182
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights for certain felons (first reference).
• HJ216
  Introduced: January 14, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ216ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Mary Ann Sanders Brandt.
• HJ217
  Introduced: January 14, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ217ER)
  
  : Commending Northeast Solite Corporation on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.
• HJ220
  Introduced: January 15, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Philippine Independence Day; designating as June 12, 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ223
  Introduced: January 15, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ223ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Collins H. Howlett III.
• HJ224
  Introduced: January 15, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ224ER)
  
  : Memorial resolution; Dr. Francis Merrill Foster, Sr
• HJ229
  Introduced: January 15, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ229ER)
  
  : Commending the Richmond Crusade for Voters.
• HJ251
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ251ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Oliver White Hill, Sr.
• HJ252
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ252ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Darrel Rollins.
• HJ253
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ253ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of M. Ralph Page.
• HJ254
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ254ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Walter A. Bowry, Jr.
• HJ255
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ255ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Rhoda Brown Sisisky.
• HJ256
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ256ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Dr. Isabel Wood Rogers.
• HJ257
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ257ER)
  
  : Celebrating the lfe of Robert W. Speight, Sr.
• HJ269
  Introduced: January 23, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ269ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Lee Campbell Tait.
• HJ273
  Introduced: January 23, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ273ER)
  
  : Commending the Virginia Holocaust Museum.
• HJ370
  Introduced: February 07, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending the Virginia Law Foundation.
• HJ393
  Introduced: February 13, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending James W. Dunn.
• HR27
  Introduced: March 05, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by House
  
  : Celebrating the life of John Vincent Shand.
• HR35
  Introduced: March 07, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by House by voice vote
  
  : Commending the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

• HB2747
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Fingerprints and photograph; taking thereof of persons issued summons.
• HB2748
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : DUI; prohibits driving of only a motor vehicle following a conviction thereto.
• HB2839
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0334)
  
  : Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals, Board for; extends waiver of requirements, etc.
• HB2840
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0336)
  
  : Personnel Act; hiring preference for veterans for employment with State.
• HB2841
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Assigned CC & T sub: #1 (Marshall. R.G.)
  
  : Home ownership grants; amount localities may provide for certain local government employees.
• HB2842
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB2842)
  
  : Pharmacist; requirement that sell and dispense drugs.
• HB2843
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  
  : Physician, licensed; authority to send laboratory results directly to patient.
• HB3138
  Introduced: January 18, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0535)
  
  : Department of Medical Assistance Services; recovery of third party liability payments.
• HB3175
  Introduced: January 19, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB3175H1)
  
  : Virginia-Africa Advisory Board; created, report.
• HJ664
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ664ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Herman Anderson Hicks.
• HJ670
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ670ER)
  
  : Commending the Reverend Henry Victor Langford.
• HJ700
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Rules
  
  : Habitual drunkard; Joint Commission on Health Care to study interdiction laws.
• HJ706
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Rules
  
  : High school dropout and graduation rates; Board of Education to study.
• HJ708
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Rules
  
  : Eminent domain; JLARC to study current state of law regarding exercise thereof.
• HJ829
  Introduced: January 30, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ829ER)
  
  : Commending Walter R. T. Witschey.
• HJ891
  Introduced: February 09, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ891ER)
  
  : Commending Robert Bruce Bishop.
• HJ892
  Introduced: February 09, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ892ER)
  
  : Commending Joshua Cole.
• HJ893
  Introduced: February 09, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ893ER)
  
  : Commending Chesterfield County Friends of the Library.

• HB1068
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449)
  
  : Contract passenger carriers; operational requirements.
• HB1069
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by General Laws (HB122-Marshall, R.G.)
  
  : Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; name changed to Dept. of Vendor Diversity and Develop.
• HB1070
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Transportation district; localities may impose local tax to be exclusively used therefor.
• HB1298
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by Finance (HB491-Frederick)
  
  : Real estate reassessment; notice of change.
• HB5013
  Introduced: May 25, 2006
  Status: Left in General Laws
  
  : Wetland delineator certification, professional; extends waiver of requirement for reference.
• HJ130
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ130ER)
  
  : High schools; Dept. of Education to collect data and info. on drop out and graduation rates, report.
• HJ149
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ149ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of James Barrett Walthall.
• HJ150
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ150ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Sondra Erlach Weinberg.
• HJ151
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ151ER)
  
  : On the death of John A. Banks, Jr.
• HJ152
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ152ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Jacquelin Ldevia Beadles Ukrop.
• HJ153
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ153ER)
  
  : Commending Lynne B. Hughes.
• HJ154
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ154ER)
  
  : Commending Betty Baugh Harrison.
• HJ155
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ155ER)
  
  : Commending The Council of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
• HJ213
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ213ER)
  
  : On the death of Harry Watkey Easterly, Jr.
• HJ214
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ214ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Nathaniel Krumbein.
• HJ222
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ222ER)
  
  : Commending the Retail Merchants Association of Greater Richmond, Inc.
• HJ253
  Introduced: February 01, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ253ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Joseph William Kaestner.
• HJ298
  Introduced: February 10, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ298ER)
  
  : On the death of Edgar J. Fisher, Jr.
• HJ339
  Introduced: February 17, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ339ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of William Thomas Rice.
• HJ421
  Introduced: March 01, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ421ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of J. Michael Kelleher, Sr.
• HJ445
  Introduced: March 03, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ445ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Edna Henry Hurt Ball.
• HJ477
  Introduced: March 06, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ477ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of R. Beasley Jones, Sr.
• HJ5044
  Introduced: May 10, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ5044ER)
  
  : Commending Geraldine B. Story.
• HR32
  Introduced: March 09, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House (HR32ER)
  
  : Commending The Reverend David J. Bergner.