Tammi Marcoullier of Indpendent linked this on February 20, 2010 at 7:14AM EST
Tammi said: Ashburn-based labs mentioned in Wall Street Journal article on funding young scientists. Quote:
In 2006, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute opened Janelia Farm, a scientific research campus near Ashburn, Va. The ambitious goal, as outlined in its mission statement, is to "offer creative scientists freedom from constraints that limit their ability to do groundbreaking research." It fully funds all of its 250 resident scientists, which means that they don't have to apply for outside grants. Furthermore, the Farm explicitly targets scientists "at an early career stage,"
Tammi Marcoullier of Indpendent linked this on January 26, 2010 at 9:58PM EST
Tammi said: Great news for Tuppers Hop Pokcet! St. George Brewing Co. in Hampton, VA is now brewing the "extravagantly hopped" beer that was most recently made at Old Dominion Brewery.
Tammi Marcoullier of Indpendent linked this on January 23, 2010 at 9:36AM EST
Tammi said: Do we really need those snacks? I don't think so and am glad to see more on this subject! Quote:
What is especially baffling where I live, in Los Angeles, is how often the kind of parental paranoia that obsesses about school ratings, vaccines and myriad imagined plagues is matched by utter disregard for the nutritional downsides of mowing down Fruit by the Foot every afternoon at 4.
Tammi Marcoullier of Indpendent linked this on January 8, 2010 at 6:57PM EST
Tammi said: A great column on the choices people can make to be positive and experience the world in a different way. Quote:
To have an open mind, though, we have to assign ourselves to the role of students in life, and to not knowing the outcome in advance. It's trading the secure (if false) sensation of being wise to everyone and everything, for the possibility of surprise, be it pleasant or un-.
Tammi Marcoullier of Indpendent linked this on January 6, 2010 at 10:26AM EST
Tammi said: Data Centers are big business in Ashburn and Sterling. When people talk about the need for power in our region, this is why we have such a huge need.
Tammi Marcoullier of Indpendent linked this on December 22, 2009 at 8:41AM EST
Tammi said: Clyde's in Ashburn has the flexibility to allow smoking, even with the new statewide ban on smoking in most restaurants. See the story for more details on other local restaurants.