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Rescued sea captain writes book on hostage drama

Norfolk News — Thu Apr 01 12:00:00 UTC 2010 In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo, former Captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, left speaks during a news conference in Norfolk, Va. about: Captain Container ship Maersk Alabama Maersk Alabama hijacking MV Maersk Alabama Rescued sea captain Richard Phillips Sports

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Hampton house fire displaces 9 (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)

A house fire on Holloway Drive in Hampton Wednesday evening resulted in the displacement of nine people–two adults and seven children, according to Ronald Strong with the Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Red Cross.

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Truck Accident Lawyers Servicing Hampton Roads

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If you need a Hampton Roads truck accident lawyer, or have been involved in a truck accident in or around the Hampton Roads area, including Newport News, Virginia Beach, Hampton or Chesapeake it is vital that you partner with a skilled attorney that handles Virginia truck injury accidents. At Gordon, Elias & Seely, we fight for your rights and tirelessly work to help you through this time. Also, Gordon, Elias & Seely focuses their practice on a nationwide level and constantly works with other law firms, which means that you will be hiring lawyers with further reach and deeper resources than local firms.

At Gordon, Elias & Seely, L.L.P., which is located at 1811 Bering, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77057, we represent Hampton Roads residents on a contingency basis which means that if there is no recovery, then you pay absolutely no fees or expenses. There are no initial, out-of-pocket expenses to you. We manage your case while you focus on recovering from serious trucking accident injuries caused by:

  • Rear-End, Head-On Crashes and Jackknives
  • Poor Maintenance, including Tires and Brakes
  • Driver Fatigue or Drivers that Fall Asleep
  • Unsecured Loads or Unsecured Cargo
  • Aggressive Driving, Improper Lane Change or Speeding
  • DWI / Drug Use
  • Lack of Reflectors, Poor Visibility and Blind Spots
  • Dangerous Roads

Many people don’t realize that, due to considerably larger insurance policies, commercial truck accidents can result in much higher cash settlements than traditional auto accidents. Which is one of the primary reasons why it is critical that you hire a law firm that focuses all of its time, energy and resources specifically with truck accident cases. So, if you have suffered serious injuries to your back or neck or burns to any portion of your body; or, worse yet, if a family member has died due to a wrongful death or has suffered a brain injury, then call 1-800-773-6770. Our phones are answered 24/7/365 by actual truck accident lawyers.

So if you have been involved in a serious truck wreck with:

  • Tanker Trucks – Oilfield Trucks- Pipe Haulers- Chemical Trucks and other trucks with trailers carrying hazardous materials
  • Slow Moving – Log Trucks, Garbage Trucks, Dump Trucks, Cement Trucks, Gravel Trucks and Construction Zone Trucks entering and exiting a highway construction zone, Wide-Load Convoys, Bulldozers,
  • Farm Equipment and slow moving Paving Equipment
  • Freight Liners, UPS, DHL, Fed-Ex, U-Haul, Mayflower and other van lines
  • Shuttle Bus, Casino Buses to and from New Mexico, Vacation Bus, Tour Bus, Greyhound Buses
  • Most all other 18-wheeler, Big-Rig, Flatbeds, Tractor/Trailer combinations

We will help take care of your immediate needs and work to get you the cash settlement that you deserve for your pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of wages, medical bills and other disabilities.

Click here to contact us for a free consultation.

Community Bankers Trust Corporation Announces Delayed Filing of 2009 Annual Report

GLEN ALLEN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Community Bankers Trust Corporation, the holding company for Essex Bank (the “Company”) (NYSE Amex: BTC), announced today that it is unable to file its 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K by March 31, 2010, as it had previously expected. The Company has been in the process of addressing additional and enhanced disclosures with respect to its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the three Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q that it filed in 2009, based on comments that it

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ExxonMobil Cardholders Have Opportunity to Win a 2010 smart® fortwo coupe

FAIRFAX, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ExxonMobil Cardholders Have Opportunity to Win a 2010 smart fortwo coupe

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NaviSite Sells Co-location Data Centers to Focus on Core Enterprise Business

ANDOVER, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), a premier provider of complex hosting, application management and managed cloud services for enterprises, has announced the sale of two data centers in San Francisco, California and Vienna, Virginia to Virtustream for $5.4 million. All current NaviSite co-location customers being served from these data centers will be transferred to Virtustream as part of the transaction. These colocation customers generated about $3.9 million in tr

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Norfolk-based Navy plane goes down in Arabian Sea

Norfolk News — Wed Mar 31 12:00:00 UTC 2010 MANAMA, Bahrain A Norfolk-based Navy plane went down in the North Arabian Sea. One crewmember is missing and three were rescued. about: Arabian Sea Bahrain Business and Economy Hospitality Recreation MANAMA Middle East Norfolk

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Virginia Beach DB garnering interest

With combine season about to heat up, we take a look back at one of last year’s combine standouts, Gavin Williams from Kempsville High School, who now stands out as one of the top prospects in the state from the Class of 2011 .

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Webinar to Further Educate Naval Community on Use of Aluminum in Marine Applications

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that an upcoming webinar, featuring speakers from Alcoa Defense and ABS, a premier provider of marine and offshore classification services, will provide the naval community with an update on the latest aluminum ship technology for marine applications. The free one-hour webinar, Advantages of Aluminum in Marine Applications, will take place on Wednesday, April 14, at noon EDT. Naval architects, shipyards, marine original equipment manuf

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ICx Technologies Q1 Fido XT Sales to U.S. Military Customers Exceeds $3.9 Million

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ICx continues to support efforts to defeat IEDs with Fido XT explosives detector sales of over $3.9M in the first quarter, 2010. These units will support US military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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ICx Technologies Q1 Fido XT Sales to U.S. Military Customers Exceeds $3.9 Million

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