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Don’t Cry Now! VA. Treasurer ‘Anthony Burfoot’ Sentenced To 6-Years For Corruption [Video]

Anthony Burfoot, the former Norfolk Treasurer, was sentenced to 6-years in the bing for corruption and perjury today. Everyone knows a brother will do “6-years” on what a white man will do community service on. Just ask Kwame… WAVY10

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Don’t Cry Now! VA. Treasurer ‘Anthony Burfoot’ Sentenced To 6-Years For Corruption [Video]

High Winds and Storm Surge in Norfolk VA

“We are still right in the line of fire,” McDonnell said in an interview with MSNBC. “We#39;ve got two or four hours now we#39;re expecting the worst part of the storm, the highest winds. “The storm surge estimates have gone up in the last hour to now 5 to 7 feet, which means that some of the areas of Norfolk and Portsmouth will actually have 9 feet above mean low water mark, so it#39;s going to be significant flooding in those areas. Storm surge estimates are rising, which means worse flood

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Norfolk engineer builds speedy hemp harvester

West Norfolk engineer Stephen Eyles has developed a high-capacity multi-bladed hemp harvester capable of cutting at high speeds. His machine has three blades, which cut the crop into three lengths, which makes it easier to handle for baling. Mr Eyles, who has more than 30 years' experience as a practical engineer, was encouraged by his farming brothers to tackle the challenge of designing an effective machine. http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/business/farming/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline… added by: JackHerer

Would-Be Facebook Owner Is Also a Drug Felon [Lawsuits]

The New York designer suing for control of Facebook says he has evidence gleaned from more than a year’s worth of emails with founder Mark Zuckerberg . But the magic mushroom enthusiast might just be tripping. More

Abercrombie Does Not Employ Uglies, Of Course [Fashion]

We’ve written a lot lately on American Apparel’s disturbing beauty-based hiring policy . Let us acknowledge: other retailers are similarly inclined. Take Abercrombie & Fitch, for example. More

Want to See the Sun ‘Burp’? [Space]

You might want to watch the sky on Tuesday night for some possible freaky space-lights (“aurora”), thanks to the sun ” kind of burping ” and emitting gigatons of, like, space stuff. SpaceWeather.com put together a sweet video of the “complex eruption.” More

Would You Spend $200,000 on This Seven-Year-Old’s Paintings? [Overachievers]

Meet Kieron Williamson , a seven-year-old kid from Norfolk, England. Like a lot of kids, Kieron likes to paint—landscapes, mostly, using watercolors. The only difference is, Kieron just sold 33 of his paintings—for a total of $200,000. More