Date: Friday, February 05, 2010
Time: 05:55 AM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 61°
Approach: 21° above SW
Departure: 11° above ENE

Date: Saturday, February 06, 2010
Time: 06:18 AM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 35°
Approach: 18° above W
Departure: 10° above NE

Date: Sunday, February 07, 2010
Time: 05:09 AM
Duration: 1 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 22°
Approach: 22° above ENE
Departure: 11° above ENE

Date: Sunday, February 07, 2010
Time: 06:41 AM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 15°
Approach: 10° above WNW
Departure: 10° above NNE

Date: Monday, February 08, 2010
Time: 05:32 AM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 26°
Approach: 26° above N
Departure: 10° above NE

Date: Monday, February 08, 2010
Time: 05:54 AM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 10°
Approach: 10° above N
Departure: 10° above N

Date: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Time: 05:54 AM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 15°
Approach: 15° above NNW
Departure: 10° above NNE

Date: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Time: 05:58 AM
Duration: 1 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 13°
Approach: 13° above NNW
Departure: 11° above N

Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Time: 06:10 AM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 14°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 11° above NE

Date: Friday, February 19, 2010
Time: 06:32 AM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 30°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 25° above ENE

If there is a "2009" by you name on this list, your membership has expired. We will remove expired memberships on March 1. If you have expired and want to continue as a member, go here.

Tragically, the Federal Government will be closed on Monday. We can't get to the OPM site to confirm because you are all hitting it so hard it probably crashed. But the Washington Post says it's closed, so it must be true.  We know you are all heart broken.

The BRR payment/wait list process is now open.  If you are paying to enter, you must do so by February 15 at 9 p.m.  If you are joining the wait list, you need to mail us a check that arrives by February 16. Start the Process | BRR home page

Working at a VHTRC event is fun and rewarding. It is also instrumental to the success of our events. Where else can you spend a beautiful day in the woods watching wasted runners puke?  Take "Read More" to see the options.

Gary Knipling hosted the annual Eagle Run on Mason Neck on January 31. The day started out cold, but with no wind and a bright sun, it wasn't too bad. Gary had aid stations almost every mile. Eagles were spotted, but fewer than normal.  After the run, Gary led everyone in prayer as the group celebrated sobriety and abstinence. Photos from: Eric McGlinchey | Bobby Gill | Anstr

We would like to thank the voters for their participation in the logo election process.  Logo number five, submitted by Andrew Speidel, has been elected as the winning logo. (His, now "our," logo is at right.) The runner up was logo number one, submitted by Doug Sullivan and the third place logo was logo number six, submitted by Laura Bur.  To see a larger version of the logo click on the Read More link.

The new board of the VHTRC met on January 7 and, as its first act, elected Alan Gowen to be the next president of the club. The notes from the meeting are now ready. Go to the Club page to see them.  (You will need the id/password.) More information about the board is at the About the VHTRC page.

Larry Ryan held on to a two game lead to win the 2009-10 VHTRC College Bowl Contest.  Kevin Bligan was second, and four people were tied for third. The contestants generally had difficulty predicting the many upsets that occurred. Some of us had more difficulty with that than others. Final contest results

VHTRC memberships expire on December 31 of each year.  If your membership has expired, you can renew on the renewal page. (You will need the password to go there. If you have forgotten the password, you can get it e-mailed to you.) To see if your need to renew, go to the membership roster.  As long as your name is still on the membership roster (even if expired), you should use the renewal process, not the new member process.  All old memberships will be removed after February 28.

Gary has come up with the results from the Redeye 50km held on January 1.  This traditional event was given to us by the the Slugs and particularly Dan Grayson, James Moore, and Bill Sublett. James was there to keep the tradition alive. Thanks to Gary Knipling who, with help from Jo Lockner and Bob Phillips, put on this year's event. As usual, the aid station was a cornucopia of cholesterol left over from the holidays. Results | Photos by: Ted Bielawa | Anstr Davidson.

'Like I always say, there's no 'I' in 'team'. There is a 'me', though, if you jumble it up.'

'Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them.'

'Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.'

'All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.'

'When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.'

'If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.'

'It's all right letting yourself go as long as you can let yourself back.'

'It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.'

'Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.'

'Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.'

'For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.'

'The shortest distance between two points is under construction.'

Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.

A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported Monday.

A group of Americans accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children had authorization from neighboring Dominican Republic to bring the kids across the border, a lawyer for the group said Monday.

Rep. John Murtha died after gallbladder surgery complications, his office said. An ex-Marine who became an Iraq war critic, he was known as one of the 'kings of pork.'

A woman convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty in the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin a month later, court officials said Monday.

A man was murdered in his Dubai hotel room by a hit squad that operated with European passports, police say. Sounds like the plot of a novel, but this is reality and the hunt is on for the killers of top Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

A former Sri Lankan general who ran against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January has been arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the country's government, authorities announced Monday night.

Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl win, police said Monday.

A second round of snow is heading toward Washington, D.C., and surrounding cities, where residents are still digging out after a record-setting blizzard.

Eating a diet rich in healthy fats and limiting dairy and meat could do more than keep your heart healthier. It could also help keep you thinking clearly.

The congressman from Pennsylvania was the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress.

Toyota dealers in five southeast states have pulled their commercials off ABC TV local affiliates, complaining about the coverage of Toyota safety problems by ABC News and its chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross.

The New Orleans Saints headed home today after defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win their first Super Bowl Championship in an emotional victory Sunday for a city still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina.

Two days after a 'historic' storm swept across the mid-Atlantic dumping up to three feet of snow in some areas, the nation's capital remains paralyzed today while bracing for a second wintry wallop expected to hit tomorrow.

President Obama is hoping to resurrect the momentum on health care, just as Republicans grow increasingly confident.

Observation deck of Dubai's tallest tower shuts 1 month after opening.

Iran's Ahmadinejad orders further enrichment of uranium in snub to UN calls.

Body found in landing gear after Delta flight arrives in Tokyo from New York.

For beer drinkers, a new study that suggests beer is a significant source of a mineral key to maintaining bone density may sound too good to be true. Unfortunately, health experts overwhelmingly agree.

She's known worldwide for her nasal, high-pitched voice, New York slang, and role as the star of the television series 'The Nanny,' but actress Fran Drescher has been recasting herself as a high-profile foreign envoy, fierce political candidate and potential TV talk show personality.

Fueled by the recent EPA investigation into a high rate of babies born with severe birth defects in Kettleman City, Calif., residents and activists will go door to door looking for more families possibly affected by environmental contamination.

Want a weather forecast? Try asking pals on Wall Street. There are trillions of dollars of trades riding on commodities and other weather-related products, making meteorologists an indispensable part of the financial landscape.

Coastal Carolina freshman Chris Evans makes a one-handed slam dunk.

Grand Rapids, Mich. police say the boy shot his mother's fiance in the head.

N.Y. teacher suspended and accused of running a fight club in his classroom.

A male high school student says his school won't let him cheer like the girls.

Joshua Tabor, 27, allegedly held his four-year-old daughter under water in a technique authorities have likened to the torture of waterboarding because she wouldn't say the alphabet.

A growing number of Americans are making the pilgrimage to India to get a hug from a spiritual guru known as Amma, who hugs for 10 hours a day.

Image of 8--year-old raped downloaded 35,000 times on Internet a decade after pedophile uncle arrested.

McCain assails tea party movement, says former Rep. Tancredo's remarks were racist and ridiculous.

Read an excerpt of the new book 'The Power of Half' It's the story of Hannah Salwen, a young girl who convinced her family to embark on an incredible quest to make a difference in the world.

During his State of the Union address, President Obama decried the potential for a crush of corporate money ā€“ even foreign money ā€“ to enter the American political system in the aftermath of the recent landmark Supreme Court ruling that alters who can contribute to candidates.

The son of the NYT Jerusalem bureau chief enlisted in the Israeli Defense Forces.

An Australian street performer sets new record by swallowing 18 swords at once.

Sanford writes about coping with her husband's affair in 'Staying True.'

A beagle gets a roomful of football fans cheering for the New Orleans Saints.

A woman in China is undergoing surgery to gain a resemblance to Jessica Alba.

David Letterman and Jay Leno appear with Oprah Winfrey in a Super Bowl ad.

Meghan McCain blasts the tea party movement on 'The View.'

Thousands gather in Washington's Dupont Circle for epic snowball fight.

The Wall Street Journal's Suzanne Vranica rates the best and worst Super Bowl ads.

Space shuttle Endeavor's liftoff is the last nighttime launch planned by NASA.

South Carolina's first lady says her kids Googled her husband's mistress.

New Orleans residents celebrate their team's Super Bowl victory.

Web site lets anyone submit, influence ideas and earn money along the way.



Business - Money - Web Design and Development - FAQs Help and Tutorials - Home

The FCC is asking networks to expand bandwidth to accommodate the iPad.



Federal Communications Commission - FCC - Business - Regulation - Telecommunications

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off on last night launch from Kennedy Space Center.



Space Shuttle - Kennedy Space Center - Space - Space Shuttle Endeavour - NASA

Suggesting movies is risky business. User picks reveal more than you may think.



Business - Netflix - Customer Service - Customer Management - Business Services

The financial cost to the world economy of a warming and melting, Arctic due to human induced greenhouse emissions over the next 40 years will add up to at least $2.4 trillion, according to a study by the Pew Environment Group.



Global warming - World economy - Environment - Climate change - Opposing Views

Sixteen giant panda cubs pose for first day at new nursery.



Lion - Institutions - Zoo - Zoos and Aquariums - United States

Wi-Fi network names run gamut from funny and personal to raunchy and bizarre.



Wireless - Home - Data Communications - Family - United States

Facebook unveiled a new homepage yesterday, that hope to make nagivating easier.



Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg - Social network service - Homepage - Google

After cheers and tears, American-born pandas due to arrive at new home in China.



China - Tai Shan - United States - Asia - Mei Lan

Scotch whisky of Antarctic explorers retrieved after century locked in ice.



Whisky - Antarctic - Whyte & Mackay - Ernest Shackleton - Recreation

Stephen Schafer, 38, was wind surfing Wednesday when he was surrounded and attacked by sharks experts believe were white sharks. Schafer later died at a local hospital.



Shark Attack - Surfing - Great white shark - Florida - shark

'Necker Nymph' will be anchored to Branson's luxury yacht in the Caribbean.



Richard Branson - Caribbean - Necker Island - Recreation - Scuba diving

NASA photo tricks eyes into making you believe that Mars has trees.



Spiral galaxy - Galaxy - Astronomy - Galaxies - Images

Over the past year America's hotels have had some uninvited guests: a wave of increasingly sophisticated invasions by organized cybercriminals. That's right, your credit card data might be stolen during your next night at a hotel, motel, inn or resort.



Hotel - Motel - United States - Credit card - Business

Companies opting for social networking, crowd sourcing to reach consumers.



Crowdsourcing - Super Bowl - Business - Online Communities - Services

To borrow a phrase from counter-terrorist parlance, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's alleged plot to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day was a 'game changer.' As a reluctance to introduce body scanners at airports eases, two countries deploying them nationwide this month include Britain, reportedly a key setting for the Nigerian student's radicalization, and the Netherlands, where Mr. Abdulmutallab passed through undetected before boarding a flight to the United States. But ardent opposition to them ā€“ including in the ranks of Europe's bureaucratic elite ā€“ may yet frustrate their international rollout. Beyond campaigners who worry about supposed health risks or view them as the digital equivalent of a strip search, many European aviation-security experts remain unconvinced of the cost benefits.



United States - Netherlands - Airport security - Christmas - Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

James Boncek explains how he replaced his car engine with a greener one.



Internal combustion engine - Energy - Recreation - Business - United States

The government and health experts will text expectant mothers health tips.



Government - Health - Family - Home - Parenting

Crew hopes their journey draws attention to the global garbage problem.



Recreation - Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Events - Recycling - Boating

Penn State panel weighs in on climatologist Michael Mann; more to come.



Pennsylvania State University - Michael E. Mann - United States - Penn State University - Pennsylvania

Iran unveils domestically-built light booster rocket to launch satellites.



Iran - Booster - Middle East - Politics - Travelogues

Failin.gs helps you solicit anonymous feedback online.



Website - United States - Education - Colleges and Universities - Health

In latest trend, Facebook users replace their own pics with those of celebrities they look like.



Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - People - Celebrities

The Obama budget for NASA, announced Monday, cancels the Constellation project by President Bush to send astronauts back to the moon and on to Mars. In its place, it proposes developing new technologies to make such goals more affordable. It also hands off many of NASA's functions -- such as launching astronauts to the International Space Station -- to private industry. Members of Congress promise a fight.



NASA - Technology - Space - Barack Obama - International Space Station

Barefoot runners say they're part of a movement. Critics say it's a fad.



Sports - Running - Clubs - Training - Harvard University

Michael Mann, a Penn State scientist who appeared prominently in those famously-hacked e-mails from climate researchers last fall, has been cleared on three of four points raised by a university panel investigating him. You'll recall that the e-mails -- more...



Pennsylvania State University - Michael E. Mann - United States - Penn State University - Pennsylvania

Mike Massimino, an astronaut I've known for several years, was in New York yesterday -- and had more questions for me about NASA's future than I did for him. 'I'm trying to ignore all that,' he said. 'But it's hard.......



Barack Obama - NASA - Outsourcing - Business - United States

The stories are flying. NASA's newest rockets may not be. The Obama White House is due to deliver its new budget on Monday, and while officials there are saying very little, various reports say it will kill Project Constellation --...



NASA - White House - Constellation program - Space - Presidency of Barack Obama

Strange Spiral Lights Over Northern Norway

Plump skunk named Mr. Bumble tries to lose one-third his weight.

Ringlike solar eclipse was visible across a narrow stretch of Asia and Africa.

Owner wants Guiness Book of Records to recognize Boomer

Scientists find astonishing richness in species in Arctic and Antarctic oceans.

Humpback whale wanders into New York harbor.

Thousands evacuate as the Mayon volcano spews lava and ash.

Backwards-flying, green comet makes its closest approach to Earth today.

A look back at Apple co-founder Jobs and the company he created.

More than 1,000 new species are discovered in the Mekong region.

Pres. Bush protects a huge expanse of the Pacific, leaving a bright blue legacy.

Barrow, Alaska, perched on Artic Ocean, is threatened by climate change.

Check out the hottest tech offerings from this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

Photographer shows effects of climate change on a fragile part of the world.

Researchers spot hundreds of new species of underwater animals.

Hurricane Ike evacuees come to Galveston for the first time since Ike.

Lake has liquid -- but enough to water ski?

Strange explosions may be the force behind dazzling phenomenon.

Conservationists believe the ugly fish should be listed as endangered.

UNESCO has named new sites deemed worthy of preservation.

Messenger spacecraft reveals never-before-seen color images of the Swift Planet.

Boeing to develop half-helicopter, half-blimp.

Space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky above Florida's Space Coast on Monday with a 4:14 a.m. launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will meet with reporters covering the launch of space shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA and its international partners are looking forward to unprecedented scientific opportunities aboard the International Space Station

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has selected Zantech IT Services Inc. of McLean, Va., for the Programmatic and Institutional Learning Services contract.

The Twitterverse and universe will converge during space shuttle Endeavour's upcoming mission to the International Space Station. NASA is inviting the public to send questions for the astronauts via Twitter and have them answered live from space.

NASA is supporting the White Houseā€™s Open Government Directive with a number of Internet-based programs designed to make the agency more accessible and create a dialog with the American people about their space program.

NASA will shed light on plant investigations aboard the International Space Station in a briefing at 1 p.m. EST, Friday, Jan. 5.

NASA has exercised a second one-year option with Bastion Technologies Inc. of Houston for continued services in support of the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds around 5.

Mostly cloudy. Lows around 17. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

A chance of snow in the morning. Then snow and sleet in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. Light and variable winds. Becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Snow. Additional snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. Northeast winds around 5. Becoming north after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.

Winter Storm Watch In Effect From Tuesday Afternoon Through Wednesday Evening