The class of 2013 provided an estimated 5,000 hours of public service, including free diabetes screening, drug counseling and working on homes built by Habitat for Humanity.

Today, Virginia State University (VSU) unveiled an initiative that provides access for an estimated 300 students who live near the VSU campus to attend the University at no cost for tuition. The initiative is part of The Virginia College Affordability Network (VCAN) which seeks to address the regional needs relating to access and completion.

I would estimate there were > 80% Herring Gulls, 10% Great Black-backed, and 10% Ring-billed in the > flock.

When asked what the total number of cars coming from the parking lot in a typical weekday, the traffic analyst estimated that 400-500 cars would use the parking lot ramp each day (counting a round trip as two uses of the ramp). .

Here are a few of the larger estimates: Least Flycatcher - (417) - Wow what a total, and only for southern half of the Park!

REDHEADS numbered an estimated 2,000 and GREATER SCAUP an estimated 6,000 on Friday but have dwindled to double digits in the past few days. As I write, the ice is beginning to move out with a change in the wind, and a return of the /Aythya/ ducks can be expected.

Another aspect of survival at sea is the preparation needed to estimate the volume of water observed in the bilge, estimate its rate of entry, trace its source, reduce entry and pump out without power. Until these issues have been addressed, please, do not go out there!

The yard says that most of the delays were caused by the small size of the vessel restricting the number of men able to work at any given time, so although the schedule stretched out quite a bit, the total man hours are still pretty close to their original estimates.

I would estimate that the worst of the storm was about 0200 Saturdya, when the power went out in Warrenton east of the Skipannon River. By my definition there were about 3 or 4 gusts near the 100 mph mark during the night. One of them I would estimate went well over that.

I estimated that the drag of the 18" x 14" prop cost about 20% of the power the sails were capable of producing. When motorsailing, the prop drag is negated and the full power of the sails can be used to add to the propulsion of the boat. On one afternoon last week the wind averaged 20 KT.