B.A. Rogers
Rogers grew up in Tampa, Florida, and lives with her husband, two kids, a dog and a cat near the coastal wildlands of North Carolina. As a writer, whether of fiction, information or op-eds, she views her craft as a way to make a positive contribution to the social conversation. Rogers is a huge fan of slack-key guitar and Hawaiian language music. She also is a lawyer and homeschool teacher.
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I have a B.A. in English, a J.D. and various other academic experiences. But nothing compares to what I have learned from life.Interests
travel, health, pop culture, law, politics, cooking, surfing, child development, homeschooling, unschooling, live music, football, beaches, the ocean, coastal living, spirituality, k-love, Big Band, The Andrews Sisters, HawaiianaMotto
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Sue Thomas, F.B.Eye Fan Fiction: "Missed Connections" - Part 4 (Conclusion)When Jack returns from a six-week long secret assignment, he immediately drops into the fray and ends up chasing Sue as well as the bad guys.
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Valentine's Day in Virginia: So Romantic 1940's Hangar DanceDance the night away to the romantic Big Band sounds of a 1940's style Hangar Dance! Set amidst WWII aviation beauties, you and your sweetheart can get "In The Mood" at the annual Military Aviation Museum Hangar Dance in Virginia.
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Birth of a President --- and a Fellow Named Wong Kim ArkHow did Wong Kim Ark, a child of two Chinese immigrants, convince the U.S. Supreme Court that he was a U.S. citizen? Was it merely because he was born in the U.S.? Not exactly. The Court looked very closely at his parents' ties to America. -
Insomnia: Cool the Brain to Help Chill Out and Fall AsleepCan't sleep because your brain "won't turn off"? You may be right. Insomnia does have a physical aspect: too much brain activity. Cooling the brain to slow this metabolic melee may help you fall asleep, stay asleep and get more restful sleep. -
Self Acupressure for Pain Relief: Key Acupressure Points, Techniques & ToolsSelf acupressure can be a very helpful pain reliever, especially when used over time. Self-help acupressure uses simple concepts and techniques that build on our instinctive response to press on our body's trigger points. -
Surviving Breast Cancer: Top 5 Ways to Exercise for LifeFor breast cancer survivors, the simple act of exercising can be a powerful way to appreciate life, while at the same time boosting health, quality of life and even length of life. -
Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Rash, Itch, Pain and SwellingYou don't have to have a lump to have breast cancer! Inflammatory breast cancer is an aggressive disease that requires immediate treatment. Yet awareness of IBC must be raised before more doctors and patients recognize IBC's sometimes subtle symptoms. -
Do I Have Kidney Disease?Chronic kidney disease can develop slowly and, initially, without obvious impacts on your health. But, to keep your kidneys functioning as well as possible, keep in mind the common signs and symptoms of kidney disease. -
Weight Management: 5 Lifestyle Tips to Help Prevent or Control ObesityIs there more to weight management, and obesity prevention and control, than canned answers to "eat less" and "exercise more"? Yes. Simple lifestyle strategies can really add up and make a wonderful contribution to your health. -
Top 5 Lifestyle Tweaks to Fight Osteoporosis NaturallyThese five lifestyle tweaks can add up to nice gains in bone health. Growing healthier bones has never been more delightful than when a bone-building outing is topped off with my yummy stuffed pumpkin carrot muffin. -
Prenatal Care and Swine Flu: Making a Plan on Antiviral Medication and MoreThe CDC advises that swine flu (H1N1) poses greater risks for pregnant women. How to respond to flu-like illness, including the use of antiviral medication, should be part of every pregnant woman's prenatal care plan. -
Chronic Kidney Disease: Improve Kidney Function with Baking SodaChronic kidney disease (CKD) has many causes. When CKD results in metabolic acidosis, safe, inexpensive sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda, may slow disease progression and preserve kidney function, without causing hypertension. -
Vitamin C May Lower C-Reactive Protein, an Important Biomarker for InflammationSafe and inexpensive, in some cases, Vitamin C works as well as statin drugs. Supplemental Vitamin C can decrease inflammation, a factor in many diseases, including heart disease, stroke, obesity and dementia. -
Prenatal Care: When Diabetic Moms-to-Be Stop Oral Medications and Switch to InsulinMany diabetics must stop oral diabetes medications, and start insulin, when they become pregnant. Here are three gentle ways to help make the emotional transition to taking insulin. -
Gluten-free Shirataki Noodles Rock Low-Carb, Celiac DietsThese traditional Asian noodles made from glucomannan from the Konjac root have no gluten, no carbs and no calories. They can be part of a gluten-free diet for people with celiac disease, diabetes or both. -
Flash Fiction: She Can't Run365 Tomorrows has called flash fiction "the acid test of art." Take a flash fiction break with "She Can't Run."
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Top Five Uncomplicated Foods to Raise HDL "Good" CholesterolYou want to raise your cholesterol level? Yes, so long as it's HDL "good" cholesterol that increases. Check out this list of five simple foods that increase HDL cholesterol --- these foods are easy and delicious items to add to your every-day diet. -
LEGO Technic 8216: From Everyday Roadster to Totally Souped-Up "Psycho Racer"Study the pics! Then take a cool tour of the Psycho Racer here! -
Got Happiness? How to Increase Your Emotional ResiliencyIt's tried and true, and now science confirms it: there is a way to increase your happiness, as well as your capacity to bounce back better and faster from the bumps in life's road.
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Coffee May Improve Alzheimer's Symptoms and Memory LossA U.S. scientist makes a startling claim: if he had a family history of Alzheimer's, to help protect himself from the disease, he'd definitely be taking 500 mgs of caffeine a day through coffee-drinking.
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Meditation: Relax the Bladder with This Natural Remedy for Urinary IncontinenceAnother benefit of meditation! Find out how cognitive therapy can be one of the best, and safest, natural remedies to help relax the overactive bladder and stop urgency, frequency and urge incontinence.
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Help Inhibit the Epstein-Barr Virus with Vitamin KBasic research on the Epstein-Barr virus and cancer shows vitamin K stops tumor growth. Might vitamin K-rich foods help blunt the non-cancerous effects of Epstein-Barr virus infection as well?
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Health Care Reform and the Definition of InsanityHow the basic backyard bird feeder (as well as the Congressional Budget Office) should cause serious pause for pols rushing to reform American health care.
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How to Refuse to Pay Taxes and Still Live to Fight Another DayCraig T. Nelson goes "Thomas Paine" with his plan to protest government spending by not paying his taxes. A surfer muses on how to refuse to pay taxes, but still live to fight another day.
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Product Review: Gold's Gym 20 lbs. Adjustable Weighted VestThe Gold's Gym Weighted Vest is well-constructed and comfortable. These slides go with my product review of the vest, "Workout for Kids."
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Large Container Planting That's Portable and EconomicalShhh! These slides illustrate my secret techniques for planting flowers and other beauties in really large containers.
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How to Plant Flowers in a Large Container That's Easy on Your Back and Your WalletAt last! Use my secret tips to make oversized containers of flowers manageable, portable and economical. Get a big burst of flower power in a pot that is easy on your back and your wallet.
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Baked Beans: How to Use Bean Puree as a Fat Substitute in Brownies, Muffins and CookiesReplace fat, decrease calories in brownies, muffins and cookies? Yes! Use bean purees to do that, plus add fiber and nutrition to baked goods. White kidney beans (cannellini) may even help block carbs and regulate blood sugar. Truly new "baked beans!"
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Baked Rice and Cheese CasserolesBaked rice and cheese casseroles are easy, economical, delicious and--best of all--can be endlessly varied. Here's the basic mixture for the casserole, with ideas for how you can add your own spices, seasonings, meats and veggies.
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Beer Bread: Recipes and Baking TipsBeer bread is the easiest bread you'll ever make. This rustic loaf can showcase a variety of flavors, too, with fresh or dried spices, seeds and cheeses. Plus, as you discover this hearty bread, find out how to sift flour without a sifter.
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Gum Disease and Heart Disease: New Proof and What to Do NextGum disease and inflammation, also called periodontal disease, have been linked with an increased risk of hardening of the arteries and heart attack. New research sheds light on what steps really matter in healthy oral hygiene.
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Watermelon Juice and Weight Loss - Recipe for SuccessWatermelon and summertime are a perfect pair. Did you know you can enjoy watermelon juice---and its health and healthy weight benefits---all year long? And don't miss these exotic and delicious freshly squeezed watermelon juice recipes. Enjoy!
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Legalizing Assisted Suicide: Is Being Dead Really Better?Legalizing assisted suicide makes it lawful for one person to help kill another. The legal rationale for saying it's okay to let people help kill others is that assisted suicide "alleviates suffering." Does it?
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Vitamin D and Body Weight: A Ray of SunshineIn the battle of the bulge, small steps you can take to fend off weight gain add up. To foster healthier body weight---as well as muscle gain and even height for teens, don't skip the "sunshine vitamin."
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Use a Tuning Fork to Tell If Your Child Has a Bone FractureWhen kids get hurt, sometimes their reaction to there pain obscures the extent of the injury. Parents wonder: does my child have a bone fracture? A tuning fork can help parents evaluate whether an immediate trip to the ER and an x-ray is necessary.
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Stress Relief Tip: Get Plenty of Vitamin GHaven't heard of vitamin G? It has a very restful effect on health and mental and physical well-being. And it's a truly natural stress reliever.
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Death, Dying and the Afterlife: Has the Idea of What It's like to Be Dead Become an Urban Legend?Death, dying, the afterlife: every now and then it's good to do a "big question" check-up. As part of --- hat tip to Socrates --- living "an examined life," it may be worth asking: has the common concept of death become an urban legend?
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Avoiding Weight Gain: Stand Up for YourselfDid you know that simply sitting for long periods of time helps pile on fat---and can even make you sick? Standing up on a regular basis may seem like a small thing, but it's something simple that can really improve your health.
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Pomegranate Molasses: Sweet, Appealing and Full of Nutritional ValuePomegranate molasses is a gorgeous dark red syrup that can add a sweet and exotic zing to meat and vegetable dishes, as well as desserts and even beverages. Pomegranates are full of health benefits, too. Check out these recipes.
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Tomatoes: Increase Your Vitamin K Intake NaturallyVitamin K has many health benefits. It may support bone health and even help recovery after a hip fracture! Go beyond pizza and pasta sauces: tomatoes are a good source of Vitamin K and an easy and delicious food to incorporate into your diet.
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Cell Phones, Staph and Superbugs and My Sick ChildA recent study showed cell phones in hospitals harbor germs that can be passed on to patients. Teens pass around cell phones all the time. Are they upping the chance that they'll catch a nasty bug from someone in the group?
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Late Talkers: Baby Language and Developmental MilestonesThere's a wide range of "normal" when it comes to the age at which a child hits language and developmental milestones and becomes a talker. To learn to talk, children need good opportunities to listen to what is said to them--and good things to listen to.
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Rheos Hypertension Therapy: Implantable Blood Pressure DeviceHigh blood pressure not well-controlled by drugs? New advances hypertension therapy may mean help is on the way. A clinical trial studies an implantable device that activates the body's baroreflexes, which then naturally regulate blood pressure.
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Olive Oil Cake by Giada De Laurentis with Almond and CitrusSimple get-togethers with friends and family at home can bring a whole dimension to your social life, and save money, too. Baking a cake from scratch and saying "come over for coffee" can be the perfect way to socialize.
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Workout for Kids: The Gold's Gym 20 Lbs. Adjustable Weighted VestUnlike the Treadmill-Turned-Towel Hanger, the weighted vest is a piece of fitness equipment that is likely to be used. Kids who want to increase their fitness levels can easily incorporate the weighted vest into a variety of everyday activities.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fatigue, Exhaustion, Listlessness: It Actually is in Your HeadInsight for those suffering fatigue and malaise associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis and other inflammatory diseases: new research shows how disease events in your body actually provoke a brain response that impacts your quality of life.
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Inhaled Steroids: Nasonex Nasal Spray Side Effects and EffectivenessMany doctors say inhaled nasal steroids, such as Nasonex spray, don't have systemic side effects. But for many people, especially children, the reality turns out to be quite different.
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Zofran and Pain Management: Old Drug May Provide New Relief from Symptoms of Opioid AddictionMany people, such as cancer patients, need strong pain management, but fear becoming addicted to prescription pain relievers. Scientists found that Zofran, an anti-nausea and vomiting drug, can alleviate painful opioid withdrawal symptoms.
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Obesity and Liver Damage: Daily Aspirin May HelpResearchers think at least two-thirds of obese individuals have fatty liver disease, a condition that can become serious. A new study shows aspirin may protect the liver from obesity-related damage.
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Muffuletto: Variations on the Italian Olive Salad SandwichMuffuletto, an amazing layered sandwich of Italian meats, cheeses and olive salad, hits the big-time when Bobby Flay and others give their interpretation of this New Orleans classic.
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Not Just Any Garlic Bread: Variations on a Delicious ClassicGarlic bread is a delicious, must-have classic that changes up into some delightful variations with the addition of just a few different ingredients, such as freshly grated cheeses, chopped baby spinach and lemon zest.
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A Crystal Ball for Chemotherapy? New Hope for Personalized Cancer TreatmentResearchers are developing probes to test how an individual's tumor would respond to various drugs---before the therapy is started. Find out how this procedure puts personalized cancer treatment one step closer.
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Is Cymbalta Behind the New FDA Push to Ban Darvocet?Darvon has been on the market for 50 years--and Public Citizen has been opposing it for 30 years. Might the availability of newer, more expensive, more lucrative drugs be part of the FDA's new enthusiasm for banning Darvocet?
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Quiet, the Baby is Learning to Talk!Many of us are used to lots of background noise, even at home. A noisy environment, however, can stunt baby's ability to talk, learn language skills and acquire vocabulary.
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Don't Miss the Babies Eating Lemons CrazeJoin the movement to document every baby's first lemon encounter---or just enjoy the ride. Baby's first lemon pucker reminds us of the joy of lemons and why lemons have a special place in cooking and baking.
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Consider Adding Aspirin to Your Arsenal to Fight Staph InfectionFending off infection, even superbugs, without resort to antibiotics is a good, and obtainable, goal. Aspirin is surprisingly useful in infections and there are alternatives for kids who should not take aspirin.
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Virginia International Tattoo at the Scope Arena in NorfolkThe Virginia International Tattoo, part of the Norfolk Azalea Festival honoring NATO, offers U.S. military bands and drill teams and over 850 performers from seven nations, including the Czech Republic, Norway, New Zealand, Canada, Russia and Germany.
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The Super Bowl Can Make You Smarter (If You Try)Discover the secrets to gaining intelligence through the Super Bowl. Tips on how to make Super Bowl Game Day into "gain day" with brain boosting activities, food, recipes, stats, scores, Most Valuable Player history and beer commercials.
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Product Review: Abreva Medicine for Cold Sores--And Tips to Boost Its EffectivenessWhen a cold sore erupts, you want it gone. Now. We tried Abreva medicine for cold sores and developed an additional procedure to help cold sores calm down and heal fast. Find out if this might work for you.
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How Star Wars Can Increase Your Child's VocabularyFind out how the literature of Star Wars ups your child's exposure to new words, not just new worlds. More than space adventure, your child can gain a rich and fluent vocabulary through newfound joy and excitement in reading.
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Review: LEGO Brickmaster Club MembershipLEGO Brickmaster Club membership appeals to parents and grandparents of LEGO enthusiasts as a potentially delightful gift that keeps giving all year long. Is it? Read about our experience with the Brickmaster Club and what it offers.
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Your Toothbrush and Respiratory InfectionsNew research shows frequent toothbrushing can prevent respiratory infections. Here are some tips on stepping up your toothbrushing program.
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How to Settle the Manning Versus Brady Question Once and for All (Maybe)Is Peyton Manning the "Picasso of Choke?" Is Tom Brady the "Master of Clutch?" Can a computer named Zeus decide this important question? See who scores in the latest salvo in the Indianapolis Colts versus New England Patriots quarterback debate.
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Nauticus Offers Kids Free Admission Throughout JanuaryJanuary is a great month to take the family to Nauticus---kids are free! Homeschool Day provides events throughout the museum, in addition to wonderful hi-def films, touch (a shark!) tanks, interactive battles and more.
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Snow Day: Three Wintery Short Stories to Read to Your Kids---and a Trip to the Snowflake Factory, Too!Celebrate your childrens' wonder and glee at a snowfall by snuggling up with them and these three winter short stories. Then take a trip to the Snowflake Factory!
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Kraft Mayonnaise with Olive Oil: Delight Your Tastebuds and Do Something Nice for Your Heart and Blood PressureThis article provides an overview of the history of mayonnaise and new mayonnaise sauces with olive oil. It includes recipes and instructions for homemade mayonnaise with olive oil and serving suggestions.
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Condemned Beach Houses: How the Law Takes Your Home After Mother Nature Takes Your LandThis article covers how statutory seizures, condemnations for health and safety reasons, eminent domain and insurance might apply to the beachfront homeowner impacted by coastal erosion.
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How to Eat More FishHow easy is it to eat more fish? Make fish into a convenience food with these tips and tasty, healthy recipes.
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Harry Endo, Hawaii Five-O's "Che Fong," Dead at 87Harry Endo, as the clever, clam and reliable forensice scientist Che Fong, appeared on 111 episodes of Hawaii Five-O and continued to participate in fan events over the years. He died at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in NYC after a stroke.
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Holiday Lights in Virginia Beach: Another Rollicking Year of a Nautical-Themed Christmas Light Show Right on the OceanfrontThe annual Holiday Lights at the Beach is a festive evening of delightful lights, rousing song and hot chocolate. It is not to be missed---this year or next.
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Enter the Promised Land: VIP Membership at the NorVa Gets You a Full Year of Live MusicLive music is life. Find out how to get special access and pampering at the NorVa, one of the Tidewater region's premium live music venues.
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Use Free Audio Books and Downloadable Stories to Increase Your Child's Language SkillsAn overview of why developing active listening skills is critical and how listening to stories helps.
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The Game of CheckersThis article is an overview of how parents and grandparents can encourage a child who is interested in playing checkers and the benefits of the game in developing reasoning skills.
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The Polar Bear Plunge: Time to Chill Out for the Special OlympicsThis article gives a short history of polar bear plunges and a brief overview of current plunges and their support for Special Olympics.
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Meditation and MP3s: the Portable Relaxation Coach that Contributes to Wellness, Stress Relief and Pain ManagementHow to turn your MP3 player into a portable relaxation coach by exploring guided meditation techniques, such as Mindfulness, with sources for free downloads and informative academic research.
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Smithsonian Science Sets: Giant VolcanoHere is an overview of the Smithsonian's Giant Volcano science set, including simplified instructions and supply list, tips, ideas for more fun, and an image.
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Museum Hopping in Hampton Roads, VirginiaThis article details eight wonderful and renown museums in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. These museums draw visitors into the region's maritime, nautical and colonial past.