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James Madison University has announced the hiring of Richard Long to serve as the head coach of the Dukes’ swimming and diving program. Long, a native of Hampton, Va., comes to JMU from Auburn University where he served as an assistant coach for seven years.
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Virginia announced Thursday (Aug. 22) it will play 31 regular-season games, including 17 home contests at John Paul Jones Arena, during the 2013-14 men’s basketball season. Times and television designations are set for 25 of Virginia’s 31 games. The league will announce game times and television designations for Virginia’s six remaining non-conference opponents in September. The Cavaliers’ schedule…
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Tuesday joined The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the largest technology council in the nation, in launching a new program designed to connect veterans to employment opportunities in Virginia’s technology community.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement today upon reports that the Pentagon will reduce federal employee furloughs from 11 days to six days:
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The Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced the pairings for the final two rounds of the inaugural 2013 Corpus Christi Challenge at American Bank Center on Nov. 29-30
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Old Dominion University head football coach Bobby Wilder has received a new five-year contract through the 2017 football season, as announced this week by ODU Director of Athletics Dr. Wood Selig.
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U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) read messages on the Senate floor on Thurday from several Virginia constituents impacted by sequester cuts and federal employee furloughs, and urged his colleagues to work together to resolve a budget impasse before the fiscal year ends on September 30th.
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Old Dominion University has announced today the kick off times for the 2013 football schedule, as well as the Monarchs 2014 non-conference schedule.
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Clemson, seeking its 15th Atlantic Coast Conference football title and its second in three years, is the preseason choice to win the Atlantic Division and defeat Miami in the ninth annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, according to a poll of media members attending this week’s ACC Football Kickoff at the Grandover Resort.
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Since sea level measurements were first recorded, in 1870, global averages have risen almost eight inches. The annual rate of rise has been 0.13 inches over the past 20 years, which is close to twice the average from the previous 80 years. Future estimates for sea levels vary according to region but most Earth scientists agree that sea levels are expected to rise at a greater pace than during the last 50 years.
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