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As the bus started rolling for Chantilly on Friday afternoon, no one aboard really knew what lay in store for them on this trip. The young men had looked up the word “cotillion” a handful of times, watched videos from previous events, learned ballroom dance steps from FMS Supermom, Mrs. Wright, and Fishburne’s Ms. Byrne, and painstakingly memorized rules for proper silveware usage.
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U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner along with U.S. Reps. Robert Hurt, and Morgan Griffith, today introduced the Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act in both houses of Congress.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner applauded the House of Representatives’ passage today of his bipartisan Government Customer Service Improvement Act, which was sponsored by U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas).
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After a night of missed chances, the Salem Sox finally capitalized to produce a 6-5 walk-off victory in the bottom of the tenth against Potomac.
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Virginia men’s tennis standout Jarmere Jenkins and North Carolina women’s soccer star Crystal Dunn have earned the top honors bestowed upon ACC athletes for 2012-13 in voting by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).
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The Hillcats beat the Frederick Keys 6-1 tonight behind an outstanding performance from starter Greg Ross. He threw seven scoreless innings, and retired the last five batters he faced. Elmer Reyes broke the game open in the sixth inning with a three-run triple, leading the Hillcats to a series opening victory.
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Left-hander Edwin Escobar turned in his finest performance in the Eastern League, leading the Richmond Flying Squirrels (50-58) to a 2-0 win over the Akron Aeros (53-55) on Sunday afternoon at Canal Park. The Squirrels salvaged a split of the four-game series as Escobar turned in 7 1/3 shutout innings for the win.
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The Shenandoah Valley friends of lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson will host a “God & Country” benefit dinner for Jackson at 6:30 p.m., Monday, July 29, at JMU’s Festival Conference and Student Center. The public is invited.
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For the second consecutive evening, the Erie SeaWolves (52-48) defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels (47-56), 5-1. The win on Tuesday night at Jerry Uht Park also netted the SeaWolves the three-game series.
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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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