Study: Dying cells essential to muscle development and repair
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Dying cells play an unexpected and vital role in the creation of muscle fibers, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined.
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Richmond Flying Squirrels TKO Altoona, 13-2
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It was a fight at the bat rack for the third consecutive day as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (26-23) mauled the Altoona Curve (20-30), 13-2, on Monday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Liberty upsets Campbell to win Big South baseball title
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No. 5 seed Liberty’s Ashton Perritt came up big with a game-winning RBI single in the top of the ninth to lead the Flames to a 2-1 win over No. 1 seed Campbell to win the 2013 Big South Baseball Championship presented by Triangle Rent A Car, Saturday afternoon at the Liberty Baseball Stadium.
New website helps citizens protect national forests from fracking
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Citizen groups debuted a new website this week that will educate the public about the impacts of oil and gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing on National Forests in the eastern U.S. and provide them with tools to evaluate and challenge drilling and fracking proposals.
#5 Virginia baseball thumps Georgia Tech, 8-2
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Scott Silverstein (R-Sr., Olney, Md.) fired 8 2/3 innings of two-run baseball to lift the fifth-ranked Virginia baseball team to an 8-2 triumph over Georgia Tech Thursday in the 2013 ACC Baseball Championship at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.
JMU baseball tops Delaware 9-6 to advance in CAA Tournament
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Senior catcher Bradley Shaban (Midlothian, Va./Cosby) drove in four runs, including a two-run home run to break a 4-4 tie in the sixth inning as James Madison defeated Delaware 9-6 in game two of the 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Championship on Thursday morning at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
Sens. Warner, Kaine submit legislation to expand offshore energy leases
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today cosponsored the introduction of The Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act of 2013. The legislation would expand American offshore energy production with a revised five-year leasing plan, and provide revenue sharing.
UVa. finds possible ‘master switch’ for deadly brain cancer
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Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a promising target for treating glioblastoma, one that appears to appears to avoid many of the obstacles that typically frustrate efforts to develop effective treatments for this deadliest of cancers.
Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority signs 34 kW solar agreement with Secure Futures
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Secure Futures, LLC, a developer of solar energy for non-profit institutions in education and other fields, announced today that it has signed a 20 year solar services agreement with the Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority (the “Authority”) to install, own and operate a solar photovoltaic project on the roof of a 60-unit low-income housing apartment building in Harrisonburg.
Benjamin Reynolds wins Walmart Bass Fishing League event at Smith Mountain Lake
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Benjamin Reynolds, Callands, Va., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 1 ounce Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division event on Smith Mountain Lake. For his victory, Reynolds earned $4,315 plus $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus.
