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The feeding patterns of indigenous clams, human respiration, measurements and robotics were just some of the topics covered during the 2011 Summer Bridge Program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). “We try to expose students to the core majors we provide and let them experience what each has to offer,” said Roman Miller, PhD, EMU professor…
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Motorists had to dig a little deeper this week to fill up their tanks as gas prices rose for the second consecutive week, despite dropping more than 20 cents in the past eight weeks to the most recent low of $3.54 on June 30. The national average for regular grade gasoline rose to $3.67 Friday,…
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Potomac swept a doubleheader from Kinston on Friday night at Pfitzner Stadium and takes over first place in the Carolina League. The P-Nats second half record is 14-8, and they’ve won five straight games. In game one of the doubleheader, P-Nats starter Sammy Solis pitched his way to a new career-high in strikeouts, helping Potomac…
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Pelican catcher Zach Zaneski crushed a game-winning line drive to right field off Jeremiah Bayer in the bottom of the tenth, scoring Trevor Adair from the third, to culminate a 4-3 comeback victory over the Red Sox on Friday night at BB&T Coastal Field. The game-ending knock was extra sweet for Zaneski, who extended his…
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On Wizards Night, Johan Yan’s sidearm magic in the ninth inning was enough for the Pelicans to prevail. Having trailed by four runs on three different occasions, Salem had inched to within a run and placed the potential tying tally at second base with one out, but Myrtle Beach’s closer struck out pinch-hitter Vladimir Frias…
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July 16 marks the 66th anniversary of the first nuclear weapons test explosion. The United States’ test, code-named “Trinity,” was exploded in the desert of New Mexico and ignited the nuclear age. The bombing of Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9 were followed by some 2,050 nuclear tests worldwide, with over half…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today ceremonially signed two pieces of legislation that promote the use of alternative fuel vehicles in the Commonwealth. He also signed a new executive order setting out the state alternative fuel plan required by House Bill 2282. The governor was joined by delegates Danny Marshall (R-Danville) and David Bulova (D-Fairfax); Secretary of…
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Every member of the Red Sox lineup connected for at least one hit as Salem continued its second-half resurgence, demolishing Winston-Salem 9-4 on Monday night to finish off the sweep of the Dash. Mark Wagner, in his second game since returning off the disabled list with a shoulder injury, went 3-3 with three RBI, falling…
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Online donations to the Voluntary Solar Resource Development Fund created by the 2011 Virginia General Assembly are now being accepted, the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) announced today. The Fund is intended to provide capital for a revolving loan program to be created and administered by DMME for the purpose of financing…
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This past week the Department of Labor released a very disappointing jobs report for the month of June. Our national unemployment rate rose to an unacceptable 9.2 percent and only 18,000 jobs were created. The report makes it abundantly clear that the economic uncertainty caused by out of control government spending, excessive regulation, and the…
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