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This is part two on a continued series when faced with blood in the urine. I was then prescribed to take a more intensive exam under a CT instrument, also known as CAT or computerized axial tomography. According to radiologyinfo.org, CT scanning—sometimes called CAT scanning—is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat…
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We’re three years out from whatever is going to happen election-wise in 2013. Ken Cuccinelli is ready. “I am proud this week to announce that we have assembled an extraordinary team of leaders across the Commonwealth to serve as political coordinators and liaisons on behalf of my campaign. These coordinators will serve the essential function…
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Virginia head men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett announced this week an essay contest to award 50 2010-11 season tickets in section 108 at John Paul Jones Arena. Coach Bennett will give away these season tickets for free to 25 fans. The winners will be a part of Tony Bennett’s Fanatic Cavalier Club. “I thought the…
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Virginia head men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett announced this week an essay contest to award 50 2010-11 season tickets in section 108 at John Paul Jones Arena. Coach Bennett will give away these season tickets for free to 25 fans. The winners will be a part of Tony Bennett’s Fanatic Cavalier Club. “I thought the…
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Students will gather across Virginia on Thursday to celebrate the six-month milestone of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act being signed into law. The students will be focusing on the provision that the new law extends coverage for young adults. Starting Thursday, young adults can stay on a parent’s plan until they turn 26….
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The United Way of Greater Augusta has tapped on three community leaders to head up its 2010 fundraising campaign. Joseph and Lisa Rosenberger will serve as co-chairs of the campaign, and G. Leonard Pittman Jr. will serve as the leadership chair for the campaign. Joseph Rosenberger is the founder of Rosenberger Financial Services located in…
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By appearance, anyway, Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello has made up a huge gap in his race with Republican Robert Hurt. Two new polls out this month, including one released on Tuesday, have the race as a virtual dead heat. A Benenson Strategy Group poll commissioned by the Perriello campaign has Hurt, a state senator…
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media in advance of the Hokies’ Atlantic Coast Conference opener with Boston College on Saturday. Opening Statement: As far as last week goes, it was a good win I’m really proud. There’s been a sense in every game where we’ve hung in there and battled and…
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media in advance of the Hokies’ Atlantic Coast Conference opener with Boston College on Saturday. Opening Statement: As far as last week goes, it was a good win I’m really proud. There’s been a sense in every game where we’ve hung in there and battled and…
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For Virginia, the Census Bureau recently released preliminary state-level data, statistics indicating an increase in the poverty rate from 10.3 percent to 10.7. Nationwide, the poverty rates jumped to 14.3 percent in 2009 from 13.2 percent in 2008. As reported by the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis: “Over 157,000 Virginians have joined the ranks of…
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