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Tennis: Albemarle tops Freedom-South Riding to claim Northwest Region title

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Despite a lightning delay that moved the action from outdoor courts to an indoor facility at the University of Virginia on Thursday, Albemarles boys tennis squad responded with consistently strong play all afternoon against Freedom-South Riding, winning 5-2 to claim the AAA Northwest Region boys tennis team championship in Charlottesville. With a runner-up finish in the region, the Eagles will still advance to play in the state quarterfinals on May 31 in Newport News. They will meet the winner of the Northern Region, which will be decided in Fairfax next Tuesday Continue reading →

Freedom Bank Celebrates 16th Consecutive Quarterly Profit

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FAIRFAX, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Freedom Bank of Virginia (Bank) (Bulletin Board:FDVA.OB) earned a Net profit before taxes of $300,596 for the quarter ending March 31, 2013, its sixteenth consecutive quarterly profit. Net profit at March 31, 2012 was $308,772. Continue reading →

NASA partner test launches Antares rocket

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Wallops Island, Virginia, Apr 22 : NASA commercial space partner Orbital Sciences Corporation Sunday launched its Antares rocket at 5 p.m. EDT from the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Continue reading →

Santa Cruz beaches make Yahoo's list of most searched

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SANTA CRUZ — Whether daydreaming at the office or picking a place for a family vacation, a high percentage of people are plugging “Santa Cruz beach” into the Yahoo search engine, according to data provided by the Sunnyvale company. In a seven-day snapshot ending April 16, Santa Cruz beach was the fourth most searched beach on Yahoo, only beat by South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach and Panama City Beach in Florida. Continue reading →

Antares rocket blasts into orbit for first time in test for NASA

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In its maiden flight to space, a commercially built 13-story rocket blasted off from a launch pad off the coast of Virginia in a test mission for NASA. The Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corp., roared into orbit after launching Sunday at 2 p.m Continue reading →

NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Test Launches Antares Rocket

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NASA commercial space partner Orbital Sciences Corporation Sunday launched its Antares rocket at 5 p.m. EDT from the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Continue reading →

Private firm contracted to deliver space station supplies scrubs Wednesday test rocket launch

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WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. – A private company contracted by NASA to make supply runs to the International Space Station scrubbed a Wednesday test launch of an unmanned rocket, saying cables linked to the rocket’s second stage apparently detached too early in blustery winds. Continue reading →

Club observing Astronomy Day with program Friday at LaVale Library

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April 14, 2013 Club observing Astronomy Day with program Friday at LaVale Library Club member discovered supernova in 1979 For the Cumberland Times-News Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:17 PM EDT LAVALE The Cumberland Astronomy Club will observe Astronomy Day 2013 on Friday with a program beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the LaVale Library. This years event is special for the Cumberland Astronomy Club because April 19 is the 34th anniversary of the discovery of Supernova 1979C by club member Gus Johnson of Swanton. Continue reading →

Liberty Univ. Under Fire for ‘Destructive’ Counseling, Winking at Sexual Immorality on Campus

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Lynchburg, Virginia Liberty University is coming under fire following a recent essay released by a former student who shared his story of being a practicing homosexual on campus. As previously reported, The Atlantic published an essay last week penned by former Liberty student Brandon Ambrosino, outlining his personal experience of life on campus after coming out as a homosexual. When people find out I underwent therapy at Jerry Falwells Christian college, they assume I went through something like gay reparative therapy Continue reading →

Metro State edges West Liberty 83-76

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jonathan Morse, Brandon Jefferson and Nicholas Kay each scored 17 points, helping Metro State overcome a second-half rally by top-ranked West Liberty for an 83-76 victory Saturday in the NCAA Division II semifinal. The third-ranked Roadrunners had a 16-point lead in the first half, but needed that trio to hold off the Hilltoppers in the second period Continue reading →

ALMA: Extreme, Precision Astronomy in the Desert

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The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, or ALMA, is already producing amazing science results. To see the telescope up close at an altitude of 16,500 feet (5,000 meters) is even more incredible. This high-precision instrument on top of the world is truly one of the most impressive sights that I have ever seen. Continue reading →

NASA ’s Operation IceBridge Surveys Greenland and Earth’s Polar Ice Sheets

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Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter NASA P-3B Orion waits outside the hangar at Thule Air Base with the Greenland Ice sheet in the background Continue reading →

Liberty has flight delay before heading to Dayton

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Liberty’s latest tournament experience has already hit a snag. An NCAA official says the Virginia school that overcame a 20-loss season to win the Big South tourney title and an improbable third bid to the NCAA tournament had a flight delay en route to Dayton, Ohio. Continue reading →