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San Salvador, May 9 Latin Americans living in the US will protest today the detention of several immigrants in the City of Richmond, Virginia, Salvadorian members of the Virginia Immigrant People"s Coalition ... via Prensa Latina

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Circulation Research. 2008;102:1101-1108 Published online before print March 20, 2008, doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.169201 Integrative Physiology Salt-Sensitive Hypertension Induced by Decoy of Transcription ... via Circulation

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Circuit City Stores Inc., the second- largest U.S. electronics retailer, put itself up for sale, causing the shares to rise 11 percent in early New York trading. via Bloomberg.com

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“His real-world asset management experience and his ability to take agencies to the next level in optimizing asset performance will prove beneficial to our practice.”

Company: Timmons Group Industry: Local Government, Utilities, Forestry / Land Management, Business GIS, Software Development, GIS Software Products, Internet/Web Mapping/Web Services, Geospatial Technology, ... via Directions Magazine

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As bad as this week's six tornadoes were, there have been worse twister outbreaks in Virginia. via WFVA-AM Fredericksburg

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“It's a quiet, boring, fundamentally strong business”

Colfax Corp CFX.N, which makes pumps and other fluid handling products, may not have the appeal of Visa Inc for investors, but it could hold its own in a lackluster market for initial public offerings. via Reuters

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“Sam knew his stuff, no doubt about it”

Like many boys in the South, Sam White got hooked on the Civil War early, digging up rusting bullets and military buttons in the battle-scarred earth of his hometown. via WSLS-TV Roanoke

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Unemployment may be rising nationally, but record coal prices are prompting unprecedented steps by big nonunion operators to avoid crippling miner shortages. via WHSV

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Specialty chemical maker Albemarle Corp. is moving its headquarters from Richmond, Virginia to Baton Rouge. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

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“Our work is showing that, when a female becomes pregnant, her brain is changing dramatically. This is an important developmental period in her life”

Melbourne, April 28 : Neuroscientists at the University of Richmond, Virginia have discovered that an influx of hormones during pregnancy and labour turns women into super-women with super-powers. Professor ... via Australian News

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