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Jason Spooner interview at WNRN!

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:16 -0600

Jason Spooner stopped by WNRN on July 26th for a post-FloydFest interview with Anne Williams! Jason played a few tunes from his new album “Sea Monster” live in the [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Coy Gets a Valley Update From Chris Graham

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:16 -0600

7.27.10- Chris Graham, of the Augusta Free Press, gives Coy an update on the Valley. Today’s topics include the latest on the 5th District Race between Perriello [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Coy Talks Water With Bob Fenwick

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:16 -0600

7.29.10- Bob Fenwick, a supporter of dredging and the water supply plan and member of citizens for a sustainable water supply plan, discussed today’s forum [...]
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Jay Pun & Morwenna Lasko on WNRN!

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:16 -0600

Morwenna Lasko and Jay Pun stopped by WNRN on July 28th for an interview with Anne Williams and also played a few live songs here in [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Professor Stephen Railton Talks Faulkner With Coy

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:16 -0600

7.30.10- University of Virginia Professor, Stephen Railton, joins Coy live in studio to discuss William Faulkner. Faulkner used to teach at the University of Virginia, and for the first time ever audio clips of his lectures are available online. Visit http://faulkner.lib.virginia.edu> for [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Coy Gets an Update on the City from Mayor Dave Norris

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:16 -0600

7.30.10- Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris joins Coy live on the program to give him an update on the happenings in the City. Topics include dredging and the water [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Anna Berkes Joins Coy Live to Talk about Monticello

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:15 -0600

7.27.10- Anna Berkes, Research librarian at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, talks with Coy about a recent finding. A bond was found which enabled the purchase of Monticello from the Levy Family [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Coy Continues His Civil War Countdown with Rick Britton

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:15 -0600

7.29.10- As he does once a week, local cartographer and historian Rick Britton, joined Coy live in studio. They continued the Countdown of the most important and significant Civil War Battles in Virginia. On today’s list was number 8, Harpers Ferry and a preview of number [...]
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UVA Today Radio Show | July 28, 2010

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:15 -0600

Check out the new episode of the UVA Today Radio Show, a weekly five minute segment on WTJU radio. Look for new editions of the show every Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. on WTJU. Afterward, all of the segments will be posted on iTunesU.

Read more about the stories featured in this week’s program:

• Faulkner Speaks: [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Coy Discusses the Latest Regarding the Ice Park

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:15 -0600

7.27.10- Roger L. Voisinet, the Coach of UVA’s Ice Hockey Team, gives Coy the latest news regarding what is in store for the Downtown Ice Park. As a local Realtor, Roger also gave Coy an update on the Real [...]
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Les Claypool interview on WNRN!

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:15 -0600

WNRN’s Tad Abbey caught up with Les Claypool via telephone for an interview on July 28th. Les also took over the airwaves with his choices of songs for the morning. Check him out with Primus, and Gogol Bordello this Sunday at [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Candidate Jeff Clark Joins Coy Live

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:55:14 -0600

7.28.10- Independent Candidate for US Congress in the 5th District, Jeff Clark, joins Coy live in studio. Jeff explains his reasoning for running and takes local questions [...]
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Charlottesville Right Now: David Swanson

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:24 -0600

7.19.10- David Swanson,author of Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union, talks politics with Coy Barefoot. Today’s topics include Perriello’s recent decision not to debate Hurt, government spending, the House vote to increase war funding, the Obama Administration, and the up-coming [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Dede Smith Talks Water With Coy

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:24 -0600

7.19.10- Dede Smith, a representative for the group Citizens for a Sustainable Water Supply Plan, talked with Coy Barefoot about Dredging the Rivanna River. The latest reports will be announce tomorrow night at [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Coy and Rick Continue Their Civil War Countdown

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:24 -0600

7.22.10- Local Cartographer and Historian, Rick Britton, continues his Most Important Civil War Battle Countdown with Coy. Today the number eight, the Battle of Second Manassas [...]
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Charlottesville Right Now: Coy Talks To The New Owner Of The Charlottesville Ice Park

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:24 -0600

7.29.10- Mark Brown, the new owner of the Charlottesville Ice Park, talks to Coy about his plans for the Park. He plans to put turf down in the park during the summer and use it for soccer and lacrosse, he also plans to acquire an ABC license for the park and possible host [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian McNeill Talks to Coy Live From the Michigan Speedway

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:23 -0600

7.24.10- Brian McNeill of the Daily Progress talks to Coy live from the Michigan International Speedway. He gives Coy and update on the Progress Insurance Automotive X Prize Competition, which Charlottesville’s own Oliver Kuttner has a good chance [...]
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Charlottesville Right Now: Coy Talks To The President of the Cville Jazz Society

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:23 -0600

7.23.10-Martin Phillips, President of the Charlottesville Jazz Society, joined Coy live in studio. They discussed tomorrow night’s jazz event at Fellini’s, all the proceeds of which will go to the George Melvin [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Richard Lloyd Talks Dredging With Coy

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:23 -0600

7.22.10- Richard Lloyd discusses his most recent article in The Hook with Coy. Topics include the latest in dredging and the [...]
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WNRN Wake-Up Call: Global Warming

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:23 -0600

Host, Rick Moore speaks with Bill Antholis (managing director and senior fellow of the Brookings Institution, and co-author of the book Fast Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming) about global warming. If this warm weather pattern continues, it can have a negative effect on lifestyles, such as the production of [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian McNeill Tells Coy The Latest On Very Light Cars

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:23 -0600

7.22.10- Brian McNeill of the Daily Progress joins Coy live on the air. They discuss the new very [...]
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David Lowery Interviews Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:23 -0600

David Lowery of Cracker sits down with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros to talk about the band, and their latest album. Recorded in RainMaker Studios, this interview is brought to you [...]
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the things they don’t tell you

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:21 -0600

So. You want to hear about my IVF cycle? Yeah. I know you do. It’s a riveting tale of drugs! and money! and my bruised belly. Money! Drugs! Bruises! Okey doke. Now that you’re all settled in and ready, let’s see if I can make this some sort of coherent narrative…. Sometime back in June, [...]
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A third way on the Anglican Covenant?

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

I promised to bring you other viewpoints besides my own this summer on the proposed Anglican Covenant. Here's one that came Friday from an associate of the Order of the Holy Cross in Albany New York. His position: Not yet. This is worth a read.

A third way on the Anglican Covenant?

By John Backman, July 23, 2010

Episcopal News Service] Like most votes, it was a straight yes or no. Would Albany's diocesan convention affirm the proposed Anglican Covenant or not?

We had come to this point, according to our diocesan leadership, partly because of Rowan Williams' suggestion that individual dioceses express their wishes to their provincial churches. In response, our bishop put forward a resolution in favor of the covenant, which passed overwhelmingly in that up-or-down vote.

During the debate, however, I couldn't help but wonder if we had overlooked better options -- like not yet.

Not yet, admittedly, is not always popular. Some people see it as nothing more than a way to delay the inevitable. But that perspective misses whatnot yet can do: honor the concerns of the yes and no camps alike, while opening up space for deeper dialogue.

There's room in not yet, for instance, to affirm the wording of the covenant (at least the first three sections) as an eloquent statement of our faith's historic claims, an apt description of the church's vocation, and a deft treading of the tightrope between autonomy and communion. To be sure, faithful Christians from both sides can disagree on the details. But if this draft had been presented as a way for churches of mutual goodwill to walk together, I could have been persuaded to vote yes.

There, of course, is the rub: "churches of mutual goodwill." Our best and noblest covenants, like marriage, work not because of the words per se, but because of the good faith and reciprocal love that form their foundation. We simply do not have that foundation right now in the Anglican Communion. Quite the contrary: instead of striving for mutual respect, reconciliation, and a strengthening of the "bonds of affection," our rancor is increasing and our rhetoric growing harsher.

In this type of environment, any covenant, no matter how well written, would be doomed to failure, because we would be asking it to do something covenants can't do: legislate a solidarity that isn’t there.

Instead of debating the covenant, then, I believe we would better spend our time rebuilding the foundation -- laying aside our rigid positions and stereotypes of the "other side" in favor of authentic dialogue. Then, when we have made significant progress in that direction, we can reconsider the covenant, this time as an affirmation of our restored bonds of affection.

Could not yet have any traction? I hear a lot of impatience in the communion these days: a desire to "get over it and move on." Yet short of outright division, how exactly do we "move on" without rebuilding the foundation of trust?

Rebuilding, in turn, calls for another word that generates impatience: listening. The whole idea of a listening process -- particularly its failure to take place on a wide scale -- has generated cynicism, and justifiably so. But there's no other way to build trust. As we listen, we discover that our adversaries are not precisely who we thought. Subtle variations of belief and character come to the fore. Common ground emerges. We start to revise, and often discard, our preconceptions. In the process, we wonder what else we've misperceived, what else we have in common, and that drives up deeper into dialogue.

I think the will to rebuild trust still exists. It comes through, for instance, in the respectful dialogue between traditionalists and progressives on the Via Media website in my diocese. Undoubtedly it shows up elsewhere in the Anglican Communion.

And I saw it at our convention in June. After articulating some of the ideas in this article during the resolution debate, I heard from several people who expressed appreciation for what I had said. They included one of the convention's most progressive deputies -- and one of the most conservative.

Maybe, just maybe, there's still enough desire to embark on the hard work of rebuilding trust and fostering dialogue. We would be doing ourselves an injustice not to try.

-- John Backman is a writer and an associate of the Order of the Holy Cross. He writes about contemplative spirituality and its ability to help people dialogue across divides. He serves on the vestry of St. Paul's Church in Albany, New York.

100-mile chef: Brookville’s lunch a taste of things to come

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

Chef Harrison Keevil hard at work in Brookville’s kitchen today. PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR If you like locally sourced food cooked exquisitely, Dish suggests you wander down to Brookville Restaurant on the Downtown Mall (above Escafe) and check out their lunch menu. Chef/owner Harrison Keevil says they’ll start serving dinner around mid-August, when he hopes to get [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian McNeill Talks to Coy Live From the Michigan Speedway

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

Four Ways LBBs are Different From Young Marrieds. Truly.

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

I have recently encountered a spate of people who have been arguing with me. But, only about one topic. They don’t believe getting married for the first time over age 40 is any different than getting married young. So, I must defend the LBB territory. Ways in which LBBs are different from Younger Married Women (YMW): To [...]
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Curse you, One-Eyed Cat!

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

Curse you, One-Eyed Cat!

Magnet Manifestor

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

My daughter’s a magnet. She sends out a wish and the Universe rises to grant it. She may long for a toy, a book, a friend or an adventure. Upon giving voice to it, the desire more often than not magically manifests. My girl’s not demanding. Asking politely for what she wants is just part of [...]
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RAM Clinic Dispatches, Part 2: On Site Preparation

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

Dory Hulse, director of communications for U.Va.’s School of Nursing, is tagging along this weekend with the hundreds of U.Va. volunteers who are helping with the Remote Area Medical clinic being held in Wise, Va. The annual clinic draws thousands of people from Southwest Virginia and neighboring states seeking medical attention. [...]
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Bloodbath.

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:19 -0600

Bloodbath.

Prevent: U.S. attorney not just prosecutin’

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

Gwen Mason’s job is to help keep the 2.2 million people in the western part of Virginia out of jail. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE Apparently there’s a lot of money in federal grants for crime prevention floating out there, and U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy’s boss thinks it makes more sense to prevent crimes rather than just prosecute [...]
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Charlottesville Right Now: Coy Talks To The President of the Cville Jazz Society

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

Sunset, Friday, 23 July 2010

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

William Van Doren. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.
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SortMyList.com

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

It does what it says. I've always been big on lists, as far back as I can remember. Sometimes to my detriment, such that people have made fun of me or even been angry if they happened to find themselves...
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Coffee Stain 8

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

Guest blogger: Number my rabbis

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

Sorry, folks, our internet connection has been down the last day. So I am late posting today's entry into the blogosphere. Today I want to bring you a guest commentator, my friend Ilana Debare. As you may recall she is one of my journalist friends, and she is preparing for her Bat Mitzvah in middle-age. This is from her blog Midlife Bat Mitzvah. Enjoy...

Number my rabbis

By Ilana DeBare

What is it that makes us human — the capacity to love? to act morally? our self-awareness? our ability to envision our own mortality?

Nah.

It’s our compulsion to make lists.

After all, when was the last time your caught your cat making a grocery list? Or your schnauzer compiling names of the 10 hottest (female dogs) on the block? Do birds keep life-lists of the different varieties of humans that they have spotted?

This dramatic epistemological revelation popped into mind today when my friend Melissa alerted me to an annual Newsweek feature of which I had been blissfully unaware, a list of “The 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America.”

Actually, Melissa called my attention to a COUNTER-list of influential women rabbis called “The Sisterhood 50,” compiled by The Forwardnewspaper because only six out of Newsweek‘s 50 were of the female gender.

I of course looked immediately to see if either of my temple‘s two wonderful women rabbis were on the Sisterhood list. (They weren’t.)

Then I marvelled at how, in the space of just 40 years, we have had such a blossoming of female rabbinic leadership in America that you can have a Top 50 list plus hundreds of women rabbis who don’t even make it onto that list.

And then I thought about how silly this all is.

Why on earth should Newsweek, of all places, care about the top 50 rabbis in America?

Newsweek doesn’t in fact pick those 50 itself — it just reprints a list compiled for the heck of it by two Hollywood executives, Sony Pictures chairman CEO Michael Lynton and Time Warner executive vice president Gary Ginsberg.

(The old stereotype had it that the Jews ran Hollywood. Now apparently that is all wrong. It is Hollywood that is running the Jews.)

Or, as Melissa put it:

I’m still wondering why Newsweek does a 50 most influential rabbis list, and why the head of Sony gets to pick them….

In any case, why do people insist on doing these rankings? The US News & World Report college rankings have wreaked enough havoc on the world of higher education, with universities purposely trying to recruit larger and larger pools of applicants just so they can turn them all down and raise their selectivity statistics.

Perhaps that’s the next step for the rabbinate. I can see it already: Rabbis across the country doing marriages like crazy and encouraging their congregants to breed, breed, breed, just so that they can decline to do brisses and naming ceremonies:

“Oh, Rabbi Gudnick is so influential! Everyone wants him to do their baby’s bris, but US News & World Report says he only accepts 8.7 percent of those that apply.”

Newsweek and its CEO-arbiters ranked their rabbis, one through 50. So perhaps somewhere in some shul tonight a rabbi is tearing his or her heart out over why they were ranked number 27 and not 26.

Meanwhile, The Forward’s list of women didn’t rank its 50, just listed them alphabetically — which I guess is a little more feminist and egalitarian.

But still. Why are we driven to do (and read) this stuff?

I don’t quite think this is what Moses had in mind when he wrote a book called, in English, “Numbers.”

Wow. Seriously? Love AT&T? I love my iPhone. I despise…

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

Wow. Seriously?

Love AT&T?

I love my iPhone.

I despise AT&T.

I just have to say, in all seriousness,

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

that y’all have the nicest, sweetest voices, and it’s really nice to hear them.

On XForms

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

Several months ago, I wrote a post about my XForms development in the Scholars’ Lab as part of a research project. I’m currently working on two research projects that utilize the standard: EADitor (Encoded Archival Description management and dissemination framework) and Numishare (geared towards online delivery of numismatic collections, though other artifacts can be [...]
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World’s first 35mm film, shot in San Francisco in 1906 — four days before the Great Earthquake that leveled the city

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

This film (I recommend muting the modern day sound track) shot in San Francisco on April 14, 1906 — just four days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18 — was shipped by train to New York for processing....
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Here. Now. 7pm, still 96 degrees.

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

Here. Now.

7pm, still 96 degrees.

Saturday Workout: Make Up, Free Intro and On Ramp!

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

8AM – Makeup 10AM – Free Intro 11AM – On Ramp 11AM – Makeup 12 Noon – Oly Lifting
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HSLP 2010: Day 12, Wednesday, July 21

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:16 -0600

High School Leaders Program Class of 2010
Day 12-Wednesday, July 21
Recorded by: Gabrielle Stiff, Newport News

New York State’s Wanton Waste of Geese

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:16 -0600

This piece of news about New York state's plans to wantonly waste the lives and bodies of 170,000 resident Canada geese infuriates me.Following many months of discussions between the FAA, the Dept. of Agriculture and various state agencies, the goose p...
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Mine get green and hard when I think about Cate Blanchett.

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:16 -0600

Mine get green and hard when I think about Cate Blanchett.

Remy’s Continuing Education

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:16 -0600

Remy has done a fantastic job as an autism dog. He accompanies Jacob in public and has facilitated his speech therapy. Although things are going well, Jacob's mom had a concern. Jacob is prone to seizures and she's worried that she may not always hear him in the middle of the night. The timing of administering his medication is crucial, and she was terrified that she might not hear him when a seizure starts. Would it be possible for Remy to wake her up when Jacob starts to seize?
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Paper Pot

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:15 -0600

"Modern and chic tissue paper or toilet paper holder." Bright, glossy colors except for black, which is matte-finished. 6.8"Ø x 6.7"H; ABS plastic. $40.
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STL’s newest editor – Former Virginia Golfer Whitney Neuhauser

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:15 -0600

StreakingtheLawn is taking advantage of a slower summer season by positioning ourselves to be able to provide you with the best coverage of all Virginia sports. That's why we're excited to announce the newest member of our team, Whitney Neuhauser. Whitney is a 2010 graduate who was a member of the Virginia women's golf team that finished 13th in the NCAAs this year. She will be covering men's and women's golf for STL, as well as providing updates as she pursues a professional golf career.
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Watch Emily Henochowizc’s transformational song

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:14 -0600

Here.

Hat-tip, Phil Weiss.

Henochowicz is the young Jewish-American artist who lost an eye to an IDF tear-gas canister while protesting the continued building of the Apartheid Wall.

She is amazing. Especially when she sings that people need "open your eyes."

Landesberg Signs a Two-Year Deal in Israel

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:12 -0600

Back in March, we posted that former Virginia guard Sylven Landesberg would be foregoing his final two years of eligibility at UVA to play in Israel instead. It didn't quite pan out exactly the way our source had expected, but as of this morning, Eurobasket.com is reporting that Landesberg has signed a two-year contract to do just that.
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Rocking rock shows tonight

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:54:11 -0600

I’m at Whartscape in Baltimore, getting ready to run out the door and see like 500 bands today, so I gotta make this lightning fast. I’ll try to report back on what’s good here, or better yet, bring some of them to town real soon! But for now, what you need to know is: there’s [...]
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Charlottesville Right Now: Brian Wheeler Update’s Coy on Growth and Development in the County

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:39 -0600

7.12.10- Brian Wheeler, of Charlottesville Tomorrow, updates Coy Barefoot on growth and development for the county. Topics include the best pie in the state, the Board of Supervisor’s Action Plan for economic growth, and possible traffic patterns for the 250 bypass [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Coy and Rick Continue Their Civil War Battles Countdown

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:39 -0600

7.15.10- Historian Rick Britton joins Coy live on the program. They continue their countdown of Rick’s 19 Most Important Virginia Civil War Battles. Today’s focused on number seven, The Battle of [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Coy Gets the Latest Information on the Miller Center

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:38 -0600

7.14.10- Jeff Chidester, of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, joins Coy live in Studio. He is the co-author of “The Regan Years:At Regan’s Side”. Multiple presidencies are discussed and several clips of past interviews were played throughout the segment. Other topics include up-coming events which will take place at the [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: An ACAC Trainer Chats With Coy

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:38 -0600

7.14.10- Nicole George, an ACAC Trainer, chats with Coy about the No Limits Running Club. She gives Coy advice on how to become a better runner. For more information call the [...]
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WNRN Wake-Up Call: Car Talk

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:38 -0600

Host Rick Moore speaks with Rusty Cempre (worker at Price Hyundai) and Steve Bullock (worker at Edgecomb’s Auto) about car issues including the check engine light, air conditioning, [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Tyler Magill Fills Coy In On The Happenings at WTJU

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:38 -0600

7.14.10- Tyler Magill, long-time veteran DJ at WTJU, fills Coy in on the happenings at the free-form radio station owned by the University of Virginia. He tells Coy about Monday’s town-hall meeting where it was decided that WTJU would remain eclectic. In addition, Magill gives his vision for changes he would like to implement [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Bob Holsworth Chats With Coy About Local Politics

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:38 -0600

7-12-10- Bob Holsworth, of Virginia Tomorrow, joins Coy as he does every Monday afternoon. Bob Holsworth serves as a member of the Virginia Higher Education Committee, which met for the first time today. Bob filled Coy in on the meeting, where the issue of whether to raise or cap out of state enrollment at [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Tom Perriello Talks With Coy Live

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:37 -0600

7.15.10- Congressman Tom Perriello joins Coy live on the program. They discuss the clean up efforts in the gulf, the Tea Party, the Unemployment benefits, and other current [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: John Whitehead Talks Education With Coy

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:37 -0600

7.14.10- John Whitehead, CEO and Founder of the Rutherford Institute, chats with Coy about education. Topics include the recent incident with the censoring of the Albemarle HS newspaper, the classroom curriculum, and how public schools [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Eric Strucko Continues His Conversation Of the Happenings With the Albemarle School Board

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:37 -0600

7.12.10 Eric Strucko, Vice Chair of the Albemarle School Board, continues to update Coy Barefoot on the happenings of the School Board. Topics include the relationship between the Board of Supervisors and the School Board, cuts in the budget and how the county plans [...]
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Kevin Edds Joins Coy To Talk About the Late

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:37 -0600

7.13.10- Filmmaker Kevin Edds, of the Discovery Channel, talks live with Coy Barefoot. They discuss the recent passing of Howard Goodwin and Edds’ up-coming [...]
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UVA Today Radio Show | July 14, 2010

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:37 -0600

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• Math and [...]
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U.Va. Grad Marino Hanging In at British Open

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:34 -0600

If you’re looking for something good to watch on TV Saturday and Sunday mornings, you might want to check out the British Open golf tournament. It’s looking like U.Va. grad Steve Marino will make the cut in his Open debut, despite shooting 76 in near-gale-force winds on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland, [...]
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Supervisors delay decision on economic development action plan

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:34 -0600

By Bridgett Lynn Charlottesville Tomorrow Friday, July 16, 2010 No action has been taken yet by the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to approve an economic development action plan that has been under review for the past two months. Listen...
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Pat eats meat!

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:34 -0600

We are dining at Zinc tonight. Some will note that there was a feature in Edible Blue Ridge recently about folks raising pigs for local restaraunts. Pat, who doesn’t usually eat meat, ordered a bit of ‘Doobie,’ one of those pigs for dinner. The first photo shows her preparing to tuck into the dish. The [...]
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Texas Two-Step

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:34 -0600

Whenever I slip on my black leather Justin boots, I feel a little bit of Texas in my step and a slip of mysouthern drawl that’s normally masked. The soft, supple black oil-resistant leather emblazoned with red and orange embroidery reminds me of hot flames licking up the sides of my boots. Fire in my step. Personally, [...]
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Day of Caring Registration Deadline Two Weeks Away

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:34 -0600

In my office, spring comes and goes at a nice pace and then suddenly June hits and I blink and it’s July 16. Eleven years into this job, I should know that’s bound to happen. It happens every year. The...
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24 Hours in Paris

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:33 -0600

So many times when my circadian cycle was off-kilter with the "regular" hourly schedule of my fellow Parisians, I longed for an hour-by-hour guide that might tell me where I could be amused or consume lovely French fare while the rest of Pari...
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at home

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:33 -0600

Practicing my Old Spice Guy.

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:33 -0600

Practicing my Old Spice Guy.

Great streetviews

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:33 -0600

Allan Jacobs Great Streets is the definitive guide to good street design. As I'm working my way through it, I'm compelled to find the examples in the book on google streetview to get a closer look and explore the surroundings. The hand drawings and pla...
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Final act: Casteen dedicates Bavaro Hall

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:33 -0600

UVA president John Casteen dedicates his final building. PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR In perhaps his last public appearance as president of UVA, John Casteen today dedicated Bavaro Hall, the long-awaited $37 million addition to the Curry School of Education, which has doubled the size of the school. It was a fitting end for a man who has [...]
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Sunset, Friday, 16 July 2010

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:33 -0600

William Van Doren. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.
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links for 2010-07-16

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:33 -0600

The Atlantic: Shameful GOP Ad Blames Democrats for Scarce Jobless Aid Republicans are attacking Harry Reid for not bringing enough stimulus money to Nevada. I'm confused—I thought Republicans thought that stimulus money was bad. Shouldn't they think that this is a good thing? (tags: nevada republican politics) Mother Jones: Obama's Gitmo by the Numbers 779 [...]
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Clint and Morgan reminisce.

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:33 -0600

Clint and Morgan reminisce.

Bendy Bike

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:32 -0600

Can your bicycle do that? Didn't think so. From a July 8, 2010 Daily Mail [UK] story: ••••••••••••••••••••••••• A young designer has invented a revolutionary folding bicycle that will stop thieves in their tracks. Kevin Scott, 21, designed the space-age...
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Changes…Again

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:32 -0600

Apparently I underestimated the amount of time it would take me to manage two blogs while working full-time on SuzySaid Charlottesville and attempting to be a full-time mom this summer. But I'm back at it today - making changes to the bl...
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Jazz Songline [Playlist - 07/15/10]

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:32 -0600

“Bookends” – Stacey Kent – The Boy Next Door “River Man” – Brad Mehldau – Songs “Prelude In E Minor” – McCoy Tyner – Prelude And Sonata “S’wonderful” – Connie Evingson – Gypsy In My Soul “All Of Me” – Lester Young – Pres And Teddy “The Bubala Dance” – Ernie Watts – Spirit Song [...]
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Pat ate meat!

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:32 -0600

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Clint and Morgan.

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:31 -0600

Clint and Morgan.

Sargent Named Coach of the Year in Virginia

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:31 -0600

Virginia's men's golf coach Bowen Sargent has been named the Coach of the Year by the Virginia State Golf Coaches Association. It marks the third straight year the Commonwealth's golf coaches have honored Sargent with the award. Three Cavalier golfers were honored by the organization.
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Friday Charts – Charlottesville and Albemarle Housing Inventory Levels – July 2010

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:31 -0600

As always, ignore data prior to November … Condo/attached home median prices seem to be declining a bit; these could be caused in part by the Walker Square condos that recently saw significant price reductions across the board. Prices over the past 90 days seem stable, as do the recent 7-day rolling averages. Inventory seems to be [...]

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Friday Charts – Charlottesville and Albemarle Housing Inventory Levels – July 2010

On the set of “Unforgiven” (1992).

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:31 -0600

On the set of “Unforgiven” (1992).

LET THERE BE CROTCHROT AMONG ALL THE PEOPLES OF THE LAND

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:31 -0600

LET THERE BE CROTCHROT AMONG ALL THE PEOPLES OF THE LAND

Helpful Hints from joeeze: Online dating — what not to say in a first message

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:31 -0600

"Dating site OKCupid examined which words in an opening email from men to women increased or decreased the chances of a reply." [via Information is Beautiful]
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1 in 4 Virginia Mortgage Holders is “Underwater” – Owes More Than the Home is Worth – Virginia is #7 In the Nation

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:31 -0600

The 15 States With The Most Underwater Mortgages:Nevada -- 69.9% of mortgages underwaterArizona -- 51.3% of mortgages underwaterFlorida -- 47.8% of mortgages underwaterMichigan -- 38.5% of mortgages underwaterCalifornia -- 35.1% of mortgages underwater...
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Pulling the Church into dry dock

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:30 -0600

My dad was a sailor, an old salt if there ever was one. He sailed San Francisco Bay as ateenager, and then skippered small ships in World War II. When I was growing up he alwayshad a sailboat, and he always seemed to spend as much timeworking on the boat as he did sailing the boat.

He impressed upon me the importance of maintaining the ship no matter its size.

St. Paul's Memorial Church, at the corner of Chancellor Street and University Avenue, built in 1927, is a sturdy ship that has weathered many storms, including four blizzards this past winter.

What many people don’t know is that our building is heavily used during the week; we host recovery groups, student and community organizations, our own small groups, community night classes, choir rehearsals and many other church groups. Every weekday, and most evenings, something is happening at St. Paul’s.

This ship is not just the gathering place for our faith community but is also our tool for ministry, and is a gift to us from earlier generations. It is now our turn to maintain the ship so that our children and their children will have it for their ministry.

This summer we’ve pulled the ship into dry dock for an overhaul.

You will notice on Sunday we’ve refurbished the restrooms on the ground floor. Meanwhile, the kitchen is being completely gutted; all of the equipment, counters, stove – everything – has been hauled out.

The paint on the kitchen ceiling was crumbling has been chipped off. The floor has been stripped down to the sub-floor and will be replaced. A new double-size refrigerator will be installed; new dish washers, easier to use, will also be installed.

Soon we will have new and safer hardware on the exterior doors.

Outside, the front yard is a construction zone. Crews have worked all month in the heat laying

down concrete forms and foundations for a mediation garden. These are big jobs, and the many moving parts have been overseen by John Reid, Pat Punch, Joan Albiston, Michael Wheelwright, Peter Dennison and several others. It takes a village to fix a building.

We have more to do. In coming years, we need to make major repairs to the 1920s church building, and renovations to our 1950s education wing and office spaces.

Our elegant church sanctuary has blistering plaster in many places. The walls have not been painted in years. Our rare and valuable Skinner organ needs substantial repair and restoration. The sacristy is worn out. The lighting and electrical systems throughout the building need updating.

Yet, as crucial as all of that is to our parish, maintenance of the Church is more than about bricks-and-mortar. Foundational to our parish life is the infrastructure of The Episcopal Church, especially the health of the Diocese of Virginia and the Episcopal seminaries. St. Paul’s is one parish among 181 in a diocese that counts 80,000 members; our two bishops log roughly 40,000 miles a year visiting parishes; our parishes rely on well-educated clergy and lay professionals.

Voluntary parish giving accounts for more than 90 percent of diocesan funding for programs including youth camps, seminarians, and congregational development. At St. Paul’s, we give $67,000 a year from our operating funds to the diocese; we also give through the time and talent of our people. Several members of St. Paul’s have given thousands of volunteer hours to the diocese.

The seminaries of the Episcopal Church also rely on parish and individual giving, and many are in dire financial condition; one seminary, Seabury-Western in Chicago, closed last year because it was broke.

My own seminary, the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, is operating at a substantial annual loss. The flagship of the Episcopal Church, General Seminary in New York, reportedly is selling Manhattan real estate to stay afloat. Seminarians, paying substantial tuition, now graduate with tens-of-thousands of dollars in student loan debt and that drastically limits their ability to accept calls to small and poor congregations.

The fiscal crisis of the Episcopal seminaries is as real as it is unnecessary. It used to be that parishes were expected to contribute 1 percent of operating income to the seminaries so that future leaders could be educated. That level of giving has faltered in recent years, largely because the seminaries are out-of-sight and out-of-mind. I am proud to say that St. Paul’s is giving to the seminaries but we could give substantially more. If all Episcopal congregations even gave one-half percent of operating incomes, the seminaries would be financial healthy.

At St. Paul's, this is our centennial year, a time for us to look not just back, but to look forward. Others gave us the infrastructure – the buildings, the diocese, the seminaries. Earlier generations built all of it through their selfless giving, and then gave it all to us. We are the beneficiaries.

Now it comes to us to maintain, enhance and give this treasure to the next generation. To us comes a big task, and to us comes many blessings.

It is our turn to step up and get it right.

Photos by Dudley Rochester

nowhere near playlist 7.14.10

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:29 -0600

"Swastika Girls (Pt. 1)" - Fripp & Eno - No Pussyfooting [EG: 1973]"Live Till You Die" - Emitt Rhodes - Emitt Rhodes [One Way: 1970]"Hall (The One AM Radio Remix)" - Baths - Baths Remixes [2010]"Summer, Silver Lake" - Golden Hotel - The Silver Wilderne...
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Fifty Days till the London Era Kickoff!

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:29 -0600

Virginia football kicks off the 2010 season just 50 days from today! Perhaps the best expectations for this season would be modest expectations, but where's the fun in that? And, hey, any football is better than no football. In honor of our 50-day wait, 50 (unabashedly rose-colored) Virginia football facts and figures ...
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Snap: Moon over JSL swim meet

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:29 -0600

Swimmers and parents watch the action. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER The July 14 Jefferson Swim League matchup between the Farmington “Frogs” and the Boar’s Head Sports Club included a nice crescent moon overhead. Despite Farmington’s status as the home team, Boar’s Head won 594 to 503.
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We Got “Lucky”

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:29 -0600

A few weeks back our store and our selection of LemLem scarves was mentioned in a blog by one of Lucky Magazine’s editors, who called DDS “very adorable”. We’re elated! Come in for LemLem or find it on our site!
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Point of Contention: Should BP Be Banned?

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:28 -0600

Today’s edition of Headlines@UVA cites an essay from Darden professor Edward Hess in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, published Thursday, arguing that BP’s “sordid” safety record merits at least a temporary suspension of its right to do business in the U.S. It’s a provocative thought. Should legal companies be banned for doing business for repeated rules violations? Or would [...]
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Bond denied for man accused in torture of granddaughter

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:21 -0600

A man accused in the alleged torture of his 8-year-old granddaughter initially looked away when a prosecutor showed him pictures of the girl’s severe injuries in court today.
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In tight budget times, Albemarle seeks more grants

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:21 -0600

School officials hope to find out by September whether Albemarle will receive the human capital management system federal grant.
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County supervisors hang up on proposed wireless tower

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:21 -0600

Neighbors said the tower would be too big and ugly.
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Residents honored for helping change state law

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:21 -0600

“These bills would not have become law had it not been for the efforts of these people,” Del. Rob Bell said.
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Gay-to-straight camp run by local man praised, panned

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:21 -0600

Rich Wyler, the founder of the nonprofit People Can Change, has hosted camps throughout the United States and in England, including several in the Charlottesville area.
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Housing report shows improvement, but worries persist

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:21 -0600

Michael Guthrie, past president of CAAR, said the market may have stabilized, but it has a long way to go.
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New $37.5 million building aims to unite UVa’s education school

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:21 -0600

The 65,000-square-foot addition’s Jeffersonian detailing stands in sharp contast to the stark modernism of Ruffner Hall.
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Warner pleased with finance-reform outcome

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:21 -0600

Sen. Mark R. Warner welcomed yesterday’s final vote on an overhaul of the nation’s financial-regulatory system—an Obama administration initiative in which the Virginia Democrat played a major role.
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Obama’s AIDS plan calls for reducing infections

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

President Barack Obama is announcing a new national strategy for combatting HIV and AIDS aimed at helping reduce the number of infections and providing those living with the virus high-quality care free from stigma or discrimination.
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Bel Rio landlord clamps down on noise

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

“Why wasn’t that done much earlier?“ one resident asked.
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Multimedia: Habitat “Blitz Build”

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

Habitat for Humanity volunteers build four houses in four days.
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Albemarle business growth: Blessing or curse?

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

Speakers at a public hearing on the county’s proposed economic development plan were divided on whether the tax benefits would outweigh the possible effects of additional population growth.
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City Planning Commission to consider new critical slopes waiver in fall

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:20 -0600

City planner Brian Haluska said there will likely be a tiered system where site plans that require major disturbances of slopes would require greater scrutiny. Over the next few months, staff will work out specific details.
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Service authority declines to put money toward its preferred dam proposal

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:19 -0600

The Albemarle County Service Authority supports expanding the dam at Ragged Mountain Reservoir but decided against spending cash to push the proposal forward.
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Broadus Wood’s new principal from outside area

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:19 -0600

The educator has served as an assistant principal at middle schools in North Carolina and has elementary teaching experience.
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Groups launch effort to change campaign finance laws

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:19 -0600

Two groups that have long advocated public financing of elections plan to spend at least $8 million this year to prod Congress to vote on proposed legislation aimed at reducing the influence of big donations in politics.
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Va. records show lower demand for gun permits

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:19 -0600

State police records show fewer Virginians are seeking concealed handgun permits this year than in 2009.
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Couple charged with torturing 8-year-old granddaughter

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:19 -0600

A Louisa County couple accused of torturing their 8-year-old granddaughter were scheduled to appear for bond hearings today.
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Va. ended last budget with $220 million surplus

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:19 -0600

Virginia’s battered state budget ended a turbulent 2010 fiscal year on June 30 with a surprise surplus of about $220 million, government figures show.
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State budget surplus assures bonus for workers

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:19 -0600

Fiscal discipline and better-than-expected income-tax revenues helped push the recession-wracked state budget into a surplus of at least $220 million, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced yesterday.
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All of Va. now under drought watch

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:19 -0600

The state Department of Environmental Quality issued a drought watch today for all of Virginia.
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Big changes coming for reborn ice park

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

“We’ll be able to do conventions and trade shows, stuff like that, special events, parties, year round,” the lead investor said. “We’re trying to do something different.”
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Perriello announces second quarter fundraising figures

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, announced Monday that it had raised more than $660,000 in the second quarter of 2010, surpassing its all-time fundraising record from the previous quarter and bringing its total sum raised to nearly $2.3 million.
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Pay bills on time, McDonnell tells agencies

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

Gov. Bob McDonnell is going to bat again for Virginia’s computer contractor, warning state agencies—many of which are being hit with rising information-technology costs—to pay their bills on time.
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Dick Cheney recovering from heart surgery

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:18 -0600

Former Vice President Dick Cheney disclosed Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to install a small pump to help his heart work, as the 69-year-old enters a new phase of what he called “increasing congestive heart failure.“
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Uptick in stray pets seen after Fourth

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

The local SPCA urges owners of lost animals to come by.
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Tobacco panels weighs menthol safety claims

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

Several members of a key federal tobacco panel appeared skeptical today about cigarette companies’ claims that menthol had little effect whether smokers get hooked.
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iPhone, marijuana may have contributed to interstate crash

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

A 17-year-old driver told state police that he was watching a video on his iPhone instead of the road before he got into an accident Monday morning on Interstate 64.
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Berry sentenced to over 29 years for drug dealer robberies

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

A man who was part of two robberies of former drug dealers in Charlottesville and Albemarle County received a 29-year, 2-month prison sentence this morning in Charlottesville’s federal court.
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BP says no oil leaking into Gulf from busted well

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

The news elicited joy mixed with skepticism from wary Gulf Coast residents following months of false starts, setbacks and failed attempts. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley’s face lit up when he heard the oil flow had stopped.
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Consumer prices dip for 3rd straight month

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

Consumer prices fell for the third straight month, offering some bargains to American shoppers.
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Sperry Marine wins contract for navigation systems

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Sperry Marine division has won contracts to build bridge navigation systems for three new bulk carriers being built for an Italian ship owner by a Chinese shipyard.
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Dominion makes another bid to restart Surry nuke reactor

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:54:17 -0600

After a failed try earlier in the week, Dominion Virginia Power is making a second attempt to restart its Unit 2 reactor at the Surry nuclear power station.
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New White House report claims more jobs from stimulus bill