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All-Star rosters set           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bailey wins 3rd straight Firecracker</title>
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With temperatures in the upper 50s making running a bit more comfortable than usual for an Independence Day morning, 190 finished the two-and-one-third laps of Gypsy Hill Park in Saturday&#8217;s 10th annual Firecracker 5K. Competitors ranged in age from 70-year-old Henry Wood to 4-year-old Logan Mayhew, and several award winners came from outside Vir           ]]></description>
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Jay Pena had a plan for his 16-year-old son on Saturday night.           ]]></description>
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Federer edges Roddick 16-14 in 5th for 15th major 

VIDEO: Federer enters history books.           ]]></description>
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Kyle Busch braced himself for a four-lap &#8220;trophy dash&#8221; around Daytona International Speedway, intent on snatching a win away from Tony Stewart.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fans flock to Brawl in the Cage 4</title>
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Over a field of several hundred cars and a parking lot nearly filled with motorcycles and vendors selling everything from ice-cream cones to airbrushed T-shirts, and at the bottom of a hill set away from the rest of society there was a big-top tent similar to a circus only without the stripes or the elephants. 
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Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title. 
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&#8220;Why can&#8217;t we take what we love and teach it to some kids,&#8221; Josh Wood said, his arms folded showing a tattoo on his right arm that screamed Dixie. 
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With abnormally low temperatures the day before America&#8217;s birthday and with their families watching, the Generals fell to the Harrisonburg Turks on Friday, 4-2.
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Waynesboro&#8217;s Cal Ripken League 12-and-under team is heading to the state tournament thanks to an 11-9 win over South Augusta.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. &#8212; Two months after a positive drug test for methamphetamines, Jeremy Mayfield is getting ready to return to NASCAR. 
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Listing the reasons the Buffalo Gap baseball program will miss Chad Coffey would be an exercise in folly.
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          <title>Sister act in the semis</title>
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Her 19th consecutive victory at the All England Club already wrapped up, Venus Williams grabbed a seat and watched younger sister Serena win easily to reach the semifinals, too. 
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Mike Krzyzewski made it clear: He&#8217;s not ever going to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. 
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Chris Enourato came in for the Generals to pick up the save, but with a man on second served up a two-run blast to Todd Brazeal in Staunton&#8217;s 10-9 win over Waynesboro Tuesday night.           ]]></description>
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WIMBLEDON, England &#8212; Rhythmic clapping rang out on Centre Court, accompanied by not-so-staid chants of &#8220;Roof! Roof! Roof!&#8221; 
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The Waynesboro Generals ended their three-game losing streak with a 4-0 shutout win over the visiting Rockbridge Rapids on Sunday evening at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field.           ]]></description>
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In Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg handed Waynesboro another loss on Saturday. 
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STUARTS DRAFT &#8211; on a night of community fun, the Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks hosted the Rockingham County Baseball League All-Star game Saturday in a battle of East versus West.
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With the current state of the economy it would be expected that the Waynesboro Generals would, like most teams, cut back &#8212; they aren&#8217;t. 
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There are two reasons that fans attend Valley League Baseball games, particularly in the South Division &#8212; baseball and food.
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STAUNTON &#8212; Staunton pitching was powerful early, but the Generals rallied late to close the game to 7-6 Friday night at Moxie Stadium.
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Chad Coffey will resign as varsity baseball coach at Buffalo Gap High School. 
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A couple of weeks ago I was in Michigan teaching fly-fishing to some Michigan State University graduate students, their friends and their colleagues. This is the third year that I have had the pleasure of teaching these ladies the fine art of fly-fishing.           ]]></description>
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The Waynesboro Generals faced the Wranglers from Luray on Thursday night for another night of baseball at Fishburne Military Park at Kate Collins Field. The Generals fell to the Wranglers 5-3           ]]></description>
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The world will surely take notice of this.            ]]></description>
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In Shenandoah, Tim Brust pitched all seven innings, struck out seven and held the Indians to three hits, and Wes Dimitt provided all the firepower the Diamondbacks would need with a two-run homer as Stuarts Draft picked up its 11th victory of the season, beating Shenandoah 10-0 on Wednesday in Rockingham County Baseball League action.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;Now remember,&#8221; he says, leaning forward toward the desk to get to the unframed snapshot, &#8220;this was 42 years and 100 pounds ago.&#8221;
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It seemed fitting, somehow, that two-time major champion Marat Safin&#8217;s always-turbulent relationship with Wimbledon would end this way. 
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Waynesboro took advantage of some Woodstock sloppiness to win a 5-3 game in front of a crowd of 295 at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field on Tuesday night.           ]]></description>
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The loss was like many others suffered by the Washington Nationals this season. The starting pitcher dug himself a big hole in the first inning, the bullpen made things worse, and the lineup couldn&#8217;t get a timely hit. 
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After years of not making the cut, SC native wins delayed US Open           ]]></description>
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Lucas Glover has won the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. 
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In Stuarts Draft, Waynesboro graduate Drew Dobbins struck out three and threw six-hit ball over seven innings, and fellow former Little Giant Jay Thompson gave him all the runs he would need with a two-out, two-run double as the Diamondbacks beat Broadway, 4-1, on Sunday to pick up their 10th win of the Rockingham County Baseball League season.           ]]></description>
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Sergio Pena picked up his second consecutive Late Model win on Saturday night in the 75 lap main event. However the first year driver earned this victory with patience and a maturity level that has grown tremendously in jus a handful of races this year.            ]]></description>
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Hidden from the sun, yet tantalizingly close to the pool, Remedy Rule and Alex Rayle shared laughs and toothy grins.
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Waynesboro&#8217;s early runs combined with a solid defense helped in its 7-6 victory over Rockbridge on Saturday.
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Day two of the Commonwealth Games ended with as much excitement and energy as the first. The sun shone just as bright, the water was just as cool and the swimmers swam just as hard.
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Buffalo Gap&#8217;s Travis Ashby told The News Virginian on Saturday that he plans to continue his baseball career next season.
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Waynesboro could not find the offense, losing 5-2 against Front Royal on Friday night at Fishburne Military Park at Kate Collins Field.
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The first day of the three-day Commonwealth Games went off without a hitch Friday as hundreds of swimmers from around the state came out to War Memorial Pool at Ridgeview Park in Waynesboro.           ]]></description>
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After traveling though the carbon-monoxide maw lined with stop-and-go-make-up-your-mind-already stoplights called Richmond Road, past a downtown that reeks of history, hoity-toit and teen angst &#8212; from the looks of those hanging outside a store called the &#8220;Dragon&#8217;s Horde&#8221; &#8212; you finally reach the jewel.           ]]></description>
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STUARTS DRAFT &#8211; The Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks held on to their place at the top of the Rockingham County Baseball League by beating the Shenandoah Indians by a score of 4-2.            ]]></description>
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STAUNTON &#8212; The Staunton Braves ended the the Waynesboro Generals&#8217; six-game winning streak on Thursday, picking up a 8-2 victory at John Moxie Memorial Stadium. The win also gave the Braves control of the South Division and a 2-1 record over the Generals in the season series.
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Josh Robertson and Chris Mayo may have to rent storage spaces to hold all their medals at the rate the two local Olympiads are going.
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The nation&#8217;s athletic trainers are calling on high school football teams to eliminate two-a-day practices during the first week of August drills. 
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The Augusta Flames 16 and under softball team traveled to Richmond last weekend to compete in the Rock &amp; Fire Tournament. 
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Steve Proscia, the father of Virginia third baseman Steven Proscia, did not skip a beat, laying out marinated chicken and whopping-sized steaks at the R.V. park he elected to stay at following his lengthy trek to the College World Series.           ]]></description>
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Virginia coach Brian O&#8217;Connor was hoping his homecoming to the College World Series would last longer than three games, but his Cavaliers let a win slip away Wednesday night when Arkansas eliminated them 4-3 in 12 innings.           ]]></description>
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After winning only one out of their first three games in Valley League play, the Waynesboro Generals have begun their comeback &#8212; winning their last six games to put them in first place in the Southern Divisio           ]]></description>
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Cavaliers, one out from advancing, blow 3-1 lead and lose heartbreaker, 4-3, to Arkansas in Omaha.

Virginia coach says players&#8217; dreams crashed down.
CWS NOTEBOOK: A trip for fathers and sons.
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Waynesboro&#8217;s home game against Covington tonight has been postponed.

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Having assumed the role as a rookie at Virginia, Tyler Cannon did not do a double take when he saw his name penciled in the lead-off spot in the lineup card Monday.           ]]></description>
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Overcome five-run deficit in final two innings to win their sixth straight           ]]></description>
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Mired in a slump as a starting pitcher, Andrew Carraway could have looked at his new fate as a demotion.           ]]></description>
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Facing yet another team&#8217;s ace in the postseason, the odds were stacked against Virginia.           ]]></description>
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All he did was lead the team to its first regional berth in nine years. 
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With the bases loaded in the eighth inning of a tie game, Waynesboro&#8217;s Tony Caldwell struck out.
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Waynesboro pitcher Chris Enourato was named the Valley Baseball League&#8217;s Southern Division Pitcher of the Week Monday after posting four saves in four appearances out of the bullpen. He has allowed three hits and struck out seven in five innings of work           ]]></description>
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Virginia eliminated second-seeded Cal State Fullerton from the College World Series, chasing ace Daniel Renken in a 7-5 victory Monday. 
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Kobe Bryant has the NBA title he needed most &#8212; the one without Shaq.           ]]></description>
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Waynesboro got a solid pitching effort from Ricky Marshall and good rookie performances from Jose Rodriguez and AJ Kirby Jones as the Generals won 6-3 Sunday night at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field.           ]]></description>
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Waynesboro&#8217;s Jordan Ross proved that no matter the score, if you play hard someone will notice. 
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OMAHA, Neb. &#8212; Sean Ochinko&#8217;s three-run homer gave LSU the lead in the fifth inning and Ryan Schimpf&#8217;s two-run blast in the eighth broke open the game for the Tigers, who beat Virginia 9-5 in the College World Series on Saturday night.            ]]></description>
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In the heart of Waynesboro, America&#8217;s pastime is still just that, a pastime. The players play to put on a show for the fans and the fans come because they love the team. All come because they love the sport. It&#8217;s a family.            ]]></description>
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Waynesboro held on once again thanks to its bats while handing Staunton its first loss of the season 10-8 Friday night at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field.           ]]></description>
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General Motors is planning to cut back on its support of NASCAR teams in all of the sanctioning body&#8217;s professional series.           ]]></description>
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STAUNTON &#8212; The Staunton Braves met the Front Royal Cardinals on Thursday night in a game to decide who would be the only remaining undefeated team in the Valley League. In a game made all the more entertaining by rain showers that plagued most of the game, the Braves moved their record to 4-0 after beating the Cardinals 9-3.            ]]></description>
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Waynesboro took advantage of some gifts in the first inning and added the insurance with two clutch hits in the sixth to capture a 6-1 win in seven innings against Winchester at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field.           ]]></description>
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The final tally is in. 
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Bobby Humphrey confirmed on Wednesday that he had been fired as the Robert E. Lee baseball coach after two seasons. 
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After two days and 30 rounds, 32 Valley League alumni have been selected in Major League Baseball&#8217;s Amateur Draft. 
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The $70 million in funding for a new youth conservation education initiative proposed by the Obama administration recently got a bit of attention in Washington.
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LEXINGTON&#8212;Waynesboro kept Rockbridge from picking up its first win as a team in the Valley League as every starter had a hit in the 16-8 win Wednesday night at Cap&#8217;n Dick Smith Field.
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In Front Royal, a two-run, walk-off homer handed the Waynesboro Generals their second-straight loss as the Front Royal Cardinals picked up a 3-1 win. 
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In Broadway, the Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks held on to their lead in the Rockingham County Baseball League standings on Tuesday, defeating Broadway 2-0.            ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTESVILLE &#8212; Franco Valdes&#8217; numbers are not glossy. His .288 batting average is the lowest among Virginia&#8217;s starters, and his 41 RBI are fifth on the team.            ]]></description>
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In 2006, Robert Poutier watched the Charlottesville Regional from an inauspicious place. Injured and out of commission, a year after earning freshman All-American, he watched from the general admission seats behind the Virginia dugout. The low point in a roller coaster career that included countless hours rehabbing major back woes, Poutier did not know if he would ever return to form.            ]]></description>
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 Virginia coach Brian O&#8217;Connor is headed home, and this time he&#8217;s taking the Cavaliers along.

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Staunton took advantage of four errors and plated nine runs in two innings to defeat Waynesboro in the Generals&#8217; home opener 10-1 at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field.           ]]></description>
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BREAKING NEWS: 6:37 p.m.
Virginia is headed to its first College World Series after beating Mississippi 5-1 on Sunday to win the super regional series. 
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RADFORD
The Wilson girls tennis team&#8217;s celebration after winning the state championship was short and sweet.           ]]></description>
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RADFORD &#8212; Things were looking sharp for Wilson Memorial on Saturday against Gate City, as each WMHS girl won the first set of her singles tennis match.
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The door to the Group A tennis championship had a formidable &#8220;gate&#8221; to get through for Wilson Memorial on Saturday.
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RADFORD &#8211; Wilson Memorial couldn&#8217;t connect the ball with the goal on Saturday as George Mason took a 3-0 win in the Group A semifinals at Radford University.           ]]></description>
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As he made the trip from Radford to Harrisonburg on Interstate 81, Wilson Memorial High School girls tennis coach Seth Lovell had an interesting phone conversation with WMHS principal Doug Shiflett.           ]]></description>
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Coach Scott Crist gathered his Green Hornets around him.
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COVINGTON &#8212; Waynesboro got on the board early and held on to defeat Covington 4-3 in the delayed opening game of the Valley League season.
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If you asked Wilson Memorial head coach Scott Crist before the season if he thought Wilson would be playing for a berth in the Group A championship game, he probably would have told you it wasn&#8217;t likely.           ]]></description>
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Violet Miller&#8217;s 25th minute goal held and George Mason added two more strikes in the second half to advance to the 2009 Group A Girls Soccer State Championship with a 3-0 victory over Wilson Memorial Saturday morning at Cupp Stadium on the Radford University campus.           ]]></description>
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fter splitting the singles competition, Wilson Memorial won the second and third doubles matches in straight sets to defeat Gate City 5-3 and claim the 2009 Group A Girls Tennis State Championship Saturday morning at the RU Tennis Courts as part of the VHSL Spring Jubilee hosted by Radford University.           ]]></description>
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Valley League standings           ]]></description>
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It was a day they had waited for a long time &#8212; 29 years to be exact.
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Hurry up and wait seemed to be the theme during Friday&#8217;s Group A team semifinals. 
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BLACKSBURG &#8212; Wilson today will make its first appearance since 1980 in a Group A team tennis championship match. 
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The Wilson Memorial girls tennis team defeated Middlesex 5-0 on Friday at the Group A team semifinals in Blacksburg.            ]]></description>
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