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From the July issue: David Von Spreckelsen, the president of Toll Brothers City Living, moved to New York City in 1985 to take a job as an assistant buyer at Lord & Taylor.

RICHMOND, Va., July 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Dr. Richard "Dick" Leatherman, a noted author of management books, has written an engaging novel titled, A Man's Love Story: Flora, Mariana, Dena, and Xinia .

Jeremiah Heaton was playing with his daughter in their Abingdon, Virginia, home last winter when she asked whether she could be a real princess.

And since 2010, the National Association of Scholars has been studying these assignments to find out what books are selected, how many and what kinds of colleges have such programs, and how these books are integrated into academics.

Atomic Learning showcases seamless education technology training integration for course management systems at BbWorld 2014 in Las Vegas.

"Princess" Emily Heaton, 7, smiles as she talks about her father's birthday present to her July 2, 2014 in Abingdon, Va.

James MacGregor Burns, the political scientist, historian and author of more than 20 books including biographies on presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, died Tuesday at his home in Williamstown, according to his son, Stewart Burns.

For the growing list of college and universities under investigation by the Department of Education for their handling of sexual assault complaints, the threat of losing federal funds remains real.

It is not supposed to be this easy. Replacing a computerized maintenance management system rarely goes so smoothly.

Jeremiah Heaton and his seven year-old daughter, Princess Emily, show off the flag used to claim the Eastern African region of Bir Tawil Dads say a lot of things to have an easy life and, let's be honest, they don't always mean them.

Jeremiah Heaton and his seven year-old daughter, Princess Emily, show off the flag that their family designed as they try to claim a piece of land in the Eastern African region of Bir Tawil.

Do they join a settlement that promises hundreds of millions of dollars in awards and other benefits? Or do they opt out because they view it as unfair and insufficient and pursue their suits? Ex-players won't get to cast ballots on whether the settlement becomes final.

Jeremiah Heaton and his seven-year-old daughter, Emily, show off a flag on July 2, 2014, at their home in Abingdon that their family designed as they try to claim a piece of land in the Eastern African region of Bir Tawil.

Jeremiah Heaton and his seven year-old daughter, Princess Emily, show the flag,July 2, 2014, in Abingdon, Va, that their family designed as they try to claim a piece of land in the Eastern African region of Bir Tawil.

This comes, of course, on the heels of GM's seemingly endless chain of recall announcements, which It's theoretically in manufacturers' interest to get people to bring their cars in-and yet they seem to be doing very little to increase return rates.

According to a survey done by Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.,one in five colleges and universities do not provide sexual assault training for faculty and staff members.

Many court watchers have been eagerly awaiting the ruling from the Court of Appeals For the Fourth Circuit.

The Richmond Symphony presents a series of one-hour concerts every Thursday this summer at CenterStage's Gottwald Playhouse, starting this week.

Pop singer and songwriter Riley Kerns, who moved to Richmond in 2013, was one of four finalists for the 2014 Richmond's Got Talent competition sponsored by University of Richmond and Hot 100.9. Since moving to Richmond from his hometown of Berryville in 2013, Kerns has been making his name in local music circles as a singer and songwriter.

Jillian attended James Madison Univ. where she received her Bachelors degree in Biology.