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Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film based on Ellison v. Brady, a landmark sexual harassment case. This lawsuit set the precedent for the "reasonable woman" standard in sexual harassment law which allows for cases to be analyzed from the perspective of the complainant and not the defendant.
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
Area surrounding Greenbriar Branch Rd. and State Route 42, Newport, Virginia Coordinates 37°17′36″N 80°29′46″W / 37.29333°N 80.49611°W / 37.29333; -80
Elliston, Virginia (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 37°12′59″N 80°13′57″W / 37.21639°N 80.23250°W / 37.21639; -80
The majority of US 460 between the communities is a completely straight stretch of road, which is not common in this area of Virginia, known locally as the Elliston Straightaway. During the 1990s, there was some minor controversy between Elliston and Shawsville about how far down the Elliston Straightaway would be the appropriate place for a ...
A drone video recorded in London, Kentucky, shows the scope of the devastation from above, with water surrounding numerous buildings, roads and vehicles over the weekend after torrential rain led ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 474 square miles (1,230 km 2), of which 469 square miles (1,210 km 2) is land and 5 square miles (13 km 2) (1.1%) is water. [ 5 ] Hanover County is about 90 miles (145 km) south of Washington, D.C. , and about 12 miles (19 km) north of Richmond, Virginia .
In 1968, Virginia Electric and Power Company (now Dominion) purchased 18,000 acres (73 km 2) of farmlands in three counties along the North Anna and Pamunkey rivers. The aim was to provide clean, fresh water to help cool the nuclear power generating plants at the North Anna Nuclear Generating Station adjacent to the lake. [ 2 ]