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July 19, 2006
Secretary
of Transportation Terrill to Step Down
Douglas Appoints Lunderville
to Post
Montpelier, Vt. – Secretary of Transportation Dawn Terrill will
be returning to the private sector to run a small company that she and her
husband are planning to acquire, and former Secretary of Civil and Military
Affairs Neale Lunderville will step
into the post, Governor Jim Douglas announced today.
Governor Douglas praised Terrill for her service and commitment to Vermont.
“Dawn is an excellent administrator who has done a great job working to
strengthen our transportation agency and the network of roads, bridges and
railways that have helped our economy to grow and our employers to create more
jobs. She has been a valuable member of my team and I wish her all the
best in her next venture.” Douglas
said.
“It
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Progressive Direct Makes It Easy For Fairgoers to Fill Up On More than Corn Dogs
Champlain Valley Fair's Presenting Sponsor to Give Away $20,000 in Free Gas Cards to Help Vermonters Counter High Gas Prices
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (July 14, 2006) - The Progressive Direct Group of Insurance Companies makes it easier to endure the pain at the pump and enjoy the Champlain Valley Fair this summer. Vermont's largest auto insurance group and title sponsor of the fair is giving away $20,000 in free gas cards, helping hundreds of fair goers fill up on more than just corn dogs at this year's end-of-summer event.
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100-year-old Ray Jenkins Named
Vermont's Outstanding Older Worker
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. - H.F. 'Ray' Jenkins, who turns 100 years old on Tuesday, July 18, has been named Vermont's Outstanding Older Worker by the Experience Works Prime Time Awards Program.
The honor, presented to one working individual over age 65 in each state, is given by the non-profit organization, based in Arlington, Va., to highlight people who are still contributing to their communities and keeping themselves healthy by working.
The announcement of the award was made by Vermont's Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie on Saturday, July 15 at a special open house held at the Champlain Valley Exposition held to honor Jenkins as he approached his century-mark birthday.
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July 17th 2006, Apple already had in mind enhancements that would make his computer faster and more functional. They wanted to make it display in color. They worked to combine the terminal and memory functions of the Apple-1 by moving the display into main memory, allowing instant screen changes. None of these modifications were made specifically to make it a better product, or to make it more attractive for a customer to purchase.
Another chip, the Motorola 6800, interested Wozniak because it resembled his favorite minicomputers (such as the Data General Nova) more than the 8080. However, cost was still a problem for him until he and his friend Allen Baum discovered a chip that was almost identical to the 6800, while considerably cheaper.
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Senate OKs Leahys Amendment
To Delay Border-Crossing Requirements,
As Leahy Also Beats Back Bid
To Curb 1st Responder Grants To Smaller States
WASHINGTON (Thursday, July 13) Vermont Thursday scored two
significant policy wins engineered by Sen. Patrick Leahy as the U.S. Senate passed
the annual homeland security budget bill.
In the home stretch to the bills Senate passage Thursday evening,
Leahy successfully led the effort to beat back an attempt to weaken the funding
formula he authored for first-responder grants his all-state minimum
formula that has brought more than $65 million to Vermont in the last four
years. The Leahy grant formula, which he included in the USA PATRIOT Act of
2001, assures that Vermont and other states receive basic grants for their first
responder agencies the police, fire and rescue departments that are
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Southern Vermont College Names New President
BENNINGTON,
VT., July 14, 2006 --- Southern Vermont College announced today the selection
of Karen Gross, a leader in education and community development, as its eighth
president. She succeeds Barbara P. Sirvis, who is retiring after serving as
the College’s president for the past nine years.
Dr.
Gross, selected following a six-month national search involving more than one
hundred candidates, brings to Southern Vermont College a remarkable and diverse
set of skills and experiences. A professor of law for more than 20 years at
New York Law School (NYLS), she has earned a national and international
reputation as a scholar, teacher, speaker and advocate who addresses the needs
of vulnerable individuals and communities. She founded and led an
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BURLINGTON, Vt.--Champlain College announced it has hired two new deans as part of a restructuring of the Colleges academic divisions. Dr. Jeffrey Rutenbeck of the University of Denver was named dean of the Communication and Creative Media Division and Dr. Wayne H. J. Cunningham of Iona College was appointed dean of the Business Division. The new deans join the College in July, bringing with them a wealth of experience in their fields.
Rutenbeck takes the helm of Champlains newly formed Communication and Creative Media Division, having most recently served as the director of Digital Media Studies at the University of Denver. Rutenbeck founded that innovative program, which integrates design, technical and critical approaches to digital media; it is one of the Universitys fastest growing programs.
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Apple Computer, Inc. is an American computer technology corporation, has been a major player in the evolution of personal computing since its founding in 1976
Apple develops, sells, and supports a series of personal computers, portable media players, computer software, and computer hardware accessories. The company's
most well-known products are the Apple Macintosh line of personal computers, the iPod portable music player, and the iTunes media player.
Apple introduced the Lisa, the first commercial personal computer to employ a graphical user interface, which was influenced in part by the Xerox Alto.
In 1984, the Macintosh (commonly called the "Mac") was introduced, furthering the concepts of a user-friendly graphical user interface, and also introducing the
mouse for the first time in a personal computer.
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Seth Pitkin Appointed Vice President at Stone Environmental, Inc.
MONTPELIER, VERMONTThe partners of Stone Environmental, Inc. are pleased to announce that Seth Pitkin, leader of the companys Site Investigation & Remediation Group, has been appointed a Vice President and Officer of the organization.
Since joining Stone in 1998, Pitkin has developed the investigation and remediation function into a vital service group that has shown strong financial performance and robust client and project growth.
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10 July 2006, The combination of Mac hardware and software has been exceptionally consistent over the years,
providing an ease of use that Mac users have enjoyed. With a Windows emulator such as Virtual PC, Macs can also run
Windows and DOS applications. Since the mid 1980s, it has been essentially a Mac vs. PC world for personal
computers, with Linux-based PCs gaining ground after the millennium.
Mac mini: -
The more recently announced Apple's Mac mini has been turning some heads, even in the PC world. If the iMac G5 is
basically a 1U server attached to a monitor, the Mac mini is basically a reorganized laptop without a monitor The Mac
mini is especially relevant to this article because a lot of the discussions about performance with regards to Apple's
PowerBook will apply directly to the Mac mini, as the two platforms are very similarly configured.
OS X Tiger: -
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G4 Power Mac Speaker Guard
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Stealth Serial Port for G4 - Universal model
The Stealth Serial Port provides a fully compatible serial port for you new Mac. Unlike USB-to-serial adapters, the Stealth Serial Port works with Local talk (OS9
only), MIDI, any serial printer and virtually any other Mac serial peripheral.
Bongo Ties
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Pioneer Environmental Associates, LLC. (Pioneer) of Vergennes, Vermont is pleased to announce the following additions to the staff of the firm. Mr. Ameddia Meddie Perry has joined the firm as Senior Hydrogeologist. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science & Biology from St. Lawrence University, in Canton New York, Mr. Perrys Vermont-based expertise is in water supply development, wastewater management, environmental investigations, and surface water investigations. As Senior Hydrogeologist at Pioneer, Mr. Perry will manage projects focusing on the development, testing, and management of public and private drinking water systems; hydrogeologic evaluation of wastewater disposal systems and surface water assessments involving studies of water flow and water quality.