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BURLINGTON, Vt.--One year after rolling out New Englands first bachelors degree in Electronic Game and Interactive Development, Champlain College is launching another innovative gaming major. Starting in Fall 2006, a new bachelors degree in Electronic Game Programming will offer a deep selection of technology courses for students who want to focus on the coding side of this growing industry.
This program allows students to combine their love of games and game theory with their passion for the challenge of programming, said Champlain College professor John Rogate, director of the program. With the video game industry growing at an incredible rate, well-educated and expertly trained programmers are in peak demand.

Montpelier The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (www.vsjf.org) announced today that Ellen Kahler has been named its new Executive Director. I am very excited about this new opportunity, said Kahler. The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund is an innovative, forward-thinking nonprofit that uses an array of sustainable economic development strategies to create livable jobs, promote vibrant, economically diverse communities, develop new market sectors and business networks, and enhance our overall quality of life for generations to come.

Personalized PT debuts a comprehensive new website designed to inform the community about physical therapy techniques, injury prevention, and performance enhancement at work or play.
www.Personalized-PT.com went live this week as part of ongoing effort by Personalized PT (of Stowe and Morrisville) to inform, engage, and enlighten their patients and the community on preventing injuries& and the benefits of manual physical therapy if one should occur.
Stowe and Morrisville, VT November 17, 2005 Personalized PT

Shelburne, November 23, 2005: Armistead Caregiver Services has announced that it has put on a food drive to benefit the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Armistead caregivers were brainstorming during a recent staff meeting on how to make a difference in their community during the holiday season and decided on the food drive.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that one in 10 Vermont families is now considered food-insecure, meaning they lack adequate resources to feed every family member. Since 1999 the rate of Vermont children in the family going with inadequate food has doubled, the largest percentage increase of any state in the country.
Armistead caregivers will help stock the shelves of the Emergency Food Shelf by bringing donations of non-perishable food items from their clients to the Armistead office which will then be dropped off at the Food Shelf. The food drive will last through the New Year.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11-21-05
JULIE RUTH STUDIO & GALLERY OPENING DECEMBER 1, 2005
CONTACT:
Julie Ruth
802-730-2527
[email protected]
Waterbury, VT On Thursday, December 1, 2005, a new gallery will open its doors in Waterbury. Julie Ruth Studio & Gallery is located at 23 South Main Street, above the popular pub and brewery The Alchemist. Julie Ruth, a painter, and her husband Shannon Matthew Long, a sculptor, are the proprietors.

Here are just a few of the topics covered in the manual:
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Her insider knowledge gives Amy a unique and entertaining approach to the car business. Amy makes an excellent interview and guest speaker.
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November 16, 2005

Guest lecturer, Luanne Freer, MD, FACEP, will present "Medicine on Everest: The Ultimate Wilderness" on Thursday, January 19, 2006 from 6:30-7:30 pm at Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe, Vermont. This lecture is part of the 24th Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) Winter Conference of the Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont (PAAV). The lecture is open to the public with a suggested donation of $5 to benefit the Himalayan Rescue Association - USA.
According to program chair, Cary Stratford, PA-C, Dr. Freer's talk is a wonderful travelogue of medicine practiced in one of the most austere and majestic settings on earth. It is an honor to have the Founder and Director of the Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic present her experience over the years as we come to appreciate the challenges of medicine and the physiology of altitude and cold.

Imminent Choices in Health Care Explored at
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Issues Conference
Creative innovation as an opportunity to change and improve established health care systems, how the next 25 years will redefine the health care landscape, and what individuals can do to improve their health and well being were among a variety of topics addressed recently by a panel of national experts who met in Burlington.
The experts highlighted a half-day conference held as part of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont's annual health issues symposium series. Nearly 300 Vermonters attended, including employers, health care providers, legislators and consumers.

Champlain College President David F. Finney was joined by Governor Jim Douglas today as he announced the creation of the Champlain College Workforce Development Center.
The Center ushers in the next phase of Champlain Colleges efforts to support Vermonts workforce development and the needs of the states businesses and professionals. The new initiative enhances the Colleges capacity to be a catalyst for economic development.
Since becoming president of Champlain College in July, I have heard a recurring theme from stakeholders in Vermonts business community: workforce development in Vermont is at the point of crisis, said David Finney. Its a need thats been well-documented and its clear to me that the College can add value to the states workforce development systems.

Do you need additional information technology education to move up the career ladder? Have some IT experience but need more to land a job? Through a new federal grant, the Vermont Information Technology Center may be able to help.
Vermonters are invited to apply for high-tech training and substantial tuition assistance from the Governors IT Training Initiative, which is a collaborative effort of the Vermont Information Technology Center (VITC), Champlain College, the Vermont Department of Labor and the Human Resources Investment Council. It is funded by the Presidents High Growth Job Training Initiative in the U.S. Department of Labor.

GMP ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS

COLCHESTER,
VT…Green Mountain Power Corporation (NYSE: GMP) has announced
consolidated earnings of $0.48 per share of common stock, diluted, for the
third quarter of 2005 compared with consolidated earnings of $0.65 per share of
common stock, diluted, for the same period in 2004. Year to date earnings for
2005 are $1.50 per share, diluted, compared with earnings of $1.70 per share,
diluted for the first nine months of 2004.
Earnings declined in the
third quarter of 2005 primarily as a result of higher power supply, other
operating and transmission expenses partially offset by an increase in retail
revenues. "The earnings decline in 2005 was caused in large part by
significantly higher wholesale energy prices,” said Christopher L. Dutton,
President and Chief Executive Officer. “We expect earnings to