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PureWellness, a provider of online wellness solutions, announced the release of its ground breaking Risk Advisor. "The PureWellness Risk Advisor provides our customers with an innovative behavior change tool that prompts action directly from within the Health Risk Assessment (HRA) process.

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QuorumSoft, a provider of deduplicating archival solutions, announced Alike MSP Advantage, a new program that expands the opportunity for managed service providers (MSPs) to offer their customers back up and disaster recovery services.

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Woodchuck Gluten-Free May is National Celiac Awareness Month and nationwide resources and events can be found at the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness website -- http://www.celiaccentral.org/awarenessmonth/.

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Enjoy music fit for a kingâ ¦on a soft summer evening in Vermont! The Vermont Symphony Orchestra presents its popular TD Bank Summer Festival Tour in eight outdoor locations this summer with a program entitled ‘Symphony Royale,’ Anthony Princiotti conducting.

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Washington Electric Cooperative, with more than 10,000 member/owners in 41 central Vermont towns, will hold its 72nd Annual Membership Meeting at the Montpelier Elks Lodge on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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Green Mountain College President Paul Fonteyn announced today at the school's 174th commencement ceremony that the 700-student Vermontliberal arts school has achieved climate neutrality. GMC becomes the second climate neutral campus in the nation and the first to achieve it through a combination of efficiency, large-scale adoption of clean energy, and purchase of local carbon offsets.

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The University of Vermont College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has named Rachel K. Johnson, PhD, RD, the inaugural Robert L. Bickford, Jr. Green and Gold Professor ‘ the first endowed professorship in that college. Dr. Johnson has been a member of the college's faculty since 1991 and served as its dean from 2001 to 2008.

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The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented VIT with the 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning.

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Governor Peter Shumlin announced today that Preliminary Damage Assessment teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are in Vermont this week to help determine if the state qualifies for federal disaster assistance for individuals and families affected by the flooding.

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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $4.9 million in new and continuing grants to support the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, primarily non-profit organizations run by and for families with children with special health care needs, including Vermont Family Network. Funding for the centers was extended through 2012 by the Affordable Care Act.

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Governor Peter Shumlin today announced the formation and first meeting of the Vermont Climate Cabinet, a group of senior officials in his administration charged with leading the state toward reduced greenhouse emissions and from reliance on fossil fuels.

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Governor Peter Shumlin on Wednesday will take part in the Agency of Transportation’s ‘Safety Day’ events, which include a golf cart texting course, a vehicle rollover crash display, and more.
Date: May 18, 2011
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: The National Life campus; Montpelier