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Gov. Shumlin, Mayor Weinberger, tech businesses announce upcoming Tech Jam
vtdigger.org
BURLINGTON – Joined by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, tech business owners, economic development officials and others at the new business Ello in Burlington, Gov. Peter Shumlin today touted the upcoming 2014 Vermont Tech Jam being held on ...

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Gov. Shumlin, Mayor Weinberger, tech businesses announce upcoming Tech Jam
vtdigger.org
BURLINGTON – Joined by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, tech business owners, economic development officials and others at the new business Ello in Burlington, Gov. Peter Shumlin today touted the upcoming 2014 Vermont Tech Jam being held on ...

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Professional News: Oct. 22, 2014
UVM News
Andrew Schroth, research assistant professor of geology, was an invited speaker for an inaugural workshop held Oct. 12-17 in Xiamen, China, on "The First International Workshop on Urbanization in Watersheds: Ecological and Environmental Responses".

Professional News: Oct. 22, 2014
UVM News
Andrew Schroth, research assistant professor of geology, was an invited speaker for an inaugural workshop held Oct. 12-17 in Xiamen, China, on "The First International Workshop on Urbanization in Watersheds: Ecological and Environmental Responses".

Keene police release more details about weekend arrests
The Keene Sentinel
Keene police have released preliminary details about the 84 arrests officers made in connection with Saturday's riots, but say that number is only part of the story. Approximately 200 officers from more than 20 law enforcement agencies assisted Keene ...

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Olivia Holt, Lucy Lawless, Tamyra Gray & More to Star in SLEEPING BEAUTY AND HER WINTER KNIGHT at Pasadena Playhouse  Broadway World

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What GlobalFoundries deal means for IBM
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Those staffers are in the East Fishkill and Burlington, Vermont plants. The deal also gives GlobalFoundries IBM's extensive patent portfolio in semiconductors. That is a key part of the deal, said Aziz Ahsan, a Hopewell Junction patent attorney who ...

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Former Keene insurance agent faces violation of probation, theft charges
The Keene Sentinel
A former Keene insurance agent accused of stealing more than $1,500 in customers' payments for premiums is now incarcerated after prosecutors say he violated his probation in another theft case. Michael D. Liebl, 46, of Barre, Vt., was indicted in ...

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Killian Donnelly, Alistair Brammer, Gina Beck & More Record Songs ...  Broadway World

LAVENDER NIGHT OUT Benefit Set for the Pasadena Playhouse, 11/6  Broadway World

Musselman director done | News | fltimes.com  Finger Lakes Times

GENEVA –– After 11 years as director of the Musselman Triathlon, Jeff Henderson is passing the baton.

Griffin Theatre's TITANIC Plays Theater Wit, Now thru 12/7  Broadway World

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Waterworks restaurant coming to Winooski
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Queen City Brewery will use Vermont rocks in the brewing, heating the beer in its parking lot on Sunday. The brewery plans to make 500 gallons of Steinbier, which will be available in December. Booze at the bakery. MLC Bakeshop in Winooski has a liquor ...

The Keene Sentinel
Troy man held without bail a 'danger to the community,' judge says
The Keene Sentinel
A federal judge has ordered a Troy man accused of possessing child sex images held in jail without bail because he is a danger to children in the community. John P. Howe Jr., 33, of Richmond Road, faces possession of child pornography charges in U.S. ...

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Paula Poundstone brings laughs to Randolph
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The Bill Reed Voice Studio presents a concert featuring singers touted by the South Burlington business as "Vermont rising opera stars." The rising stars in question, baritone Christopher Colmenero and tenor Geoffrey Penar, perform at 4 p.m. Sunday at ...

This talk describes a new approach, using ``Random Chemistry'' sampling, to efficiently estimate the risk of large cascading blackouts triggered by multiple contingencies. On a model of the Polish electrical grid, the new approach finds the expected value of large-blackout sizes (a measure of risk) two orders of magnitude faster than Monte Carlo sampling, without introducing measurable bias. We also derive a method to compute the sensitivity of blackout risk to individual component-failure probabilities, allowing one to quickly identify low-cost strategies for reducing risk. For example, we show how a 1.9% increase in operational costs reduced the overall risk of cascading failure in a 2383-bus test case by 61%. An examination of how risk changes with load yielded a surprising decrease in cascading failure risk at the highest loadings, due to increased locality in generation and less long-distance transmission. Finally, we propose new visualizations of spatio-temporal patterns in cascading failure risk that could provide valuable guidance to system planners and operators.

A National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-2 project is collecting real-time data to better preserve and protect Rhode Island’s water sources.

The project is funded by a three-year, $6 million grant awarded to NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) jurisdictions Rhode Island, Delaware and Vermont.

Burlington, VT – William Wallace, executive director of US Ignite, today announced that the City of Burlington has been named a US Ignite partner. Mayor Miro Weinberger announced that Burlington has branded its local Ignite initiative “BTV IGNITE: New England’s Gigabit City” and launched a new website, as well as introduced his BTV IGNITE Advisory Group. Further, Weinberger encouraged the public to attend and participate in the upcoming 7th Annual Vermont Tech Jam, scheduled for this Friday and Saturday at Memorial Auditorium.

At a news conference in the Dealer.com rooftop solarium, Wallace stated the following about the City of Burlington’s qualifications for this designation: “US Ignite is pleased to welcome Burlington as its newest partner community. A number of important assets make Burlington uniquely situated to take advantage of this pivotal time in next-generation networks: capacity for City-wide gigabit access; density of research and education networks; vibrant tech business culture; core capabilities in key research areas; and a community with an intense entrepreneurial mindset and an enviable quality of life.”

Dr. Patrick Clemins, VT EPSCoR Cyber Specialist, will appear on Channel CCTV, Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 5:25 p.m. during the show "Live at 5:25." Dr. Clemins is an invited panelist for a session titled "BTV Ignite Showcase", scheduled for Saturday, October 25 at 1 p.m., as part of VT TechJam. The panel will discuss the progress made in the first year of BTV Ignite and plans for the future.

Dr. Andrew Schroth, UVM Department of Geology, was an invited speaker for an inaugural workshop held in Xiamen, China on October 12-17, 2014 on "The First International Workshop on Urbanization in Watersheds: Ecological and Environmental Responses". Dr.Schroth was invited by one of the key organizers, Dr. Art Gold, Professor of Watershed Hydrology, at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Schroth is a Co-PI (VT) for the Northeast Water Resources Network (NEWRnet) award from the National Science Foundation, which is a consortium of 3 states - VT, RI and DE. Dr. Gold is PI for the RI NEWRnet team. The North East Water Resources network (NEWRnet) is a next generation monitoring initiative that integrates economic behavior and policy to support sustainable communities in a productive landscape.