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The George Jarkesy Show Wraps Up Another Successful Week
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Miltary Monday also featured an interview with Dr. Austin Troy, author of a "A Very Hungry City: Urban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities." The following day also featured two great guests. On Tech Tuesday, Jarkesy spoke to Mark ...

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Lake County land transfers
News-Herald.com
Jason G. Fankboner sold a home at 1170 Crescent Drive to Eric Smeltzer for $34000. Charles Kapel sold a home at 73 Sanford Street to Martha Poxon for $30000. DB Structured Products Inc. sold a home at 472 Liberty Street to Joey Xu for $24000.

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North Country Public Radio
Natural Selections: Hive economy
North Country Public Radio
(02/09/12) In the second in our series about the biological marketplace, Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager look into the beehive. While some worker bees might try to "cheat," introducing their own eggs into the genetic pool of the hive, other workers ...

'Rango' Rules at VES Awards
Reuters
... Vernon Wilbert Jr. Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" – Driller: Tim Brakensiek, Kelvin Chu, David Fogler, Rene Garcia Outstanding Models in a Broadcast Program or Commercial "Boardwalk Empire" – Georgia ...

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Hometown boy makes good
Albany Times Union
Forget New York City, forget Austin — Troy is home to the type of songwriter who demonstrates that a metropolis isn't necessary to produce significant art that is not just of its time, but above it. If that seems like an overreach, buy "Magic," put it ...

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Career- and Season-Best Marks Set at Meyo Invite
Central Michigan University Chippewas
Turk and Baxter, along with senior Stephanie Hurley and freshman Bridget Doughty, combined for a season-best time of 3:49.64 in the 4x400m relay. The team finished third in its heat and 11th overall. Senior Veronica Garcia ran a personal-best time of ...

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Weston Soccer Star Participates in U.S. Soccer Event
Patch.com
New England Revolution Under-16 player and Weston, Mass. native Declan McCabe participated in the US Soccer Training Center held on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Dana-Farber Field House on the grounds of Gillette Stadium. McCabe was one of seven Revolution ...

Sean Rowe at Club Helsinki
Albany Times Union (blog)
Forget New York City, forget Austin — Troy is home to the type of songwriter who demonstrates that a metropolis isn't necessary to produce significant art that is not just of its time, but above it. If that seems like an overreach, buy “Magic,” put it ...

Violet L. Falk — Austin
Post-Bulletin
Violet is survived by her grandchildren, Devin Sanden of Austin, Troy (Helen) Hamberg of Wichita Falls, Texas and Jackie (Albert) Aldesco, Los Angeles, Calif.; great-grandchildren, Melissa Hamberg, Joshua Hamberg, Katherine Hamberg, Lex Aldesco, ...

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Austin Herald
Violet L. Falk, 91
Austin Herald
Violet is survived by her grandchildren: Devin Sanden, Austin; Troy (Helen) Hamberg, Wichita Falls, Texas, and Jackie (Albert) Aldesco, Los Angeles; great-grandchildren: Melissa Hamberg, Joshua Hamberg, Katherine Hamberg, Lex Aldesco, Jet Aldesco, ...

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Dorchester Reporter
Carney, union workers promote hospital's progress
Dorchester Reporter
Photo courtesy Bill Howland/Carney Carney Hospital has partnered with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1199 United Healthcare Workers East to form a new joint labor-management initiative. The collaboration launched a campaign to encourage ...

Science pub talks climate
Rutland Herald
Alan Betts of Atmosperic Research in Pittsford will lead a discussion on climate change in Vermont and how to deal with shrinking winters and increasingly floods. The Lakehouse Pub & Grille is located on Route 30 in Castleton, about 3 miles north off ...

The George Jarkesy Show Wraps Up Another Successful Week
PR Web (press release)
Planned guests for the week of January 30th include Austin Troy, author of The Very Hungry City, spokespeople from the Heritage Foundation and the National Rifle Association, a noted expert on Central Asian energy economics, and a very special ...

Artisan in Southport Offers Creative Décor, and More  The New York Times

Opinion | In Honduras, a Mess Helped by the U.S.  The New York Times

The 2013 Department of Energy supported Solar Decathlon competition was just announced and includes Norwich University and Middlebury College, VT EPSCoR partners and in the Vermont Genetics Network (VGN), among the 20 institutions from around the world.

"Two schools from tiny Vermont - and from the VGN Network - says a lot about our support for STEM education" Dr. Bob Cluss, Middlebury College Dean of Curriculum, Director of the Natural Sciences, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry.

The announcement with list of participants is here: http://www.solardecathlon.gov/blog/

Totally Uncool
Seven Days
Alan Betts is an atmospheric researcher in Pittsford, Vt. For the past three decades, his work has been funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Most recently, Betts compiled a report for Gov. Peter Shumlin's climate change team.

Donna Rizzo
North Fort Myers Neighbor
Donna Rizzo, 57, passed away on Dec, 8, 2011. She was born on October 30, 1954 in Brooklyn, NY and has lived in Cape Coral since 1980. She had a passion for children, science and education and worked at The Imaginarium, after which she taught at North ...

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“Very Hungry City” Author Austin Troy Grew Up in Brentwood, Went to Yale, Now ...
Westside Today
Austin Troy, PhD is Associate Professor at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, with an additional appointment in computer science. He was educated at Yale College (BA), Yale School of Forestry ...