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[Blogging Vermont Style] Turn Your iPhone Into a Movie Projector!

noreply@blogger.com (Cidman) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

"BOISE, Idaho--Imagine you're on a camping trip with your family, and your kids are bored. They want to watch a movie, but you forgot your laptop at home. Hopeless? Not at all.You pull out your fifth-generation iPhone--yes, this is a...

[CharLotte's Web] Town Party Pics!

Robbie Stanley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Here are a few scenes from yesterday's 15th annual Town Party. ÃÂ The weather held, adorable kids played with the rescue pugs and tried out the fire engines. Hazel Prindle was there, chatting with Mary Lighthall at the Historical Society table....

[CharLotte's Web] Rafters

Robbie Stanley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

The town beach is an excellent place to spend a summer afternoon - one like we'll have today, 80 degrees and sunny. ÃÂ Thanks to Louisa Schibli for this photo of one of Charlotte's quintessential summer activities....

[Rachel Carter PR] Classical Music & Hard Cider

Rachel Carter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

I have to do it - I have to take a blog moment to promote two of my clients because what they have going on is definitely newsworthy!!! And, I am so proud and want to thank some folks...

[VermontVibes] Music in July

Rachel Carter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

So much is going on this July with music I guess it's as good an attempt as any to make up for the horrific weather! While I usually try to write about my Vibe adventures, I fear I will...

[Blogging Vermont Style] $4 Billion in Broadband Stimulus Grants Tied to Strict Net Neutrality Rules

noreply@blogger.com (Cidman) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

I wonder if the state could qualify as a borrower under this plan? Maybe we could buy out Fairpoint with help from the Feds and take control of our own landlines. As I had stated in my previous post, the...

[CharLotte's Web] East Charlotte Hosts Biker Rally

Robbie Stanley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Carrie Spear, owner of Spear's Corner Store and prime creator of the Tractor Parade, held the first bike rally last weekend. ÃÂ There was a good turnout of local kids, who decorated their bikes and themselves and competed in handling courses....

[VermontVibes] Kettle Pond for another kinda Fishin'

Rachel Carter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Catching fish fishing! The Mitch and I scooped up our dear friends Seth and Kiley over Memorial Day weekend for a four day camping trip in the Groton State Forest. We had planned to perhaps visit some of...

[Blogging Vermont Style] Is It Time For Vermont to Take Control of Our Landlines?

noreply@blogger.com (Cidman) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Let me be one of the first Vermonters to jump on the "I told you so" bandwagon. Many folks wiser and dumber than I called this one from the start. The original idea defied logic. Verizon, with their internet and...

[Rachel Carter PR] Good Writers Pave the Way

Rachel Carter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

The current media situation is baffling businesses, changing the scope of PR, stressing out PR clients, and transforming journalism. I think of everyone dealing with the influx of social media and the death of many forms of traditional media...

[CharLotte's Web] New CCS interim principal

Robbie Stanley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Here's what parents learned on Wednesday via email:On behalf of the school board and myself, I am pleased to announce that SandraÃÂ Jump has been hired as the Interim Principal for the Charlotte Central School.ÃÂ Most recently, Sandy has served as principal...

[Blogging Vermont Style] 8th Grader Strip Searched by School Officials Vindicated

noreply@blogger.com (Cidman) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Back in March of 2008 we reported on this outrageous case involving a teen that was strip searched after being accused of being in possession of a controlled substance....gasp, ibuproffen!Our Original Post of March 2008It seems that the Supreme Court...

[Blogging Vermont Style] "Synthetic Tree" Cathes the Carbon of 20 Cars Daily!

noreply@blogger.com (Cidman) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

The thought of an artificial tree usually excites memories of building and ornamenting a Christmas centerpiece. But here's an innovation that will put those plastic branches to shame: scientists at Columbia University are developing a structure that can capture carbon...

[VermontVibes] Was Out Phishin'!

Rachel Carter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

My apologies for the lack of posts - see my Vermont public relations blog for those details. And thank you for voting for the Vermont Vibes Blog to be a Seven Daysies Best Blog! If you haven't yet...

[Rachel Carter PR] Lessons from the Road

Rachel Carter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Wow, I have been a bad, bad blogger lately! I apologize. June has been an intense month of ups and downs. The elation of the music that has shaped my life returning coupled with judgments in the...

[Where are you cooking from?] More about gardens...

Charlie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Ok, I am feeling like a proud parent here.I can't resist.I can't hold back.It's my garden!That's right, my own personal kitchen garden. "Kitchen Garden" seems like a good name, it defines it from the rest of the flora around the...

[Where are you cooking from?] The Gardens...

Charlie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

Here's quick little post for you. I just wanted to give you an update on the world here in Vermont. I haven't been posting much lately, and of course I started posting in the "dead" of winter. Well, winter is...

[CharLotte's Web] Canoe do this?

Robbie Stanley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

This is what we should all be doing this summer - lounging lazily in a canoe in a little cove on the lake. Today looks like the last nice day for a while; let's get outside and enjoy it....

[CharLotte's Web] The News team gathers

Robbie Stanley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

The Charlotte News board of directors hosted the News staff last night for a cookout. ÃÂ The weather held so we could be outside. ÃÂ It was a fun evening and we all enjoyed the relaxed time to interact and, in some...

[Medium News] A Simple .net Web Service Consumer in Python

Rob Righter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:28 +0000

The class can be found in the file soap.py which we have made available for download here . In order to use this class, you will need to have lxml installed in your Python environment. Here's a quick example. The first...