Vermont Expos
Small Business Administration
Unofficially, Orton also contributes to a variety of volunteer activities for veterans: working with the Friends of Veterans organization to prevent homelessness among veterans through fundraiser walkathons, Hire-A-Vet Day and working with the homeless shelter in Barre; providing volunteers with the names of local veterans who need and want assistance; serving meals to veterans at the Montpelier Elks Annual Veterans Dinner “to show my appreciation for what they’ve done for me”; and organizing a Veterans’ Night for the Vermont Expos, which included half-price tickets and a salute to the veterans from all branches of the services in the audience. ... [Read More]
FEMA: Minor League Baseball And The Boy Scouts Of America Help The Department Of Homeland Security Prepare Americans
The initiative will kick-off on Friday, July 11 at Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians, and at Centennial Field, home of the Vermont Expos. ... [Read More]
DHS | Department of Homeland Security | Minor League Baseball and the Boy Scouts of America Help the Department of Homeland Security Prepare Americans
Vermont Expos (July 11) ... The initiative will kick-off on Friday, July 11 at Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians, and at Centennial Field, home of the Vermont Expos. ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
Despite their sluggish 2004 beginning (3-9 as of July 1), the Baby Bombers hope to rebound from last season’s last place finish with the addition of former Yankee pitcher Tommy John as their new manager. Jesse Hoover, the Yankees 7th-overall selection in the 2004 MLB Entry Draft, has given the Baby Bombers a much needed spark as he notched his first save of the season against the Vermont Expos on June 28th, striking out six of the seven batters he retired. Infielder Hector Zamora has been one of the few offensive weapons for Staten Island, hitting .357 over his first eleven games. ... [Read More]
Team Nutrition: Grants
The Maine Department of Education, in partnership with the Maine Department of Human Services, the Maine Nutrition Network, and the Maine School Food Service Association, will implement several initiatives regarding the role school environment and related policies play in implementing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2000 . The 2001 grant will be used to: 1) conduct two statewide Summits titled, Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment for up to 50 school district teams, consisting of school decision makers, staff, and community members; 2) provide follow-up and technical support to participants of the Summit trainings at regional meetings; 3) broaden exposure throughout the state to the Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment materials and concepts to meetings of administrators, teachers, parents, and the community; and 4) provide training and technical assistance for school foodservice professionals, in cooperation with the Maine ... [Read More]
2002 Small Business and Congregations Award Winners : ENERGY STAR
The surveys provided immediate written feedback including recommendations on 14 potential upgrade items-identifying related dollar and kWh savings for each, referrals to local contractors, and two post-survey follow-up calls to measure and verify completion. The SCE Community Survey Program provided energy surveyor training, and supplied survey forms, materials, and tip sheets, as well as rebate application support. The SCE Business Solutions Program has also hosted "ENERGY STAR Expos" in six cities to promote its rebate programs, and maintains a Small Business Center online and within its Customer Technology Center (CTAC), where small businesses can find training, exhibits, displays, demonstrations, and referrals in cooperation with the state Small Business Development Center. ... [Read More]
NASD: Farming and Ranching with a Disability
In addition to the direct services provided to farmers and ranchers with disabilities, over 4,700 educational training and awareness events have been conducted by state projects effecting over one million professionals and members of the rural and agricultural communities. Furthermore, an estimated seven million additional people have learned about the challenges and accomplishments experienced by agricultural producers with disabilities through newspapers and magazine articles, television and radio interviews and public service announcements, and displays at agricultural and health-related expos and fairs. ... [Read More]
Project Apollo Annotated Bibliography, Ch1
Young, Hugo; Silcock, Bryan; and Dunn, Peter. Journey to Tranquillity:The History of Man's Assault on the Moon . Garden City, NY:Doubleday, 1970. A ponderous "anti-Apollo" broadside,this book seeks to cast aspersions on the entire space program.Handled deftly by investigative journalists who are writing anexpos‚, the first chapter sets the stage by characterizingWernher von Braun as a self-righteous traitor and John F. Kennedyas an adolescent exhibitionist. They then describe a conspiracyof bureaucrats, industrialists, and politicians who promote spaceas a means of feathering their own nests. The authors used theApollo fire that killed three astronauts as the evidence that"proves" the dishonesty and criminal behavior of NASAand other space advocates. The authors were journalists with the London Sunday Times and they provided a fast-paced if highlycritical analysis of Project Apollo. ... [Read More]
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