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This spring, Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, offered its first gear design and repair course.
The new class has the potential, say instructors and those in the industry, to not only help students be better prepared for surviving in the wild, but also expand both local gear manufacturing and an understanding of the design process overall.
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Sometimes knowledge has a ripple effect. The skills these college students are learning could help keep hiking gear out of the landfill and make outdoor activities more accessible.
“Everything – and I do mean everything – is designed and developed the same way: through a series of steps that visualize, confirm, and then create,” says Kurt Gray, who runs the design and product operation at Jagged Edge Mountain Gear in Telluride, Colorado. “The major benefit to the community,” he adds, “is teaching young people how to realize their dreams throu
Vermont AcademicInfluence.com Ranks the State’s Best Colleges & Universities for 2021
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What are the top colleges and universities in Vermont? See where AcademicInfluence.com ranks them in a variety of categories…
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, USA, May 10, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ With so many excellent colleges and universities to choose from in Vermont, the challenge for prospective students isn’t selecting just any school but choosing the right school from among the state’s very best institutions.
AcademicInfluence.com announces the release of its series “The Best Colleges & Universities in the USA,” which ranks every state’s schools in multiple categories. The top higher education institutions in Vermont are ranked here:
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Dear Legislative Leaders,
In May of 2016 I was diagnosed with Parkinsonâs disease. Since them I have witnessed a degradation in mobility and cognitive functioning. I am fortunate to be living in a time where drugs and exercise have a combined effect at slowing the diseaseâs progression; however, no cure exists.
With the above in mind I would like the state of Vermont to begin the collection of data as it relates to the tracing of Parkinsonâs. As outlined in âThe Rise of Parkinsonâs Diseaseâ (E. Ray Dorsey, Todd Sherer, Michael S. Okun, Bastiaan R. Bloem for American Scientist) research reveals the rise of Parkinsonâs in rural areas likely elevated by the presence of the following: paraquat, rotenone and trichlorethylene. The first two are used in agricultural applications while the latter is used in âwashing away grease, cleaning silicon wafers, removing spots in dry cleaning.â Current evidence exists linking the
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Food shelf drop-offSTOWE â Remarkable Things in Stowe announces it is now a drop-off point for Waterbury Food Shelf. Food, cleaning supplies or financial donations can be accepted from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until Dec. 31. Curbside donations are also possible â just knock on the door or window and someone can come out to take care of it.
Waterbury Area Food Shelf accepts unexpired, unopened boxes and cans of non-perishables, as well as cleaning supplies and financial donations. They are unable to accept home canned and baked goods.
Remarkable Things is an American artisan art, craft, jewelry and furniture shop.