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Globalstar Handheld Satellite Phone

We know most people already have cellphones, however what about all those times we are somewhere and there is no signal it could be quite frustrating, especially when you are lost or need help with your broken down vehicle. Forbes Traveler.com recommends the Globalstar Hand Held phone as top travel gadgets, which is a satellite phone and works on standard U.S. dialing system. It always works outside of cellular range and even if local telephone infrastructure is interrupted you still have service.

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One last road trip

One last road trip

Our final trip with the 2007 Dartmouth Ski Team was a special one for the athletes, coaches, and administrators who have dedicated so much to the ski team in particular and Dartmouth Athletics in general. At the White House on June 18, President George W. Bush honored 27 of this year’s NCAA Division-1 national championship teams-of which we were one-in an afternoon-long celebration that included a tour of the White House, a personal meeting with President Bush, and Presidential remarks delivered on the South Lawn.
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Roads Getting Cleared Soon

The snow plows have been at work all night and it looks like major roads should be in decent shape by mid-day today. There will be some exceptions no doubt and a few spots may see some drifting but overall, travel should be basically fine.

The Burlington airport is open but there are no flights to Philadelphia or LaGuardia because those airports are closed.

(c) 2007 Jeff Connor

grunberghaus.com

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Montshire Museum in Norwich VT and Green Mountain Railroad

Montshire Museum in Norwich VT and Green Mountain Railroad

?Toy story? makes debut in Vermont this summer
By Kevin Coburn
Manager, Public Relations
Montshire Museum of Science

If your parents never let you break open your Etch A Sketch? to find out how it works, you?ll love Toys: The Inside Story, now open at the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vt. The new exhibition illustrates simple mechanisms commonly found in toys, and lets visitors create their own toy-like combinations of gears, pulleys, linkages, cams, and circuits.
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