ADVISORY/Green Mountain Energy's Winston Solar Challenge Kicks Off July 17 at Dell Computer's Round Rock Campus; Broadcast Media Invited.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday (July 17)

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SUBJECT: STUDENTS EMBARK ON EIGHT-DAY SOLAR CAR RACE BEGINNING IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
KEYWORDS: Winston Solar Challenge Solar Cars Dell Green Mountain Energy
Computers Alternative Energy The following is a satellite news feed advisory:
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SUMMARY: Green Mountain Energy's Winston Solar Challenge will kick off on
Tuesday, July 17, at Dell Computer's Round Rock campus near Austin, Texas.
Eight high school teams from across the United States and Mexico will compete
in a cross-country solar race. The eight-day, 1,400-mile challenge is designed
to motivate students in the sciences, provide hands-on experience with
cutting-edge technology and emphasize the value of alternative energy sources.
Students and judges will be using Dell Inspiron notebooks to access a wireless
network to fix their location, gauge solar car battery usage, monitor weather
patterns, track their competitors and record other important race data that
factors into their race strategies. THIS SATELLITE FEED CONTAINS: Footage: --
Footage from the race kickoff at Dell -- B-roll of student preparation for the
solar challenge, including footage of teams building and testing their
solar-powered vehicles -- Demonstration of global positioning system and Dell
notebook computers -- Classroom footage from the Winston Solar Education
Program SOTs: -- Dr. Lehman Marks, Event Organizer -- Bill Rodrigues, Dell --
Gillan Taddune, Green Mountain Energy Co. -- Student soundbites
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DATE: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 FEED TIME: 1-1:15 p.m. CDT (re-feed at 1:15 to
1:30 p.m. CDT) COORDINATES: SAT/XPDR: Galaxy 3R -- Transponder 1 (C-band)
Receive Horizontally at 3720 MHz SOURCE: Dell -- Verestar Dallas for Uplink
AUDIO: 6.2/6.8 FORMAT: Package TRT TBA SOTs B-roll

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