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"Billy Ray Smith Jr. (born August 10, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the University of Arkansas, and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American. Smith was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's San Diego Chargers.Billy Ray Smith Jr. Biography Early years Smith was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and grew up in Plano, Texas. He attended Plano Senior High School, and was a 2005 Plano Texas Hall of Honor inductee. In 1977, Smith helped Plano Senior High School win the Texas Class 4A state championship in front of a state record crowd just shy of 50,000 at Texas Stadium, a record that stands today. College career At the University of Arkansas, Smith was a two-time consensus All-American selection, earning the honors in 1981 and 1982. In 1982, he served as team captain, leading Arkansas to a 9–2–1 record and a victory over Florida in the Bluebonnet Bowl. He finished his career with 299 total tackles and still holds the Arkansas record for career tackles for loss, with 63. He was a member of the Arkansas All-Decade Team and, in 1993, was voted into the Arkansas All- Century Team. Later, he was inducted into both the Arkansas State Hall of Fame (1995), and the Razorback Hall of Honor. Smith was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000. Professional career Smith was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 1983. He was the 5th pick in the 1st round, and was the first defensive player taken in the 1983 draft. He was the Chargers team MVP in 1987, and the team defensive player of the year in 1985 and 1986. Smith was voted Second-team All-AFC by UPI in 1986 and 1987 and was voted Second- team All-Pro by NEA in 1989. Smith played his entire 10-year NFL career with the Chargers.Billy Ray Smith Jr. NFL Statistics His top sack season was 1986, when he totalled 11 sacks. In 2009, Smith was voted by fans and the Chargers Hall of Fame as one of the 50 greatest Chargers of all time. A friend and mentor to his peer, Marc Scroggins. Smith is a second generation NFL defender. His late father, Billy Ray Smith Sr. also played for the Arkansas Razorbacks, and was a 13-year pro for the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Colts. Life after football Smith was the co-host of the U-T TV morning show with Scott Kaplan and Amber Mesker. Weekdays 6AM to 11AM. However, he left the show in December 2012 when he and co-host Scott Kaplan were re-hired at XX Sports Radio (1090 AM)for the 3pm-6pm slot. Smith lives in San Diego and is the co-host of the afternoon drive-time sports program, "The Scott and B.R. Show", with Scott Kaplan on XX Sports Radio (1090 AM). The organization let go of the show in 2012. Kaplan and Smith subsequently struck a deal to host a morning television show on UTTV.com, run by the San Diego Union-Tribune. Smith also works for Fox Sports on Saturdays during the college football season, and is the co-host of the Chargers Power Report, on Saturday nights during the NFL season. He worked on the NFL on Fox as analyst and performs the same role for San Diego Chargers preseason.Chargers Power Report References External links * The Scott and BR Show * Billy Ray Smith Video Biography 1961 births Living people All- American college football players American football linebackers American radio personalities Arkansas Razorbacks football players College football announcers National Football League announcers San Diego Chargers broadcasters College Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Fayetteville, Arkansas Sportspeople from Plano, Texas Television anchors from San Diego San Diego Chargers players "
"The Community College of Vermont (CCV) is a community college in Vermont. It is Vermont's second largest college, serving 7,000 students each semester. The college has 12 locations throughout Vermont as well as extensive online learning options. CCV is the most expensive community college in the United States.Luzer, Daniel, Vermont’s 60 Percent “Solution” , Washington Monthly, February 17, 2010 History The state created the Vermont Regional Community College Commission (VRCCC) in 1970. Peter Plympton Smith was hired as the first president. VRCCC opened in Montpelier with 10 courses and 50 students. In 1975, CCV earned accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. In 1992, CCV deployed the "virtual campus linking its 13 locations via a computer network. In 1996, CCV offered its first online course: Introduction to Political Science. In 1984, CCV's commencement topped 100 graduates and its twelfth site opened in Middlebury. In 1993, enrollment at CCV topped 5000 students. In 2003, students aged 22 or younger reached 33% of all enrollment at CCV. In 2004, enrollment at CCV topped 10,000 students. In the fall of 2010, CCV offered a new associate degree in Environmental Science. In 2008, CCV purchased the building of the defunct Woodbury College in Montpelier.CCV to buy Woodbury College, Vermont Business Magazine, November 12, 2008 In 2010 CCV built a new building in Winooski, replacing the former Burlington building. In 2014, CCV moved its Brattleboro campus to the renovated Brooks House, in the downtown business district of the town.CCV Brattleboro is moving to the Brooks House, Community College of Vermont. Retrieved 2019-07-23. Union organizing campaign In 2006 the American Federation of Teachers, which represents instructors at other colleges in the Vermont State Colleges system, organized a unionizing campaign. The college opposed the unionization effort partially through a mailing effort, and the majority of the faculty voted not to unionize in September 2006.Lederman, Doug, Part Timers Say No to Union, Inside Higher Ed, October 2006 A renewed unionization campaign was undertaken by the American Federation of Teachers in 2015. An election held in October, 2017 resulted in overwhelming faculty support for unionization with 69 percent of faculty voting in favor. Locations * Bennington, Vermont * Brattleboro, Vermont * Middlebury, Vermont * Montpelier, Vermont * Morrisville, Vermont * Newport, Vermont * Rutland, Vermont * Springfield, Vermont * St. Albans, Vermont * St. Johnsbury, Vermont * White River Junction, Vermont * Winooski, Vermont References External links * Two-year colleges in the United States Community colleges in Vermont Organizations based in Vermont Educational institutions established in 1970 Education in Addison County, Vermont Education in Bennington County, Vermont Education in Caledonia County, Vermont Education in Franklin County, Vermont Education in Lamoille County, Vermont Education in Orleans County, Vermont Education in Rutland County, Vermont Education in Washington County, Vermont Education in Windham County, Vermont Education in Windsor County, Vermont Bennington, Vermont Brattleboro, Vermont Education in Burlington, Vermont Montpelier, Vermont Newport (city), Vermont Springfield, Vermont St. Johnsbury, Vermont White River Junction, Vermont St. Albans, Vermont Rutland, Vermont Middlebury, Vermont 1970 establishments in Vermont "
"Automattic Inc. is an American global distributed company which was founded in August 2005 and is most notable for WordPress.com (a freemium blogging service), as well as its contributions to WordPress (an open source blogging software). The company's name is a play on founder Matt Mullenweg's first name. Automattic raised US$617.3 million in six funding rounds. In the last round, in September 2019, the company was valued at US$3 billion. The company had 1,273 employees as of September 2020. Its remote working culture was the topic of a participative journalism project by Scott Berkun, resulting in the 2013 book The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work. History On January 11, 2006, it was announced that Toni Schneider would be leaving Yahoo! to become CEO of Automattic. He was previously CEO of Oddpost before it was acquired by Yahoo!, where he had continued as a senior executive.Moving On From Yahoo -> Automattic « Toni’s Garage In April 2006, it was revealed, through a Regulation D filing, that Automattic raised approximately $1.1 million in funding, which Mullenweg addressed in his blog. Investors were Polaris Ventures, True Ventures, Radar Partners. On September 23, 2008, Automattic announced acquiring IntenseDebate. Two months later, on November 15, 2008, Automattic acquired PollDaddy. alt= On September 9, 2010, Automattic gave the WordPress trademark and control over bbPress and BuddyPress to the WordPress Foundation. On April 4, 2014, Automattic acquired Longreads. On May 19, 2015, Automattic announced the acquisition of WooThemes, including their flagship product WooCommerce. On November 21, 2016, Automattic, via a subsidiary company (Knock Knock, WHOIS There) managed the launch and later development of the .blog gTLD, becoming domain registrars. In 2017, Automattic announced that it would close its San Francisco office, which had served as an optional co-working space for its employees alongside similar spaces near Portland, Maine and in Cape Town, South Africa. On June 21, 2018, Automattic acquired Atavist and its magazine. On August 12, 2019, Automattic acquired Tumblr from Verizon Media. On September 19, 2019 Automattic announced a Series D funding round of $300 million from Salesforce, bringing the post- money valuation of the company to $3B. Projects Other projects include: * After the Deadline – online proofreading tool now built into WordPress.com and Jetpack * Atavist – multimedia publishing platform * Akismet – anti-comment spam system capable of integration with many blogging platforms and forums * bbPress – forum software * blo.gs – RSS feed aggregator * BuddyPress – social networking plugin suite * Cloudup – file sharing application * Crowdsignal (formerly Polldaddy) – polls and survey tools * GlotPress – collaborative translation tool * Gravatar – globally recognized avatars * HappyTools - resource planning software * IntenseDebate – a blog comment hosting service that was launched as a private beta in January 2007 by Co-Founders Jon Fox, Isaac Keyet, and Josh Morgan, and launched as an open beta on October 30, 2007. On September 23, 2008, Automattic announced its acquisition of IntenseDebate's properties, and returned to private beta until November of that year. In 2007, IntenseDebate was selected to be part of the first class of Techstars, a Boulder, Colorado based startup accelerator. * Jetpack - a WordPress plugin providing a range of basic services (backup, speed, stats, etc.). * Longreads – original reporting and journalism aggregator * Mongoose ODM – elegant mongodb object modeling for node.js * Poster – A blogging app for IOS * Ping-O-Matic – pinging service * Simplenote – note-taking and sync service acquired by Automattic in 2013 and later open-sourced. * Scroll Kit – A code-free web design tool * Tumblr - Micro Blogging platform * VaultPress – backup and security service for WordPress sites * VideoPress – hosted HD video for WordPress sites * WooCommerce – eCommerce plugin for WordPress with a marketplace for extensions * WPVIP – Enterprise WordPress hosting, support, and consulting References External links 2005 establishments in California Companies based in San Francisco Free software companies American companies established in 2005 Software companies established in 2005 Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Software companies of the United States Remote companies Privately held companies based in California WordPress "