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Compound Found To Safely Counter Deadly Bird Flu
Life Sciences Blog | 6 hours ago by Konstantinos Vougas
Story Summary: Now, however, a study published this week (Dec. 21) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that a new compound, one on the threshold of final testing in humans, may be more potent and safer for treating read more
College Football Bowl Game Predictions and Open Thread
TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime | 10 hours ago by Jeralyn Merritt
I'm off to a rocky 1-2 start in the bowl games. Here are my picks for games from 12/23-30, using (using these lines): Cal (-2.5) over Utah tonight. Nevada (-13) over SMU tomorrow night. In the December 26 games, I like Marshall (+3) over Ohio U., read more
Nuevos cambios para el Amazon Kindle
Tecnoticias.com.ve | 11 hours ago by Nestor Vargas
Aunque no tiene muchos meses en las tiendas, Amazon.com Inc. confirmó que sumará dos nuevas herramientas para su lector de e-books Kindle para hacer que el nuevo gadget sea más accesible para sus usuarios con problemas auditivos o de visión. Ten read more
Wisconsin-Miami: Three Reasons Each Team Will Win the Champs Spor…
period forcing atmosphere retreat concerns | 21 hours ago by scaffeldfa
The Wisconsin Badgers take on the Miami Hurricanes in the Champs Sports Bowl in one of the more anticipated pre-2010 bowl match-ups. Both teams come in with 9-3 records and a chip on their shoulder as each could have gone to more prestigious bowl gam read more
Farmer sees divine sign in cow
Bits and Pieces of Life | 21 hours ago by icepricessa
STERLING, Conn. (AP) — A holy cow in Connecticut, perhaps? Or maybe a divine bovine?A calf with a white marking on its forehead in the approximate shape of a cross was born last week at a dairy farm in Sterling, a small rustic town on the Rhode Isl read more
Greater Losses than Vacations
Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood | 21 hours ago by Andrea
My brother is taking his wife and three kids to Hawaii where my other brother lives for a week and a half over the holidays. I do not begrudge him this vacation. He works hard and like all of us deserves time off. I am just sad that the boys and I read more
My Very Special Christmas Story To You
The Pedestal | 22 hours ago
WARNING: Be done eating before you read this. Sometime during my mid-twenties (don’t ask me what year because remembering the exact years things happen isn’t my strong suit) I had put my Christmas shopping off until the last minute, as read more
Johnsonville Bratfest 2010 in Madison, WI
Directory of Madison Blog | December 22nd 2009 by Jeff Dahlberg
It is not too early to mark your calendars for the Johnsonville 2010 Bratfest in Madison, Wisconsin. It will take place on Memorial Day Weekend 2010, May 28 through May 31 – rain or shine. The hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are 10 a.m read more
Manitowoc County Home Builders Association Launches New Site …
Construction Material & Tools | December 22nd 2009 by nextage
Virtualtech has just completed the design of the Manitowoc County Home Builders Association website. MCHBA is a builder’s association in Wisconsin that represents firms and individuals involved in the construction industry in Manitowoc County. read more
Runnels Double-Dips Daiber
Inside POOL Magazine Billiards News | December 22nd 2009 by JR Calvert
Runnels Double-Dips Daiber Billiard Congress of Wisconsin Open 9-Ball Tour / Waukesha, WI by Jonathan Demet The Billiard Congress of Wisconsin Open 9-Ball Tour was hosted Master Z’s in Waukesha, WI, for their December 20 stop. The $500-added stop read more
Depression Lowers Activity of Brain Reward Centers
Recall Insider | December 22nd 2009 by Terry
Wisc.edu – Patients with depression are unable to sustain activity in brain reward centers related to positive emotion, according to a new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The NIMH-funded study challenges previous notions that indi read more
MC2 Increases Productivity, and Reduces IT Infrastructure and Mai…
Extra Technology News | December 22nd 2009 by Pro Linker
Small Business Leverages Hosted Exchange to Focus on Business, Not Infrastructure read more
Current Mortgage Rates Madison Appleton Brookfield Waukesha Green…
Wisconsin Mortgage Blog: Brian Collins | December 22nd 2009 by Brian Collins
Wisconsin Mortgage Rates as of 12/22/2009 at 10:08 AM CST Current Mortgage Rate Trend: Worsening Visit http://www.MadisonMortgageguys.com/current_rates/index.htm for all current rates and APR information. 30 Year Fixed: 5.250% (5.330% APR) 15 Yea read more
How to Find the Best Car Insurance For You
Find Car Insurance | December 22nd 2009
Understand the different types of Car Insurance If you live in New Hampshire and Wisconsin, you are required by law to have the most basic level, car insurance, which is known as”responsibility “. Liability applies only to their own mista read more
Target Admits Organic Soy Milk Advertising Error
Green Rebates and Incentives | December 22nd 2009
Following a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) investigation, Target Corporation quietly admitted last week that it wrongly advertised soy milk being sold in its stores as organic when in fact it was not. The error relates to newspaper advertise read more
Blizzard Snow Trees and Street Lamp Images - Blizzard December 20…
Soul Amp - Chronicles of a Modern Alternative Jam Band Trio | December 22nd 2009 by M1
Here's a tragic winter romance song for you all about the ill-fated romance of Johnny and Jenny (poor Johnny... Jenny seems to be doing all right):The Ballad of Jenny and Johnny mp3 It took me a bit to get around to posting these images (and I have a read more
Researchers Trace the Path to a Color Shift in Fruit Flies
Life Sciences Blog | December 21st 2009 by Konstantinos Vougas
Story Summary: Carroll has been at the forefront of that search – and he is strongly convinced that changes in enhancers drive morphological changes in species. Carroll, a professor of molecular biology and genetics at the University of Wiscons read more
Plastic Bag Recycling
Directory of Madison Blog | December 21st 2009 by Jeff Dahlberg
The City of Madison is now requiring residents to recycle certain types of clean bags. To find out what types of bags to recycle and not to recycle, the drop-off center locations, and all other information on the plastic bag recycling, see the City o read more
Spiralight Selects Sorrento’s GigaMux 6400
Fiber Optic Tool Supply Blog | December 21st 2009
December 21, 2009 - Sorrento Networks says that Spiralight Network, LLC, an optical transport service provider based in the upper Midwest United States, has selected Sorrento's GigaMux 6400 to enhance service reliability and high-speed transport serv read more
Nationwide Series will race at Road America
FanZone Sports | December 21st 2009 by Kyle Ocker
Less than a week after announcing that the Milwaukee Mile had been dropped from the 2010 Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series schedules, NASCAR found a way to ensure that Wisconsin will continue its 17-year streak of hosting Nationwide ra read more
NASCAR says goodbye to the Milwaukee Mile as they return to Road…
Racedriven dot com weblog | December 21st 2009 by Brian Vermette
As if the Danica Patrick news was enough for the NASCAR community (fans, media, drivers, teams & owners) to get a grip on, today NASCAR announced that they will continue its 17-year streak of racing on a national-series level in Wisconsin by raci read more
AKC AIREDALE PUPPIES - $500. (Wisconsin)
Adorable Baby capuchin monkey for adoption | December 21st 2009 by larisa
For sale are these adorable AKC Airedale Puppies. 6 females and 3 males left. Tails docked. Pups are up to date on shots as well as deworming. Parents on site ... read more
Seubert Playing Hurt:
Giants Gab | December 21st 2009
From NJ.com Rich Seubert has battled through an undisclosed shoulder injury this season. The Giants’ starting left guard hasn’t missed a game, leaving only one game early — the Week 3 victory over the Buccaneers. Seubert’s name hasn’t appea read more
Freedom From Religion Foundation and The word God
Catholics View | December 21st 2009 by Stan Cunningham
Top U.S. Atheist Group, Freedom From Religion, Started Because of Abortion. According to the December 2009 edition of the Isthmus, the Freedom From Religion Foundation began in Madison in 1976 after the founders saw Christians opposing abortion at le read more
U. Wisc. Sued for Alleged Public Records Law Violations
The Unruly of Law | December 21st 2009
Image via WikipediaThe Univ. of Wisconsin's Medical Foundation's refusal to make public faculty comments concerning a proposed conflict of interest law violates the state's public records law, alleges The Milwaukee Sentinel Journal in a lawsuit filed read more
It's Christmas time in the city... er. Wait.
Byzantine, TX | December 21st 2009
(CL) - There is a Christmas tree inside town hall in Cary, North Carolina, but town officials couldn’t bring themselves to call it by its proper name, so they relabeled it the “Community Tree.” They used to have a “Holiday Tree” in Madison, read more
Experience Winter Wonders in Door County, Wisconsin
Official Kango Blog | December 21st 2009 by Elliott Ng
A view of snow covered dunes at Whitefish Dunes State Park If you long for the winter wonders pictured on holiday cards, head to Door County, Wisconsin where snow and fun abound. I enjoyed an invigorating press trip to Door County’s read more
Wisconsin Badgers’ Big Recruiting Weekend Could Have Direct Imp…
BucksInsider.com | December 21st 2009
With Christmas fast approaching, the Wisconsin Badgers decided to treat themselves to an early present: two more recruits for the 2010 class. An added bonus is the fact that both recruits have a chance of seeing some significant playing time in 2010. read more
Tennessee ranks 4th in Happiest states
Joe Spake Blog | December 21st 2009 by Joe Spake
According to livescience.com, Tennessee is the 4th happiest state. I know that makes me feel a lot better! Here are the 50 U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) in order of their well-being: 1. Louisiana 2. Hawaii 3. Florida 4. Tennessee 5. Ar read more
A White Christmas at Your Key West Timeshare?
Timeshare Authority | December 21st 2009
Just because it has never snowed (in the history of National Weather Service recordkeeping) in the Florida Keys doesn’t mean this won’t be the year it happens—at least according to The Weather Channel. If you tune in to The Weather Channel you read more
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