UW grad, Nobel winner MacDiarmid dies (Affiliate Program)
UW grad, Nobel winner MacDiarmid dies
World-renowned chemist and UW-Madison graduate Alan G. MacDiarmid, a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry in 2000 for his work on plastics conducting electricity, has died after suffering a fall at his home near Philadelphia Wednesday. He was 79.
Cook of the week: Wanda Dailey
Name: Wanda Dailey. Home: Middletown. Work: She works part-time at Boymel Pavillion Retirement Village in Middletown. How long she’s been cooking: Dailey started cooking 56 years ago when she was 10 years old. Her first dish was homemade biscuits, which was supervised by her late mom, Mabel Charles.
Obama Set to Announce Presidential Candidacy
Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Obama s decision to stage his presidential candidacy announcement Saturday in his home states capital could hardly be more historically resonant.
Delays put kinks in work schedules
Kathy Spitalniak has been late to work every day this week. She’s had to get two of her sons ready for school at Wea Ridge Elementary and off for the bus a few hours later than normal.
Accused Astronaut Stressed At Work, Home
HOUSTON — Anyone who’s read Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” or seen the movie based on it knows about the mental and emotional stresses astronauts face as they train for space travel.
Taylor ‘proud’ to work with Platini in top UEFA post Scot is new general secretary
DAVID Taylor last night spoke of his pride and excitement over his imminent appointment as the new general secretary of UEFA.
Work remains on wait-time guarantee, Clement says
There is no guarantee on when the Conservative government will fulfill its promise of guaranteed wait times, Health Minister Tony Clement said Friday as he wrapped up two days of talks with his provincial and territorial counterparts.
Home shoppers do their hunting online
If there’s any lingering doubt about how the Internet is transforming the way people buy and sell homes, here’s eye-widening proof: Marnie Azadian and her husband just moved from Scottsdale, Ariz., into a $410,000 home in Tulsa that they bought 100% over the Internet.
‘What’s all the fuss about?’
Safa CEO Raymond Hack says media reports that the work permit of new Bafana coach Carlos Parreira has not yet been approved by home affairs are overblown.
Exhibit brings Afghan war home
For many Canadians, the war in Afghanistan amounts to a newspaper story tossed together with headshots of fresh-faced soldiers who have come home in caskets, a blur of skirmishes or a politician’s sound bite calling for the return of our troops.