Lumberjack Steam Train: Noted rail historian, author Jeff Terry to visit Lumberjack Steam Train July 7
Contact: Mary Verich, Lumberjack Steam Train, 715.674.3414
Author of The Story of the Lumberjack Steam Train to visit
LAONA, WI – JUNE 26, 2012 – In real life, Jeff Terry works as a real railroad man, making his living as a locomotive engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Even on his days off, Terry is never far from the rails as...
Sassy Cow Creamery: Tour of America’s Dairyland Madison Capital Criterium on July 1 featuring Sassy Cow Creamery celebrity ice cream eating contest and kids races
CONTACT: Christine Lindner, Flavorful Insight, 920.296.9772 clindner@flavorfulinsight.com
Watch professional & amateur cyclists compete at Madison Capital Criterium and enjoy Sassy Cow Ice Cream
Where: Start/finish line on Main St. by Martin Luther King Blvd., Madison, WI (Downtown Madison)
When: Sunday, July 1, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. - All Day
Sassy Cow 10-Scoop Celebrity Ice Cream Eating Contest at 2 p.m. near start/finish...
ASA Midwest Tour: Eilen’s consistency paying off as the ASAMT heads to Marshfield Motor Speedway
It seems that no matter where he is racing or where he starts in the field, Jonathan Eilen is a driver who silently and methodically makes his way to the front. He has always been a driver of consistency. Whether you are looking at one particular season or his ASAMT career overall, he has achieved a level of performance...
Milwaukee Arts Board: Public art conservation advances in Milwaukee with a grant from the Milwaukee Arts Board; “Mural of Peace” receives restoration money
Contact: Jeff Fleming, 414-286-8580
The Milwaukee Arts Board is pleased to announce the opening of the third cycle of its fund devoted to the conservation of public art in the City of Milwaukee. The goal of the fund is to preserve that part of the city’s cultural and civic heritage embodied in its public art. The fund supports projects...
UW-Madison: Designing microbes that make energy-dense biofuels without sugar
CONTACT: Brian Pfleger, 608-890-1940, pfleger@engr.wisc.edu
Note: A video about Pfleger's work with next generation biofuels is available at https://vimeo.com/44758794.
MADISON - With metabolically engineered microorganisms hungry for levulinic acid rather than sugar, a University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineer aims to create more sustainable, cost-effective processes for converting biomass into high-energy-density hydrocarbon fuels.
Currently, commercial biofuels - for example, ethanol...
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield: In health care, à la carte on way out?
New bundled payments offer glimpse into future
MILWAUKEE — For years, health care has been paid for on a procedure-by-procedure basis, with items such as doctor fees, lab fees and facility costs all billed separately. This has not only resulted in patients receiving multiple mailings from their insurer after a procedure, but also made estimating out-of-pocket costs before a procedure...
