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Community Terms, Slang and “Isms” Featured on Local Media Websites MADISON, WI – December 16, 2009 - Broadcast Interactive Media (BIM) today unveiled a new partnership between Social Media Platform, YouNews™ and hyper-local content provider City Dictionary (CityDictionary.com). The two Madison, WI-based companies have combined forces to provide users of the nearly 80 YouNews affiliates across the U.S....

MILWAUKEE – In the largest environmental remediation lawsuit in the nation's history, U.S. District Judge William Griesbach today issued his decision and order dismissing a claim by plaintiffs Appleton Papers and NCR Corp. for contributions to pay $1.5 billion to clean up PCBs in the Fox River. Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. was one of many defense law firms and...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON - “I am very concerned about the potential for an invasive contamination of Lake Michigan by Asian Carp eminating from canals in the city of Chicago. At my direction, Wisconsin Department of Justice staff have reached out to others in our own state government and...

CONTACT: Xiaochun Li, 608-262-6142, xcli@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $10.1 million, five-year grant to an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering professor Xiaochun Li. The researchers are working to implement nanotechnology into the traditional casting industry, which could yield high-quality aluminum and magnesium nanocomposites in the next...

CONTACT: Thad Nation, (414) 412-7814 Report on Global Warming Task Force recommendations takes piecemeal approach; analyzes incorrect policies (MADISON, Wis.)—The coalition for Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE) on Tuesday released a fact sheet detailing the errors with the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute’s (WPRI) November 12th report on the adverse economic effects of the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming...

MILWAUKEE – Litigation attorney Colleen E. Fielkow, has been honored Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.'s Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. Fielkow is a shareholder in the firm's Litigation Practice and manages the Product Liability and Safety group. "She never asked for any sort of credit or congratulations for all her work. Rather, she simply did it," stated Jerome...

CONTACT: Annemarie Schneider, 608-890-0557, (hotel Tuesday-Thursday during meeting: 415-616-6500), aschneider4@wisc.edu MADISON - Urbanization is one of the most important trends of the 21st century, yet we don't have a good idea of how much land cities occupy. Different studies vary by as much as a factor of six, which confuses efforts to understand how urbanization is affecting farming, conservation, climate...

Contact: Tom Still or Liz Schrum at 608-442-7557 To learn more, visit: http://www.DaneCountyYES.com MADISON – Students in Dane County high schools and middle schools can now enter online to take part in a technology-based business plan contest. Entries will be accepted through 5 p.m. Jan. 31, 2010. Judges and sponsors are also being recruited for the second annual “Youth Entrepreneurs in...

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