Word: stan
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After finishing his doctorate, Pons was able to make up for lost time, becoming chairman of the Utah chemistry department in 1988. Along the way he earned a reputation for diligence and creativity. Says Harry Mark, Pons' adviser at Michigan: "Stan was innovative and controversial even back in grad school. What he's doing now doesn't surprise...
...curb the violence, officials have been advocating steps that may verge on martial law. A federal judge last week blocked on constitutional grounds implementation of an 11 p.m. curfew for minors. New Hampshire Senator Warren Rudman suggested putting the city's 4,000 beleaguered police under federal control. Congressman Stan Parris, a Virginia Republican, drafted legislation to appoint a federal public-safety administrator. There were even cries for deployment of federal troops or National Guardsmen...
...runoff no longer met legal standards. Locals knew vaguely that wastewater had some environmental pluses. Humboldt Bay oysters fed on its nutrients, and Professor Allen, a likable tinkerer whom Klippity Klopp calls Crazy George, raised salmon fingerlings in a mix of sea and wastewater. Other ideas emerged. HSU biologist Stan Harris was for a bird sanctuary. Gearheart came in as an expert on oxidation ponds...
Other astronomers are cautious about the find, since it is based on only a single unconfirmed observation. But if it holds up, says theorist Stan Woosley of the University of California at Santa Cruz, "it will be a whole new laboratory for doing physics. It will be marvelous...
Republicans claimed their first victory in 24 years in Montana, where former state senator Stan Stephens defeated a comeback attempt by former Democratic Governor Tom Judge. The Republicans also held onto Rhode Island, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Missouri...