Gautrain on track Mar 9, 2010
From the track, it's on to Rhodesfield Station and a fear-of-heights challenging climb up a scaffold. In this part of the tour, reporters walk about two kilometres to the station at OR Tambo. (iAfrica.com)
* The importance of singing in schools Mar 6, 2010
If you can give them a scaffold, theyll take that away and develop it. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Email of the Week for February 24, 2010 Feb 28, 2010
So he set about erecting the scaffolding and setting up the planks, and buying the paint and, yes, I am sorry to say, thinning it down with turpentine. Well, Smokey was up on the scaffolding, painting away, the job nearly completed, when suddenly there was a horrendous clap of thunder, the sky opened, and the rain poured down washing the thinned paint from all over the church and knocking Smokey clear off the scaffold to land on the lawn among the gravestones, surrounded by telltale puddles of... (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Hard and smart Blues outfox the Reds Feb 28, 2010
On the scaffold of clanking metal planks at one end of the sodden field ... On the scaffold of clanking metal planks at one end of the sodden field, a sea of umbrellas, yellow raincoats and three-dollar plastic ponchos giant sheets of corporate-branded glad wrap told you all you needed to know about the weather for the pilgrimage back to Ballymore. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Synovis beats expectations with Q1 profits Feb 25, 2010
That included Synovis doubling sales its products, including its Veritas biomaterial used as a scaffold for reconstructing tissue, for use in hernia and breast procedures. The company in the first quarter hired eight sales representatives for its orthopedic and wound business, acquired last year when Synovis to buy the assets of Pegasus Biologics Inc.. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
'Real Housewives of Gomorrah!' Feb 21, 2010
The show takes its name from Louis s final words on the scaffold, Je suis un c. l. (Boston Globe)
Science: Making a bit of me Feb 19, 2010
Voids in the structure and complex shapes are supported by printing a scaffold of water-soluble material. Once the object is complete, the scaffold is washed away ... Though printing organs is new, growing them from scratch on scaffolds has already been done successfully. (The Economist)
Europe OKs Kensey Nash Cartilage Repair Device for knee damage Feb 17, 2010
company s Cartilage Repair Device is a bioresorbable scaffold intended to be implanted at the site of the damage and then broken down by the body over time. Articular cartilage injury is commonly encountered in people with active lifestyles. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Read the story Feb 15, 2010
CA Surf Contest Reminds Bystanders Of Sea's Power - CBS News. Scroll Left Scroll Right. (CBS News -- Evening News)
What a wave! Feb 15, 2010
The two surprise waves knocked out barricades, a spectator platform and a large scaffold holding speakers broadcasting the contest, held in this tiny harbor town 25 miles south of San Francisco along Highway 1 ... The two surprise waves knocked out barricades, a spectator platform and a large scaffold holding speakers broadcasting the contest, held in this tiny harbor town 25 miles south of San Francisco along Highway 1. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Surf contest reminds bystanders of sea's power Feb 15, 2010
Two surprise waves knocked out barricades, a spectator platform and a large scaffold holding speakers broadcasting the contest, held in this tiny harbor town 25 miles south of San Francisco along Highway 1. Marsha Poulin, of nearby El Granada, was at the water's edge minutes before the first rogue wave struck. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
9Huge Wave Sweeps Away, Injures Calif. Surfing Contest Spectators» Feb 14, 2010
The waves knocked out barricades, a spectator platform and a large scaffold holding speakers broadcasting the Mavericks Surf Contest, held in this tiny harbor town 25 miles south of San Francisco along Highway 1. The National Weather Service posted a high surf warning until 10 p.m. Saturday after the unexpected large waves swept in during high tide. (Fox News)
Even spectators aren't safe at r0000213Benowned US big wave spot Feb 14, 2010
Witnesses said the wave knocked out a large scaffold holding speakers broadcasting the contest. "It just came out of nowhere and wiped us all out," said Pamela Massette of Corte Madera. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
"Excellent" Prognosis For Former President Bill Clinton Feb 12, 2010
Dr. Reiner says,"Think of a stent as a stainless steel scaffold, a really mini-scaffold mounted on a balloon.". Sometimes, these stents are coated with medication to keep new scar tissue from forming. (W-USA News, DC)
Star wants 'sky burial' Feb 8, 2010
The 72-year-old actor has become fascinated with the traditional sky burials carried out by some Native Americans which involve the deceased's body being hung from a tree or wooden scaffold and being left for scavengers. Native Americans would have sky burials because they believe after death the souls of the dead lingered in the air and watched over the tribe until it was time for their soul to move on to the afterlife. (iAfrica.com)
Earl Barthe, 87; craftsman captured music in plaster Feb 6, 2010
Perched on a scaffold, he would burst into arias from Carmen or growl like Muddy Waters when installing a ceiling medallion. Curves, Mr. Barthe said, are conducive to the blues. (Boston Globe)
3-D Scaffold Provides Clean, Biodegradable Structure for Stem Cell Growth Feb 4, 2010
They built a three-dimensional scaffold out of a natural material that mimics the binding sites for stem cells, allowing the cells to reproduce on a clean, biodegradable structure ... "Three-dimensional scaffolds are an active area of research," said Carol Ware, a UW professor of comparative medicine and expert on stem cells ... Zhang's cylindrical scaffold is made of chitosan, found in the shells of crustaceans, and alginate, a gelatinous substance found in algae. (Science Daily)
Nanoscopic Material Enables Cartilage to Regrow Feb 2, 2010
(May 13, 2009) Scientists have built a new tissue scaffold that can stimulate bone and cartilage growth when transplanted into the knees and other joints. The scaffold, which recently went into clinical trials. (Science Daily)
Design Vs. Dyslexia: Innovation Promises New Hope for Children With Dyslexia Jan 28, 2010
She explained, "This electronic toolkit is a scaffold that can be built upon and then taken away.". Seward continues developing the project and is in the process of writing a grant application in cooperation with Allison Breit-Smith, UC assistant professor of teacher education, and Beth O'Brien, assistant professor of educational studies, in order to begin user testing. (Science Daily)
Windpipe grown in woman's arm Jan 16, 2010
The windpipe was taken from a dead man and implanted in her forearm where her own tissue grew around the cartilage scaffold. When the organ came to be transplanted to her throat, her body did not consider it foreign and accepted it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Delivering Stem Cells Improves Repair of Major Bone Injuries in Rats, Study Shows Jan 13, 2010
The study shows that delivering stem cells on a polymer scaffold to treat large areas of missing bone leads to improved bone formation and better mechanical properties compared to treatment with the scaffold alone ... One gap was treated with a polymer scaffold seeded with stem cells and the other with scaffold only ... The results showed that injuries treated with the stem cell scaffolds showed significantly more bone growth than injuries treated with scaffolds only. (Science Daily)
Nanoscience Goes 'Big': Discovery Could Lead to Enhanced Electronics Jan 12, 2010
" Cha said the next step would be to actually develop a device based on this research method. "I'm very interested in the applications of this research and we're working our way to get there," she said. For the last 6years, Cha's research has focused on using biology to engineer the assembly of nanoscale materials for applications in medicine, electronics and energy. One of the limitations of nanoscience is it doesn't allow mass production of products, but Cha's work is focused on trying out how... (Science Daily)
Court of Appeal Clears the Way for Student-Athlete Center Jan 10, 2010
The protest ended after workers erected a scaffold encircling the 100-foot-tall tree, reaching up to the few remaining branches at the top where the tree-sitters had taken refuge ... The four men descended one by one to the scaffold's top platform, where they were met by UC police and led away in handcuffs. (Calbears.com)
