Australia Battles Oil Slick on Yarra River

A 8 km long oil slick has contaminated Melbourne's Yarra River, posing serious threat to wildlife in the region . Recreational users have been warned against contact with the water until the slick - from the Chandler Highway to Johnston St - is cleaned up. The Environment Protection Ag...

Benzene Slick In China Highlights Water Pollution

The plight of an estimated 190 million Chinese, who regularly drink polluted water, is now in sharp focus due to the benzene slick moving down the Songhua river, causing the suspension of drinking water supply to 3.8 million people in Harbin city.// "In China, freshwater is being threatened f...

New Collagen Meniscus Implant Opens New Vista for Knee Repair

... "Early on, I realized that I could not replace the meniscus with artificial material because no artificial material was soft enough, yet durable and slick enough not to damage the opposing articular cartilage in peoples' knees," Stone said. "So, I sought to re-grow the meniscus and did so in 1986 by de...

IHPA Launches Consumer Awareness Campaign for Hurricane Protection

...e force winds and pressures." Johnston sites these simple steps: Insist on the approval number - Do not accept or be fooled by a slick contractor who tells you that the numbers are not important. Verify the number - Okay, you have been given the number - now what? Verify...

No More Drama With TOMA LECHE

... he has cheated on her: with her best friend in the 80s and her own sister in the 90s on his list of conquests. Like clock-work, every 10 years, this slick Valentino wanna-be reveals his affairs during Elizabeth's dreaded "time of the month." Already troubled by rampant mood swings, stomach bloating and ...

Tanning Chain Offers Tips for Effective Indoor and Outdoor Exposure

...s and lips. Closing your eyes while tanning isn't enough; opt for FDA-compliant eyewear instead. The same goes for lips: They produce less melanin so slick on balm with SPF every time you tan. Build a base. To ensure an even tan, begin by exfoliating skin and consider a few initial indoor tannin...

Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge

...d allow people to have meaningful discussions with their doctors about which drugs would be best for them, "rather than just coming in influenced by a slick advertisement," Woloshin said. "The FDA ought to be doing this," he said. "They ought to have these facts boxes on drug ads so people get creditab...

Medical And Nursing Scrubs Retailer Blue Sky Scrubs Unveils New Website

... Medical and nursing scrubs manufacturer and retailer has unveiled its newly redesigned site. With new products added and a slick look, Blue Sky Scrubs is paving its way to becoming the leading destination for hospital uniforms. (PRWEB) July 16, 2008 --...

Louisiana May Mandate Fluoridation Despite Evidence of Harm

...ter drinkers and those with low thyroid function. Many cities are stopping fluoridation. "Sadly, fluoridation proponents orchestrated and paid for a slick but inaccurate PR campaign. As a result legislators have only heard one side of the story," says Paul Connett, PhD, Executive Director, Fluoride Actio...

Nano Pet Products, LLC Named Exclusive Worldwide Licensee by Schoeller(R) Technologies AG for Pet Products to Develop the Most Technologically Advanced Pet Brands on the Market Today

...r the 27" donut bed, $89.95 for the 26"x34" memory foam bed, and $129.95 for the 42" round Sherpa top bed. All Dog Gone Smart(TM) Beds use hollow core slick fiber fill that some of the world's finest pillows are made of, which also allows your dog to nest, yet has wonderful loft and rebounds when your dog ...

Slick in Medical Products

Ritleng Bicanaliculus Intubation

Description:...read to pull the 300 mm 0.64 mm diam silicone tubing into place. Newly coated with a thin Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) coating that makes the surface as slick as glass to enhance tear drainage and to prevent debris from collecting on the surface. For canalicular stenosis. Medical grade silicone. Blue Polypro...
Company:FCI Ophthalmics Inc.

PVP Perforated Plugs

Description:... These plugs are coated with a thin layer of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) that makes the surface slick as glass to enhance drainage and to prevent debris from collecting on its surface. For partial occlusion. For partial stenosis. Silicone with PVP coat...
Company:FCI Ophthalmics Inc.

Self-Threading MONOKA (Fayet-Bernard Ritleng Type, PVP coating)

Description:...ving the polypropylene thread to pull the silicone tubing in place. Newly coated with a thin Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) coating that makes the surface slick as glass to enhance tear drainage and to prevent debris from collecting on the surface. Canalicular Laceration or Imperforate Nasolacrimal Duct. Silic...
Company:FCI Ophthalmics Inc.

Slimline Single-use (SU) pH Catheter

Features:...l tip. The tubing body is firm at room temperature to ease intubation, but is soft at body temperature for patient comfort. Frosted tubing creates a slick surface to ease intubation. ...
Company:Medtronic Gastroenterology

Slimline Single-use (SU) pH Catheter with LES locator

Features:...l tip. The tubing body is firm at room temperature to ease intubation, but is soft at body temperature for patient comfort. Frosted tubing creates a slick surface to ease intubation. ...
Company:Medtronic Gastroenterology

Pediatric Single-use (SU) pH Catheter

Features:...l tip. The tubing body is firm at room temperature to ease intubation, but is soft at body temperature for patient comfort. Frosted tubing creates a slick surface to ease intubation. ...
Company:Medtronic Gastroenterology

TSB Stability Boot

Features:... Suregrip Sole - The TSBs Suregrip Sole features a unique diamond tread that provides universal grip on uneven terrain and slick surfaces. Compared to other walking boot treads, the Suregrip Sole enhances patient safety. Trueform Uprights - The TSBs Trueform Uprights are fabr...
Company:Townsend Design

Slick in Biological News

DOE-funded research projects win 46 R&D 100 Awards for 2009

...cts. (Jointly with University of Texas at Austin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Illinois Institute of Technology) Super Hard and slick Coating (SSC) - The coating can improve the performance of all kinds of moving mechanical systems, including engines. Friction, wear and lubrication s...

UCSB scientists document fate of huge oil slicks from seeps at coal oil point

...mpounds in that oil, but now we're seeing all of the evaporation and dissolution that happens to the slick, and then the biodegradation happens in the slick with oxygen present, and then when it falls to the sea floor, it continues to be biodegraded. All the oil seems to be biodegraded to the same point an...

Scientists find black gold amidst overlooked data

... the MODIS imagery. If there is suspicion of a large human-caused spill, for instance, researchers would be able to review ocean imagery to see if the slick was present before the alleged spill, indicating a natural seepage. On the other hand, MODIS satellite imagery collected on a regular basis could help...

Jupiter's shrinking red spot

...an up spills immediately, and typically this starts with skimming off as much oil as possible. Such cleanups may leave large areas covered with a thin slick of spilled oil, which is often dispersed by spraying the spill area with chemical "surfactants" that break the film into small oil droplets that are c...

June GEOSPHERE media highlights

... with three-dimensional photorealistic modeling for mapping outcrops in the slick Hills, Oklahoma Mohammed Alfarhan et al., Center for Lithospheric Studi...refore strikes, dips, etc.)the 3-D model of the geology. This is applied in slick Hills, Oklahoma, USA, comparing and integrating it with conventional mappin...

ERS-2 data vital for maritime security

.... The minimal time lag allows data to be retrieved and used from ERS-2 when Envisat is being used in a different mode. For example, in the case of oil slick monitoring, Envisat can obtain acquisitions in Wide Swath Mode while ERS-2 provides a more detailed view. This unique capacity is approaching update t...

EC unveils new EU maritime policy

...as. The ERS missions supported developments in oil slick detection, sea ice monitoring, wind and wave forec...nce. Last year, an operational satellite-based oil slick detection service based on SAR data from Envisat a...the satellite overpass. By integrating the SAR oil slick information with vessel information, it becomes po...

New sucker-footed bat discovered in Madagascar

...ous tropical countries. Myzopoda are found in association with such plants because they can use their suckers to climb and adhere to the leaves' flat, slick surface. They are presumed to roost in the leaves during the day. Myzopoda were considered endangered because of their limited distribution and t...

Slick in Biological Technology

Employer Brands Require More Than Slick Marketing

Successful internal brand building requires more than a marketing campaign and the involvement of the marketing department. Key people in the organization (HR managers, senior executives and middle managers responsible for creating the product - in this case, the employee experience) play a vital r...

Choice Comes To PDAs

...he most stylish of PalmOS-based handhelds. This entertainment- and media-focused PDA combines sleek design, incredible 3D graphics, great sound, and a slick user interface that demonstrates that Palm OS hardware developers don't have to wed the four-button UI. Since 1996, when Palm introduced the origin...

Wrapping up the Summer

...one to PC, send ring tones, MP3s, and images from PC to the phone, and use the PC keyboard to enter SMS messages and contact data on the phone. Its a slick idea, which I must confess Ive not fully tested. Few PCs have built-in Bluetooth and IR, and mine is not one of them. But, as I suspect, this is t...

Last-minute stocking stuffers

...uy another. Kensingtons solution is an all-in-one device that converts any U.S., U.K., European, or Australian plug into any other plug type. Its very slick and will not be easily forgotten or lost. • FM Transmitter/Auto Charger . iPod users will love this accessory, which plugs into the car cigar...

Flashing into the future

...and more crisp fonts than available in the current version. Maelstrom also introduces alpha channel video capabilities, allowing developers to do some slick video blending effects. If the player is the heart of the platform, then the tools, components, server software and developer programs are the cen...

Info Security: Taking a page from the 1950s

...rse yet, covering the costs of fraud when you manage to turn over your customer data to the bad guys. The next time youre hot on the trail of some slick new application design and a security guy starts asking questions about how folks might misuse it, dont just roll you eyes. The next time you an hour ...

What color is your CEO's parachute?

...four kinds of "Jerks" can be observed prowling about the CEO suite: The slick Messiah These are leaders with superb platform and elocution skills who...com (for a hefty salary) as CEO to clean up the mess made by Bernie Ebbers. slick Mike immediately changed the company's name to MCI and then sold it to Veri...

Midwest shines among best hospitals in U.S.

... For this very same reason, "Surprise," his newest CD and the first he has released in the last few years, is such a great disappointment! It seems slick and too "safe" - its very lack of going off in new directions is a big letdown. Paul Simon - why have you all of a sudden gone down the path of bland ...

Five steps to buying the right package software

...n before you have even signed the check for the software. Sales demos Sales demos are the fun part of the package sales process. This is where slick PowerPoint presentations are finally replaced with a demonstration system, hopefully configured to show how some of your business processes might lo...