As Verne understood, the U.S. Civil War (during which
60,000 amputations were performed) inaugurated the modern prosthetics era in the United States, thanks to federal funding and a wave of design patents filed by entrepreneurial prosthetists. The two World Wars solidified the for-profit prosthetics industry in both the United States and Western Europe, and the ongoing War on Terror helped
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Top Programming Languages 2022 – IEEE Spectrum
How To Paint A Garage Door
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An outdated garage door can affect the decor and make your house look shabby. But the best concrete paints can help with this.
Give your garage doors a new look by painting them in a
Water Management Below Grade – Fine Homebuilding
Planning for moisture control is integral to the success of a comfortable and energy-efficient home. To manage water below grade, we applied Tremco’s line of water management and drainage system products to the foundation.
Tuff-N-Dri, Tremco’s spray-applied sealant that replaces traditional damp-proofing, was applied to the exterior foundation walls at a 60-mil thickness. When it cures out, it’s closer
If you’re wondering about the economy…
I just got back from the CCA Global convention in Nashville. Everyone was pumped to see one another after a full year. (January’s event was canceled.) One of the highlights was the presentation by Connor Lokar, the baby-faced senior forecaster for ITR Economics, the firm we often reference in this space.
We think these presentations are something everyone can benefit
Hardscape Solutions: Untapped potential – Landscape
Location: Halesite, N.Y.
Company: Goldberg & Rodler
The previous owners of the property did not maintain or update the existing architecture in nearly 50 years. The landscape featured overgrown vegetation and several large trees, including one that leaned dangerously over the roof and the pool.
“The house and landscape hadn’t been touched since the ’70s,” says Ashley Haugsjaa, design office
The Bionic-Hand Arms Race – IEEE Spectrum
In Jules Verne’s 1865 novel From the Earth to the Moon, members of the fictitious Baltimore Gun Club, all disabled Civil War veterans, restlessly search for a new enemy to conquer. They had spent the war innovating new, deadlier weaponry. By the war’s end, with “not quite one arm between four persons, and exactly two legs between six,” these