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Clearwater Tech Offers Ultraviolet Systems for Pools, Ponds
ClearWater Tech (San Luis Obispo, CA) manufacturers a family of ultraviolet ozone-generating systems. Featuring food-grade…
Genesis 3 University Updates Course Catalog for 2013-14
Genesis 3 (Murfreesboro, TN) has released the latest version of its catalog of professional education…
Genesis 3 University Updates Course Catalog for 2013-14
Genesis 3 (Murfreesboro, TN) has released the latest version of its catalog of professional education…
Aquascape Publishes its 2014 Water Gardening Catalog
Aquascape (St. Charles, IL) has released the 2014 edition of its Water Gardening Catalog. The…
Aquascape Publishes its 2014 Water Gardening Catalog
Aquascape (St. Charles, IL) has released the 2014 edition of its Water Gardening Catalog. The…
Horticopia Releases Reference for Students, Master Gardeners
Horticopia (Harwood, MD) has introduced the Professional Education Edition of its software resource. With data,…
Horticopia Releases Reference for Students, Master Gardeners
Horticopia (Harwood, MD) has introduced the Professional Education Edition of its software resource. With data,…
A Fair to Remember
I started to appreciate the fact that my Aunt Genevieve was one of the coolest women in the whole wide world in the Spring of 1964. In the days just after the New York World's Fair opened that April - while the networks and newspapers were still agog about one pavilion or another and how amazing the whole scene was - she sent a small package to me in California containing an embossed, gold-leafed invitation, a fair ticket and a keychain with a medal depicting the Unisphere attached to it. Even at eight years old, I knew my aunt was
A Fair to Remember
I started to appreciate the fact that my Aunt Genevieve was one of the coolest women in the whole wide world in the Spring of 1964. In the days just after the New York World's Fair opened that April - while the networks and newspapers were still agog about one pavilion or another and how amazing the whole scene was - she sent a small package to me in California containing an embossed, gold-leafed invitation, a fair ticket and a keychain with a medal depicting the Unisphere attached to it. Even at eight years old, I knew my aunt was
Designing for Access
This video is a great example of the phenomenon known as "mission creep":  We started out with a discussion of what's involved in making a residential swimming pool and spa accessible to someone who uses a wheelchair - a good and worthy subject on its own - but the project so perfectly illustrates a couple of additional points that we kept the camera rolling. The video covers one specific ramp in fine detail, but I want to stress two more general points about planning for wheelchair access:  First, a properly sloped ramp