the Jaws of Life are brought in to remove victims from the crashed vehicle. These devices are also used to extricate victims from collapsed concrete and steel structures afterearthquakes. In this article, you will learn how these simple hydraulic systems work, the purpose of each device and how...
Hurst Emergency Products, the company that revolutionized rescue when it created the world's first rescue tool and aptly named it "Jaws of Life," is profiled. Today, Hurst Jaws of Life leads the industry with design innovations that result in superior rescue products designed for one purpose-...
In honor of Veterans Day, I’m sharing with you a speech I delivered last year to the to 224thMilitary Intelligence Battalion of the United States Army. It was truly one of the great honors of my life. The “First-Lieutenant Thompson” to whom I refer is my second son, Samuel, who ...
In a post apocalyptic Canada, the jawbone of the majestic moose has become the most coveted form of barter due to its capabilities as a multi-purpose tool and weapon. One moose has had enough. The great white north is about to be reclaimed by nature. ...
The article offers brief profile of emergency rescue product maker Hurst Jaws of Life. Topics discussed include the hydraulic equipment eDRAULIC 2.0 that do not require external power source, use of the tool to reduce time to extricate a victim from a car crash and services offered by the comp...
.Footnote1Indeed that is the purpose of this special issue of Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines. I hope to put my own spin on and fill out points raised in that panel discussion (which was recorded and is available on lineFootnote2). I should stress this is not a survey of GP ...
Personal Narrative: What Makes Life Life is full of experiences that challenges us to use our skills differently in order to make the best of it. Some would say that collaborating and interacting with others that have different beliefs or opinions as yours is great experience. Although how is ...
damage is one of the best win conditions for go-wide token decks. The more power you have on board, the quicker you can whittle down opponents’ life totals with combat damage; that is, if you haven’t taken out opponents by dealing enoughcommander damagewithVoja, Jaws of the Conclaveyet...
Of the whole film, the only scene I might delete would be the one with the fishermen who nearly become dinner for the shark; it serves no purpose other than to give the audience a quick jolt and up the adrenaline ante. I don't necessarily advocate the removal of the scene, but it ...
With the ten-armed coleoids, the decabrachians, they share an internal skeleton largely surrounded by a muscular mantle, a large brain compared to other inver- tebrates, ten arms, chitinous jaws, large lateral eyes, and a predatory mode of life (e.g., Naef 1922; Reitner and Urli- ...