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• Former Navy SEAL & ‘American Sniper’ Author Chris Kyle Reportedly Killed at TX Lodge

  February 3, 2013 at 12:36am

  May he and everyone that he ever touched find peace. I was hoping to meet him some day especially with my daughter in tow. ” There goes a real American hero”, “though he was scared he did his duty”. “That is true courage.” God bless you and you family, Chris Kyle.

• RIP Barney Bush: Former President’s Dog Dies at Age 12

  February 3, 2013 at 12:31am

  Mr. and Mrs. Bush,

  I am sorry for your loss. Remember the fun time and going to ground. Terriers are a part of the family.

• ‘Gay’ Dog Abandoned by His Owner Over His Alleged Sexuality Was About to Be Euthanized — but Narrowly Escapes Death

  February 3, 2013 at 12:28am

  Dogs are dogs and until they are fixed will hump everything the moves. Looks like a great dog. Needs training. Looks like my dog “Spanky” I had as a kid. That was until the neighbors poisoned him with gunpowder, broke my heart to put him down. I was 4. Great dog. Still miss that dog till this day.

• So What Is an ‘Assault Rifle’ Really? We Look at the Definitions and How the Term Is ‘Demonized’

  January 11, 2013 at 11:18am

  .17 HMR smaller and faster than the 5.56. These have “assaulted” lots of prairie and groundhogs.

• Here’s a Recap of Glenn Beck’s Awesome New 3D Printer: The Implications and What He Plans to Make

  January 9, 2013 at 7:08pm

  In reply to G man.

  The Smithsonian had a life size replica of Thomas Jefferson made. Only 3 pieces. Printed out of PC/ABS and then plated bronze.

• Here’s a Recap of Glenn Beck’s Awesome New 3D Printer: The Implications and What He Plans to Make

  January 9, 2013 at 6:56pm

  First, Glenn… why did you buy that Piece Of C makerbot rip-off. If you want a real 3D printer get a Stratasys or Objet printer. These print in ABS, PC, PPSF and PEI (Stratasys) or photopolymers (Objet). Meaning you can build a real part, not just a lil’ trinket like the shark. These printers have been used by NASCAR, Boeing, etc. to make real parts that can get used and abused. Joe Gibbs Racing uses a Stratasys printer to make custom brake ducts for the cars that can’t be fabricated any other way. Orthopedists can use it to make exact replicas of your skull, a replacement part, and the fixtures/jigs to work on you before they have to open you up. What you can make with them is only limited by the imagination and temporarily by material selection.

  The makerbot technology is using tech from Scott Crump that’s over 25 years old. @symphonic the tech your talking about is SLA or stereolithography and it’s 30 years old and @salamander that idea is being worked on, proteins and collagen are simply polymers as well. This technology is revolutionary in the fact that you can go from idea to product in a matter of hours not weeks or months. You can do mass customization. It will only be a matter of time and material science that allows someone to be able to print and fire reliably a weapon.

• What Was Mitt Romney Doing the Morning After Losing the Election? Winning

  November 8, 2012 at 2:30am

  I am disappointed tonight. I hoped that we would do better as a nation. I wanted us to do better for my wife and child.

  I am not a religious man. I claim no faith. My thoughts are analytical versus the spiritual. It is hard for me to understand the spirit, though I try. I believe that before God can point us to a miracle that he must try us first. Job, Abraham, Moses… a trial before blessing. He teaches us that we must prepare, to think, to plan.

  I will not give up. I will prepare. I will plan. I will teach my child to be truthful and honest in all things. I will teach her how to prepare, to plan, to think, and to recognize a miracle when we are ready.

• What Is the ‘Urban Chicken Retirement’ Phenomenon?

  April 26, 2012 at 5:24pm

  The only right answer for this is Coq a vin. Also if you kiss a chicken expect to get salmonella.

• What ‘Obscure’ But Essential Compound Shortage Has the Auto Industry Worried About Production?

  April 23, 2012 at 5:45pm

  In reply to bbj1776.

  Actually the banana peels is not far off. The micro-fibrils in banana peels can be used for reinforcement of plastics, similar to fiberglass or wood pulp. The fibrils are extracted by a steam explosion process and then treated with caustic to allow the fiber to be compatible with the polymer matrix. Also by the way a majority of engineering resins are produced in the US. The second is Germany.

• What ‘Obscure’ But Essential Compound Shortage Has the Auto Industry Worried About Production?

  April 23, 2012 at 11:41am

  The shortage is due to a company called Evonik in Germany had a major catastrophic event at their plant. Three people were killed. This company made the precursor monomer for the production of PA-12 (Polyamide) or Nylon 12. Evonik was one of the major sources for the entire worlds supply. Other companies are stepping up to fill the gap or come up with replacements. Also if we didn’t use these plastics the entire fuel system would rust out. This would be due to the high ethanol content of our fuel, which actually is the EPA’s fault. PA12 is also produced by Arkema, BASF, EMS-Grivory.