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  1. Thread: Simplexity

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    As to whether they want to make things or not I...

    As to whether they want to make things or not I believe that the answer is no.
    As with my grandsons; I was working on a model and they watched for a few minutes but it was not interesting enough and...
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    About the ability to do and learn things. We were...

    About the ability to do and learn things. We were discussing this at my International Plastic Modelers Society meeting. One of our members who is a retired model maker for the NASA Langely wind...
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    In the vein of the more things change the more...

    In the vein of the more things change the more they stay the same. Read the ordnance board reports on the adoption of the 1855 Springfield. The main drawback was the new caliber .58, Previously all...
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    Before the zeitbahn, there was Days Poncho tent...

    Before the zeitbahn, there was Days Poncho tent shelter. It was essentially a shelter half with slit for the neck to go through. It was made out of painted cloth and was meant not only to provide...
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    An excellent resource on the use of the shelter...

    An excellent resource on the use of the shelter half in the American Civil War is Frederick Gaede The Federal Shelter Half in the American Civil War, A bit of background; the shelter half came about...
  6. The FBI used plants as part of their tactics to...

    The FBI used plants as part of their tactics to roll up a lot of anti government/neo nazi types in the 80's and 90's. They essentially caught the unwary and dumb ones.
    It is not like this a new...
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    check here :...

    check here :
    http://http://www.amazon.com/Trench-Warfare-under-Grant-Fortifications/dp/0807831549/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285380335&sr=8-1...
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