We at J&O Fabric love our military men and women. There is nothing quite as reassuring as seeing our own in… plastic? According to a news report, the Senate Armed Services Committee is pushing the Defense department to consider giving new recruits uniforms made from recycled materials like plastic bottles (the alternative is that they receive hand-me-downs). It may not be an organic fabric, but it is green nonetheless.
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G2 Consulting has always specialized in lighting warning systems. However, an idea that was recently actualized by co-owner Greg Schultz might push them into a niche in the specialized clothing industry. Upon Schultz’s prompting, the Tucson, Arizona based company developed a polyester fabric that has the ability to repel the 50,000 volts that shoot out of a stun gun or cattle prod. The fabric, labeled ‘Thor Shield,’ is a thin, breathable material that contains a conductor. This means that instead of the electrical circuit going through the person that it is intended for, it goes through the material and loops back to its source.
We love him.
We hate him.
He’s judged for being a paramour of woman, booze, drugs, and good times in real life, yet adored for making us laugh as the hedonistic bachelor, alcoholic, jingle/children’s song writer each Monday night on CBS in ” Two and A Half Men “. He has been in rehab more times than not, arrested on domestic abuse charges by more than one girlfriend, and made his way to almost every gossip column’s hit list more often than not. Yeah, it seems Charlie Sheen is many things, but one thing he’s not, is dead.
As many Americans dust off their summer patio furniture, pull out their trusty grills, tame their out of control yards, and gear up for a guarenteed weekend of food and fun, still others are remembering loved ones lost, dreams deferred, and the lives of those who stood on the frontlines and so bravely defended what they believed in til the end. From traditional trips to memorial sites to honor fallen hero’s and mourn the loss of life, to the gathering of friends and family to celebrate life and the beginning of the summer season, all weekend long it seems wherever you turn, there are flags waving at half staff, parades, picnics, poppy donations, and reminders of what makes America the land of the free and the home of the brave.
