Dubai 3D Printed Building

Dubai 3D Printed Building

Dubai has developed a 3D building that was built in 17 days using a rather large 3D printer that measures 20 feet high, 120 feet long and 40 feet wide.  They use a mix of concrete, fiber enforced plastic, and glass fiber gypsum.  United Arab Emirates is hoping to have building time cut by 70% and cost by 50% by […]

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Poem – PHANTOM-CIZING (By Ray Gallucci)

  PHANTOM-CIZING (A poetic tribute to the original story by Gaston Leroux, prompted by seeing Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Phantom of the Opera)   His name is Erik, Though few who know This name by which Opera Phantom goes.   Not burned by acid Or scorched by flame, His face cadaverous Born in shame.   For years he traveled, A circus freak […]

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Live Eel In His Rectum

A New Zealand man showed up at a hospital emergency room with a live eel in his rectum. The man gave no explanation as to how the wriggling creature ended up where it was, but doctors were apparently able to remove it without complication.  “The eel was about the size of a decent sprig of asparagus,” said a hospital employee, […]

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Is ADHD being over-diagnosed?

The number of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is exploding, raising concerns that doctors are overprescribing powerful drugs to kids and teens. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The diagnosis rate of the disorder has soared 41 percent in the U.S. over the past decade.   More than one in 10 school-age children have been diagnosed […]

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