http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:hawthorn/ en-us Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:24:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2777648/posts Just received a beautiful scam email from somebody in Kenya who obviously is a great fan of Jerome Corsi. QUOTE: My name is Jerome Corsi Odinga Jnr and my sister Jane Corsi Odinga,we are Kenyan National,who is currently at the Bujumbura Refugee Camp Accra Ghana.Please i will like you to assist me and my sister to retrieve and receive our consignment over there in American that contains $25 million United States dollars and some quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify. The consignment is presently in American. The consignments get to the state through the help of a... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2777648/posts#comment Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:24:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294247/posts Link only, due to copyright restrictions: http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090716/NEWS/90716027/-1/Nletter03/Ex-Miss.-politician-s-wife-sues-alleged-mistress?source=nletter-news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294247/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:16:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2293907/posts Two panda cubs abandoned at birth by their mother have been adopted by an unlikely wet nurse – a mongrel dog. Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2293907/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:06:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276628/posts Greenland, with 58,000 people and only two traffic lights, both of them here in the capital, is now securing its place in the world. On Sunday, amid solemn ceremony and giddy celebration, it ushered in a new era of self-governance that sets the stage for eventual independence from Denmark, its ruler since 1721. The move, which allows Greenland to gradually take responsibility over areas like criminal justice and oil exploration, follows a referendum last year in which 76 percent of voters said they wanted self-rule. Many of the changes are deeply symbolic. Kalaallisut, a traditional Inuit dialect, is now the... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276628/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:02:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2251079/posts Don't try this at home. Several times a day, for several days, you induce pain in someone. You control the pain with morphine until the final day of the experiment, when you replace the morphine with saline solution. Guess what? The saline takes the pain away. New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2251079/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 21:03:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246078/posts The mayor of Mississippi's largest city died early Thursday, less than two days after losing a re-election bid in a contentious Democratic primary that came a week before his second federal trial. WLBT-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246078/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 14:16:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192753/posts Vladimir Putin’s social contract has been premised on an authoritarian state delivering rising incomes and resurgent power. But the economic crisis is unraveling all that. And what comes next in Russia might be even worse. Foreign Policy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192753/posts#comment Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:12:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085004/posts We are, uh, in a defining moment in our history. Our nation’s involved in two wars, our economy is in crisis, um, but more than that, we feel, all of us, that somehow we’ve gotten badly off track, and that, uh, unless we do something about it, unless we seize this moment, that we may be passing on an America to our children that is less prosperous, maybe meaner, uh, more divided than the country we inherited from our parents http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085004/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:49:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082112/posts This is the time for Bush and other NATO leaders to give high priority and visibility to discussions with Finland, which is considering joining NATO. If Finland joins, Sweden might follow, Swedish officials say. Alliance members also should move now to bolster the defenses of the three Baltic NATO members -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- as Kurt Volker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, has recently suggested. The holding of no-notice joint maneuvers with the Baltic states would be one way to catch Russia's attention. Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082112/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:01:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961656/posts The M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System (above) is a 12-gauge that can be used alone or attached to an M4 carbine with a clamp (1). The clip (2) holds five lethal or nonlethal rounds. The barrel is 7-3/4-in.-long alloy steel, threaded to receive a device (3) that ensures a 3-in. gap from the muzzle when using breaching rounds to blast open doors. Troops tested the weapon’s experimental predecessor in combat for a year, and reported trouble reaching the pump to reload. Designers switched to a straight-pull bolt action (4). Nearly 40,000 of the 4-pound, 3-ounce (stand-alone) shotguns will be delivered... Popular Mechanics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961656/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:53:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872907/posts Link only: http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070728/NEWS/707280342/1001/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872907/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:27:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872771/posts On Feb. 18, 2009, tens of millions of televisions that are not equipped to receive digital signals will become useless pieces of furniture. The government is spending $5 million to let owners know so they can do something about it -- not enough, critics say. . . . John Kneuer, chief of the federal agency tasked with ensuring a smooth digital transition, told the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday that the government will be leaning heavily on broadcasters. . . . Some committee members were clearly worried. A poll released in January by the Association of Public Television Stations indicated... GOPUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872771/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:07:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796759/posts URL only, due to copyright restrictions by Gannett: http://view.exacttarget.com/?ffcb10-fe601570776005787c1d-fdf310717365007873127670-ff091670756400 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796759/posts#comment Wed, 7 Mar 2007 16:26:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1795451/posts Link only, due to copyright restrictions by Gannett: http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070305/NEWS/703050350/1001/NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1795451/posts#comment Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:07:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781949/posts [A] Florida court had ordered that 43 year-old Navy Capt Lisa Nowak, KC5ZTB, who was facing charges of attempted kidnapping and battery, could be freed on bail. However, the introduction of the more serious charge that she intended to murder Colleen Shipman reverses that. More at: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2007/astronaut_love_kidnap_plot.htm Southgate Amateur Radio Club Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781949/posts#comment Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:25:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751300/posts Karachi is as eager as any other large city in the world to grow beyond it’s barriers. “Do you find our society somewhat schizophrenic?” a dramatically made-up Karachi socialite asked me, while discreetly tapping the ash from her cigarillo. “No more than our own in Mumbai,” I laughed. Perhaps, the answer disappointed her, for she turned away haughtily and went in search of a drink. “Doesn’t the hypocrisy get you in our town…. Look at the double standards…Why do people hide their alcohol in glasses of Coke or Sprite?” I pointed out that it happens in Ahmedabad all the time.... DNA India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751300/posts#comment Sun, 10 Dec 2006 16:26:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1746367/posts MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) - The pastor of a Mount Airy church accused of brandishing a gun as part of his sermon is free on bond after being charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. News and Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1746367/posts#comment Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:38:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745717/posts Link only, due to copyright restrictions: http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061129/NEWS/611290371/1001/NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745717/posts#comment Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:45:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744148/posts The tenor, paired with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, is speaking for a global effort called "Hear the World" to raise awareness about hearing loss and to offer the latest technology to those in need — especially in developing countries. Hearing aids will be delivered to poor children in the Guatemalan jungle and hearing-challenged youths in Pretoria, South Africa, will be taught how to function alongside classmates who hear. Youths in remote parts of the island of Fiji will be hearing tested for the first time. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744148/posts#comment Sun, 26 Nov 2006 16:31:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1744119/posts NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida: A woman's body was found wedged upside-down behind a bookcase in the home she shared with relatives who had spent nearly two weeks looking for her. A spokesman for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Mariesa Weber's death was not suspicious. Family members said they believe she fell over as she tried to adjust the plug of a television behind the bookshelf. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1744119/posts#comment Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:04:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1743171/posts Link only, due to copyright restrictions: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article2007490.ece http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1743171/posts#comment Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:14:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727243/posts A coordinator for MoveOn.org e-mailed a top official in Meehan's office Wednesday, indicating that the group would cease the barrage from its members if the Lowell Democrat agrees to contribute $250,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Lowell Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727243/posts#comment Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:34:05 GMT