http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:wolfcreek/ en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:50:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2470199/posts The Texas Supreme Court threw out a $15.8 million verdict Friday, ruling unanimously that lawyers improperly introduced evidence that a gravel truck driver involved in a 2002 accident that killed four members of a Wise County family was an illegal immigrant. By repeatedly mentioning the truck driver's immigration status, lawyers for the Hughes family clearly sought to inflame jurors' passions against the driver and his employer, TXI Transportation Co., the court ruled. "Such appeals to racial and ethnic prejudices, whether 'explicit and brazen' or 'veiled and subtle,' cannot be tolerated because they undermine the very basis of our judicial process,"... Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2470199/posts#comment Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:50:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2465423/posts WACO — It's been more than 30 years since two men out hunting snakes pulled the first mammoth bones from a dry creek bed on the outskirts of Waco, but for the first time, the site has opened to the public. In all, 26 Columbian mammoths have been uncovered at the Waco Mammoth Site, and scientists think more might be buried on the 105-acre property, owned by Baylor University and the City of Waco, a few miles west of Interstate 35. Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2465423/posts#comment Sat, 6 Mar 2010 13:08:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2455597/posts The stale old campaign issues education, toughness on crime, taxes have lulled countless voters into inaction for years. But sometimes an issue comes along that energizes a portion of the voting public. This is one of those times. Politicians and voters haven't discussed the issue of nullification in about a half-century. But now it's back. And several candidates and incumbents are chattering about writing state laws that would neutralize federal ones. Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2455597/posts#comment Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:09:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446232/posts An unexpected feature of this year's gubernatorial race is the revival of certain political notions identified with early American history. Republican candidate Debra Medina in particular has made nullification a major aspect of her campaign, both in her two debates with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Gov. Rick Perry and on her Web site, which includes, under the label "Restore Sovereignty," the message that the U.S. Constitution "divides power between the federal and state governments and ultimately reserves final authority for the people themselves. Texas must stop the over reaching federal government and nullify federal mandates in agriculture, energy,... Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446232/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:15:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2437846/posts Last Thursday at around noon, a 24-year-old Houston man identified as Fausto Cardenas was arrested by Texas State Troopers for firing a gun outside the Texas Capitol. The suspect was also seen inside trying to gain access to District 7 (Houston) State Senator Dan Patrick’s office a few minutes earlier. Senator Patrick’s office aide said Cardenas was acting strangely and denied him access. For over a year, Senator Dan Patrick has been advocating for the Texas National Guard to be placed on the border with Mexico to fight the drug cartels and illegal immigration. Deadlinelive.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2437846/posts#comment Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:23:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2436703/posts Considering the *State of the Union* at this time, should the admin. and Congress tone down their *usual* antics? me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2436703/posts#comment Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434946/posts An exquisite sense of timing—and a good deal of luck—has helped transform Rick Perry from an unknown Democratic state legislator into a swaggering Republican who’s spent more years in the Governor’s Mansion than anyone in Texas history. Is it enough to carry him past Kay Bailey Hutchison and all the way to the White House? Texas Monthly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434946/posts#comment Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:32:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2433382/posts It is not a matter of interpretation. Unlike such things as encoded information within ancient Mayan or Egyptian or Hindu monuments, heiroglyphs, and stellae, the Carbon 14 ratio is not an interpreted bit of knowledge. Halfpasthuman.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2433382/posts#comment Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:25:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2432895/posts 3D version of the the flight/crash of United 109 N/A http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2432895/posts#comment Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:44:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429800/posts WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has reversed its position on the safety of bisphenol A, a chemical found in plastic bottles, soda cans, food containers and thousands of consumer goods, saying it now has concerns about health risks. Growing scientific evidence has linked the chemical to a range of problems, from cancer to sexual dysfunction to heart disease. Federal officials said they are particularly concerned about BPA's effect on the development of fetuses, infants and young children. Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429800/posts#comment Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:18:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2427643/posts The Federal Reserve paid a record $46.1 billion in earnings to the Treasury Department last year, reflecting gains as the central bank bulked up its portfolio of securities to revive the economy and fight the financial crisis. The payment marks an increase of $14.4 billion from what the Treasury was provided in 2008 and is the largest since the Fed began operating in 1914, the central bank announced Tuesday. yahoo.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2427643/posts#comment Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:57:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420818/posts OSLO, Norway – Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The floors are streaked and scratched. A light layer of dust coats the blood pressure monitors. A faint stench of urine and bleach wafts from a pile of soiled bedsheets dropped in a corner. Look closer, however, at a microscopic level, and this place is pristine. There is no sign of a dangerous and contagious staph infection that killed tens of thousands of patients in the most sophisticated hospitals of Europe, North America and Asia this year, soaring virtually unchecked. The reason: Norwegians stopped taking so many drugs. Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420818/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:56:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419457/posts FORT WORTH, Texas — For more than two decades, Maria Refugia Camarillo played matchmaker for her family members. Camarillo, known as Cuca, found spouses for her children, her nieces, a nephew and even her three teenage grandchildren, all of whom lived within two blocks of each other. The marriages were not only arranged, they were also lucrative. Since 1980, Camarillo arranged some 170 matches between more than a dozen of her relatives and foreigners willing to pay cash to marry Americans and get green cards. With fees of up to $12,000 per marriage, the scheme garnered more than $1 million,... Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419457/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:58:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417014/posts FRANKENSTEIN, Mo. — The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat. The boar gored Kremer in the knee with a razor-sharp tusk. The burly pig farmer shrugged it off, figuring: "You pour the blood out of your boot and go on." But Kremer's red-hot leg ballooned to double its size. A strep infection spread, threatening his life and baffling doctors. Two months of multiple antibiotics did virtually nothing. The answer was flowing in the veins of the boar. The animal had been fed low doses of penicillin, spawning a strain... Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417014/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:58:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413198/posts SAN ANTONIO — The lead defense lawyer for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan said Monday that he believes the Army is violating Hasan's religious rights because it prohibited him from praying from the Koran in Arabic with a relative. Attorney John P. Galligan said he learned that police guarding Hasan at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio cut short a phone conversation Hasan was having with one of his brothers on Friday because Hasan was not speaking in English. “Police at the hospital refused to let him pray, in Arabic, from the Quran with his brother,”... Chron.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413198/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:30:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411819/posts Jackson MS. An extremely rare infection has been passed from an organ donor to at least one recipient in what is thought to be the first human-to-human transfer of the amoeba, medical officials said Friday. Four people in three states received organs from a patient who died at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in November after suffering from neurological problems, said Dave Daigle, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention. Orlando Sentinal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411819/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:48:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410588/posts The Austin City Council Thursday unanimously voted on new restrictions that would eliminate a lot of cell phone use in the car. “Don't use your cell phone while you're driving for anything else than making a phone call,” said Councilmember Laura Morrison. That means no texting, no playing games or shuffling through songs, or even using your phone's GPS system unless it's mounted on the dash. You can text when you’re stopped at a traffic light or in an emergency KVUE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410588/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:38:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404036/posts WASHINGTON - -- President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have chosen an elegant greeting card that announces to recipients: "Season's Greetings." "May your family have a joyous holiday season and a new year blessed with hope and happiness," the card reads. Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404036/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:58:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403133/posts The UN Copenhagen climate talks are in disarray today after developing countries reacted furiously to leaked documents that show world leaders will next week be asked to sign an agreement that hands more power to rich countries and sidelines the UN's role in all future climate change negotiations. Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403133/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 20:56:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393685/posts LAREDO, Texas - A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers. Most trucks enrolled in the program pause at the border for just 20 seconds before entering the United States. And nine out of 10 of them do so without anyone looking at their cargo. Press-Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393685/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:28:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2382013/posts Had a virus alert yesterday from AVAST. As usually, it allowed me to abort connection and proceed. Cyber Security popups came up on my sceen and thinking it was AVAST prompting me, I ran a program. Turns out it was a fake site trying to get info and now it's embedded in my system. CAN ANYONE HELP? It's trying to block FR as a malicious website. n/a http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2382013/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:41:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377315/posts She's in labor right now. Epidural caused baby and mother's heart to stop. (she has high blood pressure and gestational diabetes) wolfcreek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377315/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:29:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374809/posts A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show “harmful material” to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn’t file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore online pornography. arstarnet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374809/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:29:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374779/posts Austin-based Cielo Wind Power said Thursday that it will partner with Chinese and American companies to build one of the biggest wind farms in the United States. The project will cost $1.5 billion, cover 36,000 acres in West Texas and generate 600 megawatts of electricity — enough to power 180,000 homes. The agreement signals one of the largest undertakings of its kind, proponents said. Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374779/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:53:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371369/posts ELDORADO, Texas — More than 150 potential jurors, including 10 women in prairie dresses and braids, crammed into a makeshift courtroom Monday as jury selection began in the first criminal trial stemming from the raid of a polygamist sect's ranch last year. Raymond Jessop, 38, is charged with sexual assault of a child, stemming from his alleged marriage to an underage girl. The girl, according to church documents seized by authorities, gave birth at age 16 at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Eldorado. If convicted, Jessop faces 20 years in prison. He is also charged with bigamy, but that... Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371369/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:10:33 GMT