http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/misc-news/ en-us Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:49:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048190/posts Ann Coulter on Tammy Bruce at 8:30 EST (5:30 PST). Talk stream Live http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048190/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:49:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048151/posts Electrical-energy-storage unit (EESU) utilizing ceramic and integrated-circuit technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries IS THIS A HOAX? IS THIS FOR REAL? US patent 7033406 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048151/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:47:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048142/posts For the first time, they will receive performance-related pay according to the results they achieve on the operating table, with levels dependent on how well patients recover. Leading surgeons said that this could deter doctors from taking on higher-risk patients, such as the frail and elderly, and from carrying out complex operations. Daily Telegraph UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048142/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:17:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048139/posts Exclusive: US rocker Ted Nugent's outrageous rant on UK knife crime By Jody Thompson, 17/07/2008 (What's this?)American rock star Ted Nugent has followed in Lily Allen's footsteps to be the latest celebrity to comment on the UK's knife crime problem. However, unlike Lily, he's set to spark controversy with his outrageous views. An advocate of hunting and gun-ownership rights, Nugent currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association and thinks the problem would stop if Britons were allowed to arm themselves with guns. Talking mid-set during his gig at London's Indigo venue in the 02 Arena... Mirror.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048139/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:54:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048136/posts The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the controversial Unification Church, has been hurt as a helicopter he was in attempted an emergency landing in South Korea. The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the controversial Unification Church, has been hurt as a helicopter he was in attempted an emergency landing in South Korea. Moon, 88, was among several people on the aircraft when it made an emergency landing at Gapyeong, 25 miles east of Seoul. News agencies quoted officials as saying Rev Moon's injuries were slight. The casualties were taken to Cheongshim Hospital, which is owned by the Church,... Alaska Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048136/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:45:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048129/posts NOAA (Mariner's 1-2-3 Rule chart) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048129/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:18:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048105/posts Click here for the video... [WARNING: Cussing involved] Break.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048105/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:16:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048050/posts Marines visiting a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. Scenes include troops walking inside the restaurant and KFC workers preparing and frying chicken and french fries. Live Leak via Gateway Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048050/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:36:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048006/posts Where the Fans Once Roared, Demolition Crews Now Have Their Day By NICK BUNKLEYNew York TimesJuly 19, 2008 DETROIT — The wake began as soon as bulldozers punched throughthe wall behind Section 501. All month, carfuls of mourners havebeen arriving steadily on an otherwise desolate street in theshadow of the 96-year-old ballpark. Most have digital cameras dangling from their wrists and a D, inOld English lettering, on their shirts. The more prepared pull step ladders from the backs of their vehicles; others climb ontothe roofs of their cars to peer over the eight-foot-tall fenceshrouding workers inside. Across Trumbull Avenue, Greg... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048006/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:52:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047997/posts p> WAFB TV Channel 9, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana pulled out all the stops for this ridiculous report claiming that "some women" in the Pelican State are resorting to working in strip clubs because gasoline is so expensive. To prove it, WAFB found one woman that said so. I'd say that clinches this as "fact," then, wouldn't you? In typical sensationalistic news fashion, WAFB TV assumes that because gas is more expensive, women across the state are throwing away their morals to work as strippers. During these tough economic times, many people are struggling to make ends meet. The city's... Publius' Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047997/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:17:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047979/posts In his speech in Constitution Hall this week, former Vice President and renewable energy investor Al Gore extolled a stretch goal challenging America to achieve 100% renewable power within 10 years. The quote: "Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years." And my favorite part: "When President John F. Kennedy challenged our nation to land a man on the moon and bring him back safely in 10 years, many people doubted we could accomplish that goal. But 8 years and 2 months later,... cnet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047979/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:19:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047869/posts Obama Natural born citizen or not? (From Hillary Clinton forum and PUMA members--http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=20436) Watch this first: http://youtube.com/watch?v=HSht5DobAno Then watch the updated version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qXNLLAk9gek (content from HRC forum post follows) Today, 05:27 PM indigo Silver Member = >250 Posts I just posted an article credited by the Associated Press on Barack Obama’s citizenship Makes me wonder how much research Donna Cassata, the AP Political Editor in Washington did to make her undocumented remarks I now propose that the producer of these videos has done far more research on documenting Obama’s birth than Ms. Cassata ever thought about doing. My opinion -... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047869/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:37:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047926/posts BBC staff have accused executives of wasting licence fee money after about £6m was spent on power generators at Television Centre that are not being used. ...However, the BBC has admitted that at the moment it is not "economic to do so" and that they are being used only in emergencies. ...In addition, according to BBC insiders there have been problems with the turbines. When both were switched on about four years ago during a power failure, a chimney caught fire. guardian.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047926/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:28:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047913/posts The Air Force's top leadership sought for three years to spend counterterrorism funds on "comfort capsules" to be installed on military planes that ferry senior officers and civilian leaders around the world, with at least four top generals involved in design details such as the color of the capsules' carpet and leather chairs, according to internal e-mails and budget documents. The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047913/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:45:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047888/posts LONDON: A group of scientists, including one of Indian origin, has discovered "world's first bird" that lived 235 million years ago. In the landmark study, published by the Paleontological Association, experts unveiled an extraordinary prehistoric lizard-like "flying" reptile which lived 235 million years ago. The scientific community believes that birds descended from reptiles 50 million years later making the kuehneosaurs the world's first "bird". The long-extinct species, which inhabited the warm late Triassic period from 235 to 200 million years ago, was first discovered in the UK. According to experts, the kuehneosaurs, which grew up to 2 feet, used extensions... Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047888/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:45:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047823/posts Bayonetted and shot by drunken assassins, the slaughter of the Russian royal family shook the world. Now a new book reveals in compelling detail the horrifying final days of the Romanovs. As the light faded, a train halted in the siding near the remote railway station of Lyubinskaya on the Trans-Siberian railway line. Daily Mail (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047823/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:29:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047820/posts Three Bali bombers have exhausted their appeals and will soon be executed by firing squad, according to Indonesia's attorney general.Imam Samudra and the brothers Amrozi and Ali Ghufron have never shown any remorse for the 2002 bombings and have repeatedly said that they embrace death and wish to be martyrs. Indonesia's attorney general Henderman Supanji, in announcing that no further legal avenues are available to the condemned men, said, "the process would not be drawn out". The bombers' lawyer, Fahmi Bachmid, said afterwards: "All of them have repeatedly said they will only ask pardon from God, not the president. This... Daily Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047820/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:20:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047746/posts LOS ANGELES -- American Airlines Flight 725, scheduled to fly nonstop from Boston to Los Angeles on Friday, was diverted to Oklahoma City after a disruptive passenger took his clothes off and had to be subdued. KNBC4-Los Angeles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047746/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:48:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047728/posts As the Russians vote in a poll on a national television station to choose the greatest Russian, Stalin and Nicholas II jostle for the crown. This seems strange. Stalin killed 25 million and sent 28 million through his Gulag camps while, during his own disastrous reign, Nicholas II displayed brutal insensitivity and political ineptitude, faced two revolutions, lost two wars, his throne and his life. In the BBC Great Britons poll, this game was won by Churchill. Charles I, our equivalent of Nicholas II, didn't appear; Henry VIII, the English Stalin, was No 40; Cromwell, our Lenin, was tenth but... Timesonline.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047728/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:18:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047709/posts What else is there to do on Fridays besides FReep and listen to TSN?! C'mon, eat, drink, breathe SAVAGE?Savage’s websiteLOTS of links to listen to the Savage radio show here!!! The Savage Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047709/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:51:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047659/posts For years I have heard from many sources that the Clinton Administration was able to create a budget surplus and then the Bush Administration came in and squandered this surplus. This is repeatedly reported so someone tell me how my perception of this issue is in error. Here's what seems to be apparent to me: By dramatically defunding the military and intelligence agencies the Clinton Administration was able to show on paper a projected 10 year federal budget surplus. The terrorists attacks of September 11th occured. The Bush Administration needed to dramatically refund the defunded military and intelligence agencies. This... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047659/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:16:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047638/posts As you can see in the new solar images, a new sunspot has formed. This one belongs to Cycle 23 because of its magnetic signature. This ends the streak of spotless days. Yesterday in the EIT images there was a few areas of light that formed at high latitudes in both hemispheres. They both had Cycle 24 signatures, however have not developed into anything bigger. Solar Flux section enhancement (I) have enhanced the Flux section to include monthly averages as well as links to the daily flux numbers. Click HERE to view. Also below is a link to some data... Solar Cycle 24.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047638/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:21:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047608/posts ON AIR Q&A: T. Boone Pickens Fri. Jul 18, 2008 Tammy Haddad spoke with Texas oil magnate T. Boone Pickens for the July 18 edition of "National Journal On Air." This is a transcript of their conversation. Q: I'm Tammy Haddad this is National Journal On Air and we have the man of the hour with us, T. Boone Pickens, welcome Mr. Pickens. Pickens: Thank you Tammy. Q: You know, you have really changed the world with your conversation about wind energy, PickensPack.com is really an incredible website-these videos, the ads, what you're doing. For those who haven't seen it,... National Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047608/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:17:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047565/posts ScienceDaily (July 18, 2008) — A greener, less expensive method to produce hydrogen for fuel may eventually be possible with the help of water, solar energy and nanotube diodes that use the entire spectrum of the sun's energy, according to Penn State researchers... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047565/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:54:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047557/posts A team of searchers is back in the mountains of Nevada this week, hoping to find an answer to the mystery of Steve Fossett's disappearance. Fossett, a well-known pilot and adventurer, vanished last September while flying near a friend's ranch in a Super Decathlon. An extensive aerial and ground search, plus worldwide efforts using satellite imagery, failed to turn up any trace of Fossett or his airplane, and in February a court declared him legally dead.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047557/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:35:42 GMT