http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/people/ en-us Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:43:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2472777/posts Belgrade, city of very tumultuous history, one of the oldest in Europe. Its history has lasted for 7000 years. The area around the large rivers was inhabited in the Paleolithic period. From the older stone age, came the remains of human bones and skulls of Neanderthals, found in a quarry near Leštane, in a cave in the vicinity of the Cukarica Bajloni market. Remains of late Stone Age culture were found in Vinca, Zarkovo and Upper Town, above the confluence of the Sava and Danube. This indicates that the area of Belgrade has been continually inhabited and that the intensity... Infostar http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2472777/posts#comment Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:43:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2445271/posts Man Pleads Guilty to Filing 250 Tax Returns for Dead People Riverside, Calif. (January 27, 2010) By WebCPA Staff A California man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. after he was accused of filing at least 250 tax returns of deceased individuals. Haroon Amin of Upland, Calif., pleaded guilty Monday to the charges. He was indicted, along with Ather Ali of Diamond Bar, Calif., in December 2008. The two were accused of filing the returns in 2002 and 2003 falsely stating that the deceased individuals earned wages from which income tax was withheld. The false returns claimed... WebCPA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2445271/posts#comment Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:59:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2440911/posts When I arrived at his cramped state senate offices, Scott Brown had just opened one of the many packages he's received since his stunning U.S. Senate victory 11 days ago. A local artist has done up a version of the iconic red, white and blue collage from the 2008 presidential campaign that shows Barack Obama with the word "Hope." This one features a smiling Mr. Brown instead, but the word below is different. It reads "Change." Wall Street Journal Online Weekend http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2440911/posts#comment Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:18:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2427281/posts I was recently reminded while troubleshooting a friend's small business network of where most computer systems' real security weaknesses lie. Where do you think it is? The desktop operating system, which was Windows XP SP3? The server operating systems, which were Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Novell's SLES (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) 11 SP1? Or, the Sonicwall TZ 210 firewall appliance? The answer was, of course, none of the above. The weakest spot on your network is never your operating systems, your hardware, your applications, your security software or any of the rest of the technical side. The weakest link... IT World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2427281/posts#comment Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:16:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2425445/posts Nothing World Shattering here .. Just a little humor for those of us who need it.The statements below are taken from actual insurance accident claims forms.They are real and true (you can't make up this kind of stuff). Read 'em and laugh and be glad it wasn't you.Incidents with Pedestrians The pedestrian ran for the pavement, but I got him. The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him. I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2425445/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:55:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2422276/posts Public Television Station KERA in Dallas has now invited GOP Gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina to the Governor’s debate to be held on January 14. The debate will also feature Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and incumbent Governor Rick Perry. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2422276/posts#comment Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:57:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396316/posts Many in the mainstream media have tried to trivialize the Climate gate leaked emails from the University of East Anglia. These leaked emails are not just internal email from a small group of climate scientists in Great Britain. These are global emails between the top scientists behind anthropogenic global warming. Meet them in this video. Bluegrass Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396316/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:04:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389142/posts You know the episodes of 30 Rock in which Liz Lemon, played by wicked Sarah-Palin impersonator Tina Fey, decides whether women's boyfriend troubles are deal-breakers? "Yes! I saw that the other day. It was hilarious," says none other than Palin herself. The former Alaska governor and VP candidate sat down with PEOPLE on Nov. 14 to answer some reader questions – such as that from Samantha Harris, of Boca Raton, Fla., who wrote that the man she's dating "doesn't believe in politics because it doesn't affect him. Do you think this is a deal-breaker?" Answered Palin, "The deal-breaker is that... People http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389142/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389133/posts KISSIMMEE — Stealing power from utilities has become the recession's crime of choice for penny-pinching suspects large and small across Central Florida. A supermarket CEO, cash-strapped homeowners and even pot growers have landed in jail in recent months, all charged with meter tampering for allegedly stealing electricity — a crime costing local utility companies millions each year. Industry spokesmen say power thefts have spiked as unemployment and housing foreclosures have increased during the past two years. Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389133/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:45:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378876/posts NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Retirees have something else to look forward to besides playing golf -- much better sleep -- particularly if they have decent retirement benefits and retire relatively early. That's what Dr. Jussi Vahtera of the University of Turku in Finland and colleagues found in a study of 14,714 people who had retired from the French national gas and electric company. But because the workers in the study had excellent retirement benefits, including generous pensions, the findings don't apply to everyone, Vahtera noted in a prepared statement. "In countries and positions where there is no proper pension... Reuters Health on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378876/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 03:23:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375265/posts Today there are many different views and thoughts about just what the term “Sin” means. Just the word alone gives people the Hee-bee-Gee-bees. People do not like to think of themselves as “Sinners.” They say or think, “Well, I’m not that bad. I’ve never killed anyone. If you only knew the good I do...(and so on and so forth).” These statements and sentiments are expressed in attempting to justify themselves in light of the realities of their "sinful"condition. (John 3:19-21, Hebrews 6:1; 9:14). Sin, as defined in God’s Word, the Bible, is the transgression and violation of the righteousness and... The Ignorant Fishermen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375265/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:32:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360220/posts Enjoy! http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ People of Walmart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360220/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:21:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356364/posts BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2009 – In a Soviet-era aircraft hangar here, a rivalry born during the Battle of the Red River is still alive and well. But now that energy is supporting the Afghan people. Air Force Maj. Tobin Griffeth, an avid University of Texas fan, and Air Force Capt. Katie Illingworth, a University of Oklahoma alum, created a personal game honoring the two schools' annual football rivalry, which every year is the talk of the two bordering states. Air Force Maj. Tobin Griffeth, left, and Air Force Capt. Katie Illingworth are using the hotly contested football rivalry... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356364/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:57:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347866/posts Snippets: (emphasis mine)In a conference call with more than 1,000 rabbis before Rosh Hashanah, President Barack Obama encouraged the religious leaders to use their sermons on the Jewish New Year to promote health-care reform. It is more than ironic that liberal Jews, who call for a complete separation of church and state, saw nothing wrong with the president scripting their sermons. The reason may be that the script came from a modern sort of Jewish holy book, what Norman Podhoretz calls the "Torah of liberalism." What is the Torah of liberalism? Mr. Podhoretz says that the 11th commandment for liberal... wsj.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347866/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:08:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333961/posts President Obama's announcement of his selection of Ron Bloom as "manufacturing czar" follows the weekend resignation of Van Jones, the White House "green jobs czar" who had come under fire in recent weeks for past inflammatory statements. As one White House "czar" departs amid a cloud of controversy, an undeterred President Obama is naming a new one to advise him on manufacturing, defying conservative critics who have raised concerns about these advisory positions that do not require congressional oversight. Obama chose a Labor Day union picnic on Monday as the backdrop to announce his selection of Ron Bloom, a member... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333961/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 15:59:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333515/posts EXHAUSTED doctors have confessed to killing and harming patients, falling asleep during surgery and crashing their cars because of marathon shifts. The public hospital medicos claim to be so tired on the job that they are working "like drunks". More than 100 doctors vented guilt and anger in a confidential Queensland survey. Almost 60 per cent admitted to fatigue-induced errors while performing procedures. Courrier Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333515/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2009 20:20:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2309581/posts From Mel Brooks' movie "History of the World, Part 1": The People are Revolting. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2309581/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:02:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295733/posts WATCH THE SOYLENT GREEN TRAILER In his teens, my brother had an ugly green van. Those were the days when you painted a name on them. Yep, his was Soylent Green. youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295733/posts#comment Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:47:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2275293/posts Health experts have long warned of the risk of obesity, but a new Japanese study warns that being very skinny is even more dangerous, and that slightly chubby people live longer. People who are a little overweight at age 40 live six to seven years longer than very thin people, whose average life expectancy was shorter by some five years than that of obese people, the study found. breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2275293/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:15:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259910/posts Credit-card companies are getting a lot of grief in the blogosphere (not to mention Congress) lately. Most of these critiques are just a bunch of shaggy dog stories, but the very smart Rortybomb has an extremely numerate post in which he points out that when the interest rate on your plastic goes from 8% to 28% because you’re two days late on a payment, it’s highly unlikely that this is a pure reflection of a change in your probability of default. His analysis indicates that the way this price (i.e., interest rate) change is determined is not by the change... NRO Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259910/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 16:10:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246316/posts GENEVA – Up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic lasting two years, the World Health Organization said Thursday. WHO flu chief Keiji Fukuda said the historical record of flu pandemics indicates one-third of the world's population gets infected in such outbreaks. ... ... "We don't really know." said Fukuda. "This is a benchmark from the past. Please do not interpret this as a prediction for the future." AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246316/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 19:28:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243589/posts Yesterday we were startled to learn that Tim Geithner had made People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People list. Not because Tim isn't a fine-looking fellow, but because he pretty much looks like any other guy who's done a lifetime of bureaucratic work. But maybe there's a simple explanation. Geithner's brother David Geithner, is a People executive, having been at Time Warner (TWX) since 1992. This 1992 wedding announcement confirms they have the same father. And they look similar! Now, of course we're not saying David put bro Tim on the list. But might David's underlings have added him, you know,... the business insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243589/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 05:51:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2242108/posts The U.S Constitution "originally" laid out the separation of powers between the federal government and the State governments in the first paragraph of article 1 section 3. How this paragraph accomplished that goal will become clear later in this article. This paragraph states: "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the LEGISLATURE thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote." Then in Article I, section 4 we also find this: "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each... Paul MySpace Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2242108/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 16:16:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2240931/posts From superstars (Christina! Halle! Angelina!) to the freshest faces (90210 cast! Channing Tatum!), see who made this year's list People http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2240931/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:55:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240803/posts The list includes the first lady, of course. Not Bo. But five White House staffers and one cabinet secretary. Rahm? Yes. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240803/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:19:38 GMT