http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tower/ en-us Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:12:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999137/posts "Tower Lions" May Help Resurrect Extinct African Breed? James Owen for National Geographic NewsApril 4, 2008 An extinct breed of lion from North Africa was held at the Tower of London in medieval times, a new study shows. A pair of skulls unearthed from the tower's moat in the 1930s belonged to Barbary lions, a subspecies that has since died out in the wild. The discovery raises the possibility that descendants of Barbary lions may still survive in captivity, which could help efforts to resurrect the dark-maned breed, researchers say. The lions' North African roots were revealed by analysis of... National Geographic News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999137/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:12:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994830/posts On a clear day, the view from the top will take in the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian Ocean - providing you've a head for heights. ... Daily Mail UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994830/posts#comment Tue, 1 Apr 2008 02:27:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993450/posts Jury finishes first day of deliberations in terror trialAssociated Press - March 28, 2008 5:33 PM ET MIAMI (AP) - A Florida jury has wrapped up its first day of deliberations in the trial of 6 men accused of plotting terrorist attacks against Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices. Before the deliberations started, prosecutors appealed to the jury not to buy defense claims that the plot was really just a con aimed at getting some money. The alleged ringleader testified that he faked interest in terrorism in an effort to scam $50,000 out of a man he thought had been... KJCT8.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993450/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:01:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992819/posts A man who is suspected of trying to disable a border camera east of the San Ysidro port of entry last week was arrested by Border Patrol agents after two accomplices abandoned him as he held tight to a surveillance tower. Video from a camera on a tower next to the one the three had targeted shows two people setting up a ladder and then a third person climbing the ladder to reach the tower's built-in rungs. When Border Patrol agents approached, the two people on the ground fled to Mexico and took the ladder, stranding the man who had... UNION-TRIBUNE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992819/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:07:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992714/posts Barbary lions were part of medieval Tower of London zoo By Roger Highfield, Science Editor Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 25/03/2008 Two medieval skulls found in the Tower of London belonged to a kind of lion that boasted a giant dark mane, according to a genetic study that sheds new light on one of the world's oldest zoos. A Barbary lion skull that was part of the study Infamous as a place of torture and executions, and home to the Crown Jewels, the Tower was also home to lions, which were charismatic symbols of monarchy. Now researchers have used DNA evidence... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992714/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:15:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952234/posts A 2,000-foot television tower collapsed while workers were restringing guy wires, knocking a Little Rock television station off the air. KATV news director Randy Dixon said one person suffered a minor injury Friday when the tower collapsed in a field about 20 miles south of Little Rock. The station was working to establish a feed to restore its signal to the portion of its audience that obtains programming by satellite. "We're off the air. It's a heckuva mess," Dixon said. KATV is an ABC affiliate. KATV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952234/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:28:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1949214/posts .."the processes can be divided into two categories, one material aimed at the most popular sites and most important economically, (Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, etc.) and the second directed against important figures [of] Paris, led by the mayor of Paris." muslm.net forums http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1949214/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jan 2008 17:30:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928065/posts The stairs were climbed by Gustave Eiffel to inaugurate the tower A part of the Eiffel Tower's iron spiral staircase is set to go under the hammer at an auction in Paris.The 4.5m (14.7ft), 20-step section, which once linked the tower's second and third levels, is expected to fetch up to 30,000 euros ($44,000; £21,000). It was one of 24 sections removed in 1983 to make room for new lifts. The 324m tower, built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exhibition, is the world's most popular monument, drawing six million visitors a year. It was the tallest building... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928065/posts#comment Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:30:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927465/posts This is my Vanity post of the year, so bear with me. :) The Game project I've been working on for the past few months has finally been released, so I thought I'd share it with all my free republic buddies. It's called "Garden Defense" It's basically a Tower Defense game geared towards a casual market, and its fun for the whole family. So if you love video games and have an hour to kill, I'd love it if you could check it out and tell me whatcha think. It's over at iwin.com. So download it, give it a shot,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927465/posts#comment Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:27:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924160/posts LIMA (Reuters) - A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in the Americas, a leading archaeologist said on Saturday. The temple, inside a larger ruin, includes a staircase that leads up to an altar used for fire worship at a site scientists have called Ventarron, said Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva, who led the dig. It sits in the Lambayeque valley, near the ancient Sipan complex that Alva unearthed in the 1980s. Ventarron was built long before Sipan, about 2,000 years before Christ, he said. "It's... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924160/posts#comment Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:50:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894944/posts Where Were You On 9-11-2001? By PsyOp There are seminal event in history that imprint on peoples minds an indelible mark never to be forgotten. Pearl Harbor. The Kennedy Assassination. These are events that no adult American who lived through them will ever forget. All can tell you where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news. Many of us who were not around then have heard the stories. 9/11/2001 is another such event. We all remember where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news. But some would have us all... Personal Opinion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894944/posts#comment Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:54:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1889633/posts War On Terror: Mexico may think its differences with the U.S. and status as a nonaligned country somehow shield it from the global war on terror.... Nearly 11,000 people were evacuated Thursday from Torre Mayor, Mexico City's tallest, ritziest tower, after a terrorist called in a car bomb. The device, which Mexican investigators called "artesanal," was easily dismantled. But the unprecedented evacuation echoed the disruptions Manhattan has seen as an al-Qaida target since 1993. An obscure group called EPR claimed credit the next day, but it doesn't seem to be linked with global terrorist networks.There's reason to worry, however, that... IBD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1889633/posts#comment Sat, 1 Sep 2007 00:32:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874620/posts A famous urban climber Alain Robert, aka Spiderman, who has “conquered” the Eiffel’s Tower, Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, and Empire State Building, is coming to Moscow to climb the highest building in Europe – the Federation Tower. Russia-IC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874620/posts#comment Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:41:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1869982/posts Churches challenge Leaning Tower of Pisa By Bojan Pancevski in Vienna, Colin Freeman and Malcolm Moore in Rome, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 11:56pm BST 21/07/2007 It is a row where every side has its own particular slant on the matter. After nine centuries of undisputed fame as the world's most lopsided building, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is facing challenges to its title from two crooked church towers. The Church in Suurhusen is one of two German buildings bidding for Pisa’s crown as the most lopsided building The former East German town of Bad Frankenhausen says that the bell tower... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1869982/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:58:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857441/posts Leaning Tower of Pisa is saved from collapse By Malcolm Moore in Rome Last Updated: 2:09am BST 28/06/2007 The Leaning Tower of Pisa no longer leans quite so much after a £20 million project to save it was hailed a complete success yesterday. The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been straightened by 18 inches, returning it to its position of 1838. It has been leaning since 1173 The tower, which was on the verge of collapse, has been straightened by 18 inches (45 centimetres) returning it to its 1838 position. "It has straightened a little bit more than we expected,... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857441/posts#comment Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:49:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802171/posts Sears Tower terror plot questioned CHICAGO, March 16 (UPI) -- Chicago officials say it is unlikely that the Sears Tower was the target of a terrorist plot. Khalid Sheik Mohammed -- suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks -- told federal agents he planned and financed attacks on the Sears Tower and other U.S. skyscrapers, the Chicago Tribune reported. A spokesman for Sears Tower said there was never any credible threat to the building. "Federal authorities have not uncovered a specific threat or plot to target the Sears Tower," Mark Spencer told the Tribune. Chicago Police Supt. Philip... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802171/posts#comment Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:20:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1715324/posts WILMINGTON, Del. — After a lengthy auction stretching over two days, a federal bankruptcy judge on Friday approved the sale of California-based Tower Records to Great American Group, which plans to liquidate the music retailer. After almost 30 hours of what attorneys described as "robust" and "vigorous" bidding, Great American won with an offer of $134.3 million, beating Trans World Entertainment, which had hoped to continue operating at least some Tower stores. Peter Gurfein, an attorney representing Tower Records, said the company will be sold for an aggregate of $150 million, including the sale of various leases and properties. Gurfein... Seattle-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1715324/posts#comment Sat, 7 Oct 2006 08:08:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698837/posts netWMD is proud to participate in the 2,996: A Tribute to the Victims of 9/11 project. Stuck to the top until Sept. 12. Sareve Dukat kept her composure, even though the United States was under attack by Islamo-fascists, drunk on religion, hatred, and a lust for power. The date was September 11, 2001. An airliner full of civilians was just cynically rammed into tower #1 of the World Trade Center in New York City. Ms. Dukat would not survive the day that has become the defining moment for a generation of Americans, myself included. Dukat, who was working on the... http://netwmd.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698837/posts#comment Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:57:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1690502/posts FOREST PARK, Ga. - On his first day of school, 5-year-old Al-Khafid Sharrieff Muhammad came home to tell his mom he didn't understand what anyone was saying in class. Just as she was second-guessing sending her child to Georgia's first dual language public school, he grinned and started rattling off all the Spanish words he learned. "Do you know what a nino is? It's me," Rashida Muhammad recalled Al-Khafid as saying. While the country is divided over the role of immigrants and the importance of a national language, some English- and Spanish-speaking parents in this Atlanta suburb are bypassing the... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1690502/posts#comment Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:47:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655144/posts Sect inspired 'leader of Sears Tower plot' By Toby Harnden in Washington (Filed: 25/06/2006) The alleged ringleader of a terrorist cell that planned to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago was an adherent of an obscure black Islamist sect that was first investigated by America's Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1950s, relatives said yesterday. According to an FBI indictment, Narseal Batiste, 32, wanted to build an "Islamic army" to "wage war against the United States government" and provide "material support to al-Qaeda". He and the six other accused lived in Miami. Narseal Batiste Relatives said that Batiste, described... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655144/posts#comment Sun, 25 Jun 2006 02:37:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515706/posts From SkyNews: Petronas Towers Evacuated Updated: 16:48, Friday November 04, 2005 The second tallest buildings in the world are being evacuated following a fire alert. Fire is reported to have broken out in the multiplex cinemas of Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers. More follows . . SkyNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515706/posts#comment Fri, 4 Nov 2005 17:17:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1481874/posts It's one thing to watch the dramatic televised images of last week's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It's quite another to wade through the dust, debris, and twisted black shells of three buildings, two of which had come to symbolize the dominant economic power of New York City. WORLD DEFENSE REVIEW http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1481874/posts#comment Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:07:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439364/posts Redesign yields heavily protected Freedom Tower Last modified Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:27 PM PDT This artist rendering shows a night view from Hudson River of the updated design for the 'Freedom Tower' for the World Trade Center Site in New York, unveiled on June 29, 2005. The centerpiece building was redesigned due to security concerns presented by the New York Police Department. (Reuters - Handout) NEW YORK (AP) — Hurriedly redesigned to make it less vulnerable to a truck bomb, ground zero's Freedom Tower will lose its distinctive, twisting look but will be the safest skyscraper in the world,... Albany Democrat-Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439364/posts#comment Fri, 8 Jul 2005 22:49:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1404770/posts PARIS, France (AP) -- A Norwegian man was killed after jumping from the Eiffel Tower when a parachute he was wearing got stuck on an upper deck of the monument, officials said Tuesday. Preliminary investigations indicated that the man planned to film his jump as part of publicity for a Norwegian clothing brand, police said. The man, 31, entered the tower on Monday evening with a hidden parachute and a helmet that had a small video camera attached to it, said the official at Paris' police headquarters. Upon reaching the Eiffel Tower's 115-meter-high (380-foot-high) second deck, the man jumped. Investigators... cnn online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1404770/posts#comment Tue, 17 May 2005 13:06:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1333498/posts State transportation secretary Sunne Wright McPeak returns to the Capitol today to explain her thinking on the Bay Bridge reconstruction, but this time she'll be armed with a report of her own. The 68-page report, released Monday, shows that a team of outside consultants agrees with her: The tower design for the new eastern span is responsible for just over half of the $2.5 billion-cost increase last year. It's backed up by five academics from around the country and is the most detailed support yet for McPeak's decision to scrap the tower for a skyway. "We're very hopeful this information... Oakland Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1333498/posts#comment Tue, 1 Feb 2005 16:53:48 GMT