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quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Richard P. Schoener, 22, of Hayes, La., died May 8 in Alishang, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.Link May you rest in peace...

quote: The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Dustin A. Derga, 24, of Columbus, Ohio, died May 8 as the result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ubaydi, Iraq. Sgt. Michael A. Marzano, 28, of Greenville, Pa., died May 7 as the result of an explosion caused by suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq. Both Marines were assigned to Marine Forces ReserveÔÇÖs 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. MarzanoÔÇÖs company is based in Phoenix, Ariz., and DergaÔÇÖs company is based Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon, 22, of Hartford, Conn., died May 8 from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al QaÔÇÖim, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.Link May you rest in peace...

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Link quote:BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Audacious thieves in Romania have constructed a complete automated teller machine (ATM), minus the cash box, to steal the details of account holders, banking officials said. Fake ATMs have appeared at apartment buildings or in areas of the capital where there are no banks, local papers reported. Usually criminals only place a fake panel over an existing ATM, and do not construct a complete machine. Police are investigating the incidents. Romania's biggest bank, Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR), said customers should only use ATMs situated around bank branches. "Banks do not install ATMs in blocks of flats," BCR spokesman Cornel Cojocaru said.

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quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of three Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom: Sgt. Aaron N. Cepeda Sr., 22, San Antonio, Texas Lance Cpl. Lance T. Graham, 26, San Antonio, Texas Lance Cpl. Michael V. Postal, 21, Glen Oaks, N.Y. All died May 7 from explosions as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cepeda and Graham were assigned to Marine Forces ReserveÔÇÖs 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Postal was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. William J. Brooks, 30, of Birmingham, Ala., died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Brooks was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Stephen P. Saxton, 24, of Temecula, Calif., died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Saxton was assigned to the ArmyÔÇÖs 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. John E. McGee, 36, of Columbus, Ga., died May 2 near Diwaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. McGee was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 2101st Transportation Company, Camden, Ala.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Capt. Kelly C. Hinz, 30, of Woodbury, Minn., died May 2 from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. His unit was embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson.Link May you rest in peace...

quote: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Kenya A. Parker, 26, of Fairfield, Ala., died April 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related medical condition. Parker was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Maj. John C. Spahr, 42, of Cherry Hill, N.J., died May 2 from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting apparently crashed in Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. His unit was embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Derrick J. Lutters, 24, of Burlington, Colo., died May 1 along a supply route in Iraq when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was inspecting a bridge for enemy tampering. Lutters was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 891st Engineer Battalion, Pittsburg, Kan.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died April 29 in Diyarah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated as they were conducting a traffic control point inspection. Both were assigned to 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif. Killed were: Capt. Stephen W. Frank, 29, of Michigan. Capt. Ralph J. Harting III, 28, of Delaware.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Tommy S. Little, 47, of Aliceville, Ala., died May 2 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained on April 19 near Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Little was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Columbus, Miss.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 2nd Lt. Clifford V. Gadsden, 25, of South Carolina, died April 29 in Balad, Iraq, when a vehicle-born improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. Gadsden was assigned to the ArmyÔÇÖs 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, La.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:Originally posted by Race Bannon IV: [QB]To Jamotto.. My statement is aimed more at the pathetic lot of aggressively stupid people incapable of making decisions for themselves. I realize that many novelist benefitted from Oprah's intellectual largess, but it is sad that in a country where there is a lending library in every community that so few people take advantage of them. Most have book clubs, discussion groups and book signings by published authors FREE of charge.Good point, maybe a lack of time has to do with this, not so much intellectual flabbiness. quote:Have we become so lemming like we need someone to tell us what to read?No one can make you read anything. Oprah could talk til she turned blue, but she can show there are other books out there besides books by Goldie Hawn or James Patterson. quote: I'd love to see what Flannery O'Connor, Dorothy Parker or Mark Twain would say about making Oprah list. Parker once cautioned her husband about his drinking by saying " Don't become the town drunk darling, not in New York," They dont make em like that anymore.I think by now Samuel Clemens is too tired to do anymore rolling over.

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quote:I think partially this has to do with the public's discovery of their acts of beating the slaves. I for one haven't bought but maybe two EA products since that whole mess started.That could be. quote:I hate NASCAR (Gimme WRC Baby!!)Or SODA! only one sim since '97 quote:As for the other sports titles, nobody can do it quite like EA can...err, their Madden franchise is a bit lackluster in my opinion.

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Link quote:SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - The Force lands in theaters a bit more forcefully in the final installment of George Lucas "Star Wars" tale. "Episode III ÔÇö Revenge of the Sith" is the first "Star Wars" tale to receive a PG-13 rating. The movie was screened for reporters Tuesday night at Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, and the PG-13 rating ÔÇö "for sci-fi violence and some intense images" ÔÇö is well-deserved. The action is relentless and includes sequences more dark and disturbing than anything previously seen in the tragic Skywalker soap opera. Young Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker ( Hayden Christensen) completes his transformation into blackhearted villain Darth Vader with a bloodbath against old allies, the body count including a corridor of "youngling" corpses ÔÇö Jedi children cut down by his light saber. Anakin is left gruesomely mutilated in a death duel with former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). His surgical reclamation as the part-flesh, part-machine Vader is chillingly juxtaposed against the bleak childbirth scene of his wife, Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman), whose twins grow up to be heroes of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. Even cute and cuddly Jedi master Yoda takes his lumps, torched by the electroshock treatment dished out by the saga's puppetmaster, the evil emperor (Ian McDiarmid). The previous five "Star Wars" flicks all were rated PG, which carry the mild warning "parental guidance suggested," and that some scenes might be unsuitable for children. The PG-13 rating carries the alert "parents strongly cautioned" that some material could be inappropriate for those younger than 13. "We're getting a lot of flak from parents, a lot of people saying how can you do this? My children love these movies. Why can you not let them go see it?" Lucas told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "But I have to tell a story. I'm not making these, oddly enough, to be giant, successful blockbusters. I'm making them because I'm telling a story, and I have to tell the story I intended." Of course, the PG-13 rating does not prohibit children under 13 from seeing the film without an adult tagging along. And while it's not likely to make much of a dent in the movie's certain blockbuster status, the rating could give some parents pause. "These are pretty intense. Who should be allowed to see them should be left up to the parents, but at least they're warned that it's pretty intense," Lucas said. "And obviously, that's not a good business move."

Link quote:EWING, N.J. -- Fugitive cop killer Joanne Chesimard is now on the same terrorist watch lists that include Osama bin Laden. In an indication of how badly New Jersey authorities still want to recapture the Black Liberation Army member who executed a state trooper as he lay on the ground 32 years ago, the bounty on Chesimard's head was increased Monday from $150,000 to $1 million. State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes said he hopes the sweetened reward will encourage someone to come forward with information leading to the capture of Chesimard, who has been living in Cuba under the protection of Fidel Castro's government. "We have pretty long institutional memories," Fuentes said at a news conference at State Police headquarters on the 32nd anniversary of the killing. "This is a debt that she owes to the residents of the state of New Jersey for the crimes she committed." Chesimard was convicted of the 1973 murder of Trooper Werner Foerster, but she escaped to Cuba and was granted political asylum after three gunmen busted her out of what was then the Clinton Correctional Institution for Women in Hunterdon County in 1979. Garden State officials have failed to convince Cuba to hand over Chesimard, 57, who goes by the name Assata Shakur. Shakur is still believed to live in Havana. But a woman with a Cuban accent who on Monday answered at the number listed for Shakur in Havana's phone book said that no one by that name lived there. At the address listed in the phone book, the woman said that Shakur had moved several years ago. A neighbor, when asked if he knew where she had moved, simply laughed and said it was "a war secret." Foerster responded as backup when another trooper had stopped Chesimard and two companions for a faulty tail light on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Brunswick. Shots soon rang out and Foerster was hit. As he lay on the ground, authorities said, Chesimard took his gun and fatally shot him. Her brother-in-law was killed in the gun battle and another man was arrested. Clark Squire is serving a life sentence in a Pennsylvania prison and was denied parole last August. Although she had long been on the watch lists maintained by federal agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Chesimard's name was added Monday to the FBI's wanted list of domestic terrorism suspects. "Anyone of the mindset that would execute a police officer once they were on the ground" is dangerous enough to be considered a domestic terrorism threat, Fuentes said. The money from the United States Justice Department, personally approved by Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, will be paid for information leading to her safe capture. It would not be paid if Chesimard is killed in a capture attempt, Fuentes said. "The goal is to bring a fully functional, no-assembly-required fugitive back home to New Jersey so she can finish out her term of imprisonment," he said. He said the reward money should make Chesimard a much more attractive quarry for professional bounty hunters. One such businessman is already on the case. "I'm going to jump on it," said Louis Faccone, a Woodbridge bounty hunter who tracked down and caught a fugitive ticket broker last fall who had fled to Cancun after fleecing customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Faccone said he could have a two-man team launched toward Cuba from the Florida Keys within hours of getting reliable information about where in Cuba Chesimard might be at a given moment.

quote:Originally posted by Race Bannon IV: This has to be one of the signs of the End Time, Americans having to have a rich self righteous megolomaniac tell them what to read! What's next "Oh Oprah! what toilet paper should we use?" I'm moving to a cave...I am really starting to dislike the Human Condition as it exist right now.Well, that's one way to look at it, the other is that Oprah no matter how "rich self righteous megalomaniac" she might be, did do new author's a great service. Without the free advertisement that they would not have gotten otherwise many great author's would never have been realized. I mean if your not Dean Koontz or Stephen King or somebody some publisher thinks is going to be the next bestseller your out of luck.