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quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Manuel Lopez III, 20, of Cape Coral, Fla., died April 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his HMMWV was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. Lopez was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry 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. Spc. John W. Miller, 21, of West Burlington, Iowa, died April 12 in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries received from enemy small arms fire while on route clearance operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Miller was assigned to the Army National Guard's 224th Engineer Battalion, Burlington, Iowa.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Casey M. LaWare, 19, of Redding, Calif., died April 9 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained April 6 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq. LaWare was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif. The incident is under investigation.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. James S. Lee, 26, of Mt. Vernon, Ind., died April 6 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the Army CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. He was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marietta, Ga. As part of Operation Enduring Freedom he was attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.Link May you rest in peace...

Sector 13 quote:Sector 13 is designed to be the first ever fully 3D space shooter that plays like a multiplayer first-person shooter. Our idea was to take the immersion, competition and intense action of the best multiplayer shooters, and apply it to the space sim genre. The result is a fast-paced, arcade-like experience that's perfect for LAN parties and internet multiplayer.

Can't wait to see it.

The Transporter is huge, I took a picture of it just dwarfing a pickup truck sitting next to it.

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Kevin D. Davis, 41, of Lebanon, Ore., died April 8 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV in Hawijah, Iraq. Davis was assigned to the Army National Guard's G Troop, 82nd Cavalry, Redmond, Ore.Link May you rest in peace...

Heh, if my seven clocks can't wake me then I don't think this one has much of a chance.

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died April 4, 2005, in Balad Ruz, Iraq, when their patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Killed were: Sgt. 1st Class Stephen C. Kennedy, 35, of Oak Ridge, Tenn. Kennedy was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Lenoir City, Tenn. Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Dill, 32, of Tonawanda, N.Y. Dill was assigned to the Army Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 98th Division, Buffalo, N.Y.Link May you rest in peace...

Link quote:By ANTONIO CASTANEDA, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq - Tens of thousands of Shiites marked the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad with a protest against American troops at the same square where jubilant crowds toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein two years ago. The protesters back radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose Mahdi Army militiamen led uprisings last year against U.S. troops before signing truces with U.S.-led forces. Held in the shadow of the Sheraton and Palestine hotels ÔÇö home to foreign journalists and contractors ÔÇö the protest reflected frustration both with the U.S. government, which is slowly handing security responsibilities to Iraqi forces, and anger toward the Sunni Arab-led insurgency. "This huge gathering shows that the Iraqi people have the strength and faith to protect their country and liberate it from the occupiers," said protester Ahmed Abed, a 26-year-old who sells spare car parts. U.S. officials have said they won't set a timetable for withdrawal, promising to stay until Iraqi forces are able to secure the country. The protesters filled Firdos Square and spilled onto nearby avenues, waving Iraqi flags. Mimicking the famous images of U.S. soldiers and Iraqis pulling down a statue of Saddam as Baghdad fell, protesters toppled effigies of President Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Saddam ÔÇö all dressed in red Iraqi prison jumpsuits that signified they had been condemned to death. Other effigies of Bush and Saddam were burned. "Force the occupation to leave from our country," one banner read in English. Protesters also called for Saddam to face justice and held up framed photos of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric, a spiritual leader to the Shiite population of roughly 60 percent of Iraq's 26 million people. Demonstrators carried a symbolic coffin, draped with an Iraqi flag, and swung from a statue said to represent freedom and constructed on the pedestal where Saddam's statue once stood. Robed and turbaned Shiite clerics were seen among the crowd. No violence was reported, although late Friday a senior al-Sadr official who had arrived from Karbala to take part in the protest was gunned down in the New Baghdad neighborhood. Fadhil al-Shawky died in the attack on his car. Two others were wounded. U.S. and Iraqi security forces kept a close eye on the march, with U.S. soldiers standing behind blast walls topped with barbed wire and armed soldiers watching from rooftops. Al-Sadr had stayed out of the limelight since leading failed uprisings last year in the southern city of Najaf and in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. But he has stepped up criticism of the United States in recent weeks, mainly by organizing Saturday's protest, which fell far short of the 1 million people he hoped would assemble. Officials organized the demonstration with the Iraqi Interior Ministry's promise of protection. A group of protesters and police spent all night securing the square. Roads in central Baghdad were closed to traffic as streets filled with people. Sunni Muslim clerics also called on their followers to protest on the two year anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, but officials in the influential Association of Muslim Scholars refused to say Saturday where or when the protests would take place. Iraq's Sunni minority was dominant under Saddam and is believed to make up the backbone of the country's insurgency. Jalil al-Shemari, a senior al-Sadr official, said the Sunnis would not be joining in the Shiite rally at Firdos Square. During his Friday morning sermon in the capital, the head of an influential Sunni group accused coalition forces of "killing the Iraqi people daily." "We demand that the occupation troops withdraw from Iraq. We don't want them to do it immediately, but we want them to set a timetable for their withdrawal," said Sheik Harith al-Dahri, whose Association of Muslim Scholars is believed to have ties to Iraq's insurgents. Other marches were held across the country to demand that the United States set a timetable for its withdrawal. In the central city of Ramadi, thousands of protestors demonstrated in the al-Sufayaa neighborhood and at Anbar University, demanding that U.S.-led coalition forces set a withdrawal date. Also Saturday, in the troubled northern city of Mosul, a car bomb detonated near a police patrol, killing at least two policemen and injuring 13 civilians, Dr. Baha al-Deen al-Bakry of the Jumhouri hospital said.

Nero version 5.5 does not seem to bother UC, I have not installed ImageDrive though.

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Glenn J. Watkins, 42, of Carlsbad, Calif., died April 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-born improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Watkins was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry, Kent, Wash.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. Juan C. Venegas, 21, of Simi Valley, Calif., died April 7 as a result of a vehicle accident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Venegas was attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. The incident is currently under investigationLink May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Javier J. Garcia, 25, of Crawfordville, Fla., died April 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when improvised explosive devices detonated near his patrol. Garcia was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3d 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. Cpl. William D. Richardson, 23, of Moreno Valley, Calif., died April 3, in Baghdad, Iraq, when he came under enemy fire and fell into a canal. Richardson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.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. Jeremiah C. Kinchen, 22, of Salcha, Alaska, died April 4 from an explosion that occurred during combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces ReserveÔÇÖs 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas. During Operation Iraq Freedom, Kinchen was attached to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.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. Kelly S. Morris, 24, of Boise, Idaho, died March 30, in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire. Morris was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division from 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. Master Sergeant Robbie D. McNary, 42, of Lewistown, Mont., died March 31, in Hawijah, Iraq, from injuries sustained while performing combat operations. McNary was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 1st Battalion, 163rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment, Missoula, Mont.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Garrywesley T. Rimes, 30, of Santa Maria, Calif., died April 1 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Rimes was attached to 2nd Marine Division.Link May you rest in peace...

Maybe, they don't plan on you turning it off.

Link quote:By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA took a major step toward returning to spaceflight early Thursday when space shuttle Discovery was moved to a launch pad in preparation for its scheduled May liftoff ÔÇö the first since the Columbia tragedy two years ago. The shuttle reached the launch pad after midnight following a 10 1/2-hour trip, crawling at a pace no faster than 1 mile an hour in a 4.2-mile journey from an assembly building. The start of the move was briefly delayed by the discovery of a crack in the external fuel tank's foam insulation. NASA later said the crack was no reason for concern. The flaw was discovered as the spacecraft was being readied for the first shuttle launch since Columbia fell to pieces ÔÇö a disaster blamed on a chunk of foam that fell off the tank during liftoff and gashed one of the wings. NASA spokeswoman Jessica Rye described the flaw as a hairline crack and said after sending images of it to the tank's manufacturer in Louisiana, the space agency concluded it did not need to make any repairs. NASA later said the 1 1/2-inch crack was high up on the shuttle in a spot where if foam flew off it would not likely hit the vehicle. "It's a very, very tiny crack. Very, very narrow ... well within our experience base," said Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director. "It was an acceptable condition for flight, so we rolled on out and we're going to fly with it just as it is." After a delay of at least two hours, NASA then began moving Discovery from its assembly building to the launch pad. Because of Columbia's disintegration over Texas in 2003 ÔÇö and the deaths of all seven astronauts aboard ÔÇö the tank has been extensively redesigned for Discovery's flight. NASA plans a mid-May liftoff with a launch window from mid-May to June ÔÇö a period dictated by the position of the international space station, the shuttle's destination. Discovery was moved on a 5.5 million-pound transporter, a huge platform on caterpillar tracks, along a specially built road that is almost as wide as an eight-lane highway. The transporter was graced with a banner signed by NASA employees that read, "We're Behind You Discovery." The move went smoothly until gauges gave off false indications about whether the vehicle was level as it climbed a ramp leading to the launch pad. The transporter was backed up to level ground so workers could test the gauges and replace a loose data card that appeared to be the problem. The vehicle resumed moving after about a 2 1/2-hour delay. "It's a great sight to see Discovery rolling out to the launch pad," shuttle commander Eileen Collins, who will lead the crew on the next mission, said from Mission Control in Houston. "We know we are getting close." Shuttle program manager Bill Parsons said he had goosebumps on his arms as he watched the shuttle make its way to the launch pad. "Today was absolutely special," he said.

Where does one sign up!

Might be an ok movie.

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. James A. Sherrill, 27, of Ekron, Ky., died April 3, in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Sherrill was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 2113th Transportation Company, Paducah, Ky.Link May you rest in peace...