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Kind of hard to adopt Cotton though. Have to adopt the whole sheep and everything. ***Oops, that whole cornflake thing had me laughing so hard I was not paying attention. Meant plant not sheep ***

Wow 70 huh, too hot for me

Anybody need a spy van? Link quote:Vehicle Description This van is different than any other I have ever seen. It is a 1983 Ford Econoline with 19,000 miles on it and was special built. It was owned by US Goverment which department I am not sure of but it looks like maybe the DEA or Customs may have used it. For starters it has a Periscope that has a camera mount on it. The outside van pictures show it up and down. The vans electronic equipment is totally powered by a power Module made by Abbott Laboratories I am not sure but think it is an inverter. There is a marine battery storage compartment built in to the step. There is another one under the hood. Has a built in charger under the bench seat. One of the chairs slide toward the rear door on 2 rails that were built in the floor, there is some kind of mounting bracket at door which looks like it was used for cameras or listening devices. It also has a built in fire alarm system. The monitors and cameras have been removed. Also some of the paneling is torn and ripped. There are so many gadets inside its hard to tell what is what unless you have some knowledge with electronics. I don't.It Has a Refrigerator and a separate propane heating system, Extra sliding bolt locks on the doors. Also has blackout window covers that snap into place. Thick plexiglass sheets are installed behind every window making them somewhat bullet proof. The body may also be am not sure about this but a lot fiber packing This van sat for quite a while Spent close to a grand making it right Battery.fuel pump, carb, gas tank etc. Am selling this as is due to the nature of the equipment inside.

After all the snow that just fell, I figured what the hey, might as well adopt a snowflake. Link

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Kenneth G. Vonronn, 20, of Bloomingburg, N.Y., died January 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, with six of his fellow Soldiers when an improvised explosive device struck their Bradley fighting vehicle. Vonronn was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division, New York, N.Y.Link May you rest in peace...

quote: Ok people. You may choose which planet is next. Neptune, if you would be so kind. The pictures, you can just leave a link to them instead of having them show up in the forum here. Like so A picture of Venus! You may also be interested in these programs HomePlanet or Celestia unfortunately their website appears to be down at the moment, thought they provide a link to a place to download the software.

quote: The Department of Defense announced today the death of six Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died January 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck their Bradley fighting vehicle. All six were assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La. A seventh Soldier was also killed in the incident but the information will be released separately based upon next of kin notification policies. Killed were: Sgt. 1st Class Kurt J. Comeaux, 34, of Raceland, La., was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La. Sgt. Christopher J. Babin, 27, of Houma, La., was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La. Spc. Bradley J. Bergeron, 25, of Houma, La., was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La. Spc. Huey P. L. Fassbender, 24, of LaPlace, La., was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La. Spc. Armand L. Frickey, 20, Houma, La., was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La. Spc. Warren A. Murphy, 29, of Marrero, La., was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La.Link May you rest in peace...

Link quote:Days before he went to war, Army Pvt. Cory R. Depew left a legacy of peace in Beech Grove. Depew helped build a Peace Garden at Holy Name Church while on two-week leave before joining the Iraq conflict on Oct. 3. "It had trees and bushes and benches where people can sit," said Ann May, Depew's mother. "He worked so hard on that garden and it is such a nice place to relax now." Depew was killed Tuesday near Mosul when Iraqi insurgents riddled his patrol with gunfire and rocket propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, based in Fort Lewis, Wash. Depew's best attributes were on display in that brief visit before he left, his mother said. His "wise guy" sense of humor, his love of children, his hard work. In that time, Depew talked to a class at his younger brothers' grade school about his Army training, visited his friends and spent a lot of time with his 18-month-old son, Brendan Faver. "He loved kids and would do anything for them and he just loved talking to the kids and demonstrating some of his training," May said. "He was full of life and making everybody laugh, a real comedian." In Iraq, Depew usually volunteered for the most dangerous assignments, May said. Depew was on a Stryker military vehicle when it was attacked in Tal Afar, 40 miles west of Mosul. The lightly-armored Stryker can carry up to nine soldiers. "He was a scout and he chose his missions," May said. He is the 43rd soldier, sailor or Marine with ties to Indiana to die while serving in the Iraq War. At least three other Indiana soldiers have died serving in Afghanistan. Mosul has been the scene of heavy fighting since November. U.S. military officials said it is a strategy by insurgents to disrupt the Jan. 30 elections. Depew knew he wanted to be a soldier since eighth grade, his mother said. He enrolled in September 2003. "He was going to the military, he wanted to serve his country," May said. Mays said she talked to her son Sunday night. "He told me to stop watching the news, that it made me worry too much," May said. "He was a hero. He gave his life for this country."

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Zachariah S. Davis, 25, of Twentynine Palms, Calif., died Jan. 6 as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.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. Bennie J. Washington, 25, of Atlanta, Ga., died Jan. 4 in Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained Oct. 14 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. Washington was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 4 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive devise detonated near their military vehicle. Killed were: Spc. Jimmy D. Buie, 44, of Floral, Ark. Buie was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Fordyce, Ark. Spc. Jeremy W. McHalffey, 28, of Mabelvale, Ark. McHalffey was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 39th Infantry Brigade, Little Rock, Ark. Spc. Joshua S. Marcum, 33, of Evening Shade, Ark. Marcum was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Camden, Ark.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. Curtis L. Wooten III, 20, of Spanaway, Wash., died Jan. 4 in Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Wooten was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.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. Julio C. CisnerosAlvarez, 22, of Pharr, Texas, died Jan. 6 as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.Link May you rest in peace...

*update* Link quote:By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan described the devastation on Indonesia's tsunami-battered Sumatra island Friday as the worst he's ever seen, while authorities there pulled 4,000 new bodies from the rubble, bringing the confirmed overall death toll to nearly 145,000. Twelve days after the tsunami hit, Annan and World Bank President James Wolfensohn flew over the island's west coast and then drove to the shattered coastal town of Meulaboh, where families picked through piles of rubble six feet high. "I have never seen such utter destruction mile after mile," a shaken Annan told reporters afterward. "You wonder where are the people? What has happened to them?" With tens of thousands and still missing and threatened by disease from the Dec. 26 earthquake and killer waves that hit 11 nations, the United Nations said the death toll would keep climbing. "I think we have to be aware that very, very many of the victims have been swept away and many, many will not reappear," U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland said in New York. "The 150,000 dead figure is a very low figure. It will be much bigger." Hardest hit was Sumatra, which was closest to the 9.0 magnitude quake, and where officials on Friday said they'd uncovered an additional 4,289 bodies ÔÇö mostly in Meulaboh, which had been cut off by washed-out roads ÔÇö raising Indonesia's toll to 98,489. Officials had briefly raised the toll to 113,306 on Friday but scaled it back later, blaming the inaccuracy on poor radio links with remote officials. Annan's visit came after he attended a summit of world leaders in Jakarta on Thursday on how to turn one of history's largest-ever aid packages ÔÇö nearly $4 billion in pledges ÔÇö into food for the hungry and shelter for the homeless. The U.N. chief urged nations to come up immediately with their promised aid, and to break with past practices of pledging much and delivering little. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Sri Lanka, where more than 30,000 people died, to inspect tsunami-devastated areas in the south and hold talks on relief efforts. "I had a chance to witness the destruction firsthand, and only by seeing it on the ground can you really appreciate what it must have been like on that terrible day," he said. "But I am impressed to see people cleaning up, helping their neighbors." While some areas in Thailand remained scenes of total devastation, other Thai resorts were looking to the future. Cleanup on several beaches is almost complete and tour operators were eager to get back to business. "It's amazing how fast things have gone back to normal. The Thais have done a brilliant job of organizing disaster efforts and getting things cleaned up," said Peter Elsey, 48, an English tourist who lives in Singapore and owns a house in Phuket. In Indonesia, some aid officials were reviewing their security precautions after the arrival of some 80 members of a radical Islamic group. The group, Laskar Mujahidin, accused of taking part in Muslim-Christian fighting in another part of Indonesia between 1999 and 2001, has set up a relief camp ÔÇö but said it was only there to help. "We are not here to fight, we've come to help. We've got no problem with the foreigners as long as they have no hidden agenda," said group leader Salman Alfarizi. Indonesian military spokesman Ahmad Yani Basuki said the group was not seen as a threat. "There is no need to keep a special eye on them," he said. While armed guards have been posted at a U.N. compound in Banda Aceh, officials said they were part of normal security for such a relief operation. But a U.S. official in Aceh said American forces helping the relief effort were aware of Laskar Mujahidin's presence and were keeping a close eye on it. Analysts said Islamic terrorists known to operate in Indonesia would be foolish to attack anyone helping the tsunami victims, because it could result in aid groups pulling out and sour the militants' chances of building popular support. India's finance minister, meanwhile, said his country was open to accepting international aid, a departure from the country's long-held stance of refusing outside help. Minister P. Chidambaram said India is fully capable of providing short-term emergency aid to its citizens but needs help with the more expensive reconstruction stage. Almost 10,000 people died from the floods in India. Muslims in Banda Aceh performed Friday prayers at the main mosque for the first time since it was used as a morgue in the aftermath of the tsunami, sitting cross-logged on its marble floor as the preacher said the disaster may have been punishment from Allah for "forgetting him and his teachings." The smell of rotting corpses, thousands of which lie uncollected, wafted through the five-domed Baituraman mosque, which was originally built in 1614. Thousands of troops and volunteers from around Indonesia have been working the past week to clear the rubbish from the grounds. "We Muslims are gathered here today to show the country and the world that we still exist," preacher Din Syamsuddin told around 2,000 worshippers at the mosque in the city, the capital of Aceh province. "We are sad and we are in mourning, but Allah tells us to be optimistic." Many of the mosques that are still standing in the staunchly Islamic province on the northern tip of Sumatra Island now function as refugee camps and emergency health clinics. They were the first places many people ran to when the quake hit and monster waves began breaking on nearby beaches. Elsewhere, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, who toured the Thai holiday destination of Phuket on Friday, said 49 Britons were confirmed dead and that 391 were missing and likely dead. He called the effort to identify thousands of bodies one of the biggest international forensic operations in history.

Link quote:FARMINGTON, Mo. - An woman is accused of stealing the gavel from the judge overseeing her case. Tammy Lynn Price, 28, was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor stealing for an incident that happened in October. Authorities gave this account: Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Ray was beginning his day when he noticed several items missing ÔÇö pens, a calculator, an executive calendar ÔÇö and a wooden gavel handed down from his grandmother. Ray recalled seeing the items and the end of the previous day's docket. He told investigators that when he left the courtroom, the only people present were a public defender and Price, who was in court facing a drug charge. Price denied involvement in the thefts, but a male friend told police that Price put the items in her purse and also took cleaning supplies. Authorities said a friend of Price later turned in the stolen goods. Ray said his grandmother had used the gavel while serving as grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Link quote:By DAVID N. GOODMAN, Associated Press Writer DETROIT - The sign on the toilet brush says it best: "Do not use for personal hygiene." That admonition was the winner of an anti-lawsuit group's contest for the wackiest consumer warning label of the year. The sponsor, Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, says the goal is "to reveal how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings on products." The $500 first prize went to Ed Gyetvai, of Oldcastle, Ontario, who submitted the toilet-brush label. A $250 second prize went to Matt Johnson, of Naperville, Ill., for a label on a children's scooter that said, "This product moves when used." A $100 third prize went to Ann Marie Taylor, of Camden, S.C., who submitted a warning from a digital thermometer that said, "Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally." This year's contest coincides with a drive by President Bush (news - web sites) and congressional Republicans to put caps and other limits on jury awards in liability cases. "Warning labels are a sign of our lawsuit-plagued times," said group President Robert Dorigo Jones. "From the moment we raise our head in the morning off pillows that bear those famous Do Not Remove warnings, to when we drop back in bed at night, we are overwhelmed with warnings." The leader of a group that opposes the campaign to limit lawsuits admits that while some warning labels may seem stupid, even dumb warnings can do good. "There are many cases of warning labels saving lives," said Joanne Doroshow, executive director of the Center for Justice and Democracy in New York. "It's much better to be very cautious ... than to be afraid of being made fun of by a tort reform group." The Wacky Warning Label Contest is in its eighth year.

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pvt. Cory R. Depew, 21, of Beech Grove, Ind., died Jan. 4 in Mosul, Iraq, when his Stryker military vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. Depew was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.Link May you rest in peace...

quote: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. A review of records revealed the omission of news releases for these soldiers. Operation Enduring Freedom Staff Sgt. Robert K. McGee, 38, of Martinsville, Va., died June 30, in Manila, Republic of the Philippines, of non-combat related injuries. McGee was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash. Operation Iraqi Freedom Sgt. 1st Class Otie J. McVey, 53, of Oak Hill, W.V., was medically evacuated from Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 23 for treatment of a non-combat related illness. He died Nov. 7 in Beaver, W.V. McVey was assigned to the Army ReserveÔÇÖs 706th Transportation Company, Kenton, Ohio. Sgt. Foster Pinkston, 47, of Warrenton, Ga., died Sept. 16, in Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., from a non-combat related illness. Pinkston was assigned to the Army National GuardÔÇÖs 878th Engineer Battalion, Augusta, Ga.Link May you rest in peace...

Interesting, better enjoy the shorter days while they last The Earth will return back to the same rotation speed eventually, as it is naturally slowing down anyways.

quote:Originally posted by Cruis.In: Radeon x800 XL Radeon 9800 Pro GeForce 6800 Radeon 700 You really need a good processor (AMD 64 or P4 EE) to get the most out of the X800, X700 and 6800. If you pick the 9800 Pro, these cards can be mod'ed to 9800 XT's as long has you get the right revision of the board. In any case as other people have said, any of the above cards should be more than enough.

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Thomas E. Houser, 22, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died Jan. 3 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 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 Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Jeremy R. Wright, 31, of Shelbyville, Ind., died Jan. 3 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Wright was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Fort Lewis, Wash.Link May you rest in peace...

A well deserved anniversary. I hope we get another "90 days" from the two rovers

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Craig L. Nelson, 21, from Bossier City, La., died Dec. 29 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained Dec. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Nelson was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, Shreveport, La.Link May you rest in peace...

quote:The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Brian P. Parrello, 19, of West Milford, N.J. Lance Cpl. Jason E. Smith, 21, of Phoenix, Ariz. Smith died Dec. 31, and Parrello died Jan. 1, both as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Smith was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Parrello was assigned to Small Craft Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.Link May you rest in peace...