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http://i7.ebayimg.com/02/s/07/9a/20/69_2.JPG I have this box set as well. It was the first THX edition of the Star Wars Trilogy released in mid-90's. It has several scenes from the theatrical release that were previously axed from prior VHS releases (ex. The asteriod smashing the bridge of the ISD in ESB).

I agree that the media should move off the campus immediately and that the multimedia package provided by Cho should have gotten less distribution than it did. I do think however, the American media should remain vigilant on reporting real news and not Anna Nicole Smith and the fight over baby's daddies or spending six months talking about one stupid bitch who got drunk and hung out with the wrong crowd down in Aruba.

Soldier: Honor troops like Va. Tech dead "KABUL, Afghanistan - An Army sergeant complained in a rare opinion article that the U.S. flag flew at half-staff last week at the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan for those killed at Virginia Tech but the same honor is not given to fallen U.S. troops here and in Iraq. In the article issued Monday by the public affairs office at Bagram military base north of Kabul, Sgt. Jim Wilt lamented that his comrades' deaths have become a mere blip on the TV screen, lacking the "shock factor" to be honored by the Stars and Stripes as the deaths at Virginia Tech were. "I find it ironic that the flags were flown at half-staff for the young men and women who were killed at VT, yet it is never lowered for the death of a U.S. service member," Wilt wrote." ------------------------------- Well I have to agree with this soldiers point. It's not cool when GWB orders all flags to half staff but doesn't pay the same respects for all our fallen soldiers.

So which was the worst Star Wars moment. Phantom Menance Attack of the Clones Revenge of the Sith or Star Wars Christmas Special - The 5-Minute Version

Ever tried Guiness Genuine Draught? It's Draft's evil twin brother. I salute the man who downs a four pack of those beasts in one sitting. Otherwise... it's all Sam Adams

AMD + FreeBSD > Uber leetness over Mac http://www.novell.com/linux/meetlinux/ ---------------------------- Sheryl Crow tells the U.S. folk how to wipe their own asses. Maybe this works for her anorexic ass but she doesn't eat BBQ and KFC as often as I do apparently. "I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/21/AR2007042101385_pf.html I think this goes back to the old joke about using one square to wipe your arse by poking your finger through the center then using the small bit from the center to wipe the sh*t out from under your fingernail.

Cheer or Jeer?! Which is it... Hoop Hoop Horray! They said by the end of April, so maybe Evaders could set up a 24 style ticking clock on the main page counting down to midnight of April 30, 2007 ... at which time a mystical link to the beta would appear on the front page? Talk about suspense!

Well spoken, I think you hit all the important points that I was too lazy to clarify. It would go a long way to relieve some of the armed forces shortages and to recruit new volunteers if service wages were increased. Consider 200,000 personnel in Iraq given a raise of 20,000. It would account for an additional $4B dollars on the annual budget but considering how much is already spent on this war it would be a drop in the bucket. Increasing volunteer service numbers would reduce the dependency on independent contractors and would reduce the overall operational cost of the war. As noted though, the lobbying powers to be in this country have full run of both houses of Congress. The lame duck president (shocked? yes I am a Republican and I denounce Bush for claiming he is one) can fluff his feathers all day but he has failed in Iraq, Immigration, and anything else beginning with "I". I personally see very few reasons to serve the military as it is now. The U.S. Government can always claim how great it is that young men and women serve their country but they won't return that sentiment with increased benefits or compensation. If the compensation had been higher than it was post 9/11 then I might have joined but it wasn't and if Senators can afford to line their pockets but no those of the armed forces serving this country then just forget it. I will continue to cherish my second amendment rights and if this country is invaded, every American will be a ready to fight minuteman brigade. We are the reserve of the national guard and it's just another reason not enforce stricter gun laws. You take a glimpse at Iraq and I can say from the gun control perspective that while the insurgency has caused a great many deaths to U.S. personnel which is horrific that I will maintain a most likely unpopular view that if it had been any other invading force, the Iraqis would have regained control of their country by now. Short of a massacre you could not prevent Iraqis from defending their home against the Russians or Iranians if they attempted to occupy Baghdad the way the U.S. has maintained it's presence over the past few years. It's the citizens with private arms that can make a conquered territory inhospitable to the occupiers and to force them out.

Yeah, that would be freaky for Luke and Leia to be speaking to their dead father when he appears in a form younger than them. I'd ask for the old man back or at least stick the helmet back on his face. Speaking of such, here's my post ewok victory party morning after conversation deleted from the RotJ:SE DVD. Vader(Hayden) appears... stage left: Luke sits stage right: Vader approaches Luke. Taps Luke on the shoulder. Luke: "$^@! DAD, Cut that $#!% out!" Vader: "Luke, Das ist mich! Diene Vatter!" Luke: "At least have the decency to put the helmet on..." Vader puts on helmet. Vader: "Pssh... Pssh... [Voice of James Earl Jones] ... Luke, what do you want to do today?" Luke: "You were never here for me... and now you want to hang out with me..." Vader: "I'm sorry son... but after I slaughtered the younglings the court ordered a restraining order from me just before I force chocked that bitch @$$ mother of yours... I don't see her spirit here!" Luke: "So what, you think you can show up here with that blue tint youthful anakin and mack on my sister because she reminds of you someone that you once force choked to death? Even after I told you who she was you still told me you'd hit it with both ends of twin bladed lightsaber... I don't even know what the #@$% that is suppose to mean..." Vader: "We have a lot of healing to do, you and me. Tell you what, lets head on over to Toschi station and pick up some new power converters, on me..." Luke: "So you think pimping my ride is going to fix everything between us?" Vader: "I'll even pick up some chrome spinners for that little astrometric droid of yours..." Luke: "OK... well, lets do it then..." Father and son descend from the Ewok canopy to the ground below. Luke: "What's going on here..." Pan left: X-Wing is mounted in a trebuchet. Vader: "It's time to pimp your ride..." X-Wing sails through the air crashing into the forest beyond. *some panicing beeping from R2-D2 is heard from far beyond* Luke: "Dad, why?!" Vader: "VW - Oh' Snap!" Vader removes his helmet to reveal an aged hayden christianson resembling that guy from the VM commericals Luke: "$*&%, I should have seen that coming!" Perhaps Jahled can make one of his animated comics from this

I agree with most of what you say. Yoda - should have been a permanent resident of Dagobah , not playing with lightsabers and riding his hoverboard around Coruscant. CGI yoda had very little character, no actor behind the puppet per say. The actors had nobody to reference for their lines. This contrasts to the actor who played Gaulum in the Lord of the Rings. The actor's voice was used and acted out his parts, the CGI was then supplanted onto his performance. Lucas could have brought back the puppeteer and Yoda to perform the scenes and then generated Yoda onto the puppet. This would have at least given the human actors a more seamless environment for their performances. Even a talented actor such as Samuel L. Jackson was portrayed as amateurish and bland. Vader - I discussed this just a month ago over on the neowin forums. I'll qoute from my post their - "...Casting was a horrible call on the prequels. Take a look at the cast for the originals. David Prowse (6',7") wore the towering dark suit. James Earl Jones provided voice over. Then you cast this tiny runt as the lead role in the prequels. Not to forget mentioning Sebastion Shaw's short role as the unmasked Vader in RotJ, who gave us a last redeeming moment for the antagonist."

Kind of a sub-topic on this discussion, but what do you think of the pay differences? I think if everyone is going to put their ass on the line they should be earning the same of pay. The average U.S. troop makes around 30,000, whats the going rate for troops of other countries in the coalition? Make that comparison then compare it to what the estimated 50,000 private combat mercenaries hired by the Pentagon are each getting paid. The difference is ridiculous. Some top paid combat contractors are making nearly 30,000 per month.

1991-1997 era I suppose. I probably saw them as early as 87' or so but don't recall the first time. I just remember watching the Battle of Hoth over and over and that was my favorite Star Wars battle scene. Special Editions marked the beginning of the trend to diminish the franchise and Phantom Menace was the nail in the coffin. Star Wars officially died with Episode 1 release. R.I.P. Star Wars Episodes IV - VI: 1977-1997

The only thing missing from that one Jahled is the backside of a little Saddam on a trike being chased by the Falcon.

You could give DOSBOX a try. http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1 It provides an emulation environment suitable for DOS applications and games on a variety of operating systems. Windows/Linux/BSD and more.

Torture? It's all a laugh now for Mr Bean ... "This picture shows the Operator Mechanic staging a tasteless re-enactment of his 13 days in captivity as he celebrates his home-coming in a Plymouth nightclub. He laughs as he pretends to be held at gunpoint, his ordeal - and his fellow servicemen's vitriolic response to his behaviour - seemingly a long way from his mind." http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/04_02/batchelorMS2104_468x693.jpg

Please share, I'm interested in your interpretation of my imagery

What part of his comments did you find shocking? Perhaps you foreigners have not adapted your universal communicators to Texan Jibberish yet, us Americans have had 6 years to adapt and like that Indian professor at university, can decipher just enough to pass the class.

Damn, and I thought my room needed cleaning

Ugh... where the hell do you think the rest of the media gets there big stories from. Drudge usually breaks stuff before the big networks pick it up. http://drudgereport.com/ VISITS TO DRUDGE 4/21/07 012,474,304 IN PAST 24 HOURS 432,393,513 IN PAST 31 DAYS 4,469,200,960 IN PAST YEAR If you feel like he's too conservative biased, check out the liberal parody version. http://www.fudgereport.net/ Strangely enough, they don't post their daily hits so must not have caught on

Debugging won't stop the problem but might give more detailed information about the problem for a fix in a future release of the program. Otherwise, don't worry about enabling it.

What... the dude takes a dive into molten lava... what the hell would you think his wiener look like? Neo-Con ~ ... remind you, I have guns, you don't, don't piss me off

Kind of evolved in my head... http://www.extremefunnyhumor.com/pics/hotdog_cooker.jpg

I don't know about preemptive applause... but at the request of Evaders I will quit my preemptive complaining and reserve for the actual beta, amount varying on quality I swear, if it's a side-scroller, I will scream Duke Nukem!

I qouted in the original message the source is Matt Drudge (aka Drudgereport.com) ... the link has since been removed but the great aunt and grandfather both made nasty comments about the guy. The immediate family has been a little more neutral in the matter.

I don't suppose they would map all the galactic drive-throughs? Surely there is fast food pit stops on trade lines? Truck stops with hookers, etc. Other functional information that would otherwise be part of Google Earth novelities and markers