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21. But we help each other through.
22. These guys found love!
23. After the race there's some trash to clean up.
24. Get in the bin, Flemington.
25. But hey even garbage can be fun, right?
26. And at the end of the day everyone has to get home somehow.
President George W Bush has vowed the US will remain committed to a June 30 deadline for handing over political power to the Iraqis and "finish the work of the fallen".
He said he was ready to increase US troop strength in the country to help cope with the recent upsurge in violence.
In a televised news conference, the President blamed the violence on a "power grab by extreme and ruthless elements" but stressed it was neither a civil war nor a popular uprising.
Mr Bush said the US was demanding the arrest or capture of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose militia has led a bloody rebellion in the south of the country. A 2,500-strong US force, backed by tanks and artillery, have massed on the outskirts of Najaf for a showdown with al-Sadr.
He compared insurgents taking hostages in Iraq to radical Islamic fanatics around the world, saying they are "serving the same ideology of murder" of those who blow up trains in Madrid, bomb buses in Israel - or inflicted the worst terrorist attack in US history on September 11, 2001.
"None of these acts is the work of a religion," Mr Bush said. "All are the work of a fanatical political ideology."
April has been the deadliest month for Americans since Baghdad fell last spring. At least 83 US soldiers have been killed and more than 560 wounded this month in the fight against Sunni insurgents in Fallujah, Shiite militiamen in the south and gunmen in Baghdad and on its outskirts.
Downing Street yesterday insisted the June 30 handover date would remain the coalition's target.
Speaking ahead of Prime Minister Tony Blair's meeting with the President in Washington on Friday, a No 10 spokeswoman said: "Nothing has changed.
"People would be critical of us if we were not working towards a date."
Conservatives warned Mr Blair and Mr Bush that the June 30 date should not be "set in stone".
As Mr Bush showed a determined front to combat the wave of violence, the bodies of four foreigners, suspected to be US contractors, were found west of Baghdad. It is thought they may be those of private contractors missing since an assault on their convoy outside Baghdad amid the spiralling of kidnappings in Iraq.
One of the seven missing employees - Thomas Hamill, a 43-year-old truck driver - is known to have been abducted. His captors have threatened to kill and mutilate him unless US troops ended their assault on Fallujah.
A French journalist and four Italians working as private guards were also reported abducted yesterday.
British hostage Gary Teeley, 37, was freed over the weekend after being held for six days by extremists.
* FOUR US Marines have been killed in fighting in Iraq's western Anbar province, the military said today.
* THE Philippines said it will consider withdrawing its 100-member contingent in Iraq because of mounting violence. In the meantime, Russia will begin the evacuation of some of its citizens from Iraq tomorrow, Russian news agencies reported today.
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Two Anniston Army Depot employees participated in the testing of a new M777 prototype at the Yuma Proving Ground in January.
Bob Rosch, a mechanical engineer for the depot's Directorate of Production Engineering, and Jamey Smith, an artillery mechanic, traveled to Arizona to calibrate the slipper pads on the prototype, one of the steps in testing the experimental weapon.
The slipper pad calibration process currently in use was established in 2015 at ANAD to enable M777 medium, towed howitzers to be mated with a new cradle after their original cradle was damaged.
The procedure uses a laser tracker to accurately measure the elevation of the howitzer's barrel through its full arc of motion. On a typical M777, the arc is from 0 to 1,275 angular mils. For the new prototype, with its longer barrel, the arc is 0 to 1,200 mils.
According to the Towed Artillery Systems Program Management Office, the M777-Extended Range howitzer is an Army and Marine Corps funded effort to increase the range of the weapon through a 55-caliber tube.
A more efficient muzzle brake minimizes blast over pressure on the gun crew, while a reinforced recoil yoke allows for higher firing loads.
The tube's length means a need for longer road arms to compensate.
Rosch and Smith said additional weight was also needed to anchor the gun, ensuring it remained motionless during calibration.
"We added weight to secure the gun and reduce movement," said Smith. "The barrel is longer, so there was a concern its weight would cause some shift."
The procedure was successfully adopted for use on the new experimental gun.
PM-Towed Artillery Systems says the Long Range Cannon is a project funded in collaboration between the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, the Army and the Marine Corps.
The program seeks to accelerate the M777-ER effort while demonstrating accuracy improvements to long range fires with a Projectile Tracking System.
"A complement to the baseline LRC effort is the integration of a full fires network infrastructure, the Location and Azimuth Determining System, and the ammunition required to achieve current and future long range precision fires objectives," said Capt. Luis Gaitan, assistant product manager for the Long Range Cannon/ M777ER.
Fox has confirmed Coupled has been canceled and won't be returning for a second season.
The cancellation isn't a surprise given the new reality dating series, created by Mark Burnett, delivered extremely low ratings. Coupled ending its summer run on August 2 with only 1.1 million viewers.
"It's hard to say exactly what didn't work," Fox executive Dana Walden recently said at the Television Critics Association press tour, according to Deadline Hollywood.
"It's a fragile situation when they do work. Mark delivered a beautiful-looking show, that didn't resonate with our viewers."
Hosted by Terrence "J" Jenkins, Coupled followed 12 smart and young professional women looking for love as they met eligible single bachelors face-to-face in the Caribbean Islands.
The women had to instantly decide whether they felt enough of a spark to continue spending time with a particular guy, and if no connection was made, she could wait for the next man to arrive.
Drama unfolded as new couples formed and compatibility was tested over time.
Walden said Coupled felt "a little bit too close" to other reality shows that are "being done well right now" -- an apparent reference to ABC's popular Bachelor in Paradise series, which also films in Mexico.
"There wasn't any need to do another relationship show on an island," Walden reportedly admitted.
Another attempt Fox made at a new reality series for the Summer 2016 season, American Grit, which Fox deemed to be successful. The network previously announced it had renewed the show for a second season.
''Do you think Dad suspects anything, Mom?'' asked my 13-year-old son in his new three-piece suit.
''When he finds out we brought him up here under false pretenses for this family portrait freebie, we may need a good lawyer,'' said my 20-year-old daughter.
''Why is Dad so camera shy?'' asked my daughter.
''Your father has always regarded posing in public with his family a gross violation of his privacy,'' explained my wife correctly.
''Dad gave me the slip,'' reported my returning son.
''No, there he goes into the Slax Barn in a new turquoise warmup jacket,'' observed my daughter, trotting off.
''Hold the phone! That's him in those checkered chinos in the doorway of the Sun Palace,'' said my son, galloping off.
''I think Dad's on to us, Mom. We'd better give up,'' suggested my son.
''Let's head for our appointment,'' said my dispirited wife.
''Next time, pay the photographer to come to the house,'' offered my daughter , assessing her reflection in a shop window.
''The only recognizable detail about you, Dad, is your nose,'' snickered my daughter.
''In that getup it's a wonder you weren't arrested for impersonating a husband and father,'' chided my spouse.
''It's what golfers under surveillance are wearing this season,'' I replied defensively.
''Well, until positive identification can be made, the three of us will pose with quiet dignity on this end of the piano, while whoever this is will keep his distance at the other end,'' decided my wife, placing the glossies accordingly.
A steep price to pay for anonymity.
Privacy Why does our privacy really matter?
A police officer and public works employee from Detroit's southwestern suburbs have pleaded guilty in connection with an illegal on-the-job gambling operation involving bets on pro and college football.
FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) ? A police officer and public works employee from Detroit's southwestern suburbs have pleaded guilty in connection with an illegal on-the-job gambling operation involving bets on pro and college football.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says that 46-year-old Flat Rock police Sgt. Charles Sanders Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court to misconduct in office.
Judge Vera Massey Jones is to sentence him Aug. 10. The charge carries up to five years in prison.
Earlier, Trenton city worker Kevin Sargent pleaded guilty to illegal sports betting and agreed to testify against Sanders. Schuette says the 35-year-old will get two years' probation.
Authorities say bets were collected during work hours, and at least one bet was collected from the front seat of a Flat Rock squad car.
JUVENTUS star Andrea Pirlo has questioned Manchester United's decision to release Paul Pogba in 2012.
The France international stunned Old Trafford by quitting the club on a free transfer after falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson over a lack of playing time.
Pogba has since developed into a top midfielder, and has been linked with a £57million move to Chelsea this summer.
United are also looking to purchase a new central midfielder, and Pirlo reckons that current boss Louis van Gaal would love to have Pogba in his squad.
He told the Mirror: "If he carries on the way he is, then he will become the greatest midfield player in Europe – and at his age he could have that title for a long time.
"I don't understand why Manchester United let him go. If you look at their midfield now they could really use a player like him. It might have been a personal issue for Alex Ferguson, because it is clearly nothing to do with ability.
"He (Pogba) has never really talked about the situation, but whatever the reasons he left, it has been great new for Juventus."
Hewlett-Packard plans to announce on Tuesday an expansion of its services business that will focus on helping large companies manage their printing and imaging needs.
Although the company has provided some printing services to its large business customers in the past, the move marks a more concerted effort to sell such services. HP will draw staff for the project from its Imaging and Printing unit as well as its HP Services business.
The effort is part of HP's strategy to expand its printing business beyond the types of tasks currently handled by HP printers. Imaging and Printing boss Vymoesh Joshi is fond of repeating that only 4 percent of printing work is done on the types of printers HP makes, leaving 96 percent of the market still to go.
Growing the printer business is key for HP, which gets the bulk of its profits from selling printers and supplies. The company already has the bulk of the existing market, though, so it must move into new areas. According to IDC, HP accounted for 59 percent of printer sales in the fourth quarter.
An HP representative confirmed the timing and importance of the launch but did not go into specifics.
"HP will be making a services announcement within the Imaging and Printing organization," said spokeswoman Diane Roncal. "This announcement represents a critical component of our long-term strategy. Tomorrow you'll learn more about how we're extending the relationship we've built with our enterprise customers, providing them with services and solutions to drive greater productivity and reduce costs within their imaging and printing environments."
The services effort is aimed at helping companies manage their total printing-related expenses, which HP has said can be as much as 15 percent of revenue for some large companies.
WATCH LIVE: Solar eclipse moves across the U.S.
RICHMOND, Va. — It’s not fake news; it’s good news. It’s a story that could eclipse all other stories.
There is no way you can stop today’s total solar eclipse from happening. It is celestial, and we have no control over it. The only way to stop it would be to extinguish the sun or knock the moon or Earth out of orbit.
Over the past few millennia, people who knew nothing about eclipses couldn’t explain the natural phenomena. Many cultures thought it was a sign from their sun god; it is even known to have ended full-flung battles.
NOTE: NASA’s live eclipse coverage is expected to begin at 12 p.m.
Today, we understand how it works and how it looks. People chase eclipses like storm chasers chase weather.
But don’t try to keep up with the eclipse. You can’t catch it unless you’re in a jet traveling beyond the speed of sound — which NASA plans on doing.
Science geeks have been counting down to the millisecond for today’s eclipse.
Eighties music lovers have been humming “Total Eclipse of the Heart” for weeks.
Scientists are making last-minute preparations for experiments they have been planning for years, even decades.
Professional photographers and amateur astronomers have bought and tested special solar filters for their cameras.
Even the surfers at surfline.com have gone along the Oregon coast and cleaned the lenses off their surf cameras so they can catch the first glimpses of the moon’s shadow reaching the western shore.
Now, the day is here. And the rest of the country is joining in the excitement.
“The hair on the back of your neck is going to stand up, and you are going to feel different things as the eclipse reaches totality. It’s been described as peaceful, spiritual, exhilarating, shocking,” said Brian Carlstrom, deputy associate director of the National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate.
If you don’t believe, stop, watch and listen.
On mountaintops and in open fields, in the middle of America’s vast wilderness, people will stand together. They will stand on rooftops and city sidewalks. From big surf on beaches on the West Coast to wide-open sweeping beaches on the Eastern Seaboard, the moon’s shadow will fall. Towns in the path of totality that normally have 200 people will multiply by the thousands.
Millions are forecast to flock to the very narrow — 70 miles wide — swath that hugs the country like a belt.
“This will be like Woodstock 200 times over — but across the whole country,” said Alex Young, solar scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

21. But we help each other through.

22. These guys found love!

23. After the race there's some trash to clean up.

24. Get in the bin, Flemington.

25. But hey even garbage can be fun, right?

26. And at the end of the day everyone has to get home somehow.

President George W Bush has vowed the US will remain committed to a June 30 deadline for handing over political power to the Iraqis and "finish the work of the fallen".

He said he was ready to increase US troop strength in the country to help cope with the recent upsurge in violence.

In a televised news conference, the President blamed the violence on a "power grab by extreme and ruthless elements" but stressed it was neither a civil war nor a popular uprising.

Mr Bush said the US was demanding the arrest or capture of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose militia has led a bloody rebellion in the south of the country. A 2,500-strong US force, backed by tanks and artillery, have massed on the outskirts of Najaf for a showdown with al-Sadr.

He compared insurgents taking hostages in Iraq to radical Islamic fanatics around the world, saying they are "serving the same ideology of murder" of those who blow up trains in Madrid, bomb buses in Israel - or inflicted the worst terrorist attack in US history on September 11, 2001.

"None of these acts is the work of a religion," Mr Bush said. "All are the work of a fanatical political ideology."

April has been the deadliest month for Americans since Baghdad fell last spring. At least 83 US soldiers have been killed and more than 560 wounded this month in the fight against Sunni insurgents in Fallujah, Shiite militiamen in the south and gunmen in Baghdad and on its outskirts.

Downing Street yesterday insisted the June 30 handover date would remain the coalition's target.

Speaking ahead of Prime Minister Tony Blair's meeting with the President in Washington on Friday, a No 10 spokeswoman said: "Nothing has changed.

"People would be critical of us if we were not working towards a date."

Conservatives warned Mr Blair and Mr Bush that the June 30 date should not be "set in stone".

As Mr Bush showed a determined front to combat the wave of violence, the bodies of four foreigners, suspected to be US contractors, were found west of Baghdad. It is thought they may be those of private contractors missing since an assault on their convoy outside Baghdad amid the spiralling of kidnappings in Iraq.

One of the seven missing employees - Thomas Hamill, a 43-year-old truck driver - is known to have been abducted. His captors have threatened to kill and mutilate him unless US troops ended their assault on Fallujah.

A French journalist and four Italians working as private guards were also reported abducted yesterday.

British hostage Gary Teeley, 37, was freed over the weekend after being held for six days by extremists.

* FOUR US Marines have been killed in fighting in Iraq's western Anbar province, the military said today.

* THE Philippines said it will consider withdrawing its 100-member contingent in Iraq because of mounting violence. In the meantime, Russia will begin the evacuation of some of its citizens from Iraq tomorrow, Russian news agencies reported today.

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Two Anniston Army Depot employees participated in the testing of a new M777 prototype at the Yuma Proving Ground in January.

Bob Rosch, a mechanical engineer for the depot's Directorate of Production Engineering, and Jamey Smith, an artillery mechanic, traveled to Arizona to calibrate the slipper pads on the prototype, one of the steps in testing the experimental weapon.

The slipper pad calibration process currently in use was established in 2015 at ANAD to enable M777 medium, towed howitzers to be mated with a new cradle after their original cradle was damaged.

The procedure uses a laser tracker to accurately measure the elevation of the howitzer's barrel through its full arc of motion. On a typical M777, the arc is from 0 to 1,275 angular mils. For the new prototype, with its longer barrel, the arc is 0 to 1,200 mils.

According to the Towed Artillery Systems Program Management Office, the M777-Extended Range howitzer is an Army and Marine Corps funded effort to increase the range of the weapon through a 55-caliber tube.

A more efficient muzzle brake minimizes blast over pressure on the gun crew, while a reinforced recoil yoke allows for higher firing loads.

The tube's length means a need for longer road arms to compensate.

Rosch and Smith said additional weight was also needed to anchor the gun, ensuring it remained motionless during calibration.

"We added weight to secure the gun and reduce movement," said Smith. "The barrel is longer, so there was a concern its weight would cause some shift."

The procedure was successfully adopted for use on the new experimental gun.

PM-Towed Artillery Systems says the Long Range Cannon is a project funded in collaboration between the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, the Army and the Marine Corps.

The program seeks to accelerate the M777-ER effort while demonstrating accuracy improvements to long range fires with a Projectile Tracking System.

"A complement to the baseline LRC effort is the integration of a full fires network infrastructure, the Location and Azimuth Determining System, and the ammunition required to achieve current and future long range precision fires objectives," said Capt. Luis Gaitan, assistant product manager for the Long Range Cannon/ M777ER.

Fox has confirmed Coupled has been canceled and won't be returning for a second season.

The cancellation isn't a surprise given the new reality dating series, created by Mark Burnett, delivered extremely low ratings. Coupled ending its summer run on August 2 with only 1.1 million viewers.

"It's hard to say exactly what didn't work," Fox executive Dana Walden recently said at the Television Critics Association press tour, according to Deadline Hollywood.

"It's a fragile situation when they do work. Mark delivered a beautiful-looking show, that didn't resonate with our viewers."

Hosted by Terrence "J" Jenkins, Coupled followed 12 smart and young professional women looking for love as they met eligible single bachelors face-to-face in the Caribbean Islands.

The women had to instantly decide whether they felt enough of a spark to continue spending time with a particular guy, and if no connection was made, she could wait for the next man to arrive.

Drama unfolded as new couples formed and compatibility was tested over time.

Walden said Coupled felt "a little bit too close" to other reality shows that are "being done well right now" -- an apparent reference to ABC's popular Bachelor in Paradise series, which also films in Mexico.

"There wasn't any need to do another relationship show on an island," Walden reportedly admitted.

Another attempt Fox made at a new reality series for the Summer 2016 season, American Grit, which Fox deemed to be successful. The network previously announced it had renewed the show for a second season.

''Do you think Dad suspects anything, Mom?'' asked my 13-year-old son in his new three-piece suit.

''When he finds out we brought him up here under false pretenses for this family portrait freebie, we may need a good lawyer,'' said my 20-year-old daughter.

''Why is Dad so camera shy?'' asked my daughter.

''Your father has always regarded posing in public with his family a gross violation of his privacy,'' explained my wife correctly.

''Dad gave me the slip,'' reported my returning son.

''No, there he goes into the Slax Barn in a new turquoise warmup jacket,'' observed my daughter, trotting off.

''Hold the phone! That's him in those checkered chinos in the doorway of the Sun Palace,'' said my son, galloping off.

''I think Dad's on to us, Mom. We'd better give up,'' suggested my son.

''Let's head for our appointment,'' said my dispirited wife.

''Next time, pay the photographer to come to the house,'' offered my daughter , assessing her reflection in a shop window.

''The only recognizable detail about you, Dad, is your nose,'' snickered my daughter.

''In that getup it's a wonder you weren't arrested for impersonating a husband and father,'' chided my spouse.

''It's what golfers under surveillance are wearing this season,'' I replied defensively.

''Well, until positive identification can be made, the three of us will pose with quiet dignity on this end of the piano, while whoever this is will keep his distance at the other end,'' decided my wife, placing the glossies accordingly.

A steep price to pay for anonymity.

Privacy Why does our privacy really matter?

A police officer and public works employee from Detroit's southwestern suburbs have pleaded guilty in connection with an illegal on-the-job gambling operation involving bets on pro and college football.

FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) ? A police officer and public works employee from Detroit's southwestern suburbs have pleaded guilty in connection with an illegal on-the-job gambling operation involving bets on pro and college football.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says that 46-year-old Flat Rock police Sgt. Charles Sanders Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court to misconduct in office.

Judge Vera Massey Jones is to sentence him Aug. 10. The charge carries up to five years in prison.

Earlier, Trenton city worker Kevin Sargent pleaded guilty to illegal sports betting and agreed to testify against Sanders. Schuette says the 35-year-old will get two years' probation.

Authorities say bets were collected during work hours, and at least one bet was collected from the front seat of a Flat Rock squad car.

JUVENTUS star Andrea Pirlo has questioned Manchester United's decision to release Paul Pogba in 2012.

The France international stunned Old Trafford by quitting the club on a free transfer after falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson over a lack of playing time.

Pogba has since developed into a top midfielder, and has been linked with a £57million move to Chelsea this summer.

United are also looking to purchase a new central midfielder, and Pirlo reckons that current boss Louis van Gaal would love to have Pogba in his squad.

He told the Mirror: "If he carries on the way he is, then he will become the greatest midfield player in Europe – and at his age he could have that title for a long time.

"I don't understand why Manchester United let him go. If you look at their midfield now they could really use a player like him. It might have been a personal issue for Alex Ferguson, because it is clearly nothing to do with ability.

"He (Pogba) has never really talked about the situation, but whatever the reasons he left, it has been great new for Juventus."

Hewlett-Packard plans to announce on Tuesday an expansion of its services business that will focus on helping large companies manage their printing and imaging needs.

Although the company has provided some printing services to its large business customers in the past, the move marks a more concerted effort to sell such services. HP will draw staff for the project from its Imaging and Printing unit as well as its HP Services business.

The effort is part of HP's strategy to expand its printing business beyond the types of tasks currently handled by HP printers. Imaging and Printing boss Vymoesh Joshi is fond of repeating that only 4 percent of printing work is done on the types of printers HP makes, leaving 96 percent of the market still to go.

Growing the printer business is key for HP, which gets the bulk of its profits from selling printers and supplies. The company already has the bulk of the existing market, though, so it must move into new areas. According to IDC, HP accounted for 59 percent of printer sales in the fourth quarter.

An HP representative confirmed the timing and importance of the launch but did not go into specifics.

"HP will be making a services announcement within the Imaging and Printing organization," said spokeswoman Diane Roncal. "This announcement represents a critical component of our long-term strategy. Tomorrow you'll learn more about how we're extending the relationship we've built with our enterprise customers, providing them with services and solutions to drive greater productivity and reduce costs within their imaging and printing environments."

The services effort is aimed at helping companies manage their total printing-related expenses, which HP has said can be as much as 15 percent of revenue for some large companies.

WATCH LIVE: Solar eclipse moves across the U.S.

RICHMOND, Va. — It’s not fake news; it’s good news. It’s a story that could eclipse all other stories.

There is no way you can stop today’s total solar eclipse from happening. It is celestial, and we have no control over it. The only way to stop it would be to extinguish the sun or knock the moon or Earth out of orbit.

Over the past few millennia, people who knew nothing about eclipses couldn’t explain the natural phenomena. Many cultures thought it was a sign from their sun god; it is even known to have ended full-flung battles.

NOTE: NASA’s live eclipse coverage is expected to begin at 12 p.m.

Today, we understand how it works and how it looks. People chase eclipses like storm chasers chase weather.

But don’t try to keep up with the eclipse. You can’t catch it unless you’re in a jet traveling beyond the speed of sound — which NASA plans on doing.

Science geeks have been counting down to the millisecond for today’s eclipse.

Eighties music lovers have been humming “Total Eclipse of the Heart” for weeks.

Scientists are making last-minute preparations for experiments they have been planning for years, even decades.

Professional photographers and amateur astronomers have bought and tested special solar filters for their cameras.

Even the surfers at surfline.com have gone along the Oregon coast and cleaned the lenses off their surf cameras so they can catch the first glimpses of the moon’s shadow reaching the western shore.

Now, the day is here. And the rest of the country is joining in the excitement.

“The hair on the back of your neck is going to stand up, and you are going to feel different things as the eclipse reaches totality. It’s been described as peaceful, spiritual, exhilarating, shocking,” said Brian Carlstrom, deputy associate director of the National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate.

If you don’t believe, stop, watch and listen.

On mountaintops and in open fields, in the middle of America’s vast wilderness, people will stand together. They will stand on rooftops and city sidewalks. From big surf on beaches on the West Coast to wide-open sweeping beaches on the Eastern Seaboard, the moon’s shadow will fall. Towns in the path of totality that normally have 200 people will multiply by the thousands.

Millions are forecast to flock to the very narrow — 70 miles wide — swath that hugs the country like a belt.

“This will be like Woodstock 200 times over — but across the whole country,” said Alex Young, solar scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.