![]() ![]() When coalition forces fought into the center of the city, the Iraqi government requested that the city's control be transferred to an Iraqi-run local security force, which then began stockpiling weapons and building complex defenses across the city through mid-2004. Earlier, in April 2004, coalition forces fought the First Battle of Fallujah in order to capture or kill insurgent elements considered responsible for the deaths of a Blackwater Security team. This operation was the second major operation in Fallujah. Marines have been involved in since the Battle of Huế City in Vietnam in 1968." military called it "some of the heaviest urban combat U.S. ![]() Marine Corps against the Iraqi insurgency stronghold in the city of Fallujah and was authorized by the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Interim Government. The Second Battle of Fallujah-code-named Operation Al-Fajr and Operation Phantom Fury - was a joint American, Iraqi, and British offensive in November and December 2004, considered the highest point of conflict in Fallujah during the Iraq War. My men are why I love my job.OIF/Iraqi Governance (2004-05)/Operation Phantom Fury Whatever mission I give them, they will do it to their best. They are the craziest guys in the battalion, but also the hardest working. "We have nothing fancy here," Gratkowski said. "We were next to an station, and we could go inside and relax, here we are just in the middle of a desert."Įven with their current conditions, the platoon leader says his men get the job done without argument. "At Najaf we had an actual place to fire from which was pretty secure" Ethridge said. Even compared to their time in Najaf, their setup outside of Fallujah is the grittiest, they said. There they have pretty nice living conditions. The mortar team has spent the majority of their deployment at Taji, Iraq, north of Baghdad. As for food, mornings and lunch we eat, but at nights they bring in hot chow and that really helps. Out here that's what baby wipes and bottled water are for. "We've been sitting and sleeping out here on our M113 track vehicles for seven days straight and it gets pretty dull," Spc. base, Alpha Otter, are no cup of tea either, the mortarman said. While sleep remains limited, the living conditions at the 2-7 Cav. After seven days of doing these shifts, we are starting to get real tired." "At night we take turns listening to the radio and just sleep real light. "We stand by all day listening to the radio for fire missions," Ethridge said. Receiving so many fire missions, and firing so many rounds places a significant workload on these troops, especially when missions come during the dead of night. The most rounds we will fire back at Fort Hood is about 250 in one year, so we have shot off a couple of years worth here." Nick Gratkowski, the mortar platoon leader. "We are pushing over 600 rounds in this week," said Capt. The platoon broke a personal record in one week of missions by firing an enormous number of 120 mm high-explosive rounds. "It's not too much effort on our part, and we can take out 40 guys with one round." Daniel Ethridge, a mortarman in Headquarters Company said. ![]() "Being a mortar man, it's good knowing that we fire these rounds and take out a lot of the ," Spc. Even from six kilometers away the mortarmen played a vital role in the operation and helped pacify the hostile city. Headquarters Company mortarmen received dozens of missions daily. Standing by 24 hours a day during seven days of battle, the 2-7 Cav. Part of 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment's victory came with the help of a ready and reliable mortar platoon. Forces took control of the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah after less than a week of fighting during Operation Phantom Fury. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I can never be me without you and you are the most important person in my life. #13 “Good morning sweetheart! Each day I love you more than the last. I will give you a hint…we wouldn’t have to even get out o bed.” Just thinking about what we would do if you were here right now. I am because you are.” ~ (good morning love paragraphs for her) It’s when you stop being selfish and being selfless. It’s not always about what you can do for me but also what I can do for you. I want to make you fall in love with me every single day. I want to make you laugh when you’re having a bad day. I want to be there beside you as you’re fulfilling your dreams – encouraging you every step of the way. #11 “I want to spoil you, encourage you, and love you. May you have a bundle of great things in the day. #10 “A wonderful morning to the wonderful person. ![]() #8 “A sweet Good Morning to the only person who has seen the worst in me and remained by my side. #7 “To the person who sees my worth more than I do, thank you! Good morning to the rock of my life.” As the Sun makes its start, I want to wish you a beautiful day, filled with happiness and play, may you carry my love with you, and never feel sad or blue, for with me you are as though we’re apart, I carry you with me right in my heart.” Life’s not always going to be full of heart-throbbing thrills and non-stop adventure, but when it slows down, I will know I can sit with you, laugh with you, or hold you in these hands and still feel free like I am going 1000 miles an hour.” #5 “Good morning sweetheart! You make the small moments special. From today to tomorrow, now and forever, our love will keep getting better and better. #4 “From morning to noon, afternoon to evening, you are the star that always keeps shining. I hope you wake up with a smile on your face because that’s one of the prettiest things I have ever seen in my life. Don’t stop being the strong and amazing woman I know. I believe you can overpower any challenge. So step out into your day with confidence, knowing that I am here rooting for you. My love for you is as sure as the rising of the Sun each new day. I want you to know that I love you each and every day. You are the first thing I pray about each new day. #2 “Good morning to the love of my life, the light of my day. Thanks for always being there for me!” ~ (sweet good morning paragraphs for her) And the right way when all I can do is wrong. #1 “Good morning beautiful! You are my compass when I am lost. Also See: 121 Love Quotes For Wife Good Morning Paragraphs For Her Send her one of these 151 good morning paragraphs for her to make her feel special at the start of the day. ![]() ![]() The song is also both Bieber's and Grande's third song to debut at number one, tying both artists with Mariah Carey and Drake for the most songs that debuted at number one. "Stuck with U" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's sixth and Grande's third number one single. ![]() All net proceeds from the track will be donated to the "First Responders Children's Foundation".The money will fund scholarships of children of frontline workers whose lives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.The song marks the second time both artists collaborated following a remix of Bieber's 2015 single "What Do You Mean?". It was released as a charity single on May 8, 2020."Stuck with U" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande and Canadian singer Justin Bieber.Stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with I lock the door (Lock the door) and throw out the keyĬan't fight this no more (Can't fight this no more), it's just you and meĪnd there's nothin' I, nothin' I'd rather doĪll this lovin' you, hatin' you, wantin' you Might as well cancel our plans (Yeah, yeah) There's nowhere we need to be, no, no, no ![]() I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you, baby I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with youīaby, run your mouth, I still wouldn't changeīeing stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you ![]() That's why when the sun's up, I'm stayin'Ĭan't fight this no more, it's just you and meĪnd there's nothin' I, nothin' I, I can do Letra, traduo e msica de Stuck With U (With Ariana Grande) de Justin Bieber - So, lock the door and throw out the key / Cant fight this no more. ![]() ![]() ![]() One thing that made iMacs appear more elegant was the lack of "cable mess". Steve Jobs talked about this frequently and this was one of the reasons that he so greatly favored all-in-ones. It makes sense, why should computer speakers need another cable for AC power to power an onboard amp (complete with its own powerbrick for DC conversion) when you have a power supply in your computer and a cable already connecting to it. You could either have the amp in the computer and then output the amplified sound to the speakers or keep the amp external, but use the computers power supply to power it.įor my project, I wanted to make it as similar to the original iMac G4 as possible. To do this I had intended to internalize the griffin powerwave's board with the DC power hooked up to the an internal 12V line. However, this board was a tight fit and I already had a USB audio adapter for use with the internal microphone and did not want to add a second. So I opened up and tried internalizing the smaller Griffin iFire which connected via a standard 3.5mm audio jack and FireWire. Although my computer did not have a firewire 400, this is used only for power. So I connected this to the internal 12V and hooked the iFire to my turtle bay usb audio adapters headphone port via a 3.5mm cable. Unfortunately the shape of the board did not lend itself to sit flush against the round rear ports of the iMac. Although Griffin made an extension cable for these speakers, it seems to be long extinct. So, using the port on the original iMac's motherboard, I fashioned an extension cable. I cut the connector from a broken set of Pro Speakers and was surprised to find 6 wires, instead of four wires. It seems that the ring on the base (the black wire) and the extra connector area on the pin itself (the red wire) are used to send some "signal" in addition to the 2 channels (white/blue and brown/yellow). I then used a multimeter to find where on iMac's port each wire connected to (I used the connections at the bottom of the picture. The solder points on top in the picture that I labelled indicate where these connections were routed next. ![]() It turns out that due to power limitations of my power supply, I started to see signs of strain (USB ports not working etc) when I hooked up the ifire to a 12v molex (via the power cables in the firewire) internally, so I decided to scrap internalizing the speaker connection. I thought it was interesting that this $20 mini amp pictured here sounded exactly the same as the sound from these speakers when the iFire or Powerwave provided the amplification via the minijack connector. When I looked to see what the cost of these long discontinued items are online, I found that the asking prices are even more outrageous than when I grossly overpaid for these several years ago. Used iFire's (initially $40 or so) seem to go for as much as $300 and the Powerwaves $200+. For anyone who wishes to use these speakers with a different computer, simply cut the speakers free before the "circle", strip the 2 wires, and connect it to a mini amp. If you already have an iFire or Powerwave, there is no reason to do this, but buying one for as astronomical amount is not worth it. In retrospect, this is one of most unnecessary, frustrating, proprietary features that I have seen apple incorporate for very little reason. It seems that apple went to a lot of trouble to make sure that people could not use these speakers with non-apple hardware. I completely understand why they did not add an amplifier to these speakers. By keeping the amp internal they simplified the setup allowing for completely translucent speakers to be connected via one cable to the computer without the need for another AC plug. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, with the Platinum Edition, we stock up on everything: New brands, including Volvo and others, join the fleet of over 100 big players of the industry (like Case IH, CLAAS, DEUTZ-Fahr, Fendt, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, Valtra and many others – you name it). Midwest.ĭid we mention mods, yet? Because the in-game ModHub offers an endless, growing pool of mods – officially tested by our developers to customize your farming experience with quality modifications. You decide whether you want to manage idyllic vineyards, striping the hillsides of your land with grape vines and olive groves in a Mediterranean environment run an animal farm with sheep and cows in vast mountainous grasslands of the European Alps – or harvest hundreds of acres of corn (American-style) in the U.S. The four seasons, introduced with Farming Simulator 22, challenge you to adapt to seasonal changes with your farming operation. ![]() With production chains, you form an agricultural empire – buying buildings like bakery’s, biogas plants, or various factories. You will definitely notice even more of them in real-life after having operated them in Farming Simulator. What else? Hundreds of authentic machines from the world’s most renowned brands are available – you have probably seen more of them already than you imagine. If you prefer playing with friends, run a farm together and join our massive (and helpful, inclusive) community. Big sandboxes full of nature for you, your farm animals, and even your friends. Let’s take a closer look at what’s coming and what kind of soothing gaming experience we offer, shall we? The Farming Simulator 22 Experienceīut first, let’s recap, what the base game of Farming Simulator 22, that is included in the Platinum Edition, already offers: Diverse American and European maps to build and manage your own, ever-expanding farm. What this means is, well… it’s the perfect way to start your new life as a virtual farmer. Other than the calming effects of caring for your crops and tending to fluffy farm animals.įarming Simulator 22 gets a big and shiny upgrade with the upcoming Platinum Edition. Dear simulation games enthusiasts and those wanting to break free from the demanding pressure of some end-of-round statistics: we got you covered and invite you to join the farm life! Of course, we came prepared with some good arguments on why you should. ![]() ![]() Contributors suggest changes to the project by opening PRs for maintainers to review and ultimately merge to the project’s code base. They are the final reviewers of pull requests (PRs) and ultimately responsible for the code that gets merged to the project.Ĭontributors commit to the project in the form of documentation, code review, debug, or code contributions. Maintainers are the project leaders and responsible for the overall health and direction of a project. The nature of these factors will determine how to pick the project you want to contribute to, but most projects will generally follow a maintainer/contributor model. Open source projects will vary in scope, size, and complexity. However, you don’t need to be an expert in Git to be successful contributing to open source. While the GitHub webUI is fairly intuitive, Git command line operation and dexterity is not. The good news is that by the end of reading this article you won’t have to go through the same struggles I did.Ĭonfiguring your Git development environment properly is the best way to avoid frustration as an open source contributor. I ended up closing the pull request, re-cloning my fork, and opening an entirely new pull request □♀️. I still remember being asked to update one of my first PRs and, despite my best efforts searching all corners of the internet, I couldn’t figure out how to do it. ![]() This comes as no surprise to me because when I first started contributing to open source, the hardest part of getting started was trying to understand how I could make Git do what I needed it to. While opening a new pull request (PR) is a fairly straightforward process, updating that same PR can be difficult if your repository is not set up properly. The biggest barrier to entry I’ve seen is the Git workflow surrounding opening and updating a pull request. ![]() In fact, Tern gets lots of Python programmers who know what changes are required in the code. In my two years as an open source maintainer, I have found that the biggest barrier for newcomers participating in open source is not actually the coding part. Challenging the expectations of open source ![]() ![]() ![]() “The song has this momentum to it – it’s cruising,” says guitarist Bernie Leadon. Jackson Browne let Frey take it to the Eagles. “He played the second unfinished verse, and I said, ‘It’s a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford, slowin’ down to take a look at me.’ Jackson already had the lines about Winslow, Arizona,” Frey recalled. He showed a rough draft to his upstairs neighbor, Frey, who immediately recognized its potential. The song that became the Eagles’ national anthem was written by Jackson Browne on a road trip that took him through Utah and Arizona. Image Credit: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Getty Images “A lot of it doesn’t have to make sense.” “It’s just like a little movie,” Frey said. Released in December 1976, the song spent 19 weeks on the charts, grounding one of the most successful albums of all time and inspiring listeners to assume it was about everything from satanism to heroin abuse. Originally titled “Mexican Reggae,” the finished product was sculpted during sessions in Miami and Los Angeles, with Felder and Joe Walsh spending three days working up their epic, climactic guitar battle. Henley fleshed it out with Glenn Frey, whose lyrical images evoked what he later called L.A.’s “tarnished elegance.” “It had the two things that are necessary for life: mystery and possibility,” Henley said. “Hotel California” began as a 4-track recording made by guitarist Don Felder at a house he was leasing on the beach in Malibu. ![]() “‘Hotel California’ was our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles.” Even more, it was a sweeping portrayal of the dark side of the American dream. “We were all middle-class kids from the Midwest,” Don Henley said. Want to find out which songs were inspired by which real-life outlaws or which particular eatery? Which song was about which band member’s romantic turmoil? Which studio indulgence enhanced which track? The enduring appeal of the songs proves the band was truly it in for the long run. We look back at the band’s 40 greatest songs, with the help of past and present band members and collaborators like songwriter JD Souther and producer Bill Szymczyk. … Our main goal, at the beginning, was to write good, memorable songs, make albums that had little or no filler, that were consistent from beginning to end in terms of songwriting and production.” As Don Henley told Rolling Stone in 2016, “We wanted to create material that would showcase each of the band members’ strengths. The group’s back catalog has its share of ballads but also forays into gnarly rock & roll, soul moves, and nods to mainstream country, bluegrass and funk. ![]() But just as the internal dynamic within the band was never as mellow as their image, neither was their music one-dimensional. 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