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	<title>ESA and NASA Establish a Joint Mars Exploration Initiative</title>
	<author>samzenpus</author>
	<datestamp>1247069220000</datestamp>
	<htmltext><a href="http://spacefellowship.com/" rel="nofollow">Matt\_dk</a> sends in a Spacefellowship article: <i>"The ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, David Southwood, met NASA's Associate Administrator for Science, Ed Weiler, in Plymouth, UK, to establish a way for a progressive programme for exploration of the Red Planet. The outcome of the bilateral meeting was an agreement to <a href="http://spacefellowship.com/2009/07/08/esa-and-nasa-establish-a-joint-mars-exploration-initiative/">create a Mars Exploration Joint Initiative</a> (MEJI) that will provide a framework for the two agencies to define and implement their scientific, programmatic and technological goals at Mars."</i></htmltext>
<tokenext>Matt \ _dk sends in a Spacefellowship article : " The ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration , David Southwood , met NASA 's Associate Administrator for Science , Ed Weiler , in Plymouth , UK , to establish a way for a progressive programme for exploration of the Red Planet .
The outcome of the bilateral meeting was an agreement to create a Mars Exploration Joint Initiative ( MEJI ) that will provide a framework for the two agencies to define and implement their scientific , programmatic and technological goals at Mars .
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<sentencetext>Matt\_dk sends in a Spacefellowship article: "The ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, David Southwood, met NASA's Associate Administrator for Science, Ed Weiler, in Plymouth, UK, to establish a way for a progressive programme for exploration of the Red Planet.
The outcome of the bilateral meeting was an agreement to create a Mars Exploration Joint Initiative (MEJI) that will provide a framework for the two agencies to define and implement their scientific, programmatic and technological goals at Mars.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632509</id>
	<title>Re:What happened?</title>
	<author>QuantumG</author>
	<datestamp>1247076120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The last time Congress asked NASA how much it would cost to go to Mars they came up with a proposal that involved building giant ships in LEO to travel 2.5 years to Mars, stay there a month, and come back.  The price tag was trillions.  When asked why they should pay so much, NASA basically said "I dunno, it was your idea" and that was that.  Lately, though, they've been talking about much more sensible things.  6 months there, 500 days on the ground, 6 months back.  The purpose of the mission being to do all the nifty science those little robots have been doing, only at 1000x the scale.  Not to mention doing some biological search that isn't retarded.. finding life in the most desolate places on <i>Earth</i> is hard and robots can't do it, and when we send robots to Mars to look for life we ignore any results that say they have found it (all the instruments on Viking said they had found life).</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The last time Congress asked NASA how much it would cost to go to Mars they came up with a proposal that involved building giant ships in LEO to travel 2.5 years to Mars , stay there a month , and come back .
The price tag was trillions .
When asked why they should pay so much , NASA basically said " I dunno , it was your idea " and that was that .
Lately , though , they 've been talking about much more sensible things .
6 months there , 500 days on the ground , 6 months back .
The purpose of the mission being to do all the nifty science those little robots have been doing , only at 1000x the scale .
Not to mention doing some biological search that is n't retarded.. finding life in the most desolate places on Earth is hard and robots ca n't do it , and when we send robots to Mars to look for life we ignore any results that say they have found it ( all the instruments on Viking said they had found life ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The last time Congress asked NASA how much it would cost to go to Mars they came up with a proposal that involved building giant ships in LEO to travel 2.5 years to Mars, stay there a month, and come back.
The price tag was trillions.
When asked why they should pay so much, NASA basically said "I dunno, it was your idea" and that was that.
Lately, though, they've been talking about much more sensible things.
6 months there, 500 days on the ground, 6 months back.
The purpose of the mission being to do all the nifty science those little robots have been doing, only at 1000x the scale.
Not to mention doing some biological search that isn't retarded.. finding life in the most desolate places on Earth is hard and robots can't do it, and when we send robots to Mars to look for life we ignore any results that say they have found it (all the instruments on Viking said they had found life).</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632961</id>
	<title>Re:So did they finally decide...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247081340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><i>...on cm vs inches?</i> <br>
Yup, already determined. Americans are 7 inches on average, while EUians average 12.7 cm's.</htmltext>
<tokenext>...on cm vs inches ?
Yup , already determined .
Americans are 7 inches on average , while EUians average 12.7 cm 's .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...on cm vs inches?
Yup, already determined.
Americans are 7 inches on average, while EUians average 12.7 cm's.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632733</id>
	<title>Re:What happened?</title>
	<author>nacturation</author>
	<datestamp>1247078520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>40 years ago they had a lot of joint initiatives, if ya know what I mean.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>40 years ago they had a lot of joint initiatives , if ya know what I mean .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>40 years ago they had a lot of joint initiatives, if ya know what I mean.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632433</id>
	<title>Why Slashdot fired Michael</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247075100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>January 31st, 2005, was the last day that Michael Sims, <a href="http://trollaxor.blogspot.com/2001/07/michael-sims-gay-nazi-conspirator.html" title="blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Nazi editor of Slashdot</a> [blogspot.com] [blogspot.com], ever posted a story or indeed was ever heard from again. But what happened that day to Michael Sims? Did his embroilment in the Censorware.org conspiracy finally catch up with him? Or was he involved in a violent, and ultimately fatal, lovers' spat with his partner Jamie McCarthy? The truth, as we'll see, is much more perverse than fiction.</p><p>On New Year's Eve of 2004, the entire Slashdot staff was throwing a party to celebrate another year of Linux propaganda, homosexual recruitment, and the profits that their Microsoft ad banners had raked in for them. Eric Raymond, Emad, Roblimo, Hemos, Taco, Jamie, and Alan Cox all planned to rape Richard Stallman later in the night. Michael had shown up late, however, and was let in on the plans after they were made.</p><p>As it turned out, Jamie was to be leading the charge against the Free Software Foundation's founder and would be the first to penetrate Stallman's hairy unwashed ass. Michael, however, was jealous of this and made secret plans to thwart their nefarious venture of homosexual rape. The event was planned for zero hours, right as the ball dropped. But Michael had other ideas.</p><p>Michael suggested they all toast their plan with J&#195;germeister, Eric Raymond's drink of choice that was in heavy supply that night, and the rest of the partygoers followed. While everyone downed their first shot, Michael slipped into the VA Software office's break-room, grabbing the syringe Raymond used to inject Rob Malda's semen with on the way. Michael leered at the case of J&#195;germeister, needle in hand.</p><p>Minutes later, Michael reappeared in the conference room with more J&#195;ger, ready for more shots. Over the next couple of hours they indulged in several drinking and party games, spurred on by Michael, as they drank bottle after bottle of the dark brown herbal liquor. If one were to pay special attention to Michael, however, they would note that Michael drank much less than anyone else and only from his own bottle.</p><p>Emad and Roblimo were involved in a powerful sixty-nine cheered on by  Hemos and Alan whose bent geek penises throbbed near Emad's head and Roblimo's bloated ass, waiting for an opportunity. Moaning, Emad diverted his wet mouth from Roblimo's butthole and took down Hemos and Alan's cocks in quick succession. Hearing the wet, sloppy commotion behind him, Roblimo lost control and glunked all over Emad's chest.</p><p>Across the room near the podium, Eric Raymond was man-handling Rob, jamming a handgun down the back of his pants and asking him if he remembered their <a href="http://trollaxor.blogspot.com/2004/03/what-happened-in-holland.htmll" title="blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">special night in Holland</a> [blogspot.com] [blogspot.com]. Rob was giggling like a school girl and squirmed with all his might against the cold steel. Eric rained a shower of J&#195;ger over Rob's head which Rob greedily tongued up even as Eric's skinny red penis entered his ass cheeks, probing for the brown prize.</p><p>The conference room was awash in gay cum and chaos, Michael noted happily as he surveyed the carnage around him. Emad had now teamed up with Alan and Hemos to rape Roblimo's ass as Rob was being pistol-whipped to orgasm by Eric, all oblivious to the massive amounts of Rohypnol they were ingesting as they drank the J&#195;germeister Michael had given them. It wouldn't be much longer before the drug took effect.</p><p>Another half-hour into the night, Eric paused from raping Taco's mouth and sodomizing his anus with his Glock, short of breath. His head swam and he looked at his bottle of J&#195;germeister. <i>I can usually down six of these babies,</i> thought Eric, wondering why he was now farting uncontrollably. Rob's nose wrinkled as Eric's rectum expelled another gallon of aerosolized feces into the air. Stooping, Eric held on to the podium for support.</p><p>Across the way, Emad pulled his tiny Iranian dick out from betwee</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>January 31st , 2005 , was the last day that Michael Sims , Nazi editor of Slashdot [ blogspot.com ] [ blogspot.com ] , ever posted a story or indeed was ever heard from again .
But what happened that day to Michael Sims ?
Did his embroilment in the Censorware.org conspiracy finally catch up with him ?
Or was he involved in a violent , and ultimately fatal , lovers ' spat with his partner Jamie McCarthy ?
The truth , as we 'll see , is much more perverse than fiction.On New Year 's Eve of 2004 , the entire Slashdot staff was throwing a party to celebrate another year of Linux propaganda , homosexual recruitment , and the profits that their Microsoft ad banners had raked in for them .
Eric Raymond , Emad , Roblimo , Hemos , Taco , Jamie , and Alan Cox all planned to rape Richard Stallman later in the night .
Michael had shown up late , however , and was let in on the plans after they were made.As it turned out , Jamie was to be leading the charge against the Free Software Foundation 's founder and would be the first to penetrate Stallman 's hairy unwashed ass .
Michael , however , was jealous of this and made secret plans to thwart their nefarious venture of homosexual rape .
The event was planned for zero hours , right as the ball dropped .
But Michael had other ideas.Michael suggested they all toast their plan with J   germeister , Eric Raymond 's drink of choice that was in heavy supply that night , and the rest of the partygoers followed .
While everyone downed their first shot , Michael slipped into the VA Software office 's break-room , grabbing the syringe Raymond used to inject Rob Malda 's semen with on the way .
Michael leered at the case of J   germeister , needle in hand.Minutes later , Michael reappeared in the conference room with more J   ger , ready for more shots .
Over the next couple of hours they indulged in several drinking and party games , spurred on by Michael , as they drank bottle after bottle of the dark brown herbal liquor .
If one were to pay special attention to Michael , however , they would note that Michael drank much less than anyone else and only from his own bottle.Emad and Roblimo were involved in a powerful sixty-nine cheered on by Hemos and Alan whose bent geek penises throbbed near Emad 's head and Roblimo 's bloated ass , waiting for an opportunity .
Moaning , Emad diverted his wet mouth from Roblimo 's butthole and took down Hemos and Alan 's cocks in quick succession .
Hearing the wet , sloppy commotion behind him , Roblimo lost control and glunked all over Emad 's chest.Across the room near the podium , Eric Raymond was man-handling Rob , jamming a handgun down the back of his pants and asking him if he remembered their special night in Holland [ blogspot.com ] [ blogspot.com ] .
Rob was giggling like a school girl and squirmed with all his might against the cold steel .
Eric rained a shower of J   ger over Rob 's head which Rob greedily tongued up even as Eric 's skinny red penis entered his ass cheeks , probing for the brown prize.The conference room was awash in gay cum and chaos , Michael noted happily as he surveyed the carnage around him .
Emad had now teamed up with Alan and Hemos to rape Roblimo 's ass as Rob was being pistol-whipped to orgasm by Eric , all oblivious to the massive amounts of Rohypnol they were ingesting as they drank the J   germeister Michael had given them .
It would n't be much longer before the drug took effect.Another half-hour into the night , Eric paused from raping Taco 's mouth and sodomizing his anus with his Glock , short of breath .
His head swam and he looked at his bottle of J   germeister .
I can usually down six of these babies , thought Eric , wondering why he was now farting uncontrollably .
Rob 's nose wrinkled as Eric 's rectum expelled another gallon of aerosolized feces into the air .
Stooping , Eric held on to the podium for support.Across the way , Emad pulled his tiny Iranian dick out from betwee</tokentext>
<sentencetext>January 31st, 2005, was the last day that Michael Sims, Nazi editor of Slashdot [blogspot.com] [blogspot.com], ever posted a story or indeed was ever heard from again.
But what happened that day to Michael Sims?
Did his embroilment in the Censorware.org conspiracy finally catch up with him?
Or was he involved in a violent, and ultimately fatal, lovers' spat with his partner Jamie McCarthy?
The truth, as we'll see, is much more perverse than fiction.On New Year's Eve of 2004, the entire Slashdot staff was throwing a party to celebrate another year of Linux propaganda, homosexual recruitment, and the profits that their Microsoft ad banners had raked in for them.
Eric Raymond, Emad, Roblimo, Hemos, Taco, Jamie, and Alan Cox all planned to rape Richard Stallman later in the night.
Michael had shown up late, however, and was let in on the plans after they were made.As it turned out, Jamie was to be leading the charge against the Free Software Foundation's founder and would be the first to penetrate Stallman's hairy unwashed ass.
Michael, however, was jealous of this and made secret plans to thwart their nefarious venture of homosexual rape.
The event was planned for zero hours, right as the ball dropped.
But Michael had other ideas.Michael suggested they all toast their plan with JÃgermeister, Eric Raymond's drink of choice that was in heavy supply that night, and the rest of the partygoers followed.
While everyone downed their first shot, Michael slipped into the VA Software office's break-room, grabbing the syringe Raymond used to inject Rob Malda's semen with on the way.
Michael leered at the case of JÃgermeister, needle in hand.Minutes later, Michael reappeared in the conference room with more JÃger, ready for more shots.
Over the next couple of hours they indulged in several drinking and party games, spurred on by Michael, as they drank bottle after bottle of the dark brown herbal liquor.
If one were to pay special attention to Michael, however, they would note that Michael drank much less than anyone else and only from his own bottle.Emad and Roblimo were involved in a powerful sixty-nine cheered on by  Hemos and Alan whose bent geek penises throbbed near Emad's head and Roblimo's bloated ass, waiting for an opportunity.
Moaning, Emad diverted his wet mouth from Roblimo's butthole and took down Hemos and Alan's cocks in quick succession.
Hearing the wet, sloppy commotion behind him, Roblimo lost control and glunked all over Emad's chest.Across the room near the podium, Eric Raymond was man-handling Rob, jamming a handgun down the back of his pants and asking him if he remembered their special night in Holland [blogspot.com] [blogspot.com].
Rob was giggling like a school girl and squirmed with all his might against the cold steel.
Eric rained a shower of JÃger over Rob's head which Rob greedily tongued up even as Eric's skinny red penis entered his ass cheeks, probing for the brown prize.The conference room was awash in gay cum and chaos, Michael noted happily as he surveyed the carnage around him.
Emad had now teamed up with Alan and Hemos to rape Roblimo's ass as Rob was being pistol-whipped to orgasm by Eric, all oblivious to the massive amounts of Rohypnol they were ingesting as they drank the JÃgermeister Michael had given them.
It wouldn't be much longer before the drug took effect.Another half-hour into the night, Eric paused from raping Taco's mouth and sodomizing his anus with his Glock, short of breath.
His head swam and he looked at his bottle of JÃgermeister.
I can usually down six of these babies, thought Eric, wondering why he was now farting uncontrollably.
Rob's nose wrinkled as Eric's rectum expelled another gallon of aerosolized feces into the air.
Stooping, Eric held on to the podium for support.Across the way, Emad pulled his tiny Iranian dick out from betwee</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28637639</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247158260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Now imagine you want to pull one of those big travel trailers from New York to San Francisco.</p><p>Which do you choose; a Saab, a Volvo, a Fiat or a Hummer.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Now imagine you want to pull one of those big travel trailers from New York to San Francisco.Which do you choose ; a Saab , a Volvo , a Fiat or a Hummer .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Now imagine you want to pull one of those big travel trailers from New York to San Francisco.Which do you choose; a Saab, a Volvo, a Fiat or a Hummer.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28638205</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>ollum</author>
	<datestamp>1247160960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>When did you look at an Audi the last time? I'd say they make pretty great cars nowadays... Then again, I'm driving one, so I might be biased<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)</htmltext>
<tokenext>When did you look at an Audi the last time ?
I 'd say they make pretty great cars nowadays... Then again , I 'm driving one , so I might be biased : )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>When did you look at an Audi the last time?
I'd say they make pretty great cars nowadays... Then again, I'm driving one, so I might be biased :)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28653337</id>
	<title>ESA left out in the COLD of Space ?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247255640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>ESA does NOT want to get left out in the cold -- its COLD in SPACE !!!</p><p>The new plasma engine is a MASSIVE breakthrough and could take off economically any day now, I think most people will be taken by surprise for a few years by this NEXT BIG THING, ESA is smarter then it looks !!!!!!!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>ESA does NOT want to get left out in the cold -- its COLD in SPACE ! !
! The new plasma engine is a MASSIVE breakthrough and could take off economically any day now , I think most people will be taken by surprise for a few years by this NEXT BIG THING , ESA is smarter then it looks ! ! ! ! ! !
!</tokentext>
<sentencetext>ESA does NOT want to get left out in the cold -- its COLD in SPACE !!
!The new plasma engine is a MASSIVE breakthrough and could take off economically any day now, I think most people will be taken by surprise for a few years by this NEXT BIG THING, ESA is smarter then it looks !!!!!!
!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28639671</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>K. S. Kyosuke</author>
	<datestamp>1247166600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>"Volvo representing Germany"</p></div></blockquote><p>

Why is Germany to be represented with Ford-owned Swedish car manufacturer?<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:-)</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>" Volvo representing Germany " Why is Germany to be represented with Ford-owned Swedish car manufacturer ?
: - )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"Volvo representing Germany"

Why is Germany to be represented with Ford-owned Swedish car manufacturer?
:-)
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28635987</id>
	<title>Needs another tag</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247152200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>sharetheload</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>sharetheload</tokentext>
<sentencetext>sharetheload</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28654875</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247219820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'd say it's an opportunity for the ESA make sure everyone in Europe gets a chance to weigh in on any decision, make sure that Bordeaux is serverd on the flight to Mars, to say NASA isn't "Green" enough and make sure we use some as-yet-undeveloped Euro-Hemp Rocket Fuel, and to generally fuck up the entire endeavor.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'd say it 's an opportunity for the ESA make sure everyone in Europe gets a chance to weigh in on any decision , make sure that Bordeaux is serverd on the flight to Mars , to say NASA is n't " Green " enough and make sure we use some as-yet-undeveloped Euro-Hemp Rocket Fuel , and to generally fuck up the entire endeavor .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'd say it's an opportunity for the ESA make sure everyone in Europe gets a chance to weigh in on any decision, make sure that Bordeaux is serverd on the flight to Mars, to say NASA isn't "Green" enough and make sure we use some as-yet-undeveloped Euro-Hemp Rocket Fuel, and to generally fuck up the entire endeavor.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632347</id>
	<title>I don't get it</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247073720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Can someone just put this into a car analogy for me? I'm not really sure what this MEJI is supposed to do. What is it used for?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Can someone just put this into a car analogy for me ?
I 'm not really sure what this MEJI is supposed to do .
What is it used for ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Can someone just put this into a car analogy for me?
I'm not really sure what this MEJI is supposed to do.
What is it used for?</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632409</id>
	<title>Re:What happened?</title>
	<author>weirdo557</author>
	<datestamp>1247074680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext>wed be on the moon.</htmltext>
<tokenext>wed be on the moon .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>wed be on the moon.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632389</id>
	<title>And they're calling the joint venture...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247074260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>UAC.</p><p>Prepare for Hell on Earth soon, everyone.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>UAC.Prepare for Hell on Earth soon , everyone .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>UAC.Prepare for Hell on Earth soon, everyone.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28634497</id>
	<title>Re:All I forsee is confusion.</title>
	<author>frukostflingor</author>
	<datestamp>1247142900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>In fact, NASA already have that problem. Fact is... US switched to the metric system like most other countries.
General science are on board, ofcourse, since it the imperial system makes no sense and is therefor not
very useful in science, and especially in international reports. The military are easy to convince
(SIR! YES, SIR! METRIC IT IS, SIR!) and NASA comes from both military and science, so they are with
the program also.<br> <br>

Not so with the general public, which sometimes caused problems with NASA getting parts made in
some stupid imperial sizes instead of real units, so if anything, that's less likely to happen
if half the things in the join program is from Europe (which is not a country).</htmltext>
<tokenext>In fact , NASA already have that problem .
Fact is... US switched to the metric system like most other countries .
General science are on board , ofcourse , since it the imperial system makes no sense and is therefor not very useful in science , and especially in international reports .
The military are easy to convince ( SIR !
YES , SIR !
METRIC IT IS , SIR !
) and NASA comes from both military and science , so they are with the program also .
Not so with the general public , which sometimes caused problems with NASA getting parts made in some stupid imperial sizes instead of real units , so if anything , that 's less likely to happen if half the things in the join program is from Europe ( which is not a country ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>In fact, NASA already have that problem.
Fact is... US switched to the metric system like most other countries.
General science are on board, ofcourse, since it the imperial system makes no sense and is therefor not
very useful in science, and especially in international reports.
The military are easy to convince
(SIR!
YES, SIR!
METRIC IT IS, SIR!
) and NASA comes from both military and science, so they are with
the program also.
Not so with the general public, which sometimes caused problems with NASA getting parts made in
some stupid imperial sizes instead of real units, so if anything, that's less likely to happen
if half the things in the join program is from Europe (which is not a country).</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28634665</id>
	<title>I predict...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247144640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>...twice the bureaucracy, <i>at least</i> twice the cost and time to completion.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...twice the bureaucracy , at least twice the cost and time to completion .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...twice the bureaucracy, at least twice the cost and time to completion.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632369</id>
	<title>What happened?</title>
	<author>acehole</author>
	<datestamp>1247073960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>So how'd we go from "zomg! we've got 8 years to get to the moon. Go Go Go!" 40 years ago but today we're just launching probes and taking walks in space outside of an orbiting station occasionally. What have we been doing? Where would we have been if we'd kept up the pace from the moon landing?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>So how 'd we go from " zomg !
we 've got 8 years to get to the moon .
Go Go Go !
" 40 years ago but today we 're just launching probes and taking walks in space outside of an orbiting station occasionally .
What have we been doing ?
Where would we have been if we 'd kept up the pace from the moon landing ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>So how'd we go from "zomg!
we've got 8 years to get to the moon.
Go Go Go!
" 40 years ago but today we're just launching probes and taking walks in space outside of an orbiting station occasionally.
What have we been doing?
Where would we have been if we'd kept up the pace from the moon landing?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632799</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247079360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>Hey, we all know that European cars are better than American cars.  Just look at Audi versus Ford.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Hey , we all know that European cars are better than American cars .
Just look at Audi versus Ford .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Hey, we all know that European cars are better than American cars.
Just look at Audi versus Ford.</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632407</id>
	<title>Re:What happened?</title>
	<author>bertoelcon</author>
	<datestamp>1247074620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Living in space with hover cars, like everyone assumed would be here by now in the '50s</htmltext>
<tokenext>Living in space with hover cars , like everyone assumed would be here by now in the '50s</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Living in space with hover cars, like everyone assumed would be here by now in the '50s</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632751</id>
	<title>Re:What happened?</title>
	<author>icebike</author>
	<datestamp>1247078700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>shooting up probes from the moon?</p><p>Basically, the cost benefit was not there.  We had to finish the Vietnam war.  Then we had to satisfy all of the social programs.  Then we had another two or three wars, interspersed with social programs.</p><p>Social programs waste the first derivative of Government spending.  No good or service is produced.  Mouths are simply fed.  (Some will surely suggest this is good in and of itself).<br>But jobs are eventually created, and money trickles up from the poor to the grocer, the baker, and the crack dealer on the corner.</p><p>Wars waste the final derivative of Government spending.  Stuff is destroyed.  Even lives.<br>But new stuff is purchased, and jobs are created, and spending eventually trickles down.</p><p>Things like building highways, bridges, moon bases   yield huge first derivatives, and the second derivatives are equally huge, and the follow on derivatives are even huger and last forever.  We still drive Ike's highways.</p><p>But its hard to convince Joe Sixpack of this, because he has visions of rockets filled with 100 dollar bills launching into space and spewing money all over the place.  He can't be convinced that all the money is spent right here on earth in his town.</p><p>There will always be the cry that we can't waste another nickel in space while some kid somewhere has holes in his shoes.  Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children!.</p><p>And if we ever do manage to accomplish anything in space, it is used to mock all other failings of human civilization.  We can send a man to the moon, but we can't get the crack dealer off the corner.</p><p>So you see, had we actually persisted we would have an abandoned moon base by now, because we could no longer afford to support it with wars going on and little Freddy down the street having holes in his shoes, and all.</p><p>This is my optimistic outlook.  After a few drinks I take on a rather darker opinion.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>shooting up probes from the moon ? Basically , the cost benefit was not there .
We had to finish the Vietnam war .
Then we had to satisfy all of the social programs .
Then we had another two or three wars , interspersed with social programs.Social programs waste the first derivative of Government spending .
No good or service is produced .
Mouths are simply fed .
( Some will surely suggest this is good in and of itself ) .But jobs are eventually created , and money trickles up from the poor to the grocer , the baker , and the crack dealer on the corner.Wars waste the final derivative of Government spending .
Stuff is destroyed .
Even lives.But new stuff is purchased , and jobs are created , and spending eventually trickles down.Things like building highways , bridges , moon bases yield huge first derivatives , and the second derivatives are equally huge , and the follow on derivatives are even huger and last forever .
We still drive Ike 's highways.But its hard to convince Joe Sixpack of this , because he has visions of rockets filled with 100 dollar bills launching into space and spewing money all over the place .
He ca n't be convinced that all the money is spent right here on earth in his town.There will always be the cry that we ca n't waste another nickel in space while some kid somewhere has holes in his shoes .
Wo n't somebody PLEASE think of the children ! .And if we ever do manage to accomplish anything in space , it is used to mock all other failings of human civilization .
We can send a man to the moon , but we ca n't get the crack dealer off the corner.So you see , had we actually persisted we would have an abandoned moon base by now , because we could no longer afford to support it with wars going on and little Freddy down the street having holes in his shoes , and all.This is my optimistic outlook .
After a few drinks I take on a rather darker opinion .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>shooting up probes from the moon?Basically, the cost benefit was not there.
We had to finish the Vietnam war.
Then we had to satisfy all of the social programs.
Then we had another two or three wars, interspersed with social programs.Social programs waste the first derivative of Government spending.
No good or service is produced.
Mouths are simply fed.
(Some will surely suggest this is good in and of itself).But jobs are eventually created, and money trickles up from the poor to the grocer, the baker, and the crack dealer on the corner.Wars waste the final derivative of Government spending.
Stuff is destroyed.
Even lives.But new stuff is purchased, and jobs are created, and spending eventually trickles down.Things like building highways, bridges, moon bases   yield huge first derivatives, and the second derivatives are equally huge, and the follow on derivatives are even huger and last forever.
We still drive Ike's highways.But its hard to convince Joe Sixpack of this, because he has visions of rockets filled with 100 dollar bills launching into space and spewing money all over the place.
He can't be convinced that all the money is spent right here on earth in his town.There will always be the cry that we can't waste another nickel in space while some kid somewhere has holes in his shoes.
Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children!.And if we ever do manage to accomplish anything in space, it is used to mock all other failings of human civilization.
We can send a man to the moon, but we can't get the crack dealer off the corner.So you see, had we actually persisted we would have an abandoned moon base by now, because we could no longer afford to support it with wars going on and little Freddy down the street having holes in his shoes, and all.This is my optimistic outlook.
After a few drinks I take on a rather darker opinion.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632429</id>
	<title>Re:What happened?</title>
	<author>Daniel Dvorkin</author>
	<datestamp>1247075040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><i>Where would we have been if we'd kept up the pace from the moon landing?</i></p><p>All over the Solar System, probably.  Believe me, the engineers were planning it.  (My Dad was one of them, so I have this on pretty good authority.)  But once we Beat! The! Commies! To! The! Moon!, the national will disappeared, and with it the money.</p><p>So the answer to your first question is pretty much financial.  Look at how much we spent on just Apollo, as a percentage of GDP, compared to how much we spend on all of NASA now<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... and consider that the space budget has been a convenient target for Senators and Representatives who want to be able to tell their constituents that they're reining in wasteful government spending for, well, forty years or so.  It's bullshit, of course, since NASA spending has never, even at the most expensive point in the Apollo program, been more than a tiny fraction of what we spend on many other programs with a far lower rate of return.  But it's bullshit that plays well to ignorant audiences.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Where would we have been if we 'd kept up the pace from the moon landing ? All over the Solar System , probably .
Believe me , the engineers were planning it .
( My Dad was one of them , so I have this on pretty good authority .
) But once we Beat !
The ! Commies !
To ! The !
Moon ! , the national will disappeared , and with it the money.So the answer to your first question is pretty much financial .
Look at how much we spent on just Apollo , as a percentage of GDP , compared to how much we spend on all of NASA now ... and consider that the space budget has been a convenient target for Senators and Representatives who want to be able to tell their constituents that they 're reining in wasteful government spending for , well , forty years or so .
It 's bullshit , of course , since NASA spending has never , even at the most expensive point in the Apollo program , been more than a tiny fraction of what we spend on many other programs with a far lower rate of return .
But it 's bullshit that plays well to ignorant audiences .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Where would we have been if we'd kept up the pace from the moon landing?All over the Solar System, probably.
Believe me, the engineers were planning it.
(My Dad was one of them, so I have this on pretty good authority.
)  But once we Beat!
The! Commies!
To! The!
Moon!, the national will disappeared, and with it the money.So the answer to your first question is pretty much financial.
Look at how much we spent on just Apollo, as a percentage of GDP, compared to how much we spend on all of NASA now ... and consider that the space budget has been a convenient target for Senators and Representatives who want to be able to tell their constituents that they're reining in wasteful government spending for, well, forty years or so.
It's bullshit, of course, since NASA spending has never, even at the most expensive point in the Apollo program, been more than a tiny fraction of what we spend on many other programs with a far lower rate of return.
But it's bullshit that plays well to ignorant audiences.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632933</id>
	<title>All I forsee is confusion.</title>
	<author>bmecoli</author>
	<datestamp>1247080920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>One country uses the imperial system.  One country uses metric.  What could possibly go wrong?</htmltext>
<tokenext>One country uses the imperial system .
One country uses metric .
What could possibly go wrong ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>One country uses the imperial system.
One country uses metric.
What could possibly go wrong?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28633049</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>sanyacid</author>
	<datestamp>1247083020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>FYI Volvo is also Swedish<nobr> <wbr></nobr>;)</htmltext>
<tokenext>FYI Volvo is also Swedish ; )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>FYI Volvo is also Swedish ;)</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28633867</id>
	<title>Re:What happened?</title>
	<author>Hurricane78</author>
	<datestamp>1247136120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><a href="http://navid.radiantempire.com/pub/pix/2008\_us\_bailout\_vs\_other\_large\_government\_projects\_pie\_chart.png" title="radiantempire.com">Well, I think this graphic explains it very well.</a> [radiantempire.com]</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Well , I think this graphic explains it very well .
[ radiantempire.com ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Well, I think this graphic explains it very well.
[radiantempire.com]</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632611</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>tnok85</author>
	<datestamp>1247077200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>Basically, imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say, a Hummer.<br><br>Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact cars - say, a Saab representing Sweden, a Volvo representing Germany, a Fiat representing Italy... you get the idea. Let's say there's about 11 cars, plus a bicycle from Canada I guess.<br><br>Now, somehow stuff all those cars into the Hummer, put a rocket on it, and launch it to Mars.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Basically , imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say , a Hummer.Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact cars - say , a Saab representing Sweden , a Volvo representing Germany , a Fiat representing Italy... you get the idea .
Let 's say there 's about 11 cars , plus a bicycle from Canada I guess.Now , somehow stuff all those cars into the Hummer , put a rocket on it , and launch it to Mars .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Basically, imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say, a Hummer.Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact cars - say, a Saab representing Sweden, a Volvo representing Germany, a Fiat representing Italy... you get the idea.
Let's say there's about 11 cars, plus a bicycle from Canada I guess.Now, somehow stuff all those cars into the Hummer, put a rocket on it, and launch it to Mars.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28633785</id>
	<title>Re:What happened?</title>
	<author>HonIsCool</author>
	<datestamp>1247135160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Well, sorry to be a party pooper, and it would indeed have been great if the drive from Apollo could have continued, but I think we have to consider a likely outcome of even just continuing the moon landings would have been a fatal accident. There were serious failings on pretty much all Apollo moon flights, the worst being Apollo 13 of course.</p><p>Maybe the really amazing thing NASA did was not just land a man on the moon, but the "returning him safely to earth" - there was no death in space after all.</p><p>But imagine there would have been...What would have happened with that national will power to go into space? Consider the reaction to the Columbia incident. I imagine having dead astronauts floating about in space would seriously have changed people's attitude towards space flight...</p><p>Maybe I'm just being negative...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Well , sorry to be a party pooper , and it would indeed have been great if the drive from Apollo could have continued , but I think we have to consider a likely outcome of even just continuing the moon landings would have been a fatal accident .
There were serious failings on pretty much all Apollo moon flights , the worst being Apollo 13 of course.Maybe the really amazing thing NASA did was not just land a man on the moon , but the " returning him safely to earth " - there was no death in space after all.But imagine there would have been...What would have happened with that national will power to go into space ?
Consider the reaction to the Columbia incident .
I imagine having dead astronauts floating about in space would seriously have changed people 's attitude towards space flight...Maybe I 'm just being negative.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Well, sorry to be a party pooper, and it would indeed have been great if the drive from Apollo could have continued, but I think we have to consider a likely outcome of even just continuing the moon landings would have been a fatal accident.
There were serious failings on pretty much all Apollo moon flights, the worst being Apollo 13 of course.Maybe the really amazing thing NASA did was not just land a man on the moon, but the "returning him safely to earth" - there was no death in space after all.But imagine there would have been...What would have happened with that national will power to go into space?
Consider the reaction to the Columbia incident.
I imagine having dead astronauts floating about in space would seriously have changed people's attitude towards space flight...Maybe I'm just being negative...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28634151</id>
	<title>Canada!</title>
	<author>bronney</author>
	<datestamp>1247138700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Hey bro, what is a bicycle??  We use canoes here please get your facts straight!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Hey bro , what is a bicycle ? ?
We use canoes here please get your facts straight !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Hey bro, what is a bicycle??
We use canoes here please get your facts straight!</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632737</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>ocularDeathRay</author>
	<datestamp>1247078520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>in Soviet Russia, Mars visits you!</htmltext>
<tokenext>in Soviet Russia , Mars visits you !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>in Soviet Russia, Mars visits you!</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28633565</id>
	<title>Yes, but look at the bureaucracy</title>
	<author>findoutmoretoday</author>
	<datestamp>1247133180000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><tt>According to Parkinson,&nbsp; independently of the fleet out there, every organisation will, over the years, successfully build out a bureaucracy. And I rather be behind a desk than stowed small anywhere on a ship.</tt></htmltext>
<tokenext>According to Parkinson ,   independently of the fleet out there , every organisation will , over the years , successfully build out a bureaucracy .
And I rather be behind a desk than stowed small anywhere on a ship .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>According to Parkinson,  independently of the fleet out there, every organisation will, over the years, successfully build out a bureaucracy.
And I rather be behind a desk than stowed small anywhere on a ship.</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28642957</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>abshack</author>
	<datestamp>1247136720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Basically, imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say, a Hummer.

Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact cars - say, a Saab representing Sweden, a Volvo representing Germany, a Fiat representing Italy... you get the idea. Let's say there's about 11 cars, plus a bicycle from Canada I guess.

Now, somehow stuff all those cars into the Hummer, put a rocket on it, and launch it to Mars.</p></div><p>You forgot to mention that Canada is also sending the cool robotic arm that drives the rocket.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Basically , imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say , a Hummer .
Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact cars - say , a Saab representing Sweden , a Volvo representing Germany , a Fiat representing Italy... you get the idea .
Let 's say there 's about 11 cars , plus a bicycle from Canada I guess .
Now , somehow stuff all those cars into the Hummer , put a rocket on it , and launch it to Mars.You forgot to mention that Canada is also sending the cool robotic arm that drives the rocket .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Basically, imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say, a Hummer.
Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact cars - say, a Saab representing Sweden, a Volvo representing Germany, a Fiat representing Italy... you get the idea.
Let's say there's about 11 cars, plus a bicycle from Canada I guess.
Now, somehow stuff all those cars into the Hummer, put a rocket on it, and launch it to Mars.You forgot to mention that Canada is also sending the cool robotic arm that drives the rocket.
	</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28634221</id>
	<title>mod do3n</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247139420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Redundant</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><A HREF="http://goat.cx/" title="goat.cx" rel="nofollow">r"evel in our gay [samag.com] in the Big picture. What Fact: *BSD is dying later seen in</a> [goat.cx]</htmltext>
<tokenext>r " evel in our gay [ samag.com ] in the Big picture .
What Fact : * BSD is dying later seen in [ goat.cx ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>r"evel in our gay [samag.com] in the Big picture.
What Fact: *BSD is dying later seen in [goat.cx]</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632647</id>
	<title>MEASUREMENTS</title>
	<author>masshuu</author>
	<datestamp>1247077560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Please tell me that there going to define a standerd first, i don't want my tax dollers to fund a 10 billion bullet that hits mars dead square at 12000 mph, or misses it by 3 million miles.</p><p>"*Boom* uuh we have a problem, was that perigee in Miles or Kilomoters?"</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Please tell me that there going to define a standerd first , i do n't want my tax dollers to fund a 10 billion bullet that hits mars dead square at 12000 mph , or misses it by 3 million miles .
" * Boom * uuh we have a problem , was that perigee in Miles or Kilomoters ?
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Please tell me that there going to define a standerd first, i don't want my tax dollers to fund a 10 billion bullet that hits mars dead square at 12000 mph, or misses it by 3 million miles.
"*Boom* uuh we have a problem, was that perigee in Miles or Kilomoters?
"</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632491</id>
	<title>So did they finally decide...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247075940000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>...on cm vs inches?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...on cm vs inches ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...on cm vs inches?</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28641171</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>JerryP</author>
	<datestamp>1247172300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><nobr> <wbr></nobr></p><div class="quote"><p>... a Volvo representing Germany<nobr> <wbr></nobr>...</p></div><p>Nitpick:</p><p>Volvo is swedish as well. German makers are Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Opel, Porsche, Volkswagen.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>... a Volvo representing Germany ...Nitpick : Volvo is swedish as well .
German makers are Audi , BMW , Mercedes , Opel , Porsche , Volkswagen .</tokentext>
<sentencetext> ... a Volvo representing Germany ...Nitpick:Volvo is swedish as well.
German makers are Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Opel, Porsche, Volkswagen.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28645773</id>
	<title>MEJI?</title>
	<author>Eclipse-now</author>
	<datestamp>1247157420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Why not call it "Mars Association for Roving and Study"?</htmltext>
<tokenext>Why not call it " Mars Association for Roving and Study " ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Why not call it "Mars Association for Roving and Study"?</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28634059</id>
	<title>Re:I don't get it</title>
	<author>Mindcontrolled</author>
	<datestamp>1247137860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Basically, imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say, a Hummer.

Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact cars</p></div><p>I see your hummer and raise you the <a href="http://www.autocult.com.au/img/gallery/full/CARmageddon459.jpg" title="autocult.com.au" rel="nofollow">Daimler Unimog Brabus Black Edition</a> [autocult.com.au]. We, too, know how to build absolutely ludicrous gas guzzlers.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Basically , imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say , a Hummer .
Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact carsI see your hummer and raise you the Daimler Unimog Brabus Black Edition [ autocult.com.au ] .
We , too , know how to build absolutely ludicrous gas guzzlers .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Basically, imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say, a Hummer.
Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact carsI see your hummer and raise you the Daimler Unimog Brabus Black Edition [autocult.com.au].
We, too, know how to build absolutely ludicrous gas guzzlers.
	</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28635285</id>
	<title>Anonymous Coward</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247148840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As if the 3 year journey to Mars weren't bad enough, now American astronauts will be forced to eat shitty British food along the way!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As if the 3 year journey to Mars were n't bad enough , now American astronauts will be forced to eat shitty British food along the way !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As if the 3 year journey to Mars weren't bad enough, now American astronauts will be forced to eat shitty British food along the way!</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_08_2236247.28632355</id>
	<title>terrible</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1247073840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>this article has nothing to do with Michael Jackson, buried.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>this article has nothing to do with Michael Jackson , buried .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>this article has nothing to do with Michael Jackson, buried.</sentencetext>
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