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Shuttle Data Recorder May be Key to Accident
DreamerFi writes "A flight data recorder from the space shuttle Columbia, recovered last week in East Texas, contains readings that continue 14 seconds later than any previously studied data. Those readings are likely to play a crucial role in determining the cause of the shuttle's catastrophic breakup on Feb. 1."
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They discovered that the tape actually contained a goatse link in disguise, thanks to the use of the latest Slashcode, which only displays the domain name of links on the status bar.
everything in there has turned to sh!t.
SHINGTON, March 27 -- Richard N. Perle resigned today as chairman of an influential Pentagon advisory board in the wake of disclosures that his business dealings included a recent meeting with a Saudi arms dealer and a contract to advise a communications company that is seeking permission from the Defense Department to be sold to Chinese investors.
The departure, announced by the administration, came after growing criticism of Mr. Perle's business ties while he was serving as chairman of the Defense Policy Board, a collection of experts and former government officials who have access to classified information and are unpaid advisers to the defense secretary on military issues. The Pentagon said Mr. Perle, who has many friends in the senior ranks of the administration and was appointed to the chairman's post in 2001 by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, would remain on the board.
The communications company, Global Crossing, also announced that Mr. Perle had decided to sever his ties with it.
Earlier this week, Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, asked the Pentagon to conduct an examination of Mr. Perle's business dealings. And on Wednesday, Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, the senior Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, wrote a letter to Mr. Rumsfeld urging him to force Mr. Perle to choose between his job on the Defense Policy Board and his business.
In a letter to Mr. Rumsfeld dated Wednesday, Mr. Perle said he was "dismayed" that criticism of his business ties was distracting Pentagon officials while they were grappling with the war in Iraq.
"I have seen controversies like this before, and I know that this one will inevitably distract from the urgent challenge in which you are now engaged," Mr. Perle wrote. "I would not wish to cause even a moment's distraction from that challenge. As I cannot quickly or easily quell criticism of me based on errors of fact concerning my activities, the least I can do under these circumstances is to ask you to accept my resignation as chairman of the Defense Policy Board."
Last week, Mr. Perle defended the appropriateness of his fee arrangement with Global Crossing, which had agreed to pay him $600,000 on top of his $125,000 retainer if the Pentagon and other government agencies approved its sale. But in his letter, Mr. Perle reversed himself and said he would not accept any compensation resulting from completion of the deal. He also said that "any fee for past service would be donated to the families of American forces killed or injured in Iraq."
In a brief phone conversation this afternoon before the Pentagon's announcement, Mr. Perle sounded angry. Asked whether he had resigned, he replied: "Let me just tell you something. If I had, you'd be the last person in the world I'd want to talk to." He then slammed down the phone.
patrix is a dude who is british and plays diablo alot but now he plays neverwinternights
I always used to say "If I looked like CowboyNeal, I'd shoot myself". Now, over the last years, I've really gained some weight. And when I looked into the mirror this morning, I noticed that I indeed look like CowboyNeal, except that I'm going bald.
Does anyone know where I can purchase a cheap gun?
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Q1: After taking a shit do you...
A: Stand up and wipe your ass?
B: Remain seated to wipe your ass?
C: Some combination of the above?
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A: Male?
B: Female?
C: Some combination of the above?
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