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Post #32…No Common Sense …Example #21
Hubble Telescope NASA has always recruited the best-of-the-best scientific, engineering, and management talent. What happened with the Hubble telescope? * Hubble was the first telescope designed to be maintained in space by astronaughts. * The telescope was...
Post #31…No Common Sense…Example #20
Congress' Debacle-2022 A recent debacle in Congress revealed two embarrassing truths about America to the world. 1. America's government of, by, and for the people is a myth. 2. Any fool can be elected to a seat in Congress. THE MYTH It took 15 votes to elect a...
Post #30…How Will Democracy Die?
* The following remarks were made by retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter during a 2012 interview. "I think some of the aspects of current American government, that the people on both sides find frustrating, are in a function of the inability of people to...
Post #29…No Common Sense…Example #19
NYCHA Problems * What is NYCHA?...The New York City Housing Authority is the largest public housing authority in North America. NYCHA was created in 1935 to provide decent affordable housing for the low and moderate income new yorkers. It consists of 339,900...
Post #28…No Common Sense…Example #18
Electoral College * In 1787 the founding fathers created the Constitution of the United States. Within that document was the framework for a government for "we the people" and the framework for the Electoral College. The Electoral College was created because the...
Post #27…The Million $ Space Program Question
The history of NASA's Space Program is tainted with suspicion regarding project management, decision making, safety standards, quality standards, and false reports of success. Dealing with all of these issues in one Post is beyond the scope of this website. While all...
Post #26…No Common Sense…Example #17
Premium Urinary Drainage Catheter A major health-care corporation had many companies spread around the world. Each company manufactured a high-volume product for a specific market segment and supported a research and development effort to expand that market segment....
Post #25…No Common Sense…Example #16
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled Aloha Airlines flight between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. On April 28, 1988 a Boeing 737-297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight; caused by part of...
Post #24…Workforce Pipeline Challenges
Now that we have defined a Workforce Time-Line we can discuss the challenges that the Workforce faces, and how they affect the education and health of the Workforce. Before we go forward there are three critical points that need to be highlighted. 1. The bond between...