Challenges in Managing the New Diverse Labor Force

Among the purposes of this chapter is (1) to examine past and present statuses of demographic groups who earlier suffered discrimination in employment but who today are legally protected. Our purpose is then (2) to appraise the issue of perceptions of fairness and equality, and next (3) to discuss problems still existing in the labor market in achieving “equality” under the law. Finally (4) we will offer some proposals for meeting still existing shortcomings. Because space requirements prohibit a discussion of all these groups, we are focusing on two of the largest: women and African-Americans

Compendium of fracture mechanics problems

Fracture mechanics analysis results are presented from the following structures/components analyzed at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) between 1982 and 1989: space shuttle main engine (SSME), Hubble Space Telescope (HST), external tank attach ring, B-1 stand LOX inner tank, and solid rocket booster (SRB). Results from the SSME high pressure fuel turbopump (HPFTP) second stage blade parametric analysis determine a critical flaw size for a wide variety of stress intensity values. The engine 0212 failure analysis was a time dependent fracture life assessment. Results indicated that the disk ruptured due to an overspeed condition. Results also indicated that very small flaws in the curvic coupling area could propagate and lead to failure under normal operating conditions. It was strongly recommended that a nondestructive evaluation inspection schedule be implemented. The main ring of the HST, scheduled to launch in 1990, was analyzed by safe-life and fail-safe analyses. First safe-life inspection criteria curves for the ring inner and outer skins and the fore and aft channels were derived. Afterwards the skins and channels were determined to be fail-safe by analysis. A conservative safe-life analysis was done on the 270 redesign external tank attach ring. Results from the analysis were used to determine the nondestructive evaluation technique required

Private Sector Defense Contractor Management Strategies for Contract Fulfillment

Private sector U.S. defense contractors failing to meet contract objectives experience lower profitability, pay costly penalties, and risk survivability. Using the theory of contracts, the purpose of this multiple case study was to the explore strategies that some leaders of U.S. defense contracting businesses use to meet all the contract terms with the U.S. Department of Defense. Data were collected from 5 leaders of private sector defense contracting companies in northwest Florida through face-to-face, semistructured interviews and through a review of operations manuals, quality assurance policy manuals, and archived U.S. Department of Defense contracts. During data analysis using Yin\u27s 5-step process of compiling, disassembling, reassembling, interpreting, and concluding the data, 4 themes on strategies emerged: (a) communication strategy for successful completion of contracts, (b) technology strategy to monitor contract compliance, (c) training strategy for program managers, and (d) subcontractor selection strategy. The findings indicated that communication among all contract parties was an essential component of each of the 4 themes. Computerizing the contracting workflow to monitor compliance efforts, training program managers for effective oversight of contract compliance, and selecting subcontractors were vital elements of the strategies private sector defense contractors used to meet all the terms and conditions of U.S. Department of Defense contracts. The implications for positive social change include the potential for private sector defense contractors to improve the strength of the defense of the northwest Florida community, lower unemployment, and provide a safer environment for humanity

Future Imperfect: Googling for Principles in Online Behavioral Advertising

In a remarkably short time, Google, Inc. has grown from two people working in a rented garage to a pervasive Internet force. Much of Google\u27s unprecedented success stems from online advertising sales which employ behavioral advertising techniques-techniques that track consumer behavior--thereby increasing relevance and decreasing the cost of reaching a targeted audience. In the same span that saw Google\u27s inception and explosive online dominance, the Federal Trade Commission has struggled to define not only the privacy issues involved in online behavioral advertising, but also the practice of behavioral advertising itself. Freed from the restraints of comprehensive federal laws and restrictive federal regulations, Google and its ilk have taken innovative liberties with the collection and use of consumer information. While the Federal Trade Commission ponders the subtleties of online behavioral advertising, mountains of data about consumers are being gathered and manipulated like never before, scarcely subject to legislative or regulatory privacy protections. This Note details the meteoric rise of Google before a backdrop of permissive selfregulation and argues for the establishment of baseline consumer privacy protections for online behavioral advertising

Receipt for Cash, 8/4/1934

Receipt: Payment documentation on Burbridge & Higbee paper: Mrs. R.H. Walker to Burbridge & Higbee cash received - 40.00 V.L. Stallworth

An Analysis of Warranty Claims Instituted By Non-Privity Plaintiffs in Jurisdictions That Have Adopted Uniform Commerical Code Section 2-318 (Alternatives B & C)

The purpose of this Article is to discuss case law developments under Uniform Commercial Code Section 2-318 Alternatives B3 and C.4. The Article will also propose a solution to various problems that arise under section 2-318 in the the law of defenses. In order to follow this discussion, one must understand the law of warranty claims and defenses under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (henceforth, the Code or the UCC )

Handwritten Receipt for Cash,10/14/35

Receipt: Handwritten note for cash: Cash received [o/c] rents $100.00 VL Stallworth

Handwritten Receipt for Cash, 6/10/35

Receipt: Handwritten note for cash: cash received [o/c] rents 100.00 Mrs. R. H. Walker VL Stallworth

Handwritten Receipt for Cash , Jun 15 1935

Receipt: Handwritten note for cash received: cash received [o/c] rents 25.00 VL Stallworth

Receipt for Cash, 1-17-1934

Receipt: Payment documentation on Burbridge & Higbee paper: Mrs. R.H. Walker -- cash [o/c] rents $50.00.V.L. Stallworth