How Poor Communication Crashes Airplanes
I recently read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. In his book, Gladwell tells us how poor communication crashes airplanes. In other words, it's neither the weather nor mechanical difficulties that cause crashes, but poor communication and misguided teamwork. When the pilot and the first officer do not communicate clearly, when they do not act like a team, airplanes go down. Imagine that! This led me to think about all the mishaps we have that result from communication errors. Think about the number of times we've hurt someone's feelings by not listening or by sending the wrong message. Think about the number of times projects in the workplace get botched because teams do not communicate well. Think...
Does Your Computer System Cooling Fan Sound...
The fan you will discover inside of your PC are commonly referred to as computer cooling fans they usually function by either by pulling cool air directly into your computer or by pushing heat out. Generally speaking computers usually do not produce an enormous volume of heat, but based on the specifications of the central processing unit or (CPU) as it is commonly known, within your PC, the speedier CPUs do create various amounts of heat. If this type of heat is allowed to develop inside of the PC housing, significant problems may result. It will always be best to deal with fan issues as early as you become conscious of them in order to avoid possible data loss. If you are having issues...
Have you ever wonder which fighter planes are mostly used in war against Iraq? In "Desert Storm' operation as well as the recent Iraq attack, many F-16s were used so much that it is called the 'workhorse of the US Air Force" Prototyped in 1965 as the YF-16, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force. A lightweight fighter, it evolved into a successful multirole aircraft, successful on the export market and serving 24 countries. It is nicknamed the "Viper", after the Battlestar Galactica starfighter. F-16 models are denoted by sequential block numbers to denote significant upgrades. The blocks cover...
Do you all remember when President Bush met with President Putin at his ranch in Crawford Texas? Do you know what they were talking about at the time? I do, and was told this by one of my sources. It turns out that President Putin gave President Bush the secret access codes to the satellite RFID trackers, that were installed in the three nuclear submarines that it sold China. Anytime one of those submarines gets any closer than 200 feet from the surface of the ocean, the United States military satellites can track them. The system works very ingeniously, it requires three different frequencies codes coming in simultaneously to trigger the transmission. This way the Chinese can never find these...
Mig 29 Flights: Constantly Rising Prices Make...
Few people know that you don't have to be a pilot to fly a jet fighter. Mig 29 flights in Russia are available to anyone interested in taking a jet fighter ride. A unique mix of political, economical and historical circumstances allows simple tourists to flying fighter jets in Russia. However, there are clear indicators that the possibility of flying fighters, especially to fly a jet fighter like the mig 29, will become more and more expensive. To understand why this is so, let's have a look at the recent history of jet fighter rides in Russia and the price development of mig 29 flights. Today, the only mig jet fighter available for a jet fighter ride is the heavy and modern mig 29. This was not...
The MiG-3 - Russia's Best WWII Fighter Plane
The German Luftwaffe in July and August of 1941 encountered for the first time a previously unknown Russian fighter with a long slender nose. It was obviously powered by an inline or "Vee" type engine, which was also surprising because all the Soviet fighters up to that time were powered by radial engines and lacked the performance of the front line German fighters. The Luftwaffe pilots were taken completely by surprise by the existence of this new fighter, because their information from Luftwaffe intelligence about the Soviet Air Force was practically non-existent. Germany's top fighter at the time was the Bf 109F and the Luftwaffe pilots were equally surprised and disconcerted, to discover this...
Currently the Chinese Government is building up its war machine. It is buying Russian High-Tech Mig Fighters and building ships and submarines. Many in the present period do not see the Chinese as a super power on the Water or the kind of nation with a huge Navy, yet for those who doubt Chinese ambitions for a Super Power of the Seas forget History. You see over one hundred years before the Magellan's 1519 voyage was the height of the Chinese Treasure Fleet and these were no ordinary ships. At the peak period of 1405-1433 the Chinese Treasure Fleet had ships as big as 440 to 500 feet long and they were the first to use bulkhead construction to make them strong so they could build them bigger...
White Papers are the Trojan Horses of marketing. The stealth airplanes. You could also liken them to white knights. Let me explain. On the one hand, they are performing the chivalrous task of informing readers on a topic of high importance to them. On the other hand, these short- to medium-length reports also carry an unspoken directive. Their purpose is to help potential buyers further along in their decision cycle -- and hopefully deeper into your sales funnel. Achieving both goals requires subtlety, thorough subject matter knowledge, and a genuine desire to provide valuable information. But first, a quick definition for those not familiar with the term "white papers": A white paper is simply an...
How Do Writers Like Tom Clancy Come Up With...
Many struggling writers have a tough time coming up with plots and they wonder how other top writers come up with the incredible novels that they do. One interesting genre is the covert spy, behind the scenes action drama, like a more realistic James Bond movie. There are quite a few writers that completely enjoy and earn a steady income authoring novels and writing screen plays in this category. Not long ago, I had a discussion with a friend of mine and a brainstorm ensued on a potential screenplay. We used some of our observations and knowledge base to dream up a real live possible scenario based on current events and what we knew, so here is an example; Former European Actress turned high-powered...