Chuck Harrington
Parsons Corp. contributed technical studies and consultation services to develop the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Final Placement Logistics Plan with the California Science Center, the company announced Thursday.
The Pasadena-based technical services firm helped the center identify a route that could accommodate the Endeavour’s 78-foot wing span and 58-foot height during its 12-mile journey move from Los Angeles International Airport to the center.
Mission 26: The Big Endeavour is scheduled to occur Friday and Saturday on urban streets, the company said.
“This is the first, and probably only journey a space shuttle orbiter will make along urban corridors, and while logistics planning for Mission 26 has been challenging, we are excited to be involved in this historic occasion,” Chairman and CEO Chuck Harrington said in a release.
The Endeavour Final Placement Logistics Plan included structural analysis of the I-405 overpass at Manchester Boulevard, an inventory of natural and man-made obstructions, including trees and power lines and selection of equipment and methodologies to reduce the effect on existing infrastructure and mature trees.
, it is time to give kudos to a leader and good gnavroence.PM Thompson and his Cabinet have just actioned two issues that we have raised in the past.The first, raised some time ago, is the appointment of temproary workers.Having these workers in temporary’ positions for substantial time, greater than six months, is against any reasonable employment practice.Government has now lead the way in recognising this and kudos must go to the PM and Cabinet for actioning to remove an unfair practice.Secdondly, I see that the PM has asked to meet with the principals of LIME to discuss the closure of the call centre and firing of more employees..With Barbados having been the source of huge profits for Cable & Wireless (now LIME) for many years, including current, we have already said that it is both unnecesary and immoral for thatcompany to lay off staff in such a manner, when the jobs still need to be done, despite small savings by taking the work elsewhere.Further, in this economic climate, this action shows a lack of respect for the Barbados economy and for the social fabric of our society, by sending people home in the midst of an economic crisis worlwide, when the company is itself still earnings huge profits, the company is not even scraping to make a small profit, which would be grounds for restructuring at this time. This action is truly abhorrent and inhuman.Know that most Barbadians are deeply disgusted by LIME’s actions in laying off these staff in this manner, in this circumstance.Kudos for the PM and Cabinet in raising this directly with the company’s officials.While law may not allow the PM to change the action of the company, hopefully moral suasion can do some good and not only save jobs at a critical time, but also save face for LIME. This is an opportunity for management of that company to save face in the eyes of the public.Peace & live Strong.