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Search results for "mute" ...
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Columbia Tragedy; Weather ripe for icy debris; NASA culture muted danger signals; NASA's system misjudged risk
A six-week investigation into the Columbia space shuttle, which exploded on Feb. 1, 2003. The investigation found, among other things, that conditions at the launch pad were perfect for ice and moisture accumulation and that NASA launched the shuttle although it had over 1,600 known problems.
Tags: FOIA; NASA; Challenger; Kennedy Space Center
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Arbitration Policies are Muting Whistle-Blower Claims
According to the article, "In the past two years, dozens of court decisions have required people who claim to be fired whistle-blowers to take their grievances to arbitration. The rulings deprive whistle-blowers of one of the most potent threats they can wield against their former employers--that the allegations of misconduct will be litigated in a public forum."
Tags: whistle-blowers; whistle blowers; arbitration; employees; complaints; grievances; court; misconduct; companies
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Children of a Lesser God
"It was a modern day horror story: a little girl hidden away in rat-infested squalor for most of her life. When the authorities' took her away from her mother and grandmother, the nine-year-old had never been to school or played outside and could only make squeaking noises. Now dedicated social wokers, academics, and foster parents are trying to undo years of unimaginable neglect.
Tags: child abuse; foster care; social work; neglect; Child Protective Services (CPS); Austin's Children's Center; Kristene Blackstone; Rosedale; mainstreaming; mute; speech pathology