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be  able  to  deliver  everything  we  promised,  we  could

               submit our plan, lay a schedule against it, as well as an
               estimated  cost  and  perform  on  a  “best  efforts  basis.”
               Certainly, he had some thoughts and plans that we could

               describe in our proposal to try and win this sucker.

               This was  simply beyond his ability to understand.  He

               could  not  even  write  a  treatise  on  how  metal  crystal
               structure  might  be  synthesized  to  meet  some  basic
               program objectives.


               Bottom  Line:  We  Did  Not  Deliver  A  Proposal!

               Ultimately this scientist quit and went back to teaching,
               thank God.

               Ultimately, most the scientists escaped and found work

               with  research  institutions  or  universities.  We  did  not
               notice their departure, except for one or two that really

               enjoyed the bite of engineering accomplishment.
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