In the aftermath of these events, one wonders whether learning from accidents remains a viable endeavour for companies and states or whether recurring technological disasters such as these seriously and definitely undermine any attempt to prove the feasibility of learning.
Government assistance has been vital to making this endeavour economically viable.
If a political and economic union of states cannot establish a viable, popular parliament, the whole EU endeavour will be condemned to remain a plaything for national elites, bereft of popular endorsement.
With regard to economic feasibility of electric-power generation in the Karoo, the endeavour to implement geothermal energy as a viable contribution to the future energy mix of South Africa should include feasibility studies on hybrid energy systems such as geothermal-solar-wind systems.
A decent cup run would certainly help the vice-chairman Karren Brady in her endeavours to put the club on a more viable financial footing.
The aim of this endeavour would be to identify technical implications and limitations and suggest viable solutions.
Spokesperson Lisa Hardy said: "Despite our best endeavours it became clear to us after we had submitted the bid that our finance plan was not viable.
Two very different endeavours!
All frontier endeavours are.
