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Originally Posted by Comatose
Bill Beatty. Hmmmm. Well, then I guess my other question is what makes him qualified to make these predictions  . |
This is a wonderful question.
Mr. Beatty is a legend. Look in the FIRSTwiki link in the portal and check out FRC 71, Team Hammond. What you will see is a listing of achievements. That's a start. Then you can do some searches here in ChiefDelphi for discussions about Mr. Beatty. Words like brilliant strategists might be a good way to search. Great contributors to the vision, the goals, the potential of this thing called FIRST. Woodie Flowers Award winners - WFAs - those would be a good start.
Another thing you can do is something I did a year ago at Kickoff. You can spend an hour that flies by way too fast, talking with an alumnus of FRC 71 and learn about the team, the community of Hammond, the struggles and achievements of the team within that community. If you do any of these things, you will have gained wisdom and a deeper understanding of those who commit their lives to insuring that young people are involved in and inspired by science, technology, and community. And maybe you will have gained some understanding of the humor and wisdom that surrounds Car Nack and his predictions.
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