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Cellulose nanocrystal/polyolefin biocomposites prepared by solid-state shear pulverization: Superior dispersion leading to synergistic property enhancementsAuthor(s): Krishnan A. Iyer; Gregory T. Schueneman; John M. Torkelson
Date: 2015
Source: Polymer, Volume 56, 2015; pp. 464-475.
Publication Series: Scientific Journal (JRNL)
Station: Forest Products Laboratory
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High-performance Cellulose Nanocrystal Polyolefin Composites are an Attractive Filler for Polymer Composites
DescriptionCellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), a class of renewable bionanomaterials with excellent mechanical properties, have gained major interest as filler for polymers. However, challenges associated with effective CNC dispersion have hindered the production of composites with desired property enhancements. Here, composites of polypropylene (PP) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) with 5e10 wt% unmodified CNC are produced for the first time via a solventless process. In particular, we employ solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP). Optical and electron microscopy reveals excellent CNC dispersion with strongly suppressed degradation relative to composites made by melt mixing. Effective dispersion leads to major increases in Young's modulus, including a 69% increase in 90/10 wt% LDPE/CNC composites relative to neat LDPE, the highest modulus enhancement ever reported for polyolefin/CNC composites. The composites also exhibit superior creep performance with modest increment in yield strength compared to neat polymer. The LDPE/CNC composites retain elongation at break values that are equal to that of neat polymer while a decrease is observed with PP/CNC composites. The CNC thermal degradation temperature in air is close to that of PP melt processing conditions. We hypothesize that during melt-processing CNCs undergo preferential thermo-oxidative degradation in LDPE and simultaneous degradation in PP. Thus, CNC incorporation results in impaired thermal stability in LDPE and, especially, PP. Care must be taken in selecting the post-SSSP melt processing temperature and residence time in order to suppress degradation. Taking that into account, this study has produced polyolefin/CNC composites with superior dispersion and property enhancements and shown that CNC is an attractive filler for green polymer biocomposites.
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CitationIyer, Krishnan A.; Schueneman, Gregory T.; Torkelson, John M. 2015. Cellulose nanocrystal/polyolefin biocomposites prepared by solid-state shear pulverization: Superior dispersion leading to synergistic property enhancements. Polymer, Volume 56, 2015; pp. 464-475.
KeywordsCellulose nanocrystals, Composites, Polyolefins
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Japanese Impressions
Color Woodblock Prints from the Rodbell Family Collection
December 10, 2016–April 2, 2017
December 10, 2016–April 2, 2017
Katsushika Hokusai
Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige's Legacy
Actor Prints and Images of Women
Itō Shinsui
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Hamada Shōji
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, c. 1960
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The emphasis on individuality found in the
movement also impacted the founding of the Mingei movement—similar to the British Arts and Crafts movement. Among the founders of the Mingei was Hamada Shōji, a potter who championed the work of individual craftspeople—those who created utilitarian, modern art while simultaneously embracing the indigenous craft aesthetic that was perceived to be threatened by industrialization. Following the Meiji era (1868–1912), which ushered in a dramatic industrial revolution, Western-type factories began to mass-produce ceramics. Artists like Hamada Shōji sought to maintain the tradition of hand-crafted objects. Hamada Shōji's's richly toned glazes and abstract, vegetal motifs became highly sought after in Japan and abroad.

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Error Handling in VBScript, Part Three
Apparently I've sparked a discussion amongst the super-geniuses of LtU on various innovative language constructs for handling errors. Fascinating stuff that I'd love to learn more about! But I'll be less highfalutin: no doubt about it, error handling in VBScript is a pain in the rear no matter how you slice it.
This series was inspired in party by an email from a reader who was interested in the philosophy of error handling. Here's an excerpt which contrasts two approaches: (my emphasis)
I think I'm old school in saying that error handling should be very tight. Handle errors where you expect to find them. Everything else is left to fail. I'd rather have a program end in a messy death than to blithely continue on in an unpredictable fashion. Some of my cohorts would rather do broad error handling (whole subroutines or sections of the script). They seem to assume that only the errors they expect will happen. And even if other errors do happen, it's better to have the script finish as best it can than to do nothing at all.
I've talked about this before (at the bottom of the post.) As a professional developer who writes complex C# and C++ code on a large team building a product that will be shipped to millions of people, I agree with the writer. Error handling should be built into the architecture from day one. And of course we have done so in VSTO2 -- we have developed a set of exception classes with error numbers and localizable error strings, and tried to engineer everything so that only the right errors get propagated up to the user.
But I'm working in C# and C++, languages specifically designed for implementing complex software written by large teams. VBScript is not such a language -- it was designed for simple administration and web scripts, where often "muddle on through" is exactly what you want it to do.
For example, I have a simple script much like this one that I use for doing quick-and-dirty regular expression searches on my hard disk. You'd better believe that On Error Resume Next is on for that script! If it encounters a directory or file that it cannot search because it is locked by another process, or that I don't have permission to read, or whatever, then I don't want my little twenty-line script to die horribly! I certainly don't want to be constantly maintaining it to add new error logic as I discover more special cases. Were I writing a user-grade bulletproof hard disk searching tool that was going to be shipped in the operating system, you'd better believe I'd have error handling all over that thing, but for my scripty purposes, doing its best and muddling through is almost always plenty good enough. Use the right tool for the job.
Finally, one more implementation detail that I forgot to mention the other day. When VBScript gets certain error numbers back from calls to IDispatch objects, it sometimes takes the error number and replaces it with the equivalent VBScript error number. I have never particularly liked this feature, but VB6 does it, so we're stuck with it for backwards compatibility reasons. This can be a little confusing if you're debugging a problem -- you see one error go out of the object, but a different error is reported to the host. On the off chance that someone finds this useful, I'll put the mapping table that VBScript uses below.
Coming up next time, part two of Riddle Me This, Google, where once more I dole out advice on subjects I know little about -- love, optics and primatology -- based on questions culled from my most recent 29950 Google hits. Stay tuned!
0x80004001 (E_NOTIMPL) --> 445 (ActionNotSupported)
0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE) --> 430 (OLENotSupported)
0x80020001 (DISP_E_UNKNOWNINTERFACE) --> 438 (OLENoPropOrMethod)
0x80020003 (DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND) --> 438 (OLENoPropOrMethod)
0x80020004 (DISP_E_PARAMNOTFOUND) --> 448 (NamedParamNotFound)
0x80020005 (DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH) --> 13 (TypeMismatch)
0x80020006 (DISP_E_UNKNOWNNAME) --> 438 (OLENoPropOrMethod)
0x80020007 (DISP_E_NONAMEDARGS) --> 446 (NamedArgsNotSupported)
0x80020008 (DISP_E_BADVARTYPE) --> 458 (InvalidTypeLibVariable)
0x8002000A (DISP_E_OVERFLOW) --> 6 (Overflow)
0x8002000B (DISP_E_BADINDEX) --> 9 (OutOfBounds)
0x8002000C (DISP_E_UNKNOWNLCID) --> 447 (LocaleSettingNotSupported)
0x8002000D (DISP_E_ARRAYISLOCKED) --> 10 (ArrayLocked)
0x8002000E (DISP_E_BADPARAMCOUNT) --> 450 (FuncArityMismatch)
0x8002000F (DISP_E_PARAMNOTOPTIONAL) --> 449 (ParameterNotOptional)
0x80020011 (DISP_E_NOTACOLLECTION) --> 451 (NotEnum)
0x8002802F (TYPE_E_DLLFUNCTIONNOTFOUND) --> 453 (InvalidDllFunctionName)
0x80028CA0 (TYPE_E_TYPEMISMATCH) --> 13 (TypeMismatch)
0x80028CA1 (TYPE_E_OUTOFBOUNDS) --> 9 (OutOfBounds)
0x80028CA2 (TYPE_E_IOERROR) --> 57 (IOError)
0x80028CA3 (TYPE_E_CANTCREATETMPFILE) --> 322 (CantCreateTmpFile)
0x80030002 (STG_E_FILENOTFOUND) --> 432 (OLEFileNotFound)
0x80030003 (STG_E_PATHNOTFOUND) --> 76 (PathNotFound)
0x80030004 (STG_E_TOOMANYOPENFILES) --> 67 (TooManyFiles)
0x80030005 (STG_E_ACCESSDENIED) --> 70 (PermissionDenied)
0x80030008 (STG_E_INSUFFICIENTMEMORY) --> 7 (OutOfMemory)
0x80030012 (STG_E_NOMOREFILES) --> 67 (TooManyFiles)
0x80030013 (STG_E_DISKISWRITEPROTECTED) --> 70 (PermissionDenied)
0x8003001D (STG_E_WRITEFAULT) --> 57 (IOError)
0x8003001E (STG_E_READFAULT) --> 57 (IOError)
0x80030020 (STG_E_SHAREVIOLATION) --> 75 (PathFileAccess)
0x80030021 (STG_E_LOCKVIOLATION) --> 70 (PermissionDenied)
0x80030050 (STG_E_FILEALREADYEXISTS) --> 58 (FileAlreadyExists)
0x80030070 (STG_E_MEDIUMFULL) --> 61 (DiskFull)
0x800300FC (STG_E_INVALIDNAME) --> 432 (FileNotFound)
0x80030100 (STG_E_INUSE) --> 70 (PermissionDenied)
0x80030101 (STG_E_NOTCURRENT) --> 70 (PermissionDenied)
0x80030103 (STG_E_CANTSAVE) --> 57 (IOError)
0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG) --> 429 (CantCreateObject)
0x800401E3 (MK_E_UNAVAILABLE) --> 429 (CantCreateObject)
0x800401E6 (MK_E_INVALIDEXTENSION) --> 432 (OLEFileNotFound)
0x800401EA (MK_E_CANTOPENFILE) --> 432 (OLEFileNotFound)
0x800401F3 (CO_E_CLASSSTRING) --> 429 (CantCreateObject)
0x800401F5 (CO_E_APPNOTFOUND) --> 429 (CantCreateObject)
0x800401FE (CO_E_APPDIDNTREG) --> 429 (CantCreateObject)
0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED) --> 70 (PermissionDenied)
0x8007000E (E_OUTOFMEMORY) --> 7 (OutOfMemory)
0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG) --> 5 (IllegalFuncCall)
0x800706BA (RPC_S_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE) --> 462 (ServerNotFound)
0x80080005 (CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE) --> 429 (CantCreateObject)


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For people looking to enroll their children in the award-winning Homewood city schools, Edgewood is a convenient option for short commutes downtown and excellent education. Within walking distance to the elementary school and nearby Birmingham restaurants and shops, Edgewood is a quaint neighborhood with easy access to everything you need.
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As Freemasons and members of the entire Masonic family, we are particularly well-suited to help restore civility in society. We have the principles and tenets, the working tools and language, and the history and tradition of civility.
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Number One College Two years in a Row
City of Glasgow College is Number One for Skills in the UK once more following a record medal haul at this year's WorldSkills UK LIVE.
The 30-strong team of students from Scotland's Super College returned triumphant with four gold, four silver and six bronze medals.
Three students also gained Highly Commended awards and another record was achieved for Inclusive Skills with two gold medals and one silver medal.
Paul Little, Principal and Chief Executive, City of Glasgow College, said:
"This is our best medal tally yet a truly remarkable achievement. I am delighted that the incredible hard work of our students and lecturers has paid off.
"To be at the top of the WorldSkills league table yet again shows just how well we are doing in preparing our students to be the best in their chosen career.
"Our top priority at City of Glasgow College is to equip all our students with the hard and soft skills they will need as they enter the world of work. As an advocate for tertiary excellence, I firmly believe these competitions help to improve skills levels and deliver economic growth."
The students competed in core disciplines which this year included digital video production, fine jewellery making, media makeup: body, fashion and photographic makeup, and customer care.
Medals were awarded in 70 different skills in total. Over 500 top apprentices and learners from 115 colleges and training providers across the UK competed at the elite skills competition which took place from 15 to 17 November at Birmingham's NEC.
Highlights of the students at WorldSkills UK LIVE can be viewed in this video.
Team City Medal Winners
- James Ross Findlay - 3D Digital Art.
- Ance Kristone - Confectionery.
- John McMenamin - Plastering.
- Karolina Glowacka - Restaurant Service.
- Naomi Simpson - Confectionery.
- Angus Donald King, Daniel Mulholland, Sara Hunter - Digital Video Production (Team Competition).
- Iain Guild - IT Software Solutions for Business.
- Matthew Glen - 3D Digital Game Art.
- Leona Westwater - Confectionery.
- Luke MacKenzie - Culinary Arts.
- Kasia Matejko - Fitness Trainer: Personal Trainer.
- Antony Lockhart - IT Software Solutions for Business.
- Mariusz Kanieki - Wall and Floor Tiling.
- Erik Geza Petnehazi - 3D Digital Game Art.
Highly Commended
- Dayna Coyle - Fashion and Photographic Make-up.
- Sarah Young - Fashion and Photographic Make-up.
- Hayley Sansom - 3D Digital Game Art.
Inclusive Skills
- Thomas Docherty - Hairdressing.
- Caitlin McPhee - Fitness Trainer.
- Bonnie Amato - Catering.


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Like a Tree… (4)
They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3
Who are they? "They" are those who have been saved and belong to God. "They" are those redeemed from poverty, brokenness, and despair. "They" are us.
We are called oaks of righteousness—two words we may not be comfortable owning, but who's to argue with Isaiah? This is what I know about oaks:
- Oaks are hardy, adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions and not prone to disease.
- They thrive worldwide, reach fifty to seventy feet, and can live longer than 200 years.
- Their wood is not only beautifully grained but is hard—used for ships of old and preferred for flooring and furniture.
- Oak trees are considered one of the best shade trees and have long been a symbol of strength, wisdom, and stability.
Durable. Adaptable. Healthy. Strong. Stately. Beautiful. Feeling even less like an oak? We've not yet touched on the righteousness aspect.
Righteous—yes, you are, as am I. Even though I was angry yesterday, struggle with self-pity today, was jealous of my friend and doubted God, I am righteous because I am a "planting of the Lord."
- Because of His rescue and forgiveness,
- Because my extensive taproot system seeks the water He supplies,
- Because I am His planting,
- Because God has made me so, I am righteous, and so are you.
My leaves will shade those who need respite from the heat, my acorns will fall and reproduce, I will stand as a symbol of strength and dignity—all for the display of His splendor.
I am righteous.


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The first incidents of retaliatory mob
violence were reported on February 28. They continued in full intensity on 1st
and 2nd March. By 3rd March situation was under control.
After that small incidents were engineered in a few pockets but they were put
down firmly.
I will deal with the how and why of those
incidents in another article. For the moment, I am presenting a very brief
overview of the actions taken by Narendra Modi to control the riots.
Normally, record of actions claimed to have
been taken by governments during riots is not trustworthy because no
proper inquiries are held to authenticate those claims. In the case
of Gujarat, the record of actions can be taken
seriously for the following reasons:
If these facts
had proven to be wrong, Narendra Modi could not have escaped indictment by
the Supreme Court monitored Special investigative Team or the Commission of
Inquiry headed by Justice Nanavati in 2005 or the High Court of Gujarat.
The following fact sheet provides only a brief glimpse of actions taken
to quell riots. I will be posting a more detailed fact sheet soon.
On 27/02/2002:
reaches Godhra at about 4.30 p.m. and goes to inspect the rail bogies which had
been set on fire and issues the following official statements:
The government has taken a serious note of
this….This government will not allow anyone involved to go scot-free and is
taking fool-proof steps…This is mass violence. This government is always trying
to bring about communal harmony and is in favour of preventing any communal
flare-up.'…This inhuman terrorist crime of collective /mass violence is not an
incident of communal violence." (Translated from Gujarati,
source: CM Press release).
The Government will
not be lacking in discharging duty...No efforts will be spared in ensuring law
and order." (Source: CM Press release, Godhra). In the press meet on 27th itself,
the Chief Minister said that though the Godhra incident is shocking and sad,
people should not take law into their hands and government will ensure law and
order by taking necessary steps.
Enquiries made
with the local army revealed that no force was available for deployment, as all
the units were deployed on the Gujarat border with Pakistan where a war like
situation existed following the Pak inspired terror attack on the Indian
parliament in December 2001. At such a point, the Centre alone could take
decision regarding Army deployment.
On 28/02/2002
Statements by Narendra Modi on 28.02.2002:
The following was broadcast across Gujarat on Doordarshan at 7 pm and repeatedly broadcasted


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Italy wins the IFBT 2016 Barcelona Beach Tennis World Championships
For the second year running the Italian team won the World Beach Tennis championship. They defeated Greece in both Women's and Men's. This victory consolidates Italy as an international Beach Tennis world power. The Italian power of both new and veteran players manages to surprise every year and they continue to stand on the main positions on the winners' podium. The Italian national anthem has been heard on the four days of the tournament; Italy was the country which got more medals of all the 21 participating nationalities.
The performance of the 3 gold doubles medalists Lucia Caldironi and Patrizia Pirazzini should be highlighted (Women's doubles +30, Women's doubles +40 and women's doubles Pro) Three women players and five men players have placed Greece on the second position on the podium in the Nations' competition. The Greek anthem was also herad on several occasions during this celebration of beach sport. For the second year running Catalonia has been defeated by the second place holders, Belarus last year and Greece this year. However, both the Catalan flag and the Catalan national anthem have been present on several podiums: Men's doubles +45, men's doubles +35, Mixed sub-14, Men's singles Pro and Men's doubles Pro.
We should also highlight the excellent performance of two national teams that have achieved the bronze medal in the Nation's competition: Puerto Rico and Belgium. The Portoricans played a great tournament and managed to be one of the most esteemed teams in the IFBT World Beach Tennis. They got gold medals on some of the most disputed and internationally recognized categories in the tournament: Men's doubles Pro and Mixed doubles Pro. The pair Freddy Vélez and Luis Miguel Reyes was one of the most followed during the competition. During the mixed games, Reyes played with Beatriz Rivera, who also got the silver medal in the Women's singles pro. Their teammate Vladimir Helmut also got very good results: another silver medal in the Men's singles Pro. The Belgium players Eva Maes and Sindy Put were the champions in the Women's doubles +35 and also got second place in Women's doubles Pro. Pert Laenen and Jeff Luyten, also from the Belgium team, got a silver medal in the Men's doubles +35
On a different note, we should mention the presence of Egypt's national team for the first time ever, at an international IFBT tournament and they passed the test, particularly with the performance of Rana Ganil, Hussein Elaroussy and others. All players have showed their fair play attitude and their willingness to enjoy these festive days on Barcelona beach. The players went back home after enjoying, one more time, a World Beach Tennis championship in the Catalan capital; a welcoming city which is steadily consolidating its status as World Beach Tennis headquarters. The Catalan Beach Tennis Association has, in terms of participation and organization, successfully closed this third edition of the Barcelona 2016 World IFBT Beach Tennis. Both Barcelona City Council and Generalitat de Catalunya have offered their support to the tournament thus increasing sport tourism in the city. Players from all over the world have met on Mar Bella beach for the third year running, placing Barcelona on the international map of this sport.
Women's Doubles +40
1. Patrizia Pirazzini (ITA) / Lucia Caldironi (ITA)
2. Susy Manegatti (ITA) / Liana Scarmin (ITA)
3. Claudia Bustacchini (ITA) / Catia Vasini (ITA)
3. Ana Noro (POR) / Alexandra Malho (POR)
Men's Doubles +45
1. Raffaello Fabri (ITA) / Pierluigi Gambi (ITA)
2. Vladimiro de Stefano (ITA) / Roberto Savini (ITA)
3. Marcelo Papaleo (CAT) / David Ferrer (CAT)
3. Pierantonio Pane (CAT) / Domenico Mazzotti (CAT)
Dobles Mixed -14
1. Jordi Vega (CAT) / Victor Duran (CAT)
2. Kalris Spruga (LVA) Nicolo Rava (ITA)
3. Lucas Signorinyi (CAT) / Georgia Gumbi (CAT)
3. Dani Blazquez (CAT) / Arnau Simón (CAT)
Women's Doubles +30
1. Lucia Caldironi (ITA) / Patrizia Pirazzini (ITA)
2. Natalia Mazorra (USA) / Petya Yaneva (BUL)
3. Marisa Mora (USA) / Barbora Jikova (CZE)
3. Eva Maes (BEL) / Sindy Put (BEL)
Men's Doubles +35
1. Vasilis Mavraganis (GRE) / Vaggelis Makroglou (GRE)
2. Gert Laenen (BEL) / Jeff Luyten (BEL)
3. Joaquim Campillo (CAT) / Alex Albors (CAT)
3. Raffaello Fabbri (ITA) Pierluigi Gambi (ITA)
Women's Singles Amateur
1. Alexandra Malho (POR)
2. Angelina Gordienko (RUS)
3. Erica Franca (BRA)
3. Hilppa Tuomola (FIN)
Men's Singles Amateur
1. Pierluigi Gambi (ITA)
2. Pierantonio Pane (ITA)
3. Juan Mureta-Goyena (ESP)
4. Edoardo Ciani (ITA)
Women's Singles Pro
1. Marie Piere Huet (CAN)
2. Beatriz Rivera (PRI)
3. Eva Maes (BEL)
3. Lucia Caldironi (BEL)
Men's Singles Pro
1. Gerard Rodriguez (CAT)
2. Vladimir Helmut (PRI)
3. Pol Filella (CAT)
3. Jacopo Ortolani (ITA)
Mixed Doubles Advanced
1. Kathrin Weinwurm (AUS) / David Alten (AUS)
2. Bianca Ambros (AUS) / Christoph Krenn (AUS)
3. Vasilis Mavraganis (GRE) / Anastasia Charalambidou (GRE)
3. Rolands Rembergs (LVA) / Inese Kreslina (LVA)
Mixed Doubles Pro
1. Beatriz Rivera (PRI) / Luis Miguel Reyes (PRI)
2. Filippo Tura (ITA) / Claudia Brunelli (ITA)
3. Davide Aloisi (ITA) / Sonia Babini (ITA)
3. Mirko Mariani (ITA) / Patrizia Pirazzini (ITA)
Women's Doules Advanded
1. Bianca Ambros (AUS) / Kathrin Weinwurm (AUS)
2. Serena Baroncelli (ITA) / Morena Matermi (ITA)
3. Aspa Sotiriadou (GRE) / Varvara Katakalidou (GRE)
3. Francesca Pancotto (ITA) / Anna Perinu (ITA)
Men's Doubles Advanced
1. Carlo Soavi (ITA) / Davide Bassi (ITA)
2. Nicola Coveri (ITA) / Davide Croati (ITA)
3. Raffaello Fabbri (ITA) / Pierantonio Pane (ITA)
3. Tom Vandervelde (BEL) / Bart Stalpaert (BEL)
Women's Doubles Pro
1. Lucia Caldironi (ITA) / Patrizia Pirazzini (ITA)
2. Eva Maes (BEL) / Sindy Put (BEL)
3. Marisa Mora (USA) / Marie Piert Huet (CAN)
3. Liana Scarmin (ITA) / Sonia Babini (ITA)
Men's Doubles Pro:
1. Luis Miguel Reyes (PRI) / Freddy Vélez (PRI)
2. Carlo Soavi (ITA) / Simone Vianello (ITA)
3. Martí Magriná (CAT) / Alex Albors (CAT)
3. Gerard Torres (CAT) / Gael Rodríguez (CAT)
Nations Competition:
Flanders VS Portugal
Latvia VS Finland
Sardinia VS Puerto Rico
USA VS Austria
Egypt VS Belgium
Venezuela VS Greece
Italy VS Flanders
Latvia VS Puerto Rico
USA VS Belgium
Greece VS Catalunya
Italy VS Puerto Rico
Belgium VS Greece
Italy VS Greece


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The business just ordered some upgrades for the DSLR
I told you I wanted to get into photography this coming year. :D
I want to make that happen!
I used Ebates for the first time on this purchase! :D!!!
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M & H Coachworks Ltd have for many years been officially appointed Bus and Coach WEBASTO Sales & Service Agents.
Many parts are carried in stock to service and repair bus and coach water heaters. We recommend users of these quality heaters to have them serviced every 12 - 18 months ensuring passenger comfort and controlled saloon temperatures.


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I have 3 folders i want 'served' and i would like it to retain the folder structure that i've set out in the file shares.
When i access the media server from my ps3, phone, or laptop (windows media player) it just shows the files and folders with no folders inside them.
No 'folder structure' is retained. Is there a way to do this?
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2018 Sacramento Area Girls Fire Camp
Sacramento, California * November 3-4, 2018
Sacramento area fire agencies are joining together to bring the first Sacramento Area Girls Fire Camp (SAGFC) to our community. The SAGFC is a free 2-day camp for teens in grades 9-12 and will be held at a Sacramento area fire training facility November 3-4, 2018.
Women continue to face significant barriers to full and effective participation in nontraditional occupations. Challenges continue to exist with networking, mentorship, and sponsorship as well as stereotypical biases which keep women from realizing full economic independence and leadership potential. According to the United States Department of Labor, women account for only 5.7% of all career firefighters. Our mission is to empower young women to become future leaders.
This camp gives young women a chance to experience what a career in the fire service entails. The campers will be working side by side with professional woman firefighters in empowering leadership roles. Through their participation in fire service related team work and skill rotations, they will discover the power and confidence that lies within each of them, as well as career and leadership possibilities for their future.
To support our mission, we are seeking monetary and in-kind donations. We cordially invite you to partner with the SAGFC, a program under the umbrella of the Sacramento Fire Department and Community Foundation (SFDCF), a 501(c)(3). Your donation will make this empowering experience possible for young women throughout the Sacramento region.
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In appreciation of your generous donation, you or your business will be recognized as a donor of the 2018 SAGFC program through our media outreach, camp advertisement, or in the participating agency's intra-newsletter that reaches thousands of Fire Department employees. If you have more questions or would like us to bring our mission and camp details to your business, please contact SAGFC to schedule a time that is most convenient for you.
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EX-altar boy with an acid tongue takes on Kibaki's party
Wednesday March 18 2020
The gift of the gab has always been Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria's asset but also his greatest liability.
It made the former banker MP but also landed him in jail. He has been expelled from school and even ordered to pay Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua Sh6.5 million in a libel case because of his words.
He competes with Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri in spitting Kikuyu epithets that can even confuse a grandmother who has spoken the language for eight decades.
And this week, the Democratic Party turned its guns on him when he designed a presidential campaign poster in DP colours and emblem and shared it on Tuesday.
Democratic Party's reaction was instantaneous. "Democratic Party of Kenya (DP) has not endorsed Hon Moses Kuria as its 2022 presidential candidate and neither has Kuria engaged the party about the same. Democratic Party has an elaborate process of how to nominate its presidential candidate with a requirement that any presidential candidate MUST be a DP life member, of which Kuria is not," said Secretary-General Wambugu Nyamu.
Mr Kuria responded on his Facebook page: "I have never declared which party I will vie on. I am interviewing various parties to assess which one is close to my vision and agenda for this nation. DP is on that shortlist. Let them relax. The process will take some time and they will be notified of the outcome."
During a medical camp to commemorate the death of former Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua last month, governors and MP told him off.
"I am not vying in your house. Keep off," Kuria answered.
His billboards welcoming delegates to Kirinyaga for the Devolution Conference this month were also torn by what he called "political enemies".
The MP was just recovering from a political lynching by Mt Kenya MPs when said that the President had neglected the region.
"As we enter 2019, you (voters) must think … our responsibility is not just to vote and after voting, we (the government that we form) take development to other regions. We want the President to also commission water projects, roads and electricity when he comes here. We were with him in Kisumu where he commissioned a road project, but when he visits (Kiambu) he only issues certificates to recovering alcoholics," he had said in Thika.
The firestorm his statement generated split Jubilee down the middle. The President replied by labelling those questioning his move to spearhead development in all parts of the country as washenzi (stupid).
He answered the President back again and reserved the stinker in the last sentence.
"The President is 100 per cent right. We need development in every corner of this country. … Mt Kenya region also deserves development just like any other region…Right now, it's not happening," he wrote on his Facebook Page.
Kuria's statements were seen as a betrayal of a man with whom he has had a very close relationship.
In fact, he was key in plotting for massive registration of voters in Mr Kenyatta's strongholds.
Now, Mr Kuria wants to use that knowledge to make a stab at the presidency. "I will run as a progressive candidate who offers practical solutions. Not theories and dreams. Kazi na pesa," he said early this year in an interview with this writer.
But critics accuse him of running half a race with the expectation of being appointed the Deputy President or Cabinet secretary in the next government.
Born 50 years ago in Gatundu South, he was an altar boy at Gatundu Catholic Church.
He was expelled from Ituru Secondary School and sat his final-year exams from home. Mr Kuria holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Nairobi (UoN).
"I wanted to study law but my mother, fearing she could lose her son to the State if he joined the law class, convinced me to change my course," recalled Kuria in a previous interview.
He was the treasurer of Sonu, the students' association at UoN. After graduation, he worked as an auditor at Githongo & Co and Total Kenya.
The father of two has also worked for Standard Chartered Bank and Al Rajhi, an Islamic bank in Saudi Arabia, and then returned home to join Kibaki's campaign in 2007.
To then Cord leader Raila Odinga's loyalists, he became a tribal chauvinist, a loose cannon and an irritant.
To President Kenyatta's Jubilee sympathisers, he was the defender of the Agikuyu and a retaliatory asset to counter whatever was hurled at the President.
In 2014, he bagged the Gatundu South seat in a by-election after the death of then-MP Joseph Ngugi Nyumu.
He also landed in police cells as part of the Pangani Six politicians accused of incitement.
However, he is an articulate debater who has figures at his fingertips. Will his personality make him President?


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Today's Vagina News is about an experiment. Somebody trying to do something about something most people think you can't do anything about – Street Harassment.
We've talked about it before… It's one of those open secrets, in that it's happened to every woman countless times, and it happens in public, yet many men are totally oblivious to it – even to inadvertently participating in it. (Those are not absolutes. Not all women define harassment the same way, not all harassment victims are women, and there are plenty of men who are aware of it and doing their part to stop it. The point is to recognize the feelings of those who ARE negatively affected by it, and to make more people aware of the issue, and the need and opportunity for anti-harassment advocacy.)
So someone (I can't find a name) started something called 'Hollaback!' There's a website, an app, and FB/Twitter/Tumblr. profiles all devoted to sharing stories, photos, and videos of street harassment. The idea is that by sharing these things, we take away some of the feelings of victimization, isolation, and shame that street harassment can engender; It also denies harassers the anonymity and privacy they rely on to avoid being held accountable for their behavior; And it helps identify harassment 'hotspots', where a bit of concentrated effort might make a meaningful difference. (Like, if you show your friends a spot on the map where you and lots of others have been harassed, you might all be more attuned to it next time you're there, and more inclined to speak up against it.)
Will it make a real difference? I have no idea. But I had no idea whether Vagina News would matter to anyone when I started it, and it turns out it does. So here's hopin'!


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A new guide on sport and exercise medicine (SEM) outlines how it delivers improved quality of care and productivity.
SEM is the first new medical specialty for more than 25 years and its establishment was a London 2012 Games bid commitment.
Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Fresh Approach emphasises the importance of SEM in chronic disease management, the prescription of exercise to those patients with co-morbidity, the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal injury and the education and training of allied professionals in these skills.
NHS SEM services are available now and SEM doctors have been trained to deliver them. SEM services are flexible and can be delivered in primary, secondary and intermediate care settings as well as in public health.
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After securing transparency awards for multiple years at the Gold and Platinum levels in the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Leadership Circle program, the District has now applied for recognition under the Comptroller's new Transparency Stars program. This program seeks to recognize government agencies that make the finances in our state, including the existing and proposed debt of cities, counties, school and hospital districts, and hundreds of special-purpose districts (such as Travis County ESD #3) throughout Texas transparent for anyone to see.
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Machine Size: 3050*1650*1550mm
Bale Size:: 550*550mm
Bale Weight:: 70-90kg
Baler Motor:: 5.5kw
Film Wrapper Motor:: 1.1kw
Power:: 400V, 50HZ, 3-phase, AC Inverter.
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Productivity: 1000pcs/month
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Silage Bale Machine is composed of conveyer belt, silage bale space, Bale Wrap platform, Silage Wrap Film holder, etc. It`s mainly used for silage, corn and grass bale in farms.
Silage bale machine has small size which is easy to remove and storage, and have high work efficiency, so it`s very popular in farms.
Workers first put the silage onto the conveyer belt which can deliver silage to the central bale space; the bulk silage can be packed together into a round roll in the central bale space, and be wrapped by hemp rope or Bale Net; then the round silage roll rolled forward onto the bale platform, finally be wrapped by the Silage Wrap film. One silage bale usually weight 70-90kgs.
There`re two kinds of bale machine: Automatic Bale Machine and semi-automatic ones. For automatic machine, workers just put silage onto the conveyer belt, and it can move forward into the central bale space and pack itself; after packing, the space door will open to release the bale and then close itself; the bale can be wrapped by Silage Film automatically and fall down the ground as well by itself. For semi-automatic machine, workers have to cut the hemp rope or bale net by hands after silage finished packing in the central space; then workers have to open the space door to release the silage round roll and close the space door by hands; finally workers have to start and finish the silage wrapping progress, and pull it down to the ground by hands too.
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Bale Size: 550mm*550mm
Bale Weight: 70-90kg
Bale Film Layer: 2-4layers
Conveyer Belt Power Motor: 0.55kw
Silage Packing Power Motor: 5.5kw
Film Wrapper Power Motor: 400w(semi-automatic machines don`t have this)
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New Music: Capital Cities Feat. André 3000 "Farrah Fawcett Hair"Posted by Andy B. under New Music
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It seems like André 3000 sightings get rarer by the year, but best believe each one is memorable. With just his second guest appearance of the year — the first being his "Back to Black" duet with Beyoncé, off The Great Gatsby soundtrack — 3 Stacks revives his Love Below pipes and croons on new wave indie outfit Capital Cities' "Farrah Fawcett Hair." Narrated by Frank Tavares of NPR, the track will appear on their upcoming LP, In a Tidal Wave of Mystery (out June 4).
Our prayers and condolences go out to André following the recent passing of his mother.
Listen to "Farrah Fawcett Hair" after the jump…
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Participants and promoters of Washington's annual High Heel Race could not have had better conditions. The weather offered a mild, seasonal briskness, and the rain stayed away, making for optimal pumps-meet-pavement conditions. The Metropolitan Police Department had traffic securely cordoned away from the 17th Street racetrack between P and R Streets NW, as red-shirted volunteers helped herd the crowds -- who did their part by stuffing this tiny stretch of the Dupont neighborhood to maximum capacity.
''I don't think I've ever been surrounded by so many straight people,'' said Don, who asked not to give his last name, to his friend Ivan. The two stood amid the throngs near the finish line.
Summing the crowds up as ''bad,'' Don, who on Tuesday wore civilian clothes, but has raced in years past as a girl scout and a cleaning lady, added, ''I've been about eight times. It was a lot less crowded eight years ago.''
Ivan, who also declined to give his last name, said he was not at all bothered by the density of the crowd, which was so thick it likely raised the temperature along 17th Street by a degree or two. He suggested, however, that the race might be stretched a few more blocks in the future to help thin the crowd.
Nearby, friends Erin Robertson, Rachael Smith and Ashley Wall appeared to enjoy watching the milling crowds as much as the costumed contestants.
''There's so much energy,'' Robertson observed, as the three refreshed themselves with some Trader Joe's ''Two Buck Chuck'' in plastic cups. ''Everyone's enjoying life to the fullest -- even on a work night.''
As the High Heel Race evolves, now more than two decades old, Robertson, Smith and Wall may represent the future. As young, straight women, all living within a mile or so of the race, they say that race fans like them are evidence that what may have seemed like a fringe gay event when it began -- with an impromptu challenge between drag queens drinking at JR.'s -- is gaining ever greater acceptance, as is the GLBT community.
While Smith points out that they all have gay friends, Robertson added that some of the straight women they were with Tuesday had boyfriends dressed in drag for the night.
But none of those boyfriends won the race. That honor went a yellow-wigged fellow whose identity still remains inexplicably unknown....


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Garcia Madrid Spring/Summer 2017 collection
Celebrating brand's 10th anniversary, Garcia Madrid launches Spring/Summer 2017 collection with a fashion show in 080 Barcelona, mixing art and fashion and a touch of madness.
What is madness? Who decides what reality is the right one? It is the one?s inside the mad?s head or the one in so-called sane ones? Where is the line between one level and another?
Answers we seek using fabrics traditionally assigned to a type into another ones. Creating different ways of life, a new universe.
New combinations, new ways of seeing things. A contemporary collection, with an arty touch, very fresh. A relaxed elegance inspired by the street. In the best way sci-fi books, movies and tv series do. Questioning everything. Giving another twist.
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I watch them go by, all these people who are oblivious to the world.
They don't turn to see the bird who flew inside the train station.
They don't hear someone asking if anyone is sitting in that empty seat.
They don't see their friend waving at them from the other side of the street.
They don't hear the joyful bird songs that erupt on warm days.
They turn up the volume when babies cry and people talk.
They are afraid, these people. They are afraid of what thoughts and emotions will rush to the surface if they are quiet for long enough.
I understand. I am this person. I plug in my headphones, I scroll on my phone, I play games on my tablet. These things have a time and a place. Music can be calming, encouraging, invigorating. Podcasts and audiobooks can delight and inform. Games are fun. Talking to other people is good.
But at what cost? How much longer will we keep silencing the world around us and the world inside of us and just focus on that little glowing screen? Why do we feel this need to constantly surround ourselves with noise? What happened to face to face conversations; games played on a table; looking around us while taking a walk; creating something physical with our hands?
I have no answers, and I am as guilty of this as anyone. But maybe it would just take a few of us to decide to close everything down every once in a while and do something different.


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Nuxe Rêve de Miel Lip Balm & Lip Moisturizing Stick
Is there a difference between the jar and the stick? Yes!
In fact it's almost as if they weren't made by the same company. While the formula in the jar is just simply amazing for me and does give me new lips overnight (I know I'm repeating myself, aaagain), the stick is quite ordinary.
Apparently the stick was tested by 24 women for 28 days in extreme Canadian Cold!
Here goes... I AM Canadian and obviously wasn't asked to be part of the testing process. I would seem that 88% said it protected their lips from the cold and 75% agreed it made their lips soft and supple.
Well, they didn't do this survey last Winter when the entire country was in a deep freeze!
The difference between the stick and the jar? Hmm let me think a moment here... Got it!
It's like comparing Canadian Maple Syrup and Aunt Jemima's!
Anne Rice and Stephenie Meyer!
A Lada and a BMW!
My Old flip phone and my iPhone!
Sorry, over the top, I got carried away and had a little too much fun with this last bit.
The formula of the stick is much harder to spread and takes a bit of effort if you want to lay it on thick. I myself can never get more than a thin film on my lips. The taste is quite faint and lasts about as long as a New York minute! Now this is good for those who don't like their lip balms to have any taste but I quite enjoy Rêve de Miel for that very reason so for me this was disappointing. Now here comes the saddest part, it's not very moisturizing and doesn't stay long on my lips. When I put on the Lip Balm at night I can still feel it in the morning. The stick doesn't last and so you have to reapply every hour or so.
If you want to try Nuxe Rêve de Miel and I strongly encourage you to do so, go for the jar for the stick will not provide you with the same deep moisture. They are not the same and sadly I find Nivea Lip Butters perform better for much less.
A little downer about the Jar...
Apparently some have gotten jars in which the formula was gritty and I must say that a few times it has felt as such. It's as if the "mix" in some jars is not the same or not blended long enough. When I say it happened to me, in my case it was from one jar. Most nights it would go on smoothly and a few times it would be slightly gritty but by rubbing my lips together this sensation disappeared. I don't know if those were bits of crystallized honey or if it was caused by one of the other ingredients but this hasn't deterred me from using it.
Ok so Nuxe is the combination of Natural + Luxury and with this little jar I do indeed feel like I'm using something natural and luxurious. With the Stick, not so much, so again, if you've heard about Nuxe Rêve de Miel Lip Balm, go for the jar.
My other two favorite lip balms of the moment: Caudalie Lip Conditioner
& Nivea Lip Butter Vanilla & Macadamia
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Today's Positive Thought is by, Ernest Holmes.
"We should let go of our mistakes and remember them no longer against ourselves."
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"ANYTHING YOU CAN DREAM OF is not too great for you to undertake, if it hurts no man and brings happiness and good into your life."
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Today's Positive Thought is by Ernest Holmes.
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Cryo's 1994 Commander Blood for the PC is the ambitious, CD-ROM based follow up to the classic Captain Blood and an ambitious first-person space opera for MS-DOS you can own (and thus, shockingly, actually play) with the help of this Commander Blood (PC) eBay auction. The game comes in its box with CD, jewel case and manual.
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Some scholars believe the tradition came to Hinduism through the influence of strictly vegetarian Jainism. But the cow continued to be especially revered and protected among the animals of India.
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Members of the Van Buren City Council approved the lease of Lee Creek Park from the Corps of Engineers.
Aldermen voted 6-0 to allow Mayor Bob Freeman to sign the 25-year lease to operate the park along the Arkansas River. The park has been closed since the April 21, 1996, tornado.
Also at Monday night's meeting, the council agreed to seek LEED certification for the new senior center and accept the donation of 55 acres of land valued at $1 million.
It also was announced Shirley and Ed Yeager, Vicki and Ken Kilgore and Carol and Jim Williamson are willing to pay for a Fourth of July fireworks display at the Field of Dreams.
"Leasing Lee Creek Park is a recreational opportunity for the city," Freeman said. "The park is on the river side of the levee so we will be restricted as to what we can do because of the added expense."
Freeman said cleanup and adding some picnic tables will be the first order of business.
"The Job Corps at Cass is still committed to helping with cleanup," the mayor said. "However, because of weather delays, it could be fall before they can start. The city might do some cleanup in the meantime."
Freeman said the city will keep the boat ramp open at no charge. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission now operates the dock.
Mike LeJong with MAHG Architects said the firm is working with the city and Crawford Construction Co. to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification for the senior center.
LEED consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods.
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED is intended to provide building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.
MAHG worked with the Van Buren School District to obtain gold LEED certification for King Elementary School, the first in the state.
"We did it with King school for the children," LeJong said. "Now, we can do it at the senior center for our senior citizens."
LeJong outlined the steps MAHG is planning to obtain LEED certification for the senior inn, which is being financed with proceeds from a sales tax approved by voters in July 2012. The center also will have a storm shelter being built with a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
"We are going in that direction anyway," Freeman said of the LEED certification. "We are doing a good thing for our community while being good stewards in building the most efficient building we can."
Construction is expected to start in August at the current site with completion 12 months later, LeJong said. The senior center will include 10,000 square feet; the safe room 2,500 square feet with a capacity of 240 people.
Freeman said the center is being designed for growth.
Center Director Carrie Scott said she expects the number of seniors served by the center to double with the opening of the new building.
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Freeman said he would ask the council at its July meeting to consider the donation of 55 acres originally platted as Phase III of Forest Oaks. He said the land was appraised at $1 million and would be used as a wilderness park with possible walking and hiking trails.
The donation would come from the families of Rob Coleman and John Rausch and would be named in honor of Chad and B.A. Colley, Freeman said.
The mayor informed the council members of the fireworks display to be paid for by the Yeager, Kilgore and Williamson families. Planning for the event will be forthcoming, he said.
The council also voted to close Main Street from 15th Street to the Crawford County Courthouse for the Pioneer Day Parade May 25.


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Pitelis, Christos (2009): The co-evolution of organizational value capture, value creation and sustainable advantage. Published in: Organization Studies , Vol. 10, No. 30
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Despite recent emphasis on intra-organizational issues, scholarship on organizations, management and strategy remains unduly reliant on economic models, such as the industrial organization (IO) market structure-based analysis. The focus of such models is on price-output determination by firms and the economy-wide efficient allocation of scarce resources under conditions of full knowledge and certainty. This limits their usefulness for students of organizations who have concerns that are simultaneously wider and also focused on organizations, as opposed to just markets. In this paper, we aim to provide an answer and framework for analysing the most fundamental, indeed existential, issue of organization studies and strategic management scholarship. This is whether and how the pursuit of value capture from economic agents who perceive that they possess appropriable value creating advantages, capabilities and action potential, can motivate the emergence of organizations and their strategies and actions intended to capture socially co-created value in conditions of real life . To do so, we explore (the co-evolution of) value capture and creation and (their relationship to) organizational sustainable advantage (SA). In particular, we delve into the nature, determinants and relationship between organizational value capture and creation and explore causal pathways, trade-offs and their co-evolution, as well as vehicles through which SA can be effected in an evolving and uncertain environment. We also discuss implications for managerial practice, limitations and future research opportunities.
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The US Department of Defense clarified its stance on open source software, saying it is equal to commercial software in almost all cases, and by law should be considered by the agency when making technology purchase decisions.
The memo was not a policy statement but instead a clarification and guidance on the use of open source software (OSS) within the agency. It was issued by David Wennergren, deputy CIO of the department.
In terms of guidance, the memo said OSS meets the definition of "commercial computer software" and that executive agencies are required to include open source when evaluating software that meets their computing needs.
In addition, the memo lays out a list of open source positives, including broad peer review that helps eliminate defects, modification rights that help speed changes when needed, a reduction in the reliance on proprietary vendors, a licensing model that facilitates quick provisioning, cost reduction in some cases, reduction in maintenance and ownership costs, and favorable characteristics for rapid prototyping and experimentation.
"I would consider this a milestone day," said John Scott, director of open source software and open integration for Mercury Federal Systems, a technology consultancy to the US government. Scott helped write some of the open source guidance contained in the memo, which took about 18 months to draft. "The [2003] policy study was OK to use, but this one goes a bit further in expanding on what open source is and why you would want to use it. But it is not just about usage, it is also about helping create [OSS] by submitting changes back out to the public."
Scott says he believes this is the first time guidance has been issued about sharing the government's own open source changes with the public.
The memo, an update to a 2003 DoD open source directive, clarified the use of sharing code saying there is a misconception within the agency that modifications must be released to the public.
"In contrast, many open source licences permit the user to modify OSS for internal use without being obligated to distribute source code to the public," the memo says. It goes on to advise users to understand distribution requirements for open source licences and mentions the GNU General Public Licence and its specific distribution rules.
On the other hand, the DoD says code fixes and enhancements developed for the government should be released to the public, but only under certain conditions, such as the absence of export or other federal restrictions.
The memo also makes a distinction between freeware and open source software, which previously was the source of confusion and debate within the agency, Scott said.
The DoD already has open source running as part of classified and unclassified systems. In fact, Scott says from one third to one half of the software used inside the DoD is open source. The memo defines OSS as "software for which the human readable source code is available for use, study, reuse, modification, enhancement, and redistribution by the users of that software."
The DoD memo comes on the heels of the Obama Administration selecting Drupal to power its whitehouse.gov website.


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