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Acquisition reform: All sail and no rudder
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At a recent seminar on acquisition reform, the acquisition process was described as being in a state of"chaos." That overstates the situation, but not by much. As the people in the acquisition business are painfully aware, in recent years acquisition efforts and the acquisition process have been buffeted by profound, nearly constant disruption.
The principal cause of the disruption is that there is no overarching commitment to constancy in acquisition. In fact, the reverse is true. The commitment is to constant change. In the words of the reformers' rhyming soundbite, the commitment is to ...
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Jewel of the month.(chrysoberyl cat's-eye)
Magazine article from: Jewelers Circular Keystone
; CHRYSOBERYL CAT'S-EYE Featuring straight and...transparent golden-yellow color, these chrysoberyl cat's-eyes are all courtesy of Jeffrey...most prized of all cat's-eyes, the chrysoberyl car's-eye. Of all the natural gem...
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New crystallography study findings have been reported from Hanyang University.
Newspaper article from: Journal of Technology
; ...Proton beam irradiated chrysoberyls," wrote Y.K. Ahn and...Natural non-irradiated chrysoberyls D-cr = 2.2 x 10(-3...electron beam irradiated chrysoberyls." Ahn and colleagues published...Diffusion of chromium in chrysoberyl. Journal of Crystal Growth...
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Thai Gem treaters dispute labs. (Gem Notes).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jewelers Circular Keystone
; ...Madagascar sapphires in the presence of chrysoberyl (BeAIO4). It's believed that...beryllium and other elements from the chrysoberyl enter the sapphire and react with...Chanthaburi heat-treaters, chrysoberyl alone cannot change the color...
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Mineralogy of dumortierite-bearing abyssal pegmatites at Starkoc and Bestvina, Kutná Hora Crystalline Complex
Magazine article from: Journal of the Czech Geological Society
; ...III + tourmaline I + dumortierite I + chrysoberyl; (ii) Prograde metamorphic assemblage...kyanite, whereas only trace amounts of chrysoberyl, staurolite and several very rare accessory...prismatine, boralsilite, werdingite, chrysoberyl, sapphirine, taaffeite and musgravite...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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THROWING LIGHT ON RARE MINERALS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ...it. The "Camelot," a chrysoberyl engraved with a bald eagle...photographer, and owner of a chrysoberyl gem mine in Brazil, where...Animal Magnetism, a dozen chrysoberyl cat's-eyes mimicking...Matadors, a suite of seven red chrysoberyls, also will be on display...
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Emerald and associated minerals from A Franqueira, Pontevedra, Spain
Magazine article from: Mineralogical Record
; ...minerals include phenakite crystals and chrysoberyl crystals and twins, some showing the...depending upon illumination source suggested chrysoberyl, an identification confirmed by X...appears. In zones nearest the contact, chrysoberyl, phenakite and beryl formed. Chromium...
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Madagascar sapphire. (Jewel of the Month).
Magazine article from: Jewelers Circular Keystone
; ...was hear-treated with yellow chrysoberyl rough (which had been mistaken for sapphire), beryllium from the chrysoberyl migrated into the sapphire, creating...were hear-treated along with chrysoberyl rough to produce better, more...
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STATUS OF GEMSTONE RESOURCES IN INDIA
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...aluminium oxide), emerald, aquamarine and chrysoberyl (all are beryllium aluminium silicate...beryl has another gem variety known as chrysoberyl or cat's eye. In Sanskrit, it is...pseudo-hexagonal twins. In India, chrysoberyl is located at Kaugayam in Coimbatore...
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BOOKS IN BRIEF: Experience in Public Education Speaks
Newspaper article from: Polish-American Journal
; ...Tor Books, 2000 384 pp., $24.95 Chrysoberyl lives in a future universe and struggles...improve her thoughts. By peering through Chrysoberyl's eyes, they boost her brain power. But Chrysoberyl has fears of these microbes taking over...
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Smithsonian provides fascinating collection of diamonds and gemstones.
Magazine article from: Israel Diamonds
; ...in pegmatite, such as feldspars, smoky and rose quartz, chrysoberyl, beryl, tourmaline, apatite, spodumene and topaz, are...from Burma and the 58.2-carat "Maharani" cat's eye chrysoberyl. Iridescent feldspars gems, including moonstones, sunstones...
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