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- Sri Mahamariaman Hindu Temple
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A narrated scenic drive through Kuala Lumpur's kaleidoscope of contrasting images. Unveil the beauty and charm of the old and new Kuala Lumpur known as the "Garden City of Lights".
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Kuantan Discovery
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"Saturday Night Live" has been criticized for a lack of diversity, particularly the absence of a black woman among the 16 regular or featured players. Black male cast members, Kenan Thompson and Jay Pharoah, commented publicly about it and refused to dress in drag to portray black women.
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Qihoo 360's Head of Audit Committee Caught in Accounting Scandal
Deloitte abruptly resigns as auditor of former billion dollar HK apparel maker Boshiwa — stock plunges, remains halted
Before you think this can't happen to you … better think twice.
Deloitte's Boshiwa exit a precursor to more China auditor resignations (Reuters)
Trading in Boshiwa, the Hong Kong listed (1698.HK), Chinese apparel maker that owns a license for the Harry Potter brand, was halted yesterday following a 42% price plunge upon the abrupt resignation of its auditor Deloitte.
Some information requested by Deloitte is "outstanding or explanations provided by the company's management are not to their satisfaction," read the company's statement. Details were quite a bit more specific here:
Citron notes that the largest investor in Boshiwa is Trustridge Partners, whose co-founder and Senior Partner Shujun Li is a director of Boshiwa and he is also an "independent" director and heads Qihoo 360's audit committee. Trustbridge, Boshiwa's largest investor, holds nearly 5.8% of Qihoo's stock as of its most recent SC 13G filing with the SEC, signed by Shujun Li himself.
We believe Boshiwa is a precursor for Qihoo as Citron has just realized that CEO Zhou Hongyi has been accused in the past of falsifying financials by numerous entities…including an agency of the Chinese Government.
History of Financial Information Falsified by Qihoo 360's Founder Hongyi Zhou
The balance of this post will not rehash the exhaustive work published by Citron on Qihoo 360's nonsensical financial reports for the year 2011. This report focuses on the history of its CEO's flagrant financial misdeeds.
Exposed material misstatements while being sued by China Ministry of Information Agency
In this well-publicized case, Zhou was sued by the China Internet Network Information Center (http://www1.cnnic.cn/en/index/index.htm) , the state network information center of China. But did anyone read the details? This is not a Citron allegation. The CNNIC takes orders directly from China's Ministry of Information.
The lawsuit claimed that Zhou and his company 3721.com misused the media to claim CNNIC was a privately owned monopoly, and was interfering with its lawful duties. But when CNNIC went to research 3721's capacity to pay damages, it uncovered that Zhou had been falsely claiming his company attracted investments from Japan's JAFCO and IDG, as well as CIV and MassMutual. Meanwhile SAIC business filings stated he owned 60% of the company's stock, and his wife the other 40%.
Even worse, the "About Us" section of 3721.com's company website claimed that the business had achieved "monthly income growth in excess of 20% since October 2001." However, its annual business inspection records stated its retained earnings were negative.
The article states that the representative of the CNNIC, Mr. Liu, suggested that there were only two possibilities. Either 3721.com had falsely disseminated information to investors or they had lied to the Chinese government.
Zhou lost the case in 2005, and had to pay CNNIC and issue a public apology. http://tech.qq.com/a/20050624/000140.htm
What happened then?
Zhou went on to sell 3721.com to Yahoo, with a contract tied to financial performance. But Zhou was rapidly forced out of Yahoo China when it became clear that his software product was essentially malware. More importantly Zhou was accused of embezzling and defrauding Yahoo.
Citron has now obtained credible evidence about the triggering event that caused Zhou to be fired from Yahoo. He falsified the financial results of his division, upon which his own compensation was being based!!! Citron invites the opportunity to prove this statement with its unimpeachable evidence in a California court – the sooner the better.
Note-: In addition to Zhou, most of the Qihoo 360 management was taken out of 3721 and into Qihoo 360 by Zhou.
He's So Sorry
It occurs to Citron that Hongyi Zhou has been required by the misdeeds that landed him in court to have to issue no less than 4 public apologies in the last 4 years.
To CNNIC:
To Kingsoft:
To: Tencent
To Yahoo:
Citron has been publishing this blog for 11 years — more years than 3721.com and Qihoo 360 have been in business combined. During that time Citron has been sued four times, and has lost none, and has never had to issue a single apology.
Auditor Note
Character is an acknowledged predictor of fraud, so much so that the PCAOB, audit standards-setting board established by the US Congress, states:
" … the auditor who becomes aware of the existence of such information should consider it in identifying the risks of material misstatement arising from fraudulent financial reporting. For example, auditors may become aware of the following information that may indicate a risk factor: ''
Why should you care?
Just last year, Deloitte was forced to re-examine its audit of Longtop Financial after Citron reported on the CEO's former financial misdeeds:
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The best and worst nursing courses in the UK have been revealed in a new league table of higher education providers.
Edinburgh University has been ranked as the best place for nursing and paramedic studies in the country while the worst ranked is the nearby Edinburgh Napier University.
The nursing rankings form part of the Guardian's university guide for 2014, which was published last week. A total of 77 education institutions were assessed and ranked by the newspaper.
The newspaper based its league table on a range of factors including the ratio of students to staff, student satisfaction levels and the percentage of former students that have a nursing job within six months. Financial factors such as the amount of money spent per student and the average entry tariff also form part of the rating index.
Other universities in the top 10 included York, Glasgow, Portsmouth, East Anglia, Keele, Surrey, Nottingham, Southampton and Bournemouth (see left, top). Universities on the south coast were especially well represented at the top of the list.
Those at the bottom include Buck New University, Sunderland, De Montfort in Leicester, Manchester Metropolitan, Cumbria, Plymouth, Stirling, Abertay in Dundee and Canterbury Christchurch (see left, bottom).
It is the second year in a row that Edinburgh University has headed the list, while Edinburgh Napier also appeared in the bottom 10 in the 2013 guide.
Among the lower ranked universities, most also appeared in the bottom 10 in the same list for 2013 – the only exceptions being Plymouth and Bucks New.
There has been more movement at the top of the list. Both Keele and York have broken into the top 10 after being ranked 12 and 15, respectively, in the 2013 guide.
Even more dramatic progress was made by Surrey, which was rose to 7 from 22 last time around, and by Bournemouth, which climbed more than 30 places to 10 from 41 in 2013.
Professor Gail Thomas, dean of health and social care and applied sciences at Bournemouth, said it had invested "considerable energy" in improving the student experience, increasingly strong relationships with practice partners and improving its facilities.
Professor Pam Smith, head of nursing studies at Edinburgh, told Nursing Times the small size of its nursing course – its intake is 35 people per year – was one of the key factors in its top ranking, as it allowed close working relationships to build between students and lecturers.
She also identified the course's "good academic tradition" as the university was the first in Europe to offer a nursing degree – in 1960.
But Professor David Sines, pro vice-chancellor and executive dean of society and health at Buckinghamshire New University, said he was "very disappointed" with its low ranking.
He highlighted the "excellent" annual reports the university received from the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and its top ranking for nurse education in London from Health Education England and its local boards.
"It is significant to note that the Guardian's league table ranks nursing in the same category as Paramedical studies, which Bucks New University does not teach. Therefore, the results of this category are not reflective of our core education provision and cannot be viewed in that way," he added.
A University of Cumbria spokeswoman also said its ranking was "disappointing". "League tables of necessity rely more on historic data rather than current activity, and are inevitably somewhat out of date. However, the university ranking has improved in the last year and we are confident that this will continue in the future," she said.
A University of Stirling spokesman said: "In isolation league tables should be read with caution.
"The tables miss out other measures of success that the University of Stirling consistently performs well in," he said. "For example, students and our school of nursing, midwifery and health were both finalists and winners in the recent Student Nursing Times Awards."
Professor Mandy Ashton, dean of the health and life sciences faculty at De Montfort, said she thought its ranking had been dragged down by figures suggesting only 57% of its graduates had a nurisng job after six months.
"This isn't a figure we recognise," she told Nursing Times, noting that the university was carrying out "urgent work" to find out how the data given to the Guardian had been put together.
"I know our nurses get jobs. We run a successful course here that is oversubscribed," she said.
Debra Teasdale, acting dean of health and social care at Canterbury Christchurch, which was ranked at 68 in the list, said: "There are a number of factors which affect a university's position in the league tables and we closely monitor the scores and measures each year to see where we can improve.
"Whilst we are pleased to see that we score highly in the Guardian university guide for added value and we have improved our entry level tariff and student satisfaction measures, it is disappointing to see less positive changes in student: staff ratio."
Among the top ranking organisations, a spokesman for the University of Glasgow, which was placed at number three, said: "We aim to provide a first-class learning student experience for all our students and we are delighted to see several of our programmes – including nursing – ranked in the top 10 in the UK."
Pauline Walsh, head of school nursing and midwifery at Keele University, which was ranked sixth, said: "This is reflective of the on-going commitment, dedication and passion of staff and students to contribute to the delivery of excellent care.
"The school believes that there are many factors that have enabled such success; which include strong partnership working and collaboration in all areas of practice and with all of our stakeholders," she said. "We believe it's vital to hear and respond to the student voice as well as placement providers and educational commissioners."
Jessica Corner, dean of health sciences at the University of Southampton, which was ranked ninth, said: "We strive to provide the very best education for all our students and offer a healthy balance between academic studies and time in a clinical environment.
"Compassion and sensitive care are at the heart of our courses and our graduate nurses leave us with the range of skills they need, to deal with the challenges of modern nursing," she added.
Professor John Craven, vice-chancellor of fourth-placed Portsmouth University, said: "I am very pleased with this position in the league table which reflects solid improvement across all areas of assessment.
"It is a clear indication of the high standards of our teaching and of all that we do to give our students an excellent experience".
Professor Lisa Roberts, dean of Surrey University's faculty of health and medical sciences, which was ranked seventh, said: "I am delighted to see our nursing and paramedical studies programmes receiving the credit and recognition they deserve.
"We are very proud of our strength in preparing students for practice and in supporting them through their training and the quality of our programmes is clearly recognised by both the students and their employers."
|Best 10 Univerity Nursing Courses
|East Anglia
|Worst 10 University Nursing Courses
|Canterbury Christchurch
|Abertay Dundee
|Manchester Met
|De Montfort
|Bucks New
|Edinburgh Napier
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Readers' comments (67)
Manchester Metropolitan University won best pre-reg nursing programme according to Student Nursing times awards. Just making sure this point is noted.
Another meaningless league table. (not sour grapes...as my uni came out on top..supposedly)
Where is Wolverhampton Uni?
phew, glad to see Huddersfield ranking at 21!
These league tables are always a bit of a worry.
It would be interesting to look at the student demographic.
where is my university - University of West London?
Why does anyone care about this? It means nothing!!
tomorrow i am attending an NHS 'Customer Service' training session, so we've gone from patient, to client, to service user, to customer, what new name will they think of when this one goes out of vogue? Surely this course has got to rank somewhere in a league of its own.
tinkerbell | 11-Jun-2013 8:05 pm
punters might be suitable as the next designation!!! ???
Anonymous | 11-Jun-2013 8:17 pm
good one!
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According to Vision 1404, the first place of technology in the region, the second place of oil production in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and the third gas producer in the world are drawn in the optimal image of oil and gas industry. This is while most of the oil production reservoirs of our country are in the second half of their life, and their production has been declining. The increasing trend of domestic consumption also affects exports and foreign exchange earnings of the country greatly.
According to the oil and gas industry value chain, new dynamic technologies in the areas of detailed petro-physical assessment of exploration wells, planning for development wells, updated and detailed acquired data from reservoirs, preserved production, and security of the data acquisition of oil and gas fields are extremely important. Restrictions on access to new equipment and getting help from foreign companies to acquire information about oil and gas reservoirs can lead to the withdrawal of valuable information on the reservoirs from the country. In addition to leaking of large amounts of currency, this matter can also affect political orientation in the international bodies such as OPEC. The interesting point is that if foreign companies shut down the projects for different reasons such as insecurity in the region, or irrationally increase the cost of their services, oil production will be facing a crisis.
Technologies available in the oil and gas industry have always been a part of high-tech industries. Drilling industry, due to tough environmental conditions and exposure to unpredictable events during drilling, is one of the industries that have taken the highest advantage of technology in relation to time management, financial resource management, safety standards observance, and keeping oil production ceiling. The identification of the parameters of the earth layers and oil and gas reservoirs at the depths of more than 3,000 meters is performed by logging services in very poor conditions and at high temperatures and pressures in the presence of corrosive gases based on a diverse range of technological equipment and by observing the highest standards. For the detection of hydrocarbon layers between layers of the earth, the outputs resulting from logging need to be very accurate and sensitive. Failure to use appropriate technology to obtain this information can waste huge costs of initial exploration and drilling and deprive the country of access to new resources. The importance and value of logging services are also tangible in the comparison of revenue ratio of home services for wellhead technical services. Among the 15 main services, logging services alone, have allocated more than 25% of technical service revenues to themselves bases on cost analyses at NIDC. The average cost of drilling a well is about 150 million Euros in Iran (NIDC E-Bulletin, Nov 2009) and it can be said through the experience that about 10% of the costs are allocated to logging services.
A look at the history and life of more than one hundred years of exploration and production of oil in Iran emphasizes the fact that an acceptable level of localization and technology acquisition in this industry has not been achieved yet. The diversity of technical knowledge and a high level of reliability expected from products, on the one hand, and the lack of infrastructures and validation references, on the other hand, have had a significant impact on the dullness of the technology acquisition process.
In the evaluation and selection of technology acquisition method, it should be tried to meet all the goals of the organization in relation to the use of technology, and technology-related risks must also be taken into account. According to the above-mentioned limitations, technology assessment in this industry is largely based on personal experience, and little research has been conducted on technology acquisition method in the logging industry. This matter has created a major challenge for the decision makers who have to make appropriate decisions for the survival of the organization and the development of competitive advantages and who also have to make reasonable decisions in relation to choosing an appropriate technology acquisition method and its localization.
Companies that are active in this field are not capable of producing logging equipment by themselves because of the extension of the sciences applied to the equipment and the constraints of the available resources. Therefore, technological collaboration has always been considered by such companies as a way to use the knowledge of other companies and institutions to achieve the desired product. In addition, different models are expressed in literature for technological cooperation between organizations and companies each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Choosing a suitable model of technology transfer as a sensitive and noteworthy process has always been noticed and emphasized by planners and managers of organizations and companies. This study will answer the question that through the given multiplicity technology acquisition methods, which one is suitable for the acquisition of logging technology of oil and gas wells for the acquisition of logging technology of oil and gas wells. To answer this question, a qualitative research method, based on in-depth interviews with experts and the analysis of the theme is used.
Accordingly, after reviewing the literature and research methods, the factors affecting technology acquisition process are identified and classified. Then, through interviews and the analysis of the findings, some parameters will be introduced to choose the method of technology acquisition, which can be significant for the company for choosing a technological collaboration method. With regard to the characteristics of the desired technology, to the organization receiving it, and to the core parameters that are identified, the appropriate model of technological cooperation for the acquisition of logging equipment technology will be introduced through the case study of the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC).
2. Literature review
Technology acquisition is a process in which the selected technologies of the organization are acquired and provided for the organization to be used. It is in fact a process that begins by selecting a technology in the previous step and ends by acquiring technology using different methods of technology acquisition.
Technology acquisition is divided into three steps: scanning technology (including identification of potential technologies), choosing technology (technology assessment based on decision criterion), and internalizing technology, which is considered as the talent and capability of technology performance. Therefore, the technology acquisition process can be considered as the process whose input is appropriately selected technology and whose output is appropriately acquired technology (Figure 3). As displayed in Figure 3, the selection of appropriate method of technology acquisition is very important.
Figure 1
Technology acquisition system.
Technology can usually be achieved via three main approaches (Chiesa, 2001; Ford, 1988; Chatterjee, 1996) as follows:
In order to choose each one of these methods, it is necessary to identify and analyze the factors affecting technology acquisition. Chiesa analyzed the factors such as the time of development, preservation, learning, cost of development, familiarity, and technical risk and summarized their effects on each of the above three methods according to the following table. In this table, three stars show the most appropriate selection and one star indicates the lowest proportion to achieve the goal.
Table 1
Factors affecting making decision on the kind of technology acquisition.
Kinds of acquisition
Development time
Development cost
Familiarity and technical risk
Given the major acquisition approaches, each technology requires a special acquisition method; the review of literature in this field emphasizes various methods of technology acquisition, some of which will be described and explained in the following section (see Figure 2).
Figure 2
A variety of approaches and technology acquisition methods.
As can be seen, technology acquisition methods, depending on the type of technology and the conditions of the recipient and sender, are different and sometimes very diverse; the license agreement (Hemmert, 2004), acquisition (Arasti, 2008), strategic alliances (Chiesa, 1998), consortium (Nakamura and Adagiri, 2005), networking (Rycroft, 2003), joint venture (Ford, 1988), and spin off (Chiesa, 1998) can be referred to as some common examples.
2.1. Technology acquisition models
Each of the different technology acquisition methods, due to the diversity of approaches to achieve the technology, is emphasized in selecting appropriate methods in the literature of technology management, and several models have been proposed for this purpose. For example, the models offered by Tidd et al., Afva, Khalil, Robert and Barry, Ford, and Gilbert can be referred to.
Each of these models has dealt with the issue from a particular perspective and has provided the factors influencing the choice of method. Examining the features of logging technology and NIDC as the technology acquirer indicates that Ford Model is more compatible with the subject of the research than the other models. Therefore, this model was considered as the original framework and according to the findings of the study, some changes were made to it. This model is briefly described in the following.
Ford model
The factors considered in this decision making model as an appropriate way to achieve technology are:
As shown in Table 2, the ways offered by the model are a combination of technology transfer and internal development.
Table 2
Decision making matrix on technology acquisition method (Ford model).
Technology life cycle
The effect of technology competition
The necessity of technology ownership within the organization
The necessity of quick access to technology
Relative ability of firms in technology
Outstanding (critical)
Internal development
Creating joint business entity
Outsourcing research and development
Buying copyright
Completely unnecessary
Buying technology product
Chiesa model
Some factors considered in this decision making model about an appropriate technology acquisition method are as follows:
Robert &and Berry model[1]
This model is not only associated to the selection of the suitable methods to transfer technology, but also attends general methods of achieving technology, including endogenous development. In this model, different strategies of obtaining technology in order to start a modern technology are studied. The amount of the familiarity of company with market on the one hand and familiarity with technology on the other hand are two main factors for decision making about the suitable method of achieving technology, which is considered as a base in this model. These two factors are classified as:
Table 3
Chiesa model.
Research contracts/research funding (autonomous outsourcing)
Negotiated outsourcing
Non-equity consortia (individually managed alliance)
Alliance (collectively managed alliance)
Minority equity
Equity consortia (single side managed
Joint ventures (collectively managed)
Managerially autonomous acquisition
Managerially integrated acquisition
Organizational and managerial implications
High low
Impact on the firms resources
Time horizon
Control over activities
Control over results
Startup time and costs
Low high
Gilbert's model
The technology transfer methods are divided into 4 classes:
Two main factors of the tendency and ability of technology receiver to supply the requirements of technology owner and the control of technology owner in the mode of using technology by the receiver have fundamental roles in the selection of the above methods.
As mentioned, one of the most important barriers in the decision making process about the selection of the technology transfer projects is lack of a suitable model which can satisfy the used condition. In this section, it is tried to discuss the properties of the above model using a modern pattern in order to achieve the used model in the research text.
Based on conducted researches, acquiring technology for high-tech and multidisciplinary technologies in harsh environment especially in oil and gas industries has not reached any evidence locally. This kind of technology exclusively belongs to few multinational companies, so previous attempts on this matter are very rare worldwide. Similar models and published methods have been focused on conventional industries with a limited variety of knowledge and complexity. Furthermore, localization parameters are considered in this research.
3. Research method
The main objective of this study is to provide a strategic and local approach toward the acquisition of logging equipment technology of oil and gas wells. After studying different references, in order to achieve the parameters and local components, exploratory research method was employed. In this regard, at the first stage of the research, by using interviews with experts the main cores of logging technology acquisition were identified. All the interviews were recorded and an attempt was made to conduct individual interviews. By analyzing the theme, the main factors of logging technology assessment in Iran were encoded and classified.
Thematic analysis is a method of analyzing, determining, and expressing patterns (themes) within the data. This method, at its minimum, organizes and describes the data in detail, but it can go further and interpret different aspects of the research topic. Qualitative approaches are very diverse, complicated, and elegant, and theme analysis should be considered as a basic technique for qualitative analysis. Theme analysis process begins when the analyst considers meaningful patterns and topics which are of potential interest. The analysis includes a continuous sweep between data collection and the summary of the encoded data and the analysis of the created data. Analytical writing starts from the first phase. Theme analysis is a recursive process, in which there is a back-and-forth movement between the stages. In addition, theme analysis is a process which is performed over time (Clark and Brawn, 2006)[2]. The following flow diagram (Figure 3) shows the processing steps based on Miles and Humberman model (1994, p.12).
To explore the vital criteria and to identify the main factors of logging technology acquisition, non-random samples consisting of sixteen subjects were examined, and the most critical factors were identified using the factors identified in the previous step consistent with the theme analysis. It is noteworthy that among the interviews, fourteen of them have been used, and it was to the extent that, according to the researchers, the identified categories had reached a saturation point (Locke, 2003)[3]. It should be noted that the research population included a number of experts of well logging, R & D, marketing, engineering, and planning departments of the NIDC. The interviewees had at least 10 years of experience in the field of drilling and logging technologies. Interviewers were graduated from well-known universities in geology, petroleum, and electronics engineering. They were in charge of strategic or executive decisions. According to the researcher's perception, for the easier understanding of the results of the interviews, they were classified into two whole scientific experts and administrative experts. The education levels of interviews were from B.S. to Ph.D., although the majority of which had a master's degree.
Figure 3
Components of data analysis in the interactive model of Miles and Humberman.
The mean age of subjects in this part of the study was 40 years. Due to the nature of drilling and logging industry, the employment of women with operational experience is very limited, so the research population was only composed of men. In each interview, the same general questions were used, and it then continued with specific questions (derived from the responses of those interviewed). The approximate time for each interview was about 60 minutes, and the important data in the course of the interviews were transcribed so that the information obtained in the interview could be ready to be analyzed and the spoken interview process could be developed as an integrated document. Then, the data were analyzed and integrated using theme analysis.
The steps used in this analysis to analyze the themes according to Brawn and Clark methodology (2006)[4] are as follows:
Step 1 preparation and familiarity with data: before analysis, the data were arranged to facilitate analyzing. The interviews were transcribed in this step and efforts were made to organize the data based on common concepts.
Step 2 creating initial codes: after arranging, studying, and becoming familiar with the data, the initial codes of the date were created. These codes identify one characteristic of the data that is interesting to the researchers.
Step 3 searching themes: in this stage, different codes were classified in the form of potential themes and all the summaries of the encoded data were arranged in the form of specified themes.
Step 4 creation of meaning and concepts: in this stage, researchers behaved with more freedom and beyond code classifications, and they emphasized the whole data; a comprehensive analysis of all the interviews was obtained.
4. Data analysis
4.1. Identification and classification of factors affecting technology acquisition process
There are many parameters and criteria for selecting an appropriate method of technological collaboration, which have always made the managers face problems in selecting the right method of technology transfer. Here are some of the relevant parameters presented in various references along with some of the data obtained in the interviews.
The classification presented in the research has put together the parameters which are conceptually close to the desired group, and it has offered a comprehensive classification. In this classification, the introduced models have been emphasized, and it has been tried to express the discretely-discussed parameters and criteria affecting technology transfer method as a coherent table. This was performed by classifying the parameters into five categories, including knowledge of technology, technical issues, market, strategic, and financial parameters. In interviews, some categories were conceptually close to each other, but they were outlined as independent factors in the classification table. This issue has been considered in the sum of concepts. In addition to analyzing the introduced parameters in some sources during the interviews, some new criteria were introduced by the interviewees.
Accordingly, after analyzing all the interviews base on Brawn and Clark methodology[5], the importance of the discussed parameters was introduced in five groups with different importance levels, namely very high, high, medium, low, and very low.
Table 4
Introduction and classification of affective factors.
Importance level stated in the interviews
Technological factors
Learning potential
Chu, 2009
Very high
Ford, 1998; Chiesa and Manzini, 1998
Ability to protect technology
Chiesa and Manzini, 1998; Skardon, 2011
Familiarity with technology and market
Chiesa and Manzini, 1998; Robert and Berry, 1985
Relative ability of organizations in the desired technology
Skardon, 2011; Rogerio et al., 2007; Corsaro et al., 2012; Rampersad et al., 2010; Albers et al., 2013; Tidd et al., 2001
Complexity of the technology and the possibility of imitation and copying
Karamipour, A., Jolly, D., and Bolly, V. (2012)
Ability of the organization to update technology-related knowledge
Dickinson et al., 2001; Heidenberger and Stammer, 1999; Abdi et al., 2008; Baqeri Moqadam et al., 2008
Previous knowledge of organization about the desired technology
Heidenberger and Stammer, 1999; Karamipour, A., Jolly, D., and Bolly, V. (2012); Abdi et al., 2008
Usage after the technology life
Ansari, M., Zare, A., 2007
Technology potential in development and promotion
Technology capacity
Dickinson et al., 2001; Hiedenberger and Stammer, 1999; Chu, 2009
Technical factors
Service quality
Chan et al., 2000; Chu, 2009; Jiang, 2011
Modification capabilities (flexibility)
Chan et al., 2000; Chu, 2009; Behboodi Asl et al., 2012
Technical reliability (risk)
Henriksen et al., 1999; Traynor, 1999; Jamali and Hashemi, 2011
Repair needs
Research findings
Required degree of localization
Ease of implementation and management
Level of management capabilities and limitations
Technology compatibility with operational requirements
Shelf life )depreciation time)
Need for special resources and expertise within the company
Market factors
Competitors inability to use the desired technology
Karamipour, A., Jolly, D., and Bolly, V. 2012
Range of technology applications
Baqeri Moqadam et al., 2008; Karamipour, A., Jolly, D., and Bolly, V. 2012
Technology novelty based on life cycle
Linton et al., 2002; Tabatabaeian et al., 2008
Support for the companies using technology
Farnoodi, 2008
Exclusive use of the desired technology
Market share achieved through the use of technology
Khalil, 2000; Karamipour, A., Jolly, D., and Bolly, V. (2012)
Threat of alternative technologies
Competitive effect of technology
Tidd et al., 2001
Market access
Tidd et al., 2001, Tidd and Isamimoto, 2002; Skardon, 2011; Rogerio et al., 2007
Available market size
Strategic factors
Organization maturity to use the desired technology
Hsu et al.,2010, Jiang, 2011
Governmental and legal supports
Farnoodi, 2008; Farhangi et al., 2010
Technology association with organization business
Technology alignment with the strategy and goals of the organization
Dickinson et al., 2001; Khalil, 2000
Technology security coefficient
Collaboration of technology supplier in consulting and training
Behboodi Asl et al., 2012
Environmental protection
Baqeri Moqadam et al., 2008; Tabatabaeian et al., 2008; Khalil, 2000
Very low
Dangerous effects of technology's end of life
Level of commitments
Knowledge meeting
Kaufmann et al., 2003; Rogerio et al., 2007; Yongping et al., 2011; Tidd et al., 2001; Tidd and Isamimoto, 2002
Enterprise culture
Tidd et al., 2001; Tidd and Isamimoto, 2002
Enterprise strategy
Size of company and fleet
Chiesa and Manzini, 1998
Ability to define the terms of cooperation
Skardon, 2011; Chiesa and Manzini, 1998
Necessity of quick access to the desired technology (development time)
Tidd et al., 2001; Ford, 1988; Tidd and Isamimoto, 2002
Reference country
Type of time period
Dependence on technology
Ford, 1998
Control over the use of technology and mastery of technology ownership
Lee, 1998
How to contact with company
Development of entrepreneurship in country
Impact on reinsurance (increasing technological capability at the national level)
Range of acquirable technologies
Financial factors
Value of technology equipment
Tabatabaeian et al., 2008; Sue et al., 2010
Costs of research and development
Baqeri Moqadam et al., 2008
Costs of implementation
Costs of repairs and maintenance
Jamali and Hashemi, 2911; Behboodi Asl et al., 2012
Effective and economic benefits, return on investment
Abdi et al., 2008; Karamipour, A., Jolly, D., and Bolly, V. (2012)
Given that all technology transfer models cannot be applied to an organization, and this matter requires the review of strategies and goals of the organization and its capabilities, in this study, after the interview and determining the status and importance of the parameters of the above table, eleven key parameters in total were identified[6]. The analysis of the results based on Likert scale of the interviews shows that the following factors have the greatest impact on the selection of appropriate methods of technology acquisition. According to Likert scale, we can assign average weight to each level (as example 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 for five levels). In our case study, we can assign 9 for absolute internal technology development and 1 for absolute purchase; Likert scales are arbitrary. The value assigned to a Likert item has no objective numerical basis, either in terms of measure theory or scale. As the final analysis based on an average weight from Table 4, we introduce Table 5.
Table 5
Weighted mean of affective factors.
Normalized weighted factors
Need special resources and expertise within the company
Development time and ability to modify
Mastery of technology ownership
Control over the results
Control over the activities
Absorption of knowledge within the company or the ability to learn
Increase of technological capability at the national level
4.2. Possible methods of logging technology acquisition
In addition to getting the opinions of the interviewees for the identification of effective factors, the most appropriate method of technology acquisition with regard to the introduced methods in scientific sources was emphasized. For the identification of methods, the interviewees' opinions were taken in two steps: first, their suggestions and second, their opinions about the suggested method(s) in scientific sources such as internal research and development or internal acquisition of technology; domestic and foreign technological cooperation; and the purchase or transfer of technology were implemented and arranged based on the highest frequencies.
Using the results of the above analyses, imaginable methods to acquire logging industry technologies were introduced to NIDC as follows:
The following table makes it possible to compare the features of the different methods.
Table 6
The effect of identified factors on selected methods.
Increase of technological capability at national level
Modification capability
Internal research and development
Very Low
Very High
Very Long
Purchase or transfer of technology
Joint R & D
Innovation network
According to the characteristics of industry, the following items are considered for providing a suitable method of logging technology acquisition:
In order to apply management, it is suggested to consider the following roles in the network:
5. Conclusions
The aim of this study was to introduce a suitable method of acquiring well logging technology by the assistance of well logging industry experts through interviews and the application of theme analysis. According to the analyses, the managed innovation network is the optimal method for the acquisition and development of logging industry technologies within the country. Given the dynamicity of this technology inside the country, this network requires support, coordination, and guidance by NIDC to improve its objectives, effectiveness, and efficiency. The results indicate that NIDC has to use monitoring and coordination capabilities of valid scientific/research centers which are familiar with logging industry in order to manage innovation network with respect to specialized development of internal logging technology. Therefore, it is required to establish science centers throughout the country to scientifically and technically manage these centers under the supervision of NIDC. The purposefulness, effectiveness, and efficiency of the innovation network, which is developing logging industry technologies, fully depend on its management by NIDC.
The authors would like to thank National Iranian Drilling Company experts for technical interviews, the special drilling services directorate, and well logging experts for providing technical advises to this study.
[1] Edition according to 4th advice of the reviewer
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A romantic getaway in Vienna
Vienna is a stunning city and a really good place to take your loved one for a romantic getaway. It is full of parks, old castles, fantastic eateries and eye-catching architecture. This guide gives you some suggestions of things to do on a romantic trip to Vienna.
Sip coffee in the glamorous Café Sacher
Vienna is famous for great coffee and you can share some with your partner at the 19th century Café Sacher. Try the Sacher Torte as an accompaniment to your coffee. Sit and enjoy each other's company in the grand surroundings, with chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and gilded framed oil paintings draping the walls.
Get a great view of the city on the Riesenrad Ferris wheel
Take your love to new heights with a trip on the Riesenrad Ferris wheel. The wheel began turning in 1897 and you'll get such amazing views of the city that they will take your breath away. To make it really romantic why not do it at night and see Vienna in its illuminated glory?
Visit Vienna's famous palaces
Vienna is home to many of the Hapsburg palaces, including the Schonbrunn Schloss and Belvedere Palace. In the Upper Belvedere Gallery you'll find Gustav Klimt's The Kiss, depicting a loving embrace. They say 'When in Rome, do as', so why not change that a little to 'When in Vienna, do as' and share your own loving embrace here!
Stroll along the river Danube
A trip to Vienna would not be complete without a romantic stroll along the river Danube, the inspiration for Johan Strauss's Danube Waltz. Soak up the atmosphere, sample the culture and get lost in each other's company as you wind your way along the river banks. To get to the more remote parts of the river you can take guided tours.
Horse-drawn carriages, nights at the opera and wine tasting
There are plenty of other things to see and do together in Vienna, including a posh night out at the opera. Combine this with a lovely meal and you'll have a really romantic evening. You can also head for Esterhazykeller for an intimate wine tasting session, and take a lazy horse-drawn carriage ride through the city.
Vienna is a great place for couples to get away. There's plenty to see and do, as you can no doubt tell from the above suggestions. If you fancy going to Vienna but need to find the right someone first, why not find UK singles online? For example, you can try out free dating sites for towns and cities across the country. Once you've found someone to go with, you'll be able to use this guide to have an amazing time.


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The Pecos Eagles still have a ways to go to catch the Big Spring Steers
in girls' basketball, but the Eagles did close out their 1996-97 season
with a few bright spots against the six-time defending District 4-4A
champs before losing by a 69-46 final score Friday night at the Pecos
High School gym.
On Jan. 16, the Eagles were down at one point by a 39-2 score on the
way to an 89-31 loss to the Steers. This time, it took just 2½ minutes
for Pecos to put in four points, and they even held the lead three
times, before the Steers took control in the second period.
"That's where we kept getting killed, there (near the basket) and on
the fast break," Eagles' coach Patty Hall said. "We also gave them too
many points on free throws, but overall I was real proud of the way we
came back today. We showed a lot more character this time."
Guard Keesha Lott got most of the points off fast breaks, leading the
Steers with 16 points, while Kim Robertson (14 points) and Traci
Bellinghausen (12) were able to score inside during an 17-3 run in the
second period which turned a 14-8 lead into a 31-11 advantage.
But unlike their first meeting, the Eagles did have a streak of their
own, off turnovers late in the second period. Lori Marquez and Veronica
Carrasco scored six straight points, four off turnovers, to cut the lead
back to 14, and the lead stayed in that area until late in the third
period, when Cara Hughes got hot from 3-point range. She had four 3s,
two in an 11-2 streak that widened the margin to 57-28.
Hughes would have four 3-pointers in the game, while the Eagles, who
had just six in their first nine district games, got two in the
late-going -- from Lori Marquez, who led all scorers with 18, and from
guard Marisol Arenivas, who played her first game since mid-December due
to grades.
Carrasco, the only senior in the Eagles' lineup, was next in scoring
for Pecos with 8, and the Eagles ended the season with a 1-9 record in
district, 6-17 on the season.
Big Spring finished district a perfect 10-0, earning them a first round
bye in the Class 4A playoffs. They'll probably face Canyon Randall or
Frenship next week in the area round of the playoffs.
McWhirter 3 0-0 6; Lott 7 2-3 16; Purcell 0 0-0 0; Bellinghausen 6 0-0
12; Robertson 6 2-4 14; Hughes 5 0-0 14; Martinez 0 1-4 1; Cole 1 4-5 6.
Totals 28 9-16 69.
Arenivas 2 0-2 5; Carrasco 3 2-5 8; Levario 0 0-0 0; A. Marquez 3 0-0 6;
Armastrong 2 0-0 4; L. Marquez 8 1-2 18; Bell 1 0-2 2; Thorp 1 1-2 3.
Totals 20 4-13 46.
Big Spring 11 24 15 19 --69
Pecos 6 14 8 18 --46
3-point goals: Big Spring 4 (Hughes 4), Pecos 2 (Arenivas, L. Marquez).
Fouled out: None. Total fouls: Big Spring 16, Pecos 17.
Pecos, which has struggled to reach 50 percent shooting from the foul
line this season, was 6-for-15 there on Friday against the Big Spring
Steers. And after missing a chance to cut a five-point Steers' lead to
two from the line late in the third period, the Eagles were outscored by
Big Spring 29-12 the rest of the way, as the Steers took sole possession
of second in the District standings with a 76-54 victory.
"We're still a young team, that's all," said Eagles' coach Mike Sadler.
"When the going gets a little tough and there's a little adversity, we
just haven't been there enough times to handle it."
Fabien Adame had a strong game inside for the Eagles, finishing with 22
points, including a series of lane jumpers in the first half. Another
came from the foul line with 2½ minutes left in the third period to give
the Eagles a 42-41 lead.
But the Eagles' leading scorer, Omar Hinojos, continued his recent
struggles from the foul line. After Big Spring scored six straight
points to grab a 47-42 lead, Hinojos was fouled by Tory Mitchell on a
shot behind the three point line. But the junior missed all three shots
from the line, after which Aaron Bristow would hit a lay-up in the
closing seconds of the quarter, and Justin Myers would sink one of his
four 3-pointers to open the fourth quarter, giving Big Spring a 52-42
"We're getting the right person to the line. It's just a matter of
concentration," Sadler said. "Defensively, Hector (Garcia), Eric (Abila)
and Jay (Abila) did a good job spotting up on (John) Smith after the
first quarter, and we shut them down for a while. Jay got into foul
trouble, but Hector did a good job, the Myers got hot and we had to push
out on him."
"You've got to credit Big Spring. They did a good job with their
outside shooting and their backside rebounding," Sadler added. The
Steers also helped themselves from the line, shooting 86 percent
(18-for-21) in the game.
Pecos' Jacob Chavez had come off the bench to hit four 3-pointers in
the Eagles' Jan. 16 game at Big Spring. He got the start on Tuesday and
hit four more 3s, two at the start of the second period, when the Eagles
grabbed a brief 21-20 lead.
Smith and Bristow then led the Steers on an 11-0 run that gave them
their first double-digit lead, before a 3-pointers by Eric Abila and a
jumper by Adame cut the lead back to five at halftime.
Big Spring would open the second half with a 6-0 run to go ahead by 11,
before Chavez' final 3-pointer of the night started Pecos on a 16-4 run
capped by Adame's jumper.
Smith, who finished with 18 points, got loose again after Myers' 3 to
open the final period. He hit from the foul line, then added a pair of
lay-ups around one by Chad Warren, raising the Steers' lead to 16. The
lead held there for the next three minutes, before the Steers outscored
the Eagles 9-3 in the final 90 seconds to finish with the 22-point
Chavez, with 12 points, was the only other Eagle in double figures,
while Myers joined Smith with 18 points and Warren added 13, as the
Steers improved to 5-3 in district, 12-14 overall.
Pecos dropped to 1-7 in district and 8-14 on the season, going into
their final home game, Tuesday night against Fort Stockton. The
Panthers, who upset Sweetwater last Tuesday, lost at Andrews 78-52,
while Lake View also fell out of a tie for second, falling to the
district-leading Mustangs, 91-45.
Big Spring also won Friday's junior varsity game, 82-56. Frank Perea
had 13 points to lead Pecos.
Smith 7 4-5 18; Myers 5 4-4 18; Hilario 0 0-0 0; Mitchell 2 0-0 4;
Warren 5 3-3 13; Massingill 0 2-2 2; Wollenzein 4 0-0 8; Bristow 2 4-5
8; Foresyth 2 1-2 5 Totals 27 18-21 76.
Herrera 0 0-0 0; E. Abila 2 0-0 6; J. Abila 1 0-0 2; Luna 0 0-0 0;
Martinez 1 1-2 3; Hinojos 4 1-7 9; Garcia 0 0-0 0; Adame 9 4-6 22;
Marquez 0 0-0 0; Navarrete 0 0-0 0; Chavez 4 0-0 12. Totals 21 6-15 54.
Big Spring 18 13 18 27 --76
Pecos 13 13 16 12 --54
3-point goals: Big Spring 4 (Myers 4), Pecos 6 (Chavez 4, E. Abila 2).
Fouled out: Big Spring, Wallenzein. Total fouls: Big Spring 14, Pecos 18.
Pecos played in the Orange Division of the 24-team tournament and won a
one-hole playoff over Big Spring to take second behind Hereford, with a
424-384-808 score.
"It was a 10 player playoff, their five against our five, and we just
dropped the highest score for that hole," said Eagles' coach Tina
All the district teams except Sweetwater were at San Angelo, but last
year's regional qualifiers, Fort Stockton and Andrews, were in the Blue
Division, where they placed fifth and sixth with 704 and 736 team scores
respectively. Tournament co-host Lake View was eighth in the Orange
Division with an 849 total.
Hereford won the Orange Division, with a 393-365-758 score, while the
Central Bobcats took the tougher Blue Division title, with a
352-335-687. Pecos' 808 score put them 11th overall out of the 24 teams.
"We played what division we wanted to be in and what course we wanted
to play," Hendrick said. Their division played at San Angelo Country
Club on Friday, and then at the Riverside Golf Club on Saturday. The
Blue Division played at Bentwood Friday, then at Riverside on Saturday.
"San Angelo was the tougher course. Out of 59 girls, only six broke 100
on the first day," the Eagles' coach said. "Out of 18 holes they have
water in play on 12 of them, and with the sand traps it's just a harder
Individually, senior Lindley Workman had the fifth best score in the
Orange Division, a 99-87-186, while Alva Alvarez tied for ninth, with a
101-94-195 total. Among the other Pecos golfers, Anica Garcia shot a
107-95-202, Amanda Hernandez had a 112-95-208, and Kristen Evans shot a
"They did real well, and I think that it will build confidence in
themselves and in the team," Hendrick said.
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