Abstract: A framework method for virtual team effectiveness. The method includes identifying members of the virtual team for a common project; determining a level of objective agreement (OA) among the virtual team members wherein OA is a shared understanding by the virtual team members of the objectives of the virtual team; determining a level of contextual appreciation (CA) among the virtual team members wherein CA is a shared understanding of an operating context under which the virtual team members operate; determining a level of style alignment (SA) among the virtual team members wherein SA is the alignment of workplace behavioral traits of the virtual team members; determining a qualitative measure of virtual team effectiveness (VTE) according to the relationship: VTE=OA*CA*SA. Also disclosed is a service method and a computer program product.

Abstract: A method of installing a satellite dish mast, comprises providing a mast member including a generally cylindrical wall and having an aperture therethrough, and providing a level mounted interior of the mast member but visible from outside the mast member through the aperture in the mast member; and adjusting the position of the mast member using the level and securing the position of the mast member.

Abstract: A method of installing a satellite dish mast, comprises providing a mast member including a generally cylindrical wall and having an aperture therethrough, and providing a level mounted interior of the mast member but visible from outside the mast member through the aperture in the mast member; and adjusting the position of the mast member using the level and securing the position of the mast member.

Abstract: A satellite dish assembly comprising a mast member having an open end and a level mounted interior of the mast member and visible through the open end of the mast member.

Abstract: Tungsten and molybdenum powders are advantageously conditioned for metal injection molding by fluid energy milling the powder prior to batching. A preferred method of conditioning, jet milling, has been found to beneficially effect the particle characteristics to render the metal powder more suitable for injection molding.

Abstract: A method is provided for removing contaminating minerals from coal by true heavy-liquid media. The coal is comminuted to liberate a substantial portion of the minerals from the coal, the method comprising forming a slurry of the comminuted coal in a solution of smelter-grade sulfuric acid of specific gravity ranging from about 1.2 to 1.7, the specific gravity of the sulfuric acid solution selected being greater than that for the liberated coal but less than that of the contaminating mineral to be separated, thereby effecting substantial separation between the liberated coal and the contained minerals. The coal is removed from the solution and then washed to remove occluded acid therefrom.

Abstract: Directed to a flotation process for recovering molybdenite from a ground ore pulp containing the same which includes a rougher flotation step in which no collector is used by relatively high recovery of molybdenite in a rougher concentrate uncontaminated with collectors, which rougher concentrate can be cleaned to yield a high grade product while the rougher tailing can be treated by flotation to obtain high overall recovery of molybdenite along with a high recovery of other co-present metal values.

Abstract: A process for producing a high grade molybdenum disulfide powder suitable for use in the formulation of chemicals and as an intermediate for synthesizing high purity molybdenum compounds by which an impure particulated molybdenite concentrate feed material is pulverized and thereafter is subjected to a plurality of purification treatments to effect a progressive extraction of the contaminating mineral constituents entrapped within the molybdenite particles. The purification treatments comprise a wash treatment of the molybdenite concentrate containing up to 10% by weight of hydrocarbon oil employing an aqueous solution forming a slurry which is subjected to successive steps of high shear agitation and low shear agitation to break up the agglomerated molybdenite particles and to effect a release of the mechanically entrapped very fine mineral particles which remain suspended in the aqueous liquid phase.