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Aqua Creek Mighty ADA Lift 600LB Capacity, no Anchor, White w/Blue Seat - F-MTY600
Product Description
The Mighty 600 ADA Lift - White with Blue Seat - No Anchor
Item I.D. F-MTY600
Anchor Sold Separately, Item F-808SA
The Mighty series is ADA compliant and UL Certified to meet pool lift standard 60335-2-1000.
The Mighty's feature an adjustable height seat pole allowing 6″ of additional adjustment in 2″ increments. These lifts provide versatility and accessibility solutions with greater water drafts and a setback up to 44″.
Designed for in ground anchoring, the Mighty series will accommodate existing "standard" Scout 2 and Revolution concrete anchors. Created for its adaptability, the Mighty's can be purchased with a pedestal for additional wall clearance or unusual gutter profiles. Pedestals come in 1′, 2′, 3′, and 4′ options.
The Mighty series is ideal for easy and affordable ADA compliance. US Patent Pending.
Standard Features:
- UL Certified
- Setback up to 44″
- Adjustable seat height
- 360 degree rotation
- Direct drive rotation
- Flip-up armrests
- Stainless steel construction
- Durable powder coat finish
- Five year pro-rated electronics warranty
- Five year structural warranty
The Mighty 400 Lift
F-MTY400: Mighty 400, No Anchor
- 400 pound (181 kg) weight capacity
- Up to 12″ deck to water
The Mighty 600 Lift
F-MTY600: Mighty 600, No Anchor
- 600 pound (272 kg) weight capacity
- Up to 14″ deck to water
*Plastic color options – standard blue, gray, tan, or white
*Power coat options – white, gray, or tan
Pedestal Options
Standard Pedestal, 8″ anchor inserts
Shallow Pedestal, 4″ anchor inserts
*Pedestals come in 1′, 2′, 3′, and 4′ options (powder coat options, white, gray, tan)
Additional Information
Spec Sheet
Anchor Instructions
Pedestal Anchor Instructions
Shallow Pedestal Anchor Instructions
Mighty 600 Application Chart
Mighty 600 Brochure


text: I am thinking of upgrading my 2005 330XI's suspension with the following: Bilstein HD's up front, Bilstein E36 sport shocks in the rear, with Eibach pro springs on all four corners and upgraded Rogue rear support mounts. Questions I have are: 1. Do I need to replace other components, like spring pads, bump stops, etc while I'm doing the shocks, struts and springs? 2. I think I will, but do I need to get an alignment after the work is done? A little more car history. Car has 112,000 miles. It's on Bilstein HD's upfront, Bilstein sports in the rear with stock (I think) springs all around. Springs have single brown stripes on them. I bought the car used, so don't know the history. I took the car for an alignment at my local BMW dealer and they said that the ride height is off on the car making it impossible to align it properly. That, coupled with the bouncy ride and see-sawing front to back accelerating / decelerating prompted me to change out the springs and rear shocks. I'll let the front HD's in place for now. The dealer did replace the FCAB's before the alignment - I could have done this myself but since they had the car and the parts I went ahead and spent the money just to have it done. Thanks!

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Welcome on the homepage of the chair "Internet Technologies and Systems" of Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel and his team. We like to inform you about our teaching and ongoing research activities in security, knowledge engineering, innovation and design thinking research.
The chair of Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel offers courses in the following disciplines: Internet and Web Technologies, (Discrete) Mathematics and Logic, IT Security and Internet Security, Complexity Theory and Information Security as well as Design Thinking.
The research of the team of Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel in the field of knowledge management and engineering focus on the challenging question, how to manage the mass of digital data, so-called "big data", from Internet and other sources in order to generate new knowledge.
In the research work of the team of Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel in the area of Internet technologies and innovation research many new ideas are born for innovative applications in the future Internet.
Among others here you can find links to all our books and more than 400 (peer-reviewed) conference and journal papers.
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Professor Dr. Christoph Meinel (Univ. Prof., Dr. sc. nat., Dr. rer. nat., 1954) is Dean of the Digital Engineering Fakulty of the Potsdam University and Director and CEO of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering gGmbH (HP).
Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering is a university excellence center with the academical constitution of a Faculty for Digital Engineering of the University of Potsdam. It is financed by the foundation of Hasso Plattner, one of the founders of SAP.
HPI provides outstanding Bachelor, Master and PhD degree programs in Digital Engineering as well as a study program in Design Thinking. The HPI course offerings are freely accessible via the tele-TASK portal and the openHPI online platform.
In 2006, together with Hasso Plattner, Christoph Meinel hosted the 1st National IT Summit of German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel at HPI in Potsdam.
Meinel is a member of acatech, the German "National Academy of Science and Engineering," and numerous scientific committees and supervisory boards.
Christoph Meinel is a full professor (C4) for computer science and serves as department chair of Internet Technologies and Systems at HPI. His areas of research focus on Internet and Information Security, Web 3.0, Semantic Web, Social and Service Web and the domains of e-learning, teleteaching and telemedicine. He is scientifically active in innovation research on all aspects of the Stanford innovation method "Design Thinking." His earlier research work concentrated on the theoretical foundation of computer science in the areas of complexity theory and efficient OBDD-based algorithms and data structures.
Christoph Meinel teaches courses in the Bachelor and Master's programs on "IT-Systems Engineering" and at the HPI School of Design Thinking. He teaches MOOCs on the openHPI platform and supervises numerous doctoral candidates. He is an honorary professor at the Department of Computer Sciences at Beijing University of Technology and a guest professor at Shanghai University. Christoph Meinel is a research fellow at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg. Together with Larry Leifer from Stanford University he is program director of the HPI-Stanford Design Thinking Research Program.
Christoph Meinel is author/co-author of 9 books and 4 anthologies, as well as editor of various conference proceedings. More than 400 of his papers have been published in high-profile scientific journals and at international conferences. He is also editor-in -chief of "ECCC – Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity," "ECDTR – Electronic Colloquium on Design Thinking Research," the "IT-Gipfelblog" and the tele-TASK lecture archive and openHPI.
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can be accessed live and on demand as tele-lectures via the Internet.
Christoph Meinel studied mathematics and computer science at the Humboldt University of Berlin from 1974 to 1979. In 1981 he received his PhD degree with the title Dr. rer. nat. From 1981 to 1991 he served as research assistant at Humboldt University and at the Institute for Mathematics at the Berlin Academy of Sciences. He completed his habilitation in 1988, earning the title Dr. Sc. nat. His thesis on the complexity theory was published in the series of Springer Lecture Notes on Computer Science (Vol. 370).
After a research stay at the University of Saarbrücken and a visiting professorship at the University of Paderborn, he became full professor (C4) for computer science at the University of Trier, where he held the chair "Theoretical Concepts and New Applications in the Computer Sciences."
In 1996 he co-founded and served as director of the Trier branch of the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM). In 1998 he founded the non-profit "Institut für Telematik e.V." in Trier and served as institute director from 1998 to 2002.
In 2004 he was appointed president and scientific director of HPI at the University of Potsdam and chair (C4) of the Internet Technologies and Systems Department.
Between 1996 and 2007 Christoph Meinel served as a member of the scientific board of directors of the IBFI Schloss Dagstuhl. From 1996 to 2007 he was speaker of the "Gesellschaft für Informatik" (GI) (German Society for Computer Sciences) specialist group on Complexity, since 2017 he is GI-Fellow. He participates in numerous international program committees and has organized a variety of international symposia and conferences.
Christoph Meinel was a member of AG5 "High-Tech Strategies for the Information Society," under the auspices of the National German IT Summit, from 2006 to 2008. Since 2009 he has been a member of AG2 "Digital Infrastructures as Enablers." He is on the board of directors of MINT-EC e.V. (a German network of excellence among German schools and colleges in the fields of math and science). He is a member of the Security Advisory board at SAP SE, and works closely with a number of other supervisory boards. Since 2007 Christoph Meinel has been chairman of the German IPv6 Council.
His internationally patented high-security solution "Lock Keeper" is licensed by the Siemens AG. His tele-TASK system, an innovative mobile system to record lectures or presentations and disseminate them via the Internet, is licensed by Dell.
Also worthy of mention is the recently established MOOC platform "openHPI" and the Tele-Board system for the creative support of distributed teams of designers and developers, both realized under Christoph Meinel's direction.
Interviews - Books - Chief Editor - Chairman - Boards - Visiting Positions
1st German National IT-Summit.A discussion of Bundeskanzlerin Dr. Merkel and Prof. Christoph Meinel with students of HPI
... to our Research: Security Engineering - Learning & Knowledge Tech - Design Thinking - former ... to our Teaching: Tele-Lectures - MOOCs - Labs - Systems ... to our Publications: Books - Journals - Conference-Papers - Patents ... and to our Annual Reports.
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It's Hump Day, and I'm already looking forward to the weekend. What are your weekend plans? If you're not sure yet, take a look at what's going on in Hendricks County between February 26 and March 1.
Hendricks College Network's College and Career Fair
I'm cheating here a little bit because it's not quite the weekend, but the Hendricks College Network's College and Career Fair on Thursday is such a cool event that I want to let everyone know about it.
The event is being held at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds and Conference Complex in Danville, and starting at 5 p.m., it will offer workshops on financial aid for college, college scholarships, athletic recruiting and essay writing.
Then from 6 to 8 p.m., over 100 vendors will be in place, providing information about colleges, universities, trade schools, technical schools, military careers, graduate degrees and much more. Almost every single college in Indiana will be represented, as well as out-of-state schools like Seton Hall, Penn State and the University of Alabama. For the entire list of vendors, click here.
The cost to attend this awesome fair? Free.
Bring your high school kids with you and bring yourself if you've ever considered a career change, going back to school, or just seeing what some of your options are out there.
You absolutely do not have to be from Hendricks County to enjoy the benefits of the College and Career Fair. Come check it out!
Roving Indiana Yarn Crawl
Knitters unite! The 2015 Roving Indiana Yarn Crawl begins Friday and lasts through March 15. Fifteen yarn shops around the state of Indiana participate in the yarn crawl, including Nomad Yarns in Plainfield and Sheep Street Fibers in Martinsville.
Knitting, crocheting, spinning and other yarn enthusiasts who participate in the yarn crawl can earn discounts and prizes, snag some giveaways, and enjoy a variety of trunk shows and events (including two at Nomad Yarns!).
For more information, click here.
Hendricks Symphonic Society Mid-Winter Concert
In the mood for some music? The Hendricks Symphonic Society is performing at Calvary United Methodist Church in Brownsburg on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday at 3 p.m.
As part of their Elements Series, the Hendricks Symphonic Society invites you to attend "Water," which features music by Mendelssohn, Strauss, Mussorgsky and others. The concerts also feature guitarist Petar Jankovic from Indiana University.
Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Student and senior rates are available. For more information about how to purchase tickets, click here.
To learn more about the "Water" concert and the Hendricks Symphonic Society, click here.
Maple Sirup Days at McCloud Nature Park
McCloud Nature Park, just outside of North Salem, hosts its fifth annual Maple Sirup Days and seventh annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser this Saturday and again the following Saturday on March 7.
Learn all about how maple sirup is made, why I'm spelling it "sirup," and how Native Americans and colonial Americans made sirup. Then taste some McCloud Maple Sirup on all-you-can-eat pancakes inside the Nature Center.
Maple Sirup Days are free to attend. The Pancake Breakfast is a freewill donation fundraiser for Hendricks County parks.
The Pancake Breakfast runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days, and Maple Sirup Days run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. Make sure you call ahead to (317) 718-6188 to make your reservations for the Pancake Breakfast, as it is an outrageously popular event.
For more information, check out my blog post on the event from a few days ago.
Brides-to-Be Expo
Ladies, if you have wedding bells in your future, you'll want to attend the ninth annual Brides-to-Be Expo on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Palms Banquet and Conference Center in Plainfield.
Over 40 vendors will be on site to provide you with everything you need to plan the perfect wedding from start to finish. Plus, the first 100 ladies who arrive will get a free wedding planner to help organize your big day!
Admission to this event is free.
As you plan the perfect wedding day, be sure to check out Kayla Hunter's recent blog post on why she will be getting married in Hendricks County.
Hurricanes Cornhole Tournament
Finally on Saturday, the 9U Hurricanes orange baseball team is hosting a massive cornhole event at 10 a.m. inside the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Danville that should be fun for the whole family.
At last check, just a few spots were available for two-person teams for $50 per team with cash prizes awarded. Food and drinks will be provided by Sun King Brewery and Chick-fil-A. A silent auction, disc jockey and kids activity zone will add to the fun. For more information or to register, visit this website.
Come Visit Hendricks County and enjoy yourself this weekend!


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South Korean player Ilhee Lee is the first round leader in the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne after a string of birdies on the back nine.
Lee, 26, fired a flawless round of five-under-par 68. She went out in one-under-par 34 after a lone birdie on the 6th, before picking up shots on the 10th, 11th, 13th and 15th holes to overtake Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn.
The Korean, ranked 59th in the world, plays on the LPGA Tour, has one LPGA title to her name, the Bahamas event back in 2013. She carded a five-under 68 in perfect scoring conditions on the composite course.
"I focused on every shot today because I didn't have a bogey today. I had a little bit of a cold yesterday morning so I had no expectations for today and this week." Lee said after her round.
It was a late decision to return to Royal Melbourne for Lee,
"I was not sure about coming here until last minute because I know this golf course is really tough. But I decided to come at the last minute. I know this golf course is tough so I told my caddie 'I want to be middle of the green, I don't care where the flag is.' I think that's very, very important to play this golf course so now I know how to play this golf course better than last time I was here."
Jutanugarn, 19, opened with a four-under par 69 to take second place in the clubhouse.
Rolex World No.1 Lydia Ko, posted a three-under-par and shares third place with Canadian Alena Sharp and South Korean Min Seo Kwak, Six players sit a further shot back and tied for sixth, including England's pair of Melissa Reid and Charley Hull, France's Gwladys Nocera and South Korean Ha Na Jang. 11 players are at one-under including Rebecca Artis and Katherine Kirk, who are the leading Australians and former Women's Australian Open champion Jessica Korda.
Five time champion, Karrie Webb started with an even par round of 72. She was relatively happy with the result, "It had firmed up a little bit today, even right from the start when we played this morning, they're getting a little bit firmer each and every day and obviously as the weather warms up, it's going to bake it out pretty good. I hung in there. It wasn't the prettiest even par, a little up and down, but made a couple of birdies coming in to get back to even."


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What is Dance?
Dance offers a full body workout to some of your favourite songs in a sociable group setting. From Hip Hop, Jazz, Zumba or even a 'Twerk Out', dance is a good workout and a great way to get into shape. You don't have to be the next Beyonce to attend a dance session, all you need is high levels of enthusiasm and your dancing shoes. Most local gyms and leisure centres offer dance classes, including beginner classes and many welcome disabled people into all classes, or specially adapted ones. Whether you like to cha-cha or conga, Bollywood or break dance, salsa or shuffle, let your inhibitions go and meet some like-minded people along the way.
What are the benefits?
- Boosts confidence
- Usually pay as you go - no commitment
- Community environment
- Reduces stress
- Good all-round workout
What will I need?
Be prepared to show your best moves and learn some new ones, so it's best that you wear comfortable and supportive sportswear. Some classes like ballet or jazz may require you to wear specific clothing.


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Connecting Strangers
Discovering Emily Series Book 1
Rachel Carrington
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Date of Publication: July 21, 2014
Word Count: ~67,000
Cover Artist: Elaina Lee of For the Muse Designs
Getting close is dangerous…
He's too close, and I start to fidget, needing to keep my hands busy so they won't grab hold of his shirt. Because that's what they want to do. Draw him closer. So I can Inhale his scent. Taste his skin.
I didn't run because I was in an abusive relationship; I ran because my soul was being crushed. I'd forgotten how to live, how to be happy. Running out of gas in a small town, I catch the eye of the local sheriff when the very last thing I want is to come under the scrutiny of the police. I left my boyfriend with blood on my hands, and I know as soon as the wound heals he'll come looking for me.
Adam Madison draws me to him so easily I can't even pretend to fight. And the closer we get, the more combustible we become. I've never experienced such passion or power. My need is as great as his, but I'm sure he'll walk away from me once he knows my secret. No other man would stay.
I've had enough complications in my life. I'm not looking for more, and that's exactly what Adam is—a sexy, magnetic complication with secrets of his own. And with my ex on the hunt, I can't risk bringing him down with me. But he won't leave…even when vengeance could kill us both.
I close my eyes and slowly squeeze the trigger. The shot sounds so loud I jump backwards. But the bullet hits its mark, tearing a hole through Mark's shoulder. With a curse, he falls to the ground. I know I haven't killed him because he's making so much noise and trying to scramble to his feet. So I snag the keys from the hook by the back door and run.
He'll come after me which means I don't have much time to get a head start. The mud tries to suck my shoes off, but I clench my toes while Mark's promise bounces around inside my head.
You'll always be mine.
At the time, I thought it was romantic, but I was only eighteen. What the hell did I know? It didn't take me long to learn it meant Mark doesn't take no for an answer. In high school, his determination was a compliment. Nowadays, it would get him arrested…if we didn't live in a town that worshipped him.
Shaking so hard, I have a hard time jabbing the key in the ignition. Relief floods through me when I can finally start the 2000 Volvo my grandmother got me when I graduated from high school seven years ago.
As I gun the engine, I see Mark's reflection in my rearview mirror. He's made it to his feet, and though blood is dripping down the front of his shirt, he's running after me.
The Volvo kicks up plenty of dust and gravel when I stomp on the accelerator, showering Mark with enough pebbles to bring him to a halt. His loud curses follow me down the old, dirt road where our clapboard home sits. It's the one his daddy built us once he knew Mark wouldn't be leaving town anytime soon.
Staying in rural Broomtown, Kentucky definitely hadn't been my choice. That had been all Mark. After my parents died, I wanted to get as far away as possible to start our lives fresh, but Mark, well, he figured since he was going to be trapped in a dead end job once his dreams of playing football were over, he might as well do it around family.
I keep looking in my mirror to make sure he isn't following me, and I don't dare relax until I make it to the highway. Even then, the trembling continues.
Ten miles down the road, I realize I left my purse on the kitchen counter, and I have no money and less than a half a tank of gas. In a car that chugs gas like this one, that isn't going to get me very far. But anywhere is better than Broomtown with Mark.
A tear trickles down my cheek, and I swipe it away. No more tears. I have cried enough for him. When I was still young and foolish, I thought Mark and I would be together forever. I know now that forever can be a hell of a long time when the love of your life morphs into a raving lunatic.
My heart aches when I think about what we had once. We were the love story everyone dreams about. Me, the head cheerleader, and Mark, the captain of the football team. I still remember the night the Broomtown Broncs won the state championship. No one thought a team from the sticks could win such an important title. Mark had carried me on his shoulder through the cheers and the drums. Then he had to go and do something stupid for a senior prank that changed everything.
I switch on the radio to drown out the memories, but they've always been louder. The thump of the wheels hitting pavement releases some of the pressure in my chest, and my shoulders begin to relax. I might not be free of Mark forever, but tonight I wouldn't have to listen to his drunken complaints.
The Volvo's lone headlight illuminates the long, winding road ahead then bounces off the side of a white car heading in the opposite direction. I wish I could stop the person, warn them where there going. That road dead-ends in Broomtown. Hopefully, the driver doesn't have plans to stay long. It's the kind of place that sucks you in and while you're there, it drains your soul a little piece at a time until you're moving in slow motion. Just putting one foot in front of the other.
My hand smells like gun powder, and though I wipe them one at a time on my jeans, the smell won't go away. I still see the blood, too, even though none of it got on me. There'd been a lot of it, though. If I hadn't seen Mark get up and walk with my own two eyes, I would be worried I'd killed him.
As much as I want to get away from Mark, I couldn't kill him. It's certainly not that I love him anymore, but taking a human life just isn't in me. Hell, taking any life. Mark and his best friend always made fun of me when I wanted to set the mice free from the traps rather than kill them. Mark had better be glad that's the type of person I am.
Static replaces the low, monotonous voice of the town's only radio broadcaster. I switch off the sound, and a flash of blue catches my eye in the rearview. I lift my gaze, and my stomach sinks. A cop is behind me, and the blue lights insist I pull over.
Damnit. With one hand, I direct the car over to the side of the road while I reach for my purse that isn't on the passenger seat where I always drop it. Then I remember I left the house without anything but my clothes and keys. Double damn.
I hear the squawk of the cop's radio as he approaches the side of my car. His long, black flashlight taps against the driver's window, and I sigh, knowing the only way out of this is to tell the truth…well, some of it anyway.
Blinking rapidly against the glare of the light, I press the button to lower my window. My gaze tilts upwards and connects with hazel eyes. A sinfully handsome face causes my breath to stall in my chest. The man standing outside the window of my Volvo is a cop, and I should give him the proper respect, but finding my voice proves impossible.
The darkness doesn't allow me much of a view, but it's enough to make my nerves dance. I glance at his full lips and realize they're moving. He's talking to me, and I blink several times in an attempt to regroup. My hand fumbles on the seat next to me.
"I-I'm sorry, Officer. I left my purse at home. I do have a driver's license and insurance, but I was in a hurry. I didn't even think about it, honestly." I babble on for a few more seconds until the cop interrupts in deep, throaty bass.
"Have you been drinking?" He shines the flashlight into the interior, and the beam slides over my denim-clad legs before sliding up my thin t-shirt. I hadn't had the time to grab a coat, and as cold as it is outside, it's no wonder my outfit looks suspicious. His gaze pierces mine again while he waits for my answer.
I attempt to swallow, but the lump in my throat is the victor. "No, I haven't." But I don't blame him for asking.
"Would you step out of the car, please?" He opens the door and takes a step back to give me room.
Trembling, I follow his command, closing the door behind me so I can lean against the coldness of the steel. A gust of frigid wind lifts the hair off the nape of my neck, and the trembles segue to shivers.
The officer drags his gaze back to the interior of my car before fixing it on me again. He's staring at me, and I don't like it. I've had just about enough of me treating me like I'm a piece of meat. Of course, now isn't the time to get defensive. Instead, I return his stare, but I have to look up, way up, to face him. "Do you mind telling me why you stopped me?" I silently congratulate myself on the composed question.
He juts his chin toward the front of the Volvo. "You have a headlight out."
If only he could see how relieved I am…Something as simple as a headlight, I can deal with. "Oh, that. Yes, I know. I've been meaning to fix it, but it just keeps slipping my mind. I'm sorry." I lift my shoulders in an apologetic manner, but the stern look on the cop's face remains.
"What's your name?" The look on his face dares me to lie.
"Emily. Emily Murdoch." I accept the challenge by using my mother's maiden name which is also my middle name.
"Where do you live, Miss Murdoch?"
Shit. The last thing I want is for him to know my real name. Living in Broomtown has taught me that cops cannot be trusted. As gorgeous as this one is, I still won't let my guard down. I paste an easygoing smile on my face and lie again. "Juniper Springs."
His eyebrows lift, and my heart pounds. Did I say something wrong? Can he tell I'm lying now? "Really?"
I stick to my story, replying with only a stiff nod.
"You mind if I take a look inside your car?"
"Not at all." I move away from the door and wave my hand as though granting entrance to my minions. What else am I supposed to do? If I said no, he'd have come up with a reason to arrest me. That's what all cops do.
His concludes his search quickly and straightens to face me. "It's too dangerous to be driving these dark roads with only one headlight, Miss Murdoch. I suggest you get it fixed first thing tomorrow morning." He switches off the flashlight. "Drive safely."
I watch him walk away while my legs threaten to collapse. Once back inside my car, I take in great gulps of air and lean my head back against the rest. But something tells me I shouldn't be relieved. The cop bought my story too easily. Which probably means he didn't just find me by accident.
A sick feeling settles in the pit of my stomach. Mark is already on the hunt.
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A Question of Rhythm, Tempo and Feel
Having just listened to a very hip hop heavy CG show this week, I started to think of what hip hop artists are actually trying to say with those robotic, leaden beats they use most of the time. Jal himself doesn't utilise them much, perhaps because he's a more laid-back, less punchy vocalist and would simply be bounced out of the ring if he did. But a couple of the artists he chose to play had rhythm tracks typical of the genre.
What got me thinking was the fact that it's not as if these guys aren't technically adept enough to program a beat with more feel if they wanted to. So why don't they want to? It must be a deliberate musical decision, either consciously or subconsciously. It must be for a reason. For effectively the quantised beat (that is, the beat which the computer has subtracted all human error from, and therefore all human feel) stops forward movement - it makes the track walk on the spot, or at best, lumber or shuffle forward, handicapped by technology like a battle-scarred terminator.
The rhythm track is the first indication of the mood or feel of a piece of music. Even if we pare it right down to tempo: slow is usually sad or thoughtful;. fast is excited or happy. A drummer will either naturally push the beat forward or lay back with it, and thus set the mood (in conjunction with the bass player) for the whole track. For example, there's a certain kind of jazz drumming were the drummer is, effectively, acting casual. He uses brushes rather than sticks, the ride symbol is hit in a loose, spontaneous manner creating an agreeable continuous soft ringing, instead of, say, the tight, crisp compression and release of a high-hat which often runs metronome-like throughout most dance and rock music. The track's identity is established by the drummer choosing to play in that manner.
Most popular music is uptempo - the message conveyed is the urgent forward motion towards an optimistic future, the finding of love and happiness, the driving of a fast car, or whatever. Or in the case of punk rock and other nihilistic genres - the fast-forward away from what is despised, or the message of violence which speed implicitly implies. Fast tempos are escape, both literally and figuratively. As the tempo is increased our heart rate increases empathically, just as it would if we were physically running at speed.
All music is escape. The alternate escape route is through music which is slower in tempo to our heart rate: we relax out of our anxieties rather than running from them, when we put on classical, lounge, or a favourite ballad. Our body's connection to music is as fundamental as our minds connection. Perhaps music is the one human activity which engages both our physical and mental worlds equally.
But to return to the cold neutral beat of hip hop, perhaps it's because the rhythmic focus with this genre has shifted away from the bass and drums. It's now the voice which carries the punch, sonically, rhythmically and emotionally. It dances around the neutral metronome of the programmed beat, which mustn't in any way distract from the verbal message being conveyed.
The programmed beat has also come to represent the indifference of our mechanised society to the disenfranchised rappers who shout over its cold, unstoppable progress. The great popular musician has always been disenfranchised, but the currency with which he/she can convey their position has to change. The drum machine therefore has become the replacement for the fierce electric howl of the distorted guitar which was the metaphor for the indifferently violent noise of the industrialised city and the unholy war zone from the late sixties onwards.
But the angrily struck power chord is now part of the impotent language of mainstream pop, and has been for thirty years, and so can't convey anger or indifference with the same conviction any longer. In fact I believe the genre of rock should be renamed 'Trad Rock' in the hope that it might encourage young would-be rock bands to do something new just so they don't get put in such a dull sounding box in the record store!
The lumbering, reverbless breakbeat of the hip hop artist is the exact opposite of the growl and scream of the electric guitar at Vol 11. It's muscular and powerful, but emotionless. It's strong but neither driven nor laid-back. It just is.
Drums on records back in the 80's impressed with their size - apocalyptic bass drums and nuclear snares - as engineers and producers played with simulated aircraft hanger-sized spaces with their shiny new reverb units. By the end of that decade such rhythmic histrionics had become - as all painfully fashionable things must - a cliché. Now drums impress with their intimate physical presence with only the lightest dressing of reverb. Bass drums often have such physical subsonic heft that they appear to threatening the very physical integrity of our speakers.
The hip hop drum rhythm has become the sturdy workmanlike but unimaginative armature over which thousands of angry young men and women vent their verbal frustrations with the minimum of musical distractions for either performer or audience, melody having been banished years ago, and rhythm having been stripped of any funk, feel or flavour.
I therefore believe the hip hop rhythm's emotional neutrality is as deliberate as Hendrix's guitar simulations of machine gun fire were on 'The Star Spangled Banner'. But unfortunately that doesn't help me to find a way into enjoying it.


text: When it comes to basketball, my favorite sport, I was a little late to the game. It wasn't until the age of 14 and the 1992 NBA Finals that I started to really take notice. And who wouldn't? The Bulls versus the stacked Portland Trailblazers was a heck of a series. Even with Pippen, Drexler, Porter and the other stars, I was completely fixated on Michael Jordan. Of course I was; the whole world was fixated on him.


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Yes, it has been a long, long time since my last post…but in this case "no news is good news"… After many weeks of bureaucratic drudgery, we finally got all of our approvals and our building permits were issued!
Even though there is still a lot of work to do, it feels SO good to finally pass this milestone. Most of the remaining work is something we can physically do, so it feels like we have control of our own fate once again. The frustrating thing about dealing with the bureaucratic process is that there is often no "end" in sight, and you are literally at the mercy of the "machine".
Anyway…enough talk for now! Time for action! Here's some pics of what we've been up to in the last couple weeks…
More to come soon, so stay tuned….


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Taxi protest causes traffic chaos in central Prague
Hundreds of taxi drivers have blocked a major road in Prague city centre to demand higher pay and condemn alternative services such as Uber.
The protest began with drivers blocking two of the three lanes in both directions on a key route near Central Station, causing significant delays.
The protest came after talks between a company representing the drivers and city authorities in the Czech capital collapsed at the end of December.
The drivers claim Uber and other ride-hailing apps are illegal because they do not meet all the requirements traditional taxi companies have to.
They also want to be allowed to charge passengers more than the current maximum of 28 koruna (80p) per kilometre.
Prague mayor Adriana Krnacova said the drivers have no real reason to protest.
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Stored procedures: Implement full text search
Here are the steps to take to implement full text search using T-SQL stored procedures.
Enabling full text search in T-SQL is not as popular as doing it with the Enterprise Manager. Nonetheless, it can be useful in certain situations. Here are the steps to implement FTS in T-SQL.
- Enable full text on the database by executing the following SP:
EXEC sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
- Create the catalog (if it does not exist):
EXEC sp_fulltext_catalog 'MyCatalog','create'
- Add a full text index on a table:
EXEC sp_fulltext_table 'Products', 'create', 'MyCatalog', 'pk_products' EXEC sp_fulltext_table 'Categories', 'create', 'MyCatalog', 'pk_categories'
- Add a column to the full text index:
EXEC sp_fulltext_column 'Products', 'ProductName', 'add' EXEC sp_fulltext_column 'Categories', 'Description', 'add'
- Activate the index:
EXEC sp_fulltext_table 'Products','activate' EXEC sp_fulltext_table 'Categories','activate'
- Start full population:
EXEC sp_fulltext_catalog 'MyCatalog', 'start_full'
Here are some examples on how to use this procedure:
USE Northwind GO SELECT ProductId, ProductName, UnitPrice FROM Products WHERE CONTAINS( ProductName, ' "sasquatch " OR "stout" ' ) GO
USE Northwind GO SELECT CategoryName FROM Categories FREETEXT ( Description, 'sweetest candy bread and dry meat' ) GO
About the author
Eli Leiba works at the Israel Electric Company as a senior application DBA in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server systems. He has certifications from Microsoft and BrainBench in Oracle and SQL Server database administration and implementation. Mr. Leiba holds a B.S. in computer science and has 11 years of experience working in the database field. Additionally, Mr. Leiba teaches SQL Server DBA and development courses at the Microsoft CTEC and serves as a senior database consultant for several Israeli start-up companies.


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Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago with more than 17.000 islands many thousands of which are uninhabited.
The country has more than 230 millions inhabitants and is the 4th country in the world by its population and the biggest Muslim country in the world with however listed monuments such as Borobudur temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the world. Here is this country of superlatives that attracts every year more and more tourists from the entire world.
Indonesia stretches on 5.000 kilometres from West to East and on both sides of the Equator. The most visited islands bearing in mind the relatively short time tourists can spend is firstly Bali almost in the centre of the country, Java and its Bromo and Kawah Ijen volcanoes, Sulawesi and the Toraja country, Sumatra and Toba lake and the orang-utans and Komodo.
You have the embarrassment of riches to determine the tour that suits you with guide, driver who will drive you to the places you wish and also hotel or villa. You will discover the culture of each island without forgetting the numerous possibilities for your leisure such as trekking or even diving.


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Modele podróży w korytarzach obszarów metropolitarnych obsługiwanych koleją. = Travel models for corridors of metropolitan areas served by railways
A. Brzeziński
K. Jesionkiewicz-Niedzińska
Archives of Civil Engineering | 2016 | No 4 / I
| 3-15
modelowanie podróży
analiza ruchu
łańcuchy podróży
transport zbiorowy
prędkości i długości podróży
trip modeling
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In recent years adverse processes of suburbanization have been observed in cities. It has become a serious challenge for urban and transport planners, as it influences largely the quality of space, the quality of life, and the cost of running the city. This paper is dedicated to travel models in areas serviced by a railway system, and is based on a real-life survey example of the Błonie community, a district belonging to the Warsaw metropolitan area. Research carried out in 2014 focused on combined travels behaviors recorded using GPS locators as well as quantitative research (volumes of users across various transport systems).
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Determinants of the experts evaluation of journals in economic sciences
Jacek Osiewalski
Anna Osiewalska
Nauka | 2017 | No 1
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multiple regression statistical model
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In 2015 an important part of the official evaluation of Polish scientific journals was left to experts' judgement. In this paper we try to establish which observable factors (with available data) are closely related to the outcome of experts' evaluation of Polish journals in economic sciences. Using the multiple regression statistical model we show that only 5 variables (out of 17) significantly explain almost 50% of the empirical variance of the experts' evaluation. The determinants of particular interest, not entering the formal criteria and not related to the impact on global science, are: the number of citations mainly in Polish journals and the affiliation with the Polish Academy of Sciences.
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Modeling of the internal combustion engine cooling system
Zbigniew Kneba
Archives of Thermodynamics | 2019 | vol. 40 | No 3
Combustion engine
Cooling system
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The article concerns computer modelling of processes in cooling systems of internal combustion engines. Modelling objectives and existing commercial programs are presented. It also describes Author's own method of binding graphs used to describe phenomena in the cooling system of a spark ignition engine. The own model has been verified by tests on the engine dynamometer. An example of using a commercial program for experimental modelling of an installation containing a heat accumulator is presented.
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Stanisław Ledakowicz
Michał Blatkiewicz
Bolesław Tabiś
Chemical and Process Engineering | 2013 | No 4 December
growth kinetics
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A mathematical model of a plane, steady state biofilm, with the use of a single substrate kinetics, was proposed. A set of differential equations was solved. In order to analyse the biofilm's behaviour, a number of simulations were performed. The simulations included varying process parameters such as detachment coefficient and substrate loading. Two detachment models were taken into consideration: one describing the detachment ratio as proportional to the thickness of the biofilm, and the other one proportional to the thickness of the biofilm squared. The results provided information about substrate and live cell distribution in biofilm and the influence of certain parameters on biofilm behaviour.
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SOFC-based micro-CHP system as an example of efficient power generation unit
Jakub Kupecki
Krzysztof Badyda
Archives of Thermodynamics | 2011 | No 3 December
Power system
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Microscale combined heat and power (CHP) unit based on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) for distributed generation was analyzed. Operation principle is provided, and the technology development in recent years is briefly discussed. System baseline for numerical analysis under steady-state operation is given. Grid-connected unit, fuelled by biogas corresponds to potential market demand in Europe, therefore has been selected for analysis. Fuel processing method for particular application is described. Results of modeling performed in ASPEN Plus engineering software with certain assumptions are presented and discussed. Due to high system electrical efficiency exceeding 40%, and overall efficiency over 80%, technology is an example of highly competitive and sustainable energy generation unit.
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Numerical modelling of ozonation process with respect to bromate formation. Part I – Model development
Urszula Olsińska
Chemical and Process Engineering | 2019 | vol. 40 | No 1
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The paper focuses on the modelling of bromate formation. An axial dispersion model was proposed to integrate the non-ideal mixing, mass-transfer and a kinetic model that links ozone decomposition reactions fromthe Tomiyasu, Fukutomi and Gordon (TFG) ozone decaymodelwith direct and indirect bromide oxidation reactions, oxidation of natural organicmatter and its reactionswith aqueous bromine. To elucidate the role of ammonia an additional set of reactions leading to bromamine formation, oxidation and disproportionation was incorporated in the kinetic model. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to obtain information on reliability of the reaction rate constants used and to simplify the model.
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Tradition, modernity and deposit modelling problems
Edyta Sermet
Jerzy Górecki
Marek Nieć
Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk | 2017 | Nr 100
| 221–234
mineral deposits
geological modelling
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"Mineral deposit model", "deposit modelling" are the terms commonly used, although imprecise. This is often identified as the application of computerized methods to the elaboration and presentation of geological information, in particular for the mining design. Deposit modelling is the mode of presentation of deposit features, which in the meaning of the authors of such presentation, describes the deposit features between the points of observations as best as possible. Deposit modelling has a long history (XVI-XVII centuries), however such a term was not used. Varied methods of cartographic presentation of deposits and their features were proposed. The progress in the presentation of the deposit in space using isolines maps has led to the separation of methods of deposits geometrisation. Over time, a simple mathematical statistics method was used to describe the deposit parameters, followed by geostatistical methods. Some of them were however not commonly used as too troublesome. The computer based approach to the presentation of geological data has an unquestionable value but is accompanied by the possibility of inappropriate formalized and erroneous interpretations and a presentation as to whether the basic rules of geological knowledge were neglected. Deposits modeling is a conceptual task and cannot be fully automated.
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Numerical Simulation of Subsidence Caused by Roadway System
Piotr Polanin
Andrzej Kowalski
Andrzej Walentek
Archives of Mining Sciences | 2019 | vol. 64 | No 2
roadway system
numerical modeling
back analysis
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Exploitation of hard coal seams by roadway system is applied by two coal mines in southern Poland in Upper Silesian Basin. It is a secondary mining exploitation carries out in safety pillars of urban areas and shafts within mining areas of closed coal mines. Roadway system is the excavation process of gateways which are made in parallel order leaving coal pillars between them. An optimal width of coal pillar makes roadway stable and reduces subsidence of terrain surface. The article presents results of subsidence simulation caused by partial extraction using empirical and numerical methods on the example of one exploitation field of "Siltech" coal mine. The asymptotic state of subsidence was considered after mining ceased in the study area. In order to simulate of subsidence, numerical model of rock mass and model of Knothe-Budryk theory were calibrated. Simulation of vertical displacements in numerical method was carried out using RS3 program by Rocscience based on finite element method. The assumption was made that model of rock mass is transversely isotropic medium, in which panels were designed according to order of extraction of coal seams. The results of empirical and numerical methods were compared with measured values of subsidence at benchmarks along drawn lines (subsidence profiles).
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Mathematical modelling of thermal processes by the use of regression and neural models
Henryk Rusinowski
Marcin Plis
Archives of Thermodynamics | 2018 | vol. 39 | No 3
| 111-127
mathematical model
empirical functions
neural modeling
regression modeling
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The paper presents a description of used methods and exemplary mathematical models which are classified into theoretical-empirical models of thermal processes. Such models encompass equations resulting from the laws of physics and additional empirical functions describing processes for which analytical models are complex and difficult to develop. The principle of developing, advantages and disadvantages of presented models as well as quality prediction assessment were presented. Mathematical models of a steam boiler, a steam turbine as well as a heat recovery steam generator were described. Exemplary calculation results were presented and compared with measurements.
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Seismic crustal structure of the Bransfield Strait, West Antarctica
Tomasz Janik
Polish Polar Research | 1997 | vol. 18 | No 3-4
| 171-225
Bransfield Rift
crustal structure
seismic modelling
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Four Geodynamical Expeditions of the Polish Academy of Sciences carried through wide research seismic program in West Antarctica in 1979-1991. Three of these expeditions operated in the Bransfield Strait. The experiment of deep refraction and wide-angle reflection in West Antarctica focused on deep structure of the lithosphere, mainly of the Earth's crust. The network of deep seismic soundings (DSS) profiles covered all the Bransfield Strait. Five land stations on the South Shetland Islands, three stations on the Antarctic Peninsula and nine ocean bottom seismographs (OBS) recorded seismic waves, generated by explosions in a sea. The Bransfield Rift and the Bransfield Platform form a marginal basin against a volcanic arc of the South Shetland Islands. The paper presents new results of 2-D seismic modeling for network of five selected profiles. Four of them, ranging in lenght from 150 to 190 km, crossed main structures of the Bransfield Strait and the fifth, which connected the other ones and was 310 km long, ran along the Bransfield Rift. Two or three seismic models were presented for each profile. Finally, mutually corrected and controlled 2-D models of described profiles were constructed. They all presented spatial complex structure of the Earth's crust in a young rift of the Bransfield Strait, including extent of its main element i.e. anomalous high velocity body (HVB) (Vp > 7.4 km/s), detected in 10-30 km depth range except profile DSS-4 (southwest part of the Bransfield Strait). This inhomogeneity is interpreted as intrusion of the upper mantle (?asthenosphere) during stretching of the continental crust. The Moho discontinuity was found at depth 30-35 km, with velocities equal to about 8.1 km/s.
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Possibilities of using MineScape software to analyze the model of cutting ore deposit
Krzysztof Skrzypkowski
Waldemar Korzeniowski
Andrzej Gądek
Radosław Misiak
Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk | 2018 | Nr 103
model of ore deposit
cut of deposit
design of exploitation
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The contemporary underground mining of raw minerals is more and more associated with geological and mining software packages which support the work of designers from the moment of the exploration of a deposit, determination of its size and quality, geological, hydrogeological and tectonic conditions, by planning the development and cutting of the deposit. Production planning is one of the most important activities carried out in the course of a mining project, because it allows to set specific production results of a mine in relation to a time unit, and then allows for a verification of the degree of completion of the assumed plan. At present, computer-aided design is applicable to daily or long-term output planning taking deposit, qualitative, quantitative and cost constraints into account. In the article, selected forms of ore deposits were presented. On the basis of several dozen boreholes up to 300m in length, an exemplary fragment of the ore cutting model using computer-aided design of mining works was presented. By using modern computer software - ABB MineScape with modular construction, the possibilities of improving the process of development of future exploitation areas have been determined. In particular, the arrangement of boreholes, based on which ones the cross sections were made with, present the exemplary lithostratigraphic thickness of layers, including the location of discontinuous deformations in the form of faults, and an ore bearing zone. For the block model, resources with priority for metal N o. 1 and 2 were calculated. I n the last section of the article, the cutting idea for a shallow ore deposit has been presented. The degree of effective use of the deposit has been analysed for the room and pillar mining method.
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The influence of dimension of mining crib model filled by waste rock on the course of load – displacement characteristic
Krzysztof Skrzypkowski
Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk | 2017 | Nr 99
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cooper ore
model testing
wooden cribs
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The analysis of changes in the mechanical properties of wooden mining cribs under the influence of different types of exploitation loads is the question for which deals with many domestic and abroad research centers deal with. High The high interest in this subject results from the increase of the conducted depth exploitation, which contributes to the increase in both the vertical pres-sure and the complexity of geological – mining conditions and in- the intensification of natural hazards. Another reason is the tendency of decreasing the thickness of the exploited ores deposits. Wooden crib support is used Both both in underground ore, hard coal and salt mining is used wooden crib support. Mining cribs with various configurations are especially useful for the reinforcement of excavations workings behind the front and for further strengthen of the crossings. In particular, additional reinforcement support in the form of wooden cribs (pile supporting), which shall be left empty or filled with waste rock is applied in the ore mining in places where found extended rooms or drifts are found or in places with degraded roof conditions, applies additional reinforcement support in the form of wooden cribs (pile supporting), which shall be left empty or filled with waste rock. During underground ex-ploitation is produced waste Waste rock, which comes from the access, prepar-atory excavations and from ongoing field of exploitation is produced during underground exploitation. In the case of the underground exploitation of cop-per ore, waste rock is used to fill voids after exploitation as rock stowing. It is also used for filling mining wooden cribs, as an artificial support and for harder transportation roads. This paper presents the results of the laboratory strength tests performed on models of four-point timber cribs, built with beams set horizontally, at the ge-ometrical scale of 1:10. In the laboratory research Research wooden cribs models with size 200 × 200 × 200 mm and 100 × 100 × 100 mm were used in the laboratory. The paper describes the maximum loading capacity of the cribs consisted consisting only of beams and filled with waste rocks. In addition, a vertical and appropriate strain of cribs at maximum force was shown. On the basis of laboratory research it was found that the use of the same number of timbers and the management of waste rocks, the filling of the four-point cribs with the waste rocks allowed several times to increase its support to be increased several times.
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Numerical modelling of ozonation process with respect to bromate formation. Part II – Model validation
Urszula Olsińska
Chemical and Process Engineering | 2019 | vol. 40 | No 1
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Validation results of a theoretical model that describes the formation of bromate during ozonation of bromide-containing natural waters are presented. An axial dispersion model integrating the nonideal mixing, mass-transfer and a kinetic model that links ozone decomposition reactions from the Tomiyasu, Fukutomi and Gordon ozone decay model with direct and indirect bromide oxidation reactions, oxidation of natural organicmatter and reactions of dissolved organics and aqueous bromine was verified. Themodel was successfully validated with results obtained both at a laboratory and a full scale. Its applicability to different water supply systems was approved.
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Steady state characteristics of a three-phase fluidized bed bioreactor with partial biomass recirculation
Szymon Skoneczny
Bolesław Tabiś
Chemical and Process Engineering | 2019 | vol. 40 | No 1
fluidized bed
mathematical modeling
steady states
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The paper presents modeling and simulation results of the operation of a three-phase fluidized bed bioreactorwith partial recirculation of biomass. The proposed quantitative description of the bioreactor takes into account biomass growth on inert carriers, microorganisms decay and interphase biomass transfer. Stationary characteristics of the bioreactor and local stability of steady-stateswere determined. The influence of microbiological growth kinetics on the multiplicity of steady-states was discussed. The relationship between biofilm growth and boundaries of fluidized bed existence was shown.
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Traces of Cultural Diffusion in the Anthroponymy of Poznan (16th–18thCentury)
Irena Sarnowska-Giefing
Onomastica | 2016 | No 60
| 107-118
cultural onomastics
onymic models and pattern
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The author analyses onymic practices of Poznań–based craftsmen forming guilds. In the names of the inhabitants of Poznań, which stabilised until the end of the 18th century, she seeks traces of the so-called cognomens, i.e. secondary personal designations granted to apprentices who were becoming masters. The names resulted from community acts of creation, which were of ludic nature. Referring to German onymic practices and pointing to the so-called Schleifnamen, the author discusses specific codes of European middle-class culture. She focuses on the transfer of models and patterns to Polish urban communities.
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Model reduction problem of linear discrete systems: Admissibles initial states
A. Abdelhak
M. Rachik
Archives of Control Sciences | 2019 | vol. 29 | No 1
linear discrete systems
model order reduction
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Given a linear discrete system with initial state x0 and output function yi , we investigate a low dimensional linear systemthat produces, with a tolerance index ǫ, the same output function when the initial state belongs to a specified set, called ǫ-admissible set, that we characterize by a finite number of inequalities. We also give an algorithm which allows us to determine an ǫ-admissible set.
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The use of brain activity neuroimaging in pedagogy — cognitive and research influences
Jolanta Zielińska
Rocznik Komisji Nauk Pedagogicznych | 2018 | No LXXI
| 73-82
cognitive processes
brain activity
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The complexity of the phenomena associated with the course of the cognitive processes that determine an efficient learning, excludes the possibility of collecting knowledge in other ways than neuronal-information. It excludes also possibilities of interpreting it, in other ways than with use of respectively formalized cognitive models. The presented paper is a kind of summary of the latest achievements in this field.
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The future of crude oil and hard coal in the aspect of Poland's energy security
Aurelia Rybak
Anna Manowska
Polityka Energetyczna - Energy Policy Journal | 2018 | vol. 21 | No 4
crude oil market
energy resources
ARIMA model
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The article presents a synthetic analysis of the crude oil market in Poland. As of today, this safety is provided mainly on the basis of native lignite and hard coal resources. However, the analysis of the hard coal market conducted by the authors indicates that the carried out mining restructuring (among others) led to an excessive reduction of mining volume and employment level in the hard coal mining sector. This led to a precedent situation when Poland became an importer of this energy carrier. In addition, the European Union's requirements for greenhouse gas emissions must be taken into account. In connection with the above, it is necessary to search for new energy sources or technologies that enable hard coal to meet the requirements. It is possible to apply the so-called clean coal technologies that allow the greenhouse gas emissions generated during coal combustion to be reduced. As of today, they are not used on a mass scale, because the use of this type of technology involves additional financial expenses. However, taking into account that technologies have been growing faster and faster, are modernized in a shorter time, making a breakthrough discovery took hundreds of years, now it is often a few months, clean coal technologies can become the optimal solution in the near future. It is also necessary to diversify the sources of obtaining imported energy carriers. The article describes coal and crude oil in terms of their mutual substitution. The article is a continuation of research conducted by the authors. Previous publications presented considerations on analogous topics related to natural gas and renewable energy sources. The crude oil market in Poland was analyzed and forecasts for oil extraction and the demand in the world and Poland by 2023 were presented. The SARIMA model was also created. The model made it possible to obtain oil an prices forecast.
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Three-dimensional modelling of the crustal structure in the contact zone between Antarctic Peninsula and South Pacific from seismic data
Piotr Środa
Polish Polar Research | 2001 | vol. 22 | No 2
| 129-146
Antarctic Peninsula
seismic modelling
crustal structure
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During four Polish Geodynamical Expeditions to West Antarctica between 1979 and 1991, seismic measurements were made along 21 deep refraction profiles in the Bransfield Strait and along the coastal area of Antarctic Peninsula using explosion sources. Recordings were made by 16 land stations and 8 ocean bottom seismometers. Good quality recordings were obtained up to about 250 km distance. This allowed a detailed study of the seismic wave field and crustal structure. Three-dimensional tomographic inversion was carried out using first arrivals from the complete data set including off-line recordings. As a result, we obtained a 3-D model of the P-wave velocity distribution in the study area. In the area adjacent to the Antarctic Peninsula coast, sedimentary cover of 0.2 to 3 km thickness was found, whereas in the shelf area and in the Bransfield Strait sedimentary basins with thickness from 5 to 8 km were observed. In the Bransfield Strait a high velocity body with Vp > 7.5 km/s was found at 12 km depth. The use of the off-line data allowed for determination of the horizontal extent of the body. The thickness of the crust varies from more than 35-40 km in the coastal area south of the Hero Fracture Zone to 30-35 km in the area of Bransfield Strait and South Shetland Islands and about 12 km in the Pacific Ocean NW of South Shetland Islands.
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Possible tools to research possibility. About entertaining "war games" and the value they can bring to the development historical sciences
Michał Stachura
Historyka Studia Metodologiczne | 2013 | vol. 43 English-German version
| 91-114
modelling of history
military history
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Philip Sabin points out that modern wargames not only contain substantial amounts of historical information but also arrange it into interactive models which depict historical processes in a simplified manner. Such models can be used in historical research as well, complementing the discourse through more holistic and mathematically strict accounts, and providing tools that impose some discipline on counter- factual speculation.
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Spatio-temporal risk assessment models for Lobesia botrana in uncolonized winegrowing areas
Guillermo Eugenio Heit
Walter Fabián Sione
Pablo Gilberto Aceñolaza
Journal of Plant Protection Research | 2019 | vol. 59 | No 2
invasion risk
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The objective of this work was to generate a series of equations to describe the voltinism of Lobesia botrana in the quarantine area of the main winemaking area of Argentina, Mendoza. To do this we considered an average climate scenario and extrapolated these equations to other winegrowing areas at risk of being invaded. A grid of 4 km2 was used to generate statistics on L. botrana captures and the mean temperature accumulation for the pixel. Four sets of logistic regression were constructed using the percentage of accumulated trap catches/grid/week and the degree-day accumulation above 7°C, from 1st July. By means of a habitat model, an extrapolation of the phenological model generated to other Argentine winemaking areas was evaluated. According to our results, it can be expected that 50% of male adult emergence for the first flight occurs at 248.79 ± 4 degree-days (DD), in the second flight at 860.18 ± 4.1 DD, while in the third and the fourth flights, 1671.34 ± 5.8 DD and 2335.64 ± 4.3 DD, respectively. Subsequent climatic comparison determined that climatic conditions of uncolonized areas of Cuyo Region have a similar suitability index to the quarantine area used to adjust the phenological model. The upper valley of Río Negro and Neuquén are environmentally similar. Valleys of the northwestern region of Argentina showed lower average suitability index and greater variability among SI estimated by the algorithm considered. The combination of two models for the estimation of adult emergence time and potential distribution, can provide greater certainties in decision-making and risk assessment of invasive species.
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Analytical Tools in Urban Design
Jarosław Bąkowski
Studia KPZK | 2018 | tom 192 Urbanistyczne aspekty transformacji miast
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City information modeling
environmental analysis
urban revitalization
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BIM (Building Information Modelling) is a tool and technology closely related to the planning, design, implementation and management of construction investments – both at the level of a building, as well as infrastructure or civil engineering. It combines advanced spatial modeling (using virtual representations of building elements) with management of information at every level, from the modelling of building's components, through complex interactions between these elements, to the description of building processes and the behavior of users of the building. This is just a part of many possibilities, the full application depends only on the needs and skills of the system user. Construction dependencies are set at the level of the IFC (Industry Foundation Class) universal standard IFC, its syntax allows to describe not only the physical structure of the object, but also their mutual interactions. This is done in a hierarchical way, i.e. from the superior element there are subsequent, lower-level elements and interactions. So how can this tool be used in urban revitalization? The basic problem here is the excess of information related to and contained in the virtual model. In urban planning and design, most of this data is unnecessary. On the other hand, the data contained in the GIS (Geographic Information System) models, despite correlation with external databases, are insufficient. Basic location data, technical conditions of facilities and infrastructure, property dependencies are not enough to obtain a full picture of the urban space. The solution to the problem of linking these systems is CIM (City Information Modeling). It combines the description of an object derived from IFC with database support at the level of GIS systems. Such a broad approach allows for placing enough information in one virtual space for designing, modeling and analyzing urban space. The article is an attempt to demonstrate what conditions must be met by the CIM system, to extend its functionality to issues related to the revitalization of urban areas: whether and how the information contained in the spatial model can be used to determine the rules for the revitalization of space at the urban level?
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Cellular-automata based modeling of heterogeneous biofilm growth for microbiological processes with various kinetic models
Szymon Skoneczny
Chemical and Process Engineering | 2019 | vol. 40 | No 2
biofilm structure
cellular automata
mathematical modeling
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The study concerns modeling and simulation of the growth of biofilms with heterogeneous structures with a discrete mathematical model based on theory of cellular automata. The article presents two-dimensional density distributions of biofilms for microbial processes: oxidation of ammonium by Nitrosomonas europaea bacteria and glucose utilization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. The influence of limiting substrate concentration in the liquid phase on biofilm structure was determined. It has been shown that the value of death rate coefficient of microorganisms has the qualitative and quantitative influence on the density and porosity of the biofilm.
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Application of 3D Printed Casting Models for Disamatch Forming Method
Ł. Bernat
A. Kroma
Archives of Foundry Engineering | 2019 | vol. 19 | No 4
Rapid prototyping
Casting models
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This paper presents results of a research on the possibilities of applying 3D printed casting models for small production series as alternative to traditional tooling production on automated DisaMatch mould production lines. The main task was to verify and compare the dimensions of the 3D printed models before and after moulding process. The paper discusses main advantages and disadvantages of the 3D printing methods used like FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling)/FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication), SLA (stereolitography) and DPP (Daylight Polymer Printing). Measurement of casting model outside dimension change resulting from moulding sand friction on their surface was made with the use of GOM INSPECT software on the basis of 3D scans made with ATOS TripleScan optical scanner. Hardness of 3D printed models made of ABS, Z-ULTRAT, three different photopolymer resins (from FormLab and Liquid Crystal companies) was verified. The result of the research printed models usability for the foundry industry was presented.
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Transformation Kinetics of Austempered Dductile Iron: Dilatometric Experiments and Model Parameter Evaluation
C. Suchocki
D. Myszka
K. Wasiluk
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials | 2019 | vol. 64 | No 4
transformation kinetics
diffusional transformation
model characteristics
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In this study a group of selected transformation kinetics equations is applied to describe the isothermal ferritic transformation in austempered ductile iron (ADI). A series of dilatometric tests has been carried out on ADI at different temperatures. The obtained experimental data are utilized to determine the parameter values of the considered kinetic equations. It is found that the transformation kinetics models by Starink, Austin and Rickett are substantially more effective at describing the ferritic transformation in ADI than the much celebrated Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov (JMAK) equation. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that evaluating the kinetic parameters using the least squares method instead of calculating them from vastly used formulas can significantly improve the accuracy of the JMAK model's predictions.
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Participants of the exposure visit interacting with the beekeeper at Gharelu village of Alital VDC in Dadeldhura district, Nepal
The main objective of the visit was to provide the participants an opportunity to observe the development of community-based beekeeping enterprise, particularly modern beekeeping with indigenous honeybee, Apis cerana, beehives, and chyuri herbal soap making enterprises, interact with bee farmers, and learn from their experiences. Altogether 22 participants (19 farmers selected from different pilot villages of KSL by CHEA in consultation with local groups and communities and ICIMOD, and three CHEA staff) participated in the visit.
The exposure visit was designed as an interactive learning and reflection from the field and sharing of experiences was encouraged. Chairperson Surat Bahadur Bohora of Alital Multipurpose Cooperative, ICIMOD's former partner in a beekeeping project, facilitated the visit.
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Automated Analysis and Visualization of Activities in Complex Environments
SUMMARY: Lapses in patient safety have been linked to unexpected perturbations in clinical workflow. The effectiveness of workflow analysis becomes critical to understanding the impact of these perturbations on patient outcome. The typical methods used for workflow analysis, such as ethnographic observations and interviewing, are limited in their ability to capture activities from different perspectives simultaneously. This limitation, coupled with the complexity and dynamic nature of clinical environments makes understanding the nuances of clinical workflow difficult. The methods proposed in this research aim to provide a quantitative means of capturing and analyzing workflow.
METHODS: The approach taken utilized recordings of motion and location of clinical teams that are gathered using radio frequency identification tags and observations. While the tags capture information about movement based activities, observations are utilized to provide context and information about communication and decision making activities. This data is used to model activities in critical care environments. The detected activities can then be replayed in 3D virtual reality environments for further analysis and training.
CONCLUSIONS: Using this approach, the proposed system augmented existing methods of workflow analysis, allowing for capture of workflow in complex and dynamic environments. The system was tested with a set of 15 simulated clinical activities that when combined represent workflow in trauma units. A mean recognition rate of 87.5% was obtained in automatically recognizing the activities.
ROLE: Researcher
STATUS: Completed (2010)
- [BOOK CHAPTER] Vankipuram M, Kahol K, Kannampallil TG, Franklin A, "Automated Workflow Analysis and Tracking Using Radio Frequency Identification Technology", Cognitive Informatics in Health and Biomedicine: Case Studies on Critical Care, Complexity and Medical Error, Springer, N.Y. [IN DRAFT]
- [DISSERTATION] Vankipuram M, "Understanding Adaptive Behaviors in Complex Clinical Environments", Arizona State University, (2012); Submitted for completion of Ph. D. Biomedical Informatics. [Download PDF]
- [JOURNAL ARTICLE] Vankipuram M, Kahol K, Cohen T, Patel VL, "Toward Automated Workflow Analysis and Visualization in Clinical Environments", J Biomedical Informatics, (2011); 44(3): 432-40. [Download PDF]
- [CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS] Vankipuram M, Kahol K, Cohen T, Patel V, "Visualization and Analysis of Activities in Critical Care Environments", American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium Proceedings, (2009); 662–6. [Download PDF]


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