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One deviation alone might not be enough to bring on a compressor failure, but, when several more deviations combine, the failure risk is known to increase exponentially.
[predictive maintenance]
[preventive maintenance]
According to many sources, maintenance cost avoidance can be
built into a compressor specification.13
Maintenance cost avoidance should be confirmed during the
pre-purchase machinery quality assessment (MQA). At all times,
specifying, purchasing, installing and operating reliable
compressors makes more sense than buying compressors based on
faith, past reputation or the lowest bid.
When purchasing new compressors, the best available
solutions are minimizing risks as part of the process to
specify, design, build and install the machines. It is possible
to design out the need for frequent or specific
types of maintenance. Remember: The most
desirable compressor is designed for uptime extension, low
failure risk and the lowest possible lifecycle costs. On
equipment that is already in service, maintenance must seek the
next-best available solution. Such approach mandates that every
maintenance intervention is viewed
as an opportunity to upgrade. If upgrading is feasible, it
should also be a cost-effective solution. An upgrading program
would result in the systematic reliability improvement for
previously weak links in facility-wide operating
A prominent source attributes that 13% of all
turbocompressor failures are due to errors or omissions in
condition monitoring and maintenance.3 With advances
made in monitoring technology and modern operating and
maintenance practices, we would assume that this general number
is lower with time. What are good monitoring and maintenance
practices around turbocompressors? Compressor condition
monitoring has these components:
In general, turbocompressors have maintenance inspections,
overhauls and repairs (MIO&R); these are also known as
inspection and repair downtime (IRD). These terms are used
interchangeably with turnarounds. MIO&R or IRD events are
scheduled in periodic intervals ranging from 2 years to 10
years, depending on the service. For clean services in the
hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI),
maintenance intervals of 6 years to 10 years are not uncommon.
The extent of MIO&R efforts ranges from simple bearing
inspections to opening the compressor and replacing the rotor
with a spare rotor. Used rotors are examined for rubs at
labyrinth seal locations and for fissures and cracks located
around the impeller eyes on radial compressors. On axial
compressors, moving and stationary blades receive thorough
attention. In all cases, nondestructive test (NDT) procedures
are applied.
As the scheduled compressor turnaround approaches, it is
best practice to carefully review the machines operating
and maintenance history. If there are any defects noted at
inspection, these questions should be asked:
A thorough pre-turnaround review should be done to plan the
work required. The review should consist of:
Good- and poor-performing compressors must be maintained.
The prevailing maintenance strategies applied are preventive
maintenance (PM) or predictive maintenance (PdM). PM is
time-based, whereas PdM has the goal of operating the
compressor until defects start to develop and are discovered.
For PdM, detection requires high-quality monitoring methods;
these tools have a cost factor. Qualified personnel are needed
to perform ongoing monitoring efforts with great precision.
Management expects PdM to determine when a failure will occur
and then plan an outage accordingly.
Certain state-of-the-art predictive routines can be used to
minimize the impact of a premature failure, or to understand
when a machine drifts into off-design operation. But cost
savings always come back to the knowledge factor. None
of the various PdM judgments can be made without experience.
Real depth of experience and wisdom is needed when several
seemingly minor deviations occur and converge.
PM encompasses periodic inspections and applying remedial
steps to avoid unanticipated breakdowns and production
stoppages and to prevent detrimental machine, component and
control-function failures. PdM, and to some extent PM, is the
rapid detection and treatment of equipment abnormalities before
they cause defects or losses. This is evident from considering
lube oil changes. This routine could be labeled preventive if
time-based, and predictive if done only when testing shows an
abnormality in the lubricant. Without strong emphasis and an
implemented PM program, plant effectiveness and reliable
operations are greatly diminished.
In many HPI facilities or organizations, the maintenance
function does not receive proper attention. Perhaps because it
was performed as a mindless routine or has, on occasion,
disturbed well-running equipment, the perception is that
maintenance does not add value. This may lead management to
conclude that the best maintenance program is the least-cost
maintenance. Armed with this false perception, traditional
processing plants have underemphasized preventive, corrective
and routine maintenance. Many facilities have neglected to
properly develop maintenance departments, pursue proper
training programs for maintenance personnel, and optimize PdM
programs. Many unforeseen compressor failures and safety
hazards have resulted from not understanding what this is
really all about.
Correctly executed, maintenance is not an insurance policy or a security blanket. It is
a requirement for success. Without effective PM, equipment is
certain to fail during operation. To be effective, maintenance
must be selective. Note: Selective PM results
in damage avoidance, whereas effective PdM allows existing or
developing damage to be detected in time to plan an orderly
Four levels of effective compressor maintenance exist.
Although there is some overlap, the levels of maintenance
PdM instrumentation is available for both positive
displacement and dynamic compressors. It has many forms and can
be used continuously or intermittently. It is available for
every conceivable type of machine. PdM instrumentation schemes
range from basic, manual and elementary, to totally automatic
and extremely sophisticated. Recommended instrumentation
depends on the compressor size and the owners sparing
philosophies. For example, a facility may opt to install three
50% machines, two 100% machines or perhaps only one 100%
machine in a given service. Moreover, unless the value of
downtime avoidance is quantified, it will not be possible to
make firm recommendations for the most advantageous level of
monitoring instrumentation, shutdown strategies, etc.
There are many competent manufacturers of manual monitoring
equipment. Also, manual monitoring is often used on small air
compressors. Advanced PdM onstream systems are used with large
process compressors to continuously monitor vibration behavior.
By gathering vibration data and comparing these data with
normal operating conditions, both manual and continuous systems
can predict and pinpoint the cause of a potential problem. The
trouble is that detecting vibration is different from
eliminating vibration.
An intelligent but highly selective PM program may lead to
actions that prevent bearing distress and thus prevent
vibration from occurring in the first place. A selective PM
program may be more cost-effective than other strategies to
detect defects before failures occur. This fact establishes
that sweeping management edicts that disallow all manner of
PM on compressors do not harmonize with the principles of
asset preservation and best practices. Traditionally, industry
has focused on breakdown maintenance, and, unfortunately, many
plants still do. However, to minimize downtime and equipment
unavailability, maintenance programs should focus on levels 2
through 4.
Plant systems must be maintained at their maximum
performance levels. To assist in achieving this goal,
maintenance should include regular inspection, cleaning,
adjustment, and repair of equipment and systems. Repair events
must be viewed as opportunities to upgrade. In other words, the
organization must know if upgrading the failed
components and subsystems is feasible and cost-justified.
Conversely, performing unnecessary maintenance and repair
should be avoided. Breakdowns occur because of improper
equipment operation or failure to do basic preventive
functions. Overhauling equipment periodically when it is not
required is an expensive luxury. Upgrading where the economics
are favorable is absolutely necessary to sustain
Regardless of whether or not PdM routines have determined a
deficiency, repairs done on an emergency basis are three times
more costly in labor and parts than repairs conducted on a
preplanned schedule. More difficult to calculate, but high
nevertheless, are costs that include shutting down production
or time and labor lost during the event. Bad as these
consequences of poorly planned maintenance are, much worse is
the negative impact from frequent breakdowns on total
performance, including the subtle effect on worker morale,
product quality and unit costs.
When used properly, selective PM can produce considerable
savings. Sweeping, broad-brush maintenance, including the
routine dismantling and re-assembling of compressors, is
wasteful. It has been estimated that one out of every three
dollars spent on broad-brush, time-based PM is wasted. A major
overhaul facility reported that 60% of the hydraulic
pumps sent in for rebuild had nothing wrong with them.
This is a prime example of the disadvantage of performing
maintenance to a schedule as opposed to the individual
machines condition and needs.
However, when a selective PM program is developed and
managed correctly, it is the most effective maintenance plan.
The proof of success can be monitored and demonstrated in
several ways, including:
A plant staffs immediate maintenance concern is to
respond to equipment and system functional failures as quickly
and safely as possible. Every maintenance event must be viewed
as an opportunity to upgrade to avoid repeat failures. Good
maintenance refers to relatively frequently scheduled work.
Systematic upgrading will extend allowable intervals between
The starting point for a successful long-term selective
maintenance program is to obtain feedback regarding
effectiveness of the existing program from personnel directly
involved in maintenance-related tasks. Such information can
provide answers to several key questions, and these answers
will differ from machine to machine and plant to plant. Your
in-plant data and existing repair records will provide most of
the answers to seven questions listed in Table
1. A competent and field-wise consulting engineer will
provide the rest.
Changes should not be considered in areas where existing
procedures are working well, unless some compelling new
information indicates a need for a change. In short, focus on
known problem areas. To keep focus, continuity of information
and proper activities relative to maintenance programs, some facilities assign responsibility for
well-delineated plant systems to a knowledgeable staff person.
All maintenance-related information, including design and
operational activities relating to such a system, are funneled
through this expert. The maintenance expert is responsible for
refining maintenance procedures and
reshaping the PM program into a selective PM system.
Problems associated with machine uptime and quality output
will affect several functional areas. Many people, from plant
managers to engineers and operators, make decisions and take
actions that directly or indirectly affect machine performance.
Production, engineering, purchasing and maintenance personnel,
as well as outside vendors, use their own internal systems,
processes, policies, procedures and practices to manage
sections for the business enterprise. These organizational
systems are interactive and dependently interact; yet, at
times, these systems constrain efficiency and effectiveness for
the company as a whole. Some constraints are appropriate;
others can have disastrous consequences on equipment
Program objectives must be clearly defined.
Table 2 lists the elements and objectives of
an effective maintenance program. Following these general
guidelines of Table 2 for centrifugal
compressors will provide positive results.
The main lesson is that one deviation alone might not be
enough to bring on a compressor failure, but, when several more
deviations combine, the failure risk increases exponentially.
So, while it may be possible to avoid more serious failures by
implementing an automatic compressor unloading scheme, or by
adding bells and whistles that annunciate excessive
temperatures and vibrations and seal deficiencies, there will
never be any substitute for the human brain supplying both
logical root-cause failure analysis and upfront failure
prevention processes.
Achieving these up-front processes before calamities and
finger-pointing occur requires both training and accepting
accountability. The operator, supervisor or manager accepting a
deviation from established practice should be motivated or
compelled to understand the potential ramifications of
bypassing or not following established guidance as documented
in writing. As documentation requirements are enforced, fewer
deviations are tolerated. Accept the initial incremental cost
outlay needed to do things right. The apparent expenditure of
time and money will ultimately bring rich rewards in safety,
reliability and increased profitability.
If youre stuck with an existing compressor, view every
maintenance event as an opportunity to ask if upgrading is
feasible. If it can be shown to be cost-justified, then DO IT.
Its your professional duty to the stakeholders.
Stakeholders are not just investors; more importantly, they are
employees, families and the community. HP
1 Bloch, H. P. and J. J. Hoefner,
Reciprocating Compressors: Operation and Maintenance, Gulf Publishing
Company, 1998.
2 American Petroleum Institute, API 617,
9th Ed.
3 Bloch, H. P. and F. K. Geitner, Compressors:
How to Achieve High Reliability and Availability,
McGraw-Hill, New York, 2012.
4 Allianz Insurance Handbook of Loss Prevention,
Munich, Germany, 1984.
5 Geitner, F. K., Pipeline and Gas Technology, December
6 Bloch, H. P. and F. K. Geitner, Maximizing
Machinery Uptime, Elsevier-Butterworth-Heinemann,
Stoneham, Massachusetts, 2006.
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Excellent article and very informative. great insight to on-going issues relating to all facets of compressors or Turbo-Compressor Industry. Great job!
A very well written and though provoking article.
Bob De Maria
Great article. I would add that 20 years between major overhauls on compressors and steam turbines can be achieved by adhering to your recommendations. At Dakota Gasification Co, we have nearly 30 years of operating experience with major rotating equipment to support this claim. Furthermore, FM Global, our insurance underwriter, has accepted our position of extending machine overhauls to 20 years if machine condition allows.Thanks for sharing your knowledge.......Bob
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Baker Hughes said it received a Civil Investigative Demand from the Justice Department under the Antitrust Civil Process Act. The request sought information relating to the US pressure-pumping market beginning May 29, 2011. Additional details about the scope of the investigation were not available.
By ALISON SIDER
The US Department of Justice has started an antitrust
investigation of the pressure-pumping business, a key component
of the oil-and-gas industry practice of hydraulic fracturing,
Baker Hughes said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange
Baker Hughes said it received a Civil Investigative Demand from
the Justice Department under the Antitrust Civil Process Act.
The request sought information relating to the US
pressure-pumping market beginning May 29, 2011.
Pressure pumping, the process of injecting water and other
materials into a well to break apart rock formations and unlock
oil and gas, is the main step in the hydraulic-fracturing
process. That technique helped spur a boom in U.S oil and
natural-gas production.
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They say that there's nothing new under the sun, and that applies to more things than you realize. Whether you're talking about famous historical events or entire cities, the real world often winds up feeling a lot like Groundhog Day.
#6. The Titanic's Older Sibling (Actually Was Unsinkable)
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You know the story of the Titanic by heart, and thanks to James Cameron, you probably even know it in 3-D. Some guys went ahead and built a ridiculously huge ship, declared it to be "unsinkable" and, as the universe's punishment for their hubris, it immediately sank on its first voyage, teaching everybody a goddamn lesson in humility (also a lesson in not half-assing the amount of lifeboats you want a giant ship to have).
"We just assumed half our passengers would want to die at any given moment."
The One You Didn't Know About:
There were actually three Titanics. More accurately, the Titanic was one of three enormous ships they called the Olympic class cruisers, and the only reason you don't hear about the others is because they didn't hit an iceberg and kill hundreds of people (that's really the only way to make your mark in the boat world). In fact, they had damn good reason to think that the Titanic was unsinkable, because its identical sister ship, the Olympic, had been smashing into shit for a year already and absolutely refused to go down.
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"Why can't you be more like your sister? Maybe meet a nice aircraft carrier and settle down?"
The Olympic made its intentions known right out of the gate when it arrived in New York after its maiden voyage and the sheer size of it sucked in and smashed up smaller ships in port. That wasn't even its only misadventure -- only a few voyages later, the Olympic promptly collided with another ship, the HMS Hawke. A little worse for wear, the Olympic was patched up using parts from the not-quite-finished Titanic and sent on its way again.
It's only when the Titanic sank that people started getting nervous about traveling on the Olympic, especially since both ships were practically devoid of lifeboats, and everyone saw how well that worked out for the Titanic. Of course, by that time, World War I was breaking out and nobody wanted to travel to Europe anyway, so the Olympic and the other surviving monster cruiser, the Britannic, were recommissioned as military vessels to help the war effort. How did the Olympic help? The only way it knew how -- by ramming into German submarines and sinking them.
"Permission to shit myself, sir?"
In 1934, the Olympic crashed into yet another ship, killing seven people (none of them from the Olympic). Still, it shrugged off the incident. In the end, the only thing that could harm the Titanic's big sister was the Great Depression, when it became ultimately more profitable to take it apart for scrap than to keep driving it all over the world, smashing it into things. And half a century later, all we remember about these giant assholes of the sea comes from the movie they made about the lamest one.
#5. The Knockoff Taj Mahal
One of the most recognizable of Earth's landmarks, the Taj Mahal of India is considered to be one of the most beautiful and the most unique examples of Islamic art. That is, unless you're counting ...
The One You Didn't Know About:
... the other Taj Mahal just around the corner in neighboring Bangladesh.
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It's a perfect replica, right down to the caramel fountains.
Back in 1980, filmmaker Ahsanullah Moni got the idea that seeing the Taj Mahal is some kind of human right, and that impoverished Bangladeshis are seriously missing out by being unable to afford to see it. So he did the tiny country a favor and coughed up around $58 million to build his own scale replica. Or maybe his goals weren't quite as noble as all that. Maybe he just saw the original Taj Mahal and thought, "Oooooh, I want that!" In either case, he built the hell out of one.
In the spirit of the original, Moni shipped in materials from all over the world to construct his big-budget sequel, presumably because there wasn't enough marble in Bangladesh to attempt more than a really nice dollhouse.
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"Found some more over here!"
Unfortunately, India has been less than pleased by its neighbor's attempt to emulate its most recognizable asset. By which we mean it's practically sparked an international incident, with India threatening to sue for copyright infringement. Lawyers aren't particularly optimistic about such plans, being that the copyright on the Taj Mahal technically expired sometime around the late 1600s, but India's High Commission insists that they have some kind of case to be heard here on the basis that "you can't just go and copy historical monuments."
Las Vegas begs to differ.
But this whole ordeal hasn't squashed Moni's ambitions -- his next project is apparently to copy the Egyptian pyramids, but bigger. Sounds like somebody is overcompensating.
#4. The California Space Shuttle Launch Center
When people think of Florida, they usually think of space shuttles. Or Disney. Or old people. Or how the state looks like a wiener. But, for the purposes of this article, we're going to pretend they think about space shuttles, because every human who has ever been blasted into space from American soil since 1968 has left the launch pad at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. So there can't be too many of those lying around, right?
The One You Didn't Know About:
History has of course forgotten about the ill-fated West Coast shuttle center in Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, mainly because after they'd built the whole thing, they never actually got around to launching anything out of there.
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"We've realized it's much cheaper for you to just sit there and look majestic."
The Vandenburg Space Shuttle Launcher was built in the early 1970s when the Air Force kind of wanted in on this whole "space travel" thing. And by that they meant they wanted to be able to launch their own spacecraft without those meddling NASA scientists asking questions about everything.
Despite warnings that throwing a lot of flying projectiles into the air wasn't a very smart thing to do during the Cold War, the Air Force went ahead and started construction on what was to be the Grand Central station for space shuttles. The launch center was declared operational on October 15, 1985, with plans for an insane 20 missions a year.
Then this happened:
Via Blindloop.com
After the Challenger disaster, suddenly the Air Force didn't want anything to do with space shuttles anymore for some reason, and the entire $4 billion complex just sat there abandoned and unattended until it was torn down in 1991 to make way for a brand new space center (which was also canceled).
Via Murdoconline.net
"This administration will not rest until we put a space center on every space center in America!"


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Starbird's 44th Annual Rod And Custom Car Show - Livin' On Tulsa TimeWritten by on June 1, 2008 Starbird's 44th Annual rod And Custom Car Show
When it comes to car shows in the middle of winter, one's options are rather limited. If you want to get your fill, one way is to start livin' on Tulsa time.
Every February one of the largest, and possibly biggest, indoor car shows rolls into Tulsa, Oklahoma. True to form, 2008 was no different-the Darryl Starbird 44th Annual National Rod and Custom Car Show rolled into the Quicktrip Center over the February 15-17 weekend.
When we decided to head out and take part in the festivities, we found another abnormally large aspect to the show: Tulsa is big on custom classic trucks! Don't believe us? See for yourself.
The Tulsa show is huge-in all aspects. For starters, the Quicktrip Center spans two levels of 448,400 total square feet of column-free space under a cable-suspended roof. Every square inch of the building's upper level is filled with over 1,000 trucks, customs, rods, musclecars, and various vehicle-related oddities. The building's lower level still has enough room to house monster truck races, freestyle motocross, and a three-man "Globe of Death." Adding to the spirit of the show is the "Go for the Gold" award (an award that gives away the largest cash prize in the industry: $20,000) and this year's Darryl Starbird's National Rod and Custom Car Hall Of Fame annual induction. Top that off with over 50,000 spectators for the weekend and it's pretty easy to see how Tulsa is big all over.


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4 Quick Halloween Safety Tipsby Cindy Bond
Kids love Halloween. When else can they dress up, get goodies, and act spooky? But parents may worry about their children trick-or-treating, getting candy from strangers, and more. Dr. Alan Woolf, a pediatrician and the director of the Massachusetts Poison Control Center, suggests these simple tips to ensure your kids' safety this Halloween season.
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Pumpkin Carving Safety
Although there are many supposedly "kid-safe" knives on the market, carving pumpkins is for adults only. Pumpkins are heavy, slimy, and unwieldy — even for adults. Let your kids participate by drawing on the face and scooping out the insides with a spoon. Design your jack-o'-lantern's face with this template tool.
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Mostly, I've heard that having previous publication credits to your name is beneficial, but I wonder if listing many publications in journals that aren't particularly well-known or impressive might make a worse impression than just including a small number of publications.
I'd appreciate answers from journal editors or from people who have been published in multiple tiers of literary journal and therefore can speak from personal experience. Thanks!


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A newbie question this one - MMA help seems to suggest it would be possible to place a button on ( or have a button be ) each node of graph, labelled with the name of said node. I have no idea where to start with the syntax for this though...any help much appreciated.
It looks like you can use VertexShapeFunction to do it (also take a look at the other options for Graph). Modifying one of the examples from the documentation:
This is a more general version of amr's button-graph, with hidden button graphics, multiple button actions (print, speak, recolor) and dynamic redrawing (recoloring nodes) to showcase more advanced capabilities of Mathematica:


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| Billy Thinnes, Hydrocarbon Processing,
NEW YORK -- The 2013 edition of the Chem Show is now well
into its second day, and the networking, deal-making and
information sharing at New York Citys Javits Center is in
full swing. A part of this years show is the day
long AIChE Northeast Manufacturing Conference. One of the
standout presentations from the gathering was given by Sam
Samdani from McKinsey and Co. Dr. Samdani spoke about
five ideas that could be game changers for the US economy as a
whole and the US chemical industry specifically.
Working with data from a recent McKinsey
Global Institute report, Dr. Samdani told attendees that there
are five ideas out there that are game changers. These
ideas were selected based up on their ability to substantially
raise productivity, gross domestic product (GDP) and job growth
by 2020, all the while having an impact across multiple
sectors. The game changers are:
Projected numbers. Dr. Samdani and his McKinsey
cohorts see shale energy having a $380 to $690 billion impact
on the US economy by 2020. This number would be 3.7% of projected 2020 US GDP. For knowledge
intensive manufacturing, which includes automotive, aerospace
and semiconductors the projected GDP impact was between $200
billion and $590 billion, a possible 3.1% of total US
Moving on to big data analytics, the dollar spread looks
like a $155 billion to $325 billion proposition (1.7% GDP
impact). Infrastructure investment (270 billion to $320
billion, 1.7% GDP impact) and workforce development ($165
billion to $265 billion, 1.4% GDP impact) rounded out the
Dr. Samdani noted that for workforce development to have its
desired GDP impact, the US Congress would need to pass
immigration reform.
Energy. Shale gas production in North America has
grown by 51% annually since 2007, lowering the price by
two-thirds and causing US natural gas prices to be
significantly below those in the UK and Japan. This means that
downstream chemical and petrochemical companies can
capitalize on cheaper feedstocks in the US, providing them
competitive advantage. Dr. Samdani also pointed out that the US
output of light tight oil (LTO) is growing even faster than
shale gas output did in its early stages. He sadi that the US
has the potential to be bigger than Saudi Arabia in oil
production. Bolstering things on the projected GDP side of the coin, Dr.
Samdani said shale energy could provide up to 1.7 million new
jobs by 2020.
Knowledge and big data. Interestingly, Dr. Samdani
said that the US is one of the only advanced economies to run a
trade deficit in knowledge intensive manufacturing. The US
trade deficit in knowledge intensive -manufacturing has grown
from approximately zero in the mid-1990s to$217 billion in
2012. One possible solution to stemming this tide would
be utilizing big data analytics to create value for companies
in multiple ways, especially but raising productivity across
sectors to US competitiveness. Examples include advanced labor
scheduling, predictive customer sales models, design-to-value,
predictive hiring models and fraud detection in payment
While various sectors differ in their ability to use and
obtain value from big data analytics, Dr. Samdani said that
manufacturing could see great benefits, as could government,
retail, trade, finance and insurance.
Infrastructure and education. The McKinsey report
argues that he US must raise infrastructure spending by 1
percentage point of GDP to meet its future needs. Relative to
other leading industrialized countries in the world, the US is
not investing enough infrastructure. As one example, Australia
and Japan are actually investing more than needed for
infrastructure. Meanwhile, productivity improvements can reduce
the cost of infrastructure projects by up to 29%, Dr. Samdani
Another troubling statistic in the presentation was that the
US no longer leads the world in tertiary education attainment.
The US is third in post-secondary education in world,
behind Israel and Russia, in the 55 to 64 age group. The
numbers look even worse in the 25-34 year olds age group, with
the US in fifth place. Further, the proportion of US
degrees awarded in STEM is very low compared to other
countries. Mexico, Taiwan, Korea and China all vastly exceed
the US in STEM degrees. Another problem is that in primary and
secondary schools, US student achievement in international
tests falls below the OECD average. The US is currently 31st.
However, pushing against this trend is the information
that some states are actually doing quite well, including
Texas, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
Implications. Our planet has had essentially the
same number of atoms during the time of the abacus as today,
but now we have many more exotic molecules in the form of
advanced materials.
The chemical industry at large is the custodian of the
most comprehensive advanced materials portfolio enabling
technological advances, Dr. Samdani said.
He went on to note that to understand impact of shale, you
have to look at the hydrocarbon chain. For instance, the ethanol (C1) value chain is
Think of methane vs. coal, he said. There
is going to be some shifting going on as it relates to US shale
gas. There will be an impact on the ethylene chain. China is
looking at methanol to olefins (MTO) technology. That will have huge
impact on different parts of the chain in different parts of
the world. Now, MTO is very capital intensive, but China can do
it because they have some CAPEX advantages.
Dr. Samdani suggested that business leaders need to capture
immediate opportunities. He said they need to create new
capabilities via new technology and training.
They should explore partnership opportunities, across
value chains or even horizontally, he said. Also,
they should spearhead local initiatives for economic
development that can be a pipeline of talent.
For policy makers, Dr. Samdani strongly
suggested they need to prioritize game changers.
They should take a tailored approach to sector policy, he said.
The government should be a facilitator and establish ground
rules to reduce uncertainty in regulatory environments. Legislators and
regulators need to support innovation and experimentation.
Shale gas opportunities offer strong benefits to US petrochemicals and some moderate
upsides to US specialty chemicals, Dr. Samdani said.
Photo caption: Joseph Kurian, W.L.
Gore and Associates, and Sam Samdani, McKinsey
and Co.
Dr. Kurian hosted the session where Dr. Samdani offered his
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I've read that the best way to "antique" a mirror is to use hydrochloric/muriatic acid to burn away some of the metallic backing. According to different sources it can be found easily at hardware stores, but I've had no luck near me and employees look at me like I'm crazy. What products use this strong an acid? I tried CLR, but it wasn't really strong enough. Any ideas?
You need to find a better hardware store. FWIW, you can order it online:
A lot of times you'll find it in the masonry section of your hardware store. It is used a lot for cleaning brick after it is set.
Hydrochloric acid is the key component in swimming pool acidifying products (pH Minus). These products usually contain a buffer, which may make them less useful for your project. But, you can also by the stuff "straight": Crown Muriatic Acid - 1 Gallon at Lowe's.
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For the second consecutive year "Festa del Vino" will be presented by the Italian American Cultural Club on Nov. 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville, with a special highlight of the evening being a silent auction of items provided by businesses and individuals.
Well-known local artist Dave Barnhouse has donated a print framed by Nelson's Fine Arts. The print entitled "Ready or Not" depicts Welday's Orchard and Cider House.
Auction chairman Jane Antonucci announced other items include a Myrtle Beach condo for one week; a framed Don Fusco print; a Nike driver; an autographed Steelers jersey and autographed Penguins jersey from Mr. Key's Marco Colantoni; a winery tour for 12 people; limousine service for three hours; assorted gift baskets; and gift certificates.
Antonucci also noted that the IACC received a $500 donation from the ECHO fund of Trinity Health System.
In addition to the silent auction, there will be a Chinese auction, a 50/50 drawing and numerous door prizes.
Iron City Distributing will supply the wines at four pouring stations showcasing Moscatos, Spritzers, Washington State and Dessert wines. For those who are not wine drinkers, there will be a fifth pouring station of hard ciders and craft beers supplied by Iron City Distributing and Choice Brands of Ohio.
Food selections from Piergallini Catering will include shrimp, pork sliders, balsamic beef, bruschetta, assorted cheeses and fruit. Sausages will be served at the beer station. There also will be a hot beverage bar with assorted coffees and amaretto to go along with a variety of homemade biscotti.
Musical entertainment throughout the evening will be presented by accordionist Rick Pastre and vocalist Joel Smith. Club member John Balzano will serve as master of ceremonies.
Proceeds from "Festa del Vino" will benefit the IACC Scholarship fund, according to Theresa Metcalf, event chairman and scholarship chairman. Metcalf noted that because of last year's successful event, the IACC awarded five $1,000 scholarships to area high school graduates. The club hopes to repeat or surpass that success this year, she said. The scholarships are named in memory of the late Rev. Edmondo Stabene.
Tickets for the event are $30 and can be obtained by calling Vince or Sandy Talarico at (740) 264-4065.
Tickets also are available at St. Florian Hall, Celebrations, Scaffidi's Pasta and Pittera's Pizza and also will be sold at the door the evening of the event.
Other committee members are: Nick and Deena Riley, Carm Gentile, Elida Petrella, Mariella Pittera, Billy Petrella, Mary Jo Rinaldi, Cheryl Adams, Lou and Carol Almonte, Teresa Laman, and Patty and Bob Ryan.


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Assuming supersymmetry exists and a neutralino is stable, it's often seen as a leading dark matter candidate. What would be expected from the interaction of a neutralino and its anti-particle? Has there been any unambiguous detection of such an interaction?
Dear Michael, neutralino carries no conserved charges that can take arbitrarily large values (and no spin) and it is identical with its antiparticle, much like in the case of photons. That still allows two neutralinos to annihilate.
Neutralinos only carry a "1" charge under the $Z_2$ symmetry called R-parity. This means that the number of neutralinos must be conserved modulo 2. This is compatible with the annihilation of pairs of neutralinos. The annihilation of neutralino pairs was important when the Universe was young. With the right TeV-like mass and MSSM-like annihilation cross section, models may predict that the dark matter density has been diluted exactly to the observed value (plus minus a few orders of magnitude which is still a nontrivial agreement).
The products of this annihilation are most typically two photons (but two gluons or gamma-Z are also possible) and the resulting gamma rays are so rare in the present era that it's hard to observe them. However, people have still tried to argue that they should be observable, at least under various assumptions:
As far as I know, none of those gamma rays has been observed as of today.
It could be that the neutralino is a Majorana fermion. The $Z_2$ structure could be a signature of a Majorana fermion. The Majorana fermion is the charge conjugate fermion of the form $\psi_c~=~\gamma^2\psi^*$ with $\psi_c~=~\psi$. This has some interesting statistics. For fermions the exchange of a wave function introduces a negative sign. The additional constraint that $\psi~=~\gamma^2\psi^*$, means that the $\gamma^2$ introduces a braid structure into the exchange statistics of Majorana fermions. If this is the case the neutralino is its own anti-particle. The annihilation of the neutralino particle could then be a type of decay process.


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Geno Auriemma
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News about Geno Auriemma, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Apr. 6, 2016
Harvey Araton On College Basketball column analyzes success of University of Connecticut women's basketball team, which recently won its 11th NCAA championship under coach Geno Auriemma. MORE
Feb. 22, 2016
Longtime University of Connecticut women's basketball team Coach Geno Auriemma is coaching USA Basketball women's national team, even as UConn is aiming to win fourth consecutive NCAA tournament championship. MORE
Apr. 8, 2015
Connecticut defeats Notre Dame, 63-53, to win third consecutive NCAA women's basketball title, and tenth under coach Geno Auriemma; Notre Dame presented rugged challenge for champions. MORE
Mar. 29, 2015
College Women's Basketball Roundup; University of Connecticut's Geno Auriemma becomes second coach to achieve 100 victories in NCAA tournament as Connecticut routs Texas, 105-54, in Round of 16; other women's NCAA tournament scores noted. MORE
Mar. 29, 2015
Profile of Chris Dailey, associate head coach of University of Connecticut's women's basketball team; Dailey, who is helping team advance in this year's NCAA tournament, became assistant to coach Geno Auriemma in 1985, and has been part of power program's leadership through nine national titles. MORE
Feb. 8, 2015
Jere Longman On College Basketball column holds that Connecticut women's basketball team, after coach Geno Auriemma's reign, cannot sustain its dominance without being affiliated with a Power 5 football conference; notes that Auriemma's contract expires at end of 2017-2018 season. MORE
Feb. 4, 2015
College Basketball Roundup; Connecticut women's basketball team beats Cincinnati, 96-36, charting 900th victory for coach Geno Auriemma; men's results also noted. MORE
Sep. 5, 2014
NCAA determines that Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma committed a secondary rules violation when he made a phone call to congratulate Little League World Series star Mo'ne Davis, 13-year-old who told reporters her dream is to play point guard for UConn some day. MORE
Apr. 6, 2014
Harvey Araton On College Basketball column says that as they prepare for the NCAA women's basketball semifinals, Notre Dame Coach Muffet McGraw and UConn's Geno Auriemma each have a story to tell; both agree that prickly relationships among power coaches bring attention to a sport could use all it can get. MORE
Sep. 7, 2013
Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma will return for a second term as coach of the United States women's Olympic basketball team; other women's basketball news noted. MORE
Apr. 18, 2013
New York judge dismisses NBA security official Kelley Hardwick's discrimination and assault lawsuit against Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma because alleged offenses did not occur in New York. MORE
Apr. 9, 2013
NCAA women's basketball championship game between Connecticut and Louisville will feature longstanding yet lopsided rivalry between Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma and Louisville coach Jeff Walz. MORE
Oct. 26, 2012
Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma suggests rims be lowered seven inches for women's leagues in order to generate higher scores and increase interest in game; several coaches weigh in on idea. MORE
Aug. 8, 2012
United States women's basketball team, led by coach Geno Auriemma, defeats Canada, 91-48, in the quarterfinals at the 2012 Olympics. MORE
Jul. 18, 2012
Kelly Hardwick, NBA security official who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the United States women's national coach Geno Auriemma, the NBA and USA Basketball, will be on a security detail at the 2012 Olympics; Hardwick claims Auriemma tried to kiss her on a trip to Russia in 2009. MORE
Jun. 12, 2012
Kelly Hardwick, a security director for the National Basketball Association, files a lawsuit against Geno Auriemma, the coach of the United States Olympic women's basketball team, claiming that he grabbed and tried to forcibly kiss her at a hotel during a basketball tournament in Russia in 2009; suit also claims that Auriemma demanded that the NBA remove Hardwick as top security official for the United States women's team at the London Olympics as retaliation for Hardwick's rejection of his advances. MORE
Mar. 29, 2011
Jere Longman On Basketball column; peculiar season of Connecticut women's basketball team has capped a record 90-game winning streak and produced a chance for a third consecutive national championship; yet it has also produced frustration for coach Geno Auriemma, who has engineered a 35-1 record with two freshman starters and a thin bench but has been unable to entice largely indifferent fans. MORE
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UConn's Geno Auriemma, Feeling Ill, Is Hospitalized
The university said Auriemma, the women's basketball coach, was taken to a hospital for observation with an undisclosed illness and was resting comfortably.
April 17, 2016, Sunday
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Mighty UConn Faces a Future of Rising Powers
Even Coach Geno Auriemma seems to be predicting that the Huskies will not go undefeated next season, saying his returning players "are in for a rude awakening."
April 7, 2016, Thursday
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UConn Wins Record Fourth Straight Title
The Huskies claimed their sixth undefeated season in team history, and Coach Geno Auriemma secured his 11th championship to surpass the U.C.L.A. men's coach John Wooden for the most titles in college basketball.
April 6, 2016, Wednesday
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A Team Sets a High Bar, and Then Surpasses It Yet Again
Coach Geno Auriemma has turned great players into great teams known for sharing, transitioning and defending.
April 6, 2016, Wednesday
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Olympic Duties Leave UConn's Geno Auriemma Right at Home
The Connecticut head coach led a training camp on campus for the U.S.A. Basketball women's national team amid his team's N.C.A.A. title chase.
February 22, 2016, Monday
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UConn Sees Lone Loss as Turning Point in a Championship Season
UConn's women's basketball players agreed that a loss to Stanford in November forced them to grow up and accept that being all in during hard practices would make them better.
April 9, 2015, Thursday
UConn's Win Isn't Pretty, but Title Is a Perfect 10th for Geno Auriemma
Withstanding a rugged challenge from Notre Dame in a rematch of last year's national title game, the Huskies won their third straight N.C.A.A. women's basketball championship.
April 8, 2015, Wednesday
At UConn, Lessons to Respect the Past
The Connecticut women's team, which had a shaky beginning, now proudly embraces its storied past, with help from coaches and former players.
April 7, 2015, Tuesday
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UConn Too Big, Too Savvy and Too Much for Upstart Maryland
The Huskies and Coach Geno Auriemma, who are no strangers to the Final Four or the N.C.A.A. women's championship game, will play Notre Dame on Tuesday.
April 6, 2015, Monday
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Born to a Star and Becoming One for Maryland
Lexie Brown, whose father, Dee Brown, played 12 seasons in the N.B.A., leads the Terrapins into a Final Four matchup with Connecticut.
April 5, 2015, Sunday
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UConn Reflects on Record-Breaking Win
The University of Connecticut's women's basketball team held a press conference following their fourth consecutive title win. Coach Geno Auriemma attributed the team's continued success to his players.
Women's N.C.A.A. Tournament: March 30
UConn routed Maryland, Kentucky pushed out Delaware and Georgia escaped Stanford to advance to the Round of 8.
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There it was, the fancy cut rock candy I always found in my stocking on Christmas morning when I was a child. It was surrounded by all my grown-up holiday favorites - divinity, fudge, peppermint bark, peanut brittle, and old fashioned hard ribbon candy in red, green and white. They were all at Henry's Candy Company in Dexter, where there are over 100 kinds of hand-produced candy just waiting to be unwrapped and savored.
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The manager of the Owensboro-Daviess County Airport says the facility will exceed 30,000 boardings in 2012 — up from 508 four years ago.
Airport Manager Bob Whitmer told the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer the official Federal Aviation Administration figures won't be released until June, but his internal count puts the number at or near 30,000.
The 30,000-plus passenger count in 2012 represents a meteoric rise since 2008 when the airport saw 508 boardings.
The current Essential Air Service Provider, Cape Air, began offering $49 one-way tickets to and from St. Louis. Whitmer says those flights have been well received.
The increased boardings translates to more money for the airport. When airports reach 10,000 passengers annually, the FAA increases the level of funding it provides for improvements from $150,000 to $1 million.


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I'm looking at getting a kegerator since bottling kinda sucks. I'm on Amazon and they have a fridge that can take:"1/2 barrels / Full Size Kegs (15.5gal), 1/4 barrels / Ponies (7.75gal)". I've only heard of corny kegs being used with homebrew. What's the difference between a corny and a pony keg?
I always thought standard quarter barrels were ponies. And according to Micromatic a Pony Keg IS a standard quarter barrel. The tall quarters are called "slim quarters".
Here is a link: Micromatic Chart
I've never used sanke (the family of kegs pony's fall into) or corny kegs, so those of you who have correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the reason that home brewers use corny's is because they are a lot easier to clean and sanitize compared to standard beer kegs.
Ponies, generally, are just tall, skinny quarter-barrels. They look like corny kegs, but have Sankey, or other commercial beer fittings. Sometimes the standard squat quarter barrel is also referred to as a "pony" keg. I think that designation is largely regional.
Cornelius kegs come from the commercial soft drink industry and are usually 5 gallons, although there are 2.5 gallon, 3 gallon and I have seen a 7 gallon Corny keg. Anything but the five is rare and I would have called the 7 a rumor if I hadn't seen one once. But only once.


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The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
The U.S. Census Bureau has established the four regions of the United States along with nine subdivisions that the UCR Program uses to compile the Nation's crime data. The following table lists the 50 states and the District of Columbia arranged according to the regions and divisions of the United States.
For the 2007 population estimates used in this table, the FBI computed individual rates of growth from one year to the next for every city/town and county using 2000 decennial population counts and 2001 through 2006 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Each agency's rates of growth were averaged; that average was then applied and added to its 2006 Census population estimate to derive the agency's 2007 population estimate.
Contact the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or by telephone at (304) 625-4995.


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America Stories of War - 36 DVDs for $17.99 + $5.00 shipping
You say the War of 1812 definitely occurred. I remain skeptical.
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Woot must have bought these by the cargo shipping crate full.
Long ago when this came up on a Woot, my wife was considering giving it to her dad. My wife's dad died 2 years ago, and this didn't happen right before he died, so you know how long these have been around here. They must have been up at least a dozen times, not including woot-offs.
I've got this set. You get a lot of history for the money. But remember this is a historical set. It's got as much about the history of the US in war as war footage. And the older wars, such as the Civil War, don't have any video footage, only photos or recreated scenes. This can make for some tedious watching.
Price is dropping now. I paid $2 more three months ago.
Good series, i bought one on woot about a year ago. Its a mix of documentaries. Some by US army and Navy some by other sources. All in all if you like documentaries and war it well worth the money. Some documentaries are not great. But Civil war, ww1 and ww2 were really good.
Wow I was just talking about this box set over here I've watched a few videos out of it and they're pretty good. Don't expect major blockbuster quality and you'll be fine. This would probably make a great father's day gift -hint hint-
I am beginning to think that Woot IS the factory where they make these.
I have this, paid $20. Never heard of most of them, quality isnt great. War buff friend was gifted a set, he'd never watched any of them.
Unless you are a WWII fanatic, I'd leave this one be. My hub got the can of DVDs a few years ago as a gift from his brother who shops here. We both love old war movies and tried watching random disks from the set. It was a collection of old unheard of B movies and dry documentaries that numbed our minds and made our eyes glaze over. Normally we are very easily entertained, but this was a stinker to us. We threw away the disks and kept the nice metal can!
Bought this set a couple years back, still haven't finished them all. My travel schedule often puts me wide awake at 2-3 a.m. in hotels, so I take these to watch instead of flipping through infomercials. I'm not a war buff of any type but I do find a lot of these pretty interesting.
Does this mean that these will no longer be making their regular Wootoff appearance?! :D
@troller11: No Video footage of the Civil War? Well, that's a deal breaker right there!
I will sale someone my new set for $12, with $5 shipping if anybody wants it?
Best gift I ever got for my father and for my father-in-law.
Great father's day present, got it about 2 Woot-offs ago and i'm patiently waiting to give it to him.
A Drop in Price I see!
I got this set for my brother-in-law a couple of years ago for Christmas. He's a big war buff and it made for the perfect gift!! He's not normally one to show a lot of reaction, but his face lit up when he opened it and his response was along the lines of "wow, that is so cool."
ordered it for my dad for his birthday because he's a war buff. He liked it. Sure some of the footage is boring and most of the movies are dated, but it's still pretty rad... I mean a lot of that boring footage is pictures and stuff I've / he's never seen and those old dated movies are kind of a commentary on the times and the Hollywood view of war and what not.
I thought it was great for 20 bucks...and now that it's 17 I'm going to grab another for my grandfather for fathers day.
My favorite part of this collection, is when they discuss the recording of 'Low Rider'.
June 18th, 1812
United States Congress
An Act Declaring War Between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Dependencies Thereof and the United States of America and Their Territories
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That war be and the same is hereby declared to exist between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the dependencies thereof, and the United States of America and their territories;.....
APPROVED, June 18, 1812
War...UGH...what is it good for?
@raven975: Hey, if you are serious, I'll buy your set! I can do paypal too!
Once again, no information on captions or subtitles.
@xxcoder: Don't need them. Bullets go this way, bullets go that way, and the guy in the middle is sayin "what do ya want from me?"
@bknabl: Absolutely nothin'. Nice reference to Edwin Starr.
I have this set, and it is full of documentary information. However, it is of poorer quality than something you'd see on A&E, for example.
I paid more for these a while ago, and thought I made a good purchase. I now think that it would have been better at this price point.
I am both a war buff and a documentary buff, and I haven't been able to get through the civil war disks I pulled out of the box the day I received them.
That might say something about my attention span, but I think it says more about this collection.
I for one will be much more wary the next time a box of 30+ war videos shows up in a can.


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[FIXED] RadioButton bug in IE7
I have some bug with a RadioGroup and a few Radio buttons added to it. It works as expected in FF, but in IE only the first one is rendered. I was planning to write a demo to replicate the bug, but it looks like it replicates in the official GXT demo.
Please open http://www.extjs.com/examples/pages/forms/forms.html in IE 7 and you will see that for Music you get only one checkbox instead of 3 and for the Favorite Color and Favorite Fruit, no options.
Please note that I have tested and replicated it on 3 different machines with IE 7.
It seems to render fine with the 2 IE 8 machines I have tested.
20 Jan 2010 9:41 PM #2
I do not see this problem with release 2.1 (your link). Are you still having this problem? If yes, what release.
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I still see the problem and I have asked others to test it in IE7 on their machines and some of them saw it too. Do you want me to post a screenshot of http://www.extjs.com/examples/pages/forms/forms.html as viewed in my IE?
We had this problem with release 2.1, but you know better what release you are using for your demos.
21 Jan 2010 8:00 AM #4
I was able to reproduce the problem with 2.1. But 2.1.1-beta does not show it anymore. Can you confirm this?
You can access the 2.1.1-beta example here: http://www.extjs.com/examples-dev/pa...rms/forms.html
21 Jan 2010 8:03 AM #5
The link you provided is the same I did, so yes, using that link I still see the error.
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21 Jan 2010 8:18 AM #8
When do you plan to release 2.1.1 to the "public"?
3 Feb 2010 9:14 AM #9
2.1.1 is now available.
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is this really fixed? I am using 2.1.1 already, but on IE6. I still see the same bug. initially all radios appear. after you manually select a radio, only the first radio remains visible.


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Can anyone point me to a step by step on how to get the Car mods workin without taxis
Ok first up a bit of info so it's easier for you to help me.
Got the game on steam. Manually downgraded it to 126.96.36.199 utilizing a online guide. then installed latest version of Icehancer. Then installed this car pack (link), downloaded and installed these (link) and different taxi fix's (link) nope, (link) nope, (link) sortof worked but it was basically just taxi's, cop cars and a different other car every 15 seconds, (link) sortof worked but crashed, though I've got a feeling the crash was from something else I did. I've checked it with a trainer. The cars are there, they are simply not spawning. I get a minimum of 40fps when the screen is busy and all settings on ultra with icehancer installed. My computer should be able to handle a crappy car pack. How the fark do I get this working?
I made backups of my GTA directory with a fresh install, after downgrading to 22.214.171.124, after installing icehancer and after installing the car pack and have been fiddling with asi loader/scripthook/traffic fix but no luck. I can restart from any point needing practically only 10 minutes to copy the files back. Normally I just headbutt these sort of things until they work but I've frankly not got time to waste 3 days looking at it at the moment. I got that much on my to do list it's not funny, and wanted to get this prepped n ready so I've got something to relax with.
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Try any of those fixes again with a traffic density below 20
your goal should be to reduce the taxis, you'll probably never solve the problem entirely
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Hi I'm having an issue with my store using metadata. I get null values for model and fields when i do store.getFields() or store.getModel(). The store contains the relevant data in this case the users but the model and fields of the store is null. I would like to know what I'm missing in order to populate the fields and model. Thanks
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Pasta with Pecorino and Peas
Categories: Comfort Foods, Kid-friendly, Pasta Dishes, Quick to fix
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Type: Main Dishes
Pecorino and peas are the perfect addition to this delicious pasta dish.
Prep Time: 10M
Cooking Time: 20M
Serves: Serves 4
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 fresh red jalapeño chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 tsp all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup freshly grated Pecorino cheese, plus extra for serving
- 12oz (350g) dried farfalle
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- Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and a pinch of salt, and cook over low heat for 5 minutes or until soft. Stir in the garlic and chile and cook for a few seconds more. Stir in the flour until well blended, then add the wine, and allow to bubble for a couple of minutes. Stir in the milk.
- Stir in the peas, then add the Pecorino and cook at a low simmer-do not allow to boil-for 10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened slightly. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta as the package directs, until it is tender yet still firm to the bite. Drain, reserving a small amount of the cooking water. Return the pasta to the pot and toss together with the reserved cooking water. Add the sauce, toss again, top with extra Pecorino, and serve.
- Use Parmesan if you don't have Pecorino, but reduce the amount a little, as Pecorino is far milder.
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COMSOL 4.4: Magnetic Saturation Curves at your Fingertips
Magnus Olsson | December 2, 2013
When designing inductive devices, both challenges and possibilities are associated with the nonlinear behavior of ferromagnetic materials. COMSOL Multiphysics is well-adapted to the solution of highly nonlinear numerical models but high-fidelity modeling of nonlinear inductive devices also requires accurate material data. To meet this challenge, a library of 165 nonlinear magnetic materials is provided in COMSOL 4.4, bringing new powers to the design and modeling of electric motors, transformers, relays, etc. Here, we will discuss how the modeling process is facilitated by high-quality saturation curves that have been sampled and preprocessed especially for efficient and robust use in numerical simulations.
About Magnetic Saturation Curves
A common assumption in modeling is that a material responds linearly with respect to an applied stimulus as long as that stimulus is not too large. For example, Ohm's law stipulates a linear relation between electric field strength and current density in a conducting medium;
a relation that, for many materials, is surprisingly accurate over a wide range of electric field strength.
In this respect, ferromagnetic materials are fundamentally different as the level of magnetization depends nonlinearly on the magnetizing field, even for small values. There is also a dependency on the magnetization history (hysteresis) that is demanding and difficult to include in simulations. An example of a steady-state hysteresis loop is shown below.
Trying to capture this in a material model for design and simulation is possible, but generally leads to very long simulation times. Another major challenge is that the parameters of a hysteresis model are not directly measurable but have to be found through elaborate curve fitting methods. For most design purposes, only the average B-H curve, which incorporates magnetic saturation effects, but not hysteresis, is needed:
Measuring B-H curves involves expensive equipment and requires considerable skill and experience, and published B-H curves are most often provided only graphically. When digitizing such curves, it is important to acquire enough data pairs and to avoid introducing too much digitizing noise.
Seen from the modeling and simulation perspective, for numerical efficiency and stability a B-H curve should be smooth, without local maxima or minima, and extrapolate correctly as in the saturation limit the slope of the B-H curve should approach the permeability of free space.
Thus, the new nonlinear magnetic materials database contains B-H curves that are densely and accurately sampled, have the hysteresis effects averaged out, and extrapolate correctly in the saturation limit.
Using a Nonlinear Magnetic Material in a Model
The nonlinear magnetic materials are available in a dedicated section in the "Add Material" dialog in the COMSOL user interface. Here we use it for the soft magnetic core in a model of a generator with permanent magnets in the rotor. Bringing up the Add Material window, there is a Nonlinear Magnetic section available.
Once added to a model, the B-H curve is accessible for plotting (first quadrant):
and for use in the model:
Depending on the magnetic formulation used in the model, either the B-H curve or, as here, its inverse, the H-B curve is used. Both are provided by the nonlinear magnetic library materials together with electrical permittivity and conductivity.
Concluding Remarks and Next Steps
Altogether there are 165 materials falling into the following categories: Silicon Steels, Non-Grain Oriented; Silicon Steels, Grain Oriented; Metglas, Nano; Cobalt Steels; Nickel Steels; Stainless Steels; Low Carbon Steels; Castings; Powder Iron Core; Alloy Powder Core (including Ferrites). These are virtually available at your fingertips with the AC/DC Module and COMSOL Multiphysics version 4.4. Check out the Release Highlights page to learn more about the new nonlinear magnetic library.
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Lingling Tang
December 3, 2013 9:16 pm
Dear Olsson,
I am now using COMSOL 4.3a, and always being restricted by the limited ferromagnetic material during modeling.
I wonder how can I get access to those 165 materials on my 4.3a software platform without update to 4.4 version?
Best regards!
Magnus Olsson
December 4, 2013 9:21 am
Dear Lingling,
As for all other new functionality, the nonlinear magnetic library is only provided with the latest version. However, if you have installed version 4.4 but wish to use the BH-curve for a particular material in some other context, for example in an older version, you can always export the raw data to a text file and take it from there.
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January 15, 2014 4:23 am
Dear Magnus
Where can I find the .mph File for the shown simulation?
Thanks in advance
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Dear Magnous
Do you have another model for Motor and not genrator ?


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The Gemara in Megillah 5a says that the reason we push off Tishah be-Av is because אקדומי פורענות לא מקדמי. In other words, since you cannot fast on Shabbos, Tishah be-av must be changed, and since it is a sad time, we push it off instead of moving it forward. Since this reason will not apply in the days of mashiach, there will be no reason to push it off.
Baised off of already set Halakha ( inlight of the fact that most likely when fast days become Yom Ttov's there will be a reinstated Sanhedrin who could change existing Halakha) The answer is simply no.
From what we know of about the 9th of av changing: "Thus saith the HaShem of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful seasons"-Zekharyah 8:19
Not giving any depths or details what these new joyful days actually are and still staying in the parameters of the currently established Halakhic system its safe to say that they like other Holidays would not get pushed off. As far as Halakhic sources as to why any Yom Ttov would be postponed, I know of none. This is all stating that the fast days become full Yom Ttov's and not remembrance days such as Purim or Hhanukah.
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Judging by this video Ace Combat Infinity will feature plenty of references to story elements, squadrons and wingmen from previous entries in this long-running series. For example, the rival "Ridgebacks" squadron seen in this trailer alludes to the Wardog squadron from Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War who also flew black Shinden IIs.
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