Town Board Stations (TBS) are usually located in residential areas. Pressure reduction through reducing valves in these stations generates considerable amounts of sound and vibrations. These mechanical...

Organization/ Association APICS The Association for Operations Management Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP) Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC) Procurement, Materiel Management and Real Property (PMMRP) Community Management Office, Acquired Services and Assets Sector (ASAS), Office of the Comptroll...

Global warming created by large scale emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) are a worldwide concern. Due to this, the issue of green gas network has required more attention in the last decades. Here, we address the GHG-based problem that arises in a gas network where gas flow is transferred from the Town Board Station (TBS) to consumers by pipeline systems. Given this environment, an optimization...

CODE OF ORDINANCES TOWN OF DAVIDSON, NORTH CAROLINA ________ Published by Order of the Board of Commissioners ________ Adopted February 13, 2001 Effective February 13, 2001 ________ Published by Municipal Code Corporation Tallahassee, Florida 2000 OFFICIALS of the TOWN OF DAVIDSON, NORTH CAROLINA AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION ________ Randall R. Kincaid Mayor ________ Garfield Carr Bruce McM...

A methodology for the classification of railway passenger stations was developed in this study. Four groups of factors are defined to study the characteristics of the station: potential of the town, importance of the town, infrastructural factors, and characteristics of passengers. In the research we investigated 18 factors and studied 98 passenger stations of railway network in Bulgaria. The m...

This paper describes a system called ePro for supporting face-to-face group activities . ePro connects a sensorembedded board and a computer simulation, and is currently used to discuss urban planning and environmental problems. Group members collaboratively construct a town by placing pieces such as houses on the board. The computer simulation program automatically recognizes the arrangement o...

James Ormiston M'William was born at Dalkeith on Sept. 5, 1807. He received his medical education under Dr. Andrew Walter and Mr. Charles Graham, of that town, and subsequently became a licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and an M.D. of the University of that city. He entered the Royal Navy as assistant-surgeon in 1829, and serving on board H.M.S. "North Star" and " Canopus"...