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Edward Andrews Homes Expands to New Corporate Headquarters
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Edward Andrews Homes, one of Georgia's top 20 home builders, has relocated its corporate headquarters as a direct result of the company's exceptional growth over the last two years. With the Atlanta real estate market rebounding, today's investment-minded home buyer seeks designs tailored to fit their lifestyle, which is accomplished through customized home options to perfectly suit their needs. Edward Andrews Homes has listened to the needs of today's buyer, focused on the client's aspirations and pioneered a proprietary building process that places the homeowner at the center, ensuring that their custom options are realized without complications.
Since the company's formation in 2007, Edward Andrews Homes has followed its mission and evolved its customer-focused proprietary process, all the while sourcing like-minded, mission-focused associates to join the expanding team. From 2012 to 2013, revenue grew by 77 percent, nearly reaching $40 million. Year-over-year growth of 45 percent is anticipated in 2014 with 10 communities opening in the north Atlanta region. The team has grown in a parallel process to serve the client base.
"The new office space is the first of many significant 2014 milestones for Edward Andrews Homes," said Paul Corley, founder and chief executive officer. "We owe a great deal of our success to the passionate employees who share our vision for home building excellence. As our team continues to grow, they deserve a work environment that reflects the same quality, style and innovation that we deliver to the clients who trust us with one of their most important financial investments."
Leveraging decades of experience in land development and home building, the proprietary process Corley and his business partner Todd Hager created was the impetus for partnership of the global alternative asset manager, The Carlyle Group. This article from Builder Magazine provides more information about The Carlyle Group and Edward Andrews Homes' partnership.
With a mission to create a better home building experience, Paul Corley and Todd Hager established Edward Andrews Homes in 2007 with a proprietary process crafted from decades in the home building and land development industries. The process, which places the customer at the center, provides a custom but not complicated engagement for today's innovative consumer. Homebuyers are empowered through expert design direction to discover features and details that match their tastes and distinct lifestyle choices. These options, coupled with customizable floor plans, make an Edward Andrews Homes' house their home. Edward Andrews Homes is an award-winning member of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, Guild Quality, National Association of Home Builders, the Urban Land Institute, and it is accredited by the Certified Professional Homebuilders Association.
Edward Andrews Homes' new office is located at 2303 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Atlanta, Ga., 30339. For more information, visit www.edwardandrewshomes.com, or join the conversation on Facebook or the Edward Andrews Homes Blog.


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16 January, 2016
Time moves like a river, we are caught in it and all we can do is go and mvoe with the current being mindful to avoid undertows and whirlpools. Things change around us as we move further along and we are helpless to do anything but observe the change and admire the beauty our surroundings.
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It started as a way to pass the time and soon became more. I plan to do more than just rosaries, the concept of art in general fascinates me and the use of it in religion takes that fascination to a completely different level.
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There is beauty everywhere if we look closely. The world is an amazing place full of wonder and all we have to do is go outside our comfort zone and look. If we do this, we allow ourselves the opportunity to see and experience new places and new things.
03 January, 2016
We as a sentient species have the ability to recognize that suffering is part of our being. Suffering comes from attachment and attachment takes many forms from material items to the relationships in our lives. While it is part of our human nature to build attachments; we have the unique ability as a species to make the intelligent decision to not allow ourselves to foster attachment. This by no means devalues those in our lives or even the items that are important to us. It simply means that we can make a decision to suffer or not to suffer or even lesson the amount of suffering that we choose to endure.
We have the ability to live our lives with grace and dignity and to approach every problem with a positive mind and review every angle to see all sides of all things. Nothing is truly good and nothing is truly bad. Even the things that we take as blessing can have negative consequences and the things that we encounter that are bad can have positive outcomes. Knowing this about our world allows us to approach everything with the knowledge of the dual nature of reality and consciously choose to face every obstacle with an open mind.
We must learn to live our lives with respect for those around us. Religion, race, political beliefs, these are all things that we consistently fight over. We should learn to respect and celebrate our differences and know that we all have much to teach one another. We also must teach ourselves that every creature is worthy of respect; all life is important and can make an impact that at the moment seems small but could potentially change everything.
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Diva's Night Out & Networking Event
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Friday, September 27, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (EDT)
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Hello Diva's, I would like to invite you to join us at the Holiday Inn on Friday September 27, 2013 from 7:30PM -11:00PM located at 450 Capitol Avenue Atlanta, GA for an evening to Meet & Greet & Network with other women on the rise in the Atlanta. The event will be held on the 2nd floor in the Hospitality Suite immediately off the elevator to your left. There will be a registration table with signage for event marking.
On the rise can be alot of things; just you as a person growing in your own way, a business, a vision etc. If you are new to Atlanta or just need to get out we invite you to join us for some fun and the kick-off to your weekend.
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Bring A friend, tell a friend and be a friend. There will be wine, refreshments, jazz, vendors, games and prizes to win.
**The Braves will be playing so leave early to avoid the traffic I was informed yesterday hotel parking is $10.00 tell them are attending an event at the hotel.**
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Hotel group Accor has taken over the management of the Radisson Resort Gold Coast and will rebrand it as a Mercure resort. The move lifts Accor's total number of hotels in Australia to 200 – many of them luxury brands like Sofitel and Sea Temple – and also marks an expansion of its mid-market presence. Accor was appointed by GC Hotel Management on behalf of strata owners disappointed with their returns. Ben Wilmot
Office and retail landlord Astro Japan Property Trust's chairman Allan McDonald told the company's annual meeting that net property income and asset values continued to be affected by global conditions, but leasing activity remained strong. The company, which has most of its assets in Tokyo, is seeking to refinance its debt on eight properties by December 31. If a deal is struck the company will be rid of its last outstanding tranche of pre-GFC debt. Ainslie Chandler
The South Australian government has introduced new real estate pricing laws this week to combat under-quoting, or "bait pricing". It will now be illegal for properties to be passed in at a higher price than advertised or for vendor bids to be received at a price higher than advertised. Rebecca Thistleton
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XML in Delphi Part 1 - TXMLDocument
Handling XML in Delphi can be tricky and the main tool to do this is the TXMLDocument component, which is not the most friendly tool to use. However in this video we strip away all the confusion and look at both producing and consuming XML. You will learn how to create XML files in a simple and straight forward manor and also how to read and process XML. We look at several ways of doing this, both when the structure of the file is known and unknown. We then look at some methods for manipulating the structure of XML files. Delphi XE3 is used throughout, and we build our example code using the FireMonkey framework (the examples are simple enough to translate into the VCL). The video is over an hour and a half long and anyone with a basic (or better) understanding of Delphi should be able to follow.
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Tonight we had an early start exploring the concept of Content Aware Fill and I brought into Photoshop Elements 10, several photographs which were on the club computer hard disk. The command'Edit>fill>content aware" does not exist in the same manner in Elements 10 as it does in Photoshop. Its equivalent is found unter the Spot Healing Brush. It has a Content Aware facility.
This works by brushing over the object desired to be removed. Once the mouse button is released, it attempts to remove it and blend with the surrounding pixels.
Im the majority of cases this works well but there are occasions where it draws in some local shapes adjacent to to the selected area. The secret seems to lie in only selecting small items and small areas at one time, for instance, removing a telephone line from a photo it is better to remove it in many small pieces rather than all at once.
Once again we watched two episodes from the photo tutorial videos brought in by Darren, the first being the subject of macro photography and the second being the use of outdoor flash to light a subject and at the same time create a dark background.
In the first tutorial the use of extension tubes was discussed and demonstrated. This is a cheaper option than purchasing a Macro Lens.
The second tutorial showed how to expose for ambient light then reduce its exposure by use of polariser and neutral density filters in conjunction with fill flash using umbrella reflectors.
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The damaged caused at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has created a host of potential hazards for workers and residents. Radiation and radioactive contaminants can have serious effects on humans, and can spread in a variety of ways. The graphics below examine the difference between radiation itself and radioactive contaminates.
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Indeed it's a system..I tend to focus on one subject, a small picture, not the whole system, big picture..
Even though thermostat was replaced with new factory part, I'm going to take it apart and inspect it again..More sweating is better than more spending
Only mechanical fan works, fan clutch is in great condition btw, and auxiliary fan does not work anymore. Obviously motor is dead since E46s don't have relay, I need a new fan unit...
If you are correct about wrong water/coolant mixture caused the boiling point to drop, that means...the combination of dead auxiliary fan and wrong mixture did accelerate coolant to boil sooner?
If aux fan was working properly and water/coolant mixture was correct, it could've prevented coolant from boiling, then coolant would've never came off from the cap, THEN low coolant light would've never came on...Indeed it's a system, not just a part. +1 Doug lol
Ok I'll start with coolant mixture and replace auxiliary fan in near future..
You guys saved me from circling around and getting into deep confusion which happens all the time to me, thank you
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Not sure what you'd see inspecting the therm...also, you have another thermostat too for your trans...not sure how that fits into the picture. But work one thing at a time and don't ignore anything.
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Warner Bros. Pictures have released the fifth production journal of 'Watchmen' which displays the making of Nite Owl's Owlship.
Those who attend the 2008 San Diego Comic Con may have been familiar with how Nite Owl's primary vehicle, the Nite Owl, is taking shape. But, the others missing out the event may still be curious about it. To give a shed of light on the talked-about ship, Warner Bros. Pictures have let out a new video journal of "Watchmen" highlighting its construction and the filming in it.
From Zack Snyder, the man who brought the epic story of "300" to the big screen, comes an Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' comic book adaptation about a group of superheroes in an alternate 1985 where the costumed superheroes are parts of the society. When a superhero is murdered, his former colleague runs an investigation and comes across a conspiracy to eliminate all superheroes.
The forthcoming film sees Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup and others as the band of superheroes. It is expected to be finished before its theatrical release on March 6, 2009.
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(Another service to our community to help celebrate the Christmas season)
Conleys Talking Nativity Sign - Courtesy of FASTSIGNSHelp your children understand the true meaning of Christmas with a visit to our Talking Nativity. Our manger scene is large enough that you can walk inside with your children and hear the story of Jesus' birth. There are even small benches where you can sit with your children as you listen to the Christmas story as narrated by Bruce Conley and Dr. Michael Mangis of Heartland Counseling as well as several other members of the staff at the funeral home, the counseling center and Conley Outreach. The Talking Nativity continues through Christmas Day. Read on to learn more about the history of this unique manger scene that dates to the 1950's.
(As reported in the Elburn Herald 2007)
The tradition of the manger scene at Conley Funeral Home, dates to the early fifties when my father, C.L. "Chuck" Conley built the first one on the west lawn of the funeral home. Then as now, it was made big enough that little children could actually venture inside the manger scene. Then, as now, it was also just small enough that, to advance to the manger itself as an adult, you must be on your knees. Knowing my dad, that reality was not just a construction detail, it was a conscious reflection of scripture that, regardless of our size or age, we must come to Christ as little children.
My dad may not have always quoted "scripture and verse" but he would often paraphrase the "spirit" of the scriptures in both word and deed. I have always suspected, in fact, that Dad's motivation for building of the manger scene lay much deeper in his heart. Though he never talked to me about it, I believe that the building of the manger scene was not only a labor of love, it was one of the ways he worked out his grief over the death of my brother, Wayne. Wayne was born in 1948 with Spina Bifida and lived only a few months. In many ways, his life and death impacted my parents life and ministry in funeral service. Looking back, it's not hard to imagine that dad, like grieving fathers of every generation, needed something physically engaging to work out his grief. At the very most difficult time of year, perhaps he found that outlet in building something that was, at the same time, the source of his comfort and a symbol of his hope.
As we have continued the building of the manger since dad's death, it has moved from the funeral home to Main Street, in front of Heartland Counseling which is today, housed in my grandparent's home where my father lived when he was a boy. Through the years, a long line of family members, friends and community groups have actually helped keep the custom alive. Among them, Jim Feece, was our silent partner, providing the straw for a number of years. This year the Joseph Kovalick family of Sugar Grove followed in those footsteps. When my father's ancient nativity figures needed refurbishing, it was Jim Shoaf of St. Charles Memorial Works who painstakingly recreated and hand painted them. For years my nephew, Bill Howard, along with friends from the Elburn Fire Department helped build the structure. My cousin Page McCloud and his sons made it their personal mission to erect the wood-frame infrastructure for a number of years as well. Through it all, my sister, Karen, carried the heart of the mission laboring over every aspect each year.
When the scene moved to Main Street in the early-nineties, we added a brief ceremony that came to be called the "Blessing of the Manger". It began with the thought creating an experience that could help grieving families find comfort and hope for coping with Christmas, as I believe my dad did. Toward that end, my sister wrote a beautiful read-aloud litany to be shared by everyone in attendance. Local clergy helped lead the ceremony and the Kaneland Madrigal singers sang classic carols and lead us all in singing "Silent Night" at the end. Though it has sometimes been cold, sometimes snowy and wet, people told us again and again, how much this brief experience meant to them.
In 2006, with both construction and narrative help from the counseling staff at Heartland, we were able to achieve my long time dream of creating a "Talking Nativity" through which young visitors can actually hear the biblical story of Christmas. In addition, our narrators share a variety of other readings designed to both capture the attention of children and carry to them, the true Spirit of Christmas. As a Christian Counseling Center, the staff at Heartland helps people heal more than just grief and find comfort as well as courage to live life fully. With that thought in mind, it seemed fitting as well, to create a "nativity experience" that could be embraced by everyone and anyone with an open wound and an open heart.
In that spirit, we joined hands with the community at large as we moved our nativity ceremony to be the same night as the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Stoll in Elburn each year. It is a wonderful night of community when Santa Claus comes to town and everywhere, children and grown-ups are sharing the feeling of Christmas. We believe that the feeling of Christmas flows directly from the real meaning of Christmas and we welcome anyone and everyone to join us in celebrating that fact as part of the annual "Christmas Stroll". The heart of Christmas is Love and that Love came to life among us on a night when another village was filled with people who did not know Jesus or Mary nor Joseph but all the people of that village and all the people of the world since, have been changed because of what happened in a tiny stable in Bethlehem.
So it is that we issue our recurring invitation to "children" of all ages, to join us at our little "stable" at Pierce and Main Street in Elburn, the night of the Christmas Stroll, Friday, December 5th at 7 pm. If you can't make it that night, the "Talking Nativity" will continue to welcome children and adults any day or night through Christmas.
The Madrigals will sing, the candles will glow and Heartland will host a warm and "yummy" place to come in from the snow.
So come sing a carol, light a candle and say a prayer, That Christmas be born anew, in hearts everywhere.
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xoAxelox posted...the game is fundamentally a mess from the ground up
just because something is an easy fix, doesn't mean it will happen. Look how long a bloom fix took in reach.
Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
Phoenixmon2 4 years ago#122
don't talk about "bloom" plz
jesse_skater posted...
the game sucks...
You claim to hate this game, but you sure as hell LOVE being on these boards, don't you?
Seems you have plenty of time to waste.
SeraphLance 4 years ago#124
Kpt_Kapowski posted...
ITT : casuals redefine words like "bad", "nostalgia", "opinion", etc.
Newsflash: Your opinion is just as worthless as everyone elses. Welcome to insignificance!
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Super Vejita 4 years ago#125
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They aren't admitting the game is horrible, they said it was a good attempt at Halo, which means it was a good game.
This. Those who think it's a terrible game are entitled to their opinions sure, but it's not like it's a fact.
"What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!" ~Dracula
Aurawhisperer 4 years ago#126
Like other posters stated. I too, would explain how poorly halo 4 was developed based on MP. But you fanboys probably never played any of the previous halos before and too blind to understand.
The story was great however.
But the MP? I played better
Kpt_Kapowski 4 years ago#127
SeraphLance posted...
Kpt_Kapowski posted...ITT : casuals redefine words like "bad", "nostalgia", "opinion", etc.
I'd like you to prove that the vast majority of gamers and/or consumers in general aren't stupid.
Green Bay Packers 2012: 12-5
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ZeroSky posted...But the actual bulletin from Frank O'Connor is an interesting read. Although "best game in the series" is highly subjective.
I suppose you could be right there. It was just worded in such a way that it could be taken to have either meaning. It would be quite a thinly veiled shot at Bungie though if that was the intended meaning, saying "we made a lot of mistakes and we'll do much better next time, but it's still the best game in the series". Which I wouldn't really expect from Frank O'Connor, but who knows.
tranceaddict19 posted...
Half bad ya game deserves a 5/10
Dumb person is dumb person.
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SunDevil77 posted...jesse_skater posted...the game sucks...
So is that your defense anytime people disagree with you? They are simply wrong and a fanboy. How about you start going to school kid and learn what opinions are.
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2014 Atlanta Gospel fest 9th Annual Music Health & Wellness Festival
Leading Women's Repertory Theatre Inc.
Friday, August 1, 2014 at 4:00 PM - Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 10:00 AM (EDT)
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San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Prepare yourself for an amazing weekend of empowerment, fun, and total transformation. There will be amazing concerts from some of your favorite Gospel & Christian Artist, there will be fashions shows, fitness demonstrations, mentoring workshops, and seminars presented by top agencies and a wealth of networking opportunities. The Atlanta Gospel fest is fun for the entire family it was listed in the Atlanta Journal as the one of the Top 5 events to attend!
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Friday August 1 2014 :
Onsite Registration 2pm until 8 pm
_____4pm Festival Opens
_____ Exhibits Open
_____ 5 pm Kick Off Meet & Greet
_____ 6pm Hordeouv're Reception Meet & Greet Ice breaker Becky A Davis/ MVP Work
_____ 8 pm Concert & Dinner featuring top Neo Soul & Inspirational Jazz & R&B Artist Lisa Mc Clendon & Guest
Saturday August 2, 2014 Events :
Doors Open 9 am
Onsite Registration 9 am until 6pm
7am to 9am Breakfast Embassy Suites
10 am Exhibits open until 11 pm
_____ 10 am Workshop "Say It ! Mean It ! Now Do It! …. Facilitator Back A Davis MVP Work Ice Breaker
_____ 11 am "Can U Handle The Capital" - Financial Empowerment Workshop What do you when you get the money Learn ways to maximize every penny that goes into your pocket.
Deborah Hightower
_____ 10 am My Body, My Health, My Life, - Health & Wellness Facilitated by Angela Riggs Founder of Get Body Beautiful Dr. Rogsbert Philliips - Reed Surgeon specializing in Breast Cancer & Founder of Sisters by choice Breast Cancer Clinic, Darnisha Harrison Ceo & Founder of Ennaid Pharmaceuticals
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11 am Women Lead Other Women through Mentoring
Tanika Cabral VP of the Coca-Cola women's LINC, Engagement other panelists include "Aurea Mc Geary Live Your Legacy Summit
, _____ 11 am, Women In Music Workshop ( Success , Stability, Strength)/
Facilitated by: Lisa McClendon, & guest
_____ Noon – 2 pm " Lunch with The Fella's " Facilitated by Kenneth Pugh an engaging lunch lecture that brings laughter and serious insite to issues dealing with men & women financial relationships, money making and kingdom building. You are in for a real treat there will be great plated lunch live entertainment, information sharing by some of the most influential male movers and shakers of today. Don't Miss This !!! There will be a surprise guest speaker tba keep checking back
_____ 2 pm Exclusive Midday Concert Natalie Grant & Eddie James Ministries
_____ 4 to 6 pm Break Visit Exhibits Vendor & Displays
_____ 5:30 pm Red Carpet Photo Opt/ Black Tie / Formal
_____ 5:30 pm Dinner Seating Ballroom Opens
_____ 6:00 pm Dinner Served
_____ 7:00 pm Preshow Entertainment Awards / Acknowledgments
Honorary Award Recipients
- Natalie Grant , Woman of the Year Award Excellence Award
- Vickie Winans Iconic Gospel Music Excellence Award
- Dr. Charles Gilmer Outstanding Leadership Award
- Richard R Jackson, Lifetime Achievement Humanitarian Wellness Award
Special acknowledgement to many others see website for details
Outstanding Community Church Award
Outstanding Leadership & Community Service Award
Pastor of the Year Award
: Women of Excellence
& Youth Pastors
_____ 8:00 pm - 10 :pm Black Tie Closing Concert, festuring The New Christianaires, Introducing Lena James & Vickie Winans
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Cobb Galleria Centre
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Harold, great report and shooting! Looks like a great place for shooting too..
July 22 2012 at 9:08 PM
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Match Report - Owl Hollow - Franklin, TN - 07/21/2012
It'll be great to have another spot to have matches for you east coast guys. The winds can be really tricky in that situation with open fields and woods on both sides like that. It's almost like a curling wave that has uplifts and down drafts right next to steady cross winds. It looks just like the area we shot bench rest at the world championships last summer.. and all the shooters had a great time dealing with those conditions:-)
I hope you and that crowd can make it out for the nationals.. I heard the flights from Medford were a problem, so Mark and I are pledging to take folks to Portland Airport after the match Sunday night where there are lots of flights out Sunday night.
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Katy Perry's Dark Horse Video Premiere
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Katy Perry just dropped her "Dark Horse" video ft. Juicy J... Literally seconds ago.
Her Egyptian queen alter-ego "Katy Patra" is pretty much Cleopatra with bling on her teeth. And, it's amazing.
Take notes, Madonna... THIS is how you pull off a grill.
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We've often thought trains would better if they took you right to your doorstep – now a new type of train car can do exactly that. The Safe Road Trains for the Environment (SARTRE) project lets you join a car convoy that auto-drives for you – leaving you to catch up on the latest Breaking Bad on your new iPhone 5.
The project aims to create roadtrains called platoons and has already been tested in the UK. All you need to do is use an app and book to join a platoon. Once your car is near to the platoon, led by a professional driver in a lead lorry, it will autonomously be controlled keeping it a safe distance from those in front and steering it in line.
The system, being tested by Volvo, should cost around £1600 to install in your car, if it ever makes it to market. A small price to pay for that rarest commodity: more personal time.
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Source: The Teaneck News, Wednesday, April 24, 1974 - page 22
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MARTIN R. CRAMER: Age: 37.Resident: 4 years.B.A.; LL.B.; LL.M. Trial attorney, partner in NYC law firm. Vice-president, record company. Chairman, legal comm., ACT. Teaneck Together; Bryant School PTA; Volunteer defense attorney, ACLU Common Cause, Legislative assistant, N.Y. State assemblyman. American& N.Y.S. Bar Assns. Married, two children.
Question: What proposals do you have for improving the appearance of all the business areas in town?
Answer: Where space permits (Cedar Lane and The Plaza) pedestrian malls can be built in the center of the street, requiring parking in lots but permitting four lanes of through traffic. These inexpensive malls should have trees, grass, flowers, benches, tables and covered areas for inclement weather. A small bus can be used to shuttle shoppers to and from stores and parking areas. All business areas should have more parking, trees, flowers, directory signs and improved lighting.
Question: What would you consider essential for an integrated program for park development?
Answer: a) Broaden appeal and use of parks to all groups by providing programs for adults, nature and bicycle trails, boating, innovative equipment for playgrounds, more picnic tables, chess - checker tables. b) Expand structure of Parks Advisory Comm. to represent all areas and users of parks. c) Garden Club and others should be encouraged to help improve the appearance of parks. d) Residents should receive a map and directory showing location, facilities and hours of use and periodic reports of special events.


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What a difference Elon Musk makes. Not just to shareholders of story stocks SolarCity (NasdaqGM: SCTY) and Tesla (NasdaqGM: TSLA), but to indices that include those stocks and exchange traded funds that track those indices. Such is life for the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index.
"Although 2013 may have been a good year for equities, it was a great year for 'green' energy equity indexes," according to a report by NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes. "The NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index, the underlying index for the First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (NasdaqGS: QCLN), was up +88.72%, outperforming nearly all other competing specialty sector indexes. The WinderHill Clean Energy Index was up just +57.90% and the Ardour Global Index Extra Liquid was up +69.41%."
QXLN ranked as one 2013 top-performing ETFs of any stripe due in large part to its reputation as on the "Elon Musk ETFs." [This is the Elon Musk ETF]
QCLN still fits the bill on that front as Tesla is the ETF's largest holding with a weight of 9.6% and SolarCity is the fund's sixth-largest holding at 5.17%. Tesla and SolarCity played pivotal roles in helping the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index outpace rival clean energy indices over the past 12 months as the chart below illustrates.
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The index's topping of its rivals in not a new phenomenon. As the report by David Krein, Managing Director of Global Information Services of NASDAQ OMX, notes, the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index has come out on top over the past three- and five-year time horizons. Said another way, the index and QCLN have performing well since long before SolarCity and Tesla went public.
Tracking error for QCLN relative to its underlying index has been tolerable over lengthy time horizons. QCLN has lagged the index by just three basis points over the three years ending Dec. 31, 2013 and 26 basis points over that five-year period.
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QCLN, which has almost $120 million in assets under management, is up nearly 6% to start 2014. Other top-10 holdings in the ETF include Cree (NasdaqGM: CREE) and First Solar (NasdaqGM: FSLR).


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Gallery 40, Old Master drawings, Tapestries and Sculpture
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Made as an example of virtuoso needlework in the mid-17th century, this casket is designed as a miniature piece of furniture, with two doors that open to reveal four drawers covered in pink velvet. The embroidered panels that cover it were made by a young girl as the culmination of her education in needlework. They would have been sent away to be mounted up as a box, and at that stage the keyplates, handles and feet would have been added. We have some rare evidence for the identity of the maker, who was a Miss Bluitt, educated at Hackney School in London before 1665.


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For over 35 years, Holly Hill Hospital has equipped patients with the skills needed to return to their communities as healthier individuals. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Holly Hill continues to be a leader in psychiatric and addictive disease treatment by providing excellence in individualized, clinical care.
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A bill to expand 80 mph speed zones on Utah freeways zoomed through the House on Wednesday.
HB83 was approved on a 69-5 vote, and now goes to the Senate. It would allow the Utah Department of Transportation to add more 80 mph zones on Interstates 15, 80 and 84.
Previous legislation allowed UDOT to operate several 80 mph "test areas" on I-15 between Nephi and Cedar City for the past four years. The new bill would enlarge that zone from Santaquin to St. George.
It would also allow other 80 mph zones in areas deemed safe for them on I-15 from Brigham City to the Idaho state line, on I-84 between Tremonton and Idaho, and on I-80 from the Nevada line to the Tooele-Stansbury exit.
UDOT has said that new 80 mph zones increased actual average highway speeds within them by only 1 mph to 83 mph essentially making legal the higher speeds at which most people already had been traveling. It said accident rates there actually dropped, and no fatalities occurred.
Rep. James Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, the bill's sponsor, joked in debate that accident rates may have dropped because people paid more attention to the road ahead "instead of looking in their rear view mirror" for lights of police seeking to ticket them.
Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, questioned if raising the speed limit would increase air pollution.
Dunnigan noted higher speeds would be allowed in rural areas, not urban areas with pollution problems. He said UDOT also testified that new cars emit pollutants at about the same levels at either 55 mph or 80 mph although older cars pollute more at higher speeds.
Utah and Texas currently are the only states that have speed limits higher than 75 mph. Most Utah freeways in rural areas have 75 mph limits, while the limit is 65 mph in urban areas.


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The visitors were dominated from start to finish by a Toffees side which has been rejuvenated by its work in the January transfer window
The Toffees opened the scoring just five minutes in thanks to the returning Steven Pienaar's wonderfully controlled strike.
They then pinned Chelsea back with some brilliantly incisive attacking and got a deserved second through Denis Stracqualursi to follow up their win over Manchester City with another impressive victory.
Given that Everton had beaten the league leaders at Goodison Park in its last home game, it was unsurprising the Toffees started full of confidence and somewhat caught Chelsea on its heels. The visitors looked shaky defensively and paid the biggest price just five minutes in as Everton took the lead.
A coming together between Tim Cahill and Lampard saw the ball loop over the Blues' defense and somewhat fortuitously into the path of Pienaar who controlled brilliantly on his chest and smashed beyond Petr Cech.
Despite the early nature of the goal, it was no more than the hosts deserved and they almost added to it just moments later as a Neville cross was met by the head of Stracqualursi, who nodded inches wide of the post.
A Donovan drive from distance, which stung the palms of Cech, gave the hosts further hope of gaining a Premier League scalp, as Andre Villas-Boas' men appeared rattled.
It took 25 minutes for the Londoners to show any sort of fight but a chance for a Fernando Torres head at goal was brilliantly denied by Sylvain Distin before Daniel Sturridge saw his shot desperately blocked at the edge of the box.
A wild kick from a frustrated Raul Meireles on the breaking Stracqualursi conveyed Chelsea's frustrations in the first half but the hosts failed to capitalize by wasting the free-kick, taking it short.
The pace did not appear to have slowed as the second half commenced, with both sides continuing to show the attacking intent which made the game easy to watch for neutrals.
Stracqualursi's twist and turn in the box ended in a blocked shot but emphasized Chelsea's position as the side under the cosh from an Everton whose creativity has improved no end since a productive January.
Another weak Torres header from a deep cross served to underline Chelsea's lack of attacking thrust and there appeared no way back into the game with Everton counter-punching brilliantly.
And it was to prove so as the Toffees landed the knockout blow with 15 minutes remaining on the clock. A brilliant run in off the right from Donovan found the Blues' defense backpedalling, and the American's wonderfully weighted pass allowed striker Stracqualursi to smash beyond Cech, despite the keeper getting a palm to the ball.
Chelsea's game was up with that goal and Villas-Boas appeared to know it, removing Mata - one of the few impressive performers - for youngster Romelu Lukaku.
Everton was then little troubled by their visitors, as it had in truth been throughout the match, and kept the ball patiently in order to see out a deserved win which may mark yet another late-season renaissance.


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Seoul (AFP) Feb 13, 2013
When Kim Jong-Un came to power in North Korea in late 2011, some saw a young, untested leader destined for failure, while others detected a glimmer of reformist hope in the Swiss-educated heir to the ruling Kim dynasty.
One year, one successful long-range rocket launch and one nuclear test later, they have all been proved wrong.
Kim, believed to be in his late 20s, has prospered, consolidating his power base at home and showing the same disdain for global censure as his late father, Kim Jong-Il.
And early suggestions of a reformist bent that might signal a shift from the "Songun" ("Military First") policy of his father have come to nothing, as Tuesday's nuclear test emphatically underlined.
"Any hopes that the first year of the young dictator's reign would signal a departure from his father's hardline policies have been dashed," said Andrei Lankov, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Kookmin University.
"Kim has proved himself to be a loyal son, following in his father's footsteps, while at the same time delivering results his father could only dream about," Lankov said.
Kim's most visible successes came in quick succession, with the launch of a long-range rocket in December and then the nuclear test just two months later.
The first marked a significant step forward in North Korea's ballistic prowess, while the test was markedly more powerful than its predecessors in 2006 and 2009 and, according to Pyongyang, far more sophisticated.
"The test, coming on the back of the rocket launch, covers multiple bases for Kim Jong-Un," said Yoo Ho-Yeol, a North Korean expert at Korea University.
"As well as proving his loyalty to his father's legacy, he's demonstrated his leadership qualities and gained an upper hand in negotiations with other countries," Yoo said.
Most analysts stress that the "loyalty" issue was crucial given the dynastic nature of North Korea's leadership.
Kim Jong-Un's sole priority, they argue, was to cement his legitimacy as the dynastic successor and demonstrate his loyalty to the legacies of his father and grandfather, the North's founding leader Kim Il-Sung.
While Kim's more open, smiling style might contrast with his father, the outward policy stance of belligerent intransigence was unchanged.
"One of the things we have to realise is that even though it's a different leader, the policies seem more or less the same -- the use of threats, intimidation and provocative behaviour to a particular end," said Philip Yun, executive director of the US-based Ploughshares Fund.
North Korea's internal politics are so opaque that there will always be questions about where the real decision-making power in the leadership resides, and whether Kim's role extends beyond that of symbolic figurehead.
The state propaganda machine has certainly pushed him as an active leader, providing prominent coverage of his meetings with top security officials prior to Tuesday's nuclear test.
And under Kim's watch, the North's missile and nuclear programmes have made highly-visible strides in a very short period of time.
The response of the international community, particularly the United States, has been to warn North Korea that it faces further isolation.
But Kim's leadership has shown no outward sign of concern at the prospect, not even when sole ally China has hinted at a reduction in crucial economic aid.
"Since coming to power, Kim has shown a distinct willingness to violate previous agreements, provoke the international community, and crack down harshly at home to preserve his power," said Nicholas Hamisevicz at the Korea Economic Institute of America.
"The time has come to abandon any lingering illusions about the nature of Pyongyang's leadership and prepare for a period of tension and provocation," Hamisevicz said.
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Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have expressed their sympathies for the victims in Friday morning's shooting in Aurora, Colorado, but at least one Republican lawmaker is using the tragedy to discuss the alleged war on Christianity.
During an appearance on The Heritage Foundation's Istook Live, Tea Party Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX), a former judge, began talking about "ongoing attacks on Christian-Judeo beliefs" when asked about Aurora shootings. Later, in the program he seemed to blame atheists for violence:
ERNEST ISTOOK (HOST): What was your experience as a judge, when you're on the bench, this is Congressman Luie Gohmert, when you're on the bench, what was your experience with people who had mental health issues that were involved in crimes of violence?
GOHMERT: Well, it's always a problem and there are some people who require medication … But you know, I might mention something else that hadn't been public yet. Most of us that follow the military, love the military know that we have had an extraordinary increase in suicide rates in the military and it's just heartbreaking … There was a study commissioned, 6,000 personal of index profiles and what they found, and I don't 'know if they'll make it public…but all of the people who have committed suicide within their two percent studied, were part of their 2 percent most atheistic members of the military. We've lost our faith.
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BRICs and beyond: Turkey - the gateway to the world
Carrefour has a strong market presence in Turkey
While Turkey is not seeing the same levels of growth as other developing markets like China and Brazil, retailers and manufacturers see potential in the market, not only as a developing market in its own right, but also for its strategic link between Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. Petah Marian investigates Turkey's potential.
Despite not offering the same rapid rates as growth as some other developing countries, Turkey has some key fundamentals that make it an attractive location for development, including a growing middle class, potential for future EU membership, and its position as a gateway from Europe into Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.
According to Fadi Hakura, an associate fellow at think-tank Chatham House, there are a number of reasons that make Turkey an attractive market for both retailers and manufacturers, including a large pool of young workers, a growing middle class and an underdeveloped agriculture sector.
Hakura tells just-food that according to the UN, Turkey entered the "demographic window of opportunity" in 2005 and which should not close until 2040. "This means that the working age population is expanding quite dramatically, while the non-working population is at their smallest proportion. So that is important for consumer-driven markets," he says.
Gross National Income (GNI) per capita has risen sharply since the early 2000s, aside from a slight blip during the recession. According to World Bank figures, GNI rose by 64% to US$13,710 between 2003-2009, a slight drop on the $13,910 high recorded before the economic crisis in 2008.
While the grocery market in the country is valued at some EUR56bn (US$76.3bn) by Verdict Research, hypermarkets, supermarkets and discounters account for only some 30% of the market.
Verdict consultant Simon Chinn says there are some "key fundamentals" that make Turkey quite attractive for retailers looking to expand, highlighting its large population and "long-term trends that GDP per capita and incomes are rising in the country, especially in urban areas".
He said that international retailers like Carrefour, which holds 3.2% of the market, and Tesco are well positioned for growth as they have focused their store development these urban markets.
"They're in a good position now to capitalise on growth in that area. So I think that the long term trend are that this is a good market for them," says Chinn.
Meanwhile, Germany-based Metro Group is also working to develop its footprint in the country. It operates some 18 Metro Cash & Carry outlets and 13 Real stores, and told just-food that it plans to double its store network in Turkey over the next few years.
The spokesperson told just-food that its sales in Turkey, which include its Media Markt electronics stores, were up 27.9% during 2010 to reach EUR1.7bn.
Metro Group highlighted the importance of the market as part of its growth plans, with the spokesperson saying: "Due to its strategic location between Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, Turkey is an important market for Metro Group. The great potential is evidenced by the country's exceptional economic growth in recent years. The private consumption has been growing steadily and the this fast-growing market has a young, dynamic, well-educated population."
Additionally, Chinn highlights the potential upside for European retailers if Turkey joins the EU in the longer term. "Ultimately there is scope in the longer term for Turkey to join the EU, and this isn't going to happen for the next five, maybe ten years, but that's a definite pull, especially for the European retailers," says Chinn.
While Chinn describes the market as "fragmented", local players hold the two leading market positions in the country, with Migros holding a 5.9% market share and discounter BIM with 5.2%.
Market leader Migros, which operates 1,932 stores, is planning to continue an aggressive growth strategy in the country.
A Migros spokesperson told just-food that it opened some 450 stores during 2010 and intends to continue growing at "similar levels" in 2011.
Working from a more entrenched base, the company recorded 11.45% net sales growth during 2009, to reach TRY6.36bn (US$4.1bn).
While working in a developing market, Migros offers many of the same levels of innovation and sophistication expected from a multi-national retailer. It has a well established loyalty card programme with 8.2m members and initiatives around good agricultural practices and environmentally friendly distribution schemes.
From a food manufacturing perspective, Turkey is an important export market for the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa, Caucas and Russia says Hakura.
"If you go to Lebanon, you'll find that all the Nestle [confectionery] products are produced in Turkey and distributed to the Middle East."
Indeed, Nestle emphasised the importance of this market, announcing yesterday (24 March) that it plans to invest some TRY85m in a new cereals factory. The manufacturer said the plant will become a regional hub for breakfast cereals and export products to North African and Middle Eastern countries.
For all of its potential as a developing economy, the food industry still faces many challenges. Hakura says that despite Turkey's strong history of food exports, its agricultural industry is underdeveloped, and in some parts corrupt, while its ranking in the World Bank's Doing Business Index, which ranks the ease of doing business around the world, has fallen since 2007.
"The key reason is that between 2002-2007, the Turkish government undertook some serious structural reforms, but since 2007, those reforms have either stopped or there has been some backsliding," says Hakura.
However, he suggests that things may start to improve again in the country, following the government revamping its commercial code in January this year.
"They passed a law which covers everything from corporate governance, to competition, to contract law, so this is very important, and may improve the business climate in Turkey."
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Hockey Canada's fundamental philosphy (roster talk/omissions)
Hockey Canada gets it wrong again. You'd think they'd learn, but nope, keep coming back with the same dumbass selection errors. I have been calling for months!!!
Hcoeky Canada builds their team like it's for a NHL best of 7 series, and to "stop" big bad team Russia. So they put on all these "gritty" 2 way checkers over more talented players. OH LOOK WHAT A SURPISE, Canada can't buy goals when they run into a hot goalie. What a great idea to bring guys like Seabrook, Morrow & Bergeron over top 15 NHL forwards!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrit didn't do much last night for them vs. Hiller, sure coulda used a nice unstoppable Stamkos or Green one timer from the face off circle tho!
Where have I seen this movie before? Oh right, all those other times that team Canada and other favourite teams lose when they run into hot goalies. At least when Sweden & Russia do it, they have already brought all their best guys (tho Russia maybe coulda used Kovalev's touch last night). Team Canada left 5 of the top 25 NHL forwards at home, including 3 in this year's top 10, and bring a bunch of guys way down the list instead because they are grrrrrrrrrity!! Forget that they are younger, have never won anything, and nowhere near as dominant as the guys staying at home.
Hockey Canada just doesn't get it, this isn't a best of 7 series, you come up short in scoring in ONE GAME and you're gone. Having a dominant stanely cup winning line Richards-Lecavalier-St Louis on your bench would sure be more likely to get something going than Morrow-Richards-Toews. Woulda been nice to have Stamkos' DEVESTATING one timer and Mike Green doing his thang when Canada was going like 1 for 8 on the PP too.
History repeating itself here, and the genius braintrust at hockey Canada is 100% to blame.
its not got anything to do with team selection or tactics, u just not as good as u think
Can't we at least wait until the medal round?
i am sure there are people on here that will be upset if it takes a shoot out to win the gold.
The Swiss played a GREAT game, some people seem to overlook that. They took away our time and space very effectively and when we got chances, Hiller was there. It didn't help that Brodeur gave up a softy either.
Give credit where credit's due.
cause brendan morrow isnt good or anything
So which line can't score?
The Crosby-Nash combo? The Sharks line? Getzlaf and Perry?
You couldn't be anymore wrong.
The only players that kept the game simple and effective were the grinders. We have 3 lines of nothing but talent and they couldn't get it done. Do you really think the problem is not enough goal scoring prowess?
Give your head a shake. The problem was how nervous they were, and how they're not even close to playing like a team.
How do you minimize the chances of this happening? You bring OVERWHLEMING offence. Canada has that kind of offence, but the geniuses at hockey canada decided instead of bringing overwhelmingly dominant offence, they will leave it at home and bring grrrrrrrrrrrrritt!! instead.
Wait so you know more than Steve Yzerman?
you know what fails??
this thread
getz is fail
And teamwork lacking huh, well good thing team Canada left that line of dominant all stars who won a stanley cup together at home. The olympic team that has poor teamwork sure didn't need that lightning trio!!
Try again buddy.
I'll say it again, they should have just chosen the highest ranked NHL team with the best combination of Canadian players/highest amount of quality Canadian players.
Then they'd only have to substitute 3 or 4 Canadian all stars for the Europeans on their team.
Instant chemistry :yo:
You don't really have enough minutes to roll four scoring lines. You have to have a bunch of forwards that don't mind playing 11-12 minutes a game, including PK time.
Of course many skilled players would do fine in that role but many are too high maintenance to do it. Easier to go with guys like Morrow, Bergeron etc who do it without moaning and without expecting PP time.
there's your pp forward units. i am pretty sure there is enough scoring on those two lines to get it done.
but of course the blame lays on Bergeron and Morrow.
Yeah, we're really missing star power/goal scoring power. You're right, its definetely that we don't have enough talent on those 3 lines to score goals. I'm sure its not anything to do with that way we're playing, not WHO is playing.
Bringing along St. Louis and Stamkos we probably would have won 100 to 2. Yeah you're totally right.
If Crosby, Nash, Thornton, Heatley and Marleau aren't scoring, what makes people think Stamkos and Green's one timers will be any different?
So why stop at 3 lines? BRING 4 if you have them.
When you desperately need a goal against a hot goalie, you want every player out there being a gamebreaker who be your hero. You don't need plugs. You need to MAXIMIZE your chances by bringing ALL the most dangerous players your country has.
Canada couldn't get that goal last night, would one of the 5 missing guys beaten Hiller? I don't know, but they would've had a BETTER CHANCE TO than with the weaker guys they did bring.
Again in these short tournaments, they aren't NHL playoff series. You LOSE these tournaments when you run into a hot goalie, how do you minimize the chance of that happening? You bring ALL your best scorers to overwhelm him. Canada didnt.
He's right guys.
Also, we should have only brought 6 D and 2 goalies so we could bring more scorers along. Everyone knows that more scorers are more effective with less ice time.
We should really just start only bringing scoring forwards. That way even if the other team got 8 goals, we would get 20.
No he's right. The fact that ****ing Morrow, Seabrook, and Bergeron are on the team is ridiculous. I agree fully on this assessment.
I don't know why people are complaining when we won. Wait till the Medal rounds and if they lose then you all could start *****ing at Steve Yzerman.
USA will regret taking Drury & Callahan over the dynamic offensive threat of Gomez-Gionta when they come up short in scoring.
Everyone knows that Joe Sakic > Steve Yzerman, so they should have also chosen Super Joe over Stevie Why?
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Welding Imperfections
There are six different grouping of welding imperfections:
(i) Cracks
(ii) Cavities
(iii) Solid inclusions
(iv) Lack of fusion and penetration
(v) Imperfect shape and dimensions
(vi) Miscellaneous imperfections
Types of Cracks (Location)
- Longitudinal crack - can occur in weld metal, HAZ (heat affected zone), or parent metal
- Transverse crack - can occur in weld metal, HAZ (heat affected zone), or parent metal
- Radiating crack - cracks radiating from a common point. It occur in weld metal, HAZ (heat affected zone), or parent metal
- Crater crack - can occur only in in weld metal
- Branching crack - group of connected cracks originating from a common crack. It can occur in weld metal, HAZ (heat affected zone), or parent metal
Types of Cracks (Nature)
Cracks can also be sub-divided based on their nature:
- Hot cracks
- Precipitation induced cracks
- Cold cracks
- Lamellar tearing
Hot cracks
This type of cracking occurs when the weld is starting to solidify, in the pasty state, as it posses very little strength and therefore any residual loading is likely to cause it to break before it has fully solidified. The problem can be compounded by impurities that are forced out of the solidifying weld, becoming trapped in the centre of the weld during final solidification. Hot cracking can occur where their is a high degree of restraint in the structure of the fabrication or where the structure moves slightly as the weld solidifies.
Depending on their location and mode of occurrence, hot cracks can be:
- Solidification crack
- Liquation crack
Solidification crack
The impurities like sulphur and phosphorus are a major factor since these elements segregate during solidification. Hence it is important to remove the oil or grease contamination from the weld area before welding. Also metals like copper, tin, lead, and zinc, with low melting point should be avoided.
These cracks can be wide and open to the surface like shrinkage voids or in sub-surface and narrow.
Solidification cracks are normally readily distinguished from other types of cracks due to the following characteristic factors:
- they occur only in the weld metal
- they normally appear as straight lines along the centreline of the weld bead, as shown above, but may occasionally appear as transverse cracking depending on the solidification structure
- solidification cracks in the final crater may have a branching appearance
- as the cracks are often 'open', they can be visible to the naked eye
Liquation crack
These occurs in the coarse grain HAZ, in the new vicinity of the fusion line as a result of heating the material to an elevated temperature, high enough to produce liquation of the low melting point constituents placed on grain boundaries.
Precipitation induced cracks
These are reheat cracks present in crack resisting steels.
Cold Cracks (Hydrogen induced cracks)
Cold cracks can only occur if all of the following conditions are present:
- Presence of H+ (can be from moisture, organic dirt, oil, grease, paint, etc) - hydrogen level greater than 15 ml/100 g of weld metal deposited
- Susceptible Micro-structure (higher Carbon Equivalent materials are more susceptible) - greater than 400 HV hardness
- Residual Tensile Stresses (present with restrained joints, thick material, no pre-heat, etc) - greater than 0.5 of the yield stress
- Moderate Temperatures (-150 to 100 deg C)
Cold cracking can be prevented thorough the following methodologies:
- Apply preheat to slow down the cooling rate and avoid the formation of susceptible microstructures
- Maintain a specific interpass temperature
- Post head on completion of welding
- Use shielding gas to reduce hydrogen content
- Reduce residual stress
- Clean rust from moisture to prevent formation of hydrogen from water
Lamellar tearing
There is a combination of causes: non-metallic inclusions, too much hydrogen in the material, and shrinkage forces perpendicular to the face of the plates. The main factor among these reasons is the non-metal inclusions, of which the sulfur is the main problem. Lamellar tearing is no longer a problem anymore because sulfur levels are typical kept below 0.005%.
Some things that are done to overcome lamellar tearing are: reducing amount of sulfur in the material or adding alloying elements that control the shape of sulfide inclusions, such as rare earth elements, zirconium, or calcium. A more drastic option is change the workpieces to castings or forgings because this type of defect does not occur in those workpieces.
It is generally recognised that there are three conditions which must be satisfied for lamellar tearing to occur:
- Transverse strain - the shrinkage strains on welding must act in the short direction of the plate ie through the plate thickness
- Weld orientation - the fusion boundary will be roughly parallel to the plane of the inclusions
- Material susceptibility - the plate must have poor ductility in the through-thickness direction
Thus, the risk of lamellar tearing will be greater if the stresses generated on welding act in the through-thickness direction. The risk will also increase the higher the level of weld metal hydrogen
Cavity may be either gas cavity due to entrapment of gas or due to shrinkage caused by shrinkage during solidification. The types of cavities that are formed by entrapment of gas are:
- Gas pore
- Worm hole
- Surface pore
Gas pore
Porosity is a condition in which gas pockets or voids occur in a metal as a result of contamination or poor protection of the molten solidifying metal. It is generally accepted that porosity in weld metals is formed by the entrapment of evolved gases in the solidifying weld metal. The discontinuity formed is generally spherical but may be cylindrical.
It has been suggested that bubbles are first formed at the solid liquid interface and remain there until they have grown to a sufficient size to float up through the molten weld metal and escape to the atmosphere.
If the rate of detachment and flotation is less than the rate of advance of the solidification front, the bubbles ate trapped and the resultant weld is porous. In carbon steel welds porosity can result from the following reactions that occur either singly or in combination.
Hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen are gases dissolved in the metal. Pores in weld metal are, in general, spherical in shape, but pores of other shapes can occur weld metal porosity (black) and heat affected zone (dark portion around the weld bead).
A gas cavity of essentially spherical shape trapped within the weld metal. It can be of various forms:
- Isolated
- Uniformly scattered porosity - is porosity uniformly distributed throughout a single pass weld or through several passes of multiple pass weld. It is usually faulty welding technique or materials that is the cause.
- Clustered porosity - is a localized grouping of pores that results from improper initiation or termination of the welding arc.
- Linear porosity - is porosity aligned along a joint boundary, the root of the weld, or an inter-bead boundary.
- Damp flux / corroded electrodes (MMA)
- Presence of grease, hydrocarbon, water on prepared surface
- Air entrapment in gas shield (MIG/MAG, TIG)
- Incorrect deoxidant in electrode, filler or parent metal
- Too high arc voltage or length
- Gas evolution from primer
- Too high shielding gas flow rate causing turbulence (MIG/MAG, TIG)
Worm hole
A form of pores, which is most prevalent, apart from spheres, is a type known as worm hole porosity. This pore is roughly elliptical in shape and has its major axis normal to the advancing solidification wave. Where irregular shaped voids are present or where cavities occur in groups, these are perhaps due to mechanically entrapped gas caused by arc instability. Worm holes in fillet welds extends from the root of the weld toward the surface of the weld. Most of the worm holes found in welds do not extend to the surface.
- Gross contamination of prepared surface
- Laminated work surface
- Crevices in work surface due to joint geometry
Surface porosity
A gas pore that breaks the surface of the weld.
The types of cavities that are formed by shrinkage during solidification are:
- Interdentrite shrinkage
- Crater pipe
- Microshrinkage
Crater pipe
A shrinkage cavity at the end of the weld run. The main cause is the shrinkage during solidification.
Solid Inclusions
Solid foreign substances entrapped in the weld metal is called solid inclusion. These can be the following types:
- Slag inclusion
- Flux inclusion
- Oxide inclusion
- Metallic inclusion
Depending on the type, the first three may also be of the following:
- Linear
- Isolated
- Clustered
Slag Inclusions
It is caused by non-metallic solid material or slag trapped during welding. The imperfection is irregular shape and is found either in the weld metal or between weld metal and the base metal. In general, slag inclusions result from faulty welding techniques and failure of the designer to provide proper access for welding within the joint.
Elongated cavities usually parallel to the axis of the weld, which contain slag or other foreign matter are called Slag lines.
Flux Inclusions
It is caused by flux trapped during welding. The imperfection is of an irregular shape and thus differs in appearance from gas port.
Oxide Inclusions
It is caused by oxides trapped during welding.
Metal Inclusions
There can be three different types depending on the kind of metal - Tungsten, Copper or Other metal.
1. Tungsten Inclusion
Particles of tungsten can become embedded during TIG welding. This imperfection appears as a light area on radiographs due to the fact that tungsten is denser than the surrounding metal and absorbs more X-ray/gamma radiation.
Lack of Fusion and Penetration
Lack of Fusion
Lack of fusion is the result of improper welding techniques, improper penetration materials for welding or improper joint design. Deficiencies causing incomplete fusion include insufficient welding heat or lack of access to all boundaries of the weld joint that are to be fused during welding, or both.
1. Lack of sidewall fusion
2. Lack of inter-run fusion
3. Lack of root fusion
Lack of Penetration
1. Incomplete Penetration
2. Incomplete Root Penetration
Imperfect shape and dimensions
Undercut is generally associated with either improper welding techniques or excessive welding currents, or both. It is generally located at the junction of weld and base metal (at the toe or root). Undercut discontinuities create a mechanical notch at the weld fusion boundary.
Excess Weld Metal
Excess Penetration
Incompletely filled groove
Irregular Width
Root Concavity
Miscellaneous imperfections
Stray Arc
Local damage to the surface of the parent metal adjacent to the weld resulting from arcing or striking the arc outside the weld groove. This results in random areas of fused metal where the electrode, holder, or current return clamp have accidentally ouched the work.
Some of the causes of this are:
- Poor access to the work piece
- Missing insulation on electrode holder or torch
Torn Surface
Grinding Damage
Chipping Damage
Under Flushing
- American Welding Society - Welding Inspection Guide
- CSWIP - Welding Inspection Guide


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Enjoyed the Breakaway--: Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review by mizlorinj
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Enjoyed the Breakaway--
Destination: Bermuda
Embarkation: New York (Manhattan)
We had a category BA balcony cabin forward on deck 11. Bed was near sliding glass door. Bathroom had good storage space and felt quite spacious for a ship. Closet is divided in two: half is hangers (we brought extra which was a good idea) and half shelves. Safe is on one of those shelves. There were 2 robes in the closet already. Counter top with phone, ice, glasses, and coffee maker which I loved. There was a shelf above this counter which came in very handy. Some more storage under the counter too, and a fridge. Very pleasant decor and good storage space. There had been talk about the balconies being tiny, but it seemed to be More about the same size as Jewel, Gem, etc. Clean and shiny though! I would have liked at least one chair that had a reclining back. One oddity was there is a gap between the 2 sliding glass doors when closed. I wondered why we could hear outside conversations so clearly while in the cabin. Also made it a bit annoying when people had outside conversations at 2am.
Our Muster station was the theater, as it was for way too many others. The stairwells were moving very slowly due to the number of people. The theater was overflowing with nowhere near enough seats for all the people assigned to this muster station. We let the person at our # station scan our cards then we stood in the back as all seats were taken. Many stood in the back too. I cannot imagine what this would be like in a real emergency. At least it was quick.
The buffet, OSheehans, and one of the dining rooms were open for lunch day of embarkation. I love NCL buffets whether breakfast, lunch or dinner. Spent the most time at the Asian station. Could always find something we liked. Various hot dishes, meats and/or veggie/pasta dishes, pizza, burgers, soups, salad bar. Ice cream! Soft serve in 4 places (if I remember correctly) and hard ice cream behind a counter on the starboard side buffet during lunch and dinner times. Macadamia brittle was wonderful! Breakfast was the same every day but a very good variety. For us, the food on Norwegian ships is the standout in the mass market cruiseline world. Also, a new feature is sinks in various cutouts in the buffet area for hand-washing, which we used instead of the antibacterial cleanser dispensers. No washy-washy person in the buffet. We had breakfast at OSheehans one day, and it was usually quite busy. The bar near the ice room was nice and had great cocktails. All the dining rooms were lovely though we only ate in one of them once. Did not use the Waterfront area for any meals. We had a cupcake from Carlo's; it was good.
Waterpark was very cool and we did get on most of the slides later in the cruise. Ropes course looked very good but we didn't get to it--next time. Kiddie waterpark was very nice and the kids seemed to enjoy it. Pool area was very crowded on sea days as would be expected. I thought there were plenty of loungers all over the various top decks and at Spice H20 aft.
If you order your show tickets online ahead of time, you do not get a paper ticket. We didn't know this and waited in a long box office line (its hours will be in the Freestyle Daily) just to find out that no ticket is needed--just a scan of our cruise card upon arrival at our show time. If it said that anywhere, I must have missed it. Shows we saw were The Second City--I enjoy the skits and then the improv more than just the improv. Rock of Ages was ok. Burn the Floor was amazing--the dancers and the musicians. I think I enjoyed watching the drummer as much as the dancers. I would go to this show again. Dancing with the Breakaway Stars was quite entertaining. Slam Allen & his band in Fat Cats lounge were incredible. Howl at the Moon did well and it was fun to watch them play off each other. Some nights it was more interactive than others.
The Library is tucked away down a hallway along with some conference rooms and the Card Room. Library has some Rockettes costumes which were very cool. I always liked Bob Mackie designs.
Gift shop for t-shirts, gold by the inch, etc. is set up in a corridor that you have to walk through which is good for their business, but not so good for those just passing through. Creates blocks in moving along.
Went to Guest Services to change some $ and was a bit surprised at being told quite curtly "we do not have any change." Now we do occasionally do this on various cruises, and never ever have I heard that one! Asking how this could be on the third day of a cruise, some change did show up and our mission was accomplished. One other time I stopped by to ask about the fireworks and again found a less-than-friendly agent. There is a separate Onboard Credit counter which is open certain hours.
Unfortunately we were downwind from smokers. Perhaps someday NCL will reevaluate their smoking policy. The casino was also very smoky and since it was near the 3-tiered chandelier open atrium area, the entire area would smell smoky, as far forward as OSheehans. Not a good design.
There are touch screens throughout the ship to give you directions to a place on the ship or see what events are going on anytime during the day. I liked this feature.
This ship has 4,000 people with just two elevator banks. Just not efficient for passengers.
There were the following tastings for fee: beer, wine, margarita and mojito.
There was a (maybe more than one) silver/gold/platinum Latitudes Rewards party at Spice H20. I do like that outdoor space. The only issue is if the weather is less than cooperative, there is not a similarly large space anywhere on the ship, so the 80s party ended up in the Atrium which just is not large enough.
Bring back the WHITE HOT PARTY! Don't know why they wouldn't have what could be considered their signature party it on this ship.
Why are the menus not on the TV in the cabin? You can order show tickets which is convenient. Very few tv channels.
Jogging track is in a bad place among deck chairs and is also very short.
I like that NCL kept the fish on the hallway carpets so you knew which way is forward.
I do wish people would be more considerate with noise, e.g., rearranging their few pieces of deck furniture, walking loudly, slamming doors (why would you do that?!) and just being aware that they are not the only people on the ship.
Bermuda. We ported starboard side to the dock. We had day passes at a resort so we shared a taxi with some others from our roll call. The second day we got a bus/ferry pass and went to St. Georges, wandered around a bit, stopped at Supermart to get some drinks and snacks, and walked up the hill past the Unfinished Church (which you can no longer go in) and over to Tobacco Bay. Lovely. We took a bus back into Hamilton, wandered a bit, and then the ferry back to the ship. We did an evening sunset sail out of Hamilton as well. We did not experience any delays with lines getting off and on the ship at any time while in Bermuda. Due to the winds that evening the fireworks were cancelled, and though the captain said it would maybe happen Saturday, no fireworks this cruise. That was disappointing. There were huge swells and it made for a pitch and roll that I liked a lot. That was the first time we felt any motion on the ship but we didn't mind at all. Thought the ship handled it quite well. By mid-day Saturday the sea was very calm again.
We went under the Verrazano at 4:30am and were at the dock by 5:30am. First easy walk-off (that I heard) was at 6:45am. We had breakfast and then walked off at 7:30am. Very nice and quick.
I liked this ship a lot. Even though the cabin was not soundproof (we had a heavy walker above us who liked to get up early, we could hear people talking in the cabin next door, toilets flushing, etc.), our cabin was functional and comfortable. As I mentioned, we really enjoy the food on NCL. There are so many activities and entertainment options on this ship. Is it perfect? Of course not, but I do not expect perfection. And yes, I would cruise Breakaway again! Less
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