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By: Mike McDaniel These days I find myself often reading the news and saying out loud: "what's wrong with those people?! Is it something in the water?" I refer to my distant colleagues, fellow teachers. Are the weekly revelations of bizarre and criminal behavior by teachers around the nation indicative of something new, or does the prevalence of the Internet simply make it easier to find what has always been going on? Here are a few examples of what I'm speaking about. Keep in mind, of course, I'm relying on media accounts, and everyone is always innocent until found guilty. The first, which occurred not far from me,from Fox News:
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Ignorance or "lack of knowlege" will be no excuse for falling short in the part Father has entrusted to each of us.
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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
My prayer is (Colossians 3) that His Body be focused on the things above where Yeshua is, NOT the things of this earth. To be alive in Yeshua is death to sin. He is our identity and our lives are hid with Yeshua in our Elohim.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, made a rare speech on Tuesday and used the opportunity to discuss Donald Trump. Khamenei dismissed Donald Trump's threat over missile tests. He also stated that he believed that Donald Trump and his behavior "showed the real face of America."
Khamenei made the speech to military commanders and told them that there were no enemies that could paralyze Iran. Khamenei also encouraged the citizens of Iran to share their feelings about Donald Trump on Friday, which is the anniversary of the revolution that unseated the U.S.-backed shah, reports Al Jazeera.
Khamenei told his military leaders that Donald Trump should be afraid of him. He added that the Iranian people would respond to Trump's statements on the anniversary of the revolution. He added that they would take to the streets to show what stand they will take if threatened. The revolution is marked on February 10.
Last week the White House reacted to recent missile tests by imposing new sanctions on Iranians and entities. Donald Trump's controversial immigrant travel ban also banned citizens of Iran from entering the U.S.
In a Twitter rant, Donald Trump put Iran "on notice" by penning that Tehran is "playing with fire." He added that Iran did not appreciate how kind President Obama had been, but that he had no plans to be kind, reports The New York Times.
Khamenei responded to Trump's tweet. He sarcastically stated that Donald Trump thinks that they should be grateful to Obama, who he says brought bloodshed and war to Syria as well as Iraq. He asked his military leaders what he should be thankful for.
Khamenei went on to thank Donald Trump for making Iran's life easier by showing the real face of America. He added that Donald Trump has confirmed what he has known for 30 years about the economic, moral, political and social corruption that runs rampant in the United States ruling system. He also used the opportunity to poke fun at Trump's travel ban by stating that he shows his human rights ideal by placing a 5-year-old child in handcuffs, reports NBC News. Khamenei's recent comments are just part of the escalating verbal war between the White House and Tehran.
Ali Akbar Velavati, one of Khamenei's top aides, vowed that Iran would continue testing ballistic missiles and he called Trump and his administration "inexperienced." He warned Donald Trump that he should be very careful about threatening Iran.
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Lo and behold, last week he revealed the secret for how to beat a traffic ticket received for a red-light camera violation.
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Shell officials on Monday began talks in Nigeria's southern city of Port Harcourt with representatives for the Bodo community on compensation and cleanup five years after one of the worst oil spills in Nigeria's history.
Some experts say two oil spills that started in 2008 led to the largest loss of a mangrove habitat ever caused by an oil spill, affecting about 30,000 people in the Niger Delta area since then, according to London-based law firm Leigh Day.
"These people, since 2008 they are living on a creek of oil. You step out of the front door you see oil, breathe in oil and toxic fumes," said lawyer Daniel Leader of Leigh Day, a law firm that is representing about 15,000 people from the community that filed a lawsuit in 2012.
Although Royal Dutch Shell has admitted responsibility for the two spills, the impact has been disputed and will be the main focus of negotiations in Port Harcourt.
Royal Dutch Shell said a joint investigation team estimated 4,100 barrels were lost in the two spills. That estimate is based on the initial investigations by representatives from the company and the local community, spokesman Jonathan French told The Associated Press.
"Having said all that, it doesn't matter how much was spilled because the compensation will be based on the financial loss that people have suffered because of the spill in the lagoon," he said. "And that is a matter of dispute between us and the claimant."
Leigh Day said that 15,000 fishermen and 31,000 inhabitants of 35 villages were affected in and around the Bodo lagoon and its associated waterways. The law firm says independent experts estimate between 500,000 and 600,000 barrels were spilled, devastating the environment that sits amid 90 square kilometers (35 square miles) of mangroves, swamps and channels.
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No Place to Hide: Alpha Company at Nui Ba Den puts into words what few can imagine and even fewer have experienced—the harrowing and life-altering experience of facing deadly assaults from snipers. The U.S. Army's Alpha Company, deployed in Vietnam in 1969, followed orders sending it toward a mountain, Nui Ba Den. There they encountered North Vietnamese snipers, secure on higher ground, who subjected the company to two days' of unremitting attack. In the end, nine members of the company and two of Charlie Company who came to their aid lost their lives.
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SAN ANTONIO - Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said he's made improvements at the agency to keep better track of investigations following several reports by the KSAT 12 Defenders spotlighting the way some fatal traffic investigations have been handled in recent years.
Over the past several months, the Defenders have reported on some cases that were more than two years old before they were sent to the district attorney's office for prosecution.
Two of the cases have now resulted in indictments and arrests.
Jamie Rodriguez's case was two years and nearly three months old before it was sent to the DA's office. Rodriguez was arrested in Morris County Texas on a warrant for intoxication manslaughter on Jan. 27 after he was indicted on the charge last December, more than 32 months after he was accused of killing 64-year-old Lupe Griego in a rollover crash on Interstate 10 and FM 1518 in April 2014.
It took Sheriff's Office investigators more than 22 months to forward Jesse James Santibanez's case to the DA's office.
Santibanez was accused of causing a crash in August 2014 at Interstate 35 and Kinney Road that killed a 28-year-old man. He allegedly left the scene of the crash before returning later.
Police reports said Santibanez had an active warrant for driving while intoxicated with a child under 15 when the crash occurred.
Santibanez was indicted for a charge of failure to stop and render aid - death in December 2016, more than 28 months after the fatal crash.
Unhappy with the slow pace of traffic fatality investigations under the previous administration, Salazar said one of the first things he did when he took over the Sheriff's Office was to integrate a case management system to keep better track of cases.
"Most of what was happening there was a lack of accountability on the cases. We've got these cases going into the system now where they'll be flagged, and so there's more accountability. There's more eyes on it," Salazar said. "They're entering cases into this case management system and it puts you on a timeline, and so knowing that we have a statute of limitations, we've got certain time periods where within we've got to file it with the DA's office."
Salazar also tapped veteran DEA Agent Nancy Sanford to oversee criminal investigations at the Sheriff's Office.
"Chief Sanford comes to us after 31 years with the DEA," Salazar said. "She knows how to manage investigators and she knows how to manage investigations, and so that's one of the things that's on the very front of her things to do is track those cases for us."
Another traffic fatality case still making its way through the system is a crash from November 2014 that killed 58-year-old Peter Castillo and critically injured his 7-year-old grandson.
That case was sent to the DA's office in November, one day before the two-year anniversary of the crash. It's currently under review by investigators at the DA's office.
Three more fatality crashes from 2015 are also being reviewed to see if the drivers will face charges.
Salazar said some discipline was handed down to investigators handling these cases before he took over, but he hasn't ruled out requiring more training for those deputies.
"We haven't ruled out that there may be other issues there that need to be looked at as far as training," Salazar said. "Of course, no matter where we are on training, you can always afford to do better. But for right now, that seems to have addressed it for us, and we'll keep measuring our successes as we go along."
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- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
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- Cooked-to-order breakfast daily (surcharge)
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- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Indoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Spa tub
- Golfing nearby
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Conference space size (feet) - 2400
- Conference space size (meters) - 216
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
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- Iron/ironing board
- Hair dryer
- Flat-screen TV
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Refrigerator
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Alphabetized glossary of terms associated with MBI Coatings
Abrasive wear is the wear ear due to hard particles or hard protuberances forced against and moving along a solid surface.
Adhesive strength is the magnitude of attractive forces, generally physical in character, between a coating and substrate. Two principle interactions that contribute to the adhesion are van der Waals forces and permanent dipole bonds.
Adhesive Wear is the wear due to localized bonding between contacting solid surfaces leading to material transfer between the two surfaces or the loss from either surface.
Adhesion is a binding force that holds together molecules of substances whose surfaces are in contact. The ability of coatings to attach and remain fixed on the surface without blistering, flaking, cracking or removed.
Aluminizing is the formation of aluminum or aluminum alloy coating on metal surfaces by thermal spray or diffusion for the purposes of corrosion protection and oxidation.
Amorphous coatings have non-crystalline structures, or devoid of regular structure which makes them tougher with work-hardnening properties.
Annealing is a process involving heating and cooling causing softening of a cold-worked structure by re-crystallization of grain growth or both.
Apparent hardness is the value obtained by testing a coating or sintered material with standard indentation hardness equipment. Since the reading reflects a composite of a coating and a solid material, it is usually lower than that of an equivalent solid wrought or cast material of the coating. Not to be confused with particle hardness. (See also micro-hardness).
Arc Spray or Wire arc spray works by placing an electric arc between two consumable electrodes of a coating material, then using compressed gas to atomize and propel the material to the substrate.
ASTM (American Society of Testing Materials) ASTM C633 is used to determine the adhesion or cohesion strength of thermal spray by subjecting it to tension perpendicular to the surface.
Blasting is a method of cleaning or surface roughening done by forcibly projecting streams of sharp angular abrasives. Such as with san-blasting, a pressurized stream of particulates (oxides, carbides, metals, sand, etc.) is projected on a surface to clean, prep or abrade.
Bond coat is a preliminary (or prime coat) of material that improves adherence of the subsequent spray deposit.
Bond strength is the strength of the adhesion between the coating and the substrate. A number of test methods are in use to measure the bond strength of coatings.
British thermal unit (Btu) is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
Capillary action is a phenomenon in which water or many other liquids will rise above the normal liquid level in a tiny tube or capillary, due to attraction between molecules of the liquid for each other and the walls of the tube.
Carbide is a chemical compound formed between carbon and a metal or metals; examples are tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, titanium carbide, chromium carbide.
Cathodic coatings become the cathode in an electrochemical cell with the substrate (anode). This type of coating protects the substrate from corrosion only by being a complete barrier. If the coating allows the environment to reach the substrate, accelerated corrosion of the substrate will occur.
Cavitation damage is the degradation of a solid body resulting from its exposure to cavitation. (This may include loss of material, surface deformation, or changes in properties or appearance).
Coating is a protective and/or decorative layer generally applied in an industrial setting to alter properties of a surface in a positive fashion. Lately, coatings are being called for and applied as part of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) process.
Coating strength is a measure of the cohesive bond within a coating, as opposed to coating-to-substrate bond (adhesive strength). Also, it is the tensile strength of a coating, usually expressed in kpa (psi).
Coating stresses are the stresses in a coating resulting from rapid cooling of molten material or semi-molten particles as they impact the substrate. Coating stresses are a combination of body and textural stresses.
Cohesion is the intermolecular attraction between like-molecules.
Composite coating is mixture of two or more materials. Many thermal spray coatings could be considered as composites.
Corrosion is the chemical or electrochemical reaction between a material, usually a metal, and its environment that produces a deterioration of the material and its properties.
Corrosion resistance is the ability of a coating to impart and withstand corrosion in a given corrosion system.
Curing is the process that is necessary for some coatings to become hard films. Example: (Enamels cure whil e lacquers do not cure and Thermal spray coatings do not require curing).
Dielectric shielding is a process in which a nonconductive material, such as a coating is placed between an anode and an adjacent cathode to avoid current flow, wastage or to improve current distribution.
Ductility is the ability of a material to deform plastically without fracturing, measured by elongation or reduction of area in a tensile test, by height of cupping in an Erichsen test, or by other means.
Elasticity is the property of certain materials that enables them to return to their original dimensions after an applied stress.
Erosion is the progressive loss of material from a solid surface due to mechanical interaction between that surface and a fluid, a multi-component fluid, or solid particles carried with the fluid.
Fatigue strength is the maximum stress that can be sustained for a specified number of cycles without failure, the stress being completely reversed within each cycle unless otherwise stated.
Fatigue wear is wear of a solid surface caused by fracture arising from material fatigue.
Film is a thin, not necessarily visible, layer of material.
Flame spraying is a process in which an oxy-fuel gas flame is the source of heat for melting the surfacing material. Compressed gas may be used for atomizing and propelling the surfacing material to the substrate.
Flow-coating is a system of applying paint where the paint is allowed to flow over and drain off the work-piece.
Fretting is the surface damage resulting from relative motion between surfaces in contact under pressure.
Friction is the reaction force resulting from surface interaction and adhesion during sliding. The friction Coefficient is defined as the friction force divided by the load.
Fused coatings are the result of a process in which the coating material is deposited by thermal spraying and then fused by post heat treatment. This can be done by flame, induction heating, furnace or by laser.
Galvanizing is the process by which steel is coated with a layer of zinc. The zinc coating provides the steel with greater corrosion resistance. Common process is hot dip galvanizing a better process is zinc arc spraying.
Galvanic corrosion is accelerated corrosion of a metal because of an electrical contact with a more noble metal or nonmetallic conductor in a corrosive electrolyte.
Grit blasting is a pressurized stream of hard metal or oxide grit material used to clean and roughen surfaces prior to coating.
Hard chromium plating is the electrolytic deposition of chromium to form a hard coating with good wear resistance. The structure is micro-cracked.
Hardness test is a test designed to assess the resistance to penetration from a load. The surface is indented under a defined load and the depth or area of penetration is measured.
Hard-facing is the application of tough coating materials designed to resist severe wear.
High velocity oxy-fuel spraying (HVOF) is a Thermal spray process. The spray powder particles are injected into a high velocity jet formed by the combustion of oxygen and fuel, heated and accelerated to the substrate.
Hydrogen blistering is the formation of blisters on or below a metal surface from excessive internal hydrogen pressure. (Hydrogen may be formed during chrome plating, corrosion, etc.).
Impingement is a process resulting in a continuing succession of impacts between (liquid or solid) particles and a solid surface.
Impregnation is a process of filling the pores of a coating with a sealer material such as resin, wax, etc.
Insulation is a material of low thermal conductivity (ceramic) used to reduce heat losses.
Kerosene is the liquid fuel of choice used in some HVOF thermal spray processes.
Kilowatt-hour (kWh) is an energy unit defined as 1,000 watts of electricity for one hour (equivalent to 3,413 Btu). Such units are used in Plasma coating processes.
Lacquer is a fast-drying usually clear coating that is highly flammable and dries by solvent evaporation only. It can be reconstituted after drying by adding solvent.
Lamellar corrosion is a form of corrosion in which the expanding corrosion products stack up as layers. Similar to exfoliation of high strength aluminum alloys.
Lapping is the rubbing two surfaces together, with or without abrasives, for the purpose obtaining extreme dimensional accuracy or superior surface finish.
Liquid impingement erosion is the progressive loss of material from a solid surface due to continue exposure to impacts by liquid drops or jets.
Load factor is the ratio of the average load in a given period to the maximum load carried during that period.
Macro-hardness is the hardness of a coating as measured on a macroscopic scale, which shows the coatings bulk properties.
Mechanical bonding is usually represented by mechanical interlocking of the deposited particles with the rough heights on the substrate surface produced during grit blasting.
Metallizing (See thermal spraying).
Micrograph is produced when a section of the coating is taken, polished to show the particulate layers and then photographed through a microscope.
Micro-hardness is the hardness of a coating as measured on a microscopic scale. Can show the hardness of individual phases within the coating and avoid the effects of porosity.
Micrometer (µm) is formally known as micron. It is a linear measure equal to one millionth of a meter or .00003937 inch. The symbol for the micrometer is µm.
Microstructure is the structure of a prepared surface of a metal as revealed by a microscope at a magnification exceeding 25x.
Mil is one thousandth of an inch.
Muriatic acid is an archaic term for hydrochloric acid, HCl (acidum salis, marine acid, spirit of salt).
Nanometer abbreviated "nm", a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micrometer.
Naphtha is a petroleum distillate used mostly by professionals for cleanup and to thin solvent-based coatings. It is known to be a volatile organic compound.
Nickel plating is the electro deposition of nickel to form a corrosion barrier or to reclaim a worn part.
Noble metal is a metal with a standard electrode potential that is more noble (positive) than that of hydrogen.
Non-stick "Plasma-release" coatings
TRACLON (Traction-release polymers embedded into Tungsten carbide, Stainless, Ni-Cr, etc.)
TRACLON (Traction-release polymers embedded into Tungsten carbide, Stainless, Ni-Cr, etc.)
Orange peel is a surface description of bumpiness or waviness that resembles the skin of an orange. Orange peel finish is often desired to minimize the contact between the surface and the product.
Overspray is the spray material that misses the area being targeted and falls upon the surrounding surfaces.
Oxidations is the loss of electrons by a constituent of a chemical reaction. (Also refers to the corrosion of metal that is exposed to an oxidizing gas at elevated temperatures).
Ozone is a oxidizing allotropic form of the element oxygen. The ozone molecule contains three atoms (O3).
Particle size is a measure expressed in microns or percent passing through a standard mesh screen.
Passivity is a condition in which a piece of metal, because of an impervious covering of oxide or other compound, has a potential much more positive than that at the metal in the active state.
Peening is a blasting process using spherical shaped beads or shot for cleaning and/or modifying surface properties.
Permeability is a property measured as a rate of passage of a liquid or gas through a coating.
Pickling is removing surface oxides from metals by chemical or electrochemical reaction. Treating the surface of iron or steeel with acid to remove scale, rust and dirt, preparatory to further processing such as cold rolling, tinning, galvanizing, or polishing.
Plasma is a gas so hot that all electrons are stripped away from the atoms. As such, the gas has a positive charge and can be confined in a magnetic field. High-temperature plasma is used in controlled fusion experiments.
Plasma spraying is a thermal spraying process in which the coating material is melted with heat from a plasma torch that generates a non-transferred arc. The molten coating material is propelled against the base metal by the hot, ionized gas issuing from the torch.
Plasma-release coatings (Non-stick)
TRACLON (Traction-release polymers embedded into Tungsten carbide, Stainless, Ni-Cr, etc.)
TRACLON (Traction-release polymers embedded into Tungsten carbide, Stainless, Ni-Cr, etc.)
Plasticity is the property that enables a material to undergo permanent deformation without rupture.
Polishing is the abrading of a material surface by means of the action of sanding and rubbing.
Polyurethane is a type of coating or resin known for its toughness, flexibility, weather resistance, chemical resistance, and abrasion resistance. The resin or vehicle commonly used to make topcoats.
Porosity is a measure of the volume of internal pores, or voids, in ion exchangers and filter media; sometimes expressed as a ratio to the total volume of the medium.
Powder coating is a polymeric coating deposited via electrostatic attraction and applied to the surface as a dry, finely ground powder and then heated above its melting point so the powder particles flow together or cure.
Powder metallurgy is the art of producing metal powders and utilizing metal powders for production of' massive materials and shaped objects.
Preventive maintenance is maintenance performed according to a fixed schedule involving the routine repair and replacement of machine parts and components.
Primer is the first coat of (usually) paint applied to a surface. Formulated to have good bonding and wetting characteristics; may or may not contain inhibiting pigments.
Products of combustion are the gases, vapors, and solids resulting form the combustion of fuel.
Pull-out occurs when particles are plucked from the coating during machining or grinding. Also occurs during metallographic preparation. It is sometimes confused with porosity.
Quality control is all aspects of the control of the spraying process including the surface preparation, spraying, control of thickness deposited and the oxide and porosity levels, surface finish and NDE checks as specified.
Quenching is the rapid cooling in the heat treating of metals, the step of cooling metals rapidly in order to obtain desired properties; most commonly accomplished by immersing the metal in oil or water.
Reactive metal is a metal that readily combines with oxygen at elevated temperatures to form very stable oxides, for example, titanium, zirconium, and beryllium.
Recrystallization is the formation of a new strain free grain structure from that existing in cold worked metal, usually accomplished by heating. Also, it is the change from one crystal structure to another, as occurs on heating or cooling through a critical temperature.
Refractoryis a ceramic material that can resist great heat and wear. Therefore it is suitable as a lining thermal barrier coating. This is not to be confused with refractory metals, such as columbium and tantalum.
Residual stresses are the stresses that remain within a body as a result of plastic deformation.
Resilience is the ability of a material to absorb energy when deformed elastically and to return it when unloaded. This is usually measured by the modulus of resilience, which is the strain energy per unit volume required to stress the material from, zero stress to the yield stress.
Rockwell hardness test is an indentation hardness test using a calibrated machine that utilizes the depth of indentation, under constant load, as a measure of hardness.
Rust is a corrosion product consisting primarily of hydrated iron oxide. (A term properly applied only to ferrous alloys.).
Sacrificial coating is a coating that provides corrosion protection wherein the coating material corrodes in preference to the substrate, thereby protecting the latter from corrosion.
Salt fog is an ASTM B-117 test procedure that attempts to simulate the corrosive environment caused by road salt and marine spray.
Sampling is the removal of a portion of a material for examination or analysis.
Sand blasting (also grit blasting) is the process of surface cleaning and roughening that provides a mechanical "tooth" to aid coating adhesion. Media include aluminum oxide, silicone carbide, crushed hardened steel or even crushed walnut shells. The medium must be chosen and sized according to the substrate or the foreign material on the substrate to be removed.
Scale is a deposit of oxide of iron that forms on the surface of steel after heating.
Sealant or sealers are materials (polymers) specifically used to for sealing the porosity in coatings.
Sealing is a process which, by absorption of a sealer into thermal spray coatings, seals porosity and increases resistance to corrosion of the underlying substrate material.
Self-bonding coatings is a name given to thermal spray coatings that are capable of bonding to clean smooth surfaces. Bond and "one-step" coatings are normally in this group. Such coatings are particularly important where grit blasting or surface roughening processes cannot be performed.
Shear strength is the stress required to produce fracture in the plane of cross section, the conditions of loading being such that the directions of force and of resistance are parallel and opposite although their paths are offset a specified minimum amount. The maximum load divided by the original cross-sectional area of a section separated by shear.
Shielded is the separation of metallic parts by an electrical nonconductor; insulated by other than an air gap.
Shrinkage is a decrease in dimensions of a coating during processing.
Shot peening is the bombardment of a component surface with steel or ceramic shot. Produces a residual compressive stress in the surface and improves fatigue and stress corrosion performance.
Spalling is the breaking off of the surface of refractory material as a result of internal stresses or the lifting or detachment of a coating from the substrate.
Splat is a single thin flattened sprayed particle.
Spray-fusing is a process in which the coating material is deposited by flame spraying and then fused into the substrate by the addition of further heat. This can be applied by flame, induction heating or by laser.
Stress-relief cracking is also called post-weld heat treatment cracking, stress-relief cracking occurs when susceptible alloys are subjected to thermal stress relief after welding to reduce residual stresses and improve toughness. Stress-relief cracking occurs only in metals that can precipitation-harden during such elevated-temperature exposure; it usually occurs at stress raisers, is intergranular in nature, and is generally observed in the coarse-grained region of thewels heat affected zone.
Stress relieving is a heat treatment carried out in steel to reduce internal stresses.
Substrate is the parent or base material to which a coating is applied.
Surface Preparation is cleaning and roughening the surface to be sprayed, usually by grit blasting. This is to increase the adhesion of the coating to the substrate.
Surfacing is the application of a coating or cladding to a surface to impart a change in its surface properties or behavior.
Tensile strength is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched.
Tension is the force or load that produces elongation.
Thermal barrier coatings are coatings that form an insulating barrier to a heat source to protect the substrate.
Thermal shock is a cycle of temperature swings that result in failure of metal due to expansion and contraction.
Thermal spraying is a group of processes wherein finely divided metallic or nonmetallic materials are deposited in a molten or semi-molten condition to form a coating. (The coating material may be in the form of powder, ceramic rod, wire, or molten materials.)
Thermal degradation is a type of fatigue occurs when metal is subjected to heat. Because thermal spraying is relatively "cold process" and substrates are kept below 150C (300F), for most applications there is no risk of thermal degradation to the parts being coated.
Thermo-chemically formed coatings are painted, dipped or sprayed chromium oxide based coatings consolidated by repeated deposition and curing cycles (about 500oC).
Toughness is the ability of a metal to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing.
TRACLON coatings are exclusive to MBI, also known as non-stick "Plasma-release" coatings (Traction-release polymers embedded into Tungsten carbide, Stainless, Ni-Cr, etc.)
Traction control & grip coatings
TRAC-TEC coatings (various hardness, thickness and finish roughness)
TRAC-TEC coatings (various hardness, thickness and finish roughness)
Transferred arc is a type of a plasma torch in which the plasma jet is emitted from the torch and the current flows from the internal cathode to the internal anode represented by the nozzle of the torch. When the jet is carried to another anode with it being electrically favorable to do so the current will then transfer to the second anode, usually the work piece and the arc is said to be transferred.
Tribology is the science and technology concerned with interacting surfaces in relative motion.
Turbines are wheels with many blades that is spun when steam pushes the blades. A turbine converts heat energy into mechanical energy. Turbine surfaces are coated and repaired by thermal spray.
U-bend specimen is a horseshoe-shaped test piece used to detect the susceptibility of a material to stress corrosion cracking.
Undercutting is a step in the sequence of surface preparation involving the removal of substrate material. Undercutting corrosion of a scribed surface during a testing program is also an indication of poor paint performance.
Urethane is an important resin in the coatings industry. A true urethane coating is a two-component product that cures when an isocyanate (the catalyst) prompts a chemical reaction that unites the components.
Vaporization is the change from liquid or solid phase to the vapor phase.
Voids is a term generally applied to paints to describe holidays, holes, and skips in a film. Also used to describe shrinkage in castings and weld.
Wear is the loss of material from a surface by means of some mechanical action.
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3.3 Acres VIEW LOT with Garage building and shed present. Property Zoning noted as RR-2-1/2. Property has existing well and electricity can be brought in from the street. Previous Manufactured home existed on the property and was removed. Property has existing fencing on three sides of it.
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It seems a bit absurd, here I am, in what many people mistakenly believe is the eye of the storm. Worried friends ask me if I'm OK, if I'm not afraid, and whether, if they dare to purchase the ticket and come and visit me, if there will be an outbreak of war here in Israel. In the real world, things are completely reversed. The armed forces, no less!, have been called out to protect Jews in France and Belgium, whereas security for Jewish institutions is heightened in every other European country. Then there is of course, despicable and cowardly murders committed against people like Lee Rigby, bludgeoned to death on the high street in London, Christmas shoppers mowed down on the side walk, that AWFUL, AWFUL assassination of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists and the Jewish victims at the Hyper Casher market. And thats not counting the harassment Jews are suffering from society at large, and in particular from a large segment of Muslims who have been taught to hate Jews just because they are Jews.
It beggars belief when Torah scholars argue that Jews should be armed to protect themselves in Europe, while more and more Jews admit feeling uncomfortable in the current state of affairs in Europe.
Politicians and other unelected leaders sorrowfully cluck their tongues when unbridled hate speech turns into bloody nightmares that trip up their pet fantasy that if you only lean backwards long and hard enough, then surely we can all live together in a multiculti society. When that clearly doesn't work, the current recipe is to lay the blame at whatever misfortune that hits the Jews right in the jugular vein, on the Jews themselves. Or on Israel, that – for anybody who actually has not had a brain amputation performed – is a pseudonym for Jews. Some journalists go to great lengths to ride as roughshod as possible over Jewish raw emotions, the European ones only apologising halfheartedly after they have been found out, whereas the American ones get fired ( a fact that really says it all)...
As prominent Norwegian Jews now vocally testify: its scary to be Jewish in Norway now. Not only Jews are concerned; some politicians too voice their deep concern that Jews, just for the sake of being Jews, cannot feel safe any longer in Norway, or all of Europe. The shocking bit is to discover that for all the great ceremonies, the grand words, the reassurance that European politicians will fight tooth and nail to purge anti-Semitism from amongst us. The distance between such assurances and facts on the ground speak its own clear language; almost three years since the release of a damning report on anti-Semitic attitudes in Norway, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust have still not become incorporated into the national curriculum in primary or secondary education. The EU has not only withdrawn what used to be its own working definition of anti-Semitism, but in spite of its own grand words to stand up for the Jews, it failed to approve its long awaited anti-Semitism task force.
With this backdrop, to my great disappointment, some awfully clever people in Norway – with an acute sense of timing – now fret about that circumcision has been sanctified in Law and must be carried out in hospitals or under the supervision of a specialist. The Children's Ombudsman is back in the media, lamenting that more people might now choose to circumcise their baby boys, and that a revision of the Law is required to find out about side effects or problems arising form this (she aims her darts at the Muslim population only, thus further sidelining this minority group, evidently she didn't consider President Obama's admonition to Europe, that Europe must integrate its Muslim population into the mainstream culture – finally a wise word from a president many consider to be a great disappointment). She has her own profession on her side – many urologists, paediatric surgeons and nurses say they will refuse to carry out circumcisions, claiming it is against the human rights of the child, and they demand that the state respect their reservation on the grounds that it is against their conscience to carry out such a procedure. Their protests are risible and show the shallowness of their ethical reasoning; we need not go further back than last January when all the "good forces" were up in arms about a clarification in current legislation on GP's and other health workers' right to deny to refer a woman for abortion since it would go against their conscience to terminate an otherwise healthy pregnancy. Oh the fury, GPs who professed to be Christians were ridiculed, hounded, and some GPs even handed in their notice when in stead of being a minor bureaucratic procedure, became a major political battle, which in the end terminated a GPs freedom to deny certain treatments on grounds of conscience. Many of the voices that hurled insults at said GPs for their struggle, now demand that the Law must grant them the right to deny treatment on grounds of conscience.
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Carol's Mochi Cake
READY IN: 1hr 15mins
Recipe by Amy in Hawaii
This is a sweet dessert. It uses sweet rice flour or mochiko. Although it is baked like a cake it's texture is sweet and sticky.
Top Review by Aunt Cookie
I really loved this! I made a 1/4 recipe, put the batter in a greased 8-inch round pan, and baked it for 40 minutes. It's got such a great texture (really chewy), and the perfect amount of sweetness for my taste. Thanks so much for sharing this unusual and tasty dessert.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
- 4 cups milk
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 4 cups sweet rice flour (mochiko)
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Directions See How It's Made
- Cream together 3 cups sugar and 1/2 cup butter.
- Blend in the remaining ingredients.
- Pour into greased 9"x13" pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for one hour. Cool.
- Cut into squares with a plastic knife.


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Stop Junk Mail, Stop Direct Marketing, Stop Robocalls Today
Posted by Norman F, July 21st, 2017
Annoying and wasteful.
Junk e-mail wastes natural resources, everything from paper to plastic to fuel to get the mail into your mailbox. It is critical to limit the amount of junk mail you receive.
The Direct Marketing Association allows you to opt out of receiving unsolicited commercial mail and e-mail.
Stop Junk Mail.org has an easy to use printable form to stop junk mail. It has postcards to send in, places to write to, and 800 numbers to call to get you off many direct marketing lists.
Filed under: Conservation, Easy, Effort, Environment, Green, Home, Reduce, Waste | Tags: junk mail |
PPL Electric Energy Efficiency Rebates to Save Money
Posted by Norman F, June 23rd, 2017
New rebates have been added for 2017.
Utility Company PPL Electric has a bunch of programs and incentives to help save energy and money.
- $150 Energy Star Central Air Conditioning rebate
- New Refrigerator Energy Star rebate $35
- $300 Heating and Cooling Rebate for Heat pumps
- Up to $400 rebate on water heaters
- Up to 75% on Insulating your home's attic
- Up to $350 back for switching to a variable speed pool pump
- Low income: Home Assessment, weatherization, and appliances
- Appliance Recycling Program $35 rebate and haul your old appliance away for free through the Appliance Recycling program. Pick up your old room air conditioner and dehumidifier at the same time to qualify for a $25 rebate
New Home using PPL
Filed under: Easy, Effort, Green, Recycling | Tags: Energy Efficiency Rebates, PPL Electric |
Recycle Drugs, Recycle Medicine – Disposing of Medicine Properly
Posted by Norman F, April 28th, 2017
April 29, 20187 10am – 2pm local time, is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
The DEA is promoting this day for people to turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal. They have a local collection site locator on their website. Over 5600 sites will take back items. Several cities near me are participating with most drop of locations at police stations. Last year 324 tons was taken back and recycled.
Pennsylvania and Delaware had their events early in September 2015.
Filed under: Easy, Effort, Environment, Green, Health, Home, Water | Tags: flush medicine, Medicine Disposal, Prescription Drugs |
Earth Day 2017 – Become more Eco-Friendly and Green
Posted by Norman F, April 22nd, 2017
Happy Earth Day, Monday April 22, 2017. It's great that more attention is being paid to eco friendly, green causes. Earth Day started slow, but has gained momentum every year. We celebrate it everyday as do many of our readers. Look for local events in your community.
Take time to help educate friends, neighbors, family members, and strangers about ways to lead a more eco friendly or green lifestyle. Only through extended enlightenment, can the cause succeed.
- Eat leftovers, do not go out to eat
- Use a refillable water bottle
- Change all your lightbulbs to CFLs or LEDs
- Walk or take public transportation instead of driving your car today.
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Recycle everything you can today. Learn new ways to recycle items.
- Plant a new tree in your garden
- Stick to organic, sustainable, and local products today.
- Eliminate your junk mail
- Start using a reusable bag
- Switch to an Electric Car like a Chevy Bolt or Tesla Model S
- Put solar panels on your roof
Filed under: Alternative Energy, Cleaning, Conservation, Eco Friendly | Tags: earthday |
California Ban on Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs)
Posted by Norman F, April 12th, 2017
California has a Ban on Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs or polybrominated diphenyl ethers) that took effect in 2011. These commonly found chemicals are toxic and accumulate in breast milk, harming kids development. Several other states have followed California. If you live in other states, you may want to verify this. House dust gets mixed in with PBDE's, causing this chemical to spread.
Since 1975, manufacturers of furniture have treated their products with inexpensive flame retardant chemicals. Tobacco firms have even pushed for this treatment, preventing them from having to create a fire safe cigarette. These chemicals don't really cut down on flammability. They cause toxic gasses and smoke to occur, which causes most fire deaths and injuries.
In 2005, some fire retardant chemicals were banned. A study in 2012 that appeared in the journal, Environmental Science and Technology by UC Berkeley and Duke University, found that toxic and untested flame retardants were present on most couches that they examined. These chemicals are linked to cancer and other health problems. It is literally almost impossible to buy furniture without flame retardants. Additionally, furniture with flame retardants are not required to be labeled.
Filed under: Effort, Environment, Green, Home, Indoor Air Quality, Kids, Medium, Shopping | Tags: baby products, Cancer, Endocrine distruptors, Flame retardants, Furniture, PDBE |
2017 Solar Tax Credit – Solar Rebate
Posted by Norman F, March 22nd, 2017
Last Update: April 2017
Get a Free Solar Power Estimate from a local vendor by clicking the link to the right.
2016 – 2017 continues the very popular residential Solar Federal Tax Credit first enacted in 2009. The previous solar tax credit program was capped at $2,000. With the new credit, you can claim up to 30% of solar power costs for a new solar electric system off your Federal taxes. Existing homes & new construction qualify. Both principal residences and second homes qualify. Rental properties do not qualify. Tax Rebate Expires: December 31, 2021 The Solar Federal Tax Credit 2016 – 2017 works especially well when coupled with a state rebate program. (CA, CT, NJ, NY)
Filed under: Alternative Energy, Effort, Energy, Green, Hard, Home, Solar | Tags: Federal Tax Credit, Federal Tax Credit for Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Rebate, Solar tax credit |
Green Eco Friendly Clothes – Bamboo, Nylon, Polyster, Microfiber
Posted by Norman F, March 17th, 2017
Most people do not want to negatively affect the environment with their clothing picks. Shockingly, there are several gotchas with even this simple Choice.
Nylon, Polyster Yoga Pants, Fleece, Sweat Wicking Athletic Wear
Would you believe that most of these items shed microscopic plastic fibers — called "microfibers" — when washed? Municipal Wastewater systems flush these microfibers into natural waterways, eventually reaching the sea. This would Possibly contaminate sea life. Other recent studies show that microfibers can end up in the stomachs of marine animals, including seafood such as oysters.
Comfortable athleisure clothes are emerging as an unlikely source of plastic that's increasingly ending up in the oceans and potentially contaminating seafood, according to Gulf Coast researchers launching a 2-year study of microscopic plastics in the waters from south Texas to the Florida Keys.
Filed under: Clothes, Conservation, Easy, Eco Friendly, Effort, Environment, Green, Kids, Money, Shopping | Tags: Bamboo Clothes, Bamboo Textiles, Cotton, FTC, Levi's Water<Less, microfibers, Rayon |
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheets – What ingredients are in a product?
Posted by Norman F, March 15th, 2017
Do you worry about what is in that detergent or cleaning product? How green is it really? What do I do if it gets on my skin? Is it dangerous?
We have often cited Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets or MSDS in our analysis of cleaning and construction products. What are they?
Newer SDS's have a structured format and required information that MSDS's were not required to have.
Filed under: Cleaning, Easy, Eco Friendly, Effort, Environment, Green, Health, Home, Indoor Air Quality, Kids, Money, Pollution, Shopping | Tags: ingredients, Material Safety Data Sheets, MSDS, SDS |
SDGE Rebates, SDG&E, or San Diego Gas and Electric Rebate for Energy Efficiency
Posted by Norman F, March 1st, 2017
New rebates have been added for 2017.
San Diego's power utility San Diego Gas and Electric rebates are here. SDGE or SDG&E has a bunch of money saving SDGE rebates and ways to go green and save money.
- Home energy efficiency rebates of $25 for Energy efficient clothes washers
- $250 on Electric Water Heaters
- $100 rebate on Gas Water Heaters
- $200 rebate on variable speed pool pumps
- You can print rebate forms out online and then send in proof of purchase.
Chinese Chalk or Chinese Insecticide Chalk
Posted by Norman F, February 26th, 2017
Recently I found a friend who was using Chinese Miraculous Insecticide Chalk otherwise known as Pretty Baby Chalk, Ant Chalk, Roach Chalk and Chinese Chalk. Tres Pasitos is a Spanish name for this product.
The product is illegal and dangerous. The EPA has a warning on it too. We tried it in the past and found that it didn't really work. I found this stuff being sold all over San Francisco's Chinatown and it is for sale on eBay.
It does kill bugs because it contains toxic chemicals but are hazardous around kids. Did you know that plain old chalk also works!
Filed under: Easy, Eco Friendly, Effort, Environment, Green, Health, Home, Kids | Tags: Ants, Chinese Insecticide Chalk, Pesticide |


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Wave® music system
points was 129,700 points
SKU code BOSE-39
The sound of a much larger stereo for CDs, DAB/AM/FM and more
Enjoy rich, room-filling sound from a small music system that fits nearly anywhere—and now has a fresh design. The Bose® Wave® music system IV includes a CD player, an DAB/AM/FM radio tuner and an input in the back for other sources.
- Exclusive waveguide speaker technology delivers high-performance sound
- CD/MP3 CD player with repeat, random and continuous play
- Advanced DAB/AM/FM tuner with onscreen text display of song and artist information
- Auxiliary input for other sources
- Slim credit card-style remote operates all functions
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The annual Baisakhi celebrations, featuring Kirtan Darbar and Nagar Kirtan, were held with great fervor and enthusiasm by an estimated crowd of 15,000 at the Los Angeles Convention Center April 9.
The event attracted devotees not only from all parts of California, but the entire U.S. as well as Mexico and India. Sikhs around the world celebrate Baisakhi as the day their identity as "Khalsa/Pure Ones" supersedes everything else. Guru Gobind Singh Ji was a visionary, a being of great faith and trust in God, a man of boundless courage, and a champion of the weak and poor, noted a press release. He fought for righteousness so that all people could have the opportunity to live in equality, dignity and grace. Guru Gobind Singh Ji not only believed that everyone should live with dignity and grace, he himself was a shining example of those qualities. He created a cultural revolution that brought together his followers from all backgrounds, social status and walks of life to fight for the peaceful realization of social justice and religious freedom.
With great devotion, the sons and daughters of Guru Gobind Singh Ji came together in a spirited and peaceful celebration of Baisakhi, which also commemorated the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, recently celebrated in Patna Sahib, India. The decorations for the Kirtan program featured a lovely backdrop of various photos of the Takhat at Patna Sahib, India, where Guru Gobind Singh Ji was born.
The day began at 3:30 a.m. at the Guru Ram Das Ashram in West Los Angeles, where dozens of Khalsa gathered to listen to Prof. Ranjit Singh recite the "Asa di Var." Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji was then escorted by motorcycle police in a grand procession, with Khalsa flags flying, all the way to the Los Angeles Convention Center, where Guru Sahib arrived at 7:00 a.m. initiating the Kirtan Darbar.
Spirited children and youth Kirtan presentations were among the day's highlights. The participating institutes included The Khalsa Care Foundation, Kaur & Singh Academy, Buena Park Punjabi School, Walnut Gurdwara Kirtan Group, Sur Sangam Sangeet of Corona, Nanak Sadan Gurmat Academy, Ujjal Didar Singh Memorial Foundation, Valley Sikh Temple Punjabi School, Sur Shabad Parivaar of Bhai Mardana Institute, Guru Nanak's Children's Academy of the Sikh Center of Orange County, Gurdwara Gurbani Darbar of Ventura, Guru Ram Das Ashram Khalsa Youth Group, and the Baba Fared Sangeet Academy. Additionally, Bibiyan Jathas, including Sur Shabad Parivaar and Bibis Kamalpreet Kaur and Balbir Kaur, performed Shabads.
The day's main Kirtan program included many songs written by, written about or in praise of Guru Gobind Singh and the Khalsa. Twenty-two distinguished Ragis performed Kirtan from gurdwaras in Los Angeles, and other California-based gurdwaras in Orange County, Riverside County, Lancaster, San Jose and Fresno. Dhadhi Jatha Kuljit Singh Dilbar from Namashar, India, also performed at the event. The Kirtan Jethas included Bhai Bhupinderjit Singh of Sikh Temple of Rosemead; Bhai Santok Singh of Valley Sikh Temple; Bhai Hukam Singh of Alhambra Gurdwara; Bhai Surdeep Singh of Buena Park Gurdwara; Bhai Gagandeep Singh of Nanak Sadhan Sikh Temple; Bhai Satpal Singh of Sikh Center of Orange County; Bhai Naiv Singh of NORCO Gurdwara; Bhai Gopal Singh of Guru Nanak Sikh Center; Bhai Jatinder Jot Singh of Lankershim Gurdwara; Bhai Giani Ajit Singh of Hollywood Sikh Temple; the International Institute of Gurmat Studies Jetha; Avtar Singh (Fresno); Bhai Subheg Singh (San Jose); Harlove Singh and Manjeet Singh; Bhai Gurdeep Singh; and Bhai Sucha Singh.
The final five Ragi Jethas comprising of Bhai Raghbir Singh (Walnut Gurdwara), Bhai Jaswant Singh (New Riverside Gurdwara), Bhai Varinder Singh (Khalsa Care Foundation), Bhai Khem Singh (Hesperia Gurdwara) and Bhai Surdeep Singh (nephew of Sant Anoop Singh) all sang together with great devotion. The Guru Ram Das Ashram Kirtan Jetha played the closing Kirtan which included Bhai Gurdas' Shabad, "Waho Waho Gobind Singh Aape Gur Chela," as Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji was escorted outdoors for the beginning of the Nagar Kirtan.
The program was emceed by Kirtan-Singh Khalsa, of Guru Ram Das Ashram, along with Hardev Singh Khalsa, Ravinder Singh, Hardalip Singh and Bir Ishwar Singh. Several federal, state and county dignitaries attended and both received and gave presentations at the program. Those who received special awards from the Sikh Community of Southern California included Congresswoman of the 27th District Judy Chu, who attended the program for the 17th year in a row. She spoke poignantly highlighting her work in support of the Sikh community. Congressman Brad Sherman, wearing a turban, also expressed his support and appreciation of the Panth. Field Representative Jacqueline Hamilton from U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass of 37th District also attended.
"Spirit of Baisakhi Awards" and saropas (prayer shawls) were presented on behalf of the Sikh Community of Southern California to several distinguished individuals and organizations for their examples of leadership. These included Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Karen Bass (accepted by her Senior Field Representative, Jacqueline Hamilton), Siri Sikdar Sahiba Sardarni Guru Amrit Kaur Khalsa, Amarjit Singh of Vermont Gurdwara for Langar Seva and Nirinjan Kaur, who is a professor of Sikh and Jain Studies at Loyola Marymount University. The managing directors of the Guru Nanak Sikh Center in Buena Park were presented saropas along with Dr. Piara Singh for his lifelong service to the community.
Guru's Langar was served throughout the day and was prepared at the Hollywood Sikh Temple (Vermont Gurdwara) for the thousands of devotees who attended the program. Many individuals contributed to doing the Langar seva, including Amarjit Singh, who coordinated this seva, and Sarabjit Singh, Bhai Chattar Singh, Har Nam Singh, Manavprem Kaur, Dr. Manjit Singh Khalsa, Tony Singh, Manjit Singh, Bicky Singh and Bhai Kanhaiya Sewa Dal.
Guru Sahib's float for the Nagar Kirtan was designed by Joginder Singh Sidhu. The Sadh Sangat of the Khalsa Care Foundation did all of the float decorations for the parade and organized the entire procession, which proceeded a couple of miles in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The many sevadars from the Khalsa Care Foundation that were involved in the organizing of the parade included Gurdip Singh Malik, Joginder Singh Sidhu, Surinder Singh, Sukhi Singh and Sohan Singh Chowdry. There were many sumptuous sweets and snacks served after the parade organized by the Bhai Kanhaiya Sewa Dal.
Hundreds of volunteers are involved for months in making the day special. One of the annual highlights is the special design and decoration of the Darbar Hall by Seva Kaur Khalsa, who once again made the room elegant and festive. A few of the many others involved in the organization, decorations, set-up and breakdown include Dr. Hari Bhajan Singh Khalsa, Jai Pal Singh Khalsa, Hari Kirn Kaur Khalsa, Siri Vias Singh Khalsa, Bibi Manjit Kaur Khalsa, Gurprasad Kaur Khalsa, Simran Sat Sangeet Kaur Khalsa, Dr. Haridass Kaur Khalsa, Kewal Kaur Khalsa, and Siri Dyal Kaur Khalsa.