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You can use it for entertainment, business, or both. It’s a versatile machine that provides ample storage and good connectivity / networking features. This machine is built to last – you can use it for several use before it needs to be replaced. It’ll still perform just as efficiently two+ years from now as it does the day to take it out of the box. Not only is it an efficient and reliable PC, the Aspire TC is also fast and quiet.
The computer powers up and boots to desktop very quickly. The RAM and CPU perform well, even when running resource-intensive programs. While this isn’t intended to be a gaming desktop, you should still be able to play casual games.
The inclusion of a Wi-Fi adapter is very nice. A lot of desktops don’t come with one and require additional purchases in order to connect wirelessly to the internet. This isn’t the case with the Acer Aspire TC TC-330-UR11, as it features Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 ac standard and Gigabit Ethernet. For Bluetooth-enabled devices, it comes with Bluetooth 4.2 LE.
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There are six USB ports, including three USB Gen. 1 3.1 ports and three USB 2.0 ports. For connecting the tower to a display, HDMI is included. There is a PCI Express x16 slot I/O expansion as well.
The AMD A-series (A9 9420) processor is a dual-core model that is capable of reaching 3.5-GHz and 64-bit processing. The 8GB of memory is standard – you can expand up to 16GB of DDR4 SDRAM memory. SD memory card formats are supported. For storage, there is a Serial ATA / 600 hard drive with 1TB capacity, and an optical drive where you can backup DVDS or watch your favorite movies. As mentioned above, there are AMD Radeon R5 graphics. Windows 10 Home (64-bit) is pre-installed as the operating system.
Another good thing about the Acer Aspire TC TC-330-UR11 is that it has a nice design – it has a simple, yet sleek black chassis and measures 13.4-inches in height, 6.4-inches in width, and 13.8-inches in depth. It features some of the USB ports on the front – a very convenient location for a desktop PC. A USB keyboard and mouse also come included in the box with the tower and 300-W power cord.
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Jonathan Larner of the protest group "Stop the Parade" said [the proposed parade] was "offensive". "Our outlook on this parade is a wholly peaceful one, we find the whole parade morally offensive," he said. "As evangelical Christians we believe what the bible says regarding sodomy - that it is a sin - and for that reason we want to oppose a parade that we see is promoting a sinful lifestyle."
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that sodomy* should be compulsory for everyone. As far as I'm concerned it's a lifestyle choice. And far be it from me to diss 'The Good Book' but I believe it gives certain advice on how 'bloody' women ought to be conducting themselves, not to mention dietary guidelines that most of us are happy to ignore. This country could be doing with more fun parades like Gay Pride.
*Sodomy - evangelical Christians and others of that ilk can only see or hear of a male homosexual person than they are immediately fixating on an act of anal penetrative sex. I cannot help but wonder why this concerns them so. Do gays when coming across heterosexuals think so much about what they do in private? I'm inclined to think they do not. I'm inclined to think that the private lives of gay people are just as diverse and maybe just as dull as those of heterosexuals.

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John Day is a city located about 2miles north of Canyon City in Grant County, Oregon, at the intersection of U.S. Routes 26 and 395. The city was named for the nearby John Day River, which had been named for a Virginian member of the 1811 Astor Expedition, John Day. The city was incorporated in 1901.
As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 1,744, making it the largest city in the county.
The first homestead staked in Grant County (what was then Wasco County), in 1862 by B. C. Trowbridge, was within the limits of the present city of John Day. The Eastern Oregon community was not as quick to grow as neighboring Canyon City, which was the county seat and center of the bustling mining industry in the area. Incrementally, local merchants and residents began relocating to John Day—primarily each time after severe fires in Canyon City: the Grant County Courthouse burned in 1870, Chinatown burned in 1885, and fires in 1898 and 1937 each devastated Canyon City's downtown.
The first post office at "John Day City" was established in 1865, but was discontinued in 1871. It was reestablished in 1879 with the name John Day. In April 1900, a local committee was elected, and the Oregon Legislature approved an Act incorporating the city of John Day on February 23, 1901. The largest part of early John Day was composed of the Chinese community, commonly called Tiger Town. In 1882, the Advent Christian Church in John Day had 547 members, 382 of whom were Chinese (and a number of Chinese residents were interred in the Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery). By 1887, John Day was home to nearly 1,000 Chinese immigrants, who had been attracted to the area by a gold rush 20 years earlier, many of whom were displaced by the 1885 fire in Canyon City.
A trading post built in the area in the 1860s along The Dalles Military Road was purchased in 1887 by two Chinese immigrants, Lung On and Ing Hay. They converted the trading post into a clinic, general store, and social center for the community, which continued to operate until the 1940s. In the 1970s the building, then the property of the city of John Day, was converted into a museum called the Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum. It is now operated in conjunction with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and is one of the premier surviving examples of a 19th-century Chinese apothecary shop. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2005.
The bedrock geology of the John Day area is a complex assemblage of Permian to Triassic age metamorphic and igneous rocks which were added to the western North American continental margin by tectonic activity in the Triassic and Jurassic Periods. Cenozoic age volcanic rocks related to the long-lived Columbia River Basalt emplacement were deposited above these bedrock units.
The area around John Day contains some of the most important paleontological resources known. From about the time the dinosaurs disappeared right up until the Pleistocene, the region was subjected to significant volcanism and other processes that preserved many fossils. Because the matrix in which the fossils are entombed is datable, the fossils themselves can be dated with excellent precision. This gives paleontologists the ability to study how species changed over time and also how the relationship between ecosystems and climate changed.
Spanish explorers in the 17th century reportedly explored the area for gold, but none was found.
Despite its warm, dry climate and inland location, John Day has as an oceanic climate (Cfb) according to the Köppen climate classification system. However, it nearly qualifies as a steppe climate (Köppen BSk) due to its relative aridity, and as a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) due to its cold winter temperatures.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,744 people, 794 households, and 450 families residing in the city. The population density was 932.6PD/sqmi. There were 895 housing units at an average density of 478.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.5% African American, 1.5% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.
There were 794 households of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.3% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.79.
The median age in the city was 42.9 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 22% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1821 people, 734 households, and 472 families residing in the city. The population density was 969.5 people per square mile (374.0/km²). There were 846 housing units at an average density of 450.4 per square mile (173.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.92% White, 1.15% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0% African American, 0.55% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.42% of the population.
There were 734 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city, the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,953, and the median income for a family was $34,327. Males had a median income of $31,908 versus $22,067 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,488. About 13.0% of families and 17.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under the age of 18 and 22.4% of those 65 and older.
Historically, industrial and agricultural businesses like gold mining, sheep and cattle ranching, timber harvesting, and lumber milling have been the economic mainstays of the community. However, federal policies that shut down all gold mining in the United States in 1942, the decreasing availability of ponderosa pine due to a lack of timber sales, and relatively high transportation costs have resulted in a significant decrease in the viability of the resource-based economic sector. Other employments, such as in recreation, health care, and government (the headquarters of the Malheur National Forest administration is located in John Day) now account for a majority of jobs in the city.
The John Day place name occurs also in Clatsop County, Oregon. The unincorporated community of John Day is included within the 97103 ZIP Code for Astoria.

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We will meet on the beach just west of the kayak rental location.
Let's paddle out to the island and through the mangroves taking a nice swim after in the surf! About 4 hours paddling and hanging out on the island. We can go for drinks after! Be ready to leave by 9. I will be parked close to the rental area with a tan Buick SUV, Florida Southern tag.
Bring your paddle, lots of water and snacks/lunch and sunscreen. Did I miss anything?
Check out http://www.floridapaddlingtrails.com/tripreport.asp?map=783 for information about the island.


How much does it cost to fix fork seals on a motorcycle?
Approximate cost: $150 – $400
Motorcycle shops and dealers costs vary greatly depending upon where you live geographically but from the feedback we hear from our customers is they were quoted as low as $150 and as high as $400 to have a shop fully remove the forks and replace the seals.
Can I ride my motorcycle with leaking fork seals?
Generally fork seals leak down onto the brakes, riding with oil on your brakes is not fine. you’ll be fine as long as you’re not trying to ride wheelies and slamming the front end back down.
How long should fork seals last?
About 10 years
What happens if fork seals leak?
If your leak has gone on for a while it’s likely your fork is empty of it’s oil. This will hurt performance. So it may have pumped all oil out and that is why you no longer see oil on tube.
Why do my fork seals keep leaking?
Leaks can happen after major impacts to the front forks, often times caused by large pot holes or wheelies. Dirt can become lodged in the fork wipers and seals creating a gap that oil seeps out of; this is very prevalent in off road riding. Another major issue is damage to the fork surface itself.
How long does fork oil last?
The oil in your fork loses lubricity, gets dirty, and should be changed every 10,000 miles or once a year. Here’s the quickest way to do it—and, yes, we know there’s a better way to do a cartridge fork.
Is it bad to ride with blown fork seals?
Yes you can ride with blown seals. Is it the best? No, it can put extra wear on the fork internals.
Should I run synthetic oil in my Harley?
With the air cooled Harley- Davidson engines the air is only one of its main cooling factors. The other is the oil, it also dissipates much of the heat from the engine. … IF you are not using synthetic oils you should. They can be used in engine, tyranny and the primary case with no issues.
What is a fork seal on a motorcycle?
The fork is what allows riders to change direction and also helps in braking and suspension. … The fork itself consists of two tubes. Each tube requires a seal to keep the oil of the interior of the tube from leaking out. Fork seals should be replaced as soon as leaking oil is noticed.
How do fork seals go bad?
Yes really bumpy roads can cause them to leak. Just like any seal over age they degrade and can fail, out side elements play a factor too. Try the seal trick if that doesn’t work do it right and fix them.


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Smith, Clark & Associates LLC is a full service land surveying firm led by a team of professionals with over 20 years experience. Originally founded in 2009 as Smith, Kolb & Associates. Our team serves clients across Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Smith, Clark & Associates is committed to providing our clients an accurate, insightful and economical solution to their project needs.
By focusing on surveying and mapping services, our staff serve as experts in the field. Drawing on a wealth of project experience and lessons learned, Smith, Clark & Associates serves as an extension of the client’s team, working closely with developers, property owners, municipalities, architects and engineers to gather the data that is critical to design and construction. By offering comprehensive surveying services, Smith, Clark & Associates can help clients make informed design decisions and ensure that construction phases progress smoothly avoiding costly delays and re-design time.
Smith, Clark & Associates delivers on it’s promise of insightful solutions and quality service. Each project is managed by a principal of the firm who coordinates the field technicians, CAD designers and all other resources required to meet the client’s needs. This level of attention to detail is unparalleled by larger engineering firms who provide surveying services as one of many in-house disciplines.


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The Arkansas House has rejected a proposal to scale back a minimum wage increase that voters approved last year that would have exempted many teenagers from future pay hikes planned under the initiative.
The House Monday rejected by a 42-34 vote a proposal to exempt workers under the age of 19 from future increases promised under the voter-backed measure that gradually raises the state’s minimum wage to $11 an hour by 2021. Arkansas’ minimum wage increased from $8.50 an hour to $9.25 in January under the measure and is set to increase again to $10 next year.
The proposal would keep pay at $9.25 an hour for those exempted.
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson last month said he opposed the bill and another proposal to exempt small businesses and some nonprofits.

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A Domain Name is attached to Domain Name System (DNS), which is a server enabled to translate numeric addresses (called IP, that is, Internet Protocol) into words. Each site, though they may appear in alphabetical letters, has a numeric IP address behind its name. This numeric address is the real address of the site on the internet.
The entire system is said to be hierarchial, but it is interesting to note that, there is no single registry for DNS information. When a user enters a domain name registration to their web browser, it is upto the DNS of that Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to handle the request. The DNS server then provides the browser which the correct IP. In case it doesn't exist, the server returns an error message or directs the user elsewhere.
A Domain Name is assigned to an IP address and this development has to be registered in the Name Server. The domain name has to be registered with the Network Information Centre (NIC), which is also called Domain Authority so as to preserve the database record of the domain ownership and the Name Servers that hold the domain's IPrecord.
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16 - The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1: The Faust Act - Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson
Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead.
Another brilliant new comic, and one that I am looking forward to seeing more of. The story is engaging, the art beautiful, the characters very interesting. It's been a while since I read this one *cough*catchinguppost*cough* so I've not got a lot more to say.
17 - Lucifer, Book 4 - Mike Carey, Peter Gross, et. al.
This comic continues to be brilliant, drawing on mythology, especially Judeo-Christian mythology, and spinning a fantastic story with it. Most graphic novel volumes take me an hour to read, tops. There's so much content in these, however, that each one might as well be a short novel.
As with the previous, this is a catch up review, as it's not as fresh in my mind it's consequently brief.
18 - Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery - Curtis J Wiebe, Roc Upchurch
Rat Queens was absolutely brilliant. I read it three times before I had to return it to the library. In the first story, now that more peaceful times have come the town of Palisade is finding the adventurers who previously dealt with the town's problems have become a menace. To avoid exile, each group is set a task, but something fishy's going on...
Centring around an all-female group of Dungeons-and-Dragons style adventurers this hilarious action-filled story has a great deal of potential and I cannot wait to see where it goes next. I'm particularly keen to learn more of Violet's story, though it looks like the next character to get the spotlight will be Dee - not that I'm complaining. An atheist cleric whose family worships an evil god has got to have one heck of a back story.
Not for those who like their stories squeaky clean and their characters well behaved, but if you're not looking for those things then give this a try, it's got an improbably high concentration of fun within its pages.
19 - You Only Live Once - Lonely Planet
I enjoyed this book over some weeks with cups of tea. It's a beautifully made coffee table style book and divided up into ideas based on how long is needed. The majority of stories are very, very brief and don't really give much by way of how, just inspiration really.
There's still a bit of me that now has the urge to walk/cycle a ridiculous distance. Perhaps I could walk across Ireland... or cycle around the country here. Hmm.
20 - The Ladies' Paradise - Emile Zola
I picked this up at my local library in the 'blind date with a book' promotion, and am glad I did. I doubt I would have picked this up otherwise, as a perceived high chance of a dominant romantic theme generally puts e off.
Instead of what I expected, I was fascinated with a story of the social and economic implications of the arrival of department stores and the prosperity, ruin and upheaval they brought. The romantic plot was there, and unsurprisingly I didn't care for it at all, but it wasn't as big an element as expected. I would heartily recommend this book.

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Originally Posted by jekamysz
Hey, About 2 years ago I bought a Bazooka Amp. Its one of the BA series and 1000W. It worked well untill about 6 months ago it started not providing power to the subs. The amp will turn on for a second and emitt the blue light and then instantly turn red. I was under the impression that this indicated a bad ground so i bought new ground wire and connected it to the frame but nothing has changed. I also checked the connection in the back of the head unit and used a test light to make sure that power was making it past the fuses to the AMP. I am at a complete loss about where to go from here. Any suggestions would help me out a lot. Thank you for anything you can suggest
Welcome to the Bazooka Forum. The Protection LED is illuminating. Check your speakers for a short (use your DMM) and make sure that the speaker wires from the amplifier to the terminals are not grounding out somewhere along the vehicle.


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Whether you’re considering a home in Flower Mound, Ft. Worth, Frisco, or anywhere in the Dallas metro area, you may be wondering just how much home you can really afford without putting yourself in a financial bind. Many potential buyers believe that because a lender approved them for a mortgage, they can afford it, but this isn’t actually the case. There are lots of factors that impact how much a person can afford, and they vary from one person to the next!
Tips from our Flower Mound real estate pros:
Calculators will tell you that your mortgage should be anywhere from 28% to 36% of your monthly income depending on which you use, but this isn’t necessarily true. These calculators don’t know how much you may have saved for a down payment, or what other debt/financial obligations you have. Mortgage calculators can be helpful, but only if you’re sure to include all costs including those for gas, groceries, day care, etc.
There’s a difference between reasonable and realistic. Your lender may believe you can easily afford a $2,000 per month house based on your income and other debts. That’s all well and good, but what about saving for the future? If you bring home $6,000 per month and spend $5,000 on the mortgage, car payment, ATV payment, groceries, cell phone, satellite, gas, electricity, etc., it doesn’t leave much to put back for your kids’ college or retirement years. Regardless of how much your lender determines you can afford, be realistic. You know your own situation.
Consider the following to know how much you can realistically afford
How much is your current net income, and what are your fixed costs and living expenses? Make a list if you need to.
How much will maintenance costs be in your new home? Everything needs maintenance, including homes. From painting, a new roof, new appliances when the old ones bite the dust to the HVAC system or plumbing, there will be maintenance costs.
Do you have a substantial down payment? The more you can realistically put down on your home, the lower your house note will be each month.
Are you looking to save or invest in the future, and how much do you want to put aside?
These are important questions to ask yourself, and it ultimately comes down to the fact that only you can decide how much of a monthly mortgage payment you can comfortably afford. Consider everything carefully before you jump in with both feet!
At Team Nelson our realtors want to help you find your dream North Texas home – and one that you can truly afford without possibly putting your finances in a precarious situation. Give us a call today, we’re happy to assist you!

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Alright, this is my first 'sucked into KFP world' fanfic. I was inspired by ShadowBrook17 to write this story. Hope all you
people like! :D
Chapter 1: My POV
I could suddenly hear a breeze blowing lightly into my ear, and I opened my eyes. I shut them tightly as soon as the sun's
rays came in contact with my eyes.
Wait...the sun?, I thought.
I sat up and looked around, seeing tall bamboo stalks and open fields.
This is DEFINITELY not my room, I thought.
"What the...", I thought outloud.
I realized that I was most likely dreaming, so I closed my eyes and pinched myself. I opened my eyes and still saw bamboo.
"Weird...", I thought outloud once again.
Wait...where AM I?, I thought. It certainly wasn't anywhere in the US.
I suddenly heard someone yelling from behind me, but I couldn't make out the words. But when I heard what they had said, it
was too late.
I turned around and was immediately knocked to the ground by someone of immense weight. I tried to get up, but unfortunately,
that someone fell onto me.
"Get...off...can't...BREATHE...", I wheezed.
"A good way to make it up to me would be to lose some wei-"
I shut up when I saw who it was. It was...Po...from Kung Fu Panda.
"What-how- Wait a minute...is there any water near by?", I asked.
"Uh yeah, it's back there, but-"
I immediately got on all fours and started running as fast as I could to the place that he spoke of on instinct.
All fours?, I thought.
I finally found a small source of water. Shallow, but deep enough to give off a reflection. I hestitated for a moment, then
slowly postioned myself to where I could see my reflection. I jolted at the sight.
I was a tiger.
I could hear heavy, thudding footsteps from behind me, as well as panting noises.
"You...could've...just...drank the water I HAD...", Po said, then flopping onto the ground.
My eyes were wide with shock.
"My-my ears-sw-SWIVELED! THEY SWIVELED!", I yelled.
"Well yeah, don't all tiger's ears do that?", Po asked.
I didn't answer as I tried to pinch myself over and over and over again, the image in the water never changing after I
opened my eyes.
"This-this can't be real!", I exclaimed.
"What do you mean?", Po asked curiously.
"Punch me as hard as you can.", I said.
"JUST DO IT!", I yelled.
Po's jade green eyes widened at my outburst, then said, "Are you sure..."
"YES, I'M SURE, I'M SURE, I'M SURE!", I yelled.
"Okay...", he said hesitantly.
I closed my eyes and waited for a couple seconds, then feeling an extremely hard blow to my right arm.
"OOOOOOOOOWWWW!", I yelled, then opening my eyes.
I was STILL a tiger.
Hmmm...this is actually kind of cool..., I thought, studying my new reflection more closely.
My eyes were a deep shade of green, and my fur was the color of carrots. I had a small, black diamond shape in the middle of
my forehead, and on each side of the diamond were small circles. On the left and right sides of the symbol were thick
stripes that curved inward. My regular stripes were thick, and curved slightly downward. I then saw that I still had my
regular clothes on, which didn't really match the whole cool tiger look. My stomach suddenly growled loudly, making me realize
how hungry I was.
"Hungry?", Po asked.
"Yeah.", I answered.
"Come on. I know a GREAT noodle place.", he said, then starting to walk off.
I wonder what 's noodles taste like, I thought as I followed Po, knowing that he was referring to his father's
Alright, that concludes the first chapter! Sorry if it's bad/short, I was kinda rushing it. But anyways, stay tuned! :)

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Africa has conventionally been a major hub of natural products encouraging several entrepreneurial ventures. West Africa has been heavy in Cashew Production- primarily Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bisseau and Ivory Coast.
Cashew nut processing and exports are relatively new to The Gambia and Senegal even though the cashew plant has a relatively long history in Senegal. Already in the 1940s the tree was introduced by the colonial Senegalese government. Until the 1970s occasional plantings took place meant as a means of reforestation and soil stabilisation, and providing hedging for mangoes and other crops, windbreaks for vegetables, fruit for juicing and fermentation, and firewood. With the war in Guinea Bissau starting many cashew farmers fled to Southern Senegal bringing cashew seeds and experience in cashew production to the region. Migration from the region brought the knowledge to The Gambia as well. This knowledge transfer in combination with the demand from cashew buyers displaced by the war in Guinea Bissau as well supported the commercialization of the crop in the 1980s. Finally, in the 1990s significant volumes became available to attract buyers which brought about a further development of the sector. Nowadays, production has reached a level of around 26,000 tonnes in Senegal and 9,000 in the Gambia. In Senegal, most cashews are grown in Casamance. Here, cashew growing can be found in the whole region. As one of very few sources of income for the rural population cashew production is quite important in economic terms. Smaller production areas are located in the regions Fatick and Thies. Near the town Sokone in Fatick region a relative stable production of 500 – 1,000 tonnes takes place. In Tivaoune Department of Thies region another estimated 1,000tonnes of cashew are produced. In all three regions land is becoming scarce but there is clear enthusiasm for planting where possible. Overall, production is likely to increase in the medium term as new plantings mature.
In The Gambia, production takes place on both sides of the River. On the Southern side production is concentrated around Brikama, 30 km south to Banjul. On the North Bank cultivation areas extend a considerable distance upstream. Overall, an estimated 20,000 hectares is under cashew cultivation in the country. But estimations are rather difficult to make since intercropping is the prevailing planting style. Intercropping is typically done with maize, millet or groundnuts. Since Gambian trees are mostly less than 10 years old there is further potential for production to increase. The cashew harvest in Senegal and The Gambia comes at the end of the West African season. While there are no other harvests elsewhere in the World that compete at this time, the market tends to be well supplied. The evacuation and sale of the Ivoirien crop, the biggest in Africa, continues as the Senegal/Gambia crop is picked. Even though Senegalese and Gambian nuts are of higher quality (in terms of nut size and outturn ) such concurrence of volume in the market weighs on prices. Nationally, in both countries the cashew harvest arrives when there is little other work to be done in the fields and when stored food runs short. Therefore, the revenue from cashew can have significant implications for food security. Even though farmers’ knowledge on prices is limited their share in the FOB value of the product lies at around 60 to 65% of the FOB value and interviews indicate that cashew is perceived to be “more profitable” than groundnuts. In sum, farm gate sale bring an estimated 15 million US Dollars to the rural economy: around 4.1 million US Dollar (135 million GMD) in The Gambia and 11.7 million US Dollar (5.85 billion CFA) in Senegal.
The cashew value chains in Senegal and in The Gambia are very similar. They are simple and direct with the harvest passing from farmers to buying agents who work for larger collectors. At the collector’s level, the value chains of Senegalese and Gambian cashew converge into a single export conduit with a few Banjul-based export companies handling the crop from the two countries. Exports through Banjul are further supplemented by occasional smuggling from Guinea Bissau. Cashew exports through the port of Dakar are much less since Banjul is the better located, lower cost port. Almost all cashews exported leave to India. Indian national exporters have done much to stimulate production as well as marketing the output: not only have they encouraged production by buying the crop directly from the farmers, but some have also worked with farmers to teach quality aspects and seed selection for planting. While processing remains a desirable objective it is most likely that India will remain the major buyer of the RCN with Vietnam likely to also buy. RCN exports that by value account for 80% of the agricultural exports of The Gambia and roughly 2% of agricultural exports from Senegal are likely to further increase.
The outlook for Senegal and The Gambia as producing regions is encouraging: its cashew sectors are gaining momentum. We note the upward trend in exports, we see investment in warehousing for cashew on the approaches to Banjul, and we find new planting in the major production areas. The two origins have the potential to expand output much further. The increasing affluence of India and China have more than compensated for the slowdown in demand growth in the West. And, even more importantly, these markets now take up some of the inferior grades that were more difficult to market in the past. This is clearly encouraging for the small producers such as Senegal and The Gambia.
Source: Linkedin – Dhruv Dalmia UBS


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SunPower has completed a 505kW solar power installation for Horizon Power, the government-owned utility providing power to remote and regional communities and resource operations in Western Australia. The project, which marks the largest solar tracking system installation in the country, will power the world’s first high penetration, hybrid solar-diesel power station.
The ground-mounted SunPower T20 Tracker installation is located over two sites, Marble Bar and Nullagine in the east Pilbara region of Western Australia, and was commissioned earlier this year.
“SunPower is proud to deliver Australia’s first and largest T20 tracker installation, generating clean, renewable solar power for Horizon Power,” said Bob Blakiston, managing director of SunPower Australia. “We also congratulate Horizon Power for being honored by the Western Australia Sustainable Energy Association with the Outstanding Achievement in Excellence and Innovation Award for its insight in bringing solar power to regional and remote areas of the country.”
The power stations will generate approximately 1,048MWh of solar energy per year and will produce 60 – 90% of daily electricity needs. This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Renewable Remote Power Generation program and implemented by the Office of Energy in Western Australia.


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On our trip to Arizona and New Mexico, the friends we were traveling with wanted to drive along the famed Route 66. Many of you who live in the American Southwest know that this famous road no longer exists as a US highway. Route 66 was officially replaced in its entirety by the Interstate Highway System in 1985. You would have laughed at us Easterners as we drove around looking for this famed road. There are still some sections of Route 66 that still exist but it wasn't until we stopped in Williams, Arizona and saw this sign that we realized we were searching for something that no longer existed. As a side note, Williams still has a stretch that still has some of the feel and look of the road.
Two of the characteristics of the American Southwest are the unique shapes and colors of its many sandstone formations. The combination of these characteristics are most prevalent in Monument Valley where you can sometimes feel that you have been transported to Mars. There are certain times of the day where the colors are nonexistent and the shape of the formations become the main focus. Such was the morning when I captured this image. I had gotten up early to shoot the sunrise. We were staying at Gouldings Lodge and was headed to photograph the Mittens a few miles away. I noticed that dawn was about to break and saw the outline of the formations known as (left to right) Brigham's Tomb; The King and His Throne; Stagecoach; Bear and Rabbit; and Castle Butte. The silhouette created by the dawn's colors made the shapes stand out more that in daylight.
When booking a trip, a little luck comes into play especially when you are booking a hotel. Often when you go online to check out the place, there are great images of the facilities and the surrounding area. I've stayed in some places that look good and when I get there, I am disappointed that the property is nothing like the pictures and the reviews. There are other times they surprise you in a good way. Such was our stay in Sedona. The Orchards Inn was located in Old Town and the entrance was hard to find as it is tucked behind stores and restaurants. It looked okay from the outside but not what I was hoping for. We checked into the hotel and moved our luggage to the room. The room was nice, maybe a little better than average. And then I opened the sliding doors and walked out onto the balcony. I stopped in my tracks and stared at the wonderful view that I had. I quickly ran back into the room and grabbed my camera and tripod and rushed back onto the balcony. I shot off a few photos and realized that I wasn't getting what I wanted, so I decided to shoot a panorama to see if I could capture what I felt and saw. I don't usually shoot panoramas, not sure why, but after this experience, I need to shoot more of them. Anyway, this is the result. This 21 image panorama captured the scene as I hoped it would with the great evening light giving the famous Red Rocks their great glow.
To finish this week's posts, we leave Europe and travel across the pond to Arizona and the Grand Canyon. There are many theories of how the Grand Canyon was formed, but the most prevailing one is erosion. The present day canyon is the result of nearly two billion years being exposed to water, ice and wind. Many geologists believe that the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago cut channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. I tried to keep this geological feat in mind when I composed this image of the Colorado River on the eastern end of the park. It is hard to believe that it could have formed such a dramatic landscape but I guess a lot can happen over 17 million years.
On my first visit to Monument Valley in 2005, I captured one of my favorite images of the park that was featured in this previous post. On my more recent visit to the Valley in May, I wanted to capture a similar image but more focused on that great tree that just jumps out of the landscape. The timing of my visit was late in the evening when the setting sun was beginning to cast long shadows. As I began to compose the image, I decided to take advantage of these shadows and include the tree and it's shadow on the glowing rock. I thought the great color contrast between tree and the orange rock contributes to the feel of the image.
I am sure that everyone with an imagination has looked up toward the sky and imagined all kind of different "images" in cloud formations. This same imagination has been applied to the many of the mountains, rock formations, buttes and mesas on the ground. Nowhere is this more true than in the American Southwest, especially Monument Valley. Almost all of the structures in the Valley have a descriptive name and it is often unknown whether the name was originally created by early settlers, the Navajo people or someone else. Mentioning names like "The Mittens", the "Rain God Mesa" or "The Three Sisters" to people who have visited the Valley will conjure up great memories. Our recent trip to the Valley was my wife Carol's first trip there. Although I told her how beautiful and stunning it was, it wasn't until she saw it that she understood my love for it. She was fascinated by the names of the structures and was trying to memorize them all. The image in this post is of a rock formation known as "The Hand of God" whose fingers can be seen on the right side of the formation.
Back from a short respite from the blog. My first trip to Monument Valley was in 2005 and I wanted to make sure that I captured an image of Tear Drop Arch. I had seen it on the cover of a Grand Circle travel magazine and was captivated by it. The resulting shot was the one in this post. The arch is actually outside of the park on Navajo Tribal land and one can only get to it by hiring a Navajo guide. It was quite the spiritual experience.
This past May, I revisited Tear Drop to recapture the shot. As we left the guide's jeep and walked up toward the arch, he told me that if you looked closely at the scene, you can see the "Elephant" in the sandstone with the left side of the arch forming the head and trunk. I was so focused on the arch itself that I had never noticed the shape. Suffice to say, focus is all well and good but make sure to step back and take everything in.
I have posted a few images of my recent trip to Monument Valley. They were taken from parts of the tribal park that require the hiring of a Navajo guide. The guides are not inexpensive but are well worth it for their local knowledge, stories of the Navajo culture and even playing musical instruments and singing Navajo songs. If you cannot afford to hire a guide, you can still see wonderful scenery as well as all of it's famous landmarks for a $5 per person entrance fee. This fee allows you to drive a 17-mile dirt road that winds throughout the park. It is a fabulous drive and I recommend doing it at least twice - early morning and evening. The light is so different at these times that the formations take on very different looks. This image of the world-famous East and West Mittens and Merrick Butte was actually taken from the visitors center in the early evening. The dirt road can be seen below as well as the shadows of the visitor center. I left the cars on the road to give the image scale - those buttes are really huge.
When most photographers think of Antelope Canyon, they think of it's famous upper and lower slot canyons. Slot canyons are very narrow and are formed by water rushing through rock. A slot canyon is significantly deeper than it is wide. Antelope Canyon is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona and the entrance is just a few miles from the center of town. There is another view of the canyon that did not exist before the building of Glen Canyon Dam in 1966. When the dam was finished construction, it created Lake Powell by flooding Glen Canyon. With the creation of Lake Powell, it is now possible to visit Antelope Canyon from the water. It is a short 45 minute boat trip from the Wahweap Marina to reach the terminus of the canyon. As you can see in this image, the walls of the canyon are quite narrow and high. As you reach the small "beach" at the end, you can almost reach out and touch the walls. The trip is well worth it for a different view of Antelope Canyon.
The Glen Canyon Dam is a dam located just north of Page, Arizona. The dam was built to provide hydroelectricity and control water flow from the upper Colorado River Basin to the lower. It is actually situated on Federal land (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area) and is run by the Federal Government. When it was built in 1966, it created Lake Powell which is the second largest artificial lake in the country. It took 17 years for Lake Powell to completely fill for the first time. The city of Page was created in 1957 to house workers and their families during the construction of the dam and now thrives as a tourist destination. Tours of the dam are conducted daily and I highly recommend taking the tour if you are in the area. Security measures are high at the dam for obvious reasons. This vantage point is from south of the dam looking north toward Lake Powell.
On our recent southwestern trip, we headed out of Monument Valley for a full day of driving to Albuquerque, New Mexico. We had planned to stop at Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona but there were really high winds and visibility was almost nonexistent. As we reached the town of Chinle, we decided to stop at the canyon anyway. Amazingly, the wind seemed to stop and we were able to drive the full length of the south rim. For those who have never visited this National Monument, it is a majestic canyon lined with towering red sandstone. It is unique in that it is owned by the Navajo Tribal Trust Land and is administered by the National Park Service. The highlight of the canyon is Spider Rock which can be seen at the very last lookout on South Rim Drive. Spider Rock is actually twin 800-foot towers isolated from the canyon walls. Navajos believe this is the home of the Spider Woman, who taught Navajos how to weave and also devoured disobedient children. It is said that the white caps of the towers are children's bones.
Rainbow Bridge National Monument, located near Page, Arizona, is one of the world's highest natural bridges with a height of 290 feet. It is almost as long as it is high with a length of 270 feet. Rainbow Bridge was known by Native Americans who have long held the bridge sacred as a symbol of the deities responsible for creating clouds, rainbows and rain--the essence of life in the desert. They named the bridge "Nonnezoshe" or "rainbow turned to stone." One of the natural wonders of the world, the bridge was formed by erosion of the sandstone by water flowing from Navajo Mountain towards the Colorado River. Rainbow Bridge can be reached by a two-hour boat ride on Lake Powell from either of two marinas near Page. After a wonderfully scenic ride on the lake, boats drop you off at the National Park wharf in Bridge Canyon and, to reach the bridge, there is short mile-long walk. The only other alternative is to hike several hours from a trailhead on the south side of Lake Powell but requires a permit from the Navajo Nation.
When planning for photographing the bridge, I realized that I would not be able to shoot it in great light as the earliest boat reaches it at almost 10 am. For those of you that have seen images of the bridge and it's reflection in the water, it is not possible to capture. One of the Park Rangers told me that due to the low water levels on the lake, the last time water flowed through the arch was almost 20 years ago. Regardless of the not perfect light and lack of water, the bridge is still an impressive subject.
The first day on our trip, we stayed in Sedona, Arizona. We had caught an early flight out of Hartford and landed in Phoenix. After stopping for an awesome barbecue lunch at Thee Pitts Again (found this place through the Diners, Dives and Drive-Ins television show - I try to eat at these places whenever I can), we headed to Sedona. I had been through Sedona twice before but only passed through on my way to the Grand Canyon. This time, I wanted to stay overnight to take in the beautiful red rocks that surround the town, particularly Cathedral Rock. Cathedral Rock is a famous landmark on the Sedona skyline, and is one of the most-photographed sights in Arizona. It was a gorgeous evening as we headed out to Red Rock Loop Road (there is an upper and lower section of the road that forms the loop). The only thing that was missing were clouds but when I asked someone about it, their reply was, "It's the desert, we don't get clouds too often.", (duh). Clouds or no clouds, the light was just about perfect, giving the rocks the famous red glow that they are famous for.
Today we return to wonderful and spiritual Monument Valley located on Navajo land in southern Utah. The first time I visited the valley in 2005, I felt I was transported to a very beautiful but alien place. I remember remarking to my son that we had landed on Mars. After spending time there then and more recently, I realize that the true benefits of the valley beyond the landscape was to be exposed to and learn a little about Navajo culture and traditions. The Navajo name for the valley is Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgaii meaning "Valley of the Rocks". The structures in this image "Yei Bi Chei" on the left and "Totem Pole" on the right hold deep spiritual meaning for the Navajo. “Yei Bi Chei” means Navajo spiritual gods and is viewed as a formation of dancers emerging from a Hogan. A dance called the Yei Bi Chei dance originated in the valley and is performed for healing purposes in a very sacred nine day ritual called the Night Way Ceremony.
So how do you capture the magnificence, vastness and the wonder of the Grand Canyon? The answer is that you don't. The best that you can do is to capture a small slice of the canyon and hope that a little of it's beauty comes through your image. There are two times to best photograph the park: sunrise and sunset. When the sun is near the horizon, it's light casts long shadows and adds great definition and depth to the canyon walls. Any other time, photographs seem flat with little or no definition because the sun is higher in the sky thus casting very shallow shadows. This image was taken just before sunset from Yavapai Point on the South Rim of the canyon. The sun cast a great golden glow onto the rocks creating terrific long shadows in the canyon itself. While many shoot into a rising or setting sun, my tendency is to shoot away from the sun to capture the great warm tones on the surrounding scenery.
The Glen Canyon Recreational Area is located adjacent to Page, Arizona. The area is named after Glen Canyon which was carved by the Colorado River in the shadows of the Vermilion Cliffs. Lake Powell, a reservoir, was created by the Glen Canyon Dam. In fact, if it were not for the building of the dam, Page would not exist as a town. Lake Powell is the second largest man-made reservoir in water capacity in the United States. It starts in Page, Arizona at the Glen Canyon Dam and extends to the Bullfrog Marina in southeastern Utah, 186 miles away. It has a shoreline of almost 2,000 miles. The lake is a favorite destination of vacationers who rent houseboats (pictured here in the image) during the summer months.
We had arrived in Page earlier in the day and wanted to scope out the Wahweap Marina where we were scheduled to take a 5-hour round-trip cruise to Rainbow Bridge early the next day. The setting sun cast beautiful light on the rugged mountains in the distance.
Back from an excellent vacation touring the American Southwest. Visited many spots in Arizona and New Mexico, many of them for the first time. While this wasn't a photography trip, I still managed to take a boatload of photos. We had great weather although a bit hotter than expected. I typically don't edit my photos right away as I am often disappointed with my shots because they don't seem to match the beauty I saw. I will be making an exception to that "rule" this week. My last post, "Go West, Young Man" was from my favorite place in the Southwest, Monument Valley. It was taken in 2005 on a hiking and photography trip with my son. It was there that my photography passion was rekindled. It is only fitting that my first post from my trip is from Monument Valley. This image is of a hole in Submarine Rock toward the back of the park. The only way to visit it is to hire a Navajo Guide (I used Simpson's Trailhandler Tours - Highly Recommended). I am not sure exactly what the hole is called. It is sometimes referred to as Keyhole Arch or Pottery Arch which is interesting as it is obviously not an arch. Whatever it's name, the view through the hole shows the beauty of the valley and it's structures lit by the setting sun.
"Go West, Young Man" is a quote attributed to Horace Greeley in an editorial published in 1865. Living on the east coast all of my life, I have been attracted to the west ever since my first trip there. I am very happy to report that tomorrow, I am headed to Arizona and New Mexico for the next two weeks. While it is not specifically a photography trip, you can bet I will return with quite a lot of images. In selecting an image for today's post, I decided to pick my favorite place in the Southwest, Monument Valley. This is a view of the valley that I took on a guided tour with a Navajo guide (the only way to see Monument Valley off of the public road). It was the trip that re-ignited my photography passion in 2005. I am really psyched that I will be hiring another guide on this trip to capture the wonderful scenery and colors of the park.
I will not be posting to my blog during this trip, so I will see you when I return. Look forward to catching up with you all when I get back.
A quick post and run today. This is another image from the archives that takes us back to Monument Valley and the famous view from Artist Point. It is a spectacular setting and is aptly named. The butte seen in this image is the East Mitten Butte and it is tremendously large, dwarfing the houses that can be seen along the road. You can truly understand why so many westerns and commercials were shot in the valley. It is one of my most favorite places to visit and I am looking forward to retrace my footsteps there in May. Have a great weekend, everyone.
Okay, it seems that I received an unexpected late Christmas gift this weekend. I was looking for something and came across some backup DVDs that contained some of my images from 2003 - 2006. You may ask why I am looking at this as a gift. The easy answer is that I took some memorable trips during that period and, at that time, really didn't know anything about RAW files and processing (other than that, everything was fine). I processed the JPG files in Photoshop Elements with my very poor skills and DELETED the original files. That's right, all gone. I have rued the day I deleted them ever since. Now for the good news, the DVDs that I found contained the original JPGs. I now have a lot of my favorite images that I can now reprocess. This is the first image that I have reprocessed and it is significant in that it is the photo that started my photography hobby in earnest. I always had an interest in photography and in the early 1980′s even took a high school course in developing black and white film (boy, did they lose money on me). Career, family and finances got in the way of photography and I didn’t pursue it again until the early 2000′s. Then in 2005, I decided to see if I was serious about it.
My son Greg and I headed to Utah for two weeks for the sole purpose of hiking and photography. One of the places that I had longed to visit was Monument Valley. Located on a Navajo Indian Reservation on the Utah/Arizona border, it was the location of many famous westerns (Stagecoach and The Searchers to name a couple). I had seen a photo of Tear Drop Arch on the cover of a tour guide and always wanted to shoot it. The park has a 17-mile dirt road, but in order to photograph the more iconic places such as Tear Drop Arch, you must hire a Navajo guide. Our guide took us all over the park for four hours and saved Tear Drop Arch for our last stop at sunset. The biggest surprise was that Tear Drop Arch is actually about 3 miles outside the park. While Greg and the Navajo guide talked about his culture, I shot the arch until well past sunset.
This was one of the most magical experiences I’ve ever had and it lit the passion that I still have for photography.


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- Authors : Sangita Jadeja, B. Ganguli, D. K. Basa
- Paper ID : IJERTCONV4IS10031
- Volume & Issue : NCIMACEMT – 2016 (Volume 4 – Issue 10)
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Surface Modification of 17-4PH Stainless Steel by Plasma Nitriding
M tech (Industrial Metallurgy) Indus University, Rancharda Ahmedabad 382115, India
D. K. Basa
Institute for Plasma Research Bhat, Gandhinagar – 382428, India
Professor, Metallurgy Department Indus University, Rancharda Ahmedabad 382115, India
Abstract- Plasma nitriding of 17-4PH martensitic precipitation hardening stainless steels was carried out at 3500C, 3800C, 4000C, 4300C, 4500C and 5000C for 4 hours using a mixture ratio of N2:H2 = 1:4. The modified surface was evaluated for micro-hardness as well as characterization tests such as optical microscopy, SEM, and XRD. Corrosion tests were also performed on untreated as well as plasma nitrided samples.
The micro-hardness tests reveal increase in hardness by a factor of four compared to untreated sample at all temperatures. However, case depths varied from 17 microns (m) for 350oC to as high as 52 microns for 500oC. Optical microscopy and SEM confirm results obtained for micro-hardness, vis-Ã -vis thickness of the nitrided layer. XRD results show formation of expanded austenite phase (S-phase) below 400oC and predominantly CrN phase above 400oC. Corrosion rates evaluated in a electrochemical cell in 3.5% NaCl indicate increase in its value up to 380oC processing temperature, thereafter it decreases compared to untreated case. The best result is obtained for the case of 500oC processing temperature.
Keywords- 17-4PH stainless steel, plasma nitriding, microhardness, optical microscopy SEM, XRD, elctrochemical corrosion
17-4PH martensitic precipitation hardening stainless steel is attractive for many industrial application sectors (chemical, nuclear, aviation, etc.) due to its desirable property, i.e. combination of high strength, high toughness and good corrosion resistance [1,2,3]. However, their wider applications are restricted by their poor tribological property, which has necessitated the development of advanced surface engineering technologies to address the problem [4,5].
Plasma nitriding is a diffusion process for surface hardening of steel substrates which generates an interface with a graded compositional and hardness profile. The nitrided layer reduces the difference of hardness between the substrate and the coating, improving in this way the tribological behavior and the load capability of the coating .
The plasma nitriding method of surface hardening [7-13] uses d.c. glow discharge to impart elemental nitrogen to the surface of steel with subsequent diffusion into the bulk of material. Generally, two layers are created during plasma
nitriding process. The compound layer is consisted of -Fe2- 3N and -Fe4N phases. This type of layer is very hard, but unfortunately brittle with good friction and anticorrosion properties. The thickness and hardness of Â´- Fe4N depend on quantity and quality of nitride-forming elements. Parameters of plasma nitriding layer are not dependent only on process parameters of nitriding, such as duration, temperature, pressure, voltage and nitrogen potential, but also dependent upon the substrate alloy type as well as its microstructure .
A few studies [1,2] have been undertaken to explore the possibility of enhancing the surface hardness of 17-4PH martensitic stainless steel by plasma nitriding; however little or no attention has been paid to the wear and corrosion of plasma nitrided material.
In the present investigation the response of 17-4 PH stainless steel to plasma nitriding over a wide range of treatment temperature (350-5000C) and fixed duration (4 hours) has been investigated, and experimental results have shown that the nitrided layer characteristics are highly process-conditions dependent. Layer thickness varied from 17Âµm (3500C/4hr) to 52Âµm (5000C/4hr) in 17-4 PH stainless steels.
Further the paper presents experimental results on the effect of plasma nitriding at 3500C, 3800C, 4000C, 4300C, 4500C and 5000C for process duration of 4 hours on the corrosion behavior of 17-4 PH stainless steel. Based on the experimental results, the mechanisms involved will be discussed.
Material and Treatments
The material used in present work is 17-4PH stainless steel with the following composition (wt%): 0.041% C, 0.355% Si , 0.908% Mn, 0.019% S, 0.022% P, 15.395% Cr,
4.354% Ni, 0.450% Mo, 3.328% Cu, 0.003% Ti, 0.043% V,
0.183% Nb, 0.027% W and Balance Fe. Cylindrical samples were cut from 9.7mm diameter with thickness of 8mm. They were mirror polished by using SiC abrasive papers of different grit size and disc polishing machine. The samples were cleaned thoroughly with petroleum ether to remove the impurities prior to plasma nitriding. Plasma nitriding was
carried out in a DC glow discharge reactor using a mixture of N2 and H2 (1:4) at a total pressure of 5 mbar at process temperatures of 3500C, 3800C, 4000C, 4300C, 4500C and 5000C for a fixed duration of 4 hours. Temperature was monitored using a K-type thermocouple and controlled by adjusting the bias voltage on the cathode (sample).
After plasma nitriding, the specimens were characterized by a variety of analytical techniques, including metallography for transverse sections for layer morphology and X-ray diffraction for phase identification.
The XRD of all the samples was carried out with the help of Bruker X-ray diffractometer with Cu-K radiation (=1.5406 Ã…), 40 kV, 40 mA with 0.05 step size using Bragg- Brentano powder mode. The 2 Theta scan range was from 30Âº to 90Âº.
SEM and optical microscopy were used to observe surface morphology of plasma nitrided samples. Thickness measurements were undertaken using SEM of LEO Corp., model s440i.
A Vickers micro hardness tester (Leitz, model no. RZD-00) was used to measure the hardness on the as-treated surface and as a function of depth on cross-section of the treated specimen. Loads of 100gm and dwell times of 20s were employed.
The corrosion properties of plasma nitrided layers were evaluated using Digi-ivy, model DY2300 Potentiostat in 3.5% NaCl to measure the corrosion rates with the help of Tafel plots.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The difference between the untreated and nitrided samples can be seen from Fig 1. The untreated sample has a plain polished mirror like surface shown Fig. 1(a), whereas the nitrited sample has grey colour (Fig. 1 (b)).
Untreated (b) Plasma nitrided sample
Fig.1. Physical Appearance
We observed thick layer of nitrogen diffusion on the nitrided sample by optical microscopy. We can see thick layer shown in Fig.2(c). Maximum 52 micron thick nitrited layer can be seen between the mould material and core material of 17-4PH SS.
Fig.2. Comparison of nitrided layers for various process temperatures by optical microscopy
Fig. 2 (a) & (b) shows the comparison of 4000C and 4300C treated 17-4PH after nital etching by optical microscopy. In this observation at 4000C temperature dark layer was not observed though high hardness was measured close to the surface. This hardness is due to S Phase and not by CrN. Nitrogen does not react with Cr at low temperature, so does not form CrN. At low temperature (350-3800C) corrosion resistances is decreased which implies that S Phase is detrimental for corrosion resistance. At 4300C S Phas disappears due to nitrogen reacting with Cr above 4000C temperature forming CrN.
In SEM analysis shown in Fig.3, nitrided layers are observed for various temperatures (350-5000C). Maximum thickness of nitrided layer is observed at the highest processing temperature (5000C). The microstructure of the modified surface is clearly visible. At lower temperatures (350oC and 380oC) it is due to S-phase while at higher temperatures (430oC and 500oC) it is due to CrN precipitates.
The phase composition in the nitrided layer was analyzed with XRD using Cu-K radiation. The XRD diffraction patterns of phase structure of the layers are shown in Fig.4. It can be clearly observed that peak for untreated sample is sharp. XRD analysis revealed the overlapped peaks and gradual changes in phase constituents of nitrided layers as the nitriding temperature is increased. High temperature (4300C) treated samples show peaks of CrN, , Fe4N. S phase is observed at low temperature (4000C). Therefore, at 3500C, 380oC and 4000C, a broad peak at the diffraction angle, i.e. 2 theta equaling 43.650 is observed, which has been associated with a metastable phase called S phase (expanded austenite). S phase peak disappears above 4000C temperature due to formation of CrN precipitates.
Fig.4. XRD analysis
Fig.3. Nitrided Layer Observation by SEM of a) 5000C
(b) 4300C c) 3800C (d) 3500C temperatures
The micro-hardness of nitrided layer as a function of depth from surface for various processing temperatures is shown in Fig.5. It is clearly observed that the thickness of the hard nitrided layer depends mainly on the nitriding temperature. The maximum thickness is observed at temperature of 5000C. Hardness increases above 4000C due to formation of CrN. Increasing the nitriding temperature increases the nitrided layer thickness.
Fig.5. Micro-Hardness comparison
Corrosion Rate (mmpy)
Case Depth (microns)
Table 1. Nitrided case depths at different process temperatures
The corrosion behavior of plasma nitrided 17-4PH stainless steel in 3.5% NaCl solution has been examined using linear sweep voltammetry (log I vs. V) in an electrochemical cell. Tafel plots were obtained which provided the corrosion rates. Fig. 6 shows the results. At higher temperature corrosion performance is better than untreated, however at lower temperatures ( 380oC) corrosion resistance decreases. Above 4000C corrosion resistance is improved due to formation of Fe4N confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis.
Fig.6. Corrosion behavior of plasma nitrided 17-4PH stainless steel
Plasma nitriding of 17-4 PH stainless steel increases surface hardness by a factor of four (~1600HV compared to 370HV for the untreated sample) for all process temperatures starting from 350oC to as high as 500oC (for a fixed N2:H2=1:4, duration = 4 hours). However case depths range from a low of 17m for 350oC to as high as 52m for 500oC. XRD, optical microscopy and SEM confirm presence of S phase in the temperature range from 3500C to 4000C. Above 4000C S phase disappears. As nitriding temperature increases nitrogen diffusion also increases leading to more depth of the nitrided layer. From the XRD results it can be concluded that CrN and Fe4N form only at higher temperatures (430). Electrochemical corrosion rate measurements carried out in 3.5% NaCl reveal that the performance of plasma nitrided 17- 4 PH steel is better at higher temperature (400oC) leading us to conclude that it is due to formation of Fe4N at the top of the surface.
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Spanish news outlet Sport claims that Marlon, 22, has opted to join the Saints over the Hammers this summer, and the deal worth £10.6million is understood to be close to being wrapped up within the coming days.
It is a blow for West Ham to miss out on the Brazilian centre-back, but they must bounce back, and to do that they must complete the signing of Fabian Balbuena from Corinthians as soon as possible.
It is clear that Manuel Pellegrini has made bolstering his defence a priority this summer after he was appointed to replace David Moyes in charge of West Ham.
Issa Diop and Ryan Fredericks have already been signed up by the club, but he must top off this defensive overhaul by signing Balbuena, who has been in top form in South American for Corinthians.
The Paraguay international has captained his club in the Copa Libertadores and has won the Brazilian top-flight title.
The 6ft 2 (transfermarkt) enforcer is already on the Hammers’ radar as well with the Times reporting that he is edging close to a move to the London Stadium this summer.
Pellegrini will clearly know all there is to know about his fellow South American and the defensive ace should be snapped up now, as a perfect way to bounce back from the disappointment over Marlon.


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They went on and on about 3D modeling design, interference checking, materials workflows, and integrated scheduling. However, after listening to their testimony, I began to wonder if they had recently read my first article on intelligent 3D design — an article I wrote 20 years ago.
With more than a quarter century of experience in this industry, I’ve seen this technology bug lead the faithful astray before. The latest fad promises to be all things to all users, but when unmasked, the basic principles of our business always prevail.
The AEC and consulting engineering world progresses and changes with technology, and our history can provide a lot of learned lessons to help us avoid some of the pain we would otherwise be running straight into. Intelligent 3D design, data-driven design, and BIM tools have been around for decades, but not all industries have utilized them. The advantage for those just now becoming “evangelists” of their favorite software company is the wealth of information from those who have been doing this for a while.
Although the software companies want you to use their brand and buzz words, you need to consider your business model above all. There are many paradigm changes that need consideration for migrating a firm to 3D data design, or BIM, especially if this is new to your sector of the design or engineering market.
New workflow paradigms
The way work is performed changes in a data-driven 3D environment. Drawings become a byproduct or report. Depending on the type of firm you represent, this can have varied impacts. Large projects will have more difficult challenges than small ones, but leaders of both large and small projects will need to contemplate how work in a 3D data-driven design world is shared or collaborated between multiple users at the same time and often across great distances, especially if your old paradigm involved drawings.
With intelligence now a part of your design, designers no longer are the only ones working with the “CAD” 3D and data that now lives in your model. Scheduling, purchasing, engineering, project management, quality control, and marketing all will need to be part of the integrated workflow process, which now becomes heavily front-end loaded. Most of the labor involved in data-driven design takes place in the first portion of the workflow process. Nevertheless, projects with driving schedules can’t wait for a few people to do all of the modeling and data input while the rest of the team sits around waiting for drawing sheets to finally be cut.
Lesson learned — There are some great 3D review and markup tools that other industries use in their 3D data design workflows to provide interactive input or data retrieval. The rest of your project team needs to be integrated with the 3D model and data-creation process. The tools and workflow of 3D intelligent models vary depending on the engineering market sector. Check with your software providers to see what experience they have with integrating the rest of your design team and how they suggest this should take place. If their software doesn’t meet the needs of your entire project team, or integrate with the software tools that do meet their needs, start looking for another software company to evangelize. With the whole team now involved, this isn’t a standalone drafting tool anymore. Interoperability is more important than ever so you can work with the best-of-breed tools from your engineers to your schedulers.
How will your earned value be calculated when drawings can’t be produced until after modeling and data input are complete? Your firm will be forced to carry costs longer without a revised earned value model about which your clients can understand and agree to. I’ve seen firms change their billing processes in many cases.
Lesson learned — Some have adjusted the earned value for modeling by applying those values to modeling components such as quantity of pipe and steel, equipment components, or other design content. Then they have used this automatically to generate design percent-complete reports, as opposed to the old model of using drawings. Depending on which side of the business and industry sector, this process could be different, so it needs to be addressed.
How will risk be handled in your new environment? Who owns the data (your intellectual property) and, more importantly, when do they own it? I rarely have seen a design firm deliver a model without a disclaimer or associated sealed drawings. Delivering a model is delivering uncontrolled content. When a construction or design issue arises, who will be responsible? There are ways to do this with 3D PDFs to reduce the risk.
Another concern I’ve seen a few times involved an owner-operator who, in its agreement, owned the model (your intellectual property). The owner-operator pulled the project about the time the model was completed (but drawings were not delivered so earned value was very low) and then the project’s existing model was re-bid to the lowest bidder. This puts those of us on the consulting side in a commodity situation where the effort we’ve invested as engineers and designers is given to anyone who can cut drawings and polish off a model from the effort we invested. The owner-operator received the work completed at a fraction of the cost.
Lesson learned — One option is to host the data on a secure website for the owner, who then doesn’t have to purchase the software tools or acquire the knowledge to review or maintain the model on its own. This option can include client interaction with the model and data during the design stage without giving up ownership or allowing your intellectual property to walk out the door. ProjectWise from Bentley is a good example of a software tool for this and provides remote access with a good level of security. Utilizing 3D PDF models for preliminary design reviews without relinquishing the actual 3D model until the end of the project is another way to protect against this potential risk.
In your current process, quality control (QC) most likely involves drawings — different colored pencils and a stack of markups stored someplace. In a 3D data model, you will not see drawings until the design is well developed. Will your QC process accommodate model reviews, data checking, and electronic redlines? How will you show progress to the client?
Lesson learned — The 3D PDF method can be used very effectively here and most clients know how to use a PDF without the complexity of acquiring and installing new software. Quality control will require a new method of checking, marking, and saving the comments in a 3D and data environment.
There are aspects of the model and data that will be of more value to an owner-operator than to the construction contractor or design firm. From the owner’s perspective, you have to find a balance between cost and getting a model that has some long-term value for you. If you want every nut and bolt modeled and catalogued with related data, expect costs to go up. You will gain a wealth of information, but will you be able to use it? Is the design model or the construction as-built model of more value? Do you have an agreement with the design firm or construction contractor to input the as-built data or will the model be out of date when you receive it? Most of all, how is the cost of the technology going to benefit your business? Will the software company issue so many updates that your model won’t be useable in five years? Will the 3D model and associated data be used for future changes or will you benefit from it in operating your newly built asset?
From a construction point of view, the benefits are realized in better-designed projects with fewer construction errors or interferences and better scheduling. However, as a contractor you likely will rebuild the AEC model with your own staff because of liability issues and build it in 3D with data to fit your purpose. The AEC or consulting engineer typically builds the model and enters the data that best fits their needs in the design and engineering process. As a construction contractor, your needs include items such as scheduled concrete pours, construction packages, and material delivery to the site.
Where is the best value for the AEC and consulting engineers? Don’t be fooled by the fancy ads from the software companies. Your cost will go up before you see benefit. Data-driven design can produce some amazing results such as better and more efficient designs with the possibility of downstream benefit such as construction assistance and even operations and maintenance. However, the 3D model and data input still requires man-hours to build; there really isn’t any magic mouse to wave over a marked-up napkin to get a beautifully rendered model.
Lesson learned — Large or complex projects can’t be done without the 3D data software tools. The software tools are an integrated and essential part of our business. Yet, value for the investment has to be considered, and unless you are doing small repetitive modeling, there is extra cost involved in addition to the amortized cost of the software investment, training, and learning curve. If you are a large multi-business-sector firm, one software tool will not suit all of your sectors. Your software evangelist will want to use their favorite tool for everything, but the software tools no longer are drafting tools. 3D data-driven software tools are designed for engineers and designers, so you will see another paradigm shift in who should be using them.
I have thrown out a lot of questions and some examples to stir your thinking if you have some evangelist in your firm pushing a direction or favorite software, or you’re in an engineering business sector that is just now discovering 3D data-driven design (or BIM). These are very powerful tools that will change the way you do projects, and if you think them through and plan carefully, the change can be very good.
My best advice: Never forget what your business model is or what you do as a business to be successful. In the AEC and engineering consulting world, we deliver engineering and design projects to our customers. The technology helps us do this better and gives us a market advantage depending on how we use it, but we are not in the technology business.
There are some great, well-developed software tools out there that will fit your needs. In the early days, we had to build a lot of our own tools. If a software tool will not do what you need it to do, don’t customize it to fit. Find the tool that will do what you need it to do. Customizing tools puts you in the technology business and forces you to support and re-customize every year when a new version comes out. And that leads to high overhead costs, which is deadly in the consulting world. If you don’t know your options, look at some of the major players in the BIM, 3D data-driven design arena such as Bentley Systems, Aveva, Intergraph, Autodesk, and Tekla.
Lesson learned — So if your company is new to this paradigm change that is already taking place in our industry, you’re not on the bleeding edge. Don’t go it alone. Your risk can be substantially lower if you observe others who have gone there before. Learn from their mistakes. You do need to evaluate options and plan deployment to fit the needs of your company. Don’t get distracted by the latest buzz word or technology hype that is being preached by software evangelists.


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Japan will be blanketed with radioactive clouds if nuclear war breaks out, North Korea
Well, the war clouds are revolving over the North Korean region, recently the statement of North Korean official quoted that the if nuclear war breaks out the Japan who is considered as the allies of US will be blanketed with the radioactive clouds.
On proving those words, the Yonhap one of the leading news paper claimed that it would be a piece of North Korean defense to strike Japan on considering the capabilities and abilities of the North Korean fighting arms. Well the words from the North Korean administrative against the Japan after the Japan quotes about the Japan’s Reckless Act.
Through the newspaper commentary, the leader Pyongyang made this threat to US allies by quoting as there would a big impact in Japan if there’s any conflict arise in terms of crisis in and around Korean peninsula. During his commentary, he also added that the not only groups who intended to harm us, we will attack on all those supporters of our haters if any war breaks out.
Meanwhile, the china called for a peaceful talk by gathering all parties in the Korean region with the intention of standoff and to hold the calmness. And also requested to stop doing things which the manner of irritating each others. On the other hand, the United States of America urged chine to get involved in peace act as they are the only major ally with the North Korean nation.
The trump administration already showed its response by sending nuclear powered aircraft to the North Korean region and they started to do their training drills by combining with the Japanese air forces. Similarly, South Korea too joined air craft training drills in the upcoming weeks in order to portray their strengths.


Continuing the political twists in Karnataka, the Janata Dal (Secular) lawmakers are now urging the former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy to consider supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state, reports Hindustan Times.
Soon after BJP's B S Yeddyurappa was sworn-in as the chief minister on Friday, a faction of the JD(S) urged the party's leadership to extend support to BJP, either by aligning with it or extending outside support, while the other was content to sit in the opposition ranks.
JD(S) leader and former minister G T Deve Gowda said that the pro-BJP faction was very much vocal within the party circles. “We unanimously decided to leave the decision up to Kumaraswamy. He will take a call on this,” he said soon after a party meeting at the Taj West End Hotel in Bengaluru.
The move has raised eyebrows, particularly after the party had a series of bitter exchanges with BJP during the last 14 months while it ran a coalition government with the Congress.
Just a few hours ago, the JD(S) MLAs and other leaders, including Kumaraswamy, had desisted from attending the swearing-in ceremony of Yeddyurappa citing 'various reasons', in spite of an invitation from the BJP state president.


Heat Suspend Dion Waiters Again
The Miami Heat have suspended guard Dion Waiters for the third time this time for a “failure to adhere to team policies, violation of team rules and continued insubordination.”
Waiters will be out until the Heat play the Utah Jazz on December 23rd. Waiters was hit with a 10-game ban back in November for conduct detrimental to the team following an incident on the team’s charter flight where he experienced a “panic attack” after consuming an edible infused with THC.
Before that, Waiters was suspended for the season opener back in October for detrimental conduct, although the team never provided any further details to explain what specific conduct, or incident, led to the suspension.
Instead, Heat president Pat Riley simply stated: “There were a number of unacceptable incidents this week, culminating with his unprofessional conduct on the bench last night. As a consequence, I feel we had to suspend him.”
Due to the suspension, Waiters has been docked over $1.4 million off his $12.1 million salary due this season. Waiters is currently in the third year of a four-year, $47.3 million contract that had incentives that could have paid him $5 million more for playing a certain number of games.


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