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APSense is a web 2.0 enabled social network designed to help business owners, online marketers and affiliates build their own personal business network of contacts locally or on a global scale. APSense promotes this social business networking by providing tools and add-ons for users to easily communicate, create interest groups and even build their own private social network. Our goal is to make it simple for you to connect with other business individuals.
APSense is also a business network where people come together to share their business through networking, exploring and creating quality business content. You can get tons of tools to help you connect with potential partners and contributors to your business building. http://www.apsense.com/invite/shaddock67
How It Works
APSense is a business social network where people come together to share their business through networking, exploring and creating quality business content. There are also tools to help you connect with potential partners and contributors to your business building.
Networking
Build Your Own Private Social Network. You can start building your own social network by simply inviting your friends to APSense. Friends who you personally invite will automatically be placed into your network. In addition when the friends in your network invite their friends they will also be placed in your network.
Build Your Contacts. There are thousands and eventually millions of people in APSense that you can easily meet and stay connected with. When you see someone you would like to get in touch with, simply add them to your contact list. You can send and receive messages to and from your contacts at anytime.
Join Business Interest Groups. Joining a group it is a great way to network with people that have similar interests. Find the group you are interested in joining, get to know the group members and participate in new group discussions every day!
Exploring
Explore Articles. Valuable business related contents are added regularly! Our articles directory includes categories like business how to's, business news, marketing tips, success stories, search engine marketing and much much more. Explore, discover and learn!
Explore Group Discussions. Visit our Groups area to explore valuable discussions on today's most popular business issues. The most popular discussions are easily spotted as they are listed earlier in the search results and browse directories.
Explore RevPages. These are pages where members have reviewed their own or other business sites. Again they are arranged in many different categories, so there will be many to select and explore.
Explore Talents. Members have offered their services in the Talents area. Explore them to find if there are any talents that will meet the needs of your business.
Creating
Create Your Own Articles. Create your own article and share them with the APSense community. If users like it and it becomes popular, your contents will be listed on our hot contents areas such as our home page, newsletters and article directory. Your articles can be anything from success stories to business how to's. Take advantage of the new Page Tour tool and help your readers interact with your articles (and other content).
Create Your Own Business Discussions. Build your own group or join an existing group, in any case you can start your own group subject discussions. Join in the conversation by exploring and sharing your opinions with other users.
Create Partnerships and Outsourced jobs. Use the News Feed to update when you have a Special Offer, Joint Venture or outsourced job available to help your business grow and prosper.
Add On Services
APSense has several extra services that will help to build your business. They include Business Centers, promotional tools and other useful services. Check the Add Ons for more information.
About APSense
The Rise of Social Networks
APSense founders understand that Social Networks have become the driving force behind the future of the internet. Along with websites like Facebook, MySpace, Linkedin and Blogger APSense has provided a home for people to connect with each other. Many businesses, both large and small have recognized the power of these social networks and are increasingly using them in their marketing strategies. Experts forecast that more of these businesses will take advantage of this growth. Combine together the rise of social networks and the promise of growth for many different types of business, APSense was born and grew to accommodate Business Social Networking.
APSense in a Nutshell
APSense is a business social network where people come together to share their businesses. Imagine a place where you have all the tools you need to help your business grow. We enable users to share their business through networking, exploring and creating quality business content. The development of new networks and constant exchange of information is happening everyday at APSense. We are changing the way people build their businesses while making money online.
Meet Other Business Individuals
In its purest nature APSense is a web 2.0 enabled social network. We promote the exchange of business networks by providing tools for users to easily communicate (Articles and RevPages), create interest groups (Groups) and even build their own private social network (Connections). There are also Add-Ons that can be used to promote and add value to your business marketing strategies. Ultimately our goal is to make it simple for you to connect with other business individuals for activities such as marketing, promotion, joint ventures and outsourcing.
Explore Valuable Business Contents
All contents on APSense, from articles to discussions to product and service listings are collectively rated by the users(that would be you). Top rated contents are pushed to the top of our content listings so you can find the most popular and trusted business information quickly. So if you are looking for valuable business information online to help you build your business, don't waste time searching for it anywhere else!
Create Your Own Business Contents
While all types of contents on APSense are being viewed and rated by the users, these same type of contents can also be created by you. Why create your own contents? Everyday millions of people are searching for contents related to your business by using search engines and web 2.0 enabled websites like APSense. So by creating your contents on APSense, you are enabling millions of people to find contents about your business. For us, content is your business interests, your products & services, your business experiences, and anything else you would like to share about you and your business.
(This is the fitness event I have mentioned a few times, and I blogged about the company. I am using cookieejar.com to raise funds so that I am able to participate as a competitor, and to be able to bring my wife and two of our kids as well. Below is the information on the event, and with a promo vid link just below this picture. Above the picture you will find the link to my fundraiser. Thank you for taking the time to read this blog. Time for some training!)
Athletic Fitness Model (F & M)
Muscular Fitness Model (M)
Masters Fitness Model (F & M)
Bikini Model (F)
Glamour Model (F)
Prizes, Awards and CASH:
Fitness STAR PRO - 1st Place:
$1000 - Fitness STAR PRO Female
$1000 - Fitness STAR PRO Male
Level 1-PRO BONUS Awards and Prizes:
There will be many additional prizes, Shooting STAR Trophies, awards and goody bags from our Fitness STAR Model Search Sponsors also given away! Stay tuned!
Audience CHOICE Awards:
The audience will receive ballots so they can select their 3 favourite female and male competitors! These audience chosen Fitness STARS will receive additional prizes, exposure and Shooting STAR Trophies!
Additional Exposure:
There will be representatives there from fitness magazines, fitness websites, media, scouts, agents and the Fitness STAR Agency and Magazine!
All Fitness STAR CHAMPIONS and TOP 3 placings will be announced to our quickly growing 25,000+ contact database, our Fitness STAR Model Search FB Group, our Fitness STAR Model Agency FB Group and on the Fitness STAR Network which has now had over 190,000 unique visitors from over 170 countries around the world! Lots of potential exposure for YOU!
This is your step-by-step blueprint to become a successful Certified Wellness Coach
“Wellness” is now a 1 trillion dollar industry. As a Certified Wellness Coach, you will be in high demand and have endless opportunity.
The time is now for you to enjoy this exciting and rewarding career, which offers you personal fulfillment while enhancing the lives of others.
The Spencer Institute continues to set standards for the coaching industry. Our Wellness Coach Certification expands beyond coaching models currently used in wellness coaching. You will understand concepts tied to the overall coaching experience, from how you train to be a coach, on up to application of skills with clients. As a Certified Wellness Coach, you can choose from a long list of career opportunities. Wellness is rapidly evolving and lucrative industry. You will learn how to position yourself for maximum success.
Wellness is a dynamic concept comprised of an interrelated set of dimensions including emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual factors. Wellness is an active, lifelong process that involves expanding knowledge, skills, values, practices, and supportive environments that increase one’s ability to enjoy a balanced and fulfilling life.
Wellness Coaching is a combination of traditional life coaching, lifestyle fitness coaching, green living, sound nutrition, exercise and stress management. You can run your wellness coaching business online, from your home, on the beach, or at your own wellness center. You can write a book, create wellness information products, or even have your own TV or radio show if you like.
Our Wellness Coach Certification program is designed to empower coaches. The course is presented as a client-centered approach to facilitate wellness coaching, through the use of behavior change strategies and sound coaching practices used in the field currently. Our philosophy is to then empower the client with what is needed to make lifelong behavior changes. Required skills include being able to help clients when setting goals and to assist in planning strategies for change.
Who should enroll in this Wellness Coach Certification program?
Students with a basic level of knowledge in one or more of the related fields of exercise science, health promotion, behavioral science, wellness, anatomy, physiology, biology, kinesiology, biomechanics, nutrition are encouraged to both master and apply this courses’ core components to their existing job descriptions. This is not an all-inclusive list. The wellness coach course content has multiple relevant applications.
our Wellness Coach Certification program outline:
Part 1 – What is wellness and wellness coaching?
Understanding Foundations of Wellness
The Dynamics and Diversity of WellnessPart 2 – Being a Wellness Coach
One-on-one Wellness Coaching, Corporate Wellness Coaching
Marketing Your Skills
Personal Inventory and Assessment of Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesPart 3 – Wellness Coach Skills
Changing Behaviors
Behavior Change Basics / How People ChangePart 4 – Foundations of Emotional Wellness
Social Components of Wellness
Emotional Components of Wellness
Part 5a/5b – Foundations of Physical Wellness
Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases and Improving CV metrics
Managing Risk Factors
Muscular Strength (a) and Flexibility (b)
Understanding Body Composition and Weight (b)
Nutrition for Wellness Coaches and the Clients They Serve (b)Part 6 – Building a Wellness Coaching Model
The Transtheoretical Model
Stages of Change / Stage of ReadinessPart 7 – Lifestyle Risk Factor Coaching
Common Conditions Requiring Wellness Strategies
Special Populations
Strategies to Help Manage Stress
When you successfully complete this Wellness Coach Certification course, you will be able to:
Describe what wellness coaching is, and how it has evolved into its current state.
Understand the different ways you can apply wellness coaching among populations requiring different strategies
Know how people go about the process of changing behaviors
Learn both emotional and physical aspects of wellness
Apply different coaching strategies
Master the Wellness Coaching Model
You will learn the following:
The definition of effective wellness coaching
Scope of practice as a wellness coach
How to create optimal health
The business of wellness coaching
How to motivate your client to take charge of their wellness
How to create lasting lifestyle change
Working with medical professionals
How to work from home
Dimensions of the wellness industry
Internal dialog and its effects of our wellness
Combining wellness coaching with weight-loss programs
How to conduct a detailed wellness inventory
How to create a stress reduction plan
Appropriate integration of a fitness program into an overall wellness plan
Appropriate integration of nutrition into a wellness program
( THE BODYPROUD INITIATIVE AND FAME WORLD TOUR ARE BEING RE-LAUNCHED. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO EARN WITH TRUESTAR AND I AM LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF A TEAM THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST OUT THERE. JEFF KIPPEL AND MINDY BLACKSTEIN, FOUNDERS OF FAME WORLD TOUR AND BODYPROUD. READING ABOUT IT DOES NTO DO IT JUSTICE. ALL I ASK IS 30 MIN OF YOUR TIME TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE LATEST TRUESTAR PRESENTATION. CONTACT ME AT:SHADDOCK_VIKING@MSN.COM AND WE CAN SCHEDULE A TIME WITH JEFF)
Truestar Opportunity (link to my Truestar Site) If you haven't already heard we are finally launching the BodyProud Social Initiative and relaunching the FAME World Tour! We spent years developing the concepts and the last 5-6 months strategizing with our mentor Casey Combden on how to use it to boost earnings -- for the entire team -- through Truestar. And now we are ready to press "GO"!
As a result, the Truestar presentation is brand new. The response from the test group has been great. People are really excited to be a part of Truestar, as a result.
Before we go any further… When NOW is a good time for us to show you this plan? We'll do it for you live, individually or in a group.
If you like it, you can use it for yourself, you can modify it, or you can send people to hear it direct from us.
Important Details You Should Know:
The maximum number of people you can have in your Truestar team is 29,523. Seems like a huge number, but it's NOT when you're a part of this initiative. You see, when our events were in high gear we inspired millions of people around the world to focus on themselves. Now, we're ready to do it again, but on a higher level… and with a full team, which can include you. That's why we are reaching out again. We want to see if you are interested in stepping up to the plate and in sharing in its success.
In addition to the money that you can make, you also get to be part of an entire movement. You can help lead the charge. You can share your message, be featured in the spotlight, empower others, or even host or promote an event that's part of the FAME World Tour.
Paul Zane Pilzer in his book the Wellness Revolution, talks about Corporations, government and people at large recognizing that health and wellness is one of the most important factors impacting society, especially with the obesity rates and rising medical costs. This system allows you to be part of the solution and benefit from this industry that is currently an over $500 Million dollar opportunity for the right people to get involved, in the right fashion!
We have very specific goals and that is to reach the $50,000 bonus by July 31st. Doing so also unlocks our qualification to earn the bonus pool. When this program was in effect last year we qualified right away and received a share of the 1% that was allocated in the bonus pool. At the time the company was making $300,000 per month and that was a nice addition to our monthly income. Well the new bonus pool is even better. Once you qualify 2% of the monthly income -- which is now close to $2,000,0000! -- is split.
Why are we telling you this? Because if YOU make it YOUR GOAL as well, then that helps us, and we'll help you!
And of course, if this is your goal then you'll also earn your MERCEDES Bonus and $1,000/month LIFESTYLE Bonus.
$50,000 sound good, doesn't it? Let's do it!
Opportunity Knocks
To achieve that goal, or any other financial goal AND/OR to get social and empower others, check this out:
1. If you are ready to activate your business; if it excites you to inspire others to take charge of their health, to nourish their bodies and enjoy life; if you believe in yourself and have a message to share; if you want to be part of our brand new initiative that is designed to revolutionize society, empower people and help make dreams come true, then jump in…
HOST YOUR OWN 90 DAY TRANSFORMATION. HOST YOUR OWN PARTY, SEMINAR, WORKSHOP. HOST YOUR OWN BODYPROUD SHOWCASE. We'll guide you and support you.
2. Doing so generates money through Truestar (we'll teach you the formula) and sets you on the path to earn points as part of the BodyPROUD Ambassadorship program.
3. After months of behind-the-scenes prep work, we are finally turning on the engines now. Since we have no spots left at the top of our matrix, each time someone new joins our team it is going to benefit one of you, who is a product of the product. Success Requires Commitment
1. Commitment to you: you need to commit to your own personal development --> you need to nourish your body, you need to focus on you. You NEED to profile yourself and take the challenge. You need to lead by example. This is important because belief and conviction sells, not fluff.
2. Commitment to those you wish to join your team: you need to lead by example. You must profile yourself, or even take the challenge, and be a product of the product. Doing so, you develop your own "story" about how Truestar changed your life, or enhanced how you feel. Having your story encourages others to follow your lead and develop their story.
3. Commitment to your team: you need to commit to your team AND they need to commit to you --> it's simple in any business system, the way you earn money is if the people under you and over you are supporting you. That's why we chose Truestar --> because now you help your team by nourishing yourself! And since Truestar's products are quality ones, they actually do make a difference in how you look and feel, and for your long term health. Win-win!
Our Suggestion for Your Success
1. Watch our new webinar presentation so as to determine whether or not it's something that you want to show others as is. If so, we'll show it for you. If not, we'll help you modify it so that it's perfect for you. We'll help you figure out your story, your "why", your dreams, and then together strategize and determine how you should proceed.
2. If you still have products left from your initial order, we'll teach you strategies on how to earn money using them as marketing materials.
3. Determine which products mean something to you, which products you think others will enjoy. Then use these products as marketing materials. You get to reorder them for 40% off. John McFadden taught us his method "Simply hand out 3-5 packets of TrueLean Extreme with your business card, tell them to weigh themselves on Day 1 and Day 6, and not to do anything different (unless they want to). He says everyone is seeing results and it's converting to sales and enrolments. (and his team is always at the top of the Leader Board)
Activating Yourself
1. Share our Facebook Group with new people on your team. This is where we will be posting times for live webinars and live meetings. This is both for you, everyone on your team, and anyone you wish to join your team. https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoTruestar/
2. As per Truestar's policies, accounts that are inactive for 6 months or more are being closed down, come May 2013. You will be able to jump back in at any time for only a $20 re-activation fee. The one thing to consider though, is that your position in the matrix will be lost. You will get the next available spot. As you came in during pre-launch, going inactive may cost you a valuable position. Even if you're not into "working" the business right now, all you have to do to stay active is nourish yourself (ie. use the vitamins or protein). Do the vitamin profile and see what is actually recommended for you. Or take the Challenge and really transform yourself… become the artist to your physique… build yourself your own superhero body.
3. Get updates direct from Casey Combden, our mentor, a Human Potential Specialist and one of the top earners in network marketing! He has offered to share regular training advice with everyone on our team who opts in. If you'd like to take advantage of that, let us know and we'll add you to the list.
1 tbl Canola oil
1 Large Onion, chopped about 1 cup
1 jalapeno, chopped (optional)
1 large (about 6oz) sweet potato, peeled if desired and chopped
2 Tbl ground cumin
1 Tbl chili flakes
2 Tbl dark chili powder
1 Tbl hot or smoked paprika
1 tsp dried oregano
2 Tbl tomato paste, no salt added
1 (14.5 oz) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (14.5 oz) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
2 (14.5) cans petite diced tomatoes, no salt added
2 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth
1 tsp Marmite or Vegemite
juice of one lemon or a lime, about 3 tablespoons
salt and pepper to taste
Note: Vegemite and Marmite are yeast extracts from Australia and the UK, respectively, that add an incredibly deep, rich flavor to any dish. They taste like a cross between miso and soy sauce, only a little less salty. You could swap miso or a teaspoon of low-sodium soy sauce.
Directions
Heat a large stockpot over medium heat, then add the oil. Add the onions and jalapenos to the pot, and cook for five minutes, stirring often, until the onions start to soften. Add the sweet potato and the spices and cook another three minutes, stirring often. Add the tomato paste and cook for about two minutes, and continue to stir often. Add the beans, tomatoes, broth and Marmite, stirring just to combine. Cook over medium heat for 30 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are soft.
Makes about 8 servings
(When ever I get a recipe I tend to reshape it into my own. I had some chili I made that was frozen. I add my own to this recipe, of course the servings were much more, and the sweet potatoes, with this kind of chili recipe is a great contrast to chili spices.)
Video I made when I was in Iraq. (video)
Some may know, some may not but I served 8 years in the United States Army. Going into basic training during the summer of 1996 at Ft. Jackson, SC, and having my 29th birthday during basic training, I was the 4th oldest in my company. Two other trainees were older, but fell out of basic training. I was even older than some drill SGTS. Being yelled at from drill Sgts was not a big thing. I got yelled at growing up from pretty much everyone....hey what can I say, being a sarcastic, smart ass is a gift! (LOL) ANYWAY, I was in charge of my platoon for the full 8 weeks of basic training. First one up, last one out. Being in charge of 80 or so soldiers is not an easy task, especially when you end up with pneumonia and bronchitis. I was not about to give up, or go to a doctor. I was in such bad shape that I coughed so hard and pulled muscles on my left side. Everything I did hurt. From running two plus miles, situps, pushups. You name it.
After basic training it was onto AIT (Advanced Individual Training) at Ft. Rucker, AL for Aviation Operation Specialist. And then my final destination, Ft. Campbell, KY. HOOAH!!! I learned a lot during those 8 years. I did various jobs from Aviation Operations, to light wheel mechanic, to being a driver for key Officers. My goal in the Army was to be an Apache pilot and be assigned to 160th Special Operations (The Night Stalkers) The reason that did not happen will be spoken a bit more in private, and it wasn't from my doing. Someone I listened to, and I should not have. But the good thing is that if it did happen, I would not have the lovely kids I have, and the beautiful wife I married. So I am grateful things turned out the way they did despite not becoming a pilot. The military training, lasting friends, stationed in Europe, deployed to the Middle East for nearly two years to search for WMD (seriously??) Nothing was there. (Thanks Bush....NOT!)
I think that was the hardest thing I had to go through. Training was a breeze. Everything the drill sgts tell you is that if you have mental strength is the key to making it in the military. I have seen guys who come in, and boast about how physically strong they are, or they were the best player playing high school football. So? You want a cookie or something? Without mental strength, your physical strength is nothing. I saw these so-called "tough" guys wash out. Cry for mommy at night because they could not handle the pressure.
Now back to what I was saying, being deployed was the hardest thing I had to go through. My wife Adda, and our first child Anya, came back to her country of Iceland as I was shipped to the Middle East. Getting pictures of them, or getting to talk to Adda on the phone or the internet was the highlight of my day. It's too bad that others who were out there did not care much for their spouses. Husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends found "ways" with others to cope during the deployment. Unbelieveable! I saw relationships destroyed, and of course I was thinking, would my wife wait for me, and she was thinking the same thing. We held onto the feeling that we will get through this. We will not be destroyed by this.
A homecoming video my cousin made (video)
We were told that we would only be there for 6 months, and that turned into 3 more months, then 3 more months and so on. Then 3 months in Kuwait. It took having lunch with then Vice Presidential candidate Senator Leibewietz (spelling) Al Gore's running mate to get us back. He didn't want to hear from the officers, he wanted to hear from the enlisted soldiers and we told him the things that were going on. A month after that we were home. I could have gone on and on about a lot of things. I just wanted to do a brief (very brief) bit about my Army time. I can elaborate on so much more, but maybe I will save that for another time. So when Veterans Day rolls around, and Memorial Day, give thanks to those service members who leave everything behind, and give thanks to the wives, and FATHERS who are home taking care of the kids and household. Keeping things together. They deserve as much praise as the service members. So too my wife Adda (Arnbjörg) thank you for being there, thank you for sticking with me while I was deployed, and after coming home for the things we went through. I am truly grateful for marrying you, and calling you my wife! I love you!
Stepping away again from my normal blogs about fitness or travel or social networking. I wanted to share what I do at Alcoa. Alcoa is one of the largest, if not the largest company in the world that produces and manufactures aluminum, and aluminum parts. My position(described below) ispretty dangerous. I have been burned by molten metal (nothing too extreme thank goodness, and hopefully it will never happen.) I have been involved in explosions, and it doesnt take much. Moisture on the iron bars, even though we may not see it can still be there and THAT causes a big one. So imagine a significant amount of moisture, like the moisture from the human body. The flashpoint, coupled with the coolant (that big enough explosion would melt the coolant tubes and cause an even bigger explosion) would go to 3000° celsius in seconds, and we always have two furnaces operating. So half my section (the building) would be gone. Been with Alcoa six years. Time to move on and do something safer, like walk through my old neighborhood with $1000 sticking out of my back pocket!
JOB TITLE
FURNACE OPERATOR
JOB INDUSTRIES
FOUNDRY; STEEL & REL.
JOB DESCRIPTION (DUTIES, RESPONSABILITIES AND TASKS)
- May be designated according to type of furnace operated as Electric-Arc-Furnace Operator (foundry; smelt. & refin.; steel & rel.); Furnace Operator, Oil Or Gas (foundry); Induction-Furnace Operator (foundry); Tilting-Furnace Operator, Oil Or Gas (foundry). . - May transport crucible or ladle to pouring station and pour metal into molds. - Positions new electrodes over worn electrodes in electric-arc furnace, using overhead crane, and screws electrodes together, using chain wrench. - Records data from each melt on form. - Removes test sample of molten metal from crucible, using hand ladle, and pours it into mold. - Removes crucible containing molten metal from furnace, using hoist, moves levers to tilt crucible or open crucible door, or breaks clay plug to pour metal into ladle for transportation to molds. - Skims off slag, using strainer. - Sprinkles fluxing agent over surface of molten metal to bring impurities to surface, forming layer of slag. - Observes color of metal and instruments, such as voltmeter, ammeter, wattmeter, and pyrometer, and adjusts controls to maintain specified temperature. - Turns valves to regulate injection of fuel and air into furnace, or moves controls to regulate flow of electricity and water coolant through electrodes to heat furnace to specified temperature. - Loads molten metal into furnace, using transfer ladle. - Weighs out specified amounts of metal ingots and scrap metal, and charges metal into furnace by hand, using hoist, or by directing crane operator to charge furnace. - Controls gas, oil, coal, electric-arc, or electric induction furnace to melt metal prior to casting.
A wet charge is any piece of scrap metal that contains moisture. Water or moisture present in scrap metal will instantly be converted to steam upon contact with molten metal. Moisture molecules may expand up to 1,600 times in a single instant. The violence of this reaction causes an explosion capable of launching large amounts of molten metal into the air. Damage to the furnace can occur, increasing the likelihood of a leak or secondary explosion. Induction furnaces are cooled by coils of water that wrap around the crucible in which the metal is melted. This increases the risk associated with adding wet metal to the furnace, as an explosion may rupture those cooling lines and cause the coolant to leak into the furnace. The coolant hitting the molten metal will create additional explosions.
Sealed Containers
Many foundries melt scrap metal. This process often involves melting metal products back down for repurposing of the raw metal. Air and gases expand as they are heated. Adding a sealed-off, closed container into a furnace will cause the air or gas inside the container to expand very rapidly. Should the pressure inside the sealed container breach the container walls, an explosion will occur. Such an explosion may cause molten metal to be thrown from the furnace, landing on operators or sensitive equipment.
Bridging
When metal being added to a furnace fails to make contact with the molten metal already inside the furnace, it is called bridging. Metal being added, called the "charge," is significantly cooler than the metal that is already melted. Adding cooler metal helps regulate the temperature of the molten material inside the furnace.
Bridging occurs when a crust of slag forms across the top of the molten metal. This layer contains impurities and air or vapors. If the charge fails to penetrate this layer, the slag will insulate the molten metal and cause it to overheat. The charge will remain separate from the molten metal and the molten material will sit in the crucible and bake. Eventually the molten metal trapped in the bottom of the crucible will become hot enough to eat through the crucible and furnace lining and cause a fire underneath the furnace.The fire may destroy the hydraulic controls of the furnace, electrical controls and colling lines. If the molten metal contacts the coolant, an explosion will occur.
(After seeing the video above you can see why I am trying to get out of here, and be my own boss!)
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