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The Back Door Lounge at Starved Rock Lodge
Enjoy a relaxed dinner on the veranda during the summer months and live music every Friday from 8pm to 11pm. Rock, alternative, acoustic, R & B, Jazz, country & pop. Visit the website for a complete music schedule. Special events include beer dinners, pub crawls, theater productions, and holiday events.
Open 7 days a week to service the traveling public. The Ottawa Visitors Center is your one stop shop for information on the Starved Rock Areas special events, lodging, and outdoor activities. Stroll our turn-of-the-century Old Town with its lush walkways, boutique shops and unique restaurants. Stop here for your "Scenic Route to the Rock."
Quilts, crafts, florals, pottery, jams, jellies, popcorn, seasonal items and more. Christmas walk 1st weekend Nov.
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The largest commercial wind farm in Illinois features 63 towering windmills that are an awesome sight to see, and generate an alternative source of electric power.
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Art Deco Theatre, seats 550, with a full balcony. Dolby digital sound. Affordable snack bar and friendly service. Open Monday - Saturday, 6:00pm - 11:00pm and Sundays, 2:00pm - 8:00pm
One of Ottawa's greatest treasures. Built in 1858, this three story, 22-room Italianate mansion was possibly the most expensive private home in Illinois at that time. Tours available 6 days a week - 11am to 3pm. Closed Tuesdays & major holidays.
Enter and enjoy a 3,500 sq ft. building full of unique gifts, florals, and home décor.
An astonishingly well-equipped theater in its 42nd season. Plays and musicals running May-August.
Portrait studio and gallery conveniently located in downtown Utica. Providing photographic services to the area, including a gallery of local artists. Open Monday-Saturday.
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LaSalle County Historical Museum
LaSalle County history including Native American artifacts in an I & M Canal era warehouse, plus a blacksmith shop, a one room school and pioneer farm equipment.
Wild Bill Hickok, extensive photographic collection, memorabilia of yesteryear, and special exhibits.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this 57-room, Victorian-era mansion features century-old chandeliers, ornate woodwork and other fine details. It was built in 1876 by Edward C. Hegeler and the mansion was designed by Chicago architect William W. Boyington.
Model railroad, locomotive display, railroad memorabilia.
Clark St. Studio & Village Pottery
Wheel-thrown pottery by resident potter.
Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum
A museum established to promote and preserve the history of the Ottawa area and the colorful and proud traditions of Boy/Girl Scouting and Camp Fire. Features national traveling exhibits from museums and libraries. Open Thursday-Monday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Closed on Holidays.
Mendota Museum and Historical Society
Dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the people, commerce, and industry of the Mendota area. Extensive photographic collection depicting over 100 years of Mendota area history. Three Western Cottage organs and a Carpenter organ manufactured in Mendota in late 1800s. Hume-Carnegie Museum Saturday & Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 3/1 - 12/15; Union Depot Railroad Sat & Sun Noon to 4:00 PM, 3/1 – 12/15 Breaking the Prairie Museum by appointment. Office hours Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM.
Streatorland Historical Society Museum
Displays include 19th-century clothing, music room, local artifacts, and many photographs depicting Streatorland history.
M.J. Hogan Grain Elevator and Visitor Center
The earliest remaining elevator along the canal that was fully operational during the canal's heyday. Built in 1862, the grain elevator allowed farmers to unload their grain locally instead of hauling it to the market by wagon.
Built in 1878 and restored in 1986, the Opera House today provides performing arts from classical to country, dance, student recitals, summer theatre workshops and children/senior citizen series. A new Elizabeth Holdeman visual art gallery now graces entrance hall.
The Carving Shop features the work of Joe Dillet, Master Craftsman, and specializes in custom hand carved heirlooms for the family, church and architectural carvings. We work from your designs, or ours, to create an awesome look that only hand carving can achieve. All wood is seasoned. All work is protected with a finish that will last many years. All work is guaranteed.
Grundy County Historical Society
Museum hours of operation are Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM. Call in advance for guided tours (48 hour notice). The museum has extensive Mazon Fossils, a replica of an early 1890 store, a replica of a 1900 living room as well as a 'tool shed' showing many of the early tools used by pioneers and early farmers. There are many other exhibits as well.
A four-floor large museum located in a former stone mill, including items from the area and a room dedicated to Native America artifacts. A 24' long mural depicts the different eras of Indians and a buffalo hide nearby showing life of an Indian tribe. Built in 1859 as a steam-run flour mill named Sandwich Steam Mill. Open Sundays 1-4 pm from April to October. Tours by appointment.
Unique, historic, elegant venue located in the former Masonic Temple in downtown Streator. Available for weddings, receptions, or any special occasion. Tours by appointment.
Playlist Theater, a cozy concert nook inside LaSalle's famed Uptown Grill, has been entertaining the Starved Rock area since 2006. This venue has hosted dozens of national acts, many of whom are quick to add the Playlist Theater as a favorite stop on their next tour.
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Wading through the world of welding
Recent tradeshows highlight latest technologies
Two big tradeshows, Schweissen & Schneiden (Essen, Germany) and the FABTECH® International/AWS Welding Show (Chicago) highlighted several of the trends that have emerged in the welding industry during the last couple of years. Senior Editor Eric Lundin reviews many of the recent developments in arc and laser welding, and the growing use of another joining technology, adhesive bonding.
|Many high-tech gadgets that once were handy extras are becoming indispensable in the workplace. A personal digital assistant (PDA) device makes programming a welding power supply faster and easier than manual programming. Photo provided by The Lincoln Electric Co.
Developments in welding processes over the last few years have been motivated by either economic or technical forces, according to the German Welding Society (Deutscher Verband fr Schweissen und verwandte Verfahren e.V., or DVS). The economic motivator is the ongoing desire for higher efficiency in production welding. The technical motivator is the interest in finding a new material or a material combination that provides the most cost-effective finished product. These drivers have led to developments in nearly every welding process, according to DVS.
Schweissen & Schneiden and FABTECH® International/AWS Welding Show provided a good look at advancements in welding processes and the industries in which they are used. Both expos offered insights into applications such as joining dissimilar metals and technology advancements that have made welding more precise and efficient. Schweissen & Schneiden also emphasized the growing use of another joining process, adhesive bonding.
Developments in Arc Welding
Automotive applications continue to play a large role in manufacturing developments. Interest in reducing automobiles' weight drives the industry's desire to use relatively low-density materials such as aluminum and magnesium and find ways to join them to steel.
Cold metal transfer, a technique developed by Fronius Intl. GmbH, is an automated gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process that extends the wire electrode toward the materials to be joined until current starts to flow. As soon as the circuit is complete, the wire retracts. This process delivers a relatively small amount of heat to the parent material, hence its name. The process repeats up to 70 times per second.
EWM Hightec Welding GmbH also is making progress in welding at low temperatures. Its cold arc technique, which is either manual or automated, can join sheets as thin as 0.3 mm. It is suitable for joining aluminum to steel and aluminum to magnesium. The heart of the process is an inverter switching device that works in conjunction with a quick digital current regulator; this component combination reduces the power in the arc when it reignites, which makes for a cooler arc. The low heat input provides good gap bridging and helps ensure low distortion, according to DVS.
Energy is another industry that drives innovation. Rising energy prices are driving two divergent trends—more exploration and pumping of crude oil to take advantage of higher oil prices, and the expansion of wind turbines to trim dependence on fossil fuels.
The oil country tubular goods (OCTG) industry's increasing use of higher-grade steel leads to an increasing need to heat the pipe before it is welded. Miller Electric responded to this need by developing the ProHeat 35, according to Henk van Zijl, managing director for ITW Welding Products. It uses an inverter power source, which provides 90 percent efficiency, to develop a quickly reversing magnetic field that heats the pipe. It also imparts a level of safety—the heat is concentrated on the pipe's ID and distributes very little heat to the OD.
"A welder can lean his forearms on the pipe while he's welding," van Zijl said.
The unit provides precise, uniform heating, eliminating the energy waste associated with overheating the pipe, according to van Zijl. This is especially advantageous for laying underwater pipe, which is an extremely costly operation.
While much of the growth in OCTG involves new infrastructure in countries such as India and China, a great deal of it is in replacement work in countries that have an existing infrastructure, such as Saudi Arabia, according to John Emmerson, president of Magnatech. Another, newer application is for liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is a growing market in Algeria, Qatar, and Malaysia, he added. Natural gas, which often is found in the same locations as crude oil, was simply burned off until it became economical to compress it and ship it, opening up another application for pipe.
Wind power has been making progress in Europe for years. A German study released in May 2005, the dena report, determined that integrating wind turbines into the electrical distribution grid in Germany was technically and economically feasible; in September the International Energy Agency published a working paper that agreed in that it identified no technical barriers for large-scale wind turbine integration into existing grids. The European Wind Energy Association projects an 80 percent increase in wind turbine generating capacity in the EU-15 from 2005 to 2010, from 41,300 megawatts to 75,000 megawatts.
Submerged arc welding (SAW), which is suitable mainly for thick-walled joints and achieves high deposition rates, has a niche in manufacturing masts for large wind power stations. Using an extreme narrow-gap technique reduces the necessary energy, filler metal, and fabrication time, according to DVS. ESAB demonstrated a complete mast fabrication system at Schweissen & Schneiden. The system uses SAW to make longitudinal welds in plate that has been bent into cylindrical sections.
The system uses two heads to deposit a total of four 2.5-mm wires in a process the company calls Tandem Twin SAW™. The first head delivers DC and the second head delivers AC. The system produces 1,200 amps; travels at 1.5 meters per minute; and deposits 40 kilograms (kg) of wire per hour, which the company claims is the highest deposition rate in the industry.
Advances in Cutting
Integrated nesting programs have led to better material utilization, according to DVS. Raw material price increases have made better material utilization a requirement for profitability.
"The price of steel is an incentive for efficiency," said Ben TerreBlanche, president and CEO of SigmaTEK Corp., the manufacturer of SigmaNEST nesting software. In addition to nesting, the software provides detailed remnant tracking, enhancing the use of skeletons, which further reduces waste.
In addition to traditional markets such as North America and western Europe, software demand is growing in eastern Europe, TerreBlanche said. Many manufacturers in Poland, Hungary, and Turkey purchased new cutting machines over the past few years, and now they are catching up by investing in more advanced software.
"For many, this is a big step," TerreBlanche said.
Reducing time and labor continues to drive fabricators to eliminate secondary operations whenever possible. To address the use of thin-wall stainless steel tubing, used in industries such as food and beverage production, chemical and biochemical processing, and semiconductor manufacturing, Georg Fischer manufactures portable tube cutters (PS 4.5 and PS 6.6) that are designed specifically for these applications. According to the company, they make burr-free cuts that in some cases are ready for orbital welding, which eliminates the facing step.
Fronius developed a time- and labor-saving innovation in plasma cutting. The company markets a manual plasma cutting system that uses liquid as the ionizing medium. The torch heats water and turns it into steam, which conducts the plasma arc. It produces little smoke and less noise than conventional plasma and cuts faster, according to the company. Another advantage is that it doesn't require a source of compressed air, making it more convenient to transport around a job site.
Technology Advancements
Technology advancements are perpetual, and nowhere is this more evident than on a tradeshow floor. Increasingly complex combinations of electronic hardware and software continue to make their way into modern welding equipment.
Taking advantage of the trend toward automated welding, Meta Vision Systems has developed a control platform for joining components along linear and nonlinear seams. The system senses luminosities of the workpieces to be joined and, based on the difference in their luminosities, determines the seam location. It projects five laser lines that run perpendicular to the weld direction and interpolates the points between the five laser lines to determine the weld path. An optical filter blocks nearly all light except the laser light, allowing the system to track gap widths as little as 0 mm, according to Pierre Huot, vice president of sales.
The relentless reduction in component size, especially in electrical and electronic devices, allows Servo-Robot Corp. to offer an automated laser welding system that tracks, welds, and inspects. The unit is approximately half the size of three separate components, according to Jeffrey Noruk, president. The company also offers a small inspection camera, Quicktrac, that is well-suited to automotive welding and other applications in which fixtures and clamps leave little room for a camera.
Servo-Robot uses Ethernet connections for easy component integration and high-speed data transfer. In addition, one controller can run two workcells, which reduces system cost, Noruk said.
TRUMPF has taken this type of approach with some of its laser equipment. A setup marketed in Europe involves one laser and several workcells, which divides the cost of the laser and greatly increases the beam-on time, according to Jrg Ellerkmann, bending technology sales manager.
Voice-activated equipment has made inroads in applications such as inspection and warehousing. VLH Controls Inc. has introduced this technology to other industries, with a focus on manufacturing. Its system, Active Listening Voice Command (ALVC), connects wirelessly to equipment that normally operates manually or semiautomatically.
Howard Green, president, demonstrated at FABTECH that voice activation can control a welding power supply. A single-word command can activate a power supply, put it on standby, or shut it off in an emergency.
Modern technologies such as the Internet and personal digital assistants (PDAs) have become so commonplace that they are becoming standard offerings on welding equipment. For example, Lincoln Electric uses the Internet to help in monitoring welds and upgrading software. It offers production monitoring capabilities that track welding specifications. Monitoring isn't enough, though—when it detects out-of-spec welding, it sends a notification to production personnel by e-mail.
The company makes its Power Wave software updates available through its Web site, so fabrication shops can download the latest software for its welding machines, even if they were purchased at different times and initially were equipped with different software versions, according to Deanna Postlethwaite, product manager of high technology products. Another program, Weld Manager, allows users to customize power supply parameters via a PDA device. An upgrade that once took up to an hour per machine now takes just a few minutes per machine, Postlethwaite said.
Adhesive Bonding
For the first time in Schweissen & Schneiden's history, Structural Bonding International (SBI) made an appearance at the expo. According to DVS, structural bonding has about 10 percent of the joining market.
The automotive industry has relied on adhesives to join body panels for more than 10 years. The BMW 7® series has 150 m of crashworthy adhesives, according to Jan Rttger, market development manager of body structural enhancement for Dow Automotive.
"Adhesives that have elastic properties are advantageous in bonding dissimilar metals, because such metals usually expand and contract at different rates," said Kurt Scherrer, project leader of Collano AG. Elastic adhesives provide bonds that resist cracking in such situations.
They also have found a niche in shipbuilding, where they absorb vibrations, thereby enhancing comfort. The use of adhesives allowed Stadlerrail to reduce the weight of a shuttle by 25 percent compared with a similar shuttle joined with traditional methods. The potential for weight reduction makes adhesives attractive for other weight-sensitive applications, too, such as aircraft and spacecraft.
Industrieverband Klebstoffe (Industrial Adhesives Association) projects growth of 3 percent per year. Technological trends are impossible to stop, and there's no telling where this will lead. Will it push traditional welding shops to become joining shops, offering a combination of welding skill and adhesives knowledge to provide two kinds of joining technology? Only time will tell.
Collano AG, www.collano.com
Dow Automotive, www.dow.com
DVS, www.dvs-ev.de/en/
ESAB, www.esab.com
EWM Hightec Welding GmbH, www.ewm.de
FABTECH® International/AWS Welding Show, www.fmafabtech.com
Fronius International GmbH, www.fronius.com
Georg Fischer, www.georgfischer.com
Industrieverband Klebstoffe, www.klebstoffe.com
The Lincoln Electric Co., www.lincolnelectric.com
Magnatech, www.magnatech-lp.com
Meta Vision Systems, www.meta-mvs.com
Miller Electric Mfg. Co., www.millerwelds.com
Schweissen & Schneiden, www.schweissenuschneiden.de
Servo-Robot Inc., www.servorobot.com
SigmaTEK Corp., www.sigmanest.com
TRUMPF, www.trumpf.com
VLH Controls Inc., www.vlhcontrols.com
Eric Lundin
FMA Communications Inc.
Elgin, IL 60123
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The FABRICATOR
The FABRICATOR is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The FABRICATOR has served the industry since 1971.

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Patent Models: Textile and Sewing Machines
For much of the nineteenth century, inventors submitted a model with their patent application to the United States Patent Office. The National Museum of American History's patent model collection began with the acquisition of 284 models from the Patent Office in June 1908, and reached more than 1,000 models by the end of that summer. In 1926, Congress decided to dispense with the stored collection of models and gave the Smithsonian Institution the opportunity to collect any models it wanted. Today, the Museum's collection exceeds 10,000 patent models dating from 1836 to 1910.
The Museum's Textile Collection contains over four thousand patent models. The collection includes many examples of carding machines, spinning machines, knitting machines, rope making machines, looms, baskets, carpets, fabrics, and sewing machines. Even the simple clothespin is well represented, with 41 patent models.
This sampling of patent models from the Textile Collection describes the two major groupings, textile machinery and sewing machines. In both groups, the examination of the models begins with the earliest of the inventions. In this early group of patent models, the textile machinery models date from 1837 to 1840, and the sewing machine models from 1842 to 1854.
For more information about the Museum's patent model collection, see Patent Model Index, Guide to the Collections of the National Museum of American History.
"Patent Models: Textile and Sewing Machines - Introduction" showing 2 items.
1838 Angell's Patent Model of a Loom Temple
- Description
- Loom Temple Patent Model
- Patent No. 987, issued October 19, 1838
- Emory A. Angell of Killingly, Connecticut
- In his patent specification, Angell stated that "this temple is of the kind which holds the selvage of the cloth between jaws, which are opened by the beat of the lathe, and is in many respects similar to such as have been long in use." He claimed, as his invention, the way in which the upper and lower jaws were connected by pins to form the hinge-joints.
- On the original wrapper containing the patent application papers is a faint handwritten note "see Saml. P. Mason's Temple July 1837." In the process of checking Angell's patent, Charles M. Keller, the patent examiner, probably wrote that notation but found no conflict with the Mason patent and thus granted Angell his patent.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- model constructed
- before 1838-10-19
- patent date
- 1838-10-19
- inventor
- Angell, Emory A.
- ID Number
- catalog number
- accession number
- 89797
- patent number
- 987
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
1837 Mason's Patent Model of a Loom Temple
- Description
- Self-Adjusting Loom Temple Patent Model
- Patent No. 291, issued July 22, 1837
- Samuel P. Mason of Newport, Rhode Island
- Temples are attachments on looms designed to keep the cloth at a uniform width during weaving. Self-acting temples required no adjustment as the cloth was woven, for they automatically adjusted their position. The greater speed obtained with power weaving made the use of self-acting temples a necessity.
- The basic construction of Mason's temples was similar to others of the period. The patented feature of his temple concerned the arrangement of the parts by which the jaws or forceps were forced open and released their hold on the cloth.
- Mason patented other useful textile machinery. Notable were an 1830 speeder for roving cotton (a speeder is a machine used in cotton yarn spinning that inserts a twist to the yarn and winds it on the bobbin) and a cotton whipper (a machine that separates clumps of cotton) in 1834. James Montgomery, in his 1840 edition of "Cotton manufacture of the United States Contrasted with that of Great Britain," wrote that he considered the whipper the best, cheapest, and simplest that he had seen in factory use over a span of thirty years.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- model constructed
- before 1837-07-22
- patent date
- 1837-07-22
- inventor
- Mason, Samuel P.
- ID Number
- patent number
- 291
- catalog number
- patent number
- 001838
- accession number
- 89797
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- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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Hands On with the Sony Xperia P
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Feb 26, 2012, 7:16 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome
updated Feb 26, 2012, 7:36 PM
The Xperia P is the new high-end phone from Sony with a metal casing and new "White Magic" display. It looks like the Xperia S and U models, but we do have a few thoughts on it.
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The Xperia P looks just like the Xperia S, but it's really a little brother, and a middle child in Sony's NXT line of Xperia phones for 2012. The P has a more modest screen, processor and camera than the S. But it keeps the stylish clear bar at the bottom, and even amps up the style with a sexy metal casing on the back and sides. And although the display is a tad smaller than the one on the Xperia S, it's the first with Sony's new "White Magic" LCD that promises the best outdoor performance of any phone.
The display does, indeed perform well under sunlight (or at least the extremely bright lights Sony was using to simulate sunlight, since the event was at night.)
It's also nice to see NFC carried over from the Xperia S.
A metal unibody back is always a nice feature, although the one on the P doesn't quite have the quality feel of some others. Perhaps it's the sharp corners, or the light weight of the phone overall, or the small, sharp buttons. Whatever the reason, it doesn't feel quite as good as some other metal phones. With that said, it doesn't feel bad. It's sexy to look at and sexy to hold, and it feels miles better than most plastic phones.
The side buttons are small, but work well enough. The clear touch buttons at the bottom aren't actually on the clear part; you need to press the black glass just above them. That's not immediately intuitive and takes some getting used to.
It's hard to comment much on the software, since the phones ship with Android 2.3 but Sony is promising a 4.0 update very soon after. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see US carriers just wait until the 4.0 software is ready before launching. So the final software may be quite different from what we saw, since so much changes between the two versions of Android.
Nonetheless, Sony doesn't fiddle with Android nearly as much as they used to, which helps them keep on top of Android OS updates in a more timely way than many manufacturers.
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Sony Xperia S, P, and U Now Available Unlocked in US
Sony Lays Out Strategic Plan Called 'One Sony'
Sony Says Some ICS Updates Beginning in Mid-April
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The Chicago Blackhawks are off to the greatest start in NHL history, 21-0-3, and they are less than three years removed from winning the Stanley Cup, yet many Oilers fans, bloggers and pundits have suggested the Oilers should mirror the Hawks success.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't see that happening, at least not right away, if ever.
Recently the buzz has been that since the Hawks rarely outhit their opposition then the Oilers don't need to add any gritty forwards because hitting is overrated. I'd hope you don't actually believe the Oilers are anywhere close to the Blackhawks. Side note, the Hawks don't hit that much because they have the puck more often. They also are +4 in SF/SA ratio, while the Oilers are -6. That is a massive swing, and can't be blamed just on the 4th line.
Most winning teams have a nice balance of skill and grit. Right now the Oilers don't enough proven skill, and they have even fewer gritty forwards who can play in their top-nine. I'm not for adding guys with grit who can't play, they need to find some who can.
The major difference is the Hawks best players are veterans, with at least five years experience, who play incredibly hard and vary in their skill sets. The Hawks also have players like Dave Bolland, Dan Carcillo, Brian Bickell and Andrew Shaw who play in their top-nine and get in the face of the opposition.
It is unfair to compare the Oilers to the Hawks for numerous reasons. The obvious one is the difference in experience.
Jonathon Toews, 24 years old: He's in his 6th NHL season and is one of the best overall centres in the game. At the 2010 Olympics he was arguably Canada's best player. He's extremely serious and doesn't accept losing. He'll do anything to win. Score, block shots, kill penalties and even fight Joe Thornton. One of the best leaders in the NHL. He's had seasons of 54, 69, 68, 76 and 57 points. His two 50-point seasons came in 64 and 59 games. Incredibly consistent.
Patrick Kane, 24 years old. In his 6th season he is their consistent offensive scorer. Not physical, not great defensively, but a killer in the offensive zone. In five years he's tallied 72, 70, 88, 73 and 66 points. He has a flair for the dramatics and he is one of the best SO guys in the league with 26 goals and a 42.6% success rate.
Patrick Sharp, 31 years old. In his 10th season he is very well-rounded. He's had five straight seasons with at least 25 goals, 36, 26, 25, 34 and 33 and he's a solid two-way player. Excellent at driving the net from the outside, beating the D-man and taking the puck to the crease. Very reliable and can play in any situation.
Marian Hossa, 34 years old. In his 14th season he's still a model of consistency. His last 12 years his goal totals have been 29, 32, 31, 45, 36, 39, 43, 29, 40, 24, 25 and 29. He's an excellent skater, and at 6'1", 210 pounds he's very strong on the puck. He's the only player in NHL history to play in three consecutive Stanley Cup finals for three different teams.
Duncan Keith, 29 year old. In his 8th NHL season he's already won a Stanley Cup and Olympic gold medal. Excellent skater with excellent hockey sense and one half of one of the best D-pairs on the league.
Brent Seabrook, 27 years old. In his 8th season he's also won a Cup and Olympic gold medal. In his first seven years he's averaged 32 points and has just enough of an edge to ensure opposing forwards keep their head up. Works incredibly well with Keith and excels on the PP, PK and ES.
Keith, 2nd round pick in 2002 (45th), Seabrook 13th overall in 2003, Toews 3rd overall in 2006 and Kane, 1st overall in 2007 were drafted by the Hawks. Sharp was acquired from the Flyers on December 5th, 2005 for Matt Ellison and a 3rd round pick. Turned out to be one of the most lopsided trades of all time. Sharp is a rarity because he ended up producing better numbers in the NHL than he did in the AHL or college. Hossa signed a 12-year, $62 million deal in July of 2009.
Supporting cast: Draft picks
Dave Bolland, 26 years old: 2nd round pick, 32nd, in 2004. Excellent two-way centre. Hard to play against and has a very high competitive streak.
Brian Bickell, 26 years old: 6'4, 225 pounds drafted in 2nd round, 41st, in 2004. Big power forward that rotates amongst top-three lines. Not flashy, but adds a different dimensions. Leads team in hits.
Marcus Kruger, 22 years old: Drafted in 5th round, 149th, in 2009. In his second season with the Hawks, he's their leader in PK minutes amongst forwards. Average size, not very physical, very good skater, leading shot blocker amongst forwards and very aware defensively.
Andrew Shaw, 21 years old: A small, aggressive forward in his 2nd season. Drafted 5th round, 139th, in 2011. Not big, but very tenacious and plays 6th most minutes of all forwards. Quenneville uses him lots, but he protects him well and doesn't make him face the top lines very often.
Brandon Saad, 20 year old: 2nd round pick, 43rd, 2011. Good size and a strong winger. He's had luxury of getting to play a few games with Toews and Bolland. They can show him the intensity necessary to compete in the NHL. Nine points in 23 games for a rookie is nice.
Niklas Hjalmarsson, 25 years old: 4th round pick, 108th in 2005. Very mobile, good passer and a solid-second pair defender. Plays almost the exact same minutes as Keith/Seabrook on PK and ES. He doesn't play any on the PP. Good passer and this season he has faced the toughest competition of any blueline. (2.33 Corsi Rel)
Cory Crawford, 28 years old: After five years in the AHL he is now in his third full NHL season. He's playing above his head at the moment with a ridiculous 1.53 GAA and 0.940 SV%, but he's only had 1 game out of 14 with a SV% lower than .905. He's been unreal on the PK allowing only 3 goals all season.
Supporting cast: Trades/Signings
Viktor Stalberg 27 years old: In his 4th NHL season the big Swede is strong on the puck and does almost all of his scoring at ES. 12 of his 13 points have come 5-on-5. He does play the easiest competition of any forward on the team, but he outscores them and that's what matters. He was acquired along with two minor leaguers for Kris Versteeg and rights to Bill Sweatt.
Michael Frolik, 25 years old. In his 5th NHL season, the former 10th overall pick in 2006 who scored 21 goals in each of his first two seasons has become a 4th line PK guy in Chicago. The Hawks can afford to have him on the 4th line, because they have productive sandpaper/grit guys in their top-nine. He was acquired at the trade deadline in 2011 for Jack Skille.
Daniel Carcillo, 28 years old. He was signed as UFA after Philly didn't give him a qualifying offer in the summer of 2011. He's rugged, emotional, at times undisciplined but his coach isn't afraid to play on any line. He's usually on the 4th line, but Quenneville will play him with Kane and Toews as well. He had Carcillo on the ice in the final minute of a 2-2 game last night, and Carcillo rewarded him by scoring the game winner with 49 seconds remaining.
Jamal Mayers, 38 years old. His best days are behind him, and he plays spot duty. Guys supposedly love him in the room and he's good at giving older brother advice about opposing players. He's only been on the ice for one goal against all year. When he plays he is reliable in his own end, but he doesn't face high-end competition of course.
Johnny Oduya, 31 years old. He was acquired at the deadline last year for a 2nd and 3rd round pick in this year's draft. What a steal. Oduya plays with Hjalmarsson and his D partner is the only player who faces stiffer competition every night. Oduya moves the puck very well and fits perfectly in Chicago's uptempo, push the pace style.
Nick Leddy, 21 years old. Another theft by Stan Bowman. The Hawks acquired the rights to Leddy (16th overall pick in 2009) and Kim Johnson from the Wild for Cam Barker in February of 2010. Three years later Leddy is in his 2nd NHL season on the Hawks 3rd pairing. Leddy gets more PP time than Seabrook and plays the softest ES minutes of any defender. When you have a top-four as strong as the Hawks you can have specialists in your 3rd pairing. He's a bit of a liability defensively, but at 21 years old he can learn the game without having to face tough competition.
Michal Roszival, 34 years old and Sheldon Brookbank, 32 years old. Both were signed as free agents in September and July of 2012 respectively. They rotate as the 6th D-man, and some games Quenneville dresses seven. Roszival is a puck mover, while Brookbank is more of a banger. Rozsival averages about 5 more minutes a game when he plays, where as Brookbank is sheltered a lot more. Quenneville likes having Brookbank against bigger teams like the Kings and Sharks or aggressive teams like Columbus. It is nice to have completely different skill sets amongst your #6 and #7 D-men.
Ray Emery, 30 years old. Signed as a free agent last summer. Many thought Emery was done, but last night he became the first goalie in NHL history to start the season 10-0. Emery benefits from having a good team in front of him, but he's played well with a solid .925 SV% and a solid 2.02 GAA.
Amongst the Hawks top-four D Hjalmarsson has the least experience, and he's in his 5th season and already won a Stanley Cup. They only have four players under the age or 24, and none of them have to play huge roles, except Kruger on the PK.
The Oilers have Gagner, Hall, Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins, Paajarvi, Yakupov andJ.Schultz 23 and under. And many of them are forced to play tough minutes.
The Oilers can't play like Chicago because they don't have the skill set, yet, or experience to play that way. But the major differences are the top-four defenders in Chicago compared to the top four in Edmonton and the Hawks have a better mix of skill, grit and size in their top-nine.
That isn't a knock on the Oilers blueline, because Chicago has arguably the best top-four in the league right now, but it is a major difference in the make up of the two teams.
(Before you say Tom Gilbert would be much better, go look at his advanced stats in Minny. He's playing less competition but with worse numbers. He isn't in the class of Hjalmarsson.)
If you want to suggest the Oilers should strive to become the Hawks, I'm in complete agreement, but in order for that to happen Steve Tambellini, Kevin Lowe and Craig MacTavish will need to make some astute trades or signings that bring in veteran players who can play in your top-nine forwards or top-four defenders.
The Oilers have drafted well in the first round the last six years, but outside of Jeff Petry and Theo Peckham (2nd and 3rd rounders in 2006) no other late pick has panned out yet since the lockout. Hartikainen and Lander might, but they haven't yet. A big reason for that is you can't have all young guys come in at the same time, but none in the last six years isn't great.
They also need to win a trade. Oscar Klefbom might become the equivalent of the Hawks' Leddy, acquired for a veteran who's value dipped after the deal. But the Oilers need to win a trade or two, not just break even or lose.
The Oilers miss Shawn Horcoff terribly. He can battle against the tough competition, which would allow RNH and Gagner some easier minutes. The Oilers could use another veteran or two who could ease the tough minutes of the youngsters.
Petry, J.Schultz, RNH, Hall, Eberle, Yakupov, and Paajarvi all have less than three years of NHL experience, yet the first five are amongst the top 8 in icetime on the Oilers. They are learning as they go, but don't expect them to be able to play like Chicago because they don't have the strength, size or experience yet.
The Oilers are not close to being the Blackhawks, and right now few teams are, so the Oilers can either remain patient and let their young players learn how to play against proven NHL talent, or management needs to mix in some veterans who can play significant minutes, to lessen the learning curve and possibly increase their chances of winning.
The Oilers must find some more players who have the competitive drive necessary to win in the NHL. It is easy for the Hawks youngsters to follow behind Toews, Keith etc, because if they don't match the work ethic and determination of their leaders, they'd hear about it.
It is a long process to become a legitimate contending team, and when you look at the roster of the Hawks it was built with solid drafting, key trades and some useful free agent signings. The Oilers haven't done very well in the latter two departments.
Well with another top 5 pick if not a top 3 pick, the Oilers will be able too secure another top line player , so maybe we can ship someone else out and fill the missing pieces
did you actually say the Oilers miss Horcoff badly. I can just imagine all the nation nay sayers throwing up in there mouths. A couple more Horcoffs (for less money) is what this team needs.
March 07 2013, 11:23AM
The Hawks were so bad for so long and made some smart moves to get two first rd picks, Kane and Toews. GM then got some good complimentary pieces and lo and behold the Hawks are good. Wish the Oilers could do that...Oh wait Tambo's at the helm...I forgot
March 07 2013, 11:26AM
Is there anyone expecting the Oilers to ape the 'Hawks this season? I personally can't recall seeing it, but if so, that's nutty.
Ralph Krueger's comment earlier this year that the Hawks are one of the teams that were where the Oilers are now, and that Edmonton hopes to follow in their footsteps is a more sensible take.
March 07 2013, 11:29AM
...at this point in time it's an insult to compare on any level The Chicago Model to this Oiler franchise...what were we thinking
Is there any chance the Oilers keep Horcoff till his contract runs out then sign him too a better cheaper one? Or is he gonna be bought out at the end of the year? He's perfect 3rd liner not his fault Lowe overpaid.
Most of the arguments I've seen about emulating the Hawks is with respect to the 2010 team where the stars were younger and finishing up ELC. (Also, that team was even less "gritty" than this one.) I'm a Hawks fan so I haven't read *everything* written about the Oilers, but I think the general argument has been "Oilers management has failed to provide an adequate supporting cast for the young stars." The debunking of the "needs more grit" argument is just one isolated example.
Still trying to figure out which nhl team is willing to trade a young skilled power forward ..or young skilled bottom 6 gritty player?
Limited quantity and not for sale?
Can u imagine the package needed for Lucic?
The fact that these teams were built differently is nice to see, but I think the difference is also in the physical nature of the team, not just the age. These two teams may have gone the same way about building their teams (ie: through the draft), but the Hawks didn't need consecutive 1st overalls to do it (although Toews should have been the 1st overall in his draft). I think we've amassed a wealth of talent that will continue to grow and get better, so more patience will go a long ways. But I'm not going to just wait 5 years for Nuge to be the same age as Toews is right now before I expect results...in fact Toews has already won the cup and a gold medal at the Olympics. We can't solve all our problems at the draft because you have to take the best player available, not drafting by position. So we've been stuck with a smorgasborg of talent at random positions. How do we build the Edmonton Blackhawks? Trades...plain and simple. It won't happen this trade deadline, but the summer is the time to address these needs. I for one wouldn't even buy out Horcoff, unless we can keep him with another contract or get someone better. While I don't like the idea of trading one of our young stars, we have to accept the idea that they are assets, and as long as we get equal value in return, no one is safe.
You thought the Cup team with Brouwer, Byfuglien, Ladd, Versteeg, Madden, Burish and Eager is less gritty than this year?
I guess I should have clarified, because 'hitting' as signifier of grit has been discussed lately that's what I was referencing- the 2010 team was 29 in the league I believe and this team is much higher. I'd also argue that Ladd's skills, not just his physicality, are heads and tails above the gritty guys this year.
March 07 2013, 11:50AM
After four years in the NHL gutternIm getting impatient. Tambo needs to pull off a shocking deal to get it going, we sorely need size in the top 6. We need some competent defensemen and the closest we have to a hard competing centerman like Toews is little Sam Gagner. God bless Sams big heart but this guy needs a big skilled winger to give him room. Same with Nuge and Eberle, Hall is a great winger but the three of them always try to be way too cute in the offensive zone.
I have no idea where the solution here is, with 3 1st overalls and Justin Schultz as our number 1 dman. Things should have gotten better but this team just seems to regress. I wonder if getting a guy like Corey Perry would be an option seeing as he hasnt signed yet in Anaheim. Maggie might be a nice compliation prize for the Ducks if they cant get Perry to sign soon. I know the Ducks are doing good but the ape in the room is that Perry hasnt signed yet.
March 07 2013, 11:51AM
I'm not sure the Hawks were where the Oilers are now though. That's my concern. Do you see the Oilers having a top-3 blueline like Chic?
Not really. I like Schultz/Smid/Petry, but Keith/Seabrook/Campbell they aren't.
The evolution of Duncan Keith into a top-pairing defenceman was one of the things that took place separate of Chicago accruing top talent early in the draft. It would be nice if Petry could get there but realistically that seems like an extremely tall order. Probably the best hope is adding a few more highly capable guys and hoping Justin Schultz continues to improve.
But if you look at a team like the 2007-08 'Hawks, the Oilers are arguably a little better in terms of raw talent up front.
March 07 2013, 11:53AM
We all know the Hawks are awesome, we just hope the Oilers blossom.
March 07 2013, 12:01PM
This whole thing has me thinking of the movie Bull Durham. Lots of the scenes can apply to the current Oilers team and their situation but the one scene that sticks out the most for me is where the skipper is wondering what to do because the boys are playing like sh*t. Crash Davis tells the skipper to scare them because they're kids. He does. Here's part of his spiel:
Skip: What's our record, Larry? Larry: Eight and sixteen. Skip: Eight... and sixteen. How'd we ever win eight? Larry: It's a miracle. Skip: It's a miracle. This... is a simple game. You throw the ball. You hit the ball. You catch the ball.
lol Hockey is a simple game too.
Keep it simple, boys. 110% tonight! Lets go Oil!
Hey Jason, where was this analysis of the Hawks last year? Just saying!
This is still a maturation process for the Oilers!
The Hawks were very astute at picking the dmen to cut loose when they still had some value. Barker is one that comes to mind.
Another thing I will give them props for is being able to remove a lot of quality players and still improve, perhaps in adherence to a Sather type belief that a 15% roster turnover per year keeps a team fresh.
Ladd, Burish, Eager, brouwer, versteeg, fraser, ebbett, byfuglien, sopel, barker etc. All contributing components of the 2010 cup team. All gone.
So the nostalgia associated with successful contributions to a cup run never led them to the mistakes associated with the moreau, pisani, horcoff contracts that Lowe forked over. Perhaps they learned from the Oilers over valuations.
or not
Just a great, great article. Logical, makes the distinction between grit, and talent with grit.
Please write more.
Getzlaf would be the perfect UFA signing this summer. Kind of like Hossa for Chicago.
March 07 2013, 12:25PM
@Sanaa Montana
We hope that one day we'll look like the Hawks, Right now the Oilers can't hold their jocks.
March 07 2013, 12:26PM
wouldn't you rather get Perry? I think that's more what this team could use.
@Senator Theo
Big centerman.
March 07 2013, 12:30PM
I was going to propose you carry out a similar analysis on the Islanders or Blue Jackets, but I fear that the Oil will have more in common with those teams and that just depresses me.
March 07 2013, 12:34PM
yeah, but don't you think he (Getzlaf) is not playing now the same way that he used to?
@Senator Theo
9 goals, 18 assists in 22 games ?????
March 07 2013, 12:44PM
Do we remember the Hawks of the '80's? Murray Bannerman getting lit up by the Oilers 6 times a year. Ah yes, those were the days....
As fans we scream about firings and demand trades all the time. Expressing ourselves is part of being a fan and it's what keeps us interested. The part that bugs me, is that i sense a disconnect between what management says are its expectations, and the product on the ice.
Last year, Tambolini claimed that management feels the team is a playoff team. The team flunked hard and finished 29th. Again management stated that they feel the team is a playoff team, and that a coaching change was in order to get the team there. Now we're into this season and the team is still struggling. Some parts are doing well, other parts are falling flat for what ever reason.
The on ice product doesnt look like a playoff team. The standings and statistics are saying this team isn't a playoff team. Yet management says it is.
so again: Regardless of what Tambolini and Lowe have done in the past, The part that i am hung up on is this very real disconnect between management expectations and the on-ice product.
My hope as a fan is that, while publicly management needs to feed us the koolaid, Internally they realize that this team needs some serious fixes with regards to the roster. I just want management to be honest with the fans. Tell us you're unhappy and you're looking for trades or UFA pickups. Tell us that you think your guys are under performing. BE REAL with us. If Management is real with us and they truly are on the same page with regards to having to bring in a few more pieces, then at least we'll know that our Armchair GM'ing is coming from excitement for the future and not from frustration of the past.
Leddy for Barker - reminds me of a deal from the Sather days.
That this Oiler mgmt team thought they could rejuvenate Barker is more than sad.
July 1st should be retro-day for the Oilers. Bring back Penner, Torres and Visnovsky.
March 07 2013, 12:53PM
Lots of chatter about Whitney traded to Detroit. Any chance he stays there after this game?
chatter from where?
March 07 2013, 12:54PM
Still trying to figure out which nhl team is willing to trade a young skilled power forward ..or young skilled bottom 6 gritty player?
Limited quantity and not for sale?
Can u imagine the package needed for Lucic?
I'd try to dance with Anaheim. Theres history between the GMs when it comes to trades. The sexy target would be Getzlaf but the cost to acquire and then to retain would be too steep.
The next Lucic just might be Devante Smith-Pelly. I wonder what the package for him would look like...
March 07 2013, 12:55PM
chatter from where?
NHL rumours, hockey buzz, a couple of other blogs. nothing official.
If Det is interested in whitney, that is 1 thing. but if they've already traded for him, then he wouldn't be playing for the Oilers this game.
I suppose there is time before puck drop, but i'd be very surprised to see anything happen.
chatter from where?
Copied from TSN:
Ansar Khan of mlive.com states that while the Detroit Red Wings will wait until closer to the deadline before they make a move, but if the club does act, they will be targeting a top-four defenceman or a top-six forward.
Khan lists Jay Bouwmeester of the Flames, Ryan Whitney of Oilers, Winnipeg Jets veteran Ron Hainsey, Lubomir Visnovsky and Mark Streit of the New York Islanders, and Buffalo Sabres veteran Robyn Regehr as players that the club could target.
Ya, so that says DET is possibly interested. That, i believe. DET needs a decent D to fill a hole.
Its funny, i emailed gregor yesterday during his show and part of the email suggested that the Oilers should try to pickup Regehr for 4-5M/yr for 2 years. Gregor responded by saying Regehr isnt what the oilers need: essentially sayin he's washed up and the Oilers need what Regehr was 3 years ago.
NHL.com says Regehr is still a minutes eater (~18-19m) and as far as i know, that's exactly what the oilers need. Not to mention he's fairly big at 6'3" 225 and threw 171 hits last season....
If Regehr is good enough for Detroit (A perennial playoff team) why isnt he good enough for the Oil? just sayin.
March 07 2013, 01:01PM
If Det is interested in whitney, that is 1 thing. but if they've already traded for him, then he wouldn't be playing for the Oilers this game.
I suppose there is time before puck drop, but i'd be very surprised to see anything happen.
Exactly. I was curious to see if he was a healthy scratch.
March 07 2013, 01:05PM
Ya, so that says DET is possibly interested. That, i believe. DET needs a decent D to fill a hole.
Its funny, i emailed gregor yesterday during his show and part of the email suggested that the Oilers should try to pickup Regehr for 4-5M/yr for 2 years. Gregor responded by saying Regehr isnt what the oilers need: essentially sayin he's washed up and the Oilers need what Regehr was 3 years ago.
NHL.com says Regehr is still a minutes eater (~18-19m) and as far as i know, that's exactly what the oilers need. Not to mention he's fairly big at 6'3" 225 and threw 171 hits last season....
If Regehr is good enough for Detroit (A perennial playoff team) why isnt he good enough for the Oil? just sayin.
It has been suggested that part of the reason Regehr may want out of Calgary is his 0 for career in the playoffs record. I can't see him waiving his NTC to come to Edmonton.
It has been suggested that part of the reason Regehr may want out of Calgary is his 0 for career in the playoffs record. I can't see him waiving his NTC to come to Edmonton.
We're talking about Regehr out of Buffalo. Robyn Regehr.
He played for calgary for a while and has 41 playoff games under his belt as a flame, but he's currently with buffalo.
He's a UFA this summer.
March 07 2013, 01:13PM
We're talking about Regehr out of Buffalo. Robyn Regehr.
He played for calgary for a while and has 41 playoff games under his belt as a flame, but he's currently with buffalo.
He's a UFA this summer.
Of course you are, sorry. I was thinking Bouwmeester. Hard to keep track from 9,000 miles away!
Of course you are, sorry. I was thinking Bouwmeester. Hard to keep track from 9,000 miles away!
No worries =)
March 07 2013, 01:17PM
Certainly didn't take long to put a label on Mr.Lowe and Tambellinis efforts during this rebuild. No longer is it fair to the Chicagos and Pittsburghs of the world to compare the Oiler efforts to their organizations.
It's rather obvious to us all now the task at hand was far greater than all of us fans realized. The whole was far deeper than most thought. It appears as though it'll be yet another 5 yrs before our Oilers appear more regularly in the top half of the league.
* wow, that went off the rails quick, eh?
March 07 2013, 01:22PM
I think it is undervalued the role that Hossa plays on the Hawks. Yes he alone is a heck of a talent and excellent at all ends of the ice. But I think what he brought the young Blackhawks team a few years ago is getting a top skill player with experience to help with guys like Kane. I think this type of player is so needed at this point by the Oil. Would love to see Jagr in Oiler silks next year.
March 07 2013, 01:58PM
Nice job Gregor! You nailed it. Excellent analysis by way of comparison. Best article in a while to give us our bearings on where we are really at in this organization.
You've gotten right to the heart of the matter. It's consice and neither overly emotional not overly statistical. Well done.
Your summary nails it and is worth repeating and committing to long term memory:
"The Oilers are not close to being the Blackhawks, and right now few teams are, so the Oilers can either remain patient and let their young players learn how to play against proven NHL talent, or management needs to mix in some veterans who can play significant minutes, to lessen the learning curve and possibly increase their chances of winning.
The Oilers must find some more players who have the competitive drive necessary to win in the NHL. It is easy for the Hawks youngsters to follow behind Toews, Keith etc, because if they don't match the work ethic and determination of their leaders, they'd hear about it.
It is a long process to become a legitimate contending team, and when you look at the roster of the Hawks it was built with solid drafting, key trades and some useful free agent signings. The Oilers haven't done very well in the latter two departments."
@Quicksilver ballet
Tambi can now definitely be placed amongst the illustrious company of the likes of Farwell, Button, McPhee, Ferguson Jr., Pleau, MacLean, Waddell, Pulford, and Milbury.
Of course you are, sorry. I was thinking Bouwmeester. Hard to keep track from 9,000 miles away!
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Is it possible to enrich the programming of a radio network in a developing country from half a world away? An experiment in the International Media program at American University is posing that question this fall—and students in the program are volunteering to watch the results.
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Tingling or numbness. You may experience tingling and numbness in your fingers or hand, especially your thumb and index, middle or ring fingers, but not your little finger. This sensation often occurs while holding a steering wheel, phone or newspaper or, commonly, waking you from sleeping. The sensation may extend from your wrist up your arm.
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Workplace factors. It's possible that working with vibrating tools or on an assembly line that requires prolonged or repetitive flexing of the wrist may create harmful pressure on the median nerve or worsen existing nerve damage.
However, the scientific evidence is conflicting and these factors haven't been established as direct causes of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Several studies have evaluated whether there is an association between computer use and carpal tunnel syndrome. However, there has not been enough quality and consistent evidence to support extensive computer use as a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome, although it may cause a different form of hand pain.
Your doctor may conduct one or more of the following tests to determine whether you have carpal tunnel syndrome:
History of symptoms. Your doctor will review your symptoms. The pattern of your signs and symptoms may offer clues to their cause. For example, because the median nerve doesn't provide sensation to your little finger, symptoms in that finger may indicate a problem other than carpal tunnel syndrome.
Another clue is the timing of the symptoms. Usual times when you experience symptoms due to carpal tunnel syndrome include while holding a phone or a newspaper, gripping a steering wheel, or waking up during the night.
Physical examination. Your doctor will conduct a physical examination. He or she will test the feeling in your fingers and the strength of the muscles in your hand.
Pressure on the median nerve at the wrist, produced by bending the wrist, tapping on the nerve or simply pressing on the nerve, can bring on the symptoms in many people.
Your doctor may recommend that you see a doctor trained in brain and nervous system conditions (neurologist), brain and nervous system surgery (neurosurgeon), hand surgery, rheumatoid arthritis, or other areas if your signs or symptoms indicate other medical disorders or need additional treatment.
Carpal tunnel syndrome should be treated as early as possible after you begin to experience symptoms.
Some people with mild symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome can ease their discomfort by taking more frequent breaks to rest their hands, avoiding activities that worsen symptoms and applying cold packs to reduce occasional swelling.
If these techniques don't offer relief within a few weeks, additional treatment options include wrist splinting, medications and surgery. Splinting and other conservative treatments are more likely to help you if you've had only mild to moderate symptoms for less than 10 months.
If the condition is diagnosed early, nonsurgical methods may help improve carpal tunnel syndrome. Methods may include:
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). NSAIDs such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) may help relieve pain from carpal tunnel syndrome in the short term.
There isn't evidence, however, that these drugs improve carpal tunnel syndrome.
Corticosteroids. Your doctor may inject your carpal tunnel with a corticosteroid such as cortisone to relieve your pain.
Corticosteroids decrease inflammation and swelling, which relieves pressure on the median nerve. Oral corticosteroids aren't considered as effective as corticosteroid injections for treating carpal tunnel syndrome.
If carpal tunnel syndrome results from an inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, then treating the arthritis may reduce symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, but this hasn't been proved.
If your symptoms are severe or persist after trying nonsurgical therapy, surgery may be the most appropriate option.
The goal of carpal tunnel surgery is to relieve pressure on your median nerve by cutting the ligament pressing on the nerve.
The surgery may be performed with two different techniques. Discuss the risks and benefits of each technique with your surgeon before surgery. Surgery risks may include incomplete release of the ligament, wound infections, scar formation, and nerve or vascular injuries. The final results of endoscopic and open surgery are similar.
Endoscopic surgery. In endoscopic surgery, your surgeon uses a telescope-like device with a tiny camera attached to it (endoscope) to see inside your carpal tunnel and cut the ligament through one or two small incisions in your hand or wrist.
Endoscopic surgery may result in less pain than does open surgery in the first few days or weeks after surgery.
During the healing process after the surgery, the ligament tissues gradually grow back together while allowing more room for the nerve than existed before.
In general, your doctor will encourage you to use your hand after surgery, gradually working back to normal use of your hand while avoiding forceful hand motions or extreme wrist positions.
Soreness or weakness may take from several weeks to a few months to resolve after surgery. If your symptoms were very severe before surgery, symptoms may not go away completely after surgery.
These steps may help you gain at least temporary relief from your symptoms:
If pain, numbness or weakness recurs and persists, see your doctor.
Alternative forms of therapy can be integrated into your regular health plan to help you deal with the signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. You may have to experiment to find a treatment that works for you. Still, always check with your doctor before trying any complementary or alternative treatment.
There are no proven strategies to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome, but you can minimize stress on your hands and wrists by taking the following precautions:
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Dear Straight Talk: I think this friend, "Tamara," has a drinking problem. I realize she's not much different than 10 other people I know, but she strikes me as drinking, not just to have fun, but to numb out problems with her father, and other awkward things... like all the hookups who don't call the next day. How do I bring this up without seeming like a not-much-fun friend? We do party together, but I know when to slow down or stop, versus getting wasted. Any ideas? Also, should I tell her parents? — Concerned friend
Colin, 19, Los Angeles: Hey, I might know this person! College is basically a four to six-year license to act like a complete alcoholic. If someone in their 40s gets drunk multiple nights per week, they're an alcoholic with a serious problem. If someone in their 20s does this, no questions are asked. In actuality, it's a pretty fine line between using alcohol regularly to have fun and having an actual compulsion. Absolutely tell her parents, along with a group of concerned friends. To speak to her, use a well-timed, not-too-direct question delivered in a concerned tone like, "Is there anything you want to talk about?" Or, "Are you doing okay?"
Kira, 20, Moraga: Honestly, my B.S. detector is going off. I was recently accused of having an eating disorder. The girl who did it was not a great friend and she said it in front of others. If she was really concerned, she would've brought it up privately and been a closer friend. Yes, I have lost weight and have been working out a lot. But, no, I do not have an eating disorder. Check to see if your motives are sincere. For a person to admit they have a problem, you really have to have their trust.
Katelyn, 18, Huntington Beach: Since significant life problems seem linked to your friend getting wasted, step up with your concerns. Just be a friend, don't worry about being "fun." Bring up the topic in a compassionate calm voice in a relaxed setting. Then, just listen to her. If her abuse persists, ask a counselor what to do next. Her parents may not be ideal to tell because of her struggles with her father. Next time you're at a party, get her out of there before she drinks too much or hooks up.
Christina, 20, Marysville: Approaching her would be beneficial, even if it's not what she wants to hear. Timing and setting are key, though. Make sure she knows you are a concerned friend, not playing counselor. Find some substance-free activities she might like and invite her to them. Suggest the campus counseling center to talk about her father issues.
Dear concerned: I really like what the panel has to say. Definitely search your personal motivation, as we have enough busy-bodies in the world. If you find a clean heart, approach her privately and with compassion as the panelists describe. A father wound can definitely trigger this kind of behavior. Unless you're worried for her life (which I'm not hearing), not knowing her parents or the nature of their struggle, I can't rightly recommend going to them, but I do recommend counseling.
Readers: As Colin says, there is a fine line between typical college drinking and a drinking problem. Once you get used to drinking, it's hard to loosen up without it and personal issues are repressed and become worse.
New Year's parties are here – and so is a New Year. It's a good time to look in the mirror and see why you drink and what personal work you could do to be happier. Wishing you a safe and happy 2013!
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You may be aware of this popular event that is often held on the county level -- with each county hosting one or even two fairs each year. If you have never been to a Member Benefits fair, it's very exciting. NJEA's Member Benefits team brings together representatives from dozens of its hundreds of Member Benefits partners (i.e. Buyer's Edge, travel deals, discounts on eyewear, cell phone discounts, banking and insurance providers, etc.) all under one roof. Each representative typically hosts a table and provides information to members as well as fun giveaways and prizes. Dinner is often provided by the county association.
Larger local associations have reported success in working with the Member Benefits team to host their own Member Benefit fairs. Sometimes these local fairs are followed by a brief presentation from the Member Benefits team. Smaller locals encourage their members to attend the countywide events.
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NORTHFIELD - Terri Lynn White Jerome, 49, of Northfield, passed peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Terri was born in Burlington on July 1, 1963, to Edward and Carole White.
On June 6, 1981, Terri married Douglas A. Jerome in Worcester, and they were later divorced. Doug predeceased Terri on Sept. 29, 2006.
Terri was also predeceased by her infant daughter, Sonya Jerome.
Terri leaves behind her father, Edward White, and wife Cecile, of Williamstown; mother, Carole White, of Barre; a son, Douglas Jerome, and his fiancé, Kathy Thompson, of Barre; a daughter, Megan Jerome, of Northfield; sisters Lori White, of Alachua, Fla., Darcie White, of Barre, and Trista Milone and husband John, of Berlin. Also surviving her is her companion and caregiver, Mark Cochran, and his son Troy Cochran, of Northfield; four grandchildren, Alli and Tyler Jerome, of Pittsford, and Makenzie and Donovan Jerome, of Barre; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A service of remembrance will be held Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at the American Legion, 320 N. Main St. in Barre, at 3 p.m. All are welcome to come celebrate Terri's life. A private burial will take place at a later time.
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Bakuman 142: "Newcomers And Veterans"
LOL! Yoshida is so evil. He got both Hiramaru and Nakai under his thumb. Damn Nanamine, what point is he trying to prove.
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LOL! Yoshida is so evil. He got both Hiramaru and Nakai under his thumb. Damn Nanamine, what point is he trying to prove.
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I am kinda hating on what's happening.
"You can't go wrong with being fooled by Yoshida" haha that cracked me up.
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loooool oh Yoshida, you're too funny, he's sooo open about tricking those two
And did I mention I already despise this old-people trend?! What on earth is Nanamine trying to do?! Could it be that HE is the one helping write their stories? I mean come on, how can a bunch of old men, after years of lame stories, suddenly improve their story-telling so much that one goes and gets serialized in what seems like an instant??! (wow that was a long question )
I see the start of an addiction! Oh boy, this is gonna be a good one.
I bet Eiji will be the first one to notice similarity in writing styles and then Ashirogi Muta next. Heh...I must admit, the old people plan is unprecedented and really genius.
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Yoshida looks like MJ with that mask lol
Finished it. Whoever that editor was... the one that spoke up... He gets 100 points. I was losing my sanity a bit as I thought everyone was like "OMGsoInteresting!" Kaya gets some points too, because she's actually cool.
Personally, I doubt that Aoki even has a sister. It wouldn't be the first time that Yoshida's lied to get Hiramaru to work.
So, basically,the old geezer manga is like Ikkitousen.
Edit: Naaah, Ikkitousen is a panty flashing manga.
and why does the Bakuamn section was so goddamn quiet..come on guys..this manga is great..sheesh..looks like it`s hard to get ppl interested unless it`s a Flashy Battle manga.....
You know, you're totally right. Although Bakuman has a lot of viewers and fans it doesn't get much in terms of comments...which is weird. I'm thinking people don't really have much to say until it's the end of the arc, and then they go and discuss what happened throughout.
Personally though, I recently started reading Bakuman and couldn't help but comment. For example, how can you not comment about how a 50 year old man got 10+ editors to start arguing among themselves?? I thought that was funny lol
And I agree, Aoki most likely doesn't have a sister!! That's just Yoshida's evil side. Remember how Hiramaru states "Good things happen if you believe Yoshida"?? (paraphrased)
I see the start of an addiction! Oh boy, this is gonna be a good one.
^You mean member comments? Yeah I've noticed that with the big three, most of the time fans come up with excellent predictions or elaborate theories. I will try for Bakuman! *Cough Cough*
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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
To be fair, most of the comments in the "popular manga" are mainly people bitching about the chapter where as for bakuman there is none of that.
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That's because refinancing calculators require a certain amount of guesswork. No one knows, for example, what tax rates rates will be in the future. And, of course, if your crystal ball said that mortgage rates would drop even further, it would pay to wait.
Most important of all, no one really knows how life will change the most critical factor in the decision: how long you'll stay in the home.
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Most people have a pretty good idea whether they'll stay in their home for the next two years, so this refi looks like a pretty good bet.
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That's too bad, but probably not enough to ruin your life. And if you did keep the loan for the long term, as expected, paying for the rock-bottom rate would make sense.
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I'm having the same problem --How does one "induce" the stem to come out without busting up the tile?
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I judge people. Specifically, I judge parents, at least I used to. I would judge parents for their children's
transgressions. A tantrum in a grocery store earned an eye roll, a crying toddler in a restaurant, an
exasperated sigh. A baby on an airplane? A snort of disgust.
And then it happened, I had a baby. I used to wince when a parent would say, "you'll understand when
you have kids." Well, even though their smugness remains annoying, their message rings true. I do, in
fact, get it now.
Germaphobia was perhaps the action I judged most. As a teacher, I had accepted that surfaces would
never stay completely clean, that students wouldn't always use tissues, and that, in a class of 38,
someone would always be sick. Germs were a part of my daily life, and I smirked at parents who
thought they could eradicate germs with pocket-sized vials of sanitizer.
Well, it didn't take long after having my baby to realize how susceptible his little body was to illness.
During a particularly bad month he was sick with croup, the stomach flu, and an ear infection. My
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him play on it. Other mothers watched me sanitize the swing, but said nothing. I knew they
But then, I went too far. While eating at a local restaurant, an older woman (who was coughing and
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the damage had been done. I instinctively reached into my diaper bag to retrieve my travel-size hand
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I know that somewhere in that restaurant there was a young, non-mother, much like myself a year ago,
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: : : A very strong sewage smell comes up from our shower drain after taking a shower. A plumber was recently out to the house and found no reason for this to be happening. He said we may have to pay quite a bit of money to run a camera down through the pipe to see if there is a possible crack.
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: it has been going on for several months. The plumber says that the crack may be in the vent pipe and will have to run a camera from where it comes out of the roof. The cost for doing this is prohibitve, and the diagnosis, once established is even worse. Is there a cheaper way to do this, or do we just need to do it and be done with it? It doesn't make any sense to a lay person that if there is water holding in the bend of the pipe, an odor should be coming from that same pipe and through the water...am i nuts?
If there is water in the p-trap, the smell is NOT coming through the water--that is what the water seal is for. The plumber is saying tht there is a possibility of a crack in the vent pipe on the other side of the water seal. You can do a smoke or peppermint test which may pinpoint the problem without the cost of a camera (absolutely the best method, but expensive).
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