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Swimming in the Alphabet Soup of Device Management
FDT. FDI. EDDL. DTM. What They Are, Why They Matter and How Sorting Them Out and Using Them Is Getting a Bit Easier
Anybody who's worked in technology for longer than about a week begins to understand, if only dimly at first, the problem of competing technologies and its implications for one's technical life. Mac or PC? iOS or Android? Wired or wireless? Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus or HART?
Deciding which way you want to download your music files or use your cell phone is one thing. When you're talking about connecting hundreds or even thousands of field devices to your PLCs or DCS, the decision is a bit more fraught. Once you've committed to one method, you've committed to a particular way of doing things and sometimes a particular set of vendors. If, like most operations, yours uses technology from multiple vendors, you now have the problem of getting multiple systems and architectures to work smoothly together, and making sure the legacy systems work with the new ones, all of which inevitably adds time and money to any project, not to mention frustration and more gray hair.
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Device management, the business of organizing and connecting the myriad of field devices in your operation and then making best use of the information gathered from them, is no different—which brings us to the alphabet soup that surrounds any discussion of device communication technology.
The first two technologies and acronyms you need to learn are Field Device Tool/Device Type Manager (FDT/DTM) and Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL). These are the two major technologies that, under the covers in your devices, make their connectivity possible.
The two technologies are at the same time complementary and competitive. So, in the early days at least, their history sounds a bit like the notorious fieldbus wars. Even now, the true believers in both camps carry on arguments not unlike those heard in coffee houses about Macs and PCs. There are details and nuances about each that only a true techno-geek—or a medieval theologian—could love.
For the rest of us, here are the distinctions. EDDL is used by major suppliers in the process industries to describe the information accessible in smart field devices. It supports device diagnostics and calibration, and it can be used in any device from a handheld terminal to a process control system.
It's an international standard (IEC 61804) and is supported by the HART Communications Foundation, Profibus and Profinet International, the Fieldbus Foundation and the OPC Foundation.
FDT is the IEC 62453 standard. Its roots are in discrete manufacturing, and since the early 1990s, it's been supported by vendors with interests there, such as ABB, Endress+Hauser, Invensys, Metso and Siemens. But, it's also used in the process industries. It supports more than 16 protocols used in the process industries and factory automation, including Foundation fieldbus, HART, Profibus/Profinet, DeviceNet, Interbus and AS-Interface. It has some advanced functions that EDDL does not, such as graphical representation of information. It also works well with complex devices, such as radar level gauges. The notable virtue of FDT is its independence from a particular communications protocol and from the software environment of the host system. Any FDT-enabled device is accessible from any compliant FDT host using any field communications protocol.
FDT is also more complicated than EDDL. It has two parts: the frame application, FDT Frame, and the Device Type Managers (DTMs), which are available for field devices and communication equipment. Think of the two as the equivalent of the print manager in your Microsoft Office program and the print drivers. The strong suit of FDT/DTM is its ability to interface with multiple devices and process a high level of diagnostic information.
Larry O'Brien, global marketing manager for the Fieldbus Foundation, explains, "EDDL is like XML for intelligent devices. FDT is more sophisticated software for handling diagnostics. It's more of a runtime environment. It's really good if you're managing information from complex devices, and it has more power than EDDL. EDDL is very simple. FDT has more complexity and the same issues as any Microsoft environment in terms of updates and patches."
It's easy to see how choosing one or the other could be a complicated and frustrating decision, and one that end users might seek to postpone as long as possible, even if it meant doing without the advantages offered by intelligent devices.
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It is good the article helps prepare the industry by bringing awareness to the upcoming FDI technology. Here are some updates on EDDL as it is different from the older DD technology.

It is correct that the old "DD" technology prior to 2006 indeed did not have graphics. However, with the graphical enhancements introduced to the IEC 61804 standard in 2006, EDDL has graphical representation since 6 or 7 years ago. Lack of graphics is an old misconception. See some examples here: http://www.eddl.org/Pages/VisualDifference.aspx

EDDL also works well with radar level gauges. The top right graphic on the above page hyperlink is a radar level gauge echo curve. It can also be seen in some other documents and videos. Not supporting advanced devices is another old misconception.

Independence from operating system version is a unique characteristic of EDDL files. That is, even as Windows and .NET is upgraded, the EDDL files continue to work (just like HTML and XML files). There is no need to obtain new EDDL files for the devices. This makes it easier to keep pace with new Windows versions, service packs, and .NET framework and staving off obsolescence. Thanks to the EDDL portion of FDI, the FDI device package will inherit this important characteristic.

Just to be clear; regardless of integration technology, any device is accessible from any host; but not using any field communications protocol, it must be the specific protocol used by that device. That is, a HART device is only accessible using HART, a Fieldbus device is only accessible using Fieldbus, and a Profibus device is only accessible using Profibus. Regardless of integration technology, a host can support all three protocols and access devices using their respective protocol.

An intelligent device management software using EDDL can also interface with multiple devices. Advanced diagnostics can be displayed using EDDL, see tutorial here: http://www.eddl.org/DeviceManagement/Pages/DeviceDiagnostics.aspx Not supporting advanced diagnostics is an old misconception.

EDDL will remain an integral part of the FDI device package so FDI will inherit many of the unique characteristics of EDDL.

The power of EDDL comes from the applications around it, just like the power of HTML comes from the brower. EDDL can be used in a handheld field communicator, on a laptop, in intelligent device management (IDM) software part of the asset management system, or even on the DCS itself. The applications can audit trail, print, export to Excel, and make data available as OPC tags etc. Not just for some devices, but for all. Files can be loaded on one machine, and propagate automatically to all machines in the system.

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With so many video cards on the market today, how do you choose the right one for you? First, you need to discover what you needs are and what your main use for it will be. Are you a gamer? Do you need it for graphic design? What about watching videos with it? There are so many things that you could want. Once you decide what purpose it will serve, come to us here at OCC and let us do the dirty work benchmarking the hardware so you can make the best decision you can.
With that in mind, let me introduce the XFX 8800 GTS Extreme Edition video card. The XFX 8800 GTS Extreme Edition overclocks the GPU to 580MHz giving you more power to push anything you want to the max. The XFX 8800GTS uses DirectX 10 technology to give you fast and clear graphics for any of today's hardware crunching games. With that being said, lets put the XFX 8800 GTS to the test.
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The XFX 8800 GTS Extreme Edition comes packaged with the traditional black and green styling that XFX has on all of its products. XFX has emphasized the simplicity of their advertising. I am not very big on the box being cluttered with too much mind boggling information. Jus give me the down and dirty specs that I want to see. They have done that with many of their products and the XFX 8800 GTS Extreme Edition follows suit. The front has the XFX Mascot and the Nvidia features. You also notice that they included a full copy of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. (Which we will take a look at later) The back of the box displays a picture of the card as well as its features and a comparison chart showing its performance compared to other GeForce cards.
I swear XFX makes it like Christmas everyday with its packaging style. After opening the box you see the "inside packaging" that XFX has been known to use. This consists of a cardboard box that securely houses your precious components inside. Opening the box, you get a glimpse of what comes in the package. In addition to the thicker box, the 8800 GTS is surrounded in a thick foam enclosure to ensure that it is not damaged in transit.
Included with the XFX 8800 GTS 640MB Extreme Edition are an S-video cable, HDTV breakout cable, 2x DVI to VGA adapters, manuals, quick install guide, driver/software cd, and fully copy of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

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There is this girl in quite a few of the Eva images with short brown hair and I'm sure they're not fan art (they look a lot like screenshots) but I have never seen her in the series or heard of her before, so just who is she?
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It's not the class rep (Hikari) It's not Maya (computer person) But is is the one you mentioned after. Apparently she comes under the game 'Girlfriend of Steel' But who is she? And if she is Shinjis's girlfriend wouldn't that play a vital role in the anime? Or is the game a story of it's own? (So confusing)
BTW Keitarou sama Do you have to have the person's permission from the website to link the picture here?
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Yea, that's Mana allright...
Game is boring as hell though - Google for it, some guy put it on a website for download.
And yea, apparently there are two Girlfriend of Steel/Iron Maiden games. The one I mentioned for download is a semi-dating sim (Some Asuka fanservice though...).
The other... I've got no idea, and you know what? I really wouldnt wanna play it anyway
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The first time I ever cooked Thanksgiving dinner, some 30-plus years ago, I did it all the day of. And I mean all.
The first time I ever cooked Thanksgiving dinner, some 30-plus years ago, I did it all the day of. And I mean all.
From peeling the squash and potatoes, to making the dressing and stuffing the turkey, to baking the pies and corn muffins, I did everything involved in making a Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving.
As I recall, when we finally sat down to eat, it was somewhere around 8 p.m. — roughly a dozen hours after I'd chopped my first onion.
In the years since that frenzied (and very stressful) foray, I've learned a lot of lessons about Thanksgiving. First and foremost, I've learned to not tackle things all at once and instead do whatever I can in advance and spread out the preparations over a couple of days.
The result? I'm a lot less angst-ridden (and we eat a heck of a lot earlier.)
The reason I'm bringing this up now is because cooking Thanksgiving dinner is a lot like facing a Brand New Year. Which, in a couple more days, is exactly what we'll be doing.
But before I explain why, here's a bit of a recap.
One year ago, just about this time, I wrote a column in which I basically said I couldn't wait to be rid of 2011, that I would happily toast the arrival of 2012. My rationale was that 2011 had been a tough year on a variety of fronts and 2012 was bound to be better.
Except, if anything, 2012 has been even tougher. By the end of January alone, we'd already lost a relative and a very close friend — although both had been diagnosed with cancer in 2011, so my husband Hank and I blamed carryover bad karma for their deaths.
All too soon, we sadly discovered that strategy was wrong, because the trials of 2012 didn't stop there.
In the weeks and months ahead, we lost more special people in our lives along with Kessy, our beloved yellow Lab. And several folks who are still with us are battling serious illnesses that surfaced in recent months.
It seems we're not alone. Many people I've talked with have had a similarly trying year, as bad if not worse than the one which came before it.
That said, months ago, when I saw which way 2012 was going, I swore there was no way I was going to write another "Good Riddance" column and test the fates. And I'm not about to.
So that's where Thanksgiving dinner comes in.
I've decided that instead of mentally trying to prepare for 2013 all 12 months at once (which I've long been wont to do when Jan. 1 arrives), I'm going to take a page from Turkey Day and attempt to break the New Year down into manageable parts.
Instead of looking at 365 days stretching out before me, I'll make an effort to take each one as it comes, to celebrate the good ones and deal as best as I can with the bad.
And I'll hope that by taking 2013 in little bites, not big gulps, whatever happens will be at least a bit more digestible.
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The bus drove off the right side of northbound Interstate 75 about 25 miles north of Cincinnati at about 3:50 a.m., the highway patrol said.
Butler County Emergency Operations Center officials said 34 people were taken to hospitals, six by helicopters and 28 by ambulance. The injuries ranged from minor to severe, the officials said.
The bus, which left Cincinnati bound for Detroit, was carrying 51 passengers and the driver. Those passengers who were not injured and those who were treated and released from hospitals were transported back to Cincinnati, but none of them was at the bus station later Saturday morning.
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The driver, who has been with the company for almost 15 years, had been on duty for an hour and was fully rested, said Kim Plaskett, a spokeswoman for Dallas-based Greyhound Lines Inc.
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Plaskett said she couldn't discuss any details of the crash or the possible cause. The company is cooperating with investigators and will talk to the driver to try to determine what happened, Plaskett said.
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I have just completed the first version of what I shall call the G4ILO Wonder Whip. It's a portable HF receiving antenna for the Kenwood TH-F7E and TH-F6A that can also be used for transmit on 2m and 70cm. It allows you to use the radio's wide band receive capability to listen to the HF bands 20m - 10m plus 6m.
The project was not without its complications. In fact it took three attempts to get the antenna to work to my satisfaction. The antenna is a base-loaded short whip with tapping points on the loading coil to resonate the whip on the amateur bands and a fly-lead with a small alligator clip to select the appropriate tap.
I first thought that it would be possible to identify the best tapping point by scraping away some enamel from the coil and touching the fly-lead to it using an insulated handle. The problem is that the bandwidth of such a short antenna is very narrow and the resonant point depends very much on what sort of a ground you have and whether anything - such as my hand - is in close proximity to it. So it proved very difficult to find a tapping point that gave consistent results. What might seem the right point on the antenna analyzer can be way off when using the TH-F7E or the FT-817.
I had to realize that what I was trying to make was a receiving antenna for the TH-F7E that would be used without any ground or counterpoise, and forget about trying to get a good SWR when the antenna was put on my FT-817. I was eventually able - more by luck than calculation - to find tapping points for each of the bands. On HF the antenna should be used with the 48cm telescopic whip fully extended, but it can be fine tuned by retracting sections of the whip until you hear the loudest signals or noise. Retracting the whip provides quite a range of adjustment - enough to allow 12m to be covered using the 15m tap. As this antenna is intended for receive only, getting an exact match is not essential, and you should hear stations without needing to adjust the length of the whip.
The photograph above gives the critical constructional details. The tapping points were created by making a loop of bare wire and twisting the ends together to form a tag to which the wander lead can be clipped when selecting the band in use. Because the tapping points were found by trial and error I wound one continuous coil of enamelled wire and then scraped away a bit of enamel from a turn of the coil next to each tapping point and soldered it using a fine tipped bit. This was a little tricky.
If I was making another antenna to this specification I would install the tapping points first and then wind each section with the indicated number of turns, scrape the enamel and loop the wire round the tapping point before starting the next section. You could even wind each section of coil separately, testing each section for resonance before you start the next one. This would make it easier to adjust the number of turns if the resonant point does not fall exactly in the right place.
The telescopic whip I used is 19 inches (48cm) in length, in other words a quarter wave on 145MHz. In the 2m/70cm position the loading coil is bypassed adding the length of the wander lead to the length of the whip. The top two sections of the whip should be retracted to compensate for this. I have found that when using a hand-held transceiver the best SWR on 2m is achieved with a whip length that is 5 - 7 cm longer than a true quarter wave. This antenna allows you to achieve that.
After testing the antenna, the Wonder Whip was finished off by wrapping the coil in black self-amalgamating tape. This helps protect the coil and gives the antenna an almost professional appearance.
I am quite pleased with this antenna. It is a pity that I cannot make it cover 40m and 80m as well but that would require a considerable number of extra turns on the coil and would make the antenna somewhat unwieldy.
I also fear the plastic pen body is a bit fragile and would be rather easy to break. I broke it in half once by applying too much heat while soldering to one of the tapping points which melted the plastic - fortunately it stuck back together again when the plastic cooled, but I may have weakened it. I would like to make a more robust version if I come across some suitable materials. The current version at least has the advantage of light weight, and does not put too much stress on the SMA connector of the TH-F7E.


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If you know how to end war then why don't you do it? Because you don't have the ability/power to put your plan into action? Then that is what the aspect of God that knows how to end war (i.e. you) believes. This aspect doesn't know it has any power to put the plan into action, and that's why it doesn't.Suppose you are having a dream in which you have broken both of your legs. In the dream, you can't stand up due to your apparently broken legs. Within the dream, you have no power to stand up. It's the same thing.
Nebula, there is no way you know this stuff. How could you possibly say what god knows and does not know? Are you in personal contact with god? If you are, please call CNN and let the world know.
So you are worshipping a customized god that is powerless but nonetheless worthy of our worship. It takes a lot of work to be on the fringe of the fringe, but you're doing a good job.Why don't I do it? Because I have no idea how to make other people as nice as I am. And I'm too nice to try forcing the issue.By the way, in my dreams, if my legs were broken,t here would be no need to stand up. Because in my dreams I can fly. Your god is sounding more like a nightmare to me. But of course, all of them do.
Quote from: epidemic on July 11, 2013, 09:07:25 AMNo evidence of god would be personal appearances, better outcomes for believers, or worse outcomes for non believers. Epidemic. Do you wish there were a god?
No evidence of god would be personal appearances, better outcomes for believers, or worse outcomes for non believers.
Do you wish there were a god?
Quote from: John 3 16 on July 11, 2013, 10:38:33 AMThen why call him "God"?I find this to be a valid question. I'd like to respin it another way for you nebula:Is there a difference between what you call 'god' and 'the sum total of reality'? If so, what are those differences? If not, why not just refer to 'sum total of reality' and ditch the other baggage that usually comes with the word 'god' (independent, sentient will, omni-capabilities, etc.)?
Then why call him "God"?
Quote from: John 3 16 on July 11, 2013, 09:22:55 AMDo you wish there were a god?Yes. And I wish it was me. I would be a great god. I would actually stop people from doing horrible things in my name. 9/11 would be remembered as the day I appeared on 4 airplanes at the same time and made 19 arab men disappear. They would appear later that day with a more charitable perspective on life. People would not behave like tribalistic, superstitious monkeys. I would make humans actually rational. I would make people incapable of intentionally doing harm to others. I would make people able to perform miracles when in need. A starving child could conjure his own bread and fish. I would make life such that it need not kill and devour other life to survive. I would get rid of germs and viruses. I would get rid of boy bands. I would make teenage girls sensible enough that boy bands could never succeed in the first place.
If you could make my 16-year-old daughter sensible, I would fall down and worship you yesterday.
Religions need books because they don't have gods.
No, there is no difference between God and the sum total of reality, with the caveat that the universe we know isn't reality, it's virtuality, i.e. the output of nonphysical, quantum processing of qubits.I use the word God just because I'm a westerner and I'm comfortable with that simple word and with conceiving of reality in terms of a deity.
Unfortunately, I don't think the word 'god' is simple. The word 'god' usually comes with a whole lot of additional semantic baggage - independent sentience/will, vast, phenomenal powers, desires for relationships with his/her/its creations, etc. For the most part, especially in the western world, you'd have to lop a whole lot of that semantic baggage off when having a discussion with people. 'Sum total of reality' doesn't really suffer from that problem. Insofar as I understand your beliefs (which, honestly, I'm not sure I really do), you've got semantic baggage that you'd need to lop off a well with 'sum total of reality', but you'd have to lop that same baggage off with the word 'god'.I just don't see how using the word 'god' is anything but detrimental to the goal of explaining your beliefs.
Why do you have to ascribe a living consciousness to reality, then? You still haven't gotten any closer to explaining anything by saying, "See, I think the whole universe is powered by this even bigger living thing. That I don't know jack about. But here's some sh!t I just made up about it."
Awareness has to do with duality. To be aware, there must be two things, the awareness and what the awareness is aware of. God, the non-deluded, non-dreaming aspect, is not aware. It just is. It doesn't need to be aware because it IS everything. It's non-dual. I will stop there. I don't want to woo you guys out too much.
Quote from: nogodsforme on July 12, 2013, 01:26:36 PMWhy do you have to ascribe a living consciousness to reality, then? You still haven't gotten any closer to explaining anything by saying, "See, I think the whole universe is powered by this even bigger living thing. That I don't know jack about. But here's some sh!t I just made up about it."The only consciousnesses or awarenesses I ascribe to God are the ones that each individual particle, object and life form in our universe has. I do not ascribe any overall awareness to God, as I've said many times. I will explain why but put on your goggles because we're going deep into woo country.Awareness has to do with duality. To be aware, there must be two things, the awareness and what the awareness is aware of. God, the non-deluded, non-dreaming aspect, is not aware. It just is. It doesn't need to be aware because it IS everything. It's non-dual. I will stop there. I don't want to woo you guys out too much.
As a {mostly} reformed wooist, I am intrigued by the idea of non-duality. At very least, I concede that it may be possible to view reality from that perspective. Could you suggest one or two methods for getting into (or at least approaching) that frame of mind?
Oh, and you mention that what we see here and in the universe is not actual reality. How do you know this?
If you were God there would have never been a 9/11. We would all be under your control. How about giving that child some loving parents or just dictate from your throne who is worthy to have children and who ain't.How would you create such life Screwtape. If it can be done do it already. I'm tired of spending all my money at the grocery store.No freewill in Screwtape's kingdom. No Thanks!!!That's what I think Love is using us for Screwtape. To stop people from doing bad things in God's name.
When it comes down to it, all the wonderful stuff gods supposedly do actually turns out to be the result of people doing stuff to make the world better. Like medicines that get rid of diseases. Or it is an accident, like finding money on the ground. The bad stuff that happens, like being killed in a tornado, is just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Otherwise it is caused by human action like someone denting your car in the parking lot. You don't need supernatural explanations for any of that. Sometimes sh!t just happens.Why is that so hard for people to get through their heads?


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With Western Carolina just two points behind at 70-68 with 30 seconds remaining in the game, junior guard Tim Smith (Newport News, Va.) converted a three-point play by sinking a running layup and making good on the foul shot, giving the East Tennessee State men's basketball team the cushion it needed for a 76-70 win over the Catamounts Monday night at the Ramsey Center.
ETSU picked up its first Southern Conference win of season, improving to 5-9 overall, 1-3 in conference play. Meanwhile,
"It feels good to get that first win in conference play," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow. "I think the difference in this game was our guys made plays. In our first three conference games, we couldn't make that big play when we needed it. Tim really made a huge basket at the end, but we also got great efforts from Aaron Scott (
The Bucs, who shot a blistering 53 percent from the floor in the game, rolled to a significant lead in the first half as they enjoyed a 19-point advantage at 40-21 with four minutes left before the intermission. However,
In the second half, the Catamounts came roaring back on their home floor, cutting the lead to six at 52-46 with remaining in the game. However, ETSU managed to push the lead back out to 12 points at 58-46 with 13:09 left, but Western Carolina would not go away.
In the end, Western pulled to within two points late, but the Bucs held on for the win thanks to Smith's drive to the basket. From there, ETSU hit its foul shots and that was the game.
Sneed finished with a game-high 19 points, while Smith put together one of his most solid performances of the year with 15 points, eight assists and two steals in 40 minutes of play. Along with Sneed and Smith, Oatman matched his career best with 14 points thanks to a career-high four 3-pointers.
For Western, Corey Muirhead matched Sneed's 19-point effort, while Rans Brempong (12), David Berghoefer (11) and Antonio Russell (11) also reached double figures.
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AP PHOTOS: Bolivians dance in honor of St. James
GUAQUI, Bolivia (AP) — In the Bolivian highlands along the shores of Lake Titicaca, the Aymara Indian community celebrates St. James in the days leading up to his feast day every year with an unusual dance.
On precarious boats floating in a small lagoon, teams of St. James devotees in colorful costumes dance to calm the saint known in Spanish as Santiago before they seek his forgiveness and protection. The dance aboard the boats fashioned of reeds is said to recall the first African slaves who arrived in this Andean region to work in the mines.
In Guaqui, a little more than 90 kilometers (57 miles) west of La Paz, dancers on Friday celebrated enthusiastically in a test of their luck.
According to tradition, those who fall into the water are expected to have bad luck in the coming year while those who do not fall are not.
"I have much faith, I've been dancing for 25 years out of my devotion to 'Tata' Santiago," said one of the festival organizers, Guillermo Paton, using the Aymara word for "lord" or "sir."
Paton noted the saint's feast day is July 25, but said Guaqui usually celebrates it a few days early.
Here's a gallery of images of the St. James celebration.
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When you head to Ray's restaurant on Denver Avenue, you'll find him talking on a cell phone. But when he gets off, he immediately storms into the restaurant's kitchen and begins to scold Niko for not being there sooner, while he has to sit on the diamonds by himself. The two argue, and Niko decides to stick up for himself, telling him that continue to work for him, he needs a guarantee that he will help Niko find someone he's been looking for. The two finally agree, and then Ray gives Niko the rocks and instructions to meet another one of his contacts at a nearby museum.
Once outside, jack a car and begin heading north to your location, a museum off of Columbus Avenue in Algonquin, a huge building that juts into Middle Park. You can basically take Columbus Avenue almost the entire way there (though you'll need to take a detour around construction), so it should be a straight shot. Once you arrive, ditch your car and head around back, where you'll meet up with Johnny, a familiar face we met earlier in the game. He'll bring you inside, where the interested parties will examine the rocks. But then, one is gunned down, and a third, hostile party will make itself known. To get out of here alive, you're going to have to fight your way out.
Wield your most powerful weapon and begin using the various cover (much of it priceless, sadly) to block enemy bullets from hitting their targets. You're on the second floor catwalk that overlooks the first floor, so the general idea here is to first clear the second floor of enemies, and then turn your ire on the foes down below in order to thin out their ranks before you proceed. How so many armed foes are inside of the museum blowing everything up without anyone noticing is beyond us, but nonetheless, make sure each and every enemy on the second floor is slain before heading to the first (so that none sneak up behind you later), and of course, thin out the enemy ranks below. This will help you significantly in just a moment.
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Colon, or colorectal, cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon).
Other types of cancer can affect the colon. These include lymphoma, carcinoid tumors, melanoma, and sarcomas. These are rare. In this article, colon cancer refers to colon carcinoma only.
Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Early diagnosis, though, can often lead to a complete cure.
Almost all colon cancers start in glands in the lining of the colon and rectum. When doctors talk about colorectal cancer, this is usually what they are talking about.
There is no single cause of colon cancer. Nearly all colon cancers begin as noncancerous (benign) polyps, which slowly develop into cancer.
You have a high risk of colon cancer if you:
Certain inherited diseases also increase the risk of developing colon cancer. Two of the most common are:
What you eat may play a role in your risk of colon cancer. Colon cancer may be linked to a high-fat, low-fiber diet and to a high intake of red meat. Some studies, though, have found that the risk does not drop if you switch to a high-fiber diet, so this link is not yet clear.
Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol are other risk factors for colorectal cancer.
Many cases of colon cancer have no symptoms. The following symptoms may indicate colon cancer:
With screening colon cancer can be detected before symptoms develop. This is when the cancer is most curable.
Your doctor will perform a physical exam and press on your belly area. The physical exam rarely shows any problems, although the doctor may feel a lump (mass) in the abdomen. A rectal exam may reveal a mass in patients with rectal cancer, but not colon cancer.
A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) may detect small amounts of blood in the stool. This may suggest colon cancer. FOBT must be done along with colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy to screen for and diagnose colorectal cancer.
Note: Only colonoscopy can see the entire colon. This is the best screening test for colon cancer.
Blood tests that may be done include:
If you are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, more tests will be done to see if the cancer has spread. This is called staging. CT or MRI scans of the abdomen, pelvic area, chest, or brain may be used to stage the cancer. Sometimes, PET scans are also used.
Stages of colon cancer are:
Blood tests to detect tumor markers, including carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and CA 19-9, may help your physician follow you during and after treatment.
Treatment depends on many things, including stage of the cancer. Treatments may include:
Stage 0 colon cancer may be treated by removing the cancer cells. This is done using colonoscopy. For stages I, II, and III cancer, more extensive surgery is needed to remove the part of the colon that is cancerous. This surgery is called colon resection.
Almost all patients with stage III colon cancer should receive chemotherapy after surgery for 6 - 8 months. This is called adjuvant chemotherapy. The drug 5-fluorouracil can increase the chance of a cure in certain patients.
You may receive just one type, or a combination of these drugs. There is some debate as to whether patients with stage II colon cancer should receive chemotherapy after surgery. You should discuss this with your oncologist.
Radiation therapy is sometimes used in patients with colon cancer. It is usually used in combination with chemotherapy for patients with stage III rectal cancer.
For patients with stage IV disease that has spread to the liver, treatments directed at the liver can be used. This may include:
In many cases, colon cancer is treatable when it is caught early.
How well you do depends on many things, especially the stage of the cancer. When treated at an early stage, many patientssurvive at least 5 years after diagnosis. This is called the 5-year survival rate.
If the colon cancer does not come back (recur) within 5 years, it is considered cured. Stage I, II, and III cancers are considered possibly curable. In most cases, stage IV cancer is not considered curable, although there are exceptions.
Call your health care provider if you have:
The death rate for colon cancer has dropped in the last 15 years. This may be due to increased awareness and screening by colonoscopy.
Colon cancer can almost always be caught by colonoscopy in its earliest and most curable stages. Almost all men and women age 50 and older should have a colon cancer screening. Patients at higher risk may need earlier screening.
Colon cancer screening can often find polyps before they become cancerous. Removing these polyps may prevent colon cancer.
Changing your diet and lifestyle is important. Medical research suggests that low-fat and high-fiber diets may reduce your risk of colon cancer.
Some studies have reported that NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib) may help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. But these medicines can increase your risk of bleeding and heart problems. Your health care provider can tell you more about the risks and benefits of the medicines and other ways that help prevent colorectal cancer.
Cunningham D, Atkin W, Lenz HJ, Lynch HT, Minsky B, Nordlinger B, et al. Colorectal cancer. Lancet. 2010;375:1030-1047.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines): Colon cancer. Version 2.2013. Available at http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/colon.pdf. Accessed November 16, 2012.
Smith RA, Cokkinides V, Brawley OW. Cancer screening in the United States, 2012: a review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening. CA Cancer J Clin. 2012;62:129-142.
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The support and guidance that Kristen offers through Sacred Awakenings is founded in 17 years of study in the healing arts and in her own personal journey of wellness and inner peace. Through yoga, therapeutic massage, labor support, reiki, birth advocacy, developmental movement therapies and sound healing her practice brings together a unique blend of services in the healing arts.
Kristen's yoga certification was achieved through Radiant Health Yoga in 2004 and she is registered through The Yoga Alliance. She also has further training in developmental movement therapies through The HANDLE Institute and Brain Gym. Kristen's yoga classes provide an opportunity to create a union between body and breath that brings peace and contentment to the mind and spirit. Sound acutonics and aromatherapy accompany her classes, creating a more holistic experience.
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Department of Revenue News Release
December 24, 2009Fayette, Fredericktown, Keytesville, Lamar & Lancaster License Offices Awarded
JEFFERSON CITY - Five more local motor vehicle license offices have been awarded using a reformed bidding process that encourages current and prospective office agents to emphasize customer-friendly service and fiscal efficiencies.
"One of the first actions I took as Governor was to take politics out of the awarding of license offices," said Gov. Jay Nixon. "The new system is open to all qualified bidders, and the professional staff at the Missouri Department of Revenue chooses which proposal is best for each local license office."
The five offices awarded today are in Fayette, Fredericktown, Keytesville, Lamar and Lancaster. All of the offices will remain at their current locations.
Bidders have the option of returning a portion of an office's revenues to the state. Two of this week's winning bidders will return some of their revenues. The estimated amount of money that will be returned to the state in the first contract year from the 167 offices that have been awarded so far under the new bidding process is $864,130.
The Fayette License Office has been awarded to the Howard County Farm Bureau Service Co. The local Farm Bureau affiliate has been the agent for the office since 2005. The winning bid was one of two submitted, and no return to the state was included in the bid. The Fayette License Office is located at 119 N. Main St., Suite A.
Lee Agencies, LLC has been selected to be the agent for the Fredericktown License Office, which is located at 135 W. Main St. The company is associated with the incumbent agents, Kenneth and Deborah Lee of Fredericktown, and the Lees have been involved with running the office since 2005. The company's bid was one of three submitted, and a 2 percent ($1,444) return to the state was included.
The Keytesville License Office has been awarded to the sole bidder, Doug and Cheri, LLC. The company is associated with the office's interim agent, Doug Galaske of Moberly, and his wife Cheri. Mr. Galaske is also the agent for the Moberly License Office, and he has been the interim agent in Keytesville since November. No return to the state was included in the bid. The office is located at 306 S. Cherry St. in the Chariton County Courthouse.
Joyce E. Moser of Lamar will continue to be the agent of the Lamar License Office, located at 208 W. 12th St., Suite 7. Moser has been the office agent since 2005, and her bid was one of three submitted. A 1 percent ($808) return to the state was included in the bid.
The Lancaster License Office has been awarded to the incumbent agent, Lisa Kephart of Kirksville. She submitted the only bid and has been the office agent since 2001. No return to the state was included in the bid. The office is located at 109 W. Washington St.
Details about any changes in office operations, if any, will be announced by the agents.
Although Gov. Nixon authorized the Missouri Department of Revenue to implement the new bidding system in January, it didn't become part of state law until legislation was signed by the Governor this past summer. The new law was overwhelmingly approved by both Republican and Democratic members of the Missouri Legislature.
Of the 167 offices awarded so far, 97 have gone to incumbents, groups associated with incumbent agents or interim agents. Seventy of the offices have been awarded to new agents. There are 183 offices statewide.
Alana M. Barragán-Scott, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, noted what is evaluated during the bid process.
"The license office or business experience of a potential agent is noted, as well as what ideas for customer service are presented," she said. "An office has to be accessible and secure, and other factors, such background checks and the financial return to the state, are also considered."
All local license offices provide services that are overseen by the Department of Revenue, but each office is operated by an independent contractor. Transactions that are conducted at these offices include the issuance and renewal of driver licenses, issuance of titles for motor vehicles, and the issuance and renewal of registration for motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors.
To follow the Missouri Department of Revenue on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/MoRevenue. If you don't already have a Twitter account, you'll have to create one before you can follow the Missouri Department of Revenue.


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There are two truths about South Bend, Ind. No. 1: You can't escape the influence of the University of Notre Dame. No. 2: You can't escape the ghost of Studebaker.
South Bend may be best known as the home of the Fighting Irish, but it was once the home of Studebaker automobiles. When Studebaker closed in 1963, it left a gaping hole in the town, where unemployment is at 10.4 percent, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Now, the city is working hard to create a second act for the commercial life of South Bend.
The Ghosts Of Studebaker
It's been decades since the last Studebaker rolled off the assembly line in South Bend, but longtime locals know this college town was once a company town. Carol Gleckler was 15 when Studebaker closed more than 50 years ago. She still remembers how her father reacted.
"He had tears in his eyes, worrying about how [to take care of the five kids in the family]. So many people around here worked there," she recalls. "It was tough."
Gleckler says she thinks the city today has gotten over Studebaker's closing. But Pete Buttigieg, the new mayor of South Bend, says some of the old-timers in town still talk about the event as if it were recent news.
"There are some parts of town where you'd think the closure of Studebaker was something that happened a couple of years ago, not 50," he says.
A Harvard graduate and a Rhodes scholar, Buttigieg is 30 years old, but could easily pass for 17. He's also the first South Bend mayor born after Studebaker closed.
A 'Dying City'
South Bend is like so many towns in the Midwest: If you look around you can see traces of their former glory.
Near downtown, there's a Catholic church less than a block from another Catholic church — one for the Irish and another for the Poles. Sturdy, low slung houses line the streets, and there's a tavern on almost every corner.
For many years the leaders of the town had anything but a vision for South Bend's future. The city lost about one-third of its population in the years after Studebaker. Last year, Newsweek put it on its list of America's Dying Cities.
The town spent years trying to figure what to do and how to get another Studebaker-type company to fill the hole. Meanwhile, old factory buildings took up blocks and blocks of real estate as a constant reminder of what the town had lost.
An Edge In The Data Economy
In recent years, some of Studebaker's former assembly plants have been torn down, and one former site on the company's old grounds has been renamed Ignition Park. It's currently an empty lot that Buttigieg hopes will transform into a business park for high-tech manufacturing. For now, Ignition Park's first confirmed tenant is a data center.
Buttigieg says all the railroads and other infrastructure left over from Studebaker gives South Bend an edge over other wannabe tech cities.
"Believe it or not, being a very cold place in the middle of the country next to some old rail lines is very beneficial in the data economy, just as it was in the car economy," he explains. He says South Bend's mild climate can help with cooling off data centers. The city also has advantages with its relatively cheap utility costs and close proximity to fiber optic lines that run along old highway and railway right-of-ways.
Selling South Bend And Notre Dame
Under Buttigieg's predecessor, the city paid for the demolition of the factory buildings with a mix of bonds and federal money for cleaning up toxic waste sites. City leaders hope businesses will spin off from research at the University of Notre Dame and end up in Ignition Park and other new business parks. So far, the university, which for decades hasn't been very engaged in the life of the city, has gotten involved.
One of the things that's changed in South Bend is the city's relationship to the Fighting Irish. The town-and-gown tension that's common in so many college towns was especially evident in South Bend. In the last decade, that's begun to change.
The leaders of Notre Dame, the city's largest employer, have made a commitment to the town. John Affleck-Graves, who became Notre Dame's executive vice president in 2004, says the school is committed to the health and success of South Bend. "What's good for South Bend is good for Notre Dame," he says.
Mayor Buttigieg says the changes in town wouldn't be possible without the support of the school. He says Notre Dame realized it's not just competing with other universities but also other university towns. "You've got these academic rock stars. They could live anywhere they want to in the world. And if the university wants them to come here, they're not just selling Notre Dame, they're selling South Bend," Buttigieg says.
From Rail Station To Tech Center
South Bend's old railroad station has also been re-purposed to join the data economy. Now known as the Union Station Technology Center, the building houses tech companies, as well as Notre Dame's computers.
Nick Easley, director of strategic initiatives for the center, says it would surprise most South Bend residents that technology has taken over the town landmark.
"When people [in South Bend] say Union Station, it's where they held their prom," Easley says. "It has nothing to do with this sleepy multimillion-dollar business under the building."
The building's owner, Kevin Smith, hopes to eventually expand into the old Studebaker headquarters next door. He says there's no reason that South Bend cannot bring outsourced jobs to town. Smith recently set up a network for Notre Dame researchers to receive data from the CERN laboratory in Geneva and do analysis in South Bend.
"This just shows how the world has just collapsed," he says.
Recovering From An Economic Disaster
Buttigieg says he understands that "the economic equivalent of a tornado" went through his town and that he has to treat what happened to South Bend like the disaster it was.
"You look at some of these buildings, and it literally looks like a bomb went off or like a natural disaster happened," he says. "Getting past that legacy is not going to be easy, and it's not going to be obvious."
The mayor of South Bend says the good thing is that the worst that could've happened to South Bend already happened 50 years ago.
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Robert Siegel. This week, the NPR Cities Project is under way.
SIEGEL: Today we go to South Bend, Indiana, the home of Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish.
BLOCK: South Bend also has 10 percent unemployment with an economy that's a far cry from when it was the proud headquarters of Studebaker automobiles.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: It's the big, new Studebaker. What makes Studebaker the standout car in the low price field? Craftsmanship with a flair...
BLOCK: It's been decades since the last Studebaker rolled off the assembly line in South Bend.
SIEGEL: NPR's Sonari Glinton went on a search to find out what can happen to a town years after its number one employer goes away.
SONARI GLINTON, BYLINE: I'm standing outside looking up at the old massive headquarters of the Studebaker Corporation. It doesn't matter, though, if I were here or anywhere else in South Bend; there's almost no place in town where you can escape the ghost of Studebaker, the company that made its home here for 115 years.
I met Carol Gleckler at a tavern. She was 15 when the plants closed almost 50 years ago.
CAROL GLECKLER: I could remember my dad, you know, and he was in the service. And, you know, he had tears in his eyes worrying about how he was going to have - you know, there was five of us kids in the family. And so many people around here worked there. You know, that's all it was. And yeah, it was tough.
GLINTON: When did the city get over it? I mean, do you think the city is over it now?
GLECKLER: Yeah, I think so.
MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG: Some of the old-timers talk about it like it just happened. That's one of the amazing things. I mean, there's some parts of town where you would think that the closure of Studebaker was something that happened a couple years ago, not 50.
GLINTON: Pete Buttigieg is the new mayor of South Bend. I met him in his 14th floor office in the county city building.
How old are you? You don't look like you're old enough to be the mayor of anything.
BUTTIGIEG: Yeah, we think I'm America's youngest mayor of a city that's over a hundred thousand people. I'm 30. I was 29 when I took office.
GLINTON: Buttigieg is a Harvard grad, a Rhodes scholar. He could easily pass for 17. He's the first South Bend mayor born after Studebaker closed, and it's his biggest challenge, as he shows me the city from his office window.
BUTTIGIEG: So, what you see there is the last of the great Studebaker buildings. That big one, 800,000 square feet and arguably too expensive to even blow up, and it's going to have new life now.
Yeah, where else can you have a house with a yard?
GLINTON: The mayor and I decided to go for a drive around town. South Bend is like so many towns in the Midwest: If you look around you can see traces of their former glory. Near downtown here, there's a Catholic church that's essentially across the street from another Catholic church; St. Patrick's for the Irish, St. Hedwig's for the Poles. There's sturdy, low-slung houses and a tavern on almost every corner.
BUTTIGIEG: Try to show you Joe's Tavern. It's thought of as kind of old-fashioned, but the hipsters have discovered it.
GLINTON: I've got to say, you probably have to be really hip to live in South Bend.
BUTTIGIEG: We're the tip of the spear, man.
BUTTIGIEG: Yeah, it takes a little bit of vision to see what South Bend has to offer.
GLINTON: For many years, the leaders of the town had anything but vision. South Bend lost about a third of its population in the years after Studebaker. Just last year, Newsweek put South Bend on its list of America's Dying Cities. The town spent decades trying to figure out what to do. And the old factory buildings took up block after block after block. They were a magnet for crime, a depressing reminder of what the town had lost.
But very slowly - I mean, very slowly - the city has begun to change. The mayor drives me to an empty lot.
BUTTIGIEG: It's acres and acres, and it could be millions of square feet.
GLINTON: So, what was here before?
BUTTIGIEG: A number of assembly buildings, mostly connected to the Studebaker plant, stood here. And they gradually fell apart over the last 50 years. So now it's been cleared. You got a big, green field that we're calling Ignition Park. And our first confirmed tenant here is going to be a data center.
GLINTON: A data center, you know, server farms on the very ground where Studebaker factories stood. Buttigieg says what gives South Bend the edge over other wannabe tech cities is all the infrastructure that's left over from Studebaker, like the railroads. The cables that carry the Internet, they run along railroad lines.
BUTTIGIEG: For one thing, you want to be some place that's very cold because it's so expensive to cool off the machines. Secondly, you want to be some place with cheap power, and our utilities are very competitive. And third, it helps to be close to those old fiber optic lines that run along the old highway and railway right-of-ways.
So, believe it or not, being a very cold place in the middle of the country next to some old rail lines is very beneficial in the data economy, just as it was in the car economy.
GLINTON: Under his predecessor, the city paid for the demolition of the factory buildings. They used a mix of bonds and federal money for cleaning up toxic waste sites. The hope is, in this park and others, businesses will spin off from research at Notre Dame. And the university, which for decades hasn't been engaged in the life of the city, has gotten involved.
NICK EASLEY: So really, in short, this is cloud computing back to Earth. This is the cloud. You're in the cloud right now.
GLINTON: I met up with Nick Easley and Kevin Smith at the Union Station Technology Center. This used to be the town's old railroad station. Smith turned it into a home for tech companies. Notre Dame's computers are here, for instance. Now, Smith is hoping to expand into the old Studebaker headquarters next door.
Kevin Smith says when we think of globalization, we think of jobs going overseas. But he says there's no reason that towns like South Bend can't bring jobs here.
KEVIN SMITH: A good way to put it is Notre Dame was trying to do research in CERN, Switzerland where they have that big supercomputer - or supercollider. I hooked up a network so they could bring the data back here to South Bend, Indiana to do the analysis. So this just shows how the world has just collapsed.
GLINTON: All of this is a big gamble, the kind of thing South Bend hasn't tried in the last 50 years.
BUTTIGIEG: So I find a new shortcut.
GLINTON: Back on my drive with Mayor Buttigieg, he says he has to treat what happened to South Bend like the disaster it was.
BUTTIGIEG: The economic equivalent of a tornado did go through town. And it's not just in a symbolic way. It's in a physical way. You look at some of these buildings, and it literally looks like a bomb went off or like a natural disaster happened. So, you know, getting past that legacy - and if I don't I'll be in trouble - getting past that legacy is not going to be easy, and it's not going to be obvious.
GLINTON: South Bend's story is a story of many American cities. In South Bend, there was Studebaker. In Flint, Michigan it was General Motors. The mayor of South Bend says the good thing is that the worst that could have happened to South Bend already happened 50 years ago.
At the corner of Bronson and Lafayette in South Bend, Sonari Glinton for the NPR Cities Project. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Budweiser and yellow cab are joining forces to strop drunk people from getting behind the wheel this holiday season.
The "safe ride" program is available at bars and restaurants in Leon County.
Here's how it works:
If you need a ride, then the manager, or owner of the participating establishment can call yellow cab for a safe ride.
This can happen from 8pm to 3am.
The program started Thanksgiving and will go through New Year's day.
Tri-eagle Sales and Yellow Cab are picking up these cab fares.
AAA Release - AAA & Bud Light Protect Motorists Thanksgiving Weekend: Tow to Go provides safe rides home to intoxicated drivers November 22 - 25
Tampa, FL - November 19, 2012 - AAA and Bud Light will help protect motorists on Thanksgiving weekend with the Tow to Go program. The Auto Club Group has provided Tow to Go service for more than fourteen years, because it allows AAA to protect the freedom and mobility of motorists on our roadways. The program's mission is to discourage an intoxicated driver from getting behind the wheel and risking the lives and safety of other motorists.
"The busiest time for the Tow to Go program is during the upcoming holiday season when more than 70 percent of the call volume is received," said Gerry Gutowski, Sr. Vice President, Automotive Services, The Auto Club Group. "This program is invaluable because it brings attention to the dangers of drinking and driving beyond just giving an intoxicated driver a safe ride home."
Tow to Go Services:
Confidential local ride within a 10-mile radius to a safe location
Service is provided in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
Free and available to both AAA members and non-members
The AAA tow truck transports both the vehicle and the driver
Tow to Go Service Area(s)Phone NumberFL, GA or West & Middle TN(855) 2-TOW-2-GO or (855) 286-9246East TN: Knox, Blount, Sevier, Cocke, Jefferson, Grainger, Union, Roane and Loudon counties(800) 234-1222Anheuser-Busch Wholesalers have been a cosponsor of the program since its inception in 1998. Not only has the company provided funding for the service, it has also worked with local bars and restaurants throughout Florida, Georgia and Tennessee to help educate servers on the importance of not over serving their customers.
"The Tow to Go program is a simple and effective way to help prevent drunk driving," said Kathy Casso, vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility for Anheuser-Busch. "We are proud to join forces with AAA and their team of roadside assistance service vehicle drivers on this great program that helps keep our roads safe."
Since its inception in 1998, Tow to Go has safely removed more than 20,000 intoxicated drivers from the roads. The service is designed to be used as a last resort. It is offered based on availability of AAA Service Technicians and tow trucks during times of high call volume.
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When I joined Canucks Army this past summer – that ticker tape parade was a bit much, but appreciated nonetheless – I penned my first piece on the hidden value of Manny Malhotra. At the time, there were some questions about whether Mike Gillis overpaid for effectively a checking center, especially in light of the cap troubles Vancouver has been in this season. As we have our eye on 2011 and the half way point of the season, I thought I'd revisit this question of Malhotra's value based on those preseason expectations.
At this rate I should really start playing the lotto.
Problem #1 – Center Depth
Then: Like Kesler, Malhotra seems adept at facing stronger opposition and still producing. Also – like Kesler – he can be used in any situation: while he's perhaps better known for work on the PK (more on that in a second) he can be deployed at ES and the PP, flexibility which neither Wellwood or Johnson provided. Lastly, he can flip to the wing in case Hodgson makes the roster and possesses the speed and hands to be a serviceable top six guy in case of injury.
Worst case scenario (besides, you know, a broken arm): he ends up with sheltered minutes on the fourth line which is a crime at his cap hit but a ridiculous upgrade for that position.
Now: Saying Malhotra is versatile is an understatement. He's playing about 13 minutes a game at ES (Kyle Wellwood played 12 minutes), he's second highest on the team in PK minutes at 2:47 (Wellwood averaged – no joke – a single second) and he's averaging about 40 seconds on the man advantage (far off from Wellwood's 1:47). Granted it's still early on, but consider Wellwood's P/60 on the PP was 1.81 and Malhotra's is currently 6.50. As ES Wellwood had 11 pts (4G, 7A) the first three months of last season and all at even strength; Malhotra is at 14 pts (5G, 9A) and those include PP and SH tallies.
Vigneault has used Malhotra at ES to free his second line of the difficult zone starts that Ryan Kesler & Mason Raymond in particular were tasked with last season. Malhotra next to never starts in the offensive zone; he's bumped Kesler out of having to grapple with those zone starts. While Kesler's offensive zone starts have increased slightly (45.1% last year to 49% now) Henrik Sedin's have jumped significantly (57.7% to 70.2%). In fact, freed from additional defensive responsibilities, the Sedins and Alex Burrows are all in the top five of the league's offensive zone starts now.
Problem #2 – Faceoffs
Then: If Vigneault can lean on Malhotra like Hitchcock did in 2008-09, he could easily approach 1,200-1,300 draws again, eclipsing what Wellwood and Johnson offered combined (though his FO% would surely dip). Vigneault can roll out Henrik, Kesler or Malhotra in any situation and – should Hodgson make the cut – will help shelter his draws for his rookie year and allow Rypien and whomever else to pick up the fourth line slack.
Now: This is cut and dry: largely due to Malhotra, Vancouver leads the league by a decent margin in FO% and they're the only team where the top three pivots all rank in the top 20 players by number of face-offs taken. Malhotra's 62.5% is not only the best on the Canucks but is currently second best in the league (and not far behind David Steckel's league best 63.7% though he has taken far fewer draws).
Problem #3 – Penalty Killing
Then: You can't really account for all the possible variables and flat out luck that happens on the PK, but if you have defensive-minded forwards like Malhotra and Kesler with more defensive-minded blueliners in Hamuis and Ballard behind them and finally Luongo in net (cue rebound joke here) it's a safe assumption they can at least do better than 18th.
Now: As discussed above, no Vancouver forward has more PK TOI than Malhotra. In terms of SH Time/GP, Malhotra was at 33.1% with San Jose last season, but is at 45.3% with Vancouver. No one in the NHL has won more DZ face off wins than Malhotra. Lastly, Malhotra's GAON/60 on the PK has dropped to 5.25 (better than 7.25 in San Jose and 6.42 in Columbus).
Is it a safe assumption the Canucks can do better? Damn straight: try 7th best at 84.6%. Obviously not all can be attributed to Malhotra's efforts (Hamhuis has lived on the PK, Kesler has been strong again and Hansen is an unsung hero with his efforts) but he's a huge piece of the solution.
Family connections made Vancouver an easy pick, he's a leader in the locker-room, but most importantly, Malhotra should earn his keep by doing the little things his predecessors didn't and make the Canucks – in more ways than one – better in the process.
Malhotra has lived up to his end of the (admittedly) loaded deal. Vigneault has learned to rely on him for the tough zone starts, the FO% shows no signs of slipping and he's helped right a leaky PK. He's shored up more than a couple weaknesses from last year's squad and is making the Canucks a stronger, more honest team for the opposition to contend with. If you were a GM looking to build a winner (in which case you're not named Sutter), wouldn't you pay top dollar for this type of result?


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nickobec wrote:(AT) yoda junior my 4 rims a pair of FSC-38CM wheels, FSC-50 rim and FSC-60CM wheel are exactly the same, matt UD on the sides, but not on the top.
Thanks mate...Did you contact Farsports about it or are you happy with it? Thanks..
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Postby Yoda junior » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:50 pm
nickobec wrote:(AT) yoda junior my 4 rims a pair of FSC-38CM wheels, FSC-50 rim and FSC-60CM wheel are exactly the same, matt UD on the sides, but not on the top.
Postby nickobec » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:45 pm
Yoda junior wrote:Did you contact Farsports about it or are you happy with it? Thanks..
Postby malocchio » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:50 am
Postby RossB » Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:14 pm
Postby ozdavo » Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:11 pm
malocchio wrote:... and if I were to swap back to my aluminium wheels, can I keep the Yellows in place?
Postby malocchio » Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:29 pm
ozdavo wrote:Not from personal experience, but I've been told this is a big no-no, as the pads will pickup very fine alloy particles that will eat the carbon brake track.
Postby PawPaw » Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:14 pm
RossB wrote:So, everything is as I hoped it would be, and given the price and service, will not hesitate to place further orders along the way.
Postby Arlberg » Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:08 pm
Postby jheeno » Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:18 pm
Postby nickobec » Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:36 pm
Postby PawPaw » Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:58 pm
Arlberg wrote:RossB and pawpaw can you tell us what wheels you were using before you switched to these 50mm CC Farsport ones? I am interested in how much weight you are saving with the new wheels as you both seem to notice a big difference in performance.
Postby RossB » Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:59 pm
Postby malocchio » Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:28 am
Postby btothec » Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:49 am
malocchio wrote:
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Postby malocchio » Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:16 am
btothec wrote:Bike looks very nice with the new shoes! What model Willier frame is it?
Postby clydesmcdale » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:43 pm
Postby azeng97 » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:03 pm
Postby jheeno » Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:14 pm
clydesmcdale wrote:Just recieved a set of 3K matt Blade X 50mm carbon clinchers (Blade X 250) = $451.27 delivered. Very good for the price I think.Campag hub ready to accompany my FM098 build.
Interesting fact... the invoice was stamped Xiamen Far Sports co.,ltd. So looks like Blade X and Farsports are the same and i got the equivalent of the FSC50-CS.
Postby clydesmcdale » Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:32 pm
Postby azeng97 » Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:51 pm
clydesmcdale wrote:This is the info I garnered, not sure where you've pulled that info from.
I'll confirm that the Blade X wheels are indeed Novatec hubs and bladed spokes (no idea if they are Sapim cx-ray though)
FSC50-CS from here http://www.farsports.cn/ViewProduct.aspx?id=683
50mm clincher carbon wheels
• Rim: 50mm clincher 3K 20/24H
• Hubs: Novatec 291/482 shimano or campagnolo
• Spoke: Pillar aero 1432 black
• Nipple: Pillar
• Accessories: Skewers&brake pads
• Roundness<=0.5mm offset <=0.2mm
• Weight: 1632g+/-30g/Pair
Bladex250 from here http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/BladeX-ROAD-WHEEL-SET-250C-Affordable-Durable-Full-Carbon-Wheels-50mm-Clincher-T700SC-High-Tensile-Rims/607818_537005954.htmlPlace of Origin: China (Mainland)
Brand Name: BladeX
Finishing: Matte/Glossy
Wheel Material: Carbon
Model Number: BladeX 250C
Size: 700C
Spoke Hole: 20-24H/Customized
Material: Toray T700SC Full Carbon
Depth: 50mm
Spoke Holes: 20-24H/Customized
Weight: Front 708+/-10g, Rear 900+/- 10g
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Weave: 3K/UD
Hubs: Novatec A271SB/F372SB
Spokes: Bladed Spokes
Postby nickobec » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:04 pm
Postby jheeno » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:06 pm
nickobec wrote:@jheeno you are quoting the speccs for the newer, more desirable, more popular and unfortunately more expensive FSC-50CM wheelset
Postby nickobec » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:25 pm
jheeno wrote:the desirable specs are in the high 600 mark
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Friday, 24 June 2011
How To: Felt Scrap Bracelets
They're super easy to make, and a great way to use up small pieces of felt.
1) Choose the colours for your bracelet - I used similar colours for each bracelet (e.g. blues for one, pinks and purples for another) but you can mix and match any colours you fancy, make a bright rainbow or perhaps choose colours to match the print of a favourite dress.
2) Cut the scraps into small squares and rectangles, all approximately the same width so you can join them up to make one long strip. If you don't mind fiddly cutting and sewing, you can cut two very narrow rectangles and sew them together with whip stitch to make one two-tone piece.
3) Arrange the pieces in the order you want.
4) Use whip stitch in a complementary thread colour to sew all the pieces together.
Start by placing one piece on top of the other, lining them up at one end. Use whip stitch to sew along this edge, then stitch along the outside of one piece until you reach the opposite end. Then repeat this, so you keep adding new pieces and stitching along alternate sides of the bracelet (as seen in the photos) until you've added enough pieces to make the bracelet the length you need.
I made my bracelets long enough to wrap around my wrist three times, overlapping by about 1-2 cm. You can measure this length before you start using a bit of yarn or string, or just test the bracelet as it grows.
5) Sew one half of a small snap fastener to one end of the bracelet, then wrap it round your wrist to see where to sew the matching half. Remove the bracelet from your wrist and sew the second half in place.
Finish your stitching as neatly as possible, but remember part of the appeal of these brooches is their slightly scruffy, higgeldy-piggeldy look, so don't worry about being too neat! If you want to make hand-washable bracelets, remember to use 100% synthetic felt, as wool and wool blend felt is likely to shrink if you wash it :)
Please feel free to borrow photos if you want to blog about this project, but remember to credit me and link back to the original source, and do not reproduce my tutorial on your site. Thanks!
For more crafty goodness, check out my books: Super-Cute Felt and Super-Cute Felt Animals.
19 comments:
- Lilu said...
OooOoOooo, I want those!
- 24 June 2011 at 11:32
- Sheila said...
Really cute and seems easy, I'm gonna try to do it! Thanks
- 24 June 2011 at 19:16
- marysza said...
it looks very very interesting!! :D
- 24 June 2011 at 21:38
- Ames and Tash said...
Super cute and colourful!
- 25 June 2011 at 08:02
Wow! Very cool recycling concept and so impressed you designed this when you were 15!
- 26 June 2011 at 00:02
- Michelle said...
It's great idea - they are so colourful! Thanks for sharing!
- 27 June 2011 at 09:46
- Kath said...
Oh I love this! I always have felt scraps leftover and can't bear to throw them away. I wonder if this would also work well with other types of fabric? Thanks for the brilliant idea!!
- 30 June 2011 at 01:28
- BugsandFishes said...
Kath - you could possibly make a fabric version of this, but it would probably fray a lot! Do post a link to a pic if you try it though :)
- 5 July 2011 at 09:53
- Roben-Marie said...
These are so cute!!
- 14 August 2011 at 22:13
- Leta Porter said...
Thank you for sharing. Just found this and looks like something I would like to make.
- 22 August 2011 at 05:39
I absolutely LOVE bracelets. I'm a gypsy at heart!!! I CANNOT wait to try this! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!!!
- 8 November 2011 at 03:00
- BugsandFishes said...
Anon - you are very welcome! I hope you enjoy making them :)
- 8 November 2011 at 17:30
- Wendy said...
I just found this tutorial on Pinterest and I am smitten with it! Thanks so much for sharing this -- I can't WAIT to try it!
- 6 January 2012 at 19:30
- Carol said...
This is very cute. I have loads of felt scraps and will definitely make some!
- 10 January 2012 at 19:04
- Mel M. M. McCarthy said...
This is gorgeous! I can picture stitching up some for card making or using as trim on any project (now I just need to buy some felt so I can make some scraps.) heehee
- 11 January 2012 at 23:11
- BugsandFishes said...
Oh, I love the idea of using 'ribbons' of felt scraps as trims/embellishments for other projects, Mel! Great idea :)
- 12 January 2012 at 11:21
- xHEARTBREAKERx said...
OMG I LOVE this totally gonna make one!!:D
- 16 January 2012 at 14:12
- DanielleL said...
Gorgeous, I'm so pleased to have something to do with all those pesky left-over scraps. I added mini buttons to mine. You know those spares you get with your clothes...? Thanks for the idea.
- 4 September 2012 at 14:28
- BugsandFishes said...
Danielle - Thanks for your comment! It's great to hear that you've used your scraps to make some of these :)
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