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1 November 2003
The conductor directs this orchestra
Shift from pneumatic instrumentation to ultramodern equipment no panacea.
By Michel Ruel
What are the resources needed to optimize a control system?
How to prepare an optimization plan: budget, methodology, schedule, team, and training. What are the benefits?
What is the return on investment?
North American reality Different studies as well as observations confirm that typical performance distribution of North American control loops delineates as below. It has been nearly constant over the past ten years.
Even if 25% of loops perform better in automatic mode than in manual mode, they do not necessarily perform to their maximum capacity. In most cases, not only does the controller not improve the performance, it worsens the performance. |
Process performance depends on effective use of process control. Included in process control are transmitters and control systems (logic, algorithm, interlocks, and more) but also pumps, valves, pipes, and other process equipment.
Optimizing a process is similar to a conductor directing an orchestra: coordinate, accelerate here, slow down there, and synchronize other parts. The "conductor" must know about control, but also about the process itself. To optimize a control system, one must understand the process perfectly.
When optimizing, it is important to consider design, equipment performance, control strategies, operation procedures, performance monitoring, logic, and special control strategies for start-up, shutdown, grade changes, and abnormal conditions.
Transmitters such as level and pressure have reached accuracy levels, for the most part, in the range of 0.1%. Powerful distributed control systems have also proven effective over the past fifteen years. It is also possible to obtain high-performance control valves. With this superb technology, modern control loop performance should be sensational.
In reality, it is not the case. Contrary to promises made, a complete shift from pneumatic instrumentation to ultramodern equipment has often made no improvement in the quality and quantity of finished product. Only a small percentage of control loops are properly tuned.
The biggest error one can make is to forget that a loop is only as efficient as the sum of its parts. The structure of the control loop chain contains more than the three conventional links (transmitter-controller-valve). The F-PID (controller filter proportional, integral, derivative) parameters form an integral part of the chain. How can we achieve maximum process performance when the leading parameters (F-PID) manifest in the same manner as they did at the dawn of industrial instrumentation in the 1940s? With all this new technology, shouldn't you expect results at least similar to pneumatic instrumentation?
Each control loop costs between $5,000 and $35,000 on average. Calculate the control loop investment in your plant (example: $15,000 average times 500 loops = $7,500,000). Is it not justifiable to invest one or two hours of tuning time per loop? By doing so, your control loops will operate efficiently rather than just being functional.
Because of ever-increasing consumer demand, performance criteria are more sophisticated. To meet the market's demanding objectives of today and tomorrow, it is vital to possess sound technical knowledge and analytical tools for control loop tuning.
With controls properly tuned, there are fewer process upsets. Control loops can do what they were designed to do: maintain consistent process results. Process start-ups will be smoother and more consistent, and operations can quickly move into full production. With the process under control, there are fewer alarms. Product or grade changes can take place smoothly and quickly with a minimum of scrap.
Finally, operation will be better. Each of the benefits reduces the amount of required operator attention for routine operation. This frees the operator to work on other tasks.
In a typical plant, trained people use proper tools. This does not include the workforce to calibrate, repair, and program.
In a typical plant, 20% of loops have a direct impact on product quality. These loops should undergo optimization twice a year.
If the organization tunes (eight loops/ day)/person, two times/year, 240 days/year; then the organization tunes about (1,000 critical loops/person)/year.
Other loops should receive verification every two years or each time a process change occurs. Changes would include modifications, replacing a piece of equipment, resizing, equipment wear, and process problems. In this case a person can tune about 4,000 loops per year.
Hence, one person can maintain optimization on 4,000 noncritical loops. The workforce necessary for process optimization for a plant with 5,000 loops is one person to maintain optimization on 1,000 critical loops and another person to maintain 4,000 noncritical loops.
At $75,000 salary per year, one person can maintain 2,500 loops at a cost of about $30 per loop per year.
As to necessary materials to optimize, the price for software, hardware, networking, and configuration varies greatly. A well-reasoned average is $50,000. If amortized on a five-year period, this works out to about $10,000 per year. For a plant of 5,000 loops, this represents $2 per year per loop, and for a plant of 500 loops, this represents $20 per year per loop.
For training and administration the cost may be $50,000 per year for a large plant and $20,000 per year for a small plant. On a per loop basis, this translates to a price between $10 and $40.
The total of all these figures puts the yearly price tag of keeping a single loop in optimal working order at about $100.
Basis weight (grams/meter2) is more consistent after optimization. |
A mill (Canada) produces newsprint paper. For many years, one of the mill's older machines had a low efficiency compared to the others; the uptime for this machine was 83%, which was below the budget.
The variability for this machine was high—1.4% for the basis weight and 6% for the moisture content. The quality needed improvement, and the machine broke too often.
The employees verified the process, mechanical parts, electrical components, and operation procedures: the improvements were minimal. Then the process control department suggested a more global approach to optimize the paper machine.
They trained the staff to analyze and optimize the process. They went through the entire paper machine, analyzed each part of the process, and repaired or modified when necessary. They used a process control consulting company to train plant staff on the methods. This company also provided support for the more complex problems.
Technicians, engineers, and supervisors received training in process control basics, troubleshooting analysis, and efficient use of optimization software. They used loop optimization software for analyzing and troubleshooting the process.
The results originated not only from the instrumentation effort, but also from operation, production, and management.
The following average results were on the most important loops:
- The oscillations of the loops reduced by a factor of over 200.
- The variability of loops reduced by a factor of two.
- Valve movement reduced by a factor of at least five.
- The overall variability—basis weight, humidity, and dry weight—reduced by a factor of two.
- The uptime—efficiency—increased from 83% to 87%.
- The time to reach steady state after a grade change greatly reduced.
- The production people learned a lot from the optimization process and began to pinpoint problems in process operations on their own.
- Valve maintenance went down as valve movement greatly reduced.
The computable benefits are:
- The paper machine performs better—it starts easily after a grade change and breaks less often.
- The paper machine has better efficiency.
- The production rate increased.
- There is an additional $1.8 million per year to the margin.
The costs covered:
- training and support by a consultant
- purchase of analysis and data acquisition software
- labor time for optimization process
- maintenance by mill staff
The total investment for this mill was $68,000, which translates to a payback time of about two weeks.
Kiln temperature, before and after optimization |
A mining plant in the North uses a kiln to dry minerals. The efficiency of this kiln was low, and shutdowns happened often, resulting in loss of production and process problems.
The stability was bad, such that the set point for the temperature had to run at an elevated level to ensure the proper mineral moisture content value. Cycling occurred, and the process often reached alarm state.
Finally, the start-up time was long (often over forty minutes), glitches on controller output produced wear on the valve, and emergency shutdown happened occasionally, costing $25,000 each time.
Programming improved, as the plant added cascade control and feed forward, tuned loops, and programmed in interlocks and start-up procedures.
The set point is now lower. Start-up time is now below twenty minutes and fully automated. The average flow of natural gas reduced by 5%. The operation is better. There are no shutdowns anymore!
The time spent on this optimization was less than two days.
The investment included:
- equipment $0
- time (technicians, engineering, operations) $3,200
The return on investment:
- better operations $2,200 per week
- savings on natural gas of $925 per week, which translates to a payback of about one week
These two examples highlight that process optimization is one of the biggest returns on investment plants can undertake today. The objective is to make sure the equipment you already own works at its best.
In process optimization, you plan to use the equipment at its best. You do not necessarily need new installations with all their procurement, engineering, installation, and future maintenance costs.
The noncomputable gains are:
- better knowledge of the process
- better operation
- people better trained to troubleshoot a problem
- better product quality
- replicable expertise for other processes
- smooth operation
- no more abuse of the equipment
- tools and data in place for predictive maintenance
- reduced maintenance for the future IT
Behind the byline
Michel Ruel is a P.E. and senior member of ISA. He is the president of TOP Control Inc. Write him at email@example.com.
Instrumentation investment | |
In the first year the investment is large. The second year it is less important. In the following years the outflows are only for spare parts and replacement equipment. For a typical project, the second year is the period when the benefits are the greatest. After the second year, the system degrades slowly as does the margin. | |
Instrumentation and optimization investment | |
When optimizing the control loops, the bottom line benefits in the third, fourth, and fifth years are more and more and more. By refining control strategies, detecting valves with problems, and doing the proper maintenance, you increase your benefits, and this results in pure profits. |
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In today's tough economic climate, students may want to consider adding a concentration in business technology because many believe it is one of the strongest areas of growth and advancement in our current economy.
Students may want to consider adding a concentration in business technology because many believe it is one of the strongest areas of growth and advancement in our current economy. According to Victoria Hall, MAP instructor who teaches many of the management information systems courses as well as BUS 350, "Careers in business information are available and are a good long-term career option to consider. Having both business acumen and technology skills is extremely valuable in today's job market." Regardless of your chosen field of study, a solid knowledge of the latest, ever-changing technology is important in our day-to-day lives. Careers for business majors with a business technology concentration include systems analysts, database specialists, information security managers, IT consultants, and application developers, as well as traditional positions in management and marketing, according to Andy Smith, associate professor of business and information systems at Marian University. Smith says that information technology is one area that "will not be decreasing in importance, as companies may be cutting back in some areas. Skilled professionals who understand both business principles and information technology will always be in demand. Employers are hiring graduates who understand and can effectively apply technology to business problems". Sherry Nord, who teaches MIS courses in both MAP and the Marian University traditional program adds, "All jobs today involve some type of technology. To be efficient or effective in one's position, an understanding of technologies and how they keep a company or a position moving forward is essential." Eric Chitwood, MAP instructor, agrees. According to Chitwood, a concentration in business technology opens doors as "companies trust leaders who possess the business knowledge and interpersonal relationship skills to lead IT related projects. By pursuing a concentration in business technology, "a student sends a message to future employers that they understand the current trends and needs of top organizations. Organizations need technology-savvy professionals who will embrace these necessary and inevitable changes."
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"What is so great about it? He has been shifting stance every 15 days. I think there is nothing new in it. The BJP has to respond, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has to respond to Mr. Narendra Modi's comment," Singh told media here.
"I also have seen an article where he has said that the people who clean toilets get spiritual pleasure, satisfaction. Has he ever experienced this spiritual experience after cleaning a toilet?" he asked.
Modi had on Wednesday said build toilets first and temples later.
Modi, who was speaking at a function organized here for the youth, said he dared to say so even though his image as a Hindutva leader did not allow him.
"I am known to be a Hindutva leader. My image does not permit to say so, but I dare to say. My real thought is - 'Pehle shauchalaya, phir devalaya' (temple first, toilet later)," he said, and added that lakhs of rupees were spent on temples in villages, but there were no toilets there.
Modi's toilets first and temples later remark could trigger a debate within his party that is keen to put forward the 'temple issue' ahead of the next general elections.
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By Harry Haun
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Whether on stage or on screen, Aaron Tveit is a good-luck co-star to have around. People tend to win prizes in close proximity to him. In the two Broadway shows he originated and was their driving force, a Tony nomination eluded him personally, but the actual award did go to Alice Ripley, his radically unraveling mom in Next to Normal, and to Norbert Leo Butz, an FBI version of Javert who evolves into a father figure in Catch Me If You Can. Tveit's consolation prize, however, was pretty neat: the Clarence Derwent Award from the Actors' Equity Association for Normal.
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Happily, "awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way. In the moment, of course, there is, I think, some disappointment just because of all the stuff that swirls around the shows during that time of year. Really, I've been so blessed it's hard to look back and think anything but that, so I have no disappointments."
Plus, he can content himself with the ensemble awards "Les Miz" picked up from the National Board of Review and from the critics of San Diego and Washington, DC, but the loudest Oscar buzz has been generated by his co-stars: Hugh Jackman (Valjean), Russell Crowe (Javert), Anne Hathaway (Fantine) and Eddie Redmayne (Marius).
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Truth to tell, the movie Enjolras is a tad diminished from his stage facsimile, who had the whole barricade to himself to chew on. Here, as in the novel, he must share it with Marius, his best bud who helps him organize the students into revolt but then abruptly short-circuits into an amorous relationship with Cosette (Amanda Seyfried), leaving Enjolras pretty much holding the revolution all by himself.
Like the dutiful actor, Tveit returned to the roots of the story — the unabridged Victor Hugo, if you please. "It was tremendously long, but what was great was you not only got this amazing fictional story he's telling, but also after a few chapters he digresses into what was really happening in Paris and around France at the time of the story so it gives you all this historical context to his story. It's a fully fleshed-out world."


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This week, federal safety regulators are stopping tour buses on the National Mall and subjecting them to surprise inspections. And not all of them are passing.
Vincenzo Misuraca, a special inspector with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, is checking the lug nuts on a tour bus. "One loose one," he says, "that could be a danger. There's two loose ones."
This bus will eventually fail the inspection and be taken out of service. But Misuraca says it's far from the worst he's ever seen. That would be a tour bus that was carrying 40 children.
"And the actual engine mount was held by two chains," he recalls. "And actually when we stopped the bus, all the brakes were out. A hundred percent, brakes were out."
Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, says dangerous tour buses like these will always fall through the cracks.
"Is there ever enough to get at the bad guys? Do bad guys always figure out a way around? We always have to work smarter in tackling that," says Ferro.
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Paid Twitter rival App.net hits $500,000 funding goal
Crowd-sourced social platform App.net has surpassed their goal of raising $500,000 just two days before reaching the end of their campaign thanks to one final push from sponsors. The company currently has nearly 11,000 backers that have donated $700,000+ during the month-long campaign.
Founder and CEO of App.net Dalton Caldwell says he has been disappointed with free Web 2.0 services and was inspired to build a real-time social service where users and developers come first, not advertisers. If you're thinking this sounds a lot like Twitter, you are certainly on the right track.
The key difference is that unlike Twitter which has no clear business model, App.net will be a paid service. Caldwell points out that the customer of an ad-supported business is the advertiser. With a paid service like App.net, the paying member is the customer, not an advertiser. This, he surmises, will make it easier for the company to keep the users happy.
He goes on to lay out some key values that his company will adhere to, such as the fact that they will never be ad supported and their company will be aligned with making the most innovative and fun product they can. Caldwell also notes that his company will be committed to developers, since his team is also constructed of developers.
A $50 donation gets you a year of pre-paid membership service with App.net and the ability to claim you preferred username before the service launches. For $100, you can expect all of the above perks in addition to receiving the entire App.net developer tool kit and finally, a $1,000 donation gives you everything listed above plus a personal meeting with Caldwell in San Francisco.
Do you think a paid version of Twitter can really be successful? On one hand, a paid network would no doubt limit the amount of spam accounts that can be found on Twitter but at the same time, people are generally cheap and don't like to pay for a service that can be had for free elsewhere.
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
If they're offering greater (or even perfect) privacy then it sounds like a great initiative. Privacy from network advertising companies and really ANY third party is worth paying for. Fastmail, for example, does the same thing for webmail services (of course, you could buy your own domain and do the same thing)
As someone else said of Spotify and other paid music streamers, they're competing with Free. I'm amazed at how many people thought that's a good business strategy. Aside from Twitter's general cheeziness, how many people will really want to pay to post their impulsive comments or the minutiae of their days? I don't get the appeal. OTOH, Twitter appeals to me about the same as a dose of clap, so no doubt I'm missing something here.
People will actually PAY to post more "tweet-like" nonsense? $50 bucks a year? I guess I just don't get it. Although I could never get into the whole fakebook and twit thing anyway. Man, people must have money to burn. Kinda crazy.
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By Joseph Olshan
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Publication Date: April 10, 2012
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A stunning literary thriller set in rural Vermont from the much praised author of Nightswimmer and Clara's Heart
Once a major reporter for a national newspaper, Catherine Winslow has retreated to the Upper Valley of Vermont to write a household hints column. While out walking during an early spring thaw, Catherine discovers the body of a woman leaning against an apple tree near her house. From the corpse's pink parka, Winslow recognizes her as the latest victim of a serial killer, a woman reported missing weeks before during a blizzard.
When her neighbor, a forensic psychiatrist, is pulled into the investigation, Catherine begins to discover some unexpected connections to the serial murders. One is that the murders might be based on a rare unfinished Wilkie Collins novel that is missing from her personal library. The other is her much younger lover from her failed affair has unexpectedly resurfaced and is trying to maneuver his way back into her affections.
Elegant, haunting and profoundly gripping, Cloudland is an ingenious psychological trap baited with murder, deception and the intricacies of desire.
Joseph Olshan is the award-winning author of ten novels including Nightswimmer and The Conversion. He spends most of the year in Vermont.
"Joseph Olshan has stepped up and hit one for the home team. The bracing clarity of his prose…observes the destructive impact [the] killings have on this isolated region." –Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"Evocative… the intricate whodunnit has faint echoes of [Wilkie] Collins with Catherine in the role of his 'Woman In White,' wandering desolate hills, but not trying nearly hard enough to escape her past." –The Boston Globe
"CLOUDLAND is a lyrical love poem to that region (Vermont, New Hampshire) – its landscape, its weather, its people – and also to the writings of Wilkie Collins, whose Victorian-era writings helped lay the groundwork for the mystery genre." –The Charlotte Observer
"The effect of violence on small communities is one of the most provocative themes for mystery fiction. Joseph Olshan expands that plot…[He] makes a bold and quite effective foray into crime fiction." –Oline Cogdill, The Florida Sun Sentinel
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"Olshan, has a reputation for writing beautifully….Cloudland is a love letter to Vermont." –The Washington Independent Book Review
"In this refreshingly cliché-free serial-killer tale, Olshan tries his hand with a female narrator/heroine, whom he handles just as deftly as his sensitive male heroes. Although all these chilly, hurting souls are well worth your time, the real keeper is Catherine. Even as you wonder who the killer will turn out to be, you'll worry mainly about how she's going to come through all this." –Kirkus Reviews
"A crash course in Wilkie Collins, wrapped in a thrilling contemporary mystery" –Mystery Scene Magazine
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Sep 25, 2012Darksiders 2 managed to rise above the original game by fixing broken gameplay elements and adding good new ones.
Oct 15, 2012At the end of all things, Darksiders II is a deeply middling sort of game. Too much to be a mere expansion pack, too little to be a full blown sequel.
Aug 14, 2012Better than its predecessor in pretty much every way: it's slick, polished, smart, beautiful, and most importantly, fun to play, giving you plenty of freedom and adventure with exciting combat and some excellent art and music to go along with the solid voice acting and interesting plot.
Aug 21, 2012Darksiders 2 rises above the rest as a perfect example of what an action-adventure game should be, and if I had my way, Vigil Games would be making them all.
Aug 29, 2012It has everything – great environmental puzzles, Prince of Persia style acrobatics, spectacular combat and an advanced character development system. It's definitely the best slasher available on PC and X360 and one of the best in genre's history. [10/2012, p.48]
Aug 25, 2012Darksiders II is in no way a groundbreaking game. It's not the kind of game that people see has potential and makes a million shameless copies of. It's a game that's realized an old formula and has recreated it well. By doing so, it has made a game legitimately worth playing.
Sep 25, 2012Being a fan of almost every genre this game has smashed together into one has made it highly enjoyable, and the ending had me hoping that the next installment (should they choose to make it) gets in the development queue soon.
Aug 16, 2012Darksiders II merges action, exploration, and loot-driven progression into an excellent and sizable adventure.
Aug 24, 2012I can say, though, that Darksiders 2 plays really, really well on a decent PC, so what it lacks in fidelity it at least partially makes up for in smooth framerates.
Aug 14, 2012Darksiders 2 is larger, more varied and more motivating than the first game, and all game elements - be it story, battle, puzzle or skill pad - engage almost perfectly. I would have preferred a slightly more modern technology backbone and more fine-tuned mouse and keyboard controls. But these are small things that I forgive in such a captivating game as this.
Nov 5, 2012While the lack of advanced graphics options are disappointing, the core experience of Darksiders 2 remains intact with its assortment of gameplay genres and content rich world. Darksiders 2 on PC provides fans of the original and series newcomers with a seemingly endless amount of quests to complete and collectibles to discover, with the added bonus of Death himself as the protagonist.
Aug 14, 2012Darksiders 2 may not be perfect but it is a great action game nonetheless and guarantees hours of thrilling entertainment.
Aug 14, 2012An exciting and lengthy adventure with interesting characters and a host of items and features that make its mix of combat and puzzle-solving very attractive. It's better if you also played the original game, but even if you didn't, Darksiders II is definitely worth looking at.
Aug 18, 2012The RPG elements and to-the-point action all make for some solid gaming, glitches and all. It's a shame so many glaring issues hold such an ambitious endeavor back from the greatness its developers were clearly aiming for.
Oct 29, 2012Most hack & slash titles are missing acrobatic sequences or RPG elements or open worlds – Darksiders II brings this all with great boss battles and various puzzles. [Oct 2012]
Aug 14, 2012Perhaps the plot is a little light but Darksiders II is perfect in its gameplay. Long lasting, with plenty of contents and so much fun in its combat system.
Sep 25, 2012Agreeable hack-'n'-slash fare – the puzzling and platforming is lightweight, but offsets the roaming and robust combat well.
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Feb 6, 2013Darksiders 2 is immersive, rich in content, it displays well-executed (although not original) mechanics and is a huge game that will quench your thirst for a top-notch, "intellectual" action game. [October 2012]
Oct 11, 2012Loot interacts with combat far better than Death's abilities. [Oct 2012, p.68]
Sep 6, 2012Although expansive, sometimes beautiful, and occasionally fun, Darksiders II is mediocre at best, a rambling bore of a game and a shoddy sequel. You may have liked the original, and you may enjoy action RPGs, but you've played this game before, and not just once.
Nov 10, 2012Ultimately, Darksiders II often makes you think of how it is similar to other games in certain respects, but it still feels like its own creature. The combat is enjoyable if a bit mindless, but considering how some of the puzzles can be, that might not be a bad thing. However, since skills and gear have such little leverage in the game, it feels like something substantial is missing. The rest of the game doesn't suffer, and the title is certainly engaging, but Darksiders II feels like it hasn't lived up to its full potential.
Aug 20, 2012The PC version of the game is pretty much identical to the console versions. The game offers up controller support, and with an Xbox 360 controller, the game plays just like the 360 version. The only difference is that you can't rename possessed weapons.
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28 points and 26 points last night. That kid is a BEAST. Next year hes going to be unstoppable, and 2 years down the road hes going to be an MVP candidate.
I wish we would have picked him instead of Emeka he is a beast big man we need.
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I wish we would have picked him instead of Emeka he is a beast big man we need.
Orlando snagged him at #1 in 2004, before our pick at #2. But it was close, supposedly the Orlando Magic front office waffled back and forth all the way up to draft day between Okafor and Howard, but decided on Howard on the last day. Next season Emeka is going to have to step up his game.... I mean step it WAY up to reach Dwight Howard\'s level.
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I wish we would have picked him instead of Emeka he is a beast big man we need.
Excactly. I was ticked off when Orlando chose him instead of Okafor. I have been proven correct, as has Orlando. Okafor\'s an injury waiting to happen, just like he was in college, and Howard\'s upside is through the roof.
He is a beast like Shaq was in his prime Okafor was sick in his rookie year but than he had the slump hopefully he can raise his game next season.
Before some of you are so quick to write EO50 off, I think you need to take into consideration a few things.
The 1st, and most important, is that Howard isn\'t doing anything that Okafor hasn\'t already done. The \"beast like\" numbers that Howard is putting up this year almost mirrors the numbers that Okafor put up last year. The only difference is that while Howard is shooting better from the floor, EO50 blocked MORE shots and actually shot BETTER from the ft line.
While EO50 did start this season poorly (due to him working out his new body and additional 25lbs of muscle I\'d guess), he really started to bring it together from about mid November on. If he had an injury free year there is no telling what he might have done, especially with Crash, Felts and JuJo coming on the way they have.
For all of you who are now saying that Howard would have been the better pick - I\'d like to see how a kid from high school who could hardly string a word together and would have been thrust into the spot light would have handeld being the face and 1st overall selection of a brand new franchise and come in expected not to be a rookie and learn, but to come in and be a rookie and lead.
I for one and thirlled we were lucky enough to land Emeka and know that he was and is the perfect selection for this team.
That\'s not to say that Howard isn\'t a talent. He really is something, but for you guy\'s to come on here and slam EO50 - without cause, is sickning.
I guess its a case of people forgetting what you\'re capable of when you\'re out injured. I\'m guilty of it myself. You can\'t help it though when Emeka had a lost season, and you flip on Sportscenter and see Howard ripping it up.
I\'m pulling for Emeka, I\'m hoping that he comes back healthy ( works on his low post offense this summer ) and shows everybody that Howard isn\'t the only Beast in the eastern conference.
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- Our friends Katherine and Chuck, the parents of my godson Michael and goddaughter Kate, were our witnesses as we became the first gay couple in history to marry in a United Church of Canada.
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Master Gardeners Michelle Simpson and Cindy Deford explain how to create topiaries with succulents at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim.
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Microsoft, Intel tout faster IE9 graphics
Recent Microsoft and Intel primers on Internet Explorer 9's accelerated graphics point to snappier Web browsing.
Microsoft will launch the beta of the upcoming Internet Explorer browser on Wednesday at an event in San Francisco as competition from Chrome, Firefox, and Safari has spurred Redmond to beef up its graphics acceleration, among other improvements. And Intel is slated to introduce its Sandy Bridge chip architecture, with features enhanced graphics silicon, at the Intel Developer Forum, which begins on Monday.
In a blog posted on Friday, Microsoft spelled out what it says are the merits of "full vs. partial acceleration," while Intel, in a new video, is claiming IE9 acceleration on its Core i series of chips--which will include new Sandy Bridge processors.
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If Parents Drink and Drive, Their Kids May Too: Study
Teens' risk for motoring under the influence rose with parents' bad example, researchers found
TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Teens whose parents drink and drive are much more likely to do so themselves, a new U.S. government study finds.
The research, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), suggests that parents' behavior behind the wheel has a very strong influence on teenagers.
The study was based on national survey data of roughly 67,500 people aged 12 and older. The SAMHSA researchers found that more than 18 percent of 16- and 17-year olds living with a mother who drove under the influence of drugs or alcohol had also driven under the influence. In contrast, only about 11 percent of teens living with a mother who didn't drive after drinking engaged in this risky behavior.
Fathers may even wield a greater influence. The study, published online Dec. 6, found that 21.4 percent of teens living with fathers who drove under the influence also drove after drinking or doing drugs, compared to just 8.4 percent of teens whose fathers didn't drink and drive.
"Parents play a key role in preventing drunk and drugged driving, beginning with setting a good example," SAMHSA Administrator Pamela Hyde said in an agency news release. "Parents who drink, or drug, and drive not only put their lives and the lives of others at immediate risk, but increase the likelihood that their children will follow down this destructive path."
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The Translation and Interpreting Program provides a favorable learning environment that will equip the bilingual learner with the theoretical and practical skills and tools to begin the lifelong learning process as a translator and/or interpreter. This certificate may be completed in 3 semesters. Classes are usually offered on weekday evenings and Saturdays.
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- All applicants must be fluent in Spanish and English, and have a speaking proficiency equivalent to that of an educated native speaker. Applicants will have to take a bilingual proficiency assessment.
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Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton talks about his European vacation
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton will address the media for the first time on Friday, but he talked about his off-season vacation in Europe during an informal chat this morning.
Stanton and pitcher Ricky Nolasco went to London, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid and Barcelona in October — and they also caught up with soon-to-be-fired manager Ozzie Guillen in Spain.
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The 4GB Memory Stick PRO-Duo MARK2 from Sony is a recordable media card featuring MagicGate copyright protection technology. This provides authentication and content encryption and decryption, to prevent unauthorized copying and conform to Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) standards. The card is compatible with cameras and other electronic devices equipped with MS PRO-Duo slots, and can be used in MS PRO slots via the optional MSACM2 adapter.
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Solar Cooking Foundation The Netherlands implements Integrated Solar Cooking in Africa, in cooperation with NGOs: a solar cooker in combination with a hay basket, a wood-saving cooking appliance and a small water pasteurisation indicator. This allows food to be prepared in any type of weather. The COOKIT is a cheap solar cooker in which rice, pasta, lentils, vegetables, chicken, goat, baby food and pasteurised water can be prepared. In bright sunlight the food is ready within 2-3 hours. The CooKit is made from cardboard, lined with aluminium foil. A lightweight 4-litre, flat black painted pan is placed in the CooKit, in a heat resistant plastic bag. Hay basket Water pasteurisation Indicator (WAPI) Wood-saving cooking appliance The hay basket is used to finish the cooking process in combination with the CooKit and the wood-saving cooking appliance. The WAPI is used to pasteurise water in the CooKit. On cloudy or rainy days, a wood-saving cooking appliance and a hay basket save up to 70% of firewood. CooKits, WAPIs and hay baskets are made in local workshops. The local production helps women to improve their position by earning money. Locally trained women teach other women to cook with ISC. "Development cooperation is in fact assisting people in developing themselves. In The 21st century we face the challenge of using durable resources such as the sun, wind, water and biomass to generate energy." This remark was made by Prof. Dr. Herman Wijffels, patron of Solar Cooking Foundation. Read more Solar Cooking Foundation The Netherlands (SCN) cooperates with partners (NGOs) to implement Integrated Solar Cooking. Since 2004 SCN has focused on East African countries, mainly on Uganda and Ethiopia and to a lesser extent on Puntland Somalia. In the past we were active in Eritrea as well. Solar Cooking The Netherlands is happy to share its know-how and contributes to a solar cooking network through this website as well as through training sessions for project starters. Do you with to donate? Click here for more information


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What to do...time to say good bye?
Well, here is my 88 2WD. Currently has 183K miles (stock engine, tranny 5.7 V8) and here is what happened in the last few weeks.
- was thinking about replacing upper/lower front ball joints and front wheel bearings.
- was in the process of getting new tires. (currently running 275/60/15. I got a set of used alloy I planned to put used 235/75/15 stock size)
- two days ago, my tranny showing problem. Has trouble get into gear in cold, rev high and kick into gear (rabbit jump/chock/whatever you call it). Once warm up, you don't feel the BIG jump but still can tell the delay. (That issue has been on for a while and now just more serious)
I think the tranny is 7000R4 and I assumed it's going to cost me probably $1000-$1500? I really don't know. Should I keep it or fix it? Over the summer, I have been spending time/$ to get things going (you can see from the link above).
By the way, radiator leaks again (stop leak didn't work) and sound like need a new radiator also.
08-30-2012, 05:36 PM #2You should be able to find a shop that can inspect your transmission to see if it is repairable. Also have them run a full flush if they offer it it will help get the transmission back to hopefully better condition. Also radiators usually aren't to bad at a store or you can get one from a junk yard. Tires and the ball joint are just normal wear and tear.
Btw how much have you spent on the truck because the determines if its worth selling.Last edited by Conlan Rose; 08-30-2012 at 05:47 PM.
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08-30-2012, 07:18 PM #3It looks like the vehicle is in great shape and it hasn't needed a lot in the way of repairs for a vehicle that is 24 years old. Most of what I read in the other thread is cosmetic stuff you did.
So you need to ask yourself this - what could you possibly buy for the cost of the transmission repair, and what would that vehicle need?
I was a bit concerned to see you buying batteries from a salvage yard but was relieved when I read on that you were buying parts from Napa.
Stop leak is not intended to be a permanent repair. I would suggest replacing the radiator, hoses and flushing the cooling system out thoroughly. Otherwise the stop leak will start blocking coolant passages, stopping up the heater core and radiator and gucking up the water pump and passages through the block. Once that happens, the engine will be junk.
Stop leak is the absolute worst thing you can ever put into the radiator or AC system.Last edited by moogvo; 08-30-2012 at 07:29 PM.
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I agree about the stop leak!!!! I think you should have it fixed, shop around with some transmission shops and just make sure they replace EVERYTHING if they rebuild it. I had a shop "rebuild" a 700R4 I had in my 95 and they only replaced some of the components. You might get lucky and only need a torque converter. Have you checked the fluid levels?
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Yes, most of the stuff I did so far are mainly minor, cosmetic items. The things that related to the drive are the distrubtor (by dealer) and the pitman arm.
I should able to do the radiator myself. I will probably flush out the system tonight. Tomorrow, I will take it for an tranny inspection and see what they have to say.
For the tranny, sounds like I can:
A - find an used one and put it in (who knows what's going to happen)
B - have it rebuild (not sure the $ and what will happen after they take it apart)
C - get a recondition tranny and put it on (by someone)
Crap! Hate to deal with that kind of big ticket issue :(
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I got it from my in law a couple years ago. I spent about 1K last year on pitman arm, distrubtor and other small items.
This year, about $1K on minor and cosmetic stuffs, like headliner, stereo, windows....(mostly non drivetran items)
However, I did a few trips with my family this year and I feel like I get my "fun" factor back.
I am toward fixing then selling (really not worth much I think) Just want to know should do a rebuild or just put a recondition tranny.
09-04-2012, 11:52 PM #6Why put the work in to fix it if you don't plan to keep it?
If it were me I'd fix it and keep it, as you know what it needs, what it doesn't, and probably can't buy something as nice for as little money as it'd cost to fix...
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The key to slowing down modern offenses is to get pressure on the passer. Occasionally, some dinosaur will rear its head somewhere and talk about how 'stopping the run' is the key to a successful defense. Ignore that.
Quarterbacks in the NFL today get rid of the ball in less than three seconds on average. If your defense doesn't get to the quarterback by then, chances are you've just allowed a completion. Give the QB more time and your secondary just got burned for a 60-yard bomb. Pressure him, force him into making a decision and the chances of the QB making a mistake go way up.
Traditionally, the success of a team's pass rush has been measured by sacks, and since sacks are still the pass rusher's currency of choice (despite a multitude of advanced metrics), let's start by having a look at the Cowboys' sacks over the last few years.
Cowboys Sacks 2008-2011 | ||||||
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||
NFL Rank (Sacks) |
1st (59) | 7th (42) | 16th (35) | 7th (42) | 21st (20) |
In no small part due to DeMarcus Ware, the Cowboys pass rush has been a fairly consistent top ten unit over the last couple of years. But not this year. 2012 is shaping up to be the the worst of the last six years in terms of pass rush - if you measure the success of a pass rush by its sack totals.
But considering the limited time the ball is in the quarterback's hands in modern offenses, just penetrating the pocket and pressuring the QB to throw early must be considered a success for the defense. So to get a true feel for the effectiveness of the pass rush, you've got to find a metric beyond sacks to measure a defense's ability to pressure the quarterback.
Fortunately for us, the NFL record keepers also measure quarterback hits, which is one way to approximate how much pressure a defense is bringing. Here are the official NFL numbers through the first 10 games for the past five years:
Cowboys QB sacks & hits through 10 games, 2008-2012 | |||||
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
Sacks |
29 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 20 |
Hits |
55 | 53 | 40 | 58 | 44 |
Both sacks and hits are a bit on the low side compared to previous years. This year's total of 64 sacks and hits is a so-so figure. In terms of pass rush as measured by these numbers, the Cowboys had their best recent years in 2008 and 2010, when they recorded 84 disruptions. So why aren't the Cowboys getting to the QB enough? Read on.
QB pressures
The Cowboys keep their own statistics based on the coaching film that they review. These statistics usually differ slightly from the official NFL records, but importantly for our purposes, these records include a stat-line called 'QB Pressures'. This is a number that includes QB hits as well as other 'pressures', although it's not clear how exactly the Cowboys define a other pressures. But I'll assume the Cowboys staff know what they're talking about and have been consistent in applying this measure over the years. Here's how the first ten games of each of the last five seasons look like according to the coaching film stats:
Cowboys QB Pressures (from coaching film) through 10 games, 2008-2012 | |||||
2008 | 2009* | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
Pressures |
93 | 118* | 63 | 67 | 90 |
(*Note: I only have the data from the coaching film through nine games in 2009, all other data is through 10 games). What we see here is that after a significant drop in pressures in 2010 and 2011, the 2012 Cowboys are back to bringing the pressure the way they did in their more successful years.
If you add pressures and sacks, you get an approximation of the number of QB disruptions the defense has recorded over the season. This year that's 110 disruptions, or 11.0 contested/disrupted throws per game, an increase over the 8.3 in 2010 and 9.3 in 2011. The difference may not sound like all that much, but every little bit helps.
In the next and final step of this mid-season look at the Cowboys' pass rush, we look at the position groups to understand where the pressure is coming from, and how that has changed over the past few years:
QB Pressures by position groups through 10 games, 2008-2012 | |||||
2008 | 2009* | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
OLBs | 24 | 39 | 36 | 47 | 42 |
DEs | 32 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 22 |
NTs |
24 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
ILBs |
5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
DBs |
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
The OLBs have been the Steady Eddie's of the Cowboys' pass rush over the last few years, getting around four pressures per game like clockwork.
The situation does not look as nice along the defensive line. From a high of 69 pressures in 2009, the DL production dropped to an embarrassing 16 pressures last year. And while the situation has improved to 35 pressures this year, that's still only half of what the unit produced in 2009. Part of that decline is due to Jay Ratliff's injury issues over the last few years and the corresponding decline in production. But the bigger chunk are the missing pressures from the DEs.
In 2009, Stephen Bowen (18 pressures), Jason Hatcher (15), Marcus Spears (10) and Igor Olshansky (6) formed a formidable pass rushing line for the Cowboys. From that unit, Bowen was lost to the Redskins, Olshansky was released after the 2010 season, Spears hasn't recorded a pressure since 2010 and only Jason Hatcher has maintained his pace, notching another 15 pressures again this year.
Unfortunately, Hatcher isn't getting a lot of help from the other DEs: Kenyon Coleman (2 pressures), Sean Lissemore (1), Marcus Spears (0) aren't much of a pass-rush threat, and only Tyrone Crawford (4) has shown some promise in limited opportunities.
To paraphrase Bian Burke from Advanced NFL Stats, "Got a DE that can stuff the run but can't rush the passer? Trade him to some sucker team that cares that they only give up 3.8 yards per carry rather than 4.2 yards per carry. That's how you build a perennial playoff contender."
The Cowboys need more pressure from their defensive linemen. If they can't get a sack, at least provide some pressure and make the quarterback step up in the pocket, move or hurry his throw. Based on the numbers above, I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Cowboys decided go for a defensive lineman with their first round pick in the draft. Hatcher, Coleman, Spears and Ratliff will all be over 30 next season, and the odds are stacked against those four delivering better numbers next season.
On a much brighter note, Sean Lee (8 pressures, 2 TFL) and Bruce Carter (2 pressures, 9 TFL) are bringing a level of disruption to the game from the ILB position that the Cowboys haven't seen in quite a while. Imagine both of them healthy ...