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Queso – a tough rehabbing case!
Did we spell it wrong? No, Cheeze was originally a "Q" in the alphabet, so he was initially named "Queso". He was such a unique cat and his name just didn't fit him. He was so funny and such a ham, that the name "Cheese" seemed to fit him better and it eventually evolved to "Cheeze".
Cheeze has a sad, but certainly not uncommon story. He came to us from another rehabilitator in the Houston area. This particular rehabber, athough very talented with a multitude of wild species, and who has a stellar reputation received Cheeze as a single kit. She did not know we existed and did not know how incredibly hard it is to raise bobcats to be returned to the wild.
Almost any rehabber who has made this mistake will only make it once. Cheeze grew up somewhere between imprinted and having wild instinct. She handled him just enough for him to like being around humans, but not enough to make him "handle-able". Not having any previous experience with this species, and with no access to anyone who truly specializes in working with bobcats, this rehabber made the all too common mistake of releasing Cheeze WAY before he was ready. At just six months of age, Cheeze just did not have the emotional fortitude or experience to survive on his own.
Bobcats, in the wild, stay with their mothers until they are at least 10 months of age. When they go through rehabilitation, a rehabber must commit to care for these animals for a minimum of one year, because until then, they are emotionally just little kittens. They do not know how to care for themselves, but more importantly, they do not have the emotional capability to do much more than chase and play with anything that moves. Learning that it must hunt and kill things to survive does not occur to them until they are at least a year of age.
This rehabber felt they were doing the right thing. Not knowing of anyone else in the United States that works with this species, the rehabber decide to release Cheeze on their private property. He stuck around. Played outside, ran to find people when he saw them, and ultimately, when he could not feed himself, turned his frustration, hunger, and aggression towards people. People had always been his food providers. He could not understand why they were not bringing him the things he needed to survive.
We agreed to take Cheeze in, knowing that he had severe behavioral issues, and knowing that there was a good chance of injury to one of our many skilled handlers, however, we understood that it was no flaw of his that prompted his aggressive behavior. He was acting the way he had been "programmed" to act, and for that, we could not fault him. What we have learned about bobcats is that when imprinted, they want to please, they just don't always know how.
Cheese was one of our toughest cases. He was highly food aggressive and would startle easily. All trust for humans was gone. However, since bobcats have an intrinsic desire to want to please, Cheeze set about trying to build trust, and after several years of love and dedication, he is a happy, healthy, respectful young man who has just been put on to our adoption list and is scheduled to go to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. in mid-January.
It is our greatest joy to know that an animal as beautiful as Cheeze will live a long and happy life being an ambassador to the world in one of the finest educational facilities in our country!
Bridgie: One of our long term residents
Bridgette came to us in 2008. Her family surrendered their "pet" to us at four months of age. Once they discovered that wild animals can act aggressive at a drop of a hat, especially with those who are not trained in animal behavior, they made the decision to bring her to a facility that would understand her, and give her appropriate care and interaction.
Although Bridgette is a very sweet cat, like all bobs, she can throw a fit like nobody's business. She was a funny kitten who had us laughing all the time. She could eat more food than any adult on the property. She would literally gorge herself until she was miserable.
These pictures were taken one night after she had finished dinner. It was a night that I will never forget. It was almost like she ate herself drunk! This was a progression of pictures over about 30 minutes. She was watching me from a chair while I worked on my computer. When I got up, she moved to my chair and made herself at home.
In 2010, Bridgette contracted viral encephalitis; a pathogen transmitted by mosquito bites. This aggressive disease can have lasting effects. In Bridgette's case, this resulted in some neurological swelling and though the damage to her brain was not severe, she will always have some lasting effects. Most notably, the small circles she walks when she is out of her comfort zone.
We try to protect all of our animals from diseases like encephalitis, West Nile Virus, Lyme disease and other insect borne diseases, but they still slip through on us. Sadly, Animal facilities will not adopt an animal with any outward damage because visitors are constantly notifying staff of the cat's "health issue'. Although Bridgette does not have a future with a zoo or other wildlife facility, she does have a permanent home with us. Most facilities would be required to euthanize her because she cannot be adopted and cannot be released to the wild. Lucky for Bridgette, she has a great future here at WCCR.
By making her part of our surrogacy program (being a cage-mate to multiple cats), she has a valuable place with us for the rest of her life. Should a suitable home ever come along for her, she would be considered for another location, but it would have to be the right facility with the right handlers as she is a special needs cat.
She is bonded to only a very few of the staff who spend time with her. She takes a while to get to know, and to understand, but once she trusts you, it is an unbreakable bond as anyone who works with her will attest to.
Bridgette is a healthy non-aggressive girl and a wonderful cage-mate for most any new cat. She suffers from Flea allergies, so we have to take extra precautions during flea season. She gets along with almost everyone, which is unusual, so her job here is to help acclimate new cats to their cages, getting them used to living with new cats and making their transition to new zoos who already have another bobcat in their enclosure much more tolerable.
Bridgette is a dual purpose kitty here at WCCR! She is one of a handful of our cats that are a part of our research program. She is one of three "vocalizers" that we have on-site at the moment.
A vocalizer is one of the seven personalities that we have identified who have a tendency to "talk" about everything. Our other vocalizers, all of whom you will meet in the near future, are Zachia and Peter.
Over the last couple of years, WCCR and NBRR have grown to an incredible size. We now have more cats on the property than ever before, and the numbers keep growing! We have great people working with us, but need sponsors to help us with funding so that we may keep pace with the demand, and continue to grow!
If you would like to help care for Bridgette, please visit our website and make a donation today! We cannot do this alone. We are seeking individuals to sponsor each of our cats with a monthly donation! It is imperative for us to move in this direction if we are to continue to provide for special needs cats just like Bridgette, and the many others that currently call our facility home! ANY amount helps! For us to continue to take these wonderful cats in, we MUST find sponsors and support. Are you our next one? Keep watching for updates on even more Crosstimbers Cats!
Meet Brave Braelyn. This tough girl has been through alot, and still has a long way to go! We need your help to help her!
Braelyn is our most recent intake. She is VERY sick. She came to us about a week ago from a ranch where they have been "removing all big cats from the property". We hate to hear things like this, because Bobcats should never be considered "Big Cats", at least not down here in Texas. Out bobcat species "Texensis" doesn't get much bigger than a standard house cat. (22-26lbs)
For such a young kitten, Braelyn has had a tough life. It is very clear to us that her mother was either killed or trapped and taken away. We know that there is another kit out there that the landowners are now trying to trap so that they may be reunited. As previously mentioned in our preface, bobkittens stay with their mothers until they are at least 10 months old. When their mothers are trapped and taken away, they must fight to survive. Braelyn has clearly had more than a few battles. She came to us with her poor nose nearly missing and several deep lacerations on her little body. She is only about 16 weeks old. Who she has been battling with remains to be seen, but who/whatever it was, it was much bigger than she was. She is grossly underweight, so has, obviously, struggled to find food and we pray that we can find her sibling before it is too late.
Her lacerations had become infected and she was very weak when she first arrived. But there is good news! As of two days ago, she had regained enough strength to crawl up into her hammock which hangs from the top of her ICU enclosure! She had previously been unable to get up off of the floor. She has been eating well and gaining weight every day. We continue to hope that Santa Paws will help us to find her sibling, but without further funding, we cannot hire someone to go out and assist the landowners in trying to capture it and get them back together. If you can help, please go to our website or use the link on the side column of this blog, and donate today to help Braelyn get back on her feet and help us to hire one someone to help put what is left of their family back together.
Braelyn's future is still uncertain, but we continue with positive thinking, her undying wild spirit gives us high hopes for her to be released back to the wild sometime mid-summer next year.
However, this special girl will need a lot of expensive intensive care in the weeks and months to come if she is going to make it.
She will be paired up with others of her age once back on her feet. If her sibling joins us, they will remain together for the rest of their time here at the ranch and be released together back to the wild where they belong and on a property where they will never have to worry about being trapped, hunted or displaced. All our kitties want for christmas is somewhere safe to call home. Will you help them?
Happy Holidays Wildlife Friends!
Now, Don't fall over in shock, but this is Val. As most of you know, Dawn started our Facebook page years ago, and thankfully, Kari picked up where she left off and expanded our page to include a blog. As much as I would love to be entrenched in social media, I have neither the time, nor the know-how. However, I have been overwhelmed by the Christmas Spirit this year and wanted to make a special effort to take the time to give you the updates you have been asking for! And, because the Christmas spirit has grabbed a hold of me, I am going to take it a step further and give you a gift! From now until the end of the month, I am going to give you a short bio on ALL of the cats that are currently in care at the center! And, I would like to ask all of you to add your stories, comments and experiences, if you have any, with each of the cats or at the ranch, as they are discussed. There is a reason for this.
WCCR & NBRR have grown in leaps and bounds. Because most of our friends are not local, most have no idea what is going on out here. We want you to know, and to SHARE with others, the GREAT work we are doing. We also want to give you updates on the new outreach and policies we have set in place. First, and most important, NBRR decided, two years ago, to branch out from native wildlife and begin accepting confiscated or unwanted (turned over) imprinted Bobcats. We quickly became the largest bobcat rescue in the United States. We are now proud to announce that we have been asked to be the first bobcat rescue to be utilized by the AZA and to be listed in their studbook! The AZA studbook is where AZA accredited Zoos and Aquariums turn to find breeders to supply their facilities with replacement animals. This is VERY exciting because, due to our rapidly growing national reputation, they contacted us! We will now be able to accept, train, and supply imprinted bobcats that might otherwise be euthanized due to lack of space in exotic feline rescues. Of course, many of these cats come to us with severe behavioral problems. Our behavior specialists are some of the finest in the country! Special Kudos to Kari and Deborah for their exceptional work and dedication to these very special cats!
So, where to start? My goodness! Alphabetically, I presume, would make the most sense. Since we began this new program, cats have poured in, so you will get to hear stories about bobcats that you have never been introduced to before! And, because we have more cats than we have days left in the month, we will have to double up on most days and give you one in the morning and one in the evening! Yes, We're THAT busy! Unfortunately, that means a HUGE burden on our dwindling funds!
Since we know that you didn't know, we are hoping that you will share these stories with everyone in hopes that we find enough donations to pull us through another (exceptionally busy!) winter.
We hope that if you read a story that you enjoy, or that touches your heart, that you will cross-post it so that we can increase our friend base and hopefully find some corporate and/or private sponsors that we still so desperately need.
It is important to note that our first love continues to be the thousands of native wild animals, including wild bobcats, who come to us for help each year.
The imprinted cats are entrusted to our care and are donated by us to other non-profit educational facilities. Our work here is critically important to the future understanding of the increasing population of urban bobcats and we continue to operate on a completely volunteer staff. We cannot do this alone. Please remember these beautiful animals during this holiday season and throughout the year because the next well adjusted and happy bobcat you see in a zoo throughout the United States may be from The Wildlife Center at Crosstimbers Ranch.
God Bless you all and Happiest of holidays from all of us at Crosstimbers!
A preface to our introductions. Bobcats come and bobcats go around here. Some stay for a few weeks, some stay for years. Much depends of their ability to be released back to the wild, whether they have medical or behavioral problems, whether those problems are temporary or permanent, and how old they are when they arrive. Each cat is given an identifying name. We start alphabetically each year. When we reach "Z", we begin again. Any bobkitten brought to us who has not already been imprinted is slated to be returned to the wild after it has reached one year of age; adults and juveniles who are not imprinted must also be at least one year old before they are released back to the wild.
The reason for this is because in the wild, they will stay with their mother until they're at least 10 months old and, literally remain kittens, emotionally, until they are at least one year old. In an urban environment, they will stay with their families even longer, sometimes for life! Should we try to release them prior to one year old, they do not thrive and often end up being returned to us by some unsuspecting stranger who found a starving bobcat on his property. Though the years, we have leaned to avoid this by making SURE that our cats are emotionally ready to be out on their own.
We strive to ensure success as a "rewilded" animal for every creature that comes through our doors. But most, especially our beloved bobcats, are incredibly intelligent; and we must diligently strive to ensure that we do not damage their wild potential by allowing an overabundance of human interaction in their space.
Our work has led us to discover, so far, seven different personality types in bobcats. Each is as distinguishable as day and night. Some personality types are more easily imprinted than others. It is with those that we must be the most careful. Others want nothing more than to be wild from the day they arrive to the day we watch them run across an open pasture to live their wild lives. There is nothing more gratifying than to release a cat back to the wild, yet, many can never go back. Why?
To answer this question, we must revisit the issue of the level of intelligence that these incredible cats posses. These cats could easily survive in the wild, yet, they are so smart, that one they have become imprinted, they recognize where food comes from. Many of them seek affection. When an imprinted cat is released, it will seek out humans and approach them. This ends up badly in 99% of these cases. They are often shot or trapped and euthanized because they are "acting strangely". A few of them make it to us. Generally, they are the ones who have collars on and have escaped from a home. The percentage rate of an imprinted cat, as best we can figure, is only about 5%, and that is ONLY if the cat is release onto a private protected property where there are no hunters or humans to ruin their chances. Therefore, with the imprinted cats, we work closely with them to be very sure that they will be happy in a facility where they can be a liaison for their wild brothers and sisters. As we introduce you to our current cats in care, we want you to clearly understand that our main goal is to return them to the wild, and that when that is not possible, the next best thing is to ensure a happy life with handlers who will give each cat what it needs to live a long and happy life with people who love, respect and care about these beautiful animals. We are always happy to answer questions from anyone, so please, if you have any, let us know. We always want the best for our charges, and when the obvious best is not attainable, then we seek the best available. We hope you will enjoy reading about our work and support us in any way you can!
Angel~Face (and XYZ)
Each year, we struggle with naming certain alphabet letters – and this year is NO different. We will start out our alphabetical stories with "Angel-Face" who was named after she arrived with her two brothers and one sister. Angel-Face was EASY to name. As often happens, she became highly stressed when she first arrived, quit eating, and became very sick. She lost a lot of weight, so we had to pull her away from her family to get her back on her feet. While she was separated, we named her Angel-face because she was SO curious about everything we did. She would hide in her cat box, peek over the edge and would get the sweetest look on her face when we confused her by doing our "Human things". We ultimately cave her a cat box full of blankies that she could hide in while sneaking a peek at our antics. She remained separated for about three weeks while she gained weight and her strength back. Her brothers and sister were dubbed "X, Y & Z". They are STILL named X, Y & Z! They are strong and sassy! They talk and play constantly, but the MINUTE they see a human, they all run for cover into the nearest crate or box. We are hoping for your help! Will you all PLEASE help us name these other kitties? Please post your ideas below. Human baby names have all already been used, so we want to ask you to make up unique names, for example, last year's X, Y & Z were named Xylan, Yoda, & Zachia. So be creative! We need your help!
Angel-face and her siblings are expected to be released into the wild in late summer next year. They are as wild as they come! They are all four living together again and are getting ready to be moved outside to the wild barn. Out kittens stay inside until they reach about 5 months of age. Until then, we must keep a VERY close eye on them because they can become very sick VERY fast. The stress of capture, of living without their mothers, of being in unnatural conditions, and of eating unfamiliar diets can cause a multitude of problems. The little ones are always a challenge, so we keep a very close eye on them
These little ones arrived when they were only 5 weeks old. I am afraid that we do not have many pictures of them as we wanted them to stay wild and therefore did not/do not approach them very often. I took this picture the other day while hiding behind the couch. You can see that they are all very bonded and will, likely, stay together long after they are released.
Their mother was trapped and relocated before anyone realized that she had babies. At about 4 weeks of age, and barely walking, the little ones started peeking out of their den, one at a time, looking for their mommy. They were hungry and frightened. They were caught and brought to us over a period of several days. All are finally doing really well. There really isn't much more to say about these guys except that they are all doing as expected and staying on track to be released, growing like weeds and staying wild! This is our only large litter, so will be the only time you will get an update on multiple cats at one time. Don't forget to help us name X,Y & Z!
Our urgent care case: Ulyses
The Wildlife Center at Crosstimbers Ranch has received a very special guest that urgently needs your help. His name is Ulyses, and he is only ten weeks old. He has been separated from his mother and siblings, and the poor little guy has suffered some serious trauma in his short life.
Ulyses is a bobcat, and he already has a special place in the hearts of all of the staff members here at WCCR. You see, at this tender age, he has had a little altercation with a dog…that resulted in a compound fracture of his leg, and massive infection. This poor little wild one is terrified and alone, and he can't even yet have a buddy to comfort him. For now, until his condition improves a bit, his stuffed animal is his closest companion.
The thought of this poor little guy terrified and hurting tugs at my heartstrings every time. Especially when all we can do is sit back, and support him on his journey 😦
Here at Crosstimbers, we do 90% of our medical treatment on site.
There are many reasons for this that I may go into in some future blog, but for right now, my main focus is to help this little one return to the wild. But in order to do that, I am going to have to solicit some help! To rehab a single (healthy) bobcat from kitten to release, costs more than $2,000 and over 12 months in feeding and maintenance alone. Any medical treatment or other operational care all comes at additional expense.
For Ulyses, the cost will probably be more than double that figure.
His tiny leg will be set in his heart emblazoned cast for at least the next six weeks, and he will need some heavy-duty antibiotics (as well as other medications) to battle the massive infection.
Supportive care will also include a special immune system supporting diet and eventually, physical therapy.
Little Ulyses had to be sedated for this procedure, so once his cast was secured, he was placed in isolation to recover from anaesthesia.
His ongoing care, rehabilitation, and physical therapy are going to be major hurdles for WCCR this year. The economy has put a squeeze on us all, and we are definitely feeling it. We are trying to raise $500 towards his ongoing care, and every cent helps.
If every person who read this blog donated just ten dollars, that total sum would mean a massive step towards going back to the wild for this amazing cat! Every bit helps! If you want to be a wildlife hero, click on that donate button on the right hand column! I know we can do this. Lets get Ulyses back to the wild, together!


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Pics Of The Band?The members of Jamiroquai. Talk about their musical styles, techniques, instruments...
Pics Of The Band?
Hey guys i was wondering.. does anyone have some good pics of the band from any point 92-07? Ive looked for good ones but i cant find any clear ones... hard to describe what i mean by clear.. but anyway please post some pics if you have them!!
thanks dan
the best Jamiroquai Line-Up (nobody can't say they are not!!! )
i'm a bit obssesed... hehe they're my life!
Ed - great photos as always - don't worry, I'm slightly obsessed with photos of the band too LOL
Those images are awesome and all... But why does Jay look like he was ran over by a car in the last image?
pics of THE BAND !!!!!
jk goes to this thread http://bb.jamiroquai.com/viewtopic.php?t=4554 (lol i meant pics of jk!)
ok sorry
but... jay's part of the band , isn't he ? hahahahahahaha
just kidding.
aah nevermind i just wouldn't like someone to tell you that you went offtopic and i would feel guilty cuz i could've told you where to post it!or even worse catWUSS84 shows up and calls you a groupie!
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The Amsoil Great American Circle Track Tour - Ultimate Racing
More Racetracks And More Good Information
Part three
The AMSOIL Great American Circle Track Tour coverage continues as we visit with the racers, promoters, and fans at Southside Speedway, Old Dominion Speedway, and Hickory Motor Speedway. Being in the same region, these tracks do things in a similar way for the most part, but there are differences related to the class structure and the immediate locale for each track.
All three of these racetracks are more than half a century old with Hickory founded in 1951, Old Dominion in 1952, and Southside in 1959. The latter two have been surrounded by urban growth and who knows where that will end up? There were rumors that Old D. was slated for demolition in 2007, but it has survived so far. Hickory is still fairly remote in a more industrial section of that town and has a decent following.
Southside Speedway We visited Southside Speedway, near Richmond, Virginia, on April 16, on a Friday night. Almost off the bat, we began to notice a lot of fans were arriving. On this night they packed them in. The classes were full and the stands were full. I asked one of the owners if they had done any special promotions and if he could tell me why the attendance was so strong and no one was able to pin it down.
The one thing we noticed was that the announcer was a local radio host and he was doing a wonderful job of promoting the races and our visit. Every five minutes or less, he read from our page we offer detailing what our Tour is all about and the reason for our visit to the track. I thought that maybe he had promoted this night's racing in a similar fashion on his radio show. Could that be why so many people came out?
The classes at this track included the Late Model stock cars, asphalt IMCA-type Modifieds, and the usual Stocker classes. This is a very competitive track and the teams in the region have a healthy respect for its toughness. Multi-time winner Eddie Johnson was there racing a Petty blue No. 43 car and I heard that he won the last race at that track as of this writing, the first win for him in two years.
The Modified winner had a very special story. Mike Rudy had quickly prepared his car for this first race of the season after losing both of his parents in a period of nine days last September. Keeping busy taking care of the arrangements and resulting financial details had pushed his race car prep back until just before the season started. Nonetheless, he pressed on and came out a winner. It was an incredible race with the second place car, just feet behind, making contact at the flag and spinning Rudy around in Turn 1. It was an emotional Victory Lane ceremony to say the least.
Longtime car builder Rick Townsend was there with his new partner, Craig Oliver, in their new racing business. Oliver worked with Sprint Cup teams before joining Townsend to re-establish the Townsend name as a regional car builder.
Old Dominion Speedway As I stated in my blog the day after this Saturday night race we toured on April 17, this track has a history with me personally. It was here that I won my very first major championship with Wes Troup in 1996. I had just begun my software and consulting company and Troup was my first consulting job. I engineered the setup at the pre-season practice in March of that year and he went on to win 14 races, the track championship, and the NASCAR Atlantic Regional Championship. He also finished Third in the country in the short-track series that boasted 200 racetracks as members. It was special because it had demonstrated that consistency wins. Troup was not necessarily the fastest car at the beginning of each race, but he was definitely the fastest after 20 or so laps and at the end where it counts.
I reminisced with Dicky Gore, one of the developers of the Late Model Stock class years ago for NASCAR. Our discussion centered on racetrack promotion. Gore sold Old D. a few years ago and the new owner had a difficult time with the promotion side of the venture. Gore agreed to come back and manage the promotions, and the track is well on its way to recovery.
The classes that ran on this night were mixed with a combination of Late Models, four-cylinder stockers, Mini-cup cars, and Legends cars. The Legends cars put on quite a show with the leader getting turned in Turn 4 with two laps to go and flipping down the front straight numerous times. It's a testament to the durability of these cars that the driver emerged from the car unscathed.
The eventual winner of the Late Model race approached me after winning the pole and said how much he enjoyed reading Circle Track and how much good information he had gotten from us. He was still in development with the car, but was very close to getting it just right. In the race, his car was far more consistent and although he did not lead early on, he chased down the leader and eventually passed for the lead and took the checkered flag. That scenario would play out many times over the course of our Tour.
As for the promotion of Old D., Gore does it right. His approach is to come to know each and every one of the competitors, follow what they are doing all during each week, and try to help them to success, as well as to build the pit attendance by enforcing rules and making sensible judgements on violations, some of which he has learned over the years are unintentional. Knowing when to throw the book at a competitor and when to back off has earned him the respect of the racers and allowed this track to be successful over the years.
When we competed back in 1996, we were stinking up the show by all indicators. We sat on the pole most nights, won most of the races, and most nights we were usually leading by a half lap at the end. This is not what most promoters want to see. And there were rumors of cheating on our part circulating. So, one night, Gore was going to find our "secret" one way or the other. After winning the race, the officials stripped the car of all of the body panels, removed the transmission and rearend, disassembled those and traced every electrical wire on the car. After a couple of hours of frustration, the car was deemed legal.
In doing so, Mr. Gore had demonstrated to the other competitors that he was bound and determined to run a fair show and once we were thoroughly inspected, he told Troup he would never do so again. The whole of the pits was satisfied that we were legal and all knew that they were going to have to get busy and do their homework if they were going to keep up. And they did-with another of my clients, Dale Delozier, winning the track championship two years in a row in 1998 and 1999.
Hickory Motor Speedway We added Hickory MS after the original schedule was published and we're sure glad it we did. Hickory was hosting the USARacing series along with the USAC Ford Focus Midgets, ISCAR (an ASA-sanctioned series for compact stock cars formerly known as the Goodies Dash Series), and the Allison Legacy racing series.
Granted, these were not typical Saturday night scheduled classes because USARacing rents the track for this event. But it does tell us something about how this premier series is adapting to the changing times. The regular Hickory fans get to see not only the top non-NASCAR series for short tracks (ARCA being considered a big track series), but they were able to see Midget cars and a few other traveling series run. And the competition was very good providing lots of racing action, passing, and last minute lead changes all night.
I spoke with USARacing's Larry Camp, the managing partner of the series, and the group that purchased this series is continuing to build it from near extinction into a strong representation for what short track racers can aspire to become. After all, these cars are as close as you can get to what is run in Sprint Cup or ARCA.
With the TV coverage and the ability to run a variety of tracks including the mile-long Rockingham Speedway, drivers and teams who desire to go further find this a very good stepping stone. Not only do the driver and crew chief build confidence and experience, but they also gain knowledge of public speaking through interviews, online promotions, and other media coverage.
As a side note, we were supposed to visit Winchester Speedway on this leg of the Tour, but unfortunately, we got rained out. This was to be our first dirt track of the Tour with many more coming during the second half of the 2010 Tour including the famed Eldora Speedway and the World 100 race.
Analysis What we are continuing to see on this tour are the practices of combining classes, combining engine rules, introducing what used to be considered "lower class" cars running motorcycle engines, and the drivers are getting younger and younger.
Do these trends appear to be favorable to the fans and will they save the sport? Only time will tell. But for now, it all seems to be working out. I usually sit in the stands for the races because I want a fan's eye view, first of all. And secondly, I can gauge the crowd's reaction to, say, a Legends car race or a Mini-cup race. I'm interested in how the changes that are going on affect the success of the front gate attendance.
Sure, racers are racers and racing is racing-from karts to Cup. How many of us have had a good measure of thrill beating our buddies on a commercial go-kart track in an amusement park? I know I have. It's no different to the driver and teams who run the various classes, but we need to be considerate of the families who attend.
And maybe these trends attract more youngsters who see drivers their age competing on a big track against, sometimes, much older drivers. If the tracks we have visited so far are any indication, something is drawing the younger generation, because there is definitely an influx of youth in short track racing today. That is healthy for the sport by all indications.
What's Next? In our next installment we visit Bowman Gray Stadium and Carolina Speedway, our first dirt venue on the Tour. With us not able to visit Winchester, we are excited about looking into how dirt racing is going and what trends and adjustments are taking place on the dusty side of short track racing.
There are some very interesting things to report in the next issue of CT, so stay tuned. Our major sponsor, AMSOIL, has been great and the reception we get from the tracks, fans, and racers to its products has continued to amaze me. The fact is, AMSOIL is out there big time and the users and distributors are very passionate about the product.
It's high time the stock car racing community was made aware of this unique product that boasts being the very first synthetic oil to come to market. And the nice thing about the company is that it has always supported racing in various forms with a complete line of products specially formulated for racing engines. Now, fortunately, we are able to spread the word about AMSOIL.


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November 27, 2012 | Michigan
Since winning its first eight games, the Liberty Flames Division I men's hockey team has struggled to find a winning groove. Seven-straight losses were broken by a victory, followed by three more losses and another win. The Flames' schedule has been a tough one, filled with nationally ranked American Collegiate Hockey Association programs, including last year's national champion, but Liberty is eager to make a competitive run at nationals this year. Though they have competed in these tough matchups, the Flames are hungry to break open another winning run.
With Davenport on the horizon, Liberty expects a hard-fought contest. The Flames have nothing but revenge in mind after being swept at home by the Panthers in October.
Scouting Preview, Game 20: Liberty University (10-8-1) vs. Davenport University (14-4-1), Nov. 29 at 8:30 p.m., in Davenport, Mich.
Liberty Scouting Report: Liberty is coming off a split with Stony Brook where the Flames rebounded from a 6-4 loss with a four-goal first period onslaught to break open a 6-3 revenge win. Liberty notched five-straight goals in the victory.
Prior to that Liberty lost two at home to defending ACHA national champion Delaware 2-1 and 6-3.
Rick Turner leads Liberty in points with 39. He is third in the nation in goals with 23. Ryley Egan and Lindsay LeBlanc are neck-and-neck for second on the team in points with 25 and 24, respectively.
Against Stony Brook, Egan and Cam Bakker each posted two goals in the win and Turner, after a quiet Delaware series, looked to be back in stride with a pair of goals and an assist in the first game.
Blair Bennett (5-5) and Clayton Brown (5-4) have shared time in goal for the Flames. Both have a save percentage just under 90 percent, Bennett at .89 and Brown at .87. Brown has a 3.04 goals against average and Bennett's GAA is 3.44.
Davenport Scouting Report: The Panthers are hot right now, outscoring opponents 24-9 in five-straight victories, including four on the road. Davenport has not lost since dropping a Nov. 3 shootout to Oakland, whom the Panthers had already beaten twice this season.
In its latest series, Davenport beat Eastern Michigan 6-2 and 4-3.
The Panthers beat the Flames twice in Lynchburg Oct. 19-20, 6-3 and 6-5 (SO). In the second matchup, Liberty fought back from three down to force overtime and the eventual shootout for a disappointing near-comeback. The two victories gave Davenport rights to the newly inaugurated Blue and Gray Cup, a trophy the two teams will now compete for annually in a best-of-three format. The cup celebrates their rivalry and the historical one between Michigan and Virginia dating back to the Civil War. Though the cup is out of reach this year, Liberty can slim the win margin in an otherwise closely contested season series.
Davenport has four players above the 20-point mark, and another just one point away. Mason Bohlinger is tops in points for Davenport with 29 (11 goals, 18 assists) followed closely by Tyler Quigley at 28 (14 goals, 14 assists). Quigley leads the team in goals and Bohlinger in assists.
Goalie Phil Graveline (9-5) has seen the most action for Davenport and boasts a .90 save percentage and a 2.59 GAA.
All-time Series: This will mark the 20th overall meeting between Liberty and Davenport. The Panthers lead the series at 10-8 with one tie. Last season, the two teams split their four games, with the road team sweeping in each series (Liberty winning 4-3 and 7-4 in Michigan and Davenport outscoring the Flames 4-3 and 4-2 in Lynchburg).
Coaches: Kirk Handy, in his 13th season as Flames head coach, has an overall record of 267-116-13. Phil Sweeney is in his second season as head coach with Davenport after serving as an assistant for seven seasons. He currently holds a 35-26 overall record.
Scouting Preview, Games 21-22: Liberty vs. Oakland University (9-9-2), Nov. 30 (8 p.m.) and Dec. 1 (7 p.m.) at Onyx Ice Arena in Rochester Hills, Mich.
Oakland Scouting Report: A 6-3 loss to Eastern Michigan Nov. 18 extended a Grizzlies' losing streak to six-straight. The streak began with a Nov. 8 shootout loss at home to current No. 1 Arizona State, followed by back-to-back home losses to another Western powerhouse Arizona.
Oakland was last year's ACHA National Championship runner-up and has competed with tough programs this season, including three of the nation's top five in the ACHA Division 1 Rankings No. 8.
Anthony Coles has the most goals for Oakland with 12 and is second in points (21). Billy Balent has 17 assists and 24 points to lead the Grizz.
In goal Matt Toter (4-7-1) has a 2.75 GAA and .90 save percentage.
All-time Series: The Flames' all-time record against the Grizzlies is 10-7-2. Liberty took three of four from the Grizz last season, taking the first of two at Oakland Sept. 23-24, 2011 by a score of 4-1. Oakland won the second in a shootout 3-2. At the LaHaye Ice Center Jan. 27-28 the Flames beat Oakland 3-2 and 6-3.
Coaches: Oakland Head Coach Jeremy Bachusz, in his fourth season at the Grizzlies' helm, has an overall record of 83-46-12.


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Author Joe McGinness said there's nothing creepy about him renting a home next to Sarah Palin, who happens to be the subject of a book he is currently writing.
McGinness, who has written books about Ted Kennedy, several true crime cases and even one about exploring Alaska, said he had to move to Wasilla, Alaska, in order to interview people who have known the former vice presidential candidate. And the deal he got on a rental next to the Palin family, $1,500 a month for a six-bedroom home, was too good to pass up, McGinness said on NBC's "Today" show.
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So i'm in a project where i need to build a Jmenu with its options dynamically, i have in a database table the structure of the entire menu and i have an idea in how to do it, however i don't have the slightest idea in how to add the actions listeners.
Initially i was creating a menu statically and i was making anonimous classes for each actionListener in each JMenu Item but since i have to change it for what i mentioned before i have no idea how to do it, can you please show me an example in how to do that?
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I've made some small adjustments to the software page, mostly in the section regarding terminal applications. I was looking over it the other day and realized what was listed there wasn't particularly accurate, in one sense.
For example, I rarely — extremely rarely, at best — use irssi, not for any failing of the software, but just because I don't care for chatting. It's a good application, and a fine piece of programming, but I don't have a need for it, so it seems faulty to endorse it.
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Ozzie speaks about his DH by committee theories:
"A lot of people are mistaken about the DH," Guillen said. "It gives me an opportunity to play people at different places. I put Carlos (Quentin) at DH, I put Andruw (Jones), (Omar) Vizquel.
"That's what we want to do, rotate people, give people more at-bats, more help for the defense. When we play (in the) National League, we don't have the DH. That's my point."
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UH Manoa and HECO formalize partnership to save energy
Reducing campus electric bills and global warming are key goalsUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU - The University of Hawaii at Mānoa and Hawaiian Electric Company today formalized a partnership to work together to save energy and reduce the global warming impact of the University's flagship campus.
The partnership - endorsed today in a campus ceremony by interim Manoa Chancellor Denise Eby Konan and HECO President & CEO Mike May - launches an aggressive effort to achieve the energy-savings goals announced at the Chancellor's Energy Summit last October. These goals are:
· A 30 percent reduction of campus-wide energy use by 2012, based on a 2003 campus energy benchmark.
· A 50 percent reduction of campus-wide energy use by 2015, based on the 2003 campus energy benchmark.
· Achieving 25 percent of campus-wide energy use supplied by renewable sources by 2020.
· By 2050, the Manoa campus will achieve self-sufficiency in energy and water, and will treat and transform its wastes into useable resources through its actions to conserve and re-use, and through its adoption of renewable energy technologies.
"We are initiating a new partnership with HECO to work together to put the UH Mānoa campus on the path to energy sustainability, to reduce the impact on global warming, and to return savings to pressing academic needs," said Chancellor Konan.
"In 2006, the energy bill for the Mānoa campus was $17 million. This year, it is expected to reach $18 million. These figures are the continuation of an upward trend that shows no signs of slowing," said Chancellor Konan.
"Hawaiian Electric Company has made a major commitment to increase electricity conservation and efficiency both through raising awareness and through technical assistance on a wide range of energy efficient technologies," said Mike May. "We are very happy to renew a partnership dedicated to saving energy and dollars for the University and protecting our environment both here in Hawaii and globally through this effort.
"The campus is committing itself to some high goals and I believe our assistance, plus the enthusiasm and expertise of students, faculty and staff will make these goals a reality."
Since most energy on campus is consumed by the operation of its buildings, they will be the natural focus for conservation activities. Other university campuses around the U.S. and other institutions and businesses on Oahu have already realized large savings by improving the efficiency of lighting, motors, ventilation and air conditioning.
"The University cannot do this alone, which is why a partnership with HECO is so critical to the success of this new campaign," said Chancellor Konan. "HECO will be able to bring its expertise on demand-side management and renewable energy to help the Mānoa Campus to meet our energy goals. Together, HECO and the UH-Mānoa will put the campus on the path to sustainability."
Today's meeting on campus was set to formally sign the charter of the partnership and to organize action committees made up of UH and HECO representatives.
In past collaboration, a campus-wide study set benchmarks of campus energy use with installation of electrical meters at 33 locations and energy audits of 44 buildings. Joint action committees will soon establish a coordinated list of priority projects to leverage expertise and resources to reduce electricity use.
In the near term, HECO is adding its support to a student-faculty-staff effort called "Sustainable Saunders" aimed at turning Saunders Hall into a model of sustainability and energy efficiency. Saunders includes the departments such as economics, peace studies, political science, population studies, public administration, sociology and urban planning. HECO also is participating in the UH Earth Day celebration on April 20.
HECO previously assisted in the design of the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Kaka'ako, funding an independent engineering firm to make energy efficiency recommendations which qualified the building for $250,000 in Energy$olutions rebates and are saving the school about $230,000 a year on its utility bills.
Most recently, HECO gave UH a rebate of $20,500 for installing CFL bulbs in student housing, bringing total energy efficiency rebates to over $450,000.
UH and HECO have a long history of collaboration on diverse projects, including research from biofuels for energy to termite control in utility polls. Other examples:
· HECO commissioned Professor Steven Meder and the School of Architecture to research solar access on rooftops using aerial imaging and analysis.
· HEI Foundation provided a grant for development of an energy-based curriculum to increase sustainable design skills of architecture students.
· HECO is providing space and utilities for the Hawaii Fuel Cell Test Facility where the UH Hawaii Natural Energy Institute is conducting research on fuel cells and associated fuels.
"The University of Hawaii is 100 years old, a mere youngster compared to Hawaiian Electric Company which was chartered by King Kalakaua in 1890," said May. "We represent two of the oldest — and yet most modern and innovative — public service institutions in our state. It is fitting we should be working closely together in this important effort."


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Both Hope College cross country teams have received pre-season recognition from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Each is ranked in the Great Lakes region poll, the women's team in fourth and the men's team fifth. The Flying Dutch are also ranked 22nd in the pre-season Division III national poll. Rival Calvin is the top-ranked team in both the men's and women's regional poll.
The Hope teams launch their season with the traditional home Vanderbilt Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 1 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Ridge Point Community Church south of Holland.
The Hope cross country program is directed by Mark Northuis who begins his 24th year as head coach.
The Flying Dutch in 2011 were champions of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Flying Dutchmen were second behind Calvin. Both teams finished in the top ten at the Great Lakes Regional meet, the women at fourth and the men in sixth. The Flying Dutch also qualified for the NCAA Division III nationals.


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The always interesting Michael Lind has a piece out in Slate saying that the left should stop using the word progressive and return to calling themselves liberals (I agree).
He gives seven reasons for the switch (or rather return), a few of which really are key (my numbers don't line up with his numbers).
1. Progressives has come to mean either:
A) The DLC centrist pro-corporate wing of the Democratic Party (neoliberals)
B) The radical left of the pre WWII era (more pro-Communist in other words)
C) The early progressives of the 20th century who for all their good in some areas were also deeply social conservative, authoritarian in places, technocratic, and often racist.
None of A,B, or C is really a good tradition going forward for a healthy left in the US.
Hubert Humphrey, liberal, championed integration and federal enforcement of civil rights. Woodrow Wilson, Progressive, resegregated Washington, D.C. The Warren Court liberalized abortion and censorship laws. The early 20th century Progressives campaigned to outlaw alcohol and outlaw abortion and many of them favored eugenic sterilization of the "feeble-minded." New Deal liberals celebrated Americans of immigrant stock. Progressives like Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt were horrified by "hyphenated Americans." Roosevelt and Truman inherited a disturbing progressive fondness for executive prerogative but by the 1960s and 1970s civil libertarianism and a renewed interest in checks on the imperial presidency became part of the liberal tradition.
2. Progressive is too Prussian Germanic (and therefore militarized and worried about centralization of power as well as purity issues) growing out of an original vision that was Bismarckian not Lockean (i.e. classical liberalism) in nature.
3. Lastly the following:
Like "conservative," "progressive" is a term associated with a particular view of history. The conservative wants to stand still or go back; the progressive wants to move forward. Progressivism implies a view of history as perpetual progress; conservatism, a view of history as decline from a better world in the past. Needless to say, nobody who actually thinks this way could function. In the real world, self-described progressives aren't mindlessly in favor of everything new, just as self-described conservatives aren't indiscriminately in favor of everything that's old.
Unlike progressivism and conservatism, liberalism is not a name that implies a view that things are either getting better or getting worse. Liberalism is a theory of a social order based on individual civil liberties, private property, popular sovereignty and democratic republican government. Liberals believe that liberal society is the best kind, but they are not committed to believing in universal progress toward liberalism, much less universal progress in general. Many liberals have been skeptical about the idea of unlimited progress and have believed that a liberal society is difficult to establish and easily changed into a nonliberal society.
The upshot of which as Lind correctly points out is that liberals can be or have progressive ideas (contextually) as well as conservative ones. Lind is making the argument (contra Jonah Goldberg) that the mid-century New Deal Liberals were just that liberals (not progressives primarily–though of course they did have some progressive goals, aims, and policies).
It would hopefully also allow liberals to not continue to act like they have to out hawk the neocons in order to look tough on foreign policy.
Update I: For those interested, in integral politics according to Ken Wilber's scheme this is the breakdown of the three meanings of liberal.
Liberal as:
I. Rights (which is the upper left quadrant)
II. Transformation from one worldview to the next (i.e. progressive)
III. Liberal as External (right-hand Quadrants) oriented. i.e. New Deal Social Liberals.


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In 2007, Nokia introduced standard C libraries for the Symbian OS. At that time, we wrote an article for Dr. Dobb's by the name of "Open C: Paving the Way for Porting." Standard C infrastructure libraries can be found on all major operating systems today. With standard C libraries also in Symbian OS, application development became significantly easier, as did porting existing applications across different operating systems.
This time, we extend from the cross-platform standard C libraries to a full native application development for Symbian with Qt. Qt is a cross-platform native development framework for all major operating systems, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Symbian, and Maemo. This article explores developing applications with Qt for Symbian OS and deploying them on Nokia Ovi Store.
Qt supports Symbian-based S60 3.1, 3.2, 5.0 and the latest Symbian^3 devices. Today, Symbian holds the position of world's largest smart phone platform. We'll focus on writing applications with Qt, and deploying them on Ovi Store. Please note that most of the steps presented here are valid for other operating systems as well, but we'll focus on the Symbian environment.
Getting Started
First, let's take a look at the components available for developers with Qt and Qt Mobility APIs. Then we'll delve into the Qt SDK, its IDE, Qt Creator, and the simulator. This will be followed by running an example on the simulator and the actual hardware. Once our application is done, we will demonstrate how to get it signed and deploy it on the Ovi store.
Qt SDK
Qt SDK is an all-in-one installation package that has environments for desktop, Symbian, and Maemo/MeeGo development. The SDK incorporates the latest version of the Qt framework and the IDE, Qt Creator. It is designed to provide all the resources you need to create great apps easily for both desktop platforms and mobile devices. To further support mobile development, the Qt SDK contains mobility extensions called Qt Mobility APIs, support for on-device debugging, and Qt Simulator to enable quick mobile development on desktops.
The cross platform library Qt APIs are:
- QtCore: Core non graphical classes used by other modules
- QtGui: Graphical user interface (GUI) components
- QtMultimedia: Classes for low level multimedia functionality
- QtNetwork: Classes for network programming
- QtOpenGL: OpenGL support classes
- QtOpenVG: OpenVG support classes
- QtScript: Classes for evaluating Qt Scripts
- QtScriptTools: Additional Qt Script components
- QtSql: Classes for database integration using SQL
- QtSvg: Classes for displaying the contents of Scalable Vector Graphics files
- QtWebKit: Classes for displaying and editing Web content
- QtXml: Classes for handling XML
- QtXmlPatterns: An XQuery & XPath engine for XML and custom data models
- QtDeclarative: An engine for declaratively building fluid user interfaces, also known as Qt Quick/QML
- Phonon: Multimedia framework classes
- Qt3Support: Qt 3 compatibility classes (these are legacy support classes which are not supported in MeeGo and Symbian).
The Qt Mobility APIs are:
- Bearer Management API: An API to control the system's internet connectivity state.
- Camera API: Provides a framework to use Camera device features when supported by the platform.
- Contacts API: An API enabling clients to request contact data from local or remote back ends.
- Document Gallery API: Enables applications to search, filter and manipulate the meta data of files in local file system.
- Feedback API: Allows applications to produce tactile feedback.
- Landmarks API: As part of the Location API, it allows applications to create, retrieve, update and delete landmarks.
- Location API : The Location API provides a library for distributing and receiving location data using arbitrary data sources.
- Maps/Navigation API: Provides an API to access maps, landmarks and route information for navigation.
- Messaging API: The Messaging API enables access to messaging services.
- Multimedia API: Provides a set of APIs to play and record media, and manage a collection of media content.
- Organizer API: Provides an interface to create, update, delete and share various organizer items such as events and to-do items
- Publish and Subscribe API: The Publish and Subscribe API, containing Value Space, enables applications to read item values, navigate through and subscribe to change notifications.
- Service Framework API: A set of Qt APIs to that allows clients to discover and instantiate arbitrary services.
- Sensors API: The Sensors API provides access to sensors.
- System Information: A set of APIs to discover system related information and capabilities.
- Versit API: An API to manage Versit documents such as vCards.


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Oh how playful and festive! I love the whimsical, joyous charm your decked out front door sings out to the neighborhood, it's great! I'm sure everyone that strolls past your home smiles! I'd be thrilled if you popped by to share this post, and any others you'd like to show off at the Head to Head Showdown, going on right now at www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com ~JenReplyDelete
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It looks fabulous! I love the garland that goes around the door especially. So pretty!ReplyDelete
I am loving the elf legs. Got a tutorial? I am all about the striped stockings, etc. this year, and those are so cute! All of your decor is beautiful!ReplyDelete


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Flexing an x86 node
As best I can figure, IBM was hoping to launch the Flex System chassis along with Intel's "Sandy Bridge-EP" Xeon E5-2600 processors last fall, in the wake of an expected announcement by Intel – perhaps in September. But Intel pushed out the launch (due to an issue with the on-chipset SAS controller that was supposed to run at 6GB/sec but which was geared down to 3GB/sec before its launch) and that left IBM either leading with Power7 nodes and talking about Xeon nodes, quickly slapping together an Opteron 4200 or 6200 node based on the chips from Advanced Micro Devices, or waiting. IBM chose to wait.
It is not clear if IBM will ever do an Opteron based node, AMD's advantage with the 4200 and 6200 processors over the Xeon E5-2600s (and the forthcoming Xeon-2400 for cheaper and less expandable two-socket machines) is nil when it comes to number crunching and not huge when it comes to supporting large numbers of virtual machines. AMD may have a price advantage, but there may not be enough pull in the market for IBM to invest the engineering effort.
I think there is no question that Big Blue will offer multiple Xeon-based nodes for the Flex System chassis, including a two-bay machine delivering four sockets based on Intel's upcoming Xeon E5-4600 processor, and maybe even a four-bay machine based on a future Xeon E7 processor with four or eight sockets and offering much larger main memory and expansion for the node. I think it is a no-brainer that the Flex System will very soon support Nvidia Tesla GPU co-processors for supercomputer customers, too. A four-bay, eight-socket Power7 node is also a possibility, and with such a configuration, IBM could cover the bulk of its Power Systems customers in either AIX or IBM i customer bases.
In the meantime, the only x86-based server node for the Flex System chassis is the x240, a two socket node based on Intel's Xeon E5-2600 chip. Here's what it looks like from above with the cover off:
The Flex System x240 node is a two-socket box, with is really the only option with the Xeon E5-2600 chips. IBM is offering the full slate of Xeon E5-2600 processors (which I wrote about in detail here) for the machine, ranging from parts with low core counts and low prices to ones with low core counts and higher clock speeds and relatively high thermals to chips with six or eight cores with standard thermals and burning 95, 115, or 130 watts to the top-bin E5-2690 which has eight cores, 16 threads, runs at 2.9GHz, and burns 135 watts. This is probably the thermal zone that the eight-core, 3.55GHz Power7 processor is in, by the way. Which is why they can be crammed into the same space in a Flex System rack with generally the same system features.
The x240 node has 24 memory slots instead of the 16 slots in the companion p260 Power7 node, and thus it can support more memory by default. The fact that Intel is supporting load-reduced (or LR-DIMM) main memory, which allows for memory sticks with up to 32GB of capacity per memory slot, means that this two-socket x240 node can support up to 768GB of main memory. That's three times the main memory of the p260 node. I think that 16GB and 32GB memory sticks are too expensive for most shops at this point, unless they are running heavily virtualized workloads and they want to cram as many VMs or LPARs on a machine as they possibly can. So the memory advantage on the x240 is really only a factor of 50 per cent on machines in the Flex System using 8GB DDR3 sticks. (192GB on the x240 versus 128GB on the p260.)
I also believe that IBM needs to get Power7+ processors into the field soon sporting LR-DIMM memory support and if not on-chip PCI-Express 3.0 support, then at least some way to hang PCI-Express 3.0 slots off the GX++ bus on the Power chips. IBM needs to draw even with Intel on the feeds and speeds and slots and watts.
IBM has two 10 GE ports welded onto the motherboards, which means they don't eat a mezzanine card slot. Rather than putting the 2.5-inch disks under the server node lid, the x240 has two hot-swap disk bays in the front of the bay. IBM is supporting either SAS or SATA disk drives or SSD flash drives in a 2.5-inch form factor for this server node for local storage. SAS drives come in 146GB, 300GB, 500GB, 600GB, 900GB, and 1TB capacities at various rotational speeds; SATA disks come in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB capacities; and SATA SSDs come in 50GB, 128GB, 200GB, and 256GB capacities. There's also a redundant pair of internal USB ports for storing VMware's ESXi hypervisor on baby flash units. The x240 node has the same two mezzanine cards and options as the p260 node. ®


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Researched and verified information is what has always set CoStar apart. It is the basis of everything we do. Our ability to deliver accurate and trusted information to our clients has won us the business of virtually all the leading commercial real estate firms through out the U.S. and U.K.
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The staff and management of CoStar work hard to build a company that advances innovation, responsibility and community in a positive, team-focused environment. So we're honored when other organizations single us out for business distinction.
We're looking for investigative, insightful researchers and technology developers. At any given time, our research team manages and supports over $1 trillion of commercial real estate transaction activity. And we recognize those who share our passion for shaping new advancements.
Over the last 20+ years, we've made sure to build a team and a culture that people want to be a part of. By creating an engaging, dynamic, and healthy environment to work in, we've built a team that wants to work together to achieve their goals and the goals of our company.
When good people come together, great things happen. We've always worked to provide our employees social outlets and opportunities to help the community, building a team spirit that stretches far beyond real estate.
With a large number of offices, departments, and roles available, we want to provide you with the tools you need to achieve your personal and professional goals. Starting with four weeks of paid, professional training, and continuing through whatever job path is important to you, we're sure we can equip you with the tools you need to move forward with confidence.
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Combining environmental awareness with community rehabilitation is where we believe we can have true impact. Through CoStar Builds, we provide support for causes such as these through civic engagement and financial commitment, and are always looking to expand that effort beyond our local markets.
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I have just spent a busy 24 hours in Bangalore accompanying one of students who may be getting surgery to straighten her spine. As I had other jobs to do, we took one of her teachers with us so that they wouldn't be alone. It was a bit hectic, we had to rush around the city in rickshaws, meeting the doctor, getting an x-ray, going to a hospital to sort out the post-op care. Both the teacher and the student were only visiting Bangalore for the second time, and it was clear they preferred small town or village India to big city in India. What was particularly interesting was their commentaries and chatting about the amount of girls and young women they saw in Jeans or western style dress. There was a big discussion about Sari v Jeans and Sari definitely came out top in their eyes. This lead to a few long conversations about the role of women in India and it certainly was sobering and the question of fashion soon seemed to become irrelevant.
Back in March 2010, the Economist ran a striking cover story about what it called 'Gendercide' responding the famous Indian Economist Amartya Sen claim that 100million baby girls have been killed through sex-selective abortions. Because of a variety of factors, the dowry system, traditional prejudices, need for physical labour, inheritance law, girls are clearly seen as less preferable to boys. As well as this ancient preference for a son, there is a modern desire for smaller families and cheap and widespread availability of ultrasound technology. This combined factors has led to a dramatic rise in sex selective abortions.
Unlike China, India's democratic roots and civil service have set up an impressive infrastructure for elections and also data gathering, particularly through the 10-year census. The data is seen as reliable and detailed. It also very revealing. Currently in India the sex ratio according to 2011 census is 914 women per 1,000 men. It was 927 women per 1,000 men in 2001. According to The World Factbook this is the third most distorted sex ratio in the world after China and Armenia and it seems to be growing. The census data also reveals how cultural prejudices affect this. In both rural and urban India the Sikh community has the most distorted ratio (895 girls per 1000 boys). This is followed by Hindus (935), Muslim and Jains (940), Buddhist (955). It is only the Christian community that has more girls than boys (1009), but indications suggest that even that may be dropping.
Obviously the effects of this 'gendercide' could be profound on the community. In Northern States in India where the practice of sex selective abortion and also infanticide seems most common, they are already having to 'import' brides from other states. Son preference is most prevalent in an arc of countries from East Asia through South Asia to the Middle East and North Africa – however it seems highest in Asia. In fact it is only South Korea that seems to have recovered it sex ratio to from that equivalent to India in 1990 to approaching a more normal level today. The economic rise of South Korea, the only country to go from being an aid recipient to an aid donor in one generation, is well known. But is a change of culture that is leading to girls to be valued more.
This is another reason why education is so important, and the work being done here in Manvi so impressive. But there is still a lot to do, the Jesuits here have set up an impressive network of womens groups in the villages, such as the Devadasis pictured on the right. They value education more and will encourage the girls to go to school. But still there are deep problems. In a dramatic incident last week our social workers who have been developing a malnutrition programme had to rush a seriously malnourished baby girl to hospital. There is a lot of confusion around the case, they suspect food provided for her had been sold on, that the child may have HIV, and that the grandmother seemed to be blocking any effort to help her survive. From the (foriegn) social workers perspective, the family seemed happy to let her die. There is no proof to any of this, but it would not be a surprise in a culture where the difference between a boy and a girl can have a big effect in the lives of the poor. What is needed is faithful presence and the slow continuous work of changing hearts and minds. The British Governments arm for development (DFID) are offering large amounts of funding targeted at getting girls into and keeping them in education. It is called the Girls Education Challenge, and in a new departure funds that would usually go into government budgets and be wasted due to corruption are now being offered to the private sector. The Jesuits who already educate over 9,000 girls in Karnataka state, with over two thirds of them being from low caste and vulnerable backgrounds are well placed to use this funding to expand their educational work. In fact that was my other business in Bangalore.


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Survey Finds Positive Health Trends In Teens
ST. PAUL(AP) - A new survey finds substantial declines in rates of sexual activity, smoking and binge drinking among Minnesota teenagers since the 1990s.
The Minnesota Health Department Wednesday released results from the Minnesota Student Survey offered every three years to sixth- , ninth- and 12th-graders.
State health commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger says while the survey results show many positive health trends, the results aren't quite as good for some racial and ethnic groups. He tells Minnesota Public Radio News that adolescents of color and American Indians still have some higher rates than white students.
For example, students of all races experienced significant declines in their smoking rates. But Ehlinger says the survey found that 22 percent of American Indian ninth-graders smoked in 2010 compared with 10 percent of white ninth-graders.
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California Riding Magazine • August, 2008
Ice Online
MacKinnon Ice Horse launches
new website
MacKinnon Inc. developer of Ice Horse® Equine Cold and Heat Therapy Products has launched a new informative website. MacKinnon Ice Horse is well known for their Ice Horse leg wraps for tendons, hocks and hooves as well as the original Ice Horse Continuous Flow Cold Water System with Passive Compression. The Ice Horse product line provides targeted cooling to highly stressed areas in the horse's anatomy. The company has been a trusted name in equestrian healthcare for over a decade.
The new website has a PDF feature with easy-to-download and print PDFs that outline how to use MacKinnon Ice Horse products. The PDFs also provide steps on how to get maximum results from all the products.
There is also an education section that contains articles on the benefits of cold therapy and a very helpful question and answer section with responses to commonly asked questions about MacKinnon Ice Horse products. The new site is more informative and easy to navigate. Contact information for the company is easy to find and provides visitors with an opportunity to e-mail in their cold therapy questions. All questions are answered via e-mail or phone. The new site also allows viewers to locate the nearest dealer or order products directly online.
Charles Dumbrell, President of MacKinnon, explains, "Cold therapy is important because it can prevent serious leg injuries, relieve pain and control swelling." The unique FIRST + ICE inserts used in wraps from MacKinnon Ice Horse stay cold for up to two hours after being frozen. The Ice Horse products feature a unique design that conforms to the horse's leg(s) to provide optimal results. While MacKinnon Ice Horse is best known for their cold therapy products, many of their products are used to heat stressed areas. Users may heat the product in the microwave or in boiling water to receive the added benefits of heat and cold therapy.
MacKinnon Ice Horse products are used by top horsemen throughout the United States and abroad. Many riders praise the cold therapy products for their rapid results. This summer, many United States competitors will be using the cooling wraps on their horses in international competition. MacKinnon Ice Horse was recently inducted as an official supplier to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) - just in time to keep our equine Olympic Eventing Team cool and ready to compete in Hong Kong. The new Ice Horse XC products that the US Eventing Team will be using in Hong Kong are also featured on the new website.
When discussing the cold therapy wraps she uses daily, international dressage competitor Susan Dutta says, "Inflammation is a normal event after physical exercise. Daily therapy with Ice Horse products snuffs out these small fires before they become a major blaze and more difficult
to control."
Another international competitor, Chester Weber, agrees with Dutta. Weber, a six time consecutive winner of the Four-in-Hand National Driving Championships has taken several sets of the Ice Horse boots to Europe. His summer European tour will finish after he represents the United States in the Driving World Championships. On his own website, Weber has added a link to MacKinnon Ice Horse's updated site.
To view the new website for MacKinnon Ice Horse, or for more information about their products, visit www.mackinnonicehorse.com.