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April 24, 2013 16:15 ET
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - April 24, 2013) - Winpak Ltd. (TSX:WPK) today reports consolidated results in US dollars for the first quarter of 2013, which ended on March 31, 2013.
Winpak Ltd. manufactures and distributes high-quality packaging materials and related packaging machines. The Company's products are used primarily for the packaging of perishable foods, beverages and in health-care applications.
(1) The 2013 fiscal year comprises 52 weeks and the 2012 fiscal year comprised 53 weeks. Each quarter of 2013 and 2012 comprises 13 weeks with the exception of the first quarter of 2012, which comprised 14 weeks.
(2) Amounts have been restated to reflect the retrospective impact of amended IAS 19 "Employee Benefits", which included an increase in net finance expense due to the reduction in the expected return on defined benefit pension plan assets and an increase in general and administrative expenses following the reclassification of certain plan administration costs.
(3) EBITDA is not a recognized measure under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Management believes that in addition to net income, this measure provides useful supplemental information to investors including an indication of cash available for distribution prior to debt service, capital expenditures and income taxes. Investors should be cautioned, however, that this measure should not be construed as an alternative to net income, determined in accordance with IFRS, as an indicator of the Company's performance. The Company's method of calculating this measure may differ from other companies, and accordingly, the results may not be comparable.
(presented in US dollars)
Forward-looking statements: Certain statements made in the following report contain forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of the Company. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs, and are not guarantees of future performance. Such forward-looking statements represent Winpak's current views based on information as at the date of this report. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions and the Company's actual results could differ, which in some cases may be material, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise this information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements.
Financial Performance
Net income attributable to common shareholders for the first quarter of 2013 was $16.0 million or 25 cents in earnings per share compared to $16.6 million or 25 cents per share in the corresponding quarter of 2012, a decrease of 3.4 percent. Operating expense savings and a lower income tax expense each contributed approximately 1.0 cent in earnings per share while a lesser amount attributable to non-controlling interests provided an additional 0.5 cents in earnings per share. This helped to offset the gross profit decline which reduced earnings per share by 2.5 cents.
As discussed in the 2012 first quarter Management's Discussion and Analysis, the 2012 fiscal year consisted of 53 weeks, with the first quarter of that year comprised of 14 weeks, one week more than the current period. The additional week included in the 2012 first quarter was essentially the last week of the 2011 calendar year which contained several statutory holidays. As a consequence, it is estimated that this additional week contributed in excess of 5 percent to first quarter 2012 volumes and net income results.
Revenue for the first quarter of 2013 was $169.9 million, $1.9 million or 1.1 percent less than the first quarter of 2012. Volumes exceeded the prior year quarter by 0.3 percent, in spite of the additional week of revenues in the first quarter of 2012 as noted above and the divestiture of the drink cup product line in the second half of 2012 which unfavorably impacted revenues by 1.1 percent in the current period. Normalizing for these two factors results in a respectable overall volume growth in the quarter approaching 7 percent. Demand was, however, uneven across the Company's product groups. Rigid container volume growth was particularly brisk, exceeding 10 percent, and after adjusting for the additional week in 2012 and the divestiture of the drink cup product line, rigid volumes exceeded 20 percent led by specialty beverage and custom retort containers. Packaging machinery also had a strong quarter, advancing by more than 50 percent. Volumes in lidding and specialty film packaging fell just short of the prior year quarter, however, progressed in the low single-digit percentage range when the 2012 first quarter is normalized to 13 weeks. Modified atmosphere packaging was more challenged as volumes failed to reach the levels of the prior year corresponding quarter, exhibiting a small decline on normalized volumes. Weak demand for biaxially oriented nylon resulted in volumes receding in the low double-digit range as customer order levels in this product line continued their depressed levels from the latter half of 2012. Overall selling prices declined by 1.4 percent in comparison to the first quarter of 2012, while foreign exchange had a negligible impact on revenues in the period.
Gross profit margins
Gross profit margins fell by nearly one full percentage point to 28.8 percent of revenue from the 29.7 percent of revenue recorded in the same quarter of 2012. Raw material cost increases in the quarter, particularly for polypropylene products, resulted in margin contraction due to the lag in indexing of customer selling prices to raw material costs of approximately three months. In addition, manufacturing performance was not as favorable as the first quarter of 2012, which was particularly solid due to greater production volumes. The net result of these factors was a reduction in earnings per share of 2.5 cents compared to the prior year first quarter.
For reference, the following presents the weighted indexed purchased cost of Winpak's eight primary raw materials in the reported quarter and each of the preceding eight quarters, where base year 2001 = 100. The index was rebalanced as of December 31, 2012 to reflect the mix of the eight primary raw materials purchased in 2012.
The purchase price index advanced by 3.5 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. However, while most of the Company's major raw materials either experienced low single-digit increases or decreases, polypropylene resin prices jumped by nearly 30 percent in the quarter. Some pricing relief is expected for this resin in the second quarter while the remaining raw material input costs are expected to remain stable in the near term.
Expenses and Other
Operating expenses, adjusted for foreign exchange, declined by 2.2 percent in comparison to the first quarter of 2012 while sales volumes advanced by 0.3 percent. This decline occurred even though pre-production costs climbed by $0.5 million in the current period. The exit of the drink cup business, prudent spending, as well as one less week in the first quarter of 2013 in comparison to the prior year period, were the main drivers behind the savings achieved in operating expenses. This helped to supplement earnings per share by 1.0 cent while less income attributable to non-controlling interests provided an additional 0.5 cents in earnings per share in the quarter. A slightly lower effective income tax rate combined with a reduction in the income tax provision for prior periods contributed a further 1.0 cent in earnings per share. Foreign exchange also had a small negative impact on earnings per share of less than one cent in the first quarter of 2013, in relation to the corresponding 2012 period, due primarily to foreign exchange translation losses on Canadian net monetary assets as the Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart in the current three-month period.
Capital Resources, Cash Flow and Liquidity
The Company's cash and cash equivalents balance ended the first quarter at $129.2 million, a decline of $4.1 million from the start of the year. Winpak generated solid cash flows from operating activities before changes in working capital of $29.1 million, although down $3.6 million from the prior year first quarter. Working capital additions consumed $6.3 million, primarily in accounts receivable and inventories. Cash was also utilized for property, plant and equipment additions of $15.0 million, income tax payments of $7.7 million, dividends of $2.0 million, employee defined benefit plan payments of $1.9 million and other items of $0.3 million. The Company remains debt-free and has unutilized operating lines of $38 million, with the ability to increase borrowing capacity further should the need arise.
Summary of Quarterly Results
*Amounts have been restated to reflect the retrospective impact of amended IAS 19 "Employee Benefits", which included an increase in net finance expense due to the reduction in the expected return on defined benefit pension plan assets and an increase in general and administrative expenses following the reclassification of certain plan administration costs.
Looking Forward
The entire Winpak organization remains committed to the Company's billion dollar revenue goal by the end of 2015. Sales and marketing efforts have been intensified and capital projects geared toward growth are progressing well. The major extrusion/lamination lines at the Company's Vaudreuil lidding facility and Winnipeg modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) plant are both in the commissioning stage and should be manufacturing commercial product by the third quarter of this year. The 82,000 square foot addition to the Winnipeg MAP building should also be completed by the end of 2013. Demand across all product lines was rather uneven in the first quarter and there are mixed signals as to the future performance of the overall economy. Although demand for the Company's products, being primarily food and health-care related, is quite resilient regardless of the economic environment, the overall growth in GDP will nonetheless influence revenue growth to some degree at the Company's existing customer accounts. Raw material costs are projected to remain rather stable in the short-term with the exception of polypropylene which is expected to fall after a steep incline in the first quarter. This should result in some margin stability when the lag in selling price indexing agreements catches up to the recent raw material cost changes. It is expected that pre-production costs will temporarily rise in the second and third quarters as the new lines strive to achieve commercial status, the extent of which will depend on the technical challenges that may be encountered. In addition, as new capacity becomes available, costs may temporarily increase as product development expenses peak and capacity is under-utilized as revenues are added over an extended period. Margins, however, are not expected to deviate from historical levels by more than a few percentage points during this period. The Company also remains dedicated to seeking out acquisition opportunities to complement its core competencies of food and health-care packaging. With Winpak's extremely solid financial footing, it has the resources necessary to complete a significant acquisition while remaining strongly committed to the organic growth capital investment plan.
Winpak Ltd.
Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
First Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have not been audited or reviewed by the Company's independent external auditor. For a complete set of notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, refer to www.sedar.com or the Company's website, www.winpak.com.
Winpak Ltd.K.P. KuchmaVice President and CFO(204) 831-2254Winpak Ltd.B.J. BerryPresident and CEO(204) 831-2216www.winpak.com
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Social networking sites cost economy £1.4bn (Or: Britain isn't good enough at skiving)
Apparently, more than half of British office workers use Facebook and Twitter. I was going to say 'social networking sites', but no-one uses MySpace anymore and the people who use Bebo certainly aren't bright enough to get an actual office job.
These people, it has been reported, are costing the British economy somewhere in the region of £1.4bn with their skiving.
Whilst that is an impressive/terrifying figure, when you delve a little deeper, it shows just how rubbish British people are at skiving at work. One upon a time, our great beslacked workforce would drink too much tea for skiving toilet trips or walk around the office with a bit of paper to look like they were doing something. Inventive stuff.
Now, it's said that they waste an average of 40 minutes a week (each) by Tweeting and whatnot. 40 minutes a week? That's pathetic!
Some consultant called Philip Wicks, who commissioned the survey, said: "When it comes to an office environment the use of these sites is clearly becoming a productivity black hole. Social networking can be a cause for good when it is used professionally but I think organisations need to wake up – that is not the way it is always being used."
Boooo! Typical bloody middle-management talk!
David Clubb, managing director of Office Angels, added: "As younger generations join the workplace, I believe UK businesses will, inevitably, have to embrace social networks, recognising the benefits of providing staff with well deserved downtime, but also their potential for business networking."
That's more like it. Skivers of the world unite! Also, if you're reading this and tutting, you're probably one of those daft people who moans about skivers yet does all their outstanding work for them. You should set up a Twitter account so you can moan about it to everyone.
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- GrahamMy skiving time is much more impressive. I read Bitter every day in work and waste at least an hour or so!
- iCockPfff, I say. As per Graham, I'll find ANYTHING to do, other than work. They prolly get about 3 hours a day out of me.
- SkiverBecause each of those 40 minutes would be used for actual work if fb and twitter didn't exist? I'm pretty sure the £1.4bn couldn't be recouped by shutting down these sites as people would find other distractions. Did we have articles like these when minesweeper and solitaire first became standard on windows? They have probably cost more in lost productivity hours than all social networking sites combined...
- BulletDont forget good old fashioned PORN.
- Louis H.I think they underestimated how much time people spend on social networks. But ten years ago we were discussing how people waste time on email. Now it's a newer, faster more engaging medium!
- MartinAnd how much do toilet breaks cost UK businesses? Or looking out the window? Or doodling? Or blinking while you sneeze? Why not ban all those activities too? Orrr... we could recognise that happy employees are generally productive employees. Give a man a facebook account, he slacks for a day. Teach him how to use Facebook responsibly, he manages his personal time more effectively for a lifetime etc etc blah blah


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Armagideon Time (Again)
2 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in culture
Cross-posted on the Corner:
Here we go again.
The Daily Telegraph reports on the approach of the latest doomsday:
Ahead of December 21, which marks the conclusion of the 5,125-year "Long Count" Mayan calendar, panic buying of candles and essentials has been reported in China and Russia, along with an explosion in sales of survival shelters in America. In France believers were preparing to converge on a mountain where they believe aliens will rescue them.
The precise manner of Armageddon remains vague, ranging from a catastrophic celestial collision between Earth and the mythical planet Nibiru, also known as Planet X, a disastrous crash with a comet, or the annihilation of civilisation by a giant solar storm.
In America Ron Hubbard, a manufacturer of hi-tech underground survival shelters, has seen his business explode.
"We've gone from one a month to one a day," he said. "I don't have an opinion on the Mayan calendar but, when astrophysicists come to me, buy my shelters and tell me to be prepared for solar flares, radiation, EMPs (electromagnetic pulses) … I'm going underground on the 19th and coming out on the 23rd. It's just in case anybody's right."
I'm going out to dinner that night. Hoping that it'll be easier to get a reservation.
A humble foreign policy in 2012
5 Comments · Posted by David Hume in politics, Religion
The New Republic has a long take on the G.O.P. turn away from foreign policy interventionism between 2008 and 2011. The article presages the fact that the recent debt deal seems to open the door to defense spending cuts if that's the price for no increases in taxes. The flip side of this shift away from international engagement is a paranoia about sharia law in the USA.
God: Swing Voter, Fickle Too…
2 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in politics
After a thorough investigation, Daily Intel has discovered that God is separately backing at least three different contenders for the Republican presidential nomination. Over the course of the past few months and even years, God has sent signs and direct messages to each of these candidates encouraging them to run, presumably without telling them that he supports other candidates as well.
God has apparently thrown His weight behind Herman Cain, soon-to-be candidate Michele Bachmann and that strange Rick Santorum, a candidate for whom one electoral humiliation is not enough.
Under the circumstances, I can only conclude that God is a Democrat.
2012 · God and politics · God's chosen candidates · Herman Cain · Michele Bachmann · Republican Party · Rick Santorum
The establishment strikes back, perhaps
19 Comments · Posted by David Hume in politics
2012 pieces are now being written. GOP mega-donors look toward 2012. The GOP plutocrats are obviously worried that someone with mass grassroots support like Sarah Palin might come to the fore. I've been skeptical about this in the past, but Barack H. Obama did it in 2008 with a combination of Wall Street money and the online fundraising component. I've said that the ads for Mitt Romney from the Right are just going to be too easy, so perhaps someone else will arise to take the establishment mantle?
Sarah Palin 2012
20 Comments · Posted by David Hume in politics
Noah Millman mulls the chances. Noah is not a fan, to be sure. I've increased my probability that Palin will be the nominee in 2012 a fair amount since I last thought about this. Also, since we're midway through 2010, closer to the point where the nomination will be de facto secured, my uncertainty window has decreased. I assumed that the Republican establishment would simply screw her at some point before 2012, but my assessment of that establishment's strength has diminished (e.g., their candidate did not win in the Kentucky or Nevada primaries). Additionally, I think the passage of the spring health care bill reduces Romney's chances, who is probably ideally positioned to catch the backing of the establishment.
So if I had to guess I would say a 25% probability of securing nomination in 2012 for Sarah Palin. This underestimates my new evaluation of Palin because I don't know for sure whether she's running. I'd guess a 60% chance she runs seriously, so that means a 42% probability of winning if she ran.
I judge that Mitt Romney's chances are not very high right now, mostly because it's just too easy to depict him as a milquetoast moderate flip-flopper with no real charisma. It's too easy because there's a lot of validity to those charges. I wouldn't say 0%. There were times when John McCain looked dead in late 2007. But I'd probably pin Romney at 5% at most as his current ceiling.
Let me end by saying that I don't follow politics closely, so the numbers above are more to give you a good precise sense of my vague impressions, than anything I have real confidence in. My uncertainty is probably +/- 10% standard deviation for the Palin probabilities.
Contingencies on Mitt Romney
25 Comments · Posted by David Hume in politics
A few weeks ago I posted some on Mitt Romney. Since then his book No Apology: The Case for American Greatness has come out. I do not think it bodes well that David Frum, who I suspect is close to the Center-Right demographic that Romney will target in 2012, gives the book mixed reviews. But a bigger issue: if the Democrats make the individual mandate to buy health insurance a feature of American landscape, can Mitt Romney shake his own endorsement of this policy in Massachusetts? I am generally a believer that the media has a short time-horizon on these sort of issues because it has to cater to the dull public. Fall of 2012 is over 2 years in the future. But, it seems likely that if the Democrats succeed the health care debate will be a live issue up to the 2012 presidential election, especially if the Republicans retake at least one of the chambers of Congress on a plank of repealing what the Democrats may enact within the next month (whether they can actually repeal much of anything before 2013 is doubtful because of presidential veto).
Here are my odds: I think Mitt Romney has a 1 out of 5 chance of gaining the nomination in 2012 for the presidency if the Democrats do not pass health care legislation. This is in my estimation the modal probability in the field for individuals which we know of. That is, I think this is better odds than any other potential candidates currently on offer (remember, I think there's a serious chance that a "dark horse" may rise to prominence and win the nomination, so I would still put "someone-we-don't-know/aren't talking about" as a higher probability than any of the "top-tier"). If the Democrats do pass the individual mandate I put Romney's odds at 1 in 20, and would guess that other 2012 hopefuls such as Tim Pawlenty would now have a greater probability of gaining the nomination (for what it's worth, I think Sarah Palin's odds are around 1 in 20 with our without health care).
What are you assessments of the odds?
2012: One "Frontrunner", Lame
8 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in politics
Here's the new Esquire interview with Creationist Tim Pawlenty, one of the GOP frontrunners (allegedly) for 2012. Nothing on where he stands on evolution, but the governor's views (such as one can make them out amid the waffle) on the bank bail-out also seem to be the product of something very akin to magical thinking:
ESQ: You've been very critical of the bank-bailout bill, a number of times, a bill that was passed at the urging of a Republican president. Let's role-play. I'm Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson. I come to you on a Wednesday in mid-September 2008 and I say, "Mr. President, we've got to pass this bill, because if we don't, we won't have an economy by Monday." What do you do?
TP: Well, they did say that at one point, and the bill failed.
ESQ: Yes, it failed once but did then pass.
TP: And that Monday the economy didn't collapse.
ESQ: Well, that depends on your definition of collapse. The Dow went into free fall and the American economy went into the toilet, where it remained for the next year.
To claim that the bank bail-out was a thing of beauty is nonsense, and it is easy to find fault with the way it was put together, but I remain convinced that something had to be done. The wheels were coming off, and to leave the answer to "the market" would have been to make a very big bet on a very pure view of economic theory. Reasonably enough, therefore, the reporter from Esquire presses Pawlenty some more on what he would have done. The answer? Yet more waffle and a conspiracy theory.
ESQ: I have a lot more I want to get to. But I really want to know what you would have done. That critical week, mid-September 2008, with President Bush's men describing the credit crisis as an oncoming freight train for the global economy, there was a cohort of Republican congressmen, led by Jeb Hensarling of Texas, whose position was rather dogmatic. They said, "We must let this economy find its bottom." If you had been president of the United States, would that have been your position?
TP: Well, I read an account recently of the Sunday night before one version or another of Hank Paulson's TARP bill passed. In this story, Paulson, former Goldman Sachs CEO, was meeting with other Goldman Sachs executives, trying to figure out what to do, and surprise, surprise, they came up with the conclusion that the federal government should bail out Goldman Sachs. So I don't take as an article of faith that the financial world would have come to an end if we had let more of these institutions fail.
This guy is a frontrunner?
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Seeing 2012
4 Comments · Posted by David Hume in culture, politics
Daniel Larison on Palin's Extremely Long Shot At The Nomination. Daniel's argument is persuasive, but, I would add that the probabilities one projects are extremely conditional on local temporal circumstances. Even in the recent past John McCain's candidacy went from being the clear favorite, to dead, to an unlikely win through capturing the largest segment of the electorate in a winner-take-all system. Hillary Clinton went from inevitable to insurgent upset in a period of weeks around December 2007-January 2008.
For me the main issue is that it does not seem that Sarah Palin is positioning herself for a 2012 run. But, assuming she runs I would say that Romney has 4 times likelihood of getting the nomination than she does. That sounds significant, but if I had to make up a number I would say that Romney's chances are about 1 in 10. George W. Bush was the presumptive nominee in many ways rather early before the 2000 election, but from what I recall that only crystallized after after the 1998 elections, after Republican losses and New Gingrich's ouster. In 1992 Bill Clinton was an exceptional case for a non-incumbent in that in 1990 he was not known to most in the country (despite his speech at the '88 convention). Bob Dole in 1996 was the opposite case, his establishment creds were deep and long, and he was already very well known in 1994. John Kerry in 2004 and George W. Bush in 2000 are intermediate cases, vaguely familiar names, but not with the name recognition of Bob Dole. I don't think we can predict very easily which scenario will characterize the Republicans in 2012. A Palin run would have resemblances to Dole's run (or McCain in 2008 because of his high profile over the past decade). Romney never made it out of the early primaries, when most of the nation wasn't paying attention, so I'd class him with Kerry or Bush. And there are many other vaguely familiar names to the public out there as well. Finally, there are unaccounted for "wild cards." Because of the nature of modern campaigns in terms of logistics I think the chances of wild cards shaking up expectations are declining, but probably are still on the order of 1/3. That is, there's a 1 out of 3 chance that someone who you barely know, some obscure governor or senator (It could be argued that John McCain was a wild card in 2000, Howard Dean in 2004, though like most wild cards they failed) becomes the front-runner. The remaining 2/3 of the distribution is defined by a power law, so that a few candidates are much more likely than others (e.g., Romeny vs. Tancredo), though there's a "long tail" (to the extent that that long tail arguably simply continues into the wild card zone).
As I admit above, the numbers are somewhat made up. But I wanted to put numbers there to give a sense of what I think is the most plausible model of probabilities here. Prose is by its nature going to focus on what we know, the most probable. But that does not mean that is is very probable as an outcome. If opinions came with a high cost whereby that cost had to be recouped with accuracy, then there would be very little on this topic this far out. Like science fiction's element of prognostication, political conversation about 2012 tells us more about the present than the future.
The Romney Paradox
3 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in politics, Uncategorized
The American Conservative's Daniel Larison responds to my earlier post on the 'Party of Huckabee' here. As always with Larison, the whole thing is well worth a read, but even if I may not agree with everything he has to say in his post, this section is spot-on:
…the things that make Romney more attractive to non-evangelicals in the GOP also force him to spend more time trying to prove that evangelicals and social conservatives can accept him. Aside from the complication that his religion introduces into this, this means that Romney has to emphasize social issues, on which he has no credibility, and public professions of religious faith, which are some of the things that so many Republicans and independents find viscerally unappealing about what they perceive to be the norm in Republican politics.
The Party of Huckabee?
36 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in Uncategorized
Via Rasmussen:
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Republican voters nationwide say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 Presidential campaign.
Full details can be found here.
Palin's pain has been Huckabee's gain, it seems, as he appears to have picked up some of her support. Given the selection on offer, it's probably not that surprising that Mitt Romney emerges as the preferred candidate of the wicked secular right (or at least among those Republicans "who attend church once a month or less"). Meanwhile, Pawlenty's nod to the Intelligent Design crowd doesn't (I'm delighted to say) seem to have done him much good so far. He's the candidate that GOP voters would least like to see as the party's pick, although I suspect that glorious distinction may in reality simply reflect the fact that Pawlenty is just not that well-known. Perhaps he should try coming out for UFOs next time.
We're a long, long way from 2012, but there's nothing in this poll that's bad news for Obama. And that's bad news.


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Hello all puppy fans out there.
I have an issue that im sure is very minor but I cant seem to find any info on it any place. So hopin someone here can point me in the right direction.
I really like Lucid Puppy but theres one major problem I keep havin.
Everytime I have to restart x my display dont come back. I end up rebooting the computer through command line. Not really a big deal but my changes to desktop icons never seem to stick.
So I was wonderin if makin vesa the only option to pick from would fix that?
I also seem to have an issue when I try a full HD install. When I reboot puppy from the HD it dont seem to keep the info for vesa. It loads up I hear the barks & then monitor turns off.
I have to use the cd and pfix=nox to get vesa again but lose it when I reboot puppy from HD. Very frustrating to say the least lol.
So if anyone could give me some pointers on how to get my HD install to use vesa without havin to use the cd and pfix=nox that would be great.
I thought about editing 1st menu to add pfix=nox to the options so I didnt have to use the cd but not sure if thats possible.
I looked at 1st menu to see how the puppy in ram option looked in there but its all greek to me and didnt make much sense lol.
I am way to new to linux for major command line work so please any help would be great
I am running puppy on a pentium 4 graphics card is intel & I have xorg high installed as well. Not sure if those things make a difference. If any more info is needed on my system I can try to find it any post it here.
Thanks again to all puppy fans for helpin out
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Posted: Sat 11 Jun 2011, 09:53
Post subject: think i posted wrong
Subject description: sorry
i did not mean to post a new topic as it showed up i am sorry if someone could place this in the official 525 thread that would be good thats where i intended to post this as it pertains to the new lucid puppy 5.25 release. again im sorry i posted this wrong.
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Posted: Sat 11 Jun 2011, 10:05
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@pacer106: With all due respect, I find your style of writing impossible to read.
You need to start sentences with capitals and end them with periods.
You need to write separate paragraphs with blank lines between them.
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@ rcrsn51 I am sorry. My brain is constantly in over drive & I dont think about forming my thoughts into structured writing.
I will try to do better & I will edit my post so it makes more sense.
Again I am sorry
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Posted: Sat 11 Jun 2011, 10:56
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Yes I am like that too. Maybe you have to split it up in different posts.
Now you cover several questions in one post? So start with the vesa thing?
And let icons persistence be a separate post.
Do you see link in my sign?
That one can let you find several threads about icons as I remember.
The Vesa can be more hard to find due to hardware dependence?
a third theme you took up was how to add Puppy to the menu.lst on the Dualbooting? now when you have HD full installation too?
I would start a new thread about that one. Tehre you should tell what Windows you dual boot with.
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though
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Posted: Sat 11 Jun 2011, 11:08
Post subject: Thanks nooby
Thanks for the pointers on posting. Im sorry for the confusion & jumping into 5 different directions at once.
I tried several things. The questions im askin are the results of those tests.
My initial plan was a full HD install & things came up so i had to change plans.
Anywho this thread wasnt meant to be its own thread. I meant to post in lucid thread.
How do i remove the post so I can repost with more specific questions in proper threads?
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Good intentions....but too much wagging of tail.
I hope someone here can sort out your requests..
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You have two forums in which you can split your questions.
Beginners help
Look at the description of these forums in the index and split your questions.
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Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
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How do i remove the post so I can repost with more specific questions in proper threads?
Nope that is not allowed look here
You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You can edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
One can even get in trouble if one edit any post so it get invisible.
Asking in the Lupu 525 thread is not the best option is it?
Beem and the others can give you best advice.
I am a know nothing but I would test using frugal install first and only do full install when you know what works best for you for that machine.
Or do both. Do a full install and a frugal install on same partition.
that would allow you to get knowledge from two kind of puppy users. Those that only do full install and those that do only frugal installs and them that do both. That way you reach more potential helpers.
I think that some 60% or more only use CD or do frugal install and maybe only 40% or less have full install. But I can be wrong.
Good luck
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though
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nooby, you know that you can at any time edit your own post and replace the contents by some text like
But if someone did quote you, this text is still there.
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For the "NOX" : look into /etc/profile and change
if [ ! -f /tmp/bootcnt.txt ];then
touch /tmp/bootcnt.txt
if [ -n "`grep -i 'nox' /proc/cmdline`" ] ; then
echo "Staying in console mode"
##[ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && exec xwin
exec xwin
For vesa : do not or do load additional framebuffer drivers . Perhaps you have to look into /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit and comment or uncomment "modprobe fbcon" .
Run xorgwizard , choose the vesa driver and cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak , so they look the same , and perhaps also xorg.conf0 .
xwin has already vesa as default :
DRVRCURR="`cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep '#card0driver' | cut -f 2 -d '"'`"
SPECVESA="`find /usr/lib -noleaf -mount -type f -name vesa_drv.so | head -n1`"
DRVRSPATH="`dirname $SPECVESA`"
if [ "$DRVRCURR" ];then
ls -1 $DRVRSPATH/* | grep $DRVRCURR
if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
APATTERN="s/.*#card0driver/ Driver \"vesa\" #card0driver/g"
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | sed -e "$APATTERN" > /tmp/xorg.conf.tmp2
cp -f /tmp/xorg.conf.tmp2 /etc/X11/xorg.conf
This part of code looks if the driver found in xorg.conf exists in /usr/lib/xorg and if the returncode is not '0' and the vesa_drv.so is there too it should replace the driver statement with vesa .
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Post subject: vesa and intel
I notice that you are running a Pentium 4, with an intel card, which is similar to my setup. My computer has an intel 82845G, which is rather infamous for wrestling with Xorg.
I've found that the following works best for getting, and keeping, a stable desktop in Lucid Puppies: at first boot, I change the timezone and check the "numlock" box, and THEN I run the xorgwizard. At the prompt, I choose "probe" and then when presented with the choices, I choose "1024x768x24", which works well on my computer. Then I go out to the desktop, and close everything out.
Running the xorgwizard up front seems to help my stability with Puppy, as opposed to just accepting the defaults provided automatically. For most people, accepting the default is fine. But on my machine I need to run the xorgwizard. You might try this on a clean temporary savefile sometime and see if it helps you.
"you fix what you can fix and you let the rest go.."
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"What are we looking for?" said Hubba Hubba, as Herio dismounted and took up a keen search amongst the remains of the fallen.
Herio made no reply.
"That's north, Herio," said Hubba Hubba, gliding along beside him as he remounted and trotted away. "Don't we need to go south?"
"It shouldn't be far off," said Herio, galloping a zigzag from helm to helm along the ground.
Hubba Hubba shared looks with Chirp, Tweet and Squeak as they followed along. Near a great naked dead elm, ringed with fallen sheets of bark and branches, Hero leaped to the ground to straddle a headless skeleton clad in a hauberk with a particularly ornate breastplate and gorget.
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Spring is arriving (however belatedly in some parts of the country this year!) and it's time for gardeners to get their tools and equipment ready for the season ahead. As you get mowers, trimmers, blowers, chain saws, and similar small engine equipment fueled up, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) reminds you to Look Before You Pump. This caution comes because at some gas stations, consumers can dispense fuel with higher than 10 percent ethanol. If this higher-ethanol fuel is put into any outdoor or garden power equipment or other non-road product, such as boats, snowmobiles, and motorcycles (with the exception of "flex-fuel" engine products), they will be damaged or destroyed. Known by its emblematic prominent, red warning hand symbol indicating 'OK' for 10 percent ethanol and 'No' for mid-level ethanol blends (such as E15, E30, E85), the Look Before You Pump campaign is spreading nationwide as ethanol blended fuels containing more than 10 percent ethanol are made available in the marketplace for "flex-fuel" automobiles. You're most likely to find this higher ethanol fuel in the Midwest and South, but blender pumps that dispense various levels of ethanol fuel can be found all over the country.
In thousands of retail store aisles across the country and in spring preview circulars and catalogs, consumers will be reminded that it is harmful and illegal to use higher than 10 percent ethanol gas in any outdoor power equipment or other non-road product with the exception of 'flex-fuel' engine products. OPEI urges consumers to read their equipment operating manuals before filling equipment with gasoline to ensure they use the right fuel for that engine. OPEI is an international trade association representing 100 small engine, utility vehicle, and outdoor power equipment manufacturers and suppliers of consumer and commercial outdoor power equipment.


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North Central Livestock Association (NCLA) hosts its second annual banquet and business meeting Saturday, Feb. 15, starting at 5:30 p.m., at The Imperial River Company in Maupin.
The free event will include presentations about recent industry research, as well as wolves in Oregon. Representatives of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Cattlemen's Association, county sheriffs and commissioners will be present.
David W. Bohnert, director of Oregon State University's Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Burns, will present "Supplementation strategies to improve performance and grazing distribution." A break will follow for dinner and business. Following, Todd Nash, OCA Wolf Committee chairman, will discuss the Oregon wolf plan, its impacts locally and potential county responsibilities as wolves expand their territory in Oregon.
Business meeting topics will include fundraising, community involvement and the growth of the new organization. Ray Sessler, Oregon Cattlemen's Association president, and John Johnson, its District 2 vice president, will offer reports on state-level cattle industry efforts and how to stay engaged with important issues that affect Wasco and Sherman county producers.
"All stock growers, businesses and individuals interested in supporting the efforts of NCLA are encouraged to attend," said Keith Nantz, NCLA president. "We have made some great headway in our maiden year and look forward to further progress in the next."
For more information about meeting specifics, contact Nantz at firstname.lastname@example.com or 541-910-5179. Call the Sherman County Extension office at 541-565-3230 to RSVP for the event by Feb. 7.
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The foundation sector in Europe encompasses a wide variety of organisational forms, sizes and purposes.
A snapshot:
- Foundations operate in every sphere of life – health, education, employment, environment, the arts, culture and human rights, to name a few
- There are more than 114,000 "public-benefit foundations" in Europe making an impact at community, city, regional, national and international level
- These organisations have a combined annual giving of more than 53 billion euros*
*Based on data compiled in 2014 by the Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) and the EFC.
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- Access detailed country profiles in the Data on foundations section to learn more about the sector in some 40 countries, including facts & figures and in-depth legal and fiscal country profiles.
- Discover the EFC Virtual Library, powered by IssueLab and containing over 600 free to download publications – including those published by the EFC – on philanthropy, the management of foundations and the areas they are involved in and support
- Explore the FAQ on the sector below to learn more about foundations in Europe
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Word has it that further work was done on the as-yet-untitled Dexter doc while Romweber was on tour in California. Work continues on Romweber's new record, Blues That Defy My Soul, due out on Yep Roc Records in June.
Comic relief
At a recent installation of Recess at Nightlight, an evening usually billed as improv and leftfield jaunts by local rockers, David Nahm of Chapel Hill band Audubon Park broke into stand-up comedy, a territory not often tread by rock musicians.
Distributing a list of stories he often tells friends and family about his own growing up, Nahm suspiciously announced he hadn't prepared anything for the night's gig, but thought he could just tell these tales of yore for the audience, prompted by their requests from his list. These hilarious stories turned out to be effervescent little yarns of coming of age, college pranks and oddball relatives (like a grandparent's adopted one-eyed dog getting a little too close for comfort). Nahm, opening with complaints of grogginess from cough syrup for a cold, pulled these bits off coolly, handling the microphone like a standup regular and delivering zingers that kind of floated in air before sinking in, like a mix of the deadpan surrealism of Steven Wright and the self-effacing Woody Allen.
Nightlight is now hosting a monthly comedy night, in association with Drop Out Productions. The next installment is Friday, April 9, with stand-up, short films, and live music.
Another local musician who knows a thing or two about the funny bone: session player and uber-drummer for Superchunk, Jon Wurster, who has a new release of comedy bits with New Jersey DJ, Tom Scharpling. Titled New Hope for the Ape-Eared: The Best of Scharpling and Wurster on the Best Show on WFMU, Volume Two, the set or recordings feature phone-in callers to Scharpling's show as played by Wurster. His characters are both lovable and pathetic, like Corey Harris, of fictitious alt-rock band Mother 13, who promotes his utterly doomed career among third stage performances at many corporate-sponsored tours. All three of the duo's releases--the first two were Chain Fights, Beer Busts, and Service with a Grin, and Rock, Rot and Rule--come wrapped in some nice artwork by Chapel Hill artist and member of The Nein , Casey Burns.
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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat are flooded with images of our friends living it up with jet-setting "hypermobile" lifestyles. Travel has become the new defining factor of social status with everyone vying to have the most glamourous images of their travels. This phenomenon is so common that it now has its own term FOMO, meaning "fear of missing out". In fact, a study by Scope shows that over half of all social media users say that they feel inadequate about their own life and achievements and that looking at their friends' pics makes them feel jealous of their lives. But what exactly are you missing out on?
Frequent Flying Isn't All It's Made Out To Be
There is a dark side to this 'glamorized' hypermobile lifestyle that the media, and society ignores – Dr. Scott Cohen, University of Surrey
First-class flights, 'must-see' destinations, and frequent-flyer programs make it easier to combine business and pleasure and it's easy to get caught up in the allure and thrill of travelling (and to be able to "beat" your friends' travel pics) which is why we overlook how it impacts our health. Dr. Scott Cohen from the University of Surrey has conducted a study on long-distance travel and social media and says, "There is a dark side to this 'glamorized' hypermobile lifestyle that the media, and society ignores".
How The Hypermobile Lifestyle Affects Your Health
According to Dr. Cohen, "Social media encourages competition between travelers to 'check-in' and share content from far-flung destinations. The reality is that most people who are required to engage in frequent travel suffer high levels of stress, loneliness and long-term health problems". Here's how traveling frequently can adversely affect your health.
Jet Lag
Jet lag is the most common side effect of flying and often causes problems like fatigue and indigestion, which can be particularly problematic; not to mention embarrassing, when you are frazzled with locating your luggage and making your way to your hotel.
Impaired Sleep
Frequent flying also messes up your sleep patterns so even though you are bone-tired, you are unable to get the sleep that you so desperately need and crave. You are also likely to experience fatigue, headaches, and irritability. You might try to brush this off by assuring yourself that these effects will only last a day but studies show that they can affect you for more than 6 days from the day you land!
Stress and Anxiety
A study showed that World Bank staff who traveled for work had a 300% higher rate of psychological medical claims as compared to those who did not travel. The stress of worrying about accommodation and luggage issues combined with the uncertainty of the outcome of your business meetings will thwart any illusion of relaxation that you might have entertained.
Frequent travelling can expose you to greater risk of infection, as you are unlikely to have immunity to diseases that are endemic to the region you visit. There is also a higher chance of infections in-flight, with a study in the Journal of Environmental Health Research showing that the risk of picking up a cold is significantly higher for fliers.
While some of the risks of frequent flying and overseas travel may seem scary, you shouldn't panic too much. Increased awareness about the health risks of travel will allow you to take steps to better safeguard your health as you continue with your globetrotting. Just remember, travelling isn't all it's made out to be, so try to cram as many meetings as you can into a single trip, instead of flying as frequently.
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I have a job tomorrow between 1 PM in the afternoon till 2 AM in the morning so I have a half pitbull half boxer mix she was rescued she's really sweet she doesn't really tell you when she needs to go outside but it's good to just take her out every four hours she's sweet I live in a pretty spacious apt feel she likes her balls are thrown and she likes to do that so like her squeaky toys make her make her very happy also I would like to make sure that she constantly has water about the food to feed her. I have a TV that has everything on it that you can watch I have a patio I have a computer you have access to anything if you need anything text me I know it's for a good amount of time if you even want to go to bed you can make sheets are washed and you're allowed in my room. Cigarette the screen door open but not the whole door and she's good around other dogs just told her by her collar and just wait for them to walk by I am a very honest genuine person I love my dog and she deserves to be treated well so I'm 21 very smart so you can lead you have every right to leave I'll give you a house key but I would rather you be with her for most of the day she just needs attention don't will be gone for more than like three for five hours
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Photo of the Day – Twisting To The Sky – Infinity Tower – Dubai, UAEEverywhere you turn in Dubai, there is something in front of you that defies imagination. This spiraling, over 1,000 foot tall tower on the Dubai Marina was one of the most impressive things we saw on our short visit to Dubai earlier this year.
Photo of the Day – Arabian Nights Bridge Reflection – Dubai, UAEI have already raved about the interior of the Dubai Mall (here), but it is equally impressive on the outside. The major outside area of the Dubai Mall is positioned to view the Burj Khalifa and an amazing fountain show that is twice the size of the show at the Bellagio (here). I took this picture as Brad and I eagerly awaited the fountains to come alive. There is a very nice bridge that goes over the lake area making for an outstanding viewing platform of the fountains and the Burj Khalifa – you can only imagine the number of people. With an incredible reflection and a nicely tinted water color, you can begin to get a feel of the outdoor decadence surrounding the Dubai Mall.
Photo of the Day – Driving the Dubai Dunes – Dubai, UAEOn our trip to Dubai in June of 2012, we took a Dunes Tour where a driver took us outside of Dubai and out into the dunes. The trip was a lot of fun as the driver battled the sand up, down and on the side of giant sand dunes. I was sitting in the back while Brad manned the front seat. I snapped this photo as the 4×4 was sliding down a dune and the driver battled to keep us on top of the dune. But, as you can see from the photo, he was not having to fight too hard for it as he often operated with one hand!
Photo of the Day – Emirati Glamour Shots – Dubai, UAEIt's Friday morning and I'm feeling a little more laid back and casual than I normally am posting photos on say Monday. I'm not really in the mood to be serious, so I thought I'd sneak in this funny picture of Will and I from our trip to Dubai back in June. At the end of our Dune Bashing journey through the desert, we stopped at a little camp to enjoy dinner and a traditional performance. While waiting for the food to come off of the grill we threw on some local threads and had a mini AbsoluteVisit photo shoot
Photo of the Day – Spinning Tanoura Dancer – Dubai, UAEOn our last night in Dubai, Brad and I took a pretty cool dune trip which included some authentic dining and dancing to round out the evening. The first dance was performed by a man roughly my age, but I had never seen this style of dancing – its called Tanoura.
The focal point of the dance was the constant spinning of the performer – he literally spun the entire dance which was roughly 10 minutes. How he didn't fall over after just 30 seconds of this is beyond me, but it was amazing!
In this shot, he actually removed a type of skirt that he was wearing (yes he had clothes on underneath) and began to also spin and throw it into the air. Certainly unique.
Photo of the Day – Diving Man Waterfall at Dubai Mall – Dubai, UAEMost malls that you walk through have signs that help guide you and they typically point you in the direction of different department stores, parking lots, and the food court. The Mall of Dubai ups the ante (a lot!) as you will wonder if you are in an amusement park or mall after reading their signs giving direction to fountains, ice skating, an aquarium, and a waterfall.
As you can see from today's photo, we made our way to the waterfall (and of course the others as well). In typical Dubai fashion, this is not your standard waterfall and what you see in the photo is only about 25% of its width. The meticulously molded divers in the waterfall add to the scene as does the way the mall seemingly wraps itself around this piece of art from four different levels.
Photo of the Day – Kaleidoscope View – Mystery PhotoDo you have any idea where this photo was taken?
The first person to correctly answer (in the AbsoluteVisit blog comments) will receive an 8×10 print of this crazy photo shipped to their doorstep. Good luck!
Photo of the Day – Modern Call to Prayer – Dubai, UAEToday's photo presents a very normal scene from the streets of Dubai which is unlike any image you have ever seen of this sandy metropolis. It seems to me that when Dubai is mentioned in conversation around the world, modern images of the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Palm Islands or Ski Dubai come to mind. All of these massive wonders seem to overshadow all of the ancient and imported traditions and culture.
Every visit to Dubai should include a few hours outside of the safety of the western air-conditioned buildings and onto the steamy streets to soak up some of the local and imported culture. One of the most fascinating things you will see as a westerner touring the streets is the Islamic call to prayer which occurs five times every day. Watching all of the shops temporarily close their doors while all of the men head in the direction of the screaming minarets is really a powerful sight for someone who has not witnessed this before.
In Dubai Will and I found ourselves trying to eat lunch at the wrong time of the day and were forced to wait for the afternoon prayer before feasting on delicious Pakistani and Indian fare. The streets around us were absolutely packed with people all praying in unison through the scorching 100+ degree heat.
Photo of the Day – Emirate Lamp – Madinat Jumeirah – Dubai, UAEOn one of our nights in Dubai, we decided to check out the Madinat Jumeirah as we were told it had some awesome views of the Burj al Arab and was a nice place to walk around. Upon entering the hotel, you are surrounded by a market like mall that leads out to a dozen restaurants set along a waterway that allows for guests to quickly navigate the hotel property.
Although the setting is grand and an ultimate setup for a romantic meal (sans Brad and I), the actual views of the Burj al Arab were lacking. As we reached the end of the property, there was a small guard house. Brad approached and with confidence told him "we were from AbsoluteVisit!". Unfortunately, this didn't get us too far and we were restricted to the commercial area of the property and the "not-so-great" views of the Burj al Arab.
With restricted views, it was time to get creative. As Brad well knows by now, I am enthralled with the Middle-Eastern lamps that we first came across in Turkey. In this photo you can see it is my primary subject, but managed to squeeze in the Burj al Arab for a nice background
Does anyone know what these lamps are actually called? I love them!
Photo of the Day – Alone in the Desert – Dubai Dune Bashing – Dubai, UAEFor our final afternoon in Dubai, Will and I headed out of the city to the nearby desert (what Dubai used to be) on a Dune Bashing tour. What is "Dune Bashing" do you ask? Well, Dune Bashing is the sport of off-roading through the sandy desert dunes and it happens to be one of the most popular tourist attractions in Dubai.
Both of us had been "Dune Bashing" once before in Huacachina, Peru during our around the world trip back in 2009. The ride through the dunes in Peru was unbelievable and ended up being one of the unexpected highlights of our trip around the world. Because of this experience, both of us had high expectations for this similar excursion out of Dubai.
Unfortunately this trip out to the desert didn't quite match the excitement we remembered in Peru. The biggest difference was that our trip in Peru was in an open aired dune buggy while this trip in Dubai was in an air conditioned Land Rover. Without the loud motor and blowing wind the ride wasn't as "in your face". Additionally the Dubai dunes were not that impressive. The dunes were fairly flat, modern city structures were pretty much visible at all times and sadly there was lots of trash scattered around the sand.
Even though the dune bashing trip wasn't all we had hoped for, it was still a fun time and I would recommend it to anyone who hasn't spent a day before speeding around the desert sand. Here is a picture I snapped of Will staring off into the distance as the sun was setting over the soft dunes.


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Savannah Cats
The Worlds Tallest Domestic Cat Breed
Savannah Cats are a spotted domestic cat breed started in the 1980's. Developed to give the impression of grandeur and dignity of an wild cat with a cheetah type appearance, expressive eyes highlighted by dark tear stains, vibrant coat colors, solid contrasting black spots, huge sonar-like ears and long legs. Since 2006 they have held the Guinness Book World Record for the world's tallest domestic cat.
Breed Standard calls for all traits to mimic those of it's ancestor the African Serval. The goal of the breed is to obtain a well rounded temperament yet wild-looking breed that makes a suitable alternative to a exotic pet. Poorly developed bloodlines can be mistaken for Bengal Cats, which have an opposite body structure to the Savannah.
- Lifespan: 12-20 years
- Weight: 12-25 pounds
- Exercise: Medium/High
- Hypoallergenic: No
Exercise is required, energy level is medium to high. Exercise combined with socialization is an extremely important part of a kitten's training into adulthood. Exposure to friendly atmospheres with positive reinforcement work best.
Health Issues are not specific to the breed at this time. Genetic testing is crucial to avoid development of breed specific ailments long term. Reproduction is very difficult and fertility rates are low. Litters average 1 to 3 kittens. Intact cats are often infertile due to genetics. Intact cats are extremely selective, pairing only with those it is raised with from kitten-hood. Gestation periods of the serval is 10 days longer than domestic cat, meaning F1 & F2s are immensely hard to produce. Savannah Cats do not require any specialty health care. They will visit a regular veterinarian for routine feline health maintenance.
High Intelligence combined with being naturally curious gets them into mischief. Due to high intelligence, curiosity and high energy needs they are best suited with active owners.
Temperament is outstanding when properly socialized. The feline version to a dog, ideal for owners who want to avoid extra canine requirements. Actively seeking social interaction, given to pout if left out. Remaining kitten-like through life. Profoundly loyal to immediate family members, questioning the presence of strangers. Making excellent companions that are loyal, intelligent and eager to be involved. Demonstrated by the ability to learn simple to complex commands.
Nutrition requirements are those of the average domestic cat. They do not require a raw meat diet, however a balanced raw meat diet is the most nutritional diet available. Working with your veterinarian and/or breeder is the best way to determine frequency of meals as a kitten and the best adult diet to increase longevity. Fresh water should be available at all times.
Colors of the Savannah Cat are brown, silver, black and smoke. Acceptable colors are those that mimic the African Serval. The most common variation of the African Serval is a buttery gold color with solid jet black spots. Gold is a shade of brown so it is correctly registered as a brown spotted tabby (BST).
- Brown Spotted Tabby = Aguoti Cat (A-)
- Silver Spotted Tabby = Aguoti Cat (A-) + Inhibitor gene
- Black = Non-Aguoti Cat (AA)
- Smoke = Non-Aguoti Cat (AA) + Inhibitor gene
Eyes should be medium sized and set underneath a slightly hooded brow. The top of the eye resembles a boomerang, which is set at an exact angle so that the corner of the eye slopes down the line of the nose. The bottom half of the eye has an almond shape. The eyes are moderately deep set, low on the forehead, and are consistent with facial symmetry. Tear stain markings are present along and between the eyes and the nose. All eye colors are allowed and are independent of coat color.
Ears should resemble those of the Serval Cat. Serval Cats have the largest ears of all felines, and largest ears in relationship to head size of any cat. As a result, the Savannah Cat's ears are remarkably large and high on the head. They are wide with a deep base. They should be upright and have rounded tips. The outside base of the ear should start no lower on the head than at the height of the eyes, but may be set higher. The inside base of the ears is set close at the top of the head, ideally vertical parallel lines can be drawn from the inner corner of the eyes up to the inner base of ears. Pronounced ocelli ear markings are desirable.
Head should be broad, modified wedge with rounded contuers. The head should be longer than it is wide. The anterior view of the face should present a distinct and symmetric triangular shape. The nose is long with a small chin. It is preferred for the head to have the "l l" marking rather than "M" marking, although this is not in the breed standard.
Pattern is solid dark spots which can be round or oval flowing across the body and should not be connected. A series of parallel stripes, from the back of the head to just over the shoulder blades fan out slightly over the back. Smaller spots may be found on the legs and feet, as well as on the face. The coat is dense short hair that can be coarse or soft in texture.
Generations represent a number of pairings removed from an exotic ancestor. Generations are important to breeders because stud males are not fertile until F6 or further removed. The F1 generation is the foundation of the breed (Serval x Domestic). All other generations are subsequent pairing of a Savannah male pairing to a Savannah female.
- F1 Savannah Cat
- F2 Savannah Cat
- F3 Savannah Cat
- F4 Savannah Cat
- F5 Savannah Cat
- F6 Savannah Cat
Bottle Feeding of cats of certain generations with high exotic heritage ensures the best temperament. Bottle feeding at minim is four weeks around the clock care. Bottle feeding is required in the first generation due to slight prematurity and high exotic content. The domestic cat pregnancy is around 63 days and the serval pregnancy of around 74 days, resulting in some kittens being slightly premature requiring specialty care during the first few weeks. This complex process results in higher prices due to time and skill level. It is important to note that any cat breed not provided proper socialization will result in maladjusted social habits.
Hybrid Infertility is when a hybrid cross can not reproduce. Joyce Sroufe, the founder of the breed, retained all generations attempting to get fertile males. Joyce Sroufe was unsuccessful until five generations removed, her pairings were all out-crosses that resulted in little exotic content. In theory this content needs to be 10% or less. As the breed progresses pairing become higher content resulting in males further removed to retain fertility. If a higher content male is found fertile often they have small litters and becomes sterile over a short period of time (Often within a year of proven fertility).
Leash Training often is tried with success on Savannah Cats. Leash training on a harness is possible with Savannah Cats. Walk on a leash with a harness does take practice and patience. In fact Savannah Cats are so intelligent that potential owners should make sure they have the time to provide proper mental stimulation.
Allergies still happen around Savannah Cats even though they are short haired cat breed. No cat breed is truly hypoallergenic. No scientific data supports hypoallergenic cat breeds. Most allergy sufferer are allergic to the protein found in cat saliva not hair, so they are allergic to all felines.
Lifespan of domestic cats can live up to 15 years, typically 10-12 years. Serval Cats live up to 20 years. Savannah cats can live 12-20 years depending on heritage from the Serval Cat. It is proven that cats who eat a properly balanced raw meat mixture will have a better chance at a longer life.
Size of Savannah Cats is often exaggerated because they are taller, thinner framed and longer bodied than the most domestic cats. This taller body type gives the illusion of more weight. Weight depends on individual bloodline. Weight can range between 12-25 pounds.
Price is based off conformation to the breed standard, temperament, demand and scarcity. When a Savannah Cat has traits inline with the breed standard they are of higher value as a pet or breeder. Breeders are obligated as TICA registered members to provide registration papers, age appropriate vaccinations and retain kittens until the age of 10-14 weeks, which is costly. The basic rearing cost of a registered pedigree kitten results in adoption prices over $1,200 (This goes for all pedigree cat breeds). F1 & F2 generations have very small litters once a year, sometimes going long periods without birthing. This drives up the adoption cost of those generations.
- F1 Savannah Cat
- Pairings extremely difficult, very low fertility, small litters
- Price: $17,000 - $22,000
- F2 Savannah Cats
- Pairings difficult, low fertility, small litters
- $6,000 - $10,000
- Lower Generations (F3-F6)
- Pairings standard, medium fertility, moderate litters
- $1,200 - $4,000
Legal requirement have to be considered in some USA states. Savannah Cats sometimes get caught in ban bills due to lose wording meant to prevent the ownership of larger exotic pets. Often these ban bills get correct over time and proper education being provided to officials. The following states have restrictions: Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, New York, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rode Island, Texas, Vermont, Hawaii.
Please review your state's laws: www.hybridlaw.com
Ancestor of the Savannah Cat is the African Serval Cat. This wild felines have been breed actively in captivity since the 1920's but are not domesticated fully. African Serval Cats are double the cost to maintain daily and will not use a litter-box completely. Have no fear for all the desirable traits have proven to show in the first generation without the undesired traits. These desirable traits and exotic looks are why most owner of African Serval Cat convert to owning a Savannah Cat. Majority of Savannah Cats have less than 10% possible exotic heritage. Savannah Cat can use a litter-box, see a regular veterinarian and has many domestic traits not found in Serval Cats. We have compiled a rare look at historical depictions of Serval Cats dating back to the 1400's, see below pictures.
F2 Savannah Cat
Is A Savannah Cat Right For You?
It may comes as a surprise that the majority of Savannah Cat Owners don't purchase for exotic looks. Rather they seek a pet with a combination of traits that the Savannah Cat has to offer. If you seek the following traits then a Savannah Cat might be right for your home:
- High/Medium Energy Level
- Not Lap Cats (They Will Be Next To You)
- High Intelligence
- Use a Litter-Box
- Rambunctious
- Affectionate
- Expressive
- Curious
- Outgoing
*Visit our "Basic Care" page for more information*
Savannah Cat Articles
- Savannah Cat Temperament
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- Savannah Cat Colors
- Savannah Cat Patterns
- Savannah Cat Non-Standards
- Savannah Cat Ban Laws