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2961.0 - Census Working Paper 93/2 - Self-coding, 1996
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Census Working Paper 93/2
This working paper will assess the effect of using a Census form based on a self-coding rather than write-in format by comparing coded responses from the two forms used in the July 1992 Census test. The Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) form required responses to be self-coded while the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) form required responses to be written in. This is the first time that extensive analysis of the difference between the pattern of self-coded and write-in responses has been possible using parallel forms. Previously, data for the 1986 Census, which was mostly write-in, was compared with test data, which was mostly self-coded. The July 1992 Test was conducted with a view to assessing the possibility of using OCR technology in the 1996 Census but it has since been decided that OMR technology will be used as in 1991. The data will still be useful, however, in comparing written and self-coded responses. It should be noted that there were several problems affecting the quality of the test data. These are documented in 'July 1992 OCR Test, Report on Form Design Issues'.
Previous work had shown that there was a possible bias in self-coded responses, known as a 'list effect'. Prior to the 1986 Census, the possibility of using a self-coding format for an ethnic origin/ancestry question was assessed. It was concluded that 'the provision of response options influences both respondents' perceptions of a question's meaning and the answers provided' and thus introduced a bias. Some of the causes of these influences noted were:
The only clear indication of a possible 'list effect' found for the 1991 Testing Program was in the Religion question (see Census Working Paper 91/5). In particular, self-coding affected responses of 'No religion'. It was thought that the change in form design was most likely to affect respondents without strong religious affiliation, possibly because the list of religious denominations may have brought additional social pressure on their responses. Due to the limitations of the Testing Program, analysis of list effects for other variables was not conclusive.
July 1992 Census Test
The July 1992 Census Test was conducted on 21 July 1992 in Brisbane. The areas included were: New Farm, Spring Hill, West End, South Brisbane and Highgate Hill. OMR and OCR forms were distributed to alternate dwellings. Details of the number and type of dwellings involved, and of the total number of people included on forms received, are given in Table 1 overleaf.
Table 1: Number of Dwellings and Persons included in the July 1992 Census Test
1991 Census data showed that the July 1992 Test area had a large proportion of recently arrived migrants: the proportion of people who were born in overseas countries was very high in the Test area (36.7% of persons in the Test area were born outside Australia while only 19.3% of persons in Queensland were) as was the proportion whose State of Usual Residence One Year Ago was overseas (4.1% in the Test area compared to 1.8% in Queensland overall). The July 1992 Test OMR data gave similar percentages for the area, which indicates that there continued to be a high proportion of recently arrived migrants.
Method and Results
This report focuses on variables where the write-in versus self-coded contrast occurs. The responses from both forms in the July 1992 Test have been tested for significant differences, both for the overall distribution (using Standard Chi-Square analysis and Multinomial Logistic Regression) and between each category (using T-tests). The response distributions for each of the questions examined and the results of statistical testing are included in Attachment 1, along with copies of the questions as they appeared on the July 1992 Test OMR and OCR forms.
The differences between the overall distributions were significant for all variables discussed except Birthplace and Birthplace of Father. The overall distribution for Age was also tested but was not significant. Since there did not appear to be any list effect for Age it will not be considered further in this report. The data for Age is included in Attachment 2.
The discussion is presented in five sections with some of the questions grouped for analysis because of similarities in the type of response categories offered on the OMR form. The first of these sections includes questions related to ethnic origin: Birthplace, Birthplace of Father, Birthplace of Mother and Language. The second includes questions for which the OMR form had a list of ordered categories: Income, Year of Qualification, Year of Arrival and Hours Worked. The remaining three sections all examine only one question as each has a unique format or response pattern. These questions are: Age Left School, State of Usual Residence One Year Ago and Religion.
Birthplace, Birthplace of Father, Birthplace of Mother, Language
For each of these questions, the OMR form offered a list of seven choices and then an 'Other' category with space for a write-in answer. The OCR form offered a self-coded response for the most common answer (Australia/English) and a write-in space for other answers.
The differences between the responses given on the July 1992 Test OMR and OCR forms followed a similar pattern for all four variables, although the differences were only significant for Birthplace of Mother and Language. Table 2 below summarises the distribution of responses for Birthplace of Mother (the complete list of responses can be found in Attachment 1). The distribution for Language was similar.
Table 2: Summary of responses for Birthplace of Mother
The comparison of OCR and OMR responses indicates that there may have been a 'list effect' as people tended to mark a listed category rather than write in a response. This appears in two ways. Firstly, in the higher proportion of people who marked the single listed category on the OCR form than the same category on the OMR form and, secondly, in the higher proportion of people who marked the listed categories on the OMR form than wrote in the equivalent responses on the OCR form.
The proportion of people who marked the listed response category 'Australia' was around 1% greater (which is significant) for Birthplace of Mother on the OCR than the OMR form. Such a difference tended to occur, to a lesser extent, for the other three questions and supports the idea that some people responded differently to the OCR form than they would have to the OMR form, choosing to mark the single listed category rather than write in a response.
The proportion of people who wrote a response at the 'Other' category was smaller for the OMR Test form, compared to the proportion writing corresponding responses on the OCR form, for all of the above variables except Birthplace. This difference was not statistically significant for any variable, but can be seen particularly clearly in the Language question (where there may be a complicating factor). Table 3 summarises Language responses.
Table 3: Summary of responses for Language
The proportion of people responding 'Cantonese' and 'Mandarin' was significantly higher on the OMR form (on which these categories were listed) than on the OCR form. It would appear that the presence of 'Cantonese' and 'Mandarin' in the list on the OMR form may have helped people to understand the detail of response required. It is possible that 'Other' responses on the OCR form include responses of 'Chinese' which could be more common in the absence of prompts of 'Cantonese' and 'Mandarin'.
The apparent list effect (where people were more likely to mark a listed response) was also observed in testing prior to the 1991 Census. The proportion of people giving responses in the 'Other' categories on OMR forms tended to be lower in comparison to the (non-OMR) 1986 Census for Birthplace, Birthplace of Father and Birthplace of Mother. The greater than expected proportion of people marking a self-coded response may have been due to people being prompted by the list when determining a response or selecting a self-coded response which appears suitable rather than writing in a non-listed response.
Age Left School
The difference between the distribution of responses for the July 1992 Test OMR and OCR forms was statistically significant for this variable. The categories which had the greatest differences were 'Did not go to school' and '19 years or older'.
On the July 1992 OMR Test form, 1.6% of people said they did not go to school, while 6.5% of people on the OCR form gave this response. This could be due to the design of the OCR form, which gave the options 'Still at primary or secondary school' and 'Did not go to school' and then had space for Age Left School to be written in. The question could have appeared to offer only the first two choices so people may have responded 'Did not go to school' meaning they did not attend school in 1992.
The difference observed for '19 years or older' supports other analysis of 1991 Age Left School data included in the report '1991 Census: Age Left School Data Quality Overview'. A large increase in the response '19 years or older' has been observed in all States between the 1986 and 1991 Censuses. While some difference would have been expected as the result of rising retention rates, the increase appears to be at least partly due to form design.
In the July 1992 Test, the proportion of people stating '19 years or older' on the OMR form (8.8%) was much higher than on the OCR form (3.0%). This may be due to people misinterpreting the term 'school' and including tertiary institutions or misunderstanding the question and giving their current age rather than their age when they left school. The report mentioned above explains these possible effects in more detail.
State of Usual Residence One Year Ago
There was a significant difference between the distribution of responses on the July 1992 Test OMR and OCR forms. Table 4 below summarises the differences between the two forms. The difference in the proportion of people not stating a response was tested separately from the coded responses.
Table 4: Summary of responses for State of Usual Residence One Year Ago
On the OMR form, there was a significantly larger proportion of people who stated their State of Usual Residence One Year Ago as Queensland and a smaller proportion of people who stated 'Elsewhere' or didn't respond. It appears that there may be several form design issues here.
Some people who had not moved interstate in the last year may not have bothered writing in a response on the OCR form, perhaps seeing it as irrelevant, whereas people were more likely to respond to the self-coded question. This would have led to lower non-response and a larger proportion responding 'Queensland' on the OMR form.
The OCR form gave the option of writing in the three letter abbreviation of the State or Territory or marking 'Elsewhere'. As observed earlier, people appear to have preferred marking a self-coded response rather than writing in an answer and this could have led to the greater proportion of people marking 'Elsewhere' on the OCR form than the OMR form. Also, people may have marked 'Elsewhere' or not responded on the OCR form if they did not know, or were not sure of, the abbreviation required for the States and Territories.
The format for the responses on the OMR form, with the States and Territories listed first and 'Elsewhere' included at the bottom, may have led people to mark the most appropriate State or Territory, even if this was incorrect. They may not have realised that 'Elsewhere' was a possible response. This could have led to a larger proportion of people marking States or Territories on the OMR form and fewer marking 'Elsewhere'. This effect would have been more noticeable in the Test area than in other areas as it is known that there was a large population of migrants, and so there were more people for whom the 'Elsewhere' option was appropriate. Confusion could also have arisen from the different meanings assigned to 'Elsewhere' in Q8 (Usual Residence) and Q9 (Usual Residence One Year Ago). While this occurred on both forms, it would have been more obvious on the OCR form and could have led to people marking 'Elsewhere' to indicate that they moved in the last year (rather than they lived overseas one year ago as was meant).
The question on Religion tends to be very sensitive to changes in form design as it is optional and the information required is both personal and subjective. It was noted in the testing program for the 1991 Census that it was affected more than other questions by the change from a write-in response to a self-coded response. In the 1986 Census, an instruction was included to direct people who had no religion to write 'None'. In the August 1989 Test, which used self-coded rather than write-in responses, no such instruction was included and the proportion of people marking the 'No Religion' category which was at the end of the list decreased markedly. An instruction was included in the 1991 Census and this appears to have resolved this problem.
Large differences in the overall distributions were also observed in the July 1992 Test between the OMR and OCR forms. These differences are summarised in Table 5 below. Again, the difference in the proportion of people not stating a response was tested separately to the coded responses.
Table 5: Summary of responses for Religion
A significant difference noted between the 1986 Census results and the August 1989 Test was the decrease in the proportion of people giving responses coded to 'Other'. This was also observed in the July 1992 Test. The proportion of people who marked 'Other' was much smaller on the OMR form than the OCR form, while the proportion in each of the listed categories (except Greek Orthodox) was much greater. This may indicate that, on OMR forms, people either marked a response that seemed appropriate or were prompted by the list to give a response they would not have given otherwise.
The proportion of people who stated that they had 'No religion' on the OMR form was much greater than that on the OCR form. Both forms included a specific instruction directed at those without a religious affiliation. Separate testing of non-response indicated that the level of non-response was significantly different between the OMR and OCR forms. This indicates that people without a religious affiliation who would not have bothered to answer a write-in question may have marked the 'No religion' response on the OMR form. Thus, the presence of this response in the list may have resulted in a lower non-response rate. Census results also show a lower non-response rate for Religion in the 1991 Census compared to the 1986 Census.
Another factor which may have contributed to the lower level of non-response on the OMR form, compared to the OCR form, may be that some people with a weak religious affiliation did not bother to write-in a response on the OCR form.
Income, Year of Qualification, Year of Arrival, Hours Worked
The response categories for these four questions were completely self-coded on the OMR form and appeared as an ascending numerical scale. There did appear to be a list effect as, for each of the variables, the greatest differences between the July 1992 Test OMR and OCR forms were for the top and bottom categories. The differences for each question are discussed below.
The graph below shows the distribution of responses for Income for the OMR and OCR forms. This graph shows that the difference in the proportion of responses for the OMR and OCR forms was greatest for the lowest categories (Less than $58, $58-$96 and $97-$154), for $309-$385, and for the highest category (More than $1346). It also shows that, although the difference was not always significant, for categories $578-$673 and higher, the proportion of people was consistently greater on OCR forms than OMR forms for these categories.
This indicates that there was a list effect, possibly in three ways. Firstly, it is possible that people were less likely to mark the extreme categories in the OMR list (that is, the highest or the lowest). Secondly, the presence of the list could have given people a concept of 'high' and 'low' incomes and may have influenced some people (for example those concerned about imagined comparisons with income declared to the Taxation Office) to mark a lower response than they would have without the list. This second effect was not supported by significant differences but the proportion of responses on the OCR form in these categories tended to be higher. Thirdly, on the OCR form people were offered one self-coded category of 'Nil Income' and so, as observed for other questions, people may have preferred to mark this category rather than write in a response. Another form design issue involved concerns the list of inclusions. On the OMR form they are listed on separate lines and are easy to read, while on the OCR form they are joined together in a single paragraph and much more difficult to read. This may have resulted in more accurate answers on the OMR form, although there is little direct evidence in the data to support this.
Despite the very different natures of the questions on Year of Qualification and Year of Arrival, the pattern of differential response between the OMR and OCR forms was similar. The format of the response required for both questions was a year. Table 6 below summarises the distribution of Year of Qualification. The difference in the proportion of people not stating a response was tested separately to the coded responses.
Table 6: Summary of responses for Year of Qualification
For both questions the only significant differences were for the lowest (Before 1971) and highest (1990 to 1992) categories. The proportion of people responding 'Before 1971' was higher on the OCR form while the proportion responding '1991 to 1992' was higher on the OMR form. The non-response rates for these questions were also higher on the OCR than the OMR form. This may indicate that people may have been more likely to guess from the categories offered on the OMR form or they may have been helped by the categories to understand the question or formulate an answer where they otherwise would not have answered. That similar patterns were found in the responses to very different questions supports the idea that the differences were due to a list effect rather than differences between the sample populations.
For the Hours Worked question, the proportion of people responding for the two extreme categories ('None' and '49 hours or more') was significantly higher on the July 1992 Test OCR form than the OMR form. The proportion of people responding '35-39 hours' and '41-48 hours' was significantly higher on the July 1992 Test OMR form than the OCR form. Although the difference was not significant, the proportion of people who stated '40 hours' was greater on the OCR form, possibly because people rounded off the number of hours they worked.
The fact that the proportion of people classified to the extreme levels of these four variables is significantly lower for the OMR form than the OCR form for all but '1990-1992' of Year of Qualification and Year of Arrival indicates that, for variables where a choice is made from an ordered list, people may be more reluctant to choose extreme categories than those in the middle.
The comparison of the OMR and OCR forms used in the July 1992 Test revealed several questions for which responses may be subject to a 'list effect' as a result of the self-coding format of the OMR form. The effect appears to vary according to the nature of the question. The main points emerging from the analysis are:
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Hosting the National Young People's Benchmarking Forum
Quite a mouthful isn't it!!! For young Careleavers aged 16 or over this is an important participation network that works alongside the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum supported by the National Care Advisory Service.
In West Sussex young people have only recently been involved in the Young Peoples Benchmarking forum (YPBMF)supported through our Children In Care Council Co-ordinator. The young people have gained a significant amount through being involved in this forum, especially meeting other careleavers from around the country and contributing to getting their voice heard.
On Thursday last week West Sussex Youth Support and Development Servivce were priviledged to be able to host a meeting on the south coast (many of the previous meetings have usually been held further North which has involved a considerable amount of travel for those concerned.) The YPBMF is facilitated by Catch 22 and along with a range of staff about 20 young people attended the meeting. Unfortunately Tim Loughton the Childrens Minister was unable to attend however he has recheduled to meet with the group in the New Year.
For me it was great to meet a pro active group of young people who are enthusiastic and positive about making changes to our systems and services in order to improve outcomes for others. Something that really struck me from their conversations was the breadth of disparity between local authority provision for Care Leavers. We often hear talk of the postcode lottery with regards to Health Services however these young people are experiencing this very thing from their Corporate Parents about their own living & educational needs. Although there is guidance concerning Care Leavers there is no clear offer to young people who are leaving care as this is very much defined by the local authority who have overall control of the budgets. This means that it can be very confusing for a young person to know what to expect and who to hold accountable.
The young people spent time looking at the questions that they hope to put to the Minister in the future, especially those to do with their entitlement and needs. Catch 22 staff were excellent at facilitating the session, particularly supporting young people to think about potential responses to their questions and how they could ensure that they got a real answer rather than a politically correct one. This was a great example of facilitating young peoples voice.
Many thanks to Catch 22 and the forum for providing food for thought and I hope that in the future they will be given sufficient time to raise their carefully thought through concerns. I look forward to hearing how they get on!

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VIDI project Turning Over a New Leaf: Manuscript Innovation in the Twelfth-Century Renaissance is concerned with the relationship between written culture and society, specifically how innovations in the technology of the medieval manuscript (the handwritten book, or codex, used before the invention of print) relate to cultural change.
The project explores how the "new book format" of 12th-c. Renaissance, custom-tailored for the age, which includes new types of script, new page layouts and new reading aids, most notably pagination, running titles, paragraphs, quotation marks, footnotes, cross references and diagrams, is a technological innovation which improved what is called "book fluency," or the ability to read a text quickly and accurately. While in the late eleventh century intellectual culture nearly completely lacked tools that could rise to these occasions, by the outset of the thirteenth century scholars had a rich palette of aids at their disposal that facilitated comprehension and speedy access. The inventions dramatically changed the reading experience of medieval individuals. It helped to create a new international community of scholars, bound by a shared desire for knowledge. And it proved remarkably durable: it is essentially the book we are holding today.
Component 1: The Physical Manuscript (Coordinator)assesses what physical changes occurred on the page and how the new book format they helped to create evolved over time. Component 2: Readers (PhD Student) focuses on the cultural background and geographical location of the readers who handled the 300 manuscripts. Component 3: Texts and Genres (Postdoctoral Researcher) focuses on the relationship between the physical features of manuscripts and the texts they contain.
- Languages: Latin, Vernacular
- Countries: Netherlands, France, Belgium
- Dates: 1075-1225
- Disciplines: Codicology
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Two years ago I took pictures of these Napoleonic figurines in the Scully and Scully window on Park Avenue. At $575 and up, I can't afford 'em and even if I could there's too much of the midwest in me that says not only, no...but asks, "Who would?" Still, the pictures look great for a cell phone camera and so I'm thinking custom Xmas cards this year. Which one do you like? If folks don't like them I can always blame you...
18 November 2009
Christmas Cards
Two years ago I took pictures of these Napoleonic figurines in the Scully and Scully window on Park Avenue. At $575 and up, I can't afford 'em and even if I could there's too much of the midwest in me that says not only, no...but asks, "Who would?" Still, the pictures look great for a cell phone camera and so I'm thinking custom Xmas cards this year. Which one do you like? If folks don't like them I can always blame you...
25 comments:
- Brian said...
If you need someone to blame I vote for option one.
- 18 November, 2009 18:23
I like the second photo better, but I get a feel of The Nutcracker from the first photo.
If it doesn't work out, please blame Brian and not me!
- 18 November, 2009 19:22
- P.Gaye Tapp at Little Augury said...
hands down option 1- No one will blame you it will make a perfect TRADXCARD. la
- 18 November, 2009 19:59
- M.Lane said...
I would go with both. The first for most people. The second [with the prominent skull and crossbones]for the select few to whom you want to give a special dose of Holiday warmth. Great photos!
- 18 November, 2009 20:03
- Ben said...
Right click save as, right click save as. Now get me to Kinkos.
Just kidding, and great idea! My vote is for Option 2, especially if you can PhotoShop some of the haloing out.
- 18 November, 2009 20:49
victorian dance hall
- 18 November, 2009 22:24
- Holly said...
They're a little scary, esp for Scully & Scully. Is it right to be so scary @ Christmas? I've got a nice shot of my lab you could use...
- 18 November, 2009 22:45
- Preppy Pauper said...
Option 1 will make a brilliant Christmas Card!
- 18 November, 2009 22:47
If you send me a card I'll get you a Scully & Scully cat orchestra figurine... you strike me as a cymbals cat.
Some of the weirdest items I've seen in any catalog. I'd rather go across the street to Sherry Lehmann.
- 19 November, 2009 01:55
I agree with KLS, the first photo does remind one of the Nutcracker. The second photo doesn't seem as Christmasy as the first photo. D
- 19 November, 2009 07:49
- GSV JR said...
Option 1. The totenkopf helmet in Option 2 isn't very "christmassy."
- 19 November, 2009 09:03
- tintin said...
It looks like OPtion One is in the lead. I think the green and red really help it although I worry about the package on that turbaned fellow in the back. Whatever happens it's nice to know I can blame Brian.
Bowen- I've taken a number of pics in the Scully & Scully windows and have some of the cats. My favorite is the cat bar and the cat boxing ring.
Holly- So good to see you and if ever I get back to Charlotte I'm stopping by your shop.
D - I was wondering how Christmasy soldiers can be but what the heck. I like it.
- 19 November, 2009 09:05
- tintin said...
Stew- Good point. But I could always send 'The Duellists' DVDs with card 2.
- 19 November, 2009 09:10
- ADG said...
Option One.
- 19 November, 2009 09:18
- tintin said...
With the card to read, "Have yourself a Hussar Christmas!"
- 19 November, 2009 09:19
My wife would live at Scully if I let her.
- 19 November, 2009 09:27
I vote for option one. The horse in option two is slightly intimidating, and just all around creepy.
- 19 November, 2009 10:11
- Ben said...
Didn't see the skull and crossbones on the hat in #2. That's it! Hands down my choice.
- 19 November, 2009 11:34
- Alice Olive said...
I like Option 1. But, um, neither image conjures the holiday season for me... is that okay?
- 19 November, 2009 12:29
- Turling said...
- 19 November, 2009 14:57
How about "Have a Merry Christmas or I'll lop your head off." Feel free to substitute Great Holiday Season for Merry Christmas for all your secular friends. D
- 19 November, 2009 15:00
- tintin said...
Olive- Anything green and red (other than an olive) with Anglophile soldiers is Chistmasee to us Yanks.
D- Lop your head off is perfect.
- 19 November, 2009 16:32
Its an hussar officer from Preussia.
- 20 November, 2009 16:10
- Jmags said...
They're very nice but what does it have to do with Christmas?
- 22 November, 2009 15:19
- tintin said...
J Mags - Maybe it's a southern thing but soldiers are often used in Xmas decorations. Nutcrackers are often in uniform. Usually early 19th C but sometimes contemporary as well but always Britsh. Hence, this window at Scully and Scully as part of their Christmas decorations.
- 22 November, 2009 17:28


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The Slick Factor: Finding an Edge With Oil
How Quaker State and Hendrick Motorsports are using new oil technologies to find a competitive edge
If the most you think about your motor oil is the cuss words you mutter when you are cleaning up that puddle your race car is constantly dripping on your shop floor, then you are probably leaving horsepower on the table. The manufacturers are learning that lesson, too, with better lubricant blends designed around the very specific needs of oval-track engines.
Two companies leading the way are Quaker State and Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series. Quaker State has been a sponsor on the HMS cars for years, but the partnership, it turns out, involves much more than the Quaker State brass handing over a check.
"We work with teams in different forms of motorsports that like to think outside the box," says Mark Ferner, Quaker State's research and development lead. "A team like Hendrick Motorsports that's really proactive wants to make the motor oil an integral component of the package and not just a product that's added after the fact. We have built a relationship where they will call us and say, 'We want to make this change that may raise the oil temperature so many degrees. Can you help us with an oil that can withstand that temperature for a race?' Or, 'We want to change the metallurgy on this. Will the oil still be able to protect it?' That's when things really get fun."
After discussing the needs at HMS, Ferner says Quaker State's team of engineers involved in high-performance applications can work up small batches of blends that they believe should work and ship them to the HMS facilities in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are tested to determine how well they work in the Nextel Cup engine package.
Tests at HMS take several stages. One is a test machine that is essentially a next-generation Spintron that uses a powerful electric motor to spin the crankshaft inside a race block. Everything from the crank to the rocker arms to the water pump can be installed and tested on this fixture to determine the power required to operate. For new formulations of motor oil, it can be used not only to determine if the new blend reduces friction inside the engine, but it can also spin everything inside the engine for a period of time to see how the oil protects individual pieces from wear.
After that, experimental blends are tested in a running engine on a dyno, in a running car in a test session, and maybe even by a car during a race. Over time, Quaker State officials say that the relationship with HMS has really helped the company understand the needs particular to a circle track racing engine and develop oil blends to meet those needs.
Q Racing
It's known as "Q Racing" and, believe it or not, it's really more than a simple marketing gimmick with a new label on the regular stuff. Paul Bastien, who regularly mixes the one-of-a-kind blend for Hendrick Motorsports, says the Q Racing blend is unique and based on what the company learned while working with HMS.
"Since the Q Racing oil isn't designed to work with passenger cars, we didn't have to worry about meeting any industry guidelines or meeting manufacturers' warranty restrictions," explains Ferner. "In a passenger car, there are certain things you have to do with the oil because of the catalytic converters. Here, we aren't worried about that, so we can do more things to increase the levels of wear protection.
"For example, a racing engine typically has a highly loaded valvetrain to minimize valve float at high rpm. A lot of people may not realize that in the valvetrain of the engine, the pressures between the follower and the camshaft can be extremely high. Even in a passenger car, the pressures at speed are in the range of 200,000 psi. It gets even worse for a race car. That's enough to squeeze the base oil-whether it's a synthetic or conventional oil-out of the way and cause metal-to-metal contact. We have to rely on a special additive chemistry that can form a sacrificial coating on the cam and lifters that can withstand those pressures." Because those pressures are even higher on a race car than a passenger car, Ferner says Quaker State's chemists have taken even greater measures to protect the cam than they have in other oils.
"We've also been very careful with the combination of friction modifiers used," he continues. "We've done some dyno testing on our own and have seen that if we add friction modifier 'A', we get two extra horsepower. If we add friction modifier 'B', we get two extra horsepower as well. But if we try to add both friction modifiers in the same blend, we end up losing three horsepower from where we started. So we've been very careful with the blend to make sure the oil is as slippery as possible to free up as much horsepower as we can."
While talking with Ferner, Bastien, and Dr. Andrew Randolph, Hendrick Motorsports' director of engine development, we picked up a lot of tips and useful information regardless of what brand of oil you use. We thought we'd pass along some of that to you, too.
The Hendrick Philosophy
"The one piece of advice I would give no matter what class you run is to use a quality motor oil that's as thin as you can get by with, and run it with the least pressure you can get away with," says Randolph. Of course, as he says this, Randolph smiles because he knows the million-dollar question is, how do you find out how thin you can run the oil and with how little pressure?
Many books can be written on just this topic, but in order to get a more simple, practical answer, Randolph gives me a tour of Hendrick's engine facilities and shows me some of the answers they've found for their lubrication problems. Interestingly, Randolph says the HMS engine department is often experimenting with different viscosities and is willing, in a sense, to build the engine around the motor oil. By that, he means the bearing clearances and oil pressure they want plus how much heat they are willing to say is acceptable.
When it comes to fighting friction inside the engine, Randolph says there are three main areas of concern: the bearings (both main and cam), the interface between the camshaft lobe and the lifter face, and the interface between the pushrod tip and the rocker arm socket. Wherever oiling is critical, HMS tries to make sure it is delivered to that spot under pressure. For example, in addition to providing oil to the cam journal through the oil galleries under pressure, oil squirters also aim a steady stream of oil at each of the cam lobes. To keep the wristpins from galling inside the small end of the rod, each rod is also cut with an oiling gallery through the beam. Pressurized oil feeds the rod bearing from the camshaft, and some of that makes its way through the gallery in the beam of the rod to lubricate the wristpin.
One interesting aspect of how HMS controls oil flow inside its engines is that the engine can actively prioritize what goes where. Oil squirters are installed in the bottom of the block aimed at the underside of the pistons. This spray of oil helps pull heat away from the pistons and aids oiling between the wristpins and the pin bosses in the pistons. This, however, isn't a critical oiling function, so the squirters are built with tiny metering blocks that cut off the flow when the pressure falls below a certain point. For example, when a race car is sitting at idle during a pit stop, the low rpm level means the oil pressure isn't nearly as high as when the car is at racing rpm. This is when the squirters shut off so that when the driver nails the gas to accelerate out of the pits, there is still plenty of oil in the bearings and spraying on the lobes.
Mineral vs. Synthetic
According to Ferner, the difference between mineral-based oil and synthetic oil isn't that one is naturally more slippery than another, as you might think. In terms of lubricity, the base stocks of mineral-based and synthetic oils are quite similar-it's how they react to heat that differentiates them.
"Where the synthetic oil really shines is in extreme temperature situations," he says. "In racing, we're talking about really hot environments, so we'll limit our discussion to that. Having an oil that can withstand higher temps longer opens up some doors for us. If you were to take a conventional mineral-based motor oil and subject it to the most brutal conditions, what you would see is it will slowly start to oxidize as it reacts with the heat and oxygen. It starts to form sludge particles that thicken the oil. So if you track the oil over time of engine operation, you would see the oil start getting thicker and thicker at a progressive rate until it gets to the point that the base oil just cannot take any more. Then the viscosity just skyrockets to a semi-solid condition very quickly."
Even if you typically run low oil and water temps or change your mineral-based oil frequently, there can still be drawbacks. Oil temperatures around the piston rings can spike to 400-450 degrees F, so even if you run an oil temperature sensor in the pan, you probably aren't getting the complete picture. Also, because the viscosity of mineral-based oil makes much greater changes with conventional oil than with synthetic, it can be more difficult to find that "sweet spot" when everything is working together correctly. Finding the right combination of viscosity, oil pressure, and bearing clearances to run is tricky. Add to that the fact that your oil's viscosity changes with temperature, and you've just made yourself a moving target. This is especially true if you are trying to qualify and race the same oil or if the racing program at your track doesn't always give you the opportunity to warm your engine.
Synthetic oils are much more stable over a range of temperatures. Although it's not perfect, the viscosity-and ability to protect an engine-of a synthetic oil is going to be much the same at 180 and 220 versus a conventional oil. If you are about to make a qualifying run and wish to completely tape up the nose of the car, the short sharp spike in oil temps that will result won't be as harmful. Likewise, you can also get away with slightly higher temps for a longer period. Although it's probably a little too radical for the rest of us, Randolph admits that HMS has raced with oil temps as high as 350 degrees F.
In addition, the stability a synthetic offers over a mineral-based oil allows the designing chemists the advantage with what additives they are able to work with. "Even if you are changing your oil regularly and not worried about sludge buildup, the advantage of synthetic is that the molecules in the base oil are more consistent," Bastien adds. "We are able to really focus the formulation effort on the additives doing their specific job rather than trying to find additives that work as the base oil changes or oxidizes. The more consistent base that synthetic provides allows us to widen our parameters of what we can accomplish with our additive packages."
Because it's squirted under pressure, splashed by the valvesprings and crankshaft, and otherwise simply flying around all over the place inside the engine, it's often easier than you think for air bubbles to become trapped in the oil. "Foaming" the oil is the term used when so many air bubbles are trapped in the oil in one area that it can no longer perform as intended. The air bubbles are compressible and reduce the oil's ability to separate moving metal parts with a thin film. It's also difficult to pump effectively.
One of the first signs that the engine oil has foamed up is a loss of oil pressure. Unfortunately, many racers read a lack of pressure as oil starvation when it's actually the opposite. Too much oil in the pan allows the crankshaft to splash the oil, causing air bubbles to mix in. The addition of air bubbles in the oil has the effect of raising the perceived volume of oil, thus raising the fluid level in the oil pan. This allows more oil to make contact with the counterweights of the crankshaft as it spins by and whips it up. You can see where we are going from here. There are other ways for air to become trapped in the oil besides contact with the crankshaft, but the results are never good.
Unfortunately, the high rpm levels inherent in racing makes foaming the oil much more likely. Quality racing oils will include additives that fight the tendency to foam, but you must also take whatever precautions you can to keep foaming down-including not running more oil than your pan and windage tray can effectively contain.
If you suspect your engine oil is foaming, it can sometimes be difficult to confirm. If you are limited to on-track testing, experiment with using less oil in the pan. If your problem actually is oil starvation at the pickup, the low pressure problem should still persist. If, however, too much oil is causing the foaming problem, this may take care of it. If you have the luxury of engine dyno testing, try monitoring the oil level in the pan immediately after a series of pulls. The air bubbles in the oil will slightly raise the level in the pan. If you can track this, you can get an idea if foaming is a problem in your engine. CT


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As a commercial air conditioning or refrigeration mechanic, your "office" can be just about anywhere, from stores and hospitals to factories that need installation, repair, general service and maintenance.
On the job, commercial air conditioning and refrigeration technicians are required to read blueprints, design-system specifications and manufacturers' instructions to install motors, compressors, condensing units, evaporators, piping and other system components. These systems also must be charged with refrigerant and checked frequently for proper operation and leaks.
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San Jacinto College offers a two-year air conditioning technology program, which includes a basic occupational certificate. The program is an entry-level program allowing students to gain education and practice to take the state exam. San Jacinto College also offers a certificate of technology in air conditioning, and a certificate of technology in commercial and industrial air conditioning; and a 15-hour associate degree in air conditioning technology.
"Most students do well after second year, but they could also get into the work field immediately after finishing the first four classes," said Barry Mackebon, HVACR instructor at San Jacinto College's South Campus. "Most of our students are enrolled as part-time students and jump right into the workforce."
According to Mackebon, the hiring outlook for commercial refrigeration mechanics is outstanding. Students who complete the college's basic program come back earning $10-$14 per hour. A two-year education will earn them more than $15 per hour.
"These are entry-level jobs, and employers seem to enjoy the exposure students get to these types of topics, making them more valued employees," Mackebon said.
Houston Community College has one of the largest HVAC training programs in the state, drawing hundreds of students every semester. The fast-track program is 160 credit hours, and HCC's students get enough of a background to get into the industry starting as soon as they finish. HCC's program is certified by the National Center for Construction Education and Research and gets students a certificate of completion from the college.
According to Thomas Tynan, director of the Construction Workforce Training Program, Continuing Education at Houston Community College's Southwest Campus, HVAC and refrigeration is one of the most in-demand parts of workforce training in the country.
HCC collaborates with TDI Air Conditioning, which is currently looking for 70 contactors and has specifically sought out students in HCC's programs. According to Tynan, this is just one of hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities in the field.
"Houston is the No. 1 air-conditioned city in the world, so the demand will always be here," Tynan said. "Between now and 2020, we are expecting 550,000 trained HVAC workers will be needed in the oil and gas industry, with 70 percent based in the Gulf Coast region."
"Salaries vary depending on what part of industry you choose. If you're starting at entry level, it depends on the employer," Tynan said. "An HVAC refrigeration job will pay better than a job working in a fast-food restaurant, for example, but mechanics and technicians will have to work their way up."
Lone Star College's North Harris Campus also offers an associate degree program, with classes for everyone, including students without any kind of background in the field. Lone Star's classes are offered in evening or during the day. A lot of classes are geared to start in residential air conditioning and refrigeration and advance to commercial air conditioning. Many courses are available online.
"Students can work up to a two-year degree, though some are getting jobs after just four classes in the semester-long fast-track program," said Gregory Appolito, adjunct HVAC instructor at Lone Star College's North Harris Campus. "Most students are able to get jobs before they finish; it's not hard to break in since a lot of students are working part-time to begin with."
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Prospective job opportunities for HVACR mechanics looks to be promising in the next several years, with a job growth rate prediction of 48 percent, according to Tynan. Job candidates who have completed a post-secondary program or formal apprenticeship have the best chance of getting hired, as they will have the knowledge of computers required to work on modern complex heating and cooling systems.
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SPLC's concern for violent comments left on the Internet doesn't extend to its own website
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
UPDATE: SPLC has now removed the comment solely in response to this article. They didn't see fit to do so during the four months it had already been posted.
Despite the fact that the Southern Poverty Law Center linked Infowars and Alex Jones with Pittsburgh cop killer Richard Poplawski earlier this year because Poplawski had left comments on Jones' websites, comments on SPLC's own website that call for Alex Jones to be executed for his political beliefs have remained online for four months.
Southern Poverty Law Center's concern about comments on the Internet which call for violence does not seem to extend to their own website.
In a response to SPLC's smear piece which connects Poplawski to Jones, which remains uncorrected despite several other large websites making retractions on the issue, a commenter compares Jones to the "Taliban, Nazis and ruthless fascist dictators" and says that people like him blow up clinics, fly planes into buildings, hang people and shoot cops.
The respondent then advocates that Jones and his ilk receive "a lethal injection or a bolt of electricity," i.e. that they be executed by the state simply for espousing political viewpoints that some may disagree with.
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The commenter then laments, "I expect to see more violence," seemingly oblivious that he just advocated people be killed by the government for the words they say.
The comments were made on April 15th by a person calling themselves "Hawkeye". They have remained on the SPLC website for nearly four months without being removed.
The Southern Poverty Law Center routinely cites Internet chatter advocating violence as an excuse to push their anti-free speech agenda, and yet when their own supporters threaten violence it's seemingly not a problem.
Other respondents to the article highlight the fact that the tragic death of three police officers during the incident was caused by an escalation of a domestic dispute, and had nothing to do with Poplawski's political beliefs. Poplawski's mother threw him out of the house because his dog had urinated on the floor and she then called the police when Poplawski became threatening.
However, in the days after the event, numerous leftist blogs attempted to smear Alex Jones and Infowars by claiming that Poplawski was a fan, despite the fact that his comments expressed vehement disagreement with Jones for not sharing his beliefs. This led to several large websites, including Raw Story and Crooks and Liars, to issue retractions and withdraw the accusation, something that the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti Defamation League have refused to do.
As we reported yesterday, the SPLC have issued a new report which recycles bellicose propaganda about how "rightwing extremists" are planning to commit acts of domestic terrorism because they are upset with Obama. As we highlighted, every major act of domestic terrorism in the last 20 years has been carried out by the federal government, from Ruby Ridge, to Waco, to the Oklahoma City bombing, with court documents now proving that Timothy McVeigh was being groomed by FBI handlers.
The SPLC has worked closely with Homeland Security to issue similar "threat projections" over the last few years, demonizing gun owners, constitutionalists and libertarians as terrorists, the latest of which, as an FOIA request revealed, was not based on any reliable supporting evidence whatsoever, but was merely the product of a DHS agent surfing around SPLC's own website, as well as widely a debunked disinformation fringe blog, for a matter of hours.
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Milo helps you search at home for the deals you want. And when you're mobile, it can go with you (if you have an Android phone -- iPhone comes later).
Brick-and-mortar retail is fighting back against pure-play-online types (we're looking at you, Amazon) with sites and services like these.
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"We have Black Friday prices going out today, which means we'll show you if there's a special on that product at any of our retailers for Black Friday and whether or not that item is still in-stock. As of this morning, that's also out on the mobile site and will hit Android tomorrow." Milo's Lina Shustarovich told us in an email.
Slick Deals has a searchable and customizable spreadsheet that helps drill down on the best prices around, too.
Some stats: 87 percent of people research online before purchasing; 40 percent of all retail purchases will be online and online researched ... and the biggie? The look-online-buy-offline crowd will spend One Trillion Dollars next year. (Recession? Really??)
Palo Alto's Milo.com basically searches every store around. Their stated goal is "to track every product in every store in real time." They scan 52,000 stores and 3 million locally available products.
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These medium-sized deer have particularly large antlers on the males which may grow up to one metre in length. They have a concentration of six to eight points near to the tips (2). Barasingha have a predominantly brown coat with yellowish undersides; males (stags) develop a reddish tinge in summer and juveniles (fawns) are mottled with white (5).
During the breeding season which runs from September to April, mammals are found in large mixed herds within which the males fiercely compete for harems of around 30 females; a loud 'roaring' call is often heard during this time, as well as a 'hee-haw' roar; (2). Females come into oestrus once a year (2) - they give birth to their usually single young between August and September (4). Fawns become independent at around 6-8 months of age and the life span of the barasingha is thought not to exceed 20 years (2).
These deer graze mainly on grasses although the wetland barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii) feeds commonly on aquatic plants (4), which it may obtain by completely submerging its head in the water (5).
Previously found throughout the drainage basins of the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers, the mammals is today restricted to southern Nepal and northern India. Three subspecies are recognised: the wetland barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii) in India and Nepal, the upland barasingha (R. d. branderi) restricted to a single population in Madhya Pardesh, India; and R. d. ranjitsinhi found in only a single population in Assam, northeast India (4).
Primarily found in the tall grasslands and reed beds of large river floodplains, the barasingha is also associated with wooded areas, from dry deciduous forest to mangroves (4).
Classified as Vulnerable (VU C1) on the IUCN Red List 2002 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). Subspecies: Wetland mammals (Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii) classified as Vulnerable (VU C1); upland barasingha (R. d. branderi) classified as Endangered (EN D); R. d. ranjitsinhi classified as Critically Endangered (CR C2b) (1).
The global population of the barasingha has undergone a dramatic decline principally as a result of habitat loss. The fertile floodplains in much of their range have been rapidly developed and drained for agriculture and industrial development. These deer are also seen as a threat to crops and may be persecuted as a result (4).
The barasingha persists in a number of National Parks, including Dudhwa in northern India, Mana Kaziranga in northeastern India and Kanha and Idnravati in central India (5). The species is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which bans international trade in this species (3). It is also protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 (6).
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In 2005, prof. Emil Skoldberg developed a theory, similar to Forman's Discrete Morse Theory, but suited for arbitrary based chain complexes, in his Morse Theory from an algebraic viewpoint. I'm going through the paper and am having some difficulties. I'd be most grateful for an answer to my question 2 below.
Question 1: On p. 116, in the definition of a Morse matching, there is written:
We call a partial matching $M$ on the digraph $G_K$ a Morse matching if for each edge $\alpha\to\beta\in M$ the corresponding component $d_{\beta,\alpha}$ is an isomorphism, and furthermore, there is a well-founded partial order $\preceq$ on each $I_n$ such that $\alpha\succ\gamma$ whenever there is a path $\alpha^{(n)}\to\beta\to\gamma^{(n)}$ in $G^M_K$.
Is $\preceq$ defined by "exists a path $\alpha^{(n)}\to\beta\to\gamma^{(n)}$ in $G^M_K$", or is that just a necessary condition on $\preceq$? More precisely, the word "whenever" in the above quote, is that meant as $\Leftarrow$ or $\Leftrightarrow$?
Edit: Which definition is the right one (are all of them ok?): for $\alpha,\beta\in I_n$, we let:
- $\alpha\succeq\beta$ iff there exists a directed path in $G_K^M$ from $\alpha$ to $\beta$;
- $\alpha\succeq\beta$ iff there exists a directed path in $G_K^M$ from $\alpha$ to $\beta$ with vertices in $I_{n+1}\cup I_n$;
- $\alpha\succeq\beta$ iff there exists a directed path in $G_K^M$ from $\alpha$ to $\beta$ with vertices in $I_n\cup I_{n-1}$;
Question 2: In the proof of Theorem 2 on p. 121. How do Lemmas 3 and 4 imply that for $x\in K_\alpha$ with $\alpha \in M_n^0$ there holds the equality $$\rho\pi(x)=x?$$ We have $\rho\pi(x)=\rho(x)-\rho\phi d(x)-\rho d\phi(x)$. Since $x \in C_n$ and $\rho$ is a projection, we have $\rho(x)=x$. By Lemma 3, we have $d\phi(x)= 0$. By Lemma 4, we have $\phi d(x) = \sum_{\beta\preceq\alpha}y_\beta=:(\ast)$ for some $y_\beta \in K_\beta$, but why is $(\ast)=0$ when $\alpha$ is critical?
Question 3: In Corollary 3, in the first sum, $\sigma$ ranges through $M^0_{n-1}$, right?
Question 4: If I understand correctly, the proof of Theorem 2 shows that if $\pi(K)$ has the induced boundary operator $d|_{\pi(K)}$ and $C$ has the operator $\tilde{d} := \rho(d-d\phi d) = \rho d \pi$, then the maps $\pi: C\longrightarrow \pi(C)=\pi(K)$ and $p: \pi(K)=\pi(C)\longrightarrow C$ are inverse to each other. Furthermore, $\pi\tilde{d} = \pi\rho(d-d\phi d) = d-d\phi d = d(\mathrm{id}-\phi d-d\phi) = d\phi$, so $\pi$ is a chain map. However, $\tilde{d}\rho = \rho(d-d\phi d)\rho = \rho d\rho-\rho d\phi d\rho \overset{???}{=} \rho d$.
Question 5: In general, there does not hold $\tilde{d}|_{\pi(K)}=d|_{\pi(K)}$, right?
Question 6: In the proof of Corollary 3, by Lemma 5 we have $\tilde{d}(x)$ $=$ $\rho(d-d\phi d)(x)$ $=$ $\rho(\sum_{\alpha\to\beta}d_{\beta\alpha}(x)-d\phi\sum_{\alpha\to\beta}d_{\beta\alpha}(x))$ $=$ $\rho\sum_{\alpha\to\beta}(d_{\beta\alpha}(x)-d\phi d_{\beta\alpha}(x))$ $=$ $\rho\sum_{\alpha\to\beta}(d_{\beta\alpha}(x)-d\sum_{\alpha'\in I_n,\gamma\in\Gamma_{\alpha',\beta}} m(\gamma)d_{\beta\alpha}(x))$. How do I continue to get $\rho\sum_{\sigma\in I_{n-1},\gamma\in\Gamma_{\sigma,\alpha}} m(\gamma)(x)$?
P.S. I might later add additional questions regarding p.116-122.


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At some pint during the Tribeca Film Festival we managed to find time for a screening of "Bellflower," a wildly originally film that is by turns bursting with new love and California sunshine, before getting seriously, end-of-days dark. But at the time the only clip available were this largely unhelpful teaser that told you almost nothing about the film.
But moments ago we got an email directing us to a proper 2-minute trailer for "Bellflower," complete with dialogue and plot--it's so good we now find ourselves eager to see it all over again.
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Written and directed by star Evan Glodell, the film follows a young man whose preparations for the apocalypse are interrupted by a beautiful blonde. Suffice to say, thing get ugly.
Here's the official synopsis, from Oscilloscope:
Best friends Woodrow and Aiden spend all of their free time building MAD MAX-inspired flamethrowers and muscle cars in preparation for a global apocalypse. But when Woodrow meets a charismatic young woman and falls hard in love, he and Aiden quickly integrate into a new group of friends, setting off on a journey of love and hate, betrayal, infidelity, and extreme violence more devastating and fiery than any of their apocalyptic fantasies.
In terms of plot, that a pretty good breakdown, but it doesn't begin to capture the look and shifts in tone the film goes through--it's mesmerizing.
"Bellflower" opens Aug. 5 in New York and LA before inching its way across the country.


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A tubby suburban dad watching hunting and adventure shows on TV and wondering could I do that? This is the chronicle of my adventures as I learn to learn to Forage, Hunt and Fish for food that has lived as I would wish to myself - Wild and Free.
Saturday, 6 September 2008
Thanks For Stopping By
One year ago I decided to check whether or not BoB (Brother of Bushwacker) had visited my blog. So I installed Cluster Maps and sat back to see if a little red dot would appear over New Zealand's south island.
As of this morning 16,320 visits have been logged, which either means some of you are coming back for more of the same or there is another site with a similar name that a lot of you miss spell as you type its name into your browsers!
During the next year lots of new avenues will be explored and if all goes according to plan some more actual hunting will take place.
Thanks for your support, I started the blog for my own entertainment and I'm delighted that I've managed to entertain you too.
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You certainly have entertained us SBW.
Keep up the good posts.
- 6 September 2008 at 19:16
Yeah, people are actually looking for the "bourbon bushwacker" and are finding you while doing Google searches instead.
- 8 September 2008 at 14:30
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so???? did Bob ever show up?
- 8 September 2008 at 23:27
- The Suburban Bushwacker said...
he's right there,(well I think it's more Mrs BoB who is the actual reader) I'm not sure who the reader on the north island is though?
- 9 September 2008 at 08:17
I would be one of the dots in Michigan. Isn't it fun to know that you have readers from all over the world?
- 9 September 2008 at 14:59
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Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's basketball team earned a win in its first regular-season home contest of the 2012-13 campaign as the Bulldogs topped Ohio Dominican 69-56 in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action on Thursday (Dec. 6) night at FSU's Jim Wink Arena.
With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 3-3 overall this season and 2-1 in the GLIAC standings. It marked the first win at home for first-year head coach Colleen Lamoreaux-Tate.
The Bulldogs shot 46.4% in the opening half in building a 34-20 halftime advantage. FSU increased its advantage to as many as 26 points with 10 minutes to go in the contest and held on for the double-digit victory.
Junior guard Sarah DeShone (Elkhart, Ind./Jimtown) netted a game-high 26 points for the Bulldogs on seven-of-11 shooting from the floor. She also made all 10 of her free throw attempts and hit both of her three-point tries while adding two assists, three rebounds and three steals.
Besides DeShone's game-high production, FSU also received 15 points, three steals and two assists from junior forward Ashley Rando (Jackson/Northwest). She sank six-of-11 field goal tries and was three-of-five from beyond the arc.
Ferris State limited Ohio Dominican to only 32.7% shooting for the game, including only 26.7% in the opening half of action as ODU managed only eight made field goals in the initial frame. The Panthers hit three-of-14 (21.4%) three's to go with 19-of-27 (70.4%) free throws.
Overall, the Bulldogs made 42.9% of their field goal opportunities and hit nine-of-17 (52.9%) three's along with 12-of-22 (54.5%) free throws.
FSU owned a 41-33 rebounding advantage for the night and came away with 16 offensive boards to 13 for the Panthers. That helped lead to a 19-9 margin in second chance production.
The Bulldogs also forced 21 turnovers and posted a decisive 28-8 margin in points off turnovers.
Besides DeShone and Rando, the Bulldogs also received eight points and seven rebounds from redshirt freshman guard Katie Mavis (St. Joseph) off the bench, which helped lead to a 16-3 advantage in bench production. Sophomore center Hannah Hoffman (Okemos) contributed eight points and eight rebounds as well in the triumph.
Ohio Dominican was led by Kacee Hockenberry's team-best 24 points in the loss. Melissa Scherpenberg added eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the setback as ODU fell to 3-3 overall and 0-3 in the GLIAC. FSU held the Panthers' leading scorer Katelyn Stuckey to eight points in the contest.
Ferris State finished with 11 assists, 11 steals and two blocked shots with the Panthers netting five assists, 11 steals and no blocks for the game.
Ohio Dominican's only lead came early in the game when they led by three with 19:32 to play in the initial half.
Ferris State hosts the Tiffin Dragons in GLIAC play on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Wink Arena. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. (ET) and the game can be heard live on Sunny 97.3 FM and the Bulldog Sports Network online at FerrisStateBulldogs.com.
Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (231) 591-2888 or online at StarTickets.com.
Bulldog Women Claim Victory In First Regular-Season Home Tilt
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|Ferris State (3-3, 2-1 GLIAC)
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's basketball team earned a win in its first regular-season home contest of the 2012-13 campaign as the Bulldogs topped Ohio Dominican 69-56 in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action on Thursday (Dec. 6) night at FSU's Jim Wink Arena.