North Dakota -- Cryptocurrency -- Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary
Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank Fame is interested in placing a $3 billion bitcoin mining operation in North Dakota, according to a media release from the North Dakota Department of Commerce.
“North Dakota has exactly what we need to build sustainable data centers,” said O’Leary, a well-known entrepreneur and a judge on TV’s Shark Tank. “In fact, I know that North Dakota is a great place to do business from my investment in PRx Performance in Fargo, which is one of the most successful companies featured on Shark Tank.”
O’Leary was joined in the visit by other representatives of the cyrptocurrency company Bitzero, including the company’s CEO, Akbar Shamji. They met with Gov. Doug Burgum, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, Commerce representatives, Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley and other state officials.
The company anticipates having an established location set up beginning within the next three to four months.
ISO NE: Link here.
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- demand: low; 12,502 MW
- pricing: 6th decile, $110
- marginal fuel: hydro, wind
- mix:
- natural gas: 49%
- nuclear: 19%
- hydro: 19%
- renewables: 13%
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How Mother Cows Recognize Their Calves
It's calving season here in north Texas. Actually, I think it was calving season several weeks ago, but now that the weather has improved, ranchers are letting their cattle and their calves out on the range.
Almost daily Sophia and I pass a few fields where the cattle are out and about.
The other day I pointed out to Sophia that even though the calves wander away from their moms to play with each other, at the end of the day the mothers locate their calves when they head back to the barn.
I told Sophia that I really did not know how mother cows recognize their own calves ... it was a pretty open-ended statement, not really meant to go anywhere.
Immediately Sophia told me how mother cows recognize their own calves. The conversation, and none of this is made up.
Sophia: "You know when cattle get sold, they have a tag in their ear."
Me: "Yes.
"Well, they put that tag on when they are born. That way the mother cow knows which calf is hers."
"Oh?"
"Yes, when they go back to the barn, the mother cows just look for the calf with the correct number on the calf's tag and they know which calf is hers."
"Okay. That explains it. I did not know."
Sophia will be eight years old this summer. I think she is going to be a veterinarian specializing in cognitive abilities of large domesticated animals.
From the RMEF in Missoula: Probably have to much time on my hands today.
ReplyDeleteDo you think picking your kid out of a group running around on the playground is hard? Try finding them in a herd of almost identical look-alikes. Since calves aren’t named at birth, as far as we know, a strong calf-cow bond is what mom depends on when she needs to find her little bundle of joy.
Newborn calves are separated from their mother at birth to hide from predators, so a connection must be established right away. Sound, smell and touch are what a cow recognizes when identifying her calf. It begins with the first lick after birth, which is repeated to strengthen the bond.
Pheromones provide unique olfactory signals that act as internal receptors for mom, and help her differentiate her baby from all the others.
After leaving her young calf well-hidden, mom will often head out to graze, returning periodically to make contact and mew softly. The cow gradually leads her calf along by repeating sounds and touching noses. When a calf wants its mom, it will and squeak from its hiding spot.
Since cows only spend a small amount of time with their calf early on, mostly just to feed it , bonding time is crucial. In that sea of little spotted ungulates, a cow will almost always be able to pick out her calf by its scent and sound.
Thank you. My hunch: Sophia will stick to her explanation. LOL.
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