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  Abilene Backbone Network
Abilene is a proving ground for high-bandwidth technologies.
Abilene Prefix Request Form is available on-line To download, view and print your PDF files, you must have Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® installed on your computer.
The Indiana University Abilene Network Operations Center Weathermap shows the current status of the Abilene network at 10Gbps.
abilene.internet2.edu   (152 words)

  
  About Abilene
The Abilene Network is an Internet2 high-performance backbone network that enables the development of advanced Internet applications and the deployment of leading-edge network services to Internet2 universities and research labs across the country.
The Abilene Network supports the development of applications such as virtual laboratories, digital libraries, distance education and tele-immersion, as well as the advanced networking capabilities that are the focus of Internet2.
Abilene is named after a railhead established in Abilene, Kansas during the 1860´s.
abilene.internet2.edu /about   (403 words)

  
 Visit Abilene - Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene Texas
Following a pattern that was familiar in the development of the West, the city of Abilene, Texas, was founded as a direct result of the building of a railroad.
Since that time, the city of Abilene has continued to grow and develop, until today, it is known as the commercial, educational, medical, and cultural center of a 22-county trade area.
Because Abilene wasn't in the geographic center of the county, it took a two-thirds vote of Taylor County residents to move the county seat.
www.abilenechamber.com /visit_abilene.html   (1355 words)

  
 Abilene Boots | Sage Boots
Abilene Boots are brought to you by Outdoor Country in Bishop Texas.
Abilene Boot Company continues to produce most boots in the USA.
This AirRide Comfort system is designed to deliver comfort from every part of the boot by utilizing a technologically advanced urethane cushion insole, leather heel pad with a foam cushion and foam filler between the insole and the leather outsole.
www.abilene-boots.com   (163 words)

  
 Welcome to Abilene.com, Abilene Texas
Abilene is home to Dyess Air Force Base, three universities, and friendly West Texas hospitality.
If you are looking to move to our area or have lived here all of your life, we hope that you find the information available on this website helpful.
Abilene, Texas is very thankful for the men and women of Dyess Air Force Base, who serve our great nation and the Abilene community proudly.
www.abilene.com   (268 words)

  
 City of Abilene, Texas
Here on the “Friendly Frontier,” Abilene preserves the traditional heritage of the Old West while providing all the advantages of a thriving, contemporary city.
Abilene also has a long and proud military
As the home of Dyess Air Force Base and its fleet of B-1 Bombers and C-130 transport planes, we are honored to continue our relationship with the military into the 21st Century.
www.abilenetx.com   (122 words)

  
 Abilene News - Topix
Local news for Abilene, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
ABILENE, Texas _ Children and parents in Abilene are rallying to save a popular city sculpture of a beloved children's book character.
I edit the Abilene News pages on Topix when no humans are available to help.
www.topix.net /city/abilene-tx   (616 words)

  
 Abilene
He was at once employed as chief of police, and soon order and quiet took the place of the wild shouts and pistol shots of ruffians who for two years had kept orderly citizens in dread for their lives.
Abilene owes a debt of gratitude to the memory of Thomas James Smith, which can never be paid.
To stand up and shoot at a man who has an equal chance with you, indicates that you are not a coward, but to fire at a man when you know that he is defenceless and can't return the compliment, is next to the lowest species of cowardice known among men.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WWabiline.htm   (2785 words)

  
 Abilene History
Abilene's reputation as the "wickedest and wildest town in the west" developed as hundreds of cowboys arrived in town along the historic Chisholm Trail, during the late 1800's.
The name Abilene means city of the plains and was selected from Luke 3:1 in the Bible, by Sylvia Hersey, the wife of Abilene's founder, Timothy Hersey.
Abilene has come to be known as the Greyhound Capitol of the World.
www.kansasheritage.org /abilene/ablnhist.html   (553 words)

  
 Abilene. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Abilene was the boyhood home of President Dwight D. Eisenhower; the Eisenhower Center includes his old family homestead, a museum, the Eisenhower Library, and his grave.
Buffalo hunters first settled there; the town, which was founded in 1881 with the coming of the railroad, was named after Abilene, Kans. Abilene grew as a shipping point for cattle ranches and has become the financial, commercial, and educational center of a large part of W Texas.
Regional petroleum industry headquarters are in Abilene, and Hardin-Simmons Univ., Abilene Christian Univ., and McMurry College are there.
www.bartleby.com /65/ab/Abilene.html   (275 words)

  
 Abilene, Kansas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abilene is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States, 163 miles (262 km) west of Kansas City.
The Chisholm Trail ended in Abilene and brought in many travelers and made Abilene one of the wildest towns in the west.
Abilene became home to Dwight D. Eisenhower when his family moved to Abilene from Denison, Texas in 1892 where he attended elementary school through high school.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abilene,_Kansas   (1204 words)

  
 Abilene, Texas
Later Abilene, Texas became a major cattle producing area on its own with diversified farming.
Cultural aspects influenced by Abilene Christian Univ., Hardin-Simmons Univ., and Mcmurry Univ., branches of Cisco Junior College and Texas State Technical College; community theater and a philharmonic association and fine arts museum.
Abilene lies on U.S. 84, a segment of the Ports to Plains Highway connecting the state's heartland to coastal Dorts.
www.lnstar.com /mall/txtrails/abilene.htm   (528 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Abilene is in the northeast corner of Taylor County.
Abilene owes its genesis to the Texas and Pacific and a group of ranchers and land speculators.
Abilene improved its municipal airport in the 1960s and has been served by major carriers and commuter lines.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/hda1.html   (1773 words)

  
 :: Abilene Cultural Affairs Council ::
As part of a national network of 32 chapters, the mission of Young Audiences of Abilene is to provide quality arts-in-education of programs to young people to develop their potential as creative and productive individuals.
Young Audiences of Abilene brings together schools, communities and professional artist, creating programs that make the arts in integral part of the education of young people.
Since 1993, under the auspices of Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, Young Audiences has provided live performances and student workshops in music, dance and theatre to thousands of school children.
www.abilenecac.org /ya.html   (244 words)

  
 Abilene launch
Abilene serves as a test bed for Internet applications of the future such as distance learning, tele-medicine and digital libraries that will become commonplace in the future.
Abilene is comprised of best of breed technology and resources from its partners including 10,000 miles of Qwest Communications' advanced fiber optic network and engineering support.
Abilene and other Internet2 projects provide the testing ground for universities to develop these advanced applications." "Nortel Networks is pleased that our innovations in optical networking are being used to further advance the pioneering efforts of the Abilene IP network," said Mike Unger, president, optical networks, Nortel Networks.
www.indiana.edu /~uits/cpo/abilaunch   (1025 words)

  
 Bar Abilene Restaurant: Home
The "Cowboy Fusion" cuisine being presented at Bar Abilene, by Chef Adam Droski, is a natural extension of Southwestern Cuisine.
This dish uses a seafood staple of Asia and the Mediterranean and includes the bold flavor approach of including wasabi with the pure Texas flavor of smoked tomato in a classic Mediterranean sauce of aioli.
Bar Abilene is operated by the umbrella organization Cuisine Concepts.
www.barabilene.com /index.asp   (287 words)

  
 TPWD: Abilene State Park
History: Abilene State Park, southwest of Abilene, in Taylor County, is among a low range of hills called the Callahan Divide, in the extreme western portion of North Central Texas.
Acquired in 1933 by deed from the City of Abilene, the park's total acreage is 529.4.
Natural Features: Abilene is in a semi-arid region of short prairie grass, brushland, and wooded stream valleys of mesquite, juniper, cedar, native pecan, elm, live oaks, hackberry, Texas red oak, red bud, and various other plants, and wildflowers.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us /spdest/findadest/parks/abilene   (660 words)

  
 Jeff Quinton - Backcountry Conservative: Report: CBS Docs Traced to Kinko's   (Site not responding. Last check: )
There is only one Kinko's in Abilene, and it is 21 miles from the Baird, Tex., home of retired Texas National Guard officer Bill Burkett, who has been named by several news outlets as a possible source for the documents.
I meant that purely as a joke and not as a dig on Abilene or Texas.
That is the Abilene Kinko's mostlikley was the nearest chemercial fax machine in that area.
www.jquinton.com /archives/001780.html   (1502 words)

  
 Abilene Reporter News: Inside-abilene
Abilene was established by the Texas & Pacific Railroad in 1881.
Abilene was ranked 17th in the nation for public education and No. 1 in Texas according to Outlook Magazine
Abilene has a formula for creating quality schools -- start with excellent educators, stir in involved parents and top off with a caring community.
www.reporter-news.com /abil/nw_lc_inside_abilene/0,1874,ABIL_7956,00.html   (730 words)

  
 Abilene, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the principal city of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Established by cattlemen as a stock shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1881, the city was named after Abilene, Kansas; the original endpoint for the Chisholm Trail.
Randy Brewer, Abilene Christian University, Multiple-Dove Award nominee for Short Form Video of the Year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abilene,_Texas   (1503 words)

  
 Historic Abilene
He build yards at Abilene and sent agents to notify the Texas cattlemen.
In 1867 the first drives were made up the Chisholm trail and during the next five years more than a million head were received.
Abilene became the first of the wild cattle towns where gambling places, saloons and dance halls competed for the cowboys' wages.
www.angelfire.com /ks2/abilene   (229 words)

  
 Abilene Youth Sports Authority
Abilene Youth Sports Authority recently hosted the Prime Time Sports Spring Shoot-Out Basketball Tournament.
The 2-day event was held at the Wylie High School Gymnasium with 25 teams from Abilene, Big Country, South Plains, West Texas and the Metroplex participating.
The top 3 teams in each age division qualified for the National Prime Time Sports Tournament to be held in the Metroplex in July.
www.abileneysa.org /tourn-results.php   (80 words)

  
 Abilene Real Estate Agents, Abilene Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Abilene
We also have information on Abilene home selling, home buying and mortgages, movers and other realty services for anyone looking to sell a home or buy a home in Abilene, TX.
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HomeGain has services to help you find a top Abilene real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Abilene home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Abilene real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/TX/abilene.html   (512 words)

  
 Abilene, Texas TX, city profile (Taylor County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Abilene was $16,577, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Abilene, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $383.
A total of 48 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Abilene between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26070   (744 words)

  
 Abilene, Kansas KS, city profile (Dickinson County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Abilene was $17,356, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Abilene, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $305.
The average commute time for Abilene workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4410   (643 words)

  
 Abilene - Moviefone
Rating: PG Synopsis: Reminiscent of David Lynch's acclaimed The Straight Story, this drama focuses on forgiveness, redemption, and a rider lawnmower.
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