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On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 10:47:57PM -0700, Michael Wenk wrote:
> On Tuesday 06 May 2003 04:05 pm, Mike Simons wrote:
> > On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 03:59:27PM -0700, Micah J. Cowan wrote:
> > > Speaking of which: I was just thinking earlier today that it's a shame
> > > that non-Linux-oriented jobs now have no real place; we used to allow
> > > them on vox...
> > >
> > > I realize that we are, first and foremost, a Linux-oriented group; but
> > > still, there may come job opportunities which I become aware of and
> > > feel that a lot of the folks at LUGOD would love to hear about,
> > > despite the fact that it may not be Linux-related.
> >
> > Micah,
> >
> > Glad you brought up the discussion... I'll hold off expressing my
> > opinion until other people have had a chance to reply.
> Speaking as someone who has been unemployed for a while now, I personally
> cannot afford to pick and choose. I personally think that any IT or CS
> related jobs should be allowed on vox-jobs. Its not like there's 30-40 posts
> a day, and as I said, I cannot afford to be choosy. You can also look at it
> this way. If someone gets the job and has a linux background, then they have
> the ability to preach the gospel from inside(poor choice of words, but I
> don't feel very well, and am trouble thinking of a better way of putting
> that.) I'm sure you know what I mean.
This is exactly what I was thinking. And yes, you might find it on a
MS jobs site, but the chances of you finding a job are much better if
a friend at Lugod was able to suggest it, because he thought of all
his friends at Lugod who are qualified.
> > > Could we change the
> > > rules so that non-Linux job opportunities are okay, but the
> > > subject-line has to be flagged or something?
> >
> > - Which list are you suggesting non-Linux related jobs should be allowed?
> Personally, I cannot afford to ignore ANY job no matter if its via vox list or
> the purple jellybean mailing list. But I can see why people may not want to
> see this on vox, so my vote is for vox-jobs...
Ditto here.
Believe me, I totally understand what you folks are saying who would
prefer to keep vox-jobs Linux, or at least UNIX related. I had
personally hoped never to be forced into a position where I had to
take a non-UNIX job, but here I am... I know that there are at least a
couple others in Lugod who feel the same way: much rather take a UNIX
job, but with the way the market is, will take what they can take.
Of course, if the final concensus is that we should leave things as
they are, I'll be totally fine with that. But I do think, if it comes
to a vote, we should let those who are currently without work have a
weightier voice.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just purely fantastic
I commonly surf Amazon.com to find new bands and new music. After looking at what other albums people who bought Beck's Sea Change, Nick Drake's Pink Moon, and others, I came across Kings of Convenience's Quiet is the New Loud. At first, I dismissed the disc as too folky for my taste and a Simon and Garfunkel wanna be. Fortunately for me, I sat down at a local record...
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3.0 out of 5 stars Melancholy against brutality
Kings of Convenience are two Norwegians named Erlend and Eirik, and "Quiet is the New Loud" is their first album. It is a group of recordings oddly reminiscent of any number of precedents - Simon & Garfunkel are the obvious reference, but so are Belle & Sebastien and Nick Drake - without ever actually sounding like anything else at all. Indeed, one of the strange...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just purely fantastic,
B. Leatherman (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet Is The New Loud (Audio CD)
I commonly surf Amazon.com to find new bands and new music. After looking at what other albums people who bought Beck's Sea Change, Nick Drake's Pink Moon, and others, I came across Kings of Convenience's Quiet is the New Loud. At first, I dismissed the disc as too folky for my taste and a Simon and Garfunkel wanna be. Fortunately for me, I sat down at a local record store, listened to the entire album, and purchase it fifteen seconds thereafter. Think of Simon and Garfunkel sitting down with Nick Drake over a case of cognac and coming up with this ablum. Rest assured, Kings of Convenience have their own unique sound which blends brilliantly with their subtle, sweeping voices. Along with superior acoustic arrangements, add a cello, some piano riffs, and you have a truly amazing arrangement of melodies. Since I purchased it, I've been listening to this album on repeat and have yet to get even remotely tired of it.
If you don't purchase this album, you're only neglecting yourself and the amazing music that surrounds us everyday.
3.0 out of 5 stars Melancholy against brutality,
William Name (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet Is The New Loud (Audio CD)
Kings of Convenience are two Norwegians named Erlend and Eirik, and "Quiet is the New Loud" is their first album. It is a group of recordings oddly reminiscent of any number of precedents - Simon & Garfunkel are the obvious reference, but so are Belle & Sebastien and Nick Drake - without ever actually sounding like anything else at all. Indeed, one of the strange effects of this nearly ephemeral folk-pop is its evasiveness. Instrumentation, for example, gets absorbed into the total effect; every time I hear "Toxic Girl" I'm surprised to discover it has drums. I remember it being just singing and guitar. In fact, each track has drums, electric guitar, sometimes on up to cellos and orchestration. The effects are hardly obvious.
This goes for the group itself: two Norwegians who sound like Englishmen, accompanying themselves on multi-tracked recordings done largely in Liverpool. Given its recording location, the whole album seems almost a deliberate reversal of The Beatles's "The Ballad of John and Yoko," where Lennon and McCartney produced the whole band's sound by themselves. The album cover - a picture of Erlend and Eirik with a female friend (perhaps Daisy Simons who co-wrote one of the tracks) next to some fjord-side boathouse - even looks like a Beatles-era artifact reprised. (Norwegian Wood, anyone?). The Kings of Convenience seem intent on using the whole panoply of studio effects and instrumentation towards the end of making as quiet an album as possible. The title is not arbitrary, nor even merely descriptive; it is a manifesto. The sentiment isn't new of course; it's fundamental to mid-twentieth century avant-garde aesthetics. "Less is more" was Mises Van der Rohe's motto. But the real success of the Kings' sound is that it doesn't actually come across as minimalist. The negations are played out and undercut from within rather than through after-the-fact reductions.
I have said nothing so far about the songs or the lyrics. No doubt, the argument that the album functions as a kind of auto-negation of assertion has to apply especially to the singing. More often it does just trail off behind the repetition of a guitar melody. Harmony vocals play in and out almost as cross-interference, as does instrumentation. Phil Spector may haunt this production, though I can't be sure it's intentional. All the same, the album comes with a lyric sheet, and the thematic is consistent: obsession with lost relationships, heartbreaks, and memories. Dusty Springfield once said she never paid any attention to the words in her songs. I'm not sure the words matter at all in these songs. Though I can only imagine that Erlend and Eirik's command of the English language is fluent, there is something about the construction of these songs, and their delivery, which suggests a kind of automatic delivery which seeks to produce a somatic effect rather than a semantic uptake. The lyric sheet functions almost as a kind of confirmation that our understanding of the overall mood is the correct one. The sense of locution seems to be that the best way to get someone's attention is to speak very quietly.
I don't think I'd much care to listen to this formula repeated ad nauseum, but as a knowing intervention in the contemporary pop scene, I'm ready to go the extra mile to defend its end-of-the-summer melancholy against the brutalism and nihilism of what passes for youth culture today. Or rather, the idea that Kings of Convenience are the latest manifestation of post-punk European rock'n'roll works well enough for me, but I imagine in the age of Limp Bizkit the kids won't quite be clamoring to buy "Quiet is the New Loud." That is their loss.
5.0 out of 5 stars Folk Is the New IDM,
M. Starr "Amneziak" (Kansas City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet Is The New Loud (Audio CD)
After being bombarded by IDM over the last couple of years, I have found it very refreshing to listen to something organic again. What better album that this to kick the IDM habit for a while. Don't get me wrong. I still love Boards of Canada and Four Tet.
This music really reminds me of being five years old again when I used to ride around in my mom's pinto wagon not having a clue about life. When I only remember music as being something obscure to me. Now that I'm grown and understand more about music, I find myself listening to albums like this and really appreciating life.
The first song on this album called "Winning A Battle, Losing the War," is probably the most beautiful folk song I've heard this year. Holy Simon and Garfunkel. I hope that was the point because it sounds just like them. "The Weight of My Words" is the same way. Every song is exceptional and well worth any amount of money you spend on it.
If you haven't listened to folk in a while, let this album snap you back. I'll bet coffee shops around the world have this album on as I write.
If this album doesn't bring a sense of innocence back into your life, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Buy it. Enjoy it. Smile from time to time. Drink coffee.
5.0 out of 5 stars The cover art tells much of the story,
Chad A. Lauterbach "chadl2" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet Is The New Loud (Audio CD)
Before you buy this album you must look at the cover. Not often does a records cover tell so much of the story. Two guys, full of love, and reminicent of days they likely did not experience at a great age. Models for a generation of sublime folk being remastered by new groups. The links to Nick Drake and Belle & Sebastian are certainly noteworthy for those looking for a comparison.
Contrary to the beliefs of some I find their lyrics completely refreshing. While not entirely innovative, I believe the reason they are seen to be un-substantial by some is due to their lack of utter depression as with Drake, and a lack of pure craziness as is often the case with Belle and Sab. (is that a requirement to be on Matador?)
The quiet is really becoming the larger presence in music today. The subtle and intricate standing at the forefront give an artist the greatest control of their craft. Overt placements of the small bits lead to greater meaning and satisfaction for both the artist and listener. This is a prominent work for 2001 and a must own for lovers of the genre. Lets applaud those who walk with the envelope as much as those who push it.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful...,
Doug Kochmanski (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet Is The New Loud (Audio CD)
Did Paul Simon write this? Did Art Garfunkel sing it? Maybe. All right, I know nothing about these two; I just bought the album because it was on the Astralworks Label, and they haven't let me down, yet. This album blew me away. The lyrics are amazing; so passionate, so intelligent--and they are actually sung! Beautifully! These two voices are indeed angelic. And the intstrumentation is so subtle. The drums on the first track that you don't even notice were there until half-way into the second. The silly hi-hat groove on the second; the muted trumpet on that one track (I can't remember track numbers because I always just listen to it straight through). The song, "I Don't Know What I Can Save You From" is my favorite. It's a situation everyone's been in; it's a song that's been sung before--but always with distorted guitars and 2-and-4 drums. This time, it's different. It's haunting; it's new. After all, quiet is the new loud. (Fantastic title!) Although, quiet isn't for everyone. Someone I used to date said this album made her want to slit her wrists, where as someone I'm dating now says that it's one of the most wonderful, up-lifting albums she's ever heard. Go figure. If you like Badly Drawn Boy or Belle & Sebastian or Snow Patrol, this is right up your alley. Nice.
5.0 out of 5 stars quiet as it needs to be,
David Lorello (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet Is The New Loud (Audio CD)
I bought this one on the strength of an NME review and it has turned out to be one of my best buys for the year. It's understandable why many are pegging Kings of Convenience as New Alternative. There is definately a taste of Nick Drake in some of the jazzy touches on this album, and if you like Belle and Sebastian and Red House Painters you're going to like Quiet is the New Loud. But Kings of Convenience take things in a slightly different direction. They focus on acoustic guitar work (there's excellent playing on this album) and sixties folk harmonies, and they leave the songs alone when the guitars and vocals are enough to get the message across. Most important, the songwriting is intelligent and creative, with smart lyrics and beautiful melodies and harmonies. The album perhaps lacks diversity, but I credit Kings of Convenience for focusing on their strengths and not trying to sound like a different band with every track. Quiet is the New Loud is a very refreshing album that allows the listener to relax and enjoy the listening. I look forward to their next.
4.0 out of 5 stars Modest Melodies, Kings Indeed,
Freeden Oeur (Williamstown, Massachusetts United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet Is The New Loud (Audio CD)
These days, it seems, it doesn't take much to say a lot. On "Quiet is the New Loud," this Norwegian duo exemplifies just this. Aside from expressing the "less is more" sentiment in their album title, the Kings of Convenience delicately craft twelve songs that prove that a powerful, emotional depth can be easily discovered in the softest of whispers. More accessible than Belle and Sebastian (whom the duo have been constantly compared to), the Kings are neither unique in their approach nor entirely ambitious in their efforts. Indeed, the goal here is to keep it simple with basic harmonies, melodies, and accompaniment. Their gift, then, is that they do this so well. When it comes to playing acoustic guitars, the duo is no doubt talented, whether it be on the intensely somber "Winning a Battle, Losing the War," or the more upbeat and gorgeous "I Don't Know What I Can Save You From." Strings, horns, and piano (try the deeply contemplative "Parallel Lines") complement the songs throughout, creating mystical, dreamy soundscapes (try "Summer on the Westhill"). The lyrics, like the rest of the album, are simple, subtle, and unforced, though a little odd (Using "The Guardian" as a shield/I cover my thighs against the rain/I do not mind about my hair; from "Failure"), yet it comes across very easily that these two can easily find joy in sounding depressed. The listener will certainly feel the same. The album title may be a bit pompous, and the duo may have chosen a name that borders on arrogance, but don't let that fool you. In a hiearchy of delicate sounds, these Kings are certainly on top.
3.0 out of 5 stars nobody likes the bad reviews,
Robert Cantoni - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiet Is The New Loud (Audio CD)
When I first heard this record, I thought "yeah, I can dig this" (I do not really talk like this). Then I got sort of bored. I think maybe it's because quiet really IS the new loud--there are more and more bands that just sound the same as Belle and Sebastian, or (in the States) Elliott Smith. To be honest, KC don't really add much to the sound that Nick Drake mastered with Pink Moon, 25 years ago--and Nick Drake did it better than they do.
With that said, this record has grown on me. While the Kings are covering familiar territory, they do so beautifully (extended metaphor deleted). They could write better lyrics. They could be more ambitious. But they seem like good guys, and I like some songs on this album a lot. They stayed with me. That's a good feeling, that's what art or music or whatever is supposed to do, and grumbling about their lack of originality won't take that away.
I like this album. Very catchy and very well done, nice quiet music that will help you sleep and give you pleasant dreams.
Thank you.
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice and Quiet (or is it Loud?),
This review is from: Quiet Is The New Loud (Audio CD)
Individually, the 12 songs on this disc are as fragile as twigs from last fall's wind storm, but bundled together in this interesting CD, they make one strong statement about how attention-getting gentle, acoustic music can be.
Since it's inevitable from the first few notes of Winning A Battle, Losing A War, I'll get my Simon and Garfunkel comparisons out of the way right now: yes, the Kings make soft folk rock songs with easy guitar and sad piano arrangements, and harmony vocals. But, really, it's not fair to pigeonhole them or this record that quickly.
From track one on, the CD just seems right. Winning A Battle, with it's sunny melody but undercurrent of sadness, sets the tone. The longing of Toxic Girl leads to the muted horns of Singing Softly To Me, which leads to the next nine distinctive and enjoyable tracks.
It's not for everyone -- my wife was surprised that my tastes went this soft -- but it's hard to find anything wrong with this disc. There are no classics here, but Quiet Is The New Loud deserves to become one of Norway's most popular exports since ready-to-assemble furniture, only not as trendy.
2.0 out of 5 stars Bland Is the New Spicy,
Chris Holmes "busker" (Corfu, Greece) - See all my reviews
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Or whatever the vigorous opposite of 'bland' is. I've tried listening to this but it's not possible to take more than 1 tracks at a sitting. I just marvel at such obvious talent and sincerity ending up as such a non-event. I guess those scandiwegian nights are long n chilly and there's not much else to do but wear the tread off yr fave 'Chad n Garfunkel sing the Best of Nina and Drake' CDs, hone yr guitar technique ... and buff up the old English. When daylight returns - voilà! - you're both *technically* too good to ignore. They're clearly hells nice blokes in an endearingly fey n whimsical way and what I can make out of the chick looks cute in a bj�rkish way. I play this album with the port and cheese and make everyone "Spot the Influence". Hey - astute reviews by everyone - *including* the usually abrasive Amazon critic. I guess the homey album photo precludes reaching for the usual bovver boots. Bless 'em, I say - and it sounds like a nice project to have put together.
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Rated: PG-13
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
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Rated: PG-13
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Rated: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Writer: James DeMonaco
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Rated: R
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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"Você está aqui" (you are here):
re-presenting the Portuguese Imperial adventure
Wednesday 11 March, 5pm, IAS MR2
This paper is based on research I am conducting for my PhD on Visual Representations of National Myths in Portuguese State-Sponsored Events.Renan famously observes how forgetfulness and historical error are essential to the creation of a nation. Collective memory is necessarily selective, emphasizing certain features while suppressing others. The focus of this paper is Expo '98, the last world fair of the 20th century in Lisbon under the theme "The Oceans: a Heritage for the Future". Contemporary concepts of portugalidade/portugueseness are commonly linked with a mystical past governed by the empire and the sea. I will show how Expo '98 represents the Portuguese imperial adventure as a quest for knowledge and cultural interchange. Portugal is rendered as a pioneer, a builder of the oceans and a leader for the future. Simultaneously, the Other "discovered" by the Portuguese is condemned to oblivion. The Lusotropicalist discourse is recycled (Almeida 2004), still reproducing its key ideas: the absence of racism in the Portuguese, their special empathy towards other people and their deep Christian fraternity. I will examine how Expo '98 celebrates the Portuguese as a people who gave, who discovered, who reached out, this is, a people who took action upon others and, while the official discourse is one of cultural dialogue, in fact there was/is little reciprocity. The Other (Jew, Arab, Chinese) who contributed with its technology or science to this maritime adventure is forgotten or dismissed as is the African, many of whom built the grounds for Expo '98. With an obsession regarding the future and the country's role in it, Expo '98 reformulates Portugal's history to display a country whose glorious past was all about scientific knowledge instead of commercial enterprise and religion.
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Lets see, we'll take 25GB and compare prices including other costs. If it cost $10, as the article suggests, to fit each produced disc/card and both are 25GB of data. It comes out to $12.25 per BR vs $32.50 (about a price difference of 1:3-ish rather than 1:10), again also as the article indicates. This comes with the added benefit of:
Games currently don't go over 32GB of space, but that isn't to say they never will. Especially if higher quality video/audio starts to be adopted. 4K maybe? Still the price of pressing discs is much, much cheaper. This seems to be a point you keep factoring out of the discussion. Price matters. Manufactures, especially when competing in the console market, want to keep them down and encourage sales to get people into their ecosystem. Someone has to pick up the costs if manufactures get extravagant with development. And you can get your bottom dollar it will be us, the consumer, who will do so.
In the link you provided, (provided these numbers are accurate) a BD DL (50 GB) was $0.09 per GB while SDHC (32GB) was $0.90 per GB! That is 10 times the cost per GB ! That is an insane increase. You do that over millions of units and it is a whole lotta mulah... For very little reward.
1. Ever device is already equipped with a method to read it.
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Long slow cooking in the presence of moisture breaks down or dissolves collagen by turning it into gelatin and water. Once the connective tissue, collagen, is broken; this happens to the pork butt.
Brasing Liquid - Gewurztraminer wine, tomato paste, red onion, Yukon gold potatoes, portobello mushrooms, water, spices. Melt in the mouth tender.
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Farewell, Goodbye, and What We Do With Words
Often taken as simple remarks of departure, "farewell" and "goodbye" contain a deeply robust etymology.
"Farewell" stems from "Fare thee well," wishing the other person the best wherever they might go. Rather than a term of abandonment, "farewell" carries an implicit blessing, that they might be blessed and well wherever they go.
Similarly, "goodbye" finds its root in "God be with you." Whether we know it or not (typically we do not), this simply phrase has become the English language's most popular blessing and benediction. (I imagine that a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, something like "mathfobye" became common). What is commonly seen as a signifier that someone is leaving is actually a blessing to one another. As you continue on your journey may you remember that God is with you.
This is what we do to words.
They are a container for rich meaning that we often overlook or forget about. They are immensely powerful, conveying more than simply thoughts or ideas, but carrying a non-material weight in our world and lives. While words always represent (or point to) something, they also have the ability to do something. At first glance "farewell" and "goodbye" seem like simple and natural tokens to offer at a departure, but looking deeper we realize just how significant they are.
In our worship gatherings we ought to say "goodbye" and "farewell" to one another, not as an indication that our worship has concluded but as a signifier that it continues in all aspects of our life and being.
As Schmit points out in Sent and Gathered, worship and mission are synonymous. One does not end so that the other might begin, but rather they continue simultaneously and perpetually throughout the life of the people of God. Schmit goes on to say that "wrongly construed, the moment of sending can give the sense that worship is a containable set of activities, bracketed by a musical prelude and postlude, and complete within itself" (Kindle location 711). Worship is not something that starts and stops at 9a or 11a once a week, but worship is finding God and joining God in whatever you do. (And to emphasize their synonymous nature, so is mission.) This is not something we are dismissed from; it is something we are sent to. A benediction is a good word that reminds us who we are called to be, a blessing is a reminder that God is with us now and always.
At Fifty6 and The.element, the middle school ministries I currently lead, we end each night with a benediction. Everyone is invited to place one hand open before them and the other raised in a fist above them. I remind them each week that we hold an open hand to receive these words from one another and we hold our fist up in solidarity with one another. Then phrase by phrase, we repeat a good word and blessing to one another.
This is not a dismissal, but a sending.
This is a "God be with you" and "Fare thee well."
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Julie BenisonApril 30, 2012
How will "Live long and prosper" evolve? I submit an option: "Spock on!"
Andy CornettMay 8, 2012
Timely for me to read. I love the richness, playfulness, and history of these words.
grace and peace
(one in solidarity with you, one to give and receive)
PS – killer website you have going. keep it up.
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Pretty simple poll. A lot of people said they were going to wait until the Kinect was unbundled before purchasing a One. Well, that time has come so how do you feel now?
Personally, it has greatly increased my interest in a One. I was reasonably confident that the Kinect would get the flick and the price would come down. I'll wait until I find a good bundle or deal and, finances permitting, buy one.
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Coevolution with parasites and population size are both expected to influence the evolution of mating rates. To gain insights into the interaction between these dual selective factors, we used populations from a coevolution experiment with the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, and its microsporidian parasite, Nosema whitei. We maintained each experimental population at two different population sizes. We assayed the mating behaviour of both males and females from coevolved and paired non-coevolved control populations after 24 generations of coevolution with parasites.
Males from large, coevolved populations (i.e. ancestors were exposed to parasites) showed a reduced eagerness to mate compared to males from large, non-coevolved populations. But in small populations, coevolution did not lead to decreased male mating rates. Coevolved females from both large and small populations appeared to be more willing to accept mating than non-coevolved females.
This study provides unique, experimental insights into the combined roles of coevolving parasites and population size on the evolution of mating rate. Furthermore, we find that males and females respond differently to the same environmental conditions. Our results show that parasites can be key determinants of the sexual behaviour of their hosts.
Keywords:Host-parasite coevolution; Red queen hypothesis; Genetic variation; Multiple mating; Polyandry
The Red Queen Hypothesis [1,2] proposes that sexual reproduction and non-zero recombination rates in hosts are maintained because of coevolving parasites. As parasites adapt to the most common host genotypes, sex and recombination via crossovers constantly create rare host genotypes that are relatively fit. While it has been shown experimentally that host-parasite coevolution can select for biparental sex in mixed mating populations [3], and that host recombination rates can increase during coevolution [4,5], it is uncertain to what extent multiple matings play a role in maintaining genetic variation in host populations under parasite pressure. In the context of the Red Queen Hypothesis, sexual reproduction is usually directly compared to asexual reproduction, and the possibility of having multiple mates is generally overlooked. It has, however, been shown that polyandry does have the potential to lower offspring parasite load under natural conditions [6].
In tandem with host-parasite coevolution, an intraspecific form of coevolution between the two sexes can also strongly influence mating rates. Sexual conflict relates to the differences between male and female interests over all facets of reproduction [7,8]. Conflicts can, for instance, revolve around the frequency of mating, with males expected to persistently try to increase the number of matings, while females will try to reduce mating rate [9,10]. The influence of coevolution between the sexes is predicted to depend on population size, with larger census size expected to lead to more intense sexual selection and conflict [9]. Larger populations will lead to greater competition between males, as more males will be simultaneously ready to mate. Associated with this, conflict over mating will be more intense, and females will be under greater pressure to resist more frequent superfluous matings. Additionally, greater choice will make remating with the same individuals less likely. The notion that sexual conflict is stronger in larger populations is supported by both theoretical considerations [9] and empirical data [11].
Here, we present results from a host-parasite coevolution experiment with large and small populations of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, that were kept with and without its natural, microsporidian parasite Nosema whitei. Previous work on selection lines from our coevolution experiment has provided evidence for a range of phenotypic and genotypic changes in both the host and parasite populations [5,12,13]. N. whitei is an obligate killer parasite that infects young T. castaneum larvae. In T. castaneum, N. whitei infection is primarily located in the fat body [14]. Novel infections occur through disintegration of spore-bearing carcasses, or through cannibalism of deceased infected hosts [15,16]. As a consequence, the parasite is not sexually transmitted. Infected individuals of both sexes usually die in the late larval or pupal stages [16], but can survive to adulthood, where they are then found to mate less frequently and to be less fecund [15]. Both sexes of T. castaneum mate promiscuously [17], even though females obtain sufficient sperm from a single mating to be fertile for several months, and females do not gain direct benefits from multiple matings [18], at least under standard environmental conditions [19]. After 24 generations of coevolution with parasites, plus two generations of relaxed selection (i.e. parasite-free), we performed mating behaviour assays with coevolved and non-coevolved males and females, from both large and small populations. Focal individuals were paired with a tester individual of the opposite sex, and to characterise mating behaviour we recorded mounting and mating status for an observation period of 25 minutes. A mount does not always result in an actual mating, as the female has to cooperate for successful copulation to occur. We analysed the proportion of pairings that resulted in a mating, the total number of mounts per pairing, and the time until the first mount, as in previous studies in this species [10,20]. We expected to see higher male and lower female [9,11] mating eagerness in large relative to small populations. Both male and female mating eagerness were anticipated to be augmented in coevolved versus non-coevolved populations, because an increase in offspring genetic diversity is expected to be beneficial in the context of coevolving parasites [5,21,22].
Impact on males
All the results of behavioural assays for beetles of both sexes are shown in Figure 1. For males, we found a significant interaction between population size and coevolution treatment when analysing the proportion of assays that resulted in a mating (Table 1). For the same trait, no significant main effects of treatment (control versus coevolution) or population size were found (Table 1). Pairwise contrasts also did not indicate significant differences between control and coevolved populations (large populations: Chi-Square test, Chi-Square = 2.416, P = 0.1201; small populations: Chi-Square = 2.116, P = 0.1458), or between large and small populations (control populations: Chi-Square = 1.818, P = 0.1776; coevolved populations: Chi-Square = 2.823, P = 0.0929).
Figure 1. Results for the three mating behaviour traits assessed: (1) proportion mated, (2) total number of mounts, and (3) time to first mount. The dots and boxplots show results for each individual experimental line (nr 2, 7 and 8, from left to right). Results for males are shown on the left, results for females on the right. White symbols represent the large populations, grey symbols represent small populations. To improve presentation, boxplot outliers are not shown (they were included in the analyses). In males, interactions between population size and coevolution treatment were present for all traits. Overall, coevolved females appear to be less attractive to tester males. However, this did not result in fewer matings in assays involving coevolved females.
Table 1. GLMMs results for the proportion of successful matings and the total number of times mounting was scored per assay
When looking at the total number of mounts, we again found a significant interaction between population size and coevolution treatment (Table 1). No main effect of population size was detected, but the total number of mounts was significantly lower for coevolved males than for control males ('treatment' in Table 1). This effect seems to be mainly caused by the large difference between control and coevolved males from large populations. Indeed, pairwise contrasts indicate that coevolution decreased the total number of mounts in large populations (Mann–Whitney U test, U = 1079, W = 3357, Z = −3.692, P < 0.001), while it had no significant effect in small populations (U = 2266.5, W = 4894.5, Z = −1.304, P = 0.192). Moreover, males from large, coevolved populations mounted significantly less than males from small, coevolved populations (U = 1488.5, W = 3766.5, Z = −3.907, P < 0.001), while there was no significant difference between large and small control populations (U=1632, W = 4260, Z = −1.383, P = 0.167).
For time to first mount we found no significant main effects of coevolution treatment or population size. Similar to the results for the other two traits, for time to first mount there is evidence for an interaction between coevolution treatment and population size, although in this case the interaction did not quite reach significance (Table 2).
Table 2. Stratified Cox regression results for the time until the first mount
Combining the results across all three traits, coevolution with a parasite thus resulted in a decrease in male eagerness to mate in large populations. In contrast, it had little effect on male eagerness in small populations (Figure 1).
Impact on females
All behavioural traits measured were simultaneously influenced by both male and female activity. Whereas the total number of mounts and the time to the first mount are assumed to be mainly influenced by males, females need to cooperate for mating to occur and so will influence the actual number of matings [23]. When analysing the results of pairings between our females of interest and tester males, we therefore interpret the total number of mounts and the time to first mount as relative measures of female attractiveness. The proportion of matings is interpreted as a trait that is affected both by tester male eagerness to mate and by the focal female's willingness to accept a mating. Results show that the total number of mounts was significantly lower in assays with females from coevolved populations than in assays with non-coevolved females (Table 1). Pairwise contrasts indicate a significant difference between coevolved and control large populations (U = 1780, W = 4195, Z = −2.475, P = 0.013), whereas all other comparisons were non-significant (P ≥ 0.198). This finding suggests that females from coevolved populations were less attractive to our tester males than females from paired, non-coevolved populations. At the same time, the proportion of assays that resulted in a mating did not change significantly (Table 1). This result tentatively suggests that coevolved females are more willing to accept mating than their non-coevolved counterparts.
Our results illustrate the importance of both population size and the presence of coevolving parasites for the evolution of mating behaviour. We did not find evidence for the idea that sexual conflict is in general stronger in larger populations [9,11], as male eagerness to mate did not significantly differ between large and small control populations. Interestingly, coevolution with N. whitei significantly alters the effect of population size on male mating eagerness. In the case of the males, an interaction between population size and treatment (coevolved versus control) was present for all three measured traits. As a result of coevolution with N. whitei, the total number of mounts by males decreased in large populations. In contrast, in small populations, coevolution with the parasite did not result in a change in male total number of mounts. Coevolved females appeared to be less attractive to our tester males than control females, as coevolved females were mounted less often than their control counterparts. Yet, the proportion of pairings that resulted in a mating did not differ between control and coevolved females. This observation suggests that coevolved females are more eager to accept a mating once they are mounted by a male.
One possible explanation for the decreased male mating eagerness in large coevolved populations is that female fitness under parasite conditions is more variable than under parasite-free conditions. N. whitei is known to cause strongly reduced fecundity in T. castaneum[14,15]. In fact, moderately to severely infected mated females were found not to produce any eggs [24]. Infected females should therefore be less preferred mates than non-infected females. Hence, males could benefit from being able to determine infection status of females. The observed lower male eagerness to mate could thus be explained by males being more selective towards females. In small populations there might have been insufficient variation in female fitness for males to evolve increased selectivity. Alternatively, host-parasite coevolution could have led to local adaptation [25]. If that were the case, the observed reduced mating eagerness might in fact reflect a preference for sympatric females. No clear patterns of local adaptation were found in different lines from our coevolution experiment [13]. Higher resistance evolved in coevolved lines in a directional and unspecific way [13]. Yet, testing our males against sympatric and allopatric females would be necessary to clarify the relevance of this hypothesis.
In small populations, coevolution did not lead to decreased male mating eagerness. Due to drift and selection, variation in fitness in these populations might have been too small to select for choosier males. Indeed, our small populations were found to harbour less genetic diversity than paired large populations [12]. In addition, multiple mating can act as a mechanism to counter inbreeding effects in this species [23]. Negative inbreeding effects [26,27] could have prevented a decline in mating eagerness in small, coevolving populations. Inbreeding by itself does not have negative effects on male mating success in T. castaneum[28].
The observation that coevolved females seemed more willing to accept a mating than non-coevolved females suggests that females benefited from creating more genetic diversity in their offspring during host-parasite coevolution. As population size did not have an effect on female mating behaviour, it is possible that negative frequency-dependent selection by the parasites [29-31] contributed to this result. Variable selection, caused by temporal fluctuations in the environment, is hypothesized to favour polyandry [32]. In T. castaneum, changing the environmental context can in fact alter the costs and benefits of polyandry [19]. Multiple mating increases genetic diversity in the offspring, and thus the chance that at least some of them will survive and reproduce in the next generation. Negative frequency-dependent selection by parasites can create such an ever-changing environment [33,34], and could therefore select for more promiscuous females. This idea would match the observation that recombination rates in our experimental populations were found to have increased during coevolution, presumably as a result of fluctuating selection exerted by the parasites [5].
Dissimilar evolutionary responses of the sexes can be attributed to sexual conflict, or to a possible disparate effect of infection on the two sexes. In fact, males and females of the same species are often found to differ in their ability to cope with infection [35]. Infected males that survived to adulthood might for example have suffered less from reduced reproductive success than infected females. This could explain why coevolved males in large populations became choosier, while coevolved females did not. However, males are in general more susceptible to parasites than females [36]. In T. castaneum, prevalence of tapeworm (Hymenolepis diminuta) infection was indeed observed to be higher in males than in females [37], and tapeworm infection had more severe fitness effects on males than on females [38]. Infected males were found to have reduced mating vigor, as well as decreased sperm production and sperm competitive ability [39].
In T. castaneum, resistance to infection with tapeworm was found to be associated with fitness costs [40]. In closely related mealworm beetles (Tenebrio molitor) mating was found to induce the down-regulation of immune function [41]. In addition, yellow dung flies (Scathophaga stercoraria) evolved larger reproductive organs and reduced immune (phenoloxidase) responses under polyandrous versus monogamous conditions [42]. If such a negative association between mating success and immune function also exists in T. castaneum, then one would expect to see reduced mating rates in beetles from coevolved populations. It was found that coevolved lines from our long-term coevolution experiment evolved higher resistance against parasite infection [43]. Males - the more susceptible sex - might suffer relatively more from parasitism under more promiscuous mating conditions than females. A sex-specific difference in the trade-off between mating success and immunity might be an alternative explanation for the dissimilar response of the two sexes to coevolution with N. whitei, as observed in large populations. Interestingly, tapeworm infection only reduced male fitness and female fecundity under high intraspecific competition, not under low intraspecific competition [38]. The expected difference in intraspecific competition between our large and small populations could thus have influenced the effect of infection on fitness, the trade-off between mating success and immunity, and consequently the evolution of mating behaviour.
In addition, a specific trade-off between the investment in immunity and investment in mating might explain our female results. Possibly, coevolved females, which have increased resistance against N. whitei infection, produce less sex pheromones than their control counterparts, thus reducing their attractivity to our tester males. At the same time, they might invest less in mate choice and mate rejection, thus making them appear more eager to accept a mating once mounted.
There are many examples of parasites that manipulate the behaviour of their hosts to increase transmission success (see [44]). For instance, mammals infected with rabies virus are more likely to approach and bite other animals, thus infecting new hosts [45]. Ants infected with the liver fluke (Dicrocoelium lanceolatum) climb to grass tops, where they are exposed to a greater risk of being eaten by the parasite's final host [46]. Also the host's mating behaviour might be manipulated by parasites. For instance, Drosophila males that are infected with Wolbachia mate at a higher rate than uninfected males [47]. In addition, there is some evidence for the idea that sexually transmitted parasites increase their insect host's mating rate [48]. Most of the known parasite-related changes in host behaviour are direct, i.e. the parasite manipulates the behaviour of its current host. Host behaviour can, however, also be affected by coevolving parasites in a non-manipulative manner, such that behavioural changes represent an adaptive response to parasite pressure. Mate choice in humans is for example influenced by MHC (major histocompatibility complex) genes [49], which play an important role in immune recognition. Moreover, a number of mathematical studies suggest that sexually transmitted parasites can select for reduced host promiscuity under certain conditions [48]. By testing the effect of coevolution with a parasite in naïve hosts (i.e. hosts that were kept parasite-free for two generations), this study presents unique, experimental insights into the non-manipulative role of coevolving, non-sexually transmitted parasites on host mating behaviour. Our data provide evidence for the interpretation that both host-parasite coevolution and population size shape the evolution of mating behaviour. When investigating mating behaviour in natural populations, the impact of both factors should therefore be considered. The possibility for hosts to counteract adapting parasites via increased mating rates might be limited by a trade-off between mating success and immunity. Increasing recombination rates might therefore be a less costly alternative for increasing offspring genetic diversity.
This study provides unique, experimental insights into the combined roles of coevolving parasites and population size on the evolution of mating behaviour. Overall, our findings illustrate that parasites can interact with population characteristics to determine the evolution of sexual behaviour of their hosts. This is particularly noteworthy as coevolution with parasites led to altered mating behaviour even though the parasite in question is not sexually transmitted. Furthermore, we find that males and females respond differently to the same environmental conditions.
Eight T. castaneum populations, which each originated as a hybrid cross between two stock lines [43], were split up and assigned to two treatments: a parasite-free control, and a coevolution treatment with N. whitei. Each original population was thus present in both treatments. In addition, each population, in each treatment, was maintained at two different population sizes. In the small populations, every generation 50 unsexed beetles were randomly picked to generate the next generation. In the large populations, 500 unsexed beetles were picked to found the new generation. More details about the long-term coevolution experiment are described in [43]. Beetles from the 24th generation of the coevolution experiment were used for tests. Infection with N. whitei has been found to decrease mating frequency in T. castaneum[15]. All beetle populations, including those from the coevolution treatment, were therefore kept under parasite-free conditions for two additional generations. Adults from both coevolved and control populations were allowed to deposit eggs in parasite-free medium. After 5 days we removed the adults from the medium, thus making sure that the medium would remain parasite-free. Because no dead individuals were left to disintegrate or to be cannibalized on, we could prevent spores from possibly infected individuals to be transmitted to the next generation, Additionally, offspring were monitored for signs of infection with N. whitei (e.g. the presence of dead larvae). Next, we selected three populations (corresponding to nrs. 2, 7 and 8 in [43]), and collected male and female pupae from both coevolution treatments and population sizes. Six weeks after collecting the pupae, the emerged adult beetles were used in mating assays. Individual beetles were paired with one Georgia1 (see [10,19,20]) tester beetle of the opposite sex to assess male and female effects separately against a standard background. Every minute, for a total of 25 minutes, we scored mounting of the female by the male. In case a male mounted a female for more than 30 consecutive seconds, we scored a successful mating. Per population, per treatment, per population size, and per sex, we performed up to 24 unique mating assays, resulting in a total of 545 assays. In some lines we were not able to collect enough individuals, or individuals died after collection.
All analyses were performed for males and females separately, as our experiments were designed to assess specific male and female effects in isolation. We used generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) to analyse differences in (a) the proportion of the assays that resulted in a mating (distribution: binary, link: logit), and (b) the total number of times that mounting was positively scored (distribution: negative binomial, link: log). Both models included coevolution treatment, population size, and the interaction between the two as fixed factors, and population as a random factor. GLMMs were performed using the GLIMMIX procedure in SAS (SAS Institute Inc.). In addition, we analysed pairwise comparisons for the effects of population size and coevolution treatment on total mounts via Mann–Whitney U tests (IBM SPSS Statistics, version 19), and on the proportion of assays that resulted in a mating via Chi-square tests (IBM SPSS Statistics, version 19). We used stratified Cox regressions to analyse the time to the first mount (IBM SPSS Statistics, version 19). Coevolution treatment, population size and the interaction between the two were included as covariates. The model was stratified according to population.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
CB performed the coevolution experiment, NAGK and OYM performed the mating assays, analysed the data, and wrote the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The authors thank the Swiss National Science Foundation for support: NAGK was supported by SNF 31003A_120451 grant to K. Mathias Wegner, OYM was supported by SNF Ambizione grants PZ00P3_121777 & PZ00P3-137514, and standard research grant 31003A_125144. We thank S. Sbilordo, R.D. Martin and the anonymous reviewers for comments on the manuscript.
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Never really understood how we all can be using the same book and get different conclusions. But hey okay.
"I am a C, I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N. And I have C-H-R-I-S-T in H-E-A-R-T, and I will L-O-V-E HIM E-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y!!"
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I believe in ONE GOD!! The creator of this glorious world! I'm blessed and highly favored!!
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I thank you for all the things you've done in my life!! I know without you I'd be lost…I'm on my way down that path that leads to you and I pray you give me the strength to keep on it! I'm not perfect but I know that doesn't matter to you!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
© Copyright 2015 Clayton News Daily
By Derrick Mahone
For those outside the Southern Crescent, the name Dutchtown hasn't been a household name in high school basketball circles. The program has been around since 2004, and few could tell you where the school is located.
Forget about naming any of the team's top players. Aside from a few Internet bloggers, Dutchtown didn't resonate any championship talk outside of Henry County or Region 4-AAAA this season despite returning its entire lineup from the previous playoff season.
However, all that has probably changed for the Lady Bulldogs program after a run to the Class AAAA semifinals Wednesday at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.
The season ended for the Lady Bulldogs with a 75-56 loss to fourth-ranked Northwest Whitfield, but Dutchtown is now on the basketball map.
Thanks to a talented group of senior players, and a hard-nose former Attack Apache helicopter pilot, Dutchtown toiled among the basketball elite this season.
There is no mistaking what legacy this senior class has left for the McDonough school. As juniors, they helped the team obtain and win its first state playoff game.
The bar was raised this season as the team won the Region 4-AAAA championship and reached the final four. Its
"This group has raised the bar high, unfortunately seniors have to graduate," said coach Angela Williams, who was an U.S. Army pilot prior to embarking on a coaching career. "We are definitely going to miss them. They were by far the most talented group we have had here."
For most of the later part of the season, Dutchtown was in the top 10 in the coaches' poll. When the final rankings are released in the next week, the Lady Bulldogs should be no worst than fourth in the final poll. Prior to the loss to Northwest, the Lady Bulldogs had won 16 straight games.
It appears the program is on the raise since its merger beginnings. Dutchtown's only winning seasons and playoff appearances in school history coincided with Williams and the Strickland twins -Brittney and Alyssa' - arrival last season. The Lady Bulldogs are 48-8 under Williams. Before her arrival, Dutchtown girls basketball went 33-64 the previous four seasons.
However, a major rebuilding job is ahead for Williams and her staff.
She must replace team leader Brittney Strickland, a sure all-state pick and the versatile Abria Trice. Both went over the 1,000-point mark for their career.
Brittney, and sister, Alyssa, are headed to Alabama A&M on a basketball scholarship. Trice is expected to sign with Prairie View A&M next month.
"I'm proud of what we have accomplished this season," Brittney Strickland said after Wednesday's loss. "It was a long great season. I'm definitely happy about it."
Now, the hard task begins for Williams to build on the success of the last two season. It will not be an easy chore with four starters, and it top reserve graduating. Aisha Atwater, a part-time starter, is the Lady Bulldogs most experienced player returning. Finding some consistent scoring will be the key.
"Nobody expected us to go this far," Williams said. "No matter what happened in (Northwest) game, we made history at the school."
The Lady Bulldogs will be hoping that history repeats itself next season.
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