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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 400, February 6, 2009
- Cray XT5 Performance Workshop Scheduled
- Spring Training Lineup
- Working with Long Term Storage
- $PET_HOME software
- Newsletter News: Don Bahls Turning Over Reins to Craig Stephenson
- Quick Tip
Cray XT5 Performance Workshop ScheduledARSC is pleased to host John Levesque and Luiz DeRose of Cray for a three-day hands-on workshop on Tuesday, April 7 through Thursday, April 9. John and Luiz will be going over node architecture and optimization, message passing optimization and tools and techniques for understanding application performance in the mornings. Afternoon sessions will be hands-on, with users applying principles learned in the morning to their own codes. John and Luiz will also be available on Friday morning for further consultation with users.
This is a great opportunity for users or potential users of Pingo and other XT5 systems to bring their applications and sit down with these two performance experts to better understand and improve the performance of their code for the XT5 architecture. To register, see the ARSC training page at
http://www.arsc.edu/support/trainingor contact Tom Logan (email@example.com) for more information.
Spring Training LineupIn addition to the Cray Optimization and Performance Workshop in April, this spring ARSC will offer a new set of training classes in support of Pingo including Introduction to Pingo, Understanding Memory Caches, and Introduction to CrayPat Performance Tools as well as other topics.
The entire spring training list:
20-Feb 2-4pm Intro to Pingo Taught by: Tom Logan 6-Mar 2-4pm Introduction to Paraview Visualization Package Taught by: Patrick Webb 27-Mar 2-4pm Understanding Memory Caches Taught by: Ed Kornkven 3-Apr 2-4pm Introduction to CrayPat Performance Tools Taught by: Don Bahls 4/7-4/9 9am-5pm Cray Optimization and Performance Training Taught by: John Levesque and Luiz DeRose (Cray) 24-Apr 2-5pm C interface to NetCDF Taught by: Anton KulchitskyPlease note that the Cray Training (4/7-4/9) and the C interface to NetCDF classes both will have hands-on portions, and thus, will require preregistration through the ARSC website.
Registration and additional information, including abstracts, will be available soon at http://www.arsc.edu/support/training.
For more information, contact Tom Logan at firstname.lastname@example.com .
Working with Long Term Storage
[ By Don Bahls ]When copying files from long term storage (i.e. $ARCHIVE_HOME), it's a good idea to pre-stage files using the "batch_stage" command. The "batch_stage" command brings files online in an orderly fashion and can significantly reduce the time it take to copy files from $ARCHIVE_HOME. This is especially true if the files were created at around the same time.
Here are a few examples:
1) Stage all files in a directory (without traversing subdirectories)
% batch_stage $ARCHIVE/input/* % cp $ARCHIVE/input/* $WORKDIR/input2) Stage files in a directory and also subdirectories recursively
% find $ARCHIVE/input batch_stage -i % cp -r $ARCHIVE/input/* $WORKDIR/input3) The "batch_stage" command can be used PBS jobs using the "data" queue.
#!/bin/bash #PBS -q data #PBS -j oe #PBS -l walltime=1:00:00 #PBS -l select=1:ncpus=1 cd $PBS_O_WORKDIR # create a directory to store input files. mkdir -p $WORKDIR/input # bring data files back online and transfer to $WORKDIR # batch_stage $ARCHIVE/input/* cp $ARCHIVE/input/* $WORKDIR/input # submit a compute job which uses input files. # qsub compute.pbsPlease note that "batch_stage" is intended for optimizing retrieval of a "reasonable" number of files from tape storage to disk for immediate use. Attempting to stage an entire large $ARCHIVE unnecessarily, for example, could cause problems. For a list of other best practices for ARSC long term storage, see:
$PET_HOME softwareThe $PET_HOME directory on pingo and midnight contains a number of popular scientific libraries. Here's a current list of packages on each system:
Package Name Version ----------------- -------- ARPACK 96 CMake 2.6.1 FFTW-2 2.1.5 FFTW-3 3.1.3 GotoBLAS 1.26 GSL 1.12 HDF5 1.8.1 MatlabMPI 1.2 netCDF 4 Octave 3.0.3 PAPI 3.6.2 PETSc 2.3.3 ScaLAPACK 1.8.0 Scalasca 1 SPRNG 3 SuperLU 3 TAU 2.18 Trilinos 9.0.1 Valgrind 3.4.0Recent changes to packages in $PET_HOME are listed in the PET_HOME news item:
Pingo: Link no longer available
Midnight: Link no longer available
Newsletter News: Don Bahls Turning Over Reins to Craig Stephenson
[ By Ed Kornkven ]
This issue will be the last edited by my colleague Don Bahls. The good news is that ARSC Consultant Craig Stephenson will be stepping in to serve with me as co-editor. Don joined Tom Baring as co-editor way back on issue #301 so this issue marks his centennial. Don has been a major contributor of articles as well as editor, has taught me the editing ropes and has been an all-around catalyst for the publication. Thankfully, he plans to continue sending those articles and will still be around to keep Craig and me on track. Thanks Don. To Craig: Welcome! We will give a little more introduction to Craig next time.
Quick-Tip Q & A
A:[[ For some reason the "make clean" rule in my Makefile is no longer [[ working. It's a really simple Makefile. I'm baffled as to why it [[ suddenly quit working. [[ [[ Here it is: [[ [[ bash-3.2$ more Makefile [[ CXX=CC [[ [[ %.o : %.cpp [[ $(CXX) $< -c [[ [[ a.out: main.o lirp.o [[ $(CXX) main.o lirp.o [[ [[ clean: [[ rm -f a.out main.o lirp.o [[ [[ [[ [[ When I run "make clean", make reports: [[ [[ bash-3.2$ make clean [[ make: `clean' is up to date. [[ [[ An "ls" shows that it didn't work! [[ [[ -bash-3.2$ ls [[ Makefile clean lirp.cpp lirp.o [[ main.cpp main.o a.out [[ [[ What's going on here? [[ # # Thanks to Jay Cliburn, Sean Ziegeler, Jed Brown, Chris Petrich # Bracy Elton for helping out this Makefile. They recognized the # problem and provided solutions. We'll use Sean's words to summarize # their responses... The presence of a file named "clean" is causing make to consider it a target to create. If you don't need the "clean" file, delete it. If you do need the file for something, you can add the following line to the Makefile to prevent it from looking at the file: .PHONY: clean # # ...Bracy's example of the final Makefile... CXX=CC %.o : %.cpp $(CXX) $< -c a.out: main.o lirp.o $(CXX) main.o lirp.o .PHONY: clean clean: rm -f a.out main.o lirp.o # # ... and Chris' pointer to documentation See http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#Phony-Targets # # Finally, Alec Bennett found this method that works with GNU make. Not the most elegant solution, but the -B flag (or --always-make) will force an unconditional make of the target, and cause make to ignore the file check for "clean": make -B clean Q: I am writing a script, call it A, that calls another script B. I want to maintain both scripts in the same directory but I need to be able to call A from anywhere. The problem I'm having is that A needs to be able to refer to the directory it is stored at in order to find B. I tried `pwd` as the path to B but that gives me the directory I was in when I called A, not the directory that A (and B) are stored in. Is it possible to do this with a shell script? I guess I could use Perl if Perl has a way of doing it. Python? Help!
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Three guys, who have dicks that are equally thick as they are long, ramming their cocks into the mouth/vagina/asshole of one woman, simultaneously, while watching the Macy's Day Parade.
"Yo! Bryan, Chris, and I ran a fat dick parade on ya motha last night, while watching the Macy's Day Parade on Tivo!"
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On Sunday night, a powerful typhoon slammed into southern China, destroying thousands of homes and killing at least 25 people. The storm forced hundreds of flight cancellations and shut down train lines and boat services before it weakened on Monday morning.
Path of Destruction
The typhoon has been named Usagi—the Japanese word for rabbit. A typhoon is a tropical storm with winds stronger than 74 miles per hour. It is the same as a hurricane, but scientists call the storms different names depending on where they occur. A typhoon forms over the northwestern Pacific Ocean, whereas a hurricane is born in the Atlantic Ocean or the northeastern or southern Pacific Ocean. These storms form when tropical winds gather moisture as they pass over water that is at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Usagi tore through the Luzon Strait on Saturday with gusts of up to 132 miles per hour. The Luzon Strait is the narrow waterway that separates Taiwan from the Philippines. Though both island countries were spared the full force of Usagi's winds, the Philippines suffered at least eight casualties, and Taiwan authorities reported nine people injured by falling trees.
The typhoon made landfall in China's Guangdong province late on Sunday evening. Guandong is located about 87 miles northeast of Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. All flights to and from the major metropolis were cancelled, leaving many passengers stranded after traveling for the Chinese mid-autumn festival. Shanwei, in Guangdong, was the worst-hit city. Winds of 109 miles per hour blew cars off the road, and in some areas electricity and water supplies were cut off.
Picking Up the Pieces
Authorities in the affected areas of Taiwan, the Philippines, and China have executed emergency response plans to cope with the storm's damage. According to Chinese news agency Xinhua, Usagi has affected about 5.5 million people, and has destroyed more than 8,000 homes.
"This is the strongest storm we have seen in the past 30 years," a Shanwei resident told Xinhua. "It is really terrible." The worst is over, but the long road to recovery has just begun.


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Look. I don't go out of my way to follow Lady Gaga. I'm not a fan, no matter how I may or may not respect her (which, yes, I do, in my own little way). I haven't heard any of her albums in their entirety, nor do I follow her fashions, or what her sister is rumoured to be doing with them, and I don't run for youtube when her videos drop. She is though, obviously difficult to avoid; being the pop culture phenomenon that she is (and all that said, I'm feeeeling the Versace vibe she is channelling lately. More because I can't help but love that Donatella and her ridonkness). So it's not at all difficult to know what she's up to, even if I don't actively go in search of news for her.
So when a band as brilliant as Wild Beasts cleverly saddle the Lady Gaga fame monster for their own agenda, I can't help but applaud as rapturously as I did when I saw them live just last month. Even more brilliant is that they came up with a beautiful remix to raise awareness of the ways that people can get involved and support independent labels that lost stock in the Pias UK warehouse fire in an unfortunate case of collateral damage during the UK 'riots'.
Frontman Hayden Thorpe told the Guardian that "The unlikeness of this match was perhaps what compelled us to take it on. Gaga in many ways is the epitome of what we are not. She is the butcher to our butter knife. The essential thrill is always to keep eluding what is expected of us and what we expect of ourselves."
If you wanna find out how to donate to PIAS and their associated labels, or even just to know a little more about the situation, go HERE.
Speaking of PIAS and their associated labels, other news, PIAS have just signed a deal with Wichita Recordings for the world excluding North America. According to PIAS:
"The first Wichita releases through [PIAS] will be the new albums by Mariachi El Bronx and Peggy Sue both scheduled for the 12th of September followed later in the year by albums from Wild Flag, Los Campesinos and Spectrals and an EP by Bloc Party's Kele. 2012 will see new albums from First Aid Kit, The Cribs and Simian Mobile Disco."


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Join the Lion Tribe of Chima on an epic adventure led by Prince Laval. In 15 advanced levels, Laval and his troops explore Chima's most dangerous locations, including Lion Temple, Eagle Spire, Croc Swamp, and Rhino Quarry. Through these challenges, Laval must unlock the Triple Chi Armour to discover the truth behind one of Chima's greatest mysteries.
You must collect a variety of tools and equipment. Each location requires digging, swimming, jumping, or flying. To advance through levels, you must discover and unlock more than 60 characters, each with specialized skills. Select Story Mode to explore Chima, then choose Freeplay to send your tribe on a journey.


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Popular property highlights
Located in North Beach within a mile (2 km) of North Shore Open Space Park, The Deauville Beach Resort is within a few miles (5 km) of Surfside Beach. This 3.5-star resort has 510 rooms and welcomes guests with 2 restaurants, a full-service spa, and an outdoor pool. It's on the beach and also near Bal Harbour Shops and Mount Sinai Medical Center.
This resort is home to 2 onsite restaurants, perfect for a quick bite to eat. Savor a meal from the privacy of your room with room service, or get a pick-me-up at the coffee shop/café. Start your day off with breakfast, available for a fee.
The Deauville Beach Resort's 510 rooms are air-conditioned and provide safes, phones, and ironing boards. Guests can expect to find free WiFi and LCD TVs with cable channels. Hair dryers and desks are also standard.
The Deauville Beach Resort features a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center. Parking is available for USD 30 per night (USD 50 per night for valet parking), and there's also limo/town car service. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to help with concierge services, and answer any questions about the area. Other amenities at this beach resort include free WiFi in public areas, 13 meeting rooms, and conference space.
Property features
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Onsite dining
- Spa
- Outdoor pool
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The Deauville Beach Resort
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The 700-foot-long stretch of white-sand beach bordering The Deauville Beach Resort is a huge draw, as are the resort's outdoor pool and spa tub overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Beach sun lounges, beach towels and wireless Internet access are included in the resort fee.
An indoor promenade, on the lower level of the resort, includes the Health Spa & Salon (surcharges). A fitness center offers aerobics and yoga nearby, belly dancing, spinning classes (surcharges) and ecotours in the nearby area.
The hotel features 75000 square feet of meeting facilities, two ballrooms (including the Napoleon Ballroom, where The Beatles recorded a 1964 performance on The Ed Sullivan Show), two boardrooms, and 13 flexible function rooms.
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Year Built 1957
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Coffee shop or café
- Express check-out
- Conference space
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Hair salon
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 13
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 17
- Total number of rooms - 510
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 75000.
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Conference space size (meters) - 6968
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
The Deauville Beach Resort offers 510 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and hair dryers. LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Free WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Private bathroom
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Premium TV channels
- Shower/tub combination
- Phone
- Room service (limited hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Café de La Mer - Located in the lower lobby. Outside patio dining. Serving breakfast.
Tiki Bar - Located poolside overlooking the ocean. Serving specialty drinks, cocktails, and snacks.
Lobby Bar - Piano bar and lounge located in the main lobby overlooking the pool. Open from mid-morning to late evening.
Jazz Club - Featuring drinks and international cuisine.
Nearby Things to Do
The Deauville Beach Resort is bordered by a 700-foot (213-meter) stretch of white-sand beach along the Atlantic Ocean. An outdoor pool and spa tub overlook the ocean.
A fitness center offers belly dancing and spinning classes, in addition to four stair machines, five treadmills, four bikes, free weights, and weight machines; surcharges apply. Aerobics and yoga classes available nearby.
Bayshore Golf Course, an 18-hole public golf course, is located within 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) of the resort.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
Spa Services
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 1 AM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30 per night.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No cribs (infant beds) available
Please note that outside coolers are not permitted on the property.
This property has a surcharge for parcel deliveries for guests. There are additional surcharges for parcel storage and for parcels over 40 pounds. Parcels must be collected within 14 days or they will be returned to sender. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
This property requires a minimum USD200 cash deposit for any bookings where a credit or debit card is not presented at check-in. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- Pool access
- Beach access
- Beach loungers
- Beach towels
- Fitness center access
- Fitness/yoga classes
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- In-room safe
- Deposit: USD 50.00 per night
- Resort fee: USD 25.00 per accommodation, per night
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: USD $19 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 30 per night (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: USD 50 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 30 per night
Hotel Name
- Beach Deauville
- Deauville
- Deauville Beach
- Deauville Beach Resort
- Deauville Resort
- Deauville Resort Beach
- Deauville Beach Resort Miami Beach
- Deauville Beach Miami Beach
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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The Celtics live to fight another day.
Jason Terry nailed a go-ahead three with 90 seconds left in overtime and scored Boston's final seven points as the Celtics overcame blowing a 20-point third-quarter lead and beat the Knicks, 97-90, in Game 4 Sunday afternoon at TD Garden. With the win, the Celtics stave off elimination and will play the Knicks in Game 5 Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, trailing the series, 3-1.
In a season filled with a record 11 overtime games, Game 4 appropriately came down to an extra period.
Paul Pierce scored 29, Jeff Green added 26 and Kevin Garnett chipped in with 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Celtics, who blew a 20-point third quarter lead. Carmelo Anthony had 36 points while Raymond Felton added 27 for New York, which was playing without the suspended J.R. Smith.
For the third time in the series, the Celtics took a halftime lead but this time Celtics were overpowering in building their advantage. The Celtics shot 50 percent in the first quarter, as Pierce led the way with seven points and the Celtics led, 22-17 after one.
Pierce led the charge against the Knicks in the second quarter, scoring 10 of his 17 first-half points. Led by a pair of Pierce threes late, Boston went on a 19-6 run to end the second quarter and grabbed a 54-35 halftime lead. The Knicks were extremely sloppy in the first half, committing 13 turnovers.
Green was also huge in the second quarter, scoring nine of his 15 first-half points and helping Boston outscore New York, 32-18. It took four games but the Celtics produced their best half of offensive basketball, making 20-of-39 shots (51.3 percent).
Fouls became a huge issue in the third quarter.
Garnett, Green all picked up their fourth fouls in the first four minutes. The Knicks were in the bonus with 7:12 left in the third quarter. Still, the Celtics managed a 20-point lead at 59-39. But the Knicks – led by Raymond Felton – finally got hot from 3-point range.
Carmelo Anthony's jumper with 6:44 left in the third capped an 8-0 Knicks run and cut the lead to 12, 59-47. After a Green layup, the Knicks collected a loose ball rebound and Raymond Felton drilled a three, cutting Boston's lead to 11, 61-50.
Anthony was called for his fourth foul moments later and the Celtics regained momentum, building the lead back to 14. But Felton hit his third three with three minutes left in the quarter to pare the lead down to 10, 65-55. Anthony came out of the game with 3:35 left in the third and the Knicks down, 14. Without their MVP, Felton and Iman Shumpert led the Knicks on a 14-3 surge to end the third quarter, including a three with 0.2 seconds left in quarter as Boston led by just three, 68-65, heading into the final quarter. Terry hit another jumper with 50.4 second left to re-establish the three-point lead, 93-90.
After a Garnett free throw on an illegal defense call, Anthony hit a layup to cut the Boston lead to two. Pierce answered with a deep three with 9:40 left to put Boston up, 72-67. An Iman Shumpert steal of Pierce and layup with 7:16 left tied the game, 74-74. With 4:49 left, Jeff Green's layup put Boston up, 80-76, marking the first time in the series the Celtics reached the 80-point plateau. Moments later, Bass fouled out with 4:27 left.
Shumpert drilled a three with 4:02 left and Boston's lead was down to two, 82-80. Anthony's layup with 3:36 remaining tied the game, 82-82. After a Celtics turnover on Garnett, Anthony's three rimmed in and out with three minutes left. Green fired up a desperation three as the shot clock expired setting up another Anthony attempt. Jason Kidd tapped the loose ball rebound to a teammate and the Knicks called timeout.
Green picked up his fifth foul with 1:50 left but Anthony missed both free throws. Green missed a wild shot on the next possession and Felton came down and hit a jumper with 1:18 left to give New York its first lead, 84-82. Garnett tied it with a jumper with 1:07 left. Anthony missed a jumper as the shot clock expired and Pierce grabbed the rebound with 18 seconds left to give the Celtics the chance to win in regulation. Pierce went to an iso play and missed a three with 0.4 seconds left, giving New York a chance at a desperation play from mid-court. Wilcox batted the inbounds pass out of bounds to force OT.
As the shot clock was expiring, Garnett hit a baseline jumper with a 2:43 left in OT to put Boston up, 88-86. But Anthony came back down, drew a foul and hit two free throws with 2:22 left to tie the game again.
Terry's pull-up three with 1:32 left put Boston up, 91-88. Anthony responded with a jumper to cut the lead to one, 91-90. Anthony picked up his fifth foul with 1:01 left in overtime. Anthony missed a three with 27 seconds left and Terry hit both free throws to put Boston up, 95-90, and send the series back to New York for Wednesday night.
For complete coverage from Mike Petraglia and Ben Rohrbach from the Garden, visit the Celtics team page at weei.com/celtics.


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I'm a big fan of escapist memoirs. I love reading about what drives us into these realms of illusion and especially with how they help us deal with the real world, as Ethan Gilsdorf's excellent Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks did so eloquently.
I was surprised, then, when I discovered the King of RPGs manga series, written by Jason Thompson and illustrated by Victor Hao. It's by no means a memoir — more of a dark comedic fantasy — but it is clear that the authors are intimately familiar with the roleplaying game culture depicted in the book.
King of RPGs starts off with the main character, Shesh Maccabee, addicted to a World of Warcraft–style MMORPG. Something horrible happens and he's forced to quit the game, cold turkey, before heading off to college. While there, Sheesh stumbles into a tabletop roleplaying game club. His addiction returns, he falls off the wagon, and deep into his alter-ego, Moggrathka.
Continue Reading "King of RPGs Is Fun and Manic Foray Into Gaming Culture" »


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Maui Special Needs Travel Tips
From accessing airports, seeing the sights, visiting the beach, or renting a car, Maui has options available for travellers with special needs. Maui comes under the jurisdiction of the Americans with Disabilities Act so stairs should have a corresponding ramp and escalators a corresponding elevator. Many of the hotels are equipped with wheelchair-accessible rooms, and tour companies provide many special services for travellers with limited mobility. The following listings are not an endorsement for any particular company, business or product.
Every airlines provides assistance to passengers with special needs through their skycap (porter) service. Please advise your airline in advance to arrange for any special services to ensure assistance.
Travelling with your Wheelchair
Most airlines transport personal wheelchairs including folding, collapsible or non-folding manual wheelchairs, and electric/battery powered wheelchairs and electric powered carts. Typically, 48 hours advance notice and one hour for check-in on day of departure is needed for any electric/battery-powered chairs.
Vehicle Rentals
With advance notice, car rental companies will provide accessible transport from the airport, from the airport car rental booth to vehicle pickup point, or will deliver the vehicle to the airport terminal. The following business in Maui rent wheelchair accessible cars. Call in advance to make reservations:
Wheelers Van Rentals of Hawaii: (877) 735-6365
Wheelchair Getaways of Hawaii: 1-800-638-1912
Parking Information
The State of Hawaii recognises valid disability parking placards issued by other states and countries for parking in designated, accessible parking spaces. Parking placards must hang from the vehicle's rearview mirror when the vehicle is parked in a designated space.
Equipment Rentals
If your hotel does not have the equipment you need to make your stay comfortable, the following Maui companies rent wheelchairs and other medical equipment.
Apria Healthcare: (808) 871-4267
Gammie HomeCare: 1-888-540-4032
Access to Beaches and Trails
Selected beach parks are accessible on the island of Maui. For further information contact the County of Maui, Department of Parks and Recreation, Aquatics Program at (808) 270-6138.
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One Bedroom Apartment
One Bedroom Apartments have a separate bedroom with queen bed. Fully equiped kitchen for self catering, microwave, stove,fridge,iron, full bathroom.
Sofa bed or rollaway bed in lounge for extra guests. All linen and blankets are provided.
Colour TV, Foxtel Cable-TV FREE
Balcony- Some apartments have balconies- on request but sorry, no guarantee. Direct dial Phones
Ceiling or pedestal fans.
Location Info
Its just a short stroll to the heart of surfers paradise, with all the excitement it has to offer. Wonderful shops, cafes, restaurants, art galleries, night clubs and much more.
0.25 kilometres from bus stop
0.10 kilometres from light railway station
0.15 kilometers from Surfers paradise Beach
0.10 Kilometers from convenient store
1.2 kilometers from the heart of Surfers Paradise with lots of shops,cafes,supermarkets
0.6 kilometers from Beach front night market on Sunday,Wednesday and Friday
0.15 kilometers from local Chinese restaurant with ocean wiew
Rates quoted in currencies other than hotel's base currency are subject to the rate of international exchange.Rates may change throughout the stay. Rate may reflect average nighly rate. Extra charges may apply for children. Incidental charges, such as room service, are not included in the rate.
The ameneties and/or facilities may not be located at this hotel. but within a reasonable distance and additional charges may apply for use. All information has been provided by this hotel.


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When Hurricane Irene made landfall in North Carolina on Aug. 27, 2011, with wind gusts up to 115 mph, cities along the East Coast prepared for the worst.
The City of Vergennes, Vt., Public Works Department braced to protect the 2,700 citizens of the state's oldest city. "We prepared our equipment—chainsaws, personal protective equipment, emergency road signs—and double-checked our vehicles," says Jim Larrow, public works supervisor. "And we always make sure our families have what they need before we leave them for who knows how long."
For about 24 hours the small crew, including Larrow, Pat Crowley, Chris Bearor, and Lyle Swinton, battled what had become Tropical Storm Irene. As they cleared debris from roads and prevented back-ups in storm drains, culverts, and ditches, they also fought to save one of the city's historic treasures.
The Lois McClure, a replica 1862 canal schooner, and its tugboat C.L. Churchill were docked in town to celebrate Vergennes Day the day before Irene hit. "The crew decided it would be safer to stay here instead of trying to make it back to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, where they are regularly docked," says Larrow. "They made the right decision—the lake sustained winds up to 50 miles per hour."
Although not officially responsible for vessels in Vergennes' Otter Creek River Basin, Larrow's team added chains and blocks to secure the Lois McClure and three other boats as the water rose 5 feet and crested the seawall. According to Erick Tichonuk, the museum's executive director, "They worked all day and night to make sure our vessels and every boater were safe during one of the most catastrophic natural disasters our area has ever seen." Larrow confirms there were no injuries or boat damage.
Presenting the department with a proclamation of gratitude, Tichonuk states, "Jim and his crew have always been a 'We can make that happen' team. The events around Hurricane Irene made them hometown heroes in our book."
Experienced crew weathers Tropical Storm Irene
As the City of Vergennes, Vt. awaited Tropical Storm Irene's impact in August 2011, the city's four-man Public Works Department had already had its share of experience with storm damage. The team had dealt with the aftermath of a 3.5-inch rainfall in April and 1.5 inches in July that fell within 25 minutes. Both storms resulted in major washouts of roads, driveways, culverts, and ditches, according to Jim Larrow, public works supervisor.
While Tropical Storm Irene brought about 3.5 inches of rain to Vergennes over the course of 24 hours, "it's always the worst for us after the storm," says Larrow. "All of the stormwater collects into Otter Creek and comes through our little city. It takes up to five days for it to crest, and we never know how long it will take to go down—it depends on the water level of Lake Champlain and the weather." During Irene, the water rose five feet.
Larrow's team worked nonstop through the storm to keep streets and stormwater systems clear—and took on the added responsibility of protecting the boats docked in town. These included the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's replica 1862 schooner, the Lois McClure, and its tugboat, the C.L. Churchill.
The schooner regularly travels to regional ports between May and October, educating visitors on the history of commerce and canals around Lake Champlain. But when Irene hit, it happened to be docked in the Otter Creek River Basin to celebrate Vergennes Day.
Mayor William Benton commended the city's public works professionals for their dedication during the storm. "The water level rose multiple feet requiring the boat crews and our public works crew to continually add lines and adjust docks as the storm progressed," says Benton.
With the help of LaPete Excavating from nearby New Haven, the Vergennes public works team and boat crews secured the Lois McClure and several other boats with extra chains, as well as blocks donated by Panton, Vt. Although Otter Creek rose above its seawall, Larrow was pleased to report there were no injuries or damages to the boats.


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June 11, 2004
AUSTIN, Texas
University of Tennessee junior Dee Dee Trotter took care of business Friday night in the 400-meter dash prelims, winning heat three and advancing to Saturday's final at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Trotter, who was running in the middle of the pack midway through the one-lap race, closed in strong fashion down the home stretch to best Florida frosh Tiandra Ponteen (51.99) and claim her section in a time of 51.59. The 2003 NCAA Outdoor runner-up's mark rates as the number-three clocking in the prelims and ranks the Decatur, Ga., native behind defending 400m champ and heat-one winner Sanya Richards of Texas (50.86) and heat-two victor Monique Henderson of UCLA (51.53).
"Dee Dee got to the final in good fashion, and that's what we wanted," UT Head Coach J.J. Clark said. "She'll have to gear up tomorrow for a good run. We expect that from her, though, because she always steps up and does her best in these types of situations."
Earlier in the evening, sophomore pole vaulter Jessica Reust cleared two heights and managed a 19th-place finish in her first career national championship appearance. The walk-on, who is a product of Farragut High School, cleared 12 feet, nine-and-one-half inches for her mark of record on the evening. UCLA??TMs Chelsea Johnson ascended to the top rung of the awards stand, clearing 14-1.25 to win.
Vaulting eighth in the 28-woman field, Reust navigated the opening height of 12-3.50 on her second attempt with a helpful tail wind at her back. The next bar, at 12-9.50,
came easily for the second-year performer, as she sailed over it on her first try. In round three, Reust's first two attempts at 13-1.50 appeared to be on target, but she
grazed the bar ever so slightly and it fell to the pad below on each occasion. On vault number three, the SEC champion's season came to a close as she failed to achieve
the necessary elevation.
"Jessica has made really remarkable improvement over the past year," Clark said. "If she continues to work hard and make progress, she'll be a factor at this meet next season. I am very proud of her season - she shows a lot of promise for the future."
In addition to competing individually on Saturday, Trotter will likely anchor Tennessee's 4x400m relay team on the final day of the meet. Trotter joined junior Antoinette Gorham (Glenarden, Md.), senior Kameisha Bennett (Dayton, Ohio) and junior Nicole Cook (Petersburg, Va.) Thursday night as that unit produced a time of 3:30.05 to finish second in heat two and qualify for the finals with the fourth-best time. That same quartet earned All-America acclaim twice in 2002, placing sixth indoors and fourth outdoors at the NCAA Championships. UT also fielded an All-America unit indoors in 2004, but freshman Leslie Treherne (Chesapeake, Va.) ran in place of Gorham when the junior came down with flu symptoms after arriving in Fayetteville, Ark., prior to the meet.
|* Nearly All Events Were Postponed Due To Inclement Weather
|100m Prelims 5:20 p.m. CT
|Tianna Madison
|11.35pw/5th, ht. 1 (w: 3.5)
|Toyin Olupona
|11.56pw/6th, ht. 1 (w: 3.5
|Long Jump Finals 6:30 p.m. CT
|Tianna Madison
|20-8.50/6.31m (w: 3.2)
|800m Prelims 6:45 p.m. CT
|Kameisha Bennett
|2:03.83p/1st, ht. 1
|Nicole Cook
|2:07.01p/2nd, ht. 4
|Leslie Treherne
|2:08.88p/6th, ht. 3
|1500m Prelims 7:55 p.m. CT
|Brooke Novak
|4:31.68p/10th, ht. 2
|Lindsay Hyatt injured, unable to run
|4x400mR Prelims 8:30 p.m. CT
|Antoinette Gorham/Kameisha Bennett/
Nicole Cook/Dee Dee Trotter
2nd, ht. 2/4th overall/
|Pole Vault Finals 6:30 p.m. CT
|Jessica Reust
|400m Prelims 8:20 p.m. CT
|Dee Dee Trotter
|51.59p/1st, ht. 3/3rd qualifier
|400m Finals 6:30 p.m. CT
|Dee Dee Trotter
|800m Finals 8:35 p.m. CT
|Kameisha Bennett
|4x400mR Finals 9:35 p.m. CT
|Antoinette Gorham/Kameisha BennettNicole Cook/Dee Dee Trotter


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Reflections on the Titanic
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will present Reflections on the Titanic, a juried exhibition opening April 26 through June 22, 2012 at 295 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT. An opening reception will be held on April 26 at 5-7 p.m. Reservation required for the reception. Free Admission, Wed.-Sun. 12-4 p.m.
The Art Gallery at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will display selected works from the juried exhibition, Reflections on the Titanic, where participating artists will examine one of the most poignant moments in the history of modern technology and travel and offer their own interpretation of the RMS Titanic and the Edwardian era. Judge Sophia Gevas and Gail Ingis-Claus, Chair of LMMM's Art Committee will curate the exhibition following the selection of the qualifying artworks.
Sophia Gevas has been the Director of The Gallery of Contemporary Art at Sacred Heart University since its inception in 1983. She has curated and executed over 100 exhibitions and has presented numerous Art Talks and Panel Discussions associated with the exhibitions. Gevas also developed a collection of over 350 donated works for the University.
KK Mink is a native of Norwalk, CT. She received her BFA in painting from Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, CT. While in school, she exhibited in student shows at the Chauncey-Stillman and Sill House galleries, as well as a group show, Art Appropriation at the Brownstone Gallery in South Norwalk. She does independent commissions, and has a piece in the upcoming charity benefit Project Return. Currently, KK lives and works in Norwalk.
Christine Jewell integrates history, spirituality and nature into her mixed media work that includes bookmaking, fiber arts and collage. She received her B.F.A at Purchase School of Art + Design in Purchase, New York and designed an independent study M.A. in Social Policy and the Arts at Empire State College, New York. She also studied art and policy at Venice International University in Venice, Italy and fiber arts at prominent craft schools including Haystack Mountain in Maine, Penland in North Carolina and Arrowmont in Tennesee. Her work has been shown at the Washington Art Association, Artwell Gallery, Mattatuck Museum and most recently at the Fairfield Public Library.
Ms. Jewell was a founding member of the Arts and Culture Collaborative and was Chair of the Youth Development Advisory Council in Waterbury, CT. She has presented workshops on youth development, emerging technologies, Visual Thinking Strategies and community collaborations at conferences for the Library of Congress, National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Department of Education, New England Museum Association and the Connecticut After School Network. She is currently the director of education and community programs at the Fairfield Museum and History Center in Fairfield, CT.
The exhibition will also see a "Collaboration" exhibit featuring artist Cindi Mullins, an award-winning painter who enjoys working with a range of subjects and is especially drawn to seascapes, landscapes, and "closely cropped" florals. Ms. Mullins' paintings reflect her innate connection to the beauty, shape, design and color she observes in the natural world and is interested in how the landscapes around us interweave, influence and reflect our own moods and thoughts. She has exhibited her work in solo and group shows throughout the Northeast and Florida and has won numerous awards for her oils and pastels. Ms. Mullins' roots run deep as she is the great, great granddaughter of renowned Hudson River School painter Aaron Draper Shattuck and, of the same school, the great, great niece of Samuel Colman. Currently, she sits on the board of the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, co-designs and installs the exhibits and directs the town Satellite Gallery Program.
A native of Brooklyn, Gail Ingis-Claus has been the Art Director of the LMMM Gallery Committee for the past five years. She has a degree in interior design and studied architecture and design criticism. An accomplished artist and illustrator, Ms. Ingis-Claus has been involved in design, architecture, teaching, and art for more than 35 years. Her career has spanned all aspects of design and art with an emphasis in interior design. Currently she is working on a collection of paintings consisting of 25 works of Coney Island in the present day. Through these paintings, Ms. Ingis-Claus reflects on her teenage years playing blackball on the handball courts, swimming in the giant pool, sunbathing on the private beach at Coney Island's Washington Baths and, of course, watching fireworks every Tuesday night.
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is a National Historic Landmark and regarded as one of the earliest and most significant surviving Second Empire Style country houses ever built in the United States. It predates by 20 years the Vanderbilt homes in New York and Newport, R.I., and has been the set for several Hollywood movies and TV shows including Stepford Wives and House of Dark Shadows.
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LiverKick.com Lightweight Rankings - September 2012
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|Masaaki Noiri
|Masahiro Yamamoto
|Javier Hernandez
|Karim Bennoui
|Yetkin Ozkul
|Thomas Adamandopoulos
|Ryuji Kajiwara
|Ruben Almeida
|Hirotaka Urabe
|Kosuke Komiyama
Welcome back to the LiverKick.com rankings. These rankings are an attempt to break down the top 10 fighters in four different weight classes - Heavyweight, for fighters above the 85kg limit, Middleweight, for fighters at the 70-72.5kg limit, Lightweight, for fighters at the 60-63.5kg limit and Light Heavyweight, for fighters at the 77-84kg limit. Our rankings are based on in-ring accomplishments and recent wins and loses. We hope they reflect where these fighters currently stand, although we recognize that all rankings are inherently subjective. Rankings are compiled by Rian Scalia and Dave Walsh.
September 2012
Now is finally the time to introduce the Liverkick.com Lightweight Rankings. It's about time lightweights got the recognition they deserve.
We rank lightweight as 60-63.5kg. We understand that some of these fighters fight at different ends of this weight range than others (some fight at 60kg, some at 63kg) and while that is a big difference in terms of weight, it's simply the most practical way to rank this weight class. What makes his weight class so difficult to rank is that almost all of the fighters have wins and losses over each other, making it a very competitive weight class.
Note that these are kickboxing rankings and do not incorporate Muay Thai in any way. All criteria used to rank these fighters is from kickboxing matches only.
Out of all the Top 10, the one fighter who consistently had good wins without any losses that qualify under this ranking system is Masaaki Noiri, atop the rankings at #1. Noiri's wins over Ryuji Kajiwara and Koya Urabe are the two best wins at the time that the fights took place out of anyone else. Kajiwara was coming off wins over Koya Urabe and Kizaemon Saiga while Urabe got to the finals of the K-1 63kg GP with wins over Yuki and Tetsuya Yamato. Yes, Noiri did lose to Yuta Kubo at the K-1 63kg GP, but Kubo no longer fights at this weight class and if he did, would undoubtedly be #1. Also, Noiri's loss to Raz Sarkisjan was at 64kg, and thus does not qualify towards these rankings.
Filling in at #2 is Masahiro Yamamoto, riding a solid win streak with his win to take the It's Showtime 61MAX World Title from Javier Hernandez being the highlight. Yamamoto's win over Hernandez is the main reason he's ranked this high. That, and he hasn't lost for a while, unlike many other of the fighters here who have all beaten/lost to each other. The man Yamamoto beat to get his ranking, Javier Hernandez, takes the #3 spot with his win over Karim Bennoui last year, along with solid wins over Ruben Almeida and Carlos "Chiquitin" Reyes.
Karim Bennoui is at #4, with his wins over Sergio Wielzen and Thomas Adamandopoulos being the main factors. Wielzen was one of the top guys when Bennoui beat him, and Adamandopoulos at the time was also a very solid win. Bennoui's shortcoming lately is that he has not been active, only fighting once this year against Pajonsuk Por. Pramuk in a Muay Thai fight where it was scored a draw. #5 also goes to another man from France, Yetkin Ozkul, who catapulted up the rankings with his stoppage win over Thomas Adamandopoulos in May. Ozkul may be one of the most dangerous fighters at this weight, he just needs to get more fights in against top competition in kickboxing.
Thomas Adamandopoulos makes it three Frenchmen in a row as he fills in at #6. Although he had losses to Bennoui and Ozkul, he rebounded last month with a huge KO win over Ryuji Kajiwara, who at the time only had the loss to Masaaki Noiri recently with many credible wins. The #7 spot goes to Ryuji Kajiwara, who would be much higher if not for the loss to Adamandopoulos. He has wins over Tetsuya Yamato, Koya Urabe and Kizaemon Saiga with the lone losses coming to Noiri and Adamandopoulos.
Ruben Almeida makes his way onto the rankings at #8, by way of his controversial decision win over Javier Hernandez, but that's not to say he isn't a good fighter. While still a close fight with Hernandez, Almeida got help from some hometown refereeing, but a win is a win. We go by official results, otherwise it's too subjective.
The #9 and #10 spots are definitely interchangeable, with Krush 60kg champion Hirotaka Urabe taking the #9 spot and RISE 60kg champion Kosuke Komiyama taking the #10 spot. Both fighters have racked up a lot of wins, with Urabe in my opinion just having more. The deciding factor was basically that while Komiyama had the win over Sergio Wielzen, Urabe had a win over Naoki Ishikawa and a win over Yuji Takeuchi, so two quality wins is better than one.


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Happy New Years IIIVIR Fam! Can't wait for this year's collection!
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damn. wasting no time to start this up. ahhahaha... anyone got link to the end of last year? i missed the last couple of pages. lol.
Happy New Years IIIVIR Fam! Can't wait for this year's collection!
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Fascinating Valparaiso
Agree totally, awesome to go up and down to the hill of the city. Took 3 different acensores I think. And amazing views...and good food. Stayed a boring place though, but only one night. In Quito now, last day before I fly up to Bogota. Palypus was it?
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I bought a ticket to leave late Wednesday night on the only seat available to get out of here. It's called "full-cama" which means a full reclining seat that folds down flat just like a bed and comes with pillows, blankets and who knows what else... probably champagne too. I never did one one of these before but it should be nice since the next leg is about 24 hours away. There are a couple attractions in the north that I want to see and I hope are budget friendly. Until then.......
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but, wouldn't there really be many many more than 24 possibilities, considering each worker egg has its unique combination of genes pulled from the queen at random?
but, wouldn't there really be many many more than 24 possibilities, considering each worker egg has its unique combination of genes pulled from the queen at random?
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Squarepeg, you are talking about the mother that is the queen that was mated before the drone was born. I am talking about a sister. They may have been drone on the same day. Half the genes of the sister and all the genes of the brother are the same genes. not alike. they re the same identical genes. Any female that results from such a pairing woudl be 75% the genes of the original queen and 25% the genes of it's grandfather. Any male woudl be half and half.
Regardless the genetic mix of such a close relation would very likely result in an infertile egg anyway or in the case of the bee a drone layer. that is due to even more complex qualities of Chromosomes. If they get to much alike think of it like trying to put to magnets together with matching poles. they repel each other.
Not every egg the queen produces is unique. the colony consists of different genetic combinations this is true. but the number of those combinations are limited to how many drones the queen mated with. so if she only mated with 12 drones. the colony is limited to only 12 different gene combinations. Drones do not produce sperm with different sets of genes.
Bees being haploid means my second example above is correct. Haploid means there is only one set of chromosomes. in the case of a female it gets one from the female one from the male. In the case of a male it only has the one from the female. One sex gene means a male, two means a female.
It would be interesting to know the details of how the cape be is able to produce female offspring from two females only. I am very aware that many wild things can and do happen. their are species that can convert from haploid to diploid also.
Genetics are very complicated. so much so that we still don't know even nearly everything about them. Dosages effects. genes that turn on and off. The location of the chromosomes on the strand of DNA in relation to other chromosomes and much more all play a factor.
In the end you manage it all by simply observing the bees and picking the best. and that is pretty much it.
The important question. is how do you keep that trait going once you find it? Lets say you are the luck one to stumble across the 100% varroa resistant bee. How do you not loose that trait due to all these other factors that seem to want to destroy it as fast as it was found? Actually you develop traits by selection, and you want to be able to select from as wide a genetic pool as possible. but once you develop that trait you set it by inbreeding or line breeding.
A very effective method of setting a trait is rotational line breeding. This method requires that you have 4 unrelated genetic lines that have all been highly selectively bred. you can have lines that where selected for 4 separate traits. but it works better if all 4 lines where selected for the same trait. We will call these 4 lines 1,2,3 and 4
The offspring or queens from line 1 are then bread to the males of line two. the queens from line two are likewise bread to line 3 etc. ending with the queens from line 4 being bred to the males of line 1. This first generation now gives us a genetic mix of 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-1. Confused yet? Don't worry you will be. Now the queens produced from the 1-2 pairings are bred to the males of line 3 resulting in a possible 1-2, 1-3 or 2-3 genetic mix. The same is true for the queens produced from the other three crosses. you now have 12 different possible genetic mixes that hopefully all still show strong varroa resistance in all 12 lines. You then again take the queens produced from these paring and mate them to drones from the next line. The pairing now become so numerous I will not try to list them all. again you mate the queens produced to the drones of the next line. You have now have 4 generations of bees that have been mated to the next unrelated line. the genetic pool has become enormous. the chosen trait has also taken a big hit. This is what you do to fix that. you now take the queens of the 5th generation and breed them back to the original males of their original line. You now just dumped half of the original genes back into the mix. you also just cut out half of the genetic mix you spent 4 generations producing. In effect you just added a fresh dose of concentrated desired trait to the entire thing. You then go through the entire rotation again. ending at the 10th generation with mating back to the original males again. at some point you will begin to see that all the bees are retaining strongly the trait for resistance.
In the case of bees, they can reproduce from generation to generation so fast that this could actually be done in a matter of months. The down side is that all queens that will be used would have to be II.
This method answers a lot of problems with selective breeding in that it does not reduce or bottle neck the genetic pool but actually dramatically increases it. It will produce traits so well set that when there is very delayed loss of those traits when you take those bees and cross them to others to add another trait to them. You can do one set of lines that is working on varroa resistance. while working on another line that is about honey production. as both lines become more and more set you then start crossing the two sets of liens with each other and you end up with 8 lines of bees that all have better varroa resistance and honey production. You separate them again and focus on just the chosen trait of each and later cross them again.
You not only do not get the loss of trait like you do with selective breeding alone. but when you stop breeding and let the bees go on their own. you do not see as fast a decline in those traits even then. Selective breeding will result in a reversal of all progress in just a few generations. rotational line breeding does not. At least that is the rule of thumb.
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i only got through your first paragraph, but
>>Squarepeg, you are talking about the mother that is the queen that was mated before the drone was born. I am talking about a sister. They may have been drone on the same day. Half the genes of the sister and all the genes of the brother are the same genes. not alike. they re the same identical genes. Any female that results from such a pairing woudl be 75% the genes of the original queen and 25% the genes of it's grandfather. Any male woudl be half and half.
not so dan, they are not the same identical genes. no two eggs laid by any queen have identical genes. read up on miosis.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
I called the sex genes X and Y the link below states them as just two different alleles. (Allele is another word for gene) It graphically portrays them as red and yellow. The blue signifies an unknown allele contributed by the male.
According to this source the drone can be produced by both an infertile egg containing only the set of chromosomes from the queen or from a fertile egg that receives a male allele from the drone. I have never heard it calmed that a fertile egg will produce a drone before. That is a significant omition.
According to the information in the link there are two sex allele. but a male can result if an egg is laid that only has one allele. I would have to have more information how this is possible otherwise my theory is more sound.
He is claiming that even thou there are two sex genes, a male is the result of there only being one sex gene. yet every female possesses both genes , that is why she is female.
Every female bee including the queen has both X and Y genes. Every drone will have either X or Y depending on what gene the egg had that eh queen laid without it being fertilized.
This drone now only has the one sex gene.
Now you would consider that half of every egg a queen produces will contain one of the sex genes or the other. so half of the drones she produces will be X drones. the other half will be Y drones. Any queen that a drone mates with will produce half of her eggs with the same sex gene as the drone. resulting in at least half of her fertilized eggs being drones. or eggs with the same sex genes even though there are two of them they result in a drone.
This obviously is not true. He does mention that fertilized eggs producing drones happens. but on a spotty shot gun sort of frequency. He claims 50% drone brood as extreme and a result of inbreeding. So without other information to support this. it simply is not holding it's own under closer examination.
He does mention that there are thought to be as many as 19 sex genes. and that only a match would result in a drone. This is something I would have to look not further to understanding how it applies. It would explain the dramatic reduction in exact combinations that in fact result.
Basically what he is saying is that there is not just an XY,YX XX, or YY combination that is possible. but there is a gene for eery letter of the alphabet from A to S. and that you can have any combination of those 19 genes. any combination that results in two different genes results in a female. Btu only 19 possible combinations woudl result in males.
The part I still struggle with is that a male an also result form just one allele when a queen lays an unfertilized egg. This is saying that you can genetically arrive at a male bee in two completely different ways. not impossible I suppose. but not very likely either. One male is abnormal and cannot reproduce. That is convenient since if it did it would completely dismantle the female dominance thing of the hive. actually he describes that the females of the hive actually destroy the abnormal diploid drone as it emerges.
Women take note. In order for you to achieve world dominance you cannot allow abnormal males to live. Abnormal is defined as any male with a full set of genes. And half a brain.
I do find this idea of 19 sex genes very interesting though.
I am certain that as I look further into the actual facts of be genetics it will continue to get far more complicated. Keep in mind my comments earlier where made with no looking into the actually genetics of bees. it was comments on the basics of how genetics work. I have often said. it is not that simple.
I say that to be very clear to anyone reading this. don't go off thinking that bees only have X and Y sex genes. that is not what I was saying. I was just using X and y to explain how combinations of genes then work.
If you want to go out and say anything actually happens that has any likely hood of being correct. quote the comments I put in this post. And do that with a grain of salt.
In the end genetics are complicated layered over complicated layered over complicated.
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i think yes, but here's what your up against.
the honey bee genome contains around 10,000 genes.
the queen, being female like the workers, has a double set of genes, and the drones have a single set of genes.
the queen's and worker's double set comes about by the combination of an egg and a sperm.
the egg is a cell manufactured in the queen's ovary and is made with only a single set of genes. this single set of genes comes about by the splitting of the ovary cells dna into two single sets of genes. the composition of the single set of genes in the new egg cell has an almost limitedless number of possibilities, because when the dna splits, it can pull the gene from the queen's mothers side or it can pull the gene from the queen's father's side.
when an egg is fertilized, it receives the set of genes from the sperm that the sperm received when it's egg was made in the ovary.
that's 10,000 times how ever many possibilities for the genetic make up of a bee.
this is why every bee, whether queen, worker, or drone, is as much an individual genetically as you and i. our bee populations are comprised of the most genetically diverse individuals one could imagine. we have to try really hard to mess that up.
having said that, and if you subscribe to the theory that genetic diversity is good, than one would want to strive to introduce diverse genetics into their apiary, and avoid flooding with all one source.
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Daniel, you have a good basic understanding of the genetics but you forgot about recombination of chromosomes when the eggs are formed, therefore variation is increased in the queens drone population as well. Square, it's not limitless, chromosomes recombine in certain regions more than others, and it depends how 'inbred' the queen is as well in terms of traits you're looking at. If she's fixed for a lot of them, variability will be small since even after recombination, alleles would be the same.
understood jr. but that's still a lot more diversity than appears to have been considered so far.
maybe only in the millions of possibilities instead of the gazillions?
do you think one could find two genetically identical indivuals in a colony?
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and to your complete op adam,
does the bond method lead to decrease in genetic diversity?
my opinion is, probably, a little. but maybe that's not so bad, and, nature is already doing it anyway.
but, at the same time, nature is also ensuring genetic diversity.
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Identical individuals in a hive, I would say it's possible depending on how many different drones the queen mated with and her genetic make up. Just depends on your definition of identical. Could have the same genetic make up, but different allele combinations on chromosomes but in the end the same alleles in total if you get my meaning. Ab aB vs AB ab.
Going on that post that mentioned Marla. I can see where she's getting at especially when you think about the mating practicies of bees. The chances of a drone being successful for any given hive is small, therefore you may lose diversity quickly.
very cool jr. i'll locate and read marla's paper, and i wish that i could hear a copy of mike bush's talk about it.
i'm just a beginner, lot's more to learn.....
thank-you for your posts.
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unable to find a link to marla's work, does anyone have it?
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this is a new site to me. looks like some good winter reading.
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this one appears to touch the most on the topic of this thread.
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From the source I am reading it says there are about 15,000 genes in the honey bee.
But realize that right off the bat half of those are the ones we don't want. so there are really only at most 7500 genes we want at all. but it is actually bigger than that. there are 4 genes associated with hygienic. but to have hygienic bees we can only have 1 of them so if other traits are similar the number of genes we actually even want is really more like 3750. Btu it si not true that every trait only has 4 genes associated with it. sex alone has 19. we only need two. but lets say we keep half of them just cause we are good conscience beekeepers with a healthy genetic diversity. So on and so forth.
In the end any individual queen actually only has 32 of those possible 15,000 genes. how is that for pairing it down to a bit of a bottle neck?
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traits. And indeed, data do suggest that males of
some eusocial hymenopterans are more susceptible
to certain pathogens, for example Varroa
mites in honey bees (94)"
(a quote from the marla spivak paper in the previous post)
when i translated that into english for myself, to me it read:
'if your queen is interbreeding with drones that are close to her genetically, studies suggest you may loose some pest/pathgogen resistance'
is that how you see it jr? specialkayme?
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>>In the end any individual queen actually only has 32 of those possible 15,000 genes. how is that for pairing it down to a bit of a bottle neck?
dan, are you confusing the number of chromosomes with the number of genes?
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I did find this interesting regard to bee genetics in the stuff I have been reading today.
Quote: we have 46 chromosomes, we get 23 from our mother's egg and 23 from our fathers sperm. Bees have a different number of chromosomes. Females, workers and queens have 32, 16 are contributed by the queen's eggs and 16 come from the drones sperm. Since drones hatch from unfertilized eggs, they only have the 16 chromosomes that were in the egg. Drones are haploid because they only have one set of chromosomes.
You'll notice that the egg can only carry half of the queens 32 chromosomes so she can only pass on half of her genes to her offspring. Each egg contains a unique collection of her genes, so each egg is different. Drones on the other hand only have 16 chromosomes to begin with, so each sperm must contain all the genes of the drone. This means that each sperm from a drone is exactly identical, they are clones. This is different from most other animals, where each sperm is unique, just like each egg is. End quote.
So although I did figure a clone in the mix i had it misplaced. The sperm is the clone of the drone rather than the drone being a clone of the queen. If you follow the train. the queen gives the drone his genes. the drone gives the sperm it's genes and the sperm gives it's genes to a fertile egg or female bee. My placement of the clone in the string was off by one. This is because it is the queen that has two sets of genes rather than one.
The effect is that every bee in the colony gets 100% of the genes of the drone.
A second quote from the source puts it this way.
Quote "The effect of this multiple mating is that the colony is composed of different subfamilies. Each subfamily has the same mother but different fathers. Remember that all the sperm from each drone is an identical clone. This means that the workers inherit 50% of the queens genes, but 100% of the drones genes. The workers that belong to the same subfamily are related by 75%, they are called supersisters. End Quote.
I thought the Supersister detail was interesting and was one combination I did not see.
If you are like me it takes a bit of effort to see how it works. But every bee in the hive gets 100% of the drone genes. so sister from the same drone are 50% identical or clones. In addition these sisters will have half of the queens genes that are identical. making them 75% full blood relation.
Again if you think about this it once again shows how even huge numbers of genes can get dwindled down very quickly. And that is the subject of this thread. i am just trying to show various ways in which the gene pool does get reduced. Not necessarily in actually correct ways that genes work in bees. but in accurate enough ways that gene diversity does get lost.
The overall message is it takes a lot more colonies or individual queens to actually have a big 10 or 15,000 gene pool. and even then when you look in at the individual hive that pool gets trimmed to near nothing without doing anything wrong.
I have always found that how the numbers actually work to be misleading when it comes to genetics.
realistically in order to maintain the entire 15,000 gene pool. you are probably looking at a minimum of 400 hives and probably closer to 1000. I don't think that most people when they consider genetic diversity are aware of this. They think 15,000 genes in my one hive. and that is anything but true. they even think 15,000 genes within range of my hand full of hives. and that is very likely not true.
About the only person keeping a 15,000 gene pool is mother nature.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
I very well could be wrong though. I didn't read the paper, just your quote.
thanks dan. and you just pointed out a mistake i made in one of my posts above.
the drone's cells are haploid, so there is no miosis, or splitting of the dna when a sperm cell is made.
all of the sperm from a given drone would be the same genetically.
all the more reason why to have diversity, especially in the drone population.
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1st thread although I think I had an account here back in the day. I tried to use my old user name and they said its in use but maybe Im wrong and thats someone else. Anyways, Im not a troll and I hope for a great game today. I check out your forum from time to time and find it to be a good one. I came on here to clear up some things I read. I saw a thread on here about RG3 throwing all passes behind the LOS or him being a run 1st QB which is totally untrue.
He leads the league in completeion percentage. Short passes or not, you have to admit that is very impressive for a rookie. The screen stuff is not true. We did it non stop in our very 1st series of the 1st game of the year. Since then we rarely throw it and when we do, we only get like 5-7 yards on it. People dont realize that not only is he completely 70% of his passes but he's 2nd in the league in ypa. Higher than Eli. That means weather they are short or not, our guys are getting more yards per play than any passing unit in the league sans 1.
Now dont get me wrong. For the most part we havent gone downfield. We are running the West Coast Offense passing game. Most of the passes are short or from 10-15 yards. Quick slants and in cuts off the playaction moreo in the way that Bill Walsh use to run with Joe Montana & SF did with Steve young. RG3 is extremely accurate on those plays so guys can get yards after the catch.
If you think he's a run 1st guy you will be mistaken. He doesnt ever run unless he has to and Im talking about he will go through 4 reads before he takes off. Thats another misconception. People assume because he's a rookie and he's running that he only has 1 read and if its not there then he's taking off but its not true. He's very good at going to the 2nd & 3rd wr's. Mostly all short stuff but I think that's not a huge concern to us because he was known in College for being the best deep ball thrower and there was a stat the other day that said he had the best rating in the league on deeper passes even though he hasnt thrown many. It said it just proves he's picking his spots well.
As for the Offense, we are being hurt by not having Garcon. You can tell the O was going to be built around him like it was around Moss when he 1st got here. Garcon wouldve been a top 5wrr n our system this year. He dominated in the Preseason and had 109 yards in just 8 plays in the 1st game but either hasnt played or been healthy since. You can tell that it changes both our passing game and the Shanny's confidence in it. Its no coicedence that RG3 threw for over 300 in game 1 and then Garcon's 1st game back but thats it. We have a good & deep core of wr's but they are all pretty much 2's and maybe even 3's at best. Thats why we need Garcon because it then all fits into place.
I truly have not felt that anyone has stopped our O all year. I feel like the only time we have been stopped, it has been our own fault. People say stuff like that all the time and I think its crap but I truly feel that way about us. On the road our O has been good in every game. At home wever struggled at times and to me thats part of the reason we lost like 9 in a row until last week. For some reason we go mad conservative at home.
The Offense is all run run run run run, screen pass. I dont get it. Last week in the 1st quarter it started the same way. We ended up scoring 38pts but I bet if Minny doesnt jump out 9-0 on us that we only score about 17pts. We wouldve stayed conservative the whole way. Instead, we got behind and they had to coach like they do on the road and again we were unstoppable. RG3 had like 138yds rushing and was like 16-19 180yds in this last 3 quarters.
For all those who think it was all short passes, go look at the play by play or ask the Minny fans. It was all like 10-20 yard passes and all right on the money. John Lynch has done like 3 of our games and he just raves about RG3's accuracy. He has a quick release and doesnt make bad decisions.
Now lets get to this game. I would feel really confident if I knew 2 things. If Garcon was 100% healthy and I knew Shanny would coach aggressive. I would feel at the very least we would score enough to be in it but would also probably feel we would win. Garcon is out though. I have confidence that the 1st quarter of the Minny game woke Shanny up and he's usually more aggressive on the road anyways so I have faith in that but Im not sold. You will know early. If its all run run run run screen pass then he's going conservative but if we throw any on 1st down then he's going to be aggressive.
JPP made some comments but Im ok with that. He's a beast and earned that right. Infact, thats my matchup of the game. I would pay anything to watch him vs Trent Williams. Trent has been solid since we drafted him but he had a great offseason and has been straight dominant over the last few games. He killed Jared Allen last game. That will be a great battle. Eli is beasting right now along with the rest of your O. Weve stopped the run well this year. Weve struggled bad against the pass but have been alot better the past few weeks. I think our D gave up over 30pts for like 8 straight games but now has not giving up that in the last 3. I think they always feel like they matchup well with Eli.
Anyways, Im glad how the schedule broke down. Let RG3 get his feet wet in the NFL and now 6 games in, he gets to get baptized by the NFC Beast. Im sure he will notice the difference in playing the champs and a division game but I also think he will make enough plays to let you guys know that you will have to deal with him for the next 10 years. Its embarrasing to say but weve kinda been the forgotten team in the divison for the most part since the Gibbs SB's but we finally got our QB and as I look over things, I think us and you guys will be a tier over Dallas & Philly in the coming future.
Good luck and I hope for a good game. I think you will see even if he looks like crap that RG3 is not Vick or Cam. He wants to pass 1st and is a very accurate passer with a quick release and a big arm. No matter what, its still amazing what he's doing as a rookie without Garcon. Trust me, thats a huge loss for us. The O is just not the same but we are still putting up big numbers. I honestly wouldnt be shocked to see us get blown out, lose a close one, or win a close one. If we play aggressive though and throw some on 1st down then I think we will be in it. Im just worry that Shanny plays conservative to try to keep Eli off the field or the game close. I dont think he will and it will be exciting. Good luck


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