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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 369, September 07, 2007
- Multicore and New Processing Technologies Review - Part II
- Subversion Usage at ARSC
- Introduction to strace, Part II
- Fall 2007: ARSC User Training
- What Like a Pirate?
- Quick Tip
Multicore and New Processing Technologies Review - Part II
[[ Editors Note: [[ [[ Part I of this series gave an overview of the ARSC Multicore and New [[ Processing Technologies Symposium, which was held August 13th and [[ 14th. In Part II, we present the relatively subjective observations [[ and recommendations of the attendees. [[ [[ Part I can be found here: [[ /arsc/support/news/hpcnews/hpcnews368/index.xml#article3 [[ [ by Greg Newby ]
Symposium attendees agreed that sub-linear performance increases will only worsen as the number of cores continues to grow. Caching, memory access, and many shared resources such as the system bus and interconnect, will not scale as easily as the number of processor cores. This will have major implications for HPC users, who will often need to have a detailed understanding of the processor layout and other system characteristics in order to get maximum performance. Most HPC developers have experienced this before, with technologies such as vector processors, and during transitional periods such as from 32-bit to 64-bit processors.
Today, most HPC applications use MPI to parallelize. Symposium attendees recognized the need for new types of processors to continue to support MPI. At the same time, they see better prospects for programming next-generation systems emerging. The NSF's recent PetaApps grant program, for example, specifies the need for new programming paradigms and languages for using tens or hundreds of thousands of processors for a single job. Several languages are under development, including Unified Parallel C (UPC), Chapel (from Cray), Co-array Fortran, and X10 (from IBM). These allow the programmer to consider a large-scale computational cluster as a more unified system, with shared memory.
Attendees made the following major recommendations, directed at the computing industry, HPC users, and agencies such as the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and Department of Energy:
- Today's large-scale applications will generally be able to function on next-generation computers, but will often operate less efficiently until additional effort is put into adapting the applications to the underlying hardware. We recommend planning take place to evaluate and address the performance gap that will otherwise result if applications are not appropriately tuned.
- For newly developed applications or major updates to software, we advocate new programming languages and models, notably parallel global address space (PGAS) languages. These will help to hide the complexity of the underlying system from the developer.
- Lack of uniformity is a major trend in next-generation computers, and we recommend that the HPC community takes this non-uniformity into account in all software planning and projection. Hierarchical memory, processor asymmetry, and bandwidth limitations for interconnects and memory, can have major impacts on performance as applications scale out to more processors in heterogeneous environments. GPUs and Cell processors are stark examples, but multicore CPUs also create asymmetry that needs to be better accounted for.
- We recommend that double precision computations be re-evaluated where feasible, in order to gain speedup from single precision floating point operations. This is in reaction to the greatly enhanced performance for single precision on FPGAs and GPUs. For some applications, software libraries can use single precision math, yet deliver double precision results of adequate utility.
- We recommend focusing on sustained FLOPs per Watt as a major criterion for choosing new development platforms. Scaling out to petascale computing will require very large systems. Focusing effort on the utilization of more power-efficient or higher-performing CPUs can have many benefits. Insuring the FLOPs are usable requires additional attention to the programming environment and other software elements of a system.
- Libraries are key. We recommend concerted focus by funding agencies, vendors and developers on general-purpose software libraries for utilization of new processor technology and heterogeneous computers. These must include BLAS, BLACS and LAPACK, as well as libraries for particular scientific domains. Such libraries are non-trivial to implement, and must make intelligent run-time decisions about when or how to use available hardware elements.
- Not all of today's HPC applications will scale to new processing technologies and heterogeneous environments. We recommend assessing performance limitations in algorithms, addressing communication overhead, and looking to new application areas -- particularly those for information processing (versus data processing) -- as champion applications.
Additional recommendations include:
- Encourage changes to operating system, especially the memory interfaces and process schedulers, to make better use of new processing technologies.
- Adopt or develop benchmarks that will better measure real-world application performance in heterogeneous environments.
- Track further developments in new processor technologies, and adapt to them as needed. These will include processor-in-memory, larger scale multicore CPUs, different caching methods, in-socket accelerators, and more.
- Look for ways to develop and increase expertise in computational science and computer engineering that is ready for the increasing heterogeneous world. Provide strong multidisciplinary academic training, and recruit of the best and brightest graduate students.
- Support development of emulation environments, to be able to better understand application performance on current and next-generation processors.
- Measure the count of compute operations to I/O, in order to evaluate where 50x or greater speedups are possible with new processor technology. This will help select applications to focus on for acceleration.
- Creating balanced systems, with attention to programmability, interconnect and memory latency, sufficient memory size, storage, and so forth.
Subversion Usage at ARSC
[ by Anton Kulchitsky ]
This article will describe:
- Why Subversion should be used
- Working with Subversion
- Setting up a Subversion repository for yourself
- Setting up a Subversion repository for an ARSC project
1. Why use it?
Epigraph: "[Use it] Always. Even if you are a single-person team on a one-week project. Even if it's a "throw-away" prototype. Even if the stuff you're working on isn't source code. Make sure that everything is under the source code control - documentation, phone number lists, memos to vendors, makefiles, build and release procedures, that little shell script that burns the CD master - everything. ... Even if we're not working on a project, our day-to-day work is secured in a repository." ("The pragmatic programmer" by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas, Addison-Wesley 1999)
There are many issues that Subversion intends to address.
- Reliability. How can you keep programs and other documents as safe as possible while not archiving terabytes of automatically generated files? How can you keep the structure of your code clean while not spending much time keeping things in order?
- Reversion. If you make a change, and discover it's not viable, how can you revert to a version of the code that is known to be good? This is why you have an undo option in your editor. How can you get a proper undo for all documents?
- Change/Bug Tracking. You know your code has been changed; do you know who, when and why it was done? Or when and where the new bug was introduced?
- Branches. How can you introduce a completely new feature or concept and not mess up the working code?
- Merging branches. If you divided the code, how can you merge new code into the old code and not mess it up?
The version control system is more reliable, easy to backup, safer to use and harder to destroy. It also improves self-organization. It helps developers communicate and discuss issues. It can prevent a conflicting access to the same document. It can be integrated into IDE or editor, and so on and so forth.
See HPC Users' Newsletter issue 278 Quick-Tip for more information: > /arsc/support/news/hpcnews/hpcnews358/index.xml#article3 .
2. Working with Subversion.
For details on using Subversion, please see the excellent documentation available online at:http://svnbook.red-bean.com/
To understand how to work with Subversion, it is most important to understand some basic principles.
- You have a centralized "repository" with all your files stored there. That repository remembers all changes you have done to the files including any changes in the directory structure or renames.
- You never work with that repository directly. Instead, you "check out" (create) one or more "working copies", a snapshot of some state of the repository, usually the latest state. You modify files in that working copy and when they are ready, you "commit" your work back to the repository.
Subversion cares about permissions, so you may run into problems if the permissions on the repository were not set up properly (see below).
When you make changes to your working copy they are not available for any other working copies (either yours or others) unless you successfully commit changes to the repository. You and others can simultaneously work on the same code in different working copies. Thus, you may even make changes on the same file. Usually these changes do not conflict and Subversion can automatically merge such changes. If your changes do conflict with those in the repository, Subversion will not allow you to commit changes unless you resolve this conflict.
In some cases you may want to "lock" a file you are working on, so subversion will not allow anyone to commit a modification to that file unless you "unlock" it again. You should do locking only for binary images you are changing because it can be very hard to resolve conflicts with them.
Here are some basic commands you need to know when using Subversion:
svn help- Lists all available svn commands.
svn help COMMAND- Provides a description of the specified command.
svn import PATH URL- Recursively commit an unversioned path to the destination URL. The destination is an svn URL that can, at ARSC, have the following forms:
svn+ssh://machine.arsc.edu/path_to_the_repositoryif the path to the repository is not mounted on the current machine but mounted on machine.arsc.edu.
file://path_to_the_repositoryif the repository available as a local directory to you. For example, if you have your repository svnrepo in $ARCHIVE, you can reach it by setting the URL to
svn checkout URL- Initial checkout of an svn repository from URL (a creation of a new working copy). You need URL only for the checkout command. Subversion will remember this URL and other commands will use the same repository if they need to contact it.
svn status- Provides a status overview of the local repository - lists added, modified, deleted and unknown files. The status of a working directory in subversion is displayed without accessing the repository (unless you specify the URL). Local changes are displayed in five columns, with the first one indicating the status:
'' No changes. 'A' Object is marked for addition. 'D' Object is marked for deletion. 'M' Object was modified. 'C' Object is in conflict. 'I' Object was ignored. '?' Object is not being maintained by versioning control. '!' Object is reported missing. This flag appears when the object was deleted or moved without the svn command. '~' Object was being maintained as a file but has since been replaced by a directory or the opposite has occurred.
svn update- Updates the local working copy to the latest version of the repository.
svn add PATH...- Adds the specified path to the repository with all files under it recursively - will be transferred to the server at the next time svn commit is called.
svn rm PATH...- Each item specified by a PATH is scheduled for deletion upon the next commit. Files, and directories that have not been committed, are immediately removed from the working copy. PATHs that are, or contain, unversioned or modified items will not be removed unless the --force option is given.
svn mv FROM TO- Renames/relocates a file/directory from FROM to TO.
svn revert FILE...- Removes any changes on the specified files performed since the last "svn update" (or "svn checkout").
svn commit- Commit in the sources from the working copy to the repository.
Please follow the principles provided below for committing to the repository:
Specify an appropriate log message every time you commit so that other developers (including you later) know what you have changed.
Before you commit resources into a repository, run "svn update" and check whether everything still works as expected, cleanly compiles your sources and the test cases execute without errors. If some new code does not compile but you need to commit it anyway, consider using branching (see documentation).
svn resolved FILE- Telling Subversion that the conflict was successfully resolved and file can be committed now.
svn diff- Display the differences between two versions - the modifications since the last "svn update" by default.
svn cleanup- Recursively cleans up the working copy, removing locks, resuming unfinished operations, etc. Call this if requested by the output of another svn command or if you are uncertain whether your working copy is clean. You also might appreciate the option -m for commands to set up a log message. Otherwise Subversion will run your editor to allow you to type the log message which may be a little bit annoying. When you quit from the editor, the operation will continue. If you accidentally deleted the file, simply run "svn update filename", where filename is optional. All accidentally deleted files will be restored.
The structure of your repository can be as complex as you like. However, there are some standard Subversion conventions you should follow. Every sub-project in your repository should first have three subdirectories: trunk, branches, and tags. Trunk is the main developmental line. Branches are some extra copies of your sub-project that reflect usually some big new features or big modifications to the main line. Tags are usually related to main releases. Subversion smartly does not save every copy but rather stores and manages changes between copies. Thus, creating a new branch or tag does not actually duplicate the code.
Suppose your project OUR_PROJECT has a website, a model, utilities, and scripts associated with it. In this case your repository structure can be the following:
repository/website repository/website/trunk repository/website/branches repository/website/tags repository/utilities repository/utilities/utility1 repository/utilities/utility1/trunk repository/utilities/utility1/branches ....
It is very easy to start to work with Subversion and get many important benefits right away. However, for even more benefits it is worth reading the SVN Book and start using more advanced features of Subversion. Please consider branching and propset as next topics after you became familiar with basic commands.
3. Setting up Subversion for yourself
Epigraph: "I always work in a team of at least two - myself now, and myself later. This other guy is often the hardest to work with - I can't convince him that he doesn't know I'm talking about." (Jaime Metcher, 20/07/07 01:15, somewhere on the Internet)
The way to set up Subversion only for your personal work at ARSC is to use the $ARCHIVE directory. It is highly reliable storage with backups. Thus, it is probably the best place to keep your repository, isn't it? To set it up:
Create a repository:
svnadmin create $ARCHIVE/myrepository --fs-type fsfsReplace "myrepository" to anything you prefer.
Import your files into your repository. Be sure you are not importing automatically generated files, backup files and so on. You need to control versions of only text files and binaries that you create, not compiler or model output, etc.
Suppose you would like to import your program that you keep in directory Program1. Then you might want to copy the directory Program1 to some temporary directory, clean all generated files leaving only the program, documentation, logo, or anything else that you created and type:
svn import file://$ARCHIVE/myrepository/temporary_Program1/trunk -m "Initial import"The last message will be your first log entry for every file.
Check out your first working copy. You might want to do this in $WRKDIR. There is no danger anymore that your program can be lost, so $WRKDIR is a good place for doing this.
cd $WRKDIR svn checkout file://$ARCHIVE/myrepository/Program1You will get the working copy of you program. Please, read the previous section and Subversion documentation to see how to work with it. Check your working copy carefully to verify you imported everything you need. Then you can delete both Program1 (you still better backup it, just in case you forgot to import something) and that temporary directory.
Setting up the Subversion for an ARSC project.
Suppose you need a repository for your project. In this case you should do the following.
- By request of the project PI, ARSC can create a project directory, /projects, e.g., for the project "MY_PROJECT," the directory would be /projects/MY_PROJECT. Its owner will be the project PI and its group, the project group. Only members of the project group will be able to work with the repository. For a small project, you also may create a repository in your $ARCHIVE directory and follow the steps below. You need to run the following commands on the machine where /projects/MY_PROJECT directory is mounted locally.
Create a repository
svnadmin create /projects/MY_PROJECT/svnrepo --fs-type fsfs
Change the group of your repository to your common group (YOUR_COMMON_GROUP in the example below) which may not be a primary group.
chgrp -R YOUR_COMMON_GROUP /projects/MY_PROJECT/svnrepo
- Change the permissions of the repository so your group has the same permissions as you:
for perm in 4 6 7; do find /projects/MY_PROJECT/svnrepo -perm ${perm}00 -exec chmod ${perm}${perm}0 {} \; ;done
Set a special bit for all directories so all new subdirectories and files will automatically belong to the appropriate group:
find /projects/MY_PROJECT/svnrepo -type d -exec chmod g+s {} \;** WARNING: It's against ARSC's security policy to set the SGID bit ** on any file. You can set it on a directory as described here, but ** don't set it on anything else.
All developers from the group are ready to work with the repository now. Developers can now import files (see above).
The project directory might not be available from all systems as $ARCHIVE. In this case, you need to use svn+ssh type URLs to access it.
Introduction to strace, Part II
[ by Craig Stephenson ]
In Part I of Introduction to strace, I used several examples to show how strace can help locate some of the more elusive problems you might encounter during program execution.> /arsc/support/news/hpcnews/hpcnews361/index.xml#article1
All of the examples used in Part I dealt with diagnosing problems in the execution of a serial code. Chances are this tool would be just as useful, if not more, to diagnose problems in the execution of parallel code. This article illustrates how to use strace with MPI, as well as how to use strace to identify bottlenecks in a code.
To many of us, it is a bit of a mystery what happens to our jobs once they are submitted to the internal nodes of a cluster. Suppose you submit a job to run an executable that has already worked several times in the past. The executable has not changed, but for one reason or another, your new job ends prematurely and produces no useful output. What can you do? You can start by trying to piece together the implications of the vague, often ambiguous, output for the job. Unfortunately, this may not be sufficient to diagnose the problem.
You already know that the problem does not originate in your code because your code has already proved successful during previous runs. But don't despair... you have just stumbled upon an ideal use for strace!
strace can be used to monitor MPI applications by means of an intermediary script, such as the following shell script:
#!/bin/bash unset STRACE_SUFFIX STRACE_SUFFIX=$HOSTNAME.$MPIRUN_RANK exec strace -tt "$@" 2> strace.${STRACE_SUFFIX}
In this article, this script is referred to as mpi_strace. To use mpi_strace, include it on the mpirun line of your PBS script. For example:
mpirun -np 4 ./mpi_strace ./a.out
The script distinguishes each rank of an MPI job by referencing the $MPIRUN_RANK environment variable, set by the MPI environment. Depending on which MPI stack you are using there might be a different environment variable set (or none at all). MVAPICH (used on midnight) and MPICH (used on nelchina) both use the $MPIRUN_RANK environment variable for each task.
Each core involved in the execution of the job will have a unique rank identifier associated with it. The script utilizes these unique rank identifiers to produce separate strace output files for each rank of the MPI job, named after the rank that produced them. The mpirun example above, which uses four cores, might produce the following files (depending on the node it runs on):
strace.mt003.0 strace.mt003.1 strace.mt003.2 strace.mt003.3
In the script, "$@" holds the original command passed to the rank, including all arguments. This allows the original command issued by mpirun to pass through mpi_strace unchanged. Thus, mpi_strace is essentially transparent to mpirun. strace output is written to stderr, so 2> attempts to redirect strace output to a file while leaving the original command's output, written to stdout, unchanged. One unfortunate consequence of this approach is that if the original command writes anything to stderr, it will get written to the strace output file, not to the PBS output file.
Note that the node host names are included in the strace output file names. If your job spans multiple nodes, such as two four-core nodes, your output files might be named:
strace.mt003.0 strace.mt003.1 strace.mt003.2 strace.mt003.3 strace.mt004.4 strace.mt004.5 strace.mt004.6 strace.mt004.7
This is quite beneficial, as the MPI errors that accompany mysterious job behavior are often as cryptic as this:
Some rank on 'mt003' exited without finalize.
In this case, your investigation should most certainly start by examining the last few lines of each of the strace.mt003.* files. I recommend using the tail command to print the last 20 lines of each strace file for the node:
tail -n 20 strace.mt003.*
Also included in the above mpi_strace script is an option supplied to the strace command itself. The -tt option prefixes each line of strace output with the time of day, including microseconds. This can be useful to pinpoint oddities in your code's execution.
Additionally, if you would like to know how much time is spent in each kernel interaction, you can use the -T strace option, which appends the total amount of time spent in the system call for each line. However, if you are concerned about system bottlenecks as they apply to your code, the -c strace option may be even more useful. The -c option generates a summary of system calls, with timing information, after the execution of the original command has completed.
For example, the output of the -c strace option may look similar to this:
% time seconds usecs/call calls errors syscall ------ ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------------- 61.40 0.536680 6793 79 write 25.11 0.219472 1814 121 read 12.38 0.108171 778 139 107 open 0.50 0.004341 96 45 ioctl 0.16 0.001407 469 3 mlock 0.15 0.001282 85 15 munmap ... ... ------ ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------------- 100.00 0.874034 700 126 total
This summary output was generated by running the same dataProcessor program used for Part I of this article. In this particular example, I used dataProcessor to process a 617 MB file to and from $WRKDIR on midnight. Since strace tracks only the interactions between a process and the kernel, all time percentages are relative to the total time spent in system calls as tracked by strace, not accounting for CPU time. Another downside of the -c option is that it replaces all of the typical strace output with this short summary histogram.
In all honesty, strace is my last resort tool. When I have run out of ideas, whether I think it will help or not, I run strace. This usually proves fruitful. If strace does not give me the outright solution to the problem, it helps me brainstorm. Suspicious strace output is also incredibly valuable information to include in help requests to User Support.
Fall 2007: ARSC User Training
This fall, ARSC will once again be providing training in conjunction with Physics 693- Core Skills for Computational Science. The Core Skills class is taught jointly by ARSC and the UAF Physics department and provides an introduction to basic skills needed to work in a high performance computing environment. Individual lectures are open to ARSC users and will be held Tuesday and Thursday in West Ridge Research Building room 009, except where noted.
Lectures Include:
September 11 Introduction to Unix September 13 Introduction to Linux Systems September 18 Data Management / Unix Scripting September 20 Viz 1: Integrated Data Viewer, Part 1 September 25 Introduction to Fortran Part 1 September 27 Introduction to Fortran Part 2 October 2 IBM Introduction, Compilers and Makefiles October 4 IBM Loadleveler October 9 Viz 2: Integrated Data Viewer, Part 2 October 11 Midnight SUN Introduction, Compilers & PBS (WRRB 010) October 16 Performance Programming, Part 1 October 18 Performance Programming, Part 2 October 23 Viz 3: Importing Data and Graphics Formats October 25 Viz 4: Animation 101
For a complete schedule see:http://people.arsc.edu/~cskills/schedule.shtml
What Like a Pirate?
September 19th is "International Talk Like a Pirate Day." The web site does have instructions to aid the land-locked:http://www.yarr.org.uk/
Seems a reasonable excuse ter make a fool a yerself in public this month.
Quick-Tip Q & A
A:[[ Let's help out those university students heading to off-campus [[ housing. What's your tip for impoverished students? # # Jim Williams # If you have roommates, don't put the phone in your name unless you turn off long distance calling.... # # Derek Bastille # My big tip is: milk crates. Yep, milk crates are your best buddy as a student. They can be used for shelves, storage, a TV stand, computer desk, bicycle basket and many other things (I've still got several from my old student days ;-) ... ahh milk crates ... # # Greg Newby # Resist the temptation to use a credit card unless you pay it off every month. Since college is a time many people get loans to pay for their education, credit cards sometimes appear like another loan towards academic and career success. However, the very high interest rate and deluge of credit card applications for students can leave you a slave to monthly payments, without any more money in your pocket. Perhaps even less money, since so much will go to making payments. Instead, avoid debt other than needed student loans. Any sort of loan that you have to make payments on while still in school -- especially credit cards -- will necessitate additional out-of-pocket expenses while in school, to pay them off. # # Rich Griswold # I recently attended one of Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University seminars, and I learned a lot about managing money that I wish I had known years ago when I was still an impoverished student. Even if you aren't making much money, he has great tips for making the money you have work for you. If you can't attend a seminar, listen to his program on the radio or check out one of his books, such as "Financial Peace Revisited". # # Suzanne Noll # A HUGE bag of rice! And another tip: do NOT boil hot dogs in Boone's Farm..... # # Don Morton # Best bargain in any town - Macaroni & Cheese and Bisquick. You can live for ages off that stuff at very low prices. Also, y'all probably have rules about printing this sort of thing in the ARSC Newsletter, but I should note that in ANY of this stuff, you can use beer rather than water for cooking, and it's very good, especially bisquick. # # Nathan Bills # Top Ramen is still 8 packages for a dollar :) # # Patrick Webb # Note that by getting some frozen (or fresh) vegetables and throwing them into ramen turns a ultra-cheapo and nutritionally dubious meal into something much more satisfying and tasty with not much extra cost. If you're feeling really adventurous, cook up some chicken beforehand and throw that in. Ramen makes an excellent noodle soup base. # # John Chappelow # When I first moved to Fairbanks from UVermont (to do my PhD) I had the idea I could exist as a grad student without a car (like I could "back East"). Bad plan. Get a car. Or a Space-suit. -- Seriously, the best advice I can give an incoming grad student (here or elsewhere) is to (1) take enough loan to survive a year; (2) once there, ASK FOR ADVICE from grad students that're already there; (3) learn how to raid buffet tables, early and often; (4) do some serious research before you rent an apartment or cabin--some places are so disgusting (or dangerous) they're just not worth it. You might contact current grad students in your department ahead of moving--some of them might be willing to "take you in" for a week or two while you look around. # # Ed Kornkven # (1) If you elect to put up a dartboard, be advised that the accuracy of the players goes down the farther one has to throw the darts, and the number of doorways the dart has to pass through. (2) Your share of the damages at the end of the year will depend on how many people shared the apartment, not on what percentage of the darts you actually threw. (3) Most people aren't very good at darts. # # Daniel Pringle # Add veggies to ramen. Ramen is cheap, but scurvy isn't. -- Student loans bite, but using cash rather than plastic helps. Take out your cash for the week, and when its done, its done. # # Editor: # Crack an egg into "ramen with veggies," and you have egg-drop soup. Double the recipe, and you have a meal. # # Martin King # Some people solved this problem by lateral thinking---they stopped being students and later became some of the richest and most successful people on Earth. Think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Tiger Woods, Richard Branson... In any case, you don't necessarily need a degree in order to have a good life. Q: i have a whole bunch of files with uppercase letters in the names. unfortunately, i do not care for uppercase letters. could you please tell me how to rename the files in an automated fashion such that there are no uppercase letters in my filenames? here are some of the files i have to rename along with the name i would like to use: EARTH001.out is renamed to earth001.out Wind001.out is renamed to wind001.out wATER001.out is renamed to water001.out fiRE001.out is renamed to fire001.out i have no idea who came up with these filenames, but i do not like them!
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Genealogy has quickly gone from a simple weekend hobby, to a dedicated passion. How did this happen? It's pretty simple, yet difficult to explain. After finding my first few set of records, I realized I was learning far more than the basic history of my ancestors. However vague those records were, they told me things about those who have gone before me. Things I never would have imagined I would learn.
Most people who know me, know all to well that I love a good story, and am always searching for the next one. Little did I know but very quickly realized, that I could find that story of a life time, right there within my own history. They aren't my stories but I can feel a link to them, and that is what makes those tales so special. They are the stories of my ancestors, the people that… if they had not existed, I would not exist, for I came from them. However far down the line that may be, matters not.
With each new record I find, I learn another little piece of their story. Each birth, baptism, confirmation, marriage, and death leads to other questions and very often, a few answers. Each census, tax, occupational, or immigration record tells even more. When you can take all of these in the context of the era they occurred and research a little farther, perhaps outside the actual family, you learn to a greater extent, what made these people tick. This is one reason I have taken to collecting so many regional history texts and memoirs of specific eras. I can combine these with the actual records of my ancestors and get just a glimpse of their life, what it must have been like.
The details are what make the story and genealogy is all about finding the details. When you can find enough details and learn a little more about that particular era and region, you have the makings of a first class story. The trick comes when you try to put that story together in a format that others can understand and enjoy. After all isn't that a big part of genealogy, to preserve the ancestral history for future generations. I hope to be able to tell my ancestors story, in a way that will be entertaining and fun for those future generations. Perhaps even to pass on just a little bit of my newest passion.
What brought this little tirade on? A simple book review! Go check it out and perhaps even enter the contest to win a free copy of Shaking the Family Tree: Blue Bloods, Black Sheep, and Other Obsessions of an Accidental Genealogist. You can see this little review over at GenaBloggers, by clicking on the link "A simple book review" above or just by visiting GeneaBloggers.
Quote of the Day:
"Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death."
--General Omar Nelson Bradley

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Pulaski Technical College will kick-off Black History month activities with an observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
A memorial display of artwork, videos and photos will be exhibited from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the first-floor foyer of the Campus Center.
A program of remembrance will take place from 12-1 p.m., featuring Logan Hampton, director of the Donaghey Student Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The Rev. Cecil Gibson also will present King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Other activities include a MLK trivia game with prizes, readings by PTC students, and special music by Beata Lovelace, instructor of computer information systems.
All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.
The observance ushers in Black History month, which is celebrated throughout the month of February.
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I'm so thoughtful!
I've read the rules like 5 times and haven't gotten close to understanding what the game is all about. I better go back to a more simpler game like the card game War. No werewolves are looking to lynch you.
Just follow some of the thread, it's real easy to get
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The 17th-ranked Tennessee men's swimming and diving team finished its dual-meet season on a strong note Sunday by dominating the North Carolina State Wolfpack 116-97 on Senior Day at the UT Student Aquatic Center.
"This was a good win for us with some impressive performances," UT head coach John Trembley said. "It was nice to send our seniors out with a victory. Our young swimmers -- Andrew Engle, Octavio Alesi, Travis Wright, Adam Farnham and Michael Wolfe all came to play today."
The Vols went 1-2-3 in the 200-yard freestyle with junior Tyler Gustafson leading the way. Gustafson (1:39.17) finished first followed by junior Jason Thomas (1:41.39) in second and sophomore Brad Boswell (1:42.37) in third.
Continuing their dominant performance, the Volunteers swept the top-3 spots in an event for the second time in the meet. Junior Bryan Goldberg (46.92) finished first, touching the wall before teammates Gustafson (46.99) and Brad Duryea (47.67).
Tennessee took the top-2 spots in the 100-yard butterfly with Alesi (49.90) coming from behind to push Engle (49.94) to second-place.
In the diving well, sophomore Jevon Tarantino took wins on both the one and three-meter springboards with teammate John Venditti taking second in each event. Tarantino finished first on the one-meter in 347.70 with Venditti following in 274.05. Tarantino took the 3-meter win in 356.47 followed by Venditti in 277.49.
"I was pleased with our effort in going 1-2 on both boards," UT diving coach Dave Parrington said. "I was particularly pleased with Jevon's corrections on some dives and things we had been working on which is very important going into conference. John Venditti had some very promising dives giving him confidence going into next week."
Junior Casey Dauw finished first in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:52.99 while edging fellow Wolfe. Wolfe finished second in 1:53.63.
Thomas won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:37.72. Peter Pessagno finished second in 4:40.12 for North Carolina State.
Alesi finished second in the 50-yard freestyle in 20.89. Alesi was narrowly edged by Cullen Jones of North Carolina State who finished first in 20.73.
Wolfe finished second in the 100-yard backstroke in 50.68. Kevin Velleca finished second in 50.56 for the Wolfpack.
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This hive was kept on some property in the mountains of North-East Utah this summer. Due to the extreme drought and lack of nectar flow the hive became very week (others in the same area had the same problems). I brought the hive back to my urban backyard where my other 4 hives have been doing great.
The hive has been doing well, numbers have increased slightly but to be safe I was going to OFF the queen and combine the hive with one of my stronger hives.
HOWEVER, I noticed a few strange things in the hive, such as uncapped brood and halfway uncapped brood...which I've read is a sign up Foul Brood. I've also noticed a lot of the cappings are sunken in. I did do a roping test on a few of the brood, but I couldn't get any of it to rope.
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A lawsuit by the Libertarian Party is shaking up the recall election of state Sens. John Morse and Angela Giron.
Two more candidates want on the ballot, leaving election leaders worried about the potential for thousands of dollars in additional costs and new challenges holding a fair election.
Gordon Butt, a Libertarian who wants to challenge Morse, and Richard Angland, a Democrat who wants to run against Giron, are named in the suit against Secretary of State Scott Gessler.
"We did not wait until the last minute," said Jeff Orrok, chair of the Colorado Libertarian Party. "We have been trying to get a candidate since we learned that the recall had been certified and was going to be on the ballot. Gordon was not the first person we approached, but due to various circumstances, we felt he would be our best candidate."
At issue is a discrepancy between state law, which says potential candidates have 10 days after an election date is set to petition to be on the ballot, and the Colorado Constitution, which allows 15 days before the actual election.
In both Pueblo and El Paso counties, ballots have already been prepared and mailed to military personnel.
"The largest worry I have is disenfranchising voters," said Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder Bo Ortiz. "I feel like this is challenging the way we run elections in Colorado and could scuttle the whole recall-election process."
Ortiz estimated that new candidates on the ballot could cost Pueblo County an additional $200,000.
In El Paso County, Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams said he was still unclear of the potential extra cost, but it could be tens of thousands. He and Ortiz agreed that new candidates on the ballot would change the Sept. 10 mail-in election to one at polling places.
"We would have to revamp the entire way the election is conducted," said Williams. "So it's not a question of just re-printing a few ballots."
KRDO asked Butt about the additional expenses that will come with getting his name on the ballot.
"I can definitely see how it could anger some voters," said Butt said. "But at the same time, more and more legislation going through from someone that has been recalled and the voters don't have confidence in anymore could cost the taxpayer dollars more."
Butt said the Libertarian Party only asked to him to run last week. While he's confident he wants Morse's seat, he was confused on the senator's last name, calling him, "Morsi" throughout the interview.
When corrected he said, "Sorry. I keep saying Morsi. I had a friend when I was a kid, his name was spelled the same way."
The Libertarian chair told KRDO that Richard Angland wasn't ready to talk yet.
Pueblo United For Angela Giron issued this statement:
"If this lawsuit is successful it will double the price tag of this costly recall. It will create confusion and possibly disenfranchise military and overseas voters. This is just another reason to vote no on the recall. We cannot allow this to become the norm in Pueblo."
A spokeswoman for A Whole Lot of People For John Morse shared a similar viewpoint, calling the lawsuit "a mess."
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Watch Me Move is the most extensive animation exhibition ever mounted, featuring both iconic moments and rare masterpieces from the first 150 years of the medium. A spectacularly designed series of galleries allow visitors to stroll through an incredible array of animation techniques via more than 100 film segments from across generations and cultures.
Enhance your visit to Watch Me Move by attending an animation compilation in the historic Detroit Film Theatre. All exhibition visitors receive one free ticket for the films listed below; additional tickets are $5.00 each. Total running time for each film is approximately 60 min.
At the dawn of the twentieth century, visionary artists such as the Lumière brothers, Etienne-Jules Marey, Emile Cohl, Georges Méliès and others first discovered the unique ability of artificially animated images to cast a spell of astonishment. More than a century later, these exquisite works have lost none of their enchanting power. Program curated By Steve Stanchfield, Professor of Animation, Entertainment Arts, College for Creative Studies.
The Toy that Grew Up (1946)
The Haunted Hotel (1907)
Princess Nicotine (1909)
The Hasher's Delirium (1910)
Mobelier Fidele (1910)
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A dog is truly a man's best friend. If you don't believe it, just try this experiment.
Put your dog and your wife in the trunk of the car for an hour.
When you open the trunk, see who is really happy to see you.
"Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway." - The Duke
Hey...........there's a wife here............my husband ever did that to me and he'd be in the dog house.....that's for sure.
I'd never put my dog in the trunk for an hour.
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I tend to make stuff like this all the time but for some reason I decided to share this one....
If I make any tweaks to it I'll update this thread. ENJOY!
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1986.
Ph.D. (Molecular Biology)
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1994.
B.S. (Microbiology)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1986.
Ph.D. (Molecular Biology)
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1994.
Description of Research ExpertiseResearch Interests
lung development, cardiac development, vascular development, Wnt signaling, regulation of gene transcription, GATA factors, forkhead factors
Key words: lung, vascular, heart, GATA, forkhead, Wnt.
Description of Research
Our lab is focused on the molecular pathways involved in the formation and differentiation of the mammalian lung and cardiovascular system. In the mouse, the lung develops from the primitive foregut endoderm at approximately E9.5 of gestation. Budding endoderm from the foregut differentiates into primitive pulmonary epithelium and which is surrounded by splanchnic mesoderm, which forms the lung mesenchyme. As development proceeds, cell specific programs are initiated along a proximal-distal axis such that epithelial cell lineages are distinct in the proximal versus distal regions of the lung by mid to late gestation (E15.5-E17.5). This patterning is similar to that observed in other branching organs including the kidney and mammary gland.
The cardiovascular system begins to develop at E7.5 when the precardiac mesoderm initially begins to differentiate into definitive cardiac cell lineages. Further development results into the four-chambered heart and the complex vascular plexus required for survival past early to mid gestation. Several cell types contribute to the morphogenesis of the cardiovascular system including mesodermally derived cardiac and vascular smooth musclemyocytes, neural crest derived vascular smooth muscle, and endothelium. Of these cell types, the development and differentiation of vascular smooth muscle remains relatively unexplored. We have identified several transcription factors and signaling molecules that are important for lung and cardiovascular development including the zinc finger transcription factor GATA-6, Foxp1/2/4, and the Wnt signal transduction pathway. We utilize in vivo mouse and zebrafish models to study the role of these factors during development. This includes the generation and analysis of transgenic and knock-out mice and morpholino knock-down strategies in fish. Our overall goal is to elucidate the underlying causes and mechanisms that lead to both neonatal and adult cardiopulmonary disease.
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General topics include:
- role of Wnt signaling in vascular and airway development
- fate mapping of vascular and epithelial stem/progenitor cells in the lung
- explore redundancy of Foxp1/2/4 in lung and cardiovascular development
- characterize novel Foxp1/2/4 interacting proteins and their role in chromatin remodeling
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Shanru Li-Research Associate,
Yu-Zhen Zhang-Research Associate,
Ann Chokas-postdoctoral fellow,
Ethan David Cohen-postdoctoral fellow,
Ying Tian-postdoctoral fellow,
Karthika Muthukumaraswamy-Lab manager/Research Specialist,
Zhishan Wang-Research Specialist,
Ashley Goss- Graduate Student.
Selected PublicationsLepore, J.J., Cappola, T.P., Mericko, P.A., Morrisey, E.E., and Parmacek, M. S. : GATA-6 regulates genes promoting synthetic functions in vascular smooth muscle cells. Arteriorsclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 25(2): 309-14, February 2005.
Zhao,R., Watt, A.J., Li,J., Luebke-Wheeler, J., Morrisey, E.E., and Duncan, S.A.: GATA6 is essential for embryonic development of the liver but dispensable for early heart development. Molecular and Cellular Biology 25(7): 2622-2631, April 2005.
Lepore, J.J., Cheng, L., Lu, M.M., Mericko, P.A., Morrisey, E.E., and Parmacek, M.S.: High efficiency somatic mutagenesis in smooth muscle cells and cardiac myocytes in SM22α-cre transgenic mice. Genesis 41(4): 179-184, April 2005.
Shu,W., Cho,J., Jiang,Y., Zhang,M., Haroutunian,V., Weisz,D., Perl,D., Morrisey, E.E*., and Buxbaum, J. D*: Altered ultrasonic vocalization in mice with a disruption in the Foxp2 gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102: 9643-9648, 2005 Notes: * these laboratories contributed equally to these studies.
Shu,W., Wang,Z., Lu, M.M., Whitsett, J.A., Millar, S.E., and Morrisey, E.E. : Wnt/β-catenin signaling acts upstream of N-myc, BMP4, and FGF signaling to regulate proximal-distal patterning in the lung. Developmental Biology 283(1): 226-239, July 2005.
Wang,Z., Shu,W., Lu, M.M., Millar S.E., and Morrisey, E.E. : Wnt7b activates canonical signaling in epithelial and vascular smooth muscle cells through interactions with Fzd1, Fzd10, and LRP5. Molecular and Cellular Biology 25(12): 5022-5030, June 2005.
Rath,N., Wang,Z., Lu, M.M., and Morrisey, E.E. : LMCD1/dyxin is a novel transcriptional co-factor that restricts GATA6 function by inhibiting DNA binding. Molecular and Cellular Biology 25(20): 8864-8873, October 2005.
Lobov,I.B., Rao,S., Carroll,T.J., Vallance,J.E., Ito,M., Ondr,J.K., Kurup, S., Glass,D.A., Pate,M.S., Shu,W., Morrisey,E.E., McMahon,A.P., Karsenty, G. and Lang,R.A. : WNT7b mediates macrophage-induced programmed cell death in patterning of the vasculature. Nature 437(7057): 417-421, September 2005.
Li, S., Weidenfeld, J., and Morrisey, E.E. : Transcriptional and DNA binding activity of the Foxp1/2/4 family is modulated by heterotypic and homotypic proteins interactions. Molecular and Cellular Biology 24(2): 809-822, January 2004.
Haesler, S., Wada, K., Nshdejan,A., Morrisey,E.E., Lints, E.K.T., Jarvis, E.D., and Scharff, C. : Foxp2 expression in avian vocal learners and non-learners. Journal of Neuroscience 24(13): 3164-3175, March 2004.
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Institute of Texan Cultures: César Chávez exhibit
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(March 27, 2009)--UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures will present the exhibition, "In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez," from March 31 to May 24. The exhibition is produced by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Featuring 38 photographs paired with excerpts from his dynamic speeches, interviews and authoritative writings, the exhibit documents the full course of Chávez's remarkable career and examines the life experiences and philosophical influences that drove him to dedicate himself to improving the lives of American farm workers.
Throughout his youth and into young adulthood, Chávez experienced the hardships of being a migrant farm worker and the sting of racial discrimination. Motivated by a dream of justice and equality, he dedicated himself to community organizing activities and to founding the first farm workers' union.
He developed strategies to effect the change he envisioned inspired by the principles of his parents, the teachings of Catholicism and his mentors and the study of successful civil rights leaders. Utilizing strikes, boycotts, marches and other nonviolent tactics, Chávez worked tirelessly to secure better pay, job safety, improved living conditions, and other essential protections for farm workers.
"In His Own Words" is made possible by a We the People grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, museum exhibitions and documentary films. For more information, visit the Humanities Texas Web site or call (512) 440-1991.
For more information on viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures at (210) 458-2300.
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures tells the stories of Texas' diverse citizens and invites guests to join in the celebration of Texas' multicultural heritage. Established as the Texas State Exhibits Building for HemisFair in 1968 and later designated as a campus of The University of Texas at San Antonio, the museum seeks to entertain, inspire and educate those who seek a greater understanding of the influence of multiculturalism in the Lone Star State.


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El Pasoans camp out for Best Buy's Black Friday opening
EL PASO, Texas - While Friday doesn't officially start until midnight, BLACK Friday is starting this evening at lots of stores across the U.S. -- and here in El Paso.
If you didn't know better, you'd think that Best Buy started selling outdoor gear.
But on closer examination, you'll find that these campers are waiting for the doors at the Best Buy at 1834 Joe Battle Boulevard to open at midnight tonight. Some have been here since midnight Wednesday.
"You gotta make friends with the people in front of you, behind you. Just keep preoccupied, talk to them," said Jonathan Hernandez, as he relaxed in a folding chair outside his tent.
He's warming himself with sweaters, scarves, portable heaters and thoughts of door-busting deals.
"You can't beat the prices on Black Friday, you know?" he said.
Hernandez is no stranger to camping -- outside stores, that is.
"We did this last year, but it wasn't at Best Buy, it was at Target," he explained.
And he's a hunter -- of bargains.
"The sale they have this year, it's a 40-inch TV for 179 bucks. C'mon," he said, smirking. "Regularly, it's like $500. You can't really go bad on that."
Hernandez admitted to ABC-7 that the TV is a Christmas gift for himself.
But what about the holiday before Christmas? Are Hernandez and the other campers actually trading Thanksgiving dinner -- the king of the eating holidays -- for pizza, eaten outside in the cold?
"No, we have it brought to us," Hernandez admitted. "My mom is really generous about that. She doesn't mind bringing it out here."
Perhaps he should reconsider giving that TV to his mother. If not, he has plenty of time to think of what to buy her -- and the rest on his Christmas list -- until midnight rolls around.


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Cruz' does have a lot of drops but slot receivers usually do. However, I wish he get them under control. More of a concern is his short arming after the legal hit by Ryan Clarke in the game against Pittsburgh Steelers. Victor short armed it for a while after that. Now, of course you can't fault the guy for human nature but for the money that he is expecting to get, shoprt arming on regular or even prolonged basis is not an option. I really don't want to see us pay 10-11 million a year for a guy that should be getting in the 6-6.5 million per year range that is going to short arm passes. Heck, at 6-6.5 million per year, he should control the short arming.
Hakeem Nicks doesn't short arm it and is a very, very physical receiver. He exploded in 2011 post season and gave one of The Best postseason performances by a WR ever in post season. The guy reminds me a lot of Michael Irwin and I don't think there is any doubt that Hakeem Nicks is our #1 WR.
17 pages of misconception, speculation and mis-placed anger... God I love this board!!
I stopped fighting my inner demons. We're on the same side now.
So first off let me say I'm a huge fan of Victor Cruz. Just like most people on these boards are, but I think overpaying him would be a mistake. I think that if he is asking for 10-11 million per season and refuses to come down to a reasonable amount he needs to be traded after he signs his tender. Would it be nice to have him this season? Yes.. If you're not going to get anything for him though that's a bit of a waste. I'd rather sign Edelman and run with Nicks, Randle, and Edelman and get some draft picks for Cruz.


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Need help! HC questions, along with lighting, substrate, and aquascaping!
Hey guys!
Tearing down a 10 gallon for a while, as some may know, but I have some... uhh... speed bumps.
I want to grow Hemianthus Callitrichoides (Also known as HC, and sometimes Dwarf Baby Tears), but lighting is kinda an issue as of late. I need a strong enough light to grow some nice, healthy, compact Hemianthus Callitrichoides, but can't find anything under like $80. I've seen Archea, Ray II, FishNeedIt fixtures, none really fit the budget. Any way to grow it with maybe a DIY fixture? I'll DIY anything, I just dunno what to look for. If you have any ideas on a reasonably priced fixture, or how to inexpensively DIY something (Or even better, have a good one lying around, with no further use for that you could sell), please let me know!!
For you soil-planted-tankers, how the heck am I supposed to aquascape with dirt being stirred up every time I messed with the tank?? I like the idea of rich, inexpensive soil, capped with sand, just seems really messy to me.
Anyone know of a type of aquarium-safe rock that preferably doesn't mess with pH, and doesn't break the bank (I speak of Seiryu stone here)? I just want a few good sized, rough edged stones that would give a nice touch to the tank.
Any good wood that goes with it? Type of wood? Got a piece lying around you could part with, that would work well?
What about other plants? Can you think of any that would compliment a carpet of HC?
There, done peppering you with questions, lol. Maybe someone kind out there has some time, and can answer a few of my questions. My primary question is the lighting question, answer it if you can!!
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Walker airlifted to hospital from north Wales hillside after leg injury
An injured walker was airlifted to hospital after gashing his leg badly in a fall on a north Wales hillside.
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Rescuers used a hammer and chisel to free a caver trapped underground in the Yorkshire Dales. The 44-year-old and his caving companion tried for an...
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A situation between 2 people where each is waiting for the other's task to finish, so nothing gets done. When you walk down a narrow hallway, and you go to one side so they can get by, then the other person goes to the other side, blocking you again...that is deadlock. Deadlock is also when you go shopping with your mom in a strip mall and you don't say where to meet each other, so you go looking in store A while your mom looks for you in store B, then you get the idea that she's looking in store B, so you go there at the same she decides to look in store A. Named after the computer processing term of the same name.
by Braveheart's thirst for blood January 03, 2006
To create something sub-par, to make a horrible mistake while denying it and claim it is of great value.
"I don't want to pull a deadlock and turn this into garbage."
"Oh man, the chef totally deadlocked this food, it's terrible."
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I have worked my ass off to curate an exhibition of work from two dozen internationally renowned fine artists to project from a high output digital projector from the back of my VW Gti onto buildings, facades, industrial ruins, roadside attractions all across the country. I am asking you to give me three minutes of your time and check out this project. Watch the video. I
I have four days to raise $1000, and I am calling on you to contribute and share. I know that this forum isn't a platform for funding, but I've been here the whole time figuring out how to build the car that we will use to do this, and I thought that it would be of interest to some of you guys. Please help me.
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Top location! Cool double room
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|Derb Moulay Abdel Kadar, Derb Dabachi, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco
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Guests will feel a world-away from the hustle and bustle of Marrakech in this quiet riad. Its rooms are of the traditional inwards facing style, and offer a surprising degree of privacy and seclusion from the outside world. An open-air courtyard with a lounging area opens onto a communal salon offering satellite TV and Wi-Fi.
The double bedroom opens onto a mezzanine level. Breakfast is included. Refreshments and evening meals can be taken in the courtyard or on the patio terrace. The patio terrace boasts scenic views of Marrakech and the Atlas mountains.
The riad is a 30-minute drive from Marrakech Airport. Take a taxi for just 10 minutes by taxi to the most popular attractions in the city including the Majorelle Gardens and Jardin de l'Agdal.
Individual and couples hammams, massage and spa treatments, as well as a variety of excursions, henna tattoos and official souk guides can be arranged by the English speaking staff.
House rulesGuests should inform the host if they wish to check-out before 8:00 am or check-in after 11:00pm. Early/late check-in/out is dependant on availability.
Extra guests and visitors are only permitted in public areas of the house.
Evening meal requests must be ordered by midday.
Refreshments and evening meals can be ordered from staff.
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Reviews of this property
It was a very nice accomodation. But unfortunatly our room was next to the alley. It was very noisy in the night so we didn't sleep very well. But for that price it was fine.
it is beautiful and the owners are very helpful and nice, have felt very comfortable and would not hesitate to check in again and enjoy the time.
es ist wunderschön und die Inhaber sind sehr hilfsbereit und nett, haben uns sehr wohlgefühlt und würden jederzeit wieder einchecken und die Zeit geniessen.
Untortunately we are not abel to stay in the room, cause is was dooplebooked. After waiting a while we were brought to another Riad, whisch was very fine, claen and calm.
The Riod of Moubrik looks like a hostel, a lot of cigarette-smoke, many very jung people.
The Riad is a street very close to the main square, the street is a bit dark but quiet in the evening.
The Riad is very nice, well furnished and with two beautiful terraces where breakfast and enjoy the view. Our room was on the ground floor, and this was the only flaw of our stay there was a lot of humidity, we were often forced to stay with the door open in order to eliminate some of the bad smell! Overall though I would recommend this Riad for location, the availability of the owner and for the quality / price ratio.
Il Riad è una via molto vicina alla piazza principale, la via è un po buia ma tranquilla anche di sera.
Il Riad è molto carino, ben arredato e con due belle terrazze dove fare colazione e godersi il panorama. La nostra stanza era a piano terra, e questo è stato l'unico difetto del nostro soggiorno: c'era tantissima umidità, eravamo costretti a stare spesso con la porta aperta per eliminare un pò del cattivo odore! Nel complesso comunque consiglierei questo Riad per la posizione, la disponibilità del proprietario e per il rapporto qualità/prezzo.
Excellent riad où l on se sent comme à la maison grâce à la gentillesse et les attentions de radouane qui est un hôte très professionnel. Très bien placé. Rapport qualité prix excellent. Je recommande vivement
Ein sehr schönes, marokkanisch eingerichtetes Haus, ruhig gelegen, obwohl mitten in der Medina unweit des Jemaa el Fna. Es macht Spaß, den Tag mit einem schönen Frühstück auf der Sonnenterrasse des Hauses beginnen zu können. Leider war unser Zimmer im Erdgeschoss des Hauses etwas arg dunkel. Wir haben es allerdings auch fast nur zum Schlafen genutzt.
Insgesamt empfehlenswert.
Reviews for this host's other properties
We had wonderful time in Marrakesh! Riad Eva is beautiful and the rooms are cozy and very clean. The Riad is located very central, in a picturesque alley in the old Medina, very close by the famous Jemaa el-Fnaa quare. Merci beaucoup for this wonderful experience!
We liked it very well. Lovely hosts, beautiful, tastefully furnished rooms and roof terrace. fas breakfast maybe a little uniformly for longer stays, but what does it matter at the all-day menu at the Djamma el Fna. The location perfectly, Fascinating country in the throng of the bazaars and yet so withdrawn in a side street that the noise does not come very close.
Es hat uns sehr gut gefallen. NetteGastgeber, schöne, geschmackvoll gestaltete Zimmer und Dachterasse. fas Frühstück bei längerem Aufenthalt vielleicht etwas gleichförmig, aber was macht das schon bei dem ganztägigen Speiseangebot auf dem Djamma el Fna. Die Lage optimal, mittem im Gewühl der Basare und doch so zurückgezogen in einer Seitengasse, dass der Lärm nicht sehr nahe kommt.
Very nice cottage, bedroom and beautiful bathroom and very clean. During breakfast on the terrace at the top! And ideally located and yet very quiet location.
to recommend without hesitation!
Très joli gite, chambre et salle de bain superbes et très propres. Le petit dej sur la terrasse au top! Et un emplacement idealement situé et pourtant très calme.
a recommander sans hésitation!
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Sixteen local elementary schools are participating in the Street Smarts Walk/Bike Challenge, which challenges kids to walk, bike, skateboard or scoot to school instead of riding in a car.
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Original post made on Apr 29, 2013
Like this commentPosted by Diane
a resident of Alamo
on Apr 29, 2013 at 6:29 am
Federal grants.
To 'encourage' children to walk to school.
These grants should be labeled 'perfect sequester cut' in large letters.
Like this commentPosted by Diane
a resident of Danville
on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:39 pm
Geez, do you HAVE to use the name Diane, Diane from Alamo? You and I cannot be any more politically opposite, and I really don't want anyone thinking I have lost my senses. Any chance you will choose another moniker?