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Improved estimation of inbreeding and kinship in pigs using optimized SNP panels
Complex traits and quantitative genetics
Traditional breeding programs consider an average pairwise kinship between sibs. Based on pedigree information, the relationship matrix is used for genetic evaluations disregarding variation due to Mendelian sampling. Therefore, inbreeding and kinship coefficients are either over or underestimated resulting in reduction of accuracy of genetic evaluations and genetic progress. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) can be used to estimate pairwise kinship and individual inbreeding more accurately. The aim of this study was to optimize the selection of markers and determine the required number of SNPs for estimation of kinship and inbreeding.
A total of 1,565 animals from three commercial pig populations were analyzed for 28,740 SNPs from the PorcineSNP60 Beadchip. Mean genomic inbreeding was higher than pedigree-based estimates in lines 2 and 3, but lower in line 1. As expected, a larger variation of genomic kinship estimates was observed for half and full sibs than for pedigree-based kinship reflecting Mendelian sampling. Genomic kinship between father-offspring pairs was lower (0.23) than the estimate based on pedigree (0.26). Bootstrap analyses using six reduced SNP panels (n = 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000) showed that 2,000 SNPs were able to reproduce the results very close to those obtained using the full set of unlinked markers (n = 7,984-10,235) with high correlations (inbreeding r > 0.82 and kinship r > 0.96) and low variation between different sets with the same number of SNPs.
Variation of kinship between sibs due to Mendelian sampling is better captured using genomic information than the pedigree-based method. Therefore, the reduced sets of SNPs could generate more accurate kinship coefficients between sibs than the pedigree-based method. Variation of genomic kinship of father-offspring pairs is recommended as a parameter to determine accuracy of the method rather than correlation with pedigree-based estimates. Inbreeding and kinship coefficients can be estimated with high accuracy using ≥2,000 unlinked SNPs within all three commercial pig lines evaluated. However, a larger number of SNPs might be necessary in other populations or across lines.
In the last decades, the use of best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) via mixed model equations
In the last decades, new methodologies as well as software for implementation of molecular markers to estimate inbreeding and kinship have been developed
Several studies have shown that molecular markers, such as highly polymorphic microsatellites and SNPs, are a powerful tool for verification and identification of paternity
New genotyping technologies have contributed to a reduction of genotyping costs. However, the cost of genotyping with a large number of markers is still a barrier for practical application of a G matrix in pig breeding programs. A reduced set of markers still able to estimate an accurate G matrix would contribute to substantial cost reduction of genomic selection schemes. In cattle, it was suggested that at least 2,500 preferably unlinked SNPs are needed to estimate relationship matrices
The presence of LD is an issue that has to be carefully considered for the use of dense sets of SNPs. Increasing the number of SNPs can decrease informativeness due to LD. Linked markers give more variable estimates of relatedness and inbreeding than markers in linkage equilibrium (LE). Therefore, it has been suggested that the best strategy is first to exclude tightly linked markers in order to get the most informative set
The aim of this study was to optimize the selection of SNPs and determine the number of informative SNPs necessary to estimate genomic inbreeding and pairwise kinship coefficients accurately in commercial pig populations.
Summary statistics of inbreeding estimated using: all remaining SNPs after quality control (all markers), only markers in LE (LE markers) and pedigree information within the three lines evaluated (L1, L2 and L3) are shown in Table
The average inbreeding coefficients obtained with all markers and LE markers were not remarkably different. As shown in Table
Comparison of SNP panels
Figure 1
Bootstrap analysis for inbreeding
Bootstrap analysis for inbreeding. Box plot of correlation between the inbreeding coefficients estimated using each replicate (n = 1,000) of the subsets of LE markers and inbreeding coefficients estimated using the full set of LE markers for each line. Median is given in bold.
In L1, paternity testing confirmed the sire in the pedigree as the true sire for all 645 animals. Pairwise kinship between sire and offspring estimated using LE and all markers were quite similar (r = 0.83). The mean genomic kinship estimated was 0.23 ± 0.02 using both SNP panels with a range from 0.18 to 0.30 for LE markers and from 0.17 to 0.31 for all markers (Table
Genomic kinship estimates between half and full sibs using LE and all markers also showed the same mean and standard deviation. Table
Comparing all the genomic and pedigree-based kinship pairs (n = 446,040) for the whole population of L1 animals, a much higher correlation was observed than within families. The correlation was 0.78 and 0.85 using all markers and LE markers, respectively. In this scenario, the correlation between estimates from LE and all markers was 0.97.
Correlations between pairwise kinship estimated using each one of the 1,000 replicates of the six subsets (n = 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 LE markers) and the results using the complete set of LE markers are shown in Figure
Figure 2
Bootstrap analyses for kinship
Bootstrap analyses for kinship: Box plot of correlation between kinship coefficient estimated using each replicate (n = 1,000) of the subsets of LE markers and kinship coefficient estimated using the full set of LE markers (n = 9,579). Pairwise kinship was evaluated only for L1 animals. Median is given in bold.
Selection of SNPs
In this study, six reduced SNPs panels were evaluated for estimation of inbreeding and kinship coefficients. The selection of SNPs was weighted by the proportion of SNPs on each chromosome in relation to the total number of LE markers. This selection procedure should ensure a good distribution of SNPs across the whole genome.
Markers located on the X chromosome were not included in the analyses because such chromosome contributes more for inbreeding in females than in males. Mendelian sampling within offspring of the same sex is lower from the male parent
The three lines evaluated showed a different number of SNPs in the set of LE markers. Although the number of remaining markers per chromosome varied across genetic lines, the proportion of markers in relation to the total number of LE markers did not change remarkably (see Additional file
Additional file 1
SNPs per chromosome. Number and proportion of SNPs from each chromosome (Chr) in the set of LE markers for all lines evaluated (L1, L2 and L3).
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Estimation of inbreeding
Inbreeding at a given locus can be defined as the probability that the two alleles from the same diploid individual in two different gametes are IBD considering a specific base population
In the current study, the current population was defined as the base population. Therefore, using allele frequencies estimated from the actual population, the correlation between genomic and pedigree-based inbreeding using LE markers ranged from 0.28 to 0.42 and 0.27 to 0.30 using all 28,740 markers whereas correlations between LE markers and the full set of markers ranged from 0.84 to 0.92 (Table
Therefore, the low correlation between genomic and pedigree-based inbreeding in this study can be partly explained by the fact that different base populations were adopted for each method. In addition, genomic inbreeding in this study might be underestimated because markers with a minor allele frequency (MAF) <0.05 were excluded and the populations investigated are related to the main breeds used for SNP detection and selection for the 60K SNP array
A larger mean of genomic compared to traditional inbreeding may also be expected because selection increases the probability for favorable alleles to be transmitted to later generations
Estimation of kinship
Paternity of animals could be checked only for animals whose fathers were also genotyped. Due to the absence of genotypes of the dams, only the relationship between father and offspring was investigated. Nevertheless, it is necessary to keep in mind that pedigree-based kinship was estimated based on information that ranged from 6 to 10 generations and, even in accurate systems such as the one used in this study, mistakes can occur at information recording or introduction into the database generating pedigree mistakes. If the on-farm pedigree is not correct, the correlation between pedigree-based and genomic kinship will be affected too.
Higher correlations between the genomic and pedigree-based methods were observed when the full population was evaluated compared to within-family analyses. However, the average and the SD of pairwise kinship between father-offspring and full and half sib pairs were practically the same (Table
Figure 3
Plot of G vs. A pairwise kinship
Plot of G vs. A pairwise kinship. Plot of genomic kinship (G) using the full set of LE markers (n = 9,579) against the pedigree-based kinship (A) for all pairwise combinations among all 945 L1 animals (n = 446,040). Trendline is given in red.
The expected kinship coefficient for father-offspring pairs is at least 0.25 (mating an unrelated sire and dam) because the offspring inherits 50% of the genetic information from the sire. In the current work, the mean genomic pairwise kinship for father-offspring was 0.23 ± 0.02 (Table
Another possible reason for the lower genomic kinship estimate for father-offspring pairs is segregation distortion. This refers to a phenomenon responsible for a significant deviation of the observed allele frequencies compared to the expected frequencies under Mendelian segregation
In addition, it is important to keep in mind that the genomic relationships estimated in this study might contain sampling error due to the finite number of SNPs used. As discussed by Powell et al.
For full sibs, the same pedigree-based kinship coefficients are expected if parents are unrelated (0.25). However, a large range in the genomic estimate of kinship was observed (Figure
Figure 4
Distribution of genomic and pedigree-based kinship
Distribution of genomic and pedigree-based kinship. Genomic kinship was estimated using all markers (n = 28,740) and LE markers (9,579). Pedigree-based kinship was estimated based on 6 up to 10 generations. Pairwise kinship between 645 father-offspring pairs, 502 full sibs pairs and 5,756 half sibs pairs was evaluated.
Reduced SNP panels
Genomic inbreeding and kinship achieved higher correlations with pedigree-based measurements when LE markers instead of all markers were used. However, the mean and standard deviations values of genomic kinship and inbreeding were practically the same using both sets of SNPs (Tables
As outlined above, for father–offspring pairs, the expected value of the genomic kinship of father-offspring pairs is 0.25 for every individual pair if sire and dam are unrelated. However, in livestock species, there is always some relatedness between parents originated from the same population. Thus, the kinship between father and offspring is expected to be higher than 0.25. But a large variation above this value is not expected. Therefore, the standard deviation of the genomic kinship of father-offspring pairs obtained using the set of LE markers can be used in comparison with the full set of markers as a parameter to measure the accuracy of the genomic kinship rather than the correlation with pedigree-based kinship. This standard deviation does not differ between LE markers and using all markers (Table
Moreover, both sets of markers were able to better capture the variation of kinship between sibs due to Mendelian sampling compared to the pedigree-based method (Figure
For kinship estimation a lower number of markers was needed than for inbreeding estimation. The subset with only 500 markers achieved a high correlation (>0.85) with the results obtained using all LE markers. Moreover, the variation across the results of each replicate was smaller (Figure
For inbreeding, increasing the number of markers above 2,000 per line only resulted in a small increase (<5%) of the mean correlation across the subsets and the full set of LE markers (Figure
Figure 5
Coefficient of variation between replicates (n = 1,000) of the subsets of LE markers for inbreeding estimation
Coefficient of variation between replicates (n = 1,000) of the subsets of LE markers for inbreeding estimation.
The first step to define a consensus set is to identify a set where all SNPs are polymorphic in all lines. This means that MAF has to be calculated within line, and only the SNPs that achieve the desired threshold in all lines go to the next check. The second step is to investigate the LD also within line, and afterwards to exclude tightly linked markers. Different lines will present different extensions of LD across the genome. However, they will also share LD blocks. Then, the last step before defining a consensus set is to keep the same representative SNP of each shared block for all lines. The consensus set could be used across lines if this set contains ≥2,000 unlinked SNPs. If several lines are used, it might be difficult to define a set with only 2,000 – 3,000 SNPs due to the difference in LD and allele frequency across lines. This difference in LD is well described by Ai et al.
In this study, after evaluating the group of LE markers for each of the three lines, only 1,046 common SNPs were found. However, the lower number of common SNPs is related to the random exclusion of linked markers within lines performed by PLINK software. Different SNPs from the same LD block might have been selected for different lines. A larger number of common SNPs is expected if the same representative SNP of each shared block for all lines is selected.
In the current study it was shown that ≥2,000 unlinked SNPs within a pig line enabled the estimation of inbreeding and kinship coefficients with high accuracy. In cattle, Rolf et al.
In order to perform a final examination on the number of markers needed for the genomic relationship matrix, it is necessary to evaluate the power of the approach in practical application for estimation of breeding values. Subsets of ≥2,000 unlinked SNPs within line are expected to yield results in agreement to those presented in a recent study
The present study shows that variation of kinship between sibs due to Mendelian sampling is better captured using genomic information than the pedigree-based method. Therefore, the reduced sets of SNPs could generate more accurate kinship coefficients between sibs than the pedigree-based method. Variation of genomic kinship of father-offspring pairs is recommended as a parameter to determine accuracy of the method rather than correlation with pedigree-based estimates. Inbreeding and kinship coefficients can be estimated with high accuracy using ≥2,000 unlinked SNPs within all three commercial pig lines evaluated. However, a larger number of SNPs might be necessary in other populations or across lines. A genomic relationship matrix estimated using unlinked markers will be further tested for estimation of breeding values to validate the methodology.
This experiment was conducted strictly in line with the Dutch law on the protection of animals. A total of 1,565 animals from three commercial pig lines (Duroc-based L1 n = 1,008, Large White composite L2 n = 316, and Pietrain-based L3 n = 241) were genotyped. With the exception of 11 L1 and three L2 sows, all evaluated animals were boars. The structure of the population was as follows: L1 consisted of 628 offspring with only the father genotyped, 26 offspring with only the mother genotyped and 69 had both parents genotyped. In total, 41 sires and 11 dams were genotyped for L1. For L2, 49 offspring had only the father genotyped, while two had only the mother and one with both parents genotyped, resulting in a total of seven sires and three dams also genotyped. In L3 only one family was genotyped (8 offspring and one sire). No direct parent-offspring connection existed for the remaining animals from this population.
Selection of SNPs
Genotyping was performed using the PorcineSNP60 Beadchip of Illumina (San Diego, CA, USA)
With respect to animals, 89 animals (L1 n = 63, L2 n = 3 and L3 n = 23) were excluded due to frequency of missing genotypes > 5%. For further analyses, 945 (L1), 313 (L2) and 218 (L3) animals remained with genotypes for a total of 28,740 SNPs (all markers) spread across the 18 autosomes (build9). MAF, call rate and missing genotype frequency were estimated using PLINK software
Subsets of the most informative markers for each line were selected based on estimates of LD between SNPs. Tightly linked SNPs were then excluded using LD-based SNP pruning in PLINK, creating a group of LE markers. LD was estimated between each pair of SNPs in a window of 50 SNPs. If the LD was greater than 0.5 (r2 > 0.5) one of the pair of SNPs was removed and the window shifted five SNPs forward. The procedure was repeated until the end of each chromosome was reached.
Finally, to evaluate the number of markers needed for a reduced panel of SNPs, six panels with different number of markers were created from the LE markers (n = 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000). Each panel was replicated with replacement 1,000 times using the bootstrap procedure in R
The number of markers present in the set of LE markers after LD based SNP pruning (9,579, 7,984 and 10,235 for L1, L2 and L3, respectively) and the proportion of markers remaining for each chromosome in relation to the total number of markers [see Additional file
Inbreeding and kinship estimation
Kinship or co-ancestry coefficient represents the probability that two genes, sampled at random from each individual are identical (e.g. the kinship coefficient between a parent and an offspring is 0.25). It equals half of the numerator relationship or coefficient of relatedness
Genomic inbreeding was estimated for all the three lines separately. Kinship coefficients were estimated only for L1 animals since it had the largest number of genotyped sibs and parents-offspring pairs. Pairwise kinship between the father-offspring, full sib, and half sib pairs were estimated only for animals for which the father was also genotyped and the paternity was confirmed by DNA analysis (n = 645). Paternity verification was conducted using the panel of 120 SNPs and criteria proposed in a recent study
Genomic inbreeding and kinship coefficients were estimated using (1) all markers, (2) LE markers and (3) each replicate of the six panels, using the IBS function of the package GenABEL
Calculation of genomic inbreeding and kinship was weighted by the allele frequency within each line. GenABEL calculates a G matrix based on average IBS. The coefficient of IBS (F) for a pair of individuals
In order to compare molecular and pedigree-based relationship estimation, the program ENDOG v4.8
Competing interests
The authors declare that they do not have any competing interests.
Authors' contributions
MSL conducted statistical analyses, prepared figures and tables and wrote the manuscript. FFS was involved in the statistical analyses and reviewed the manuscript. BH was involved in discussion on statistical issues and writing of the manuscript. ND was involved in sample collection, organization of the genotyping experiment and writing of the manuscript. PSL was involved in the statistical analysis and general discussion of the results. SEFG and EFK were involved in planning the project, statistical supervision and experimental set up. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Financial support from TOPIGS, INCT-CA and CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors acknowledge very detailed and helpful remarks of the reviewers.
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Can be used while backstepping or midair. The skill will begin with the spinning motion if the skill is used midair. Breaking Wheel (Level 80 Active) Flaming wheel is used to annihilate enemies ahead. Pouring Pflege's Essence to the wheel will cause Incinerate State to all enemies that has been touched by the attack. Hellfire (Level 85 Active) Materialize the burning hell into the world and purify all enemies. Spoiler: Shaman Rosary Launcher Rosary can be constantly launched by holding down the Skill Key. Imprisonment Amulet Skill Effect has been reinforced. Duration of damage decision after the explosion has been increased from 0.24 seconds to 0.5 seconds. Explosion height has been increased when the skill is used in mid-air. Soul Absorption Amulet Enemies in Holding state can be pulled in. Rosary of 108 Beads Skill has been renewed. Beads will ignore initial enemies and land at the same time to cause an explosion. 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These beads will push enemies towards the amulets to attack them again with bouncing beads. Enormous Explosive Bead (Level 80 Active) Summon an enormous bead to raze the area ahead. Arrow Keys can be used to change the targeting area. Incarnation: Wrath of Dragon God (Level 85 Active) Dragon God incarnates to aid the humankind. The Goddess becomes one with the Dragon God to eliminate the evil. Targeted enemies will be put to Holding state. Spoiler: Mistress Bearer's Scythe Mastery Increase Moving Speed has been added. (7% at Level 20) Attacking Speed increment has been increased. (13% to 20% at Level 20) Body Pressured By Sins Only seduction effect will be removed when the skill is turned Off. Aura will remain regardless of On/Off Cut And Dash Waiting period after the transformation has been increased. Sloth Body Increase Status Resistance by 200 during Guard stance effect has been added. Sloth Body TP Increase Gathering Speed and Gathering Range by 10% effect has been added. Scythe Massacre Skill can be cancelled by pressing Jump Key. Announcer of Sins Critical Damage increment has been increased (27% to 34.5% at Level 15) Corrupted Seven Deadly Sins Cooltime has been decreased from 180 seconds to 140 seconds. Finish Attack Damage has been re-balanced due to Cooltime change. If Skill Cooltime recovers after activating the finisher, skill can be used again to transform. Voicelines will change to ancient language during the transformation. Attacking Speed and Moving Speed increment during the transformation has been decreased. (15% to 8%) Envious Kiss Charming Aura will pass through objects. Charming Aura Size has been increased. Charming Aura Moving Speed has been increased. Spoiler: Redeemer Spoiler: Video First Prana: Forbidden Crystal (Level 75 Passive) Awaken the knowledge of the beginning to increase Skill Damage and Corrupted Seven Deadly Sins Duration. Successfully attacking the enemies with devil-skills will activate another purple aura and damage any enemies within the range. Second Soul (Level 75 Active) The scythe is used to gather nearby enemies. These enemies are launched into midair and attacked with a downward blow to cause an explosion of where the seal of original sins is located. Third Rib (Level 80 Active) Incarnate the original sins brand on the back into seven needles. Enemies in-front are stabbed and split by the needles. This skill will consume all the Sin Stacks and strengthen the finisher. Last Genesis (Level 85 Active) Consumed by the power of the brand, a giant scythe is incarnated to gather enemies into a single spot, then mounts on top to detonate the forbidden power. Spoiler: Etc Character Female Priest DOT image has been reworked. Dungeon Normal Anton/Awakening Anton Optimal Level has been changed to Level 85~90 Evildom Settlement has been added to Metrocenter Area. Legend Dungeons can be accessed through Evildom Settlement Black Dragon Tournament has been changed. APC Difficulty has been adjusted. Blonde Tyler and Long-Haired Motoro has been removed. Character's HP will increase during the tournament. ---------------------------------------------- Spoiler: TL Note Not much to mention this time since most of them has been mentioned in my previous thread. I'll just note that there has been PvP changes that I have avoided translating this patch. Seraphim: Become the light to fight the darkness that engulfs the world. Inferno: Descend flame of hell upon the world. All sinners should abandon hope. Goddess: Smite the ones that interferes with your will. Redeemer: God... I finally understand the meaning behind sins. Edit: Added a tl;dr lore to TL Note.


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LL Cool J's Prayer For Whitney Houston, Grammy host LL Cool J's decision to open the 2012 awards with a prayer for Whitney Houston wasn't scripted — but it wasn't entirely spontaneous either.
Speaking with press after the show, Recording Academy president Neil Portnow told The Hollywood Reporter that they gave their host the option to address the singer's recent death as he saw fit.
"He's a partner now," said Portnow. "We've been working with LL for the last four nominations specials. He's a member of the Academy and a musician, so he kind of gets everything from a very soulful heartfelt place."
It turns out the rapper and actor came to them with the idea. "He said, 'Well, what I would do if it was in my house would be, I'd say a prayer,'" explained Portnow. "And we thought, if that's what you would do and that's the words that would come out of your mouth, no need to write that, just do it from your heart. And so he was prepared to do that. You saw he took his notes out, and we thought it was the right thing to do."
As for the tricky nature of celebrating the late singer on less than 24 hours' notice, Portnow said that they wanted to address Houston at the top of the broadcast and save the musical tribute for later in the hour.
"Obviously we had everything planned and by Saturday night we were locked and done and finished," he said. "We were able to be nimble and make changes… Then it was the creative discussion — like what do we want to do? And we all felt like we ought to address this right at the top because it was so fresh and so significant and so painful."
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this one issue that for the life of me that i can fix and is en odd one at that. so here i go.
we have a system here that we ues for printing ro and repair order for cars. is a vender the does the printering for a server that they have in place this server is a on a remote side to where the printing that is being done. that printer had stoped working on us so i had replace it with the same make witch i have done of the 5 time this year( all printer i am using are old and need replacing) this time the printer works fine but the server can not see the printer on that network servers is on a ip address of 10.40.13.x and the remote printer is at 10.2218.218.17. now it was working before but not will not printer from that server. and that on the local computer we can print to it just not form site to site and the network were the server is on i have ping from there with the same issues so that was the start of it we had gone and called reynoldes the vender that mangs that server. and they had said to me that is has nothing to do with them is some thing on our network that is blocking it . and for the fact i know that we dont do mac filtering on our network. so after being on the phone with them for about 20 mins we just decided to move the printer the the may site give a ip address that on that same network)10.40.13.x) and see if it work here and to my amzement its was not working for us. could not ping that address or get the the web interface for the printer.
so now that that is done i cant find out why this printer is not letting pings to it even prints to onther then from the 10.228.218.x network i have change the network card on the printer with three diffrent ones with the same issues.
need help with this to get it up and runing( and ya i know that it should be replace) the printer is a lexmark T620
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Dec 14, 2011 at 10:39 UTC
You had listed two different IP schemes 10.228.xx.xx and 10.40.xx.xx
your IP for the priter should be the same scheme as you ERA (Reynolds) server.
Log into your Intellipath server and double check the IP address and name of your RO printer. Reset you swiych as well.
hope this is of help - good luck
Dec 14, 2011 at 4:09 UTC
that would not work both sites have diffrent gateways, if i did that then it would not work at all. but we got a sorted out now. my boss had did a trace route and after he did that it work fine after a few stuck jobs in the printer. but all is well now.
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Hide Yamatoro is the captain of the Second Division
"Words can't describe how much you disgust me."
|Hide Yamatoro
|April 27th
|5ft 10in
|Soul Society
|2th Division
|2nd Division Captain
Hide has long blonde hair and wears clothing similar to her brother even their scarfs match. She is slighty taller than her little brother. Her beauty is the envy of many female shinigami.
Just like the previous Captain Soifon she is extremely loyal to the Gotei 13 and will crush anyone who gets in her path. Those who she deems weak are called dogs, and she tends to not show any respect to her followers. Her brother Ren Yamatoro suffers the most due to his sexuality and him being weak. When Hide found out that he only made 4th Seat she called him a failure and a disgrace to the Yamatoro name.
In the Second Coming of Aizen Arc she has shown that she has deep feelings for Ichiro as she constantly worries about his well being. Ichiro is so far the only person that Hide has shown kindness to.
Zero Division Recruitment Arc
Was recently seen heading towards the Maggots Nest, she was interrogating some of the criminals who formerly were under the 5th Division for questions about Aizen. Only one knew anything he mentioned that Aizen had created something worse than arrancar and that when the time came he would release it.
Second Coming of Aizen Arc
She just recieved a Hell Butterfly from the Central 46 stating that she was to round up all the Special Forces Members and report to the 1st Divison compound at once. She was at the captain's meeting with the other captains discussing the plans about hunting down Aizen's apprentice. She was ordered to send out Special Forces into the world of the living.
She and Ren Yamatoro later on steped in during the battle with Asesino and fired Hado #33 at him but he blocked it. Hide tried capturing him but he manged to escape.
Later on she appears in the human world helping Ichiro fight off Pequeño. At first she sends Special Forces to fight off Pequeño but he finished them off quickly. She then attempted to fight Pequeño herself by releasing her shikai which causes gravity to be altered within a certain space. However Pequeño easily countered it using a shield of spiritual energy which counters the effects. In retaliation Pequeño rushed up towards her and choked her but she managed to escape thanks to Ichiro's Hakuten blast. In combination with Ichiro she was able to use her zanpakuto's second shikai ability and paralyze Pequeño by stabbing his shadow. She then choked him from behind giving Ichiro to unleash a Hakuten blast on Pequeño.
Pequeño managed to survive with minor wounds from the tag team of hide and Ichiro and both captains tried to escape but Pequeño easily caught them. Pequeño warned both of them of how if they were fighting Espadas of level four or higher they would surely be defeated. He revealed that he is 5th Espada and then he proceeded to release his zanpakuto. He prayed that Hell would have mercy on them.
In the chapter I Dance With Dead People she is attacked by Pequeño Demonio and his Cero Dividido but Ichiro managed to counter them a few of them with Hakuten blast. One had struck Hide in the leg and Pequeño attempted to attack her but Ichiro managed to ward Pequeño using Hakuten. Their was a brief battle between the arrancars which resulted in Viejo being slashed in the throat and Sonadora being killed by a cero exploding from within her. Pequeño then turned his attention towards the captains again.
She continues to fight Pequeño Demonio with Ichiro who and makes the decision to use his Bankai stating that if he failed he wants Hide to continue to fight. For the first time Hide shows concern for another and begs Ichiro not to use Bankai but he disregards her. Since the captains were distracted decided to attack Ichiro and Hide with a fire attack but Ichiro used his energy attack and Hakuten Blast in combination to counter it damaging Pequeño as well. Ichiro proceeded to release his Bankai which took the form of a white angel which seemed to scare Pequeño momentairily. He called it the Angel of Judgement and that it was going to judge both of them.
At the beginning of the chapter The Judged; Tears Can't Save You she kept trying to convince Ichiro that it wasn't his fault that his sister died. After the battle between Pequeño and Ichiro she caught Ichiro before he fell towards the ground after using up so much energy using Bankai.
Later on after Ichiro's death she is seen in chapter 13 A White Forest of Evil burying him and putting a flower on his grave. Suddenly the sky opens and reveals the 8th Espada Prometa a Mujer. Prometa a Mujer taunts Hide but she dosen't draw her sword due to her being next to Ichiro's grave. However she tells Ichiro (though not actually there) that she will avenge him and that his death won't be in vain. In the end she manages to defeat Prometa a Mujer though a voice from the unknown reveals that she was never an actual Espada as her tatoo disappeared when Hide defeated her.
It seems Hide just can't catch a break as another enemy has confronted her; 8th Espada to be exact. He kissed Hide briefly but broke the kiss stating that he must battle with her.
Hide dosen't reappear until the chapter New Wings were she has been defeated by Octavio though she is still alive. Octavio stated that he was forced to release his zanpakuto to defeat her. Octavio then openened up Garganta and carried he r off to Hueco Mundo.
She makes a return in the chapter Prison of Bone, Shackles of Flesh where she is seen being greeted by Vampiro after she defeated Octavio and infiltrated the Espada Leader's palace. Severino Corbusier is also with him, after a few statements from Severnio Hide became enraged and immediatley attacked Severnio but Vampiro blocked her attack. The two fought briefly and left Hide out of breath. Severnio intervenes in their fight when Hide seems like she might loose warning her that his abilities outclass her own. Without warning Vampiro lashed out at both of them with his Tajo de Sangre attack but they managed to dodge it. Severnio left after being attacked stating he was till the victor of the battle. After Severnio 's departure Hide put up her hands for a second round as Vampiro drew his zanpakuto. The chapter ended with him grinning at Hide saying "Time to draw blood".
Following on in the next chapter Vampiro had released his zanpakuto in alarm Hide tried to use Shunko (Flash Cry) but was cut down by Vampiro's newly released power. Before the final blow was executed Vampiro's attack was cut off by Zukia Tojiro.
Hide reappears in the chapter called Numbers as she had been healed by Michio. After Zukia's epic fight with Vampiro, Zukia left the battle scene and continued down the hall only to see familia faces staring at him. Both Michio and Hide stood before him completley ok. Michio had managed to patch up Hide very well using Kido. Turns out that Michio managed to defeat Asesino using his Bankai the Yammata no Orochi though Hide found this to be a rather disgusting thought. Suddenly they heard foot steps, they turned down the hall to see a young man with black hair walking towrads them not recognizing him as either friend or foe. The man walked passed them towards the door behind them. He stated that the Espada Leader put a Kido on the door to prevent them from passing should they succeed. However without even being asked the man drew his zanpakuto and slashed down the door breaking the Kido easily. This revealed that there was a second door; the real one that is. The man withdrew his sword and procceeded to return from whence he came. Not sure what to think Hide protested and asked wwhy did he help them, though the man gave no response to her wuestion. However he turned his head slighty and simply told them that when they succeeded to remember that he had helped them. With that said he dissapeared. All three captains paused for a moment in silence wondering what just exactly happened. They then simply stated that it was time, all three looked at the tall door before them and grasped the handle and pushed it inwards. Stepping inside they stared in awe of what they saw
Powers and Abilities
Flash Steps Master: Just like the previous Captain Soifon she is highly skilled with Flash Steps (Shunpo). However it seems that her brother is just as skilled as she is which angers her to a high degree.
Shunko: Much like her predecessor Soifon, Hide Yamatoro can also use Shunko (Flash Cry) which is a combination of Kido and Hakuda (Hand to Hand Combat). However she has never been seen using it in battle. She attempted to use it on Vampiro but was struck down before she could use it.
Master Swordsman: Hide is highly gifted with swordsmanship and can hold her own in battle. Combined with her flash steps Hide can strike the opponent several times before they realize it making her highly deadly. During a practice battle with the Secret Remote Squad she eleminated 50 soliders in less than 10 seconds. Despite her being a gifted swordswoman she prefers to use her other skills as she states that her sword does not fit her style.
Kido Praticoner: she is decent with kido and mainly uses binding spells to secure a target before delivering the final blow. Her favorite spell is Hado #33.
Enhanced Strength: Her personal strength is extremley enhanced due to her own special training, she was able to punch a hole in a thick wall with ease though it was an accident.
Hide's Zanpakutō is unusual as it houses two seperate spirits, one represents the sun and one represents the moon.
Shikai: The Zanpakutō's blade turns into the form of a crescent moon. The release command "Bow to the dark heavens"
- Shikai Special Ability: Allows Hide to contol gravity and darkness. By stiking the ground with her Zanpakutō she can manipulate the gravity within a small area (she is not affected by it). She can then choose to lighten gravity and make the enemy float or intensify gravity and crush the enemy or at least immobolize them. This requires her to concentrate her spiritual energy in a single spot which is highly difficult to do even for a captain. Hide can also contol shadows by stabbing a person's shadow. When she stabs her own shadow it causes the shadow to spring to life and act on it's own though its attack options are very limited and most likely used as a decoy or on recon missions. If she stabs he opponent's shadow the person is rendered paralyzed for several seconds thus letting her deal the final blow. It seems that the first ability can be easily countered by using a shiled of spiritual energy at least that is what Pequeno said.
Bankai: Not yet revealed
- She is one of my least favorite creations
- Her attitude is based off of Soifon
- She is the only person who defeated her Espada opponent offscreen.
- Despite the fact she has been shown to be on the side lines Hide is the only captain that has fought two Espada so far and a fake Espada (Prometa a Mujer).


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CASA volunteers are community members who have a sincere desire to make a difference in the life of a child in foster care by becoming an advocate in court on the child's behalf. They are responsible adults who care deeply about the welfare of children and know that when they take on a case, they have the opportunity to change a child's life!
As an advocate, a CASA volunteer will read DCPP case files and interview all parties associated with the child and the case such as biological parents, foster parents, school personnel, medical and mental health professionals and relatives. A CASA volunteer visits the child in the foster home every month in order to be familiar with what he or she needs. After gathering information, a CASA volunteer writes a report to be sent to the Family Court Judge who is presiding over the case. CASA volunteers are invited to appear at the actual Court hearing on the case to provide in-person testimony related to the report.
CASA volunteers come from all walks of life and all kinds of educational, ethnic and social backgrounds. Most work full time but some are students and some are retired. No special prior experience or legal expertise is required. Objectivity and good communication skills are essential since a CASA volunteer must be able to work with a variety of people from child welfare professionals to birth parents. You must be at least 21 years old to volunteer. Completion of 30 hours of training in addition to a formal background check, references and an interview are required.
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In Friday's look at the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, the headline reading came in weaker than expected, falling from 82.7 to 74.5. Based on this preliminary reading, sentiment in December fell by the largest amount since July 2010. Although the headline reading was down substantially, what was interesting about this month's report was the fact that practically all of the drop was due to a sharp decline in the expectations component (second chart) of the survey and not the "current conditions" component.
The charts below shows the two components of the Michigan Confidence report that make up the headline index. The first chart shows the gauge of current conditions. This month, that component dropped by less than a point, falling from 90.7 down to 89.9. As the current conditions component remained pretty stable, expectations for six months out plummeted from 77.6 down to 64.6. The thirteen percentage point drop in the expectations component was its largest one-month decline since March 2011, and it was only the fifth time since 1979 that this component dropped by thirteen percentage points or more.


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The hotel is a 19th-century traditional wooden house which was converted into an elegant hotel in 1990 and fully refurbished in 2008. The hotel offers exclusive comfort and a comprehensive service with a personal touch.
This hotel is very centrally located close to a park and just 30 m from the river bank. Restaurants, shopping venues and links to the public transport network are to be found only 50 m away. The historical centre with the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia Museum and the Topkapi Palace can be reached in just a few minutes' walk. Istanbul Airport is around 18 km from the hotel.
The welcoming rooms come with an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer. Furthermore, they are equipped with a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, Internet access, a minibar (charges apply), individually adjustable air conditioning and central heating. The rooms also feature a balcony.
Golfers may pay a visit to the golf course that lies 30 km away.
Guests may select their breakfast from a buffet. Lunch and dinner may be taken � la carte or as a set menu.
MasterCard and VISA are accepted as methods of payment.
Room Facilities:
Direct dial telephone
Satellite cable TV
Internet access
Tea Coffee
Double bed
King size bed
Individual airconditioned
Central heating


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Fall Fun in Bowling Green
On the hunt for some fall foliage and cooler temps?
Kids out of school for Fall Break?
Halloween movie fan tracing John Carpenter's roots?
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We'll be updating this for 2017 during the summer months as details and dates are finalized, so check back soon.
Jackson's Orchard Pumpkin Festivals- Every Saturday & Sunday from September 24-October 30
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Unseen BG Downtown Haunted History Walking Tours- Every Friday & Saturday evening in October plus Sunday-Monday, Oct. 30-31; Histories, Mysteries, Scandals and Haunts (21+ only) Thursday, Oct. 15 only
Bowling Green's very own ghostly adventure highlighting the spookiest in downtown BG! The tour discloses the dark and mysterious history rooted around Fountain Square Park, an eerie cemetery and even a secret haunted location that has been closed to the public for nearly 100 years. Unseen Bowling Green considers this tour family friendly but it is up to the parents' discretion whether the tour is appropriate for their child.
Skeleton's Lair Scream Park- Every Friday & Saturday evening from September 23-October 29 plus Oct. 16, 23, 30 & 31; Special Celebrity Weekend Oct. 14-15 featuring Ari Lehman, the first "Jason" from the original Friday the 13th
It's South Central KY's most terrifying Halloween event that you don't want to miss... just 15 minutes from Bowling Green out Cemetery Road! People drive across the state and beyond to brave over 10 acres of spooktacular, interactive scenes in the Haunted Woods with live actors guiding, or should we say, chasing you in the right direction. Other attractions include Gold City Ghost Ride haunted hayride, Skeletal Visions 3D Zone, Doomsday Doll Factory Haunted House, and the brand new 3 Minute Escape Room!
Scarecrow Trail at Lost River Cave- Daily from October 1-31
This colorful and exciting fall event will bring enjoyment to the entire community. Starting October 1st, walk the Valley trails to see the scarecrows on display. Or get a corporate team together to sponsor and compete with your own company scarecrow. This contest is open to any business, organization, individual or family. Voting takes place from October 1st-9th so make sure you stop by the Gift Shop and vote for your favorite 'crow!
Bowling Green Bourbon and Brewfest- Saturday, October 15
This unique event will feature select, craft brews from the region, hand-picked Kentucky bourbons, live entertainment, and much more. Enjoy a day of Bourbon, Brews, and Bands inside Bowling Green Ballpark; home of the Hot Rods!
Haunted Lantern Tours- Thursday-Saturday, October 20-22 and October 27-29; Family Fun Night is October 20; White Squirrel Brewery Night is October 29
Haunted Lantern Tours are coming alive again at the Historic Railpark & Train Museum this October as the year of the Haunting of the Hoboes! Be prepared to encounter ghostly hoboes throughout the Depot and restored railcars. Stories from the historical train travel days will give you a serious case of goosebumps so make sure you come ready to be SPOOKED!
Shaker Farm Day- South Union Shaker Village, Saturday, September 24
Rockn' B Horse Farm & Carriage Fall Farm Festival- Saturday, October 2
Family Fun Day at Just Piddlin Farm- Saturday, October 10
Goodguys 5th Nostalgia Nationals- Beech Bend Raceway, Friday-Sunday, October 14-16
The Med Center 10k Classic- Downtown Bowling Green, Saturday, October 15
Monster Dash 5K- National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park, Friday, October 28
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NUR 470 - Nursing Study Abroad
3 credits (PREREQUISITES: NUR 351, NUR 361 and DEPARTMENTAL PERMISSION)
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