Hieracium polonicum n. spec.

Spec Cpu2006

On August 24, 2006, the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) announced CPU2006 [2], which replaces CPU2000. The SPEC CPU benchmarks are widely used in both industry and academia [3]. The new suite is much larger than the previous, and will exercise new corners of CPUs, memory systems, and compilers – especially C++ compilers. Where CPU2000 had only 1 benchmark in C++, the new suit...

Clostridium sticklandii nov. spec.

Hieracium lepidulum invasion of indigenous ecosystems

The lesser-known Mendel: his experiments on Hieracium.

The year 2006 is the 140th anniversary of Mendel’s pathbreaking article. It is appropriate that a journal devoted to genetics begin the year with an article about Mendel and his work. Much has been written about his deep insights and the failure of the biological community to recognize his work. Here, on this anniversary, instead of extolling his success, we present a scholarly account of Mende...

Overview of the SPEC Benchmarks

" The reputation of current benchmarketing claims regarding system performance is on par with the promises made by politicians during elections. " in cooperation with E. E. Times. SPEC is a nonprofit consortium of 22 major computer vendors whose common goals are " to provide the industry with a realistic yardstick to measure the performance of advanced computer systems " and to educate consumer...