Index: trunk/ippTasks/chip.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/chip.pro	(revision 27004)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/chip.pro	(revision 27005)
@@ -127,4 +127,7 @@
 
   task.exec
+    # if we are unable to run the 'exec', use a long retry time
+    periods -exec $RUNEXEC
+
     book npages chipPendingImfile -var N
     if ($N == 0) break
@@ -189,4 +192,6 @@
       echo command $run
     end
+    # if we are unable to run the 'exec', use a long retry time
+    periods -exec 0.05
     command $run
   end
Index: trunk/ippTasks/destreak.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/destreak.pro	(revision 27004)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/destreak.pro	(revision 27005)
@@ -132,5 +132,5 @@
 
   task.exec
-    $run = magicdstool -todestreak -limit 120 -stage $DS_STAGE:$magicDSStage
+    $run = magicdstool -todestreak -limit 20 -stage $DS_STAGE:$magicDSStage
     $magicDSStage ++
     if ($magicDSStage >= $DS_STAGE:n) set magicDSStage = 0
@@ -149,5 +149,5 @@
       end
     end
-    add_poll_args run
+    # add_poll_args run
     add_poll_labels run
     command $run
@@ -189,8 +189,12 @@
     stdout $LOGSUBDIR/destreak.run.log
     stderr $LOGSUBDIR/destreak.run.log
+
+    # if we are unable to run the 'exec', use a long retry time
+    periods -exec $RUNEXEC
+
+    if ($NETWORK == 0) break
     book npages magicToDS -var N
     if ($N == 0) break
-    if ($NETWORK == 0) break
-    
+
     # look for new images (pantaskState == INIT)
     book getpage magicToDS 0 -var pageName -key pantaskState INIT
@@ -237,4 +241,7 @@
       echo command $run
     end
+
+    # if we are ready to run, drop the retry timeout low so we fill up the queue
+    periods -exec 0.05
     command $run
   end
@@ -322,5 +329,5 @@
 
   task.exec
-    $run = magicdstool -torevert -stage $DS_STAGE:$magicDSRevertStage
+    $run = magicdstool -limit 20 -torevert -stage $DS_STAGE:$magicDSRevertStage
     $magicDSRevertStage ++
     if ($magicDSRevertStage >= $DS_STAGE:n) set magicDSRevertStage = 0
@@ -340,5 +347,5 @@
       end
     end
-    add_poll_args run
+    # add_poll_args run
     add_poll_labels run
     command $run
@@ -468,5 +475,5 @@
 
   task.exec
-    $run = magicdstool -completedrevert 
+    $run = magicdstool -limit 20 -completedrevert 
     if ($DB:n == 0)
       option DEFAULT
@@ -480,5 +487,5 @@
       if ($magicDSCompletedRevert_DB >= $DB:n) set magicDSCompletedRevert_DB = 0
     end
-    add_poll_args run
+    # add_poll_args run
     add_poll_labels run
     command $run
Index: trunk/ippTasks/diff.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/diff.pro	(revision 27004)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/diff.pro	(revision 27005)
@@ -160,4 +160,7 @@
 
   task.exec
+    # if we are unable to run the 'exec', use a long retry time
+    periods -exec $RUNEXEC
+
     book npages diffSkyfile -var N
     if ($N == 0) break
@@ -210,4 +213,5 @@
       echo command $run
     end
+    periods -exec 0.05
     command $run
   end
Index: trunk/ippTasks/dist.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/dist.pro	(revision 27004)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/dist.pro	(revision 27005)
@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@
      # stderr $LOGSUBDIR/dist.process.load.log
 
-    $run = disttool -pendingcomponent -stage $DIST_STAGE:$currentStage
+    $run = disttool -limit 15 -pendingcomponent -stage $DIST_STAGE:$currentStage
     $currentStage ++
     if ($currentStage >= $DIST_STAGE:n) set currentStage = 0
@@ -176,5 +176,5 @@
       end
     end
-    add_poll_args run
+    # add_poll_args run
     add_poll_labels run
     command $run
Index: trunk/ippTasks/pantasks.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/pantasks.pro	(revision 27004)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/pantasks.pro	(revision 27005)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 
 $RUNPOLL  = 0.5
-$RUNEXEC  = 1.0
+$RUNEXEC  = 2.5
 
 $EXIT_SUCCESS     = 0
Index: trunk/ippTasks/survey.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/survey.pro	(revision 27004)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/survey.pro	(revision 27005)
@@ -454,6 +454,6 @@
   periods      -exec $SURVEY_EXEC
   periods      -timeout $SURVEY_TIMEOUT
-  trange       12:00:00 13:00:00
-  npending     1
+  trange        13:00:00 14:00:00
+  npending      1
 
   stdout $LOGDIR/survey.SSdiff.log
Index: trunk/ippTasks/warp.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/warp.pro	(revision 27004)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/warp.pro	(revision 27005)
@@ -165,4 +165,7 @@
 
   task.exec
+    # if we are unable to run the 'exec', use a long retry time
+    periods -exec $RUNEXEC
+
     book npages warpInputExp -var N
     if ($N == 0) break
@@ -203,4 +206,5 @@
       echo command $run
     end
+    periods -exec 0.05
     command $run
   end
@@ -292,4 +296,7 @@
 
   task.exec
+    # if we are unable to run the 'exec', use a long retry time
+    periods -exec $RUNEXEC
+
     book npages warpPendingSkyCell -var N
     if ($N == 0) break
@@ -342,4 +349,5 @@
       echo command $run
     end
+    periods -exec 0.05
     command $run
   end