int currentCycle = 0;
		while (currentCycle < MAX_CYCLES)
		{
			cout << "begin while loop" << endl;
			for (int i = 0; i < colony.size(); i++)							// iterate through colony size to assign ants
			{
				vector<edge*> *ant = colony[i];								//create ant pointer
				vertex * currentNode = findVertex(start);					//keep track of ant location

				while (currentNode != findVertex(end))						//loop each ant and begin movement calculations
				{
					//transition rule for movement
					float probNumer = 0;
					float probDenum = 0;
					float mover = 0.0;
					for (int j = 0; j< currentNode->edgeList.size(); j++)			// access the size of each ants adjacentcy list
					{
						cout << "edge list size for current node " << currentNode->edgeList.size() << endl;
							cout << "current Node start " << currentNode->edgeList[j]->start->city << endl;
						//add the total edges and pheremone

							edge *e = currentNode->edgeList[j];
							if (e->end->visited ==false)
							{
								probDenum += powf(e->pheremone, alpha) * powf(1.0 / e->miles, beta);
								cout << "DeNumer = " << probDenum << endl;
								system("PAUSE");
							}
							for (int k = 0; k < currentNode->edgeList.size(); k++)
							{
								probNumer = pow(currentNode->edgeList[k]->pheremone, alpha) * pow((1 / currentNode->edgeList[k]->miles), beta);	//take probability for current node

							}

						cout << "Numerator " << probNumer << " Denominator:  " << probDenum <<endl;

						mover = probNumer / probDenum;

						cout << " probNumer / probDenum = " << mover << endl;
						system("PAUSE");
						currentCycle++;
					}
				}
			}

			//generate solutions()

			//damonActions()

			//update pheremone()

			//end while
			currentCycle++;

		}