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Monstrous, Fatal Feminism: A Review of The Gunn Brothers' Film, The Monstrous Regiment of Women
The feminist movement has, by and large, been a distinctively socialist and collectivist attack on traditional values and on Christian belief. Historian and novelist Becky Akers reviews a hard-hitting documentary that unmasks the real face of feminism.
Written by Colin and Emily Gunn. Studio: Gunn Productions. Running time: 54 minutes.
I loathe feminism as much as I love Colin Gunn's documentaries. So when I learned that he and his wife, Emily, had co-written a movie exposing feminism in all its satanic gore, I joyously tore into it.
Nor was I disappointed.
You know from the title that this will be a provocative and unusual film. The Gunns took "The Monstrous Regiment of Women" from a pamphlet that the reformer, John Knox, wrote against England's Queen Mary I. Her persecution of dissidents and her penchant for roasting Knox's friends at the stake understandably aroused his ire. Furthermore, he worried that her mother and regent, the Dowager Queen of Scotland, would import those atrocities to his beloved home.
And so he excoriated Mary's bloody reign with his tract – a work whose "very name is enough to enrage feminists everywhere, and most women as well," according to Rosalind Marshall, a "world-renowed Knox biographer" at St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, whom the Gunns interview.
We can attribute some of that rage to ignorance of sixteenth-century terms. As the Gunns and their guests explain, "monstrous" then meant "unnatural" and "regiment" referred in this context to "rule."
Yet even in translation, Knox's premise insults modern sensibilities. Which the Gunns peaceably and charmingly acknowledge before reminding the Christians to whom they've dedicated the film that like Knox, we take our beliefs from the Bible, not the world. And Knox merely echoed Scripture when he denounced women's rule (not that men's rule is so hot, either: remember the Lord's exhortation to anarchy in I Samuel 8). Indeed, the Almighty inflicts female governors on a nation as a special curse: Isaiah's third chapter lists the punishments He will visit on Judah in particular and sinful countries in general; Verse 12 mentions that "women rule over them." Or, as another of the Gunns' interviewees, Jennie Chancey of Ladies Against Feminism, paraphrases it (and I'm paraphrasing her), "You have messed up so badly I'm allowing women to rule you." Deliciously, the Gunns flash pictures of America's female politicians across the screen as Mrs. Chancey talks.
From this the documentary segues into a discussion of Hillary Clinton's likelihood of attaining the presidency, God help us. And that is my only quibble with the film. I found this section a bit distracting, not because their repulsive target doesn't deserve all the opprobrium anyone can heap on her, but merely because there are so many equally damnable women in office. Why pillory Hillary alone?
Meanwhile, the Gunns chat with an avowed feminist who defines the philosophy as "egalitarianism." Emily Gunn reminds us that our Father is most firmly opposed to such and that He has blessed us with a hierarchy in which "the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God" (what luscious freedom! Notice the complete absence of the State from this order). Furthermore, feminist "egalitarianism" isn't egalitarian at all: it merely replaces a woman's husband with the State while bringing men under its suzerainty as well. And it forces "equality" on two obviously dissimilar sexes however "unnatural, unrealistic or harmful the consequences may be, " as Emily Gunn puts it.
I especially appreciated the film's linking of feminism with communism. Phyllis Schlafly, feminism's lifelong and fearsome opponent, notes that "the feminists' goal was to make the role of the full-time homemaker economically impossible and socially disdained." Jennie Chancey adds that Betty Friedan, the author of the Feminine Mystique who joined the Communist Party, enthusiastically endorsed Marx and Engel's ambition to extirpate the family, turning children into wards of Leviathan. Feminism thus saw to it that "security, protection and provision, once the priorities of the father, soon passed to the paternalistic State."
Some of what the Gunns explore is familiar ground, such as feminists' love of universal daycare as a tool for shoving kids into Leviathan's maw. Feminism also strips women of choice while forcing them to conform to socialists' preferences. "Equal pay" laws and exorbitant taxation have destroyed the "family wage" breadwinners used to earn so that it's extremely difficult for wives and mothers to remain home even when they want to. Worse is the change in women's thinking, so that even those who don't identify as feminists adopt their attitudes: most girls grow up expecting to serve a boss instead of a husband. They either despise marriage and the home or relegate them to a distant second-place after career.
Like all statist philosophies, feminism's "death toll" is horrifyingly high. Not only has it pushed women into the military to kill and be killed, but it also urges abortion on them.
The Gunns open their segment on abortion with a woman who justifies murdering the unborn because she passed two obviously homeless men on the street and assumes their mothers didn't want them. Yes. But successive shocks come even faster and more furiously.
Soon after this chilling speculation, we watch video of an actual abortion. We see a perfectly formed though miniature baby rather than a "cluster of cells" as feminists claim; an abortionist delivers this "fetus" after killing it. Blood drips and spatters. He wraps the tiny, lifeless body in a white sheet like a cut of meat from the butcher's; no burial, only disposal. The Gunns brilliantly juxtapose this footage with that of a feminist and physician who "very, very, very" strongly believes in a woman's "right to choose." She praises abortion as "a humane, normal, medical procedure." That "procedure" exterminates as many victims each day as 9/11 did, according to the Gunns; they call it "an unprecedented holocaust." Yet it's not Al Qaeda attacking: it's "the monstrous regiment of women."
Even more compelling is the movie's interview with the heroic Carol Everett of The Heidi Group. Ms. Everett sold abortions through her clinic for six years in her quest to become a millionaire – until she met Jesus Christ. Don't miss her nauseating, powerful expose of an utterly evil industry devoted to murder, money, and manipulation.
The Gunns address their short masterpiece primarily to female Christendom, but I strongly recommend it to everyone. Women weary of feminism's tyranny or those whose lives it has ruined will obviously relish the film. My husband watched it with me; while I was riveted from the opening credits to the end, he grew itchy. But I suspect that's only because feminism has never threatened our marriage. Men whose homes and families it has shattered will embrace this vindication of Biblical femininity as eagerly as I.
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MichaelLooks like it's going to be movie night soon at our house!! An excellent review, Mrs Akers.
JenniferI've rarely seen such gleeful outright salivation over tearing women down as leaders. A "special curse"? lol We've had NUMEROUS excellent female leaders, including Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth 2, who some of the most macho men I've seen have praised her as their queen. That passage in the Bible involved God addressing a time and place where women rulers were NOT common, and spoke of both children and women ruling. The people being described were clearly bossy wives and unruly children running the husbands and fathers; it was not describing female governors or queens anymore than child-governors! It amazes me how this has been twisted.
"Emily Gunn reminds us that our Father is most firmly opposed to such and that He has blessed us with a hierarchy in which "the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God""
You salivate over that as well, calling it "luscious". This means that men are in charge of women? And God's in charge of men, well, how relieving. But wait, isn't God in charge of women too? And does this mean ALL men are in charge of me? Oh dear, maybe such a faulty and simplistic interpretation of that passage isn't sufficient after all.
As for Hillary, you mentioned that there are so many are damnable women in office. But according to you, ALL women in office are damnable, so why not use the biggest stereotype of feminism to represent all such women? And did you know that Phyllis Schafly STILL works outside the home and has no problem with women owning businesses and being leaders? Few women the Gunns interviewed were in fact homewives alone, and even when that was their main occupation, they were first referred to as "authors" when their names came up. What do you know. And when looking at the work that true female leaders have done, God is letting "women rule them" because they messed up? Well, what a blessing!
Ron WarrickWhy are you so proud of taking your beliefs (supposedly) from scriptures rather than reason and rationality? The Founders fought a revolution against a king who claimed to rule by divine right. There is not one word in the Bible in support of our republican form of government, but book after book regarding kingship and obedience to authority appointed by God. Even slavery receives not a word of approbrium. Only the rise of reason and the Enlightenment brought the blessings of Liberty to this land. Our job is to protect and expand reason and that freedom, not to try to use the law to force society into traditions simply because they are in some old book, no matter how wise they may have been in their time. Anyone who would rule from the Bible is no more fit to rule than one who would rule from the Koran. It can't be done.


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Firearms arrests following police chase
10:38am Friday 16th November 2012 in News By Tony Kearney
FOUR men have been arrested for firearms offences following a police chase through County Durham last night.
Police say the men were arrested near Consett and a handgun recovered as part of a pre-planned police operation.
Police this morning issued a statement saying; "The arrests were made between 6pm and 8pm following a short car pursuit in Consett which was part of a planned police operation.
"The car being pursued was swiftly and safely brought to a controlled stop by the police at the Jolly Drovers roundabout in the Leadgate area of the town and a man arrested".
Three other men were arrested following the pursuit and as a result of further enquiries.
No one was injured during the operation. A weapon, believed to be a Webley revolver and ammunition which appears in full working order, was recovered nearby.
The road from Hanging Stone Lane to Broom Lane was closed for approximately four hours following the operation.
The men from the Derwentside and Sunderland area, aged between 23 and 28, are being held at police stations across County Durham.
DCI Steve Chapman leading the investigation said; "Members of the public should be reassured that we will not tolerate the possession or use of illegal firearms and will take swift and robust action against those who participate in this activity."
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Colin Braley of Oakton, Va., a junior computer science major in the College of Engineering, Robert Hagan of Richmond, Va., a senior, double majoring in computer science and mathematics in the College of Science, and Yong Cao, assistant professor of computer science, are working with researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara to create a software program that will produce real-time visualizations of large amounts of seismic simulation data using volume ray casting.
To understand how earthquakes propagate and what areas will be most damaged by earthquakes, Chen Ji and Ralph Archuletta, researchers and professors in the Department of Earth Science at University of California, Santa Barbara, have used sophisticated sensors to detect movement in earth's crust in several areas around California. They have then filled in the gaps in this data using simulations run on a super computer at the San Diego Supercomputing Center.
According to Earthquake Country Alliance, southern California has thousands of earthquakes every year, some are damaging, but most are barely felt. It is therefore critical to be prepared for repercussions of these earthquakes, especially possible damage to buildings, homes, and other structures.
"For earthquake scientists, they really need such tools to make their work much easier (and) efficient to be able to do the research," said Cao, who came to Virginia Tech in 2007. "There will be a big workflow change for these scientists on how to estimate their model and reboot their model again and again. They don't need to wait two days for these things. They should get them instantly."
University of California, Santa Barbara has "software they've written that generates really large data sets that tells you how fast the earth's moving at a certain point," said Braley, who is also pursuing minors in mathematics and sociology. "They are having trouble trying to visualize those on regular computers and they can't deal with all the amounts of data, so we're working on a program for them to visualize the data using some new technology and techniques."
Braley, Hagan, and Cao are writing a C++ application, which is a collection of programming functions, objects, and declarations, to visualize iso-surfaces in seismic data using volume ray casting.
Using this technique, "we can view how the earth's surface changes over time and visualize the surface so they can see if there's going to be an earthquake and what risks are involved there," Hagan said.
Volume ray casting is a technique for computing two-dimensional images from sampled three-dimensional data. The data on the grid, or voxels, and the viewpoint, or the eye, are points in 3-D space. For each pixel on the image, a ray is cast into the voxel data and sampling points along the ray are selected. The vector magnitude is sampled using trilinear interpolation, which estimates the value of a point in the data linearly. The voxel value for each ray is mapped and colored using a diffuse shading model.
According to Cao, in this case, each data point on the grid represents earthquake wave velocity and direction. The ray will go through "and find out what this earthquake wave data looks like and where it will intersect with this earthquake wave and tell where it is," he said.
The software program will hopefully "be able to visualize the big grid and show, maybe in red, the areas that are the most damaged, and green, the areas that aren't going to be damaged as much," Braley said. "Eventually, it will create little movies that will show which areas will be most damaged at certain times."
Braley and Hagan have the prototype that runs an algorithm on the computational processing unit (CPU), almost working completely. The next step is to improve the performance by porting the CPU code onto the graphics processing unit (GPU) through the CUDA, the compiler and developmental tools developed by the NVIDIA Corporation.
"With the GPU research that we're doing, if we can get a new algorithm going, it will vastly speed up volume rendering and help people visualize this data a lot quicker," Hagan said. "This will help a lot because it will help people see how the earth's surface is changing and help predict earthquakes."
The Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering has an accredited undergraduate program and a graduate program that was one of Computerworld's "Top 10 IT Schools to Watch" in 2008.
Research is conducted in 10 labs, two centers, and within four facilities in 11 subject areas. Areas include
There are also 10 research groups in the department, including
Assistant professor Yong Cao received his bachelor of science in computer science from the University of Science and Technology of China, his master of science in pattern recognition and intelligence system from the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
He has written and contributed to 15 publications over his career. Some include
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2:20pm Tuesday 20th November 2012 in Spurs
Nottingham Forest are looking to revive their interest in Tottenham's third choice keeper Heurelho Gomes as contract negotitaions with Lee Camp continue to stall, it is reported.
Gomez has been on the sidelines for Spurs since the arrival of Brad Fridel last season and only made four starts in the 2011/12 campaign, three of which came in the Europa League.
With Hugo Lloris signed by new manager Andre Villas-Boas, Gomes is yet to start a single match this season and could be looking to revive his career elsewhere.
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---- — JEERS to people who dump garbage at the mouth of the Saranac River in Plattsburgh. The situation there was brought to our attention by Louis Carpenter, an avid fisherman who for many years has been catching trout and salmon from the river and then releasing them back into the water. This is what he told us: "There are mattresses, metal frames, sandbags, tarps, tires and more all in the area of the mouth of the river. Not only does it interfere with the pleasure of fishing there, but is is also interfering with the natural habitat for the fish, as they cannot lay their eggs where they are use to. It is terrible pollution for the lake and bad for the area and the recreational fishing." This needs to be taken care of — and soon. The fishing tournaments that bring so much money and tourism to our area will soon be in high gear, and it's important that we show that we care about and are taking steps to protect Lake Champlain, that dazzling natural resource on which we rely for so much. It is inconceivable that people would dump trash there in the first place. But we hope the City of Plattsburgh and local volunteer groups will muster a fast cleanup of the area and that police will try to monitor it so the people who are littering can leave with a different piece of paper: a ticket.
CHEERS to cemetery caretakers around the North Country. Today, on Memorial Day, we salute all those men and women who mow and weed and dress up the final resting places of local citizens. Some of them are paid by churches or cemetery associations for their efforts; others are volunteers who care about the personal or historic value of cemeteries. A neglected cemetery is a sad sight and poor reflection on our attitude toward those who have gone before us. Overgrown with weeds and swaying grass, they are a blight to the community. But you don't see many like that in our area because so many citizens care that these sites are preserved as worthy tributes to our former residents. Also deserving of praise are the families who take time to decorate their gravesites, when allowed, with flowers or other tasteful tributes to their lost loved ones. Wandering through a peaceful, well-kept cemetery brightened by colorful flowers can fortify the souls of the living.
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Less federal funding will mean fewer miles of Columbiana County roads being resurfaced with black top this year.
A $4 million federal grant last year allowed more than 40 miles to be black topped.
With considerably less money this year, the county will be back to it's normal amount of yearly resurfacing.
"We will continue to do the amount of roads that we do with our regular funding every year, which is about 11 miles per year with hot mix and 120 miles per year with chip and seal," says Bob Durbin, chief deputy engineer for the county.
Durbin says black top resurfacing costs about $120,000 per mile.


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By Emmett Dulaney
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— When you think about it, two of the most important decisions you can make that you don't deal with on a daily basis are: who to trust to file your income taxes for you and who to appraise/sell grandma's treasured ring set to. Those are both areas that the majority of individuals have very little experience with and want, above many other factors, to find someone who will be friendly with them and help them get it over with as quickly as possible.
Given that, it is interesting to note that both the cash-for-gold industry and tax preparation agencies are among the largest employers of individuals who wear sandwich boards and wave at vehicles along busy roads. Quantitatively, there are not that many individuals driving around with a car full of gold just wishing they could find someone standing beside the road in a superhero costume to help point them in the right direction where they might get a fair price for it. Likewise, I can't imagine anyone making a decision about where to go to file their income taxes based on whether it is Lady Liberty, a Monopoly man, or an Uncle Sam waving to cars at the side of the road and talking on their cellphones.
The simple gesture of waving implies friendliness and it is contagious. Try not to wave back when someone is waving at you and you'll find that there is an impulse there that is hard to resist. When he became ill, my father used to park his lawn chair at the end of his driveway and wave at the cars that went by even though he knew no one in them. I thought it kooky and wanted nothing to do with it, but for months after he passed away, strangers who had never spoken to him would stop at the house and ask where he was; they missed his being there when they rounded the corner and headed for home.
It is my assertion that an economic value can be associated with waving and that is why the aforementioned businesses employ them. It may sound preposterous, but I wonder what would happen if it were taken to a grander scale? What would be the result if a city were to station people at exit ramps with panhandlers, there were greeters? How would visitors react if residents along the road did nothing more than smiled and waved at them when potential businesses came to tour the city? Making a decision about where to (re)locate a business is a lot like trying to decide who to trust to file your income taxes or sell those treasured heirlooms to – it is not something you do every day and a little warmth from a wave can stand out in a world in which it has become so rare.
Emmett Dulany is the author of several books on technology and an Anderson resident. His column appears Tuesdays.


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PLATTSBURGH — Champlain Valley Business and Professional Women is accepting applications for participation in the 2013 Virginia Allan Young Careerist Program.
The competition will be held Tuesday, April 30, at American Legion Post 20 on Quarry Road in Plattsburgh.
The Young Careerist Program recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of young professionals. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for encouragement, support and recognition of women and men in the early stages of their careers.
Young Careerist representatives must be between 21 and 35 years of age; have been employed in business or professions with at least one year of full-time work experience; be living, working or training or continuing their education in New York state; and support the goals, objectives and legislative platform of BPW.
Participants must give a four-minute speech on one of these topics:
▶ If you were a TV commentator or analyst, what would be your review of the 2012 presidential election as to its impact on your generation's future? (You may want to refer to the BPW Foundation website Generation Y information.)
▶ If you interviewed the governor of New York (or other high-ranking elected official who represents your interests), what information would you like to obtain as to current issues affecting the future of the state?
▶ New York values local control: What issues do you perceive as being of paramount importance to your community?
▶ If you could choose one woman whom you value as a role model, who would that person be and what are/were the accomplishments and values that made you select her?
A certificate, pin and one-year BPW membership will be awarded to the new Virginia Allan Young Careerist, as well as the opportunity to proceed to the state and regional competitions.
Applications to participate are due by Monday, April 15.
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BOSTON (AP) - A revised casino agreement between Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is facing tough questions from a legislative committee.
The compact, if approved by lawmakers, would replace an earlier agreement that was rejected by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs.
On Wednesday, members of a House panel demanded assurances from administration officials that the revised deal would pass federal muster.
Brendan Ryan, Patrick's chief-of-staff, said federal officials were consulted during negotiations. The compact calls for the tribe to pay 17 percent of gaming proceeds to the state if its proposed Taunton casino is the only gambling facility in southeastern Massachusetts.
The tribe pays nothing if another casino is built regionally.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted recently to end the tribe's exclusive regional development rights by opening the area up to commercial developers.
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for Saturday, March 27, 1813
Compiled, with comments
by HUGH C. MacDOUGALL
Died in this village on Thursday last, Mrs. SUSAN GRAVES, consort of Mr. RECOMPENCE GRAVES, aged 49 years.
COMMENT: Susan (Little) Graves (1759-1813) died of the prevalent epidemic disease of "spotted fever" (meningococcal meningitis). She was the wife of Recompence Graves (1756-1821), who came to Cooperstown from New Hampshire and was a brass founder and gunsmith, and a veteran of the Revolutionary Battle of Bennington. They were married in 1782 and had a total of about 10 children.
Trust Nobody!
NOTICE. All persons are hereby forbid trusting any of my family, without a written order from me. WILLIAM TYLER. Pittsfield, March 25, 1813.
COMMENT: I haven't been able to identify him. Did his wife run away and take the children?
Epidemic Cure??
JUST RECEIVED and for sale at the Bookstore of H. & E. Phinney Jun.
AN ESSAY on the Bilious Epidemic Fever, Prevailing in the State of New-York; By CHRISTOPHER C. YATES.
COMMENT: Dr. Christopher C. Yates (1779-1848), from a prominent Albany family, was a medical doctor who became Albany city physician in 1820. He married Ann Muller in 1802, and after her death married, in 1838, the widowed Emma Hart Willard (1787-1870), founder in 1821 of the famous Emma Willard School in Troy. Dr. Yates gave up his medical practice and the couple moved to Boston, but after nine months she walked out on him. He eventually died in Nova Scotia.
Dr. Yates' book on the epidemic of "spotted fever" (meningococcal meningitis) went through a number of editions, and relied for a guaranteed cure on the heavy use of purgatives and emetics. Much of its second edition was devoted to denouncing letters from other doctors who doubted his cure, and a Dr. Low, also in 1813, published a long pamphlet seeking to expose Yates as a charlatan.
Alleged Atrocities
From a letter from Black Rock, NY, dated Feb. 3, 1813, to his friend in Baltimore:
"I have spoken of savages; but must state something that would disgrace even them: After the defeat of our troops at Queenston, the British merchants and others resident there, provided a parcel of drunken squaws, each with a stocking into which they put iron weights (used in their shops.) and sent them to kill wounded Americans, who lay on the field.
"Many were knocked on the head by these means. This susceptible of the strongest proof. Now Quere, ought we not to wage a war of extermination against so inhuman an enemy?"
COMMENT: I have never seen any corroboration of this atrocity story.
Aliens Removed from Frontiers
We are informed that, the Marshal of this district has received positive orders from the department of state, to remove forthwith all alien enemies concerned in commerce into the country, 40 miles from tide-water. – Baltimore Mercantile Advertiser.
COMMENT: This was correct. Among other things it led to the travel of the Husbands family from Barbados to Hartwick in Otsego County, including their former slave "Joe Tom" Husbands (1808-1881), who became an important character in Cooperstown during much of the 19th century.
Russian Mediation
Washington, March 9: It is understood that the Emperor of Russia has offered to the U. States and Great Britain, his mediation, with a view to promote peace between them…
COMMENT: Russia, of course, was allied with Britain against France.
The Algiers Pirates
A Letter from Daniel Glover [of Salem, Massachusetts] to his mother, dated Algiers, Oct. 1, 1812. He was a member of the crew of the brig Edward, captured by the Algerine pirates:
"Dear Mother – I am very sorry to inform you of my unfortunate situation; we were taken on the 20th August, by an Algerine frigate; were all taken on board the frigate and stripped to our shirts, in which situation we remained five day before we arrived [at Algiers].
"On our arrival we were directed to this dark and gloomy hole; and here to remain until the United States government redeems us. Our allowance is small, being nothing more than two loaves of bread and water for twenty-four hours. We are turned out every morning at day-light, and work all night – sometimes all day and night on this small allowance of bread and water.
"We are all hard to work, some to dragging rocks, and some to sail making. I am at work at carpentering. Capt. Smith is at sail-making. Sometimes we are all dragging rocks on the mountains
"We all have a task master over us, flogging us nearly all the time. As soon as we are done work, we are all marched to this dark and dismal hole where is the number of six hundred slaves, all of us with chains on our legs.
"I am in hopes the government of the United States will soon do something for us, if not I much fear I shall never more see my native home, it is impossible for a person to live long with this usage.
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The Patriots hope that Marcus Stroud will have the same kind of impact that Gerard Warren had in 2010.
Stroud does too.
The defensive lineman was signed by the Pats on March 3 after being cut in mid-February by the Bills. Stroud told PFW correspondent and Boston Herald writer Ian Rapoport that he recognizes the pattern of veterans having some success in Foxborough.
"I've seen the trend. You have guys who are in the same situation I'm in, who some people may deem washed up or on his last legs. And then they end up going to New England and having a lot of success for another two, three, four years," he said.
Warren recorded 3½ sacks in 10 starts in 2010, his first season in New England.
At 6-6, 310 pounds, Stroud fits the bill for what head coach Bill Belichick likes the ends in his 3-4 defense to offer. Stroud is a three-time Pro Bowler with 29½ career sacks, but was let go by the Bills so they could give time to younger players. He provides a wide body for the DE position, like Warren, Vince Wilfork and Brandon Deaderick, who all spent time on the end last season while Ty Warren was on injured reserve. Stroud also could see time at nose tackle.
The Patriots are still expected to add a pass rusher in the draft, but Stroud's addition to the D-line could mean the Pats are leaning toward selecting a 3-4 outside linebacker instead of a defensive end. But as 2010 showed, plenty of depth is needed on the line. Gerard Warren is a free agent and Ty Warren is recovering from the hip injury that cost him the 2010 season. Behind them is plenty of youth, aside from Wilfork and Mike Wright.
Stroud will have to adjust from being a 4-3 tackle, although he did play in the Bills' 3-4 last season. Gerard Warren made the same switch last season, and the Pats clearly have faith that Stroud can do the same.


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You're in my thoughts, Kevin. Ed
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You are in our thoughts, Kevin.
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Sorry Kevin. Been there did that and it is a bummer.
"Life's tough.It's even tougher if you're stupid."
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Kevin, thoughts and prayers with you during this tough time.
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Kevin, I'm sorry to hear about your Dad. I know this is not an easy time for you as I've been there. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. John
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Sorry to hear the news Kevin, I've been down that road too. Prayers from PA.
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I'm sorry to read of the pain you're experiencing right now with your dad's condition, but glad to see that you are working hard now to seal those great memories in your heart. It's a rare man who can sail the open sea on his own--and I know you are proud and fond of that memory...take care now, and stay close as you can to comfort your dad as he prepares to find peace.
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With pistons and valves frozen and worn.
Help from my buddies on Farmallcub.com,
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Sorry to hear that Kevin. You and your family are in my thoughts.
Take care of your equipment and it will take care of you. 1964 cub. Farmall 100 and 130.
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Kevin , I am sorry to hear of your dAds continured decline. We talked before about this and I found comfort in that. As the others have said , the memories seem to come to surface in these situations and become what turns the sadness into smiles. I will be thinking of you and your family.
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You're in my thoughts, Kevin, sorry!
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Thoughts and prayers to you and your family from Ok.
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Thanks everybody....I went to Md to see him alive for the last time.He wanted me there before his health declined real bad..It was hard but I'm glad I did.I was lucky to have such a great dad,,, we shared many intrests..Being outside was one one them.I'll never forget my dad driving one of my cubs,pulling a big hay wagon Tracy had.That was the first time he ever drove a tractor....I could not belive it..Dad's family was from southern Ohio,,,,lots of tractors in the family...Thanks everybody!!! Kevin
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I can think of numerous reasons why you'd want a crewman aboard who never speaks, requires no food or drink and always does exactly what you tell him. No such animal, you say? Sure there is: It's called an autopilot!
Recent years have seen several autopilots introduced specifically for the small-boat market - with many features aimed directly at fishing boats - for single and multiple outboards, as well as inboard and I/O applications.
What is an Autopilot?
What is an autopilot? It's a device that connects to your hydraulic or electrical steering system and gathers input from sensors that give directions. Sensors provide speed and rudder position - GPS position, compass heading, turn-rate, etc. The pilot then makes constant, automatic corrections to the steering to keep your vessel heading in the set direction.
A control panel; information sources relating direction, speed, pitch and roll; a control unit to calculate and transmit commands from the latter instruments; and a hydraulic drive system that does the physical work all comprise an autopilot.
Even as they compensate for current set and drift, autopilots will get you from A to B in a line straighter than you could navigate. In other words, an autopilot will save you money in that increasingly precious commodity: fuel.
However efficient, an autopilot isn't a real crewman. It can't replace a good watchman's eyes and ears; it doesn't know better than to hit land, buoys or other boats; and it knows only to steer a straight course - the one you programmed into it - period.
Installation: A Job for a Pro
Although you can install an autopilot yourself, I wouldn't suggest it. Sure, some have the requisite skills and tools, but for average Joe recreational boater, it will pay to have it done correctly, meaning by a professional installer.
Installing an autopilot system requires knowledge of electrical systems as well as hydraulics. For example, after initial installation, you must bleed the hydraulics to remove any air in the line - potentially the most difficult part of the process. "Bleeding after [installation] is a big problem for [untrained] people," says Burke. But if air remains in the system, it can cause problems with autopilot performance.
Bottom line: If you're spending money on an autopilot, spend a little more to have it installed correctly as well.
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Six major autopilot manufacturers offer products for boats under 35 feet: Furuno, Garmin, Northstar, Raymarine, Simrad and TR-1. Garmin, by the way, purchased TR-1 in 2007 and on Aug. 1 plans to start marketing its GHP10: an autopilot designed from the ground up for outboards.
Your vessel's size and what powers it may dictate what brand of autopilot you'll want. Some of the autopilots mentioned can be adapted to certain types of power and some can't.
The size of your boat's hydraulic system will also dictate the size of your autopilot. Multiple engines and higher horsepower require more powerful hydraulics to drive the autopilot. The bigger and heavier the engines, the more hydraulic and autopilot power you'll need.
If your boat falls on the borderline between system sizes, always go up in grade. A borderline or too-small autopilot will work harder - wearing out faster because of it.
Autopilots need a means of detecting speed and heading. All manufacturers offer their own instruments, but you should consider an aftermarket alternative coming down the pike: Airmar's latest weather- station upgrade, the PB200. It features a three-axis, solid-state compass, a three-axis accelerometer for pitch and roll info and a yaw-rate gyro for rate-of-turn data. In a test I observed, the PB200 mounted down low in the hull along with Furuno and Maretron heading sensors, and the PB200 gave the same accurate directional information as the dedicated heading sensors. It's scheduled out midsummer.
Also, remember that getting the most out of your autopilot also requires an interface to your chart plotter.
What's Available
Furuno's NAVpilot 500 series uses "adaptive" technology, meaning, "The NAVpilot adjusts its own parameters," says Eric Kunz, Furuno's senior product manager. "It learns about your boat's steering characteristics and adjusts accordingly." The NAVpilot uses a rudder-feedback sensor for directional info. Highlights of the NAVpilot include the handheld full-function NAVpilot 520 remote that can operate the full system. "Press standby or auto, and it follows your current heading," says Kunz. "With its no-drift steering, it will make its own waypoint and compensate for drift along the way." The FishHunter mode steers your boat around a target, uses a waypoint as the center of a figure eight or reaches a waypoint via a succession of spirals. The base price runs between $3,195 and $3,595. The hydraulic pump costs about $550.
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The GHP10/TR-1 also limits your turn radius based on your speed. Expect it to retail for about $2,999 with the pump system. The waterproof unit has a bigger optional pump (the TR-1 2.1 liter) for twin- and triple-outboard craft exceeding 400 horsepower.
Northstar's 3300 uses a fluxgate compass and a solid-state rate gyro for directional information as well as a rudder reference unit. It offers a variety of steering modes as well, though it seems geared more toward cruisers than anglers. Thanks to its previous owner (Brunswick), the 3300 pairs nicely with Mercury's Verado outboards. Price hovers around $2,289, which includes display, rudder reference unit, rate-gyro and compass, and control unit; the pump starts at $148 and goes up depending on size and type required.
Raymarine refers to its SmartPilot X-Series as a "learning" autopilot since it "learns" your boat's performance traits and adjusts accordingly. It comes in a simple sport model, a Verado/SmartCraft model and several mechanical steering models (replacing the old SportPilot). Anglers prefer the X-Series with its nine different programmed patterns. The X-Series (when joined with the ST70 controller) gives you circle, spiral, cloverleaf, figure-eight, lazy S, zigzag, grid-search, box, and 180- and 360- degree turn pattern abilities, pretty much covering the gamut. It also has a wireless remote controller. There's a wide range in the price structure, so it's best to check with Raymarine for the system most appropriate for your boat.
Finally, Simrad's AP24 (the AP28 is for larger craft) uses its Virtual Rudder Feedback - specifically designed for I/Os and outboards to replace the rudder sensor. The AP24 also "learns" your boat's characteristics. It interfaces via SimNet, Simrad's NMEA 2000-based system. The AP24 offers several fishermen-friendly maneuver patterns, including program-mable S-turns, zigzags, square and continuous turn, as well as a very nifty depth-contour tracking feature (set the depth and the autopilot will steer to your sounder's information). Look for it to cost around $2,350 sans the pump.


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Kirby walked outside, came back in the residence and allegedly punched and broke a glass window pane in his girlfriend's front door, police said.
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"Data is the new oil" is an oft-repeated phrase. But when was the last time you went out and bought a barrel of crude oil? The value to consumers is in the refined product: gasoline. With data, the refined product is information – the distilled and actionable essence of multiple sources of raw data. So, if "data is the new oil" then "information is the new gasoline".
There's a lot of data out there and IoT is going to increase it greatly. For large organizations, refining Big Data stores is a significant challenge. This is partly because data doesn't start out big but gets collected from lots of relatively small sources. Also, data seldom arrives in the right format for sharing and monetization. Furthermore, responsibility for securing and managing data is not always in the same hands as responsibility for sharing data.
We have explored some of these issues in recent blog posts like Was is DaaS? and How APIs Grease the Data Wheels. In tomorrow's webinar, Intelligent APIs for Big Data & IoT, Matt McLarty and I will try to bring it all together and talk about how APIs are becoming the pipelines and tankers that move the gasoline from its source to the user.
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Diablo 3 exploit leads to gold explosion, real-money auction house downtime
The real-money auction house has been something of an interesting experiment for Diablo 3, and was claimed to be a large reason that the game required a constant connection to the home servers. If people are buying and selling items for real money, Blizzard needed to be in total control of the game. Of course, as Jurassic Park proved, that level of control is often an illusion.
"After the release of Patch 1.0.8 this morning, we found that some players were exploiting a bug that enabled them to duplicate gold through the Auction House," community manager Lylirra wrote in an update. "We're working on fixing the bug right now, and bringing the Auction Houses offline helps us troubleshoot in a more stable environment while preventing further exploiting."
It's not worth going over how the exploit was accomplished, but the economy was more or less wrecked in short order.
"We've been able to successfully identify players who duplicated gold by using this specific bug, and are focusing on these accounts to make corrections. While this is a time-consuming and very detailed process, we believe it's the most appropriate choice given the circumstances," Lylirra wrote. "We know that some of you may disagree, but we feel that performing a full roll back would impact the community in an even greater way, as it would require significant downtime as well as revert the progress legitimate players have made since patch 1.0.8 was released this morning."
As of this writing the auction houses in the Americas and Asia remain down. The PlayStation 3 version of the game, it can be noted, will not include the real-money auction house.


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Next week will see an explosion in Israeli prisons, where hundreds of
Palestinian inmates have been on a hunger strike, Palestinian Authority
Prisoners Affairs Minister Issa Qaraqi said on Sunday.
Qaraqi urged the
UN General Assembly to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the case of the
striking prisoners.
"The situation inside the Israeli prisons is very
difficult," he told a press conference in Ramallah. "This requires real and
serious political and legal action."
Qaraqi warned that if any of the
prisoners are harmed as a result of the hunger strike, this would be a "curse in
the face of international justice."
The PA minister accused the
government of seeking to inflict a "humanitarian disaster" on the prisoners by
continuing to ignore their demands.
Next week, thousands of prisoners
will join the hunger strike, and they will not stop until all their demands are
met, he said.
The prisoners are demanding, among other things, an end to
solitary confinement, administrative detentions and a series of punitive
measures that were imposed by the government in response to the abduction of IDF
tank gunner Gilad Schalit to the Gaza Strip.
In a letter smuggled out of
one of the prisons, leaders of the striking inmates called for a one-day general
strike in the Palestinian territories in solidarity with the
Meanwhile, Ahmad Saadat, the leader of the Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine, was transferred to a hospital over the weekend
after a serious deterioration in his health, his family and lawyer said on
Saadat was moved to Ramle Prison hospital by the Prisons Service
after joining the hunger strike that began on April 17, following two
highprofile hunger strikes launched by Palestinian security prisoners that made
international headlines.
Saadat is serving a 30-year sentence for his
role in the assassination of tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi in
Some 50 security prisoners in recent days joined the 1,200 inmates
who are on a hunger strike, according to the Prisons Service.
inmates, convicted for a range of terrorist offensives, have been separated from
the general population, though not from one another, a source from the Prisons
Service confirmed last week.


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Director of Beverage, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
The award-winning beverage program at Cameron Mitchell Restaurants (CMR) is attributed to the vision of the Director of Beverage & Operating Partner, Ryan Valentine. A 25-year veteran of the restaurant industry and a 18-year CMR associate, Ryan has worked almost every restaurant job, with the exception of executive chef. His knowledge of the industry coupled with his passion for wine and spirits have given him much credibility and he is interviewed frequently by national industry publications. His travels in pursuit of wine and spirits education have taken him to California, Oregon, Washington, Spain, Scotland, France and Italy. He is credited with establishing the company's fresh beverage foundation and he continues to seek opportunities to elevate the wine and spirits programs at all seven CMR concepts and The Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern. Ryan's time is split between working the supply and wholesale channels to decide on offerings and pricing for the markets in which CMR conducts business and developing the content of all wine lists and cocktail menus for each of their 31 restaurants. In his spare time, Ryan is an avid golfer, and he enjoys traveling with his wife, Laura, and their two young daughters.


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Charter hires Hoehn-Saric as new policy execOctober 2, 2013 12:32 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments
Charter Communications has hired Alexander Hoehn-Saric as its senior vice president, government affairs. Hoehn-Saric most recently served as policy director in the office of Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel.
Kramer new chairman of Envivio's boardOctober 2, 2013 12:28 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments
Video vendor Envivio announced this morning that Terry Kramer was appointed as the chairman of the company's board of directors. Kramer, a telecommunications executive and former United States ambassador for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), has served on Envivio's board for two years.
Now at your library: Streaming movies, musicOctober 2, 2013 12:25 pm | by Associated Press | News | Comments
There's a new source to stream movies and other digital content, and it's not a tech company with tens of thousands of titles. It's something more familiar, and might even be just down the street: the public library. Hoopla launched in full in May with 20 library systems.
Scribd looks to become the Netflix of booksOctober 1, 2013 1:21 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
The introduction of an e-book subscription service that will boast thousands of titles published by HarperCollins before July 2012. HarperCollins, which is owned by News Corp., becomes the first of the five largest U.S. publishers to join a service vying to create an alternative to buying individual titles.
More and more connected tech becoming wearableOctober 1, 2013 1:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
This year Google's glasses and rumors of Apple's iWatch are popularizing the field. Analysts forecast swift growth. Last year the market for wearable technology — encompassing everything from hearing aids to wristband pedometers — totaled almost $9 billion. That should climb to $30 billion by 2018.
GLDS, Adtran behind Troy's FTTH networkOctober 1, 2013 12:49 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments
Great Lakes Data Systems (GLDS) said it has integrated its WinCable subscriber management and billing system with Adtran's AOE Management System and the Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access Platform. The combined solution is being deployed for Troy Cable.
AT&T preps for 1 Gig launch in AustinOctober 1, 2013 12:25 pm | News | Comments
This morning AT&T announced it had begun deployment of its all-fiber network in Austin, which will start with the launch of a symmetrical 300 Mbps service in December. AT&T's "U-verse GigaPower" tier will reach the 1 Gbps threshold sometime next year and will go head-to-head with Google Fiber's 1 Gbps service that is also slated to launch next year.
Savvis announces plans for new data centerOctober 1, 2013 12:18 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments
Savvis, which is a division of CenturyLink, will open the doors on a new data center in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in the spring of next year. The Savvis MP2 data center, which will be located in Shakopee, is the region's first multitenant LEED and Tier III-certified data center.
Comcast names VP of sales for Mile High RegionSeptember 30, 2013 1:31 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments
Comcast today announced that David Tashjian has been named Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Mile High Region. In this role, Tashjian will provide strategic leadership to support and grow Comcast's residential consumer products.
CenturyLink uses Calix for 1-Gig Omaha pilotSeptember 30, 2013 1:21 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments
CenturyLink's gigabit fiber pilot in Omaha is based on GPON equipment from Calix, the vendor said. The deployment will also utilize Ericsson's professional services expertise and ecosystem to bring the scale required to connect homes and businesses in Omaha.
Dish working wireless broadband proposalSeptember 30, 2013 1:02 pm | by Ben Munson, Wireless Week | News | Comments
Dish Network is petitioning the FCC for waiver of certain technical rules governing a terrestrial deployment on its 20 MHz of AWS-4 spectrum as well as a one-year extension for that deployment. In return for the FCC granting the waiver and time extension, Dish has promised to bid in the upcoming H Block auction for the paired 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz bands.
WOW widens network reach with interconnect dealSeptember 27, 2013 11:43 am | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments
Wide Open West (WOW) recently signed a bilateral interconnect agreement with Global Capacity that expanded the reach of its network footprint. WOW's interconnect deal with Global Capacity's One Marketplace Chicago point of presence (PoP) connected its on-net assets to a wider national and global market
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Dish mulls H block auctionSeptember 27, 2013 11:35 am | by Ben Munson, Wireless Week | News | Comments
Dish Network is petitioning the FCC for waiver of certain technical rules governing a terrestrial deployment on its 20 MHz of AWS-4 spectrum as well as a one-year extension for that deployment. Dish said the waiver and extra time will give it the opportunity to determine if it will use its spectrum (2000-2020 MHz) for downlink or for uplink.
Google's 'Hummingbird' hatches new search formulaSeptember 27, 2013 11:30 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments
Google has quietly retooled the closely guarded formula running its Internet search engine to give better answers to the increasingly complex questions posed by Web surfers. The overhaul came as part of an update called "Hummingbird" that Google Inc. has gradually rolled out in the past month without disclosing the modifications.


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Police push for money to go to officers, not libraries (From Witney Gazette)
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Police push for money to go to officers, not libraries
1:00pm Wednesday 13th February 2013 in News
THAMES Valley Police (TVP) has puzzled campaigners by calling for libraries to receive less money from housing development deals.
Force chiefs said libraries should not get cash as part of "section 106" deals between developers and West Oxfordshire District Council.
They want money to go on infrastructure improvements such as roads and employing extra police officers.
Simon Dackombe, Thames Valley's strategic planner, objected to the council's bid to class libraries as infrastructure.
He said: "Whilst acknowledging the function that libraries serve, TVP does not consider that their function and provision should be specifically identified over and above other functions and infrastructure, including policing."
The issue is part of a consultation on the council's core strategy, a blueprint for where new estates will go by 2029.
Cash will also come from the new Community Infrastructure Levy, which charges developers per square metre of new development.
It says: "Provision must be made for the facilities and services that are essential for growth such as schools, roads, libraries and open space. Without appropriate investment in new and enhanced infrastructure, existing services will come under pressure and may be unable to cope."
Judith Wardle, former co-ordinator of the Save Oxfordshire Libraries campaign, said: "I am puzzled as to why Thames Valley Police should single out libraries as not requiring developer money. Libraries are one essential element of community developments and there are places, including West Oxfordshire, where libraries are housed in very old buildings, and if there is the opportunity to use section 106 funds for enhancing library provision that is good for communities anywhere."
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3:31pm Wed 13 Feb 13
xjohnx says...
Or we could buy the police more tazers instead, that might keep the vandals at bay.
Do you trust the police as much now as you used to? Its a pity but I don't. I wish I did.
4:30pm Wed 13 Feb 13
Watch your back says...
6:07pm Wed 13 Feb 13
Alfie Nokes says...
xjohnx wrote:xjohnx says... PS. Do you trust the police as much now as you used to? Its a pity but I don't. I wish I did.
Seems to me that the more kids you have borrowing books and reading, the less kids you are likely to have vandalising the area and turning to crime.
Or we could buy the police more tazers instead, that might keep the vandals at bay.
Do you trust the police as much now as you used to? Its a pity but I don't. I wish I did.
Certainly not, but that's not necessarily all, or even mostly, their fault.
It is obvious to anyone who has been watching that a variety of hostile hands are on the tillers of too many aspects of society, police included, some of them working in concert, others with their own agenda.
Even if we believed we must sacrifice books for cops, would we not just get more 'training' to accept more and more revenue generating policy enforcement agents in lieu of constables upholding the law of the land (I am lead to believe that new officers are no longer required to take even that basic oath of office).
It is both hard and foolish to have trust in such circumstances.
6:24pm Wed 13 Feb 13
Trevor Craig says...
5:35pm Thu 14 Feb 13
JanetJ says...
Watch your back wrote:I don't suppose the person referred to in the article speaking on behalf of TVP has the faintest idea what a real police officer does - there aren't there any left are there?
The Police in general and every officer should remember that they are servants of the public not their masters! Start Policing and stop bossing then maybe us public may respect you a little more.
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eBay doesn't love MapReduce
The first time I ever heard from Oliver Ratzesberger of eBay, the subject line of his email mentioned MapReduce. That was early this year. Subsequently, however, eBay seems to have become a MapReduce non-fan. The reason is simple: eBay's parallel efficiency tests show that MapReduce leaves most processors idle most of the time. The specific figure they mentioned was parallel efficiency of 18%.
5 Responses to "eBay doesn't love MapReduce"
Tony Bain on
October 15th, 2008 4:52 pm
I can imagine that this is a difficult thing to measure with Map/Reduce. I know Google's implementation does the same part of the query on several nodes to protect from any one node having a performance issue slowing down the return of the result. So while this part is parallel it is parallelism for redundancy including it in parallel efficiency determinations could be debatable.
Curt Monash on
October 15th, 2008 8:01 pm
Hmm. I would imagine eBay wasn't including 2-4X the redundancy they think they really need to get the work done.
Neil Conway on
October 15th, 2008 11:03 pm
Tony: At least in the public Map/Reduce paper, redundant tasks are only started toward the very end of the entire Map/Reduce job, so they shouldn't represent a very significant percentage of the total work required by the job (so the paper argues, anyway).
Daniel Weinreb on
October 16th, 2008 6:00 am
I think this is going to be heavily dependent on exactly what you use MapReduce for. Some things are in its sweet spot more than others, depending on how much work the map part is and how much work the reduce part is. I think it's a bit premature for anyone to draw general conclusions about MapReduce from this one anecdote. (Note: I have never used MapReduce and am not in any way an expert; but I have read about it and believe I get the idea.)
Ajeet Singh on
October 17th, 2008 12:42 pm
Hi Curt,
This is an interesting topic and I would like to share my thoughts here. MapReduce is a parallelization paradigm and the hardware utilization is heavily implementation-dependent. When MapReduce is used just to process text files, as is the case with some popular implementations, the text files are randomly split across a large number of nodes and there is no notion of a "schema" as it exists in a relational database. Lack of schema requires brute force reading of all the data and lot of shuffling over the network during MapReduce execution. This, in turn, puts heavy load on disk I/O and the network, leaving processors in a waiting mode for majority of the time. In contrast to that, Aster's implementation of MapReduce inside a database results in much higher efficient utilization levels. Aster has provided tight integration between MapReduce and SQL and SQL/MR functions (Aster's In-Database MapReduce) are seamlessly invoked as a part of SQL. The query planner plans for SQL/MR functions just like it does for other SQL operations. This means that Aster's MapReduce can take advantage of the database functionality – schema-awareness, globally optimum query planning, partition pruning and also indexes. This results a much smaller amount of data being read from the disks, reducing disk I/O. When data has to be shuffled, Aster nCluster's Optimized Transport capabilities kick in, making network transport more efficient. Hence, Aster nCluster is able to take data to the processors more efficiently and makes them work at a much higher levels of utilization by reducing I/O and making network more efficient. More details of our In-Database MapReduce can be found at http://www.asterdata.com/product/mapreduce.php
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