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With the Alfa 159, a new charter opens in the design of Alfa Romeo sporting saloons. The use of the very latest technological innovations makes the new Alfa Romeo saloon a car of unparalleled class, offering the very best in terms of dynamism, comfort, active and passive safety. At the same time, the character and sporty style typical of Alfa Romeo cars remains intact, as does the unmistakable temperament of driving Italian style.
Alfa 159 comes with a choice of three JTS directinjection petrol engines and three new-generation JTDM Common Rail turbodiesels, a perfect reflection of Alfa Romeo's 'cuore sportivo'. The 3.2 6-cylinder V petrol engine, along with Q4 fourwheel drive, guarantees the utmost sportiness, while the 2.4 JTDM diesel combines the power of its 200 BHP with total reliability. The 1.9 and 2.2 JTS petrol units offer excellent performance, while the 1.9 JTDM diesels guarantee top-level performance with low running costs. All the engines are designed to give the maximum driving pleasure, excellent pick-up without needing to change gear frequently, and a huge reserve of power for when it is needed, especially when overtaking. This is also made possible by the new 6-speed mechanical gearboxes that allow for a sporty, comfortable drive. The entire range of engines available on the Alfa 159 complies with Euro 4 limits on emissions.
In addition, the diesel engines are fitted as standard with an anti-particulate filter that lasts for the entire lifetime of the vehicle and does not need any additives for regeneration. Innovative engines that offer the utmost driving comfort, thrilling response and high performance. The Alfa 159 remains faithful to the great tradition of Alfa Romeo motor engineering.
Alfa Romeo 159 is the maximum expression of the safety and strength of Alfa Romeo, a name that for many years has been synonymous with outstanding performance and quality in the world of sporting saloons.Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, in collaboration with the Alfa Romeo Style Centre, the Alfa 159 has attractive, aggressive and sporty styling. The front features the classic vertical "shield", which seems to be the starting point for the entire car, and all-new circular lights; the rear, tough and solid, has large pillars around the rear window, a twin exhaust pipe, and a small spoiler that gives the car a sense of style and practicality.
The overall impression is one of elegance, power, sturdiness and dynamism, an impression enhanced by the use of 16", 17" or 18" alloy wheels in seven different styles. The sloping front pillar gives the car a sleek look, emphasising the presence of the powerful engine under the hood. The elongated rear lights are split by the opening for the luggage compartment, and echo the front lights. The exterior dimensions - 4660 mm long; 1828 mm wide; 1417 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2700 mm – are impressive and provide lots of interior space. Solidity and class, then, are the qualities that strike at first glance of the latest offering from Alfa Romeo. The imposing fenders and wheels flush with the body highlight the 159's sporty yet perfectly safe character, crucial for all those who want to experience the thrill of a sporty drive combined with a unique level of safety.
The Alfa 159 is the utmost expression of Alfa Romeo comfort and elegance. Its refined, spacious interior feature a perfect balance between sportiness and elegance and ensure a tremendous amount of comfort.The dual or three-zone automatic climate control system and sunroof mean that you can be sure of travelling in great comfort, while the comfortable wraparound seats and quietness of the passenger cabin recreate the pleasant atmosphere of a living room. In an Alfa 159, you want for nothing. The dashboard is shaped around the driver, and features elegant, highly legible analogue instrumentation, multi-function display, radio with CD/MP3-player and Bose® Hi-Fi, and the latest generation satellite navigator with GSM telephone, both of which can be operated using voice commands and the sophisticated new hands-free system with Bluetooth™ technology, which also has voice recognition allowing you to call numbers stored in the phonebook simply by saying the person's name. A trip in an Alfa 159 is one you never want to end.
The Alfa 159 has proved that it is among the very best in terms of safety, passing the strict Euro NCAPsafety tests, scoring five stars– the top score – for the protection of occupants and four stars for child safety.
The recognition gained by the Alfa 159. These excellent results were reached thanks to the use of new high-strength, dual-phase steels for the body, non-deformable floorpan and the solid engine support structure, ensuring the maximum protection for passengers even in the event of a high-speed collision.
All the main elements of the bodyshell are securely inter-connected; three load lines at the front and continuous long members along the length of the car ensure outstanding safety and driving comfort.
The passive safety systems are designed for the best possible results. As well as the front, side and window bags, the car is also equipped with innovative knee-bags for the driver, available for the passenger on request. For smaller passengers, triple Isofix fittings are available in the rear for child seats.
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Alfa 159 is driving pleasure at its maximum.It is unique. It is thrilling. It is incredibly safe and offers absolute control. The high wishbone suspension at the front and multilink setup at the rear ensure perfect road-holding, guaranteeing perfect positioning of the wheels and keeping them in constant contact with the road.
In addition, the highly efficient braking system, fitted with ABS with electronic brake force distribution, allow the car to come to a stop in only 36 m when travelling at 100 km/hr.
The Alfa 159 uses the most sophisticated electronic stability control systems, such as VDC, while still leaving the driver free to enjoy being in control of the car. In track tests, the Alfa 159 recorded figures that stand comparison with the very best grand touring cars. Being at the wheel of an Alfa 159 is a thrill you haven't yet experienced.


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1. Florida State (8-1, 5-1 ACC; LW: No. 1) -- The Seminoles didn't care that Duke is a bowl-eligible team. They made sure that the Blue Devils knew who ran the ACC, outgaining them by 328 yards in a 48-7 blowout win. Florida State would be O.K. with a rematch for the title game in a month. Next up: BYE
2. Clemson (7-1, 4-1; LW: No. 2) -- Tajh Boyd threw for over 400 yards and five touchdowns, connecting with Sammy Watkins and DeAndre Tompkins 14 times for more than half his yardage. Those guys can make plays. Next up: at Duke, Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2).
3. North Carolina (6-3, 3-2; LW: No. 5) -- It's been a roller coaster type of season for the Tar Heels, but a nice win over rival North Carolina State have them sitting pretty in the rankings. They may be ineligible, but they've done a good job playing spoiler. Next up: BYE
4. North Carolina State (5-3, 2-2; LW: No. 3) -- Mike Glennon threw for a career-high 467 yards and five touchdowns, but the Wolf Pack still found a way to lose. The crazy thing about it all is that it was the offense's fault, as there were nine passes dropped on the day. Next up: vs. Virginia, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network).
5. Virginia Tech (4-4, 2-2; LW: No. 6) -- The Hokies have a huge game this weekend in South Beach that will likely determine their postseason plans. With Florida State still on the schedule, a loss here would make things a little sketchy. Next up: at Miami, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).
6. Duke (6-3, 3-2; LW: No. 4) -- Relevancy has been an issue for the Duke football program since its last bowl appearance in 1994. It's still in question after its 48-7 loss to Florida State. Next up: vs. Clemson, Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2).
7. Miami (4-4, 3-3; LW: No. 7) -- We'll see which Miami team shows up to play this Thursday after an idle week. A fourth straight loss would almost eliminate the Canes' chances of winning the Coastal. Next up: vs. Virginia Tech, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).
8. Maryland (4-3, 2-2; LW: No. 8) -- You'd think a loss to Boston College and the fact that your team is out of scholarship QBs would drop you in the conference rankings. Not in the ACC. Next up: vs. Georgia Tech, Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ACC Network).
9. Wake Forest (4-4, 2-4; LW: No. 10) -- The Demon Deacons were overwhelmed in a 43-17 loss to Clemson, but move up in the rankings due to even worse of an effort by Georgia Tech. Next up: vs. Boston College, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET (RSN).
10. Georgia Tech (3-5, 2-3; LW: No. 9) -- BYU, a subpar offensive team, had its way with Georgia Tech by compiling 411 yards and 41 points. The bigger story, however, is the fact that the Yellow Jackets were only able to scrounge up 157 yards and didn't score a single offensive touchdown for the first time since 2008. Next up: at Maryland, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network).
11. Boston College (2-6, 1-4; LW: No. 12) -- Coach Frank Spaziani received his first FBS win over the season by beating a Maryland team that was playing a fourth-string true freshman quarterback, who endured a torn ACL through the fourth quarter. Next up: at Wake Forest, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET (RSN).
12. Virginia (2-6, 0-4; LW: No. 11) -- Virginia's remaining schedule goes as follows: NC State, Miami, North Carolina and Virginia Tech. There's a good chance that the Cavs lose 10 straight and finish 2-10 on the year. Next up: at North Carolina State, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network).
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Curriculum Vitae
Paul Apostolidis
Judge & Mrs. Timothy A. Paul Chair of Political Science, Whitman College
116 Maxey Hall, Department of Politics, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 522-4426 (office) • (509) 526-5480 (home) • (509) 527-5026 (fax)
email@example.com • http://www.whitman.edu/academics/courses-of-study/politics/faculty/paul-apostolidis
Associate Professor, Dept. of Politics, Whitman College. Sept. 2003-present
- Teaching: Courses on critical theory, cultural studies, democratic theory, race & racism, Latino politics, American political thought, religion & politics, US social policy, general studies of Western tradition
- Community-Based Learning: Created ongoing undergraduate research program on The State of the State for Washington Latinos (www.walatinos.org ). Built college partnerships with WA Latino leaders. Won nationally competitive Princeton University community-based research grant for Jan. 2008-Aug. 2010
- Service: Chair, Politics Dept. July 2003 to June 2006; Faculty Policy Committee, elected member 2002-04 (Chair 2003-04); College General Studies Coordinator, 2006-07
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Politics, Whitman College. Sept. 1997-Aug. 2003
Visiting Assistant Professor, Cornell in Washington, Cornell University. 1996-97
Taught seminar on ethics & public policy and advised theses on US public policy
Cornell University, Dept. of Government. Ph.D. (1996); M.A. (1993)
- Honors: Andrew D. White Fellowship, 1989-93.
- Dissertation: Dialectic of Disillusionment: Adorno, American Decline, and the Christian Right. Nominated for two APSA awards for best dissertation.
Princeton University, Dept. of Politics. A.B. with Honors (1986)
- Judge & Mrs. Timothy A. Paul Chair of Political Science, Whitman College, 2007-present
- Paul Garrett Fellow, Whitman College, 2004-2007
- G. Thomas Edwards Award for Scholarship and Teaching, Whitman College, 2006
Breaks in the Chain: Immigrant Workers' Stories of Power in Late-Modern America. Manuscript in progress. Explores the conditions for immigrant workers to participate in radical-democratic social transformation by listening to their narratives about power. Formulates a Gramscian theory of the politics of narrative while critically re-crafting Foucauldian concepts of power in modern societies in light of the interview material. Focuses on interviews with Mexican immigrant meatpackers who struggled to democratize their union and their workplace. Argues that tensions within these stories positioned the workers in ambivalent ways vis-à-vis disciplinary and biopolitical power during illegal border-crossings, as undocumented US residents, and in the slaughterhouse. Contends further that these narrative features furnished key genealogical antecedents enabling the workers' conceptions of their political struggles to elude the normalizing force of the law and the lure of identity politics.
Stations of the Cross: Adorno and Christian Right Radio. Duke University Press, 2000. Explores the relation between Christian Right popular culture and political-economic power in the US, based on a critical recovery of Theodor W. Adorno's methods of cultural criticism. Reevaluates Adorno's theory of the culture industry in light of his method of dialectical criticism and his writings on the US Christian Right. Argues that Christian Right narratives reflect, reinforce, and contest antidemocratic and class-polarizing trends in the welfare state, the electoral system, and the public sphere.
Public Affairs: Politics in the Age of Sex Scandals. Collection co-edited with Juliet Williams (U.C. Santa Barbara), Duke University Press, 2004. Essays use political sex scandals in the US as points of departure for discussing US political culture from various theoretical angles including feminism, liberalism, cultural studies, and democratic theory. Contains my essay "On the Dalliances of the Commander in Chief: Private Virtue and Political Leadership in Christian Right Narrative" as well as my coauthored introduction.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
- "Immigrant Workers, Animals, and Sovereignty in the Slaughterhouse." Essay in progress for collection on political theory, the animal, and the human, ed. Judith Grant and Vince Jungkunz.
- "Living Biopolitics: Sex Scandals and Immigration in the Bush Era." Article in progress to be submitted to Theory & Event.
- "Immigration, Liberal Legalism, and Radical Democracy in the US Labor Movement." Forthcoming in 2009 in Historical Reflections/Reflexiones Historiques.
- "From Reflective to Catalytic Genealogy: Immigrant Narratives, Racism, and Identity's Contingency." Theory & Event, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Fall 2008).
- "Feminist Theory, Immigrant Workers' Stories, and Counterhegemony in the United States Today." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Spring 2008): 545-68.
- "Negative Dialectics and Inclusive Communication." In Feminist Interpretations of Theodor Adorno, ed. Renee Heberle. Penn State University Press, 2006.
- "Hegemony and Hamburger: Immigrant Narratives and Labor's Challenge to Corporate-Led Globalization." Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 58, No. 4 (Dec. 2005): 647-58.
- "Scanning the 'Stations of the Cross': Christian Right Radio in Post-Fordist Society." In The Radio Reader: Essays in the Cultural History of US Radio Broadcasting, ed. Michele Hilmes and Jason Loviglio. Routledge Press, 2001.
- "Homosexuality and 'Compassionate Conservatism' in the Discourse of the Post-Reaganite Right." Constellations, Vol. 8, No. 1 (March 2001): 78-105.
- "Action or Distraction? Cultural Studies in the USA." In Political Theory and Cultural Studies, ed. Jodi Dean. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2000.
- "Culture Industry or Social Physiognomy? Adorno's Critique of Christian Right Radio." Philosophy & Social Criticism, Vol. 24, No. 5 (September 1998): 53-84.
Book Reviews
- "Beyond Gated Politics: Reflections for the Possibility of Democracy, by Romand Coles (University of Minnesota Press, 2005)." Political Theory (forthcoming).
- "Monica, America, and the Politics of Cultural Studies." Review of Our Monica, Ourselves: The Clinton Affair and the National Interest, ed. Lauren Berlant and Lisa Duggan, New York University Press, 2001. Theory & Event, Vol. 6, No. 4 (2003).
- "To Serve God and Mammon: Church-State Relations in American Politics, by Ted. G. Jelen (Westview Press, 2000)." American Political Science Review, Vol. 95, No. 3 (September 2001): 733-734.
- "From Margin to Mainstream: Religious Schools v. Children's Rights by James G. Dwyer (Cornell UP, 1998)." Education Review, September 1998. Co-author Jeanne Marie Morefield.
- Best Dissertation for 2004 Award Committee: APSA, 2005. Evaluated nine dissertations.
- Chair, Political Theory Section: Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, 2002. Organized the largest section of the conference, with thirty panels.
- Peer Reviewer: Evaluated book manuscripts for Cornell Univ. Press, Duke Univ. Press, and Penn State Univ. Press. Reviewed articles for the journals Polity and Politics & Gender.
- Editorial Board: Roman & Littlefield/Lexington Books, series on "Cultural Studies/Pedagogy/Activism."
- Tenure Review: Evaluated candidates for research university and liberal arts college positions.
- "Sex Scandals and Immigration in the Bush Era." Invited paper for conference on State of the Union: Marriage in the Shadow of Electoral Politics, University of California Los Angeles, Center for the Study of Women, Oct. 2008.
- Roundtable Participant, "Sex Scandals in the Bush Era." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Aug. 2008.
- Discussant for panel on "Walter Benjamin, Now Political." APSA Annual Meeting, Boston, Aug. 2008.
- "Legalist Activism and Worker Self-Organization: Immigrant Worker Protest Narratives in the Face of Discipline and Biopolitics." Paper, Association for Law, Culture & the Humanities, Annual Meeting, Berkeley, Mar. 2008.
- "Political Narratives, 'Common Sense,' and Counterhegemony in an Age of Mass Immigration." Paper, APSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Sep. 2007.
- "Immigration and Critical Theory in Late Modernity: Narrative, Genealogy, and Counter-Hegemony." Paper for conference on Becoming Plural: The Thought of William E. Connolly, Swansea University, Wales, UK, May 2007.
- "They should treat you like a human being, not like an animal": Immigration, Workers' Rights, and Hegemonic Despotism in Meatpacking." Paper, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Mar. 2007.
- "Gramsci, the Critique of Hegemony, and the Contemporary Politics of Immigration." Paper, Rethinking Marxism conference, Oct. 2006.
- Roundtable Participant, "Author Meets Critics: Beyond Gated Politics by Romand Coles." Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Apr. 2006.
- Chair of panel on "Agonistic Democracy." WPSA Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, Mar. 2006.
- Discussant for panel on "Work and the Social Citizen." WPSA 2006 Annual Meeting.
- Roundtable Participant, "Reflections on the Ten-Year Anniversary of Wendy Brown's States of Injury." APSA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Sept. 2005.
- "Critique, Narrative, Counter-Hegemony: What Critical Theory Can Learn from the Struggles of Immigrant Meatpackers." Paper, APSA 2005 Annual Meeting.
- "The Politics of Common Sense: Family Devotion and Immigrant Workers' Struggles." Paper, Colloquium on "Critical Theorizing Today: Social and Cultural Theory for the Present Crisis," Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, Oct. 2005
- "Immigrant Worker Narratives and the Disciplines of Liberal Legalism." Paper, International Conference on Philosophy and the Social Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2005.
- "La Lucha y La Casa (The Struggle and the Home): Neopolitics of the Labor Movement." Paper, WPSA Annual Meeting, Oakland, CA, Mar. 2005.
- Chair of panel on "Working Conditions." WPSA 2005 Annual Meeting.
- "Immigration, Liberal Legalism, and Radical Democracy in the US Labor Movement." Paper, APSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Sept. 2004.
- "Immigration, Industrial Labor, and Hegemony: Gramsci's Theory of Leadership in Critical Perspective." Paper, APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Aug. 2003.
- "Inclusive Communication, Transnationalism, and the Labor Movement." Paper, APSA 2003 Annual Meeting
- "Hegemony and Hamburger." Paper, WPSA Annual Meeting, Denver, Mar. 2003.
- Discussant for panel on "Situating the Ethical." WPSA 2003 Annual Meeting.
- "Negative Dialectics and Inclusive Communication." Paper, WPSA Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, Mar. 2002.
- Chair of panel on "Motivating Democratic Deliberation." Paper, WPSA 2002 Annual Meeting
- "Public Affairs: The Politics of Sex Scandals." Paper with coauthor Juliet Williams, WPSA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Mar. 2001.
- "Gentrification and the Politics of Middle Class Identity in San Francisco's Mission District." Paper, APSA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Sept. 2000.
- "The Dialectic of Enlightenment, Post-Fordism, and the Christian Right." Paper, APSA 2000 Annual Meeting.
- "Homosexuality and 'Compassionate Conservatism' in the Discourse of the Post-Reaganite Right." Paper, WPSA Annual Meeting, San Jose, Mar. 2000.
- Discussant for panel on "Political Theory and the State." Pacific Northwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Eugene, OR, Oct. 1999.
- "'The Dalliances of the Commander in Chief:' Private Virtue and Political Leadership in Christian Right Narrative." Paper, WPSA annual meeting, Seattle, Mar. 1999.
- Discussant for panel on "Morality and Faith in Democratic Communities." APSA Annual Meeting, Boston, Sept. 1998.
- "Binding and Unbinding: Homophobia, the Welfare State, and Christian Right Radio." Paper, WPSA Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, Mar. 1998.
- Discussant for panel on "Issues in Political Theory." PNWPSA Annual Meeting, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Oct. 1997.
- "Conspiracy Gone Public: The Dialectics of Christian Right Narrative." Paper, APSA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Aug. 1997.
- "Adorno, Gramsci, and the Politics of Cultural Criticism." Paper, Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Nov. 1996.
- "Beyond the Liberal Critique of the Evangelical-Protestant Right." Paper, APSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Sept. 1995. Nominated for Best Paper in Religion and Politics.
Public Lectures
- Keynote Speaker, Council on Undergraduate Research national conference, St. Joseph, MN. "Community-Based Research and the Public Work of Democracy." 24 June 2008.
- Invited Speaker, Carroll College, Helena, MT, Latin American Studies Program. "Genealogies of Immigrant Worker Protest: Stories from the Zone of Illegality." Mar. 2008.
- Featured Speaker, Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds, Univ. of Washington. "Breaking the Chain: Immigrant Narratives and the Politics of Work-Related Injuries in Meatpacking." Seattle, 5 Nov. 2007
- Keynote Speaker, League of United Latin American Citizens, Washington State annual conference, Leavenworth, WA, May 2007
- Midnight Special Bookstore, Santa Monica, CA. Lecture on Stations of the Cross. 24 Mar. 2002
- Walla Walla College, Walla Walla, WA. Lecture on Stations of the Cross. 5 Feb. 2002
- Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA. Lecture on Stations of the Cross. 29 Nov. 2001
Media Interviews
- The New York Times, other major city newspapers, Radio New Zealand, and radio stations in the US and Canada: interviewed and quoted discussing the Elliot Spitzer sex scandal, Apr. 2008.
- BBC Radio, interviewed about the politics of US and British sex scandals, Apr. 2006
- PBS Frontline, research consultant for broadcast on the US Christian Right, Mar. 2006
- Berlin (Germany) Public Radio, interviewed about Mexican immigrant workers, critical theory, and radical democracy, 6 May 2005
- Chicago Public Radio, roundtable guest for current events program Odyssey, discussion of "Popular Culture and Democracy," 19 Apr. 2002
- Los Angeles Public Radio, interviewed about Stations of the Cross for current events program, 2001
Op-Ed Essays
- "Angels in the White House: The Christian Right in Campaign 2000 – Down, But Hardly Out." The Seattle Times. Sunday, 21 November 1999.
- "The Elephant and the Cross: The Christian Right and the Republican Party." The Seattle Times. Sunday, 24 May 1998.
- "Why 'Fight the Right' has Organized in Ithaca." The Ithaca Journal. 23 October 1995.
- Spanish, German, Modern Greek
Studies Abroad:
- Instituto Chac-Mool, Cuernavaca, Mexico, Jun. 2003
- Freie Universität and Goethe Institut, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 1993-Dec. 1993
- Issues Director for Pennsylvania, Clinton-Gore '92. Aug.-Nov. 1992. Wrote briefings for candidates and surrogate speakers. Directed research on targeted issues. Organized "rapid response" network of media spokespersons. Designed campaign advertisements and literature. Hired, trained, and supervised staff.
- Regional Field Coordinator, Dukakis-Bentsen '88. Aug.-Nov. 1988. Directed campaign operations in NE Pennsylvania and Tampa Bay, Florida. Coordinated relations with constituency groups, public officials, and regional media. Developed and managed organizations of over 300 volunteers in each region.
- Deputy Finance Convention Manager, 1988 Democratic National Convention. May-Jul. 1988. Managed convention operations to host National Finance Committee members.
- Field Organizer, Dukakis for President '88. Jul. 1987-May 1988. Developed and supervised volunteer organizations for caucuses and primaries in Iowa, Florida, Michigan, and Ohio. Served as special liaison to Greek-American communities.
- Legislative Correspondent, US Representative Frank J. Guarini. Feb.-Jul. 1988. Wrote floor statements and constituency correspondence. Supervised student interns.
- Policy Analyst, Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare. Jul. 1986-Jun. 1987. Coordinated policy changes for employment/training and emergency shelter programs.
- The State of the State for Washington Latinos, Project Coordinator. Designed and implemented the first comprehensive study of social conditions for WA Latinos, conducted by Whitman undergraduates through the Community-Based Learning Project on racism and US Latinos. Coordinated public education efforts with statewide, regional, and local Latino leaders, and through regional media.
- CONSEJO, Seattle, WA, July 2008-present. Member, Board of Directors. Statewide organization offering domestic violence, mental health, and substance abuse counseling and referral to Latinos/as.
- Safe Work/Safe Food, Walla Walla, WA, Mar. 2003-present. President & founder of community nonprofit organization acting in cooperation with transnational, national, and regional groups to support the rights of immigrant workers. Coordinated local events for the 2003 Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride.
- PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians And Gays), Board of Directors, Walla Walla Chapter, Sept. 2000-Sept. 2002.
- Social Concerns Committee, St. Patrick's Church, Walla Walla. Feb. 2002-Aug. 2005.
- Faculty Advisor, Whitman College Democrats, Sept. 1999-present; Whitman College Direct Action, Feb. 2003-present; Whitman Alliance for Workplace Justice, Feb. 2003-present.
- Prof. Susan Buck-Morss, Government Dept., Cornell Univ., firstname.lastname@example.com
- Prof. Lisa Disch, Political Science Dept., Univ. of Michigan, firstname.lastname@example.com
- Prof. Anna Marie Smith, Government Dept., Cornell Univ., firstname.lastname@example.com
- Prof. Theodore J. Lowi, Government Dept, Cornell Univ., email@example.com
- Prof. Mary Hawkesworth, Women's & Gender Studies, Rutgers Univ., firstname.lastname@example.com
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How to Run All Your Android Apps on the Surface Pro
If you find the app selection on your Microsoft Surface Pro lacking, take heart. Your Windows 8 tablet can also run pretty much every Android app in existence -- as long as you download and install BlueStacks, that is. BlueStacks, of course, is the Android emulator software that runs on Mac and older versions of Windows. The company is today launching a version optimized for the Surface Pro's 10.6-inch 1,920 x 1,080 screen.


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Fall&Winter necklaces are inspired by the Art Noveau craftmanship and heirloom textiles. Many of the laces and trims used to create this collection are about 100 years old and awakened to a new life by transforming them into artful pieces to wear. Designs are one of a kind or very limited edition. This necklace is influenced of latest travel to Egypt.
Bold yet delicate necpiece is made of various antique laces- ethereal handmade silk lace, antique metallic lace, guipure lace, needle lace and crochet. Adorned with sculpted silk details, vintage jewelry finds, Swarovski crystals, brass studs and hand beading. Necklace is lined with silk for comfort, fastens with organza ribbons. One of a kind.
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// Love Bob Marley? Love 1Love.org//
There are countless projects around the world inspiring positive change.
Each one is stronger when another begins. Small projects can focus on great ideas, like The Memory Project or The Beagle Freedom Project. People can dedicate their time and skills for the protection of one species (mushroom, tiger, butterfly?)
The more people act, the more we can change together.
1Love.org shares this belief.
1Love.org is a philanthropic community for Bob Marley fans, inspired by the singer's positivity and heart. The website suggests accepting a Marley Mission:
The Missions focus on three themes: Youth, Planet & Peace
Members complete the mission and share their results online. All current Missions can be found here. This one's my favourite:
1Love.org also acts as a funder for selected non profit partners - raising money for charities such as Every Mother Counts, Little Kids Rock and of course The Bob Marley Foundation.
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Tim Dahlberg with Mary Ederle Ward and Brenda Greene
St. Martin's Press
1 "Bring On Your Old Channel"
August 1925, Cape Gris-Nez, France
The grease was the worst. Inside the engine room of the tug La Morinie bobbing up and down just off the coast of France, Gertrude Ederle was having it slathered on anyway, one layer at a time. She would need all the protection she could get, even though it was mid-August and the always-chilly English Channel was as warm as it had been in two years.
The sharks were another thing. There wasn't much protection against them, just the hope that the commotion of a tug carrying an odd assortment of journalists,
Praise for America's Girl:
"Dahlberg expertly depicts the flurry that surrounded Ederle's feat and her homecoming. He chronicles the heavy coverage of her in newspapers, which regaled readers with such details as Ederle's favorite soda-fountain treat (a strawberry marshmallow frappé) and the special affinity she showed for the bathtub as a child. The year of her record-setting swim, readers of Hearst newspapers voted Ederle their favorite athlete, ahead of home-run king Babe Ruth...."--American Way Magazine
"Drawing on Ederle's extensive archive of more than 1,500 newspaper and magazine clippings, an unfinished memoir, and other background material, [America's Girl] is the remarkable, captivating story of a woman who set almost impossible goals and accomplished most of them."--Tucson Citizen
"There was little overt drama or controversy in Ederle's life before or after her fame peaked, but the authors make up for that by providing a vivid sense of the Roaring Twenties and the media storm that accompanied the Channel crossing. Today a comparable accomplishment would generate a lifetime of media appearances, but Ederle almost immediately faded back into a pleasant if uneventful life. An interesting slice of American sports history."--Booklist
"Gertrude Ederle was America's girl, and her saga, as told so comprehensively and thoughtfully by Tim Dahlberg, is the story of all America then -- growing up in the great, swelling joy of the Roaring Twenties, then living through the horrible, despairing letdown of the Depression. It's the particular tale of a swimmer and a pioneer female athlete, but its bittersweet resonances touch a whole era and its people." -- Frank Deford, legendary writer, Sports Illustrated, author and commentator
"In each generation, some people prove that our possibilities exceed our fears. In this warm, funny, and moving book, Trudy Ederle shines as one who inspired women and humankind." --Dorothy Ours, author of MAN O' WAR: A Legend Like Lightning
The Incredible Story of How Swimmer Gertrude Ederle Changed the Nation
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Art After Hours with the Up & Cummers
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Art After Hours is a fun way to mix and mingle with friends at The Cummer, while enjoying and learning about art. For our upcoming event, we are taking the it one step further by adding shopping!
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Join us from 6-8:30, on Novmeber 29, 2005 for an evening of elegant hors d'oeuvres and drinks at the Anglers Club of New York. for an evening with Nick Lyons, one of America's most entertaining fly fishing authors, columnists, publishers and all around fly fishermen. Nick will share some personal stories and memories on the adventures and misadventures with Ernest and Jack Hemingway. Cost for the evening will be $100 for members and $125 for non members. The first 50 reservations will receive a handsome copy of Jack Hemingway's book, A Life Worth Living: The Adventures of a Passionate Sportsman.
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Thomas and I don't get much stage time, so we make the most of everything we do. :)
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Thomas and I don't get much stage time, so we make the most of everything we do. :)
Well, the first half of the run is over. Yesterday we had an amazing show. I was glad because several of my friends were in the audience including the Barbershop Quartet from "The Music Man". They sang during the intermission. It was so great to see them.
I am currently listening to the "Titanic" cast album. After reading the show synopsis on wikipedia, I know what role I would love to have, but I'll be satisfied with whatever I get. The director is someone I will be thrilled to work with and I want to do a show at the Rhinebeck Theatre; so for me it will be a win-win situation. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Oh Paula I see you as the unsinkable Molly Brown!!! Good luck on whatever part you would like to have!! Will you get to sing the song?? I love the way Celine sings it, its one of my very favorites!
Hi, Pebbles. The pics of your show looked great! And how exciting about your auditioning at the Rhinebeck Theatre! I hope you get a good part like Molly Brown or the Mother. Fingers crossed.
Hey ladies, unfortunately the musical is not based on the movie and does not not use the movie song and Molly Brown is not one of the characters. There is a role i am hoping to get, but i dont want to write it here just yet. I figure that i will know something by the end of the week.
I've always wanted to play the iceberg. I mean, talk about an important part of the play/movie/history.
Plus you get the best line, "Unsinkable my frozen ass!"
seriously though, I wish you the best of luck no matter what role you go for.
Nice, Jon. I never thought of trying out for the iceberg.lol
I did get some further indication that the "Titanic" director is very interested in me...The man who plays Mr. Bucket in WW went to audition the day after I did. He is friends with the director. He messaged me on FB to let me know that he was asked about me. He told the director that I am dependable, hard working and have created an entertaining "Mrs. Gloop". Hopefully, he will come to WW to see my work since I can't make the call backs.
Glad WW is going well. Crossing my fingers about Titanic. Hope you are having a great summer:)
love the stage pics!
Today is my eldest son's 17th birthday. He's an awesome kid, BUT
I am waaay too young and hot to have a child that old. :rolleyes:
We are back onstage starting today for the 2nd run of WW. By Sunday it will be all over.


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Dear Antonio, Jake and All
This topic of sub sub stuffs is a major issue of Toodledo IMHO, even if the rest is, IMHO too, skillfully and very professionnaly addressed.
I don't have time to find the post where Toodledo member detailed why this position, and why this issue, but I remind the explanation sound correct, and very acceptable.
But, it does not remove the issue of synchronizing Toodledo with business that have deep breakdown structure, like classical project management. When dealing personnal tasks, deep breakdown structure can be adressed by combining folders/projects/tasks. The issue comes when you want to use Toodledo as personnal frontend for ALL your tasks, event thos coming from over repositories, mainly professional, like issue manager or collaborative project management.
Having no deep breakdown structure capability is there REALLY annoying, because one shall do a mapping with the hiearchy of the original repository (Project on one side becomes folder on the other, subproject becomes projets, and other nested items shall then be combined in the name of the task, with - or _, and a naming rule, or some other complex mapping)...
So, event if I am totally satisfied from other perspectives, this issue may constraint me to leave Toodledo, if the mapping is too complicated.
Anyway, the product is good, and the team responsive.
Best regards
Posted: Nov 08, 2012
Dear all
I'am currently searching my GTD processes, and your post are very interesting. Obviousy, they don't free me from working on mine.
To mpc_janssen : I hope I will see the answer from other people on your point, but, in my situation :
For me, an task can :
- be achieved after it has been initiated, and I call this kind of tasks 'action' or 'atomic tasks'.
- or it can last more (2 days, 5 days... or more), mainly because the amount of work to complete the task is long.
Knowing this, many of my task are openned in parallel and, event if it is not yet the case, I hope to be able to provide Gantt to people waiting for my tasks to be completed.
I, honestly too, don't understand why, in your situation, you don't need project to task breakdown.
How many task do you have ?
Are they just atomic tasks ?


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Derrick Williams had 13 points, one 3-pointer, four rebounds and one steal in another fill-in start at SF for the Kings on Sunday.
Derrick Williams returned from an illness against the Mavericks on Saturday with four points and two rebounds in 10 minutes.
Derrick Williams (illness) will play on Saturday night vs. the Mavericks.
Derrick Williams (illness) will not play against the Thunder on Friday night.
Derrick Williams exploded for 26 points on 8-of-15 FGs and 8-of-10 FTs as the Kings lost by two points to Minnesota on Sunday.
Coach Mike Malone declined to name a starting power forward for Saturday's game against the Bulls.
Derrick Williams is starting at the power forward spot against the Sixers on Wednesday night.
Derrick Williams started with DeMarcus Cousins (suspension) out on Friday, scoring 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting (6-of-10 FTs) with 12 rebounds and two steals in the Kings' loss to the Lakers.
Derrick Williams is expected to start in place of DeMarcus Cousins (suspension) in Friday's game against the Lakers.
Derrick Williams played just 18 minutes and hit 1-of-4 shots for four points and three rebounds in Wednesday's loss to the Warriors.
Derrick Williams (foot) started for Rudy Gay (illness) in Friday's loss, scoring 11 points on 2-of-11 shooting with 12 rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block in 42 minutes.
Derrick Williams (foot) will play against the Celtics on Friday night.
Derrick Williams (strained left foot) is listed as day-to-day and is questionable for Friday's game against the Celtics.
Derrick Williams played 25 minutes off the bench and had 14 points, one rebound, one steal, one block and one 3-pointer in Saturday's loss.


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Attending driving courses, making payments on time, and maintaining a clear driving record are a few steps to lowering your premium payment. The website takes in details of the customer and takes in the requirement and shows various plans from different companies and the rates at which they are available. There are many websites nowadays giving you the best insurance quotes and the comparison charts that describe you the premium amount, the liability your returns and many more. If you are choosing between several models or do not really have an idea what to buy yet, you should look at the average rates. Insurers are usually pretty good about responding within 48 hours. However, the cost of whole-life policy is only a little bit higher than the universal policy, for younger people. There are other options which can be added to the main policy including: sickness, injury, and loss of work. But because of the high cost of health care and inflation, insurers may have to re-adjust their rates to show those changes. Many insurance companies are competing against each other, aiming to outpace competition through offering attractive and irresistible medical care insurance products. Firstly, do your homework and find a plan which suits you and your family.
These are the points that I always overview with people that ask my thoughts on the matter. It is very difficult for these businesses to get no money down auto insurance from any insurance carrier. Professional liability is typically for professionals such as architects, lawyers, physicians, etc. Not everyone will need this type of coverage. Firefighting, for example exposes those who choose the profession to the risk of serious burns, smoke inhalation, and incalculable other hazards that could result in injury as they attempt to put out a blaze. It can take some time, insight and research to find a good car insurance rate. Driving licenseThe police may ask to see this if they are suspicious of your driving behaviour or vehicle. In particular, California aims to ensure that health no money down auto insurance plans are available to all California residents. Let me finish telling about my own insurance agent experience.
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my dearest readers and followers of the poetic photography collection!
as you may have noticed, it has been a little quiet around here for the
last couple of months. when i started the poetic photography collection
about a year ago, i honestly did not expect it to turn out this well. to me
it was an experiment, something personal, sharing my a little different,
poetic view of the world in attempt for others being able to see and be
aware of it too.
by now, the collection reached more than one thousand followers and
the submission group on flickr increases daily. i cannot tell you how
thankful i am for that. knowing that you all can relate to my idea of a
poetic photograph gives me never ending joy.
anyhow, my amount of free time has been limited recently, which is why
i'm writing this letter. i am an art major being in the process of trying to
find out what art does mean to me and how i am going to express
myself as an artist in the future. right now, these two things are what i
want to concentrate my life on, in order to hopefully find what i'm
looking for.
i cannot tell exactly, when or if i will have time again to start collecting
and sharing poetic photographs on this site.
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I spent the Easter holidays in my old hometown Dortmund. Photos to follow – either here, or somewhere else.
Tag Archives: Dortmund
Outdoor advertising in Dortmund, Germany. Photos by Dos Ron.
Routing Modern Traffic in Dortmund
With many thanks to Susann.
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Berghofen, the green and leafy suburb of Dortmund [2]
At least my old family home still shows up. The new owner seems to be a decent fellow.
Berghofen, the green and leafy suburb of Dortmund
Hansaplatz, Dortmund [2]
Photo, found in a box
The caption says it all.
120 x Dortmund
Dérive: das Erkunden einer Stadt durch zielloses Umherschweifen / Dérive in Dortmund von Nika, November 2006.
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Debbi Trevino - All About Batting
Debbi Trevino's love of teaching is evident to everyone taking her classes. She has a vast knowledge of machine quilting on a variety of longarm machines. Debbi has been an instructor at a number of international quilt shows and teaches annually at MQX (Machine Quilters' Expo), and at the HQMS Home Machine Quilting Show in Salt Lake City.
Debbi is the owner and president of Village Quiltworks, Inc. – a full service quilt shop located in Richland, Washington. She is a sought after business and industry consultant, offering training and motivation for sales reps as well as shop owners.
Week 1
Debbi Trevino is an expert on that all-important element of every quilt: batting. Quilters tend to stick to one or two batts which may or may not be the best for their project. Debbi has conducted extensive research to see how each batting on the market will react when used by the consumer. The result of the research is the Ultimate Batting Chart. The results may surprise you!
- The Ultimate Batting Chart is available free as a PDF file at www.villagequiltworks.com
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Are you baffled by all those terms used in regards to batting? Bearding and loft and needle punching and scrim and bleaching and neps oh my! Debbie Trevino to the rescue! In this segment, Debbi uses samples to illustrate how each of these terms affects the finished quilt and why it's so important to choose the right batting for the project.
Short Takes on Longarm Quilting with Vicki Hoth
Jodie asks Vicki how to use up all those leftover pieces of batting that are too big to toss. Vicki shows several techniques to piece them together and a clever way to add batting if you run out while stitching on the longarm machine. Waste not!
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Does price matter? Debbi Trevino points out that your quilt top is already a large investment in the cost of the fabrics and your time is creating it. Quilting is an additional investment. So, she advises, invest in the batting that will give the best result for that project. Debbie gives a review of the different fibers available in battings today and the pros and cons of each.
These include polyester, cotton (probably the most popular), blend of cotton/poly, wool, silk, bamboo and soy.


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MERCED, CA — The University of California, Merced is opening a new chapter in the University of California's book of academic excellence with the appointment of eight leading scholars as its first founding faculty.
"We are drawing the best people from some of the best universities in this country and around the world," said Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey in making today's announcement. "For our campus to welcome scholars with a wealth of experience in both teaching and research is an absolute thrill. Faculty of this caliber guarantee that UC Merced will develop a foundation for scholarship of the highest quality."
In alphabetical order, UC Merced's first eight founding faculty are:
"Hiring accomplished educators and first-rate researchers is essential for us to develop a campus of UC quality - one that is an equal to its sister campuses in the UC system," said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost David Ashley. "We are building the first major research university of the 21st century and these world-class scholars will attract the next waves of faculty and the first students to UC Merced, and begin to shape the research programs that will define our campus."
Effective this summer, these appointments include several senior-level professors and represent the initial round of 75 faculty and lecturers to be named prior to the opening of the campus in the fall semester of 2004.
With responsibilities that extend beyond teaching and research, the founding faculty also are charged with helping the Divisional Deans recruit the initial complement of faculty, emphasizing the creation of interdisciplinary research teams, and plan the academic programs. Undergraduate degree programs to be available at the outset include computer science and engineering, environmental engineering, biological sciences, earth systems sciences, world cultures and history, and social and behavioral sciences. Masters and doctoral degrees will be offered in computer and information systems, environmental systems, systems biology, world cultures, and social and behavioral sciences.
In recruiting professors, Natural Sciences Dean Maria Pallavicini and Engineering Dean Jeff Wright are seeking scholars of distinction who will contribute to the unique culture, collaborations and opportunities at UC Merced. A dedication to diversity and full inclusiveness among faculty and students and a pioneering spirit are requirements as well.
"The faculty must share our campus-wide commitment to minimize barriers between academic areas and link the disciplines through creative interaction," Pallavicini said. "One of our missions is to encourage interdisciplinary research, including research opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students, based on strong, innovative academic programs. To that extent, we are designing a common, freshman-year curriculum for students in the natural sciences and engineering and each faculty member will contribute to the development and teaching of those courses."
The first eight appointments also reflect the Deans' thrust to bring outstanding scholars and gifted, award-winning teachers on board, with an initial emphasis on environmental scientists and engineers. Academic programs available when the campus opens will represent all the basic disciplines and will expand to a breadth commensurate with the other UC campuses.
"Our first goal was to have a group of faculty who could help establish a strong research foundation for our first signature research institute, the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, which will involve the collaboration of scientists and engineers. All of the faculty have stellar research programs and will be able to support our research partnerships with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the National Parks, and open new opportunities for partnerships," Wright said. "Our next recruitment efforts will focus on the biological sciences, math, and computer science and engineering."
Divisional Deans make the faculty appointments with authorization from the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost following a thorough and extensive review process. The UC Merced Academic Senate Task Force and the UC Merced Committee on Academic Personnel, each comprised of faculty from the other nine UC campuses, have advised the Chancellor on these initial appointments and have been critical to the recruitment process.
In addition to seeking 20 faculty members each for the Engineering; Natural Sciences; and Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) Division, UC Merced is recruiting top scholars to serve as the founding Dean for the SSHA Division and the Director of the World Cultures Institute. More information on these founding faculty, as well as information concerning academic planning and faculty positions, is available at www.ucmerced.edu [1].
Currently employing more than 120 educators and professionals, UC Merced will welcome 1,000 students upon opening in August of 2004 and will grow to serve 25,000 students through: 1) a residential campus ultimately serving 25,000 students; 2) educational centers throughout the San Joaquin Valley; and 3) cooperative agreements with the California Community College system.
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The Ram 1500 is a caricature of a good truck. It's not a good truck, but it looks vaguely like one. It's not nimble like the best big pickups. The acceleration and power are just so-so. The braking, previously a high point for Dodge trucks, doesn't stand out either. In almost every way it's just a little less good than its competition. Then there are the ways in which it is just absurd. There's huge, embossed, tacky branding all over the interior — how many places can you stamp the word "Ram"? — and the center console is massively wide for no obvious reason. The Ram 1500 is far less sophisticated than the other choices. – Paul Hagger
The Ram 1500 has always stood out from the crowd with its bold styling, and the latest redesign continues this trend. Our test truck was fully loaded and fully priced at $53,000, but for that you get a truck with features that, on paper at least, could easily match that of a typical luxury sedan. The cabin features comfortable leather seats with attractive stitching and one of the best touch-enabled display screens on the market. The rear seat is a bit cramped, but seats can be folded out of the way to provide a surprisingly large cargo-carrying space. However, while the interior may look and feel like a high-end sedan, the Ram is still a truck. The ride is rough, and the big vehicle is difficult to maneuver; handling is what you'd expect from a full-size pickup. The active suspension is the coolest feature on the Ram, which can be lowered to make it easier to enter and exit the truck, or raised when tackling severe off-road terrain. At highway speeds it automatically lowers the truck to improve aerodynamics. The best fuel economy I saw was 15 mpg, but given that this is a very large vehicle with a big 400-horsepower V8 engine, that's not so bad. With all its extra features, such as the Rambox storage and adjustable bed extender, the Ram is definitely competitive in the big truck segment, because even with all those luxury features, it's still first and foremost a truck. – Perry Stern
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Developers more 'satisfied' with PHP than other codes
To stir things up
>>And Ruby, does it even have a language specification?
And how many languages have an ISO standard?
APL, that old beast has .NET, web deployment, object orientation and functional programming (not many languages can do both properly), array handling like a dream, generally more features than you can shake a stick at.
OK, readability you cry (if you've even even seen it), but if you can't read mathematical symbols, then you aren't good enough to write APL anyway
Russian rides Phantom to OS immortality
Seen it before, but...
It were called "Persistance Programming" when I were a lad.
It can be implemented at language level - APL has had external variables (mapped onto files) for donkey's years.
Palm OS, yes, but you did lose data without battery power.
As someone above said, virtual memory, mapped to solid state disks is the future, but you still need a "hard reboot" to stop really nasty problems and/or a better way of programming.
I can't remember the exact figure, but it was 80% of code is devoted to transforming data from a version useful for storage into a form useful for processing - and vice versa.
If the OS is handling all storage, then we can get on with the real work - which sadly is spending 90% of the remaining coding time transforming data from a form useful for processing into something which is "splatted" onto a screen...
Cuil feasts on Salmon of Nonsense
It's all too local
>"I'm pretty sure there are no Gaeltacht areas in the vicinity of the Boyne"
>The Rath Cairn Gaeltacht is just 4 miles from the Boyne, between Athboy and Trim.
Hmmm - a sad feature of the Gaeltacht areas used to be that they would paint out the English names on the old black & white fingerposts, (though I've not seen that with the shiny new EU paid for green & white direction signs) - this tended to piss off not just the tourists but the rest of the English speaking population.
My Dad came from a few miles away, the other side of Dublin - and there they used to go around & paint out the Gaelic in revenge...
US customs: Yes, we can seize your laptop, iPod
They are that stupid
"Do they honestly expect a terrorist to be carrying a laptop with a document on the desktop entitled "Plans to blow up the United States"? What REALLY are the objectives behind allowing these numpties this sort of power? I suppose the least paranoid explanation is it allows them to say to the right wing press that they're "doing something" about terrorism."
One question on the immigration form used to be "do you plan to overthrow the Government of the United States" - I can't remember who was alleged to have written "sole purpose of trip"...
BAA 'invented green superjumbo' to OK Heathrow plans
Empty vessels make the loudest noise.
I love the sneering tone of so many of these messages.
"Everybody else - if you don't like the sound aeroplanes make, why did you buy a house next to a fucking airport?" - errr 'cos it didn't have 3 runways? Because it had only 3 terminals, not 5? Because the government "promised" no terminal 6 & 3rd runway when they pushed through terminal 5?
The argument isn't really about CO2 or noise - that comes from battling the Greens & the locals, it's all about greed from BAA and lies and incompetence from the government.
If a bigger airport is "good for the economy" then why not 4 or 5 runways - reductio ad absurdum, but if this is a good idea why not pave over the whole of southern England - what a minute, 3 million new homes in the south east? They want to do that already.
And ground transport? To get to Heathrow travellers mainly use the M25, the business motorway in Europe. It's already 12 lanes wide at T5. Build a railway link? Apparently, yes across Staines moor a SSSI
And the principle of all your eggs in one basket? Bush's visit to Heathrow caused enormous disruption, as did the recent "glide in" incident. So it seems daft to keep on concentrating traffic in one place. Spoke & Hub? So most passengers are in transit & never see more than the terminal - explain to me who that benefits other than BAA & BA? I still remember the BA jet crashing down on the roundabout (yes, I live locally, but not under the flight path), so what happens when a jet crashes at Heathrow, or on the surrounding housing (they've built over most of the green fields around the airport & a 3rd runway would get rid of most of the rest). Ashford hospital was the main emergency centre for the airport, but it's been downgraded to a minor injuries unit - a major incident at Heathrow now would require a nightmare journey through London traffic.
It's interesting to see those swearing at the opposing viewpoints: always the tactic of the small minded fascist.
Trousers Brown: Blighty faces 'food security' threat
Why Glasgow & Edinburgh?
Why not Leeds & Mancester?
Why always F**king Scotland - let them starve, Gollum Brown & his ilk have bled the English for too long.
David Davis tells El Reg that Labour is 'mesmerised' by tech
One Eyed view of the world
> There should be a rule that MPs cannot resign and then re-stand in the same seat for a minimum of 3 years or so.
No - we ought to follow the Costa Rican model - NO sitting MP can stand for his/her seat at 2 consecutive elections.
I also think that:
>Socialism (in all it's guises) = Total control of the population.
Is more accurate than:
>1. (at left) zero economic liberty, max personal liberty
>1 is aka socialism, communism, etc
Socialism IS dictatorship by definition. Read Mill
What saddens me most is the wild-eyed, spittle threaded rantings against Davis because he "is from the nasty party".
Such fragile egos, such shallow beliefs that can't afford to be challenged - the "he can't be a good guy" {fingers in ears} "naahh, naahh, naahh, I'm not listening" approach of all (apparently) "left-wing" comments
Precisely the sort of denial of other people's opinions that New Labour so love.
Presumably the person who believes that Davis should not have resigned and should "respect democracy" (though what bribing the Ulster Unionists has to do with democracy is beyond me) would also agreed that the miners had no right to protest about the closures of the pits - it was a decision made democratically in Parliament after all - or does "democracy" only hold for people who vote in the approved manner?
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> So to all you whiny Brits I have this to say to you. If you don't like it don't come here.
I don't any more
>Once again if the US is so evil why is the UK gov so willing to follow the US?
Because the "government" run by Gollum Brown is fascist - "why cant you distinguish US citizens from the government" same rules apply to this country.
>Healthy Californian tan: fast lane.
As long as it isn't too dark...
Heathrow T5 security tackles Transformers t-shirt threat
"BTW, it has NEVER been proven that any mobile device (or hard drive device) had interfered with ANY piece of navigational equipment, ..."
When you take a mobile to the edge of a cell, it ramps up its signal & attempts to get a better connection. This tends to swamp those signals from mobiles nearer to the centre of a cell.
As far as I'm aware the reason for turning of your mobile on a 'plane is so that 200+ mobiles screaming "attach me to the cell" being dragged over every cell on the approach to a runway doesn't crash all the mobile networks around an airport.
It's estimated that every jumbo flying across the Atlantic has 10 mobiles in hand luggage which people have forgotten to turn off.
I don't see flocks of 'planes falling out of the sky every day.
Just don't tell security at T5 or it'll be another excuse to rifle (should I have used that word?) through your hand luggage.
Please tell me you made that up?
>A government spokesman has just confirmed that the action taken was due to a >'real & credible' security threat.
>"Terrorists were using coded t-shirts to signal other operatives to action.
>You will be happy to know that thanks to the diligent actions of our security services >yet another terrorist atrocity has been thwarted. This incident outlines why we >should increase the detention time for suspects to 40 days."
Surely not even the rejects from the asylum that we have "in government" could say something as outrageously stupid as that?
Bank turns London man into RFID-enabled guinea pig
I'm not : paranoid but they are coming to get me...
> 1.) The merchant gets their money after a period - not instantaneously - holding a gun to their head won't get you any cash from the proposed fraud at a tube station - it'll just be a good-old plain armed robbery of cash on the premises. The period is there for stopping fraud/chargebacks, and for 'clearing' purposes.
It's still worth bopping someone one the head & using the card. The merchant might to get the cash, but the thief has the goods.
>You're suggesting that scum will mug you for your card, so they can get a tenner off of it for White Lightning or something?
Yes. I've known people mugged for a fiver - and 3 trips to different offies & it adds up to a lot of White Lightning
The problem with things like the Oyster card is that to obtain the discount you can't top it up anonymously, you must submit your bank details. The discount is because "cashless payments are more efficient - odd you don't get a discount on credit card or debit card payments. Also to get the discount you must swipe at both ends of your journey, not just on boarding.
So, it's sod all about efficiency - it's about tracking where you gen on and off the transport system.
And cashless payments are a wet dream for a fascist government such as in power in Britain. I'm not surprised to find out they are already in use in Singapore for the same reasons - a government obsessed with control over its citizens.
Plan for 20mph urban speed-cam zones touted
It never adds up
when you read "We are living in a period when central government appears reluctant to regulate unless absolutely necessary." from a supposedly independent body which includes the word Parliamentary in its name, you know you are in for some government sponsored guff designed to soften us up for the next round of hidden (from whom?) tax rises and intrusions into our privacy.
This is just days after a report which says the average spped of traffic in London is just over 11 mph. So a vast expense on number plate reading cameras, no income from sppeeding fines, oh well got to use 'em for something - better track those good citizens about their daily business.
Gollum Brown and his whole sick government are Stalinists..
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TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (UPI) — Iran kept up its criticism of Britain's handling of the last week's rioting, saying over the weekend that London had "no respect" for human rights.
Senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly's foreign policy committee, Saturday blasted Britain's response to the riots, which spread across London and other British cities early last week.
Boroujerdi cited comments made last week by British Prime Minister David Cameron that he would consider using the army to help suppress future riots, saying soldiers are "only tasked to protect the territorial integrity of a country," the official Mehr News Agency reported.
"The repressive measures of the British government are indicative of the fact that there is no respect for democracy or human rights in the country's ruling system," Boroujerdi added.
Scotland Yard revealed Sunday that 1,401 people had been arrested in connection with the unrest, with 808 of them charged with crimes, the BBC reported.
The British government "ruthlessly suppressed the demonstrators instead of trying to listen to their demands," Boroujerdi asserted, while fellow Iranian lawmaker Amin Hossein Rahimi said the riot response showed that support for human rights claimed by London is "nothing more than a lie."
Rahimi, a leader of the Iranian Parliament's legal and judicial committee, predicted that even if more riots broke out in Britain, the U.N. Security Council would turn a blind eye and not condemn the situation.
He called for the Security Council to be reformed to compel Britain and other permanent members to follow human rights standards themselves, Mehr reported.
Iranian students protested outside the British Embassy in Tehran Sunday, denouncing the police crackdown on protesters.
The Iranian official news agency said the students threw eggs and waved placards, some of which read, "Down with the British Royal Regime," "Where is Human Rights?," and 'Mr. Cameron: U.S. and Zionism or Your People? Choose One!"
The protesters also reportedly called for Iran to ratify a proposal calling for the severance of ties with Britain.
The Tehran demonstration came at the same time that 5,000 people attended a peace rally in Birmingham, England, which was hit by looting during the riots, and to remember three residents who were killed while trying to defend their businesses.
Attendees at the rally in the city's Winson Green held a moment of silence for Haroon Jahan, 21, and brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, the BBC reported.
"We are working together, politicians, faith leaders, community leaders — the desire for normality in this city is tangible," Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby told the crowd.
A 26-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were charged with three killings each Sunday in connection with the slayings, authorities said.
British Home Secretary Theresa May defended the country's policing methods after some members of Parliament and Metropolitan Police officers objected to government ministers being advised by former New York Police Chief William Bratton.
"Ministers must ensure the police know what the public expect of them," she told the BBC, adding that when the riots escalated the night of Aug. 8, police had to change tactics.
"I was as concerned as the public were about the scenes we saw of people being able to loot without anything appearing to happen to them," she said. "They wanted to see more police on the streets but also tough action to go in and arrest people and actually that's what the police started to do."


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Dept. of Odd Gardening Tips: Weeding with Vinegar
Has anyone heard of weeding with vinegar?
In yet another instance of its multi-use household glory, a friend of ours swears by a strong, high acid pickling vinegar to kill her clover.
She buys the stuff in Asian markets because the salad vinegar sold at most stores is too weak, only about 5% acid.
We wonder how you would avoid killing your flowers and plants as you poured this potion into the soil, but since we do not currently have a yard and our green thumb is a little out of joint, we thought we'd put this method out there and see if anyone else can vouch for it.
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I've actually tried this, with regular store brand vinegar. It took a couple of days, but it did get rid of a few weeds. Some it didn't seem to affect too much. I used it in the cracks in the sidewalk and the asphalt in my parking area.
Why would anyone want to kill clover?
It's green, looks nice and fluffy, it pleasant to walk on and best of all "don't ever need to cut it, it just stops by itself".
The flowers feed bees.
In fact if you want to abandon grass altogether, you can plant a herb and wildflower lawn. Helps you stand out in your dreary conformist, suburban street.
However I will try vinegar on the bindis and ficus vine (which would probably survive a nuclear strike.)
I have an itty bitty yard, so weeding isn't too arduous. Just thought I'd build on Deb's point-- clover also fixes nitrogen in the ground (I think). I don't know where that leaves you in the clover-is-good or clover-is-bad debate, but I don't worry myself over it when I see it in the yard.
Apparently even household vinegar will kill weeds without harm to some other plants. USDA and some universities have conducted research on its effectiveness. If you use vinegar as a herbicide, take safety precautions as vinegar above the household 5% concentration will burn skin and eyes.
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I wouldn't ever want to get rid of clover either - I think it's a great ground cover.
I'll try this on my dandelions though (they're a BIG PROBLEM for me!), but I'm skeptical anything can kill those buggers!
Yes it works, especially on weaker weeds (dandelions require multiple doses). However, because of the high acidity of vinegar, it's very bad for your soil. You only want to use this technique on pathways or areas with bark/wood chips.
A better and more soil-healthy technique is to collect leftover (and often free) burlap bags from your local coffee shop, place those on the ground, and cover them up with dirt or wood chips. After four or five years, the burlap will destroy any of the especially noxious weed roots (i.e. dandelions) and deteriorate back into the soil. Of course, you'll still have to do light surface weeding above the burlap.
Finally, I also agree that I wouldn't want to eradicate clover. It's a nitrogen-fixing plant and actually replenishes nutrients in your soil, unlike grass and other common weeds.
Burr clover is terrible. The burrs make a walk on your lawn extremely unpleasant. I've had some success w/vinegar; I've also used boiling water which just fries the weeds but doesn't really harm anything else.
"Seed inoculation: White clover can only fix nitrogen when the proper Rhizobium bacteria are present in the soil. To ensure nitrogen fixation, white clover seed should be inoculated with the right kind of Rhizobia prior to planting."
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Yes that is my biggest fear is to flare up and burn out. I am trying to take small steps and remind myself everyday it is about changing my life not a temporary diet.


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