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CPS Examination Review for Office Systems and Administration
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schroeder, Betty L. / Routhier Graf, Diane / Routhier-Graf, Diane, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, This self-study manual is part of the Certified Professional Secret Secretary (CPS "RM") Examination Review Series which provides valuable assistance to anyone preparing for the CPS Examination. The Series focuses on key topics test-takers must know in order to pass the exam. It is the only examination preparation series produced in conjunction with the International Association of Administration Professionals (IAAP "TM"). Content is based on the current CPS Examination Review Guide published by the IAAP "TM". Each chapter contains: An overview; text, in outline form, with examples highlighted in italics; illustrations; review questions in formats similar to those found on the CPS Examination; solutions to review questions -- with some explanation of correct answers, where needed, and references to the portion of the outline that explains the answer more fully; term review; glossary at the end of the manual, with references to the chapter where the terms may be found in context. An accompanying Self-study Guide enhances material in the manual.
Acts of Naming: The Family Plot in Fiction
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ragussis, Michael, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Michael Ragussis re-reads the novelistic tradition by arguing the acts of naming--bestowing, revealing, or earning a name; taking away, hiding, or prohibiting a name; slandering, or protecting and serving it--lie at the center of fictional plots from the 18th century to the present. Against the background of philosophic approaches to naming, Acts of Naming reveals the ways in which systems of naming are used to appropriate characters in novels as diverse as Clarissa, Fanny Hill, Oliver Twist, Pierre, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Remembrance of Things Past, and Lolita, and identifies unnaming and renaming as the locus of power in the family's plot to control the child, and more particularly, to rape the daughter. His analysis also treats additional works by Cooper, Bronte, Hawthorne, Eliot, Twain, Conrad, and Faulkner, extending the concept of the naming plot to reimagine the traditions of the novel, comparing American and British plots, female and male plots, inheritance and seduction plots, and so on. Acts of Naming ends with a theoretical exploration of the "magical" power of naming in different eras and in different, even competing, forms of discourse.
The Busy Family's Guide to Spirituality: Practical Lessons
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robinson, David, PUBLISHER: Crossroad Publishing Company, Drawing on timeless principles of monastic communal living, this spiritual guide for families offers effective tools to meet many challenges and counteract the divisive forces that can splinter a healthy home. Cultivating a sense of togetherness and nurturing the spiritual development of both the family and its individual members is a challenge that many find difficult to meet. Though hectic schedules and competing interests chip away at the sense of community and the support systems that family members need to thrive, each chapter of this book includes a practical lesson from the rule of St. Benedict and the Benedictine traditions which have been cornerstones of Western Christian monastic life for millennia. Spiritual practice, making time, discipline, sharing, hospitality, and changing family dynamics are some of the topics addressed in this wise and wide-ranging handbook, while exercises, checklists, and ideas for family activities are included at the end of every chapter. The gentle, reassuring tone offers encouragement to both traditional and nontraditional families, and reinforces the importance of parenting as a spiritual calling.
Router Cisco 827 ADSL 8/32Mb
Vendo router Cisco 827 Il router è in perfette condizioni, ha 1x Ethernet 10Mbit 1x ADSL 1x Console 8Mb di Flash e 32Mb di Ram (max espansione) Completo di alimentatore, cavo con presa italiana, cavo console, cavo ethernet e manuale (tutto il materiale è originale) Consegna a mano a Milano o spedizione a carico dell'acquirente Show Version: Cisco IOS Software, C820 Software (C820-OY6-M), Version ), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc3) Copyright (c) by Cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Tue 01-Nov- by alnguyen ROM: System Bootstrap, Version r)XB1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Router uptime is 5 minutes System returned to ROM by power-on System image file is "flash:c820-oy6-mz..bin" Cisco C827 (MPC855T) processor (revision 0x701) with K/K bytes of memory. Processor board ID JADNVW (), with hardware revision CPU rev number 5 1 Ethernet interface 1 ATM interface 128K bytes of NVRAM. K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write) K bytes of processor board Web flash (Read/Write) Configuration register is 0x
Growing a Better America: Smart, Strong and Sustainable
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leavell, Chuck / Craig, J. Marshall, PUBLISHER: Mercer University Press, Since the arrival of European settlers in the sixteenth century, America's population has grown to more than 310 million people and is expected to reach 400 million around the mid-s. Her lands have seen the rise of tens of thousands of cities; millions of homes, office buildings, and skyscrapers have been constructed, and rail and interstate highway systems now sprawl across the country. Over eighty thousand planes fly through her skies every day; her soils have been plowed repeatedly, and she has suffered from dust bowls, erosion, polluted air and water, and declining ecosystems. She is resilient, yet how much more can she take? In his fourth book, Growing a Better America, commonsense environmentalist Chuck Leavell helps us understand how we can repair some of the damage we've done and how, in the future, we can balance our need for growth with our need for natural lands, green spaces, clean air and water, and a healthy lifestyle.
The DLX Instruction Set Architecture Handbook
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sailer, Patty / Kaeli, David R. / Sailer, Philip M., PUBLISHER: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, The definitive source for the DLX instruction set architecture introduced in John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson's "Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach. DLX is a selective amalgam of several sophisticated load/store architectures; it was developed to serve as a simple example of a pure RISC architecture and is invoked throughout "Computer Architecture" to demonstrate design principles. With its complete and up-to-date information on the details of DLX, this handbook is a valuable supplement for anyone studying from "Computer Architecture," whether self-taught or as part of a class. It will also make an informative addition to the library of any computer systems designer or RISC aficionado. Beginning with the origins and history of DLX, the opening section of the handbook covers the essential topics of registers, data formats, addressing, and interrupt handling. The second section provides a general description of the instruction set architecture, followed by the specifics of DLX instruction types, format notation, and operation notation. Appendices provide a quick reference to the instruction set and the latest available version of documentation for the DLXsim simulator.
Lotto materiale Cisco Systems (router, wic, cavi)
Vendo in blocco o singolarmente il seguente materiale Cisco che non mi serve più: > 1 router Cisco 837 con 64 Mb di ram e IOS ) compreso di alimentatore e cavo console [si accende ma non so se si connette a internet] > 1 Wic 2T [non testata da qualche anno] > 1 Wic ISDN BRI 1B-S/T [non testata da qualche anno] > 1 NM SERIAL 4 A/S [non testata da qualche anno] > 1 cavo V.35 DTE REV D M > 2 cavi V.35 DTE MALE TO SMART SERIAL, 10 piedi, REV - A0 P/N: cavo CAB-232-MT > 1 modem DCE/DTE [non so cosa sia e non so se è funzionante] > 1 alimentatore per Cisco serie 820/SOHO 77 [funzionante] > 1 alimentatore per Cisco [non testato] > 1 banco di ram 8MB per Cisco serie MT4LD232UG-6X > 1 banco di ram 32 MB per Cisco serie banco di flash 8 MB per Cisco serie Ho messo alcune foto ma se ne volete altre basta chiedere. Ritiro in zona Udine o provincia o spedizione a carico dell'acquirente.
Lotto materiale Cisco Systems (router, wic, cavi)
Vendo in blocco o singolarmente il seguente materiale Cisco che non mi serve più: > 1 router Cisco 837 con 64 Mb di ram e IOS ) compreso di alimentatore e cavo console [si accende ma non so se si connette a internet] > 1 Wic 2T [non testata da qualche anno] > 1 Wic ISDN BRI 1B-S/T [non testata da qualche anno] > 1 HWIC SERIAL 4 A/S [non testata da qualche anno] > 1 cavo V.35 DTE REV D M > 2 cavi V.35 DTE MALE TO SMART SERIAL, 10 piedi, REV - A0 P/N: cavo CAB-232-MT > 1 modem DCE/DTE [non so cosa sia e non so se è funzionante] > 1 alimentatore per Cisco serie 820/SOHO 77 [funzionante] > 1 alimentatore per Cisco [non testato] > 1 banco di ram 8MB per Cisco serie MT4LD232UG-6X > 1 banco di ram 32 MB per Cisco serie banco di flash 8 MB per Cisco serie Ho messo alcune foto ma se ne volete altre basta chiedere. Ritiro in zona Udine o provincia o spedizione a carico dell'acquirente.
Flawless Execution: Use the Techniques and Systems of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murphy, James D., PUBLISHER: ReganBooks, Your business can take a lesson from the American military's fighter pilots. At Mach 2, the instrument panel of an F-15 is screaming out information, the horizon is a blur, the wingman is occupied, the jet is hanging on the edge -- and yet fighter pilots routinely handle the stress. It's not much different in today's unforgiving business world. One slipup and your company is bankrupt before your employees know what hit them. What works on the squadron level for F-15 pilots will also work for your marketing team, sales force, or research and development group. By analyzing the work environment and attacking its centers of gravity in parallel, you'll begin to utilize the Plan-Brief-Execute-Debrief-Win cycle that will rapidly impact your business's future success. U.S. fighter squadrons have been using this program for nearly fifty years to reduce their mistake rate, cut casualties and equipment losses, and rack up an envious victory record. Now, with "Flawless Execution," your business can too.
Exploring Biology in the Laboratory
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Shree RAM / Scissum-Gunn, Karyn D., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Primis Custom Publishing, EXPLORING BIOLOGY IN THE LABORATORY was written for students taking introductory biology course. The manual contains twenty-four laboratory sections ranging from the basic scientific inquiry to animal biology and organ systems, thus this manual can be used for a two-part biology course. The sequence of laboratory exercises follow majority of biology textbooks. Each laboratory contains simple and meaningful exercises that teach basic concepts. Most of the supplies used in the experiments are cheap and available from scientific vendors. The laboratory exercises begin with a brief introduction of the concepts and then there are 2-3 experiments that can be completed in a two-hour lab session. At the end of each lab there are multiple choice "Review Questions." This lab manual contains a "Lab Assignment" section at the end of each lab section that students can complete after lab experiments and turn in to their instructors as part of the lab assignment. The lab assignment section is designed to test student's critical thinking and writing ability.
Interactive Image Processing for Machine Vision
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Batchelor, Bruce G. / Waltz, Frederick, PUBLISHER: Springer, Machine vision systems offer great potential in a large number of areas of manufacturing industry and are used principally for Automated Visual Inspection and Robot Vision. This publication presents the state of the art in image processing. It discusses techniques which have been developed for designing machines for use in industrial inspection and robot control, putting the emphasis on software and algorithms. A comprehensive set of image processing subroutines, which together form the basic vocabulary for the versatile image processing language IIPL, is presented. This language has proved to be extremely effective, working as a design tool, in solving numerous practical inspection problems. The merging of this language with Prolog provides an even more powerful facility which retains the benefits of human and machine intelligence. The authors bring together the practical experience and the picture material from a leading industrial research laboratory and the mathematical foundations necessary to understand and apply concepts in image processing. Interactive Image Processing is a self-contained reference book that can also be used in graduate level courses in electrical engineering, computer science and physics.
Borse/Case per Giradischi Technics ecc
Vendo per inutilizzo coppia valigie-fly case per giradischi technics e atri modelli, Ottime condizioni, specifiche: questo flightcase è l'ideale valigetta per il trasporto e lo storaggio di tutti i giradischi technics sl-12xx nonché di tutti i giradischi con misure simili, come ad esempio reloop, omnitronic, jb-systems, ecc. - è provvisto di una imbottitura extra che fa da ammortizzatore, adattata nei minimi dettagli ai giradischi della serie sl-12xx, affinché possano essere trasportati senza rischiare di danneggiarli - il bauletto è molto robusto quindi in grado di resistere anche ai trasporti più 'impegnativi', inoltre può essere chiuso a chiave tramite due lucchetti opzionali ed offre il massimo della maneggevolezza grazie alla maniglia comfort. a seguire ne elenchiamo le principali caratteristiche: - design professionale - pannelli in alluminio resistenti - profili in alluminio - angoli cromati - peso contenuto - maniglia comfort - chiusure a farfalla predisposte per lucchetto opzionale - imbottitura curata in ogni particolare - colore: nero - capienza: 1 giradischi technics SL (o simili) - misure (mm): 520 x 430 x 210 Astenersi affaristi-perditempo - Prezzo non Trattabile. Spedizione(nel caso carico acquirente) Alberto
Bioenergetics at a Glance: An Illustrated Introduction
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, D. A. / Harris, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, Bioenergetics is the study of the way biological systems, usually at the molecular level, utilize and convert energy in order to drive the biochemical reactions that constitute life. However, because of its often quantitative basis and the amount of technical jargon, the subject tends to alienate and intimidate students. This beautifully illustrated text has a lucid and logical approach to the subject. The text uses the modern perspective throughout so that the student is given an easily assimilable, logical introduction to the important concepts of the subject, particulary the core concept, the 'chemiosmotic theory'. It has been specifically designed to make information easily accessible by devoting each double-page spread to one topic. Within the spread, a variety of carefully constructed diagrams present information in a concise and innovative manner. The text is further enhanced by a comprehensive guide to additional reading. Original, easily understood combination of visual and written information. 43 double-page speads give a clear and concise introduction to this traditionally difficult subject. The most up to date text available, covering all modern molecular genetic techniques. Competitively priced.
Nodal Discontinuous Galerkin Methods: Algorithms, Analysis,
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hesthaven, Jan S. / Warburton, Tim, PUBLISHER: Springer, The text offers an introduction to the key ideas, basic analysis, and efficient implementation of discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods (DG-FEM) for the solution of partial differential equations. All key theoretical results are either derived or discussed, including an overview of relevant results from approximation theory, convergence theory for numerical PDEa (TM)s, orthogonal polynomials etc. Through embedded Matlab codes, the algorithms are discussed and implemented for a number of classic systems of PDEa (TM)s, e.g., Maxwella (TM)s equations, Euler equations, incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, and Poisson- and Helmholtz equations. These developments are done in detail in one and two dimensions on general unstructured grids with high-order elements and all essential routines for 3D extensions are also included and discussed briefly. The three appendices contain an overview of orthogonal polynomials and associated library routines used throughout, a brief introduction to grid generation, and an overview of the associated software (where to get it, list of variables etc). A variety of exercises are included at the end of most chapters.
Remote Sensing and GIS in Ecosystem Management
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sample, V. Alaric / Sample, Al, PUBLISHER: Island Press, Recent advances in remote-sensing technology and the processing of remote-sensing data through geographic information systems (GIS) present ecologists and resource managers with a tremendously valuable tool -- but only if they are able to understand its capabilities and capture its potential."Remote Sensing and GIS in Ecosystem Management" identifies and articulates current and emerging information needs of those involved with the management of forest ecosystems. It explores the potential of remote-sensing/GIS technologies to address those needs, examining: the need for landscape-scale analysis to support forest ecosystem research and management current challenges in the development of remote-sensing/GIS applications case studies of different forest regions in the United States the potential for further development or declassification of military and aerospace remote-sensing/GIS technologies As well as providing important information for ecologists and resource managers, the book will serve as a valuable resource for legislative and judicial policymakers who do not have a technical background in either remote sensing or resource management but who are nonetheless called upon to make decisions regarding the protection and management of forest ecosystems.
Next Generation Wireless Networks
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tekinay, Sirin, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book is an organized and edited work of enabling technologies for the applications and services needed for future wireless networks. Its focus is the defining architectures, services and applications, with coverage of all layers, i.e., from the physical layer to the information handling layers of the network. The new wireless network architectures are geared specifically for enabling mobility and location-enhanced applications. Presented first are tutorials on new network architectures, including a discussion of "infostations," the role of satellites in broadband wireless access, and the "infocity" concept. The next three chapters present material that describes the state-of-the-art in wireless geolocation systems (including "assisted GPS"), alternatives for wireless geolocation, and empirical data on wireless geolocation capabilities. The first of the last two chapters demonstrates the use of location information in next generation wireless networks, with coverage of real-time geolocation measurements in mobile connectivity. The final chapter portrays the creation of a "killer application" in wireless networks. Leading researchers in the field have contributed to this volume. Next Generation Wireless Networks is essential reading for engineers, researchers, application design specialists, and product managers in the field of wireless network architectures and wireless geolocation.
Hp dat 72 usb Storage Works
Hp dat 72 usb Storage Works Configuration Host interface USB 2.0 Mount type External and Internal for rack-mount solutions Connectivity I/O module connector USB standard series B receptacle Performance Buffer size 8 MB; Included Software Compatible operating systems Microsoft® Windows®, Linux (various distributions) Storage Storage capacity 72 GB; Maximum, compressed 2:1 Seek time 68 seconds Transfer rate in sustain mode Native: 3.2 MB/s; Compressed: 6.4 MB/s Burst transfer rate performance Asynchronous: 6.4 MB/s; Synchronous: 40 MB/s Compressed capacity 72 GB Native capacity 36 GB Drive type DDS format DAT Gen-5 Logical recording format Partial response maximum likelihood (PRML) Data transfer rate 21.6 GB/hr; Maximum, compressed 2:1 Mean time between failures hours at 100% duty cycle Recording technology DAT 72 Buffering 8 MB Encryption type No WORM capability No System Form factor 5.25 inch half-height Hot-Plug support Yes Upgradability HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT) enables firmware downloads One button disaster recovery Yes Uncorrected error rate 1 x ) bits read
MArantz consolette perfetta (possibili permute)
Marantz consolette docking station (e non solo) con LAn, WIFI e bluetotth, airplay, di qualità elevata e design notevole (retro in vero legno, colore bianca) perfetta inusata, listino € vendo € , possibili permute con materiale HIFI. What's in the Box Marantz Consolette Premium Speaker Dock, remote control, and cables. Other Characteristics: AC input frequency: 60 AC input voltage: 120 Alarm clock: Y Alarm function: Y Apple docking compatibility: iPhone,iPod Audio input: RCA Audio output channels: 2.0 channels Bluetooth: N Built-in speaker(s): Y Clock function: Y Colour of product: White, Wood Connector contacts plating: Gold Depth: 214 mm Driver diameter: 6.6 cm Ethernet LAN: Y FM radio: N Handheld remote control: Y Height: 262 mm Internet radio: Y Line-in: Y Mobile operating systems supported: Android, iOS Number of built-in speakers: 4 Power consumption (standby): 0.5 W Power consumption (typical): 35 W Power source type: AC RMS rated power: 150 W Sleep timer: Y USB 2.0 ports quantity: 1 USB port: Y Waterproof: N Weight: 7.2 kg Width: 515 mm Wireless connection: Y
Islamic Law in Contemporary Indonesia: Ideas and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Feener, R. Michael / Cammack, Mark E., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Although often neglected in the literature on Islamic law, contemporary Indonesia is an especially rich source of insight into the diverse understandings and uses of the Islamic legal tradition in the modern world. Indonesian Muslims are engaged in vibrant and far-reaching debates over the terms, relevance, and developmental limits of Islamic law, and Indonesia is home to a variety of dynamic state and non-state institutional structures for the generation and application of Islamic doctrine. The essays in this volume provide focused examinations of the internal dynamics of intellectual and institutional elements of Islamic law in modern Indonesia in its recent formations. The first five chapters address issues relating to Islamic legal theory, both its historical development over the past century and analysis of the work of specific groups of contemporary scholars, jurists, and activists. The final seven chapters contain studies of more concrete manifestations of Islamic law in modern Indonesia, including court systems, positive law, the drafting of new "Islamic" legislation, and contemporary debates over the implementation of the Shari'a. Taken together these essays offer a series of substantive introductions to important developments in both the theory and practice of law in the world's most populous Muslim society.
Robot Shaping: An Experiment in Behavior Engineering
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dorigo, Marco / Colombetti, Marco, PUBLISHER: Bradford Book, foreword by Lashon Booker To program an autonomous robot to act reliably in a dynamic environment is a complex task. The dynamics of the environment are unpredictable, and the robots' sensors provide noisy input. A learning autonomous robot, one that can acquire knowledge through interaction with its environment and then adapt its behavior, greatly simplifies the designer's work. A learning robot need not be given all of the details of its environment, and its sensors and actuators need not be finely tuned. "Robot Shaping" is about designing and building learning autonomous robots. The term "shaping" comes from experimental psychology, where it describes the incremental training of animals. The authors propose a new engineering discipline, "behavior engineering," to provide the methodologies and tools for creating autonomous robots. Their techniques are based on classifier systems, a reinforcement learning architecture originated by John Holland, to which they have added several new ideas, such as "mutespec," classifier system "energy," and dynamic population size. In the book they present Behavior Analysis and Training (BAT) as an example of a behavior engineering methodology.
Co-Creating a Public Philosophy for Future Generations
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kim, Tae-Chang / Dator, James / Dator, James A., PUBLISHER: Praeger, When making decisions, governments can and should strive consciously to balance the demands of the present with the needs of future generations. Various advocates for greater governmental foresight have created new processes or institutions within existing systems of democratic government. These include long-range planning departments, futures commissions, requirements for future-impact statements on proposed legislation, environmental protection agencies, and offices of technology assessment. But, as the contributors to this volume demonstrate, much more remains to be done. Some of the provocative questions posed by this book include: What is a public philosophy oriented to the needs of future generations necessary, and why is it necessary? What are the major examples of actual experiments in future-oriented governance? What were their successes and failures, and the reasons for each? And finally, what are the obstacles to future-oriented governance, and how might they be overcome? The authors of the essays in this volume suggest answers based on their extensive experience in working with governments, trying to help them incorporate techniques of foresight into their institutions and practices.
Hydrology & Mngmt Watersheds-97-2*
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooks, Kenneth N. / Debano, Leonard / Gregerson, H. M., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Recent developments show us the urgency of knowing what we're doing when we direct or redirect the flow of water--and of understanding how nature itself manages this precious resource. Hydrology and Management of Watersheds is essential to such an understanding. A basic account of hydrology and watershed management, it provides the fundamental information and practical methods necessary for solving water-use problems in a wide variety of settings and situations--forest or range, agricultural or environmental. The authors present a detailed discussion of the planning, implementation, and evaluation of watershed management, with an emphasis on the social and economic factors involved. They also include a section devoted to specific problems in different regions of the United States and elsewhere in the world. This new edition gives added attention to the cumulative effects of human activities on watersheds, the place of policy and institutions in guiding resource use, and the role of riparian and wetland systems in natural resource management. A key text for students in natural resource management, water resource sciences, and environmental studies, the book will also prove invaluable for administrators, technicians, planners, and natural resource managers.
Raving Fans
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blanchard, Ken / Bowles, Sheldon M. / MacKay, Harvey, PUBLISHER: William Morrow & Company, "Your customers are only satisfied because their expectations are so low and because no one else is doing better. Just having satisfied customers isn't good enough anymore. If you really want a booming business, you have to create Raving Fans." This, in a nutshell, is the advice given to a new Area Manager on his first day--in an extraordinary business book that will help everyone, in every kind of organization or business, deliver stunning customer service and achieve miraculous bottom-line results. Written in the parable style of "The One Minute Manager, Raving Fans" uses a brilliantly simple and charming story to teach how to define a vision, learn what a customer really wants, institute effective systems, and make Raving Fan Service a constant feature--not just another program of the month. America is in the midst of a service crisis that has left a wake of disillusioned customers from coast to coast. "Raving Fans" includes startling new tips and innovative techniques that can help anyone create a revolution in any workplace--and turn their customers into raving, spending fans.
Parle '89 - Parallel Architectures and Languages Europe:
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Odijk, Eddy / Rem, Martin / Syre, Jean-Claude, PUBLISHER: Springer, Since the first PARLE conference, PARLE '87, attracted more than 300 participants, it was considered a useful and successful forum and encouraged the organization of this second issue known as PARLE '89. The initiative for these conferences was taken by project 415 of ESPRIT (the European Strategic Programme for Research and Development in Information Technology of the Commission of the European Communities). Their scope covers central themes in the area of parallel architectures and languages, including such topics as concurrent, object-oriented, logic and functional programming; MIMD, dataflow, inference and reduction machines; design and verification of parallel systems; VLSI, WSI and RISC architectures; performance evaluation, memory management, systolic arrays, applications and special purpose architectures. The four invited lectures present the state of the art and advanced developments in major research areas related to the topics of the conference. Of the more than 150 submitted papers 45 were selected for presentation. Furthermore the program of PARLE '89 comprises presentations on the subprojects which together constitute ESPRIT project 415. Parallel architectures based on a variety of programming styles (object-oriented, logic, functional, dataflow) are represented in these overviews.
By Popular Demand
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gastil, John, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, John Gastil challenges conventional assumptions about public opinion, elections, and political expression in this persuasive treatise on how to revitalize the system of representative democracy in the United States. Gastil argues that American citizens have difficulty developing clear policy interests, seldom reject unrepresentative public officials, and lack a strong public voice. Our growing awareness of a flawed electoral system is causing increased public cynicism and apathy. The most popular reforms, however, will neither restore public trust nor improve representation. Term limits and campaign finance reforms will increase turnover, but they provide no mechanism for improved deliberation and accountability. Building on the success of citizen juries and deliberative polling, Gastil proposes improving our current process by convening randomly selected panels of citizens to deliberate for several days on ballot measures and candidates. Voters would learn about the judgments of these citizen panels through voting guides and possibly information printed on official ballots. The result would be a more representative government and a less cynical public. America has a long history of experimentation with electoral systems, and the proposals in "By Popular Demand" merit serious consideration and debate.