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Former Ventura High stars look to lead Moorpark College to state title in Ventura
Joe Curley
They learned the game playing in the Ventura Youth Basketball Association, had their first real success at Cabrillo Middle School and won Southern Section championships at Ventura High.
This weekend, a trio of Venturans return home in hopes of delivering the Moorpark College women's basketball team its first CCCAA state championship.
Center Barbara Rangel, forward Emily Herring and guard Jazmin Carrasco have already helped deliver the best season in program history.
The Raiders broke the school record for wins in a season last Saturday night, when they topped No. 9 Glendale in the Southern California regional finals to earn MC's first state tournament berth in 22 years.
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Now Moorpark (30-1) enters this weekend's eight-team state tournament at Ventura College as one of the favorites to win the state championship.
It has already received top billing by the CCCAA. Moorpark will face College of the Sequoias (28-3), Northern California's No. 4 seed, in the fourth quarterfinal Friday night at 7.
No. 4-S Ventura (25-9) hosts No. 1-N Diablo Valley (29-1) at 5 p.m. No. 2-S L.A. Trade Tech faces No. 3-N San Joaquin Delta (25-5) at 3 p.m. and No. 2-N Merced (28-3) will play No. 3-S East Los Angeles (27-6) at 1 p.m.
"It's kind of my last hurrah," Herring said. "I want to take advantage of this state tournament."
And the Raiders have an advantage in their ex-Cougars, who grew up playing in the VC Athletic Event Center.
"Where we're at, as a team, and as a player, I feel I'm a lot more comfortable when I'm playing there," Herring said. "Having played there so many times, the court is just … something that I'm used to.
"I've grown up in there basically. It's in my backyard."
Rangel, who signed with Hawaii early in the season, is fourth in the state in rebounding at 14.3 per game). Carrasco is second in the state in 3-point shooting at 42.2 percent. Herring is fourth on the team in scoring (11.9 points per game).
"Every little thing we've done this year has been super exciting," Herring said.
Reserve forward Kristen Sullivan, who graduated from Santa Barbara High, also played one year at Ventura High.
Rangel first played in the gym as a middle school student.
"I remember going to Ventura College and feeling like the court was just huge," Rangel said. "The biggest court I've ever played on.
"And now, it's really like our other gym."
That familiarity is one of the reasons why the Raiders were able to end rival Ventura College's 28-year Western State Conference championship streak last month.
When Rangel and Herring arrived last season, the Raiders hadn't beaten VC since 1990. They've now won in Ventura the last two seasons.
"We're a lot more comfortable playing there, having played there so many times," Herring said.
While six other teams from around the state will be getting accustomed to their surroundings, MC will be focusing on basketball.
"All week, we don't have to think about getting used to the gym," Rangel said. "Not even the baskets."
Added Herring, "It's comfortable for us. It's not foreign."
And three of the starters will be sleeping in their own beds in Ventura.
"In the comfort of our homes," Herring said.
The trio grew up looking up to Ventura High stars like Marki Meyer and Meghan Shank.
They were middle school teammates with University of Colorado guard Aubrey Knight, USC beach volleyball player Sammy Slater, as well as Ventura College freshman forward Emma Larson, before going on to be part of the Ventura High's 2014 and 2016 CIF-Southern Section championship teams.
"It's such a big deal in Ventura," Rangel said. "People care about it. People support it. I don't feel like other communities have that support to play girls basketball like Ventura."
All three, at points, assumed they would eventually play at Ventura College, before being persuaded to join Moorpark by head coach Kenny Plummer.
"It's in our backyard and we have played well in the gym this season," Plummer said. "That give us supreme confidence.
"They're very familiar to what that environment brings. … We get to sleep in our own beds. We don't really have to travel, so we get the proper rest. Whatever advantage we have can be key."
The state championships
What: California Community College men's and women's basketball state tournament
Where: Ventura College Athletic Event Center
When: Friday-Sunday
Friday's women's quarterfinals: No. 2-N Merced (28-3) vs. No. 3-S East Los Angeles (27-6), 1 p.m.; No. 2-S L.A. Trade Tech (28-4) vs. No. 3-N San Joaquin Delta (25-5), 3; No. 1-N Diablo Valley (29-1) vs. No. 4-S Ventura (25-9), 5; No. 1-S Moorpark (30-1) vs. No. 4- College of the Sequoias (28-3), 7.
Saturday's semifinals: Men, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Women, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday's finals: Men, 1 p.m.; Women, 3:30 p.m.
Tickets: $12 for adults, $8 for children, students and seniors.


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The Standard names couple as 2012 Carriers of the Year
KEVIN McSHEFFREY
Mar 13, 2013 • March 13, 2013 • 2 minute read
The Standard's Carrier of the Year for 2012 is not just one person, but a couple.
Anne and Brian McFarland were selected as our 2012 Carriers of the Year.
"We're just thrilled," says Anne.
Anne and Brian have been Standard carriers for more than four years, having started in January of 2009.
The retired couple and moved to Elliot Lake in June of 2007, and wanted to get to know more people.
"It sounded appealing," said Anne.
They started with two routes, then moved up to three, and now have four routes.
The pair has always split the workload. Early on they each took care of one route.
Now Brian, who enjoys the exercise, delivers The Standard and The Market Place to the homes on the four routes. Anne, who thrives on the interaction with customers, usually handles the collections for The Standard.
"I love to chit-chat," adds Anne.
Brian says it takes him about an hour and a half to deliver The Standard on Wednesdays, and approximately 2.5 hours to deliver The Market Place on Fridays.
They serve 95 Standard customers and 148 Market Place clients.
When other carriers needed a hand because they might be unavailable on that day, the McFarlands often helped out.
The couple is also active in the community. They are members of the Stage Door Players lip-synching troupe, with Brian serving as president of the organization.
Anne is expanding her artist wings and is a member of the Gallery at the Centre located in the Lester B Pearson Civic Centre. She is a member of the Elliot Lake Arts Club and her medium is stained glass.
She is also a member of the Elliot Lake Amateur Theatre Ensemble (ELATE) and is performing in the theatre troupe's latest show Old Love. The play is Elliot Lake's entry in the QUONTA Drama Festival, which takes place in North Bay this week.
Brian is a collector of sports' memorabilia, particularly football. While living in Toronto, he ran a sports-memorabilia store.
The two say they love living in Elliot Lake.
Lolene Patterson, The Standard's reader sales and service manager, says "They are hard workers and are a very good team."
Patterson says their customers are pleased with the delivering duo. She adds that their account is always up to date.
"Their customers are satisfied with their services. And there is seldom a complaint," says Patterson.
The delivering duo was presented with $100 worth of gasoline cards as with as gift cards for other local merchants.
Congratulations Anne and Brian.
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Are you an active NJCB member? Do you want to help improve The NJCB Club? Do you have friends or family members who have not joined, but are interested? Would you like to attend beer outings with other NJCB Members and Reps? If the answer to any of those questions is yes, then this event is for you. We'll also be playing corn hole in a private setting in the brewery!
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EA 'retires' SimCity Social, Sims Social, and more from Facebook
As of June 14, three of Electronic Arts' once-popular social games will be no more.
Dara Kerr
Electronic Arts announces that it's shuttering SimCity Social on Facebook. Electronic Arts
The Sims Social was once heralded as Electronic Arts' "most successful Facebook game," but now it's being laid to rest along with SimCity Social and Pet Society. These three social games will be extinct from Facebook as of June 14.
The game maker made the announcement today, saying that it was a hard decision but had to be done in order to "reallocate servers and resources to more popular titles," according to the FAQ section of its Web site.
"Today we are informing players of the difficult decision to retire some of our Facebook games: The Sims Social, SimCity Social, and Pet Society," EA wrote in a blog post today. "After millions of people initially logged in to play these games, the number of players and amount of activity has fallen off."
EA has experienced a rough last couple of months. The company's CEO, John Riccitiello, resigned from his position in March, admitting that some of the company's financial shortcomings were his fault. Then, last week, EA confirmed it was downsizing some of its developer teams and laying off an undisclosed number of employees. And, adding insult to injury earlier this month, the Consumerist's Worst Company awards voted EA as the "worst company in America" for the second year in a row.
As far as what will become of The Sims Social, SimCity Social, and Pet Society, EA told players who still have balances of in-game currency to try to spend it before the games shut down in June. The game maker is also giving players a special offer on a PopCap game. It's unclear what the offer is, but EA said more details are forthcoming.
EA acquired PopCap Games in 2011, bringing in popular titles like Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled, and Zuma. While these games have been doing better than many of EA's social games, PopCap has had to downsize too. Last August, in re-evaluating its costs, the company laid off 50 employees at its headquarters.
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Who Are the Tea Party Patriots
by : William John Cox
Sunday March 6, 2011 - 03:43
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Most people only see the public faces of the Tea Party Patriots: those doing televison interviews, appearing on the covers of magazines, waving from the steps of private jets at political rallies, and who spend the millions of dollars in tax-free donations they have raised; but who are the 15 million "patriots" who actually attend the thousands of local tea parties across the heartland of America? Answers were sought at the TPP's American Policy Summit held during the last week of February in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Faces of Fear Although organizers had planned for 7,000 attendees, about 2,000 showed up and several thousand more attended, virtually, via the Internet.
There weren't many body piercings or tattoos visible among the activists at the summit; no horns or forked tails were detected; nor were there very many colonial costumes or tri-cornered hats in evidence. There was, however, an abundance of serious faces and crossed arms.
There were as many women as men in attendance, but the most striking thing was the absolute absence of faces of color. None. Not a single Black, Hispanic or Asian face could be seen in the crowd. This is not to say that the "Patriots" are racist; they cheered former CEO Herman Cain, the conservative African-American Republican presidential candidate who claims that liberals are destroying the American Dream.
When Tea Party leader Mark Meckler was asked about the absence of faces of color, he said he doesn't "pay attention to color" and he doesn't know why there aren't more. He didn't answer when asked if the Tea Party intended to do anything to attract minority members.
Many women wore crosses on neck chains, but Stars of David and "peaceful coexistence" pendants were not displayed. There were numerous references by speakers to America as a Christian nation, including a prayer by Congressman David Swickart that called on all members to become "soldiers for the message." Another speaker said a "Christian Nation doesn't need health care reform," only Good Samaritans to help others. The prayer service on Sunday morning was held by Al Larson, who seeks to establish a "network of dangerous men in and through our churches who so treasure Christ as Leader in their hearts that they are willing to risk anything to follow Him."
If nothing else, the Patriots are very patriotic. Sessions were opened with the national anthem and the pledge of allegiance to the flag, and all veterans were encouraged to stand and offer a military salute.
The Patriots want a government that does nothing more than what it is authorized to do by the Constitution. The conference tote bags contained three copies of the Constitution, and the overriding theme of the Summit was a reduction of the federal government to conform to the powers set forth in Article I of the document.
Ralph Reed of the Faith and Freedom Coalition called upon the audience to restore the nation to the principles on which it was founded, and said, if the government fails to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, "there is a moral obligation to overthrow the government, by force if necessary." He stated America was settled with "three tools: the axe, the plow and the Bible." Then he added a fourth – the gun.
Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce told the crowd it was time for a "rag tag army" led by the "congregations" to step up and fight against illegal immigration and the failure of government to do its job.
More than half of the audience appeared to be of retirement age and more than a few carried oxygen bottles; however, most cheered when Yaaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute stated "social security was the most immoral scheme ever devised by politicians" because it forces the responsible to care for the irresponsible.
Howard Sprague, a retired financial advisor who collects social security, believes it would be unfair to take social security away from those who were already receiving it, but that future generations should have a choice to opt in or out of social security and Medicare. Retiree Ralph Westburg wants to replace social security for the next generation with individual payments into private insurance company annuities; however, he also wasn't willing to give up his own social security and Medicare benefits.
The only crack in the solid wall of conservatism was exposed by the few young people who were in attendance. Unlike older participants who declined to talk about "social issues," Alexander Falkenstein and Carlos Alfaro of Students for Liberty, a libertarian youth organization, favor gay human rights and freedom of choice for women. They oppose the War on Terror and the War on Drugs. They believe in free market ideals; however, they fear the political power of big corporations. They stated the U.S. should be placing goods rather than troops in other countries.
More than anything else that can be said, the Patriots are fearful. They fear the loss of the quality of life they and their parents enjoyed following World War II; however, they also believe that the unions who led the battle for the wages and benefits they received are becoming too powerful. They fear the influx of immigrants and the loss of "American" jobs; however, they overlook that every single one of them is either an immigrant or the descendant of immigrants. They fear the loss of the moral values they were raised with; however, they are quick to deny others the choices they have had the freedom to make.
Those who join the Tea Party Patriots could be your parents, the veteran next door, the Little League coach, or the guy at the hardware store. They are hard-working, conservative, self-sufficient people who are afraid for the future of their families and their way of life. Having been empowered by the rewards of their efforts, they now feel helpless to confront the forces that threaten them. They feel compelled to do something, anything, to defend their beliefs. They are drawn to the Tea Party to meet like-minded patriotic people and to "make a difference."
The fears of the Patriots are not unreasonable. However, it is not reasonable for their leaders to encourage and to take advantage of their fears; nor is it right that the leaders sell out the membership to those who finance their efforts to influence Patriots to act against their own self interest.
The Public Faces In addition to the prayers and patriotic programs, the American Policy Summit frequently took on the atmosphere of an ongoing infomercial as CFO Jenny Beth Martin threw tee shirts out into the crowd and CEO Mark Meckler raced up and down the aisles giving away free copies of books that were on sale in the Exhibit Hall.
Both have ties to the Republican Party, Martin as a "former paid consultant for local Republican candidates," according to USA Today, and Meckler as a "petition circulation" manager for the Lincoln Club of Orange County, a GOP lobbying group, and for other Republican candidates and causes. However, the "huckster" image of the Tea Party Patriots' summit may be due to Meckler's background as a "network marketer" for Herbalife, which has a long history for making false claims about its products and for running a pyramid-style marketing scheme.
According to Mother Jones, Meckler was a top 1% distributor, a member of the "president's team," each of whom have to book more than $200,000 a month. In 1999, Meckler and his wife wrote that multilevel marketing can provide a "lifestyle offering total time freedom" and an opportunity to build an "unlimited residual income stream." In 2002, the couple claimed a monthly income of $20,000.
In 2004, Herbalife settled a class-action lawsuit in which 8,700 low-level distributors claimed that the company was in fact a pyramid scheme in which the only winners were those at the top and the losers were the 90% at the bottom.
Meckler ceased being a Herbalife distributor in 2004; however since at least 2007 he has worked for Shai Pritz, a fellow member of Herbalife's president's team, as general counsel and chief operating officer of UniqueLeads. The company provides marketing services to companies, such as Herbalife, who are a part of the "affiliate marketing" industry, which has been investigated and charged with credit card fraud, among other illegal practices.
Meckler's job at UniqueLeads is to help affiliate marketers avoid such criminal charges, and it appears he had to rescue his license to practice law in 2006 in order to do so. At that time, his license had been suspended by the California State Bar for more than five years for failure to pay his bar dues and for noncompliance with continuing legal education requirements.
In a comprehensive three-part series of articles published just prior to the Phoenix summit conference, Mother Jones extended the parallels between TPP and multilevel marketing companies it had established in its earlier article. In both organizations, members are recruited through the use of fear tactics into an elite and "enlightened" group, which ultimately fails to actually accomplish anything except to maintain its own organization and to reward the organizers.
Although TPP received an anonymous donation of $1 million last year and books a steady stream of online contributions from its claimed 15 million supporters, it has never accounted for the money it has received – neither to the government, nor to its members.
In addition, it has signed agreements with at least three fund-raising companies to make use of its membership lists to raise even more money. These companies keep as much as 75% of the funds they raise for their operating expenses, especially for the salaries of their officers, and they are closely affiliated with the Republican Party and ultra-conservative evangelical organizations.
According to TPP's website privacy policy it has the right to use submitted information for "TPP'S internal marketing and solicitation purposes . . . We never share the personal information that you supply to TPP, other than to allow Third Party service providers such as TPP's contracted merchandise vendors, donation management vendors, email vendors, etc. to provide contracted services on behalf of TPP . . . By agreeing to these terms, you hereby consent to disclosure of any record or communication to any Third Party when TPP, in its sole discretion, determines the disclosure to be appropriate in accordance with this provision."
Laura Boatright, a former TPP regional coordinator in Southern California says, "Tea Party Patriots? I can't attribute one victory to them at all. Where's the success with what they've done with all this money? My view is that it's just a career plan" for its officers.
The year before her incorporation of Tea Party Patriots in Georgia in 2009, Jenny Beth Martin and her husband, Lee, declared bankruptcy. They claimed debts of more than $1.4 million resulting from a failed "temp" agency that supplied thousands of Spanish-speaking immigrant workers to local food production businesses, including Coca-Cola.
Lee was not allowed to discharge the payroll taxes he had withheld from his employees and diverted from the taxing authorities, and the Martins continued to owe $510,000 to the federal government and $172,000 to the state of Georgia. They lost their five-bedroom home in Woodstock, matching Lincoln Navigators, and club membership, and Jenny Beth had to go to work as a house cleaner.
According to its website, "Tea Party Patriots, Inc. operates as a social welfare organization organized under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the corporation are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes." As such, it is not required to pay taxes on its income although it is required to file tax returns; however, even though its bylaws were ratified in February 2009 and it should have filed a return in April 2010, it has failed to do so. By declaring that its fiscal year ends on May 31st, TPP has delayed its first filing until April 2011, more than two years after its incorporation.
Although Jenny Beth Martin is listed as the Chief Financial Officer of TPP, its day-to-day finances are overseen by Lee Martin, who serves as the financial gatekeeper and de facto human resources manager. He is assisted by Jenny Beth's cousin, who formerly worked as Lee's operations coordinator at the failed temp agency and is now Jenny's "right-hand man." Lee says, "if people want to get paid, the bill goes through me for administrative purposes."
Lee was personally involved in offering a $20,000 payoff to TPP's former technology manager, Rob Gaudet, if he would sign a nondisclosure agreement about the conditions of his employment severance. Gaudet refused to agree that he left on good terms or that he would refrain from making negative comments about TPP.
In addition to IRS, local tea party groups have also been kept in the dark, and some are growing increasingly concerned about the financial operations of the TPP. Laura Boatright says, "You'd think they'd lead by example, you'd think they'd open their books and not hide behind their tax status." Cindy Chafian, another coordinator from Southern California complains that the national organization does not share resources: "They make it seem like they help local groups, [but] none of that money ever goes back to local groups." Former Georgia state coordinator, Joy McGraw complains that, "There are a lot of other people in the country who've done events and have gotten screwed over. We are all volunteers. We do not get paid like [Martin] does. They don't say, 'Thank you.' They use and abuse you." Former New Mexico state coordinator, Jeanie Backus Coates warned other activists that TPP was using telemarketers to raise money from them. She was upset that the national organization was pressuring local groups to turn over their membership contact lists.
There does not appear to be any true commonality of interests between the leadership of the TPP and the rank and file members recruited and used by the leaders for their own selfish purposes.
Behind the Masks It is almost impossible to obtain information beyond the public faces of TPP. Its website does not list any officers or directors on the site's About Us Page, but it does have a prominent "Donate to Tea Party Patriots" link that takes you to a PayPal connection. The address listed by the Georgia Secretary of State is Suite 620-322 at 1025 Rose Creek Drive, Woodstock, Georgia 30189, which is a UPS Store in a strip mall.
Although TPP was allegedly incorporated by Jenny Beth Martin in 2009, its antecedents are closely associated with FreedomWorks, which was already heavily engaged in the organization of anti-government protests when TPP was formed.
FreedomWorks was created in 2004 by Dick Armey, C. Boyden Gray, Jack Kemp and Bill Bennett, all of whom had served in powerful Republican political positions. They are leaders of the conservative, free-market movement that supports the privatization of social security and opposes regulation of tobacco, climate and asbestos legislation and health care reform. At least, initially in 2009, TPP's activities were directly orchestrated by FreedomWorks.
As Martin and Meckler were flying around the country aboard "Patriot One" attending Tea Party Patriot rallies during the last weeks of the 2010 campaign, Meckler complained that the rival Tea Party Express (which is funded by a GOP consulting firm) was a "fake, they're not from the grass roots. These are longtime Republican political activists with their own agenda." However, the luxury executive jet enjoyed by Martin and Meckler was made available by Ray Thompson, the founder and former CEO of Semitool, who has been a major donor to the Republican Party for 15 years.
Pastor William Temple, who regularly attends tea party events in Georgia, compared "the jet-set Tea Party Patriots leadership to Nancy Pelosi and her alleged misuse of US Air Force resources."
Oil companies continue to make exorbitant profits by cutting corners on safety, both for their workers and the environment, and by raising the price of gasoline to record levels; however, how many patriots are aware that their movement is being secretly subsidized by the Koch brothers?
Koch Industries is the second-largest private company in America with annual revenues exceeding a hundred billion dollars. Koch was originally founded to construct oil refineries for Stalin's communist government and today specializes in manipulating the free market and obtaining special treatment from the government.
At the Policy Summit, the TPP prominently displayed its association with the Health Care Compact Alliance, which seeks to conduct an end run around the health care reform act. The alliance is headed by Eric O'Keefe, who with his wife Leslie Graves is connected to David Koch through the Citizens in Charge Foundation and Americans for Limited Government Foundation.
The source and amounts of funding for the Alliance remain secret as the organization "respects the wishes of its donors to keep their identities confidential"; however, it started with abundant financial resources required to place teams in 37 states to secure local legislative approval of the Compact.
The Compact would shift the problems of health care affordability and coverage to the states resulting in a race to the bottom in the quality of care; by allowing states to establish their own regulations and by allowing insurance companies to operate across state lines, it will likely be impossible to create community-rated risk pools and to obtain effective negotiating power with drug companies and medical suppliers.
Corporate moguls, such as the Koch brothers and health care industry executives, only have one vote each, but by spreading a little chump change of the billions they take in each year, to educate, fund and organize the TPP and other "grassroots" organizations, they have been able to convert their private agendas into a mass movement against the interests of its own members – those who will ultimately pay the tab. William John Cox is a retired prosecutor and public interest lawyer, author and political activist. His efforts to promote a peaceful political evolution can be found at VotersEvolt.com, his writings are collected at WilliamJohnCox.com and he can be contacted at u2cox@msn.com.
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Dell Computer Corporation: Investment in Malaysia as a Global Strategic Tool
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Case: Dell Computer Corporation: Investment in Malaysia as a Global Strategic Tool
Dell Computer Corporation was the one of the world's largest direct sales computer company in the world. The company was founded in 1983 by Michael Dell in his dorm room at the University of Texas. The company expanded into the international market where it has manufacturing plants in the United States, Ireland, Malaysia, and China.
What are the issues of this case?
Dell wondered whether it should increase its global presence, especially in Asia and risk facing increasing turbulence worldwide. Dell needed to decide if it should increase its commitment in Malaysia by opening a second Malaysian manufacturing plant in 2001, to support the push for international expansion.
Dell identifies performance opportunities and accelerates growth in areas that have made money. The company exists with several key strengths that give them a competitive advantage. Most importantly they have the ability to produce a line of high-performance products compatible with the accepted competitor's standards. Next, Dell receives input from its customers regarding their products and services, their views on various products and response to advertising. This input gives it a competitive advantage in offering products and services and communication programs to meet its customers' needs. Last, they have the ability to maintain efficient manufacturing operation because they have low inventory. Some examples of these strengths as it pertains to investment in Malaysia are as follows: Dell was the only manufacturer who used exclusively Intel microprocessors and the only manufacturer to offer an operation system from Microsoft for all its broad range of product, the direct distribution system that reduced costs and shorten turnaround times, Dell was enhancing and broadening the fundamental competitive advantages of the direct model by increasingly applying the efficiencies of the Internet to its entire business, and by selling computers directly to customers through traditional and virtual methods, which allowed Dell to most efficiently understand and satisfy the computing needs of customers.
Dell is a functional company. This is a weakness for Dell because of its rapid growth. One of the other weaknesses of Dell was that PC's were becoming a commodity in the eyes of the consumers because the manufacturing was very similar to other PC's. On a business level, as Dell continues grows it may become difficult to work as an integrated team. The fundamental core competencies of serving the interest of the customer and its shareholders could be skewed if the overall focus shifts.
Dell deals with management in outside companies to organize processes that best fit its business needs. In Dells business investment in Malaysia they were able to capitalize on educational and expansion opportunities. The educational opportunities of Dell consisted of an Educational Online mall, which allowed consumers to choose computer systems and obtain pricing information and knowledge of the system within a matter of seconds. Dell developed international websites to boast online revenues. Furthermore, Dell was able to expand by opening a second Malaysian manufacturing plant during an economic crisis. This expansion opportunity allowed Dell to reap the benefits of lower import prices while increasing business investment strategies in new markets.
The threat of growing too rapidly led to a change in Dell's strategies. Dell pursued every opportunity that presented itself and caused opportunities to become a threat. This created a shift in its focus to come away from external orientation to strengthen the company internally.
What is the current strategy?
Through the direct business model, Dell offers in-person relationships with corporate and institutional customers, telephone and Internet purchasing, customized computer systems, phone and online technical support, and next-day, on-site product service. Dell arranges for system installation and management, guides customers through technology transitions, and provides an extensive range of other services. Dell also serves medium and small businesses and home-PC users. Dells Unique Direct Model: Dells award-winning customer service, industry-leading growth and consistently strong financial
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Evangelina Wing
January 22, 2011 - December 20, 2014
Only five days before Christmas of 2014, a little girl lost her life at the hands of those who should have been celebrating her life instead of taking it. A 911 call came in and when First Responders entered the home where they had been told a child was not breathing, they found Evangelina had already passed away. Living in the home were three children, two boys, brothers of Evangelina, her mother, 24 year old Dorothy Wing and Dorothy's boyfriend, 26 year old Randy Lee Roden.
An autopsy revealed that Evangelina had been suffering from child abuse and had died of blunt force trauma. Dorothy was speaking to the Police about her daughter and it was reported that the father of the children didn't live in the home, he was not a suspect in the death of this little Angel, the two boys were taken from the home and placed in protective custody, though they needed to be hospitalized first for reasons that were not released to the public.
Randy Roden was arrested and charged with sex abuse, unlawful sexual penetration, assault and criminal mistreatment. An indictment said that Randy had been abusing Evangelina since at least October 31, 2014 and had hurt the two boys in the home who were ages five and two. Randy had a criminal past including a domestic violence case in the year 2012 that involved two women with charges of sex abuse, strangulation, kidnapping and unlawful sexual penetration. Randy plead no contest to coercion and he went to prison and served only ten months before he was released Randy violated his probation when he changed where he was living and moved in with Dorothy, he did not have permission from the Department Of Corrections to move. Randy was held without bail and was scheduled to be in court on February 26, 2015. Randy's Lawyer, Conor Huseby said that Randy was innocent:
"The truth will come out through the judicial process"
Dorothy had been living in her home alone with her children since she had filed a restraining order against her husband, Robin Wing, in June of 2014 when she asked a judge to keep him away from her and the children after he came home drunk and supposedly strangled her to keep her from calling out for help. Dorothy had been searching through Robin's phone and saw that he had been sending text messages to his ex-wife and the couple began to fight. Police were called on August 17, 2014 and Dorothy informed them that she had been violating a restraining order by having Robin in the home with her and her children. Robin was sentenced prison time and wouldn't be released until at least September of 2017. Randy moved in that Fall and it appears that he immediately started abusing the children.
Dorothy was arrested on December 31, 2014 and indicted on eight charges that included murder by abuse, first degree murder by manslaughter and six counts of criminal mistreatment. Prosecutors say that she left her children with Randy knowing that he was a violent man who had been abusing them. Bail was set at $1 million and she was scheduled to be in court on February 24, 2015.
Randy and Dorothy were in court via video and both plead not guilty
A neighbor was happy to see the couple in jail:
"I'm very happy that she was arrested. I think that more than just him should pay the price.
I hope they both end up paying the price"
Karen Flaigg
District Attorney Josh Marquis was not commenting much on the case though he did say:
"She is accused by the grand jury of murder by abuse. In Oregon, murder by abuse is
committed when a person commits manslaughter in the first degree and also there's
a pattern of abuse or assault against the dependent or child. This is a tragedy no matter
how you look at it"
Josh said that the two brothers were out of the hospital and were doing well in the custody of DHS.
Evangelina's family started a Go Fund Me account to raise money for her funeral and for things that the boys might need. Mashelle Smith posted on the account:
Posted by Mashelle Smith on December 25th, 2014
I just wanted to write real quick and let you all know that my nephews are doing much better. They are being released from the hospital. The man in question is now being charged and God willing will get everything he deserves. Thank you again for all your support during this horrible tragedy.
Mashelle
SUCH A SAD OBITUARY FOR THIS LITTLE ANGEL:
Obituary for Evangelina Wing
Seaside, Oregon | Age 2
Loving Daughter, Sister, Niece and Granddaughter
Obituary Found Here: Tributes
Site creators note: I wish that this obituary would have told more about who she was and who loves and will miss her.
Thank you goes out to Cherry for sending me this story an enabling me to memorialize this little Angel.
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it would be a total different feeling yo.
I'm now in penang !!!!!!!
rasa sayang i will miss you.
i believe won't be coming back anytime soon, too expensive tsk tsk.
summore the safety guard damn racist, if you were asian, then they would check your room number and all one, "excuse me are you outsider or customer"
lik wtf. if we were guai lou i'm sure they won't be like that one lor.
golden sand and rasa sayang, the latter one is meant for foreigners.
wa, i duno if who is trying to impress who, but the atmosphere is freaking owesome.
i'm not exaggerating i tell you hoho !!!
this trip is more fun than i've expected ler, duno y. haha.
:) i hereby wishing everyone happy chinese new year.
may the economic turns better. everyone stays healthy. be happy.
hohoho. this is considered a special year to me, being alone in college, CNY never go back to Johor and visit grandma. huhu. cz seriously lazy to travel so far.
so now all i need is more friends wtf. HAHAHAHHAA.
this year ang pao's kinda suk sui edi.
especially from parents, it's a 50% slashed comparing to last year's eh.
have a feeling that the relationship with my family is getting better and stronger.
today my boi asked:" do you wanna stay in Banglow or double-storey?"
i asked back "if you have shark fin would you still eat glassnoodle (fake fin)?"
am i not the luckiest woman in the world ?!
ok, so this post is damn random, suddenly this and that, it's becasue everytime when i blog, i dun have anything specific in mind, it's... you know, like some sort of free flow.
or something like today in history wtf hahahahhaha. ok i'm done.
some people just never seem to grow.
some people just never seem to stop buying.
some people just never stop judging.
some people, just like myself.


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For the Greek language used during particular eras; see Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek, Medieval Greek and Modern Greek.
[eliniˈka]
Greece, Eastern Mediterranean
13.4 million (2012)[1]
Language family
Early form
Proto-Greek
Ancient dialects
Modern dialects
Writing system
Greek Braille
Language codes
gre (B)
ell (T)
ell – Modern Greek
grc – Ancient Greek
cpg – Cappadocian Greek
gmy – Mycenaean Greek
pnt – Pontic
tsd – Tsakonian
yej – Yevanic
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This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.
Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, elliniká) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Albania and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It has the longest documented history of any living Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,500 years of written records.[3] Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history; other systems, such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary, were used previously.[4] The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems.
The Greek language holds an important place in the history of the Western world and Christianity; the canon of ancient Greek literature includes works in the Western canon such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey. Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science, especially astronomy, mathematics and logic and Western philosophy, such as the Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle, are composed; the New Testament of the Christian Bible was written in Koiné Greek. Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world, the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics.
During antiquity, Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world, West Asia and many places beyond. It would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire and develop into Medieval Greek.[5] In its modern form, Greek is the official language in two countries, Greece and Cyprus, a recognised minority language in seven other countries, and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Albania, and Turkey and by the Greek diaspora.
Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary.
Idealised portrayal of Homer
Main article: History of Greek
Greek has been spoken in the Balkan peninsula since around the 3rd millennium BC,[6] or possibly earlier.[7] The earliest written evidence is a Linear B clay tablet found in Messenia that dates to between 1450 and 1350 BC,[8] making Greek the world's oldest recorded living language. Among the Indo-European languages, its date of earliest written attestation is matched only by the now-extinct Anatolian languages.
Proto-Greek-speaking area according to linguist Vladimir I. Georgiev
The Greek language is conventionally divided into the following periods:
Proto-Greek: the unrecorded but assumed last ancestor of all known varieties of Greek. The unity of Proto-Greek would have ended as Hellenic migrants entered the Greek peninsula sometime in the Neolithic era or the Bronze Age.[note 1]
Mycenaean Greek: the language of the Mycenaean civilisation. It is recorded in the Linear B script on tablets dating from the 15th century BC onwards.
Ancient Greek: in its various dialects, the language of the Archaic and Classical periods of the ancient Greek civilisation. It was widely known throughout the Roman Empire. Ancient Greek fell into disuse in western Europe in the Middle Ages, but remained officially in use in the Byzantine world and was reintroduced to the rest of Europe with the Fall of Constantinople and Greek migration to western Europe.
Koine Greek: The fusion of Ionian with Attic, the dialect of Athens, began the process that resulted in the creation of the first common Greek dialect, which became a lingua franca across the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. Koine Greek can be initially traced within the armies and conquered territories of Alexander the Great and after the Hellenistic colonization of the known world, it was spoken from Egypt to the fringes of India. After the Roman conquest of Greece, an unofficial bilingualism of Greek and Latin was established in the city of Rome and Koine Greek became a first or second language in the Roman Empire. The origin of Christianity can also be traced through Koine Greek, because the Apostles used this form of the language to spread Christianity. It is also known as Hellenistic Greek, New Testament Greek, and sometimes Biblical Greek because it was the original language of the New Testament and the Old Testament was translated into the same language via the Septuagint.
Distribution of varieties of Greek in Anatolia, 1910. Demotic in yellow. Pontic in orange. Cappadocian Greek in green, with green dots indicating individual Cappadocian Greek villages. [9]
Medieval Greek, also known as Byzantine Greek: the continuation of Koine Greek, up to the demise of the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century. Medieval Greek is a cover phrase for a whole continuum of different speech and writing styles, ranging from vernacular continuations of spoken Koine that were already approaching Modern Greek in many respects, to highly learned forms imitating classical Attic. Much of the written Greek that was used as the official language of the Byzantine Empire was an eclectic middle-ground variety based on the tradition of written Koine.
Modern Greek (Neo-Hellenic):[10] Stemming from Medieval Greek, Modern Greek usages can be traced in the Byzantine period, as early as the 11th century. It is the language used by the modern Greeks, and, apart from Standard Modern Greek, there are several dialects of it.
Main article: Greek language question
In the modern era, the Greek language entered a state of diglossia: the coexistence of vernacular and archaizing written forms of the language. What came to be known as the Greek language question was a polarization between two competing varieties of Modern Greek: Dimotiki, the vernacular form of Modern Greek proper, and Katharevousa, meaning 'purified', a compromise between Dimotiki and Ancient Greek, which was developed in the early 19th century and was used for literary and official purposes in the newly formed Greek state. In 1976, Dimotiki was declared the official language of Greece, having incorporated features of Katharevousa and giving birth to Standard Modern Greek, which is used today for all official purposes and in education.[11]
Historical unity
The distribution of major modern Greek dialect areas
The historical unity and continuing identity between the various stages of the Greek language is often emphasised. Although Greek has undergone morphological and phonological changes comparable to those seen in other languages, never since classical antiquity has its cultural, literary, and orthographic tradition been interrupted to the extent that one can speak of a new language emerging. Greek speakers today still tend to regard literary works of ancient Greek as part of their own rather than a foreign language.[12] It is also often stated that the historical changes have been relatively slight compared with some other languages. According to one estimation, "Homeric Greek is probably closer to demotic than 12-century Middle English is to modern spoken English,"[13] (Greek has seen fewer changes in 2700 years than English has in 900 years).
Further information: Greeks and Greek diaspora
Greek language road sign, A27 Motorway, Greece
Spread of Greek in the United States
Greek is spoken by at least 13 million people, mainly in Greece, Albania and Cyprus, but also worldwide by the large Greek diaspora. Historically, there were traditional Greek-speaking settlements and regions in the neighbouring countries of Albania, Bulgaria, and Turkey, as well as in several countries in the Black Sea area, such as Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, and around the Mediterranean Sea, Southern Italy, Syria, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya and ancient coastal towns along the Levant. Particularly in Albania due to the immigration wave towards Greece today a significant percentage of the population can speak the Greek language, or at least has some basic knowledge of it. The language is also spoken by Greek emigrant communities in many countries in Western Europe, especially the United Kingdom and Germany, Canada, the United States, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, South Africa and others.
Official status
Greek is the official language of Greece, where it is spoken by almost the entire population.[14] It is also the official language of Cyprus (nominally alongside Turkish).[15] Because of the membership of Greece and Cyprus in the European Union, Greek is one of the organization's 24 official languages.[16] Furthermore, Greek is officially recognised as a minority language in parts of Italy and official in Dropull and Himara (Albania) and as a minority language all over Albania,[17] as well as in Armenia, Romania, and Ukraine as a regional or minority language in the framework of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.[18] Greeks are also a recognised ethnic minority in Hungary.
See also: Ancient Greek grammar, Koine Greek grammar, and Modern Greek grammar
The phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary of the language show both conservative and innovative tendencies across the entire attestation of the language from the ancient to the modern period. The division into conventional periods is, as with all such periodisations, relatively arbitrary, especially because at all periods, Ancient Greek has enjoyed high prestige, and the literate borrowed heavily from it.
See also: Modern Greek phonology
Spoken Modern Greek
Across its history, the syllabic structure of Greek has varied little: Greek shows a mixed syllable structure, permitting complex syllabic onsets but very restricted codas. It has only oral vowels and a fairly stable set of consonantal contrasts. The main phonological changes occurred during the Hellenistic and Roman period (see Koine Greek phonology for details):
replacement of the pitch accent with a stress accent.
simplification of the system of vowels and diphthongs: loss of vowel length distinction, monophthongisation of most diphthongs and several steps in a chain shift of vowels towards /i/ (iotacism).
development of the voiceless aspirated plosives /pʰ/ and /tʰ/ to the voiceless fricatives /f/ and /θ/, respectively; the similar development of /kʰ/ to /x/ may have taken place later (the phonological changes are not reflected in the orthography, and both earlier and later phonemes are written with φ, θ, and χ).
development of the voiced plosives /b/, /d/, and /ɡ/ to their voiced fricative counterparts /β/ (later /v/), /ð/, and /ɣ/.
In all its stages, the morphology of Greek shows an extensive set of productive derivational affixes, a limited but productive system of compounding[19] and a rich inflectional system. Although its morphological categories have been fairly stable over time, morphological changes are present throughout, particularly in the nominal and verbal systems. The major change in the nominal morphology since the classical stage was the disuse of the dative case (its functions being largely taken over by the genitive). The verbal system has lost the infinitive, the synthetically-formed future and perfect tenses and the optative mood. Many have been replaced by periphrastic (analytical) forms.
Pronouns show distinctions in person (1st, 2nd, and 3rd), number (singular, dual, and plural in the ancient language; singular and plural alone in later stages), and gender (masculine, feminine, and neuter) and decline for case (from six cases in the earliest forms attested to four in the modern language).[note 2] Nouns, articles and adjectives show all the distinctions except for person. Both attributive and predicative adjectives agree with the noun.
The inflectional categories of the Greek verb have likewise remained largely the same over the course of the language's history but with significant changes in the number of distinctions within each category and their morphological expression. Greek verbs have synthetic inflectional forms for:
first, second and third also second person formal
singular, dual and plural singular and plural
present, past and future past and non-past (future is expressed by a periphrastic construction)
imperfective, perfective (traditionally called aorist) and perfect (sometimes also called perfective; see note about terminology) imperfective and perfective/aorist (perfect is expressed by a periphrastic construction)
indicative, subjunctive, imperative and optative indicative, subjunctive,[note 3] and imperative (other modal functions are expressed by periphrastic constructions)
active, middle, and passive active and medio-passive
Many aspects of the syntax of Greek have remained constant: verbs agree with their subject only, the use of the surviving cases is largely intact (nominative for subjects and predicates, accusative for objects of most verbs and many prepositions, genitive for possessors), articles precede nouns, adpositions are largely prepositional, relative clauses follow the noun they modify and relative pronouns are clause-initial. However, the morphological changes also have their counterparts in the syntax, and there are also significant differences between the syntax of the ancient and that of the modern form of the language. Ancient Greek made great use of participial constructions and of constructions involving the infinitive, and the modern variety lacks the infinitive entirely (instead having a raft of new periphrastic constructions) and uses participles more restrictively. The loss of the dative led to a rise of prepositional indirect objects (and the use of the genitive to directly mark these as well). Ancient Greek tended to be verb-final, but neutral word order in the modern language is VSO or SVO.
Modern Greek inherits most of its vocabulary from Ancient Greek, which in turn is an Indo-European language, but also includes a number of borrowings from the languages of the populations that inhabited Greece before the arrival of Proto-Greeks,[20] some documented in Mycenaean texts; they include a large number of Greek toponyms. The form and meaning of many words have evolved. Loanwords (words of foreign origin) have entered the language, mainly from Latin, Venetian, and Turkish. During the older periods of Greek, loanwords into Greek acquired Greek inflections, thus leaving only a foreign root word. Modern borrowings (from the 20th century on), especially from French and English, are typically not inflected; other modern borrowings are derived from South Slavic (Macedonian/Bulgarian) and Eastern Romance languages (Aromanian and Megleno-Romanian).
Greek loanwords in other languages
Further information: Greek and Latin roots in English
Greek words have been widely borrowed into other languages, including English: mathematics, physics, astronomy, democracy, philosophy, athletics, theatre, rhetoric, baptism, evangelist, etc. Moreover, Greek words and word elements continue to be productive as a basis for coinages: anthropology, photography, telephony, isomer, biomechanics, cinematography, etc. and form, with Latin words, the foundation of international scientific and technical vocabulary like all words ending with –logy ("discourse"). There are many English words of Greek origin.[21][22]
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European language family. The ancient language most closely related to it may be ancient Macedonian,[23] which many scholars suggest may have been a dialect of Greek itself, but it is so poorly attested that it is difficult to conclude anything about it.[24] Independently of the Macedonian question, some scholars have grouped Greek into Graeco-Phrygian, as Greek and the extinct Phrygian share features that are not found in other Indo-European languages.[25] Among living languages, some Indo-Europeanists suggest that Greek may be most closely related to Armenian (see Graeco-Armenian) or the Indo-Iranian languages (see Graeco-Aryan), but little definitive evidence has been found for grouping the living branches of the family.[26] In addition, Albanian has also been considered somewhat related to Greek and Armenian by some linguists. If proven and recognised, the three languages would form a new Balkan sub-branch with other dead European languages.[27]
See also: Greek Braille
Main article: Linear B
Linear B, attested as early as the late 15th century BC, was the first script used to write Greek.[28] It is basically a syllabary, which was finally deciphered by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick in the 1950s (its precursor, Linear A, has not been deciphered and most likely encodes a non-Greek language).[28] The language of the Linear B texts, Mycenaean Greek, is the earliest known form of Greek.[28]
Cypriot syllabary
Main article: Cypriot syllabary
Greek inscription in Cypriot syllabic script
Another similar system used to write the Greek language was the Cypriot syllabary (also a descendant of Linear A via the intermediate Cypro-Minoan syllabary), which is closely related to Linear B but uses somewhat different syllabic conventions to represent phoneme sequences. The Cypriot syllabary is attested in Cyprus from the 11th century BC until its gradual abandonment in the late Classical period, in favor of the standard Greek alphabet.[29]
Main articles: Greek alphabet and Greek orthography
Ancient epichoric variants of the Greek alphabet from Euboea, Ionia, Athens, and Corinth comparing to modern Greek
Greek has been written in the Greek alphabet since approximately the 9th century BC. It was created by modifying the Phoenician alphabet, with the innovation of adopting certain letters to represent the vowels. The variant of the alphabet in use today is essentially the late Ionic variant, introduced for writing classical Attic in 403 BC. In classical Greek, as in classical Latin, only upper-case letters existed. The lower-case Greek letters were developed much later by medieval scribes to permit a faster, more convenient cursive writing style with the use of ink and quill.
The Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters, each with an uppercase (majuscule) and lowercase (minuscule) form. The letter sigma has an additional lowercase form (ς) used in the final position:
upper case
lower case
α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ
ς τ υ φ χ ψ ω
Main article: Greek diacritics
In addition to the letters, the Greek alphabet features a number of diacritical signs: three different accent marks (acute, grave, and circumflex), originally denoting different shapes of pitch accent on the stressed vowel; the so-called breathing marks (rough and smooth breathing), originally used to signal presence or absence of word-initial /h/; and the diaeresis, used to mark full syllabic value of a vowel that would otherwise be read as part of a diphthong. These marks were introduced during the course of the Hellenistic period. Actual usage of the grave in handwriting saw a rapid decline in favor of uniform usage of the acute during the late 20th century, and it has only been retained in typography.
After the writing reform of 1982, most diacritics are no longer used. Since then, Greek has been written mostly in the simplified monotonic orthography (or monotonic system), which employs only the acute accent and the diaeresis. The traditional system, now called the polytonic orthography (or polytonic system), is still used internationally for the writing of Ancient Greek.
In Greek, the question mark is written as the English semicolon, while the functions of the colon and semicolon are performed by a raised point (•), known as the ano teleia (άνω τελεία). In Greek the comma also functions as a silent letter in a handful of Greek words, principally distinguishing ό,τι (ó,ti, "whatever") from ότι (óti, "that").[30]
Ancient Greek texts often used scriptio continua ('continuous writing'), which means that ancient authors and scribes would write word after word with no spaces or punctuation between words to differentiate or mark boundaries.[31] Boustrophedon, or bi-directional text, was also used in Ancient Greek.
Latin alphabet
Greek has occasionally been written in the Latin script, especially in areas under Venetian rule or by Greek Catholics. The term Frankolevantinika / Φραγκολεβαντίνικα applies when the Latin script is used to write Greek in the cultural ambit of Catholicism (because Frankos / Φράγκος is an older Greek term for West-European dating to when most of (Roman Catholic Christian) West Europe was under the control of the Frankish Empire). Frankochiotika / Φραγκοχιώτικα (meaning "Catholic Chiot") alludes to the significant presence of Catholic missionaries based on the island of Chios. Additionally the term Greeklish is often used when the Greek language is written in a Latin script in online communications.[32]
The Latin script is nowadays used by the Greek-speaking communities of Southern Italy.
Varieties of Modern Greek
Medieval Greek
Ancient Greek dialects
List of Greek and Latin roots in English
List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes
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Best car watches for an automotive-inspired timepiece
By Tracey Llewellyn 28 May 2020
Whether you're in the pit lane or a parking bay, some watches stand out more than others. Here are our starters for ten…
For as long as car enthusiasts have gone racing (or simply driving), automotive-inspired timepieces have featured chronographs (for measuring elapsed time) often teamed with tachymeters (for measuring speed over a prescribed distance). Inevitably, those that became famous for their wearers (stand up, Steve McQueen) or the races they came to epitomise (howdy, Daytona) have developed cults all of their own. But whether you lust after a Rolex "Paul Newman" or a TAG Heuer Monaco (the inimitable square cased chronograph), do consider the requirements for your own personal wrist appeal: some lap-timers can get large and bulky quite quickly (consigning it to your watch drawer on dressier nights out), while others will simply contain more complications (onboard gadgets, if you will) than you'll ever justifiably need. Better to luxuriate in the design (at which a well-executed driving watch will always excel) and consider a perforated leather strap if available for that finishing (line) touch…
Porsche Design 1919 Chronotimer Flyback
In 2018, Porsche Design launched its chronometer-certified flyback chronograph movement Werk 01.200, inspired by the Porsche 911. This year the brand has introduced a new model with a blue dial and strap, made from Porsche interior leather. Following the mission statement of the man behind the 911, professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, that "Design must be honest," the 1919 Chronotimer Flyback Blue & Leather aims for perfect legibility with a large, open dial, Arabic numerals and hour markers coated in Super-Luminova. Its titanium case is lighter and stronger than stainless steel, as well as resistant to UV light, heat, salt water and magnetism. £5,100. porsche-design.com
Frederique Constant Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph Automatic
A long-time partner of the Austin Healey Club, Frederique Constant has made several limited-edition watches that pay homage to the classic British sports car manufacture. This latest self-winding chronograph model was made to celebrate the brand's sponsorship of the 2018 European Healey Meeting – an international event held every four years. Inspired by the style and elegance of 1960s automobiles, the 42mm stainless-steel case houses a deep-green dial with white chronograph counters, silver-toned applied indexes and hour and minute hands, plus red chronograph hands. The watch is presented on a green leather racing strap. £2,595. frederiqueconstant.com
Roger Dubuis Excalibur Huracán Black
A master of grand complications and avant-garde design, Roger Dubuis has pushed these skills to their limits in recent years thanks to the brand's relationship with car designer Lamborghini Squadra Corse. The partnership has resulted in a number of small production wristwatches, each with an aesthetic, and price tag, to appeal to a select group of people who understand and appreciate engineering to the nth degree. The most recent timepiece launched is the Excalibur Huracán Black, a 45mm, DLC-coated titanium case with design cues taken from its motoring namesake, including an angled balance wheel, a rotor inspired by a Huracán wheel and a bridge reminiscent of a strut-bar in a V10 engine. £42,200. rogerdubuis.com
Tissot Alpine On Board Automatic Chronograph
Remembered as a producer of beautiful, curvy racing cars between the 1950s and 1970s, Alpine was bought by Renault in 1973 before production ceased two decades later. However, 2017 saw the resurrection of the name with the launch of the Alpine A110. To commemorate the historic cars, Tissot has created a 45mm stainless-steel, self-winding chronograph that can be worn on the wrist or attached, via a twist and lock mechanism, to a special dashboard mount in the A110. Subtle references to yesteryear include a dial based on the instruments of a 1970s Alpine Berlinette, piston-style chronograph pushers and an "A" logo on the seconds hand. £1,640. tissotwatches.com
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona in Oystersteel
Near impossible to buy new without joining an ever-increasing waiting list, Rolex's highly prized chronograph, named for the Daytona International Speedway, has been seen on many a famous wrist, including actor-turned-driver Paul Newman. In 2016, the watch was given its most recent redesign bringing in a ceramic bezel featuring an engraved tachymeter scale. The 40mm steel case houses either a black or white dial with hour, minute and seconds hands from the centre, plus chronograph sub-dials comprising small seconds at six o'clock, 30-minute counter at three and 12-hour counter at nine. £10,500. rolex.com
Giuliano Mazzuoli Manometro
A true piece of Tuscan craftsmanship, Giuliano Mazzuoli's Manometro watch has been wowing horology and design lovers since its launch in 2004. Fascinated by the objects around him, Mazzuoli took inspiration for the Manometro from its Italian namesake – a pressure gauge. Conceived in Italy and made in Switzerland, the latest incarnation of this lug-less, automatic timepiece has a brushed bronze finish and blue dial (also available in black, ivory, green or white). With a 45mm diameter and standing at 14mm high, this is wristwear for those who like to be noticed. €2,500. giulianomazzuoli.com
TAG Heuer Special Edition Formula 1 Chronograph
TAG Heuer is a brand with a history embedded in motor racing. Models like the Carrera, Autavia and Monaco have been worn by the greatest driving stars of the 20th and 21st centuries. To celebrate its four-year relationship with Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, the brand has released a watch to celebrate the four-time F1 drivers' and constructors' champion. A 43mm chronograph has been developed in collaboration with the F1 team and features the team colours of blue, red and yellow on the bezel, tachymeter scale and chronograph counters. Quartz-powered and equipped with a steel bracelet, the caseback is engraved with the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team logo. £1,395. tagheuer.com
Citizen Promaster Bullhead Racing Chronograph
The Promaster Bullhead Racing Chronograph is an updated version of a 1970s classic by Citizen. Named for the position of its two chronograph pushers at eleven and one o'clock, which are said to resemble the horns of a bull – and are easier to operate while driving than buttons on the side of the case – this 45mm, shield-shaped beast is packed with technology and function. In addition to the expected alarm, tachymeter, date and power-reserve indicators, there is a 1/5 of a second flyback chronograph and capability to time for up to 12 hours. All of the above is equipped with Citizen's Eco-Drive technology which is powered by both natural and man-made light sources. £695. citizenwatch.co.uk
Chopard Mille Miglia GTS Power Control
A partner of the Mille Miglia Italian road race for 32 years, in 2019 Chopard launched the limited-edition GTS Power Control inspired by the world of classic cars. Just 500 examples were made of the 43mm, all-steel model (also available in a two-tone version), which has a COSC-certified, automatic movement. The dial, aluminium bezel and perforated calfskin strap are in a deep blue colour, more commonly seen on race cars of the mid-20th century. Vintage racing cues include a power reserve resembling the indicator of a fuel gauge, a date window in the form of the Mille Miglia logo and a sapphire crystal caseback inscribed with the race route "Brescia-Rome-Brescia". £5,930. chopard.com
A long-time supporter of global men's health campaign Movember, Oris' latest Chronoris model is dedicated to the charity, with the brand donating a percentage of profits from each piece sold. Introduced in 1970, the contemporary Chronoris design remains faithful to auto racing watches of that era. Also available in a Chronograph version, this Date model features twin crowns at two and four o'clock – one for time setting, the other to operate the internal rotating bezel that allows the wearer to time events. A 39mm stainless-steel case houses a black dial with rose-gold accents and the piece is available on bracelet or leather band, both supplied with an additional Nato-style fabric strap. £1,750 on leather strap; £1,950 on steel bracelet. oris.ch
Singer Reimagined Track1 Emirates Edition
When the founder of Singer Vehicle Design, Rob Dickinson, decided to create a watch bearing his company name, he went straight to the best in the form of watch designer extraordinaire Marco Borraccino and movement maestro Jean-Marc Weiderrecht. The result was the Singer Reimagined Track1, a new and intuitive take on the chronograph that involves a central chronograph display and peripheral time display. Several limited versions of the watch followed, with the latest being the 25-piece Emirates Edition with a 43mm, matte-black, ceramic-aluminium case, with gold touches added through a zirconium nitride treatment, plus a contrasting khaki dial and strap. 50,000 CHF (excluding VAT and local taxes). singereimagined.com
Farer Pendine Split-Second Flyback Chronograph
Proud of its "British-designed, Swiss-made" tagline, Farer makes watches that are all about elegant adventure. This 39.5mm piece is equipped with three chronograph pushers at two, four and ten o'clock, which allows it to time multiple events. The flyback feature means the timer can be reset without having to stop it – a useful function for timing laps in events such as motor racing. With many complications usually associated with expensive mechanical wristwatches, the quartz movement enables a much more accessible price point without taking anything away from the refined aesthetic reminiscent of the days of gentleman racing. £535. farer.com
Casio Slimline MTG-B1000XBD
Although not specifically designed with car lovers in mind, the latest watch from the MTG range does take many cues from the automotive industry, seeking to combine lightness and strength with striking looks. The watch uses high-tech materials including a black resin case and G-Shock's first-ever layered, carbon-fibre bezel and, although a whopping 51.77mm, the lack of lugs means that it is still wearable. Packed with functions including radio-controlled timekeeping, Bluetooth connectivity, full calendar and world time indicator, its "Triple G" rating means that the watch is resistant to shocks, gravity and strong vibrations. £1,080. g-shock.co.uk
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Briston Clubmaster Sport
French brand Briston's range of affordable, sports-chic watches is now available in the UK through independent online retailer Wolf & Badger. While all of Briston's models are design-led, the Clubmaster Sport timepieces have a particularly appealing look, their 42mm cushion-shaped cases and dial layouts taking inspiration from classic racing cars of the 1960s. The chronograph model is available in both steel and cellulose acetate versions, the latter adding something extra to its already quirky aesthetic. The dial features a tachymeter scale on the interior bezel, two retro-inspired sub-dials and a date at six o'clock. The watch is presented on a colour-matched Nato-style strap. From £265. At wolfandbadger.co.uk
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