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Why are manuscripts rejected by publishers? Here's a list of reasons from a panel of editors, literary agents, and publishers. They'll help you get published – or at least see your manuscript and the publishing industry with fresh eyes.
Before you submit your manuscript to an editor or literary agent, get a comb and go through every page of the Writer's Market Guide to Getting Published. Pretend you're looking for lice – but what you're finding are nuggets of gold. And, remember that you don't necessarily need an agent to get your book published.
"You don't have to have an agent to get published," says Janet Reid of Fine Print Literary Management. That may be true, Agent Reid, but many authors and publishers say that representation makes it easier to get your manuscript accepted and your book published. If you're a writer looking for an agent, get the Guide to Literary Agents.
17 Reasons Book Manuscripts Are Rejected
After I list the reasons manuscripts are rejected, I offer several writing and publishing tips from a literary agent and a book editor. Julie Scheina (Little, Brown editor) and Haile Ephron (writer and book reviewer at the Boston Globe) joined Janet Reid for a 90 minute session about sending queries, editing manuscripts, and publishing books.
The writer uses the phrase "fiction novel." "The writer uses the phrase 'fiction novel'," says Reid. Misusing the English language is why she – and many editors, publishers, and agents – stop reading and reject manuscripts.
The manuscript doesn't seem organic or authentic. "If you're trying to follow a trend, you'll lose your voice," says Scheina. "If I feel like this is something I've already read, I'll put it down." (Read How to Write Authentically From Anne Lamott for tips on better writing).
The book is too complicated to be published. "If there are too many characters and I have to make a list to keep them straight, then I'll put the book down," says Ephron. Your manuscript will be rejected if it doesn't flow or transition easily.
The book is boring (immediate manuscript rejection!). "If your opening paragraph is someone driving and sleeping, I'll put it down," says Reid. "Most writers need time to warm up – but I don't want to read that. Make sure your story starts in the first sentence." (Read Grabbing Your Reader by the Throat for tips on writing introductions).
The writer offers no reason to care about the character. "Why do I care?" asks Scheina. "Each character has to be unique and special, or I'll want to close the book." The first day of school, moving, or packing your boxes aren't gripping leads. "Prologues are really boring most of the time," she says.
The writer slips into a sliding point of view. "You get one point of view character per scene," says Ephron. "Every scene should be narrated by one character in that scene." Don't shift the point of view. Stay with one specific character's perspective throughout the scene.
The writer includes too many stock characters in the manuscript. Beautiful blonde bombshells, evil billionaires, and hookers with a heart of gold are all stock characters – and Reid is tired of them! Limp descriptions are also boring. "I want complex, nuanced characters," she says.
The book is too "moral" to be published. "Don't send me fiction books that give moral messages, because neither kids nor adults will reason them," says Scheina. "If you have a message, it shouldn't be on the first page or in the first chapter." She also says readers don't want to be preached to; morals and messages should occur to the reader after they put the book down.
The writer keeps saying how great the book is. "When I don't know what the book is about, I'll stop reading your query," says Reid. She urges writers to describe what your book is about, but don't brag about how great it is.
The writing is too flowery. Ephron says that writers should show what the character is feeling through their physical behavior – not through phrases like "she whimpered morosely." It's the classic "Show, don't tell" — and get rid of adverbs and adjectives, or your query letter will be deleted. (Read Tips for Improving Your Query Letters for help).
The writer sends illegible or handwritten queries. Make sure your queries are professional and easy to read. "When you're sending an email query, include white spaces," says Reid. "Don't send big blocks of text in a query, because that's hard to read. Remember, you have 15 seconds to catch my attention." She suggests sending your query to several different people first, to make sure it emails properly.
The writer uses too many cliches in the manuscript. "Show emotions in a stronger way than 'butterflies in my stomach'", advises Scheina.
The writer incorporates graphic violence, profanity, and explicit sex. "I feel as if a writer has to earn the right to go there with me," says Ephron. "Develop your characters, show me you can write, before we go there." She doesn't necessarily reject those books, but she'll want to stop reading if graphic violence happens right away.
The writer has an unpleasant tone and attitude. Reid says she gets a lot of queries from writers who don't like agents, and those writers are often open about their dislike. She suggests not revealing that you dislike literary agents.
The book's pacing is off. "Don't write your slow parts too slow, or your fast parts too fast," says Ephron. If the pace of your novel is off, then your manuscript is more likely to be rejected.
The writer is a stalker (immediate manuscript rejection). Don't send agents, editors, or publishers anything that's clever or cute. Reid wants to read queries and know about your book, so you don't need to bribe her with your gifts. "And, don't disrespect yourself in your query letter by saying 'I know how busy you are,' – you're important and busy, too!"
The manuscript has an improper word count. "Make sure your word count is around 100,000," says Reid. Manuscripts under 50,000 or over 200,000 words don't meet the common industry standards – so aim for the general target of 100,000 words.
Publishing Tips From a Literary Agent and a Book Editor
Literary Agent Janet Reid on Query Letters: "You get 15 seconds of an editor or an agent's time when you sent a query letter," says Reid. "The hook for your novel has to grab my attention immediately, or I'll immediately move on to the next one."
Reid gets 100 query letters a week; other agents in her office get 500 queries a week. Reid may request 4 partial manuscripts from those 100 query letters (it's challenging to get your book published, but not impossible!).
Reid rejects 99.2% of the queries that go through. "The default answer to query letters is no," she says.
She also recommends querying every literary agent in the world – don't just send your manuscript to your top five choices. "I say no to a lot of really good work for a variety of reasons," says Reid. "Other agents may say yes."
If you don't have a literary agent, read 6 Query Letter Tips – How to Find a Literary Agent.
Little, Brown Book Editor Julie Scheina on Publishing Book Manuscripts
When I'm considering a book, Scheina asks:
- How does this fit with what I have on my list at Little Brown?
- How does it fit with what other editors have at Little Brown?
- Is this something I can fall in love with?
"As an editor, I have to work with the manuscript for years – and I have to sell it to senior editors and colleagues," says Scheina. "Most of Little, Brown's authors are already published through Little, Brown. About 25% are new authors."
Is getting your book published one of your life dreams? Read The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully.
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If you have any thoughts or questions about these reasons manuscripts are rejected, I welcome you below.
40 Responses to "17 Reasons Manuscripts are Rejected – How to Get Published"
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These are good tips from editors and agents, but it's important to remember that good writers can and do break the "rules" all the time! It just depends on the writer's style and dexterity, I think.
Thanks for this helpful advice. My future plans include writing a book or two and I am saving this as well as sharing it with others. Am definitely guilty in the flowery adjective department and will take heed.
hi im emma, i dont really think writing has any thing to do with any of the 17 above, i think its mostly common sence, many books that are concidered 2D have had there name up in lights, no one needs to give up, or down hearted, all it takes is one person to like it, and see what you see, and then your in. in my life, i have honestly read some crap, i have wrote crap too, but… if the crappest book you could every thing of made it, and big time, then why the hell cant any of you guys, remember real, REAL WRITING doesnt need to be gloated about, because, its gloating for its self, and you. love what you do, and do what you love, many good books have been turned down by 18 or more different publishers, harry potter for example. i bet whom ever turned them down are giving them selfs such a kick in the pants.
try, and send it away, and try, keep on trying.
the manuscript i am wanting to send off, ive done it at least three times, ive been doing it for years upon years.
and whom ever said it wasnt about money, you are so bloody right. even books that do get out there, some times dont make a lot any ways, its not about the money, you can do easyer things for money, writing, REAL WRITING it isnt quick, nor easy.
its not about the fame, and the lovely stuff you could afford to buy your loved ones, your children, its about some one seeing some thing threw your own two eyes.
people in the writing market, the main thing thats all the rage is vampire novels, books films, vampire every thing.
i have been writing my book for 10 years, started writing at 13, for a way to unwinde, but… my book, and idea may be 10 years old, but its still about vampires,
and no it isnt a twilight, nor ann rice, nothing like that, but when i put down what ever my book is about and there reading it in front of them, there going to mark it down as a twilight copy, and good night emma.
there is no 'can i get it out there' because if you dont believe you can, then why the hell are you wasting your life writing.
i am gonna get it out there, no matter how long it takes.
good luck to you all, if you believe you can, then you will, if you dont believe, then you might as well put down the pen and walk the hell away.
My collection of short stories are all sexual confrontations of hypothetical situations between myself and my former husband. We are both highly sexed still and are in our early '70s. We were some of the first involved in an Open Marriage and the share partners phenomenon.
Literary agents are people too, and I'm sure they like the rest of us, have their good days and bad days. Certainly, they like to portrait the use of a cookie-cutter approach to good and bad manuscripts. But I suspect they are often also extremely subjective, and their judgement often becomes tainted by personal preferences. I mean, how many successful novels have some of the flaws above, and still managed to become published?
I think the most important point in the article, is the fact that having your 'well written' novel published is really a game of chance. And you can only increase the chance by sending your manuscript to as many agents as possible..
If you want to get your manuscript published, you need to read as many books as you can about finding a literary agent and submitting your manuscript to agents and/or publishing houses.
It might also be worth hiring a "book doctor" who has been published, to help you through it.
It's not a complicated process; it "only" requires you to have a solid book idea and good writing skills. It's a business, and writers need to be professional and business-like when they're submitting their manuscripts.
And, they need to be open to rejection.
I have a finished manuscript. I want as much information as possible about publishing options. I have never had anything published in the past. This is my first foray into this field.
Thank you,
Robert C Knipstein MD
I'm pretty discouraged too but you got to remember that when you write you should be fighting for something. I wander in my imagination also but at the same time you got to have a goal. Something worth fighting for other than day dreams…that's why I'm not going to give up. I'm not going to give up because there is good stories without sex scenes and that kind of junk that deserve to be told. There is good in this world worth fighting for. And I'm not going to let my generation go into the dumps of cheap romance novels.
Stories are the best way to show something. Something that could turn the minds of your readers to things that are worth while. I mean think about it…even the President reads. You have the power to change the course of history with the written word. -
' "The writer uses the phrase 'fiction novel'," says Reid. Misusing the English language is why she – and many editors, publishers, and agents – stop reading and reject manuscripts. '
I think it would have been approriate to explain to the reader that as a novel is fiction, one would usually reference 'writing a novel' or 'writing fiction'.
Without a helpful explanation, your point (which unfortunately is the first one for the reader) comes across as pretentious and condescending.
I'm disheartened after reading this article, it's almost like whats the point? I'm writing several books at the moment and now I wonder if I should even continue. I want my books published but by the sounds of it I only have a 0.1% chance of even being considered.
I'm not in it just for the money, I can think of easier ways to make money than spend hours upon hours of your life writing hundreds of thousands of words for a book that probably wont even get published, but I like writing and I love the characters that swirl around in my imagination.
I personally think a massive reason for book failures is the publishers marketing ability.
I've read a lot of books that change the point of view through their stories. However I have done the same thing in my ms and now I'm scared to death that it will be rejected because of it. And every time I there seems to be a growing pile of mistakes EVERY time I look. It seems endless. And I have some morals in my ms also. So is my ms a stock reject?
@Michael LaRocca,
You're out of a job, obviously. You probably got canned like a number of other editors in the publishing world so it's time to get the high horse. You said if you're looking for a job and (in short) see some poor spellings in the ad, you won't bid for said job??? (Unless I didn't understand what you were saying)Thanks for the laugh, buddy! How's the unemployment line? When you use food stamps now, if there's some poor spelling on one of your stamps (ie FOOOD STAAMP), do you say: "hell, I'm not using this one. If the government doesn't care about good grammar then why should I?"
Hello there,
I have a novel I'm getting ready to query, but I fear that it might be too long. It's about 60,000 words in the YA genre. Do you think it's smarter to cut it down, or is this acceptable? I don't want to miss an opportunity because my word count is off.
Thank you!
Laurie PK;
I am a first time writer,and have an 89000 word fantacy manuscript ready for an agent.
In one of your replys you said "Be patient, it could take forever"
I don't have forever, I'm 78 years young!
Regarding the 15 second time limit, that doesn't seem like enough time to read half a page.
I need to brag about my book, I've spent many hours, days, weeks, even years on it, and I'm not looking to be wealthy, just recognized, I need more than 15 seconds!
I just want to know how i can get my book at least read and published. What type of books are you guys looking for. Also, I have read books where there are several uncorrected errors in them. Why is that? Also, general advice on some of the best places to get books published. Thank you for your time.
@Laurie–I agree with everything you say. And yes, it would be so helpful if editors actually gave examples of books they rejected for being too preachy.
Hi Deanna,
Thanks for your comments! I agree – I'd rather read a "moral" book than one that offends me. It's been awhile since I attended and wrote up this session at the writers' conference, but I think the editor was talking about preaching to his or her audience. Preaching and moralizing is boring, even if you invite it by going to church!
I think stories should contain goodness, truth, light, compassion, positivity, etc…but not explicit lectures on much we need to improve.
Maybe it'd be easier if that editor had specific examples of book manuscripts she rejected! That way, we could go beyond the general and get more concrete
I think I'm going to be neutral here. Editors and agents do have a point–there is a lot of careless writing out there coupled with the fact that a great deal of writers are writing for the trends, trying to gain their quick million in the very genre that Stephanie Meyer was so successful in. Their eyes are on the financial prize and not on what is most important–the written word.
I personally believe that rejecting an MS for being too 'moral' is just plain stupid. While I don't want religon and morality shoved down my throat, I as a reader would far rather read a book that is based on moral principals than one that is infested with profanity, pornography, violence, gossip, racism and every other bad thing that I can't list off the top of my head right now. I don't mind if a book contains some profanity–both of my books contain some profanity–but over-the-top breaches the limits and is a no no. I mean, come on people, what kind of image of humanity are we trying to paint? The world does not need more negativity than what it already has. It's time we confront bad behavior, not promote it.
I've heard from several agents about my latest book idea, and they all say the same thing: they like it, but it just doesn't grab them.
Sometimes I think there's an indescribable "thing" that agents and editors are looking for, that they can't even describe. That's over and above these reasons book manuscripts are rejected.
I agree with the first comment I have read books that violate one or all of these guidelines. I don't think talent or skill have anything to do with who gets published. The only thing that matters is whether or not the editor believes he or she can make money off your story and a lot of times they are wrong.
There are very few best sellers in a given year which means most books fail to find much of an audience. So if you fail rewrite it and try again. It is luck not talent that will see you through.
Michael ~ it's great to hear a freelance editor's perspective, thanks! Maybe getting published is easier than writers think — if they'd only indulge in a writer's "best practices."
Alen ~ I agree that technology offers a whole new world to us writers. It sounds like you subscribe to the "if you build it, they will come" belief
The benefit of technology is that one day, stuck up editors who set too many terms instead of simply reading excerpts of works being offered to them and than deciding if it's worth publishing, will be out of a job when a simple click of a mouse will get the book out there.
I'm looking for tips and from what I see, the best way is to go your way. Sucking up to people who'll only demand you alter your story because they don't like obscenity in written or God forbid a curse word is the first step at destroying what little originality you started with.
Write it as you imagine it, post it where people can access it. If you're as good as you think your work is, one day the same people who turned you down will be knocking on your doors begging you to send them your next piece.
Not only have I rejected novels for each of these 17 reasons at least once when I was an acquisitions editor…
…but now that I'm a freelance editor, when I see job postings on Elance or Guru that make such fundamental mistakes, I don't bid. If the author doesn't care about the writing, why should I?
I enjoyed your comment, especially the term 'real writer'. If there's a single definition, I must have missed that briefing. Some writers write artistically, for the expression of their souls. Most of us, I suspect, write to get published. Agents are vital for that, in the main. The publishing industry is just that – an industry. Agents are professionals just as much as we writers are.
It's kind of a difficult question to answer given the age range.
A six year old will probably be reading picture books which have a standard length of 32 pages. A 15 year old may read YA genre books that can have upwards of 300 pages.
In the spirit of your question, The first chapter books that a child, say 8 – 10, reads will probably be anywhere from 20,000 to 30,000 words. Expect length to go up exponentially from there.
My experience from working in an elementary school library is that if the vocabulary level is right for the child, they don't seem to care about length too much.
I hope this helps to answer your question, Jane.
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I agree with the (17) points elicited above. I'm a writing teacher and these are going to be important points to keep in mind. I am writing my first book.
My only question is how many words should a children's book manuscript be! Surely we're not talking 100,000 words!
Any responses? Suggestions as to the word count/length of a book for children? Here we're also talking about a book for children anywhere from 6 to 15.
A real writer does not need your advice; you are preaching. Who gives you all this power? A real writer gives birth to a beautiful book which does not require boasting and empty literary agents.
An excellent article with many sensible suggestions. Following this list will give the writer a competitive edge.
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No, no, no — don't give up, Catriona! Wait.
I've been corresponding with a publisher for ONE YEAR…and the final thing is that they want 3 more sample chapters, based on a slightly different version of my book (See Jane Soar). Publishers are busy, editors are busy…we're all busy!
Your potential publisher will read your manuscript in due time….just be patient, and expect it to take forever.
In the meantime, start a new book or try freelance writing or start a blog — do something to keep sharpening your writing skills!
Good luck, my friend. And, I look forward to hearing how it eventually goes!
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Thank you. What do you do when the only potential publisher keeps telling you, "I am going to read the msss. I want to read it. I just have not had time yet." ? Give up?
This is a great list and one that every writer should read before they start sending their work to agents.
I spent hours days, weeks even, reading up on the submission process and preparing my covering letter, synopsis etc. It's so important. The fifteen second thing is no exaggeration.
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Great, helpful list! I really appreciate it. And now I have to look a couple of the other lists y'all have done…
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This post caught my attention quickly. I confess that I reviewed my own novels in my mind and compared them to the list. It's a terrific and informative article. I look forward to passing it along to others.
Jessica Rosen
I think that all of us should approach our writing with an agressive nature and we should strive to reach reviewers, editors, agents and publicists with great caution and respect.
If as a writer, I can't recognize those very important people who through their work and experience set the stage for the publishing business and demostrate to them that I will respect them, their opinions and the demands of the trade, then perhaps my manuscripts are not worth reading afterall.
I think this panel discussion was geared towards new writers, who may not be as adept at switching points of view effectively. It can be a wonderful literary techique if done well…and a reason manuscripts are rejected if done poorly!
And remember — there are few (if any) hard and fast rules when it comes to writing, editing, or getting published.
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I'm surprised the point-of-view issue is presented as a hard and fast rule. I know it's generally not good to switch point of views, but I've definitely read some novels that do that.
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Thanks for your comments, Anonymous and Desi. I especially like the idea that talented, successful writers may not be the best at writing query letters. This is where an agent comes in handy! (provided the writer can hook an agent — because you need a strong query letter to hook an agent, too).
And, yes, agents might benefit from looking beyond the query letter (and certainly not mocking writers who try, which I seem to see alot of).
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While it is true that authors should be on their best behavior when approaching agents, agents should take the control-freak stick out of their backsides, as well. If they take a look around at what is happening to the publishing industry these days — they will be aware of the fact that the nature of the way work is being produced and distributed is beginning to change in a monumental way. Some fantastic authors are lousy at writing query letters. In fact, this is the first year that POD books outnumbered traditionally published books. And yes — while some argue that there are lots of bad POD books out there; there are lots of lousy, traditionalloy published books sitting on the 70% off shelves at bookstores; waiting to be returned to the distributor.
I would just say that agents should be as diligent as possible to see whether an author is a good investment — because you never know — in a few years, novels on kindle and cellphones could very well be the norm, rather than the supplement. SAVE A TREE! LOL
Funny, but I've read published books out there that fit in most of these categories. There is a lot of egotistical opinion out there I see.


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In the aftermath of the Fidel-is-dead flareup, some reporters might have feared damage to their reputation or credibility. Not Fuste. "Well, maybe, maybe it hurts my credibility a little bit," he admits. "But you see, we are dealing with the news from a communist country, where nobody knows what is happening. Nobody even knows where Castro lives.
"We had all these indications -- with Raul, and Fidel not being seen. And then the reports that he is in the hospital. I called the hospital myself five times, and I couldn't get through. Then I called my reporter in Spain, and he called, and he asked if Castro is there. And you know what they tell him? They don't know because they don't have a patient list!"
On this story, could Fuste's journalistic compass have been scrambled by his own deep desire to see Castro gone? He doesn't think so. He hopes not. No, he says. Then Fuste adds: "Did you see the tape? Castro doesn't look healthy to me. He is only four years older than I, and I look more healthy than that. No, he had some trouble. I got information from the hospital that he was there."
It was a year ago this month that Fuste surprised much of Cuban Miami by suddenly bolting WQBA-La Cubanisima, where he had held forth for the previous twelve years, and moving to WCMQ, a station with half WQBA's 50,000 watts of power and a fraction of the listening audience. Fuste's association with WQBA had profited both. WQBA's claim to be the "most Cuban" of more than a half-dozen Spanish-language AM stations gained credibility when general manager Herb Levin brought the best-known Cuban broadcaster back to Miami from New York in 1981. And after five years at New York's WBNX Fuste seemed to thrive back in Miami as well. "These are my people," he likes to say, meaning all of Miami's Cubans. "I listen, I take on their troubles for a while, identify with them. I see myself offering a service through the radio."
The parting of Fuste from WQBA last May was not amicable. Levin asserts that Fuste left simply because of money, and it is clear that he is bitter. "I respect him for his talent, but I have less respect for his judgment," Levin says. "He ended up making a dumb personal move." He adds: "I would think that loyalty would mean something."
Fuste took his fans with him. The Arbitron numbers last summer showed Fuste "cost us about 35 percent of our listenership," Levin admits. The latest numbers show that WQBA is still being hurt. According to Arbitron, from December 1993 through February 1994 Fuste had an average listening audience of 14,700 each weekday morning, up 35 percent over the previous three-month period. During the same time WQBA pulled an average of 11,900 listeners, a drop of 21 percent. Only WAQI-Radio Mambi did better, with an estimated audience of 42,600. But its gain over the previous ratings period was only three percent.
Levin of WQBA admits that "this station lost him, and it was a loss. I wish I had him back." Still, he adds, "Maybe at this station he felt he was the top star. Well, I have other stars here."
In addition to money, ego was a factor. "This is a business, and what I merchandise is myself," says Fuste, now WCMQ's news director and vice president for programming. Neither Fuste nor Levin will say exactly what WQBA's final offer was, but the numbers here are not hard to figure. Along with a car and a generous expense account, Fuste's salary at WCMQ is about $200,000 a year, which he says is $70,000 more than he was making at WQBA.
For Raul Alarc centsn, president and board chairman of Spanish Broadcasting System, which owns WCMQ as well as stations in New York, Los Angeles, and Key West, signing Fuste was a coup. This is a transitional time for Spanish-language radio, when advertisers are discovering the market potential, and the medium itself is becoming more professional and more diverse in programming. Alarc centsn says he is positioning WCMQ to challenge WQBA and WAQI for market supremacy. The Federal Communications Commission has approved WCMQ's application to double its power to 50,000 watts, and the station already has the rights to carry the Spanish-language broadcasts of Florida Marlins and Panthers games. With Fuste, Alarc centsn says, "We have the strongest, most-respected personality in Miami radio, and a community leader. Besides, over there he had people telling him what to do. Here he has plenty of freedom to operate."
Freedom to operate. That, says Fuste, was the major reason for switching stations. At WQBA Levin did not dictate the topics Fuste would discuss or the guests he would bring to his "micr centsfono abierto" (open microphone) each morning, but he sent him little notes that annoyed. Says Levin: "I would counsel him. Fuste has kind of a one-song repertoire. He's very into dealing with the issue of rafters. It's a good subject. But is it worth 75 percent of his time? There's a little boredom there."
Over time Fuste has gained a reputation as a conservative voice of reason in a medium which is often shrill and overheated to the point of being unlistenable. A member of the first wave of voluntary exiles from the revolutionary government of Fidel Castro, Fuste arrived in Miami in 1960 with a modest renown and a vast ambition, and 34 years later he rides the Spanish-language airwaves as the most enduringly popular personality in radio.


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On September 29, I clocked 50 years and thereby became privileged to celebrate my golden birthday with Uganda's Golden Jubilee. I have often made a joke that I am one of the Ugandans who participated in Uganda's struggle for independence while in my mother's womb. Thank God my struggle was not in vain! Despite Uganda's success story in self-governance, economic development and the fight against poverty, ignorance and disease, the greatest challenge to us, in my view, has and continues to be the wounds of history that were meted out by one group against the other; individual against another based on ethnic, religious, political, social and other sectarian divisions.
While the period preceding nation formation had a fair share of inter tribal or ethnic conflict, the post Independence period has witnessed a resurgence of sectarianism in the public, civil, political and even religious realms. The historical religious political wars of 1880s created wounds of history that were compounded by the period of the formation of political parties prior to Uganda's Independence in 1960. The political parties were characterised by pseudo religious and ethnic ideals and thereby did not squarely address the problem of ethnic and religious identity.
Subsequent Ugandan governments have tried to heal the wounds of history through political programmes of forging unity and harmony but alas, the voices of disquiet and discontent continue. It is not uncommon to hear stories of Ugandans being denied jobs or services in certain public, political or civil service sectors simply because of their ethnicity, political or religious identity. Even in religious circles, within one faith community you often hear the faithful ranking high the issue of ethnicity in the election of a bishop or a district Khadi, let alone Archbishop or Chief Khadi.
Uganda must count itself blessed since despite the simmering ethnic and religious tension, the nation has never plunged into large scale conflict as has been the case with the Nigerian Christian and Muslim standoff, the Kenyan largely ethnic post-election violence and the Rwandan ethnic genocide that also carried religious undertones.
My pastoral visits to Nakivale refugee settlement camp in Isingiro District where there are refugees from countries like Rwanda, DR Congo, Burundi, South Sudan and Somalia has left an indelible mark on my appreciation of how peaceful and welcoming Ugandan ha been as a nation in the last 50 years, but equally so, the experience has left a challenging mark on my musing over the country's wounds of history that could be re-opened if not addressed.
During our golden Jubilee celebrations, Ugandans ought to make every effort in healing wounds of history by extending an olive branch to people of other ethnic, political or religious identity, particularly those whom they have considered their avowed enemies. A special appeal goes to all our leaders political, civil and religious to be in the vanguard of preaching and teaching the gospel of love, unity and harmony. A prominent Muslim scholar Abdouljawad Falaturi argues that, 'tolerance is part of human nature but intolerance is part of education'.
As part of efforts to heal our wounded history, an international conference with the theme Healing Wounded History will be held at Lake View Hotel in Mbarara from January 11to 13, 2013 and this conference will address the issue of healing ethnic, political, social, economic and religious differences. Let have more of such initiatives in order to pacify and unify this country.
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By STEPHEN REGENOLD
Abrupt force, collision and impact are unfortunate byproducts in the world of action sports like downhill mountain biking and freestyle skiing. But a U.K.-based chemical engineering company, d3o lab (www.d3o.com), has created a special shock-absorbing gel that is making its way into gear and apparel built to protect bodies flying fast through time and space.
The company's namesake d30 gel is a proprietary and top-secret material made with "intelligent molecules" that are flexible under any normal situation, though on impact the gel seizes up. As the company explains it, d30 molecules instantly "shock lock" together to absorb energy and create a solid pad once a force is imposed, then bounce back to the flexible state after the pressure is gone.
above: A representation of d30 gel on the molecular level.
Already d30 has found its way into shin guards, ski gloves, equestrian gear, bike shorts and gloves for ice climbing. It can be stitched into clothing as a thin layer of padding, supple and comfortable enough to wear, though ready to seize up into a solid rubbery barrier on the instant of impact.
To test this magic gel, I biked last month with the D3O Armored L/S Crew and D3O Ultimate Chamois Bike Short, both pricey downhill mountain biking apparel products made by Spyder Action Sports Inc. (www.spyder.com).
The top — the $350 D3O Armored L/S Crew — looks like a race jacket made for the motocross crowd. But this body armor is actually a compression top with padding tacked on from shoulders to wrists.
It zips open and slips on with no stress. Though studded with the d30 pads, your arms are free to move and grip handlebars.
The shorts — the $270 D3O Ultimate Chamois Bike Short — fit close and pad your rear with a traditional foam seat. But on the outer thighs and hips d30 panels protect from contact with roots, rocks and other objects that might ruin your day during a wreck.
Though I did not purposefully crash for the sake of this column, I did test the Spyder apparel while riding for comfort and performance. Its heavily padded structure adds some weight and bulk, though the pads never got in the way while biking.
To test the d30 panels, I knocked my legs with a pipe and a small hammer. As the company claims, the gel locks on impact, instantly distributing and diluting the force.
Conclusion: d30 is a neat new substance for gear companies to deploy. It's a subtle padding that is less noticeable than hard-shell impact plastics yet more effective than regular foam — a thin layer of protection that you might not otherwise have.
—Stephen Regenold writes The Gear Junkie column for eleven U.S. newspapers; see www.THEGEARJUNKIE.com for video gear reviews, a daily blog, and an archive of Regenold's work.


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cruisinlou Posts: 27I appreciate your input on Corvette age groups however I think that the earlier Corvettes may have been easier to afford in comparison to the other cars at that time.
For instance a new 1969 Dodge 2dr HT with a 383 V8 and a 4 speed could be had for about $2995.00 and a 1969 Corvette for about $1000.00 more.
But just wait until you talk to your insurance agent, this is why a lot of younger people didn't have these kind of muscle cars until the insurance companies deemed you a grownup person of at least 35 or older and a crystal clear driving record and it helped also to be married with 4 kids so you can get the picture.
Remember when there was a penalty to pay on your insurance if the car had less than 10 lbs per HP (Lighter cars with more HP) or even if you had a car that looked fast.
I paid a penalty on my insurance for a 1984 Dodge Charger with a 2.2 liter engine because it looked fast. -
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cruisinlou Posts: 27The newer Corvettes have their headlights built into their fenders instead of the flip up headlights that Corvettes have had for decades, this seems to be the same route that Ferrari and Lamborghinni have followed and now they also have done away for the most part flip up headlights actually there are practically no flip up headlights on any cars anymore.
A newer Corvette now has the look and even the power of many Ferraris but at a price that is 1/3 that of a Ferrari and best of all the economy of operation. -
Mr_Shiftright CaliforniaPosts: 46,383What it might give away in prestige to a Ferrari, a Corvette makes up for in spades with maintenance costs. On a Ferrari, you have to figure at LEAST $1.50 a mile to drive one, perhaps $2 a mile as the car ages...and once you hit about 60,000 miles, your Ferrari is nearly worthless in resale value.
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cruisinlou Posts: 27I have always found it amusing that many car magazines have test drives on Ferraris and Lamborghinnis and many other cars that push the $100,000.00 envelope and try to make your mouth water about their performance that is until you see how much they cost and the cost of ownership.
Sometimes I think that owners of these cars just collect them and put them on display for others to see how wealthy they are.
Give me a Corvette of any year to take out and drive it as much as I want without being afraid of breaking something and costing me a years salary. -
Mr_Shiftright CaliforniaPosts: 46,383Well the Ferrari is a very exciting experience that is not duplicatable by any other car, so what you are getting here is an experience that a Corvette owner can't get. And they have beautiful interiors and are very cutting edge/high tech. So you're paying for exclusivity, (they crank out a lot of Corvettes every year) tech status, and some pretty wicked interface with the machine. It's what they call a "narrowly engineered" type of car, purpose-built to do one thing really well--perform.
But you are certainly correct in that most Ferrari buyers don't have the skill or the inclination to push the car to its limits. Which is why they are often seen on TV wrapped around telephone poles. :P
It's like joining an exclusive club, and Ferrari milks that for all it's worth. They are brilliant at marketing.MODERATOR --Need help with anything? Click on my name!
cruisinlou Posts: 27I wonder if our GM fathers in their thinking will keep the Corvette going through this decade and beyond or will they in their bean counting decide in their wisdom to discontinue a winner like the 'Vette just like they did for the Pontiac and go to these electric cars that seem to be getting so much notice now.
You can be sure if this happens it will be Government regulations that might kill the Corvette and threats to GM to discontinue all performance cars.
The Volt is a good electric/gas sport car but is still a long ways from being a 'Vette -
cruisinlou Posts: 27You are absolutely right about many high performance, high priced sports cars being owned by folks who lose control of them and wreck them.
Not very long ago a driver of a new Bughatti Vehron which I understand can cost over a million dollars lost control and went into a salt water swamp somewhere in Florida.
I hope he had good insurance because salt water will total a car. -
cruisinlou Posts: 27I feel I need to put in my 2 cents on what is a better car and my experience with a Mustang.
I had a 1955 Ford V8 a long time ago and had a lot of problems with oil leaking at the rear seal, I believe it may happen when in hard acceleration the V8 engine which was a 272 cu in. raises up and presses down on the rear seal and after awhile the seal begins leaking.
I then had a 1989 Mustang GT with the 302 V8 engine with auto trans and guess what? it also developed a rear seal leak.
My son fixed a 1977 Mercury V8 that also had a rear seal leak, has Ford finally fixed these problems in the newer models of their V8's
I remember the early Fords had their V8 engines supported by (2) motor mounts on the side of the engine block and (1) motor mount in the front right under the crankshaft pulley and the rear of the engine was supported by a mount under the transmission that the engine was bolted to, I wonder if this type of mounting is the same today in the newer models, this is one of the reasons I shy away from Ford Mustang V8's. -
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vcheng Posts: 1,284It's not even the top speed. It's the turns that bring out the differences in handling, methinks
I currently have a 2006 C6, and have greatly enjoyed every one of the 26000 miles that I've put on it. Although, I must formally say that I have NEVER exceeded any speed limits!
PS: The top speed of a C6 is about 186 mph. -
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vcheng Posts: 1,284Well, actually, you can bake a pizza on the center console even at 55 mph, it gets so hot anyway!
You are absolutely correct about the exponential function of course. I think the threat of jail and vehicle confiscation is a great speed limiter regardless of the top speed potential of any one of these three cars. -
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cruisinlou Posts: 27Yes you are absolutely right, and it seems that as far as an American sports cars all we have now is the Corvette, the Dodge Viper, and the Cadillac XR7, there were quite a few other 2 seater sports cars that were discontinued for a variety of reasons.
One of my other favorites was the Plymouth Prowler that I believed could have been a great sports car if it had a bigger engine and a smaller price.
The Pontiac Solstice was another (I had one) but lacked the room for luggage for trips.
The Dodge Viper has an excessive engine (V10) they should be able to do with 8 cylinders what they are now doing with 10 cylinders after all Corvette has been doing that for years. -
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Mr_Shiftright CaliforniaPosts: 46,383Oh did you mean Cadillac XLR? I don't consider that a sports car myself.
The Viper, definitely, and a brute, too.
Really, if we are talking about a refined, comfortable and yet true and serious sports car that you can track, Corvette is the only American one we have.MODERATOR --Need help with anything? Click on my name!
starrow68 Posts: 1,142" ... serious sports car that you can track, Corvette is the only American one we have. "
Ah, don't tell that to the Viper folks that spend time on track, very fast but tough
to drive. The benefit of the C5 coupe is that while having adequate HP it is fairly
easy to drive on track. Even at places like Sears Point (Infineon) that are much
more of a challenge technically and closed in with more concrete than most road courses.
Even the C5 Z and C6 coupe are pretty tame with their extra HP. I don't even want
to discuss the C6Z which can get out of shape very easily, did just enough right
seat time to want to stay away from those who are new to the track. But at about
3400+lbs with driver, all of them are hard pressed to stay with a full race prep Miata
on race tires on a tight track. Somebody once praised lightness, spending time
in anything over about 2000lbs and you begin to define sports cars as those that
get close to that figure. The recent gen's of Corvette are lots of fun and great
touring cars. Too bad the more recent American offerings didn't show more
Randy -
Mr_Shiftright CaliforniaPosts: 46,383True enough....and I did warn the Viper owners by using the words "refined" and "comfortable", which not even the most diehard Viper owner would pin to their cars.
Sears is a very technical track indeed. I still like Laguna, even after they changed it. I got pretty good (for me, I mean) on the corkscrew, in an open wheel car. With a Corvette, I dunno, I wouldn't be so frisky on that part of the track.MODERATOR --Need help with anything? Click on my name!
starrow68 Posts: 1,142Actually in the C5 the corkscrew is a hoot! Get the entry (blind) right and pick up
the visual cue at the bottom, one of the Oaks, and you can dump it over under
some throttle and power out carrying much more speed than T9 will allow. If you
look at a data system log you can see that it is much straighter than you might
even consider from late apex on the left berm to having your right side come down
just over on the right berm and you start to turn right after car gets on full pavement
again. It took several years to get it right, but it is almost as much fun as the
carousel at Sears Point.
Turns out that at LS turn 4 seems to be the nemesis for Vettes, another one
bought the inside wall there last week and I know of several others who have
left an impact on both the inside and outside wall. Late apex solves that but
some get wound up in the moment and lifting at any point is not advised.
Randy -
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elias Posts: 1,982During the 1990s, I got to drive the track for half a day in a formula-ford limited to 75 mph. I would enter the corkscrew at maybe 15 mph and would still be terrified every time at that speed.
Also on many weekends I attended races at Laguna Seca and liked to watch cars exiting the corkscrew and into the next turn where there were many small bumps.
One thing that impressed me was how much more composed the BMW 5-series cars were on that part of the track, compared to all the Corvettes. The Corvettes skipped and skittered all over that section of track, losing traction, losing speed. The BMW M5s displayed none of that behavior - total composure - totally stuck to the road - blatantly faster than the vettes through that section of track on every lap. -
bolivar Posts: 2,316You posted the same problem in two different topic areas.
And, yes, if you fuel while running it definitely will set the check engine light.
The 'run its test' is when Onstar contacts the car and uploads certain info from the 'computer'. It does this one time a month. If you do not have Onstar active it will not do this upload. Having the cap off will not set a code during the upload (unless the engine is running), it only uploads codes previously set.


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Fiction - paperback; Faber and Faber; 544 pages; 2007.
If I was to name a "literary discovery" I made during 2012 it would be British author Jane Harris. I read Gillespie and I back in March and loved it so much it made my top 10 list of books for the year. Her debut novel, The Observations, would have been on that list, too, but I had to narrow down my choices and limiting one book per author seemed a quick and easy way to do that. But there's not much between these novels — both are delightfully fun reads.
A quirky take on historical fiction
The Observations is set in rural Scotland in 1863 and is narrated by one of the most engaging characters you are ever likely to meet in contemporary literature. Her name is Bessy Buckley — although she has changed it from something else in order to escape her past — and she's Irish, but has been living in Scotland for four years. (How she came to Scotland and what she has been doing since her arrival are revealed only when Bessy feels comfortable enough to tell you — and that's a good way into the novel.)
When we first meet Bessy, she is on her way from Glasgow to Edinburgh, where she hopes to find a "new situation" — her last employer, Mr Levy, has died. But she gets diverted enroute and finds herself on a farm known as Castle Haivers, where she meets an intriguing and very beautiful mistress, Arabella Reid, who employs her as an "in and out" girl looking after the house and garden.
But Arabella has strange ways — she also wants Bessy, who can read and write, to keep a journal as a condition of her employment. It is this keeping of the journal that makes The Observations such a quirky take on the traditional maid-and-mistress scenario — through it we learn so much, not only of Bessy's current life and thought processes, but of Arabella's weird fascination with the underclass.
An intimate and bawdy voice
The most striking thing about this chunky novel is Bessy's voice. It's intimate, bawdy and very honest. She has a wicked sense of humour — for instance, she introduces the stuck-up Reverend Pollock as "Reverend Bollock", and at a posh dinner party hosted by Arabella she sings a self-composed song "about a man who is afflicted by a severe case of intestinal gas and who is prone to fart in inappropriate places" (hilariously entitled The Wind that Blows down Barrack Street).
She also has a rather mischievous streak that sadly backfires on her in a most alarming way — and it is this turn of events that packs quite a powerful punch. Indeed, for a book that is seemingly a simple tale of a young maid trying to please her employer it is filled with delicious twists and turns that keeps the reader on their toes: you are never quite sure what is going to happen next.
There's an intriguing undercurrent of menace that runs underneath the storyline (think Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca), but The Observations is mostly a comic tale. Yet Harris balances the humour with moments of poignancy. (Bessy's back story is particularly tragic — even if she doesn't realise it — but the sympathy card is never played, which makes it even more sad.)
My only criticism is that the ending is a bit "twee" — all the loose ends are too deftly and neatly tied up — but I can't stress how much I enjoyed being in Bessy's lively and entertaining company for the 10 or so days I took to read this. I really can't wait to see what Harris delivers next.
This book was chosen by Miranda for our Riverside Readers book group. Unfortunately I couldn't make the meeting in early December, but apparently the book wasn't universally loved, although the group did give it an overall rating of 8/10.


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The statistical side of baseball is continually evolving, and smart fantasy owners constantly look for new metrics to aid them in their quest to the title. BABIP (which stands for Batting Average on Balls In Play) is a relatively new metric that has started to become widely known. Most players hover around a .300 BABIP most years, and a player with an unusually high or low BABIP could be in line for a massive batting average correction.
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Jay Bruce, OF, Cin
.216 Avg, 37 Rs, 17 HRs, 36 RBIs, 3 SBs, .206 BABIP
Hidden inside a horrendous .216 average has been a breakout year for Jay Bruce. He's upped his walk rate to 10.6% (from 7.4% in 2008) and lowered his strikeout rate to 21.6% (from 26.6% in 2008). He's been a victim of the swinging-for-the-fences syndrome, and it's resulted in his flyball rate rising 15 points to 49% this year. The main culprit in his low BABIP has been a terribly-low line-drive percentage. In his rookie year, Bruce had a BABIP of .298, which coupled with his excellent minor league career likely means that this year's low mark is the exception, not the rule. Bruce could easily be hitting .250 right now, and with the kind of power he's displayed, that's an average many fantasy owners could live with. If you have a chance to pick him up cheaply, you should take advantage of it.
Jimmy Rollins, SS, Phi
.214 Avg, 41 Rs, 6 HRs, 27 RBIs, 10 SBs, .222 BABIP
Jimmy Rollins is usually a guy you can count on for elite speed and above-average power from the SS position, but this year has been a tumultuous one for his owners. After hitting .277 or better in each of the last five years, Rollins has only managed a .214 average in nearly 300 ABs this season. What gives? Well, he's walking far less than normal, as his 5.1 BB% is the lowest it's been since 2000. He's also suffering from a pretty low line-drive percentage (16.4%) and an abnormally-low HR/FB rate. While I wouldn't expect him to bounce completely back and provide second-round value, frustrated owners might be looking to give him away. He should still provide you enough SBs and HRs to be worth picking up.
Pitchers with High BABIPs
Cole Hamels, SP, Phi
4 Ws, 4.24 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 72/14 K/BB, .355 BABIP
Cole Hamels currently has the worst BABIP among pitchers in the league, yet still sports a respectable ERA. His last few outings have likely shut the window on acquiring him at a discount, but his career low FIP of 3.64 shows that he's probably having his best season to date, although it has been masked by the average ERA and WHIP. Try to get a price from the Hamels owner in the league, and if he'll consider selling, you just might be able to get him for a good price.
Jorge De La Rosa, SP, Col
3 Ws, 5.85 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 82/36 K/BB, .346 BABIP
Earlier in the season, Jorge de la Rosa tantalized fantasy owners with back-to-back double-digit strikeout games, leading him to be claimed in many fantasy leagues. He was promptly dropped after running together several awful outings. The Ks have been there, but de la Rosa has suffered from control issues. He's also had trouble keeping the ball in the park. When the ball has stayed in the park, it's falling for a hit at a higher-than-average rate. Combining all the elements, de la Rosa has pitched relatively well this year, and the gap between his 5.85 ERA and his 4.03 FIP is the largest of any starting pitcher in the league. Does this mean that de la Rosa will pitch at a 4.00 ERA clip for the rest of the year? Not necessarily, but he has a good shot of being closer to 4.00 than to 6.00 from here on out. Deep league owners could benefit from gambling on this talented young pitcher.
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Office 365 has an important role to play in supporting business productivity in remote locations, it has been claimed.
In a review for Laptop magazine, Michael A Prospero said one of the suite's "neat tricks" is the ability to stream any of its apps to a remote PC running Windows 7 or Windows 8.
"After signing into Office 365 through a Web browser, at the bottom of the page, under 'Office On Demand' are links to the various Office apps," he explained.
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Indra will deploy its cutting-edge technology in Mecca-Medina High Speed Line in €440 M deal
Under the framework of the tender won by the Spanish consortium
• The company will provide, among other technologies, the management, telecommunications, ticketing and security systems for what will be the longest railway line in Saudi Arabia, which will extend 450 km and have a capacity of 160,000 passengers daily.
• The Saudi Railway Organisation (SRO) selected the Spanish consortium's bid to equip, manage and maintain the high-speed line known as the "High Speed Train of the pilgrims" for twelve years.
• This project highlights the high level of Spanish technological innovation and its export potential
Indra will be responsible for implementing the railway traffic management, telecommunications, ticketing and security systems for the High Speed line (AVE) joining Mecca and Medina, in a deal worth 440M€, under the framework of the tender awarded by the Saudi Railway Organisation to the Spanish consortium to equip, manage and maintain this line for 12 years. This is the largest international project ever won by a Spanish consortium, for what will be the largest railway line in Saudi Arabia, extending 450 km and with an estimated volume of 160,000 passengers daily.
This project highlights the high of Spanish technological innovation and its export potential. Indra's commitment to the railway sector and to innovation has vaulted the company's solutions to the global forefront of the sector.
The IT multinational will design, equip and put into service the line's operation and control centre located in Jeddah, as well as the back-up centre. Both centres will run under the DaVinci system, which was developed by Indra and is the intellectual property of Adif. This platform is considered the most advanced in the world for managing railway traffic.
Indra will also roll out a comprehensive telecommunications system, both fixed line and mobile, which will provide the necessary infrastructure to support all the other systems (signalling, ticketing, passenger information, etc.). This system will give the high speed lines the most up-to-date fibre optic infrastructure, as well as a leading edge mobile communications technology based on GSM-R, a crucial element for the implementation of the ERTMS Level 2 train safety systems. In addition, Indra will install systems in the rolling stock that will allow passengers to have internet access inside the trains.
Indra will provide this entire railway line, which will boast the highest passenger traffic in the country, with the latest "contactless" technology for processing and selling tickets (both automatically and manually), which incorporates electronic payment systems. The company will also install systems for controlling access to installations. Contactless ticketing technology speeds up the entire transit process, as these cards, which substitute traditional tickets, are validated via radio frequency using contactless access control systems. In addition, Indra will supply the systems for ticket reservations and sales through channels such as the internet.
The company will also be responsible for providing information systems for passengers, such as electronic displays and signs in the stations and trains, information via the web or SMS, loudspeaker systems, etc.
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Indra has developed a highly advanced integrated system for training drivers and circulation managers, which creates a simulated environment where users can test the new functions and technologies under real conditions. The environment is created through the combination of different types of simulators, depending on the user's position and functions in the railway system: train drivers, circulation managers for stations and other nodes on the network, and agents in the centralised traffic control centre (CTC).
To guarantee the security of an infrastructure of this size, Indra will install the security systems for the railway line. Of special note are the surveillance and security systems which use closed circuit television (CCTV) with digital IP technology, which will be deployed to monitor installations.
Lastly, a modular and adaptable maintenance management system will integrate, in a single solution, all the elements and systems of the railway line: infrastructure, telecommunications, signalling and interlocks, stations and buildings.
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The best example of this commitment is the DaVinci System, the fruit of a substantial R&D&i investment and the hard work of 150 people over four years which has developed it into the world's leading platform for managing railway traffic. DaVinci manages Spain's high-speed railway line and a diverse array of other types of networks, such as the Medellin subway and the London underground. Furthermore, it was the solution selected by Morocco and Lithuania to manage their respective railway networks.
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Indra is Spain's foremost IT company and one of the main players in Europe and Latin America. It ranks second in Europe in R&D spending, and has invested close to €500mn during the last three years. Sales in 2010 stood at €2.56 Bn, with its international business already representing 40%. Indra employs over 31,000 people and has customers in more than 110 countries.
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The President's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders releases its report, condemning racism as the primary cause of the recent surge of riots. The report, which declared that "our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal," called for expanded aid to African American communities in order to prevent further racial violence and polarization. Unless drastic and costly remedies were undertaken at once, the report said, there would be a "continuing polarization of the American community and, ultimately, the destruction of basic democratic values."
The report identified more than 150 riots or major disorders between 1965 and 1968 and blamed "white racism" for sparking the violence--not a conspiracy by African American political groups as some claimed. Statistics for 1967 alone included 83 people killed and 1,800 injured--the majority of them African Americans--and property valued at more than $100 million damaged or destroyed. The 11-member commission, headed by Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois, was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in July 1967 to uncover the causes of urban riots and recommend solutions.


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PlanetSide 2 was expected to land on PS4 in early 2014, but we've yet to hear an update on when we can expect to load up and roll out with thousands of other soldiers in Sony's sci-fi universe. IGN also reports that Higby said hands-on time with the game will be available at E3, so we might just have to be patient and see what's said next month.
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He told the judge he's having a "tragic" time.
Steve Casaus, the stepfather of Omaree Varela, was in court Monday – not for Omaree's death but for possession of drugs. Casaus is the same guy who could be heard on a 911 call verbally abusing his 9 year old stepson, 6 months before the boy was kicked to death by his own mother, Casaus' wife Synthia.
Casaus has still not been charged with any crime in connection with Omaree's Dec. 27 death, but that investigation is not yet complete. Police say Casaus was running red lights when they pulled him over early Sunday morning. They say he reeked of booze, failed a field sobriety test and blew more than the 0.08 legal limit on the Breathalyzer. They found meth and marijuana in his car.
In court for arraignment, Casaus pleaded for mercy.
"It's been a tragic time for our famiiy," he told the judge. ' I've had two losses in the last couple of months. I lost my grandfather and my son and it's just been really tragic. I'm losing my mother to cancer right now."
But there's that criminal record that just won't go away. A staffer from the District Attorney's office read off a long list of misdemeanor arrests and convictions, and then 11 felony arrests and 4 convictions. Those convictions include aggravated battery on a police officer in 1998, fraudulent use of a credit card in 1999, and receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle in 2001.
"Basically it's just been a tragic time," Casaus said. I've been really depressed, been going through a lot."
The judge allowed Casaus to stay out of jail on a $2,500 bond. His wife Synthia is in jail on a child abuse resulting in death charge for the fatal kicking of her son Omaree.
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February 9, 2012, 12:07 pm
[size=3] Under my drivers seat (2008 Titanium) is a cable running to a small black box attached to the frame of the seat, it's about the size of a pack of cigarettes, there is a small chrome button, which looks like a push switch. Any ideas what this is and what it's used for? Can't find it in the book[/size]
February 9, 2012, 5:20 pm
Sounds to me like a connection for a CD changer to be installed...
In the older models, you used to get a plastic funnel type of cable tidy that came out of the ground like a scoop, and then splits into five.
February 9, 2012, 6:26 pm
is their cables leading from the box to the seat mate?
because their is a weight sensor in the seats that tells the dash to beep at you if your not wearing your seat belt while driving,
and their is also air bags fitted in the sides of the seats which need power to deploy.
and since your model is a titanium you may also have heated seats.
February 9, 2012, 6:48 pm
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Hi Lenny,[/font][/size][/color]
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Radio fitted is a single Sony CD unit; no heated seat switches on dash, no leads coming from the black box. The lead going to it comes from under the carpet through a flexible plastic conduit and goes into the box. I do not want to push what looks like a switch on the box, it may be an ejector seat![/font][/size][/color]
February 9, 2012, 6:54 pm
or some emergency flares
do you want me to check mine for the same box mate?
February 9, 2012, 7:54 pm
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Hi Lenny,[/font][/size][/color]
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Thanks that would be a good idea, it's mounted on the metalwork uner the seat at the fromt by the drivers door.[/font][/size][/color]
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Cheers.[/font][/size][/color]
February 10, 2012, 5:06 pm
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Now the snow has gone I have had another look at this black box, there is also another box the same attached to the passenger seat, what I thought was a chrome switch is not a switch but a chrome bolt; As the car doesn't have heated seats it's unlikely to be for them, my guess is it may be something to do with the seat belt reminder sensor. Any other ideas?[/font][/size][/color]
February 10, 2012, 8:37 pm
I'll take a look on mine tomorrow , as mine has the heated seats , yours may have the wiring but not the seats if thats what it is , or like Lenny says, seat belt or Airbag control
February 10, 2012, 11:47 pm
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]I have been told by the man who knows that "the boxes contain sockets for seats, seatbelt pretensioners/side airbags/elec adjustment/heated seats plugs etc". "There should be a tab that allows you to "open" the box to have a look"[/font][/size][/color].
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]As I am of the opinion that "if it ain't broke don't fix it" I am going to leave it alone, because in the past I have lived to regret fiddling with thing just out of curiosity.[/font][/size][/color]
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Thanks for all your suggestions.[/font][/size][/color]
February 12, 2012, 2:52 pm
Yes i would say he is correct ,as this is either the Airbag or Heated seat control box.
Mine has 3 sets of wire's coming out of the back leading to various parts of the underside of the seat.
February 12, 2012, 3:33 pm
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Cheers Paul,[/font][/size][/color]
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive] [/font][/size][/color]
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]I tried to attach a photo to my original post as you have but failed; How do you attach photos to a post?[/font][/size][/color] [color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive] The image icon only has the option to link to a URL[/font][/size][/color].
February 12, 2012, 3:39 pm
When you are making a post , bottom right is "More Reply Options" , click this and you will then have the full editor and able to upload Images and add them to the post you will have 10mb of free space. they will upload as thumbnails and expand when clicked on.
Or use something like Imageshack which is a free Image hosting
February 12, 2012, 3:42 pm
[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Magic, thanks.[/font][/size][/color]
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A gear attribute that heals you for a percentage of the damage dealt to another target. Unlike the name implies, it does not actually "steal" these hit points from your target.
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One of the most satisfying parts of Ellsworth estate attorney Sally Mills' work is helping charitable individuals who have relocated to Maine find ways to apply their philanthropic passions in their new home. In a recent conversation with Maine Community Foundation Director of Philanthropic Services Jennifer Southard, Mills shared the story of one such person whose philanthropy is supporting Maine's future.
MaineCF: How do you bring up the topic of charitable giving with your clients?
Sally Mills: In any kind of estate planning interview, I use a standard questionnaire that includes a question about charitable giving. If the client gives any indication that it is a possible interest, I follow up. On top of that, I have no problem bringing up the topic with my clients.
MaineCF: Do you find people get uncomfortable talking about charitable giving?
Mills: It can be uncomfortable talking about money, period, and talking about any aspect of estate planning can at times be awkward. Aside from that, there's nothing particularly difficult about discussing charitable giving.
I practice law in Hancock County, a particularly beautiful part of Maine. Some of my clients are "from away." They move or retire here to start again, bringing with them diverse interests and affiliations with charitable organizations from their previous home states. I find that by asking questions, I can sometimes help clients translate those interests and apply them here. They want to give back and be part of the local community; charitable giving is one of the many ways in which that can happen.
MaineCF: Can you share a story about a client you referred to the Maine Community Foundation?
Mills: I worked with an individual who wanted to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics [STEM] education in Maine, but we didn't know what shape that desire would ultimately take. Working with the community foundation allowed us to put seed money in place and gave us a flexible way to access it while the project was under development. That germ of an idea became the Reach Center, whose goal is to be a hub of information about STEM education and events in Maine and a place to connect students all across the state.
I am one of many handmaidens who helped launch this initiative: taking a wonderful idea, trying to identify the right folks to get it off the ground, putting it all in some kind of legal wrapper, and then letting it do its thing. The Reach Center is a perfect example of how a partnership with the community foundation can help a great idea take off and become reality.
Sally Mills grew up in Blue Hill, Maine. After college, she lived in England for 15 years, working as a solicitor of England and Wales for a large U.S. law firm. Since returning to Maine and joining the Ellsworth firm of Hale & Hamlin, Mills has developed a general practice, with an emphasis on estate planning, real estate, and family law. She is a member of the Maine State Bar Association and the Law Society of England and Wales. She is a fellow and director of the Maine Bar Foundation, serves as a trustee of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, and is a member of the American Hospital Association's Committee on Governance.
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The Reach Center is a partnership between the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA) and the Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM). Housed at MMSA in Augusta and privately funded by a gift from an anonymous Maine donor, the Reach Center is dedicated to developing innovative ways to connect and enhance STEM education in Maine.
The Reach Center isn't just looking for the stars of the class, either. Jan Mokros of the MMSA said that there are a lot of students who may not be acing math and science, but they enjoy tinkering at home -- whether with computers, cars or Lego blocks -- and these children, too, could benefit from being encouraged toward STEM education.
In early February 2012, the Reach Center Design Conference brought together more than 45 experts from throughout Maine and across the country--including middle school and high school students, educators, policymakers, scientists, and engineers--to develop design criteria and models for the first Reach Center programs.
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