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Accepted Papers | Conference Proceedings | Call for Papers | Important Dates | Submission Guidelines | Programme Committee | Invited Speaker | Programme
The proceedings of FoSSaCS 2011 will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series as Volume 6604.
FoSSaCS is a member conference of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS), which is the primary European forum for academic and industrial researchers working on topics relating to Software Science. ETAPS 2011 is the 14th joint conference in this series and will be held in Paphos, Cyprus. The prior conferences have been ETAPS 1998 in Lisbon, ETAPS 1999 in Amsterdam, ETAPS 2000 in Berlin, ETAPS 2001 in Genova, ETAPS 2002 in Grenoble, ETAPS 2003 in Warsaw, ETAPS 2004 in Barcelona, ETAPS 2005 in Edinburgh, ETAPS 2006 in Vienna, ETAPS 2007 in Minho, ETAPS 2008 in Budapest, ETAPS 2009 in York and ETAPS 2010 in Paphos, Cyprus .
FOSSACS seeks original papers on foundational research with a clear significance for software science. The conference invites submissions on theories and methods to support the analysis, integration, synthesis, transformation, and verification of programs and software systems. The specific topics covered by the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:
ETAPS 2011 conferences and other satellite events will be held March 26 - April 3, 2011.
As a part of ETAPS, FoSSaCS adheres to ETAPS submission and notification deadlines:
|Submission of abstracts (postponed from October 1, 2010)
|Strict deadline for submission of full papers.
|Notification of acceptance
|Camera-ready paper versions due
|FoSSaCS 2011 Conference
The paper submission deadline is STRICT. Making the deadline for submission of abstracts a week early allows the programme committee to start work before full versions are available. Obviously, there is no need to wait with submission of the full version until the final deadline.
Submission of an abstract implies no obligation to submit a full version; abstracts with no corresponding full versions by the final deadline will be treated as withdrawn, but authors are strongly encouraged, in this case, to explicitly withdraw their submission by sending an e-mail to the chairman.
Research papers cover one or more of the topics above and are evaluated by the FoSSaCS Program Committee. Submitted research papers must:


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Rainbow gatherings and border art
You have to hand it to the 12,000-to-15,000 people who traipse every summer to some national forest -- usually in the West -- where they live for a week as reunited friends who call themselves the Rainbow Family of Living Light. They've had 40 years of practice, so they've learned how to avoid leaving a giant mess, the keys being organization and cooperation. This July, their destination was the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southern Washington, and as members greeted each other with the words "Welcome home" and "We love you," they built mobile kitchens that offered free food, constructed a separate "A Camp" for alcohol drinkers, and dug slit-trench latrines. Every dog -- the Forest Service had planned for an estimated one dog for every three people -- was required to be leashed, and no money changed hands except when a "Magic Hat" was passed around to buy food and other provisions, reports the Seattle Times. After the gathering of wannabe and old-time hippies concluded with a peace circle, site restoration began in earnest and included reseeding with an approved Forest Service seed mix. If tradition holds, the evidence of occupation will soon disappear. When the Rainbow Gathering ended three years ago in the Ochoco National Forest in central Oregon, a Forest Service ranger told The Oregonian: "I'm impressed. I never thought this place would recover so quickly."
Academics often write books when they're not teaching, but not F. Chris Garcia, 71, a political scientist and the former president of the University of New Mexico. His part-time job involved recruiting prostitutes online. This June, Garcia was arrested and charged with promoting prostitution, conspiracy and tampering with evidence, reports The New York Times. Garcia was reportedly working for David Flory, 68, a physics professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey who owns a second home in New Mexico. Flory has been charged with 40 felony counts for setting up Southwest Companions, a website that connected some 200 prostitutes with as many as 1,400 customers.

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Meal periods are not counted as work time, thus employers need not pay for that time. Other "Breaks", such as for "rest periods" or "coffee breaks," are not required. If a break (of up to 20 minutes) is permitted, then it should be paid as working time.
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With colorful college flags and staff members proudly proclaiming where they attended college, Bruce Vento Elementary makes a strong statement that college is our goal for every student. School-wide, each class "adopts" a college or university and learns about its campus. In return, colleges and universities around the country have adopted our classrooms. For example, the University of Minnesota's College of Design has partnered with Vento fifth graders on projects like 3D computer-aided interior design and creating the toys of the future. Students in grades 3-5 visit a local college or university each year.
Embedded throughout the year are supports, enrichments and celebrations that honor individual and school achievements. Bruce Vento Elementary has also established a Family Resource Center where we partner with the Eastside Family Center and the Cultural Wellness Center to support our families.
Our mission is to provide every student with the strongest possible foundation in reading, writing, math and science – to prepare them for success in middle and high school and, ultimately, college.
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data.process.psap_recalculate recalculates PSAP transmittance and L values needed for CTS. This performs an "offline" calculation of the transmittance and verifies that it remains within the known good instrument transmittance. It can also perform a transmittance recalculation from intensities (needed for a now fixed CPD2 bug).
Command Line Usage
data.process.psap_recalculate [--trintensities] [--adcoff=N] station instrument start end
start and end
The time specifiers for the data to be retrieved. Start is inclusive while end is exclusive, so all data contained within the half open interval [start,end) will be returned. Any convertible time format is accepted.
The station identifier code. For example 'brw'. Case insensitive.
The instrument code to process for. For example "A11".
Recalculate transmittances from intensities. This is used to work around a now fixed bug in CPD2's intensity calculation from the PSAP3W data.
Apply an offset of N to the PSAP intensity data before transmittance calculation. This is used to work around a now fixed bug in CPD2's intensity calculation from the PSAP3W data where it should be 4096.
Transmittance and sample length recalculation requires filter segments to be available (in the form of ${INSTRUMENT}_filter, e.x. "A11_filter"). It can also use ${INSTRUMENT}_spot segmentation to set the true spot sizes (the parameter should be the area in m^2) and ${INSTRUMENT}_rawparams to set the spot sizes and Weiss parameters used in the raw data (in order, the area in m^2 then the Weiss "A" and "B" values).
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Cruz Releases Birth Certificate
Following in the footsteps of the man he may like to replace in the White House, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released his birth certificate.
But while Barack Obama's birth certificate showed he was born in Hawaii, the birth certificate released today to the Dallas Morning News shows Rafael Edward Cruz was born on December 22, 1970...in Alberta Canada.
But the birth certificate also shows that Cruz' mother, Eleanor Elizabeth Wilson, was born in Wilmington Delaware, making Cruz a 'natural born citizen' and eligible to run for President of the United States.
Cruz' father, Rafael Bienvenida Cruz, was born in Cuba.
The U.S. Constitution states that only 'Natural Born Citizens' can be President. That has been taken to mean individuals who are citizens of the United States by virtue of their birth, not necessarily implying that they had to be born in the United States. In fact, the first seven U.S. Presidents were born in what was then British territory.
The issue has come up before. John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone when his father, an Admiral in the U.S. Navy, was stationed there. More exotically, George Romney, father of 2012 Presidential nominee Mitt Romney, was born in Mexico, but when he considered running for President in the 1960s scholars agreed that since both of Romney's parents were U.S. citizens, that made him a 'natural born citizen' as well.
Ironically, Cruz is also a Canadian citizen by virtue of being born in Canada. He could conceivably also run for Prime Minister of Canada and could, conceivably, hold the offices of President of the United States and Prime Minister of Canada at the same time.


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Rising Leaders Present: 2014 Idea Jamathon
Full Circle Fund Rising Leaders
Saturday, June 28, 2014 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
On Saturday, June 28th, Full Circle Fund's Rising Leaders will present the second annual Idea Jamathon at change.org. The Rising Leaders are a cohort of young professionals within the Full Circle Fund membership; the group pioneered the Jamathon as a collaborative impact model to advance social enterprises outside of Full Circle Fund's grant portfolio.
The event brings together Full Circle Fund Members, community partners, and social entrepreneurs for an afternoon of networking & hands-on impact consulting. We will work with eight organizations outside of our current grant portfolio to workshop solutions to a pressing challenge in just two hours. At the end of the day, we will leverage grant dollars through a flash giving circle where YOU can fund the solutions you care about!
CHALK/Youth Funding Youth Initiative
How can we develop a that brand speaks to the impact our program has made and will continue to make?
Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
How we can we create a call for members for our cultural incubator that's inclusive of the arts and tech sectors?
What's the best way for a for-profit socially driven company to enter the foundation space?
Made in a Free World
How can we best leverage our relationships and government ties to market to large businesses?
Pangea Legal Services
How can we use technology to promote effective and interactive learning for our clients before meetings?
San Francisco Urban Agriculture Alliance
How can a citywide campaign re-energize our members and the public toward increasing public access to healthy food and land for urban agriculture?
The School Fund
What standards and metrics will help us maximize impact? How do we message this?
How can we adjust our revenue plan for more rapid growth to meet the need for college affordability support?
How It Works
At the event, each organization will share a brief verbal pitch to introduce their organization's work and challenge. Then, our audience will self-select into working groups to brainstorm solutions to this challenge in just a few hours.
After the sessions, we will reconvene to share demo-style wrap-ups and leverage resources. In past Jamathons, the Rising Leaders have disbursed additional funding as singular grants to the solution they found most innovative. This year, we will infuse financial resources by way of a flash giving circle! Each participant will direct a small portion of funds at their own discretion, so YOU can help advance the solutions you are most impressed by.
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New World of Warcraft Character Models [40+ IMAGES]
Along with Blizzard's reveal of Warlords of Draenor, the 5th expansion to the epic World of Warcraft story, came a long awaited announcement sure to turn the heads of many long-time WoW fans – new character models are coming for all races/genders. These character models will retain the basic spirit of the original artwork, but provide a much higher resolution look at our beloved toons.
The new artwork has incredible looking skins with dynamic shading, and wonderfully rich textures. But it doesn't stop there. Blizzard has completely rebuilt the character models from the ground up with some models gaining as much as much as 400% more polygons than the older models and 30% more structural & articulation elements per model.
The original male gnome model for instance sported 956 polygons on a construct of 130 bones. The new gnome character model rocks over 5400 (5408) polygons and just shy of 200 (196) bones!
WoW's New Tauren Character Model – one of my favorites so far
New Female Gnome Model – great expressions show some real personality
WoW's New Female Dwarf Character Model – a SIGNIFICANT improvement in features
WoW's New Male Gnome facial details, so much more expression & life


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The Osprey Brand Team, a group of 10 ambassadors reporting from the field at consumer outdoor events across the country as well as reporting on adventures in their own neck of the woods, brings you a quick post from Durango, CO.'s Jim Philpott. When we last checked in with Jim he was STILL skiing into May. He has finally put the boards away and is on to more "season appropriate" activities – hello desert!
So the snow is all gone down here in Southwest Colorado which means trips to the desert. My fiancée Erin and I just got back from an amazing little weekend backpack trip out in Utah. We left Durango late Friday night and drove out to Cedar Mesa which is out past Blanding towards Lake Powell. Saturday morning we checked in at the Kane Gulch Ranger station to get our permit and headed out to hike the Fish and Owl Creek loop. The loop is about 17-18 miles and can be done in two days but should be done in three, due to the amount of great side hikes and scrambles along the trail. We ended up doing the whole thing in two which wasn't bad at all.
We chose to walk down Fish Creek and up Owl Creek but the hike can be done either way. There was a good amount of water in both Fish and Owl Creek so we decided to pump water rather than haul a bunch. All in all an amazing walk with a ton of Indian ruins and with a little research beforehand we were able to check out a number of different sites.
TRAIL NOTES: Fish Creek Canyon and Owl Creek Canyon offer excellent hiking through highly scenic canyons rich in Anasazi ruins. Although many of the ruins are in better condition than even those in nearby Grand Gulch, quite a few of them lie inaccessible in high alcoves, the steps to them long gone. Still, there's plenty to see up close and personal. The first ruin stands not far from the trailhead, and several ruins can be seen up the south fork of Owl Creek. You should see several more ruins along the six or so miles of the main canyon before its meeting with Fish Creek, and you'll pass huge and picturesque Nevills Arch. At the confluence with Fish Creek, turn north–but if you have time, you'll find more ruins lower in Fish Creek Canyon and up its tributary McCloyd Canyon. This loop goes up Fish Creek about eight miles, through a lovely canyon with far less ruins than the section of Owl Creek you just hiked, and out of Fish Creek via a steep trail up the south wall. Then you'll cross the mesa for about 1.5 miles back to the starting point. No trail exists, so carry an accurate map and compass. Fish Creek Canyon and its south fork extends much further north if you have the time and inclination to explore.
*trail info courtesy of Utah.com
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Homelessness Australia (HA) is the national peak body providing systemic advocacy for the homelessness sector in Australia. Homelessness Australia works in collaboration with homelessness assistance services, state and national homelessness peak organisations, other peak organisations, government agencies and the broader community.
Homelessness Australia was formed in late 1998 as the Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations (AFHO) by the:
- Council to Homeless Persons Australia (CHPA)
- The National Youth Coalition for Housing (NYCH)
- Women's Services Network (WESNET)
HA was established with a joint vision to proactively research, develop and promote national policy and action to reduce homelessness and its impact on the diverse range of people it affects. HA aims to achieve this vision by consulting with homelessness agencies nationally, undertaking research and policy development and educating the community about homelessness.
HA seeks to improve community awareness and understanding of the issues facing 1 in every 200 Australians who are experiencing homelessness. HA advocates for people who are experiencing homelessness, aims to represent the interests of more than 1300 homeless assistance services, and contributes to policy development and the evaluation of Australia's homelessness service system.
HA works collaboratively with homeless people's associations, homelessness assistance services, state homelessness peak organisations, national peak organisations from other sectors, governments, business and the broader community to achieve these objectives.
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|From: Stephen Bloch (sbloch at adelphi.edu)
Date: Wed Sep 1 09:40:03 EDT 2010
On Sep 1, 2010, at 9:29 AM, Matthias Felleisen wrote: > The #i indicates inexactness as far as computer arithmetic is concerned, that is, what the so-called 'machine' level arithmetic supplies. And yet Scheme/Racket allows for inexact integers, whereas no computer I know of has an inexact integer type supported at the machine level. Stephen Bloch sbloch at adelphi.edu
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Miley Cyrus once again had everyone talking when she released her latest music video for her new song "Wrecking Ball." Directed by Terry Richardson, Cyrus spends a good portion of the music video completely naked while swinging on an actual wrecking ball.
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Chloe Sevigny is a Boxing Babe for Out Magazine (Photo Gallery)
Former "Big Love" actress Chloe Sevigny is a boxing babe for Out magazine's Sport Issue.
Rihanna Rocks Short Shorts for Terry Richardson (Photo Gallery)
Singer Rihanna recently had a sensual impromptu photo shoot with Terry Richardson. Rocking her new blonde hair, the 24-year-old posed in a pair of ultra-short Daisy Dukes, a white tee tied up exposing her abs, and stiletto heels.
Rihanna also posed with Richardson's infamous glasses, as is tradition in all of his photo shoots. The star, whose acting debut is in "Battleship," recently said in an interview with Yahoo's The Thread, "I liked that it was a role that wasn't about being sexy or anything in that way — it was really down to business. I loved not having to wear heels. I loved not having to think about clothes. I loved not having to think about makeup and hair. It was just tattoos, a wig, a uniform and go."
Whether she's donning stilettos and shorts or camo pants and a wig, Rihanna is still one smokin' hot girl. Check out the rest of her photo shoot below.
Kate Upton Vamps for Terry Richardson in Harper's Bazaar (Photo Gallery)
Model-of-the-moment Kate Upton poses poolside for Terry Richardson at the Beverly Hills Hotel poolside in the May issue of Harper's Bazaar. The blonde bombshell had her hair done by Oribe with makeup by Frank B.
Upton donned luxe white pantsuits, daring maxi dresses and floppy hats from design houses like Valentino, Dior, Emilio Pucci and Gucci for her hotel shoot. Jared Leto, Aziz Ansari and Richardson were all on hand to play her male counterparts in the Old Hollywood-inspired editorial.
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Mila Kunis Makes a Fairground Fashionable in Harper's Bazaar April 2012 (Photo Gallery)
Mila Kunis dons runway-ready fashion for Terry Richardson's lens in a fairground-themed editorial for the April 2012 issue of Harper's Bazaar. The editorial is titled "The Good Bad Girl" and features the actress on a carousel, wielding a bouquet of balloons and eating cotton candy.
In her accompanying interview, Kunis revealed that she's happy to be a homebody. "I don't go out very often," she said. "I prefer to stay home and have a nice little beverage and watch television. I can make anything out of leftovers. I want to be a judge on 'Top Chef.'"
She also indicated that she has a tough time making friends, adding, "It's hard to open up to people because often they're more curious than they actually care about you."
Check out more photos of Mila Kunis in Harper's Bazaar below.
Gwyneth Paltrow Bares All in Harper's Bazaar March 2012 (Photo Gallery)
In the March 2012 issue of Harper's Bazaar, we see a side of Gwyneth Paltrow that we haven't seen for years, courtesy of photographer Terry Richardson. The 39-year-old actress donned gowns with waist-high slits and mesh panels for the editorial, and in her interview, she revealed her thoughts on Botox, her dedication to clean living and family life.
Paltrow said that she's not a fan of Botox, adding, "I'll take my wrinkles." Instead, she prefers facials and "little things, like lasers." There's also the 90-minute workouts she does with celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, a dance-heavy regimen that ensures "that you're muscular, but you don't get used to anything."
Gwyneth Paltrow is also currently doing a 12-week detox. "I have a lot of inflammation in my system, so I'm not having anything I'm allergic to — no gluten, no dairy, no sugar," she said. How did she know it was time to detox? "I'll wake up exhausted; I can feel my adrenal cortex being really high. When I get into bed, my heart will pound, my skin won't be good, I'll feel cranky, and then I'll just know it's time."
Read the rest of Paltrow's interview here, and check out Richardson's photos for Harper's Bazaar below.


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Does the Ford Mondeo duratec engine have a cam belt or is it a cam chain?
Tags: cam belts
cam belt or chain
belts and chains
cam belt replacement
cam belt failure
All duratec means it is double overheadcam petrol and they are made from 1.2 litre to 3.0 litre for the euro market produced in Valencia in Spain.They are chain driven but why you could not look yourself or ask a ford agents it would have been easier or you could look under the bonnet.
I would also point out that the much derided cam belt is not without merit. The reliability of a chain is dependant on lubrication. The belt isn't. Providing they are changed at the required intervals, belts are cheap and comparitively trouble free.
I would agree with that.
"...belts are cheap..."
...but the cost of labour to change them isn't.
The cost of changing a chain or its sprockets or repairing the damage a broken chain makes is far more expensive and chains do not last forever infact in most cases only last as long as cambelts before they start causing problems eg would be the 1.6hdi cambelt change 150k miles duratec chain recommended change 120k miles chains stretch something awful and cause all sorts of problems before they snap both have merits and downsides but I thing the new breed of belts have the advantage..
"...chains do not last forever infact in most cases only last as long as cambelts before they start causing problems..."
Chains usually give warning before they fail. Belts don't. So no-one in their right mind would leave a belt change until the maximum mileage is reached.
So on the old HDi 2.0 engine the service life was 90,000 miles, but people were generally advised to have them done at around 75,000.
For the current range of Ford Duratec engines information is that the service life of the chain is the life of the engine, or possibly 120,000 miles; the Haynes manual does not list it as a routine procedure, unlike cambelts. Anecdotally, far higher mileages have been reported without problems.
Chains usually give a warning before they break yes about a microsececond.One of the reasons Ford have gone with the Peugeot engines and away from chains is reliability and service costs.Very few engine manufacturers use chains these days like it or not belts are here to stay.Modern day Haynes manuals are as about as much use as a chocolate fireguard so I would not put much credence in what they say.
The one exception on chains is DB they use some of the best materials known to man having their chains and sprockets made wish the same could be said about the bodywork.
Either system can be good or bad in terms of durability depending on how well engineered it is.
As a generalisation, PSA design their belt drives very well using common sense detailing such as placing the water pump on the slack side of the belt and ensuring that the number of belt teeth is not wholly divisible by the number of teeth on any significant wheel. Some other manufacturers (VAG for instance) are not so clever.
Much the same can be said of chains, except that over the years chain drives have become much lighter (duplex chains are not now common) and engines generally last longer.
It is this last observation which tips the balance in favour of a good belt drive. When an engine has run to a high mileage and is worth very little, the labour of replacing a chain is disproportionate and the engine will be left to destruction. A considerately designed belt drive system will often be fitted with a new belt.
Belts are lighter and quieter than chains and don't stretch. Chain stretch can be accomodated by a tensioner but the result is a timing shift. An advantage of a chain over a belt is that it reduces the overall length of an engine for a given drive torque capacity - it's narrower and internal shaft oil seals are eliminated. This can be crucial in some installations where a large engine is "shoe horned" into a small chassis.
Vehicle builders know this and take advantage of it - rendering the access in situ to these chains almost impossible as they are not then classed as a maintenance item. These vehicles will be effectively be written off by a worn chain.
The death rattle of a worn chain prior to failure can indeed be a point in its favour - but a surprising number of people will ignore it. A good belt drive will run to at least twice the maker's stipulated change mileage - so the owner usually has himself to blame if failure occurs.
Unfortunately, there are some bad belt installations with poor quality idlers and inappropriate geometry which will often fail prematurely. The belts themselves are durable.
Collos, you seem very certain of yourself.
There's probably not much point in debating things further, but, just to highlight one of the points you make:
"Chains usually give a warning before they break yes about a microsececond."
If they stretch hugely, as you asserted in a previous post, I would expect there to be some very obvious noise long before a chain actually failed.
Edited by FocalPoint on 10/06/2011 at 15:57
I wouldn't consider 120,000 miles to be an acceptable 'service life of an engine'-which means that a chain will require replacement-no advantage over the belt. In fact since the cost to change is greater than a belt, the advantage lies with the belt.
A stretched timing chain is not necessarily less catastrophic than a snapped belt if the timing is retarded sufficiently for valve/piston interference to occur-not impossible wit high static compression ratios.
In my opinion, the best option for a road engine is to put the cam back where it belongs-in the block. A very short timing chain/gear drive can then be used which is bulletproof. As much as people hoot with derision regarding pushrods, DOHC are of only marginal benefit on an engine which seldom sees more than 4000RPM-especially when mated to forced induction. GM have put pushrods to good use in their LS1 V8-and scrapped the Northstar DOHC...
I am so sorry to drag an old thread up from 2011, but I have an issue.
I have just purchased a 2002 (51 plate) 2.0 Mondeo LX (Duratec HE Engine).
Now, after reading this thrad and others, I am being told by everyone that the mondeo should be CHAIN DRIVEN.
Can this be confirmed? Because mine is Belt Driven.
Thanks in advance, and once again being my first post sorry for dragging an old thread up..
Follow up, Ooooops, do you think I was actually looking at the serpentine belt by mistake, what a complete noob. sorry <Blushes very red indeed>
Edited by dbc1702 on 21/04/2013 at 22:56
I think it depends on the year, later Mondeos used the PSA engine and that has a belt.
I don't remember this thread the first ime round but in the olden days before cambelts were invented, all cars had chains or gears and generally they lasted the life of the car, but, that life was generally well less than 100,000 miles, Morris minors started rattling at about 30k.
The first car I had with a belt had a pushrod engine - yes that's right, it was a Citroen CX DTR turbo, you could change it in about half an hour from under the front o/s wing. I think it was fitted to reduce noise as the refinement of diesels was improving at this time and this engine was the bees knees.
Edited by Peter.N. on 22/04/2013 at 11:42
"...belts are cheap..."
...but the cost of labour to change them isn't.
That's entirely dependant on the implementation. Best case is a belt that drives the cams from the crank with a tensioner. Replacing the belt and tensioner is a simple and quick job.
Worst case is a belt that drives the cams, the water pump and possibly other things in a serpentine arrangement via a load of idler pulleys and a tensioner. For added fun, insert an engine mounting or similar through the middle that has to be removed to get at the thing and ice the cake with the need for special tooling to immobilise the cams while changing[1]. With a minimum requirement to replace pulleys, pump, etc in addition to the basics, coupled with the additional dismantling work, that can prove expensive.
[1] Because keyed camshaft pulleys and timing marks are waaay too simple for some.
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Most Americans think of childbearing as a deeply personal or even sacred decision. So do most reproductive rights advocates. That is why we don't think anybody's boss or any institution should have a say in it. But for almost three decades, those of us who hold this view have failed to create a resonant conversation about why, sometimes, it is morally or spiritually imperative that a woman can stop a pregnancy that is underway.
My friend Patricia offers a single reason for her passionate defense of reproductive care that includes abortion: Every baby should have its toes kissed. If life is precious and helping our children to flourish is one of the most precious obligations we take on in life, then being able to stop an ill-conceived gestation is a sacred gift. Deciding whether to keep or terminate a pregnancy is a process that is laden with enduring values: responsibility, stewardship, love, honesty, compassion, freedom, balance, discernment. But how often do we hear words like these coming from pro-choice advocates?
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Volume 8, Issue 2: Anvil
Douglas Wilson
Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right . . .
The preacher wrote that the wise man's heart inclines to the right, but the fool's
heart to the left. Well, mebbe .
By Douglas Jones
The president recently proposed a two billion dollar program to improve literacy
by training students in the use of the telephone . Well, something like that.
A recent poll found that seventy percent of government school teachers favor
teaching children about telephones rather than bothering them with the classics.
Well, not exactly.
Sometimes I wonder whether non-Christians get out very much. For all our stupidity
as evangelicals, we at least are forced via the majority around us to have to
think about non-Christian takes on life. But non-Christians rarely surface in
orthodox Christian waters, and when they do, they react like they have discovered
living dinosaurs -- "a Christian political theory!?!"—as if Christians haven't been
doing this sort of thing for nearly two millennia.
So, as a start toward less narrow discussions, please, Andrea, at least raise
objections that matter. Try to raise objections which show that an opposing view
fails on its own terms, not your terms. We'll do the same. I think you will be
shocked to find out how much better Christianity can account for value and rationality.
But your non-Christian fundamentalism only stifles debate.
By Douglas Wilson
This is where we stand. When a thief destroys what he has stolen, and he has
stolen far more than he can pay back in restitution, the situation is grim, to
put it mildly. We want a political solution to this because we want a political
solution for everything. But we are far past that point, and the plethora of
photo-op maneuvers are only to enable the various participants to blame the other
guys plausibly when it all comes down. And it will come down.
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Boy what a challenge here. I must admit to Grand Scale that, until the last couple of years, I have been pretty much a warm weather outdoor smoker/griller. And now, well I also must admit that I like to cook inside just as much as outside. And, here is why: http://roffee.org/kitchen.htm
I mean the grill on that Viking range just screams, except that I have to clean it when I am done. And, every time it's cold and snowy, I think: "do I want this fish on the grill or sautéed with a nice pan sauce where I can play in my new kitchen?"
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Bmw 530i 2007 E60 Quad Exhaust?
I was wondering if this was possible, i'm fairly new to the forums and to my car as well. So, excuse my "noob" comments and questions.
Basically, was wondering if the quad exhaust IS possible for the 530i 2007 E60 model without losing horse power.
Also, if so.. how much would something like this run me? Which exhaust is best? (I'm in it for looks, not performance, but dont want to lose HP)
I'm also trying to find a body kit that would run me a little less than $900 bucks that'll give me the M5 look.
Which Kit is the best? How much does it cost? how much would installing be? Where can I get a kit?
I have roughly 1300 for the exhaust + body kit and was hoping if I am able to get all of this done for the amount of cash I have.
Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you're selling any parts or even willing to give me some help :) Much appreciated, thank you.
Look up Umnitza, that have everything you need.
This site here has the stuff for a lot cheaper -> bodykits . com
By cheaper you mean fibreglass??
Is fiber glass not good at all?
anything you see as labeled Duraflex or FRP, run the other way. it's crap.
What's so bad with it?
The material may be bad, but I mean.. if im gonna bump into a pole, I think id get the same effect.
Does the fitting just not work ? or..?
if its the sturdy-ness of the material or how strong it is, then I don't really mind..
Fitment is very poor with horrible gaps
The material itself is very wavy and doesn't look good painted in darker colors.
It is brittle and doesn't do well with rock chips or smaller debris
It has poor mount points that are also brittle and crack easily over time.
Other than that it's super cheap to make.
Well, i'm looking to spend 600 bucks for the body kit..
Includes ( Front Bumper, Side Skirts, Rear Bumper, Trunk Wing)
Im saving the 800 for a exhaust ..
or if I go with this -> http://www.ebay.com/itm/05-10-E60-5-...80906716273%26
I can just remove the muffler and resonators to get that m5 look and maybe an even more aggressive sound to it.
So, with buying that exhaust.. i'll have 1k remainder for a body kit. Is that a good idea?
our body kit with quad rear is $800 + tax + shipping.
We package deal the exhaust for $600 with that body kit.
I can't tell you if that quad setup on the eBay page is the same as ours, but I can confirm that they did steal 2 of our photos so who knows.
There's no way I can come up with 800 bucks for the kit + another 600 bucks for the exhaust. + the tax + shipping would just even be more. :/
I only have 1300 to spend, thats including installment and paint for my parts.
Is there anyway I can get a deal within my ballpark? if so, id be happy to order right now.
We don't offer low quality FRP.
The way you COULD do this to meet your budget is not do the side skirts.
And there is no possibly way to paint your parts AND purchase all of them for $1300, I'm sorry.
If I was you, I'd do our body kit, then do that exhaust on eBay, if it's not what you want, (exhaust wise) then you can always just sell it back out or return it. Body kits are different because once you paint them, they are yours.
if I can order the body kit for 800 bucks, i'll do so. It shows youre selling the front bumper and the rear for 350 a piece and the side for 200.
So, that would make it 900 total? or do you guys have a package deal? Cause I can't seem to find it.
Is there a package deal you can do for me including the e60 m5 front, rear, side, trunk spoiler, and front lip?
A complete bodykit with good paint job will cost ~$2000 or more. It's a bimmer.. either keep it stock and save ur money for maintenance or pay more for high quality items..
It's a package deal.
We also offer to paint all the parts for $400.
No one is going to paint your parts for anything less than $350 per piece, so your budget is a little low for paint and bumper.
We do a pacakge with front/side/rear - rear spoiler is $60 more.
I'll see what I can come up with,
So, it's 800 for the Front bump, side, and quad rear
+ 60 for rear spoiler
+150 for lip
+ 400 for paint.
So 1410 for everything, which I can do.
I'll have to sell my ps3/xbox all my other toys for the exhaust a little later.
1260$ for a painted body kit is a very good deal!
I know the economy is low but selling video games to mod cars? oooweeeee!!!
Listen to Umnitza, No FIBERGLASS !!!
Btw Umnitza. Does the m5 rear bumper exhaust cutout fit my stock 2008 550 exhaust outlet? I need a new bumper. How much painted and shipped to 60503?
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The New Orleans Saints are having a rough 2012.
First, a somewhat surprising, last-second playoff ouster at the hands of the 49ers. Next the revelation and fallout from the infamous bounty program run by former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. And just yesterday, an ESPN report accusing GM Mickey Loomis of illegal monitoring coaching communications of opposing teams at the Superdome from 2002-04.
Regarding the latest allegations about Loomis, who's already been hit with an eight-game suspension for his role in Bountygate, fans in the Big Easy are rallying around the home team.
"They almost look at, right now, ESPN -- like the NFL -- as the evil empire. We're almost like the new Raiders, I guess the 21st-century Raiders," former Saints QB Bobby Hebert, who now works for WWL Radio in New Orleans, said on ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning on Tuesday regarding the attitudes of his local listeners. "The NFL is gonna challenge us, ESPN is now challenging us. Now I find that hard to believe.
"C'mon, the NFL is like the Gestapo -- you're gonna tell me they didn't know anything about this (the Loomis eavesdropping report) was going on? They know everything that's going on. Is it like maybe they didn't want to go in cahoots with ESPN and jump all over the Saints? Because it would look like piling on, you know when you got a man down, you kick them when they're down? You can't tell me that the NFL didn't know anything about this was going on. 'Oh yeah, we're just finding this out.' Yeah, right."
Hebert also defended Loomis, though in a fairly backhanded manner.
"Everyone in New Orleans, we look at Mickey Loomis as outstanding with the salary cap and numbers. He's like a glorified accountant, he's not a football guy," he said. "Can you imagine Mickey Loomis talking in the headphones with (head coach) Sean Payton or Gregg Willliams? They would tell him to shut the hell up."
Yet Hebert also made the point that it would seemingly be close to impossible for Loomis to actually interpret and convey an opposing teams play calls even if he were monitoring communications between their coaches.
"This is not a competitive advantage," said Hebert, who played in New Orleans from 1985-92 when the team first fielded playoff entries after years of ineptitude.
"I learned five different offenses in 15 years -- it's not like learning another language, but it's pretty close to it. ... You don't have enough time to really process that.
"The Saints really believe that there's no accuracy to this, and that Mickey and the team -- they're gonna be seeking legal recourse regarding these false allegations."
Yet at the end of the day, Hebert also conveyed this could fuel an us-against-the-world mentality for the 2012 Saints, provided QB Drew Brees' contract situation is soon resolved.
"As a player you tend to invent that it's you against the world at times," said Hebert. "The chip on the players' shoulders are even bigger now, and the fans are gonna cheer even louder in the Superdome. So I think they've taken the approach that it's just another thing left to overcome."
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This summer at the Days of '47 Children's Parade, I watched a couple of kids two young boys help themselves to bottles of cold water on the lawn of the City and County Building. Of course they didn't just drink the water. They immediately started dousing each other with it, as young males are genetically programmed to do. They darted through the crowd, laughing and dumping water all over each other, and I went, "Yup. Friends."
But then things turned serious.
One boy smacked the other boy across the ear, and suddenly they were both on the ground, screaming and clubbing each other to the death with water bottles and I went, "Nope. Brothers."
How did I know they were brothers?
Because that's what brothers do. They club each other to the death with water bottles. Or anything else that's handy. Trust me. As the mother of sons, I've had ample opportunity to watch this phenomenon many, many times.
Here's how it goes down. At first things are friendly. A playful slap here. A good-natured shove there. More playful slaps. More good-natured shoves. Good times!
Then somebody pokes somebody else in the eye and before you know it, it's full-on Armageddon at your house. Everything starts to fly. Crayons. Coloring books. Legos. Star Wars guys. Potted plants. Pictures hanging on the wall. Small furniture. Large furniture. Bodies. The family cat that accidentally wanders into the middle of the melee.
Actual injuries resulting from these outbursts are relatively rare although not always. I remember the Christmas when our two oldest sons had black eyes because a younger brother had clocked them both with a Fisher-Price toy barn.
Sometimes I used to wonder if throwing a sister into the mix of all those brothers would have switched up the dynamic at our house. Maybe my boys would have learned how to fight with their words. And also how to pinch and pull hair! Something their girl cousins excelled at!
But who knows what our family life would have looked like with a few girls around the house. I guess that will just have to remain one of life's great mysteries, not unlike Stonehenge and also crop circles.
Over the years I learned to ignore a lot of the fighting. Stuff usually blew over quickly, like a rainstorm in summer. But there were times I prayed for the day when my boys all grew up and kept their hands to themselves. Because that's what happens, right?
They all grow up. And they keep their hands to themselves.
(MEMO TO YOUNG MOTHERS STILL FULL OF HOPE READING THIS COLUMN: Okay. Maybe you should stop reading now.)
Anyway. Our oldest son turned 33 last week, and when we all got together to celebrate, I couldn't help but notice how some of his brothers started up with a playful slap here and a good-natured shove there.
It was déjà vu all over again, and I nearly turned to my husband to say, "Start clearing the furniture now."
Only I didn't. Because he was busy handing out playful slaps here and good-natured shoves there, too.
So when do brothers finally grow up? ANSWER: Apparently, never.
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Offering great rates all year round and simple yet comfortable surroundings, this modest and personable Milan 3 Star combines affordability and value for money with friendly and professional service and a great location.
Room service is available throughout the day and our reception staff are on hand to offer advice and information as well as resolving any problems for you.
Laundry Service and luggage storage is also at your disposal to ensure none of your time in this great city is wasted, and this Milan city center 3 Star also offer parking facilities.
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At the Milan Hotel di Porta Romana we pride ourselves in offering an individual service to each guest. With 35 charming guestrooms our modest size right here in the center of Milan allows us to do just that.
English is spoken fluently at the hotel as it is around most of this metropolis city, and any query or problem you may have you may rely on our personable staff to assist you in any way they can.
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The great location of the Milan Hotel di Porta Romana makes this modest city center 3 Star an ideal option for both business travelers and shoppers, as well as travelers interested in the great history and culture of Italy's commercial and industrial capital.
This European metropolis in the north of the Italian peninsular has for many years been synonymous with words like fashion, style and panache. The home of the world's best known fashion designers, this region of northern Italy also offers its own fine variations of great Italian cuisine and wine, as well as a modern European culture that makes this city distinct from the rest of Italy.
Milan is also the cradle of Christianity in the western world, with a history interlinked with that of Rome and dating back nearly 3,000 years. The distinctive Duomo di Milano – Milan's symbolic cathedral and most shining jewel of history and architecture, lies within walking distance of the Hotel di Porta Romana Milan.
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Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 1 day before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the first nights cost of the reservation, unless otherwise stated in the property's conditions. Deposits paid are non refundable.


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100g ball of Patons Classic Wool Merino, (shown in Old Gold, 204m/223yds
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The Cardinals brought in Chargers quarterback Charlie Whitehurst for a visit during the opening week of free agency. A restricted free agent, Whitehurst also visited Seattle. The Chargers gave him an original round tender, meaning a team signing Whitehurst would give up a third-round pick if the Chargers chose not to match.
The Cardinals would have an advantage over Seattle if they chose to go that route. Arizona has two third-round selections while the Seahawks don't have one.
The Cardinals are considering other options, too. They would be intrigued by Rams quarterback Marc Bulger, who likely will be released sometime this spring.
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If the Cardinals were to sign Anderson or Whitehurst, it could be an indication that the coaching staff is not all that confident in Leinart. All three players are in their mid-20s so not one of them would fill the role of mentor.
Whisenhunt has long believed that Leinart performs better when he's pushed, and the coach would like to create some competition at the position.
--FS Antrel Rolle, who signed with the Giants last week, caused some eyebrows to raise in the Cardinals locker room when he said that he and Kenny Phillips would form the best safety tandem in the league.
"Hold on there now," strong safety Adrian Wilson told the Cardinals' website, azcardinals.com.
--If the Cardinals were to sign inside linebacker Larry Foote and outside linebacker Joey Porter in free agency, that would mean three of the team's starting four linebackers were former Steelers. Clark Haggans is the other. The fourth linebacker, Gerald Hayes, played collegiately at Pittsburgh.
--RB Beanie Williams is working out at the team's facility already this off-season, and was seen doing running drills recently with strong safety Adrian Wilson.
--The day after he was traded to Baltimore, receiver Anquan Boldin was at the Cardinals facility participating in a flag football tournament that raised funds for former quarterback Kurt Warner's foundation.
"I'm going to miss him," said Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald in a subdued voice.
"Big part of what we were able to accomplish here, a dear friend, but I'm happy for him and his family."
--WR Jerheme Urban, who wasn't given a tender offer by the Cardinals, signed with Kansas City. He will be reunited with coach Todd Haley, who has coached him in Dallas and Arizona also.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We all know the safety position was a hole we needed to fill. To be able to do that so quickly and with a proven starter off the NFL's No. 1 defense is a tremendous positive." -- Coach Ken Whisenhunt on the trade for former Jets safety Kerry Rhodes.
Most of the attention this off-season will be on quarterback Matt Leinart, but the Cardinals efforts to shore up their defense could have a bigger impact on their success in 2010.
The club needs a pass rusher. Inside linebacker Karlos Dansby is an unrestricted free agent and is likely to leave. Defensive end Darnell Dockett wants a new deal. The club still needs to add a dynamic young nose tackle.
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With the departures of inside linebacker Karlos Dansby and free safety Antrel Rolle in free agency, the Cardinals have more holes to fill in a defense that was porous at the end of last season.
They are looking for help in free agency, with visits from inside linebacker Larry Foote and outside linebacker Joey Porter. The club traded with the Jets for free safety Kerry Rhodes, who will take Rolle's position.
The team still would like to add a quarterback and shore up its depth in the front seven.
1. Pass rusher: The Cardinals did a decent job with pressuring QBs this year, but they lack an elite rusher that could help close out games.
2. Inside linebacker: Karlos Dansby left via free agency, and the team needs a playmaker at that position.
3. Quarterback: Matt Leinart is the only QB under contract. The club needs to draft a quarterback to prepare for the future.
MEDICAL WATCH: CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie underwent surgery to repair a torn MCL ligament in his knee. Rodgers-Cromartie will miss some time this spring but should be 100 percent by the start of training camp.
FRANCHISE PLAYER: None.
TRANSITION PLAYER: None.
--LB Monty Beisel is a good special-teams player and versatile backup. The team would like him back at the right price.
--CB Ralph Brown, entering his 11th season, is smart and a great locker room influence. He probably will sign a short-term deal.
--OT Mike Gandy played steady as the left tackle but likely will want something close to the $5 million he made last year. He likely won't get that.
--FB Dan Kreider is an excellent blocker. The team would like him back. Injuries are a concern, however.
--WR Sean Morey is an excellent special-teams player but he suffered two concussions in 2009. It's questionable if he returns.
--LB Chike Okeafor is getting up in age and never was a great fit as an outside linebacker. He probably won't return.
--K Neil Rackers missed only one field goal during the year but struggled with an injury in the playoffs. The team wants him back, but it won't pay him a huge salary.
--DT Bryan Robinson is 35 but outplayed younger nose tackles. The team will try to re-sign him to a one-year deal.
--QB Brian St. Pierre is liked by the team, but had had back problems throughout 2009. He needs to prove he's healthy before the club re-signs him.
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (not tendered offers) --S Hamza Abdullah (not tendered as RFA) was a late-season addition who did a decent job.
--DE Jason Banks (not tendered as ERFA).
--FB Justin Green (not tendered as RFA).
RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (*indicates restricted because of uncapped year)
--WR Steve Breaston (tendered at $2.396M with first-round pick as compensation) could be a starter, so the club would be smart to work out a long-term deal.
--*G Deuce Lutui (tendered at $1.759M with second-round pick as compensation) was a starter at right guard. He showed improvement in 2009.
--TE Ben Patrick (tendered at $1.684M with second-round pick as compensation) is a key player.
--C Lyle Sendlein (tendered at $1.684M with second-round pick as compensation) played well in his second year as a starter, and coaches think he could develop into one of the NFL's best.
--*NT Gabe Watson (tendered at $1.759M with second-round pick as compensation) has some talent but can't beat out Bryan Robinson. Needs to drop some weight and stay healthy.
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS: None.
--TE Anthony Becht: UFA; $950,000/1 yr, $50,000 SB.
--T/G Jeremy Bridges: UFA; 3 yrs, terms unknown.
--DT Jeremy Clark: ERFA; terms unknown.
--C/G Ben Claxton: Not tendered as RFA; 1 yr, terms unknown.
--TE Stephen Spach: Not tendered as RFA; 1 yr, terms unknown.
--S Matt Ware: UFA; terms unknown.
--LB Steve Baggs: CFL FA; terms unknown.
--TE Dominique Byrd: FA; terms unknown.
--G Rex Hadnot: UFA Browns; $9M/3 yrs.
--S Kerry Rhodes (trade Jets).
--DE Bertrand Berry: UFA; retired.
--QB Anquan Boldin (traded Ravens).
--LB Karlos Dansby: UFA Dolphins; $43M/5 yrs, $22M guaranteed.
--S Antrel Rolle (released).
--*WR Jerheme Urban: Not tendered as RFA/Chiefs; terms unknown.
--QB Kurt Warner (retired).


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I feel," said Mr. Ade promptly, "like a lion in a den of Daniels.
Mr. Ade's new series of thirty fables are a valuable record of the war years in American life.
Mr. Ade's Artie is a Chicago clerk, and his dialect is of the most delectable.
Ade's is the more distinctly original, for he not only created the style, but another language.
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I was halfway kidding when I said I would write this column from Colorado Springs, which is far from being Waynedale, Indiana. One of my sons just moved here to work for FOCUS ON THE FAMILY. I arrived here safely Monday night September 10th. On the way to the airport in Chicago I was involved in an accident when I stopped for a red light. The man behind me did not stop. I was not hurt but the car received some minor damage. Then the next thing I knew I got scalded with hot coffee. That too was okay but it gave me the feeling that I should have stayed home. It hadn't started out to be my day.
This is beautiful country and come Tuesday morning, Pike's Peak was a beautiful shade of purple. The sky quickly turned to gray and snow was becoming visible. The mountain was still breath taking but everything was shattered by the disaster that hit our beloved country. This terrible tragedy seemed so unreal and we feel numb watching this drama unfold. I was speechless and dumbstruck; I'm certain the others had the same reaction.
Conditions are extremely tense here. Basically, the city shut has down. The North American Air Defense (NORAD) is here in the heart of Cheyenne Mountain country and is a real possible target. We hear the military aircraft circling above the clouds but we cannot see them. There are several military bases here besides the Air Force Academy and we were told we're on the highest rating for military alert. Retired Air Force personnel are being told to "stand by"; they could be recalled. I understand that some have already gone.
Many of the roads are closed to traffic, especially those leading into the military bases. A plea has been put out for blood donors. The report came around 2:30pm for people to come back on Wednesday, otherwise the wait would be an hour and a half minimum. I know the lines are extremely long.
One of my sons told me that his pastor said, sometime ago, that one of these days the malls will be closed but the churches would be open. That's the way it is on this Tuesday night.
It's Wednesday morning already and I didn't get sleep much last night; the planes circling around kept me awake. My feelings of safety are mixed with apprehension that the sounds would soon change. The newspaper headlines say, "TODAY OUR NATION SAW EVIL!" Those were the words that President Bush used in his speech. I wonder how many papers used the same quote?
Something positive did happen this morning though. I called Bob Stark's daughter, Susie Fleming, and we had a wonderful talk over the phone. She called back about five minutes later and suggested we go on a picnic and get acquainted. We went to a park with a playground and Susie took her three children Danielle, Alyssa, and Andrew. School was cancelled for the day.
As I write this, I am not certain how or when I'm getting home. We just heard train travel is booked up, the buses were crowded, and with the tight security for flying we're not certain about that either. I just hope I'm back in Waynedale in time to read this in the October 3rd issue of THE WAYNEDALE NEWS. It has been an unsettling time.
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" Genre: Crime / Thriller / Author: James Patterson / Unabridged / Published 2009-09-10 by Random House Audiobooks "
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Why An Audio Book?
I have only recently ventured into the world of audio books and my only experience before this one was limited to Stephen Fry's (excellent) telling of the Harry Potter series. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so thought the next step would be to try one of my other favourite authors; James Patterson. I had some trepidation about whether or not I would enjoy it, because James Patterson's books, as you will know, are completely different to the light-hearted children's books of J K Rowling and so I wasn't sure whether they would work as well. I needn't have been worried though, because Alex Cross's Trial made an excellent choice for an audio book.
The Story
Trial is Alex Cross's account of a lawyer, Ben Corbett, who fights against oppression and racism in the early twentieth century. He is sent from Washington DC by none other than Theodore Roosevelt to investigate the rumoured lynchings of black people in his hometown, with the help of Abraham Cross and his daughter. He immediately finds his own life threatened by the very people that he grew up with and he soon becomes determined to do the impossible - make a difference in a town that violently resists change.
Is It Any Good?
When considering this story and in this format, I find it hard not to draw comparisons with the Harry Potter series; whilst I'm fully aware that they are an entirely different style, genre and story, it was never-the-less a shock to hear a drawling Deep South accent telling the story rather than the rather prim and proper English voice of Fry. It did take a while to get used to it and I had to listen to the first chapter a couple of times so that I could focus on the story rather than who was saying it, but the voice became familiar and likeable very quickly.
The story is narrated by Dylan Baker, an American film and TV actor who most notably played Dr Curt Connors in Spiderman 2 and 3. He has a perfect accent for the story, which is based in Eudora (a small town in Mississippi) in the early 1900s when the lynching of black people was commonplace, despite the outlawing of the Ku Klux Klan some 40 years earlier. Baker narrates the story so that you feel like he is an eyewitness from back in the era and he makes you really feel like you are walking the streets and seeing the things he does. The fact that he is an actor shines through in his narration and he portrays the various characters, male and female, black and white, equally well and completely believably. It really felt like I was listening to the soundtrack of a film and it was very easy to put the images to that film myself using Baker's narration.
Aside from the narration, I couldn't fail to realise that I was listening to an American production; it was very dramatic with sound clips and music thrown in at various intervals. For example during a fight 'scene', there was an accompanying sound clip of horses stampeding, men shouting and bullets being fired. This all added to the tension of the story and I thought it was very atmospheric. I must admit though, I could have done without the little snippets of music that kept appearing throughout the narration. It was OK when it was a tense part and the music was building up that tension, but there were times when it just appeared for no reason and it just seemed a little cheesy to me. It only happens a few times though and it didn't impair the story at all - I just tuned it out!
As for the story itself, it has caused a little controversy amongst die hard Patterson fans - particularly those who are very fond of the Alex Cross series. It is advertised as the next instalment in the series, but it has very little to do with the man himself. In fact the idea of the story is that it is a book written by him rather than about him. The preface of the story is, in this case spoken, by Alex Cross (Shawn Andrew) and it is an introduction to a book that features his uncle and cousin. That is where the connection ends. I must admit, I didn't listen to the preface properly and so spent most of the book wondering when Alex Cross was going to appear, so I can see why people are annoyed about it. That is not to say that it isn't a good story because it is.
These frustrations should take nothing away from the fact that James Patterson has still retained his crown as a master story teller, although I will say that this story is very similar to John Grisham's A Time To Kill, which tells of the same troubles in the Deep South of America. The fact is though that both of these stories are based on the truth. I don't mean by this that they are based on true stories, but that they are fictional portrayals of things that really did happen at the time. This is something that makes the audio version of this story even more compelling - Patterson's story telling is very graphic and it makes for uncomfortable listening in places but it also makes it more realistic.
Audio books in general are a great alternative to the traditional format. I decided to take the plunge because they are easier to handle on the beach! But I have found that they are a also a great substitute to a film - if they are well narrated and if they are telling a good story - and Alex Cross's Trial certainly ticked both of those boxes for me. So if you're looking for something different - even if you aren't already one of the millions of Patterson fans - you should definitely give this one a try.
For your information:
Alex Cross's Trial (the unabridged version) is on 8 discs and lasts approximately 9 hours and is published by Hachette Audio. Its RRP is £10.00, although at the time of writing this review, it is available on amazon.co.uk for £7.70 with free delivery.


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Presented in excellent condition over three floors, this superb four bedroomed house boasts air source heating and hot water as well as underfloor heating on the ground floor. The property comprises contemporary open-plan reception room and kitchen with integrated appliances and bi-folding doors to garden, master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and en suite shower room, three further bright bedrooms, family bathroom, modern shower room, guest cloakroom, private rear garden, integrated garage and off-street parking. There is an excellent selection of shops, bars and restaurants available in West Byfleet, while both Woking and the Brooklands retail park are within easy reach for a more comprehensive range of amenities. The nearest National Rail station is West Byfleet, which is on the direct line to London Waterloo, while the motorist is equally well served with straightforward access to the A320 and M25.
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A Cavendish business will be able to build a disputed wooden walkway after the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission recently ruled in its favour after the Resort Municipality voted against allowing it.
In an April 8 decision, IRAC allowed an appeal from Wood Wheeler Inc. and required the municipality to grant a variance that will give the business permission to build a wooden walkway instead of using some other material.
The issue ended up before the commission for a hearing on March 6 after the municipality denied Michael Wheeler's request for a variance to allow him to build the walkway for the 2012 tourist season.
Wheeler said he wanted to build a barrier-free walkway in front of a building that houses several businesses, including the P.E.I. Dirt Shirt Factory.
The walkway wasn't compliant with the municipality's bylaw and required a variance because it would have been too close to the road.
In its decision, the commission agreed with Wheeler that a gravel walkway was inappropriate for wheelchairs, strollers and other devices used to help with personal mobility.
The commission also found that while a boardwalk would be considered a structure under the municipality's bylaw, a wooden walkway wouldn't expand the building's development.
As part of his submissions, Wheeler filed a quote from a construction company that showed the cost of a wooden walkway would be half the price of one made of concrete.
In its decision, the commission said it considered whether the extra costs associated with a concrete walkway would be a compelling reason to justify granting a variance.
IRAC found it was a compelling reason.
The commission also said a boardwalk type of walkway would be preferable in appearance to concrete because it would be in keeping with the "visual character" of Cavendish.