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BMW X5 Reliability Concerns
I really like the way BMWs look and feel, especially the X5. However, when it comes to reliability, I am hearing very mixed reviews in regards to BMW as a whole. How would you current and former owners rate the overall reliability and long-term quality of your BMW? Are you happy with your purchase? Would you buy another BMW?
How would you current and former owners rate the overall reliability and long-term quality of your BMW?
I've owned/wrenched on eight BMWs since 1983, and I currently own two-a 1995 318ti Club Sport and a 2004 X3 2.5.
At 105,000 miles the maintenance and repair costs for the ti have averaged @$40 per month. Prior to the X3 we had a 130K mile 1997 528i that averaged @$85/month to run.
If you are considering the second generation X5 I'd advise waiting a year or so to let Munich work any bugs out. If you want a current model I'd say go for it.
By coincidence, I'm currently looking at a 2001 X5 3.0 to use as my commuter hack...
Would you buy another BMW?
See above...0
between a new model x3 and a 2003 x5 4.4 which do you think would handle better?0
I've only driven X5s equipped with the Sport Package, and the last one was a 4.6is back in 2001. In contrast, I just spent a week in a 2006 X3 3.0 with the Sport Package, and I can't say that it handled significantly better than those X5s. I expect that the new X3 3.0si would handle about the same- but it will be quite a bit faster; it may even have enough grunt to keep up with the X5 4.4. I really don't think you'd go wrong with either.0
Thanks for the info. I think both vehicles are great, but i slightly prefer the interior and exteroir styling of the x5. Just worried about snow traction (like to ski) on the 03 model, whereas the new x3's and new x5's (04-06) have the updated x-drive. Do you think there is a big difference between these two x-drive systems?0
Do you think there is a big difference between these two x-drive systems?
I prefer x-drive due to its ability to shift almost 100% of the engine torque to the axle that has traction. However, the older AWD system fitted to the 01-03 X5 is no slouch. I drove an 01 X5 equipped with lightly studded Pirelli Scorpions in the 2000 Alcan Winter Rally and we had no trouble with traction,though human error was another story altogether... I'll go out on a limb and state that you could probably go anywhere you wanted in an 03 equipped with decent all-season tires. Another option would be to fit it with Nokian's WR tire, which is an all-season tire that also carries the severe winter service rating(the "snowflake on the mountain"). To sum up, the older X5s are great, but x-drive makes them even better.0
Great to know! Thanks! I think x5's great. Its the only SUV that combines handling, luxury, and snow driving so well, (except for MAYBE the cayenne, but its UGLY), and it just HAPPENS to be a BMW! I had a question about the Nokian's WR tire. I would think these would greatly impact the handling, so do you think it would be a better option to buy them with a second set of wheels and keep the sport tires (x5 is equipped with the sport package), or is there a tire out there that will give good snow traction without really messing up the handling? Thanks.0
I would think these would greatly impact the handling, so do you think it would be a better option to buy them with a second set of wheels and keep the sport tires (x5 is equipped with the sport package), or is there a tire out there that will give good snow traction without really messing up the handling?
I'll ALWAYS select the option of four winter tires on a dedicated set of wheels. If you are going to go that route I'd suggest checking out some of the other winter tires available on Tire Rack- primarily because the WRs are a bit pricey to buy just for winter use.0
stever Posts: 52,462Tire discussions seem pretty popular, so please check out the new ones under the BMW X3 & X5 group heading (you too peter1234 :shades: ).0
bobalvis Posts: 4Anyone have this warning signal appear? Mine showed up for the first time this weekend. (2002 3.0 with 60,000 miles). Car completely shut down and barely gave me enough time to get off a very busy freeway. Would not crank up immediately but did so after nearly an hour. Had it towed about 100 miles to my shop. Still waiting on explanation. Sure ruined a great Thanksgiving holiday!
If you have experienced this, what was the solution?
oldbee Posts: 2Really dont need a car, and could use one for weekends or a bit otherwise - say 4 to 6 thousand miles a year. There is a 2001 BMW X5 that has done 120,000 miles on the highway and I know to be kept reasonably fine (mostly highway driving, regularly maintained and by BMW only, non-smoker, parked indoor, etc).
Any ideas about the engine life, or other things I should be careful about?
Is reliability an issue after these many miles?
Thoughts from the guys who hold onto their cars for a LONG time!?!?0
I currently own a 2001 525it sport wagon with 59,000 miles. I love the car but have always wanted an X5. I currently have my eye on a loaded (sport and premium packages) 2005 X5 at my local dealer with about 61,000 miles-which seem to be awfully high for a 2 year old vehicle. Are there any problems/concerns with respect to this year at this mileage? I generally put about 10,000 miles per year on my wagon.
Thanks for any help!0
smacar01 Posts: 1I found this recall on the web:
Recall date: 06-14-2001
Units potentially affected: 14,300
NHTSA campaign number: 01V196000
Defective part or component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:SWITCH:SOLENOID:SHIFT ELECTRIC
Description: Over an extended period of time, abrasion particles could deposit on the electrical contacts within the switch, causing a disruption of the electric current through the contacts. If the disruption occurs when the vehicle is stationary with the transmission in the Neutral or Park positions, the transmission will switch automatically into the emergency program, which is displayed in the instrument cluster via a warning lamp and a message, (TRANS. FAIL-SAFE PROG). In this case, the vehicle can be driven in lower gears only with limited engine output. If this problem occurs, the ability to maintain speed in traffic and/or accelerate could be greatly diminished, possibly leading to a crash. Dealers will replace the transmission gear position indicator switch. Owner notification began August 14, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.
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Thanks Bob! Much appreciated. I had a '94 525i that would do that once in awhile. Rather unnerving. I always had to pull over, shut the car off for 5-10 minutes until the computer reset itself. The odd part was that it only happened when I traveled a certain hill in my area and only when it was very hot outside. Once I figured that out, I just avoided the hill in hot weather and never had the problem again. It would seem to stick in 1st or 2nd gear. I eventually had it fixed.0
lbwhite Posts: 1Hello,
I recently received the trans fail safe error and then our 2001 X5 died. The alternator and battery were replaced. The dealer said the error message had nothing to do with the alt/battery and power failure.
However, when I picked it up, the front monitor/display is blank. It occassionally blinks but nothing displays. The radio turns off after a few minutes. The dealer says that the nav system controls all the displays and that it needs replacing and then the monitor will need replacing. I don't have high regards to the service consultant as he originally told us when we picked it up the first time that the display would show back up the next day. We were stuck in traffic and didn't have time to argue but knew that it was bogus.
Any one have any advice? Does the nav system control the display? The in phone unit still works. I'm not wanting to spend $3900 to replace the nav and the display if I don't need to.
mtemp1 Posts: 1I have the same exact problem...were you able to fix it. Please let me know (you can email me at [email protected]) Thanks.0
No complain about the X5 reliability and its prestige. However, if you can put up with the inconvenience that had caused me, it is worthy! I have a 2001 X5 4.4 and am still driving it (101K miles).
* The first year I took the car back to the dealer 6 times. 3 times for door latch cable, 1 for burn out head light, 1 for transmission position sensor, 1 for electronics problem (disarm the car can cause hazard light to blink and can easily turn it off).
* Fan blower speed control reostat burn out at 55K miles, dealer took care of for free.
* Turn signal light burn out within warrenty.
* Mass flow sensor broke at 65K miles. $$$ to replace.
* Drive power shaft was broken due to bad quality material at 75K miles.
* 70K miles, engine block oil gasket was leaking. $$$ to replace.
* Radiator water hose erupted at 96K miles. Replacement hose had better built.
It is costly to maintain. Oil service and radiator flush costs 325. 100K service is 1500. When you change break pad, all four rotors plus sensors need to be replaced at the same time, 1000.
I have been looking at the reviews of other European SUVs, all seem to have reliability issue. I don't want to turn to the Japanese (had an Acura legend for 8 years never had problem). I may not have a choice here. Any recommendation? Any experience with newer X5 models? Much appreciated!!
bmlexus Posts: 755No complain about the X5 reliability and its prestige. However, if you can put up with the inconvenience that had caused me, it is worthy! I have a 2001 X5 4.4 and am still driving it (101K miles).</i
Oh my oh my so many things even don't go wrong in a corolla. :sick: :surprise:
Thats the main reason why i like bmw a lot but get very tense after reading the troubles :mad:0
postermike Posts: 28I'd like to hear from any 2007 or 2008 owners out there about any issues you've had with your X5. I'm getting ready to finalize negotiations with Chrysler on my '08 Commander to buy me out through lemon law.
I've settled on the X5 and the Land Rover LR3. (Please, no replies about how different the vehicles are. My only concerns are luxury and how much I like the vehicle as I live in the city and don't off-road or tow.) I had an '06 X5 that I loved and never had an issue with but, since the LR3 now has an electric steering wheel adjustment, I'm torn between which one I like better. I get a good deal from BMW because of my relationship with them but one of my best friends runs the LR store just a mile from my office and I know I can get a good deal from him too and if I do have problems, it would be closer than the BMW store, which is about 5 miles away.
I know everything about both vehicles as far as equipment, drive, capabilities, etc, however I haven't heard much about problems with the '08. I'm a 24 month leaser so I'm not really so worried about problems with 2 or 3 year old vehicles, just wondering if anyone out there has had initial problems, like I've had with my Commander since day one.
undecidedqx Posts: 3I just have to say I love my X5. I bought a brand new '08 in March and I did have one problem with the wiring harness which was immediately repaired. Other than that, it's been great. It's fast, gets great gas mileage for an SUV, is roomy, drives like a dream and has every bell and whistle. I did get it loaded. I love it to pieces and could not be more satisfied.
Good luck to you.0
jencarnacion Posts: 1smacar01 Thanks for this information. I seems my X5 4.4 2003 has exactly this problem, it has same symtoms, often when I start it it just doesn't start, after trying again keeping the key in the ignition position it's start but showing this message TRANS. FAIL-SAFE PROG, when this message is shown I notice that the car do not set the transmission in Parking light position. Always when happend this what I do is turn off the car and start it again until it starting normally without showing this message and setting the transmission in the Parking position correctly. After that a drive normally but when I stop and put the transmission in Parking position the message comes again and I have to again turn it off and start it again with same procedure. What I need is some detail advice of what my dealer should do so I can save some money, could you help me? Thanks in advance0
bmwx5er1 Posts: 1my 2001 X5 4.4 is now started to exhibit these symptons also. I foun d the recall email from 6/14/2001, I called the BMW hotline at 1800-831-1117 they said my VIn number was not involved in this recall. I purchased this vehicvle in April 2003. Does anyone know if the BMW hotline is given my a true story or is it they just dont want to cover the reapir. the origila recall # was 01V196000. Has anyone had similar issue and had to pay for the repairs . what exackly is the cost? Thanks in adviance... BMWX5er1......0
I am a long time BMW owner and I have a 2009 X5 which is my second one.. The computer has malfunctioned twice while driving on the highway. The car becomes barely drivable and is clearly unsafe. The computer has been replaced once and the car is back at the dealer for the same problem. I bought the car to take to the mountains. I have no confidence that I can do that with this car. When the computer goes out the car is useless and unsafe0
Thanks for the feedback. I have seen similar comments about the new X5s on the Xpost site, mostly electronics. It is sad that you buy a new X5 and can't trust it to go longer distance, it defeats the purpose.
I had a conversation with a BMW employee today, privately. His comment was that the X5 electronics is more complicated than the earlier models, still is a main problem. As far as I can remember, it has always been a problem since my 325i days. I look at as a trade off for performance!!
To follow up my last posting since Mar '08. I had
window regulator,
water pump/thermostat,
two front axle assembly (CV joints),
instrument cluster,
and DSC module replaced. VERY $$$$$!!!
It is time to say good bye to my beloved and troubling X5! Any suggestion on a SUV that is reliable and have good handling/performance? I am not keen on features, as it always brings trouble along. Thanks for reading and your feedback.0
How many miles on your vehicle now? How old is it now? Sounds well used.0
My BMW X5 is a 2009 model with less than 9,000 miles. For a BMW I doubt that is "well used". Now the navigation malfunctions!0
Hey Bob,
I was replying to lion2000 who I think has over 100000miles on his previous model X BMW. Check above.
Sorry but You may have gotten a lemon Bob.0
I was at the dealership for my brand new X3 which has a myriad of strange behaviors. The guy I sat next to was in for what he said was his 2 year old X5. He said he had paid for it outright, cash for $62K and change. He said he brought it in, on average, once every month but even with whatever it had wrong with it, it probably didn't meet the fairly tough lemon laws standards which had to do with safety issues not with dealing with your brand new, premium car.
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This is anecdotal. Your mileage may vary. He was livid. That makes two of us.
All I can say is: Caveat BMW. NEVER AGAIN.0
anon3 Posts: 147"All I can say is: Caveat BMW. NEVER AGAIN."
For every individual that trashes the entire brand because they had a problem with one particular vehicle, you could hear plenty of positives stories. For example, I've had six X5's and have had zero trouble with any of them (with the possible exception of the 2001 X5 4.4i, which was the first model year of the first BMW SUV ever.) Even that first model only required one warranty service visit for the entire time that I drove it. None of my other X5s ever went back to the dealer for anything other than scheduled maintenance. Of the 15 BMWs that I've owned over the years, only one had a significant problem (2002 745i) and that problem was well documented and resolved under warranty.
I have significant experience (multiple vehicles, over 200 hours of track time, cross-country rallies, visits to factories on two continents, etc) with the brand and I have complete confidence in BMW's reliability.
Then I look at the "Learn More" ad to the right as I'm typing this response and see that the 2009 X5 has an Edmund's owner satisfaction rating of 9.1 out 10. Apparently, the major issue that you're having isn't common.0
You must be joking. The Edmunds owner satisfaction isn't even remotely scientific. It is a compilation of the views of some of the people who may or may not own the car and who have decided they wanted to spend some time sharing their views.
You have owned how many X5s? Do you drive them all for under 18 months...are you a dealer? How in the world do you get so many cars in such a short space of time?
What were you doing at the factories?
There is automobile experiences from those who are in the business and there is automotive experiences from the real world. Why don't you try out the 2009 X3?0
I did mean to say that there are automotive experiences. The thing is, one bad egg will spoil the experience for the entire dozen.0


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The bond skeptics are having another moment, as talk grows of a "great rotation" from bonds into equities, as rates finally start to rise, and the economy turns back into the old normal.
Dan Fuss of Loomis Sayles is the third bond fund manager to be called a "bond god" (the other two are Bill Gross and Jeff Gundlach).
He is strongly of the view that the current fixed income market is out of control, and that a reckoning is coming.
"This is the most overbought market I have ever seen in my life in the business," Fuss, 79, who oversees $66 billion in fixed-income assets as vice chairman of Boston-based Loomis Sayles & Co., said in an interview in London. "What I tell my clients is, 'It's not the end of the world, but for heaven's sakes don't go out and borrow money to buy bonds right now.'"
"The world is changing," said Fuss, who started in the investment business when Dwight Eisenhower was U.S. President. "We are coming off a period of very low interest rates because the central banks have been buying the bonds. Interest rates are going to go up."
The idea of the bond bull run coming to an end is a bit more popular, it seems, within the equity side of the world, where analysts are (to some extent) cheerleading the shift from fixed income into bonds. That being said, Bill Gross has clearly been skeptical of the bond market for awhile (having been burnt on a short in 2011).


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Whatever comes next for the Beale Street entertainment district, the city of Memphis isn't likely to turn over the three blocks of real estate for several decades to a developer and the nonprofit middleman, Beale Street Development Corp.
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. got a formal briefing Monday on a report by the Beale Street Strategic Planning Committee. (Daily News File Photo: Lance Murphey)
But the city also doesn't expect to make a lot of money on the district and what it does make will likely go back into the development of Beale Street as a historical and cultural force alongside its commercial role as an entertainment district.
That will require a better definition of what Beale Street's musical heritage is and whether accentuating that adds to or detracts from its commercial impact.
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. got a formal briefing Monday, March 25, on a report by the Beale Street Strategic Planning Committee he assembled in 2011. The report had been boxed up since 2011 pending a settlement of the bankruptcy case involving Performa Entertainment, the manager and developer of the district. The bankruptcy settlement is part of the exit of Performa from its role.
The report by the 31-member group concludes visitors to Beale Street want all the history and culture of the street where the blues was born as well as a good time.
"But it is not realistic to put the full burden of presenting that history on the businesses that make up what is now essentially an entertainment district," the report reads in its recommendation of a new nonprofit entity to be a watchdog of the street's tradition and culture.
The 58-page report makes clear that a future nonprofit organization should be separate from the management of the district and focus exclusively on presenting the history and culture of the street.
"All agree, though for differing reasons, that the Beale Street Development Corporation … has failed to live up to its potential as the protector and presenter of the District's history," the report continues. "City leaders envisioned that role for BSDC, but BSDC simply hasn't met anyone's expectations – including the organization's own."
The new nonprofit would raise money to support activities that support the telling of the district's history including special events, production of a documentary film, tours of the district and a website with historical information.
While some in the group advocated an adherence to authentic blues, others in the group argued what is authentic is hard to define and even harder to balance with what tourists want to hear while they are having a good time, which isn't always the blues.
Wharton termed it a "constructive tension" in which a business owner might fill his or her place for karaoke but not do as well with a purist's version of the blues.
"We see that and we know that we are going to have to deal with that," Wharton told the merchants gathered at A. Schwab to hear the report. "I much prefer to have an entity in which there are tensions than one that is just lackluster."
Terry Saunders, co-owner of the general store, said an expansion of the district into something more than bars and nightlife is warranted by the customers she sees.
"The devil's in the details. But we certainly buy in to almost everything I heard today," she said. "We are already doing it and know from personal experience that people love to know all about the Delta, the Delta culture, Beale Street history. … They love smelling this place. They love everything old about it."
The mayor's group also recommended increased oversight by the city "directly or indirectly" of Beale Street's management in whatever form it takes. The group recommended either a new for-profit management firm or a business improvement district like the Downtown Memphis Commission.
The committee rejected the idea of the city selling some or all of the Beale Street properties to tenants, saying it is "not in the best long-term interest of the district."
The reasoning was that the city would be required to take public bids whether the properties were sold individually or as a whole. The city couldn't pre-select a buyer under those conditions. And many of the tenant businesses have long-term leases anyway.
The report recommends that if the city goes the route of another private for-profit manager that the initial lease of contract term be no more than five years. It's a timeframe Wharton agreed with immediately. And Wharton said he's open to discussion but at the outset of a discussion with the Memphis City Council, he is leaning toward a management company.
The initial lease with Beale Street Development Corp., which in turn subleased Beale Street to what became Performa Entertainment, was 50 years starting in 1982.
Performa founder and developer John Elkington has maintained that such a long lease was necessary for anyone to take a chance on developing Beale Street in the late 1970s and early 1980s when the district was behind chain-link fences and older buildings were crumbling.
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Clinton speaks directly to the camera for the entirety of the spot, which the campaign says will air during broadcasts of "The Voice" on NBC and "Kevin Can Wait" on CBS - the primetime network shows with the greatest audience.
"It's been a long campaign," Clinton begins. "But tomorrow, you get to pick our next president."
Donald Trump closed his campaign for president early Tuesday with a final dash into Michigan, where he vowed to "bring back the auto industry bigger and better and stronger than ever before."
"We're hours away from a once-in-a-lifetime change," Trump told thousands of supporters who waited until 12:30 a.m. to see Trump in a vast convention hall here in western Michigan. "We're going to have real change, not Obama change."
For a billionaire showman whose vow to make America great again has inspired millions of white blue-collar supporters, Michigan was a fitting place to wrap up a 17-month campaign premised on breaking Democrats' dominance of the beleaguered Rust Belt.
It was officially election day on the East Coast when Hillary Clinton stepped to the podium here at the final rally of her campaign, a years-long crusade that will soon make her either the country's first woman president or the victim of a crushing defeat.
This was Clinton's fourth event of a marathon day that had already taken her to Pennsylvania, Michigan and back to Pennsylvania.
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In the final days before the presidential election, questions have been building about fairness at the polls.
Republicans have continued to warn of voting fraud by Democrats. Democrats have contended that minority voters are being intimidated by Republicans. Civil rights groups and supporters of the major candidates have launched poll-watching operations, while the federal government has sent its own voting observers and monitors across the nation.
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Hillary Clinton is off to a very early lead in the 2016 presidential election, winning over the voters of Dixville Notch, N.H., by a 4-2 margin over Donald Trump.
Polls in the tiny New Hampshire towns of Dixville Notch, Hart's Location and Millsfield opened just after midnight Tuesday and closed as soon as everyone had voted. These die-hard voters are proud to have the first word on the big vote.
Clinton won half the Dixville Notch votes. Trump got two votes, Libertarian Gary Johnson took one and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney got a write-in vote.
It is a rare celestial crossing that has both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spending election night not only in the same city but barely more than a mile apart in midtown Manhattan — and it is creating unprecedented security headaches for New York.
Not since they sparred with each other on the debate stage have the Clinton and Trump orbits overlapped in this way.
Clinton is planning a big bash in a symbolically glass-roofed atrium that is part of the Javits Convention Center. Trump will be ensconced in a Hilton a mere 15 blocks away.
On the eve of U.S. elections, the prospect of a Donald Trump victory is roiling Mexico's national currency, unsettling markets and sending deep jitters throughout Mexican society.
While U.S. presidential races always generate interest in Mexico — which has deep economic, social and historic ties to its giant northern neighbor — the Republican candidate's incendiary rhetoric has produced a singularly anxious focus.
Far from the excitement of Hillary Clinton's last big rally in Philadelphia with her family and the Obamas, there was a passing of the torch in Virginia on Monday from the Bidens to the Kaines.
"I yield the floor to the gentleman from Virginia, the next vice president of the United States, Tim Kaine," Vice President Joe Biden said, using the parlance of the Senate — a chamber both he and Kaine have served in — to introduce the man he hopes will succeed him.
Joined by their spouses on a college campus in vote-rich northern Virginia, both Biden and Kaine were reflective, Biden on the campaign and Kaine on his three decades living in Virginia.
Donald Trump returned to New Hampshire on Monday night for a theatrical election-eve rally in the state that launched his campaign for president by giving him his first victory in the Republican primaries.
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A U.S. luge team training at a Palmerton-area ski slope lost its sleds last Friday in East Allen Township when the equipment fell out of the back of the truck and was picked up by a passerby, police report.
A U.S. luge team training at a Palmerton-area ski slope lost its sleds last Friday in East Allen Township when the equipment fell out of the back of the truck and was picked up by a passerby, police report.
Members of the U.S. Luge Team Association, based out of Lake Placid, N.Y., were returning to a Lehigh Valley hotel after a day of training at Blue Mountain Ski Area and Resort in Lower Towamensing Township, but the box truck hauling the equipment was not properly secured, police say.
Gordy Sheer, director of marketing and sponsorship for the U.S. Luge Association, said he hadn't properly latched the U-Haul truck when he hooked it up in the pouring rain that night.
In the area of Airport Road near Old Carriage Road, the rear door to the truck opened and five sleds fell onto the road, according to authorities.
"I figured out where they dropped, but I was one step behind," Sheer said.
A resident in the area reported seeing the sleds lying along the edge of the road. The witness told police a man in a black truck stopped to ask to whom the sleds belonged, police say. When the resident said he didn't know, the man picked up the sleds, placed them in his truck and drove off, police say.
Pennsylvania State Police are asking anyone with information about the sleds to contact the Bethlehem barracks at 610-861-2026 so they can be returned to the team.
The sport, which is among Winter Olympic competitions, requires a rider to lie feet first and face up while traveling down a frozen course, exceeding speeds of 95 miles per hour. Olympic-grade sleds can cost between $800 to $1,000, but Sheer said the athletes were using training sleds, valued at about $400 to $600 apiece.
"I'm operating under the assumption that no one is holding them with any kind of malicious intent," he said.
Sheer said the nonprofit association doesn't like to "make mistakes like this."
"We're in the area, trying to recruit young athletes to represent the United States in international competition, including the Olympics," Sheer said. "Hopefully (whoever took the sleds) can find it in their heart to get this equipment back to us."


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Our panel predicts a tougher-than-usual conclave to select the next pope, but it's hopeful that the Vatican will have a hard look at itself in the light of recent scandals. In part 2, we take bets on Benedict's successor, with guests from as far apart as Indiana and Rio de Janeiro weighing in!
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- Fady FADEL. Dean at The American Business School of Paris;
- Matthew BUNSON. Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology - from Indiana;
- Tim VICKERY. France 24 Correspondent - from Rio de Janeiro.
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Posted 15 November 2011 - 12:23 AM
Anyone that knows what Virgin Australia/Virgin Blue says these days? Will be flying with them next week...
Virgin Blue/Australia, like all airlines in Australia have a 7kg carry on limit for economy and they do enforce it (business/premium give you two 7kg bags I think). At times they don't weigh carry on, but from my experience when you check in 1-2 heavy bags they always ask to weigh your carry on. If it goes over 7kg they will ask you to remove stuff or force you to check it so be prepared. They will let you keep your laptop in a separate carry on bag as a personal item (must be old style sling bag, not backpack), so I always do that and stuff a few lenses in there too.
As for check in baggage look up their policy, understand the implications and prepare to pay. It can get expensive by the kilo here too, versus the bag type limits that have in the US. You should also inquire to see if international connections give you
If you're buying domestic tickets always prepay the baggage for the first bag as it's much cheaper. No bag can go over 32kg absolute either, and most make you pay past 20-23kg by the kilo.
Sometimes you can get lucky, but rarely in Oz from my experience.
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- Emirates, they caught it when I was checking for a flight from Jakarta to Singapore a few years ago. Also, once when transiting in Houston on a non-Emirates flight, I happened to walk by an Emirates gate about to depart, and I saw a carry-on luggage measuring device with a scale.
- Indonesia Air Asia, they caught it on my way to the gate (after check-in) on a flight from Bandung to Singapore. In Bandung, on the way to the gate, there was an X-ray check, and after that there was an AirAsia agent checking your boarding pass. The officer doing the X-ray check notified the agent to check the weight of my carry-on rolling suitcase (the agent had a scale besides her), and it was more than twice the 7kg limit. Fortunately, I was traveling with someone else, and I moved some stuff to her carry-on. Also, I was carrying a backpack which was almost equally as heavy as the suitcase, but the agent didn't check that. This might be due to the fact that I was unlucky, because for most of the other passengers the agent didn't check the weight of their carry-ons.
Posted 11 December 2012 - 06:54 PM
they do not mind if collectively you have 2 bags (total not exceeding 14 kg) and one laptop plus one duty-free between 2 pax.
but i cannot find it on their website. this was told to me by their staff at KL--their headquarters.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 12:04 AM
Other Australian domestic - Jetstar now allows 10kg carryon, but only in one bag. Qantas allows 2 x 7kgs, and one has to go under seat in front of you. They're not keen on coats, laptops, purses, etc in addition to those 2 bags though - consolidation is now the best bet. I think Virgin is still 1 x 7kgs plus coat, purse, etc but I'm not sure.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 05:33 AM
LOL, thanks JimG. That's well worth knowing.
Except that Jim was just lucky: Thompson can, and do weigh, not only charging excess but insisting that the bag goes into the hold
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They didn't weigh the carry-on from Auckland to Tonga in Economy class. They did weigh the carry-on on the ANZ flight originating in Tonga.
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I live in NZ and travel to the US about 6 times a year. More noise recently but I've rarely seen them weigh anything (only large wheeled carryons). I bought an Aquatica housing back in a backpack (handles off) just wrapped in bubble wrap along with a macro port, mini dome, DS125 and a laptop and a few other heavy items. Plus I had a small camera bag with a body and 3 lenses in it and an 8 inch dome port in a separate box. It all weighed a ton but they didn't even blink at it. No surprise I guess but the trick is looking like it is small. Great airline and if you did have any issues but explained the sensitivity of the gear I wouldn't be surprised if they let you though.
If you need to check stuff in I have always had my gear arrive at both ends between LAX and Alk either way. Lax to other US destinations is a completely different story.
As an aside, when I bought my Aquatica home I had the handles in my checked luggage and they went missing along with 2 ikelite optical converters. My luggage had been searched in Fresno by TSA so I contacted them and they just sent me claim forms. Two months later I was passing through Fresno and I stopped by the lost and found and they actually found the handles, so it was definitely TSA who misplaced them. Never got the optical converters back.
Hope that helps. Cheers.
Posted 28 June 2013 - 02:07 AM
I am visiting the Canary Islands quite often, Binter Canarias has a tight allowance for Hand luggage (22*33*44cm, 6kg). Therefore never flown them yet, always took the ferry....
Posted 01 August 2013 - 06:12 AM
What are the rules about taking the housing with camera, port, lens just openly on the shoulder? It's good 6-7kg. Does it fall under carry-on luggage?
Posted 01 August 2013 - 09:46 AM
What are the rules about taking the housing with camera, port, lens just openly on the shoulder? It's good 6-7kg. Does it fall under carry-on luggage?
If worn on the body, doesn't it then become fashion accessories and not gear?
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Posted 01 August 2013 - 12:56 PM
If worn on the body, doesn't it then become fashion accessories and not gear?
I hope so But I'd like to get more descriptive answer
Posted 02 August 2013 - 03:11 AM
Egypt Air flight - Johannesburg-Cairo-Amman return:
In Johannesburg we had some troubles with check-in luggage. We traveled in two with 2 check-in cases, total weight was below limit, but we were forced to redistribute weight to not more than 23kg per case . It's the first time in my experience such stupid requirement applied . I did hide my back-pack from check-in counter and successfully passed the boarding
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Posted 02 August 2013 - 03:19 AM
Emirates flights Johannesburg - Dubai - Male return and local flight Male - Baa Atoll return:
All Emirates flights - no problems at all (30kg luggage allowance) and not too much worry about carry-on items
Male - Baa - had to pay for over-weight as all items were weighted and I didn't find the way to hide the back-pack
Baa - Male - no problems, as there's no place to put scale
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Amman - nobody care about anything
Coming back from Aqaba in June, I ran into problems in Amman. Like most of you I presume, I normally hand carry both my computer and regulator, and my video system. I have never had a problem with this on any prior flight. In Amman, as I was going through the security screening, I got pulled aside for them to look at my hand luggage after going through the X-ray machine. No problem, that's normal and expected by now. However, I got an inspector who had no idea what I was carrying and would not allow me to carry either of those bags onto the plane. I fussed, and got him to bring his supervisor over - who agreed with him. They forced me to go back to check in and check the the two additional bags, and made me pay for the additional baggage. Of course, I had carefully gotten rid of all my JD's by now, and their VISA card reader was having computer problems at the time, so that was an additional aggravation. Additionally, since I always hand carry my video camera, there were no locks on my Pelican case. Needless to say, I was extremely unhappy about the entire process and worried if my gear was going to be pilfered before I got it back. As it turned out, everything arrived safely back home, but I was a mess for the entire flight back home. It really put a sour taste onto what had been a good trip.
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The convenience and ease of the Internet is wonderful, but when you don't have the right Internet speed, there are some drawbacks, too.
"As we more effectively leverage the richness of the Web (from saving work in the cloud to gaming that requires low latency), our cumulative broadband intensive activities sometimes reaches a tipping point that requires an upgrade," says Daniel Kent, executive director and founder of the digital literacy nonprofit, Net Literacy.
Have your reached your Internet speed tipping point? If so, do you know how much Internet speed you really need and more importantly, how much it will cost?
Keep reading to get the answers…
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Websites Take Forever to Load: Surfing the Internet can put a lot of demands on your connection. If you're having trouble opening up websites, upgrading your connection might be the answer.
"When I last upgraded my broadband service, I experienced a qualitative rather than a quantifiable improvement," says Kent. "I was also surprised by how much I enjoyed experiencing Web pages rendering instantaneously."
You Can't Stream Uninterrupted Videos or Movies: If you notice that you're constantly yelling at your computer when your show or movie pauses to buffer more video - it's time to upgrade to a faster speed.
"Often times the best way to improve performance is to subscribe to a more robust tier of broadband service," Kent says. "Price out your broadband upgrade options and choose the one that best meets your requirements."
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But if your internet connection isn't fast enough to support video chat, your video calls might stutter, freeze, or get dropped altogether. To avoid this, you need to investigate a faster internet connection.
What's the Right Amount of Internet Speed for Your Household?
To figure out exactly how much Internet speed you need, we've taken a look at the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) "Household Broadband Guide," below. The chart identifies how many megabits per second (Mbps) a household should have - depending on their usage.
The FCC breaks it down as follows:
- Basic Service = 1 to 2 Mbps
- Medium Service = 6 to 15 Mbps
- Advanced Service = More than 15 Mbps
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How Much will it Cost to Upgrade?
The cost for high-speed internet will depend on where you live, how many providers are in your area, and how many Mbps you want. For example:
Verizon's website has the following Internet offers for a one-year contract*:
- .5 to 1 Mbps at $19.99/month
- 1.1 to 15 Mbps at $29.99/ month
AT&T's website quotes the following prices for a one-year contract*:
- 3 Mbps at $29.95/per month
- 6 Mbps at $34.95/per month
- 12 Mbps at $39.95/per month
- 18 Mbps at $44.95/per month
- 24 Mbps at $54.95/per month
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How to Approach Your Provider about Upgrading Your Speed
Still unsure about how much speed you need? Don't worry, you might be able to try out an Internet speed and change it if it's not the right for you, Kent says.
In fact, "Most broadband providers allow their customers to upgrade their services and - if you find it's not a good value proposition - downgrade the broadband without paying a downgrade penalty," Kent says. "But ask them about downgrade costs to be certain," he warns.
Knowing you can downgrade if you get more speed than you need might make it easier to try out some faster internet options.
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- These are usually not really drawings, mostly they usually consist of just words
- This encourages people to rate and comment these "competition announcement drawings" and it is unfair on the community if these drawings are being rated based on competition popularity and not drawing merit
We understand it is a great way to get attention to your competitions and it is usually just for fun, but we do try to keep non-drawings off the site and we feel it's important to not encourage activity that might skew the rating system. We hope you understand our perspective and thanks for understanding.
Thanks for telling! I'll be careful now
wow i was just thinking of that and it went into effect.
Oh Geez, I was going to make one soon for my comp. I'm glad I saw this. I usually just make them so that if people don't understand my description of what their supposed to do in the comp, they can look at the picture and get an idea of what they're supposed to draw but I understand where your coming from. Thanks Mick ;D
hey mick cann we make a refeance pic for the comp if your supposed to draw a specific thing?
Perhaps a good idea is to create an entry for your own competition yourself as a way to show people what it's about.
For example if your competition is about "zoo animals", you could draw an elephant and link to it from your competition post in the forum as an example of what people can draw.
XD ahh nice information there... Yeah I think it would be nice to do it that way ^^
However I also only do example pictures for my competition since sometimes it's hard for people to understand what they have to do xD I lack at explaning correctly haha...
And if there's a real drawing (I mean there was effort and so) that tells about the competition, will such drawings get deleted?
ok oh and thanks mick so much for the whole chibipaint program your real awesome oh and real waesome for the effort you put on this site
yea, umm, i wanna know about that too. please?
so do I
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Uhm mick will that include, liek, compeitition results? In animation?
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An interface to the Tk GUI toolkit (based on scheme_wish by Sven Hartrumpf)
Wolf-Dieter Busch (homepage)
(use tk)
You can download the manual as a gzipped tar archive here. Besides of the technical data there is a little tutorial for the beginner (not yet completed).
- 1.9 Added support for static linking
- 1.8 Ported to CHICKEN 4 by felix winkelmann
- 1.7 emits export information for -check-imports
- 1.6 Escaped several special characters as they are sent to wish.
- 1.5 run-program uses process instead of mknod such that it should be possible to use Chicken/Tk with Windows
- 1.4 Optionally, you can give a name to a widget.
- 1.3 Fixed a bug with events firing while eval-wish expects its result. Corrected a design error: canvas widget's bind subcommand is now usable. Tutorial contains new chapter with interactive graphics.
- 1.2 New widget scrolledtext, several bug fixes, documentation improvements
- 1.1 New licence, better packaging, improved documentation
- 1.0 Chicken/Tk appeared
Copyright (c) 2004, Wolf-Dieter Busch All rights reserved.
This code is distributed under the Bremen licence (German "Bremer Lizenz")


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Washington University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
This position is full-time and works approximately 40 hours per week.
This position is in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. This position is for the Medical School Campus.
Position coordinates office functions, provides secretarial/administrative services, and performs specialized/technical duties with minimum supervision. Some local travel may be necessary.
Other Functions:
Equivalent of Associate's degree with 2-4 years experience in administrative support.
The hiring range for this position is $19.18 - $24.47 per hour.
Whether suffering from a sports injury, hip pain, back pain or any musculoskeletal condition, Washington University Orthopedics provides a full complement of comprehensive orthopedic services to meet the needs of every patient. Combining the best in both inpatient treatment and outpatient care and rehabilitation, the practice is nationally recognized for outstanding orthopedic care, innovative research and advanced professional training. It is ranked among the best orthopedic practices and holds the distinction of being listed on the Honor Roll by U.S. News & World Report. The practice is considered an innovator in both conservative orthopedic care and minimally invasive microsurgical techniques. Affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University Orthopedics has the unique ability to offer inpatient treatment for the most challenging cases within a top-tier academic medical center as well as outpatient surgery and care across the St. Louis region in Chesterfield, Town & Country, South County and the Central West End. The practice offers expertise in ten orthopedic subspecialties – foot and ankle, hand and wrist, hip and knee, cancer, pediatric and adolescent orthopedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation (physiatry), shoulder and elbow, spine (including scoliosis), sports medicine and fracture care/trauma. The orthopedic specialists are dedicated to providing safe, compassionate and family-centered care for both simple and complex orthopedic conditions. Because of the skill and experience of the doctors and staff, it is the official medical provider for the St. Louis Blues hockey team, Washington University varsity athletics and several local school athletic teams. Washington University Orthopedics brings world-class care to patients from all ages and walks of life in St. Louis and the surrounding communities.
-Retirement Savings Plan-22 vacation days-10 Paid Holidays-Sick Time-Tuition benefits for employee, spouse and dependent children-Free Metro Link/ Bus pass-Free Life Insurance-Health, Dental, Vision-Health Savings Accounts (HSA)-Long Term Disability Insurance-Flex Spending Plan-Other BenefitsHR website (hr.wustl.edu)
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Nowadays it is getting difficult to have spare time for your family. Why do not you think to take some leaves and go for camping in hilly areas near to your home town? It would surely be a wonderful experience for your whole family. What you are waiting for pick up the luggage and go camping and have fun with your family members. Before going camping you need some tips and some essentials to keep with you to make your trip an unforgettable event.
You need to work out on essentials that what to take with you for the trip. First you should make a check-list and tick it off when you about to leave. A first aid kit must be with your luggage for any kind of trip. Don't rely on wood sticks for fire to cook food it may not be easy to find there. Try to keep a fuel stove for your easiness. Take a gas or fuel lamp as well, it helps preparing the evening food and getting ready for bed easier. Take a foot- mat to keep it on door entrance it's great for removing sand and soil before entering the tent.
Don't forget to pick a spot downwind so it will help the smoke air blowing away from your tent. Please keep in mind to build your fire on a bed of sand or dirt, away from logs, wood, bushes or stumps and vegetation. Before extinguishing fire, clear the surface ground from such type of material that could catch fire. You should have some knowledge that how to set a fire for cooking purposes and for making light. Plastics can give off noxious fumes and aerosols and sealed containers can explode. Kerosene oil can make the purpose easier. Before going sleep you should take a bucket of water and some sand get ready in case of emergency to control the fire out-blast.
Try to locate a place where water is available if not, then try save water and do not use it lavishly. At such situations your little tricks are required to your own comfort. Prepare some cotton or foam sponges' to get it use for washing dishes and make them use for second term. All comforts are only being felt at night if your bed is not up to the mark of the camping requirements then you would not enjoy the night rest. Therefore ensure it, that your sleeping bags are warm enough that can prevent the coldness of night and also prevent the insects which can disturb your sleep.
To avoid such creeping insects you should again be a smart household. Before going sleep, pack up all food. Try to set your camps away from bird's nests. Do not keep anything out of your camp, even you shoes must be inside the camp. It might be possible that spiders, ants or any insect can make their home inside your clothes or shoes. So precautions are necessary.
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ISLAMABAD: Admitting failure towards achieving the economic targets set for the outgoing fiscal year 2013-14, Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday released the Pakistan Economic Survey, a pre-budget document saying the country, however, provisionally achieved 4.14 per cent GDP growth rate.
He will also present the second budget by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in the National Assembly on Tuesday.
The pre-budget document highlights the overall performance of economy during the outgoing fiscal year, providing a realistic feedback and basis for planning.
Launching the survey at a press conference, he said this is less than the targeted 4.14 per cent but it is for the first time in six years that the country has entered the territory of four per cent growth this year.
And, the GDP growth rate would be increased one per cent each during the next three years taking it to 7 per cent in 2017. Similarly, the industrial growth has been recorded at 5.84 per cent as against 1.37 per cent last year.
The minister also said that the large-scale manufacturing recorded growth of 5.135 per cent as against 4.08 per cent last year. He said electricity generation and gas distribution growth last year was minus 16.33 per cent and this year it has grown by 3.72 per cent.
Construction recorded growth of 11.31 per cent this year as against minus 1.685 per cent last year while wholesale and retail trade increased by 5.181 per cent as against 3.38 per cent last year, he said.
Ishaq Dar said that transport and communication recorded growth of 2.89 per cent as against 2.88 per cent last year while agriculture sector showed growth of 2.12pc against 2.88pc last year.
Major crops showed growth of 3.74 per cent as compared to 1.19pc last year. Wheat production this year is 25.29 million tonnes as compared 24.21 million tonnes last year, he said.
Rice production this year stood at 6.8 million tonnes as against 5.54 million tonnes; sugarcane 66.47 million tonnes as compared to 63.75 million tonnes last year and maize production this year is 4.531 million ronnes as against 4.22 million tonnes last year.
Provisional estimates of cotton production this year are 12.77 million bales as against 13.03 million bales last year. Similarly, grams and oil seeds recorded growth of minus 3.52 per cent.
The minister said inflation in the first eleven months of the current financial year was 8.6 per cent as against 7.5pc last year.
Exports in ten months of the outgoing financial year stood at $21 billion as against $20.1 billion last year, showing an increase of 900 million dollars.
Ishaq Dar said the grant of GSP Plus concession by the European Union has started impacting our textile sector positively as it grew by 7 per cent in value terms.
According to the survey, imports in ten months of the outgoing financial year stood at $37.1 billion as against $36.7 billion last year, indicating 1.2 per cent increase. The minister said there was a significant increase in import of plant and machinery which was a positive indication.
Workers' remittances in ten months of current financial year reached $12.9 billion as against $11.6 billion last year, showing a growth of 11.5pc. Foreign investment this year stood at $2.979 billion against $1.277 billion last year.
Foreign exchange reserves presently stood at $13.63 billion against $11.4 billion dollar last year, said the minister.
The survey further unveiled that per capita income this year has increased to $1,386 from $1,339 last year. Stock market crossed 29,700 points and its capitalisation increased by about 38 per cent. Tax revenue as percentage of GDP this year is 7pc as against 6.8pc last year.
Non-tax revenue as percentage of GDP remains at 2.7pc while total expenditure as percentage of GDP reduced to 12.9pc from 14.8pc last year.
Development expenditure this year as percentage of GDP was 2.2 per cent as against 2pc last year. Fiscal deficit in first ten months was 3.2 per cent as compared to 4.7pc last year.
The finance minister further said that FBR tax collections in 11 months have grown by 16.4 per cent.
Ishaq Dar said the State Bank of Pakistan's borrowing last year was Rs416.8 billion, but this year the government paid back Rs10.5 billion to the bank.
Hinting an increase in the defence budget, he said the PML-N government has made the defence of the country invincible.
To a question, he said major incentives will be given to the private sector to restore the confidence of the investors.
Dar dispelled the impression that the federal developmental projects were all Central Punjab specific, adding that major development projects were being executed in all parts of the country.
To another question, he said SROs will be rolled out in the next three years.
The minister said that Rs75 billion have been allocated for the Benazir Income Support Programme during the current year and an increase in the allocation is expected for the next year.
It is estimated that around 900,000 jobs will be created in the next four years after the introduction of G-3 and G-4 spectrum, said the finance minister.


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I've been working on the GSOC Project 14 in recent months. We are meant to start a new tool which can replay the collected exploit traces.
We know that during the process of exploit replay, there're many fields need to be changed in the original application messages. Some of them are platform independent, and the others are platform specific. Platform-independent variables are those changed each time we exploit, like timestamp, cookie, length, etc. And platform-specific variables are those changed only if the target system is changed, like target address, return address point to the shellcode.
As a preprocessing stage, all the variables need to be marked out in the application messages, so we have a Discoverer module to extract the common exploit template from a pack of exploit traces aiming at certain vulnerability. Then the rest part of this article is a brief introduction about how to perform replay with the exploit template.
Replayer do the following work:
I have done some experiments based on the ms08-067 vulnerability. First I used Metasploit to attack a xp sp2 target host and captured the packets. Then made it into exploit template. After that, I used Replayer to perform an attack to a xp sp3 host. Here's the result:
The hex data transfered between two machines are saved into 'dataflow.txt' which is also attached.
In this version of replayer, following variable types are taken into consideration:
Because I don't know how to upload file here, here's the link to the attachment:
a exploit template sample


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Bentley SUV concept could be launched within three years if parent Volkswagen gives the go-ahead.
A decision is expected by the end of the year, Bentley CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer said. The CEO said he "conservatively" expects annual global sales of 3,500 to 5,000 units for the model, which would expand Bentley's product lineup to three vehicles from the flagship Mulsanne and Continental car range.


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Will Vinton is the world renowned Claymation® pioneer having coined and trademarked the word and created some of the most innovative dimensional animation in history. He has received an Academy Award and multiple Emmys for his films and has created, directed and produced some of the best known animated characters in the world, including The California Raisins and the "CG" ("Computer Animated") M&Ms "Red" and "Yellow". He produced the acclaimed television series "THE PJs" for The WB, and "GARY AND MIKE" for UPN. Will also founded Will Vinton Studios to explore 3D animation (including Claymation, Stopmotion, and CG) and grew the company at it's peak into one of the world's most respected and creative companies for all types of 3D animation.
Will Vinton continues to explore, promote and instruct the art and craft of Stopmotion animation and Claymation in new films, gallery and museum exhibits, and in classes and workshops intended to further 3D animation art forms.


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JonBenet Ramsey's Murderer Revealed...
The murder of JonBenet Ramsay has puzzled investigators for over 20 years. There's been multiple theories and suspects, but still no answer as to who ended the six-year-old's life.
Now, former FBI special agent Jim Clemente claims he knows who the perpetrator is and is ready to reveal the murderer.
After years of shocking sexual assaults and grizzly murders, one case haunted the former agent so much so he couldn't let it go.
"When a six-year-old innocent girl is killed and never got justice, that case is going to bother you. It bothers me,' he said.
Following his retirement, the former special agent continued to work on the case free of charge, before coming up with a brilliant idea.
The former co-producer of Criminal Minds, set about creating a documentary series in the style of Making a Murderer, enlisting the help of world leading experts to finally get some answers.
"The world has heard so many false rumours. The people of the community need to know the truth so they can put pressure on the district attorney. We really want this case to be solved.
"It's important for her to be able to rest in peace," he told news.com.au.
The team set out to analyse all the evidence, using state-of-the-art technology. They even rebuilt the relevant parts of the Ramsey house in a warehouse to test out the theories about the beauty queen's violent death.
"We could walk through the rooms, see the spatial relationships, test egress and ingress — who came in and who went out, and what could be seen and heard," said Mr Clemente. "Being there tells a million words."
The team included forensic scientist Henry Lee, former Scotland Yard criminal behavioural analyst Laura Richards, Boulder DA's former chief investigator James Kolar, former pathologist Werner Spitz and former FBI agent and forensic linguistic profiler James Fitzgerald.
"We all came to one complete theory that explains everything that happened," Mr Clemente told news.com.au.
The case was initially investigated as a kidnapping, after JonBenet's mother Patsy called Police to report her daughter missing on Boxing Day morning 1996, after discovering a ransom note demanding $118,000.
It quickly turned to a murder investigation after JonBenet's father John, discovered his daughter's strangled body bound and gagged in the family basement later that day. John and Patsy were soon named as suspects, after officers failed to find any sign of break-in and questions were raised over whether Patsy had written the ransom note. In 2008, DNA found on JonBenet's clothing cleared her parent's names.
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The documentary will revisit all of the suspects, and examine the claims JonBenet was silenced with a stun gun. The two part series The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey premieres tonight at 8:40 on Channel Nine. While the identity is yet to be revealed, the series promises to identify just exactly who murdered little JonBenet.


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Major Section: HISTORY
Example Forms: ACL2 !>:puff :max ACL2 !>:puff :x ACL2 !>:puff 15 ACL2 !>:puff "book"where
General Form: :puff cd
cd is a command descriptor (see command-descriptor) for
a ``puffable'' command (see below).
Puff replaces the command at
by the immediate subevents of the command, executed as commands.
Puff then prints, using
pcs, the
puffed region.
A command is ``puffable'' if it is an
encapsulate command, an
include-book command, or any command other than those consisting of
a single primitive event. For example, since
defun is a primitive
event, a
defun command is not puffable. But a macro form that
expands into several
defun events is puffable. The only primitive
event commands that are puffable are
encapsulate and
commands. A puffable command contains (interesting) subevents,
namely, the events in the body of the
encapsulate, in the file of
the book included, or in the command block.
The puff command ``lifts'' the immediate subevents of the indicated
command so that they become commands themselves. The command
recursively puffs the newly introduced commands. See puff*,
which also gives an example illustrating both
puff and
undoes the command at
cd and replaces it by its immediate subevents.
Thus, in general the length of the history grows when a puff command
is executed. If
puff causes an error (see below), the logical world
remains unchanged from its initial configuration.
The intended use of
puff is to allow the user access to the events
``hidden'' inside compound commands. For example, while trying to
prove some theorem,
p, about a constrained function,
fn, one might
find that the
cd, that introduced
fn failed to include
an important constraint,
q. Without
puff, the only way to proceed
is to undo back through
cd, create a suitable
encapsulate that
proves and exports
q as well as the old constraints, re-execute the
encapsulate, re-execute the events since
cd, and then try
again. Unfortunately, it may be hard to prove
q and additional
events may have to be inserted into the
encapsulate to prove it. It
may also be hard to formulate the ``right''
q, i.e., one that is
provable in the
encapsulate and provides the appropriate facts for
use in the proof of
puff, the user can erase the
encapsulate at
cd, replacing it
by the events in its body. Now the formerly constrained function,
fn, is defined as its witness. The user can experiment with
formulations and proofs of
q suitable for
p. Of course, to get into
the ultimately desired state -- where
fn is constrained rather than
defined and
q is exported by an
encapsulate at
cd -- the user must
ultimately undo back to
cd and carry out the more tedious program
described above. But by using
puff it is easier to experiment.
Similar applications of
puff allow the user of a book to expose the
innards of the book as though they had all be typed as commands.
The user might then ``partially undo'' the book, keeping only some
of the events in it.
Puff operates as follows. First, it determines the list of
immediate subevents of the command indicated by
cd. It causes an
error if there is only one subevent and that subevent is identical
to the command -- i.e., if the command at
cd is a primitive. Next,
puff undoes back through the indicated command. This not only
erases the command at
cd but all the commands executed after it.
puff re-executes the subevents of (the now erased)
followed by all the commands that were executed afterwards.
Observe that the commands executed after
cd will generally have
higher command numbers than they did before the puff. For example,
suppose 100 commands have been executed and that
:puff 80 is then
executed. Suppose command 80 contains 5 immediate subevents (i.e.,
is an encapsulation of five events). Then, after puffing, command
80 is the first event of the puffed command, command 81 is the
second, and so on; 104 commands appear to have been executed.
When puffing an
encapsulate or
include-book, the
local commands are
executed. Note that this will replace constrained functions by
their witnesses.
Finally, it is impossible to
puff in the presence of
commands involving certified files that have been altered since they
were included. To be specific, suppose
"arith" is a certified
book that has been included in a session. Suppose that after
"arith" was included, the source file is modified. (This might
happen if the user of
"arith" is not its author and the author
happens to be working on a new version of
"arith" during the same
time period.) Now suppose the user tries to
puff the command that
"arith". The attempt to obtain the subevents in
"arith" will discover that the check sum of
"arith" has changed
and an error will be caused. No change is made in the logical
world. A similar error is caused if, in this same situation, the
user tries to puff any command that occurred before the inclusion of
"arith"! That is,
puff may cause an error and leave the world
unchanged even if the command puffed is not one involving the
modified book. This happens because in order to reconstruct the
world after the puffed command,
puff must obtain the events in the
book and if the book's source file has changed there is no assurance
that the reconstructed world is the one the user intends.
Warning: We do not detect changes to uncertified books that have
been included and are then puffed or re-included! The act of
including an uncertified book leaves no trace of the check sum of
the book. Furthermore, the act prints a warning message disclaiming
soundness. In light of this,
:puff quietly ``re-''executes the
current contents of the book.