This collection of fully peer-reviewed papers were presented at the 26th Leeds-Lyon Tribology Symposium which was held in Leeds, UK, 14-17 September, 1999.
The Leeds-Lyon Symposia on Tribology were launched in 1974, and the large number of references to original work published in the Proceedings over many years confirms the quality of the published papers. It also indicates that the volumes have served their purpose and become a recognised feature of the tribological literature.
This year's title is 'Thinning Films and Tribological Interfaces', and the papers cover practical applications of tribological solutions in a wide range of situations.
The evolution of a full peer review process has been evident for a number of years. An important feature of the Leeds-Lyon Symposia is the presentation of current research findings. This remains an essential feature of the meetings, but for the 26th Symposium authors were invited to submit their papers for review a few weeks in advance of the Symposium. This provided an opportunity to discuss recommendations for modifications with the authors.

The 24th Leeds-Lyon Symposium was held in London from 4th-6th September 1997, where it was hosted by the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.

The meeting addressed the topic of "Tribology for Energy Conservation" and attracted a wide range of stimulating papers and speakers. Some 150 delegates from nineteen countries attended and about sixty papers were presented in fifteen sessions. These covered the topics of lubricants, wear, friction reduction, hydrodynamics, elastohydrodynamic lubrication, surface roughness, manufacturing, component life (including condition monitoring), and automotive aspects.

A geriatric coming-of-age story ... Retired expat, Tony Metcalfe, is going through a three-quarter-life crisis. Viva Espana, his bar in a mountain village beyond Spain's Costa Blanca, is failing. Tony started the bar for the English post-war babies who retired early on good pensions - the por favors, as the Spanish call them - flocking to the dream of wine, rest and sun around the pool. But now their retirement paradise is shadowed by Brexit: the pound has fallen, pensions are frozen and the property crash happened long ago. Tony wants to move back to enjoy the remainder of his life in his childhood home, but his tenacious wife Laney wants to stay in the happy valley and forget about England and the dark, unresolved feelings it provokes in their marriage. Sod it - he couldn't go home even if he tried; nobody would buy an ailing bar during a recession. But Tony's luck is about to change when his son Nick arrives for a surprise visit with his self-possessed wife, Jo, and their son. With the extra help, Tony thinks things are on the up, but Jo has brought along more baggage than just their family's suitcases. Staying On is a compelling story of little and greater family secrets come to light and what it means to find home, wherever you are. What readers are saying: "A beguiling story about broken people who have all the feelings and none of the words. Utterly captivating." Damien Owens "Escapism for realists - peppered with humour, yet poignant and as topical as it's revealing... a wry take on expat life, astutely observed and deftly drawn." Peter Kerr, bestselling author of the award-winning Snowball Oranges series

This book is not a theological treatise. Rather, it's a practical look at lessons to be learned from Daniel and his friends during their time in Babylon in order to draw wisdom for living life today in the culture in which we find ourselves. God was clear in His message to His people: ya goin' to Babylon. There's no way out of this. Chill out, build homes, get married, have babies, do business. Increase your population while you're there - gimme something to work with when I'm ready to do some things for you. Go after the peace of this place in which you will find yourselves. In its peace, you will also find peace. When the seventy years are up, you'll come home again.

Wouldn't it be great if grandparents could get their grandchildren special delivery in a box with a return label? Have fun playing all day and then ship them back home postage paid? See what happens when grandma dreams about her wonderful grandchildren. And, then she gets a surprise!

In the last few years, God has been sending messages to the world. The messages included every aspect of our living - salvation, worship, marriage, daily living. Those messages have included: God Chasers (Tommy Tenney), The Prayer of Jabez and Secrets of the Vine (Bruce Wilkinson), The Passion of the Christ (Mel Gibson), The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin (Kirk Franklin), Purpose-Driven Life (Rick Warren), Flywheel, Facing the Giants and Fireproof (Sherwood Church), Woman Thou Art Loosed, Spellbreaker (TD Jakes), Jesus (Shekinah Glory) and now The Book of Eli. God has used everyone from the conservative to the Charismatic to the Catholic to the cavalier to get His message across. So that we are without excuse.

This book is dedicated to my friends going through chemo and radiation and others who, like me, suffer from a chronic affliction. Sometimes we don't give God much thought or attention until we need Him. Then, we go through all kinds of conniptions about whether He will hear us and help us because we know what our attitude toward Him has been like. And, there it is: He still loves us. There are 31 days worth of stuff in this book. They say it takes 30 days to break and make habits. You get an extra day to lock it in. LOL If you are reading the paperback version, there are pages at the end of each devotion called Love Notes on which you can write prayers and thoughts. People will be praying for you. God will use wherever we are when we finally pay attention to Him to show His love toward us and give us another opportunity to fully belong to Him and be more...be His son, be His daughter - forever.

"Somebody raped her and blew her brains out. And, you know what? I'm not leadin' another candlelight vigil in some vacant lot again, and this church will not be leavin' balloons and teddy bears and tellin' the media that we goin' to pray and talk to politicians about gun control and ...oh, we just don't know what we gonna do! We ...are ...going ...to ...do ...something!" Pastor Bright's voice rose in controlled anguish and anger. "God has listened to us long enough! Now we will listen to Him! There will be a meeting immediately following church for everybody in Good Neighbor SAM." WHAT WOULD YOUR CHURCH DO?

By the time Lydia woke up company was gone, the table was cleared, and things were quiet. She left Dufus on the bed and went into the kitchen. Mom was there sitting at the table sipping a cup of tea. "Hi, ya, Babe. Ready for dessert?" "Uh-huh." Lydia sat silently as her mother dished up a bowl of banana pudding. She sat back down across from Lydia. "Wanna tell me about it?" Mrs. Davis stroked Lydia's cheek. "I need a job." "Baby, don't I give you an allowance and spending money for Christmas presents?" "It's not the same. You're not supposed to buy your mother a present out of money she gave you."" "You're growing up." "Whoopdeedoo." "We'll think of something." "Yeah." Lydia pushed the bowl away. She didn't want any dessert.

Kev King has the world at his feet. His is the world of top flight football: where brands are all, lifestyle is god, adoration is obligatory and there is nothing - and no one - that money can't buy. And up until last season, Kev had the Premier League status to match his premier lifestyle. Now, relegated to a lowly league, forced to watch injured from the bench, and paranoid about his girlfriend's rising celebrity profile, he feels less in control of his life. And it's making him angry. Fighting his way back to the top, he leaves a trail of destruction. But can his millions and his talent keep him at the top of his game - or are his violent secrets about to rob him of everything he has? C. M. Taylor's Premiership Psycho is a compelling, hilarious and horrible insight into celebrity culture and a brilliant fictional portrayal of contemporary football.