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This site designed by Leithauser Research shareware, which makes programs to lock Internet acess (like Internet Password Lock) or block Web sites (like Web Site Zapper ). Both of these programs can control Web access. There is also a program to prevent tampering with the computer clock. There is also  Date Calculator, which will calculate the number of days between any two dates, optionally only counting certain days of the week, such as Monday through Friday. It can also calculate the date a certain number of days before or after a given date, again optionally only counting certain user selected days of the week.

Marty Smith was wearing a black shirt. The suspect who was wearing a black shirt owns a white car. Therefore, Marty Smith owns a white car. The murderer owns a green car, so Marty Smith is not the murderer.
The suspect who was carrying a black umbrella owns a red car. The suspect who was wearing a green shirt was carrying a black umbrella. The suspect who was wearing a green shirt has a wife named Joyce. Therefore, one suspect was carrying a black umbrella, owns a red car, was wearing a green shirt, and has a wife named Joyce. But Tom Jones was carrying a yellow umbrella, Jack Fox has a wife named Cathy, Jim Martin was wearing an orange shirt, and Marty Smith owns a white car. Therefore, the only suspect who could be this suspect is John Alberts. Since John Alberts owns a red car, he is not the murderer.
The suspect who was carrying a purple umbrella was wearing a white shirt. The suspect who owns a black car was carrying a purple umbrella. Therefore, one suspect was wearing a white shirt, was carrying a purple umbrella, and owns a black car. Tom Jones was carrying a yellow umbrella, Jim Martin was wearing an orange shirt, Marty Smith owns a white car, and John Alberts owns a red car. Therefore, that one suspect is Jack Fox. Since Jack Fox owns a black car, he is not the murderer.
Marty Smith was wearing a black shirt. Jim Martin was wearing an orange shirt, John Alberts was wearing a green shirt, and Jack Fox was wearing a white shirt. Therefore, Tom Jones is the one who was wearing a red shirt. This means that Tom Jones is not the suspect who owns a green car. Since Marty Smith owns a white car, John Alberts owns a red car, and Jack Fox owns a black car, Jim Martin must be the one who owns a green car. Since the murderer owns a green car, Jim Martin is the murderer.

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