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OFFICERS from the Safer Ryedale Partnership and 95 Alive have been promoting safer winter driving and highlighting the dangers of mixing alcohol and drugs with driving.
Working with North Yorkshire Police, drivers who were committing a moving traffic offence were stopped and breathalysed with about 50 motorists stopped at locations in Malton and Pickering either for having defective lights or exceeding the speed limit.
Andrew Santon, road safety officer for Ryedale, said: "These events have proved very successful as we were talking to drivers committing offences.
"We were surprised at just how many vehicles had lights that were not working properly. I'm sure drivers just don't check their vehicles regularly."
Police officers gave advice to those stopped and one driver was given a VRN notice because his van had bald tyres, broken rear lights and a broken mirror.
Although only one driver was found to have alcohol in his system, everybody was given advice as to how to stay safe on the road.
Mr Santon said: "The message is simple, if you're going to drive, don't drink and if you're going to drink, don't drive, as even one drink can affect your ability to drive safely. Only time will get rid of the alcohol in your system so be very careful about driving in the morning after you've been drinking."
Mark Naylor, chairman of the Road Safety Task Group, said events of this nature were absolutely key to promoting road safety in the community.
"Working together as a partnership makes it an educational experience for drivers who are spoken to at the side of the road," he said.
"This engagement and positive experience will hopefully be passed on to family, friends and work colleagues spreading the word even further."
Mr Naylor said that as the harsh winter weather had not yet arrived, more work was planned to encourage winter vehicle checks.
"Simply cleaning lights to make your vehicle visible is always worthwhile and check the weather and road traffic updates prior to travelling," he added.

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Pipeline has an excellent round-up of the craziest shoes seen on the catwalks this season. We've profiled several here previously, including Alexander McQueen's 10-inch armadillos and Prada's plastic Cinderella slippers. Also featured are the Marc Jacobs furry flats (ugh), the Givenchy zebra-striped platforms (wild), and the Galliano stacked-balls heels (love, on right). The other day, NYTimes.com asked several fashion and foot "experts" a simple question: Why do women love shoes that hurt them? Because they're so friggin' awesome. [Pipeline]


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The 12ft high sculpture of composer and film actor Ivor Novello has been created by Swansea artist Peter Nicholas.
Novello became famous for songs including Keep The Home Fires Burning.
Fundraising efforts are now being made to raise £45,000 to pay for the statue.
Hilary David from Cardiff has commissioned the statue, paying £30,000 towards the £75,000 project.
"It amazed me that, apart from a small plaque on the wall of a Cardiff house where he once lived, Wales has not honoured the man whose work was acclaimed throughout the world," he said.
Novello was born David Ivor Davies in Cowbridge Road in Canton in 1893, with his mother a singer and voice coach. He composed his first song as a teenager.
He later became a film idol in Britain and the USA during the 1930s.
He also wrote dramas and film scripts, but it was his songwriting and musical shows, including Glamorous Night, The Dancing Years and King's Rhapsody that won him international acclaim.
During World War I, Novello served as a pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service, surviving two crash landings.
Keep The Home Fires Burning, from 1914, is considered by some as one of the greatest war songs ever written.
His name is now synonymous with one of British music's top prizes, the Ivor Novello songwriting awards - also known as The Ivors - in which many modern artists compete for every year.
Captain Norman Lloyd-Edwards, Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan and former Lord Mayor of Cardiff, set up the fundraising group for the statue.
"Although Ivor Novello died over 50 years ago, his tunes are a wonderful legacy," he said.
"He did Wales proud, and Wales will now show its pride in him".
Novello died in 1951 in his flat above London 's Strand theatre, a few hours after performing the lead in King's Rhapsody.
Organisers hope the statue will be placed near to the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay.


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Why I've "flipped" over the Flipped Classroom
Crystal Kirch
High School Math Teacher
Santa Ana, California
One of my goals for this year was to find a way to get my students more actively involved in their learning. I always felt that I was the one doing all the work in class while my students passively sat back and received whatever information I hoped would stick in their brains. I was not satisfied and started to look for something more that would engage my students and require them to take more responsibility for their learning as well as to make more meaning and connections with the content.
I decided it was time to "fully flip" my classroom and see what would happen. The definition of "fully flipping" for me is that every initial delivery of content is done via video (created by me) and that class time is focused on what students need most – support in actually working out the problems themselves. Using this model allows me to fully differentiate my instruction based on what my students need. I can still re-teach as needed during class time to those who actually need it, while those who "get it" can move on to the next concept. One of the awesome things about using a "flipped classroom" model is that the videos are available for students who need re-teaching throughout the entire year, and students who are absent do not come back "behind" because they can access every lesson online before they even return to class.
The transformation that has happened in my classroom has been nothing short of amazing. I don't want to go back to being front and center in my classroom – my classroom is now a student-centered place focused their needs and centered on their active learning. Giving students responsibility for their own learning was a scary step, yet so freeing.
If you are thinking of "flipping" your classroom, don't hesitate! Try it out and see how it works for you – there is not "one right way" to utilize aspects of the flipped classroom. The biggest thing to keep in mind is that it is a HUGE shift in educational mindset for both the teacher and the student. The students are not used to this new responsibility and while some will thrive right away, others will struggle and fight against the change. However, over time, they will come around and realize the depth and breadth of their learning of both the content and about themselves as learners is well worth dealing with the change.
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CHICAGO—If you were to pick a scoring hero for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final from the impressive list of snipers the Chicago Blackhawks have assembled, it's doubtful Tomas Kopecky would be on the top of anybody's mind.
But there he is — only inserted into the lineup due to an injury to Andrew Ladd — going down in Hawks history as scoring the winning goal in a 6-5 Game 1 decision over the Philadelphia Flyers.
"I was excited to jump in," said Kopecky. "Obviously, it's the Stanley Cup final, lots of players play for a long time, and don't get there. It's an exciting time of the year and you've just got to live in the moment.
"But I wouldn't say (I'm a) hero," said Kopecky, a Stanley Cup winner with Detroit two years ago. "We have 23 heroes. Everybody was pulling today. The penalty kill, Antti (Niemi) was great. It's not about one guy."
Kopecky had done his homework on Flyers netminder Brian Boucher on the winning goal, a deke that left him with a hole about the width of a puck.
"Before the game, we were taking about how their goalies challenge shooters," said Kopecky. "I was a little patient. He came at me and I was able to go around him.
"It was one game. We'll take five minutes to enjoy it and get right back at it."
The bubbles burst for Chicago rookie goalie Antti Niemi and Philadelphia veteran Michael Leighton, with the two teams combining for 10 goals in the first two periods. Leighton was pulled after allowing five goals on 20 shots. The Hawks stuck with Niemi, who put in a solid third for the win.
Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said it was his defence, not his goalie, that was at fault.
"Our coverage wasn't as sharp as it needed to be," said Quenneville. "They put a lot of pucks at the net, created a lot of confusion. I wasn't looking at the goalie to make the change. I thought he gave us a chance."
It was a head-scratching defensive performance that will certainly mean sleepless nights for both coaches as they review video to find out where the holes must be plugged.
"Shootout at the OK Corral," said Quenneville.
"We were just a little bit too loose in front of our net, we left too many point-blank opportunities," said Flyers coach Peter Laviolette, who will be dogged by two days of answering questions about goalies — will Leighton or Boucher play Game 2 on Monday.
Quenneville is going to have to rethink his line combinations, despite the outburst; they got that offence on a night when their top line of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Dustin Byfuglien were held off the scoreboard, and were a collective minus-9.
That they garnered six goals and they didn't get a single point from the top line was a point of pride in the Hawks room.
For the Blackhawks, Troy Brouwer had two goals and an assist, Kris Versteeg had a goal and an assist,
Dave Bolland scored short-handed and added an assist and Patrick Sharp had a goal.
"That's how we've been winning games all year," said Sharp. "We've got a lot of different guys stepping up all season long. That's the same for the Flyers."
For the Flyers, Ville Leino had a goal and an assist, Daniel Briere had a goal and three assists, Scott Hartnell had a goal and two assists. Arron Asham had a goal and an assist. Blair Betts had a goal.
"They drive hard to the net, especially for the first three goals," Niemi said of the Flyers. "We have to be ready for that."
Flyers defenceman Chris Pronger logged 32 minutes 21 seconds of ice time, chipped in two assists and was the driving force in shutting down Byfuglien, winning battles in front of the net. Kane eventually got moved off the line.
But the Flyers' big line of Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne went pointless, and ended up a collective minus-7, having no answer for the Hawks' secondary scoring anchored by Hossa assisting on both of Brouwer's goals.
"I know (Hossa's) production gets a lot of questioning," said Quenneville. "He's so effective in many ways. You're so comfortable with him against anybody. He finds a way to get the puck and create offence."
Leighton had been the feel good story of the season, not just the playoffs. It had been hard not to pull for the journeyman netminder—"Suitcase" might have been his nickname in another era – who was claimed in re-entry waivers mid-season when the Flyers ran into a string of goalie injuries.
Coming back from a high ankle sprain as he did, and pulling off a historic rally against Boston in Round 2 and shutting out Montreal three times in the Eastern Conference Final, only added to the myth. He seemed impenetrable.


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A month ago Britney paid a management company called The Firm to help her make a success of being a singer again.
Her new album is out on 13 November and The Firm would have been in charge of making sure people knew it was coming out and helping Britney promote it.
Britney recently performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, but lots of experts thought she didn't do very well.
Some people said that during the performance of her new track Gimme More Britney struggled to mime in time to the music, and couldn't cope with dance moves either.
It's a difficult time for Britney, as she is in the middle of a court case in the US at the moment about who looks after her children.
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Todd Richards Named Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach
Todd Richards was named head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets and has agreed to a two-year contract to coach the team, the franchise announced Monday.
Richards, who served as the club's interim head coach over the final 41 games of the 2011-12 season, joined the Blue Jackets as an assistant coach on June 20, 2011 and took over as interim coach on Jan. 9.
Richards, 45, led the Blue Jackets to an 18-21-2 record, including a 16-14-1 mark over the final 31 games with wins in seven of its last 11 outings. Columbus also went 14-0-0 when taking a lead into the third period after dropping points in eight of its previous 17 games when leading after two periods.
"As we analyzed available coaching candidates and individuals who might become available, it became very clear to us that he is the right person to lead our team," said General Manager Scott Howson. "Our team continuously improved under Todd and he has earned the opportunity to build upon the work he started."
Prior to joining the Blue Jackets, Richards compiled a 77-71-16 record as the head coach of the Minnesota Wild from 2009-11. He was named the second head coach in Wild history on June 16, 2009 and led the club to a 38-36-8 record in 2009-10 and a 39-35-8 mark in 2010-11. In 2008-09, he served as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks and helped the club capture the Presidents' Trophy with an NHL-best 53-18-11 record.
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ALERE Accounting contains the features you need to grow your business. Everything from keeping track of complex inventories, processing customer orders and managing payables, to providing sophisticated general ledger financial controls. ALERE does this by placing an emphasis on the details that make day-to-day activities run smoothly. Activities like processing a prepayment or handling a return are done quickly, logically and with a minimum number of steps.
Real Time Processing – Activities, such as GL journal entries and inventory transactions, take place in real time. This means:
- Automatic period closings can save a company thousands of dollars each year in lost time
- A real time general ledger allows financial reports to be printed anytime for critical period-to-date or year-to-date information
Modifiability – The state-of-the-art architecture of ALERE is SQL compliant, uses object oriented programming (OOP), and is table driven. This means:
- Most modifications are more quickly and easily done than older source code-only methods
- Modifications are portable from one version to another, which saves a company from the expensive and risky process of rewriting code
- Screen and report defaults are readily changed and can be set up by user
- Sales, invoices, cash receipts, purchases, payables, and inventory are always current as of the last transaction
- Account balances, profitability and cash flow information are always available
- Massive batch transactions that risk network integrity and cripple multi-user speed are eliminated.
- Each user can have their own unique environment created for them, such as menus, language, etc.
- One code base is used for both the LAN and Client Server (SQL) platforms
- LAN based companies in ALERE can be run concurrently, from the same company menu, as SQL based companies
Dynamic Screen Sizing – Screens can be resized by dragging the edges with a mouse. Any grids, lists, notes fields or pictures on the screen are automatically sized with the screen. This allows * Long lists to be easily viewed and searched * Easy side-by-side screen data comparisons * Screen sizes to be preset for each user with a simple modification requiring no code changes
MDI (Multiple Document Interface) –MDI allows multiple screens and modules to be open at the same time. MDI improves work flow by allowing you to:
- Work on multiple documents in one or more modules at the same time
- Interrupt work on one screen without closing it to complete another task
- Open other screens that have supporting information
- Eliminate the need to open and close modules constantly
Advanced Browser - Browsers help find a specific record or piece of information. ALERE displays a browser each time the Get button is selected, the mouse is double left-clicked in a key field or F2 is pressed in a key field.
A browser provides a spreadsheet-like view of a table of information. Each column is a field, function or a user-definable field in the table. Each row corresponds to a record in the table. A browser:
- Allows a large amount of data to be quickly viewed
- Can be resized to see more lines and columns
- Can have the columns resized and reordered in ascending or descending order
- Will jump to the first record matching the characters entered
- Uses relational logic to create powerful filters
- Will display filtered records as a group or within the context of the entire table
- Can be modified and saved for a specific user
Fetch Retrieval Tool – Reduce the time it takes to find information with this easy-to-use tool. Simply enter what you are searching for and click the matching link on the list. For example, enter a customer's PO number and click on Order by Customer PO to find the matching sales order.
Fetch is independent of the program modules, so it can be left open on the screen for immediate access. Fetch can be used even if you are in the middle of doing something else.
Email - Key Sales and Purchase screens can automatically convert the order into a PDF file and send it via email. Stored notes can be added to the email besides being able to enter personalized messages.
At key points in the sales and purchasing processes, emails can be auto-generated and a PDF of the accompanying document attached and sent based on a set of user defined rules. This includes: acknowledging orders received from customers; forwarding invoices when orders are shipped; and releasing purchase orders and have them sent to suppliers. Groups of rules can be defined and assigned to individual companies to manage the process.
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Language Sets – Language sets allow you to customize menus, screens and even have different languages on a user-by-user basis. When a user logs in they can have
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Activity Tabs – Most screens that have processes in ALERE have an Activity tab. The tab displays information related to the record that is open. For example, a sales order Activity tab may list the quote that started the order, shipments and returns, invoices created from the order, and payments and refunds. The Activity tab
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- Has filters that control the amount and type of activity displayed
- Provides a way to tie together related information
- Supports drill down to specific data or documents
- Data sorts by the columns that are displayed
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'ALL the world's a stage' according to playwright William Shakespeare. Terry Pashley is looking for his youth team players to thrive again on one of the biggest English football has to offer, and play right.
Having signed off 2012 in unforgettable style by knocking Premier League giants Manchester United out of the FA Cup third round – with Jason Gilchrist scoring a hat-trick in a 4-3 extra-time win at Old Trafford – Burnley were handed the trickiest of fourth round ties, away to Manchester City.
But after finding out only this week the game will take place at the Etihad Stadium – after the weather ruled out the use of Hyde United and Stockport County as alternative venues – Pashley insists the fixture should hold no fear for his young charges.
"We'll be saying to the boys 'don't look at the shirt or the badge, take those boys out and put them in another shirt and you'll look at it differently'," said the 56-year-old.
"Sometimes you just build it up too much.
"They've got two arms, two legs, cut them and they bleed – just like the rest of us – so let's just go and have a go. Our lads will do that. "What will happen, I haven't got a clue, but I know one thing and that is they'll have a go and they will look to play, and hopefully it will be good enough.
"They will be better for the experience of what happened at Old Trafford, without a doubt. They will be better prepared. But it's a different game so we can't think about the last one. It's history, it's gone.
"I told them that two days after the game.
"We should have had two more games after that before the Christmas break but they were cancelled because of the weather.
"When you go to Manchester United and win everyone will tell you how good it was.
"It was hard work and it was hard fought. To go to Old Trafford and score four goals you can't call that a fluke. But we can't live off it.
"The boys have to produce that same level."
He added: "It's a different game, different occasion and as I've said to them nothing less will do than what we produced at Manchester United.
"If anybody's playing to a level less than what they did on that night we could get found out.
"It's going to be tough, they've got some good players and some great resources, but we will approach it in exactly the same manner as we did the last game and last year.
"They have to, that's the nature of football."
Confirmation that the game will be played at the Etihad has, says midfielder Cameron Howieson, put an extra spring in the players' steps.
"I'm looking forward to the game, especially as it's at the Etihad Stadium. The boys were off their seats when we heard and texting their parents," said Howieson, one of only three second year scholars involved tonight.
"It's a big step up. We've played at Old Trafford but this will probably be even better because it's newer.
"Hopefully we will get some fans there and it will be good."
The New Zealand international, who has already signed a professional deal with the Clarets, and made his debut from the bench towards the end of last season, added: "You get a buzz through your body knowing you're on a bigger stage with more people watching.
"Everyone's going to step it up and be on their best performance and playing at their peak against a good side like that. We beat Manchester United but we have to go into the game as we did against United. If we do that I think we have a really good chance of winning."
The game is a 7pm kick off and is free to attend for Burnley season ticket holders. For non-season ticket holders it is £3 for adults and £1 for concessions.


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To earn their degrees, all English majors must take senior comprehensive exams. Comps have two portions: a standardized test (the ETS Major Field Test) and an Oral Examination. The Senior Seminar in English (ENG 492) helps students prepare for both qualifying exams, with emphasis on the oral exam.
Major Field Test for Literature in English
Spring of their senior year, students take the standardized ETS Major Field Test for Literature in English. The test consists of one-hundred-and-fifty multiple-choice questions covering all periods of British and American literature and, to a much lesser extent, world literature (including the Bible) and schools of criticism and theory. Questions assess objective knowledge (historical and literary IDs) and interpretive skill (close reading). The English Department assesses students' MFT test scores and uses these data for purposes of self-evaluation. (Thus, while your score is important to you and us, it does not affect your graduation status: there is no minimum acceptable score; you must simply take the test to qualify for your diploma.)
Oral Examination
Also in the spring of their senior year, students take an oral exam. Students develop a list of about twenty representative works (where "works" can include individual long readings, like novels, and groups of shorter readings) chosen from the Department's master list to study and (re-)read. Each student chooses an orals partner, and in the spring, the pair of students is tested in a two-hour oral examination by three members of the English Department (including the Chair). The oral exam covers the following literary-historical periods: Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Renaissance (including Shakespeare), Restoration and Neo-Classical, Romantic, Victorian, pre-twentieth-century American, and Modern American and British. For more information about content covered, see the core list of texts for the oral exam and the orals FAQ.


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VISITORS to Bolton Museum can travel into the unknown world of Gypsyland in a new fascinating, poignant and celebratory exhibition.
To Gypsyland, a touring exhibition by English Romani artist, Delanie Le Bas, is designed to take its audience on a journey to explore the history, culture and traditions of a people.
It also hopes to challenge the perceptions society has of these groups, which are often demonised.
The exhibition also serves as a haunting reminder of how the communities, which today still live on the fringes of society, are connected to Bolton.
For Delanie the thought provoking exhibition, which has been four years in the making, is not the end but the beginning of a conversation about this little talked about community.
She said: "This is a view from the inside out and not from the outside in."
Pieces in the exhibition — co-curated by artist Barby Asante and commissioned for 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning and supported by the Arts Council and National Lottery — include photographs, archive material from the museums and Delaine's personal collection.
Featured in the display is a film connecting the exhibition with Bolton Whitmanites, in which they are seen to mark the birthday of poet and journalist Walt Whitman, described as a "friend of the Gypsies".
There is a disturbing reminder of Bolton's connection with the slave trade in To Gypsyland.
Many Gypsies were transported to the USA and the Caribbean as slaves and many were slaves within central Europe well into the mid 1850s.
Delanie, aged 48, originally from Worthing, said: "It has been emotional and I am learning all the time, I found out more about the slave trade for this exhibition.
"I would like to say thanks to Bolton Whitmanities and Bolton Museum who have been so helpful.
"We want this exhibition to be accessible to people who come to it from different points, whatever those points are we want it to start a conversation."
After touring the exhibition will return to London featuring highlights of the all places it has been exhibited.
People can become part of the artistic project by writing their experiences at togypsyland.blogspot.co.uk.
The exhibition is on until June 15.


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The administration of Barack Obama sees its new National Security Strategy – a statement the White House sends Congress from time to time – as a work of great importance, a radical departure from its predecessor's thinking. It is neither; nor, for that matter, is it a strategy.
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do i have to learn katakana to know japanese well? can't i use hiragana and kanji only?
and what's the difference between hiragana and katakana except for katakana is for foreign words?
and what's the difference between hiragana and katakana except for katakana is for foreign words?
Japanese is fun!
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RE: hiragana and katakana
To know it well? Um, yeah, it's a basic skill. In addition to foreign words, it's often used for flora and fauna, for effect, for slang, and in lieu of hiragana in some pre-war writing. It's pretty ubiquitous.
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RE: hiragana and katakana
You don't need to know any of the writting systems to know Japanese. Unless you plan on reading and writting that is.
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Easterbrook Awarded Honorary Degree by Swarthmore College
President Chopp's Charge to Frank H. Easterbrook '70
Frank Easterbrook - world-renowned legal scholar, chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School - your contributions to legal scholarship in the areas of corporate law, antitrust law, and the economic analysis of law make you one of the most-cited American legal scholars of all time, and your wise leadership of the seventh-circuit Court of Appeals has made you one of the nation's most influential and respected judges. The dean of the Chicago law school has said, "course after law school course has changed for the better as [your] judicial opinions have made their way into the curriculum."
You graduated from Swarthmore in 1970 with high honors in economics and political science, and then earned a J.D. cum laude from the University of Chicago Law School, winning there the Jerome N. Frank prize for the best student writing in the Chicago Law Review. You went on to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in 1973, serving as clerk for the Honorable Levin H. Campbell, then joined the U.S. Department of Justice, serving first as assistant to the solicitor general, the youngest in history, and then as deputy solicitor general, arguing more than 20 cases before the Supreme Court. In 1978, you became assistant professor at the University of Chicago Law School, full professor in 1981, and Lee and Brena Freeman Professor of Law in 1984. At the same time, you also served as a consultant to Lexecon, a leading consulting firm that pioneered the application of economics to legal and regulatory matters. In 1985, you were appointed Circuit Judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh District, the youngest federal appellate judge since 1892, and became its chief judge in 2006.
You have written more than 150 articles in legal and scholarly journals on legal topics as varied as antitrust law, intellectual property rights, corporate law, insider trading, price fixing, sentencing policy, judicial review, constitutional law, and presidential power. In 1981, you co-authored with Richard A. Posner Antitrust: Cases, Economic Notes and Other Materials, which has become the definitive text in law schools worldwide. The Economic Structure of Corporate Law that you co-authored with Daniel R. Fischel in 1991 not only brings the tools and perspectives of economic analysis to bear on issues of corporate law but also advocates legislative changes to promote social welfare. It was hailed in the University of Chicago Law Review as an extraordinary accomplishment "that has made a difference in our understanding of corporate law."
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Yay chicken! Yay spaghetti! Yay cheese! Hooray for all that is great about chicken parmesan meals. Obviously I love chicken parmesan so when I saw that Smart Ones had a Weight Watchers approved version I needed to see what would be skimped to make it qualify for a 5 Weight Watchers Points value.
Apparently where they skimped was the breading on the chicken. As in, they skimped completely because there isn't any on the chicken. This Smart Ones Chicken Parmesan has "seasoned chicken breast and spaghetti with marinara sauce topped with cheese".
It also had a fairly satisfying meal with a generous portion. I found myself remarking at the succulence of the chicken and the nice cheesy crusty edges due to the fact that the directions did not require any stirring halfway through. The spaghetti was soft enough to splatter marinara on my new shirt when I twirled it on my fork and the sauce was tasty enough.
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Well those rumors just got STRONGER. We're told that instead of attending All Star weekend with her NBA superstar husband-to-be, she's having a GIRLS WEEKEND with some pals in Los Angeles.
We're told that just about EVERY NBA baler's wife is in Houston this weekend – including LaLa, Adrienne Bosh, and Vanessa Bryant. Oh and Beyonce's in town too to support Jay Z and LeBron's TWO KINGS dinner.
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I am so sad. The news from Detroit is disconcerting. The automobile manufacturers are in dire trouble and General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection. The problem with American auto companies is not unexpected. The people in charge refused to prepare for the inevitable.
In 1985, GM started the Saturn car company in response to the popularity of the Japanese and other foreign cars. The Saturn Corp. was intended to be different and buyer involvement was encouraged. GM started a revolution and promptly forgot about it. The Saturn brand is to be discontinued along with the Pontiac brand.
My family always had a GM car preference and I have driven almost every brand GM made except for the Hummer and GMC. The thought was that GM produced a better quality car. Through the years American cars and their manufacturers were battered by foreign cars. We tried to "Drive American," but the quality and value just weren't not there.
Cars were so special in my youth. I knew the make and model of every car. We all waited for the new models to be introduced in the fall of the year. Some of those cars were really cool. The convertibles and the muscle cars were the cars in which to be seen. When a boy asked you out, his car was an important factor in whether or not you would accept his invitation.
One of my favored memories involved a great car. It was my senior year in high school and the school jock was looking out the window at a bright red Chevrolet Corvette parked in the parking lot. I walked up to see what Tom the jock was looking at and he said, "Great car." And I answered truthfully, "Yes, and it is waiting for me!"
It was a shining moment.
As an adult, I only have had one car with just my name on the title. (Everything else was owned jointly.) It was a super car and I loved it. It was a Pontiac Firebird with all the bells and whistles. A muscle car with lots of muscle. At one time, the speedometer of a Firebird would go up to 160 mph. After the government mandated clean-air standards, the speedometer topped out at 100 mph.
The engine was a mega horsepower V-8 with a dual exhaust. When I would start that car in the employee parking garage, it sounded like the space shuttle. I parked on the top floor and the rumble from the engine, which made its way to the ground floor, would make my heart pound.
I did not have a sound system like the kids of today. I would crank it up to top volume listening to Pavarotti, not rap or rock. It was my spot of heaven on Earth and I was thankful I had an hour commute.
During my working life, I transported customers looking for a house to buy and I needed a car that fit my position. I bought a Buick and it was a great car until the odometer read 60,000 miles. From that point on everything under the hood that could be replaced was replaced. It was our last GM car.
At times, we were a five-car household. During those years, we owned two Fiats. They were the worst cars we ever owned. One of our American car companies is being saved by the Fiat Automobiles SpA. That is ironic.
That is not the only ironic part of my car story. As a teenager, I dated people with only the best cars. One day I met a fellow and we went out in his car. The car was so old it was no longer manufactured and it had been repainted with a brush. The radio dial was a pencil. I married that gentleman, which goes to prove you can't tell a good guy by the car he drives.
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Canadian tennis player Aleksandra Wozniak was eliminated from women's singles play at the London Games on Tuesday after dropping a 6-1, 6-3 decision to Venus Williams.
The veteran American broke Wozniak in the first game and used her trademark power game to her advantage throughout the match.
"We had some really fast, powerful exchanges but she was on top of her game," Wozniak said. "I think grass really suits her."
Williams had a huge 32-7 edge in winners and needed just 63 minutes to complete the victory. Wozniak, from Blainville, Que., was coming off an impressive first-round win over Marina Erakovic of New Zealand.
Williams has won five career singles titles at Wimbledon. She also won Olympic singles gold at the Sydney Games in 2000 and has won two gold medals in doubles (2000, 2008) with her sister Serena Williams.
The 15,000-capacity Centre Court appeared about three-quarters full for the opening match of the day.
Canada's lone remaining singles player was also in action Tuesday. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., was on serve early in the third set of his second-round match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France when rain delayed play.
Tsonga won the opening set 6-3 and Raonic took the second set 6-3.
In men's doubles, Toronto's Daniel Nestor and Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil lost 4-6, 5-7, 11-9 to Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic in second round play.
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Mercury Sable
From Ford Wiki
|Automotive industry
|Ford Motor Company
|Mercury Marquis (1986)
Mercury Montego (2008)
|Mercury Milan (2005)
|Car classification
|Mid-size (1986–2005)
Full-size (2008-present)
The Mercury Sable is a Mid-size (1986-2005)/Full-size (2008-present) Sedan (car) created by the Ford Motor Company and sold under the Mercury brand. It is a Badge engineering of the Ford Taurus.
The Sable was a milestone design for both Mercury and the entire American automotive industry, as well as a very influential vehicle in the marketplace, with Mercury selling nearly 2 million examples during its 20 years of production.[2]The Sable's design was so futuristic, that it was called by the press "The car that came from the moon".[3] An important feature of the Sable's design was its front "lightbar", a low-wattage lamp between the front headlamps. This later became mainstream for Mercury's line-up, and was copied by many automakers in the early nineties.[4][5][6]
The Sable was refreshed in 1992 and received its first complete redesign in 1996. The 1996 model remained the basis for the vehicle up through the 2005 model year. A major sheet metal and interior redesign occurred in 2000, softening some of the controversial design vestiges of the 1996 model which the Taurus also endured. Minor styling change in 2004 further refined the car.
The Sable station wagon ended production in 2004 and sedan production ended on April 29, 2005.[7] The Ford Taurus remained in production through the 2007 model year, primarily for service as a fleet vehicle. Taurus production ended on October 27, 2006.[8]
At the Chicago Auto Show on February 7, 2007, Ford CEO Alan Mulally unveiled a refreshed version of the Mercury Montego sedan and announced that the new name of the car would be "Sable," due to customer recognition and dealer demand.
First generation (1986–1991)
- See also: First-generation Ford Taurus
|Also called
|Ford Taurus (Mexico)
|Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
|Car body style
|4-door Sedan (car)
4-door Station wagon
|Automobile layout
|FF layout
|Automobile platform
|Ford D186 platform
|Internal combustion engine
|2.5 L HSC Straight-4
3.0 L Vulcan V6
3.8 L Essex V6
|Transmission (mechanics)
|3-speed ATX automatic
4-speed AXOD Automatic transmission
|106.0 in.
|190.9 in. (1986-88 sedan)
192.2 in. (1989-1991 sedan)
193.2 in. (1989-1991 station wagon)
191.9 in. (1986-88 station wagon)
|70.8 in.
|54.3 in. (sedan)
55.1 in. (station wagon)
|Ford Taurus
Lincoln Continental
|Automotive design
|Jack Telnack
The Sable was a very important sedan for both Mercury and the American auto industry.
Ford had lagged behind General Motors in introducing mid-size front wheel drive cars to compete against the Citation and best-selling Celebrity/6000/Cutlass/Century quartet, Chrysler's well-received K cars, and Japanese offerings from Honda, Datsun/Nissan and Toyota, and Mercury suffered even worse from this.[3] In 1984, Ford launched the redesigned Mercury Cougar to start a reinvigoration of the Mercury brand with new aerodynamic designs, and started development of the Sable.[9] Because of this design, the Sable was a resounding success and launched Mercury into a new design era, as well as influencing the other American automakers to follow suit and create aero designed cars, thus ending the "boxy" cars of the 1970s and 1980s.[3]
The Taurus and Sable siblings used flush aerodynamic composite Headlights. Ford was the first to produce and sell vehicles with such headlights in the U.S., when it introduced the Lincoln Mark VII in 1984. To do so, Ford (among other automakers) had to lobby the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to have them approved.[3] The Taurus and Sable were the first domestically-produced, mainstream sedans to use the new lights. They also went beyond the Audi 5000, with which they were often compared, to adopt a grille-less "bottom breather" nose, first pioneered by the Citroën DS in the 1950s, and also used briefly on the Mustang.[3]
The Sable was unveiled along with the Taurus in a resounding fashion. For its aerodynamic shape, the launch was held in MGM Studios Soundstage 85, where Gone with the Wind (film) was filmed. Ford workers came into the room, which was decorated in space-age decor, holding cups shaped like flying saucers and the Taurus and Sable were sitting behind a curtain, their outlines silhouetting. Then, with the flashing of strobe lights and a drum-roll, the curtain was pulled back and the two cars were revealed to the public.[3]
The bodyshell was smooth and aerodynamic. The Sable twin had a wraparound "lightbar" with two headlights and a low-wattage stretch in between. Aircraft-style doors were used to reduce wind noise, and the handles were recessed. The Sable also had large glass areas with slim pillars, and were flush with the body. The rear glass wrapped fully around, and the B-pillars were painted black to give the illusion that the front and rear glass were connected. The interior was available with bucket seats — very rare for most U.S. midsize sedans — and the dashboard wrapped around the driver and fed into the door panels to create more of a "cockpit" feel.[10]
The Sable was first introduced as a 1986 model in December 1985, to strong sales and fanfare. It came in two models, base GS and high-end LS. Initial Sable sales were strong, and the Sable sold around 300,000 units its first year.[3]
For the first year on the market, Sable buyers had the choice of a 90 hp HSC Straight-4 mated to a three-speed automatic Transaxle or a 140 hp Vulcan V6 with a four-speed Automatic transmission, with the latter having much higher sales. 4-cylinder Sable sales were so poor that the engine was dropped in 1987 (it remained an option for the Taurus until 1991). Ford's 3.8 L Essex V6 was added to the line-up in 1988. Although the power output was rated at the same 140 hp (104 kW) as the 3.0 L engine, this large V6 produced 215 ft·lbf (291 N·m) of Torque, a welcome addition, especially in the heavier Station wagon. However, the 3.8 suffered from premature head gasket failure, which was primarily a fault with Ford's supplier of gaskets, not with the engine itself. Some also attribute this to reduced under-hood cooling.[10] Unlike the Taurus, no manual transmission was offered in the Sable.
The Sable had just received small changes over the years, mostly in terms of equipment and cosmetics. In 1991, sales dipped to just over 100,000 units, so a new generation of Sable was launched.[10]
Sable In Mexico
This generation of the Sable wasn't sold in Mexico. It was sold with Mercury badges as the Ford Taurus up until 1995, especially with the second generation.
The Sable was on Car and Driver magazine's Car and Driver Ten Best on its release in 1986 and again in 1990 and 1991.[10]
|2.5 L CFI HSC Straight-4
|90 hp (67 kW)
|130 ft·lbf (176 N·m)
|3-speed ATX Automatic transmission
|3.0 L Sequential fuel injection Vulcan V6
|140 hp (104 kW)
|160 ft·lbf (217 N·m)
| 4-speed AXOD Automatic transmission (1986-90)
4-speed AXOD-E automatic (1991)
|3.8 L Sequential fuel injection Essex V6
|140 hp (104 kW)
|215 ft·lbf (291 N·m)
Second generation (1992–1995)
- See also: Second-generation Ford Taurus
|Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
|Car body style
|4-door Sedan (car)
4-door Station wagon
|Automobile layout
|FF layout
|Automobile platform
|Ford D186 platform
|Internal combustion engine
|3.0 L Vulcan V6
3.8 L Essex V6
|Transmission (mechanics)
|4-speed AXOD-E/AX4S automatic
4-speed AX4N automatic
|106.0 in.
|192.2 in. (sedan)
193.2 in. (wagon)
|71.2 in.
|54.4 in. (sedan)
55.5 in. (wagon)
|Ford Taurus
Lincoln Continental
Ford Windstar
|Automotive design
|Jack Telnack
The Sable received its first significant cosmetic update in 1992, which modernized the interior and the front and rear fascias.[10] The operation cost Ford $650 million at the time. With the older model facing slumping sales, this new model brought sales back up again, with 410,000 examples sold during 1992, a number unheard of even today.[11] While the design was basically the same, every body panel on the sedan except for the doors was changed.[12]; on the station wagon all the sheet metal to the rear of the cowl was the same as that of the 1986-1995 Ford Taurus wagon. The interior was also redesigned, and included an optional passenger-side airbag, a first in its class.[12] The Taurus, sister car of the Sable, was the best-selling car in the United States for every year of this cosmetic update.[10]
The base "GS" and luxury "LS" trim levels were carried over from the previous generation. A front cloth bench seat were standard on GS sedans and wagons, although cloth bucket seats were available on GS sedans only. Higher-end cloth bucket seats were standard on LS sedans, but a bench seat was a no cost option. A front bench was standard on LS wagons, with bucket seats optional. Leather seating surfaces were available on all LS Sables.
In 1993, unpopular optional features such as the "InstaClear" heated windshield were eliminated.[12] For 3.0 L V6 engines, the drive belt system became a single-belt setup for 1993 (previously, the 3.0 L Alternator (auto) had used a separate belt).[12] A passenger-side airbag became standard for 1993, and a redesigned drivers side airbag and steering wheel came in 1994. Also in 1994, some 3.0 L models began receiving the new AX4N transmission.
The wagon version was available with mostly the same options as the sedan versions.[12] Wagons had a maximum of 81.1 cubic feet of cargo area with the 60/40 split rear seat folded down.[13] They featured a 2-way liftgate (raise the entire liftgate or just the window), a roof rack with crossbar and tie-downs, an optional rear-facing third seat, a lockable under-floor compartment, and an optional fold-out picnic table. With both rear split seats in the upright position, standard cargo capacity was 45.7 cubic feet.[12] Wagons that were equipped with the front bench seat and rear folding seat could seat eight people.
The last year of this updated Sable generation was 1995. For the 1995 model year, the rare LTS trim level was added. It featured leather bucket seats, Taurus LX-style alloy wheels, special cladding, and many leather wrapped interior trim parts.[12] The LTS trim had either the standard 3.0 L Vulcan V6 or the optional 3.8 L Essex V6.
|4-speed AXOD-E (AX4S) Automatic transmission
4-speed AX4N automatic (some 1994-95)
|3.0 L Sequential fuel injection Vulcan V6
|140 hp (104 kW)
|160 ft·lbf (217 N·m)
|3.8 L Essex V6
|140 hp (104 kW)
|215 ft·lbf (291 N·m)
Third generation (1996–1999)
- See also: Third-generation Ford Taurus
|Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
|Car body style
|4-door Sedan (car)
4-door Station wagon
|Automobile layout
|FF layout
|Automobile platform
|Ford D186 platform
|Internal combustion engine
|3.0 L Vulcan V6
3.0 L Duratec V6
|Transmission (mechanics)
|4-speed AX4N automatic
|108.5 in.
|199.7 in. (sedan)
199.1 in. (station wagon)
|73.0 in.
|55.4 in. (sedan)
57.6 in. (station wagon)
|Ford Taurus
Lincoln Continental
Ford Windstar
The 1996 model year saw the first complete redesign for the Sable. Ford hoped the radical redesign would lead to the same success it had had with the 1986 Sable. The controversial oval theme was not well received by the press and the public, and is ultimately blamed as the reason for a substantial dip in sales.[14] For this generation, the Sable tried to move slightly upmarket, and as a result, prices rose considerably, also driving away potential buyers.[10] The 1996 Sable was the first model to share sheetmetal with the Taurus. Differences from the Taurus included different front and rear fascias, and the elimination of the rear quarter window.[15] Although the Sable used a less oval based styling, sales still fell.[14]
The 1996 model could be equipped with the powerful 200 hp (149 kW) 3.0 L Double overhead cam Duratec 30 V6 as an option.[16] Trim lines stayed the same, with GS as the entry level model and LS as the most luxurious model. The LTS was eliminated.[16] Although all 1998 models had the option of the DOHC Duratec engine, it was only available on the LS for 1999. That same year front bucket seats became optional on the GS.[15] Mercury claimed that the 1999 Duratec had less power than the 2000 Duratec in hopes to increase sales of the 2000 Sable.[17]
In an effort to reverse the declining sales of the Sable, Mercury did major cost cutting for the 1997 model.[15] They carried this further for 1998, by giving it a front end facelift, and cutting the price up to $2,000 in 1999.[16] Mercury also continued to cut costs, eliminating some options for 1999.[15]
|3.0 L Sequential fuel injection Vulcan V6
|145 hp (108 kW)
|180 ft·lbf (244 N·m)
|4-speed AX4S Automatic transmission
4-speed AX4N Automatic transmission
|3.0 L DOHC Duratec 30 V6
|200 hp (149 kW)
|195 ft·lbf (264 N·m)
|3.0 L Sequential fuel injection Vulcan V6
|145 hp (108 kW)
|180 ft·lbf (244 N·m)
|3.0 L DOHC Duratec 30 V6
|200 hp (149 kW)
|195 ft·lbf (264 N·m)
Fourth generation (2000–2005)
|Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
|Car body style
|4-door Sedan (car)
4-door Station wagon
|Automobile layout
|FF layout
|Automobile platform
|Ford D186 platform
|Internal combustion engine
|3.0 L Vulcan V6
3.0 L Duratec V6
|Transmission (mechanics)
|4-speed AX4N automatic
|108.5 in.
|197.8 in. (station wagon)
199.8 in. (sedan)
|73.0 in.
|57.8 in. (station wagon)
55.5 in (sedan)
|Ford Taurus
Lincoln Continental
The Sable received another redesign in 2000, which minimized some of the oval design elements from the 1996 model, replacing them with more conventional styling.[18] The redesign also featured a taller roof over the rear-passenger space, to increase passenger headroom that had been sacrificed by the tapered 1996 design.[18] The taller and roomier trunk also served to make the vehicle more functional.[10] The interior was completely changed for a much more conservative design.[18] Certain elements of the interior were retained from the 1996 model, such as the integrated control console, which combined the sound system and climate controls into one panel; but the shape of that panel was changed from the controversial oval to a more conventional and conservative trapezoid. The Suspension (vehicle) was also softened to appeal to a broader, non-sporting audience.[18] To reduce the price and increase profitability, many features such as four-wheel Disc brake were eliminated [18] on the sedan; station wagons retained four-wheel disc brakes.
The 2002 Sable included extra equipment on every trim level, including a CD player and power driver's seat on the GS, and a power Moonroof or leather interior on the LS.[10] Side airbags and Traction control were added as options on all models.[10] For 2004, the Sable received minor cosmetic changes to the front and rear fascias, most noticeably the grille was made fully chrome. Inside were a new instrument cluster and steering wheel.[18]
Due to the Mercury brand's discontinuation in Canada, the fourth generation Sable was never available in the Canadian market. Thus it was unique to the United States and Mexico.
The 2005 Mercury Montego and 2006 Milan were launched as replacements for the Sable.[18] Shortly after the Montego's introduction the Sable was discontinued, along with the Taurus wagon; the Taurus sedan continued to be produced, but primarily for the fleet market. The last Sable left the Atlanta plant on April 29, 2005.[11]
|3.0 L Sequential fuel injection Vulcan V6
|155 hp (116 kW)
|185 ft·lbf (251 N·m)
|4-speed AX4N Automatic transmission
|3.0 L DOHC Ford Duratec 30 engine V6
|200 hp (149 kW)
|195 ft·lbf (350 N·m)
Fifth generation (2008-2009)
|Chicago, Illinois
|Mercury Montego
|Car body style
|4-door Sedan (car)
|Automobile layout
|Front-engine design, Front-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive
|Automobile platform
|Ford D3 platform
|Internal combustion engine
|3.5 L Cyclone V6
|Transmission (mechanics)
|6-speed 6F automatic
|112.9 in
|202.1 in
|74.5 in
|61.5 in
|Curb weight
|3643 lb (FWD)
3814 lb (AWD)
|Lincoln MKS
Volvo S60
Volvo XC90
Ford Taurus
Ford Taurus X
Ford Flex (2009)
|Automotive design
|J Mays
Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that Ford's scheme to make all its cars names start with the letter F was a bad move, as it made Ford's new cars easily forgettable.[19] Mulally wants to revive some known and respected Ford nameplates for its new model line, the Sable being one of them. The new 2008 Sable went on sale in late-July 2007, though remaining 2007 Montegos continued being sold as of August 2007. Mulally believes that with this new name, more customers will recognize the car, thus raising sales.[19]
Changes to the new Sable from the existing Montego include a new front end with Milan-inspired Headlamp, as well as exterior satin-aluminum mirror and door-handle accents, and new LED Automotive lighting. Also is the addition of the 3.5 L Cyclone engine from the Ford Edge, as well as replacing the Continuously variable transmission (CVT) with a conventional one to counter criticism of the Montego being underpowered.[20] On Wednesday February 7, Ford confirmed the changes.[19][21]
In December 2008, Ford announced it would stop production of the Sable on April 30, 2009, when it will retool the plant to build the Sixth-generation Ford Taurus.[1]
|3.5 L Cyclone V6
|263 hp
|265 ft·lbf
|6-speed 6F Automatic transmission
Special editions
A few rare special editions of the Sable were made, all consisting of first generation models.
In 1987, Mercury created a special edition of the Sable called the "LS Monochrome Edition", which as an option would color the bumpers, side trim, and wheels white.[22] It was only offered in 1987; the production quantity is not known and it is also unknown how many still exist.[22]
In 1989, Mercury created a "50th Anniversary" edition of the Sable, to celebrate Mercury's 50th Anniversary. Keeping with the name, only 50 were sold, combined between GS and LS models. This Sable was actually a test bed for creating a Luxury sports version of the Sable called the LTS, similar to that of the Ford Taurus SHO. It was meant to use the SHO's chassis, interior, and suspension, but not the engine.[23] After the launch of the SHO, and all the publicity and praise it got, Ford shelved the Sable LTS to focus on the SHO, and because they were afraid it would take sales away from the SHO. The Sable LTS remained in a "Development hell" until mid-1994 when it was introduced as a high end version of the Sable, but by then, it was just a highly optioned LS. An unknown number of these Sables still exist, but a pristine condition GS in this trim was recently sold on EBay.[23]
A special one-of-a-kind Sable convertible was created in 1988 for the North American International Auto Show. It was built from a sedan chassis and featured a completely custom two-door body with a custom folding top. However, it was shelved; the only one sat in a warehouse for years until it was given a VIN, titled, and driven. It was sold on eBay in 2006.[24]
In an article in Automotive News (circa 1990) an all aluminum "body in white" was made for a Sable. In an accompanying photo it is shown being held up by two middle aged women, leading to the belief it would weigh less than 600 lbs. At the time Audi had just released the A8, so it might have been an engineering exercise for constructing all aluminum frames, as Jaguar has now. Whatever became of the "Aluminum Sable Unibody", or if there was more than one, is unknown.
Popular culture
In the movie Coneheads (film), the main character, Beldar, drives a 1992 Sable GS. The car is equipped with a removable sunroof to accommodate his "cone." At the end of the movie, the car is taken to planet Remulak, and the owner's guide given as a gift to the Conehead Highmaster. The car is described as "a personal conveyance named after its inventor, an assassinated ruler, a character from Greco-Roman myth and a small furry mammal." (Henry Ford, Abraham Lincoln, Mercury (mythology), and Sable, respectively).
- "Taurus Car Club of America". http://www.tauruscarclub.com. Retrieved on 2006-05-16.
- "Taurus/Sable Specifications". Taurus/Sable Encyclopedia. http://www.taurusclub.com/encyclopedia/Specs/index.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- Beadle, Tony (August 1996). The American Automobile. Smithmark Publishers. ISBN 0-8317-6267-5.
- Gunnell, John (July 2002). Standard Catalog of Ford 1903-2003 (3rd edition ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87349-452-0.
- http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-taurus-x-mercury-sable-to-cease-production-next-year.html "Ford Taurus X, Mercury Sable to cease production next year (2009)".
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shunk, Chris (2008-12-05). "Mercury Sable dies along with Taurus X". Autoblog. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/05/mercury-sable-dies-along-with-taurus-x/. Retrieved on 4 December 2008.
- ↑ Garrett, Jerry (2006-07-16). "Town Car's Next Stop: Retirement". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/automobiles/16LINCOLN.html?ex=1310702400&en=6ba00b02aa09adef&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss. Retrieved on 17 August 2006.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Taub, Eric (November 1991). Taurus: The Making of the Car That Saved Ford. E. P. Dutton. ISBN 0-525-93372-7.
- ↑ Pontiac Grand Prix at Consumer Guide
- ↑ Mitsubishi Eclipse at Consumer Guide
- ↑ Subaru SVX at Consumer Guide
- ↑ "2000-2005 Mercury Sable". Consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com. http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2000-to-2005-mercury-sable.htm. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ↑ "Say Goodbye to the Taurus, Ford's Eighties savior". msnbc.com. 20 October 2006. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15338425/. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ↑ "Cool Cats: The 1983 Mercury Cougar". coolcats.new. 16 February 2005. http://www.coolcats.net/fox/1983.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 DiPetro, John (2003-04-18). "Inside Line: Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable". Edmunds. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=46007. Retrieved on 2006-05-29.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mayne, Eric (2005-04-19). "End of Ford Taurus closes era". Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0504/19/C01-154989.htm. Retrieved on 15 May 2006.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 "Taurus/Sable spotters guide (Generation 2)". taurusclub.com/encyclopedia. http://www.taurusclub.com/encyclopedia/G2/index.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ↑ "1990-1995 Ford Taurus Review". Consumer Guide. http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1990-to-1995-ford-taurus.htm. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Walton, Mary (May 1997). Car: A Drama of The American Workplace. W. W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-04080-1.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "Taurus/Sable spotters guide (Generation 3 1996-1999)". taurusclub.com/encyclopedia. http://www.taurusclub.com/encyclopedia/G3/index.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "1996-1999 Mercury Sable at Consumer Guide". consumerguide.howstuffworks.com. http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1996-to-1999-mercury-sable.htm. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ↑ "TCCA encyclopedia: Myths". Taurus/Sable Encyclopedia. Taurus Car Club of America. 2007-01-13. http://www.taurusclub.com/encyclopedia/Other/Myths.html. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 "2000-2005 Mercury Sable". Consumer Guide. http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2000-to-2005-mercury-sable.htm. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "2008 Ford Taurus features more power, style, and more standard safety features". Media. Ford.com. 7 February 2007. http://media.ford.com/products/press_article_display.cfm?article_id=25372&vehicle_id=1538. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ↑ Siler, Steve, and Mike Dushane (February 2007). "Ford slaps a once-successful nameplate on its refreshed and reinvigorated Five Hundred". Car and Driver. http://www.caranddriver.com/autoshows/12454/2008-ford-taurus.html. Retrieved on 24 February 2007.
- ↑ "Mercury Sable Returns to Showrooms With More Power, Style and Sophistication". Media. Ford.com. http://media.ford.com/products/press_article_display.cfm?article_id=25374&vehicle_id=1539. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Generation 1 Spotter's Guide". Taurus/Sable Encyclopedia. Taurus Car Club of America. http://www.taurusclub.com/encyclopedia/G1/index.html. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "1989 50th Anniversary Mercury Sable". encyclopedia.taurusclub.com. http://www.taurusclub.com/encyclopedia/Specials/50th-sable.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ↑ "1988 Sable Convertible concept". www.taurusclub.com/encyclopedia. http://www.taurusclub.com/encyclopedia/Concepts/88convert.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
External links
- Mercury Sable official site
- FAQ Farm's Mercury Sable FAQ: wiki question and answer forum
- Taurus Car Club of America
- TCCA: Taurus/Sable Encyclopedia
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6 U.S. Code § 488a - Regulation of the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate
The Secretary shall regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate by an ammonium nitrate facility in accordance with this part to prevent the misappropriation or use of ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism.
Not later than 90 days after December 26, 2007, the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies (including the Secretary of Agriculture), shall, after notice and an opportunity for comment, establish a threshold percentage for ammonium nitrate in a substance.
The Secretary may exempt from this part a person producing, selling, or purchasing ammonium nitrate exclusively for use in the production of an explosive under a license or permit issued under chapter 40 of title 18.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, States, and appropriate private sector entities, to ensure that the access of agricultural producers to ammonium nitrate is not unduly burdened.
Notwithstanding section 552 of title 5 or the USA PATRIOT ACT (Public Law 107–56; 115 Stat. 272), and except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not disclose to any person any information obtained under this part.
The Secretary shall establish procedures to efficiently receive applications for registration numbers under this part, conduct the checks required under paragraph (2), and promptly issue or deny a registration number.
The Secretary shall take steps to maximize the number of registration applications that are submitted and processed during the six-month period described in section 488e(e) of this title.
The Secretary shall conduct a check of appropriate identifying information of any person seeking to register with the Department under subsection (c) or (d) against identifying information that appears in the terrorist screening database of the Department.
Following the six-month period described in section 488e(e) of this title, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, issue or deny registration numbers under this part not later than 72 hours after the time the Secretary receives a complete registration application, unless the Secretary determines, in the interest of national security, that additional time is necessary to review an application.
The Secretary shall establish an expedited appeals process for persons denied a registration number under this part.
The Secretary, in developing the appeals process under subparagraph (A), shall consult with appropriate stakeholders.
Any information constituting grounds for denial of a registration number under this section shall be maintained confidentially by the Secretary and may be used only for making determinations under this section.
The Secretary may require a person applying for a registration number under this part to submit such information as may be necessary to carry out the requirements of this section.
The Secretary shall, as appropriate, recheck persons provided a registration number pursuant to this part against the terrorist screening database of the Department, and may revoke such registration number if the Secretary determines such person may pose a threat to national security.
The USA PATRIOT ACT, referred to in subsec. (h)(1), is Pub. L. 107–56, Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 272, also known as the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2001 Amendment note set out under section 1 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Tables.
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Tennessee has a graduated 'elective share' option for spouses to ensure that a spouse cannot be completely left out of a will. If a spouse is married for less than 3 years, she is entitled to 10% of the net estate, between 3-6 years, she is entitled to 20% of the net estate, 6=9 years she is entitled to 30%, and over 9 years she is entitled to 40%. As you have been married for over 3 years, the 20% number the attorney provided is correct. That number includes only assets that are not otherwise listed--in terms of the home, if you had title based on tenant in entirety, then you obtain full title to the property and it is exempt from probate. You are indeed entitled to funeral expenses since that is something the estate covers, and you are likewise entitled to the 20% net amount. If she fails to provide you with an accounting and fails to pay you what is yours, you can either take her to probate court and sue for fiduciary duty violations on basis of her role as executor, or sue her directly for return of your personal property. Taking her via probate court is likely wiser and easier as it can permit you to also sue for attorney fees should this process get extra nasty down the line.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla - The Polar Vortex will slide into the United States, not once, but maybe twice over the next few weeks! Best news? It won't be today! Beautiful sunshine, warm temperatures and highs approaching 80°. Grab the sunglasses and light jacket this morning as whatever patchy inland fog we see will rapidly burn-off.
It doesn't last as clouds roll back in on Wednesday, along with a wind shift out of the north. The combination will leave us ten degrees cooler, feeling even chillier since the sun will be covered by clouds. Rain will be coming from those clouds and we could see some potentially heavy amounts. The heaviest of the rainfall should happen while we head to bed Wednesday evening/night, but with up to 2" of rain, Thursday morning could be very sloppy and chilly.
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'Rhetoric Risky' says Harawira
Hone Harawira, Treaty and Constitution Spokesperson
Thursday 6 March 2008
'Rhetoric Risky' says Harawira
The Maori Party today warned other parties to tone down their rhetoric on abolishing the Maori seats, in case they compromised any potential post-election arrangements.
"It took us 150 years for our voice to be heard in the halls of power," said Treaty and Constitution spokesperson Hone Harawira, "and our people won't stand for anyone trying to take it away again."
"Political parties may be pushing for deadlines on lodging claims, but they shouldn't for one minute think that settling claims for less than 3% of their value means that Maori will accept having their independent voice in parliament choked off at the same time.
"The polls are showing continued growth in support for the Maori Party, because Maori people can see that the major parties in Parliament simply cannot properly represent Maori interests.
"Since the birth of the Maori Party, Maori have shown much more interest in politics than they have done for many a year, and they'll be expecting us to heed their views when it comes to making arrangements after the election."
"We won't be doing deals with parties who plan to silence our peoples' views" he said.


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Weâre seeking a Corporate Sales Engineer with significant roots in the technology space coupled with recent sales experience. The Corporate Sales Engineer is the liaison between the Field SE Organization and other Bit9 departments, ensuring prompt resolution to interdepartmental needs.
Reporting to the Sales Engineering Manager, The Corporate Sales Engineer is the primary technical resource for the Inside Sales team and must be a key technical advisor and evangelist for the company as well as providing timely product feedback to influence future Bit9 product development. The Corporate Sales Engineer is responsible for building technical understanding and credibility during the sale process and positioning professional services where appropriate to ensure success of Bit9 solutions. As part of a sales pursuit team, the Sales Engineer works closely with sales, marketing, and product management to pursue leads, demonstrate product capability, inspire confidence and effectively communicate the power of Bit9 solutions.
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Golf opportunities abound on a variety of levels
Updated 2:50 am, Monday, June 3, 2013
From the exclusive golf offered at TPC San Antonio to the bargain rounds offered by sites such as Northcliffe, Northern Hills and Woodlake, the San Antonio area offers more varied attractions and play than ever before.
If you like a taste of history, there are a few courses in the area that can boast about the pros who have walked their fairways.
Brackenridge Park Golf Course just north of downtown lays claim to being the oldest public golf course in Texas. The Texas Open was held on this municipal course off and on from 1922 until 1960, and Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead are among those who won the event there. A trip to Brackenridge should include a stop in the Texas Golf Hall of Fame, located on the grounds.
The Open is now held on the TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. It moved there after 15 years at the Resort Course at La Cantera. Resort guests and members can play on the Oaks or the Canyons course at TPC while tee times at La Cantera are open to all.
Other places to play where the pros have been challenged include Oak Hills and The Dominion country clubs.
If a resort or country club outing is not your bag, you can go for the bargains or hit the middle of the range at SilverHorn, The Quarry, The Republic or Canyon Springs. Head out of town to New Braunfels for The Bandit; Castroville for Alsatian; or Floresville for River Bend.
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At the more than 60 courses now in and around the area, green fees for the most part remain enticingly low for both area shoppers and visitors arriving for short stays. More than ever before, it's bargain-shopping golf, which hasn't helped coffers much but has increased the number of rounds on courses that remain in good shape despite the drought in which Texas remains locked.


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A California judge ruled that the state's tenure protections for public school teachers are unconstitutional. Students who sued the state argued that the tenure policies denied their right to a quality education. Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Joshua Pechthalt, president of the California Federation of Teachers, and Russlynn Ali, former assistant secretary to the Department of Education. Continue reading
As the end of the school year approaches, thousands of teachers across the U.S. are facing the prospect of being laid off. NewsHour special correspondent John Tulenko reports on questions over layoff policies in Hartford, Conn. Continue reading


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TAMPA — Coach Rick Tocchet said he didn't know what to expect from David Hale after the defenseman was acquired in July from the Coyotes in the Radim Vrbata deal.
Hale has turned into a pleasant surprise, with an attitude Tocchet said is a "perfect example" for the culture the Lightning is trying to create.
Hale, 28, appeared to be on the outside looking in on a crowded blue line during training camp, and he sat out a few games early in the season. But the Colorado Springs native didn't complain and instead let his gritty play do the talking, making it tough for Tocchet to take him out of the lineup. Hale played in his 11th straight game Saturday against the Kings and assisted on the Lightning's lone goal. He is second among Lightning defensemen in plus-minus (plus-3).
"(Hale) didn't pout; he rolled up his sleeves. I love guys like that," Tocchet said. "I respect that. He took the approach of, 'Okay, I'm going to work my (rear end) off, and when it's my chance … .' It says a lot about him."
Hale, 6 feet 1 and 218 pounds, isn't flashy, but Tocchet said he's at his best on tough plays in tight spots.
"He's a good player in small areas. People don't come out of the corners on him," Tocchet said.
"He doesn't get spun around. He's got to work on his puck handling, passing, things like that. But the close-quarter stuff is where he excels."
Too many?: Tocchet said there are positives in carrying nine defensemen (most teams carry seven), including creating competition and having depth in case of injury (like Saturday, when Matt Walker was scratched due to what Tocchet called "body maintenance").
But Tocchet acknowledged that having that many isn't ideal, especially at this point in the season.
"I think we've gone a little bit too long with … nine defensemen," he said. "It's tough. It's a little unusual this late in the season. But it's a nice problem, because some teams are really going down with a lot of defensemen (getting hurt)."
Up close: After beginning the season with a nine-game goalless drought, LW Alex Tanguay has racked up seven points (including three goals) in his past eight games. And if Tanguay is going to keep that success up, Tocchet said, he has to "get his nose to the net."
"When (Tanguay) is struggling, he's playing really perimeter hockey," Tocchet said. "He's got to get in there. But it's not just him. It's other guys."
Case in point: All three regulation goals in Thursday's shootout win against Minnesota came from in front of the net.
Odds and ends: C Ryan Craig played Saturday, with LW Todd Fedoruk scratched along with Walker. D Kurtis Foster played in Walker's place. D Matt Smaby was also scratched.


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Talking to the media after visiting the families of those who had committed suicides in Siricilla, Vijayamma has said she came only to instill confidence in the handloom weavers. Stating that everyone was benefited during the rule of her late husband Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, she said people used to get food, employment, pension and shelter in those days, and lamented that all these were now being denied.
She said while the government of Chandrababu Naidu raised electricity charges eight times, the present government hiked it four times. She reminded that YSR had not hiked the power tariff, RTC charges and taxes. She said YSR had come to the aid of the handloom weavers with special schemes. She has lamented that the textile parks her late husband had set up were now rendered redundant. She said YSR was a leader who understood the heartthrob of every one. She recalled how he gave whatever people wanted, even before they asked for it. She urged the handloom weavers not to end their lives and assured that they would have a better deal. She promised that Jagan would bring back the golden days of YSR.
She expressed anguish that though YSR had included waiving of Rs. 312 crore debts of handloom weavers in the budget, Kiran government had not implemented it. She said she would speak about handloom weavers' problems in the Assembly.


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Yesterday BP's engineers lowered a containment dome over the worst of the leaks from the sunken oil rig. It was hoped that the dome could corral around 85% of the leaking oil. Unfortunately, a buildup of hydrates prevented the dome from working properly.
The crystals, which are called hydrates and resemble slush, obstructed the flow of the oil, Suttles said. They also made the dome too buoyant, which prevented it from settling deeply into the seabed to form a water-tight seal.This is not good at all. I hope that they can find a way to make this work since the alternative is oil continuing to spill for another month or more until the completion of a relief well. Meanwhile, tar balls are appearing on some beaches:
Hydrates form when gas and water mix at low temperature and high pressure, as occurs at the bottom of the sea. The water temperature at the wellhead is about 42 degrees, with pressures in excess of 2,300 pounds per square inch. Pressure on the surface of the water is about 14 pounds per square inch.
Suttles said experts will spend the next few days looking at possible solutions, while other efforts continue to control the spill. A relief well intended to intercept the leaking one and seal it won't be completed for three more weeks.
Meanwhile, a Coast Guard official reported tar balls believed to be from the spill were washing up on an Alabama barrier island.If the containment chamber does not work, another short-term solution is to attempt plugging the wellhead from above, which has its own set of risks.
About half a dozen of the balls had been collected by Saturday afternoon at Dauphin Island, though the substance of the balls still needs to be tested.
The other option is what Mr. Suttles called a "junk shot," which he likened to stopping up a toilet. The procedure would involve reconfiguring the blowout preventer and injecting heavy material like rubber into it, then pumping heavy drilling mud down into the well to overcome the pressure of the oil from below. That might stop the leak.Among the maddening aspects of the Deepwater Horizon disaster is that the Interior Department allowed the operation to go forward without an environmental review. Despite the current mess, the federal government has continued waiving environmental reviews since the rig's explosion.
But the mud would have to be pumped through new pipes from the surface, as existing pipes that might have been used for such an operation collapsed along with the riser when the drilling rig sank April 22.
As with all the work being performed at the seabed, the preparations would have to be done by robotic vehicles in extremely challenging conditions. At a depth of 5,000 feet, the pressure is about 2,300 pounds per square inch, or more than 150 times atmospheric pressure.
Both procedures could make the problem much worse by opening the leak further. On Monday, a senior BP official told members of Congress that the well could conceivably spill as much as 60,000 barrels of oil a day, more than 10 times the estimate of the current flow.
Since the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded on April 20, the Obama administration has granted oil and gas companies at least 27 exemptions from doing in-depth environmental studies of oil exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico.MMS justifies the waivers on the grounds that these operations are not using new technology. However, as we have seen in the Deepwater case, such deep drilling operations are inherently risky, and federal regulators ought to consider the environmental impacts if something goes wrong.
The waivers were granted despite President Barack Obama's vow that his administration would launch a "relentless response effort" to stop the leak and prevent more damage to the gulf. One of them was dated Friday — the day after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he was temporarily halting offshore drilling
The exemptions, known as "categorical exclusions," were granted by the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service (MMS) and included waiving detailed environmental studies for a BP exploration plan to be conducted at a depth of more than 4,000 feet and an Anadarko Petroleum Corp. exploration plan at more 9,000 feet.
Finally, here is a graphic illustrating some of the spill's costs.


text: Coach's sales in China grew 60% during its recent fiscal fourth quarter; however, Deutsche Bank research analyst Dave Weiner expressed concern over Coach's correlation with the US economic environment and its limited brand recognition in Europe. Coach's North American sales for the quarter rose a marginal 1.7%. Weiner lowered his Coach price target from $68 to $57.50, but maintained his "hold" rating. Michael Kors' international brand recognition could be attributed to designer and company founder Michael Kors, who reached the masses as a judge on the Emmy-nominated reality television program Project Runway, starting in 2004. Set against this backdrop, the luxury retailer launched the fashion industry's largest U.S. public offering in December 2011, a deal which valued the company at $3.8 billion -- 45 times more than its earnings at the time. In March of this year, Michael Kors sold 25 million shares of stock in a secondary offering at a price of $47 per share, to raise in excess of $1.7 billion. The New York-based company expects to generate revenue between $490 million to $500 million in the second quarter of 2013, which assumes a comparable store sales increase of approximately 30%. Michael Kors also forecast earnings between 33 cents a share and 35 cents a share -- a bold outlook considering analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters are only looking for 29 cents of earnings on $444.55 of revenue. Michael Kors shares are up 13.67% to $48.14 on Tuesday and 76.66% year to date. --Written by Nathalie Pierrepont in New York. >To submit a news tip, send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com. Check out our new tech blog, Tech Trends. Follow TheStreet Tech on your wireless devices. >Contact by Email. Follow @nrpierrepont