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History of DeSoto (1928)
Walter P. Chrysler introduced DeSoto in the summer of 1928.
Chrysler's announcement immediately attracted 500 dealers. By the time DeSoto production was in full swing at the end of 1928, there were 1,500 agencies selling the premier 1929 DeSoto Six. Demand rocketed.
During the first twelve months, DeSoto production set a record 81,065 cars. DeSoto built more cars during its first year than had Chrysler, Pontiac, or Graham-Paige. The record stood for nearly thirty years.
The car name honored Hernando de Soto, the 16th century Spaniard who discovered the Mississippi River and had covered more North American territory than any other early explorer (editor's note: the Chrysler people were probably not aware that DeSoto was a brutally ruthless conquerer, leading to the murder of thousands of people, as well). As a moniker, DeSoto reinforced the Americana theme sounded by Chrysler's other new brand, Plymouth; towns, cities, and counties named DeSoto are spread across the southeastern United States
The car itself was a mid-price, six cylinder, 55 horsepower bargain. DeSoto provided engineering advantages such as an oil filter and Lockheed hydraulic brakes that were either optional or not offered by contemporary makes. DeSoto niceties included standard automatic windshield wiper, ignition lock, brake light, full-instrumentation, steering hub controls for headlights, and a tool kit with grease gun.
It was a smooth package made more appealing by seven different models with swank names. The roadster was called Roadster Espanol. The deluxe sedan was called Sedan de Lujo. Even the basic two-door benefited as the Cupe Business.
DeSoto returned for 1930 with even more. At the top of the line was the DeSoto CF, otherwise known as the DeSoto Eight.
Here was a bigger DeSoto with a 114 inch wheelbase and the kind of inline eight cylinder engine customers expected to see in a luxury car. DeSoto called it "the world's lowest-priced straight eight" and promised customers "a vast reserve of power when you need it." With 70 horse power and 207.7 cubic inches, the DeSoto Eight delivered.
Even though 1930 was the first full year of the Great Depression, the DeSoto Eight accounted for 20,075 DeSotos built.
How Chrysler Corporation
in general and DeSoto Division in particular responded to the Depression is exemplary. Product development continued unabated, and the mood was still Jazz Age bright.
DeSoto kept the public engaged by performing spectacular feats of speed and stamina. In 1932, race car driver Peter DePalo sped across the United States in ten days at the wheel of a DeSoto. When his journey ended, DePalo took his DeSoto for a 300 mile race-track spin hitting speeds as high as 80 miles per hour.
In 1933, DeSoto recruited another race car driver for a more astounding publicity stunt. This time, Harry Hartz drove a DeSoto backwards across the country. Hartz peered his way across the continent through a rear window turned windshield.
Spectators couldn't know it at the time, but the Hartz trip was the first public manifestation of top-secret experiments brewing in the engineering laboratories of Chrysler Corporation. The results of those experiments would change the world.
Wind tunnel testing began in 1927. Chrysler engineers discovered that contemporary automobiles moved more efficiently through the air with the body reversed. Hence the "backwards" DeSoto Hartz drove. The revelation prompted an ambitious quest for the ideal aerodynamic body that would save gasoline and increase speed. The search would inspire a fundamental re-evaluation of car design, and bring true modernity to motoring.
The result was the 1934 DeSoto Airflow, DeSoto's boldest adventure. "Goodbye Horseless Carriage," shouted DeSoto advertising, "Here's the New Airflow DeSoto!"
Airflow styling said, "Woosh!" Blown away were free-standing headlights, radiator shells, side-mounted spare tires, and bobbed tails. In their place was a svelte, envelope body whose lines slithered fore and aft in a relaxed arch. Most radical was the front, whose waterfall grille simply let the wind pass so that the car may go faster.
Sleekness was only part of the package. The DeSoto Airflow concealed a revolutionary chassis with the interior moved 20 inches forward. Correspondingly, the engine compartment was placed between rather than behind the front wheels. Not only did this new configuration cradle passengers within the wheelbase, but it reversed traditional weight distribution for a front end bias, eliminating fore and aft pitching and reducing rebound motion by 20%. The result was a smooth "amidships ride."
It's an arrangement most new cars have followed ever since.
DeSoto promotions liked to say that an Airflow passenger could comfortably read his newspaper while the driver navigated a dirt road at 80 mph. DeSoto was so confident of Airflow's on-road stability that hand straps were purposefully eliminated from the cabin.
The interior was among the most luxurious and safest in the world. Beautifully upholstered seats set in chrome frames offered the industry's first comfortable six passenger capacity. Ventilation was outstanding due to airspace beneath the front seats, elaborate dual action windows in the front doors, twin cowl vents and crank out windshields. Being cool and comfortable meant the Airflow driver could better appreciate the ergonomically angled steering wheel that allowed shoulders to relax.
Airflow design propelled DeSoto to 32 stock car records. Airflow scorched the flying mile at 86.2 miles per hour, averaged 80.9 miles per hour for 100 miles, 76.2 miles per hour for 500 miles, and 74.7 miles per hour for 2,000 miles. For gravy, Harry Hartz drove a DeSoto Airflow 3,114 miles from New York to San Francisco. The DeSoto averaged 21.4mpg, with a total gas bill of $33.06.
With the Airflow, Walter Chrysler made the cover of Time. The January 8, 1934 issue captioned the industrialist's portrait with the catchy line, "He made the buggy a bugaboo." Inside, a curiously staged interview asked Mr. Chrysler of the Airflow, "Do you think the public is ready for anything so radical?" Mr. Chrysler responded, "I know the public is always ready for what it wants... and the public is always able to recognize genuine improvement." True, the public did recognize that the DeSoto Airflow was a genuine improvement - in Europe.
The DeSoto Airflow was a hit overseas. The Monte Carlo Concours d'Elegence presented DeSoto with the Grand Prix award for aerodynamic styling. European manufacturers such as Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo went so far as to copy the Airflow look for their production cars.
More remarkable is that in distant Japan the first mass produced Toyota was styled to resemble the 1934 DeSoto.
DeSoto promoted the Airflow hard at the 1934 "Century of Progress" World's Fair in Chicago. Babe Ruth, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Ethyl Merman all made various celebrity appearances on behalf of the car, too. The American driver, however, wasn't buying.
1934 DeSoto deliveries declined 47% and only 13,940 Airflows were built for the model year. DeSoto fell from 10th to 13th place in the industry.
One Airflow brochure called style a state of mind. Clearly, customers were thinking of something else.
DeSoto acquiesced to the public's dislike for the Airflow and fielded a conventionally styled and engineered Airstream companion series for 1935. Each succeeding model year, the Airflow itself wore a more pronounced art-deco nose trying to disguise its unorthodox profile. In 1936, the Airflow line was canceled.
DeSoto's conservative turn was rewarded. Sales nearly doubled for 1935 thanks to enthusiasm for the Airstream, its replacement. DeSoto was given its own production facilities in 1936 and sales climbed again by more than ten thousand cars. On the strength of a handsome 1937 re-styling, production more than doubled to 81,775, moving DeSoto from 13th to 12th in the industry. For the first time since 1933, DeSoto outsold Nash.
By 1939 DeSoto was ten years old and a new member of the industrial establishment. Parent company Chrysler Corporation was now the second largest automobile manufacturer in the United States, perhaps the world. Chrysler had won the position thanks in large part to the strength of its mid-priced cars like DeSoto. Time had come to flaunt the spoils.
"The extent of design changes and improvements in the 1939 DeSoto," said a 1939 press release, "indicated the lengths to which the Chrysler Corporation has gone to stimulate new car buying. As a part of Chrysler Corporation's $15,000,000 program for new dies and retooling of the 1939 models, several million dollars were spent on the new DeSoto body alone."
Maybe that's why DeSoto called the new look Hollywood Style.
"Ginger Rogers," claimed one DeSoto advertisement, "drives Hollywood's smartest car - DeSoto!" "I like action!" Ginger supposedly said. "I get it in my DeSoto."
Ginger didn't need any help, but the 1939 DeSoto was a looker. Those slippery curves that had made the Airflow distinctive were back with a new finesse. Sedans were fastbacks. All models featured curvaceous fenders blown taught by an unfelt wind. Up front was a tall prow suitable for an ocean liner, and enough chrome to blind on-coming drivers.
A new, haute couture Custom Club Coupe by Hayes wore the new styling best. The Club Coupe featured enlarged side glass, narrow door pillars, and a unique roofline distinguished by a two-piece rear window and a central character line.
Price for the Custom Club Coupe was a lofty $1,145, and production was just 264 cars.
Engineering had not been neglected. New for 1939 was "Handy-Shift", a gear shift lever mounted on the steering column, which controlled a "Syncro-Silent" three-speed transmission with optional overdrive. Moving engine parts now had "Superfinish" which increased part life, improved efficency, and reduced oil consumption.
More light-hearted advances were the "Safety Signal" speedomater that changed color with speed, and the adjustable front seat that raised while it moved forward.
The 1939 was well received. 54,449 were built.
In 1941, DeSoto found the styling hallmark that would define the make for all time. New "Rocket" bodies wore beautiful waterfall grills. The frontal theme would remain a DeSoto trademark through 1955. Indeed, it would be the toothy DeSoto grins of the early Fifties that motorists would recall most fondly.
1941 also brought an engineering feature famously associated with DeSoto, the semi-automatic transmission. New to the options list was Simplimatic, DeSoto's version of a four speed transmission shared with Chrysler. DeSoto promotions happily informed prospective customers there was "no need to shift or use the clutch, You're in a new DeSoto!" Simplimatic came close to a true automatic in driver operation. Close enough, in fact, that DeSoto used the transmission with minor improvements through 1953.
To get underway, the driver used the clutch to shift the gear lever into "high." Then, he merely pressed the accelerator. If conditions permitted, the driver eased his foot from the gas around 14m.p.h. allowing Simplimatic to shift from 3rd to 4th. Coming to a light, Simplimatic shifted back down independently and the Fluid Drive coupling made sure there was no stalling and no need to clutch. As DeSoto stressed, the operation could be performed hundreds of times with a minimum of effort.
If a Simplimatic DeSoto owner wished to make a quick get away, he used the clutch to place the lever in "low." Stomping the accelerator produced substantial engine noise and tire spin, which continued as long as the operator could bear. He then lifted his foot and let Simplimatic shift from first to second. To cruise comfortably, the clutch was pressed in and the lever returned to "high" where an alert Simplimatic was automatically in fourth gear. If another car was threatening to pass at a monstrous 40 mph, Simplimatic could be kicked into passing gear with a jab of the accelerator. The 100 hp six, however, would be exhausted at 90 mph.
The appeal of Simplimatic and DeSoto's new smile surely helped production reach the 99,999 cars built. One wonders what held back that extra DeSoto to make it an even 100,000.
The end of civilian car production was in sight when the New Yorker's "Motors and Motoring" column praised DeSoto's new 1942 Airfoil headlamp covers. The entire frontal treatment, including low-lying, waterfall grill, was described as having "a solid well-knit look." The magazine also pointed out Chrysler Corporation's whitewall trim rings offered in lieu of increasingly hard to find white wall tires.
Matters of style such as these became insignificant after December 7th. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States went to war.
A conquistador at heart, DeSoto enthusiastically joined the war effort. DeSoto factories put civilian production aside February 9 and commenced building Sherman tank parts, Martin B-26 Marauder fuselage sections, B-29 Superfortress nose sections, Navy Helldiver wing sections, and Bofor anti-aircraft gun parts. On the home front, a '42 DeSoto toured the country selling war bonds.
When civilian automobile production resumed late in 1945, customers returned the favor of DeSoto's patriotism by flocking to its show rooms. "Demand," said DeSoto, "is so great that in spite of all our efforts some delay may be necessary before your dealer can make delivery to you."
Material shortages and labor strife contributed to DeSoto's inability to fill orders. However, it was true that a segment of car starved America didn't just want new cars, it wanted new DeSotos. 1946 DeSoto promotions joyfully bragged "8 out of 10 want DeSoto again." The boast was based on a survey of 1941 and 1942 DeSoto owners.
Demand peaked with the 1950 DeSoto.
1950 DeSotos were handsome machines with wide chromium grins and strong correct lines. They were huge cars, bigger than Mercurys, Pontiacs, Oldsmobile 88s, Buick Supers, and the Packard Eights. There was even a new model to strut DeSoto's many virtues, the Custom Sportsman hardtop coupe.
Hardtops are virtually unknown today, but they were a profitable phenomenon during the fifties. By definition, a hardtop is a car with a steel top in the manner of a sedan, but lacking door posts. They were, in essence, convertibles with non-retractable solid tops. The body style provided a better view from the inside and made even the biggest American cars appear sportier on the outside.
Like General Motors' hardtops, DeSoto's Sportsman delivered a special look. Its wrap around rear window and "V" shaped rear roof pillars created a care-free character that had previously been found only in DeSoto convertibles. The Sportsman also came standard with wide whitewall tires, full wheel covers, and exclusive interior details.
DeSoto's Sportsman shared many curious characteristics with other Custom models. For instance, the majestic bust of Hernando deSoto on the hood could be fitted with a carefully detailed plastic face. Behind Hernando's stern expression was a small bulb that illuminated the Spaniard whenever dash lights and headlights or parking lights were turned on. The dash lights themselves were unusual. Concealed bulbs in dark glass spheres set the control panel's pale green numerals aglow with an unearthly purple glimmer.
Aside from its premier pillarless car, DeSoto's other 1950 talking points were roomy interiors with chair high seats and DeSoto's smooth ride. One advertisement showed an enthusiastic DeSoto passenger asking the proud driver, "New road?" To which was replied, "No, new DeSoto!"
Sales rocketed 42% over 1949 and production reached a record setting high of 133,854. Never had DeSoto moved so many cars during a model year. Unbeknownst to DeSoto, it never would again. DeSoto sailed into a doldrums from which even the new 1952 FireDome V8 couldn't rescue it.
During the late Forties and early Fifties, new V-eight engines from Cadillac, Chrysler and Oldsmobile were at the forefront of an emerging horsepower race. Large family cars with inline sixes, like DeSoto, were becoming passe.
DeSoto answered the challenge with FireDome, a sparkling, hemi-head V8 powering a new carline by the same name.
FireDome eclipsed its bigger Chrysler Firepower brother by delivering more road horsepower per cubic inch displacement than any other motor. FireDome cut four seconds from the time last year's DeSoto needed to travel from 0-60. Top speed was increased to 100mph.
What astonished everyone was how effortlessly FireDome produced its 160 hp at 4,400 rpm. The 1952 Oldsmobile Supper 88 V8, considered by many of the day to be a paradigm of performance, required 303 cubic inches, 7.5:1 compression, a four barrel carburetor and premium gasoline to make 160 horsepower. The DeSoto FireDome needed only 276.1 cubic inches, 7.0:1 compression, a two barrel carburetor, and regular gasoline for the same 160hp. In addition, FireDome's hemi-head limited pinging and resisted power robbing combustion chamber deposits.
DeSoto was overly modest about the FireDome. One 1952 DeSoto television advertisement chose not to mention the V8. Instead, the commercial pictured a stark, black, six cylinder DeSoto sedan that the announcer described as having chair high seats, plenty of interior room, and a smooth ride thanks to Oriflow shock absorbers. A happy family piled into the DeSoto and rode away smiling.
Regardless of the 45,830 DeSoto FireDomes that were built, overall DeSoto production had fallen from a disappointing 106,000 (est) in 1951, to an abysmal 88,000 (est) in 1952. That same year, Chrysler Corporation was overtaken by Ford as the country's second most prolific auto maker. Labor problems and war production priorities were partly to blame.
The restyled 1953 DeSotos were the kind of DeSotos people remember best. They were big, covered with chrome, and extraordinarily plush. "Motor Trend" magazine wrote a glowing road report about the 1953 FireDome sedan. The six passenger car was described as "a desirable family car" and powered by an engine with "high performance characteristics."
"Motor Trend" hurled its 4,120 pound FireDome from 0-60 in 15.5 seconds, nearly 5 seconds faster than the similarly priced Kaiser Manhattan tested in the same issue. Of course, the 600 pound lighter Kaiser was hindered by its 118hp six. Performance enthusiasts wondered what DeSoto's V8 would be capable of in a lighter, more aerodynamic body.
DeSoto gave a strong hint with a two-door show car called Adventurer.
DeSoto suddenly changed in 1955; so much so even Betty Grable was forced to stop and stare. She and husband Harry James, with Groucho Marx hiding in the back seat, appeared on national television extolling the virtues of the "Styled for Tomorrow" 1955 DeSoto. "Jumping Citations!" exclaimed horse enthusiast Harry at his first glance. "It ought to be great in the stretch. I know a thoroughbred when I see one." Betty agreed, and explained to her husband that the new top-line Fireflite's V8 was the equivalent of 200 Native Dancers.
DeSoto had power styling to go with its hemi power. DeSoto was longer, wider, and sleeker than any previously. It was also more colorful. DeSoto Fireflites and Firedomes could be dressed up with enormous, fang-shaped color panels that were standard on the Fireflite convertible and hardtop. DeSoto even introduced one of the earliest three tone paint jobs on the 1955 Coronado spring special. The loaded $3,151 sedan was resplendent in white, turquoise, and black.
DeSoto was equally new on the inside. PowerFlite automatic was operated by an intriguing Flite-Control lever mounted on the dashboard. The dashboard was dramatically styled with a dual cockpit gull wing theme. Even the view out was improved with DeSoto's first wrap around windshield.
Riding in a 1955 DeSoto was an experience. The engine was whisper quite and the ride extra smooth. There seemed to be miles between the driver and front seat passenger. Everywhere, there was quality whether it was the Fireflite Sportsman's leather upholstery or the Firedome's glossy dashboard. A '55 DeSoto was sure to please even the most jaded consumer.
Of course, sales were high. 114,765 DeSotos found happy owners for the 1955 model year. The calendar year total of 131,753 was the best since 1946.
Then something curious happened. The auto industry experienced a significant downturn in 1956. Oldsmobile lost over 97,000 sales, Buick more than 100,000 and Pontiac nearly 150,000. At Chrysler Corporation, Dodge sales eased by 36,000 cars and Chrysler sales by 24,000. DeSoto, however, built nearly as many cars in 1956 as it had in 1955. Model year production totaled 110,418, only 4,347 cars fewer than 1955. To top it off, more DeSotos than Chryslers were registered that year and DeSoto climbed to 11th place in the industry. Regardless, five years later DeSoto would be canceled.
The dynamics of DeSoto's demise were already in motion. Top management at Chrysler Corporation suggested Chrysler Division drop its bottom line Windsor to allow more room for DeSoto. Chrysler Division protested. Since 1946, Chrysler had fostered its low end products, and by 1956 had two-thirds of its volume provided by Windsor. Besides, Chrysler no longer had the option of moving up-market. The majestic Imperial was set off as a separate make in 1955 to compete with Cadillac and Lincoln. Having put itself in a difficult place, Chrysler would make no concession to DeSoto.
In 1956, DeSoto didn't need Chrysler's charity. The line was DeSoto's most formidable ever with new tailfin styling, DeSoto's first four door hardtop, and a fiery high performance two-door called Adventurer.
Like a brilliant avenging angle with her wings out stretched, the golden Adventurer stormed into the horsepower race. The finned hardtop colossus scorched Daytona Beach at 137 miles per hour, and surged through Chrysler's Chelsea Proving Grounds banked oval at 144 miles per hour. It even leapt the height of Pike's Peak serving as pace car for the year's competition climb. Nothing from the opposition, not the Thunderbird, Corvette, or Studebaker's Golden Hawk, could match the Adventurer's enormous power and high top speed.
Adventurer's motivation was an enlarged DeSoto hemi sized at 341.4 cubic inches. Horsepower was rated at 320, which was more than any other engine offered in DeSoto's price class.
Adventurer achieved its stunning performance without sacrificing luxury. Standard equipment included push button control Powerflite automatic, power steering, power seat, power windows, power brakes, windshield washers and electric clock. On top of these, the Adventurer delivered a custom interior with padded dash, dual rear view mirrors and dual radio antennas atop the fins.
As was true with legions of DeSotos before it, the Adventurer was a lot of car for the money. It came with more glitter, more features, comparable performance, and a marginally better power to weight ratio than the base Chrysler 300. Yet, the DeSoto cost $567 less. In six weeks following the Adventurer's February 18 introduction, all 996 examples built sold at $3,678 apiece.
In a rare extroverted moment, DeSoto flaunted its many virtues by pacing the 1956 Indianapolis 500. The DeSoto chosen for the duty was a shimmering gold and white Fireflite convertible decorated with Adventurer trim. While most onlookers mistook the modified Fireflite to be an Adventurer convertible, they couldn't mistake the brand. "DeSoto" was painted on the doors in large block letters and signs on the raceway proudly declared "DeSoto Sets the Pace."
DeSoto's slogan was no joke. The DeSoto pace car was a fire-breather equipped with the Adventurer's engine. With DeSoto Division president L. Irving Woolson at the wheel, the DeSoto pace car broke all previous pace car lap speed records. The convertible was doing better than 100 miles per hour when it left the racers.
The exotic Adventurer aside, the DeSoto Fireflite came with more standard horsepower than most cars in its category. At 255hp., the Fireflite V8 was more robust than anything from Mercury, Oldsmobile, or Pontiac, and equal to Buick's biggest engine. Zero to 60 took an effortless 10.9 seconds and the top speed was 110 miles per hour.
Back in the fifties, automotive evolution progressed at a frantic pace with car manufactures bringing out new models every two or three years. DeSoto was due for something new in 1957, but no one could have predicted how new the 1957 DeSotos turned out to be.
1957 DeSoto television commercials merrily sang, "The most exciting car today is now delighting the far highway. It's DELOVELY! It's DYNAMIC! It's DeSOTO!" The jingle didn't exaggerate. The 1957 DeSotos were amazing cars, perfect for the space age.
In fact, the new DeSoto had every appearance of being able to fly. Huge tail fins soared majestically from the rear fenders and terminated at a set of triple lens rocket launcher taillights. An illusion of jet propulsion was created by dual oval exhaust ports in the back bumper. On cold mornings, DeSotos left convincing vapor trails.
Credit for DeSoto's appearance goes to Virgil Exner, Chrysler Corporation's head stylist and perhaps the post war era's most gifted designer.
Unlike other cars of the day, the 1957 DeSotos were slim. They were fascinating visions of an aerodynamic future. The fins actually served a purpose. They increased stability at high speed and reduced the effects of wind buffeting.
Stability was more important than ever, for beneath the 1957 Adventurer's sleek new hood was America's first standard equipment engine producing one horse power for every cubic inch of displacement. Three hundred and forty-five horses bolted from 345 cubic inches at 5,200 rpm.
Those horses were harnessed to Chrysler Corporation's new TorqueFlite three speed automatic transmission. Though the unit was among the best in smoothness of operation and efficiency, it was the futuristic push-button controls that kept America talking. It seemed almost insignificant that DeSotos also came with Torsion-Aire torsion bar front suspension - a giant leap forward in riding comfort and handling.
The 1957 DeSoto line was the biggest in the make's then-28 year history. The DeSoto Adventurer became available as a convertible as well as a hardtop. Station wagons appeared in the Fireflite series. A new Firesweep nameplate was added at the bottom of the DeSoto price ladder. Firesweep offered three cars costing less than $3,000 in addition to DeSoto's least expensive wagons.
DeSoto's triple punch of styling, performance, and price made 1957 a memorable model year. As sales at Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac plummeted, DeSoto gained by 7,096 units. 117,514 DeSotos were built for the model year.
1957 was a good time for DeSoto. It was also a tragedy. Corporation-wide quality problems resulted in some horribly built cars. It's said that DeSoto four door hardtops built at Los Angeles leaked so badly in the rain that occupants were wise to exit the car to avoid drowning. One 1957 DeSoto Adventurer was incapacitated for four of the total 18 months it was owned by its first owner. The car went through four transmissions, three power steering units, two new double point distributors, new valve guides and a new radiator. Reportedly, it took considerable effort and the attention of Chrysler's Chairman of the Board to have the car corrected.
Stories like these and a propensity for early rust angered DeSoto's traditional clientele. DeSoto had always been a well-built car until 1957. Worse, those who had never bought a DeSoto before resented the car's inability to live up to appearances.
Quality control was a problem throughout Detroit in the late fifties. However, the sin seemed greater at DeSoto in light of the make's previous high standards.
Predictably, customers didn't return to DeSoto show rooms for 1958. Making matters worse was a recession. Unemployment topped 5.1 million meaning fewer people could afford a new DeSoto. Indeed, better mid-priced cars were sorely hit. General Motor's B-O-P trio declined for the third straight year. The new Edsel, Ford Motor Company's naive foray into Dodge and Pontiac's territory, met a cold 63,000 unit reception amidst enormous publicity. Mercury too declined. Hudson and Nash were gone altogether.
DeSoto delivered an improved product that year. The cars were consistently better built. A lighter weight, less expensive wedge-head V8 replaced the heavy, complicated hemi. Performance increased. A DeSoto Firedome with the optional 305hp, 361 cubic inch V8 flew from zero to sixty in 7.7 seconds. Top speed was 115 miles per hour.
Ironically, as DeSoto struggled to regain buyers, the high profile Adventurer embarrassed itself with an engineering blunder. For $637.20, performance enthusiasts could boost the Adventurer's 345 hp to 355 hp via Bendix electronic fuel injection. Though futuristic, the system proved nearly inoperable and most all Bendix EFI cars were recalled and fitted with dual four barrel carburetors. The unfortunate occurrence gave ammunition to those who found the wedge-head engine an inadequate successor to the hemi.
As DeSoto production dived nearly 70%, Chrysler Corporation panicked. DeSoto was unceremoniously yanked from the Wyoming Ave. assembly plant it had occupied since 1936. From July 1958 forward, senior DeSotos would be built alongside Chryslers on Jefferson Ave.
If management was ready to write off DeSoto, the styling department wasn't. In May of 1959, a radical prototype emerged from Virgil Exner's "back room" studio. It was a convertible with an aggressive new interpretation of the Forward Look. The hood was noticeably longer than the trunk and accentuated by menacing fender blades. It had no fins, but rather sculpted quarter panels and a smooth sloping trunk. Significantly, the nameplate on the hood proudly read "DeSoto." The concept was dubbed the S-series and approved for the coming 1962 model year change. Chrysler's other brands were instructed to take their inspiration from the new DeSoto.
Meanwhile, DeSoto offered its most flamboyant cars ever. 1959 Firesweeps, Firedomes, and Fireflites were available in any of twenty-six solid colors or 190 two-tone combinations. All DeSotos wore a triple air scoop front bumper along with a fine mesh grill. The Adventurer, complete with gold sweep spears and chrome streaks on the trunk lid, provided swiveling front seats to make entry and exit from the low ridding performance car easier.
For all the glitter, 1959 was a dubious year production wise. Almost 6,000 more DeSotos were built for the calendar year, but model year production fell again. At 45,724 cars, DeSoto was one of only two manufacturers to score lower sales in 1959 than in 1958. Simultaneously, DeSoto celebrated its thirtieth anniversary and built the two-millionth DeSoto.
The 1960 DeSoto line-up told the tale.
The Firesweep and venerable Firedome lines were dropped. Station wagons and convertibles disappeared. The once glamorous limited edition Adventurer was demoted to Fireflite status. Fireflite in turn was pushed down to replace Firedome.
Although they were few, the 1960 DeSotos were good. Both Fireflite and Adventurer boasted Chrysler Corporation's new Unibody construction. Along with Unibody came sounder build quality and an elaborate seven step rust proofing process. Drivetrains remained exemplary.
Newly optional was a Ram Charge V8. The 383 cid motor utilized twin four barrel carburetors perched atop ram induction tubes. The tubes accelerated intake velocity at certain R.P.M. creating a turbo-like horsepower boost. The induction system was matched by dual exhausts. DeSoto thoughtfully provided 12 inch brakes.
The Ram Charge option was available only on the Adventurer, which already delivered 305hp. Fireflite customers had to be content with 295 hp.
At the corporate level, scandal hinted at the mismanagement that debilitated DeSoto. William C. Newberg, who had been with Chrysler for nearly 30 years, became president of Chrysler Corporation April 28, 1960 when L. L. "Tex" Colbert stepped down. That June, Colbert's carefully groomed successor was fired by Chrysler's Board of Directors. It was alleged Newberg had a conflict of interest at Chrysler, namely financial holdings in companies which supplied Chrysler Corporation. Newberg's removal was followed by other resignations and a year-long battle.
The primary victim was DeSoto. As Chrysler collapsed on itself, the stunning S-series DeSoto prototype and its Chrysler offshoots were canceled. Suddenly, DeSoto had no future.
Sales of the 1960 models were understandably low. Chrysler Corporation had done everything possible to weaken DeSoto's position. For the 1960 model year, 25,581 were built. It was the worst model year since 1934, but it wasn't the last. Half-heartedly, a 1961 DeSoto was introduced October 14, 1960. Set up to fail, it was the last DeSoto.
The 1961 model wasn't granted the courtesy of a model name. It was simply dubbed DeSoto. What buyers existed were given a choice of only two body styles - a two door hardtop and a four door hardtop. Both wore full length chrome spears along their sides and shared a uniquely styled front end. They held little visual link to past DeSotos though the name was prominently displayed in the upper secondary grille and along the trunk lid.
Like the 1960 model before it, the last DeSoto used a 122 inch wheel base, the same span used by full size Dodges. The dashboard, with its three tier design and raised speedometer, could be traced back to Dodge. Even the engine, with an uninspiring 265 horses, came from DeSoto's less prestigious sibling. The days of lanky 126 inch wheelbases and sparkling performance were clearly over.
In its oddly beautiful 1961 dealer brochure, DeSoto made one final, rambling plea:
For 1961, DeSoto proudly presents a fine new car. It is a car rich in traditional DeSoto quality, fresh in the way it looks and performs. It puts into your hands the most all-around value in its price class. The 1961 DeSoto is not a former middle priced car scaled down in any way to attract the mass of low priced car buyers. Nor is it for those who are willing to pay a premium for a status symbol. Rather, the 1961 DeSoto has been deliberately designed for a particular kind of person who appreciates the additional roominess, the distinctive refinements and the reassuring "feel" of an automobile in DeSoto's class. It offers all these things, in superior measure, at a price you will find surprisingly low. Surely, the 1961 DeSoto has much to offer you. In this brochure, you will find some of the reasons you should look into this new car. Your Plymouth-DeSoto dealer will show you many more.
Then there was silence.
After 32 years, DeSoto production came to a halt November 30, 1960. Dealers were notified by telegram.
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Facebook flaw reveals Mark Zuckerberg's private pictures
A series of private photos of Facebook founder
Mark Zuckerberg have been made public after a flaw in the site's security settings was exposed.
Facebook moved quickly to close the loophole, releasing a statement claiming the bug â which allows users to report multiple instances of âinappropriate contentâ â had been fixed.
A total of 14 images of Zuckerberg were posted online under the heading: âItâs time to fix those security flaws Facebookâ.
The photos show the Facebook founder in a number of different situations, including playing with his pet dog Beast with girlfriend Priscilla Chan, holding up a chicken, drinking with friends and enjoying a meal with his partner.
Some of the images are already public, but others are reported to be private.
The statement released by Facebook after it became aware of the security breach read: âEarlier today, we discovered a bug in one of our reporting flows that allows people to report multiple instances of inappropriate content simultaneously.
âThe bug allowed anyone to view a limited number of another user's most recently uploaded photos irrespective of the privacy settings for these photos.
âThis was the result of one of our recent code pushes and was live for a limited period of time. Upon discovering the bug, we immediately disabled the system, and will only return functionality once we can confirm the bug has been fixed.â
The incident is the latest in a long line of issues involving privacy and security concerns among Facebook users.
Only last week, the Federal Trade Commission criticised the social network for changes to its privacy settings made in 2009, to which Zuckerberg admitted Facebook had made a âbunch of mistakesâ in the handling of usersâ information.


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Maybe title is little bit weird, but however.I'm working on some textures for 3D app And i'm Losing so much time to create wood color crumble texture. l have few images, but i think its much easier to create it with brush Preset. Can anybody help me to make similar brush like from the image?
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Will Breast Augmentation Result in Having Future Breastfeeding Problems?
Doctor Answers 12
Will breast implants interfere with nursing?
Breast augmentation through an incision placed in the crease under the breast should not interfere with nursing. The breast tissue is not entered or cut into, and there is no disruption of the ductal system that leads to the nipple. If the incision is around the nipple, however, there is dissection through the breast tissue, and there is a greater risk of interfering with the ability to nurse.
Learn more: http://www.seattleplasticsurgery.com/breast-augmentation-surgery.html
Breast Augmentation and Breast Feeding Problems
Some people worry about the implants letting off some type of chemical that might impact the milk but the implants today are so inert and of such high quality that this is not a concern at all.
I hope that helps.
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Will breast augmentation cause me to have breastfeeding problems when I decide to have children?
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Breast Feeding Problems and Breast Implants
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Breast feeding after augmentation
If your implants are sub-muscular and the incision is away from the breast, they will not likely affect breastfeeding. Is there an echo in here? BUT KEEP IN MIND - not all women can breastfeed, regardless of their implant status. Also keep in mind that there is a Breast Feeding Industrial Complex out there that will do its best to make you believe that breast feeding is more important that your sleep, your health, your sanity, your marriage, your job, your older children and, yes, your baby.
Breast pump survivor, Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder
Learn more: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/04/the-case-against-breast-feeding/7311/
Breast Augmentation and Breast Feeding
Breast augmentation usually does not lead to any problems with breast feeding. Occasionally, breast augmentation incisions are placed around the areola. With this type of incision, it is possible that certain milk ducts can be severed during the placement of an implant which could potentially cause a problem with breast feeding in the future. Also, if a breast lift is done at the same time as the augmentation, it may interfere with the ability to breast feed in the future. However, if an inframammary fold incision or a transaxillary incision is used it should not interfere with breast feeding.
Breast implants and the ability to breast feed
Breast augmentation should have essentially no impact on your ability to breast feed even though it is a cited issue and risk. With the implants placed either behind the muscle and further away from the breast tissue (submuscular) or the breast itself (submammary) there is no disruption of the breast ducts or glands. Either the inframammary (breast crease) approach or the transaxillary (armpit) approaches do not violate the ducts or glands. The periareolar approach where the implants are inserted through an incision at the lower half of the areola does involve some disruption of some ducts but this would generally only be a small percentage.
One must also realize that there is a percentage of women who can not breast feed and do not have breast implants.
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Will Breast Augmentation Cause Me to Have Breastfeeding Problems?
If breast implants are placed through the breast crease (Inframammary) approach or through the armpit (Transaxillary) approach there is no interaction with the breast ducts and the surgery cannot affect future breast feeding. When the breast augmentation is placed through a "smiley face" incision along the lower border of the areola (Periareolar) there will be some division of the lower ducts of the breast but the vast majority are left intact. Although this approach MAY be associated with some breast duct scarring, I have had several patients who had no problem breast feeding after a periareolar breast augmentation. It all comes to weighing the plusses and minuses of each approach and the useability of the scar for later breast surgery as needed.
Dr. Peter A Aldea
Breast feeding after breast augmentation
When breast implants are placed under the muscle (which is generally the preferred technique in breast augmentation), and when the incision is made in the crease under the breast, breast feeding in the future is usually doable. If the implants are very large for your frame and press on the nerve to the nipple, or if that nerve is injured, there may be a problem with sensitivity. In that case, you may not be able to breast feed. Also, some women are not able to breast feed, even without surgery.
When considering breast feeding, with or without previous breast implants, it is also important to know that your breasts may change shape and size. Many women request breast lift after breast feeding, especially if they have done it for more than 3 months.
Breast augmentation does not interfere with breastfeeding.
No. A breast augmentation does not affect your ability to breastfeed. This does not mean you can breastfeed. Some women, perhaps 20% have difficulty breastfeeding and you may be one. As you might imagine, many women having breast implants go on to have children and breast feed.
Learn more: http://www.swansoncenter.com
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This is about the character of the classic "Saint Seiya" series. For Gorgon Ochs in "Lost Canvas", click here. For info on the Gorgon Surplice, click here.
187 cm
81 kg
|Date of Birth
November 7
Eye of Charge, Rock the Bay
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Gorgon Ochs Chisōsei Gōgon no Okusu (地走星ゴーゴンのオクス) is a minor character from Masami Kurumada's classic anime/manga series, Saint Seiya. His power lies within the Earthly Run Star(地走星), and is one of Wyvern Rhadamanthys' subordinates. He is part of the squad of Specters that invade Athena's Sanctuary in 1990, he is killed by Capricorn Shura who uses his Surplice as a disguise.
The seal on the 108 Demon Stars of Hades' |Specters was released in the year 1990. The soul and Surplice of the Gorgon Specter sought out Ochs and transformed him into one of Hades' warriors. He soon travelled to Hades' Castle and joined his fellow Specters to wait for Hades real awakening. Though the god's spirit was still active, and offered to revive several of Athena's dead Gold Saints if they took the goddess' life. The Saints accepted and sortied for Athena's Sanctuary, yet everyone was not happy with the decision. Wyvern Rhadamanthys did not trust the Saints and tried to convince Pandora to send him in their stead, but she declined his suggestion. He therefore ordered his subordinate Frog Zelos to send about a dozen of Specters to the Sanctuary to keep tabs on the revived Saints and take Athena's life if the Saints did not. Zelos chose Ochs to be one among the 17 Specter squad.[1]
The Specters made their way into the Sanctuary without being detected due to that other revived Saints were acting as decoys. Though the revived Gold Saints got hold up at the Aries Temple, they soon made their way to the Taurus Temple. Ochs and the Specters had however gotten there first, so Deep Niobe decided to remain and defeat Taurus Aldebaran so that the revived Saints could pass through unhindered. Ochs and the others continued to follow the revived Saints Gemini Saga, Aquarius Camus, Capricorn Shura unhindered until they reached the Cancer Temple. Saga, Shura and Camus were subjected to illusions by Virgo Shaka whom eventually engaged in a long distance battle since Shaka was in the Virgo Temple. But after Saga and Shaka clashed with long distance attacks they suddenly disappeared among the grand bursts of Cosmo. Unbeknownst to the Specters, Saga, Shura and Camus had sneaked up behind them in the confusion. The Gorgon Specter was killed in an instant by Shura's Excalibur technique, as was Dullahan Cube by Saga and Elf Mills by Camus. The Saints stripped the Specters of their Surplices and wore them as disguises. Ochs and the others' bodies came to lay there until found by a passing through Aries Mu.[2]
Concept & Creation
Ochs was created by Masami Kurumada for the classic Saint Seiya series. Cube's story is unchanged in the anime adaptation except that his and the other bodies are discovered by the four Bronze Saints Pegasus Seiya, Cygnus Hyoga, Dragon Shiryu and Andromeda Shun instead of Aries Mu.[3][2]
Special Techniques
None of Ochs' techniques are ever shown, but as can be deduced by their names they have something to do with the Gorgon's ability to petrify living things to stone with a single gaze.
"Eye of Charge"
"Rock the Bay"
- Saint Seiya – "Chapter 074: The Golden Lion Bares its Fangs"
- Saint Seiya: Hades - Chapter Sanctuary – "OVA 8: An Instant of Hesitation"
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|Classic Specters
|Suikyo · Aiacos · Vermeer · Minos · Rhadamanthys · Charon · Gordon · Ivan · Pharaoh · Phlegyas · Queen · Rock · René · Stand · Sylphid · Valentine
|Cube · Gigant · Mills · Myu · Niobe · Ochs · Raimi · Zelos · Meehan
|The Lost Canvas Specters
|Minos · Rhadamanthys · Aiacos · Byaku · Charon · Fyodor · Gordon · Ivan · Gregor · Kagaho · Luco · Pharaoh · Phlegyas · Queen · Rock · René · Stand · Sylphid · Tokusa · Valentine · Veronica · Violate · Yōma · Partita · Earhart · Chris
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Maybe I'm reading to much into this but this is what Amare Stoudamire had to say about Steve Nash leaving the game last night.
"Losing Steve should not have hurt us. If we play defense and out work the opponent, we should still be okay. But like I said, defense has to be our main focus."
Maybe Amare feels that Amare is the MVP of this team.


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After 43 years of breakups, makeups and shakeups, ABC's One Life to Live will airs its final episode Friday.
The beloved soap opera helped launch the careers of many young stars, including Hayden Panettiere, Marcia Cross and Laurence Fishburne.
Fishburne, now 50, was just 12 years old when he won the role of adopted street kid Joshua Hall in 1973. "I got to miss school two days a week and go to the city!" the actor recalls.
Other One Life to Live alums include Ryan Phillippe, Yasmine Bleeth, Brandon Routh, Tommy Lee Jones and Blair Underwood.
The soap opera isn't the only daytime casualty: All My Children, which premiered in January 1970, ended in September 2011. It featured several future A-listers, including Josh Duhamel, Mischa Barton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jesse McCartney, Sarah Hyland, Melissa Leo, Kelly Ripa and Amanda Seyfried.


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I am attempting to install postgres on my windows XP box and get an error message stating that the postgres user already exists. I had postgres installed a couple of years ago; perhaps I did not remove it correctly? What do I need to do in order to get postgres back on my computer? I'm looking forward to playing with some Python routines (SQLAlchemy and Dab. in particular). Thanks for your help, --greg
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1. New Evidence Report Summary Available on Management of Jaundice in Newborns
We released the summary and full report of a new evidence report, Management of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, which presents a comprehensive literature review of the effect of bilirubin on neurodevelopmental outcomes. Researchers concluded that use of several new and currently used non-invasive devices could serve as reliable screening tools for earlier detection of potentially serious cases of jaundice and may decrease the need for invasive blood tests in those infants found to be at lower risk. They also found that use and validation of standardized data charts to plot results from bilirubin measurements based on hours since birth could help predict potentially serious cases of jaundice. In addition, researchers suggest the need for future research to validate newer non-invasive measurement devices and to address issues of cost-effectiveness and reproducibility in clinical practice. Future research in kernicterus would benefit from a uniform definition of the disease, they noted. The report was prepared by AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center at Tufts-New England Medical Center. Select to access the press release and the summary. A print copy of the summary and the full report are available by sending an E-mail to email@example.com.
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AHRQ WebM&M is a peer-reviewed, Web-based journal showcasing patient safety lessons drawn from real cases of medical errors. This month, AHRQ WebM&M features cases on a delirious patient with blood clotting problems who falls out of bed twice; a laparoscopic colostomy done in reverse, producing complete bowel obstruction; a medication overdose due to ambiguous abbreviations; a pregnancy whose incorrect dating nearly led to induction of pre-term labor; and an antipsychotic, rather than antihistamine, mistakenly dispensed to a woman with hives. The first issue's cases and commentaries are available under "Archives." To date, about 3,000 users have registered, and each day the site has about 1,000 visitors. Select to access the WebM&M site.
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Ramona's girls golf team picked up a Valley League victory over Westview and lost a league match to Oceanside as the team continues to improve.
The Lady Dawgs are now 3-10 on the season and 3-8 in the Valley League.
Ramona beat Westview 278-299 at the San Vicente Resort. Kellsie Domnitz shot her personal best as she took medalist honors with a stellar 49 on the par 36 front nine. It was the first time that Kellsie has shot in the forties.
Brittany Morton fired a 51. Ally Harvey and Kammy Fitting both shot a 58. Taylor Doelman contributed a 62 to the victory and Kia Turner shot 69.
The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Oceanside Municipal Golf Course and improved their score but lost to the Pirates 233-271.
Freshman Ally Harvey led the Lady Dawgs with a 49. Kammy Fitting shot an impressive 52. Kellsie Domnitz shot 54. Taylor Doelman recorded a 57. Brittany Morton and Kia Turner both turned in a 59.


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When you're a busy mum, the idea of sex at the end of long day can be as inviting as your next visit to the dentist. For too many women, having sex is just another task on their Things to Do list.
So if you need a little incentive to rev up your engine, studies now show that sex is actually good for you and good for your health. Here's why:
Despite what happens in movies, it is extremely uncommon for anyone to die during intercourse due to heart attack or stroke. Sex can be good but it is rarely THAT good! Sex actually gets your blood pumping through your blood vessels so having sex a couple of times a week may actually cut your risk of stroke or heart attack in half.
A study has shown that those who have sex regularly cope better with stress. It turns out that physical intimacy - hugs and kisses - do plenty to alleviate stress too. Simply being touched can release the feel-good hormone oxytocin into the blood system so it isn't necessary to experience an orgasm to feel the good effects of sex on stress levels.
Those feel-good hormones that having sex produces, also help keep depression at bay. Studies show that having regular sex makes your world a sunnier place to live in, all thanks to oxytocin.
Women who have sex regularly have higher testosterone levels - and higher testosterone levels mean better bone density and lower risk of osteoporosis.
Having sex at least once a week increases the production of the antibody immunoglobulin. These antibodies are immune-boosting, so more sex means a better immune system and less colds and flu.
It may be the last thing you feel like doing when you've got a sore head, but having sex when you have a headache can be a pain-reliever. In fact, the analgesic effects of the endorphins and corticosteroids released during sex can help other types of pain as well, including cramps, body aches and arthritic pain.
Have you ever wondered how your fella can go from enthusiastically doing the deed to deep asleep in minutes? It turns out that the oxytocin that's released during an orgasm can work better the best sleeping tablets! Need a good night's sleep? Simply chase the Big O and you'll sleep like a baby.
Not only does sex give your pelvis, thighs, buttocks and arms a good workout, but if you really throw yourself into the act, you'll get a good cardio workout too. Some experts estimate that 30 minutes of active sex is equivalent to 15 minutes on a treadmill. With your pulse rate up, you'll be getting fit in bed!
Sex gives all the pelvic floor muscles a good workout - so if pregnancy and birth have had a detrimental effect on these muscles, then aside from doing pelvic floor exercises each day, the next best thing you can do is have regular sex - and ideally, have regular orgasms as these will cause the entire pelvic floor to contract and tighten.
It may seem obvious but couples who have regular sex tend to be closer and enjoy greater intimacy. Enjoying a regular physical connection with your partner is a great way to remind yourself that you are lovingly and emotionally supported
Studies show you can slow time's march on your body by having regular sex. Because sex improves your mood, helps you to sleep better, and tones your body, regular sex can have an anti-aging effect on your body.
Last revised: Wednesday, 19 May 2010
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Brazzers brings more than thirty websites, over 7000 videos, and more pornstar talent than you can shake your dick at - though feel free to try - to your computer screen and asks you to come on inside for a closer look at what's made "The ZZ" one of the most popular porn studios of all time. Irreverent and unafraid of tackling any scenario or situation, the Brazzers take on such porno standards as anal sex, fucking in public, roleplaying fantasies, and group activity pushes this porn much further than most studios dare to go. In 1080p HD updates landing twice-a-day, Brazzers just keeps on fucking the competition right in its unlubed ass, pulling more views than Kim K's ass and Pam Anderson's tits combined!
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British retailer Marks and Spencer has launched what it claims is a world first: a carbon neutral bra.
Part of M&S' Autograph Leaves collection, the bra has been independently verified by the Carbon Trust Footprinting Certification Company, based on a variety of factors. First, the bras are made at the company's eco-friendly factory in Sri Lanka, which is powered b renewable energy and new waste-management initiatives.
M&S also purchased the equivalent of 1,440 tonnes of CO2 via a carbon credit project, to help offset the rest of the production and transport.
"The complexity of a bra's supply chain makes it the ideal product to learn about the practicalities of carbon footprinting, as it contains 21 component parts from 12 different suppliers," M&S' Mike Barry said. "We're already applying the lessons we've learned to other product areas and have taken an important step towards our goal of giving every single M&S product a Plan A attribute."


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January 26th, 2013 04:36 AM #1Junior Member
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33 weeks and need to narrow name list...
Hi All.
I'd love your input; positive, negative and otherwise. We are expecting #3 in March - and we don't know if the babyis a girl or boy. Our last name sounds and looks like Par-Tur and siblings are Talia Ann and Judah Oz (he prefers and goes by the name Ozzie).
For girls, here is a list of finalists:
Noë Jade
Etta Dove
Freyda Eve
Sadie Grey
Milla Sage
For boys,
Eitan Dov
Everett Dov
Xavier Mac
Abram Hob
Paxton Ash
Micah Dov
We aren't wed to anything at all, but have tried to find names that work with siblings and the last name. I won't say any more than that because I would like honest feedback on names/preferences and ideas for us to consider.
Thanks a ton.
January 26th, 2013 05:32 AM #3Senior Member
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I love everyone's input on these names. I see that Sadie Grey was the stand out for someone and my first thought was the name of a tragic heroine in a 19th century novella!
Noë Jade - Looks lovely, unsure how it is pronounced; like jewel and flower names so Jade a good choice.
Etta Dove - Etta is good, easy to pronounce, close to a few more popular names; Dove makes me think of the chocolate bar as well as a bird that is a symbol of peace.
Freyda Eve - Frey as in "fray"? I can see "fraidy" coming out of this. I like Freya, Freyja, but different names entirely. Eve is good.
Sadie Grey - Well I have a dog named Sadie, and I know numerous animals with this name as well as a young girl. Grey just isn't a colorful name, if you will pardon the pun. How about Sada Eve?
Milla Sage - Is this Mee lah or Mill ah? I prefer Mee lah, but both are pretty. Sage is slightly better than Grey. Milla Jade?
Eitan Dov - I like it a lot, though I am not totally positive on how it would be pronounced.
Everett Dov - I generally like Everett, but it doesn't seem to flow with your other children.
Xavier Mac - Know a little Xavier just a few weeks old, and I live in the boonies, so this name must climbing the charts. I prefer Xavier Max, but that is probably "X" overload!
Abram Hob - Abram is good, especially with Bram as an optional nickname. Hob - Not certain with another b so soon after Abram, does the name have personal meaning? Abram Uri? Abram Dov? Abram Liev? I like Abel and Absalom also.
Paxton Ash - I like Ash, not Paxton. Paz is nice or Pazia for girl!
Micah Dov - A good combo. I know of several Micah's so probably not uber-unique.
I like your style and creativity!
January 26th, 2013 11:54 AM #7
Sadie Gray jumped out at me too! Love it. Sadie is on my short list too. Spunky and cute. Sure a common dog name but who cares? There are so many fantastic girl and boy names that are also popular dog names. As for boy names I love Abram! Nn Bram. I like Bram on it's own too. The other boy name I love for you is Everett. Nn's Ev, Ever, and my fav, Rhett!Me + hubby = One prince and two little princesses <3 <3 <3. So in love with our family and our new little pink bundle!!
January 26th, 2013 11:55 AM #9Me + hubby = One prince and two little princesses <3 <3 <3. So in love with our family and our new little pink bundle!!


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Earlier this week the Center for Competitive Politics sent Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle a letter expressing our concerns about the so-called "Impartial Justice" bill, yet another ready-to-fail scheme to siphon taxpayer dollars into the campaign coffers of candidates for office. You can read our letter here: letter to Gov. Doyle on constitutionality of judicial campaign finance bill
Our letter makes the obvious points about the failure of similar schemes in other states, and notes that because the program provides additional funding to participating candidates if they are outspent by nonparticipating candidates or independent groups air ads opposing them or aiding their opponent, it is almost certainly unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Davis v. Federal Election Commission.
Today, Mike McCabe of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign sent his own letter to Governor Doyle in an attempt to rebut our letter. The letter is noteworthy in only one regard, an obvious false statement regarding court rulings on so-called "matching funds."
McCabe states: The most recent case addressing the trigger matching provisions is the Fourth Circuit's opinion in North Carolina Right to Life v. Leake which unanimously upheld a public funding program with triggered matching provisions for judicial races.
The only problems with McCabe's statement, of course, are two little cases called McComish v. Bennett (formerly McComish v. Brewer) in Arizona and Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield in, you guessed it, Connecticut.
On August 29, 2008, Federal District Court Judge Rosslyn Silver in Arizona issued a preliminary ruling that Arizona's "matching funds" provision in its taxpayer-financed campaigns program was likely unconstitutional in light of Davis. A final ruling is expected soon (CCP has filed an amicus brief in this case, the only party to do so on either side. You can read it here: Amicus brief in McComish v. Bennett).
Judge Silver writes in her order: Accordingly, Plaintiffs have established that the Matching Funds provision of the Act violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
More recently, on August 27 of this year Federal District Court Judge Stefan Underhill in Connecticut struck down that state's entire program (not just the "matching funds" provision). The judge struck down the law not just because it discriminates against candidates from minor parties, but also because of the matching funds component of the program. Judge Underhill's opinion is here: opinion of Judge Underhill in Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield
Judge Underhill wrote in his opinion: Although Davis did not directly address the constitutionality of a public financing scheme's matching fund provisions, its focus on whether it is constitutional for the government to benefit a candidate's opponent on the basis of that candidate's exercise of his or her First Amendment right to make unfettered personal campaign expenditures is pertinent to the issues presented in this case…
I conclude that the trigger provisions place a substantial burden on the exercise of First Amendment rights and the state has failed to advance a compelling state interest that would otherwise justify that burden. Accordingly, the operation and enforcement those provisions must be enjoined…
I suppose it's possibly that McCabe and his companions at Wisconsin Democracy Campaign have been playing Rip Van Winkle on campaign finance jurisprudence since August 28, 2008 (the day before Judge Silver's ruling), and are thus guilty of no more than abject ignorance regarding McComish v. Bennett and Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield.
This seems unlikely, however, given that the letter from CCP they are responding to specifically mentioned both cases.
In light of this, then, I would thus like to extend an offer to Mike McCabe and Wisconsin Democracy Campaign: if you and your group should happen to be brought up on charges of violating Wisconsin's law against lying in politics, the Center for Competitive Politics will be happy to assist in arguing Wisconsin's law is a violation of the First Amendment.
It seems the least we could do, after McCabe has done such a fine job of undermining the credibility of his group and the "reform" community who argue for these types of schemes.


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Brian Topp has made a career of remaining in the background, an admirable and effective trait for a political operative but hardly a winning strategy for someone who wants to lead the Official Opposition.
But in this difficult week for New Democrats that began with the death of Jack Layton and ends Saturday with his state funeral, Mr. Topp has emerged as a top leadership contender.
It is not simply random speculation. His name is being touted by top NDP officials. But during this public mourning period, those officials are refusing to speak publicly about succession.
And it is clear, too, that Mr. Topp, who now serves as the party's president, was being considered as a leadership contender even before Mr. Layton's death, given the surprise by some top New Democrats that his name leaked out. One said he was "thunderstruck" it went public.
This begs the question: Who is Brian Topp?
"He is a person of substance and intellect and huge competence," says Roy Romanow, the former NDP premier of Saskatchewan and a party heavyweight.
Mr. Romanow, who will be an honorary pallbearer at the Layton state funeral, is one of the few who would speak publicly about Mr. Topp. While it is clear he has high regard for Mr. Topp, who served as his deputy chief of staff from 1993 to 2000, Mr. Romanow also made it clear he is not promoting his leadership. Nor does he know if Mr. Topp is even interested in running.
What we do know is that Mr. Topp has much influence in the party and caucus. Along with Mr. Layton, Mr. Layton's widow, Olivia Chow, and Anne McGrath, the chief of staff, he helped craft the remarkable letter that the NDP Leader wrote to Canadians.
They spent four hours with Mr. Layton last Saturday framing his message, talking about the future of the party and even planning these last few days which saw the Prime Minister offer a rare state funeral to honour Mr. Layton and the huge outpouring of public grief.
What we do know is that Mr. Topp, 51, is from Quebec and is fluently bilingual – so necessary, given the strength of the NDP Quebec caucus.
His political career began as part of the team that saw consumer advocate and author of the Lemon-Aid car guides Phil Edmonston win a by-election in 1990, becoming the only Quebec NDP MP. Mr. Topp moved to Ottawa in 1990 to work for him.
Much later, he was instrumental in all of the Layton election campaigns, including the party's breakthrough on May 2 to Official Opposition status. After the election, he was appointed party president.
In addition, he's got the labour side covered, having worked for the Credit Union of Central Canada and now as the executive director of ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists).
But it was his involvement in the 2008-09 negotiations for the coalition between the NDP, Liberals and the Bloc Québécois that caused some in political Ottawa to take notice of Mr. Topp. (He later wrote a book about this experience.)
"He's a little mysterious in mainstream political circles," says Paul Zed, the former chief of staff to Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff. "When Brian emerged, it was kind of like 'who is this guy and where does he come from?'"
Mr. Zed recalls a meeting in early 2009, after Stéphane Dion had been replaced by Mr. Ignatieff as leader, between he, Ms. McGrath and Mr. Topp over the upcoming Harper budget.
Mr. Topp wanted to know if the Liberals would work with the NDP to vote down the budget, defeat the government and form a coalition.
Coalitions were, after all, old hat to Mr. Topp, who had helped negotiate a working arrangement with the Saskatchewan Liberals after the 1999 election that saw the Romanow government reduced to a minority. Several Liberals were appointed to his cabinet.
"What struck me about him was the degree of confidence with which he spoke, which told me that he was in lockstep with Jack," Mr. Zed says.
As well, Mr. Zed remembers "really, really well" that Mr. Topp repeatedly said, "Michael Ignatieff can become Prime Minister." Mr. Layton would have served in the cabinet.
In the end, the Liberals weren't interested in working with the NDP and supported the Harper budget.
While Mr. Topp is many things – strategist, bilingual union organizer and Layton inner-circle member, he is not elected, which could prove a liability.
Mr. Romanow says Mr. Topp would never make a decision to seek the leadership "hastily." He adds, however, if anyone can make the tricky transition from the political backrooms to the House of Commons, Mr. Topp can.
"Of all of the people I have seen trying to make them… my hunch is that Brian would be one of the easiest to make it of the ones I have seen," Mr. Romanow says.


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Andrew DiFiore is president and creative director of answerYES Interactive, a progressive Internet marketing and design firm specializing in creating interactive customer experiences around client brands.
Andrew graduated from Pace University with a B.S. in Computer Science. He began his career in "new media" as a programmer for Prodigy Services Company, the first public GUI-based client-server network formed by the joint capital of IBM, CBS, and Sears (back in the days before the Web).
During his eight-year tenure Andrew helped pioneer many of the Internet technologies still in use today, from email to ecommerce. He became known as the "Father of Download" when he developed the program for distributing a vaccine for the dreaded Melissa virus to Prodigy's million members.
In 1997, Andrew joined Thomson Newspapers to head up their new Internet division Thomson Interactive Media (TIM), chartered to migrate all of Thomson's 70+ print properties to the Web within three years. He did it in just one. As a result, TIM extended its Internet Revenue Solutions to such high-profile clients as Atlantic Journal Constitution, The Houston Chronicle, and Newsday.
While at Thomson, Andrew earned his degree in Graphic and Multimedia Design from Pratt Institute Manhattan. In 1999, after satisfying a life-long wanderlust to travel cross-country for three months, Andrew founded Virtual Arts Studios, garnering projects from Deloitte & Touche, Gartner, Brunschwig & Fils, Martine's Chocolates, Garfields & Marks, and Movado. Virtual Arts changed its name to answerYES Interactive and officially incorporated in 2004.
With more than a decade in the business Andrew has accumulated an extensive portfolio of award-winning work for clients in a variety of industries, including retail, entertainment, manufacturing, and nonprofit.


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Marks & Spencer is one of the UK's leading retailers. M&S sells high quality, great value clothing and home products as well as outstanding quality food. Around 21 million customers visit our stores each week and we have 78,000 employees across the UK and 42 territories globally.
Marks & Spencer was founded over 127 years ago and currently has over 700 UK stores and over 360 international stores across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Our customers expect the best from Marks & Spencer products. We work closely with our suppliers to develop high quality and innovative products that are only available at Marks & Spencer.
M&S is the UK's largest clothing retailer. We sell stylish, high quality great value, innovative clothes for all ages and are the UK market leaders in womenswear, lingerie and menswear.
We are the UK's leading provider of high quality food. Our products range from fresh produce and groceries to innovative part-prepared meals and a range of award winning wines.
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In September 2011, Marks & Spencer returned to France with its first international website, www.marksandspencer.fr which serves customers throughout France. Later in 2011, we opened our first french store on the Champs Elysées. Visit us and enjoy our famous Food Hall offering a range of up to 2,500 exceptional quality, fresh M&S food products as well as the best of our fashion and home ranges.
Wherever you live in France, you can order online and shop over 10,000 products along with secure payment, easy delivery and our generous returns policy within 35 days of purchase.
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Please follow this link for further information with regards to Investor Relations, Press Releases and more. Please note that content of the UK site is only available in English.
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The Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) will felicitate Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) for its outstanding contribution to Urban Infrastructure Sector.
In a letter, HUDCO Chairman and Managing Director Dr. M. Ravi Kanth invited Municipal Administration & Urban Development Minister K. Tarakarama Rao to receive the Award to be given away as part of the Government of India Enterprise's 46th Annual Day celebrations in New Delhi.
Expressing happiness at the selection of HMWSSB for the Award, KTR said that the Telangana Government would leverage state-of-the-art technology for designing more and more innovative initiatives. He elaborated on the new initiatives like automated billing for bulk consumers through GPRS, developing a grievance redressal mobile app, single window clearance for new tap connections and making rain water harvesting pits mandatory for according new house permissions.
KTR said that Telangana Government recognises access to safe drinking water as a fundamental right of people and has taken up Mission Bhagiratha to this end. The MAUD Minister recalled that the State has secured HUDCO's Award for the Water Grid Scheme apart from winning appreciation from NITI Aayog and Union Government. Such recognition works as incentive to take up more such good initiatives, the Minister stated.
The Minister said he would receive the HUDCO Award personally to be presented at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 25th April. Senior officials from MAUD Department will accompany the Minister to New Delhi. (INN


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Welcome to this year's 5th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! The first test build of the newly revamped Fedora Project's version 7 is scheduled for release on Tuesday. This will mark the start of a new and long development period that many popular distributions launch around this time and don't complete until the promised new features are implemented and most known bugs squashed several months later. In the meantime, Linspire has announced an expanded CNR software installation service for popular distributions, Mandriva has launched a new live CD with the Metisse 3D desktop, a Debian developer has investigated the usability of Debian Etch, and the PC-BSD team has answered questions about their recently released version 1.3. In the review section we'll take a quick look at Foresight Linux 1.0, the project's first stable release after nearly two years of development. Happy reading!
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