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...asking the same question, resurrecting the ragtop from near extinction. And not just at Ford. Today the market is flooded with 30 convertibles, up from about a dozen six years ago. Over the same period, registration of new convertibles is up 63%, according to R.L. Polk & Co. The new fleet ranges from family-oriented cruisers like the Toyota Camry Solara to such trophy hot rods as the Lexus SC 430. At next week's New York International Auto Show, carmakers from Audi to Mercedes will show off new models. Even Chevy's pickup division is joining the fray, with...
...Today's fleet is both more comfortable and safer than the generation of '70s-era Pontiac GTOs. Higher-tensile steels enable manufacturers to make frames that vibrate less and are stiffer and lighter (the bane of convertibles past was lumbering weight and rattle). "Airflow management" is now a priority--with windshields shaped to reduce wind so you can actually hear that nine-speaker stereo. And upscale roadsters like the Mercedes SL500 feature pop-up roll bars that can deploy in a third of a second. (Such bars, however, won't necessarily save you in a rollover. The National Highway Traffic...
...title. In the U.S., Wells Fargo has installed 1,100 souped-up ATMs in 16 Western states that can show movie trailers and the MSNBC news ticker, run streaming-video ads during transactions and spit out coupons before the customer can get away. Bank of America, Fleet and Citibank are also migrating their ATMs...
...fall schedule because shows about Washington are hot. Even if the Lane pilot doesn't make the cut there are currently at least four series on the air which use government, politics, and the media for their story lines. "The West Wing," arguably the mothership for this new fleet of shows, has even hired former Clinton Administration and congressional staffers to provide the proper authenticity for their scripts. They must be doing something right. The show is a huge ratings success, runs the table at the Emmys, and is the darling of the Beltway crowd regardless of political persuasion...
...loss could be challenged in federal court--but only on narrow procedural grounds. Critics fear that a Methanex win would upend the principle that "the polluter pays." Instead, the polluter would be paid. A California senate committee questioned whether hundreds of state and local laws--from fishing-fleet fees to truck-inspection rules to a preference for recycled paper--could be challenged by foreign investors. Says state senator Sheila Kuehl: "A secret tribunal is going to decide whether a private company can trump laws passed by a democratically elected government...