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Self-diagnosis becomes easier for an auto that has multiplex central wiring, just introduced on the 1995 Continental. Instead of the bunches of brightly colored wires visible under the hoods of most contemporary cars, the Continental has what Ford's Ressler describes as a "central nervous system, one continuous-wire system making a complete circle with a separate address for every function. It means fewer wires, fewer connecting points and fewer things that can go wrong...
...course, getting smart costs money, as do the growing number of federally mandated improvements, and Detroit is passing on a good part of that cost to consumers. In recent months, average spending on a new car has exceeded $20,000 for the first time ever, and Ford economists predict this cost will rise to $30,000 by 2002. Indeed, the average family now spends more than half its annual income for a new car, compared with only a third in 1974. And the 4.7% average price rise for the new model year is running ahead of the current 2.7% annual...
...think the committee ever felt that itwould be deeply offended if none of these modelswere selected," said Ford Professor of the SocialSciences David Pilbeam, a committee member, "It'snot a detailed road map. You have a model and aperson, and as you reduce the list ofpossibilities, maybe you change the model...
Much to the dismay of Harvard administrators, Ford's solution to her social dilemma is becoming increasingly popular among her female classmates. Over the past two years, growing numbers of undergraduate women have been turning to sororities to fill what they perceive as a gaping hole in Harvard's social atmosphere--the opportunity for a network of female friends...
Sororities are not like other campus organizations, members are careful to point out. One main difference, Ford says, is that they lack the political agenda that characterizes many women's groups...