Mrs Beesley - who was about 25 at the time of the incident and not living at the family home - said her mother spoke to her about the speeding points in late spring or early summer of 2003.

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Contrast the barely noticeable blip up in yields with the spring 2009 leap of 150 basis points in a few months.

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Another problem with the rankings, not yet fully resolved, is that paid appearance fees to just a few top players can significantly boost the point value of an otherwise undistinguished tournament, which the top stars may then win. (This practice isn't allowed on the PGA Tour.) Westwood, then No. 2, earned 20 rating points for winning last spring's Indonesian Masters, in which the next-highest player in the field was ranked No. 90.

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The real hurt was dished out to Windows 7 tablets and "others" like RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, both of whom were cut down to just 1.2 points of share each in the spring.

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Maybe it was because, as Ms. Waters herself points out in her chapter on Seasonal Menus, spring and lamb are meant to be.

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This spring, will introduced a 55-inch and 65-inch Bravia 4K TVs at new price points.

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