LA MIRADA, Calif., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Now known as simply Horn - formerly E.T.

DEARBORN, Mich., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Around the world, Ford customers have unique horn-blowing behaviors In North America, customers use their horns less often than elsewhere in the world - typically as a way to greet neighbors and locate their vehicles in parking lotsIn other parts of the world, horns get more use - often as a traffic signal - and are made of disc horns, which have a longer lifePatricia Seashore doesn't like to sound off about it, but she knows better than most that there's more to a vehicle horn than a simple beep-beep or honk-honk. In fact, this deceptively simple device actually takes into consideration customer horn-blowing behavior and its impact on the horn itself, including the amount of use, tonality and, sometimes, even physics. "As Ford has expanded globally, we now have an increased awareness of what a horn is used for in all of our markets," said Seashore, Design & Release supervisor.

The vuvuzela horns -- also called stadium horns -- being blown by fans at World Cup matches are so loud that anyone within close range could suffer hearing damage, according to experts on Monday.

SALT LAKE CITY, May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MetaStock, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) released the Around the Horn add-on today for the MetaStock software platform. Developed by Dr. Adrian Manz, Around the Horn offers a simple and effective approach to trading.

Residents of California between Oceanside and Escondido have a problem with a new train horn, a spokeswoman for the North County Transit District said. We're getting a lot of push-back from the community, Sarah Benson said. The light-rail system known as The Sprinter is ready for its fourth set of horns.