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Lawmakers Give Old Auto Law New Spin

Mar. 28--TALLAHASSEE -- A Senate insurance committee on Tuesday took the Legislature's first major stab at rewriting the state's mandatory automobile insurance laws. In so doing, the members unanimously passed a bill that manages to irritate just about everybody: doctors, hospitals, lawyers and most auto insurance companies. The state's "no-fault law," also known as personal injury protection, is scheduled to vanish on Oct. 1. That law requires all Florida motorists to carry $10,000 worth of auto insurance coverage to pay the health care costs for injuries in any wreck, no matter who caused it. Proponents of the no-fault law say it keeps minor crashes from clogging the courts and ensures timely payment, especially for those who don't have any health care coverage. Opponents say it already leads to lawsuits, is prone to fraud and forces those who already have health insurance to pay for duplicative coverage.

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Trying to maintain a way of life before it disappears

This place, the neighborhood or neighborhoods, community or communities we live in — the Lower East Side, Loisaida, the East Village, part of Chinatown, call it what you will — is undergoing a scale and pace of change wrenching the life, many of our lives, from here.

Change is inevitable — neighborhoods change, as the city, state and nation do. But much of our wrenching change is allowed too easily — it does not have to be; we have the wisdom to live otherwise.

The zoning governing our space is grossly inadequate. Everyone should know that Ludlow St., at 50 feet wide one of the narrowest streets in New York, is slated to become a canyon of high-rise hotels and apartment buildings. People should know that Avenue C is losing its last hardware store and a shoe-repair shop is hard to find.

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Budget fails to receive any applause?

The detractors of the Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, may have had a field day in holding back their applause for the 2007 Budget in spite of buoyant revenues, much above projections and expectations, rising foreign exchange reserves, record foreign direct investment at $10 billion, high savings rate at 32 pc of the gross domestic product or GDP, record foreign remittances at $23 bn and 9.2 pc annual growth rate- the highest in independent India's history. How is it that even though the world is impressed by what is considered India's near economic miracle has not been adequately appreciated at home?

What has gone wrong? Is it pure politics of the right and left? It would seem so. Even the defenders of the Budget within the ruling party and its allies and outside supporters are somewhat muted in their words of praise.

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Utsmans played pioneering role in history of Bristol Motor Speedway

Layman Utsman, who competed in the first NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway, dominated Sportsman Speedway in Johnson City in this car in 1970, winning 18 races and the track championship. John A. Utsman won nine races at the Johnson City track that year, and Sherman Utsman won the season opener before retiring. Contributed photo.

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BRISTOL, Tenn. - As the history of Bristol Motor Speedway was written during the first three decades of the track's existence, one family from down the road in Bluff City seemed to always be around at key moments.

Three members of the Utsman family - brothers Layman and Sherman, and Uncle Dub (William) who passed away in 2000 - raced in the very first Grand National (now Nextel Cup) race at Bristol Motor Speedway on July 30, 1961.

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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Penetrates the World of Video Games

Midway Games Inc., a video game publisher popularly known for games like Ms. Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam, made public that it is planning to develop an interactive title based on the cartoons Aqua Teen Hunger Force entitled Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am is an action-packed golf cart racing game, which enables users to experience the said animated series in a different level and interface. Steve Allison, chief marketing officer of Midway, describes the new venture. He said, "Aqua Teen Hunger Force is a unique and completely hilarious property. We are working closely with Aqua Teen creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis to bring the tone of the TV show and movie into a video game." In turn, creators Maiellaro and Willis enthusiastically expressed simultaneously, "This golden chalice represents a new age in gaming, the likes of which has never before been seen on this planet.

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Camilla set to become grandmother

Prince Charles' wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is to become a grandmother later this year, a British newspaper reported Sunday.

Sara Buys, who is married to Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles, is expecting the couple's first child in September, the Mail on Sunday said.

''We have told our friends and family, and they are delighted,'' Parker Bowles, 32, was quoted by the newspaper as saying. ''Mummy is absolutely over the moon at the prospect of becoming a grandmother.''

''It's the best news ever, and we are thrilled,'' Buys, 34, was quoted as saying.

Parker Bowles is Charles' godson. He became the Prince of Wales' stepson after Camilla and Charles married in 2005. Buys and Parker Bowles married later that year.

Clarence House, Prince Charles' London office, said it had no comment on the report.