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In terms of divorce, the State of Connecticut is often referred to as an all property equitable distribution state.  This designation means that the Court presiding over a divorce has the power to assign, to either spouse, any portion of the property of the parties, as there is no statutory exemption for the separate property of either spouse. In divorce lingo Connecticut is also considered a no-fault divorce state. A state which allows no-fault divorce does not require either spouse to demonstrate wrong-doing by the other spouse in order to file for a divorce.

Despite the fact that fault need not be proven to file for divorce in Connecticut, it can still play a crucial role in the distribution of marital property and allocation of financial assistance under Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 46b-81. Factors considered by the court include:

• The length of the marriage,
• The causes for the annulment, dissolution of the marriage, or legal separation,
• The age of the parties,
• The health of the parties,
• The station of the parties,
• The occupation of the parties,
• The amount and sources of income,
• The vocational skills and employability of the parties,
• The marital estate, liabilities, and needs of each of the parties and the opportunity of each for future acquisition of capital assets and income,
• The contribution of each of the parties in the acquisition, preservation or appreciation in value the marital estate.

So, inquiring minds may ask, where in this complex equation does the current economic situation fit in, including the realities of foreclosure and short sale? In most divorces the marital home is the family’s most valuable asset. Usually upon divorce, couples are faced with several options in the apportionment of the marital home.  These options often include sale and division of the proceeds, the purchase-out by one spouse of the other spouse’s equity in the home, or maintenance of the current status-quo by allowing one spouse to remain in the marital home in the case of existing juvenile children of the marriage. Oftentimes, in today’s economy, these options are severely hindered by the financial status of the divorcing couple.

Due to declining home values, many couples are left with properties valued at less than what is owed on the mortgage. This frequently results in an inability to sell the property and the question of what steps should be taken in division of the marital assets. In addition to the problem of selling the marital home, many divorcing couples also face the prospect of foreclosure as income is diverted away from the home to other separate ventures. For both the couples facing the problem of dwindling home values and those starring at the face of foreclosure, a short sale may offer the best solution and compromise for all involved.

A short sale is the sale of real estate in which the sale proceeds equal less than the amount owed towards the mortgage or mortgages on the property. A short sale requires that the lender, or holder of the lien on the marital property, agree to a discounted or reduced repayment of the loan. Frequently, in today’s fiscal climate, lenders will approve the discounted repayment based on the financial hardship of the borrower, as a loss mitigation mechanism. For couples considering short sale as a solution to their economic woes, it is important that they act quickly, as the short sale process is often long and burdensome.

The first step in initiating a short sale is to contact the couple’s lender and explain the problematic financial position. Next, the couple should seek the assistance of a qualified realtor experienced in short sale and foreclosure situations to list and market the property to potential buyers. During these first two steps, it is also wise to seek out the assistance of a real estate attorney who may guide you through the often complex and frustrating short-sale process.  A qualified attorney will be able to provide answers to all of your questions regarding the short-sale process, as well as review your agreement with the lender and realtor in order to ensure that all potential ramifications of the short sale are accounted for. Important considerations may include tax consequences, credit score and reporting activities on behalf of the lender, and the potential for a deficiency judgment (an amount that may be owed to the lender representing the difference between the loan balance and the proceeds of a short sale). It is important to have a knowledgeable and qualified attorney protect the interests of all parties involved in a short sale as well as to advise on the potential pros and cons of the transaction.

Please stay tuned for Part 2 of this Article- Splitting After a Split: Divorce and the Consequences of a Short Sale.

Do you know what blogging is all about? It’s about sharing. Sharing your thoughts, sharing your opinion, sharing your knowledge. It’s about helping others, getting others to straighten out their thoughts by comparing them to yours, forming their opinion by reading yours, filling their gaps of knowledge, by soaking up yours.

If that is what you do with your blog, sharing, helping others, then you can be sure that this will come back to you. As the saying goes, what you do onto others will come back to you threefold. So you better give good things.

If you build up a loyal readership that knows and appreciates your sharing and helping, then this readership will be ready for you too, to help you, and to share with you. This can be in the form of helping you out if you have problems with something, but also by clicking your ads, commenting on your blog, subscribing to your feed, buying your stuff, or the products that you’re affiliated with.

Since helping out and sharing should be your first concern, you need to ask your audience: “What do you want?”, “How can I help you?”. Once you know the answer to these questions, you are ready for the game. Find the problems your audience faces, solve them, blog about them, and sit back and enjoy (or find more problems, write more posts, and enjoy more while you’re writing even more ). And, listening to your audience, sharing with them and helping them will only broaden your readership.
Your readers will start talking about your posts, putting links online, sharing them in social media. All this is word of mouth in the digital age. It is telling to other people that your product, your blog is worth visiting. This creates authority. And as we all know, search engines digg authority. So you will gain more visitors again.

Same as it is in the real world, it is in the virtual world. Quality always comes on top, and will go viral eventually. Helping people, sharing with people is creating quality content.
So I hope this post was a bit of a helping hand to you.

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ESPN’s mobile efforts had a stand-out year in 2009. Its ESPN (NYSE: DIS) ScoreCenter was downloaded more than 4.5 million times and was ranked as the top free sports App in iTunes; ESPN was the 8th most-trafficked mobile website, according to Nielsen; and total minutes spent viewing ESPN Mobile TV increased 186 percent over 2008.

John Zehr, the SVP and GM of mobile, also told mocoNews at CES that the mobile division, which consists of 50-or-so employees, is bringing in steady revenues and is profitable. The accomplishments mark a significant amount of progress, considering that the company officially pulled the plug on its MVNO service three years ago. “I don’t think we’d be as strong today without the MVNO. The premise was that people will use mobile data, and that still holds true,” he said.

While ESPN’s mobile efforts today have included the mobile web, mobile TV (via FLO TV and MobiTV) and applications on the iPhone, Zehr says they have not started building apps for other smartphone platforms, such as the BlackBerry and Android. Expect BlackBerry applications in the next couple of months. Zehr: “40 percent of our mobile web traffic is coming from BlackBerry.” As for Android, he’s not jumping on the bandwagon too quickly. He said you search “ESPN” in the Android Market, and you get six to seven copycats. Zehr: “We’ve complained, but it’s a lot like whack-a-mole. They [Google] are not as responsive as I’ve liked. If they won’t police it, it makes the playing field tough.” (Today, only one app is using the ESPN brand in its title.)

As far as making money, that’s changed a lot too since the MVNO days. Historically, one of ESPN’s biggest revenues streams came from the carriers, which paid ESPN to be on its deck because it encouraged consumers to sign-up for data plans. But now that data plans are required with most smartphones, the carriers aren’t paying as much, he said. Instead, ESPN is mostly relying on revenues from mobile TV partners, app sales and advertising.

When it comes to advertising, ESPN has avoided working with any of the major mobile ad networks, like AdMob, Quattro or Millennial Media. He said they believe that if they tap into mobile ad networks, the ESPN brand will be a commodity. “Part of the value is being associated with us,” he added. Often times advertisers come from their web properties, but increasingly brands are coming directly to mobile. Without mobile ad networks, however, the ad inventory does not sell out.

In the near future, he says they will experiment with other types of advertising, and will increasingly target them based on a person’s location or behavior. He said in particular, movies have done well to a sports-oriented audience. If it’s Thursday or Friday night, and people are checking scores from a bar, perhaps they’d like to see a movie next? He also said that push notifications are free today, but that could change. Zehr said recently his responsibilites changed slightly. Previously, he was also in charge of product development. By taking that away, he said that signals that ESPN is serious the business opportunity. “In my role as GM, it’s incumbent on me to make money and invest…Not too far in the future, mobile will be bigger than the web.”

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At first glance, this quote by Windows Manager James DeBragga doesn’t make much sense. But it’s actually a relatively reasonable metaphor.

He compares Android to a puppy thusly: sure, you can get a puppy for free, but then you’ve gotta housebreak it, take it for walks and train it. It takes a lot of work to turn that puppy into a properly-behaved dog.

And really, that seems to be true based on the initial experiences of Nexus One owners. But then again, that’s one specific case. Every mobile platform, including Windows Mobile, has its issues. Are Android’s really worse than most? [Laptop]

Fiat acaba de presentar en el Salón de Detroit la versión eléctrica del Fiat 500 que será denominada como Fiat 500 BEV. Será un prototipo eléctrico basado en el famoso pequeño utilitario. Según afirma la propia Fiat, a día de hoy no tienen ningún plan para comercializar este modelo.

En el interior de este prototipo se ha empleado una tapicería de piel de una alta calidad. En el cuadro de mandos digital y en la consola de central nos encontramos con unos botones con los que podremos seleccionar los diferentes modos de conducción que utilizan los vehículos automáticos.

Según hemos podido conocer, el motor eléctrico y el transformador que le proporciona energía ha sido instalado en el vano motor en el que habitualmente van alojados los motores de combustión del Fiat 500 normal.

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No need to trash entire bill

Editor, The Times:

Let’s do a reality check here. As The Times continues to pound against the necessity of passing health-care-reform legislation this year [“Jobs first, then talk about health reform,” editorial, Opinion, Jan. 8], 45,000 Americans continue to die annually because of lack of access to health care.

Since those deaths are insufficient to shame you into supporting reform, you bring back the argument that we cannot afford this. Let me remind you that we are currently spending 17 percent of our GNP — that’s $2.5 trillion per year — on health care, and without insurance regulations and other cost-saving measures, these numbers will rise to 20 percent of our GNP — or $4 trillion per year in 2015. Tell me how the businesses you are concerned about will be able to afford to hire new American employees under those circumstances.

The bill that is being developed is far from perfect, but it’s a start. When you ask Congress to move onto other issues you consider more important, does it matter to you that our duly elected officials have spent the past six months focusing on the issue of health-care reform, fighting to at least start a process to give us universal access, and that all their effort will have been wasted if we do not pass a bill? You know full well further delay will mean another 16 to 20 years before we try again. That’s another million lives lost as the clocks tick on.

So, instead you should argue appropriately against specific measures in the bill, such as taxing health-care benefits. Push for a tax on the wealthy, as proposed in the House version — this should not affect job creation. But don’t trash the entire bill and pretend you’re concerned with cost or unemployment.

— Lisa C. Plymate, Washington State director of Doctors for America, Seattle

Focus on job creation

Without jobs we can’t pay for health care or pay the taxes that enables government-provided health care.

Yet at a time when unemployment is near a 60-year high and the federal government is heaping ever more debt on our children, politicians are spending even more and loading even more disincentives on employers to create jobs in this country.

I completely agree that we need to get our priorities in order. Jobs are the foundation for all other spending. Politicians should be focusing first on providing a healthy environment for job creation.

— Chris Waldorf, Seattle

Cessation of war could provide funding instead

Regarding Friday’s editorial on health care, The Times was way off the mark. The current federal health-care legislation may be flawed but this critical issue has been placed on the back burner of American politics for far too long.

As a result we have a convoluted, costly and — for many millions of our fellow citizens — an inaccessible system of care that is ineffective and grossly unfair. The Times suggested that our nation drop the subject of reforming health care. All of the bloated, venal institutions that profit from this ridiculous and wasteful arrangement couldn’t agree more with this misguided opinion.

The Times was right to argue that the issue of jobs is an exigent one. But this urgent subject should not displace health-care legislation nor any other crying domestic need — like education, affordable housing for the poor and care for the elderly.

Instead, the United States could begin addressing all of these matters in a concrete and comprehensive way if we got out of the war business. The lives lost, the profligate trillions spent and the resulting geopolitical chaos may suit the military and corporate masters of war, but it does not in any way suit the common citizenry.

It is time to dismantle the permanent war economy. Then there will be abundant resources to truly reform health care, provide jobs and worker retraining for the reinvigoration of the American economy — as well as address other myriad needs.

— Joe Martin, Seattle

United doctors for reform

I am appalled that in the same piece The Times editorial board claims to support health-care reform, but also asks Congress to “set the health-care bill aside” until the economy improves.

I agree that the bill passed by the Senate creates inadequate competition to drive down costs and increase quality. However, setting aside an imperfect bill with the hope of passing a flawless one in the future is extremely unrealistic and leaves us with the economically unsustainable and simply immoral status quo.

Opportunities to reform our health-care system have come along very rarely and each time have failed due to the same reasoning the editorial board is now endorsing. The passage of reform will mark a philosophical turn for our nation. Future congressional battles over improving health care will not be about whether every American deserves it, but rather over how to deliver it.

As a physician, I am sad to note that divisions between doctors over how to fix our ailing health-care system have long stood in the way of progress. However, doctors are finally united in our support for health-care reform. I stand with over half a million doctors who implore Congress to pass reform now.

— Rupin Thakkar, Seattle

Once a proverbial given in this and a number of other countries, circumcision has become a hot button issue, intensely debated in both family and medical circles. For decades it was standard procedure for hospital births, but the numbers are quickly declining. Today, 56% of newborn boys are circumcised, although the rate varies considerably by geographic region in the U.S. In 1999, the American Pediatric Association revised their statement on circumcision to acknowledge the “potential medical benefits” of the procedure but concluded “these data are not sufficient to recommend routine neonatal circumcision.” Most of Canada has “de-listed” circumcision as a necessary (i.e. paid for) procedure.

In truth, the decision to circumcise isn’t purely medical even as it becomes increasingly controversial. Intangible aspects play as much or more of a role in parents’ choice as scientific research. For some families, circumcision is an age-old rite celebrating religious covenant. For others, it’s a venerated custom that manifests cultural identity. Families who aren’t influenced by religious or cultural values might choose circumcision for social or aesthetic reasons in an effort to allow junior to look like the other boys at school or like the father. However, other families and experts argue that the practice is a painful, unnecessary procedure that violates the physical dignity and even legal rights of the child.

The history of circumcision is imprecise, but the practice is thought to have its roots in the Middle East. Experts suggest a number of potential reasons behind the initial practice of circumcision, including figurative sacrifice, virility ritual, and cultural hygienic custom. In many tribal societies, circumcision was observed as a cultural rite of passage into manhood. Although circumcision predates religious directive, it eventually became a sacred practice in the early Jewish faith and for the followers of Islam. At various times in history, circumcision was also used to designate social status as well as religious identity. On an odder note, Western societies, particularly in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries, practiced circumcision to discourage masturbation. In these same centuries, the issue also became medicalized around tenets of basic hygiene. In the late 19^th and 20^th centuries, the rate of newborn circumcision increased as hospital births rose and the public accepted the medical argument for standard circumcision.

For our part, let’s delve into the medical side.

These days, one of the most commonly cited health reasons for routine circumcision is decreased STD risk. Numerous studies based in Africa show that circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexual HIV contraction by 50-60%. In response the assembled research, the World Health Organization/United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS issued their official recommendation of circumcision as one method to prevent the spread of HIV. Critics caution that the “context” of the African epidemic, which is as high as 25% of the population in some areas, is so different from the disease rate (as well as cultural and hygienic practices ) in the West that the protective factor of circumcision isn’t nearly as high in Western countries. Some experts estimate a 10% risk reduction in Western societies (PDF). Other Western-based research demonstrates reduced risk for other sexually transmitted disease like genital herpes and HPV as well as a decrease in bacterial vaginosis risk for female partners of circumcised men. Research exploring the impact of circumcision on infection reduction in homosexual men has been more limited but so far shows a mixed picture of protective influence. A review published this month indicates that circumcision appears to reduce risk in primarily “insertive” rather than receptive partners.

The physiological logic behind circumcision’s reduced infection risk involves the bacterial ecology of the inner foreskin itself, which harbors anaerobic bacteria that appears to fuel inflammation and infection. The inner foreskin is home to the highest concentration of so-called Langerhans’ cells, which facilitate HIV transmission and replication.

A less dangerous but more common problem for uncircumcised males, particularly boys, is recurrent urinary tract infection. Circumcision is considered a standard treatment option for those with recurring UTI or serious complications from an initial case of UTI. Some experts have questioned the usefulness and cost efficiency of routine circumcisions to prevent infections in a relatively small number of boys. According to a British study, 111 routine circumcisions must be performed to prevent a single UTI. However, other experts suggest that there’s more at stake than simple urinary infection risk. Another study found that 18% of young boys in the study who had UTI showed signs of kidney scarring. Follow-up circumcision in these boys substantially reduced subsequent UTI occurrence. As a research commentator noted (PDF) in light of this picture, “[I]f the circumcision had been done in the newborn period would the kidneys have been protected from damage in the first instance?”

In response to these infection-related findings, critics of the procedure counter that diligent safe sex and hygienic measures more reliably protect both the man and his partner from infection. Opponents say that circumcision (or at least the public message about its lower infection risk) can give men an inflated sense of protection against life-threatening diseases and discourage use of condoms, testing and other safe sex methods. Nonetheless, many physicians and public health experts maintain that circumcision is a practical strategy for reducing disease in males and their respective partners.

As for the other physical conditions circumcision is meant to prevent, many experts say that the evidence just doesn’t support the need for routine circumcision in every boy. The nonretractable foreskin in childhood is often a misdiagnosis, since separation of the glans happens over time (a protective feature) and may not even be noticeable until puberty. Common infections can be treated with a plethora of modern medications like antibiotics and steroid creams. As for penile cancer, the risk is so low (approximately 9-10 per million men) that circumcision choice shouldn’t be based on this concern.

Then there are the medical complications. They can be everywhere from aesthetic-based to functionally impairing. Infection rates hover close to five percent. Significant narrowing of the urethra occurs in anywhere from 5-10% of circumcisions and must be addressed with follow up treatment. Injury to the urethra can occur. The least common but most dramatic complications include partial to full penile amputation or even the rare death from serious infection.

On a considerably lighter note, critics also suggest that circumcision compromises sexual pleasure. They argue that the foreskin, as host to a dense network of nerves, is a functional erogenous zone in itself.

Although it’s likely impossible to reach any definitive conclusions regarding the issue, self-report research on men who are circumcised in adulthood show mixed results. In one such study, the majority of men did not experience a decrease in libido or pleasure. Eighty-two percent reported the same (44%) or enhanced (38%) penile sensitivity. A smaller study (PDF), however, recorded patients’ written comments about the impact of the procedure on their sex life and calculated that nearly half of respondents experienced less penile sensitivity after circumcision.

Now that we’ve laid out some of the arguments and medical research, we want to hear what you have to say. What is your thinking on the subject, and what factors have or would influence your choice to circumcise or not circumcise? Thanks for reading and contributing.

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Seattle Community Colleges are doing their part as well

Regarding “Campuses push to go greener” [News, Jan. 2], higher education in Seattle also includes the Seattle Community Colleges — with 52,000 students at four campuses and four specialized training centers, along with the 2009 Green Washington Award (in the Academic and Health Care Institutions category) for innovations in our curriculum and on campuses.

Our college district has taken a leadership role in green-jobs training and education with programs such as green real-estate and urban sustainable-agriculture, weatherization and sustainable building management. The state’s largest apprenticeship training-program, at the Georgetown Campus, is leading efforts to incorporate sustainability across the trades. The district’s culinary programs send materials to the Cedar Grove composting facility and we also host educational opportunities for students, teachers and residents at Thornton Creek watershed in North Seattle.

The Seattle Community Colleges have established a baseline carbon footprint for our campus buildings and we will compare the data annually, going forward with the intent of further reducing our carbon impact. Each of our campuses has active recycling, commute trip reduction, alternative transportation, and additional energy-reduction programs under way.

Importantly, students at all of our campuses are actively involved in sustainability initiatives through committees and clubs, and fund a sustainability coordinator at one of the campuses. We are also collaborating with other two-year and four-year campuses in our region, and beyond, on some of these important initiatives.

We are committed to keeping our city vibrant. These green programs and activities are attracting both grant support and great numbers of students and they will benefit our region for years to come.

— Jill Wakefield, chancellor of the Seattle Community Colleges, Seattle

Federal, State and Local Public Health Officials Kick Off National Influenza Vaccination Week

Recognizing National Influenza Vaccination Week, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold today was joined by U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) and other public health officials to encourage Illinois residents to get their H1N1 vaccination.

“The H1N1 flu continues to circulate throughout the state.  Last week, 67 additional hospitalizations and three deaths related to H1N1 flu were reported in Illinois.

The amount of illness we are seeing is decreasing, but we are still seeing hospitalizations and deaths related to the H1N1 virus,” said Dr. Damon T. Arnold, Illinois Department of Public Health Director.

“Illinoisans need to avoid becoming complacent.  The time to get vaccinated for H1N1 is now.”

Federal, state, and local public health officials came together today to observe National Influenza Vaccination Week and remind Illinoisans of the importance of being vaccinated for the H1N1 flu virus.

After seven consecutive weeks of decreasing influenza-like-illness in outpatients statewide, Illinois saw a slight increase in influenza-like-illness last week.

Although the likelihood of a future wave of the H1N1 flu cannot be predicted, health officials know that vaccination is the most important step in protecting against influenza.

“National Influenza Vaccination Week is an important opportunity to recognize that H1N1 flu is a serious disease, and while many cases are mild, some can be deadly.  There are still a lot of lives to be saved by getting ourselves and our families vaccinated,” said Cristal Thomas, MPP, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region V.

Since the H1N1 flu virus began to circulate in April, there have been 2,696 lab-confirmed hospitalizations and 86 deaths related to the H1N1 flu virus in Illinois.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that between mid-April and Nov. 14, 2009, 47 million people in the United States were infected with the 2009 H1N1 flu, more than 200,000 people were hospitalized, and over 9,800 people died.

There is now a very good supply of the H1N1 vaccine available to all Illinois residents who want to be vaccinated.  H1N1 vaccine is now available to Illinois residents through local health departments, private physicians, and retail pharmacies.

For a list of the nearest public vaccination sites in IL and to learn more about the H1N1 flu, visit ready.illinois.gov or flu.gov.

Pharmacies may charge a fee for administering the vaccine, typically between $12 and $22.  This fee is covered by most health insurance.  People should bring their health insurance information with them to the pharmacy, and they may need to submit a receipt to their insurance company for reimbursement.

Anyone may also receive an H1N1 influenza vaccination free of charge at all local health departments in Illinois.

For questions about the H1N1 flu, call the Illinois Flu Hotline at 866- 848-2094 – translators are available.

A distinguishing aspect to PBWorks is its industry-specific approach. The enterprise collaboration service has made a name for itself by focusing on the particular requirements of the education and legal markets.

Now PBWorks is taking a smart approach by extending its position in vertical markets and offering a template store that people may download and use in a variety of business- and industry-specific ways.

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The template store is opening with 25 applications, both officially approved and those developed by the community at large. PBWorks screens the templates that users provide.

The enterprise collaboration space is still in its early days. People understand the importance of collaboration but often they do not know where to start. The PBWorks templates provide some framework for how to start using wikis and other forms of collaboration. The templates can include embedded media, files and documents as well as folders.

PBWorks is making a smart move by offering templates. It follows a long standing tradition of providing a structure for people who are just starting to use new software or who want to improve what they are already offering. Microsoft has been doing this for years. The practice seems well suited to the increasing complex world of enterprise collaboration.

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Honda has taken the wraps off the final production version of the 2011 CR-Z hybrid sports car that will start hitting U.S. dealer showrooms in late summer of this year. The car has held on to many of the styling aspects that gave the concept versions a sleek modern look while clearly harkening back to the beloved original Honda CR-X.

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According the slinky sleuths at InsideLine, the 2011 Infiniti G series will be available with a turbocharged 2.5-liter V6 from the JDM-only Skyline 250GT (known as the Infiniti G in the States).

Infiniti has informed IL that the small V6 will be sold beneath the G37 as an entry-level alternative (think BMW 328i versus 335i), putting out approximately 210 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque. The 2011 Infiniti G25 will also only be available as a sedan, so if you have dreams of a budget coupe or convertible, well, get comfortable with the ideas of four doors.

[Source: InsideLine]

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Battlefield 2: Bad Company developer DICE has released a lengthy list of changes made to the game following player feedback from the PS3 beta. There are more than 130 items in the list, so let’s keep this

Ha sido confirmado por el propio piloto. Nelsinho Piquet acaba de confirmar su marcha de la Fórmula 1 para irse a competir a la NASCAR de USA. Esta decisión ha sido tomada tras no encontrar ningún coche que pilotar, seguro que el Crashgate sigue muy vivo en la mayoría de escuderías.

Recordemos que durante el pasado mes de Octubre, Piquet probó un truck de Red Horse Racing. Tras esto, en este año contará con un programa en la NASCAR Camping World Truck Series al que también se le podría unir otro programa en la Sprint Cup o en la Nationwide.

Además, el propio Nelsinho ha afirmado que también intentará participar y ganar las próximas 24 horas de Le Mans. Desde VelocidadLímite le deseamos toda la suerte en sus futuras competiciones.

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