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Sunday 4.21.2013 Parade Magazine
Walter Scott. Personality

Q. Was Zac Efron interested in NASCAR racing before filming At Any Price?

A. "I was completely new to it," says Efron, 25, whose character pursues a NASCAR in the film (in theaters April 24).

Despite his inexperience, Efron did his own driving. "They just put me in a car and said, 'Go!', I got up to 140 miles per hour. It was a rush!" Find out which star he had a childhood crush on at www.parade.com/efron

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Don't see too many movies but I want to see this one.

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USA Today Snapshots 4.25.2013

Most Visited Presidential Libraries

Admissions In Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2012

John F Kennedy
1,600,000

Ronald W. Reagan
1,500,000

William J. Clinton
452,000

Harry S. Truman
349,000

Franklin D. Roosevelt
292,000

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Car and Driver Magazine 05.2013
Page 066

The Sky's The Limit

Percent of Cars Registered In The USA As Convertibles

Nationwide
1.06 % 2012
1.14% 2011

The Show Me States

The Highest Percentage Of Convertibles In 2012
3.92% Hawaii
2.12% Florida
1.59% California
1.38% Nevada
1.26% Connecticut
1.20% Arizona
1.20% New Jersey
1.12% Oklahoma
1.12% Rhode Island
1.06% Delaware

Normal Daily Average Temperatures, Degrees
78 Honolulu, Hawaii
77 Miami, Florida
75 Brownsville, Texas
75 Phoenix, Arizona
70 New Orleans, Louisiana
69 Las Vegas, Nevada
64 Columbia, South Carolina
61 Roswell, New Mexico
61 Tulsa, Oklahoma
56 Charleston, West Virginia
55 Newark, New Jersey
55 Wilmington, Delaware
53 Seattle, Washington
52 Boise, Idaho
52 Providence, Rhode Island
51 Hartford, Connecticut
50 Chicago, Illinois
46 Burlington, Vermont
46 Cheyenne, Wyoming
42 Williston, North Dakota
40 Caribou, Maine
38 International Falls, Minnesota
28 Fairbanks, Alaska

"There's a string correlation between the warmth of your locale and how likely you are to drive a convertible. In Alaska, where even the bear farts are cold, only 0.34% of vehicles are droptops. Convertibles make up 3.92% of balmy Hawaii's car fleet. But checkout the fun lovers of the Northeast. And what's up, West Virginia? Your convertible take-rate is the same as North Dakota!"

Don't see your State listed above in the Highest Convertible Rankings or in the Lowest Convertibles Rankings in the next post and you are curious? Just post what it is and it'll be posted in the Middle Rankings here.

1.04% South Carolina
1.04% Tennessee
1.03% New York
1.01% Georgia
1.01% Virgina
1.00% Maryland
0.94% North Carolina
0.90% Illinois
0.87% Massachusetts
0.87% Texas
0.82% Pennsylvania

www.caranddriver.com

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The Lowest Percentage Of Convertibles In 2012
0.59% Nebraska
0.57% Maine
0.57% Iowa
0.57% South Dakota
0.52% Mississippi
0.48% Minnesota
0.44% Idaho
0.44% Wyoming
0.43% Vermont
0.40% North Dakota
0.40% West Virginia
0.34% Alaska

www.caranddriver.com

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USA Today Snapshots 5.1.13

What Traits Can You Learn About A Person From His/Her Car?

58% Family-Oriented

48% Income

37% Trendy

33% Adventurous

27% Spoiled

Source Lab42 survey of 500 car buyers.
Jae Yang and Paul Trap, USA Today.

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Q What do Mothers do in their spare time?

A Mothers don't have spare time.

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USA Today Snapshots 5.3.2013

Worst Cities For Traffic In 2012

U.S. Cities With Greatest Increase In Travel Time Between Rush Hour And When Traffic Flows Freely

33% Los Angeles

30% Honolulu

29% San Francisco

26% Seattle

Surprised that New York City and Chicago are not listed in this Top 4.

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USA Today Snapshots 5.9.2013

Most Planted Wine Grapes In California

Acres Planted In 2012

95,074 Chardonnay

80,630 Cabernet Sauvignon

47,603 Zinfandel

45,689 Merlot

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After 46 years of marriage, a husband and wife go for counseling. When asked what the problems were, the wife went into a tirade listing every single problem that they have had every year they had been married. On and on and on she went with her list: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, and the list kept going. All the unmet needs she had to endure over the years.

Finally, after allowing her to go on for a sufficient length of time, the therapist got up, walked around the desk and after asking the wife to stand, he embraced and kissed her very long and passionately as her husband watched - with a raised eyebrow. The woman shut up and quietly sat down and was in a daze. Then the therapist turned to the husband and said, "This is what your wife needs at least 3 times a week. Can you do this?"

"Well, I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on the other days I play golf."

[GatorPrincess8]

lol

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USA Today Snapshots 5.10.2913

Mother's Day Gifts From Adult Children

What Mom's "Typically" Get

63% Card

57% Private Call

38% A Gift, Such As Jewelry

32% Flowers

12% Other

7% Nothing. Boooooo to those guys!!

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USA Today Snapshots 5.10.2013

Which Perfect TV Mom Do You Resonate With The Most?

18% Clair Huxtable from "The Crosby Show".

18% Marge Simpson from "The Simpsons".

17% Claire Dunphy from "Modern Family".

48% Other

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Friday 5.10.13 Tampa Tribune
AP

Most Popular Baby Names in Recent Years

Top 10 Boys Names
1. Jacob
2. Mason
3. Ethan
4. Noah
5. William
6. Liam
7. Jayden
8. Michael
9. Alexander
10. Alden

Fastest Rising Boys Names
1. Major
2. Gael
3. Jase
4. Messiah
5. Brantley
6. Iker
7. King
8. Rory
9. Ari
10. Maverick

Top 10 Girls Names
1. Sophia
2. Emma
3. Isabella
4. Olivia
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Abigail
8. Mia
9. Madison
10. Elizabeth

Fastest Rising Girls Names
1. Arya
2. Perla
3. Catalina
4. Elisa
5. Raelynn
6. Rosalie
7. Haven
8. Raelyn
9. Briella
10. Marilyn

Source: Social Security Administration

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I know I'm probably showing my age here but some of these popular baby names just posted, I am not familiar with or even heard of.

In the boys names Liam and Iker. And is Gael now the new spelling for Gale?

And in the girls names are several on the rising names list I don't know.

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May 20th in US History.

On this day in 1899, a police officer nabbed the first automobile speeder.

The New York policeman on a bicycle, observed a taxi driver traveling Lexington Street in Manhattan at 12 mph.

The problem was that the speed limit was 8 mph. when driving straight and 4 mph. when turning. Jacob German, age 26, the taxi driver, was piloting an electric car for the Electric Vehicle Co.

The patrolman arrested German and took him to jail. There were no speeding tickets yet.

[GatorPrincess8]

Originally Posted by RayGator

Friday 5.10.13 Tampa Tribune
AP

Most Popular Baby Names in Recent Years

Top 10 Boys Names
1. Jacob
2. Mason
3. Ethan
4. Noah
5. William
6. Liam
7. Jayden
8. Michael
9. Alexander
10. Alden

Fastest Rising Boys Names
1. Major
2. Gael
3. Jase
4. Messiah
5. Brantley
6. Iker
7. King
8. Rory
9. Ari
10. Maverick

Top 10 Girls Names
1. Sophia
2. Emma
3. Isabella
4. Olivia
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Abigail
8. Mia
9. Madison
10. Elizabeth

Fastest Rising Girls Names
1. Arya
2. Perla
3. Catalina
4. Elisa
5. Raelynn
6. Rosalie
7. Haven
8. Raelyn
9. Briella
10. Marilyn

Source: Social Security Administration

THAT'S so WRONG