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Columbus hotels see rise in bookings; locals ramp up giving in wake of storm - The Commercial Dispatch -

Columbus hotels see rise in bookings; locals ramp up giving in wake of storm
The Commercial Dispatch
As Tuscaloosa rebuilds, many of the people working and living there will likely use hotels, rental cars and other services in Columbus, said Columbus-Lowndes Development Link CEO Joe Higgins. While tornado victims are coming to Columbus, ...

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April 30th, 2011
Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South - The Associated Press -

Boston Globe

Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South
The Associated Press
In Tuscaloosa, a Red Cross shelter was distributing clothes and providing counseling for folks like Carol Peck, 55, and her 77-year-old mother. She said the shelter's First Aid station even refilled her blood pressure pills without her having to ask. ...
Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South, though some say they need ... Newser

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April 30th, 2011
In twister's path, a struggle for survival - The Associated Press -

Boston Globe

In twister's path, a struggle for survival
The Associated Press
___ At the hotel in Bessemer, the Pattersons leaned toward the televisions as reports came in that Tuscaloosa had been hit hard. But when they were able to reach their daughter by cell and heard she was safe, they figured the worst was over. ...
In twister's path, a struggle for survival MiamiHerald.com

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912
April 30th, 2011
Death Toll From Tornados Rises to Over 340; Charlie Sheen Shilling E-Cigarettes - Village Voice (blog) -

Death Toll From Tornados Rises to Over 340; Charlie Sheen Shilling E-Cigarettes
Village Voice (blog)
Tuscaloosa, AL has experienced more devastation than any other area; at least 45 people have died in the Tuscaloosa area alone. A visiting President Obama told reporters, "I've got to say I've never seen devastation like this. ...

911
April 30th, 2011
Stories of survival - The Augusta Chronicle -

Stories of survival
The Augusta Chronicle
University of Alabama students with ties to the Augusta area share accounts of the tornado in Tuscaloosa. The sophomore, who is majoring in communication studies, is the son of Jeff and Katherine Knox and graduated from Augusta Prep. ...

910
April 30th, 2011
Scenes from a tornado disaster zone: 'It just gets worse and worse' - CNN (blog) -

Scenes from a tornado disaster zone: 'It just gets worse and worse'
CNN (blog)
He struggled to find those details as he toured the mangled ruins of Alberta, Alabama, with CNN's Wayne Drash after a tornado tore through the Tuscaloosa neighborhood Wednesday. Here's his description of the scene: We showed up in town at a CVS ...

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909
April 30th, 2011
AP Top News at 8:07 pm EDT -Friday, April 29, 2011 - KMPH Fox 26 -

AP Top News at 8:07 pm EDT -Friday, April 29, 2011
KMPH Fox 26
More>> TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Southerners found their emergency safety net shredded Friday as they tried to emerge from the nation's deadliest tornado disaster since the Great Depression. Emergency buildings are wiped out. ...

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908
April 29th, 2011
Drake Relays: Twister unleashes an emotional storm - DesMoinesRegister.com -

Drake Relays: Twister unleashes an emotional storm
DesMoinesRegister.com
The Alabama men's track coach endured a marathon session of phone tag, dialing athletes and loved ones in Tuscaloosa, Ala., from his hotel room at the Des Moines downtown Marriott. A series of violent storms had swept through the South, leaving more ...

907
April 29th, 2011
Suncoast High School Students Caught Up In Tuscaloosa Tornado - WPBF West Palm Beach -

Suncoast High School Students Caught Up In Tuscaloosa Tornado
WPBF West Palm Beach
Unfamiliar with tornadoes, the girls at first thought it was surreal, but when they saw other hotel guests running past them, shouting at them to take cover in a linen closet, they suddenly felt the worst was about to happen. "We were prepared to die, ...

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906
April 29th, 2011
AP Top News at 5:16 pm EDT - WGBA-TV -

AP Top News at 5:16 pm EDT
WGBA-TV
More>> TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Survivors of the deadliest tornado outbreak since the Great Depression struggled to begin rebuilding their lives in the wind-wrecked landscape Friday, enduring blackouts and waiting in long lines for gas as their ...

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April 29th, 2011
Weezer - Show Must Go On For Weezer In Tornado-Hit Alabama - Contactmusic.com -

Weezer - Show Must Go On For Weezer In Tornado-Hit Alabama
Contactmusic.com
Caption: WEEZER (Picture) Rolling Stone Hot Party at Jet Nightclub at The Mirage Resort Hotel - Arrivals Las Vegas, Nevada .... Rockers Weezer have refused to cancel a gig in Alabama after the state was hit by a series of tornadoes, vowing to bring ...

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April 29th, 2011
Hotelier funnels passions into call for safety - Hotel News Now -

Hotelier funnels passions into call for safety
Hotel News Now
One twister blew past a few miles from his office, and he and his wife, Sally, were on the phone with one of their sons who was holed up in his apartment bathroom two blocks from where a tornado ravaged Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ...

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April 29th, 2011
Wilton organizes trips to Tuscaloosa - Shelby County Reporter -

Wilton organizes trips to Tuscaloosa
Shelby County Reporter
... the hotel rooms.” Donations are being collected at Wilton's community center located behind the town hall. Price said to leave any donations under the covered porch over the weekend, and the volunteers will take the supplies to Tuscaloosa on Monday.

902
April 29th, 2011
4/29: Royally wonderful weekend - WOKV (blog) -

4/29: Royally wonderful weekend
WOKV (blog)
President Obama plans to visit Tuscaloosa, Alabama today. 36 people were killed in the city, including two University of Alabama students. The eyes of the world are on Westminster Abbey, where Prince William and Kate Middleton are being married. ...

901
April 29th, 2011
Morning dispatch, Tuscaloosa - msnbc.com -

Morning dispatch, Tuscaloosa
msnbc.com
One man in this hotel is working through the realization that he's not getting his 22-year old daughter back. For others, the need will be money, food, nails, boards, blue tarps (FEMA blue, we call it). But it's all about need here. And loss. ...

900
April 29th, 2011
Alabama tornadoes: Small stores, big industry hit by storms - al.com (blog) -

al.com (blog)

Alabama tornadoes: Small stores, big industry hit by storms
al.com (blog)
The most substantial business damage has been seen in the Tuscaloosa area. A Tuscaloosa hotel operated by Birmingham-based HP Hotels suffered roof damage, but no one was injured, said Kimberly Rowell, vice president of operations for the company. ...

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April 29th, 2011
Oklahomans head south to help storm victims - NewsOK.com -

Oklahomans head south to help storm victims
NewsOK.com
He went to his hotel room, turned on the television and saw “all hell breaking loose,” he said. Tornado damage was widespread near Birmingham and Tuscaloosa — the home of the University of Alabama, where Shadrick went to school. ...

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April 29th, 2011
College Student Rides Out Alabama Tornado In Basement - WPBF West Palm Beach -

College Student Rides Out Alabama Tornado In Basement
WPBF West Palm Beach
"They are still digging people out of the rubble," she said. "They're still finding dead bodies." Dondi spent Thursday night in a hotel in Montgomery with classmates. She said she planned to return to Tuscaloosa Friday morning to pack her things and ...

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897
April 29th, 2011
Palm Beach County students have close brush with Alabama twisters - Orlando Sentinel -

Orlando Sentinel

Palm Beach County students have close brush with Alabama twisters
Orlando Sentinel
... Nathalie Dieujuste, managed to ride out the storm in a "safe room," thanks to quick thinking by a hotel worker. The teens returned home Thursday night. "It was probably the scariest moment of my life," Tiffany said by phone from Tuscaloosa. ...

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896
April 29th, 2011
Suncoast students scramble to avoid tornado during Alabama trip - Palm Beach Post -

Palm Beach Post

Suncoast students scramble to avoid tornado during Alabama trip
Palm Beach Post
... Nathalie Dieujuste, managed to ride out the storm in a "safe room," thanks to quick thinking by a hotel worker. The teens returned home Thursday night. "It was probably the scariest moment of my life," Tiffany said by phone from Tuscaloosa. ...

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April 28th, 2011
World weather photos: An incredibly stormy April - KOMO News -

World weather photos: An incredibly stormy April
KOMO News
(AP Photo/David Goldman) Debris is littered after a tornado hit, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Tuscaloosa, Ala. A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people around the region and splintering ...

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April 28th, 2011
Worst tornadoes since 1974 kill more than 280 in the US - NEWS.com.au -

Worst tornadoes since 1974 kill more than 280 in the US
NEWS.com.au
The storms have left Tuscaloosa, Alabama, looking like a war zone. It killed more than 180 people in Alabama alone yesterday. Picture: AP Source: AP THE worst tornadoes the US has seen since 1974 have carved a trail of destruction across the country's ...

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893
April 28th, 2011
Providence, HA golf teams narrowly miss tornado - Dothan Eagle -

Providence, HA golf teams narrowly miss tornado
Dothan Eagle
Members of the Providence Christian golf team arrive back in Dothan after experiencing a harrowing Wednesday in Tuscaloosa. The team was in Tuscaloosa for a sectional golf meet. A massive tornado that killed scores of people missed their hotel by less ...

892
April 28th, 2011
Towns torn apart as 300 tornadoes hit US - Vancouver Sun -

Towns torn apart as 300 tornadoes hit US
Vancouver Sun
More than 131 people died, 36 in the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Walter Maddox, the mayor, said the city had been obliterated. "I don't know how anyone survived," said Mr Maddox. "There are parts of the city I don't recognize and I've lived here my ...

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891
April 28th, 2011
Deadly tornadoes bring terror to southern US - Montreal Gazette -

Deadly tornadoes bring terror to southern US
Montreal Gazette
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Whole neighborhoods obliterated, trees snapped like toothpicks, huge billboards bent and twisted; southern US residents Thursday battled scenes of utter devastation on their doorsteps. Tornadoes whirling across the southern US ...

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April 28th, 2011
'Catastrophic' tornadoes ravage US south, 280 dead - AFP -

Fox News

'Catastrophic' tornadoes ravage US south, 280 dead
AFP
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Shocked Americans struggled Thursday to grasp the magnitude of the worst US tornadoes in decades, which carved a trail of destruction across the south, leaving 280 people dead and some communities virtually wiped off the map. ...
Updated with graphic: More than 250 dead after tornadoes hit US south National Post (blog)

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April 28th, 2011
'Catastrophic' tornadoes ravage US south, 280 dead - Radio Netherlands -

'Catastrophic' tornadoes ravage US south, 280 dead
Radio Netherlands
In the city of Tuscaloosa, Mayor Walter Maddox told CNN the tornado had "obliterated blocks and blocks" of his city, leaving 36 people dead there -- 21 more than officially reported by Alabama's government -- more than 600 wounded and several more ...

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April 28th, 2011
PHOTOS: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rip Through Georgia, Alabama - MyFox Atlanta -

GPB

PHOTOS: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rip Through Georgia, Alabama
MyFox Atlanta
A FOX 5 viewer posted this photo of a tornado over Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 on our Facebook page. Hail in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 (photo submitted by Tiffany Wallace/FOX 5 viewer). Hail came through a hotel ...
LIVE VIDEO: At least 10 killed by storms in Georgia; Death toll expected to rise WXIA-TV
LIVE VIDEO: 2 killed by storms in Dade Co.; More storms on the way | News Mableton.11alive.com

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887
April 28th, 2011
Changeup an important pitch for Verlander - MLB.com -

Changeup an important pitch for Verlander
MLB.com
What Avila heard about Tuscaloosa, Ala., was similar to the news reports coming out of the college town. "He said if I was there now, I wouldn't recognize it," Avila said. Avila played at Alabama for three seasons before the Tigers drafted him in the ...

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886
April 28th, 2011
Man Escapes Tuscaloosa Tornado - WAPT Jackson -

Man Escapes Tuscaloosa Tornado
WAPT Jackson
Jon Nance was working in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday and said the massive tornado chased him into a hotel lobby. He caught the twister on video as it passed fewer than 100 yards from where he stood. "It just sounded like real high winds -- a big howl," ...

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April 28th, 2011
Over 250 killed as tornadoes ravage US south - AFP -

AFP

Over 250 killed as tornadoes ravage US south
AFP
Alabama was slammed by two lines of storms and an evening tornado that tore through the city of Tuscaloosa, home to the University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox told CNN the tornado had "obliterated blocks and blocks" of his city, ...

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April 28th, 2011
North Georgia town flattened by storms says stay away - WXIA-TV -

The Warner Robins Patriot

North Georgia town flattened by storms says stay away
WXIA-TV
Parts of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham took the brunt of the destruction, as a large supercell tornado ripped a path through Tuscaloosa and continued to tear across the north side of Birmingham. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley called out the National Guard to ...
PHOTOS: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rip Through Georgia, Alabama MyFox Atlanta
LIVE VIDEO: 2 killed by storms in Dade Co.; More storms on the way | News Mableton.11alive.com

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883
April 28th, 2011
Severe weather slams South - USA Today -

Severe weather slams South
USA Today
... at the Clarksville Holiday Inn in Clarksville, Ind. A lake behind the hotel overflowed, filling the lower level of the hotel. John Boxmeyer climbs through the rubble of a home where he was helping friends recover belongings in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ...

882
April 28th, 2011
Deadly storms kill hundreds in the South - Asheville Citizen-Times -

Sydney Morning Herald

Deadly storms kill hundreds in the South
Asheville Citizen-Times
A tornado moves through Tuscaloosa, Ala. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing around the region and splintering buildings across swaths of an Alabama university town. ...
Live blog: 42 killed in Southern storms; heavy damage in Tuscaloosa CNN (blog)
Tornado terror: Aussie journalist tells of 'surreal' experience as 1.6k wide ... Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday: 138 Tornadoes Kill 178 In South Yeshiva World News
Herald Sun
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881
April 28th, 2011
LIVE: North GA town flattened by storms says stay away - WXIA-TV -

MyFox Atlanta

LIVE: North GA town flattened by storms says stay away
WXIA-TV
Parts of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham took the brunt of the destruction, as a large supercell tornado ripped a path through Tuscaloosa and continued to tear across the north side of Birmingham. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley called out the National Guard to ...
PHOTOS: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rip Through Georgia, Alabama MyFox Atlanta
LIVE VIDEO: 2 killed by storms in Dade Co.; More storms on the way | News Mableton.11alive.com

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880
April 28th, 2011
North GA town flattened by storms says stay away - WXIA-TV -

1340 WGAU

North GA town flattened by storms says stay away
WXIA-TV
Parts of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham took the brunt of the destruction, as a large supercell tornado ripped a path through Tuscaloosa and continued to tear across the north side of Birmingham. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley called out the National Guard to ...
PHOTOS: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rip Through Georgia, Alabama MyFox Atlanta
LIVE VIDEO: 2 killed by storms in Dade Co.; More storms on the way | News Mableton.11alive.com

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879
April 28th, 2011
16 Georgia counties under state of emergency - WXIA-TV -

GPB

16 Georgia counties under state of emergency
WXIA-TV
Parts of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham took the brunt of the destruction, as a large supercell tornado ripped a path through Tuscaloosa and continued to tear across the north side of Birmingham. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley called out the National Guard to ...
PHOTOS: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rip Through Georgia, Alabama MyFox Atlanta
LIVE VIDEO: 2 killed by storms in Dade Co.; More storms on the way | News Mableton.11alive.com

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878
April 28th, 2011
LIVE: 16 Georgia counties under state of emergency - WXIA-TV -

1340 WGAU

LIVE: 16 Georgia counties under state of emergency
WXIA-TV
Parts of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham took the brunt of the destruction, as a large supercell tornado ripped a path through Tuscaloosa and continued to tear across the north side of Birmingham. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley called out the National Guard to ...
PHOTOS: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rip Through Georgia, Alabama MyFox Atlanta
Storms kill 11 in Georgia, dozens across the South Atlanta Journal Constitution
LIVE VIDEO: 2 killed by storms in Dade Co.; More storms on the way | News Mableton.11alive.com

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877
April 28th, 2011
North Georgia town flattened by storms - WXIA-TV -

GPB

North Georgia town flattened by storms
WXIA-TV
Parts of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham took the brunt of the destruction, as a large supercell tornado ripped a path through Tuscaloosa and continued to tear across the north side of Birmingham. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley called out the National Guard to ...
Storms kill 11 in Georgia, dozens across the South Atlanta Journal Constitution
PHOTOS: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rip Through Georgia, Alabama MyFox Atlanta
LIVE VIDEO: 2 killed by storms in Dade Co.; More storms on the way | News Mableton.11alive.com

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876
April 28th, 2011
OBAMA-NATIONAL SECURITY CHANGES — Obama announces changes in national ... - ReporterNews.com -

OBAMA-NATIONAL SECURITY CHANGES — Obama announces changes in national ...
ReporterNews.com
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Fierce storms obliterate large swaths of land from Mississippi to Georgia, wiping out homes and businesses, causing a nuclear power plant to use backup generators and even forcing the evacuation of a National Weather Service office. ...

875
April 28th, 2011
Live blog: 42 killed in Southern storms; heavy damage in Tuscaloosa - CNN (blog) -

The Guardian

Live blog: 42 killed in Southern storms; heavy damage in Tuscaloosa
CNN (blog)
[Updated at 11:23 pm ET] An apparent tornado struck the northern Georgia community of Ringgold in Catoosa County, damaging multiple structures including a hotel, which has collapsed, Georgia Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Crystal ...
Wednesday: 138 Tornadoes Kill 178 In South Yeshiva World News
America devastated as death toll rises across six states Herald Sun

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874
April 28th, 2011
Storms kill 11 in Georgia, dozens across the South - Atlanta Journal Constitution -

MyFox Atlanta

Storms kill 11 in Georgia, dozens across the South
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Robert Bentley's office said 128 people were dead in the state, many of them in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, site of the University of Alabama. Mississippi reported 32 dead and five were killed in Tennessee. There were reports of people still trapped in ...
PHOTOS: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rip Through Georgia, Alabama MyFox Atlanta
At least 11 killed in Georgia's deadly storms WXIA-TV
LIVE VIDEO: At least 10 killed by storms in Georgia; Death toll expected to rise Mableton.11alive.com

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873
April 28th, 2011
LIVE VIDEO: At least 10 killed in GA deadly storms - Mableton.11alive.com -

MyFox Atlanta

LIVE VIDEO: At least 10 killed in GA deadly storms
Mableton.11alive.com
Parts of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham took the brunt of the destruction, as a large supercell tornado ripped a path through Tuscaloosa and continued to tear across the north side of Birmingham. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley called out the National Guard to ...
LIVE VIDEO: At least 5 killed by storms in Georgia; Death toll expected to rise WXIA-TV

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872
April 28th, 2011
Safe in Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) -

Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

Safe in Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
In other countries flooding regularly washes away whole villages and the lives and memories of those who live there; and just yesterday I saw images on the public TV screen in my hotel of another tornado twisting into Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ...

871
April 28th, 2011
Tornado terror: Aussie journalist tells of 'surreal' experience as 1.6k wide ... - Sydney Morning Herald -

Globe and Mail

Tornado terror: Aussie journalist tells of 'surreal' experience as 1.6k wide ...
Sydney Morning Herald
A tornado moves through Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Wednesday. Photo: AP/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Co "It was thrilling in a scary sort of way," said Jennifer Cooke, a Herald journalist, who had to shelter in the bathtub of her hotel in Birmingham, ...
Live blog: 42 killed in Southern storms; heavy damage in Tuscaloosa CNN (blog)
America devastated as death toll rises across six states Herald Sun
Wednesday: 138 Tornadoes Kill 72 In South Yeshiva World News
KPAX-TV
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870
April 28th, 2011
HOT DOG: Dave's Dogs hot dog stand moves to HarborWalk Village - Destin Log -

HOT DOG: Dave's Dogs hot dog stand moves to HarborWalk Village
Destin Log
... Stratosphere Hotel and Casino. In 1999, he found the ideal location for his first hot dog stand. Since then, Dave's Dogs has sold more than two million hot dogs to locals and vacationers in Destin and opened a second location in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ...

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April 27th, 2011
$12 million plan would upgrade two parks - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

$12 million plan would upgrade two parks
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
The City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to change a $1 per room, per night fee on hotel rooms to a 1 percent tax, bringing the total lodging tax amount within the city of Tuscaloosa to 11 percent. The purpose of the $1 fee, which will remain ...

868
April 27th, 2011
Tip leads to arrest of Sleep Inn robbery suspect - WBRC -

Tip leads to arrest of Sleep Inn robbery suspect
WBRC
After taking an undisclosed amount of cash from the hotel, Brantley left the bomb behind and fled the scene, according to police. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Department's Bomb Squad assisted in the case and determined the device was not a bomb. ...
Suspect accused of robbing hotel with fake bomb Tuscaloosa News (subscription)

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April 21st, 2011
Suspect accused of robbing hotel with fake bomb - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Suspect accused of robbing hotel with fake bomb
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Investigators said that he entered the hotel with a device that he claimed was a bomb. He took cash from the hotel and left the fake bomb behind By Stephanie Taylor Staff Writer A CrimeStoppers tip Thursday morning led Tuscaloosa Police to a man they ...

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866
April 21st, 2011
Son has been able to shine - Boston Globe -

Boston Globe

Son has been able to shine
Boston Globe
In the storied history of Alabama football, no player had ever before brought the iconic bronze trophy to the Tuscaloosa campus. But Ingram's quest for a second Heisman and a second straight title for Alabama was derailed before his junior season even ...

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April 21st, 2011
USC President Harris Pastides' pay among highest in SEC - The Gamecock -

USC President Harris Pastides' pay among highest in SEC
The Gamecock
Only University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa President Robert E. Witt makes more, ranking 19th in the nation with a total compensation of $592161. However, Alabama and Louisiana State University both have separate university system leaders who receive more ...

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864
April 21st, 2011
Surveillance photo released in inn robbery - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Surveillance photo released in inn robbery
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
The images taken from security video show the man, who might have been armed with a handgun, in the lobby of the hotel and leaving the scene in a green car. TUSCALOOSA | Police have released surveillance images of a man they say robbed the Sleep Inn at ...

863
April 21st, 2011
Clean-up continues throughout Tuscaloosa after Friday's storms - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Clean-up continues throughout Tuscaloosa after Friday's storms
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
“I received seven return calls from Allstate before we checked into the hotel Friday night,” he said. “Some of my neighbors haven't even heard back from their insurance.” Clean-up is also continuing in the area of the Tuscaloosa VA Hospital, Loop Road, ...

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862
April 20th, 2011
Around Town: April 20 - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Around Town: April 20
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Republican Women of Tuscaloosa County meeting: 11:30 am-1 pm at Hotel Capstone, 320 Paul W. Bryant Drive. The program will feature an open discussion about issues facing the United States. Lunch is $15. The public is invited. ...

861
April 20th, 2011
Red Cross vols offer help after tornadoes - Arab Tribune -

Red Cross vols offer help after tornadoes
Arab Tribune
Crystal says they've been lucky so far to stay at nights in a hotel, but that's subject to change. "They tell us take an air mattress and blanket," she says. From Tuscaloosa, it's about an hour by ERV to Hale County, 90 minutes to Geiger. ...

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860
April 20th, 2011
Deion Bonner Recruiting Aftermath: Hint! Deion Bonner Will Still Be Recruited - SB Nation Atlanta (blog) -

Deion Bonner Recruiting Aftermath: Hint! Deion Bonner Will Still Be Recruited
SB Nation Atlanta (blog)
Good luck Tuscaloosa, and please show all of your work for credit. Ole Miss - We'll avoid taking the lazy snark route (paved by self-appointed Genius Bar technician Jeremiah Masoli) and remind you that Houston Nutt had no qualms singing a defensive ...

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859
April 19th, 2011
Repairs continue in West Alabama neighborhoods - Tuscaloosa News -

Repairs continue in West Alabama neighborhoods
Tuscaloosa News
Jamie Blount cuts apart a large tree that fell in his backyard in the Hunters Run subdivision in Tuscaloosa on Monday. Blount said he looked out his back window and saw trees and debris falling and blowing around everywhere during the storm. ...

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858
April 19th, 2011
Clean up continues throughout Tuscaloosa after Friday's storms - Tuscaloosa News -

Clean up continues throughout Tuscaloosa after Friday's storms
Tuscaloosa News
“I received seven return calls from Allstate before we checked into the hotel Friday night,” he said. “Some of my neighbors haven't even heard back from their insurance.” Clean-up is also continuing in the area of the Tuscaloosa VA Hospital, Loop Road, ...

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857
April 18th, 2011
NC gets worst of storms that ravaged swath of US - Seattle Post Intelligencer -

NC gets worst of storms that ravaged swath of US
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP Lorie DuBose surveys storm damage in her Manora Estates neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday, April 15, 2011. A line of strong storms and tornados moved through West Alabama Friday afternoon. Photo: Tuscaloosa News, Dusty ...

856
April 18th, 2011
Storm's fury over 6 states leaves at least 40 dead - Seattle Post Intelligencer -

Storm's fury over 6 states leaves at least 40 dead
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP Lorie DuBose surveys storm damage in her Manora Estates neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday, April 15, 2011. A line of strong storms and tornados moved through West Alabama Friday afternoon. Photo: Tuscaloosa News, Dusty ...

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855
April 17th, 2011
NC officials: 3 relatives killed in storms - Seattle Post Intelligencer -

Telegraph.co.uk

NC officials: 3 relatives killed in storms
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP Lorie DuBose surveys storm damage in her Manora Estates neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday, April 15, 2011. A line of strong storms and tornados moved through West Alabama Friday afternoon. Photo: Tuscaloosa News, Dusty ...
Powerful spring storms kill 9 in Ark., Okla. Houston Chronicle
2 reported killed in Okla. tornado outbreak msnbc.com

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854
April 17th, 2011
At least 35 dead in 6 states after storm's rampage - Seattle Post Intelligencer -

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At least 35 dead in 6 states after storm's rampage
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP Lorie DuBose surveys storm damage in her Manora Estates neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday, April 15, 2011. A line of strong storms and tornados moved through West Alabama Friday afternoon. Photo: Tuscaloosa News, Dusty ...
5 people killed when severe storms hit Okla., Ark.; system heads into Deep South Washington Post

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853
April 17th, 2011
At least 4 killed in NC storms; death toll at 21 - Seattle Post Intelligencer -

At least 4 killed in NC storms; death toll at 21
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP Lorie DuBose surveys storm damage in her Manora Estates neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday, April 15, 2011. A line of strong storms and tornados moved through West Alabama Friday afternoon. Photo: Tuscaloosa News, Dusty ...

852
April 17th, 2011
UA students rise to challenge of taking play on the road - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

UA students rise to challenge of taking play on the road
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
... Finn,” in Tuscaloosa during the past several weeks. On Wednesday, they broke down the sets and loaded up five vans, two trucks and several personal vehicles and drove to the performing arts center at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa, ...

851
April 17th, 2011
NC reports at least 3 storm deaths, total at 20 - Seattle Post Intelligencer -

NC reports at least 3 storm deaths, total at 20
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP Lorie DuBose surveys storm damage in her Manora Estates neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday, April 15, 2011. A line of strong storms and tornados moved through West Alabama Friday afternoon. Photo: Tuscaloosa News, Dusty ...

850
April 17th, 2011
Fans in town for A-Day experience tornado at Motel 6 - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Fans in town for A-Day experience tornado at Motel 6
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
A roof blew off of Motel 6 on McFarland Boulevard near Skyland after a roof was blown off the top of the hotel. By Stephanie Taylor Dozens of University of Alabama football fans in town for the A-Day game were at the Motel 6 today when the storm blew ...

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849
April 16th, 2011
Devastating spring storms destroy Ala. family - Seattle Post Intelligencer -

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Devastating spring storms destroy Ala. family
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP Lorie DuBose surveys storm damage in her Manora Estates neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday, April 15, 2011. A line of strong storms and tornados moved through West Alabama Friday afternoon. Photo: Tuscaloosa News, Dusty ...
Powerful spring storms kill 9 in Ark., Okla. Houston Chronicle
2 reported killed in Okla. tornado outbreak msnbc.com

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848
April 16th, 2011
Visitors, residents brave storm together - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Visitors, residents brave storm together
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Not everyone in the East Tuscaloosa neighborhood was as lucky, though. Hayden said she heard of one family having to seek shelter in a hotel for the night. “This is something,” Hayden said, surveying the damage. “I think we've got quite a bit of damage ...

847
April 16th, 2011
Mount Moriah Worship Center congregation celebrates move into new home - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Mount Moriah Worship Center congregation celebrates move into new home
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
TUSCALOOSA | On Feb. 28, the congregation of Mount Moriah Worship Center went from holding church service in a hotel room at the Ramada Inn to owning their very own 33905-square-foot, 54-room church. ...

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846
April 16th, 2011
Tornado Touches Down In Tuscaloosa - WKRG-TV -

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Tornado Touches Down In Tuscaloosa
WKRG-TV
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Thousands of fans started heading to Tuscaloosa on Friday to get ready for the University of Alabama's A-Day football game. A lot of people had to ride out the rough weather inside their hotel rooms. According to the Associated ...
Death toll from severe storms rises to 17 Seattle Post Intelligencer
Storms, tornadoes kill at least 17 across the South CNN
2 reported killed in Okla. tornado outbreak msnbc.com
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April 16th, 2011
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msnbc.com

2 reported killed in Okla. tornado outbreak
msnbc.com
Janette Bentley stands near an uprooted tree in front of her Tuscaloosa, Ala., home on Veterans Memorial Parkway on Friday after a tornado went through. JACKSON, Miss. — A storm system that killed nine people in Oklahoma and Arkansas moved Friday ...

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844
April 16th, 2011
Hagerman, Deighton wed in Tuscaloosa - Northside Sun -

Hagerman, Deighton wed in Tuscaloosa
Northside Sun
Mary Catherine Hagerman of Aliceville, Ala., and William Scott Deighton of Whitmore Lake, Mich., were married June 5 at 5 pm at First Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa. The Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Kay and Rev. James Goodlet officiated. ...

843
April 16th, 2011
Storm swipes Deep South, death toll rises to 10 - Seattle Post Intelligencer -

Boston Globe

Storm swipes Deep South, death toll rises to 10
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP Lorie DuBose surveys storm damage in her Manora Estates neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday, April 15, 2011. A line of strong storms and tornados moved through West Alabama Friday afternoon. Photo: Tuscaloosa News, Dusty ...
5 people killed when severe storms hit Okla., Ark.; system heads into Deep South Washington Post

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842
April 16th, 2011
Tornado touches down in Tuscaloosa, roads closed and thousands lose power - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Tornado touches down in Tuscaloosa, roads closed and thousands lose power
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Damage behind Motel 6 on McFarland Boulevard near Skyland after a roof was blown off the top of the hotel. A tornado touched down on Alabama Highway 69 South near Shelton State College around 3:30 pm, according to the National Weather Service. ...

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841
April 15th, 2011
Tusk Editor's Note: April 15 - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Tusk Editor's Note: April 15
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
But I'll get a healthy taste this afternoon, as we did two weeks ago with the Avett Brothers and Band of Horses, because our offices sit right across the street from the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Sound checks take time. Because I've conducted my ...

840
April 15th, 2011
Tuscaloosa County schools chief details financial crisis - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Tuscaloosa County schools chief details financial crisis
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
“Year after year, the public hears that proration is taking a toll on public education and, somehow, we seem to make ends meet,” Costanzo said during the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama's sixth annual “State of the Schools” breakfast at the Hotel ...

839
April 15th, 2011
Superintendent: County schools are in financial crisis - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Superintendent: County schools are in financial crisis
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Tuscaloosa County Schools superintendent Frank Costanzo speaks during the State of the Schools address Thursday, April 14, 2011 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tuscaloosa City Schools Acting Superintendent Dororthy Richardson and Tuscaloosa County Schools ...

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838
April 14th, 2011
Bryant fined $100000 for anti-gay slur - Boston Globe -

Bryant fined $100000 for anti-gay slur
Boston Globe
Former Army coach Homer Smith, one of keenest offensive minds in college football when he coached from 1974-78, died in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was 79. Obituary, B14 . . . Boston College sophomore Chris Kreider is one of 16 initial players and the only ...

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837
April 14th, 2011
Rekindled Stack-Eaton enjoying gymnastics, life at Alabama - The Birmingham News - al.com -

The Birmingham News - al.com

Rekindled Stack-Eaton enjoying gymnastics, life at Alabama
The Birmingham News - al.com
(The Birmingham News / Mark Almond) TUSCALOOSA -- The spark was gone. What once was a bonfire of passion was a mere flicker in 2008 when Geralen Stack-Eaton somersaulted out of elite club gymnastics and onto the University of Alabama campus. ...

836
April 14th, 2011
Construction to begin on riverfront hotel in Northport - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Construction to begin on riverfront hotel in Northport
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Northport leaders have said the alcohol sales is vital for Northport to compete economically with Tuscaloosa. That is no less true when it comes to the development of hotels, Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon said. Palmer and his partners have the option ...

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835
April 13th, 2011
Construction to begin on riverfront hotel - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Construction to begin on riverfront hotel
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Northport leaders have said the alcohol sales is vital for Northport to compete economically with Tuscaloosa. That is no less true when it comes to the development of hotels, Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon said. Palmer and his partners have the option ...

834
April 12th, 2011
AROUND TOWN: April 11 - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

AROUND TOWN: April 11
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Author Trudier Harris discussion: 5:30 pm at Weaver Bolden Branch of the Tuscaloosa Public Library, 2522 Lanier Ave. She will discuss “The Scary Mason Dixon Line: African American Writers and the South” with adult readers. Free. Call 205-758-8291. ...

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833
April 11th, 2011
Milevsky To Speak At Home Furnishings Industry Conference - Furniture World Magazine (press release) -

Milevsky To Speak At Home Furnishings Industry Conference
Furniture World Magazine (press release)
Retailer panelists include: Travis Garrish, Forma Furniture, Fort Collin, Colo., Dave Harkness, Harkness Furniture, Tacoma, Wash., Jeff Childs, RC Willey, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Shane Spiller, Spiller Furniture stores, Tuscaloosa, Ala. ...

832
April 10th, 2011
Home Furnishings Industry Conference Sets Retail Panels - Home Furnishings Business -

Home Furnishings Industry Conference Sets Retail Panels
Home Furnishings Business
Retailer panelists include: Travis Garrish, Forma Furniture, Fort Collin, Colo., Dave Harkness, Harkness Furniture, Tacoma, Wash., Jeff Child, RC Willey, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Shane Spiller, Spiller Furniture stores, Tuscaloosa, Ala. ...

831
April 8th, 2011
McAdory: Doesn't this guy ever sleep? - Opelika Auburn News -

McAdory: Doesn't this guy ever sleep?
Opelika Auburn News
But Bentley, from Tuscaloosa, still hasn't quite figured out the Auburn lingo. “I'm glad to be on the most beautiful village of the Plains,” he said. Guv, it's the Loveliest Village on the Plains. “I have to work with him every week on his War Eagles,” ...

830
April 8th, 2011
Montgomery Portraits: Library greatest legacy - Montgomery Advertiser -

Montgomery Portraits: Library greatest legacy
Montgomery Advertiser
There, Pfister's father ran the Demopolis Hotel. On attaining his majority, young Pfister relocated to Mobile, serving as bookkeeper in a mercantile house from 1823 to 1826. He moved again, this time to Tuscaloosa, which he left in 1847 when Montgomery ...

829
April 7th, 2011
Music fans looking for great rail journeys will love Deep South USA tours - TravelBite.co.uk -

TravelBite.co.uk

Music fans looking for great rail journeys will love Deep South USA tours
TravelBite.co.uk
After passing through Meridan, Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, you will arrive in Atlanta, Georgia, for a two night stay including a fascinating tour of the city based on the American Civil War, and a visit to the home of author Margaret Mitchell, ...

828
April 5th, 2011
DON NOBLE: Book compiles Hannah's short fiction - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

DON NOBLE: Book compiles Hannah's short fiction
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
He recalls Tuscaloosa thusly: “I was among dwarves over at the school, where almost everybody dies early. There is a poison in Tuscaloosa that draws souls toward the low middle. Hardly anybody has honest work. Queers full of backbiting and rumors set ...

827
April 3rd, 2011
Plans afoot for 2016 presidential debate - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Plans afoot for 2016 presidential debate
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
The candidates haven't emerged yet for next year's presidential race, but there is already talk in Tuscaloosa about possibly hosting a presidential debate for the 2016 election. The discussions are described as very ...

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826
April 2nd, 2011
VCU's Way to Keep Assistants in the Pipeline - New York Times -

New York Times

VCU's Way to Keep Assistants in the Pipeline
New York Times
Smart left an impression on Teague by slipping a handwritten note under his hotel door the night they met. Teague and Smart kept in touch thereafter. “I was able to peel back the onion with him and really get to know him because of Villa 7,” Teague ...

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825
April 2nd, 2011
Some city leaders hope Tuscaloosa could host presidential debate - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Some city leaders hope Tuscaloosa could host presidential debate
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
The candidates haven't emerged yet for next year's presidential race, but there is already some talk in Tuscaloosa about possibly hosting a presidential debate for the 2016 election. Since 2000, the official ...

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824
April 2nd, 2011
Playboy to hold Auburn auditions for Girls of the SEC pictorial - al.com (blog) -

al.com (blog)

Playboy to hold Auburn auditions for Girls of the SEC pictorial
al.com (blog)
Playboy's Auburn casting call will be taking place off campus, at the Lexington Hotel and Convention Center. An Auburn University spokeswoman told the Opelika-Auburn News that the university cannot use the Auburn Creed or other university code to try ...

823
April 1st, 2011
Avett Brothers return to Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on new tour - Tuscaloosa News (subscription) -

Avett Brothers return to Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on new tour
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
“There was an area near the University of NC-Charlotte with a Hilton hotel, a wine bar,” Crawford said. “We'd go down there on like a Thursday, and just practice. “Then one day a guy from the wine bar came out and said, 'If you guys wanna come back, ...

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822
April 1st, 2011
Trevor Releford's NIT diary: Aside from loss, memories include the Garden and ... - al.com -

The Birmingham News - al.com

Trevor Releford's NIT diary: Aside from loss, memories include the Garden and ...
al.com
This is his fourth report, as told after the game to Tuscaloosa Bureau reporter Don Kausler Jr. NEW YORK -- This game is going to stick with me until next season. We lost. I hate losing. I'm going to learn a lot from this. ...
Trevor Releford's NIT diary: Taste, sightsee - another fulfilling day in Big Apple The Birmingham News - al.com

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April 1st, 2011
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