(GolfWRX.com)
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
I've Always Wondered About This
College football insurance policies are big -- but complex -- business
What do these policies cost?
A rule of thumb is about $10,000 for every $1 million in coverage. Previously, the NCAA helped secure a loan for the premium, which would be paid by the player's family, but a couple of years ago, that changed when it was discovered that schools were allowed to take out the policies themselves.
Sources said that Clemson took out a policy for Watson through International Specialty Insurance, which has established itself as the leader in the space, especially when it comes to offering loss of value.
Why do schools pay?
This is now a good way for a school to keep a player who might be scared to return. In other words, the school is saying, if you hurt yourself, we've got your back.
(ESPN.com)
What do these policies cost?
A rule of thumb is about $10,000 for every $1 million in coverage. Previously, the NCAA helped secure a loan for the premium, which would be paid by the player's family, but a couple of years ago, that changed when it was discovered that schools were allowed to take out the policies themselves.
Sources said that Clemson took out a policy for Watson through International Specialty Insurance, which has established itself as the leader in the space, especially when it comes to offering loss of value.
Why do schools pay?
This is now a good way for a school to keep a player who might be scared to return. In other words, the school is saying, if you hurt yourself, we've got your back.
(ESPN.com)
I Walked In & Immediately Recognized It From The Movie Scene
Go On Location: Famous Film & TV Restaurants in L.A.
One of L.A.’s oldest operating eateries, the Pacific Dining Car
was founded in 1921 by Fred and Grace Cook. Inspired by a restaurant
they’d visited in New York, the couple created a replica train dining
car to house their small steakhouse, which moved to its current location
at 6th and Witmer in 1923. Though Fred and Grace have since passed
away, the restaurant is still owned and operated by their family to this
day. Open 24 hours a day, the Pacific Dining Car was an early favorite
of the Hollywood set, with Mae West, Louella Parsons and Mickey Cohen
counted as regulars. In more recent years, Nicolas Cage, Johnny Depp and
novelist James Ellroy have been known to drop in.
The richly-colored interior has been immortalized numerous times on screen, most famously in the 2001 crime drama, "Training Day." In the restaurant’s Pacific Northwest Room, Denzel Washington meets with the Three Wise Men and recommends the Baseball Steak. In the 1974 noir classic "Chinatown," the exterior briefly masks as the Pig ‘n Whistle in a series of photographs that J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) looks through. The steakhouse also popped up in 2008’s "Street Kings" and 2011’s "Rampart."
Complete list (DiscoverLosAngeles.com)
"Training Day" - Pacific Dining Car
The richly-colored interior has been immortalized numerous times on screen, most famously in the 2001 crime drama, "Training Day." In the restaurant’s Pacific Northwest Room, Denzel Washington meets with the Three Wise Men and recommends the Baseball Steak. In the 1974 noir classic "Chinatown," the exterior briefly masks as the Pig ‘n Whistle in a series of photographs that J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) looks through. The steakhouse also popped up in 2008’s "Street Kings" and 2011’s "Rampart."
Complete list (DiscoverLosAngeles.com)
There's A Lot Of Differences
How Is A Pro Drift Car Different From A Pro Rally Car?
What’s the difference between a professional drift Scion FR-S and a professional rally Subaru BRZ? It’s simple: one does jumps!
Both of these cars have the same basic chassis and both go very sideways, but the two cars have totally different attitudes in engine builds (flat four in the rally car, swapped straight six in the drift car) and totally different suspension setups and components. The drift car only has to deal with smooth, flat pavement, while the drift car has to have tons of travel for bumps, rocks, and jumps you find in a rally stage.
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