An example of a 2+2 dual-carriageway in Ireland (the N4)

A 2+2 road is a specific type of dual-carriageway being built in Ireland and Sweden^{[citation needed]}, consisting of two lanes in each direction separated with a steel cable barrier. They do not have hard shoulders. Junctions are at-grade roundabouts and minor roads cross under or over the mainline without connecting. They are also known as "Type 2 dual-carriageways" by the Irish National Roads Authority. These roads look similar to expressways, except that expressways often have interchanges, large medians or concrete barriers between traffic. The United States has 80,000 km of roads that fit this description^{[citation needed]}.

First 2+2[link]

The first road of this type opened in December 2007^[1][2] as a new greenfield section of the N4 national primary route which joins Dublin to Sligo.

See also[link]

• 2+1 road
• Limited-access road

References[link]

2+2 may refer to:

• 2+2 road, a high-capacity four-lane road with at-grade intersections
• 2+2 (car body style), a car configuration with two rear seats rather than three, for a total of four seats
• Pontiac 2+2, an automobile model produced by Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors
• Two Plus Two Publishing
• 2 + 2 = 5, a slogan used in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
• 2 + 2 = 5 (song), a single by Radiohead
• 2 + 2 = ?, an anti-Vietnam War song by The Bob Seger System, released in January 1968
• 2+2 (channel), a national Ukrainian-language TV channel
• 2+2 Photocycloaddition, a cycloaddition-type reaction

See also[link]

• 4 (number)
• 2/2 (disambiguation)

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Robert C. Graham (born November 14, 1964) is a founding and managing partner of the Las Vegas, Nevada law firm Rob Graham & Associates.

Early life[link]

Graham was born in Tucson, Arizona, on November 14, 1964. He attended Mesa Community College before transferring to Brigham Young University, where in 1989 he graduated with a B.A. in Journalism and Communications. He was subsequently hired by IBM as a product analyst, and later worked for Novell in program development.^[1]

He then attended J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young, graduating with his Juris Doctorate in 1992. While there, he received the law school faculty's Award for Distinguished Service.^[2][3] In 1992 he was admitted to bar in the Nevada and U.S. District Court in the District of Nevada.

Career[link]

After graduation he was hired by Jimmerson, Davis & Santoro as an associate attorney. There he practiced business law and litigation. The nationally known litigator James J. Jimmerson became his mentor, and Graham learned how to represent celebrities and well-known personalities before Nevada courts. He later established Kerr & Graham, an estate litigation boutique law firm. In 1994, he joined his wife and several other attorneys in a larger firm of Hoskin Graham & Wilde. This firm later evolved into Graham, Wilde, Harker & Boggess.

Rob Graham & Associates[link]

In 2001, Rob Graham split from the larger firm to focus on probate, estate planning, bankruptcy and probate litigation. The firm is currently known as Rob Graham & Associates, and they have primary offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and St. George, Utah, the states where the firm is licensed to practice. They also have an executive branch office in Henderson, Nevada. The firm has represented clients such as Walgreens, Wells Fargo Bank, Sahara Casino and Resorts, Preference Technologies, Inc., Diversified Dental Services, Inc., Paragon Productions, First Source Bank, Direct Equity Mortgage, Mercy Ambulance, Allen Advertising, 365, Inc. (Paul Mitchell Hair Products), and Broadway Entertainment, Inc. The firm also represents well-known entertainers and business personalities, including Sharon Stone, Hunter Tylo, Tony Orlando, and Nathan Stern.^[2][4]

In early June 2010, Graham and his wife were sworn in to practice before the Supreme Court by Justice Samuel Alito.^[5]

Publications[link]

Graham's legal and political commentary has been published in the Nevada Law Review, Clark County Bar Association Communique and has been quoted and interviewed by national and local news organizations including MSNBC, The National Review, and Politico. He is the owner and publisher of the politically conservative publication Beehive Standard Weekly.^[3]

Publication list

• "Serving the Demands of Justice: Tort Reform in the 90's" Communiqué (1995);
• "Changes to New Federal Procedural Rules to Substantially Impact Practice," Nevada Federal Reporter (1993).

Personal life[link]

In 1985 he married Linda Graham, another future attorney, and together they now have three children Mackenzie, Abe, and Caryn Graham. Abe Graham is an athlete who plays baseball, basketball, and football. Rob Graham later went on to own a pizza bakery called Slice of Tuscany in St.George, Utah. He now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and works as an attorney at Rob Graham and Associates. He has hopes of going back to college at Colorado State University. He wants to work as a professor of law after getting his PhD in public relations.

References[link]

1. ^ "Nevada Probate in Las Vegas". NevadaProbateandState.com. 2009. http://nevadaprobateandestate.com/. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Members of Firm". Lawyers.com. http://www.lawyers.com/Nevada/Las-Vegas/Rob-Graham-and-Associates-13375049-f.html. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Managing Member of Rob Graham & Associates". Biznik. 2009. http://biznik.com/members/rob-graham/about. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 
4. ^ "Rob Graham and Associates". lawyerswest.com. http://www.lawyerswest.com/aboutus.php. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 
5. ^ "Rob and Linda Graham, Las Vegas Attorneys, to Be Admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States". August 11, 2010. http://www.pr-inside.com/rob-and-linda-graham-las-vegas-r2054487.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 

External links[link]

• Official website
• Rob Graham & Associates blog
• Rob Graham Law on Twitter
• Firm Videos on YouTube

Daijiro Yoshihara (commonly known as Dai, born December 24, 1978, Tokyo, Japan) is one of the world's best drifters in the motor sports of Drifting. With 10 years of competition under his belt, Dai has always been a thrill seeker and it was only natural for him to get into drifting. At the age of 11, Dai discovered the excitement of throwing his bicycle around corners at high speeds and skidding along the curbs in tight turns. At age 16, Dai got motorized and took to nearby mountains on his 400cc motorcycle. Finally at age 18, Dai got into his first car, a 1985 Toyota Corolla Levin. He soon fell in love and gained the passion for driving on windy roads in the local mountains of Japan.

Drifting Background[link]

Although Dai always loved drifting, there was no real opportunity in the sport that would allow him to make a living. So when Dai turned 21, he turned to more stable pursuits taking on jobs at various companies including a car dealership, a telephone company, and a trucking service. However, in 2003 a friend of Dai offered him an opportunity of a lifetime, to drive in a drift competition in the United States. Having always admired the U.S. and finally an opportunity to create some type of cash flow as a drifter, Dai was thrilled and accepted the offer. Although Dai had never been to the states nor have ever competed in a drift competition, Dai had to trust his instincts and risk the comfortable life he had just barely started.

In early 2003, Dai came to the U.S. to drive The S13 from Pacific Rim Motorsport Fashion in the upcoming inaugural D1 Grand Prix USA. Having never competed, Dai was an amateur driver with no competition experience. During his first competition among professional drivers, Dai qualified and finished in the top 16 out of 32 competitors. With such a promising finish, he then decided to compete in the Drift Showoff in Irwindale, CA and took a podium spot to finish 2nd overall.

With such strong finishes in 2003, Dai decided to compete full time in the U.S. and signed up to be in the Formula Drift Championship Series for the 2004 season. Dai finished in the top 8 at two rounds and placed 2nd at two of the rounds placing him 2nd overall in the championship run. Not only was Dai finishing at the top, he also earned the title as the man with the fastest entry speed at each event. In 2005 and 2006 he continued to shine in the Formula Drift series standing on the podium numerous times. Throughout 2007 he was continually fighting for the championship, which finally placed him 3rd overall.

In 2008, Dai took the opportunity and challenge to drive a factory backed Pontiac GTO for RMR Racing. With the help from sponsorships and guidance from teammate Rhys Millen, Dai continued to flourish and place no lower than the top 8. To finish the 2008 season with a bang, Dai took podium again and placed 2nd overall during the Red Bull Drifting World Championship.^[1] Throughout the 2008 season, Dai took podium twice and eventually finished 4th overall in the Formula D series.^[2]

For the 2009 season, Dai decided to join Falken Tire’s Drift team, one of the company’s that helped kick start his Drifting career. Dai will be piloting the Falken Tire / Discount Tire Lexus IS350 powered by a massive V8 motor.^[3] Throughout the 2009 season, Dai his new team experienced development problems with the Lexus. After a major crash that retired the Lexus during the middle of the season, Dai and his team built a traditional competition drift vehicle, a Nissan 240sx (S13 chassis) to finish off the season. Dai finished in 11th in overall championship points.

In 2010, Dai came back with vengeance to prove that he was a true contender of the sport as he signed another season with the Falken Tire / Discount Tire team. Drifting in the Nissan 240sx towards the end of the 2009 season showed promise and was decided that the Nissan will be the competition vehicle choice for the 2010 season. The Nissan received a motor transplant and major suspension tuning. Coupled with a V8 motor and suspension tweaks, Dai came out strong with a number of podium finishes and ended the 2010 drift season in 4th place in overall championship points.

Dai resigned and continued to drive for Falken Tire for 2011. Competing in the same Nissan 240sx in the 2010 season; however, with more changes to the car, Dai finished the 2011 season as Formula DRIFT champion and also won the Triple Crown award. Many believed that 2011 was Dai's year, and all year long, Dai proved just that.

Achievements[link]

DRIFTING

D1 Grand Prix Driver Search - 2003

- Drift Competitor

- U.S. Qualifier

D1 Grand Prix – 2003

- Drift Competitor

- Best 16

Drift Showoff at Irwindale Speedway – 2003

- Drift Competitor

- Podium, 2nd place

D1 Grand Prix – 2004

- Drift Competitor

- Best 16

Formula DRIFT Championship Series – 2004 to Present

- Drift Competitor

- 2004 Championship Points, 2nd Place Overall

- 2005 Championship Points, 5th Place Overall

- 2006 Championship Points, 5th Place Overall

- 2007 Championship Points, 3rd Place Overall

- 2008 Championship Points, 4th Place Overall

- 2009 Championship Points, 11th Place Overall

- 2010 Championship Points, 4th Place Overall

- 2011 Championship Points, 1st Overall

- 2011 Tires.com Triple Crown, 1st Overall

D1 Grand Prix All Star Exhibition at Irwindale Speedway – 2005 & 2006

- Drift Competitor

- Best 16

DRIFTING JUDGE

Professional Asia Drift Series Judge – 2009 to Present

- Formula DRIFT Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

- Good Year International Drift Series: Thailand

DRIFTING INSTRUCTOR

International Drifting Academy – 2011

- Drift Driving Instructor

TIME ATTACK / ROAD RACE

Super Lap Battle – 2006 & 2010

- Competitor

- Podium, 1st Place, 2006

- Podium, 1st Place, 2010

MotoIQ Pacific Tuner Car Championship – 2011

- Competitor

- Podium, 1st Place, 2011

GYMKHANA

Gykhana Grid – 2010

- Competitor

- Podium, 1st Place, 2010

Magazine, Commercial & TV Stunt

EA Games, “Need For Speed” – 2007

- Stunt driver for video game commercial

Spike TV, “1000 Ways To Die” – 2009

- Stunt driver for television series

Falken Tire Corporation – 2009

- Tire Test Driver

Road & Track Magazine – 2010

- Vehicle Test Driver

Mitsubishi Motors "Mitsubishi Lancer Evo SE" - 2010 Viral video

- Stunt Driver

Nissan North America, “Juke Commercial” – 2011

- Stunt driver for television commercial

Falken Tire Corporation, “Azenis Commercial” – 2011

- Stunt driver for television commercial

Mini/BMW USA, “Mini Commercial” – 2011

- Stunt driver for television commercial

Behind the Smoke on GTChannel[link]

Yoshihara stars as himself in the reality/documentary web series Behind the Smoke. Behind the Smoke is produced by GTChannel in association with Discount Tire. Behind the Smoke's first episode was released in April 2011. Behind the Smoke follows Yoshihara throughout his champion winning 2011 Formula D season both on and off the track providing drifting fans an exclusive look into the reality of competing in the top drifting series of N.America. Yoshihara's crew members Scott Dodgion of SPD Metal Works, Mike Kojima of MotoIQ and Chris Marion of KW Suspension are also regular casts of the weekly show. The series has accumulated more than 1.3 Million views in 4 months from release. Behind the Smoke is produced and directed by Taro Koki of GTChannel which also represents Best Motoring internationally.

References[link]

1. ^ Formula D Driver Bio
2. ^ Import Tuner
3. ^ Falken Tire

External links[link]

• Official Bio
• Falken Tire
• Formula Drift
• Dai Yoshihara's Blog on GTChannel