diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/LiveApi.java b/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/LiveApi.java
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index 0000000..789631f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/LiveApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package org.scribe.builder.api;
+
+import org.scribe.extractors.*;
+
+import org.scribe.model.*;
+
+import org.scribe.utils.*;
+
+import static org.scribe.utils.URLUtils.*;
+
+public class LiveApi extends DefaultApi20
+{
+
+	private static final String AUTHORIZE_URL = "https://oauth.live.com/authorize?client_id=%s&redirect_uri=%s&response_type=code";
+	private static final String SCOPED_AUTHORIZE_URL = AUTHORIZE_URL + "&scope=%s";
+
+	@Override
+	public String getAccessTokenEndpoint()
+	{
+		return "https://oauth.live.com/token?grant_type=authorization_code";
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getAuthorizationUrl(OAuthConfig config)
+	{
+		Preconditions.checkValidUrl(config.getCallback(), "Must provide a valid url as callback. Live does not support OOB");
+
+		// Append scope if present
+		if (config.hasScope())
+		{
+			return String.format(SCOPED_AUTHORIZE_URL, config.getApiKey(), formURLEncode(config.getCallback()), formURLEncode(config.getScope()));
+		} else
+		{
+			return String.format(AUTHORIZE_URL, config.getApiKey(), formURLEncode(config.getCallback()));
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public AccessTokenExtractor getAccessTokenExtractor()
+	{
+		return new JsonTokenExtractor();
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/PlurkApi.java b/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/PlurkApi.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..132c8f0
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+++ b/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/PlurkApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package org.scribe.builder.api;
+
+import org.scribe.model.Token;
+
+public class PlurkApi extends DefaultApi10a
+{
+  private static final String REQUEST_TOKEN_URL = "http://www.plurk.com/OAuth/request_token";
+  private static final String AUTHORIZE_URL = "http://www.plurk.com/OAuth/authorize?oauth_token=%s";
+  private static final String ACCESS_TOKEN_URL = "http://www.plurk.com/OAuth/access_token";
+
+  @Override
+  public String getRequestTokenEndpoint()
+  {
+    return REQUEST_TOKEN_URL;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getAuthorizationUrl(Token requestToken)
+  {
+    return String.format(AUTHORIZE_URL, requestToken.getToken());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getAccessTokenEndpoint()
+  {
+    return ACCESS_TOKEN_URL;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java b/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java
index b3a7c66..a9c332a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class Request
   private String charset;
   private byte[] bytePayload = null;
   private boolean connectionKeepAlive = false;
+  private Long connectTimeout = null;
+  private Long readTimeout = null;
 
   /**
    * Creates a new Http Request
@@ -76,6 +78,14 @@ class Request
   Response doSend() throws IOException
   {
     connection.setRequestMethod(this.verb.name());
+    if (connectTimeout != null) 
+    {
+      connection.setConnectTimeout(connectTimeout.intValue());
+    }
+    if (readTimeout != null)
+    {
+      connection.setReadTimeout(readTimeout.intValue());
+    }
     addHeaders(connection);
     if (verb.equals(Verb.PUT) || verb.equals(Verb.POST))
     {
@@ -278,7 +288,7 @@ class Request
    */
   public void setConnectTimeout(int duration, TimeUnit unit)
   {
-    this.connection.setConnectTimeout((int) unit.toMillis(duration));
+    this.connectTimeout = unit.toMillis(duration);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -290,7 +300,7 @@ class Request
    */
   public void setReadTimeout(int duration, TimeUnit unit)
   {
-    this.connection.setReadTimeout((int) unit.toMillis(duration));
+    this.readTimeout = unit.toMillis(duration);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/scribe/examples/LiveExample.java b/src/test/java/org/scribe/examples/LiveExample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ade5a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/scribe/examples/LiveExample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package org.scribe.examples;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import org.scribe.builder.*;
+import org.scribe.builder.api.*;
+import org.scribe.model.*;
+import org.scribe.oauth.*;
+
+public class LiveExample
+{
+  private static final String PROTECTED_RESOURCE_URL = "https://api.foursquare.com/v2/users/self/friends?oauth_token=";
+  private static final Token EMPTY_TOKEN = null;
+
+  public static void main(String[] args)
+  {
+    // Replace these with your own api key and secret
+    String apiKey = "";
+    String apiSecret = "";
+    OAuthService service = new ServiceBuilder()
+                                  .provider(LiveApi.class)
+                                  .apiKey(apiKey)
+                                  .apiSecret(apiSecret)
+                                  .scope("wl.basic")
+                                  .callback("http://localhost:9000/")
+                                  .build();
+    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
+
+    System.out.println("=== Windows Live's OAuth Workflow ===");
+    System.out.println();
+
+    // Obtain the Authorization URL
+    System.out.println("Fetching the Authorization URL...");
+    String authorizationUrl = service.getAuthorizationUrl(EMPTY_TOKEN);
+    System.out.println("Got the Authorization URL!");
+    System.out.println("Now go and authorize Scribe here:");
+    System.out.println(authorizationUrl);
+    System.out.println("And paste the authorization code here");
+    System.out.print(">>");
+    Verifier verifier = new Verifier(in.nextLine());
+    System.out.println();
+    
+    // Trade the Request Token and Verfier for the Access Token
+    System.out.println("Trading the Request Token for an Access Token...");
+    Token accessToken = service.getAccessToken(EMPTY_TOKEN, verifier);
+    System.out.println("Got the Access Token!");
+    System.out.println("(if your curious it looks like this: " + accessToken + " )");
+    System.out.println();
+
+    // Now let's go and ask for a protected resource!
+    System.out.println("Now we're going to access a protected resource...");
+    OAuthRequest request = new OAuthRequest(Verb.GET, PROTECTED_RESOURCE_URL + accessToken.getToken());
+    service.signRequest(accessToken, request);
+    Response response = request.send();
+    System.out.println("Got it! Lets see what we found...");
+    System.out.println();
+    System.out.println(response.getCode());
+    System.out.println(response.getBody());
+
+    System.out.println();
+    System.out.println("Thats it man! Go and build something awesome with Scribe! :)");
+
+  }
+}