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This? This wasn't the norm. This was easy.
No big deal, even though he had trained like a sadist for this bout, sparring and running and scrapping until exhaustion. Or that it took a long while to mold a body turned soft from lack of use and "too many enchiladas" back into 130 pounds of lean muscle. Hardly important, either, that some of the boxing community's Made Men were here at the University of Texas Erwin Center--dervish-turned-promoter Bob Arum, legendary trainer-turned-commentator Teddy Atlas, former heavyweight champion-turned-maundering charity case Leon Spinks. Didn't add extra weight that he, the prodigal son, had returned, donning gloves in his adopted hometown in front of 6,500 or so proponents, friends, and family.
Pressure? Come on. Jesus "El Matador" Chavez has pummeled more daunting tasks than these. Sure, one-time IBF featherweight champion Tom "Boom Boom" Johnson made the affable Chavez, 28, work to defend his NABF junior lightweight title. (Chavez's fists stung Johnson often and hard. He commanded the fight's pace, moving deftly, pounding Johnson's face and torso with powerful combinations. Chavez won a TKO on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" series when Johnson, beaten and battered, refused to answer the bell in the eighth round.) Sure a potential pay-per-view extravaganza in Vegas with the division's marquee name, WBC super featherweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., whom some pundits believe to be the sport's best in the mythical "pound-for-pound" classification, loomed somewhere in the distance as a result.
So there seemed to be a lot to think, or stress, about for the WBC's No. 1 contender. Almost too much. For another fighter, the situation might have been taxing. For another person, it might have been overwhelming.
For Jesus Gabriel Sandoval Chavez, and for everyone who's met the diminutive pugilist or taken the time to learn his plight, it was all welcome--and just short of divine.
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He was on his way to the top, you know, destined for Mandalay Bay or the Mirage, for the big payouts and the attendant celebrity. He was going to make us know his name, if not adore it, in a weight class usually marked by its anonymity. Win lots of fights. Hold a few titles. Be somebody.
Chavez was always somebody; it's just that the younger version of the quiet, instantly likable somebody he's become wasn't always thinking lucidly. That Chavez, a 17-year-old kid from Chicago's tough West Side, made a mistake. Helped rob a grocery store with some gang buddies by playing lookout. Went to prison for his stupidity. "I wasn't thinking," he told the Observer of the fateful day ("Knockdown," May 18, 2000). "The consequences didn't register at the time." Spent three and a half years in ignoble Stateville prison, which is somewhere on the order of being banished to Dante's seventh layer.
But he did his time, owned up to his mistakes. In a system that no longer hides behind the ruse of rehabilitation, preferring instead to lock its felons away and forget, Chavez is proof that reformation and repentance are still possible. Not that it mattered.
As if life hadn't already been disagreeable enough, Chavez, who'd lived in the States since his family moved from Delicias, Mexico, when he was 7, was deported. Exiled by the INS after leaving prison when some geek in a suit discovered a certain ex-con was an illegal. Mexico became his new jail. Dusty towns and fleeting hope doubled as bars.
"It was hard to be without my family and my friends," says Chavez, who moved in and out of the United States during that time, training at Richard Lord's Gym in Austin, or fighting some low-caliber fight, then fleeing. "It was a struggle."
While Chavez clung to his skills--in the prime of his career, he was forced into bouts with inferior competition because top boxers refused to travel to Mexico to throw down--pals championed the fight for his rights. Thanks in part to entrepreneur Richard Garriott, who dropped plenty of his own flow on his friend's legal defense, and Marcy Garriott, Richard's sister-in-law and a filmmaker who documented his quandary in the movie Split Decision, Chavez recently earned his Green Card and the right to live legally in America, returning for good about two months ago.
"It's a wonderful thing for him to be here," says Richard Lord, an often disheveled but engaging character who helps train Chavez when he's in Austin. "He was gone for three years. Our country left him out there, to dry out, to dry up. Look, he's just been through so much. But now..."
Now he can resume his career, pick up where the government influenced a severance. Now he can concentrate on boxing, on what he wants to do rather than what he's been shackled into dealing with.
Now, mercifully, El Matador has his life back.
He sat and smiled after the Johnson victory (a win that ran his record to a solid 34-1-0), sweat still dripping from jet-black hair, eyes dancing with pride and joy. It wasn't his first fight since returning--that was a sixth-round TKO tuneup of Benito Rodriguez in Houston in January--but it was his most engaging. Moments before, he had entertained a raucous crowd. A group that showed for him.
There were innumerable signs, from the witty--Fall down and go Boom Boom--to the suggestive and brash--You're next, Mayweather. (During the fight, Chavez, who had things under control enough to wink at a pal sitting ringside, thought of the prospective battle. "Yeah," he says calmly, sitting next to Arum in the pressroom, "there was a time in the fight when I thought forward to Mayweather. I want Mayweather.") There were matador hats, the kind worn by bullfighters, floating about, and little red capes, too.
Well, if you're going to do a promotion justice, you've got to accessorize.
"I was very anxious to get out there," he offers softly, "most definitely. To hear that noise again, to hear all the people support me was soothing to me. They were giving me good vibes. It was just a good night. This has been good, getting back here to my family and friends."
As he joked and grinned, laughed and reflected, working the room with decided grace, Chavez inspired the cynics to believe, to enjoy a genuine moment, to embrace a genuine man.
They don't come along often, professionals whom you can unabashedly support without breaking out into hives. Hard to find a guy who accepts his mistakes. Even harder to find a guy who does that while transcending the stigmas typically associated with dirty words such as "prison" and "prize fighter."
But this? This wasn't the norm. This was easy.
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Soldiers get the HK G36K, one out of each squad gets the HK G36 with the longer heavy barrel and the twin drum mags for fire support duty while again one out of each squad get the new HK 20MM/.223 over under SMART GUN system (thats with the 20MM on top and the HE rounds that explode at the range YOU choose). For my SPEC WARRIORS I'ld give them the FN P-90. I'ld also use South African artillery, US MLRS's, French Rafales, and Russian Mig 29s and SU-27s loaded with AAARM, AMRAAMS and AIM-9Xs. Oh, and Isreali Merkava main battle tanks - outfitted with turbine engines maybe, but first I'ld have to conduct official trials, and have a review board. Maybe a few hundred FIRE ANT anti Tank Robots just for fun. I'll save the rest for other posts 8-)
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Diff'rent Strokes star dies
Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman and Dana Plato in 1997
US actress Dana Plato - who starred as Kimberly Drummond in the hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes - has died following a drug overdose.
The 34-year-old is believed to have taken the painkiller Loritab along with Valium on Saturday while visiting her fiancé's parents in Moore, Oklahoma.
Police are treating it as an accidental overdose rather than suicide.
She starred as the daughter of Mr Drummond in the sitcom, which ran from 1978 to 1986. But in 1991 she was put on five years probation for robbing a Los Angeles video store, and in 1992 was given an additional five years for forging prescriptions for Valium.
She told reporters then: "If I hadn't gotten caught, it could have been the worst thing that happened to me because I could have died of a drug overdose."
The previous day she appeared on controversial broadcaster Howard Stern's radio show in New York, denying the stories of a caller to the show who claimed she was on drugs.
Had been 'off drugs' for 10 years
Police said she went to take a nap on Saturday afternoon, and after Menchaca realised there was a problem, his mother - who is a nurse - and his brother tried in vain to revive her. Toxicology results are not expected for six weeks.
Plato's death is the latest tragedy to befall the cast of the sitcom.
The show centred on Phil Drummond, a rich white widower played by Conrad Bain, who took in his former housekeeper's two black children, Arnold and Willis - played by Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges - after she died.
In February, Coleman, now 31, was given a suspended jail sentence after pleading no contest in a case where he was accused of hitting an autograph hunter.
The four feet, seven inches (1.37m) tall actor had been working as a security guard at a shopping mall. His growth was stunted by a kidney disorder.
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He once testified that he became depressed and turned to drugs after the programme was cancelled.
His mother, Betty, said he was "really destroyed" by the news. She added the problems faced by the Diff'rent Strokes cast members stemmed from difficult home lives rather than the pressures of early fame.
"The media portrays it as the kids on the show being cursed. It had nothing to do with that. The show was a very positive experience," she said, adding Plato was also affected by her mother suffering from a serious illness.
Plato's acting career had also sunk. Her recent work included 1992's Bikini Beach Race, and a 1997 soft-porn film called Different Strokes: A Story of Jack and Jill_ and Jill.
She leaves a 14-year-old son, Tyler Lambert, from a previous marriage.
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Carrie Underwood Excited About Her 'Sunday Night Football' Debut
Carrie Underwood was recently selected to replace Faith Hill to sing the opening song for NBC's 'Sunday Night Football,' and in a new interview, she shares her excitement about her upcoming debut.
"For me, to have that opportunity and to follow in her footsteps and do something really cool like that, it sounded like fun, you know?" Underwood tells CMT.
'Waiting All Day for Sunday Night' serves to kick off every Sunday night NFL game. Hill originally recorded the song — which is musically based on the Joan Jett classic 'I Hate Myself for Loving You' — in 2007, taking over from pop singer Pink. She announced in April that she was stepping down from her role as the voice of 'Sunday Night Football.' NBC named Underwood as her replacement in May.
"This is something that's been a part of our household for a while now, and to be a part of that is exciting," Underwood says, adding, "I can't wait!"
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It was my birthday and my publisher sent me these amazing and so-incredibly-delicious Bee chocolates! They were soooooo yummy as well as bee-utiful (ha ha). THANKS, LB!
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Aloha Grace Lin!
We are reading your book Starry River of the Sky and we love the similes and the Chinese folktales.
We hope you have a Happy Birthday! I wish I had some of those beee-u-tiful chocolates...
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Yum! And zhu ni sheng ri kuai le! Hope it was wonderful, and may you have a great year!
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Thanks, all! It was my best "29th" birthday yet!
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This has led to predictions since the 1960s of our impending inability to feed the world and the resulting increase in world death rate. Now, as drought conditions persist and as food security becomes more of a concern, dire predictions are back. To meet these challenges, a renewed focus on innovative agricultural research will be essential.
So how can we emphasize the importance of agricultural research? In the United States, it may be difficult. Farmers in the U.S. are the most productive in the world. The average U.S. citizen spends just 6.4 percent of his or her income on food, the lowest percentage when compared to other countries. Our low food prices and incredible productivity result from long-term dedication to agricultural research, great natural resources, outstanding growers and a network of processing, marketing and distribution second to none. The U.S. is also the top exporter of food products in the world.
Unfortunately, because the agricultural community has been so successful, publicly funded support for agricultural research is actually being reduced and even eliminated.
Because U.S. agriculture has become so efficient, only 2 percent of the population is actively involved in agriculture compared to about 40 percent 100 years ago. The general public – the other 98 percent – typically only gets excited about a subject when it hits pocket books.
Fortunately, some influential people are trying to raise awareness. Bill Gates stated in his 2012 annual foundation letter: "Given the central role that food plays in human welfare and national stability, it is shocking – not to mention short-sighted and potentially dangerous – how little money is spent on agricultural research."
New Mexico is fortunate to have a state Legislature that values agricultural research and has worked to limit reductions to the state's premier agricultural research organization, the Agricultural Experiment Station System at New Mexico State University.
Legislators' faith in us is well founded when it comes to economic impact, too. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that every dollar spent on agricultural research generates $20 for the broader U.S. economy – a return on investment that is only a dream on Wall Street.
A related challenge is preservation of water, especially considering that production agriculture utilizes 70 percent of fresh water supplies. Water will almost certainly be the most constraining natural resource in meeting future food needs.
New Mexico is the ideal location to research more efficient delivery and use of limited water and to develop drought-tolerant crops able to produce higher yields with less water, with greater resistance to pests, heat and salinity and with improved nutrient use. Indeed, such research already is under way by Agricultural Experiment Station experts.
I have the honor of serving as director of NMSU's Agricultural Experiment Station System, and these concerns are always on my mind. I have great confidence in our ability to tackle these challenges; we have outstanding faculty and staff who are committed to conducting research to improve the quality of life for New Mexicans.
With more than 110 faculty based in Las Cruces or at one of our 12 Agricultural Science Centers around the state, we are able to answer questions specific to the needs of New Mexicans. Our faculty work with colleagues in the university's Cooperative Extension Service, who have offices in every county and specialists with statewide duties.
Today's challenge is to remind national, state and local leaders of the importance of agriculture to our economy. I am hopeful we can invest in agricultural research rather than waiting until consumers face higher food costs and ask why we didn't see this coming.
We at the Agricultural Experiment Station appreciate the support we have received and are committed to do our part in meeting these challenges.


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Indians shock Yankees with comeback
The Cleveland Indians scored seven runs in the seventh inning to come back and defeat the heavily favored New York Yankees 13-11 Saturday afternoon.
Cleveland won the game as +280 underdogs, while the 24 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks.
Lou Marson went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs for the Indians. Rafael Perez earned the win in relief, and Kerry Wood closed out the game for his second save.
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Looking for more creative ideas on how to find leads for your business? Here are 5 ways to generate leads by thinking "outside the box".
Are you at a loss about how to find leads for your business? Some standard methods generate decent targeted sales leads, but sometimes thinking (and doing) "outside the box" produces great leads that you can't always get from more traditional practices.
While many of the usual suspects – direct mail, cold calls, advertisements – will generate leads, here are some unique, unusual and uncommon lead generation tactics that could bring in new customers, land big sales or, at the very least, make things more interesting in the process.
1. Weird Words Get Leads for Your Business
For marketing, advertising and lead generation, using compelling and provocative words may better capture people's attention and get them interested in what you're selling.
Think of three ways to say "unique." Common synonyms include "one-of-a-kind," "exclusive" and "special." Fine, but not particularly exciting words. They are ubiquitous in marketing and targeted sales leads campaigns. Consider edgier, more stimulating synonyms:
- Inspired
- Peerless
- Inimitable
- Uncanny
- Peculiar
These words demand attention. A little extra spice in your marketing sauce might just get leads for your business.
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2. The Weird Al Approach
The more technical term for this is "appropriation," which, according to Forbes, "uses strategic alliances and partnerships to generate value through new products and new markets, using others' skills and resources." Simply put, think about riding the wave of a popular or well-known pop culture phenomenon – a song or a funny Internet meme – to boost your company's image and bring in leads.
Al Yankovic has done this for years, from parodying Madonna in "Like a Surgeon" to turning Pharrell's "Happy" into "Tacky." His videos grab attention through a recognizable tune and stay with you because of their cleverness. Check out Weird Al's "Word Crimes" cover of "Blurred Lines" on YouTube. The video has no expensive special effects, only the clever use of animation and even more clever song lyrics.
Other methods make fun of competitors' advertising, such as Old Spice commercials featuring incredibly robots pretending to be men, and Microsoft's ads taunting Apple and Samsung. Social media provides the perfect platform for creating and sharing viral videos and memes. However, getting it right requires a deft touch. Do it wrong, and your spoof or cover song may prove offensive to some (despite the fact that plenty of others find it hilarious). Have fun with it – but just don't go too far.
3. Votes, Comments and Targeted Sales Leads
People love to participate. Funny, interesting and engaging polls about items, ideas or celebrities make people want to find out more about a business. Announce the poll or contest on a company website or via social media or post it on a billboard. The right set of questions can "sell" a business's products and, at the same time, can generate leads. With social media, fashion magazines such as InStyle use polls about upcoming fashion seasons to engage readers and gather data about them. Cosmopolitan does the same thing.
While an insurance company, for example, might not want to solicit opinions on new fashion trends, polls about alternative medicines or whether or not people have living wills might work. Find a funny or interesting way of presenting the questions, and people will answer. As it turns out, people really seem to enjoy answering questions. Some businesses take this concept a step further. Starbucks took the leap from audience participation into crowdsourcing, with MyStarbucksIdea.com, which asks people for ideas and then tries to enact them.
Related Article: 5 Things Entrepreneurs Should Know About Sales and Marketing Today
4. How to Generate Leads by Being Memorable
An evocative visual "drives [an] idea into the mind." Product and company recognition means that a potential lead, when approached, may pay more attention to the pitch, whether that pitch comes by way of an online poll or even a cold call.
Some businesses are instantly recognizable just because of what they are (Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Mercedes Benz). The rest rely on words and pictures to make consumers remember them. You can help people remember your company by using:
- Conspicuous cars emblazoned with company colors, logos and contact information.
- T-shirts with creative content (yes, on a shirt...) that not only spark conversations with other people, but also remind the wearer of the product every laundry day.
At South by Southwest – Austin's annual festival of all things musical, visual, and interactive – some start-up companies paid people to wear their company T-shirts throughout the event, achieving quick brand awareness.
5. Give a Present, Get Leads for Your Business
People love presents. Food works well – especially if it somehow connects with your business. The best lead generation gifts are useful, meaningful, helpful and/or fun. Match gift-giving with annual holidays if they align with some aspect of your business or location.
Both Loveland, Colorado, and Loveland, Ohio, are big on Valentine's Day, for obvious reasons. Businesses there could tie into the holiday and give out heart-shaped boxes of chocolate or tiny teddy bears holding their business cards. Some eschew placing any corporate logo on gifts, while others see it as a necessity. It is all about generating interest in your company. Sometimes creative packaging works like a charm, from sending letters inside high-value, decorative boxes to curiously shaped mailing envelopes.
Remember, standard methods of targeted sales leads generation work, but doing things a bit differently often pays off handsomely. Figuring out how to find leads for your business can be a fun challenge, and channeling your creativity to find great ways of doing it can be even more fun. The saying "think outside the box" is overused and tired out, but the concept still has value.


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A Maryland couple has unearthed thousands of artifacts during renovations of their historic home.
The Kent Island couple began unearthing artifacts almost as soon as a construction company tore out their old kitchen a month ago. In the dirt under what used to be the floor were parts of old shoes, part of a pipe, bones from a wild boar and other animals, oyster shells, bells, bottles and many pieces of pottery.
For now, the artifacts, most still covered in a thin layer of dirt, are being held in bins.
The Leeses knew their home was historic, dating back to the mid-18th century and featuring the same kind of brickwork common at London Town in Edgewater, but just how historic remains to be seen. An archaeologist and a team of volunteers began an extensive examination of the site this weekend.


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The world is on the brink of a serious food crisis, according to the well-known financial speculator and commodity bull Jim Rogers.
Decades of failure by governments to invest in farming during an era of low prices had led the world with insufficient capacity to deal with a likely surge in demand for commodities from both households and investors, Rogers said.
Im worried about the worlds agricultural situation, he told Emerging Markets. The world is on a knife-edge. We could have gigantic food problems worldwide.
Commodity prices will rise whatever happens to the global economy, Rogers believes. If the recovery kicks in, then demand for basic foods will rise. On the other hand, if the economy fails to recover and governments ratchet up quantitative easing, the extra liquidity will end up in real assets such as commodities.
There are shortages of farmers developing, because farming has been such a horrible business for 30 years. If things are going to get worse, then prices are going to go higher, he said. The main reason [for that] is a shortage of investment for 30 years.
Rogers is an outspoken advocate of agriculture investments and founded his own index, the Rogers International Commodity Index. He is involved in two farmland investment trusts.
His comments come in the wake of mounting concern that a surge in food prices could lead to shortages in the developing world.
Meat prices are at 20-year highs while lamb has hit a 37-year peak. The price of wheat one of the most essential foodstuffs is hovering at a two-year high while sugar and coffee have also posted long-term records.
Seven people were killed and almost 300 people injured violence in Maputo last month after the Mozambique government raised bread prices by 30%. The United Nations Food and Agriculture organization (FAO) last month warned that unexpected price hikes were a major threat to food security and recommended further work to address their root causes, although it played down fears of an impending world food crisis.
Rogerss comments come as the World Bank plans to use this weeks meeting to highlight its concerns over rising food prices. Last month it said that volatility in food prices has been a key factor behind a rising tide of large-scale farmland purchases in the developing world.
It said many other governments had been caught unprepared by the increase in demand and made deals with outside investors without first clearly recognising existing rights.
Rogers, author of the investment book Gift to My Children, said politicians who blamed speculative investors for making money out of higher commodity prices would simply deter much-needed investment.
Agricultural prices are going to go up a great deal because of terrible fundamentals over the past 30 years. We even have a shortage of farmers.
Politicians will blame the evil speculators, but they had better kiss investors feet. Without someone investing and driving up prices, we will soon have no food at any price.


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A furlough day on Friday and a federal holiday on Monday put a hiccup in collecting campaign financial statements for local candidates.
The financial reports for Vacaville City Councilman Ron Rowlett and candidate Jennifer Goode have been collected and show that of the two, Rowlett's campaign has collected the most money so far.
Financial reports for Councilwoman Dilenna Harris, and candidates Bill Mueller and Deloris Roach, who postmarked their financial reports by Friday, are still in transition to be delivered to City Hall today since there was no mail service on Columbus Day.
During a phone interview, however, Harris said she collected a total of $11,716 as of Sept. 20 and still has $8,465 to spend on her campaign.
Her biggest contributors include Rick and Jeanne Marindale, who gave $1,500; Richard and Lisa Rico, who gave $1,099; and Dallas Jackson and C.C. Yin, who each gave $1,000.
Rowlett reported receiving $33,119 in monetary contributions as of Sept. 30 and has $22,700 remaining for his campaign.
The biggest financial supporters of Rowlett's campaign included a $5,000 donation from C.C. Yin of Yin McDonalds; $2,500 from Herman Rowland, owner of Jelly Belly; $3,000 from the California Correctional Peace Officer's Association Local Pac; $2,000 from Northern California District Council from Sacramento; $1,000 from the Vacaville Police Officers Association Political Action Committee, bringing their year-to-date donations to his campaign to $1,600; and $1,500 from the Laborers International Union of North America.
Roach, according to a press release, raised $11,172 with more than half that amount in in-kind contributions and has $581.75 in cash on hand at the end of the September financial reporting period. Several supporters made $500 donations, but most contributed $100 or less. The largest in-kind donor was 4Reels Digital Entertainment. The company donated $6,600 in website development and photography services.
Goode collected $4,225 during the same period and still has slightly less than $1,000 left for her campaign.
Her biggest contributions of $1,000 each came from Firefighter Jeffrey Ordonez and the Vacaville Police Officers Association Political Action Committee. She is also supported by former Councilwoman Pauline Clancy, who gave $200.
Meanwhile, Mueller said he will not raise any money for his campaign, but has spent approximately $300.
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An interesting Ars Technica feature on AMD.
An interesting Ars Technica feature on AMD.
A fun discussion with Stevie Bathiche, Distinguished Scientist of Windows Hardware at Microsoft.
From Surface Keyboards To Teddy Bear Robots, Microsoft's Mad Scientist Develops The Art Of Innovation
The Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse is a Bluetooth enabled device recently released by Microsoft. How does it perform? Is it portable? Easy to use?
Learn this and more from this review: The Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse Review – A Great Scrolling Experience
A great read from Ed Bott: PCs learn new tricks, but can tablet/notebook hybrids rescue Windows 8?
This mouse is so tiny, I could not believe it was actually usable. Find out if it works well, its strengths and shortcomings from this thorough review.
The Microsoft Wedge Touch Mouse Review – Is it Worth Buying?
This is a very detailed review that looks at many aspects about the Surface Pro, how usable it is, how it performs and who would benefit from using it.
Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro Review
A very useful article, sharing valuable information about Bluetooth and how to get Bluetooth, even on your Desktop PC:
Simple Questions: What is Bluetooth & How to Get it on Your Computer?
The most detailed presentation you will find so far, about this awesome device:
Hands-on with Razer's Edge, a $999 gaming tablet / home console
Explaining the most important technicalities about computer displays: screen resolution, aspect ratio, display types, etc.
What is the Screen Resolution or the Aspect Ratio? What do 720p, 1080i & 1080p Mean?
This article goes through all the solutions available for connecting your PC or laptop to your TV. Might be useful to many of you.
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2013 is already shaping up to be a very good year for Miles Kane. Not only will it see him release the follow-up to 2011's Colour of the Trap, he has also bagged himself a spot on the NME Awards Tour.
'Give Up' is the first single from Kane's new record, with fans having to make do last year with just an EP to his name, the Skream produced First of My Kind.
And what a return it is. It's huge, glam, camp and brilliant.
Of the track, Kane said: "I wanted the energy and positivity that I've felt in the past 18 months to be reflected on the new album – to make it upbeat and uplifting, and to me that's exactly what 'Give Up' does. It doesn't mess around."
The track was co-written with Kid Harpoon and produced by The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie.


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For a limited time Vonage is offering an instant $50.00 rebate which lowers the cost of the phone from $129.99 to $79.99.
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Plus, equities and fixed income now under single CIO at DWS, and more.
PIMCO announced that it has settled a class-action lawsuit relating to the firm's trading of futures contracts in 2005. The suit involved accusations that PIMCO helped to improperly enrich its clients, but the $92 million settlement is being paid solely out of PIMCO coffers from reserves it set aside during the last three years. PIMCO funds will be unaffected, and the firm does not expect the statement will affect its future financial performance, compensation for any staff, or any future plans for growth.
Ramin Toloui will take over as lead manager of PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond
This is a significant promotion for Toloui, who has only been with the firm since 2006. That said, he's not new to emerging markets. He currently manages about $10 billion in institutional and separate emerging-market accounts. Before joining PIMCO, Toloui worked for seven years in the U.S. Treasury, where he helped intervene in debt crises in Argentina and Turkey.
Toloui will also be the co-head of PIMCO's overall emerging-markets effort with Michael Gomez, who runs PIMCO Developing Local Markets
DWS Brings Equities and Fixed Income Under One CIO
On Dec. 29, DWS announced changes in the firm's management that unites equities and fixed income under a single CIO.
Klaus Kaldemorgen is stepping down as equity CIO (a role he's held since 2005) to concentrate exclusively on investment management, including new absolute-return funds. He started at DWS in 1982. Asoka Woehrmann, fixed-income CIO, will retain that role and take over equity CIO responsibilities, as well.
Additionally, Wolfgang Matis will be appointed as speaker of the management board of DWS Investment GmbH and global CEO of DWS. He will report to Kevin Parker, Deutsche Asset Management's global head. (DWS is the mutual fund arm of Deutsche Asset Management.)
Finally, Ingo Gefeke--the firm's global head of distribution and product management--is stepping down from the DWS board of management and will take on a new role with Deutsche Asset Management in New York. Also, Axel Schwarzer, on the DWS board of management and vice chairman of Deutsche Asset Management, is leaving.
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