Let’s compare two heavyweights. One is a top five fighter and the other is a regional level fighter with name recognition. How different could their purses be?
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Another fight, another novelty belt from the WBC.
With WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman so excited for this Saturday’s middleweight title unification between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs, Sulaiman has reached deep into his pockets to pull another green and gold belt out of his ass. It’s nice to know where all that sanctioning fee money goes, anyway...
So in this interview with Fight Hub TV, Sulaiman reveals the new one-of-a-kind Mayan inspired belt — aptly named ‘The Maya Belt’ ... Читать дальше...
It's rare for me to see people using anything but their smartphones for photography. While the cameras are very good in today's phones, using a third party app can help you improve your camera results.
Works by Ursula K. Le Guin, John Sladek, John Langan and more.
WORCESTER Warriors boss Alan Solomons says he has “no doubt” lock Andrew Kitchener will play for England in the future.
In the opening number of the animated toy-based musical UglyDolls, the adorably misshapen and huggable-looking stuffed toy Moxy (Kelly Clarkson) sings about how wonderful everything is in the town of UglyVille, where she and her fellow dolls are automatically sent when they fall off the doll assembly line. The song’s…
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City could have a major role to play this weekend in the destiny of the title.
Logical parallels but they’re not the same player
More than a few of the what-where-the-Giants-thinking-narratives about drafting Duke’s Daniel Jones mention Dave Brown, and not in a positive way,
There are some superficial similarities between Brown and Jones. Brown played at 6-5, well over 200 pounds. He was drafted by the Giants to replace a legend, Phil Simms in this case. The 6-4, 215 lb. Jones was drafted to replace Eli Manning.
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The entertainment behemoth applies its adaptive streaming algorithms to sound.
They can turn videogames into a whole new experience.
Domingo German’s new consistency; CC 3K; the next generation of Blue Jays
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The church survived and so did the train depot. But the rest of Paramount Ranch is a mangled yard of twisted metal and charred wood. The National Park Service fenced off the ruins of the replica 19th-century Western town, which throughout its 70-year history in the Malibu hills has served as a classic set for the likes of HBO’s Westworld, countless Hollywood westerns, and weddings. When I visited the rubble in April, a man in his 60s stood beside me, peering through the metal fence at the leveled buildings. Читать дальше...
Moment has updated its iOS and Android camera apps with a swathe of new features to give you both more control and more information about your photos and videos. What started as little more than a software companion to Moment’s range of smartphone lenses has since evolved into a capable camera app in its own right. With today’s update, Moment has gained more of the features of other advanced camera apps like the iOS-exclusive Halide and Filmic Pro.
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Caavo is making several software improvements today to its Control Center, a voice-driven box that acts as a universal remote for all of your home theater devices. Before I get to those, it’s worth highlighting that the company is also changing up the product’s pricing structure. The Control Center device will now cost $59.95 (down from $99.95). But the mandatory service plans are going up in price: paying monthly will now be $3.99 / month (previously $1.99), the annual plan jumps to $39.99 (from $19.99)... Читать дальше...
A rain out on Tuesday leads to a double header on Wednesday
Last night, rain postponed the second game of a four game series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Kansas City Royals, forcing both teams to play a day-night double header later on today.
Despite not playing, the Rays gained ground in the division as the Yankees fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rays now have a 2.5 game lead on New York, with the Toronto Blue Jays next in line at 5.5 games back.
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A’s Coverage:
Two of Hulu’s freshman comedies have passed with flying colors. The streamer has renewed PEN15 and Ramy for Season 2, TVLine has learned. PEN15 stars co-creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle as thirteen-year-old outcasts in the year 2000, “where the best day of your life can turn into your worst with the stroke of a […]
Sabathia is just the 17th pitcher in major-league history to record 3,000 strikeouts.
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Reactions like !! or ? are small, blunt tools of confusion.
A tracker reveals more than 300 government attempts to suppress knowledge
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Even man’s most loyal companion can’t be trusted around guns
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Investors are making companies act on global warming—and they can do even more
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Equipment for in vitro fertilization includes syringes for injectable medications, petri dishes, sperm vials, and more.
Could a better nighttime rest help delay the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease?
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Scientific American January 2019