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Benitez takes over Chelsea hot seat until the end of the sea
Chelsea moved quickly to replace the sacked Roberto Di Matteo Wednesday as Rafael Benitez was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season. The English Premier League side made the announcement on their official website,Beats By Dr Dre, just hours after the departure of Di Matteo, who had led them to European Champions League glory for the first time earlier this year. Former Valencia and Liverpool manager Benitez will be thrown in at the deep end, with Chelsea taking on EPL reigning champions and leaders Manchester City Sunday. &quot;The owner and the Board believe that in Benitez we have a manager with significant experience at the highest level of football, who can come in and immediately help deliver our objectives,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre,&quot; read the club statement. &quot,Beats by dre;The 52-year-old Spaniard is due to meet the players at the training ground in Cobham tomorrow (Thursday),&quot; it added. Read: Cech wants 'racism saga' sorted Benitez, who will be the ninth manager under owner Roman Abramovich, has been out of work since being sacked by Inter Milan in December 2010. He guided Valencia to two Spanish titles and the UEFA Cup and spent six years at Liverpool, highlighted by their Champions League triumph in 2005 and reaching the final in 2007. Former Barcelona manager Pepe Guardiola has been linked with the Chelsea job, but is currently on a year-long sabbatical after leaving the Catalan giants at the end of last season,Beats Sverige. Di Matteo,Billiga Monster, who also won the FA Cup with Chelsea during his brief spell in charge, paid the price for a poor recent run of results,Monster Beats, culminating in a 3-0 defeat to Juventus Tuesday which leaves their participation in the knockout stages of this season's Champions League in considerable doubt.

Redknapp set for QPR job
Harry Redknapp has confirmed that he is set to take over as the new manager of Queens Park Rangers. The former Tottenham boss is poised to replace Mark Hughes at Loftus Road,nike air max, who was fired on Friday following a disastrous start to the season. Rangers have failed to win a single game so far this season and has taken just four points from a possible 36,nike shox. But the 65-year-old, who was recently linked with the manager's job of the Ukrainian national team, will be at Old Trafford on Saturday for Rangers' game against Manchester United. Winless QPR sack Hughes Redknapp has been out of work since leaving Tottenham five months ago but says he cannot wait to get started with QPR. &quot;Hopefully we can get it done tonight,air max, there shouldn't be any problems,Beats By Dr Dre,&quot,nike free; he told Sky Sports. &quot,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre;I fancy getting back into the Premier League. QPR is a good club, with great fans and a great atmosphere. &quot;It's a privilege to go there and manage them. I'm looking forward to the challenge. It's a big challenge. It will be a tough job to take on but I am up for the challenge.&quot; &quot;If I can manage to keep them up then I'll be the happiest man around. It's not going to be easy but nobody's under any illusions. &quot;I'll watch the game tomorrow. I will probably travel up and watch the game in the stand. &quot;If everything gets sorted, and I'm sure it will, I'll be in Sunday morning and will have the team in training on Monday, then fly up to Sunderland.&quot; Redknapp also believes that the current crop of players at Loftus Road must be the ones to fire QPR away from the dreaded drop zone. He added: &quot;I don't think too much will happen in January,Billiga Monster. There is a big staff there and you can't keep bringing players in. The players have got to start performing. &quot;If they do that we've got a chance...find a way to pick up points,nike shox, be hard to beat and win some matches. It's all about the players.&quot; Redknapp is hoping to bring in his own backroom staff with Kevin Bond and Joe Jordan both expected to join him in west London. Tottenham part with manager Redknapp Redknapp, who guided Spurs to its first ever Champions League campaign in 2010, led the club to fourth last season only to miss out on Europe's top competition following Chelsea's incredible win in Munich. Many had expected Redknapp to be appointed as the new England Head Coach following Fabio Capello's resignation last February. But after losing out to Roy Hodgson and the nature of his Tottenham side's disappointing end to the season, he left White Hart Lane in the summer.

McIlroy targeting major assault in 2013
Rory McIlroy is to trim his schedule to focus on 2013's four major trophies after a fairytale year in which he won five tournaments and both the U.S. PGA and European Tour money lists to finish on top of the world rankings. The 23-year-old says a greater understanding of his own game has propelled him to new heights as he gave notice to the game's great and good that he could dominate the sport for years to come. McIlroy's five-star 2012 included his second major at the PGA Championship, and he finished the season in perfect fashion by claiming the Dubai World Championship crown on Sunday. After topping the world rankings for the first time in his career in March, McIlroy's form has seen him firmly entrenched as the game's best player, and he told CNN that is in part down to greater self assurance. Read: Magical McIlroy reigns in Dubai &quot,Beats Sverige;I know myself more, way better as a golfer, and what works for me,&quot; he told Living Golf anchor Shane O'Donoghue. &quot;Some things that I tried to incorporate into my game didn't work for me and I think you've just got to find your way a little bit. &quot;I guess over the last couple of years I've done that and winning big tournaments and winning majors,Beats by dre, you grow in confidence and it gives you belief, belief that you are doing the right things,nike sko.&quot; McIlroy's performances on both sides of the pond ensured he emulated world No. 2 Luke Donald, who last year became the first man ever to top both the PGA Tour and European Tour money lists. And despite winning the Honda Classic, the BMW Championship,billiga nike sko, the Deutsche Bank and Dubai titles it is the major tournaments that remain McIlroy's main target. To give himself the best possible chance to launch his charge at the quadruple in 2013, he's taking his lead from one of the game's all time greats -- his rival and friend, 14-time major winner Tiger Woods. &quot;I'm gonna cut my schedule back a little bit next year and try and peak four times a year for the big tournaments,&quot; he explained. &quot;I think it's something that Tiger has done so well over the years and probably why he's been so successful,nike shox. &quot;So I'm going to try and take a little bit of a leaf out of his book and cut down on the schedule and make sure I'm fresh for every tournament I play. I'm really looking forward to 2013 already,billige nike sko, even though this year has just ended. I'm looking forward to preparing and getting my game in shape for next year.&quot,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre; McIlroy ended his final round in Dubai with five straight birdies to hold off the challenge of European Ryder Cup teammate Justin Rose, who led by two shots at one stage during a course record score of 62. But, watched by his girlfriend and tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, McIlroy wasn't to be denied a fairytale ending to his season. &quot;I sort of wrapped up the U.S. money list earlier on in the season and I guess my one big goal after that was to win the Race to Dubai and and win the European money list,&quot; he said,nike shox. &quot;I finished second in China, third in Singapore and then got the win here. It was a big goal of mine. I wanted to win the Race to Dubai since the start of the year.

Kansas City Chiefs shootings No easy answers as team grappl
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—If Jovan Belcher took the route he likely did to the Chiefs’ training facility on Saturday morning, driving west through his neighborhood to Raytown Road, and up Raytown almost the rest of the way, then he passed within a couple of blocks of the police station that sits less than two miles from his home. He may or may not have considered stopping there. After murdering the mother of his child and before killing himself, Belcher must’ve been besieged by conflicting thoughts and emotions,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre. But we don’t know that for sure, much less what was on his mind and in his heart as he made that final drive. It was too late to save Kasandra Perkins. Was it too late to save himself? Romeo Crennel hoped not. When he came to Belcher in the Chiefs parking lot—a little more than a 10-minute drive from Belcher’s home—he saw the handgun. According to Crennel on Monday,billiga nike sko, the coach had no knowledge as he spoke with Belcher that the 25-year-old linebacker had already killed someone. “I was trying to get him to understand that life isn’t over, he’s still got a chance, let’s work this out,” Crennel said. Before they could stop him, Belcher ,billige nike sko. Ended it all for himself, that is. Not for Crennel, assistant coach Gary Gibbs and general manager Scott Pioli, who witnessed the shooting. Not for Belcher’s teammates. Not for the Chiefs organization and the team's fans. “It might not be over for a long time—for some of us, the rest of our lives,” Crennel said,Beats Sverige. It has only just begun for Belcher’s and Perkins’ families. And for a three-month-old named Zoey. Oh, sweet Zoey. America grieves for you. — More: Unfortunately, America also wants—demands—answers that aren’t going to come and explanations that aren’t going to be accurate. During a press conference on Monday, a reporter from one of the major cable news networks asked Crennel as leading a question as could be drawn up. To paraphrase: “Were the pressures of football and fatherhood and his relationship with his girlfriend the reason Jovan Belcher snapped?” Crennel—remarkably calm and composed throughout—appeared for just a moment to take umbrage. “Now you’re trying to make me a psychologist,” he answered, “and I’m not a psychologist. I don’t know why he snapped.” Now that’s a question made for the cable news cycle,air max. — The game goes on: And many members of the media, and of society at large, want to hear answers—and read opinions—that meet that same need for simplicity and speed. Leading questions were bouncing off the walls of the Chiefs locker room on Monday. A reporter from one of the national morning TV talk shows seemed to ask Andy Studebaker all of them at once. Why did Belcher snap? How do you feel about him now that he killed someone? Did he have head injuries we don’t now about? Are guns partly to blame? “Complex” is the word Studebaker kept using, to little avail. “When you try to answer in one sentence,” he finally said, “you leave out a lot.” He was right. On guns, specifically, Studebaker was more than right. Given the chance to explain himself, he was profound. “It sort of minimizes what they went through to say that if athletes didn’t have guns, none of this would’ve happened,” he said. “It minimizes the level of their hurt.” Because this is about pain, human pain, and suffering, human suffering. — Costas' comments: It’s not about football. It’s not about whether the Chiefs are mourning the right person, as though it’s impossible for them to cry for Belcher and also for Perkins—and for their orphaned child,nike air max. As though it’s unacceptable for them to still feel love for the friend who, just last Friday,Beats By Dr Dre, was in their midst. “He was a good dude,” Shaun Smith said. “The incident that happened, that’s not the Jovan I knew.” “Jovan is still a member of our family,” Crennel said. “You don’t throw him out the door.” If those words raise your ire ... try to back yourself down long enough to consider the possibility that those words aren’t the sum of their thoughts on a murder-suicide. Six days before she died, Perkins cradled Smith’s six-week-old daughter in her arms,nike sko. It was at Arrowhead Stadium after the last game of Belcher’s life. “I have three little girls,” Smith said, fighting his emotions. “I feel sorry his little girl won’t be able to know who her mom or her dad is.” Several members of the Chiefs defense met with grief counselors on Monday. They weren’t ordered to; they chose to. Are they grieving in part for Belcher? Of course they are. — Chiefs owner Clark Hunt: There’s a parallel that can be drawn from this tragic story to the one that unfolded at Penn State. For a while, it was dangerous business to write anything about the football players whose careers were in jeopardy because of a vast, evil scandal that didn’t implicate them in any way whatsoever. Write about them and their predicament—or recall a single good deed done by Joe Paterno—and you were accused, often angrily, of being insensitive to the real victims. Of grossly missing the point. But the victims in Pennsylvania didn’t go ignored, did they? Jerry Sandusky is rotting in prison. The victims here aren’t being overlooked. Certainly not by the Chiefs. Studebaker liked Belcher. Their daughters came into the world at just about the same time. “I think about Zoey a lot,” Studebaker said, his voice cracking, barely two days after Perkins lay dead in Raytown and Belcher lay dead in the parking lot just outside. There’s room enough to think of all involved. — Steele:

Egypt crisis President Morsi annuls decree
Egypt crisis: President Morsi annuls decree The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil: &quot,billige nike free;This is a major sign of compromise on the president's part&quot;

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Egypt changing Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month that hugely expanded his powers and sparked angry protests, officials say. However, a news conference in Cairo was told that a controversial referendum on a draft constitution would still go ahead as planned on 15 December. Mr Morsi's critics have accused him of acting like a dictator, but he says he is safeguarding the revolution. Some opposition figures were quick to dismiss his latest move,nike free. Mr Morsi's decree of 22 November stripped the judiciary of any right to challenge his decisions and triggered violent protests on the streets of Cairo. &quot;The constitutional decree is annulled from this moment,&quot; said Selim al-Awa, an Islamist politician acting as a spokesman for a meeting Mr Morsi held with political and public figures on Saturday,billige nike sko. But he said the referendum on a new constitution would go ahead because it was not legally possible for the president to postpone it. The meeting had been boycotted by the main opposition leaders who had earlier called for their supporters to step up their protests. They want both the decree and the referendum cancelled. The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says Mr Morsi's move is the first big sign of compromise but that it is unlikely to end the current crisis. The main opposition National Salvation Front said it would discuss the move on Sunday, but spokesman Hussein Abdel Ghani added: &quot;My first personal impression is that it is a limited and insufficient step. We repeatedly said that among our top demands is for the referendum to be delayed.&quot; Another opposition group, the April 6 Youth Movement, said the announcement was &quot;a political manoeuvre aimed at duping the people&quot;. It called for more protests to stop the referendum. Although the decree has been annulled, some decisions taken under it still stand. The general prosecutor, who was dismissed, will not be reinstated, and the retrial of the former regime officials will go ahead. Earlier, Egypt's powerful military warned it would not allow Egypt to spiral out of control and called for talks to resolve the conflict. &quot;Anything other than that (dialogue) will force us into a dark tunnel with disastrous consequences; something that we won't allow,&quot; it said.

Set on fire The president's supporters say the judiciary is made up of reactionary figures from the old regime of strongman Hosni Mubarak. But his opponents have mounted almost continuous protests since the decree was passed. They are also furious over the drafting of the new constitution because they see the process as being dominated by Mr Morsi's Islamist allies. Several people have been killed in the recent spate of anti-government protests, and the presidential palace has come under attack. The Cairo headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the movement to which Mr Morsi belongs, were set on fire.

Reports Dez Bryant might need season-ending surgery - NFL -
may require season-ending surgery on his left index finger,nike sko, according to multiple reports. The Cowboys would make a determination on whether Bryant was done for the season after he consulted with a hand specialist Monday. Bryant suffered the injury during Sunday’s victory over the Bengals. Bryant having his best season with 75 catches for 1,028 yards and nine touchdowns,billige nike sko. He has caught at least one touchdown pass in each of the last five games. The Cowboys (7-6) would sorely miss Bryant if he was not available for a potential playoff push. Plenty of fingers will be crossed in Dallas,billige nike free, hoping Bryant can play through his finger injury.

Video Pascal-Kuziemski weigh-in David Lemieux Q&A
Full eight bout card to be shown live tonight on Wealth TV and WealthTV.com at 7PM ET/4PM PT On Thursday afternon, former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs) and his opponent Aleksy Kuziemski (23-4, 7 KOs) weighed in for their light heavyweight battle that will take place this Friday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The ten round main event plus a full seven fight undercard will be shown live all over the United States on WealthTV and WealthTV.com beginning at 7 p.m,Billiga Monster. eastern. Above is the weigh in video plus an interview with power punching middleweight David Lemieux (27-2, 26 KO’s) who will take on Albert Ayrapetyan (20-3, 9 KO’s) in a ten round bout,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre. The card also contains Light Heavyweight, Eleider Alverez (10-0,Beats by dre, 6 KO) will be trading punches with England’s Danny McIntosh (13-3, 7KOs) for the WBO NABO light heavyweight title. Both Lemieux and Alverez appeared on WealthTV on October, 12, 2012, both won in knockouts in the first and second round respectively. Additionally, undefeated super featherweight Logan McGuinness (18-0 9 KOs) is scheduled for 10 rounds with Carlos Manuel Reyes (23-1-1, 15 KOs) and welterweights Kevin Bizier (18-0, 13KOs) and upset specialist Doel Carrasquillo will duke it out as well. The entire card will be featured live and exclusively on WealthTV, which is available nationally on Verizon FiOS TV channel 169 and 669 in HD, AT&amp;T U-Verse TV channels 470 and 1470 in HD, along with over 100 cable systems across the country as well as on line viewing via computer and a numerous connected devices and via WealthTV.com. December 14th, 2012 For all the latest boxing news, click here.

Police Report Details Chilling Final Moments Of Jovan Belche
The Kansas City Police Department has released their report following the tragic murder/suicide involving Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins, and it contains chilling details about Belcher&#8217;s actions leading up to the incident, and his final moments in front of Kansas City Chiefs personnel. From the Kansas City Star: Less than two months ago, Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher sent a foreboding text message to a secret girlfriend, expressing turmoil and frustration with his longtime girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins. In the message, Belcher said he &#8220;would shoot&#8221; Perkins &#8220;if she didn’t leave him alone,&#8221; according to police reports obtained by The Star. At the time, the secret girlfriend thought Belcher was joking. The report also states that Belcher told his secret girlfriend that Perkins &#8220;knew exactly how to press his buttons and make him angry&#8221; and had &#8220;threatened to take all his money and his child if they split up.&#8221; Belcher&#8217,billige nike sko;s mother, Cheryl Shepard, moved in with the couple to help repair their relationship, just two weeks before the shooting. Then,billige nike shox, on December 1st, Shepard heard the two arguing, but didn&#8217;t get involved (Perkins had previously accused her of &#8220;interfering&#8221; in their confrontations). She only responded when she heard gunshots. Police later determined that Belcher hit Perkins&#8217; front side ten times, and five more times in her back &#8212; a bullet that made its way to the basement indicates she was also shot while on the floor. A distraught Belcher hopped in his Bentley and drove to the Chiefs facility. An eyewitness recounts Belcher&#8217;s exchange with GM Scott Pioli: &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry Scott, I&#8217;ve done a bad thing to my girlfriend already. I want to talk with Gibbs and Romeo. You know that I&#8217;ve been having some major problems at home and with my girlfriend. I need help! I wasn&#8217;t able to get enough help. I appreciate everything you all have done for me with trying to help &#8230; but it wasn&#8217;t enough. I have hurt my girl already and I can&#8217;t go back now.&#8221; Pioli immediately summoned Crennel, who pleaded with Belcher as police arrived on the scene: &#8220;You&#8217;re taking the easy way out!&#8221; Belcher glanced at an approaching police officer, then knelt behind a minivan, made the sign of the cross on his chest with his left hand and fired a bullet into his head above his right ear. After the gunshot, Crennel slumped, dropped his hands and turned away from Belcher. Many witnesses, including Crennel,nike free, say the problems between Perkins and Belcher stemmed from money issues &#8212; Perkins hoped that being with an NFL player would provide for a better life &#8212; but Crennel stated that Belcher was &#8220;smart with his money and didn&#8217;t live outside his means&#8221;. via Kansas City Star, ESPN, TMZ

Amir Johnson Gets Raptors Logo Shaved Into Back Of Head
Amir Johnson of the Toronto Raptors made headlines earlier this year for getting ejected in extremely bizarre fashion. We assume that Amir wanted to let his teammates and coaches know how dedicated he was to their team, so he Tweeted out a picture of his latest haircut on Friday, and it is fantastic. Amir got a very large version of the Toronto Raptors logo shaved into the back of his head,nike sko, and it comes complete with color,billige nike shox. The big question which remains to be seen is whether or not Amir will keep the haircut for Toronto&#8217;s game on Friday night against the Orlando Magic. Amir&#8217;s got team spirit, how &#8217;bout you? New cut ✂ #raptors #poundtherock instagr,billige nike sko.am/p/TfNxfnp3bM/ — Amir Johnson (@IamAmirJohnson) December 21, 2012

The Cosby Sweaters Koos van den Akker Sports Rockstar of the
It&#8217;s the end of year. So that means it&#8217;s time to hand out some hardware &#8212; Cosby Sweaters style. In honor of the man who inspired this whole thing by designing the first Cosby Sweater, we&#8217;d thought we&#8217;d hand out an award in his name. What are the requirements for this prestigious honor? You have be a little odd, fun,nike sko, and not take life that seriously. So, here are the finalists for the Cosby Sweaters Koos van den Akker Sports Rockstar of the Year: Rob Gronkowski: Our Biz Development manager said that Gronk &#8220;brought Hollywood back to sports.&#8221;  He&#8217;s right. Gronk knows how to spend money. He&#8217;s got some good-looking  friends. He&#8217;s also got some fantastic TD celebrations. And if that isn&#8217;t enough, he&#8217;s also a real nice guy. The Fierce Five:  Watching this team was a highlight of the Olympics. Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kayla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber pretty much destroyed the competition this past summer in London. Douglas also may have one of the best sports nicknames ever with &#8220;The Flying Squirrel.&#8221; And this photo is fantastic. R.A. Dickey: We like weirdos here at Cosby Sweaters. This past year Dickey perfected oddity. His knuckleball was virtually unhittable for a stretch. Knuckleball, a documentary about Dickey, Tim Wakefield and the aforementioned pitch, was one of the best sports films of the year,billige nike free. He&#8217;s was also a fantastic interview on the Daily Show. Best line? When Dickey referred to the &#8220;Jedi Council of Knuckleballers&#8221; Dustin Penner: We like breakfast foods here at CS. So does LA Kings forward Dustin Penner. And any athlete that interns at Conan is pretty cool in our book. But we have to give the final award to someone&#8230; And it&#8217;s going to be Steve Nash He did hilarious impersonations of  Batman, the Godfather, and Jason Bourne. He may have started the newest NBA fashion trend. He&#8217;s also not afraid to accept beer from random strangers on the freeway. Congrats Steve. (Just to note,nike free, Nash getting the award had nothing to do with the fact that he&#8217;s now a Laker.) Until next year!

Overzealous 49ers Fan Needs a Hobby, Threatens to Kill Kicke
You know you&#8217;ve hit rock bottom when you find yourself with nothing better to do than threaten kickers with death on the interwebs. He&#8217,billige nike shox;s a kicker, man. Nonetheless, that&#8217;s exactly what one 49ers fan decided to tweet to kicker David Akers, who&#8217;s missed 10 of 35 field goals this season,nike sko. The kicker retweeted it before disabling his account: RT @RIP_FreeLaddin YOU F&#8212;-OT IF YOU MISS ONE MORE FIELD GOAL YOU ABOUT TO GET YOUR ENTIRE LIFE ENDED. Then the culprit apparently had a moment of spiritual enlightenment wherein he recanted: Finally, he pulled the now-classic stunt employed by irresponsible tweeters worldwide and blamed interweb bandits: Nice try, wiseguy, but your legacy is cemented as that of the dude who bothered to threaten a kicker,nike free. [CSNBayArea, Sacramento Bee]

Wilfredo Benitez back home
By Gabriel F. Cordero Puerto Rican ring legend Wilfredo Benitez is back at home after spending several days at the Presbyterian Hospital in Condado,Beats Sverige, Puerto Rico. It was originally feared that the three-time world champion had suffered a stroke, but a raft of medical tests have ruled that out. Benitez apparently suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE),Monster Beats, a form of dementia pugilistica. Benitez fought as a pro from 1973 to 1990. January 2nd, 2013 For all the latest boxing news,Billiga Monster, click here.

Mundine insults Geale
By Ray Wheatley &#8212; World of Boxing IBF middleweight champion Daniel &#8220;Real Deal&#8221; Geale has been insulted by former WBA super middleweight champion Anthony &#8220;The Man&#8221; Mundine when Mundine made derogatory remarks about the Tasmanian-born,Monster Beats, IBF 160 pound champion&#8217;s Aboriginal heritage. Mundine said &#8220;I thought they wiped all the Aborigines from Tasmania out. I don&#8217;t see him representing black people.&#8221; Geale responded by saying, &#8220;Mundine went too far. I sort of never realised it at the time,Billiga Monster,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Sometimes when he&#8217;s speaking I sort of zone out a little bit. I don&#8217;t take much notice because of the usual stuff that comes out of his mouth. Afterwards, the backlash that sort of come about surprised me a little. I guess looking back on it I realise now that he did take it too far. Insulting my heritage, the people from Tasmania, is not the right thing to do. The guy definitely doesn&#8217;t think before he talks.&#8221; Geale supporters are confident the champion will make Mundine pay for the comments on January 30 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia which is predicted to be a sellout with an attendance of 12,000 fans that could break pay-per-view records. Televised throughout Australia on Fox Main Event Pay-Per-View,Beats Sverige. January 10th, 2013 For all the latest boxing news, click here.

Egraphs Autographs for the Digital Age
I&#8217;m not much of an autograph guy, but these Egraphs look kind of cool. Egraphs are a combination autographed photo, personal note, and voice recording from your favorite baseball players. The company takes a digital signature and a personalized note from your favorite MLB star and sticks it on a digital picture. They also record a greeting from the player. The company hopes to expand to football and basketball players, as well as celebrities,nike sko. I clicked on some of the Egraphs to see what the players had to say. Jim Thome doesn&#8217,nike shox;t mince words. Derek Holland doesn&#8217;t do a Harry Carray impression. Brandon Snyder wants to get a chicken lunch with Sharon. I am upset that Ozzie Guillen has not recorded anything yet. What does everyone else think? Would you buy one,billige nike free? H/T NPR

Russell Westbrook Really Enjoys Singing Ke$ha Songs
Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma Thunder took on the Dallas Mavericks in a Friday night western conference match-up and Russ was definitely pumped up. During pregame festivities,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre, the cameras caught Russ singing along to a &#8220;Die Young,Monster Beats,&#8221; a pop song if there ever was one, by Ke$ha. Russell mouthed the song and it sure looked like he knew every last word,Beats By Dr Dre. We have a feeling once this video makes its way around the Internet, Mr. Westbrook will most likely get some good old fashioned ribbing from his teammates for quite a while. [@CJZero]

Lush Cosmetics rolls out gamification with Memset
Cloud hosting provider Memset has partnered with Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics to incorporate gamification into the firm’s European staff training programme. The game, called Lush Quest, introduces new employees to the company brand by presenting them with an interactive story that helps them learn about the company and rewards them for their progress. At the end of the programme, users are presented with a 10 minute quiz to ensure they have absorbed the material presented in the game. Over 2,Monster Beats,000 employees have used the training programme so far across Europe, Lush claims,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre, and the company is the latest in a long line of firms to use gamification to increase employee engagement. Memset is hosting the programme, which has been made available in English, German, Italian, French and Spanish, on its public cloud platform using five Miniservers. Kate Craig-Wood, managing director of Memset,Beats Sverige, said: “We are delighted to be able to team up with Lush to provide the necessary platform to deliver their gamification training programme. We are very excited to see how Lush Quests benefits staff across the world.” Richy Baxter-Freeman, international support for Lush cosmetics, said: “Using Memset’s cloud service has enabled us to quickly roll out the programme to other countries faster than we anticipated. We have been able to quickly take snapshots of the Miniserver and recreate it quickly in the other languages required.”

Tim Duncan Opens Up Auto Customization Garage Called “Black
The Big Fundamental has a love for cars which you may not know about, and now he is making big moves toward putting his passion into a business. Tim Duncan recently opened an auto customization garage called &#8220;BlackJack Speed Shop&#8221; in San Antonio,Billiga Monster. Check out the below video for insight from Tim himself on the process behind starting the garage. According to DIME Mag: “I’m very pleased with how BlackJack turned out,” Duncan says. “It took several years to design and build. The feel of the showroom and the shop is great, I think we’ve created an environment that car lovers will enjoy. My business partner, Jason Pena,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre, has put together an amazing team. The end result is we offer high quality,Beats By Dr Dre, state-of-the-art car service while providing excellent customer service. I’m confident that Blackjack can handle any project a car enthusiast could dream up and that’s exciting for me.” [DIME MAG]