World`s Highest Paid young CEO`s

Topping the list of highest paid CEOs is 43-year-old Nabeel Gareeb of Pakistani origin, CEO of chipmaker MEMC Electronic Materials since April 2002 with a total compensation package of $79.6 million. Gareeb joined MEMC as CEO in April 2002. Gareeb's appointment came after Texas Pacific Group purchased the company from its German owners in 2001 and recapitalised the business. Prior to joining MEMC, Gareeb was the Chief Operating Officer of International Rectifier Corporation, a leading supplier of power semiconductors, where he was responsible for worldwide operations, research and development and marketing. He joined International Rectifier in 1992 as Vice President of Manufacturing and subsequently held other senior management positions. Gareeb immigrated to US from Pakistan more than 25 years ago. He holds an MSc in engineering management, and a Bachelors in electrical and electronic engineering.



Second on the list is Nvidia Corporation co founder Jen-Hsun Huang. Huang founded graphic chip maker in April 1993 today commands a pay packet of $45.9 million. He has being President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member on Nvidia's Board since its inception.

Under his leadership, Nvidia emerged as a leading name in programmable graphics processing technologies and one of the semiconductor industry's largest fabless companies.

Huang also serves on the Rand Corporation's Board of Trustees and is a member of the Committee of 100, an organisation that addresses issues concerning the Chinese-American community and US-China relations.

Prior to founding Nvidia, Huang held engineering, marketing and general management positions at LSI Logic, and was a microprocessor designer at Advanced Micro Devices.

Huang holds a BSEE degree from Oregon State University and an MSEE degree from Stanford University.



Jonathan Schwartz, chief executive officer and president of Sun Microsystems is the third highest-paid young tech CEO with an annual package of $13.5 million. A member of Sun's board of directors, Schwartz became company's CEO in 2006, succeeding the Sun's co-founder and current chairman of the board, Scott McNealy.

Schwartz was promoted to president and chief operating officer in 2004, and managed all operational functions at Sun -- from product development and marketing, to global sales and service.

A leader behind many of Sun's open source and standard setting initiatives, Jonathan's been an outspoken advocate for the network as a utility with more than just value for the computing industry -- but as a tool for driving economic, social and political progress.

Prior to his position as COO, Schwartz served as Sun's executive vice president for software, its Chief Strategy Officer, and held a variety of leadership positions across product and corporate development.

He joined Sun in 1996 after the company acquired Lighthouse Design, where he was CEO and co-founder. Prior to that, Schwartz was with McKinsey & Co. Schwartz received degrees in economics and mathematics from Wesleyan University.



Forty-four-year old electronics engineer from Hyderabad, Shantanu Narayen, became Adobe's CEO last year. His annual compensation is at $12 million.

Narayen joined Adobe in January 1998 as Vice President and General Manager of Adobe's engineering technology group. In January 1999, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Products and in March 2001 he was promoted to Executive Vice President, Worldwide Product Marketing and Development.

In January 2005, Narayen was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Adobe. Prior to joining Adobe, Narayen co-founded Pictra Inc in 1996.

Together with the ex-CEO Bruce Chizen, Narayen spearheaded the $3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia Inc in 2005, expanding Adobe's software platform and solutions and strengthening the company's presence in key markets ranging from enterprise and vertical industries to mobile devices and multimedia publishing.

Narayen is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley.

Narayen holds a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from Osmania University in India, a master's degree in computer science from Bowling Green State University, and a master's degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business.



At no. five is CEO of Expedia Dara Khosrowshahi with a total compensation package of is $4.9 million.

Founded as a division of Microsoft in October 1996, Expedia was spun off in 1999. The company was later purchased by USA Networks in 2001.

The 39-year-old Khosrowshahi became CEO of Expedia when it spun off from IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC) in August 2005. He joined IAC in 1998 as vice president of strategic planning. Prior to this he worked at Allen & Company LLC from 1991 to 1998, where he served as vice president from 1995 to 1998.

Khosrowshahi received a BA in engineering from Brown University in 1991.

At no. six is thiry-nine-year old Francisco D'Souza, president and chief executive officer of Cognizant. D'Souza who has been the company's President and CEO since January 2007 has an annual compensation package of $3.7 million.

Prior to this he was the Chief Operating Officer for Cognizant's global delivery, marketing and sales, business development and client services operations. He has also led the company's North American and European operations.

Earlier, Francisco held key positions at The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in marketing, strategic planning and new business development in Germany, US and India.

Born in Kenya, he has Bachelors degree from the University of East Asia. He has also done MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University.

Like Putin and the KGB - Vitali is Top Secret

Shades of Vladimir Putin? Vitali Klitschko's career has mirrored some of the old tactics of the Russian KGB, also known as the secret police.

For former heavyweight titlist Vitali Klitschko, a product of the old sport schools from the glory days of the Soviet Empire, his has been a boxing career that is sometimes seen as a secretive, KGB-like journey through the murky underworld that is professional boxing.

Klitschko, the son of a former Soviet Air Force Colonel, makes his long awaited return to the squared circle in less than two weeks and for his rabid fans it will be a much celebrated occasion. He has been away from the rigors of the ring for nearly four years, but because of his favored status with Jose Sulaiman's WBC, he will go straight to Berlin, Germany and into a title shot against Samuel 'The Nigerian Nightmare' Peter.

Vitali and his younger brother Wladimir (the belt holder of the IBF and WBO titles) are aiming to fulfill a boyhood fantasy of holding versions of the heavyweight championship simultaneously.

"Without dreams, life is boring," says the 37 year old Vitali. "For years it has been my dream to be a world champion at the same time as my brother."

Klitschko retired from boxing in 2005 because he was repeatedly stricken with a host of training injuries. He suffered from everything to a bum shoulder to a bad back to a thigh injury to a creaky knee. Some blamed the injuries on anabolic steroids and Klitschko once tested positive for the banned substances as an amateur. In 2005 he went through a period where his enormous body (6'7 1/2" tall and 250 pounds) was breaking down on him all at once. Instead of continuing, Klitschko, then the WBC heavyweight titlist, simply retired.

What was interesting to watch, is that each time he was injured, Klitschko would be quickly whisked off by his handlers to a clandestine hospital somewhere in the heart of Europe - or even Southern California (What's the difference?). It was tough to determine whether he was operated on, simply rehabbed or if he was really injured at all as he was usually kept far from the peering eyes of the free press.

Any news that would be leaked out from whatever undisclosed bunker he happened to be hunkered down in was usually a carefully worded press release that said all was well and that he would make a complete and total recovery. The injuries became so frequent that many within the boxing industry doubted the validity of the medical maladies and whispered that Klitschko, despite his record of 35-2(34)KO's, was afraid to fight.

Hasim Rahman, a former heavyweight titlist himself, has claimed for years that Vitali was terrified of him and that when Klitschko repeatedly pulled out of their match that was scheduled for at least three different dates, that it was because of fear and not because of injury.

Rahman even released an open letter to Klitschko in 2005. It read, in part: "I am writing you because it seems that you forgot about me, your mandatory challenger. I must be the most invisible 6 foot 2, 240-pound black man on the planet. You have ducked out on me since April 30th, June 18th, and July 30th with varying excuses and injuries which I never quite believed existed."

For the fight against Peter, Klitschko is training deep in the heart of the Austrian Alps, far removed from the inquisitive eyes of the boxing press and the distraction of unwanted intrusions. The remoteness is one component of a well organized structure and almost scientific system that has been developed to have Klitschko at peak performance for the night of October 11th. Nobody outside of the Klitschko camp knows for sure, but it's all cloak and dagger stuff which purportedly consists of doctors, nutritional programs, high altitude training, medications and medical tests.


If all goes according to plan, Wladimir (left) and Viali will hold three of the four heavyweight belts, thus realizing a childhood dream.

"I know my body well, better than a doctor," said Vitali recently. "I feel great, I spend every day in the training gym and after that I go to the doctor. The doctor gave me a medication test and I got the green light from him. My coach gave me a training test, and I had an excellent result. I don't think about problems. I feel great and I look forward."

Last week, during an international conference call with reporters from around the world, Klitschko, who recently ran for the mayor of Kiev, Ukraine and has a strong dislike for his prior rulers - the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and for the current Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, showed that he still has a bit of the old secretive KGB side to him and alluded to the fact that he may have spies keeping a careful watch on the Nigerian who is training in Germany.

"I can't explain if Peter is better or not," said Klitschko. "I prepare for 100 percent. I know he's a very tough fighter and that's why I prepare very well. That's why I studied his whole career and that's why I know everything about him. My people are everywhere around Germany. That's why he should be careful."

Vitali and younger brother Wladimir have always reminded boxing fans of the fictional character, Ivan Drago, from the movie Rocky III. Drago was a robot-like creature/creation from the Soviet sports system bent on destruction and seemingly built for the sole purpose of winning the heavyweight championship.

Both Klitschko brothers possess Doctorate degrees in Sports Science from the University of Kiev, speak several languages, are avid chess players and are ambassadors for the United Nations. Both have colossal, Adonis-like physiques, shy away from junk food and since they came onto the professional boxing scene over a decade ago - have been described as the 'heavyweights of the future' by many boxing writers.

Neither, however, has really ever lived up to their awesome potential. Wladimir has stamina problems, a weak jaw and confidence issues which have derailed him on more than one occasion. On the other hand, Vitali, with his many injuries, has been nicknamed "Britali" because of his brittle body.

Despite glowing praise from the many fans of the Klitschko brothers, Ivaylo Gotzev, Samuel Peter's manager, is fed up with Vitali Klitschko. Peter has been preparing for this fight under the watchful eyes of bodyguards in Germany's Black Forest and Gotzev will only be happy when he sees Vitali standing in the ring. If that happens it will mean that Klitschko has finally made it through a training camp for the first time in four years - unscathed.

"Let me add this to this conversation, because we've been hearing about how well they're preparing in the Alps," said Gotzev on last week's conference call.

"Everything is top secret. They’ve installed their little spies in all angles of the Black Forest. You know what, Vitali? Here's where it's going to come down, brother. October 11th it's you and Samuel Peter in the ring. There's no friends, there's no company, nobody out there helping you, because for those twelve rounds you better be ready."

Klitschko, always calm and in control, like some sort of Russian Czar, just laughed off Gotzev's comments and put the outspoken manager on the defensive by asking, "Why do you bring these body guards to send Samuel Peter to the Berlin arena? You're afraid of me."

Klitschko was then asked by a reporter on the conference call who he had been using for sparring partners in order to prepare for Peter's aggressive style and clubbing punches.

Reporter: "Who have you been sparring with for this fight?"

Vitali: "The name? It's a secret. It's top secret."

Reporter: "There's no secrets in boxing."

Vitali: "They want to know everyone."

Vladimir Putin, once the leader of the KGB, also known as the 'secret police' - would be proud.



September 2008

What is Melamine?

What it looks like?

Side effects?
Description?

Product Description
Commodity: Melamine

Formula: C3N6N6
Molecular Weight: 126.12

Appearance: White powder
Melamine content: 99.8% min
Moisture: 0.1% max
PH Value: 7.5-9.5
Ash: 0.03% max
Kaolin Turbidity degree: 20% max
Color (Pt-Co): 20 max

Molecular structure?


Use: Mainly used for manufacturing melamine-formaldehyde resin. It can also be used in decorative laminates, arminoplastics, adhesive agents, coatings and used as a paper-reinforcing agent, textile auxiliaries, cement water-reducing agent and leather retaining agent etc.


USED FOR MANUFACTURE OF,

WHEN USED IN LIKE THIS ONE,


MILK OF HUMAN CRUELTY
THE RESULTS,
Always make sure milk is melamine free!!!

Google`s Android Powered cellphone-TMoile G1

As if it wasn't enough to be the world's largest search engine, Google is set to take over the mobile phone market with its mobile operating system, called Android.

The first phone that harnesses Google Inc.'s ambition to make the Internet easy to use on the go was revealed Tuesday, and it looks a lot like an iPhone.

T-Mobile USA showed off the G1, a phone that, like Apple Inc.'s iPhone, has a large touch screen. But it also packs a trackball, a slide-out keyboard and easy access to Google's e-mail and mapping programs.

T-Mobile said it will begin selling the G1 for $179 with a two-year contract. The device hits U.S. stores Oct. 22 and heads to Britain in November and other European countries early next year.

The phone will be sold in T-Mobile stores only in the U.S. cities where the company has rolled out its faster, third-generation wireless data network. By launch, that will be 21 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Miami.

In other areas, people will be able to buy the phone from T-Mobile's Web site. The phone does work on T-Mobile's slower data network, but it's optimized for the faster networks. It can also connect at Wi-Fi hotspots.

The data plan for the phone will cost $25 per month on top of the calling service, at the low end of the range for data plans at U.S. wireless carriers. And at $179, the G1 is $20 less than the least expensive iPhone in the U.S.

Android, the free software powering the G1, is a crucial building block in Google's efforts to make its search engine and other services as accessible on cell phones as they already are on personal computers. The company believes it eventually might make more money selling ads that get shown on mobile devices than on PCs, a channel that will generate about $20 billion in revenue this year.

Both Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. also are investing heavily in the mobile market in hopes of preventing Google from extending the dominance it enjoys in searches initiated on PCs.

Source:www.huffingtonpost.com

Do it Myself Clutch Repair

DO IT MYSELF CLUTCH TROUBLE REPAIR

Car: Toyota Corolla 1.6LE

SYMPTOMS: Started difficulty in shifting into 1^st gear. But as time passes the difficulty of shifting to 1^st gear became severe and it eventually impossible to move your stick to 1^st gear. Result? Stalled car, but one immediate action just move your car into a safe place and free from towing was to stop the engine then shift into 1^st gear then start the engine. Eventually the car will move and you can parked it into a safe location. You must take precaution, light up your emergency light or hazard light, make sure no vehicle before you because starting at first gear will make your car run too fast, put ur hand always at the key, stop engine if there is an obstruction, and use brake and handbrake if necessary. These tips are for emergency purposes only. Never try if you don`t know what i`m talking but none the less it will help avoid costly towing services.

I have brought the car to the a mechanic but unfortunately misdiagnostic happen sometimes even for veteran mechanic. What they did was to change the clutch assembly (release bearing, disk,cover etc). But after replacement, I test it and still experienced same trouble and symptoms. Since my vehicle was stalled near home I decided to repair it myself since I have idea what was the trouble. It was Sunday and a great oppurtunity to learn something since I have no other activity for the day. Also will able to save costly repair and services. The trouble? I suspect that the main causes is either master clutch cylinder or slave/secondaryclutchcylinder/baby master. So I have a little stretching then began my Do It Myself Repair.

First I check the baby master cylinder. I wasn`t able to take shot of my actual repair due to dirt,grease and oil in my hand. I have no assistant during my little Do It Myself. But I have shots after and just make little labeling on it:

Here location of slave/secondary clutch cylinder. Notice it was mounted in transmission block.





To check the inner piston and parts(plunger) for damage of the secondary/baby master cylinder.

Do the following instruction.

1. Remove or loosen boot cover shown above. If there a fluid in it. 100% defective inner parts. Your inner piston/parts need replacement.

2. If there is no leak, no need to check further. Your baby master is in good condition and you have to check main master cylinder instead.

3. If there is leak, replace your inner parts or buy unit assembly same as above.

4. But to save cost of replacing with new one, buy repair kit instead. Either Seiken or FIC brand repair kit will be enough. Banawe or C.M. Recto will be great place to buy this parts.

5. To replace parts, Loosen the bolt #1 and 2. This will unmount the baby master.

6. Remove the inner parts by pumping once of the clutch pedal.

7. That will force the piston and cylinder inner part out of the casing.

8. Replace it with your replacement parts. Replacement parts will have spring and piston.

9. Re install cylinder with already placed replacement parts.

10. And that`s it, you have completed your do it myself baby master repair procedure.

11. Congratulate yourself. You achieve once in a lifetime simple achievement that was not your job.



Check main master clutch cylinder. Refer to location below.



You can not easily remove the master cylinder assembly.

To do this, you have to loosen the brake master/booster assembly simply because you can`t pull it out without moving a little bit the brake assembly.

As shown above, you have to pull it backward. To do this,



Loosen the bolt fixing the brake HVAC/booster to chassis. Loosen until you are able to pull out the clutch assembly.

To pull out master clutch assembly, you have to loosen and remove the 2 fixing bolts holding it under the dashboard. See below pics.



Also loosen the adjustment bolt and fixing bolt # 2 (not shown).



You have to consider also the loosening of all connected copper tubing prior to pull out.



Once you pulled out the master cylinder assembly. It was easy to replace the inner parts or master plunger with replacement parts. Rule is "what you remove you have to replace." Seiken or FIC brand replacement parts will do good. But in my case, i use FIC but there is leak in the connecting rod until now. I have to observe it then will make some action later.



Repair kit parts will be look like this.

Worth P200.00 at masangkay

Here is the exact parts and number of what i bought for the toyota corolla.

Last part of the repair will be how to bleed the system. Here is how.

1. Put brake (DOT3) fluid in the reservoir.

2. Ask someone to pump the clutch pedal. It should be past.

3. Ask to pump it by flooring it 6 times.

4. Make the 6th pump stroke to make it steady at floor or fully pressed and hold it floored.

5. Open the bleeder bolt to release air and fluid.

6. Repeat procedure until fluid/no air bubbles was clearly coming out of it.

7. Tighten bleeder and fill up full fluid reservoir with DOT 3 brake fluid.Close cap and clean.

7. Congratulate again yourself for a job well done.



Hope this help for anyone who have the same experience as mine.

A wise spend weekday for me.



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The MMA Walls are Closing in on Boxing

Is this the face of boxing? An aging demographic with an inability to attract young fans, many say boxing is in trouble because of it.

There has been much discussion recently about what the future of boxing is going to be. The doomsayers tell you that for boxing the end is near, that it can’t compete with the mixed martial arts and that boxing fans are just a bunch of old people hanging onto a sport that is clinging to the coat tails of the past.

Those who prefer MMA tell you that it is exciting, that it appeals to a younger demographic and that the future for that sport has unlimited potential.

I make no effort to hide the fact that I will forever be in boxing’s corner. It’s not that I dislike MMA or have anything against it. It’s just that my taste, plain and simple, is for boxing. I am sure that many of those who support MMA will tell you the same thing, it’s not that they dislike boxing - it’s just that their preference is MMA. I’ve tried watching different MMA programs, I really have, but I just cannot develop an affinity for it.

The issue as I see it, is that you can’t compare the two sports. People like to make the comparison because boxing and MMA are sports that pit fighters against each other, but as far as I can see, that is the only similarity. Professional wrestling fans are not necessarily MMA fans are they?

To compare boxing and MMA is like comparing tennis to ping pong or football to rugby. Boxing and MMA are two totally different sports with different fan demographics, different rules and just because you are a fan of one does not mean that you will be (or will not be) a fan of the other.

Because you may be a fan of “American Idol” does not mean that you will tune into “So, You Think You Can Dance?” Similar reality programs to be sure, but not exactly the same.

There is anecdotal evidence that suggests younger fans are drawn to the energy, violence and unpredictability that MMA offers. But if MMA had not been around would those have been young people that would have been drawn to boxing instead?


Known for its raw violence, unpredictability and the many stunning ways in which a fight can suddenly end - mixed martial arts attracts young fans.

I had a chance to speak to Angelo Dundee in Manchester, New Hampshire earlier this week at a fight card that was held there. The 87 year old Dundee has lived his life in boxing and I think I’d be safe in suggesting that he has seen it all in this sport.

“Right now it’s a popular sport,” Dundee said. “The kids like it, that’s important. You’ve got to give the public what they want. I wish them well…There’s room for everybody in this world.”

If there is one big criticism that MMA fans have of boxing it’s that it is not always competitive, that it is too predictable and that it no longer offers the raw violence that MMA does.

I would agree with all of those points.

The fight card that I witnessed the other night in Manchester was basically a mismatch festival. Cedric Kushner was the lead promoter. Of the five fights on the card only one made it past the third round and that was a boring fight where one man, Peter Quillin, dominated used up veteran Sam Hill before the referee finally saw enough and waived it off in the tenth and final round. One of the prelim fighters had cut-off sweatpants for trunks.

Before the fight card began I acted as an informal tutor to a couple of newspaper reporters who told me that they had never covered boxing before. They asked me what to expect and I told them, “Not much.” I told them that all of these fights were pretty much mismatches and while some of the fighters on the card were very good (Ronald Hearns, Peter Quillin and Danny O’Connor) that their opposition was very poor and stood little chance of winning. Things evolved exactly as I said they would and I felt embarrassed that their first night of live boxing was going to be this debacle.


Legendary trainer Angelo Dundee as he appears today at age 87. Dundee has trained more than 20 world champions from Carmen Basilio to Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray Leonard.

There was somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 people in attendance in Manchester and they seemed hungry and anxious to see the first professional boxing card ever held in the Verizon Wireless Arena. I shudder to think at what their impression of the sport is after they witnessed that card. If there were people who had shown up to watch boxing for the very first time I would guess that this night gave them little incentive to ever show up again.

Sure, boxing still manages to get it right on so many occasions. But great fights are the exception in this day and age. More often than not, even at the highest levels, fans are forced to sit through boring, over-priced fights where neither boxer fights with a sense of urgency. In fact, the fighters sometimes seem content to do as little as they have to in order to win.

But it’s not all the fault of the fighters or the promoters. In my opinion, boxing seems to have regulated itself to passiveness. With larger gloves for smaller fighters, the shortening of title fights to twelve rounds and meddlesome referees who will simply not allow infighting and stop fights very quickly, boxing is much less violent now than it was even a decade ago. MMA on the other hand is much more raw, much less predictable, and as a result, much more fan friendly.

Boxing promoter Lou DiBella was also in attendance in Manchester the other night as his fighter, Ronald Hearns, was on the card. DiBella told Manchester’s city newspaper, the New Hampshire Union Leader, “I don’t think mixed martial arts is responsible for boxing’s marginalization. Boxing’s biggest problem is attracting young fans. (MMA) is accomplishing something boxing has been unable to accomplish. If boxing doesn’t (attract younger fans), it will continue to marginalize itself.”


Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt pictured at ringside for the Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton fight in December 2007. When done right, boxing is a sport that offers fans the best bang for their buck.

One of boxing’s big problems is that it is fractured. A host of promoters, managers, networks, state commissions and governing bodies all attempt to exert their influence and take a piece of a shrinking pie. Boxing has no centralized marketing program, no one voice or body that directs policy and makes all of the rules. What may be a rule in one state is not a rule at all in another, etc., etc. The two biggest entities in the game - HBO and Showtime - work against one another, or at least HBO works against Showtime. Then there is the entire political conundrum known as the sanctioning bodies - the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO.

Where the 800-pound gorilla in MMA, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has a distinct advantage over boxing in that it controls everything from fighter salaries to marketing to the rules. It is in effect a one stop shop and this has led to what seems like overnight success. Whether it can be sustained for more than a generation remains to be seen, but the UFC has a leg up on boxing because of the manner in which they are able to control all aspects of their message.

Boxing’s problems, however, are not the result of anything that MMA has or has not done. Boxing has had these same sort of systemic, fundamental problems for decades before MMA was ever even thought of. It’s just that now, with a real, viable alternative to boxing for fans to whet their appetite for watching grown men fight, that boxing’s problems have been put into the spotlight for all to see.

I would agree with Angelo Dundee, that there is room for both boxing and MMA, but the walls in that room are rapidly closing in.


September 2008

Old Foes Can Be Old Friends, Too

The legendary Roberto Duran as he appears today. 'Hands of Stone' likes to bang away on the bongo drums as much as he once liked to bang away on the heads of his opponents.

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Old foes and old friends sometimes turn up in the most unlikely of places and tonight proved that as legends Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and trainer Angelo Dundee teamed up at the 7th annual 'Fight to Educate' benefit card held here at the Verizon Wireless Arena. At one time you would have been more likely to have seen the worldly trio in opposing corners at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas or at Madison Square Garden in New York City but tonight they were in New Hampshire - as friends.

Hearns, Duran and Dundee appeared together to chat with the crowd, sign autographs and have their picture taken in order to raise money for local charitable causes.

Duran, accompanied by his son, Roberto, Jr., warmed up the crowd and got into the ring to address the fans. "Were it not for that car accident in Argentina I'd still be fighting," chuckled Duran, who was seriously injured in the 2001 wreck.

The 57 year old Duran said, "I first came to to America when I was 17 years old and I couldn't speak any English. My friends only taught me two phrases: 'Where are the women women and how much will it cost me?'

Angelo Dundee, the 87 year old Hall of Fame trainer who has been the chief second for over twenty world champions from Carmen Basilio to Muhammad Ali to 'Sugar' Ray Leonard also addressed the crowd. Dundee, who looks nowhere near his age said that, "If Duran had been a heavyweight he would have been the richest fighter in boxing history. He was a great, great fighter."

For his part, Duran told me that he wished he had been born a heavyweight, "So I could have kicked Muhammad Ali's ass!" he laughed.


Hearns and Leonard during their first fight at Caesars Palace. Up until that time it was the highest grossing fight in boxing history.

Hearns, who fought 'Sugar' Ray Leonard for the first time almost 27 years ago to the day - September 16, 1981 - was also here to mingle with the crowd and support his son, Ronald, who fought Alexander Quiroz in the co-featured bout. 'The Hitman' who was impeccably attired in a cream colored, pin-striped suit with matching snake-skin shoes and a powder blue tie, was mobbed by autograph seekers.

"When my son fights, I'm more nervous than if I were fighting," said Hearns, who, at age 49, still has a trim frame and said he weighs "around 190." Hearns, who won titles in four weight divisions looks as though he'd still have no trouble in going a few rounds. He last fought in 2006, and when asked if he'd fight again said, "I think I'll leave the fighting to Ronald."

Dundee was in the corner with 'Sugar' Ray when Leonard stopped Hearns in the 14th round in a ring set up in the parking lot at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Angelo said, "It was one of the best fights I've ever been a part of." The legend that is Dundee legend grew even larger that night when he was able to rally Leonard to a win when he didn't mince words with his charge in the corner.

"You're blowing it son! You're blowing it!" urged Dundee, and Leonard stormed out from his corner with a right eye that was nearly swollen shut and unleashed a vicious offensive assault that forced referee Davey Pearl to call a halt to Hearns' night.


The masterful Dundee at work in the corner with 'Sugar' Ray in the first Hearns fight. Angelo was able to motivate Leonard to an electrifying victory.

For their part, Hearns and Duran only shared a few minutes in the ring with one another in June 1984. 'The Motor City Cobra' destroyed 'Hands of Stone' in two one-sided rounds.

When asked what he recalled about that fight, Duran said, "It was hot!" as he laughed. That might not be a fair question to have asked Duran because after Hearns knocked him out with one of the most famous right hand punches to ever land, when they got Duran to his feet he could be seen asking, "What happened?"

Tonight, 24 years after the fact, a heavier, more easygoing Duran gestured his finger in Hearns' direction, pointed at his own chin, and said, "He got lucky, he got lucky."

Tonight, the younger Hearns went to 20-0 (16)KO's with a sensational first-round knockout of Colombian challenger Alexander Quiroz. He scored two knockdowns and with the fight-ender he landed a right hand that was reminiscent of the one his Dad landed against Pipino Cuevas to lift the WBA welterweight title in Detroit in 1980.

The ending made Dad happy, as after the referee waived it off Hearns clapped his hands together and did a little jumping celebration of his own. When asked what the main piece of advice he gives his son is the relieved father said, "To stay alert and keep his hands up." Hearns never wanted his son to take up boxing.

Next up for the younger Hearns, who said afterwards that, "When I first saw boxing on T.V. as a kid, something came alive in me, it gave me a feeling all over" is Paul Clavette in Montreal and then John Duddy in January. Hearns says he thinks he'll be ready for anyone in the 154-pound division next year. He says promoter Lou DiBella is making all the right moves for him. DiBella also told me the Montreal fight is a definite go.

All in all the night had a family feeling to it. With the Durans and Hearns' in attendance it was as though the Hatfields and McCoys have finally buried the hatchets. And we had Angelo here to keep an eye on them all.


September 2008

TOP TEN RICHEST PEOPLE OF THE WORLD

Warren Buffet

Net Worth: $62.0 billion
Fortune: self made

America's most beloved investor is now the world's richest man. Soared past friend and bridge partner Bill Gates as shares of Berkshire Hathaway (nyse: BRKA - news - people ) climbed 25% since the middle of last July. Son of Nebraska politician delivered newspapers as a boy. Filed first tax return at age 13, claiming $35 deduction for bicycle. Studied under value investing guru Benjamin Graham at Columbia. Took over textile firm Berkshire Hathaway 1965. Today holding company invested in insurance (Geico, General Re), jewelry (Borsheim's), utilities (MidAmerican Energy (other-otc: MDPWL.PK - news - people ) , food (Dairy Queen, See's Candies). Also has noncontrolling stakes in Anheuser-Busch (nyse: BUD - news - people ) Coca-Cola (nyse: KO - news - people ) Wells Fargo (nyse: WFC - news - people

Carlos Slim Helu
Net Worth: $60.0 billion
Fortune: self made

Second-richest man in the world this year; even richer than Microsoft's Bill Gates, at least for now, thanks to strong Mexican equities market and the performance of his wireless telephone company, America Movil (nyse: AMX - news - people ) The son of a Lebanese immigrant, Slim made his first fortune in 1990 when he bought fixed line operator Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) in a privatization. In December, America Movil struck a deal with Yahoo (nasdaq: YHOO - news - people ) to provide mobile Web services to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. A widower and father of six, Slim is a baseball fan and art collector. He keeps his art collection in Mexico City's Museo Soumaya, which he named after his late wife

BILL GATES
Net Worth: $58.0 billion
Fortune: self made

Harvard dropout and Microsoft visionary no longer the world's richest man. Blame Yahoo: Microsoft shares have fallen 15% since the company boldly attempted to merge with the search engine giant to better fight Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) for Internet dominance. Gates is preparing to give up day-to-day involvement in the company he cofounded 33 years ago to spend more time focused on his philanthropic endeavors. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has $38.7 billion in assets, donates to causes aimed at bringing financial tools to the poor, speeding up the development of vaccines (for AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis), bettering America's lagging high schools

LAKSHMI MITTAL
Net Worth: $45.0 billion
Fortune: inherited and growing

Heads world's largest steelmaker, $105 billion (sales) ArcelorMittal, which accounts for 10% of all crude steel production. Just delivered 580 tons to be used in construction of the World Trade Center memorial in New York. With 44% stake, is the company's largest shareholder. Longtime resident of London is Europe's richest resident

MUKESH AMBANI
Net Worth: $43.0 billion
Fortune: inherited and growing

Asia's richest resident heads petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company by market cap. His fortune is up $22.9 billion since last year, making him the world's second biggest gainer in terms of dollars. The biggest gainer was his estranged brother Anil, who ranks 6th in the world just behind his older brother. The sons inherited their fortune from their late father, renowned industrialist Dhirubhai Amba

ANIL AMBANI
Net Worth: $42.0 billion
Fortune: inherited

The year's biggest gainer, Anil Ambani, is up $23.8 billion in the past year, and is closing gap with estranged brother, Mukesh, who ranks one spot ahead of him in the world at number five. The sons inherited their fortune from their late father, renowned industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani.. A marathon runner, his biggest asset is his 65% stake in telecom venture Reliance Communications. He recently raised $3 billion from the highly anticipated initial offering of his Reliance Power, the biggest in India's history

INQYAR KAMPRAD
Net Worth: $31.0 billion
Fortune: self made

Peddled matches, fish, pens, Christmas cards and other items by bicycle as a teenager. Started selling furniture in 1947. Now his company Ikea, which sells hip designs for the cost conscious, is one of the most beloved retailers in the world, with an almost cultlike following. Ikea now has stores in 40 countries, from Sunrise, Florida, to Guangzhou in China. As egalitarian as his brand, Kamprad avoids wearing suits, flies economy class and frequents cheap restaurants

KP SINGH
Net Worth: $30.0 billion
Fortune: inherited and growing

Singh is now the world's richest real estate baron after listing his real estate development company DLF in 2007. The offering helped triple his fortune to $30 billion this year, up from $10 billion. A former army officer, known as K.P., he joined his father-in-law's Delhi Land & Finance in 1961. Singh later built DLF City in Gurgaon, his showpiece township on the outskirts of Delhi, by acquiring land from farmers. Over time, he transformed it into one of India's biggest real estate developers

OLEQ DERIPASKA
Net Worth: $28.0 billion
Fortune: self made

Former metals trader survived the gangster wars in the post-Soviet aluminum industry. His holding company, Basic Element, now owns Russian Aluminum (UC Rusal), automobile manufacturer GAZ, aircraft manufacturer Aviacor and insurance company Ingosstrakh. In 2006 Rusal, SUAL and Glencore International, of Switzerland, merged their aluminum assets into the United Company Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer. Married to a relative of Yeltsin, Deripaska has been busy expanding UC Rusal's activities in Russia and abroad

LI KA -SHING
Net Worth: $26.5 billion
Fortune: self made

Once a poor immigrant, Li got his start selling plastic flowers in Hong Kong in the 1950s. Now Hong Kong's richest person. His fortune is centered on conglomerates Cheung Kong (other-otc: CHEUY.PK - news - people ) and Hutchison Whampoa (other-otc: HUWHY.PK - news - people ) Through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminals, world's largest health and beauty retailer, a major supplier of electricity to Hong Kong and a real estate developer. Hutchison Essar sold its stake in an Indian mobile business for $11 billion in 2007; the group still has other telecom interests. Li also has a $12 billion stake in Canadian oil company Husky Energy