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Quick Spin: ‘The Summer Years,’ by Tabi Bonney

Tabi Bonney scored a regional hit in 2006 with “The Pocket,” a slinky song that showcased the D.C. rapper’s unique skill set. He’s not a standout lyricist who will wow you with one-liners, nor a forceful shouter who barks and bullies his way to being heard. Instead, Bonney has an knack for finding the feel of a song and adapting his flow so that his voice and words mesh with the beats.

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Quick spin: ‘SuperHeavy,’ by SuperHeavy

“I bet you never would believe that you’d hear Damian Marley, Dave Stewart, A.R. Rahman, Mick Jagger and Joss Stone in a rub-a-dub version,” Marley sings on “Miracle Worker,” the first single from SuperHeavy, the aforementioned supercollective.

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Qatar Football Dreams: Is it a humanitarian project or a scheme to buy Africa's best players?

In 2007, a Qatari sports academy named Aspire sent thousands of scouts to identify Africa's brightest soccer prospects.

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Quarter-Sized Energy-Harvesting Gadget Generates 100 Times The Power Of Similar Devices

Tiny movements can be converted to a lot of power with this latest advancement in piezeoelectrics, so even stationary gadgets can be powered just by their own subtle vibrations.

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Qualcomm DVD augmented reality hands-on [Video]

Qualcomm’s pretty keen on its “Digital 6th Sense” idea, and having played with the company’s latest DVD augmented reality app we’re starting to see why.

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Qualcomm confirms 2.5GHz quad-core chips in 2012

During the Innovation Qualcomm event in Istanbul, the chip maker confirmed plans to launch 2.5GHz quad-core SoCs in 2012. The company will be using its next-gen Krait architecture for these chips that boast almost double the speed of what’s currently available on the market.

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Q&A Service, ChaCha, Launches in the UK

From The Register :

US question-answering service ChaCha has launched in the UK, promising to provide for free a service that others have failed to make viable at a pound a time.
ChaCha joins AQA and 118118 in offering Brits an answer to any question, submitted by text message for answering [...]

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Quoted: Madonna still hates hydrangeas

“I still hate hydrangeas! And I will always hate them! It’s a free country! So [expletive] you I like roses!!”

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Quarry Tiles - Most Durable And Beautiful Flooring

People often compare between quarry tiles and clay slabs only to find that the former carries more advantages than the latter. Large stone pieces are unearthed in quarries and sent to factories for making square pieces that are convenient to handle and easy to install.

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