That type of track record made the understated, low-key Neff a favorite manager of many other professional fund managers--an "investor's investor, " if you will.

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The SIP, which emerged out of rice fields and farmland, is a truly remarkable example of how planning can transform a sleepy tourist destination into an economic juggernaut. (This also remains one of my favorite economic development stories in all of China.) Two key factors drove the development of the SIP.

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We were sold on the Keyport Slide when it promised not only to banish key-based clutter, but also incorporated two of our favorite things: flash storage and a beer access device.

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YellowFlag is the first mobile application to allow American soldiers (and everybody else) deployed near and far away to follow live games of their favorite football teams and simultaneously communicate with their friends via mobile device to discuss and vote on key game plays.

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