A California man who spent two decades in prison on attempted murder and robbery charges was released on Tuesday by a Los Angeles judge, according to NBC Los Angeles.
Marco Contreras, now 41, was originally convicted of attempted murder and attempted robbery for a 1996 incident at a Compton gas station, according to a letter from prosecutors that was obtained by People. He was serving a life sentence plus seven years.
Now, he’s looking forward to good Mexican food and time spent with family and on his faith, according to CBS Los Angeles.
“Keep fighting,” Contreras said in Spanish after his release,...
Marco Contreras, now 41, was originally convicted of attempted murder and attempted robbery for a 1996 incident at a Compton gas station, according to a letter from prosecutors that was obtained by People. He was serving a life sentence plus seven years.
Now, he’s looking forward to good Mexican food and time spent with family and on his faith, according to CBS Los Angeles.
“Keep fighting,” Contreras said in Spanish after his release,...
- 3/30/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
We have AdGrok to thank for that. The Y Combinator alum is dedicated to making AdWords user-friendly.
Google's AdWords, the tool through which businesses advertise in Google searches, is hugely important both to Google (as a major revenue source) and businesses (which often find it a big traffic-driver). But despite Google's reputation for user friendliness, AdWords has long been something of a headache to many businesses wanting to use the tool. Today AdGrok, a Y Combinator-incubated startup that helps hand-hold businesses wanting to use AdWords, emerges from private beta--which means many small businesses without a ton of tech know-how can heave a sigh of relief.
And not just small businesses. One of the interesting metrics on AdGrok is that even big businesses--those who can afford to hire someone tech-savvy enough to navigate the labyrinth of AdWords--have enjoyed using the service in beta. "This was going to be a long-tail, Mom-and-Pop strategy,...
Google's AdWords, the tool through which businesses advertise in Google searches, is hugely important both to Google (as a major revenue source) and businesses (which often find it a big traffic-driver). But despite Google's reputation for user friendliness, AdWords has long been something of a headache to many businesses wanting to use the tool. Today AdGrok, a Y Combinator-incubated startup that helps hand-hold businesses wanting to use AdWords, emerges from private beta--which means many small businesses without a ton of tech know-how can heave a sigh of relief.
And not just small businesses. One of the interesting metrics on AdGrok is that even big businesses--those who can afford to hire someone tech-savvy enough to navigate the labyrinth of AdWords--have enjoyed using the service in beta. "This was going to be a long-tail, Mom-and-Pop strategy,...
- 3/7/2011
- by David Zax
- Fast Company
Opera singer Antonio Garcia has revealed that he managed to impress all three Britain’s Got Talent judges during his recent audition for the ITV1 show.
The 20 year old singer from Gilmerton, Edinburgh sang Russell Watson’s Nella Fantasia for the panel and though they were first skeptical about his talent after he admitted to being a karaoke singer, the laughter soon turned to cheers as her displayed his amazing vocal skills.
Antonio told Scotsman.com:
“The audience were laughing at me at first because I told them I was a karaoke singer, and then when I started singing they just kind of couldn’t believe what I was doing.
“I think it was because of the whole surprise with my act, no-one was expecting me to do that. They got behind me a lot and I had a standing ovation throughout the whole song.
“Piers Morgan said it reminded...
The 20 year old singer from Gilmerton, Edinburgh sang Russell Watson’s Nella Fantasia for the panel and though they were first skeptical about his talent after he admitted to being a karaoke singer, the laughter soon turned to cheers as her displayed his amazing vocal skills.
Antonio told Scotsman.com:
“The audience were laughing at me at first because I told them I was a karaoke singer, and then when I started singing they just kind of couldn’t believe what I was doing.
“I think it was because of the whole surprise with my act, no-one was expecting me to do that. They got behind me a lot and I had a standing ovation throughout the whole song.
“Piers Morgan said it reminded...
- 4/27/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
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