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Given a choice, better to be adored by General Motors than touted by Mel Kiper Jr.

Nike spokesman Dean Stoyer said Quinn is the whole package, meaning he has the looks, smarts and combination of marketing and athletic talent to turn himself into a popular brand name.

"Whoever takes Brady is going to get a combination of Tommy (Brady) and Peyton (Manning)," Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis told Sirius Satellite Radio.

"I've heard from at least 20 teams that this was the closest (combine interview) they've had to Peyton's (in 1998)." Inspiring interviews aren't touchdowns, but any team wanting an articulate leader who understands what it takes to be a franchise spokesman could do worse than select the Golden Domer.

"From a marketing standpoint, Brady is a big plus," draft analyst Jerry Jones said.

"The NFL loves to put their quarterbacks out there and flash them to the world.

A marketing person who thinks Quinn gets tremendously high grades in that area is going to say, 'This is your Peyton Manning.

Go for it.' " Cynics will say it's good Quinn is pocketing money now, because it's doubtful he'll become a hit in the NFL.

But I suspect the 22-year-old is going to be a star, not just because he excels at reading advertising lines but because he effectively throws over the top of defensive line...

“My mom was born in Shanghai and she loves that blog because of all the crazy things on it,” Chung said.

Tim Kring was chosen for a Rave Award for his creation of the freshly-launched hit television show Heroes in which seemingly ordinary people tap into super powers and battle evil forces.

Kring, dressed in a deep blue pin-striped suit, said the show was based on a “mythological archetype” and used the internet as a stage to play out aspects of the story and introduce new characters.

“It's really amazing,” Kring said of joining the ranks of Rave Award winners that includes musician David Byrne, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, and Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

“I work on a TV show and keep my head down most of the day, not really seeing what regular people are doing.” Marvel Comics writer and Lost television show story editor Brian Vaughan was given a Rave Award for storytelling prowess that has translated into technological achievements such as the X-Men in film, print and online.

“It's sort of my year to sell out and move to Los Angeles,” Vaughan said after a lengthy one-on-one talk with Kring.

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