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Throwing in the Towel
 Paul Edgar |
Spadafora winsFri, June 26, 2009 @ 8:20PM He's back. Former IBF lightweight champion and Pittsburgh native Paul Spadafora won in his comeback fight from a long layoff Wednesday. Spadafora (42-0-1) kept his record perfect by stopping Ivan Bustos (25-13-3) in the sixth round. Bustos' corner threw in the towel with just over 30 seconds remaining in the round. Spadafora, 33, hadn't been in the ring in 14 months prior to this bout. He is now being trained by Hall of Famer Pernell Whitaker. If you know the story of Spadafora, you know how many ups and downs he's been threw. Now, at 33, this is probably his last shot to make it back to the top. Here's to hoping the 'Pittsburgh Kid' takes it all the way. Until next time, I'm throwing in the towe.
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The Tech ESC
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Giving the new smartphones a test driveMon, June 29, 2009 @ 5:06PM By DAVID M. GRIMES and MICHAEL D. McELWAIN techESC@reviewonline.com Here we have it. The techESC crew got their sweaty, tech-crazy hands on both the Palm Pre and the iPhone 3GS for a test spin and offer this quick guide to the new smartphone war. Well, it's not actually a war. Let's call it some friendly competition, and in the world of technology, a little competition ends up being good for consumers in the long run. It seems like generations ago when the only way to make a phone call was to use a land line. The hardwired approach has now come and gone with many homes saying goodbye to Ma and Pa Bell and using the cell phone as the only phone. The payphone has just about become extinct as well. Now that the cell phone is almost ubiquitous, consumers expect it to do so much more. Keep appointments. Calculate the tip. Store contacts. Play entire music collections. Surf the Internet. Check e-mail. Track stock quotes. Display driving directions.
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The Open Forum
 Jake Glavies |
Stars of World Cup qualifyingThu, June 11, 2009 @ 10:06PM With qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in full swing, all eyes are turning to the stars that will try to lead their countries to glory south of the equator. Fresh off a two-goal performance in a 6-0 win over Andorra at Wembley Stadium, England's Wayne Rooney looks to be gearing up for a strong run through South Africa. With eight goals in just seven games - three of which have come this year - Rooney is getting hot at the right time. And new coach Fabio Capello has finally put Rooney in the right spot - directly in front of the goal. And it seems to be paying off. England looks its strongest in years and a poor follow-up to its play in Germany in 2006 doesn't look likely to repeat itself. Karim Benzema is the hope of an aging French squad. Though he hasn't exploded onto the international stage yet, Benzema has a knack for scoring goals, putting up 54 over the past two seasons at Olympique Lyonnais in the French Ligue 1.
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newsCTRL: technology newscast
 David Grimes |
AirCurve's powerless iPhone amp packs a powerful punchMon, June 29, 2009 @ 4:29PM I use my iPhone a lot. It’s always handy for the standard calls, text, gaming and Web browsing. But being a portable radio is also a big slice of the iPhone usage pie. I listen to various streaming radio channels using the WunderRadio app and try to catch an audio podcast in the morning as I shower and get ready for work. Then before I fall asleep, I sometimes turn to the iPod portion of the phone and catch up on any programming I may not have finished. So throughout the day, I use the iPhone as a portable radio or podcaster in the bathroom, living room, bed room, deck and sometimes in the kitchen. That’s why I was very excited to find the small, handy Griffin AirCurve at the local Walmart. The AirCurve iPhone dock retails for $19.99 and is an acoustical amplifier for your iPhone. It requires no electricity or batteries and lets a user listen to their media without the use of headphones or powered speakers.
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Listen Only To Me
 Michael D. McElwain |
Birthdays StinkMon, June 15, 2009 @ 10:28AM I dislike my birthday. I will not tell you when I "celebrated" my birthday this year, but let's just say it was recently. For years, I managed to keep it all a tight secret. I refuse to even allow my family to know when I was born. It's not that I dislike cake and ice cream (for the record, I love cake and ice cream), but I dislike any fuss meant for me. I'm a low key, behind-the-scenes type of guy more than anything else. I'm happy with my age. I just don't need insane people to remind me I'm getting older when they, themselves, are aging just as fast. A couple of people who I thought were good co-workers turned out to be evil recently and defied my wishes. People (or a person) did something very, very wrong. They decorated my desk. See the photographic evidence for yourself. It's a gaudy, tacky reminder of why I wanted to keep the day of my birth a secre.
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The Price is Mostly Right
 Pam Price |
Need my zzzz'sWed, June 24, 2009 @ 7:26PM I am beginning to wonder how much sleep a human being really needs. According to the CDC Web Site, the average adult needs seven to nine hours of sleep a night. Apparently, these adults do not have children. I am very blessed in the fact that Zach sleeps through the night. He is also a sound sleeper — loud noises have never bothered him when he is asleep. The problem is when I get home from work it is usually near midnight. I am unable to instantly walk in the door and fall asleep. I usually have to watch some television, read or play on the computer for at least half an hour. Now, that wouldn't be such a big deal if I could sleep until eight or nine o'clock. However, Zach — the morning person that he is — will come in to my room at six in the morning ready to play. Occasionally I can get him to lay down with me for a half hour or so, but normally he is wide awake.
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