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Throwing in the Towel
 Paul Edgar |
Lockett talks smackWed, May 14, 2008 @ 11:40PM Gary who? Gary "The Rocket" Lockett is feeling very confident about his upcoming bout against Kelly Pavlik on June 7 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. It's not the first time an opponent has felt confident heading into the ring against "The Ghost", but all have left as losers. Lockett is predicting a knockout victory over Pavlik, claiming to have seen a few weaknesses in Pavlik's style. Pavlik shrugged off the comments, but his trainer Jack Loew had plenty to say. "We give this kid the opportunity of a lifetime and he starts talking (trash)," Loew told The Vindicator. Lockett said he feels inspired by Joe Calzaghe's victory over Bernard Hopkins and believes he can also make the trip across the ocean anc come back with a win. Pavlik started training in mid-April and is ahead of schedule according to his trainer. Until next time, I'm throwing in the towel.
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The Open Forum
 Jake Glavies |
Quick, someone get me a box of Animal CrackersWed, May 14, 2008 @ 10:30PM Playoff fever has left me a little drained. The chills I’ve received from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics series can only be treated with a can of Ginger Ale and a box of Animal Crackers. As a loyal Cavs fan — I have a LeBron James bobblehead on my desk thank you very much – I almost had to stop watching SportsCenter after the 89-73 loss in Game 2. Since I’ve qualified myself as a fan by noting that King James is currently agreeing with everything I say by shaking his head “Yes,” I have a hard time saying that I was sure it was all over. There wouldn’t be a playoff run this year. The struggles just started too early. The trash talking from the Washington Wizards had done the trick, but it had taken a few days longer to kick in than they would have liked. After going down 2-0 to the best team in the NBA, there was no way that James could overcome the deficit and his hardships to orchestrate a comeback. But, much to my surprise, I was wrong.
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The Daily TechByte
 David Grimes |
Take your computer programs with youThu, May 15, 2008 @ 9:46PM There's one application I am growing more and more fond of and it fits right on my USB flash drive. But don't let the program size fool you, this application has helped in some of the biggest ways. PortableApps is a suite of computer software applications that can be stored and ran from a USB drive. It contains, pretty much, all you need to do your daily, normal tasks. It comes with an Internet browser, an Instant Messenger application, a word processor, an email client, a calendar program, games and more. The nice thing about carrying around the programs you use is that your settings always come with you. I love how my favorite bookmarks are always available. I also like having my own personal Internet settings, no matter what computer I use. The other reason why I am enjoying having all my applications on a USB drive is that, in one way, it is a lot safer.
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Roc Talk
 Rocco Longo |
Flyers need to pipe downMon, May 12, 2008 @ 7:46PM The Philadelphia Flyers, fresh off being schooled in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, have apparently figured out what the problem is. The referees. Nevermind Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Nevermind Marian Hossa and Marc-Andre Fleury. The reason for the Flyers back-to-back 4-2 losses to the Penguins is the on-ice officials. At least that's according to Philadelphia. "Obviously, (the Penguins) might get protected a little bit more," Flyers forward Daniel Briere said. "That's understandable, but when they do some of the cheap shots that they're doing I think it would be fair for everybody that they get the same treatment in that regard." That's just a small sample of the boo-hooing the Flyers are doing. It starts with their coach, John Stevens, and it trickles down to the players as you just read from Briere. That's fine, let them keep blaming it on the officials.
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 Michael D. McElwain |
ET may phone home, but may not use up my roaming minutesWed, May 14, 2008 @ 3:43PM I wish to delve into territory that is not mine because fellow reporter David Grimes handles the tech beat for The Review Blog Crew (TRBC). But Grimes talks about all the new fangled doodads and whatnots of today and fails to mention where it all comes from and the long, torturous road technology has traveled. For example, there is the cell phone ... A modern piece of technology that is sleek and stylish that has become more of a hip gadget/status symbol than a means of communication. I remember my first cell phone. I thought I was cool. The phone I got in the early 1980s is now known as a “brick phone” simply because it was shaped – and was heavy – like a brick. It worked in a radius of about 20 feet from the one cell tower in town. But, it made and received phone calls.
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 Pam Price |
Potty TimeSat, May 10, 2008 @ 11:29PM Yes, it's true, I'm finally starting my blog. Let me just say, blogging is totally new to me. I do enjoy reading the ones of my fellow co-workers and I will read my sister's blogs on her myspace page, it's a nice way to see what's going on with her and my nieces in Wichita, Kan. My blog will probably be mostly about my three-year-old, Zachary. Take for instance, potty training. Zachary is the most stubborn three-year-old. We've tried the reward. He used the potty, he got a sticker. Next morning, I tell him it's time to go potty and if he does, he can have another sticker. Zach says, "I already have a sticker." Apparently one sticker is all this kid needs. Grandma, who watches Zach while I'm working, and I are trying the timer method right now. The timer is set every 20 minutes and we make him sit on the potty.
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Great Scott!
 Emily Scott |
WordinessFri, April 25, 2008 @ 3:07PM Words are a powerful and potentially dangerous thing. I have always loved language - the subtle shades of meaning, the way words like "ridiculous" and "superfluous" sound rolling off the tongue, the look on someone's face when you insult them with a word they don't understand. One of the beautiful things about language is how adaptable it is. It is an ever-changing, nebulous thing and rightfully so. Slang is always evolving to accommodate us with new ways to insult each other and to call things cool. New words and phrases are constantly being coined to express new ideas, which is not at all a bad thing in and of itself. I use "google" as a verb on a daily basis, and I'm fine with that. What I find really irksome, though, is the habit that has been swelling to gross proportions of combining two words into one.
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