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Today's Fresh Blogs...| 2007 Brentwood Firecracker 5K |
| Published: July 5, 2007, 7:18 pm |
| Tags: Series, 2007 Running, Personal, Race, Pittsburgh, Running, Pennsylvania, Wptc |
| entry is part 6 of 6 in the series, 2007 Running. On July 4th, I volunteered for and ran in my first Brentwood Firecracker 5K. It was very well organized, especially considering how large it was (~1300 runners). Registration went smoothly, the race started on time, there was plenty of food (and beer!), and the door prizes were well worth |
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| 2007 Us Too Fathers' Day 10K |
| Published: July 5, 2007, 7:10 pm |
| Tags: Series, 2007 Running, Personal, Race, Pittsburgh, Running, Pennsylvania, Wptc |
| entry is part 5 of 6 in the series, 2007 Running. Well, this year's Us Too Fathers' Day 10K wasn't entirely as bad as last year's (which, BTW, seems worse in hindsight than it did at the time). It wasn't great, either. Pros: It was a lot cooler than last year. The walkers started at different time and |
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| Last Harry Potter Book Breaks Sales Records |
| Published: July 24, 2007, 6:40 pm |
| Tags: Fantasy, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Childrens Books, Harry Potter Series, Harrypotter |
| and final book of the series written by J.K. Rowling sold 8.3 million copies in the U.S. on Saturday (July 21st) and 2.65 million copies in Britain. ***** The Harry Potter series has sold more than 325 million books worldwide since 1997, making it the biggest children's book series ever, according to Bloomberg, a financial information |
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| World Series of Video Games to be Broadcast on CBS |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 2:04 pm |
| Tags: Gamer Life, Games Industry, Games, Cbs Sports, Gaming Tournaments, Guitar Hero, Nytimes, Video Game Systems, Video Game Tournaments, World Series Of Video Games |
| is broadcasting the World Series of Video Games tournament that was held last month in Louisville, KY. Granted, this is not the first time video game tournaments have been broadcast, but this is the first time that a channel unaffiliated with satellite or cable has decided to show people mashing buttons and bashing on their plastic Guitar |
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| Shuttle intros barebones XPC Glamor Series SN68SG |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 9:13 am |
| Tags: Barebones, Barebones Pc, Barebonespc, Shuttle, Sn68sg, Xpc, Xpc Glamor Series, Xpcglamorseries |
| the AMD-based XPC Glamor Series SN68SG. Designed around the NVIDIA GeForce 7025/630a chipset, this one will support the latest AMD AM2 multi-core processors, along with up to 4GB of RAM, and some SATA2 or eSATA hard drives of your choosing. While you won't get 10 USB ports like some Shuttle systems, you will get an ample six, along with a |
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| Spotswood drum PC case brings the beat back |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 1:16 am |
| Tags: Case, Casemod, Drumpc, L Series, Spotswood Custom Computers, Spotswoodcustomcomputers |
| instruments, but the L-series case from Spotswood Custom Computer takes that concept to dizzying new heights by mounting components inside a 22-inch circular shell that's a dead ringer for a snare drum. The company says the built-from-scratch case design eliminates hot spots and promotes better cooling, but we think we know a drum PC when |
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| NPR Broadcasts "Adoption in America" Series |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 11:13 pm |
| Tags: News Issues And Commentary, Adoption, Adoption Blogs, Adoption In America Series, Laura Christianson, Npr |
| an in-depth, four-part series called "Adoption in America." Here are links to each of the stories in the series:Transracial adoption insights from a mother and son (July 23, 2007) The dark side of international adoption (July 24, 2007) Korean-American reflects on life as an adoptee (July 25, 2007) An adult adoptee reunites |
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| Frankenreview: Six Takes on the New Tivo HD |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 3:19 pm |
| Tags: Feature, Frankenreview, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Press, Series 3, Software, Tivo, Tivo Hd, Wireless |
| to doubt. Because Tivo's Series 3 model successfully brought HD to the platform, but at a price reserved for high-end home theaters. So when news of the $299 Tivo HD broke, we were elated. But how does it perform? Hit the jump for our Frankenreview: a promised consensus, once and for all, on whether or not the new Tivo HD is pants-worthy. |
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| Editorial: Televised Video Games Are Going to Be Better than Televised Sports |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 10:22 am |
| Tags: Editorials, Gamer Life, Games Industry, Cbs, Televised Video Games, Video Games On Television, World Series Video Games |
| At first, the reactions were grim. The public didn’t quite seem ready. And even after the thought set in, it’s still not going well. But why are people freaking out? Why do people believe this to be the end of television, or even the lowest common denominator. That author of the latter editorial I linked to wrote, “I watch both |
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| Bill Walsh a.k.a. "The Genius" Will Be Missed |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 4:28 am |
| Tags: Gamer Life, Bill Walsh, College Football Games, Five Seasons, Football Fan, Game Plans, Game Series, Introspective, Mr Walsh, Nfl Championships, None Worth, Offensive Scheme, Predicated, Refined Game, Saddened, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Times, Sports History, Video Game |
| I don’t think the game series every got it’s due credit, but it was definitely where it all really started. There were some college football games before it, but none worth mentioning. As a huge football fan, I think I will really miss one of the greatest minds in sports history. Who will ever forget the great championships he |
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| Series Of Rubes Dept.: Ted Stevens' Seussian House Raided by FBI, IRS |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 10:29 am |
| Tags: Alaska, Bribery, Corruption, Crime, Fbi, Irs, Raids, Senate, Series Of Rubes Dept, Ted Stevens |
| As the longest-serving Republican Senator ever, Ted Stevens has obviously committed enough crime to make Dutch Schultz blush. He’s less ostentatious than your Duke Cunninghams and less... |
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| Deals: Dealzmodo: TiVo Series 2 Free After Rebate |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 2:00 pm |
| Tags: Deals, Dealzmodo, Rebate, Series, Series 2, Tivo |
| clear out its back stock of Series 2 machines, because we haven't see many of these free after rebate deals for a while. From now until September 8 (when the rebate expires), you can your own 80-hour Series 2 for $0 after mail-in rebate. Your service has to be activated by October 8, or else everything gets thrown out the window. [Bargainist] |
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| In Brief: Who else is going down with Ted Stevens? ... |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 4:34 pm |
| Tags: This Could Clog The Entire Series Of Tubes |
| Who else is going down with Ted Stevens? “Two Republican lawmakers, an ex-president of the state Senate, multiple state legislators, and oil company services executives.” Hooray! [Alaska... |
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| The Best of Epic Carnival Series: 100% Injury Rate |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 1:56 pm |
| Tags: 100 Injury Rate, Best Of Series, Dcscrap, Espn |
| least through midseason, a series that provides Bonds editorial control of its content. Other serious concerns are whether ESPN is paying for access to Bonds, who is difficult to cover, and giving him hours to rehabilitate his image."Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes called it "checkbook journalism." Wallace also said he told one ESPN executive, |
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| Big cars, big bills Luxury doesn't come cheap |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 6:54 am |
| Tags: Bmw 3 Series, Acura Tsx, Lexus Es, Mercedes C Class, Infiniti G35, Insurance Institute For Highway Safety, Repair Bills, Luxury Cars |
| The institutes carried out a series of four low-speed crashes on 11 2007 luxury vehicles. The repair bill of $14,000 for the Infiniti G35 looks fairly big when we see that the whole car sells for just $31,450. The Acura TL and Mercedes C Class asked for over $11,000 in repairs. The Lexus ES required little less than $11,000 while the Lexus IS |
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