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NOTE: Community Server, the company which "provides" our blogging software, has had its seemingly daily crash. For today's links, go on over to the Empty Netters Fallout Shelter. Bring your own blankets and water.
Our final post of the month involves Tyle...
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The Newbery Medal for children's literature went to Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book" last week, and there seemed to immediately be a lot of hand-wringing about the decision -- a book with a family slaughtered by a knife-wielding murderer, an infant in ...
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PREGAME
-You are reading live from our living room. It should go without saying, but tonight's game is a must win for the Penguins. It's one thing to blow a road game against a hot division leader like New Jersey. It's another thing to lose to a team as p...
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Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle (right), the team's lone All-Star, will not be in the lineup tonight and will miss three-to-four weeks due to a broken hand. He suffered the injury Thursday against the Avalanche while blocking a shot.
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Larry Fitzgerald is SHATTERING Rod Tidwell's team records
This party scene dispatch comes to us from freelance photographer Tim Boyles:
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This morning's Google-wide problem of marking all sites as being harmful to your computer was a human error:
If you did a Google search between 6:30 a.m. PST and 7:25 a.m. PST this morning, you likely saw that the message "This site may harm your computer...
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Timothy McNulty
Our round-up of Super Bowl parties will be in Sunday's paper, but in the meantime here's a little appetizer from the St. Pete Times' party blog: Mayor Luke Steelerstahl was among those, including Playboy playmates and football stars, part...
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As a Steelers season ticket holder since 1972, I read with much dismay the Jan. 24 article about the availability of Super Bowl tickets for some local and state politicians ("Political Football: Steelers Tickets Hard to Get").
I have entered and lost the ...
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I hope that Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his bodyguards (why does he need bodyguards?) enjoy their time at the Super Bowl ("Ravenstahl's Campaign to Pick Up Travel Expenses," Jan. 29). I also hope that his campaign contributors remember how he uses our money...
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As a season ticket holder who must rely on a lottery to try to obtain tickets for the Super Bowl, it makes me mad that my chances are reduced because tickets are sold to politicians. Are the politicians season ticket holders?
I've paid for preseason, seas...
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On Jan. 9, the following is attributed to County Executive Dan Onorato's spokesman, Kevin Evanto, in the Pitt News: "It's a consumer tax. It's no different than if you buy food at Giant Eagle or you buy a sweatshirt at the Pitt Shop." Is Mr. Evanto really...
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Here's a message for Dan Rooney: You have already given President Barack Obama "our" AFC Championship game ball and his own "personalized" Steelers jersey. (By the way, why didn't you give John McCain one?)
So, please, sir, the Steeler Nation pleads with ...
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Is it not strange that the restaurant and bar owners have quit griping about the drink tax -- lowered from 10 percent to 7 percent -- since County Executive Dan Onorato gave them a 3 percent raise in their drink prices ("Taverns Hiccup on County's Drink T...
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Brian Rampolla wrote ("Bailout for Teachers?" Jan. 15 letters) that poor investments by the Public School Employees' Retirement System is causing the huge jump in taxpayer contributions in the future. In reality, because of good investments made by the ma...
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I did a Google search for Windows 7 this morning and every link on the result page says "This site may harm your computer". If you click a link that says that, you get an interstitial page that says the site could harm your computer but precious little ...
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A preview of the Maple Leafs.
Record: 18-23-8, 44 points. Toronto is fourth place in the Northeast Division and 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
Leading Scorer: Nik Antropov, 36 points (14 goals, 22 assists).
Last Game: 7-4 road win at Colorado, Thu...
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Penguins
-Shelly Anderson's recap from last night. The Devils claimed their eighth consecutive win.
-The Associated Press's recap. New Jersey forward Jamie Langenbrunner is on fire.
-The North Jersey Media Group's recap. Langenbrunner is clutch.
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Central Division
-Steve Mason made a "whopping" 18 saves and led the Blue Jackets to a 1-0 win against the Senators. Mason leads the league with a 1.98. goals against average.
-There was a pretty big scrap in this game last night. Senators
forward and for...
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It's been mentioned in the past in this space, that the Steelers have essentially conquered the entire earth and the galaxy, so we'll add a few more places to the list.
Today we got some pix sent from our friend Giovanni -- he of the Roman Steeler bar --...
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Arizona is doomed now. Myron and God prepare to rain Thunderbolts from the sky. Don’t these people ever learn?
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