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One of the applications I always knew would be a wonderful addition to the iPhone with its large beautiful display is SlingPlayer Mobile and tonight I received an email from their new Beta Manager that a proof of concept version will be shown at the WWDC this week. They will show a version running on a jailbroken iPhone and unfortunately this version is not available to anyone, even if you you a jailbroken iPhone. Sling Media is still waiting for the final release of the SDK and will then attempt to get SlingPlayer Mobile out and available through the Apple store for everyone to purchase. Check out more photos and a video of this in action at Dave Zatz’s site.
I was expecting a SlingPlayer Mobile client when the new iPhone 2.0 firmware was released, but am a bit surprised that they won’t have a version ready to go after tomorrow’s announcement and this has me wondering what applications, if any, we will see actually available for us tomorrow. Hopefully, the new firmware is available for us to upgrade our devices and Sling Media is able to quickly get the application up and running. I look forward to seeing videos of the demonstration that I am sure many people will be capturing this week.
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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After all, they’re the contingent that helped land Las Vegas near the top of a list ranking the nation’s most digitally savvy cities.
The report, from Scarborough Research in New York, ranked Las Vegas No. 2 in the nation in its analysis of the country’s most technology-wise cities. Only Austin, Texas, placed better, which means Las Vegas beat out high-tech havens such as Seattle (No. 6) and San Francisco (No. 10).
Gary Meo, senior vice president of print and digital media services for Scarborough, said he’s not surprised Las Vegas rated so highly in the study.
First, digital know-how saturates markets with younger-than-average populations. The median age in Las Vegas is 34.5, compared with 35.3 nationwide, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Tech savvy accompanies higher salaries, too, Meo said. Las Vegas bests national averages there as well, posting a median household income of $53,000 a year. That’s No. 5 in the country among cities with 500,000 or more residents, the census bureau said.
Scarborough’s reports also find frequent correlations between Western, warm-weather markets and high-tech penetration. Seven of this year’s top 10 digitally savvy cities are west of the Mississippi River, for example. Perhaps that’s because Western cities typically have younger residents, Meo said.
Plus, transient, mobile markets, with young workers moving from apartment to apartment and region to region, tend to more eagerly embrace technologies, such as cell phones and personal digital assistants, that allow them to communicate on the move.
Locals say high-tech mastery in Southern Nevada comes from more than just the area’s youthful, migratory population.
David LeGrand, an attorney with the law firm of Fennemore Craig and cofounder of investment nonprofit Vegas Valley Angels, said hotel-casinos, with their “elaborate and extensive computer networks and sophisticated servers,” drive an expansive high-tech element in the local economy. The entertainment sector contributes as well: witness the new entertainment engineering and design program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where students learn to operate “robust technology platforms” for software that controls lighting and sound systems, LeGrand said.

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K obe Bryant is coming to town, and it is wise to accept right now that this is no ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill superstar. As great as LeBron James is already, he’s still a kid.
Kobe Bryant is one of the few players in the history of the game that defies defense. Teams know what they’re going to get, and still they seem powerless to stop it. Even with a double-figure lead, the Spurs weren’t safe when Bryant loaded his howitzer.
San Antonio has a couple of regulars from the NBA’s All-Defensive Team, and all Kobe did was score 29.2 points and shoot 53.3 percent in the conference finals.
It’s almost as if Bryant is the new-millennium version of . . . go ahead, say it. Hey, it was Rick Pitino who raised the connection 10 years ago. Pitino was home when he heard Michael Jordan being interviewed on ESPN.
“I ran upstairs and it wasn’t Michael,” he said. “It was Kobe. Kobe was talking in Michael’s cadence. I think he really wants to be Michael. And if he keeps improving, maybe he will be.”
You can argue their relative merits, but there should be no debate as to their impact on the game.
And it’s hard to imagine Bryant having a truly off-night. You won’t see him going 2-for-18 as LeBron did in Game 1 against the Celtics [team stats] . His offense is too versatile to be held in check that well. His outside shot is too good, and, with his ability to pull up on a dime, his drives are nearly impossible to contain.
Kobe’s worst shooting game in these playoffs was the 9-for-26 he posted against Denver in Game 1 of the opening round. He still scored 32 in that one (13-for-14 from the line) and the Lakers still won by 14.

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-Reality VH1’s Flavor of Love is a celebreality dating show where Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy is on his quest to find love. Similar to The Bachelor, Flavor Flav eliminates the women one by one through various challenges, presenting the surviving girls clocks to wear around their necks at the clock ceremony. The 20 single women try to vie for Flav’s affection while his bodyguard and chauffer Big Rick, Flav’s mother, and former romantic partner, Brigitte Neilsen help him find his one true love.
Previously on Flavor of Love 3: The ladies went on the radio and violated every FCC code imaginable. Sinceer is an alcoholic (probably), but because Tree auditioned to be on America’s Next Top Model, she was sent home.
Big Rick delivers the Flavo-Gram announcing the imminent arrival of the families, so the final four are forced to clean up. Flavor Flav hopes there are no Sister Pattersons in the bunch, which makes me momentarily like Flav, because at least his crazy detector is working. The biggest challenge is the bathroom, because Hotlanta’s drunken vomit has clogged the toilet. Despite the fact that her family isn’t willing to come on this silly show, Black steps up and takes charge of the situation, horrifying as it may be.
Thing 2’s parents arrive and they’re perfectly normal. However, its clear Thing 1 got her mom’s genes, because when that mama backs up, it sounds like “Beep, Beep, Beep.” Sinceer’s dad arrives, and he’s just about the coolest dad ever, cracking jokes and asking for a beer.
Seezinz’ parents are next, and they’re 100 percent Huxtables. Seezinz’ mom immediately bombards Flavor Flav with questions about his intentions, his past relationships, and she raises concerns that he has seven kids but has never been married, asking what will happen if he gets Seezinz pregnant. Its times like this I wish there was a stronger word than “awkward.” Maybe “doubleplusawkward.” When he finally gets an opening, Flav vows that he plans on marrying and settling down with the next woman he has a baby with, otherwise, no babies.

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Gavin DeGraw describes himself as a singer-songwriter but he says it with a sour expression. That’s because these days that term evokes a sensitive pretty-boy image, while DeGraw’s ideal would have a bit more gravel and gravity, along the lines of Kris Kristofferson.
“That’s exactly how I view it,” said the 31-year-old artist, whose self-titled sophomore album debuted this week at No. 7 on the national sales chart after selling more than 66,00 copies in its first week of release. “Right now there are a lot of young men who are singer-songwriters who have this image that is a little softer than I like. I’m more comfortable with men who act like men and make music that reflects that.”
The rock-inflected “Gavin DeGraw” gives the singer his first trip to the Top 10, and his path has, like so many music stars today, been paved by television more than radio. The South Fallsburg, N.Y., native first cut through when his song “I Don’t Want to Be” was selected as the theme song to “One Tree Hill,” and his songs have popped up repeatedly on “American Idol.”
“The era of a Wolfman Jack picking up a song and making someone’s career by bringing it to a radio audience, that’s just not happening anymore,” DeGraw said. “Now you have to find different routes to your audience, and television and the Internet are the ones that seem to be working.”
That approach is working for veterans as well: Neil Diamond, boosted by his recent visit to “American Idol,” saw his latest album, “Home Before Dark,” sell 146,000 copies to claim the No. 1 spot on the chart — the first time the 67-year-old star has reached that top slot on the tally.
Also debuting this week: Toby Keith’s double-disc “35 Biggest Hits” at No. 2 (103,000 copies sold) and Clay Aiken’s “On My Way Here” at No. 4 (94,000). Josh Groban, Dierks Bentley and Luis Miguel also debuted this week with new albums, taking positions 8 through 10 on the chart.

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TSN Producer Andrew Nichols is in Montreal at the sold out UFC 83: SERRA vs. ST-PIERRE 2, where Quebec’s own Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre attempts to become the undisputed champion in a rematch with reigning titleholder Matt ‘The Terror’ Serra. Follow Nichols’ Blog as he reports from the Bell Centre.
8:00pm ET - Well, after some technical difficulties, I think we’re up and running for the rest of the night. The pre-show card started about 30 minutes early. Jonathan Goulet defeat Kuniyoshi Hironaka by TKO in the 2nd round. The Bell Centre is only 30 percent full, but the house is rocking. The crowd is thoroughly behind the Canadian fighters. More to come.
8:07pm ET - In the 2nd fight of the night, Cain Velasquez defeated Brad Morris. Morris was dominated throughout the fight, and was caught a hook he could not recover from. Canadian Sam Stout is on his way to the ring. The crowd is lit up. Stout will give GSP a run for loudest reaction of the night.
8:31pm ET - Stout vs Rich Clementi (Lightweights): Sam Stout lost a split decision to Rich Clementi. We’ve had to sort out some technical issues on site, but it appears we’ll be full steam ahead for the rest of the card.
8:44pm ET - Demian Maia vs Ed Herman, 3 Rounds (Middleweights) - 1st Round: Herman’s tights have a large sponsorship for Condomdepot.com… his nickname is "Short Fuse"… only in the MMA. The first round was slow paced, with a lot of ground and pound exchanges.
8:48pm ET - Demian Maia vs Ed Herman - 2nd Round: Herman has the advantage through most of the round. Out of nowhere, Maia slips Herman into a triangle submission hold. Maia has his man fall asleep in the hold and pounds away until the referee stops the fight. Winner at 2:27 of the 2nd round: Maia.

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Morrissey misses out on spring Forgive Adam Morrissey if he is a little rusty.
The Arkansas Travelers’ Texas League All-Star second baseman from last season is back with the team and hadn’t played at all this year.
“It’s pretty crazy coming here for the first time after last season, but it’s great to be back and playing again,” Morrissey said.
Morrissey, who hit. 260 with 9 home runs and 50 RBI last year, was released by the Los Angeles Angels and was not picked up by any major league organization in the off-season. Morrissey therefore missed spring training and was headed toward the independent leagues when the Angels called.
“It was tough going through free agency and the jobs were [scarce ], so I was going off to play in the Atlantic League… I was headed on the way down to their spring training,” Morrissey said. “I was in about Louisiana and then the Angels called, so I came straight north to Little Rock and then flew out to Midland [Texas ].&#8221 Morrissey, from Australia, joined Arkansas on its six-game trip to Midland and Frisco, Texas, and got his first playing time as a pinch hitter and designated hitter April 12 at Midland.
“I’ve been traveling all over the country for about a week, so it’s good to be back here and get in a routine again,” Morrissey said after going 2 for 4 with 1 RBI in Thursday’s 7-5 victory over Northwest Arkansas at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock.
Morrissey knows he won’t start at second as much as he did last year, when he played in 134 games. But he is able to play other positions and thinks he can contribute with his bat.
“DH [designated hitter ], play outfield, anywhere,” Morrissey said. “Just as long as I get in there and help this team out.&#8221 Manager Bobby Magallanes said it was hard to believe a player like Morrissey didn’t land with another major league team, but he’s glad to have a player who has been an All-Star with three Texas League teams back on his roster. “It’s the way baseball is and there’s a lot of people that don’t have jobs, but he’s a good player,” Magallanes said. “He’s back in the organization now. He plays multiple positions. He’s a good teammate and he can hit.&#8221 Lonesome lefty It was getting a little lonesome for Arkansas Travelers second baseman Nate Sutton until outfielder Cliff Remole showed up. Sutton started the season as the only purely left-handed hitter in the Travs lineup until Remole joined the team from Class A Rancho Cucamonga on its recent road trip. While the roster featured switch hitters Ben Johnson and Hainley Statia, Sutton had no one who sees at-bats his way with whom he could compare notes. “It’s kind of weird. There’s no one for me to talk to…. It’s a little rough not seeing someone else pitched to. But it’s not necessarily a bad thing,” Sutton said. Sutton hasn’t suffered much. He entered Friday batting. 311 after he was 3 for 4 with his first home run in Thursday’s 7-5 victory over Northwest Arkansas. “We’re putting a lot of work in, a lot of extra hours, today, 1: 45 p.m. in the cage,” Sutton said after the victory. “The work is paying off.&#8221 Gone and here The Arkansas Travelers were on the go last week. So were a lot of Travelers players.

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Rikki Lynn Triana, 10, was beaten on an eastside playground by two other young girls, suffering a broken hip in the attack. Triana is in Hamot Medical Center recovering from surgery to repair the right hip joint. (Greg Wohlford / Erie Times-News)
Rikki Triana said the assault on her was brutal.
The 10-year-old said she was dragged from the monkey bars at the playground at Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary School.
“They started stomping on my head and legs,” she said from her hospital bed at Hamot Medical Center. “I couldn’t do anything.”
The attack was so severe that her hip was broken in several places.
The extent of her injuries was shocking enough.
Then came the arrest of the suspects.
Erie police are accusing two girls, 10 and 11, in the beating, leaving law enforcement and other officials at a loss as to how such a vicious attack could have happened at the hands of children.
“I don’t remember ever having a case where kids this young did so much damage,” Erie police Lt. Dan Spizarny said.
The girls have been accused of grown-up crimes. They face prosecution in Juvenile Court on the charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and conspiracy. The police will formally charge them at a detention hearing today.
The two are being held at the Edmund L. Thomas Juvenile Detention Center, 4728 Lake Pleasant Road. Authorities are not releasing their names because of their ages.
“I’ve not seen anything of this magnitude allegedly happening before,” Erie County District Attorney Brad Foulk said. “We’ve seen cases of bullying, but if these allegations are true, it goes way beyond anything I’ve ever seen.
“It’s very, very, very troubling.”
The attack happened shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday at the playground at Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary School, 235 E. 11th St., police said. Spizarny said the two detained girls are students there.

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As I walked towards my Salt Lake City hotel to check in, I saw Jerry Sloan sitting in the driver’s seat of a black Escalade parked out right in front. I’m not sure how long he’d been there, but he took off after a few minutes. It may not really mean anything in the way of true "omens," considering the arena is literally across the street from my hotel. (And I mean, literally. The building is visible through my window. I’m staring at Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer as we speak. In wall-size banner form, of course. They don’t just loiter outside EnergySolutions like shiftless layabouts.) But still, kinda random.
So as you debate amongst yourselves whether crossing paths with Sloan is "black cat" bad, "four leaf clover" good, or "Switzerland" neutral-coincidence as it pertains to the Purple and Gold, I’ll share a few other thoughts/observations that have come to me since leaving (free at last!!!) Dallas.
1) In perusing last night’s box score, I noticed an interesting little nugget. It goes without saying that the seventeen rebounds collected by Lamar Odom represents a huge night on the boards. But six of them grabs were of the offensive variety, only two shy of the Mavs’ entire total. More importantly, four either helped set up an ensuing Laker bucket or led to a Laker at the stripe. One of those trips was for LO himself, where he knocked down those huge freebies with just under thirty ticks left. Given how close this game turned out, those second chance points (which simultaneously represented denying Dallas an actual chance to score) may arguably be the most crucial stat of the night.
2) Save an opportunity to hit the reportedly killer slopes, I’ve never felt a pressing desire to visit Utah. Nothing personal against the state. There’s just nothing about, say, Provo that makes me think, "I just gotta hit that spot before turning 40!" But now that I’m here, gotta admit, Salt Lake City ain’t bad. Kinda quaint, with some fantastic landscapes. Snow covered mountains surrounding a city on all sides make for a very appealing skyline. Granted, a little bit of my admiration could very well be rooted in a desperate desire to leave Big D. The last 24 hours had me ready to hop a plane to Scranton. But all kidding aside, while I need to see more before awarding SLC an official thumbs up or down, I found my excursion to the hotel rather scenic.

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