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Speaking of Memory Sticks, that's the storage format the Sony Clie ($499) uses--not surprising, since Sony invented it. The Clie PEG-N710C (great name!) is an upgrade of last year's feeble foray into the Palm clone market. There are two remarkable things about it. The first is its brilliant color screen, which makes the Palm m505's look putrid. The second is the built-in music player. This is the first Palm clone to feature a headphone jack and the ability to play MP3s--no simple trick, since the 33 MHz processor that powers these PDAs...
...next race is on Saturday, and it does not involve nearly the drama of the 20k. It is shorter, for one thing (12.5k), it does not involve the hill of death, and my body feels like it has actually acclimated slightly. The format is also different, and from my standpoint psychologically favors the shooting component more. During the first race, every missed shot translated into a one-minute time penalty. This format provides an enormous incentive to shoot well, but does not really give the same mental boost as the penalty lap format used during the second race...
...from a travel perspective, the Lake Placid experience has just become more burdensome. While there always will be the solid contingent of great hockey fans from the North Country at the tournament, Lake Placid is nine hours away from Princeton, five-and-a-half from Boston. The six-team format will now induce another set of fans to try and make the long trip, with now two supporters guaranteed to face a major disappointment in hauling out all that way to see their team play once. At least now, four-of-five sets of fans are guaranteed...
...late afternoon out of fairness to the student-athletes. Now fans will face a long haul back from Lake Placid late on Sunday with work Monday morning looming large. By its mountain location, Lake Placid creates a brutal travel schedule for fans and student-athletes alike, the new weekend format only enhances that...
...know, fundamental. It certainly is to President Bush, who has pushed hard for literacy programs for preschoolers. But a new study sends a mixed message to the White House as it formulates a plan to change Head Start programs from a loosely structured play-and-socialize format to one that emphasizes literacy. It turns out that while reading is critical to healthy early childhood development, parental involvement, medical care and good nutrition could be just as important...