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...should the new guys succeed where their forebears failed? Several reasons: computers are more powerful, modems are faster, graphics software is more sophisticated, and latency--that annoying lag between when you pull the trigger in Topeka and when the bad guy blows up in Boston--has been sharply reduced. Most important, the Web's maturation means that gamemakers don't need proprietary networks to get customers online. Even the mighty home-video-game industry, which should get a much needed kick in the pants this week with the release of the hotly anticipated Nintendo 64 machine, has seen its sales...
...only sports that will not be joined are those that are only played by one sex, namely field hockey, football and wrestling. However, Cleary said these funding pools would be bolstered if they started to lag behind the combined groups...
...PCBs, already linked to neurological defects in infants and young children, may have long-lasting effects: 11-year-olds exposed to the contaminant prenatally are more likely than other kids to have low IQ scores and lag behind in reading...
...schools. "The report shows how high standards are for American kids," says TIME's Ann Blackman. "Our teachers require the kids to jump through more hoops than they do in other countries." In a separate finding that black children and those whose parents failed to complete high school lag behind other U.S. students, the new study may point policy-makers toward a focus on the economic roots of scholastic achievement. -->