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...simply describing a cheaper Palm here, which misses the genius of Handspring: the Visor has a proprietary slot in the back--a data port called Springboard--that allows you to plug in an array of different devices. Within the year, you'll be able to buy Springboard modules from other manufacturers that convert the thing into a cell phone, pager, global-positioning device, universal remote, MP3 player and more. It's a radically cool idea; in the marketing parlance of the company, it makes the Visor "infinitely expandable," allowing you to choose the devices you need to add functionality...
There were eight of us aboard the 150-ft. Gulf Majesty, pulling a loaded barge about 300 miles outside Jacksonville, Fla., our home port, heading to San Juan, Puerto Rico. We'd been at sea since Saturday, and we were just trying to avoid the storm. Our higher-ups told us to head north and take the long way around...
...captain used his cell phone to call his brother to bring batteries to get them back to port, but ultimately, the brother suffered electronic problems of his own and had to be towed back to harbor by the Coast Guard...
Then a chance occurrence seemed to save the day for the crew as the Dorado, a lobster boat returning to port after three days, was spotted. It was 8:30 and darkness had fallen; Vanderhoop fired off powerful 2500 ft. rocket flares that he fortunately had in the cabin...
...peacekeepers' grip on the island remains tenuous ? they control only Dili's port, its airport and the U.N. compound, and the airport at the second city of Baucau, and haven't yet landed significant armor ? and that increases the temptation of militiamen and any renegade Indonesian forces to strike now. While international pressure may have given Indonesia more to lose than to gain by holding on to East Timor, the same isn't true for the militiamen. The unearthing Wednesday of a grisly massacre site where up to 30 victims had been beheaded underscores the fact that some militia leaders...