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...first thing you notice is how much of the PSP's six and a half inch width is taken up by the surprisingly wide (4.3 inches), cinema-style screen. Intensely bright and vivid, with an LCD screen capable of displaying over 16 million colors, it can be easily viewed at arm's length or from any angle. The controls mimic those of the PlayStation home systems, with four input buttons on the right, a directional pad on the left, and two "shoulder" buttons on the top. It also has a neat little analog "stick," like the kind in laptops, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Look: The PSP | 3/24/2005 | See Source »

...that is the norm among Washington bureaucracies. Getting particular, Chertoff wants to bring common sense to three areas: how to spend homeland security money so it's concentrated on places terrorists are most likely to hit instead of all across the country, as the government does now; how to screen for travelers who may actually pose a risk; and how to divulge information about threats in ways that are useful and not gratuitously alarming. Implicitly criticizing his predecessor's handling of security alerts, Chertoff says wants to keep Americans alert but "guard against crying wolf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chief in a Hurry | 3/23/2005 | See Source »

With just over one minute left in overtime and his Vermont team leading heavily-favored Syracuse by one point in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Sorrentine’s coach called in a play from the sideline. A screen-and-fade by a post...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A ROMP IN THE HAY: Why We Watch (And Love) Our Sports | 3/22/2005 | See Source »

...employee from a retail establishment in Cambridge reporteed that unknown person(s) entered the store, looked around for about 45 minutes, and then unplugged a 17-inch flat screen monitor and left with it. 10:35 p.m.—a Rindge Ave. resident reported that her fiance pushed her and hit her in the head, face, and arms with a pair of flip flops. The assault is the result of an argument over money. The reporting person stated that she sustained bruises but no other injury requiring medical attention. A restraining order was advised and refused...

Author: By Eduardo E. Santacana, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Police Log | 3/22/2005 | See Source »

Immovably perched at the top of the crease, Hynes provided the indispensable screen that blinded Grumet-Morris on both of Cook’s one-timers, leaving the Crimson’s Hobey Baker finalist with virtually no chance of plucking the puck from...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cornell's Defense Stymies M. Hockey | 3/21/2005 | See Source »

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