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...device can link to your inbox at work and retrieve e-mail while you are on the go, although I was unable to test this feature. But trying to use it to surf the Internet exposes the current limitations of wireless data transfer. The xda works on GSM and GPRS mobile networks; I tried it on a GPRS system in Hong Kong, and even though I was supposed to be able to get data at rates comparable with dial-up services, I found Web access frustratingly slow. Not only that, the Web doesn't have a lot of content that...
...they show it. In what is known in surf lingo as snaking, men sometimes cut women off to catch the best waves. "Some guys are nice and give you tips," says Stone, "and others will scream, 'Get out of the way! It's my wave!'" Even pros like Ballard have to put up with snakes. "It is crazy," she says...
...W.C.T. The tourney lasts five days, with heats beginning at 8 or 9 a.m. and wrapping up by 6 p.m. It's an elimination tournament, with the finals a contest among the four remaining riders. A panel of judges awards a score of 1 to 10 for each ride. "Surfing is an art form, and women appear much more adept at expressing this than men," noted Naturel, an enthusiastic supporter. Marson, decked out in a Billabong hooded sweat top and pants, reflected the fashions sold at the "surf village" erected for the occasion...
Even surfboards have gone girly. Kristina Marquez sells boards decorated with glitter, hibiscus cloth cutouts and other decorations for $500 and up at her Santa Cruz store, Paradise Surf Shop. Five years ago, Paradise was the only surf-gear store catering to women. Now other local shops devote large sections to women, a trend being replicated on the East Coast as well...
...fret board feel like tongues on the posts of nine-volt batteries. The Korean stage crew shrugs its apologies, and we start our set. The rain reaches a crescendo in our second song but the audience's spirits aren't dampened. Heads bang, a few brave souls surf the crowd, and we manage not to pass out from oxygen deprivation...