Operation Gadget
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2005 L’Etape du Tour Offers Opportunities to North Americans
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 13th annual L’Etape du Tour was announced in Paris on Thursday at the same ceremony as the 2005 Tour de France Route Announcement. L’Etape du Tour is a pro-am cycling event that takes place each year and gives recreational riders an opportunity to ride one of the stages of that year’s…
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Bella Dancerella DVD-based Toys More Popular with Our Readers than VHS Alternatives
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few weeks ago I wrote about the Toy Wishes Magazine Hot Dozen list— toys that their reviewers expect to be top sellers for the 2004 holiday season. I reported that the Bella Dancerella line of products made the list, but I pointed readers to a Bella Dancerella package that includes…
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Hearing Aids as High-End Digital Electronics
Reading Time: 2 minutesOticon Syncro hearing aids: When will these products start beingmarketed like other high-end digital electronics? [ Photo: Oticon ] This morning, my father Ernie Aiello and I were catching up with each other on the telephone. He told me that he just received a pair of Oticon Syncro hearing aids from a…
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2005 Tour de France Route Announced in Paris
Reading Time: 2 minutes2005 Tour de France Route: FromFromentine to the Champs-Elyseesin 23 days.[ Image: Societe du Tour de France ] The Amaury Sports Organization announced the route of the 2005 Tour de France on Thursday in Paris. In 2005, the Tour will proceed clockwise around France, beginning with a 19-kilometer individual time trial on…
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Tour of Hope DC Fund-Raising Ride and Finale Raise $800,000 for Clinical Trials
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout 10 days ago, I got the following email from Michael Craig Cox, a fellow participant in the 2004 Tour of Hope DC Fund-raising Ride: First off, kudos for your Tour of Hope coverage on Operation Gadget. I, too, completed the ride last week, after raising more than $1000. My question…
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Photos Added to the Tour of Hope Broken Pedal Story
Reading Time: < 1 minutePosing with Dr. Sharpe and the Fixed Bike:Thanks to Dr. Steven Sharpe and his friendGreg Millett, I was able to finish the ride.[ photo: Greg Millett ] A couple of weeks ago, I published an article called Good Samaritans Helped Me Finish the Tour of Hope After Mechanical Breakdown. It tells…
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Congratulations Red Sox
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, winning their first World Championship since 1918. In spite of the fact that I’ve been a Yankee fan since I was a kid, no team and no city deserved this victory more.
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Vending Machines at Hong Kong Transit Stations Sell Rechargeable SIM Cards
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSIM Card Vending Machine in Hong Kong.[ Photo: PenguinSix.com ] Andrew Leyden has published an article about a vending machine selling pay-as-you-go SIM cards in the Tsim Sha Tsui subway station on the Mass Transit Railway in Hong Kong. Andrew said: Over here getting a SIM card (GSM or CDMA) is…
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Cyclingnews Publishes Interview with Lance Armstrong
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyclingnews published an excellent interview with Lance Armstrong that took place on October 26 in Austin. Among other things discussed are the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope, the eight anniversary of the day he was declared cancer free, the LiveStrong program recent major races that he didn’t participate in, Tyler Hamilton’s…