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DC Fund-raising Ride Route Officially Announced
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast night, I received an email from the Tour of Hope confirming the route highlights that I mentioned in a previous article: Start: Georgetown Prep School, North Bethesda, MD, Restage: Irish Inn, Glen Echo, MD, at approximately mile 18, Finish: The Ellipse, Washington, DC, at mile 27.3. What I didn’t know…
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Best Source of LiveStrong Wristbands Closed for the Week of September 13
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor the past few weeks, I’ve recommended that people interested in getting new LiveStrong yellow wristbands purchase a 10-pack directly from the Lance Armstrong Foundation On-Line Store, rather than resort to baying an unconscionable premium for one wristband on Ebay. Over the weekend, I wanted to order 20 or 30 wristbands…
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Donations to the Tour of Hope Surpass $1,000
Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick on the screenshot to see what thebackend of the Tour of Hope website looks like. This morning I checked my Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Rider Status Page, and I found that donations received as a result of my appeal have exceeded $1,000, and I know that more is on…
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Tour of Hope DC Fund-raising Ride Route Details Begin to Appear
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope website still does not have details about the route of the Washington DC fund-raising ride that will take place on October 9. But, a couple of websites have reported the start location and a major waypoint. Both CyclingNews and The Daily Peloton report that the…
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Reader Points Out Website with Historical Info about Atari Video Game Systems
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOperation Gadget reader Chris Sansom wrote: I am VERY excited to get the ‘flashback’ Atari {7800}, it sounds very fun. In your article Atari Bringing Back the 7800 Console for the Holidays with Atari Flashback (Gaming Gadgets 9/9/04) you characterized the {7800} as Atari’s “second generation” gaming system. That designation should…
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Taiwanese Manufacturer of Treo 650 Reportedly Begins Shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Register reports that Taiwanese contract-manufacturer HTC will build the Treo 650 for palmOne and cites a Digitimes article indicating that shipments of a new PDA phone to palmOne began recently. This has led many sites to conclude that the Treo 650 will go on sale in North America in October.…
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September 6-12, 2004 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the second week of September 2004. I’m experimenting with a weekly summary so that readers who want to receive a periodic email with Operation Gadget headlines can receive the links to all of the articles published each week. I will post a mechanism…
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Riders and Volunteers Still Needed for the Tour of Hope
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyclingNews reports that the Tour of Hope still has room for cyclists in the Washington DC fund-raising ride taking place on Saturday, October 9. If you can be in Washington on October 9, can pledge $50 personally and raise $450 more by October 1, you should try to join us. The…
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New Category Begun for Stories about the 2004 Tour of Hope
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday, I announced that I would ride the final stage of the 2004 Tour of Hope in Washington, DC on Saturday, October 9, and I asked Operation Gadget readers to consider making a small donation to support cancer research. I’ve decided to add a category to create a category for the…