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...handle high-speed, high-density video traffic. Now, thanks partly to improved and cheaper chips, they run internally about 30 times faster than in their early days. They also spit bits onto copper five times faster than in the past. That rate will soon double in Europe. Like a pickup truck hauling a few apples, a copper wire actually has lots of empty space. The DSLAM throws in bushels of data and video. "This has been one of the single biggest enhancements to the technology," says Guido Garrone, chief technology officer of Milan-based Internet company FastWeb, which offers...
...kept as pets or performers, wild cats are generally able to live in close proximity to humans without disturbing them. Leopards are seen in the suburbs of Nairobi and Kampala. Mountain lions in Waterton, Alta., have been observed using the angles of buildings and even the beds of pickup trucks to conceal themselves when hunting. In the San Diego area, these animals tend to hang out within 100 yds. of trails used by hikers, though they are rarely noticed, according to a study of radio-collared cougars conducted by researchers at the University of California at Davis. "They...
...value in a low-key package. For a base price of $16,465, it comes with a sport-tuned suspension, antilock disc brakes, 17-in. alloy wheels and a chrome-tipped exhaust. Under the hood, there's a 160-h.p. four-cylinder engine. I didn't expect pulse-pumping pickup and didn't get it. But the five-speed manual I drove shifted smoothly in L.A. traffic. The steering was responsive, the ride firm, and during the brief spells in which I clocked more than 10 m.p.h. on the clogged freeway, the car never felt underpowered (actually, it performed admirably...
Cathy and George Long, however, believe brand doesn't matter. They rent Hondas, BMWs, whatever their mood dictates. For them, riding offers a chance to shed their conservative identities on the back roads of Arizona, stopping at taverns with pickup trucks parked outside and country music blaring from the jukebox...
...waited by her truck for three hours until she came out again, and this time she just put her black pickup in reverse without even extending the decency of cursing...