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Thousands of years ago, nothing could stop the cheetah. The sleek, spotted cat ranged throughout Africa--from the Cape to Cairo--and into Southern Asia. Egyptian pharaohs paraded them as pets and relied on their speed--they can reach 60 m.p.h. (96 km/h)--in royal hunts...
...this would have been very persuasive had I not grown so fiercely loyal to the sleek little Palm V that I bought a few months ago to replace a lost and lamented Filofax organizer. To win me over completely--not to mention the millions of Palm enthusiasts who dominate the handheld market--Pocket PC would have to be easier to understand and simpler to operate than a Palm, especially when doing boring workaday stuff like entering lunch dates and addresses and jotting down memos...
...This sleek new European-built train may be the best--and cheapest--way to see the Pacific Northwest. Subsidized by the states of Oregon and Washington, the nine-hour trip costs only $44 for coach, and you can buy segments (Portland to Seattle costs $21). With current schedules, you need to stay overnight in Seattle, but that means you can sight-see and sample local salmon washed down by a tangy microbrew. You can bring your bike along, at least as far as the Canadian border, stowing it on one of the Cascades' bicycle racks ($5 extra; reserve ahead...
...song in 1970, just before Amtrak took over the line with plans to rename that route the Panama Limited after the old Pullman train. Goodman's popular lament for the train with the "disappearin'-railroad blues" persuaded Amtrak to rechristen it the City of New Orleans.) And our sleek new equipment was a far cry from the tattered luxury of its aging 1940s cars...
...ever had the pleasure of gliding along in a sleek European high-speed train, you've probably wondered why American travelers enjoy no such luxury. Better late than never, Amtrak is on the case...