And the technology base to deliver more real time intelligence is growing, for example in traffic infrastructure where we are now approaching the point of real time traffic updates provided by cars on the road.

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Approaching Basra, the Tahoe darts around traffic and what must be a mile-long line at a gas station.

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Air traffic controllers warned other planes approaching the runway of the drone report, but at least two other pilots radioed they did not see it.

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Air traffic controllers warned other planes approaching the JFK runway of the drone report, but at least two other pilots radioed they did not see it.

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The Marine unit was sent to Samarra to keep traffic from interfering with an armored column approaching Tikrit, Brig.

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And in an Internet quickly approaching 80-100Tbps, 1-3 Gbps of traffic is far from 15% (it is much closer to 0.015%).

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It was intended to restrict the view of motorists approaching and force them to stop before crossing the lane of traffic.

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The best example of its claimed "55 mile-per-hour user interface" (unusable by Sammy Hagar) is a large traffic alert that warns you as you're approaching a trouble spot and presents the option to select a new route.

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Virgin Atlantic, which relies on transatlantic routes for about two-thirds of its traffic, notes that American carriers are offering corporate customers discounts approaching 50% of published fares.

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It features an integrated Traffic Manager that monitors data and calling usage, warning the user when they are approaching their monthly limits.

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