Several years ago, Google invited cities across America to apply to be the first Google Fiber town, the test bed for a high-speed broadband service.

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At the nearby El Mirage Lake dry lake bed, the solar-powered Lightning Motorcycle set a new speed record for production motorcycles.

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Both come complete with a king-size bed or double beds, breakfast buffet for two, high-speed internet access, self parking, airport shuttle and transportation to the nearby International Mall and Westshore Plaza.

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The quake off Sumatra happened at around 0800 local time, causing a giant rupture in the sea bed, which set a huge body of water moving at a speed of up to 700kph.

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The dirt floor over which the festival tent is pitched is decorated with little more than a balcony and a bed, and the actors charge from scene to scene with bracing speed, relishing Shakespeare's bawdiness and rising to his heights of eloquence.

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