Dr. Elbert V. Bowden taught at Appalachian State University, and from a piercing gaze behind large, wired glasses, the wild-haired eccentric professor enthusiastically discussed his economics course assignments, office hours, grading policy and the course's planned 84 essays in a totally unusual way.
In the fourth quarter, Comcast also solidified its position as the nation's largest wired broadband provider, topping AT&T for a second consecutive quarter with 15.9 million high-speed Internet subscribers.
AT&T and Verizon, the largest wired telecommunications firms, are hardly worried that more than 1 million phone "land lines" are expected to be switched off each year between now and 2012.
Lay the beef slices on a large wire rack, spaced well apart.
There are also the ever-popular Portuguese eel traps ($1,200), which resemble large, wire-mesh doughnuts.
Trading records show Bayou made many large wire transfers, often on the same day.
Stocky with thinning hair, his brown eyes receding behind large wire-frame glasses, he conveys more comfort than dash.
Like the church they are now attending, and like the large wire cage that is home to their two rabbits, they found it through an Internet site.
Brooks pointed to a large wire-mesh basket; it was one of several that his soldiers had placed in vacant lots around Ghazaliya.
For years, the tool of the trade was an inexpensive mountain bike, usually banged-up and grimy and trimmed with large wire baskets.
