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...devices that operate on the same frequency and thus fewer to cause interference. If you have a cordless phone that is a couple of years old or even a new one that costs less than $50, chances are it is a 900-MHz model that is highly susceptible to static or buzzing from baby monitors, wireless speaker systems and your neighbors' 900-MHz phones. The newer 2.4-GHz units, introduced as an improvement over the 900-MHz models, do get less static, but wireless home networks and microwave ovens can still trigger a snap-crackle-pop effect...
...private quarters, where President Bush and close aides were watching the returns on the Fox News Channel. Unlike the fateful election night of 2000, when they waited for results that never came, this one was going well, and the President, who hovered close enough to the television to get static cling, was enjoying it. His strategist Karl Rove was perched on the edge of an armchair, double-thumbing e-mail messages into his BlackBerry when the call came in from Lloyd Smith, the salty 51-year-old manager of Jim Talent's campaign against Senator Jean Carnahan in Missouri...
...terrorism and weapons of mass destruction." In Prague, NATO will commit to transforming itself into an alliance that can respond rapidly to that threat. It needs fewer tank brigades and more special forces; fewer regional air bases and more long-range aircraft; a leaner command structure with fewer static commanders and more mobile ones. Last May, alliance foreign ministers quietly lifted the taboo on "out of area" tasks; from now on, NATO would, if necessary, meet its enemies outside Europe - but it still lacks the means to do so. NATO Secretary-General George Robertson has been cajoling members to pony...
...private quarters, where the President and close aides were watching the returns. Unlike the fateful election night of 2000 when they waited for the results that never came, this one was going well and the President, who hovered close enough to the television to get static cling, was enjoying it. His strategist Karl Rove was perched on the edge of an armchair, double-thumbing e-mail messages into his Blackberry when the call came in from Lloyd Smith, manager of Jim Talent's campaign against Senator Jean Carnahan in Missouri. Smith said Talent was performing well enough in the Democratic...
...show, Claire’s charcoal and pastel compositions—one a barnyard scene replete with barn, silo, tractor, cow, pig and rabbits and the other a forest scene with model trees, deer, squirrels and a Boy Scout—are ominously dark and shadowy. The mix of static and lively toy-like figures creates a kind of grotesque fairy-tale scene that is oddly delightful, the most evocative work in the show...