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...disturbing of all to the enemy was the U.S. air war. During the week, the North Vietnamese lost nine supersonic MIG-21s, their most advanced fighter aircraft, as U.S. bombers continued to pound military targets. Seemingly desperate for relief from the devastating air offensive, Hanoi began emitting some subtle static aimed at convincing Washington that if only the U.S. would call off its planes, peace talks might-eventually-get under...
...world, Gogarten argues, requires that man be open toward the mystery of being and the unknowable possibilities of the future-something that secularism refuses to do. And by remaining open to the future, man, in effect, becomes open to the encounter with God. For Gogarten, God is not a static, distant Creator of past aeons; instead, he is the "Coming One," a hidden God who seeks man in the reality in which he lives. Thus, God is not behind history or apart from it, but ahead of it; and what points to his presence is the unfathomable mystery...
...Another detector resembles a small transistor radio, but the high-pitched whine from its speaker dies down as its whip antenna is swept toward a hidden bug. For those who do not want to bother locating bugs, a scrambling device concealed in a fountain pen can generate static in any radio-frequency bug within 100 ft., making it impossible for an electronic eavesdropper to listen to or record any transmission...
...bring with them the increased suicide rale that goes with advancing years. Another factor is that the West Coast attracts the ambitious and restless who are inclined to react bitterly to failure. Some of the lowest suicide rates in the U.S. are in Mississippi and South Carolina, relatively static societies where even the poorest people tend to have roots and fixed status...
...blistering pace, insistently coaxing but never intruding. And when it came time for his solo, all 16 of his sidemen, like disciples at the feet of the master, craned in their chairs to watch and listen. Feet dancing, hands whirring like propellers, he sparked a kind of static electricity between cymbals and drums, tossing in an extra riff here, a random bass line there. His rolls were incredibly fast, his technique and rhythmic continuity flawless...