Word: swiftness
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Gazprom, Russia's state-run gas company, says it is acting simply to bring Belarus' prices more closely in line with world market levels. It gave similar reasons exactly a year ago when it turned off gas supplies to Ukraine, ensuring Kiev's swift agreement to new, tougher terms. Another former Soviet republic, Georgia, confronted with steep increases to Gazprom prices, is urgently seeking alternative supplies. Both countries are at odds with the Kremlin over pro-Western policies. Belarus, by contrast, has been seen as Moscow's closest ally - so close, in fact, that in 1997, its President, Alexander Lukashenko...
...Iraq, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Traditional Sunni powers such as Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt found themselves pushed to the sidelines, unable to influence events. Even al-Qaeda was caught off-guard as it watched Hizballah steal some of its thunder. The reaction of Sunni rulers and radicals was swift: They denounced Hizballah's campaign as an Iranian-sponsored Shi'a power grab. And even though the war popularized Hizballah on the Sunni Arab street, it did not close the sectarian divide - particularly as sectarian tensions soared in Lebanon after Israel's bombing ceased...
Streaming video without having frames freeze or an occasionally garbled picture requires a network that sends packets of data consistently, without interruption. Ruckus' range is three times that of other wireless networks, and for streaming the latest Lonely Girl, it's both swift and stable. While appliances like microwaves or phones can interfere with traditional wireless networks, Ruckus' technology overcomes those problems by rerouting signals along an unobstructed path. "We're making wi-fi a utility, rather than a very specialized kind of network for computers," Lo says. Because wireless remains a novelty for many American consumers, though, the company...
Wang, a joint concentrator in WGS and Government and a resident of Adams House, serves as managing editor for Diversity and Distinction Magazine, is a layout designer for Swift Magazine, and works at the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. {SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
This type of team chemistry was on display against Columbia, as Altchek finished the plays initiated by the Crimson’s swift midfielders. In the 75th minute, with Harvard holding a slim 1-0 lead, Fucito placed a well-timed cross into the box after dominating play in the wing and gave Altchek a wide-open opportunity to take the 2-0 lead...