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...open palm thrusting one's gaze away, or the threatening closed fist). But what underwrites these pictographs, and raises them above the level of emotional complaint, is the messy beauty of the paint surface -- the churned white ground like dirty milk, the obsessed play of nuance within the thick lines...
...mounting evidence that even these gadgets may be putting aircraft at risk. A Walkman-type radio tuned to an FM station generates oscillations that can extend 5 ft. to 12 ft. -- far enough, in some planes, to reach the navigation equipment stowed in and around the cockpit. "With their thick wires and vacuum tubes, the old planes probably wouldn't feel a thing," ) says Bruce Nordwall, avionics editor of Aviation Week & Space Technology. "But the low-power circuits in modern aircraft are much more susceptible to interference...
...favorite pink Laurent Perrier champagne at the nearby presidential palace. Like an amiable monarch amid courtiers, he bows gracefully to kiss a woman's hand and banters politely with a local Jesuit priest before herding everyone across an immense terrace toward a buffet laden with lobster and thick steaks. In the 100 degrees heat, a wave of satisfaction seems to envelop the presidential party, a sense that all is still well in this remote hinterland far from the chaos afflicting the rest of the country...
Last week the air was thick with confessions from such workers. "Do you have a Zoe Baird problem?" they asked one another. "Sure," said many, who had never thought to discuss the matter before. Fortunately, few of the confessors were inclined to seek a post with the Clinton Administration...
...plans to raise taxes, voices rose and necks were craned to catch the commotion. "Look, just because I have a little money to gamble with doesn't mean I can afford any more energy taxes or income taxes or any damn taxes," said Doug Smith Jr., 46, whose thick and callused hands testify to his part-time job as a carpet installer. "Enough!" Heads nodded up and down along the wooden table, one of 40 set up in the brightly lit but smoky meeting hall where about 300 mostly working- class gamblers were quietly plotting for a piece...