Gnome panel is freaking out

hey there, maybe one of you have seen this one.
sometimes while running gnome, the gnome-panel just starts freaking out. jittering back and forth, my cpu spikes and stays at 100%.
i can stop it with a killall gnome-panel, but i need it to go away,
anybody know this one?
thanks

Is it next to a mobile phone when it does this?
If so, it's a known issue that some affect the iPod in just this manner.

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