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...wanted to make sure that we saved as much of the architectural fabric as possible," she said. "Now it's getting to be almost like a jigsaw puzzle. But, weather permitting, we'll be done by the end of the month...
...FABRIC OF GLORY...
...Olympic Games, when 11 members of the Israeli team were killed by Palestinians in Munich in 1972. But this determination not to let a terrorist act obliterate the Olympic spirit was also a stance against an unwanted future--against an awful time when terrorism might become woven into the fabric of American life. And the Games, as they go on, must do so under different rules. For despite authorities' worst fears that something like this would happen in Atlanta, despite unprecedented precautions and a massive security effort, it is beginning to feel as if safe American soil is turning...
...then the glaring sun disappeared over the shoulders of the trumpeters on the crest of the stadium, the countdown to the opening ceremony picked up steam (Athens 1896, Paris 1900...Barcelona 1992), and the show was under way. In moments the stadium found itself sheathed in fabric of the five Olympic colors as members of five different tribes poured out and flew down onto the field. Little white sprites appeared, dancing to the irresistible beat and weaving their way through the tribes. Out of the delirious chaos came a formation, and presto, the tribes became the Olympic rings, and then...
...fabric may save swimmers crucial micro-seconds. Swimsuits coated with water-repellent resins have been developed independently at Speedo International and Tyr. The resins give the suits a silklike effect by reducing the rippling that occurs in human skin. Speedo has supplied its suits, which feature distinctive stripes of the new material and include knee-length versions, to teams in 46 countries, and a few swimmers may make a splash with them in Atlanta...