Word: geared
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...plastic influence," says Ken Downing, fashion spokesman at Neiman Marcus, "but it's very modern and directional." Indeed, soon after manufacturers realized that the insulating "elastomer," a fancy name for a material that stretches, could actually be worn, it became a material of choice for wet suits and outdoor gear. Now couturiers are drawn to neoprene for its texture, form-hugging fit and, most of all, versatility...
Attempting to use chemical and biological weapons is one thing; successfully delivering them is another. Iraq will probably tip short-range missiles and artillery shells with deadly substances and lob them against invading U.S. forces. But American front-line troops, inoculated and wearing heavy protective gear, will probably overrun Iraqi positions quickly, thus limiting the potential for large casualties. The Iraqis may instead try to target less protected U.S. bases and Israeli cities with longer-range missiles, but that may not work any better. Military experts say Iraq's warheads are not advanced enough to disseminate their payload before impact...
...most undergraduates gear up to shop classes during the start of second semester, two students will tackle pursuits of a different nature. Rohit Chopra '04 and Jessica R. Stannard-Friel '04, the new president and vice-president of the Undergraduate Council, begin their work in earnest this week and at the top of their to-do list should be the ordering of the council’s finances. Any future success depends on a healthy budget, and as long as the council keeps wasting money in its liberal grants process, it will be at a loss to get adequate finances...
HPMs are man-made lightning bolts crammed into cruise missiles. They could be key weapons for targeting Saddam Hussein's stockpiles of biological and chemical weapons. HPMs fry the sophisticated computers and electronic gear necessary to produce, protect, store and deliver such agents. The powerful electromagnetic pulses can travel into deeply buried bunkers through ventilation shafts, plumbing and antennas. But unlike conventional explosives, they won't spew deadly agents into the air, where they could poison Iraqi civilians or advancing U.S. troops...
...send anything special that you want to keep forever, First Sergeant Robert Wilson advises at a meeting Wednesday night. He explains that before his unit went into action in Desert Storm, the soldiers bulldozed an eight-foot trench in the sand, tossed in every piece of personal gear they owned and set it on fire. That way captured soldiers would not have family photos or letters that could be used against them by interrogators--and it also insured that any space in their vehicles that could hold water, ammo or food would not be wasted on a Walkman...