Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...will his new duds look like thrift-shop entries? Of course not. Henderson's facility lies in translation, turning mid-century nostalgia into '90s gear. And he will be prowling Manhattan in search of his next muse. Or maybe exploring his personal Shangri-La, which he pinpoints as "somewhere between Carmel and Big Sur. I'd fly in. There'd be a little sports car, a couple of horses. I could see that." As he well may -- sooner than later...
...They turned it into fourth gear and really came at us," Parker said. "We were fortunate to go into the locker room tied...
...report that Colombian drug lords may be stockpiling antiaircraft missiles focuses attention on the President's plane and the electronic gear that guards...
...ruinously easy to spend $10,000 to $50,000 re-creating an RKO theater in a suburban ranch home. Yet the number of consumers who are trying to do just that has launched a booming market for audio/video installers: entrepreneurs who select and hook up the latest gear, often using wall-mounted speakers and sleek cabinetry to hide the equipment. A glossy new magazine, Audio/ Video Interiors, regularly dazzles its readers with images of posh pleasure domes of sound and light. Says John Briesch, president of Sony's Consumer Products Group (USA): "The only thing that has surprised...
These special requirements created their own delay. The jet has 57 antennas for its huge array of electronic gear. Normal is 17. The plane's 238 miles of wire is more than twice that in a commercial version. The big delivery delay occurred when Boeing engineers in Wichita, after installing most of the wiring, were worried about electromagnetic interference in such a thicket. They pulled 20% of the wiring out, went on overtime and rerouted the cables. With all the fancy equipment on board, the Federal Aviation Administration imposed special safety requirements that added to the burden. And almost everybody...