Word: gears
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bridle, leather gloves and other equipment for his passion of horseback riding. Reagan quipped that when he reached his ranch, he would get the horse. Not to be outdone, two Reagan aides the next morning burst into the Oval Office dressed in a horse costume, the new gear in place. Reagan took one look, laughed heartily and, without missing a beat, turned to his mischievous chief of staff, Kenneth Duberstein, and hauled out the quintessential Reagan chestnut one more marvelous time...
...season's most exotic and original fashion book is Issey Miyake (New York Graphic Society; $40). Japanese designer Miyake's particular genius is with fabric and shape. Here are lilting cascades of pleats, riffs on the jumpsuit that really leap, whirling fantasies on samurai gear. Seen through photographer Irving Penn's daring aesthetic eye, the clothes have a drama that nearly engulfs the imagination. The affable accompanying essay is a reminder that these duds are wearable...
...result of AT&T's decision last week to scrap $5.6 billion worth of outdated equipment. In a drive to modernize, the company is replacing 2 billion miles of telephone connections with higher-capacity fiber-optic lines. AT&T will also install more digital switchboards and other advanced gear, which will eliminate 16,000 jobs. In the fourth quarter alone, the cost to the company will be $6.7 billion...
...decision not to shave put the host team at an immediate disadvan- tage, but may have been wise in the longrun--the meet concluded a nineday span in whichHarvard had races on seven of those days. TheCrimson showed signs of fatigue from the constantcompetition, and any attempt to gear up for ashaved meet would have been inconsequential...
Although there is usually no water along the route, as the towns can be 60 miles apart, each trip has two Support and Gear (SAG) vehicles, which drive back and forth among the riders and carry gear, food supplies, water and fruit for during the ride, Faber says...