Word: helmets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last year he had been the star, the leader of the Crimson offensive line which paved the way for a Harvard rushing game that averaged 251 yards per game This year he stood on the sidelines, his horseshoed helmet tucked under his right arm, waiting for a chance to show his family and friends that he had finally made it to the big time...
...regiment's colonel in chief was rakishly turned out in a uniform of green overalls, helmet, goggles and Hermes scarf. Just the thing this year if you are Princess Anne spending the day in Warminster, Wiltshire, inspecting the latest weaponry of your Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters. The princess, who shares her family's zest for hunting, took a turn at the firing line to check out her troops' new assault rifle and scored an impressive nine out of ten points. Anne then clambered into a 24-ton armored personnel carrier, scoring five hits out of seven with its cannon...
...fall, making the body under them feel as loose and free as the fabric. He has even experimented with molding the body underneath. Other designers working the same territory might just market a line of underwear. Not Miyake. He designs bustiers for intrepid evening wear out of motorcycle- helmet plastic and mounts a museum project called "Bodyworks," which has appeared in Tokyo, Los Angeles, San Francisco and at London's Victoria and Albert Museum...
Gadgets designed to enhance the cyclist's performance have also become top sellers. Japan's Cateye makes a $66 solar-powered magnetic device that tells a % biker the average speed and distance traveled. San Diego-based SkidLid Manufacturing produces a $52 helmet with a rear-view mirror. There are even accessories for babies: the $30 L'il Bell Shell helmet is designed for tots riding on the back of their parent's bike...
...rain stopped, the sun showed, a pistol spat and Lake Michigan fairly boiled with sleek, flashing bodies, the women in green caps, the men in orange. Out of the water and onto the bikes, they hurled themselves through encouraging throngs: "Lookin' good! Keep it up!" One biker wore a helmet that looked like a silver tear cut in half, something Mercury himself might have favored. Off the bikes, pulling on running shoes, they shattered records in tying laces. Then they tore off on foot, the sound of their hearts pounding in their ears. Scott Molina was first to finish...