Word: holstering
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...teetotaling vegetarian is conniving, disarming, engaging, and quick with such perfect sound bites as the fact that his favorite cartoon is Tom and Jerry, since the mouse so often wins. He is a master of symbolism: never much of a soldier, he chose a fighting man's khakis and holster for his daily costume. His checkered kaffiyeh provides instant recognizability in a crowd -- a risk, perhaps, to one who lives in the cross hairs, but a shrewd asset when it comes to maintaining his mythic
...model is simple, whether it's handbags or luxury cars. Membership fees at Bag Borrow or Steal depend on the priceyness of the products: from $20 a month to $100, for "Diva" status. For fall, Diva members can lease, for example, the Botkier Holster tote--$665 if bought new--and totes by company creative director Stacey Lapidus. The "steal" in the firm's name? You can buy a "like new" bag at a discount from the Hollywood, Fla., website. Another new business, From Bags to Riches (frombagstoriches.com) uses a slightly different model. You don't have to become a member...
...began wearing a new uniform that, like the American-style hat, was created by Pierre Balmain, the Paris fashion house. Le new look, as the French press quickly dubbed the change, replaces the old tailored jacket with a loose-fitting, blouse-style top that leaves an officer's gun holster free and visible for the first time. "It's a younger silhouette," said Frank Adler, who designed the new uniform for Balmain. Noted one policeman: "It's more practical. But the most important change is that we can reach our gun much more quickly." Some older members of the force...
...N.R.A. and Florida lawmakers apparently felt the definition of one's "castle" needed broadening to include pretty much anywhere a person might happen to wander. Some drunk spoiling for a fight at your favorite bar? Don't "retreat" to another barstool. Flash the .44 Magnum in your shoulder holster and ask the punk if he feels lucky...
...Iraq the guys jokingly called her Lara Croft because she carried her 9-mm SIG Sauer pistol in a thigh holster and worked out constantly. She was known as a fearless driver in convoys, navigating around obstacles at 90 m.p.h. to ensure that Iraqi insurgents would have no opening to attack. "I'm kind of a timid person, but when I got behind the wheel, it was balls to the wall," she says. The Air Force first lieutenant had chiseled her body with bench presses and squats into a taut 145 lbs. on a 5-ft. 8-in. frame...