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Ferragamo's series of delicate "invisible" shoes (1945-47), which used pieces of clear nylon to create the top piece known as the vamp, were inspired by his observation of the taut, translucent lines of fishermen along the Arno River. The swooping heel of these shoes is also nautical, shaped like the keel of an America's Cup yacht. "The toes," he once said, "should always be free to swim...
Known as a Shelter-Pak, the hooded, full-length garment is covered with rip- proof nylon on one side and heavy wool on the other. Depending on how it's folded, it can convert from nighttime bedroll to daytime parka or even a backpack. Each Shelter-Pak contains a deep pocket that is almost as capacious as a duffel bag. Eighty of the garments have been distributed to homeless people in Philadelphia, and the students plan to turn out at least 200 more this year. Vows Assistant Professor Matthew Mehrman: "We are going to keep making Shelter-Paks until...
...ladder was found under an inmate's mattress. Last week Arthur Harris Stier, 33; Ian James Holbs, 32; and David Gregory Surasky, 37, pleaded guilty to attempted escape. "It was ingenious," marvels Assistant U.S. Attorney Gerald Carruth. "That dental floss is strong. When it's braided, it's like nylon. If they had made it through the window and up the ladder, only a mesh screen stood between them and escape...
...night of the rally, Gallagher stood behind the approved speakers, trying to light the nylon flag for more than 10 minutes to the jeers of the crowd, many of whom didn't know whether it was an Iraqi or a Kuwaiti flag. Several students tried to wrestle the flag from him, but Gallagher held on so tightly that a scuffle ensued...
...announce that an attack is underway and that all citizens should don their masks and move to the "Heder Ha'atum" (the one room in the house that citizens had previously, at the start of the Gulf War, been instructed to seal against chemical attack with foam and nylon sheeting). There we are to await further instructions from the army. "This is not," barks the Haga (Civil Defense authority) spokesperson, "a drill or an exercise." I put on my mask and place my anti-nerve gas injector and my mustard gas powder next to me on the bed. The civil...