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...inventions and gizmos keep coming, and the competition is constantly taking notes. Some companies offer an automatic transmission, a motorcycle- style gearshift system built into the handgrips. Several firms are preparing variations on Cannondale's new suspension system. Borrowed from motorcycle design, the technology guarantees aging cyclists a smoother ride. Last year Specialized introduced Air Lock, a self-sealing tire that eliminates fear of flats. Still trying to grow fast enough to stay ahead of the big boys, pioneer Sinyard drives his troops with the company slogan "Innovate or Die!" That's a fitting sentiment in an industry whose forebears...
Bush's exhibit contains a couple of works which diverge from the style of the diptychs but preserve their stronger elements. Veridian Haze lingers over all areas of the canvas, but it is much smoother in texture. The flashes of color are muted by two washes of green, one behind them and one on top. Allowing the paints to drip together results in a harmonious merging of colors very different from the bold jumble of lines in the diptychs...
...emotional level, University administrators say they hope to make the professors' transitions from active duty to emeritus smoother. At recent Faculty Council meetings, scholars have discussed potential ways emeriti might be further included in regular Harvard life...
...which encouraged farmers to swell their flocks. So dominant was Australia in the fine-wool market that its minimum price kept the stuff expensive amid overproduction and shrinking demand. One result has been a turn by Japan to improved synthetic fibers, which are smoother and more lightweight than their forerunners...
...funky superstar Harold Miner. The laid-back Inglewood native is California. He doesn't play much defense, doesn't fight through ticks, doesn't bang around the boards with the big boys, doesn't work up much of a sweat. He's lazy, but damn, he's good. Smoother than silk, smoother than a baby's behind--pick your own smooth simile. He can play ball. His off-balance jumpers look funny, but they hit nothing but net. He may not run much, but when he does, he's a blur. And on the rare occasions he decides...