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SUIT ENVY. British Aerospace has equipped its gulf-based employees with state- of-the-art protective gear. A British expert contends that the lightweight suits, which have a porous charcoal lining that breathes in the searing desert heat, are "much better than anything our own soldiers or the Americans have...
...igniting terrorism. U.S. intelligence is picking up indications of an Iraqi terrorist network being set up. "People are moving; gear is under way," says one source. The attacks would not be confined to the Middle East; they would hit targets in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Nor would the terrorists confine themselves to the classic means of bomb and bullet; they too might resort to biological warfare. Some analysts conjure up nightmare visions of a light plane scattering anthrax powder around the Washington area...
...shouldn't take too much time for Rappaport to shift into gear for the general election; he spent much of his primary campaign attacking Kerry...
...short run, the U.S. would be foolish to count on a new Alaskan bonanza to fuel a gas-guzzling life-style. If oil is found on the refuge, major production could take 10 years to gear up. Even then, the contribution to U.S. petroleum needs would be relatively small compared with other means of reducing demand and finding alternative energy sources. One Senate proposal to boost auto fuel-efficiency standards 40% in the next decade could save 10 times as much oil as the refuge might produce. And while a new oil field would eventually run dry, the savings would...
...Lexus owes its allure to 300 subtle technological innovations that add up to a remarkably quiet and smooth ride, even at speeds of up to 150 m.p.h. in the LS400. The Lexus' computerized engine-control system, for example, retards the engine's r.p.m. just before a gear shift, which reduces the lurch common to many automatic transmissions. The car bristles with luxuries as well: a steering column that automatically adjusts to different drivers, heated seats and an optional telephone mounted in the steering wheel...