Georgetown done in by a defensive lapse
Posted on February 15, 2012 in Merrill shoes
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The headache-inducing, eye-watering din that shook the Carrier Dome like an out of control bass drum was gone. John Thompson III stood in a quiet room with white cinder block walls and faded blue curtains late Wednesday night. The Georgetown basketball coach's tie was undone, his cuffs ...
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Collectible woes: Future has faded for treasures of past
Posted on February 02, 2012 in Dansko shoes
ROCKFORD — Bill Brinkley is a natural-born collector. He has more than 200 Department 56 Christmas-themed city buildings on display at his home. He belongs to a local Department 56 collectors club, and he sells collectibles at The Treasure Shop Florals & Gifts, which he’s owned since 2009.
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U.S. Stocks Little Changed as ECB Lends Record Amount to Banks
Posted on January 19, 2012 in Merrill shoes
U.S. stocks were little changed, after the biggest rally of the month for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as optimism faded about the European Central Bank’s plan to lend euro-area banks a record amount for three years.
U.S. Stocks Fall as Technology Shares Slump on Oracle’s Results
Posted on December 29, 2011 in Crocs shoes
U.S. stocks fell, following yesterday’s rally, as Oracle Corp. tumbled on disappointing earnings and optimism faded about the European Central Bank’s plan to lend euro-area banks a record amount for three years.
U.S. Stocks Fall as Technology Shares Slump on Oracle’s Results
Posted on December 22, 2011 in Crocs shoes
U.S. stocks fell, following yesterday’s rally, as Oracle Corp. tumbled on disappointing earnings and optimism faded about the European Central Bank’s plan to lend euro-area banks a record amount for three years.
A pro's equipment is positively contagious
Posted on November 04, 2011 in Basketball shoes
The belief that one is using a professional golfer's putter can improve golfing performance In the 2002 film Like Mike , a teenage orphan by the name of Calvin Cambridge finds an old pair of basketball shoes with the faded initials "M.J." written on the inside, and convinces himself that they once belonged to Michael Jordan. He soon finds out that the shoes are contagious, imparting those who ...
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America's anomaly: Where war is a constant
Posted on October 10, 2011 in Mens dress shoes
Summer is nearing an end, and on this Saturday, a street festival is one last celebration of the season, sure to give way to the bitter chill of winter in upstate New York. People gather downtown before buildings faded from glory and a memorial to the wars fought by Watertown's own.
Cindy Lange-Kubick: Norma and her Toyota take on the death penalty in Nebraska
Posted on August 04, 2011 in Dc shoes
DAVID CITY -- Norma Fleisher has finished her soft serve at the Runza on Fourth Street. She's wearing her Summer of 2011 uniform -- SAS shoes, faded jeans, black fanny pack and one of two matching T-shirts she washes out at night in motel room sinks.
Kern's water rainmaker was a force
Posted on July 31, 2011 in Prada shoes
You'd never know it by looking at him -- with his half tucked shirt, faded jeans and trademark Converse tennis shoes -- but Oildale native Tom Clark was arguably one of the most powerful forces in California water over the last 30 years.
Crazy for bagels? Get your fix at two local places
Posted on June 19, 2011 in Tennis shoes
Bagels once were the food trend du jour. Like frozen yogurt and pastel shoes, the concept faded but didn't disappear. As with many a food fashion, the locally owned mom-and-pop shops that sprouted up around the trend remained while chains pulled up shop and left town once consumers showed palate fatigue.