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Meanwhile, new companies are striving to take the comfort-shoe niche a step further by using technologies borrowed from the athletics and aerospace industries. Oh! Shoes, based in Portland, Ore., has been launched in a few test markets this fall, and features a multiple-contour foot bed and a six-part shock-absorption system in the heel. Company founder and CEO Greg Van Gasse says the heel technology took 1 1/2 years to perfect and reduces shock more than 30%. The shoes' aesthetic, however, still needs a little work...
...Crimson began its season by playing competitively with both Portland and Penn State—squads ranked No. 6 and No. 4, respectively—and lost by just a single goal in each of the games...
...trickling down the asset chain. In late August Citigroup said it was buying its way into retail banking in Texas by acquiring privately held First American Bank. Two days later, Canada's Toronto-Dominion Bank announced it would spend $3.8 billion for 51% of Banknorth Group, based in Portland, Maine, which is itself expanding southward by acquisition...
...Pilot freshman Natalie Budge scored two goals less than a minute apart to give Portland what would prove to be an insurmountable lead...
Unfortunately for Harvard, an upset ultimately proved to be just out of its reach. A Pilot goal in the 75th minute gave Portland a two goal edge, and although Colvin tallied for the Crimson just three minutes later on an assist from sophomore midfielder Katie Johnston, it was too little, too late...