Word: shoeing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that night had been a rousing success, and in three days a contract was to be signed for the final phase of his proudest achievement: a fiveyear, $194 million renewal of Lynn's downtown. Vast, empty Victorian brick factories, relics of the Lynn's long reign as "Shoe Capital" of the nation, were being recycled to serve a reawakening city as offices, stores, apartments and classrooms. But as he drove along Boston Street, Magrane was seized with panic. "I saw flames and said, 'Oh, my God, what's that...
...kids who want to ride and not push, there used to be any number of options, from the traditional kiddy-cart to the sporty Big Wheel. This year, though, the "Shoe-Skate Rider." seems all the rage. Now, this takes a little explaining. Imagine one of those running shoes/roller skates; now imagine it three times lifesize and made entirely out of cheap plastic. Now imagine buying...
...Government witness against Kuhn and the other defendants; he has admitted accepting money through Kuhn but denied going along with any fix. When Sweeney spoke of shamefully tacking the $500 in his closet, it recalled Ed Warner of C.C.N.Y. three decades ago, hiding the money in a shoe-box in an aunt's basement. They must have felt about the same...
...Duluth." Reagan was "soft but firm," said Democrat Wendell Ford of Kentucky, and exuded such sincerity that "I'd hate to play poker against him." Washington Republican Slade Gorton recalled that when Reagan called to offer condolences on the death of his mother, "I kept expecting the other shoe to drop, and the conversation to turn to AWACS. But it never did. The President spent the whole 20 minutes talking about mothers...
...market for all kinds of sport shoes alone has reached $1 billion, although perhaps a third of those are worn for fashion rather than fitness, in itself a commentary on contemporary values. While a fraction of these expenditures is not fitness related, Americans also spent $5 billion on health foods and vitamins; roughly $50 million for diet and exercise books; $1 billion on cosmetic surgery; another $6 billion for diet drinks and $240 million for barbells and aerobic dance programs. Health clubs and corporate fitness centers add another $5 billion, sporting togs and gear $8 billion, gadgetry-from water filters...