Word: sudden
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...doubt it, the proof is in the Hush Puppies. The sudden grooviness of this geek staple has been widely attributed to Bartlett. "I was looking for a very American, institutional, '50s, My Three Sons shoe for the fall '95 show," says Bartlett. "We called [Hush Puppies] and asked for some old styles they were not really doing anymore." Bartlett had the shoes custom-dyed in hues to match his suits. Hush Puppies, which claims it was already orchestrating a comeback, got a huge boost from his ideas. Bartlett's newest foray into shoes is a little less traditional...
...Atlanta Olympic Games, Irish swimmer MICHELLE SMITH DE BRUIN won three gold medals and became a national hero, brushing aside poolside murmurs that her sudden triumph at the advanced age of 26 might be drug aided. But last week, citing a surprise urine test, the international governing organization for swimmers, FINA, banned De Bruin for four years, effectively ending her career. The tests found no steroids but did detect "unequivocal signs of adulteration" that would mask the drugs, by means of an after-the-fact addition of alcohol, probably whisky. De Bruin, promising "I'm not going to crawl under...
...been almost 19 years, but the images from Tehran are forever burned into the American psyche. The sudden assault on the U.S. embassy by Iranian students. The angry street mobs shouting "Death to America!" The parades of helpless, blindfolded hostages. Back home, outraged Americans could only imagine the horrors that the 52 prisoners faced during their 444 days of captivity...
...American Academy of Pediatrics surprised doctors everywhere by urging that all healthy infants be placed on their sides or backs when they sleep. The physicians' group was responding to reports from Europe that showed that babies who sleep on their backs are much less likely to succumb to sudden-infant-death syndrome, also known as crib death, than those who sleep on their stomachs...
...unexpected act of political daring. The idea of national repentance for the murders was dropped months ago after the Patriarch withheld his blessing, and most leading politicians, with the exception of the ambitious Alexander Lebed and opposition leader Grigori Yavlinsky, found other things to do that Friday. Yeltsin's sudden decision to appear achieved the effect he so clearly enjoys, catching his rivals off balance and making them look foolish. This time, however, his about-face may have been inspired by more profound considerations. The day before the funeral, the one living Russian with any claims to sainthood, Dmitri Likhachev...