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  • August 2008

    • High-Tech Gear Floods Olympic Games

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 16, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      High-Tech Gear Floods Olympic Games

      (Newser) - The Michael Phelps-endorsed body suit is only one of the high-tech inventions at this year's Olympic Games, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. NASA-designed shoes, 3D motion-capture-designed bicycles, and a Nike PreCool vest have all garnered attention. But the most controversial is a spring-enhanced shoe that track and field athletes will wear this week. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Nike  • shoes  • invention  • sports technology

    • Clog-Maker Crocs Falling Off

      NPR  |  Aug 1, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      Clog-Maker Crocs Falling Off

      (Newser) - Crocs, Inc,. the firm that makes those ubiquitous rubber clogs, is having a bit of a fashion emergency. The stock has lost 90% of its value in less than a year, and the company predicts a 20% sales decline by the end of 2008, NPR reports. The firm’s execs blame the economy, but it’s clear that Crocs face an image problem with their brand. More »

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      business  • shoes  • trend  • sales  • share price  • Crocs  • footwear

  • July 2008

    • 'FitFlops' Latest Toning Rage

      Seattle Times  |  Jul 16, 08 11:48 AM CDT

      'FitFlops' Latest Toning Rage

      (Newser) - FitFlops, the sandals that exercise your leg and derriere muscles as you walk, are this summer’s must-have, Newhouse News Service reports. With celebrity support from Heidi Klum to Jennifer Garner, the fitness flip flop made Oprah’s “summer favorites” list, and has sold a million pairs since launching last year. Chronic back-pain sufferers also noted therapeutic benefits from the $50 shoes. More »

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      fashion  • exercise  • fitness  • shoes  • trend  • flip-flop

  • June 2008

    • Keep Your Feet Pain-Free

      NPR  |  Jun 24, 08 8:42 PM CDT

      Keep Your Feet Pain-Free

      (Newser) - Watch out for those summertime flip-flops and ballet flats: Prolonged use could give you a painful foot condition, a podiatrist tells NPR. Shoes without enough arch or back support put too much strain on an important piece of tissue called the plantar fascia. Fashionable or not, it's better to go with a lightweight, comfortable pair of running shoes. More »

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      health  • shoes  • feet

    • 5th Severed Foot Steps Up Canadian Probe

      Associated Press  |  Jun 17, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      5th Severed Foot Steps Up Canadian Probe

      (Newser) - Yet another severed foot—the fifth in a year—has washed ashore in British Columbia, causing authorities to take a fresh look at evidence. This is the first sneaker-clad left foot to be found so far. "We're certainly not discounting the possibility that this may be linked to the other recovered feet, but it's very speculative to even entertain that right now," said a local police spokeswoman. "This might take a long time. This is not CSI. " More »

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      Canada  • shoes  • feet  • severed feet

    • Flip-Flops: Bad for Politicians, Even Worse for Your Feet

      Newsweek  |  Jun 11, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Flip-Flops: Bad for Politicians, Even Worse for Your Feet

      (Newser) - Flip-flops—the lightweight footwear appearing farther afield than just the beach these days—may be damaging to your health, Newsweek reports. Flip-flop wearers take shorter steps, need more movements to go the same distance they would with regular shoes, and, a study shows, face higher risk of muscle and joint pain in the legs. More »

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      health  • shoes  • feet  • footwear  • flip-flop

  • April 2008

    • Those Shoes Are Just Killing Your Feet

      New York  |  Apr 21, 08 6:59 PM CDT

      Those Shoes Are Just Killing Your Feet

      (Newser) - Walk a mile in my shoes? No way, researchers say—even comfortable shoes warp how we walk and damage our bodies. "With one carelessly designed instrument, our shoes, we have warped the pure anatomical form of human gait," one expert wrote. So Brooklyn scribe Adam Sternbergh walks a day in no shoes, and writes in New York that cavemen had it right. More »

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      shoes  • feet  • comfort  • knee

  • February 2008

    • China Exports Inflation to US

      New York Times  |  Feb 1, 08 1:35 PM CST

      China Exports Inflation to US

      (Newser) - After years of pumping out cheap consumer goods, China is driving up American price tags, the New York Times reports. As costs rise domestically, prices down the supply chain rise at the same time that recession threatens in the US. “China has been the world’s factory,” said one economist. “But its heyday is over. We’re going to see higher prices.” More »

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      China  • inflation  • exports  • imports  • clothing  • shoes  • Chinese toys

  • January 2008

    • Air Jordan Turns 23

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 9, 08 6:06 PM CST

      Air Jordan Turns 23

      (Newser) - Basketball's most iconic shoe turns 23 this year, a number any sports lover worth his Air Jordans knows means a little something extra—and Nike isn't missing the significance, the Chicago Tribune reports. Neither Nike nor Jordan—who wore No. 23—will squelch rumors that this is the final incarnation of the shoe, which debuted in 1985 and was initially banned by the NBA for violating design rules; Nike picked up Jordan's $5,000 per-game fine. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • sports memorabilia  • shoes  • Michael Jordan

  • August 2007

    • Crocs to Kick Off Apparel Line

      Denver Business Journal  |  Aug 27, 07 7:05 PM CDT

      Crocs to Kick Off Apparel Line

      (Newser) - If looking down at ugly shoes isn't doing it for you, good news—soon you can look down at a whole Crocs outfit. The manufacturer of the colorful clogs is launching a clothing line. The adults' and kids' duds, made from a version of the material in the signature shoes, go on sale this fall, the Denver Business Journal reports. More »

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      fashion  • clothes  • shoes  • Crocs

  • June 2007

    • Bush Can't Pull off Crocs

      Washington Post  |  Jun 22, 07 4:45 AM CDT

      Bush Can't Pull off Crocs

      (Newser) - Whether you think President Bush is stepping boldly into the future or trampling on civil liberties, these days he's doing it in an ugly pair of shoes. Cameras spotted Bush sporting black Crocs—those trendy, tacky, rubbery clogs with ventilation holes and a heel strap—proving, Robin Givhan argues, that at least the president's fashion sense isn't unimpeachable. More »

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      George W. Bush  • fashion  • Virginia  • shoes  • Crocs

    • Kids Skate on Heelys to Emergency Room

      Baltimore Sun  |  Jun 7, 07 10:17 PM CDT

      Kids Skate on Heelys to Emergency Room

      (Newser) - A new craze has kids gliding across hard surfaces on tiny skate wheels built into their sneakers—but the "heelys" are deceptively unsafe, a new study says. The report claims the skate shoes sent 1,600 youngsters to the emergency room last year. More »

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      children  • doctor  • shoes  • emergency room  • sneakers  • skating  • helmets

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