The 2008 ESPYs Unwrap This Year's Gift Bag Given to Presenters and Nominees Jul 15, 2008
Presenters at The 2008 ESPYs to Include Lance Armstrong, David Beckham, Kristen Bell, Sophia Bush, and Zac Efron; Nominees to Include Tiger Woods, Candace Parker, Brett Favre, Venus Williams, and Kobe Bryant LOS ANGELES, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2008 ESPYs co-presented by HUMMER and UnderArmour unwrap this year's gift bag ... com Hasbro Games Hasbro Toys Hot Rod Putter iGourmet iHome Invicta Watches Ironkey Johnston y Klipsch L.A. Vie L'Orange LARABAR Live Scribe Marchon Eyewear... (PR Newswire)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- The ESPYs/ Jul 15, 2008
In the news release, The 2008 ESPYs Unwrap This Year's Gift Bag Given to Presenters and Nominees, issued earlier today by The ESPYs over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first subhead should read "Presenters at The 2008 ESPYs to Include Lance Armstrong, David Beckham, Kristen Bell, Sophia Bush, and Zac Efron;" rather than "Presenters to Include Lance Armstrong, Jason Bateman, David Beckham, Kristen Bell, Sophia Bush, and Zac Efron;" and the first paragraph should read "The... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Johnson wins second straight U.S. title Jun 8, 2008
By NANCY ARMOUR - Associated Press - 06/08/08. AP photo - Shawn Johnson competes on the balance beam at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Saturday in Boston. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
The ice-cold reporter Jun 7, 2008
"Not all journalists who cover wars suffer from post-traumatic stress. I have built an armour around myself, so it doesn't affect my core. I think that being able to write my books really helps, it provides the therapeutic catharsis to get it all out in a way that is different from writing reportage on the ground, while things are happening around you.". Her latest book, The Angel Of Grozny, is in many ways the bleakest of all her work, focusing on the barbaric cruelty and shattered psyches of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hilco Consumer Capital, L.P. and GB Brands, LLC win stalking horse bid for The Sharper Image May 15, 2008
Current portfolio brands and companies include Caribbean Joe(R), Ellen Tracy, Halston(R), Tommy Armour Golf(R), RAM Golf(R), and Bombay Brands, LLC. HCC is a unit of The Hilco Organization, a Chicago-based, international provider of diversified financial and operational services, including business asset valuations, asset acquisition and disposition services, Mices and retail consulting. About GB Brands, LLC: GB Brands, LLC is a member of the Gordon Brothers Group family of companies. (PR Newswire)
The amazing Mrs Bamber May 12, 2008
It amuses my colleagues enormously,' she giggles (refreshingly, and surprisingly, she giggles a lot) 'but it is a sort of armour. . (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
Scores soar as wind toys with shots May 12, 2008
The tone was set when the day's first group, Troy Matteson and Tommy Armour III, shot 81 and 80, respectively. The field averaged 75. (Florida Times-Union)
Nath sets out to reap labour gain Apr 12, 2008
Since the pressures are expected to increase tremendously if the worlds largest economy and Indias largest export destination is hit by a full-blown recession, these steps will act as the armour against them. Some more fruit, vegetables and flowers will be able to draw additional duty-free credit scrip of 2. (India Times)
Day care's new frontier: Your baby at your desk Mar 31, 2008
By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY At the T3 advertising firm in Austin, employees have a saying: It takes an agency to raise a child. The $261 million company, whose clients include Marriott International, Microsoft and J.C. Penney, lets a new parent bring his or her baby to work every day until the child is old enough to crawl. (USA Today -- Jobs)
Calgary Stampeders release veteran linebacker Scott Coe Mar 20, 2008
One of the starting positions will go to JoJuan Armour, who the Stampeders picked in as a free agent this off-season. That should leave Trey Young, Neil Ternovatsky and Matt Grootegoed to battle for the others. (Winnipeg Sun)
Tale of a last-minute Christmas shopper Dec 25, 2007
At Sportchek, I discover that most women have being bought Under Armour underwear for their tall, handsome boyfriends. The shelves are almost empty. (Toronto Star)
Shoppers rush to find perfect gifts Dec 23, 2007
I m looking for North Face jackets and Under Armour for skiing on Song Mountain, she said. The parking lots around Buffalo Wild Wings and Chili s were packed with diners cars at lunchtime. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
When World Series ball becomes a chew toy, there's lesson to be learned Dec 23, 2007
Nancy Armour is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to her at. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
10 things to do for 10 days till Christmas Dec 16, 2007
The Oren Dunn City Museum is hosting a vintage toy exhibit, including items on loan from Celia Fleishhacker and Louis Armour. The price of admission - $3 adult; $2 senior; children free - also lets you check out the entire museum and grounds. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Broadway strike casts shadow on holiday Nov 26, 2007
"We're trying to scrimp and save," said Steve Armour, who plays the trombone in the orchestra of "The Drowsy Chaperone.". Armour, who lives in Brooklyn with his wife, said his normal take-home pay of $700 to $800 a week is down to strike pay of $30 a show ... And though the producers of "Drowsy" say the show will survive the strike, Armour is planning for the worst-case scenario that it will close. (Yahoo News)
Natalie Portman Nov 25, 2007
Her Jedi knight in shining armour was her 66-year-old Closer and Seagull director. Mike Nichols is sort of my creative father. (Guardian Unlimited)
Case to prove Sep 23, 2007
Coupled with Ducati's impressive motorcycle and Bridgestone's consistent rubber, Stoner has not shown the slightest chink in his armour. Luck has not been a factor - just a brilliant rider/technical package which has confronted and beaten arguably the best motorcycle racer of all time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Straight shooter Sep 14, 2007
"Going the Sydney way was all new to him, he was a three-year-old, lightly raced, running against highly competitive horses and winning major races. "When young horses are competing at that level it brings out chinks in their armour. " Beadman has no doubt it is all about maturity and knows horses can improve when taken out of their comfort zone. "Sometimes they become a bit complacent, get used to the one rider," he said. "Sometimes a jockey change can be a shock to the system. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Officials charged in tainted blood scandal await verdict Sep 11, 2007
Armour Pharmaceutical Co. as well as its former vice-president Dr. Michael Rodell and former Canadian health officials Dr. Roger Perrault, Dr. Wark Boucher and Dr. John Furesz are all on trial on charges of criminal negligence and commission of a common nuisance ... The defendants in the criminal trial are alleged to have been criminally negligent in the distribution of an Armour HIV-infected blood-clotting product between July, 1986, and December, 1987 ... The defendants acted reasonably, based... (National Post)
First Armed Robots on Patrol in Iraq... Aug 4, 2007
Suggesting that trying to save soldiers lives is dishonourable is stupid, I'm ready to die for my country and I've been through the stress of ops several times, but just as we built armour to keep us safe and get our jobs done I'd appreciate anything that'd stem the continous death toll our armed forces are inccuring. Posted by: Bob Jameson. (The Drudge Report)
Knight for a dayCan anyone jump on a horse and become a medieval knight? Aug 2, 2007
But what does it feel to be cloaked in armour atop one's steed ... A modern man is afforded many opportunities in life, but it's not often one has the chance to swing swords, fire arrows and be encased in armour for the day ... The 30-year-old German's day job is marketing manager for a forklift company, but he speaks almost constantly about armour, weapons, and anecdotes from the 15th Century. (BBC News)
This is a warning Aug 1, 2007
Everyone's Warhol is here (including Brillo boxes instead of soup cans), starting with the most cliched, the artist of celebrity, with a surprisingly effective display of his Polaroid-based society portraits of the 1970s and 80s: Liza Minnelli with lipstick so shiny it could blind you; Grace Jones with a face like armour. There are Screen Tests, filmed portraits in which almost anyone who came to his Manhattan studio The Factory would be obliged to sit about three minutes in the unrelenting... (Guardian Unlimited)
Toys r not us Mar 30, 2007
i would buy, if it were avaiable, a full wearable spartan armour suit from halo, and even some clothing from the final fantasy games. grrr. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
The Spartans are coming Mar 6, 2007
Back in 480BC, on the cliffs of Thermopylae, it s unlikely that the band of Spartans repelling the Persian hordes thought of anything beyond slicing off a few heads, a quick bit of boy love and perhaps a kebab on the way home. Time has elevated their sacrifice, which ultimately saved the Greek city states from conquest, into a defining moment for western freedom. (Times Online)
Truck steers toward store shelves Feb 26, 2007
" ........................................................................................................... Ha. I have a few pieces of Unimax WWII 1/32 armour.(and I've sent a few of their modern armour to Iraq as gifts for friends) Good detail more of a display piece than a toy..not as great as say a Dragon 1/35 plastic model kit..but I don't have the time to build/paint anymore. Speaking of Hometown, saw a bit of COPS: Brevard County and it was weird seeing places you go around on TV...on... (Florida Today)
Battle for hearts and minds Feb 18, 2007
In nine days, nine of their colleagues have been killed in combat in neighbourhoods such as this - four of them only the day before, in two incidents in which their heavily armoured vehicles were torn apart by bombs ... All this has created a tension you can see in the soldiers' faces as they patrol the roads, scanning for roadside bombs on routes that their commanders have deemed, in some instances, too dangerous even for armoured Humvees to traverse ... Regular sniper fire from the south and... (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Obsessive... Feb 3, 2007
I don't know if anyone remembers Vagrant Story on the PS1, but I got 100% that game which is no mean feat - all the best weapons and armour crafted from the best metal, plus all those titles for doing various things - for no reward except my own satisfaction. Posted by: Dan at February 2, 2007 11:33 AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Sports Television Jan 26, 2007
The X Games sponsors are far more gnarly and more obsessed with the teenage mind Taco Bell, Sony PlayStation, Under Armour and the U.S. Navy. And the contrast between the two events' merchandising represents a similar chasm. (USA Today -- Sports)
