The Ladies tennis team dominated in its first home match since spring break, beating Baldwin-Wallace College 9-0 on March 23.
- Mar 31 Sat 2012 10:19
Ladies Tennis Trounces Baldwin-Wallace, Falls to Ohio Northern
- Mar 30 Fri 2012 10:15
Two-wheeling women welcomed
What do you call a group of more than 50 women, a showroom of motorcycles, four mini informational sessions and a passion for two wheels?
- Mar 29 Thu 2012 10:50
Niche Market | Snaps
Nestor Cortes' foot kicked the lever and the press came down with a bang, forcing a grommet into a thick piece of white stretch fabric. This grommet—a steel ring—fiercely grasping the edges of a round hole in the cloth, was just one of 100 which Cortes would carefully punch into the interior lining of what his client called an "avant garde" jacket. (The holes certainly weren't designed for warmth.) While Cortes worked in a back room crammed with small drawers brimming with snaps, grommets, eyelets (small grommets), jean buttons and decorative rivets of all shapes, material and size, the fashion student waited patiently in the front room, listening to the rhythmic bangs.
- Mar 28 Wed 2012 10:11
ONTC supporters 'ready for the fight'
North Bay city politicians vowed in front of an overflowing crowd to fight the provincial government's decision to sell off the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC).
At a special meeting of council March 26, ONTC supporters filled council chambers and an adjoining lobby to capacity. A few held up signs declaring 'Ontario Northland not for sale' while others wore jackets with union crests.
- Mar 27 Tue 2012 10:23
Tim Tebow Takes New York; Obama the Bench Coach
In his first press conference as a member of the New York Jets, Tim Tebow was poised, diplomatic, and ferociously positive. This could describe the tenor of every Tebow press conference dating back to his time at the University of Florida, but it was still impressive to watch the most famous backup quarterback on the planet dispatch with loaded questions regarding his relationship with starting quarterback Mark Sanchez and address the comments from Joe Namath last week that his trade was nothing more than a "publicity stunt." When asked to predict the Jets record next season, Tebow declined to get specific, in the process putting everyone in the room on notice that he knows what an obvious trap question looks like. So on the whole, he did well. We would have liked it if someone asked where he planned on living and what he was excited about doing in the Tristate area, but those queries will probably be addressed at a later date. This was more of a 30 minute feeling out session. [The Fifth Down]
This is good news: New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been released from a Tampa hospital after suffering a ghastly, potentially career-ending "open fracture" of his right ankle on Thursday, while horsing around with his son on a trampoline. Doctors are will continue to monitor Chamberlain's wound, but apparently are confident he's no longer at risk of suffering an infection in the bone. For his part, Yankees manager Joe Girardi now says he's "optimistic" that Chamberlain will pitch for the team this year.
- Mar 26 Mon 2012 11:53
The rise of the Pakistani middle class: International brands compete for Faisalabad's attention
Most of the sales of branded clothing and jewellery is taking place through franchises that have bought the right to sell these products to consumers in Faisalabad. The demand for these products is fuelled by the vast segment of the middle class that can afford to buy global brands but not necessarily to fly out to Dubai – or even to Karachi and Lahore – to buy them.
A series of interviews conducted by The Express Tribune, both amongst consumers and retail managers, suggests a voracious and growing appetite for branded clothing lines. And it seems that the economic slowdown has done nothing to decrease sales in this segment of the market.
- Mar 16 Fri 2012 17:28
Tiger Woods and the Masters: 'I'll be there'
Tiger Woods said Thursday his left Achilles tendon injury will not keep him from playing in the Masters in April.
"I'll be there. Don't worry about it," Woods said during an appearance on Good Morning America. "I took a few days off. I'll start hitting balls tomorrow. The stiffness is gone. Hopefully, I'll be ready next week."
- Mar 16 Fri 2012 17:26
From outerwear to accessories, fur features heavily in leather looks from Rudsak
While leather is central to the brand DNA, fur was the featured player in Rudsak's fall-winter range unveiled on Thursday at Toronto's World MasterCard Fashion Week.
Textured trim adorning garments is hardly a new fashion phenomenon. But the leather goods retailer founded by Evik Asatoorian — Rudsak's creative leader — pushed the envelope to new extremes in the label's latest collection with an abundant use of fur accents on outerwear and accessories.