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...that changed when the stock market collapsed, housing prices plummeted, and credit markets seized up. Not surprisingly, many recent converts to luxury shopping quickly reversed course and went downscale. But what caught retailers off guard was that long-time luxury shoppers grew more frugal, too. The widely publicized bailout of Bear Stearns, the takeout of cash-strapped Merrill Lynch, the government rescue of American International Group, the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the meltdown in the credit markets - all served to rattle the upscale crowd, as many work in the financial industry. Fashionable free-spenders morphed into penny savers...
...junior Chloe Keating, field hockey has always been a way of life. But it wasn’t until her coaches tried something new that her true talent shone through on the turf.From the very beginning, Keating grew up surrounded by her favorite sport. The Crimson standout’s hometown of Bryn Mawr, Penn. is a field hockey hotspot and, as one of six sisters—all of whom play competitively—Keating seemed destined to pick up a stick.“Field hockey is really big in my area, even more so because I went...
...people don’t necessarily realize that can translate into a permanent, full-time position.”Fortunately for the NBA and MLB, their popular appeal invites passionate applicants. Love of the game, it seems, is almost a prerequisite for the job.“I grew up being a huge baseball fan,” said Puopolo, explaining his interest in the opportunity. “The vast, vast majority [of coworkers] were definitely [fans of baseball]. Their interest in the job centered around their interest in the sport.”Likewise, Balcetis found an outlet...
Duncan, 44, is no stranger to occasional discomfort. He grew up in Hyde Park--the tony South Side enclave that's home to the University of Chicago--but played a lot of basketball in one of the rougher neighborhoods nearby. Often the only white player on the court, he became adept at figuring out when to be aggressive and when to hang back. In the early 1960s, Duncan's mother started an after-school tutoring program in an inner-city neighborhood following her discovery that few of the 9-year-olds in her Bible-study class could read. "In Chicago...
Evans hopes that her injury will not prevent her from following in the footsteps of a different Palo Alto native. Men’s basketball co-captain Jeremy Lin, who also grew up in Palo Alto, attended Evans’ rival high school. Evans remembers cheering for Lin as he led Palo Alto High School over the favorites from Matter Dei in the 2006 CIF Division II State title...