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Converse is one of the most trusted names in basketball shoes and the great American sneaker. Chuck Taylor’s, as the high tops are typically known, continue to be as popular today as they were in 1917 when the first basketball shoe was put on the market. And the basic design of the shoe hasn’t changed much since that time either. And the fact that they have become the favorite shoe of each new generation of sneaker wearers testifies not only to their quality of design and manufacturing, but also to their basic coolness.
Converse high tops are the preferred basketball shoe for tons of teenagers. If you want to test the idea, just drive by a few parks and look over at the basketball courts . Count the number of Chucks you see versus the various other options available. In addition, these canvas shoes remain affordably priced. And one other thing that makes them extremely attractive to many people is that they’re made right here in the USA. And as the trend for outsourcing continues to sweep the nation, companies such as Converse should receive special recognition. Okay, let’s start with keep them in their spot at number one all time best selling basketball shoe.
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For those tennis fans who want to follow all the fun and excitement surrounding the US Open tournament, get to New York and join in with all the parties and club hopping from event to event that will be happening the week before the US Open tennis scores start posting.
Tuesday, August 24th through Friday, August 27th, is when the US Open qualifiying tournaments begin. The ‘qualies’ are free and every tennis fan as well as non-tennis fans are encouraged to head over to the USTABJKNTC and take advantage of free tennis!
August 24th, Evian and Maria Sharapova will host an ‘A Live Young’ event at the Openhouse Gallery located on Mulberry Street in Manhattan. August 25th, Andy Roddick will be at the Babolat event to promote and raise money for the Andy Roddick Foundation. Eric Babolat will be presenting Andy with a donation at the CityView Racquet Club located in Long Island City. Also, Federer, Nadal, Serena and Maria Sharapova will all be attending the Nike Party ‘Nike Primetime Knockout’ at Pier 54 in Manhattan.
August 26th, Thursday, Venus Williams will be at the New York SPORTIME tennis center with Polo Ralph Lauren Legends Clinic at Randall’s Island. The BNP Paribas ‘Taste of Tennis’ event , located at 49th and Lexington, will also be happening on the same day; this is the only event in the world where you can sample sensational food prepared by world class chefs while enjoying interactive lounges, sipping signature rum cocktails, groove to great music and mingle with celebrities.
There will be several more exciting events happening all over New York and all of them are to celebrate the US Open tennis 2010 , which is guaranteed to be better than all the pre-week parties wrapped into one.
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