|
Monday, 17 December 2007 |
|
More info...
By Mitch Endick
 The thrill of victory is often accompanied by receiving a piece of commemorative jewelry. From the World Series of Baseball to the Super Bowl of the National Football League, sports jewelry is coveted and very collectable. Rings and other jewelry awarded to professional athletes are rare commodities. Possessing a Super Bowl ring identifies the player as a member of a small fraternity of football athletes who have reached the pinnacle of their career.
The tradition of awarding rings to winning baseball teams really has its start in nineteen twenty two. By nineteen thirty one, all major league players who were members of a winning World Series team have received a ring. The tradition has continued ever since and the custom has spread include the professional sports of football and basketball.
The belt of a world champion boxer is a very item. Often adorned by gemstones and precious metals like gold and silver, very few of these prizes are available, even to collectors. The gems and gold may not have much value in and of themselves. Assembled into the belt of |
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 17 December 2007 )
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Sunday, 16 December 2007 |
|
More info...
By Roger Munns
 The summer weather in northern Europe was a strange mix, with different countries experiencing greatly differing weather patterns.
In southern Europe Mediterranean countries such as Greece saw temperatures soar over the hundred farenheit mark, while in Britain floods caused misery for hundreds of thousands of people.
The floods affected large parts of England and claimed four lives, and left a hundred thousand homes without water for two weeks in parts of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Insurance companies warned that the floods will cost small businesses millions, and insurers are paying out tens of millions in claims from homeowners. The British government offered emergency aid to the worst affected areas to help with the cost of the clear-up. Yorkshire in the north of England saw some of the heaviest flooding, with thousands of homes left without power and three people dying.
But extreme weather, with snow in July and October, was a welcome sight in Austria and the French Pyrenees, and Andorra in particular which had little snow in their usual ski season of December to April, bringing hope that |
|
Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 December 2007 )
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next > End >>
|
| Results 92 - 98 of 107 |
