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2. Boat shoe - Wikipedia

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   Boat shoes (also known as deck shoes or top-siders) are typically canvas or leather with non-marking rubber soles designed for use on a boat. A siping pattern is cut into the soles to provide grip on a wet deck; the leather construction, along with the application of oil, is designed to repel water; and the stitching is highly durable.

3. Sperry (brand) - Wikipedia

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   The Sperry "Top-Sider" boat shoe that was introduced in 1935 [2] [4] featured a canvas upper, herringbone siping, and a white outsole to prevent the shoe from leaving dark scuff marks on a boat's deck. The Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co. later partnered with Sperry on a design using specially tanned water-resistant leather, which became the ...

4. Paul A. Sperry - Wikipedia

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   Paul Alling Sperry (December 4, 1895 – November 7, 1982) was an American inventor, businessman, photographer, screen printer, sailor and outdoorsman. He designed the first boat shoe and founded Sperry (formerly Sperry Top-Sider), a sportswear company now headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

5. Tom Cruise honored with distinguished public service award ...

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   Tom Cruise is choosing to accept a major honor from the U.S. Navy.. The "Top Gun" star, 62, on Tuesday received the Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest honor that Navy Secretary ...

6. Armstrong Sperry - Wikipedia

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   Armstrong Wells Sperry (November 7, 1897 – April 26, 1976) was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures. He is best known for his 1941 Newbery Medal-winning book Call It ...

7. LA honors homeless lives lost as overdose, violence and ...

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   And, 8% of homeless deaths spurred from transportation-related injuries - 95% of which involved pedestrians and cyclists. Both homicides and suicides reached their highest rates in 2022.