• Ambling with the bluesman's toothache in his heel, he describes "cities of the plague, " plots surprise showdowns in which he slaughters sleeping opponents, ponders craven human nature ("They will tear your mind away from contemplation") and scans the skies for hints of geopolitical turmoil.

    NPR: As Dylan Walks, His Mind Wanders

  • Remjeske needed a night in the hospital plus an orthopedic surgeon to put two screws in each heel.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Feels like: A sharp pain in your heel (or heels) that's at its worst when you get out of bed.

    CNN: Why your feet hurt

  • So the traditional outdoor Nativity scene unveiled on Christmas Eve next to a giant illuminated Christmas tree in St Peter's Square has been paid for not by the Holy See but by the taxpayers of one of Italy's poorest regions, Basilicata, in the heel of Italy.

    BBC: A cut-price crib for the Vatican

  • The Algerian netted a famous back-heel in 1987 which contributed to FC Porto's narrow 2-1 triumph against Bayern Munich.

    BBC: Eto'o the Great

  • The visitors broke the deadlock when Anthony Stokes' low drive deflected in off the heel of hapless Garry Kenneth.

    BBC: Dundee United 1-3 Celtic

  • Hantuchova has been nursing a stress fracture in her right heel since May, and Wimbledon was her first tournament since April.

    BBC: Serena given workout in Stanford

  • He was in the Tar Heel state to discuss more ways his administration is taking an all-of-the-above approach to American energy.

    WHITEHOUSE: Our Top Stories

  • Her eureka moment came when she noticed that sandals and other walking shoes had straps on the back to hold the heel in place.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • There, as a schoolboy, he had encountered a sign that featured a shoe with a spiky heel in the middle of a red circle with a diagonal slash.

    NEWYORKER: Sole Mate

  • Michael Platt damaged his heel in the warm-up and was replaced by Jason Crookes, while scrum-half Matt Orford went off with a shoulder injury early in the second half.

    BBC: Bradford 0-19 Crusaders

  • Republicans eligible for votes in the Tar Heel State include Bush and McCain, former ambassador Alan Keyes, whose bid for the GOP nomination soldiers on despite very low numbers, and conservative activist Gary Bauer, who dropped out of the Republican race following the New Hampshire primary.

    CNN: After an early spring lull, primary activity heats up in May

  • In HealthTronics' 302-person study, for example, heel pain improved in 60% of those who got the therapy, versus 48% of those who got a fake treatment.

    FORBES: The Big Hurt

  • "There is a shift in sensibility happening now shoppers are moving away from conspicuous It-bags, the vertiginous platform heel and gaudy in-your-face jewels, " said Kate Davidson Hudson, co-founder of the newly launched accessories shopping site Editorialist.

    WSJ: Stealing Style From Granny

  • O'Neill trained on Sunday, but complained of lingering pain in his left Achilles heel.

    BBC: Uruguay forced into changes

  • The central bank has announced a shake-up designed to bring its provincial branches to heel, in the hope that it will be able to supervise the state banks more closely.

    ECONOMIST: China��s banks

  • Four minutes from time, Bradley, who had seemed to be affected by his well-publicised heel injury in the second period, won a vital free and Muldoon's kick put two between the sides again.

    BBC: SPORT | Northern Ireland | Gaelic Games | Derry edge out Westmeath

  • So when Victoria Beckham was pictured wearing the Manolo Blahnik "Monk" shoe designed for her spring 2013 show, the world was treated to a plethora of stories, the gist of which was: now that the queen of the towering heel was in flats, it was safe for the rest of us to wear them, too.

    WSJ: Flat Out | Fashion Gets Comfy With Flats

  • Although the former Republican presidential candidate would say he and former President Bill Clinton cut deals that led to a record budget surplus and the biggest economic boom in modern American history, many say the Georgia Republican's ideologically unyielding, take-no-prisoners brand of leadership ushered in an era of heel-digging politics that persists to this day.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • But the revolution in military robotics does have an Achilles heel, notes Emmanuel Goffi of the French air-force academy in Salon-de-Provence.

    ECONOMIST: Robots go to war

  • He was ruled out for the third time in four games after an exam Thursday of his strained heel also revealed a plantar fascia tear in his right foot.

    WSJ: Nuggets beat Nets to win 18th straight at home

  • Imagine having banks in Cyprus become an Achilles heel for Europe.

    FORBES: Margaret Thatcher Predicted The Failure Of The Euro In Forbes, October, 1992

  • On the other hand, if we buy shoes a size too large so that they are wide enough in the toes, the heel slips out, which can be annoying or even dangerous.

    FORBES: How To Find Comfortable Shoes That Don't Compromise Style

  • In fact, the Achilles heel of any attempt to increase energy prices to a point necessary to alter consumer behavior is that this is exactly the type of policy that will face serious political opposition, and probably demise, every time.

    FORBES: $40B for Clean Energy at Just 12 Cents Per Gallon? Yeah, Why Not?!

  • That makes the antibodies useful weapons in attacking the virus' Achilles heel, and a potentially powerful target for an effective vaccine.

    CNN: Possible step toward AIDS vaccine development

  • "When you lose vestibular sensation in both ears every time your heel hits the ground, the world shakes, " says Charles C.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Kelly Sotherton cannot compete in the pentathlon because of a heel injury.

    BBC: Tomlinson added to GB injury list

  • Hilfiger also introduced stacked heel loafers with built in socks.

    FORBES: NYFW Fall '13 Day 4: Victoria Beckham, DKNY, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger Women

  • Anuzis' Achilles heel is his record in Michigan, where he can point to few gains among Republicans in the battleground state since taking over the state party in 2005.

    CNN: RNC race still wide open as members meet in Washington

  • When you're in a skirt, your low-heel alternative to flats should be a one-inch stacked heel.

    WSJ: The Skirt Solution for Thick Calves

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