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• Cherokee to license Sideout brand to Star Ride Kids for boys' clothing - San Francisco Examiner
• Heelys names Sprig Toys executive its new chief ... - Washington Examiner
• Video: John Wooden teaches a kid the proper way to tie his shoes - Los Angeles Times
• Vivo Barefoot Shoes, Now for Kids - Wired News

Cherokee to license Sideout brand to Star Ride Kids for boys' clothing - San Francisco Examiner Posted: 07 Jun 2010 10:54 PM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. New "No Smoking" signs will be going up soon around businesses, informing patrons of the new smoking ban that went into effect in April. The Board of Supervisors expanded a... Speaking on the local airwaves to encourage people to vote Tuesday, Mayor Gavin Newsom opined on a number of different subjects, notably his support for an extraction tax on... Hundreds of gerbils, rats and other small pets are euthanized every year typically because the owners find out they're not always a good fit for their home, and animal... Two mayoral appoints will again be up for confirmation on Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. Joe Marshall, the Police Commission president, and Joe Arrellano, nominated for... Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Heelys names Sprig Toys executive its new chief ... - Washington Examiner Posted: 07 Jun 2010 02:32 PM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Heelys Inc., maker of wheeled shoes for kids, said Monday that it named Craig D. Storey as its chief operating officer and chief financial officer, effective immediately. He replaces Lisa K.Peterson as CFO, who left to pursue another opportunity. Previously, Storey was CEO and chief financial officer for Sprig Toys, in Ft. Collins, Colo. Heelys has faced losses and tumbling sales as demand declined for its wheeled shoes for teens, particularly during the recession. Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Video: John Wooden teaches a kid the proper way to tie his shoes - Los Angeles Times Posted: 04 Jun 2010 08:27 PM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. When I think today of the greatest sportsman who walked a sideline, I think, instead, of where John Wooden lay his head. It was a tiny bed in a cluttered room in the dark Encino condo where he lived for the last three decades. He showed it to me once, without a trace of discomfort or embarrassment, led me inside and pointed to the threadbare white bedspread, Coach still coaching. "That's Nell," he said. It was, indeed, a smiling picture of his beloved late wife of 53 years, propped up above the pillow where he slept. In the space next to the pillow, where Nell used to sleep, there was another propped-up photo of her. Below that photo, in the middle of the bed, was a bundle of carefully scripted letters, all in the same intricate handwriting. "Fan mail?" I asked. "You might say that," he said. The letters had been written by Wooden to Nell. They contained humble descriptions of his day, gentle laughs over private jokes, eternal promises of his affection. They had been written once a month, every month, since 1985. They had been written after she died. "I obviously don't have anywhere to send them," he said. "But I had to write them anyway." He said he had talked to his wife every day for more than half a century, and it still wasn't enough. He wondered, when you are best friends, can it ever be enough? "I miss telling her things," he said. As he led me out of the bedroom in that darkened apartment, I realized he taught me again, only this time it was something that cannot be found in a pyramid or a rolled-up program. I realized that I had just been given a glimpse into a lifetime of simple devotion, from Nell to UCLA, from a sport that didn't deserve it to children who will never understand it. Coach had just shown me the meaning of undying love, and, as he led me out of the darkened room, I quietly wept at its power. This, though, is why I will not weep today, in the wake of John Wooden's death at age 99. Our loss will be his gain. He will no longer have to sleep with a photo. He will no longer have to pick up a pen. The light of our lives can finally be with the light of his life. All these things he's wanted to share with Nell, he can finally tell her himself. "I haven't been afraid of death since I lost Nell," Wooden told me that day. "I tell myself, this is the only chance I'll have to be with her again." Heaven knows, he's earned it. When the great ones leave our courts and fields, don't they usually leave our lives? Jackie Robinson died young, Muhammad Ali lost his voice, Michael Jordan lost his basketball sense, and Joe Montana refused to be honored at the Super Bowl unless he was paid. When the great ones retire, so, often, does their greatness. But John Wooden was different. Has any sports figure ever broken every record in his field, then contributed more to the world after the games ended? Wooden will be remembered today as Coach by those who never even knew he coached. He won 10 national championships at UCLA, a record that will never be broken, yet many know him only for applying those lessons to real life. He spent 27 years coaching the Bruins. But after his retirement in 1975, he spent the next years coaching, well, the rest of us. Guess which job had more impact? Hint: It was not the one where he earned the name the Wizard of Westwood. "I am not a famous man," Wooden said. "I hate being called wizard. I am not a wizard." Everyone called him Coach, and he was a teacher, and that is how he will be remembered, the sports world's greatest teacher, a man whose quiet voice somehow rose above the clatter of those who had long stopped listening. He will be remembered not for diagraming a triangle offense, but for writing a pyramid bible, his Pyramid of Success long since becoming the best-known sports motivational tool. He will be celebrated not only for sitting on the UCLA sideline, but for being in the bleachers just above the UCLA bench, where he sat for nearly every home game after his retirement, signing autographs and spinning wisdom. He will be known not only for his loyalty to his many great players, but for his loyalty to his late wife; he once insisted that if the Pauley Pavilion court was named after him, Nell's name would have to come first, and so it does. He will be applauded not for any endorsements, but for the one sponsorship he canceled. He removed his support of the John R. Wooden Award — college basketball's Oscar — when he believed that organizers weren't playing fair with his name. During a time when the sports world was drastically changing, John Wooden never budged an inch, and in doing so, he moved us forever. He was the only major basketball figure to disdain the NBA for the WNBA because he loved the fundamentals. The last time he was seen at a prominent baseball game, it didn't involve the Dodgers; it was in Anaheim during the 2002 World Series, Coach preferring to support an Angels team that could bunt and steal and think. His wisdom of "failing to prepare is preparing to fail" works better than ever on today's self-entitled athletes. His bromide, "The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success" could be the motto of every modern, Internet-hounded, alumni-harassed college coach. What he said back then works even better now, and so for years he never stopped saying it, giving speeches to groups who couldn't pay, spending time with kids who had no idea. Because his words will last forever, it is impossible to imagine that he did not. But we are comforted in knowing that he is reunited with his inspiration while leaving us with plenty. "Be quick," we wanted to tell Coach before he set off for Nell and immortality, "But don't hurry." Bill Plaschke can be reached at bill.plaschke@latimes.com. To read previous columns by Plaschke, go to latimes.com/plaschke. Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Vivo Barefoot Shoes, Now for Kids - Wired News Posted: 06 Jun 2010 07:03 AM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. Vivo Barefoot "Pally" in black. Photo: Jonathan Liu Ever since my wife and I started trying out various "barefoot" shoes after reading Born to Run, my now-six-year-old daughter has been clamoring for barefoot shoes of her own. After all, she says, if this sort of shoe is supposed to be the best thing for your feet, why don't they make them for kids? She's got a point. The Vivo Barefoot line by Terra Plana now has some selections for kids. We were sent a pair to try out and my daughter has been loving them. Like the grown-up versions, the kids' Vivo Barefoot shoes have a thin puncture-resistant layer with a flexible, abrasion-resistant sole. The removable insole uses the Agion anti-bacterial lining, and the fabric lining of the shoe is made with 50% recycled plastic bottles. There's very little in the way of arch support—the shoes are designed to be as close as possible to being barefoot, but without the danger of cutting up your soles. According to Terra Plana, there are lots of advantages to "going barefoot," including heatlhier kids, stimulating the nerve endings in the soles of your feet, building up muscles in the feet, and encouraging proper posture. Of course, now that it's summer, maybe your kids are running around outside, really barefoot. I know that's what my wife did growing up. On the other hand, I was always told to wear shoes outside, so my soles are tender and, well, wimpy. If I knew that the streets and sidewalks were always clear of things like broken glass, I might let my kids run around with no shoes, too. For now, though, this may be the next best thing. When our kids were first learning to walk, we always liked Robeez, those leather slipper-like shoes for babies. Aside from being really cute, they're pretty much like leather socks, which we figured was much better for learning to walk than stiff sneakers that, proportionally, were like wearing platform shoes. And we have found that Robeez do come in larger sizes—we got some for our three-year-old recently because she really liked the ones she'd recently outgrown. However, what we found with Robeez is that while they're fine for kids learning to walk, once you've got a kid who's running, they'll wear through the suede soles in no time. VIvo Barefoot "Pally." Photo: Jonathan Liu The Vivo Barefoot "Pally," a Mary Jane style shoe, has quickly become one of my daughter's favorites. Although they're not sporty shoes, she likes to run in them, and today even wanted to wear them to the pool (though I vetoed that idea). Our three-year-old is jealous, but at the time we didn't think they had them in her size. According to the website, though, the smallest size available now is a US 10.5, so the little sister might be in luck. There are a couple different styles available for both boys and girls, both dressy and casual, with prices ranging from $60 to $90. The sizes range from European 27 to 34. Now, I have to admit that it seems a little steep for kids' shoes. (Up until recently, I felt that $60 was a bit much for shoes for me, let alone something my kids are going to outgrow quickly.) The barefoot soles and the earth-friendly construction do make the shoes worth more to me, but it might be hard to justify if your kids are in a fast-growing stage. Our six-year-old's feet haven't been growing very quickly so her shoes have lasted a while—and then we've got a three-year-old for the hand-me-downs, too. If not, the price might be more of a barrier. Wired: Finally, barefoot technology in kids' shoes! Eco-friendly and stylish. Tired: "Eco-friendly and styish" don't come cheap. Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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