Go Sport unveils in its new sport catalogue an advergaming experience  presenting Heelys skate shoes in augmented reality. By orienting the paper catalog, players can interact in real time with skate shoe 3d animation rolling in the street.

Go Sport is a France based retailing company. It is principally engaged in the distribution and sales of a variety of sportswear and related products for its clients across the country through a network of 371 stores.

In addition, it is engaged in offering novelties, equipments, shoes, and supporting accessories to its customers across various verticals. These products are been sold under three brand names that include Go Sport, Courir and Moviesport.

The products sold include all leading sports brands such as Nike, Adidas, Timberland and Ellessee. The Group operates in France, Belgium and Poland.

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Shoes with wheels = gay

A brief rant by Mike Le

I was embarking on a quest for new jeans at the mall today, when I noticed a quirky and, quite frankly, most moronic phase of pre-pubescent, fluctuating hormonal stupidity ever the grace the ground.  Shoes with wheels on the bottom of them.  In the middle of the mall, there was a group of either overweight or anorexic little faggots dressed in emo-ish attire with piercings in God know what body parts, eating cheap, fast-food cardboard from McDonalds, and pretending that they were cool.  They were running up and down the aisle and gliding along the pathways (might I add blatantly disregarding anyone in their way) only to turn around and do the the same thing again.  What the deuce is going on? Did shoes with wheels nullify common courtesy?

Let’s get this straight:  I got nothing against rollarblades, skates, or even those grind “soap shoes.”  But when some idiot designs a shoe that weighs three times a steel-toed Timberland boot wrapped in a snuggie, he is only asking for disaster.  He is only inviting the apethetic and lazy pre-teen to do what he does best, which is to be lazy and NOT give any effort to locomotion.  I have seen, albeit hilarious as it was, kids fall down and hurt themselves while skating on these God-forsaken soles.  Moreover, I have also seen, again ignoring the hilarity of it, kids knock over displays which someone worked hard to construct.  These kids need to learn that if they want to do a wheelie, they simple have to go outside. They need to learn that these shoes are not polite, moreover even safe, to use in public.  They need to learn that simply because they have the latest fad, it doesn’t mean they are cool.

Shoes with wheels — $49.99.  Bloodabsorbing Socks– $9.99.   Trouble they cause–priceless.

So, the next time you see a kid gliding, instead of walking in your path, do the world a favor and give them a good shove.  Topple them over.  Trample their false sense of purpose.   They deserve it, and you’ll be doing them a favor.

Meet my new friend, Sideswipe.

Yes, he’s a Transformer. A heroic Autobot, to be more precise. I picked him up the other day and have been playing with him quite a bit, when I’m not at work, or paying attention to my family, or writing, or freelancing. You know. Then.

Back in the mid-1980s, when I was but a wee lad who was seriously considering founding a Transformers religion, the character Sideswipe did not make much of an impression on me. He was just another guy in the background most of the time. (Although he did lend Optimus Prime his jetpack in one episode.) His coolest feature was turning into a Lambo Countach, the most awesomest car in the whole universe for young boys of that era.

But look at him now, all decked out for the new movie Revenge of the Fallen. He’s got two double-bladed swords bolted to his arms because, as everyone knows, guns are lame. Also, he’s got wheels in his feet because, as everyone knows, all giant fighting robots from outer space love Heelys.

What’s my point?

Well, I don’t get ideas for my books, for stories or characters, from real life. I take all my ideas from media. Oh sure, I infuse little character traits or colorful details from real life, but when I design the big stuff, I draw on big stuff. The reason for that is I find books, shows, and movies full of great ideas that I think are poorly executed. So I want to rescue those ideas and try to do them justice.

For example, trailers for the upcoming G.I. Joe movie feature soldiers in “acceleration suits” that make them look like super-fast version of the guy from Halo. Fandom is already bewailing how awful and silly these CGI super-soldiers look, leaping around like Spider-man in armor. This is one of those great ideas poorly executed. In real life, soldiers of the near future will be wearing enhanced armor like this. This is an idea worth stealing and doing better.

But closer to home, I like toys for ideas. I like staring at an object, turning it over in my hands and dreaming up crazy explanations and back stories and anecdotes to explain why that object exists the way it does. And toys are already little bundles of imagination. Transformers especially! The engineering skill that goes into making a car that folds out into a robot, at this scale and this level of detail, is impressive.

Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that “maturity consists in having rediscovered the seriousness one had as a child at play.” I think this is absolutely true. Think about how passionately you invented worlds and characters when you were young. Maybe you even had an imaginary friend, maybe you even threw tantrums when your parents didn’t respect the rules and conventions of your made-up people and events. That’s how real and meaningful play was to you as a child. Now think about how passionate you are about your job as an adult.

See the difference?

Toys. Get some.

WC: 69,500

Heelys Founder Started Skating at Age 9 Months

49 year old Roger Adams says his idea for a one-wheel skate shoe came out of a midlife crisis he experienced during his career as a clinical psychologist. He was on vacation in Huntington Beach, California, watching the kids roll by on their inline skates, when the idea came to him in a flash… Heelys

ok, i get it, i have a hard time waiting. ESPECIALLY when it’s out of my control to speed things up. i am impatient, i don’t want to wait. 

i had to go to an ob/gyn today to get a new prescription and because i moved and changed doctors, i had to go in for an exam. when i got to the doctor’s office, there were 2 other women (for a total of 3 doctors). sounds like it shouldn’t take long, right? WRONG! i left the office two hours later! two freaking hours!!! how in the world???? 

after waiting for a looooong hour, i told the receptionist that i have to go back to work and that i can’t wait much longer. she told me i was the next in line so i figured, ok, what the heck. oh boy was i wrong! after 45 more minutes it was my turn and 10 minutes later i was out of there. thank you very much. you made my day ms. ob/gyn – no lunch to make up for the lost time, work until past 6pm to make up for the lost time…geez. 

anyone else get annoyed by waiting at the doctor’s office for such a ridiculous long time??? mind you, i had an appointment! and they told me they always call up people at the time of their appointment so it’s no use to come an hour early and just wait. sure. 

to give myself some deserved happy thoughts, i finally bought myself a pair of heelys. check out the link if you don’t know what that is. i’m planning on using them to get to work or to heel back home – exercise never hurt never, right? lol

there are so many great bike trails around that i can use to heel on, perfect to go explore and exercise.

tomorrow, i’m in berlin on yet another educational fair. looking forward to it! big city life and stuff  

take care,

franzi

what do you think?  Holly Madison may be on the next season of Dancing with the Stars.  aparantly Jewel is injured and the season premiere is next week.  can Holly dance?  she struts her stuff with her pink Heelys, but can she jump, jive, and roll?  this might be really intersting!

posted by:  audra

quite possibly one of my most favorite things to do ever is making pasta.  sort of like making your own chicken stock or marshmallows.  very satisfying.

friday evening i was quailing in agony trying to decide on dinner.  in a panic, i suggested one of my most loved recipes, pappardelle con porcini.  super easy, this one.   i’m not certain why i love it so much, but it’s likely due to the silky, fat ribbons of pappardelle.  i just love long & wide noodles.  really,  all sexual innuendos aside, who doesn’t?

sigh.  anyway.  the grocery trip was a nightmare, as usual.  this particular grocer didn’t have any flat-leaf parsley in stock.  now, i detest curly parsley.  i hate it so much.  i think i hate it more than sam hates heelys…really!  but i had to settle.   and this store did not have a single porcini mushroom in sight.  so, again, i settled.  on creminis.  it was either that, or white buttons…

but moving on…this little gem is from the darling lidia bastianich.  i see her show on pbs occasionally, lidia’s italy, & i’m totally in love with her.  so cute.  she’s the grandmother i dream of having.

okay, ready?  it’s a long one.  pour your drink now.  here we go…

pappardelle con porcini

papardelle with fresh porcini mushrooms

for the pasta:

2 cups unbleached flour, sifted

1/4 tsp. good kosher salt

3 eggs, beaten

1/2 tsp. olive oil

1 tbs. warm water, or more, if needed

for the sauce:

1/4 cup porcini mushrooms, trimmed & sliced…or, of course, creminis or whatever wild mushroom you have lying around

4 garlic cloves, lightly crushed…i crushed & sliced mine

good kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

2 tbs. unsalted butter

3 tbs. chopped flat-leaf parsley

3/4 cup chicken stock

1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano…and for god’s sake, get the real parmigiano-reggiano

pasta instructions:

in a food processor, combine the flour & salt & pulse a few times to blend.  mix the eggs with the oil & add to the mixture.  turn the machine on, & gradually drizzle in the water, beginning with the smaller amount.  put too much in, & it will be gluey.  stop & feel the dough; it should adhere when squeezed, but shouldn’t feel sticky.  continue to knead the dough in the processor until satiny-smooth.  transfer the dough to a bowl, cover & let rest at room temperature for about an hour before rolling out.

cut the dough in four parts.  working with one part at a time, roll the dough out at successively narrower settings on a manual pasta machine, ending at the next to last setting.   using a knife (i used a pizza cutter), cut the rolled dough crosswise in 1 1/2-inch wide strips.  my strips were 38” long, & i cut them in half lengthwise, and then half again crosswise.  i prefer them that way, but whatever.  let them dry slightly where ever you’ve cut them, for about 30 minutes.

sauce instructions:

in a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.  add half the mushrooms & garlic, season with salt & pepper & cook over high heat, turning the porcini occasionally until lightly browned.  transfer them to a plate & repeat with the remaining oil, garlic & porcini.  [here she says to discard the garlic, & i think that's just wrong.  use your own judgment.  i also prefer to caramelize the mushrooms for several minutes before moving them...this means placing them in the hot oil & not touching them for at least 4 minutes, otherwise they will steam, not brown.]  meanwhile, boil a large pot of water, toss in some salt & your pappardelle.  it shouldn’t take them more than 3 or 4 minutes to be al dente.

return the porcini to the pan & add the butter & parsley.  add the stock & simmer over moderate heat for one minute.  season with good kosher salt & freshly ground pepper.  add pasta to the sauce, along with the parmesan & toss gently.

let me start by telling you a story. there was once an Ima who loved her boys very very much and when it was their birthdays she liked to spoil them a little bit. When Prince Squiggy turned 10, it was the end of the first summer that the Ima and her boys were on their own, and she wanted to give her son a gift that would lift his spirits big time. This special Ima decided to buy Prince Squiggy a pair of Heely’s, those sneakers that have wheels on. Prince Squiggy beamed, and took flight and had two and a half wonderful years of wearing and enjoying them. he followed the rules, more or less, of no wheeling at school or inside the house, or anywhere else Ima said not to wheel.

Monday happened. Phone call to this Ima from the principal. Hi, Mrs Sabo? Prince Squiggy got hurt, he was WHEELING in the gym (totally against school rules and Ima’s rules) and had a collision with a wall. Major freak out……run to car, drive drive drive get out of my way you stupid slow driver cant you see i have to get to school to rescue my baby??? honk honk…..park, run up three flights of stairs – emergency hatzolah personnel bending over my baby. Leg in splint, kids gawking….. they ask me if i can shlepp him to the hospital myself (means carrying him, or having him lean against me – sore ribs, remember? weighs as much as me? kid in abject misery, not gonna be driving listening to him cry and be unable to help him) or should they call ambulance. One hatzolah guy says should do ambulance anyway because leg needs total immobilization.

ambulance took almost 80 minutes to arrive. 80 minutes of poor Squiggs writhing in agony, of Ima feeling useless and inept at being unable to do anything to assuage her sons pain. it finally showed up. nice one. guys loaded Squiggy onto a wheelchair thingie in order to shlepp him down 3 flights of stairs – yes, no elevator in this school. (very heavy sigh). Ambulance rushes us to the hospital, down the steepest scariest hill. we get there, triaged etc, only to be told there was a NINE hour wait for non-urgent cases. NINE HOURS??? The Prince heard this announcement over loudspeaker and flipped out. My usually stoic and staid little boy was in tremendous agony – and he refused to calm down. (not such a bad tactic tho, should use it yourselves if G-d forbid you ever find yourself in this or similar situations). I left him with his father and cajoled a nurse into re-assessing him. we skipped the line up – but the kid was howling in pain. Doogie Howsers youngest cousin who just graduated from Kindergarten was our doc (don’t you have to be at least 16 to be a med student??) and was really sweet at helping our kid straightaway.

we were xrayed in record time, but it took forever to get a straight answer from Doogie and his senior resident. Turns out the kid had a spiral fracture near the ankle, very near the growth plate, but because of the way it spirals it was difficult to see how far up said fracture went. so lucky Prince Squiggy came home with an over the knee cast that weighs more than he does, and a cool pair of crutches. and the new pair of pants that he put on this morning – souvenir pants, because they got cut open. best 30 bucks i ever spent!! Not!

so its 12 days to the wedding, Ima has sore ribs, Prince Squiglets has a broken ankle, but BH the plans are going full steam ahead, because, gosh darn it, there will be a wedding and we will all be there with bells on, even if we are medicated up the freaking wazoo!!!!!!!! The Queen hath thpoken!!

(say a prayer for us please, i am so hyper right now – i would hate to be me in the morning………)

Shoes should be comfortable and you should look good in them, but ever so often shoes should be fun. Surprisingly, some companies think that way. Here are some shoes and sandals that I like.

Made by a company called Vibram. Cost $80. I actually like these shoes. They look fun to walk outside in and they look super comfortable.

Made by Terra Plana. Cost $50. Called Dopie’s. These are way rad sandals. I love the shape in between the toes. Very stylish.

Company MBT. Cost $250. These are retard shoes that started in Ireland.  They say these are the most comfortable shoes ever. They are supposed to make your back feel better due to the enlarged sole that rolls creating less impact with each step. Nifty idea. We’ll see if they catch on.

Made by Heely’s. Cost $80. These shoes let you roll on the heels of your shoes instead of walking. I see kids roll on these bad boys and every time I get jealous. I would love to buy a pair. Adult sizes available.

Made by Dada. Price $200-$300. Called the M-Code. They include wireless headphones and built-in speakers while you’re busy being that baller you are. Downloads up to 100 songs. They charge up via USB. The controls to change songs are on the tongue of the sneaker, and yes they are actually a real pair of shoes. (I wonder if this guy has ever heard of an Ipod?)

Company Nike. Cost $60. Transformer Shoes, oh, I want a pair. WRONG!!!! This is actually a good shoe idea gone bad. Poor kids are going to have blisters all over their feet!!! Where is the comfort in hard plastic Optimus Prime?

Company Unknown. Cost Unknown. The Electronic Massaging Sandals includes six different pre-programmed routines and will automatically shut off after 15 minutes to conserve the batteries.

Company unknown. Cost unknown. But its a great idea if you’re busy and to clean the house.

Company Reef. Cost $60. Called the Stash, you can leave your wallet at home and put your key and credit card in your sandals. Nice idea.

Its amazing that people get enough time for these crazy shoe ideas, let alone being lucky enough to find someone to manufacture them.

Heelys are one of the more annoying shoes to have been released to the general public. They look just like regular sneakers, with flexible material and rubber soles, except they have a collapsible set of wheels at the heel that allows the wearer to coast about at the drop of a hat. This gives the shoes their name, and kids who wear them have a common tendency to skate around at high speeds, slamming into pedestrians at the park, knocking over precariously-stacked cans of soup at the supermarket, and otherwise causing all manner of wacky destructive mayhem.

It is for this reason that they are incredibly popular. They allow freedom of movement, normally a good thing, but not quite so much when the juvenile finds they can’t stop and comically careens down a set of concrete steps. Heelys turn their owners into mobile driving hazards, and create numerous distractions for anyone that they happen to speed past. They have been banned in some places, particularly schools, but that hasn’t done much to halt their use because it’s difficult to know that a person is wearing one until they sail forward unexpectedly and slam head-on into a door.

The author would also like to ask you kids to get off his damn lawn.

Well, been a while since I did a random and I kinda need to.  So let me blow my load here and give yall some of my knowledge.

First up is the word “knowledge”.  Come to find out if you ask a gang member what their “knowledge” is they tell you who they are, where they been, wrapsheet, and particulars.  Interesting fact. 

I really want a pair of Heely’s to roll around in my office.  I know they are kiddy, but really it would be cool.  We have some really long hallways and to “heel” down them would be sweet.  True they are kinda childish, but really who doesn’t think it would be cool.  Anybody?  Anybody?  Screw you guys, it would be sweet.

Anyway, I just bought Mass Effect for the 360.  Got it on sale.  I really wanted Too Human but due to a lack in fundage couldn’t afford a full priced title.  I really needed something after the letdown of Soul Calibur IV.  I doubt I’ll ever play that crap again and EBGames only want to give me $30 bucks for it.  Screw that noise.  It cost me $60 dude.

I did pick up a few DVDs for cheap and am watching some of those.  I watched Birds of Prey and honestly it was a lot better than I actually remember it.  Good show.  The new music is ok too (except for the final fight, it needed t.a.t.u. in there).  Got and watched Fastlane too.  Great show as well and the music wasn’t a huge deal except for the theme song and it was missing “I Wanna Be Sedated” by The Ramones in one of the episodes.  The other missing music wasn’t a big deal.

Shwayze had an album drop on Tuesday and it is just really good.  Rap, acoustic, folk, and good ol’ California Pop mixed in is a great combination.  Highly recommend everyone go and buy.  NOW!!!

Hawthorne Heights new album “Fragile Future” came out too and it is just ok.  They lost quite a bit when their other vocalist/guitarist died.  The problem is that they still write the songs as if he is still alive and singing with them.  The problem that is created is that the music is just a really whiny guy singing and a ton of blank spots where there should be screaming.  No contrast in music that really needs it.  The songs though are actually well done, and well written.  Just the delivery and a musician is only as good as the delivery.

Final thought is that the Sidekick LX actually has a screen protector on it out of the box.  Thank you Sharp/T-Mob.

That about does it.  I’m tired and really want to go home.  Watch Burn Notice and Flashpoint on tonight.  Both really good shows.

End Transmission

It’s summer time, and the girls are on the move. This is our first summer with a 2-wheel bike in the mix, but it won’t be the last, I’m sure.

Dicks Sporting Goods-extra 50% clearance items. I saw Burton, North Face, Marmont Winter jackets ranging from $65-$80 on sale (womens, and mens). Kids boots sizes 1-5 Kamik brand $22.

Gap Kids-they just had there extra 25% off clearance so now they’ve done extra markdowns, girls dresses 4-14 $10-$12, girls shorts $6, girls tank tops $3-$6, boys jeans great for school $13-$19

Marshalls-Converse girls and boys tennis shoes $10 so cool for school, they do have some Heely’s since they are not being sold anywhere else for $24.99, Roxy swimsuits for girls 4-2 $5 very cute.

You know how sometimes in parenting you just know that what you’re dealing with is payback for something?  Something really annoying you did as a kid…some little pet peeve of your mom’s that you continued just for the fun of it…some noise that you just wouldn’t stop?  You know what I’m talking about. 

Well, payback has hit at my house.  And it looks like this:

Perhaps you’ve heard of the newest tool that beelzebub is using to engage our children; otherwise known as the heely.  They’ve been around a while, I’ve just been avoiding having them in our home because I knew deep down that my sanity would suffer.  Boy, was I right.  She’s obsessed.  I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m glad I didn’t drop the fifty and then get home to find her already over it and on to something else.  But good grief, this is mother torture at it’s finest.  She is literally heelying from before the clock goes off until well after she should be in bed.  It’s like they’re glued to her feet.  And while she was all “Yes Mom, I’ll take them off right when you say to” before we bought them, now it’s “but Mom, just let me show you one more trick”…and then one more, and one more, and one more.  She’s owned them for a whopping two days and they’re already in jeopardy of permanent removal.  (I have a little toy-relocation project going, and I’ll gladly put these darn things on the top of the pile!)

At this point you might be wondering what I could have possibly done in my oh-so-close-to-angelic childhood to have deserved this payback. 

Here ya go. 

I can testify without question that I spent all of 1980 and most of 1981 in these beauties.  I’m not even gonna beat around the bush; I was incredible.  In my terry cloth shorts with my feathered hair I was IT.  And my best friend was IT too.  She and I beat a path up and down our driveways, back and forth on the sidewalk between our houses, and best of all, in our own personal roller rink:  her garage.  The floor was smooth, the place was clean…and we GROOVED, girlfriend!! 

Now as I remember it, we never played 79AM too loud, and we ALWAYS took our skates off and came in immediately when we were asked.  And we certainly NEVER wore our skates in the house.  (Sacrelig!!) 

It’s possible that my parents would remember it differently.