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Jaszy McAllister: Hey! This is Jaszy with modernhippiemag.com, your online source for hip, healthy living.
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Jaszy McAllister: This afternoon we are visiting BD Michaels Salon. Recently we had the pleasure of meeting owners, Erin and Michael Konrath, over at Sarasota Naturally. What impressed me the most is that they use organic and eco-friendly haircare systems in their salon. More importantly, that they use an all natural organic hair color system.
I wanted to see if it was really going to be as good as what they said it was. So with the help of one of our really good friends, Lauren Chase, we put them to the test.
Lauren Chase: I am excited to go green.
Erin Konrath: Our brand is Organic Salon Systems. Again, it is free of ammonia and has organic ingredients, certified organic ingredients.
I have been doing hair for 12 years. I get allergic reactions to lauryl sodium sulfate, which is in just about every shampoo and body wash and anything like that, that is out there.
They use it in gyms to decrease and garage floors to clean them up. So yeah, it's pretty harsh.
Jaszy McAllister: No, I really don't want that in my toothpaste, I don't want that in my soap, I don't want that in my shampoo.
Erin Konrath: They say that once you put on your skin, it gets soaked in. So if you can do something better instead of harsh chemicals and ammonias and things like that, I think you have done yourself a favor.
There is actually quite a few bad things, but ammonia is probably the worst. Because it's not only you putting that in your skin, but you are sitting there smelling it and breathing it in as well, which is not nice for your lungs.
Lot of times I had to walk away from my client, because I was like, I couldn't breathe from the chemicals, and I just never thought of it. Okay, that's how it is.
Lauren Chase: No. I don't smell, I don't see, I am not squinting, talking, yeah, it looks great. I can almost smell like the coconut in it very deeply. But you can tell that it's a lot healthier than any other chemical hair dye.
Erin Konrath: Yup, I am seven months pregnant, and I don't have any reactions or not breathing in any harsh fumes.
Jaszy McAllister: These are products that any salon has access to, correct?
Erin Konrath: Uh-huh.
Jaszy McAllister: So if I went into a salon, say I have been going to the salon for 10, 20 years and asked my stylist, hey, I have heard about these eco-friendly hair coloring, can you get them for me, that wouldn't be a problem, then?
Erin Konrath: It shouldn't be. Unless they for whatever reason don't want to.
Jaszy McAllister: Or you go to your stylist and you walk in and she says, so what I can do you? You can say, well, I can tell you what I don't want you to do. I don't want you to give me parabens, I don't want you to give me SLS, I don't want you to give me propylene glycol. Can you do that today please. Thank you.
Erin Konrath: Other hairdressers will say, well, that can't work or they doubt it, and everything that we do, we are connected.
Jaszy McAllister: It's definitely your prerogative to decide whether or not you are going to use a product that is eco-friendly or not. That's fine. But please understand also that, that same product that you are washing down the drain, it is affecting me, because it's going into my soil.
Lauren Chase: It's just weird, because these are the things that we do, not on a daily basis, but these are the things we do monthly. People don't even realize or don't even care to take the time to ask or to assume or anything, especially of course being a female, you want your hair done, your makeup done, your nails done.
Jaszy McAllister: That's just being a woman.
Lauren Chase: Exactly.
Jaszy McAllister: Yeah, that's what we are trying to make a little bit more prominent in Modern Hippie Mag is that, it's not necessarily about being green, because people have different criteria to what being green means. I mean, you can't be a purist. I don't care. You can go off the grid, it's impossible, and unfortunately in the society that we live in. But being more conscious in the decisions that we make, whether it's foods that we eat or the products that we buy or the clothing or whatever, being conscious about those and understanding that there could possibly be an alternative. Do that.
So the other products that you carry that are eco-friendly or organic haircare, you have several lines. Tell me about some of them.
Erin Konrath: Well, Onestà is exactly made here in the United States, in Minnesota. They are a very earth conscious company as well. They use wind power, 100% to further factory. They keep their packaging very minimal. Once again, nothing special, recycled plastic, recyclable.
Jaszy McAllister: Silky smooth is how I would describe both the shampoo and conditioner. Because a lot of times you will find a shampoo that it's like a soap. It washes and it does that.
But not so with the Onestà Shampoo, in that, I found it was really, really creamy and the scent is very citrusy. So I just like that it had that -- more than anything, I really like that it was really creamy and silky and sensual.
Erin Konrath: Actually, I think it works better than those in better than more shampoos.
Jaszy McAllister: Organic is the actual line that you have your hair colors.
Erin Konrath: Yes. They have the certified organic ingredients. I feel these are kind of a little more concentrated. They are a little bit thicker shampoos. So you need a little bit less, and like I said, really wet the hair down, make sure it's real wet and it will work just like any other shampoo you use.
Jaszy McAllister: Now, what made a really big impression on me was how yummy they smell.
Erin Konrath: Yeah, those are pretty fruity kind of, almost like bubblegum. I have little samples of those. I just went out and just passing them out to people. I have people come just after using that little packet and be like, I have to have this. This stuff is amazing.
Lauren Chase: Organic is the way to go.
Jaszy McAllister: It looks natural. The highlights are beautiful. So what do you think of your hair color ?
Lauren Chase: It's so much lighter than any other product that's ever been put in my hair chemically. As far as dyeing your hair goes, I wasn't coughing. I wasn't itching or scratching my eyes. I wasn't afraid my contacts were going to fall on the floor, because they are so dry from all the chemicals that are being instilled in my hair.
This is light. It smelled good. The dye of it even smelled good. Products they used after the shampoo, even the hair spray, I have just lost ten pounds. It's phenomenal. I love it.
Jaszy McAllister: What do you think of the color?
Lauren Chase: The color is perfect. It matched everything that I wanted. Every one thing is organic. It may not last as long, it may not be as bright, but this is very bright and very colorful and perfect for everything I was going for and looking for.
Jaszy McAllister: It looks natural.
Lauren Chase: It feels great. I can't stop touching it. So yes, thank you so much Modern Hippie Mag and Erin and Mike, thank you so much.
Jaszy McAllister: Well, thank you for being the guinea pig. I mean, I am really impressed. I was a little bit skeptical. I mean, just like I think with everyone else, when you think of organic and you kind of wonder, yeah, so what, it's good for me, but does it work ?
Lauren Chase: Exactly.
Jaszy McAllister: I really can see from when you walked in until now that the color looks amazing. I can tell that your hair is soft. How you keep running your fingers through it. So I think you are probably coming back.
Lauren Chase: Sold! Definitely!
Jaszy McAllister: Very cool!
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In my undergraduate days, many decades ago at UCLA, I managed to do a severe injustice to my own mathematical upbringing in that in that I cut far too many classes in the introductory course in topology (whence my performance left a great deal to be desired, too). I was dating a Music major at the time and her schedule demanded a lot of sacrifices from mine; being twitterpated, and pretty goofy besides, I was happy to accommodate…
Goofiness is not easy to overcome, of course, and some years later, in graduate school in La Jolla, I profoundly underappreciated what Max Karoubi was giving us in his seminars. This time it wasn't a question of romance, just foolishness, I must admit. In any case, given this grim school-history in the area of topology and its ancillary subjects, my later (research-driven) dealings with (co)homology have generally been somewhat problematical for me, entailing a lot of picking and choosing of topics as a function of need — the usual story, I guess — and adding up to a discontinuous whole, so to speak.
But I think this kind of history in a field not one's own (mine being number theory) is not atypical among mathematicians, and for many of us a wistfulness remains vis à vis the mathematics to which we did an injustice in past. For me this has long been true in the above topological connection, and so V. V. Prasolov's Elements of Homology Theory appears on the scene as a most welcome surprise, even though this, for lack of a better word, remedial, aspect of the book appears to be far from what the author himself has in mind. Specifically, the book under review is intended to be a sequel to Prasolov's Elements of Combinatorial and Differential Topology, and it is abundantly clear that the collective objective of these two books is to provide a sound grounding in general graduate level topology from soup to nuts, as it were.
However, while this objective is clearly met, Elements of Homology Theory is also written and structured in such a way as to perfectly meet the needs of a non-specialist like me, seeking to make up lost ground. The book is remarkably self-contained and the arrangement of topics is somewhat different from what one encounters in other books on introductory algebraic topology.
Most notably, Prasolov starts with simplicial rather than singular homology, postponing the latter till halfway through the book. Accordingly, simplicial complexes are the vehicle for a host of deep themes introduced relatively early on, including the Universal Coefficient Theorem, the Euler characteristic, and the Lefschetz Theorem. Prasolov then goes on to cover the Künneth Theorem (in the context of manifolds), characteristic classes, and Steenrod squares, all before getting to singular homology some 20 pages into the book. Then, after developing the latter topic, manifolds are quickly revisited, as are characteristic classes, and the according extensions and expansions are taken care of. It strikes me that this is a particularly effective pedagogical approach — one that I would very much like to try myself.
Thus, Elements of Homology Theory is poised to serve very well as both a classroom text for a second course in topology in graduate school and as a text for self-study (even if a smidgen of picking and choosing remains unavoidable). The book is exceptionally well written in a crisp no-nonsense style, and, as I already indicated, is largely self-contained. I am particularly taken with Prasolov's almost Landauesque inclusion of proofs of everything he asserts, pretty much in the Satz–Beweis format. Beyond this there are 136 problems distributed throughout the text, replete with hints or solutions, so this invaluable aspect of active student participation is also more than adequately covered.
Finally, the last two chapters of Elements of Homology Theory are devoted to the all-but-obligatory feature of special topics, making for the author's suggestion of where to go from here. Thus we encounter Čech and de Rham cohomology (properly singling out sheaf cohomology), as well as the topology of manifolds once again, including the topics of how to calculate Chern classes for complete intersections and "some homological properties of Lie groups and H-spaces."
I think this is a very good and very useful book.
Michael Berg is professor of mathematics at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA.

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Who Killed Maya on Pretty Little Liars? Narrowing Down the List
Now that we know for sure that Noel (Brant Daugherty), Jenna (Tammin Sursok), and Garrett (Yani Gellman) did not murder Maya on Pretty Little Liars, who is still left on the suspect list?
Keep in mind that we still have no proof that Maya's (Bianca Lawson) murderer is on the "A" team, nor do we know whether or not the highly anticipated betrAyer is the same person who killed Maya. That said, we are only really focusing on who could have possibly killed Maya.
Here are the remaining suspects, in our opinion.
Paige (Lindsey Shaw). As we've previously discussed, Paige actually has a motive for wanting Maya dead. Her violent past combined with her jealous tendencies suggest she is both capable of murder, and could have thought the only way to get Emily (Shay Mitchell) for herself would be to remove Maya from her life.
Lucas (Brendan Robinson). We haven't heard from Lucas in a while, but we know there's a connection between "that night" when Emily was drugged and the Liars were photographed at the scene of Alison's (Sasha Pieterse) grave robbery, and Lucas' recent crazy behavior. With Lucas so far off the deep end, maybe he was a murdering pawn manipulated by someone with more serious reasons for killing Maya.
Jason (Drew Van Acker). One of the popular theories surrounding Maya's death has to do with the possibility that she saw something she shouldn't have. That "something" could easily be the NAT tapes that Jenna wants to get back so ferociously. With Garrett and Jenna off the suspect list, and Jason's whereabouts unknown on the night Maya died, could Jason have acted alone in protecting the secrets hidden on the NAT club's tapes?
Melissa (Torrey DeVitto). Remember how suspicious Melissa looks on that tape the Liars found on "A"'s computer? If Melissa is involved in the NAT club's insidious nature (or Alison's death), and Maya found out, Melissa might go on a murderous rampage. And, of course, Melissa was faking that whole pregnancy thing at the time.
Wren (Julian Morris). Can't honestly think of one good reason why Wren would want to kill Maya, but hey, we don't know where he was that night. Anything is possible in Rosewood.
Alison. Going back to the theory that Alison is still alive (and it's her secret twin Courtney who was murdered), we could see Ali killing Maya. Either out of jealousy (remember those Ali/Emily shippers!), or because Maya found out about her, Ali is still a suspect.
Who do you think killed Maya?
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Don't photograph the synagogue!
The synagogue in Sfax is a large rather ugly building opposite the Kasbah, now semi-derelict The pavements surrounding it are fenced off, and there is an armed guard in a sentry box at one corner. Absolutely asking for it, no? I took the photo and was immediatly beckoned over and told it was strictly forbiden. I did offer to expose the film for him (first shot on the roll, so no great loss) but he declined. This is one of those dead pointless bits of nonsense, since there's only one sentry, so many points of view are outside his field of view: and you could get a nice view of the building from the ramparts by visiting the architectural museum. With a long lens you could even get a nice snap of the armed guard.
Medina at night
I was warned by my friends in Gabes not to enter Sfax's medina after dark, as there are very few streetlights, it is easy to get lost and apparently it can be quite dangerous. Arriving late at night, I decided to stay in the new part of the city, as I didn't fancy getting myself into trouble inside the medina looking for a hotel, but my taxi driver had other ideas. He dropped me off at Bab Diwan, saying that all the cheap hotels were just inside...was it dangerous? "la la, ma fi mushkila"...no no, no problem. It was about 10pm, and Bab Diwan was fairly busy. All the hotels are within 100m of the gate, so it wasn't too difficult to find my way around, but my chosen hotel was in the middle of the souq, busy by day but eerily quiet by night. There are little groups of old men who act as nightwatchmen, although I'm not so sure how effective they would be in case of trouble.
Sfax is a city that goes to bed quite early, so after 10pm most streets are fairly empty. It didn't feel dangerous, but then again, maybe I was just lucky. If you're a single female, it is probably best to stick to the new city or restrict yourself to the two or three hotels literally just inside Bab Diwan.
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The Obama Administration announced today it intends to move to Congress a NAFTA-style trade deal with Colombia (better known as Colombian "Free Trade"). The trade end of the deal remains largely unchanged from the language originally negotiated by George W. Bush. The hold up for the last five years has been the little issue of union members being assassinated in Colombia. Specifically, 2,850 trade unionists have been assassinated in Colombia in the last 25 years, including 52 murdered in 2009.
Good news! The Obama Administration and Colombia have agreed to an "Action Plan" to reduce those assassinations in the next 3 months before Congress ratifies the NAFTA-style trade deal. The "Action Plan" (their caps) is three pages of bullet points that set checkpoints for Colombia to reduce the murders of union members.
As Marcy Wheeler noted, those checkpoints are essentially "assassination stress tests" – a meaningless series of goals without real enforcement, and without a requirement that the number of murders is actually, you know, reduced. Here are the main points of the assassination stress tests:
The Colombian government will:
- Dramatically expand, by April 22, the scope of its existing protection program for union leaders to provide protection for labor activists (such as shop stewards and bargaining committee members), workers who are trying to organize or join a union, and former union activists who may be threatened because of their past union activities.
- Eliminate, by July 30, the current backlog of risk assessments for union members who have requested protection and to ensure that in the future the Colombian National Police will process all risk assessments within 30 days.
- Revise, by April 22, its teacher relocation and protection program to address the high risks to teachers and work together with the U.S. government to ensure that the program effectively protects them.
- Enact, by June 15, a reform of the Criminal Code to criminalize and penalize actions or threats that could adversely affect fundamental workers' rights, including threats against labor organizers and otherwise interfering with worker's rights to organize and bargain collectively, with up to five years' imprisonment.
- Direct the Colombian National Police to assign 95 full-time judicial police investigators, by no later than December 2011, to support prosecutors handling cases of crimes against union members to address the prosecutions.
If President Obama was serious about reducing the number of murders of union members in Colombia, it would not be nearly enough to put some laws on the books and call it a day. The Assassination Stress Tests are designed to let the Colombian government say they're doing something about assassinations, with no actual requirement to stop people from being killed. If Colombia wants a free trade deal, show measurable reductions in murders of union members. But that's not going to happen on the Administration's timeline.
The Assassination Stress Tests call for Colombia to hit its main points by mid-June – just in time for the deadline imposed by House Republicans to push through all three pending trade deals, including Korea and Panama. While the Administration initially balked at moving all three trade deals together, it appears as though they're doing just that. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk was frustrated by the lack of movement on the Korea deal in a White House call this afternoon, during which he also revealed that the Panama trade agreement would move "in the coming days." [cont'd.]
So, to recap:
- Assassination Stress Tests call for Colombia to look to have done something on assassinations in the next 2.5 months, without actually reducing the number of assassinations
- Panama, Colombia, and Korea all move forward to Congress, likely before the August recess
- But don't call it a "package" – Ron Kirk was adamant that there is not a "package" trade deal. It's just that the Administration will engage in "sequencing the timing with Congress" on all 3 deals. Right.
Here is the point in the post where I would detail the opposition from labor groups and other progressives opposing this job-killing (and union-member killing) trade deal.
No labor unions have issued statements opposing the deal. The AFL-CIO, despite a 10-year campaign railing against the Colombia trade deal, is completely silent. Nothing. Just two weeks ago on the federation's blog, the AFL-CIO said they remain opposed to the deal. But nothing since the deal was realized. Why's that?
On a conference call with reporters, US Trade Rep. Ron Kirk said that the administration had asked Democrats in Congress, as well as labor unions, to hold off on criticism of the trade deal until Colombia had a chance to "execute" its "Action Plan." It seems as though they're doing so.
Don't kid yourselves: this "Action Plan" is designed to give enough cover to Colombia to look like they're taking action on assassinations without doing diddily. And it gives the White House enough time to neutralize opposition from Democrats and unions by setting the assassination stress tests to end right before a campaign to rush it through Congress would begin.


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In War Against The Internet, China Is Just A Skirmish
Visiting Professor Jonathan Zittrain is quoted from his blog, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It, in the New York Times on how issues between Google and China could spur innovations in technology:
In the beginning, there was one Internet, born from American research and embraced by academics around the world. It was in English and homogeneous, operating according to Western standards of openness.As the Internet grew, it became fragmented and linguistically diversified. It developed borders, across which it now works in different ways.
Jonathan Zittrain, a director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, said Google's move in China could encourage development of technologies to circumvent local restrictions.
"My hope, and expectation, is that Google engineers who might have been a bit halfhearted about implementing censorship mandates in Google.cn could be full-throttle in coming up with ways for Google to be viewed despite any network interruptions between site and user," Mr. Zittrain wrote on his blog, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It.


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Elder-Fehn is a balloon-shaped trail located in the Catamount Ranch Open space in Teller County. The trail offers great views of Pikes Peak to the south. From the trailhead follow the well-marked trail as it starts climbing up through a mixed forest. Descent into a valley via few switchbacks. About 1.2 miles later you will reach the loop at the end of the trail. After you finish the loop you can backtrack to your starting point. Alternatively you can return via Vayhinger trail. This will take you down to the Ring the Peak trail as it follows utilities dirt road to the North Catamount Reservoir. Before you reach the reservoir turn left on Limber Pines trail and return the the trailhead.
Length: 5.5 mile loop.
Directions: Take US-24 west. Turn left on Edlowe Road / County Road 28. Drive for 3 miles on a dirt road. Parking lot / trailhead will be on your left.


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FDP Colloquium - Dr. Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley (AADS)
Mon, February 25, 2013 • 3:30 PM • GEB 4th Floor Conference Room
To Transcender Transgender:
Haitian American Choreographies of Gender Fluidity in the Performances of Mildred Gerestant
In the 1990s, Haitian American performance artist MilDred Gerestant shot to fame in the drag king scene, dressing, dancing, and dragging as a smooth mackdaddy who played with and subverted stereotypes of African American masculinity. Her recent performance work, however, moves her musical citations from hip hop to Haitian Vodou: "DanceHaitianGender" and "Transcender" draw on Afro-Caribbean ritual, and particularly on Haitian lwas (divinities) Danbala, Baron Samedi, and Ezili, in order to meditate on culturally specific imaginations of gender fluidity. Her performances integrate masculine and feminine variations of these lwas in order to creatively embody the limits to global Northern vocabularies of "transgender," suggesting an alternative in transcender: that is, in engagement with the submerged Caribbean epistemology of syncretic religions. This talk offers a close reading of "Transcender," exploring how and why Gerestant turns to Vodou not merely as a religious practice, but as an epistemology: as the only way of knowing gender and sexuality sufficiently complex enough to choreograph the racialized and classed genders that Haitians negotiate at home and in diaspora.


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Where to spend New Year's Eve in D.C., and stories about past celebrations
New Year's Eve is the most over-hyped party night of the year — there's an overabundance of glitz, and the questions of what to wear, how much to throw down on a party and who to kiss at the end of the night adds so much expectation. Sometimes the best place — or the safest — is lying on the couch in sweats, watching a romantic comedy and cradling a cup of tea. Whatever you decide, here's a list of parties that sound like a no-frills good time, plus a few personal NYE stories to remind you of the perils and triumphs of venturing out.
It is written in Revelation that when Christ comes back to Earth, "He will lay hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bind him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled." Modern Biblical scholars take this to mean that Christ will send Satan to downtown Orlando for a New Year's Eve block party hosted by Clear Channel and an army of tired young women who came here for the sunshine from places like Boise and woke up 10 years later with underwater mortgages and live-in boyfriends who would all have Grammys if Lou Pearlman had not been framed by those boys he molested.
My kind of party, in other words, and exactly where I spent New Year's Eve 2009. A group of eight of us got drunk in a DoubleTree north of the party, and then we were there in the middle of it all. A member of the Clear Channel street team wearing a plaid skirt with black-and-blonde hair and a tattoo on her left boob sold us tickets. Our gay friend Art, who has a microchip in his arm in case he is ever kidnapped by drug lords, told her that he loved her. "I am alive," I shouted into the night before plunging into an open doorway in search of Jagermeister. English, whose real name is Steve (he is from England), was in one of the bars, and we had a round together. Later I decided to run back to the hotel, because I knew I was going to die and wanted to do it alone. Back in the room, an Indian man was moaning in his sleep. I stole several oranges from the lobby and waited for my soul to leave my body. When it did not, I went outside to smoke cigarettes and a ragged minivan pulled up and two people in orange vests hopped out, followed by Art, who they found wandering by the baseball stadium. Art almost found love on Michigan Ave., but then the cabby just drove him in circles. Pat got ripped off, too, by a rickshaw driver who charged him $40 and dropped him off by a pond. The girls were at a 7-Eleven with a man in an unmarked car who said it was impossible to get from downtown Orlando to uptown Orlando without first paying him $100, so I drove there and got them. It was a good New Year's Eve. —Mike Riggs, associate editor at Reason
I guess my best New Year's story would be the night, I think it would've been midway through sophomore year of college, where on a dare I chugged whatever was left in a handle of whiskey — I can't really say how much this was, but it sure felt like a lot, and I distinctly remember my buddy H__ saying something like, "Well, that's the end of your night." And it should have been. And this was, like, 8 p.m. So I did what any college-age guy would do, wanting to salvage the night, not wanting to miss the stroke of midnight signifying the new year — I started snorting lines of coke.
Now, I'm not a cokehead, and never was — I guess you could say I was dabbling a bit, at this point in my life — and in fact I think it's a pretty horrible fucked-up drug that makes you do things you never would normally, but I will say this: It can totally save your night, if you're young and hardy enough that your heart can handle a goodly portion of Bolivian marching powder on top of a boatload of hard liquor. So anyway, yeah, my buddy A__ and I did what he had on him, which lasted, oh, till about 10:30 p.m., then went out in search of more, which wasn't hard, because we were in a really shitty part of town to begin with, and where there's smoke, there's fire, so to speak.
So we wind up at this coke-house, basically, everyone dancing like maniacs and snorting lines off plates and mirrors and countertops — any flat surface, really — and everyone with that crazed twitchy plasticky look to them. Everyone covered in a sheen of sweat, basically. I don't know anyone apart from A__, but ... I'm coked up, right? So I don't care. My tongue feels like an icicle. It's great.
Anyway, here's the point of my little story, the big climax: You know how, if you're at a friend's house for a dinner party, or something, and you go to take a piss, and the shower-curtain's drawn, you'll always pull it back, just on the off-off-off chance there's a serial killer wielding a sickle hiding in the tub? I know, I do it too — but on this night, in the wild new year's coke-house, there actually WAS someone in the tub: a girl, topless, lying in the tub, holding a mirror covered in lines. I freak out a little, zip back up, apologize profusely — and this girl just kind of goes, "Huh? Dude you're fine, take a piss." So naturally I close the curtain and proceed to do my thing. Very strange indeed. —M.L., Washington
I've had a lot of New Year's Eve fun in my life, but I will always remember the midnight calls with my grandmother.
It didn't matter if she was in Florida with her friends and I was in New York in a DJ booth with some crazy Vogue models -- we'd always race to call each other when the clock struck 12 to scream "happy New Year!"
She is no longer with us, but I will never forget that. It always got my year off to a great start.
So this year, as the ball drops and I'm screaming "happy new year" in Miami, I will be thinking of her and our fun phone calls. —Kelly Ann Collins, founder, Glittarazzi
Every New Years Eve since I was old enough to legally get into clubs and bars, I've gone out. I plan a night to have fun with my friends, dress up, and maybe spontaneously kiss someone per NYE tradition at the end of the countdown. I'm going to write about the year I didn't do any of that.
At the end of 2007, I was scheduled to work the night of December 31st for the first time ever. I was hostessing for a local steakhouse in upstate New York. A rustic restaurant with a toasty fire pit, dim lighting, and no windows. Most of the time, cozy. But that night, when I'd rather be out celebrating like the rest of civilization, suffocating. Not surprisingly, the place was packed. We had a two hour wait, and on top of that, were behind on seating people to begin with. The other hostesses were frazzled. I was frazzled. Rum in our coffees helped us deal with it.
Regardless, I was hoping to get out of work on time to at least ring in the new year with a proper toast and whatever would be left of my friends. Though my manager made me stay to answer phone calls until 11:30, I somehow sped my way to the pub on time to wish my close ones a happy 2008, and watch yet another year turn. But that wasn't what I was really looking forward to.
I left the bar immediately after midnight. I drove back to a house quietly buzzing from a party that just ended. Nothing glam, nothing wild. Just a bunch of used furniture strewn about randomly. A whole room with only a pool table in the middle. D was waiting for me. He'd been waiting. It wasn't midnight anymore, but that didn't matter. I got my New Years kiss. Then we sat on the couch and watched MTV re-run its special. I was so spent and tired and happy. Most boring New Year I ever had. The best New Year I ever had. —A.Huynh, Washington
One year for NYE, my school was playing in a bowl game in New Orleans. Being college students, we started drinking as soon as we woke up. Needless to say, by the time the clock struck midnight I was not sharing a kiss with a special someone. Instead, I was trying to figure out why my ankles no longer seemed to function and how the hell I was going to get home in those damn high heels. My ANKLES stopped working.My friends were carrying me home and strangers were telling me to take my shoes off, and I was shouting back, "NO I DONT WANT AIDS!" – E.F., Atlanta
I'd been seeing "Satan" since August, unaware of the status of the relationship, when he asked me in November what my plans were for New Year's Eve. "I would think your boyfriend wants to spend it with you," he said rather slyly.
Was he asking if I was seeing anyone else or was he implying he was my boyfriend. Either way, I was lost.
I replied, "I don't...have a boyfriend. And, I'm sure, he already has plans. WHAT? What are you talking about?" Needless to say, we didn't plan the night together — I settled on a hotel/open bar package with eight of my closest girlfriends and their significant others at the time.
After a flurry of endless drinking that night, I decided to call Satan, to wish him a Happy New Year.
"Come over!" he insisted.
Some of his friends were visiting from out of town, and they'd just returned to his apartment for the "afterparty," he said. It was 2 a.m. An hour or so later, I was ushered inside a room full of people half-asleep.
After half-hearted attempts at fooling around on Satan's couch, I insisted it was time for sleep. It was 4 a.m., and we were sad remnants of our earlier, lively selves. I crawled into his bed, the drone of ESPN blaring in my ears, and slowly drifted to sleep.
Until about 6 a.m., when I felt a body crawl into bed with me. I opened one eye to see a full head of long, light brown hair plop down in the space next to me.
Some random chick had just climbed into his bed. In the minute after, I shook him from his space on the couch, demanding to know who the strange female was who so comfortably took a place in what should only be mine. I barely heard the words, "I don't wanna hurt you."
"Get the f off my coat," I half yelped, half-whispered, not wanting to wake the entire room full of people.
As I stumbled to the door, I realized I only had my winter coat, sweatpants and my open-toed shoes to brave the NYE walk-of-shame. The door to my escape route was blocked by an air mattress that someone had abandoned — probably the random girl. Blinded with anger, I kicked the mattress with my stilettos, on to the face of an unsuspecting stranger in a sleeping bag.
"Fuck this place!!" I screamed, as I slammed the door as hard as I could and ran out into the blustery, snow-covered New Year's Day. — Coryn Connelly-Cabreros, Chicago
Now go out and create your own memories!
The Gibson: Heaven vs. Hell New Year's 2012. An open bar all night affair with DJ Booty Boots, a champagne toast, six signature cocktails and catering by Blackbyrd Warehouse (Tarsier will not be catering). At $150 a ticket, that open bar better be no bullshit. 8 p.m. - 3 a.m. $150.
Lincoln: Speakeasy New Year's Eve. A roaring twenties celebration with David Akers, the Epitome and DJ Cassidy. A general admission ticket includes hors d'oeuvres from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., party favors and a midnight champagne toast. If you're feeling really fancy, other packages include a premium open bar + dinner. $65, $150, $250.
The Dunes: Carneval de Trahison. Ring in the new year with the best deal yet. A night of craft cocktails and an indoor food truck by Tarsier featuring homemade complimentary pork rinds, vegetarian lumpia, chicken skewers with a sauce trio and adobo chicken sliders. Giant projections of arcade games, DJ sets by Sam "The Man" Burns, Soul Call Paul and DJ Stylus, and live music by Jonny Grave & The Tombstones and Alex Vans Band. $20. Cash/credit bar and food. Only 150 tickets available.
Hudson: A Mad Men New Year's Eve. What better way to ring in another year than a throwback to when times were brighter, a four hour open bar, appetizers and a champagne toast to ring in 1963. $120.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre: From Woolly With Love. End 2011 in laughter with a performance of Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies, desserts from Jose Andres Catering, an open bar and a midnight champagne toast with the cast. $150, $175.
Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse: New Year's Eve at the Drafthouse. A low key way to ring in the new year. Watch the ball drop on the big screen. $15.
Rock 'n Roll Hotel: New Year's Eve 2011. A no dress code affair. Rock in 2012 with every hot DJ in town featuring Reed Rothchild, James Nasty, Phetish P, Painted Face and Smudge on the first floor, and Xiao Yang, Skim and Dirty Steve upstairs. $50 admission and cash bar. $80 admission and open bar.
BYT NYE 2012: DJs & Beers & Books at 1800 L Street NW. Ring in the new year at the former Border's Books/FotoWeek space with Animal Collective, Le Tigre, Shark Week, The Dance Party and many, many more! Plus, an open bar, giant hamster balls, lasers, a best of FotoWeek DC exhibit. $80 presale. $100 door.
U Street Music Hall: Moombahton Massive X. A night of moombahton and pho dogs with Nadastrom, Sabo, Jen Lasher, Billy the Gent, and Cam Jus. $25.
Moombahton Massive X Promo Video - U Street Music Hall from Seannie Cameras on Vimeo.
Dirty Martini & Dirty Bar: Dirty Gala. Fancy attire, short short dresses and poppin' bottles is what this night's about. Three floors, four bars, four DJ's and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. $40 general admission ($30 on Gilt). $100 open bar.
Newseum: New Year's Eve Headliner's Ball. Catering and cocktails by Wolfgang Puck, an open bar, music by Round Midnight, DJ Scientific Beats, exhibits and a midnight countdown on a 40-foot by 22-foot video screen. $195.
Eighteenth Street Lounge: ESL NYE. With DJ sets from All Good Funk Alliance, Thomas Blondet, and all that jazz... with The Donvonte McCoy Quintet featuring Mavis Water. $45.
9:30 Club: Blisspop pres. Lost & Sound NYE. With Volta Bureau and Lxsx Frxnk. $10.


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BBQ not to miss on Memphis trip 2
Last trip we did Rendezvous, BBQ Shop, Central. What should we hit this time? Cozy Corner? Where else? We won't have a car, but can cab it for good 'cue. Anywhere open Sundays or Mondays?
Cozy Corner Restaurant
745 N Parkway, Memphis, TN 38105
Where are you staying?
I love Cozy Corner (especially the Cornish game hen; I actually haven't had much else) but getting a cab back from there may be an issue. It's not in the best part of town. The same thing goes for Payne's who has a great sandwich but getting a cab back wouldn't be easy.
Neely's on Jefferson is pretty good and if you are willing to go far the Germantown Commissary is great.
Neely's is open 7 days a week and the G'town Commissary I know is open Monday because they do all you can eat ribs. Not sure about Cozy Corner but they keep odd hours so I would definitely call first.
IMO, do not go to Interstate BBQ. It will get recommended but I have never had a good experience there.
Another place which is new, so I've only been once but it was great, is One and Only BBQ in East Memphis
Cozy Corner Restaurant
745 N Parkway, Memphis, TN 38105
re: klebb
I second everything klebb said. I love Cozy Corner and especially Payne's, but taxi might not be a good option for those places. Germantown Commissary is also pretty good, but VERY far away from the city center. And you can go to Interstate to say that you tried it, and to form your own opinion, but I was not impressed. Also, if there is an A&R or a Tops near to you, both of those places make a pretty good chopped shoulder sandwich.
Places that are on my to-do list for next time I go to Memphis:
-Three Little Pigs
-The Pig on Beale
Any of y'all have opinions on these places?
Cozy Corner Restaurant
745 N Parkway, Memphis, TN 38105
re: jamiecarroll
If you are staying downtown there is an A&R close by on third and Jefferson I think; I've actually never been even though I spend a ton of time downtown.
Tops is more like fast food but it is still better Q than you can get in most cities.
Never been to Marlowe's. Tom's is good but extremely far out.
I love Three Little Pigs but more for sentimental reasons than the actual food so I'm probably not the best judge. We spent many drunken high school afternoons patronizing that place because you could drink underage at the bowling alley right next door and their BBQ sandwiches and flat top burgers always hit the spot.
Never been to the pig on Beale but as a general rule of thumb I try not to eat on Beale St. I may be giving it an unfair bad wrap but I've been burned too many times.
Be sure to give us a report on your trip.
re: klebb
I was in Memphis back for MiM '09. Went to Interstate, Leonard's, Corky's, Rendezvous, Tops, and Central. Interstate was the only place that everything on the combo (brisket and beef ribs included!) was excellent. Found the pork dry at Leonards and Central, although the turkey and sauce selection at Central was good, and everything else at Leonard's was good except the pork. Fried Catfish, YES! Forget Rendezvous unless you like hot sauce on everything including cole slaw.
re: ebay3392
The Rendezvous doesn't put hot sauce on anything. Not sure what you are talking about. The slaw is mustard based and the ribs are dry.
It's not the best place in the world but it's a fun atmosphere and when the ribs are on they are excellent.
I suggest you go to Cozy Corner BBQ due to it's location close to I 40. Right before you cross the Mississippi River get off I 40 at Exit 1B and go N on N Danny Thomas Blvd. Go about 2 blocks and you will pass St. Jude Children's Hospital then take a right on N. Parkway. Go 2 blocks to Cozy Corner for outstanding BBQ.
Cozy Corner @ 745 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN. 901 - 527 - 9158.
The best BBQ in Memphis, TN can be found at A & R. BBQ Shop, Central, Rendezvous, Cozy Corner, Interstate, Neely's, One and Only and Payne's.
A & R Bar B Que @ 1802 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN. 901 - 774 - 7444.
BBQ Shop @ 1782 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN. 901 - 272 - 1277.
Central BBQ @ 2249 Central Ave., Memphis, TN. 901 - 272 - 9377.
Charlie Vergo's Rendezvous @ 52 S. Second St., Memphis, TN. 901 - 523 - 2746.
Cozy Corner @ 745 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN. 901 - 527 - 9158.
Interstate BBQ @ 2265 S. Third St., Memphis, TN. 901 - 775 - 2304.
Neely's BBQ @ 670 Jefferson St., Memphis, TN. 901 - 521 - 9798.
One and Only BBQ @ 1779 Kirby Pkwy., Memphis, TN 901 - 751 - 3615.
Paynes BBQ @ 1762 Lamar Ave., Memphis, TN. 901 - 272 - 1523.
The BBQ Shop and One and Only are my favorites but Payne's is famous for their pulled pork sandwich.
Incidentally Interstate BBQ in Southaven, MS just reopened after a huge renovation.
re: Littleman
Thanks all so far! We are staying downtown, near Beale, so not the best locale for BBQ adventures, I know. Hopefully we can get a few in though!
re: Littleman
Also, Cozy Corner and Tom's BBQ are closed on Sundays.
Cozy Corner Restaurant
745 N Parkway, Memphis, TN 38105
Central is open on Sunday at both locations. One and Only is open on Monday. Neely's is open 7 days a week.
When are you coming? There are some contests coming up in the next few weekends...you can find amazing BBQ there
I love Germantown Commissary, Natural Born Grillers (World Championship BBQ Team turned restaurant), and Cozy Corner...
Neil Gallagher
Pitmaster - Too Sauced To Pork BBQ
Cozy Corner Restaurant
745 N Parkway, Memphis, TN 38105
re: Too Sauced To Pork
Just visited the downtown branch of a+r...severely disappointing...leathery half-slab...they had been sitting around for quite some time it seems...
Some highlights so far on my trip between NC and Arkansas:
-- best sandwich: Scott Parker's in Lexington...wow...topped with a tangy vinegar table sauce made it (somehow) even better...best q I've ever had, and that is saying a lot.
-- best ribs: Big Boys BBQ in Fairfield, Tenn...tasty and just out of the smoker...sweeter sauce but ok by me...
still searching for a good memphis bbq rep for this trip...might make a trip to the cozy corner before i head out of the state...might be forced into rendevous tonight just for something different. Any port in the storm!
Stay well,
Jon P
re: jonpit
The downtown location of A+R is pretty terrible
The Rendevous is fun if you've never been: order a sausage and cheese plate, a full order of ribs and a pitcher of michelob. Their pulled pork is marginal.
But if you have options go to Central, BBQ Shop or G'town Commissary (although this option is far away)


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Support for John Linder's FairTax plan is gaining, the congressman reported last week.Linder, R-Duluth, announced he had reached 65 co-sponsors for his tax reform legislation, where income taxes would be replaced with a national sales tax. The latest supporters are Oklahoma Reps. Frank Lucas and Mary Fallin. "We have seen extraordinary traction this year," Linder said in a press release. "Grassroots support across the nation is motivating (Congress) members to study the FairTax and decide whether they are going to be for the bill or against the bill. I certainly appreciate Rep. Fallin's support, although I cannot take credit for her signature; it was her constituency." The FairTax is the most highly co-sponsored piece of tax reform legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, out-numbering its closest competition, the Freedom Flat Tax, by 59 co-sponsors. Linder said the FairTax has more co-sponsors than any other piece of tax reform legislation proposed in over three decades. "I believe this is just the beginning," he said. "I can't go anywhere anymore without someone asking me how the FairTax is doing. People are paying attention and they are looking for ideas in which to believe. The FairTax is one that really resonates and creates excitement. We are working to reach 100 co-sponsors in the 110th Congress, and once we do that the politicians in Washington will have no choice but to listen. I have said many times, the people are way ahead of the politicians on this issue." Qualifying, take 2 Three local communities will reopen for qualifying this week. Lilburn, Auburn and Barrow County will hold special elections on the same day as the upcoming Nov. 6 general election to replace three people who resigned from office to run for a different position. The posts are open because: In Lilburn, Diana Preston shed her council title to run against Ken Swaim for mayor. In Auburn, Linda Bleckinger left her unexpired term on the council to run for mayor as well. She faces William Ackworth in November. Barrow County's Roger Wehunt left his county commission seat, so he could run for mayor of Winder against Don Graden and Chip Thompson. Upcoming events Next week is packed with opportunities for Gwinnettians to hear from local leaders. First, Gov. Sonny Perdue is slated to appear for the annual governor's environmental address sponsored by Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful. That event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Gwinnett Civic Center. The next day, the state's second-in-command, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, will appear at a 5:30 p.m. Chamber of Commerce meeting. Then, local Republican elected officials, including U.S. Rep. John Linder, will be out to raise money for the GOP. The Gwinnett County Republican Party has planned its first fundraising barbecue from 2 to 5 p.m. for Sept. 30 at Collins Hill Park. Officials said they hope to make the barbecue an annual event. In addition to the politickin', the picnic will include a patriotic photo booth, door prizes, a coloring contest and face painting for the kids. There will also be a presidential straw poll. Catering will be provided by Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que. Admission to the event, which has been dubbed "Pre-victory Party 2008" is $15 in advance, $20 at the door and $5 for children 12 and under. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Gwinnett GOP at 770-925-VOTE or visit www.gwinnettgop.org. Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post. Camie Young can be reached via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A conventional shoe which comprises a shoe upper of continuous and uninterrupted material attached to an outer sole has its shoe upper lined with an air-cooled, breathable shoe liner comprising an outer knit layer of hydrophilic material, an inner knit layer of hydrophobic material, and monofilament yarns of hydrophobic material extending between and interknitted with the outer and inner layers for maintaining an air chamber therebetween, such that moisture from the foot of the wearer is transmitted by the inner layer and the monofilament yarns through the air chamber and is absorbed by the outer layer and passes into the shoe upper to be dried by the outer air.
1. A shoe comprising, an outer sole, a shoe upper of continuous and uninterrupted material attached to said outer sole, and an air-cooled breathable shoe liner for lining at least said shoe upper, the liner comprising an outer knit layer of hydrophilic material in engagement with at least an inner surface of said shoe upper, an inner knit layer of hydrophobic material spaced apart a predetermined distance from said outer layer to define an air chamber therewith, said inner layer being adapted to engage a foot of the wearer, and a plurality of monofilament yarns of hydrophobic material extending between and interknitted with said outer and inner layers for maintaining the spaced apart distance of the layers defining the air chamber, whereby moisture from the foot of the wearer is transmitted by the hydrophobic material of the inner layer and the monofilament yarns through the air chamber through which air circulates to dry the foot, absorbed by the outer layer of hydrophilic material, and is transmitted into said upper to be dried by the outer air.
2. The shoe according to claim 1, wherein said outer layer comprises knitted yarns of moisture absorbing nylon.
3. The shoe according to claim 1, wherein said inner layer comprises knitted yarns of polyester.
4. The shoe according to claim 1, wherein said monofilament yarns are polyester.
5. The shoe according to claim 1, wherein said inner layer is textured.
6. The shoe according to claim 1, wherein said liner further comprises an inner sole lining said outer sole.
This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/490.009 filed Jun. 13, 1995 abandoned.
This invention relates generally to a shoe having a conventional closed shoe upper attached to a conventional outer sole of a dress, casual or sport shoe, or boot. More particularly, an air-cooled breathable shoe liner is provided according to the invention which lines at least the shoe upper for aerating the foot of the wearer to maintain the foot substantially perspiration free.
Multi-layered liners for shoe uppers have been provided as having an intermediate layer of synthetic foam material, such as polyurethane foam, which acts as a cushioning agent. However, the polyurethane foam is not only not breathable but acts as an insulator, containing foot perspiration and heat, which brings about foot discomfort and foot fatigue.
Shoe structures for aerating the foot are known to provide a window opening in the shoe upper covered by a conventional mesh for aerating the foot. However, such shoe structure is costly to produce as a seasonal shoe satisfactory only when worn during warm and dry weather conditions.
A shoe construction restricted to use as a shoe upper for especially an athletic shoe, is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,785,558 as allegedly exhibiting air permeability and suitable elasticity.
As described, the shoe upper according to this prior patent comprises a three-dimensional structure of outer and inner knit fabric layers, the outer layer preferably being a filament yarn or a spun yarn made of a synthetic fiber having excellent wear resistance, while the inner knit fabric layer is preferably a spun yarn made of a natural fiber having moisture absorbtivity, i.e., hydrophilic. The inner and outer layers are spaced apart and are interknitted by a crossing thread, preferably of a synthetic monofilament or multifilament, using a known Raschel knitting machine.
The shoe upper of such a three-dimensional structure functions unlike that of a shoe liner in that the moisture absorbing inner layer in contact with the foot of the wearer retains moisture due to foot perspiration which interferes with the ability of the shoe upper to air cool the foot. This known shoe upper is mainly structured as a soft, three-dimensional structure for enhancing the effect of alleviating a sense of oppression and a sense of fatigue when used as a shoe upper of an athletic shoe.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a shoe lining which lines the shoe upper of a closed shoe, which may be of the dress, casual, boot or sport type, for providing an air chamber surrounding the foot which facilitates air circulation keeping the foot dry, avoiding foot fatigue and enhancing foot comfort. The shoe liner is a knit fabric which may be manufactured in a Raschel loom or a warp frame loom of known type. The liner eliminates foam as both a cushioning agent and an insulator, and which instead utilizes an air chamber between the inner and outer spaced knit layers to facilitate air cooling the foot. The air chamber is maintained by monofilament yarns interknitted with the inner and outer layers.
The inner layer of the shoe liner according to the invention comprises a knit layer of hydrophobic material such as a polyester, and the outer layer comprises a knit layer of hydrophilic material such as nylon. The monofilament yarns are of hydrophobic material such as polyester. With such a liner construction, neither the inner layer (against the foot) nor the monofilament yarns, being of hydrophobic fibers, absorbs foot perspiration but pass the moisture vapor and heat through the air chamber to the outer layer of hydrophilic nylon which absorbs all this moisture and passes it through to the shoe upper which evaporates in the atmosphere. Thus, the entire liner is breathable for aerating the foot clad in a standard shoe having a conventional, closed shoe upper. Further, moisture is not absorbed at the inner layer, but is transported away from the foot to the shoe upper for evaporation. The monofilaments are interknitted to both the knitted inner and outer layers for cushioning the foot, which adds softness and comfort for the wearer as well as structured integrity to the composite lining material.
The knitted fabric liner according to the invention may likewise be utilized as an inner sole for lining the outer sole of the shoe which even further adds to the comfort, softness and cushioning features of the shoe.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a conventional shoe, partly broken away to illustrate the shoe lining according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a broken plan view at an enlarged scale, of the shoe lining construction according to the invention; and
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 4--4 of FIG. 3.
Turning now to the drawings wherein like reference characters refer to like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, a conventional, completely closed shoe 10 is shown in FIG. 1 incorporating the shoe lining according to the invention, the shoe being illustrated as a dress shoe, although the present shoe lining is likewise adaptable for use with casual and sport shoes and boots, as well.
Shoe upper 11 of the shoe may be of genuine or imitation leather material or the like which completely encloses the foot, i.e., the shoe upper does not have window openings nor is comprised of straps or the like, but is rather continuous and uninterrupted, except, of course, for eyelets 12. The shoe upper is attached to outer sole 13 in any normal manner.
Shoe lining 14 according to the invention completely lines the entirety of shoe upper 11 and is attached thereto as by spot stitching 15 (FIGS. 1, 2) or the like. The shoe liner, structured as best shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, includes an outer knit layer 16 in intimate contact with the inner surface of the entirety of shoe upper 11. The outer knit layer is formed of a hydrophilic material such as nylon having a yarn fineness of about 90 denier. The tern "hydrophilic" is to be understood as a property of the material, such as moisture absorbing nylon, having a strong affinity for moisture.
Shoe lining 14 further comprises a inner knit layer 17 which may be textured as shown in FIG. 3 or which may otherwise be plain without departing from the invention. The inner knit layer is of hydrophobic material such as polyester which may have a yarn fineness of about 40-150 denier. The term "hydrophobic" is intended to identify the property of the inner knit layer as lacking affinity for moisture.
The inner knit layer is spaced from the outer layer a predetermined distance to form an air chamber 18 between the layers. The inner and outer layers are maintained in their spaced apart relationship by the provision of monofilament yarns 19 which are interknitted with both the inner and outer knit layers in a known manner such as with the use of the well-known Raschel tricot knitting machine. The monofilament yarns are of a hydrophobic material such as a polyester having a yarn fineness of about 30 denier and extend between the inner and outer knit layers in a substantially perpendicular fashion thereto as exaggerated in FIG. 4.
The inner knit layer, in contact with the wearer's foot, being moisture hating, and the monofilament yarns intermediate the layers, likewise being moisture hating, do not absorb foot perspiration but pass the moisture vapor and heat through the air chamber to the outer layer of moisture loving material which absorbs all this moisture and passes it through to the shoe upper 11 to evaporate in the surrounding atmosphere. The air enters at outer edge 21 of the shoe and circulates through the air chamber about the foot at least inside the shoe upper. The moisture absorbed from the foot by the hydrophobic yarns is transmitted into the shoe upper via outer knit layer 16 to be dried by the outside air. The foot is thus dried and air cooled by the liner which likewise renders the shoe soft, comfortable and cushiony.
Shoe liner 14 according to the invention can likewise be applied as an insole 22 overlying outer sole 13 such that the entirety of the foot is encapsulated by air chamber 18. The movements of monofilaments 18 are entirely flexible and crushable when the shoe liner is utilized as an insole, such that air chamber 18 will be maintained by the tiny monofilaments 19 spanning and interknitted to the inner and outer knit yarns of the insole.
The shoe lining construction of the knitted fabric according to the invention eliminates foam as a cushioning agent, and the layers forming the lining are neither laminated together nor is adhesive required for interconnecting the layers. The shoe upper is lined with the knit fabric according to the invention in any suitable manner known in the shoe construction art, and functions as an air-cooled breathable liner which reduces foot fatigue caused by foot perspiration, and provides a cushiony, comfortable and soft wear.
Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are made possible in the light of the above teachings. For example, elastic or Lycra yarns could be knitted into the liner to produce an integral stretch feature for added foot comfort eliminating the need for shoe laces, buckles, etc. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.
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A swan caused traffic chaos in Cambridge and was spotted outside the Guildhall – out "shopping".
The bird sat down in the middle of a busy road in the city centre bringing traffic to a halt.
But shoppers managed to coax the bird onto Parker's Piece before a rescue team from the RSPCA scooped up the feathered wanderer and took it back to its natural habitat after it caused a stir in the city centre this week.
One startled eye-witness who photographed the incident wrote online: "Spotted this swan in town! Well... it is late night shopping tonight ... last minute shop perhaps?"
The shopper added: "Poor swan was out place! The public managed to 'shoo' him to Parker's Piece to help the traffic chaos. Then the RSPCA turned up to put him back nearer home."