Rocco Shoes Unveils the Latest Technology in Elevator Shoes - SBWire (press release)

Phrakanong, Bangkok -- (SBWIRE^[1] ) -- 08/21/2013 -- Rocco Shoes is pleased to announce the latest technology in elevator shoes. What makes our shoes different is that the height increasing insole is included in the arch, unlike similar shoes that have an elevated heel. This means our elevator shoes bring a new level of comfort for the wearer as well as adding height to a person’s stature.

The new range of elevator shoes^[2] are bespoke, luxury shoes, and they are handcrafted by an expert team. Our customers have an array of styles and colors to choose from. Whether the customer is looking for something casual or formal, there is a style to suit everyone. Our exciting new range is affordably priced and made to the highest of standards.

Our elevator shoes are expertly crafted from imported Italian leather, which assures our customers that only the best quality of materials is used.

Rocco’s elevator shoes don’t just offer style and comfort, they give the wearer confidence. The elevator shoes give extra height, allowing the wearer to stand taller, walk with confidence, and with good posture.

Appearing confident is essential whether at work or at leisure. With the new range of elevator shoes, the wearer never has to feel self-conscious about their height again. The shoes are ideal for weddings, job interviews or even dates. Our shoes can increase a man’s height by up to 3.5 inches. The shoes look normal and natural from the outside.

Elevator shoes are also won by the rich and famous. U2 frontman Bono, American Idol star Simon Cowell and actor Robert Downey, JR. are all said to have worn elevator shoes to add height to their statue; Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is rumored to wear them, too.

To view our range, to make an order, or to sign up to our newsletter, visit out site at:

http://roccoshoes.com/all-shoes^[3]

Rocco Shoes accept payment by most major credit cards or by PayPal and we ship orders worldwide.

About Rocco Shoes

Rocco has been manufacturing shoes for more than seventeen years. Our bespoke, beautifully crafted shoes are made from real leather and are designed to be comfortable as well as stylish.

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Joe South, 'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' Singer, Dies - Hollywood.com

Joe South, the country and folk singer-songwriter most famous for the song "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," died on Wednesday at the age of 72. The Huffington Post ^[1] reports that South passed away following a heart attack in his home in Buford, Ga.

Georgia native South was born Joseph Souter in 1940, rising to prominence as a musician in the late 1950s and early '60s, after writing the novelty hit "The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor," born from the characters created in the popular songs "Purple People Eater" (by Sheb Wooley) and "Witch Doctor" (made famous by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.'s Alvin and the Chipmunks). South went on to collaborate with famed music icons like The Big Bopper, Gene Vincent, and Aretha Franklin.

South's lengthy and eventful career has invited a great deal of recognition; In 1979, South was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2003, he found a home in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

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3D Printed Shoes By Janne Kyttanen Turn Home Computer Into Cobbler - Huffington Post

Forget that trip to the shoe store. Why not just have your computer make your footwear for you?

That's the basic idea behind Finnish shoe designer Janne Kyttanen's latest project. He's released a collection of shoes^[1] that can be assembled by a 3D printer, Mashable reports. Customers can download the blueprints for Kyttanen's designs then make them on their own 3D printer, a fairly new technology that can create 3-dimensional objects^[2] from specified materials based off of digital models.

Of course, 3D printing remains a relatively rare technology, with home models retailing over $1,000^[3] , so using a 3D printing service like Cubify^[4] might be a better option, according to Mashable. Or check out one particular UPS in San Diego that began offering 3D printing services^[5] around a month ago to help you render one of Kyttanen's designs.

The collection of wedge heels –- which includes four models -– is on display on Kyttanen’s Cubify profile^[6] . Here's one of them:

Many expect 3D printing to become increasingly popular^[7] since the technology offers small businesses and designers like Kytannan a number of advantages. Instead of entering full-scale production, which is often costly, businesses can now test, develop and distribute products on a much smaller scale^[8] , Business News Daily reports.

Indeed, Kyttanen isn’t the only fashion innovator attempting to leverage 3D printing technology. Protos Eyewear has launched a crowd-funding effort to bring 3-D printed eye glasses^[9] to customers, according to Venture Beat. Meanwhile, 3-D printing technology can also be applied to a number of products, such as bionic ears^[10] or even guns^[11] .

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  Google's Android operating system allows user to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/project-glass-google_n_1403174.html" target="_hplink">interact with app icons</a> through the frameless, glassless interface, effectively augmenting reality.

  
  


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  The functional prototype seen in the video was originally developed for the military. Wearers view a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/12/vuzix-augmented-reality-smart-glasses-prototype-hands-on-video/" target="_hplink">1.4mm holographic picture</a> through a special lens, which is attached to the powerhouse of the gadget -- a proprietary display driver.

  
  


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  The wristband monitors your activity throughout the day and <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/nike-fuelband-the-wearable-fitness-computer/12813" target="_hplink">calculates your your "NikeFuel" score</a>, based on your rate of motion and oxygen consumption, along with calories burned and number of steps taken.

  
  


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  These speciality pants require you to keep running in order to <a href="http://www.ecouterre.com/power-your-music-player-with-your-running-pants/" target="_hplink">keep the music pumping</a>.
  
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9. ^{^} crowd-funding effort to bring 3-D printed eye glasses (venturebeat.com)


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Parents, neighborhood get shoes for running grade-schoolers - Billings Gazette

The kids in McKinley Elementary’s cross-country club gathered on the blacktop, running shoes tied tight, ready to take a jog around the neighborhood Friday morning.

The shoes are important. Elementary school students wear all kinds of shoes — big, blocky basketball shoes, barely there flats, slip-ons, Chuck Taylors. But not all of them have running shoes, and it can be hard to jog a mile in a pair of flats.

“They could, it’s just not good for them,” said volunteer coach Ceci Bentler.

So parents at the school got together and went through their closets. Some of them had older children who had outgrown a perfectly good pair of running shoes and they offered them to the club.

Pretty soon, the school had a full-blown shoe drive on its hands, with families and neighbors offering their children’s outgrown shoes. For the students who needed them, it was a welcome offering.

McKinley has a diverse student body, with kids coming from shelters and downtown motels and 100-year-old restored manses up the hill.

Getting running shoes to everyone who needs a pair — and making sure kids are aware those shoes are available so that they’ll feel they can join the club — has been an important, but delicate task.

In an effort not to single anyone out, club organizers have talked up the shoes to all the kids, explaining that running shoes, like football pads or shin guards, are a necessary piece of equipment to participate in the sport of distance running.

When they join a team, they get the equipment they need.

“It’s sports equipment,” Bentler said. “It’s gotten to be so big, it’s become a non-issue.”

And ultimately, that was the goal — to get as many kids running as they could.

“They are so talented and eager,” Bentler said.

Sarah Brown’s two children run in the club. Providing shoes to any kid who might need them or want them is vital, she said.

The high cost of participating in many sports often excludes students with the talent or desire to participate who would otherwise play or run if they could. They need the chance, Brown said.

“I feel really strongly about it.”

It’s why she loves running and making sure students get the chance to do it.

“I think it’s a huge gift to give these kids,” she said. “A sport they can do just walking out their back door.”

They don’t need a team; they don’t need helmets or pads or rackets or gloves. They just need shoes and the road or an open park, she said.

Running also gives the kids a kind of alone time that really doesn’t come from anything else. They take off on a jog and they’re on their own, a solitary escape for a few moments from the world around them, she said.

“They need that,” she said.

The club is still looking for shoes, specifically children’s sizes 3 to 6. Bentler has set up a collection box at the downtown YMCA and hopes to gather in what they need.

“It’s an organic effort of getting hand-me-down shoes to kids,” she said.

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Eve's pain over Sex movie shoes - Hollywood.com

The blonde beauty was thrilled to land a role as a nanny working for Kristin Davis' character in the highly-anticipated sequel, but didn't realise the cast's dedication to fashion until she arrived on-set.

Eve was convinced she would be able to remove her painful designer shoes in-between takes - but was shocked to see the main castmembers kept theirs on at all times.

She tells Britain's Daily Record, "They were those shoes, the ones with the really high heels, all day long. I kept expecting them to put on Uggs (flat, sheepskin boots) at some point between takes like everyone else. But no."

And Eve was left in agony after trying out a runway-style walk in her high heels: "I had watched models walking down the catwalk. It looks incredibly easy, just like tennis looks easy. So I copied them - and I had the sorest legs the next day."

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Jim Donaldson: Amendola, filling big shoes, hangs tough in opener - The Providence Journal

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y — For a little guy, Wes Welker left some huge shoes to fill in New England.

For six seasons, he was Tom Brady’s “go-to” guy. When the Patriots needed a first down, a clutch catch, somebody to move the chains, Welker was often Option Number One.

In five of the six years he was a Patriot, Welker caught at least 111 passes. He set a team record for receptions with 123 in 2009 and had 122 in 2011.

Then, Thursday night in Denver, in his first game with the Broncos, he had nine catches, two of them for touchdowns.

Talk about tough acts to follow.

It would be easier to sing after Sinatra, or for an understudy to step in for James Earl Jones in a Broadway play.

That was the situation Danny Amendola found himself in Sunday afternoon against the Bills.

He was playing Welker’s position of slot receiver, but he was the center of attention.

Everyone in New England was watching him, wondering if he really could replace the wildly popular — and highly productive — Welker.

So it was troubling when, late in the first half, after catching three passes for 40 yards, Amendola limped off the field in obvious discomfort with what appeared to be a strained groin muscle.

Talk about a worst-case scenario.

Amendola came to New England with a reputation of being injury prone.

He played in only one game for the Rams in 2011 because of a dislocated elbow and sat out five games for St. Louis last season because of shoulder and ankle injuries.

No one ever questioned Amendola’s productivity. His durability, however, was another matter entirely — particularly when compared with Welker, who would take a licking and keep on playing, missing just three games in his six seasons with the Pats.

So it was significant that, after getting treatment at halftime, Amendola came out in the second half and made some Welker-like plays that helped the Patriots avoid what would have been an embarrassing loss.

In the end, the game came down not to Stephen Gostkowski’s foot but to Amendola’s hands.

With just 1:20 remaining, the Patriots were trailing, 21-20, and facing a 3rd-and-8 situation at the Buffalo 39 — still out of realistic range for a field goal.

That’s when Amendola darted over the middle and made a surehanded grab of a rifled pass from Tom Brady for a first down at the 29.

It was his fourth catch of the desperation drive, and when Shane Vereen followed it with a 15-yard run to the Bills’ 14 on the next play, the Patriots were able to pull out the win on a 35-yard field goal by Gostkowski.

“Danny stepped up,” Belichick said. “He made some big catches in some tough situations.”

Brady spoke similarly of Amendola.

“He really toughed it out, which was pretty impressive,” the quarterback said. “I thought he was going to be out the rest of the game. He gave everything he’s got.”

Amendola showed something Sunday to Patriots fans.

He stayed in the game, and then did as much as any Pats player to win the game.

Targeted 14 times by Brady, he finished with game-high totals of 10 catches for 104 yards.

Afterward, in the crowded visitors locker room, Amendola pointed out that this isn’t the first time he’s followed in Welker’s footsteps.

“I was a senior in high school, and going to Texas Tech, when Wes Welker was there and catching 15 balls a game,” he said. “He’s one of the most productive players ever.”

As a senior at Texas Tech in 2003, Welker caught 97 passes for 1,099 yards. When Amendola was a senior, in 2007, he caught 109 for 1,245 for the Red Raiders.

That’s not to say he’s going to surpass the phenomenal numbers Welker put up in New England. That borders on the impossible. But, if he can avoid injury, Amendola should compile some pretty healthy stats.

“I don’t think about that stuff,” Amendola said when asked about the inevitable comparisons with Welker, and the pressure of trying to replace him — both on the field and in the hearts of Patriots fans.

“I just think about my job. I’m really excited to be here. I love playing with these guys.”

In the first half, he said, “I really didn’t have my legs under me.”

And, when he limped off the field, it seemed as if he might not be running at all in the second half.

“We have some good trainers here,” was Amendola’s tight-lipped explanation for how he was able to keep playing.

“It’s a long game, a physical game,” he said. “You’ve just got to keep fighting.”

After the game, Amendola was feeling no pain.

“Right now,” he said, “I feel good about winning.”

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