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These traditional sandals are still worn in contemporary Japanese culture and are frequently paired with kimonos. Specialized geta, outfitted with bells in the heels, are worn for celebratory events such as important birthdays and festivals. The medieval patten was a slipper or overshoe made from wood. A patten could be made with different resilient materials such as leather, cork or wood. Most pattens had a high platform, and some had sections of metal attached to the sole for increased durability. They were worn over another pair of shoes to protect them from wear, water and mud. Wooden pattens were made by carving a thick, tall sole from a solid block of wood and attaching a leather strip to the top. The leather was usually dyed to match the shoes to the pattens that would typically be worn with them. The leather straps were attached to the base with metal fasteners. 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He had spent about 10 months at the Carrington House, a residential substance abuse recovery program for homeless people that also offers job skills training, but left the program in recent months after he relapsed and abused alcohol. Over his last few weeks, Ellen Blake said, her son had been panhandling along North Avenue. She said she last spoke to her son just hours before he was killed. In that conversation, he asked for the phone numbers of his brother and stepfather. She said Joseph Blake was recognizable in the area where he was run down because he often hung out on the sidewalks and median, and she hoped someone will step forward with information. "Maybe his friends will come forward," Ellen Blake said. "Maybe someone did see something and was horrified." Detectives in Baltimore police's Accident Investigation Unit are investigating the death, and police are asking anyone with information to call 410 396 2606 or 2609. 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Curtis' release comes just five days after ISIS militants released a video of one of its militants beheading American journalist James Foley. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement. When asked about the death of James Foley, an American journalist killed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria last week, Nancy Curtis began to weep. "I feel so bad for their family. In one, a gun is pointed at his head, and Curtis speaks rapidly, as if under duress. He gives his name and the date and says he is a journalist from Boston. He contributed articles about the Middle East to various publications, including the New Republic, The Huffington Post and the London Review of Books. He has also published two books: "My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun," a memoir about teaching literature to young offenders at a correctional facility in Vermont, and "Undercover Muslim: A Journey into Yemen," which investigates Islamic extremism. He was born in Atlanta and graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont. Curtis holds a doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts and is fluent in French and Arabic, according to a statement from his family. He also speaks German and Russian. "Theo has a deep concern and regard for the people of Syria," his mother said, "which is why he returned during the war. He wanted to help others and to give meaning and to bear witness to their struggles. "I am very fortunate that I do not have to tell his whole story. He eventually will be able to do so himself." President Barack Obama has been briefed on Curtis' release and "shares in the joy and relief that we all feel now that Theo is out of Syria and safe," said White House spokesman Eric Schultz. "But we continue to hold in our thoughts and prayers the Americans who remain in captivity in Syria and we will continue to use all of the tools at our disposal to see that the remaining American hostages are freed." 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100 Authentic Men Nike Free Run 3 Soar Blue Rflct Silver Pro Platinum Volt,Men Nike Free Run 2 Black White Green Every bit of research about child wellness and development seems to indicate that getting and keeping your children involved in extra curricular activities such as soccer, football, softball, baseball and lacrosse (as well as hosts of other activities) is the best way to raise healthy, happy, socially adept, and emotionally sound children. In fact research from The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that "behavior learned in childhood influences adult behavior and youth involvement in sports instills healthy habits and behaviors," in kids. Another study out of the University of Michigan, shows that kids who play team sports and are involved in athletic activities score higher on standardized testing and have better grade point averages than kids that are not involved in sports. Bottom line, is that the sporting activities benefit children in numerous ways. However, in recent years under the umbrella of political correctness, many sporting organizations are rethinking competition and some, are asking the question of whether scores should be kept in children's sports. After all, if you eliminate the winning and losing factor of athletics, then every child has the ability to 'feel good' and confidence will abound, right? If every child receives a trophy, if sports are just about fun and not about winning or losing no child will ever feel they aren't good enough. And certainly, this is the long sought out answer that will eliminate any sense of failure from our children's lives, regurgitating the culture of equality without effort. Correct? It's one thing if you have a group of 4 and 5 year olds playing tee ball who likely don't know whether they are winning or losing. However, as time progresses children too, understand the difference between winning and losing. They see the difference between those that give 100% and those that just show up to play. And as with everything in life where there are distinct winners and losers children too acquire the desire to win. To succeed. To be their best. To try and practice harder. To excel. If you remove the reward for practicing and playing well (winning), you diminish the establishment of extra curricular sports. This is yet another chapter in the new generation of children who are being treated so softly that no parent or adult would want to utter the words "You lost," at an audible level, lest you permanently damage the child's psyche. The problem is that if children don't develop the skill to excel, to work hard, and get to see their efforts pay off through winning they won't feel inclined in other areas of their life to work hard. And as you know, as every parent knows when they grow up in the real world, many things are about winning and losing. There are winners and losers. Adults don't just show up for work or life hoping for a consolation prize. One of the most beneficial lessons of athletic competition is that it teaches children to not just rest on their laurels. Sports, and winning in particular is a strong motivator. Losing should feel disappointing, and the only way to know if you win or lose is to keep score. If a team, or a child loses long enough, it will help drive them to work harder, practice longer. Certainly, the only emphasis in sports should not be whether a team wins or loses. Very young kids shouldn't be pressured to win or taught to see sports as a 'win only' endeavor. However, losing shouldn't just be perceived as 'no big deal.' Losing teaches kids how to win. Losing should be a motivator to try harder, do better, and work more. This way when a child does win, they can relish in the fact that 'practice pays off,' and can feel the elation of winning. If you never lose you also never win. Millions of children participate in competitions. Whether the venue is a bad competition, or an individual gymnastic meet, a swim meet, a softball game or a soccer tournament the only way to decipher who wins and who loses is to keep score. Removing scores from athletic (or other extra curricular) activities doesn't make children better off in the long run. While it might save the feelings of a few kids along the way, it goes against the values and life lessons that are learnt from being involved in sports. And kids, while they may enjoy getting a trophy that they really didn't deserve, learn entitlement and are being fortified with the tainted lesson that no matter what they do or don't do in life they are winners. The reality is that the people who succeed and 'win' in life are the ones who are willing to work for that success. A 12 year old child will always be able to remember the feeling they got when they won a championship game, or came in first place at an athletic venue. Holding on to this feeling the feeling of accomplishment, is what will become a driving factor in their life success. Similarly, losing and the disappointment that comes with it, is what motivates people to WANT to win. The University of Florida research report on the benefits of sports for children probably sums it up best. In the report, clinical child psychologists said, All sports teams train and practice for particular goals. For example, basketball teams practice layups, free throw shots and dribbling drills. All of these are done with the intention of improving before a game. The team's goal is to win the game or get better at the sport. Sports demonstrate the importance of setting goals and working towards them. Goal setting skills will help children work towards other achievements in their lives. If a child never loses what sort of goals will they develop? If a child doesn't learn what it takes to win how will they make improvements in their life? If score keeping is abolished, in the interest of making athletics nothing but fun and games, what incentive do children have to practice, and play harder or improve? And, if the notion of losing is removed from a child's life, what will happen when they grow up and become adults and realize that the playing field of life is not levelized? In the end, life is not all fun and games. When children learn how to win, and how to lose at a young age athletics are a beneficial subsidy to life. Men Nike Free Run 3 Soar Blue Rflct Silver Pro Platinum Volt "The Conjuring," a haunted house thriller from Warner Bros., debuted with $41.5 million in North American ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Lili Taylor, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston and Syracuse University alumna Vera Farmiga, "The Conjuring" unseated two week box office champ "Despicable Me 2," which dropped to second place with $25 million."The Conjuring" was among four new releases tempting moviegoers this weekend. The newest animated offering, Fox's "Turbo," opened with $21.5 million, good for third place. Fox's head of domestic distribution, Chris Aronson, characterized the opening as "a very promising start," noting that the film won't open in Europe until the fall."Despite the fact there have been some high profile, high budget flops, the summer to date is up 12 percent from last year," he said. "For mid July, to have a modestly budgeted horror film top the weekend tells you how important it is for audiences to have options."The Adam Sandler produced Sony comedy "Grown Ups 2," starring Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Salma Hayek, held onto fourth place in its second week of release, earning $20 million.Summit Entertainment's "Red 2," which stars Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren as retired CIA operatives, debuted in fifth with $18.5 million."The Conjuring" was originally set for release in the winter, but audience tests proved so positive that the studio moved the film to the heat of summer movie season."It was really a bold choice, no question about it," said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. executive vice president of theatrical distribution. 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