90 min: Clyde come close when David McGowan's looping effort is just out of reach of McGregor and narrowly by the post.

86 min: SUBSTITUTION - Clyde
Marvin Wilson replaces Stuart Kettlewell.

83 min: Papac is felled on the edge of the box to give Gers a free kick in a dangerous area. McCulloch lays it to Boyd and it's a decent effort, well held by Cherrie.

82 min: Velicka passes up the opportunity to shoot and instead opts to pick out Charlie Adam, but the midfielder's right foot curler doesn't trouble Cherrie.

79 min: GOAL - Clyde 0 v 1 Rangers
Charlie Adam's 20 yard strike is deflected off Nacho Novo and past Cherrie to give Rangers the lead.

75 min: SUBSTITUTION - Rangers
Christian Dailly replaces Steven Whittaker.

75 min: Velicka forces a corner off Chris Higgins.

73 min: SUBSTITUTION - Rangers
Brahim Hemdani is replaced by Paul Emslie.

72 min: McSwegan forces Alan McGregor in to action for the first time with a long range shot that the keeper holds comfortably down to his left.

68 min: Adam wins a free kick on the right and lines up behind. His floated delivery almost picks out Weir in the middle, but Clyde scramble it clear.

65 min: SUBSTITUTION - Clyde
David McGowan replaces Pat Clark.

60 min: Rangers' three new introductions all featured in a closed door game at Murray Park this morning, with Adam and Velicka netting goals in a 3-1 win over Morton. More on that game here.

59 min: SUBSTITUTION - Rangers
Miller, Darcheville and Thomson make way for Kris Boyd, Andrius Velicka and Charlie Adam.

57 min: Novo looks dangerous as he cuts in from the left but his shot is well blocked by Brown. Gers are preparing a triple change.

55 min: Another neat pass by Papac releases Novo on the left and he is tugged back to win a free kick, but he wastes the set piece opportunity.

52 min: Papac plays Darcheville in with a lovely pass on the left but the striker's cross is flicked clear by Cherrie.

47 min: SUBSTITUTION - Clyde
Albertz and Laudrup end their involvement in the game as they are replaced by Gary McSwegan and Roddy McLennan.

46 min: McCulloch calls the new keeper in to action straight away as he pulls off a great save from the midfielder's shot, pushing it on to the bar.

46 min: Clyde get the second half under way with one change to their team, Peter Cherrie replacing David Hutton in goal.

HT: Clyde 0 v 0 Rangers
Walter Smith's side have been the better team in the opening 45 minutes, but they have nothing to show for their superiority.

45 min: Thomson's shot is deflected to Novo whose powerful drive is tipped over the top by Hutton. The resulting corner is the last action of the half.

43 min: Thomson and Miller combine and the latter's driven shot is well blocked by Mark Brown for a corner.

41 min: Darcheville does well on the left and drives a cross towards the back post that just eludes Miller. Whittaker and McCulloch exchange passes with the rebound before Lee curls an effort just wide of the post.

38 min: Novo wins a free kick in the Clyde half and Thomson has an ambitious effort at goal but Hutton holds comfortably.

33 min: SUBSTITUTION - Clyde
Arthur Numan's guest appearance is at an end as he is replaced by Alan Trouten.

33 min: Darcheville has a great opportunity when Novo's shot is deflected in to his path just 7 yards out, but Hutton gets down well to block.

31 min: Once again McCulloch tries his luck from distance after picking it up from Thomson, but Hutton is a match once more.

28 min: Whittaker swings a deep cross to the back post and Hutton rises to flick it behind for a corner with McCulloch lurking. Novo's corner finds Broadfoot, but the big defender puts it over the bar.

25 min: Broadfoot fells Clark and the crowd are looking for Albertz to hit it this time. He does, and it beats the wall but Whittaker provides the protection for McGregor and clears.

23 min: Arthur Numan wins a free kick when Kevin Thomson slides in midway into the Gers half. Jorg Albertz is lining up the free kick. But he disappoints the fans when he chooses to cross.

19 min: Laudrup releases Gibson with a fantastic ball inside the fullback and Gibson earns a corner when his driven cross is deflected behind.

14 min: Novo gets the break of the ball in the Clyde box but he can't get a shot on target with his left foot. Gers are dominating the early stages.

13 min: McCulloch releases Darcheville down the left and Billy Gibson is forced to concede a corner to stop the Frenchman.

11 min: Whittaker almost picks out Miller, but the ball drifts just a little long for the front man.

7 min: MCulloch forces another save from Hutton as he tries a shot from 25 yards after collecting the ball from Papac on the left.

6 min: Thomson slides a pass to Darcheville who releases Kenny Miller on the left, but the Gers number nine can't find the target from just inside the box.

5 min: Brian Laudrup wins the first corner of the game and gets a warm reception from the visiting fans as he goes over to take the set piece.

3 min: Kenny Miller, again receiving a mixed reception from the stands, breaks down the right and delivers a dangerous cross that just eludes Darcheville. McCulloch connects at the far post and forces a save from Clyde keeper David Hutton.

1 min: Steven Whittaker crunches in to a tackle after Rangers lose possession for the first time.

0 min: Rangers get the match under way.

TEAMS
Clyde: Hutton, McGregor, Trialist, Higgins, Numan, Brown, Gibson, Kettlewell, Clark, Albertz, Laudrup.
Subs: Trouten, Wilson, McSwegan, McGowan, Cherrie, MacLennan, Connelly, Murch.

Rangers: McGregor; Whittaker, Broadfoot, Weir, Papac; Novo, Hemdani, Thomson, McCulloch; Darcheville
Subs: G. Smith, Dailly, Velicka, Boyd, Adam, MacLachlan, Emslie, Furman.

Quero a ousadia, o planejamento, a coragem, a tensão, a necessidade das decisões rápidas e até um quê de desdém pelas reações. Ser firme enquanto tremo por dentro, tudo por um propósito. Depois fugir, nem com indolência nem com desespero, para viver os meus ganhos. Mas a fuga é depois da vida. A vida é o assalto.

Pense em Bonnie e Clyde. O que esses dois poderiam fazer? A coragem, a confiança mútua, a cumplicidade entre eles, se vivessem como quem assalta um banco, em vez de assaltá-los de fato, quão brilhante não seria a sua vida? O quanto não poderiam ter feito pelo mundo, pela humanidade. Que lições não poderíamos colher deles?

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Show me kindness, show me beauty, show me truth! Quid est Bonitas? Essa pergunta eu acho mais difícil de responder do que a própria (e famosa) "Quid est Veritas?" ou então a "Quid est pulchrum?". O que difere o "bom" do "bonzinho"?

Não sei, nem o bom nem o bonzinho seriam capazes de assaltar um banco (voltando ao exemplo de logo atrás). Mas ao bom sobram as virtudes necessárias e falta a torpeza. Ao bonzinho faltam as virtudes, e nem sempre lhe falta a torpeza. Não assalta um banco porque é fraco, não porque é errado. Faz o bem, mas por inércia. É morno, e a morneza dá tamanha náusea em certas "pessoas importantes" que lhes causa o vômito.

O que é a bondade, afinal? Não consigo responder essa pergunta, da mesma forma que não consigo responder nenhuma das outras nem a "Quid est Caritas?". Não existe bondade real sem amor real. Mas, da mesma forma que eu não preciso saber precisamente o que é um músculo para desenvolvê-lo, ou (pior!) uma idéia: não sei definir o que é idéia, acho que ninguém sabe (mas talvez mude de idéia depois de ler o livro "Insight", de Bernard Lonergan, que deve chegar à minha casa até o fim do mês), mas todos nós conseguimos desenvolver idéias e criatividade. Da mesma forma a bondade e o amor. Não os desenvolvemos com exercícios no mesmo sentido dos músculos e das idéias, sequer são sentimentos: são muito mais que isso. Mas os desenvolvemos através da vida. Com a prática inconsciente e consciente, com a reflexão e as quedas. Aprendemos a ser bons no lixo, no deserto, na rejeição, no sofrimento, essas coisas ruins mas maravilhosas que nos atacam. Falta-me muito sofrimento ainda.

6 Nike could sue Nigo, but the company probably wouldn\'t win.
Anyone who\'s ever looked at one of A Bathing Ape\'s popular Bapestas has surely noticed their striking similarity to Nike\'s Air Force 1s-sans swoosh and plus gaudy colorways. Though neither Nike nor Nigo will comment on this astounding likeness, one can\'t help but wonder if Nike could sue Nigo for patent infringement? "If [a sneaker is] functionally the same but looks a little different, you\'re safe," says Dick Turner, a partner at the Sughrue law firm in Washington, D.C. "Changing things just a little bit will change the look enough where it will be outside of the design patent. To win on a design patent it almost has to be copied." Sneaker companies file for design and technology patents by submitting a drawing to the United States Patent and Trademark Offices. (According to the USPTO\'s website, Nike owns over 2,000 patents.) While design patents are a fairly recent phenomenon, it\'s much easier to file for technology infringement. "Take the [Reebok] Pumps," Turner says. "Anybody else that makes a pump-able shoe is going to have problems regardless of what it looks like. It covers a pretty big area of real estate." And thus it seems that Nigo may continue pumping Air Faux-ce 1s all the livelong day, ay!

7 Known as a California skate company, Etnies actually started in France.
8 Goodyear, a division of the U.S. Rubber Company, is the original manufacturer of Keds.
9 Samuel L. Jackson and Eric Clapton are celebrity fans of Hiroki Nakamura\'s exclusive Japanese sneaker brand VISVIM.
10 Oakley designed sneakers for the U.S. Special Forces.
11 Jerry Seinfeld owns over 500 pairs of mint condition white sneakers.
12 By dividing the model number by 10, you can determine the approximate retail price of a New Balance sneaker. (i.e. NB574=$57.40)
13 The letters D and C are the 4th and 3rd letters in the alphabet, and many of the details on DC\'s shoes are based either on 3s, 4s, or the combination of the two, 7.
14 The Air Force 1 was the first basketball shoe to use air technology when it debuted in 1982.
15 The Air Max 1, which debuted in \'87, was the first Nike to expose the air bubble.
16 Jacob The Jeweler created a diamond encrusted Allen Iverson "Question" sneaker with 246 white-gold diamonds. It sold in 2004 in the Eastbay catalog holiday gift guide for $65,000. What a steal!
17 Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman started Blue Ribbon Sports, Nike\'s forerunner company with $500 each. B.R.S. is now a division of Nike specializing in clothes that complement its kicks.

18 Customization is all the rage today, but it\'s nothing new to vans.
For those who believe Nike i.d. is the best thing since shelltoes, peep game. Before sneaker customization went from niche hobby to overpriced mainstream trend, Vans was on it. With its understated designs, Vans may not seem like a beacon of cutting-edge creativity. But don\'t get it twisted; the company started customizing sneakers in March 1966. Founder Paul Van Doren believed in selling shoes directly to customers and allowed them to bring fabric to the factory to be turned into a shoe. "We\'re known for having funky patterns and doing Hawaiian prints, and stuff like that," explains Vans spokesperson Chris Overholser. "And the way that started was people would bring in their board shorts that got too ratty, and we could pull fabric from them and make them into shoes." The company put a halt to its custom business when its factories moved overseas in 1995. In 2004, Vans got back in the game with its website, shop.vans.com. Who want what?

19 Rocky Balboa wore Converse. The "Rocky Steps" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art have his bronzed soles set in concrete.
20 In 2001, K-Swiss acquired the rights to Royal Elastics. Royal Elastics prides itself on making sneakers that are "elasticated." Ironically, K-Swiss are designed to prevent stretching.

21 In True Crime: New York City, players have to search for special-edition Puma sneakers and return them to shoe stores. Puma produced the actual Puma x True Crime RS-100 sneaker, and they could be found in the same stores featured in the video game.
22 When the original Nike Dunk pack was released in school colors to NCAA basketball teams (Michigan, Syracuse, Kentucky), Georgetown wanted to have its own distinct model. As a result, the team received a Terminator that read "Hoyas" across its back.
23 In 1985, the NBA banned the red and black Air Jordan Is because they were "too colorful," and fined Jordan for wearing them. The move spawned the marketing campaign "Banned By The NBA."

24 On May 27, 1990, a huge shipment of Nikes got lost at sea.
In one of the strangest shipping accidents ever, 80,000 pairs of Nikes went missing in the Pacific Ocean en route from South Korea to the U.S. Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer has been recovering Air Solo Flight, Strike Force, and Pegasus from that overboard shipment ever since. "Nike makes durable shoes," says Ebbesmeyer. "Apparently they\'re tougher than the ocean." Now, Ebbesmeyer tracks their movement. "If you follow the shoes you can follow the currents." He says a shoe from the spill can drift at an average rate of seven miles per day. "There\'s 24,000 miles around the Earth at the equator. So they\'ve been floating long enough to go around the world twice." Dope floats, indeed.

25 Sneakers got their first shine on the silver screen in 1961.
In addition to talking deer and magic nannies, Walt Disney Pictures was also the first movie studio to highlight performance sneakers. In the 1961 film The Absent Minded Professor, physical chemistry prof Ned Brainard invents a gravity defying substance called Flubber ("flying rubber") and successfully tests it on the struggling basketball team. With a little dab of Flubber added to the soles of its players\' sneakers, Medfield overcomes a 43-point deficit and defeats rival Rutland College. Knicks fans, relax; movies are make-believe. You\'ve got about as good a chance of getting your hands on Flubber as you do getting Starbury and Stevie Franchise to improve their teammates.

26 Bulletproof?
When hip-hop and skateboard culture converged, it was a no-brainer that some poor skate kid was gonna get shot. Luckily for Dante Formosa, he was wearing pro Colin McKay\'s signature Havocs from DC Shoes. On July 4, 2004, Dante-12 years old at the time-was enjoying a Philadelphia fireworks show when shots rang out. "I looked down and saw a hole in my shoe. I took my shoe off. It was all bloody," Dante told NBC News. "My friend pulled out a bullet." Apparently DC\'s rugged design, meant to protect from grip-tape abuse, slowed the stray bullet. Dante was wounded, but it could have been much worse. "I am happy that our durability can stop a bullet; my next shoe will have Kevlar sides just for that reason," jokes Colin McKay. "Oh, and they will work well for skating, too." While never intending to produce a shoe that could withstand a blast of lead, DC does build skate shoes tough enough to handle the rigors of skateboarding. "We test our kicks in the most abusive way possible-with a skateboard," says DC Founder and Chief Brand Officer Ken Block. He wouldn\'t comment on the possibility of stealing G-Unit from RBK.

27 The Beatles felt Nike subverted their "Revolution."
In 1987, Nike used the Beatles song "Revolution" in a commercial after reportedly paying Capitol Records Inc. $250,000 for the North American licensing rights. Apple Records, the Beatles\' recording company across the pond, had adamantly opposed the transaction and sued Nike Inc., Capitol Records Inc., EMI Records Inc., and the Wieden+Kennedy advertising agency for $15 million. Capitol-EMI said that Apple director and shareholder Yoko Ono had supported the deal. An out-of-court settlement eventually resolved a tangled web of lawsuits between the Beatles and their American and British record companies, and the terms have been kept secret. In March 1988, Nike stopped airing ads featuring "Revolution." When in doubt, blame Yoko. (JM)

28 Michael Jordan nearly ended his Nike sponsorship after his first two sneakers. In an attempt to convince MJ of Nike\'s commitment to him, designer Tinker Hatfield included him in the design process-an unprecedented move at the time. The Jordan III was the first in the line to featurethe Jumpman logo, and it helped convince him to stay.
29 Michael Jordan wanted to sign with Adidas in 1984, not Nike. He was a self-described "Adidas nut," and told his agent that if the deal was even close he\'d sign with them.
30 Members of the Heaven\'s Gate cult, which conducted a mass suicide in 1997, died rocking fresh black leather Nike sneakers with a white swoosh, giving new meaning to the term "fresh to death."
31 Ès and Emerica are  divisions of Etnies Sole Technology.
32 The limited edition New Balance 547s, attributed to graffiti/graphic design legend Haze on eBay, were actually designed by Josh Widcomb. [See p. 25, flip, for Haze\'s real NBs.]
33 Nike employed Hunter S. Thompson collaborator Ralph Steadman for the launch of its 180 Air line.
34 Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars, first marketed in 1917, are the all-time best-selling sneakers, with total sales nearing 600 million pairs.
35 In 2005, Air Force 1s accounted for $1 billion in Nike sales, and a profit margin of 70 percent.
36 In 1980, the branded athletic shoe business was less than $1 billion. Today, industry experts put it at close to $8 billion, not including accessories and clothing.

37 Computer love
Launched in 2005, the Adidas 1 running shoe features a magnetic sensor, a microprocessor capable of five million calculations per second, and a motor-driven cable system that adjusts compression and cushioning based on your weight and the strength of your footfalls. It is not the first computer shoe, however. In 1984, the Adidas Micropacer boasted a digital pedometer in the tongue that displayed distance, time, average speed, and caloric expenditure. By 1985, the more complex Puma RS featured a computerized pedometer that could transfer data to an Apple IIe or Commodore 64 after the run. With improved technology, now humans can serve their computer masters even while running from them!

38 Footloose
Eccentric, 6\'11" NBA center Darryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins was a true pioneer. In 1975 he was the first high school player to go directly to the league, and he made history by shattering a backboard with a dunk in 1979. His oddest groundbreaking came in \'82, when the Nike-endorsed behemoth was offered money by rival brand Pony. Instead of taking sides, he took the money and wore one shoe from each company (Nike wasn\'t amused and promptly dumped Dawkins). Okay, considering that Dawkins claimed to hail from the planet Lovetron, where his girl Juicy Lucy still lived, it may not have been his oddest moment.

39 The name Adidas was derived from its founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler. Puma was started by Rudolf Dassler, Adi\'s brother, in 1948, after the two had a personal falling out.
40 Nike did not terminate Kobe Bryant following his arrest for sexual assault in July 2003.

41 Reebok spent $25 million promoting the Dan vs. Dave decathlon battle.
42 Martina Hingis blamed Sergio Tacchini sneakers, which she endorsed and wore, for her seemingly career ending ankle injury in 2002. She began competing again this year, wearing Adidas.
43 Diadora has a museum devoted to its history and athletes housed in the basement of its store in Florence, Italy.
44 Before B.R.S. was renamed Nike, Phil Knight proposed the name Dimension 6.
45 Carolyn Davidson, the Portland State University graphic design student who designed the Nike swoosh in 1971, was originally paid a fee of $35. In 1983, Nike gave her shares of its stock and a diamond ring featuring the swoosh.
46 Arthur Ashe, the late tennis star whose name is licensed for a shoe line through Run Athletics, was the first African-American man to win Wimbledon, in 1970. Sadly, apartheid kept him out of the South Africa Open. Don\'t hate the player, hate the game.

47 Dee Brown was the first NBA Slam Dunk Champion to wear Reebok Pumps.
At the 1991 Slam Dunk Contest, Brown repeatedly pressed the inflatable basketball on the tongue of his Reebok Pumps, sprinted downcourt, leaped, and flushed a diagonal left-handed slam. The company sold 20 million pairs of the $170 Pumps in four years, but their popularity faded. The Pump\'s latest edition is the Romulus, a high-tech upgrade. "When we took prototypes out, we had the manual pump and the new version," says Bill McInnis, Reebok\'s Director of Advanced Concepts. "Everybody picked the pump ball first, but once they tried [the Romulus] on, the conversion rate was 100 percent." Still, neither guarantees a Slam Dunk title.

48 In 2002, the Jordan XVII retailed for $200 and was the most expensive sneaker ever at retail.
49 William Riley, founder of the New Balance Arch Company in 1906, based early designs on chicken\'s feet.
50 New Balance makes up to six different widths-from 2A to 6E.
51 The Nike waffle sole was originally called the "nipple sole" by its inventor, Bill Bowerman.
52 After realizing that they wear the same size, Steven Malkmus of Pavement once traded a pair of sneakers with Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz.
53 Skater Stevie Williams was first signed to DC shoes, but now skates in his own line of Reebok DGK models.  "DGK" stands for William\'s group of friends, who went by the name "Dirty Ghetto Kids."
54 Reebok signed Allen Iverson to a lifetime contract on November 28, 2001. A.I. gets a reported $7 million a year from the company.
55 Jordans are released on Saturdays so that kids don\'t skip school to get \'em.
56 Gwen Stefani\'s L.A.M.B. clothing line makes sneakers through Royal Elastics for both women, and, believe it or not, men. That shit is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
57 K-Swiss\'s five-stripe design is utilitarian; it helps prevent stretching.
58 Marc Jacobs bases the designs of the Louis Vuitton sneakers on "ordinary occurrences and everyday anecdotes." You couldn\'t tell?
59 Reebok almost signed LeBron James to a $75 million-dollar contract, until Nike snatched him up for $90 mil.
60 In 2003, Reebok signed a three-year-old basketball prodigy named Mark Walker. They scooped the youngster after his parents sent in a video of Walker making 18 consecutive free throws on an 8-foot hoop. In a press release Reebok referred to Walker as "short of everything but talent."

61 Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman once thought the large swoosh made the shoes appear heavy.
62 According to market research company The NPD Group, sneakers priced over $100 made up only $611 million of the $8 billion that customers spent on footwear during 2005.
63 Skate legend Tony Hawk and MTV jackass Bam Margera skate in Adio footwear, a sneaker company based out of Cali.
64 Nike SB sneakers have monthly drops rather than hard release dates, making it harder to predict when they\'ll arrive in stores.
65 The big sneaker companies, such as Nike and Adidas, own viewing boxes at most large sporting events like the U.S. Open and NBA Finals. However, should you step into their box wearing the sneakers of a competitor, you may be promptly asked to go barefoot- or offered to exchange your shoes temporarily for the host brand\'s.

66  Adidas helped win a World Cup.
At the 1954 World Cup, Adidas founder Adi Dassler made a halftime adjustment even Phil Jackson would be proud of. The underdog West German soccer team was down 2-0 to Hungary\'s "Mighty Magyars"-undefeated since 1950-and having trouble with the stadium\'s sloppy turf. "Adi had a very close relationship with the team and worked with them," says Ben Pruess, Global Head of Heritage for Adidas. "He introduced a new piece of footwear with a screw-in stud, which gave players better traction." Germany pounced with two quick goals to tie the match 2-2, and with six minutes left, Helmut Rahn scored the game winner after Hungary\'s keeper slipped on the wet grass. It was Germany\'s first World Cup, but more importantly, inspired a nation devastated by war. "This sporting event really gave them pride," Pruess says. Proof positive, a dramatic feature about events surrounding the game, Das Wunder Von Bern, was released in Germany in 2003. Adidas is for the children!

67 MTV refuses to play Nelly\'s "Air Force Ones" clip.
"Air Force Ones" were the three dirrty words Nelly couldn\'t say on Music Television. In early 2003, MTV, MTV2, and VH1 banned the "Air Force Ones" video due to excessive product placement. For those MTV die-hards who refused to watch BET, which did show the video, here\'s what you missed: Nelly and the St. Lunatics perform an impromptu concert after fans interrupt their shopping spree. How did you live without that?

68 Adidas\'s Stan Smith is named after a tennis player who won two U.S. Opens and Wimbledon in the early \'70s, not the titular character of Fox\'s \'American Dad.\'
69 In August 2005, Adidas acquired Reebok for $3.8 billion-the deal should be finalized by this summer.
70 Reebok and Pharrell share a love akin to Eminem and Kim. After falling out and threatening to sue each other, the two reconciled and went back into business together. You scream, I scream, we all scream for Ice Creams!
71 Until 1966, Converse All-Stars were only available in black and white.
72 The 1992 film Sneakers, which starred Robert Redford and River Phoenix, had nothing to do with sneaks. FYI, the forthcoming documentary Just For Kicks, does.
73 New Balancesneakers were emblazoned with "Made in the USA," but the company has factories in China and was taken to court over the claim.
74 Reebok is named after an African gazelle called a rhebok.
75 Skechers and L.A. Gear are both the brainchild of Robert Greenberg. Say what you say, he\'s rich.
76 Adidas\'s three-stripe logo is rumored to represent the three sons of Adidas founder, Adi Dassler.

77 On the Coq
It might not produce an anthem like "My Adidas," but legendary rapper DMC has found his new fit in upscale French sneaker brand Le Coq Sportif. After seeing Run\'s "Time For A Change" Phat Farm sneaker campaign and undergoing personal revelations (he recently discovered that he was adopted), D went searching for a shoe that would match his new persona. When a friend brought him to Le Coq Sportif\'s showroom, he immediately knew he\'d found a sneaker for an older Darryl "DMC" McDaniels. "In the \'80s, I was always afraid to mess with it because it was too fly for me," D remembers. "I can get fly now." While artists like the Fresh Prince and LL Cool J were known to rock the triangle rooster in the \'80s, the brand (which was actually owned by Adidas until 1995) has been largely unknown to American consumers in the last 10 years. "DMC is known for making Adidas what it is today," says Jennifer Delevante, Marketing Communications Director of newly launched Le Coq Sportif North America. "He considered Adidas to be part of his great past, but he\'s reinventing himself, and he needed something new. He\'s become a brand ambassador." While the company\'s new ads will be tied to the release of his new album, Checks, Thugs and Rock \'n Roll, D is more than just a public face. With input in colorways, cuts, and styles, he\'s helping to define the future of the brand. "I\'m not just another rapper with a sneaker line. That\'s the worst thing that I could ever do," he says. "We didn\'t do Adidas for any commercial reasons, that\'s what we wore. This is what I wear now." Just close your eyes and imagine a concert hall with thousands of 40-year-olds holding their Le Coq Sportifs proudly over their heads.

78 The Nike Air Max 95 design was based on the human body.  The midsole represents the spine, the graduated panels represent the muscles, the lace loops are the ribs, and the mesh  represents the skin.
79 In 2005, Reebok pulled a 50 Cent commercial because it showed 50 counting from one to nine, referring to the nine times he was shot. Reebok thought it was a positive message, but a mother whose son was shot to death complained, so the company pulled the ad.
80 Keds was the first company to call its rubber-soled shoes "sneakers."

81 In 1968, Puma became the first shoe to introduce Velcro fasteners.
82 Asics is an acronym for the Latin phrase "Anima Sana In Corpore Sano," which translates to "a sound mind in a sound body."
83 Featuring a kangaroo-esque pouch, Roos were endorsed by former NFL rushing leader Walter Payton.
84 Only Nike and Reebok sell more basketball sneakers than And 1.

85 Etnies made the first pro-model skate shoe.
Founded 20 years ago by the Rautureau Apple Shoe Company and skateboarder Alain "Platoon" Montagnet, Etnies was the first shoe company to be owned by a skateboarder, to develop a pro-skate shoe, and to sign a skater to a contract. It was luck-as much as visionary thinking-that helped bring about the signing of California\'s Natas Kaupas. "The original owner came to Venice Beach," explains current C.E.O., owner, and ex pro-skater Pierre André Senizergues, "and saw Natas on the cover of Thrasher, so he went to a local skate shop, got his address, went to his house, and found him. It was lucky. He could have not been there. They decided right then to make the deal." Sometimes opportunity knocks, literally. (DS)

86 When Saucony started in 1910, it made "carpet slippers," constructed from actual rugs.
87 The Air Max 360 heel pull-tab with two lines inside a 16-dot circle represents the birthday of designer Martin Lotti.
88 The "PF" in PF Flyers stands for "posture foundation."

89 Fabolous got his kicks collection exposed on  ESPN\'s \'It\'s The Shoes.\'
When ESPN\'s Kevin Wilde and David Jacoby decided to make a show about sneakers, Bobbito Garcia was the first and last name on their list of hosts, and rightly so. Garcia, famous for hosting Stretch Armstrong\'s popular \'90s college radio show, penned the groundbreaking article "Confession of a Sneaker Addict" in The Source in 1991, as well as the sneaker culture tome, Where\'d You Get Those? New York City\'s Sneaker Culture: 1960 to 1987 [Testify, \'02]. The producers had no idea the resulting half-hour show, which airs on ESPN2 at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday nights, and features segments on sneakerhead dons like Flight Club\'s Chris Ridell, and celebs Carmelo Anthony and Trick Daddy, would expose F-A-B-O\'s F-A-U-X collection. "All the kids on niketalk.com were like, \'Yo, Fabolous was showing some fake Jordans on the screen and he didn\'t even know it,\'" Bobbito recalls. "I don\'t think he knows to this day." The same haters might be inclined to think that Fab\'s kicks aren\'t the only phony thing about sneaker TV. "You got a host that got legitimacy up his fuckin\' asshole," says Bobbito, unfazed. "So just sit back and enjoy it."

90 Hungar For More
Thought every corner of the universe had been dusted for retro sneakers? Not quite. In 1971, Hungarian athletic shoe company Tisza introduced sneakers in communist Eastern European countries as an alternative to the standard-issue leather shoes. When the Iron Curtain dropped in 1989, Western brands soon buried the once popular Tiszas. "Slowly, we are getting over this shock of capitalism and these new brands," says 23-year-old Tisza designer Zsofi Fenyvesi. The line was re-released in 2002 and Hungarian youth embraced Tisza, the only fashion and shoe company to design and produce in their country. It\'s a distinction that also keeps the shoes, um, limited edition. "It would be great to have products in other countries," says Fenyvesi, "but it isn\'t worth it because the shoes are produced in Hungary, not Vietnam, so it cannot be sold cheap." For us, by us-for real. (MJ)

91 New York\'s Department of Correction forbids prisoners in NYC jails to wear Nike Air or similar sneakers because razors and drugs can be stored in the hollowed-out sole of the air bubble. Ironically, prisoners can wear Converse Weapons, as they can\'t be used as a weapons cache.
92 DC Shoes\'s L.A. headquarters stands on the very spot where founder Damon Way was conceived.
93 Kurt Cobain died wearing a pair of black suede Converse One Stars.
94 Fila signed Grant Hill to an $80 million deal in 1997. Since then, Hill has played in only 249 games. In two and a half seasons, LeBron has already played in over 200.
95 In 1991, MC Hammer was endorsing British Knights.
96 When Reebok signed Yao Ming in 2003, it was the first time the company won an endorsement battle against Nike.
97 Andy Roddick\'s signature Reebok shoe was called the "Figjam DMX." "Figjam," which stands for "Fuck I\'m good…just ask me," comes from the nickname of Aussie Rules Football player Nathan Buckley.
98 Nike Air technology was born in 1979.
99 LA Gear still exists.

100  Nike Cortez were born at Asics.
In 1969, Asics, then known as Tiger, released the Cortez. Phil Knight, who\'d been a sales rep for Tiger in the \'60s, felt that he\'d been instrumental in the development of the shoe, so he took the design with him when he left to form the company that would later become Nike. Thus began a lengthy legal battle. In \'74, the courts decided that both parties had the rights to the design of the shoe, but that Tiger could not use the name Cortez. As a result, the company renamed its shoe the Corsair. Thirty years later, both models are still available.

101 When it premiered in \'73, the Puma Clyde was the first endorsed basketball shoe. When it came time to re-release the shoe, Puma didn\'t have an original blueprint, so designers and shoe engineers meticulously dissected an employee\'s deadstock pair to re-create the specs

This is the first photograph of the Puma Clyde expected to arrive next year. With a bit of suede and a nice flower motif this shoe is expected to hit the stores in February 2009!

Thanks to EuKicks'a sagol!

After signing with the Black Wall Street, Clyde Carson is set to become the next West Coast prince and bring that Bay Area flavor with that West Coast rap.

Click to listen California State of Mind

Tommie Smith is one of the athletes that raised his fist at the 1968 Olympics! To honor the 200 meter dash gold medal winner Puma is issuing two new editions of their Clyde. One is made out of gold (you wish!) and the other one is blue (or could also be black, we're pretty colorblind). He finished the 200m race in 19.83s and so they've also put that on the shoe...

**WARNING** SPOILERS AHEAD **WARNING**

About: Sheriff Broncho over at the Sheriff's office in Alamonia, needs your help in capturing some desert bandits, especially now that the amount of bandits on the loose is growing every day! Of course, he doesn't want any old person to help him with this noble act; he needs someone who has already earned reputation on Alamonia so he can be sure the person helping him out is the right man (or woman) for the job (i.e. you need at least 50 reputation with Clyde to help Broncho out). You can help in two different quests to gain bounty points: One in a one-fight duel and the other in a multiple-fight affair to get to the bandit leader. And once you do, an unexpected character comes to face you in the final boss fight (more on this later). Once the boss fight is defeated a reward mecha shop opens up, with a level 14 free player mecha and a level 23 Star Captain mecha (no Nova Gem mechs).

My Opinion: The reputation quests continue in this update in the form of Bounty Hunting, and to be honest, while I'm still a fan of it, I'm starting to think it's getting overused, especially here in Westion where that's pretty much all there is. Still, it was disguised nicely as bounty hunting and I like that there were two different quests you could embark on, although one more would have been perfect. The rewards are nice although I can't help but feel that free players got robbed by only getting a level 14 mecha. The official reason was because there was a gap between levels 13-14 and it needed to be filled, but I really think they could have filled that gap some other way other than like this. Besides that, the mechs are decent but not really something special, which I kinda like considering this wasn't exactly a major aspect of Westion. This update really gets major points with the very nice plot twist at the boss fight: It's Broncho! There were very small hints throughout that Broncho was indeed the one behind all this, and the plot twist definitely served its purpose: I was definitely surprised! I was waiting for a major plot twist in Westion and we finally got it, and AE did a great job putting it in there.

Overall Grade of Update: 9.0/10. The fact that free players got the very short end of the stick with the rewards brings the grade down a bit, but I really liked the plot twist. I thought AE could have done something else with the mech rewards since they are very bland and uninteresting. Overall, there wasn't any one spot of the update that really shined and it was overall just an on-par release, although the plot twist and overall execution was enough in my book to give it a 9.0.

Enjoy and stay tuned for the analysis of the Friday update in a little while! :)

I'll be posting a mix of old photos and new, from all over the place, but mainly from places where I have lived, or am living. The spur to starting this today was a photo blog I saw with a daily photo of Glasgow, which is somewhere I lived for a few years, and am very fond of, so my first photo will be one from Glasgow. 

This is the much-maligned Tower at the Glasgow Science Centre on the Clyde, which is meant to rotate through 360 degrees, driven by the prevailing wind. Since it was built, it's spent much of its time stubbornly NOT doing that, but even when static it is an impressive building which can be seen randomly projecting from a surprising number of places around the city. 

This was taken on a summer's day, looking straight up the tower. 

I'm from the Scottish Highlands, and have lived for big chunks of my life in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and am now living in the English Midlands, so future photos will likely come from all of those places. 

Thanks for reading!

I have just aded a new video of the Sea World Mime to youtube, he is the guy that entertains the crowd before the Clyde and Seamorer show at this theme park in Orlando Florida

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Don't forget to check out my main travel blog site at travelshorts.com for more videos

Encore un sujet sur Mr Clyde mais comme le disait Ekoué "Je radote sur mais ca fait partie du jeu"!
J'aurais du commencer ce blog par ce post logiquement mais je n'avais pas cette cassette à ma disposition, il s'agit de la premiere mixtape de Clyde! Elle doit dater de l'été 1994, l'epoque ou Cut et Clyde étaient les seuls dj's sur paris à sortir des K7 mixés! On y retrouve en vrac Notorious Big & Method man, OC, Mic Geronimo, les Beatnuts, Craig Mack, Pete Rock & CL, Keith Murray, Bush Babees, Bahamadia... Je compte sur les talents de Cahloun pour avoir la playlist détaillée.
La recette reste la même avec Clyde, des bons disques, une bonne technique, ce qui donne 90mn de pur plaisir!
Dj Clyde Number One Mixtape

Je remercie Klima qui a rippé cette tape, et je vous invite à aller voir son blog qui se complète bien au mien, donc support!

Radio Nostalgie

PS: Bonus pour bien commencer l'été, un hypnotik dj show qui vous est offert par Ben_G2 qui si j'ai bonne mémoire doit dater de l'hiver 95-96, avec une selection fin des années 80 debut 90's. Joey starr est encore présent pour animer le show et Clyde est encore une fois magistral!

Hypnotik Dj show

About: This week's update saw the addition of Westion to the ever-growing list of planets to explore (sarcasm intended here ;)). Being the first off-Soluna City planet (the Moon doesn't count), many people were unsure of what to expect. What we got was a planet with two main screens to travel to, both with western-themed roads and buildings, none of which actually opened up. In the main screen the main NPC, Clyde, welcomes you to their city named Alamonia. You can talk to him about the situation there between Alamonia and Kaeldron, a nearby territory infiltrated with Drakels, apparently an enemy of the Alamonians. You start on Alalmonia's side and to gain reputation with them, you go on missions to defeat incoming bandits. We also get a taste of the Drakels on the second screen, where it appears that two Drakels have been trapped on Alamonia and can't get off. During the mission we go face-to-face with two new enemies, the Wrangler and Khael Snake. You can also randomly get treasure chests with varying amounts of credits in them. Through it all you also unlock a new uniform and four new mecha models (one non-Star Captain, one Star Captain, and two Nova Gem).

My Opinion: For some reason I can't really understand why this update hasn't been given the praise I believe it deserves. When you look at the update from every angle, there is nothing you can criticize and everything to love. The entire layout was well-drawn and really gives off a western-like vibe. The uniform is a nice touch and adds to the western theme as well. The two new enemies were created really well and the graphics and animations are superb, not to mention that they are challenging but beatable and scaled very well for all levels. The four mechs are all great and powerful, but are not too amazing nor too weak. The mission itself was well-created and the treasure chest are a nice touch, and I really like the idea of reputation points (a LOT more than the profession rolls), since it makes so much more sense and is so much more realistic. And my favorite part of the entire update, the plot is shaping up to be truly epic. They set up an amazing side-plot with the disturbance between Alamonia and Kaeldron, and we are placed in a great spot, looking to mend the bad feelings and ally them with us to fight against the ShadowScythe. There are so many ways this plot can develop and I'm really excited to see how it pans out, and how it ultimately connects back to the ShadowScythe.

Overall Grade of Update: 10/10. I'm sure this will surprise many (if not most) people, but I grade updates by starting at a perfect ten and removing points when I see areas where AE went wrong. Needless to say, AE did not go wrong, and not only that, they easily exceeded my expectations. This update was without a doubt the most well-rounded I have seen to date. They have set the bar extremely high for off-Soluna City planets, and I can only hope to continue to see the quality of work that I was able to witness this week. Great work AE! :)

Enjoy! Feel free to post your feedback in the Comments section, especially why I'm completely wrong and this update really wasn't as good as I made it out to be. ;)

Overwhelmed with love from family, friends, and the historical community, The History Bluff would like to thank all of the readers out there. Be sure to read through this article for a recap of my comments, ending with a bang thanks to a scathing review from an expert on Bonnie and Clyde. Scintillating stuff ahead, hang on to your hats!

Feedback from The History Bluffians!

First off, The History Bluff had two great suggestions from two alert and concerned historians. The first suggestion was from Don of Ohio who gave me some insight on Napoleon Bonaparte and the itch he experienced after his tummy tuck. Also, Jane from South Carolina had a hunch that there was more to Caesar's death than an assassination. In the end, Jane was right - he died playing the game of tag.

The most interesting person to comment, B. Martinez, can't seem to get enough of this stuff after leaving messages like, "this guy just keeps getting better and better!" Well thank you, B. Martinez, but the writer for The History Bluff is taken and also likes to think of this site as a cooperative effort involving the entire historical community.

Heated Discussions!

Speaking of the historical community, "WhatAReWriteofHistory" left a scathing review of "Goodwill vs Bonnie and Clyde." The author claimed that the article was, "shameful and disrespectful." Later on, the author charged The History Bluff to "get your history right." Excellent admonition.

You'll notice in the comment left by "WhatAReWriteofHistory" (What a name to spell! Don't know if that's the first or last name) that the author was kind enough to go into great detail. An exciting point is that I believe this author writes all of the Wikipedia articles. A celebrity! Check out his article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_clyde. Honestly, you don't have to go to Wikipedia to read the article, for our convenience he copy/pasted it into his comment. Again though, WhatAReWriteofHistory, thank you for the comment and The History Bluff will thoroughly check Wikipedia on the next article.

Despite the indisputable evidence Wikipedia throws our way, The History Bluff stands by the story, just like how The History Bluff stands by the belief that America is overrun with serious people.

Edgar J. Helms, an early social innovator, began Goodwill Industries in 1902 with the intention of collecting unwanted goods and then giving them to underprivileged people to mend, repair, and use. In 1930, Bonnie and Clyde began Bonnie Charities, Inc., which rapidly grew over the beginning months, creating a heated rivalry between Goodwill Industries and Bonnie Charities, Inc.

Because of the close competition, Helms began to use the press to gain an edge over Bonnie and Clyde. What began as stirring small controversies ended up with Bonnie and Clyde being labeled as ruthless bank robbers.

Edgar Helms of Goodwill (left) and Bonnie and Clyde of Bonnie Charities, Inc. (right)

Goodwill began to thrive off of Helms' publicity stunt, and Bonnie Charities, Inc. began to suffer tremendously because Bonnie and Clyde were unable to respond quickly and effectively to Helms. As Bonnie Charities began to plummet and news of their "robberies" spread, small town lawmen began to target the two entrepreneurs.

On May 23, 1934, six lawmen in Bienville Parish, Louisiana ambushed Bonnie and Clyde on a lonely road. The two partners were on their way to a charity convention at the Bienville Parish Community Center.

The Ford V-8 Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed in while on a charity tour.

The vision of Helms and his crafty media stunt catapulted Goodwill Industries to the top of the charity industry. It has become a $2.96 billion nonprofit organization.

Took this shot just outside my window. Think it's a great shot. It was good looking in the camera but when I tried messing around with photoshop, this came out. Damn. I wish I knew how I did that as well.

On another note, I think Flickr is going to come after me with machetes. I just got a pro Flickr account and am totally abusing their unlimited upload policy by uploading 30GB of photos there. Anyone know a good lawyer? Don't you just love the sound of the word pro? Sounds like you've made it. You're there. Your hard work brings you into the upper echelons of the profession.

Unfortunately, in this case, it only costed £12.

Voici donc pour commencer un Freestyle d'Afro Jazz en direct du Cut Killer Show, qui vous est offert par Somno que je remercie au passage.
Afro Jazz Freestyle

En parlant d'Afro Jazz la transition est toute faite, vu que Clyde a fait quelques productions sur leur premier album (productions qui déclassaient celles des cainris présent). On continue donc logiquement avec Mr Clyde accompagné de Joey Starr, et Asko pour un mix qui fracasse tout comme d'habitude, mais aussi pour rester dans le theme du sujet avec un freestyle de Casey, Polo, et Joey Starr.

Hypnotik Dj Show Casey Joey Starr & Polo face A
Hypnoti Dj Show Face B

Comme j'ai un peu de temps cette semaine, j'en profite aussi pour vous offrir cette émission du Cut Killer Show avec une serie de mix Rn'b mais ca n'est pas pour ca que je l'ai encodée. Cut en seconde partie invite les different teep pour la sortie de leur album la rime urbaine, donc comme d'habitude dans le CK Show interview et freestyle, dans lequel on retrouve également Rocé.
Cut Killer & Different Teep

Tal día como hoy en 1934 la policía americana acribilló a balazos a los fugitivos Bonnie Parker y Clyde Barrow. Tenían respectivamente 23 y 25 años y su muerte está rodeada de dudas y preguntas que probablemente nunca se podrán resolver... ¿o sí?

Ambos naceron en Texas pero no se conocieron hasta 1930. Bonnie fue en su juventud una chica agradable y simpática, escritora casual de poemas y conocida en Rowena, su localidad natal. Además era responsable y buena estudiante. Clyde sin embargo comenzó su carrera delictiva bien joven. Cometió pequeños delitos al principio y más adelante subió el nivel y se sabe que participó en, al menos, 9 asesinatos. Se dice que Clyde no quería ganar fama gracias a sus crímenes, sino que simplemente se quería vengar de alguna manera de la policía de Texas así como de su sistema penitenciario por los abusos sufridos estando en custodia.

Se conocieron en la casa de una amiga a la que bonnie había acudido para ayudarla. Clyde estaba en la cocina preparando chocolate (¿?). Así pues es mentira la leyenda urbana que dice que ambos se conocieron cuando Bonnie trabajaba de camarera.

Escena del crimen de Bonnie y Clyde

El clan de los Barrow, como se les conocía, realizó numerosos atracos en los estados de Texas, Missouri, Iowa y Louisiana entre otros, a veces acompañados de Buck, el hermano de Clyde. Con el paso del tiempo el clan se volvió más violento y no les importaba asesinar a quien se pusiera por en medio. Estos crímenes ayudaron a romantizar a la pareja.

Finalmente, un 23 de Mayo de 1934, Bonnie y Clyde sufrieron una emboscada por parte de agentes federales de Texas y Louisiana, en una carretera secundaria en Bienville Parish, en el límite del estado de Louisiana. En ella los agentes cosieron literalmente a balazos a los fugitivos, muriendo ambos en el acto. Innumerables son las películas y canciones que se han hecho en torno a esta pareja, pero sobre todo recordamos la de 1967 dirigida por Arthur Penn con Warren Beatty y Faye Dunaway en los papeles principales.

Las fuerzas y cuerpos de seguridad de los Estados, siempre tan sensatos.

Bonnie y Clyde, R.I.P.

- Bonnie y Clyde en la Wikipedia (en español).

- Tumba de Bonnie y tumba de Clyde en Find A Grave.