Coming up, in addition to books, how the New York Public Library is next working on lending out technology. NY1's Adam Balkin filed the following report. Libraries are known for lending books. Libraries have recently also become known as a place to use computers and the internet. Now though, libraries are combining the two in their latest effort to try to close the so called "Digital Divide" made up of those who do and do not have access to the internet. The New York Public Library recently completed a pilot project during which certain patrons were able to check out wireless routers giving them free, unlimited internet access at home. "If you come in and you're part of a program, an educational program, then you're somebody that can be eligible to receive a device, if you do not have internet at home or if you do not have access to internet at home. And some of the families, through the pilot program, if they didn't have any way to access the internet as well they were able to receive laptops as well," said New York Public Library's Paul Lee. The library says while users are encouraged to use the router to, at least in part, continue online education programs started at the local branchusers are free to surf however they please. Some of the people who've already checked them out say because they don't use the internet that often, they never realized how useful and, in some cases, necessary it can be, not just for themselves but more so for their children. One library patron, Maria Rangel, says because English is her second language, she has trouble helping her daughter learn to read and pronounce words properly in English, borrowing a computer and internet access though allows her daughter to log in to interactive reading lessons online. "They show you how to read word by word and actually I don't know how to pronounce any word so she's starting to be my teacher, so it really helps for me and for my daughter because she's growing, she's feeling like she can be my teacher," Rangel says. As for when wireless lending will become a permanent service, the New York Public Library says it plans to evaluate data from the pilot and have the program back full time this fall. 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Sometimes the chopine platform as tall as 30", making it impossible for the wearer to walk without the support of maidservants to each side the vertiginous height of the chopine came to denote high status. The fashion began in Venice but rapidly spread across Europe. Curiously, the Church which frowned on fashion and earthly adornment actually approved of the chopine, since it considered the restricted freedom of movement protected the wearer from sinful temptations such as dancing! The Turkish bath shoes illustrated show the continued influence of the chopine but in a less extreme and more practical form. Wood was Good for ClogsAlthough the clog shoe is very much associated with the Dutch, and miniature pottery or wooden clogs are still a popular tourist souvenir, until the beginning of the nineteenth century, outside of the higher levels of society, clogs were worn by most of the European populace. In C14th old English, the word clog meant a lump of wood and the term only gradually came to refer specifically to shoes carved out of a lump of wood. Hard wearing and, more importantly, cheap to make, wooden clogs were the working man's (and woman's) footwear in many communities. The in the Lancashire wool and cotton mills, iron clad clogs were still being worn in the twentieth century. The iron cladding prevented the wooden clogs from rotting from exposure to the wet factory floors in the cotton mills. The tradition of clog dancing arose from the sound of the workforce as the iron feet struck the floors, tapping in rhythm with the noise of the machines. Want to read more? Walk this way. Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us Buy Now It is said that, in the 1920s, Ernest Hemingway accepted a ten dollar bet that he could write a complete story in just six words. He did, but it might be thought the saddest story ever told: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn." Queen Victoria expressed mixed sentiments about her own and other's children, even going so far on one occasion as to compare young babies unfavorably with frogs. The queen frequently made clear her disappointment with her children but she always lovingly kept her eldest son's baby shoes the son later to become Edward V11. Happily, the bronze cast of the baby shoes, shown above, surely has a different tale and represents the fond memories of the proud parents. Poulaine to WinklepickerThe pointy toe of the winklepicker shoe, a twentieth century style point of the fifties and sixties for both men and women, harks back to the poulaines of the fourteenth century. At the very height of its fashion the toe of the poulaine had become so long, more than 18" was known, that the ends had to be held up by a chain to enable the wearer to walk. As with all fashions, this example of impracticality was soon replaced by another extreme the wide toed shoe called a duck's bill. Width replaced length for a while. No Pain No Gain?Combined with a stiletto heel, the C20th winklepicker rendered many a stylish woman painfully aware of her feet but fashion compensated for agony! Marilyn Monroe: 'I don't know who invented high heels but all women owe him a lot.' Pimp My ShoesIn Tudor times, there was a fashion for decorating shoes with red roses which, under the Stuart monarchy, were replaced by silver tipped silk strings. It is possible the Romans buckled their shoes, in the same manner as later medieval buckles, attached to leather straps (like modern school children's' shoes) but the buckle as both function and ornament really came into its own in the seventeenth century. Some buckles were of gold and silver, set with jewels, but most were made of cut steel or brass. The buckle replaced the silk or thong laces of the previous century and remained the shoe fastener and decoration of fashion for the next two hundred years. By the 1770s, European court dandies scorned simply adorned shoes and favored large diamond set buckles set off against extravagant frothing lace frills. Rather than the ornament decorating the shoe, the shoe became the carrier for the ornamentation! Shoe BlingClick thumbnail to view full size See all 30 photos Vintage Two Color Bakelite Shoe Clips with Brass Accent Sparkly Rhinestones Shoe Clips Bone Leather Flower MUSI Shoe Clip with Rhinestone Center MUSI Show Bow with Aurora Stones The Old Woman who lived in a ShoeThe origin of the nursery rhyme is obscure but it is believed to refer either to Queen Caroline, the wife of Great Britain's George IV, and her brood of eight children, or to King George 111 who was often scornfully referred to as 'that old woman.'Whoever she was, the old woman who lived IN that shoe, there have been many, before and since, who live FOR shoes! The custom of tying shoes to the back of a newly married couple goes back to the symbolic act of casting a shoe when the bride left on her honeymoon. A Boot By Gum!The wellington boot is named after the Duke of Wellington who, in 1817, ordered a pair of boots that could easily be worn underneath trousers. Charles Goodyear made a significant contribution to weatherproof footwear, with his creation of the process of vulcanization in 1844, but he wasn't the first to make use of the waterproof qualities of rubber. Thousands of years ago, Amazonian Indians were custom making instant gumboots by standing knee deep in liquid latex which dried to form a water proof protective 'boot.' Take a Walk'Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.' Roshe Run PRM Men Navy Metallic Silver Lightning Yellow,Hi, I'm Holly Silva, and I've been a crafts expert for 15 years, and today I'm going to show you how to decorate shoelaces. So here I have a wide white shoelace. I'm going to take some puff paint of course, trusty old puff paint, I have silver and I am going to go every so often and dab just little dots on this ribbon. Now this particular brand of puff paint has a really fine tip which is wonderful for something as small as a shoelace, as narrow as a shoelace. Now you're just gonna go throughout, alright. Choose of your color, this one happens to be silver but you can use any color that you like to really brighten things up if you're super creative and fun with your colors. Now what I'm going to do is take some Elmer's Glue. Now I'm going to squiggle lightly some lines on this shoelace as well maybe just disconnecting the dots. Now don't let the glue be too puffy. I know that sounds funny but I'm saying don't let it become too puffy because we're gonna sprinkle some glitter on it and when we do that it's going to be more difficult for the glitter to dry properly and to not come off because Elmer's Glue dries hard and whereas puff paint dries flexibly. So puff paint we probably won't have that much difficulty when we're putting it, when we're feeding it through our, our little eyelets of the shoe or whatever they're called but the Elmer's Glue will certainly pop off and we don't want that. So now what we're going to do is take some scratch paper placed underneath here and now we're going to sprinkle some fun glitter on top. Just tap the tube on there we go. Yeah that's gonna be beautiful when it's finished. You can even do this before you add the puff paint. Just use your imagination. Now we're going to flip this over. Check that out. That is fancy. Now make sure that you let this dry thoroughly because if it doesn't dry thoroughly it's gonna get on your shoes and it's gonna be, it's gonna be a pain to get the glitter out of your shoes. Now once you're done you're going to feed it back through your shoe and then who knows what kind of fun is gonna ensue because it's creative shoelaces. If you have any questions on this or anything else let us know we'd be happy to help you out. See you next time.
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Although the price of the shoes is a litle expensive, there are more and more customers than before. Even Tom Cruise ordered one for his daughter when she was just one and a half year old spending 3000 dollars. In our online store, there are many shoes for your choice, just pick one and enjoy the amazing feelings. And here, you can enjoy some discount in different seasons. Roshe Run PRM Men Navy Metallic Silver Lightning Yellow : Simple Shearling Boots Toasty warm and super comfy genuine shearling boots can be yours in a few relaxing hours. Wear the cuff up or down. Frolic in comfort and enjoy :) Feed the leather outsides occasionally with your favorite.Commercially made shearling lined shoes are just that lined only. They typically use a different leather on the outside because it's hard to dye leather without dying the wool or the leather part isn't very strong. The hide I found is rather thick and came in a nice natural caramel color so I just used it as is. if yours is on the thin side or you just don't like the look of the non wooly side then glue another material of your choice onto the non wool side before you mark and cut your pattern pieces. My favorite leather store had a special closeout so I was able to buy a hide for $15, enough for 2 pairs of these boots. If you can't find the real stuff you can use faux from the fabric store, but you may need to finish the edges to keep them from unraveling.About Barge cement: This is the absolute best glue for leather, rubber and nearly anything else flexible. However, the original version of this stuff in the YELLOW PACKAGE is HIGHLY TOXIC. Make sure you are outside or wearing a respirator when working with it or you're going to have quite a buzz. The new version in the BLUE PACKAGE is toluene free and supposed to be much less smelly. I haven't tried it myself yet but I'm told it works just as well though I'd recommend being outside for this one, too. A 2 oz tube should be enough for this project and can be found in hardware/outdoor gear stores near wherever they sell tarps and tarp/strap mending kits. I buy mine by the quart from a leather supplier.About foam/rubber sole materials: I'm lucky enough to have several shoe suppliers within driving distance so for this project I used actual sole making materials. (Saderma in Los Angeles Orange Counties is great) The first layer I used is a spongy crepe for cushioning and the bottom layer is a rugged textured solid rubber. A piece of each big enough for 3 or 4 pairs of shoes cost about $5. If you can't get your hands on these don't fret the hardware store is again your friend. I've used foam anti fatigue mats (the big squares with puzzle piece edges) and rubber floor runner (sold by the foot) which work well, too. Just take extra care with the anti fatigue mat not to pull your stitches too tightly as it tears more easily. You can use foam for both layers if you like.I was looking this instructible back up to pass the link on to a friend and I happened to be wearing the slippers I made based off this instructible a year ago. so I figured I'd pop in and post a pic. I wasn't able to find any sherling but I did find a suede coat and a rabit fur coat for less than 5$ each to recylce (and I've got pleanty of material still left over to use on other projects). Because I wasn't working with sherling I simply made two pieces for each slipper (and inner fur piece and an outer suede piece). I did the soles in suede since I just wear them around the house and I made them snug enough that I can actually wear them inside my work boots. They're nice a toasty. Thanks again for the great ible!.jmeats3 years agoReplyExcellent, excellent instructable! So clearly stated and detailed that I went right out and bought some shearling and started on a pair. I used a 20 year old pair of slippers as a pattern modified slightly to warm more of the ankles and dug right in. One down and one to go. My fingers are sore and my wife says they look more like elf shoes than these, but I love them and have the satisfaction of having made them myself. If that doesn't work out either you can sometimes get shearling from Tandy Leather online tho you won't get to see it in person before purchase.If you want to go vegan and/or super funky, there's no reason you can't use fun fur from your local fabric shop. You'd probably want to layer something appealing on the non fur side and maybe use some sort of bias or binding tape to keep the edges from fraying. Good luck and post pics pleas if you make your own pair!
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