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<title><![CDATA[Gay kiss]]></title>
<link>http://gaytimes.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/gay-kiss-2/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gaytimes</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford on Fresh Air]]></title>
<link>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/12/17/ford-on-fresh-air/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rougemyknees</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/12/17/ford-on-fresh-air/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m way excited to see Tom Ford&#8217;s creativity translated onto the screen. NPR&#8217;s Ter]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">I&#8217;m way excited to see Tom Ford&#8217;s creativity translated onto the screen.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">NPR&#8217;s <em>Terry Gross </em>did a great profile and interview with Ford for <em>Fresh Air</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Listen to it <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121405891" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">We get to hear Ford discuss his arresting, provocative <em>Gucci</em> Ads and branding.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">He also talks about the &#8216;post-humanism&#8217; evolving in our culture and how un-natural beauty standards have become.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Is <a href="http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/gritty-jon-hamm.jpg" target="_blank">Jon Hamm</a> the voice on the other end?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[All mine]]></title>
<link>http://gaytimes.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/all-mine/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gaytimes</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Skeletal with Vincent Darre]]></title>
<link>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/12/15/skeletal-with-vincent-darre/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rougemyknees</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/12/15/skeletal-with-vincent-darre/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Vincent Darre&#8217;s Paris apartment and salon are TDF. I&#8217;m on the hunt now for some 8th grad]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2959" title="darre0" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre0.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="628" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2972" title="darre12" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre12.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="628" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Vincent Darre&#8217;s Paris apartment and salon are TDF.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I&#8217;m on the hunt now for some 8th grade biology and human anatomy inspired pieces.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Darre&#8217;s use of primary colors is inspiring.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">It&#8217;s a great example of how to work color in with darker, gothic design.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">His bone collection of furniture is brilliant&#8230;I&#8217;ll be working some of it into future design school projects!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">And I love how he has ladders up against the book shelves&#8230; creates a mini library feel.  Eggggcellent.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">via the selby.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2960" title="darre" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="280" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2961" title="darre2" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre2.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="280" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2962" title="darre3" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre3.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="628" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2964" title="darre4" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre4.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="280" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2965" title="darre6" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre6.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="280" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2966" title="darre7" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre7.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="280" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2967" title="darre9" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre9.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="628" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2968" title="darre5" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre5.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="628" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2975" title="darre8" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darre81.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="628" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Well, she was my catatonic sex toy, love-joy diver]]></title>
<link>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/12/12/well-she-was-my-catatonic-sex-toy-love-joy-diver/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rougemyknees</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/12/12/well-she-was-my-catatonic-sex-toy-love-joy-diver/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Interpol reminds me of my youthful 20&#8217;s.  Not that I&#8217;m no longer youthful&#8230;though w]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Interpol reminds me of my youthful 20&#8217;s.  Not that I&#8217;m no longer youthful&#8230;though when I think on it, I no longer have some of the same qualities I once had.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">To quote Oscar Wilde, &#8220;I am not young enough to know everything.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>Turn On The Bright Lights</strong></em> was a pivotal moment in Indie Rock, as well as in the life of this here dame.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I can&#8217;t tell you how many nights I spent dancing my arse off to <strong>Obstacle 1</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2988" title="running" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/running1.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="268" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Digging through my old files, I found some fantastic photos of the band.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">You know that classic question:  If you were stranded on an Island which albums would you take?</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Well, I&#8217;d surely bring<em> Turn On The Bright Lights</em> with me and hope that I&#8217;d also packed some black eyeliner and a <a href="http://rougemyknees.com/2009/05/21/voodoo-girl/" target="_blank">black and white and red striped get up</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">They certainly had a major influence on my catalog for fashion and music.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Around the same time I was watching<strong><em> Blow Up</em></strong> for the first time and falling in love with Bobby Dylan and the Velvet Underground.  I visited the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.  Hallelujah.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Reading and listening to interviews with he band turned me on to some great film and literature.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I saw <em>The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover</em>&#8230;and read<em> Atonement</em>&#8230;after listening to their interview with Bob Boilen of NPR and <em>All Songs Considered.</em> All this before I started working for NPR!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Oh and Daniel Kessler, if you&#8217;re reading this, I still think we&#8217;d make a perfect match.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2982" title="dan_sitting" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/dan_sitting.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="315" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2983" title="group2" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/group2.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="307" /></p>
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<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2989" title="dan_guitar3" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/dan_guitar3.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="279" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2990" title="Interpol4" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/interpol4.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="333" /></p>
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<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2993" title="interpol3" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/interpol3.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="333" /></p>
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<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/jkBAUqp6NKg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/jkBAUqp6NKg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3003" title="dan_guitar2" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/dan_guitar2.jpg" alt="" width="293" height="440" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3004" title="Interp_2[1]" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/interp_21.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="534" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3011" title="kessler2" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/kessler2.jpg" alt="" width="414" height="500" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3005" title="daniel_favorite" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/daniel_favorite.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="880" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3006" title="interpol_flyer[1]" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/interpol_flyer1.gif" alt="" width="420" height="649" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3007" title="interpol1" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/interpol1.gif" alt="" width="420" height="289" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3008" title="interpol2" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/interpol2.gif" alt="" width="420" height="345" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Justin and I have some thing(s)in common...]]></title>
<link>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/12/08/justin-and-i-have-some-things-in-common/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rougemyknees</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/12/08/justin-and-i-have-some-things-in-common/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a fan of JT&#8217;s since he was rocking is fro and singing next to JC, Joey, Chris ]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">I&#8217;ve been a fan of JT&#8217;s since he was rocking is fro and singing next to JC, Joey, Chris and Lance.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I have to say he just gets better with age.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">First off, he pipes on and on about how much he loves and listens to NPR.  And proves it by sporting an <a href="http://npr.org" target="_blank">NPR</a> t-shirt.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Secondly, he gives us more William Rast.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/QDUT6t9-ElE&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/QDUT6t9-ElE&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">And last but not least, the most shocking for me, he has his own blog that he updates regularly and he posted about one of my faves, <a href="http://hannahandlandon.blogspot.com/2009/09/love-songs.html" target="_blank">Hannah + Landon</a>.   I feel faint when I imagine Justin discovering Hannah and Landon and feeling compelled to post about them.  And how descriptive he is with his <a href="http://www.justintimberlake.com/news/fashion_friday_escape_into_the_rosetinted_worldof_hannah_and_landon" target="_blank">post</a>:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>&#8220;There&#8217;s this one place I know I can go&#8230;..</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>That will give me the same inspiration&#8230;.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.as a good line in a withered book.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>&#8230;.or an old sepia photograph&#8230;.where all the women are still wearing immaculate white gloves&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>You know, inspiration in that day-dreamy, sun-lit, the-birds-are-chirping, hippie-hair-loose, opiatic, rose-colored glasses sense?&#8221;</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Cheers to JT.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2913" title="pU1p3ehaPqesr8tcc8QBDd9uo1_500" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/pu1p3ehapqesr8tcc8qbdd9uo1_500.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="560" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[this film could be called the children of marx and coca-cola]]></title>
<link>http://chrlotte.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/this-film-could-be-called-the-children-of-marx-and-coca-cola/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chrlotte</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chrlotte.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/this-film-could-be-called-the-children-of-marx-and-coca-cola/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[i watched masculin, féminin again. complex but accessible, snide but unpretentious, critical but sym]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Campionatul National de blitz 2009, Masculin]]></title>
<link>http://iulianceausescu.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/campionatul-national-de-blitz-2009-masculin/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Costin Beiu</dc:creator>
<guid>http://iulianceausescu.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/campionatul-national-de-blitz-2009-masculin/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Campionatul National de Blitz &#8211; Masculin 2009 Rezultate runda 1 Bo. No. Name Pts. Result Pts. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[It's Not About the Type of Equipment, It's How You Use It!]]></title>
<link>http://ericld.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/its-not-about-the-type-of-equipment-its-how-you-use-it/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ericld</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ericld.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/its-not-about-the-type-of-equipment-its-how-you-use-it/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oh what a world we live in today. We are so heavily influenced by others (especially the media) that]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;">Oh what a world we live in today. We are so heavily influenced by others (especially the media) that we are held in prisons when it comes to how we want to act. Breaking out of our cages is shunned upon, and in the end some may see it as &#8220;not worth it&#8221;. When it comes to gender roles, this prison scenario applies definitely.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Guys have to act like a man. Girls need to be ladylike. If there is any disturbance to this &#8220;delicate balance&#8221;, the world will be a monstrous place.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Heh&#8230;we are all so brainwashed into associated roles depending on our sex, we are unable to escape the will of others and be ourselves. We are all forced into a specific mould, depending on whatcha got down there! We are taught that boys can&#8217;t wear dresses and act compassionate, and girls can&#8217;t be tough and assertive.  For those who DO be themselves, they are humiliated and abused causing the whole &#8220;be yourself&#8221; ideal unworthy of the torment that it may bring.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Why does this happen? Well there are theories, some of mine revolve around the idea that people do not want to paint a target on their back, so they just &#8220;go with the flow&#8221;. When we are little and we do something that the opposite sex is apparently only supposed to do, we are punished for our actions. When we act the way others view as &#8220;correct&#8221;, we are rewarded with praise and positive attention. When we get older, we can be ridiculed if we do not seem &#8220;cool&#8221; or &#8220;popular&#8221; in school, and to be those things you must follow the trends and roles set by others. Apparently being yourself is uncool, in other words. After all these years of either praise or torment for not being who you want to be, you either remain yourself or follow the insisting gender trends that you have been moulded into for your whole life, and you ridicule others because you were taught that doing actions belonging to other, or no gender roles are bad. If the individual remains an individual and not a mindless slave of trends and roles, they would be highly likely the target of insults and be-littlement. Thus ultimately, follow the pre-set roles and you will be &#8220;normal&#8221;, follow your own path and you will be &#8220;wierd&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Let me introduce somebody to you that denied set roles and has the willpower to be herself.  Angela Gossow is a woman from Germany. She sings Death Metal (and VERY WELL may I add!!). She is a member of a very well-known Death Metal band Arch Enemy (one of my favorite metal bands). What is her singing style you ask? Death Grunts (low, raspy growls). To be honest, when most people first listen to Arch Enemy, they think the lead singer is a male (I did at first too), and when they find out the singer is truly a female it&#8217;s a real shocker. I didn&#8217;t believe it at first myself, some years ago. Assuming such is once again assuming that girls sing softly and gently, while males do the screaming and yelling in music. Nope. Not the case! As with most things in this world, males and females are perfectly capable of doing it, although some people think they can&#8217;t because of their &#8220;gender role cage&#8221;. If people did not think like this, we could all enjoy the things we would love to do, without the ridicule brought onto us by others. <img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-160" title="AngelaGossowWOA2006" src="http://ericld.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/220px-angelagossowwoa2006.jpg?w=188" alt="" width="188" height="300" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">( A picture of Angela Gossow while she is backstage at one of her band&#8217;s concerts.)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">In some instances, some people get SRS (sexual re-assignment surgery) because they feel their gender and their sex is too distant from one another.I am not 100% sure as to why people feel this way, but it could be because others inflicted images of what a man and a woman have to be, and they can&#8217;t see themselves matching up to those images so they believe they were ment to be the opposite sex.(there are many other reasons such as genital dysphoria, I am sure).  I did some reading, and I found this article written by a doctor. It truly sums up the damage associations with gender and sex have done. This is the article, <a href="http://www.narth.com/docs/fitz.html">http://www.narth.com/docs/fitz.html</a>, and quite frankly I think the guy is a sexist bastard (pardon my language, but it was VERY necessary!!!). He describes that boys who act &#8220;girly&#8221; (play with dolls, dress up, talk softly) are mentally messed up, and they apparently have problems that need to get fixed, as the same with girls who act &#8220;boyish&#8221;. The parents should be more strict with teaching the kid to  &#8220;act like a man&#8221;, &#8220;be a man&#8221;, etc (I kid you not, they said this line a lot&#8230;haha that rhymed). I won&#8217;t continue because I&#8217;m just gonna end up typing a page of nasty words out, but my point is society has to start realising a guy can play with dolls, a girl can play football (for examples) and that people can be whoever they want to be, and should stop scolding others for acting in a way that isn&#8217;t viewed as &#8220;normal&#8221;. Like my God..a boy who plays with an &#8220;action figure&#8221; can&#8217;t be told it&#8217;s a form of doll, or else he won&#8217;t play with it! He may have enjoyed it a second beforehand, but once the words doll were muttered, they can no longer play with it because he was taught &#8220;dolls are for girls&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">All I can say is as a society, we need to break the walls of gender roles down, and have a more androgyny society (or at least the free-f&#8217;ing will for people to be what they want to be and not be ridiculed by it!..there I go again =s). Well hopefully, in the future, we will see parents allowing their kids to act in whatever gender role they set up for themselves. If they want to wear dresses, play with trucks and dinosaurs, read comic books to their dolls and like to remind their parents that they love them who should be allowed to blow the whistle and say &#8220;that&#8217;s wrong&#8221;?</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"> REFERENCES</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.narth.com/docs/fitz.html">http://www.narth.com/docs/fitz.html</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity_disorder">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity_disorder</a></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://ericld.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/220px-angelagossowwoa2006.jpg"></a> </p>
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<title><![CDATA[RIP FHM Magazine]]></title>
<link>http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/rip-fhm-magazine/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>The Yellow Kid</dc:creator>
<guid>http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/rip-fhm-magazine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Décidément, parler de voitures, de high tech et de femmes en maillot de bain ne réussit plus à la pr]]></description>
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<p>Décidément, parler de voitures, de high tech et de femmes en maillot de bain ne réussit plus à la presse écrite. Après le cultissime <a href="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/rip-king-magazine/" target="_blank">King Mag</a>, c&#8217;est au tour du pilier français des magazines masculins, <strong>FHM</strong>, de mettre la clé sous la petite porte après 10 ans de présence en kiosques.</p>
<p>Et pour finir en beauté (ou pour limiter les dépenses une dernière fois, c&#8217;est selon), le mag propose en supplément un calendrier de leur complice de toujours, l&#8217;ancienne hardeuse<strong> Clara Morgane</strong>. D&#8217;ailleurs, peut être que s&#8217;ils avaient songé à mettre un peu moins de Clara Morgane partout et un peu plus d&#8217;autres meufs sexy, les recettes publicitaires et les ventes se seraient maintenues.</p>
<p>En tout cas, leur dernier <a href="http://img158.yfrog.com/i/1v3.jpg/" target="_blank">édito</a> est assez juste et drôle, malgré l&#8217;oubli que <a href="http://lowblogging.fr/" target="_blank">Krstv</a> s&#8217;est empressé de corriger. Ah, et il a aussi oublié de dire que <strong>Lomig Guillo</strong> ne pourra plus apparaître dans les 50min Inside ou autre Accès Privé en tant qu&#8217;Expert des Françaises Préférées des Français. Comme quoi, tous les jobs de rêve ont une fin.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[In LOVE with Dsquared]]></title>
<link>http://elyazmin.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/in-love-with-dsquared/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elyazmin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elyazmin.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/in-love-with-dsquared/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s something about this brand that got me hooked on it, ever since I discovered their col]]></description>
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<p>There&#8217;s something about this brand that got me hooked on it, ever since I discovered their collection in 2004. A subtil mix of masculin virility and feminin glamour and vulnerability. A must-have statement style for me</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff99cc;"><em>Yazmin</em></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Isolation Ian]]></title>
<link>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/11/11/joy-to-ian/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rougemyknees</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/11/11/joy-to-ian/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[joy division was unfortunately not around long enough as Ian bid adieu from the world much too soon.]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">joy division was unfortunately not around long enough as Ian bid adieu from the world much too soon.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I like to watch old footage every now and then to remind myself of his voice, his style of dance and their unique style.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I guess the bitter sweet aspect here is that we were given new order.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/6ZwMs2fLoVE&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/6ZwMs2fLoVE&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I love the film Control.  I think I need to watch it again soon.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2591" title="iancurtis" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/iancurtis.jpg" alt="iancurtis" width="340" height="462" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Testostérone et Orientation]]></title>
<link>http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/testosterone-et-orientation/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Anotherdaylight</dc:creator>
<guid>http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/testosterone-et-orientation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Il semblerait qu&#8217;il existe un lien entre taux de testostérone et repérage d&#8217;ordre spatia]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;font-size:large;">Il semblerait qu&#8217;il existe un lien entre taux de testostérone et repérage d&#8217;ordre spatial, notamment à l&#8217;aide d&#8217;un simple plan. Les femmes sont, dans leur grande majorité, les premières à le reconnaître, même si quelques exceptions confirment la règle : &#8220;J&#8217;ai beaucoup de mal à reconnaître ma droite de ma gauche&#8221;, ou : &#8220;Pour indiquer la droite, je montre la gauche&#8221;, ou : &#8220;Je n&#8217;ai vraiment pas le sens de l&#8217;orientation.&#8221; Et ils sont nombreux à surenchérir : &#8220;Une femme ne sait pas lire une carte routière&#8221;, ou : &#8220;Elles sont incapables de distinguer leur droite de leur gauche.&#8221; Ceci dit sans acrimonie. L&#8217;idée que le sens de l&#8217;orientation est une caractéristique masculine est profondément ancrée dans tous les esprits. Et de nombreuses études tendent à le confirmer sans tout de même en faire une règle absolue. Mais on ignore encore les raisons de cet état de fait. La réponse se trouve peut-être dans l&#8217;escarcelle des nouvelles techniques d&#8217;imagerie du cerveau qui lèvent doucement le voile sur ce mystère.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;font-size:large;"><a href="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/orientation-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2124" title="orientation 2" src="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/orientation-2.jpg" alt="orientation 2" width="1000" height="410" /></a><br />
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Longtemps, on a cru que le cerveau des hommes était en moyenne plus gros que celui des femmes. On sait aujourd&#8217;hui que cela est faux. Ou du moins que le rapport entre le poids du corps et celui du cerveau est exactement le même pour le masculin et le féminin. Et l&#8217;on sait également aujourd&#8217;hui que ce n&#8217;est pas le nombre de neurones qui importe, mais le nombre et la nature des connexions qu&#8217;ils établissent. Et que cette architecture en toile d&#8217;araignée à trois dimensions est plastique et susceptible d&#8217;évolution.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Néanmoins, toutes les études montrent que de petites différences existent entre cerveau homme et cerveau femme. Ainsi, en moyenne, les femmes sont légèrement plus performantes dans le domaine verbal, spécialement en terme de fluidité et de mémoire à court terme. Elles réussissent un peu moins bien que les hommes pour tout ce qui relève de la visualisation et de la rotation mentale en trois dimensions. Car si ces tests de rotation mentale &#8211; on propose une image aux personnes testées et on leur demande de décrire ce qu&#8217;elle devient si elle tourne de 90 ou 180 ° par exemple &#8211; sont en deux dimensions, les performances sont équivalentes. Les hommes sont-ils meilleurs que les femmes en mathématiques ? Oui, semble-t-il, pour des tests portant sur le raisonnement, mais non pour des tests portant sur les aptitudes au comptage. Mais la différence est minime.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cuba-campisme-2002-orientation.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2126" title="Cuba-Campisme-2002-Orientation" src="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cuba-campisme-2002-orientation.jpg" alt="Cuba-Campisme-2002-Orientation" width="334" height="402" /></a><br />
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Une étude menée sur des filles et des garçons âgés de 10 à 20 ans a montré que ces derniers, qui jouent plus volontiers sur ordinateur à des jeux d&#8217;action que les premières, ont de meilleures performances à des tâches de rotation mentale. Mais ne serait-ce pas parce qu&#8217;ils sont naturellement meilleurs à ces tâches qu&#8217;ils jouent plus volontiers à des jeux d&#8217;action les utilisant ? Ou que le fait d&#8217;y jouer développe cette aptitude ?</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">On a longtemps cru que ces différences de performances étaient liées au fait que les hommes utiliseraient plus volontiers leur hémisphère cérébral droit, spécialisé dans la représentation spatiale et le raisonnement mental, tandis que les femmes s&#8217;appuieraient plus sur leur hémisphère gauche, dédié au langage et au raisonnement analytique. Une célèbre étude menée sur les chauffeurs de taxi londoniens avait ainsi montré qu&#8217;une zone de leur hémisphère droit s&#8217;activait quand on leur demandait de penser au trajet d&#8217;un déplacement. Au vu des derniers résultats de la recherche scientifique, on est en droit de se demander ce que signifie réellement cette étude. Tous les chauffeurs testés étaient-ils des hommes ? Et si on avait testé des femmes taxis, n&#8217;aurait-on pas constaté le même phénomène ? Car les observations récentes faites avec l&#8217;imagerie moderne montrent que les deux hémisphères cérébraux sont en communication et en interaction permanente.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/boussole_mago.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2127" title="boussole_mago" src="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/boussole_mago.jpg" alt="boussole_mago" width="505" height="360" /></a><br />
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Mode de vie ancestral : Les légères différences constatées entre hommes et femmes ne reposent-elles que sur l&#8217;apprentissage et l&#8217;éducation ? Il semble bien que non. Certaines hormones, mâles ou femelles, créeraient cette différence. Des chercheurs ont eu l&#8217;idée de mesurer les niveaux prénataux de testostérone chez un certain nombre de bébés des deux sexes. Puis, lorsqu&#8217;ils ont été âgés de 7 ans, ces garçons et ces filles ont subi des tests pour évaluer leurs performances en terme de jeu spatial et de rotation mentale. Ces aptitudes décroissent avec la baisse du taux d&#8217;hormone. D&#8217;autres chercheurs affirment également que les hormones féminines, en particulier les oestrogènes, seraient responsables des meilleures performances verbales des femmes. Mais cela reste à démontrer.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Enfin, certains ont proposé une explication « historique » à ces différences. Elles se seraient progressivement créées à cause du mode de vie de nos ancêtres. L&#8217;homme chasseur avait besoin de voir loin, de s&#8217;orienter, de calculer des trajectoires, tandis que la femme, au foyer, n&#8217;avait pas besoin de développer cette aptitude. C&#8217;est ainsi que se serait progressivement creusé ce « fossé » du sens de l&#8217;orientation. Mais dans ce domaine, l&#8217;homme n&#8217;a tout de même pas à &#8220;rouler des mécaniques&#8221; : il est très loin d&#8217;égaler le plus demeuré des pigeons voyageurs.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.lefigaro.fr/" target="_blank"><br />
<span style="color:#ff00ff;">(Source</span></a><span style="color:#ff00ff;">)</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#ff00ff;"><a href="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/atp-not-testosterone-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2128" title="ATP-Not-Testosterone-2" src="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/atp-not-testosterone-2.jpg" alt="ATP-Not-Testosterone-2" width="300" height="422" /></a><br />
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<link>http://mihaipintilie.ro/2009/11/07/nu-ratati-sa-vizitati-in-praga-v/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mihai Pintilie</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mihaipintilie.ro/2009/11/07/nu-ratati-sa-vizitati-in-praga-v/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Astazi: Loreto. Este una dintre cele mai frumoase constructii din Praga, ridicata in secolul al 17-l]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Astazi: Loreto. Este una dintre cele mai frumoase constructii din Praga, ridicata in secolul al 17-lea ca asezamant bisericesc, se spune ca deasupra unui cimitir pagan, intr-o perioada de reforme ce aveau ca obiectiv readucerea cehilor la religia catolica. Este un amalgam de stiluri: fatada in stucco, altarele in stil baroc, orga din cadrul bisericii Nasterii Domnului in stil rococo.</p>
<p>Atractia principala o constituie Santa Casa &#8211; reprezentare a lacasului sfant din Nazaret unde se crede ca arhanghelul Gavriil a venit la Sf. Maria vestind-o ca va naste pe Fiul lui Dumnezeu. In secolul al 13-lea, a fost construita la Loreto, Italia, o cladire reprezentand lacasul sfant. Pe masura ce cultul Mariei s-a raspandit, copii ale casei din Loreto au inceput sa apara in toata Europa, cea din Praga fiind cea mai fidela reprezentare a originalului. Basoreliefurile de pe exteriorul acestei replici infatiseaza scene din viata Fecioarei Maria. </p>
<p>Capela Sfintei Maria pe care o gasiti in Loreto este dominata de privelistea unei femei cu barba, crucificate. Sf. Wilgifortis a fost o fecioara portugheza care, pentru a-si pastra castitatea, s-a rugat sa aiba o infatisare masculina. Alte capele sunt ale Sf. Ana, Sf. Francis Serafim, Sfanta Treime, Sfanta Cruce si Sf. Anton din Padova iar de o parte si de alta a altarului din Biserica Nasterii Domnului sunt raclele continand moastele a doi sfinti spanioli, Sf. Felicissimus si Sf. Marcia.</p>
<p>Nu ratati sa vizitati tezaurul de la Loreto, o expozitie continand numeroase artefacte religioase din aur, argint si diamante, expozitie creata de comunisti pentru a arata cum, prin intermediul lor, taranii erau inselati si facuti sa creada in &#8220;promisiunile ieftine de fericire in viata de apoi&#8221;. Dintre ele se desprinde vizibil o monstranta ornata cu 6.222 diamante reprezentand imaginea Fecioarei care se uita in sus la Fiul sau. O veti recunoaste cu siguranta datorita masurilor de securitate, vizibile si ele. De altfel intreaga expozitie este un seif urias.</p>
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<link>http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/le-cannabis-parfum-dejante/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Parfum Black Afgano : à la limite de la légalité Fumer du cannabis n&#8217;est pas forcément bon pou]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#262626;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>Parfum Black Afgano : à la limite de la légalité<span style="color:#000000;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:13px;"> </span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Fumer du cannabis n&#8217;est pas forcément bon pour la santé. En France, c&#8217;est surtout illégal. Par contre, se parfumer au cannabis n&#8217;a rien de contraire à la loi. Le parfumeur italien Alessandro Gualtieri le prouve en lançant le parfum Black Afgano, une fragrance issue de la collection exotique Nasomatto. </span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Un cannabis difficile à importer</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Ce parfum d&#8217;Alessandro Gualtieri est décrit comme « fumé, sirupé, cru, fort et masculin ». Tout un programme pour cette fragrance composée d&#8217;ingrédients « interdits » et « difficiles à importer », comme le reconnaît lui-même le parfumeur. De là à déduire que le cannabis importé du Yémen pour confectionner ce parfum a été importé clandestinement, il n&#8217;y a qu&#8217;un pas à franchir… ce qu&#8217;Alessandro Gualtieri ne réfute pas totalement… </span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/black-afgano-parfum.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876" title="black-afgano-parfum" src="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/black-afgano-parfum.jpg" alt="black-afgano-parfum" width="235" height="292" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>Comme de l&#8217;encens </strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Outre le cannabis, Black Afgano vibre également aux senteurs de cèdre et de musc, soulignées de touches de vanille, de café, d&#8217;ambre et de patchouli. Relevé par une note de tabac, ce parfum peut presque être comparé à l&#8217;encens que les fumeurs utilisent pour cacher l&#8217;odeur de la marijuana. </span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Un vrai parfum de bad-boy</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;">En tout cas, le parfum en lui-même, ainsi que le mystère dont l&#8217;entoure Alessandro Gualtieri, permet de qualifier ce Black Afgano de provocant. La collection Nasomatto est d&#8217;ailleurs une habituée du genre, puisqu&#8217;elle comprend d&#8217;autres parfums aux noms évocateurs, tels que Narcotic Venus (Vénus Narcotique), qui suggère la force sexuelle de la femme, Hindu Grass (Herbes Hindue), pour atteindre l&#8217;amour universel, et Absinth, qui provoquerait un comportement hystérique. Des vrais parfums de bad-boy en quelque sorte !</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.masculin.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff00ff;">(Source)</span></a></span></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Eye Candy - Fabien Hauquier]]></title>
<link>http://gaytimes.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/eye-candy-fabien-hauquier/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gaytimes</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Name: Fabien Hauquier Date of Birth: 1977 Place of Birth: Tessenderlo, Belgium Profession: model (Mi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Name: Fabien Hauquier<br />
Date of Birth: 1977<br />
Place of Birth: Tessenderlo, Belgium<br />
Profession: model (Mister Belgium 2003 &#38; first Zeus of the World in 2004)</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2097" title="Fabien004" src="http://gaytimes.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/fabien004.jpg" alt="Fabien004" width="450" height="646" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2098" title="Mr. Belgium 2003 - Fabien Hauquier (no. 3 @ Mr. World) 02" src="http://gaytimes.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/mr-belgium-2003-fabien-hauquier-no-3-mr-world-02.jpg" alt="Mr. Belgium 2003 - Fabien Hauquier (no. 3 @ Mr. World) 02" width="405" height="376" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2099" title="Fabien011" src="http://gaytimes.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/fabien011.jpg" alt="Fabien011" width="375" height="500" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2100" title="Fabien014" src="http://gaytimes.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/fabien014.jpg" alt="Fabien014" width="372" height="567" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2101" title="Fabien020" src="http://gaytimes.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/fabien020.jpg" alt="Fabien020" width="340" height="420" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2102" title="Fabien006" src="http://gaytimes.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/fabien006.jpg" alt="Fabien006" width="300" height="450" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Collection Mode Homme 2009 Par Cédric DEBACQ]]></title>
<link>http://cedricdebacq.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/collection-mode-homme-2009-par-cedric-debacq/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cedricdebacq</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Collection Mode Homme 2009 par Cédric DEBACQ]]></description>
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<link>http://cedricdebacq.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/mode-homme-par-cedric-debacq/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cedricdebacq</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cedricdebacq.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/mode-homme-par-cedric-debacq/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bienvenue à tous, ce Blog est la pour mettre en avant ma nouvelle collection photo 100% Homme. Décou]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-8" href="http://cedricdebacq.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/mode-homme-par-cedric-debacq/img_promo_02-2/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8" title="Cédric DEBACQ Photographe" src="http://cedricdebacq.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/img_promo_021.jpg" alt="Cédric DEBACQ Photographe" width="450" height="673" /></a>Bienvenue à tous, ce Blog est la pour mettre en avant ma nouvelle collection photo 100% Homme.<br />
Découvrez chaque jours de nouvelles photographie de Cédric DEBACQ</p>
<blockquote><p>Cédric DEBACQ Tous Droits Réservés &#8211; cedricdebacq@gmail.com &#8211; http://www.cedricdebacq.book.fr/</p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[L'objet de son plaisir - mystique et éros]]></title>
<link>http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/lobjet-de-son-plaisir-mystique-et-eros/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Anotherdaylight</dc:creator>
<guid>http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/lobjet-de-son-plaisir-mystique-et-eros/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Le marché des sextoys masculins devient de plus en plus prolifique et lucratif. Pas seulement chez l]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="margin-bottom:0;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/robert-w-richards-354.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1659" title="Robert W. Richards 354" src="http://anotherdaylight.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/robert-w-richards-354.jpg" alt="Robert W. Richards 354" width="400" height="400" /></a>Le marché des sextoys masculins devient de plus en plus prolifique et lucratif. Pas seulement chez les gays, mais aussi de plus en plus chez nos amis hétéros. A croire que l&#8217;harmonie du couple passe aussi par une prise en compte de l&#8217;importance du plaisir dans les relations intimes. Peut être aussi une prise de conscience de l&#8217;aspect ludique de la communion des corps, pour une plus grande complicité des coeurs ? Je ne sais pas, ayant peu d&#8217;expérience dans l&#8217;utilisation de ces objets.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Au regard de la morale chrétienne, sommes-nous toujours dans l&#8217;intrinsèquement désordonné ? Ou bien y aurait-il un comportement licite qui permettrait à un couple, outre toutes les techniques du kamasutra, d&#8217;explorer les infinies possibilités de découverte du plaisir au moyen de la stimulation des très nombreuses zones érogènes réparties sur le corps humain, avec ou sans moyen extérieur au corps ? Et que ce comportement soit une voie naturelle de découverte de la transcendance de Dieu ?</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Je n&#8217;ai rien trouvé de vraiment concluant dans mes recherches sur ce domaine. Je suis cependant extrêmement convaincu, d&#8217;un point de vue intuitif, qu&#8217;il existe un pont entre mystique et éros. Un</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"> article du père Alphonse Goettmann touche cet aspect délicat et souvent méconnu ou ignoré de la vie spirituelle, le lien entre </span></span></span><span style="color:#392173;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><em><span style="text-decoration:none;"><strong><a href="http://www.pagesorthodoxes.net/mariage/eros-mystique.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff00ff;">éros et mystique</span></a> </strong></span></em></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">: éros comme l’énergie vitale de l’homme, qui le pousse à croître, à créer, à aimer et à s’unir à l’objet de son amour ; le dynamisme qui anime toute vraie mystique, toute véritable recherche de Dieu.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">On est loin, très loin, de tous les interdits traditionnels ecclésiaux en matière de sexualité. Jusqu&#8217;au siècle dernier, on faisait l&#8217;amour pour procréer uniquement. Aujourd&#8217;hui la dimension de l&#8217;harmonie communionnelle du couple dans son aspect du plaisir physique est pris en compte. Je suis sûr que des temps viendront où extase érotique et mystique seront des aboutissements naturels d&#8217;une rencontre vraie et réelle avec quelque chose du divin, une part de Dieu.</span></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Come have a swim with me]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Try A Little Mismatch]]></title>
<link>http://rougemyknees.com/2009/10/23/try-a-little-mismatch/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My outfit today reminded me of Duckie while I was sitting on the train this morning.  A mash up of a]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;">My outfit today reminded me of Duckie while I was sitting on the train this morning.  A mash up of a leapoard skirt, Electric silk blue shirt and coral jewelry.  I find myself channeling Duckie&#8217;s mix of colors and prints.  So suddenly I had to listen to some Otis Redding.</p>
<p>and then of course I had to find this and watch it.  Cheers to Duckie!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/mNGIg8f-0Wc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/mNGIg8f-0Wc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2333" title="duckie" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/duckie.jpg" alt="duckie" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2335" title="duckie3" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/duckie3.jpg" alt="duckie3" width="420" height="290" /></p>
<p>On the same note, I&#8217;m loving the mix here&#8230;gosh orange is probably a close tie with pink as my fave color.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2361" title="orangeplaid" src="http://rougemyknees.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/orangeplaid.jpg" alt="orangeplaid" width="420" height="630" /></p>
<p>- via the sartorialist.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Japoneza la Timisoara, kenieni la Bucuresti]]></title>
<link>http://mihaicomsulea.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/la-bucuresti-primii-cinci-din-kenya/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>soulofarunner</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[In tabelele din trimiterea de mai jos, ierarhiile oficiale ale celei de-a zecea editii a Maratonului]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>In tabelele din trimiterea de mai jos, ierarhiile oficiale ale celei de-a zecea editii a Maratonului Timisoarei, din 11 octombrie, cu covasneanul Zsombor Deal, de 20 ani, castigand in 2h43:26, iar la femei Silvia Banda neavand rivala, pentru simplul motiv ca a fost unica inscrisa la start! Banda a mai castigat maratonul si in anii precedenti.</p>
<p>Japoneza de 48 ani Hiroko Ogawa, din Osaka, a castigat semimaratonul feminin, in 1h24:54, dar iata rezultatele complete&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.maraton.ro/maraton_2009.php">http://www.maraton.ro/maraton_2009.php</a> </p>
<p>Sapte zile mai apoi, in 18 octombrie, timpi buni in cea de-a doua editie a Raiffeisen Bucharest City Marathon, cu Erik Chemboi Yator castigator in doua ore, 20 de minute si 35 de secunde. L-au urmat pe podium compatriotii Kioko si Mibei, sositi in 2:21:04 respectiv 2:21:28, si urmatoarele doua pozitii fiind ocupate tot de maratonisti kenieni, si anume Kellum si Macharia, in 2:25:03 si 2:25:19.</p>
<p>Urmatoarele cinci locuri, in corpore, autohtonilor, cu Petre Hristea (CSM Onesti) sosit in 2:27:55, urmat indeaproape de stelistii Sabou si Rasadea, in 2:28:14 respectiv 2:28:20. Au fost inregistrati 165 maratonisti, un numar foarte mic comparativ cu cursele de profil din strainatate, dar Bucurestiul va castiga cu siguranta in consistenta odata cu editiile viitoare.</p>
<p>Lupta stransa si la semimaraton, tot intre kenyeni, Maina castigand in 1:02:17, urmat la 7 secunde de compatriotul Kiprop si de Errebbah (Italia), in 1:03:36.</p>
<p>O stire tragica parvine insa de la Maratonul Detroit, unde 3 concurenti au decedat duminica intr-un interval de 16 minute, doi dintre ei pe cand se apropiau de mijlocul cursei iar un al treilea dupa trecerea liniei de sosire in semimaratonul competitiei. Rata fatalitatilor la asemenea intreceri e de unu la 100.000, ceea ce transforma tragedia de la Detroit intr-una absolut cutremuratoare ba chiar ridicand oarecare semne de intrebare, in conditiile in care vremea la ora cursei a fost ideala pentru acest tip de competitie.</p>
<p>O veste hilara insa de la un alt maraton nord-american, cel din Des Moines, unde liderul cursei, un kenian, a avut de-a face tocmai pe ultimul kilometru cu oprirea la&#8230; bariera, pentru trecerea unui parca nesfarsit tren de marfuri. Maratonistul a fost ajuns din urma de un compatriot dar, odata calea libera, pe restul distantei, a reusit sa sprinteze mai iute, desprinzandu-se din nou si facandu-si dreptate&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Pérou 2009 - Jour 22 - Temple de Fertilité et Santanyl]]></title>
<link>http://jadechabot.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/perou-2009-jour-22-temple-de-fertilite-et-santanyl/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Notre magnifique hôtel est à Chocuito. Vraiment, Marco a su nous trouver des hôtels 3 étoiles à prix]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Notre magnifique hôtel est à Chocuito. Vraiment, Marco a su nous trouver des hôtels 3 étoiles à prix abordables (environ $80 la nuit en prix de groupe avec petit déjeuner compris) qui ont presque le luxe dʼun 4 étoiles. Voir <a title="Notre hotel" href="http://www.taypikala.com" target="_blank">www.taypikala.com </a></p>
<h5 style="text-align:justify;">Cérémonie de la Fertilité</h5>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Après le yoga, nous sommes allés visiter le Temple de la Fertilité, où Don Manuel nous a guidés dans une cérémonie pour honorer tous les hommes de notre vie : père, frère, ami, professeur, mentor, etc. Ensuite, nous devions prononcer, en cercle, ce dont nous désirions nous libérer. Don Manuel a fait un nettoyage énergétique avec des gerbes d&#8217;artemis et de l&#8217;eau, puis nous avons honoré par nos fleurs le phallus central (notre autel !!).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Il était normalement prévu d&#8217;aller nous baigner à Charkas, mais il y avait une grève des transports qui bloquait la route. Tous les camions utilisés pour le commerce et la contrebande avec la Bolivie étaient arrêtés, et la route était bloquée avec des pierres et de la vitre cassée. Cela aurait pu être très dangeureux de s&#8217;aventurer plus loin, alors nous avons fait demi-tour et sommes allés visiter Santanyl.</p>
<h5 style="text-align:justify;">Temple du 7ème chakra (Santanyl)</h5>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Le voyage m&#8217;a paru interminable. Toutes les émotions négatives dont j&#8217;avais souhaité me libérer au Temple de la Fertilité montaient en moi. Je me sentais impatiente, anxieuse et aggressive. C&#8217;était vraiment étrange de vivre cela. Je l&#8217;ai partagé et d&#8217;autres participants vivaient aussi le même genre de phénomène.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Santanyl étant le temple du 7ème chakra, lieu où les incas allaient pour faire un rituel de libération avant la mort, nous en avons profité pour faire un autre cercle de guérison. Cette fois-ci, par une forme de méditation active, au choix du participant, nous expulsions hors de nous ce qui était remonté suite à la cérémonie du matin. Moi j&#8217;ai choisi de faire du “shaking”, une forme de méditation enseignée par Osho où nous vibrons de tous nos membres en émettant un son. J&#8217;ai fait cela durant environ 15-20 minutes et cela mʼa vraiment libérée. Puis j&#8217;ai tourné comme font les Derviches Tourneurs, ce qui a complété ce rituel de libération tout en m&#8217;emplissant d&#8217;énergie lumineuse et de joie.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">La visite du site archéologique a été effectuée par la suite en silence, chacun pour soi. J&#8217;ai rampé pour entrer dans une des tourelles qui servait justement de lieu pour libérer l&#8217;âme, pour ascensionner. J&#8217;y ai médité 5 minutes, l&#8217;énergie y était lourde et je me sentais très inconfortable. La vue 360° par contre était admirable et sublime. Nous avons soupé à Puno. Je suis contente que notre hôtel ne soit pas dans cette ville, car elle est vraiment laide. Je ne me souviens pas dʼavoir jamais exprimé quelque chose comme cela sur un endroit&#8230;</p>
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<description><![CDATA[I watch Bill Maher on a pretty regular basis and I&#8217;m always so happy when Cornel West is on th]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">I watch Bill Maher on a pretty regular basis and I&#8217;m always so happy when <a href="http://www.cornelwest.com/" target="_blank">Cornel West</a> is on the guest panel.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Of course the Dr. is extremely wise and well spoken&#8230;and witty&#8230;but admittedly it&#8217;s his style that first caught my attention.  I don&#8217;t know how he&#8217;s been left off Best Dressed Lists&#8230;but he&#8217;s definitely on the top of mine.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">With his disheveled hair, black spectacles, pocket watch, cuff links and distinguished suits, he&#8217;s always quite dapper and uniquely his own.</p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#552c70;font-size:small;"><strong>from his site:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#552c70;font-size:small;"><strong>about dr. cornel west</strong></span></p>
<p><strong> </strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;">One of America&#8217;s most provocative public intellectuals, Cornel West has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz. The <em>New York Times</em> has praised his &#8220;ferocious moral vision.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;">Currently the Class of 1943 Professor with the <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/africanamericanstudies" target="_blank">Center for African American Studies at Princeton University</a>, West burst onto the national scene in 1993 with his bestselling book, <em>Race Matters</em>, a searing analysis of racism in American democracy. <em>Race Matters</em> has become a contemporary classic, selling more than a half a million copies to date. In addition, West has published 18 other books and has edited 13 texts and has received more than 20 honorary degrees.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;">West earned two bachelor&#8217;s degrees from Harvard in three years, <em>magna cum laude</em>. Martin Kilson, one of his professors there, describes West as &#8220;the most intellectually aggressive and highly cerebral student I have taught.&#8221; After earning his Ph.D. at Princeton, he became a professor of religion and director of the Afro-American Studies program there. West has also taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, Harvard, and the University of Paris.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;">In his book, &#8220;Democracy Matters,&#8221; West analyzes the arrested development of democracy both in America and in the crisis-ridden Middle East. In his latest book, <em>Hope on a Tightrope</em>, he offers courageous commentary on issues that affect the lives of all Americans. Themes include Race, Leadership, Faith, Family, Philosophy, and Love and Service.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;">He also has produced 3 albums his latest CD, <em>Never Forget:  A Journey of Revelations</em> is a collection of socially conscience music featuring collaborations with Prince, Outkast, Jill Scott, Talib Kweli and KRS-ONE. West also offers commentary weekly on <em>The Tavis Smiley Show</em> from PRI.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;">West was an influential force in developing the storyline for the popular <em>Matrix</em> movie trilogy and has served as its official spokesperson, as well as playing a recurring role in the final two films.</span></p>
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