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<title><![CDATA[Headphones]]></title>
<link>http://flowingink.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/headphones/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>flowingink</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Torno da casa di Claudio dopo una folle serata con i ragazzi, dopo aver fatto casino fino a notte fo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Torno da casa di Claudio dopo una folle serata con i ragazzi, dopo aver fatto casino fino a notte fonda, semplicemente stando insieme e ridendo e scherzando su qualsiasi cosa. In testa il casco, dietro di me Melania che mi parla della sua intenzione di voler fare il militare, intorno la notte. Lascio Melania davanti alla sua porta, ci salutiamo con una risata, riparto. Le mani intorpidite dal freddo, poche luci, solo il rumore del mio scooter. Mi fermo all&#8217;incrocio buio, la lampadina del lampione è fulminata: intorno a me soltanto l&#8217;oscurità che distorce le sagome delle case addormentate, l&#8217;unico suono è ancora quello del motore quasi soffocato dal freddo. Sento che la città è nelle mie mani. Vado piano, cerco di ridurre al minimo il rombo del motore, taglio l&#8217;aria gelida e umida quasi con solennità, stupendomi dell&#8217;aura di irrealtà che mi avvolge mentre procedo verso casa, come se fossi l&#8217;ultimo sopravvissuto di una cittadina che sembra dormire anche di giorno. Arrivo davanti a casa, spengo il motore e resto un po&#8217; fermo ad ascoltare lo strano silenzio che invade la città. Osservo la luna che mi occhieggia da sopra il tetto dello scheletro della casa che veglia alla mia destra, ormai, da tanti anni , celata appena dal mio fiato condensato. A sinistra la strada continua, gialla per i malinconici lampioni che vomitano schivi la loro pallida luce, e s&#8217;interrompe contro il muretto, dietro cui si staglia la sagoma minacciosa della scuola magistrale. Un gatto mi passa davanti di corsa, dopo aver fatto cadere un sacco dal secchio dell&#8217;immondizia: mi risveglio dal mio breve torpore, apro il portone del garage e accendo la fredda luce al neon, che non fa altro che aumentare il forte senso di isolamento. La falsa paura che qualcuno possa rapinarmi dentro casa, a quell&#8217;ora della notte, mi fa sorridere mentre spingo lo scooter dentro il box. Mi fermo davanti alla soglia, ripenso a quanto possa apparire inerme e magica la mia città, Vittoria, di notte, riprovo la sensazione del freddo contro la mia faccia, che adoro. Chiudo il portone. Nell&#8217;aria, &#8220;Headphones&#8221;.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The big book of women saints by Sarah Gallick]]></title>
<link>http://babynamelover.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/the-big-book-of-women-saints-by-sarah-gallick/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>babynamelover</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[There is some really cool saints names If I time before the book goes back I will do some postings o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>There is some really cool saints names <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  If I time before the book goes back I will do some postings on individual ones <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Genevieve, Elizabeth Ann, Raphaela, Genovea, Zdislava, Leonie, Marguerite, Ita, Roseline, Margaret, Eustochia, Agnes, Dwynwen, Verdiana, Eusebia, Bathildis, Hyacintha, Marcella, Brigid, Anna, Claudine, Maria, Agatha, Dorothy, Colette, Josephine, Apollonia, Scholastica, Jeanne, Catherine, Gertrude, Walburga, Paula, Anne, Katharine, Teresa, Felicity, Perpetua, Cunegunda, Frances, Fina, Matilda, Louise, Benedetta, Rafqa, Lucy, Gladys, Catalina, Crescentia, Julie, Mary, Gemma, Lydwina, Bernadette, Casilda, Fara, Zita, Gianna, Panacea, Wiborada, Maura, Rosa, Magdalene, Dymphna, Rita, Mariana, Ursula, Ubaldesca, Bona, Joan, Blandina, Clotilda, Melania, Florida, Germaine, Aleydis. (more to come)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[decisione sofferta ma necessaria. Melania se ne va.]]></title>
<link>http://melania07.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/decisione-sofferta-ma-necessaria-melania-se-ne-va/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[perché Melania non è mai esistita nella realtà. resta solo Maria che ha utilizzato Melania per i suo]]></description>
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<p>perché Melania non è mai esistita nella realtà. resta solo Maria che ha utilizzato Melania per i suoi sfoghi, per le sue paranoie, per i suoi malumori, per i suoi strampalati amori o presunti tale. e Maria ora ha bisogno di una pausa e non riesce più a scrivere su questo blog. io ho bisogno di una pausa. io con tutti i miei casini da mettere in ordine, con le mie insicurezze, le mie paure. non chiudo il blog, non per il momento. ci sono troppo affezionata. come sempre mi affeziono a tutto e a tutti e ora mi viene difficile prendere questa decisione e fare questo passo. non so se tornerò indietro sulla mia decisione o se aprirò un altro blog. in questo momento non lo so davvero. tutto è possibile. il fatto è che ogni volta che apro il blog finisce che sto male. quindi in questo momento mi sembra la cosa più logica da fare. ci saranno probabili e necessari cambiamenti nella mia vita, decisioni per troppo tempo rimandate da prendere e da affrontare. ho un bisogno estremo di trovare tutta la forza e l&#8217;energia possibile dentro di me.</p>
<p>mentre scrivo questo ultimo post il cielo si è rannuvolato e ha ripreso a piovere. questo tempo mi mette addosso troppa tristezza. avrei ancora voglia di estate, di sole e di mare. ma i sogni non basta desiderarli perché si avverino.</p>
<p>un saluto e un forte abbraccio a TUTTI</p>
<p>Maria</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>Why (Annie Lennox)<br />
</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>How many times do I have to try to tell you<br />
That I&#8217;m sorry for the things I&#8217;ve done<br />
But when I start to try to tell you<br />
That&#8217;s when you have to tell me<br />
Hey&#8230; this kind of trouble&#8217;s only just begun<br />
I tell myself too many times<br />
Why don&#8217;t you ever learn to keep your big mouth shut<br />
That&#8217;s why it hurts so bad to hear the words<br />
That keep on falling from your mouth<br />
Falling from your mouth<br />
Falling from your mouth<br />
Tell me&#8230;<br />
Why<br />
Why</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>I may be mad<br />
I may be blind<br />
I may be viciously unkind<br />
But I can still read what you&#8217;re thinking<br />
And I&#8217;ve heard is said too many times<br />
That you&#8217;d be better off<br />
Besides&#8230;<br />
Why can&#8217;t you see this boat is sinking<br />
(this boat is sinking this boat is sinking)<br />
Let&#8217;s go down to the water&#8217;s edge<br />
And we can cast away those doubts<br />
Some things are better left unsaid<br />
But they still turn me inside out<br />
Turning inside out turning inside out<br />
Tell me&#8230;<br />
Why<br />
Tell me&#8230;<br />
Why</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>This is the book I never read<br />
These are the words I never said<br />
This is the path I&#8217;ll never tread<br />
These are the dreams I&#8217;ll dream instead<br />
This is the joy that&#8217;s seldom spread<br />
These are the tears&#8230;<br />
The tears we shed<br />
This is the fear<br />
This is the dread<br />
These are the contents of my head<br />
And these are the years that we have spent<br />
And this is what they represent<br />
And this is how I feel<br />
Do you know how I feel ?<br />
&#8217;cause i don&#8217;t think you know how I feel<br />
I don&#8217;t think you know what I feel<br />
I don&#8217;t think you know what I feel<br />
You don&#8217;t know what I  feel</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em><span style="font-size:x-small;">Quante volte devo tentare di dirti<br />
Che mi dispiace per le cose che ho fatto<br />
Ma quando inizio a farlo<br />
Tu cominci a dirmi:<br />
Hey…questo tipo di problema è solo l’inizio.<br />
Mi dico troppo spesso<br />
Ma perché non impari mai a tenere la boccaccia chiusa?<br />
E’ per questo che fa così male sentire le parole<br />
Che continuano a caderti dalla bocca<br />
caderti dalla bocca<br />
caderti dalla bocca<br />
Dimmi….<br />
Perché<br />
Perché<br />
Posso essere matta<br />
Posso essere cieca<br />
Posso essere crudelmente insensibile<br />
Ma riesco ancora a leggerti nel pensiero<br />
Ed ho sentito dire troppe volte:<br />
E’ meglio che tu te ne vada<br />
Inoltre…<br />
Perché non riesci a vedere che questa nave sta affondando<br />
questa nave sta affondando<br />
questa nave sta affondando<br />
Andiamo sulla riva dell’acqua<br />
Possiamo far naufragare questi dubbi<br />
Alcune cose è meglio non dirle<br />
Ma ancora mi sconvolgono<br />
mi sconvolgono<br />
mi sconvolgono<br />
Dimmi….<br />
Perché<br />
Dimmi….<br />
Perché<br />
Questo è il libro che non ho mai letto<br />
Queste sono le parole che non ho mai detto<br />
Questo è il sentiero che non ho mai percorso<br />
Questi, invece, sono i sogni che io farò<br />
Questa è la gioia che raramente viene irradiata<br />
Queste sono le lacrime…<br />
Le lacrime che abbiamo versato<br />
Questa è la paura<br />
Questo è il terrore<br />
Questo è ciò che contiene la mia testa<br />
E questi sono gli anni che insieme abbiamo trascorso<br />
E questo è ciò che rappresentano.<br />
E questo è quel che sento.<br />
Sai come mi sento?<br />
Perché non penso che tu sappia come mi sento<br />
non penso che tu sappia come mi sento<br />
non penso che tu sappia come mi sento<br />
Tu non sai cosa sento.</span></em></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Name of the Day: Milena]]></title>
<link>http://appellationmountain.net/2009/09/08/name-of-the-day-milena/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>appellationmountain</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[These days, Melissa is another mom in your kid&#8217;s playgroup.  But here&#8217;s an unexpected st]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>These days, Melissa is another mom in your kid&#8217;s playgroup.  But here&#8217;s an unexpected starts-with-M, ends-in-a choice for a daughter that won&#8217;t be shared by another child &#8211; or parent!</p>
<p>Thanks to Mookie for suggesting <strong>Milena</strong> as Name of the Day.</p>
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<p>In nearly any Slavic country, Milena is a perfectly reasonable choice &#8211; heard in Poland, Bulgaria, Russia, Slovenia, Czech Republic.  She&#8217;s currently a chart-topping favorite in Armenia.</p>
<p>Milena also surfaces in Italy, where she&#8217;s a place name on the island of Sicily.  It lends her a pan-European vibe, but turns out the Sicilian village is named in honor of a Slavic queen.</p>
<p>Back in the nineteenth century, Milena of Montenegro was the wife of King Nicholas I.  The aristocratic Milena was a child bride &#8211; just 13 when she said her &#8220;I do&#8221; in a dynastic match.  Over the course of their long marriage, Milena and Nicholas had a dozen children of their own, most of whom made advantageous alliances themselves.  Daughter Elena married King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.</p>
<p>Vittorio reigned for nearly fifty years (1900 through 1946) and also answered to King of Albania and Emperor of Ethiopia some of the time.  In 1933, the Sicilian village took the name Milena in honor of Vittorio&#8217;s royal mother-in-law.</p>
<p>Elena and Vittorio had four daughters and a son of their own, but the closest they came to passing down the name was with their firstborn:  Yolanda Margherita Milena Elisabetta Romana Maria.</p>
<p>A fictional Queen Milena appears in Terry Goodkind&#8217;s novels.  If not through Goodkind&#8217;s <em>Sword of Truth</em> series, American audiences might have heard of the name thanks to actress<strong> Mila</strong> Kunis, best known as Jackie on <em>That &#8217;70s Show</em>.  Mila is short for Milena.</p>
<p>Milena&#8217;s meaning is debated:</p>
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<li>Some link her to <strong>Ludmila</strong>, as an elaborated nickname/spinoff, sometimes with the meaning beloved attached;</li>
<li>Others connect her to the Slavic <em>mil</em> &#8211; gracious;</li>
<li>On a similar note, some suggest that her occasional use among Spanish speakers relates to <em>milagros</em> &#8211; miracle &#8211; associated with the Virgin Mary;</li>
<li>You can find other sites that say she means dark &#8211; though they&#8217;re probably thinking of the far older, worn-by-saints and Greek-in-origin <strong>Melania</strong>.  (It&#8217;s also the spelling worn by the Slovenian-born Mrs. Donald Trump.)</li>
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<p>Greek and Spanish attributions aside, most notable Milenas come from Eastern Europe.  A smattering of singers, athletes, journalists and others have worn the name.  Milena Jesenská, a Prague-born journalist, died in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.  Besides the royal and Mrs. Trump, she&#8217;s probably the best known Milena.</p>
<p>The name has never charted in the US Top 1000, and a few variant pronunciations are heard: <em>meh LEH nah</em>, <em>meh LAYN ah</em> and <em>meh LAH nah</em> are all out there &#8211; as with any rarity seldom heard in English, it&#8217;s tough to insist that one is correct.</p>
<p>Overall, Milena is pretty and sophisticated.  If she&#8217;s a bit exotic for a small child, then Mila, <strong>Millie</strong> or <strong>Lena</strong> could all serve as appealing nicknames.  She&#8217;s accessible, unusual and wouldn&#8217;t be out of place on a playground with Isabella and Olivia.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[MELANIA]]></title>
<link>http://comunitaprovvisoria.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/melania/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>verderosa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comunitaprovvisoria.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/melania/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[___ di Michele Citoni Lo scorso novembre a Nusco, in uno degli incontri itineranti organizzati da An]]></description>
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<p>Lo scorso novembre a Nusco, in uno degli incontri itineranti organizzati da Angelo, Franco mi chiese cosa mi spingesse, oltre l’esperienza del documentario girato nel venticinquennale del terremoto, a continuare a calcare la zona del cratere. La mia risposta fu incerta e probabilmente lo sarebbe di nuovo oggi se la domanda mi fosse rifatta, ma certamente sarebbe più ricca: ci starebbero dentro le facce e i nomi di tutti i &#8220;comunitari provvisori&#8221; e affini che ho conosciuto e a cui voglio bene. Queste relazioni umane rinnovano nel tempo il mio rapporto con le vostre terre. Poi naturalmente c’è la bellezza dei luoghi, la loro ricchezza di storia e di storie, la letteratura di Franco e di altri, le culture materiali (le cannazze di Michele!), cose nuove e straordinarie come Cairano 7x&#8230; A ogni modo, convenimmo allora su un punto: che l’esperienza del terremoto abbia conferito all’Irpinia un suo particolare &#8220;spessore&#8221; antropologico, una specifica intensità emozionale, che possono – e su di me lo fanno – agire come elementi impalpabili ma potenti di attrazione.</p>
<p><!--more-->Vivere ed essere vissuti, vedersi ed essere visti fondano prospettive molto diverse sullo stesso oggetto e qualcuno (sicuramente non Stefano che a queste cose dedica il suo studio) può sentire come noioso, ripetitivo, sterile tornare sempre al passato, può percepire in questo una manifestazione di fissità, sentire la pesantezza del &#8220;non esserne mai usciti fuori&#8221;. Ma certo a me pare quasi inevitabile ripassare sempre da quel nodo, il sisma e il dopo sisma, anche per leggere l’oggi. Sarà anche perché – è forse un tratto tipicamente maschile – per appropriarmi di qualcosa mi sembra obbligatorio il momento della razionalizzazione e quel poco che so di questi luoghi passa da una certa mole di materiali sulla loro storia recente che ho macinato tra libri, articoli, tesi di laurea, memorialistica on line ecc.. Del resto penso si possa convenire sul fatto che quelle vicende abbiano poco di &#8220;locale&#8221; e parlino invece di tutti noi.</p>
<p>Questo per dire che mi è capitato in mano dopo molti anni una raccolta di scritti di Rossana Rossanda che lessi quando ero lontano da tutto ciò, e al suo interno mi è caduto l’occhio su un articolo del novembre 1981 che mi pare un gran pezzo di giornalismo militante e fonte di molti spunti in un momento in cui torna alla luce, certo in maniera effimera, il dibattito sul mezzogiorno (a colpi di gabbie salariali ed altre geniali idee all’altezza di questi tempi). Naturalmente, rileggere l’articolo è anche tutt’uno con il misurare quanta acqua sia passata sotto i ponti. Per esempio nella distanza tra un’epoca in cui ci si poteva riferire criticamente alla sinistra e una in cui la sinistra è semplicemente dissolta. Ma ciò che più mi incuriosisce è naturalmente Melania: se qualcuno di voi ne sa qualcosa, per favore me lo faccia sapere.</p>
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<p><strong>MELANIA _  di Rossana Rossanda</strong> /  il manifesto, novembre 1981</p>
<p>Il terremoto, come la guerra, è violento e semplice. Colpisce i corpi, le cose, i sentimenti, lasciando vuoti brutali, bisogni elementari. Occorre sopravvivere, difendersi dal freddo, seppellire i morti, salvare qualche oggetto, impedire che un muro torni a franarti addosso. Tutta la molteplicità della vita è ristretta, mentre ancora ti romba dentro la paura, e la terra trema sotto i tuoi passi o ti fa sussultare nel sonno.</p>
<p>Il dopoterremoto, come la pace, è contraddittorio e complicato. Ritornano a fluire i giorni, e le mutilazioni subite prendono la loro vera dimensione: quel tetto d’emergenza, che nelle ore feroci, parve una fortuna, si mostra per quel che è, una copertura provvisoria, spoglia di ricordi, precaria; l’esistenza si è rattrappita, per gli uomini e le cose perdute, per le difficoltà aumentate e coattive. Il &#8220;terremotato&#8221; è spinto anch’esso a impoverire dentro, a ridursi alla domanda: fatemi tornare come prima. E siccome è lento questo ritorno, e interamente non avverrà mai, a fissarsi in una figura immobile, dolente, uno che rimpiange, che protesta, che finisce con il supplicare di non essere dimenticato.</p>
<p>A meno che accada quel che è accaduto in Irpinia. E cioè che una comunità disastrata (prima che dal terremoto dallo sfruttamento dei baroni locali e dallo stato democristiano) veda nel terremoto quasi il proseguimento dirompente della sua insostenibile condizione, e non lo sopporti ma lo brandisca, in mezzo al dolore e al sangue e alle macerie, come &#8220;una occasione&#8221;. L’occasione di cambiare.</p>
<p>Questo in Irpinia è successo. Per molte ragioni, che concernono il momento di storia in cui il terremoto è caduto, fra gente non più sprovveduta ed emarginata, ma acculturata ed emarginata, vicina a una grande metropoli, acutamente consapevole dell’ingiustizia del suo stato; condizioni che anche solo dieci anni fa o altrove non esistevano. Certo queste popolazioni, e più quelle dell’interno – mi sembra – che non quelle di Napoli (vischiosa come tutti gli immensi funghi urbani fra sviluppo e arretratezza) si sono levate non solo nella domanda e nella protesta, ma nella decisione di riprendere in mano il proprio destino e, occasione il terremoto, cambiarlo.</p>
<p>Non penso soltanto ai comitati popolari, ma a un sommovimento più vasto delle coscienze. Qualcosa di simile si era delineato, d’altronde, al di là della solidarietà, anche in quella supplenza allo stato dei molti che arrivavano dal nord; corsi al sud – non era mai successo prima – per fare, costruire. Ma non solo &#8220;aiutare&#8221;, in qualche modo &#8220;essere&#8221; una Italia diversa. Di questa ondata, cosa è rimasto? Non è vero che non è rimasto nulla, è rimasto un ricordo di impotenza e di collera.</p>
<p>Dieci giorni fa, una domenica nevosa, li vedevo attorno a me, che non so nulla e venivo soltanto a domandare, in un cinema glaciale di Bisaccia. Sapete dov’è Bisaccia? All’estremo confine delle terre del terremoto, inerpicata su una collina così battuta dal vento, che le strade si erano gelate e qualche macchina uscì fuori strada per arrivarci. Ma la gente voleva ritrovarsi a Bisaccia, perché è un luogo storico della sinistra di quelle contrade.</p>
<p>La macchina rovesciata era guidata da due donne, una delle quali, Melania, avrebbe dovuto introdurre la riunione. Ma Melania non arrivava e dalla porta, assieme alle folate di freddo e neve, venivano delle voci. &#8220;S’è rovesciata, si sono fatte male&#8221;. Cominciammo lo stesso, e dopo un poco Melania scivolava piano nella sala, bagnata fradicia, i capelli neri incollati attorno al viso, tutta stretta in se stessa per il freddo, lo choc o forse per scomparire (il giorno prima mi avevano detto, ad Avellino, &#8220;Non hai visto Melania? C’era, ma si nascondeva, è bravissima Melania, ma è timida, Melania&#8221;). E mentre questa gente non piegata parlava, Melania senza far parola tentava a stento di asciugarsi su un fantasma di stufetta. Ma quando una giovane ragazza di Sant’Andrea, ancora con la voce squillante del &#8220;noi facciamo, noi ricostruiamo noi siamo in piedi, noi siamo ben gemellati&#8221;, volle rassicurare se stessa rilanciando un’idea generosa ma semplicistica della milizia, Melania ha chiesto d’improvviso la parola. Parlava seduta, con la bella testa un po’ incassata fra le spalle per il freddo, e la voce chiara e bassa, sostenuta da una logica molto simile al furore.</p>
<p>No, Melania – che è venuta alla politica da poco e, se ho ben capito, da sola, ma che ne ha una idea lucida – non si consolava né chiedeva. Registrava la distanza fra una realtà di gente, di uomini, di donne, che non soltanto accettano ogni volta di ridestarsi, ma ogni volta si destano più maturi, e le infinite strade in cui viene dispersa o si lascia disperdere. Parlava delle donne dell’Irpinia e ricordava, sferzante, che non era stato il terremoto a svegliarle: avevamo forse dimenticato come avevano votato sul divorzio e sull’aborto? Sì, lo avevamo dimenticato. Perché quei due voti erano stati portati a casa dai partiti, dimenticando – se pure lo avevano intuito – che tutte e due le volte non s’era soltanto detto &#8220;no&#8221; al passato, sostenuto un diritto civile &#8220;moderno&#8221;, ma era stata una rivoluzione della identità delle donne, dei loro rapporti di coppia, del loro ruolo nella famiglia e fuori – l’embrione d’un’altra società non sognata, ma già vissuta e non senza difficoltà e dolore. Perché vi stupite, diceva la voce secca di Melania, se siamo uscite per strada nel terremoto e abbiamo fatto i comitati popolari ed eravamo così diverse dalla donna con lo scialle nero sul viso di vostre fotografie del sud? Eravamo già quelle, usate e non ascoltate, di qualche anno fa.</p>
<p>Anche quel voto era stato un terremoto, anche quel terremoto era stato un’occasione. Ma siamo state lasciate rifluire, perché quel che domandavamo, anzi eravamo, disturbava tradizioni, famiglie, società, ideologie, stato, partiti. Non è una &#8220;basista&#8221;, Melania, lavora per un partito. Solo lo vede per quel che è, strumento necessario, strumento debole e fiacco. E dopo, col terremoto vero – continua – quel che siamo stati era il contrario di quel che lo Stato democristiano, le regioni deboli, i comuni spesso inquinati, la Cassa, gli Enti di sviluppo, le clientele, le camorre – insomma il tessuto pubblico del mezzogiorno – poteva sopportare. Eravamo letali per questa spugna che voi dite essere il vostro avversario. Perché non ci avete aiutato? Voi dite di essere contro la Democrazia cristiana, perché non siete stati il referente, l’aggancio di questa forza che eravamo, che siamo? Che cosa vi spaventa in noi, continuava quella voce implacabile bassa e chiara, senza una virgola fuori posto, che usciva da quella creatura battuta dal freddo e dai lividi. Avete lasciato che restassimo soli, che ci disgregassimo. E quando eravamo tornati private persone, si tendesse verso ciascuno di noi la mano pubblica, perché con lei, ciascuno, isolato, andasse a trattare l’aiuto. L’assistenza, il risarcimento. In lunghe code. Mendicanti, ci avete voluto, questuanti. E le donne più mendicanti di tutti: non sono loro le più avvezze a fare le code agli uffici comunali, senza parlarsi ciascuna costretta a reimparare la difesa del gruzzoletto per sé?</p>
<p>Odiava questa sua immagine avvilita, Melania. E di colpo la voce le si è incrinata: siamo stanche di essere questo, non ne possiamo più di essere ricacciate nello stesso ruolo, nella stessa impotenza. Uscire dalla quale ogni volta è più difficile, perché di nuovo le molte briglie segrete dei molti poteri, pubblici e privati, ci stringono e quando ne usciamo siamo sfinite. Così sfinite, ha terminato quasi in un sussurro, che di venire qui quasi non abbiamo più forza, e non è un caso che fosse guidata da due donne la macchina che s’era rovesciata.</p>
<p>Non volava una mosca, mentre parlava. Erano tutti quella sua voce indomita così lontana dalle retoriche del lamento meridionale. Era l’Irpinia dopo il terremoto, come è stata vissuta, frustrata, non morta. Io di Melania non so nulla, non ne conosco il cognome, non mi sono fermata con lei perché è corsa verso casa subito, prima che facesse notte, verso i suoi antichi doveri. Forse non le piacerà che queste righe le siano dedicate, a lei, un frammento del dopo terremoto d’una terra colta e tesa come una corda di violino, insopportabilmente umiliata da una classe dirigente padrona e da una sinistra senza coraggio.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[melan(chol)ia]]></title>
<link>http://gedankentheater.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/melancholia/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sunny11178</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gedankentheater.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/melancholia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[melania griechisch: die schwarze mit diesem namen wurde mir die melancholie schon in die wiege geleg]]></description>
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griechisch: die schwarze<br />
mit diesem namen<br />
wurde mir<br />
die melancholie<br />
schon in die wiege<br />
gelegt</p>
<p>schwarze gedanken<br />
aus schwarzer seele<br />
umkränzt<br />
von trauerflor<br />
sind ein<br />
untrennbarer<br />
teil von mir</p>
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<title><![CDATA[O noua carte !]]></title>
<link>http://mickyroxana.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/o-noua-carte/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mickyroxana</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mickyroxana.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/o-noua-carte/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &#8221;Cianura pentru un suras ; Buna seara , Melania ! &#8221; de Rodica Ojog Brasoveanu &#8230;ne]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ông hoàng kim cương Laurence Graff]]></title>
<link>http://tungpathfinder.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/ong-hoang-kim-c%c6%b0%c6%a1ng-laurence-graff/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tung Diamond</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tungpathfinder.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/ong-hoang-kim-c%c6%b0%c6%a1ng-laurence-graff/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Từng kiếm sống bằng nghề cọ toilet tại một hiệu kim hoàn ở phố Hatton Garden (Luân Đôn), Laurence Gr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Từng kiếm sống bằng nghề cọ toilet tại một hiệu kim hoàn ở phố Hatton Garden (Luân Đôn), Laurence Gr]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA["It was like being in front of a mirror." Melania Comoretto and Women Prisoners]]></title>
<link>http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/it-was-like-being-in-front-of-a-mirror-melania-comoretto-and-women-prisoners/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/it-was-like-being-in-front-of-a-mirror-melania-comoretto-and-women-prisoners/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Melania Comoretto&#8217;s work is stunning. Her camera serves the purist&#8217;s wish distilling the]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.melaniacomoretto.com/categorie.asp?id_menu=10&#38;q=1" target="_blank">Melania Comoretto</a>&#8217;s work is stunning. Her camera serves the purist&#8217;s wish distilling the quiet human moment. I wouldn&#8217;t even describe <a href="http://www.melaniacomoretto.com/categorie.asp?id_menu=10&#38;id_gruppo=44&#38;z=6&#38;q=1" target="_blank"><em>Women in Prison</em></a> as portraiture. It is beyond portraiture; it&#8217;s bigger, it&#8217;s emotional landscape.</p>
<p>Comoretto&#8217;s work is beauty and beautiful. But it is also tinged with sadness, possibly even resignation. Melania&#8217;s subjects may have felt like they too were looking in a mirror because &#8211; despite the camera&#8217;s interest &#8211; each of the women seem know the photograph is a reflection of them, their captive fate and lost opportunities. In that moment of exposure, these women look outwardly only with hope. Their circumstance may have dulled outward looking expectancy.</p>
<p>This work stands out, for me personally, as the best photographic document of women prisoners. The femininity in Comoretto&#8217;s work is charming and disarming. These are women whose words would likely shock us and yet they seem to know the weight of their own stories and captive futures. The reticence of Comoretto&#8217;s subjects, paired with the arresting gaze (when given), is a triumph.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img title="comoretto" src="http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/img780-copy.jpg" alt="comoretto" width="500" height="500" /></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Q&#38;A</strong></span></p>
<p>Where is this prison?</p>
<p><strong>I photographed in two Italian prisons in Rebibbia and Trapani.</strong></p>
<p>Why did you do a project there?</p>
<p><strong>I wanted to investigate and understand how women could express their femininity and take care of their body in a situation of extreme marginalization. </strong></p>
<p><strong>The starting idea was to reflect the mental and psychological labyrinths and internal prisons that prevent human beings from living their lives freely. I asked myself, &#8220;What could be the extreme expression of this idea?&#8221; The answer; Prison.</strong></p>
<p>What were the women’s lives like? Was their prison experience positive or negative?</p>
<p><strong>The way the women live in prison depend on the prison in itself and how it is organised. It also depends on the personality and psychological attitude of the woman.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Most of them fall into depression; others react in a very active way. The body is the mirror of that. The more a women fall into depression the more she forget to take care of her body, that was the reason why I decided to focus on bodies and femininity.</strong></p>
<p>Where are the women now?</p>
<p><strong>Most of the women are still in Rebibbia and Trapani prisons. I shot this series of photos only in the last 10 months!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="melaniacomoretto_002" src="http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/melaniacomoretto_002.jpg" alt="melaniacomoretto_002" width="500" height="500" /></p>
<p>Were the women good portrait subjects? Did they want to be photographed?</p>
<p><strong>They were very willing to speak and to be portrayed! They liked to spent time with me. They rarely have the chance to speak with someone who wants to listen deeply their stories.</strong></p>
<p>Did they see your photograph prints?</p>
<p><strong>I sent them each contact sheets</strong></p>
<p>In Italy what is society’s attitude toward prisoners and, specifically, female prisoners?</p>
<p><strong>Unfortunately, in every city and country of the world, the social attitude towards prisoners is not very open-minded. They [societies] focus on the fact that prisoners are guilty and rarely on the fact that (in the majority of cases) that they had no chance because their lives started in very tragic conditions. Without any help it is very difficult for prisoners to change their destiny.</strong></p>
<p>What was your experience on the project?</p>
<p><strong>For me it was like being in front of a mirror! I had a very tragic childhood and most of the women’s stories were similar to mine. It is by pure chance that I didn’t end up like them &#8230; involved drugs or crime.</strong></p>
<p><strong>And with that, I understood how in some situations life does not leave you any chance to change!</strong></p>
<p>Can the camera be a tool for rehabilitation?</p>
<p><strong>I deeply believe it is. I don&#8217;t know if photography could be a tool of rehabilitation for the women. For me it was and is &#8230; so maybe [the camera] could be for them and for many other people. It prevents me from destroying myself and I believe it could have the same advantage for many other people!</strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2752" title="melaniacomoretto_0010" src="http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/melaniacomoretto_0010.jpg" alt="melaniacomoretto_0010" width="500" height="500" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="melaniacomoretto_0018" src="http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/melaniacomoretto_0018.jpg" alt="melaniacomoretto_0018" width="500" height="500" /></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img title="melaniacomoretto_008" src="http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/melaniacomoretto_008.jpg" alt="melaniacomoretto_008" width="500" height="500" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Goana dupa sandale pentru Catinca!]]></title>
<link>http://oanamada.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/goana-dupa-sandale-pentru-catinca/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>oanamada</dc:creator>
<guid>http://oanamada.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/goana-dupa-sandale-pentru-catinca/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mi se pare mie sau chiar este un cosmar sa gasesti, in Bucuresti , incaltaminte de calitate si frumo]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The History of Macarius the Alexandrian, the Glorious]]></title>
<link>http://rjhargrav.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/macarius_alexandria/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 18:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rjhargrav</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rjhargrav.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/macarius_alexandria/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Palladius recounts the remarkable story of Macarius the Alexandrian: Now his sad, stern life of self]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Palladius recounts the remarkable story of Macarius the Alexandrian:</p>
<p><em>Now his sad, stern life of self-denial was as follows: Whensoever he heard of any beautiful deed being done by any man whatsoever, he must straightway carry it into practice in a fuller form.</em> (117)</p>
<p>For example, when he heard that the monks of Tabenna ate no cooked food during Great Lent, Macarius crumbled all of his bread into a narrow-mouthed vessel.  When he ate he would only consume what he could retrieve from the jar in a single handful.  Because of the narrow neck, his hand was unable to grasp much bread and still be narrow enough to come out of the vessel.</p>
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<p>Another time, Macarius was stung by a gnat and unthinkingly crushed and killed the insect.  In repentance of his cruelty he spent six months in a part of the desert full of stinging insects and sat there naked.  By the time he returned to his cell, he was so swollen &#8220;that a man would have thought that he had the hide of an elephant, and&#8230; they could only recognize from his voice that he was Macarius.&#8221; (118)</p>
<p>Macarius desired to visit a legendary tomb of great magicians of Egypt, and travelled there planting reeds in the ground so that he could find his way home through the desert.  The Evil One gathered all the reeds together and placed them as a pillow under Macarius head, as an attempt to keep him from finding his way home.  Macarius reached the tomb and the garden surrounding it, being accosted by seventy demons and finding only a rusted brass bucket on an iron chain and withered pomegranates.  He then returned home, being led by a vision of a &#8220;damsel who was arrayed in a spotless linen garment and who carried a pitcher of water wherefrom water dripped.&#8221; (119)  This damsel led him to a herd of buffaloes, one of which permitted the monk to drink her milk, and led him home to his cell.</p>
<p>As he was digging a well, Macarius once came upon a poisonous serpent which bit him.  Macarius grasped the jaws of the serpent and tore it in two, with the reprimand: &#8220;Since Christ did not send thee, why didst thou dare to come here?&#8221; (120)</p>
<p>Having heard of the asceticism of Pachomius&#8217; monks in Tabenna, Macarius visited that monastery in disguise and persuaded the abbot to allow him to live with the brethren despite his advanced age.  Pachomius worried that the elderly monk would be unable to keep up with his younger monks&#8217; rigorous ascetic life.  For forty days Macarius stood in his cell, weaving a rope of palm leaves and never sitting; eating only a few moist cabbage leaves on Sunday.  When the brethren became aware of what he was doing, they came to Pachomius in anger: &#8220;Whence hast thou brought upon us this man, who hath no body and who is incapable of being tired out, to judge us and to take vengeance upon us?&#8221;  Pachomius prayed to God and received revelation of Macarius&#8217; true identity.  He then sent the old monk home, thanking him for having &#8220;broken the heart of the brethren somewhat, so that they may not imagine any longer that they observe their fast with excessive rigor.&#8221; (121)</p>
<p>Desiring to see the glory of God, Macarius prayed that he might be caught up into heaven for five days.  He commanded his mind, &#8220;Thou shalt not come down from heaven.&#8221;  For two days and two nights, Macarius &#8220;constrained the Evil One to such a degree that he became a flame of fire and burnt up everything which I had in my cell, and at length the very mat upon which I stood blazed with fire, and I thought that I should be wholly consumed.&#8221;  Finally, on the third day fear of this fire brought the old monk&#8217;s mind down from heaven &#8220;to the contemplation of the world and the things thereof.  And this happened so that I might not boast.&#8221; (122)</p>
<p>A priest greatly diseased by cancer was once brought to Macarius by Palladius, who begged the ascetic to heal him.  Macarius replied that the disease was a punishment for having both ministering at the altar and committing fornication.  If the priest renounced his ministrations, Macarius promised, God would heal him.  The priest confessed his sins, repented, and was healed.</p>
<p>Macarius was known both for healing the ill and for casting out devils, and was once tempted by vainglory to go to heal the multitudes in Rome.  Beset by these temptations, he lay down upon the threshold of his cell with his legs outside the door, and told the devils that if they wanted him to go to Rome they&#8217;d have to pull him there themselves.  He did not stand up until nightfall.</p>
<p>Another time, beset by these same temptations, Macarius lifted a basket of sand upon his shoulders and began wandering the desert.  Theosebius the Antiochian found him and asked to share the burden, but Macarius refused saying &#8220;I am making to work that which hath made me to work, for it wisheth to go forth from its state of rest, and it fatigueth me.&#8221; (124)</p>
<p>Palladius, once when he was ill at home, observed Macarius through the windows of his cell.  The old monk was arguing with Satan, and reprimanding himself for entertaining temptation.  &#8220;And again he said unto himself, &#8216;How long shall I be with thee?&#8217; &#8221; (124)</p>
<p>Paphnutius told Palladius of a time when Macarius healed the sick cub of a hyena.  In gratitude, the hyena brought him a sheep-skin, which he gave as a cloak to the blessed woman Melania.</p>
<p>Palladius, growing weary of the ascetic life, approached Macarius for advice:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Father, what shall I do?  For my thoughts vex me, and say unto me, &#8216;Thou art doing no [good], get thee gone from here.&#8217; &#8220;  And he said unto me, &#8220;Say unto thy thoughts, &#8216;For Christ&#8217;s sake I will guard these walls.&#8217; &#8221; (124-5)</em></p>
<p>Palladius describes Macarius using words like &#8220;sad,&#8221; &#8220;stern,&#8221; and &#8220;hard.&#8221;  In many ways this life seems to be the archetype of what is criticized about monasticism.  Joyless self-inflicted criticism and constant ascetical one-up-manship.  Yet this story is full of wonder, and Macarius &#8220;sad, hard life&#8221; seems in its way to be angelic and triumphant.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[In dragostea Sa m-ascunde Isus]]></title>
<link>http://videoclipuricrestine.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/in-dragostea-sa-m-ascunde-isus/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ascultareacredintei</dc:creator>
<guid>http://videoclipuricrestine.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/in-dragostea-sa-m-ascunde-isus/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Drink like you give a damn]]></title>
<link>http://thegrandcrew.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/drink-like-you-give-a-damn/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kenny</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thegrandcrew.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/drink-like-you-give-a-damn/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[“Drink like you give a damn” is a trademark of Etica German, tied for my best friend in the whole wo]]></description>
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<p>German, tied for my best friend in the whole world, is a life-long political activist, born in Mexico.  He currently works in D.C. where he is the National Chair for the League of United Latin American Citizens&#8217; Immigrant Affairs Commission.  His prime mandate is immigration and human rights.  Oh yeah and he’s also a member of the Crew.</p>
<p>German commented on the Crew a couple days back, asking for a list of Fair Trade Wine and Organic Wine, available in the US.  I have read about this topic off and on and have tasted some organic wine in the past but I have never purchased any Fair Trade Wine, so I decided to take up the challenge and research.  First let me issue a quick disclaimer.  As the editor of the Crew I intend to remain as objective and impartial as possible.  With this post I simply aim to introduce the Crew to the world of Fair Trade Wine, Organic Wine and while I’m at it, Biodynamic Wine.  Although the latter two are really not at all political, the concept of fair trade is a very important and emotional issue for many people, on both sides of the coin.  So whichever political slant you may have, please at least read this post as an opportunity to further explore wine and for some of you, this will be a platform to get involved in a cause that may be of interest.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Fair Trade Wine</strong></span></p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-504" title="Worker in a vineyard in Chile" src="http://thegrandcrew.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/090120fair_trade_wine-001chile.jpg" alt="Worker in a vineyard in Chile" width="233" height="380" />For many people the concept of free trade is simply not enough with reports of immigrant worker abuse and even deaths, even throughout the vineyards of California.  To put this in perspective 15 farm workers have died due to heat-related incidents in California since 2003. (Source: Organic Consumers Association)  Exactly where the blame should lie i’ll leave up to the individual.  However, as a result of issues like this, the idea of “fair trade” has taken hold.  Fair trade guarantees that immigrant and low-skilled workers receive livable wages and equal opportunities.  There is also an emphasis on sustaining local environments and communities and empowering marginalized workers.</p>
<p>Fair Trade Wine is still a relatively new concept.  South Africa, Chile and Argentina have led the movement, dating back to 2003, and are still the only countries certified to produce Fair Trade Wine.  Wines marked as Fair Trade Wine must be certified by the Fairtrade Labeling Organization (FLO).  Fair Trade Wine has been available for over 5 years in Europe; however, availability is very limited in the United States market.  Importers and retailers must pay a premium of 10 cents per bottle on Fair Trade Wine.  This money is used for community development within the producing country.  (Source: Michelle <img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-505" title="Workers in the vineyard in Argentina" src="http://thegrandcrew.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/090120fair_trade_wine-002argentina.jpg" alt="Workers in the vineyard in Argentina" width="210" height="342" />Locke, Associated Press reporter)</p>
<p>Some Fair Trade Wine available in the US includes: <strong>Live-A-Little</strong> from Stellar Organics in South Africa (Whole Foods Market and Publix Super Markets), <strong>Wandering Grape</strong> from Argentina and South Africa (Target), <strong>Neu Direction</strong> from Argentina (Sam’s Club), <strong>Melania and Taborga</strong> from Viña Lomas de Cauquenes in Chile.  Additionally, one source for finding Fair Trade Wine, at least in Minnesota and Colorado, is <a title="Etica Fair Trade Wine" href="http://www.eticawines.com" target="_blank"><strong>Etica</strong></a>.  The only rating I could find on any of these bottles was the 2004 Melania Maule Valley Colección Especial Merlot. Wine Spectator rated this wine an 82, noting “Dusty tannins support modest plum and tobacco flavors. Slightly firm finish.”  Not great but certainly not bad if this is a cause that you support.</p>
<p><strong>Some Fair Trade Wine producers…</strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Argentina</strong></span><br />
Inal<br />
Pucciarelli de Chiaramonte<br />
Cribran<br />
Raimundo José Daminato<br />
Bodegas y Viñedos Amadeo Marañon<br />
La Riojana Cooperativa Vitivinifruticola de la Rioja<br />
Nidi Davolio<br />
Viña de la Solidaridad</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Chile</span></strong><br />
Sociedad Vitivinicola Sagrada Familia S.A.<br />
Gustavo Perez<br />
Humberto Retamal<br />
Cooperativa Agrícola Vitivinicola de Cauquenes<br />
Mario Nuñez<br />
Jorge Astrosa</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-506" title="Producer in South Africa" src="http://thegrandcrew.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/090120fair_trade_wine-004south_africa_2.jpg" alt="Producer in South Africa" width="238" height="159" />South Africa</strong></span><br />
Stofberg Brothers<br />
Highbury Estate<br />
Citrusdal &#8211; Bergendal<br />
JB Bauermeister Boedery<br />
Koopmanskloof Wingerde<br />
Bergsig<br />
Pierre van der Merwe Boerdery<br />
JF Deetlefs<br />
Citrusdal &#8211; Paardekop<br />
PJD Stofberg<br />
Stellar Organics<br />
Sonop Wine Farmer<br />
Lutouw Estate<br />
Imbuko Wines</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Organic and Biodynamic Wine</strong></span></p>
<p>Regarding the next issue don&#8217;t worry I will be much briefer, especially since the topic is not at all new.  A buzz word for all food and <img class="alignright size-full wp-image-507" title="South African vineyards" src="http://thegrandcrew.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/090120fair_trade_wine-003south_africa.jpg" alt="South African vineyards" width="210" height="342" />beverage products for over a decade now has been “organic” and additionally in the world of agriculture, many speak of “biodynamics”.</p>
<p>The Organic Wine Journal is a great source for finding and learning about organic wine.  Basically organic wine comes from grapes that are grown without the influence of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides.  For example sulfur, 100% natural, can be sprayed once or twice a year, to effectively combat bugs, instead of spraying deadly chemicals as often as 6 times a year.  Additionally, through the vinification process, there should be as little manipulation as possible, limiting the techniques of reverse osmosis, over filtration, and flavor additives.  And some wine makers opt for using wild yeasts, instead of commercial varieties.  (Sources: Organic Wine Journal and Green America)</p>
<p><strong>For a complete list of organic producers, please click on the “wineries” link on the <a title="Organic Wines" href="http://www.organicwinejournal.com" target="_blank">Organic Wine Journal</a> web site<a title="Organic Wines" href="http://www.organicwinejournal.com" target="_blank"><br />
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<p>Biodynamic wine is even a step beyond organic wine, taking a spiritual and holistic view of agriculture.  The technique is related to the concept of anthroposophy; first coined by Rudulf Steiner.  Biodynamic wine making treats the vineyard as a self-contained organism.  Emphasis is placed on the integration between the vines and their surroundings, including the workers, as well as on the recycling of nutrients, soil maintenance, and the overall health of the vineyard. Some techniques implemented include the use of manures and crop rotation. The lunar calendar and celestial influences on the terroir also play a major role in the viticulture.  (Source: Wikipedia)</p>
<p>I imagine that some more conservative-minded people maybe be asking theirself right now “man what are you smoking?”  But just to put this into perspective, Opus One, of the Robert Mondavi and Lafite Rothschilde wine dynasties, is a biodynamically produced wine.  And the list of top crus goes on.  In fact biodynamic viticulture requires a closer focus on the terroir and overall care of the vineyard.  This close attention to every last detail quite often leads to wines that outperform many non-biodynamic wines in blind tastings.</p>
<p><strong>For a complete list of biodynamic producers, please visit the following link at <a title="Biodynamic Wines" href="http://www.forkandbottle.com/wine/biodynamic_producers.htm" target="_blank">Fork &#38; Bottle</a><a title="Biodynamic Wines" href="http://www.forkandbottle.com/wine/biodynamic_producers.htm" target="_blank"><br />
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Petrom sprijina sinistratii din Doljesti, jud, Neamt</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_8094.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-942" title="img_8094" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_8094.jpg" alt="img_8094" width="450" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Week-endul trecut am avut placerea de a participa la un eveniment interesant care mi-a dat ocazia si m-a facut sa vad o alta fata a lucrurilor. Sunt sigur ca toti am auzit vorbindu-se despre inundatiile care au lovit Romania anul acesta, dar foarte putini dintre noi ne-am indreptat privirea catre cei nepastuiti. Ceva mai constienti, oficialii Petrom s-au implicat in ajutorarea sinistratiilor din comuna Doljesti, Neamt, din primele <a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_8230.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-954" title="img_8230" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_8230.jpg?w=300" alt="img_8230" width="300" height="277" /></a>clipe ale dezastrului si au pus la dispozitia autoritatilor containere speciale in care familiile grav incercate de aceste evenimente sa poata trai. Iar pentru ca aceste containere se indeparteaza la 360 de grade de ceea ce inseamna dezvoltarea intr-un mediu sanatos si fericit, Petorm a revenit la fata locului insotit de <em>Habitat For Humanity</em> pentru a construi 110 locuinte care sa adaposteasca oamenii care in cateva ore si-au pierdut agoniseala de o viata. Iar pentru ca ridicarea si finisarea unei locuinte este treaba serioasa, Petrom a invitat la Doljesti un comando de elita format din presa si vedete care sa fie voluntari pentru o zi in cadrul proiectului. Printre cei selectionati m-am numarat si eu, dar si Gianina Corondan, Melania Medeleanu, Adrian Ursu, Zoli Toth (Sistem), Adelin Petrisor, Tudor Serban (redactor sef Quattroruote) sau Sergiu Voicu (reporter al Realitatii). Noua ni s-au alaturat redactori Cosmopolitan, Adevarul , Romania Libera si Zoltan Lorencz (fotograful vedetelor), care a realizat documentatia fotografica a evenimentului.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;text-align:justify;"><em><span>Habitat For Humanity</span></em> este o organizatie crestin-ecumenica non-profit care construieste locuinte pentru saraci sau defavorizati. Obiectivul principal al acestei organizatii este transformarea adapostirii decente o miscare de constiinta si actiune. In cei 12 ani de existenta pe plan national, organizatia Habitat For Humanity a construit prin intermediul filialelor de la Cluj, Pitesti, Radauti, Craiova, Comanesti si Cumpana mai mult de 1200 de case pentru familii care nu puteau sa numeasca locul in care dormeau ACASA.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_7897.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-951" title="img_7897" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_7897.jpg?w=300" alt="img_7897" width="300" height="200" /></a>Presa si vedete am fost invitati in Neamt pentru a ajuta voluntarii Habitat la finisarea a sase locuinte ce urmeaza a fi predate beneficiarilor la sfarsitul acestei luni. Deja ridicate, acoperite, cu geamurile si usile montate, casele la care am fost invitati <em>sa punem ultima caramida</em><span style="font-style:normal;"> necesitau tencuirea exteriorului si finisarea interiorului inainte de fixarea parchetului si a accesoriilor. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Cu mana pe inima, pot spune ca in aceasta calatorie de trei zile am invatat cateva lucruri importante: cum se aplica corect mortarul pe exteriorul casei, cum poti sa te simti mai bine ajutandu-i pe altii si, maxima enuntata de Gianina&#8230;<em>am aflat ca oricand poti sa te imprietenesti, nu doar in liceu</em>.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Pe drum&#8230;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_8193.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-953" title="img_8193" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_8193.jpg?w=212" alt="img_8193" width="212" height="300" /></a>Am plecat la drum cu autocarul si nimic nu anunta mega intarzierea cu care am ajuns la Agapia, locul unde dormeam si Cotnari, locul unde lumea a baut, pardon, degustat vinuri autentice romanesti. Am ajuns la Agapia tarziu in noapte dupa mai bine de 12 ore de stat pe drumuri, facut pipi doar in benzinarii Petrom sau degustat vinuri alese la Cotnari. Surprinzator, pentru toata lumea care ma cunoaste, am degustat patru soiuri de vin, sau sa fi fost cinci, nu-mi aduc bine aminte&#8230;bun vinul romanesc&#8230;atat de bun incat m-am inrosit ca racul si imi venea sa rad tot timpul&#8230;Pe drum m-am simtit ca intr-o excursie cu clasa, doamna diriginta Nicolici si profele de la Ogilvy au tinut multimea in frau, in timp ce partea de entertainment a fost sustinuta de Geanina Corondan si Emil <em>69</em>, cel mai mistocar dintre cameramani&#8230;fie vorba intre noi, Emil a fost putin dezamagit&#8230;la Cotnari n-a gasit butoiul 69, nici de camera de hotel cu acelasi numar n-a avut parte, ce sa mai zic de casa la care sa munceasca. Zoli si Adelin s-au apropiat cel mai mult de acest numar, muncind de zor la casa cu numarul 68.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Frumos si la Pensiunea Agapia, pat comod, linsite si pace, mai ales dupa ce colegii adormeau sau sesiunea speciala de karaoke se termina.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Dupa distractie vine munca&#8230;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Vineri a fost ziua cea mare&#8230;chiar daca unii au dormit doar cateva ore (a se citi Zoli, Oanaaaa&#8230;.) iar altii cateva ore mai multe (me), ne-am urcat echipati in autocar si am pornit spre santier. Dupa ce ne-am pierdut de doua ori am ajuns in satul cu pricina, unde nimic nu parea sa povesteasca despre dezastru&#8230;la prima vedere. In cateva curti parasite, dupa garduri daramate cateva case sunt desprinse dintr-un film de groaza, cu peretii crapati, fara geamuri sau usi, cu acoperisul subred si interiorul plin de mal stau cateva case care isi plang propietarii de mult plecati la rude sau prieteni. In altele e zarva mare&#8230;langa <em>amintirea</em> zilelor negre voluntarii Habitat ridica noi locuinte, o raza de speranta pentru cei carora sufletul le-a fost luat de ape.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_7787.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-944" title="img_7787" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_7787.jpg?w=300" alt="img_7787" width="300" height="200" /></a>Casa numarul 80, apartinand unei batrane care nu aude bine, a fost locul in care mi-am inceput ucenicia intr-ale aplicatului mortarului, atat eu cat si Gianina. Impreuna cu Tudor, Petre si Andreea am invatat cum se face. Am prins munca din zbor si in doar cateva ore am reusit sa finisam jumatate din fatada exterioara a cladirii. Eu cred ca am fi chiar terminat intreaga locuinta daca muncitorii calificati ne-ar fi intins in prealabil toata plasa de-a lungul intregii fatade. Am tinut sa subliniez acest mic detaliu, deoarece echipa <em>adversa</em> din care faceau parte Zoli si Adelin a terminat intreaga fatada <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_8040.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-945" title="img_8040" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_8040.jpg" alt="img_8040" width="450" height="415" /></a>Poate cele mai interesante momente au fost cand am mancat orez fiert din farfuria de unica folosinta la marginea drumului cu toata echipa de voluntari sau cand am facut poza de grup, echipati de munca si multumiti de ceea ce am realizat in ziua cu pricina. Am trait cu maxima intensitate deplasarea atunci can am mers cu gasca in sat pentru a impartii ajutoarele pe care fiecare le-am adus de acasa sau cumparate de Petrom. Am facut niste oameni fericiti! Am vazut copii bucurandu-se de cadouri, de jucarii si mame ale caror fete s-au luminat la vederea produselor alimentare.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Dupa munca iar distractie&#8230;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Am incununat ziua de munca cu un miel la protap, sau cel putin miel mi s-a parut mie a fi. Ca o promotie cuminte <em>care estem</em>, doamna diriginta ne-a premiat la finalul zilei cu o diploma si o fotgrafie inramata ca se ne aduca aminte, atunci cand uitam, ca suntem cu adevarat oameni. In fata acestei festivitati de premiere toata lumea si-a lasat grijile de-o parte, s-a dansat, s-a cantat si s-au dezbatut/propus masuri de ajutorare durabila a oamenilor din zona. Concluzia a fost ca fiecare dintre noi putem participa in felul nostru la reconstructia vietilor celor din jur, chiar daca este vorba de doar de sprijin moral, multi dintre noi avem nevoie doar de o vorba buna pentru a ne ambitiona si a ne dori sa mergem mai departe.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_79621.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-948" title="img_79621" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_79621.jpg" alt="img_79621" width="450" height="675" /></a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Drumul de intoarcere nu a fost la fel de animat. Toti cei ce ramasesem in autocar eram obositi si am dormit aproape tot drumul, insa <em>penele de padure</em> s-au desfasurat in aceiasi locatie, Petrom.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Exercitiu de imaginatie!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Va propun acum un mic exercitiu de imagine, o leapsa pe care sper ca fiecare dintre voi sa o respectati si sa o dati mai departe.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">CE AI FACE PENTRU A AJUTA OAMENII DIN COMUNITATI GRAV INCERCATE DE SARACIE SAU INTEMPERII!?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_7883.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-949" title="img_7883" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_7883.jpg?w=300" alt="img_7883" width="300" height="200" /></a>Va propun pentru cateva randuri sa intram in pielea unor factori decizionali si sa ne gandim ce am putea face pentru ca saracia, mizeria si durerea din sufletul celor nefericiti sa dispara. Ca si noi, si ei au dreptul la o viata mai buna&#8230;asadar, ce-ai face?!?!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Va promit ca pe parcursul discutiilor si posturilor sa forwardez informatiile celor de la Ogilvy, Habitat for Humanity si Petrom, adica oamenilor care au aratat ca le pasa cu adevarat.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Cat traim invatam</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">At the end of the day, nu conteaza persoanele alaturi de care am muncit si ne-am distrat, nu conteaza atat mult amintirile cat invataturile cu care am ramas. Mi-a facut o deosebita placere sa intru in gasca, sa cunosc oameni pentru care a intinde o mana de ajutor nu presupune nici cel mai mic efort si sa sa descopar ca nu toti oamenii care apar sau au aparut la TV au un orgoliu mai inalt decat Everestul.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_8002.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-950" title="img_8002" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_8002.jpg?w=300" alt="img_8002" width="300" height="200" /></a>Departe de noile skill-uri pe care le-am dobandit, am realizat ca noi, bucurestenii, cei care traim si invatam aici, suntem caracterizati, intr-o oarcare masura, de superficialitate. Ne plangem ca stam trei ore in trafic, ca se modernizeaza liniile de tramvai creandu-se blocaje sau ca in autobuz e prea mare inghesuiala cand la <em>celalat capat al lumii</em> o batrana doarme alaturi de fiul ei handicapat mintal intr-un cort improvizat in curtea care odata le adapostea casa, iar cei noua copii ai unei familii de peste strada invata inghesuiti in doua camere si merg pe jos cativa kilometri pentru a ajunge la scoala. Noi in schimb suntem ok, traim la bloc si castigam cateva sute bune de euro. Circulam cu masina personala, adeseori mica si scumpa sau mare si foarte scumpa. Mergem in Mall la manichiura si la film, iar de la scoala mai chiulim, pentru ca putem.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Mi-am luat un angajament cu mine insumi dupa ce m-am intors de la Doljesti: de azi inainte voi face tot ce pot pentru ca de fiecare data cand ajutorul imi este cerut pentru acesti oameni sa raspund prezent si sa ma implic activ in actiune. Toti copii au dreptul sa se joace cu masinute frumoase si lucioase si toate fetitele au dreptul sa viseze cu papusi in maini, oricat de saraci ar fi.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;">Multumesc Petrom pentru aceasta experienta de neuitat si pentru prietenii castigati. Multumesc Petrom si Habitat pentru ca va ganditi si la oamenii care au nevoie de noi si va multumesc ca ne deschideti ochii!!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_8006.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-946" title="img_8006" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_8006.jpg" alt="img_8006" width="450" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;"><a href="http://raduborcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_8093.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-952" title="img_8093" src="http://raduborcea.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/img_8093.jpg" alt="img_8093" width="450" height="675" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Melania]]></title>
<link>http://sarmizegetusa.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/melania/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarmizegetusa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sarmizegetusa.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/melania/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[- Che hai? - .. - Non dirmelo! Hai conosciuto uno. - Yup. - Figo? - Yup. - Più figo di&#8230; Rukawa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>- Che hai?<br />
- ..<br />
- Non dirmelo! Hai conosciuto uno.<br />
- Yup.<br />
- Figo?<br />
- Yup.<br />
- Più figo di&#8230; Rukawa?<br />
- Yup.<br />
- Più figo del Corinzio?<br />
- Yup!<br />
- Più figo di Sasuke dopo che ha inglobato Orochimaru?<br />
- Yup.<br />
- Più figo di John Constantine quando fa pregare all&#8217;indietro i musulmani del carcere?<br />
- Ecco, tipo, così.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Trump, lujo inmobiliario en Dubai]]></title>
<link>http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/trump-lujo-inmobiliario-en-dubai/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gospell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/trump-lujo-inmobiliario-en-dubai/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[El pasado 23 de junio se presento en park avenue, Nueva York, el Trump International Hotel &amp; Tow]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>El pasado 23 de junio se presento en park avenue, Nueva York, el Trump International Hotel &#38; Tower que va a estar situado en Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. Al acto acudieron representantes tanto de la corporación trump como también los responsables de la promotora de Dubai, Nakheel. En el edificio destacan los lujosos áticos, que han contado con la decoración de la prestigiosa interiorista Kelly Hoppen, y cuyo precio anda por miles de euros el metro cuadrado. Entre las asistentes al evento hemos destacado a las siguientes.<br />
<a href="http://altasociedad.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/demi-moore-07.jpg"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/demi-moore-07.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1153" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/demi-moore-07.jpg" alt="" width="283" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Demi Moore</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/melania-trump-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1154" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/melania-trump-04.jpg" alt="" width="252" height="600" /></a><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/vanessa-trump-04.jpg"></a></p>
<p><strong>Melania Trump</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/vanessa-trump-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1155" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/vanessa-trump-04.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="600" /></a><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/heidi-klum-02.jpg"></a></p>
<p><strong>Vanessa Trump</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/heidi-klum-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1156" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/heidi-klum-02.jpg" alt="" width="233" height="600" /></a><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/kelly-hoppen-01.jpg"></a></p>
<p><strong>Heidi Klum</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/kelly-hoppen-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1157" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/kelly-hoppen-01.jpg" alt="" width="196" height="600" /></a><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ivanka-trump-05.jpg"></a></p>
<p><strong>Kelly Hoppen</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ivanka-trump-05.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1158" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ivanka-trump-05.jpg" alt="" width="193" height="600" /></a><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/irina-dvorovenko-02.jpg"></a></p>
<p><strong>Ivanka Trump</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/irina-dvorovenko-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1159" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/irina-dvorovenko-02.jpg" alt="" width="184" height="600" /></a><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/tracy-stern-03.jpg"></a></p>
<p><strong>Irina Dvorovenko</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1160" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/tracy-stern-03.jpg" alt="" width="142" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Tracy Stern</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ballet y una noche con estilo en la city]]></title>
<link>http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/balet-y-una-noche-con-estilo-en-la-city/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 10:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gospell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/balet-y-una-noche-con-estilo-en-la-city/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[El pasado Lunes por la noche &#8220;The American Ballet Theatre&#8221; celebró su 68ª gala anual de ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>El pasado Lunes por la noche &#8220;The American Ballet Theatre&#8221; celebró su 68ª gala anual de apertura de primavera, seguida de una cena en el Lincoln Center. Sus representaciones en el &#8220;Metropolitan Opera House&#8221; se prolongaran hasta el 12 de Julio. Al evento asistieron las habituales de este tipo de actos en la ciudad de Nueva York, entre la cuales hemos destacados a las componentes de la siguiente serie.</p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/zani-gugelmann-05.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-732" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/zani-gugelmann-05.jpg" alt="" width="386" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Zani Gugelmann</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/helen-lee-schifter-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-731" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/helen-lee-schifter-03.jpg" alt="" width="385" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Helen Lee Schifter</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/tory-burch-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-730" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/tory-burch-04.jpg" alt="" width="364" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Tory Burch</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/marina-rust-connor-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-728" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/marina-rust-connor-02.jpg" alt="" width="337" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Marina Rust Connor</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/aerin-lauder-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-727" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/aerin-lauder-02.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Aerin Lauder</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/taylor-momsen-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-726" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/taylor-momsen-01.jpg" alt="" width="309" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Taylor Momsen</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/michelle-smith-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-725" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/michelle-smith-02.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Michelle Smith </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/dayssi-olarte-de-kanavos-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-723" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/dayssi-olarte-de-kanavos-03.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-741" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/tara-milne-01.jpg" alt="" width="277" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Tara Milne</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-740" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/susan-fales-hill-02.jpg" alt="" width="273" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Susan Fales-Hill</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/vanessa-trump-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-720" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/vanessa-trump-03.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Vanessa Trump</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/gillian-miniter-09.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-719" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/gillian-miniter-09.jpg" alt="" width="267" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Gillian Miniter </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/blaine-trump-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-718" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/blaine-trump-02.jpg" alt="" width="265" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Blaine Trump</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/jamee-gregory-05.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-717" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/jamee-gregory-05.jpg" alt="" width="263" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Jamee Gregory</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-739" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/valesca-guerrand-hermes-02.jpg" alt="" width="255" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Valesca Guerrand-Hermes</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-738" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/hillary-geary-ross-02.jpg" alt="" width="255" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Hillary Geary Ross</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pamela-fielder-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-716" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pamela-fielder-01.jpg" alt="" width="252" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Pamela Fielder</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/melania-trump-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-715" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/melania-trump-03.jpg" alt="" width="252" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Melania Trump</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/elizabeth-scarborough-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-714" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/elizabeth-scarborough-03.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Elizabeth Scarborough</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/brooklyn-decker-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-713" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/brooklyn-decker-01.jpg" alt="" width="249" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Brooklyn Decker </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/molly-sims-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-712" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/molly-sims-02.jpg" alt="" width="246" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Molly Sims</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-737" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/heather-mnuchin-03.jpg" alt="" width="242" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Heather Mnuchin</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/fe-fendi-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-710" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/fe-fendi-02.jpg" alt="" width="236" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Fe Fendi</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/irina-dvorovenko-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-736" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/irina-dvorovenko-01.jpg" alt="" width="232" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Irina Dvorovenko</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/cristina-greeven-cuomo-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-708" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/cristina-greeven-cuomo-04.jpg" alt="" width="223" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Cristina Greeven Cuomo</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/paloma-herrera-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-735" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/paloma-herrera-01.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Paloma Herrera</p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/deborah-norville-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-703" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/deborah-norville-01.jpg" alt="" width="211" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Deborah Norville </strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-702" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/annette-roque-lauer-01.jpg" alt="" width="208" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Annette Roque Lauer</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/julie-macklowe-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-734" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/julie-macklowe-01.jpg" alt="" width="185" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Julie Macklowe</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/julia-koch-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-733" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/julia-koch-02.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Julia Koch</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Superhéroes: acto social del año en la costa Este. ]]></title>
<link>http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/superheroes-acto-social-del-ano-en-la-costa-este/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gospell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/superheroes-acto-social-del-ano-en-la-costa-este/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[En el mes de Febrero tiene lugar en Los Angeles la gala de los Oscar, a la cual podemos considerar c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>En el mes de Febrero  tiene lugar en Los Angeles la gala de los Oscar, a la cual podemos considerar como el acto social más importante en la costa Oeste de los Estados Unidos. Al evento acuden los  VIP de la ciudad angelina, pero también numerosos foráneos. El pasado 6 de Mayo en el museo metropolitano de Nueva York tuvo lugar lo que podemos considerar como “los oscar de la costa Este”, la gala del “Costume Institute”.  En ella concurren los represntantes más importantes de la alta sociedad neoyorquina, pero también una nutrida representación de VIP’s de todo el planeta. Entre la invitadas a la gala pareció que alguna había elegido el peor día para perder el teléfono de su asesor de imagen, pero otras destacaron por su elegancia en la alfombra roja. Con las últimas hemos elaborado la siguiente serie fotográfica.</p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/mary-j-blige-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-564" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/mary-j-blige-01.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="579" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Mary J. Blige</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/bee-shaffer-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-562" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/bee-shaffer-01.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="498" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Bee Shaffer</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/eva-longoria-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-563" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/eva-longoria-01.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="534" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Eva Longoria</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-561" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/amber-valletta-01.jpg" alt="" width="385" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Amber Valletta</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/eva-amurri-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-560" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/eva-amurri-02.jpg" alt="" width="381" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Eva Amurri</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/fergie-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-559" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/fergie-01.jpg" alt="" width="376" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Fergie</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/camilla-belle-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-558" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/camilla-belle-01.jpg" alt="" width="373" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Camilla Belle</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/beyonce-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-557" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/beyonce-01.jpg" alt="" width="370" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Beyonce</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/serena-williams-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-556" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/serena-williams-01.jpg" alt="" width="354" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Serena Williams</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-555" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/melania-trump-04.jpg" alt="" width="352" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Melania Trump</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/donatella-versace-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-554" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/donatella-versace-01.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Donatella Versace</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/dayssi-olarte-de-kanavos-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-553" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/dayssi-olarte-de-kanavos-01.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/naomi-watts-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-552" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/naomi-watts-01.jpg" alt="" width="343" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Naomi Watts</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/kate-mara-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-551" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/kate-mara-01.jpg" alt="" width="341" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Kate Mara</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/iman-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-550" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/iman-01.jpg" alt="" width="337" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Iman</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/amy-fine-collins-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-549" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/amy-fine-collins-02.jpg" alt="" width="337" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Amy Fine Collins</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-548" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/emmy-rossum-03.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Emmy Rossum</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-572" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/connie-anne-phillips-01.jpg" alt="" width="329" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Connie Anne Phillips</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/christina-ricci-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-547" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/christina-ricci-01.jpg" alt="" width="325" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Christina Ricci</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/olivia-thirlby-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-546" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/olivia-thirlby-01.jpg" alt="" width="318" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Olivia Thirlby</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/michelle-monaghan-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-545" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/michelle-monaghan-01.jpg" alt="" width="315" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Michelle Monaghan</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/rosie-huntington-whiteley-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-544" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/rosie-huntington-whiteley-01.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Rosie Huntington Whiteley</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-543" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/paula-patton-02.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Paula Patton</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ivanka-trump-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-542" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ivanka-trump-04.jpg" alt="" width="304" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Ivanka Trump</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-541" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/eva-mendes-02.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Eva Mendes</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-571" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/marina-rust-connor-01.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Marina Rust Connor</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/blake-lively-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-540" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/blake-lively-01.jpg" alt="" width="297" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Blake Lively</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/christy-turlington-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-539" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/christy-turlington-01.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Christy Turlington</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ziyi-zhang-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-538" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ziyi-zhang-01.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Ziyi Zhang</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/heather-mnuchin-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-537" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/heather-mnuchin-02.jpg" alt="" width="285" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Heather Mnuchin</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/molly-sims-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-536" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/molly-sims-01.jpg" alt="" width="282" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Molly Sims</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lynda-carter-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-535" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lynda-carter-01.jpg" alt="" width="282" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Lynda Carter</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/anne-grauso-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-534" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/anne-grauso-01.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Anne Grauso</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/alice-braga-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-533" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/alice-braga-01.jpg" alt="" width="276" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Alice Braga</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/cat-deeley-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-532" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/cat-deeley-01.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Cat Deeley</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/rachel-bilson-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-531" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/rachel-bilson-01.jpg" alt="" width="273" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Rachel Bilson</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-570" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/chanel-iman-01.jpg" alt="" width="266" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Chanel Iman</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/eugenia-silva-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-530" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/eugenia-silva-02.jpg" alt="" width="265" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Eugenia Silva</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lara-spencer-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-529" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lara-spencer-01.jpg" alt="" width="263" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Lara Spencer</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/diane-kruger-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-528" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/diane-kruger-02.jpg" alt="" width="262" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Diane Kruger</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/tory-burch-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-527" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/tory-burch-03.jpg" alt="" width="260" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Tory Burch</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/hilary-duff-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-526" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/hilary-duff-01.jpg" alt="" width="260" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hilary Duff</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lori-florio-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-569" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lori-florio-01.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Lori Florio</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/roopal-patel-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-568" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/roopal-patel-01.jpg" alt="" width="255" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Roopal Patel</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/barbara-walters-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-525" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/barbara-walters-01.jpg" alt="" width="255" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Barbara Walters</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/gisele-bundchen-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-524" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/gisele-bundchen-01.jpg" alt="" width="252" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Gisele Bundchen</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/kate-bosworth-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-523" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/kate-bosworth-01.jpg" alt="" width="247" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Kate Bosworth</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ellen-barkin-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-522" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ellen-barkin-01.jpg" alt="" width="246" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Ellen Barkin</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/karyn-zucker-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-567" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/karyn-zucker-01.jpg" alt="" width="244" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Karyn Zucker</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lauren-santo-domingo-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-521" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lauren-santo-domingo-02.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Lauren Santo Domingo</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lauren-remington-platt-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-566" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lauren-remington-platt-04.jpg" alt="" width="234" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Lauren Remington Platt</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/audrey-tautou-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-565" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/audrey-tautou-01.jpg" alt="" width="232" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Audrey Tautou</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-520" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/gillian-miniter-06.jpg" alt="" width="231" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Gillian Miniter</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lauren-bush-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-519" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/lauren-bush-01.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Lauren Bush</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/joy-bryant-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-518" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/joy-bryant-01.jpg" alt="" width="228" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Joy Bryant</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/karen-elson-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-577" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/karen-elson-01.jpg" alt="" width="226" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Karen Elson</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/kelly-klein-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-517" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/kelly-klein-01.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Kelly Klein</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/tamara-mellon-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-516" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/tamara-mellon-01.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Tamara Mellon</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/amy-sacco-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-515" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/amy-sacco-02.jpg" alt="" width="221" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Amy Sacco</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/jessica-seinfeld-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-514" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/jessica-seinfeld-01.jpg" alt="" width="219" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Jessica Seinfeld</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/alexandra-reeve-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-513" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/alexandra-reeve-01.jpg" alt="" width="215" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Alexandra Reeve</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/julie-chen-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-512" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/julie-chen-02.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Julie Chen</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/kristen-beckman-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-576" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/kristen-beckman-02.jpg" alt="" width="204" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Kristen Beckman</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/maria-cuomo-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-511" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/maria-cuomo-01.jpg" alt="" width="203" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Maria Cuomo</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/genevieve-bahrenburg-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-575" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/genevieve-bahrenburg-01.jpg" alt="" width="190" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Genevieve Bahrenburg</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/whitney-wolfe-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-574" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/whitney-wolfe-01.jpg" alt="" width="188" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Whitney Wolfe</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/karen-larrain-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-573" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/karen-larrain-01.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Karen Larrain</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-510" src="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/daphne-guinness-01.jpg" alt="" width="152" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Daphne Guinness</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Gucci y Madonna por Malawi y UNICEF]]></title>
<link>http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/gucci-y-madonna-por-malawi-y-unicef/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/gucci-y-madonna-por-malawi-y-unicef/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Después de la apertura de una enorme tienda en Nueva York, Gucci celebro una cena de gala en el edif]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Después de la apertura de una enorme tienda en Nueva York, Gucci celebro una cena de gala en el edificio de la ONU, con Madonna como anfitriona. Se trato de un acto benéfico para recaudar fondos para UNICEF y los niños huérfanos de Malawi. Todo ello dentro de la semana de la moda de la gran manzana. Al evento acudieron además de la siempre presente Dita von Teese, actrices como Becki Newton, Lucy Liu, Amy Adams, Rebecca Gayheart o Angie Harmon; cantantes como Rihanna o Nelly Furtado; clásicas de NY, como las Trump, Ivanka, Melania  y Vanessa o Nina García; modelos como Devon Aoki.</p>
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<p><img ALT="rihanna-01.jpg" SRC="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/rihanna-01.jpg" /><a TITLE="rebecca-gayheart-01.jpg" HREF="http://altasociedad.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/rebecca-gayheart-01.jpg"></a></p>
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