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Alexandre Gasse,‬ ‪ Adrien Couvez, and‬ ‪ Simon Valastro‬ - Paris Opera Ballet

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Paris Opera Ballet

Jiří Kylián rehearsal

photo Ann Ray

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DIMANCHE 21 JUILLET GARDER UNE BONNE CONSCIENCE

« EN GARDANT LA FOI ET UNE BONNE CONSCIENCE » 1 TIMOTHÉE 1.19

"Merci pour Parole du Jour qui est une source d'encouragement, un baume pour notre cœur. Je le partage à des non chrétiens, c'est facile à lire et vraiment concret !" Emmanuelle Je fais un don

Parfois, on tente de justifier ses écarts en disant : « Mais je ne fais rien de mal ! En quoi est-ce une mauvaise chose ? » Cependant, si la Parole de Dieu dit que c’est mal, ça l’est, quelle que soit notre impression. Le vieil adage « Fais confiance à ton instinct ! » n'est qu’une demi-vérité. On devrait plutôt dire : « Fais confiance à ton instinct, tant qu’il est guidé par les enseignements clairs de la Parole de Dieu ! » Les enfants de Dieu rachetés sont appelés à vivre selon ses commandements, et non selon leurs sentiments, leurs émotions ou leurs traditions. Quand on se laisse emporter par toutes ces choses, les vents de la tentation peuvent nous faire dériver et provoquer un véritable naufrage ! Paul écrit : « La recommandation que je t'adresse, Timothée, mon enfant, c'est que tu combattes le bon combat, en gardant la foi et une bonne conscience. Cette conscience, quelques-uns l'ont abandonnée et ont ainsi fait naufrage en ce qui concerne la foi. De ce nombre sont Hyménée et Alexandre, que j'ai livrés à Satan afin qu'ils apprennent à ne pas blasphémer » (v.18-20). On ne sait pas grand-chose sur Hyménée et Alexandre, mais le peu qui en est dit donne à réfléchir. Leur conscience n’était pas fondée sur la Parole de Dieu. Ils ont donc vécu un terrible naufrage spirituel ! L’image est terrible : un navire qui se brise sur les rochers parce qu'il s'est écarté de sa route. Voici donc votre parole du jour : que votre conscience soit ancrée dans la Parole de Dieu, et qu’elle reste toujours claire !

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By Annie Ewbank Senior Associate Editor, Gastro Obscura

In 1886, a researcher at Yale’s Peabody Museum was cutting into an ostrich egg when it violently exploded. A build-up of gasses inside the egg shattered the shell, raking his face with shrapnel and sending everyone else in the room running from the fumes. The incident was on my mind this week, as I prepared myself to crack open an ostrich egg of my own. I was intimidated by both the egg’s size—imagine a toddler’s head—and the ceramic-hard surface, dotted with large, deep pores. How did I acquire said egg? I’m not one to make impulse purchases, but when I saw one sitting in a clear cabinet at Ostrichland USA, I felt compelled to buy it.

The main draw of Ostrichland USA, a roadside attraction/farm in Solvang, California, is the opportunity to feed these massive birds. I forked over the $7 and walked out back, where hundreds of birds roamed behind fences. Most stood seven feet tall or more. Each of their fluffy black-and-white wings was as large as an unfurled umbrella, and their enormous scaled feet kicked up clouds of fine dust as they stampeded over, vying to peck food out of the long-handled tray I held. “Yes, we like to bite,” a sign cautioned.

Perhaps I was a little adrenaline-drunk or sun-dazzled when I went back into the gift shop and bought the egg—the last one available that day, as the cashier told me. I gleefully watched her pack it up into a cardboard box with a sheet of cooking instructions and went back to the car to carefully stow it away under a seat.

After I got home, unpacked my treasure, and took a dozen photos, reality set in. I’m not a huge fan of eggs. Something about their texture and slightly sulfuric smell sets me on edge. And looking online, I read that a single ostrich egg can contain the liquid equivalent to 24 chicken eggs. But I was determined to use every bit, and to save the hard, deep-pored shell as a keepsake.

Thankfully, my friend Tam had also once bought an ostrich egg from a farm before and offered to help open it. “I’ll bring my tools,” they ominously texted.

There’s a long history of ostrich-farming in the United States. Throughout the 20th century, ostrich had been touted as “the new red meat,” leading to ranches popping up, usually in arid areas that mimicked the bird’s natural habitat. The ostrich’s territory spans the deserts and savannahs of the African continent, and once, there was even a species of ostrich native to the Arabian Peninsula, though humans hunted them to extinction in the 1900s.

The American public has never totally embraced the ostrich steak or burger, and, stateside, the industry has stayed small, with several operating as tourist attractions. (Ostrichland doesn’t sell ostrich meat from its birds, but will sell eggs at $60 each.)

Ostrich meat is lean and greatly resembles beef, which is probably why humans had the guts to transport these large birds across the world despite their terrifying size. Ostriches made it surprisingly far past their stomping ground in the ancient world, with Romans relishing ostrich brains and letting them loose in the Colosseum for sport.

But ostrich eggs are the real historical marvel. In South Africa, archeologists have found carved, decorated ostrich-egg fragments that are 60,000 years old. Shells have also been found in Egyptian royal tombs and Bronze Age shipwrecks. While their shells were valued for their durability and beauty, their insides were also savored. Cooking ostrich eggs was a snap for ancient nomads: Simply crack a hole in the top, set the egg in some coals, and stir the inside with a stick.

Ostriches are the planet’s largest birds, and their eggs are the largest as well. Their superlative size and familiar flavor made them a fascination for Europeans and Americans, who acquired them for novelty and research. Alexandre Dumas (of The Three Musketeers fame) included a recipe for an ostrich-egg omelet in his 1873 cookbook, where he suggested cooking the egg with lots of onion, sweet pepper, and tomato.

But ostrich eggs are the real historical marvel. In South Africa, archeologists have found carved, decorated ostrich-egg fragments that are 60,000 years old. Shells have also been found in Egyptian royal tombs and Bronze Age shipwrecks. While their shells were valued for their durability and beauty, their insides were also savored. Cooking ostrich eggs was a snap for ancient nomads: Simply crack a hole in the top, set the egg in some coals, and stir the inside with a stick.

Ostriches are the planet’s largest birds, and their eggs are the largest as well. Their superlative size and familiar flavor made them a fascination for Europeans and Americans, who acquired them for novelty and research. Alexandre Dumas (of The Three Musketeers fame) included a recipe for an ostrich-egg omelet in his 1873 cookbook, where he suggested cooking the egg with lots of onion, sweet pepper, and tomato.

But ostrich eggs are the real historical marvel. In South Africa, archeologists have found carved, decorated ostrich-egg fragments that are 60,000 years old. Shells have also been found in Egyptian royal tombs and Bronze Age shipwrecks. While their shells were valued for their durability and beauty, their insides were also savored. Cooking ostrich eggs was a snap for ancient nomads: Simply crack a hole in the top, set the egg in some coals, and stir the inside with a stick.

Ostriches are the planet’s largest birds, and their eggs are the largest as well. Their superlative size and familiar flavor made them a fascination for Europeans and Americans, who acquired them for novelty and research. Alexandre Dumas (of The Three Musketeers fame) included a recipe for an ostrich-egg omelet in his 1873 cookbook, where he suggested cooking the egg with lots of onion, sweet pepper, and tomato.

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alexandre gasse and awa joannais photographed rehearsing as the title roles for rudolf nureyev’s romeo & juliet tomb pas de deux by yonathan kellerman

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Alexandre Gasse in Julien Meyzindi’s Smoke Alarm (Paris Opera Ballet, 2013)

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Caroline Bance, Stéphane Bullion and Alexandre Gasse

Sept mètres et demi au-dessus des montagnes, Nicolas Paul @Paris Opera Ballet

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Paris Haute Couture Week S/S 2020 Plus a Little Jacquemus: Okay, Dior DID Suck (Part 1/2)

Hi to anyone reading,

Oh my god. I completely forgot there was also 2 haute couture weeks. I FEEL SO OVERWHELMED. Here I was getting all geared up for the F/W 2020 shows and suddenly it’s Jean Paul Gaultier’s last show and everybody’s (predictably) buzzing about the Jacquemus collection. I can’t keep up. But Haute Couture week is a lot less intense than the RTW shows so I suppose I should be enjoying this relative peace whilst I can. 

I remember my last post about Haute Couture week opened with me defending Maria Grazia from the wrath of the internet; if Jacquemus is social media’s Lord and Saviour, this woman is the Antichrist. She’s Michael Langdon minus the dramatic flair. But the thing is, I genuinely really liked the Dior collection last time. Maybe because I was newer to the discipline of scouring Vogue Runway, but the lack of originality didn’t bother me; it was still something I’d die to wear, gothic yet delicate and relevant for 2019. 

That being said, this time round, I have to open by doing the exact opposite and concurring: this time round, Dior was in fact, utter shit.

I feel mean saying it but...really? These were the slightly more salvageable outfits and my favourite of the bunch, and to be honest they don’t really capture the full extent of how outdated this collection was to me. I know that the concept behind the show was this idea of the divine feminine but Greek Goddess has been done SO many times. If you’re gonna go down that route, you have to bring something new, elevate it in some way. It can’t be THIS generic.

I can’t believe that in 2020 we’re really seeing plaited hairbands. The individual dresses are basic, but not so much the problem as the styling; they look like outfits I would’ve put together back in 2012. That’s not an exaggeration. I think even 2013 me would appreciate that you need to make things a little twisty. 

The colour scheme is pretty, don’t get me wrong, and I like the cowl necks-the white dresses are the highlights. I think the concept of this collection was conceived with all the best intentions. But as a designer you need to take risks and I don’t see one single risk here; there isn’t anything that wouldn’t already be sold in your local H&M. Dior is such an established brand, Maria Grazia has room to do whatever she wants. And yet it just comes across like she’s out of ideas. 

You’ve got to look at a designer like Ulyana Sergeenko:

When I say elevated (but still in the vein of wearable), I mean something like this. To be completely honest, I hadn’t heard of Ulyana Sergeenko until I saw shots of this show on Twitter. But what a perfect mix of kitsch and glamour. The influences are clear: Priscilla Presley, Barbie, Jackie O, Valley of the Dolls, the rich stay-at-home wife of the 60s, the Alessandra Rich/Scream Queens-esque sorority girl, Paris fucking Hilton. It’s exaggerated and it’s tongue in cheek with total grounds to call it trashy-there’s a corset resembling a Benjamin Franklin, ffs-but it’s all done with a wink and a nudge. And in all honesty, I just think it’s beautiful. Can you imagine Frances O’Sullivan (@Beautyspock on IG) in one of these looks? It would be worthy of the Rose McGowan cultural reset meme ten times over.

Everything is feline, from the very literal cat silhouettes and cat headed boa, to the makeup and the hair clips. It reminds me of the last RTW Ralph and Russo show but with even more attention to detail. And look at the STAGE. If this collection were a song, it’d be Disco Tits by Tove Lo. And no, I’m not just saying that because one of the dresses actually does feature a (cat shaped) disco tit. Like these are the clothes I dreamed of putting my Bratz dolls, and for null I’m sure, myself in. Absolute perfection. Plus, I’ve loved Coco Rocha since she was on The Face with Naomi Campbell; she is, after all, to thank for the iconic “check your lipstick before you come for me” line. Girl is really the martyr for all purple lipstick lovers, cut down in her prime by a pissed-off Naomi. 

Onto Alexandre Vauthier, which I also really liked. An interesting yet effortless blend of the old and the new, the masculine and the feminine, if I could sum this collection up in one word, it would be cool. I know, it’s not the most descriptive, but it pretty much sums up how I feel; I’m not AS gassed about it as I am about Ulyana Sergeenko or this season’s Elie Saab (wait for it), but it’s a fresh offering, even if the styles aren’t the most groundbreaking. Stand outs for me are the almost petticoat like, debutante dresses which have Elle Fanning’s name written all over them.

I was hard pressed to find favourites in the Armani Privé collection if I’m honest. I’m not saying it was awful, all I know is that it just isn’t my style. It’s all a bit TOO tailored for my liking, and kinda reminds me of the Zara pantsuits my Spanish teacher used to wear. In other words, I find it to be a bit dowdy. On a positive note, the colours, fabrics, and beading are all stunning, so I see that a lot of craftsmanship clearly went into it; I think my biggest issue is the styling and the shapes (or lack of) on show. I’m very much getting a 20s, flapper vibe and whilst that’s an era that fascinates me and that I appreciate was cutting-edge at the time, I’ve yet to see it be bought into the 21st century in a way that doesn’t look stiff or costume-y. 

Then there’s Azzaro. At the complete opposite end of the scale to Armani, it doesn’t look expensive, which I’m sure isn’t something any designer previewing their collection at haute couture week is striving for. BUT that being said, I’d be much more likely to wear something from this collection than I would from Armani Privé. I mean, I have no shot at ever wearing either but ya get me. 

Whilst I’m sure it or something similar has been done before, the mesh diamanté dress is exquisite and I’m a huge fan of the stacked gem chokers and belts. The whole collection looks like something a London socialite who parties by night but (deep breath in) plays in a shitty band so fancies herself a bit of a rockstar by day would wear (exhale) and as much as that doesn’t sound like a compliment, I mean it as one. I’m talking about the kind of person you’d see smoking outside a bar and think “I wish I was them but I am potato lol”. I mean, as far as faux fur and fedoras are concerned, I’m gonna find it hard to completely slate a collection so this is pretty up my alley.

Chanel was a huge step up from their last RTW collection, imo, and probably on par with their last haute couture offering. It’s that same blend of preppy Chanel detailing (i.e the exaggerated collars, the checks and the lace) and practicality, only even more austere this time round.

It’s funny because when I looked back on original notes on this collection, before I’d even done any research into the context, I saw that one of the things I’d written was “giving me Victorian orphanage madame” as well as “something something Amish” and I wasn’t THAT far off base. The collection is, after all, supposed to be a tribute to the nuns who raised Coco Chanel at the beginning of the century in an Abbey-cum-orphanage. This makes me really happy; I know not everyone’s a fan of Virginie Viard’s nods back to the past and the brand’s origins but as a history nerd, I definitely am. 

There’s also definitely a lot of things that can be translated into high street trends here: the combination of decorative white socks and black shoes is something I’ve seen making a comeback already, tulle is always a winner (I actually don’t mind it as an overlay, I think it’s pretty, sue me) and I have no doubt we’ll be seeing these dramatic collars creeping back onto tops and jumpers throughout the year. It’s been a while since they were a thing anyway and we all know how cyclical fashion is.

Another high note for Elie Saab this haute couture season; if I was an expressive person, I probably would’ve audibly gasped as I looked through this collection. It is SO FUCKING MAGNIFICENT. The colour scheme, the baroque prints, the floral sequinned embroidery, these are Cinderella style ballgowns taken to the next level. Elie Saab really is the definition of opulence and I’m not at all mad about it. Please, somebody put Lana Del Rey in one of these, PLEASE. Remind her how much of a princess she is and get her out of those “soccer mom” looks.

I’m so stuck between this collection and Ulyana Sergeenko as my favourite, and the latter might just pip the other to the post, purely because of the staging and extravagance of the presentation itself. 

Georges Hobeika was predictably phenomenal. Like, I’m not going to lie, I am easily won over by some sequins and tulle, I’ve never claimed any different, and if you can expect that from anyone, it’s this guy (ignore that phrasing making me sound like his proud mother). The colour scheme is very spring appropriate and so is the 3D flower detailing, and if there’s anything good to take from Ascot and English royal weddings, Georges Hobeika knows it’s the hats.

It was another strong year for Givenchy too:

Though Claire Waight Keller is also fond of the extravagant details along the lines of feather and tulle, it’s always done in a more organic way; the details are always more reminiscent of nature, something created by accident, than they are suggestive of painstaking attention to detail, the image of someone hunched over a dress beading for hours on end à la Georges Hobeika or Elie Saab. That is not a bad thing at all; if anything, it makes Givenchy more interesting to study and gives you more to think about. Sometimes a dress takes you a bit longer to fully appreciate, but I’d say that only lends to its memorability. This year’s willowy, billowing, and at times coral-esque structures  remind me of something I can see being worn down an Iris Van Herpen runway, set apart by that delicate Givenchy finesse. And side not: I know this post is to talk about the clothes, not the models, but I got super excited over seeing Sora Choi and Adut Akech walk too. 

Guo Pei is always fun to look at. I mean, this collection is giving me half Matryoshka dolls, half It’s A Small World Christmas edition and I can’t hate on that. 

And then there’s Iris Van Herpen, who knocked it out of the park once again. At this point, I wouldn’t expect anything less. Every outfit looks like something that could be exhibited in the Tate Modern (I know, it’s a basic opinion, but it’s true: TATE MODERN IS THE BEST MUSEUM IN LONDON), or honestly, the Design Museum, just for the genius that must go into the way these dresses move. Honestly, if I can see a goddess wearing anything, it’s more one of these looks than anything in the Dior collection. Like wife of Poseidon or something; I know it’s not very feminist of me to not know the Greek Goddess of the sea’s name but I only know who Poseidon is because I was a Percy Jackson fan back in the day so let me live.

It’s not like the whole under-the-sea theme is particularly new, Zimmerman did something similar last RTW (I think? Correct me if I’m wrong), but these constructions could’ve grown out of the sea bed themselves, which is more of an original take than “oo, blue and white and frothy hemlines!”. Additionally, we’ve got these dresses with the overlapping almost plaited fabric that are-we’re sticking with the goddess references here-fit for Persephone ruling over hell. As for the Grudge-looking dress (fourth down, far left), I could be reaching, but is anyone else seeing that as a nod to the oil spills polluting our oceans? Because that would just add yet another layer to this collection. 

Regardless, it’s all impeccable and I’m in love. Iris Van Herpen as a MET Gala theme. Make it happen.

Anyway, to end on a high note, that’s it for this post! 

Sorry it’s such a sudden cut-off but Jean Paul Gaultier was due to be my second to last to review and due to it being the final show, there’s an onslaught of photos that would not fit with what’s already in this post. Plus, I’d rather start a post with Jacquemus then end it as I feel like there’s a lot of hype around his collections online right now so 1). it’s clickbait (for what, I do not know, as I’m not exactly making any money off this blog, just losing my sanity as it transpires when Tumblr accidentally terminated it earlier today and I had a minor breakdown) and 2). this Steve Buscemi meme is the most accurate representation of only 21 year old me to grace the internet:

I will aim to post part 2/2 in the next week, including JPG, as I just mentioned, the Jacquemus co-ed show, Margiela, Valentino and more, and as always, thank you for anyone who read until the end! You are an angel:-)

Lauren x

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PGR abre investigação preliminar para averiguar ‘apagão de dados’ no Ministério da Saúde

PGR abre investigação preliminar para averiguar ‘apagão de dados’ no Ministério da Saúde

A Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) enviou uma manifestação ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) na última sexta-feira, 18, e afirmou que o abriu uma investigação preliminar para apurar o ‘apagão de dados’ no sistema do Ministério da Saúde. A solicitação do inquérito foi realizado pelos deputados federais Alexandre Padilha, Bohn Gass, Gleisi Hoffmann e Reginaldo Lopes, do Partido dos…

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Jiří Kylián rehearsal

photo Ann Ray

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Fluminense x Botafogo: veja onde assistir, escalações, desfalques e arbitragem

Tudo o que você precisa saber sobre o jogo válido pela 32ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro

Com objetivos bem diferentes no Campeonato Brasileiro, Fluminense e Botafogo se encontram em São Januário – já que o Maracanã está cedido para a final da Libertadores. A partida, marcada para as 20h30 (de Brasília) deste domingo, será o último clássico das duas equipes neste Brasileirão. + Acompanhe o jogo em TEMPO REAL Apesar do empate por 3 a 3 arrancado nos acréscimos contra o Coritiba no Couto Pereira, o resultado diante de um adversário do Z-4 não deixou de ser um tropeço para o Fluminense, que vê Corinthians e Santos colados no retrovisor e ameaçando a vaga no provável G-7 para a Libertadores. Apesar de ser um clássico, perder pontos para o lanterna do campeonato pode aumentar a pressão nas Laranjeiras. Alexandre Lozetti analisa Fluminense x Botafogo, pela 32ª rodada do Brasileirão Com apenas uma vitória nos últimos 13 jogos, o Botafogo precisa de um milagre para escapar do rebaixamento. Matematicamente ainda é possível, mas a única forma de garantir os tradicionais 43 pontos que costumam livrar as equipes da degola é vencendo os sete jogos restantes no Brasileirão. Atualmente o Bota está na lanterna, com 23 pontos, a nove do Bahia, primeiro time fora do Z-4. Transmissão: SporTV (exceto para o Rio de Janeiro) e Premiere, com narração de Luiz Carlos Jr. e comentários de Ledio Carmona e PC Vasconcellos. O ge mostra todos os lances em tempo real com vídeos exclusivos (CLIQUE AQUI PARA ACOMPANHAR).

Infografia Fluminense – técnico Marcão O treinador tricolor vai promover mudanças na equipe. Sem Fred, suspenso, e com Felippe Cardoso de quarentena com Covid-19, Marcão vai promover a estreia como titular de John Kennedy, joia de 18 anos que fez sua primeira partida no profissional contra o Coritiba e marcou um gol na última quarta-feira. Nino deve voltar à zaga no lugar de Matheus Ferraz, e o artilheiro Nenê ganhará nova chance de começar jogando no meio de campo. A provável escalação do Fluminense é: Marcos Felipe, Calegari, Nino, Luccas Claro e Egídio; Martinelli, Yago e Michel Araújo; Luiz Henrique, Nenê e John Kennedy. Provável escalação do Fluminense contra o Botafogo ge Quem está fora: Fred (suspenso), Caio Paulista (suspenso), Ganso (recuperando-se de cirurgia de apendicite) e Felipe Cardoso (Covid-19).

Pendurados: Nenê, Michel Araújo, Yago, Calegari, Martinelli, André, Matheus Ferraz, Igor Julião, Danilo Barcelos e Pacheco. + Clique e acesse mais notícias do Fluminense Botafogo – técnico Eduardo Barroca Para o último clássico da temporada o Botafogo deixou de ter um desfalque na zaga. Como a negociação entre o clube e o Cruz Azul não avançou, a tendência é de que Kanu jogue na partida deste domingo e faça trio com Marcelo Benevenuto e Rafael Forster. O trio de zagueiros será formado com Forster entrando no lugar de Pedro Raul, que sentiu um incômodo no adutor da coxa esquerda e foi vetado do clássico. Quem está em condições de jogo é o goleiro Diego Cavalieri, que deve ser titular após ficar de fora contra Santos e Atlético-GO por causa de uma “intercorrência clínica”. A provável escalação do Botafogo é: Diego Cavalieri; Marcelo Benevenuto, Kanu e Rafael Forster; Kevin, José Welison, Caio Alexandre, Bruno Nazário e Victor Luis; Matheus Babi e Matheus Nascimento. Provável escalação do Botafogo tem volta do esquema com três zagueiros ge Quem está fora: Gatito (edema ósseo no joelho), Guilherme Santos (lesão na coxa), Lecaros (Covid-19), Lucas Barros (cirurgia no joelho) e Pedro Raul (dores no adutor da coxa esquerda). Pendurados: Diego Cavalieri, Kanu, Pedro Raul e Rhuan + Clique e acesse mais notícias do Botafogo

infoesporte Árbitra: Edina Alves Batista – Fifa / SP Assistente 1: Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse – Fifa / SP Assistente 2: Neuza Ines Back – Fifa / SP Quarto árbitro: Alex Gomes Stefano – RJ Árbitro de vídeo: Jose Claudio Rocha Filho – SP

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Jésus-Christ a fondé son empire sur l'amour SAMEDI 23 MARS.

LES PROPHÉTIES S’ACCOMPLISSENT « TU ES LE MESSIE, LE FILS DU DIEU VIVANT » MATTHIEU 16.16, BFC

Les prophéties qui se sont réalisées au cours de la vie du Christ prouvent que la Bible est véritablement la Parole de Dieu. Daniel a prophétisé la venue du seul et unique Messie juif avant la destruction du temple. Les prophètes de l'Ancien Testament ont déclaré qu'il naîtrait à Bethléem (voir Mi 5.2) d'une vierge (voir Esa 7.14), qu'il serait trahi pour trente pièces d'argent (voir Za 11.12-13), qu'il serait crucifié (voir Ps 22) et déposé dans le tombeau d'un homme riche (voir Esa 53.9). Jésus lui-même a prédit sa crucifixion et sa résurrection d'entre les morts trois jours plus tard. Les Juifs lui ont dit : « Quel miracle nous montres-tu pour agir de la sorte ? Jésus leur répondit : détruisez ce temple, et en trois jours je le relèverai. Les Juifs dirent : il a fallu quarante-six ans pour bâtir ce temple, et toi, en trois jours, tu le relèveras ! Mais il parlait du temple de son corps. Quand il fut ressuscité d'entre les morts, ses disciples se souvinrent qu'il avait dit cela et crurent à l'Écriture et à la parole que Jésus avait dite » (Jn 2.18-22). Napoléon Bonaparte a dit : « Je connais les hommes, et je peux vous dire que Jésus-Christ n'est pas un simple homme. Entre lui et tous les autres hommes du monde, il n'y a pas de comparaison possible. Alexandre, César, Charlemagne et moi avons fondé des empires. Mais sur quoi avons-nous fait reposer notre génie ? Sur la force. Jésus-Christ a fondé son empire sur l'amour ; et aujourd’hui, des millions d'hommes meurent pour l'amour de Dieu. »

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“Card Depth Is A Presumption You’ve Got Headliners To Begin With” The UFC 220 Preview

Joey

Jan 17th, 2018

If we learned a single damn thing in 2017, it's that undercard depth has never ever mattered as little as it does these days. Look at the cards for UFC 211 and UFC 218 then explain to me why UFC 210 and UFC 219 outdrew those. Card depth and card quality matters little to MMA fans these days, opening the door to instead debate how MMA has swung from "these are all great fights!" to "this FIGHTER is all I need to see on it!" This all brings us to UFC 220 which will likely divide MMA fans into two distinct categories:

1) This card has the biggest main and co-main event! I need to see this! Everything else is just a bonus!

2) This card sucks and if you remove the main and co-main event then it's not even worth watching on Fight Pass!

Neither opinion is wrong per se. If names and fights with numbers next to those names really get ya giddy then this show is not for you probably. It is VERY VERY top heavy and that's very true as it pertains to fights 3 to 11. At the same time, you are getting THE biggest fights possible the UFC could make at this time sans McGregor. The two best HWs and the two best LHWs on the planet who are eligible to fight (side eye to Jones) are fighting. That should be enough to sell you on this show with a lot of really well put together evenly matched fights on the undercard which have high potential for drama and violence. If you're one of those fight fans who bemoans the lack of stars then you can look at fights 3-11 as opportunities for some good young fighters to step up and elevate themselves. There actually are some damn good fights beneath the surface and I'm going to try to point some of those out.

Fights: 11

Debuts: 4 (Matt Bessette, Julio Arce, Dan Ige, Brandon Davis)

Fight Changes/Injury Cancellations: 3 (Charles Rosa OUT, Julio Arce IN vs Dan Ige/Arnold Allen OUT, Matt Bessette IN vs Enrique Barzola, Jamie Moyle OUT, no replacement sought for Maryna Moroz )

Headliners (fighters who have either main evented or co-main evented shows in the UFC):  5 (Gian Villante, Stipe Miocic, Francis Ngannou, Volkan Oezdemir and Daniel Cormier)

Fighters On Losing Streaks in the UFC:  2 (Gleison Tibau, Gian Villante)

Fighters On Winning Streaks in the UFC: 7  (Volkan Oezdemir, Stipe Miocic, Francis Ngganou, Shane Burgos, Alexandre Pantoja, Enrique Barzola, Islam Makhachev)

Main Card Record Since Jan 1st 2016 (in the UFC): 23-9-2

Stipe Miocic- 4-0 Francis Ngannou- 5-0 Daniel Cormier- 2-0-1 Volkan Oezdemir- 3-0 Calvin Kattar- 1-0 Shane Burgos- 3-0 Gian Villante- 1-3 Francimar Barroso- 1-2-1 Thomas Almeida- 1-2 Rob Font- 3-2

Too High Up- Gian Villante vs Francimar Barroso

Listen fellas, I get it. They're big guys and Villante is good for a brawl with the right opponent. Francimar Barroso is not the right opponent. He'll NEEEEEVER be the right opponent. This has all the makings of a fun round one where both guys trade, a second round where Barroso smothers VIllante and a third round where two big exhausted 205ers drag balls through some awful striking exchanges and sloppy takedowns. This fight is not a PPV main card worthy fight and I say that knowing full well that that there are not many options to take its place.

Down Too Low- Sabah Homasi vs Razak Al Hassan

An argument could be made for Alexandre Pantoja vs Dustin Ortiz which I could definitely hear you out on. The problem is that on a card with a bunch of genuinely massive human beings, Ortiz and Pantoja going from the prelims to the main card would probably just get them unneccessary angst from fight fans. Stupid but it is what it is. Sabah Homasi vs Razak Al Hassan will almost certainly be a tremendous fight of the night type brawl and I'd GLADLY welcome them onto this main card which could use a bit more oompah on it.

Stat Monitor for 2018:

Debuting Fighters (Current number: 0-1): Matt Bessette, Julio Arce, Dan Ige, Brandon Davis

Short Notice Fighters (Current number: 0-0): Matt Bessette, Julio Arce

Second Fight (Current number: 1-3): 0

Cage Corrosion (2-3): Gleison Tibau

Twelve Precarious Ponderings

1- So did you know that Gleison Tiabu has been in the UFC since 2007 and he's NEVER headlined an event? Ever? Not even a free one! Dude's never even had a co-main spot! He's also JUST 34 years old which is perhaps even more amazing. I would've gone at least 10 years older without even batting an eyelash.

2- I want to use this opportunity to discuss how rare what it is we're getting here. For the first time in forever and a day, we're getting two title fights that genuinely feel like a battle of the best two fighters in their respective divisions. Francis Ngannou debuted in the UFC as an ultra raw rookie with high upside and all he's done is finish everyone he's fought from hype prospects to established veterans to top 5 heavyweights. Stipe Miocic could, legitimately, be on his way to building the greatest HW resume of the modern era with a win over Ngannou (and potentially Cain Velasquez if his body is actually capable of going through a fight camp). In the LHW division, Volkan Oezdemir has done nothing but beat top 10 LHWs since showing up in the UFC, two of those in violent dramatic fashion as an underdog. Until Jon Jones finds a way to not be some sort of fuck up, Daniel Cormier is the best LHW in the world. Simply put end of discussion. These two title fights exist in weight classes where convenience more often than not determines title shot opportunities---but these two fights are legitimately great.

3- Do NOT "get sucked" in the words of Bill Parcells. Simply put, don't even get worked into believing that either Stipe Miocic or Francis Ngannou are anything but excellent fighters in a division devoid of excellent fighters. These two guys are, without question, great fighters with skins on the wall and skills of the highest order. Don't believe Miocic was never good if he loses and don't believe Ngannou was exposed if he loses to the CHAMPION of the most hectic division in MMA.

4- Of note, Miocic has a reputation as being a fantastic wrestler. He is without question very good BUT.....the only stylistic matchup I can think of similar to what Miocic has here is when he fought JDS. He went 1-18 vs JDS in their first fight and gassed himself out spamming takedowns.

5- Curious to see how Ngannou responds to Stipe's speed because there's probably no HW who moves as well as Miocic does. It's a vastly different level of athleticism between he and Overeem.

6- We can all pretty much figure that Cormier is going to hit a wall soon. He's got decades of competing in combat sports in some form or fashion for quite a while but beyond that, his style of fighting is really not one designed for long term success. The general rule of thumb is that 37 or so is when the high level wrestler starts to break down and Cormier is 38 coming off a KO loss. This opens up a very unique challenge going into a fight vs a guy who hits really hard. Is Cormier basically burnt out from years of fighting and injuries? With Jon Jones likely to be back before we all know it, I'm assuming Cormier has to know that if he can get by Volkan, there's not really an immediate challenger who would prevent the big cash out fight vs Jon Jones.

7- DC does his best work in the clinch. Volkan seems to excel against the fence. You thinkin' what I'm thinkin' bout?

8- There are people who like to get all twisted and wrapped up in Volkan Oezdemir's UFC debut. Everybody knows it's on short notice and he gassed out. What most people DON'T know is that Volkan got the call while training to take a fight at HW so that probably had a lot to do with his general conditioning as well. He'll be at a serious disadvantage vs Cormier but I can't imagine it'll be AS bad as it looked vs OSP if we get into the 2nd or 3rd round.

9- TheAntiCool has predicted that 170 lbs is going to be the division where there's a heavy sense of upheaval with new people emerging and breaking into the top 10. I could see that but for me, I think it's 145 lbs where we're going to see a big changing of the guard. One of those figures who could potentially really take that step up is Shane Burgos. Burgos has some squintable Conor McGregor qualities, primarily in how good his hands are and how he can absorb punishment in exchange for pressure for a consistent clip before he finds you. When he hurts guys, he can either take them out or take them out of their gameplan enough to the point where he has you either 1) fighting at his pace and his range or 2) retreating and hoping he'll leave you alone long enough for you to do something to slow him down. Throw in a solid wrestling base, a great camp (Jimmie Rivera, Lyman Good etc etc) and seemingly solid cardio and you have some things that make you feel very confident in him going forward. ON THE OTHER HAND, there are some real Mike Perry qualities in his game which might make you want to hit the breaks. For starters, Charles Rosa gave him a lot of problem with volume and accurate strikes. Eventually Burgos got him when he needed to but the obvious story of the fight was that Charles Rosa had him figured out and Burgos was left trying to keep pace. You also always have to wonder about a fighter who marches forward, chin out  who relies on his power and combinations to win exchanges. Calvin Kattar, in a way at least, seemed more well rounded than Burgos in his fight vs Andre Fili back in July. Both guys are good FWs but Burgos has that It Factor where you just assume he's a guy destined for bigger things.

10- At this point, what do we say about Thomas Almeida? Anybody got any ideas? At 26 years old, Almeida has steamrolled every one he's supposed to steamroll and repeatedly and incessantly bonked his skull when he's gone upwards in the division. He didn't look bad vs Jimmie Rivera and had moments of success  BUT he was dropped seemingly any time Rivera landed cleanly and he struggled to exchange with Rivera without getting tagged. Rob Font is a bit like Rivera; the sort of guy who has all of the proverbial tools but simply can't get over the hump when he faces top competition.

11- Reminder that Sabah Homasi once ran off with a Bellator ring card girl after a show never to be seen again by Bellator.

12- Some of you guys might not have seen DWTCS (go watch it, it's fine and takes like an hr and 30 mins per episode) so lemme fill ya in a bit on some dudes who were on there who are debuting on this show:

Julio Arce- ROC champion and a guy who people have been saying would be in the UFC since about 2013. His two losses are to current UFC BW Brian Kelleher, trains with Jimmie Rivera and the crew at Tiger Schulman's. Pretty solid fighter although some may be higher than others on him. Beat Peter Petties on the show to get an eventual deal.

Dan Ige- Sort of came out of nowhere really. A solid Hawaiian fighter who is well rounded with good cardio. Fought Luis Gomez who is now the Titan FC featherweight champion on the show and beat him with a 3rd round RNC. Does seem to be a better fit for 135 lbs and I have concerns about how hittable he is.

Brandon Davis- Another fighter out of Alan Belcher's camp and you can see the Belcher influence in him. Sort of like a Jason Knight except his punches are a lot cleaner but he still takes plenty of damage and seems to relish getting into brawls. Dude had a tremendous fight to get a deal the night of against Austin Arnett. Didn't see a ton of grappling so that's a little worrisome.

Matt Bessette- Long time regional guy who fights on the East Coast, hits REALLY fucking hard and is well rounded given his 50 years in MMA. Lost to Kurt Holobaugh in a fight where he broke his hand/face but there's some controversy there as well.

Must Wins

1- Daniel Cormier

For me, Daniel Cormier's legacy is secure. He's in the top 5 of the greatest light heavyweights of all time and he's the second greatest LHW of the modern era. He's been a UFC champion (legitimately, if the former champ can't stop fucking up then you are the champ) and he's done some tremendous work in a short amount of time. Unfortunately I feel like I'm in the minority when it comes to the legacy of of DC. He just has to keep winning and if this is his final year in the sport then a loss to Volkan Oezdemir would be a pretty rough way to go out.

2- Shane Burgos

I feel like I've listed all of my concerns about Shane Burgos here but let's not mince words; dude is an amazing talent. At 26, he's got youth, high level experience and an undefeated record on his side. Burgos faces Calvin Kattar in his UFC main card debut and it's on a big show where he's going to get plenty of exposure.

3- Brandon Davis

The Tuesday Night Contender Series guys have lost before but most of those losses come from guys who didn't get original night contracts-----until Matt Frevola this Sunday. Davis is another guy who got a contract the night of and he faces a pretty stiff test in Kyle Bochniak. He'll have a pretty good size advantage on Bochniak and on the feet, I'm fairly certain he can piece him up as well. The downside is

Five Can't Miss Fights

1- Stipe Miocic vs Francis Nagannou

2- Thomas Almeida vs Rob Font

3- Volkan Oezdemir vs Daniel Cormier

4- Sabah Homasi vs Razak Al Hassan

5- Alexandre Pantoja vs Dustin Ortiz

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Soviet Jewish Red Army Captain During World War II Alexandr “Sasha” Pechersky     Uncredited and Undated Photograph

Sasha Pechersky had been a captain in Red Army forces when he was captured by the nazis.  He was sent to the Sobibor slave labor and extermination camp.  Because of his health (from good rations while in the Red Army), Sasha was not immediately murdered, as were most people sent to Sobibor.  Instead, he was placed in a slave labor battalion, a group that would be worked to death or murdered when their strength declined to the point they could no longer work.  Pechersky earned the respect of other camp prisoners when, shortly after being sent there, he observed a Dutch Jew being whipped by SS Officer Karl Frenzel for working too slowly.  Frenzel, thinking he’d have some fun, asked Pechersky if he didn’t like what he had seen.  Sasha replied that he didn’t.  Frenzy then directed Pechersky to a large tree stump the imprisoned workers were supposed to split.  He said Pechersky had 5 minutes to split the trunk on his own.  If he failed, he, too, would be whipped.  If he succeeded, Frenzel would give him a pack of cigarettes.  Sasha finished chopping the trunk in less than 5 minutes.  He declined to accept the cigarettes from Frenzel.  Frenzel then offered him bread and butter.  In a concentration camp, where inmates were intentionally starved, this was a very big deal.  Pechersky again refused.  On account of his defiance of the nazis, he was approached by the underground that had been formed among the imprisoned Jews.  Pechersky quickly rose to a leadership position among the partisans of the camp.  Knowing that Sobibor was soon to be closed and its living slaves gassed, Pechersky hatched a plan to revolt and escape.  On Oct 14, 1943, the slaves revolted, targeting especially nazi officers.  They were successful beyond their wildest dreams, breached the camp fence and fled into the woods.  Sadly, once escaped, most were then hunted down and killed.  Remarkably, Sasha Pechersky survived, united with two other camp escapees who found one another in the woods, and wandered through the forest for a while, until they encountered the fighting Jewish partisan group headed by Yehiel Grynszpan.  Sasha Pechersky fought with that group for another year, until Red Army troops drove the fascists out of the area,

In a sad and disgusting addendum to Sasha Pechersky’s story, on account of Stalin, the man who destroyed the Russian Revolution, and his growing anti-semitism, Sasha Pechersky, anti-fascist fighter and Red Army captain, was arrested and charged as a “Rootless Cosmopolitan” (you know, a Jew) in 1948.  He remained imprisoned until Stalin died in 1953.