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Ma playlist du moment

2012-05-12T14:53:53+02:00

Salut les amis ! Aujourd'hui, parlons musique (pour changer, ah ah.), et parlons précisément de ma playlist du moment. Comme certains d'entre vous le savent j'écoute de tout et je peux passer sans problème d'un style musical à un autre. Voici donc ce que j'écoute beaucoup ces derniers jours :

Skyërn Aklea - Dis-moi
Skyërn Aklea - Thunderquake (Enter the Time Machine)
Fear Factory - Recharger
Debunk - Bite the hand that feeds you
Kris Kross - Jump
Gojira - L'enfant sauvage
Noir Fluo - Un Parisien comme toi
Noir Fluo - J'représente Paris
Angerfist - Somewhere down the lane
Snow - Informer
DJ Paul Elstak - I'm not an addict
Evil Activities - Nobody said it was easy
Evil Activities - MC's & DJ's
Nas - Bridging the gap
Le Demonist - Fucked up my brain
Negative A - Meditation
Linval Thomson - I love marijuana
Triptik - Panam'
Dabaaz - Mes potes
The Prophet - We love 2 party
RoughSketch - No more loop
Tenacious D - Rise of the phenix
Outblast feat. Drokz - Be yourself
AniMe feat. DJ Mad Dog - Hardcore machine
Scooter - One
DJ Neophyte - Always Hardcore
Emily Taliana - Ose-moi
Sneazzy West - J'ai du flair
Wasted Mind - Rayo de sol
The Sickest Squad - Opera prima

Et vous ? ;-)

[Melody of the Week] ”Calls me Home” by Shannon LaBrie

2012-04-07T15:48:00+02:00

I‘m coming home
To breath again,
To start again

I’m coming
From all the places
I have been

***

Calls Me Home - Shannon LaBrie

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Contre les empêcheurs de danser en rond

2012-04-06T23:46:34+02:00

J’ai rangé ma trompette pour faire des pirouettes.

Je me fais le porte-parole des robes de soirées pour me plaindre de vos agissements. Vous aimez la techno impersonnelle ou les groupes allemands. Je le sais : c'est vous qui découragez les jupes légères, avec vos gros tee-shirts en lettres gothiques. Et qui changez de morceau pendant Marcia Baila. Baahh ! Vous êtes repoussants !

Ou alors ne serait-ce pas vous ! Oui vous ! ...Vous qui pourrissez la boum en discutant de politique ! Jusqu'à que le moral des troupes flanche et qu'elles s'extasient sur des chanteurs caverneux. Dégagez pompeux !

Parfois vous êtes plus sémillants : vous préférez passer la soirée à boire du champagne dans le carré VIP avec votre portefeuille sur la table.

On me l’a dit ! Je le sais : Vous prenez en photos des derviches tourneurs pour vous moquer après, bande de pieds plats ! Laissez-nous : rejoignez votre confrérie d'enquiquineurs qui se plaignent qu'on casse vos assiettes.

Loin de vous, au pays d'Esther Williams, de Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly et Cyd Charisse, les parapluies circonfèrent, les décolletés tournicotent, les canapés se retournent comme des crêpes, les claquettes claquent et les soeurs jumelles errent dans les ruelles, en quête de beaux jumeaux latins pour danser dans les bouges de Buenos Aires.

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Soap&Skin Voyage, Voyage, Narrow - Inspirational Tip 17

2012-04-01T01:00:44+02:00

# Petite note musicale.

2012-03-12T15:36:00+01:00

Le jour tant attendu est arrivé! FUCK YEAH!

Le vidéo clip "Time To Dance" du génialissime groupe The Shoes vient de sortir!
Et pourquoi tant d'enthousiasme? Parce que cette chanson est trowcoowl et, sûrement aussi parce que Jake Gyllenhaal y figure dedans...
Et ça, ça valait bien un article !

"Amen it's time to dance !"
(Source: Tumblr, Youtube.)

4# ”'Cause total life forever, will never be enough, no…”

2012-02-27T17:53:00+01:00

J'ai été taguée par Lily ! Et ça tombe bien, parce que je voulais vraiment faire ce tag.
Alors, qu'est-ce que c'est? Le but est simple. Il suffit de répondre aux questions avec des titres de livres ou de chansons. Au choix. Pour moi il est évident que ce sera la deuxième option. (Même si j'aime lire, je n'en ai pas autant que les chansons.)
Pour procéder aux choix des morceaux, j'ai pas cherché longtemps à vrai dire. J'ai juste mis ma playlist sur aléatoire et dès qu'une chanson correspondait à une question, je l'ai noté. J'ai aussi fais attention à c'qu'il n'y ai pas deux fois le même groupe, parce que je n'aime pas et ce serait trop facile. Et à vrai dire, ça fonctionne plutôt bien tout ça. Non ?

(Source: Tumblr.)

Comment te sent-tu ? Need Some Air – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Décris la ville où tu vis actuellement ? Valley Of The Calm Trees - Klaxons
Si tu pouvais aller n’importe où, où irais-tu ? Manhattan – Kings Of Leon
Ton animal préféré ? The Wolves – Ben Howard
Tes meilleurs amis sont ? Everlasting Light – The Black Keys
Toi, et tes amis vous êtes ? We Bros – Wu Lyf
Comment est le temps ? Blue Turning Grey – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Ton moment préféré de la journée ? I'm Only Sleeping - The Beatles
Ton moyen de transport préféré ? Keep The Car Running – Arcade Fire
Ta passion ? Taking Pictures Of You – The Kooks
Le défaut qui t’horripile le plus ? In My Place - Coldplay
Le métier qui te fait rêver ? Sing – She & Him
Ton histoire d’amour ? Miss You – The Rapture
Qu’est ce que l’avenir pour toi ? White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons
Ta peur ? The Future – The Drums
Ta pensée du jour ? People Are Strange – The Doors
Comment aimerais-tu mourir ? Let's Spend The Night Together – Rolling Stones
La condition actuelle de ton âme ? L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N – Noah and The Whale
Ton rêve le plus cher ? Total Life Forever – Foals
Quel est le meilleur conseil que tu aies donné ? Don't Think Twice, I'ts All Right – Bob Dylan

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Je ne tague personne. Mais si tu souhaites le faire, laisse moi un commentaire/message pour que je puisse aller voir les réponses. Je suis curieuse ;)

Xoxo !

[Melody of the week] - ”Echo” by Jason Walker

2012-02-19T14:44:00+01:00

Cause my echo, echo

Is the only voice coming back

My shadow, shadow

Is the oly friend that I have

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Echo - Jason Walker

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Une découverte inattendue que je dois à mon amie et compère twitteuse MrsMary dont vous pouvez retrouvez le blog musique très prometteur et plus qu'intéressant ici ! Allez hop, allez donc y faire un tour, c'est un ordre !

JAY JAY JOHANSON

2012-02-12T21:09:00+01:00

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[Melody of the week] - ”Shelter” by Birdy

2012-02-08T11:36:00+01:00

Maybe I said something

That was wrong

Can I make it better

When the lights turned on ?

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Shelter - Birdy

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Une très jolie découverte faite par hasard en regardant un trailer pour BBC One.

[Melody of the week] - ”A Thousand Year” by Christiana Perri

2012-02-02T22:03:00+01:00

I have died every day

waiting for you.

Darling don't be afraid

I have loved you

for a thousand years.

I'll love you

for a thousand more.

* * *

A Thousand Years - Christiana Perri

* * *

Une chanson idéale pour se détendre. Laissez-vous donc bercer par la superbe voix de Christiana Perri.

La prochaine fois, je souhaite Bon anniversaire à Flavie Flament.

2011-12-09T00:22:00+01:00

Tous mes voeux de bonheur à Sinéad O Connor pour son quatrième mariage !

http://www.sinead-oconnor.com/home/index.php/pictures/various/sineads-wedding-dec-08th-2011/wedding-in-las-vegas-20111-916#joomimg

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2011-12-03T12:52:00+01:00

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Tony Spadaro's ”Before I Let Go”

2011-11-26T10:08:13+01:00

Salut les amis ! Aujourd'hui, un billet un peu spécial sur mon blog puisqu'il traite d'un de mes gros coups de cœur du moment.

Dans le but d'aider mon vieux pote Tony Spadaro je lui fais, à travers ce blog, une fois de plus un peu de promo'.

Histoire de vous rafraichir un peu la mémoire au sujet de "Qui est Tony ?", c'est le chanteur du groupe Debunk, avec qui j'avais un groupe de Thrash & Industrial Metal il y a un an et demi, Fifteen Scars, où il occupait le poste de batteur et de compositeur. Il a d'ailleurs posé des voix et composé quelques batteries sur mon projet solo de Rock Country.

Il s'est également lancé dans un projet solo dernièrement dont il prépare un EP intitulé "A Night In The City" qui devrait sortir d'ici début 2012 et c'est justement à ce propos que j'écris cet article. Je voudrais vous faire partager le premier extrait de cet EP, "Before I Let Go". Magnifique chanson qui change de style par rapport à ce qu'il faisait avant. Comme il le dit si bien : « Si vous vous attendiez à un "Debunk 2", passez votre chemin ! »
J'aime particulièrement ce titre, non pas parce que c'est le travail d'un ami, surtout parce que les paroles reflètent exactement, mot pour mot, phrase pour phrase, ce que je ressens ces dernières semaines. Je vous laisse découvrir...

Lyrics :
Before I Let Go

Verse1
Some days I wake up and I want to give up everything,
Can't find motivation, an inspiration to keep going on...
It's a path that I chose to follow but my goal is still unclear,
There's no turning back now on this one-way road for me...

Verse2
My future is uncertain, I can't predict when will be my next chance,
Don't want to leave without a trace, my life became an unstoppable race...
And I've tried a hundred times before, not to repeat my mistakes,
This could be the end for me, I only have to accept my fate...

Chorus
There's no way to save me, no matter what I see,
I'm all by myself once again...
These words that I can here, deceive me for nothing,
It's a matter of time before I let go...

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Je pense sincèrement que cette chanson mérite d'être mise en avant.

Format Factory, a free software for conversion of audio, video and images

2011-11-21T04:51:03+01:00

Format Factory is a free software for conversion of audio, video and images, You can convert a large number of formats, with several files at once and quickly and easily. It also has other functions such as move from CDs or DVDs to audio or video files and merge videos, The latest version of Format Factory is the 2.70. You have the details below and we provide the link for download at the end of the article.

Format Factory presents an intuitive interface, Drop-down menus are located on the left with the different formats of video, audio, image, ROM devices and advanced options. To convert a file, you just have to choose the format that we want to give in the drop-down menus and we will be a window in which we will select the file, with the possibility of cutting it and choose the output quality. Gives us the option to adjust the quality either by resolution or by size and quality. Once we accept, is added to the list, choose the destination folder and give start start the process.

One of the advantages of this program is that it allows us to select several files at once, even entire folders, and convert them all to a same format and quality, so it is easy and fast to convert multiple files. For example, you can select a whole folder of images, choose the format, quality and maximum size of all of them. We can add different types of conversions, such as images, audio and video to the list, and convert them all together to the end without having to go one by one. It supports many formats including RMVB, MP4, GIF, MKV, JPG, PCX, ICO, WMA, AAC and WAV among others.

Also has other functions, such as passing a DVDs to video files, a CD of music to audio files and convert DVDs or CDs in ISO images. We can also merge videos and audios and select turn off automatically after the completion of the conversion. It is compatible with operating systems Windows XP, Vista and 7 and is available in several languages, we have a quick and easy, converter which is really useful to convert several files at the same time.

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2011-11-03T15:13:52+01:00

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2011-11-03T14:18:00+01:00

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Larry Crowne (2011)
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Release Date: 1 July 2011
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GarageBand application free for iPod Touch and iPhone users

2011-11-03T10:11:04+01:00

We have interesting news for iPhone users, and is that the Apple company has just announced that the famous GarageBand application is now available for iPhone and iPod Touch users. But what is GarageBand? Well well. If you've never used this software, you say that it is a music application that allows the user to create authentic musical pieces. It works in Mac OS X operating system and it has been created by Apple itself. In recent times, the application also has become part of the iPad universe, with advantages added such as the ability to multi-touch to handle all the functions of this computer software in a more intuitive way and agile.

Indeed, the application is now available in Apple's App Store for iPhone and iPod for a few euros. In this way, the user can create their own songs, modify them and record through handheld devices such as the iPhone or the iPod Touch, the easiest way possible. In fact, he doesn't know musical language to be able to manage it successfully. To begin with, you can try with the Touch Instruments, musical instruments varied as keyboards, guitars, basses and batteries you will have the opportunity to play in many different styles. Professional users may also use the Smart Instruments, useful to nourish our songs with predetermined chords.

It has been Philip Schiller, Vice President of Product Marketing, responsible for justifying the release of GarageBand for iPhone and iPod, in fact, one of the leaders has without doubt been the success achieved with this application for iPad users. In this way, users will have the opportunity to create any part, simply removing the Pocket a tool - in appearance - as simple as an iPhone, which from now will also have the opportunity to create music and play it. If this were little, customers can connect instruments and use amplifiers, effects, and to record the voice through a microphone.

After making some creations through iPhone, users can submit this content to your Mac to continue working in them. In addition to share tracks with your friends for their views or simply to enjoy items more easily, as you said at the outset, you can download GarageBand 1.1 for only 4 euros if you are a new user. If you already have the application installed on your iPad, you can update for free. Otherwise, you should be aware that GarageBand is compatible with iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch series, iPad series.

Hydrophobia Prophecy (2011/MULTI2)

2011-11-02T05:51:02+01:00

Hydrophobia Prophecy (2011/MULTI2/RePack by PUNISHER)
Year:2011 | PC Game | Eng Rus | Developer: Dark Energy Digital | Publisher: New Disk | 1,75 GB
Genre: Action (Shooter) / 3D / 3rd Person
This is not a joke spooky action movie you have to break through the compartments and a huge deck liner, faced with relentless water element. On a sinking ship is no room for doubt - even a moment%27s hesitation can lead to a catastrophe. Only the desire to survive at any cost and the ability to use arms to help you avoid a painful death and disrupt the plans of nightmarish crazy fanatics.

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2011-11-01T13:44:00+01:00

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2011-11-01T08:43:41+01:00

SolidWorks 2012 SP0 (x86/x64) MULTiLANGUAGE & Add-ins | 13.1 GB
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2011-11-01T06:20:00+01:00

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2011-11-01T05:37:41+01:00

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2011-11-01T05:34:01+01:00

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2011-11-01T05:31:45+01:00

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2011-10-30T18:39:12+01:00

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In Time 2011

2011-10-30T10:54:00+01:00

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2011-10-30T10:45:00+01:00

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2011-10-30T10:38:01+01:00

Rugby Challenge-SKIDROW | 3.21 Gb
Year: 2011 | Genre: Sport (Rugby) / 3D | Language: English, Spanish, French, Italian | Platform: PC | Publication Type: License
Publisher: Home Entertainment Suppliers | Developer: Sidhe Interactive
Play as Josh Lewsey, Geordan Murphy, Shane Williams and Chris Paterson in this highly realistic rugby game! For the first time in many years the Northern Hemisphere Rugby nations are now on equal billing with their Southern Hemisphere counterparts and the competition for the top position has never been so close with even the minnows of the International scene coming up with shock results. Rugby Union has never been so competitive or so popular, even at club level. Rugby Challenge will delight gamers with its immersive gameplay and easy to understand manipulation. Commentary by John Inverdale and Dewi Morris.

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2011-10-30T08:21:00+01:00

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2011-10-30T07:32:56+01:00

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Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer: The Hidden Power of Beauty, Blessings, Wisdom, and Hurt by Gregg Braden

2011-10-30T07:28:00+01:00

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2011-10-30T02:34:00+01:00

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2011-10-30T02:10:00+01:00

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2011-10-30T02:23:29+02:00

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Runtime: 1H29M18S
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2011-10-30T02:20:40+02:00

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2011-10-30T02:16:55+02:00

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LH MAGIC FESTIVAL Festival de musique Salsa, Charanga, Reggae, Rock, Kompa

2011-10-24T22:53:00+02:00

Très grosse programmation pendant 3 jours au Havre : à ne surtout pas manquer !

Voici venir le festival qui manquait en Normandie, jeudi 27, vendredi 28 et samedi 29 octobre 2011. Avec de nombreuses animations et des vedettes connues mondialement. Les amateurs en conviendront... A la tête de cette prog impressionnante, les professionnels de Village Rasta, dont Carlos, chanteur qui a enregistré avec la Mano Negra un album disque de platine. Et croyez nous, pour ces 3 jours de festival, ils ont amené au Havre du très très lourd !

Et le Magic Mirrors va se transformer sous leurs mains, avec des cours de danse, des expositions de sculptures et de peintures, des conteneurs qui accueilleront également des entreprises havraises pour rendre l'événement inoubliable... et des percussions s'inviteront au-dessus de vos têtes. Redécouvrez avec eux un nouveau Magic Mirrors !

De midi et jusqu’à 19h00, le Village conteneur équitable accueillera le public en accès libre, proposant des lieux d’animation, de petite restauration, d’artisanat et d’information. Chaque soir, les portes du chapiteau s'ouvriront à 19h00 pour des cours de danse latine pour tous (prix inclus dans l’achat du billet des concerts), qui seront suivis d’une programmation de 5 concerts live par soirée, de 21h00 à 1h00 du matin.

La pléiade d'artistes, venus de différents horizons et styles :

LITTLE BOB BLUES BASTARD (Le Havre, Blues)

YANNIS ODUA (West Indies, Reggae Dance Hall)

BABY G (West Indies, Reggae)

ALFREDO CUTUFLA (Vénézuela, Charanga & Salsa)

DJ PAULITO (Pérou, Reggaeton)

RAMSES SAI-SAI (Paris Dance Hall)

DANIEL RAY (Jamaique, Roots)

GANJA TREE (Jamaique, Roots n Culture)

DJ TONINHO (Pérou, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata)

SUPA MAYA (West Indies, Ragga, Soca)

I LOVE SAMBA (Brazil, Samba)

VANNY JORDAN (Colombie, Folklore Colombien, Reggaeton)

ROOTSPLAYMIX (Afrique, Roots n Dub)

BG (Haiti, Kompa)

BOFFI (Afrique, Afro Soul)

ASTONIA (Le Havre Rock)

ONE RIDDIM (Reggae Hip Hop)

DON SHAGGA DEE (West Indies)

LASCONI (Afrique)

DIN ZAHI (Afrique)

RACHEL n' FRIENDS (Reggae Funk)

VILLAGE RASTA SOUND SYTEM (Reggae)

NESTA (Le Havre)

MAGMA (West Indies)

M.GUYANA (Guyane)

VIBZ ETNIK (Haiti, Havre, Reggae)

DJ ANGEL (Bolivie, Reggaeton)

Jeudi 27 et vendredi 28 octobre, les concerts seront suivis des sets du deejay TONINHO, avec des mix SALSA, MERENGUE, REGGAETON et BACHATA jusqu’à 4h00 du matin.

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Renseignements : lhfestival@gmail.com Retrouvez le programme complet avec de multiples extraits des groupes présents sur www.lhfestival.skyblog.com.

C'est l'histoire d'un mec, à la fin il meurt ou note très longue mais on s'en fout on est vendredi.

2011-10-07T12:18:00+02:00

En découvrant la note de ma chère Roca from Cannes tout à l'heure et en ré-écoutant le famous discours de Stanford, de Steve Jobs,

je me suis rappelé d'un polycop....

Un polycop que nous avait distribué à la fin du cours, le professeur chargé de notre formation en thérapies brèves.

Ce polycop que j'avais survolé par pure politesse et en levant les yeux au ciel (me font chier avec leur "la force est en toi, rrrrrh, si tu veux tu peux blablabla blabla bla, s'il suffisait de dire pour avoir mon cochon..."), glissé tout aussi vite au fond de ma pochette et effacé de ma mémoire.

Que je croyais....

"Votre temps est limité, ne le gâchez pas en menant une existence qui n’est pas la vôtre. Ne soyez pas prisonnier des dogmes qui obligent à vivre en obéissant à la pensée d’autrui. Ne laissez pas le brouhaha extérieur étouffer votre voix intérieure. Ayez le courage de suivre votre cœur et votre intuition. L’un et l’autre savent ce que vous voulez réellement devenir. Le reste est secondaire" avait dit Jobs en 2005.

Ce matin, il était nécessaire que je le retrouve.

J'ai fouillé, éparpillé toute une partie de mes cours de 2009 sur le lit conjugal et j'ai fini par remettre la main dessus, il était là, il était là, tranquille et protégé de l'outrage du temps, ce qui n'est pas mon cas mais ça n'est pas le sujet, par sa pochette plastique.

Je l'ai lu attentivement.

Il est plus important que ce que je croyais, ce texte...

Il est peut-être même la pierre angulaire de celle que je suis aujourd'hui.

Il répond comme un écho, au discours de Steve Jobs en 2005

Ce matin, il reprend sa place dans mon cerveau trop souvent amnésique.

Le voilà, je vous le donne, (il est un peu long, pardon) :

" Chaque être apporte un don unique. Le don est souvent appelé dessein de l'âme.

L'étendue de ce dessein peut être immense ou restreinte ; il peut s'agir d'aider un autre être humain ou d'en assister des milliers. Quel qu'il soit, il s'agira d'être utile à l'espèce humaine ou à la planète Terre.

Il se peut que vous ne soyez pas très conscient du dessein de votre être mais vous reconnaîtrez probablement que certaines activités vous procurent une immense satisfaction.

Si vous voulez trouver quel est le dessein de notre être, recherchez les expériences qui vous procurent le plus de satisfaction.

Très souvent nous connaissons le dessein de notre être mais nous ne voulons pas le reconnaître, car il ne correspond pas à la carrière que nous avons choisie ou à l'identité que nous nous sommes soigneusement forgée.

(...) La forme et l'étendue de votre don ne sont pas importantes. Ce qui compte, c'est que vous offriez votre don de manière inconditionnelle.(...)

Trouver le dessein de votre être et le faire vivre est le plus grand cadeau que vous puissiez vous faire. Choisir de suivre votre passion donnera un sens à votre vie.

Une fois que vous aurez découvert cette nouvelle façon d'être, vous devenez totalement auto-motivée.

(...)

Quand vous suivez votre intuition et que vous vous engagez à atteindre votre but, vous libérez les énergies créatives et synchrones qui vous font avancer.

(...)

En ce qui concerne tout acte d'initiative (ou de création), il existe une vérité élémentaire dont l'ignorance cause la disparition de nombres d'idées et de plans splendides.

Au moment où une personne s'engage avec détermination, la Providence se met en marche. Toutes sortes de choses qui ne seraient sinon jamais arrivées se produisent en sa faveur. Cette décision suscite un flot d'événements, des incidents et des rencontres imprévus et une aide matérielle auxquels personne n'aurait rêvé.

Je peux attester, grâce à mes nombreuses années d'expérience, la vérité de ces propos. A tel point que j'ai appris à éliminer le mot "impossible" de ma vie.

Une fois que vous vous engagez dans votre mission, toutes sortes de circonstances synchrones vous aident à progresser.

Reconnaître ce soutien invisible procure un sentiment profond de signification et de connection à la vie.

d'après Richard Barret, "liberez l'âme de l'entreprise" aux Editions de Boeck

.....

Ré-écoutez Steve Jobs, pensez aux succès de votre vie ou de ceux de vos proches, à cet énième interview lu dans un magazine agaçant, de telle chanteuse à succès, de cet acteur devenu archi "bankable",

la plupart du temps, ces gens ne disent pas autre chose que tout ce que je viens de vous raconter un peu plus haut.

"je me l'étais bien dit que cela devait arriver!!"

Tu vois Simone, le problème avec le destin, qui n'existe pas c'est entendu, c'est que, à partir du moment où l'on y croit , il se met à exister.

Parce qu'à force d'y croire on a tout fait, inconsciemment pour que ça marche. Et ça finit par marcher !!!

(mais hélas ça fonctionne aussi, voire mieux, dans l'autre sens :

"il va me quitter, il va me quitter, chuis sûre, chuis qu'une merde" vlan vous n'êtes qu'une merde, il vous quitte !!)

"je vais me casser la gueule, p'tain je vais me casser la gueule oulala!!, vlan je tombe !!

(imparable)

(du vécu)

(du sang et de la sueur)

(me disait toujours mon moniteur de moto)

"arrête de hurler que tu vas tomber, arrête de regarder l'asphalte, lève le nez, respire, et fixe plutôt le point que tu atteindre.

(Tu ne tomberas plus)

(et je ne tombais plus ou presque...)

(c'était un philosophe mon moniteur de moto)

Et tu la connais l'histoire du père qui répond à son fils, qui se plaint de ne jamais gagner au Loto,

" mais joue, bordel !!!!"

Mais oui tu la connais.

...

Mais tu me crois toujours pas.

Tu penses que j'oublie, par exemple, le facteur chance, funck,

et que la chance, ben par définition ça tient un peu du hasard.

Donc.

Je te dis que la chance est une compétence qui se travaille,

qu'on rencontre tous dans notre existence beaucoup d'opportunités (oui)

et que certains, tu sais ceux-là même qui ont cette fameuse "baraka" , savent mieux les repérer et les saisir que d'autres.

Pour te prouver encore une fois que je raconte pas (que) des conneries,

next time,

je te parle de mon aventure au pays de la reconversion professionnelle.

Et là, tu seras obligée de me croire ma caille.

Et comme ce que l'on croit devient la réalité,

la boucle est bouclée...

é é é !!

Encore une chose à vous dire avant de laisser vaquer à vos petites et grandes affaires.

Si tu veux le dernier album numérique ET gratos de la

très pêchue, blonde platine et funcky

ORNETTE,

tu l'auras,

tu me crois ?

(crédit photo: Adelap)

File-moi ton mail,

(le mien est quelque part en haut à droite de ce blog)

bliiiing !!

Ce titre que tu vas siffloter dans ta tête toute la journée, obligée,

s'appelle "Yes I do",

je l'ai pas fait exprès, tu me crois ?

Je vous embrasse tous fort fort fort

La belle sera en concert le :

28 Octobre / Les Primeurs de Massy / Massy (91)

2 Novembre @ Café de La Danse (Paris)

04 Novembre / La Clef / St Germain (78)

05 Novembre / Fuzz Yon / La Roche-sur-Yon (85)

25 Novembre / Le Cap / Aulnay-sous-Bois (93)

De la différence de la conception de l'intimité chez l'homme et chez la femme

2011-09-13T19:12:00+02:00

Il y a quelques jours, j'ai reçu, pour la première fois en séance, un couple* en crise ...

(*ça me fout un peu la trouille les couples en crise, j'ai toujours peur de prendre partie pour l'un ou pour l'autre)

Et my saint god, comme les hommes et les femmes n'ont pas, et c'est rien de l'écrire, la même conception du "vivre ensemble"...

Elle, elle reproche à son mari d'être trop distant, de ne pas partager suffisament de "choses" avec elle, de la laisser dans son coin, de ne rien lui dire....

lui, il dit qu'il l'aime mais qu'il l'a trouve trop intrusive :

"elle écoute mes conversations téléphoniques, elle regarde mes sms, elle veut être avec moi tout le temps, elle me pose trop de questions le soir, je n'ai pas de place dans la penderie et....

même au lit, elle s'étale tellement que je me retrouve recroquevillé contre le mur !!!"

Et elle de répondre dans un soupir :

" et moi je passe ma nuit à espérer que tu te retournes ...."

Moi aussi je colle trop mon mec, je le papouille à longueur de journée, je vérifie s'il est bien réel c'est pour ça,

je me soigne, enfin j'essaye...

(sans transition)

Un tour en Mehari, ça vous dit ?

alors, go !!!!

Je vous embrasse fort

(music Stéphane Lopez - BO de l'excellent film de Gérald Hustache-Mathieu "Poupoupidou")

I'M BAD, BUT I FEEL GOOD !

2011-08-31T17:52:00+02:00

Fatal, un film de Michal Youn

2011-08-05T09:12:12+02:00

Humour idiot, scato et poil gratter. Une excellente surprise.

L'histoire: Le rappeur bling-bling et hardcore Fatal Bazooka a vendu 15 millions de disques. Des millions de fan coutent sa musique, il a dj produit des dizaines de tubes et est devenu une star inconteste et incontournable du rap. La vie sourit de toutes ses dents en or Fatal Bazooka, en apparence du moins. Parce que la ralit s'avre bien moins bling-bling. Le rappeur se pose des questions existentielles, se demande d'o il vient et o il va. Pour mieux vendre sa musique, Fatal a fait croire qu'il tait n dans un ghetto alors qu'il vient d'un paisible petit village de Savoie. Mais l'enfance heureuse, au beau milieu des Alpes, d'un petit garon entour de parents aimants n'a jamais fait rver les fans de rap...

Notre avis: Grandeur et dcadence d'un chanteur de rap. Une comdie, drle et grinante...(Lire la suite de la chronique de Christophe Carrire ici).

July Arcadia Update

2011-07-04T21:04:00+02:00

Bone Fone: the new way to listen to music

2011-06-28T09:31:00+02:00

Inventors and scientists have been tinkering with bone conduction technology for many years. Back in the 1970s, the JS&A Group launched a product called the Bone Fone, which was a radio worn around your neck and chest. It came with a variety of colored lycra sleeves.

The Bone Phone used bone conduction to send weak sound waves to your inner ear from the neck, shoulders and chest. Marketed to joggers, cyclists and disco roller-skaters, the Bone Fone achieved a cult following back in the AM-Radio days. However, it ultimately died because of poor sound quality – and the launch of the Sony Walkman.

Massive Solar Flare Misses Earth, but Are We Ready for the Big One?

2011-06-16T02:05:57+02:00

glancing blow," and the National Weather Service expects it will cause only minor disruptions to satellites and power grids.

It could have been much worse. For centuries,have been responsible for a multitude of earth-bound calamities, from blackouts to disrupted communications to strange lights in the sky. In 1859, the biggest flare on record hit, creating auroras worldwide and interrupting telegraph service for weeks. Considering today's connected world—and our reliance on satellites—a major solar storm could be disastrous.

The sun is entering a particularly active time, says NASA, and big flares like the one from yesterday will likely be common during the next few years, with solar activity expected to peak around 2013. Most solar flares will only cause minor problems with satellites and power grids, but there's always a chance that a monster like the one from 1859 could hit.

"The worst-case scenario is an extreme event," says Michael Hesse, chief of NASA's Space Weather Laboratory at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. "If it were to happen and we don't take any precautions, it would probably knock out our power grid for an extended period of time and destroy a sizable fraction of our satellite infrastructure."

"This is not something we expect to happen tomorrow," he cautions. "But it's like the impact of a hurricane on a specific location. You don't expect it to happen tomorrow, but you might want to think about if it were to happen."

Anatomy of a Solar FlareIt helps to understand just what a solar flare is, and how it affects technology. The initial burst from the surface of the sun sends out massive amounts of electromagnetic radiation, particularly x-rays. These travel toward the earth at the speed of light and can cause some problems with communication, but they're typically temporary and not that serious.

Depending on where the eruption is located on the sun, the flare also creates a huge amount of high-energy particles, which can achieve energies in the order of hundreds of millions of electron volts. That's enough to be "very hazardous to spacecraft," says Michael Hesse.

But that's not the worst of it. A solar flare can also shoot out what's called a "corona mass ejection," a stream of particles that moves much slower than the speed of light but still with enough force to cause serious damage. Typically, this mass hits the earth about one to three days after the initial flare. How fast it gets here depends on the magnitude of the burst, and the faster it goes, the greater the danger. However, not all ejections actually hit the earth. Hesse estimates about one in ten flare ejections impact the earth. The ejection from yesterday's flare will apparently miss.

If a corona ejection is powerful enough, and the earth is in its path, look out. Satellites are the most threatened, for obvious reasons, and a serious flare could damage or even destroy them, Hesse says. For regular people, that could mean no GPS, no satellite TV or radio, and disrupted communications for anything that relies on satellites as part of its network. The consequences to businesses can be even more severe, as satellites and GPS are intertwined with many other industries. For example, companies use GPS to time-stamp financial transactions.

"Satellites can get irradiated," Hesse explains. "Radiation levels in the magnetosphere can increase substantially, and that can be harmful to satellites. GPS can be substantially affected. Devices will lose lock."

The interaction between the corona ejection and the earth's atmosphere and magnetic field is how solar flares affect the power grid. When those particles hit the ionosphere, they create a voltage between the atmosphere and the earth. As a result, power systems that use the earth as a grounding voltage (read: all of them) no longer work properly, which can disrupt power delivery to large areas.

Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field shield the surface from any direct effects of a solar flare. Generally, terrestrial communication such as cell-phone networks (2G, 3G, and 4G), TV and radio broadcasting, and Wi-Fi aren't affected much by solar storms, if at all. However, if the power grid goes down for extended periods, so too will wireless networks and cell-phone towers. And good luck switching on your TV or radio.

Preparing for the WorstSo how can we prepare for the very real possibility of "the big one"—a colossal solar storm hitting the earth in the next few years? Satellite owners (including the government) can do two things: first, they can harden their birds to be resistant to radiation, which can be expensive. Second, when data suggests a solar flare is about to strike, they can switch off as many systems as possible on the satellites, since typically they're more likely to fail when energized.

Power plants have a much more troublesome dilemma in the event of a major storm. Faced with a potentially massive blackout that could last for days or weeks, they may need to contemplate a rolling, controlled blackout for the duration of a massive solar flare.

"A controlled blackout is much better than a power outage that takes weeks or months," says Hesse. "If you know in advance, you can bring down the load. In the extreme case, it may be the lesser evil. Of course, a decision like that has to based on very, very solid evidence."

The key to having that evidence is refined science in predicting solar flares. While progress is being made, Hesse says predictive models for space weather aren't anywhere near the accuracy of those used for the terrestrial variety.

"I think the National Weather Service does a good job forecasting weather. Space weather is not a mature science. We actually have many things that we don't really understand properly. We're doing a pretty good job, but we need to do more to be able to really say with confidence, 'Tomorrow at this time, it would be a good idea if this satellite system were turned off.'"

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Massive Arizona fire 'threatens New Mexico'

2011-06-15T03:20:03+02:00

A huge fire that has destroyed hundreds of miles of forest land in Arizona now is threatening to cross into neighboring New Mexico, authorities said.

Thousands of firefighters have been battling the blaze, dubbed the Wallow Fire, the second biggest in the history of Arizona.

The inferno, fueled by high winds and low humidity, is raging out of control and has consumed nearly 600 square miles (157,000 hectares) of land, prompting some 3,000 people to evacuate.

The US National Weather Service on Wednesday issued its most severe "red flag" warning for the area, while thousands of firefighters were hoping to slow the inferno's advance by creating a protective "fire line" of already burned-out vegetation in its path.

Firefighters said the man-made blaze, which began Saturday, is burning largely out of control and hundreds of dwellings remain at risk of being consumed in the fire.

Late Tuesday, authorities also ordered the evacuations of the town of Eagar, population of some 4,500 people.

Another round of evacuations affected the mountain community of Wallow, Arizona, some 300 kilometers northeast of Phoenix near the New Mexico border.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Monday signed a declaration of emergency in response to the wildfires, releasing $200,000 from an emergency response fund.

A huge smoke cloud from the fire meanwhile was billowing over the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest about 185 miles (300 kilometers) northeast of Phoenix, near the Arizona-New Mexico border.

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Closing Gaza gap, Israel posts Iron Dome in Sderot

2011-06-09T03:31:28+02:00

Israel has deployed an Iron Dome rocket interceptor outside a Gaza border town that has borne the brunt of Palestinian shelling attacks, posing a new test for the fledgling system underwritten by Washington.

Rolled out in March after a rushed production, Iron Dome won plaudits from U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon for downing eight out of nine Katyusha-style rockets launched at two southern Israeli cities over the course of a day.

The movement this week of an Iron Dome unit to Sderot, just 4 km (2 miles) from the Gaza Strip, signaled readiness to deal with shorter-range rockets and mortars in the face of skepticism from some independent experts about the system's capabilities.

"Iron Dome has passed field trials for threats with ranges of between 4 kilometers to 40 kilometers, so this deployment tests the lower-most end of that spectrum," said Uzi Rubin, a missile designer who consults for Israel's Defense Ministry.

Noting the recent ebb in violence along the frontier of Islamist Hamas-ruled Gaza, Rubin said: "Let's hope action by Iron Dome is not required. But as a rule, Israel does not bring systems that are not operational into a war zone."

Disclosing the deployment on Thursday, a military source said it was part of a "rotation" of Israel's two Iron Domes while more of the $50 million batteries are prepared.

Israel wants between 10 and 15 units to defend its Palestinian and Lebanese fronts.

The Pentagon said last week it planned to help Israel buy four new Iron Domes after the U.S. Congress budgeted $203.8 million in funding assistance for the system in fiscal 2011.

"15-SECOND PROBLEM"

Seeing Iron Dome sent first in March and April to Beersheba and Ashkelon, residents of Sderot had accused the government of neglecting their defenses in favor of the industrial cities, whose inland locations were harder to hit from coastal Gaza.

"It makes me feel safer, no question there, because I've seen how the rockets explode above," a Sderot shop-keeper, who gave his name only as Rami, told Reuters on Thursday, referring to television footage of Iron Dome's shoot-downs on April 7.

But another resident, Sasson Salah, doubted whether Iron Dome's radar-guided interceptor missiles would be quick enough to "solve the 15-second problem" -- the flight time of a mortar bomb or crude Qassam rocket fired at Sderot from northeast Gaza.

Hamas joined smaller guerrilla groups in the recent round of fighting with Israel, but has largely held fire since signing a power-share accord a month ago with the rival, Western-backed Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Seeking to play down Iron Dome's enhancement of Israel's already superior arsenal, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said: "The new Israeli technology to fight the rockets of the resistance will fail. The militants are able to face any Israeli security measure."

(Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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Live From Nintendo's E3 Event

2011-06-09T01:31:10+02:00

"We will show a playable model of the new system and announce more specifications at the E3 Expo." It didn't elaborate further.

The Internet quickly filled the vacuum of hard information withabout the new system. It's apparently code-named "Project Cafe" and boasts much more impressive specs than the Wii. First and foremost, it's an high-def console, finally bringing full HD graphics at 1080p to Nintendo games.

A custom-built triple-core IBM PowerPC chip will power the system. AMD is still rumored to be powering the graphics in the new console, however. Memory—both for the system and the graphics engine—should get a boost, too.

The improved specs will help Nintendo compete with the more powerful systems of Microsoft and Sony—at least until those companies release successors to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. That isn't likely to happen very soon, however, and Nintendo plans to get its console on store shelves by 2012.

What will it actually be called? Will it be simple the "Wii 2" or possibly "Stream," a name that's been rumored to be floated by Nintendo. How much will it cost? And how will motion control factor in, seeing as the original Wii was instrumental in moving console gaming toward motion controls, helping inspire theand ?

We'll have all the answers Nintendo gives in our live coverage below. It all starts at 9 a.m. Pacific/12 noon Eastern.

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Animal-rights group buys Vick’s old “Bad Newz Kennels” house

2011-06-03T08:17:54+02:00

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In one of the more interesting examples of turnabout we've seen in recent years, an animal rights group called "Dogs Deserve Better" from Tipton, Pa. bought the five-bedroom, Surry County Va. home once owned byfor approximately $600,000. This was the home where the "Bad Newz Kennels" dogfightingring was operated until a drug sting in 2007 brought it down. Vick eventually served 18 months in prison for his part in financing it.

The Dogs Deserve Better group plans to use the property as a home and rehabilitation center for dogs that have suffered through many of things that happened at that same location for years.

"I think by us overtaking this property we are winning for the dogs. We are, in essence, giving this property back to the dogs that were abused there by using it to help other dogs just like them," .

Dogs Deserve Better secured the property, which Vick originally sold to a developer, with a 30-percent down payment acquired by a loan and various donations. According to the Associated Press, the plan for the property is to raise a total of $3 million to make the facility a full-scale animal rehab center. Thayne and another staff member will live on the property.

Thayne's group has had no contact with Vick, though there has apparently been some thought from at least one filmmaker that bringing Vick back to his old home would be a good idea. "I would like to see that he's really remorseful and I personally don't feel that I've seen that because actions speak louder than words,"Thayne told the AP. "I haven't seen him really put effort into making amends."

Vick, the 2010 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, has made some statements about the perils of dogfighting, and some activist groups have espoused the idea of using his name to forward their causes, but he's persona non grata to just as many organizations. The obvious solution here would be for Vick, who was franchised by thethis year, to put the rest of the money down for the new facility. The franchise tag number for quarterbacks in 2010 was $16.4 million, and whenever the lockout ends, Vick will find himself with a great deal of money on his hands.

Would there be a better way for Vick to bring a bit of closure to the worst part of his life than by paying it forward, and helping to turn what was a place filled with pain into something useful and important for the future?

Ohio State Controlling Board Approves Coverage of Strickland Administration Debts

2011-05-28T01:40:18+02:00

negotiated away" during discussions with the association. Former staffers claim the association was told their services would no longer be needed, but apparently the message or some necessary form was not routed to the association's billing office.

It is not uncommon for a single month of typical utility bills to carry over to the start of the new year and in this case, a new administration. Office staff would have to have been burning the midnight oil consistently for 30 days to accrue a phone and copy usage debt of $132,243 in December 2010. $110,000 for unemployment compensation for workers laid off due to the administration change was also omitted from projected Strickland budget expenses.

Some of the bills left unpaid by the ousted governor date to 2007. Excuses by former staffers that the bills were not properly filed with the administration's budget office are not very reassuring for taxpayers. If the staff of the state's highest office is incapable of processing common paperwork, how many more unpaid bills could there be floating around at other state agencies?

Lack of attention to detail by theis still being cleaned up halfway into the first year of the new administration. Failure to submit paperwork haunted the outgoing administration when Martha Harris' term on the Ohio Board of Education expired. Although the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT) attempted to turn the debate concerning Harris' fate into a partisan one, the Ohio Senate clerk's office confirmed Strickland's staff did not turn in necessary confirmation paperwork.

The botched paper trail does not stop with unpaid bills or thedebacle. In March four Democrats appointed to various board of commission by the Strickland administration were informed that there were no records demonstrating theirThe OFT can continue to call the current administration bullies, but the facts are firmly on their side. Why would any governor not be expected to fill vacant appointments with members of their own part? Neglecting simple tasks can sometimes have huge consequences and create a less than stellar legacy for the Strickland administration.

Tara Dodrill is a political, eco-green and travel writer. She is a real estate agent and former elected official, public school employee and coach from Ohio who has worked as a newspaper journalist, editor and photographer for magazines and online media outlets. Followon Twitter.