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Adidas Originals...

Adidas do tej pory kojarzył mi się tylko i wyłącznie z odzieżą i obuwiem sportowym, a wszelkie próby wyjścia poza te ramy wypadały baldo, daltego do kolekcji Adidas Originals S/S 2011 podchodziłem sceptycznie. Hasła reklamowe głosiły, że to " miejska kolekcja przeznaczona dla dziewczyn i chłopaków, którzy strojem chcą wyrażać siebie i być zawsze na czasie ". Po bliższym zapoznaniu się z kolekcją stwierdzam, że wyrażanie siebie poprzez te ciuchy jest kiepskim pomysłem - powiedziałbym będziemy "niewyraźni". Dzięki tej kolekcji możecie się ubrać od stóp do głów. Znajdziecie torby, jeansy, koszule, bluzy i T-shirty. Dużo tego, ale ilość nie przełożyła się na jakość - przynajmniej tę estetyczną. To wszystko już widzieliśmy. Te same wzory t-shirtów, wycierane i przetarte jeansy pojawiały się już w kolekcjach większości sieciówek i często w lepszym wydaniu. Nie ma w tej kolekcji żadnej świeżości. Jedynym elementem, który mi się spodbał to przydługie marynarki.


Inaczej ma się sprawa z butami. Na potrzeby kolekcji Originals Adidas związał się z kanadyjską firmą obuwniczą Ransom. W wyniku tej współpracy powstała bardzo ciekawa stylistycznie kolekcja butów, inspirowana butami typu boat shoes. Wszystkie modele wyglądają bardzo interesująco - ciekawie dobrano kolorystykę, a do tego wykonanie powinno stać na stosunkowo wysokim poziomie :)










Uganda's Rolling Stone Pushes Back Against Judiciary and "Homos"

As a follow-up from yesterday's post Uganda gays celebrate court victory against newspaper below you will find a press statement from the newspaper in question - Rolling Stone. Thanks to Spectrum Uganda for this.


PRESS STATEMENT from Rolling Stone (Uganda)

Homos had a short-lived smile today morning after The Rolling Stone management announced it would appeal against a High Court ruling which "permanently restrains" the investigative newspaper from outing their pictures.

Homos sued Rolling Stone last November over a page one story titled “Pictures Of Uganda’s Top 100 Homos Leak.”

Court at 10:00am said the newspaper should give these self-confessed criminals shs4.5m as compensation for violating their right of privacy.

This was in total disregard of the fact that the shamed homos’ pictures had appeared on a gay-networking website –gaydar.co.uk.

Justice Kibuuka Musoke said in his ruling read by the court registrar that by quoting a church leader calling upon government to hang homos, the newspaper put the lives and dignity of these fellows at risk!!

Can a newspaper incite government against a homo? If this is not fantasy then what is it?

Hanging is done after the due process of the law has been followed. Simple facts.

We would have paid them but doing so is as good as “paying a tribute” to those who promote sexual identity confusion and related madness.

Our lawyers said the controversial ruling does not only condone but perpetuates immorality with impunity.

It further sets a dangerous precedent for the nation and future generations.

It also puts media freedom at stake.

The newspaper managers have resolved to register our grievance with the President’s office.

We remain strong that indeed in times of war, losses are expected.

The newspaper will fight homos on different fronts.

Our supporters should remain strong –the agents of the devil shall be defeated.

It’s a matter of time.

Sanity must prevail at all costs.


Issued by
Giles Muhame
Managing Editor,Rolling Stone
Source : Extracted from Gilles Muhame's Wall on facebook


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Uganda gays celebrate court victory against newspaper

via AfrikNews

Gays in Uganda celebrated today, after courts ruled in their favor in a case against a newspaper which called on people to hang them.
 
In October 2010, Rolling Stone newspaper had boldly called for gays to be hanged in one of their headlines. "Hang Them," the headline read. The ensuing story showed photos of people presumed to be gays in Uganda, and even indicated locations of their homes.

And according to gays in Uganda, the newspaper article led to some of those whose photos, names and home adresses appeared in the newspaper to be attacked and beaten up by people who claimed to be anti-gay.

But after taking the case to court and applying for damages whilst requesting for an injunction against the newspaper, a Uganda court Monday ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.

The court has also issued a parmanent injunction against Rolling Stone newspaper never to publish photos of gays in Uganda, and also never to again publish their home addreses.

Justice Kibuuka Musoke’s ruling read in parts: "Gays are also entitled to their rights. This court has found that there was infringment of some people’s confidential rights. The court hereby issues an injuction restraining Rolling Stone newspaper from future publishing of identifcations of homosexuals."

Read the rest.



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U.S. Taxpayers Pay for Sexual Abuse of Afghani Boys

via Creative Loafing, by John Grooms
 
I know, I know, there are too many godawful things going unreported to name just one award “winner.” But one true story, which received pitifully little coverage in America despite the whole thing being funded by U.S. taxpayers, needs to — at the very least — be given some kind of Shame Award.

While the government and our happily compliant press were busy calling for the head of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange, a shocking revelation from one of the released diplomatic cables was blithely ignored. DynCorp, a government contractor providing training for Afghan security and police forces, gets nearly all its money from you and me. The company used some of that money to throw a party for a group of Afghan police trainees.

The evening’s “entertainment” consisted of “bacha bazi boys,” whose pimps were paid so the boys would sing, then dance, then submit to anal sex with the police recruits. Read all about it here, along with more info on DynCorp doing the same kind of thing in the ’90s when we paid them to train people in Bosnia.  The leaked cable also makes clear that our government put pressure on journalists to not report on the “party.” See the leaked cable here.

Read the rest.

And check out the Frontline video below. Click here for more info on this program, and to see it in its entirety.





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Last Train To Wherever...

Tegoroczny sylwester był wyjątkowy. Po raz pierwszy od kilku lat siedzieliśmy w domu... i muszę przyznać, że nie było tak źle. Najpierw obejrzeliśmy sobie "Miasto Złodziei" ( swoją drogą kolejny świetny film Bena Afflecka ) Potem przyszedł czas na internet i tak chyba przez 2 godziny oglądaliśmy na YouTube stare edycje Szansy na Sukces :) Potem czas już był tylko na relaks na białej sali;p

Photos by Zuza

Hat - Gift ( Asos.com)

Shirt - Sh

Tie - Sh

Trousers - H&M

Belt - Bershka

Bag - Gift (Asos.com)

Bracelet - Asos.com

Watch - No name

Shoes - Asos.com