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PARIS 鈥?France s summer is fast becoming a memory, and so is one of its iconic beach sights: the topless woman.
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The theme of Week 1 of the NFL was no lead was safe.聽 Several teams on Sunday had two-possession or better leads only for their opponents to come back and at least make a game of it.聽 As much as fans hate preseason football, Week 1 shows why it is a necessary evil. There were blocked punts, blocked field goals, and poor clock management by coaches and players alike.聽
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As few as 2 percent of French women under 35 now say they want to bare their breasts, according to an Elle magazine poll this summer. It s a far cry from the once-ubiquitous scenes of semi-nudity on the French Riviera, epitomized by 1960s blond bombshell Brigitte Bardot.
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For all the mistakes and miscues, the games were still exciting.聽 In the excitement there were a few surprises that stood out.聽 Here are the top five surprises from Week 1.
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It s seen as vulgar. People are more prudish these days, explains 60-year old Muriel Trazie, keeping her breasts out of the public eye while sunning herself on Paris Plages, the French capital s summer beach.
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Sandra Riahi, 22, in a bikini, chimed in: I ve never done it. I d be too embarrassed.  
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Okay, for most people it is no surprise that Romo had a poor game.聽 However, it is a surprise that he did it so early.聽 Romo usually waits till the game is on the line to throw <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-Luggage>Gucci Luggage</a>  an ill-advised pass.聽 On Sunday, he appeared to just want to force the ball to no matter what the coverage was around him.聽 He normally gets fans hopes up and then lets them down.聽 Maybe this season he will start poorly and work his way to elite play late in the season.聽
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In the 1960s, it took a country like <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/images/guccioutlet.onlinesalecc.php>Gucci Outlet</a>  France to make feminism sexy 鈥?and women did it by going topless on the beach. Men don t have to wear bikini tops, so why should we? the feminists cried. The boundary-breaking became risque trend-setting 鈥?when photos of La Bardot posing topless in the Cote d Azur were beamed around the world.
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The frisson of fun only increased when toplessness was denounced by the Vatican and condemned by the Spanish church.
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Fantasy general managers everywhere are putting in wavier claims on Hurns.聽 He was an undrafted free agent out of Miami.聽 In the first half against the Philadelphia <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Louboutin-42>Christian Louboutin Mens Shoes</a>  Eagles he looked like a Pro Bowl veteran.聽 He had four catches, 110 yards receiving, and two touchdowns.聽 Unfortunately, in the second half the Eagles made an adjustment and he was unable to help his team not blow a 17-point lead.聽
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When France stood up to a conservative backlash and refused to ban topless bathing in the 1970s, wearing the monokini 鈥?the bikini bottom without the top 鈥?became a symbol of Gallic pride.
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But times change, and so do <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/clreplicashoes.php>Christian Louboutin Shoes Sale</a>  bathing suits.
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The Dolphins came out on defense; they got a three-and-out, blocked a punt, and capitalized on good field position to score a touchdown.聽 It appeared after that everything returned to normal and the New England Patriots would win the game easily.聽 However, these Dolphins didn鈥檛 quit.聽  did the heavy lifting rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown.聽 The defense harassed  causing him to fumble twice.聽 Those fumbles helped the Dolphins come back and defeat the Patriots.聽
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Some link the demise of le topless to a simple change in French fashion styles 鈥?with a recent trend for full swimsuits, and ones that accentuate the bottom. But sociologists claim that the trend should be taken more seriously, with some suggesting that French women have forgotten the achievements of feminism.
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French young women today are more conformist. They ve already attained freedom So they ve gotten lazy and taken it for granted, said Jean-Claude Kauffman, author of Women s Bodies, Men s Gaze. Sociology of Naked Breasts.
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  was supposed to be the big pickup that the Cleveland Browns brought in to improve their running game.聽 He was okay on Sunday with six carries for 41 yards but got hurt. <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Cheap-Kids-True-Religion-Jeans>Cheap Kids True Religion Jeans</a>  Third-round pick West entered the game and showed what he could do.聽 He ran for 100 yards on 16 carries.聽 He definitely showed that he is capable of carrying the load if need be.聽
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Scholars point to the aging of the Generation X in France and a step back to traditional values among the more conservative Millennial Generation.  
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And where once authorities defended toplessness, there s now an official push to restrict it.
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Brown took putting your best foot forward to another level.聽 While returning a punt he attempted to jump over the punter and instead did his best Anderson Silva impersonation and kicked him in the face.聽 When Brown was not showing off his martial arts skills he was catching five passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns helping the Pittsburgh Steelers secure a win.聽聽
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In Paris, an official sign shows a faceless bikini-clad beauty posing on a pedestal. In parks and gardens, we don t forget to wear the TOP and the bottom, says the sign recently put up in Paris Monceau Park, a popular sunbathing spot near the Arc de Triomphe.
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Believe it or not, the decline of topless sunbathing has also been linked to the financial crisis.
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  France has also been hard hit by austerity since the start of the financial crisis, said Kauffman. If breast-baring is a sign of risk and revolution, covering up is a sign of safety. In uncertain times, you always dress more conservatively.
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And it s not just on the beach that breasts are out of fashion.
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Cleavage became an affair of state this year when Segolene Royal 鈥?environment minister and <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/images/guccioutlet.onlinesalecc.php>Gucci Outlet Store</a>  former partner of President Francois Hollande 鈥?denied multiple reports she ordered female staff to dress appropriately and avoid revealing tops.
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Elle magazine claims health concerns are the chief cause of toplessness new unpopularity, with increased awareness of skin cancer. Skin around the nipples, it says, is extremely delicate and easily damaged.
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But like many things in our era, others just blame Twitter.
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Nathan Assouline, a 22-year-old beach monitor at Paris Plages, said some sunbathers could be discouraged by the rise of phone cameras, and the fear their bodies could end up in a stranger s Facebook feed.
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I see lots of old men loitering around here, he said. I have to stop them from taking photos on their phones. It happens all the time.
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The theme of Week 1 of the NFL was no lead was safe.聽 Several teams on Sunday had two-possession or better leads only for their opponents to come back and at least make a game of it.聽 As much as fans hate preseason football, Week 1 shows why it is a necessary evil. There were blocked punts, blocked field goals, and poor clock management by coaches and players alike.聽 For all the mistakes and miscues, the games were still exciting.聽 In the excitement there were a few surprises that stood out.聽 Here are the top five surprises from Week 1.

Okay, for most people it is no surprise that Romo had a poor game.聽 However, it is a surprise that he did it so early.聽 Romo usually waits till the game is on the line to throw <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-Luggage>Gucci Luggage</a> an ill-advised pass.聽 On Sunday, he appeared to just want to force the ball to no matter what the coverage was around him.聽 He normally gets fans hopes up and then lets them down.聽 Maybe this season he will start poorly and work his way to elite play late in the season.聽

Fantasy general managers everywhere are putting in wavier claims on Hurns.聽 He was an undrafted free agent out of Miami.聽 In the first half against the Philadelphia <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Louboutin-42>Christian Louboutin Mens Shoes</a> Eagles he looked like a Pro Bowl veteran.聽 He had four catches, 110 yards receiving, and two touchdowns.聽 Unfortunately, in the second half the Eagles made an adjustment and he was unable to help his team not blow a 17-point lead.聽 Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins came out on defense; they got a three-and-out, blocked a punt, and capitalized on good field position to score a touchdown.聽 It appeared after that everything returned to normal and the New England Patriots would win the game easily.聽 However, these Dolphins didn鈥檛 quit.聽 did the heavy lifting rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown.聽 The defense harassed causing him to fumble twice.聽 Those fumbles helped the Dolphins come back and defeat the Patriots.聽 Terrance West: 

was supposed to be the big pickup that the Cleveland Browns brought in to improve their running game.聽 He was okay on Sunday with six carries for 41 yards but got hurt. <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Cheap-Kids-True-Religion-Jeans>Cheap Kids True Religion Jeans</a>  Third-round pick West entered the game and showed what he could do.聽 He ran for 100 yards on 16 carries.聽 He definitely showed that he is capable of carrying the load if need be.聽

Brown took putting your best foot forward to another level.聽 While returning a punt he attempted to jump over the punter and instead did his best Anderson Silva impersonation and kicked him in the face.聽 When Brown was not showing off his martial arts skills he was catching five passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns helping the Pittsburgh Steelers secure a win.聽聽  

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