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Rockstar chef Nadia G. and her cohorts may tear it up in the kitchen on Cooking Channel's Bitchin' Kitchen (Wednesdays at 10:30pm ET), but it shuld be watched for Hans. This perennially-shirtless, beefed up, and oiled down sidekick knows his food.
Hans (real name: Bart Rochon) took a break between sets to dish with the Hunk du Jour team about working with Nadia, how he keeps in such fantastic shape, and what he loves so much about chocolate.
Troy, Hunkologist: Obviously, working with Nadia, you know a lot about how important food is to being a hunk. What's a typical menu for you on any given day?
Hans: Food is extremely important when trying to maintain a stellar physique. I like to vary my food as much as possible to avoid boredom... this helps me avoid 5 day binges which inevitably find me waking up on my couch with a tub of fried chicken, mounds of burger wrappers and soft ice cream melted all over my face.
Although the foods change in my daily diet, the basic rules stay the same: I try to eat every 3 to 4 hours, usually about 6 times a day. I consume 20 to 30 grams of protein in every meal, and I am careful to limit my sugars and starches.
Troy, Hunkologist: What about the gym - what's the typical gym-time like?
Hans: I can usually get in the gym for about 20 minutes before they kick me out for leaving excess grease stains on the upholstery.
With all honesty, I can usually get in the gym 3 to 4 times a week, and I keep the workouts around 45 minutes. I have always gone by the philosophy of "Go strong, go hard, and get the hell out of there."
Troy, Hunkologist: How would you describe your job with Nadia?
Hans: Its pretty intense work. Nadia is not as easy to work with as you would think...."Take your shirt off Hans!"..."Hans needs more body grease!". It just never stops, but I guess it's worth the free gym membership she pays me with.
Troy, Hunkologist: Fess up, what's your guilty food pleasure that might not be all that good for you?
Hans: Well if you've seen the some of our Bitchin' Kitchen episodes, you know that I have a very strong affection for melted chocolate...not really to eat though. I much prefer to slowly pour it down my chest and then...uh-hum ...I was told to keep this interview "PG" so we'll need to go on to the next question.
Troy, Hunkologist: Finally, are you allergic to shirts?
Hans: It's not that I am allergic to shirts. I just feel I would be doing a disservice to all those around me by covering up. In fact, I am pretty sure it would be a crime against humanity itself.
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XTG's campaign for Winter 2010-2011 Collection featuring Eugen Bauder
46Seth Kuhlmann by Gregory Vaughan
47Jack Mackenroth shot by Ray John Pila for Todd and Terry Underwear
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In this photo made Saturday, June 18, 2011, released by FC Zenit Press Service, and showing Zenit St. Petersburg player Danko Lazovic, right, as he inspects his body as a Russian riot police officer turns towards him brandishing a police electric shock batton, during a Russian Premier League soccer match between Volga Nizhny Novgorod, and Zenit, St. Petersburg in Nizhny Novgorod, 433 km (270 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. Lazovic has accused police in Nizhny Novgorod of stricking him with an electric shock which has left a burn under his right shoulder. Police deny the accusation. (AP Photo/Vyacheslav Yevdokimov, FC Zenit Press Service, HO).
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Gay Marriage Celebration!
New York State passes Marriage Equality Act!
Celebrations at Stonewall Place in Greenwich Village, NYC, June 24, 2011.
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Gay Marriage Celebration!
New York State passes Marriage Equality Act!
Celebrations at Stonewall Place in Greenwich Village, NYC, June 24, 2011.
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Marriage Equality Celebration by The Stonewall!
New York State passes Marriage Equality Act!
Celebrations at Stonewall Place in Greenwich Village, NYC, June 24, 2011
Gay Marriage Bill Passes In New York; Governor Cuomo Signs Same Sex Marriage Bill Into Law
06/25/11 - Huffington Post
Gay couples and proponents of gay rights have a reason to celebrate tonight, as the New York State Senate has passed a bill that allows same sex marriage.
New York will be the sixth, and largest, state in the union to adopt gay marriage. Governor Cuomo signed the bill into law at 11:15pm on Friday, which means the law will take effect on July 24, 2011.
The decision, which passed 33-29, was the culmination of weeks of contentious debate and negotiations between Governor Cuomo and the GOP-controlled Senate. After the bill passed in the Assembly, it was unclear if the bill had secured enough votes to pass in the Senate. When a few notable undecideds joined the cause --including Republican Roy McDonald who famously defended his decision, saying "fuck it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing" -- the scale in favor of gay marriage seemed to tip.
Gay rights advocates are hoping the vote will galvanize the movement around the country and help it regain momentum after an almost identical bill was defeated here in 2009 and similar measures failed in 2010 in New Jersey and this year in Maryland and Rhode Island.
"We are leaders and we join other proud states that recognize our families and the battle will now go on in other states," said Sen. Thomas Duane, a Democrat.
Though New York is a relative latecomer in allowing gay marriage, it is considered an important prize for advocates, given the state's size and New York City's international stature and its role as the birthplace of the gay rights movement, which is considered to have started with the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village in 1969.
A huge street party erupted outside the Stonewall Inn Friday night, with celebrants waving rainbow flags and dancing after the historic vote. They included Sarah Ellis, who has been in a six-year relationship with her partner, Kristen Henderson, said the measure would enable them to get married in the fall. They have twin toddlers and live in Sea Cliff on Long Island.
"We've been waiting. We considered it for a long time, crossing the borders and going to other states," said Ellis, 39. "But until the state that we live in, that we pay taxes in, and we're part of that community, has equal rights and marriage equality, we were not going to do it."
"I am spellbound. I'm so exhausted and so proud that the New York State Senate finally stood on the right side of history," said Queens teacher Eugene Lovendusky, 26, who is gay and said he hopes to marry someday.
He then repeated a chant he had screamed during a protest at a fundraiser for President Barack Obama last night: "I am somebody. I deserve full equality."
A number of celebrities also praised the vote. Lady Gaga tweeted that she couldn't stop crying, while Pink tweeted, "congratulations! About time!"
"I have never be prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality," Cyndi Lauper said in a statement.
The New York bill cleared the Republican-controlled state Senate on a 33-29 vote. The Democrat-led Assembly, which passed a different version last week, is expected to pass the new version with stronger religious exemptions and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who campaigned on the issue last year, has promised to sign it. Same-sex couples can begin marrying begin 30 days after that. The passage of New York's legislation was made possible in two Republican senators who had been undecided.
Sen. Stephen Saland voted against a similar bill in 2009, helping kill the measure and dealing a blow to the national gay rights movement.
"While I understand that my vote will disappoint many, I also know my vote is a vote of conscience," Saland said in a statement to The Associated Press before Friday's vote. "I am doing the right thing in voting to support marriage equality."
Gay couples in gallery wept during Saland's speech.
Sen. Mark Grisanti, a GOP freshman from Buffalo, also said he would vote for the bill. Grisanti said he could not deny anyone what he called basic rights.
The effects of the law could be felt well beyond New York: Unlike Massachusetts, which pioneered gay marriage in 2004, New York has no residency requirement for obtaining a marriage license, meaning the state could become a magnet for gay couples across the country who want to have a wedding in Central Park, the Hamptons, the romantic Hudson Valley or that honeymoon hot spot of yore, Niagara Falls.
Governor Andrew Cuomo praised the vote on Friday, saying that "I am always proud to be a New Yorker. Tonight, I am especially proud to be a New Yorker."
New York, the nation's third most populous state, will join Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington, D.C., in allowing same-sex couples to wed.
For five months in 2008, gay marriage was legal in California, the biggest state in population, and 18,000 same-sex couples rushed to tie the knot there before voters overturned the state Supreme Court ruling that allowed the practice. The constitutionality of California's ban is now before a federal appeals court.
While court challenges in New York are all but certain, the state -- unlike California -- makes it difficult for the voters to repeal laws at the ballot box. Changing the law would require a constitutional convention, a long, drawn-out process.
The sticking point over the past few days: Republican demands for stronger legal protections for religious groups that fear they will be hit with discrimination lawsuits if they refuse to allow their facilities to be used for gay weddings.
The climactic vote came after more than a week of stop-and-start negotiations, rumors, closed-door meetings and frustration on the part of advocates. Online discussions took on a nasty turn with insults and vulgarities peppering the screens of opponents and supporters alike and security was beefed up in the capitol to give senators easier passage to and from their conference room.
The night before, President Barack Obama encouraged lawmakers to support gay rights during a fundraiser with New York City's gay community. The vote also is sure to charge up annual gay pride events this weekend, culminating with parades Sunday in New York City, San Francisco and other cities.
White House spokesman Shin Inouye told The Huffington Post that "The President has long believed that gay and lesbian couples deserve the same rights and legal protections as straight couples." Inouye added that, "The states should determine for themselves how best to uphold the rights of their own citizens. The process in New York worked just as it should."
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