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How To Do Nothing At Work And Still Get Paid...?
2007-11-04 10:23:00 Would be fun to find out if anyone ever got away with it... More About: Work , Paid
Minha Escrivaninha...Escritório e Casa...
2007-11-04 09:56:00 Hà dias em que a escrivaninha, seja no escritório o em casa, é o espelho de como me sinto! Sem mais comentários...preciso de um bom café para acordar esta manhã...! More About: Casa , Ivan
How To Make Greek Salad (Horiatiki Salata)!
2007-11-04 09:32:00 For all those that asked at the office. This is how the real recipe should be. Remember, NO LETTUCE!!! More About: Greek , Salad , Make
My Own Two Cents On Madeleine...Part V!
2007-11-03 21:22:00 In "Part IV", I mentioned about British press shooting their own foot...seems like it is what happened!The results of the biological evidence found in the apartment and in the car used by the McCann have now arrived in Portugal. The British press states that the results show with no doubt that Madeleine was carried in the trunk of the car the McCann were using. Her DNA is spread all over the car which contradicts the theory of DNA transfer from clothing. Need be to remind that the car was rented 22 days after Madeleine's disappearance?Sources contacted by Portuguese newspapers, are careful in their statements regarding the results of the DNA testing and sampling. However, they do not exclude that former theories are now confirmed but they assure that work still needs to be done on it for doubtless certainty. The contacted sources, reinstate that the priority is to find the child's body, as only when Maddie is found, it will be possible to understand the mechanism that led to her d... More About: Cents
Este Blog Diz Piaçaba!!!
2007-10-31 12:50:00 Jà que o piaçá é uma vassoura que não estudou...vamos todos dizer "piaçaba"! :-D More About: Blog , Este
HOT CHOCOLATE...
2007-10-28 22:22:00 Because of the weather outside (preparing itself for snow) and the need to cocoon that comes with it, I prepared my self some old fashioned home made hot chocolate. Enjoying it in my pyjamas, I thought of sharing the recipe with you. So here goes:INGREDIENTS:2 ounces of chocolate powder (+ 2 squares of Toblerone if wanted)1/3 cup sugar (if the chocolate powder is not already sweetened)4 cups milk1/2 teaspoon vanillaWhipped cream (for those who want a richer taste and texture)Marshmallows (for those who like it)PREPARATION:Place chocolate, sugar and milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat.Heat, stirring, until chocolate melts (include the 2 squares of Toblerone at this stage) and mixture is well blended.Add vanilla and the whipped cream; pour hot chocolate into cups. Put marshmallow on top.This hot chocolate recipe serves 4. Of course my recipe does not rival with the famous hot chocolate from the ?Barbare? in Lausanne where the chocolate texture is so sick that the spoon stands on i... More About: Recipes , Hot Chocolate , Chocolate
A lingua portuguesa tem cá destas coisas!!!!
2007-10-27 22:18:00 Dando uma voltinha no oceano da internet, fiquei "encalhada" num blog que achei de muita utilidade no que respeita às definições que dà da lingua portuguesa.Tudo o que diz faz muito sentido...basta ver uma das definições que dà de "pleonasmo" (clique aqui). Pela mesma ocasião fez-me descobrir uma enciclopedia de português disponivel gratuitamente na internet que muito me espantou por ser...digamos...séria (desculpem tive de parar de escrever porque isto de rir e escrever ao mesmo tempo não dá muito jeito!) e pela sua...hum...originalidade.Cliquem no link da enciclopedia "O Portuga de A~Z" e juro-vos que vão compreender porque é que ainda não consegui parar de rir! É...como explicar...uma nova visão da nossa lingua. Digo bravo aos prestigiados investigadores que desenvolveram esta obra magnífica!Algumas dicas: cliquem nas imagens que aparecem ao lado das definições, terão (boas?) surpresas e.g. cliquem, nos pontos vermelhos no homemzinho página 03, ou na panela do cozido à portuguesa... More About: Books , Portuguesa
Ah le amour...always ze amour...believe vous?
2007-10-27 11:40:00 "...chi sa perché noi maschieti doppo avere tanto lottato per conquistare una femina, non vediamo l'ora di scapare?" More About: Amour , Always
For Scent-imental Reasons
2007-10-27 00:13:00 Ah le amour...always ze amour...believe vous??' More About: Reasons
Duro svegliarsi la mattina...
2007-10-26 11:54:00 Non avete mai avuto delle mattine difficili...delle mattine dove alzarsi era tanto difficile? Bisogna ringraziare Francesco di avermi fatto capire che potrebbe essere ancora peggio!
Les Hommes Peuvent Attendre...
2007-10-25 19:57:00 Je viens de finir un livre qui est une petite perle pour toute celles qui comme moi ont été (et le sont toujours d'ailleurs) fan de Bridget Jones mais qui en même temps ce demande pourquoi elle devrait arrêter de vivre en attendant son prince charmant. Le critique littéraire du journal "The Observer" a écrit "la meilleure manière de lire ce livre, c'est au lit, en pyjama de soie, en mangeant des choux à la crème". La vérité c'est que j'ai presque suivit le conseil à la lettre tellement ce livre est "délicieux"!Le livre n'est en aucun cas un plaidoyer pour la vie en solitaire. Sur dix personnes qui vivent seules, cinq ne peuvent tout simplement pas faire autrement, et sur les cinq restantes, au moins trois s'avèrent d'un egoïsme exaspérant. Que l'on considère sa vie en solo comme une malédiction ou une aventure, il faut une stratègie si l'on tient à tirer le meilleur parti de cette situation.Tel est le constat que fait Marjorie Hillis en 1936, et qui est toujours d'actualit... More About: Books
Pythea's Blog...has new layout!
2007-10-21 19:02:00 Most of you have now noticed...Pythea's Blog has got a new layout! The Blog has grown to be more in agreement with its owner's desires i.e. simple lines and the predominance of the red colour...Pythea's favourite!Haven't you ever felt bored around 4:00 on a sunday afternoon? That is what was happening after having left the friends I had had lunch with. Got home and after considering the different options I decided to take the less "easy" one. Why not trying to use my new web editor/designer skills for my own blog and see what I can come up with? I can say I am quite happy with the result! After having fiddled around with lots of HTML code, becoming despaired with design (ever tried making sense out of CSS Style Sheets?) that did not want to obey orders and wanting to throw the computer out of the window (especially if one thinks that working with web sites is what I do at work!!!), the results looks very nice. Next step...a real web site!I can't help looking back and wonder wha... More About: Layout , Thea
Pobreza não pára de aumentar em Portugal
2007-10-21 15:25:00 20% dos portugueses vive abaixo da linha de pobreza!!! Os únicos com maiores índices de risco de pobreza são a Espanha, Grécia e Irlanda e embora esteja lado a lado com a Itàlia é o país da União Europeia com o maior desquilíbrio a nível de distribuição de rendimentos.Mais uma vez a os aumentos e a redução de investimento em todos os serviços básicos, afectam somente a população mais necessitada criando um desequilíbrio ainda maior! More About: Portugal
My own two cents on Madeleine...Part IV
2007-10-21 02:33:00 Booker Prize winner Anne Enright ran into controversy after writing an extraordinary article describing how much she disliked Gerry and Kate McCann. The piece, which was published in the London Review of Books before the Irish novelist won the 2007 award for ?The Gathering?, is a provocative 2,000-word analysis of her own reactions to the plight of the McCanns. She writes how at one stage her family suspected that the McCanns were responsible for missing Madeleine 's death, and tells how she disliked the McCanns "earlier than most people" - particularly Gerry.Enright, who has two children, aged four and seven, also talks about the "narcissism" of Kate McCann and compares remarks they have made to exchanges between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.In the article Enright wrote: "In August, the sudden conviction that the McCanns 'did it' swept over our own family holiday in a peculiar hallelujah. Of course they had. It made a lot more sense to me than their leaving the children to sleep alon... More About: Cents , Part
To all those who are major fans like me!
2007-10-17 21:10:00 "A Little Less Conversation" (A Little More Action Please) - Charles Chaplin accompanied by Elvis Presley More About: Fans , Major
To the "Dream Team" ...Coffee Breaks!
2007-10-17 20:56:00 Charlie Chaplin - Modern Times (1936) - Coffee Break More About: Team , Dream , Breaks , The Dream
Passando a palavra...em Português!
2007-10-16 19:22:00 O Português, sendo a sexta língua mais falada no mundo e lingua materna para quase 220 milhões de pessoas, está agora a ser alvo de mais atenção da parte da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS).ePORTUGUESEe, uma iniciativa para alargar o multilinguismo na OMS, fornece aos países de expressão portuguesa meios de informação para melhorar os seus sistemas de saúde e realçar o desempenho do pessoal de saúde. O Português é a lingua falada em Angola, Brasil, Cabo Verde, Guiné Bissau, Moçambique, Portugal, São Tomé e Principe e Timor Leste. E também a lingua official em AFRO e AMRO ("regiões" da OMS).O Director brasileiro de "Ageing and Life Course" (Envelhecimento e percurso de vida), Alexandre Kalache, declarou "hoje em dia, a informação é transmitida em menos de um secondo e aqueles que não compreenderam a mensagem ficam para trás. A iniciativa ePORTUGUESEe é um bom exemplo de uma rede de divulgação da informação em linguagems locais assegurando-se que a mensagem é compreendida por aquele...
Spreading the word... in Portuguese
2007-10-16 18:46:00 Portuguese, the 6th most widely spoken language in the world and mother-tongue to almost 220 million people, is receiving more attention on the World Health Organizazion (WHO) agenda. ePORTUGUESe, an initiative to extend multilingualism at WHO, provides Portuguese-speaking countries with information tools to improve their health systems and enhance health workforce performance. Portuguese is the national language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor. It is also an official language in AFRO and AMRO. Brazilian Director of Ageing and Life Course, Alexandre Kalache, said "Nowadays, information can be transmitted in a split second and those who cannot understand the message are left behind. The ePORTUGUESe initiative is a good example of a network to circulate information in local languages making sure the message is fully understood by those who really need it". ePORTUGUESe will establish and maintain a link between he... More About: Word , Portuguese
PASTAFARIANS...!!!
2007-10-13 20:09:00 In the United States, someone who was appalled by the decision taken by the State of Kansas in 2005 to teach ?creationism? at school, created the ?Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?!The school authorities had decided that the ?intelligent design? which is suppose to explain the creation of the world by a superior being, should be taught as an alternative to Darwin?s theory of evolution which is traditionally in every school programme.Bobby Henderson, a scientist, decided to counter-attack by ?absurdity? and sent a letter to the authorities to explain that ?pastafarism? should also be taught in science classes (read the letter here). According to this theory, the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster and the followers of the Church of the Flying Monster are called ?pastafarians?!This info had been circulating on the web site BoingBoing and had gained a lot of momentum from then on. A creationist had offered a lot of money in reward to anyone who would be able to pro...
My own two cents on Madeleine...Part III
2007-10-12 21:02:00 The DNA results have still not arrived in Portugal, but the elements already available seem to indicate that Madeleine McCann was in the car the parents had rented. The Portuguese police believes that the new evidence will be crucial for the continuing of the investigation, which can now regain momentum.The data which has been provided to the Portuguese police seem to lead to the conclusion that the evidence material collected in the car and in the apartment of the McCann, belonged Madeleine McCann. The Portuguese authorities are supposed to be having the full report by the end of the week, but all points to a confirmation of the information released by the press i.e. that the McCann may have been "active" participants in Madeleine's disappearance.However, several details still need to be confirmed. Namely, if the hair found in the car and in the apartment is Madeleine's and if it was ante or post-mortem. Also still to be confirmed, is if the analyses will show traces of sedatives... More About: Cents , Part
Immigration...contre tests ADN? Exception française?
2007-10-08 20:32:00 Un amendement au projet de loi sur l?immigration, qui prévoit dans le cadre du regroupement familial d?effectuer des tests ADN sur les candidats, a été adopté à l?Assemblée nationale française. Plusieurs responsables politiques et associations françaises de défense des droits humains ont déjà exprimé leur indignation face à une telle pratique. Les candidats au regroupement familial pourraient être obligés de subir des tests ADN. C?est le sens de l?amendement présenté par le député UMP, Thierry Mariani, et qui a été adopté par la commission des lois de l?Assemblée nationale lors de l?examen du projet de loi sur l?immigration du ministre Brice Hortefeux. Le test serait volontaire et le demandeur devrait en supporter le coût évalué à 1000 euros. La France ne ferait ainsi que suivre l?exemple de onze autres pays européens. Vraiment? Les Italiens et les Allemands semblent avoir fait de cette preuve un usage exceptionnel quand la France veut en faire une loi!En Italie, par exemple, les te... More About: Immigration , Exception , Tests
My own two cents on Madeleine...Part II
2007-10-08 20:13:00 Daniel Krugel, a South African private detective who last July searched for Maddie in Praia da Luz (and who had been invited by the McCann) claims to know where Maddie is buried.Daniel Krugel declared to the ?Sunday Mirror?: ?I am convinced that Madeleine ?s body is in Praia da Luz?. He added that ?the chances that she is alive are very slim?.According to the Portuguese newspapers, a source close to the investigation says that the place is the area where Maddie?s father used to jog.According to the newspaper ?Correio da Manhã?, the Portuguese authorities believe that the body may have been buried on the beach a few hours after her death. Daniel Kruger confirmed that he arrived in Portugal with his team on 17 July and during 4 days he used a machine of his own invention which can detect people based on their DNA. The targeted areas were the Ocean Club apartment as well as the surroundings and main exits from Praia da Luz.Krugel told the ?Sunday Mirror? that he is about to return t... More About: Cents , Part
Casa Pia...Part II ???
2007-10-07 03:40:00 One is entitled to ask what kind of justice exists in Portugal at the light of the latest news concerning the ?Casa Pia? (translation: ?Pious House?). I was shocked to read the latest declarations on the Portuguese newspaper ?Correio da Manhã? from Catalina Pestana ex-headmaster of the Casa Pia: ?...there is still internal abusers... there is a strong suspicion of external networks that continue to sexually abuse the children of the Casa Pia?.Did we not learn anything, did we not take any lessons from that high profile lawsuit of some years ago which revealed the ugliest sides of human nature if such acts continue to exist among this venerable institution?In her interview, and still according to the Correio da Manhã, the former headmaster has assured that an official inquiry has been undertaken since she has already been heard, adding that, ?I don?t know what happened in the meantime. However, I expect that as the prosecutor says that our Criminal Code must be modified, that he will... More About: Part
Casa Pia...episódio II???
2007-10-07 03:34:00 É de se perguntar que tipo de justiça existe no nosso país quando se lé as ultimas noticias. Qual não é o meu espanto ao ler as ultimas noticias no jornal ?Correio da Manhã? que segundo Catalina Pestana, ex-provedora da Casa Pia, ??ainda existem abusadores internos?existem fortes suspeitas de redes externas que continuam a usar miúdos da Casa Pia para abusos sexuais?.Mas afinal para que serviu aquele processo altamente mediático que revelou os lados mais sordidos da natureza humana se tais actos continuam a existirem no seio desta venerável instituição ?Numa entrevista, e ainda segundo o Correio da Manhã, a antiga responsável garantiu saber da abertura de um inquérito porque já foi ouvida, acrescentando que, ?não sei o que aconteceu entretanto, mas espero que, com a mesma frontalidade com que o senhor Procurador diz que o Código de Processo Penal tem de ser alterado, também não deixe ficar esse inquérito no fundo da gaveta?. Segundo fonte do gabinete de Pinto Monteiro, a Procuradori...
Je t'aime encore - Marcia featuring II Wayz
2007-10-06 22:10:00 Marcia is a young Zouk artist from Cabo Verde. Needless to say she has an amazing voice! More About: Feat , Turin , Featuring
On Travel...on travels!
2007-10-02 23:25:00 While abroad, enjoying my own private farniente, looking at the sea and being surprised by how much I had succeeded in forgetting work (OK, couldn't help verifying my mails one day and to even answer to a few people), I found my self thinking of all the travels I have already done and how much my life has changed because of it.I often wonder what really made me leave to Greece that spring of 1999. The person I was at that time was not one to take risks. Quite the contrary. Was it a risk to go to Greece? Yes! Do I regret it? No. Looking at the sea today, the thought came to my mind, that if I hadn't accepted that invitation to go to Greece, I might not be where I am today, I might not be doing the work I am doing and I would surely not be the person I am now. ??? ??????? ??????, ? ?????? ?? ????? ????? ??????...????? ??? "???????" ?????. I am not saying that that adventure was the only responsible factor. All the other steps taken after that contributed to the person I am and led m... More About: Travel , Travels
My own two cents...on Madeleine
2007-09-23 16:49:00 Getting sick and tired of the ?smear? campaign that has Portugal and its police as a target lately, I thought of giving my own two cents on the Madeleine McCann disappearance.Ok, so let?s see?don?t you think it is interesting to see how the PR campaign is shifting (or trying to shift the attention) from the McCann?s and the possibility that they are suspected only now? Let?s consider one thing: during all the time the McCann?s were not suspects, they spent their days launching balloons, visiting the Pope, going to the US as awareness about "missing children" or going to shopping sprees as stated in their blog BUT it is NOW that they are going to seriously make an ad campaign to find Madeleine?Let?s go fact by fact:1. Why do parents leave children of small age alone knowing that there is the risk that they will wake up and might leave the room?2. Did the McCann?s sedate their children? They said no. However, on 9 September they told the Sunday Times that gave to their children Calpol... More About: Cents
Estranha Forma de Vida...e a Saudade!
More articles from this author:2007-09-22 22:21:00 Estranha forma de vida cantava Amália...é...estranha forma de vida que faz com que muitas vezes não se sabe a que vida se pertence.Nasci portuguesa, mas tendo vivido a maior parte da minha vida no estrangeiro, nada fazia com que me identificasse realmente como "portuguesa". No entanto, hoje é assim que me sinto. Não sou de "origem" portuguesa (como respondia a quem perguntava), mas "portuguesa"...grande diferença...pelo menos para mim.Não quero fazer um discurso filosófico-político sobre as razões que leva os portugueses a emigrar...eu conheço bem as razões que levaram os meus pais a tomar essa decisão e a explicação acaba aqui. O que é mais importante é saber como se identificar...a que parte do mundo pertencemos.Quando jovem nunca fui muito de gostar de Portugal ou de me interessar por um país que não tinha nada que ver comigo, afinal, era apenas o país onde passava ferias...até ao dia em que decisão foi tomada de voltar para Portugal com o consequente choque cultural e social (pe... More About: Vida , Tran 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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