Despair is the loss of hope.
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terça-feira, outubro 30, 2007
sexta-feira, outubro 26, 2007
Enjoy Life for Free
We spend too much time doing what we don’t like because enjoyable activities always seem expensive. You would be surprised to find out that free activities can be amusing. Here are some suggestions for those who can’t afford paying to have fun.
People often forget that simple things can be quiet pleasant. For instance, on a rainy afternoon make yourself comfortable and warm. See the raindrop from your window, this extremely relaxing and it won’t cost a penny.
Meet some old friends and spend little time chatting. When you remember the “old days” you will probably laugh. You will notice that just one meeting isn’t enough...after all.
On the summer, the beach is an interesting place to meet people. You may also practice your swimming while you enjoy the sun. There is no charge to sit or lay down on the sand. As you leave the beach you will feel healthier!
During the Fall you can take a chance to organise a walk across the country. This allows you a closer contact with nature as well as taking a break from your daily routine. All you have to pay is the food you intend to carry!
If you don’t have the physical condition or the mood to go out, you can sit and relax. Libraries borrow books for free. Choose some subject you are interested in and read at home.
Spending money isn’t always necessary to make you happy nor a good way of spending your time. Give a second look to this article and then decide what to do. Remember your choice is free!
People often forget that simple things can be quiet pleasant. For instance, on a rainy afternoon make yourself comfortable and warm. See the raindrop from your window, this extremely relaxing and it won’t cost a penny.
Meet some old friends and spend little time chatting. When you remember the “old days” you will probably laugh. You will notice that just one meeting isn’t enough...after all.
On the summer, the beach is an interesting place to meet people. You may also practice your swimming while you enjoy the sun. There is no charge to sit or lay down on the sand. As you leave the beach you will feel healthier!
During the Fall you can take a chance to organise a walk across the country. This allows you a closer contact with nature as well as taking a break from your daily routine. All you have to pay is the food you intend to carry!
If you don’t have the physical condition or the mood to go out, you can sit and relax. Libraries borrow books for free. Choose some subject you are interested in and read at home.
Spending money isn’t always necessary to make you happy nor a good way of spending your time. Give a second look to this article and then decide what to do. Remember your choice is free!
quarta-feira, outubro 24, 2007
(Just) Taste it
Tasting chocolate is a global experience, a pleasure which involves all senses.
Sweet like a caresse, as soft as a hug in which embrace one remains. A shiver that is born, then little by little becomes a waterfall, then carries one away without any possibilities of escape.
Sweet like a caresse, as soft as a hug in which embrace one remains. A shiver that is born, then little by little becomes a waterfall, then carries one away without any possibilities of escape.
The chocolate suddenly enraptures, carries one away from worries, from reality. The mind travels in search of memories to associate with tastes, in a journey without limits other than the intensity of the sensations.
Tasting is an art that involves each sense, which devotes itself slowly in order to appreciate and recognize all differences existing between one chocolate and another. The brilliant color of a good quality chocolate, never opaque and without any patina, caresses the glance and causes eyes to water.
Tasting is an art that involves each sense, which devotes itself slowly in order to appreciate and recognize all differences existing between one chocolate and another. The brilliant color of a good quality chocolate, never opaque and without any patina, caresses the glance and causes eyes to water.
The enrapturing perfume tickles the smell, and recalls the aromas of far away countries. Breaking the chocolate with fingers, creates a limpid and pure crackling, and enters the mind without knocking.
The chocolate slowly melts between the lips, exhaling the aromas that stimulate memories, multiply thoughts, and carry away the senses in a "raising" pleasure.
segunda-feira, outubro 22, 2007
domingo, outubro 21, 2007
Film Review – Horse Whisperer
Directed by Robert Redford on 1999, “Horse Whisperer” was based on Nicholas Evans book with the same title.The film starring with R. Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas and Sam Neill begins with an accident that profoundly injuries a young girl (Grace) and her horse (Pilgrim). Willing to help Grace, Annie (Grace’s mother) who is an Editor of magazine, gives up her fulfilled life to find a horse whisperer. Annie (Kristin Scott Thomas) feels that the recovery of Grace and Pilgrim has to occur at the same time, because all the therapies applied to Grace had been worthless. She meets Thomas Booker, a simple and unsophisticated rancher. Thomas Booker (R.Redford) leads us to the recovery of both the horse and girl. Furthermore, he touches the hearts of those who are around him.
The amazingly impressive landscapes of Montana are the chosen scenario to show the horse behaviour and his evolution as described on the original book. The approach to an injured horse is impressively similar to reality. This film has highly successful pictures of the ranch. The performances of the entire cast are highly successful.
For all people who like horses or horse riding, this is the best film ever produced about Equine Behaviour and Horse Psychology. For those who don’t like horses that much, they will also be hugely impressed by the moving story beyond the physical recovery. Every time I see it, I learn new things. Don’t miss this film, it will certainly inspire you.
quarta-feira, outubro 17, 2007
3 Pianos - EU FUI!
3 Pianos é um espectáculo imperdível, que se torna agora acessível a todos neste DVD obrigatório. Registado ao vivo no grande auditório do CCB, em Lisboa, o concerto agora apresentado reúne performances a solo, em duo e em trio, que percorrem o repertório individual de três dos melhores pianistas nacionais da actualidade. Com Bernardo Sassetti, Pedro Brumester, Mário Laginha...
« (...) possivelmente um dos eventos mais importantes do ano, no que respeita à música portuguesa interpretada aquém das nossas fronteiras (...) » Rui Horta Santos, in Público
« (...) possivelmente um dos eventos mais importantes do ano, no que respeita à música portuguesa interpretada aquém das nossas fronteiras (...) » Rui Horta Santos, in Público
Elcorte Ingles Supermercado
Para quem me conhece e sabe que sou uma defensora das compras no ElcorteIngles.
Descobri recentemente o supermercado online e que levam as compras a casa...um encanto. Sobretudo para quem tem costas fracas.
terça-feira, outubro 16, 2007
Deutsche Bank Portugal
In 1978, the Deutsche Bank AG group began its operations in Portugal through MDM, a financial consulting company that became an investment company in 1983.
In 1990, the Deutsche Bank de Investimento S.A., with headquarters in Lisbon, was created as a result of the conversion of MDM into an investment bank, which enabled it to expand its activities from financial consulting and medium and long-term financing to short-term credit operations, foreign exchange and derivatives operations, transnational banking and fundraising.
In 1997, developments were initiated in the areas of Private Banking and Consumer Financing and, at the end of 1999, in the area of Home Loans for private clients. In October 2002, Deutsche Bank in Portugal formally began operations in the field of Private & Business Clients. In 1999, in order to better reflect the universal aspect of DB’s business operations carried out in Portugal, Deutsche Bank de Investimento, S.A. gave way to Deutsche Bank (Portugal), S.A.
Currently, the Deutsche Bank network in Portugal is made up of 12 branches and 36 agencies, offering a broad range of products and services to small and mid caps and private clients.
In 1990, the Deutsche Bank de Investimento S.A., with headquarters in Lisbon, was created as a result of the conversion of MDM into an investment bank, which enabled it to expand its activities from financial consulting and medium and long-term financing to short-term credit operations, foreign exchange and derivatives operations, transnational banking and fundraising.
In 1997, developments were initiated in the areas of Private Banking and Consumer Financing and, at the end of 1999, in the area of Home Loans for private clients. In October 2002, Deutsche Bank in Portugal formally began operations in the field of Private & Business Clients. In 1999, in order to better reflect the universal aspect of DB’s business operations carried out in Portugal, Deutsche Bank de Investimento, S.A. gave way to Deutsche Bank (Portugal), S.A.
Currently, the Deutsche Bank network in Portugal is made up of 12 branches and 36 agencies, offering a broad range of products and services to small and mid caps and private clients.
domingo, outubro 14, 2007
sexta-feira, outubro 12, 2007
All you need to know to make your stay in Lisbon unique
Apart from the ancient monuments and all wonderful sights, Lisbon has a lot more to offer. So, don’t stand still. Have a look to the following suggestions because we are quiet sure you won’t regret it!
Looking for a bargain
Lisbon has lot’s of fairs and markets were you can find almost everything. The prices are really low and the products are incredibly good.
• The fruit and vegetable markets are usually opened from Tue to Sat, from 8.00 to 15.00pm. (Bus, 24-Graça; 16-Arroios; 14-Ribeira).
• The fairs are opened at Tue, Fri and Sat, where you can purchase goods for a bargain.
Nature
If you are willing to have a nice and relaxed stay in Lisbon, we have several places where you can close your eyes and forget that you are in a main town.
• Located in the heart of Lisbon, Monsanto is a “green area”, once called the lungs of the city.
• In the city there is Jardim Botânico near Belém, and Parque Eduardo VII.
Accommodation
We have almost all the international hotels in Lisbon, you can choose from; Novotel, Ibis, Holiday Inn, Quality Comfort, Four Seasons... But, if you are spending just one night there are other cheaper and suitable options for you. We have some local hotels similar to the British B & B (get info in the tourism office)
Lisbon by night
There are so many things to see and to do, I will find hard to choose!
• Fado performances all evenings in Bairro Alto and Alfama
• Bars opened all night
• Discos with music for everyone
• Theatres
• Cinemas
If you are planning to stay in Lisbon, you have plenty of things to do and to discover (beyond what is usual). We hope this info has been helpful. If you have any doubt don’t hesitate to call us.
Looking for a bargain
Lisbon has lot’s of fairs and markets were you can find almost everything. The prices are really low and the products are incredibly good.
• The fruit and vegetable markets are usually opened from Tue to Sat, from 8.00 to 15.00pm. (Bus, 24-Graça; 16-Arroios; 14-Ribeira).
• The fairs are opened at Tue, Fri and Sat, where you can purchase goods for a bargain.
Nature
If you are willing to have a nice and relaxed stay in Lisbon, we have several places where you can close your eyes and forget that you are in a main town.
• Located in the heart of Lisbon, Monsanto is a “green area”, once called the lungs of the city.
• In the city there is Jardim Botânico near Belém, and Parque Eduardo VII.
Accommodation
We have almost all the international hotels in Lisbon, you can choose from; Novotel, Ibis, Holiday Inn, Quality Comfort, Four Seasons... But, if you are spending just one night there are other cheaper and suitable options for you. We have some local hotels similar to the British B & B (get info in the tourism office)
Lisbon by night
There are so many things to see and to do, I will find hard to choose!
• Fado performances all evenings in Bairro Alto and Alfama
• Bars opened all night
• Discos with music for everyone
• Theatres
• Cinemas
If you are planning to stay in Lisbon, you have plenty of things to do and to discover (beyond what is usual). We hope this info has been helpful. If you have any doubt don’t hesitate to call us.
quinta-feira, outubro 11, 2007
Locking the car door
For my friends and all those who travel with me
How many times have you heard me: "Please don't open the door until I unlock it?"
Not to mention that some of them got injured during the locking process...
Ivory Horses - PaperBlanks Mystical Horses
Mystic Horses - all grace and beauty,
these elegant beings...
Strong legs pulsating, pounding
rhythms upon the earth
like a drum beating in resonance
with my own ascestral heart.
Is there anything more
sensuously beautiful
than the horse?
... I think not.
Laurel Burch
quarta-feira, outubro 10, 2007
Nobel - Medicine
2007: U.S. citizens Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies and Sir Martin J. Evans of Britain for groundbreaking discoveries that led to a technique for manipulating mouse genes.
10.10.2007 / 09:46 Nobel in medicine awarded to three for "knockout" mice
NEW YORK. October 10. KAZINFORM. Three scientists have won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering methods that allow scientists to "knock out" specific genes in mice, a crucial technique for studying genetically caused human diseases.
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, announced yesterday that U.S. researchers Mario Capecchi and Oliver Smithies will share the prize with British geneticist Sir Martin Evans. The award is worth 10 million Swedish kronors (about 1.5 million U.S. dollars).
The trio received the honor for developing methods to selectively target genes in mice using embryonic stem cells, the award committee announced.
The research is often used to create "knockout" mice missing one or more genes, allowing scientists to determine how specific genes cause disease, the committee said.
This work has "has revolutionized life science and plays a key role in the development of medical therapy," the committee added.
Stem Cell Technique
Evans, of Cardiff University in Wales, identified and isolated stem cells while working with mice. These cells, found in animal embryos, are able to develop into any kind of specialized body tissue, such as those of the heart or skin.
Evans discovered that lab-cultured stem cells could be altered and injected into mouse embryos to produce genetically modified rodents.
Capecchi and Smithies, who are Italian and British-born, respectively, developed a method of altering genes by introducing short sequences of altered DNA into cultured cells.
The technique allows scientists to target individual genes with extreme precision to produce a particular genetic mutation.
The combined work of the three scientists makes it possible to breed mice with tailored genetic mutations that would be passed down through generations.
Steve Brown, director of the Medical Research Council's Mammalian Genetics Unit in Harwell, England, said the research techniques developed by the prize winners have allowed scientists to unravel how genes work in mammals.
"Together they figured out how to remove one gene from a mouse at a time, allowing us to study how the loss of a gene might disrupt diverse biological processes—from development to the function of the brain," he commented, Kazinform quotes National Geographic News.
"As mouse and human genomes are almost identical, this approach is having an enormous impact on our understanding of human disease."
More than 10,000 mice genes—about half the genes in the mammalian genome—have been knocked out to date.
Mice have now been used as models for more than 500 human disorders, ranging from heart disease and neurological disorders to cancer.
Last year U.S. researchers Andrew Fire and Craig Mello also won the Nobel Prize in medicine for genetics work. They discovered RNA interference, a naturally occurring process that can "silence" specific genes from being expressed.
Gene Therapy
Capecchi, of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, has since focused on genes involved in organ development. The work has shed light on some inherited abnormalities.
At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Smithies has created mouse models for inherited illnesses such as cystic fibrosis and heart and blood disease.
And Evans has developed mice to investigate the genes responsible for cystic fibrosis. He is also testing the effects of gene therapy, in which genes are transplanted into cells to help treat a disease.
The award was principally awarded for the groundbreaking technology developed by the winners in the 1980s, however, said Nobel committee member Göran Hansson, speaking in Stockholm after the prize was announced.
This breakthrough has since proved "enormously important, because for the first time in history, genetics had become an experimental science," Hansson said.
Previously, he said, the study of human disease had been limited to observation and statistical association.
"Now when you find a mutation in an individual with a certain disease, you can mimic that precise mutation in a mouse and find out if the mouse gets that particular disease," Hansson added.
The development of new therapies to correct human genetic defects will build on gene modifications in mice that are based on the discoveries of Capecchi, Evans, and Smithies, he said.
10.10.2007 / 09:46 Nobel in medicine awarded to three for "knockout" mice
NEW YORK. October 10. KAZINFORM. Three scientists have won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering methods that allow scientists to "knock out" specific genes in mice, a crucial technique for studying genetically caused human diseases.
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, announced yesterday that U.S. researchers Mario Capecchi and Oliver Smithies will share the prize with British geneticist Sir Martin Evans. The award is worth 10 million Swedish kronors (about 1.5 million U.S. dollars).
The trio received the honor for developing methods to selectively target genes in mice using embryonic stem cells, the award committee announced.
The research is often used to create "knockout" mice missing one or more genes, allowing scientists to determine how specific genes cause disease, the committee said.
This work has "has revolutionized life science and plays a key role in the development of medical therapy," the committee added.
Stem Cell Technique
Evans, of Cardiff University in Wales, identified and isolated stem cells while working with mice. These cells, found in animal embryos, are able to develop into any kind of specialized body tissue, such as those of the heart or skin.
Evans discovered that lab-cultured stem cells could be altered and injected into mouse embryos to produce genetically modified rodents.
Capecchi and Smithies, who are Italian and British-born, respectively, developed a method of altering genes by introducing short sequences of altered DNA into cultured cells.
The technique allows scientists to target individual genes with extreme precision to produce a particular genetic mutation.
The combined work of the three scientists makes it possible to breed mice with tailored genetic mutations that would be passed down through generations.
Steve Brown, director of the Medical Research Council's Mammalian Genetics Unit in Harwell, England, said the research techniques developed by the prize winners have allowed scientists to unravel how genes work in mammals.
"Together they figured out how to remove one gene from a mouse at a time, allowing us to study how the loss of a gene might disrupt diverse biological processes—from development to the function of the brain," he commented, Kazinform quotes National Geographic News.
"As mouse and human genomes are almost identical, this approach is having an enormous impact on our understanding of human disease."
More than 10,000 mice genes—about half the genes in the mammalian genome—have been knocked out to date.
Mice have now been used as models for more than 500 human disorders, ranging from heart disease and neurological disorders to cancer.
Last year U.S. researchers Andrew Fire and Craig Mello also won the Nobel Prize in medicine for genetics work. They discovered RNA interference, a naturally occurring process that can "silence" specific genes from being expressed.
Gene Therapy
Capecchi, of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, has since focused on genes involved in organ development. The work has shed light on some inherited abnormalities.
At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Smithies has created mouse models for inherited illnesses such as cystic fibrosis and heart and blood disease.
And Evans has developed mice to investigate the genes responsible for cystic fibrosis. He is also testing the effects of gene therapy, in which genes are transplanted into cells to help treat a disease.
The award was principally awarded for the groundbreaking technology developed by the winners in the 1980s, however, said Nobel committee member Göran Hansson, speaking in Stockholm after the prize was announced.
This breakthrough has since proved "enormously important, because for the first time in history, genetics had become an experimental science," Hansson said.
Previously, he said, the study of human disease had been limited to observation and statistical association.
"Now when you find a mutation in an individual with a certain disease, you can mimic that precise mutation in a mouse and find out if the mouse gets that particular disease," Hansson added.
The development of new therapies to correct human genetic defects will build on gene modifications in mice that are based on the discoveries of Capecchi, Evans, and Smithies, he said.
segunda-feira, outubro 08, 2007
Google >600 dólares
As acções da Google ultrapassaram pela primeira vez a barreira dos 600 dólares. O mais famoso motor de busca do mundo é agora uma das cinco empresas norte-americanas cotadas acima desse valor. O "primeiro lugar" continua a pertencer à "holding" de investimento de Warren Buffett. Os títulos da Berkshire Hathaway valem cada um mais de 121 mil dólares.
Os títulos da Google ultrapassaram pela primeira a barreira dos 600 dólares, ao cotar nos 601,45 dólares no Nasdaq Stock Market. Os títulos da empresa criada por Sergey Brin e Larry Page começaram a ser cotados em 2004 a 85 dólares cada a acção. Ou seja, em apenas três anos, as acções do motor de busca valorizaram mais de 600%.
As participações dos dois fundadores na empresas – Brin e Page detêm cada um 9% da Google - valem agora mais de 17 mil milhões de dólares cada (cerca de 12 mil milhões de euros).
A Google passa assim a ser uma das cinco empresas norte-americanas a valer mais de 600 dólares por acção. A liderança continua a ser ocupada pela "holding" de Buffett. Cada acção da Berkshire Hathaway vale mais de 121 mil dólares (cerca de 85,6 mil euros).
As outras três empresas cotadas acima dos 600 dólares são a Seaboard (1.875 dólares), a CME (629,19 dólares) e o Washington Post (803,41 dólares).
Os títulos da Google ultrapassaram pela primeira a barreira dos 600 dólares, ao cotar nos 601,45 dólares no Nasdaq Stock Market. Os títulos da empresa criada por Sergey Brin e Larry Page começaram a ser cotados em 2004 a 85 dólares cada a acção. Ou seja, em apenas três anos, as acções do motor de busca valorizaram mais de 600%.
As participações dos dois fundadores na empresas – Brin e Page detêm cada um 9% da Google - valem agora mais de 17 mil milhões de dólares cada (cerca de 12 mil milhões de euros).
A Google passa assim a ser uma das cinco empresas norte-americanas a valer mais de 600 dólares por acção. A liderança continua a ser ocupada pela "holding" de Buffett. Cada acção da Berkshire Hathaway vale mais de 121 mil dólares (cerca de 85,6 mil euros).
As outras três empresas cotadas acima dos 600 dólares são a Seaboard (1.875 dólares), a CME (629,19 dólares) e o Washington Post (803,41 dólares).
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah began her broadcasting career at WVOL radio in Nashville while still in high school. At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor the news at Nashville's WTVF-TV. She then relocated to Baltimore's WJZ-TV to co-anchor the Six O'Clock News and later went on to become co-host of its local talk show, People Are Talking.In 1984, Oprah moved to Chicago to host WLS-TV's morning talk show, AM Chicago, which became the number one local talk show—surpassing ratings for Donahue—just one month after she began. In less than a year, the show expanded to one hour and was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show. It entered national syndication in 1986, becoming the highest-rated talk show in television history. In 1988, she established Harpo Studios, a production facility in Chicago, making her the third woman in the American entertainment industry (after Mary Pickford and Lucille Ball) to own her own studio.The Oprah Winfrey Show has remained the number one talk show for 21 consecutive seasons*. Produced by her own production company, Harpo Productions, Inc., the show is seen by an estimated 46 million viewers a week in the United States** and is broadcast internationally in 134 countries.
sábado, outubro 06, 2007
Capriciosa
Passeio das Tágides, lote 2.26.01 - 1990-280
Lisboa -Parque das Nações - Tel: 218 922 595
quinta-feira, outubro 04, 2007
Beauty and the Beast
Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly
Just a little change
Small, to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast
Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before
Ever just as sure
As the sun will rise
Tale as old as time
Tune as old as song
Bittersweet and strange
Finding you can change
Learning you were wrong
Certain as the sun
Rising in the east
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast.
terça-feira, outubro 02, 2007
Buhhhh Publico
Para quem não sabe, a Ministra da Educação resolveu fazer um "buhhh" publico. Notável actuação...
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