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2013-11-14

O que os resíduos demonstram sobre a nossa vida...

Fiquei espantado com o título central a duas páginas (página 2 e 3) do Jornal de Notícias de hoje «ESGOTO REVELA 1 DOSE DE COCA POR 50 PESSOAS». Ou seja, «a primeira análise à presença de metabolitos de cocaína nas águas residuais, que indiciam o consumo da substância, encontrou uma dose diária de 0,1 grama por 50 pessoas».

Não estou em condições de discutir o grau de cientificidade do teste realizado nem sequer se as conclusões assim reportadas são corretas... (se calhar fizeram a recolha diretamente da sanita de algum traficante que despejara antes o produto para fugir a uma rusga policial...)! Mas lembrei-me que se fossem feitas análises à urina do Cardozo certamente iriam encontrar «elevados vestígios de golos ao Sporting»!...

Já quanto a mim... estou certo que me encontrariam «vestígios excessivos de taxas de impostos»!...

2013-04-25

Abril a as flores (vá lá que ainda se comemora o feriado...)

É preciso avisar toda a gente
Dar notícia, informar, prevenir
Que por cada flor estrangulada
Há milhões de sementes a florir.

É preciso avisar toda a gente
segredar a palavra e a senha
Engrossando a verdade corrente
duma força que nada a detenha.

É preciso avisar toda a gente
Que há fogo no meio da floresta
E que os mortos apontam em frente
O caminho da esperança que resta.

É preciso avisar toda a gente
Transmitindo este morse de dores
É preciso, imperioso e urgente
Mais flores, mais flores, mais flores.

João Apolinário Teixeira Pinto (Belas, Sintra, 18 de Janeiro de 1924 — Marvão, 22 de Outubro de 1988)

2013-04-23

BookCrossing Blogueiro no Dia Mundial do Livro e do Direito de Autor

O Dia Mundial do Livro e do Direito de Autor foi instituído pela Unesco em 2005 como modo de promover o prazer da leitura.

O BookCrossing Blogueiro que já vai na VI Edição é uma iniciativa promovida pela comunidade blogueira que tem o mesmo propósito: promover o prazer da leitura. «a ideia é simples: escolher um livro, colocar um bilhete dentro informando que aquele livro foi esquecido de propósito e que aquele que o achar, ao acabar de lê-lo pode fazer o mesmo: esquecê-lo novamente. E deixar o livro em algum lugar: Banco de praça, ônibus, shopping, enfim vale a imaginação de cada um.»

A iniciativa este ano decorreu entre 16 e 23 de abril. A proposta do Nothingandall, associando a iniciativa ao Dia Mundial do Livro, concretizou-se hoje através do «esquecimento» do pequeno livro: Jorge Luís Borges, Obra Poética, Vol. I, com tradução de Fernando Pinto do Amaral, Quetzal Editores e de que erxtraímos este poema:

UMA DESPEDIDA

A tarde que minou o nosso adeus.
Tarde acerada ed deleitosa e monstruosa como um anjo escuro.
Tarde em que viveram os nossos lábios na intimidade nua dos beijos.
O tempo inevitável transbordava
sobre o abraço inútil.
M»Na paixão fomos pródigos, não para nós, mas para a solidão já próxima.
Rejeitou-nos a luz; a noite chegara com urgência.
Fugimos para a cancela com a gravidader da sombra que uma estrela alivia.
Como quem volta de um perdido prado voltei do teu abraço.
Como quem volta de um país de espadas voltei das tuas lágrimas.
Tarde que dura, vivida como um sonho
no meio de outras tardes.
Mais tarde fui atingindo e transpondo
noites e singraduras.

Jorge Luís Borges

Votos de um bom dia internacional do livro e um excelente dia poético!

2012-04-23

No Dia Mundial do Livro cumpri a minha participação no 4º. BookCrossing Blogueiro

Hoje, Dia Mundial do Livro, dei execução à minha parte da iniciativa do 4º. Book Crossing Blogueiro (iniciativa do blog Luz de Luma, yes party!).

O livro que presenteei comprei-o há dias num alfarrabista que descobri perto da Igreja da Lapa, no Porto (livraria Utopia, Rua da Regeneração), e que tem uma coleção de livros de poesia impressionante.

Deste «Os Poemas de Álvaro Feijó», colecção Poesia de Hoje, Portugália, impresso em Dezembro de 1961, deixo para todos os leitores (e não apenas o privilegiado que o encontrou «perdido» num banco de jardim do Campo 24 de Agosto) o poema:

SE OS HOMENS QUISESSEM

Brincava na praia, saído da escola
- os pés maculando a espuma de prata -
na espádua - menino - a suja sacola,
na espalda - soldado - a espada de lata.

Ao longe, uma estrela cadente na seda
do céu.
A bala no menino, levou-o...
Na queda,
inútil, ficou-se a espada partida.
..............................................

Se os homens quisessem,
o engenho assassino,
as armas da Morte, talvez se rompessem
sem nada valer.
-Espada de lata do loiro menino -
Se os homens quisessem...
E os homens vão querer?

Novembro de 1938.

2011-05-24

Dia do Café (Brasil) - Vai um cafezinho?

Chávena de café

Hoje convido os meus leitores a tomar um revigorante, saboroso, moralizante, quentinho e já indispensável (dois ou três por dia...) café! Hoje é Dia Nacional do Café, no Brasil, maior produtor mundial de café. Mas os portugueses são certamente um dos maiores consumidores per-capita...

2011-05-22

International Day for Biological Diversity

Forest Biodiversity

The United Nations proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. When first created by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in late 1993, 29 December (the date of entry into force of the Convention of Biological Diversity), was designated The International Day for Biological Diversity. In December 2000, the UN General Assembly adopted 22 May as IBD, to commemorate the adoption of the text of the Convention on 22 May 1992 by the Nairobi Final Act of the Conference for the Adoption of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity. This was partly done because it was difficult for many countries to plan and carry out suitable celebrations for the date of 29 December, given the number of holidays that coincide around that time of year.

The theme for 2011 is Forest Biodiversity.

Help to protect the Nature and the Biological Diversity.

Video Message from the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for biodiversity - Edward Norton

2011-05-18

International Museum Day / Dia Internacional dos Museus

International Museum Day, since 1977, has been celebrated around the world because «Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, co-operation and peace among peoples».

Museum and Memory is the theme of International Museum Day 2011.

Visit ICOM

2011-04-24

Happy Easter / Páscoa Feliz / Gesseënde Paasfees / Buona Pasqua / God Paske / Joyeuses Pâques / Hyvää Pääsiäistä / Felican Paskon / Paşte Fericit

2011-04-22

Earth Day

Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It is held annually during both spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and now is coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and is celebrated in more than 175 countries.

Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Today Earth Day, particularly, but every day is a time to act to protect our planet. Indeed Earth is where we live...

2011-03-08

International Women's Day

Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women

2011 year marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. The day was commemorated for the first time on 19 March 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, following its establishment during the Socialist International meeting the prior year. More than one million women and men attended rallies on that first commemoration..

Celebrated on 8 March, International Women's Day (IWD) is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrates the collective power of women past, present and future ...

Originally called International Working Women’s Day IWD is a major day of global celebration of women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.

The United Nations theme for this IWD is Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women.

Did you know that purple, green and white are the official international women's colours?

Learn more about International Women's Day

2010-12-18

International Migrants Day

International Migrants Day is commemorated on December 18 as declared by the General Assembly of United Nations on 4 December 2000 (resolution 55/93), considering the large and multiplying number of migrants all over the world. The General Assembly conducted the international convention for safeguarding the rights of migrant workers and their family members. On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (resolution 45/158).

So, this is a specific day to organize and support events to reaffirm the commitment to the rights of all immigrants.

Visit www.december18.net/: a Portal for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Migrants. Also visit The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

2010-11-19

World Toilet Day

2010-09-08

International Literacy Day / Dia Internacional da Alfabetização

International Literacy Day

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Each year, September 8th marks the celebration of literacy and learning internationally. International Literacy Day (ILD)was proclaimed by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) on November 17, 1965 and was first celebrated in 1966.

Literacy is more than reading and writing– it is about how we communicate as a society. It is about social practices and relations, about knowledge, language and culture. (United Nations)

On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. Celebrations take place around the world.

Some 776 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 75 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out.

According to UNESCO’s "Global Monitoring Report on Education for All (2008)", South and West Asia has the lowest regional adult literacy rate (58.6%), followed by sub-Saharan Africa (59.7%), and the Arab States (62.7%). Countries with the lowest literacy rates in the world are Burkina Faso (12.8%), Niger (14.4%) and Mali (19%). The report shows a clear connection between illiteracy and countries in severe poverty, and between illiteracy and prejudice against women.

So, The Power of Women's Literacy is the theme chosen for ILD 2010.

2010-08-19

World Humanitarian Day

The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted in its Plenary Session on 11th December 2008, the Swedish sponsored Omnibus Resolution on “Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance of the United Nations”, that carried the historic decision by the world body, to designate the 19th August as World Humanitarian Day to honor all humanitarian and the United Nations and associated personnel who have lost their lives in the cause of duty and those who have worked in the promotion of the humanitarian cause. (Read here A-63 L49 Resolution (pdf link).

The designation of 19 August as World Humanitarian Day is the outcome of the relentless efforts of the The Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation and his family working closely with the Ambassadors of France, Switzerland, Japan and Brazil in both Geneva and New York to table and steer the draft Resolution through the General Assembly.

Sérgio Vieira de Mello dedicated a life time spanning over thirty years in the United Nations, serving in some of the most challenging humanitarian situations in the world to reach the voiceless victims of armed conflict, alleviate their suffering and draw attention to their plight. He was killed together with 21 colleagues on 19 August 2003 in Baghdad.

So, World Humanitarian Day is designated "in order to contribute to increasing public awareness about humanitarian assistance activities worldwide and the importance of international cooperation in this regard, as well as to honour all humanitarian and United Nations and associated personnel who have worked in the promotion of the humanitarian cause and those who have lost their lives in the cause of duty, and invites all Member States and the entities of the United Nations system, within existing resources, as well as other international organizations and non-governmental organizations, to observe it annually in an appropriate manner."

2010-06-23

Noite de S. João

S. João : noite de folia, martelinhos, sardinhas assadas com pimentos e caldo verde, (para quem prefira algo mais doce: as farturas), manjericos e alho porro. Só espero que não apareça um novo adereço - as (indesejadas) vuvuzelas!

2010-06-17

2010 World Day to Combat Desertification

The World Day to Combat Desertification is celebrated every year on 17 June since 1995, the same year the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was implemented, to mark the date that the Convention was adopted in Paris, France, in 1994. By 2005, 191 governments around the world had signed the UNCCD, which promotes effective action through innovative programmes and supportive international partnerships.

The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed with a view to raise awareness about the Convention, its concerns and activities.

The United Nations designated 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity.

This year’s slogan, “Enhancing soils anywhere enhances life everywhere”, reflects the theme of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. The UNCCD aims to sensitize the public to the fact that desertification, land degradation and drought dramatically affect biodiversity resident in the soil.

2010-06-05

World Environment Day / Dia Mundial do Ambiente

Many Species. One Planet. One Future

World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.

Commemorated yearly on 5 June, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.

The theme for WED 2010 is “Many Species. One Planet. One Future”. It "echoes the call of the International Year of Biodiversity to stop this mass extinction and raise awareness about the vital importance of the millions of species that inhabit our planet’s soils, forests, oceans, coral reefs and mountains. Our health, well-being and sustainable future depend on this intricate, delicate web of ecosystems and life".

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Message for 2010 World Environment Day

2010-05-24

Vai um cafezinho?

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Hoje é Dia do Café no Brasil, maior produtor mundial. Ora e como não se deve tomar um café sozinho aí fica um convite. Vai um cafezinho? Bem quentinho, cremoso e aromático.

2010-05-21

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

Dia da Diversidade Cultural

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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is annually held on May 21 to help people learn about the importance of cultural diversity and harmony.

A major challenge of the Twenty-First Century is to make diversity out of difference, that is to say, to promote unity by cultivating – and not by reducing – human complexity.

The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity in Paris, France, on November 2, 2001. It was the 249th resolution adopted at the 57th session (.pdf link) of the United Nations General Conference. Although the declaration was the culmination of years of work, it was adopted in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This reaffirmed the need for intercultural dialogue to prevent segregation and fundamentalism.

Read here the Message by Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 21 May 2010.

2010-05-18

International Museum Day / Dia Internacional dos Museus

International Museum Day, since 1977, has been celebrated around the world because «Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, co-operation and peace among peoples».

Each year, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) selects a theme. The theme for 2010 is «Museums for social harmony».

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