Lo so, lo so che questo non è cipria, è sorriso…
e sì, che non è luce, è solo un attimo di gloria
e riguarda me, che sono qui davanti a te sotto la pioggia
mentre tutto intorno è solamente pioggia e Francia…
Chissà cosa possiamo dirci in fondo a questa luce…
quali parole, luce di pioggia e luce di conquista…
hum… lasciamo fare a questo albergo ormai così vicino,
così accogliente, dove va a morir d’amore la gente…
Io e te, chissà qualcuno ci avrà pure presentato…
e abbiamo usato un taxi più un telefono più una piazza…
Io e te, scaraventati dall’amore in una stanza,
mentre tutto intorno è pioggia, piggia, pioggia e Francia…
Paolo Conte
quinta-feira, agosto 07, 2008
quarta-feira, agosto 06, 2008
sábado, julho 26, 2008
A Suíça poderá eclipsar-se!
E, a acontecer, não estará relacionado com a sequência menos boa de resultados do Roger Federer...
«The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, is the latest addition to CERN’s accelerator complex. It mainly consists of a 27 km ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way.
Inside the accelerator, two beams of particles travel at close to the speed of light with very high energies before colliding with one another. The beams travel in opposite directions in separate beam pipes – two tubes kept at ultrahigh vacuum. They are guided around the accelerator ring by a strong magnetic field, achieved using superconducting electromagnets. These are built from coils of special electric cable that operates in a superconducting state, efficiently conducting electricity without resistance or loss of energy. This requires chilling the magnets to about ‑271°C – a temperature colder than outer space! For this reason, much of the accelerator is connected to a distribution system of liquid helium, which cools the magnets, as well as to other supply services.
Thousands of magnets of different varieties and sizes are used to direct the beams around the accelerator. These include 1232 dipole magnets of 15 m length which are used to bend the beams, and 392 quadrupole magnets, each 5–7 m long, to focus the beams. Just prior to collision, another type of magnet is used to 'squeeze' the particles closer together to increase the chances of collisions. The particles are so tiny that the task of making them collide is akin to firing needles from two positions 10 km apart with such precision that they meet halfway!All the controls for the accelerator, its services and technical infrastructure are housed under one roof at the CERN Control Centre. From here, the beams inside the LHC will be made to collide at four locations around the accelerator ring, corresponding to the positions of the particle detectors.»
© CERN
A few unanswered questions...
The LHC was built to help scientists to answer key unresolved questions in particle physics. The unprecedented energy it achieves may even reveal some unexpected results that no one has ever thought of!
For the past few decades, physicists have been able to describe with increasing detail the fundamental particles that make up the Universe and the interactions between them. This understanding is encapsulated in the Standard Model of particle physics, but it contains gaps and cannot tell us the whole story. To fill in the missing knowledge requires experimental data, and the next big step to achieving this is with LHC.
Newton's unfinished business...
What is mass?
What is the origin of mass? Why do tiny particles weigh the amount they do? Why do some particles have no mass at all? At present, there are no established answers to these questions. The most likely explanation may be found in the Higgs boson, a key undiscovered particle that is essential for the Standard Model to work. First hypothesised in 1964, it has yet to be observed.
The ATLAS and CMS experiments will be actively searching for signs of this elusive particle.
An invisible problem...
What is 96% of the universe made of?
Everything we see in the Universe, from an ant to a galaxy, is made up of ordinary particles. These are collectively referred to as matter, forming 4% of the Universe. Dark matter and dark energy are believed to make up the remaining proportion, but they are incredibly difficult to detect and study, other than through the gravitational forces they exert. Investigating the nature of dark matter and dark energy is one of the biggest challenges today in the fields of particle physics and cosmology.
The ATLAS and CMS experiments will look for supersymmetric particles to test a likely hypothesis for the make-up of dark matter.
Nature's favouritism...
Why is there no more antimatter?
We live in a world of matter – everything in the Universe, including ourselves, is made of matter. Antimatter is like a twin version of matter, but with opposite electric charge. At the birth of the Universe, equal amounts of matter and antimatter should have been produced in the Big Bang. But when matter and antimatter particles meet, they annihilate each other, transforming into energy. Somehow, a tiny fraction of matter must have survived to form the Universe we live in today, with hardly any antimatter left. Why does Nature appear to have this bias for matter over antimatter?
The LHCb experiment will be looking for differences between matter and antimatter to help answer this question. Previous experiments have already observed a tiny behavioural difference, but what has been seen so far is not nearly enough to account for the apparent matter–antimatter imbalance in the Universe.
Secrets of the Big Bang
What was matter like within the first second of the Universe’s life?
Matter, from which everything in the Universe is made, is believed to have originated from a dense and hot cocktail of fundamental particles. Today, the ordinary matter of the Universe is made of atoms, which contain a nucleus composed of protons and neutrons, which in turn are made quarks bound together by other particles called gluons. The bond is very strong, but in the very early Universe conditions would have been too hot and energetic for the gluons to hold the quarks together. Instead, it seems likely that during the first microseconds after the Big Bang the Universe would have contained a very hot and dense mixture of quarks and gluons called quark–gluon plasma.
The ALICE experiment will use the LHC to recreate conditions similar to those just after the Big Bang, in particular to analyse the properties of the quark-gluon plasma.
Hidden worlds…
Do extra dimensions of space really exist?Einstein showed that the three dimensions of space are related to time. Subsequent theories propose that further hidden dimensions of space may exist; for example, string theory implies that there are additional spatial dimensions yet to be observed. These may become detectable at very high energies, so data from all the detectors will be carefully analysed to look for signs of extra dimensions.»
«The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, is the latest addition to CERN’s accelerator complex. It mainly consists of a 27 km ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way.
Inside the accelerator, two beams of particles travel at close to the speed of light with very high energies before colliding with one another. The beams travel in opposite directions in separate beam pipes – two tubes kept at ultrahigh vacuum. They are guided around the accelerator ring by a strong magnetic field, achieved using superconducting electromagnets. These are built from coils of special electric cable that operates in a superconducting state, efficiently conducting electricity without resistance or loss of energy. This requires chilling the magnets to about ‑271°C – a temperature colder than outer space! For this reason, much of the accelerator is connected to a distribution system of liquid helium, which cools the magnets, as well as to other supply services.
Thousands of magnets of different varieties and sizes are used to direct the beams around the accelerator. These include 1232 dipole magnets of 15 m length which are used to bend the beams, and 392 quadrupole magnets, each 5–7 m long, to focus the beams. Just prior to collision, another type of magnet is used to 'squeeze' the particles closer together to increase the chances of collisions. The particles are so tiny that the task of making them collide is akin to firing needles from two positions 10 km apart with such precision that they meet halfway!All the controls for the accelerator, its services and technical infrastructure are housed under one roof at the CERN Control Centre. From here, the beams inside the LHC will be made to collide at four locations around the accelerator ring, corresponding to the positions of the particle detectors.»
© CERN«Why the LHC
A few unanswered questions...
The LHC was built to help scientists to answer key unresolved questions in particle physics. The unprecedented energy it achieves may even reveal some unexpected results that no one has ever thought of!
For the past few decades, physicists have been able to describe with increasing detail the fundamental particles that make up the Universe and the interactions between them. This understanding is encapsulated in the Standard Model of particle physics, but it contains gaps and cannot tell us the whole story. To fill in the missing knowledge requires experimental data, and the next big step to achieving this is with LHC.
Newton's unfinished business...
What is mass?
What is the origin of mass? Why do tiny particles weigh the amount they do? Why do some particles have no mass at all? At present, there are no established answers to these questions. The most likely explanation may be found in the Higgs boson, a key undiscovered particle that is essential for the Standard Model to work. First hypothesised in 1964, it has yet to be observed.
The ATLAS and CMS experiments will be actively searching for signs of this elusive particle.
An invisible problem...
What is 96% of the universe made of?
Everything we see in the Universe, from an ant to a galaxy, is made up of ordinary particles. These are collectively referred to as matter, forming 4% of the Universe. Dark matter and dark energy are believed to make up the remaining proportion, but they are incredibly difficult to detect and study, other than through the gravitational forces they exert. Investigating the nature of dark matter and dark energy is one of the biggest challenges today in the fields of particle physics and cosmology.
The ATLAS and CMS experiments will look for supersymmetric particles to test a likely hypothesis for the make-up of dark matter.
Nature's favouritism...
Why is there no more antimatter?
We live in a world of matter – everything in the Universe, including ourselves, is made of matter. Antimatter is like a twin version of matter, but with opposite electric charge. At the birth of the Universe, equal amounts of matter and antimatter should have been produced in the Big Bang. But when matter and antimatter particles meet, they annihilate each other, transforming into energy. Somehow, a tiny fraction of matter must have survived to form the Universe we live in today, with hardly any antimatter left. Why does Nature appear to have this bias for matter over antimatter?
The LHCb experiment will be looking for differences between matter and antimatter to help answer this question. Previous experiments have already observed a tiny behavioural difference, but what has been seen so far is not nearly enough to account for the apparent matter–antimatter imbalance in the Universe.
Secrets of the Big Bang
What was matter like within the first second of the Universe’s life?
Matter, from which everything in the Universe is made, is believed to have originated from a dense and hot cocktail of fundamental particles. Today, the ordinary matter of the Universe is made of atoms, which contain a nucleus composed of protons and neutrons, which in turn are made quarks bound together by other particles called gluons. The bond is very strong, but in the very early Universe conditions would have been too hot and energetic for the gluons to hold the quarks together. Instead, it seems likely that during the first microseconds after the Big Bang the Universe would have contained a very hot and dense mixture of quarks and gluons called quark–gluon plasma.
The ALICE experiment will use the LHC to recreate conditions similar to those just after the Big Bang, in particular to analyse the properties of the quark-gluon plasma.
Hidden worlds…
Do extra dimensions of space really exist?Einstein showed that the three dimensions of space are related to time. Subsequent theories propose that further hidden dimensions of space may exist; for example, string theory implies that there are additional spatial dimensions yet to be observed. These may become detectable at very high energies, so data from all the detectors will be carefully analysed to look for signs of extra dimensions.»
sexta-feira, julho 25, 2008
segunda-feira, julho 21, 2008
Cavatappi
Se tudo se tivesse de resumir a uma palavra, seria "cavatappi", ou no original "corkscrew". De zona mal amada, em que perdia sempre tempo, passou para chave da vitória na corrida mais emocionante do campeonato (até agora...).
A par das manobras em pista, também foi muito interessante ouvir os comentadores portugueses da Eurosport, que no incício da corrida faziam cálculos para tentar adivinhar a quantos segundos é que Casey Stoner iria deixar toda a concorrência (julgo que 30 segundos foi o resultado desses cálculos)...
A par das manobras em pista, também foi muito interessante ouvir os comentadores portugueses da Eurosport, que no incício da corrida faziam cálculos para tentar adivinhar a quantos segundos é que Casey Stoner iria deixar toda a concorrência (julgo que 30 segundos foi o resultado desses cálculos)...
domingo, julho 20, 2008
quinta-feira, julho 17, 2008
Nunca perder de vista o gráfico de uma vida humana, que se não compõe, digam o que disserem, de uma horizontal e duas perpendiculares, mas sim de três linhas sinuosas, prolongadas no infinito, incessantemente aproximadas e divergindo sem cessar: o que um homem julgou ser, o que ele quis ser e o que ele foi.
in Memórias de Adriano, Marguerite Yourcenar
in Memórias de Adriano, Marguerite Yourcenar
terça-feira, julho 15, 2008
Dizia a mim mesmo que era completamente vão esperar para Atenas e para Roma essa eternidade que não é concedida aos homens nem às coisas e que os mais judiciosos dentre nós recusam mesmo aos deuses. Estas formas sábias e complicadas da vida, estas civilizações perfeitamente à vontade nos seus requintes de arte e felicidade, esta liberdade do espírito que se informa e que julga dependiam de possibilidades inumeráveis e raras, de condições quase impossíveis de reunir e que não devíamos esperar que durassem. Destruiríamos Simão; Arriano saberia proteger a Arménia das invasões alanas. Mas outras hordas viriam, outros falsos profetas. Os nossos fracos esforços para melhorar a condição humana seriam apenas distraidamente continuados pelos nossos sucessores; pelo contrário, o grau de erro e de ruína contido no próprio bem cresceria monstruosamente ao longo dos séculos. O mundo, cansado de nós, procuraria outros senhores; o que nos havia parecido sábio parecerá insípido, abominável o que nos pareceu belo. Como o iniciado mitríaco, a raça humana tem talvez necessidade do banho de sangue e da passagem periódica pela fossa fúnebre. Via regressar os códigos selvagens, os deuses implacáveis, o despotismo incontestado dos príncipes bárbaros, o mundo fragmentado em Estados inimigos, eternamente vítima da insegurança. Outras sentinelas ameaçadas pelas flechas iriam e viriam no caminho da ronda das fortalezas futuras; o jogo estúpido, obsceno e cruel iria continuar, e a espécie, ao envelhecer, acrescentar-lhe-ia, sem dúvida, novos requintes de horror. A nossa época, de que eu conheço melhor que ninguém as insuficiências e as taras, seria talvez um dia considerada, por contraste, como uma das idades de ouro da humanidade.
Natura deficit, fortuna mutatur, deus omnia cernit.
in Memórias de Adriano, Marguerite Yourcenar
Natura deficit, fortuna mutatur, deus omnia cernit.
in Memórias de Adriano, Marguerite Yourcenar
segunda-feira, junho 02, 2008
Não há duas sem três
Eu não sei se é uma nova técnica para assustar os outros pilotos, mas está a dar resultado. Uns caem, os outros tombam...
terça-feira, maio 20, 2008
domingo, maio 18, 2008
segunda-feira, maio 12, 2008
Escolhas musicais
Nos últimos tempos não tenho prestado muita atenção à música escolhida, é verdade. Também é verdade que, muito frequentemente, as escolhas são bastante questionáveis. E digo questionáveis para dizer o mínimo! Já lá ouvi de tudo, desde os Bee Gees, à Celine Dion, passando por Bonnie Tyler...
Qual não foi o meu espanto, quando no meio dos abdominais começo a ouvir...
Qual não foi o meu espanto, quando no meio dos abdominais começo a ouvir...
segunda-feira, maio 05, 2008
domingo, maio 04, 2008
sábado, maio 03, 2008
Patti
Apenas conhecia de nome e já tinha ouvido o "Because the night". Para além disso, nada.
O início com "Smells like teen spirit" deixou-me confusa, mas no bom sentido da palavra. Depois vieram os gatos e eu pensei imediatamente que iria gostar. E confirmou-se!
O início com "Smells like teen spirit" deixou-me confusa, mas no bom sentido da palavra. Depois vieram os gatos e eu pensei imediatamente que iria gostar. E confirmou-se!
terça-feira, abril 29, 2008
terça-feira, abril 08, 2008
O Domar da Harpa
“Certa vez, em tempos idos, na Ravina de Lungmen havia uma árvore Kiri, verdadeira rainha da floresta. Erguia a cabeça para conversar com as estrelas; as raízes desciam fundo no solo, emaranhando as suas serpentinas brônzeas nas do dragão prateado que dormia por baixo. E aconteceu que um mago poderoso fez desta árvore uma harpa maravilhosa, cujo espírito obstinado havia de ser domado apenas pelo maior dos músicos. Durante muito tempo o instrumento foi estimado pelo imperadores da China, mas foram em vão todos os esforços dos que, à vez, tentaram extrair melodias daquelas cordas. Em resposta às melhores tentativas soltavam-se da harpa apenas notas roufenhas de desprezo, em desarmonia com as canções que eles gostariam de cantar. A harpa recusava reconhecer um mestre.
Por fim chegou Peiwoh, o príncipe dos harpistas. Com a mão meiga acariciou a harpa, como quem tentasse acalmar um cavalo obstinado, e tocou suavemente as suas cordas. Cantou a natureza, as estações, montanhas altaneiras e águas correntes, e todas as memórias da árvore despertaram! O doce sopro da primavera tornou a brincar nos seus ramos. As jovens cataratas, dançando pela ravina, riram-se para as flores em botão. Em seguida escutaram-se as vozes sonhadoras do Verão, com a sua miríade de insectos, o gentil tamborilar da chuva, o grito do cuco. Escutai! ruge um tigre – o vale volta a responder. É Outono; na noite deserta, afiada como uma espada brilha a lua sobre a erva molhada de geada. Agora reina o Inverno, e pelo ar cheio de neve redemoinham flocos de cisnes, e pedras de granizo ruidosas fustigam os troncos numa delícia feroz.
Então Peiwoh mudou de tom e cantou o amor. A floresta balançou como um mancebo ardente embrenhado em pensamentos. Lá alto, qual donzela altiva correu uma nuvem reluzente e linda; passageiras apenas, longas sombras rastejaram pelo solo, negras como o desespero. De novo o tom mudou; Peiwoh cantou a guerra, o embater do aço e os corcéis em tropel. E na harpa cresceu a tempestade de Lugmen, o dragão cavalgando o corisco, a avalanche tempestuosa embatendo pelos montes. Em êxtase, o monarca celeste questionou Peiwoh quanto ao segredo desta vitória. «Senhor,» replicou ele, «outros falharam porque apenas se cantaram a si próprios. Eu deixei que a harpa escolhesse o seu tema, e não soube verdadeiramente se a harpa era Peiwoh, ou se Peiwoh foi a harpa.»”
in O Livro do Chá, Kakuzo Okakura
Por fim chegou Peiwoh, o príncipe dos harpistas. Com a mão meiga acariciou a harpa, como quem tentasse acalmar um cavalo obstinado, e tocou suavemente as suas cordas. Cantou a natureza, as estações, montanhas altaneiras e águas correntes, e todas as memórias da árvore despertaram! O doce sopro da primavera tornou a brincar nos seus ramos. As jovens cataratas, dançando pela ravina, riram-se para as flores em botão. Em seguida escutaram-se as vozes sonhadoras do Verão, com a sua miríade de insectos, o gentil tamborilar da chuva, o grito do cuco. Escutai! ruge um tigre – o vale volta a responder. É Outono; na noite deserta, afiada como uma espada brilha a lua sobre a erva molhada de geada. Agora reina o Inverno, e pelo ar cheio de neve redemoinham flocos de cisnes, e pedras de granizo ruidosas fustigam os troncos numa delícia feroz.
Então Peiwoh mudou de tom e cantou o amor. A floresta balançou como um mancebo ardente embrenhado em pensamentos. Lá alto, qual donzela altiva correu uma nuvem reluzente e linda; passageiras apenas, longas sombras rastejaram pelo solo, negras como o desespero. De novo o tom mudou; Peiwoh cantou a guerra, o embater do aço e os corcéis em tropel. E na harpa cresceu a tempestade de Lugmen, o dragão cavalgando o corisco, a avalanche tempestuosa embatendo pelos montes. Em êxtase, o monarca celeste questionou Peiwoh quanto ao segredo desta vitória. «Senhor,» replicou ele, «outros falharam porque apenas se cantaram a si próprios. Eu deixei que a harpa escolhesse o seu tema, e não soube verdadeiramente se a harpa era Peiwoh, ou se Peiwoh foi a harpa.»”
in O Livro do Chá, Kakuzo Okakura
segunda-feira, abril 07, 2008
I know, it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it
Nem sempre os títulos são um espelho da obra. “Se numa noite de Inverno um viajante” só poderia ser um título de um bom livro. Mas Rock ‘n’ roll parece-me ser um título bastante hermético para uma peça, apesar de a posteriori fazer todo o sentido.
A forma de abordar o tema é original, a cenografia e a escolha musical são excelentes. Os desempenhos do Rui Mendes e da Beatriz Batarda fazem jus à reputação que os precede. Apenas acho que o “Jan” merecia um actor a sério…
P.S.: Peço desculpa, mas não consegui encontrar a versão original...
A forma de abordar o tema é original, a cenografia e a escolha musical são excelentes. Os desempenhos do Rui Mendes e da Beatriz Batarda fazem jus à reputação que os precede. Apenas acho que o “Jan” merecia um actor a sério…
P.S.: Peço desculpa, mas não consegui encontrar a versão original...
domingo, março 30, 2008
Meravigliosa creatura
Apesar de parecer, não estou a enveredar pelo ramo automóvel... Um destes dias, estava a ver televisão, ou melhor estava a aproveitar o tempo dos anúncios para fazer outras coisas (enquanto aquilo que eu realmente queria ver não começava), quando comecei a ouvir uma música que me despertou a atenção.
"Molti mari e fiumi
Attraverseró
Dentro la tua terra
Mi ritroverai
Turbini e tempeste
Io cavalcheró..."
Não consegui perceber mais, mas já fiquei satisfeita. Por ironia do destino, acabei por poder ouvir o original. E claro, ouvi o CD até à exaustão para tentar perceber o resto da letra...
"Molti mari e fiumi
Attraverseró
Dentro la tua terra
Mi ritroverai
Turbini e tempeste
Io cavalcheró..."
Não consegui perceber mais, mas já fiquei satisfeita. Por ironia do destino, acabei por poder ouvir o original. E claro, ouvi o CD até à exaustão para tentar perceber o resto da letra...
quinta-feira, março 20, 2008
quarta-feira, fevereiro 20, 2008
quinta-feira, fevereiro 07, 2008
Once
Quando li a descrição do filme, onde era feita alusão ao facto de ser um musical dos tempos modernos, confesso que fiquei um bocadinho desconfiada. Porém, todas as minhas desconfianças se dissiparam depois de ver os primeiros 10 minutos do filme. Já era tempo de ser feito um musical em que as personagens não começam subitamente a cantar, por tudo e por nada, nas situações mais comezinhas do dia-a-dia, muitas vezes imbuídas de uma alegria artificial e irritante.
A simplicidade da história, da música e do trabalho de realização aproximam verdadeiramente este filme do público. Espero sinceramente que venha a estar num cinema perto de nós!
A simplicidade da história, da música e do trabalho de realização aproximam verdadeiramente este filme do público. Espero sinceramente que venha a estar num cinema perto de nós!
domingo, janeiro 27, 2008
The word of God
«Thomas Nelson, which was once owned by a former door-to-door Bible salesman, was bought in 2005 for $473m. And secular publishing houses have also got religion: HarperCollins bought Zondervan, a religious book publisher, in the late 80’s, and now most mainstream publishers are trying to produce their own Bibles. As a result, all the tricks of the publisher’s trade are being applied to the Bible.
Consider product proliferation. Thomas Nelson publishes 60 different editions of the Bible every year. The Good Book now comes in all colours, including those of your college. There are Bibles for every sort of person, from “seekers” to cowboys, from brides to barmen. There is a waterproof outdoor Bible and a camouflage Bible for use in war zones. The “100 minute Bible” summarises the Good Book for the time-starved.
Consider user-friendliness. There are prayer books in everyday vernacular or even street slang (“And even though I walk through/The Hood of death/I don’t back down/for you have my back”). Or consider innovation. In 2003 Thomas Nelson dreamt up the idea of Bible-zines – crosses between Bibles and teenage magazines. The pioneer was Revolve, which intercuts the New Testament with beauty tips and relationship advice (“are you dating a Godly guy?”). This was quickly followed by Refuel, for boys, and Blossom and Explore, for teens.
There are toddler-friendly versions of the most famous Bible stories. The “Boy’s Bible” promises “gross and gory Bible stuff”. The “Picture Bible” looks like a super-hero comic. “God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible” is pink and sparkly.
There are about 900 English translations of the Bible, ranging from the grandiloquent to the colloquial. There are translations into languages, such as Inupiat and Gullah, that are spoken by only handfuls of people. Bob Hudson, of the American Bible Society, wants everybody on the planet to be able to claim that “God speaks my language”. A couple of eccentric geeks have even translated the Bible into Klingon, a language spoken only by scrofulous space aliens on “Star Trek”.»
in The Economist
Consider product proliferation. Thomas Nelson publishes 60 different editions of the Bible every year. The Good Book now comes in all colours, including those of your college. There are Bibles for every sort of person, from “seekers” to cowboys, from brides to barmen. There is a waterproof outdoor Bible and a camouflage Bible for use in war zones. The “100 minute Bible” summarises the Good Book for the time-starved.
Consider user-friendliness. There are prayer books in everyday vernacular or even street slang (“And even though I walk through/The Hood of death/I don’t back down/for you have my back”). Or consider innovation. In 2003 Thomas Nelson dreamt up the idea of Bible-zines – crosses between Bibles and teenage magazines. The pioneer was Revolve, which intercuts the New Testament with beauty tips and relationship advice (“are you dating a Godly guy?”). This was quickly followed by Refuel, for boys, and Blossom and Explore, for teens.
There are toddler-friendly versions of the most famous Bible stories. The “Boy’s Bible” promises “gross and gory Bible stuff”. The “Picture Bible” looks like a super-hero comic. “God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible” is pink and sparkly.
There are about 900 English translations of the Bible, ranging from the grandiloquent to the colloquial. There are translations into languages, such as Inupiat and Gullah, that are spoken by only handfuls of people. Bob Hudson, of the American Bible Society, wants everybody on the planet to be able to claim that “God speaks my language”. A couple of eccentric geeks have even translated the Bible into Klingon, a language spoken only by scrofulous space aliens on “Star Trek”.»
in The Economist
terça-feira, janeiro 08, 2008
Settimane difficile…
Lunedì: Andiamo! Uno, due, tre...
Martedì: l’ importante è il lessico. Concentrazione! (ma la musica è veramente brutta...)
Mercoledì: quattro, cinque, sei...
Giovedì: Provate a sentire se conoscete qualche parola...
Venerdì: Dopo i polmoni, il RIM (scusate lo scherzo...)
Sabato: l’ ultimo sforzo – vado dall stivale all’ isola della regina.
Domenica: DOMENICA!!!! Il dolce far niente!
Martedì: l’ importante è il lessico. Concentrazione! (ma la musica è veramente brutta...)
Mercoledì: quattro, cinque, sei...
Giovedì: Provate a sentire se conoscete qualche parola...
Venerdì: Dopo i polmoni, il RIM (scusate lo scherzo...)
Sabato: l’ ultimo sforzo – vado dall stivale all’ isola della regina.
Domenica: DOMENICA!!!! Il dolce far niente!
terça-feira, janeiro 01, 2008
City of glass
He wanted to record things he had seen that day...
... before he forgot them.
Today, as never before: the tramps, shopping-bag ladies, drifters and drunks...
... the merely destitute to the wretchedly broken. They are everywhere.
Some beg with a semblance of pride: soon I will be back with the rest of you.
Other have given up hope.
Still others try to work for money.
Others have real talent.
The man improvised tiny variations, enclosed in his own universe.
It went on and on. The longer I listened, the harder I found it to leave.
To be inside that music: perhaps that is a place where one could finally disappear.
Far more numerous are those with nothing to do...
... hulks of despair, clothed in rags, faces bruised, bleeding.
They shuffle through the streets as though in chains.
They seem to be everywhere the moment you look for them.
There are others locked inside madness -
[TAKA TAKA TAKA T]
- unable to exit the world that stands at the threshold of their bodies.
[AKA TAKA TAKA TAK]
Perhaps if he stopped drumming, the city would fall apart.
There are those forever on the move, as if it mattered where they were.
Baudelaire: Il me semble que je serais toujours bien là où je ne suis pas.
"It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not."
Or, more bluntly: wherever I am not is the place where I am myself.
in City of glass, Paul Auster, Adaptation by Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli
... before he forgot them.
Today, as never before: the tramps, shopping-bag ladies, drifters and drunks...
... the merely destitute to the wretchedly broken. They are everywhere.
Some beg with a semblance of pride: soon I will be back with the rest of you.
Other have given up hope.
Still others try to work for money.
Others have real talent.
The man improvised tiny variations, enclosed in his own universe.
It went on and on. The longer I listened, the harder I found it to leave.
To be inside that music: perhaps that is a place where one could finally disappear.
Far more numerous are those with nothing to do...
... hulks of despair, clothed in rags, faces bruised, bleeding.
They shuffle through the streets as though in chains.
They seem to be everywhere the moment you look for them.
There are others locked inside madness -
[TAKA TAKA TAKA T]
- unable to exit the world that stands at the threshold of their bodies.
[AKA TAKA TAKA TAK]
Perhaps if he stopped drumming, the city would fall apart.
There are those forever on the move, as if it mattered where they were.
Baudelaire: Il me semble que je serais toujours bien là où je ne suis pas.
"It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not."
Or, more bluntly: wherever I am not is the place where I am myself.
in City of glass, Paul Auster, Adaptation by Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli
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