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It has been a long time since I last<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">t</span>posted here!! Time flies!!! Actually, with so much work and other internet tools available to share information, I've ended up adhering to the world's fastest way: Facebook.<br />
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What has inspired me to write today,is the fact I have been watching some of my students demand so much from themselves,that their learning process becomes considerably compromised at times.<br />
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I am well aware most of them work under pressure <span style="background-color: white;">and try to do their best</span><span style="background-color: white;"> , which is already a heavy burden!! However, it is not an obligation that you must be perfect in everything you do. No one will ever accomplish this feat!!</span><br />
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So, take it easy! You are requested to perform so many tasks on a daily basis, that learning a language should be an activity to help you get your mind out of it all !<br />
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My suggestion is that you learn English by developing your language skills, in a way you can use them to talk about a variety of issues of your own interest and needs. For this reason, I've kept this blog and a facebook page to make esaier for you to keep in touch with these sources and the language as well. Eventually,you will be likely to improve your vocabulary, grammar and .... keep yourself updated on the latest news !<br />
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Relax and have fun while improving your skills!Never have I given my students <i style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">bad marks</span></i>!<i> </i>The fact you have looked for personalized classes, already entitles you to the <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">best mark</span></i> ever!<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">The way is long..... but bright for those who enjoy every small step!!!</span></b>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-9348181348605676372011-10-24T10:19:00.000-07:002011-10-24T10:21:39.827-07:00Steve Job's book release!<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span style="color: #990000;"> <img height="150px" src="http://wpuploads.appadvice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/apple-logo-white2.jpg" width="200px" /></span><span style="color: #990000;"> Steve Jobs</span> Biography <span style="color: #990000;">Set for</span> November Release<br />
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Simon & Schuster It is not often that <span style="color: #990000;">technophiles</span> get <span style="color: #990000;">as excited</span> about a new book <span style="color: #990000;">as </span>they do about a new gadget. The <span style="color: #990000;">release of</span> a biography <span style="color: #990000;">of </span>Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s <span style="color: #990000;">co-founder</span>, might be <span style="color: #990000;">one of those</span> rare moments.<br />
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“Steve Jobs: A Biography,” <span style="color: #990000;">written by</span> Walter Isaacson, was originally <span style="color: #990000;">scheduled for release</span> <span style="color: #990000;">in</span> March 2012, but Simon & Schuster, the book’s publisher, said Monday that it would now be available <span style="color: #990000;">on</span> Nov. 21, 2011.<br />
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Tracey Guest, director of publicity <span style="color: #990000;">for </span>Simon & Schuster, said <span style="color: #990000;">in a phone interview</span> that the release date <span style="color: #990000;">for </span>the biography <span style="color: #990000;">had been pushed up</span> by several months because “the book is now ready.” Ms. Guest did not elaborate further.<br />
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<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/steve-jobs-biography-set-for-november-release/?pagemode=print"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/steve-jobs-biography-set-for-november-release/?pagemode=print</span></em></a>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-11545970432303064332011-10-05T14:37:00.000-07:002011-10-05T15:22:00.815-07:00Virtual grocery shopping using your smartphone! Fazer compras no supermercado virtualmente usando seu smartphone!I could not help posting such outstanding novelty! Take a minute to watch it:<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Brief:</span> Could we become No. 1 without increasing the number of stores? We made an in-depth study into Koreans once more. Korean are the 2nd most hard-working country in the world! For them, <span style="color: #990000;">grocery shopping</span> once a week is a dreaded task. So we decided to approach these busy and tired people.<br />
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Creative Execution: South Korea is a unique market. Even the most powerful global corporations tend to fail miserably in the Korean market. Walmart and Carrefour had to pack up their bags and leave. <span style="color: #990000;">On the contrary,</span> Tesco has been evolving itself, <span style="color: #990000;">adjusting to</span> the local market. It even changed the name itself, from Tesco to Homeplus! And <span style="color: #990000;">at last</span>, it <span style="color: #990000;">grew to rank</span> No. 2 in Korea! But Tesco had <span style="color: #990000;">to overcome</span> one obstacle? A fewer number of stores compared to the number one company, E-mart.<br />
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Solution: Let the store come to people! We created virtual stores in subway station hoping to <span style="color: #990000;">blend into</span> people's everyday lives. Our first try was busy subway station <span style="color: #990000;">in rush hours</span>. Although virtual, the displays were exactly the same as actual stores - from the display to merchandises. Only one thing is different, you use smart phones <span style="color: #990000;">to shop</span>! Scan the QR code with your phone, and the product automatically <span style="color: #990000;">lands in</span> your on-line cart! When the online purchase is done, it will be <span style="color: #990000;">delivered to your door</span> right after you get home.<br />
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Results: People could meet Tesco Homeplus <span style="color: #990000;">wherever </span>they go, not having to visit the actual store. <span style="color: #990000;">Moreover</span> they could <span style="color: #990000;">make good use of</span> the wasted times and enjoy their free time. After this campaign, on-line sales increased tremendously (Nov.2010-Jan.2011). <span style="color: #990000;">Through </span>this campaign, 10,287 consumers visited the online Homeplus mall using smartphones. The number of new registered members <span style="color: #990000;">rose by</span> 76%, and on-line sales increased 130%. Currently, Homeplus has become No.1 in on-line market and is a very close 2nd offline.<br />
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<a href="http://adsoftheworld.com/media/outdoor/homeplus_subway_virtual_store">http://adsoftheworld.com/media/outdoor/homeplus_subway_virtual_store</a>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-16814710419671048772011-09-14T11:30:00.000-07:002011-09-23T12:51:33.230-07:00Hospital ACCamargo! Uma história para contar!Falando em <em>“do what you love</em>” , como Steve Jobs tanto enfatiza no vídeo do post anterior, eu diria que este sentimento , o maior propulsor de conquistas imensuráveis,é de propriedade de pessoas que comungam uma filosofia simples de trabalho: “atitudes e ações coerentes baseadas em valores que refletem as suas identidades.”<br />
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<strong>Boris Tabacof</strong> escreveu “<strong>Espírito de Empresário</strong>” (<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">referência importante no mundo empresarial</span></em>) e expõe sua visão humanística no ambiente de negócios.<br />
<strong>Jack Welch </strong>disse: “<em>Se você quer fazer as coisas acontecerem, contrate alguém com suas paixões e sonhos para gerir sua empresa.</em><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">"</span><em><span style="color: #990000;">A</span><span style="color: #990000;"> maneira de fazer é ser</span> <strong>Lao Tse </strong></em>."<br />
<em><span style="color: #990000;">O tempo converte mais pessoas que a razão. "</span> </em><strong>Thomas Paine</strong><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><em>O exemplo não é a coisa principal para se influenciar os outros; é a única coisa."</em> </span><strong>Albert Schweitzer</strong><br />
<em><span style="color: #990000;">O que temos que aprender a fazer, aprendemos fazendo."</span></em> <strong>Aristóteles </strong><br />
<em><span style="color: #990000;">"A felicidade é a consciência do seu próprio desenvolvimento"</span></em> <strong> Alexander Lowen</strong><br />
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Outras muitas pessoas “ humanas “estão por aí afora desafiando e lutando contra a corrente atual da efemeridade <em>in the business world </em>ao criarem políticas onde o comprometimento, a transparência , a dedicação e a fidelidade às suas propostas e crenças são o alicerce que naturalmente atrai , conquista e constrói vínculos fortes e duradouros com seu <em>staff and partners :<a href="http://www.hcanc.org.br/index.php?page=77&idImprensa=470"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.hcanc.org.br/index.php?page=77&idImprensa=470</span></a></em><br />
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<div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ-4pJ-Ak631VneJ5VfxC7Q_z8F93dz3SE8MNXF_YCJnLuBGwiV5bjsP8e3gz16itoErisMP8IMm3-_DLDFuAwyN_uyl1IljxmP0W6B5spYB8bznIpR90mKusIYzrLvIe5rVqVGCitOQ2/s1600/carinha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ-4pJ-Ak631VneJ5VfxC7Q_z8F93dz3SE8MNXF_YCJnLuBGwiV5bjsP8e3gz16itoErisMP8IMm3-_DLDFuAwyN_uyl1IljxmP0W6B5spYB8bznIpR90mKusIYzrLvIe5rVqVGCitOQ2/s1600/carinha.jpg" /></a>Não é por acaso que o logo do <strong>Hospital ACCAMARGO</strong> é mais ou menos assim (<em>figura ao lado) </em>Sua trajetória começou apenas com um objetivo: “<em>combater os tumores malignos através de assistência médica hospitalar, difusão de informação, preparo de educadores voluntários, leigos, aperfeiçoamento de médicos e técnicos na área de Oncologia</em>.”Foi eleito pela terceira vez , <strong>uma das melhores 150 empresas para se trabalhar</strong> <strong>no Brasil.</strong></div><br />
Sinto uma satisfação enorme em contribuir para que alguns destes profissionais que compõem o setor Administrativo, co-responsáveis por esta posição que o Hospital ACCamargo ocupa atualmente, aperfeiçoem suas habilidades da língua inglesa de maneira que seus objetivos sejam alcançados . Mais ainda, reconheço nesta empresa o esforço para que o ambiente de trabalho seja um núcleo de cooperação para o desenvolvimento da criatividade , empenho e realização pessoal de todos.<br />
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O resultado está aí : uma Instituição que possui uma história linear criada a partir de uma postura voltada para a excelência de seus profissionais, que com muita eficiência trazem seu conhecimento e experiência em benefício de seus pacientes.<br />
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Gostaria de parabenizar estes “meus alunos” que contribuíram para mais esta conquista e desejar que continuem enriquecendo e inovando esta Empresa honradamente.<br />
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Acompanhar de perto a dedicação e o prazer que vocês desfrutam ao executar o trabalho de vocês, é a certeza de que só é possível realizar grandes projetos e sonhos quando caminhamos ao lado de seres humanos que fazem a diferença no mundo e na vida das pessoas.<br />
<strong>Congratulations dear students</strong>!!!Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-51756268995286485252011-08-25T15:59:00.000-07:002011-09-19T16:28:01.655-07:00Steve Jobs!! An inspiring life trajectory towards his dreams!!<span style="color: #990000;">Steve Jobs</span>: "<i>the only thing that kept me going,was that I loved what I did. </i><i>You've got to find what you love !!</i><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">On </span>August 24, Steve Jobs suddenly announced that he <span style="color: #cc0000;">will step down from</span> his <span style="color: #cc0000;">role as</span> Apple CEO. <br />
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<em>"I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectationsas Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come,"</em> <br />
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Jobs wrote in a letter to the Apple Board of Directors, according to the Wall Street Journal.<br />
Jobs will now <span style="color: #990000;">serve as</span> chairman of the board, and Tim Cook will <span style="color: #cc0000;">fill the role of</span> CEO.<br />
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Below, the link from CNN to the article on his resignation:<br />
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Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-36772507081773647212011-08-21T07:36:00.000-07:002011-08-25T16:24:15.662-07:00We all want to be young!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/52e7i-2D6HU" width="560"></iframe>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-38167200970829673712011-08-17T10:10:00.000-07:002011-08-17T11:35:24.698-07:00Por que você não deve aprender inglês por regras de gramática !<em><strong>Como este assunto tem a ver com meu</strong> <span style="color: #990000;">Método de Ensino</span> <strong>para o aprendizado de uma língua, aqui do inglês, recomendo a todos que compartilham desta mesma filosofia, a leitura deste texto abaixo .</strong></em><br />
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<strong>Aprenda a falar uma segunda língua da mesma maneira que você aprende a letra de uma música:</strong></em><br />
<strong><em>escutando -a sem parar e cantando-a naturalmente, sem questionar, raciocinar e memorizar cada palavra da letra da música que você está ouvindo... Não foi assim quando você começou a falar sua língua mãe?</em></strong><br />
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<strong>Texto: </strong><span style="color: #990000;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Regras gramaticais vs. Input</span></strong> –</span><span style="color: black;"> resumo </span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #990000;">Aprender com regras gramaticais tem duas desvantagens importantes</span>: </strong><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><strong>Esforço de memória</strong></span>. É difícil memorizar uma regra de gramática. O processo é altamente artificial; é como memorizar um poema. É muito mais fácil ler alguns exemplos de frases e deixar seu cérebro fazer o resto. <br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><strong>Tempo</strong></span>. Você precisa de uma quantidade de tempo para usar a regra gramatical. Você tem que lembrar dela, você tem que ver se ela pode ser usada em sua sentença, então você tem que construir a sentença de acordo com a regra. Escrever uma sentença com regras gramaticais é como resolver uma equação de matemática. Se você usar regras gramaticais frequentemente, você não pode explicar ou escrever fluentemente em inglês. <br />
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<strong>[edit] <span style="color: #990000;">Regras gramaticais podem ser úteis? </span></strong>Sim, elas podem. Por exemplo, se você não escutar (ou ler) alguma palavra ou modelo gramatical frequentemente, pode ser difícil adquirir um conhecimento intuitivo e natural dela. Por exemplo, pode ser difícil adquirir um conhecimento intuitivo do tempo futuro perfeito (uma estrutura gramatical usada por exemplo, nesta sentença: "Por volta de 2050, a vida na Europa terá mudado.") simplesmente lendo livros em inglês, por que o a ocorrencia do futuro perfeito é relativamente rara nos livros. <br />
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Se você quer usar o futuro perfeito em suas próprias sentenças, você pode memorizar a regra para isso. A regra irá lhe dizer quando usar o futuro perfeito e como usá-lo corretamente. Em uma forma similar, você pode memorizar outras regras ou definições de palavras o qual são usadas raramente. <br />
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Assim você poderia substituir as regras gramaticais por intuição. O problema com este método é que você não pode lembrar de muitas regras (limite da memória). Também, seria lento para você se você tiver que usar muitas regras quando for falar ou escrever (limite de tempo). Portanto, a maior parte do seu conhecimento precisa ser intuitivo (baseado no input). <br />
Regras gramaticais podem ser úteis para usar palavras e modelos gramaticais raros, mas nós pensamos que existe um caminho melhor. Você pode construir sua intuição "o caminho pelo input" para cada modelo de gramática raro. Como? Você pode aumentar artificialmente a frequência com o qual você ve aquele modelo gramatical. Por exemplo, se você não ver o futuro perfeito com frequencia, você pode adicionar 20 exemplos de sentenças com o futuro perfeito para sua coleção do SuperMemo. SuperMemo fará você repetir as sentenças regularmente, e então irá lhe ajudar a construir um conhecimento intuitivo do futuro perfeito. <br />
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[edit] <span style="color: #990000;">Pare de pedir para as pessoas lhe explicarem as regras gramaticais </span><br />
Muitos aprendizes possuem um estranho hábito. Quando alguém (por exemplo, um professor) diz a eles a forma correta de dizer algo em inglês ("Nós dizemos carro grande e vermelho.") ou corrige seus erros ("Você não pode dizer vermelho grande carro"), eles gostam de perguntar "por que?". <br />
De qualquer forma, a questão "por que?" não tem uma resposta real. Quando é feita uma pergunta, aprendizes querem escutar uma regra gramatical (ex: "Nós dizemos carro grande e vermelho por que adjetivos de tamanho vêem antes de adjetivos de cor"). Mas a regra não é a razão do por que nós não dizemos "vermelho grande carro". A regra é apenas uma descrição dos hábitos dos falantes nativos. Ela foi inventada por alguns linguistas que simplesmente observaram que os falantes nativos nunca dizem "vermelho grande carro" ou "branca pequena casa".<br />
Em outras palavras, não é verdade que falantes nativos falem "grande vermelho carro" porque eles sabem a regra e seguem-na. Esta é outra forma. A regra tamanho-cor existe por que falantes nativos dizem "carro grande e vermelho". Falantes nativos são os criadores do idioma. Regras gramaticais apenas seguem os hábitos dos falantes nativos. <br />
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Nós pensamos que isto não faz muito sentido fazer a pergunta "por que aquela é a sentença correta, e não a outra?" A única boa resposta para a questão seria. "Por que falantes nativos dizem aquela senteça, e não a outra". No lugar de perguntar-se a sim mesmo "por que?", simplesmente aprender a forma correta. Você não tem que se preocupar que um linguista escreveu uma regra para isto. Siga os falantes nativos, não as regras gramaticais. <a href="http://www.antimoon.com/wiki/Por_que_voc%C3%AA_n%C3%A3o_deve_aprender_ingl%C3%AAs_por_regras_de_gram%C3%A1tica"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></em></a><a href="http://www.antimoon.com/wiki/Por_que_voc%C3%AA_n%C3%A3o_deve_aprender_ingl%C3%AAs_por_regras_de_gram%C3%A1ticaversão">http://www.antimoon.com/wiki/Por_que_voc%C3%AA_n%C3%A3o_deve_aprender_ingl%C3%AAs_por_regras_de_gram%C3%A1ticaversão</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><span style="font-size: small;">versão</a> original </span></em><a class="external text" href="http://www.antimoon.com/how/input-gramrules.htm" rel="nofollow" title="http://www.antimoon.com/how/input-gramrules.htm"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Why you shouldn't learn English by grammar rules</em></span></a></span><br />
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<strong>Grammar rules vs. input — summary<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Learning with grammar rules has two important disadvantages</span>: </strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #990000;">Memory effort</span>.</strong> It is difficult to memorize a grammar rule. The process is highly artificial; it is like memorizing a poem. It is much easier to read some example sentences and let your brain do the rest. <br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><strong>Time.</strong></span> You need a lot of time to use a grammar rule. You have to remember it, you have to see if it can be used in your sentence, then you have to build the sentence according to the rule. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #990000;">Writing a sentence with grammar rules is like solving a mathematical equation. If you use grammar rules often, you can't speak or write in English fluently</span>. <br />
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</strong>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-84768046681045360072011-07-18T13:19:00.000-07:002011-07-18T13:19:34.954-07:00"Aurora Borealis"! Breathtaking!!!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UI6xtB_Kdxw" width="425"></iframe><br />
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After watching it last night, I <span style="color: #990000;">could not help </span><span style="color: #0c343d;"><em>(avoid)</em></span> posting it today!<br />
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An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae) is a <span style="color: #990000;">natural light display</span> in the sky, particularly in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions, caused by <span style="color: #990000;">the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere </span>(thermosphere). The charged particles originate in the magnetosphere and solar wind and are directed by the Earth's magnetic field into the atmosphere. <br />
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Aurora is classified as diffuse or discrete aurora. Most aurora occur in a band known as <span style="color: #cc0000;">the auroral zone</span>[1][2] which is <span style="color: #cc0000;">typically 3° to 6° in latitudinal extent</span> and at all local times or longitudes. The auroral zone is <span style="color: #cc0000;">typically 10° to 20°</span> from the magnetic pole defined by the axis of the Earth's magnetic dipole. During a geomagnetic storm, the auroral zone will expand to lower latitudes. The <span style="color: #cc0000;">diffuse aurora</span> is a featureless glow in the sky which may not be visible to the naked eye even on a dark night and defines the extent of the auroral zone. The <span style="color: #cc0000;">discrete aurora</span> are sharply defined features within the diffuse aurora which vary <span style="color: #cc0000;">in brightness</span> from just barely visible to the naked eye to bright enough to read a newspaper at night. Discrete aurorae are usually observed only in the night sky because they are not as bright as the sunlit sky. Aurorae occur occasionally poleward of the auroral zone as diffuse patches[3] or arcs (polar cap arcs[4]) which are generally invisible to the naked eye.<br />
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<em>For more: </em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(astronomy">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(astronomy</a>)Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-8998025614537903672011-07-18T12:28:00.000-07:002011-07-18T12:29:56.988-07:00I dont know what to do!! Video, lyrics and translation !<strong><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pj7s5IH8mDc" width="425"></iframe></strong><br />
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Nothing is gonna change my love, my love to you<br />
I will catch ya<br />
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Rhythm's gonna hustle, but it doesn't kill<br />
Understand, girl<br />
Show me what you got, I think it's a better pill<br />
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If you tell me what am I supposed to do<br />
I'll forget ya<br />
Nothing is gonna change my love, my love to you<br />
I will catch ya<br />
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Rhythm's gonna hustle, but it doesn't kill<br />
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Understand, girl<br />
Show me what you got, I think it's a better pill<br />
You are such a<br />
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Right here, right now I want to prove you<br />
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I don't know what to do<br />
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<strong>What the Bleep Do We Know</strong>!? is a 2004 film that combines documentary-style interviews, computer-animated graphics, and a narrative that <strong>posits </strong>a spiritual connection between <strong>quantum physics </strong>and<strong> consciousness. </strong>The <strong>plot</strong> follows the story of a <strong>deaf photographer</strong>; as she encounters emotional and existential obstacles in her life, she comes to consider the idea that individual and group consciousness can influence the material world. Her experiences are offered by the filmmakers to illustrate the movie's thesis about quantum physics and consciousness. The 2004 theatrical release of the film was followed by a substantially changed, extended DVD version in 2006.Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-59642588077315163662011-05-17T10:03:00.000-07:002011-05-17T10:06:26.394-07:00Microsoft is buying Skype!!Microsoft has confirmed it will buy the internet phone service Skype. The $8.5 billion <strong>deal</strong> will connect Microsoft with the 663 million people around the world who use Skype. It is the most money Microsoft has spent to buy another company.<br />
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One is the giant business, <strong>whose</strong> software powers more than 90% of the world's computers. The other is the firm, which has revolutionised the way many communicate. Now Skype is being swallowed up by Microsoft.<br />
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It's just eight years since Skype started helping people to make<strong> calls over</strong> the internet for nothing, and this is the third time it's been bought and sold. <br />
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For more, click on:<br />
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110511_witn_skype_page.shtml">http://<em>www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110511_witn_skype_page.shtml</em></a><br />
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<strong>What is Skype?</strong><br />
Founded in 2003 and based in Luxembourg, our purpose is to <strong>break down barriers to</strong> communication. Skype is <strong>owned by</strong> an investor group <strong>led by</strong> Silver Lake and which includes eBay Inc, Joltid Limited and Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz. <br />
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Skype had <strong>an average of 145 million</strong> connected users per month in <strong>the fourth quarter of 2010</strong>. Skype users made 207 billion minutes of voice and video calls in 2010, approximately 42% <strong>of which</strong> was video.Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-77344660079694989762011-03-24T14:49:00.000-07:002011-03-24T15:24:42.988-07:00Obama's speech in Brazil ! Audio in English!<object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W_xhwpiQ6DQ?fs=1&hl=pt_BR&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W_xhwpiQ6DQ?fs=1&hl=pt_BR&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br />
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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Rio de Janeiro!<br />
AUDIENCE: Hello!<br />
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Many welcomes!<br />
THE PRESIDENT: Alô, Cidade Maravilhosa! (Applause.) Boa tarde, todo o povo brasileiro. (Applause.)<br />
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Since the moment we arrived, the people of this nation have graciously shown my family the warmth and generosity of the Brazilian spirit. Obrigado. Thank you. (Applause.) And I want to give a special thanks to all of you for being here, because I’ve been told that there’s a Vasco football game coming. (Cheers and boos.) Botafogo — (laughter.) So I know that — I realize Brazilians don’t give up their soccer very easily. (Laughter.)<br />
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Now, one of my earliest impressions of Brazil was a movie I saw with my mother as a very young child, a movie called Black Orpheus, that is set in the favelas of Rio during Carnival. And my mother loved that movie, with its singing and dancing against the backdrop of the beautiful green hills. And it first premiered as a play right here in Teatro Municipal. That’s my understanding.<br />
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And my mother is gone now, but she would have never imagined that her son’s first trip to Brazil would be as President of the United States. She would have never imagined that. (Applause.) And I never imagined that this country would be even more beautiful than it was in the movie. You are, as Jorge Ben-Jor sang, “A tropical country, blessed by God, and beautiful by nature.” (Applause.)<br />
I’ve seen that beauty in the cascading hillsides, in your endless miles of sand and ocean, and in the vibrant, diverse gatherings of brasileiros who have come here today.<br />
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And we have a wonderfully mixed group. We have Cariocas and Paulistas, Baianas, Mineiros. (Applause.) We’ve got men and women from the cities to the interior, and so many young people here who are the great future of this great nation.<br />
Now, yesterday, I met with your wonderful new President, Dilma Rousseff, and talked about how we can strengthen the partnership between our governments. But today, I want to speak directly to the Brazilian people about how we can strengthen the friendship between our nations. I’ve come here to share some ideas because I want to speak of the values that we share, the hopes that we have in common, and the difference that we can make together.<br />
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When you think about it, the journeys of the United States of America and Brazil began in similar ways. Our lands are rich with God’s creation, home to ancient and indigenous peoples. From overseas, the Americas were discovered by men who sought a New World, and settled by pioneers who pushed westward, across vast frontiers. We became colonies claimed by distant crowns, but soon declared our independence. We then welcomed waves of immigrants to our shores, and eventually after a long struggle, we cleansed the stain of slavery from our land.<br />
The United States was the first nation to recognize Brazil’s independence, and set up a diplomatic outpost in this country. The first head of state to visit the United States was the leader of Brazil, Dom Pedro II. In the Second World War, our brave men and women fought side-by-side for freedom. And after the war, both of our nations struggled to achieve the full blessings of liberty.<br />
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On the streets of the United States, men and women marched and bled and some died so that every citizen could enjoy the same freedoms and opportunities — no matter what you looked like, no matter where you came from.<br />
In Brazil, you fought against two decades of dictatorships for the same right to be heard — the right to be free from fear, free from want. And yet, for years, democracy and development were slow to take hold, and millions suffered as a result.<br />
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But I come here today because those days have passed. Brazil today is a flourishing democracy — a place where people are free to speak their mind and choose their leaders; where a poor kid from Pernambuco can rise from the floors of a copper factory to the highest office in Brazil.<br />
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Over the last decade, the progress made by the Brazilian people has inspired the world. More than half of this nation is now considered middle class. Millions have been lifted from poverty. For the first time, hope is returning to places where fear had long prevailed. I saw this today when I visited Cidade de Deus — the City of God. (Applause.)<br />
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It isn’t just the new security efforts and social programs — and I want to congratulate the mayor and the governor for the excellent work that they’re doing. (Applause.) But it’s also a change in attitudes. As one young resident said, “People have to look at favelas not with pity, but as a source of presidents and lawyers and doctors, artists, [and] people with solutions.” (Applause.)<br />
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With each passing day, Brazil is a country with more solutions. In the global community, you’ve gone from relying on the help of other nations, to now helping fight poverty and disease wherever they exist. You play an important role in the global institutions that protect our common security and promote our common prosperity. And you will welcome the world to your shores when the World Cup and the Olympic games come to Rio de Janeiro. (Applause.)<br />
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Now, you may be aware that this city was not my first choice for the Summer Olympics. (Laughter.) But if the games could not be held in Chicago, then there’s no place I’d rather see them than right here in Rio. And I intend to come back in 2016 to watch what happens. (Applause.)<br />
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For so long, Brazil was a nation brimming with potential but held back by politics, both at home and abroad. For so long, you were called a country of the future, told to wait for a better day that was always just around the corner.<br />
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Meus amigos, that day has finally come. And this is a country of the future no more. The people of Brazil should know that the future has arrived. It is here now. And it’s time to seize it. (Applause.)<br />
Now, our countries have not always agreed on everything. And just like many nations, we’re going to have our differences of opinion going forward. But I’m here to tell you that the American people don’t just recognize Brazil’s success — we root for Brazil’s success. As you confront the many challenges you still face at home as well as abroad, let us stand together — not as senior and junior partners, but as equal partners, joined in a spirit of mutual interest and mutual respect, committed to the progress that I know that we can make together. (Applause.) I’m confident we can do it. (Applause.)<br />
Together we can advance our common prosperity. As two of the world’s largest economies, we worked side by side during the financial crisis to restore growth and confidence. And to keep our economies growing, we know what’s necessary in both of our nations. We need a skilled, educated workforce — which is why American and Brazilian companies have pledged to help increase student exchanges between our two nations.<br />
We need a commitment to innovation and technology — which is why we’ve agreed to expand cooperation between our scientists, researchers, and engineers.<br />
We need world-class infrastructure — which is why American companies want to help you build and prepare this city for Olympic success.<br />
In a global economy, the United States and Brazil should expand trade, expand investment, so that we create new jobs and new opportunities in both of our nations. And that’s why we’re working to break down barriers to doing business. That’s why we’re building closer relationships between our workers and our entrepreneurs.<br />
Together we can also promote energy security and protect our beautiful planet. As two nations that are committed to greener economies, we know that the ultimate solution to our energy challenges lies in clean and renewable power. And that’s why half the vehicles in this country can run on biofuels, and most of your electricity comes from hydropower. That’s also why, in the United States, we’ve jumpstarted a new clean energy industry. And that’s why the United States and Brazil are creating new energy partnerships — to share technologies, create new jobs, and leave our children a world that is cleaner and safer than we found it. (Applause.)<br />
Together, our two nations can also help defend our citizens’ security. We’re working together to stop narco-trafficking that has destroyed too many lives in this hemisphere. We seek the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. We’re working together to enhance nuclear security across our hemisphere. From Africa to Haiti, we are working side by side to combat the hunger, disease, and corruption that can rot a society and rob human beings of dignity and opportunity. (Applause.) And as two countries that have been greatly enriched by our African heritage, it’s absolutely vital that we are working with the continent of Africa to help lift it up. That is something that we should be committed to doing together. (Applause.)<br />
Today, we’re both also delivering assistance and support to the Japanese people at their greatest hour of need. The ties that bind our nations to Japan are strong. In Brazil, you are home to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan. In the United States, we forged an alliance of more than 60 years. The people of Japan are some of our closest friends, and we will pray with them, and stand with them, and rebuild with them until this crisis has passed. (Applause.)<br />
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In these and other efforts to promote peace and prosperity throughout the world, the United States and Brazil are partners not just because we share history, not just because we’re in the same hemisphere; not just because we share ties of commerce and culture, but also because we share certain enduring values and ideals.<br />
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We both believe in the power and promise of democracy. We believe that no other form of government is more effective at promoting growth and prosperity that reaches every human being<br />
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not just some but all. And those who argue otherwise, those who argue that democracy stands in the way of economic progress,<br />
they must contend with the example of Brazil.<br />
<em>For more see: </em><a href="http://ironicsurrealism.blogivists.com/2011/03/20/transcript-obama-speech-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-march-20-2011/"><em>http://ironicsurrealism.blogivists.com/2011/03/20/transcript-obama-speech-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-march-20-2011/</em></a>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-77537125650710358142011-03-04T11:11:00.000-08:002011-03-04T05:02:42.618-08:00What is Carnival like in Rio?Como é o Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro? 2011!!<strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;">THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFE-TIME!!!</span></strong><br />
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The <span style="color: #cc0000;">Rio Carnival Parade or Samba Parade</span> is undoubtedly the highlight of the Rio Carnival, a totally unique event in the world. It is something everybody has to experience at least once in life. <br />
The Samba Parade is a highly orchestrated show of vast proportions. You will experience (and probably dance to) such a spectacular show that you certainly have never seen before. The Samba Parade is often referred to as 'The biggest Show on Earth'.<br />
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The <span style="color: #cc0000;">venue </span>of the Samba Parade, the Sambodromo, can seat around 70,000 people.<br />
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Thus you should buy your Samba Parade tickets well in advance not to get disappointed. Do not leave it to the last minute as tickets sell out and prices increase with time. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Seat types </span><br />
There are two types of seats: <span style="color: #cc0000;">grand stand</span> seats and <span style="color: #cc0000;">numbered</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">seats</span>,<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Grand Stand </span>seats (bleachers or "arquibancadas") offer free seating with no allocated seats. You can get as high and will sit wherever you want and can. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Allocated/numbered seats</span> are either in boxes/suites or there are on numbered chairs. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Boxes </span>are covered and offer VIP seating and services (the suites) or open in front of the sectors.<br />
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The <span style="color: #cc0000;">front boxes</span> ("frisas") are right on the <span style="color: #cc0000;">samba run-way.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Suites </span>offer the only covered seating and are the most comfortable and <span style="color: #cc0000;">stylish boxes</span>, offering special services such as free food and drinks the whole night. <br />
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The <span style="color: #cc0000;">numbered chairs</span> are at the very end of the the samba run-way, at Apotheosis Square. They are placed on steps for better views <br />
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Near the <span style="color: #cc0000;">drummers' niche: </span><br />
The drummers of every school stop, perform and play in the drummers’ niche where the atmosphere is the most intense. The <span style="color: #cc0000;">front boxes</span> in front of Sector 4 are located just opposite, offering the best acoustics and full view of their performance. <br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong>Who is who in the Parade </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">King of Carnaval (King Momo) </span><br />
"Momo" is the name of the god of mockery in the Greek mythology, and according to Carnival tradition, King Momo should be jolly and as big as a house. Legend suggests that he was expulsed from the Olympus to come and settle down in Rio, the City of Carnival. The Rio Carnival officially opens with the delivery of the key of the city to King Momo. When King Momo sambas, everything - sequins, feathers and flesh and all people around should also samba with him. He opens all major Carnival events including the Samba Parades. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Queen and Princesses of Carnival</span><br />
The Queen of Carnival is chosen by contest based on her beauty, self-assurance, sociability, ease of expression, congeniality and samba abilities but all in all she must have the "carnival spirit". The 2nd and the 3rd place candidates in the contest are named the Princesses of Carnival. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Carnival Designer (Carnavalesco)</span><br />
He is responsible for the artistic work of designing, producing and directing the school's parade. Sometimes they chose and write the schools's theme of the year, too. They design every costume and float, choose and supervise the purchasing of materials, administer the construction and manufacture of floats, costumes and accessories. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Wing (Ala)</span><br />
They are the building blocks of a school's parade - the school is split into several of them. A group of 20-100 people wearing the same costume and having the same purpose. The costume will illustrate a particular aspect of the school's theme. Every wing has a president who is responsible for the costumes (production and sales) and co-ordination of all the wing´s members' parade. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Vanguard Commission </span><br />
This is the opening wing of a school. A group of 12-15 dancers with a highly choreographed routine, who parade at the front of the school, "introducing" it to the crowd. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The Flag Bearer and her Escort</span><br />
She is carrying and presenting the school's flag, as the symbol of the School, while the couple is dancing down the Avenue. He is there to protect her (originally he had a knife to make sure that the other schools are not damaging the flag, making them loose the competition). Their dance is the most elaborate and elegant. The schools have more than one couple of flag bearers but only the front one (in front of the drummer group) is important and gains scores. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Swirling Ladies (Baianas)</span><br />
Older women dressed in glitzy variations of the traditional costume of Bahia state, with huge skirts having tubes inserted inside so that they lend themselves for some beautiful swirling. Swirling down the Avenue, they represent the soul of the samba schools, their African roots. They are old ladies of the community, who have already been with the same School for many years like the samba dancers. This is an absolute honor and the samba school pays for their costumes. They are much respected and often get a round of applause when passing by. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Percussion Band (Bateria)</span><br />
This is the beating heart of the School comprising of 250-350 percussionist mainly drummers. It lends life and energy to the whole parade. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Vocalists</span><br />
There is main male well-known vocalist who is accompanied by many others. They are usually on top of the sound truck right behind the percussionists or march along the samba run-way.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Queen of the Drummers</span><br />
A beautiful female samba dancer in front of and introducing the Percussionists to the crowd. She is supposed to motivate and inspire the hundreds of male drummers behind her. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Samba Dancers (Passistas)</span><br />
A small wing of the finest samba dancers of the school - no more than 15-20. It's very hard to dance the samba at Rio´s speed whilst moving forward at nearly walking pace for 700m (1/2 mile) - the samba dancers are a star turn. They are chosen through competition each year and is certainly high honor to take this role. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Stewards of the Flow (Harmonia) </span><br />
Each float and each wing has a number of dedicated stewards to ensure that the flow is kept up. They will wear the T shirt of their wing or float. There are penalty points if the school takes too long to parade and points are also lost in the Rio Samba Parade if there are any gaps between or inside the wings. <br />
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For more: <a href="http://www.rio-carnival.net/samba_parade/samba_parade.php"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.rio-carnival.net/samba_parade/samba_parade.php</span></em></a>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-49961340845512448522011-02-15T08:49:00.000-08:002011-02-15T11:57:23.476-08:00Black Swan! ... Cisne Negro !!!! O Lago dos Cisnes!!! <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T_5WCZ-XvG4" title="YouTube video player" width="425"></iframe><br />
<strong>Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake</strong> was composed in <span style="color: #cc0000;">1875</span> as a commission by <strong>Vladimir Petrovich Begichev</strong>, the intendant of the Russian Imperial Theatres in Moscow. Like The Nutcracker, Swan Lake was unsuccessful after its first year of performance. Conductors, dancers and audiences alike thought Tchaikovsky's music was too complicated and hard to dance too. The production’s original choreography by German ballet master, <strong>Julius Reisinger</strong>, was <strong>uninspiring</strong> and <strong>unoriginal</strong>. Much is unknown about the original production of Swan Lake – no notes, techniques or instruction concerning the ballet was written down. Only little can be found in letters and memos. It wasn’t until after Tchaikovsky’s death that Swan Lake was revived. Much of the Swan Lake we know of today was a revision by the famous choreographers <strong>Petipa and Ivanov</strong>.<br />
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We do know that Tchaikovsky had much <strong>control over</strong> the stories content. He and his colleagues both agreed that the swan represented <strong>womanhood</strong> in its purest form. The stories and legends of <strong>swan-maidens</strong> date as far back as ancient Greece; when the Greek god Apollos was born, flying swans circled above their heads. Legends of swan maidens can also be found in The Tales of the Thousand and One Nights, Sweet Mikhail Ivanovich the Rover and The Legend of the Children of Lir. <br />
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Swan Lake is known for its demanding technical skills all because of one extremely gifted ballerina, <strong>Pierina Legnani.</strong> She performed with such grace and discipline, the audience and everyone else who saw her claimed she set the bar. Every girl to dance the part of Odette/Odile after her was compared to Legnani's performance. Legnani performed 32 fouettes (a fast whipping turn on one foot) in a row – a move many ballerinas resent because of its extreme difficulty. However, Swan Lake remains a favorite for many girls because of it’s extreme difficulty; technically and emotionally. The prestige that comes with performing Swan Lake flawlessly is invaluable. <a href="http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/historyofballet/a/swanlakeproa.htm"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/historyofballet/a/swanlakeproa.htm</span></em></a><br />
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<strong>Movie:</strong> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>Black Swan </strong> </span><br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Mystery & Suspense, Drama <br />
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Synopsis: A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet, BLACK SWAN <strong>stars </strong>Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself... A <strong>psychological thriller </strong>set in the world of New York City ballet, BLACK SWAN stars Natalie Portman as Nina, <strong>a featured dancer</strong> who finds herself locked in a web of <strong>competitive intrigue</strong> with a new <strong>rival </strong>at the company (Mila Kunis). A Fox Searchlight Pictures release by visionary director Darren Aronofsky (THE WRESTLER), BLACK SWAN takes a <strong>thrilling</strong> and at times <strong>terrifying journey through the psyche of</strong> a young ballerina whose <strong>starring role</strong> as the <strong>duplicitous swan queen</strong> turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.<br />
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BLACK SWAN follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely <strong>consumed with</strong> dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who <strong>zealously</strong> <strong>supports</strong> her daughter,s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides <strong>to replace </strong>prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can <strong>play </strong>both the White Swan with <strong>innocence and grace</strong>, and the Black Swan, who represents <strong>guile and sensuality</strong>. Nina <strong>fits</strong> the White Swan <strong>role </strong>perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their <strong>rivalry </strong>into a twisted friendship, Nina begins <strong>to get more in touch with </strong>her dark side with a <strong>recklessness</strong> that threatens to destroy her. -- (C) Official Site Less <br />
<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_swan_2010/"><em>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_swan_2010/</em></a>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-36695714808089417132011-02-04T15:29:00.000-08:002011-02-05T05:07:27.960-08:00Welcome 2011 !! <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1FzVWlOKeLs" title="YouTube video player" width="425"></iframe><br />
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Escrever para mim sempre foi um exercício espontâneo de momentos de inspiração nos quais as palavras precisam ser liberadas de algum lugar onde a razão não consegue encontrar explicação... Seja lá qual for o motivo que me impulsiona a este ato, é essencial que ele se manifeste. Só assim, de alguma forma consigo <em>"make use of</em> " deste espaço para traduzir meus pensamentos e sentimentos que <em>both in English and Portuguese</em> fazem parte de algumas horas dedicadas a ensinar vocabulário e estruturas gramaticais inseridos em contextos que acredito facilitar o aprendizado da língua . Na verdade, sei que encontrei uma <em>"lame excuse" </em>para compartilhar um pouco do muito de tudo que me toca e me é importante.<br />
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<strong>2011 </strong>já é um ano especial pelo o que está acontecendo , pelo o que ele vai simbolizar e por tudo o que está por vir... Em cascatas a água <strong><em>washed away</em> 2010</strong> and <strong><em>warmly welcomed 2011</em></strong> em uma cachoeira de eventos que vem expressando uma energia de consciência renovada .<br />
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No último mês recebi alguns novos alunos "in despair" <em>looking forward to learning English</em> de maneira que vejam resultados concretos na prática do dia a dia. <br />
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Quando uma aluna me falou em nossa entrevista: <em>"<strong>é preciso ética, respeito e transparência nas pessoas, instituições e nos serviços prestados</strong></em><strong>",</strong> <em>I got emotional !! That is is!!</em> Outros, não coincidentemente, me contaram histórias que revelam a ansiedade e busca por algo mais na escolha de onde e como realizar seus objetivos.<br />
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No livro que acabei de encontrar when <em>browsing around at a bookstore</em><strong>,"Espírito de Empresário" de Boris Tabacof,</strong> ele diz: <em>Minhas décadas de vivência, me levam à convicção de que o quadro funesto que resulta desta competiçõo desenfreada é causado por não se colocar nas empresas o</em> <em><strong>desafio da aplicação de</strong></em> <em><strong>normas morais e éticas que não são utópicas</strong> <strong>e que são certamente factíveis</strong> .... antípodas desta corrida pela riqueza e poder a qualquer custo.... A atitude do empresário alcançaria sua condição de cidadão preocupado com o convívio, a segurança e <strong> a aplicação da justiça."</strong></em><br />
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Para completar,uma ex aluna que reiniciará as aulas depois de 10 anos, me falou de um livro chamado "<strong>O presente do mar"</strong>de <strong>Anne Morrow Lindebergh, 1955.</strong><br />
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Pesquisei e li um prefácio da filha da autora que diz assim: "<em>as palavras da autora oferecem uma oportunidade de respirar, de viver com mais calma. O livro torna possível desacelerar e descansar no presente, sejam quais forem as circumstâncias. O mar não recompensa os que são por demais ávidos ou impacientes. Escavar tesouros mostra não só a falta de paciência e avidez, mas também falta de fé. Paciência, paciência, paciência, é o que nos ensina o mar. Precisamos nos deixar vazios , abertos e sem exigências, como a praia , esperando um presente do mar..."</em><br />
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Uma hora qualquer, no rítmo das ondas do tempo, <strong><em>a justiça</em></strong> pode chegar...<br />
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Enquanto escrevo , escuto este video acima que acabei encontrando em meio a minha pesquisa e me inspirou a escrever...Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-89561840676401036852011-01-04T12:00:00.000-08:002011-01-05T12:13:30.051-08:00Dilma Rousseff takes over Brasil from Lula!! Dilma toma o lugar de Lula! <br />
Coming down to earth ! ( be realistic<em>)</em> <br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1428982832"></span><span id="goog_1428982833"></span>AS SHE <strong>steps into</strong> Brazil’s presidency <strong>on </strong>January 1st, Dilma Rousseff can be cautiously pleased <strong>with </strong>herself. In choosing her 37 ministers she has made a reasonable job of <strong>satisfying</strong> the competing demands of her party and coalition, regional and ideological blocks and her own desire for a third of them to be women (she managed nine). In making Antônio Palocci, <strong>a former finance minister</strong>, her chief of staff she showed self-confidence: some thought she would <strong>balk at</strong> putting such a powerful political figure in a central role. <br />
In the <strong>run-up t</strong>o her inauguration, Ms Rousseff also received pointed reminders of the difficulties ahead. In a <strong>statesmanlike </strong>victory speech on October 31st she stressed that her priorities <strong>over the next four years</strong> were <strong>to eliminate</strong> extreme poverty and <strong>improve </strong>the quality of health care and education while <strong>maintaining </strong>economic stability and low inflation. <br />
For more read on <strong>THE ECONOMIST</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.economist.com/node/17797502?story_id=17797502&CFID=152848612&CFTOKEN=97794663"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.economist.com/node/17797502?story_id=17797502&CFID=152848612&CFTOKEN=97794663</span></em></a><br />
Read and watch the video on <strong>EURONEWS:</strong> <a href="http://www.euronews.net/2011/01/02/brazil-s-foreign-policy-challenges-grow-with-economy/"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.euronews.net/2011/01/02/brazil-s-foreign-policy-challenges-grow-with-economy/</span></em></a>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-29974628889224773102010-12-21T13:03:00.000-08:002016-10-19T19:57:15.348-07:00Aprenda inglês o quanto antes!!A telepresença é uma evolução da videoconferência.Muito interessante a matéria a seguir: <br />
CONHEÇA AS SALAS DE REUNIÃO HIGH TECH DE R$ 1 MILHÃO :<strong><em>"A sensação é de que eles estão no mesmo ambiente, mas, neste caso, o interlocutor de Mendonça está a milhares de quilômetros de distância, mais precisamente no escritório da empresa em Chicago, nos Estados Unidos".</em></strong> <br />
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Para quem almeja ser <strong><span style="color: #990000;">PRESENÇA</span></strong> e pretende viajar pelo mundo dos negócios virtualmente, procure aprimorar o seu inglês fazendo um curso personalizado na AVZM ou de Imersão <strong>Vip </strong>que oferecemos no Canadá ,<a href="http://www.viplli.com.br/">Viplli </a>,para profissionais que dispõem de pouco tempo para se ausentar do trabalho e têm urgência para adquirir fluência do idioma.</div>
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Que neste NATAL o presente para todos sejam as surpresas inesperadas que o Papai Noel nos traz e nos emocionam de verdade como quando assistimos estes vídeos !!!<br />
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HAVE FUN...MUCH FUN!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ABRAÇOS A TODOS!!!</span>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-64333278268448006432010-12-14T14:58:00.000-08:002016-10-19T20:02:11.232-07:00Thank you for such a genuine book ! Congratulations!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Quando a cada dia conheço mais e mais profissionais engajados neste área de <em>Desenvolvimento de Pessoas(in business)</em>fazendo um trabalho transparente, honesto e enraizado em suas filosofias de <em>vida pessoal e profissional,</em> sinto um agradável conforto e lembro - me de que a frase "<strong><em>happiness is real when shared"</em></strong>está mais <strong><em>lively</em></strong><span style="color: #274e13;"> <span style="color: black;">[</span><strong><em>latente</em></strong></span><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="color: black;">]</span> </span>do que nunca.</div>
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<em><strong>I have been given a book</strong></em> <strong><em>by</em></strong> its author <strong><em>whose</em></strong> <em><strong>wisdom and knowledge</strong></em> I can just describe, for now, through this picture beside. His life trajectory <strong>does</strong> speak for itself : the strength and power for <em><strong>creation and transformation</strong></em> come from the <em><strong>core</strong></em> and is able to embrace the world around anyone who may try <em>to speak out his mind with respect and assertiveness.</em><br />
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<strong>Thanks for</strong> such a <em>"special book"</em> whose example encourages anyone to share and express his life accomplishments [<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><em><strong>conquistas , feitos</strong></em></span><span style="color: black;">]</span></span> the way you genuinely did!! As you beautifully said and showed ,"<em>by being the owner of your destine</em> " you trace your track with "stories <em>that make history"!</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">The name of your book could not be any one other than that!</span></em></div>
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I was amazed when last Friday while eating my "<em>favorite evening appetizer</em>" : red sweet tomato(the small ones) , bufallo mozzarella and olive oil "<em>drenched"</em> with wine , I saw this fantastic TV program!! It felt as if I were in Italy and meus <strong>tomatinhos</strong> ficaram mais saborosos(<em>tasty</em>) than never! <br />
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Que prazer ouvir a reporter dizer: " A BUSCA DO RESGATE DAS TRADIÇÕES DO PASSADO"!! Há poucos dias escrevi em post anteriores sobre a <em><strong>velocidade e a falta de tempo</strong> </em>no mundo atual. Acho que existe mesmo no ar esta consciência que está fazendo com que as pessoas, carentes que estão, (<em>needy)</em> busquem uma solução para apaziguar seus estado de espírito ao aliar o PRAZER, ATENÇÃO e CUIDADO às suas atividades diárias à medida que procurarem "<em>diminuir o ritmo, ir mais devagar, com calma"</em> , <em>slow -going</em> , "<em>preservando as origens do passado e tendo qualidade de vida."</em><br />
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Com certeza, estas"<em> mudanças de mentalidade e estilo de vida",</em> estão sendo responsáveis por esta ânsia em encontrar serviços personalizados onde elas sintam que suas necessidades possam ser atendidas por profissionais que em "<em>conjunto"</em>, olhando para seus clientes com "<em>dedicação e respeito humano'</em> , primando pela satisfação real de cada um, proporcionem -lhes razões para muito bom HUMOR para enfrentar esta roda viva em que estamos conectados!! Foi com esta filosofia que criamos a <a href="http://www.viplli.com/">Viplli </a>e nos sentimos muito felizes !!<br />
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<strong> LET´S MAKE A TOAST TO</strong> <strong>ITALY!!! </strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Só mesmo a <strong>ITÁLIA</strong> maravilhosa para dar o exemplo da <strong>SIMPLICIDADE DO BEM VIVER!!</strong><br />
The <strong>New Year</strong> is just a few days ahead! Enough time <strong>to set a goal!</strong><br />
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Mesmo sendo esta mensagem já vista por muitas pesssoas, tenho certeza que dispensar alguns minutos para ouví-la novamente é sempre um deleite e um presente nesta época do ano. Aproveito também ,<em> "of course",</em> para dar a chance aos alunos de praticarem mais uma vez o seu <i>"listening"</i> de forma que o significado destas palavras e o que elas representam para cada um sejam gravados em suas MENTES e em seus CORAÇÕES...<br />
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Letra e tradução no link abaixo:<br />
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<a href="http://www.bondon.com/sunscreen_song.html"><em>http://www.bondon.com/sunscreen_song.html</em></a>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-55322790144340112252010-11-24T13:32:00.000-08:002016-10-19T21:42:05.113-07:00There are some things money can not buy!!Tem coisas que o dinheiro não compra!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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O final do ano vem chegando e como sempre aquela sensação de que o tempo passou rápido demais toma conta de nossas conversas diárias.<br />
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Mais importante do que esta questão ,ou seja,da velocidade com que o tempo passa, é o que realizamos de concreto e a diferença que isso pode fazer na nossa vida e na vida das pessoas com quem estamos conectados.<br />
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Absorvidos que estamos em nossa rotina diária, na maioria das vezes, não paramos para pensar o quanto nosso trabalho pode estar significantemente gerando frutos para alguns. E quando acontece de alguém manifestar este sentimento, a satisfação é aquele presente que vem embrulhado com tudo aquilo que posso traduzir em uma só palavra: <em>"reconhecimento".</em><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Não poderia deixar de postar aqui esta mensagem da minha aluna <em><strong><span style="color: black;">Mirian Salvadori</span></strong></em>, médica neurologista do Hospital Sírio Libanês,que me deixou muito feliz com suas palavras .</span><br />
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Para muitos que pensam e sentem como eu, aquela célebre frase vem à tona com emoção : <br />
“TEM COISAS QUE O DINHEIRO <strong>NÃO</strong> COMPRA” !!.... NEVERRRRR!!!<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em>"Querida Andréa, estarei lá prestigiando você porque vc merece muito.</em></span></strong></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Antes das suas aulas eu nunca tinha conseguido ter fluência em inglês. </span></strong></em><br />
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<em><strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Suas aulas permitiram que eu me comunicasse com pessoas da minha área em outros países, até </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o ponto de fazer duas apresentações no Congresso de Rhodes!!!</span></strong></em></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em>Isto prova a sua grande competência. Sempre que surge uma oportunidade, alguém</em></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em>querendo aprender inglês, não hesito em indicar o seu nome.</em></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em>TE DESEJO TUDO DE BOM!!!</em></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em>Um grande abraço. Mirian"</em></span></strong><br />
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Obrigada <em>dear</em> pelo carinho e respeito! Vocé é uma<em> aluna</em> e <em>profissional</em> muito especial! O mérito é nosso!...<br />
Have a wonderful 2011 with lots of achievements and presentations around the world !!<br />
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Abraços!!<br />
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Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-6124196499334921902010-11-09T14:04:00.000-08:002010-11-10T11:04:07.721-08:00Planeje suas férias praticando seu inglês in Victoria e esquiando em Whistler no Canadá!!As férias estão chegando e nada mais "cool" do que saber que podemos deixar as coisas rolarem sem muitos planos do que fazer, onde ir, ficar or <em>whatever</em>!! Mas para muitas pessoas que não podem se ausentar do trabalho por muito tempo e gostariam de curtir um lugar charmoso, seguro e com muitas atividades culturais e esportivas, vou dar uma dica: conhecer <strong>Victoria</strong> no CANADÁ e aprimorar seu Inglês de verdade!! Veja no vídeo que lugar é este:<br />
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Walkable, Liveable , Fascinating !!<br />
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A <a href="http://www.viplli.com.br/">Viplli </a>, nosso curso de imersão pode ajudar a você a realizar este sonho!!!<br />
Nós somos especializados em cursos de Imersão personalizado para o aperfeiçoamento da Língua Inglesa no exterior, mais especificamente no Canadá , onde propomos aulas individuais,(Inglês geral ou técnico) elaboradas para alunos profissionais de diversas áreas que necessitam desenvolver a fluência em um curto espaço de tempo.<br />
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Planejamos <strong>AULAS OUTDOOR</strong> and <strong>INDOOR</strong> focadas na sua área de atuação profissional ou interesse pessoal tais como: visitas à empresas e interação com profissionais nativos, aulas práticas do seu esporte ou hobby preferido (culinária e degustação de vinhos em fazendas e vinícolas) conduzidas pelo professor, além de um estágio não remunerado na área de sua preferência(mediante disponibilidade)<br />
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As famílas e professores são criteriosamente selecionados garantindo a você um atendimento de alta qualidade para vivenciar uma troca de experiência cultural rica e saudável.<br />
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Através da convivência real e diária com professores nativos, você irá assimilar intuitivamente a língua de uma forma natural, aprimorando a compreensão auditiva e a fluência do idioma .<br />
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Whistler é pertinho de Victória e os alunos adoram esquiar neste lugar onde a paisagem é :<br />
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<strong>Enjoy it</strong> <strong>!!</strong>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-41065990303477777482010-11-03T08:10:00.000-07:002010-11-03T10:55:06.194-07:00Dilma Rousseff elected president of Brazil!! <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="374" id="ep" width="416"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&videoId=world/2010/11/01/bts.brazil.president.elected.bandnews" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><embed src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&videoId=world/2010/11/01/bts.brazil.president.elected.bandnews" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="416" wmode="transparent" height="374"></embed></object><br />
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WITH 93% of the votes for president counted, Dilma Rousseff, the candidate of <strong>the ruling Workers’ Party</strong> and the chosen successor of the <strong>current president</strong>, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, <strong>has defeated</strong> José Serra of the Party of Brazilian Social Democracy <strong>by </strong>55.5% <strong>to</strong> 45.5%. Ms Rousseff <strong>had never before run</strong> for <strong>elected office</strong>. Her entire <strong>political life</strong> had been <strong>behind the scenes</strong>. Little <strong>was known</strong> of either her politics or her personality. Mr Serra was <strong>vastly more experienced</strong> and <strong>better known</strong>. But Lula <strong>campaigned</strong> beside Ms Rousseff, <strong>toured the country</strong> with her and was at least as visible in her television advertising as she was. Asked to choose between <strong>continuity and experience</strong>, Brazilians chose continuity.<br />
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So <strong>on</strong> January 1st Ms Rousseff will become Brazil’s next president, and its first female one. <strong>In the end</strong>, it was <strong>the poor</strong> and those in <strong>the less-developed northern regions</strong> who <strong>swung it her way</strong>. Richer and <strong>better-educated folk</strong> preferred Mr Serra, but Brazil has <strong>fewer of them.</strong><br />
Ms Rousseff now has some time before she must <strong>put together</strong> a government—but also the freedom to announce important appointments as soon as she wishes. Her choice of foreign minister will be <strong>a clue</strong> to whether she intends <strong>to rein back</strong> on Lula’s <strong>foreign-policy</strong> adventurism. And her <strong>pick</strong> for finance minister will show whether she is serious about getting public spending back under control. Despite a strong economy and <strong>galloping tax receipts</strong>, the <strong>government’s spending</strong> is <strong>rising</strong> even faster than its income. Under Lula, Brazil’s central bank was <strong>granted</strong> de facto independence <strong>over </strong>monetary policy, which means high <strong>interest rates</strong> to counter the <strong>government’s fiscal laxness</strong>—one of the root causes of Brazil’s <strong>over-valued currency</strong>. A strong, fiscally conservative appointment to the bank’s governership would <strong>reassure</strong> investors that the new president does not plan to <strong>intervene </strong>directly to <strong>push rates down.</strong><br />
Back in June, when campaigning <strong>kicked off</strong>, Lula told the nation that without him there would be <strong>a void</strong> on the <strong>ballot papers</strong>. He has <strong>stood in</strong> every presidential election since 1989. <strong>To fill that void</strong>, he said, he planned to change his name to Dilma Rousseff and <strong>run</strong> again. Brazilians will soon <strong>find out</strong> whether Ms Rousseff is her own woman, <strong>or</strong> just Lula in lipstick.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Brazil reacts to Rousseff's election</span></strong> <br />
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<em>Watch the video on:</em><br />
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In electing Dilma Rousseff, Brazilians have effectively <strong>voted </strong>for more of the same.<br />
The country’s first female president will <strong>inherit </strong>a robust economy and is <strong>under no immediate pressure</strong> to <strong>cut budgets.</strong><br />
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Her first challenge will be to <strong>emerge from the shadow of her hugely popular predecessor</strong>, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.<br />
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As one voter put it, “Lula’s government has done a great job and everyone expects the same from Dilma.”<br />
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She will have <strong>to win over</strong> the 44 percent of Brazilians who voted for her<strong> rival</strong> Jose Serra and were <strong>left disappointed</strong> by Sunday’s result.<br />
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Although relatively <strong>inexperienced,</strong> Dilma has the time to forge her own political identity and can at least look forward to a <strong>feel-good factor</strong> late in her term, when Brazil hosts football’s world cup in 2014.Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3117207260113419002.post-16617018665394119662010-10-29T05:58:00.000-07:002010-10-29T09:17:48.850-07:00Election vocabulary and news in English!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Whether or not you should vote is a very personal decision. However, you can still think it over </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">and <strong>MAKE UP YOUR MIND </strong>on your candidate.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Once the second round of the election is just a few days ahead, I found these news videos would be very good for students to practice their <em>vocabular</em>y and <em>listening skills</em>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7VFmf_y3GAj6aq8VGMygphcu1BoXYQKghK_z6MmdWHanfZW3n_oq0DDrQTipsDnDW3_X2FqhtFVneiwm0L2ITe-OvfDNEmt4-vLTzE-3qpkyxXCSrqBzA142u-8l5Wb1t-Agw781RfiV/s1600/serra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7VFmf_y3GAj6aq8VGMygphcu1BoXYQKghK_z6MmdWHanfZW3n_oq0DDrQTipsDnDW3_X2FqhtFVneiwm0L2ITe-OvfDNEmt4-vLTzE-3qpkyxXCSrqBzA142u-8l5Wb1t-Agw781RfiV/s1600/serra.jpg" /></a>Roussef and Serra face RUN OFF in Brazil.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.euronews.net/2010/10/04/rousseff-and-serra-face-run-off-in-brazil-election/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.euronews.net/2010/10/04/rousseff-and-serra-face-run-off-in-brazil-election/</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Brazil’s presidential election will see a <strong><em>run-off</em></strong> at the end of the month. The <strong><em>leftist ruling party</em></strong> candidate Dilma Rousseff has won the <strong><em>first round</em></strong>. But she<strong> <em>failed</em></strong> to do enough to win <strong><em>outright</em></strong> at the <em><strong>first hurdle</strong>.</em></div><br />
She will go into the <strong>second round</strong> as strong favourite to become Brazil’s first woman leader. But it seems some voters were <strong>turned off</strong> by a <strong>last-minute corruption scandal</strong> and Dilma’s reported views <strong>on </strong>social issues such as abortion – condemned by many Catholic voters.<br />
Dilma Rousseff’s success is also that of her <strong>mentor.</strong><br />
Brazil’s economy is<strong> booming</strong> and she’s <strong>vowed</strong> to continue President Lula’s fight to reduce poverty. <br />
After two <strong>terms in office</strong> he is <strong>bowing out</strong> a hugely popular <strong>figure. </strong><br />
His prodigy lacks his charisma. But for Dilma Rousseff it’s the end of a long political trail that began as a <strong>leftist guerilla</strong> fighting the country’s then military <strong>dictatorship</strong> – and saw her <strong>rise to</strong> become President Lula’s chief of staff.<br />
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Roussef keeps RUN OFF LEAD in poll.<br />
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Brazil’s <strong>ruling party presidential candidate</strong> Dilma Rousseff <strong>holds </strong>a <strong>solid lead over</strong> rival Jose Serra <strong>ahead of</strong> Sunday’s <strong>runoff,</strong> according to a new <strong>opinion poll.</strong><br />
Rousseff has 50 percent of <strong>voter support</strong> in the <strong>survey</strong> by the online Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper, compared <strong>with </strong>Serra’s 40 percent.<br />
The career <strong>civil servant</strong> and former <strong>leftist militant</strong> appears to have <strong>regained momentum</strong> after a <strong>drop in</strong> <strong>support</strong> several weeks ago caused by voters’ doubts about her religious beliefs and her stance on abortion.<br />
Serra, however, has one more <strong>televised</strong> <strong>debate</strong> on Friday <strong>to push</strong> <strong>his message</strong> that Rousseff has <strong>contradicted</strong> herself <strong>on moral values issues</strong> and has no experience as an elected official.<br />
But so far Serra has successfully <strong>steered discussion</strong> towards the eight years of strong economic growth under her mentor, the popular president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose <strong>endorsement</strong> is considered the biggest factor in her <strong>topping</strong> the <strong>polls.</strong>Andréa von Zastrow Mantovanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857768273083651156noreply@blogger.com0