(never did the label - painting the walls - fit so perfectly!)
Sunday, 15 June 2008
PICTURES OF WALLS
A great site! Here are the ones I like the most (:
(never did the label - painting the walls - fit so perfectly!)
(never did the label - painting the walls - fit so perfectly!)
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
A MATTER OF RESPECT (:
Well…I’m a bit sad about posting this, but I truly believe that it’s really necessary.
As you should all already know, we had to present the blogs today. It was a great opportunity to show some “team work” but, instead, I was bitterly surprised and disappointed with the fact that none of you were present! The thing is, you could, at the very least, have warned me that you weren't coming – which you didn’t...!
I must thank Cátia for showing her respectable commitment with the blog, the latter’s presentation and even the group talk. She was the only member of “The Flying Garden” that correctly presented (me and the teacher) her excuses for not being able to show up in today’s class, even though she was interested enough to ask us both, previously, if she could do something to contribute.
Actually, the “thing” went well... but you can imagine how embarrassing it was when I realized that I was the only one there to present what should have been “our group blog”. Ah, for you to have a picture: all the other groups had at least two members doing it.
I don’t expect apoligies since I know already that you won’t even find neither the time nor the will to answer this post. Either way, I think I must remind you that this is, most of all, a matter of respect.
As you should all already know, we had to present the blogs today. It was a great opportunity to show some “team work” but, instead, I was bitterly surprised and disappointed with the fact that none of you were present! The thing is, you could, at the very least, have warned me that you weren't coming – which you didn’t...!
I must thank Cátia for showing her respectable commitment with the blog, the latter’s presentation and even the group talk. She was the only member of “The Flying Garden” that correctly presented (me and the teacher) her excuses for not being able to show up in today’s class, even though she was interested enough to ask us both, previously, if she could do something to contribute.
Actually, the “thing” went well... but you can imagine how embarrassing it was when I realized that I was the only one there to present what should have been “our group blog”. Ah, for you to have a picture: all the other groups had at least two members doing it.
I don’t expect apoligies since I know already that you won’t even find neither the time nor the will to answer this post. Either way, I think I must remind you that this is, most of all, a matter of respect.
SHOCKING FACTS REGARDING OBESITY - What you didn’t know that reports show
Most the people are aware of the risks due to overweight and especially to obesity, but few acknowledge that this is considered to be the number one enemy of public health and even fewer recognize that this condition costs the NHS over £500 million a year.
This seriously growing modern social epidemic affects women and children the most. In England, it is estimated that throughout this last decade, obesity among women has increased in 6%. Nevertheless, the line separating the two genders, concerning obesity prevalence, is disappearing. Men, regardless of having always shown an inferior percentage, now see it increase sharply from 14% in 1994, up to 23.5% in 2003 – only 0.5% lower than the one accounted for the opposite sex in the same year. Studies from 2003 also confirm an almost constant increase in this problem among children aged 2 to 10, since 1995 till 2002. Only then, in 2002, can be noticed a slight drop in obesity of 2% (nearly approaching the 2001 level of 13%).
Despite the existing biological reasons, like genetics and illness, it is known that the foremost causes are environmental, such as having a careless lifestyle usually lacking in a balanced diet and in regular physical exercise.
A recent study involving secondary school pupils in England evidences that over 60% of lunch choices consist of: chips and potatoes cooked in oil, high fat main dishes, soft drinks, cakes and muffins. In contrast, healthier aliments such as fruit, fruit juice, vegetables, salads and milk stand for only 8%. The English government thinks that the effective answer to this current crisis lays in an educational approach in which parental and school guidance have a leading role in fighting as well in preventing childhood overweight and obesity. Of course fast-food advertisements targeting, particularly, a young audience are frequently judged for the companies’ abusing methods that often pass down the wrong message. On this matter, Michael Pollen, an American awarded author of several books connected to overweight and obesity, states: ‘The cheapest calories make you the fattest. (…) The correlation between poverty and obesity can be traced to agricultural policies and subsidies.’
The prime treatment for obesity is supported by eating fewer calories and exercising more to reduce body fat. In spite of this fact, in England, drug consumption seems to be a more appealing method for weight management since it roughly doubled between the years 2001 and 2002 reaching around 800, 000 prescriptions. By comparison, figures from 2004 reveal that between nearly 40% and 50% of the male adolescents and young male adults (aged 16-34) met the physical activity recommendations while women, despite accounting a poorer percentage of 30%, their trend is more constant than the men’s.
The World Health Organization predicts that by 2015 approximately 2.3 billions of the world population will be overweight and 0.7 billion will be obese. Hence, if you want to fight this disturbing forecast, in addition to consulting your family doctor or a nutritionist, you can always make an effort to sustain a correct diet and manage an appropriate physical exercise program.
Need a hand?
This seriously growing modern social epidemic affects women and children the most. In England, it is estimated that throughout this last decade, obesity among women has increased in 6%. Nevertheless, the line separating the two genders, concerning obesity prevalence, is disappearing. Men, regardless of having always shown an inferior percentage, now see it increase sharply from 14% in 1994, up to 23.5% in 2003 – only 0.5% lower than the one accounted for the opposite sex in the same year. Studies from 2003 also confirm an almost constant increase in this problem among children aged 2 to 10, since 1995 till 2002. Only then, in 2002, can be noticed a slight drop in obesity of 2% (nearly approaching the 2001 level of 13%).
Despite the existing biological reasons, like genetics and illness, it is known that the foremost causes are environmental, such as having a careless lifestyle usually lacking in a balanced diet and in regular physical exercise.
A recent study involving secondary school pupils in England evidences that over 60% of lunch choices consist of: chips and potatoes cooked in oil, high fat main dishes, soft drinks, cakes and muffins. In contrast, healthier aliments such as fruit, fruit juice, vegetables, salads and milk stand for only 8%. The English government thinks that the effective answer to this current crisis lays in an educational approach in which parental and school guidance have a leading role in fighting as well in preventing childhood overweight and obesity. Of course fast-food advertisements targeting, particularly, a young audience are frequently judged for the companies’ abusing methods that often pass down the wrong message. On this matter, Michael Pollen, an American awarded author of several books connected to overweight and obesity, states: ‘The cheapest calories make you the fattest. (…) The correlation between poverty and obesity can be traced to agricultural policies and subsidies.’
The prime treatment for obesity is supported by eating fewer calories and exercising more to reduce body fat. In spite of this fact, in England, drug consumption seems to be a more appealing method for weight management since it roughly doubled between the years 2001 and 2002 reaching around 800, 000 prescriptions. By comparison, figures from 2004 reveal that between nearly 40% and 50% of the male adolescents and young male adults (aged 16-34) met the physical activity recommendations while women, despite accounting a poorer percentage of 30%, their trend is more constant than the men’s.
The World Health Organization predicts that by 2015 approximately 2.3 billions of the world population will be overweight and 0.7 billion will be obese. Hence, if you want to fight this disturbing forecast, in addition to consulting your family doctor or a nutritionist, you can always make an effort to sustain a correct diet and manage an appropriate physical exercise program.
Need a hand?
Step one: calculate your BMI and find out what you and your family have to do in order to obtain a fit weight. Check for further details on the NOF website (www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk).
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
GOOD N' OLD
After seing Bea's post I decided to post some of my favourite vids and music too. So here it goes...
The first clip shows a sequence of images that is played along with Lou Reed's song "Walk on the Wild Side" . I like everything about this song: it talks about reality, about everyday life in a very funny and comic way and about what really matters. The vid is really cool too 'cause it matches perfectly with the song.
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ88oTITMoM
This next video shows the Rolling Stones back in 1968 singing one of their most brilliant songs "Sympathy for the Devil" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. You can see Jagger, completely on drugs, giving with the rest of the band a hell out of a show. With them, and "maybe on drugs" too, is John Lennon and his wife Yoko.
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=JMeWAtNIPxc&feature=related
It was not much but i hope you enjoy it.
The first clip shows a sequence of images that is played along with Lou Reed's song "Walk on the Wild Side" . I like everything about this song: it talks about reality, about everyday life in a very funny and comic way and about what really matters. The vid is really cool too 'cause it matches perfectly with the song.
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ88oTITMoM
This next video shows the Rolling Stones back in 1968 singing one of their most brilliant songs "Sympathy for the Devil" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. You can see Jagger, completely on drugs, giving with the rest of the band a hell out of a show. With them, and "maybe on drugs" too, is John Lennon and his wife Yoko.
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=JMeWAtNIPxc&feature=related
It was not much but i hope you enjoy it.
Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution
«Do the Evolution" is a song by Pearl Jam, from the album Yield (1998). It is the seventh track on the album. Despite not being released as a single, the song managed to reach number 33 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. (...)The song pairs music written by guitarist Stone Gossard with lyrics by lead singer Eddie Vedder.Vedder said that it is his favorite song from Yield: "I can listen to it like it's some band that just came out of nowhere. I just like the song. I was able to listen to it as an outside observer and just really play it over and over. Maybe because I was singing it from a third person so it didn't really feel like me singing."(...)The animated music video for the song was directed by Kevin Altieri, known for his direction on Batman: The Animated Series, and Todd McFarlane, better known for his work with the popular comic book Spawn and Korn's "Freak on a Leash" video. (...)It was written and developed by Joe Pearson and Kevin Altieri with input from Todd McFarlane and Eddie Vedder.»
Lyrics: http://www.pearljam.com/songs/song.php?song=DoTheEvolution
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This is my fav music video ever! (: Hope you enjoy it. After watching it you'll probably get why do I just love Pearl Jam and consider them one of the greatest music groups of our time - both the music, the lyrics and the clip are a great example of PJ's outstanding creativity as well as their will to say something that matters, in spite of that lovey-dovey stuff we find everywhere.
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
ERASMUS - an Educational Adventure
We really hope you enjoyed our presentation!
Here's the handout we gave you, imitating a postcard. It has some of the most beautiful european monuments as well as the EU flag on the front and the stamp with one of the emblem of the ERASMUS working as a stamp on the back of the postcard along with a few key ideas of our talk.
Monday, 2 June 2008
English Trailer for L' Auberge espagnole
Speaking of Erasmus, here you have the trailer of the French comedy "L'Auberge Espagnole".
Xavier, a French economics student, goes to Barcelona, as part of the Erasmus programme, in order to learn Spanish. He says farewell to his loving girlfriend, promising that they will remain close. Following his arrival, Xavier is soon thrust into a cultural melting pot when he moves into an apartment where other european students are - an Italian boy, an English girl, a boy from Denmark, a young girl from Belgium, a German and a girl from Tarragona.
Despite of their differences, together they carry on a series of adventures changing their lives and hopes for the future.
A light but touching story that celebrates the multicultural relations, friendship and the spirit within the Erasmus programme, all these experienced by Xavier, the main character.
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