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To all those who have been leaving comments and are not getting any answers...I am not away, I am just experiencing Internet problems (Google related) at home!

Will reply as soon as system back on track (soon I hope!!!)

Human Rights Day

President and Chair of the Commission on Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, looking at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Spanish. Credit: UN Photo.

Human Rights Day 2007 marks the start of a year-long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

This theme for 2008, “Dignity and justice for all of us,” reinforces the vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a commitment to universal dignity and justice. It is not a luxury or a wish-list. The UDHR and its core values, inherent human dignity, non-discrimination, equality, fairness and universality, apply to everyone, everywhere and always. The Declaration is universal, enduring and vibrant, and it concerns us all.

Since its adoption in 1948, the Declaration has been and continues to be a source of inspiration for national and international efforts to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

An essential element in the protection of human rights is a widespread knowledge and understanding among people of what their rights are and how they can be defended. The Declaration is now available in over 360 languages and is the most translated document in the world – a testament to its universal nature and reach.

Sixty years on, we pay tribute to the extraordinary vision of the Declaration’s original drafters and to the many human rights defenders around the world who have struggled to make their vision a reality.

The Declaration belongs to each and every one of us – read it, learn it, promote it and claim it as your own.

Source: United Nations web site

Querido Pai Natal...

Mmmoooââââââ?????

I am 63% Addicted to Coffee

Amar!

Eu quero amar, amar perdidamente!

Amar só por amar: Aqui...além...

Mais Este e Aquele, o Outro e toda a gente

Amar! Amar! E não amar ninguém!

Recordar? Esquecer? Indiferente!...

Prender ou desprender? É mal? É bem?

Quem disser que se pode amar alguém

Durante a vida inteira é porque mente!

Há uma Primavera em cada vida:

É preciso cantá-la assim florida,

Pois se Deus nos deu voz, foi pra cantar!

E se um dia hei-de ser pó, cinza e nada

Que seja a minha noite uma alvorada,

Que me saiba perder... pra me encontrar...

Florbela Espanca

To "My" Blogosphere!!!

This award is dedicated to all the blogs which have been listed by me on the "Blogs I Love" and "My Favs". Thank you for all the joy in reading you!

Ce prix est une dédicace à tous les blogs que j'ai mis sur mes listes "Blogs I Love" et "My Favs". C'est un plaisir de vous lire!

Este prémio é dedicado a todos os blogs das minhas listas "Blogs I Love" e "My Favs". Obrigado pelos bons momentos que passo a ler-vos!

Questo memme va dedicato a tutti i blog che si trovano sulle mie liste, cioè "Blogs I love" ed "My Favs". Grazie, leggervi é una vera gioia!

ευχαριστο σε όλοι!

"Thinking Blogger Award"!

I was nominated for a "Thinking Blogger Award" by "Il Grande" (per me lo sei!) MasterMax! I have been given quite a few awards, would one think I become blasée? NOT AT ALL!

This is like a recognition from your "peers" of the good work you are doing, and it is only natural that you contribute to other good work being done to be known by retributing the honour you have been given to others. Quindi, voglio ringraziare Max per il suo premio, mi fa veramente piacere, ed voglio anchio dare questo premio!

I wish to nominate the following Blogs/Persons:

Hydra, o teu humor é a minha evasão diária de bom humor no escritório quando só tenho vontade de gritar!

Mik@ pela sua boa disposição, bom humor e por ser da minha terrrinha!

FJ, primo as tuas palavras inspiram deveras!

Paulo, porque a vida é tão simples e tão bela...porquê complicar, não é?

Isline, ciccia continui ad essere la persona romantica e meravigliosa che sei!

A vous tous mes cher(es) ami(e)s...tout le bonheur du monde et plus d'années pour vos blogs!!!

p.s. all those that are not nominated here, you are not forgotten, I have something in-store for you!

Entre Portugal e Italia!

Está tudo dito...niente altro da dire!

p.s. agradecimentos pela "piada" ao grande "Webcedário"!

Kryptonite Cake!!!

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup of sugar (you can also use the pot of yogurt as measure)
• 1/2 cup of oil (sunflower or peanut)
• 1 yogurt (natural)
• 1 cup of mint syrup
• 4 cups of flour
• 1 pinch of salt
• yeast (for pastry)
• chocolate (cooking chocolate. I used "Cremant")

1. Mix the egg yolks with the sugar until you have a cream.
2. Add the oil to the egg cream
3. Add the mint syrup and the yogurt
4. Add the flour and the yeast
5. Add the pinch of salt to the white of the eggs that you will whip until they are firm and add this preparation to the green dough very carefully.
6. Put half the dough in your "tourtière" (I used one with a 30cm ø)
7. Put chocolate on top (I have grated the chocolate with a peeler)
8. Put the rest of the dough on top of the chocolate
9. Put in pre-heated oven and cook at temperature of 180° for around 40-45 minutes (check cooking with a tooth pick. If tooth pick comes out clean, your cake is ready)

You will then have an extraordinary cake with an incredible perfume, awesome taste and with an unbelievable green colour!

p.s. Qui bisogna ringraziare Lucia per la ricetta ed anche Anna (Undici Mesi).

Escrita...escrita

Visitando outro blog (Pópulo) deparei-me com um teste de grafologia muito engraçado que me deu vontade de tentar fazer. E o resultado foi este:

A inclinação de sua letra mostra que você tende a ser uma pessoa extrovertida, sociável e afetuosa. A ligação de sua letra revela organização, raciocínio lógico e razoável capacidade de adaptação. A direção de sua letra indica otimismo, criatividade e impulsividade na realização das tarefas cotidianas.

A pressão de sua escrita sinaliza um gasto pequeno de energia nas suas tarefas diárias. Diz também de seu bom gosto, sensibilidade, e de sua facilidade em sucumbir ao cansaço físico e mental. As áreas valorizadas na sua escrita destacam vigor físico e sexual que se refletem na grande habilidade de expressão corporal.

A forma de sua letra demonstra sinceridade, capacidade de adaptação, espontaneidade; sensualidade.

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day

This year's World AIDS Day celebrates the leaders and communities worldwide who are setting examples, taking initiatives and helping the world to keep its promise to act on AIDS. This year, World AIDS Day focuses on "leadership", the theme set by the World AIDS Campaign under the five-year slogan “Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise”.

To know more about World AIDS Day and its campaing visit the UNAIDS website. The 2007 AIDS Epidemic Update can be read here

Bela...educação...

Das duas uma...ou combinaram todos juntos para me ruinarem a semana, ou é eu sei lá que mistério que me anda a transformar numa fera.

Ora ia eu tõ descançadinha no meu caminho para o trabalho quando passo ao lado de uma construção e ouço (com grande espanto)..."olha a gaja boa"!...outro de responder "eh russa, qu'és tan *@# boa"!

Ora, a moça singela e inocente que eu sou (tá bem, não acreditam? perguntem a quem me conhece, nah!), de se virar e murmurar uma pequena resposta incompreensivel até para mim...um deles de recomeçar "olha lá, qu'és boa, anda cá"...o outro de dizer "e se a gaja é portuguesa"..."t'as parvo, é loira...já viste portuguesas loiras?" (pouca sorte tens tu calhaste logo com uma portuguesa!!!)

Esta moçinha singela....de desatar a responder....com toda a dignidade e elegância que me caracterizam (mas que sim senhor...eu sou moça fina!)..."meu excelenterrimo cavaleiro (foi mais ou menos isto...bem, mais menos do que mais mais...cá me entendo) ...meu parvalhão...(e aqui poupo os ouvidos mais sensíveis) @#*...@#*...@#*...da parte das verdadeiras loiras verdadeiramente portuguesas! (NAH!!!)

Don't mess with a blonde...more so if she is portuguese!!!

Age! Fac ut gaudeam!

Há dias em que me sinto assim...mas ultimamente tem sido mais assim do que outra coisa!!!

Friends of World Food Programme (WFP)

After having published my post on the Free Rice web game, I was contacted by the Communications Associate from "Friends of the World Food Programme".

It was very interesting to know that there is an organization based in Washington D.C. that is devoted to helping the WFP in its work to releave the world from hunger. They partner with the World Food Programme to raise funds, mobilize volunteers, and draw attention to global hunger and poverty. Once a month, they send out an electronic newsletter, Food for Thought, which highlights WFP’s current humanitarian relief activities, relevant news items, events from other humanitarian relief organizations, and pieces written by people who are in the field.

They are reaching out to bloggers and asking them to post something on their blogs about their newsletter and encourage people to sign up for it. They also have some banners to put on your website, blog...these are very simple things you can do to help. So, don't hesitate to take a look into their website and to help in any way you wish and can!

You can also visit the World Food Programme website. Don't hesitate in helping!

Alive With Technology!!!

When it comes to technology, I am a big fan...especially coupled with a lot of imagination. But how about comparing the above technology, with the one of the video below?

Now dare telling me that you don't prefer "breakfast-bacon-eggs" technology???

Dream Team...Fondue Night!

Dedicated to the Dream Team (Angela, Lisa, Ana, Patricia, Christine, Vanessa, Maria, Sweenitha...Gaynor and Laura who could not join us). A team that goes wild when fighting for the "religieuse"...that crusty layer of cheese that remains at the bottom of the pot after the fondue has been literally "devoured"!!!

Web game provides free rice. . .

The World Food Programme (WFP) says hunger is the world's number one emergency. An internet word game has generated enough rice to feed 50,000 people for one day, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has said.

The game, FreeRice, tests the vocabulary of participants. For each click on a correct answer, the website donates money to buy 10 grains of rice. Companies advertising on the website provide the money to the WFP to buy and distribute the rice. FreeRice went online in early October and has now raised 1bn grains of rice. That is enough rice to feed 50,000 people for one day, the WFP said on Friday.

"Viral marketing"

The head of the WFP, Josette Sheeran, said: "FreeRice really hits home how the web can be harnessed to raise awareness and funds for he world's number one emergency." She said word of the game has spread with the help of internet bloggers and websites like Facebook and YouTube. "The site is a viral marketing success story."

P.S. The idea behind the game made me want to know more, and after some personal research, I found that it takes about 3,500 grains of rice to feed one person. That is the reason why it is interesting to look at the "TOTALS" page on FreeRice.

Descanço...qual descanço????

Isto de sair todos os dias até as tantas e de ir trabalhar cedo na manhã seguinte dà nisto!!!!