quarta-feira, 31 de dezembro de 2008
terça-feira, 30 de dezembro de 2008
Bossa Nova - 50 anos
No final de 2008, ano dos 50 anos da Bossa Nova:
João Gilberto
Introdução a Garota de Ipanema
João Gilberto e Tom Jobim
Nara Leão
Vinícius de Moraes
João Gilberto
Introdução a Garota de Ipanema
João Gilberto e Tom Jobim
Nara Leão
Vinícius de Moraes
191 milhões
191 milhões milhões de euros é o valor devido a 20.000 trabalhadores. A CGTP exigiu ao Governo sete medidas para a resolução do problema.
segunda-feira, 29 de dezembro de 2008
Edward Said vs Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington, o autor do Choque das Civilizações, morreu no dia 24 de Dezembro.A propósito desta teoria, Edward Said proferiu uma palestra, The Myth of the "Clash of Civilizations":
domingo, 28 de dezembro de 2008
Mensagem dos "Jewish Voice for Peace"
Jewish Voice for Peace joins millions around the world, including the 1,000 Israelis who protested in the streets of Tel Aviv this weekend, in condemning ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza. We call for an immediate end to attacks on all civilians, whether Palestinian or Israeli.
Israel's slow strangulation of Gaza through blockade has caused widespread suffering to the 1.5 million people of Gaza due to lack of food, electricity, water treatment supplies and medical equipment. It is a violation of humanitarian law and has been widely condemned around the world.
In resisting this strangulation, Hamas resumed launching rockets and mortars from Gaza into southern Israel, directly targeting civilians, which is also a war crime. Over the years, these poorly made rockets have been responsible for the deaths of 15 Israelis since 2004.
Every country, Israel included, has the right and obligation to protect its citizens. The recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza shows that diplomatic agreements are the best protection for civilian life.
Moreover, massive Israeli air strikes have proven an indiscriminate and brutal weapon. In just two days, the known death toll is close to 300, and the attacks are continuing. By targeting the infrastructure of a poor and densely populated area, Israel has ensured widespread civilian casualties among this already suffering and vulnerable population.
This massive destruction of Palestinian life will not protect the citizens of Israel. It is illegal and immoral and should be condemned in the strongest possible terms. And it threatens to ignite the West Bank and add flames to the other fires burning in the Middle East and beyond for years to come.
The timing of this attack, during the waning days of a US administration that has undertaken a catastrophic policy toward the Middle East and during the run-up to an Israeli election, suggests an opportunistic agenda for short-term political gain at an immense cost in Palestinian lives. In the long run this policy will benefit no-one except those who always profit from war and exploitation. Only a just and lasting peace, achieved through a negotiated agreement, can provide both Palestinians and Israelis the security they want and deserve.
Filme recomendado - "Hunger"
Realização: Steve McQueen
Officer Commanding IRA political prisoners, H-Blocks, Long Kesh. Born 19th March 1954, died 5th May 1981 after sixty-six days on hunger strike.
Twenty-seven-year old Bobby Sands, after enduring years of solitary confinement and beatings, led the 1981 hunger strike, during which he was elected as MP for the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the north of Ireland.
Bobby became an international figure who to this day continues to inspire not just Irish republicans in their pursuit of freedom from British rule but people around the world struggling for their rights.
sexta-feira, 26 de dezembro de 2008
Mensagem de Natal do 1º Ministro
Palavras de agradecimento aos portugueses e promessas de "ajuda" para quem tem dificuldades. Ninguém ficou a saber o que quis dizer.
Subsídio de desemprego, reformas, incentivo ao investimento - de nada disso falou. A "ajuda" ficou na escuridão.
Ficámos a saber, contudo, que José Sócrates tem uma grande influência no Banco Central Europeu: graças a ele, Sócrates, as taxas de juro baixaram.
quinta-feira, 25 de dezembro de 2008
Fotos que fizeram História 24 - 1ª fotografia da Terra tirada do espaço - 25 de Dezembro de 1968
1ª fotografia da Terra tirada do espaço - 25 de Dezembro de 1968
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