o resto é palha
assino por baixo :: na íntegra
[Joe Berardo diz que o mercado de capitais não vai melhorar e que é altura do capitalismo dar lugar a uma "nova ordem mundial"]
posted by Watchful Eye at 10:05
28.1.09
assino por baixo :: na íntegra
[Joe Berardo diz que o mercado de capitais não vai melhorar e que é altura do capitalismo dar lugar a uma "nova ordem mundial"]
27.1.09
Diplomatic Reception
lavish decor
esoteric encounter
palate gourmet
foreign conversations
and blissful rest...
esoteric encounter
palate gourmet
foreign conversations
and blissful rest...
posted by Globetrotter at 11:21
26.1.09
Buffalo Kid
Amateur video of an extraordinary showdown between Buffalos and Lions -- with a special appearance by a hungry Crocodile -- at South Africa's Kruger National Park.
posted by Globetrotter at 00:01
23.1.09
musical reflections
(Adagio, Secret Garden - composed by Shigeru Umebayashi)
(Yumeji's Theme by Shigeru Umebayashi)
posted by Caves da Alma at 13:53
20.1.09
Yes YOU Can :: Be Your Word
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the fainthearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again, these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West: Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the fainthearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again, these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West: Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
posted by Watchful Eye at 17:17
12.1.09
GMT
"Brand New Day"
How many of you people out there
Been hurt in some kind of love affair
And how many times do you swear that you'll never love again?
How many lonely, sleepless nights
How many lies, how many fights
And why would you want to put yourself through all that again?
"Love is pain," I hear you say
Love has a cruel and bitter way
Of paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain
How could it be that what you need the most
Can leave you feeling just like a ghost?
You never want to feel so sad and lost again
One day you could be looking
Through an old book in rainy weather
You see a picture of her smiling at you
When you were still together
You could be walking down the street
And who should you chance to meet
But that same old smile that you've been thinking of all day
You can turn the clock to zero, honey
I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock all the way back
I wonder if she'll take me back
I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero, sister
You'll never know how much I missed her
Starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero, boss
The river's wide, we'll swim across
Started up a brand new day
It could happen to you - just like it happened to me
There's simply no immunity - there's no guarantee
I say love's such a force - if you find yourself in it
And sometimes no reflection is there
Baby wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Turn the clock to zero, honey
I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero, Mac
I'm begging her to take me back
I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero, boss
The river's wide, we'll swim across
Started up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero buddy
Don't wanna be no fuddy duddy
Started up a brand new day
I'm the rhythm in your tune
I'm the sun and you're the moon
I'm a bat and you're the cave
You're the beach and I'm the wave
I’m the plow and you’re the land
You're the glove and I'm the hand
I'm the train and you're the station
I'm a flagpole to your nation - yeah
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Starting up a brand new day
I'm the present to your future
You're the wound and I’m the suture
You're the magnet to my pole
I'm the devil in your soul
You're the pupil I'm the teacher
You're the church and I'm the preacher
You're the flower I'm the rain
You're the tunnel I'm the train
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Starting up a brand new day
You're the crop to my rotation
You're the sum of my equation
I'm the answer to your question
If you follow my suggestion
We can turn this ship around
We'll go up instead of down
You're the pan and I'm the handle
You're the flame and I'm the candle
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl
Stand up all you lovers in the world
We're starting up a brand new day
How many of you people out there
Been hurt in some kind of love affair
And how many times do you swear that you'll never love again?
How many lonely, sleepless nights
How many lies, how many fights
And why would you want to put yourself through all that again?
"Love is pain," I hear you say
Love has a cruel and bitter way
Of paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain
How could it be that what you need the most
Can leave you feeling just like a ghost?
You never want to feel so sad and lost again
One day you could be looking
Through an old book in rainy weather
You see a picture of her smiling at you
When you were still together
You could be walking down the street
And who should you chance to meet
But that same old smile that you've been thinking of all day
You can turn the clock to zero, honey
I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock all the way back
I wonder if she'll take me back
I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero, sister
You'll never know how much I missed her
Starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero, boss
The river's wide, we'll swim across
Started up a brand new day
It could happen to you - just like it happened to me
There's simply no immunity - there's no guarantee
I say love's such a force - if you find yourself in it
And sometimes no reflection is there
Baby wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Turn the clock to zero, honey
I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero, Mac
I'm begging her to take me back
I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero, boss
The river's wide, we'll swim across
Started up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero buddy
Don't wanna be no fuddy duddy
Started up a brand new day
I'm the rhythm in your tune
I'm the sun and you're the moon
I'm a bat and you're the cave
You're the beach and I'm the wave
I’m the plow and you’re the land
You're the glove and I'm the hand
I'm the train and you're the station
I'm a flagpole to your nation - yeah
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Starting up a brand new day
I'm the present to your future
You're the wound and I’m the suture
You're the magnet to my pole
I'm the devil in your soul
You're the pupil I'm the teacher
You're the church and I'm the preacher
You're the flower I'm the rain
You're the tunnel I'm the train
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Starting up a brand new day
You're the crop to my rotation
You're the sum of my equation
I'm the answer to your question
If you follow my suggestion
We can turn this ship around
We'll go up instead of down
You're the pan and I'm the handle
You're the flame and I'm the candle
Stand up all you lovers in the world
Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl
Stand up all you lovers in the world
We're starting up a brand new day
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posted by Amores Risíveis at 19:10
Circular Pessoana
Esclarecimento sobre as calúnias à família de Fernando Pessoa
Em Outubro de 2007, três estrangeiros, um colombiano – Jerónimo Pizarro, um argentino – Patrício Ferrari e um alemão – Stephan Dix, desejando fazer trabalhos sobre F.P. e sabendo da conhecida disponibilidade dos herdeiros, com o objectivo de fazerem a respectiva análise pediram para ver qualquer documentação ainda na minha posse, Manuela Nogueira, e de seu irmão, Luís Miguel. Assim começou o caso que se tornou numa difamação à família de Fernando Pessoa
Convenceram-nos que seria ideal digitalizarem os documentos que ainda tínhamos em nosso poder. Assim, não teríamos de continuar a ser incomodados por outros estudiosos ou mesmo, curiosos. A documentação ficaria disponibilizada online.
Nós concordámos. Devido à nossa idade avançada e ao inconveniente que seria deixar esta pesada herança a nossos filhos, parecia bom a digitalização que facilitava o acesso a todos os estudiosos.
O investigador J.Pizarro prometeu entregar à família de F.P. DVD`s do material digitalizado e, com o nosso acordo, fornecer também cópias à Biblioteca Nacional.
Infelizmente nada ficou escrito. Acreditámos nesta boa intenção, tendo presente que outros investigadores já tinham procurado nessa documentação residual elementos para os seus trabalhos sem levantarem problemas.
Assim, durante quase um mês, estiveram em nossas casas com uma equipa alargada a digitalizar documentos, livros, etc.
Pizarro buscava material para as suas investigações pessoais e para o grupo da Edição Crítica, ao qual estava ligado; Ferrari tinha como alvo a sua tese sobre “A Biblioteca de Fernando Pessoa”.
Até aqui parecia que tudo se processava normalmente. Só que, a ânsia de notoriedade destes arrivistas, fez com que começassem a dar a jornalistas notícias constantes do que faziam e a veicularem a ideia que afinal a família do poeta sonegara bastante material no passado.
Sem conhecimento dos dois contratos firmados entre a família o Estado e a Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, propalaram, com má fé, uma história difamatória.
A comunicação social rejubilou com esta insinuação reles e mal contada. Havia material para uma guerra. Guerra que fazia o nome dos “arrivistas” aparecer com relevo e vender jornais.
Anteriormente, sem grande enfoque, tinha sido promovido pela família um leilão em Fevereiro de 2007 onde a B.N. adquiriu duas peças de interesse para aí ficarem depositadas. Como se sabe o Estado tem sempre direito de opção.
Quando o 2º leilão foi programado para Novembro de 2008, e com a digitalização já acabada, rebentou a bomba maior. O respectivo catálogo já estava há algum tempo na Internet, mas o Estado apenas 20 dias antes procurou saber sobre o material que ia a leilão e convocou a família. Debaixo de pressão pela falta de tempo, conseguiu-se uma sintonia entre o Ministro da Cultura e a família e foi assinado um documento para que ficasse bem explícito que o Estado podia exercer o direito de opção.
A digitalização ter sido feita já não era agora essencial para os estrangeiros. Tinham dado apenas um DVD à família, apesar de instados para darem a totalidade, como prometido. Veio também a saber-se que não tinham fornecido à B.N., como combinado, os DVD´s que ficariam à disposição de todos os interessados.
Em consequência da sua actuação nos jornais (Diário de Notícias, Público, Expresso. Correio da Manhã) fomos difamados.
Depois de várias tentativas saiu um esclarecimento da família no Expresso, embora a carta saísse truncada. Também houve uma entrevista a Manuela Nogueira no Diário de Notícias, expressamente pedida pelo Director deste jornal, onde houve uma explicação dos factos. Seguiram-se duas curtíssimas entrevistas dadas à TVI e SIC que não tiveram horário acessível e a principal sobre este assunto, não passou.
FACTOS CONCRETOS:
Em finais de 1978 os herdeiros de Fernando Pessoa, seus três irmãos (só Henriqueta Madalena teve dois descendentes, Maria Manuela e Luís Miguel), venderam ao Estado o conteúdo da arca onde Fernando Pessoa deixara em grandes envelopes a obra que arrumara. Esse conteúdo foi durante mais dedois anos objecto de estudos e classificação por um grupo de três funcionárias do Ministério da Educação que todas as tardes se deslocavam a casa de Henriqueta Madalena.
Depois de negociação esse espólio – que continha os originais da obra de F.P e dos seus heterónimos – foi vendido ao Estado por um preço exíguo (esses originais têm hoje um valor incalculável). Ficou na B.N. Do espólio saiu praticamente a totalidade da obra do poeta – alvo de traduções em 35 idiomas – e inúmeros trabalhos de estudiosos, tudo para benefício do público, de autores, editores e livreiros.
Em finais de 1988 a Câmara Municipal de Lisboa comprou à família dois lotes de livros que o poeta deixara em duas estantes. No contrato que a família conserva diz: uma estante com livros encadernados 327 e outra com 777 livros. Não existe no contrato a palavra Biblioteca nem qualquer referência a revistas.
A família vendeu o que foi objecto de um contrato e não tudo que, na altura, a irmã do poeta pudesse possuir relativo ao irmão.
Os “abusadores da confiança da família” acusam-nos de ter conservado património que não devíamos já possuir. E, cúmulo, que levámos a leilão uma capa rasgada de um livro, com palavras escritas pelo poeta, e que eles descobriram que pertencia a um livro que está na Casa Fernando Pessoa.
Patrício Ferrari, por ter digitalizado os livros na Casa Fernando Pessoa reconheceu essa capa no catálogo do espólio que ia a leilão e avisou a Câmara que pressurosamente enviou no momento do leilão uma Providência Cautelar em nosso nome, para impedir que o leilão se efectuasse.
O documento não vinha devidamente comprovado pelo tribunal e o leilão continuou, embora prejudicasse fortemente a família e a Leiloeira.
Teria bastado um contacto telefónico feito pela Câmara ou Directora da Casa Fernando Pessoa, que estava bem informada do assunto, para que a dita capa fosse imediatamente retirada e não entrasse no leilão. O caso seria logo aclarado.
Quiseram fazer chicana, sabotar o leilão, e colocar mal a família. Infelizmente, com a ajuda dos média mal informados, conseguiram.
O que provavelmente aconteceu na altura da embalagem dos livros em casa da irmã do poeta foi que, talvez por negligência ou ignorância, os embaladores deixassem a capa rasgada. A irmã do poeta, com o cuidado que sempre teve com o espólio, guardou essa peça meia destruída junto a outros documentos do irmão. Mais tarde quando recebemos esse espólio residual a “capinha” foi a leilão sem poder saber que pertencia a um livro vendido à Câmara há 20 anos!!!
Assim foi a família publicamente acusada de estar a vender documentos por uma segunda vez.
Até na TVE já passou uma peça sobre esta farsa ridícula que começou a circular por todo o lado. De facto os arrivistas, mal intencionados, encontraram em Portugal bom terreno para espalhar com má fé esta ignomínia. Portugal adora dar voz a estrangeiros e difamar os seus conterrâneos. Felizmente há muitos estrangeiros dignos de todo o respeito a viver no nosso país.
EIS OS FACTOS que podem ser documentados. Parece que a Câmara perdeu os contratos e actuou baseada apenas pela informação veiculada pelos “estudiosos” e confirmada pela Directora da CASA FERNANDO PESSOA.
Posteriormente veio uma notícia dizendo que não havia provas para a Providência Cautelar. Sem relevo, sem pedido de desculpa.
“NÃO SE DEVE ADMITIR O USO DE CALÚNIAS POR FALTA DE INFORMAÇÂO”
Maria Manuela Nogueira Rosa Dias Murteira
e
Luís Miguel Nogueira Rosa Dias
Lisboa, Janeiro de 2009
Convenceram-nos que seria ideal digitalizarem os documentos que ainda tínhamos em nosso poder. Assim, não teríamos de continuar a ser incomodados por outros estudiosos ou mesmo, curiosos. A documentação ficaria disponibilizada online.
Nós concordámos. Devido à nossa idade avançada e ao inconveniente que seria deixar esta pesada herança a nossos filhos, parecia bom a digitalização que facilitava o acesso a todos os estudiosos.
O investigador J.Pizarro prometeu entregar à família de F.P. DVD`s do material digitalizado e, com o nosso acordo, fornecer também cópias à Biblioteca Nacional.
Infelizmente nada ficou escrito. Acreditámos nesta boa intenção, tendo presente que outros investigadores já tinham procurado nessa documentação residual elementos para os seus trabalhos sem levantarem problemas.
Assim, durante quase um mês, estiveram em nossas casas com uma equipa alargada a digitalizar documentos, livros, etc.
Pizarro buscava material para as suas investigações pessoais e para o grupo da Edição Crítica, ao qual estava ligado; Ferrari tinha como alvo a sua tese sobre “A Biblioteca de Fernando Pessoa”.
Até aqui parecia que tudo se processava normalmente. Só que, a ânsia de notoriedade destes arrivistas, fez com que começassem a dar a jornalistas notícias constantes do que faziam e a veicularem a ideia que afinal a família do poeta sonegara bastante material no passado.
Sem conhecimento dos dois contratos firmados entre a família o Estado e a Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, propalaram, com má fé, uma história difamatória.
A comunicação social rejubilou com esta insinuação reles e mal contada. Havia material para uma guerra. Guerra que fazia o nome dos “arrivistas” aparecer com relevo e vender jornais.
Anteriormente, sem grande enfoque, tinha sido promovido pela família um leilão em Fevereiro de 2007 onde a B.N. adquiriu duas peças de interesse para aí ficarem depositadas. Como se sabe o Estado tem sempre direito de opção.
Quando o 2º leilão foi programado para Novembro de 2008, e com a digitalização já acabada, rebentou a bomba maior. O respectivo catálogo já estava há algum tempo na Internet, mas o Estado apenas 20 dias antes procurou saber sobre o material que ia a leilão e convocou a família. Debaixo de pressão pela falta de tempo, conseguiu-se uma sintonia entre o Ministro da Cultura e a família e foi assinado um documento para que ficasse bem explícito que o Estado podia exercer o direito de opção.
A digitalização ter sido feita já não era agora essencial para os estrangeiros. Tinham dado apenas um DVD à família, apesar de instados para darem a totalidade, como prometido. Veio também a saber-se que não tinham fornecido à B.N., como combinado, os DVD´s que ficariam à disposição de todos os interessados.
Em consequência da sua actuação nos jornais (Diário de Notícias, Público, Expresso. Correio da Manhã) fomos difamados.
Depois de várias tentativas saiu um esclarecimento da família no Expresso, embora a carta saísse truncada. Também houve uma entrevista a Manuela Nogueira no Diário de Notícias, expressamente pedida pelo Director deste jornal, onde houve uma explicação dos factos. Seguiram-se duas curtíssimas entrevistas dadas à TVI e SIC que não tiveram horário acessível e a principal sobre este assunto, não passou.
FACTOS CONCRETOS:
Em finais de 1978 os herdeiros de Fernando Pessoa, seus três irmãos (só Henriqueta Madalena teve dois descendentes, Maria Manuela e Luís Miguel), venderam ao Estado o conteúdo da arca onde Fernando Pessoa deixara em grandes envelopes a obra que arrumara. Esse conteúdo foi durante mais dedois anos objecto de estudos e classificação por um grupo de três funcionárias do Ministério da Educação que todas as tardes se deslocavam a casa de Henriqueta Madalena.
Depois de negociação esse espólio – que continha os originais da obra de F.P e dos seus heterónimos – foi vendido ao Estado por um preço exíguo (esses originais têm hoje um valor incalculável). Ficou na B.N. Do espólio saiu praticamente a totalidade da obra do poeta – alvo de traduções em 35 idiomas – e inúmeros trabalhos de estudiosos, tudo para benefício do público, de autores, editores e livreiros.
Em finais de 1988 a Câmara Municipal de Lisboa comprou à família dois lotes de livros que o poeta deixara em duas estantes. No contrato que a família conserva diz: uma estante com livros encadernados 327 e outra com 777 livros. Não existe no contrato a palavra Biblioteca nem qualquer referência a revistas.
A família vendeu o que foi objecto de um contrato e não tudo que, na altura, a irmã do poeta pudesse possuir relativo ao irmão.
Os “abusadores da confiança da família” acusam-nos de ter conservado património que não devíamos já possuir. E, cúmulo, que levámos a leilão uma capa rasgada de um livro, com palavras escritas pelo poeta, e que eles descobriram que pertencia a um livro que está na Casa Fernando Pessoa.
Patrício Ferrari, por ter digitalizado os livros na Casa Fernando Pessoa reconheceu essa capa no catálogo do espólio que ia a leilão e avisou a Câmara que pressurosamente enviou no momento do leilão uma Providência Cautelar em nosso nome, para impedir que o leilão se efectuasse.
O documento não vinha devidamente comprovado pelo tribunal e o leilão continuou, embora prejudicasse fortemente a família e a Leiloeira.
Teria bastado um contacto telefónico feito pela Câmara ou Directora da Casa Fernando Pessoa, que estava bem informada do assunto, para que a dita capa fosse imediatamente retirada e não entrasse no leilão. O caso seria logo aclarado.
Quiseram fazer chicana, sabotar o leilão, e colocar mal a família. Infelizmente, com a ajuda dos média mal informados, conseguiram.
O que provavelmente aconteceu na altura da embalagem dos livros em casa da irmã do poeta foi que, talvez por negligência ou ignorância, os embaladores deixassem a capa rasgada. A irmã do poeta, com o cuidado que sempre teve com o espólio, guardou essa peça meia destruída junto a outros documentos do irmão. Mais tarde quando recebemos esse espólio residual a “capinha” foi a leilão sem poder saber que pertencia a um livro vendido à Câmara há 20 anos!!!
Assim foi a família publicamente acusada de estar a vender documentos por uma segunda vez.
Até na TVE já passou uma peça sobre esta farsa ridícula que começou a circular por todo o lado. De facto os arrivistas, mal intencionados, encontraram em Portugal bom terreno para espalhar com má fé esta ignomínia. Portugal adora dar voz a estrangeiros e difamar os seus conterrâneos. Felizmente há muitos estrangeiros dignos de todo o respeito a viver no nosso país.
EIS OS FACTOS que podem ser documentados. Parece que a Câmara perdeu os contratos e actuou baseada apenas pela informação veiculada pelos “estudiosos” e confirmada pela Directora da CASA FERNANDO PESSOA.
Posteriormente veio uma notícia dizendo que não havia provas para a Providência Cautelar. Sem relevo, sem pedido de desculpa.
“NÃO SE DEVE ADMITIR O USO DE CALÚNIAS POR FALTA DE INFORMAÇÂO”
Maria Manuela Nogueira Rosa Dias Murteira
e
Luís Miguel Nogueira Rosa Dias
Lisboa, Janeiro de 2009
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