3.31.2012
I want to be alone: the rise and rise of solo living
The number of people living alone has skyrocketed. What is driving the phenomenon? And solo dwellers Colm Tóibín, Alex Zane, Carmen Calli and others reflect on life as a singleton
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/mar/30/the-rise-of-solo-living
solo living = solitary living = solo dweller = singleton
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/mar/30/the-rise-of-solo-living
solo living = solitary living = solo dweller = singleton
3.25.2012
BIGs, BRICS and PIIGS
BIGs = Brazil, Italy and Germany
BRICS = Group of Global Emerging Countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
PIIGS = Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain
BRICS = Group of Global Emerging Countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
PIIGS = Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain
DISMAL SCIENCE >< GAY SCIENCE
Dismal Science = Ciência da Tristeza / Lúgubre / Sombria
Gay Science = Ciência Gaiata ou da Alegre Sabedoria (Nietzsche). [No terceiro capítulo deste livro é lançado o famoso diagnóstico nietzschiano: “Deus está morto. Deus continua morto. E fomos nós que o matamos”, proferido pelo Homem Louco em meio aos mercadores ímpios (§125).”
Gay Science = Ciência Gaiata ou da Alegre Sabedoria (Nietzsche). [No terceiro capítulo deste livro é lançado o famoso diagnóstico nietzschiano: “Deus está morto. Deus continua morto. E fomos nós que o matamos”, proferido pelo Homem Louco em meio aos mercadores ímpios (§125).”
3.24.2012
3.23.2012
BECK AND CALL
at your beck and call = às suas ordens, à sua disposição
I am at the beck and call of my clients. When I have to meet the expectations of several of them at the same time...[ Houston, we have a problem here...]
I am at the beck and call of my clients. When I have to meet the expectations of several of them at the same time...[ Houston, we have a problem here...]
IDIOMS
let alone quanto mais, muito menos, sem falar em
let be deixe estar
let down gently ir mais devagar, afrouxar
let drop/fall/slip deixar cair
let go não mais preocupar-se com
let in on contar a alguém sobre um plano secreto
let know avisar, informar
let loose deixar solto
let off disparar, descarregar, ser clemente
let on contar a alguém algo que deveria ser segredo
let oneself go soltar, não se conter
let oneself in for fazer algo que irá causar problema
let out alugar, fechar
let someone alone deixar em paz
let someone down desapontar, decepcionar
let someone have it gritar com alguém por estar zangado com ele/ala
let up afrouxar, amainar
let up on afrouxar, ser tolerante
let be deixe estar
let down gently ir mais devagar, afrouxar
let drop/fall/slip deixar cair
let go não mais preocupar-se com
let in on contar a alguém sobre um plano secreto
let know avisar, informar
let loose deixar solto
let off disparar, descarregar, ser clemente
let on contar a alguém algo que deveria ser segredo
let oneself go soltar, não se conter
let oneself in for fazer algo que irá causar problema
let out alugar, fechar
let someone alone deixar em paz
let someone down desapontar, decepcionar
let someone have it gritar com alguém por estar zangado com ele/ala
let up afrouxar, amainar
let up on afrouxar, ser tolerante
3.19.2012
NO CODE / DNR
Hands Off! Do Not Resuscitate
From Angela Morrow, RN, former About.com Guide
Make your wishes regarding end-of-life care known.
(…)
Instituting a Do Not Resuscitate or a No Code Order
In a hospital, an order to withhold resuscitation is commonly called “no code." Only a doctor can write an order for a patient to be “no code."
(...) If you or your loved one is in a nursing home, you would need to sign a Do Not Resuscitate - DNR form to formally let the nursing home’s staff know that you don’t want to be resuscitated. (...) Most nursing homes have forms in addition to DNRs, sometimes called "Preferred Intensity of Care" (PIC) forms. These forms allow you to make decisions about whether or not to be hospitalized or receive antibiotics, IVs and artificial nutrition.
More: http://dying.about.com/od/planningahead/a/DNR.htm
From Angela Morrow, RN, former About.com Guide
Make your wishes regarding end-of-life care known.
(…)
Instituting a Do Not Resuscitate or a No Code Order
In a hospital, an order to withhold resuscitation is commonly called “no code." Only a doctor can write an order for a patient to be “no code."
(...) If you or your loved one is in a nursing home, you would need to sign a Do Not Resuscitate - DNR form to formally let the nursing home’s staff know that you don’t want to be resuscitated. (...) Most nursing homes have forms in addition to DNRs, sometimes called "Preferred Intensity of Care" (PIC) forms. These forms allow you to make decisions about whether or not to be hospitalized or receive antibiotics, IVs and artificial nutrition.
More: http://dying.about.com/od/planningahead/a/DNR.htm
3.17.2012
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY
St Patricks Day is a time for Fun Runs, walks & mini marathons, Parades, Parties & having a wee glass of Murphys. It is also a time for fun & a time to think of loved ones across the water.
IRISH PUBS WORLDWIDE
From Shamrocks to shenanigans, for Paddy's day, the place to go is an Irish Pub!! Drink, sing and wear the green! On St Patricks Day Irish Pubs all over the World attract all sorts plus the Irish and non-Irish alike.
Em Londres, hoje é o dia em que os amigos vestem verde ou pintam um trevo de 3 folhas no rosto, se encontram em uma determinada estação de metrô, tomam o “tube”, descem na estação seguinte, visitam o pub mais próximo, tomam um chope e partem para a próxima estação. Quem estará de pé no fim da linha?
3.14.2012
EFFICACY / EFFECTIVENESS / EFFECTUAL / EFFICACIOUS / EFFICIENT
Efficacy (n.): Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.
eficácia= (sf.): 1 Qualidade do que é eficaz, capacidade de produzir o efeito desejado ou esperado [ Antôn.: ineficácia.]. 2 Capacidade de realização de tarefas com eficiência, com bons resultados
Effective (n): A soldier or a piece of military equipment that is ready for combat: "The 'company' was no more than two platoons of effectives" (Tom Clancy).
Effective (adj): Having an intended or expected effect. Producing a strong impression or response; striking: gave an effective performance as Othello.Operative; in effect: The law is effective immediately. Existing in fact; actual: a decline in the effective demand. Prepared for use or action, especially in warfare.
effectiveness (n).
SYNONYMS effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient. These adjectives mean producing or capable of producing a desired effect: an effective reprimand; an effectual complaint; an efficacious remedy; the efficient cause of the revolution.
eficácia= (sf.): 1 Qualidade do que é eficaz, capacidade de produzir o efeito desejado ou esperado [ Antôn.: ineficácia.]. 2 Capacidade de realização de tarefas com eficiência, com bons resultados
Effective (n): A soldier or a piece of military equipment that is ready for combat: "The 'company' was no more than two platoons of effectives" (Tom Clancy).
Effective (adj): Having an intended or expected effect. Producing a strong impression or response; striking: gave an effective performance as Othello.Operative; in effect: The law is effective immediately. Existing in fact; actual: a decline in the effective demand. Prepared for use or action, especially in warfare.
effectiveness (n).
SYNONYMS effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient. These adjectives mean producing or capable of producing a desired effect: an effective reprimand; an effectual complaint; an efficacious remedy; the efficient cause of the revolution.
3.11.2012
ENTERPRISING = QUICK WITTED ≠ OPPORTUNIST
If you want to praise people for taking legitimate and skilled advantage of opportunities that spring up, it is better to call them “enterprising” or “quick-witted.”
When applied to people, the label “opportunist” usually has negative connotations. It implies that the people so labeled take unprincipled, unfair advantage of opportunities for selfish ends. Opportunistic people are often also regarded as exploitative. The term is often used to label unscrupulous politicians who seek to manipulate voters in their favor by exploiting certain issues or opportunities in an unethical way.
Sports commentators who call the skillful interceptor of a pass in football an “opportunist” are misusing the word.
The specialized meaning of “opportunistic” in biology does not cause problems because the people who use the word in this sense know what it describes: the ability of a species to exploit a previously unexploited ecological niche.
Source: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/opportunist.html
When applied to people, the label “opportunist” usually has negative connotations. It implies that the people so labeled take unprincipled, unfair advantage of opportunities for selfish ends. Opportunistic people are often also regarded as exploitative. The term is often used to label unscrupulous politicians who seek to manipulate voters in their favor by exploiting certain issues or opportunities in an unethical way.
Sports commentators who call the skillful interceptor of a pass in football an “opportunist” are misusing the word.
The specialized meaning of “opportunistic” in biology does not cause problems because the people who use the word in this sense know what it describes: the ability of a species to exploit a previously unexploited ecological niche.
Source: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/opportunist.html
3.08.2012
3.06.2012
INGENUITY ≠ CREDULITY = GULLIBILITY ≠ CREDIBILITY
Ingenuity is the process of applying ideas to solve problems or meet challenges.Inventive skill or imagination. Imaginative and clever design or construction: a narrative plot of great ingenuity. An ingenious or imaginative contrivance. E.g.: Her ingenuity saved our project.
Credulity is the tendency to believe whatever one is told. E.g.: The lawyer then challenged the credulity of the witness. "Credulity is the mark of a feeble [weak] mind."
Gullibility is a failure of social intelligence in which a person is easily tricked or maniupulated into an ill-advised course of action. It is closely related to credulity, which is the tendency to believe unlikely propositions that are unsupported by evidence
Credibility is being worthy of belief. E.g.: “Witness credibility is measured through five categories: expertise, reliability, trustworthiness, objectivity, and dynamism. While other characteristics certainly influence perceptions of credibility, these five factors comprise the basis for believability. In order for a witness to be perceived as fully credible, all five categories must be present.”
Credulity is the tendency to believe whatever one is told. E.g.: The lawyer then challenged the credulity of the witness. "Credulity is the mark of a feeble [weak] mind."
Gullibility is a failure of social intelligence in which a person is easily tricked or maniupulated into an ill-advised course of action. It is closely related to credulity, which is the tendency to believe unlikely propositions that are unsupported by evidence
Credibility is being worthy of belief. E.g.: “Witness credibility is measured through five categories: expertise, reliability, trustworthiness, objectivity, and dynamism. While other characteristics certainly influence perceptions of credibility, these five factors comprise the basis for believability. In order for a witness to be perceived as fully credible, all five categories must be present.”
3.04.2012
DEBASE = CAIR EM DESUSO
tr.v., To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade. See synonyms at adulterate, corrupt, degrade.
- dead-as-a-doornail words [Palavras que caíram em desuso].
- “XXX wonders if there are other thoroughly debased single words. I humbly suggest ‘iconic’”.
- O conceito “socialização” caiu em desuso?
- Esta prática caiu em desuso. {This practice [has fallen into disuse / abeyance / by the wayside / out of use / is no longer used / came off the list / fell into obvliion / became obsolete / fell out of sight /; fell from use / is doomed to disappear / has been abandoned / is outdated >< updated / ]
- dead-as-a-doornail words [Palavras que caíram em desuso].
- “XXX wonders if there are other thoroughly debased single words. I humbly suggest ‘iconic’”.
- O conceito “socialização” caiu em desuso?
- Esta prática caiu em desuso. {This practice [has fallen into disuse / abeyance / by the wayside / out of use / is no longer used / came off the list / fell into obvliion / became obsolete / fell out of sight /; fell from use / is doomed to disappear / has been abandoned / is outdated >< updated / ]
3.03.2012
MARCH 3: GIRLS' DAY
It's mostly a day that parents get their daughter a small gift or take her for a treat. It's also a day when mother's spend extra quality time with their daughters.
[Boy's Day is May 5th (05/05)!]
3.01.2012
LEAP YEAR - FEBRUARY 29
Leap Year has been the traditional time that women can propose marriage to men.
When the rules of courtship were stricter, women were only allowed to pop the question on one day every four years. That day was February 29th. Ainda dá tempo!
When the rules of courtship were stricter, women were only allowed to pop the question on one day every four years. That day was February 29th. Ainda dá tempo!
2.29.2012
2.24.2012
WELLIES: These Boots Were Made For Walking
Wellies: Chiefly British, pl.,-lies. A Wellington boot. Often used in the plural. [galochas]
Nancy Sinatra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLenuBXt2RE
something you call love, but confess.
You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin'
and now someone else is gettin' all your best.These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin'
and you keep losin' when you oughta not bet.
You keep samin' when you oughta be changin'.
Now what's right is right, but you ain't been right yet.
These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin
and you keep thinkin' that you´ll never get burnt.
Ha!I just found me a brand new box of matches yeah
and what he know you ain't HAD time to learn.
These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
Are you ready boots? Start walkin'!
2.21.2012
TERÇA-FEIRA GORDA / QUARTA-FEIRA DE CINZAS
Shrove Tuesday (or Fat Tuesday) = Terça Feira Gorda = Mardi Gras
The terms "Mardi Gras", "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday (Quarta-feira de Cinzas). Mardi gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods (hence,.the Pancake Day, which uses the last supplies in the kitchen) before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday (also referred to as Shrove Tuesday), from the word shrive, meaning "confess." Related popular practices are associated with celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. Popular practices include wearing masks and costumes, overturning social conventions, dancing, sports competitions, parades, etc.
PANCAKE DAY
"Get your frying pans at the ready folks, February 21 is Shrove Tuesday and this year's pancake action need not be confined to the kitchen. Pancake races across the city will see everyone from builders to hipsters to MPs and even Time Out journalists tossing their way towards the finish line. Dress up and join in or chomp a bit of batter from the sidelines. And don't worry if your pancakes turn out to be a flop, you can always check out the best places in London to get a pancake. Easy peasy lemon squeezy."
http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/2151/how-to-celebrate-pancake-day-2012-in-london
http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/2151/how-to-celebrate-pancake-day-2012-in-london
2.20.2012
STYLE GUIDE
The first requirement of The Economist is that it should be readily understandable. Clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought. So think what you want to say, then say it as simply as possible. Keep in mind George Orwell's six elementary rules ("Politics and the English Language", 1946):
1. Never use a Metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2. Never use a long word where a short one will do (see Short words).
3. If it is possible to cut out a word, always cut it out (see Unnecessary words).
4. Never use the Passive where you can use the active.
5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a Jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous (see Iconoclasm).
Read the full Style Guide introduction: The Economist: http://www.economist.com/styleguide/introduction
1. Never use a Metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2. Never use a long word where a short one will do (see Short words).
3. If it is possible to cut out a word, always cut it out (see Unnecessary words).
4. Never use the Passive where you can use the active.
5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a Jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous (see Iconoclasm).
Read the full Style Guide introduction: The Economist: http://www.economist.com/styleguide/introduction
2.17.2012
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device: The End of the Work PC
The number of employees bringing their own devices to work is on the rise. By the end of 2013, approximately 33% of business intelligence will be consumed from a mobile device, which is just remarkable given a couple of years ago the number was zero. One thing seems sure: companies have to make decisions about how they are going to handle employee demands to use their own devices, or risk devices being used on the network without their knowledge.
The number of employees bringing their own devices to work is on the rise. By the end of 2013, approximately 33% of business intelligence will be consumed from a mobile device, which is just remarkable given a couple of years ago the number was zero. One thing seems sure: companies have to make decisions about how they are going to handle employee demands to use their own devices, or risk devices being used on the network without their knowledge.
SOLO LIFE: THE SINGLETONS
Singletons: Esse termo veio para ficar!
"The proliferation of solitary dwellers is the subject of Eric Klinenberg's new book, "Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone".
"Kate Bollick's essay "All the Single Ladies" in the Atlantic. It is a first-person account of becoming a singleton. "
"Singleton life seems to be something that every person experiences as a private matter, but in fact it's a major and widely shared part of our social condition. We need to step back and think about how we got here and what it means for us now."
" I lived alone in graduate school and really enjoyed the experience. I enjoyed the freedom to do what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it, whether that meant going out late at night or leaving the country on a whim. I enjoyed the solitude. It allowed me to be productive in my work and in my own personal life. I look back on it as a key experience. For me, it was a pivotal point. It was how I grew up. Now that we delay marriage as long as we do, living alone is a vital part of becoming an adult."
"http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/02/qa-eric-klinenberg?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C2-17-2012%7Cnew_on_the_economist
"The proliferation of solitary dwellers is the subject of Eric Klinenberg's new book, "Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone".
"Kate Bollick's essay "All the Single Ladies" in the Atlantic. It is a first-person account of becoming a singleton. "
"Singleton life seems to be something that every person experiences as a private matter, but in fact it's a major and widely shared part of our social condition. We need to step back and think about how we got here and what it means for us now."
" I lived alone in graduate school and really enjoyed the experience. I enjoyed the freedom to do what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it, whether that meant going out late at night or leaving the country on a whim. I enjoyed the solitude. It allowed me to be productive in my work and in my own personal life. I look back on it as a key experience. For me, it was a pivotal point. It was how I grew up. Now that we delay marriage as long as we do, living alone is a vital part of becoming an adult."
"http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/02/qa-eric-klinenberg?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C2-17-2012%7Cnew_on_the_economist
TIRADAS
[Frases espirituosas ou irônicas]
Hoje é dia de rock, bebê!
Down again? Bad, bad server... no donut for you!
Houston, we have a problem...
The latest: Deita na BR... (mázinha, essa...)
Hoje é dia de rock, bebê!
Down again? Bad, bad server... no donut for you!
Houston, we have a problem...
The latest: Deita na BR... (mázinha, essa...)
Success: identify your objective, plan the future, make it happen!
"Sucesso é uma questão de identificar seu objetivo, planejar seu futuro, depois fazê-lo acontecer".
(ex-presidente francês Charles de Gaulle)
http://www.migalhas.com/mostra_noticia_amanhecidas.aspx?cod=150361
(ex-presidente francês Charles de Gaulle)
http://www.migalhas.com/mostra_noticia_amanhecidas.aspx?cod=150361
2.15.2012
PRÓCER / LIDERANÇA
Prócer (subst): Homem importante de uma nação, classe, partido etc.: "Muito bem sabiam os próceres de Cartago que não viriam encontrar no Ocidente apenas terra batida...”
"Auxiliar direto do governador DM, GR apresenta-lhe outro político interiorano:
- Este é um prócer político do Trairi - define.
Noutra oportunidade, utiliza vocábulo diferente :
- Governador, este é uma liderança política da região Oeste.
Intrigado com as constantes distinções, mas sem captar a sutileza da separação, o arguto DM interpela GR:
- "Por que uns são próceres e outros lideranças ?".
Professoral, GR justifica :
- Governador, prócer só tem pose, liderança é quem tem voto."
De Porandubas (Migalhas):
Historinha contada por Carlos Santos, em seu livro Só Rindo 2. "Auxiliar direto do governador DM, GR apresenta-lhe outro político interiorano:
- Este é um prócer político do Trairi - define.
Noutra oportunidade, utiliza vocábulo diferente :
- Governador, este é uma liderança política da região Oeste.
Intrigado com as constantes distinções, mas sem captar a sutileza da separação, o arguto DM interpela GR:
- "Por que uns são próceres e outros lideranças ?".
Professoral, GR justifica :
- Governador, prócer só tem pose, liderança é quem tem voto."
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