Duran Duran
O show do Duran Duran aqui no Rio no mês passado foi sensacional e assisti bem de perto. Clique na foto abaixo para ver a galeria de fotos no Flickr. Em breve pretendo subir uns vídeos para o YouTube – fique atento!
Duran Duran’s concert here in Rio last month was awesome and I watched it from close. Click on the photo below to see the photo gallery at Flickr. I intend to upload some videos to YouTube soon – stay tuned!
EarthSky
Um site muito interessante que discute diversos assuntos científicos, com reportagens e entrevistas.
A very interesting site that discusses various scientific subjects, with articles and interviews.
Museu da Língua Portuguesa
Conheça um museu de São Paulo que mostra a evolução da língua portuguesa.
Learn about a museum in Sao Paulo that shows the evolution of the Portuguese language.
As melhores fotos submarinas · Best underwater photos

Headshield sea slug (Chelidonura hirundinina) - St. Thomas, USVI
foto/photo: Ximena Olds
A Universidade de Miami promove anualmente um concurso de fotos submarinas para fotógrafos amadores. A foto acima, de Ximena Olds, foi a grande vencedora este ano e mostra uma coloridíssima lesma marinha. Clique aqui para ver as demais fotos premiadas.
The University of Miami promotes an annual underwater photo contest for amateur photographers. The photo above, by Ximena Olds, was the overall winner this year and shows a colorful sea slug. Click here to see the other winning photos.
The sailor and the pirate
A sailor meets a pirate in a bar, and they take turns recounting their adventures at sea. Noting the pirate’s peg leg, hook, and eye patch, the sailor asks, “So, how did you end up with the peg leg?”
The pirate replies “We was caught in a monster storm off the cape and a giant wave swept me overboard. Just as they were pullin’ me out, a school of sharks appeared and one of ‘em bit me leg off.”
“Blimey!” said the sailor. “What about the hook?”
“Ahhhh…” mused the pirate. “We were boardin’ a trader ship, pistols blastin’ and swords swingin’ this way and that. In the fracas me hand got chopped off.”
“Zounds!” remarked the sailor. “And how came ye by the eye patch?”
“A seagull droppin’ fell into me eye,” answered the pirate.
“You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?” the sailor asked incredulously.
“Well…” said the pirate, “It was the first day with me hook….”
(Do/from JumboJoke)
The Panama Canal
Documentário da PBS sobre o Canal do Panamá.
A PBS documentary about the Panama Canal.
Is there something I should know
Adorei o show do Duran Duran e essa é uma das músicas deles que mais gosto. Veja as fotos do show aqui. Clique aqui para assistir a uma versão ao vivo no YouTube. A música de fundo é do site Music Dumper. A letra segue abaixo.
I loved Duran Duran‘s concert and this is one of my favourite songs by them. See the concert photos here. Click here to watch a live version in YouTube. The background music is from Music Dumper. The lyrics follow below.
Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know
Cachorro do mato · Forest fox
O cachorro-do-mato, guaraxaim ou lobinho (Cerdocyon thous) é um tipo de raposa muito comum no Brasil. Este aqui eu fotografei no Parque Nacional da Serra Geral, no Rio Grande do Sul, rondando o estacionamento onde ele certamente arruma comida com os turistas. Clique na imagem para vê-la maior.
The crab-eating fox, forest fox or wood fox (Cerdocyon thous) is a type of fox that is very common in Brazil. I photographed this one in the Serra Geral National Park, in Southern Brazil, circling the parking lot where it certainly gets food from tourists. Click on the image to see it larger.
The thimble
One day, a seamstress was sewing while sitting next to a river, and she dropped her thimble into the water. When she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, “My dear child, why are you crying?”
The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water and that she needed it to help her husband in making a living for their family. The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled up a golden thimble set with pearls.
“Is this your thimble?” the Lord asked.
The seamstress replied, “No, sir.”
The Lord again dipped into the river. He held out a silver thimble ringed with sapphires.
“Is this your thimble?” the Lord asked.
Again, the seamstress replied, “No, sir.” The Lord reached down again and came up with a leather thimble.
“Is this your thimble?” the Lord asked.
The seamstress smiled and replied, “Yes.”
The Lord was pleased with the woman’s honesty and gave her all three thimbles to keep, and the seamstress went home happy.
Some years later, the seamstress was walking with her husband along the riverbank, and her husband fell into the river and disappeared under the water. When she cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked her, “Why are you crying?”
“Oh Lord, my husband has fallen into the river!”
The Lord went down into the water and came up with George Clooney.
“Is this your husband?” the Lord asked.
“Yes!” cried the seamstress.
The Lord was furious. “You lied!”
The seamstress replied, “Oh, forgive me, my Lord — it is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said ‘no’ to George Clooney, you would have come up with Brad Pitt. Then if I said ‘no’ to him, you would have come up with my husband. Had I then said ‘yes,’ you would have given me all three. Lord, I’m not in the best of health and would not be able to take care of all three husbands, so that’s why I said ‘yes’ to George Clooney.”
And so the Lord let her keep him.
The moral of the story: Whenever a woman lies, it’s for a good and honorable reason, and in the best interest of others.
(Do/from JumboJoke)
Pixinguinha
Um site que apresenta a vida e a obra de Alfredo da Rocha Viana Jr., o “Pixinguinha”, um dos maiores nomes da música brasileira.
A site that presents the life and works of Alfredo da Rocha Viana Jr., or “Pixinguinha”, one of the greatest names in Brazilian music.
No geriatra
O médico atende um velhinho milionário que tinha começado a usar um revolucionário aparelho de audição:
- E aí, seu Almeida, está gostando do aparelho?
- É muito bom.
- Sua família gostou?
- Ainda não contei para ninguém, mas já mudei meu testamento três vezes.
(Do/from Piadas.com.br)
Parque do Varvito

O Parque do Varvito, em Itu, SP, é uma atração turística que apresenta uma peculiar formação rochosa chamada “varvito”, de 280 milhões de anos. Ela consiste de uma sequencia de camadas finas, cada uma representando um ano. Este parque é considerado o mais importante exemplo de varvito na América do Sul. Leia mais sobre o parque em Parque do Varvito, de onde tirei as fotos mostradas aqui.

Parque do Varvito (Varvite Park), in Itu, State of São Paulo, Brazil, is a tourist attraction that presents a peculiar rock formation called “rhythmite” or “varvite”, 280 million years old. It consists of a sequence of thin layers, each representing one year. This park is considered the most important example of varvites in South America. Read more about the park in Parque do Varvito (Portuguese only), from where I picked he photos shown here.
Diagramly
Um aplicativo online para desenhar fluxogramas. Permite salvar os arquivos para posterior edição.
An online application to draw flowcharts. It allows saving the files for future edition.
Não reclame do seu trabalho · Don’t complain about your job

Não reclame do seu trabalho · Don't complain about your job
(Do/from Piadas.com.br)
Textos de Abril · April texts
Mais uma seleção de textos interessantes.
Another selection of interesting texts.
Planet is in critical state, warns science declaration – SciDev.Net
El estado del planeta es crítico, advierten científicos – SciDev.Net
Don’t elevate Kony – Open Democracy
Novas evidências indicam que a meditação fortalece o cérebro – BBC Brasil
Designing a smart-phone alphabet for the illiterate – Technology Review
Mandioca nutritiva premiada – Ciência Hoje
Groenlândia degela bem mais rápido do que se pensava – Deutsche Welle
“Lost” Great Wall of China Segment Found? – National Geographic
Why do zoo apes get heart disease? – BBC News
O fascínio da memória – Scientific American Brasil
Ancient human ancestor had feet like an ape – Nature
How do artists protect their work online? – Scientific American
Arctic sea ice may have passed crucial tipping point – New Scientist
Plants Gone Wild: Antarctica Edition – Science
The Wall
Rogers Waters trouxe seu show “The Wall” para o Brasil em Março e foi realmente algo espetacular. Mesmo sem ser fã do Pink Floyd, foi uma experiência fantástica, inesquecível. Abaixo, algumas fotos que tirei do show (clique em “Leia mair” se você só vê uma).
Rogers Waters brought his “The Wall” concert to Brazil in March and it was something really spectacular. Even not being a Pink Floyd fan, this was a fantastic and unforgettable experience. Below are some photos I took at the concert (click on “Read more” if you see only one).

The Wall - Another Brick in the Wall I
Leia mais · Read more
World Peace Foundation
Um site que analisa temas sobre paz e justiça no mundo.
A site that analyzes peace and justice issues around the world.
Verão no Rio 2012 · Summer in Rio 2012
Um verão maravilhoso, muito sol, pouca chuva, calor não muito forte – e muitas, muitas fotos. Aqui vocês podem ver um slideshow das fotos que tirei ao amanhecer e estão na minha galeria do Flickr.
A wonderful summer, lots of sun, little rain, heat was not too strong – and many, many photos. Here you can see a slideshow with photos I took at sunrise and are in my gallery at Flickr.



