tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355819825621822032024-03-05T08:07:33.275-05:00Val's Adventures in the Tio Sam's WorldHello people...
I'm just one more person that came to this country with a dream, because as M.L.K said: "I have a dream", and it doesn't matter from where you are, everybody should have a dream.... I'm living my right now... but it's interesting how everyday a new dream appears...
Let's keep dreaming then....Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-1466970008398509342007-04-30T14:34:00.000-05:002007-04-30T14:40:01.737-05:00ART that CURESI'm crazy about art. Fine Arts, Modern Art, Art on Streets, Childrens Art, it doesn't matter the form, art is a wonderful world.<br />There are many projects combining art with healing, where art is a tool to free the spirit of patients in order to act upon the physical body.<br />It's very interesting to see that people are getting sensible to the fact that the mind works over the physical body, improving and restauring it.<br /><br />That's the link:<br /><a href="http://thesah.org/template/index.cfm">http://thesah.org/template/index.cfm</a>Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-48129214010033530122007-04-29T20:57:00.000-05:002007-04-30T14:20:09.606-05:00Colorful WorldAs designs, to know how to use colors is very important. Colors can change the meaning or impact of our work. This article talks about the meaning of colors, what goes with what and many more... I found that it's a good source of color search.<br /><br /><a href="http://desktoppub.about.com/od/choosingcolors/p/color_meanings.htm">http://desktoppub.about.com/od/choosingcolors/p/color_meanings.htm</a>Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-10140037268304740392007-04-26T14:10:00.000-05:002007-04-30T14:11:21.991-05:00I found a good article about typography... enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bamagazine.com/ne7raPLand.asp">http://www.bamagazine.com/ne7raPLand.asp</a>Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-31833080444489587452007-04-18T22:01:00.000-05:002007-04-18T22:15:02.307-05:00Mario QuintanaI love Mario Quintana, a brazillian poet that talks about life in a sarcastic way..<br /><br />Here is a sample of his work:<br /><br /><br />THE SELF-PORTRAIT<br />In the picture that<br />I become- trace the trace -<br />to the times<br />I paint me cloud,to the times<br />I paint me tree…to the times<br />I paint me thingsof that nor it has more souvenir…<br />or things that do not exist<br />but that one day they will exist…<br />and, of this chore, where<br />I search- little by little -<br />my perpetual similarity,<br />in the end, that will remain?<br />A child drawing…<br />Finished for an insane person!<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"> “The worst thing about our problems is that they are not of other people's business.”</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;"> “If I were a priest, I would not preach about God or sins (...); I would cite the poets, pray their verses, the most beautiful ones, (...) because poetry purifies the soul...and a beautiful poem - even those which are apart from God -, a beautiful poem always takes us to Heaven!”</span>Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-71240627708820932192007-04-12T09:55:00.000-05:002007-04-12T09:58:34.382-05:00Pronunciation PortugueseXEnglishThis is a website that teaches Portuguese-English. This is a link for a table about pronunciation for English and Portuguese. Now you can have an idea of what I go through when want to speak in English.... Try to learn something, it's fun!!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sonia-portuguese.com/text/pronunciation.htm#Regional%20Pronunciations">http://www.sonia-portuguese.com/text/pronunciation.htm#Regional%20Pronunciations</a>Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-53538243729324073332007-04-08T19:03:00.000-05:002008-11-13T10:11:27.891-05:00CAPOEIRA AND THE GRINGO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8N-KDhzLHl_SEvXl1gYgcLq2QXrV1_HXz7T8LuZVC7Uqh-sDKxbXSn37UkgeB2vmvl7luyejAPHQKplP41Oo-2zz-vWfM2pBS1zZX0__QwYS7L5jhM_ClH3rVocUZdI_LieGLccEwQ8d/s1600-h/brasil+mapa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052375356054101698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8N-KDhzLHl_SEvXl1gYgcLq2QXrV1_HXz7T8LuZVC7Uqh-sDKxbXSn37UkgeB2vmvl7luyejAPHQKplP41Oo-2zz-vWfM2pBS1zZX0__QwYS7L5jhM_ClH3rVocUZdI_LieGLccEwQ8d/s200/brasil+mapa.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq1OknMZYYaHZtVPFs5n1xOYuCq2b_yVwOxXBJ4nTcVYbPAiWEyVPYkgXwHmIn-ILUC2U2yTrVoyisXdPoGcFaZNIlT6RnbwbM_nlxHJCP6GqeaFSOBQFxRrOM6JRv44AcC-AZ7ZiLQ2j/s1600-h/capoeira.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052374780528483986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq1OknMZYYaHZtVPFs5n1xOYuCq2b_yVwOxXBJ4nTcVYbPAiWEyVPYkgXwHmIn-ILUC2U2yTrVoyisXdPoGcFaZNIlT6RnbwbM_nlxHJCP6GqeaFSOBQFxRrOM6JRv44AcC-AZ7ZiLQ2j/s200/capoeira.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNelVWTrBHbuobNXxcO9W0nYT5e2p8gh0cFEBPdhHZVIF5oQdsee-tuWojuHWDpxbE1JZADkVM8UmS_K7i0dkcfVqTaK1lt37O6kOlDE-RsTHUQLYePAho7vW_DmYiz6KIB9AWX3qq5Ek/s1600-h/brasil+mapa.jpg"></a></div><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNelVWTrBHbuobNXxcO9W0nYT5e2p8gh0cFEBPdhHZVIF5oQdsee-tuWojuHWDpxbE1JZADkVM8UmS_K7i0dkcfVqTaK1lt37O6kOlDE-RsTHUQLYePAho7vW_DmYiz6KIB9AWX3qq5Ek/s1600-h/brasil+mapa.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>The air was thick and wet and hung down from the roof like a blanket, while music, percussion, and young voices singing, reverberated around the hall. It was nine in the morning. Inside it must have been one hundred degrees as the sun poured its blessings down on the corrugated tin roof that covered our little gathering. Little? No, not little. Groups had come from all over Sao Paulo to take part, and each group had brought its own collection of singing, dancing and chanting fans. I sat quietly on my chair in the corner trying to concentrate as I strapped my wrist with an old bandage. What was I doing here? I was the only gringo in this colorful mass of people. My blonde hair and green eyes earned me the nickname, ‘Alemão’ (German), and wherever I went in Sao Paulo, Brazilians would shout out their friendly greeting, “Oi Alemão! Tudo Bem?” (Hi German! How are you?) Now here I was a year and a half after the day I had first arrived in Brazil, and I was about to enter my first competition. I tried not to watch the other athletes as they got ready, somersaulting, handstanding, twisting and flipping, showing their moves to each other. I tried not to think too much. In a short while I would meet them in the ‘Roda’, literally ‘circle’, the traditional meeting place for those who practiced the Brazilian art of Capoeira. Capoeira is uniquely Brazilian. According to tradition it was created by the African slaves who were brought to Brazil by the Portuguese. Prohibited from fighting amongst themselves, the slaves developed a fighting style that appeared to be a dance. Capoeiristas would glide and float around each other using elaborate movements, rolling, cartwheeling, twisting and falling, always, always to the sinuous rhythmic twang of the Berimbau, an instrument made from the thin branch of a tree, a piece of wire from a nearby fence, and a dry cabaça, a hollow fruit found in the Amazon. To their white owners, the slaves would appear to be singing and dancing, but inside the circle of clapping and chanting spectators, two capoeiristas were honing their fighting skills, preparing for the day when they would rise up and fight against their oppressors. “Oi Alemão. Tudo bem?” I looked up. My mestre (capoeira master) stood in front of me. Tio João was a native Baiano who had moved to Sao Paulo with his mestre fifteen years ago. Capoeira was his life. Capoeira had taken him out of the favelas, the slums of Bahia, and given meaning to his life. Now he taught capoeira at a small academy in Sao Paulo where he shared the knowledge passed down from his mestre, and his mestre’s mestre, and the mestres before him. “Oi Tio. Tudo bem.” The drum beat, steady four on four, bounced around the hall, deep, hollow, it sprouted from the atabaque and supported the melody coaxed from three gaudy berimbaus and two shimmering tambourines. The crowd was silent now. They waited for the mestre to start his ladainha, his song of praise to capoeira, to his mestre, and to the great capoeiristas of the past. Around me competitors clad in white swayed gently. Letting the rhythm carry them, a few started the ginga, the characteristic movement associated with capoeira. Into this silence strode the opening words of the ladainha; </div><div><br />Bom dia, meus senhores </div><div>Bom dia, minha senhoras </div><div>Vamos dar início à festa </div><div>Que está em cima da hora </div><div>A voces que aqui estao </div><div>Um minuto de atençao </div><div>Vou fazer a minha prece </div><div>Que eu nao sou nenhum pagao </div><div>Agredeço o Criador </div><div>Que me deu inspiraçao </div><div>Aqueles que me ofender </div><div>Eu respondo com perdao </div><div>Educaçao nao tem fronteira </div><div>É um realidade </div><div>É o que todos devem usar </div><div>Para o bem da humanidade </div><div>Isto é uma liçao </div><div>Pra quem quiser aprender </div><div>Quem nao vive para servir </div><div>Nao serve para viver </div><div>Quanto mais vive se aprende </div><div>Saber nunca é demais </div><div>Capoeira é no Brasil </div><div>Quero ver quem joga mais ra, ra, vive meu deus... </div><div>Desde de pequenininho </div><div>Eu ouvia meu pai falar </div><div>Que quando eu crescesse </div><div>Ele ia me ensinar </div><div>Me ensinar a jogar... </div><div><br />Good day, my good sirs </div><div>Good day, my good ladies </div><div>Lets start the celebration </div><div>That is ready to start </div><div>To you that are here </div><div>A minute of your attettion </div><div>I will offer up my prayer </div><div>That I am not a pagan </div><div>I thank the Creator </div><div>Who gave me inspiration </div><div>Those who offend me </div><div>I respond with pardon </div><div>Education has no boundaries </div><div>This is a reality </div><div>And all should use it </div><div>For the good of humanity </div><div>This is a lesson </div><div>For those who want to learn </div><div>He who does not live to serve </div><div>Has no reason to live </div><div>The more you live, the more you learn </div><div>You can never know too much </div><div>Capoeira is from Brazil </div><div>I want to see who plays the best </div><div>Since I was a small child </div><div>I heard my father say </div><div>That when I grew up He would teach me </div><div>Teach me to play... </div></div>Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-5232142403270095932007-03-18T12:37:00.000-05:002007-03-18T12:38:43.045-05:00Change Your Story, Change Your Perception, Change Your Life<em>“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”</em> - Albert Einstein<br /><br /><em>“Everything you see or hear or experience in any way at all is specific to you. You create a universe by perceiving it, so everything in the universe you perceive is specific to you.”</em> - Douglas Adams<br /><br />We all get caught up in our stories. Most of us think we are our stories. It’s when those stories take on a life of their own, and that life isn’t the one we want, that things start to suck.<br />Think about the story you’re living right now. Who wrote it? Did you consciously decide to create the reality you’re living now, or was it mainly shaped by your parents, friends, spouse, school, or the media? If you don’t like the story your living, then change the perception. Envision how you’d write the next chapter of your story. Better yet, actually sit down and write it. Focus your perception on creating a new reality, one where you are in charge of the story. Take back the job as screenwriter and director, and stop just being an actor (unless you’re Rachel McAdams - I rather enjoy her acting).<br />Everything begins with a decision - decide now to be in charge of your own perception of reality. Because if you don’t, there are plenty of folks whose sole purpose in life is to craft that perception for you. Do you trust them to have your best interest in mind…?<br />Tony D. Clark writes, draws cartoons, designs software and websites, and spends a lot of time talking others into working from home, being creative, and doing what they love. His blog <a href="http://successfromthenest.com/">Success from the Nest</a> focuses on helping parents who want to do meaningful work from home and have more time for their families, and their dreams.Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-61337900516985592202007-03-17T19:28:00.000-05:002007-03-18T14:28:07.193-05:00the presidentsomeone sent me this link and it might explain a little bit about the president... I don't know if the comparison is just, but.....<br />for those who love the president, try to think that he is the evolved one over the other...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.warpedworld.org/seumas/archives/images/Bush-monkey.jpg" target="_blank">http://blogs.warpedworld.org/seumas/archives/images/Bush-monkey.jpg</a>Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-85764766355969895462007-02-25T16:22:00.000-05:002008-11-13T10:11:28.988-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFgwq47Vg_UJtuNzLZeLcrbOz8fkt77xxruAFVIEwEY0SxmP8ha_m3XdSD7qvi9mirKH6BO6qiCfTde1VD056BxT4S1_RwwKiwjZtG_qVlRjPTgnBSTNxzkWVLLXhy49FyCQ-Xk8BIfyK/s1600-h/da+vinci+monalisa+propaganda.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035587741826719362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFgwq47Vg_UJtuNzLZeLcrbOz8fkt77xxruAFVIEwEY0SxmP8ha_m3XdSD7qvi9mirKH6BO6qiCfTde1VD056BxT4S1_RwwKiwjZtG_qVlRjPTgnBSTNxzkWVLLXhy49FyCQ-Xk8BIfyK/s200/da+vinci+monalisa+propaganda.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZmNv9ytncmEYW9lFEL_DVaON3NvwOZ-7Ki6ud1cI3F5l2Cwkejeov5uP2Fja1N9aGVYRhkqKlCbZdaduDydwbQUUWWi6VkpCcnKGxQ0zuiZP56QPbqhyphenhyphenpy2PwpB9xWOcm_Jqd5zrEbPw/s1600-h/davi+michelangelo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035586638020124274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZmNv9ytncmEYW9lFEL_DVaON3NvwOZ-7Ki6ud1cI3F5l2Cwkejeov5uP2Fja1N9aGVYRhkqKlCbZdaduDydwbQUUWWi6VkpCcnKGxQ0zuiZP56QPbqhyphenhyphenpy2PwpB9xWOcm_Jqd5zrEbPw/s200/davi+michelangelo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP_EXMuaZzVkXPxLQO88H7soqhkZcUxfA1bJPg-4rRA08weMFsch7rvPUlmncgrpQucZ880bVPF64mVRuIQNCHNtPkU830yVDWzemxc5jZWcffK7PPHrHzpev48mOPSjfOsic6lWiY3oh/s1600-h/mondrian+dress+bom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035586474811367010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP_EXMuaZzVkXPxLQO88H7soqhkZcUxfA1bJPg-4rRA08weMFsch7rvPUlmncgrpQucZ880bVPF64mVRuIQNCHNtPkU830yVDWzemxc5jZWcffK7PPHrHzpev48mOPSjfOsic6lWiY3oh/s200/mondrian+dress+bom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xtpxvcvm4aYKRWLh_LunDlXqdu9Ce60dGLajAA9TGvKCgJhP4tZ2Tda-EOzum1BD15yOa9EF9QaCCX6NNvaMaEjHEZxDbj-frSosn99vHsqUoObbfPA4YjU9-ZkxI79I6JDjCmoFk39c/s1600-h/dali+jewelry+lips.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035586350257315410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xtpxvcvm4aYKRWLh_LunDlXqdu9Ce60dGLajAA9TGvKCgJhP4tZ2Tda-EOzum1BD15yOa9EF9QaCCX6NNvaMaEjHEZxDbj-frSosn99vHsqUoObbfPA4YjU9-ZkxI79I6JDjCmoFk39c/s320/dali+jewelry+lips.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0liBFBlQRVO2jYSB4VeAlb6MCuI6c3-gHKh4PZp1S8wUDVpa84t9mrsVlpTdodbJUBRmJRB7GkfXimN8eLiDsy_Tn2DpB2QSboEePJfuXsJtHqPAxeSMlWEOZMpX2PD_A9ZyrguIUJoWs/s1600-h/absolut+vodka+warhol.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035586204228427330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0liBFBlQRVO2jYSB4VeAlb6MCuI6c3-gHKh4PZp1S8wUDVpa84t9mrsVlpTdodbJUBRmJRB7GkfXimN8eLiDsy_Tn2DpB2QSboEePJfuXsJtHqPAxeSMlWEOZMpX2PD_A9ZyrguIUJoWs/s320/absolut+vodka+warhol.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96O_8AQIM7f_LKTeHl_lHSHOPhtyeBNzR3CsFTK8z5x4vP3EoG-_KnKtQbwMmAoDs7GtSbVtMrtCYJnh_XjON2AMccyST3qn8FIbYoBHwoM3_zkZGsWBySdI32pERsfl7uZMbPqB9TCuJ/s1600-h/absolut+britto.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035586002364964402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96O_8AQIM7f_LKTeHl_lHSHOPhtyeBNzR3CsFTK8z5x4vP3EoG-_KnKtQbwMmAoDs7GtSbVtMrtCYJnh_XjON2AMccyST3qn8FIbYoBHwoM3_zkZGsWBySdI32pERsfl7uZMbPqB9TCuJ/s320/absolut+britto.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Art is moving out of museums and galleries’ walls to reach people on the streets, with the intention of showing the society its own reality. You can find art in front of buildings in statue and mosaic forms, paintings in banks, schools, public spaces, musicians on streets, and even other kinds of art.<br />Art may depict positive aspects of life such as love, beauty, honor, and devotion.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Advertising was smart enough to realize the huge impact of art on people and for some time they have been combining famous artists in commercial pieces. To advertise a product or service, they started to mix elements of daily life with artistic and cultural manifestations. For example, selling nasal dilatators, cars, or vodka became much more fun with Picasso, Da Vinci, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Van Gogh.</div></div><div> </div><div><div>Art has an important role in society and its revelation has been more intensive. Internet has facilitated the dissemination of art in people’s life. More and more museums, art galleries, and the artists themselves recognize the importance of sharing their collections with the general public. Advertising agencies have realized the connection between art and consumers. They are using the emotional appeal of art to sell their products. Therefore, be aware, because the announcement you see for a car or an aspirin may be an actual masterpiece. Art is no longer found only in museums.<br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535581982562182203.post-1677512945389544222007-02-15T16:26:00.000-05:002008-11-13T10:11:29.174-05:00Compare Ad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjxDmlgtOqYG_qnAUeyItuIjJOfof1mg1lcRAi9BhsH96j8BieSms6ln7oSH5whzKXOO7THG50hb0zOEERdE-Q8u63voMayyGnM2Jj2JFi4PlhSvJJZjkpbIiCQgCgBHAk7ztHPXnmV1S/s1600-h/propaganda+tcc.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031876105549369618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjxDmlgtOqYG_qnAUeyItuIjJOfof1mg1lcRAi9BhsH96j8BieSms6ln7oSH5whzKXOO7THG50hb0zOEERdE-Q8u63voMayyGnM2Jj2JFi4PlhSvJJZjkpbIiCQgCgBHAk7ztHPXnmV1S/s400/propaganda+tcc.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is an ad that utilize comparation....... it was published in Brazil, and says:</div><div>"If in Van Gogh's time Havan already existed, the look of this room would be another."</div><div>"Havan has products and decorations from the whole world to renovate your world with art and style."</div>Val Signorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15457513205887942205noreply@blogger.com0