Homeless’ s Tour

Quem melhor para conhecer os cantinhos mais secretos de uma cidade e as histórias por trás de vários lugares, senão quem vive nas ruas? Em Londres, um grupo de voluntários treina os sem-teto a trabalharem como guias turísticos, e assim os Unseen Tours já viraram um verdadeiro sucesso. Ótimo para conhecer um lado da cidade diferente dos cartões postais e também para ajudar os menos afortunados. by Linda Ligios

THE STREETS OF LONDON

If you want to discover London there’s a whole range of walking tours on offer. But surely few can be more original than ‘Unseen Tours’, which use homeless people as guides. The tours were set up in August 2010 by an organisation called Sock Mob Events, whose Lidija Mavra (below left) explains how they work: Lidija

Unseen Tours are different because they show you off-the-beaten-track parts of the city, but also through the eyes of someone that you might not expect. That’s the main difference, really. So you get the history and the culture, like you would on any tour, but the twist is that you’re seeing all these things through the eyes of a person who maybe has a very different reality to a lot of us. So it’s not a case of pointing out where homeless people live, but it’s seeing the city as it is, but through someone else’s eyes. And the guides, they have some very interesting stories about street life and also wider social issues . They’re very good at debating and challenging people’s thinking about wider social issues that affect all of us, not just homelessness. So it’s a really interesting mix on the tour: you get the history, culture, social issues, but also a lot of fun and entertainment ‘cause the guides are very good at making people laugh and building up rapport, so it’s a very personal tour as well. We then asked her about the individual "Unseen Tours":

They’re all very different: some of them are in more maybe tourist central areas, like Covent Garden or London Bridge. So, if you want to see like some of the famous landmarks of London, but also combine that with a bit of unusual history, then I would recommend Covent Garden or London Bridge. If you want something more Bohemian, a bit more on the edge, a bit more trendy, then I would recommend horeditch and Brick Lane. And those tours also have a deep history of multiculturalism, immigration, and really show you how the city has changed over the years. And then, if you want a tour that shows you some deep contrasts between rich and poor, and how hidden poverty can be in London, then (the) Mayfair tour.

I think a lot of people are quite surprised, initially, because I think a lot of people come wanting to help the homeless, but then they don’t understand they’re going to get a very good professional tour as well. I remember one lady said to me, when we first started, “Very honestly,” she said, “I came along to sympathise and to tolerate, but actually I was blown away by how good the tour is!" And that seems to characterise a lot of people’s reactions, so, yes, very positive

Fonte: http://www.speakup.com.br/index.

php/materias/251-308-homeless-tours.html Acesso em 12 de junho de 2013.

Madison Square Garden

É o grande templo dos esportes e da música. No Garden já se apresentaram os Doors, Rolling Stones, Jackson 5, U2, Lady Gaga. Mas esta arena no centro de New York na verdade é mais que isso: é um pedaço da história americana. Aqui Marilyn cantou “Happy Birthday” para J.F.K., aqui Rocky Marciano derrotou Joe Louis em 1951...

by John Rigg

This month we visit New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. It is one of the world’s most famous indoor arenas. New Yorkers call it “The Garden.” The venue has hosted many of the world’s most celebrated sports events and concerts. Some of the concerts Madison Square Garden will host this year include those for Alicia Keys, The Killers and Rod Stewart.

A MAJOR VENUE

What exactly is Madison Square Garden? It’s a sports venue. It is home to New York’s basketball and ice hockey teams, the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. It is also a world-famous concert hall. Elton John has appeared there 62 times, a record! He said: “Madison Square Garden is my favourite venue in the whole world.” And Billy Joel stated: “It has the best acoustics and the best audiences. It is the holy temple of Rock’n’ roll.” In fact, the venue has hosted historic performances from groups like the Doors, the Rolling Stones, the Jackson 5 and U2. Madison Square Garden is still popular today. Lady Gaga brought her Monster Ball Tour there in July 2010. And young country star Taylor Swift’s concert tickets sold out in a few record of 60 seconds.

MARILYN

Madison Square Garden has played a central role in the history of the USA. It was the venue of President John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday party. Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday, Mr President” and there was a scandal! It was here that Rocky Marciano defeated Joe Louis in 1951. Joe Frazier beat and then lost to Muhammad Ali in the 1970s. It is also the venue where World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) first became a huge success with stars like Hulk Hogan.

A GREAT LOCATION

Madison Square Garden is located in the middle of Manhattan on 8th Avenue. It’s built on top of Pennsylvania Railway Station. The streets outside Madison Square Garden are yellow. There are always hundreds of New York taxis. If visitors can cross the road, nearby they will find Times Square and some of New York’s most famous shops, like Macy’s department store.

Fonte: http://www.speakup.com.br/index.php/materias/2013/309.html Acesso em 12 de junho de 2013.

Madison Square Garden

É o grande templo dos esportes e da música. No Garden já se apresentaram os Doors, Rolling Stones, Jackson 5, U2, Lady Gaga. Mas esta arena no centro de New York na verdade é mais que isso: é um pedaço da história americana. Aqui Marilyn cantou “Happy Birthday” para J.F.K., aqui Rocky Marciano derrotou Joe Louis em 1951...

by John Rigg

This month we visit New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. It is one of the world’s most famous indoor arenas. New Yorkers call it “The Garden.” The venue has hosted many of the world’s most celebrated sports events and concerts. Some of the concerts Madison Square Garden will host this year include those for Alicia Keys, The Killers and Rod Stewart.

A MAJOR VENUE

What exactly is Madison Square Garden? It’s a sports venue. It is home to New York’s basketball and ice hockey teams, the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. It is also a world-famous concert hall. Elton John has appeared there 62 times, a record! He said: “Madison Square Garden is my favourite venue in the whole world.” And Billy Joel stated: “It has the best acoustics and the best audiences. It is the holy temple of Rock’n’ roll.” In fact, the venue has hosted historic performances from groups like the Doors, the Rolling Stones, the Jackson 5 and U2. Madison Square Garden is still popular today. Lady Gaga brought her Monster Ball Tour there in July 2010. And young country star Taylor Swift’s concert tickets sold out in a few record of 60 seconds.

MARILYN

Madison Square Garden has played a central role in the history of the USA. It was the venue of President John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday party. Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday, Mr President” and there was a scandal! It was here that Rocky Marciano defeated Joe Louis in 1951. Joe Frazier beat and then lost to Muhammad Ali in the 1970s. It is also the venue where World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) first became a huge success with stars like Hulk Hogan.

A GREAT LOCATION

Madison Square Garden is located in the middle of Manhattan on 8th Avenue. It’s built on top of Pennsylvania Railway Station. The streets outside Madison Square Garden are yellow. There are always hundreds of New York taxis. If visitors can cross the road, nearby they will find Times Square and some of New York’s most famous shops, like Macy’s department store.

Fonte: http://www.speakup.com.br/index.php/materias/2013/309.html Acesso em 12 de junho de 2013.

Madison Square Garden

É o grande templo dos esportes e da música. No Garden já se apresentaram os Doors, Rolling Stones, Jackson 5, U2, Lady Gaga. Mas esta arena no centro de New York na verdade é mais que isso: é um pedaço da história americana. Aqui Marilyn cantou “Happy Birthday” para J.F.K., aqui Rocky Marciano derrotou Joe Louis em 1951...

by John Rigg

This month we visit New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. It is one of the world’s most famous indoor arenas. New Yorkers call it “The Garden.” The venue has hosted many of the world’s most celebrated sports events and concerts. Some of the concerts Madison Square Garden will host this year include those for Alicia Keys, The Killers and Rod Stewart.

A MAJOR VENUE

What exactly is Madison Square Garden? It’s a sports venue. It is home to New York’s basketball and ice hockey teams, the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. It is also a world-famous concert hall. Elton John has appeared there 62 times, a record! He said: “Madison Square Garden is my favourite venue in the whole world.” And Billy Joel stated: “It has the best acoustics and the best audiences. It is the holy temple of Rock’n’ roll.” In fact, the venue has hosted historic performances from groups like the Doors, the Rolling Stones, the Jackson 5 and U2. Madison Square Garden is still popular today. Lady Gaga brought her Monster Ball Tour there in July 2010. And young country star Taylor Swift’s concert tickets sold out in a few record of 60 seconds.

MARILYN

Madison Square Garden has played a central role in the history of the USA. It was the venue of President John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday party. Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday, Mr President” and there was a scandal! It was here that Rocky Marciano defeated Joe Louis in 1951. Joe Frazier beat and then lost to Muhammad Ali in the 1970s. It is also the venue where World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) first became a huge success with stars like Hulk Hogan.

A GREAT LOCATION

Madison Square Garden is located in the middle of Manhattan on 8th Avenue. It’s built on top of Pennsylvania Railway Station. The streets outside Madison Square Garden are yellow. There are always hundreds of New York taxis. If visitors can cross the road, nearby they will find Times Square and some of New York’s most famous shops, like Macy’s department store.

Fonte: http://www.speakup.com.br/index.php/materias/2013/309.html Acesso em 12 de junho de 2013.

Madison Square Garden

É o grande templo dos esportes e da música. No Garden já se apresentaram os Doors, Rolling Stones, Jackson 5, U2, Lady Gaga. Mas esta arena no centro de New York na verdade é mais que isso: é um pedaço da história americana. Aqui Marilyn cantou “Happy Birthday” para J.F.K., aqui Rocky Marciano derrotou Joe Louis em 1951...

by John Rigg

This month we visit New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. It is one of the world’s most famous indoor arenas. New Yorkers call it “The Garden.” The venue has hosted many of the world’s most celebrated sports events and concerts. Some of the concerts Madison Square Garden will host this year include those for Alicia Keys, The Killers and Rod Stewart.

A MAJOR VENUE

What exactly is Madison Square Garden? It’s a sports venue. It is home to New York’s basketball and ice hockey teams, the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. It is also a world-famous concert hall. Elton John has appeared there 62 times, a record! He said: “Madison Square Garden is my favourite venue in the whole world.” And Billy Joel stated: “It has the best acoustics and the best audiences. It is the holy temple of Rock’n’ roll.” In fact, the venue has hosted historic performances from groups like the Doors, the Rolling Stones, the Jackson 5 and U2. Madison Square Garden is still popular today. Lady Gaga brought her Monster Ball Tour there in July 2010. And young country star Taylor Swift’s concert tickets sold out in a few record of 60 seconds.

MARILYN

Madison Square Garden has played a central role in the history of the USA. It was the venue of President John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday party. Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday, Mr President” and there was a scandal! It was here that Rocky Marciano defeated Joe Louis in 1951. Joe Frazier beat and then lost to Muhammad Ali in the 1970s. It is also the venue where World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) first became a huge success with stars like Hulk Hogan.

A GREAT LOCATION

Madison Square Garden is located in the middle of Manhattan on 8th Avenue. It’s built on top of Pennsylvania Railway Station. The streets outside Madison Square Garden are yellow. There are always hundreds of New York taxis. If visitors can cross the road, nearby they will find Times Square and some of New York’s most famous shops, like Macy’s department store.

Fonte: http://www.speakup.com.br/index.php/materias/2013/309.html Acesso em 12 de junho de 2013.

Madison Square Garden

É o grande templo dos esportes e da música. No Garden já se apresentaram os Doors, Rolling Stones, Jackson 5, U2, Lady Gaga. Mas esta arena no centro de New York na verdade é mais que isso: é um pedaço da história americana. Aqui Marilyn cantou “Happy Birthday” para J.F.K., aqui Rocky Marciano derrotou Joe Louis em 1951...

by John Rigg

This month we visit New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. It is one of the world’s most famous indoor arenas. New Yorkers call it “The Garden.” The venue has hosted many of the world’s most celebrated sports events and concerts. Some of the concerts Madison Square Garden will host this year include those for Alicia Keys, The Killers and Rod Stewart.

A MAJOR VENUE

What exactly is Madison Square Garden? It’s a sports venue. It is home to New York’s basketball and ice hockey teams, the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. It is also a world-famous concert hall. Elton John has appeared there 62 times, a record! He said: “Madison Square Garden is my favourite venue in the whole world.” And Billy Joel stated: “It has the best acoustics and the best audiences. It is the holy temple of Rock’n’ roll.” In fact, the venue has hosted historic performances from groups like the Doors, the Rolling Stones, the Jackson 5 and U2. Madison Square Garden is still popular today. Lady Gaga brought her Monster Ball Tour there in July 2010. And young country star Taylor Swift’s concert tickets sold out in a few record of 60 seconds.

MARILYN

Madison Square Garden has played a central role in the history of the USA. It was the venue of President John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday party. Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday, Mr President” and there was a scandal! It was here that Rocky Marciano defeated Joe Louis in 1951. Joe Frazier beat and then lost to Muhammad Ali in the 1970s. It is also the venue where World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) first became a huge success with stars like Hulk Hogan.

A GREAT LOCATION

Madison Square Garden is located in the middle of Manhattan on 8th Avenue. It’s built on top of Pennsylvania Railway Station. The streets outside Madison Square Garden are yellow. There are always hundreds of New York taxis. If visitors can cross the road, nearby they will find Times Square and some of New York’s most famous shops, like Macy’s department store.

Fonte: http://www.speakup.com.br/index.php/materias/2013/309.html Acesso em 12 de junho de 2013.

Only Children: Lonely and Selfish?

By LAUREN SANDLER

CALL me a terrible mother. I have an only child. For now at least, I’m planning to keep it that way, for my happiness and for hers. But the notion that an only child might be a happy one contradicts strong cultural beliefs. According to these, children like mine will end up rotten with selfishness and beset by loneliness.

And negative assumptions about parents who deprive their child of siblings strengthen the general opprobrium against only children. If a child doesn’t have siblings, it’s generally assumed that there’s a hush-hush reason for it: we don’t like being parents (because we are selfish), we care more about our status — work, money, materialism — than our child (because we are selfish), or we waited too long (because we are selfish). When have you heard someone say an only child is better off? A general picture emerges that only children are loners, misfits and always, always selfish. I don’t buy it. As an only child, with one of my own, and as someone who has just spent three years writing about the subject, I’m convinced that if, by dint of will or biology, you have an only child, you can stop worrying about it.

Don’t take my word for it. Consider the data: in hundreds of studies during the past decades exploring 16 character traits — including leadership, maturity, extroversion, social participation, popularity, generosity, cooperativeness, flexibility, emotional stability, contentment — only children scored just as well as children with siblings. And endless research shows that only children are, in fact, no more self-involved than anyone else. It turns out brutal sibling rivalry isn’t necessary to beat the ego out of us; peers and classmates do the job.

Disponível em: <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/

opinion/sunday/only-children-lonely-and-selfish.html?src=mv&_r=0> Acesso em: 09 jun. 2013.

Only Children: Lonely and Selfish?

By LAUREN SANDLER

CALL me a terrible mother. I have an only child. For now at least, I’m planning to keep it that way, for my happiness and for hers. But the notion that an only child might be a happy one contradicts strong cultural beliefs. According to these, children like mine will end up rotten with selfishness and beset by loneliness.

And negative assumptions about parents who deprive their child of siblings strengthen the general opprobrium against only children. If a child doesn’t have siblings, it’s generally assumed that there’s a hush-hush reason for it: we don’t like being parents (because we are selfish), we care more about our status — work, money, materialism — than our child (because we are selfish), or we waited too long (because we are selfish). When have you heard someone say an only child is better off? A general picture emerges that only children are loners, misfits and always, always selfish. I don’t buy it. As an only child, with one of my own, and as someone who has just spent three years writing about the subject, I’m convinced that if, by dint of will or biology, you have an only child, you can stop worrying about it.

Don’t take my word for it. Consider the data: in hundreds of studies during the past decades exploring 16 character traits — including leadership, maturity, extroversion, social participation, popularity, generosity, cooperativeness, flexibility, emotional stability, contentment — only children scored just as well as children with siblings. And endless research shows that only children are, in fact, no more self-involved than anyone else. It turns out brutal sibling rivalry isn’t necessary to beat the ego out of us; peers and classmates do the job.

Disponível em: <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/

opinion/sunday/only-children-lonely-and-selfish.html?src=mv&_r=0> Acesso em: 09 jun. 2013.

Only Children: Lonely and Selfish?

By LAUREN SANDLER

CALL me a terrible mother. I have an only child. For now at least, I’m planning to keep it that way, for my happiness and for hers. But the notion that an only child might be a happy one contradicts strong cultural beliefs. According to these, children like mine will end up rotten with selfishness and beset by loneliness.

And negative assumptions about parents who deprive their child of siblings strengthen the general opprobrium against only children. If a child doesn’t have siblings, it’s generally assumed that there’s a hush-hush reason for it: we don’t like being parents (because we are selfish), we care more about our status — work, money, materialism — than our child (because we are selfish), or we waited too long (because we are selfish). When have you heard someone say an only child is better off? A general picture emerges that only children are loners, misfits and always, always selfish. I don’t buy it. As an only child, with one of my own, and as someone who has just spent three years writing about the subject, I’m convinced that if, by dint of will or biology, you have an only child, you can stop worrying about it.

Don’t take my word for it. Consider the data: in hundreds of studies during the past decades exploring 16 character traits — including leadership, maturity, extroversion, social participation, popularity, generosity, cooperativeness, flexibility, emotional stability, contentment — only children scored just as well as children with siblings. And endless research shows that only children are, in fact, no more self-involved than anyone else. It turns out brutal sibling rivalry isn’t necessary to beat the ego out of us; peers and classmates do the job.

Disponível em: <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/

opinion/sunday/only-children-lonely-and-selfish.html?src=mv&_r=0> Acesso em: 09 jun. 2013.

Only Children: Lonely and Selfish?

By LAUREN SANDLER

CALL me a terrible mother. I have an only child. For now at least, I’m planning to keep it that way, for my happiness and for hers. But the notion that an only child might be a happy one contradicts strong cultural beliefs. According to these, children like mine will end up rotten with selfishness and beset by loneliness.

And negative assumptions about parents who deprive their child of siblings strengthen the general opprobrium against only children. If a child doesn’t have siblings, it’s generally assumed that there’s a hush-hush reason for it: we don’t like being parents (because we are selfish), we care more about our status — work, money, materialism — than our child (because we are selfish), or we waited too long (because we are selfish). When have you heard someone say an only child is better off? A general picture emerges that only children are loners, misfits and always, always selfish. I don’t buy it. As an only child, with one of my own, and as someone who has just spent three years writing about the subject, I’m convinced that if, by dint of will or biology, you have an only child, you can stop worrying about it.

Don’t take my word for it. Consider the data: in hundreds of studies during the past decades exploring 16 character traits — including leadership, maturity, extroversion, social participation, popularity, generosity, cooperativeness, flexibility, emotional stability, contentment — only children scored just as well as children with siblings. And endless research shows that only children are, in fact, no more self-involved than anyone else. It turns out brutal sibling rivalry isn’t necessary to beat the ego out of us; peers and classmates do the job.

Disponível em: <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/

opinion/sunday/only-children-lonely-and-selfish.html?src=mv&_r=0> Acesso em: 09 jun. 2013.