četrtek, 30. december 2010

PRIPOROČEN OGLED! Home (2009)


Francoski dokumentarni film iz leta 2009, ki je nastal pod roko režiserja Yanna Arthus-Bertrand-a. Prikaže nam naš planet v vsej svoji lepoti, od prostranih oceanov, do zelenih močvirij, do belih planjav večnega ledu... Spodaj je samo t.i. "trailer", parminutni odsek filma, če pa kliknete na rdeči napis, si lahko pogledate film v celoti brez downloadanja, na spletni strani Youtube. Gre tudi omeniti, da je dokumentarec na vseh večjih torrent trackerjih, na Partis.si in Mojblink.com je prav tako s slovenskimi podnapisi.

Umrla Isabelle Caro-borka proti anoreksiji in nekaj malega o njej


Morda se vam bo zdel tale članek malce drugačen od ostalih, a se mi zdi prav poudariti na to, vedno bolj razširjeno bolezen, tako med odraslimi, kot mladostniki. Obenem pa je v prejšnjih dneh javnost izvedela, da je 17. novembra tega leta, pri starosti 28 let umrla Isabelle Caro, manekenka kampanje za boj proti anoreksiji in bulimiji. Informacij, zakaj je to prišlo v javnost šele dober mesec po smrti, ni. Pa si poglejmo kaj je anoreksija;



je motnja hranjenja, pri kateri ima bolnik neprestano pomanjkanje apetita. Prekomerno nagnjenje k izgubi telesne teže, štetje kalorij, prekomerna telesna vadba…, vse to vodi v hudo obliko anoreksije. 

Nekaj znakov in simptomov anoreksije:
- Velika želja in potreba osebe po tem, da bi bila čim bolj vitka;
- Popačena podoba samosprejemanja in samopodobe;
- Strah pred pridobitvijo teže in maščob.
Ljudje, ki trpijo za anoreksijo, se ne zavedajo nevarnosti zavračanja hrane. Povsem so okupirani s štetjem kalorij, vrsto hrane, ki jo pojejo, svojo maso in celo z grami maščobe. Zdravnikom je dostikrat težko presoditi, kdo je zares bolan in kdo samo malce bolj neješč, saj dosti bolnikov to motnjo skriva pred ostalimi.

Učinki anoreksije:
Nekaj fizičnih učinkov anoreksije:
- zmanjšana odpornost
- izguba las
- manjša odpornost proti vročini
- nespečnost
- kronična dehidracija, kar lahko pripelje do odpovedi ledvic
- šibkost in utrujenost. 

Seveda pa učinki niso opazni samo na zunanjosti bolnikov, drastično se spremeni tako čustveni jaz, kot samo duševno stanje. Človek pade v depresijo, vsaka stvar ga vznemiri, zelo hitro pozablja stvari, se težko osredotoča na jedro problemov, v hudi obliki anoreksije, pa lahko oseba poišče “pomoč” v alkoholu in ostalih opojnih substancah, ki jim pomagajo oddaljiti se od resničnih težav in življenja. 


nedelja, 28. november 2010

104 eskimske besede za sneg


Glede na ogromne količine snega v zadnjih dneh pri nas in po svetu si je pametno prebrati vsaj polovico od 104-ih besed (torej 52 besed) za sneg v “Eskimščini”. Si lahko predstavljate kakšen sneg imajo v mislih Eskimi, ko rečejo "pečen" ali "ocvrt" sneg? Jaz že ne. ;)

·         Lapa           powder snow
·         Tlacringit      snow that is crusted on the surface
·         Kayi            drifting snow
·         Tlapat          still snow
·         Klin            remembered snow
·         Naklin          forgotten snow
·         Tlamo           snow that falls in large wet flakes
·         Tlatim          snow that falls in small flakes
·         Tlaslo          snow that falls slowly
·         Tlapinti        snow that falls quickly
·         Kripya          snow that has melted and refrozen
·         Tliyel          snow that has been marked by wolves
·         Tliyelin        snow that has been marked by eskimos
·         Blotla          blowing snow
·         Pactla          snow that has been packed down
·         Hiryla          snow in beards
·         Wa-ter          melted snow
·         Tlayinq         snow mixed with mud
·         Quinaya         snow mixed with husky shit
·         Quinyaya        snow mixed with the shit of a lead dog
·         Slimtla         snow that is crusted on top but soft underneath
·         Kriplyana       snow that looks blue in the early morning
·         Puntla          a mouthful of snow because you fibbed
·         Allatla         baked snow
·         Fritla          fried snow
·         Gristla         deep fried snow
·         Mactla          snow burgers
·         Jatla           snow between your fingers or toes, or in groin-folds
·         Dinliltla       little balls of snow that cling to husky fur
·         Sulitlana       green snow
·         Mentlana        pink snow
·         Tidtla          snow used for cleaning
·         Ertla           snow used by eskimo teenagers for exquisite erotic rituals
·         Kriyantli       snow bricks
·         Hahatla         small packages of snow given as gag gifts
·         Semtla          partially melted snow
·         Ontla           snow on objects

·         Intla           snow that has drifted indoors
·         Shlim           slush
·         Warintla        snow used to make eskimo daiquiris
·         Mextla          snow used to make eskimo margaritas
·         Penstla         the idea of snow
·         Mortla          snow mounded on dead bodies
·         Ylaipi          tomorrow's snow
·         Nylaipin        the snows of yesteryear ("neiges d'antan")
·         Pritla          our children's snow
·         Nootlin         snow that doesn't stick
·         Rotlana         quickly accumulating snow
·         Skriniya        snow that never reaches the ground
·         Bluwid          snow that's shaken down from objects in the wind
·         Tlanid          snow that's shaken down and then mixes with sky-falling snow
·         Ever-tla        a spirit made from mashed fermented snow,
·         Talini          snow angels
·         Priyakli        snow that looks like it's falling upward
·         Chiup           snow that makes halos
·         Blontla         snow that's shaken off in the mudroom
·         Tlalman         snow sold to german tourists
·         Tlalam          snow sold to american tourists
·         Tlanip          snow sold to japanese tourists
·         Protla          snow packed around caribou meat
·         Attla           snow that as it falls seems to create nice pictures
·         Sotla           snow sparkling with sunlight
·         Tlun            snow sparkling with moonlight
·         Astrila         snow sparkling with starlight
·         Clim            snow sparkling with flashlight or headlight
·         Tlapi           summer snow
·         Krikaya         snow mixed with breath
·         Ashtla          expected snow that's wagered on (depth, size of flakes)
·         Huantla         special snow rolled into "snow reefers" and smoked
·         Tla-na-na       snow mixed with the sound of old rock and roll
·         Depptla         a small snowball, preserved in lucite, that had been handled
·         Trinkyi         first snow of the year
·         Tronkyin        last snow of the year
·         Shiya           snow at dawn
·         Katiyana        night snow
·         Tlinro          snow vapor
·         Nyik            snow with flakes of widely varying size
·         Ragnitla        two snowfalls at once, creating moire patterns
·         Akitla          snow falling on water
·         Privtla         snow melting in the spring rain
·         Chahatlin       snow that makes a sizzling sound as it falls on water
·         Hootlin         snow that makes a hissing sound as the
·         Geltla          snow dollars
·         Briktla         good building snow
·         Striktla        snow that's no good for building
·         Erolinyat       snow drifts containing the imprint of crazy lovers
·         Chachat         swirling snow that drives you nuts
·         Krotla          snow that blinds you
·         Tlarin          snow that can be sculpted into the delicate corsages
·         Motla           snow in the mouth
·         Sotla           snow in the south
·         Maxtla          snow that hides the whole village
·         Tlayopi         snow drifts you fall into and die
·         Truyi           avalanche of snow
·         Tlapripta       snow that burns your scalp and eyelids
·         Carpitla        snow glazed with ice
·         Tla             ordinary snow