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Lavoura Arcaica-Edição Especial-Duplo
Diretor: Luiz Fermando Carvalho
Elenco: Selton Mello, Raul Cortéz, Simone Spoladore, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Caio Blat Duração: 171 min.

Europa Filmes
Região: 4
Faixa Etária: 14 anos
Áudio: Português (Dobly Digital 2.0) Português (Dobly Digital 5.1)
Legendas: Português, Inglês, Espanhol e Francês
Formato de Tela: Widescreen Anamórfico (Letterbox)
EXTRAS: Nosso Diário; "Uma Conversa" - Primeira Projeção/Canadá 2001; Que Teus Olhos Sejam Atendidos Documentário e Pesquisa.

Preço*:
Americanas - R$ 64,90
Submarino - R$ 54,90
Saraiva - R$ 44,90
Videolar - R$ 44,90

*Frete não incluso

Fast forward ten years and here I am on a school business studies trip to Disneyland Paris. And here is Space Mountain, staring at me and my friends, egging us on and mocking my terror. Of course, at the age of 15, you have to go with the flow and do what everyone else is doing. If not, you face complete mockery and possible disowning from your piers. So I embarked, and soon realised as we began ascending the first lift hill, that I still wasn't cured of my fear of rides. Needless to say, I chose the constant ripping that I got from my colleagues instead of going back on Space Mountain.

A little more history: In 2007, I started as a copywriter for Holiday Extras and one of their sister companies, Play and Stay. This means I have to have a certain amount of knowledge about what I am writing about and inevitably, after six months my first educational came up. It was only Thorpe Park, the home of the UK's most extreme roller coasters... "Oh great," I thought (Well, it's not exactly what I thought, but I shouldn't really be swearing whilst writing for work).

Luckily, my companion on the trip was a lovely man, who never once poked fun at me for being scared and was ever so understanding when I told him I didn't want to go on the Slammer.... pause... NOT! (Have any of you ever met James Carson? He's the man that was on Graham Norton's show with the "McBeautiful" chat-up line. His ambition is to go on Channel 4's Shipwrecked and he is obsessed with munging.) He completely destroyed me and practically forced me to go on every single ride that was likely to leave a brown stain in my underpants. Starting with Stealth, then Colossus, then Rush... Tidal Wave, Slammer, colossus again, X: No Way Out, Nemesis and finally back on Stealth one last time. I have to admit though, as much as I disliked the man for doing this to me, he did cure me of my fears, and enabled me to make the trip to LEGOLAND for my stepson's fourth birthday. (Oh and did I forget to mention the look on his face after getting off of Nemesis? "That one made me feel a little sick" he quietly whispered in my ear. What a picture.)

But anyway, history lesson over, this blog is about my trip to LEGOLAND Windsor, not about my good friend, Carson. We have a replacement now, anyway. We call him Carson 2.0 and he is much more jovial and forgiving. And he likes Poetry.

So we left home at 8 o' clock in the morning, hoping to beat the rush hour traffic and get to the park for its opening time of 10 o' clock. For his birthday, Stan got a Sportacus outfit (The main guy from Lazy Town) complete with hugely annoying sound effects which he insisted on pressing all the way out of town and along the first part of the M20. After a brief stop at our local services to fill up and buy some travel sweets, we continued to make our way along the M20 with the music turned up a little louder than Sportacus in the back.

In between bouts of Lazy Town sound effects, we managed to squeeze in a game of 'I Spy' which involved Stanley giving the answer away every time ("I Spy with my little eye, something beginning with car"). We arrived at the park five minutes before it opened and the weather wasn't looking great for the day. We had already been through a few showers on the way up ("I Spy with my little eye, something beginning with rain") so we loaded the buggy up with jackets, cagouls and spare shoes just in case. Of course, it turns out that the weather was glorious all day and I actually ended up getting burnt in places.

Joanna is six months pregnant and as a result, was unable to go on many of the rides. This didn't dampen her day though, she had a great time snapping us on the rides and making various films on her phone. I think the longest we had to queue was half an hour to get on Pirate Falls, so she wasn't left alone for too long.

One of the best things about many of the rides is the entertainment along the way. There are work stations with literally hundreds of blocks of DUPLO to play with. We had great fun making the world's longest skateboard ramp while waiting in line for Boating School and The Dragon is decorated with LEGO models of witches and wizards set in the heart of a medieval castle backdrop. These activities and pieces of eye candy are essential when aiming your theme park at the younger audience.

Queues are long and boring places to be, and to be completely honest, you spend way more time waiting to go on the ride than you actually spend riding the damn thing. Two things I did notice whilst queuing was 1) how well behaved our little boy was, and b) how grumpy parents get when they are forced to stand in an orderly queue for more than five minutes. So many times, I caught poor kids being threatened with "we're never coming back" and/or "we'll be leaving in a minute if you keep that up!" Maybe the creators of LEGOLAND should take note, and provide the adults with something to do while they queue - this way, there would be a lot less arguments and bad tempers.

The rides themselves were absolutely fantastic, if a little too light heart hearted for the more experienced theme park go-er. The Dragon was great fun; the first part (where you slowly navigate through the castle's tunnels) was a little bit scary for Stan with its flashing lights and loud sound effects but as soon as we got outside and the ride began in earnest, he absolutely loved it. His description to Joanna straight afterwards went something along the lines of "mummy, mummy, we went on a ride up a big hill then down a big hill and round a corner and it went vrrrrooommmmmmm!!!" before looking round at me and saying "can we do it again?" Haha, it was quality, and to be honest, a relief that he enjoyed it so much.

After a bite to eat and a tasty ice cream, we decided to tackle The Dragon's sidekick, Dragon's Apprentice. This one went round the short track twice and the little man proudly pronounced that he was "going to scream REALLY LOUD" on this ride. We then navigated round to LEGO City and took part in the Digger Challenge, Boating School, and the fairly tame Orient Expedition. Boating School was great fun. We let him take control of the steering as we happily smashed, crashed and splashed our way around the short track. (Apologies to anyone who we bumped on our way round).

Joanna took him on the slower rides, the carousel and the Digger Challenge. I had, after all, played the proud father figure all day and thought that maybe she was missing out on the fun. So the two of them happily played on the smaller rides while I took the time to check out some shops and grab a ridiculously expensive drink or two.

It's at this point that I feel Ishould pipe up about the price of the place. We did get our tickets for free (I have just written the copy for the LEGOLAND Holidays redesign) but the cost of food and drink once inside is ludicrous. I definitely recommend packing a picnic and taking advantage of the many grassy areas. We must have paid out more than £40 on drinks and snacks and we didn't even sit down in a restaurant to eat.

One of the last rides we went on that day was the Dino Dipper. The gentleman who operated this ride (Mike, I think it said on his name tag) was the most cheerful chappy I had met all day and did a fantastic job of getting the crowd going. Was this because it was nearly home time and he knew he was nearly at the end of his shift? No - I genuinely believe this guy loves his job. Shouts of "Do you wanna go faster?" and "have you had enough yet?" came echoing out of the small arena and literally pulled the crowds in. If you are going down to LEGOLAND any time soon, check him out, he really did make the ride that much better.

So the park closed at six, and hoards of people headed towards the park exit. Luckily, the cafe and shops were still open long enough to grab a bite to eat and get a couple of souvenirs from the day's events. We ended up leaving the park at gone seven and we headed back home to the not-so-sunny Folkestone and the pikey seagulls that live on the roof opposite our house. After obtaining his driving license at Learner Drivers, Stanley proudly declared that he was driving us home and that I was to spend the journey in the boot. If only. He was actually asleep within 5 minutes of leaving the park allowing Mummy and Papa a peaceful journey home with no Sportacus sound effects. Job done.

Would I go again? Definitely. Would I recommend it to friends? Oh yes. Even if I didn't do this for a job? Even more so. LEGOLAND was great fun and there was so much to see and do there. We didn't even make it to Land of the Vikings, and we briskly walked through Miniland without stopping to show Stan what Amsterdam looked like. I would definitely recommend getting a two day pass and staying overnight and maybe even hiring a Q-Bot. I think it would take two days just get around and enjoy the full majesty of the park. Everything, and I mean everything is superbly sculpted in the LEGO style and offers something for all ages. My wife and I may be 26 years old, but we got just as much out of LEGOLAND as our four year old boy.

Next up I'm on the hunt for some free Alton Towers tickets, although I will settle for Drayton Manor and Thomas Land. Watch this space...

This video was actually made and posted on sunday night. so im sorry i just have not been able to post it on here, but im sure you all will forgive me.. lol

here you go

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=tk7MsD0ShOs

or here

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An die Mitesser: Kevin Kuranyi, Simon Rolfes, Arne Friedrich und der Bundesjogi sind die weißen Flecken auf dem Poster!

Muss dringend eine Kampagne für Bilder in kinderSchokolade ins Leben rufen, um mir die Bilder selbst erfuttern zu können...

Deze kwestie kwam dit weekend ineens weer bij me op. Omdat ik bang ben dat Nathan zich dingen uit deze periode gaat herinneren. KP en ik lopen sinds kort namelijk als twee goudvissen door dit huis. Allemaal in het kader van Nathans ontwikkeling. Ik las ergens iets over gezicht, baby, mond langzaam open en dicht bewegen, focussen en voilá: bij een leeftijd van ongeveer een maand doet een baby dat na.

Eergisteren gebeurde het: Nathan deed met ons mee. En toen overviel me plotseling de angst dat hij alleen maar meedoet om ons een plezier te doen. Dat 'ie iets denkt in de trant van 'Die lui zijn niet lekker, maar zie ze nou eens blij zijn als ik meedoe'. Ik kan me niet van de idee onttrekken dat baby's zich maar een beetje van de domme houden en zich inwendig bescheuren om alle oooooh's en aaaaah's om zich heen.

Daarom hou ik me een beetje in. Bovendien ben ik niet zo'n expressief type. Ik observeer liever. En dan blijkt dat bij mensen met kleine kinderen elke vorm van gêne wegvalt. Toen we vandaag op het consultatiebureau* kwamen hebben Nathan en ik met open mond al die andere ouders en baby's gadegeslagen. Naast een paar goudvissen zwommen, vlogen en liepen er genoeg types rond om een fatsoenlijke dierentuin compleet te maken.  Er liep een vader als een olifant achter z´n zoon aan die de duplo volgens mij veel interessanter vond. Een moeder piepte als een pinguïn tegen het kindje voor haar op tafel en een andere moeder zong een liedje waarbij ze alle dieren uitbeeldde ("ze mogen zeggen wat ze willen maar de olifant / die heeft de dikste billen van het hele land / (de beweging was volslagen overbodig) en de giraf die heeft de langste ne-e-ek / en het nijlpaard heeft de grootste bek-bek-bek"). Het kindje benaderde de grootte van Nathan en keek minstens een kwartier volledig gebiologeerd naar het gele vlak op de muur.

Waarschijnlijk heeft het gewoon z'n tijd nodig en spring ik bij de volgende afspraak als een kangoeroe het consultatiebureau binnen. Met Nathan in een buideltje voor me.  Dan zal ik dat hier ook wel zonder gêne melden.

* Later meer over het consultatiebureau. Een belevenis op zich.

I don't know why technology brings out the howling toddler in me - mainly because I don't comprehend it I suppose.

Felix thinks it hilarious and ridiculous of me, and annoying to him, in equal measure. One of my proud achievements is that, apart from once (brought on by a small penguin in a park), my son has never had reason to throw a tantrum even when he was of an age when he could have easily conformed to stereotype. But then maybe he was always too busy to keep me occupied  with pushing little cars about on the floor with him, making up stories as I went along, assembling Duplo, Lego, Playmobil - not to mention the dreaded Kinderegg, reading books, going for walks, driving across Europe, and Mama trying to find that missing piece of the puzzle.

Come to think of it, the one time I hit mothering rock bottom was when one Christmas after assembling a Playmobil Ship (never attempt the sails; they'll drive you nuts) I sank back onto the sofa reaching for a glass of champagne when little Felix asked me when I was going to play with him. The two hours watching me to put together his toy obviously didn't count... I was devasted - and had to gather my remaining reserves to stay calm in the face of my obvious parental neglect. I occasionally bring up this story (not that he remembers any of it) whenever he gives me slightly impatient advice on matters computer.

And then Vernon inspired me to buy a proper Fountain pen, of the type I learnt to write with at school, but that's another story to be continued any moment now. In the meantime, should you never hear from me again rest assured I will have just been sucked down the drain of technology rather than having thrown in the towel.

Or I might have died of natural causes.

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Sedan lekte Mollan och hennes minsta faster en massa med Duplo, var mkt skoj tyckte Molly, tror S tyckte det var skoj och mysigt med. Hon hade ritat 3 teckningar till Molly, gulligt riktigt kul att se att hon tycker om sin brorsdotter så mkt.

Efter duplostunden var det massa god mat, blev fisksoppa som var kanongod. Till efterrätt var det blandad frukt med chokladfondue smakade smaskigt, kan lugnt rekommendera ananas.

Sedan gick vi ned till undervåningen och spelade lite Turtles med A medan Mollan red på en isbjörn. Det var bland det roligaste som hänt.

Efter träffen hemma hos pappa så begav vi oss hem till oss med M och E och hade spelkväll. Idag så spelade vi pictionary, Puerto rico och 'med andra ord'. Var en lyckad spelkväll, Mollis var inte så jobbig och i vägen utan på bra humör.

Abbiamo comprato i Lego a Gì per il suo anno e mezzo. Il suo primo gioco da grandi.

(*) Ho ritrovato un sacchettino promozionale di Lego-lego (quelli di Gì sono i Duplo) e posso testimoniare che è vero, si attaccano ai Duplo, sia sopra che sotto.

(**) Certo che dopo aver giocato con i Duplo un po', i Lego normali ti sembrano minuscoli!

Yesterday LEGO turned 50 years old.  That’s 50 years of happy kids worldwide building anything their curiosity will allow from the famous stud-and-tube coupling system. 

In celebration of a couple members of the Posse turning “golden” this year I thought a LEGO tribute to Harley was in order. 

It started in 1947, when LEGO bought a plastic injection machine. The brick wasn’t invented until 1958, when the shape of the stud-and-tube brick was patented. LEGO sets have gone through much iteration, from the younger version, DUPLO, to the more sophisticated LEGO TECHNIC and LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT sets.  They have many different themes in LEGOLAND and the most successful line was LEGO Star Wars. 

For the more detail minded here are some LEGO brick facts from Gizmodo: 

• There are 62 LEGO bricks for every one of the world's 6B inhabitants.

• Children around the world spend 5B hours a year playing with LEGO bricks.

• More than 400M people around the world have played with LEGO bricks.

• LEGO bricks are available in 53 different colors.

• 2.16M LEGO elements are molded every hour, or 36K per minute.

• More than 400B LEGO bricks have been produced since 1949.

• The LEGO bricks sold in one year would circle the world 5 times.

• There are 55,600 LEGO videos on YouTube.  

I don’t remember my first LEGO “build”, but if you do then feel free to add comments and share the story of what you built.  

Harley-Davidson LEGO photo courtesy of Jonathan Eric Hunter’s (LeGogh) LEGO MOC Collection.

When I was kid, I was an addict on Lego toys. Many years ago (about a decade or so), there was used to be a Lego exhibit at Ontario Place in Toronto. There were lots of Lego exhibits and sculptures and kids got an opportunity to build everything Lego in the play area. Well, everything has evolved over the 50 years for Lego.  There are many sets such as SpongeBob Squarepants, Star Wars, Harry Potter and many others. There's the little kids version of Lego called "Duplo" and for mostly older children, there's the Bionicle line.

The Lego Maniac commercials were very popular in the late-80s to mid-90s. I also like the most recent one for the Bionicle line. The All-American Rejects song, "Move Along" was featured in a Bionicle commercial (you can see this commercial and the Lego Maniac commercial below). As for the actor who played Zack the LEGO Maniac, he may be gone for some time, but his "legend" is never forgotten.  If you have a kid who really likes LEGO toys, give him a second thought on what knowledge he will encounter as he/she gets older. Note to LEGO: develop a new Lego set dedicated to the 2010 Winter Olympics/Paralympics in Vancouver!

Zack the LEGO Maniac:

Lego Maniac - Dragon Masters:

Bionicle:

References:

www.lego.com 

www.bionicle.com 

Duplo 

http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1723750 

http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/01/lego-celebrates.html 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7210000/newsid_7212300/7212306.stm 

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/opinion/story.html?id=04c35601-6d33-4bfd-9157-61ab077e6f79 

L'estasi suprema (di', non starai esagerando?) non mi ha tuttavia impedito di notare un particolare curioso. La scadenza era 05 05 08. Cinque maggio, è un segno divino, ne sono certa. Investita dall'ispirazione, ho scritto un'ode:

Ei fu. Siccome immobile

stava lì dentro la sua cartina

e mi guardava palpitante

col suo cuore di cacao,

me lo son mangiato

ed ora non è più.

Appunto, ei fu.