Astronomy picture of the day - 2016 December 19 - Supermoon over Spanish Castle

Supermoon over Spanish Castle 
Image Credit & Copyright: Tomeu Mas

Explanation: No, this castle was not built with the Moon attached. To create the spectacular juxtaposition, careful planning and a bit of good weather was needed. Pictured, the last supermoon of 2016 was captured last week rising directly beyond one of the towers of Bellver Castle in Palma de Mallorca on the Balearic Islands of Spain. The supermoon was the last full moon of 2016 and known to some as the Oak Moon. Bellver Castle was built in the early 1300s and has served as a home -- but occasional as a prison -- to numerous kings and queens. The Moon was built about 4.5 billion years ago, possibly resulting from a great collision with a Mars-sized celestial body and Earth. The next supermoon, defined as when the moon appears slightly larger and brighter than usual, will occur on 2017 December 3 and be visible not only behind castles but all over the Earth.

Palacios cariocas - Palacio do Catete

Localizado no bairro do Catete, este palácio é um dos exemplos da arquitetura neoclássica no país. Construído no ano de 1858, abrigou a sede do poder executivo brasileiro de 1897 a 1960, até que a sede do poder executivo fosse transferida para Brasília, então recém-inaugurada.

Anos mais tarde, na década de 1970, o palácio passou a abrigar o Museu da República, função que ainda mantém até hoje, abrigando biblioteca com mais de 10 000 obras e publicações sobre Ciências Sociais e História do Brasil.

Imagenes del Mundo - Un avion en Sudafrica

Un avión 'American Boeing Stearman' fotografiado desde otra aeronave, cerca del aeropuerto de Stellenbosch (Sudáfrica).

RODGER BOSCH AFP

Imagenes del Mundo - Papa Noel en Finlandia

Una persona disfrazada de Papa Noel se prepara para la Navidad, cerca de Rovaniemi (Finlandia).

PAWEL KOPCZYNSKI REUTERS

Astronomy picture of the day - 2016 December 18 - 2016 December 18

The Cartwheel Galaxy from Hubble 
Image Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble

Explanation: To some, it looks like the wheel of a cart. In fact, because of its outward oval appearance, the presence of a central galaxy, and their connection with what looks like the spokes of a wheel, the galaxy on the right is known as the Cartwheel Galaxy. To others, however, it looks like a complicated interaction between galaxies awaiting explanation. Along with the two galaxies on the left, the Cartwheel is part of a group of galaxies about 400 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor. The large galaxy's rim spans over 100,000 light years and is composed of star forming regions filled with extremely bright and massive stars. Pictured, the Cartwheel's ring-like shape is the result of gravitational disruption caused by a smaller galaxy passing through a large one, compressing the interstellar gas and dust and causing a star formation wave to move out like a ripple across the surface of a pond.

Imagens do Mundo - Tempestade tropical na Flórida

Tempestade tropical na  Flórida

Brian Blanco/Reuters

Astronomy picture of the day - 2016 December 17 - Southern Jupiter from Perijove 3

Southern Jupiter from Perijove 3 
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SwRI, MSSS; Processing: Damian Peach

Explanation: Southern Jupiter looms some 37,000 kilometers away in this JunoCam image from December 11. The image data was captured near Juno's third perijove or closest approach to Jupiter, the spacecraft still in its 53 day long looping orbit. With the south polar region on the left, the large whitish oval toward the right is massive, counterclockwise rotating storm system. Smaller than the more famous Great Red Spot, the oval storm is only about half the diameter of planet Earth, one of a string of white ovals currently in the southern hemisphere of the Solar System's, ruling gas giant.

Expressões populares portuguesas: cair da tripeça

Significado: 

Qualquer coisa que, dada a sua velhice, se desconjunta facilmente. 

Origem: 

A tripeça é um banco de madeira de três pés, muito usado na província, sobretudo junto às lareiras. Uma pessoa de avançada idade aí sentada, com o calor do fogo, facilmente adormece e tomba. 

Article - Portugal : les “clients” remplacent les “patients”

En 1974, la “révolution des œillets” a inscrit dans la Constitution le droit à la santé gratuite avec la mise en place d’un système public pris en charge à 80 % par l’État, le solde étant financé par un ticket modérateur. Les indemnités journalières étaient quant à elles payées par les cotisations salariales (11 %) et patronales (23,75 %). Le dispositif a donné des résultats spectaculaires, notamment en matière de baisse de la mortalité infantile.

Plusieurs mois pour une consultation ou une opération

Au début des années 2000, les restrictions budgétaires imposées par le FMI conduisent les dirigeants à introduire de nouveaux modes de financement (plus de capitation, moins de paiement à l’acte), à développer des médicaments génériques, à transformer les hôpitaux en sociétés anonymes, à encadrer la dépense et à développer des partenariats public-privé. Ces mesures ont eu pour effet d’allonger les listes d’attentes : il faut plusieurs mois pour se faire opérer ou obtenir une consultation.

 

Un système “à deux vitesses”

D’où l’apparition d’un secteur privé, auquel cotisent 16 % des Portugais. Ils ont accès, par l’intermédiaire des assureurs, à des établissements et à des professionnels indépendants qui assurent un service auquel n’accèdent que les plus riches et les fonctionnaires, qui bénéficient de conditions avantageuses pour consulter en clinique. Le système est “à deux vitesses”, complété par un nouveau secteur de la santé mutualiste avec l’arrivée en 2011 au Portugal du français MGEN, qui propose des couvertures de santé fondées sur la solidarité (20 000 adhérents).

François Charpentier

Courrier International

Palácios cariocas - Palácio Tiradentes

O Palácio Tiradentes abrigou o Congresso Nacional brasileiro, entre 1926 e 1960, e hoje em dia é a sede da Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

O palácio não apenas é aberto ao público como oferece aos visitantes uma exposição multimídia permanente.