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The Division Bell Soon To Be A Royal Mail Stamp

kronaz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:29:07 +0000

The Division Bell Soon To Be A Royal Mail Stamp Pink Floyd Management have been in touch to tell us that Pink Floyd will receive the accolade of being featured on a UK Royal Mail postage stamp on 7th January 2010. After the success of Royal Mail’s recent British Design Classics stamps, they have created a series featuring only classic UK album cover designs. Available from Thursday 7th January 2010, it includes the 1994 UK Number One album The Division Bell, which went on to sell more than 10 million copies around the world. Designed by Storm Thorgerson with Keith Breeden, the cover depicts two massive heads, created by Sculptor John Robertson, placed in the East Anglian landscape, which in turn suggest a ‘third face’, echoing the album’s themes of contradictory communication. The self-adhesive stamps are printed in two separate sheets of 25* There is also a souvenir sheet (223 x 188 mm) including stamps with water-activated gum’.* (The sheet containing ‘The Division Bell’ also has album covers by Coldplay, Blur, New Order and The Rolling Stones).

Doctor David We Presume! David Gilmour is among a host of Cambridge figures set to be awarded honorary degrees by Anglia Ruskin University. A total of 21 high achievers will be recognised in ceremonies in Cambridge and Chelmsford, the sites of Anglia Ruskin University’s two campuses. David is a former student at Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology (CCAT), a forerunner of ARU. He will be made an honorary doctor of arts at a ceremony at Cambridge Corn Exchange on November 11. The university said the award recognises his outstanding contribution to music as a writer, performer and innovator. (Pictured: David Gilmour on top of the Cambridge School Of Art float that won first prize in the 1965 rag week. Click to enlarge)

Acordando...

oeclético — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:04:48 +0000

… ao som de Time, do álbum Dark Side of the Moon dos Pink Floyd. Apesar de ser um memento mori, é a música com que os meus filhos vão acordar nas manhãs dos dias que virão.

Aqui a música é interpretada por David Gilmour, no Royal Albert Hall, espetáculo da On a Island Tour.

Burpee Family Papers

yorksunburymuseum — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:47:30 +0000

MC300-MS5 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection
Description (page 106)

If you are interested in any of these files then please contact the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

“Charles Sidney Burpee was born in Sheffield, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, on June 18, 1817, the son of Jeremiah Burpee and Elizabeth Stickney. He was educated at the common school in Sheffield, and eventually became a farmer. He was married twice: first to Mary Perley and then to Charlotte H. Perley.

He unsuccessfully contested the Sunbury County seat for the House of Assembly in 1854. In 1867, he was elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party for Sunbury County. He was re-elected in 1872, 1874, 1878, and 1882. At the General Election of 1887, he was defeated and retired from active politics. In 1900, Burpe was made a member of the Senate of Canada, and sat until his resignation to become Commissioner to the Paris Exposition. Burpee died November 29, 1909, at Sheffield. He was survived by two sons.

The Burpee Papers, which date from 1814 to 1949, are largely made up of Charles Burpee’s correspondence in which political discussions play a major role. A great deal of information on Sunbury County matters and personalities can also be found in the letters. Material, which is not correspondence, is found at the end of the collection, and includes legal papers, notes for speeches, and general information on the Burpee family. The series measures 13 centimeters.”

1 Letter from Mary Ann Rideout to her Uncle [?] on familial matters; [no place], October 28, 182[7].

2 Letter from T.W. Anglin to Charles Burpee discussing temperance and prohibition in their political ramifications; Saint John, February 18, 1856.

3 Letter from W.E. Perley to Charles Burpee commenting on the close election in his parish mentioning Mr. Pennington (free-will Baptist Minister), Glazier, Tapley, John Farris, Lunt, Plummer, James Hamilton, and the Orangemen; Blissville, June 16, 1861.

4 Letter from Charles Perley to Charles Burpee discussing the prospects of union mentioning Tupper and Charles Young; Woodstock, April 3, 1862.

5 Letter from R. Hoben to C. Burpee discussing the activities of the “Perley Party” mentioning Duncan Glazier, and others; Burton, March 21, 1868.

6 Letter from Moses H. Cobourne to Charles Burpee mentioning several political matters and some items of news from New Brunswick; Little River, March 23, 1868.

7 Letter from William Mowat to Charles Burpee asking about the Tariff bill and that a post office be established at the North Forks of Salmon Creek; Northfield, March 25, 1868.

8 Letter from John Glazier to Charles Burpee on his departure for Ottawa reflecting on Hoben and D. Morrow in a future election; Saint John, March 25, 1868.

9 Letter from R. L. Babbitt to Charles Burpee discussing the situation in the party caused by John Glazier’s appointment to the Senate. He mentions a possible party-split over who should be offered for election. He also comments on the Civil Service Act and the debate over the coming railway; Gagetown, April 1, 1868.

10 Letter from R. Hoben to Charles Burpee discussing Glazier’s appointment, and the railroad route in New Brunswick; Burton, April 2, 1868.

11 Letter from R. Hoben to Charles Burpee discussing Glazier’s position, A. Harrison’s stand, and the railroad route; Burton, April 7, 1868.

12 Letter from George Hoben to Charles Burpee asking for a position on the railroad survey or as a commissioner; April 13, 1868.

13 Letter from R.L. Babbitt to Charles Burpee expressing his views on the role of the Dominion Government with respect to pre-Confederation matters, the Repeal Movement, the railroad route, and the reaction to D’Arcy McGee’s death; April 13, 1868.

14 Letter from Amos Stickney to his cousin, Charles Burpee, inviting him to visit; Port Ryerse, P.Q., April 13, 1868.

15 Letter from R. Hoben to Charles Burpee discussing the Militia Law, the reaction to McGee’s death, the opinion of a Fenian, and some mundane matters; Burton, April 14, 1868.

16 Letter from C.B. Barker to Charles Burpee giving news from home, and discussing McGee’s death and the Fenians; Sheffield, April 20, 1868.

17 Letter from R.L. Babbitt to Charles Burpee discussing reasonable expenditures, the effect the railroad route has on public opinion of the Union, Glazier’s procrastination, and the militia Bill; Gagetown, April 23, 1868.

18 Letter from Nathaniel Hubbard to Charles Burpee commenting on Tilley’s unpopularity, McGee’s death, the railroad route, and the affinity of himself with Charles Burpee and R. Hoben; Burton, April 24, 1868.

19 Letter from R. Hoben to Charles Burpee sending news from home and discussing Glazier and the railroad route; Burton, April 24, 1868.

20 Letter from J. & J. Burpee Co. to Charles Burpee commenting on the free tariff in pig iron; Saint John, April 29, 1868.

21 Letter from R.L. Babbitt to Charles Burpee commenting on the constitutionality of some of the Dominion Governments actions; Gagetown, May 2, 1868.

22 Letter from Francis Collins to Charles Burpee commenting on the free tariff on pig iron; Saint John, May 3, 1868.

23 Letter from R. Hoben to Charles Burpee asking for the position of fishery warden mentioning Glazier, Perley, George Estabrooks; and commenting on the road money for Sheffield mentioning Moses Cobourne, John Townsend, Charles Upton and Samuel Ferguson; and on their candidate in the next election, mentioning George Morrow, John Glazier and others; [Burton], May 4, 1868.

24 Note from P. Mitchell to Charles Burpee suggesting Burpee vote with the Resolution for Fortification; [House of] Commons, May 7, 1868.

25 Letter from John Glazier to Charles Burpee telling him that Perley has been offered the Surveyor-General’s Office and commenting on the political ramifications of the fact mentioning Arch. Harrison and the next election; Lincoln, February 12, 1869.

26 Letter from Charles Burpee to Sidney and Tommy Burpee, his sons on familial matters; Ottawa, May 4, 1869.

27 Letter from Charles Burpee to his sons discussing familial matters; Ottawa, May 11, 1869.

28 Letter from Charles Burpee to his sons discussing familial matters; Ottawa, May 18, 1869.

29 Letter from Charles Burpee to his sons on familial matters and mentioning working long hours; Ottawa, May 29, 1869.

30 Letter from J.C. Burpee to Charles Burpee asking for mail service extension to “my place”; Chipman, November 28, 1870.

31 Letter from Charles Burpee to Tommy, his son, on familial matters; Ottawa, April 2, 1871.

32 Letter from Charles Burpee to Tommy, his son, on familial matters; Ottawa, April 22, 1872.

33 Letter from Charles Burpee to Sidney, his son, on familial matters; Ottawa, April 24, 1872.

34 Letter from E.R. Burpee to his uncle, Charles Burpee, questioning Charles Burpee’s lack of support for Tilley and his government; Fredericton, March 6, 1873.

35 Letter from R. Hoben to Charles Burpee discussing the political climate in New Brunswick and his philosophy of individual responsibility within the political system; Burton, May 12, 1873.

36 Letter from M.C. Cameron to Charles Burpee discussing the Liberal Party’s victory in the election (mentioning Cartwright, Sir John A. MacDonald, Scott and others); and the possible political future of the Party; Gooluch, Ont., December 1, 1873.

37 Letter from M.C. Cameron to Charles Burpee commenting on the overwhelming defeat of the Tories with some candid mention of those who were defeated or elected including Blake, McAdam, Palmer, Domville, and Jim McDonald; Gooluch, Ont., February 10, 1874.

38 Letter from R. Hoben to Charles Burpee discussing the impact of the MacKenzie victory on New Brunswick and matters of local politics; Burton, April 6, 1874.

39 Letter from A.H. Gilmour, Jr. to Charles Burpee mentioning McAdam’s intention to carry on the law suit, the crusade of the Tilley Party against the McKenzie Government, the vote on the Riel Question, and the proposed treaty in trade; St. George, July 29, 1874.

40 Letter from M.C. Cameron to Charles Burpee discussing his own political situation, and the trade treaty; Gooluch, August 20, 1874.

41 Letter from Henry F. Perley to Charles Burpee enclosing a list of the tenders [missing] and discussing the cost of the dam at Oromocto; Saint John, November 3, 1877.

42 Letter from D.D. Glazier & Sons to Charles Burpee asking him to forward to the proper department their expenses incurred in clearing an obstruction from the Oromocto river; Fredericton, February 14, 1878.

43 Note from Henry F. Perley, Department of Public Works, to Charles Burpee regarding Glazier & Sons note [see 5/42]; Ottawa; February 20, 1878.

44 Letter from C.L.B. Miles to Charles Burpee seeking Burpee’s aid in getting a position as engineer on “some good road”; Maugerville, February 22, 1878.

45 Letter from C.B. Lockhard to Charles Burpee asking for a $500 loan; Blissville, February 23, 1878.

46 Letter from Samuel Nevers to Charles Burpee asking to have the lighthouse position occasioned by the death of James K. Hazen; Burton, February 16, 1878.

47 Letter from E.R. Burpee to his uncle, Charles Burpee, discussing people and politics at home mentioning John Boyd, Armstrong, Kurr, Hepworth, Gibson, O’Leary, Howard McLeod, Tilley, and others; Fredericton, February 28, 1878.

48 Letter from C.B. Harrison to his uncle, Charles Burpee, discussing the applications for the lighthouse and the prospects for the next election mentioning Gerhardus K. Clowes, Brennan, McLean, Currie, Perley, Covert, and Sterling; Maugerville, March 1, 1878.

49 Letter from D.S. Duplisea, Post-Master at Tracey Station, to Charles Burpee asking him to help settle a postal matter relating to commission on stamps; Tracey Station, March 1, 1878.

50 Letter from A.S. Randall to Charles Burpee bearing news from home mentioning William Porter and Thomas P. Taylor and asking Burpee to get him an increase for keeping the post office; Lakeville Corner, March 4, 1878.

51 Letter from Hanford Brown to Charles Burpee sending a good deal of political news from home mentioning the Perley Party, Dell Perley, Covert, William Deveber, Hamilton, Calvin Tapley, Launchlan McLean, G.S. Brown, Charles Clowes, Captain Alexander, Brennan, Terry McAlroy, and others; Maugerville, March 4, 1878.

53 Letter from Hanford Brown to Charles Burpee concentrating on the political alignments in the county, mentioning Thomas Sterling, George Brown, the Dykemans, Dell Perley, Mrs. Hazen, and others; Maugerville, March 5, 1878.

54 Letter from A.S. Rileigh giving details on the political alignments in the County mentioning Covert, W.D. Perley, John E. Smith, E.D. Lockhart, J.W. Hoyt, and Arthur Graham; Hoyt Station, March 7, 1878.

55 Letter from E.R. Burpee to his uncle, Charles Burpee, giving details on the political situation at home mentioning King, William Rannie, Henderson, Rafter, Smith, Domville, and others; St. John, March 15, 1878.

56 Letter from George Hoben to Charles Burpee offering his assessment of the political situation in the County and their chances in the upcoming election mentioning William Rutledge, W.D. Perley, Henry Estabrooks, and others; Burton, March 15, 1878.

57 Letter from C.H. Kingston to Charles Burpee regarding the political climate mentioning John Alexander, Thomas Alexander Sr., D.T. Hartt, J.R. Seely, and others; March 16, 1878.

58 Letter from C. Berton Lockhart to Charles Burpee concerning a loan with J.W. Hoyt as the endorser, to open a business in Hoyt Station; Blissville, March 16, 1878.

59 Letter from Moses Burpee to his uncle, Charles Burpee, regarding his prospects of employment and an invention he would like to patent; Carleton, March 24, 1878.

60 Letter from M.H. Cobourne to Charles Burpee concerning the cutting of the public lot; Little River, March 28, 1878.

61 Letter from E.R. Burpee to his uncle, Charles Burpee, concerning political activities at home mentioning Gibson, Pickard, Perley, Wark, Turnbull, Tupper, Fraser and others; Fredericton, April 4, 1878.

62 Letter from George Burpee to his uncle, Charles Burpee, relating political news from home mentioning Elder, Domville, Isaac Burpee, and discussing business matters; Saint John, April 4, 1878.

63 Letter from John C. Tapley to Charles Burpee commenting on injustice in Montreal and asking for a cash advance and an appointment; Little River, April 8, 1878.

64 Letter from J.W. Travis to Charles Burpee on behalf of Mr. Turney and himself discussing local politics, the temperance legislation, and advising Burpee concerning some dissatisfaction in his area; Swan Creek, April 9, 1878.

65 Letter from Thomas Wright to Charles Burpee giving political news from home mentioning Dell Perley, Dr. Wiggins and Mr. Johnson; Salmon Creek, April 13, 1878.

66 Letter from E.R. Burpee to Charles Burpee discussing the political situation facing his uncle in the upcoming election; Saint John, April 15, 1878.

67 Letter from J. James Fraser to Charles Burpee discussing federal political matters mentioning Pickard, Crawford, Stephenson, Gilmour and Smith; Fredericton, April 20, 1878.

68 Letter from D. Morrow to Charles Burpee concerning the Isle of Haute lighthouse account mentioning Calvin Cogswell, Sir A.J. Smith and Mr. Verner; Steamer “May Queen”, August 10, 1878.

69 Letter from Charles Burpee to Sidney, his son, discussing both familial and political matters; February 28, 1879.

70 Letter from Hedley to C. Sidney Burpee discussing school-mates and related gossip, mentioning Dr. Jack; U.N.B., Fredericton, January 23, 1880.

71 Letter from Hedley V.B.B. to Sidney Burpee which mentions mundane college matters and comments on the House of Assembly and its incumbents; U.N.B., Fredericton, February 13, 1881.

72 Letter from Hedley to Sidney Burpee discussing social and political matters mentioning Mr. Covert’s death, Jarvis S. Verner, Sterling, Charles Harrison, and others; U.N.B., Fredericton, March 6, 1881.

73 Letter from Rosella —–, a child, to Grandma —– relating familial news; Upper Sheffield, March 12, 1882.

74 Letter from David Burpee to his mother, Mrs. P.E. Burpee, Bangor, relating domestic and familial news; Upper Sheffield, March 30, 1883.

75 Letter from David Burpee to his mother, Mrs. P.E. Burpee, Bangor, bearing news from home mentioning John Pickard’s death, cousin Hannah, Willie and Maggie Alexander, and several family members; Upper Sheffield, December 23, 1883.

76 Letter from Charles Burpee to Sidney, his son, discussing railroad matters in New Brunswick; Ottawa, March 27, 1884.

77 Letter from George Scott to George A. Perley concerning a land sale from Charles Burpee; Fredericton Junction, May 7, 1884.

78 Letter from Isaac Burpee to his uncle, Charles Burpee, discussing the Central Railway mentioning Whitehead, Inches, Gibson, and others; Saint John, July 23, 1884.

79 Letter from Isaac Burpee to his uncle, Charles Burpee, discussing the Central Railway; Saint John, July 25, 1884.

80 Letter from Charles W. Weldon to Charles Burpee discussing business and political matters mentioning Backer, Judge King, Fred Fisher, Mitchell, C.L. Wetmore, and others; Fredericton, October 25, 1884.

81 Letter from John Quinton, grandson of Hugh Quinton, to [Charles Burpee] describing the early settlement of Maugerville, and the “renegade Allan”, and asking Burpee’s moral & literary backing to produce “Pioneer Days of New Brunswick, 1762-1783…”; Saint John, December 9, 1884.

82 Letter from William N. Allen to Thomas P. Burpee concerning a parcel of land; Sheffield, January 22, 1885.

83 Letter from Charles Burpee to Mr. Wilson concerning several memoranda on a mortgage; Sheffield, March 23, 1888.

84 Last page of letter from Attorney-General Andrew Blair to ———– regarding Sunbury County politics mentioning Farris, Taylor, and Morrow; [?] c. 1890.

85 Letter from L.H. Davies to Charles Burpee discussing the political situation of King; February 22, 1895.

86 Letter from H.R. Emmerson to Charles Burpee regarding the placement of W. Harrison; Dorchester, March 26, 1895.

87 Letter from M.H. Davies to Charles Burpee on the effects of the Manitoba School Question; Ottawa, July 4, 1895.

88 Letter from M.H. Davies to Charles Burpee discussing New Brunswick’s representation in the Laurier Government mentioning Andrew Blair, George King and Senator McClellan; Ottawa, July 16, 1896.

89 Letter from G.A. King to Charles Burpee discussing several political matters of the day mentioning Blair, Babbitt, Laurier, and Farris; Ottawa, March 19, 1897.

90 Letter from Andrew Blair to Charles Burpee discussing the possible appointment of a Fishery Inspector mentioning “Miles”, and John Anderson; Ottawa, July 2, 1897.

91 Letter of thanks from H.R. Emmerson to Charles Burpee; Fredericton, November 3, 1897.

92 Letter from Andrew Blair to Charles Burpee regarding the lighthouse; Ottawa, April 19, 1898.

93 Letter from Andrew Blair to Charles Burpee regarding the matter of the lighthouse keeper in its political perspective; Ottawa, March 27, 1899.

94 Letter from L.W. Davies to Charles Burpee giving his support to Burpee’s claims to the Senate vacancy; Charlottetown, September 1, 1899.

95 Letter from L.P. Farris to Charles Burpee agreeing with the suggestion of Burpee’s appointment to the Senate; Fredericton, November 9, 1899.

96 Letter from W.T. Whitehead to Charles Burpee stating his support of Burpee’s appointment to the Senate; Fredericton, November 10, 1899.

97 Letter from H.R. Emmerson to Charles Burpee discussing the hopeful prospects of Burpee being appointed to the Senate; Fredericton, November 11, 1899.

98 Letter from G.A. King to Charles Burpee reporting his conversations with Davies and Blair; Chipman, December 10, 1899.

99 Letter from Andrew Blair to Charles Burpee regarding Burpee’s appointment to the Senate; Ottawa, January 6, 1900.

100 Letter from G.A. King to Charles Burpee concerning conditions to Burpee’s appointment to the Senate mentioning Gilmour as the other candidate for the seat; Chipman, January 11, 1900.

111 Letter of congratulations from John McQuickin (?) to Charles Burpee; Saint John, February 2, 1900.

112 Letter from Robert P. Allen to Charles Burpee congratulating Burpee and commenting upon his appointment to the Senate; Fredericton, February 3, 1900.

113 Letter of congratulations from D. Morrow to Charles Burpee, which also discusses a postal matter; Oromocto, February 9, 1900.

114 Letter from Thomas Harrison to Charles Burpee concerning the re-issuance of a grant to the University of New Brunswick; Fredericton, February 12, 1900.

115 Letter from W.H. Steeves to Charles Burpee congratulating him on his appointment to the Senate, and requesting the position of enumerator in the upcoming census; Waasis, March 1, 1900.

116 Letter from Daniel E. Smith to Charles Burpee congratulating him on his appointment and requesting the position of enumerator in the up-coming census; Hoyt Station, March 9, 1900.

117 Letter from W.W. Hubbard to Charles Burpee regarding weights and measures legislation and farmer representation in Ottawa; July 5, 1900.

118 Letter from Arthur Glazier to Charles Burpee thanking him for his kindness; Fredericton, July 6, 1900.

119 Letter from A.S. White to Charles Burpee thanking Burpee for his kindness on he occasion of his [White's] defeat; [no place], November 15, 1900.

120 Letter from A.S. White to Charles Burpee presenting his philosophy and use of patronage; Sussex, December 12, 1900.

121 Letter from Thomas A. Kelly to Charles Burpee regarding a mortgage; Blissville, March 6, 1901.

122 Letter from T.G. Kelly to Charles Burpee regarding a transfer of a mortgage; Blissville, March 22, 1901.

123 Letter from G.G. King to Charles Burpee regarding the buoy service; Ottawa, May 3, 1901.

124 Letter from E.R. Burpee to “Uncle——” regarding domestic matters; Bangor, September 17, 1901.

125 Letter from Agnes Burpee to her uncle, Charles Burpee, bearing sympathy on the death of his wife; Mount Pleasant, February 4, 1903.

126 Letter from Moses —– to his uncle, Charles Burpee, bearing regrets on the death of his wife; Houlton, February 6, 1903.

127 Letter from H.R. Emmerson to Charles Burpee regarding Stephen Appleby and the Liberals in Carleton County; Dorchester, October 31, 1903.

128 Letter from Stephen B. Appleby to Charles Burpee regarding the situation of the Liberal Party in Carleton mentioning the “Carvell gang”, Tweedie, Jones, and Blair; Woodstock, November 12, 1903.

129 Letter from “Glenn” to “Dear Squire” bearing familial news; Boiestown, July 21, 1909.

130 Letter from Premier J.D. Hazen to Charles Burpee accepting his resignation as Commissioner for the Parish of Sheffield Civil Court; Saint John, April 22, 1910.

131 Letter from “Uncle Tyler” to his niece concerning familial matters; Fredericton, June 17, 1915.

132 Letter from Lizzie B. George to Mr. ? Burpee answering a query on teachers at the Sheffield Grammar School; Upper Sackville, September 29, 1934.

133 Letter from ——- to “Family” concerning familial matters; Fredericton, March 25, 1949.

134 Twenty-six deeds; 1815-1897.

135 Sixteen mortgages; 1857-1887.

136 Four leases; 1853-1884.

137 Twenty memoranda of agreement; 1851-1887.

138 Four bonds; 1850-1885.

139 Two awards of arbitration; 1858 and 1910.

140 Thirty-nine summons issued by C. Sidney Burpee as Commissioner for the Parish of Sheffield Civil Court; 1903-1909.

141 Miscellaneous receipts and invoices; 1860-1910.

142 Notes used by Charles Burpee for speeches; n.d.

143 Nine certificates and commissions to Samuel Randal, Charles Burpee, George A. Inch (5), C. Sidney Burpee (2); 1869-1903.

144 Miscellaneous printed items relative to the Burpee Family; 1854-1944.

145 Notes on Senator Charles Burpee and his papers prepared by the York-Sunbury Historical Society.

146 A sketch of the Sheffield Academy, two lists prepared in 1919 of Academy men, and a notebook containing information in the academy.

147 Sheffield Parish Voters’ List; 1920.

148 Poem by Thomas Gilbert encouraging the voters to send Charles Burpee, not Ned Perley, to Ottawa in the next election; n.d.

149 Notebook used to record receipts, genealogical information, and religious notes; c. 1814-1870.

150 Minute book of the Total Abstinence Society of Sheffield, 1846-1850; (includes Society constitution, membership and activities).

151 Notes of Lorenzo Sabine on the Loyalists that landed in Saint John on May 18, 1783, aboard the Ship “Union”; 1847.

Dica de Livro: O Clube do Filme

Lucas Baggio — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:51:23 +0000

Acabei de ler esse livro agora mesmo, então vamos aos comentários!

O Clube do Filme, de David Gilmour, conta a história real que ele mesmo, David, viveu com seu filho, Jesse.

Jesse tinha 16 anos, e ia mal na escola. Tinha notas péssimas, não por ser burro, mas por não frequentar a escola – e quando ia, não fazia o que lhe era pedido.

Então David, preocupado com o futuro do filho, faz uma proposta meio estranha: ele poderia largar a escola, não ter de trabalhar, nem ter q pagar aluguel e acordar a hora que quisesse. A única exigencia era que eles assistissem 3 filmes por semana juntos.

Então Jesse aceita a proposta do pai. E pode parecer que foi loucura de David, mas não foi. No decorrer dos anos (no final do livro Jesse já está com 19 anos) Jesse aprende muito com os filmes.

O livro é lotado de informações sobre vários filmes. Muitos deles desconhecidos, outros mais famosos, como O Exorcista e Dançando na Chuva. O autor, que é crítico de cinema, conta detalhes e curiosidades sobre os atores e diretores dos filmes que ele e Jesse assistiram durantes os 3 anos do Clube do Filme.

É uma história muito bonita. O livro conta como David e Jesse se aproximam e se unem cada vez mais, e como é dificil a partida de Jesse para a vida adulta, mais tarde.

Minha avaliação final: o livro é bom, mas se torna cansativo algumas vezes para alguém, como eu, não se interessa muito por cinema – pelo menos dos bastidores dele. Mas há partes – principalmente do final – que são muito emocionantes de se ler.

E é por isso que eu dou 4 estrelas para esse livro: ****

Espero que tenham gostado, e aguardem o proximo!

Quando eu achar um link para download, posto aqui!

E pra quem já leu o livro, sabe que Jesse tem alguns dons musicais.
Lembra da musica dele, “Angels”, contada no livro?
No final do livro fala que ele gravou um video-clipe, E AQUI ESTÁ ELE!

O video é o original, contado no livro, não é uma “imitação” ou paródia

Jazz Jackrabbit (1994)

Robert Bronson — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:04:25 +0000

Run Rabbit, Run!

…krzyczeli Floydzi we wstępie do Dark Side Of The Moon. Tak naprawdę trudno powiedzieć czy Gilmour, Waters i spółka mieli na myśli urocze futrzaki czy ich wizja wybiegała ponad faunę i tego typu zajęczo-królicze historie (zdecydowanie bardziej optymalna jest druga wersja ), ale owe zdanie zawsze będzie wzbudzać we mnie skojarzenie w kierunku biegnącego długouszego Jacusia, bohatera słynnej serii gier platformowych Jazz Jackrabbit.

Żółwie vs Króliki

Aby jednak przejść do przybliżenia historii królika Jacka, trzeba najpierw sięgnąć do starożytności.

Otóż dawno, dawno temu… gdzieś w szóstym wieku przed naszą erą w azjatyckiej Frygii żył człowiek, którego pióro miało wyjątkowy dar tworzenia bajek nie będących pożywką niesforności, ale pełniących funkcje moralizatorskie, a niekiedy i dydaktyczne. Jego imię brzmiało Ezop.

W głowie owego bajkopisarza zrodziła się między innymi historia o żółwiach i o zającach. Tyle, że nie była to historia o ich nierównym wyścigu po marchew i jabłko, ale prawdziwa wojna ras, w której po jednej stronie obsadzone są sympatyczne i ociężałe żółwie, a po drugiej skoczne i zuchwałe zajęczaki.

Trzy tysiące lat po tych wydarzeniach antagonizmy pomiędzy żółwiami, a zajęczakami zostały zachowane. Co prawda, po drugiej stronie barykady dominację nad niesforną rasą sympatyków marchwi przejęły przebiegłe króle, ale to żółwie w świecie przyrody zaczęły rozdawać karty. Wszak przecież są to bliscy krewni wojowniczych żółwi ninja.

Jacky na ratunek

Właściwa historia pierwszego Jazz Jackrabbit rozpoczyna się chwilę po tym kiedy bataliony żółwi dowodzone przez Devana Skorupę napadają na zakręcony świat królików.

Sam Devon Skorupa to niezwykle inteligentny żółw, którego pragnienie wiedzy dodatkowo podkreślają oldschoolowe okularki z czarnymi oprawkami. Devon gustuje w szparagach i nieustannie powtarza motto o wyższości rasy żółwiej nad króliczą. Szczytem jego oślizłych marzeń jest królewna śnieżka wśród królików, urocza Ewa Długouszka.

Ewa zawsze niezwykle atrakcyjna, ubrana w czerwoną sukienkę z koronkami i króliczą koronę (prywatnie pasjonatka książki pt. W moim marchewkowym ogrodzie) dała się wplątać w pułapkę Devona i trafiła do żółwiej niewoli.

Tego było już za wiele!

Rada króli i zajęcy postanowiła wystawić do odbicia królewny zielonoskórego hultaja, królika Jacusia. Ten międzygalaktyczny pożeracz marchewek, nigdy nie rozstaje się ze swoją czerwoną bandamką i wypasionymi bojowymi opaskami na rękach, a także ze swoim niebieskim pistoletem. Uwielbia marchewkową pizzę i zawsze powtarza, że “jeśli jesteś małem królikiem, musisz nosić wielki pistolet!”. Bez wątpienia to idealny kandydat na bohatera rasy królików i zajęcy.

Rozgrywkę rozpoczynamy w świecie ogarniętym przez wojownicze żółwie. Generalnie Jazz Jackrabbit oferuje łącznie sześć dużych epizodów: Turtle Terror!, Ballistic Bunny, Rabbit’s Revenge, Gene Machine, The Chase is On! oraz The Final Clash. Każdy z epizodów zawiera po trzy główne etapy. W sumie nasz bohater zwiedzi całe mnóstwo kolorowych lokacji.

Kup pan marchewkę…

Rozgrywka w pierwszej części super szybkiego pożeracza marchwi to kwintesencja gier platformowych przełomu lat 80-tych i 90-tych.

Naszym bohaterem poruszamy się w jednym kierunku (w prawo), a po drodze pokonujemy czyhające na nas żółwie wysłane przez samego Devona Skorupę oraz zbieramy liczne pierdoły (np. diamenty). Ekran gry zajmują w większej części same plansze z Jackiem, ale znalazło się też miejsce dla statystyk króla, takich jak: punkty wytrzymałości, ilość żyć, punkty zdobyte w grze, czas, numer poziomu – planszy, dostępna broń i amunicja.

Oprawa graficzna pomimo prostych rozwiązań jest przejrzysta i dobrze wkomponowana w klimat gry. Jasne, że fajerwerków tutaj nie można się spodziewać, ale poziom grafiki jaki prezentuje Jazz Jackrabbit wystarczy by dojrzeć uroczy pyszczek Jacka. Samo udźwiękowienie zostało ograniczone do najprostszych rozwiązań.

Na pocieszenie można dodać, że w 1999 roku ukazała się reedycja przygód z Jacka z poprawioną oprawą audio-wizualną i nowymi poziomami (zresztą wciąż do kupienia na oficjalnej stronie LK Avalon).

Jazz Jackrabbit to klasyk sam w sobie. Bez wątpienia jeden z najlepszych tytułów, które ukazały się w mało popularnym (dzisiaj) gatunku gier – platformówkach. Wiele godzin zręcznościowej rozrywki w kolorowych lokacji, gigantyczna dawka humoru i klimat rozgrywki czynią z pierwszego Jacka przygodę niezapomnianą po dziś.

Musisz sięgnąć jeśli… jesteś fanem gier platformowych, futrzaków i poprzegryzanych kabli.

Niniejszą recenzję dedykuję Mieszkowi.

Carrotshoty pochodzą z:

http://www.dosarchivegames.com

Post do dia: Paixão, Amizade e “O Clube do Filme”

gabriela miranda — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:12:54 +0000

Com a crescente popularidade dos Blogs e Micro-Blogs, era de se esperar que uma jornalista e uma publicitária do jornal O Globo escolhessem essas mídias para desenvolver a idéia inspirada no livro: “O Clube do Filme”. Escrito pelo crítico de cinema canadense David Gilmour, a obra é um relato pessoal e despretensioso sobre como o cinema influiu na relação com Jesse, seu filho, a aproximação dos dois e a despedida inevitável ao fim de uma jornada engrandecedora, que teve seu início, a partir da permissão dada a Jesse para abandonar a escola com a condição de assistir três filmes por semana, um projeto educativo instituído pelo pai que se utilizou do único tema que o filho não teria predisposição a odiar: filmes.

O Blog intitulado como o livro foi inaugurado no WordPress.com no início do mês de setembro, assim como a conta no twitter. A idéia surgiu depois do debate com o autor canadense na Livraria da Travessa, organizado pela publicitária Nathalia Jordão, ao qual a jornalista Adriana Barsotti, também teve a oportunidade de assistir. Foi ao longo de um almoço enquanto conversavam sobre filmes, que as duas decidiram “plagiar” a idéia de David.

Na descrição do Blog elas dizem quem assume o papel de cada um dos Gilmour: “neste espaço, Adriana é David e Nathalia, seu filho. Embora Adriana não seja crítica, nem ela e Nathalia sejam pai e filho, elas são amigas e apaixonadas por cinema. Portanto, estes posts serão movidos pela paixão e pela amizade, não pelo rigor da crítica.” Ao afirmar isso, as autoras do Blog deixam bem claro que não seguem critérios para tecer críticas cinematográficas, nem almejam esse fim, são movidas pela paixão à sétima arte e a vontade de criar um local para a discussão do assunto.

Nessa “segunda versão despretensiosa do clube”, como elas mesmas chamaram o projeto, são perceptíveis as semelhanças, em certos aspectos, com o estilo textual seguido por David em sua obra. Uma narrativa que descreve a experiência de assistir aos filmes da semana. Primeiro uma breve introdução, como faz Gilmour em seu livro, depois os comentários. Cabe a cada uma delas a tarefa de produzir um texto, às vezes mais, sobre cada obra cinematográfica assistida. O penúltimo “post” é sobre o filme: Ladrões de Bicicleta, que faz parte da lista do canadense. É interessante observar que os pontos de vista da jornalista por vezes chegam a se chocar com os da publicitária e outras vezes eles simplesmente se completam, no fim quem ganha são os internautas cinéfilos.

Logo depois da introdução feita pela jornalista são postadas as impressões, muitas vezes pertinentes, de Nathalia e há também a participação ocasional de Letícia Helena, uma amiga das duas. A lista com os filmes que elas se propuseram a assistir está em uma das páginas do Blog. A interação com os internautas ocorre através das sugestões de outros longas-metragens a serem apreciados e ao postar seus comentários.

Até agora, na lista de Adriana e Nathalia constam algumas produções brasileiras como “Central do Brasil”, elogiada por Gilmour em sua visita ao Brasil. E entre os títulos dos diretores internacionais estão “A Dança dos Vampiros” (Roman Polanski), “A Doce Vida” (Federico Fellini), “A Felicidade Não se Compra” (Frank Capra), Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore), A Trilogia das Cores (Krystof Kieslowsky) e O Anjo Exterminador (Luis Buñuel). São no total 68 filmes a serem vistos e discutidos, sendo 12 destes os mesmos encontrados na filmografia – com os nomes dos diretores, datas de produção e títulos – fornecida no fim do livro de Gilmour.

A obra do crítico canadense aborda o tema da evasão escolar, cinema e adolescentes e a relação pai e filho. Adriana disse que, em um primeiro momento sua filha adolescente não quis fazer parte de um clube do filme com a mãe e perguntou se poderia abandonar a escola como o Jesse, a resposta foi: não estamos no Canadá. Segundo a mãe, a filha agora está mais receptiva a indicações de filmes, pois “rompeu com alguns preconceitos que ela tinha em relação ao meu gosto pessoal porque ela sabe que está sendo uma experiência gostosa para a Nathalia, que é bem mais nova que eu.”

A jornalista afirmou que no caso dos Gilmour essa experiência do clube foi imprescindível para a relação pai e filho. “Inclusive os próprios reconheceram isto durante o debate com o público. Quanto à escolha da carreira, acho que o Clube do Filme pode ter influenciado o filho do David, sim”, complementou Adriana. Hoje, Jesse Gilmour é roteirista de cinema, além de participar de uma banda de Rap Corrupted Nostalgia, que é citada no livro datado do ano de 2007, Canadá. Lançado no Brasil em maio de 2009.

A paixão pelo cinema influenciou Jesse a voltar para a escola e iniciar uma carreira. Segundo a publicitária “assistindo a todos os filmes antigos e clássicos, me sinto aprendendo história de uma forma leve e através de uma visão humana, dos próprios personagens que vivenciaram aquilo, diferente do que aprendemos na escola, em livros”. Por isso Adriana Barsotti acredita que o cinema pode complementar a educação convencional, mas não substituí-la. “No colégio da minha filha, por exemplo, ela assistiu este ano a “Adeus, Lênin” e ”A vida dos outros” para complementar as aulas de história. O cinema pode tornar a educação mais atraente”, acrescenta a jornalista.

Segundo Nathalia o cinema é uma válvula de escape para a realidade do dia a dia. “É uma maneira de desligar das coisas que somos obrigadas a conviver e pensar em outras coisas, enxergar a vida através de outra ótica”, afirmou a publicitária. Foi essa ótica que o pai de Jesse tentou mostrar ao filho no momento em que percebeu a dificuldade pela qual o adolescente passava ao tentar se definir. Já na interpretação de Barsotti a mensagem do livro “O Clube do Filme” é a de que o cinema pode construir e alimentar relações. “Eu e Nathalia já éramos amigas, mas o cinema está nos unindo ainda mais. Ele passou a fazer parte de nossas conversas diárias”, concluiu Adriana.

Acesse:

oclubedofilme.wordpress.com – Blog

@oclubedofilme – Twitter

Post do dia: Paixão, Amizade e “O Clube do Filme”

gabriela miranda — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:00:23 +0000

Com a crescente popularidade dos Blogs e Micro-Blogs, era de se esperar que uma jornalista e uma publicitária do jornal O Globo, escolhessem essas mídias para desenvolver a idéia inspirada no livro: “O Clube do Filme”. Escrito pelo crítico de cinema canadense David Gilmour, a obra é um relato pessoal e despretensioso sobre como o cinema influiu na relação com Jesse, seu filho, a aproximação dos dois e a despedida inevitável ao fim de uma jornada engrandecedora, que teve seu início, a partir da permissão dada a Jesse para abandonar a escola com a condição de assistir três filmes por semana, um projeto educativo instituído pelo pai que se utilizou do único tema que o filho não teria predisposição a odiar: filmes.

Homenagem - Female Surfing

funbrothers — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:05:21 +0000

Não canso de homenageá-las

The Best of the Top

5kazekage — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:52:10 +0000

Τον Αύγουστο το περιοδικό Metal Hammer έβγαλε ένα αφιέρωμα για τα 100 καλύτερα cd της σκληρής μουσικής, με πολλά σημεία αυτού του αφιερώματος διαφωνώ και για να μην γίνω καριόλης και αρχίσω να κράζω αποφάσισα να φτιάξω μία λίστα με τα δικά μου 50 (βαριέμε να φτιάξω για 100) αγαπημένα cd της σκληρής μουσικής.

Anathema-A Natural Disaster
Annihilator-Alice in Hell
Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath
Caravan-The Land of Grey and Pink
Dark Tranquillity-The Gallery
David Gilmour-On an Island
Death-Leprosy
Dirty Granny Tales-Inversed World
Fragile Vastness-A Tribute to Life
Free-Fire and Water
Guns n’ Roses-Appetite for Destruction
Iced Earth-Burnt Offerings
In Flames-Reroute to Remain
Isengard-Vinterskugge
Isis-Oceanic
Jag Panzer-Thane to the Throne
Judas Priest-Angel of Retribution
Judas Priest-Painkiller
King Diamond-The Graveyard
Kyuss-Welcome to the Sky Valley
Led Zeppelin-III
Led Zeppelin-IV
Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti
May Blitz-May Blitz
Megadeth-Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying
Metallica-Master of Puppets
My Dying Bride-Turn Loose the Swans
Nevermore-Enemies of Reality
Opeth-Ghost Reveries
Pain of Salvation-Be
Paradise Lost-Draconian Times
Pavlov’s Dog-Pampered Menial
Pelican-City of Echoes
Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd-The Wall
Psychotic Waltz-A Social Grace
Rory Gallagher-Tattoo
Rush-2112
Savatage-Edge of Thorns
Savatage-Gutter Ballet
Savatage-Hall of the Mountain King
Solitude Aeturnus-Alone
Spiritual Beggars-Another Way to Shine
Spiritual Beggars-Demons
System of a Down-Mesmerize/Hypnotize
System of a Down-Toxicity
Tool-10.000 Days
Tool-Lateralus
Winter’s Bane-Heart of a Killer
Yob-The Unreal Never Lived

Τα παραπάνω cd τα τοποθέτησα με αλφαβητική σειρά.

Brigas na História da Música

Rockylização Universal — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:01:27 +0000

Beatles x Beatles
O quarteto de Liverpool reuniu tantas desavenças que a relação da banda se tornou insustentável. Um dos mais conhecidos motivos de briga Yoko Ono, segunda mulher de John Lennon, que costumava intervir nas discussões internas da banda. A própria Yoko afirmou recentemente que Lennon se sentia muito inseguro com suas composições e achava que as músicas de Paul McCartney eram mais tocadas do que as dele. Quem também tinha problemas era George Harrison. Durante anos ele foi um guitarrista coadjuvante, mas quando suas composições, como While My Guitar Gently Weeps, começaram a roubar a cena, o músico teria tentado escrever mais, mas pode ter sido vetado pela dupla Lennon/McCartney.

John Lennon e Paul McCartney

Waters x Gilmour
Quem também atravessou anos trocando farpas foi o Pink Floyd. O grupo liderado por Roger Waters (ou seria David Gilmour?) chegou ao fim exatamente por conta dessa liderança dividida. O ápice da falta de união ficou claro na turnê The Wall. O próprio disco, uma ópera-rock praticamente autobiográfica de Waters, estremeceu o relacionamento entre os integrantes. Durante uma série de shows, segundo rumores, o tecladista Rick Wright teria se desligado da banda e atuado nas apresentações somente como músico contratado. Roger Waters acabou deixando a banda após gravar o álbum The Final Cut. David Gilmour, Nick Mason e Rick Wright seguiram com o Pink Floyd e lançaram alguns discos ao vivo e um de inéditas, The Division Bell. Em uma das músicas escritas por Gilmour, A Great Day for Freedom, haveria uma alfinetada contra Waters. “No dia em que o muro caiu, jogaram as trancas no chão e gritamos pela liberdade que chegou”, trecho da música, seria supostamente uma referência ao muro de The Wall. Em 2005, os quatro integrantes encheram os fãs de esperança ao fazer um show no Live 8. Embora Waters tenha sinalizado que não rejeitaria tocar novamente com os ex-companheiros, Gilmour sempre foi irredutível ao afirmar que juntar o grupo seria um “retrocesso”. Tal reunião agora já é impossível, já que em setembro de 2008 Wright faleceu por conta de um câncer.

Gallagher x Gallagher
Brigas entre irmãos é comum na maioria das famílias. Por que com os Gallagher isso seria diferente? Liam e Noel, vocalista e guitarrista do Oasis, respectivamente, vivem divergindo sobre os caminhos que a banda deve seguir. Os dois trocam farpas publicamente e, embora o grupo tenha vendido mais de 50 milhões de discos ao redor do mundo, os atritos e provocações entre os irmãos sempre colocam o futuro da banda em dúvida. Mas há quem diga que essas brigas não passam de marketing.

Noel Gallagher e seu irmão Liam Gallagher

Pete Doherty x Carl Barat
Esses dois britânicos possuíam química invejável no palco, mas se davam mal fora dele. Fundadores do Libertines, a dupla surgiu como uma nova esperança para o rock inglês. Mas rapidamente as brigas entre os dois tomaram conta dos tablóides. Em 2003, Doherty assaltou o apartamento de Barat para poder comprar drogas com o dinheiro. A banda acabou após poucos anos de carreira.

Tupac x Notorious
Tupac Shakur e Notorious B.I.G., dois nomes que se tornaram lendas do rap, protagonizaram uma das histórias mais mal esclarecidas do mundo da música. Os dois sempre trocaram acusações, e também sempre estiveram envolvidos com gangues. Tupac morreu baleado em setembro de 1996. B.I.G. foi imediatamente apontado como um dos suspeitos, mas isso nunca se provou. Em março de 1997, foi a vez de B.I.G. ser baleado. Assim como no caso de Tupac, o assassino nunca foi encontrado.

No Brasil
E muito se engana quem acha que briga de roqueiro é coisa de estrangeiro.

Chorão x Camelo
Em 2004, Chorão, líder da banda Charlie Brown Jr., acertou uma cabeçada e um soco no olho esquerdo de Marcelo Camelo, vocalista dos Los Hermanos, no aeroporto de Fortaleza. Os músicos seguiam para o festival Piauí Pop quando Chorão resolveu tirar satisfações com Camelo sobre declarações que ele havia feito em uma entrevista. Resultado? O vocalista da banda de Santos foi detido pela polícia. Camelo, que acabou retirando a queixa, se apresentou no festival com um hematoma no olho.

Ira x Ira
Outro episódio que deu o que falar foi a separação do Ira! em 2007. Nasi, vocalista do grupo, chegou a registrar um Boletim de Ocorrência contra seu irmão, que era empresário da banda. O desfecho da história, que culminou com o fim do grupo, ainda rende acusações entre o vocalista e os outros integrantes.

Sepultura x Max Cavalera
Em uma briga no melhor estilo “Yoko Ono”, Max Cavalera, vocalista e fundador do Sepultura, deixou a banda em um dos momentos mais importantes da carreira do grupo. Gloria Cavalera, mulher de Max e empresária do Sepultura na época, foi demitida pelos outros integrantes da banda acusada por dar espaço somente ao marido. Com a decisão, Max deixou a banda.

Fonte: Terra

Boy standing for Scottish Youth Parliament in brother's name

carasulieman — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:14:30 +0000

John Bendo campaigns for the elections

By Cara Sulieman

THE BROTHER of a boy who was killed in a road accident is standing for the Scottish Youth Parliament.

Fourteen-year-old John Bendo hopes that he can campaign for better road safety if his election bid is successful.

His brother, David, was just 17 when he was hit by a lorry during his lunch break in February last year.

And now John is hoping to highlight the problems of safety around construction sites as part of his manifesto.

“Make schools safer”

His brother was killed while building work was under way to replace Tynecastle High School.

He said: “I came up with the manifesto based on things that I feel really strongly about. My big brother was killed in an accident and I want to make schools safer and construction sites safer.

“Road safety is one of the big things I want to change because I know what it feels like and it was really hard.”

But it isn’t just road safety that John is keen on; he wants to show that young people are not all bad.

“We’re not all chavs”

He said: “I want young people to have more of a decision about what could affect them.

“I just want to get involved because young people get a bad name and I want everyone to realise that young people are not all chavs and that we do want to achieve things.”

John has already built up a huge amount of support through his campaign and has spoken to most of the classes in his school to plug his manifesto.

Isobel Gilmour, principal teacher of guidance at St Augustine’s, said: “John is the first candidate we have had at the school so it makes it even more special for us.

“His main aims are more choice in decisions that affect young people, more groups and activities to be set up for young people, and to highlight the good that young people achieve.

“Really personal”

“He also wants construction sites to be kept safe where there are young people nearby, especially at schools.

“This is obviously a really personal one for John.”

The Bendo family moved to Scotland from Albania in 1997 and settled in Edinburgh in 2005.

John’s father, Laze, said: “We are very proud of him for doing this because he is so young.”

David Bendo’s old school, Tynecastle High set up the David Bendo cup in April last year in memory of the tragic schoolboy.

The Scottish Youth Parliament elections will be held from September 7 to 11.

See more of our pictures at our Flickr site and videos at our dedicated channel, Deadline TV.

Compras de agosto

Thiago Kazu — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:58:47 +0000

Com o tempo, essa sessão ficará mais frequente e talvez mais enxuta, mas como estamos começando agora os trabalhos, os livros citados aqui não são apenas desta semana, mas um apanhadão do mês (mês de aniversário, sabe como é, daqueles que a gente se dá alguns luxos). Mas então, vamos à lista dos livros que chegaram até aqui em agosto:

The Complete Polysyllabic Spree, de Nick Hornby

Antes que você fale alguma coisa, este blog é sim inspirado nas colunas que o Nick Hornby escrevia para a revista The Believer, e algumas estão na internet e conseguem ser lidas por aí. Com a idéia deste projeto amadurecendo, resolvi comprar esta edição que traz todas as colunas – tinha lido apenas algumas, agora estou lendo uma a uma, na ordem cronológica.

Os textos falam sobre como tudo o que está acontecendo conosco influencia na leitura de um livro, tudo isso com o jeito simples de Hornby escrever, às vezes até sendo meio rude (coisas de inglês), o que dá uma graça especial ao livro.Mais do que recomendado para quem, como eu, é fã de Nick Hornby e gosta de ler.

Aconteceu em Woodstock, de Elliot Tiber

Esse me venceu pelo marketing e pela capa colorida. Vi pela primeira vez este livro com o jornalista Edu Graça, que estava com uma cópia em inglês após ter entrevistado o autor. Aí, durante uma visita à Livraria Cultura, o preço e a superexposição acabaram me fazendo arriscar. Só sei que serviu de inpiração para o filme que o Ang Lee está fazendo sobre o festival. Vai para a fila de “um dia pego esse para ler”.

O Ponto da Virada, de Malcolm Gladwell

Mais um que venceu pelo preço baixo (sabe aquelas tias que não podem ver promoção de sapato? Então…) Depois de ler SOBRE Gladwell, toda a polêmica entre fazer sucesso/ser respeitado, resolvi dar uma chance, ciente de que na primeira vacilada abandono sem volta. Auto Ajuda para executivos, como dizem, mas adoro essas histórias de nego que se deu bem com uma idéia boa.

Diary of a Bad Year, J.M. Coetzee

Um dos autores vivos que mais admiro. O livro estava na listinha de compras, mas foi antecipado depois das boas recomendações do amigo Flávio A., que leu e se encantou. À primeira vista, o modo como é formatado (três narrativas paralelas, as três na mesma página, que é dividida) já pareceu interessante. Aliado à elegância do autor de Juventude, Desonra, entre outros, é tiro quase certo.

O Clube do Filme, de David Gilmour

Esse caiu quase que por acaso. Um dia desses, matando tempo na Saraiva do D&D antes de ir trabalhar, vi o livro e resolvi dar uma folheada. A história me pareceu interessante: um pai, desesperado com um filho vagabundo que vai de mal a pior na escola, propões que eles criem um clubinho para assistir a filmes e tentar retomar a relação quase perdida. A lista de filmes também é bem respeitável, pareceu uma diversão bacana para um fim de semana. Está aqui na fila. (Tenho quase certeza que o autor não é o David Gilmour do Pink Floyd. Mas a dúvida dá um gostinho especial. Ou não, só estraga.)

O Habitante das Falhas Subterrâneas, de Ana Paula Maia

Esse chegou por meio de um sistema de troca de livros que participo (e que trato com mais calma depois). Li há um tempo o segundo romance dela, A Guerra dos Bastardos, e me pareceu que – apesar de ainda ter muito o que melhorar – ela está bem acima da média do mar de autores que escrevem sobre violência urbana no Brasil. Não é um Edyr Augusto, mas merece um crédito. Também vai para a fila.

O Grande Deserto, de James Ellroy

Mestre, mestre, mestre. Também veio pelo sistema de trocas e entrou na estante para ser guardado para um momento especial: Três dos quatro livros que eu li de Ellroy (Tablóide Americano, Dália Negra e Meus Lugares Escuros) foram lidos durante o Natal, para dar uma chacoalhada naquele clima babaca de família unida e pança cheia. No último ano não li nada especial na data, hábito qe pretendo retomar este ano com este livro.

Coleção Tolkien, de J. R. R. Tolkien

Por 10 reais cada livro, deu vontade de ter a coleção do autor de Senhor dos Anéis. Foi direto para a Estante e é capaz que não saia de lá por um bom tempo. Mas é do tipo de livro que um dia você ou alguém vai querer ler na vida, e aí estará aqui.

Wish You Were Here, On This Island

5kazekage — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:56:01 +0000

Τελειώνει και ο Αύγουστος, μαζί με αυτόν τελειώνει και το καλοκαίρι και μας πιάνει μια μελαγχολία… δεν μαυρίζουμε άλλο, τελειώνουν οι άδειες, ξεκινάνε τα διαγωνίσματα στα φροντιστήρια, ξεκινά το διάβασμα για την εξεταστική και γαμώ το σπίτι μου αγχώθηκα. Έτσι για να μας μένει μία αίσθηση καλοκαιριού (και να μιζεριάζουμε περισσότερο) έχουμε το “On an Island”.

Το “On an Island” είναι ένα album του David Gilmour, κιθαρίστα και τραγουδιστή των Pink Floyd. Αυτός ο δίσκος κυκλοφόρησε το 2006 και περιέχει δέκα αριστουργηματικές συνθέσεις, βουτηγμένες στη μελαγχολία και τη θάλασσα. Όπως οι Floyd έχουν τη σφραγίδα του Gilmour έτσι και το “On an Island” έχει τη σφραγίδα των Floyd, αν και περιφέρεται σε πιο post rock μονοπάτια (μήπως όμως οι Floyd δεν ήταν απο τους πρώτους post-άδες- καλά, καλά μη βαράτε).

Αν λοιπόν νοσταλγείτε τα βράδια που περάσατε σε μία παραλία ή βλαστημάτε το αφεντικό σας, την τσέπη σας ή ό,τι άλλο που δεν σας επέτρεψε αυτά τα βράδια, βάλτε στο cd-player το “On an Island” και σας υπόσχομαι ότι θα νομίζετε πως ακούτε το “φλιτς-φλιτς” που κάνουν τα κύματα.

Scotland's crime-ridden train network

carasulieman — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:09:44 +0000

By Cara Sulieman

SCOTLAND’S sprawling network of trains and stations are being plagued by drug dealers, drunkards and sex attackers, shock new figures reveal.

Hard pressed officers from British Transport Police are now dealing with almost 7000 different crimes every year – with city centre stations the main battleground.

A total of 6978 offences were committed under their jurisdiction. Of those, a staggering 1482 serious crimes and 2870 petty offences actually happened aboard rail or subway carriages last year.

Scotland’s most dangerous station has been revealed as Glasgow Central – with a frightening 548 crimes reported there between 2007 and 2008.

Rape

Edinburgh Waverley – gateway to the capital city – was also a hotbed of criminal activity – suffering an undignified 371 offences across the same period including sex offenders breaching their banning orders.

Among the most serious crimes, a rape, reported in the Highlands at Inverness train station.

The vast majority of the major crimes recorded across Scotland’s train stations were for drug related offences, mainly possessions.

But this included those peddling their evil trade in cocaine and heroin.

The British Transport Police, who patrol the train and subway stations in Scotland, record two types of offences separately – petty crime which can often be dealt with by fixed penalty notice and serious crime which needs a more robust response.

54 million journeys

Central – Scotland’s busiest station – along with Glasgow’s Queen Street and Edinburgh’s Waverley all top crimes table, mostly with so called petty crimes.

The three biggest stations see a huge number of people coming in and out every year – with more than 54 million journeys between them.

Motherwell train station was fourth in the crime league with 92 offences committed – an incredible 80 of them for people drinking booze in designated areas.

But it also suffered 14 serious crimes.

Paisley Gilmour station saw 53 petty crimes take place, nine for parking offences, and six for urinating in public.

But there an alarming 18 of the more serious crimes took place, including thefts and assaults.

“Priority”

The figures actually represent a very slight reduction in crimes reported, but have led to new calls for urgent action to be taken to prevent crime on Scottish public transport at a time when the public are being encouraged to take the train.

Des McNulty, Labour’s Transport spokesperson, said: “Clearly crime at railways needs to be tackled as a matter of priority.

“If we are to encourage people to use trains and get out of their cars then it is vital that they feel safe at stations and also while they are actually travelling on journeys.

“I will be asking what steps can be taken to improve passenger safety at Scotland’s busiest stations, such as Glasgow Central and Waverley which have the highest number of incidents.

“But I am also keen to see what can be done to improve safety at suburban and rural unmanned stations.”

“Without fear”

Earlier this year Kenny MacAskill launched on the spot fines for anti-social behaviour on Scotland’s rail network, allowing British Transport Police to hand out £40 fixed penalty notices to travellers for offences such as urinating in public and breach of the peace.

The first in the country was actually issued to a drunken man caught by police at Waverley Station as Mr MacAskill launched the new initiative, just yards away.

And despite the huge numbers, the Scottish Government said it is doing its best to reduce the risk for commuters.

Mr Kenny MacAskill said: “The public should be able to travel on our rail network without fear of being affected by loutishness, drunkenness and other unacceptable behaviour.

“British Transport Police officers now have the same powers as all of Scotland’s police forces to take action against anyone indulging in such behaviour, helping them free up more time for preventing and tackling more serious crimes.”

Despite the figures, British Transport Police claimed the chances of being a victim of crime on a train journey were “minute”.

“Safer than ever”

They also released figures that showed serious crimes were down in recent years, but which did not include so called non notifiable offences which make up the majority of those committed across the network.

But Chief Superintendent Martyn Ripley, the area commander for the Scottish area of British Transport Police, insisted the railways were “safer than ever”.

He said: “These figures must be put into context. Scotland’s railways are safer than ever with crime falling during each of the last five years.

“There are now more than 80 million passenger journeys undertaken in Scotland each year, so the chances of becoming a victim of crime are minute.

“We do not tolerate criminality of any kind and the travelling public should be comforted by the fact that the rail network in Scotland remains a low crime environment and British Transport Police continues to work closely with our industry partners to ensure it stays that way.”

The Impact of Generation Y on Knowledge Management

newellhj — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:34:20 +0000

Introduction

Business models and trends are borne from the minds of a generation’s best academics. In some cases, like Smith’s theories on labour and production in The Wealth of Nations, a trend can become ingrained into the best practices of running a successful business. However many theories become ineffective over time as later generations look to improve or disprove the work of previous scholars-one such example being the sea change of opinion in recent years of Machiavelli’s theory that fear is the most productive method of leadership. Whilst Scott A. Snook (2008) believes that Machiavelli’s work makes some points that are still salient to the modern manager, he does say that:

“Acceptable models of leadership have shown their softer side. This shift in the predominant leadership model reflects the move from an industrial to an information economy. In factories, you need strict rules and you reward people based on very simple and clear productivity metrics. Knowledge workers don’t respond well to such rigidity, and fearful service employees would have trouble putting on a good face for customers. “

(Snook, 2008, p.1)

The graveyard of discredited business practices is large. It appears here that theories, trends and models applicable to Knowledge Management in a post-industrial economy are trying to bury Machiavelli’s practice of leadership by fear. Quite clearly, I feel, the ideals of one generation are fighting to discredit, disprove and remove the practices that built and maintained the economies of previous generations. With that in mind, how will the latest generation-Generation Y-react to the Knowledge Economy and can the practice of Knowledge Management adapt to the changes that are to sure to come under their tenure?

The rise of the knowledge economy

The largest shift towards a Knowledge Economy was in America where the workforce began migrating away from the industrial, ‘blue-collar jobs’ in to ‘white-collar jobs’ which required them to become, as Drucker (2005) termed it “knowledge workers”. These employees were college educated and worked with intangibles, using data, information and knowledge to make educated decisions. Rather than subscribe to previous generations’ belief that in order to become a good manager, an employee should rise through the ranks of a corporation owing to hard physical labour, knowledge workers preferred to educate themselves to increase the speed of their rise to management-in some cases moving in to management immediately after furthering their education.

Drucker believes that the roots of the Knowledge Worker can be found in the years following World War II, stating:

“One possible factor may have been the GI Bill of Rights after World War II, which by offering a college education to every returning American veteran established advanced education as the ‘norm’ and everything less as ’substandard’”.

(Drucker, 2005, p. 232)

Drucker theorised that America’s shift to a Knowledge Economy was completed around 1990. By no co-incidence, it is suggested that around this time came the first theories that focused on creating the theological concept that is currently known as Knowledge Management. The first theory of Knowledge Management came from Japan, rather than America, with Ikujiro Nonaka in his seminal 1991 article The Knowledge-Creating Company. Nonaka felt that Western managers understood the importance of the concept of knowledge, but didn’t comprehend that knowledge was larger than just the data that is in the company’s possession. Using the example of Ikuko Tanaka’s work on a bread maker for Matsushita Electrical Corporation, Nonaka introduces the notion of tacit and explicit knowledge to explain that knowledge is a much deeper concept that must explore the behaviours and processes of employees to understand how the data is relevant to the aims of the company. Nonaka explains tacit and explicit knowledge as:

“Explicit knowledge is formal and systematic. For this reason, it can be easily communicated and shared, in product specifications or a scientific formula or a computer program. But the starting point of Tanaka’s innovation is another kind of knowledge that is not so easily expressible: “tacit” knowledge, like that possessed by the chief baker at the Osaka International Hotel. Tacit knowledge is highly personal. It is hard to formalize and, therefore, difficult to communicate to others.”

(Nonaka, 1991, p. 3)

By understanding the tacit knowledge that employees have in order to carry out their roles efficiently, Nonaka believes that a manager can fully understand how to manage that knowledge and focus the company in a direction that would serve the objectives of the organisation. However, once a manager understands these concepts, there are more, complex challenges they must overcome. The main challenge was how to extract the tacit knowledge and use it productively in the company’s infrastructure, creating further knowledge. Nonaka’s model of Knowledge Creation and Transformation details 4 methods of extracting this knowledge:

Tacit to Tacit	Tacit to Explicit
Observing, imitating and practicing under the mentorship of an employee. Also known as ’socialization’.	Using data from around the company and applying personal tacit knowledge to create a new source of knowledge. Also known as ‘externalization’.
Explicit to Tacit	Explicit to Explicit
Absorbsion of a new source of knowledge in to personal process, converting the knowledge in to tacit knowledge. Also known as ‘internalization’.	Collating data from different sources to create a new knowledge source. Also known as ‘combination’.

Whist these were first shown as four methods, to extract knowledge, I feel that a manager would extract more use in creating a Knowledge Management strategy that involves all four methods. It is important to keep the strategy balanced ensuring that the manager does not ignore any of the methods because of any weaknesses they may perceive in it. In a balanced strategy, each can be integral to creating and managing a company’s knowledge. Tacit to tacit may be too individual, however the one on one tuition can ensure tacit knowledge is passed accurately and effectively. Tacit to tacit also ensures that the knowledge can be fed in to Tacit to Explicit knowledge sharing. Once the information has been understood, it can be assimilated with explicit knowledge available around the company.

In practice, it could be argued that most managers feel that explicit to explicit is not an important area of the Knowledge Management process, feeling that it doesn’t expand the company’s knowledge base and, therefore, of little use. I believe this could not be further from the truth. Explicit to explicit Knowledge Management ensures that information can be streamlined, keeping knowledge relevant. It is also vital to ensure that the explicit to tacit stage of Knowledge Management is utilised as efficiently as possible. Once all aspects of the strategy are balanced, it should be clear that each stage feeds in to another creating a cycle, shown overleaf:

As would be expected, technology has played a large part in the growth of Knowledge Management. A number of software programmes specifically designed to help manage the knowledge cycle have been emerging and, in some cases, fading over time. Managers have the issue of deciding how much technology should be integrated in to their strategy. Hansen, Nohria and Tierney (1999) detail two Knowledge Management strategies that they have seen in consulting firms; Codification and Personalization. The driving factor in Codification appears to be delivering data heavy explicit knowledge, whilst Personalization focuses more on the tacit, supporting creativity and individual expertise. The strategies are almost at odds at each other and, in the opinion of Hansen, Nohria and Tierney, differ in their technology requirements. Of the differences, the authors state:

“The two knowledge management strategies require different IT infrastructures as well as different levels of support. In the codification model, managers need to implement a system that is much like a traditional library—it must contain a large cache of documents and include search engines that allow people to find and use the documents they need. In the personalization model, it’s most important to have a system that allows people to find other people.”

(Hansen, Nohria and Tierney, 1999, p.7)

They go further, as the diagram overleaf shows, recommending that managers reduce investment in technology infrastructure if they wish to follow a Personalization strategy as opposed to investing heavily in technology for a Codification strategy. In the time of Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office and SharePoint, where large software firms would create standardised solutions for Knowledge Management, Hansen, Nohira and Tierney were correct to discourage over-investment in technology if it does not suit your strategy (as Gilmour (2003), later agreed). However, it could be argued that this advice has lost weight in the current Knowledge Economy which has been affected heavily by Generation Y’s maturation and subsequent arrival into modern corporate boardrooms around the world.

(Hansen, Nohria and Tierney, 1999, p.7)

The Development of Generation y

Generation Y were born in 1982, following on from the hardworking, post-war Baby Boomers and Generation X who arguably killed industrialisation in the West to herald it in to the Knowledge Economy. Generation Y, who have also been referred to as the ‘Echo-boomers’ or the ‘Millennial generation’, were cynically derided in early articles, portraying them as spendthrifts with an attention span even shorter than Generation X and no interpersonal skills. As the concept of Knowledge Management grew, so did the influence of Generation Y, although it wasn’t always welcomed. It could be argued that those that preceded Generation Y were fearful of where they would take the economy. Gen-Xers were concerned as to whether Generation Y would proceed down the Knowledge Economy route, return to industrialism or be destined to be an underachieving footnote to their generation, slowing down the speed of achievement and innovation that started with the Baby Boomers and continued, after a stutter and a change of economic direction, with their generation. The media were looking for the catalyst that would launch Generation Y’s business ambitions; that generation’s equivalents to Bill Gates, Donald Trumps and Steve Jobs.

On February 4^th, 2004, earlier than anyone could have foretold, Generation Y’s first business icon, Mark Zuckerberg launched Generation Y’s first flagship product, ‘Facebook’. Zuckerberg appears to be the perfect representation of Generation Y, if a recent case study from the Harvard Business Review is to be believed. He had launched ‘Facebook’ from his Harvard dorm room before he had even graduated, with colleagues Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. At only 24, Forbes valued his worth to be approximately $1.5bn. As Generation Y’s figurehead, Zucckerberg had achieved what the stereotypical Echo-Boomer dreams of: quick and rewarding success through personal creativity doing something that he loved and the ability to mix work with his social life.

Tamara J. Erickson’s fictional 2009 case study for Harvard Business Review looks at GenerationY’s increasingly significant role in modern business and focuses on how Generation X managers interact with Generation Y, which commentator Ron Alsop calls,

“A classic case of impatient Generation Y meets ‘pay your dues’ Generation X”

(Erickson, 2009, p.5)

The study revolves around the relationship between a Sarah, a 37 year old Marketing Director in the film industry, and Josh, a young and eager Marketing Associate. The commentaries objectively evaluate Generation Y, giving an insight to their key traits. Of the case, one commentator, Jim Miller, states:

“Josh isn’t doing much here to disprove the theories that some people have about Generation Y: a life experienced through machines, no respect for what’s gone before, and a constant need for praise, entertainment, and instant gratification. Josh is intelligent and tech-savvy, sure, but he won’t get very far by trying to make a name for himself on the backs of his boss and the members of his work group.”

(Erickson, 2009, p.8)

This description of Generation Y as being impatient, arrogant, attention starved yet with a short attention span and reluctance to communicate tacitly displays not just the widely held view of the millennial generation by its predecessors, but also makes what I feel are disparaging suggestions as to the direction that the this generation may take the Knowledge Economy. I believe that within the case study ‘Gen Y in the Workforce’ are clues as to how the Echo-Boomers will be progressing the Knowledge Economy in future years. Josh seems focused on using free, multimedia platforms to launch a marketing plan-a strategy regularly exploited by Generation Y employees to capture the attention and desire of their peers. The use of online, open source, social technology platforms seems prevalent not just in Josh’s suggestions but in modern business practice. Could this be the direction that Generation Y is taking the Knowledge Economy?

Interestingly, Peter Drucker, in the ‘Post-Capitalist Society’, predicted how the Knowledge Economy will need to progress in order for anyone to gain an advantage over their peers. He states that:

“The productivity of knowledge is going to be the determining factor in the competitive position in a company, an industry, an entire country. No country, industry or company has any ‘natural’ advantage or disadvantage. The only advantage it can possess is the ability to exploit universally available knowledge. The only thing that increasingly will matter in national as in international economics is management’s performance in making knowledge productive.”

(Drucker, 1993, p.193)

I feel that Drucker perfectly predicted the rise of open source technology-a resource that has become widely available and encouraged with the maturation of Generation Y. The concept behind open-source technology is to release the explicit knowledge of an individual or workgroup for others to explore and use to create new technology. The best example of this practice is in the mobile phone industry. Apple has been known to make open elements of their iPhone and iPod operating systems codes so that developers can create applications for the products. As Drucker predicts above, by managing the productivity of the knowledge released, the developer can earn money by creating a new, innovative way for the product to be used and Apple benefit by being able to publicise the extended uses of their product. The consumer benefits by having a more personalised, effective product, developers in small publishing houses, some of whom are self-employed individuals, have a platform for their creativity and ability to profit from the tacit knowledge in their possession and explicit knowledge they produce.

In this example, the knowledge itself is not important. Instead, increasing the productivity of that knowledge creates benefit for the developer, the consumer and the original manufacturer of the product. Current trends appear to show that open source programming will continue to grow and become the cornerstone of Generation Y’s Knowledge Economy, as we see the productivity of knowledge coming to the foreground, making the original knowledge itself a bit player.

This open source programming will also have a deep impact on social networking. Drucker highlighted how important the ability to connect would be in order for the Knowledge Economy to continue creating knowledge, stating that:

“‘Only connect’ was the constant admonition of a great English novelist, E.M. Forster. It has always been the hallmark of the great artist, but equally of the great scientist-of a Darwin, a Bohr, an Einstein. At their level, the capacity to connect may be inborn and part of that mystery we call ‘genius’. But to a large extent, the ability to connect and thus to raise the yield of existing knowledge (whether for an individual, for a team, or for the entire organization) is learnable.”

(Drucker, 1993, pp.192-193)

The latest generation has clearly made the ability to connect a priority, taking it away from being a talent related to genius and making it a standard skill of the generation. The advent of social networking sites will be vital to Generation Y’s Knowledge Economy and I predict that we will see networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, mySpace and Bebo continuing to expand their applications through open source development to add an additional dimension to the social networking sites with Knowledge Management. Microsoft have already set the pace, as have Google with their online document management systems, however whilst these are indeed innovative ideas, one could argue that they have not been attached yet to large scale, open source social networks. The widespread use of these networks will mean that the Knowledge Management software, when integrated in to it, will be gradually integrated in to the society as a whole so that Knowledge Management will no longer be the purview purely of the economy, but now a sociological tool to exchange knowledge explicitly and, perhaps as technology advances, tacitly.

A counter-argument to this theory would be that with the expansion of the internet in recent years, this technology and these uses are already available and currently in use by number of companies, one example being the open-source CRM programme, SugarCRM, however I would dismiss that as a shallow evaluation of the current landscape. The progress made so far has been done under the watchful eye of Generation Y and it has been integrated in to their daily lifestyle. As such, I believe the more we witness the maturation of Generation Y to the working population, the more we shall see this technology, Knowledge Management and knowledge productivity as a whole moving away from companies and corporations and into the society at large-products like SugarCRM will stop being business tools to increase profits and will evolve in to becoming a social management tool to increase life-worth.

Through this evolution of Knowledge Management, we will no longer be able to say we are living in a Knowledge Economy, but we will be able to state that we live in a fully connected and integrated knowledge society. This future movement is, I feel, Generation Y subconsciously continuing Drucker’s Post-Capitalist Society and moving it towards areas that he implored we explore, when he said,

“Our experience in making knowledge productive has so far been gained mainly in the economy and technology. But the same rules pertain to making knowledge productive in society, in the polity, and with respect to knowledge itself. So far, little work has been done to apply knowledge to these areas. But we need productivity of knowledge even more in these areas than we need it in the economy, in technology, or in medicine.”

(Drucker, 1993, pp.191-192)

It’s my belief that recent events in Iran were the catalyst for Generation Y to meet Drucker’s request. Twitter became more than a social networking tool but also a Knowledge Management tool, imparting information of a situation many did not understand and creating a movement that acted to help the protesters in Iran. On the basis of the knowledge made available, those who were able to create proxies did, so that Twitter could still continue to be available to the people. Those that didn’t were simply instructed to change their locations to Tehran and show support is small ways which, when circulated, saved lives. The knowledge on Twitter was used by journalists to report to the wider media and used productively to help a movement find its voice and contact the outside world. I am certain we shall see more instances like this in Generation Y’s society.

My only concern on the evolution theorised above is a concern felt by many others. I worry that whilst Generation Y will create platforms unlocking tact to explicit, explicit to explicit and explicit to tacit knowledge management to the masses, I worry that tacit to tacit knowledge management skills may decline and be lost. The integration of knowledge management in society can only be successful if Generation Y understand the important of tacit to tacit knowledge management and endeavour to maintain their skills in this area.

Conclusion

Generation Y were born in to a technologically literate society and grew up during the birth of Knowledge Management as a theoretical concept. Knowledge Management and the technologies surrounding it have not always garnered the favour of academics in business. David Gilmour (2005) said,

“It’s time to abandon the fiction that knowledge management technology is working. Last year, U.S. companies spent $4.5 billion on software and other technologies that claim to foster information sharing among employees. Where’s the payoff?”

(Gilmour, 2003, p.1)

I could not disagree more. Whilst I agree that the most of the money spent was wasted, I believe that by looking at the economy only, Gilmour has ignored the potential for larger sociological changes that saw simple social networking evolve in to Knowledge Management technology moving the technology in to society and away from just business.

In my opinion it is clear that the large sociological event in Iran detailed above was the graduation of Knowledge Management from being a tool for companies to work efficiently to becoming a sociological movement and a clear indication of the manifesto of Generation Y and the new, technology centric knowledge society. In the hands of the new generation, Knowledge Management as a concept or theory may subside but not because it is irrelevant. I believe we will see the value of Knowledge Management thrive and integrate itself so closely to Generation Y’s lifestyle that it will become a part of mainstream culture. Knowledge Management has no danger of being discredited by the latest generation, we have only seen signs of embracing the concept and helping it grow and reach it potential. It is becoming too big to be defined by business and economy alone and I believe that Knowledge Management is on its way to becoming a staple part of the sociological make-up of Generation Y.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Drucker, P.F. (1993) Post-Capitalist Society. New York, HarperCollins

Drucker, P.F. (2007) The Essential Drucker. Oxford, Elsevier

Erickson, T.J. (2009) Gen Y in the Workforce. Boston, Harvard Business School Publishing

Glimour, D. (2003) How to Fix Knowledge Management. Boston, Harvard Business School Publishing

Hansen, M.T., Norhira, N. and Tierney, T. (1999) What’s Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge? Boston, Harvard Business School Publishing

Nonaka, I (1991) The Knowledge-Creating Company. Boston, Harvard Business School Publishing

Snook, S.A. (2008) Love and Fear and the Modern Boss. Boston, Harvard Business School Publishing

Algunos cd's

getatrip — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:53:33 +0000

En este post hablaré sobre algunos discos. Si os aburrís tanto como para leer todo este rollo y escu

Millions miles from home...

silosproduction — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:18:29 +0000

Cantavano i Pink Floyd in “Wot’s… uh the deal”, dall’album “Obscured by clouds“:

Heaven sent the promised land
Looks alright from where I stand
Cause I’m the man on the outside looking in

Waiting on the first step
Show where the key is kept
Point me down the right line because it’s time

To let me in from the cold
Turn my lead into gold
Cause there’s chill wind blowing in my soul
And I think I’m growing old

Flash the red is wots…uh the deal
Got to make to the next meal
Try to keep up with the turning of the wheel.

Mile after mile
Stone after stone
Turn to speak but you’re alone
Million mile from home you’re on your own

So let me in from the cold
Turn my lead into gold
Cause there’s chill wind blowing in my soul
And I think I’m growing old

Fire bright by candlelight
And her by my side
And if she prefers we will never stir again

Someone said the promised land
And I grabbed it with both hands
Now I’m the man on the inside looking out

Hear me shout “come on in,
What’s the news and where you been? “
Cause there’s no wind left in my soul
And I’ve grown old

Idee e spunti per un viaggio, impressioni, sensazioni, suggerimenti, idee… Diario di viaggio in diretta o resoconti e ricordi a posteriori…

Questo spazio è dedicato a chi ama viaggiare… Ma viaggiare vivendo e capendo i luoghi che si visitano, assaporandone i colori e i suoni, lontano dal turismo mordi e fuggi, da quello di massa, dalla superficialità del viaggiatore distratto e fracassone. I veri sapori si gustano con i dovuti tempi e modi, chi si ingozza non sentirà mai il vero gusto delle cose.

Un viaggio lascia una traccia, spesso profonda, non importa quale sia la meta. Se avete fatto un viaggio e non vi è rimasto nulla, allora non avete mai viaggiato davvero.

E allora… on the road again!

He Wore THAT Number?!?! Part II

Mike Kemezis — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:50:01 +0000

There are certain players in the history of hockey that become associated with one number. But some of those players we associate with a particular number that we think they have worn their whole career, may have in fact not always worn the number we think they did. I did some research into this and found some noteworthy players that have worn numbers that they were not and will not be remembered for. I did not count numbers worn in International games and All Star games due to the fact it would take waaayyy too much time and preseason game are out as well since, you know, they don’t count.

If you have tuned in and missed Part I, go here to read it, or you may not understand the plot.

So here is part 2 in alphabetical order…

Ryan Getzlaf – #15

A very young super star in the making out in Cali. He is known for his number 15. But in his rookie year he wore the reverse, number 51.

J.S. Giguere – #35

Yet another (Mighty) Duck. J.S. came into the national spot light in the Cup run of 2003, where he wore #35, which he still wears today. But in his previous 2 stops, Hartford (96-97) and Calgary (98-00) he wore the unusual #47.

Doug Gilmour – #93

The well traveled Doug Gilmour wore #93 in five different stops. In chronological order Maple Leafs, Devils, Blackhawks, Sabres, Canadiens and Leafs again. But he wore three different numbers with his first two teams. His rookie year he wore #18 for the Blues, along with #9. Then in Calgary he wore #39.

Dominik Hasek – #39

When one thinks of the “Dominator”, he associates the player with the #39. He wore that number in Buffalo (old and new, but not the slug), Ottawa and Detriot. But for his rookie season in Chicago he wore #34 and for his second he wore #31.

Ron Hextall – #27

While not a normal number for a keeper, Ron Hextall owned #27 in Philly. He also wore the number in 92-93 while in Quebec. But, in what I would consider the weirdest sight pretaining to a goalie, Hextall switched te two numbers and wore #72 for the Islanders in 93-94.

Bobby Holik – #16

Bobby Holik wore #16 since he arrived in New Jersey in 92-93. He wore #16 in New York and Atlanta. When he came back to New Jersey he took back #16 from Dainius Zubrus. But when he played in Hartford he wore #24.

Del puño y letra de Pink

abrahammegchun — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:23:48 +0000

Hey hey! 4 Ingleses entran a una cantina y el cantinero dice…

if it wasn’t for the nips
being so good at building ships
the yards would still be open on the clyde
and it can’t be much fun for them
beneath the rising sun
with all their kids committing suicide.

THE POST WAR DREAM

The way you made them suffer,
Your exquisite wife and mother,
Fills me with the urge to deficate! Go Judge! Shit on him!

THE TRIAL

There’s an unceasing wind that blows through this night
And there’s dust in my eyes, that blinds my sight
And silence that speaks so much louder that words,
Of promises broken

SORROW

Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a raise its no surprise that theyre
Giving none away.

MONEY

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

TIME

Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream?
It’s alright we told you what to dream.

WELCOME TO THE MACHINE

Yo siempre he alabado con harta intensidad a las letras de Pink Floyd (de Meddle para adelante). Creo que nunca volverá a haber alguien que opaque la dulzura (o lo grotesco) que existía en las letras de Waters (y algunas de Gilmour): de la misoginia y el racismo hasta la perspectiva del tiempo o la locura. Pero eso sí, la voz de Dave siempre será la que cargue con la intensidad de las canciones*. Estos ejemplos, eso sí, son una belleza cuasi-divina, irrepetible, inconfundible y deberían de ser un patrimonio de la humanidad.

*La estrofa que puse de Time, encuadra perfectamente, pero fue con Richard Wright (q.e.p.d.)

PD: Cómo odio que “anaquen” las ilustraciones y los logos de Gerald Scarfe para The Wall. Se ve de la RE-verga.

PPD: Bueh, ustedes ya saben. Es Jessica Biel.

Henry Gilmour - death, May 20, 1920

separateholy — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:47:31 +0000

My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine,
To sweep from highest Heaven to this poor heart of mine;
I stand upon the promise, in Jesus’ Name I plead;
O send the gracious current to satisfy my need.

Refrain

Like a mighty sea, like a mighty sea,
Comes the love of Jesus sweeping over me;
The waves of glory roll, the shouts I can’t control;
Comes the love Jesus sweeping o’er my soul.

I see the clouds arising, the mercy clouds of love,
That come to bring refreshing down from the throne above,
The earnest of the shower, just now to us is giv’n,
And now we wait, expecting the floods of grace from Heav’n.

The show’rs of grace are falling, the tide is rolling in,
The floodtide of salvation, with power to cleanse from sin;
It’s surging through my being and takes my sin away,
It keeps me shouting glory! through all the happy day.

It’s coming, yes, it’s coming, it’s coming down this hour,
A torrent of salvation in saving, cleansing power:
I hear the billows surging, I see them mount and roll;
O glory, hallelujah! they’re sweeping through my soul.

Henry Lake Gilmour died this date (5/20 1920) in New Jersey. He was a dentist who composed a number of gospel song tunes including the above. An active Methodist (the Wenonah Methodist Church, NJ was started in his home), Gilmour had come from Ireland where he was born (Londonderry) on 1/19/1836.

David Gilmour: Unser allerbestes Jahr

flattersatz — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:51:32 +0000

Vor ein paar Monaten las ich irgendwo eine Kritik dieses Buches, das beschreibt, wie ein Vater seine

Gilmour 996D Pattern Master Impulse Sprinkler

porpao89 — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:55:43 +0000

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #300 in Home Improvement
Brand: Gilmour
Model: 996D
Dimensions: 7.50″ h x 12.00″ w x 11.00″ l, 1.90 pounds

Features

Adjusts quickly – from 8 ft. to 59 ft. Water coverage up to 5800 sq. ft. (86 ft. X 59 ft.)
Spray pattern adjusts to fit most square or rectangular shapes.
The flexible spray tube bends up or down to set width of coverage.
Flip action dial adjusts watering pattern from left to right for full, partial and in-between settings.
Impact resistant, rustproof polymer construction.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
No yard too odd for the Pattern Master Pulsating Sprinkler; once it’s programmed for a custom watering pattern, it repeats that pattern every time. The Pattern Master is a unique, adjustable sprinkler that waters virtually any shape lawn without wasting water on fences and driveways. This innovative impulse sprinkler waters up to 5,800 square feet and features a 43-foot watering radius. An easy-to-use programming disc adjusts up or down at sixteen positions within a single rotation-cutting the spray short to avoid the flower bed; going a little longer to soak that freshly planted tree; then launching a broad sweep across the far end of the yard so there’s no need to relocate the sprinkler down there later. With full rotation control, watering just about any obstacle course of a lawn is possible! The Pattern Master also features an adjust trip-lever and collars for full or partial coverage, a special speed control for even coverage, and a durable sled base for stability. Best of all, its impact-resistant, rustproof polymer construction means the Pattern Master will be around for custom watering applications for years to come. Didn’t think a sprinkler could do all that? The Gilmour Pattern Master can! –Brian Olson

From the Manufacturer
Gilmour’s Pattern Master Oscillating Sprinkler is perfect for watering medium size areas and it provides faster watering.

Customer Reviews

Perfect
Love this sprinkler – the customizing possiblities are perfect for us. We started over with our backyard (tore down garage, ripped out trees, built a deck and fence). We have three pine trees in a row, so we can’t plant grass underneath (needles). This left us with a “C” shaped yard that needed steady watering since we planted seed for the new yard. On top of that, our outdoor water pressure is only strong enough for one sprinkler at a time – can’t use a chain of sprinklers. This is the only thing that worked. We aren’t watering the deck/house/neighbor’s yard anymore. I love it. It took about 30 minutes to establish the pattern and I don’t move it so the timer just goes off 3/day and the yard is basically maintenance free. The new grass looks great!

Gilmour Pattern Master Impulse Sprinkler- NOT IMPRESSED!
I bought this to try to get my whole yard water, but I am not impressed with it. The 6 dollar sprinkler is what I just use now. Don’t waste your money with this.

great product
I have recently purchased two Gilmour sprinklers and am quite pleased with them. Directions came on the back of the box and were not very detailed, but through trial and error I learned how to set the pattern and the type of spray. My neighbor was quite impressed with the diameter capabilities of the sprinkler. While setting the sprinkler up, it was shooting water across the street and he asked if I was opening a car wash. Great purchase.

Gilmour or Waters?

Charu Consul — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:16:55 +0000

I love Pink Floyd. But there’s more behind just loving it.

The other day a friend asked me? Gilmour or Waters?

And I confidently said Gilmour.

Whole of this week its been really bothering me. Is it really Gilmour that I love more? Is it Waters? Or is it just that I love to see them together?

The Reunion at Live8 concert at London in 2005, was the best that could happen to this band’s history. Whenever I listen to Waters, I feel the pain. It seems as if the voice is from the heart, the note is what the emotions are. Whenever i listen to Gilmour, I feel the enlightment. Pain and enlightment? Works well together right?

To split is human. To reunite, takes courage. But it really hurts me when I see such stuff around me. But Life is unfair right? It hurts me when you have to just choose. Either THIS or THAT? In our everyday lives, we have to make choices, we either end up staying happy with the choices we made, or feel guilty over the mistakes we did. It hurts all the way more when its a blame game. “You are adamant about it”, “Its you who wanted it”, “Its just you”!!! Its saddening.

Last night I heard ‘Mother’ by Floyd for around 15 times on repeat mode, and kept thinking about this. I really love Waters. If Gilmour brings the tear to my eye. Waters, makes it fall. I love both Gilmour and Waters. I dont want a choice. Some things in life should never be answered. Or questioned indeed.

Mother, should I run for president?
Mother, should I trust the government?
Mother, will they put me in the firing line?