As the world moves into an accelerated phase of mass urbanization and mega cities are developing across the globe, the governments of many smaller cities are looking for ways to differentiate themselves and to attract talent from around the world. Two cities stand out in their drive to be different: San Francisco and Amsterdam. Even though both are relatively small in comparison with the mega cities popularized by international media, one could say these “boutique cities” think differently and act more nimbly than their mega counterparts. It is no coincidence that Lonely Planet selected these two hyper-connected cities as the #1 and #2 destination cities for 2013.
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Opeth "Death Whispered A Lullaby"
ROCK & DISRUPT
Opeth "Death Whispered A Lullaby" Live
Opeth
is a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, has consistently
incorporated progressive, folk, blues, classical and jazz influences
into their usually lengthy compositions, as well as strong influences
from black metal and death metal, especially in their early works.
Watch full video Live at Shepherds Bush Empire from Lamentations, the first live video of Opeth, released under the Music For Nations label in 2003.
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"Congreso del Futuro 2016" Conocimiento con otros Ojos desde el Sur del Mundo
¿Cómo
se prepara la sociedad en que la ciencia será el principal instrumento
de cambio y progreso?, ¿podrán los ciudadanos incidir y gobernar los
desafíos que nos depara el futuro?, ¿seremos capaces de avanzar a una
civilización energética, colaborativa y más solidaria?. Esas son
sólo algunas de las preguntas que serán contestadas en la 5ta versión
del Congreso del Futuro, que se esta realizando desde el 19 al 24 de enero en Chile. La instancia reúne a los científicos y humanistas más connotados del mundo para abordar los desafíos que se plantean en materia de ciencia y conocimiento.
Este Congreso fue organizado por el Senado de Chile y es el mas grande de su tipo en América Latina, reuniendo a más de 90 expositores de categoría mundial en sus Seis días de apasionantes conversaciones y conferencias, con las que busca que la sociedad reflexione del acontecer científico y tecnológico que esta cambiando el mundo, en código ciudadano y al alcance de todos. Invitándonos a tomar conciencia de que el futuro lo hacemos ahora.
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" My Architectural Philosophy? Bring the community into the process" Alejandro Aravena the 2016 Pritzker Prize laureate
Alejandro Aravena the 2016 Pritzker Prize laureate
“If there is any power in design, that’s the power of synthesis.”
When asked to. build housing for 100 families in Chile ten years ago,
Alejandro Aravena looked to an unusual inspiration: the wisdom of
favelas and slums. Rather than building a large building with small
units, he built flexible half-homes that each family could expand on. It
was a complex problem, but with a simple solution — one that he arrived
at by working with the families themselves. With a chalkboard and
beautiful images of his designs, Aravena walks us through three projects
where clever rethinking led to beautiful design with great benefit.
Alejandro Aravena works inside paradoxes, seeing space and flexibility in public housing, clarity in economic scarcity, and the keys to rebuilding in the causes of natural disasters.
She
& Him is an American indie duo consisting of Zooey Deschanel
(vocals, piano, ukulele) and M. Ward (guitar, production). The band's
first album, Volume One, was released on Merge Records in March 2008.
The duo is augmented by session musicians Scott McPherson (drums), Chris
Scruggs (pedal steel guitar, mandolin) and Mike Coykendall (bass,
guitar)...Watch full video.
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“Muchos Venden la Innovación de la Boca para Afuera" Humberto Maturana
Creativity & Culture Humberto Maturana
“Muchos Venden la Innovación de la Boca para Afuera"
Por Margarita Hantke via Revista Innovación y Mercados
El Premio Nacional de Ciencias 1994, Humberto Maturana, y la epistemóloga Ximena Dávila, llevan años estudiando y reflexionando, desde un prisma biológico-cultural, las relaciones que se generan en las organizaciones y cómo inciden en el bienestar y en que haya verdadera innovación en estas comunidades. También, cómo las entrampan en dinámicas que les impiden despegar.
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"Rest in Space" Tribute to David Bowie
Today we lost a Hero. RIP #DavidBowie
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Hed like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
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"The Science of setting Goals" How to make New Year’s resolutions
Life & Creativity "The Science of setting Goals" How to make New Year’s resolutions
by Nadia Goodman via Ideas TED
How to make New Year’s resolutions that actually work out this time.
It’s
the time of year when optimism strikes anew and we think to ourselves:
our New Year’s resolutions will totally work out this time. Never mind
that we abandoned them by Valentine’s Day last year. And the year
before. And, well, you know the drill.
"Never Tear Us Apart" is a single released by Australian rock group INXS in August 1988 and was filmed in Prague, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It was also included on the band's sixth studio album, Kick. The music was written by Andrew Farriss, who recorded a blues-style demo and gave it to Michael Hutchence who wrote the lyrics. This videoclip directed by Richard Lowenstein.
"Never
Tear Us Apart" is a sensuous ballad, layered with synthesizers and
containing dramatic pauses before the instrumental breaks.
Kirk Pengilly lends a cathartic saxophone solo near the end. According to the liner notes of Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979–1997), the song was originally composed on piano as a bluesy number in the style of Fats Domino. Producer Chris Thomas suggested a synth-based arrangement instead.
The
video for the song, featuring an extended intro, was filmed in various
locations in Prague along with "Guns in the Sky" and "New Sensation",
all directed by Richard Lowenstein.
The single reached #24 in the UK, and stayed on the charts for seven weeks. In the U.S., it reached #7 on theBillboard Hot 100. After his death in 1997, Michael Hutchence's coffin
was carried out of St. Andrews Cathedral by the remaining members of
INXS and younger brother Rhett, as "Never Tear Us Apart" was played in
the background. This song is now thought of by many original INXS fans
as Hutchence's anthem.
The song was used in the opening sequence of the director's cut of the 2001 cult film, Donnie Darko. It would have been featured in the original release had the rights for it not been deemed too expensive by the producers. ("The Killing Moon" by Echo & the Bunnymen served as its replacement.)
In 2006, the song was voted "Nation's Favourite Lyric" by viewers of pay TV music channel VH1 in Australia.
Recently, the song has been adopted by The Squadron, the Newcastle United Jets supporter group, and sung in unison at the start and 90th minute of their A-League association football
matches. This is in homage to the line, "cause we all have wings, but
some of us don't know why", used now in reference to the Jets symbol of
their club. The song's popularity among supporters has prompted a move
to have the song be played at the beginning of each match, first
happening on 18 October 2008, when the Jets defeated the Melbourne
Victory 1−0.
In February 2014, after the Channel 7 screening of "INXS: Never Tear
Us Apart" mini-series, "Never Tear Us Apart" charted again in Australia
via download sales. It peaked at #11 on the ARIA Singles Chart,
surpassing its original peak position of #14 back in 1988.
INXS LYRICS "Never Tear Us Apart" Writer(s): Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence
Don't ask me What you know is true Don't have to tell you I love your precious heart
I I was standing You were there Two worlds collided And they could never tear us apart
We could live For a thousand years But if I hurt you I'd make wine from your tears
I told you That we could fly 'Cause we all have wings But some of us don't know why I I was standing You were there Two worlds collided And they could never ever tear us apart
More Information Single by INXS from the album Kick B-side "Different World" (7" mix), "Guns in the Sky" (Kick Ass Remix) Released 8 August 1988 Format 7", 12", cassette single Recorded 1987 Genre Pop rock Length 3:02 (album/single version) 3:43 (video version) Label Atlantic Writer(s) Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence Producer(s) Chris Thomas
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This picture gallery celebrete the New year with
pin-up girl, iconic pieces of pop culture... They were considered inspiring, but mostly as inspiring female patriots that were helpful for good luck in the war. Prior to World War II they were praised for their beauty and less focus was on their sexuality. However, during the war, the drawings transformed into women playing dress-up in military drag and drawn in seductive manners, like that of a child playing with a doll.
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