Genesis Fetiche, by Charisma
No había mesas ni sillas. Claro, bueno, no he visto que Foxtrot se presente sólo. La vez pasada también lo hizo con otra banda, así que no sé realmente cuánto público arrastra. Esta vez fue con Brain Damage, abriendo Foxtrot. Bar 7 sabía que habría bastante asistencia, por eso quitó las mesas, y acertó. Quiero suponer que por Brain Damage.
Me da la impresión que el público Floydeano no es muy Genesiano. Y, lo siento, pero voy a dejar de lado lo diplomáticamente correcto. Por último después me banean, pero me desahogué. Era insólito: niñitas vestidas para carrete, ahí metidas, sin saber para dónde iba la micro, copuchando mientras sonaba Watcher of the Skies, o cualquier otro tema. Gritos de aliento, pero más por amistad con los integrantes de la banda, que por un real gusto por el Genesis de la época Gabriel. Frases como "qué genial este niño" (sin tener idea qué había dicho), cuando el vocalista reproducía las historias que dan pie a las canciones, me parecieron totalmente fuera de lugar. ¡Una esfera con luces! ¡Qué es esto! ¡Genesis Disco! Ni en la época más pop con Collins vi algo semejante. Me pareció totalmente fuera de lugar. Ridículo.
Por una parte siento que los integrantes de Foxtrot tienen la fortuna de tener familias y amigos que les tienen gran aprecio y los apoyan en sus emprendimientos. Y eso me parece muy bueno. Sin embargo, creo que muchos de esos amigos y familiares no tienen mucha idea, en qué consiste la temática de las canciones ni les importa mayormente. Están para apoyar a sus amigos, eso es todo. Creo que saben cuando aplaudir sólo porque fueron a los ensayos y ahí vieron en qué momento había un giro en una misma canción o era el final.
Por otra parte creo que había mucho público Floydeano, y no tengo nada en su contra, yo mismo gusto bastante de Floyd, sin ser fanático, pero siento que ante temas de Genesis era Gabriel, se sentían totalmente fuera de lugar, como diciendo "bueno, habrá que esperara que terminen de tocar estos locos para que empiece lo bueno". No sé, fue mi impresión.
Ahora, la interpretación. No sé, pero sentí que Watcher sonó hasta un poco bailable... Insólito. Watcher para mí debe ser ritual, ceremonioso, operático, solemne. También creo que vi acordes que no eran y algunas descoordinaciones, pero entiendo que es una música difícil de interpretar, según los entendidos, entonces se puede comprender que tengan algunas dificultades.
Con todo, igual disfruté. Me hice el ánimo de relajar un poco el tono crítico, no amargarme (bueno, no tanto), sino pasar un buen rato. Y estuvo bien. Sigue siendo agradable escuchar Supper's Ready, aunque con algunos detalles.
En fin, siento que toda la parafernalia: los disfraces de Gabriel, sus historias, sus gestos, sus vocalizaciones, se han transformado en un fetiche, y lo lamento, porque creo que le hace un flaco favor a la verdadera temática, la propuesta del grupo en esos años.
Finalmente, señalar que no estoy diciendo que los integrantes de Foxtrot no sepan lo que hacen. Creo que son músicos talentosos que aprecian el trabajo de Genesis y lo interpretan en forma notable. Sin embargo, el ambiente de amigos y familiares que los rodea resulta un tanto fuera de lugar, para mi gusto.
Eso sería. Mañana me banean no más, cero atado. Ya me desahogué.
Buenas noches.
Links relacionados: www.foxtrot.cl www.bar7.cl
2007/04/22
2007/04/21
Drogas para potenciar la inteligencia
Fuente: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=DLV22JAEMAXUTQFIQMFCFFOAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2007/04/18/ndrugs18.xml
Intelligence drugs could be 'common as coffee'By Nicole Martin
Last Updated: 2:23am BST 19/04/2007
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a new generation of drugs that make people more intelligent.
But they are precisely the kind of mind-altering substances that students and businessman could be taking in the future to pass exams and boost work performance.
Foresight, a Government think-tank, believes that "cognitive enhancers" could be "as common as coffee" within a couple of decades to help a person think faster, relax and sleep more efficiently.
The Department of Health has become so concerned about these drugs that it has asked the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) to assess the potential impact of the substances, some of which are licensed in Britain to treat narcolepsy or acute tiredness.
They are already being bought illegally over the internet in the US by people who think they will enhance their performance in the classroom and in the office.
Researchers at Cambridge University recently examined the effects of modafinil, a drug available in Britain for people who fall asleep involuntarily, and found that it dramatically improved performance.
Within two hours of taking the drug, healthy volunteers were better at remembering strings of numbers, were less impulsive and had a better short-term memory.
AMS has already held a series of workshops across the country to gauge the public's view. Apart from concerns over the possible long-term damage to health, it found people were generally uninformed. One woman wondered whether she would be putting her children at a disadvantage if she did not give them access to such drugs.
The AMS study, which will be published this year, follows on from research by the Foresight think-tank published two years ago.
In addition to drugs that boosted pleasure and sexual performance, the Foresight research raised the possibility of drugs that caused selective amnesia, for instance of a bomb attack, after the discovery that drugs called beta blockers could reduce memories of stressful situations.
The report stated: "In a world that is increasingly non-stop and competitive, the use of such substances may move from the fringe to the norm, with cognition enhancers used as coffee is today." Other possibilities, it said, would be drug testing of children before they took exams to ensure that some did not cheat with cognitive enhancers, or "cogs".
"The ethical debate about whether or not to use drugs to improve performance in normal schoolchildren and students will probably be resolved over the next 20 years," said the report. "Similarly, there will be continued debate about the ethics of using cognition enhancers in the workplace."
One problem raised by the report is that the pharmaceutical industry may change its focus from drugs that treat mental health to cognitive enhancers.
Nick Hillier, an AMS spokesman, said: "We are looking at how these drugs will potentially impact on our society.
"For example, will students be taking 'smart pills' before an exam to help them recall facts and retain information?"
Intelligence drugs could be 'common as coffee'By Nicole Martin
Last Updated: 2:23am BST 19/04/2007
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a new generation of drugs that make people more intelligent.
But they are precisely the kind of mind-altering substances that students and businessman could be taking in the future to pass exams and boost work performance.
Foresight, a Government think-tank, believes that "cognitive enhancers" could be "as common as coffee" within a couple of decades to help a person think faster, relax and sleep more efficiently.
The Department of Health has become so concerned about these drugs that it has asked the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) to assess the potential impact of the substances, some of which are licensed in Britain to treat narcolepsy or acute tiredness.
They are already being bought illegally over the internet in the US by people who think they will enhance their performance in the classroom and in the office.
Researchers at Cambridge University recently examined the effects of modafinil, a drug available in Britain for people who fall asleep involuntarily, and found that it dramatically improved performance.
Within two hours of taking the drug, healthy volunteers were better at remembering strings of numbers, were less impulsive and had a better short-term memory.
AMS has already held a series of workshops across the country to gauge the public's view. Apart from concerns over the possible long-term damage to health, it found people were generally uninformed. One woman wondered whether she would be putting her children at a disadvantage if she did not give them access to such drugs.
The AMS study, which will be published this year, follows on from research by the Foresight think-tank published two years ago.
In addition to drugs that boosted pleasure and sexual performance, the Foresight research raised the possibility of drugs that caused selective amnesia, for instance of a bomb attack, after the discovery that drugs called beta blockers could reduce memories of stressful situations.
The report stated: "In a world that is increasingly non-stop and competitive, the use of such substances may move from the fringe to the norm, with cognition enhancers used as coffee is today." Other possibilities, it said, would be drug testing of children before they took exams to ensure that some did not cheat with cognitive enhancers, or "cogs".
"The ethical debate about whether or not to use drugs to improve performance in normal schoolchildren and students will probably be resolved over the next 20 years," said the report. "Similarly, there will be continued debate about the ethics of using cognition enhancers in the workplace."
One problem raised by the report is that the pharmaceutical industry may change its focus from drugs that treat mental health to cognitive enhancers.
Nick Hillier, an AMS spokesman, said: "We are looking at how these drugs will potentially impact on our society.
"For example, will students be taking 'smart pills' before an exam to help them recall facts and retain information?"
2007/04/05
Fumadores rinden menos en el trabajo, y ganan menos
Esto me parece óptimo para mi posición contra el tabaco.
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/smokers-make-poorer-workers-12884.html
Smokers make poorer workers
Thu, 2007-03-29 06:04 — BJS
Smokers perform worse at work than non-smokers, finds a study of US navy female service members published in Tobacco Control.
Smokers were also more likely to have a less than honourable discharge, to be demoted, to desert, and to earn less than their non-smoking colleagues, the study showed.
Historically, the prevalence of smoking among US military personnel has been higher than among civilians, say the authors. After a period of decline, smoking rates have once more started to climb.
There are currently around 59,000 women serving in the US Navy.
The findings are based on an analysis of the career progression of almost 5,500 women entering the US Navy over a period of 12 months between 1996 and 1997.
Time in service, the proportion being discharged early or facing disciplinary procedures, as well as promotions, demotions, absences without leave, and pay grades were all assessed.
The women’s progress was tracked for around eight years.
Some 45% had never smoked. But 27% were daily smokers when they enlisted. The remainder were ex smokers or smoked occasionally.
Compared with non-smokers, daily smokers were less likely to enlist for eight years, and they were significantly more likely to leave before they had served their full term.
Non-smokers achieved the longest period of service; daily smokers achieved the shortest. Significantly fewer regular smokers re-enlisted
Regular smokers were significantly more likely than non-smokers to be discharged for medical reasons, bad behaviour, misconduct, including drug misuse, and personality disorders.
On average, non-smokers were paid significantly more than daily smokers, even after taking account of educational attainment and time in service.
The performance of those who had smoked in the past or were occasional smokers typically fell somewhere in between that of people who had never smoked and daily smokers.
"Cigarette smoking might simply be a ‘marker’ for other underlying factors, such as non-conformity and high risk taking, that contribute to poorer performance in the military," they explain.
Source British Medical Journal
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/smokers-make-poorer-workers-12884.html
Smokers make poorer workers
Thu, 2007-03-29 06:04 — BJS
Smokers perform worse at work than non-smokers, finds a study of US navy female service members published in Tobacco Control.
Smokers were also more likely to have a less than honourable discharge, to be demoted, to desert, and to earn less than their non-smoking colleagues, the study showed.
Historically, the prevalence of smoking among US military personnel has been higher than among civilians, say the authors. After a period of decline, smoking rates have once more started to climb.
There are currently around 59,000 women serving in the US Navy.
The findings are based on an analysis of the career progression of almost 5,500 women entering the US Navy over a period of 12 months between 1996 and 1997.
Time in service, the proportion being discharged early or facing disciplinary procedures, as well as promotions, demotions, absences without leave, and pay grades were all assessed.
The women’s progress was tracked for around eight years.
Some 45% had never smoked. But 27% were daily smokers when they enlisted. The remainder were ex smokers or smoked occasionally.
Compared with non-smokers, daily smokers were less likely to enlist for eight years, and they were significantly more likely to leave before they had served their full term.
Non-smokers achieved the longest period of service; daily smokers achieved the shortest. Significantly fewer regular smokers re-enlisted
Regular smokers were significantly more likely than non-smokers to be discharged for medical reasons, bad behaviour, misconduct, including drug misuse, and personality disorders.
On average, non-smokers were paid significantly more than daily smokers, even after taking account of educational attainment and time in service.
The performance of those who had smoked in the past or were occasional smokers typically fell somewhere in between that of people who had never smoked and daily smokers.
"Cigarette smoking might simply be a ‘marker’ for other underlying factors, such as non-conformity and high risk taking, that contribute to poorer performance in the military," they explain.
Source British Medical Journal
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