Fint fynd från wikipedia.
Andra om Carl Sagan, Apple. Intressnat?
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world…
He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
En JUNE BUG är den uppenbarligen! :)
Världens kortaste IDEkabel, sådär 2 cm!
Nu har en skön människa gett ut den som bok! :) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. En hel bok med varianter på just den meningen! :) Man får lov att bläddra lite i de första sidorna på den där siten! Kul grej!
Det är nog fan den genomsnittliga amerikaner som har gjort översättningarna på facebook i så fall.
Klipp ur HD 24 oktober 1904
Möblar på norra grängesbergsgatan.
Bussarong är ett löst sittande plagg för överkroppen. Ordet härstammar från lågtyskans "Busserun" (sjömansskjorta) vilket ytterst kommer från franskans "bourgeron" (arbetsblus).
Ordet bussarong användes i svenska språket ursprungligen om ett praktiskt arbetsplagg i kraftigt tyg för sjömän. Det används ännu i svenska flottan.
| Fråga: | Vad föredrar ni? Åmans eller Corner? | Elias |
| Svar: | Å vilken svår fråga! Det beror på om man är sugen på en "hälften av varje med halw wuäk" eller en hambab med Sveriges goaste dipsås! (samt vilket håll man rumlar hem åt) /Fia och Elin | Abalone Dots |
En halv WÄK? Ja, den stavas ju lite olika.. men den finns ju med på den här språklektionen.. Hett dun i lista? (ja, det var litelite brytning på en viss dialekt, fast bara liiiite) (och ja, det händer att folk faktiskt talar svenska i den där staden också...)
