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Mark Harwood

Thanks for the interesting responses.
That's why I visit this site: to learn from folks who know more.

Mark Harwood

Paranoia does not exist. The word was invented by the CIA in 1946 to discredit and undermine critics of its operations and those of the New World Order. Any earlier printed reference to the term only proves the point: it has been planted in fake copies of older books to obscure the true history of t...

Mark Harwood

I enjoy Classical guitar music, especially in the ensemble. So, by chance, I have collected eight recordings of the Concerto de Aranjuez. I enjoy them all, and have never been moved to discuss the differences between them. Sometimes the second movement floats, sometimes not so much. Much pleasure, n...

Mark Harwood

Sarah Moss is a writer and academic, and this is her debut novel. Set in Greenland, it tells the tale of how a group of post-grad students on an archaeological dig become cut off from the outside world, in which a pandemic seems to be taking hold. It is creepy, and has hints of insanity along with s...

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Good idea, we'll call it a council, nothing sinister here then.

Mark Harwood

Me too.
The argument that Shari'a law will not become part of Belgian or other European national laws misses a big point. There are already Shari'a courts operating openly here.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... ourts.html

Mark Harwood

For peace of mind I have several accounts, including G-Mail and Yahoo. The new Yahoo thing is odd. Either I'll get used to it or move some contacts to another account. Commiserations, yes, but at least it still works.
Never did work out how to use the Facebook e-mail account. Nor, indeed, why.

Mark Harwood

I've recently binged on Jefferson Airplane and Yes, also Trout Mask Replica. Perhaps there's not a lot there to interest a Classical music listener. But now I'm immersed in Joni Mitchell's recordings. Many of them show evidence of genius. She's also one of those artists whose output adds up to a lar...

Mark Harwood

A seriously cool musician. RIP

Mark Harwood

Since 1776, the USA has been at war for over 200 years.

Mark Harwood

Best wishes to all who were hurt.

Mark Harwood

So, where does all this money go?
Mostly to American manufacturers & soldiers?

Mark Harwood

It seems Thatcher vetoed a State Funeral as she did not want to lie in State nd let the plebs walk past her coffin, so instead she gets a Ceremonial one, the difference is minor, 19 guns instead on 21, the hearse is pulled by horses, not by specially trained sailors. But, with the Queen in attendan...

Mark Harwood

Mrs. Thatcher said: "The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples money". If she was really so concerned with what she called "other people's money," she shouldn't have wasted nearly £3 billion of it on a pointless war in the Falkland Islands, whose effect was to get T...

Mark Harwood

Wore out the vinyl, now hearing this in its glory.

Mark Harwood

An aside, if I may. The worst book on music history, whose title I have forgotten, had chapters about Jazz and the Blues. I found it in a school library. Two things I recall: Dixieland was so-called because of the word "Dix" on a ten dollar note, and Blues songs were generally about slavery. While ...

Mark Harwood

Another thumbs-up for Alastair Reynolds. I read the lot, but came to a crunching halt at the woeful Terminal World. I look forward to a return to form in Revelation Space.

Mark Harwood

An aside, if I may.
The worst book on music history, whose title I have forgotten, had chapters about Jazz and the Blues. I found it in a school library. Two things I recall: Dixieland was so-called because of the word "Dix" on a ten dollar note, and Blues songs were generally about slavery.

Mark Harwood

Weren't Undulating Space a Sixties psychedelic band?

Mark Harwood

sans maitre wrote:I managed over three hours playing it at work

Get help!

Mark Harwood

I managed nearly two minutes. Is that good?

Mark Harwood

No John, I cannot speculate with any hint of authority. Drugs helped to produce winners in the 1960s & I see no reason to doubt the continuity of that situation into this century. Before that, I don't know, but many riders believed that a cigarette was helpful. There is performance evidence that las...

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Most of the top riders must have been at it for many years. What transpires now is that LA was one of those who made sure it stayed that way. It goes beyond being a cheat amongst cheats; it seems he was involved in the doping of his team so that they could support him to the max. The French TdF fans...

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LA is being cagey in public at this point. Sponsors could demand that money is returned. Other people are involved & he must be careful. Perhaps he will be more forthcoming in closed session, with legal beagles and representatives of various bodies present, and strategies in place to keep him out of...

Mark Harwood

Don't know a lot about Charles Mingus, but as a Joni Mitchell fan I find this one intriguing.

Mark Harwood

I'm trying to argue that gun control laws will have slow & limited effect. There are plenty of guns in Canada but a small fraction of the gun violence. That suggests that other factors are at play, and if we're not too sure what they are then someone ought to make it their business to work it out. I...

Mark Harwood

"If nothing is done, the problem is certain to persist into future generations."

Evidence?

Mark Harwood

I'm not arguing against a ban. I'm saying it will make little difference, especially in the short term. There are enormous stockpiles in private hands. People will import & manufacture bullets & cartridges, as they import & manufacture drugs & counterfeit goods. Banning things raises the price & div...

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John F wrote:
Mark Harwood wrote:Some bullets can be made at home.
True but irrelevant to the issue.

How is it irrelevant? You state that banning the sale of bullets will make guns useless. I say it won't.

Mark Harwood

Some bullets can be made at home.

Mark Harwood

Back to the OP. During her teacher training my wife Carol was advised to take elocution lessons. Her tutor thought her strong accent was a problem. And yes, there are mutually unintelligible dialects in Britain. Even within England, a Cornishman and a Geordie will have to make an effort. It goes way...

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The first clip there is authentic Leeds. The second is unfamiliar to me, but certainly not as strong an accent or dialect as some. Them as reckons Yorkshire talk in't right in't nobbut a a'p'orth anyroads.

Mark Harwood

In Yorkshire, my adopted county, glo'al stops generally replace a "t". It's painful to hear actors try to reproduce it, when it comes naturally to you. I hope no-one thinks it's a speech impediment. English dialects are a source of pride, and there are several distinct ones in Yorkshire. I grew up i...

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See you, John, ye're brand new, so y'are. Dinnae fash yersel' wi' them crabbit golks.

Mark Harwood

Speech impediment:

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dict ... impediment

Who would mistake this for a difference in pronunciation?

Mark Harwood

Consider yourselves lucky.....I've spent the past 3 years wondering how I can delicately explain to the relations I live with the fact that the proper conjugation isn't "you was" or "we was." If the meaning was clear, why care what the "proper conjugation" is when the conversation was in the vernac...

Mark Harwood

Is there a sin of omission that is greater than these atrocities?
Each day around 5,000 children die for lack of clean water. Establishing good wells for all would be the first priority for a better species than ours.

Mark Harwood

The POTUS sanctions actions that inevitably kill children by the score. Others may be saved, but the fact remains. What reason do we have to think that Mr. Obama does not weep for the innocent victims?

Mark Harwood

By "fully understand" I mean the mechanics of it.
For once, we have an opportunity to work on the ethics of a technology well in advance of its potential for application.
In the long term, eugenics might have a role in the greater good.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 132729.htm

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John, I propose an ethical objection to the removal of harmful genes from humans. The incompleteness of our understanding of genetics is demonstrated by the remarkable progress that it continues to make. That means that the consequences of any changes cannot be fully foreseen. There are bad genes th...

Mark Harwood

Great bloke, transcendent musician, gone now but he's left so much behind.

Mark Harwood

We should not criticize eugenics just because the Nazis approved of it. They approved of steel too. Eugenic intervention has been proposed and supported by good people with good intentions. Of course that doesn't mean it's a good thing, but to see it as a personality flaw is unintelligent. I don't b...

Mark Harwood

I just Googled "classical music is" & the first result was "boring", the second, "dead".
Well, it wasn't "gay".

Mark Harwood

Good luck to Mr. Say. He's up against a barbarian code.

Mark Harwood

Fascism lurks under another name.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... t-End.html

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He was a man of remarkable qualities.

I recommend Andrew Smith's book, Moondust.

Mark Harwood

More Joni Mitchell.

http://vimeo.com/20279550

Anyone who thinks of JM as a folkie with a couple of hits might like to see a serious analysis of her songs.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0195 ... 01_s00_i00

The woman is a genius.

Mark Harwood

Fantastic punch line.

Mark Harwood

I use https. Many FB applications require http and I think that not using them has to be good for security.
There is a type of FB account that provides viewer stats, maybe it's a business account. You're only supposed to have one account though, so for most of us using https makes sense.

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