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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2013 9:59:48 GMT -5
Writing in the Times Literary Supplement of November the twenty-third, 1979, Randolph Quirk the well-known grammarian tells us that "To a former editor of theGuardian is attributed the dismissive comment, 'Television? The word is half Latin and half Greek. No good can come of it.'"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 14:17:30 GMT -5
Good evening, once again, Sydney! On balance, I would defend television, despite its Greek and Latin roots. It strikes me that there is nothing pure about such things. Last night, for example, everyone came around to kleines c's house to watch ' Sherlock' on television! On Thursday 2 January 2014, ' The Times' leads with some editorial comment on detective delectation. ' The Thunderer' concludes that the BBC’s ' Sherlock' is a triumph in imaginatively updating Conan Doyle’s stories! If you could not make it in person last night, here it is online: BBC One (television) - Sherlock - The Empty HearseDue to unprecedented demand from around the world, everyone reading ' The Third' is cordially invited to come skating at Somerset House from 20:00 (GMT) tonight, Thursday 2 January 2014. Somerset House Ice RinkIf you do not wish to skate and/or dance, however, there are plenty of other things to do! Somerset House - Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!Born into the rarefied world of British aristocracy, Isabella’s thirty year career began in the early 'eighties as Anna Wintour’s assistant at US Vogue. On her return to London in 1986 she worked at Tatler followed by British Vogue. In 1997 she became the Fashion Director of the Sunday Times Style after which she returned to Tatler as Fashion Director. Driven by a passion for creativity, Isabella is credited for having nurtured and inspired numerous artists and designers. The Third - Calendar - Skate (20:00)
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Post by ahinton on Jan 3, 2014 2:06:56 GMT -5
Writing in the Times Literary Supplement of November the twenty-third, 1979, Randolf Quirk the well-known grammarian tells us that "To a former editor of theGuardian is attributed the dismissive comment, 'Television? The word is half Latin and half Greek. No good can come of it.'" Ronald Stevenson is half Scots, half Welsh; has "no good come" of him? What can it possibly matter that a word that's been in common usage in English for almost a century has roots in more than one language, particularly given that the languages concerned are not themselves currently in common use?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2014 3:43:04 GMT -5
Now Baron Quirk of Bloomsbury! A Man(x)man, formerly Squadron-Leader Quirk, with "a deep interest in explosives," and "an open Labour supporter all his life." But oh dear! "Descriptive rather than prescriptive": quite the wrong way, go back! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_QuirkYou can read here: www.webcitation.org/6IhYN6SwOabout how a computer addressed him as "Dear The." (Much as when I supplied the name "Not Your Business" to Microsoft and they have ever since addressed me as "Dear Not.") Not as amusing as the writer seems to find it.
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Post by ahinton on Jan 3, 2014 4:21:27 GMT -5
Now Baron Quirk of Bloomsbury! A Man man Quoi? Qu'est-ce que c'est?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2014 7:39:03 GMT -5
If I may address your final two questions directly, ahinton: 'Now Baron Quirk of Bloomsbury! A Man man' "Quoi? Qu'est-ce que c'est?" Mannoise, de l'île de Man!I suspect that Sydney omitted the 'x' in Manx, ahinton. ' The Times' leads today with some editorial comment after trust. Lord Ashdown is right to warn that a loss of faith in institutions carries real dangers. There are, though, things to welcome too in the decline of deference. "There is a deep malaise in our politics," declares Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, the former Liberal Democrat leader, in an interview with ' The Times' today. It is not necessary to share Lord Ashdown’s taste for emphatic language to acknowledge that he has a point. The troubles that have overtaken Parliament, the financial services industry, the press, the BBC and the NHS are linked. They all involve a loss of trust. And, in a democracy, that loss is serious. Lord Ashdown is also right to believe that the loss of trust could be dangerous. It could undermine democracy, with the rise of populist alternatives. ' The Thunderer' concludes thus: I commend such an approach to everyone reading ' The Third'! As for television, on topic, the BBC is one of the world's oldest and biggest broadcasters of television and radio, and I see from today's ' Times' that the BBC has lost the trust of Lord Ashdown, amongst many others. So can good come of television? BBC Television - On nowWell, to be honest, it is a bit like Pandora's box, but a lot of what the BBC broadcasts is of exceptionally high quality, whether on radio, television or online. Most television, of course, is pretty bad, but I suppose that most postings on social media are pretty dire, too. All I can suggest is that people are selective in what they watch, listen to, read, write and do. Last night, I should perhaps report that all the skating and dancing at Somerset House were fantastic! Congratulations to all! I propose some toast: to Somerset House, ' The Third' and all of you! Three cheers from kleines c, Big C and the legendary bb (Friday lunch)! Somerset House - Skate
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Post by ahinton on Jan 3, 2014 7:58:55 GMT -5
If I may address your final two questions directly, ahinton: "Quoi? Qu'est-ce que c'est?" Mannoise, de l'île de Man!Of course! How stupidly unobservant of me not to make that connection, especially given that I already knew of Quirk as an IOM surname! I suspect that Sydney omitted the 'x' in Manx, ahinton. Indeed - that other "x factor", one might say - but his meaning was nevertheless clear without it. ' The Times' leads today with some editorial comment after trust. Lord Ashdown is right to warn that a loss of faith in institutions carries real dangers. There are, though, things to welcome too in the decline of deference. "There is a deep malaise in our politics," declares Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, the former Liberal Democrat leader, in an interview with ' The Times' today. It is not necessary to share Lord Ashdown’s taste for emphatic language to acknowledge that he has a point. The troubles that have overtaken Parliament, the financial services industry, the press, the BBC and the NHS are linked. They all involve a loss of trust. And, in a democracy, that loss is serious. Lord Ashdown is also right to believe that the loss of trust could be dangerous. It could undermine democracy, with the rise of populist alternatives. ' The Thunderer' concludes thus: Some good sense here, but perhaps not of the kind that one can realistically expect to have much hope of coming about in practice, given that too many politicians' expectations are oriented more towards self-interest than the interests of those whom they're charged to represent; by "too many", I do not, of course, imply "all".
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 1:02:48 GMT -5
Mannoise, de l'île de Man! Er . . . the highest point of Man is Snaefell and one wonders whether any of our honourable members has been up it? Man like Ireland glories in its exemption from snakes and toads. The prehistoric monuments in Man are numerous, though; one is obliged to ask why that should be exactly?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 8:28:48 GMT -5
If I may address both your final questions directly, Sydney: Mannoise, de l'île de Man! a. Er . . . the highest point of Man is Snaefell and one wonders whether any of our honourable members has been up it?I have never set foot on the Isle of Man, although I suspect that ahinton may have done so! b. Man like Ireland glories in its exemption from snakes and toads. The prehistoric monuments in Man are numerous, though; one is obliged to ask why that should be exactly? Over five thousand years ago, a Neolithic culture seems to have spread across the Atlantic fringe of Europe, characterised by large communal megalithic tombs. As I have never been to the Isle of Man, I do not feel qualified to answer, but here is part of a television documentary called ' Standing with Stones'. YouTube - Exploring the Ancient Monuments of the Isle of ManTele-vision!
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Post by ahinton on Jan 4, 2014 11:18:46 GMT -5
I have never set foot on the Isle of Man, although I suspect that ahinton may have done so! Your suspicion here is sadly unfounded as I have yet to do so, although I look forward to visiting the island at some point. here is part of a television documentary called ' Standing with Stones'. Not with music by a certain gentleman from just across the water in Liverpool, one hopes!... I am beginning to wonder whether it's high time that someone founded SASH, the Society for the Abolition of Supererogatory Hyphens; there is no excuse for them, including the thread-bare argu-ment that the words sub-jected to such treat-ment have their ori-gins in dif-ferent de-funct lan-guages...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2014 4:13:37 GMT -5
. . . Due to unprecedented demand from around the world, everyone reading ' The Third' is cordially invited to come skating at Somerset House . . . Somerset House Ice RinkIf you do not wish to skate and/or dance, however, there are plenty of other things to do! Quite so! Somerset House has more to offer the curious than a mere rink. Here is a brief description of its history and some scenes from the interior:
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2014 1:50:22 GMT -5
. . . My first connection with Somerset House was through King's College London, which acquired the East Wing in 2009. Actually when I as uncouth colonial fresh off the ship first arrived in London King's College in the form of Professor Findlay the British Hegelian and Husserlian was the very first call I made. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Niemeyer_Findlay www.jnfindlay.com/findlay/about/He was we read "first a follower, and then an outspoken critic, of Ludwig Wittgenstein." I wonder whether the above-mentioned productions of Angelica Kauffman (or Kauffmann) survive in Somerset House? An extensive collection of her work has been provided by the B.B.C. (oddly enough), but I see no "Genius," "Design," "Composition" or "Painting" among the names: www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/angelica-kauffmanThe Corporation in their usual slipshod way though has put "Kauffman" in the address of the web-site, and "Kauffmann" in the text.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2014 9:23:56 GMT -5
I now understand some of your reservations about Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sydney, and John Niemeyer Findlay, amongst many other philosophers. I suspect that what happened to the Third Programme was that it was succeeded by BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, the Open University (OU) etc. BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time - Greatest Philosopher - Ludwig WittgensteinAs for Angelica Kauffmann, there are some of her roundels on the ceiling of the Courtauld Gallery in the North Wing of Somerset House, but they are actually photographs. Angelica was a founder member of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA), which was originally located in Somerset House until 1836. Since 1899, her paintings in full velvety colour have been installed in the entrance hall of Burlington House – where they're scarcely noticed by the crowds passing in to the galleries below. The Guardian - Marina Warner on The Elements of Art by Angelica KauffmannA set of the four ' Elements of Art' represented by female allegories of Invention, Composition, Design and Colour which were commissioned by the Royal Academy in 1778 to decorate the ceiling of the Academy's new Council Chamber in Somerset House and can now be seen in the Front Hall of the Royal Academy. Kauffmann depicts Colour [1] as an unrestrained female stealing pigment from a rainbow. She is seated on a grassy ledge with a chameleon at her feet - her hair and costume are loose. In touch with nature, she is more intuitive than the figures of Design or Composition. RA Collection - Artist of the Month - August 2011 - Angelica Kauffman RA (1741-1807)As for Tele-vision, I should perhaps confess that we could not watch Migg's Reward last night, the comedy was a little too black for my taste, so we turned over to watch the BBC News instead.
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