On 27/05/2022 at 14:16, Dawnstar said:

 

I've tried to find out if this was possible in the past but wasn't able to find any free software that worked & didn't want to spend a fair amount of money on paid software with no means of knowing whether it would work.

OBS Studio works very well. You will also need a Mirabox and something that outputs a TV picture to HDMI. I use my PVR and/or DVD recorder. The Mirabox also says you can use Potplayer which is easier to setup than OBS Studio, but this only works with M$ Windows and I don't think this has the ability to schedule recordings. If you want to edit your recordings (clipping out commercials, etc) Shotcut is the way to go. I think Shotcut can record from a source like Mirabox, but I didn't spend the time to investigate. Run all this on Linux for a completely free experience, or use your Mac or Windows box.

Here is one on Tollhouse Way (A457) in Smethwick. The sign the on the back of this one says the same thing. The road is a 4 lane dual carriage way, and I assume the signs are to direct cyclists on the new cycle path on the other side of the road, which I'm standing on to take the picture, although this makes no sense if you are coming the other way. I think a sign saying "use cycle path" would be better.

Sky Arts

Sat 26th Mar
07:15 Balletboyz: Them/Us

Now gone

I can't make it Friday, so if you want to go, drop me a PM and I'll send you the e-ticket.

For your part of the bargain, you WILL post a full review on the production.

A chap who started lessons at a ballet school I went to, and later spent time with several professional companies, does modelling between dance projects. I've seen him in a few catalogues.

I came across this, audio books for lovers of classic fiction. Ariel Audio

Information site Link (Beware: Some sections of this website may offend.)

I learned of this on MelonFarmers As much of this site can offend, I have copied the text of the article:

Rajan Zed is a perennial whinger who complains about hindu imagery being used outside of a religious context.

He has taken offence at the ballet La Bayadère for its irreverent treatment of religion in general and hinduism in particular.

The ballet seems to be on world tour with Zed whingeing at each venue that stages it. Zed spoke of performances by the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet claiming that:

    This deeply problematic ballet was just a blatant belittling of a rich civilization and exhibited 19th-century orientalist attitudes.

Zed further said that Norwegian National Ballet should have shown some maturity before selecting a ballet like La Bayadère (The Temple Dancer) displaying Western caricaturing of Eastern heritage and abetting ethnic stereotyping. He added:

    It was highly irresponsible for Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, whose strategy stated We will create and present operas and ballets which make an impact; to choose such a ballet which had been blamed for patronizing flawed mishmash of orientalist stereotypes, dehumanizing cultural portrayal and misrepresentation, offensive and degrading elements, needless appropriation of cultural motifs, essentialism, shallow exoticism, caricaturing, etc. Norwegian National Opera & Ballet could do better than this to serve its diverse stakeholders.

    The Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Equality and its Minister Anette Trettebergstuen should also take its areas of responsibility culture, equality and discrimination more seriously, and have better understanding of the feelings of others to do the job more effectively.

Now Norwegian National Opera & Ballet has refused to cancel its production and Zed is not happy:

    We plan to appeal to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre as it is simply unfair, unethical and inappropriate to spend taxpayer's money on caricaturing other culture.

Link to Zed complaint

"Ladies and gents."

That concludes our tour of the toilets.

Bowie: Why so sad Bing?
Bing: My inflatable butt has gone flat.
B: You need my rubber bum pump?
Bing: Rubber bum pump?
B: Rubber bum pump.

I would much rather sit in a plush theatre than a drafty football stadium.

On 09/10/2021 at 08:16, glowlight said:

These Chrome issues which appear out of thin air often seem to happen when it has done an update.

I wish I understood it all better (and I work in IT...what does that say?)

Me too. I stopped understanding computers when they stopped looking like this.

Chrome is very annoying with updates. Over the weekend, it decided an extension that I have used for years and has never been updated, contains malware and is now disabled by Chrome. The extension doesn't contain malware and besides, if I want to infect MY computer, I should be free to do so.

Top 10 Creepy and Dark Ballets

HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security), is a web security policy mechanism that forces web browsers to interact with websites only via secure HTTPS connections (and never HTTP). It can cause problems. This might help in Chrome

1. Type this into the address bar chrome://net-internals/#hsts

2. In the query box type the domain (eg www.example.com or example.com) - don't type the full path. This will tell you if HSTS is active on that site.

3. In the delete box, type the domain and press delete.

Your browser will no longer force an HTTPS connection for that site. You can test if its working properly by refreshing or navigating to the page.

Benny Hill and Kay Frazer, doing a bit of ballet and other styles of dance. He even manages a shoulder lift.

A hidden side to one of the UK's favourite artists. (Who would have thunk it?)

Ballerinas And Bondage: The Secret Desires Of L.S. Lowry

WARNING!  Some articles on this site might offend.

59 minutes ago, bridiem said:

 

That's what I have - the trouble is, it's so easy that I end up recording hundreds of programmes! Then every now and then I delete lots of them because I realise I'm not actually going to watch them...

I'm glad it is not just me who does this.

16 hours ago, Sim said:

But there are still Luddites like me who  don’t know how to record!  🤦🏻‍♀️😂

A hard disk PVR is ideal for this. With mine, you call up the program guide, goto what you want to record and press OK. That's it! It wakes up and records your program.

Spandau or regular ballet 

On 16/07/2021 at 16:09, MaddieRose said:

And as for electronic music, particularly a full-length ballet, that petrifies me. I think I'd get a headache. 
 

 

I get a headache when I see a performance of In The Upper Room.

This is the text of an email that I received last night

I've done syllabus classes in BBO, RAD and Cecchetti and of the three I prefer BBO. I like the longer sequences, which really make you concentrate and I think BBO is much more dancey than the others.

Laura Knight exhibition MK Gallery - Milton Keynes - 9th Oct 2021 - I don't know if there will be any of her ballet pictures, but I hope so.

Faberge In London - V&A - 20th Nov 2021 - I think this one will be very busy

12 hours ago, Michelle_Richer said:

... she references a book called "Mime in Ballet" by Beryl Morina unfortunately it didn’t have an ISBN number which I found later  ISBN: 9780953935802 . What I didn’t realize was just how expensive that book was (Amazon new £1290.00 used £995.00),

 

Yikes! It was £25 when it was published and I thought that was a touch pricey when I bought mine.

There is a copy in the British Library. I don't know if it available for an inter-library loan (I have no idea how that works), but if you're in London, you could probably have a look at it in the reading room (again I have no idea how that works).

Talking Pictures TV = Freeview 81 | Freesat 306 | Virgin 445 | Sky 328

• Wed 24 Feb 21 -    12:15 -    Harmony Lane - A Musical featurette starring Max Bygraves, The Beverly Sisters and Dora Bryan. Also Svetlana Beriosova and David Paltenghi dancing a bit of Swan Lake.
• Fri 26 Feb 21 -    21:00 -    Nijinsky - Alan Bates, George de la Pea & Ronald Pickup. Based on Vaslav Nijinsky diaries this film follows his later life and career.