Back to school
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After all these years, off I go to a design course, in the local school. I’m still reeling from the sock of seeing a very old school report, which stated, “Mark is apprehensive when confronted with new ideas. But with encouragement, tunes in quickly and works hard”. The shock came with the realisation that the comment is [...]
Introducing…My Duet Partner
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It’s way past time I introduced my duet partner..All the way from Mexico City, Ms Eloisa Lafuente. We met a few years ago on the internet, and we began making on line collaborations with our guitars. Strange how even professional musicians are totally baffled how we can play guitar duets on opposite sides of the [...]
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Baden Powell article added.
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I added an article on Brazillian guitarist composer Roberto Baden Powell
to my music site..http://digital-newworld.com/music/Baydenpowell.html
This is a series I am introducing to celebrate the guitar composers, who helped to shape the reportoire. Also the artists who make significant contributions.
Later I will be adding emerging talents of different genre, to publisise their works.
Wordpress updates
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Wordpress are “thrilled” to announce their latest offering, version 2.3…
I have discovered individual themes make a difference in your options. For example, certain themes never add more than two links, or will not allow only post summaries to be displayed. Why does this happen
Here is a useful plug in for wordpress. It [...]
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Working Out
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So, today my first session at the gym, in an attempt to get my somewhat “reluctant” muscles working again, more efficitently. I have to say it was enjoyable, exercise is a good stimulant, and in the same position as the other fellow “athletes” gives a sense of camaradre.
It’s interesting to find out exactly what muscles [...]
Typist required
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My late Father wrote a book, which sadly, he did not get around to publishing. So I am trying to type it onto my computer, with a view to creating an e-book. I am on page 13, and altogether there are 597!!
It’s interesting to look for someones character through their writing..A character in this book [...]
Car insurence-pro’s and cons
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So I need to take up more insurence for my car…For many years I had a classic sports car, so I need to take that into account. Such as Coverage For Sports Car
Before I dealt with insurers who can specialise in classic cars my first quote ever was was $1600 premium, as at that point [...]
Fizzio
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Okay, so who’s heard of Psoas abscess? No? Six months ago neither had I. That is why I am now under the physiotherapist. No, I don’t call them physical jerks..Later this week I also start gym work. In order to get these damaged back muscles better working, so that at least ONE [...]
To ad..or not to ad
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Thought I would have a go at blog advertising. The retro commercials are interesting, so perhaps I will try it. http://www.blogsvertise.com if anyone fancies a try at it.
The Guitar Whisperer
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I had the pleasure of seeing guitarist Richard Durrant in concert earlier this month. The concert format he uses is “The Guitar
Whisperer
”…Richard once toured with group Sky, John Williams late replacement.
The concert is a mixture of classical guitar favourites, electric guitar multi tracked, and Richard’s other beloved instruments, the Banjo, Ukulele.
The concert setting was [...]
Hits, Views and Visits
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Being relatively new to web hosting, I’ve been wondering the exact difference between hits, and views ect. Here is an explanation I’ve found;
Hits:
A hit is an individual pageview. A single action on the Web server as it appears in the log file. If a page is refreshed, the server gets hit again but the [...]
Credit slump?
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Talk yet again of a possible slump in the credit market. Leading to a “housing market correction.” And guess who hopes to sell up next year…
It’s odd how some people are always on the wrong end of the economic cycle. You know the sort of thing…You want to borrow money, interest rates [...]
Way to get Google listing
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This is useful especially if you have a news related blog..Getting your blog listed as a news source on Google
news.
First go to www.News.Google.com. Then scroll to the bottom of the page to about google news, click on it. Then Click Help for publishers>submit content>send us. Here you can fill out a form which submits [...]
Naxos complete Barrios recordings
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The guitar compositions of Agustin Barrios Mangore must be the most coveted of all classical guitarist composers. Following the composers death in San Salvador his music died with him, because there was only 10 pieces he ever bothered to publish. In answer to a question why did he not publish his works for guitar, Barrios [...]
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Holiday Thoughts
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Here in UK as the nights draw in, some people find this time of the year a good one for planning a holiday, so here are some options, with related links.
Hotels in Spain
A good place to start is www.discoverspain.com. Visiting Spain is not only about sun, great cuisine, and a warm welcome, but also its [...]
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Guitar and Restaurants
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I have mentioned before I have played my guitar in Hotels, Restaurants, Foyers ect, mostly for “background” music..Here is my unofficial guide to restaurant playing, including some of the, er well, shall we say, pitfalls
The Starter course…This is where it can often be noisy, with diners coming in, sitting down, mingling with the [...]
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Oddcast
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I found this site; http://www.oddcast.com/home/ It is full of virtual characters you can use to personalise your website, by having your character make an introductory speech, for example, or even make your own scene.
It’s not cheap, but free to register an account, and quite funny to play around with
If you do chose [...]
Theme in Green
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Here is an idea by footiam for an Everything Green
day.
Here is a scene in Green, NOT taken with digital camera, of a scene near where I live. Green themes inspire feelings of peace and tranquility. Isn’t “Tranquility” a lovely word…It’s self describing…
Getting back to music now, I am reminded of a guitar duet by Simon [...]
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Favicons and how to keep them
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Rose made a post about our little net surfing friends called Favicons, the tiny little .ico files which personalise our web site favourites. This by creating a small picture, stored by the favourite name. However for those using IE6 these are stored in temporary internet files, and they get lost when files from there are [...]
When the Enviroment goes Digital!
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I note from the news that Walmart is exploring ways to lower prices on sustainable technologies such as energy efficient building materials and systems, energy efficient lighting and clean energy products, by using their purchasing power. Story The reason I mention this is I am always interested in the use od new technology in enviromental [...]
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Blog profits
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Here I am offering a pdf file for download; blog-profits
-blueprint.pdf It is a free e-book by Yaro Starak, taking you through the process of setting up a blog, uploading content, monetizing it, and discussing tactics for eventually making profits out of your blog, if that is your intention.
I found it ...
The Mist; Stephen King
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It may seem strange reviewing a book that is some years old, but this one by Stephen
King has been made into a film, and right now is in the Cinema's, and it's an interesting one to me, in that it brings into focus the difficulties of bringing to the ...
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Blog Profits
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Here I am offering a pdf file for download; blog-profits-blueprint.pdf It is a free e-book by Yaro Starak, taking you through the process of setting up a blog, uploading content, monetizing it, and discussing tactics for eventually making profits out of your blog, if that is your intention. Blog Profits
I ...
Carlos Perez plays Barrios
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Carlos Perez
, from Argentina, playing Variations on Sobre El Punto Guanacasteco, taken from his DVD Guitarra Clásica". This was shared by Carlos on Youtube, reproduced here. Here is link to Carlos website; http://carlosperez.cl/ Enjoy.
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Barrios page added
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If you've seen the film "The Mission" and perhaps became curious about the Indian tribe depicted in the film, the Guarani, who made such beautiful music...
Photo by Lakerae of flickr.
I made a page on this site about Agustin Barrios Mangore, one of the most famous descendents of the Guarani ...
The Beatles and Classical Guitar
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This is a response to Harleyblues who did a brilliant post on Beatles
videos, with blogger dedications. The Beatles music will live on forever, in many styles. Here is Peo Kindgren playing his arrangement of George Harrison's "Something", one of the most beautiful songs ever written in my view.
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Downloading From Youtube
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Youtube has been a revelation for the internet. Now we can find videos on demand for almost every subject. However, as the old saying goes, what goes up must come down :!: Ever enjoyed a video and wondered why it's no longer available?
There's two very easy ways to download from ...
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Before Silence…
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For this video I am indebted to Per Olov Kindgren for his beautiful composition "Before Silence" he plays here. John Williams says of the guitar, "The beauty of the guitar is the dying away of the note"... This piece strikes at that very essence of the classical guitar beauty. ...
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Is the Internet heading for burnout?
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I've noted that, even with broadband of 4MB, many sites are slowing down to a crawl. Deloitte Consulting thinks that this year the interent is close to it's capacity, and bottlenecks are likely to increase in the terabite-capable pipes exchanging traffic between continents. Have you tried to access youtube in ...
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Local Scenes
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Here are some scenes near where I live 8)
Tal-y-Llyn Lake, one of my favourite settings. If you stay here, the feeling of space and peace are noticable.
The odd shaped hill in the foreground is known as Bird Rock, home to many different kinds of rare Birds.
Dysynni river, near where it ...
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