Comments - QUEEN buries hatchet with the Mohegans - Gaia Community2024-03-28T22:36:04Zhttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=5313775%3ABlogPost%3A317&xn_auth=noTHIS REPORT is the latest r…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2014-06-10:5313775:Comment:166812014-06-10T06:54:50.898ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p><span><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=840225536005699" target="_blank">THIS REPORT</a> is the latest research report</strong> in a sustained effort throughout 2014 by the</span></p>
<p><strong>Pew Research Center Internet Project</strong> to mark the <strong>25th anniversary <em>of the creation…</em></strong></p>
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<p><span><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=840225536005699" target="_blank">THIS REPORT</a> is the latest research report</strong> in a sustained effort throughout 2014 by the</span></p>
<p><strong>Pew Research Center Internet Project</strong> to mark the <strong>25th anniversary <em>of the creation of</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>the</em> World Wide Web</strong> by <strong>Sir Tim Berners-Lee</strong> (<strong>The Web at 25</strong>).<br/> <br/>
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</p> These general considerations…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2013-01-05:5313775:Comment:126202013-01-05T15:15:47.402ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p><span><em><strong><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9766626/Theres-a-whiff-of-failure-at-the-heart-of-our-honours-system.html" target="_blank">These general considerations</a></strong> are, however, subject to one important clarification</em>.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>The monarch is the fount of all honour, and the Queen has always shown a profound understanding of the meaning of public service</strong>. None of the honours in her own gift </span>(such…</p>
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<p><span><em><strong><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9766626/Theres-a-whiff-of-failure-at-the-heart-of-our-honours-system.html" target="_blank">These general considerations</a></strong> are, however, subject to one important clarification</em>.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>The monarch is the fount of all honour, and the Queen has always shown a profound understanding of the meaning of public service</strong>. None of the honours in her own gift </span>(such as the Order of Merit, or the Royal Victorian Order, which acknowledges personal service to the sovereign) has never, to my knowledge, been contaminated. The degradation has always come through the usual run of honours which are awarded by the monarch <em>on the advice of the prime minister</em>.</p>
<p><span><strong>All too often these have been very smelly indeed</strong>.</span></p>
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<p></p> Mark Thompson's response to t…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2012-06-20:5313775:Comment:115192012-06-20T09:18:52.125ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
<p>Mark Thompson's response to the Parliamentary select committee yesterday - was all that could have been envisaged - in consideration of the fact that the BBC is a monopoly institution funded by all the people for the benefit of a few of the people.</p>
<p>Having switched over to digital broadcasting, however, at least the TV Licence payer had the choice, in respect of the River Pageant, to turn to SKY NEWS' excellent coverage of the event from early morning onwards.</p>
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<p>Mark Thompson's response to the Parliamentary select committee yesterday - was all that could have been envisaged - in consideration of the fact that the BBC is a monopoly institution funded by all the people for the benefit of a few of the people.</p>
<p>Having switched over to digital broadcasting, however, at least the TV Licence payer had the choice, in respect of the River Pageant, to turn to SKY NEWS' excellent coverage of the event from early morning onwards.</p>
<p>Out of 562 comments to date - Ed Vaughan's comment <strong><em>sums up my feelings</em> ABSOLUTELY</strong> -<br/><br/>"Mark Thompson, you mark my word, is the cat's whiskers and anything and everything BUT running a media corporation. He was adamant that the BBC coverage was really superb. He's quite happy to receive in excess of £800k but would always draw a comparison with USA media corps.</p>
<p><strong>The reality IS - what does he actually do minute by minute during the day?</strong></p>
<p>Being human he has to visit the lavatory so that time would cost a few thousand pounds each year; washing his hands, combing his hair, blowing his nose and yes drinking his morning coffee. I bet he's never costed these things out.</p>
<p>His predecessor gained fame when he arrived at the BBC (Greg Dyke) his first words to staff were - <strong>"we can cut the crap"</strong> so as I said the lavatory is an important feature."</p>
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<p>PLAN your work - WORK your plan - in terms of the BBC, increasingly appears to be based on -</p>
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<p><em><strong>"HOW can we spend our share of the TV Licence levy with as little cost as possible - so that</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>we the planners can continue to live in the manner to which we have become accustomed."</strong></em> </p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/9317707/Hay-Festival-2012-BBCs-Diamond-Jubilee-coverage-misfired-says-Clare-Balding.html" target="_blank">CUT THE CRAP INDEED</a><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/9317707/Hay-Festival-2012-BBCs-Diamond-Jubilee-coverage-misfired-says-Clare-Balding.html" target="_blank"></a><br/></strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p> The BBC are no longer "FIT f…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2012-06-06:5313775:Comment:113022012-06-06T18:30:59.941ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p>The BBC are no longer "<strong><a href="http://blogs.news.sky.com/viewpoint/Post:2e64d8bd-fc72-41e4-8905-4c33e6deb40d#CommentKey:20a77805-84dc-4130-9df3-460fe3500e0c" target="_blank">FIT for PURPOSE</a></strong>"</p>
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<p>The BBC are no longer "<strong><a href="http://blogs.news.sky.com/viewpoint/Post:2e64d8bd-fc72-41e4-8905-4c33e6deb40d#CommentKey:20a77805-84dc-4130-9df3-460fe3500e0c" target="_blank">FIT for PURPOSE</a></strong>"</p>