@Moonie posted:

El, the first version was quite beautiful but the second version was the most haunting thing I have ever heard and bought a tear to my eye. Thanks so much

Thanks Moonie

The “so titled proper version” sounds a little Welsh to me in places

Another piece of music by Jocelyn Pook. She's worked on a number of films, many of which wouldn't mean much to you being for films on mainland Europe. This one was for "Habitación en Roma" where the dialogue was in a number of European languages, some of which can be heard in the music.

audio only - I would be banned if I posted from the film itself

Spent the morning finishing off some tax returns and drafted an email to send them. I was in the process of ringing them just now to let them know that I was doing this but rang off when there was a knock on the door.

It was the client

@El Loro posted:

Another piece of music by Jocelyn Pook. She's worked on a number of films, many of which wouldn't mean much to you being for films on mainland Europe. This one was for "Habitación en Roma" where the dialogue was in a number of European languages, some of which can be heard in the music.

audio only - I would be banned if I posted from the film itself

I can’t say I like that one El

I have listened to some of her others stuff on the tube but only liked the odd one

@Moonie posted:

I can’t say I like that one El

I have listened to some of her others stuff on the tube but only liked the odd one

Music is so personal

@El Loro posted:

Music is so personal

Very true

Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Rosss, Yogi, El and Buddies

@El Loro posted:

Jocelyn Pook's "Yellow Fever Psalm" is extraordinary - audio only:

The words are sung in reverse - ie - esrever ni gnus era sdrow eht.

When the music is played in reverse it sounds like this:

EL the second one was gorgeous - loved it very haunting thank you EL

@El Loro posted:

Another piece of music by Jocelyn Pook. She's worked on a number of films, many of which wouldn't mean much to you being for films on mainland Europe. This one was for "Habitación en Roma" where the dialogue was in a number of European languages, some of which can be heard in the music.

audio only - I would be banned if I posted from the film itself

parts of it was beautiful  thank you EL

night moonsieee EL yogi Velvet

Good morning everyone it's a mostly wet day with perhaps getting a little dryer towards late afternoon.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here, may get lots of showers.

I hope everyone has a good day

BBC article about the volcano in Iceland which erupted earlier this year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-57742138
The second clip "Fagradalsfjall: Satellites give us a different perspective to events viewed on the ground" is quite spectacular.

The article goes on to things other than the volcano so the later clips aren't volcanic.

Good morning everyone

Its a nice start to the day here. A little sunshine but not long ago it went as dark as night. No rain fell

Rain is forecast for later though

I did a little woodwork outside, some routing. Very satisfactory

Have a lovely day everyone

Afternoon troops   

Hope all are well. I'm still waiting for Nicol Williamson to load the Bofors Gun. Class drama. Play.

@Yogi19   

He can fire at No. 10.   

Hi Velvet

All okay here. I hope it is with you too

You too     

Hi Moonie and Velvet
I hope all is well for you

It's been a heavy day with client work.
Tried to file a tax return for a client with my tax software. It was rejected due t a cryptic message relating to irmarks. An irmark is an internal reference used by HMRC to distinguish between tax returns. My software has a different irmark to the one HMRC have on their system. When doing this client's tax return I discovered that the figure for state pension HMRC have on their systems for 2020/21 was wrong and was the figure for 2019/20. I suspect there's a problem with HMRC computers in that for some tax payers the records for self assessment weren't updated from 2019/20 to 2020/21. That would explain why the irmark doesn't match.

In the end I have used HMRC's own tax filing system to redo the tax return and to file it. It remains to be seen whether it goes through correctly.

I thought I would ring HMRC to alert them to what I found. After waiting for some time, I got through to someone, told him what I had found. He then said he would put the phone on mute whilst he had a look.
After some minutes, the call terminated at his end. Pointless ringing back as the likelihood of getting through to the same person is remote.

In the midst of this I go=t a phone call from another client with answers to the queries I had sent her - that call lasted 45 minutes.

Also popped out to drop off a prescription request and the doctors and to go to the local Co-op to get some milk etc.

Sometimes it's doesn't work. It's "the test" of the day. I had one earlier.

Crackable             

There's always a solution     

@velvet donkey posted:

You too     

Excellent

Well done El

Microsoft had to release an emergency update overnight due to identifying a security risk. I got such an update first thing today - the update is in KB5004945 for Windows 10, a different update number for other versions.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57750138

@El Loro posted:

Microsoft had to release an emergency update overnight due to identifying a security risk. I got such an update first thing today - the update is in KB5004945 for Windows 10, a different update number for other versions.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57750138

Thanks El. One of my laptops has Windows 10

News of the possible discovery of free-floating planets:
https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...ree-floating-planets
Those are planets which aren't bound to a star.

@El Loro posted:

News of the possible discovery of free-floating planets:
https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...ree-floating-planets
Those are planets which aren't bound to a star.

Perhaps they aren’t planets but alien space ships El

Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Rosss, Yogi and Buddies

@El Loro posted:

News of the possible discovery of free-floating planets:
https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...ree-floating-planets
Those are planets which aren't bound to a star.

interesting EL

night Moonsieee EL yogi Velvet

@Rocking Ros Rose posted:

night Moonsieee EL yogi Velvet

Do I wanna see Ros singing in a choir again? Nope   

Too early.

Good morning everyone it looks like it will be a dry day today and warmer than it has been lately.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

May be the first day this month with no rain here though there is a risk of scattered showers.

Moonie, alien space ships which are the size of planets, - sounds like science fiction

I hope everyone has a good day

A rather expensive bear (a Da Vinci sketch being auctioned today)
https://www.christies.com/feat...sc_lang=en&lid=1

@El Loro posted:

A rather expensive bear (a Da Vinci sketch being auctioned today)
https://www.christies.com/feat...sc_lang=en&lid=1

It's hard to believe the impact he would have from the 15th century and rightly so. Unreal.

Have a good day ye all and hope you're sorted El     

@velvet donkey posted:

It's hard to believe the impact he would have from the 15th century and rightly so. Unreal.

Have a good day ye all and hope you're sorted El     

Da Vinci was a genius in so many areas of knowledge, Velvet

Thanks, Velvet and I hope you have a good day

He sure was   

I dunno if it was even art - it's so far beyond it. Owning a DaVinci I might get. I dunno if I could handle it though as a mere mortal.

I remember going to see The Wallace Collection in London.

Kelvingrove's Glasgow Boys a few years back was staggering. I dunno how they insured that.

Good morning everyone

Its a bright sunny start to the day here. We may have the odd shower as the day goes on

Have a great day everyone

@El Loro posted:

Da Vinci was a genius in so many areas of knowledge, Velvet

Thanks, Velvet and I hope you have a good day

There is a programme on one of the television channels called Building Da Vinci in which a group of American carpenters/special effects people build some of Da Vinci’s famous weapons, to actual size. The huge crossbow that fires enormous arrows/missiles and the round thing that has multiple cannons with a wooden canopy and wheels so it could be moved about from inside

They work too