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Greetings from kleines c. Sydney Grew has just sent me an email. I feel obliged to publish it in full:

Dear kleines c - I have been watching your latest travails at R3ok with considerable interest. If you ever feel that the time has come, would you consider publishing something along these lines?
 
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May I on this momentous day take advantage of the much-lauded altruism of kleines c that brave soul to pass on - in what may be his final act - my wish that everyone reading R3OK might have the happiest of New Years! And here what is more is an invitation to all at R3OK: Leave behind the worry and strife, forget the spectres and looming dénouement at the George, and join us at http://artmusic.smfforfree.com where - in stark contrast to R3OK - you will to your delight discover an erudite and decorous atmosphere full of freedom! No more botheration from disreputable moderators; no more fear; no more gangings-up and daily bashings; instead a modern system of anonymous push-buttons whereby you may express your estimations in protected privacy.
 
Kaffee mit Kuchen und bye-bye at last to Those People!
 
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Or something like that . . . Just an idea . . . I don't know what signature it might be best to append . . .

The signature is Sydney Grew's.  As for myself, I commend The Radio 3 Forum to everyone reading R3OK.  Join us today!
 

Greetings from kleines c.  All three current moderators have just been impeached.  Please call an election today, increpatio.  Thank you very much indeed.

Greetings from kleines c.  This morning, I received a detailed, formal complaint from Moderation.  I should be more than happy for everything to be made as transparent as possible.  I can only offer my full and unreserved apologies to everyone reading R3OK.  With sincere thanks!

kleines c.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ynyl7

Order and disorder?  I commend energy and information to increpatio, the moderators and everyone else reading R3OK, too.  On BBC Four (television), Professor Jim Al-Khalili discovers the intriguing story of how we discovered the rules that drive the universe. Energy is vital to us all, but what exactly is energy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ynyl9

Next week, Jim Al-Khalili investigates one of the most important concepts in the world today - information.  He discovers how we harnessed the power of symbols, everything from the first alphabet to the electric telegraph through to the modern digital age.  But on this journey, he learns that information is not just about human communication; it is woven very profoundly into the fabric of reality.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nj44h

Take 'c' as an example.  The speed of light in vacuum, commonly denoted as kleines 'c', is a universal physical constant important in many areas of physics. Its value is 299,792,458 metres per second, a figure that is exact because the length of the metre is defined from this constant and the international standard for time.  Sunlight therefore takes about 8 minutes 19 seconds to reach the planet Earth.



According to special relativity, 'c' is the maximum speed at which all energy, matter, and information in the universe can travel. It is the speed at which all massless particles and associated fields, including electromagnetic radiation such as light, travel in vacuum. It is also the speed of gravity, as predicted by current theories. Such particles and waves travel at 'c' regardless of the motion of the source or the inertial frame of reference of the observer. In the theory of relativity, 'c' interrelates space and time, and also appears in the famous equation of mass–energy equivalence: E = mcc.



And God said, "Let there be light: and there was light."  And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/david-bowie-is

But are we?  A new exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), 'David Bowie is', will explore the creative processes of the musician as innovator and cultural icon, tracing his shifting style and sustained reinvention across five decades.  The V&A’s Theatre and Performance curators, Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh, have selected more than 300 objects that will be brought together for the very first time.  They include handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs, Bowie’s own instruments and album artwork.  Ground control to Major Tom ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D67kmFzSh_o



http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/neilmccormick/100003825/david-bowies-space-oddity-40-years-on/

The exhibition will explore the broad range of Bowie’s collaborations with artists and designers in the fields of fashion, sound, graphics, theatre, art and film.  On display will be more than 300 objects including 'Ziggy Stardust' bodysuits (1972) designed by Freddie Burretti, photography by Brian Duffy; album sleeve artwork by Guy Peellaert and Edward Bell; visual excerpts from films and live performances including 'The Man Who Fell to Earth', music videos such as 'Boys Keep Swinging' and set designs created for the 'Diamond Dogs' tour (1974).  Alongside these will be more personal items such as never-before-seen storyboards, handwritten set lists and lyrics as well as some of Bowie’s own sketches, musical scores and diary entries, revealing the evolution of his creative ideas as a musical innovator and cultural icon, tracing his shifting style and sustained reinvention across five decades.  Whatever next?

PS  The BBC reports that the cultural impact of British singer David Bowie is to be examined at an academic conference in the Republic of Ireland later this month.  Organisers at the University of Limerick believe that 'Strange Fascination? A Symposium on David Bowie' is the first event of its kind.  It marks the fortieth anniversary of the popular Bowie song, 'Changes'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQ0Ryy01yE



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19882810

Do you have access to a library of music, or indeed, of books?  Does it include any compact discs (CDs) of classical music, or indeed, any other types of recording?  Have you ever seen the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Stradivari violin from 1704?



http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tmtz

Never becoming a seedy review, BBC Radio 3 reviews classical music recordings from nine o'clock every Saturday morning, and experts help listeners select the best recordings of specific compositions currently available.  Meanwhile, Elgar, the Beatles and Dizzee Rascal all had a starring role in London’s Olympic Games in 2012, with some astonishing scenes that told the world the story of Britain’s contribution to popular culture.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jul/27/olympics-opening-ceremony-british-pop

Can British music continue to punch above its weight for the rest of the twenty-first century?

http://podcast.ft.com/index.php?sid=47

Let us also go into the music library below on BBC Radio 4, if only to find out what is down there.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01061hr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology

How is Information Technology (IT) changing the ways in which we communicate with one another during the twenty-first century?  Do you feel that the digital revolution is changing the very nature of language itself?  A few decades ago, this particular type of conversation would have been inconceivable?  Does the unprecedented popularity of social media change what it means to be human in the computer age?  How can and/or should we change our behaviour(s) to make the most of advances in IT?  What hardware and software make most sense in this kind of online environment?  What are the risks and dangers associated with advances in such technologies, both on an individual and collective level?  What is this brave new world which we are creating for ourselves, increpatio?