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Employers left short-staffed as retail giant soaks up local jobs Guardian
After years of being slagged off for for mistreating their employees, Amazon is now being slagged off for 'sucking in all th ...

Everton 2 Arsenal 1

Gary Neville had it right, 'Arsenal were poor.' And that was at half-time, in the second half they really went downhill. I didn't stay for his full-time remarks. Worse, Arsenal ...

I am puzzled by China's advice to the Burmese military junta in the wake of the Aung San Suu Kyi verdict. "The parties are urged to bridge their differences and continue to advance the hard-earne ...

Most pyramidal organisations have some sort of external validation for what qualifies as success. A commercial PLC for example has profit. A voluntary society has membership rolls. A government has r ...

What are they actually doing? First, we must observe that their two functions seem to have little connection. Teaching has no overlap in skills with research. Actually they would appear to be, if not ...

In a discussion about tourism and Stonehenge A few years back I noticed a book called The Megalithic Empire in the library. It varies from usefully questioning archaeological orthodoxies to crackpot, ...

The persistent connection between England and the Low Countries when it comes to all things forgerial has long been a commonplace in these threads, so I was glad to hear of (maybe) when it all began
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The overall conclusion is unmistakable: Vindo- and its relatives in geographical names are associated with relatively flat ground subject to occasional inundation, as occurs near a meandering river. ...

And second off, rivers are not twiny

That ancient root can also apply to winding rivers. Basic school geography teaches that rivers tend to meander in their middle courses, thereby creating a band ...

Then our man shows signs that he might be our man

My detailed look at Vindo- began where (allegedly) the English language began.
However, we must not get ahead of ourselves. He won't have heard o ...

Our unending battles with place-name theorists usually revolves around them saying this and that and us saying 'sounds like' is not a proper basis for claiming that this is definitely that. I got a pa ...

Last week I bought some hamburger buns but forgot to buy the hamburgers. This week I bought some hot dog rolls and forgot to buy the hot dogs. Why can't they just put them together in one cabinet? Nob ...

Remarkable manuscripts, books and maps from the IXth to ...
Remarkable manuscripts, books and maps from the IXth to the XVIIIth century including many first descriptions of hitherto unknown items re ...

Dare I even watch with my manifold duties? I hate being outflanked by the even-crazier crazies. Oh. well, just keep truckin', I suppose. Will join in when I've watched.

Further to my breathless account of the departure of Notre Dame's head coach, they have just announced he is being replaced by the 'offensive co-coordinator'. This is a bit like Real Madrid appointing ...

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Topic: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 352 Views: 52676	Forum: Politics Posted: 7:56 pm Subject: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 352 Views: 52676	Employers left short-staffed as retail giant soaks up local jobs Guardian After years of being slagged off for for mistreating their employees, Amazon is now being slagged off for 'sucking in all th ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2600 Views: 271688	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 1:26 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2600 Views: 271688	Everton 2 Arsenal 1 Gary Neville had it right, 'Arsenal were poor.' And that was at half-time, in the second half they really went downhill. I didn't stay for his full-time remarks. Worse, Arsenal ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 3035 Views: 322826	Forum: Politics Posted: 7:56 pm Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 3035 Views: 322826	I am puzzled by China's advice to the Burmese military junta in the wake of the Aung San Suu Kyi verdict. "The parties are urged to bridge their differences and continue to advance the hard-earne ...
Topic: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 450 Views: 108710	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 2:44 pm Subject: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 450 Views: 108710	Most pyramidal organisations have some sort of external validation for what qualifies as success. A commercial PLC for example has profit. A voluntary society has membership rolls. A government has r ...
Topic: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 450 Views: 108710	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 1:53 pm Subject: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 450 Views: 108710	What are they actually doing? First, we must observe that their two functions seem to have little connection. Teaching has no overlap in skills with research. Actually they would appear to be, if not ...
Topic: Mega-Talk
Mick Harper Replies: 737 Views: 138988	Forum: Megalithic Posted: 10:24 am Subject: Mega-Talk
Mick Harper Replies: 737 Views: 138988	In a discussion about tourism and Stonehenge A few years back I noticed a book called The Megalithic Empire in the library. It varies from usefully questioning archaeological orthodoxies to crackpot, ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 2364 Views: 356832	Forum: British History Posted: 10:12 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 2364 Views: 356832	The persistent connection between England and the Low Countries when it comes to all things forgerial has long been a commonplace in these threads, so I was glad to hear of (maybe) when it all began ...
Topic: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Mick Harper Replies: 687 Views: 166894	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 9:39 am Subject: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Mick Harper Replies: 687 Views: 166894	The overall conclusion is unmistakable: Vindo- and its relatives in geographical names are associated with relatively flat ground subject to occasional inundation, as occurs near a meandering river. ...
Topic: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Mick Harper Replies: 687 Views: 166894	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 8:16 am Subject: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Mick Harper Replies: 687 Views: 166894	And second off, rivers are not twiny That ancient root can also apply to winding rivers. Basic school geography teaches that rivers tend to meander in their middle courses, thereby creating a band ...
Topic: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Mick Harper Replies: 687 Views: 166894	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 8:04 am Subject: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Mick Harper Replies: 687 Views: 166894	Then our man shows signs that he might be our man My detailed look at Vindo- began where (allegedly) the English language began. However, we must not get ahead of ourselves. He won't have heard o ...
Topic: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Mick Harper Replies: 687 Views: 166894	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 7:32 am Subject: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Mick Harper Replies: 687 Views: 166894	Our unending battles with place-name theorists usually revolves around them saying this and that and us saying 'sounds like' is not a proper basis for claiming that this is definitely that. I got a pa ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 1691 Views: 224565	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 2:49 pm Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 1691 Views: 224565	Last week I bought some hamburger buns but forgot to buy the hamburgers. This week I bought some hot dog rolls and forgot to buy the hot dogs. Why can't they just put them together in one cabinet? Nob ...
Topic: Forgery: Modus operandi
Mick Harper Replies: 395 Views: 75863	Forum: British History Posted: 8:02 am Subject: Forgery: Modus operandi
Mick Harper Replies: 395 Views: 75863	Remarkable manuscripts, books and maps from the IXth to ... Remarkable manuscripts, books and maps from the IXth to the XVIIIth century including many first descriptions of hitherto unknown items re ...
Topic: Did The Dark Ages Exist?
Mick Harper Replies: 1318 Views: 267042	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 1:18 pm Subject: Did The Dark Ages Exist?
Mick Harper Replies: 1318 Views: 267042	Dare I even watch with my manifold duties? I hate being outflanked by the even-crazier crazies. Oh. well, just keep truckin', I suppose. Will join in when I've watched.
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2600 Views: 271688	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:18 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2600 Views: 271688	Further to my breathless account of the departure of Notre Dame's head coach, they have just announced he is being replaced by the 'offensive co-coordinator'. This is a bit like Real Madrid appointing ...