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    Epoisse. Very strong, very expensive, in same...

    Epoisse.

    Very strong, very expensive, in same part of cheesedom as is occupied by Camembert.
    In Waitrose, both prepacked (£7.50 per 250g) and on the cheese counter.
    No need to put it in your...
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    Of course, I appreciate you maintain a...

    Of course, I appreciate you maintain a professional manner with clients. I was highlighting some of the hidden dynamics. It's particularly important to realise that, as most communication is...
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    I agree. My dealer and I have come up with the...

    I agree. My dealer and I have come up with the phrase 'music system' for what you call a 'great hi-fi'. It stops being hi-fi and starts approaching the state of music.
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    What I found deeply unimpressive about Cadbury...

    What I found deeply unimpressive about Cadbury was the chief exec (or was it the chairman) going on national media saying that his responsibility was legally to his shareholders (it is) and a...
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    There’s a lot of anger displayed on this thread...

    There’s a lot of anger displayed on this thread and I thought I would address that first.

    What always strikes me is that the (veiled) anger a service provider has because their client isn't...
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    As a business coach specialising in emotional...

    As a business coach specialising in emotional intelligence (which includes relationships with people, such as clients) in the workplace, I could give you my professional opinion - gratis naturally. ...
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    Thanks, people. Fuel Angel it is.

    Thanks, people.
    Fuel Angel it is.
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    unleaded not diesel

    I have just bought my first diesel car (s/h) having driven petrol engines exclusively for decades. Very happy with the decision. But I am a bit absent minded and I can just see myself filling the...
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    What have rights got to do with it? If I have...

    What have rights got to do with it?
    If I have four CDs in one pile and five in another pile then I have nine CDs in both piles. A rather simple example of scientific investigation, perhaps, but I...
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    If I make a random assertion - say that the earth...

    If I make a random assertion - say that the earth is actually under the control of superintelligent jelly babies on the planet Zornon (which it is, as it happens) - and then argue that because there...
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    I am a business coach/counsellor and trainer...

    I am a business coach/counsellor and trainer working with emotional intelligence issues in the workplace.
    I work in two areas: small businesses of 1-20 people and the NHS.

    Modesty does not...
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    Seconded

    Seconded
  13. Not being a Cohen fan, my ability to respond is...

    Not being a Cohen fan, my ability to respond is light but, even in my CD collection, there's kd lang's Hymns of the 49th Parallel which includes both Jericho and Bird on a wire.

    Doing some...
  14. Surely any song originally recorded by Bob Dylan...

    Surely any song originally recorded by Bob Dylan will sound better in a cover, whoever makes it! (Same goes for Leonard Cohen.)
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    Vibrato is a periodic change in pitch, whereas...

    Vibrato is a periodic change in pitch, whereas tremolo is a periodic change in volume (ie, the 'throbbing' effect).
    Up until the last few decades, most Western classical singer trainers taught their...
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    I think they're being, like, irritating. They do...

    I think they're being, like, irritating. They do it deliberately, and it seems to work.
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    If you learnt that young, I am sure you won't...

    If you learnt that young, I am sure you won't have forgotten basic techniques. Practice should be enough to bring you up to a satisfactory level. If I may say so, I think you should, as I think...
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    Piano - good enough to amuse myself and to write...

    Piano - good enough to amuse myself and to write music, but definitely not in public! Also a now ageing Fatar keyboard linked to a Roland Soundcanvas synthesiser. The Fatar has weighted keys - very...
  19. Surely anything by Kenny G qualifies for the...

    Surely anything by Kenny G qualifies for the fromage factor, eg

    EGtTblTR0YU
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    Some superb songs by any standards in any musical...

    Some superb songs by any standards in any musical period. God only knows being just one example (apparently this was the first use of the word God in the title of a pop song).
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    MDT (www.mdt.co.uk) is excellent for classical...

    MDT (www.mdt.co.uk) is excellent for classical music.
    Always well priced, always with some labels substantially discounted (these seem to go round on a rota, so if you want, say. some EMI stuff and...
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    Bob Dylan, Nashville shower Pink Floyd, Dark...

    Bob Dylan, Nashville shower
    Pink Floyd, Dark side of the shower
    Brian Eno, Music for showers
    Beatles, A hard day's shower
    Rolling stones, Let it shower
    Dire Straits, Brothers in the shower
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    Many thanks. The Epson seems just the ticket (I...

    Many thanks.
    The Epson seems just the ticket (I don't have a need for mega high quality). Not bothered by the scanning time - I imagine I'll do this as a background task when working in the office.
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    slides to digital

    Spurred on by the quality of replies to my camera query, here's a related one.

    The vast majority of my film work was on slides. I have gazillions of them, unviewed for years. Whilst mounting...
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    Thanks for these comments. Very interesting. ...

    Thanks for these comments. Very interesting.

    I should have made it clear I'm after a digital camera. I'm happy to buy secondhand. I would like the flexibility that multiple lenses offer and,...
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