Dad3353

Oh, OK then. For quite some time, I've been thinking it to be a Bad Thing, but I've been wrong all this time, eh..? The World has been a very peaceful place for one heck of a lot of people, over one heck of a lot of centuries. Conflicts, I'd suggest, are not an inevitability, and, when they do arise, are no to be condoned or excused. They hurt a lot of folk. I don't mind that, as long as it's the willing belligerents that get cracked skulls, but when it's the innocent, I can find no justification, and don't believe that it's just Natural. If wars are to happen, let it happen between soldiers.

If we're going down the 'historical back story' route, the 'terrorist' Zionist immigrants that turfed the Palestinien Arabs out of their villages, homes, farms etc at gunpoint can be considered responsable for the 'ill feeling' that most Arabs have towards Israel's administration. Most Palestiniens (several million...) are refugees in camps in neighbouring countries, forbidden to return to their native land. It'll be a very, very long time before those atrocities are pardoned.

Indeed, but that's still three times the cost of the cables required. Is it worth it for a pub stage..? Maybe. We all make our choices.

That's quite a strong statement. Would you care to explain your rational..? (And 'No, I don't agree with such a notion of 'duty' ...).

If you have a laptop available (even a very modest one, with Windows...), this Usb-Dmx interface is excellent. Sunlite Suite 2 FC 1536 channels DMX512 Stage Lighting Controller... I have an older version which has worked faithfully for a couple of decades, and permits extremely simple, or extremely powerful, Dmx control of multiple lighting fixtures, included moving heads, strobes etc. Programming can be done at home, with a virtual stage 3D display. Highly recommended for those willing and able to do more than just switching on and off. This was done using it (plus a 'manual' lighting desk. We were two to operate the lights...)... (That's Our Eldest on guitar, in black T-shirt ...)

At a cost of several hundred pounds, it would have to be a serious investment to justify this expense. Probably worth considering where great distances are involved, or where cabling is prohibitive (an outdoor event across water, for instance, or lighting an ancient monument..?). I know that decent Dmx cables are not cheap, either, but I doubt their value for money for most venues. An option, but not a low-budget one.

Good evening... Not easy in words of less than one syllable, but I'll try. Disclaimer : I did the lights for Kiemsa (pop/rock/ska originals, toured all over France...) for several years. I used a laptop with a Sunlite DMX controller; it worked a treat, but I was the dedicated 'lighter'. It can't be done that way piloted by anyone playing. If your requirements are modest, a simple DMX controller with a four-button footswitch would do. Look at the Stairville Stage TRI LED Bundle Remote (Thomann...), which works with several Stairville lighting rigs. It's all decent enough stuff for pub gigs, and there's not much available for lower budgets that that. If your needs are more sophisticated, the budget goes up exponentially. A Stairville rig (or equivalent...) will suffice, though, to do what you describe. You may have to invest in a compatible rig, and sell you current system (or keep your rig as 'extra' Fx; in lighting, less is not necessarily more...). Look at the Thomann stuff, and get back with questions if need be. Hope this helps. Douglas Edit : Norris (above ^^...) is on the money, too. I concur with my learned colleague.

So sovereign Russia can deploy foreign troops, but sovereign Ukraine may not..? Hmm... The definition of 'sovereign' takes a bashing , it seems. It's a bit late, now (spilt milk..?); the time for unity was 2014, when Crimea was overrun. I rate myself as a pacifist, and am far too old (and far too poorly...) to take up arms now, in any case, but I think that this can only end 'well' if 'willing' neighbours and allies joined forces with sovereign Ukraine to repel the invaders. One could hope that the much-vaunted air defences ('Iron Dome'-style...) could intercept any missiles coming from Russia, and that, in any case, retaliation would put a stop to it all pretty darned sharpish. Not pretty, but the ending of the Pacific conflicts of WWII came about using big weapons. Not pretty, but it worked. Would I press the button, if attacked with nuclear arms..? Yes, I would, if they were aimed at the culprits, and not the innocent. Just my tuppence-worth.

Fixed. ...

Well spoken and right to the point. Good Man.

All of these comments and opinions bring to mind the works of John Aubrey, collected in 'Brief Lives', a classic, giving a very down-to-earth view of contemporary Elizabethan times, as seen from his daily notes. One recognises easily enough the same tribulations, the same 'fears', doubts and 'certainties' as today (with the possible exception of an impending Climate Catastrophe, which was not much of an issue then, apparently...). The same remarks about political figures, the Youf of his day, the degradation of public manners and Education going to Pot; the list is long. Luckily enough it's a darned good read, with many a chuckle or outright belly laugh at the, to us, quaint medical practices of the day, but it puts a bit of perspective on the current grumblings about how it's all going wrong. T'was the same, for those that read Classics, in the days of Pliny, of course, or Plato, but Aubrey is a much lighter read. Highly recommended as a partial cure for those looking too earnestly at today's frantic spin. Refreshing. Just sayin'.

There is a simple solution, of course; Russia becomes member of the EU and joins NATO. Problem solved.

Remind me again which two brothers left Romania for the US of A just recently, and of what they are accused (and, to be 'fair', they both deny...)..?

OK, I know that it's only the much-sneered-at Wikipedia, but there's (in my view...) a quite decent résumé of how all of this came about, including the reasons why those in the present-day Russia believe Ukraine to be Russian. Worth a read, even at the expense of skipping over the Medieval stuff, and concentrating on the post-WWII history (although it's all good, really, and quite an enlightenment...).... Wikipedia : Ukraine... Much of it will come as news to many participating in this discussion; another perspective may be gained from its perusal. Just sayin'.

2014, to prevent the illegal annexing of Crimea.