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Would someone please identify the photographer who shot this photo of Cecil Taylor? Thanks in advance.

I think a carbon-fiber brush ($10-15) is good to use prior to playing a clean record. Although it's not nearly as good as a vacuum machine, a wet-brush system like the MoFi (with replaceable pads and solution) is good for a more thorough cleaning.

To answer your question, one needs to understand what you mean by "does right by her"? You say her symptoms appear consistent with exposure to mold? Has this been verified medically? If "yes", then do the doctors say her medical condition is treatable? Is there any permanent damage to her health? In the absence of a direct connection between exposure and her symptoms, and without a reliable medical prognosis, I can't see any way to establish causation or assess damages. I am most concerned, as I am sure you are, that your mother has a long, healthy, and enjoyable retirement ahead of her. My advice, fwiw, is to focus on this goal and let others who are more interested in publicity, litigation, and compensation pursue their own interests.

And here I thought you were recommending a product for manscaping.

A couple of sources, including The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, cite cerebral aneurism as the cause of death, possibly a congenital condition.

I've been using iTunes to stream some jazz radio stations lately. I forgot how much fun it is not to know what song is coming up next, and I enjoy the chance to hear stuff I don't already own.

Each song would be huge, and a new storage and playback device might only hold 30 albums. Each song would take about 30 minutes to download, which is fine if you leave your device on overnight, he said. Oh yeah, that's gonna go over big.

Thanks for reminding me of the fact that I wanted to get some of Hemingway's Random Acoustics titles. I'll probably go the Jazz Loft download route though.

MegaUpload data could be erased Thursday, says report by Edward Moyer January 29, 2012 11:56 PM PST Data from MegaUpload could be erased as early as this Thursday, a report says--a disturbing prospect for those who might have used the recently shut down cyberlocker for legitimate purposes such as backing up business files. The Associated Press reports that in a letter filed last Friday in the MegaUpload piracy case, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said Carpathia Hosting and Cogent Communications Group--companies MegaUpload hired to store data--may begin deleting that data come Thursday. MegaUpload's assets have been seized by the government, and its bank accounts have been frozen, Hence, MegaUpload can no longer pay companies like Carpathia and Cogent for their services, the AP reports. cnet news

I don't know that it really matters if I have multiple accounts. If Google is storing information contained in my emails (patients' names, phone numbers, email addresses), then I think a case can be made that their confidentiality has been compromised. It appears there is an exception to Google's proposed changes for government accounts, but not for other accounts that regularly include privileged information that is protected by state and federal laws. We'll see.

This claim is not consistent with the information provided on Google's site about the policy change: Information we collect We collect information to provide better services to all of our users – from figuring out basic stuff like which language you speak, to more complex things like which ads you’ll find most useful or the people who matter most to you online. We collect information in two ways: Information you give us. For example, many of our services require you to sign up for a Google Account. When you do, we’ll ask for personal information, like your name, email address, telephone number or credit card. If you want to take full advantage of the sharing features we offer, we might also ask you to create a publicly visible Google Profile, which may include your name and photo. Information we get from your use of our services. We may collect information about the services that you use and how you use them, like when you visit a website that uses our advertising services or you view and interact with our ads and content. This information includes: Device information - We may collect device-specific information (such as your hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information including phone number). Google may associate your device identifiers or phone number with your Google Account. Log information - When you use our services or view content provided by Google, we may automatically collect and store certain information in server logs. This may include: details of how you used our service, such as your search queries; telephony log information like your phone number, calling-party number, forwarding numbers, time and date of calls, duration of calls, SMS routing information and types of calls; Internet protocol address; device event information such as crashes, system activity, hardware settings, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and referral URL; cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or your Google Account. Location information - When you use a location-enabled Google service, we may collect and process information about your actual location, like GPS signals sent by a mobile device. We may also use various technologies to determine location, such as sensor data from your device that may, for example, provide information on nearby Wi-Fi access points and cell towers. Unique application numbers - Certain services include a unique application number. This number and information about your installation (for example, the operating system type and application version number) may be sent to Google when you install or uninstall that service or when that service periodically contacts our servers, such as for automatic updates. Local storage - We may collect and store information (including personal information) locally on your device using mechanisms such as browser web storage (including HTML 5) and application data caches. Cookies and anonymous identifiers - We use various technologies to collect and store information when you visit a Google service, and this may include sending one or more cookies or anonymous identifiers to your device. We also use cookies and anonymous identifiers when you interact with services we offer to our partners, such as advertising services or Google features that may appear on other sites. I'm not totally comforted by this disclosure from Google, but I wonder if the source you quoted is being purposely provocative in their warnings.

As I use Gmail to communicate with patients and Google calendar to schedule their appointments, I'm concerned about potential breaches of confidentiality. What I need to find out is whether Google will have access to the information contained in my emails and my schedule, or whether they are "simply" gathering tracking information about sites I visit while I'm logged into one or more of their accounts. If anyone can direct me to a verifiable source that addresses these concerns, I'd appreciate a "heads-up".

Elizabeth Bartz, Jazz Patron, dies at 97 A patron of the arts and Black American music, Elizabeth Bartz co-founded with her late husband Floyd, the historic East Baltimore "Jazz Shrine," the North End Lounge and North Avenue and Gay Street. She was the proud mother of Grammy Award winning recording artist, alto/soprano saxophonist - Gary Bartz. My condolences to Gary and the rest of the family. obituary

Fileserve Terminates Accounts; Suspends ‘Make Money’ Feature Another file sharing website has reacted to the recent MegaUpload arrests and website suspension. This time Fileshare has decided to take action to clean themselves of any wrong doing by suspending accounts associated with piracy en masse. Many users are signing in to their accounts today, only to find they’ve had their accounts suspended due to a violation of the Terms and Conditions. They’ve also shut down their rewards program, which allowed users to make money by uploading files and sharing the links with “friends and family”. story I think what the big media companies are upset about is having their stuff looted, not whether or not it is done for profit. The fact that the MegaUpload people were apparently getting rich off it just makes it seem all the more villainous. They can hardly claim to be idealistic data-liberators. In addition to paid download subscriptions, these companies pay people to upload files (many of which are illegal) and then share their links on many other websites.

And the story continues... FileSonic disables file sharing in wake of MegaUpload arrests Following the MegaUpload shutdown and indictments last week, FileSonic, one of the Internet's most popular file-sharing services, has disabled its sharing functionality. The service can "only be used to upload and retrieve files you have uploaded personally," according to a note posted on the site's home page. FileSonic also suspended its affiliates rewards program, which paid users when people downloaded their files. Some users on Reddit say the online digital locker has already begun deleting files and even accounts, as ZDNet's Zack Whittaker notes. cnet story

No booing, I assure you. Earlier during the pregame festivities, Bledsoe received a standing ovation from the crowd when he was introduced as an honorary captain.

That first item, priced @ $7.93, is "fulfilled by Amazon.com". Does that mean Amazon ships it, or that Amazon has some say in its sale/distribution? Is this the same situation for all of the examples you've found? It should be noted that while the other item offered by Newbury is indeed $18.42 more, it's still cheaper than what's being sold by the other marketplace sellers (as much as $45 cheaper, in fact).

Jimmy played on Byrd's Blue Note sessions of May 20, 1963 & November 18, 1964. I don't know how many titles were recorded those two days, but three tracks were included on the CD reissues of Mustang! & Blackjack.

Japanese War Tubas

The Harmonic Generator consists of five main components: - 64 piano strings on the outside of the device are chromatically tuned to 32 notes. - 32 corresponding motors with bristle paint brushes beating the strings at controlled speeds - a homemade keyboard, played like a piano, controls motors. - 12 pick-ups that focus on one octave of strings - a transducer at the end of the instrument that feeds back the sound of the pick-ups into the large resonance hull

I suspect that many of the blogs that use megaupload and other similar services to share files will soon "go private" to avoid detection. It makes me think of what happened after Prohibition was enacted, and it's ironic to discover that one such site is called "Jazz Speakeasy". Check out this description of the hapless victim of the government's prosecution, Megaupload's Kim DotCom, aka Kim Schmitz: In New Zealand today, TV news was filled with images of police removing property from Schmitz's home, which he named The Dotcom Mansion. Police seized 18 vehicles, including a vintage pink Cadillac, a Lamborghini, a 2010 Maserati, and 2008 Rolls Royce Phantom with a personalized license plate that reads "God." Some of the other license plates found on the cars read, "Stoned," "Mafia Hacker" and "Guilty." cnet.com story

As the moderator pointed out, we don't begrudge anyone the right to ask whatever price they wish for their goods. I think it's a good policy, and I see that you received some dubious comments about these sales on at least one other board. That being said, and I hope this doesn't contradict what I've already said, I don't think other people's asking price is a good indication of what something is worth. An item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Past sales, not offers, are what a seller should quote if they want to convince a potential buyer. But again, you don't have to do that here, and no one should ask you to. Good luck, and I hope one of the Hoffman wackadoos forks over plenty for your cds.

I think you're looking for the Hoffman board. That's two doors down on the left.

The cult of Grachan Moncur III I could understand... That's the one I can't fathom. Interesting composer, but extremely limited as an instrumentalist, imo.