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what themes would you use if you had a show? aloc would use lester young's closing theme from his royal roost concerts or a bean version of ' the jeep is jumpin' .'

AP Time Warner Cable tries metering Internet use Monday June 2, 5:37 pm ET By Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer Time Warner Cable starts customer trial with metered Internet access in Texas NEW YORK (AP) -- You're used to paying extra if you use up your cell phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home computer goes over its Internet allowance? Time Warner Cable Inc. customers -- and, later, others -- may have to, if the company's test of metered Internet access is successful. On Thursday, new Time Warner Cable Internet subscribers in Beaumont, Texas, will have monthly allowances for the amount of data they upload and download. Those who go over will be charged $1 per gigabyte, a Time Warner Cable executive told the Associated Press. Metered billing is an attempt to deal fairly with Internet usage, which is very uneven among Time Warner Cable's subscribers, said Kevin Leddy, Time Warner Cable's executive vice president of advanced technology. Just 5 percent of the company's subscribers take up half of the capacity on local cable lines, Leddy said. Other cable Internet service providers report a similar distribution. "We think it's the fairest way to finance the needed investment in the infrastructure," Leddy said. Metered usage is common overseas, and other U.S. cable providers are looking at ways to rein in heavy users. Most have download caps, but some keep the caps secret so as not to alarm the majority of users, who come nowhere close to the limits. Time Warner Cable appears to be the first major ISP to charge for going over the limit: Other companies warn, then suspend, those who go over. Phone companies are less concerned about congestion and are unlikely to impose metered usage on DSL customers, because their networks are structured differently. Time Warner Cable had said in January that it was planning to conduct the trial in Beaumont, but did not give any details. On Monday, Leddy said its tiers will range from $29.95 a month for relatively slow service at 768 kilobits per second and a 5-gigabyte monthly cap to $54.90 per month for fast downloads at 15 megabits per second and a 40-gigabyte cap. Those prices cover the Internet portion of subscription bundles that include video or phone services. Both downloads and uploads will count toward the monthly cap. A possible stumbling block for Time Warner Cable is that customers have had little reason so far to pay attention to how much they download from the Internet, or know much traffic makes up a gigabyte. That uncertainty could scare off new subscribers. Those who mainly do Web surfing or e-mail have little reason to pay attention to the traffic caps: a gigabyte is about 3,000 Web pages, or 15,000 e-mails without attachments. But those who download movies or TV shows will want to pay attention. A standard-definition movie can take up 1.5 gigabytes, and a high-definition movie can be 6 to 8 gigabytes. Time Warner Cable subscribers will be able to check out their data consumption on a "gas gauge" on the company's Web page. The company won't apply the gigabyte surcharges for the first two months. It has 90,000 customers in the trial area, but only new subscribers will be part of the trial. Billing by the hour was common for dial-up service in the U.S. until AOL introduced an unlimited-usage plan in 1996. Flat-rate, unlimited-usage plans have been credited with encouraging consumer Internet use by making billing easy to understand. "The metered Internet has been tried and tested and rejected by the consumers overwhelmingly since the days of AOL," information-technology consultant George Ou told the Federal Communications Commission at a hearing on ISP practices in April. Metered billing could also put a crimp in the plans of services like Apple Inc.'s iTunes that use the Internet to deliver video. DVD-by-mail pioneer Netflix Inc. just launched a TV set-top box that receives an unlimited stream of Internet video for as little as $8.99 per month. Comcast Corp., the country's largest cable company, has suggested that it may cap usage at 250 gigabytes per month. Bend Cable Communications in Bend, Ore., used to have multitier bandwidth allowances, like the ones Time Warner Cable will test, but it abandoned them in favor of an across-the-board 100-gigabyte cap. Bend charges $1.50 per extra gigabyte consumed in a month. http://www.timewarnercable.com http://www.bendcable.com

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2 to 4pm eastern today. on now. charlie always has a fine fastpaced show. this was indeed a fun broadcast with plenty of early and recent anthony and lots of prime prez from the royal roost. charlie mentions that this broadcast will be archived for 2 weeks on the wmbr website. http://wmbr.mit.edu/

would anyone recommend it or comment on the book?

Scientists reveal dangers of older fathers By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent Last updated: 1:03 PM BST 01/06/2008 Children are almost twice as likely to die before adulthood if they have a father over 45, research has shown. REUTERS Celebrity fathers like Michael Douglas often have children well into their fifties A mass study found that deaths of children fathered by over-45s occurred at almost twice the rate of those fathered by men aged between 25 and 30. Scientists believe that children of older fathers are more likely to suffer particular congenital defects as well as autism, schizophrenia and epilepsy. The study was the first of its kind of such magnitude in the West, and researchers believe the findings are linked to the declining quality of sperm as men age. A total of 100,000 children born between 1980 and 1996 were examined, of whom 830 have so far died before they reached 18, the majority when they were less than a year old. The deaths of many of the children of the older fathers were related to congenital defects such as problems of the heart and spine, which increase the risk of infant mortality. But there were also higher rates of accidental death, which the researchers believe might be explained by the increased likelihood of suffering from autism, epilepsy or schizophrenia. Most research into older parents has, until now, focused on the risks passed on by older mothers. But the new study, published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, was adjusted to take account of maternal age and socio-economic differences. The research also found higher death rates among children of the youngest fathers, especially those below the age of 19. However, the study said these differences were explained by the risks of teenage motherhood and poorer diet and lifestyle. Previous research using the same data found that older men were four times as likely to father a child with Down's syndrome, while other studies have found that the genetic quality of sperm deteriorates as men age. More than 75,000 babies in Britain are born to fathers aged 40 and over each year, or more than one in 10 of all births. This includes more than 6,000 born to fathers aged 50 or over. The average age of fathering a child in this country is 32. Dr Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in andrology – the medical specialty dealing with male reproduction – at the University of Sheffield, said: "A lot of people know that there are risks for the child that come from having an older mother, but children of older fathers also carry an increased risk. These sorts of results provide another good reason to have children early, when possible." Dr Pacey, who is secretary of the British Fertility Society, said scientists were unsure exactly what impact the ageing process had on the quality of sperm, making it impossible to detect defects before conception. Dr Jin Liang Zhu, from the Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, which carried out the research, said: "The risks of older fatherhood can be very profound, and it is not something that people are always aware of." The mother's age still has the bigger impact on child health, however. About one in 900 babies born to women under 30 have Down's syndrome – a figure which reaches one in 100 by the age of 40. The number of over-40s giving birth in Britain each year has doubled in the past decade to 16,000. The risk of miscarriage rises sharply with age. Story from Telegraph News: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/205...er-fathers.html Information appearing on telegraph.co.uk is the copyright of Telegraph Media Group Limited and must not be reproduced in any medium without licence. If you require any further information on permitted use, or a licence to republish any part of the Site (or any Content), please email us at syndication@telegraph.co.uk, or contact us by telephone on +44 20 7538 2921, Facsimile: +44 207 931 2867.

thanks big and ghostly. .. currently enjoying this magnificent episode. 'no sweeter music.' fine selections!

those mercury living presence items from the late 50's i love.

pics 1 and 3 outta hook up.

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May 21, 2008 N.C. woman blamed for hit-skip 700 miles away in Ohio By LORI MONSEWICZ The Repository CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- Anna Hall Colvin — 7 1/2 months pregnant — was standing in the checkout line at a North Carolina Wal-Mart when Canton authorities dialed her cell phone with a surprise. They told her she was wanted for hitting three men with her car. Police had an arrest warrant, and she needed to come back to Stark County. "The man was telling me that I needed to report to Ohio, and that I did a hit-and-skip, that I left the scene of an accident," she said. "I thought someone might have gotten my Social Security number, but when they told me they had my license plate number, I was shocked." That license plate was on her red Monte Carlo sitting outside in the Wal-Mart parking lot roughly 700 miles away. "I was crying, and the clerk just looked at me and she kept asking me if I was all right." It was a mistake that almost didn't get caught. It wasn't until Colvin returned to Ohio, lined up eyewitnesses to back her whereabouts and fought the case in court that her innocence came to light. City prosecutors realized the mistake and dropped the charges, but not before a jury had heard many of the contradictory details during a trial last week in Municipal Court. "They did the right thing, but after they put this woman though hell and cost her thousands of dollars," said her attorney, Brian Pierce of Akron. "It is just a very unique and amazing case, but I feel we did the right thing in the end," said Canton City Prosecutor Frank Forchione. "We had two eyewitnesses and one being a parole officer, it appeared to be a very solid case initially." Colvin, a Carroll County native, was blamed as the driver of a hit-and-run car that struck three parole officers. The pedestrians had walked out of the Stark County Courthouse at Tuscarawas Street and Market Avenue in Canton when they were hit by a gray Buick on Jan. 23. One victim testified he rolled onto the hood. All three were knocked down and needed to be treated at area hospitals. Testimony in court said the female driver drove a short distance before sticking her head out the window to say, "Sorry," before driving away, Pierce said. The parole officer — who said he had seen the license plate of the gray Buick that hit them — had typed the number into the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Web site that he has access to through his job, Pierce said. It came back belonging to Colvin, whose maiden name was Hall when she owned a brown Buick three years ago while in Ohio. The vehicle later was wrecked but still under her name on state records. Forchione said eyewitnesses supplied the same license plate numbers. But Colvin, the wife of a Marine who served in Fallujah, Iraq, from Sept. 2006 through May 2007, was not in Canton. She said she was baby-sitting another Marine's child in Camp LeJeune, N.C., when the mishap in Canton occurred. Pierce said he supplied the alibi information to prosecutors months ago in hopes they would drop the criminal case against his client. She was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian and leaving an accident scene, a first-degree misdemeanor that can bring up to six months in jail. But prosecutors remained firm, so the case went to trial. On the stand, two of the victims and another driver who happened to witness the collision identified Colvin as the driver of the gray Buick. "The disturbing thing is both (parole officers) point to her and say, 'We're positive that's the person that hit us, that's her driving the car that day,'" Pierce said. Colvin, her husband Tommy Colvin, and two other Marines were subpoenaed to testify and traveled from North Carolina to back her. The case took an unusual twist just before the jury was to hear closing arguments. A motor vehicles bureau worker who had testified about Colvin's Buick went back to her office and started doing more research. Forchione said the bureau worker notified the court that "sometimes people get the first and last license plate numbers right," but often confuse middle digits. The worker reran the license plate numbers, transposing one digit. The worker discovered new information that helped convince prosecutors they had the wrong person. A Canton teenager who looks like Colvin had a similar license plate number and was the registered owner of a gray Buick. "The amazing thing is that these two look almost exactly alike," Forchione said, adding that even the teenager's mother bears a strong resemblance to Colvin. "If you take all her piercings out of her face, she looks just like me," Colvin said, adding she was shocked when she saw the teen's driver's license photograph. "I just cried." Prosecutors still aren't sure who was driving the vehicle. The investigation continues. But the new evidence was enough to convince Forchione and Assistant City Prosecutor Gretchen Stocker to dismiss the charges against Colvin. One of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority officers who was struck by the car referred questions to the prosecutor's office. The other two could not be reached for comment. The incident has cost Colvin more than $7,000 and an eight-hour stay in jail after her arrest. "You could have had an innocent person convicted of something they clearly didn't do, and that's disturbing," Pierce said. "The No. 1 cause of wrongful convictions is faulty eyewitness identification, and this is a perfect example of that." ___ Information from: The Repository, http://www.cantonrep.com

oh, ghostly one, gotta catch that one with a fine brew online late this evening!!!!!!!

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/ playing all beautiful charts of the remarkable bob florence.

wkcr is now presenting a 3 hour tribute to the remarkable conductor/arranger bob florence. my apologies for not posting this earlier.

norma has a stunning new album

ABC News Not-So-Safe-Deposit Boxes: States Seize Citizens' Property to Balance Their Budgets Resources to Search for Unclaimed Property in Your Name By ELISABETH LEAMY May 12, 2008 — The 50 U.S. states are holding more than $32 billion worth of unclaimed property that they're supposed to safeguard for their citizens. But a "Good Morning America" investigation found some states aggressively seize property that isn't really unclaimed and then use the money -- your money -- to balance their budgets. Unclaimed property consists of things like forgotten apartment security deposits, uncashed dividend checks and safe-deposit boxes abandoned when an elderly relative dies. Banks and other businesses are required to turn that property over to the state for safekeeping. The problem is that the states return less than a quarter of unclaimed property to the rightful owners. Not-So-Safe-Deposit Boxes San Francisco resident Carla Ruff's safe-deposit box was drilled, seized, and turned over to the state of California, marked "owner unknown." "I was appalled," Ruff said. "I felt violated." Unknown? Carla's name was right on documents in the box at the Noe Valley Bank of America location. So was her address -- a house about six blocks from the bank. Carla had a checking account at the bank, too -- still does -- and receives regular statements. Plus, she has receipts showing she's the kind of person who paid her box rental fee. And yet, she says nobody ever notified her. "They are zealously uncovering accounts that are not unclaimed," Ruff said. To make matters worse, Ruff discovered the loss when she went to her box to retrieve important paperwork she needed because her husband was dying. Those papers had been shredded. And that's not all. Her great-grandmother's precious natural pearls and other jewelry had been auctioned off. They were sold for just $1,800, even though they were appraised for $82,500. "These things were things that she gave to me," Ruff said. "I valued them because I loved her." Bank of America told ABC News it deeply regrets the situation and appreciates the difficulty of what Mrs. Ruff was going through. The bank has reached a settlement with Ruff and continues to update its unclaimed property procedures as laws change. California's Class Action Lawsuit Ruff is not alone. Attorney Bill Palmer represents her and countless other citizens in a class action lawsuit against the state of California. "They figured the safety-deposit box was safer than keeping it under the mattress," Palmer said. "In the case of a lot of citizens, they were wrong, weren't they?" California law used to say property was unclaimed if the rightful owner had had no contact with the business for 15 years. But during various state budget crises, the waiting period was reduced to seven years, and then five, and then three. Legislators even tried for one year. Why? Because the state wanted to use that free money. "That's absolutely correct," said California State Controller John Chiang, who inherited the situation when he came into office. "What we've done here over the last two decades has been dead wrong. We've kept the property and not provided owners with the opportunities -- the best opportunities -- to get their property back." Chiang now faces the daunting task of returning $5.1 billion worth of unclaimed property to people. Some states keep their unclaimed property in a special trust fund and only tap into the interest they earn on it. But California dumps the money into the general fund -- and spends it. "It's supposed to be segregated and protected," Palmer said. "California has taken all of that $5.1 billion and has used it as a massive loan." California became so addicted to spending people's money, that, for years, it simply stopped sending notices to the rightful owners. ABC News obtained a 1996 internal memo in which the lawyer for the Bureau of Unclaimed Property argued against expanding programs to notify rightful owners. He wrote, "It could well result in additional claims of monies that would otherwise flow into the general fund." Seizing More Than Safe-Deposit Boxes It's not just safe-deposit boxes. A British man went to retire and discovered the $4 million in U.S. stock he had been counting on had been seized and sold for $200,000 years earlier -- even though he was in touch with the company about other matters. A Sacramento family lost out on railroad land rights their ancestors had owned for generations -- also sold off as unclaimed property. "If I had hung onto it, I would be a millionaire, multimillionaire," said John Whitley. "But that didn't happen because we didn't get to hold it." State Reforms California's unclaimed property program was so out of control that, last year, the courts issued injunctions barring the state from seizing any more property until it made reforms. Since then, Chiang has taken several steps to try to clean up the program. For example, the state now sends notices alerting citizens about unclaimed property before it is handed over to the state -- the only state to do so. Once unclaimed property is delivered to the state, it is now held for several months while the state tries to contact the owners, rather than it being immediately sold off or destroyed. Which raises the question, in the Internet era, is anybody really lost anymore? California and other states are just beginning to make use of modern databases that can find most anyone in minutes. Unfortunately, California only uses those databases to search after it has already seized a citizen's property. If California does get better at locating people, that could present another challenge. Remember, right now, the state spends the money. "It's like the last guy in line at a pizza parlor," Palmer criticized. "There is only so much pizza. At the end, when I get up to the counter to claim my pizza, there may be no pizza for me." California's fiscal problems are legendary and once again in the news, so it's reasonable to question whether the state can afford to repay its citizens if a bunch of them surface at once. "There is always going to be money to give the owners when they make their claim, " Chiang insisted. "I don't want my legacy to say I continued a broken program. I want my legacy to be 'this guy was the guy who truly cared about the people and returned their money.'" California is not the only state to come under fire for its handling of unclaimed property. In Delaware, unclaimed property is the third largest source of state revenue. Idaho recently passed an unprecedented law that says the state gets to keep unclaimed property permanently if the rightful owners don't claim it within 10 short years. And all 50 states pay private contractors 10 to 12 percent commissions to locate and seize accounts for them. It's an inherent conflict of interest: the more rightful owners are found, the less money the contractors make. Of course, there are some states who handle their people's property with respect. Oregon never takes title to unclaimed property. Instead, it holds it in a perpetual trust fund. Colorado uses the interest on its unclaimed property fund to pay for some state programs, but leaves the principal untouched. Missouri, Iowa and Kansas make extra efforts to reunite people with their property even setting up booths at state fairs to get the word out. The State of Maryland actively compares the names on unclaimed accounts with state income tax records. If it finds a match, the state simply cuts a check and sends it to the citizen. Protecting Your Property So, the question for citizens is, how do you protect yourself? Make contact with your bank, your brokerage firm, etc. at least once a year, in a way that creates a paper trail. Make sure they have your current address. If you own stock, occasionally vote your proxies or take other steps to keep your stock ownership active. Stay in touch with your broker. Write a list of all your accounts and keep it with your will, so your heirs will know where to look. Consider insuring valuables even if you keep them in your safe-deposit box. That way, you're covered financially if the bank or state makes a mistake and empties your box. Plus, safe-deposit contents have been known to be destroyed by fire or flooding. If you want to search for unclaimed property in your name, you do not need to pay other people to do it for you. Check out the following links for more information: National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators www.missingmoney.com Copyright © 2008 ABC News Internet Ventures

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oh my, i'm definitely going to pick up some convergence quartet recordings. wow!

UPDATE: Promoter's ordinance tabled (for now) Following a nearly unprecedented outpouring of concern from the Chicago music community and a meeting with activists and some of the top concert promoters and venue owners in Chicago, Ald. Eugene Schulter, chairman of the City Council License Committee, decided on Tuesday that he will not present the so-called "event promoter's ordinance" to the full council for a vote on Wednesday -- and that the committee will go back to work on fine-tuning the law. Schulter, several other aldermen and representatives of the city Department of Business Affairs & Licensing met with members of the Chicago Music Commission, Metro owner Joe Shanahan, Jam Productions talent booker Nick Miller, Martyr's owner Ray Quinn and Double Door co-owner Sean Mulroney Tuesday morning, a day before the law was expected to be passed by the City Council. Made aware of concerns in many corners of Chicago's arts communities, Schulter asked DBA for more facts and figures about the alleged "problem venues" and "underground promoters" that the ordinance was designed to curtail. Some of those who attended the meeting said DBA had to admit that it had no hard information and that it has not formally studied the extent of the alleged problem that the law was crafted to address; they had only the anecdotal evidence of the single tragic incident at the E2 Nightclub five years ago. The law will return to committee for more work and public input before a council vote is considered again. Schulter told the meeting he expects that process will take at least a month. "We are not sure when it will come out of committee for a vote, but we hope that Chairman Schulter will wait until he and the city have engaged the music community publicly and meaningfully so their concerns can be heard and hopefully incorporated into the eventual law," said Chicago Music Commission board member Bruce Iglauer. "We are pleased that Chairman Schulter has responded to community concerns here, and we look forward to working with him, members of the Committee, DBA staff and other music community stakeholders to come up with a workable version of the ordinance." "I feel that the cultural aspects of the city sent a message that something was in trouble in the music world over the weekend, and I feel the city listened today," Shanahan said. "People are starting to take the music community seriously. Now we have to roll up our sleeves and come up with some reasonable rules, because this isn't over."

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rossignol Entertainment Newsletter SAVE CHICAGO CULTURE MAY 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greetings! This information was forwarded to me and I would like to forward it to you. Please take action to protect the music and entertainment scene that so many of us depend on for our livelihood! Please take action NOW!!! Thank you!! SAVE CHICAGO CULTURE Dear Friends, Please take a moment to read the info below. The City of Chicago is trying to pass an ordinance that will greatly affect EVERYONE who works in the bar, nightclub and entertainment industry, would put many people completely out of business, and ruin the live music and entertainment scene in Chicago ! Unless enough signatures are collected to protest this by this Wed. 5/14, (in just two days) it will be passed. Please take a moment to sign the petition, all you have to do is go to the website and post a comment. Every voice counts now. Thank you for your support, Melissa Brown PLEASE - take the time to read this...and to pass it on to everyone and anyone you know who may be affected by this (which, in Chicago , is ANYONE who enjoys live music and entertainment!) Sign the petition at: (PLEASE CUT & PASTE INTO YOUR BROWSER THE LINK BELOW) http://savechicagoculture.org/ ***JUST GO TO THE LINK ABOVE, AND POST A COMMENT, IT CAN BE BRIEF. To view the entire ordinance, go to Jim DeRogatis's blog on the Sun Times website +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stop the promoter's ordinance! Imagine a Chicago with no Metro or Double Door or Schuba's. Imagine a Chicago with no Royal George or Bailiwick or Athenaeum. Imagine a Chicago where local music is only heard in the suburbs and theater is limited to Wicked and Jersey Boys. Scary thoughts. But if the City of Chicago 's City Council doesn't hear your voice by Wednesday, May 14, they'll become reality. On that date the council will vote to approve an ordinance that has the power to stifle creativity in Chicago 's musical, theatrical, and general cultural scenes. With no public discourse or commentary, this proposal has been approved by the City Council Committee and is on the fast track to be pushed into law. It is up to us to let our elected officials know that Chicago 's creative scene is too rich, too varied, and too vital to be regulated in such a blanket fashion. The details: The "Event Promoters" ordinance requires any event promoter to have a license from the city of Chicago and liability insurance of $300,000, but that's just the start: -The definition of "event promoter" is so loosely defined it could apply to a band that books its own shows or a theater company that's in town for a one-week run. -"Event Promoter" must be licensed and will pay $500 - $2000 depending on expected audience size. -To get the license, applicant must be over 21, get fingerprinted, submit to a background check, and jump over several other hurdles. -This ordinance seems targeted towards smaller venues, since those with 500+ permanent seats are exempt. -Police must be notified at least 7 days in advance of event. -For the complete ordinance, check out Jim DeRogatis' blog on the Chicago Sun-Times. We are collecting signatures to present to the council voicing our opposition to this ordinance. YOUR VOICE IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE CHICAGO 'S CULTURAL SCENE CONTINUES TO THRIVE. Please leave a comment as your expression of disapproval. These will be presented to the City Council and to all Chicago Aldermen prior to Wednesday's vote. Thank you for helping to protect Chicago 's Culture. http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/