alocispepraluger102

thanks. trying to fish it out.

get my pay, or at least note of it?

you could start by posting this thread in the "looking for" forum. thanks

before she became famous, about the time she was with porter, she made this very depressing lp of apparently self-penned most depressing songs. then she became famous. such solemn insights were most unusual, i thought, for a pretty young lady. i found a beatup old copy without a cover that barely played and lost it years ago. would love to have another one, but i suspect such dark work is long out of print.

'house of the lord' from summum is a personal favorite, but it's pretty much just blowing.

long time ago when dolly was with porter, i came across this beatup badly worn lp of dolly singing an album of some of the saddest self-penned songs i had ever heard. they showed a very young sensitive soul with such a despairing outlook, then she became famous. it was very beautiful and very special. i would love to have a copy of that album again, but dont know where to look or what to look for.

thanks, i did recall the last name but had no idea how to spell it.

jon occasionally appeared in the 80's with a musician who blowing through his hands sounded a great deal like a trumpet. i thought he was really really good but i havent heard him in any other context. at the time hendricks daughter had just begun singing in the group. the hand trumpeter as i recall had a first name 'bob.' anyone recall?

McDonalds creams Starbucks in Coffee survey [Published: Friday 2, February 2007 - 17:27] Consumer testers in the US have declared coffee from McDonald's better than the brew at Starbucks. The burger chain's Premium Roast was chosen as the tastiest by Consumer Reports magazine. It also beat the offerings at Burger King and Dunkin' Donuts. The trained sippers found the $1.55 Starbucks coffee ``strong, but burnt and bitter'', according to the New York Post. But the cheaper McDonald's caffeine fix, costing $1.35 was ``decent and moderately strong''. ``Although it lacked the subtle top notes needed to make it rise and shine, it had no flaws,'' the magazine said. Burger King got a roasting for a drink that ``looked like coffee but tasted more like hot water'', while the beverage at Dunkin' Donuts was ``inoffensive, but it had no oomph''. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/wor...icle2209817.ece © Belfast Telegraph

thanks for pointing this out.

love, aloc

oh god! aloc-ispep-raluger!

31 hour billie festival starts tonight 11pm eastern.

when working in the factory i scoffed for years at the myriad ignorant coffee addicts.

Coffee: The New Health Food? Plenty of health benefits are brewing in America's beloved beverage. By Sid Kirchheimer WebMD Feature Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD Want a drug that could lower your risk of diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and colon cancer? That could lift your mood and treat headaches? That could lower your risk of cavities? If it sounds too good to be true, think again. Coffee, the much maligned but undoubtedly beloved beverage, just made headlines for possibly cutting the risk of the latest disease epidemic, type 2 diabetes. And the real news seems to be that the more you drink, the better. Reducing Disease Risk After analyzing data on 126,000 people for as long as 18 years, Harvard researchers calculate that compared with not partaking in America's favorite morning drink, downing one to three cups of caffeinated coffee daily can reduce diabetes risk by single digits. But having six cups or more each day slashed men's risk by 54% and women's by 30% over java avoiders. Though the scientists give the customary "more research is needed" before they recommend you do overtime at Starbuck's to specifically prevent diabetes, their findings are very similar to those in a less-publicized Dutch study. And perhaps more importantly, it's the latest of hundreds of studies suggesting that coffee may be something of a health food -- especially in higher amounts. In recent decades, some 19,000 studies have been done examining coffee's impact on health. And for the most part, their results are as pleasing as a gulp of freshly brewed Breakfast Blend for the 108 million Americans who routinely enjoy this traditionally morning -- and increasingly daylong -- ritual. In practical terms, regular coffee drinkers include the majority of U.S. adults and a growing number of children. "Overall, the research shows that coffee is far more healthful than it is harmful," says Tomas DePaulis, PhD, research scientist at Vanderbilt University's Institute for Coffee Studies, which conducts its own medical research and tracks coffee studies from around the world. "For most people, very little bad comes from drinking it, but a lot of good." Consider this: At least six studies indicate that people who drink coffee on a regular basis are up to 80% less likely to develop Parkinson's, with three showing the more they drink, the lower the risk. Other research shows that compared to not drinking coffee, at least two cups daily can translate to a 25% reduced risk of colon cancer, an 80% drop in liver cirrhosis risk, and nearly half the risk of gallstones. Coffee even offsets some of the damage caused by other vices, some research indicates. "People who smoke and are heavy drinkers have less heart disease and liver damage when they regularly consume large amounts of coffee compared to those who don't," says DePaulis. There's also some evidence that coffee may help manage asthma and even control attacks when medication is unavailable, stop a headache, boost mood, and even prevent cavities. Is it the caffeine? The oodles of antioxidants in coffee beans, some of which become especially potent during the roasting process? Even other mysterious properties that warrant this intensive study? Actually, yes. Some of coffee's reported benefits are a direct result of its higher caffeine content: An eight ounce cup of drip-brewed coffee contains about 85 mg -- about three and a half times more than the same serving of tea or cola or one ounce of chocolate. "The evidence is very strong that regular coffee consumption reduces risk of Parkinson's disease and for that, it's directly related to caffeine," DePaulis tells WebMD. "In fact, Parkinson's drugs are now being developed that contain a derivative of caffeine based on this evidence." Caffeine is also what helps in treating asthma and headaches. Though not widely publicized, a single dose of pain reliever such as Anacin or Excedrin contains up to 120 milligrams -- what's in a hefty mug o' Joe. Boost to Athleticism It's also caffeine -- and not coffee, per se -- that makes java a powerful aid in enhancing athletic endurance and performance, says physiologist and longtime coffee researcher Terry Graham, PhD, of the University of Guelph in Canada. So powerful, in fact, that until recently, caffeine in coffee or other forms was deemed a "controlled" substance by the Olympic Games Committee, meaning that it could be consumed only in small, designated amounts by competing athletes. "What caffeine likely does is stimulate the brain and nervous system to do things differently," he tells WebMD. "That may include signaling you to ignore fatigue or recruit extra units of muscle for intense athletic performance. Caffeine may even have a direct effect on muscles themselves, causing them to produce a stronger contraction. But what's amazing about it is that unlike some performance-enhancing manipulation some athletes do that are specific for strength or sprinting or endurance, studies show that caffeine positively enhances all of these things." How does this brew affect growing minds and bodies? Very nicely, it seems, says DePaulis. Coffee, as you probably know, makes you more alert, which can boost concentration. But claims that it improves a child's academic performance can be exaggerated. Coffee-drinking kids may do better on school tests because they're more awake, but most task-to-task lab studies suggest that coffee doesn't really improve mental performance, says DePaulis. But it helps kids' minds in another way. "There recently was a study from Brazil finding that children who drink coffee with milk each day are less likely to have depression than other children," he tells WebMD. "In fact, no studies show that coffee in reasonable amounts is in any way harmful to children." On the flip side, it's clear that coffee isn't for everyone. Its legendary jolt in excess doses -- that is, more than whatever your individual body can tolerate -- can increase nervousness, hand trembling, and cause rapid heartbeat. Coffee may also raise cholesterol levels in some people and may contribute to artery clogging. But most recent large studies show no significant adverse affects on most healthy people, although pregnant women, heart patients, and those at risk for osteoporosis may still be advised to limit or avoid coffee. The bottom line: "People who already drink a lot of coffee don't have to feel 'guilty' as long as coffee does not affect their daily life," says Hu. "They may actually benefit from coffee habits in the long run." In other words, consume enough caffeine -- whether it's from coffee or another source -- and you will likely run faster, last longer and be stronger. What's enough? As little as one cup can offer some benefit, but the real impact comes from at least two mugs, says Graham. By comparison, it'd take at least eight glasses of cola to get the same effect, which isn't exactly conducive for running a marathon. But the harder you exercise, the more benefit you may get from coffee. "Unfortunately, where you see the enhancing effects from caffeine is in hard-working athletes, who are able to work longer and somewhat harder," says Graham, who has studied the effects of caffeine and coffee for nearly two decades. "If you a recreational athlete who is working out to reduce weight or just feel better, you're not pushing yourself hard enough to get an athletic benefit from coffee or other caffeinated products." But you can get other benefits from coffee that have nothing to do with caffeine. "Coffee is loaded with antioxidants, including a group of compounds called quinines that when administered to lab rats, increases their insulin sensitivity" he tells WebMD. This increased sensitivity improves the body's response to insulin. That may explain why in that new Harvard study, those drinking decaf coffee but not tea beverages also showed a reduced diabetes risk, though it was half as much as those drinking caffeinated coffee. "We don't know exactly why coffee is beneficial for diabetes," lead researcher Frank Hu, MD, tells WebMD. "It is possible that both caffeine and other compounds play important roles. Coffee has large amounts of antioxidants such as chlorogenic acid and tocopherols, and minerals such as magnesium. All these components have been shown to improve insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism." Meanwhile, Italian researchers credit another compound called trigonelline, which gives coffee its aroma and bitter taste, for having both antibacterial and anti-adhesive properties to help prevent dental cavities from forming. There are other theories for other conditions. WebMD Feature SOURCES: Tomas DePaulis, PhD, research scientist, Vanderbilt University's Institute for Coffee Studies; research assistant professor of psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville. Terry Graham, PhD, University of Guelph, Canada. Frank Hu, MD, PhD, associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. Hu, F. Annals of Internal Medicine, January 2004; vol 140; pp 1-8. Benedetti MD, Neurology, July 12, 2000; vol 55; pp 1350-1358. Ross, G. TheJournal of the American Medical Association, May 24, 2000; vol 283; pp 2674-2679. Gazzani, G. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Feb. 27, 2000. Leitzmann, M. TheJournal of the American Medical Association, June 9, 1999, vol 281; pp 2106-2122. Giovannucci, E. American Journal of Epidemiology, June 1, 1998; vol 147; pp 1043-1052. Pagano, R. Chest, August 1988; vol 94; pp 387-389. Medically updated March 4, 2005 Reviewed on January 26, 2004

seven songs for quartet and orchestra/gary burton/music by michael gibbs

a career worthy of note. thanks.

the gorgeous kismet. indeed.

No, but I see someone is selling that volume on Amazon for $15. thanks, chuck.

March 25, 2007 Heads Up | Environment Watch Cruise Lines Face More Policing of Waste Disposal By CHARLES Q. CHOI THIS summer, a new kind of passenger might make an appearance on cruise ships in Alaska: rangers whose job is to make sure the vessels are not polluting the state’s waters. The Alaskan state program, which includes plans to have as many as 60 monitors inspect ships’ waste disposal methods, is one of the latest examples of state and federal efforts to keep billions of gallons of cruise ship waste from affecting coastal waters. Industry groups contend that cruise lines have substantially improved their waste disposal practices in recent years, making this program and other proposed laws unnecessary. In 2006, a panel of researchers organized by the nonprofit group Conservation International and the International Council of Cruise Lines, an industry group, said purified wastewater from ships in motion had negligible environmental impact. Still, the growth in the cruise industry worries many experts. The number of passengers has grown to more than 12 million in 2006 from about 500,000 in 1970, according to the cruise lines group. From 2000 to the end of this year, 88 new ships will have been introduced. The vessels have grown larger as well. The Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas entered the fleet last June with the largest passenger capacity yet — 3,634 — double that of large ships a decade ago. All this has raised concerns about the impact ship waste could have on coastal waters. “Imagine how you would feel about 1,000 families tossing garbage onto your front lawn for a week,” a California state senator, Joe Simitian, said. On average, a cruise ship generates 140,000 to 210,000 gallons of sewage and a million gallons of wastewater from sinks, showers and laundries each week, the United States Commission on Ocean Policy reported in 2004. Sewage carries germs that can contaminate shellfish beds and harm other life, while phosphates, nitrates and other wastewater compounds can trigger huge growths of algae that cloud the water, reduce oxygen, smother corals and kill fish. A ship can also produce more than 25,000 gallons of oily bilge water from engines and machinery a week, according to a 2000 Environmental Protection Agency report. Moreover, cruise ships’ fuel often contains sulfur dioxide, and ships sometimes incinerate garbage, releasing dioxins and fine particles that can trigger respiratory ailments, according to Russell Long, founder of the environmental group Bluewater Network. In 2001, the 21 members of the Cruise Lines International Association agreed not to release wastewater within four miles of shore. Still, violations happen. In January, Celebrity Cruises paid $100,000 to Washington State after its ship the Mercury violated an agreement and dumped more than a half-million gallons of untreated wastewater in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 2005, a few miles from commercial shellfish beds. In 2002, the Crystal Harmony released 36,000 gallons of wastewater into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in California. Crystal Cruises disclosed it four months afterward. “As a lifelong resident of the Monterey Bay area, I was angered by the actions of Crystal Cruises line when they dumped in our bay,” said Representative Sam Farr, the area’s congressman. A Crystal Cruises spokeswoman, Mimi Weisband, said, “It was a terrible mistake, and contrary to our own policy to never discharge in any marine sanctuary.” She noted that the discharge of the treated wastewater was legal, taking place 14 miles offshore, while maritime law allows the discharge of untreated wastewater 12 miles offshore. The Crystal Cruises incident prompted Mr. Simitian, the state senator, to write what are now laws banning the release of sewage, oily bilge or sewage sludge into California waters and prohibiting cruise ships from incinerating garbage within three miles of the state’s shore. It also spurred Representative Farr, a Democrat, to help write the Clean Cruise Ship Act, which would make it illegal for cruise ships to discharge any wastewater, treated or otherwise, within 12 nautical miles of United States shores, and would apply strict rules for discharging treated wastewater up to 200 nautical miles off shore. The bill was first introduced in 2004, and has been stymied for years. Mr. Farr plans to reintroduce it this spring. The Alaskan ocean ranger program, created by a ballot referendum passed in August, applies to ships with more than 250 passengers. This year, some 30 ships carrying an estimated 950,000 passengers will sail in Alaska waters. The initiative requires that the rangers be marine engineers licensed by the Coast Guard who are also trained in wastewater treatment systems and environmental and public health rules. The program will cost each passenger $4, funds that will also pay for satellite transponders to track the ships’ movements in and out of state waters. The $4 tax is expected to draw in about $3.6 million annually, and the ranger program is projected to cost roughly $5 million a year. A bill introduced in February would have ocean rangers inspect vessels only at port and not ride with them, for a program that would cost less than $1 million annually. A vote is expected next month. In the face of all the outcry, the cruise industry has tried to show a commitment toward the environment. For instance, Celebrity Cruises voluntarily paid $30,000 more than it had to for the Mercury incident. It also plans to spend more than $50 million on improved wastewater purification systems for its nine ships. “It happened because of human error, and we have very publicly taken responsibility for that situation,” a Celebrity Cruises spokesman, Michael Sheehan, said of the Mercury incident. He also noted that Royal Caribbean Cruises, which operates Celebrity Cruises, has donated roughly $10 million in the last 10 years to the Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund and other organizations through its Ocean Fund. The International Council of Cruise Lines’ executive vice president, Michael Crye, estimates that, so far, roughly 40 percent of its members’ 130 ships, which make up two-thirds of the world fleet, have installed advanced wastewater systems, with 10 or 15 more added every year. Each system costs $2 million to $10 million a ship and takes 6 to 12 months to install. Mr. Crye said the advent of these new systems made the Clean Cruise Ship Act unnecessary. Cruise lines are also experimenting with technology to reduce the amount of noxious chemicals and ash that smokestacks release. Ships could also plug into shore power stations to reduce air emissions while in port, which is already happening in Alaska, Washington and California, Mr. Crye added. He said it cost up to $2 million to modify a ship this way, besides the costs to the port to build and maintain such installations. Celebrity Cruises has four ships with gas-turbine engines, which release 80 percent to 95 percent less sulfur, fine particles and nitrogen oxides, said Rich Pruitt, Royal Caribbean’s director of environmental programs. Other efforts include the Cruise Lines International Association’s work with Conservation International scientists to develop a global map of coral reefs, shellfish beds and other sensitive areas. The lines would then avoid discharging untreated wastewater within four miles of these places. But some say more can be done. Teri Shore, the Bluewater Network’s clean vessels campaign director, noted that while the advanced wastewater treatment systems are meeting legal criteria for removing germs from ship effluent, they do not treat contaminants like metals or nutrients. To see how well new wastewater treatment systems actually work, the Environmental Protection Agency sampled wastewater from four large cruise ships in 2004 in Alaska. The data showed that they indeed seemed to remove germs, but “there are some questions we have on the nutrients and the metals,” the agency’s assistant administrator for water, Benjamin Grumbles, said. The E.P.A. is now testing the impact of wastewater nutrients and metals on marine life, and said it hoped to propose a ruling by the end of 2007 on whether it needs to set additional standards for waste discharges in Alaska. Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

thanks are those arabesques(?) yet available?"

probably my favorite piece of music in this world. i have a couple really nice versions, one i love by the little know t'se fong. i am sure there are many versions that offer different shadings on this gorgeous work from another time. suggestions, please.

Must say that one of his solo Capitol albums ("The Shearing Piano", reissued in 2001 by Capitol, Capitol Jazz 7243 5 31574 2 5) was real treasure of various approaches to well known jazz standarads. Still, one title from that album "It Never Entered My Mind" caught me as very pleasant one, and intelligent by inclusion of Eric Satie touch in his playing... god, yes. that has been a personal favorite. check out his very brooding 'moritat' from 'grand piano,' more most moving shearing at his absolute finest,

http://www.scaruffi.com/history/jazzp.html http://www.scaruffi.com/jazz/70.html

so sorry to learn this, but you are going to wonderful new opportunities. i am sure you and your dog will savor each precious remaining moment together.