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have owned the awesome 'thesaurus' for over 4o years. it is a treasure.

those early morning cats, and jonas, and mike, are incredible, and we love every one of them.

http://jazz.wnur.org/schedule/

give the grant to zorn for his awesome painkiller stuff......... regina, for what she is ? certainly NOT for anything she's done.

unbelievable

http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz.html

love the duo outing with hemingway on knitting factory.................;ovely stuff love the ecm.....with gary/paul would love to hear marilyn with gratkowski...........

Baseball minor-league affiliates scout new homes Wednesday, September 20, 2006 By Russell Adams, The Wall Street Journal Go just about anywhere in the former coal-mining towns of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in eastern Pennsylvania, and someone will be talking about it. A priest referenced it at a morning Mass on Sunday, and a judge stopped the county commissioner in the street to ask for an update. After 18 seasons, the Philadelphia Phillies and their top minor-league baseball club, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, are severing ties. But what has everybody here talking is the hot pursuit of a new tenant for Lackawanna County Stadium. The county is talking with the New York Mets and the New York Yankees, both of whom passed through town Tuesday. The sales pitch by Lackawanna County officials includes a tour of the stadium's new $3.2. million clubhouse, an offer to replace the artificial turf with real grass and a promise to bring in a new group to manage the franchise. A decision is expected this week. What's unfolding in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is part of a bigger shake-up in baseball. Five major-league teams -- the Phillies, Mets, Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals -- are scouting new homes for their Triple-A clubs. While there is some degree of reshuffling in minor-league baseball every couple of years, the current round of remapping is part of a broader shift in the relationship between the major and minor leagues. Minor-league baseball has been one of the feel-good stories of sports in recent years. Attendance has taken off, thanks to affordable ticket prices, more intimate stadiums and a carnival atmosphere at the games. Minor-league baseball also has been a big moneymaker for team owners, whose growing success has allowed them to gain more independence from the major-league clubs. At this point, the big-league teams supply only the players and coaches -- the minor-league owners take care of the rest, from marketing to maintenance. Now, a number of major-league teams are hoping to consolidate their baseball operations -- including their handful of minor-league teams -- in closer proximity to the city where the major-league team is based. The idea is that that will it easier both to move players up and down between the majors and minors, and that it will help build fans' interest by exposing them to players earlier in their careers. "A lot of teams have gone in that direction," says Jeff Luhnow, vice president of player procurement for the St. Louis Cardinals. Mr. Luhnow says "clustering" minor-league affiliates is not only "a good way to build up the regional fan base," but also allows major-league executives to spend more time with their player prospects. Other factors have also helped to weaken the ties that used to bind minor and major leagues. They include a minor-league-stadium building boom that has caused major-league clubs to pay more attention to the quality of the facilities. Since Sept. 16, when teams were free to negotiate new affiliate agreements, many of these minor-league towns have begun aggressively wooing potential major-league partners. The Phillies will be moving their Triple-A team to Allentown, Pa. (after a two-year stop in Ottawa, Canada), which is not only closer to Philadelphia but also has offered to build the team a new stadium. The Yankees' decision to scout other possible places for their Triple-A team effectively puts Columbus, Ohio, where the team has been based for 28 years, back in play -- which is why the Mets, whose Triple-A team has been based in Norfolk, Va., is reportedly looking at Columbus as well as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Orioles and Nationals, meanwhile, are in talks with Norfolk, which is in those teams TV markets. And if the Nationals switch their affiliation closer to home, that will leave New Orleans looking for a major-league organization. As major-league clubs have come to rely more on team-owned television networks and the revenue they generate, they've also realized it pays to have their minor-league clubs within the areas those networks reach. That's another big reason why the Orioles and Nationals are aggressively pursuing Norfolk, the Mets and Yankees are considering Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and the Phillies will relocate their Triple-A operation to Allentown. The relationship between Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and the Phillies crumbled because of everything from the county's delay in modernizing the baseball facilities to a feeling by the local fans that they've been snubbed by the big-league team. County officials make no secret of their preference for the Yankees, which they view as a vehicle to tell the world they've graduated from coal-scarred town to a miniature big city with a thriving service-based economy and a blossoming cultural scene.(THE YANKEES') The Yankees'"association will get us one step closer to letting the rest of the world know," says Robert Cordaro, a member of the board of commissioners in Lackawanna County, which owns and operates the Red Barons. As a whole, minor-league baseball continues to draw large crowds, bringing in a record 41.7 million fans this past season. But interest has waned in a number of cities, as fans have become disenchanted with teams. The Ottawa Lynx, the Baltimore Orioles affiliate, which broke International League attendance records in 1993, this year finished last in the league in attendance. Attendance for the Columbus Clippers, the Yankees' Triple-A team, has been on the decline recently as fans have grown increasingly frustrated with the team's poor performance. In Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where the Red Barons at one time drew 12,000 people to a stadium with fewer than 11,000 seats, the club drew only about 3,000 fans a game for two recent playoff games. Minor-league and major-league teams are bound together by so-called player-development contracts, which typically run in two-year cycles. So every couple of years, teams are free to change affiliations. Sometimes the major-league club initiates the switch, while other times the minor-league team takes the lead. All the minor-league teams -- not just Triple A but other levels as well -- have a contract with the league that guarantees the owners the right to have a team. The cities hosting the team are at the mercy of the minor-league owners, who may decide to move or sell a team. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and the Phillies were once a perfect match. Fans packed the stadium and developed a kinship with former Phillies stars like Darren Daulton, who passed through before leading the team to a World Series appearance in 1993. But the team came to be a financial drain on county coffers, accumulating some $10 million in losses (including bond payments on the stadium) over the last six or seven years, according to Mr. Cordaro. Meantime, the Phillies became increasingly dissatisfied with the county's inability to upgrade the facilities, while fans grew tired of watching a losing team.

Tower trouble -- a 70 year old man will climb to the top of the transmitter tomorrow to see what up.

will be illegal.................

Only if you know the current market price for a bushel of corn and the amount of US government subsidies used to generate this bushel/price. could you find us an article about this for us noniowans?

New Ethanol Process Offers Lower Costs, Environmental Benefits Filed under: General— Eideard @ 12:30 pm A Purdue University team led by professor Li-fu Chen and research assistant Qin Xu, both from the Purdue food science department, discovered a new method to create ethanol from corn. The method also produces biodegradable byproducts that could be safely eaten. “Our process, which we are calling the Chen-Xu Method, not only makes ethanol, but products that are fit for human consumption,” Chen said. “This process also produces corn oil, corn fiber, gluten and zein, which is a protein that can be used in the manufacture of plastics so that the containers are good for the environment because they are biodegradable and easily decompose. The Chen-Xu Method produces about 2.85 gallons of ethanol for every bushel of corn processed. That output is slightly higher than current methods, but the same process that creates the ethanol also creates other marketable products. Chen said the method also meets federal Clean Air Act standards, eliminating costs that other methods incur in meeting environmental regulations. “One of the common methods of manufacturing ethanol, called dry milling, is often the cause of air pollutants by drying and storage of DDG, a byproduct of the process,” Chen said. “Another method - wet milling - produces an odor because it requires the input of sulfur dioxide. The Chen-Xu Method eliminates both issues, and the only odor comes from the smell of the corn and yeast fermentation.” Using a machine originally designed to make plastics, the Chen-Xu Method grinds corn kernels and liquefies starch with high temperatures. The water input required by wet milling is reduced by 90 percent, Chen said. Wastewater output is cut by 95 percent, and electricity use is reduced by 47 percent. “The total operating cost of a Chen-Xu Method ethanol plant should be much less than that of a wet-milling plant, and total equipment investment is less than half,” Chen said. “And with proper planning and management, total equipment investment should be less than that of a dry-milling plant.” Should we send a copy of this to the Saudi oil minister?

great news! thanks!

college football officials suspended: http://www.forbes.com/business/commerce/fe.../ap3025953.html

Very nice Aloc. If you don't win the Mega, try playing Teddy Edwards' "Blue saxophone". MG

just opened a bottle of afterglow(viz. sassy jap) .........goes down good................ would that there was an afterglow cocktail lounge, darker than night, with lovely lovely dark ladies smoking small cigars providing quiet conversation........nothing brighter than a fleugel, nothing louder than a whisper, where the drunkest drunks brood quietly, and an eloquent ghostly voice wafts about the room keeping the ambience just right. if aloc wins the mega..............

Yes T.D. The Hawes date is excellent. I do not know if I would pay ebay prices, either, but it is a very good session. there was an apology to hawes on the haden duets album for not including his effort.

I bought that sucker the minute it was issued. Loved the show, loved the show. Ah, silly youth. and the whole series. vinyls still close at hand

i feel the same way about nancy the way i did about torme. she overstayed her welcome. sheila and helen are always welcome!

he has a duets album with ornette, alice(on harp), keith, motian. the effort with alice is not to be missed. .....is performing somewhere in michigan this weeked with ravi and alice. there is an early zeitlin trio recording(my shining hour) on columbia with haden which remains one of the most subdued and thoughtful recordings i own. among the many selections is a beautiful 'lonely woman.' something is missing in steal away which i cant identify. all the parts are there and it is splendid. it just doesnt crack. i feel the the same about the gil evans, steve lacy paris duo.

the first bley i heard was open to love in 73 and i had never heard anything like it. then i heard a 25 minute version of mr. joy, and i am still discovering dozens and dozens of his works 33 years later, and i am sure i have missed many. are there some vital recordings i need to check out?

anyone read it yet?

bell's expedition stout(last bottle dammit). switching shortly to sam adams cream stout(passable)

"Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington - John Edward Hasse" thanks (to Christiern)for suggesting a fine read. there was MUCH more to the duke than music.

NFL players riding Red Bull as latest source for an edge Sep. 13, 2006 By Pete Prisco CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer Tell Pete your opinion! In October 2004, Carolina Panthers defensive end Mike Rucker readied himself to play a game by downing a can of Red Bull, like he always had in recent years. The popular energy drink was his way of getting "amped" to play the Philadelphia Eagles. But in the first quarter, something didn't feel right. Rucker's heart was beating fast and seemed to be skipping a beat. Scared, he was forced to leave the game. Mad scientist? Marcus Stroud of the Jags mixes his pregame Red Bull with Mountain Dew Code Red. (US PRESSWIRE) Subsequent tests showed no damage to the heart, but it was an incident that changed the way Rucker prepared for games. "The Red Bull is gone," Rucker said. "My heart was racing from the stuff. So I decided to get away from it. I made a personal decision not to drink it. I'm not sure if it's what caused my problems since we really don't know, but I don't want to take any more chances. "If you're sitting at your desk job and you need a boost, Red Bull is fine. But I don't think it's smart to drink it before you play football. I learned that lesson." It's a lesson other NFL players might want to follow. Drinking Red Bull has become a pregame ritual in many locker rooms. "Some guys drink it like water," St. Louis Rams receiver Torry Holt said. "Guys are looking for an edge." Since the NFL banned ephedrine three years ago, rendering products with it illegal in the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy, players have turned elsewhere for that added boost. They've found it in Red Bull, the leader in the now-burgeoning energy drink market. So what is Red Bull? According to a company spokesman, Red Bull is a non-alcoholic energy drink with a unique formula and effect. It is composed of ingredients that enable the body to function at a high level even in situations of mental and physical strain. Red Bull's five primary ingredients include: Taurine, one of the most abundant free amino acids in the human body found in high concentrations in the muscle, brain, heart, retina and blood cells. Caffeine, a well-known stimulant that has been shown to significantly improve reaction speed and general attentiveness. Glucuronolactone, a carbohydrate derived from glucose that is naturally present in the body and performs a number of metabolic functions. Carbohydrates, primary energy-giving nutrients. B-complex vitamins, critical dietary components that are essential for the body's normal metabolic functioning. Red Bull has 80 milligrams of caffeine, the equivalent of one cup of coffee, but the same as three cans of Coke, which, when combined with the taurine, is where the kick comes from. The big question is whether it's safe for NFL players to be drinking before games. Dr. Adolph M. Hutter, a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and the cardiologist for the New England Patriots, is against players drinking Red Bull or any energy drink during pregame. "Too much of it can cause you to be jittery and have extra heartbeats," Hutter said. "It can cause heart palpitations." Patrice Radden, a spokesman for Red Bull North America, counters this by saying, "There are no dangers or drawbacks associated with the consumption of Red Bull. Nevertheless, athletes have to consider that Red Bull is a functional drink and not a thirst quencher. Generally, you can compare its digestibility with that of coffee, and this is a good guide to the amount you can drink. It is recommended that the daily consumption of Red Bull should conform to a person's intake of caffeine, and this varies from person to person. The caffeine in one can of Red Bull equals that of one cup of filtered coffee. Red Bull has also been recognized by NSF as a safe product for professional athletes." NSF International tests products to make sure they're free from banned substances, which would make them safe for athletes. Red Bull did receive certification from the NSF, and it does not contain substances banned by the NFL. But that doesn't mean it's a good idea for pregame use by players. "I would not recommend using this product before games," Hutter said. On the Red Bull website, it says the product can increases performance, concentration and reaction speed, improves vigilance, improves emotional status and stimulates metabolism -- claims Radden said are backed by scientific evidence. Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Marcus Stroud doesn't need the studies to know how it makes him feel. "It gives you wings, like the commercial says." Stroud said. Stroud, a three-time Pro Bowl player, mixes up what he calls his "concoction" to help get him ready for the rigors of battle in the NFL trenches. He drinks Red Bull with Mountain Dew Code Red to give him what he said is a needed jolt just before kickoff. "It amps me up a little," Stroud said. "It gives me a boost." The little silver cans of Red Bull started sprouting up in locker rooms the past three years. After games, you'd see cans sitting in many players' lockers; some were empty and some unopened, still to be consumed for the postgame lift. After the Tennessee Titans played the Atlanta Falcons in the preseason, receiver Bobby Wade had a can of Red Bull sitting in the top of his locker. Asked about it, Wade said he liked to drink it before games. "I drink it before games just to get me alert and get me going," Wade said. "I bring two, but I normally just drink one." Greg Aiello, the NFL's vice president of public relations, was somewhat surprised when asked if there was any concern on the league's part about players using Red Bull to amp up. "Red Bull?" Aiello said. "Red Bull? There are no banned substances in it. That's our official position on it. There's nothing in it that our drug program would test for." That doesn't mean it's entirely safe. The research on the effects of energy drinks on athletes is limited. But in 2000, an 18-year-old basketball player from Ireland died on the court after drinking four cans of Red Bull before a game. The link to Red Bull and his death was inconclusive, and the coroner ruled that he died as a result of sudden arrhythmia death syndrome (sudden death due to cardiac arrest brought on by an arrhythmic episode). "An inquest into the death of a young man in Ireland established that there could be no link between his death and consuming Red Bull Energy Drink," Radden said. Some European countries, concerned with the ingredients, have not yet authorized the sale of Red Bull. In the United States, it's everywhere. Walk into a club these days, and you're bound to see club-goers drinking Red Bull and vodka. Look to the desk next to you, and you might see a co-worker downing a Red Bull to get the day going, rather than a cup of coffee. "It's like a double espresso," Wade said. That lift is what the NFL players want as well, but their day includes physical activity as part of their job. For years, players have been searching for the boost. Years ago, amphetamines were big until they were banned. Then before ephedrine was banned, it was Ripped Fuel players used to get up for games. As I was researching a story on Ripped Fuel a few years back, before ephedrine was banned, players openly admitted to using the product. Red Bull is NFL's current Ripped Fuel. "Guys were forced to find something else," Holt said. "Everybody wants that extra jump," Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Brian Kelly said. Kelly said he usually drinks one can of Red Bull before a game to get him going. "It's a common drink," Kelly said. "They sell it all over the place. Everybody loves it. We use it to get a little energy boost. It doesn't get your heart rate going that fast, just that little jump that gets you going." Like Rucker, some players have turned away from Red Bull. Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham and Jaguars safety Deon Grant both used to drink Red Bull before games but have stopped. "It gets me too hyped," Abraham said. "When I was with Carolina and I drank it, I was extra hyped," Grant said. "I'd be talking a lot, running around more. It might just be a mental thing, but it certainly made you feel more hyped. It definitely has your motor running. I stopped because I didn't think the acid in it was good for me from a hydration standpoint." Some dieticians have concluded that the mixing of Red Bull ingredients, particularly the caffeine and sugar, will cause the body to get rid of water. For an NFL player, that's the last thing they want. Staying hydrated is imperative. "That's why I mix mine with the Mountain Dew," Stroud said. "I don't want to fall out from the Red Bull. I can drink one, but anything over that and I get the jitters." There's also talk of a crash. Some players say they feel it during games after they drink Red Bull. "I remember coming down," Rucker said. "That was tough." Night games are big for Red Bull. Players sit around all day long, waiting to play, and they get stagnant. A Red Bull or two can really help before late kickoffs, they say. "If I have a night game, I might drink two," Kelly said. Teams are even providing the Red Bull for players. At $2 a can at the convenience store, the lift isn't cheap. On a recent trip to the Jaguars locker room, some training staff members were seen pushing a cart loaded with cases of Red Bull from the parking lot to the team's facility. Told about that, defensive end Bobby McCray joked, "They should have had that covered." Jaguars trainer Mike Ryan did not return a phone call last week, but, according to some players, he is against the use of Red Bull as a pregame upper. "I think the smartest thing I did was get away from that stuff," Rucker said. "Nobody knows how it affects your heart, but why take the chances that it can do something?" Why? It's an edge, and we all know NFL players are always looking for the edge. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1995 - 2006 SportsLine.com, Inc. All rights reserved. SportsLine is a registered service mark of SportsLine.com, Inc. CBS "eye device" is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting, Inc.