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Given the bad dietary habits in the U.S. - go to a mall or to a street in a U.S. city and check out the number of obese people walking around - that might well be true. it's cute they claim in the article this is because americans have the money to be as fat as they are - this may make the difference in comparison with many countries in the world but i guess for most countries which are "better" than the us on that list it's rather ridiculous to think that is part of the reason... Well, I think that MAY have something to do with it, but not in the way they think. One of the things that Americans are definitely OK with is being rich. "Making it" is the American dream. so conspicuous expenditure, on luxuries including lotsa grub, is not something that is looked down upon, as it is over here. Over here, being rich don't give you class. So, someone moving to the US wouldn't get fat UNLESS they digested the American dream whole. MG MG, here it is no different. Being rich does not give a person class, it just means they have money. And for the record my initial comment on this topic was a joke. Kind of like me saying, when I turn 75 I'll move somewhere else to pick up a few extra years. Guess you've got to start adding sarcastic smileys so overserious types like me get it. I did get it And actually, your other post about obesity in poor areas is on the mark, too. A lot of this is about what you eat (see Dan's thread) rather than how much. But what you eat isn't simply a question of whether you can afford to eat more healthily. It's also what tastes nice. And I've got to admit that the mayo in the soul food restaurants in Newark in which I've eaten is the best tasting stuff EVER! And I bet, if I lived over there, I'd kill myself on soul food! MG Yep.

No problems here with Tony Bennett. He's no Sinatra, but he is what he is and I can't help but dig a lot of his recordings. When my mother's family first hit U.S. soil it wasn't long before they ended up in Astoria. People of that generation sharing a similar heritage had much love for TB, so you can blame my mother for it rubbing off on me. It's understandable if today's Astoria doesn't connect with him or vice versa. As for this "team up", neither of these two guys are jazz singers and I'd rather not see anymore projects like this. The K.D. Lang thing was a terrible mess, as are most of them. I've never met the man personally, but those I know that have (ma included) swear the dude is genuine.

Given the bad dietary habits in the U.S. - go to a mall or to a street in a U.S. city and check out the number of obese people walking around - that might well be true. it's cute they claim in the article this is because americans have the money to be as fat as they are - this may make the difference in comparison with many countries in the world but i guess for most countries which are "better" than the us on that list it's rather ridiculous to think that is part of the reason... Well, I think that MAY have something to do with it, but not in the way they think. One of the things that Americans are definitely OK with is being rich. "Making it" is the American dream. so conspicuous expenditure, on luxuries including lotsa grub, is not something that is looked down upon, as it is over here. Over here, being rich don't give you class. So, someone moving to the US wouldn't get fat UNLESS they digested the American dream whole. MG MG, here it is no different. Being rich does not give a person class, it just means they have money. And for the record my initial comment on this topic was a joke. Kind of like me saying, when I turn 75 I'll move somewhere else to pick up a few extra years.

Given the bad dietary habits in the U.S. - go to a mall or to a street in a U.S. city and check out the number of obese people walking around - that might well be true. it's cute they claim in the article this is because americans have the money to be as fat as they are - this may make the difference in comparison with many countries in the world but i guess for most countries which are "better" than the us on that list it's rather ridiculous to think that is part of the reason... I would agree you can't really associate wealth with being overweight. Obesity is a very common thing in the poorer areas.

What happened to rythemgrl? I thought she was the resident umg pimp. http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...510&hl=ella Imagine, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie, together for the first time, after all these years. Don't be a tool and use the "never before heard collaborations" line. I think it's safe to say this has all been released a time or two before.

Nice hat, Tex.

Oh, come on. There is some fine music you're missing out on. I have a modest collection, mainly compilations. I dig it and listen to the 50s and 60s channels on sirius radio often. Great music to grill or cook by... Oh oh oh oh I got a girl named Rama Lama, Rama Lama Ding dong she's everything to me Rama Lama, Rama Lama Ding dong I'll never set her free For she's mine, all mine Oh oh oh oh I got a girl named Rama Lama, Rama Lama Ding Dong, She's fine to me, Rama Lama, Rama Lama Ding dong You don't believe that she's mine, all mine I love her, love her, lover her so. That I'll never, never let her go. You may be certain she's mine, all mine, She's mine all of the time. Oh I got a girl named Rama Lama, Rama Lama Ding dong she's everything to me Rama Lama, Rama Lama Ding dong I'll never set her free For she's mine, all mine

Cause we gotta great big convoy, rockin' through the night Yeah we gotta great big convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight? Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA Convoy... Convoy...

Will the market in San Francisco really support this much construction?

If built correctly, the mudslide should have no affect on a house's foundation. My house is built on a hillside (though not with those frightening pillars - they scare even me!) but it's built on concrete pilings that go down 40 feet into the bedrock. It's rock and not "mud," of course, but even if the hillside that our house was built on were to wash away, the house would still be standing on its foundation supports. Exactly what happened to my old house...before it burned in the Oakland Hills fire. having a home burn, losing a spouse or child, or a divorce. how on earth does one survive such and continue living? Is your question serious? Do you really consider those things equal? I'm divorced, as are other board members, and have survived and continued living. I don't consider that anywhere close to the same thing as losing a child or spouse. Losing a child or your spouse must be about the hardest thing anyone could go through. A divorce is definitely traumatic and life altering, but I still don't think it's the same. having not experienced divorce personally, i really dont know about its psychological impact, but i would expect it to be a severe blow. i am twice a widower. I guess a divorce for some could be severe blow. For me, it was just a major pain in the ass and I'm over it.

So, does this mean if a person moves to the U.S. from France or Japan he or she can expect to die sooner than they otherwise would have?

End of an era, R.I.P., Merv.

heh heh I was mainly a metal/hard rock fan in the 80s but there was some pop music I was digging as well. Three I remember really liking and have fond memories associated with... Chaka Khan - I Feel For You Kids in America - Kim Wilde Something About You - Level 42 In retrospect I find myself enjoying the pop and new wave stuff of the 80s more today than I did at the time. Way back I would have never been caught dead listening to groups like Split Enz and ABC. It's great to have satellite radio and be reminded of them.

Shit, I'm only talking about a few tracks. Do I still need that?

EHD?

Thanks

So, if I go to a place like e-music and down load a track to my computer and I can then just put it on cd?

2 gazinta 6 three times, 4 gazinta 16 four times....

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I've got a questions for you guys. I've never done any of this download stuff. What is the best way to do it? Download to the computer and burn to a cdr? Or, do you have to download to a ipod or something?

My girlfriend just got an offer in the mail to pay $700 for a course to prepare her 16 year old kid for the SATs. The first thing out of my mouth was "no fucking way". What in the hell have they been learning in school? TF, I'm not shitting on your parade, you do what you have to do.

That's an argument the mentally weak like to make and I don't buy it. There is plenty of hype surrounding Bonds. Last night a special "Bonds ties record" message came across my screen while watching 48 hours. If Bonds or his fans feel there is not enough celebration, there is no one else to blame other than Bonds himself. He is the one that put himself in the position he is in. You Bonds fans are really turning out to be a bunch of whiners. Sorry the country is ready to chisel the likeness of his giant fucking head into Mt. Rushmore to make you happy. Maybe if you're team actually won baseball games you wouldn't be so caught up in this and have more to get excited about. Long live the king: Henry Louis Aaron By Terence Moore | Saturday, August 4, 2007, 11:07 PM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Terence Moore The world hasn’t stopped spinning, but it sure feels like it. After 33 years as the sole owner of 755 home runs, Hank Aaron, the people’s choice, is sharing the most glorious number in sports with Barry Bonds, few of the people’s choice. Let’s pause for a moment of prayer. Maybe when we open our eyes, this will all go away. Maybe we’ll discover this was only a mirage. Maybe this was created by the baseball demons. Maybe they want us to believe Bonds really wasn’t juiced during the past decade or so while he sprinted to within another blast of becoming the all-time home run king. To the chagrin of those who love truth, justice and royalty not being attained by athletes through artificially inflated means, Bonds will wear the crown by himself when he slams No. 756. Well, officially. Unofficially, the king isn’t dead. Long live the king, and his name is Henry Louis Aaron, the classy icon who used only adrenaline to slay Babe Ruth’s previously magical “714” in 1974 at old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Aaron kept ignoring the hate mail and the death threats that were as prevalent during his Ruth chase as the fastballs and the change-ups. His walk with dignity - no matter what - gained even the bigots’ respect. Then Aaron spent his final two seasons ripping enough home runs to make “755” baseball’s new magical number, supposedly for the ages. So you know what that means? We must be in the final days, because Bonds is threatening to reach the upper 700s in homers and beyond. He is 43, with a slew of aches and pains, but he says retirement isn’t in his immediate vocabulary. He could leave the San Francisco Giants for the American League, where he could become a designated hitter. A relatively healthy Bonds as a DH could reach the lower 800s, but sports psychologist Harry Edwards had it exactly right when he mentioned in May that “755” and its original owner always will remain the standard bearers. All Bonds will do is become the record-holder. Nothing more, not since he is closer to chilly and indifferent than warm and cuddly. Worse, he is forever tainted in the minds of many as the poster child for baseball’s steroids era. Aaron prefers not to discuss Bonds’ ongoing milestones beyond a prepared statement, and the standard bearer didn’t return messages Saturday night. Still, Aaron told me several months ago that, even though he isn’t “bosom buddies” with Bonds, he isn’t convinced baseball’s gigantic cloud of suspicion involving steroids should hang over the gigantic head of Bonds. If you believe leaked grand jury testimony from the BALCO investigation, it’s a gigantic head of Bonds that has kept expanding over the years from performance-enhancing drugs - especially since he spent his early years in Pittsburgh as a sleek line-drive hitter with normal dimensions. “Listen, I’d be wrong as heck to sit back here and point a finger and say whether or not my record or anybody else’s would be tainted by somebody,” Aaron told me back then. “It’s kind of up to Barry to do his own thing, and he hasn’t admitted to anything. If he did something wrong, then he’s the one who is going to have to pay for it. So, really, to be honest, I’m out of it.” Actually, Aaron is still in it, but in a wonderful way. Whenever those among the public hear Bonds’ name, either positively or negatively, they usually hear Aaron’s name soon afterward. Not only that, when Aaron’s name does surface during conversations involving Bonds, Aaron’s name often is surrounded by implied hugs and kisses. In fact, Bonds once told me with a smile at his locker at San Francisco’s AT&T Park, “I’m helping to keep Hank’s name out there.” That’s nice of Bonds, but Aaron really doesn’t need his help. For 23 Hall of Fame seasons without the hint of scandal, the eternal king of home-run kings helped himself, thank you.

Could Barry answer the question?