Topic: THE SHEARING TOUCH (Read 46933 times)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #120 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:14:07 AM »

Greetings from a cab heading up the West Side Highway.

TCB · « **Reply #121 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:14:27 AM »

widescreen?

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JoseSPiano · « **Reply #122 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:40:51 AM »

Greetings from Pier 83 off of the West Side Highway... Lunch!!!

John had wanted to see the Intrepid, but since it's closed for renovations... Chicken fingers and French fries instead.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #123 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:44:54 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on September 14, 2008, 01:18:40 AM

I wonder if anyone has ever tried switching it up and serving ham slices with cheese chunks?

Happy Birthday SingSomething.

I shall not "switch it up" for you or any other person.

der Brucer

Michael · « **Reply #124 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:54:32 AM »

DR JRand,

HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY to your parents

elmore3003 · « **Reply #125 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:56:42 AM »

I'm watching DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS and it's weird: no one looks or sounds like their dubbed voices.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #126 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:56:48 AM »

Quote from: Danise on September 14, 2008, 06:39:40 AM

The shield by the "shut down" icon stating it will do the updates and then shut the computer down for you?

My computer did the automatic update and came out fine.

der Brucer

bk · « **Reply #127 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:09:41 PM »

Back from the long jog. The overcast burned off during the very first few blocks, so I had sun most of the way. And now I shall take some moments to ponder food for the day. I've sort of had a craving for eggs, ham, and toast - I have the bread, but would have to buy the ham and eggs.

bk · « **Reply #128 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:09:59 PM »

Or I could do Subway and have a foot long turkey.

bk · « **Reply #129 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:11:11 PM »

Or I could do something wholly other.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #130 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:15:47 PM »

Quote from: bk on September 14, 2008, 09:20:38 AM

- why do they continually fix things that don't need fixing?

Because wise-ass management types have been seduced into a mantra of "continuous improvement". Try going to weekly meetings presenting charts of "The Three Biggest Problems with My Project and corrective action planned". It doesn't matter if you're outperforming specs, ahead of schedule and below budget - you must produce change. (There were those of us who used to quietly plan ahead to have problems we could "publish" and then "plan action" and then "report success".) I always kept a triple set of books - the "project to contract" and the "project to company plan" and the "project to personal plan".

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #131 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:25:55 PM »

For Larry:

NEWSMAX

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Sweeteners Different For Type 2 Diabetes

When trying to manage Type 2 diabetes, new research shows that all sweeteners may not act upon the body in the same way. According to joint research by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil, sugar from dates and dark brown cane sugar may be the best choices for Type 2 diabetics.

The researchers found that some sweeteners contain large amounts of antioxidants, which aid in controlling diabetes-linked heart disease and high blood pressure. Further, some sweeteners may inhibit the activity of alpha-glucosidase, an enzyme that controls the passage of sugars from the small intestine.

The research team performed an extensive study of sweeteners, which included Domino Sugar’s complete line as well as unprocessed dark sugars from Peru and Mauritius. Also included were corn syrup-based sweeteners, maple syrup, and sugars from all over Asia and South America. Sweeteners were first studied for their phenolic content, which is the same beneficial antioxidant found in red wine and tea. The tests showed that darker is better, with dark brown sugars containing close to 5,000 micrograms of phenolic compounds per gram, while white sugar contained a mere 18.

When it came to controlling the alpha-glucosidase enzyme, the study showed it was best controlled by the darkest brown sugars and especially by date sugar, which inhibited the enzyme by 75 percent, as compared to a maximum of 50 percent by dark sugars. Several corn sweeteners also inhibited the enzyme by up to 80 percent, although they contained only low levels of phenolic compounds. Several corn sweeteners also inhibited an enzyme that is a factor in high blood pressure, as did date sugar.

Overall, the researchers concluded that while artificial sweeteners may play a role in managing Type 2 diabetes, date sugar and dark brown sugars that are close to their natural state may also play an important role by controlling certain enzymes and supplying powerful antioxidants.

Note NewsMax is noted for often publishing way-out articles to pump-up book sales.

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #132 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:27:18 PM »

It's real - not a Stargate set!

AP

March 22, 2007: Magnet core of the largest superconducting solenoid magnet at European Organization for Nuclear Research's Large Hadron Collider.

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #133 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:46:57 PM »

Note to BK

Reduction in refinery output due to IKE is causing a projected gasoline shortage and is causing wholesale prices to rise - expect to pay more at the pump for the short haul.

(The Feds relaxing formulation requirements* will ease, but not solve, the shortage problem, and the release of crude from the Strategic Reserves will help keep the flow of crude to the refineries until the closed-down wells in the Gulf get back on line.)

der Brucer

*It used to be that very few refineries could make gasoline to CA standards and most of gasloine came from Texas.

JMK · « **Reply #134 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:59:19 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on September 14, 2008, 01:30:09 AM

From "The Secret Language of Birthdays":

Tarot Card: Temperance.

Thereby disproving the concept of the Secret Life of Birthdays in one fell swoop.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SINGDAW!!!

ArnoldMBrockman · « **Reply #135 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:04:08 PM »

BK-

What Songs are on Your George Shearing/Robert Farnon CD? I have the HOW BEAUTIFUL IS NIGHT with the same Gentlemen and Full Orchestra. It is terrific.

Matt H. · « **Reply #136 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:12:10 PM »

It is SO hot and humid outside. I hate these September summers. Every year about this time we seem to have a last burst of really hot weather.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #137 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:12:57 PM »

Good Afternoon!

We're back at my apartment, taking a little breather - and cooling off in the A/C - before heading back down to Penn Station. We covered a lot of ground over the past six hours, and took a ton of pictures.

In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy my last couple hours of Uncle Jojo time.

Laters...

Matt H. · « **Reply #138 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:14:49 PM »

I watched another episode of THE OFFICE while I cooked and ate lunch. This was the one with Michael having money problems and where Jim and Pam spend a weekend at Dwight's board and breakfast beet farm. Hysterical.

Matt H. · « **Reply #139 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:15:28 PM »

And, of course, I had to watch the deleted scenes, too. Loved them as well with more scenes at the beet farm.

Matt H. · « **Reply #140 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:17:32 PM »

I spent a majority of the afternoon watching LE PLAISIR. Lovely anthology film but much more cunningly and symmetrically put together than a film like O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE which is just a bunch of stories without any connection except they were written by O. Henry.

These were all written by Guy de Maupassant, but the film has arranged them almost all of a piece despite their disparate stories.

Matt H. · « **Reply #141 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:18:13 PM »

I managed to get all of the bonus features watched except the last interview (with the film's set decorator) which is 15 minutes long. I'll watch it when I go back down.

Matt H. · « **Reply #142 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:18:49 PM »

Looks like I'll have a chance to watch MICHAEL CLAYTON tonight and maybe even one episode from the CRIMINAL MINDS Season 3 set before I watch tonight's TRUE BLOOD.

bk · « **Reply #143 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:25:37 PM »

IKE caused no damage to any refinery and there is no gas shortage and it's all a bunch of hoo-ha - and most of the American public will buy it just as they always do. I remember well the gas "shortage" of the 1970s - only guess what - some years later it came to light that there was no shortage at all - none. Nada. Squat.

bk · « **Reply #144 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:28:07 PM »

Arnold, the Shearing/Farnon you have is on the Telarc label, I believe - I have that one, too. The songs on the MPS recording and this box set are:

Fjarlins Vingor
Last Night When We Were Young
Amaryllis
Strange Enchantment
Look At That Face
Portrait Of Jennie
Song Bird
This Is All I Ask
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

bk · « **Reply #145 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:32:24 PM »

I'm going to have a Shearing marathon today.

bk · « **Reply #146 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:33:16 PM »

Oh, and since today is weigh day, I can happily announce I have now officially lost twenty and a half pounds. Another ten for sure, and maybe five after that and I'll be happy.

Matt H. · « **Reply #147 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:39:34 PM »

I'm going to log off now and get started on the writing.

WBBL.

George · « **Reply #148 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:50:25 PM »

Happy 60th Anniversary to JRand's Parents!!

George · « **Reply #149 on:** September 14, 2008, 02:02:50 PM »

Well, since we're so close...

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