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The once-exotic calculator becomes more high-tech
In an age when mobile phones routinely take photos, shoot video, play music and send e-mail, it's easy to forget that simple, hand-held calculators once seemed high-tech.
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Slow, steady just the pace for trumpeter Groder
Trumpeter Brian Groder is a New Yorker, but there's plenty of Central Florida at the heart of his latest jazz disc, Torque.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Africa: Mama Awards 2008
No, they have nothing to do with your mother. But rather it is MTVbase Africa Music Awards (MAMA). Launched in 2005, MTVbase came with the intention of improving the quality and creativity of the music industry in Africa.
AllAfrica.com |
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Uganda: Bugembe in Return Home Launch
There's something breathtaking about Wilson Bugembe. And it is not his career as a Pentecostal pastor, gospel music maestro or his past as a street child. But his indigenous spiritual touch that combines creativity and imagination have turned Bugembe into the darling of those who enjoy gospel music.
AllAfrica.com |
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: ABROAD
Russian flags waved and Russian music was performed at a patriotic concert yesterday inside war-torn Tskhinvali, the capital of Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia, as Russia and its loyalists tightened their grip on territory that was the focus of clashes earlier this month. In front of a damaged government building, a Russian orchestra performed Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, as at ...
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Lean, green fitness machines
You'd never leave your air conditioner, music, lights and television going all day, but this happens 12 to 24 hours a day at many workout facilities. And all that spinning, stair-stepping and treadmilling mostly ends up as waste heat.
Isthmus |
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Phones by Brand
Sony Ericsson has announced the relaunch of its PlayNow Arena, which offers users quick access to mobile games, applications, and, more importantly, music.
Mobile Burn |
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Sidney man to perform at Native Flute Gathering
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The Sidney Daily News |
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Mac Bloggers Dis Dell, Mash on MobileMe, Probe Spontaneous Nano Combustion
Summer might be winding down, but the Apple-focused blogosphere is as hot as ever. Mac bloggers didn't seem too worried over rumors that Dell is cooking up a music alliance intended to topple Apple, and Apple's PC-topping customer satisfaction index seemed obvious enough. MobileMe, on the other hand, got hammered again this week, and Apple even acknowledged that some iPods could spontaneously ...
TechNewsWorld.com |
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Rihanna, Pink, to perform at VMA; Sheryl Crow wants people to vote
Rihanna is back for another performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, along with Pink, Paramore, and T.I., who will be making his first appearance at a major awards show since his arrest right before an awards ceremony last year. The VMAs are set for Sept. 7 in Los Angeles with British comedian Russell Brand as the host. Performers already announced include the Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, and ...
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First look at Orlando's new performing-arts center
Your first look at a work of art A great steel roof, resembling the outstretched wings of a bird in flight, will draw visitors into the new Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center, scheduled to open in 2012 across Orange Avenue from Orlando City Hall.
Orlando Sentinel |
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iTunes Blocked in China; Tibet Album Suspected
Itunes Customers in China were unable to download songs this week and an activist group said Beijing was trying to block access to a new Tibet-themed album, "Songs for Tibet," with music by Sting, Alanis Morissette, Garbage and others, and a 15-minute talk by the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader.
Wired News |
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Learning the lessons of Féile an Phobail
Prior to this year's annual Féile an Phobail, west Belfast's ever-popular community festival, Nottingham-based actor and theatre director Gerry Molumby spoke to festival chair Danny Morrison about the origins and significance of the event - and of what lessons Irish festivals in Britain could learn from it
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Reading/Leeds Festivals under way
Fans are watching the first bands at the three-day Reading and Leeds Festivals, headlined this year by Rage Against The Machine, The Killers and Metallica.
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Pink, T.I., Rihanna, Paramore to perform at MTV Awards
Washington, Aug 22 : Rihanna, Paramore, Pink and T.I. have signed on to perform at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, which will be hosted by British comedian Russell Brand.
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RMA of Michigan Hosts 1st Metro Detroit Area Hope Uncorked: Exclusive Wine Tasting Event To Benefit Fertile Hope
Hope Uncorked, exclusive wine tasting events to benefit Fertile Hope: a gala hosted by RMA of Michigan will take place on November 1, 2008 from 7-11 pm at Wyndgate Country Club, Rochester Hills, Michigan.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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London News and Reviews
Mugabe might have minted a Z$100bn note that can't even buy a loaf of bread in Harare but the musical currency is still solid. Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi , the 56-year-old guitar-playing pop singer, who grew in the shadow of the country's great rebel rousing singer Thomas Mapfumo, has, in his 30 year career, crafted his own musical signature.
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Couples, singles learn the basics at DL Dance Studio
HARVARD -- Popular TV shows such as "Dancing with the Stars" may have revived interest in couples dancing as an adult pastime, but for some it's not a spectator sport -- the folks who frequent DL Dance Studio, for example.
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'Concerts at the Common'
HARVARD -- Hear world-class classical music without having to drive to Boston or New York! Fred Moyer, internationally acclaimed pianist, will reintroduce the popular Concerts at the Common classical music series at the Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church at the top of the common in Harvard, on Sunday, Sept.
Harvard Hillside |
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ZZ Top sings Houston's praises
HOUSTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Rockers ZZ Top, who call themselves "the little ol' band from Texas," have signed on to pitch tourism for their home town of Houston, officials say.
UPI |
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Let's play Ball
Growing up in the small Texas border town of Vinton, La., Marcia Ball polished her talents — a rollicking piano style and a powerful voice.
Westerly Sun |
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Island vibe at outdoor concert
As My Mississauga winds down for another summer, it’s saving some of the best for last.
Mississauga News |
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From American to zydeco: Rhythm & Roots has it all
The 10th annual Rhythm & Roots Festival will be held Aug. 31-Sept. 1 at Ninigret Park in Charlestown. Hours are 5 p.m. to midnight on Friday, and noon to midnight on Saturday and Sunday.
Westerly Sun |
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City guitarist wins national competition
Mississauga musician Arash Noori continues to pile up the awards.
Mississauga News |
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Plaskett, Metric join Morissette for Summerset concert
The Summerset Music Festival in Alexandra hits the stage on September 13 with a headlining performance by the best selling female rock artist in music history.
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