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11 hrs ago | Daily Herald

Dugan jury wavers on verdict

Brian Dugan listens to closing arguments Tuesday at the DuPage County courthouse.

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Related Topix: Dupage County, IL, Sketch, Wheaton, IL, Geneva, IL, Naperville, IL

Tue Nov 10, 2009

All About Jazz

Jon Hassell: Last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street

One of the most significant American composer/musicians of the late twentieth century, Jon Hassell, has served as a synthesist, catalyst, and eventually a sound painter and innovator.

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Related Topix: Jon Hassell, New-Age, Jazz, Nils Petter Molvaer, Paolo Fresu, Erik Truffaz, The Orb, Howie B, Electronic

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Ann Arbor News

American Indian prints exhibit open at MMA

Highlights from Edward Curtis' portfolio prints from "The North American Indian" project have been pulled from Muskegon Museum of Art's storage for two separate exhibition installments throughout the winter.

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Related Topix: Information, Libraries, Arts, Photography, Entertainment

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Dizzies

I'll come running

Eno parted ways with Roxy Music in 1973 after a major falling out with Ferry. Later on, Eno claimed that he knew he was through with Roxy Music when he started thinking about his laundry during performances.

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Related Topix: Eno

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Embedded.com

Modular Computing Extends For New Applications

Developers needing high-performance, high-reliability computing systems have new design options becoming available.

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Related Topix: Computers, Figure

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Tulsa World

Exec for Junior Achievement is held in porn case

ARRESTED, RESIGNED Greg Boyd: He was president of Junior Achievement of Oklahoma before he resigned Saturday after his arrest.

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Related Topix: Broken Arrow, OK, Tulsa Metro, Tulsa, OK, Armstrong

Mon Nov 02, 2009

ENN.com Environmental News

'Where Do Dust Bunnies Come From?' Finally, an Answer

Anyone who has had the pleasure of cleaning their home or office has likely pondered a question which has puzzled and perplexed men and women for generations: where does all this dust come from? Scientists in Arizona are offering an answer: most indoor dust comes from outdoors.

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Related Topix: Anyone

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Art Knowledge News

Artist Stephen Wiltshire Draws NYC His Major Panorama from Memory

Following a 45-minute helicopter ride over this iconic city, Stephen will spend a week at Pratt Institute, the world-famous college of art, design and architecture, where he will draw an 18 ft-long image from memory.

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Related Topix: Stephen, Pratt Institute, New York

Thu Oct 29, 2009

MetaFilter

Louis Armstrong's Collages

When not pressing the valves on his trumpet or the record button on his tape recorder, Armstronga s fingers found other arts with which to occupy themselves.

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Related Topix: Armstrong, Black Entertainment, Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Flushing, NY

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Computing

Q&A: European Network and Information Security Agency chief Udo Helmbrecht

The European Network and Information Security Agency , dubbed the EU's cyber security agency, is at the frontline of all the EU's IT security issues.

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Related Topix: Information, Science, Computer Science, Science / Technology, Cloud Computing

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Springfield News Leader

Symphony's 'Sounds of Satchmo!' impresses

'The Sounds of Satchmo!' rang out boldly Saturday at the Springfield Symphony's first pops concert of the 2009-10 season at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Springfield Metro, Springfield, MO, Vocal, Byron, Comedy Movies, Music!, Armstrong, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, St. Louis Blues, Musical Movies

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The London News.Net

Stephen Gately's pal branded 'gay gold-digger'

London, Oct 23 : Georgi Dochev, the Bulgarian who found Stephen Gately's dead body, has been branded a "gay gold-digger" by a leading gay rights activist.zzo Petroff launched a sensational attack on jobless Georgi and his boyfriend Valentin Vasev in a leading Bulgarian paper.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Stephen

Thu Oct 22, 2009

XLR8R

Download: Bell Orchestre "Water/Light/Shifts (Tim Hecker Remix)"

Bell Orchestre "Water/Light/Shifts " Montreal-based symphonic group Bell Orchestre are given the remix treatment from Tim Hecker , who manages to turn a rousing chamber-pop romp into a murky, washed-out, drowned piece of ambient music.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

DesignLines

Use a supplemental UMTS/HSDPA network architecture to increase data speed & bandwidth

UMTS and HSDPA are the preferred services in many markets. However, challenges with interference and isolation among the RF cells are reducing bandwidth and coverage in dense areas and inside buildings.

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Related Topix: Figure

Swens blog

Climax Golden Twins

Climax Golden Twins - Hector's Dilemma Climax Golden Twins - Dead People freemusicarchive.org: "lo-fi collage - organic, acoustic instruments mix with found sounds, electronics, and clips of sampled exotica." Read on .

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Otago Daily Times

Free concerts by top trio feature of Q'town jazz festival

Among the many highlights of the ASB Queenstown JazzFest, which begins today, is the fact many of the performances will be free.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth, The Pasadenas, Soul, Fragile State

Fri Oct 16, 2009

LA Weekly

Mullen on Music

In addition to enabling a budding generation of Los Angeles punk rockers by opening Hollywood punk club the Masque, Brendan Mullen also was a regular contributor to L.A. Weekly .

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Coachella, CA, The Orb, Music, Entertainment

Wed Oct 14, 2009

News, Sport, Entertainment, Jobs, Car...

Will You Marry Me? Will Brock asks Nicola Watts to marry him while in the cable car.

A ROYAL Navy technician proposed to his girlfriend in a cable car above the Derbyshire countryside just one month before he is posted to Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Heights of Abraham, World News, United Kingdom, Derbyshire County, England

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Daily Herald

Nicaricos support death for Dugan

Prosecutor Michael A. Wolfe, points at Brian Dugan, seated, while describing the triple convicted killer's horrific violence in his DuPage County death penalty sentencing hearing.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Dupage County, IL, Sketch, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Naperville, IL

Sun Oct 11, 2009

This is The West Country

Harry Potter could pay Toby's uni fees

IT was bought to help him cope with his first terms at boarding school, but now a rare Harry Potter book could help see Williton student Toby Rundle, 19, through university.

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Related Topix: Harry Potter, Books, Philosopher's Stone, Easy-Listening, J.K. Rowling

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