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News: Contest

Jazz Hopefuls Get Their Chance to Learn and Play with the Stars

March 17, 2010

An initiative launched by PureSolo.com in association with Jazz FM will provide undiscovered jazz musicians with the break they've been looking for, in a series of online talent competitions. For most budding jazz musicians, the thought of performing with some of the genre's biggest stars is a pleasant daydream--but one that is seemingly unattainable. ...

News: TV / Film

"The Cove" Being Felt at the Hump Santa Monica's Sushi Probe

March 17, 2010

The owner of The Hump, the Santa Monica sushi restaurant where, until recently, an endangered species of whale was on the menu, has already publicly admitted to violating the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act. Charges have been filed. The restaurant, in its own way, has even said it is sorry, issuing a statement that included the ...

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News: Technology

Venezuela Denies Plans to Censor Internet

March 17, 2010

Venezuela is not planning to censor the Web or to shut down social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, officials said on Monday, after President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet. Opposition leaders, bloggers and media freedom groups are worried Chavez's socialist government is preparing to clamp down on the networking sites or ...

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News: Technology

Google Appears to Drop Censorship in China

March 17, 2010

Internet giant denies change, but famous Tank Man picture now accessible. Once censored, the picture could be seen over the Internet in China Tuesday. Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square democracy protests, Tibet and regional independence movements could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday, after the company said it ...

News: Technology

Tech Industry Cheers for FCC Broadband Plan

March 17, 2010

The FCC's national broadband plan has arrived. After 36 public workshops, nine field hearings, 31 public notices that produced 75,000 pages of public comments, 131 blog posts, and 335,000 Twitter followers, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday finally released its 376-page plan for providing the country with broadband service. The document--which was mandated by last year's ...

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News: Music Industry

40 Watts of Freedom: An Athens Legend

March 17, 2010

By: Jeff Tobias Yes, it's true. History compresses (if not crushes) every passing moment by virtue of its eternal extrapolation. But that doesn't mean those moments didn't exist... or that they weren't special or that they can't continue to be. A few blocks away from the bucolic field where the Music Tapes marched the Athens Popfest ...

News: Technology

How Privacy Vanishes Online

March 17, 2010

If a stranger came up to you on the street, would you give him your name, Social Security number and email address? Yet people often dole out all kinds of personal information on the Internet that allows such identifying data to be deduced. Services like Facebook, Twitter and Flickr are oceans of personal minutiae -- birthday ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Nat "King" Cole

March 17, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Nat “King" Cole's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Nat “King" ColeNat King Cole was one of the most popular singers ever to hit the American charts. A brilliant recording and concert artist during the 40\'s, 50\'s and 60\'s... more Website ...

News: TV / Film

Oscar Winner "The Cove" Becomes Basis for New TV Series

March 17, 2010

Fans of “The Cove," the environmentally themed film that won the best documentary Oscar last night, will be happy to know there's more where that came from. A new television series about the controversial dolphin trade in Japan, tentatively titled “Dolphin Warriors," has been greenlit by Animal Planet. The series picks up where the movie leaves ...

News: Award / Grant

'Toy Story' Creator Pixar Earns Theater Award

March 17, 2010

The makers of “Up," “WALL-E" and other Academy Award-winning cartoons have taken home a new prize. Disney-owned Pixar Animation received the ShoWest Big Ten Award on Tuesday in honor of the company's perfect track record - 10 films, 10 blockbuster hits, including “Finding Nemo" and “The Incredibles." John Lasseter, Pixar's creative mastermind and director of ...