12/05/2008 -
?Tis the Music for Being Cautiously Optimistic
Notable holiday albums Christmas, mostly, with a little Hanukkah thrown in are reviewed by the pop and jazz critics of The New York Times.
Source:
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/arts/music/05holi.html
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12/04/2008 -
Lincoln students take a journey into world of art
Lincoln Elementary School welcomed members of Escola de Samba to Evanston for the school's Passport to the Arts festival, a five-year school tradition supported by the Lincoln School PTA, the Lincoln School Cultural Arts Committee and the Music Institute of Chicago. During the festival, students receive "passports" that open their eyes, ears and taste buds to international food, music and ...
Source:
Evanston Review
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/schools/1307903,ev-artsfest-120408-s1.artic
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12/05/2008 -
Giving their all for a good cause
THE season of giving and sharing has come early for the Penang Down Syndrome Association (PDSA).
Source:
The Star
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/12/5/north/2696067&sec=Nort
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12/05/2008 -
The Big Gigs: Critic's picks for music over the next 7 days
The nü-metal band that Fred Durst famously cursed out, and System of a Down and Jack Osbourne helped out in landing a record deal, Taproot recently lost its contract with Atlantic but has carried on strong with its indie release "Our Long Road Home." Local hard-rockers 3 Pill Morning and Cocaine open. (8 p.m. today, Station 4. 16 & older. $15.)
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/35563419.html
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12/05/2008 -
Debian Takes AGPL Software into Main
Linux Magazine: "The GNU Affero Public License tries to get around an issue that the usual GPL doesn't address: many in the Internet age use free server and web service software that doesn't reside on their computers."
Source:
Linux Today
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-12-05-004-35-NW-DB-LL
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12/03/2008 -
Another tale of Open Sourcery
The Open Sourcerer: "Our former parent company was running a character based ERP system called MAX on Unix and a Windows file serving network. So day 1 (ish!) we set up two RH servers and installed samba, sendmail, apache etc on one for file print intranet and email and the Linux port of MAX on the other."
Source:
Linux Today
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-12-03-027-35-OS-BZ-CY
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12/05/2008 -
Have you ever heard of Hoffenheim?
Mention the German Bundesliga and everybody will immediately talk about Bayern Munich. The famous Bavarian club are reigning Champs, have won 4 European Cups over the years and have boasted all the major German stars for decades.
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TVNZ
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2359236
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12/05/2008 -
The Guide to local potpourri
OPEN HOUSE | Munster The Munster Historical Society is sponsoring its annual Holiday Candlelight Open House from 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6. The old-fashioned, family-oriented event features a visit from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. by Santa, his elves, and Mrs Klaus to the historic 1910 Kaske House located in the Munster History Museum, 1154 Ridge Road. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served. This year the open ...
Source:
The Times of Northwest Indiana
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2008/12/05//entertainment/entertainment/doca756523f
8a923be58625751500687690.txt
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12/05/2008 -
Chris McGowan: Blame It on the Bossa Nova: 50 Years of Sublime Music
Bossa Nova has been celebrating its fiftieth birthday in grand style this year, with commemorations having taken place in Brazil, the U.S. and other countries.
Source:
HuffingtonPost
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-mcgowan/blame-it-on-the-bossa-nov_b_148597.h
tml
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12/05/2008 -
Obama win forces Brazil to take a tolerance check
What struck the Brazilian woman most forcibly as she watched U.S. election-night returns on television was seeing Barack Obama's two young daughters.
Source:
Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/799923.html
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12/05/2008 -
Strictly's backstage secrets: Who asks for a shorter dress every week? Which judge takes a minder to the bar? We went ...
This series of Strictly Come Dancing has been hailed as the best yet. Here, Lisa Sewards is granted rare access to the teams of professionals who have to make sure the BBC's hit TV show runs smoothly.
Source:
Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1092109/Strictlys-backstage-secrets
-Who-asks-shorter-dress-week-Which-judge-takes-minder-bar-We-went-scenes-.html?I
TO=1490
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12/05/2008 -
Madagascar: Too Few Sharks is a Bad Thing
Toliara ? Coastal communities in southwestern Madagascar, who risk their lives travelling long distances in dugout canoes to supply a lucrative demand for shark fins, face an uncertain future as unsustainable fishing practices threaten the survival of the marine resources on which they depend.
Source:
AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812041069.html
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12/04/2008 -
Forward.com
Diwon The Beat Guide to Yiddish Free to download on shemspeed.com/diwon Not for sale. Every artist remembers the first time he or she re?masters another artist?s work.
Source:
Forward
http://www.forward.com/articles/14653/
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12/04/2008 -
Ensemble's 'Alice' satisfies
But there is precious little in the Ensemble Theatre's production of "Alice in Wonderland" that's remotely like the idyllic Disney cartoon. And that's a good thing.
Source:
The Cincinnati Enquirer
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081204/ENT/81204007/-1/rss
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12/04/2008 -
Events for Thursday in New York
You loved him on Last Comic Standing, and now, Southern funnyman Ralphie May is taking the mic at The Gotham Comedy Club. May has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Man Show, and The Late Show with Jay Leno.
Source:
New York Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2008/12/04/2008-12-04_events_for_t
hursday_in_new_york.html
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