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All about apple products (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Fanboi Killa writes "Apple is investigating damning claims, published in a leading French newspaper, that its computers emit a toxic odor containing chemicals including the cancer-causing benzene. Apple has not denied the accusations. Its spokesman, Bill Evans, told Macworld the company had not found any evidence to support the claim but Apple would continue to investigate. Posts on Apple's own discussion...
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Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
No I haven't forgotten about Brooklyn Reading Works at the Old Stone House. It's one Thursday a month at 8 p.m., the actual dates are below. We ask for a $5 donation and provide you with wine, sometimes cocktails and light snacks. I've got a great schedule lined up. This year I selected a bunch of great writers to curate the evenings and it's going to be a whole lot of fun as always. Be on the look...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
IT may be signed but the $US700 billion bailout of financial markets will be met with bearish scepticism when local markets open today.
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Scientific American (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Apple is investigating a complaint that its pre-2008 Mac Pros emit fumes from the chemical benzene. One user told Apple that he noticed a strong smell when he unpacked his Mac last year, and that 10 days later, he developed nose and throat irritation, reports the French newspaper Liberation. (A clunky English translation of the report can be found here.) [More]
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Almost three years ago, I was on my way to the Village Vanguard to see Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés play an unusual club gig. It was almost unprecedented, as he had been all but forgotten since he exiled himself to Sweden after years of being a major player
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Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Apple has investigated a claim from a French researcher that Mac Pros are emitting benzene and other volatile compounds. So far, the company has found no evidence to support the claim. Read More...
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World of Apple (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Apple has stated that it has not found any evidence to back up a French newspapers claims that Mac Pros are emitting benzene a toxic gas. The original article in Libération claimed that Mac Pros build before 2008 emit an odour which contains several toxins including benzene which if can cause diseases such as cancer if [...]
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HardMac.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
In a interview to Macworld , Apple spokesman Bill Evans announced that: We have not found anything that supports this claim, but continue to investigate it for the customer If one starts analyzing Apple's statement, it does not dismiss reports, as Apple can not really claim that the chemical analysis was not performed according to state of the art conditions (ISO certified-lab), but Apple can indeed...
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Gadget Lab (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
The French are justly proud of their cheese heritage, able to eat all manner of amazing fromage which would be considered both noxious and dangerous elsewhere. But when it comes to that beautiful "New Mac" smell, the one concocted years...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As record albums go, Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" may not by the biggest seller of all time, but it has influenced generations of jazz and other musicians and is about to celebrate its 50th birthday.
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Harry Scorzo, one of the most skillful and original jazz violinists today, brings a group of masterful jazz veterans to play tunes he's written in tribute to his childhood jazz heros: Count Basie, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock. You'll hear a pure, well crafted and mature jazz voice on the violin, great tunes, and great playing...
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HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Victoria: "introspective, expressionistic.. lyrical.. daring keyboard pyrotechnics..a rising star..." -Joe Blake Victoria Times Colonist
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
The works included were sufficiently varied to leave a listener hoping that this program was just a first installment.
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Meet Jerry Tachoir: Grammy nominated contemporary jazz mallet artist, Jerry Tachoir has performed at most of the major jazz festivals, universities, and concert halls throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Artist/clinician for the Ludwig/Musser division of the Conn-Selmer company since 1972, when signed as a Musser artist/clinician while in High School...
