Connecticut’s new Attorney General George Jepsen agreed not to sue to make Google disclose data the company’s Street View cars collected from Connecticut citizens. – Google Jan. 28 struck a deal with Connecticut
state officials to avoid court for collecting user information via unsecured
wireless networks from 2008 to 2009.
Google, Connecticut’s
new Attorney General George Jepsen and the 40-state coalition Jepsen is leading
to investigate the matter will n…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2011 – Forty high school seniors from across the U.S. are celebrating their selection as finalists in the country’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science & the Public (SSP). Finalists, who were announced today, will gather in Washington, D.C. from March 10-15 to compete for $630,000 in awards. The top winner will receive $100,000 from the Intel Foundation. For a list of this year’s finalists, visit www.societyforscience.org/sts.
Intel Science Talent Search 2010 B-roll of Winners
Intel Science Talent Search 2010 B-roll Public Day
-Cute Overload! Meet the uber-adorable starting lineup for the seventh annual Puppy Bowl (It’s only like the Miss America of The Canine Circuit! Try to keep up, yall.) -Nas is broker than skiier’s left leg… -Dr. Conrad Murray pleads “Not Guilty” to manslaughter charges in the Michael Jackson case… -R.I.P. to Kanye’s Fatburger! -A Sacramento [...]
Senator Keith Olbermann? An online campaign calling for former MSNBC political pundit Keith Olbermann to take over Joe Lieberman’s soon-to-be vacated Connecticut Senate seat is gaining momentum on the Interwebs. On Friday, Olbermann abruptly quit his popular cable series, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, just a month after he was briefly suspended for making political contributions. [...]
This item won’t do much for the Goss Watchers out there, but it’s pretty darn heartwarming nonetheless. A young mother — who disappeared from a Harlem hospital as an infant in 1987, becoming the subject of one of New York City’s most baffling missing persons cases — has been reunited with the parents who never [...]
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CONFIRM 2011 US TOUR DATES;
INCLUDING FIRST NYC PERFORMANCE
IN 8 YEARS, FEB 9 AT GRAMERCY THEATRE
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Huey Lewis & The News will
kick off their 2011 US tour on Jan 21 at L’Auberge du Lac Casino in Lake Charles, LA. Dates extend through April
and include a Feb 9 performance at NYC’s Gramercy Theatre, their first show in Manhattan in eight years. PBS has
also tapped the legendary band for a Soulsville concert special to be filmed at The Bushnell in Hartford on
Feb 8. The performance will air on Connecticut Public Broadcasting later this year. See below for the initial dates,
with more to be announced soon.
Huey Lewis & The News 2011 Tour:
1/21 – Lake Charles, LA @ L’Auberge du Lac Casino
1/22 – Biloxi, MS @ Beau Rivage Casino
1/27 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
1/28 – Choctaw, MS @ Golden Moon Casino
2/06 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino & MGM Grand At Foxwoods
2/08 – Hartford, CT @ The Bushnell (Soulsville PBS Taping)
2/09 – New York, NY @ The Gramercy Theatre
2/12 – Orlando, FL @ Concert Series at Sea World
3/10 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Talking Stick Casino Resort
3/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Green Valley Casino Resort
3/13 – Cabazon, CA @ Morongo Casino Ballroom
3/18 – Hammond, IN @ The Venue At Horseshoe Casino
3/19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
4/06 – Newport News, VA @ Ferguson Center For The Arts
4/07 – Charleston, WV @ Clay Center For The Arts & Sciences
4/16 – Portsmouth, OH @ Vern Riffe Center For The Arts
6/10 – Chattanooga, TN @ Riverbend Festival
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The now-defunct Kardashian Kard is long gone, but the ghost of one of the few business deals to fall through for sisters Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian has come back to haunt the publicity-happy trio. On Friday, the socialite/reality stars were hit with a $75 million lawsuit for allegedly breaking their contract with the company [...]
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Lindsay Lohan in the year 2015? Nope. It’s just former That 70s Show actress Lisa Robin Kelly. She played Eric Foreman’s slutty older sister Lauren Ann “Laurie” Foreman in 50 episodes of the hit comedy — which launched the Hollywood careers of Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, and Golden [...]
Google Dec. 17 declined to give e-mail, password and Web browser information its Street View cars accidentally collected to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. – Google Dec. 17 refused to give personal data accidentally
collected from Connecticut citizens to the state attorney general, a move that
could precipitate legal action.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Dec. 10 issued the search engine a civil investigative demand to retrieve data Google’s
Str…
John Lennon”s iconic white suit from the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ album cover is among a host of the singer”s possessions up for auction. The suit, along with the blazer Lennon wore in the video for ‘Imagine’ and a 1972 Chrysler station wagon that once belonged to him and Yoko Ono, are among the memorabilia being [...]
NEW MONSOON CELEBRATES TEN YEARS AND KICKS OFF DECADE 2 ON NYE
San Francisco rock quintet New
Monsoon has announced its plans for New Year’s Eve 2010. While ringing in the new year, New Monsoon
will also be embarking on its second decade as a band. Appropriately, on this New Year’s Eve the band will perform
a special show at the intimate venue where it all started, the cozy confines of the Connecticut Yankee at home in San
Francisco.
The show will serve as fond farewell to the past decade and welcome to the next. In the “house that Fritz built,” it
promises to be a memorable event to share with the musicians’ families and closest friends and fans. Singer-
songwriter Kate Gaffney, a good
friend of New Monsoon and frequent performer at the Yankee, will open the show with backing from members of
New Monsoon.
Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Kate will start the evening’s music at 9:00. A traditional champagne toast will be served
up at midnight, and the musical celebration will continue until 2:00 a.m. A small number of discount advance
tickets remain on sale here.
As part of this celebration of its first ten years, New Monsoon is combing its archives for rare photos and videos,
which are being posted on the band’s Facebook
page.
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Connecticut state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Dec. 10 compelled Google to turn over data collected from Connecticut citizens via insecure WiFi networks with Street View. – Connecticut state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Dec.
10 ratcheted up his July request for data Google collected from Connecticut
citizens via insecure wireless networks by demanding the search engine cough it
up.
Blumenthal’s office issued a civil investigative demand,
or the equivalent o…
Kim Kardashian and her sisters have cut their association with a prepaid debit card after it was railed by government officials and consumer advocates for high fees. In a letter to The Revenue Resource Group, which created the card, lawyers for the Kardashians said they were terminating the agreement after it was brought to their [...]
Either The Sisters Kardashians have a tough time with criticism or they’re quickly learning that a prepaid debit card card that charges a $99.95 annual fee, a $9.95 purchase fee, and monthly fees of $7.95 isn’t exactly the best way to wiggle their ample bosoms into the good graces of consumers. Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe [...]
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are slowly gaining ground in politics too – in fact, many wonder if the social networking sites could predict election results. In November”s elections, the candidate who more people “liked” on Facebook won in 71 percent of Senate elections. Twitter was even more accurate, with the candidates [...]
SUMMER 2011 BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE
 Wavy Gravy at Vibes 2010by Max Flatow |
Gathering of the Vibes once again convene at Connecticut’s Seaside Park on at July 21-24, 2011.
The 16th annual Gathering of the Vibes kicks off the holidays on ‘Black Tie Dye Friday’ (November 26), when Early Bird and VIP tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Early Bird camping packages will be available for a limited time at $150, a sizeable savings over the gate price, through www.GOVIBES.com. With only 15,000 camping spaces available, these tickets will go fast. RV passes are also available on a first come basis. Travel packages for non-campers include Holiday Inn Bridgeport offering free shuttle service to and from the festival.
A very limited number of VIP packages will be available and include: expedited exclusive entry, rock-star parking, shaded camping area along with catered meals, snacks and beverages. VIPers also have access to private bathrooms and hot showers all weekend long.
The rumor mill is swirling with artist announcements around the corner. The Vibes also warmly embraces new, virtually unknown artists, who may submit music for consideration at www.GOVIBES.com.
“Each year I am amazed at the spirit, the kindness that emanates from the Vibe Tribe,” commented Ken Hays, founder of the Vibes. “Our fans are dedicated, even at a time when concert ticket sales are down across the country, they continue to bring it.”
Fan support is not limited to ticket sales; it extends out to the Vibes’ many charitable causes. Last year’s charitable efforts raised $75,000 for an inner-city splash pad, and $25,000 for the families of fallen Bridgeport firefighters. The Vibes is a steward for the environment, demonstrating how to reduce carbon emissions, showcasing alternative energies, and returning the park to pristine condition in days after the event through progressive recycling initiatives. The Vibes continues to give back to the community by creating employment opportunities and offering reduced ticket prices for Bridgeport residents.
In 2000, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg did something unprecedented. In her dissenting opinion in the Bush v. Gore case (which threw the election to Bush), Ginsburg ended her opinion with the words “I dissent”.Believe it or not, this is a big d…
TOUR STARTS NOVEMBER 19 IN MIAMI, FL
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The Heavy Pets will close
out a highly successful 2010 with a tour along the northeast corridor including dates in New York, Connecticut,
Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland before heading back to FL for a final leg of New Year’s shows in
their home stomping grounds. The Heavy Pets have grown exponentially in a very short time and the tour marks a
fitting end to an extraordinary year for the band.
The entire tour will be mixed, recorded and cataloged by Charlie Miller of the Grateful Dead/Kimock fame and available for purchase
on the Heavy Pets website through LiveDownloads.com
and DigitalSoundboard.com.
For a complete tour schedule and more information about the band, check out their new website at www.theheavypets.com.
2010 TOUR DATES:
11/19 Tobacco Road – Miami, FL
11/26 Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
11/27 The Vibe Lounge – Rockville Center, NY
11/30 Cafe Nine – New Haven, CT
12/1 Empire Dine & Dance – Portland, ME
12/2 Matterhorn – Stowe, VT
12/3 Matterhorn – Stowe, VT
12/4 Nectars – Burlington, VT
12/8 Westcott Theater – Syracuse, NY
12/9 Putnam Den – Saratoga Springs, NY
12/14 Jewish Mother’s – Norfolk, VI
12/17 The 8 x 10 – Baltimore, MD
12/18 River Street Jazz Cafe – Plains, PA
12/31 Culture Room – Fort Lauderdale, FL
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