Fusion

Fusion music, also known as jazz-rock fusion, is a hybrid music genre which combines the improvisational aspects of jazz with elements of rock, soul, and funk.

Fusion enjoyed peak popularity during the seventies due to the popularity of bands like Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, and Return To Forever, as well as musicians like Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke, and Herbie Hancock. Today, it's popularity lives on primarily due to the influence it continues to wield in genres like hip-hop.

While pinpointing an origin for fusion is no easy task, many would point to the landmark Miles Davis album Bitches Brew as a primary influence. Others would probably cite influences as diverse as Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, and Sly And The Family Stone. A reasonable argument could also be made that British progressive rock bands like Yes, Porcupine Tree and King Crimson owe the improvisational, genre-crossing freedom they continue to enjoy at least in part to the enduring impact of fusion.

Fans of jazz-rock fusion can be found blogging on sites like Fusion Groovin and JazzRock World.

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• IEC 2009 Highlights

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 606
  The agenda of the IEC 2009 conference has links to the presentations Dynamic Electron Injections for Improved IEC-POPS Operation [ ppt ] IEC computer simulation: Two-dimensional (2d) Particle-in-cell (PIC) Simulation of Polywell • DD fueled Polywell will be ...
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• AIR application development support

  
  Adobe Blogs — Authority: 636
  One of the nice new features of ColdFusion Builder Beta 3 is the support for AIR application development. To get started with creating an AIR project, do the following: In ColdFusion Builder, select File > New > Project. In the Create Project wizard, select HTML projects > Adobe AIR Project. ...
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• Whats in a name?

  
  Anna's Cool Finds — Authority: 119
  According to The SF Chronicle , Fondue Fusion has become Rays Hot Pot . This would have been a great place to go during the past cold spell! Ive been in the area, just in a bit of overwhelm between big projects at work, and the holiday season. I will be back as I can.
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• The Power of Youtube

  
  Fusion View — Authority: 120
  Youtube can help you hit the big time. It’s official. I blogged awhile back about Malaysian singer songwriter Zee Avi , who was discovered by an L.A. music agent, after she uploaded a video of herself performing a song in her bedroom and now has a record deal and is touring music festivals around the world. ...
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• JooJoo responds to TechCrunch lawsuit over who owns touchscreen tablet

  
  VentureBeat — Authority: 759
  The JooJoo is the touchscreen tablet computer formerly known as the CrunchPad. It was conceived by TechCrunch editor Mike Arrington and built by startup Fusion Garage as a new category of device meant for what he called “couch computing. Last Friday, the JooJoo’s launch was tainted — skillfully, I must admit ...
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• Fusion Garage Scoffs at Arringtons Lawsuit

  
  Techland — Authority: 690
  It seems the feud between Fusion Garage and TechCrunch is far from over. Arrington and Co. filed a lawsuit against Fusion Garage on December 10, 2009 claiming fraud and deceit, misappropriation of business ideas and a string of other reasons in Northern District of California Federal court.(Check out our hands-on with ...
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• Fusion Garage Responds to Arrington Lawsuit [Bitchfight]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 881
  Fusion Garage—manufacturers of the JooJoo, the web tablet formerly known as the CrunchPad—have responded to Arringtons lawsuit and posts against them. Not surprising, they are saying...
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• Episode 293 – Honda Lawsuit, Automakers Look To Partner Up, NACTOY Finalists Announced

  
  John's Journal — Authority: 130
  Runtime 7:20 Honda faces lawsuit from 26 states over inflated mileage claims for the Civic hybrid. Car companies are seeking out partners to cut costs. The North American Car & Truck of the Year jury announces its finalists. All that and more, plus some of John’s thoughts on Lincoln’s new MKT crossover. ...
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• Hoover HEPA Filter For Fusion, and Elite Rewind Uprights Part # 59157055

  
  Kill Deal — Authority: 171
  Brand Name: Hoover Model number: 59157055 Product Description Designed to fit Hoover Elite Rewind uprights including: U5507900, U5507950, U5509900, U5511900, UH40070. Replace every 3 to 6 months…. More >> Hoover HEPA Filter For Fusion, and Elite Rewind Uprights Part # 59157055
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• FuseBox Radio Broadcast for Week of December 15, 2009

  
  BlackRadioIsBack.com - Bringing Quality Black Radio & Its Best Intentions 1 Step At A Time — Authority: 419
  Powered by Podbean.com Direct mp3 Download (right click and "save as") Direct mp3 Download Backup (right click and "save as"; via Blip.TV ) This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of December 15, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop ...
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• Web ads served to iPhones draw 10-20 times more clicks

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 157
  “The wall between online advertising and mobile advertising has cracked,” according to ad network executive Michael Chang. Chang’s company, Greystripe, has been testing a partnership with Web ad network Tribal Fusion. In the past six months, Tribal Fusion has passed along more than 500 ad campaigns to ...
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• Technical Talk: Sentiment Still Not Overly Bullish

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 142
  The comments below were provided by Kevin Lane of Fusion IQ . As seen in the graphs below, sentiment is still not overly bullish. While sentiment remains more neutral than bullish we expect prices to keep working higher (and corrections to be shallow) as it suggests investors still have more sideline liquidity ...
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• Toshiba Satellite Pro T130-EZ1301 – Core 2 Duo SU7300 / 1.3 GHz ULV – RAM 3 MB – HDD 320 GB – GMA 4500MHD – IEEE 802.11n – WLAN : 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR – Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro downgrade – pre-installed: Windows XP – 13.3″ Widescreen TFT 1366 x 7

  
  Kill Deal — Authority: 171
  Product Description Unrivaled battery life, ultimate style. Thin and stylish 13.3″ laptop with up to 11 hours battery life for all day use. The Satellite Pro T130 is designed to offer performance and functionality whilst offering the perfect balance of thin and light, eye-catching design, portability and stunning ...
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• ColdFusion Builder Beta 3 On Labs

  
  Ben Forta's Blog — Authority: 126
  Beta 3 of ColdFusion Builder has been posted to Adobe Labs. Go grab it!
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• ColdFusion Builder - Beta 3 Released

  
  Raymond Camden's ColdFusion Blog — Authority: 428
  The 3rd public beta of ColdFusion Builder has been released to the Labs. Go grab it now. ColdFusion Builder has been my primary IDE for a few months now and Ive been very happy with its progress. Some darn nifty things are in this new beta, including ORM hinting, a SQL editor(*), extensions updates, and support ...
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• ColdFusion Builder Beta 3 available!

  
  Adobe Blogs — Authority: 636
  Its been just a few minutes since the ColdFusion Builder Beta 3 release has been made available on Adobe Labs. Read through the Whats New section of the Release Notes for a quick glimpse of what we have to offer in this release. Updated Beta documentation is available online: Installing ColdFusion ...
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• I Have Cervical Myelopathy. Should I Have A Spinal Fusion, Laminectomy Or Let It Go For Now?

  
  Health and Fitness Product Reviews and Reports — Authority: 141
  I have had cervical myelopathy with stenosis and occasional nerve root compression for 8 years, that we know of. I will need surgery sooner or later. My neurosurgeon is leaving it up to me whether to have a fusion at two levels (C4-5 and C6-7), a laminectomy or to wait. He [...]
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• ColdFusion + Tomcat + Apache + Windows (Take the plunge)

  
  cfSearching — Authority: 117
  For a while now I have wanted to experiment with other CF engines. But kept putting it off for various reasons. Well, this weekend I decided to take the plunge. My first attempt was using CF9s multi-server install with JRUN which met with only partial success. For whatever reason I was never able to get the Open ...
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• Garlic Asparagus, A Vegetarian Side

  
  ShowMeTheCurry.com — Authority: 123
  Sometimes we come across a vegetable that needs very little frills to make it an attractive and tasty dish, Asparagus is top on that list. Here will have prepared the Asparagus with garlic (lots of it) and salt and no other spices and the results are absolutely amazing. The flavor of the Asparagus, the simplicity [...]
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• CFEclipse tip – Recovering a deleted file

  
  Stillnet Studios — Authority: 91
  Today a coworker asked me if I knew how to recover a deleted file in CFEclipse. He had accidentally deleted it before putting into his source control. Since he had been working on this file recently, there is a way to recover it. By default Eclipse keeps a local history of the files you work on. From within ...
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