Jazz musician Johnny Griffin, once billed as "the world's fastest saxophonist, " died of undisclosed causes at his home in France on July 25, 2008.

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Hungry Bird, once billed as Clem Snide's swan song, is a sprawling bit of post-apocalyptic prog-rock, while The Meat of Life polishes its predecessor's weird edges to a smooth and appealing shine.

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That raises the once-unthinkable prospect that the mayor will miss a spectacle billed as the nation's largest St.

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Once they've passed a UI certification, devices and apps will be billed as "plugged into Skype, " but don't expect to see anything happen too quickly: the SDK is Linux-only at the moment, with Windows and Mac desktop versions forthcoming, and Skype will be testing apps and devices before they go live.

ENGADGET: SkypeKit beta SDK adds Skype to any application or device