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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, The Allman Brothers Band, Lyle Lovett and Jimmy Buffet are just some of the hot performers at the New Orleans Jazz Festival throughout July. Daily concerts (the sound quality has been great so far) from 11 am - 1 pm. [Real Player required]

Traffic congestion? Overloaded city infrastructure? Maybe Auckland's problems aren't so bad, after all. Find out what problems other cities face, and how they cope, during the international Urban Futures conference, all this week in Johannesburg.

The tall ships are gathering in Boston for Sail 2000, and you can follow in their wake with live webcams, until 22 July. If you're the type who gets seasick, why not watch the planes take off and land at Logan Airport while you listen to air traffic control - on the same website. [Real Player required]

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