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Thursday 4 September 2008

Every little bit Phelps: Swimmer a VMA presenter

LOS ANGELES �

He does comedy, writes books, and mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, world Health Organization needs swimming?

Certainly not Michael Phelps - not anymore, at least. But as a presenter at the 2008 Video Music Awards, all that fresh Olympic bling will certainly help.

The swimmer world Health Organization took home a record-breaking eight amber medals from the Beijing Games joins Miley Cyrus, Scarlett Johansson, Lindsay Lohan and Ciara as presenters at the Sept. 7 VMAs telecast from Los Angeles. British comedian Russell Brand will host.

It's been a busy week for Phelps, wHO announced he'll write a book about his road to Olympic history (to be released in time for the holidays) and plans to host the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." On Thursday, Phelps was in New York City, filming a cameo for the HBO series "Entourage," and on Friday, he celebrated with a parade at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu of the "High School Musical" franchise will besides present at the VMAs, as will "Twilight" actors Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, MTV said Thursday.

The network likewise announced performers Katy Perry, T-Pain, Lupe Fiasco and The Ting Tings.

Performers already announced include Rihanna, Pink, Paramore and T.I., world Health Organization will be making his first appearance at a major awards show since his apprehend right before an awards ceremony utmost year. The Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and Kid Rock are also scheduled to do their thing onstage.

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Saturday 16 August 2008

Download August Burns Red

Artist: August Burns Red: mp3 download

   Genre(s):

Rock

Discography:

Messengers

Year: 2007

Tracks: 11

They look like clear-cut suburban kids, only when August Burns Red chew in to play, they unleash a precise, potently emotional metalcore onslaught that has union Korean won them a loyal next among fans of adventuresome hard rock candy. August Burns Red was formed in Lancaster, PA, in 2003, and took their identify from a local parole tale in which a tumultuous teenaged girl piazza fire to a pet firedog belonging to her former boyfriend. Featuring vocaliser Jon Hershey, guitarists J.B. Brubaker and Brent Rambler, bassist Jordan Tuscan, and drummer Matt Greiner, the chemical radical recorded their first demo in 2004, when some of the members were still in heights school; later that year, a local autonomous label, CI Records, released the group's first-class honours degree degree EP, Looks Fragile After All. Steady touring and prescribed response to the EP lED to the chemical group organism sign to noted Christian metal label Solid State Records, wHO released August Burns Red's first-class honours degree rough album, Vibrate Seeker, in the come down of 2005. Vibrate Seeker too marked the recording debut for vocalist Josh McManness, wHO replaced the departing Jon Hershey. McManness's stay with August Burns Red proven to be short, and when their arcsecond record album, Messengers, reached stores in June 2007, the chemic group had until now some other jumper lead-in isaac Bashevis Singer, Jake Luhrs; Messengers marked the number 1 time that the total band collaborated on lyrics as well as music for the album's 11 songs. Not long afterwards Messengers was released, CI Records reissued Looks Fragile After All in a special edition with new spread all over art and a bonus DVD.

Thursday 7 August 2008

Illegal Wildlife Trade Threatening Healthcare Resource

�Two reports from TRAFFIC, the world's largest wildlife trade monitoring network, on traditional music systems in Cambodia and Vietnam hint that illegal wildlife trade, including entire tiger skeletons, and unsustainable harvesting is depleting the region's robust and varied biodiversity and putting the primary health care resource of millions at risk.

The results of field studies carried out 'tween 2005 and 2007 launch a pregnant number of Cambodians and Vietnamese bank on traditional medicine. Relaxation of international trade barriers, the encroachment of release market economies and complex national government policies have led to an increment in the demand and supply for flora and fauna used in traditional medicine. The growing illegal wildlife trade in the region is fuelled by the difficulty of sourcing prescribed ingredients, including parts, from globally threatened species.

"The supply of many unfounded animals and plants for medicine in Cambodia and Vietnam is becoming scarce due to overexploitation," said Crawford Allan, TRAFFIC's director in North America. "Some of the trade is illegal and threatening endangered species. In Vietnam, we estimate betwixt 5-10 panthera tigris skeletons are sold annually to be used in traditional medicament. With each skeleton winning approximately $20,000, there is a strong incentive to poach and trade wind tigers that we must address from the grassroots up."

"An overview of the use and trade of plants and animals in traditional medicine systems in Cambodia" examined the exercise of wildlife products in Traditional Khmer Medicine and its possible impacts. Over 800 types of plants - roughly 35 pct of the country's native species - are victimized in Traditional Khmer Medicine. Eight of those plants species are considered high priority for national conservation.

"An overview of the use of plants and animals in traditional medicine systems in Vietnam", presents the findings of traditional practice of medicine market surveys conducted in north and south Vietnam where more than 3,900 species of plant and 400 species of fauna ar used in traditional remedies. Seventy-one of the animals traded and used for medicinal purposes in Vietnam are listed on the IUCN Red List of globally threatened species.

"Traditional music systems in Cambodia and Vietnam are important components of both national healthcare systems, and are much the only means of healthcare for rural communities," said Dekila Chungyalpa, manager of the Mekong Ecoregion Program at WWF-US. "Understanding which beast and plant species and products ar used and traded, and their fundamental trade mechanisms, can cater a useful tool to assess the sustainability of such trade, and furnish an 'early warning' for species that are threatened."

TRAFFIC, a joint program of WWF and IUCN, recommends further research, increased

Friday 27 June 2008

The Fallout Project

Artist: The Fallout Project

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Architecture Breeds Rust

Year: 2004
Tracks: 6

Monday 23 June 2008

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

Artist: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

   Genre(s):
Blues

Discography:

Hometown Blues

Year: 1991
Tracks: 18

Sonny and Brownie

Year: 1973
Tracks: 12

Back To New Orleans

Year: 1973
Tracks: 21

Live At The New Penelope Cafe

Year: 1967
Tracks: 10

Sonny and Brownie At Sugar Hill

Year: 1961
Tracks: 11

Just a Closer Walk with Thee

Year: 1960
Tracks: 12

Monday 16 June 2008

Philip Glass

Artist: Philip Glass

   Genre(s):
Avantgarde
   Classical: Neo-Classical
   Other
   Instrumental
   Ambient
   soundtracks
   Soundtrack
   Classical
   New Age
   Vocal

Discography: