Middle East Turmoil Picks Up Where it Left Off
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Here we go once again..I am just so glad that things like this do not happen in America because personally, I would not know how to deal with it at all. As reported by every news media outlet in the country at the moment, the people of Palestine and Israel are once again fighting…I guess this will never get old to them. There are so many things that happen in this place that most of us just can not understand.. In Gaza Strip which is a popular city in Palestine, bombings have started to occur once again. A Palestinian political group named, Hamas is getting bombed by Israeli forces. The worst thing about this entire ordeal is that these attacks started in broad daylight and continued into the early evening hours. Saturday, this bombing campaign caused the biggest one day death total in recent history, killing 250 people alone.
Update: today as I read the New York Times I see that the death toll has risen and this was updated this morning at 6:14 a.m. Can you imagine not being able to get any type of sleep because of a bombing that was happening right outside your door. Or not being able to sleep because you have nothing to sleep on because your house is in a pile of bricks. Americans complain if we cannot get rest because there are too many cars on the road….So let us all take a look at the story of the people in Israel and Palestine and be thankful that we do not have to live in such extreme conditions.
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This all started because Israelis are trying to force Hamas (the Political group) to end it’s rocket barrage into Israel. Apparently, after Gaza was bombed, Hamas started to fire bombs into southern Israel as an act of defense. This type of bombing could take as little as days or weeks according to several leaders in Palestine and Israel. It just seems these two groups are determined to have things there way. Even at the expense of their own people. The thing that is also chilling is that some leaders are talking about encouraging suicide bombings once again. This has not taken place since 2005. I would hate to wake up tomorrow and have to report on that as well.
Taylor is Still Tops on Album Chart
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The Billboard 200 Music Chart (which is updated every Thursday has had one thing missing from it for most of 2008. Someone who is standing tall at the number 1 spot CONSISTENTLY. Well this person seems come in an unlikely form (at least in my eyes) Taylor Swift may end up having one of the best selling albums of 2008. I say this because ever since her album hit stores they have been selling like Bob Evans pancakes on a Sunday morning. This is so crazy because Swift is on what I like to call the “come up” in Country music. Because she is not just yet a superstar but is gently hanging on the cusp of it. With this latest effort titled “Fearless” she is showing that she has the staying power legends are made. Even with a market like the one the music industry is in today, she is selling 200 to 300 thousand copies a week CONSISTENTLY. This has been a consistent thing since she came out. Now her album is very good, I like it a lot but, she is just wiping the floor with Britney and Beyonce’s sales and this week she stopped debuts from the likes of Keyshia Cole, Jamie Foxx and Anthony Hamilton dead in their tracks showing them all that she is currently the artist to beat on the Billboard Charts.
In other news Beyonce is tops again on the Hot 100 Chart as Single Ladies (put a ring on it) Reigns supreme for the thrid week overall
Model and Jock getting Hitched???
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There are reports floating around that are confirming that two of the best looking people on earth are tying the good ole knot…Sometime about the Holiday’s makes everyone just want to shack up. Do I make you Randy baby!!! Do I!!! LOL!!! Oh Austin Powers, But anywho, Yes it is being reported that Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen, who have been an item for a while now, have decided to take their relationship to the next level. Tom supposedly popped the HUGE question on a private plane and Bundchen said yes. Now Now, hold your horses because among the research I did some people are saying that this is not necessarily a legitimate thing just yet. So we all will just have to wait a while to see if this plays out. If these two are engaged I am happy for them and wish them a world of runways and football fields!!! Gosh, can you just imagine the offspring??? How unfair
Monica is married!!!!
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Oh no!!!!!!!!!! My girl did not tie the knot and then try to be sneaky about it…This is some bull**** Because we have had no official reports stating that the R&B songstress, Monica is married to Rocko (the father to her sons who is a rapper) This is very shocking to me because I did not even know that these two were together ….. But after doing a little research I am finding that I am a little late…..LOL… But yeah these two crazy kids have tied the knot and I am happy for them…Anyway Monica says this marriage will not affect her new album and states it will remain, “young and fly”.
Warner Music Group and Youtube Call it Quits
Ok, I might be a little late on this but here we go…..Youtube and Warner Music Group who have been partners in business for a while now have decided to call it quits. Looks like the two companies could not come to an agreement that satisfied both parties as far as revenue is concerned with Youtube. Turns out, Warner wanted a bigger part of the revenue that Youtube gets because of the everyday traffic of the popular site..So Warner has reacted with drastic measures. They have decided that they are going to start to pull their videos from youtube all together.
So we might not see artists like Michelle Branch (who is supposed to be having a new album drop this upcoming year) on youtube anymore..Tear!!!! Other artist with Warner include, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Greenday, Josh Groban, Alanis Morissette, Madonna and Enya. This disagreement between the ex-partners is ironic because Warner Music Group was the first major company dealing with media to team with Youtube. This little union happened in 2006 but I guess it is trouble in media paradise now because Warner has had it with Youtube.
See Warner is supposed to receive an amount every time someone views a media video but they have not been receiving the correct amount from Youtube and all they really want is their fair share. Youtube issued a statement saying, “Despite our constant efforts, it isn’t always possible to maintain their innovative agreements,” YouTube said in a statement on its blog about difficulties of music licensing. “Sometimes, if we can’t reach acceptable business terms, we must part ways with successful partners.” So it seems as if Youtube will not be losing to much sleep over this little tiff between them and the media giant. I hope they can get it all squared away though and soon
