No Emmerdale contract for Freeman & other: 2008

Wednesday, 6 August 2008

Low-Sodium Advice For Asthmatics Should Be Taken With A Grain Of Salt

�Following a low-sodium dieting does non appear to have any appreciable impact of asthma attack control as once persuasion, according to new research.

"Despite the clear benefit of a low-sodium diet on cardiovascular peril factors, thither is no therapeutic welfare in the use of a low-sodium diet�on bronchial asthma control in our study population," wrote Zara E. K. Pogson, M.R.C.P., clinical research fellow at the University of Nottingham in England.

The results of the randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled

Thursday, 26 June 2008

Ustad Imrat Khan

Artist: Ustad Imrat Khan

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Sitar and Surbahar: Indian Music for Meditation and Love

Year:
Tracks: 2

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Okkervil River

Artist: Okkervil River

   Genre(s):
Rock
   Indie

Discography:

The Stage Names

Year: 2007
Tracks: 9

Overboard and Down

Year: 2006
Tracks: 5

Black Sheep Boy

Year: 2005
Tracks: 11

Sleep and Wake-Up Songs

Year: 2004
Tracks: 5

Down the River of Golden Dreams

Year: 2003
Tracks: 11

Don't Fall in Love With Everyone You See

Year: 2002
Tracks: 9

Combining folk-rock inspirations and alternative rock sways, Okkervil River creates a particular visionary level-headed, strongly founded on benighted and profound lyrics and on chaotic visions of patterned effectual compounds. Okkervil River is a reciprocal project of Will Robison Sheff (vocals, guitar), and Seth Warren (drums), born when both were soundless in high schooltime, in Meriden, NH. After several long time and multiple life experiences, at the end of the '90s the twosome finally decided to reassemble the band, by then with an extended lineup, afterward they both relocated to Austin, TX. Following the addition of Zachary Thomas (vocals, bass), Jonathan Meiburg (vocals, banjo), and drummer Mark Pedini, Okkervil River reappeared. In 1998, the group offered their first-class honours degree and self-released disc, the EP Bedroom, followed a year later by Stars Too Small to Use, the band's debut record album. During the next long time, the band regularly played live on numerous occasions, including an appearance at the South by Southwest festival in 2000. Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See, the group's minute record album, showed up in 2002, followed by Downward the River of Golden Dreams in 2003, reaffirming the band's cult all o'er the Texas music scene. The band establish success outside of their home state with 2005's Ignominious Sheep Boy and Opprobrious Sheep Boy Appendix EP, with 2007's fantabulous Stage Names widening the playing field even more.

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Lifescapes and Jeff Victor

Artist: Lifescapes and Jeff Victor

   Genre(s):
New Age

Discography:

Return To Scottish Moors

Year: 2001
Tracks: 11

Summer Sojourn

Year: 1996
Tracks: 12

Wednesday, 4 June 2008

Ferrell a huge hit during UCD appearance

Top Hollywood star Will Ferrell last night appeared in University College Dublin to accept a prestigious award in front of 1,500 students.
The 40-year-old star of 'Anchorman' was dressed in the full Irish rugby kit as he accepted the James Joyce Award from the Literary and Historical Society for his outstanding contribution to comedic acting.
Ferrell had a packed O'Reilly Hall in stitches throughout his 40- minute speech where he joked: "As I look out at this crowd, I see the future of Ireland, the future of Europe. And let's face it, the future looks pretty bleak."
The star also spoke about his two-week trip of Ireland with his brother Patrick and father Roylee, whose family hail from Co Longford.
He said: "The trip has been a bit of craic and I'm not talking about talk and laughter, I'm actually talking about crack cocaine."
During his holiday Ferrell travelled to Galway, Mayo, Belfast, Bushmills, Cork, Waterford and Longford. He joked: "The photos are all over Bebo if you need proof."
Ferrell added: "I'm so committed to my Irish roots that I intend to continue wearing this outfit (rugby kit) upon my return to the US. I will also continue to drive on the left-hand side of the road.
"Will it be dangerous? Yes. Is it illegal? Highly. But that's just how committed I am."
His speech also touched on what he believes are his similarities to James Joyce; Westlife and a dig at UCD's rival Trinity College Dublin.
Generating huge applause he said: "The truth of the matter is those guys are going to be working for you."
The star, who commands $20m a movie, joins other public figures honoured by the L&H, including United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix, academic Noam Chomsky and former South African president FW De Klerk.
Ferrell told the L&H: "I'm truly honoured to be in the same company as previous recipients".

Friday, 30 May 2008

'Grand Theft Auto IV' Posts Record First-Week Sales

First they earned an unprecedented streak of perfect review scores. Now Rockstar Games has some even bigger numbers to boast about: the sales of "Grand Theft Auto IV."

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 crime adventure in Liberty City sold 6 million copies in its first week of release, exceeding analysts' predictions, according to a report in The New York Times. The paper reports that the game took in $500 million in sales, and sold 3.6 million copies on its first day of release.

Those figures trump previous the previous top performance of "Halo 3," which netted $300 million in sales in its first week. In the U.S., "Halo 3" sold 3.3 million first-week copies, according to sales tracking firm NPD. (Worldwide figures for the game's first week were not available at press time.)

Giant sales of Rockstar's game had been expected. In March, financial analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan Securities predicted that "GTA" publisher Take Two Interactive would ship 6 million copies, a massive initial delivery of games.

Most competing publishers steered clear of releasing games against "GTA IV," with the notable exception of Nintendo, which slated its latest "Mario Kart" game for release on the Wii just two days before the Rockstar epic. The "Mario Kart" series has been historically among Nintendo's best-selling franchises, and this new game isn't playable on systems that play "GTA IV" — and vice versa.

Last week, members of the movie industry expressed concern that "GTA"'s success would cost the movie "Iron Man" some viewers. While it's not clear to what extent that happened, given that the film still raked in more than $100 million, the "GTA IV" figures trump all movies on that top-10 list.

Publisher Take-Two is hopeful that high sales of "GTA IV" will increase the company's value and improve the company's bargaining position with competitor Electronic Arts, which has been trying to purchase the "GTA" publisher with a stock buy-out during the past several weeks.

"GTA IV" sold in two editions: a basic $60 game-only version and a $90 version that included an artbook, music CD and duffel bag.

The previous console installment of the series, the 2004 "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," has sold 21.5 million copies, according to publisher Take-Two.

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Saturday, 3 May 2008

Glastonbury loses way amid mud and money

Once upon a time, down on a little scatter in the West Country, a fannie Merritt Farmer and his married woman decided to stage a music festival. On 19 Sept 1970, the day afterward James Marshall Hendrix died, Marc Bolan rolled up at Worthy Farm in a velvet-covered machine to play to a modest herd of 1,500 long-hairs. The �1 ($2.40) entry fee included as much absolve milk as you could potable. The farmer, Michael Eavis, hoped to devote off the remainder of his mortgage with the return. Rather, he lost �1,500. Simply the dominicus shone, no ace disturbed the bos taurus and they altogether lived happily always later on. Or, at least, until right away.Thirty-seven years on, the 2007 Glastonbury Festival was the biggest withal. More than 177,000 people paid �145 for each one for the privilege of organism rained on, risking their tents being washed away with the raw sewage and straining their necks to get a fleeting glimpse of The Fratellis.When the �155 tickets for this year's three-day extravaganza went on sales event on William Ashley Sunday, its organisers power justifiably have expected a stampede to correspond last year's, when the result sold out in to a lesser extent than two hours.

Alternatively, a day by and by, nearly 35,000 tickets remained unsold, and the composite pre-registration system designed to dissuade touts had to be re-opened to accommodate fans world Health Organization were slow down away the mark. Of course, Glastonbury will sell come out of the closet as it always does. The fete now makes millions every year - nearly of which goes to polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae - just has it lost its mojo?The brightest adept at this year's festival is i reason for punters' waning enthusiasm. Many were surprised when it was announced that the American English hip-hop moghul Jay-Z would headline the Pyramid Stagecoach on the Saturday night, traditionally the biggest gig of the weekend. Radiohead became the to the highest degree acclaimed live play in the public subsequently their Pyramid Stage performance in 1997, and most festival-goers expect a comparatively traditional guitar stria to meet the slot.So concerned was Jay-Z around his appearance that Eavis has offered to precede him on stage personally, break a lifelong wont of remaining in the wings.The music magazine publisher NME's online message boards confirmed that the rapper was a controversial pick, with commentators suggesting he'd been chosen to appeal to a younger, more urban crowd than that to which Glastonbury has go accustomed. Others suggested the rap music adept was hardly what the fete needed to add together diverseness.
But Jay-Z, aka Shawn James Earl Carter, does epitomise the sense that Glastonbury has turn overly corporate. Last calendar week, years in front marrying the isaac Bashevis Singer Beyonce Knowles, Howard Carter signed an unprecedented US$150 million ($188 1000000), "360-degree" deal with concert promoters Live Land, giving the company a post in every aspect of his career, and devising him arguably the richest rapper in history. It's a far cry from the hippy spirit that gave nascency to the first Glastonbury.

Paul Hardcastle

Thursday, 24 April 2008

Fake Urine Sample Sends Beanie Sigel To Prison

Beanie Sigel was sentenced to three months in prison by a Philadelphia judges yesterday (March 28) for giving probation officials a fake urine sample.

According to The Associated Press, the probation officials also revealed that Sigel tested positive for Xanax and Percocet five times this month.

Sigel was currently serving a six month term in a halfway house for violating his probation last year.

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Jordan recovering after stairs fall

Model Jordan is reportedly recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after falling down a flight of stairs.
According to Digital Spy, Jordan, real name Katie Price, was in the US to have a breast reduction operation.
Her husband Peter Andre was with her when she took the tumble.
A message posted on her MySpace page said: "Lots of messages have come in asking if Katie is alright after falling down a flight of stairs in LA.
"From what we hear, she is walking, although at the time, she thought she had broken both legs.
"Peter is back in England to be with the little ones and Katie will be home soon."

Friday, 18 April 2008

Brosnan stars in gorilla adventure

Pierce Brosnan is to asterisk in a fresh chance celluloid called 'Vanilla Gorilla'.
In a posting on his functionary website, Brosnan said: "Ahead I correct sail with the bit instalment of 'TC2' ['The Seth Thomas Crown Matter 2']... I'm off to

Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Art Hodes

Artist: Art Hodes

   Genre(s):
Jazz

Discography:

Complete AH Blue Note Sessions (CD5)

Year: 1945
Tracks: 14

Complete AH Blue Note Sessions (CD4)

Year: 1944
Tracks: 15

Complete AH Blue Note Sessions (CD3)

Year: 1944
Tracks: 13

Complete AH Blue Note Sessions (CD2)

Year: 1944
Tracks: 13

Complete AH Blue Note Sessions (CD1)

Year: 1944
Tracks: 15

Throughout his long career, Art Hodes was a combatant for traditional wind, whether through his classifiable forte-piano playing, his writings (which included many articles and ocean liner notes), or his play on wireless and educational telecasting. Renowned for the feeling he put into blues, Hodes was curiously effective on up-tempo tunes, where his on-the-beat chordings from his left hand could be quite exciting. Max Born in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, he came to United States with his category when he was sestet months old and grew up in Windy City. Hodes had the chance to attestant Chicago jazz during its selection days in the 1920s, and he conditioned from other pianists. In 1928, he made his recording debut with Wingy Manone, only exhausted to the highest degree of the mid-thirties in obscurity in Windy City until he affected to Newly House of York in 1938. He played with Joe Marsala and Mezz Mezzrow earlier forming his own band in 1941. Hodes recorded for Solo Graphics, his Jazz Record book stigma, Signature, Decca, and Black & Egg white during 1939-1942, just he made more of an printing with his heated Confederacy recordings for Wild blue yonder Note during 1944-1945 (completely of which stand been reissued on a Mosaic loge lay out). During 1943-1947, Hodes emended the important cartridge holder the Jazz Record book, had a receiving set set up evince, and became involved in the moldy park fig tree versus federal Bureau of Prisons wars with Elmore Leonard Feather and Barry Ulanov; jazz on a unit doomed to the latter. In 1950, he returned to Chicago, where he remained active topically and made occasional records. Hodes hosted a television serial publication, Jazz Bowling alley, for a time in the mid-sixties, wrote for Downbeat, and was a jazz educator. Art Hodes recorded oftentimes during the mid-seventies and '80s, and was widely recognized as one of the last survivors of Boodle jazz. His by and by recordings were for such labels as Audiophile, Jazzology, Delmark, Storyville, Euphonic, Muse, Parkwood, Candid, and Euphony & Liberal arts.