Haiti Earthquake Devastation raises Global Humanitarian Efforts
Haiti is in a state of shock and devastation after witnessing the leveling effects of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. Electricity is out and phone lines are down. Search and rescue teams scour the area hoping to find survivors amongst the wreckage. An official fatality count has not yet been released though the number is estimated in the hundreds of thousands.
"There were eight aftershocks last night. Everyone was sleeping in the streets. The whole city is affected. It is just morning here now, and I can hear helicopters working on the search and rescue. The immediate need is to rescue people trapped in the rubble, then to get people food and water. We're particularly worried about the children, because so many schools seem to have collapsed. Children were still in school in the afternoon when the earthquake hit, so there are many children trapped. It's horrifying,” Sophie Perez, CARE's country director in Haiti reported.
Music For Relief, an artist and music industry outreach is encouraging the community by reaching out via Facebook and Twitter pages, as are Linkin Park and 30 Seconds to Mars.
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Jared Leto Buys Larry King's Suspenders for $1,000, and a Good Cause
Tonight's Larry King Live "Haiti: How You Can Help" special raised $5 million for UNICEF and the American Red Cross, including $1,000 for the suspenders King was wearing. Actor Jared Leto had the winning bid for those.
The suspender suspense was begun by Ryan Seacrest with several celebs bidding. P Diddy followed suit and auctioned off his sunglasses. Paula Abdul brought a copy of "Michael Jackson OPUS" and auctioned it off for Haiti relief. At last check, the bid was $7,500.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn … 149249.asp
Twitter #MusicMonday top songs: 'Kings and Queens,' 'Fireflies'
On January 18, more than 30,000 tweeters shared the names of music and songs they liked in a tweet using the "#musicmonday" hashtag. The week's top songs recorded on twit40.com included enduring favorites "Kings and Queens" by 30 Seconds to Mars, "Fireflies" by Owl City, and Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance."
Top #musicmonday songs at twit40.com:
1. "Kings and Queens" - 30 Seconds to Mars
2. "Fireflies" - Owl City
3. "Bad Romance" - Lady GaGa
4. "Sex Therapy" - Robin Thicke
5. "One Time" - Justin Bieber
6. "This Is War" - 30 Seconds to Mars
7. "One Less Lonely Girl" - Justin Bieber
8. "Say Something" - Drake
9. "Vanilla Twilight" - Owl City
10. "Crawl" - Chris Brown
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Отредактировано Fallen Soul (19 Янв 2010 17:37:28)
