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Hi Rick,

Exactly!

If people really want to download music from this or any other website, there are various ways for them to do so. There are websites and software programs available to allow people to capture streaming audio and video from the internet and save them on their computers. I just don’t want to make it too easy for visitors to do it.

The aim of this site is to foster appreciation for Khmer music and encourage support for the Khmer artists and production companies that bring them to us.

The Khmer performers need to make a living, too. If everyone downloads and copies Khmer music from the internet and stop buying CDs and DVDs, the production companies will no longer have an incentive to create them. Consequently, Khmer music will cease to advance, and some Khmer female singers will be forced to earn their living selling their bodies instead of their talents.

As a strong advocate of Khmer pride, unity, and prosperity, I certainly don’t want this to happen. I want this site to become a place to showcase Khmer talents and to encourage our people to support one another by going out and buy the music they like.

I am an avid consumer of Khmer music and own hundreds of Khmer CDs and DVDs myself. When buying a CD or DVD I always inspect it thoroughly to make sure that it’s original and not a boot-leg copy.

While many people, including myself, download music from the internet, we always have to ask ourselves whether our actions will lead to positive or negative consequences. For instance, when I copy a few of my favorite Khmer songs onto a CD and give it to a friend, I probably do very little harm because if my friend likes the music, he will go out and buy the original CDs or DVDs. On the other hand, if I make a thousand copies of the CD to sell to others, my actions would be very hard to justify. I think moderation is the key.

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I watched a news conference of President Obama on CNN today and not having seen him on TV for a while, I couldn’t help but noticed that he has very large earlobes.

The Chinese regard large, thick earlobes that project outward perpendicular to the side of the head as a sign of intelligence, and no one can dispute Mr. Obama’s superior intellect, having witnessed how he outsmarted Hillary Clinton, a Rhodes Scholar, and the long-time statesman and war hero John McCain for the presidency. I think America had made a wise choice in electing Obama; otherwise, the whole country probably would be glued to the television set following the latest twists and turns in the never-ending saga of Bristol Palin’s break-up with her ex-fiance, with whom she recently she bore an illegitimate child, instead of focusing on the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, courtesy of the former president George W. Bush, who, by the way, does not have very large earlobes.

Having a science background I usually don’t entertain these silly matters, but sometimes you can’t help but notice the correlations between people’s body parts and certain characteristics about them. The Buddha, for instance, is usually depicted as having unusually large, elongated earlobes. The size of his earlobes represents his superior intelligence, and the elongation represents his long life. Lord Buddha possessed both superior intelligence and longevity. Like the Buddha I also have elongated earlobes, but I don’t exercise and hardly ever leave the computer, so I’m hoping that my earlobes will somehow give me longevity.

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Hi Everyone,

I hope you and loved ones have had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, we don’t celebrate the holiday here in Cambodia, so I didn’t get a chance to gain the extra few pounds that had become a tradition during this time of the year.

Did you know that there are dozens of cool games, video sharing, music, shopping, and social networking applications on KC that you can add to your page?

Go to the following to see a list of gadgets you can add to your page.

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Also, I am happy to announce that close to 10,000 people have downloaded and installed our popular Khmer Community Toolbar. The toolbar puts Khmer radio (VOA, RFA, Khmer songs) and other useful tools right on your browser, letting you listen to Khmer-language programs while browsing the web.

If you haven’t yet, download our FREE toolbar today to put Khmer radio, news, music, karaoke, chat, and much more at your fingertips.

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