CD: Calexico, Carried To Dust

Calexico have crafted a horn, maraca and maybe tumbleweed-laden sound almost geographically located in Calexico, a town nigh the Californian-Mexican border. They cast a critical middle over their homeland, only from the storytelling angle of a striking writer who uses his free time to travel around the US. Victor Jara's Hands tells of a murdered political activist, subtly highlighting American imperialism. However, their music can sound both terrifically evocative or occasionally simulated - as authentic as a Mexican restaurant set in Milton Keynes - and lacks a dominant vocal like former bandmate Howe Gelb, of Giant Sand. Iron and Wine's Sam Beam also features on the record.

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Exposure To Agent Orange Linked To Prostate Cancer In Vietnam Veterans

�UC Davis Cancer Center physicians released results of research display that Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange have greatly increased risks of prostate gland cancer and even greater risks of getting the most fast-growing form of the disease as compared to those who were not exposed.


The findings, which appear online now and will be published in the September 15 issue of the journal Cancer, are the low gear to data link the weedkiller with this form of cancer. The research is also the first to utilize a large universe of men in their 60s and the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for the disease.


"While others have joined Agent Orange to cancers such as soft-tissue sarcomas, Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, there is limited evidence so far associating it with prostate cancer the Crab," said Karim Chamie, lead author of the study and occupant physician with the UC Davis Department of Urology and the VA Northern California Health Care System. "Here we report on the largest study to date of Vietnam War veterans open to Agent Orange and the incidence of prostate cancer."


Chamie also aforementioned that, unlike previous studies that were either excessively small or conducted on men wHO were excessively young, patients in the current study were entering their prime years for developing prostate cancer. There was besides the added advantage that it was conducted only during the era of PSA showing, providing a powerful tool for early diagnosis and tracking of prostate cancer.


More than 13,000 Vietnam veterans enrolled in the VA Northern California Health Care System were stratified into two groups - exposed or non exposed to Agent Orange between 1962 and 1971. Based on medical evaluations conducted between 1998 and 2006, the study revealed that double as many men uncovered to Agent Orange were identified with prostate crab. In addition, Agent Orange-exposed men were diagnosed two-and-a-half years jr. and were nearly four-spot times more likely to present with metastatic disease. Other prostate cancer risk factors - race, body-mass index and smoking - were not statistically different between the two groups.


"Our country's veterans merit the best possible wellness care, and this cogitation clearly confirms that Agent Orange exposure during service in Vietnam is associated with a higher risk of infection of prostate gland cancer later in life," said Ralph deVere White, UC Davis Cancer Center director and a study co-author. "Just as those with a family history of prostate cancer or who ar of African-American heritage are screened more frequently, so too should men with Agent Orange exposure be given priority consideration for all the screening and diagnostic tools we have at our disposal in the hopes of early detection and treatment of this disease."


Now a banned chemical, Agent Orange is a combination of two synthetic compounds known to be contaminated with the dioxin

Deadline

   
Artist: Deadline

   Genre(s): 
Rock: Punk-Rock
   

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 [2003] Back for More

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 12

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Heath Ledger - Scholarship Created In Ledgers Memory

A scholarship fund benefiting struggling Australian actors has been established in late star HEATH LEDGER's memory.

Gregor Jordan, who befriended Ledger while directing him in 1999's Two Hands, announced the fund's formation at Thursday night's (05Jun08) Australians in Film Breakthrough Awards in Beverly Hills.

Jordan, who also directed Ledger in 2003's Ned Kelly, told guests Ledger's spirit had inspired the foundation, as he was once just "your old, broke Aussie actor" struggling to make a name for himself.

But after earning his first significant paycheque, the Perth, Australia native immediately went "into a bar (to) buy everyone a round of drinks."

The director said, "It is that generosity that somehow sums Heath up. When he had nothing, he still found a way to give to others."

Jordan admitted the details of the scholarship at this point remain "a little sketchy" but did pronounce the first benefactor would be Ledger's former girlfriend, Michelle Williams - the mother of Ledger's two-year-old daughter Matilda Rose.

He added: "It's going to involve a number of benefactors and there's been a lot of interest already.

"I was talking to Michelle Williams, his partner and the mother of his child, today and Michelle has said she would be very proud and happy to be the first benefactor."

A letter written by Ledger's father Kim, who could not attend, was read aloud, stating: "We know that Heath would be proud of his attachment to this scholarship.

"(It) does what Heath has done personally during the last 10 years, (supporting) Australian actors, singers, directors or writers who seek to supply their talents to the U.S.A."

The first scholarship is due to be awarded in 2009.

Ledger died in January (08), aged 28, after accidentally overdosing on prescription drugs at his New York apartment.

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Kid Rock Promotes Stealing In New PSA

Kid Rock has filmed a tongue-in-cheek Public Service Announcement about illegally downloading music, saying, “let’s level the playing field. Steal everything!” Watch the PSA by clicking ‘Read More’.

Photo courtesy of Kid Rock’s MySpace.

Lil Wayne pops back to top of Hot 100

'Lollipop' breaks chart-topping hiatus record





NEW YORK -- After a three-week break, Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" featuring Static Major returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. It's the longest chart-topping hiatus since Usher's "U Got It Bad" went four weeks between No. 1 stints in January 2002.
Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" is No. 2 for a second week, while last week's chart-topper, Rihanna's "Take a Bow," slips 3-1 despite being the fastest-growing track at radio. Usher's "Love in This Club" featuring Young Jeezy rises from No. 5 to No. 4, trading places with Jordin Sparks' "No Air" featuring Chris Brown.
Ray J & Yung Berg's "Sexy Can I" holds at No. 6, and Madonna's "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake remains No. 7. Natasha Bedingfield's "Pocketful of Sunshine" rises fro No. 9 to No. 8, trading places with Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body." Danity Kane's "Damaged" holds at No. 10 to round out the top tier.
Another new Usher song, "Love in This Club, Part II," soars from No. 63 to No. 18 in its fourth week, thanks to digital sales of 44,000.
The Hot 100's greatest digital gainer is Duffy's "Mercy," which sold 59,000 downloads en route to a 66-27 climb. The U.K. artist's debut Mercury album, "Rockferry," debuted yesterday at No. 4 on The Billboard 200.
The week's top debut comes from the reunited New Kids On The Block with "Summertime" at No. 57. The song shifted 39,000 downloads and is off to a strong start at top 40 radio, moving from No. 40 to No. 35 this week on the Pop 100 Airplay tally.
Also new this week are Kate Voegele's "Hallelujah" at No. 66, Three 6 Mafia's "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)" at No. 79 and Jason Mraz's "Lucky" featuring Colbie Caillat at No. 82.
Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" is No. 1 for a fourth week on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, where Kanye West's "Homecoming" featuring Chris Martin is the top new entry at No. 68.
Brad Paisley's "I'm Still a Guy" moves from No. 2 to No. 1 to overtake Hot Country Songs, his fourth chart-topper from the album "5th Gear."
On Billboard's rock chart, Weezer is No. 1 on Modern Rock with "Pork & Beans" for a third week, and Disturbed's "Inside the Fire" tops Mainstream Rock for a third. The Cure has the top debut on Modern Rock with "The Only One" at No. 35.

Dj_Quest

   
Artist: Dj_Quest

   Genre(s): 
Breakbeat
   

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 So Good And Break Da Funk (DF002) Vinyl

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 2

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