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'Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale': report

2008-09-04T22:19:00.001-07:00

Ronnie Wesley holds Sload, 1, as he speaks to reporters after arriving in Stratford, Ont., subsequently being evacuated from the flooded Kashechewan First Nation in northerly Ontario on April 28. (Dave Chidley/Canadian Press)

People ar dying early not only because of health gaps between rich and poor countries only also because of a lack of housing and clean body of water in affluent countries like Canada, policy-makers said in a study to the World Health Organization on Thursday.

The 256-page report, Closing the disruption in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health, shows how the conditions in which citizenry live and work direct affects the quality of their health.

The "toxic combination of bad policies, economics, and politics is, in large measure, responsible for the fact that a majority of people in the public do not enjoy the good wellness that is biologically possible," the report's authors wrote.

"Social injustice is killing the great unwashed on a grand scale."

The report defines social determinants of health are the circumstances in which the great unwashed are innate, grow up, live, work and age, and the systems couch in place to deal with illness.

In Canada, closely 1.5 million people, mostly single mothers and children, deficiency decent phratry income, safe and low-cost housing, suffer food insecurity and ar vulnerable to violence, aforementioned the group's Canadian commissioner, Monique B�gin, a former federal health minister and a professor in the school of management at the University of Ottawa.

Wake-up call

Canadians may be proud that the United Nations voted the country "the best nation in the world in which to live" for seven age in a row, only not everyone shares as in that high caliber of living, B�gin said.

"This report is a wake up call for action towards truly living up to our reputation."

Food banks in Canadian cities, unacceptable trapping, high suicide rates among young Inuit, and the uprooting of Kashechewan Cree community from the James Bay part in 2005 and 2008 because of unsafe h2O and flooding are examples of areas for improvements, B�gin said.

Health inequities are reflected in the differences in aliveness expectancies betwixt countries, and within countries, the report said.

A kid born in Japan or Sweden tin expect to live to 80 eld, but less than 50 years in several African countries.

Within a rich country like the United Kingdom, the life expectancy at birth for men in the Calton neighbourhood of Glasgow is 54 years, 28 geezerhood less than that of men in Lenzie, a few kilometres away, the report said.

The commission's three recommendations to close the gap in a generation are:

Improve casual living conditions, such as nourishing mothers and expanding education to early child development. Tackle the unjust distribution of power, money and resources, for good example between workforce and women. Measure and understand the problem of health inequity and measure the impact of changes.

Canada, Brazil, Chile, Iran, Kenya, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Sweden, and the U.K. have committed to up social determinants of wellness equity, and are already developing policies across governments to fishing rig them, the commission said.

B�gin said examples in Canada include the Healthy Cities project that supports health promotion, Saskatoon's plan of action on poverty and the Calgary Committee to End Homelessness.

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Download Chris Mills mp3

2008-08-25T18:25:00.001-07:00

Artist: Chris Mills: mp3 download

   Genre(s):

Other

Discography:

L.I.V.E.

Year: 2004

Tracks: 1

Americana singer/songwriter Chris Mills was born an Army brat, expense his plastic days living in both the U.S. and Germany; as a stripling he settled in southerly Illinois, where he was open to the groundbreaking ceremonial occasion guerrilla edwin Herbert Land good of local heroes Uncle Tupelo. While in high schooling, Mills besides fronted a pep pill alloy band, only in the long time to fall out his music took an more and more rootsy turn; upon signing to Chicago indie Sugar Free, he issued his debut EP Nobody's Favorite in 1997, followed in early 1998 by the full-length Every Night Fight for Your Life. Kiss It Goodbye arrived in mid-2000.

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New Prostate Cancer Test Is Ready For Commercialization Following Successful Completion Of Final Clinical Trials

2008-08-15T19:09:00.001-07:00

�Health Discovery Corporation ("HDC") (OTCBB: HDVY) announced that HDC's unexampled gene-based molecular diagnostic test for prostate gland cancer has now successfully completed it's Phase III double-blind clinical trial and is now ready for commercialization to be used by physicians on their patients at risk of having prostate gland cancer. The new prostate cancer try out will be performed at Clarient's Clinical Laboratory in Aliso Viejo, CA. HDC will receive 30% royalty on each test performed.

Results from Phase I, Phase II and Phase III double-blinded clinical validation studies now completed with prostate tissues obtained from multiple sites, including those tested in collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Center, demonstrated a very high success rate for identifying the front of Grade 3 or higher prostate cancer cells (clinically significant cancer), as well as, normal and BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) cells. To date, 322 prostate tissues have been tested. The combined results of the recently accomplished double-blinded clinical validation studies demonstrated that the

Meet Dave

2008-08-07T18:33:00.001-07:00

During his days as SNL's ruling superstar, Eddie Murphy loved to compare himself to Elvis. Sure enough: Two decades afterward, the former '80s funnyman is allowing his career to die the like way The King did -- naked, bloated, and on/in the toilet. One imagines that, as long as on that point are Shrek sequels to keep him financially flush, the comedian turned commodity

Matt Costa

2008-06-27T21:36:00.001-07:00

Artist: Matt Costa

   Genre(s):
Vocal

Discography:

Songs We Sing

Year: 2006
Tracks: 13

Born in Huntington Beach, CA, in 1982, Matt Costa received his first-class honours degree guitar at historic period 12. While he was always interested in music, even playing in a band in high school, Costa's first-class honours degree love was skateboarding. His dreams of passing pro came blinking to an end, all the same, when he badly injured his ramification in a skateboarding accident at 18. During his year-and-a-half-long rehabilitation time period, Costa decided to refocus his energy on songwriting and guitar playing, and began exploitation a four-track to make demos. One of these demos establish its way to No Doubt guitar player Tom Dumont, wHO liked what he heard so much that he offered to get Costa's medicine, and shortly they had recorded deuce independently released EPs, Mat Costa and The Elasmosaurus, as intimately as a full-length early translation of Songs We Sing. These caught the ear of Brush Fire Records proprietor Jack Johnson, wHO was impressed by the young musician's work and signed Costa to his label and invited him to undefendable his 2005 summer tour. In 2006, Costa's official major-label debut, Songs We Sing (slightly different from the 2005 indie translation) was released.

Caught live: Grace Jones

2008-06-23T07:01:00.001-07:00

LONG before MADONNA, GRACE JONES was the material girl who paved the way.

And a quarter of a century on, while they both share a penchant for tight
minimal cladding it is Jones - at 60-years-old, a decade older than the
Queen of Pop - who carries it off best.

She out-cusses her, looks half her age, and needs less gimmicks to pull off a
live show which is nothing less than mesmerising.

She may change hats and jackets offstage between each of the surprise 16 songs
in the Royal Festival Hall set which lasted more than an hour longer than
billed, but when she stood on a podium in front of a sell-out crowd stripped
down to just a corset, g-string and see-through leggings, she looked nothing
less than a Greek goddess commanding her throng.

From her Close Encounters of the Third Kind-style arrival to set-opener
Nightclubbing through to set-closer Slave To The Rhythm - dressed as a
peacock and thanking hat-designer PHILIP TREACY in the same breath as
her band members - Jones ruled supreme.

Other highlights included her launching herself into the crowd - which
included celebrity NOEL FIELDING - while screaming at a backstage
assistant to find her lyric sheet and when he (probably wisely) failed to
show his face, Jones started freestyling.

And then she invited dozens of the crowd onstage to Pull Up To The Bumper.

Enthralling.

Solid Strangers

2008-06-16T20:04:00.001-07:00

Artist: Solid Strangers

   Genre(s):
Dance

Discography:


Gimme The Light (12'')

   Year: 1986
Tracks: 2


Vision (Of The Night) (12'')

   Year: 1985
Tracks: 3


My Delight (12'')

   Year: 1985
Tracks: 2


My Delight

   Year: 1985
Tracks: 7


Music In The Night (12'')

   Year: 1984
Tracks: 2

Dub Incorporation

2008-06-09T00:12:00.001-07:00

Artist: Dub Incorporation

   Genre(s):
Reggae
   Rock

Discography:


Version 1.2

   Year: 2001
Tracks: 4


Version 1.1

   Year: 1998
Tracks: 5


Live Divers

   Year:
Tracks: 5


Live At Arles

   Year:
Tracks: 9


Bonus Tracks

   Year:
Tracks: 4

THE GOSSIP

2008-06-07T19:25:00.001-07:00

Live in Liverpool (Columbia/ Twist): A

This is exactly how it should be: wild, unbridled, assaulting. Say what you will about this band’s sudden rise to stardom, but that doesn’t detract from its powerhouse talent, evidenced here. Studio recordings don’t do the Washington-state-by-way-of-Arkansas trio justice, making this 2007 CD/DVD tour souvenir a must for even the marginally curious. The set captures intimidating frontgal Beth Ditto’s Janis Joplin-like ferocity as she flings her pipes hard and far while maintaining iron-clad control. Who needs bass or keyboards? Anything other than Ditto’s bluesy howl, guitarist Brace Paine’s dark, coiling melodies and drummer Hannah Billie’s dance-punk pummel is unnecessary. Download: “Yr Mangled Heart.”

Ustad Allarakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain

2008-06-07T19:23:00.000-07:00

Artist: Ustad Allarakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain

   Genre(s):
Folk

Discography:

Together

Year: 1989
Tracks: 3

Kelly puts the Work in

2008-06-07T19:22:00.000-07:00

KELLY Rowland explains why, after her songs were leaked, she'll be staying in control of everything from now on, everything except where to get a boyfriend.
Some people have called the lyrics to your single Work (‘‘put it in, do it baby, do it do it baby'') porn-like. Discuss. No! I was in the studio with Scott Storch and Poo Bear, who wrote the song. Poo showed me ‘‘Put it in!'' and I said, ‘‘I'm not singing that!'' He said he meant, ‘‘This guy's got to put in work to get a girl like you'' and I said, ‘‘You know exactly what you're doing'' and he's like, ‘‘Yeah and you're gonna sing it!'' All I could think was ‘‘What is my momma gonna think?'' What did your momma think? I rang her and told her the lyrics and gave her the gist of the song and she said, ‘‘Girl, you're past 21''. As long as my momma has no problem with it then that's all that counts. You've been quite open about repackaging your album Ms Kelly because of low sales. I felt the album had so much to offer. That kind of stuff just makes you work harder. I've worked harder and got better results. It taught me you can be up one day and down the next. It also taught me to trust my gut. You also said there were too many ballads on the original version. There were too many ballads. Coming from Destiny's Child people want to hear a piece of that, otherwise it wouldn't be me. That's why I got songs like Work and Like That to bring the energy up. I'm still young! Some of the songs you were working on leaked. . . It is so frustrating. It's robbing you. I want things to come out when I want them to come out, I don't need people dabbling in my timing. You want to go and strangle someone. So how do you stop the leaks? When I record for my next album the sessions will be in an MP3 on the necklace, which will be around my neck all the time, even when I'm sleeping. I've gone through my computer, there's something you click on to ‘‘share music''. I've shut that down. I didn't know about that. I've learned my lesson. Have you started working on your third album? I have. I want something new and refreshing. I'm going to record a lot of it in the UK. You seem to be aware of where you're selling records . . . which isn't America at the moment. I have to be globally minded. Shoot, the most success I have is always international rather than domestic. I'm not mad at that. At first I was like, ‘‘Oh my home doesn't love me''. My home is fickle. Everywhere I've been outside the States has been so loyal. I appreciate loyalty. Is it true you auditioned for the role of Carrie's assistant in the Sex and the City movie? I did. When they called me and said I didn't get the part I did cry, I can't lie. I'm happy for Jennifer Hudson. She did a good job, but I could have done just as good a job! You had work done upstairs when you went from an A-cup to a B-cup last year, and admitted it. My mom called and said, ‘‘There are pictures on the internet . . . comparison pictures . . . before-and-after pictures. What are you gonna do?'' She reminded me I came to her when I was 16 and said, ‘‘I want my boobs done''. Eleven years later, I decided to do it. She said, ‘‘I'm proud of you. I wanted you to do it for you, not for the industry, not for a guy, but for you''. Once she put it like that, I was proud of myself. You waited 11 years, so what pushed you over the edge? The last straw was putting on my favourite top and I looked like I was in kindergarten. That was really irritating. I still loved my body, that was just one thing I wanted to do, I wanted to go up a cup size. Most celebrities deny it. . . And say ‘‘I got a bee-sting!'' I couldn't lie when the journalist asked me. I've had a lot of good feedback from being honest about it, especially from the young fans. I made sure it was clear it was a decision I made, and I waited almost 11 years to do it. And the role-model factor? I carry the fact I am a role model like a torch, I carry it with integrity. I'm proud of that, I wouldn't want to do anything that could jeopardise that. Your video blog was seized as proof Beyonce and Jay-Z were going to marry . . . People took that and ran with it. As for the other thing, that's something you'd have to talk to B about. You must be happy for her? I'm happy for all my girls. Do people other than journalists ask you about a band reunion? All the time. And they ask Beyonce and Michelle (Williams) as well. Destiny's Child is a part of me. Whenever the timing is right and comes together it'll happen. I would want it to be a surprise, I think we owe that to the fans. Did you see her on-stage fall on YouTube? That freaked me out. You hear about it, you watch it on YouTube and it's real and you can't get in contact with her. I called her, ‘‘Boo, are you OK?'' She was like, ‘‘Yeah I'm fine, I've got a big old gash in my leg, but I'm OK''. I passed out in Nigeria on stage, she rang me, she was worried. Also as seen on YouTube. . . Yeah, very embarrassing. I was dehydrated, forgot to eat. Crazy. I passed out. That was scary. You're going to Africa for HIV awareness this month. I'm going over for MTV's Staying Alive project to increase knowledge and awareness to young people about AIDS and HIV. AIDS is real and it's rampant. If you're going to make the decision to have sex, have safe sex. We're going to meet people and hear their stories about how they got AIDS. One lady was raped by her uncle, some kids are born with it. It's very real. Once you know, you're held accountable. It's important you pass the message on. It's a long way from Hollywood. This is the most rewarding thing for me. If God has put me in this position it's my responsibility I'm not just here in a cute dress with a microphone. I want to have a message. I want to stand for something. Beyonce has done a lot of work with Nelson Mandela's AIDS charity. She said she had never felt so humbled. She said every time she wants to complain she thinks about that trip (to South Africa). She held a child five minutes before they passed. Once you see that, you want to look at people in the eye and say, ‘‘This is not a joke, this is real''. The numbers are staying the same, they need to change drastically. Why is the message not getting through? I know some schools are hesitant about talking about AIDS, but look at where we're headed if we don't. I look at my nephews and nieces. Kids are robbed of their innocence as soon as they walk out the door. It makes me scared to have kids. I want kids, I want five. But now my numbers have gone down two or three. Having a child is like letting your heart walk around. If I feel like this with my godchildren and nieces and nephews, my poor children, I won't let them go anywhere. I'll be terrified. How are you going with finding a babydaddy? I'll be glad when God sends me a boyfriend. I can get serious, get married, have kids. I don't know when that'll happen. We'll see. Ms Kelly (Sony BMG) out now.

Jay of Jay and Silent Bob: 'Memba Him?!

2008-06-07T19:21:00.002-07:00

Jason Mewes became famous for playing the drug dealing talking half of Jay and Silent Bob from all those Kevin Smith films. Guess what he looks like now!

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LiveDaily News Break, June 4: Madonna, Janet Jackson, Sugarland and more

2008-06-07T19:21:00.001-07:00

Today's edition features news and tour information about Madonna [ tickets ], Janet Jackson [ tickets ], Busta Rhymes [ tickets ], Less Than Jake and Sugarland [ tickets ].* * *More sellouts mean more shows for Madonna, who'll bring her "Sticky & Sweet" world tour to North America in October and November.Since last check, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has added second nights in Las Vegas, Denver and Oakland, CA. As previously reported, Madonna's North American run is set to launch Oct. 4 in East Rutherford, NJ, and visit cities all over the US and Canada through late November as she backs her recently released chart-topping album, "Hard Candy."* * *Janet Jackson has added another dozen cities to her upcoming tour behind her latest album, "Discipline," which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart in March. The outing, which is Jackson's first tour in seven years, is still set to launch Sept. 10 in Vancouver, and now includes stops Las Vegas, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Dallas, among others.* * *Rapper Busta Rhymes has joined the lineup for Linkin Park [ tickets ]'s upcoming fifth annual Projekt Revolution tour, which is set to hit two-dozen cities this summer. In addition to Rhymes and headliners Linkin Park, the outing---which launches next month---also features Chris Cornell, 10 Years, Armor for Sleep, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Hawthorne Heights, Street Drum Corps and The Bravery.* * *Less Than Jake will top the roster of this summer's "Sleep It Off Tour," an outing that will also feature Goldfinger, Big D and the Kids Table, Mustard Plug, and Suburban Legends. The run gets underway June 17 in St. Petersburg, FL, and is scheduled to hit 40 clubs and theaters across the US through early August.* * * Sugarland has added several new dates to its in progress tour, an outing that backs the pair's forthcoming album, "Love on the Inside," which is due in stores July 22. The bulk of the country duo's itinerary now stretches into mid-August, and also includes a mid-September make-up date in Asheville, NC, where the pair canceled a show back in April.

Blockbuster Video: "Rambo" tops both rentals and sales lists

2008-06-07T19:20:00.001-07:00

TORONTO - The most popular DVDs according to Blockbuster Video Canada for the period ending June 1.

DVD RENTALS

1 Rambo

2 National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets

3 The Cleaner

4 Untraceable

5 Mad Money

6 Strange Wilderness

7 P.S. I Love You

8 27 Dresses

9 The Air I Breathe

10 The Great Debaters

DVD SALES

1 Rambo

2 Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Special Edition)

3 National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets

4 Indiana Jones: Last Crusade (Special Edition)

5 Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom (Special Edition)

6 Strange Wilderness

7 P.S. I Love You

8 Untraceable

9 Marvel Heroes (Collector's Set)

10 I'm Not There

News from �The Canadian Press, 2008

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Kooks bassist quits band for good

2008-06-07T19:19:00.001-07:00

The Kooks have permanently parted ways with bass player Max Rafferty.
Rafferty had previously spent several periods away from the group because of illness, but he has now left the Brighton rock group for good, according to his bandmates.
He will be replaced by Cat the Dog's bassist Dan Logan on a temporary basis.
No reason for Rafferty's departure has been given by The Kooks.
A statement from the band said: "Max Rafferty has parted company with The Kooks - the band will be continuing with the forthcoming shows. Dan Logan, bassist with local Brighton band Cat the Dog, will be filling in for the short-term."
The Kooks are currently preparing for the release of their second album 'Konk' on 14 April, which is the follow-up to their hugely successful debut 'Inside In/Inside Out'.

Stephen Kent

2008-06-07T19:17:00.001-07:00

Artist: Stephen Kent

   Genre(s):
New Age

Discography:


Songs From The Burnt Earth

   Year: 2002
Tracks: 11


Oil and Water

   Year: 2002
Tracks: 10


Landing

   Year: 1999
Tracks: 10


Didge Solo Didgeridoo Didgeridu Yidaki

   Year: 1999
Tracks: 4


Family Tree Cd2

   Year: 1997
Tracks: 3


Family Tree Cd1

   Year: 1997
Tracks: 9


Ocho Elefantes

   Year: 1990
Tracks: 8

Former Idol star McPhee gets married