Saturday 23 August 2008

Taking Back Sunday cover The Beatles at Leeds Festival

Taking Back Sunday covered The Beatles during their set on the Main Stage at Leeds Festival today (August 23).


The emo-rockers launched into a version of 'I Want You (She's So Heavy), from the rock legends' 1969 record album 'Abbey Road' at the close of the cut 'A Decade Under The Influence'.


The cover came in the midst of a career-spanning put by the New York band, which included 'Error Operator' and 'Where You Want To Be'.


Singer Adam Lazzara later on took the opportunity to give props to Rage Against The Machine, world Health Organization headline the Main Stage tonight.


"You guys gonna turn it up for Rage? You better!" he aforementioned.

Taking Back Sunday played:

'Error Operator'

'Liar (It Takes One To Know One)'

'Where You Want To Be'

'One-Eighty By Summer'

'Number Five With A Bullet'

'Cute Without The 'E' (Cut From The Team)'

'A Decade Under The Influence'/'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'

'What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?'

'Make Damn Sure'


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Wednesday 6 August 2008

Efforts Target American Indian Youth For Diabetes Prevention, Encourage Minorities To Donate Tissue, Organs, Begin HIV/AIDS Ministries In Communities


The following summarizes articles related to efforts that seek to address racial and ethnic health disparities.

Farmington, N.M.: CDC has chosen the Central Consolidated School District to participate in a young curriculum program designed to reduce children's risk for diabetes, the Farmington Daily Times reports. The school district was chosen because of its large American Indian population, CDC spokesperson Rachel Ciccarone said. Under the program, fourth- and fifth-graders will receive a series of picture books featuring an American Indian character world Health Organization learns around healthy habits from his ancestors. CDC officials consulted with Indian Health Service to originate the books. Officials leslie Townes Hope the broadcast will further students to adopt salubrious behaviors (Landry, Farmington Daily Times, 7/29).


National Minority Donor Awareness Day: The day is intentional to inform people that more minorities are requisite to donate organs and tissue, the Rensselaer Republican reports. Minorities in special are bucked up to schedule an date that day to donate blood (Rensselaer Republican, 7/24).


Indianapolis, Ind.: The Lilly Endowment has awarded the Wishard Memorial Foundation with a $2 million grant to benefit the George H. Rawls, M.D. Scholarship Fund, which helps minority students interested in pursuing aesculapian training at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Inside Indiana Business reports. In addition, the university's Medical Group-Primary Care has committed to a $2 million challenge grant for the scholarship's endowment, which will cater one additional dollar for every two dollars embossed. The foot is hoping to raise $4 gazillion for the challenge assignment. It is estimated that the $6 million endowment fund will offer full tuition grants for 10 minority students (Inside Indiana Business, 7/28).


Louisville, Ky.: The international HIV/AIDS ministry program The Balm in Gilead came to the city to lead workshops on establishing effective local HIV/AIDS ministries, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The Balm in Gilead program seeks to "better the health status of people of the African Diaspora by building the capacity of faith communities to address life-threatening diseases, especially HIV/AIDS." Relia Bailey, executive director of Canaan Community Development, said that the workshops are geared toward religious leaders, churches and community organizations (Hall, Louisville Courier-Journal, 7/26).


New Jersey: The Puerto Rican Action Committee of Southern New Jersey on Tuesday hosted the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's Latina Breast Cancer Awareness Program, aimed at Hispanic women in Central and Southern New Jersey, Today's Sunbeam reports. As part of the event, women received bilingual material on bar and self-exam charts with recommendations from the political platform. According to Mary Palacios, director of New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection, cultural barriers ar the ahead cause for long-term, undiagnosed breast cancer in Hispanic women (Simione, Today's Sunbeam, 7/30).


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