Curry, 'the cancer killer'

The chemical - curcumin - has long been thought to have healing powers and is already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia.

Now tests by a team at the Cork Cancer Research Centre show it can destroy gullet cancer cells in the lab.

Cancer experts said the findings in the British Journal of Cancer could help doctors find new treatments.

Dr Sharon McKenna and her team found that curcumin started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours.

audio interview from kpfa 94.1 (M1 of Dead Prez)

Mutulu Olugbala (M1 of Dead Prez) was on tour of Scandinavia, Cairo and Gaza to educate himself and others when he returned from his experiences overseas. He was currently on a speaking tour throughout north California called "FROM THE GHETTO TO GAZA"

Interview with cartoonist Khalil Bendib (Bendib.com) and Mutulu Olugbala, aka M1 (deadprez.com) via: kpfa 94.1 (http://www.kpfa.org/)

The interview begins 36:20 (starts about 3/4 of the way through) minutes into the show.

http://aud1.kpfa.org/data/20090909-Wed1900.mp3

wowzers!!!!!!! Mos Def, Black Thought and Eminem

Oh...I apologize for not introducing you...This Hip Hop. Hip Hop....this is the world

Big Brother is a fan of blogs

Wired magazine has revealed the investment arm of the Central Intelligence Agency has invested in a software firm called Visible Technologies that specializes in monitoring social media sites, including blogs, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter and Amazon. Wired reporter Noah Shachtman writes, “America’s spy agencies want to read your blog posts, keep track of your Twitter updates—even check out your book reviews on Amazon.”
via: http://www.democracynow.org/

LINK TO VIDEO REPORT AFTER THE JUMP

Invictus- movie trailer

Morgan Freeman+Matt Damon+Clint Eastwood (director)+ a true story for unity= An amazing movie


-From director Clint Eastwood, “Invictus” tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.-
via: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/invictus/
VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP

INTERVIEW WITH LITTLE DRAGON

LITTLE DRAGON- A NEW



Little Dragon from Gothenburg, Sweden is an amazing group of musical individuals who all give their own but, naturally collide to create a sound like no other. With their array of musical influences, they accentuate the beauty of music and put emphasis on the free spirit that lives in it. Little Dragon sets the standards for creating not just new music but, the start of a new genre that effortlessly sounds collectively amazing. If you have not yet treated your ears to the sounds of Little Dragon, your cheating yourself a walk through a modern art gallery of sounds. Go out and get the self titled album Little Dragon and their new album Machine Dreams. Both albums are a must have for any fan of good music.