Don't miss the Horizon Series - Part 2 - March 3, 2013 at 4pm -featuring two talented dancers in solo kathak and Odissi performances - Parul Gupta in kathak with live music and Enakshi Das Sinha in Odissi.
Learn more about these dynamic South Asian dance forms in a talk back session with the artists. A great opportunity to learn more about the rich heritage of Indian dance.
Donations: The event is free, but we will pass the hat and would be happy to receive your generous donations.
We are pleased to announce our fourth monthly Queen Gallery Poetry Night, on Tuesday February 26th, 2013, 7-9 p.m. at the Queen Gallery. It is an open–stage night of music and poetry on the last Tuesday of every month with wonderful features. Bring your poetry, music and friends and share your art with us at the wonderful Queen Gallery. Any style of poetry and music in any language is welcome. If you write or perform in a language other than English, you could offer translations or an explanation in English.
The TV show was removed from Rawal TV for unknown reasons.
AN OPEN MESSAGE FOR PAKISTAN CONSULATE OFFICE IN TORONTO FROM TAHIR ASLAM GORA Dated: 20th Feb, 2013 Friends, I could not find a minute yesterday for Facebook and Twitter. In the meanwhile, I kept receiving hundreds messages through Email, Facebook, Twitter, Text and phone calls since last 48 hours and everyone was asking me the same question that what happened with the Kashmiri Hindu Pandits' talk in my show? I couldn't conduct my investigation for a while because I was busy in some important meetings, followed by attending Honourable Prime Minister Stephan Harper's special announcement ceremony at Ahmaddiya Mosque Maple. It was also a pleasure to meet honourable Prime Minister there. Afterwards, I spend a fair amount of time to investigate why my talk-show video has been removed from Rawal TV's website and its youtube channel.
BRAMPTON, ON: The City of Brampton’s Economic Development Office is the proud recipient of two awards at the 56thannual Economic Developers Council of Ontario’s (EDCO) conference held on February 7 in London, Ontario.
Writers Forum will begin a series of Rediscovery of our major Writers. It will be arranged on a month to month basis. At our first event of this series, we will discuss the poetry of Noon Meem Rashed, who was among the pioneers of modern Urdu verse.Noon Meem Rashed's daughter and wife of distinguished poet and scholar Farooq Hassan's , Yasmin Hassan will be the Chief Guest.
The program is a follows: Date: Sunday the 24th of February, 2013 Time : 2 PM Place: North York Central Library- Meeting Room 2/3
An exhibition of drawings by five artists who at various stages of their professional career revert to the pleasure of drawing. Presenting the works of Reeta Saeed, Sumaira Tazeen Sheikh, Bushra Mahmood Kanchana Raste and Asma Mahmood at Promenade Gallery on Friday Feb 22, at 7.00pm.
Join us for an evening of artistic expereince and execute your own drawing for the inspired wall. Materials shall be provided on site.The exhibition goes on till 6 March 2013.
The one-day (9:30 am to 4:30 pm) course
for 11 to 14 year olds is designed to teach babysitting, leadership and first
aid skills in a fun and informative way. It is also an excellent program for
teaching emergency skills to students who are occasionally alone at home.
Certificates are issued upon completion.
Registration is required at any
library branch, beginning February 11, 2013.
Course cost is $40.
Locations and dates are:
Mount Pleasant Village:Monday, March 11
Chinguacousy: Tuesday, March 12
Four Corners: Wednesday, March 13
Gore Meadows: Wednesday, March 13
Cyril Clark: Thursday, March 14
For more information call 905-793-4636
or TTY 1-866-959-9994 or visit your nearest library location.
Registered
Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) are a great way to save for retirement. If you
already have an RRSP, you understand the basics about this retirement savings
vehicle, but you may have other questions. In the tips below, expert Chartered
Accountants answer some frequently asked questions about RRSPs.
The aspirations of a billion people of India will ensure prosperity: Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani is India's wealthiest man and runs a conglomerate with significant energy holdings. He had not granted a television interview in 10 years prior to speaking recently to CNN's Fareed Zakaria for this weekend's 'FAREED ZAKARIA GPS' program. Zakaria asked Ambani about his outlook on the global economy, specifically the American economy, and his response included a prediction about America's energy future. Below, is an excerpt of the interview:
FAREED ZAKARIA, Host 'FAREED ZAKARIA GPS': Tell me, you have a vantage point to look at the global economy. You run India’s largest company. Where do you think we are, um, five years after the financial crisis began?
MUKESH AMBANI, CHAIRMAN, RELIANCE INDUSTRIES: Well, I’m more optimistic than most. And, my view is that this year, we will see the beginning of a recovery, particularly in the U.S.
ZAKARIA: And you - and you - you think that that's because just the inherent strengths of the U.S. economy?
AMBANI: There has been a fundamental transformation in the energy scene in the US. For many decades, we have heard that the U.S. will be independent of foreign imports of energy. Realistically, I can now tell you that it is my judgment that this will happen in the next five or seven years, The U.S. has truly found non-conventional energy in shale oil and gas which is really, really bringing benefit not only to the population in the U.S., but, really, to across the world.
ZAKARIA: You've invested in solar? Do you think, in the next 10 or 15 years, the costs will come down dramatically?
AMBANI: Absolutely. I think so. And I think that, ultimately, the way I think about energy is that we will transit from what I call a hydrocarbon present, which is coal, oil and natural gas, over the next many decades, into a fully renewable, sustainable future. And solar really will be at the heart of it.
Let's listen to what people are saying about recently released film Viswaroopam of Kamal Hasan on twitter and Facebook and more... in real time after it went to controversy.
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CBSA Regional Director General for the GTA, Goran Vragovic, left, MP Ted Opitz, Minister of State (sport) Bal Gosal, and GTAA vp guest and terminal services Pamela Griffith-Jones pose with one of the 20 new ABC (Automated Border Clearance) machines at Pearson airport in Toronto, February 8, 2013. The CBSA and GTAA installed 20 self serve kiosks which should double capacity at Canada's busiest airport
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Toronto, Ontario, February 8, 2012 - Today, on behalf of the Hounourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (sport), was joined by Pamela Griffith-Jones, Vice-President of Guest and Terminal Services for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to officially launch the Automated Border Clearance (ABC) program at Toronto Pearson International Airport and Goran Vragovic, CBSA Regional Director General for the Greater Toronto Area.
Bhavna Pani is a Bollywood actress and model. She has also learned Contemporary Modern dance and is also trained in Kathak and Odissi. She is an exquisite and talented dancer and actress. She is most famous for being the heroine of Bharati The Show - the most succesful Bollywood musical in many countries. I had a chance of talking to her while she is here in Toronto for her Show BHARATI in Toronto at Sony Centre on 9th -10th Feb, 2013.
Sunny Leone: “Pani poori is one of my favorites and so is grilled fish and sea food and meat steaks not to forget the Vindaloo, Cafreal, Ambot tik and Xacuti that Goa is so famous for”
Some Kashmiri and other separatists protested at Pearson Convention Centre, Brampton while waving Pakistani flags. The venue was hosting the Republic Day of India celebrations held under the aegis of the Consulate General of India and Panorama India on 27th January 2013. Peel Police denied the media, some of whom were members of the South Asian Press Club of Canada, to take the photographs of the protesters and this raises a lot of questions, such as is the establishment in Canada favouring the protestors? The above pictures were taken later from facebook.
THE MISSISSAUGA YOUTH FILM FESTIVALCALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Mississauga, ON - Calling all youth in the city of Mississauga! In collaboration with the City of Mississauga and members of the Mississauga Arts Council - Limelight Association of Youth Artists, we present to you the Mississauga Youth Film Festival (MYFF). The purpose of the film festival is not only to showcase the talents of Mississauga youth, but to inspire them to continue creating short films.
Canada-India trade agreement an important part of the Harper government’s plan to open new markets and create jobs
February 6, 2013 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced the conclusion of the seventh round of negotiations toward a Canada-India comprehensive economic partnership agreement. Negotiations took place in New Delhi on February 5 and 6, 2013.
Ottawa, February 6, 2013 - The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, today called on NDP and Liberal Members of Parliament to stop opposing theFaster Removal of Foreign Criminals Actas it reaches Third Reading - its final stage in the House of Commons before it proceeds to the Senate of Canada.
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3.. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure (30 days)
2. Gastric (10 days)
3. Diabetes (30 days)
4. Constipation (10 days)
5. Cancer (180 days)
6. TB (90 days)
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards – daily..
This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.
It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.
This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks:
· Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting,
· Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
· You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
· Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
· 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
· Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.
Please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.
For once small-time producer and actor Kamaal R Khan or KRK as he is known may have gulped down much more than what he can chew. He probably did not realize when he took “panga” with Sunny Leone that Sunny has millions of fans in India and a billion-strong fan-following in the world. Possibly he is just looking for cheap publicity. Sunny is the most searched celebrity and the most popular adult star in the world and one of the most downloaded too.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 5, 2013) -As part of Black History Month, all Canadians are invited to take part in recognizing the achievements of black Canadians who work in law enforcement, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
"Black Canadians have made significant contributions to all areas of Canadian life, and this year we are focusing our celebration on the contributions of past black pioneers and present leaders who have done so much to serve and protect our communities," said Minister Kenney, at the Canadian War Museum for the launch of Black History Month.
February 5, 2013 -Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that the Harper government is taking further steps to combat corruption and bribery by tabling amendments to theCorruption of Foreign Public Officials Act in the Senate. He delivered the following remarks in Ottawa:
“Our government’s top priority is securing jobs, growth and long-term prosperity. In our international dealings, this takes many forms.
“It involves positioning Canada as a reliable supplier of the resources emerging markets need to grow.
“It involves pursuing an aggressive, pro-trade agenda.
“It involves creating the conditions for Canadian businesses to succeed.
“But our government also expects Canadian business to play by the rules.
“Canadian companies can compete with the best and win fairly.
“To signal our commitment and our expectation that other countries do the same, I am pleased to announce that our government is redoubling our fight against bribery and corruption.
“Today, reforms are being introduced in the Senate that will further deter and prevent Canadian companies from bribing foreign public officials. These amendments will help ensure that Canadian companies continue to act in good faith in the pursuit of freer markets and expanded global trade.
“Canada is a trading nation. Our economy and future prosperity depend upon expanding our trade ties with the world. This, we hope, is a good faith sign that Canada’s good name retains its currency.”
An article not to be missed........... The inside story of Jason Kenney’s campaign to win over ethnic votes - Canada - Macleans.ca Last year, L’actualité, the sister publication to Maclean’s in Quebec, got unprecedented access to Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. Chief political reporter Alec Castonguay was given a rare behind-the-scenes look at the man who is arguably most responsible for delivering the Conservatives a majority in the last federal election and who is remaking the nation’s immigration policy. This is an edited, translated version of the story that appeared in the magazine and as a L’actualité ebook.
Jason Kenney scans the dense crowd of roughly 20,000 Sikh Canadians in traditional dress and multicoloured turbans here to mark Vaisakhi—the annual celebration commemorating the foundation of this community originally from India’s northeast. Sitting cross-legged on the thin grey carpeting covering the enormous stage, the minister is inwardly cringing.
He doesn’t like what he sees. In front of him, a dozen yellow and blue Khalistan flags are splitting the crowd near the podium, held by men fighting the hot early May sun in T-shirts. The man at the mic, speaking Punjabi, suddenly speeds up and radicalizes his tone. He speaks of genocide, of violent clashes and of the independence of Khalistan—a country that a faction of Sikh nationalists would like to carve from India. It’s too much. Kenney, who’s picked up some Punjabi since becoming minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism in 2008, stands mid-sentence, crosses the room and exits as three baffled Conservative MPs look on, unsure whether or not they should follow.
Read further.......The inside story of Jason Kenney’s campaign to win over ethnic votes - Canada - Macleans.ca
The movie is
conceptualized from a real-life daring heist on a prominent Jeweler in Mumbai,
India on 19-March-1987. An unknown man posing as CBI officer Mon Singh,
recruited 26 men posing as income tax officers, masterminded & executed a
daylight income tax raid on the Opera House branch of a jeweler “Tribhovandas
Bhimji Zaveri” and disappeared with a big haul of jewelry. The incident shocked
jewelers across Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai and the police were unable to apprehend
any suspect. Folklore is that the unknown con-man was Natwarlal, who sold
iconic national monuments like “Taj Mahal, Red Fort & Rashtrapati
Bhavan” to unsuspecting investors. Natwarlal a master of disguises,
used many aliases and novel ideas to cheat a number of industrialists.
Till the very end no one was able to catch him and remains a mystery even in
his death.
Special 26 is now playing at Albion and Woodside
cinemas and show times can be found at www.albioncinemas.com
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Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre, 3650 Dixie Rd. in Mississauga
The Mississauga Arts Council together with Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre
present: ARTIST EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP on FEBRUARY 15, 2013 @ 5PM
Free event! Learn what the life of a professional Canadian artist really looks like with our guest, Darren Anthony, Author of “Secrets of a Black Boy”. Whether your dream is to become a professional artist, or you are simply looking to get inspired from a true Canadian talent, don’t miss this eye-opening event as we explore the challenges and joys of a career in the arts and the pursuit of your passion!
Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre,
3650 Dixie Rd, Mississauga
5pm to 7pm. Free event!
Particiapnts must R.S.V.P. @ 905-615-4278
www.mississaugaartscouncil.com @LimelightYouth
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Bollywood actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar
will swing and sing to the Goa Carnival mood, when the festival week
opens up on the streets here next month.
This will be the second time that the star, whose film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a biopic on India’s greatest male athlete will be released shortly, will be in Goa for a live performance.
His first performance here was a live
singing act at the Nokia India Fest 2013, a high profile
inter-collegiate competition, which had educational institutions from
all across the country participating.
“Farhan has confirmed his presence and
will also ride on one of the carnival floats. There will also be singing
by Anushka Manchanda, who also resides in Goa. Remo (Fernandes) and
Wendell Rodricks will also be a part of the Goa carnival this time. They
are Goa’s biggest stars,” a Goa Tourism spokesperson said.
Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar has
already confirmed that Bollywood will have a significant presence at the
carnival, which begins Feb 8. Among those who are expected to be
present are actresses like Neha Dhupia, Isha Koppikar and Tanushree
Dutta, he said.
Kill your winter blahs with fabulous readings and performances by: Banoo Zan, Sunny Drake, Loren Edizel and Jim Bartley!
Wednesday, March 6, 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Networking (special guest TBA) begins at 6:30. Readings at 7:00pm.
PWYC (suggested $3-$5). Q&A. Books and treats available for sale. Everyone welcome.
BIOS: Loren Edizel was born in Izmir, Turkey and has lived in Canada most of her life. Adrift, a novel longlisted for the ReLit awards, was published by Tsar Books in 2011. The Ghosts of Smyrna will be published later this year. She currently lives in Toronto.
Self confident, full of charm and glamour, the Bollywood diva Priyanka
Chopra who is making headlines for her music video these days, visited Toronto and was a
special guest with Anokhi Media’s 10th
Anniversary’s star studded event on 2nd
February at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. A frequent visitor to Toronto, Chopra finds
Toronto home away from home.
When asked how come she thought
of producing a music video, Priyanka who was very excited about her new career
in music said, “I have always liked to take challenges in life and always
liked to give try to new things and this was one of
those things. I could sing pretty okay. I have been a trend setter always”. “The idea of the music video
came from a friend. Initially I was hesitant but later I felt I could give it a
try and do it” She added.
Priyanka Chopra also met her fans over the weekend at gatherings in the GTA including Toronto and Brampton.
Priyanka who had won Miss World
title, started her acting career as Bollywood actress at a young age of 18 and then never
looked back. She always remained at the top of the film industry for almost 20
years now. Up till now she has won one National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards in India.
Chopra’s
upcoming movieZanjeer, which is a remake
of the original by the same name, is scheduledto be released in the last week
of March this year.
Get To Know Horizon Series Artist: Enakshi Sinha Enakshi is an Odissi dancer who is based out of in Windsor, Ontario. She has cultivated a lifelong devotion to Indian Classical dance starting with Bharatnatyam under the guidance of Thankamuni Kutty. She later passionately fell in love with the Odissi dance and learnt this subtle form from Smt. Sharmila Biswas .Her distinctive style came from her direct training from Padmavibhusan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra and Guru Ratikant Mohapatra in Srjan, Bhubaneshwar. Currently, Enakshi is the Artistic Director of her own dance company - 'Mrudanga –Centre for Performing Arts. To learn more about Enakashi, please visit www.mrudanga.com
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