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Media Arts
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Creative Community
Adrenne Marcus Raja
Adrenne has a Masters of Fine Arts from Ryerson University,specializing in Documentary Media, Bachelor's Degree in Art at Curtin University, focusing in Mass Communication and a BA in Film & Television Production. From Film Festivals, Exhibitions & Community Involvement, she has earned several Nominations, Awards and Scholarships for her work.
Alanna Cardona
Alanna Cardona is a full-time video editor for an advertising agency based in Milton, Ontario. The Mississauga native graduated from York University with an honours BA degree in Anthropology and a Journalism degree from Sheridan College. A CTV internship led her to freelance for CTV News, Canada AM, and NewsChannel.
Alpha Romeo Blackburn
Alpha is a graphic and web designer, with over 12 years experience, and a vicious appetite for design and things creative. He enjoys photography, design books, business, basketball, running, camping, yoga, his wife's cooking, and making new connections. He avoids the words 'but' and 'can't'.
Annette Seip
Annette Seip's film 'Happy Days Are Here Again' is a heartfelt profile of a local Toronto artist who overcomes major difficulties in her life by drawing, painting and collaging. It played at Tiff Bell Lightbox as part of a film festival in 2013. Having a love for animation, Annette has also made 3 other animated films for Nuit Blanche, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts in Toronto, and Queen West Pop-Up Gallery.
Craig Doyle Henry
Craig Doyle Henry AKA CDH Live! is the sound of Life, Music and Poetry–inspiring since 1995. His creativity is rooted in classic Rap, Rock and Reggae infused with the beauty of Spoken Word. As a writer, producer and performer Craig's aim is to serve humanity by delivering hope through his life, music and poetry. He's world class, timeless entertainment that will encourage, inspire and uplift.
Dorothy Knight
As a visual artist, Dorothy's painting technique is self-taught with a focus is in landscape and abstract images. As a multimedia specialist, she put ideas into motion and content into context. Dorothy's passion and dedication remains rooted in sharing the stories of the people in her community through her creativity.
Evan Clarke
The diversity of Evan's interests erupt in his short-films and videos. Inspired by nature and the fundamental mechanics of machines invite viewers into the world of one young man's journey. Complex ideas are explored through thoughtful communications of this new film maker.
Francesco Reale
Born on February 26, 1993 in Mississauga, Ontario. He graduated from Iona Secondary Schools Specialist High Skill Major program for the Visual Arts. He now attends The University of Toronto Mississauga where he studies art history, Classical history. In 2013 he won the MARTY AWARD for Mississauga's Emerging Visual Artist. Using all his visual techniques, he now applies them to another form of storytelling that he wants to pursue Cinema.
Katarzyna Kochany
Katarzyna Kochany is a DOVE and KIDS FIRST! endorsed family-friendly filmmaker who loves animation and working with animals & children. Her works include Dust Bunnies, The Snowman & Horse For Sale–earning 100+ official selections and 30 endorsement awards from USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Italy & Switzerland.
Mathew Murray
Mathew Murray has been making short films & working as a freelance videographer since his teens. His short films
Michael Jessen
With 8+ years experience digitally (toons (2D), games (as2/as3), art (classical and digital (photoshop and illustrator), after effects, 3D modelling and animation, a I've worked professionally on many digital jobs. Oddly inspired (humour is my guide), I delight in challenges and continued learning.
Nick Name
Nick Name's work as Sound Designer, Audio Engineer and Film Composer has been featured in many international film festivals. Over the last few years he has also been recognized for his music production with numerous upcoming Canadian artists, while recently making his 'music-video' directorial debut.
Yasar Shaikh
With formal education in Film Production Yasar has worked for Short films, Documentaries, Television and a feature assisting in Editing, Cinematography, Sound and Direction. Edited & Co-Produced by Yasar, Short Film "Sweet Coffee" was screened in Eastern Breeze Film Festival and accepted in "Short Corner" Berlin International Film Festival.
Bill Moniz
Bill Moniz is a television producer-director whose extensive and varied body of work includes documentaries, specials, educational, current affairs and entertainment shows. He has received numerous awards including The Canadian Ethnic Journalists, Writers Club 2002 Award and the 2003 Professional Achievement Award for Outstanding Performance.
Grant Padley
Grant is the Founder, CEO & Executive Producer of Atomic Clock Inc. He's best known for being a die hard modernist, firm believer in the team ethos, and that thoughtful strategic planning and execution is key in the creation of great work.
Walter Altza
Walter is an industry veteran and crafted character actor with a career spanning over 20 years and hundreds of hours on the big and small screen. His major roles include: the drama, Get Rich or Die Tryin with 50 Cent; guest starring in the series, Flashpoint; and co-starring in the six time award winning film, Gangster Exchange. Catch him every night on the television show, Metropia.
Michael Kennedy
Michael has directed 14 feature-length films & over 200 episodes of prime-time network TV including the pilots for 12 different series & the entire first season of the hit comedy, 'Little Mosque on the Prairie'. He has directed shows in Canada, US, Mexico, Belize, Germany, Hungry and India.
Amir Ahmed
Amir is a would-be humorist trying to make people laugh through fiction. He currently runs a small ebook anthology series called Record with an intrepid band of writers. When not staring at blank word documents, willing Art to happen, he reads, runs, and complains about nothing. His mom thinks he's hilarious.
Andrew James
Andrew C. James is the Pastor of Youth and Young Adults at Islington Evangel Centre in Toronto, Canada. He has a passion for reaching young people with the message of purpose and identity in Christ. His desire is to revive and inspire his generation with God's truth.
Craig Doyle Henry
Craig Doyle Henyre AKA CDH Live! is the sound of Life, Music and Poetry–inspiring since 1995. His creativity is rooted in classic Rap, Rock and Reggae infused with the beauty of Spoken Word. As a writer, producer and performer Craig's aim is to serve humanity by delivering hope through his life, music and poetry. He's world class, timeless entertainment that will encourage, inspire and uplift.
David Record
David Record (born David Charles Emanuel Record) is a Canadian Poet and Hip Hop artist. His poetry explores themes such as life without love; love and friendship and feelings adherents to our existence. He captures through literature and imagery the reasons, passion, spontaneity and senses taken from his personal experiences.
Emilia Nowicki
Emilia Nowicki is a very passionate dancer, writer, and pianist. She is also the current Miss Teenage Peel. Suffering from Crohn's Disease her entire life, she hopes to spread the power of dance and of other art forms into the lives of youth, showing how to use passion to break through any obstacles.
Ink Movement
Ink Movement is a Mississauga-based organization of youth writers. It's Primary Goals are to promote creative expression, literacy, and community involvement, provide more writing opportunities for Mississauga youth & collaborate with other organizations to improve Mississauga.
Jermaine St. Omer
Banker, drummer, percussionist, songwriter, Hospitality professional ,teacher and a poet…These are just a few of the attributes that describes this individual. Jermaine is a graduate of the Constellation College of Hospitality where he majored in Hotel Management and assumed the title of Manager at the CN Tower right after graduation. Jermaine was the former poetry editor of the intercultural newspaper Metroscope.
Katarzyna Kochany
Katarzyna Kochany is a DOVE and KIDS FIRST! endorsed family-friendly filmmaker who loves animation and working with animals & children. Her works include Dust Bunnies, The Snowman & Horse For Sale–earning 100+ official selections and 30 endorsement awards from USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Italy & Switzerland.
Larissa Fleurette Ho
Larissa Fleurette Ho is a fourth-year English and Professional Writing and Communication student at the University of Toronto. She loves to play the piano and travel. Above all, she loves to write. Writing has allowed her to discover more about herself and the world than she ever thought she could learn.
Olive Rose Steele
Wife / Mother / Grandmother & Resident of Mississauga. Former Public Servant in the Ontario Public Service; Olive is now a Housewife, Fiction/Nonfiction Writer and Community Leader. She volunteers on a number of City, Provincial and Federal Boards and Committees. Olive worships at the Anglican Church of the Advent in Toronto.
Peter Marrack
Peter Marrack is a 24-year-old professional writer and artist from Port Credit, Mississauga. He is currently on the road in Dubai working in part to fund his next creative project, which is the limited edition first issue of the new literary arts magazine, Counter Productive.
Peter Rowe
Peter Rowe is a filmmaker and writer whose memoir of his life and career, "Adventures in Filmmaking", was published in 2013. The book is distributed by amazon and other internet booksellers, and bookstores in Toronto and Mississauga. Rowe's new film "Volcanic Planet" is now on tour across North America. His latest, "Shipwrecked on a Great Lake" will premiere on June 14, 2014 at the Mississauga Waterfront Festival.
Rashmi (Haldar) Pluscec
Rashmi is the author of poetry book "Chaos" and a poet on anthologies "Threads", "Passages" and "Ballads". She is a freelance writer for Yahoo Voices, and her work has been featured on Dagda Publishing, CommuterLit and Amazon. Rashmi lives in Mississauga with her husband Jason. Her greatest passions are reading and writing. Rashmi has an M.A. in English.
Robert Hutchings
Born in Etobicoke in 1955, Robert moved to Mississauga in '69 attending high school at Glenforest Secondary School where he wrote, directed & acted in numerous stage productions. Robert has written and performed childrens' work for over 20 years.
Thelma Wheatley
Thelma's book, published by Inanna Publications 2013, "And Neither Have I Wings To Fly: Labelled and Locked Up in Canada's Oldest Institution" is a powerful true story of a family put away for 2 generations in the infamous asylum in Orillia. It has received rave reviews in Canada's leading literary magazines.
Valeria Ryrak
Valeria Ryrak likes to think of herself as a soul-searcher. It has taken her a long while to finally find that yellow brick road which has led her to end up studying English Literature at the University of Toronto, practicing yoga and writing both fiction and poetry. Her only real wish in life is to be able to continue her searching, writing, and questioning without interference. Everything else is mere add-on.
Wali Shah
Wali Shah (Flo), is a 19 year old Canadian rapper/poet from Mississauga, Ontario. An honors graduate from Cawthra Park Secondary School, he is currently a student at the University of Toronto Mississauga studying Social Sciences. Wali hopes to give back using music as a tool to move others and spread awareness about social issues in our backyard, and abroad.
Anna Yin
Anna Yin has published five poetry books and won Ted Plantos Memorial award (2005), a MARTY award (2010) and a Professional Achievement Award from CPAC (2013) etc. She was a finalist for Canada's Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award in 2011/2012 and current Ontario Representative for the League of Canadian Poets.
Amanda Baron
Amanda Baron is a mixed media artist who blurs the distinction between painting digital mediums. Born in Mississauga, ON she graduated from OCAD University with a BFA in Drawing and Painting, and pursued a self-directed study in Florence, Italy for one year under the OCAD Off-Campus Studies Program.
Annette Seip
Annette is an award-winning Mississauga based emerging photographer specializing in lifestyle portraits of people and animals. She also loves to photograph local urban and natural landscapes. Her style is both colourful and energetic. Annette's work has been widely exhibited in juried and solo shows in Mississauga and Toronto.
Betty Zhang
Visual Artist and Designer. Betty Zhang completed her education at OCAD University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Design and studied abroad in Florence, Italy in 2010. Travelling and living abroad is the main influence on her artwork. Since then, she has been exploring different media and is currently working as an Art Director.
Corina Amarioarei
For as long as she can remember, Corina has had a passion for art and creating her own unique pieces. She's attended different art classes to strengthen her skills, develop new techniques and perspectives throughout the years. Corina enjoys drawing and replicating still life. Using different medias such as water color and oil paint, allows her to better understand the world of art and work together to create something beautiful.
Delroy Russell
Delroy Russell was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1944. Delroy works predominantly in the medium of painting. Delroy completed a Bachelor of Design at the OCD University in 2007. He has had exhibitions in Brooklyn, USA, Brampton, On. He also had a solo show at the Living Arts Center in Mississauga, On.
Dorothy Knight
As a visual artist, Dorothy's painting technique is self-taught with a focus is in landscape and abstract images. As a multimedia specialist, she put ideas into motion and content into context. Dorothy's passion and dedication remains rooted in sharing the stories of the people in her community through her creativity.
Erum Manzoor
Erum studied B.FA from P.E.C.H.S College Karachi, Pakistan. Obtained M.FA from Arts Council of Karachi, Pakistan. Exhibited paintings internationally since 1998. Indoctrinate internationally to different level of students. Accomplished many Awards throughout student life and professionally. Art for her is a kind of religious experience; the ultimate engagement, and when viewing a painting really excites me, it leaves this residue that stays with me lifetime. Art is a form of meditation.
Iqbal Shahid
Iqbal has been painting for several years and holds a natural flare for the art. His works include landscapes and beautiful scenic images. Painting is his passion and a wonderful channel demonstrating his artistic interpretation of the world around him.
Jane Motyka
Born in Poland in 1983. She completed her Bachelors of Fine Art at OCAD in 2007. Among her social contributions are organizing numerous exhibitions of local artists (Motyka Fine Arts), and collaborating drawings in public. She has contributed many hours and her artwork to charitable events and fundraisers. Currently Jane is working on commissions and teaching as well as working on her own practice.
Jill Conroy
Graduated from York University with degrees in Fine Arts and Education. She majored in Visual Arts and took courses in drawing, painting, sculpting, printmaking, and typography. After spending 31 years as an elementary school teacher in Mississauga, Jill is retired and presently creating mixed media paintings and collages. She is an avid collector of ephemera, photo memories and vintage text, which she likes to incorporate into her art.
Karen McLean Plumb
Karen has studied Art through a variety of courses at various institutions such as U of T, John Angel Academy of Art, Algonquin Arts Centre, Sheridan College, and Visual Arts Mississauga which compliment her B. Ed. She has developed her painting into the Abstract/Non-Objective genre to apply concepts related to Education and the Environment reflecting many facets.
Kathleen Melville
Kathleen Melville is a representational painter who lives and works in Mississauga, Ontario. She received formal art training for Illustration at Sheridan College and fine arts training at The Toronto School of Art. She primarily works with oil on canvas favouring animal subjects imbued with a sense of delicate tranquility.
Natasha Gouveia
Natasha is an artist working out of Mississauga. She received her BFA from OCAD University in 2011. She is a resident artist at the Living Arts Centreand won a fellowship in 2012. She also won the Art Gallery of Mississauga's Artistof Distinction Award in 2013.
Rachel Scrivo
Rachel Scrivo is an 18 year old artist and musician that graduated from Etobicoke School of the Arts in 2013 and was a Music- Strings (violin) major. Rachel has been playing violin since she was 4, and picked up photography when she was 14.
Ruslana Lev
Ruslana Lev practices visual art in various mediums. Such include oil on canvas, pencil/charcoal on paper, acrylic on reversed glass, ink illustrations, sculpture, and others. The focus is mainly representational and figure visual arts, but theme also varies among scenery and others.
Sandra Glover Clarke
Inspired by nature's organic forms, Sandra Glover Clarke, unifies environment and art. The influence of global events and ecology move throughout Sandra's visual arts, traditional feminine crafts, photographs and sculptures. Always an art teacher, always an art student, Sandra's fresh vision of tradition creates comfort and harmony.
William James Pate II
William James Pate II, who goes by the name Jen'ari Daephius, is an astral-projecting/lucid-dreaming Concept Artist and Illustrator. With Concept Art and Illustration, William brings a tangible visual back to Earth of the recollections of the adventures of his astral-projection/lucid-dreaming/out-of-body-experiences through digital painting.
Albert Barrocks
An accomplished photographer and artist educator credited with successfully operating an independent studio, working in partnership with several school boards, developing photography curriculum, fostering excellent relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, and supporting thousands of students and adult learners to develop core photography skills.
Ambreen Ali
Ambreen is a self taught visual artist who started painting at a very young age.The artwork which she creates cannot be categorized as it is a mixture of contemporary, cultural/traditional, rebellious, abstract art. The fundamental inspiration of her paints is life's simplicity, including religion, pain, spirituality, war, death and birth. A majority of her religious/spiritual art work is inspired by her father's death, a cancer patient.
Bruce Teel
From an early age, Bruce Teel showed an interest in art and all things creative. In 2009 his life took an unexpected turn suffering from a stroke that not only changed his life forever but also sparked unforeseen positive changes in his creative endeavours. Since 2009 Bruce as a self-taught visual artist has become respected, recognized, and transformed through his work.
Francesco Reale
Born on February 26, 1993 in Mississauga, Ontario. He graduated from Iona Secondary Schools Specialist High Skill Major program for the Visual Arts. He now attends The University of Toronto Mississauga where he studies art history, Classical history. In 2013 he won the MARTY AWARD for Mississauga's Emerging Artist. Using all his visual techniques, he now applies them to another form of storytelling that he wants to pursue Cinema.
Irene Monique Salehi
Irene Monique Salehi, was born in Paris, France and currently lives in Toronto. She has modernized silk painting by using lines for details and vivid, saturated colours for creating her unique artworks. The themes of her paintings are nature, social issues, and her personal experiences. She had several solo exhibitions and group shows.
Layal Annan
Layal grew up in a family of visual artists. Painting has always been part of her life. She studied art and painting at a local art college in Beirut, Lebanon under the mentorship of several accomplished painters. Layal currently divides her time between teaching art and painting at her studio in Mississauga, Ontario.
Maria Bida Albulet
Maria Bida Albulet was raised, encouraged and nurtured for graphic arts. Her work radiates a sense of control. The paintings are methodically constructed, meticulously applying color in short, hatch-like strokes. Multiple fields of color resonate, seeming to control viewer's mind with infinite detail and evolving depth.
Morris Lum
Morris Lum is a Mississauga based photographer/artist whose work explores the hybrid nature of the Chinese-Canadian community. Morris is currently working on a cross Canada project that looks specifically at the transformation of the Chinatown.
Susan Collacott
Collacott's passion, understanding and enjoyment of art & life are informed by a thorough art education (M.A., M.F.A. B.Ed.). Susan's imagination is fuelled by experiences on all Continents, by the evidence of earths on- going creation; its wildlife and dinosaur resting places. Travel via hiking, kayaking, and now scuba are her modus operandi, transformed in a process of contemplation, reading, writing and making art.
Susan Ross
Susan studied at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary receiving a degree in Visual Arts. She moved to Toronto in 1985 and after some years of painting and showing her work she took some time off to illustrate a children's' book. In 2009 Susan won The Sun Times People's Choice Award at the Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery and most recently came in second place at the 34th Annual Juried VAM Show at the AGM.
AJ Saudin
AJ Saudin was born in Mississauga, Ontario. He started his career at the age of 4 in print and commercials and landed his first film and television role at the age of 7 playing Robbie, the son of Natalie Cole in the movie about her life directed by Robert Townsend. AJ is best known for his continued role of Connor in "Degrassi the Next Generation". Outside of acting he loves writing, music, traveling and lending his support to various charities.
Adam Filaber
Adam is a young multi talented musician and composer. He plays various instruments such as piano, guitar, cello, saxophone and voice. He is enrolled in the Jazz and Contemporary Music Program at Humber College with a scholarship. Adam performs and composes in a variety of different styles and many ensembles.
Andre Anthony Reid
Andre Anthony is a professional jazz singer and actor with a diploma in Acting from Humber College, and a Degree in music from Thompson Rivers University. Andre sings in Sophisticated Funk, and is currently releasing his debut Jazz CD.
Arlene Paculan
Randolph Academy graduate, Arlene Paculan, creates soulful jazzy pop. Her recent album, "Everything Begins with Love" has been embraced by CBC Radio 1. Selected past events: 2012 TD Toronto Jazz Festival, opening for Jill Barber, Beaches Jazz StreetFest. Her company, LMG Productions, produces WonderFest which aims to spread empowerment through art.
Aria Tesolin
Aria's signature vocals have been described by fans as majestic, ethereal and mesmerizing with a vocal craft honed and developed through classical opera coaching for 11 years. This pop classical singer and poet from Mississauga first became known after gaining 7 million views on YouTube for her charismatic concert performances of opera arias as a child with Canadian tenors.
Becca Cala
Becca Cala is a multi-talented youth performer, musician and songwriter. She is a proud member of the Mississauga Arts Council's Limelight Association of Young Artists and can been seen actively performing at their Open Mic Nights and talent showcases. Becca has an energetic and creative spirit which effortlessly expresses itself through her gifts as a talented vocalist and natural violinist
Brian Hooper
Brian Hooper started performing at the age of four. He is a vocal student of Linda Fletcher and is a member of the Canadian Dance Company competitive team. He was cast as the lead in Oliver Twist granting him 12 wonderful performances over the holidays in December 2013. Brian volunteers his time weekly, teaching as a dance assistant and has raised funds for the Canadian Red Cross
Craig Doyle Henry
Craig Doyle Henry AKA CDH Live! is the sound of Life, Music and Poetry–inspiring since 1995. His creativity is rooted in classic Rap, Rock and Reggae infused with the beauty of Spoken Word. As a writer, producer and performer Craig's aim is to serve humanity by delivering hope through his life, music and poetry. He's world class, timeless entertainment that will encourage, inspire and uplift.
Daniel Hayes
Discovering his passion for acting and writing while attending TRU on an athletic scholarship, this 2016 Olympic boxing hopeful has been able to both act and write in over a dozen screenplays, ranging from action packed gritty dramas to touching on controversial issues such as assisted suicide.
David Record
David Record (born David Charles Emanuel Record) is a Canadian hip hop artist and poet. His musical flow touches on the depths of his life experiences. He exudes a conscious vibe that is influenced by his Jamaican roots. The messages in his songs are filled with love and encourage listeners to live righteously.
Emilia Nowicki
Emilia Nowicki is a very passionate dancer, writer, and pianist. She is also the current Miss Teenage Peel. Suffering from Crohn's Disease her entire life, she hopes to spread the power of dance and of other art forms into the lives of youth, showing how to use passion to break through any obstacles.
Frank Anthony
Hailing from Mississauga, Ontario, Frank Anthony is an RnB/POP artist with a collection of hit-driven Pop, R&B, Dance, and Hip-Hop influenced songs. Influenced by'90s Hip-Hop and R&B sound as well as his Italian heritage, Frank Anthony's repertoire of music and collaborations is what emerging artists could only dream of coming out of the gate.
Jay T
Working his magic based out of Mississauga, this evoking Entertainer/Philanthropist never fails to enthrall his fans and audiences. Refusing to assign himself to a particular "Sounds Like" and "Acts Like" category, "JayT" can only be described as totally unique and in many ways in his own category. Keep your eyes and ears open for this rising star.
Joann Wanda Rossitter
Joann Wanda was born in Toronto, ON and attended University of Toronto and then Teachers' College. She still teaches pupils of every age. She has travelled to the Middle East and Europe and all over Canada and USA. She spends a lot of time doing voluntary community service. She lives in Mississauga since 1999 and participates in concerts and art shows and is a Life-Long Learner at the UTM and University of Toronto, downtown campus.
Joshua Moran
Recipient of the Judge William K. Warrender scholarship, music graduate of Mohawk College and an Alumni of the Prestigious Berklee College of Music. Joshua has finally completed his studies and now in the midst of coordinating a Non-Profit Music Festival (The VIIIth Day) and recording his debut EP (Love, Life & Strife).
Justin Covas
Justin is a Skateboarder/Entrepreneur/Voice Actor/Beatboxer/Book Worm/Chess Player/ all around really cool guy. I represent Mississauga and I am part of the Mississauga Arts Council. He has performed and volunteered at various Mississauga Programs. He likes to read and learn new things and be around positive people
Kevin Brand
Kevin Brand is a woodwind player who lives in Mississauga, Ontario. While his initial focus was on jazz saxophone he now finds the flute is his muse and he plays classical works. Kevin strives to express beauty and to celebrate life through music.
Matt "Zaddy" Zadkovich
Matt emerged on the Canadian music scene in the mid 2000's with his Progressive Metal band Starring Janet Leigh (SJL). With a strong work ethic that includes 6 Canadian and US tours, and a series of festival dates, Matt Zadkovich built a reputation as a hardworking, innovative songwriter and band leader. He is actively involved in the music scene in Mississauga and Brampton, performing weekly at various events.
Nilson Narayan
Nilson has set foot into the world of Broadcast Journalism! The Television Host/Reporter, and Announcer's strong communication skills and professional approach have proven to be very effective. Having covered many events in the industry, Nilson Narayan continues to put in the highest degree of effort as a compelling Journalist.
Sagar 'Ayydos' Maria
Sagar Maria aka Ayydos is a 19 year old hip-hop artist and director from Mississauga, Ontario. His focus is to provide positive messages in his music through intricate and articulate lyricism. Ayydos steers away from the repetitive content in mainstream music in efforts to create relatable content promoting perseverance through everyday struggles.
Sara Black
Sara has experience in dance, singing and theatre. Her current/upcoming roles include Little Mermaid's Jetsom and Peter Rabbit as Jemima Puddle Duck. Past work includes Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka, Sound of Music & Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe.
Sarah-Jean Villa
Sarah-Jean Villa a inspirational singer, songwriter and the host of her own television show. Winner of numerous awards in the community, chair of the Limelight, a facilitator with Interim Place and the Creative Director of Rock Your True Inner Beauty. Her missions is to change your words, change your world, share your story and shine your light.
Sulman 'Ess' Husain
Often compared to the likes of Eminem for his dark, edgy and painfully honest stories, this Toronto artist manages to create quite the buzz. Ess has performed all over Toronto, Hollywood & Los Angeles, and has worked with some of the biggest names in Entertainment including various Major Record Labels, TV Networks, Grammy Award Winning and Multiplatinum Artists, Songwriters & Producers, Sports Stars and Comedians.
Wali Shah
Wali Shah (Flo), is a 19 year old Canadian rapper/poet from Mississauga, Ontario. An honors graduate from Cawthra Park Secondary School, he is currently a student at the University of Toronto Mississauga studying Social Sciences. Wali hopes to give back using music as a tool to move others and spread awareness about social issues in our backyard, and abroad.
William James Pate II
William James Pate II, who goes by the name Jen'ari Daephius, is an electronic music speaking embodiment of bass. Through Beatbox, William gives birth to vocal depictions of the being beneath his skin. Regurgitating bass heavy vibrations of energy in an organic electronic language of music; bass from the mouth.
Blake McGrath
Blake James McGrath is a professional dancer, pop singer and choreographer. He attended Cawthra Park Secondary School of the Arts and Applewood Heights Secondary School in Mississauga. He's known for being on the first season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2005, and on the MTV reality dance show, DanceLife. He's danced with stars such as Madonna, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson & Destiny's Child.
Carol McCartney
Port Credit's Carol McCartney has performed across Canada, the U.S., Hong Kong and Japan for three decades. Her CD's are a favourite of jazz radio, as are her recordings with Peter Appleyard, Guido Basso and Chase Sanborn. She has soloed with over 30 symphony orchestras and was vocalist for the JUNO-nominated recording Taking Flight.
David O'Hearn
David is a composer, musician, actor and music producer with a studio in Mississauga. He brings 35 years of experience to production, arranging and as a multi-instrumentalist. Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of Mississauga-Meadowvale, David composes music for film, plays in 4 bands, hosts Open Mic Nights and performs in musical/dramatic theatre, both as a musician and as an actor.
Diane L. Johnstone
Diane L. Johnstone, native of Fairfield County, Connecticut, resides in Mississauga nearly 20 years, with dual-citizenship. She's an ordained Minister & professional actor, is a Canadian Comedy Award Nominee! Hollywood actress, Tasha Smith (Tyler Perry's, For Better For Worst) personally asked and trained Diane to teach her style of acting in Toronto.
Joel Martin
Joel Martin is a new breed of singer/songwriter. He graduated in Audio Engineering in order to produce and mix his own recordings. He then studied Entertainment Business Management and manages his own career. He's a prolific songwriter who's written over 100 songs and released 12 albums in 12 years.
Kate Todd
Kate regularly performs playing such prestigious venues as the legendary Mint Club in L.A. & was the special guest of FreemantleMedia at the fashionable South Street Seaside in N.Y.C. Proud to have shared the stage with such well-known acts as Nelly Furtado, The BareNaked Ladies and Great Big Sea, Kate has also been featured on Breakfast Television debuting her inspiring national single release, 'Footprints On The Moon' in February 2013 and her second national single "Drive" was appropriately released for the summer. This multi talented recording artist was nominated for the Country Music Association of Ontario's 'Rising Star' Award and 'Best Country Artist' at both the Toronto Independent Music Awards & the Barrie New Music Awards
Kieran Overs
Jazz bassist/composer/educator Kieran Overs is a mainstay of the Canadian music scene. He has toured internationally with notable artists including Moe Koffman/Dizzy Gillespie, Jane Bunnett and Sophie Milman. His career has been profiled in The Miller Companion to Jazz in Canada. Overs has recorded 4 CDs as leader and more than 70 as a sideman.
Marisa Falcone
Marisa was born and raised in Mississauga. As a teenager, Marisa studied piano and vocal lessons, knowing that these talents would advance her career someday. She's competed throughout Canada and the United States and won numerous scholarships and awards. Marisa is an active member of Mississauga's Arts Scene as a dancer, musician, and singer, most recently being the recipient of the Meadowvale Theatre Award.
Mary Panacci
Mary Panacci is an award-winning singer/songwriter who continually captures the hearts of many with her sincere and passionate renditions of songs.Be it a church wedding or a concert hall, she will leave her audience completely entranced!Mary will be releasing her new Jazz CD this spring!
Ross MacIntyre
Toronto based acoustic and electric bassist Ross MacIntyre has been a professional musician for over 20 years. A graduate of the University of Toronto's esteemed jazz program, Ross has performed with elite musicians from Canada and around the world including Wynton Marsalis, Ed Robertson, and Jim Cuddy.
Roveena's music has been described as a magical blend of ethnic and contemporary musical influences. She has performed at The Rogers Centre, The Ralph Wilson Stadium for the NFL, The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Miss Canada International Pageant & The CNE. Her talent has been compared to the music industry's most powerful & influential voices.
Sean Pinchin
Sean found his calling in Folk and Blues', finding the community and the music spoke to his lifestyle and his heart. A self-proclaimed "typical" Ginger and Taurus, his down-to-earth and easy going personality compliments the energetic charisma he projects on stage. For Sean, music has been a lifelong passion. Sean's drive to create music that speaks to his experiences is both a personal endeavor and a public service.
Tommy Taylor
Tommy was born and raised in Mississauga, ON. It was in Mississauga that Tommy first became involved in theatre.After attending the Vancouver Film School in 2001, Tommy returned to Mississauga and co-founded Forward Theatre. Forward went on to produce over 20 shows, lasting adecade, performing out of Mississauga's Living Arts Centre.Tommy went on to work with many Toronto based theatre companies, such as Young Peoples Theatre and Theatre Gargantua. Tommy is currently preparing for a 2014 GTA high school tour of You Should Have Stayed Home: A G20 Romp!, as well as publishing the play later this year. Tommy continues to believe in the power of performance to engage audiences, in a tangible way, into dialogue about the issues of our time.
Tyler Yarema
Tyler is an award winning Piano Player, Singer and Composer. He has played on over 30 CD's ranging from Blue and Jazz, to Reggae and Pop. This Juno winner has been in constant demand many festivals, corporate functions, weddings and theater concerts nation wide. Having such an aggressive and entertaining style of Piano Playing, Tyler is a "must-see" performer.
Walter Alza
Walter is an industry veteran and crafted character actor with a career spanning over 20 years and hundreds of hours on the big and small screen. His major roles include: the drama, Get Rich or Die Tryin with 50 Cent; guest starring in the series, Flashpoint; and co-starring in the six time award winning film, Gangster Exchange. Catch him every night on the television show, Metropia.
BallRoom Babies
The BallRoom Babies are an indie rock trio hailing from Toronto. The chemistry of the three brothers ignites instantly on stage as a result of a love for their trade and years of experience performing together. The result brings smiles to many who listen to their music or watch and feel their electricity on stage. The brothers have delivered a powerful new release containing 15 organic and innovative songs. Released in 2013 their new CD, Change to Silver, contains power driven riffs, dynamic harmonies and well crafted lyrics. The band is quickly gaining attention from those searching for a new sound.
The GiGi Sisters
Ever since they were little children, Alexandra (21), Stefanie (19), and Katharine Petkovski (16) have been creating music. But this past year they took their passion for singing, songwriting, and performing to a whole new level starting their own band:The GiGi Sisters. Remaining true to their roots, these Mississauga sisters perfectly blend their classical training with today's indie-pop style, creating a unique sound that is evident in The GiGi Sisters' original material.
Hallows Die
Formed in late 2006, Hallows Die has been forging a repertoire of songs trying as hard as possible to keep any one composition from sounding exactly like the next. The result: odd melodies intertwined with bizarre time changes, and unpredictable song structures. Considered by listeners to be a mixing pot of genres, they strive to play weird and original material that continues to evolve into a musical entity that cannot be classified under any one specific genre. With one EP already released, the band entered the studio with Colin Attlesey (Will of the Ancients)in November 2008 to record their first full length album "World of Ruin".
Jammer's Waffle House
Five Mississauga teenagers who came together in 2012 to express their love of music. Each band member brings his own unique musical background, when combined it results in a new yet familiar sound. Most of all, they enjoy serving ample portions of their music to any listening audiences!
The Monster Rock Orchestra
The Monster Rock Orchestra (MRO) is the signature act of the Mississauga Waterfront Festival (MWF). The vision of Artistic Director and Mississauga resident Vikas Kohli, produced by Mississauga-based MonstrARTity Creative Community (MCC), it was designed as a one-of-a-kind attraction EXCLUSIVE to Mississauga.
Trouble & Daughter
Trouble & Daughter are an indie/folk band from Mississauga. The bands live show consists of Doherty on guitar/vocals, and Pleau and Mascola on vocals, Richie Gregor on drums and Will Marr on bass. Over the last year the band has released two five song EPs, which are available at their bandcamp page and when seen live. Trouble & Daughter is currently in the process of recording their brand new album which is due for Spring 2014.
We Flip Tables
We Flip Tables is a competitive poetry slam based in Mississauga. This art collective throws monthly events as part of a season with playoffs to create a team which competes on the regional, provincial and national levels. They placed 5th at the 2013 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Montreal.
Xperience Muzic
Xperience Muzic is a group of established musicians and singers that have come together to promote a positive world community through sweet soulful music across a multiple genre. Our style has been uniquely described as a blend of Pop-Jazz and Rock-Soul. Since 2005 Xperience has been featuring strong vocalists and creative musicians, performing at various charity galas, festivals, concerts, and musical events. Performances are family friendly and feature original music with inspirational lyrics combined with ear catching melodies and beautiful harmonies backed by a high powered band.
Clarkson Music Theatre
Clarkson Music Theatre, established in 1945, is a non profit organization & now one of the largest and most respected community theatre groups in the province. It provides a variety of shows to its theatre community (e.g. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Legally Blonde, Hairspray). Its mission is to enrich the cultural community of Mississauga.
Youth Troopers for Global Awareness (YTGA) is a youth led non-profit mobilizing and empowering young people for social justice through workshops, campaigns and the arts. These young advocates address domestic and international social issues through creative writing, visual arts, theatre and spoken word.
Eleanor Calbes
Eleanor is a world renowned opera singer & voice coach. Her appearances include The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, lead roles in many of the finest opera houses around the world and Broadway roles in shows such as South Pacific and The King and I. She became a matriarch of the local cultural scene, founding Opera Mississauga, City Centre Musical Productions and Fiesta Filipina Dance Company.
Hazel McCallion Volunteer of the Year
Arlene Paculan
Randolph Academy graduate, Arlene Paculan, creates soulful jazzy pop. Her recent album, "Everything Begins with Love" has been embraced by CBC Radio 1. Selected past events: 2012 TD Toronto Jazz Festival, opening for Jill Barber, Beaches Jazz StreetFest. Her company, LMG Productions, produces WonderFest which aims to spread empowerment through art.
Emilia Nowicki
Emilia Nowicki is a very passionate dancer, writer, and pianist. She is also the current Miss Teenage Peel. Suffering from Crohn's Disease her entire life, she hopes to spread the power of dance and of other art forms into the lives of youth, showing how to use passion to break through any obstacles.
Youth Troopers for Global Awareness (YTGA) is a youth led non-profit mobilizing and empowering young people for social justice through workshops, campaigns and the arts. These young advocates address domestic and international social issues through creative writing, visual arts, theatre and spoken word.
Zohra Zoberi
Founder and Artistic Director of Bridging the Gap, Zohra writes poetry, prose and plays in two languages (Urdu and English). Recognized by the Government of Ontario for raising awareness through her award winning socio dramas staged in Canada! An 'All Rounder' who won Gold Medals in sports, Top National Sales Award in Banking (CIBC), as well as Literary Arts Award from the Mississauga Arts Council.
Alison Syer
Alison Syer was a Visual Arts major at Cawthra Park Secondary School, graduating in 2001. She successfully completed the Art Fundamentals (Illustration stream) Certificate at Sheridan College in 2007, and in 2010 graduated with honours from Sheridan's Crafts and Design Diploma program, with a studio concentration in textiles.
Annette Seip
Annette's wearable art collection 'ICE' has been dubbed 'enchanting', 'alive', 'beautiful and chilling'. The collection consists of 3 pieces, the Snowball Wedding Gown, the ICE QUEEN dvd outfit, and the FROZEN WATERFALL dress. Some of the materials used in the collection were feathers, mylar balloons, a hoola hoop, DVDs hand cut tte pieces, photography printed on fabric, beads, stones, duct tape and bubble wrap. Annette's collection was modeled on the runway at the AGO in 2012, Fashion Arts Toronto in 2013 and Rideau Hall Ottawa in 2013.
Frog in Hand
Sisters Noelle Hamlyn and Colleen Snell founded Frog in Hand to create multi-disciplinary community performances in unusual spaces. With support from the Ontario Arts Council, Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Gallery of Mississauga, National Youth Arts Week and City of Mississauga we have brought our thoughtful, fun, spontaneous stories to the streets.
Ken McGrath
Ken captures real spider webs captured direct from nature; then mounts them on beveled glass to preserve the beauty forever. Each one a masterpiece and like snowflakes each one unique!
Lina Brocklehurst
Lina's artistry developed over her 35 years as a hairstylist. The owner of two salons, Lina has done extensive commercial, editorial, film and television work. She is continuously incorporating new techniques into her craft; the art of beautiful hair. Her passion is hair! Her vision is style! Her inspiration is YOU!
Partners Arthur Kisicki and Eric Waskow have been working together since 2004 making clients dream houses and kitchens become a reality. Since then, Millworx has become a hub for local designers, contractors, and home owners to come together, share innovative ideas and build dreams together. Millworx and their team have committed to reshape Mississauga's Lakeview community one house at a time.


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A monster that came from hell who comes in a shape of a boob and attacks people who are brown with her claws.
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As a part of our Feel Good campaign, we've teamed up with world-renowned professor, Dr Todd Kashdan to review the results of nationwide research carried out into how us Brits truly feel, inside and out.
Dr Kashdan has drawn upon his years of experience in social relationships, happiness and the meaning of life to analyse the research which has shown that Britain is in need of a bit of a lift. He is onboard with Transform to inspire a more upbeat Britain and the result is the creation of the UK's first Feel Good Formula!
The formula is the perfect prescription for a happy soul, Dr Kashdan tells us: "there is no single secret to feeling good, but when these six ingredients are carefully attended to, in the right doses, you will be on target for a happy life."
But what does it all mean?! Dr Kashdan breaks down the formula:
M Live in the moment – do you taste the different spices with each spoonful of your soup? Appreciate the sounds, smells and sights that you take for granted everyday. Remind yourself every waking hour to do this.
C Be curious - without a curious attitude, boredom creeps into the seemingly mundane routine of work, friendships, romance, and family. Explore the unfamiliar, mysterious, complex, and uncertain aspects of our world once a day.
L Do something you love - if there is anything that provides the framework for a well-lived life it is the presence of activities that are important to us and excite us. Do this once at work and once at play.
T Think of others first - offer compliments, do a good deed and listen. Do this five times a day and you'll soon see it feels good to make someone feel good. The greatest of gifts cost nothing.
N Nurture relationships – dedicate time to a partner, friend or family member twice a day. The happiest people on the planet have close, significant relationships with others. Have someone you can turn to anytime and know that you can be yourself.
B Take care of your body – taking care of your body is about healthy eating and committing to exercises that focus on flexibility, endurance, and strength – not worrying about body fat and unassisted handstand push-ups! Eat healthy meals at least 3 times a day and commit 30 minutes per day to exercise.
Each of the ingredients requires a bit of work, but hard work will lead to the greatest rewards possible – there's nothing greater than the feeling of feeling good!
The climax of Transform's Feel Good campaign will be the UK's first National Feel Good Day on 19th July - a whole day dedicated to giving Britain the boost it needs. Our research found that receiving a compliment is the biggest mood booster, so on Friday, Transform's Feel Good team is going to be encouraging the nation to get involved in feeling good.
We're inviting everyone (including you!) to compliment friends, family, colleagues or even strangers in everyday life and on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtags #feelgood and #feelgoodday. We hope that the Feel Good Formula and National Feel Good Day will boost spirits and put a smile on faces across the UK.
To find out more about National Feel Good Day visit: http://www.national-awareness-days.com/national-feel-good-day.html
You can get involved by following us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Feel-Good-Day/ and Twitter @NatFeelGoodDay


text: A friend of mine is shopping for a new grill and one of the ones I recommended to him was a BGE. He went to the local BBQ Galore and they tried to sell him a "Globe Café Ceramic Grill", a BGE-knock off painted red. Has anyone had any experience with this grill? It's $600 cheaper than a same sized BGE, not an insignificant chunk of change for him. I know that BBQ Galore already went out of business once a few years ago, so there are warranty concerns with the Globe while the BGE would be backed by BGE's warranty.


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There is a Hot Debate going on over Google Penalties since long and everyone is confused about them.
Do they really exists ?
How to find if your website got a Google Penalty ?
There are many more questions often asked by webmasters !! Like this morning i saw a thread on Digital Point where a webmaster was worried that his website had gone to last page for his competitive keyword !!
So what exactly are Google Penalties ?
In February 2006 Matt Cutts confirmed about Google Penalties in his blog post Confirming a Penalty.
Later on April 26, 2006 Matt wrote another post Notifying Webmasters of Penalties.
If you don't want to read the full post, the executive summary is that Google's Webspam team is working with our Sitemaps team to alert some (but not all) site owners of penalties for their site. In my world (webmasters), this is both a Big Deal and a Good Thing, even though it's still an experiment. Sign up for Sitemaps to try it out. Oh, and the Sitemaps team introduced a bunch more new and helpful features too. Check out the Sitemaps Blog for more info.
So this is confirmed that Google gives penalties for websites involved in BlackHat Techniques.
Now the question is how many type of penalties are there ?
Many Myths about this exists as M not sure if any professional from Google ever confirmed about this in public that exactly how many penalties exists and for what reason they exists !! (I'm Still searching if i will get i will update about that).
However there are 3 Major penalties:
- -30 penalty
- -950 penalty
- Index Exclusion
Now lets discuss further about these penalties.
It is often reported that a -30 penalty affects whole domain (This includes YourWebsiteName) it is reported that the websites affected with this penalty usually get all its keywords pushed down to -30 ranks and can be seen on #31 Spot at 4th page. Whereas on the other hand -950 penalty only affects specific URL's for some specific keywords only and push that keyword and page to -950 ranks down after getting this penalty you can see your website results on the last page.
According to Loren Baker at Searchenginejournal:
However, there has been a lot of debate on whether the drop of a website's rank by 30 or 950 spots in Google is really a penalty for adopting shady SEO methods or is it just because some of the major ranking elements that were holding the ranks of a website high just got devalued in the Google algorithm update tossing the ranks badly.
There is a long discussion about -30 and -950 penalty can be seen on WebmasterWorld here.
Loren Baker wrote an interesting article about this can be seen here.
I'm not sure but there is one more penalty known as -6 Penalty, You can see the discussion over this on WebmasterWorld here. Aaron Wall had also wrote about this on his blog here.
Well if you have any experience with such penalty on your website let us know !! If you think that there are more penalties Google can give in addition to the one i mentioned feel free to leave a comment !! I will Update this post later when i will get more detail about the penalties.


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Yup: this is the view from my seat at Chanel, across the aisle. This couture season they created a whole Airbus interior inside the Grand Palais in Paris, complete with faux logo carpet, wheelie carts with orange juice and champagne, and a sky and cloud video that segued into earth from above moving across the ceiling.
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A toddler takes a break from the day's excitement on the shoulders of a loved one Saturday during Bronson's 2nd Annual African American Festival. See more on Page 3A.
The 1st District Court of Appeal has denied the Town of Yankeetown's request to review Levy County's conditional special exception permit granted to the Tarmac King Road mine project, possibly closing that case.
Another suit, filed citing different grounds for challenging the permit that was filed by W.A.R., the Withlacoochee Area Residents, is still alive in the appeals court.
An adult manatee, freshly sliced by a boat propeller and breathing erratically, was hauled out of Fanning Springs today by about a dozen volunteers and state rescue workers.
"This mammal's got a fighting chance now," said Larry Steed, park manager for Fanning and Manatee Springs state parks. "It always makes you feel better if you can patch them up and get them back into the wild."
TALLAHASSEE — To help maintain more consistent rates for Progress Energy Florida customers in the coming years, Florida's Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved Progress Energy's multi-year Settlement Agreement with the Office of Public Counsel and other intervenors.
The agreement provides a customer refund of a portion of Crystal River 3 Nuclear Plant replacement fuel costs and rate certainty related to PEF's proposed Levy County nuclear project and base rates.
The following is a list of roadwork underway by the FDOT that may impact traffic.
13th Street (US 441) Daytime lane closures at the pedestrian overpass just south of Archer Road (State Road 24) Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for routine bridge inspection.
Archer Road (State Road 24) Nighttime lane closures at Southwest 40th Avenue to extend the left turn lane.
More than 150 people showed up in Bronson Saturday for the 2nd Annual African American Festival.
The event, coinciding with Black History Month, was organized by area women's group Women on a Mission for Christ and featured food and live entertainment.
"It's important because we need to come together and celebrate as a community," said Women on a Mission for Christ member Katherine Manuel. "It's black history. But it's our history."
Reduced freshwater flow from the Suwannee River into the Gulf is responsible for a 66-percent decline in oyster populations in Cedar Key and the Big Bend area, according to scientists from the University of Florida.
"We have not seen evidence of oysters on sandbars coming back to a healthy reef," said Jennifer Seavy, a UF ecologist who has been studying the area since 2009.
Realtor Owen F. Baynard, the bishop of the Chiefland and Williston Wards in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, died Thursday night. Baynard had been hospitalized in Gainesville for several weeks prior.
There will be a visitation on Friday evening, Feb. 24, from 6-8 p.m. at the Hiers Chiefland Funeral Home, 1301 N. Young Boulevard, Chiefland.
The funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, on U.S. Highway 27A at 8th Street.
(from CPD report)
Chiefland police say they found 22-year-old John Christopher Champion with his wheels spinning, trapped in the sand behind a local convenience store Wednesday.
"Yeah I stole the beer," he told police, perched upon his motorized wheelchair, already drunk and swigging a Bud Light Lime, a report stated.
Staff report
State officials announced Thursday that a three-month project to remove sediment from the bottom of the spring run at Fanning Springs State Park is now completed.
The project, aimed at giving manatees greater access to the spring during the winter months, started with a SCUBA diver gently removing sediment with a handheld underwater vacuum, according to a press release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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New research demonstrates the link between inflammation and early development of colon cancer
Recently, epigenetics has been very much to the forefront with promising new human data in lung and breast cancers.
This morning I was therefore thrilled to see some exciting work just published in Nature Medicine Online First from Ray DuBois's lab at MD Anderson Cancer Center, on the potential role of inflammation and silencing of tumour suppressor genes in early colorectal cancer. Previously, the group looked at the role of COX-2 in intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer and observed that:
"A large body of evidence indicates that genetic mutations, epigenetic changes, chronic inflammation, diet and lifestyle are the risk factors for CRC."


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If you don't have time, just read this:
Grahamstown Festival IS AMAZING!
Ok, bye now person in a rush…read on you Cat's who've Got Time;).
Here are some pics, which are all off my phone, haven't really been in the right space for wandering around with my lovely big camera:).
On all levels I am having an incredible time. People are coming to my shows (and singing and clapping and vibing along), albums are selling (sold 12 after my last gig alone), my health is great, I'm meeting SUCH lovely human beings, I have a warm double bed and I have seen a few incredible shows!
What more could one want? "Other musicians to play with," you say? Well, that's happening too! My show at 3pm today at The Graham Hotel has some surprise guests arriving…here's a hint of a taste: jazz violinist, jazz saxophonist and incredibly beautiful male backing vocals. Sound lovely? Oh hell YES!
Alright, time to go make my morning Yerba Maté (incredible South Amercian herbal drink, check it out for a super healthy and delicious replacement to coffee) and then have my morning superfood smoothie.
Yes, life is good!
Big love
(also tweeting live from Grahamstown, @natemaingard)
PS: don't forget to enter this competition asap!
PPS: oh yes, I also released a free digital EP which has some of the songs I recorded at my live album recording for Home. They're songs from The Wild Land, played live…and I think they sound awesome. CLICK HERE to download your copy:)


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DENVER – As with all political successions, Saudi Arabia's was inevitable. But it was not inevitable that King Abdullah's demise – and the emergence of Crown Prince Salman as his heir to the throne – should come at a time of peak instability in a region already buffeted by the type of change that the House of Saud welcomes least of all.
Consider Saudi Arabia's current security predicament. Twelve years of unrelenting churn in neighboring Iraq is beginning to take a toll on the Kingdom. Indeed, though the sources of Saudi resentment toward the United States are many – support for Israel, negotiations with Iran, pressure on human rights – none is more important than the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
In the Saudis' narrative, the US created the Arab world's first Shia-led state – and thus a lasting security nightmare – directly on their northern border. Whatever ultimately happens in Iraq's western and northern regions, much of which are now under the control of the Sunni Islamic State, southern and eastern Iraq will remain Shia. Thus, Shia success there – a relative concept, to be sure – risks inspiring Shia elsewhere to mobilize politically, including in Saudi Arabia's Shia-majority Eastern Province, where much of the country's oil wealth is concentrated.
Then there is the Islamic State and its effort to establish a caliphate – a goal that not only implies dragging the Arab world back to the seventh century, but that also takes dead aim at many of the region's modern borders. The Sykes-Picot line, agreed in secret by the British and the French in 1916, is now in its 99th year and remains the Syria-Iraq border.


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The first week of Spring is the perfect time to start experimenting with your hair and makeup, and stars are already doing that in droves. Anne Hathaway changed up her pixie from day to night, two Mad Men stars debuted orange lips, Shaliene Woodley keeps showing off natural beauty, and Emma Watson just keeps striking gold. Ready for some gorgeous, pin-worthy inspiration? Scroll on!
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Dog House Sofa by Seungji Mun
This adorable "Dog House Sofa" is part of a great line of pet furniture designed for the Korean brand "m.pup". If you have dogs at home you will know about their obsession with sofas, this piece of furniture is good enough for whetting their curiosity. Designed by Seungji Mun. Via Designboom.
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Dines, Jaguars hold off Basalt in 1A playoff opener
BASALT — Chad Dines completed 13-of-19 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns and No. 9 D'Evelyn held off host Basalt 27-20 in the first round of the 2A state football playoffs.
Josh Riggs caught two of those touchdown passes as part of his four receptions for 102 yards. Rome McIntyre caught the other TD pass.
The Jaguars (8-2) will play top-seeded La Junta (10-0) in the 2A quarterfinals on Nov. 11-12 at Trailblazer Stadium in Lakewood.
By Dennis Pleuss
Jeffco Public Schools
LAKEWOOD — Columbine's defense sure looks ready for the Class 5A football playoffs.
The Rebels defense managed its second consecutive shutout Nov. 3 at Jeffco Stadium. Columbine, ranked No. 6 in the final CHSAANow.com 5A football poll, blanked ThunderRidge 41-0 in the regular-season finale for both teams.
I've got to get this off my chest, and I'm not going to mince my words: CHSAA's RPI system is flawed. It's broken. It needs to be tweaked, if not just outright fixed — and fast.
The system with its calculated setup to account for a team's winning percentage, its opponents' winning percentage and that of the opponents' opponents is noble, but too much weight is put on how well one's opponents play and that of their own opponents and not nearly enough on how a team does in the win-loss column.
THORNTON — Morgan Walters is just a freshman, but it's safe to say that in her first year as a high school gymnast that she made a name for herself. It just wasn't a certainty what kind of impact she would have when the season started two months ago because of her relative youth.
By Craig Harper
For the Courier
When they had to dig deep to preserve their goal of reaching the 5A state tournament for the third straight year, the Chatfield volleyball team mined their memory.
The Lady Chargers harkened back to 2014, when they had lost their first match at state and found themselves on the brink of elimination after losing the first two sets to Cherry Creek and trailed 24-19 in the third. Sophomore-laden Chatfield rallied to beat the Lady Bruins, and proceeded on to the semifinals.
5A Jeffco champs Chatfield hosting regional tourney
The Chatfield Lady Chargers (21-2), who went 7-0 in the 5A Jeffco League, will host the 5A Region 4 tournament on Nov. 5 at Chatfield Senior High.
By Tyler Jordan
For the Courier
IDAHO SPRINGS — On senior night at Golddigger Stadium, a matchup between Clear Creek and the Front Range Christian looked poised to be an offensive showcase with the Falcons coming in averaging 152.4 rushing yards a game and Clear Creek averaging 214.9 yards passing behind the arm of Ty Judge.
COLORADO SPRINGS — There was no question that D'Evelyn had its hopes set high — real high.
The Jaguars came into the 3A state cross country championships on Oct. 29 eyeing Alamosa and a boys team championship. Alamosa, the top-ranked team in 3A, won a state title in 2014 and one in 4A five years earlier.
LAKEWOOD — The concern was evident. Be it Tylor Rowles, Dalton Keene or anyone on the Chatfield Chargers sideline, there were some anxious moments, and rightfully so.
Down 29-17 with the clock winding down on the third quarter, the possibility was real that No. 2 Chatfield was about to lose control of the 4A Plains League to an inspired Dakota Ridge squad fighting for its playoff life Oct. 28 at Jeffco Stadium.
Then the comeback started.
LAKEWOOD — D'Evelyn, most certainly, didn't come out ready to play its 4A Jeffco League volleyball tournament opener against Wheat Ridge on Oct. 20. A timeout, however, rectified the slow start.
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#BedOfShame Is The Latest Twitter Trend That Ridicules Unsuspecting One-Night Stands
Planking was ridiculous. Tebowing was moronic. Now, your next one-night stand experience may be subject to the latest internet trending craze. Thanks to Gaz from Geordie Shore, (the UK version of that MTV show that you're thinking of right now) folks are tweeting pictures of their unsuspecting one-night stands using the hashtag #BedOfShame.


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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Catawba Brewing Co. will officially christen its new Asheville Tasting Room with the release of a special beer for its Grand Opening Party on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the company's new digs at 63 Brook St. on the edge of Biltmore Village.
Brewtal Double IPA is the first DIPA produced by the 15-year-old brewery and was made specially for Catawba's Asheville Tasting Room, which opened its doors to the public on Feb. 7. Dubbed a "big beer for a big beer city" with impressive strength and assertive hop character, Brewtal weighs in at 8.8 percent ABV (alcohol by volume) and showcases the brilliant citrus notes of the Mandarina Bavaria hop variety from Germany.
"I wanted to commemorate the opening of the Tasting Room," said Shelton Steele, Catawba's Asheville operations manager, "and this beer just kind of naturally took on that commemorative role."
Brewtal Double IPA is the creation of Catawba Head Brewer Kevin Sondey, whose resume includes a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival and stints at such notable breweries as Highland, Dogfish Head and Stoudt's. Sondey said the inspiration for Brewtal was the desire to "play" with new hop varieties including Mandarina Bavaria, a close relative of the famous Cascade hop.
"I wanted someone to be able to come to Catawba and have something different than what's available everywhere else," said Sondey, who joined Catawba in July 2013.
Brewtal Double IPA pours a deep golden color and explodes with aromas of citrus and tropical fruits. Notes of tangerine, mandarin orange and grapefruit continue with each sip, thanks to three hop additions in the brew kettle and three rounds of dry-hopping with the signature Mandarina Bavaria. The addition of crystal malt helps round out the brew, and the beer finishes dry and smooth with a moderately hoppy bitterness.
One 10-barrel batch of this "one-off" brew was produced, so Brewtal will be available while supplies last at Catawba's Asheville and Catawba tasting rooms in addition to a few accounts around Asheville. Brewtal Double IPA is indicative of the wide variety of innovative beers the company plans to crank out from its new 7-barrel boutique brewery scheduled to open later this year. The new brewery and accompanying tasting room will be located at 2 Fairview Road, across the street from its current, temporary facility.
Saturday's Grand Opening Party will also feature a free, live performance by grassroots "rock-grass" group Circus Mutt from 6 to 10 p.m. Special Grand Opening T-shirts sporting the Brewtal Double IPA logo on the front and commemorative date "2.22.14" on the back will be available for purchase.


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We've seen a handful of brilliant things so far from Pixar's Brave, due out in cinemas this summer, all of which point to the studio having another big success on their hands.
Introducing a new part of the advertising campaign is the first character spot, giving us a bit of background for the lead character, Merida, in 'Brave' Stories: Merida, courtesy of Yahoo Movies.
"Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Merida (Kelly Macdonald) is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman (Julie Walters) and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida's quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom's three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd), the surly Lord Macintosh (Craig Ferguson), and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane)."
Co-directed by Mark Andrews (head of story on The Incredibles) and Brenda Chapman (The Prince of Egypt), the film features a fantastic voice cast that includes the likes of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson.
And on top of the brilliance that is sure to be the main feature, the film will also have the Oscar-nominated short, La Luna, attached before it, which should be the icing on the cake.
Brave is due to open in US cinemas on 22nd June, and will be released here in the UK a little later on 17th August, so we've all still got a little while to wait yet, but it should be more than worth it. Here's the first character spot to tie you down for a little while. No doubt it's the first of more to come, and we'll be bringing them to you as and when they do.


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By Jamie McAllister
The UFC has decided to release several fighters from their roster.
Fighters cut from the promotion include Dongi Yang, Kamal Shalorus, Jorge Lopez, Jeff Curran. All were defeated at the UFC on Fuel TV event last month.
More cuts made by the promotion include Aaron Rosa (lost 2 of 3) Efrain Escudero (2 straight losses) Steve Cantwell (5 straight losses).
Popular MMA blog, Bloodyelbow.com also points out that more cuts could be made soon as a few other fighters have had their profiles at UFC.com removed, this usually signals that they may be cut from the promotion.
Alex Soto (2 straight losses & lost at UFC on Fuel TV)
Eric Wisely (2 straight losses)
Mike Massenzio (2 straight losses)
What do you think of the cuts are they warranted or should anyone else be added to the list ?


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Tick-tock, tick-tock...
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Tick-tock, tick-tock...
5 more point for his third tripple double
Lance :happydanc:happydanc:happydanc
Nice pass, Cope.
Lance is so fired up to get those points, lol.
Nooooooooooooooooooo, Frank. Keep Lance in :(
Vogel is a troll
Vogel didn't like Lance getting out of control.
That was nasty Paul George
I usually really enjoy watching John Wall play because of his speed and sheer physical force. But Hill, CJ, and the PnR defense have left him looking completely neutered.
Lance has become a crowd favorite.
OJ doing his best Lance impression.
wow Vogel, unbelievably lame.
I wanted to see Lance get that triple double in front of Money Mayweather.
Let lance have one more 3pt attempt come on
keep Lance in Vogel
Does Anyone know why Mayweather is in Indianapolis
first time I've been actually pissed at Vogel since.. you know when
I actually didn't like Lance's body language after he got benched. He's got to learn to control his emotions.
Great game, but slow the roll Lance.
There will be plenty of opportunities for future triple doubles. Cut two or three of those turnovers, and he'll have more.
Impressive drive, Sloan.
Pretty lame to take Born Ready out. Christ, who cares if he is forcing things in a 20 point blowout?
classy move by vogel I completely agree.
stay under control Lance


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BWW Interviews: Writer and Photographer Sinead Tyrone
Sinéad Tyrone
Novelist, Poet and Photographer.
You have much love for Ireland. Do you really have 13,912 photos of Ireland?
Yes I do! I visited Ireland in 2012 and took a ton of photos, partly to capture the trip on film, and also because later, when you go to write about a place, film captures details you may have overlooked.
Will you put them in book form one day?
Not all of them! Someday, though, I would like to put out a book of the most special ones, if I can find a way to do so that isn't too cost prohibitive.
What are some of your favorite photos?
One favorite is a picture of copper vessels in a window at the Jameson's Distillery in Dublin, another a picture of a couple of copper or brass watering cans, again in a window, at Glenveigh Castle. I have a picture of rain cascading down the window at our apartment in Derry, and a sheep on the edge of a cliff at Slieve League. I have some great photos of Dunluce Castle, Donegal Castle, roadside scenes and the ocean, some great ocean pics.
When did you first discover your love for Ireland?
I've been passionate about Ireland most of my life.
Your first novel is "Walking Through The Mist". Please tell us what it's about?
Walking Through The Mist tells the story of Aidan O'Connell, a young Irish musician, and his Macready's Bridge band mates. Each of the band members has their own story line woven in among the main story. When a crisis hits Aidan's life his world falls apart, he has to learn how to rebuild his life, and each of his band mates has to come to terms with how his crisis affects them as well.
Why was this subject your first choice as a novel?
I started the novel in 2009, the year of our flight 3407 tragedy, and the year a very good friend passed away from illness. Crisis was very much on my mind at this time. I've always been intrigued by musicians' lives, so it was natural to write about them. And Ireland as a backdrop - well, that's just a given for me!
You stated you had to "step outside of my comfort zone a number of times" in order to put this book together. What was your "comfort zone" and how did you do it?
Before writing, I was not good at taking risks. I had to take many risks in order to finish and publish the book. I had to learn to be brave enough to ask people questions in research. I had to travel to another country. Making decisions on publishing was very scary, there are a number of options out there, and committing to any one path is hard, you hope you're making the right choice. I ended up signing with No Frills Buffalo, and am very happy working with them. When you put a dream, such as a novel, in final form and send it out to the world it is very scary, hoping people will like it, hoping it will be a success. There are many more comfort zones to step out of, book signings, marketing, running a website - in the end, each step comes down to identifying what has to be done, researching what is required, and remembering you have a dream and if you want that dream to come true you just have to face your fear and move forward.
You are a Poet as well. What Poetry do you love? Is it also Ireland based?
Aside from a large number of Buffalo area poets whose works I love, I love Luci Shaw's works (she's based in Washington State), and Paula Meehan, from Ireland. Also Alan Clarke from Ireland, he's an Emmy Award winning writer and actor, his poetry is stunning.
Please share a Poem with us:
Here's one of my Irish poems, about one of my favorite locations:
Dunluce Castle
- Sinéad Tyrone
Whispers echo off stone, call me back in time to when these walls, now crumbling, stood tall and strong against the ocean's wind, rose high against the coastline, sheltered their inhabitants from driving rain and raging foes.
Who lived in room after disintegrated room? What lovers' trysts were carried out at Mermaid's Cave? Ghosts cry across time, try to tell me their stories, shouts drowned by wind and the black crow's caws.
I run my hand over weather-worn stones, peer through empty windows, follow light and shadow and architectural lines all in hopes of learning the secrets your ancient walls carry, try to imagine clothes and furniture, utensils and weapons, walk away sad that your stunning outline is giving way to wind and rain and the ravages of time, carry part of you in my camera and the rest of you in my heart, my soul now a part of your story.
Any upcoming book signings you would like to talk about?
I am working on scheduling a couple of dates in Williamsville and East Aurora, but we don't have the exact dates nailed down yet. As soon as I have those dates I will post them on Facebook and also my website. I will be selling my novel and signing books at the Buffalo Irish Festival August 22 through 24 at Canalside and September 13th at Tea Leafs, 5416 Main St, Williamsville, NY beginning at Noon until 3pm, I'm very excited about those events.
Poet, Novelist and Photographer ... you keep busy. Any new art form you want to explore?
I just started writing travel articles for Travel Secrets magazine, in fact their July/August issue carries my article on Buffalo. I am working at poetry and photography ventures, and a sequel for my novel. I love textiles, lace and embroidery, and have a number of ideas I hope I have time for someday along those lines. And I keep fighting the urge to pick up a paint brush! Pretty sure I will be a horrible painter, but I will test those waters one of these days!
My website is updated every month, with different photos and travel information from my trip to Ireland, new general photos and poems, and every month I feature a new artist - the genre changes each month. We each need the support of others, and I try to spread the support around. I encourage anyone catching this interview to check out my website, not just once, but to come back to it every month for new material.
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