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McGuinty unveils new cabinet Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has introduced a strong, experienced cabinet that will guide Ontario through an uncertain global economy by focusing on job creation and economic growth.

Dwight Duncan remains Minister of Finance and adds Deputy Premier to his responsibilities. Deb Matthews also resumes her role as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

Brad Duguid becomes Minister of Economic Development and Innovation. This ministry brings together Ontario’s economic development, international trade and innovation initiatives to focus on job creation and economic growth.

Harinder Takhar remains Minister of Government Services. Linda Jeffrey is the new Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Seniors. Charles Sousa will be the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

Chris Bentley is the new Minister of Energy -- he will continue to drive Ontario’s transition towards clean, renewable energy while ensuring we stay on track to create 50,000 clean energy jobs.

Bob Chiarelli will lead two portfolios. As Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Transportation, Chiarelli will oversee the government’s infrastructure and transportation investments that are key drivers of job creation.

Education and training are critical to developing the best skilled workforce in the world right here in Ontario -- that’s why improving our schools, colleges and universities is part of our plan to grow the economy. Laurel Broten becomes Minister of Education and Glen Mur-

ray becomes Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.

Kathleen Wynne is now responsible for working with municipalities as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. She will also serve as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs.

All ministers in the new 22member cabinet -- down from 28 -- have previously held cabinet positions.

The Ontario New Democrats say they are disappointed to see so many of the same old faces in the new Liberal cabinet. NDP House Leader Gilles Bisson said the election results — in which the Liberals lost 19 seats and fell one seat shy of a majority — show voters don’t want the status quo.

Progressive Conservative Peter Shurman echoed that concern,

saying the premier isn’t signalling things will be different this time around. “These are the same people who got us into this mess,” said Shurman. “They are not going to get us out of this mess.”

Still, both parties have said they are willing to work with the government.

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Rabindranath Maharaj Named Recipient of the 2011 Toronto Book Award Rabindranath Maharaj was named the recipient of the 2011 Toronto Book Award for his novel The Amazing Absorbing Boy at a reception at Toronto Reference Library’s Appel Salon.

“I want to congratulate Rabindranath Maharaj for his wonderful novel The Amazing Absorbing Boy,” said Councillor Gary Crawford, representing Mayor Rob Ford and Toronto City Council. “His book gives a unique perspective about our diverse city, and was selected from 78 book submissions.

All of these authors tell great stories about Toronto and can be very proud of their work.”

Toronto Public Library’s City Librarian Jane Pyper commented, “In this clear-eyed look at Toronto as it appears to a young Trinidadian immigrant, Rabindranath Maharaj has given all of us a new way of seeing our city. I congratulate him on this fine novel.”

The 2011 Toronto Book Awards Committee, made up of members Michael Booth, Tina Edan, Angela Rebeiro, Kristine Thornley and Karen Tisch, volunteered their time to read all of the books and select the shortlist and winner. They commented on how Maharaj creates a complex, witty and hopeful portrait of an imaginative youth

determined to forge his own path in multi-cultural Toronto.

Rabindranath Maharaj is the author of five novels and three short story collections. His books have been nominated for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Rogers Fiction Prize, the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the Bocas Literature Award. His most recent novel also won the 2011 Trillium English Language Fiction Prize. Maharaj’s The Amazing Absorbing Boy (Knopf Canada) was chosen from a list of finalists that included James FitzGerald for What Disturbs Our Blood (Random House Canada); James King for Etienne’s Alphabet (Cormorant Books Inc.); Nicholas Ruddock for The Parabolist (Doubleday Canada); and Alissa York for Fauna (Random House Canada).

This year marks the 37th anniversary of the Toronto Book Awards. Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto. The annual awards offer $15,000 in prize money. Each finalist receives $1,000, and the winning author receives $11,000.

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Time is Running Out to Be Part of the 2011 Run, Walk and Roll

Register before Oct. 26 to secure your place in the Region of Peel’s exciting 5K Run, Walk and Roll for the United Way. This one-of-a-kind community event, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 29, features a seasonal costume contest, great prizes in four categories, and a fully accessible, wheelchair-friendly course. All proceeds benefit the United Way of Peel Region.

“Run, Walk and Roll is a fall run like no other,” says Elka Vandenburg, Co-Chair of the Region of Peel’s 2011 United Way Employee Campaign.

“Bringing together a professional 5K course, a 1K kid’s fun run, and a costume contest is the perfect way for the whole family to kick off the Halloween weekend together.”

In support of Run, Walk and Roll’s commitment to being a fully accessible event, Lieutenant-Colonel (Hon) Hari Panday of 32 Service Battalion, Canadian Forces has offered to pay the registration fee for up to 10 Canadian veterans. “I wish to encourage all of our veterans, including those with special needs and those now in wheelchairs, to participate in the Region’s 5K for the United Way,” says Honourable Lt.-Col Panday. “This is a rare opportunity for all community members of every age, background, skill level and physical ability to come together in support of

an extremely worthwhile cause in the Region.”

Run, Walk and Roll 5K for the United Way is a family-oriented, wheelchair accessible event open to everyone. The event route begins and ends at 10 Peel Centre Dr. in Brampton and travels through scenic Chinguacousy Park. There are three course options for participants to choose from: • 5K Chip-timed – offering professional timing and great prizes for first place runners and rollers.

• 5K General – open to noncompetitive runners, walkers and wheelchair participants • 1K Kid’s Course – open to children under 10. All participants who complete the Kid’s Course will be awarded an official race medal.

Several exciting prizes will be awarded in a variety of categories, including best costume, best times, and most funds raised. Pledge forms and prize details are available at Peel5k.ca.

All proceeds from the event benefit the United Way of Peel Region to help improve social conditions in the Region. Everyone is invited to come out as a participant, raise funds through pledging, or join the volunteer team.

The first 500 registrants for the race receive a free official race technical tshirt.

Nominations Open For Brampton’s Citizens Awards The City of Brampton is accepting nominations for its annual Citizens Awards. These awards recognize the important contributions made by local residents to the city. Nominations fall within various categories, such as Arts, Sports, Humanitarian, Inspirational, Award of Valour and Long-term Volunteer Service.

To qualify for an award, the nominee must be a Brampton resident whose contributions or accomplishments took place between November

1, 2010, and October 30, 2011. Citizens interested in submitting a nomination can obtain a nomination form available on the City of Brampton website at http://www.brampton.ca/ en/residents/CitizensAwards/Pages/ welcome.aspx, at any city recreation centre, or by calling 905-874-2311.

Completed nomination forms can be mailed, faxed or emailed to the Citizens Awards Team by Sunday, October 30, 2011.

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Electricity prices going up for smart meter users

Electricity prices are going up by an average of 1.8 per cent for the average residential consumer using smart meters, the Ontario Energy Board has announced.

Off-peak, on-peak and midpeak rates are going up starting Nov. 1, the regulator said in a release Monday.

For the average residential consumer using 800kWh a month, that means an increase of $2.11 on the electricity portion of the bill.

The increase affects residences

and businesses hooked to smart meter pricing — 66 per cent of all consumers as of August.

All Ontario electricity consumers are expected to switch over to smart meter pricing by mid2012.

Meanwhile rates are going up for those on tiered pricing as well — the average consumer stands to pay an extra 20 cents a month.

The main causes of the increase, the board said, are “increased nuclear and renewable

generation coming online during the forecast period.”

But the board said while rates are going up, the overall total bill for businesses and residences on smart meter pricing will be lower Nov. 1 than they were one year ago at the same time because of a 10 per cent rebate the government has provided.

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Mississauga Board of Trade launches dynamic new website Mississauga Board of Trade recently launched its new website, claimed to be “best in class” which features a more contemporary and professional look and feel, improved functionality, and is more focused on informative and timely content and opportunities for engagement of members through MBOT’s enhanced social media presence.

The new site at www.mbot. com includes new features such as access to MBOT’s social media forums (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Picassa), live social media feeds, top MBOT news

and advocacy stories on homepage, and improved marketing of upcoming business events.

The implementation of a new membership management system (Weblink) integrated with the website will include an enhanced membership directory that will include member business profiles, and images and videos, with a keyword search field available from the top of the homepage. Members will also be able to more easily register for events, pay invoices and update contact information and their profiles online.

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technology and popularity of social media, we have committed to developing a dynamic website that will better promote showcase MBOT and our members,” says MBOT President & CEO, Sheldon Leiba.

The website, designed by The Marketing Pad, an MBOT member, was many months in development having extensively researched best practices from other Boards of Trade throughout North American as well as other corporate sites.

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Ontario to get fewer new seats in redrawn House

Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to give Ontario 13 additional seats in the House of Commons, CBC News has learned.

That will increase the province’s presence in the Commons to 119 seats from the current 106.

But the additional 13 seats is fewer than the 18 the province was

slated to receive under previous legislation that died when Parliament was dissolved, Ontario government sources told CBC News.

Under that legislation, British Columbia would also receive seven additional seats and Alberta five.

Premier Dalton McGuinty told reporters there was a chance

Ontario would end up with fewer additional seats, as the federal government attempts to address Quebec’s concerns that its representation in the Commons will suffer under the redistribution plan.

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Citizenship and Immigration Canada Proposes Changes to Improve Citizenship Program

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney is proposing changes to the way the government assesses the language abilities of prospective new citizens.

Under the proposal, published today in the Canada Gazette for public input, adult citizenship applicants would be required to provide objective evidence of language ability with their citizenship applications.

“The ability to communicate effectively in either French or English is key to the success of new citizens in Canada,” said Minister Kenney.

The Citizenship Act already requires that applicants be able to communicate in one of Canada’s official languages. This proposed change would not increase the language level required, but would change the way that citizenship applicants aged 18-54 prove their language ability.

Under the new system, applicants would have to provide objective evidence that they meet the language requirement when they file their application. Applicants would be able to demonstrate language ability by submitting a variety of evidence, including: -- the results of a third party

test; -- evidence of completion of secondary or post-secondary education in English or French; or -- evidence of achieving CLB/ NCLC 4 in certain government funded language training programs.

CIC currently uses the citizenship knowledge test as well as the applicant’s interaction with CIC staff to assess language ability. If it appears an applicant does not meet language requirements, they are invited for an interview with a citizenship judge. There can be a significant time delay between the submission of the application and the subsequent hearing for language.

The proposed new rule that applicants must provide objective evidence that they meet the language requirement when they file their application would give citizenship judges better evidence on which to base their decision. CIC would also be able to return applications of those who do not provide evidence they meet the requirements more quickly, thus improving application processing.

CIC is also proposing to clarify that the language skills to be assessed would be speaking and listening, and the criteria would clearly align with Canadian Language Benchmark/Niveaux de competence linguistique canadiens (CLB/NCLC) 4, which represents basic fluent proficiency. This would allow applicants to understand the requirements they need to meet and to provide evidence that is correlated to CLB/NCLC 4.

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The RCMP are racing to track down and seize hundreds of replica AK-47 BB guns imported from China that investigators fear can be easily reconfigured into deadly prohibited weapons.

The Mounties launched raids and seizures last week on a number of gun stores in B.C., Ontario, and Quebec. Investigators believe the toys — assembled with authentic parts from the Chinese Type-56 version of the AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifle — can be transformed into weapons with a simple switch of the gun’s barrel and bolt.

The weapons were allowed into the country as BB guns after being inspected and approved by the Canada Border Services Agency.

The RCMP and its National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST) refused to discuss details of the raids last week.

In an email, media spokesman Sgt. Richard Rollings told CBC News “the RCMP does not comment during the course of an inves-

tigation. In the event that criminal charges are laid, the RCMP would confirm its investigation.”

Police would also not comment on whether they’ve seized any of the replica BB guns turned into prohibited AK-47-style weapons. However, two gun sellers visited by the RCMP said police told them they are alarmed because they found one of the replica guns at the scene of another investigation, raising the spectre criminals have figured out how to get cheap AK-47s through BB gun retailers.

Peel Police has arrested Abdullahi Mohamoud, 22, of Mississauga after a five-month investigation. He faces charges of criminal negligence causing death, fleeing the scene of a fatal accident, theft under $5,000 and breach of recognizance.

Police say that on May 19, a man filled his car with about $75 worth of gas then tried to leave without paying at the Petro Canada station at Southdown Road near Queen Elizabeth Way. Attendant Atifeh Rad, who was working at the station, chased and tried to stop the car as it fled. Police say Rad, 62, came into contact with the fleeing car and died of his injuries the following day.

Police asked for the public’s help in locating a Nissan Altima seen leaving the scene. A police

statement issued Monday said the public’s help was crucial to their investigation.

“Members of the public were instrumental in this investigation, including the many witnesses that came forward and the hundreds of Nissan Altima owners who were interviewed,” the release said.

“Investigators recognize that many people were inconvenienced and we would like thank them for their assistance in bringing some closure to this tragic event and to the victim’s family.”

Anyone who may have further information about the case is asked to contact the Peel Police major collision bureau at 905-4532121 ext. 3710.

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RIM unveils new BlackBerry operating system Research In Motion showed the world BBX, the next-generation operating system for its smartphones and tablets, at an annual conference for software developers in San Francisco.

RIM co-chief executive officer Mike Lazaridis said the new platform — a combination of BlackBerry and QNX software — will power all of RIM’s future BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets.

“We’re bringing the power of HTML5 to the BlackBerry platform,” said Lazaridis, who also highlighted the open-source nature of the software, intended to woo developers by making it easier to create and collaborate on applications.

The company promised that the new platform would deliver advanced graphics, deep integration between apps, always-on “push” services, and

premium security features.

The BBX operating system will give RIM’s future smartphones the ability to run Android software applications, such as games, business and medical apps. The Android operating system, developed by Google Inc. is

used on a variety of phones, smartphones and tablets made by numerous manufacturers.

“We’re sensitive to what our developers want,” said Lazardis, who took to the stage alongside various developers to explain the new operating system’s

features with its PlayBook tablet.

The graphics were showcased with a heavy emphasis on an improved gaming experience.

With its own more powerful BBX operating system, Lazaridis said users will be able to seamlessly perform multiple tasks at the same time, such as watching a video in high-definition while writing emails.

The meeting was billed as an opportunity for BlackBerry application developers to discuss the latest technologies with RIM experts, and to sharpen strategies that will help the besieged company rebound.

The new BlackBerry smartphones are expected to be more like mobile computers when they’re launched early next year.

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Low cost Aakash generates a lot of enthusiasm in US: Sibal HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has said the low cost computing device Aakash has generated a lot of enthusiasm among the American public and several companies there have evinced interest to associate with the project to further raise its efficiency and productivity.

The Minister, who on Tuesday returned from a week-long trip to the US where he attended the first ever Indo-US higher education summit, said details of the product were also shared with the World Bank which suggested spreading it among the students world-wide.

“There was a lot of enthusiasm surrounding Aakash. Several people and big companies met us who are into this business (IT).

They expressed interest to partner with this project, to increase its application and speed, increase the processor from 300 MHz to 800 MHz,” Sibal told reporters in New Delhi on Wednesday.

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The world’s cheapest tablet PC costing Rs 2,276, was launched on 5th October and it will be available at around half this price to students as part of government’s programme to expand education through information technology.

An initial order of 1 lakh devices has been placed with device maker Datawind. He said that World Bank has promised to display the item in its board and

suggested to “spread it among the students worldwide”.

The US-India Higher Education Summit was held on 13th October in Washington DC, chaired by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sibal.

He said a delegation from the US will visit India in December to hold detailed discussions on the themes that need to be taken forward following the summit.

Sibal said that the issue of sham universities like Tri Valley which left a bitter taste among several Indian students in the US also came up for discussion.

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Ahmedabad - Eleven convicts in the Godhra train burning case were handed down death sentence while 20 others were given life imprisonment by a special court in the 2002 incident that left 59 ‘kar sevaks’ dead and triggered riots which claimed over 1,200 lives in Gujarat.

Considering the case as “rarest of rare”, Special Judge PR Patel pronounced death penalty for 11 out of the 31 convicted in the case while 20 others were sentenced to life imprisonment.

“The court after looking into their active role in the conspiracy and setting afire of the S6 coach of Sabarmati Express train near Godhra gave death penalty to 11 persons,” public prosecutor JM Panchal said.

The court also slapped punishment on them under various other sections, which will be concurrent with their life term. The prosecution had sought death sentence for all the 31 convicts, saying that it was a heinous act.

On February 22, the court had convicted all the 31 while accepting the prosecution’s contention that there was a conspiracy behind the incident and convicted 31 under various sections of the IPC like 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy). They were also convicted under IPC Section 147, 148 (rioting with deadly weapons), 323, 324,325,326 (causing hurt), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on religious grounds), various sections of the Indian Railways Act, Prevention of Damages to Public Property Act and Bombay Police Act. The court had acquitted 63 others in the coach burning incident that happened near Godhra railway station. Defence counsel IM Munshi said the convicts will definitely appeal against the punishment

awarded to them.

Fol l o w ing the Godhra train burning incident on February 27, 2002, large scale c o m munal violence h a d broken out in var ious parts of Gujarat in which over 1,200 persons, mainly belonging to the minority community, died.

Disagreeing with the judgment, Munshi said, “The court has not believed the first theory which said that the inflammable substance was poured from outside. The court has agreed to the second theory that the accused persons had entered the coach by cutting the vestibule between the S-6 and S-7 coaches and poured the petrol in it.” He said the case of conspiracy had come forth almost four months after the incident.

On February 22, the court had accepted the theory of criminal conspiracy behind the burning

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of the S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express carrying ‘kar sevaks’ returning from Ayodhya based on scientific evidence, statement of witnesses and circumstantial and documentary evidence placed on record.

The trial conducted inside the Sabarmati Central Jail here began in June 2009 with the framing of charges against 94 accused in the carnage.

In all, 253 witnesses were examined during the trial and over 1,500 documentary evidences were presented before the court by the Gujarat police.

There were a total of 134 accused in the case, out of which 14 were released due to lack of evidence, five were juvenile, five died during proceedings of over nine years and 16 are absconding.

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Namma Metro rolls into Bangalore The Metro rail rolled into the IT hub of Bangalore on Thursday, promising the beginning of the end of the city’s traffic woes.The three-coach service can carry 1,000 commuters and link the eastern suburb of Byappanahalli to M.G. Road, covering a distance of 6.7 km.

Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath inaugurated the service opens to public from 4 p.m. Thursday. The Metro service will run between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, several State ministers, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, and a number of State Congress

leaders were present at the inauguration at the decked up M.G. Road station.

The ByappanahalliM.G. Road link has six stations and travel time is around 14 minutes. This is Reach 1 of the first phase of metro. In another three years, the first phase is to have a 42.3-km network on the East-West (Byappanahalli-Mysore Road Terminal) and NorthWest (Hesarghatta CrossPuttenahalli Cross) corridors with 41 stations. The phase-1 has an 8.88-km underground network.

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Make your money work for you (NC)—Canadians have the opportunity to increase their math and money management skills as the nation celebrates Financial Literacy Week, taking place from October 30—November 5 with founding sponsor TD Bank Group, as the kick-off to Financial Literacy Month this November.

Finance expert and Financial Literacy Week ambassador, Gail Vaz-Oxlade provides her top 10 suggestions on making your money work for you.

•Budget Benefits: Managing money without a budget is like pouring water on a beach. No matter how many buckets you pour, the water just ends up disappearing. Make a budget so you can learn to live within your means and see where you money goes.

• Start a spending journal: Every day for a month, keep track of everything you buy, from groceries to your daily cup of coffee and snacks. At the end of the month, use your journal to help you adjust your budget to reflect what you’re actually spending.

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• Make it a habit: Many people find it easier to save if they do it regularly. Have your bank automatically take money out of your chequing account each month and deposit it into your savings account. Keep your hands off the savings.

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• Save for the future: Registered education savings plans (RESP), taxfree savings accounts (TFSA), and registered retirement savings plans (RRSP) are great options to help you save for your future. They can be set up at a bank or financial institution of your choice.

• Talk about money: Many of us were raised to believe that it’s rude to talk about money. Not even to the person we’re marrying or moving in with.

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New UN fund awards $300,000 to help rehabilitate victims of human trafficking Organizations in 12 countries that help victims of human trafficking seek justice, return home and otherwise recover from their ordeal were collectively awarded some $300,000 today in the first grant of a new United Nations fund.

“A unique approach is being employed by the UN to channel severely needed funds to survivors of the horrific crime of human trafficking,” UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Yury Fedotov said, appealing for greater financial support for the Small Grants Facility, launched earlier this year as part of the UNODCmanaged UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking.

“There is a critical need for increased donations so that we can step up this assistance. There is no place for human trafficking in the world and the Small Grants Facility has a role to play in eradicating this inhumane act,” he added of a $32billion global industry, which is

currently estimated to be exploiting over 2.4 million people, two-thirds of them women and children.

The 12 projects selected for the first year of the facility cover all major regions of the world and set to be rolled out in Albania, Cambodia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, France, India, Israel, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Moldova and the United States.

The 12 organizations are African Centre for Advocacy and Human Development (Nigeria); Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (US); Damnok Toek Poipet (Cambodia); Different and Equal (Albania); DNI (Costa Rica); Hors la Rue (France); Hotline for Migrant Workers (Israel); Institute for Democracy (Moldova); La Strada (Czech Republic); Shakti Samuha (Nepal), The CRADLE – the Children Foundation (Kenya); and the Esther Benjamins Memorial Foundation (Nepal/India).

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Malaria prevention shows ‘stunning gains’ Some countries have made “recordbreaking progress” against malaria, the World Health Organization says.

“Now, what we are tracking is progress, some very recent progress, and some stunning gains on age-old fronts,” WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in the text of a speech to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2011 forum on malaria in Seattle.

Chan has endorsed eradication, which she called “the goal whose name must not be spoken” as the ultimate aim. Malaria eradication means stopping transmission of the disease and reducing infections to zero within a defined area.

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laria and an estimated 781,000 deaths in 2009, a decrease from 233 million cases and 985,000 deaths in 2000, according to the report.

Most deaths occur among children living in Africa, where a child dies every 45 seconds of malaria and the disease accounts for about 20 per cent of all childhood deaths.

In September, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership said the global campaign to fight malaria reduced deaths from the mosquito-borne disease by 38 per cent as a result of increased use of anti-malaria bed nets, spraying and drugs over the last decade.

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Hamas leaders vowed to secure the release of all remaining Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, as jubilant crowds in Gaza and the West Bank greeted the return of hundreds freed in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

Hamas shaped Tuesday’s massive celebrations in Gaza as a victory parade for the militant Islamist movement, saying the exchange should give hope to 5,000 Palestinians still behind bars.

“Negotiation based on power forces the enemy to pay the price,” said Syrianbased Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in a speech broadcast to the celebrations from Cairo. “We defeated the Israelis.”

Hamas officials declared Tuesday a national holiday, while an estimated 200,000 people gathered to greet the released prisoners and chant, “The people want a new Gilad.”

But the prisoner exchange may have also shown a side of Hamas that is more pragmatic than Tuesday’s rhetoric suggests, said Costanza Musu, a professor at the University of Ottawa’s graduate school of public and international affairs.

Tuesday’s celebrations in Gaza marked one of the largest gatherings since Hamas captured the territory from forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement in 2007.

As part of the agreement between Israel and Hamas, the rest of the prisoners — about 550 more — are to be released in a second phase at a later date.

In the Fatah-controlled West Bank, men in Ramallah hoisted freed prisoners on their shoulders and carried them through streets as heroes, the CBC’s Derek Stoffel reported.

The released prisoners were taken to the grave of iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greeted them, and several thousand people filled the courtyard outside his headquarters to celebrate.

In a rare moment, Abbas shared the same podium with senior Hamas official Hassan Youssef.

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Q&A with Anupy Singla, Author of The Indian Slow Cooker What inspired you to write a cookbook?

I’ve dreamed of writing a cookbook ever since I was little, toiling away in my mother’s kitchen under the watchful eye of my grandfather when he visited from India. It just never seemed it could be a reality—especially with two little girls, a husband, and a job that required me to be at work by 3 a.m. I decided to take a break from daily reporting to cook more for my family, and that’s when I was finally able to start the book.

How did your family influence your cooking?

My paternal grandfather was the first to teach me how to cook Indian food the way it’s cooked and eaten in his village in Punjab: hot, spicy, and flavorful. The first recipe I ever learned was curried eggplant with potatoes. My grandfather taught me to use the green, woody stems of the eggplant as well—insisting they protected the juiciest morsels, which could eventually be sucked out as you ate the dish.

How were you introduced to the slow cooker?

Back in the 1970s, when my mother was an immigrant to this country struggling to balance cooking with her job and raising a young family, she first came across the slow cooker as a way to prepare stews and soups. Eventually, she started to make basic dals and then rajmah (kidney beans) in the slow cooker. She would experiment and then write these recipes down on little 3 x 5 notecards, which my brother and I eventually used as we went off to school and then our careers. In all honestly, I probably lost more of these cards than I held onto—but my persistent, patient mother kept writing those recipes down. Eventually, I created many of my own, too, and thus created this book. I think of it as a tribute to my mother and to other Indian mothers like her, who clung to tradition over so many years so their children could enjoy the legacy of traditional cooking without sacrificing their identities as successful, professional women.

How do you make healthy meals without sacrificing flavor?

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Bindra wins silver, bronze for Satyendra in Asian airgun meet

Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra clinched the silver medal while Satyendra Singh won a bronze in the 4th Asian Airgun Shooting Championship at Sulaibia near Kuwait City on Wednesday.

The team of Bindra, Sateyndra and Gagan Narang together then worked their magic to win the silver medal in the team event.

Abhinav shot 594 in the qualifying and 103.6 in the finals while Satyendra tallied 593 and 103.7 at the Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Olympic Shooting complex on Wednesday.

Bindra was third but in the finals, he defeated a Chinese shooter who was placed second with 596.

Multiple gold medallist in the Delhi Commonwealth Games last year, Narang was ranked seventh with 592 and 102.5.

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Poonia wins gold, crosses Olympic qualification ‘A’ standard Commonwealth Games goldmedallist Krishna Poonia produced an impressive season’s best effort of 62.25m to win gold at Halloween Throws Meet at Portland, United States on Tuesday.

Poonia, who qualified for next year’s London Olympics four days ago by attaining the ‘B’ qualification standard of 59.50m, on Tuesday crossed the ‘A’ standard of 62m, in the last competition of her US training stint which started in July.

This was Poonia’s second big throw since hurting her knee last year immediately after the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

She threw 61.12m while clinching gold at the Fling Throw Meet at Portland on 14th October.

Her effort on Tuesday was though below her personal best of 63.69m recorded in April last year at Chula Vista in California, United States.

Realising that this was going to

be her last meet of the season, she went all out and did not disappoint her fans.

Poonia, who has been training at the Throws Centre at Concordia University at Oregon, Portland since July, went all out and crossed the magical mark of 62 meters in her last attempt.

She had two fouls and two other 60 plus efforts in the process.

Poonia and her husband will return to India in the first week of November.

Karthikeyan aims to finish the race at Indian GP With just over a week to go for the inaugural F1 Grand Prix at India’s Buddh International Circuit, Narain Karthikeyan has said he wants to finish the race rather than making claims about ending up with some points for his side.

“We have a small team, we have our limitations. Finishing the race with some points will be a tall order, my emphasis will be to just finish the race,” said the Hispania Racing Team (HRT) driver.

The fastest Indian driver said that the new track at the BIC was a unique one and the driver needs to be technically sound to make a mark at the circuit.

“The Buddh International Circuit is very unique. There is lot of elevation changes and the track provides opportunity for the drivers for a smooth takeover. The driver needs to be a technically thinking one

to make his presence felt during the race,” said Karthikeyan.

The driver though reiterated that it won’t be an easy outing for his team.

Talking to the reporters on the sidelines of unveiling of the Hispania’s F1 car, the driver hailed the newly built facility saying that it was one of the best in the world.

Karthikeyan also mentioned that it will be a whole new experience for the Indian audience and pinned hope that the marquee event will open up new avenues for the upcoming drivers in the country.

“Watching an F1 race is really a great experience. The noise, the fast moving cars, the whole atmosphere is exciting. They (audience) will be fans forever. It is also good for the drivers like me and some of the upcoming ones,” he insisted.

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Big B awarded honorary doctorate by Australian university B o l l y w o o d megastar Amit abh Bachchan has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Queensland University of Te c h n o l o g y (QUT), Australia.

“I am truly overwhelmed and immensely pleased to be the recipient of such a distinction,” 69-year-old Bachchan said after receiving his fourth doctorate for his contribution to the world of entertainment.

This is the fourth doctorate awarded to the actor. He was earlier conferred upon by the De Montfort Univ, Leicester UK, Jhansi University and the Delhi University. The actor had two years back turned down the honorary doctorate from QUT as a mark of pro-

test against racial attacks on Indian students.

Australia’s High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese congratulated the Bollywood superstar on his honorary Aust ra lian doctorate.

The Queensland University of Technology conferred the award during a ceremony at Old Government House in Brisbane.

The legendary actor, who has just finished shooting for his first Hollywood film ‘The Great Gatsby’, travelled from Sydney to accept the honour.

The prolific actor is playing a shady businessman Meyer Wolfsheim alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the adaptation of FScott Fitzgerald’s classic tale of the jazz age.

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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gives birth to girl The French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday night (October 19, 2011) -- the first infant born to a sitting president of modern-day France, according to media reports.

President Nicolas Sarkozy was returning from a meeting in Frankfurt on the euro debt crisis when the child was born around 8 pm (1800 GMT) on Wednesday, according to BFM TV. Europe 1 radio said the birth “went well” for the 43-year-old mother, a singer and former supermodel. She entered the small, private Muette Clinic in late morning, according to the reports.

The couple had been coy about the impending birth from the start, with measured doses of information.

The infant would be the first child born to the First Lady and the 56-yearold President. The couple married less than four months after Sarkozy took office in May 2007.

The Italian-born first lady has a 10year-old son from a previous relationship and the President has three sons from two previous marriages -- and is a

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