Entries from July 2008
It all started back in 1967, Toronto’s Caribbean community’s gave this world renowned event to salute Canada’s Centennial year. Now in its second millennium, Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana) Festival is one of North America’s greatest celebrations, attracting an estimated million participants annually.
The origin of the festival we enjoy today is Rooted in Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. Our Caribbean Festival has become an international festival where you might experience a wide variety of music such as Jamaican reggae, Brazilian samba or African djembe rhythms alongside Latin salsa, Haitian zouk or urban sounds, all are blended with calypso and soca vibes.
The Festival takes place over a whole week and traditionally coincides with the Ontario statutory holiday Simcoe Day (the 1st monday of August). This holiday named after John Graves Simcoe who along with other is credited with abolishing slavery in Upper Canada in 1810.
Caribana is definitely Toronto’s largest and best known festival. Each summer-time visitors come from all over the world to see the Biggest Mas Festival outside of Brazil . The Parade takes place over 5 hours from start to finish and the party on Olympic island is an event all by itself with many types of entertainment.
Have you made your arrangements today its a mistake to leave it to the last minute as visitors come back year over year and book there hotels well in advance 12 months in some cases!
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Source….. Rob Paterson, Internet Search
Categories: Entertainment
Tagged: Caribana, Caribbean, toronto festivals
Be slow to anger, slow to blame, And slow to plead thy cause. But swift to speak of any gain that gives thy friend applause
Source….. Mary Whitcher
My opinion
Take time to think before responding react positively this will strengthen and and could further your position
Rob “torontorealty” Paterson
Categories: Quote Of The Day
Tagged: anger, blame, Inspirational, My Thoughts, strenghthen
The Endless Resource…
Time we long for it, we are governed by it, we can never get enough of it. “We think we are running out of it”, how right we are unless we harness it we will never catch up to it. Time the endless resource that passes us by unless we take control of it.
Source… Rob “torontorealty” Paterson
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Categories: Quote Of The Day
Tagged: Endless Resource, Time
Vitamin A
It’s one of the most versatile vitamins, with roles in such diverse functions as vision, immune defenses, maintenance of body linings and skin, bone and body growth, normal cell development, and reproduction. Vitamin A helps form and maintains healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucous membranes, and skin.
Vitamins and Mineral supplements are vital to a healthy diet especially More so today than yester-year.
The value of today’s foods is questionable storing foods for long times will reduce vitamin levels mineral levels are equally reduced as the soil food is grown in has less value due to overuse as farmers are consistently planting crops to ensure maximum harvest.
Source…. Rob “torontorealty” Paterson, Internet Search
Categories: Health
Tagged: bone body growth, healthy teeth, vitamin A, vitamins and supplements
Are you experiencing weakness in your muscles, well this could be linked to reduced levels of Selenium in your blood. This Supplement plays an important role maintaining muscle mass, balance and mobility. Tap water and high-protein foods such as meat contain selenium. Another good source is a multivitamin supplement. Talk to your doctor/dietitian evaluate your diet and see what kind of multivitamin would suit you best.
Remember excessive consumption of any vitamin or supplement can be toxic and deadly.
Source… Rob “torontorealty” Paterson, American Journal Clinical Nutrition 2007
Categories: Health
Tagged: Diet, Dietitian, Multivitamin, Muscle Weakness, Selenium, Supplements
When you meet your friend on the roadside or in the market place, Let the spirit in you move your lips and direct your tongue.
Source…. Kahlil Gibran
My Thoughts
Words are sometimes hard to come by the easiest way to converse is by talking about something you already know “yourself” this topic will break the ice and generally lead into other conversation.
Rob “torontorealty” Paterson
Categories: Quote Of The Day
Tagged: Conversation, inspirational thoughts, My Thoughts
A palate satisfying addition to any meal
Swiss Chard With Tomato & Potato
Ingredients:
1 28 fl oz can of Diced Herb & Spice Tomato’s
1 Garlic Clove
1/2 Large Onion Thinly Sliced
1/2 an Onion Chopped Fine,
2 Table spoons of Olive Oil,
3-5 Pre-Boiled Small Potato’s
1/2 Pound of *Swiss Chard
*Pre cook for 5-7 minutes Swiss chard should be partially cooked over cooking chard will ruin the meal….
Saute the Onions with the Olive Oil and Garlic 5-10 Minutes. Add the Can of Tomato’s Bring to a quick Boil and let simmer 5-10 Minutes to reduce liquid or until preferred thickness is achieved. Quarter and add you potato’s let sit with covered pan for few moments stir covering potato’s. After mix has come together nicely add desired amount of Swiss Chard to pan and stir all together so the tomato sauce is completely through, simmer until served…..
Source….. Rita’s Kitchen
Categories: Easy Simple Alternative Recipes
Tagged: Rita's kitchen, Swiss Chard, Tomato recipes
The purpose of writing inspirational notes is simply to build others up because there are too many people in the demolition business.
Source…. Norman Vincent Peale
My Opinion on this thought
A good book is a lifetime of thoughts well worth the read as the information found will easily surpass what you would have normally thought in the same time it would take to read it…..
Rob “torontorealty” Paterson
Categories: Quote Of The Day
Tagged: inspirational thoughts, My Opinion
There are 2 aspects to increase your health and to live a well balance healthy life. These 3 aspects are eat properly, exercise regularly, and get enough sleep at night to re-energize your body.
You should eat 6 small meals a day, consuming food every 2-3 hours.
Example:
Breakfast- 8:00 A.M
Snack 1- 10:00 A.M
Lunch – 12:00 P.M
Snack 2 – 3:00 P.M
Dinner- 6:00 P.M
Snack 3- 8:00 P.M
A good balance of cardio and weight training will help you gain energy, make you stronger, and build some well-developed muscles. There are many different routines that you can choose from. There are routines to bulk up, cut body fat, etc. You must decide what you are looking for to accomplish and what works best for you.
Sleep is an essential part of exercise. You need to get a good night sleep to help the body repair the muscles that you just finished tearing down. Your muscles need to re-energize and be ready for your next workout.
Our Fitness Guru will be a regular contributor in our Health section. FG leads a well rounded schedule that encompases a healthy lifestyle. If you would like a certain topic covered or havew a question leave a post.
Source…”Fitness Guru” , Rob “torontorealty” Paterson
Categories: Health
Tagged: eating, exercise, fitness, food, Health
