(Brampton) – Brampton’s Award winning musician David Record, received Gold Certification in the music industry for his Music DVD release Under Moonlight. He received his Plaque from Music Canada during the end of November 2019. Music Canada’s Gold Platinum Awards Program was launched in 1975 to celebrate milestone sales of music in Canada.
With over 20,000 albums, singles, digital downloads, ringtones, and music videos certified over the past 44 years, the program provides a unique historical timeline of popular music in Canada.
Under Moonlight was produced by Rise Again Entertainment Inc. which is a Canadian Entertainment Company founded by David Record. Other notable Artist that received Gold plaques during the same week of the Under Moonlight certification were Ariana Grande for single Don't call me Angel, and Justin Beiber for the single 10,000 Hours .
The Under Moonlight is a film and soundtrack which gives a behind-the-scenes look at Record’s international tours and lifestyle within the music industry. The Soundtrack is the background music to the film consisting of 10 tracks that feature artist Miyla J, Trouble Musik. The original music was produced by music producers Justar Bless and Eastwood 365. The Script for the film was written by Tavia Record.
Record has toured Canada and Internationally over his career but only making his debut into the American market with the Under Moonlight tour where he performed different cities across the State of Georgia. In 2018 the Under Moonlight release entered the Billboard Top 100 ranking at 75 in the 2017 year end review.
Though remaining headquartered in Canada, during the American Leg of his Under Moonlight tour Record opened new doors for his company in Las Vegas, Nevada to facilitate continuous tours and further business opportunities for those under the Rise Again Entertainment umbrella.
Record quotes: “I am thankful to God for making all of this possible and thankful for the family and community he placed in my life to support me, and all those I have connected with throughout my career.”
Record dedicated Plaques to his hometown’s Brampton City Hall, the Brampton Arts Council, and the Mississauga Central Library.
Gearing up to release his new single and music video “Sweet Talk’N” fans can look for that release by visiting the David Record official website www.davidrecordmusic.com.
The Under Moonlight release can also be found on his website where streaming, downloads and physical copy orders can also be processed.

About 23 percent South Asians in the United States have diabetes, and this compares with 12.1 percent for non-Hispanic whites, according to a research published in JAMA on December 20, 2019 by Cheng YJ, Kanaya AM, Araneta MRG, and entitled “Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016.”
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) together with the American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin (AACIO) jointly acknowledged that the data generated by these authors has far-reaching implications for the South Asian community with respect to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
In this study, diabetes prevalence (diagnosed and undiagnosed) was found to be 12.1% for non-Hispanic whites and 23.3% for South Asians.
“The 23% reflects a critical need for aggressive action towards better prevention and management of diabetes along with the accompanying cardiovascular risk,” said Dr. Kamini Trivedi, a family physician, lipidologist, and honorary Board Member of AACIO.
In addition, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School stated, “These valuable data demonstrate the incredibly high, vastly under-appreciated burden of diabetes among South Asians. Particularly distressing is how many South Asians have diabetes without even knowing it. This phenomenon is surely fueling the cardiovascular epidemic among South Asians.”
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., spending over $500 billion on cardiovascular disease each year.
Dr. Brahma Sharma, a prominent cardiologist affiliated with VA University of Pittsburgh and serving as the Chair of the AAPI Ad Hoc Committee on South Asian Cardiovascular Disease, led the meeting of the two organizations in which Dr. Trivedi and Dr. Bhatt participated alongside the current President of AAPI, Dr. Suresh Reddy, a neuroradiologist. Dr. Navin Nanda, MD, DSc (Hon), Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and an internationally renowned cardiologist, Dr. Hanumant K. Reddy, current President of AACIO, and Dr. Vishal Gupta, President-Elect of AACIO, have offered their leadership on behalf of AACIO in conjunction with AAPI’s leadership towards addressing these challenges.
Dr Nanda, who is past President and incorporator of AAPI as well as the Founding President of AACIO pointed out that the results of the study are similar to those conducted by Dr. Naresh Parikh and him in the Atlanta area in 2004 which also showed, for the first time, a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in South Asians living in the USA, 18.3% overall with 22.5% in men and 13.6% in women.
The JAMA paper along with CDC’s press release on this paper were discussed at the joint AACIO-AAPI leadership meeting. AAPI and AACIO conducted preliminary brainstorming on strategy and will now work with increased collaboration to educate both physicians and the U.S. South Asian community. Education about lifestyle modification, including culturally appropriate nutrition and physical activity, along with guideline recommended medical therapy will be the foundation of educational efforts.

We are creatures of habit. Between a third and half of our behaviour is habitual, according to research estimates. Unfortunately, our bad habits compromise our health, wealth and happiness.
On average, it takes 66 days to form a habit. But positive behavioural change is harder than self-help books would have us believe. Only 40% of people can sustain their new year’s resolution after six months, while only 20% of dieters maintain long-term weight loss.
Education does not effectively promote behaviour change. A review of 47 studies found that it’s relatively easy to change a person’s goals and intentions but it’s much harder to change how they behave. Strong habits are often activated unconsciously in response to social or environmental cues – for example, we go to the supermarket about 211 times a year, but most of our purchases are habitual.
With all this in mind, here are five ways to help you keep your new year’s resolutions – whether that’s taking better care of your body or your bank balance.

1. Prioritise your goals
Willpower is a finite resource. Resisting temptation drains our willpower, leaving us vulnerable to influences that reinforce our impulsive behaviours.
A common mistake is being overly ambitious with our new year resolutions. It’s best to prioritise goals and focus on one behaviour. The ideal approach is to make small, incremental changes that replace the habit with a behaviour that supplies a similar reward. Diets that are too rigid, for example, require a lot of willpower to follow.

2. Change your routines
Habits are embedded within routines. So disrupting routines can prompt us to adopt new habits. For example, major life events like changing jobs, moving house or having a baby all promote new habits since we are forced to adapt to new circumstances.
While routines can boost our productivity and add stability to our social lives they should be chosen with care. People who live alone have stronger routines so throwing a dice to randomise your decision making if you do could help you disrupt your habits.
Our environment also affects our routines. For example, without giving it any thought, we eat popcorn at the cinema but not in a meeting room. Similarly, reducing the size of your storage containers and the plates you serve food on can help to tackle overeating.

3. Monitor your behaviour
“Vigilant monitoring” appears to be the most effective strategy for tackling strong habits. This is where people actively monitor their goals and regulate their behaviours in response to different situations. A meta-analysis of 100 studies found that self-monitoring was the best of 26 different tactics used to promote healthy eating and exercise activities.
Another meta-analysis of 94 studies informs us that “implementation intentions” are also highly effective. These personalised “if x then y” rules can counter the automatic activation of habits. For example, if I feel like eating chocolate, I will drink a glass of water.
Implementation intentions with multiple options are very effective since they provide the flexibility to adapt to situations. For example, “if I feel like eating chocolate I will (a) drink a glass of water, (b) eat some fruit; or (c) go for a walk”.
But negatively framed implementation intentions (“when I feel like eating chocolate, I will not eat chocolate”) can be counterproductive since people have to suppress a thought (“don’t eat chocolate”). Ironically, trying to suppress a thought actually makes us more likely to think about it thereby increasing the risk of habits such as binge eating, smoking and drinking.
Distraction is another approach that can disrupt habits. Also effective is focusing on the positive aspects of the new habit and the negative aspects of the problem habit.

4. Imagine your future self
To make better decisions we need to overcome our tendency to prefer rewards now rather than later – psychologists call this our “present bias”. One way to fight this bias is to futureproof our decisions. Our future self tends to be virtuous and adopts long-term goals. In contrast, our present self often pursues short-term, situational goals. There are ways we can work around this, though.
For example, setting up a direct debit into a savings account is effective because it’s a one-off decision. In contrast, eating decisions are problematic because of their high frequency. Often our food choices are compromised by circumstance or situational stresses. Planning ahead is therefore important because we regress to our old habits when put under pressure.

5. Set goals and deadlines
Setting self-imposed deadlines or goals helps us change our behaviour and form new habits. For example, say you are going to save a certain amount of money every month. Deadlines work particularly well when tied to self-imposed rewards and penalties for good behaviour.
Another way to increase motivation is to harness the power of peer pressure. Websites such as stickK allow you to broadcast your commitments online so that friends can follow your progress via the website or on social media (for example, “I will lose a stone in weight by May”). These are highly visible commitments and tie our colours to the mast. A financial forfeit for failure (preferably payable to a cause you oppose) can add extra motivation.

To mark International Human Rights Day, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is calling on students to submit art, poetry and media on “what the right to read means to me” as part of its Right to Read inquiry.
Human Rights Day celebrates the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Last year’s theme – youth standing up for human rights – coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and put a spotlight on the inspiring leadership of youth in collective movements for a better future.
“The Commission is inspired by youth-led movements around climate action, anti-racism and the right to education. This initiative aims to empower students with reading disabilities to share their life experiences and ideas for progressive change through creative expression,” said Chief Commissioner Renu Mandhane.
The OHRC invites students to explore the experience of reading disabilities, literacy, the right to read and standing up for human rights, to create art, poetry, sound or video. The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2020.
Students can send their work in any common image, document, audio or video format to the OHRC at communications@ohrc.on.ca. Audio and video files should be limited to 30 seconds or less. For submissions larger than 12 MB, contact communications@ohrc.on.ca.
Students can also spread the word (and the art!) by posting online and tagging the OHRC and use the hashtag #RightToRead. The OHRC is on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Theme: Post Indentureship Movements and Trends
Date: May 29 to June 01, 2020
Venue: National Council of Indian Culture, Trinidad

The National Council of Indian Culture (Trinidad and Tobago) in collaboration with UNESCO Indentured Labour Route Project and the Department of History, UWI, St. Augustine invite you to submit papers for a conference in commemoration of the formal abolition of the Indian Indentureship system (1920), to be held in Trinidad, from May 29 to June 01, 2020.

OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the conference are:
• To present opportunities for diasporic researchers and scholars to engage in global dialogue. a• To advance the achievement of a progressive Indian diasporic world commu nity through collaboration and dialogue on various issues through the ex change of ideas, concerns, solutions, problems, person-to-person contacts
and professional relationships.
• To provide a forum for constructive international dialogue among diasporic scholars/researchers.
• To provide opportunities for scholars and researchers to interact and share major concerns with each other while discussing matters relating to their respective communities.
• To encourage inquiry by diasporic scholars, researchers and others into the challenges and practical possibilities for the Indian Diaspora in charting and sharing a common future.
• To focus new research on the post-indentureship/ post-20th century period as well as on contemporary trends.

TOPICS

The topics of the conference theme and areas of discussions listed are not conclusive. Additional ideas may be added as long as they relate to the theme of the conference.

1. Historical Perspectives - historical experiences that have shaped the Indian character since the end of indentureship.
2. The Emergence of multi-ethnic Nations and Societies – interaction with other ethnic groups, challenges and ethnic negotiations.
3. Emergence and Consolidation of Identities – multiple identities, ethnic identities, cross-cultural identities, contributions of gender, class, caste,
religion, politics and race to the identity formation.
4. Labour in the Indian Diaspora.
5. Gender Issues – emergence of gendered identities, changes in gender roles, gender inequalities.
6. Diasporic Youths – changing identities, shifting trends and roles, inter-
generational interaction.
7. Diasporic Heritage, Culture and Archives – literature, film, art, media, etc.
8. Technology and Entrepreneurship – global linkages, economic dominance/ consolidation, Diasporic transfers.
9. Future Trends – projections/ future developments in political, economic, socio- cultural areas, identity formation, global networks.
10. Ecology and the Environment.
11. Diasporic Biographies and Publications.
12. Sports, Performative and Visual Arts – craft, pottery, sound, music, dance, photography, festivals and ritual.
13. Politics in the Indian Diaspora.

The conference will be in English. Presentations will be 20 minutes (maximum) and panels will comprise up to four presentations. Abstracts (250 words) and a short Bio (2 paragraphs) must be submitted by 15 October 2019.

YOUTH PRESENTATIONS
An entire session (Friday May 29, 2020, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) has been designated for presentations by youths from throughout the Indian Diaspora on any topic of choice relating to the theme of the conference. In addition, youths are also invited to participate in a roundtable discussion on “Youth Aspirations in the Diaspora” on the same day. Youths wishing to participate in the roundtable discussions are asked to indicate this to the organizing committee.

FULL PAPER SUBMISSION – 15 MARCH 2020
SUBMIT EXTRACTS
On the Conference Website: widc2020.com
Or via email to: info@widc2020.com; Tel: 1-868-470-0133
Primnath Gooptar (Ph.D.), Chairman, World Indian Diaspora Conference 2020

There is no registration fee for paper presenters for the conference. Presenters would be expected to fund their own travel and local accommodation to the conference. Arrangements are being made for discounted rates at hotels for presenters and delegates. A general cost is as follows:
Guest Houses – 25 USD to 60 USD; 3* Hotels – 100 USD; Hotels – 100+ USD

Links to general information on Trinidad and Tobago
https://www.gotrinidadandtobago.com/
http://www.tourism.gov.tt/
https://www.discovertnt.com/

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