| Filmmaker Overcomes Himalayan Difficulties to Bring Rare Yogi Interview to Those Seeking Yoga 'High'
Two landslides on a road in the Indian Himalayas tested holistic health filmmaker Victor Demko's resolve to get an interview with Yoga Master Swami Sundaranand. Demko encountered this challenge while traveling from Rishikesh to Gangotri, the site of the historic head water of the Ganges River and longtime home of the 79 year old Swami Sundaranand, one of the last hardcore Himalayan yogis. Pickering, Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) November 14, 2007 -- Two landslides on a road in the Indian Himalayas tested holistic health filmmaker Victor Demko's resolve to get an interview with Yoga Master Swami Sundaranand. Demko encountered this challenge while traveling from Rishikesh to Gangotri, the site of the historic head water of the Ganges River and longtime home of the 79 year old Swami Sundaranand, one of the last hardcore Himalayan yogis.
Top Chinese women entrepreneurs take centre stage
KUALA LUMPUR: Global companies posting huge profits tend to be run by women while the economies of countries where women's participation is restricted were found to be stagnant. Women were also found to be trustworthy and would not run away from servicing bank loans.
These virtues, said MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, were made in various studies, from those run by consulting firms to Fortune magazine, banks and the United Nations.
Speaking at the inaugural Wanita MCA Chinese Women Entrepreneur Awards 2007 at the Palace of the Golden Horses in Seri Kembangan last night, he said women could be as successful as men if they were given equal opportunities.
"Women can manage their career and family. With technology like the Internet, women can even work and earn from home."
Wanita MCA chief Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said Chinese women had come a long way since independence.
Cup day as it happened
CAN'T get to Flemington for the Melbourne Cup? Can't even get to a TV set? If you're unfortunate enough to be at work on this great day, look no further than FOXSPORTS.com.au. scott.heinrich@foxsports.com.au The Parade Ring: A warm welcome to all and sundry on this most majestic of sporting days, the Melbourne Cup. I'll be keeping you posted on all things Cup throughout the day, until well after the last race, slumped over my chair wondering where it all went wrong. Prior to race descriptions and results, you'll get ample opportunity to laugh at the Fox Sports Fiver - five sheets each-way on a nag in each of the 10 races. Better yet, your involvement is very much requested - email me your racing musings at using the address above. They might even get published.
Black ink, white sheets
The blacks are writing and the whites are publishing, and it's all very exciting for the voracious reader desperate for literature that resonates with modern South African life. I'm not one of those people who think William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens have no place on this continent and I think the banning of books, any books (yes, even hateful ones), is a ludicrous proposition. A vibrant society needs an equally vibrant art life; and cinema, theatre and literature are vital elements of that concoction. The arts are not a luxury, they're an absolute necessity, so to this end, that there is an increasing number of black South Africans writing and being published is a good omen. Some of the books I've immersed myself in over the last couple of months are biographical, such as Fred Khumalo's Touch My Blood.
Holiday activities abound at Morikami Museum
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens are preparing a December filled with new exhibitions, trunk shows, family activities, classes in Japanese gift-wrapping and even a sake lecture and tasting. Events include:
Dec. 4 through Jan. 6, Peaceful Holiday Season: Holiday Peace Tree, for all ages, free with paid museum description. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Morikami Museum Library. Reservations not required. Call 561-495-0233. Museum guests are invited to create origami doves for the Morikami's Holiday Peace Tree or to take them home for family and friends.
Thursday, Dec. 6, Anne Namba Trunk Show and Presentation by the Designer. Free with paid museum admission; free to museum members. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., with presentation at 2 p.m. in Morikami Theatre.
East calendar
'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST': Garland Civic Theatre is presenting Beauty and the Beast at the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth St.. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 8. Visit www.garlandcivictheatre.org or call 972-485-8884. GARLAND COLLECTION: The Granville Arts Center and the Garland Cultural Arts Commission present the Garland Collection, nine oil paintings by Santa Fe, N.M., artist Bruce Cody, through December at the center, 300 N. Fifth St. Call 972-205-2780. STARGAZERS: The Texas Astronomical Society sponsors free star parties with telescopes on first Saturdays in the SpringPark neighborhood on Jonandrea Lane. Visit www.texasastro.org. GARLAND FEDERATION OF CLUBS: The Garland Federation of Clubs meets at 11:45 a.m.
Houdini and the spiritualists
Brown's Almanac: Getting the lead out
August 18, 2007 - Searching for Elvis
August 11, 2007 - Change of light
August 2, 2007 - Summer's lease
July 28, 2007 - Notes from a High Country week
July 21, 2007 - The truth about snoring
July 14, 2007 - In praise of accordions
July 8, 2007 - To Beverly Sills, with love
July 1, 2007 - A family Fourth
June 23, 2007 - When in doubt, �Huzzah!�
June 16, 2007 - To my dad, on Father�s Day
June 9, 2007 - Thoughts on spring
June 3, 2007 - No more coffee
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